Hammond Times, Volume 8, Number 138, Hammond, Lake County, 17 November 1913 — Page 8
THE TIMES. PAGE ETGIIT Mondav, Nov. 17, 101..
DARING HOLD-UP BAFFLED
Jo Karmilovle, a. saloon keeper who has his place of business next door to the Indiana Harbor police station, was held up last night In 138th street his watch, a valuable time-piece was stolen, and he was choked almost insensible by four highwaymen. He managed to defend himself with good effect however, preventing the robbers from getting his money, of which he had a large sum on his person, and his shouts frightened the men away, as a number of heads were popped out of windows to see what the disturbance was over. Two men are under arrest and the arrest of a third Is anticipated during the day. Mr. Karmilovlcz Is the newly elected alderman at large. The hold-up occurred at midnight last night, while the victim was on hi way from his saloon to his home in 139th street, after closing his place for the night. He knew the four men were following him. but did not divine their purpose until at 13Sth street about one. block from his home, one of them jumped out in front of him and choked him.
The others made a rush at him, one seizing his watch and the others searching frantically thrugh his pockets for his money. By a mighty effort he freed himself from the c" .tches of the man who had
him by the throat, and while striking Charles
out at random at the men who crowded
around him, he shouted lustily for help.
The four men ran, yelling fire. Some
one telephoned the police station and
Officers Shields and Heppler were de
tailed on the case at once. On their
way they saw three boys talking on a corner, who informed them of the direction taken by the men who had been
making the disturbance.
wmcn. i Deueve, ir enscwa iw and enforced, will go far toward solving our problem: (1) The issuance of marriage licenses should be placed in the hands of health officers. (2) Every applicant for a marriage license should have the tests for traces of venereal disease applied, and if traces are found, marriage should be prohibited till treatment is applied to render such applicant incapable of infesting others. (3) Venereal diseases should be made reportable and quaranttnable. (4) All
persons definitely epileptic or feebleminded should be sterilized at the age
of puberty, or as soon thereafter as the malady is determined." Mr On ConnlMeM. Monday. November 17, 2:30 p. m. ses
sion. First Baptist church:
Committee on Human Element in Industry Geo. A. H. Shideler. Marlon,
Chairman: Senator Harry E3. Grube,
Plymouth: John J. Walsh, Indianapolis; John C. Haswell, Marion; Mrs. V. H. Lockwood, Indianapolis; Matt Hart, Dunkirk; Alfred M. Ogle, Terre Haute; Rev. J. U. Schneider, Evansville; E. G. Eberhart, Mishawaka; David R. BarPeld, Evansville; Geo. E. Leggett. Winchester; Chas. Buschmann, Indianapolis; Samuel M. Foster, Fort Wayne; Mrs. Richard Elbel, South Bend; Mrs. Edward Berry, Fort Wayne; Frank Duffy, Indianapolis; Mrs. R. A. Ogg, Grencastle; Thomas Dean, Indianapolis; Mrs. Isaac Halpern. Indianapolis: Mrs. W. E. Miller, South Bend; I.ee Rodman.
Cannelton; Melville W. Mix, Mlshawaka: H. J. Conway, Iafayette; Wm. A. Greene. Indianapolis; Oeorg;e E. Seidel, Richmond; A. G. Cavlns. Indianapolis; Chas. Fox. Terre Haute; Robert L.
Moorehead, Indianapolis; Wm. Houston, Terre Haute; John E. Frederick, Koko-
mo; Henry W. Bullock, Indianapolis; G. C. Tomerlln, Indianapolis.
8:00 p. m. session First Baptist
church:
Committee on Medical Charities Dr.
P. Emerson, Indianapolis,
Chairman; Dr. George F. Edenharter, Indianapolis: Dr. 9. E. Smith, Richmond; Dr. F. W. Terfllnger, Logansport: Dr. C. E. Iaughlin, Evansville:
Dr. E. P. Busse, North Madison: Dr. George S. Bliss, Fort Wayne; Dr. W. C.
Van Nuys, Newcastle; Dr. W. A. Gekler,
Rockville; Dr. Paul E. Bowers, Michi
gan City; Dr. D. C. Peyton, Jefferson-
ville; Dr. Kenosha Sessions, Clermont:
Dr. Frank Wynn. Indianapolis; Dr.
