Hammond Times, Volume 8, Number 146, Hammond, Lake County, 26 November 1913 — Page 1

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UP BEFORE Hammond Superior Courthouse Is Thronged With Prominent f Gary Politicians Today Who Are Giving Evidence. Gary witnesses had an Inning with the grand jury in the Lake superior court yesterday and today, a score of citizens active in Gary polltlcstiaving been summoned to appear before the investigating body. Among those who were called into the grand jury room were Dr. Frank Smith, chairman of the city central committee ot the citizens' party, Attorney Harry Call, Harry E. Phelps an insurance man, Harry Sommers. Harry Stringfellow. the druggist, Fred Solomon a furniture dealer, Oeorg Verplank a garage owner, A. Burge a plasterer ' contractor, Morris XJeberroan " a druggist, and Frank Pflock who acted as a deputy sheriff on election day. Most of the witnesses it is said were supporters of the citizens party, and some are said to have been eye-witnesses to tie riots which occurred on the south side on election night, when members of the police department clashed with Sheriff Henry Whi taker. Deputy Sheriff Fred Friedley, Dr. Frank Smith and their supporting deputy sheriffs for possession of the ballot boxen. In Gary there is an Impression that Tom Knotts the defeated democratic mayoralty candidate, is not the central figure in the election investigation. Activities ef those who had the hiring of sluggers on election day, those who opposed the sheriff, and those who slugged Dr. Frank W. Smith will probably be looked Into. It is said that Romeo Fltagersvld, the real estate man, and the politician who seemed to have so much to de with the Chicago sluggers on election day will find thins pretty warm la Lake county before very long. Building Permit. ' . , . , Ralph Jordan has been granted a permit to build a brick veneer flat to cost $8,500 in 457-489 Truman avenue. Its dimensions are described as St feet by W. Breitnng's La Temda Cigars are aidered supreme by the best Judg Adv. tt SENATORS DISAGREE OVER FLOOD CONTROL 2 4 .i" , 'S. Joseph E. Ransdeh (top) and Francis G. Newlands. United States Senators Joseph E. Ransdell of Louisiana and Francis G. Newlands of Nevada, both Democrats, disagree radically as to the governmental methods to be employed to control the floods and to regulate and control the flow of navigable streams in the aid of interstate commerce. These two men will meet in sharp discussion of the questions involved at the tenth annual convention of the National Rivers and Harbors congress, which is about to meet in Washington,

