Hammond Times, Volume 3, Number 39, Hammond, Lake County, 25 October 1913 — Page 1
JMTY TIM OTKATHK&. GENERALLY FAIR TO OAT ASI) SATURDAY. hi VOL. III., NO. 39. OCTOBER 25, 1913. EIGHT PAGES. SATURDAY AND WEEKLY EDrflON.
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CAMPAIGN ISSUE NO. 1 DEFINED
The conduct of the afTalrn of city In a bunlnea proposition. Its sacnu Is nnmrrd by Its financial condition and the prosperity, peaee aad happiness of Its people. That the democratic administration of Hammond la eminently aucceaMful Is demonstrated la the IndlKpntnble facts given herewitha resume of before and after democrats took the reins of dty government. The democrats came Into power when the republicans were Issuing city warrants. In payment of obligations, without a cent la the treasury aad with absolutely no provision for paying them) when warrants were hawked aboutaad sold for whatever the holder could get for them I when banks would no longer buy warrants at any price aad individuals were buying them at h5 to BO cents on the dollar i when manu fncturera, capitalists and son-residents were buying warrants at S5 cents on the dollar and turning them In at 10O cents to pay their taxeni when Kaloon men were buying city warrants at 85 cents on the dollar and using them at lOO cents to pay their license. The democrats thus found thousands of dollars of these warrants out aad with no money coming Into the treasury except from the small taxpayer, who', unable to buy up warrants,' must pay 100 cents on the dollar. Theyfound chaos but turned It Into system a system which brought all taxes and license fees Into the city treasury la cash which paid all warraats la cash at 10O cents on the dollar. A system which paid city employes In cask and at 10 cents on the dollar Instead of the S3 to 0 cents formerly received for their labor. A syxtem which paid off every obligation In cash and paid the vast cost of street Intersection Improvements! It enabled the city ta contract for street improvements for lem money on account of the city's credit established, a credit which Is not excelled by any other city of Its class la the laad. and a credit At In every bond market of the rountry. This system has pnld off every debt of the city, bouded and otherwise, an fast as It fell dne, and leaves not a dollar of Indebtedness. d?ie and uupaid. It has enabled the city to pay nil rtrcrt Improvement bonds when due, aad if the property owner Is delinquent the city subMtltutes ltKelf, pays the asses ment. stops the bondholders' Interest, collect the tnrwmmt and Interest from the property owner and inalies a profit for the taxpayers of the city. The democratic r.ystenfof dong thngii has enabled the city to float its bonds at 4 VI- per rent Instead of tUe 5 andj per rent paid by the republican administration. It enabled the city to sell the bonds at a premium nettiag the city a neat num. F.icn at this low rate of interest the S40.000 la bonds for the water workn pumps brought a premium of $1,I75. The bonds, too, are payable annually and not long term bonds. On these bonds SIO.OUO has already beea paid. For the Ki't Side park and the water works extension, etc., 170,000 of bonds were iauned, payable iu annual Installments. These bear only 4Vs P" cent Interest and sold at a premium of $1,700.55, and on these two payments of S7.000 each have been made. Hammond taxpayers have paid the salaries of the public officials and are entitled to a statement of what the financial policy has brought. Here It In in brief! Financial condition February 14tfa. IBOSt Total bonded indebtedness (not Including interest). $106,000.00 Total judgments and costs (not Including Intern W5,141.29 Warraats outstanding (stamped no funds, drawing A per cent I ate rest) 3S.272.06 Total Indebtedness '. 200,413.05 Financial condition October 1, 10 lit, after a little more than eight years of democratic administration I ASSETS. Real estate 9028,000.00 City buildings and equipment 145.000.00 Miscellaneous supplier 35,000.00 Cash oa hand general fund v 13,638.11 Total anneta .' 721,530.11 MAHIMTIF.S. Bonded Indebtedness 9150,000.00 Balance storage yards and pumping station land 3tt.OO0.O0 ' " i Tof I liabilities aiSO.000.00 John D. Smaller adopted a system of accounting, still la use. which has brought the most complete aad perfect system out of chaos. Fader republican rule there were ao reports aad no city of net si was able ta tell the condition of the city's finances at any time ao oae knew what debts "were; unpaid nor what warraats were outstaadlag. Fader Mayor Sutalley'a system at the close of each day's business nt the dty hall aay Htlsea. can go there and learn the condition of every fund what moneys have beea received, what paid out, what In unpaid aad what balance remains In each aad every fund. There In no gness work, ao uncertainty, the record I there to the last cent. This Is done while hundreds of thousands of dollars are being handled with simplicity and ease and with absolute correct news and regard for detail. So complete, so simple aad ao perfect la that aystem that authorities of other elites have come hundreds of miles to leara aad adopt the system originated by Mayor Smalley. Amoagthe cities la Indiana which bow osc the Smalley ayMem are Loganaport, Richmond, Lafayette aad others. A corporation or Individual havlag an employe Judges his value and efficiency by the showiag he can make by the results produced. They do not dif.cbarjre a valuable man on account of his time of service, but rather regard It as enientlal to hold a man who has proven his valoe, even to the extent of offering special Inducement. The people have beea employing and paying the democratic officials. Does not the above show a wonderful record of efficiency f Would you not best serve your Interests by retaining them rather than experiment with new and untried men la these offices? "Think It over, Mr. Voter. Advertisement.