N. F.
been there for some time, although it has not been used. We searched all over for the bottle of disinfectant, but were unable to find it anywhere. The poisonous disinfectant is amber colored In appearance and could easily be taken for sour wine. The bottle is now in the possession of the police. No arrests have been made. A rigid investigation will be made by the police today. A number of habitues of the saloon witnessed the accident and all are of the belief that
the bartender was Ignorant of the fact that the bottle contained poison. Scholb Is a well-known resident of Roby, where he has Uved a number of years. Funeral arrangements have noj yet been completed.
RAILROAD BUYS JTJP REALTY (Continued from page one.)
The officers followed up this clew
and found two of the men hiding under (Mary A. Spink, Indianapolis: Dr. W.
the porch of a house at 139th and Firjwishard, Indianapolis; Dr. F.
street. They dragged them out and I Hutchlns, Indianapolis ;Rev. Francis H took them to the police station where I Gavlsk, Indianapolis; Hugh Th. Miller
they gave the names of Ravol Tata and Columbus; Alexander Johnson, Angola;
John Lesco. From Information obtain- I Timothy Nicholson. Richmond; Thomas
ed from them Sergeant Hughes has
learned the Identity of at least one of the other two, and he hopes to have
him and the remaining companion. In
custody before night The first Is well known to the Indiana Harbor police and there will be little difficulty in
landing him. It la believed. Officers; Rachjnez and Fano have been detailed'
on this case.
E. Ellison, Fort Wayne; Mrs. W. Bent
Wilson. Lafayette; Miss Mary T. Wilson, Indianapolis: John B. Still, South
Bend; Morris Ross, Indianapolis; H. M.
Purviance, Huntington; Dr. J. W. Milli-
gan, Michigan City.
CONFERENCE
BEGINS SESSIONS
(Continued from page one.) Plan for uniform state accounts.
Value of dairy, pigs and poultry at
reformatory. Co-operation In obtaining blographi cal records. And many other topics.
It can be seen from the above that the convention is scheduled to accom
plish much work today. Sunday Afternoon Session.
Judge W. Elchhorn of Bluffton pre
sided over the Sunday afternoon sea
sion. Adressea were made by the judge and Dr. S. E. Smith, chairman of the state prison farm commission, Indi
anapolis.
In the absence of Governor Ralston,
who was unable to be present on ac
count of the strike situation at the capitol Prof. Moran of Purdue univer
sity took hia place. The Lafayette
educator made a plea for unselfish
citizenship. Sunday Evening; Session.
Judgn James A. Collins was presl-
BAD FIRES OCCUR
AT EAST CHICAGO
(Continued from page one.)
been informed from several quarters
that parties who endeavored to notify
the department had tried for twenty or twenty-five, minutes before there was any response on the part of "Cen
tral." . When the night operator "woke
up" he declares that when she called
the station, she was unable to inform
them as to the location of the blaze
The light from the flames however, was
a sufficient guide to the firemen, so that they lost no time In getting to the scene once they got outside the station.
A cow was In one of the buildings
caught by the blaze, and was led to the.a.lley In safety.
The Are originated in a shed In the
rear of the harness shop of Martin Walszak, In which Mr. Walszak kept his automobile. This was a second hand machine and though the car was
destroyed, Mr. Walszak's loss is esti
mated at betwen $250 and $300. The flames spread to a barn in the rear of Mrs. Mary C. Johnson next door south. In which she had stored window and door frames and other building ma
terial which she proposed to use In building a new house. The barn and contents, valued at $450 were entirely destroyed. Next the flames caught a
dent of last night's session at the Bap
tist church. The Judge, who sits on the barn on the nrotiertv of MeRsra. Flsha-
rounlcipal bench of Indianapolis, spoke man and Kallln, In which the cow that on child welfare. Rev. Harry Blunt of wa, rescued was stabled. Tho loss on
Indianapolis addressed the gathering the building, which was confined large-
on Effects of Evil Recreation." Prof, iv to the roof, was 1150 and on feed
Evans of Northwestern university was ana contents, $50 more, making a total
unable to be present. Iloss on the group of buildings, and
There were crowded houses at both their contents, of nearly tl.000.
