Hammond Times, Volume 8, Number 152, Hammond, Lake County, 4 December 1913 — Page 1

,AKE WCATHKaU MOSTLY CLOUDY TODAY AND PROBABLY FRIDAY. J iu EDITION VOL. VIII., NO. 152. HAMMOND, INDIANA. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1913. ONE CENT PER COPY. Back Numbers a Cents Copy.) SURE HE HAS CASE IN DEATH OF EATON; DISTRICT ATTORNEY SAYS HE'S READY TO PROSECUTE POISONED ADMIRAL'S WIDOW

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Dallas, Tex., Dec. 4. Reports today from flooded districts of central Txas brought the death list up to thirteen and added new stories of suffering and hardship in the stricken section. A still larger number of persons was reported missing. In addition to the five members of the family of W. C. Polk drowned at Selton ,E. F. Lacy and a man named Manley were drowned near Dallas ; H'earne Lyton perished near Brownwood; three unidentified men lost their lives at Austin, and two negroes were drowned at Marlin. Vernon Hayes, a rural mail carrier of Hillsboro, has not been seen since he left on his route Tuesday morning. Five miles south of Marlin an International & Great Northern passenger train was marooned last night by high water which swept the car steps. One hundred and fifty passengers were aboard and rescue parties have been unable to reach them with boats. . Fear was expressed that the Brazos river levee at Bryan might brgak and flood three counties Burleson, Brazos and Washington.

MEADE BELIEVES CHTOIS CRAZY East Chicago Lawyer Feels Sure Client Will Escape the Electric Chair. Attorney Joseph' Meade. of East Chicago, who is now in Washington as a delegate to the Rivers and Harbors congress, before he left spoke hopefully of the prospects of securing a commutation by Governor Ralston, of the death sentence imposed recently in the case of John Chirka of Indiana Harbor, convicted of killing his wife last May. Mr. Meade, who acted as attorney for Chirka during his trial, expressed Kreat astonishment over the verdict. He declares Chirka to be insane, and proved so by competent witnesses on the stand In court. He said I'rose (Continued on page seven.) APPEAR James S. Kennedy, Sam Levin and Charles W. Delaney sought a conference with Mayor John 1). Smalley this this morning, as representatives of State street and Calumet avenue property owners. They asked that the Jand bordering these two thoroughfares be given relief by the deeo. sewer systerx "The property owners will gladly pay for it," they said. "It is not feasible at all to change the trunk line from Michigan avenue to State street," said Mayor Smalley. "It is impracticable and not to be thought of. It would mean that a complete new set of plans would have to be made and the whole system revised, a very expensive delay. We cannot afford to do this; we have been delayed long enough." f Will Appear Before the Board. "We will appear before the board of public works," stated Delaney. "If they will not grant us relief we will fight." declared Kenned'. "State is a mud hole for its entire length and the present plans for the deep sewer afford no relief whatever. Every business man demands relief.'

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Patrons of the Green line traction f system fared worse than usual this ; morning. At 7 o'clock when workers were en route to places of employment the rolling stock of the "through route" line was tied up. Four cars were stalled In downtown Hammond by long-drawn-out freights. Manager Green will be waited on by one or two prominent Hammond men tomorrow with a view to a change in the present maddening service. Recognizing the Inability of the company to cope with continued blockades Under existing conditions it will be asked, that separate service be provided from State and Hohman streets to East Hammond. This plan is urged by many business men. Two cars would be able to give at least a regular fifteen minute service and with the extras now used during rush hours satisfy all patrons. As It is they are very dissatisfied. L. Xfcr na y?bs yeas ons why . this J no feasible and if there are the commlti tee will hear them. The Indiana Hat- ' bor and East Chicago passengers J could transfer at the four- corners, j From there to East Hammond only two railroads intervene, the Erie and the Monon. At the Conkey avenue crossings few blockades occur in comparison with those downtown. Trains also travel faster in the outskirts. DAVE WILL VOTE "AYE" ON THAT Dan E. Boone, alderman-elect from the eleventh ward, visited Mayor Smalley this morning. The representative of the people has started his representation in fjood time so that by January 1 when he takes his seat he will be ably prepared to play midseason politics. i The outlook is that "Dave" will have to stand up at the first session. There are only ten desks and he is from a new and numbered ward. Until the ' council can pasn an expropriation for a new desk he will have to stand up or sit on an ordinary office chair. He will be able to vote "aye" on the new desk. Have comfort In the bathroom with a Gas Heating Stove. No. Ind. Gas & Elec Co. ? J , - A'- ' "I