BATTLE WAGED
THE HUB
The Gary election battle was trans
ferred to Crown Point today as the result of the efforts of the citizens' party to compel J. Ralph Snyder the city
clerk to appoint Ross Moore as elec
tlon commissioner. Moore was named
by Chairman W. F. Hodges of the pro
gresslve party, now a component part of the citizens' organization. In compliance with the statute that gives the two leading parties representation on
the electon board.
Of course, the Knotts men have the
clerk and the democratic member,
which gives them a majority, but the
mayor is evidently in the game to
worry the citizens' leaders.
Deep Gam Being Played.
The citizens" thereupon secuied a re
straining order from Judge McMahon
of the circuit court enjoining Snyder
from appointing no one but Moore as the third member of the board. From all Indications the Knotts men will ob
ject and the case is likely to be taken
into the supreme court before election
time. Thus, Knotts will keep the citizens' leaders busy in court while his leaders will be busy working among the faithful. At least that's what he plans to do. Nine o'clock this morning was teie date scheduled for an answer from Snyder.
PRINCES3JULIANA IS NOT BEAUTIFUL; HER PLAINNESS GRIEVES WILHELMINA
DID THIS HUT Ei
! NATURALIZATION RUSH CONTINUES
On Delayed Vacation.
Jacob V. Bodegraven and Hal 1. ! Toune, workers for Uncle Sam, In thej nostoffire nre on tiir varatlnnn Or. t
im to the rush which descended on tho Sixty first papers were issued to for-
local postoffice the first of May and l,.sn.ers ln the office . of Deputy U. S.
lasted till th mlriHi -nt ntrnhpr va - uerlc -.narles burprise yesterday. ln
cations have been delayed. I the ""Parlor court clerk's office Roscoe . jHemstock yesterday issued 150. Two
hundred more foreigners are billed to 'arrive in the superior court house this 'evening, and two hundred more next
Monday. The Indications are that this
pace will continue until a wek from
next Monday.
If you are a Judge or quality try La Vendor cigar. Adv.
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A Populous Road.
Villages along Lake, county's famous Ridge road have grown together so
i solidly that It is surprising to motor-
; ists that an Interurban line does not ' run parallel, connecting them with
; Hammond or Gary.
I mat nammona win lose out to a I large extent if the traction matter is . deloyed much longer is a fear voiced
i by real estate men and promoters of
this city. "The Ridge Road is a pic- ; turesque avenue, one continuous vil
lage," said one real estate man today
VV hen an interurban line is built it will be an ideal place for the country home of a City man. As it is mall boxes
; dot the roadside every hundred feet j or so indicating that on or over the j.hill many families are living.
HIS LIFE?
A probable case of suicide was un
earthed by the Hammond police yes
terday afternoon when Arthur Sadler. 45 years old. was found dead in
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$4,000 TRAIN ROBBERY OCCURS NEAR GARY
Saeen Wilhelmina of Holland is to be fretting a great deal becAuse her little girl. Princess Juliana, is not beautiful. Infinite, unceasing; care lias been spent to make Juliana beautiful, but without success. She has a broad nose, a dull
ish eye, a drooping; mouth and lank, dank hair. She looks something like Princess Juliana. Queen Wilhelmina her father, who never won first prize nd husband. At bottom, Queen iu a beauty contest. Wilhelmina as a child.