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the afternoon and evening sessions. Mr. Kallln. one of the owners of the
Saturday Mhf Seuion. third barn to catch fire in this group
,api. ii. o. morion, presiaent or tne was walking down ChlcagA avenue
Commercial club, made the address of I about ten minutes after the blaze in
welcome to the delegates at the open- which he was personally Interested had
ing of the convention on Saturday! ben extinguished, and the firemen re-
evening, turned to the station. He noticed
Prof. T. F. Fitzgibbon, superintend- smoke issuing from the basement of
ent of the Columbus public schools and the Cohen building. In this case he
president of the conference delivered the annual presidential address. His
talk was based on eugenics and tho
schoolmaster didn't mince words in ad
dressing the audience.
After the church session the visitors went to the . M. C. A. where they at
tended a reception. Prof. Fitzgibbon paid in part: HltH Veneral l)lwae.
"What step shall this conference in
vite Indiana to take next in the solu
imn or tne promems tnat attach to our
social disorders and distresses?"
"We have dedicated vast sums of
money, In institutions, to the care of our helpless and unfortunate in Indiana. Our state institutions cost us twelve million two hundred thousand dollars. For annual support of these Institutions we expend two million dollars. "We have made splendid progress through medical and surgical discovery and sanitary science against the ravages of many common enemies typhoid fever, diphtheria, smallpox, tuberculosis, and others. Venereal
diseases. eplUpsy and f eeble-mlnded-ness still stand masters of the situation. How to Eliminate Defective. "To prevent the marriage of the feeble-minded will not prevent the birth of feebleminded children so long as there are unscrupulous men In the world. To requiri; candidates for marriage to present legal and apparent physlcial qualifications for receiving a marriape license without learning what Is In the blood and acting upon that knowledge will not check the destructive march of venereal disease that rlnys such havoc with the bodies, the minds, and the souls of men. What i3 ur next step? I submit the following
did not attempt to telephone, but ran
over to the fire station and reported his
observation. The big engine was started out again, immediately, and on arrival at its destination Chief Switzer and his men found a fierce Dlaxe already raging. There was no time to be lost and the door was broken open, the firemen were confronted by a blistering heat. They soon had a good stream playing upon the flames and it was not long before the Are was under control. It appeared that the blaze originated in a
dresser in which the barber's linen was kept, though how it was caused Is un
known. The assistant chief was asked whether he thought the fires, coming as they did so close together, both in point of location and of time, were Incendiary, but he was inclined to doubt this. The loss In this second firs on building and contents is estimated at about $450. The Cohen building, aside from the fixtures, which are elegant both In the bank and the buffet. Is valued at
about $40,000. The block is one of the finest in East Chicago.
would probably be put to work on steel passenger cars. BUSIEST IN HISTORY. Then there is the Fltzhugh-Luther company. Mr. Luther said the other day that his plant had never before been so busy. Not only are the railroads compelled to send in a large number of bad order cars for repairs on account of the shortage in equipment bu the Interstate Commerce Com
mission has ordered certain changes In
freight cars in the interests of safety
to the crews that will keep such plants as the Fitzhugh-Luther company busy
until 1916.
W. B. Conkey announced the other
day that he had landed a printing con
tract that would amount to $500,000 and
would keep certain departments of his
plant busy for the next three years. This order is to be issued in install
ments of so many books a month for
that length of time.
STANDARD OIL Rl SHED.
F. Richard Schaaf. who keeps in
close touch with business over the
region, informed Hastings, Woods &
company yesterday that the Standard Oil company is employing more than
ever in its history and that the pay
roll Is larger than ever. There is no
sign of a letup.
The purchase of the property for the
Pensylvania yards in East Chicago
mentioned above, made by Peter W. Meyn of Hammond who has been work
ing on the deal for several weeks In
the interests of the Pennsylvania com
pany.
The city of Hammond is losing the
credit for the large 1. c. 1. transfer
yards which are being built by the New
York Central Lines in the eastern por
ion of Hammond as a result of the
great publicity that is given the pro Ject in the Gary papers.
