Hammond Times, Volume 8, Number 120, Hammond, Lake County, 31 October 1913 — Page 1

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FAIR TODAY AND SATURDAY; NO CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE. EDITION vol. vin., NO. 120. HAMMOND, INDIANA. FRIDAY, OQTOBER 31, 1913. ONE CENT PER COPY, (Back Numotn 1 Cents Copy.)

PLANS CALL FOR A BIG SYSTEM

Plans for the New York Central, Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul rallawy clearing yards, work on which has been started at West Gary, call for yards 214 miles long with a vast system of transfer sheds. v Start Sheds Next Week. It is expected that construction on the sheds, many of which will be onefifth of a mile long, will be started next week. Tarda Are Lengthy. The yards begin 200 feet west of Maple street In Gary and cross Cline avenue. The northern part of this thoroughfare is the boundary line between Gary and Indiana Harbor-East Chicago. From this point the yards (Continued on page ten.) ILLS TO CLOSE AT " From present Indications the Gary steel mills will have to close down on Tuesday, which Is election day, as hundreds of voters have signified their intention of participating In the election doings. The movement started when S00 Servians of the Johnson camp passed resolutions declaring that they would not work. Last night 300 Scandinavians followed the name course. This will mean that the foreigners '. thf ICnotts camp will undoubtedly 00 likwlM ani an a result Gary's sfreati?ymtbe-' thronged ! wlti"'r(J.O00 men on election day. Policing of this numbef win require extraordinary strength and should the rival camps come to a clash neither the police nor the sheriff will be able to cope with the situation. There are many who predict that state troops will be called Into Gary on Tuesday should the steel works be compelled to close. GARY-HARBOR-HAMMOND CARS r RUNT0M0R&0W The Hammond extension of the Gary and Interurban railway's Indiana Harbor division will be placed In operation tomorrow. Until the western terminus has been at Indiana Harbor. This gives Gary and Hammond two G. and I. lines between the two cities. Cars via the Harbor will leave Hohman street in Hammond the same as the steel mill cars for Gary. Gary now has three traction lines to Hammond the South Shore being the other one.

ELECTION

WORKING MEN! WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS?

, (Advertisement.) Oa I nut Tuesday Peter W. Meya, the banker, whose Income In over 3,000.00 ' per month, and John Fitzgerald, the distiller, whose Income is probably 10,OOO.00 per month, went through the Reld-Mardoch plant, the F. S. Beta plant, the Simplex plant and many other large plants In the city with Mayor Smalley handing oat cigars right and left to the laboring; men. It In raid that at the Beta plant speeches were made by Joseph Conroy and Smalley In which It vraa aald that Fitzgerald la a stockholder In the Beta corporation and la Interested In the election of Mr. Smalley and desired the laboring men to vote for him. What do you think of the MISER BACKER and the DISTILLER passing out cigars to laboring- menf They both have a very great interest In the I a ho ring men Just now. At a meeting of the Lake County Trade and Labor Coo noil held August 27. tf13, they pot MR. FITZGERALD on the UNFAIR LIST. The minute of that date, published In Lake County , Labor Advocate, contain the following! "Committee oa Distillery Cane reported. Mr. Fltsgerald stated he did not want to see any committee aadhe stated that MeLeod was only an oiler and he would take care of McLcod. Moved and seconded tht report be received an progress and committee continued. Motion lost." "Moved and seconded the Hammond Distillery be placed en the unfair Ilts. Motion carried." This la signed by two well known democrats, A. B. Carter, president, and Jos. P. Kanper, secretary 2M State street. Hammond, Ind. It la generally understood that Mr, Meyn has kept constantly employed against the protest of union labor for the past Mix year or more two nonunion carpenters at wages far below the scale, who did all the repairing on hia large number of houses.