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ARRESTED (BILtETIX.) "Dr." Jullns Zweigeatbal appeared la the Gary city court be-fore Judge Wtldermoth accompanied by Attoraey !. M. Watte the city controller of Gary as hi sattorney. By agreement of the city attorney aad the defenea, a eoatianaace was amked for until December 2. Jndsc Wlldennnta granted the continuance aad Zweigenthal la the meantime will be field aider bond. . 141 State street. HafiJond, accused of quackery and arresteorin Gary yesterday for practicing medicine without a license, is scheduled to come ud in the Gary police court today. Zweigenthal. who gave his occuuatlon to the police as Interpreter, but who is known to the patrons of the European Medical Specialists as "doctor" was ar rested rol lowing the complaint of a foreigner. This man, it is said, paid the specialists a sura of money for a rheumatism cure. The story reached the ears of For tun a Ttanko of th Northern State bank, president of the Gary Anti-Quack society, who assisted In causing Zweigenthal's arrest. zweigenthal in a long interview published some time airo In thea nnlnmni declared that he lived with a reputable doctor and was Just as good as any of them. HADDOHO f.1ARKETS SELLING FiliE TURKEYS LoccJ Trade is IIostlyHandpicked! and Hot Cold Storage Product, ; As Thanksgiving prices on turkeys go, Hammond customers today had no Rcoaaion for complaint. One meat market which caters to all classes with all grades of meat, in formed Thb Tikbs upon Inquiry that turkeys were being sold at that shop for 19 cents a pound, and added that the birds were band picked and had not been in cold storage. Another butcher whose market is not in the business district, but who is known to sell only first class meats, said they were selling fresh hand picked turkeys butchered by him for 20 cents a pound. The average price is 20 cents, a reduction of three to five cents on the pound from yesterday. The butchers are afraid of the open weather and are ready to dispose of their poultry stock at any reasonable price. City Sealer Frank CRourke said he went into quite a number of the meat markets this morning to make a personal inspection of the holiday poultry on the market with a view of learning whether the cold storage carcasses offered for sale would pass muster. He said he found no occasion to offer any objection but that he had arranged with Dr.. T. W. Oberllrt, secretary of the county board, and Dr. W. D. Weis, secretary of the board of health, to assist him in some Inspections which needed special attention. Mrs. McElroy Afflicted. Mrs. Frank D. McElroy. Wife of the principal of Kunmond'i high school, was afflicted with a partial stroke of paralysis Monday following the birth of a baby girl on Thursday. Today she is reported better and regaining strength. The stroke affected the left side. Prior to her marriage Mrs. McElroy was a teacher. The McElroys have an extensive friendship and sympathy is widespread. Mrs. McElroy is conftned in their home at 12 Mason street. sbra!t TEDDY CELEBRATING. "Terrible" Teddy Klngsley, 488 Hamlin street, in friendly fashion bit a long-eared, brown-haired, black-nosed, wlggly dog yesterday. The canine bit Teddy back, thereby starting a battle. It is said that the dog will live. It was Teddy's third birthday. Only a day or so ago' Teddy asked Sergeant 8olberg of the TJ. S. A. recruiting office to let him Join the army. His application has Ctfiot been passed on. ,The general opinion is that the blond youth could lick Mexico in short order. Breitnng's La Venda Cigars are- the highest class in all its sizes. Adv. tt IF THE WORKER TO0TIE LOOKING FOR DOESN'T ADVERTISE TODAT. YOU ADVERTISE FOR HIM IN THE TIMES TOMORROW! AND THE SAME DOUBLE CAPACITY T OR SERVICE HOLDS TRUE OF ALL THB WANT AD CLASSIFICATIONa ;

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The vacation of that portion of State Line street claimed by the mayor and city clerk of West Hammond, on representation of Illinois property owners, to be illegally occupied by landowners of Hammond appeared at the close of a two hour discussion this afternoon to be the farthest thing from the minds of Hammond city officials. West Hammond . appeared less determined, but though apparently' open to conviction, there semed Htle chance at three o'clock that Mayor. K. M. Woszczynski and City Clerk Ignatius Mankowski will be changed In their attitude. Conference Well Attended. , A trifle late Engineers Edgar Rossiter, W. F. Bridge and Peter J. Lyons convened with. Messrs. Rohde and Schroeter of the board of pubUc works and Attorneys P. S. Patterson, John Gavit and S. K. Markman. Mayor Srnalley was called away to attend a funeral but before he left gave full power to his representatives to act. Cornea to a Skowdom. Early in the game the whole issue resolved into a discussion of the merits and demerits of. Edgar A. Rossiter's survey of the State Line and its bear ing upon Wie case.' When It was practically admitted for lack of evidence to the contrary that the plat made by Rossiter for the mayor and council of West Hammond must stand as It is until another can be found differently. Then Rossiter rendered his professional opinion. "While there may be an over lappage of section distances," ' said he. "the State line absolutely governs those section lines. It is impossible that the section line of Indiana can overlap into Illinois or that the section line of Illinois could overlap into Indiana." A Hopeless Outlook. Rossiter's statement raised the ques tion as to the process of law. What he had to say in this connection makes it appear that - unless the cities of Hammond and Wets Hammond ' can agree upon the boundaries of the State Line stret that the improvement of that thoroughfare can never be accomplish ed. "I doubt very much," he, said "Whether or not you could change the occupation of property owners on either side of the street." ' With the exception of .ho mayor" and clerk of,Wesl Hammond everyone pres. ent favored "a compromise in the present controversy by which the agreement entered into - between W. F. Bridge, city engineer of West Hammond,; F. J.' Lyons, city engineer of Hammond and Ray Seeley, county surveyor, in the presence of Mayor WossssynskL' can be carried out and the improvement put through as now designated. 1 Says That He Cannot Relent. The mayor of the Illinois town stat ed however to a reporter that in spite of the arguments presented he feels that he must carry out the wishes of the property owners on the west side of State Line street from Ogden south who have raised the issue. I expect to. make no promises to day," he stated. P. S. Patterson inferred in a long talk that the opposition to the Ham mond curb and the desire for a dec! sion as to the location of the State line had been born In a barroom. "Whether it started over a glass of beer or not," said he, "does not matter. but it came as a surprise as everyone had agreed and was impatient at the delay in the improvement," Meyers Went to Old Country. S. K. Markman reviewed the history ot the improvement of State Line street. "When John Hester was president ot West Hammo'nd," he began. "the two cities agreed upon everything, The West Hammond administration de cided that it was not right to ask Hammond to condemn ita property south of Ogden street. West Ham mond was watting 'until Hammond had the petitioning of property owners complete when John Meyers went to the old country with the list of peti tioners and never returned." "The public sentiments of West Ham mond," asid Rossiter, "are for the im provement of State Line street. Speak ing informally I see no reason why a few kickers should stand in the way of the public good." Mayor Wossczynski explanled that the reason for his not adhering to the argument which he entered into is that Engineer Bridge did not explain the situation to his complete understand ing. "It was misrepresented to me,' said the mayor. "I thought that the section lines overlapped and that ' no one knew where the State Line was and that it was all right to go ahead. Now Rossiter has shown me that the State Line is on the Indiana side. That changed matters." Attorney Bridge explained that he did not think it mattered where the State Line was as therti was a dispute and that the Improvement being need ed he believed an argeement to be best for all concerned. However, the mayor declared that he had not understood the agreement and that he therefore had a right to break itAt three-thirty, Just before dismisal, it was proposed that the property owners to have raised objection be appes.led to. The mayor of West Hammond requested Attorney Gavlt of Hammond to talk at a mass meeting which will be arranged. . Attorney Gavit presented a very level headed argument. "I believe that the street which now exists is the one that has existed for years, is It not?" he said. "It has, been recognized as such and so it Js not a question as to. where the -State Brno is located."