131 PORT AX T TO REGION.
The facts are that this project has been greatly exaggerated. Not with
respect to its importance to the region but with regards to its extent, cost and
the number of men to be employed.
The yards are Important to the
region because they will greatly fa
cihtate the shipment of package freight to all parts of the United
States.
Such concerns as the Reid-Murdoch
company will hall the' day that thel
small, shipments of groceries to hun
dreds of destinations over the country
can be made with dispatch.
In Chicago the Central Manufactur
ing district in the stock yards owes it
importance to a less than car load lot
transfer station there. What that sta
tlon did for the stock yards the New
York Central Lines station in. Ham
mon will do for the Calumet region HOW THEY Will. BE USED.
While this Is the most lmportan
aspect of the situation from the loca
point of view the 1. c. 1. transfer yard
east of Gibson are of tremendous 1m
portance to the -New York Central an
allied lines. These include the Chicago
and Northwestern and the Chicago,
Milwaukee and St. Paul railroads.
All of the less than car load lots freight from half a dozen railroad trunk lines at that, will be phlpped 1
Gibson and there sorted out and divid
ed so that one car will be shipped to
St. Louis, one to Denver, one to Kansa
City etc. The construction of the fir3
unit of this plant is going forward now and will result n the expenditure of less than $500,000 and will employ fewer than 250 men. MOSTIiY" IN HAMMOND. While Gary has been claiming this gVeat development for its own the facts are that the eastern point of the yards only will be in the extreme western limits of Gary while the great body of the yards will be in Hammond and the bulk of the added valuation to taxables will be credited to Hammond. But while Hammond is making a big gain in getting these yards it suffers a
slight loss from the fact that the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad will build yards and shops of its own at Blue Is-'
land which will resirit In a number of men leaving Hammond to live in the neighboring city. Gary is making a desperate effort to get the credit for the New York Central yards. It is claiming that the "5,000 men" who will be employed in these yards will live in Gary. The fact are that the Gary & Interurban railroad serves the territory and that while It takes thirty-five minutes to run from the yards into the built up portion of Gary it takes only ten
minutes to run into the very heart of Hammond. This fact alone will determine where the men who are employed there will live.
These are but a few of the activities.
Industrial and otherwise, which lead
Hastings, Woods & Co. to believe that the cities of North Township are en
joying a very substantial and perma
nent prosperity.
Discussion Dr. G. S. Bliss, superintendent school for feeble minded youths, Fort Wayne. Round Table, Monday, November 17, 9 a. m. City and Township Charities Round Table, Y. M. C. A. Joint meeting of the Indiana Housing association and the State Federation of Charity Organlaztion Societies. Mrs. Albion Fellows Bacon, secretary Indiana Housing association, Evansville, chairman. "What bad housing conditions mean to the city" Paper Hon. William Happ, South Bend, Ind. Discussion Hon. Linton A. Cox, In
dianapolis; Judge Timothy E. Howard, South Bend; Mrs. S. C. Stlmaon, Terre Haute; C. M. Mayne, Gary; Rev. A. E. Monger, Terre Haute; Miss Caroline Rein, South Bend.
What bad housing means to the
tenant" Paper, Dr. James McCalL Terre Haute.
Discussion Dr. W. F. King, Indiana
polis; Miss Mary Kirby. Gary; Mrs. E.
Doll, Greencastle ; Mrs. C. O. Self,
Terre Haute; C. Si. Grout, Indianapolis; Miss Rhoda M. Welding. Gary.
General Discussion. Round Table Monday, November 17, a. m. State Institutions Round Ta
ble. Y. M. C. A. Dr. C. E. Laughlin.
uperlntendent southern hospital for
nsane, Evansville, chairman.
A suggested plan of uniform state
nstitutlon accounts" Judge Millard
Cox, clerk state board of accounts.
ndlanapolis.
'Co-operation in obtaining blograph-
cal records" Dr. J. W. Milligan, phy-
iclan to the Indiana hospital for in
sane criminals, Michigan City.
.vianuai training tor Doys George
S. Wilson, superintendent Indiana
school .for blind, Indianapolis.