DOCTOR PIONEERS III

SEX Avaunt the story of the Btork, tht tale of the benevolent doctor, or the still weaker dodge of the doorstep. When Willy gets his bump of curiosity aroused tell him this: That we are in the beginning a one-celled, body and that 2 and 2 are 4, 4 and 4 are 8, 8 and 8 are 16. 16 and 16 are 32, 32 and 32 are 64, and so on up. Dr. E. A. Gllson of Hammond told this to an assemblage of fathers In the West Hammond Wentworth school last evening. He accused them of slighting their duty in fibbing about the mysteries of life. Doe Uses Plain Anglo-Saxon. "Tell your boy of cell formation and how he grew and developed." the physician said. "Do not quibble, draw your analogies from botany or the ani- j mal kingdom." j At that stage in the speech all were I intensely interested. The most atten- i tlve waa Arthur G. Deaver, superin-' tendent of schools, the little man with the big personality. "Race suicide, "the doctor told them, "tracks back to sterility. The old adage, 'where Ignorance is bliss it Is folly to be wise,' does not apply in matters of sex. Teach your boy to be clean, show him the pitfalls, explain the nature of diseases, and above all Implant the love for good women. "Before long you will have the medical profession teaching sex hygiene in your schools, showing the biology of life under the miscroscope. When all RALLIES DRAW WELL Ifl EVERY CAMP While democratic orators in two separate meetings last night were charging former republican administrations In Hammond with mismanagement. Judge Relter and Peter Crumpacker at a republican meeting in the Moose hall on state street told their audience of 400 voters, that the democrats were befuddling the Issues,, and charging the republicans with earditions for which 4& t3enaocra ts - ire, jt-mpoo sib la . The progressives in session at ' the Calumet school building belabored both parties. The socialists held two meetings in the Simplex this noon in separate sections. C. W. Dalaney, socialist press agent, today denied emphatically that his party was In anyway connected with a "roorback" circular headed "Stop, Look and Listen." The feature of the Crumpacker meeting last night was the big turn out of Jewish voters, of all classes. After the session In the Moose hall the Jewish Republican Club invited the audience to Long's hall where refreshments were served, "kosher" rolled meat sandwiches being the piece de resistance. The democrats had good audiences at a meeting on Sheffield avenue and another one on Columbia avenue. Conroy Gavit and Smalley were the principal speakers. The principal speakers at the' progressive meeting were Bruce Bel man, KIngwell and Simon. Breitung's La Venda Cigars are the highest class in all its sizes. Adv. tf Meya and Fltsgerald may be able to make their renters vote for Smalley, but what claim have they on the laboring manf Don't you think your interests will he better taken care of by Peter Crumpacker, who Is hoaest and fearless and will be fair to allf No bonne or big InteresrCa can control him. A vote for Simons Is, In effect, a vote for Smalley. Don't throw your vote away, laboring men. but vote It straight for Crumpacker If you want to turn down the Chicago made political bosses behind Smalley. What do you think of these political bonnes 1 John Fltsgerald the former bona of the Goose Island ward, the toughest In the city of Chicago, n friend and associate of Hotter Sullivan, Hinky Dink and Bath House John, from whom he learned hia politics. Henry Downey, president of the Jefferson club and democratic city chairman, boss In three wards near the stock yards. "Con" Burns, a atoek yards bona politician, who Is to he on the board of public works If Smalley Is elected. John L. Rohde, formerly a boss politician In the stock yards district and now In office for over fifteen years. Frank O'Konrkr, city center, a former Cleveland ward boss, who seems to have more to say than any one else. Peter Lyons, the great sewer constructor, who has never been competent for bis office, but who nevertheless has been city cli II engineer for over fifteen years. John K. Kuhlman, street commissioner, who has held office for more than fifteen years. These are the men behind Smalley and they are working their heads off and spending much time and money to be kept In power and office. Will yon as good citizens with the best Interests of the city at heart vote to keep tbera la power?