Elkhart, Ind., Oct. 25. Frank Elliott of Los Angeles, en route to New York, was relieved of bills and paper amounting to near $4,000 last night near Gary. The loss was discovered after the train left South Bend. He stopped here and telegraphed to the clearing house to stop payment on some of tire paper, which was New York drafts. Elliott was accompanied from Texas by
an affable stranger who showed much interest, and after
leaving Chicago the stranger occupied a seat with him, . e 1 J i mi
under pretense oi snowing a newspaper anicie. ine stranger left" the train at Gary and when Elliott reached
South Bend he remembered that tne stranger nad gotten pretty close to him while interested in the newspaper. :
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KILLED AT
STANDARD
PRASES
SCHOOLS
SHRI1RS PREPARE FOR "BIG THE
NOTABLE
RionroTi
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TOURISTS
that came to Gary this the most notable collec-
Opulent. and affluent Shriners arc' Headed by President James J. FarCOmi n fir to Hammond on thft pveniner of rell of the T'n i t iA Ktatpa s: t o .1 1 rnrnnrn.
bed In a small shanty at the rear of, November 10. from every city in North- tio n400 members of the American Iron 225 Logan street, with the gas turned;ern Indiana. and steel institute came to Gary at
on. tils body was coia ana accoraing cmv hi.nrM - r , .v, i.
to all indications he had been dead for , ,east. A Bpeclal train ,s to 1(ave south in the world. " & f l.aat i u-on t vf i 11 r hnnrs Tho T A . . . . ...
, . - :iSena over tne soutn snore onngins The nartv mains were removed to Undertaker j shriners rfrom that city. Michigan City afternoon Is
..ciuun 9 ...v.Buc. 'and Garv. A second Ira n ia to leave .
. i-o v, . - uu ui Bicei uiasiers mai ever asTwo telegrams from his wife at Englewood with a D;itrol under the v.,, , tv,.. V... .-v.-.
Point Marlon, Pa., and a registered let- i command of Contain Konni. Wilson. . '
. , . ... ,,. , . . K j 1 - uireciurs, presiaenis, vice jiiesmenis, ter led to the finding of his body yes-1 . w . ... , , .
- . " . m. Keiierui superinLenueiiia, supeririLeiiuThe occasion is a "Great Ceremonial" ents. engineers, chemists, steei and iron flt U'hUtl a ulna. rf fn.lv nrlll I . tr u .. . .
suspecting that something was wrong. I", " v ' J . " 13 pc:a..y vCI rffrL- c.Qt w. MnZt t in.7. inltiated- A banquet, brilliant speeches. pany in the country were represented
gate and. opening the door of the tertaInment wla be foUowed by a ,"1 tl n !ed; service at which these candidates will with his clothes on. .The gas was also
terday afternoon. Mrs. Holland, 225 Logan street, notified the police after
found turned on. Sadler has been living in the shanty a little over a week, as far as can be learned. It is said that he had been
drinking and the last seen of
alive was Thursday morning when he I Temple.
in the party. Men whose salaried touch the 1100.000 figure and there were several of them were ln Gary today. And nearly every one started at the bottom of the ladder. Upon their arrival in Gary the visitors had a special train placed at their
I'ae Ball Moone Instead of Goat! Current rumor has it that a big bull .moose, fresh from the wild north Is
him i being held in captivity at the Masonic a,8Posal Ior lne ln'P":l'u" -J W,B w"
If he learns the cute little Plan 01 lne Hle' cui pomwun .uw
was seen going into the shanty. It capers that his trainers are enneavor- l"D
is thought that he turned on the gas . i"K to teach him he will surplant tho and thinking it was lighted, laid down! aged goat that has been through so
on the bed and was asphyxiated. Sadler was employed as a bricklayer in Hammond and little is known of his past life. The telegrams were sent from Point Marion, Pa., stating that there was a good Job waiting for him there. Last Saturday he received a letter from his wife pleading for him to come home and asking why he did not write oftener. The letter and belongings of the man are in the possession of the police and this morning Mrs. Sadler was notified of his death by telegram.
many battles. The goat, it is said, will be superannuated. Walter Hammond, Floyd Irish and Harry Jojinson are on the committee which is planning the banquet. They are at least ingenious in the selection of foodstuffs. Such things as tar soap and vaseline are to take the place of butter and door jam and bolts and nuts are to be used as relishes. r
'AY BE MEXICO'S NEXT PRESIDENT
Another shocking accident was recorded at the Standard Steel Car Works at East Hammond this morning when Stamista -Toterzieskl, a laborer em
ployed in the freight department, was instantly killed by being crushed to death. His body was badly mangled and the remains were removed to Stewart morgue where an inquest will be conducted this afternoon. In accordance with the company's well known policies to supress news which is of public interest, particulars regarding the fatality was not obtainable from the company's office. Just how Toterzieskl met his untimely end could not be learned but It is said that he was crushed by a beavy obstacle in the freight department. He was 42 years old and leaves a wife and children In the Old country.
