Hammond Times, Volume 8, Number 153, Hammond, Lake County, 5 December 1913 — Page 1

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Bute. Mont.. Dec. 5. John D. Cowan, former postmaster at Cowan, Mont., charged with issuing fraudulent postal money orders to the amount of about $4,500, pleaded guilty before Judge George M. Bourquin in the federal court here yesterday and was sentenced to thirteen months in the federal prison at Leavenworth and to pay a fine of $300 and costs. Cowan said he did not think he did wrong in stealing from the government, as the United States could afford to lose what he took. He is a socialist and holds the "capitalistic system" responsible for what he did. Brownsville, Tex., Dec. 6. A twenty-four hour battle near Tula, forty miles below Victoria, Tamaulipas, in the region of important Mexican oil fields, resulted in a federal loss of 220, according to a constitutionalist report received at Matamoras last night from Gen. Aguilar, commander-in-chief in that district. The constitutionalist loss was not stated. Late advices from Victoria said the fighting had been resumed. The battle started Tuesday night. Gen. Carrarea Torres commanded the constitutionalists, who numbered 2,0000, and Gens. Kabago and Arzamendi led the federal force of about 1,000 men.

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Gary's Chief of Police Prophesies Greatest Epidemic of Holdups and Burglaries in City's History, Owing to Many Idle Men. "DURING THE NEXT THREE MONTHS I EXPECT TO WITNESS THE GREATEST EPIDEMIC OP HOLDUPS AND BURGLARIES IN THE HISTORY OF GARY." This Is what Chief of Police J. D. Martin of Gary said this morning when he looked, over the night's reports and found that three negroes had struck down a white man at Tenth avenue and', Madison street late last "night ana robbed him f $30. , The chief saya the presence of so many idle men in Gary and the constant stream coming in looking for work' will result in many robberies this winter. James Sullivan, bartender at the Elk hotel, Ninth avenue and Madison street, is the name of the victim who was assaulted and robbed last night. Sullivan was passing the corner of Tenth avenue and Madison street when he was assailed by three negroes. He was badly beaten. When the report reached police headquarters Chief Martin personally took charge of the men working on the case, but no trace of the robbers was found. Accept Rolls. ' The board of public works today accepted the aseament rolls of Moss avenue walks, Kane avenue walks, Lyman avenue opening (modified) and filed inspectors report for Drackert treet sewer. W.'C Golden was awarded the contract of repairing fire stations and the C. & O. railroad will be told to erect light on Jefferson and Madison street witch crossings. Breltung's La Tenda Cigars at conaideVed supreme by the best Judges. Adv. tt PROMINENT FIGURE AT BIG WEDDING " t Ml V . www -V:; "ill

DECIDE 'FINALLY 01 SEWER

Contracts for Deep Sewer System and Pumping Station Will Be Let the Latter Part of Month, as Decided by Board Today. A Christmas present of an $895,000 deep sewer and pumping station contract will grace the sock of some contractor on December 22, thirteen week days hence. The estimate is one-third higher than the first. It has been cut down from $900,000, as announced, to look like a bargain. ' . In a furious clash with their enemies of old, the anti-deep sewer- crowd,, the board of public;-wskaih!s morning overruled all objections and amid an intense clamor that bordered oh a riot authorized the clerk of the city to advertise for bids. The plans and specifications of Engineers Shields and P. J. Lyons 'were confirmed. The estimate is $895,000. The sewer will approximately cost $17 and $23 with in terest for twenty-five foot lots off and oft the trunk lines, respectively. All Talked Separately and at Once. The board chamber was packed to capacity. It was the time for the re- ! monstrances, and none were forth-! coming. So the board heard the ob jectors of which twelve were conspic uously present, somo fighting to-the last, many sincere and a few intent on publicity. With the exception of a committee from the Anti-Deep Sewer association, the objectors did not represent anyone other than themselves. M. I. Angline, 456 Polk street, Gary; Meyer Rubens of Robertsdale; John Peterson, Hoffman street; Charles Schwenk, 437 Pine street, and C. W. Delaney, the optician, represented the Anti-Deep Sewer association. They argued in a new direction, now that municipal lighting has been jerked out of the plans and specifications, and their resources weakened. They spoke in favor of a sanitary district and asked the board to defer action so that they might have time to circulate pe titions in adjacent cities for the establishment of a sanitary district. After -debating the features of the sewer system most of the opponents admitted, reluctantly to be 'sure, that W. S. Shields, the expert engineer, might be trusted. The objectors ceased to pit their judgment against his and presented the ' matter of the sanitary district. They were told that the system planned could be made a unit in the sanitarly district, and that if not built now would have to be when the district board became .active. This the objectors stated was untrue. They argued that the Shields sewers would not be on the right level and probably not tilted the right way and that sewage would have to- be pumped Into the sanitary district. The board of public works and other city officials present, including the mayor, gave all prrsent a hearing and replied to all arguments. In confirming the plans they say that they are acting with the wishes of the people of Hammond. who re-elected them with the deep sewer as the big Issue. Antl pack Long's Hall. An anti-deep sewer meeting was held last evening with every seat taken and three men standing up. The same spirit of opposition to the administration was displayed. Louis Heckleman presided. The meeting went on record as opposed to the deep sewer as approved by the board and a committee was authorized to bring action in the court to restrain the board from constructing the sewer. A committee was appointed to circulate petitions for a sanitary district. Breltung's La Venda Cigars are the Alg-hest clasn la all Its alaes. Adv. tt Smoke M f Hie Canadian CInh Mixture. For pipe or etgrarette. beat that leaf and skill can produce,- Adv.