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F. B. M'lLROY TO I RUN FOR SENATOR V. B. McIlroy; president of the MeIlroy Belting and . Hose - company of t Hammond, is making plans to enter the 1914 campalgrn for; the nomination of state senator an the republican ticket Fpr several weeks- now he has been., telling his friends of his, ambition, realising thjtt, aajgryanaounce naent will give him a -dfcicteti advantage in the race next year. Mr. Mcllroy fifteen years ago served as state senator in the Oregon , legislature, and believes this experience would Stan's him well in- hand should he be-elected to the Indiana legislature. Double Matinee Tomorrow. The Orpheum theater will give two performances tomorrow afternoon.. The first at 2:30' p. m. and the second at 4 p. m. The management has found It necessary to do this because of the great demand for seats on that day. There will be. an entire change of bill on that day. The latest of musical tamoias. "The Heart Breakers,"

Will open at the Orpheum Thanksglv- 'barely missed hitting a man. He turning matinee.- This clever musical f ea ftls machine quickly on Muenich comedy stands distinctly alone among court .trikini, Mrs. Fish.' lust as she

its ttihtiv ,nrn n st miri nppnusa nr r n m : oaany 01 lis pioi- ueaung as n aoes men who try to break the hearts of I all the young women they. meet. It finally proves the old adage, that the i only real heart breaker is of the fern- j inine gender. One of the features of I this musical play Is its attractive ( chorus .and in this the management has more than succeeded. HIS DISAPPEARANCE WORRIES FRIENDS Clarence E. Bell,, On August 14 last Clarence E. Bell of Ardmore, Okla., kissed his wife and three babies goodby and left on a business trip for Dallas. Texas. On the fifteenth he walked out of the Oriental hotel, Dallas, and detectives who have been employed by the family say there is no more baffling case of complete disappearance on record. The disappeared man is twentyfive years of age, very erect, five feet ten inches in height, weighs about 150 pound; and has light a brown hair and hazel eyes.