AULWURM TO BE CHIEF DEPUTY Crown Point. Ind., Oct. 25. The chief deputyship' under Auditor-Elect Edward Simon goes to Henry Aulwurm, a well-known Crown Point man. Mr. Simon announced the appointment yesterday and still has two or three more appointments to make. which, however, are deferred temporarily. Mr. Aulwurm was formerly cashier of the People's Bank at Crown Point
and at one time was deputy treasurer
under Thomas McCay. Mr. and ' Mrs. Simon hope to leave
Hammond Immediately after the elec
tion to take up their residence ln
Crown Point, as it is Mr. Simon's In
tention to spend seven weeks in the auditor's office to acquaint himself with the work. He goes into office on the first of the year.
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Rosa Domingo and Said Ali Khan. With the confession of Said Ali Khan, an East Indian, the mystery surrounding the recent murder of Rcsa Domingo in San Francisco has been cleared up. "I loved her. She took all my money anc was then false to me, so 1 killed her." said . K&hn. Both lived in Sao Francisco.
Seek Factory Sites. John X. Beckman, the Hammond booster, talked business yesterday with parties representing two concerns on the amrket for factory sites. One is the Auto Part company of Chicago, which proposes to make motor cycles in Hammond. The other are people engaged in making auto trucks. Both seemed favorably Impressed.
Trapped at Crossing. Trapped at the Hohman street crossing of the Michigan Central, an employee of the Wells Fargo Express company drove through the Plummer avenue gate on the east side last evening, tearing It out of the ground. The driver was not in imminent danger at the time however and the watchman is not entirely blamed.
Peter Crump acker will addreno a meeting at Slovleb. hall, 119th street and Lincoln avenue. Robertadale, Saturday evenlnac. Oetober 25. at 8 p. m. Other upeakers will woke addreanea In foreign lang-unee -Adv. 24-2
SHALL WE HAVE
THEM FOREVER? We wttneaw the apeetaele these day of oar public nervnntn tramping the Ktreeta and working eeaioelestdy and
untiringly for the eleetlon of Mr. Smalley. John Rohde, who haa held office fifteen yearn? Peter I.yonK, elty engineer for aeventeen yearn; John Kuhlman, street eommlMwloner, who hnn had office for many yearns F. I. O'Hourke, city neater, and many others of the favored few are wearing out much valuable ahoe leather which rauxt be paid for. Are then men no buny, Mr. Voter, in the interent of the elty of Hammond f Are they working to give an a better and more efficient administration? Not at all. They are fighting to retain the John they have held ao long. There In only one way they can keep them and that la by electing Mr. Smalley. Do you want them ' forever, Mr. Voterf Do you think a ehange, with new men and new blood in then Important offices would have a wholenome efTeet on the elty of Hammond f Tbene are queatlons for you to decide before November 4, 1913. Advertisement.
Peter Crumpaeker, eandidate for mayor, will addrena a meeting at Calumet garage, eorner og Calumet avenue aad Payette atreet. on Monday night. Or to her 27, at 8 o'clock. Other ! rn kern and can ill da ten will make addremwta. Adv. 28-2
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J. BRADFORD IS ATTACKED
The will of the late James Bradford of Hammond, one time county commissioner of Lake County has been attacked by his three children in a complaint
filed in the superior court yesterday by Attorneys E. G. Sproat and V. J. jWhinery. Mrs. Bradford, the widow is 'also a party to the complaint. The il-ake County Savings and Trust com-
! pany as administrator and tiustee ami the grand children of Mr. Bradford have been made party defendants. j The complaint says that Mr. Bradford died possessed of an eBtate valued at j twenty-five thousand dollars, the income of which is to go to the widow and after her death to the children. The estate itself according to the will is however to go to the grand children. 'and it is this that the children seek to
overthrow. The complaint alleges that the maker of the will owing to his long Illness was of unsound mind at the time he made his testament.
TO PUT UP STORE BUILDING Frank S. Betz, the manufacturer, will build a store building on State street, east of the Federal block, which will house a retail department store bearing the Betz name. The store will be extensive, metropolitan and popular priced. It is to be operated as a convenience for the hundreds of Betz patrons who now flock to the north side factory.