PATTERSON JUDGE IS CHOSEN

Prosecutor Makes Strenuous . Denial of Rumor That He Is to Resign Office. (BILLETIX.) Crown Point. lad. Bee. 5, 3:30 p. m. Judge H. B. Tutkill nu selected as the judge la the l'atteraon Impeachment proceeding by the atriklag out process this afternoon. (Special to The Times.) Crown Point, Ind.. Dec. 5. Judge W. C. McMahan of the circuit court, .in whose court the impeaching proceedings against Prosecuting Attorney J, A. Patterson have been filed, has chal lenged himself to try the case, and it is now up to the contending sides to agree upon a Judge. At 1:30 today no choice had been made. t'aiierson has retained Attorneys John J. Gillett and C. B. Tinkham of Hammond, and in addition to those he will be represented by his chief deputy Kalph W. Ross of Hammond. No announcement has been received as yet as to who is-to represent the attorney general's office in the prosecution, although it is generally believed that either Attorneys Otto Bruce or Hirschman will be appointed. In the event the attorneys for the state and the defense can not agree upon a judge or a lawyer who is to hear the case. It then becomes neces sary ior-Judge McMahan to submit three names to the contending parties, .acn siae nas the right to strike off one name, and the remaining one then is under the law the man to try tho case. Since the Impeaching articles have been filed, there has been a r,umor to the effect that Patterson would resign, but he has denied to everyone who spoke to him about it that he ever had any such idea. He haa engaged counsel and he says) Jift JUllUrh t tinfft 10 me amah. (IIH STORY BIG CANARD A year ago Murry Franklin of Chicago, paymaster for the Goshen Shirt Company of Hammond, claimed that he had been held up on the Monon tracks and Ogden street by two bold thugs- and robbed of a' package of money containing $1,125 in currency. Chief of Police Peter Austgen who directed the ingestigation of Franklin's conduct and record from the Hammond end of the case, has been working on clews since the alleged holdup occurred on January 16, 1913, and yesterday was rewarded in his efforts. During the past two. weeks Chief of Police Austgen, together with Julius J. Cohen of the Goshen Shirt credit department of Chicago, have re ceived some valuable clews and to them most of the credit of solving the baffling case is due." Since the alleged robbery on the afternoon of January 16, it has been learned that sixteen days after leaving the employment of the Goshen Shirt Company, Franklin purchased some railroad bonds and placed them in a safety deposit vault in Chicago. Several nvrnths following Franklin purchased a fhe and ten-cent store in Chicago. On the evening of the alleged holdup The Times gave a firti account of the case and the details of the story as told by Franklin at the Central police nation. Franklin had come out from Thicago on the 1:12 p. m. Nickel Plate train with a package containing $1,125 to be used in paying off the employes of the Hammond plant. Instead of walking down Hohman street, as he was accustomed. Franklin walked down ; the railroad tracks and claimed that ! two men pounced upon him at Ogden street and beat him into unconsciousness. Franklin appeared at the Central station with a black eye and in an unconcerned manner told his story. One of the important clews that Chief Austgen took up was the fact that a number of section men were working near the scene of the supposed holdup, but saw nothing of Frenklin or the thugs. According to Chief Austgen by a letter received this morning, the Goshen Shirt Company have obtained half of the loss through Franklin's attorney. Smoke McHle Canadian Club Mixtore. For pipe or cigarette, beat that leaf skill caa produce Adv. la your house cold when yon reach homeT Get a Gas Heating Stov. No. ind. Gas & Elec Co. Adv. xstf ALL THE NEWS I3f THE TIMES.