Other topics suggested for discus-
ion Value of a dairy, pigs, poultry,
etc. The use of the reformatory manu
factured products. , Institution amuse ments. Colony farms for mental de feet Ives.
MAYOR-ELECT
SIEGED BY
JOB-HUNTERS
Mayor-elect R. O. Johnson of Gary
appeared In Broadway yesterday for
the first time since election. The mayor has been out of town and came back
from his rest trip late Saturday night
I.Ike Molasses in Fly Season.
His honor had no more than essayed
a walk down Broadway when he was spotted from all sides. In three min
utes Mr. Johnson was as much a mag
net as a plate of molasses is in the fly .
season. He simply couldn't move from j the throng of washed and great un- j washed who wished to shake- hands)
with him. Job hunters flocked around j
him like mosquitoes in the Aetna
marshes sighting & fat man. They told i him how hard they worked for his ' cause. It took Mr.' Johnson three hours I
to go three blocks and he wouldn't
have arrived at home for supper hadn't
kind officials with an auto rescued him. Job Hunter In Ambush. This morning Mayor Johnson started out from his house at 740 Connecticut street and he was ambushed in the following way: Sixteen candidates for the board of works waiting outside of his oorway. Three aspirants for poundmaster hidden under his porch. Seven candidates for fire chief hidden in the alley under the belief that his honor would duck out the back way.
Twenty-seven foreigners around the city hall waiting with petitions for various Jobs. t One hundred and twenty-nine candidates for chief of police, captaincies.
and private secretary to the mayor waiting at Seventh avenue and Broadway. Flry the poor Man. At various points of vantage were more office seekers. The entrance and hallways of the Reynolds building, where Mr. Johnson has his office, were packed with Job hunters and when he arrived at his real estate office in Room 2, he found candidates with their feet on his desk. Mr. Johnson Is listening with two
cars to the pleas for Jobs but is maklg no promises. No appointments will be announced for sofe time.
TAKES POISON FOR PORT (Continued from page one.)
custom," said the proprietor, "for a supply comppny to bring us disinfectant every month or so. Some disinfectant was brought to use over a month ago and a bottle labeled 'Angellco' was filled with the poison.
"I cannot explain how the bottle was.
placed on the back bar," said Busceo.
"The bartender must have thought It
was wine, as the bottle has evidently
CGP IS HONORED BY JS FRIENDS Lithuanians Show Their Pride in Prowess of Indiana Harbor Officer.
TODAY'S ROUND TABLES
(Continued from page one.)
of sociology DePauw university, Greencastle, chalrmas. General Topic Prevention Agencies. "The prevention of infant mortality" Miss Susan M. Kissell, R. N.. Children's Aid association, Indianapolis. "The administration of the Truancy Laws" Prof. E. N. Canine, superintendent of schools. East Chicago. "The relation of the board of children's guardians to the problem of feeblemindedness" Dr. W. M. McGaughey, member board of children's guardians. Greencastle.
On the manly chest of Officer Barney Genensanskl of Indiana Harbor there glitters today a gold star a gift from his friends in the Lithuanian Society of which he Is also a member. Barney .as he is familiarly known, has in the opinion of his' admiring friends distinguished himself many times along so many lines that he was given the token of appreciation Just on general principles. He now looks like a chief, every inch, and to the uninitiated violator of the law, stroll around the corner or up a dark alley the gold star may prove to be a powerful deterrent from carrying out his crooked design. Barney said this morning that he was extraordlnarly pioud of the honor conferred upon him at the meeting yesterday afternoon at Miekaloca' Hall and admitted that since then he had felt a swelling on his person which usually accompanies an honor. In Barney's case this morning it was noticed that the swelling went mainly to the chest instead of the head, a fact of which his friends is proof of the fact that he has a good head.
Bell
System
The Germans have a happy way of noting down the birthdays and anniversary dates of their relatives, friends and acquaintances, and sending some little token each year at the right moment. This is a practice worth adopting in the typical American way, extending congratulations over the telephone. Letters of congratulation lack the warmth of feeling that lies in the spoken word. The Long Distance Telephone is easier, quicker and less formal than a letter. It is more considerate and carries the intimate personal touch so likely to be lost otherwise. Use the Long Distance Lines
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