ECONOMY? PERHAPS. Democratic platform: "YVe believe In the economical admlnlntrr.tton of elty alTalm." It whoa Id read i "Except In the matter of our nalarlen, which we have al
ready rained, we believe In the economical ndminlntratlon of elty affairs In all other minor department. After the democratic primaries thin Hummer, the admlnlntratlon feeling they had thlngn newed op, decided 1t feather their nentn and panned an ordinance providing for an Increane of nalary for nearly every city official. Here In a lint of the old and new nal-r.rlent
Salary lftl2-fai:t
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"In my visit to the United States, I have seen teaching of a high caliber in only two places, ln a school in St.
Louis, and in Hammond." These complimentary words to Supt. C. M. McDanlel of the Hammond schools and the system which he has built up were spoken by J. P. Hoag, Inspector of the Continuation schools for the Province of Ontario, at the meeting of the Northern Indiana Superintendent's club meeting in Hammond yesterday. Mr. Hoag and twelve other Canadian educators of prominence have been touring tho United States for two weeks investigating American mthoda in teaching. While In Indiana, Mr. Hoag spent most of his time with A. O. Xeal of Kokomo, State High School Director, and ' came with him to the Hammond meeting. School fraternities,' the . new vocational law, open air schools, method in reading and a dosen other subjects of vital interest to. school wen were discussed at the meeting--trhltfh began on Thursday evening and continued until late last night in the faculty office rooms. The day was spent by the visitors, nearly a score of whom were present in visiting the' Hammond school buildings and seeing for themsedves how the "McDaniel idea" of construction is being worked out. At the round table discussion last evening it was the concensus of opinion that it would take about ten years to work out the new vocational law and realize its benefits. In order to make the present Fraternity I -aw more effective It was decided that school authorities must first be given a legal definition of what a fraternity is. Open air schools according to general opinion of the superintendents would be a luxury rather than a necessity in
j smaller communities. Local conditions
it was agreed must determine their need. Anderson is to get the next annual meeting. Supt. McDanlel presided as chairman of the meeting and W. A Myers of Hartford City acted as secretary. The meeting gave the superintendents an occasion to submit many questions of a local nature for advice from tb general body. The following members were present: J. B. Pearcy. Anderson; O. M. Pittenger, Frankfort; R. F. Hlght. Lafay-' ctte; J. F. Nuner, Mishawaka; U. H. Drake, Elkhart; A. H. Douglas. Logansport; B. F. Moore. Muncle; L. X. Hines. Cra wfordsville; J. T. Giles. Richmand; O. E; Derbyshire Portland; A. O. Xeal. Kokomo: W. A. Meyers, Hartford City: W. A. Wirt. 'SaryArthur Deamer. LaPorte; 0 C. Pratt. Wabash; O.' R. Baker, Winchester; C. M. McDanlel. Hammond.
Salary 191 1. 2,000 2 r. 1.N0O J.200 1.500
General Felix Diaz. General Felix Diaa. is one of the three candidates for president of Mexico. The election is to be held on October 26. The other candidates are Federico Gmiboa, a member of Huerta's cabinet, and Manuel Calero, former minister from Mexico to the United States.
DEMOCRATIC MEETING TONIGHT At Jablonnkl'a hall on Cameron ntreet. Speakerm Walter Lot, Judge Becker aad eandldaten. . Laurr to be chairman of thin meeting. Votern are Invited to be prenent and hear the tiwuea dJneued In an able manturr. Adv.
Smoke MeHIe Canadian Club Mixtare. For pipe or cigarette, beat that leaf and skill can produce, AdT,
Mayor Comptroller Treasurer .........
Clerk Judge City Attorney 1
Karh member of hoard of public workn l.OOO City Kngineer 1.500 Street Comminnloner . . . 1 . M Klectriclan 0OO tity Sealer OOO
In thin evidence of the great bunlnenn ability of the administration or their ability to look after the Interests of themnelven flrntf Doea not thin Increase of salary
ranging from ZO per cent to S-5 per cent explain the atroag defenne being made of the old admlnlntratlon and their anxiety to remain In on Ice f A d-vertlnement.
1, 2 (tO 1,M0 1 .-21W 1.200 1,200
JAP STATESMAN CALLS US HAUGHTY
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A republican meeting will he-held at Kaptur'n hall. Hickory and Gontlln nlreetn, Saturday night. October 25, at 8 p. m. Eagllnh and foreign apeakera will make addrae Adv. 24-2
Count Oku ma. Count Shigenobn Oknma, former Japanese foreign minister, recently declared that the United States would remain a difficult problem, not only to Japan but to the T.hole of Europe. Great Britain has been time and again annoyed by the haujrhtv and eccentric manner in which America behaves herself," he said. "The arbitration and Panama tolls problems are the latci, illustrations" -