CRIMINAL ACTIONS BEING CONSIDERED AGAINST NEW HAVEN RAILWAY CHIEFS

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Top, Th.zdore N. Vail Oeft) and J. Pierpmit Morgan. Bottom, Charles ; . S. Meilen Oeft) nd WUllam Rockefeller. ' Attorney General Wickcrfiham plana criminal as well as civil proceedings vader the Sherman antl-trost law against the New Haven railroad tyatem, according to advices from Washington. Some of tho more hivefitiai directors of the road are William Rockefeller, J. Pierpont Mo an, Charles Mellea and Theodore N. VaiL

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RAILROAD PROJECT Prospects for tho interurban railroad which is to connect Hammond with Chicago Heights via Lansing, Oak Glen, and Glenwood are to be revived at a conference which Is to be held at Thornton this evening. Representatives of the proposed interurban line, town officials and citizens are expect ed to be at the, meeting at which plans ror the road are to be discussed. The proposed project is several years old. The r.oute is considered a good one, as such a line would drain a fertile and thickly populated territory. Las spring citizens of the Illinois towns asked for the cooperation of the Hammond Chamber of Commerce, hoping that It would use its influence to induce capital to buld the line. This proposed line s independent of the Gren Line which has plans for a line from1 Hammond . througn West Hammond and then to Harvey. Gets Permit. Thomas G. Denton was granted a permit to erect a one and a half story frame dwelling In 1161 Monroe street and A. J. Lape will build a two story home in 187 Waltharn street to cost $2,000. TWENTY DAYS TO CHRISTMAS DEC. 5 A i Yly, The Old Woman Who Lived In a Shoe Bought Her Christmas. Presents Early

?:- ::..'-. : ' HER POSTMASTER W. C. Nichols, Sterling Character and Fine Citizen, Passes Away(Special to The Times.) Lowell, Ind., Dec 5. William Calvin Nichols, postmaster of Lowell, died at his home yesterday . morning at 1 o'clock, after several weeks of keen t suffering, although he had been In poor health for a long time. The fu neral will be held from the residence tomorrow at 1:30 o'clock p. m.. Rev. Vorls Servies officiating. Interment in the Lowell cemetery. W. C Nichols was born In Cedar Creek township. Lake county, Indiana, November 10, 1845, son of Horatio Nelson Rice and Phoebe Eliza Nichols. At the age of six years his parents moved (Continued on page ten.) HE COULDN'T WAIT; THENWAS HURT Fred Creed, 244 State street, Hammond, suffered a painful injury to his foot early this morning when he attempted to climb through a Nickel Plate freight train at the Oakley avenue crossing, his foot being caught between the cars. The member was severely crushed and he was' removed to St. Margaret's hospital. It is not thought that the foot will have to be amputated. , APPEALS TO THE. SUPERIOR COURT Julius Zweigenthal, manaper of a number of nuack museums who makes headquarters In Gary, and who was fined two hundred dollars in the Gary city court this week for practicing medicine without a license has appealed his case to the superior court.- It may come up for trial in a few weeks. Meet Tonight. .A mass meeting will be held 'this evening In the Central school at which the public is to be told by women of the Hammond Women's Christian Temperance Union how the new Francis Williard hospital being established in the old Godfrey home on Oakley avenue is to be conducted. Special department concessions are being granted to members of the G. A. R. and those who take stock in the Institution. The hospital proposes to injure all stockholders against misfortune in that they will be cared for when illness renders them candidates for treatment. Stock will be placed on the market as soon as the public is told the plan of operation. McHle'a Caaadtaa Claa at 1A eeata per caa. Netalns better. Mae coupons mill set yen safet yraaor, Adv.