Dorothy Ainsworth, Reyes and AH is in readiness at Hingham, Mass., for the trial on October 14 of Mrs. Jennie May Eaton, widow of Rear Admiral Joseph Giles Eaton, aocuaed' of having murdered her hus

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NOVEMBER WEATHER CONDITIONS ;" IN THE CALUMET REGION COMPARED FOR FOUR YEARS.

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DISCIPLINE ENFORCE

There is a little storm brewing In the Hammond schools these days. Harry W. Eastwood, councilman at large, stated today that he will go before the board of education at the first opportunity to denounce the system of wholesale suspension which he says exists in the Hammond high school. "Parents complain," said he, "and many pupils rebel against the discipline meted out by a court of last appeal." Franlc-Glascow, Emil Bauer, Robert DeWeese, Loais Foster and others, eleven in all, whose names are not at hand were suspended for misconduct. The last one came back yesterday. Carl Helwig, cornetist in the high school orcrestra, quit in outright rebellion. "It is such a difficult thing to . keep a boy In school," said Eastwood "that I heartily disapprove of suspension. There are other ways of discipline." Parents Approve Syirtrm. "I believe that suspension gives a parent the opportunity of learp.(g the exact situation," stated A. M. DeWeese, KILLED 0 C. I. 8 S, Mrs. Sadie Behennes, aged 45, of South Bend, was struck by a string of freight cars on the Chicago, Indiana & Southern railroad tracks and instantly killed. The body was badly mangled, being almost severed Into two pieces and one of her arms being ground off. Her face and head wer little Injured. It is said that Mrs. Behe nnes was picking up coal along the tracks and that the switch engine threw a string of cars on a switch setting in motion Beveral others back of which the Belgian woman was standing, it appears that she . did not see the engine and that the cars struck her before she had a chance to move.

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band by poisons at their home in Assinippi, Mass. seven months ago. District Attorney Barker declares the state is fully satisfied, with its case. Two important' witnesses at the trial will be Mrs. Eaton's slaugh WHITING.) 1BO. ic j . . . 13. JTOd-'Orftn.,, 22d 2Sfh. 4 2d. 1013. -7td 21st. 18d litli! 46.5d ' ild ISth. 3.5. 9d. 91 in. 12th. 1.49 in. 6th; .45 in. 3th. 2.31 in. 2.50 in. , 1.20 in. 4.5 In. 1.50 in. None. l-23-27th. 8th. None. 22nd. 15 10 9 8 6 12 11th. 3 15 12 d school; No. 5, Rimbach avenue, the agent of' the Erie. 'It il sure to arouse the' mother or father to an investigation." "I see no objection to the form of disrlnliriA aat,l Po.i tt t- .. ,intendent of the American Steel Found ry company. "But it can be carried too far and instead of teaching they can make dummies out of boys. I see no evidence of that here though." The School Means Bnslneaa. What the Hammond high school wants is "Good Citizens" and teachers have labored long and hard to Impress the young men and young ladies with the Importance of their business. They strove to quell mischievousness in the adolescent male and to hush the giggles of girls in the silly age. Those who conduct or misconduct Is the most conspicuous are called before I a court composed of Professors McElroy and Tillman and Misses Basset, Burhans and Dilly. Twenty-one Days to Christmas Dec. The Clerks Love an Early Buyer.