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INSTRUCTION WHAT DR. GILSON SAID ABOUT THE TIMES I'll talk plain to you West Ham mond men. "When I came to Hammond a few years ago I thought that there should be a stone wall on the state line. Then the vice war started with The Times In the arena. I want to thank you men for ridding this town of some of the rottenest places that could exist. West. Hammond has come out of the kinks, it is a good place for men to make their homes. Mr. Deaver came to you and cast his lot with yours and today you have the backbone, education as nice a building as I ever waa in. "The Times did the best thing in its career In attacking the dives and keeping at it till they were ousted." of the questions that pop up in a boy's mind are answered you have fulfilled your duty. Teachers can't do it, for It's "hot in their line." In closing his talk on what a boy ought to know and how he should be told. Dr. Gilson referred to the expose by a Chicago newspaper of the quacks. He complimented The Times for aiding West Hammond In riding it of its tenderloin. S BODY ER THE RIVER? With the findinsr of an over-turned hunting beat in the Calumet river near Black Oak last Wednesday morula; with a dog sitting on Its keel, residents and hunters who witnessed the unusual sight are led to believe that the boat capsized with Us occupant and that the body of an unknown hunter is lying at the bottom of the river near this point. The blue painted row boat was first noticed by Jacob Nichols who was hunting west of the dam at Black Oak. As he rowed near the over-turned boat he distinguished a hunting dog sitting on its keel. He made several attemps to over turn the. boat but the dog growled and refused to let hm come near. Thinking it; peculiar, Nichols told a number of other hunters and today the overturned boat and the peculiar actions of the dog is a mystery to the hunters who witnessed the sight. This morning the police heads of the various cities have been notified and a searching party will drag the river for the body. The dog that is believed to be mourning for his master, refuses to leave the vicinity of the overturned boat and although efforts have been made to be friendly with the animal, hunters have been unable to approach him. This morning the dog was seen running down the railroad tracks toward Gary. The boat has been taken to short but no trace of a hunter has been found." SELFISH "BUSINESS ABILITY" COSTLY TO TAXPAYERS (Advertisement.) The present city administration employs a city stenographer. Did you know Itt She Is paid this year 95 a month, which la 9T80.0O a year. While they were boosting the salaries of other officials, they raised hers to $70.00 a month, or 9.S40.OO a year to begin Jan. 1, 1914. The lady mho draws thla money is Miss Grace Gehrlng and she Is the stenographer and office girl for John Gavlt. She looks after all the buslnem of Mr. Gavit, connected with bin general practice. Should the city of Hammond pay for a stenographer for the Xfw York Central Railroad lines, all of whose local business la done In Mr. Gavlt's office I Vote for Peter Crumpacker. He has enough backbone to resist and defeat any nuch Imposition on the taxpayers. DEMOCRATIC MEETINGS TONIGHT Max Frlker, corner Calumet and Hoffman streets. Olejnlczak hall, corner Chicago avenue and Oak street. Speakers! Gavlt, Conroy, Lots and Smalley and other candidates. Voters are Invited to these meetings to hear rhe Isaues of the campaign discussed by able speakers Adv. Breitung's La Venda Cigars are considered supreme by the best Judges. Adv. ' tf

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PETER CRUIACHIIR, : KEUBLICAII NOMINEE FOIl I.IAY0R OF HAMMOND.

m -Tf- f,- .. ;;: (Advertisement.) Peter Crumparher, republican raadidate for mayor, has heai a' resident of Hammond for 25 years. He came here when Hammond was little more than m settlement and has grown up with the town. Without the . advantage af means or influence, he started ltthe practice of law in Hammond la .888