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'.'.W.WSi ja-;-.-f;j.-.si'.-iis:i it-- - ' y'X - ' If-... i":"J" Montgomert one ef the most r.m.ii nt Krntt ... Mrs. C. J. Fish, 239 Ingrahm avenue. West Hammond,-mother of Mr.s William D. Weis of Hammond, was rend ered unconscious and miraculously e8Caied beln killea yesterday after : noon when she was struck by an automoDiie ariven Dy xc A. ixonwer or eouth Holland, ill. f The accident occurred about S o'clock . yesterday afternoon at the corner of : Hohman street and Muenich court. ; Gouwer was driving north on Hohman street and as he approached Muenich court he becam confused when he t had stepped off the sidewalk.. Gouwer thn lost .nntrol th. mnchin ond If plunged over the sidewalk into the side of the Ruff building Witnesses rushed to the side of Mrs. Fish and her unconscious - form was carried to the office of Dr. Weis. At first her injuries were thought to be fatal, but it was found that she luckily escaped with some severe bruises. She was removed to the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. D. Weis, South Hohman street. Frank Ducomb, 722 South Hohman street, barely escaped being j struck when the machine plunged onto the sidewalk. ' . . . . the Hammond police, furnishing S200 bonds on a charge of assault and battery. He will be held pending the condition ot Mrs. Fish. POLICE SEEKING STEWART Following a Whiting mart forfeiting a $100 bond in the city court yesterday morning in his attempt to escape a charge of public indecency and contributing to the delinquency of two 12-year-old girls. Judge Barnett issued orders to Bailiff Trost to make every possible effort to re-arrest Elmer Stewart, 434 Laporte avenue, WhUlng. Fearing the serious charge which was held against him Stewart skipped his bond, leaving his bondsman, a well known Whiting woman, to pay the money. An hour after Judge Barnett forfeited the bond the woman made her appearance ln court and turned over $100, stating that Stewart had disappeared and that she supposed it would be necessary to pay the money. T do not care about the money," said Judge Barnett, "but I want Stewart to be brought into my court and his trial heard before me. Stewart was arrested on a complaint made by Mrs. H. Martin, 36 Sheffield avenue. In a letter which she wrote to the police it read to the effect that .Stewart had been loitering around their home and attempted to lure her twin 12-year-old daughters into the darkness by offering the innocent children money and candy. Hammond Chapter 117, R. A. M., will confer the royal arch degree Wednesday evening, November 26. 36-8

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TAKE Two suicides, one of which took place in East Chicago proper and the other In Indiana Harbor, constitute the grim record of the past twenty-four hours in the city of East ChicagoThe dead are: O. FRED COX 3620 Parrish avenue. Indiana Harbor. JOHN MATISOWSKI. 522 One Hundred and Forty-fourth street. East Chicago. The cause of suicide is not known in either case. Cox was a business man wellknown in Indiana Harbor, where he conducted a wall paper and interior decorating establishment. Matisowski was a laborer employed ER SPIRITED PROTEST Workers at the Standard Steel Car company are protesting against the witrh evil on itn. Hmmnn wv,tnr,and East Chicaro street raliwav Thev state that It requires from forty-five "minutes to an hour and a quarter to get to. town from East Hammond. The

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trip should be made in fifteen minutes ' Contractors are dubious, saying that at the upmost for it can be done afoot j 1914 will be normal but not abnormal In half an hour. ' las might be expected with the buildOn drlrxly and cold evenings when ling of new industries. E. E .Cole bulldthe worker's vitality is about played ting inspector' states that Hammond out he is compelled to take the car, fwll build as many homes as it has this especially so when a change of weather -year or more.- The demand for-homes during the day has caught him ' 111 is as great as ever. That has been the clothed for a Journey on foot. He feature of 1913.