ters, Mrs. June Keyes and Dorothy Ainsworth. At a meeting of statesmen who will gather at Washington, D. C.. next Saturday under the auspices of the Committee of Fifty for the organization of the National Popular Government league, Indiana is to be represented by a Hammond man. Judge Lawrence Becker. The jurist leaves this evening for the east with high hopes of what this Committee of Fifty of which he is one, will accomplish. This committee is made up of prominent democrats and progressives whose "object is to form a permanent non-partisan national organization of influential men to promote and protect those measures which are conceded to be necessary in the struggle to institute and effectually maintain government by the people." The league intends to concentrate Its first . efforts upon two measures, the first of which aims at an easier method of amending the federal constitution, and -the second, which Is Intended to bring about the initiative, referendum and recall for states and cities. Judge Becker will sit in conference with men who rank high In the national political world, and because of this he himself looms up as a national figure. Among the men on the Committee of Fifty are such democrats as Senator Robert I Owens of Oklahoma; Herbert S. Bigelow of Cincinnati, president of the Ohio constitutional convention; Joseph W. Folk, ex-governor of Missouri; progressives like Senator George W. Norris of Nebraska; Attorney Francis J. Heney of San Francisco, and William S. ITKen, "father of the Oregon system." The Committee of Fifty will be In session on Saturday, and among the speakers will be William Jennings Bryan, Senator Moses Clapp of Minnesota, Ex-Governor Folk, and 'many other men prominent In their respective states. Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, Is among those, who are to make reports from the "battle line," on Organized Labor and Popular Government. Gary Is Trimmed. "Ned" Nelson's all stars, who were defeated by the Gary T. M. C A. pin men a week ago, turned the trick on the Gary aggregation at Towle &' McCool's alleys last night by taking two games out of an interesting three-game series. The Hammond pin men notched a totalof 2,555 pins while the Garyites gathered 2,536 maples. In the near future-the two rivals will roll off the tie.' The scores made last night are: Hammond .770 S95 S90 Gary 815 876 845 Breltnng's La Venda Cigars w cosldered supreme by the beat judges Adv. tt

Postmaster F. Richard Schaaf of Hammond today purchased through Hastings, Woods & company the fifty feet of State street frontage on the north side or the street Just east of the Federal building for a consideration that Is withheld. The property was owned by Mrs. Frances E. McCool, Roy McCool and Loretta McCool. For sometime Schaaf has been look

ing for a good piece of business prop erty In Hammond. He has long been convinced that "Hammond's Business District Must Expand" and he is acting accordingly. NAGE DISTRICT WANTED Can Hammond's deep sewer problem be solved by the aid of the 1919 law purposely enacted to provide for. a drainage district including the cities of the Calumet region? The question is one which may present Itself In the near future to the commercial clubs and city administrations in Hammond, Whiting and East i Chicago, and possibly Gary. In an informal discussion of the subject prior to the opening of court this morning, Judge V. S. Relter, president of the Hammond Chember of Commerce, thought the question one wor thy of serious consideration. Attorney Joseph Conroy opened the discussion by relating a talk which he and Mayor Schlieker of East Chicago, had re cently on the subject, and In which the East Chicago executive suggested that the problem could be solved effectually for all time by a eo-operatlon of the cities. LAyfr..jrlnayeiiw ylTeit tfre ' taxpayerr the means through wfilclTTEese Dlans could be carried out. Before anything could be done, however, a ref erendum vote would be required. . "The deep sewer question is of such vital Importance." said Judge Relter, "that it should be solved right for all time. One of the greatest drawbacks under which the cities of this region have suffered have been the makeshift improvements which entailed continual assessments without, however, getting us anywhere. When a city proposes to spend nearly a million dollars for an improvement it wants to be sure that it Is giving the taxpayers what they need. It will be o'nly a matter of time when these individual cities will be one municipality, and then we might find that we had expended money for some thing which does not meet the re quirements at that time." The discussion also brought out the opinion that Hammond and Whiting, particularly, could work to good advantage In co-operating on the question of sewage elimination. Local merchants are praying for a frosty morning with snow and a touch of real winter. They say that it would mean thousands . of dollars to Hammond. Several hundred transit men would move on or go to work. The fact Is that Just at present the unemployed are either not looking for Jobs, or the jobs are not looking for them. Both are waiting for winter.' Scores of railroaders are back from the ore regions and the summer roads for the winter rush. With the advent of winter these scores and dozens of men will be in demand. The freight business will be doubled. As it is warm, sunshiny and pleasant the matinees at picture shows and vaudeville houses are packed .by. as many men as women. Merchants wish that it would get wintry so that the railroaders and other workmen could go to work. WILL ATTEND Y.SLC. A.MEET C. L. Surprise, first assistant secre tary of the state T. M. C A., and Max Anderson, secretary of the Gibson Y. M. C A., 'expect to leave tomorrow morning for Fort Wayne to attend the state Y. M. C. A. convention there. Attorney L; L. Bomberger may also go there for one or two days. The convention ends on Sunday night. Fort Wayne has a campaign on for a Central T. M. C. A. building. ' Is yonr house cold when you reach nomeT Get a Gas Heating Stove. -No. Ana. Uaa & Elec Co. Adv. 16 1