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LETTER Tbo alevtie -' Tta&Lt f -Bast Chicago must follow the letter of the statute, in reserving the spaces on the ballot for the democratic and republican parties, but they shall exercise the discretion given them by implication, as to where the ' ballots ara to be printed. That In effect Is Judge V. S. Reiters ruling In the superior court this noon on the injunction instituted by the Twin Sity republicans against the board of election commissioners, to determine. whether or not the citizens' varty had a right to the first column on the bal lot, In view of the fact that there will be no regular democratic ticket. MORE EVIDENCE OF BUSINESS ABILITY" (Advertisement.) Here we are, all for John D. Smalley for mayor. We are pleased to say to all our friends that we endorse the HONEST and efficient administration and most sincerely hope It will continue to administer the affairs for four yearn more. Signed, W. D., WF.IS AXD OTHERS. Notice, Mr. Voter, that Dr. Wela 'moat sincerely hopes It will continue four years more." Sure he does. Whyf Dr. Wels Is secretary of the board of public health, a posltlom which requires little of hia time. He la ln the genernl practice of medicine. His office Is at 641 South Hohmnn street In a little old frame shack which the doctor owns. The city has paid to the doctor ever since he has been secretary K25.00 a month, or 304I.OO a year, for the rent of this little building that would not be worth 915 a month for nny other purpose. He also gets 40 a month, or 4SO.OO, for clerical help. He keeps a girl to answer the telephone nnd receive hia patients. He receives 99OO.0O for fumigating. Did you ever see the young fellow who driven the doctor's auto and works on the doctor's farm? Shall the taxpayers hire private chauffeurs and farm bands? Doctor's snlary aa fixed by law and based on the population of the city according to the last census Is 418.50. To thin Is added 91,000.00, as sanitary Inspector. To all these in added 952S.OO for carding quarantined cases and rendering medical services. If some one should offer you the same position and pay you 925 per month for your office, store or home and you could use the name without any Inconvenience to your business or home life would you be for four yearn more of the same administration T This Item of 300 for keeping up the doctor's offlcet together with many other things In the conduct of handling the elty'a business Is the reason that In three years, although the assessed valutlon of property In Hammond has Increased 30 per cent, the tax rate has gone up 20 cents on the lOO. Peter Crumpacker, candidate for mayor, will address a meeting at Wallace school, corner of Calumet and Conkey avenues, Friday night, October 31, at 8 o'clock. Adv. - 80-2 HEAD THE TIMES.

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- v it 1 J 4 ' ' ' I and- has developed Into a successful lawyer. Hia acquaintance Is wide. His knowledge of Hammond nnd its needs 1st comprehensive. His opponents have ipablicly admitted that he Is honest nnd capable. He never ran for office before. No man, or combination of men, ever has been nble to control him. Hammond needs truch a man for mayor. OF THE STATUTE - Yesterday . mf ternoon. . JuJKajKeit overruled the demurrer submitted by the" attorneys for the citiznes' party. He held that the statute specificially provides that the first column of the ballot Is reserved for the democratic party, and the second for the republican, and that the commissioners may use their discretion only wltn reference to parties other than these two. In ruling tho demurrer the court showed the attorneys that he Intended to be consistent and Intimated that last week he would have ruled against the republicans on the mandamus which however was compromised on the (Continued on page twelve.) AUTOMOBILE COLLISION An automobile driven by Paul HpInski, the real estate man. collide! with that of Health Officer Dr. Weis this morning, at the car switch on Russell and Hohman streets. Both autos were considerably damaged, the front of Dr. Weis' car being demolished. Dr. Weis steered his auto around the rear of a street car. he wishing 10 go south and Lapinski, coming from the south at a fair rate of speed, saw the auto, but was unable to check the speed of his car, which crashed Into Weis car with telling effects. Both autos swerved several feet, and although considerably jarred the occupants of the autos were uninjured. BUILDING ACTIVITY RENEWED Fall building was given an added Impetus today by the granting of permits for two more business blocks in outskirting districts. Herman Haehnel will erect a $6,000 two story building of brick in 123-125 Gostlln street and W. Janisiki will put up a two story brick block in 541 Ames street. E. B. Miller will build a bungalow in 2S0 Cameron street. It is to cost $1,800. MUD POLITICS. A circular has fallen under our observation with the headline, MStop, Look nnd Listen," which Is addressed to the taxpayer and voter of the city of Hammond nnd signed 'Investigating Committee.' This circular is more than likely to be opread broadcast over the city and to abort the evil Influence that It la sure to create before the election takes place, we take this opportunity of Informing the citizens whom this circular recommends should vote the socialist ticket that the socialists and socialist party does not nnd will not resort to any such methods or diatribes and vitriolic anathemas to acquire votes. Our campaigns are those of education and depends wholly upon the sagacity of voters for our success. C W. DE LANKY, Chairman Prcsa Committee. There will be a republican meeting at Orady'a hall, Calumet avenue nnd ikf river. Friday night. October 31. at o'clock. Good speakers and candiI dates will address the meeting. Adv.