boards the car at- the Standard, when it comes, after long waits. He Is fortunate to get a seat and If he does he is. lucky to ever get out within a half mile of his street" for the cars we jammed' l!ke olligs pr. tt..ott

with the smoking compartment packed n Harbor are urging him to become tight.. The air is vfle and those who ?,candidate for sheriff of Lake county are sensitive to filth, the skilied work- 8 the coming campaign. Mr. Schock ers, dread the trip worse than a Rus-!" at Present counc lman of East Chi -sian does Siberia, Even the garlic, c" af,d, l w,eU, knowfn ln Kbu,ines' sfcnted passengers do not like it. nd. political circles Mr Schock reThe burden of the blame rest, with 1 'ud l"cut" 'urth the blockades on railroad crossing, an hf .v? evil for which there is no relief in ' ?ldeP tho PrPi"on. nothing Sight. The traction company "rannnt ! to 8ty at thla tlma- , provide good service on single tracks ; ' "

through a wehb of railroads. Mere cars ' the trip, in fact it sems that teh more cars the greater confusion and longer waits. 1AIVE TRICK With his hand bandaged and his arm in a sling, Patrick Dunn, 325 East Doublin street, Terre Haute, Ind., was taken into custody by Captain George Hanlon of the Hammond police der partment yesterday afternoon on a charge of drunkenness and begging. " I Dunn he was driving a thriving bustness at State and Hohman, where many sympathizers threw him nickles and dimes. But Captain Hanlon became a little suspicious that Dunn was not a cripple and placed, him under arrest. At the Central station Dunn's injuries were examined. -Instead of finding a badly crippled hand, the officers found part of a finger missing which Dunn had lost in an accident several years ago. His hand had been wrapped up In five or six yards of gauze and bandages were found in his pocket. He was released this morning and promised to get out of town. FIRE ON SIBLEY ST. Fire thought to have been due. to spontaneous combustion of oils and chemfcals in a patent mop brought fire departments Nos. 1 and 4 to the upstairs flat of Mrs. Emma Hoist. 369 Sibley street, this forenoon. The flames were extinguished before much fire damage could) be done, the firemen having used their chemical solution to accomplish the work. The smoke caused by the combustion created the principal lossl Mrs. Hoist, Jwho lives in - her own building ove Mrs. B. Dolan's store, had 'Just finished cleaning her home and placed the mop temporarily in the bath tub. She was not present when the fire broke, but in turning the water on the smudge in the bathtub found that it only spread the flames. Some Irresponsible person who was willing to take a chance- on a heavy fine and Jail sentence, turned in a false alarm after 10 o'clock last night from the corner of Hohman and Hoffman streets, just to see - the fire: department turn out. Departments No. 1 and No. 3 responded, but no trace could be found of either a fire or the alarmist.;

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THEIR LIVES at the Interstate Iron and Steel company's plant. East Chicago. : Both men shot themselves, Cox through the temple and Matisowski through the heart, dying Instantly. ' At 6:30 o'clock, Ed i Vassar while walking along Michigan avenue near Parrish, heard two shots fired in rather quick succession. They came from around the corner in Parrish, and Vassar, when he reached the corner turned to Investigate. In an empty lot concealed by a high bill board, he found the body of a man, whom he recognized as Cox. the wall paper dealer. The man was dead. A revolver, the muscle of - (Continued on pare eight.) CONFERENCE OUTCOME jHiXIOUSLYAWAITEO Building Outlook Would Be Promising Were It Not For Housing Law Cities in the Calumet region are still waiting to hear from the coming conference of Dr. Hurty, state hoalth officer, the authoress of the housing law, and Gary contractors and architects. 'liuilding inspectors or tne various cities say that much depends upon the outcome of the Gary conference as it will surely influence legislation. The building outlook in Lake County should be the best ever, but It isn't. URGE SCHOCK TO y TJTTHT TrT TTTTTTTt AUX1 X VS.lt JI DENVIR" LETTERS TO CAUSE INQUIRY? John T. Denvlr (top) and Chester ML Dawea. John T. Denvir, member of the Illinois senate, may have to submit to some sort of a legislative inquiry aa the result of thitatening letters signed with his name and written to Chester M. Dawes, counsel for the Burlington railroad. Denvir is chairman of the Illinois legislative commission, and the letters, written on the commission's stationery, stated that unless the road came through with passes Mr. Denvir and his legislative confreres would "slam the road into the har.i'-s of a receiver." Denvir denies having written the letters, -

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