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The property is so situated that It will be one of the most conspicuous on the street when a fine building ia erected on It. It is especially valuable in view of the fact that it has light on two sides, h i t - Hastings, Woods & company have had two options on the property and Gostlln, Meyn & company allowed ona to expire about a year ago. It was only recently, however, that this property began to Interest the Investing; public. Then suddenly there developed a

(Continued on page seven.) W RECRUITING 111 HAMMOND Calumet Region Is Furnishing Uncle Sam With Many New Soldiers. J" - On the average of one recruit a day to the United States army is betas furnished by the Catumet region ac cording to Corporal John Solberg, the recruiting officer 'in Hammond this morning. This has lasted for four months. The recruiting headquarters in Hammond is located in room 111 of the Lake County Havings and Trust company at the corner of Hohman and State street. "When the recruiting station was first established in Hammond," said Mr. Solberg, "we knew we would draw recruits from all over the Calumet region and so far the number has not been a disappointment. Since locating in Hammond we hare had on an average of one recruit a day. The majority of the men that have enlisted range in age from Zl to SO, while a number have been turned away on account of being under the 18 year age limit." . According to Mr. Solberg the applicants must go through a rigid examination and must answer a long list of JluesUons jQaftA-3a a -? eftuice,;. tnenla'ls that the recruit must be a citizen of the United States, must be able to read and 'write "the " English language and must' be In good health in mind and body. The recruits are enlisted from the main recruiting; station at South Chicago. .When- asked if any Increase '.had been shown on account of the Mexican situation, Mr. Solberg stated that it had made but little difference in Hammond. WESTFALLGOES WEST. : Attorney John Westfall, who came here from Whiting several months ago, has ' been absent for some time and It Is understood left with his family for some place In the west, leaving his household goods stored here. Today relatives from Remington are packing' the household goods to ship to them. Mr. Westfall Is said to be a very able attorney, but for some time past he has not been succeeding at his practice, due to some personal habits, it is said, and while here he worked for a time as a farm hand and other labor. It is sincerely hoped that he gets hold of himself and starts life anew in his western home. Rensselaer Republican. Mr. Westfall was formerly a member of the Lake county bar and a law partner of Senator Frank Gavi t of Whiting.- He- was also city attorney of Whiting for a time and regarded as a very capable lawyer. ALIj the news i the times. WHITE SLAVE TELLS COURT HER STORY 4 f'i- H HiM (WJwitSI! t f f 1T 'nil E Ruth Steele. Rath . Steel8, alleged white slave victim, has appearec' as the chief witness in the white slave trial of George Jordan before a f erlaral court at Charleston, West Virginia. Several weeks ago the young woman attempted to commit suicide with bichloride poisoning. She savs her attempted suicide i3 chargeable to Jordan, who she claims took her from Ircnton, Ohio, to Charleston and put hex in an evil resort, contrary to her Wiihea.