CHIR (A'S FR ENDS TO

APPEAL Michigan City. Ind Oct. 31. (Special) Peter Chlrka, East Chicago wife murderer, is living In a suspense these days at the Michigan City peniteniary, whichN Is almost worse to him than the death itself, which awaits him In the electric chair next January. Chirka has heard that his friends at East Chicago will appeal to Governor Ralston to commute the death sentence to life Imprisonment. Peter Is ready to die If he must. But while ho lives he hopes and life to him has become dear. The suspense however is harder for him than the absolute knowledge that he must pay the death penalty. At first he was was resigned to his fate; now he hopes to escape it. Chlrka has no money with which to carry his case to a supreme court. He has no influential friends who could go J.o the governor and command a favor. Those who are working in his behalf are people who believe that he The second triennial state meeting of the Indiana Teachers Is being held in Gary today and tomorrow. The city is . so wrapped up in politics that the convention slipped into town and started work without the city in general being aware of it. At the December meeting of the State Teachers' Association at Indianapolis, an organization was formed called "The Association of Indiana Industrial Teachers." I SHOWING MAYOR SM .. . (Advertisement.) . Since Mayor John O. Smaller assumed control of the affairs af the city of Hammond as Its chief executive, mm eWnt'wbleh we,'br.ji abNt by the resignation f Jndge Becker when he assumed, the position of Judge , of the superior court, some of the greatest things have been done for the city of Hammond than ever before In Its history. THE BIO THINGS THAT WERE U NDERTAKEN BY SM ALLEY AS MAYOR. OF THE CITY OF HAMMOND WERE UNDERTAKEN AND PIT THROICH WITH A VIEW TO PROVIDING FOR THE Fl'Tl'BE .DEVELOPMENT AND GREATNESS OF THE CITY OF HAMMOND. During all the yearn of Hammond'! existence aa a town and city State Line street had lain dormant and unopened. It dawned upon the mayor shortly after he assumed the duties of that office that this street ought to be opened and made a thoroughfare between the two great states of Indiana and Illi nois. It was a big undertaking, but j nothing undaunted, Smalley undertook the tnsk. and he .together -with, his board of public works and other officials under him, went to work upon the proposition nnd successfully appropriated the necessary land, levied the necessary assessment upon property by him and his subordinates considered benefited, and today the improvement of State Line street Is In process and early during the next year It will be j a completed ana improvea punnc tnoroughfare. relieving Hohman street, which up to this time, hnn been the only north and south street entering the city west of Calumet avenue. For a number of years a great deal of talk had been henrd abont the widening of Calumet avenue, but it remained for the Smalley administration to take up the question of widening that street aad.lt was. done In such a wny as to meet the rr:'r'"l and approbation of the people, not nlone those who were not nssessed but a I so those owning property within the district determined nn being benefited by reason of tla widening nnd opening of this street. It has made of Calumet avenue one of the great main thoroughfares of the city. Its opening nnd extension has placed the city of Hammond In direct communication with the fertile farms and truck gardens lying mediately south of the Hammond city limits. It has furnished them ready and perfect access to the city and brought the consumer nnd producer In closer touch with each other. At that time Kennedy avenue lying partly within the corporate limits of the city of Hammond and connecting East Chicago. Hessvllle and the rural districts to the south was but a winding trail. It was narrow, crooked and unfit for traffic. THE SMALLEY ADMINISTRATION DETERMINED I'POX X POLICY THAT WOl'LD BRING ABOUT THE STRAIGHTENING AND WIDENING OF KENNEDY AVENUE AND WITHIN THjE PAST YEAR THIS GREAT THOROUGHFARE HAS? BEEN WIDENED AND STRAIGHTENED IN SUCH A WAY AS TO MAKE ITft PRACTICALLY A BOULEVARD CONNECTING THE CITIES OF HAMMOND, EAST CHICAGO AND INDIANA HARBOR WITH THE THICKLY POPULATED RURAL DISTRICT IMMEDIATELY TO THE SOUTH. For the purpose of relieving the congestion caused by the excessive use uf Hohman street Lyman street has been opened an far south as the Hammond city limits, nnd during the coming

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killed his wife in a fit of Insanity. He and his wife had much domestic trouble, and their difficulties were aired in the courts occasionally. Among his friends he was known as "Nutty" Chirka, which speaks none to well for his sanity. At his trial at Crown Point recently he was represented by Attorney Joa Meade of East Chicago. He waa ably defended, T but the Jury nevertheless brought in a death verdict. Altnough expecting no remuneration. Attorney Meade has decided to lay the whole case before Governor Ralston. He Is backed up by a number of women who have organized themselves to save him from the electric chair. No hopes hare been held out to Chlrka by bis friends. Ha only knows that an effort, to save him, will be made. Attorney Meade expects to go to Indianapolis immediately after the eleo-i tlon. The aim of this organization is to! unite the teachers for the promotion of Industrial education in this state. The fact that a law has been passed making industrial education compulsory in the schools of Indiana, emphasises the Importance of organizing an association which will promote the. best Interest of Industrial education. The Program. Friday evening, at 7 o'clock, October 21, 1913 - (Continued on page twelve.) ALLEY'S FORESIGHT summer will he Improved, thus furnishing another outlet for traffic to the people of the city. , 1 - ' Kenwood, avenue- -was taken up and: opened Ssam. JhesiatW line to- Cal timet avenue aad provision - haa been made for Its Improvement and wit hia the next year Its opening will be extended through to Columba avenue. When completed It will provide na east and west highway near the southern limits of the city which haa been the crying demand of that locality for a long time. All of these street openlnga were large undertakings. They were undertaken and carried through la response to the demands of the cltisens of Hammond, .the, admilnstratlon having la mind the future development of the city of Hammond nnd the making of Haond the commercial, financial and social center of the Calumet district. . ONE OF THE GREAT ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE SMALLEY ADMINIS TRATION was the annexation to the city of Hammond of all the territory In North Township as far east as the township line nnd as far south as the Little Calumet River that did not 11Ireay lie within the boundaries of the city. This annexation proceeding nan started and carried through by - the present Smalley administration. After the ordinance bad been passed annexing this territory remonstrances were filed which ; necessitated the litigation of the question as to whether or not this territory could be' annexed to and mnde n part of the eity of Hammond. Thla litigation, was successfully carried on In the Circuit Court of Lake county and on the 30th day of June 1013 a Judgement of the Circuit Court was entered declaring that the territory slioulil be annexed to the riff' of Hammond which forever precludes the possibility of any other, municipality getting possession of this territory. WITHIN A period of five years what was done With refeehenc to the annexation of this territory will mean an added population of five thousand people, it will increase hammond's assessed valuation more than TWO MILLIONS OF DOLL IBS. It waa a master stroke looking toward the future greatness and development of the city of Hammond. When a man has the perception to nee these things to look to the future and has the ability to take advantage of opportunities In nuch n thorough, huslness-llke and masterful way the people ought to retalu him in office and not take chances on getting a man In his place who will make politics subservient to his public duties. In all of these great undertakings, the question of politics was not considered, but the good of the people and the future of Hammond was always uppermost la the mind of JohnsD. Smalley. DEATH OF A.TRAVERS. The sad news of the death of Archie Travers, 17-year-old son o,f Mr. and Mrs. Frank Travers, formerly of Hammond, was received this morning. He has been severely 111 since last June and died at: the family residence at 6318 Normal blvd.. Chicago, Tuesday morning at ten o'clock. Funeral services will be held from the Presbyterian church Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The Kv. loffman will officiate and interment will on made at Oak Hill cemetery.