(Special to The Times.) Lansing, HI., Dec. 5. Torrents of steam from a broken pipe blew Fireman Robert Burns through tine cab window of his moving engine on the Grand Trunk yesterday afternoon. Bums lit near Lansing, sustaining injuries on the head and . back . and severe burns on all parts of the body. BAD FIRE ON LAKE A disastrous fire which started In Nelson's pavilion . at. the. Lake Front park at Forsyth last night resulted in the total destruction of the new fish resort, causing a loss estimated at 8,000. The origin of the fire is thought to have started from- the sparks Of 'a passing engine, as the flames were at first confined to the large roof. Insurance amounting to $1,000 was carried on the building. i The first trace of the fire was notired about 8:15 last night when smoke was seen issuing from the roof, a An alarm was sent in to' the Robertsdale department, but after responding they found that they were helpless without any water supply. The new pavilion, which was erected two years ago west of the park, is not in reach of the water mains and as a. result .the Robertsdale 'department could not get a lead of hose to the- fire.- -----'- -''- - The' conflagration attracted the at--rentkm" ofnQTgByT?f-t)e)W.', Whff could do nothing but watch, the large structure burn to the ground.- ' . BIG BULL Edwin M. Lee of Indianapolis, state chairman of the progressive party, arrived In Hammond this noon to spend a number of days here on business not political, however. While in Hammond he will be the guest of his brother. Attorney L A. Lee, who is connected with the law firm of Crumpacker & Crumpacker. The Indianapolis man represents the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company. While he does not care to discuss politics he hears it on all sides among his many acquaintances over the state. The adroit politician in him is never asleep, however; and consequently he sells insurance- policies to republicans, democrats, progressives and all, irrespective , of party. As evidence that he is talking insurance business and not politics, he told a Times reporter tht TTe"" had recently sold a $2,000 policy to . a downstate editor who has a reputation of being the most venomous, unforgiving and uncompromising antlprogreffMve editor in the state. When the reporter head this he assured Mr. Lee of his best wishes for success in Hammond and "ducked," fearing that the man he was Interviewing would suddenly discover that a reporter had a precious life, which ought to be insured. DENVER SNOWBOUND; MANY KEPT IN STORES School Children Unable to Get Home. Denver, Colo., Dec. 4. Denver , is snowbound today. At 1 o'clock last night from twenty to twenty-four inches of snow had fallen In the city and suburbs, with no prospect of a cessation for at least ten hours. Since mid-afternoon street car traffic had been compltely blocked and thousands are marooned in the downtown district. Hundreds of children were cared for In houses adjoining the schools. Many department stores closed early that the women employes might reach their homes, but last night hundreds were housed in downtown hotels, while men clerks, unable to get. accommodations, t spent the night In the stores. Many telephone operators were unable to leave their homes and telephonic communication is slow and uncertain. Incoming overland trains were from four to ten hours-late and last night no attempt was being made to send any trains out of Denver.

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Without a pilot the fast train ran wild. Fearing a collision the , engineer and brakeman jumped. They thought the fireman had jumped before them. -.' ' i . I When the ste.vn was completely exhausted the entMe came to Mow step miles from the scene "of the accident. All concerned were a injured but Burns the most severely. He Is being attended by Dr. Potts and will recover.

WAS JOHN BV JINX? Were the John L Walker's of 103 Russell street, pursued to and from Palm Beach, Fla.. by a jinx, and if so did the ministrations of fate provide an antidote which made ineffectual all attempts of that hoodoo? It seems certainly so. a falling tree which struck the side of the Monon coach last evening., breaking woodwork and slivering glass, was the last of the narrow escapes.. Mr. and Mrs. Walker were in, the. cpaclt. .and . by a miracle escaped. . i On the Queen Crescent road, just out of Sommerville, Ky., fe window of the berth occupied by the t Walkers wa shattered by a projection from a box car, and' the Hammond people Injured. That they were not fatally hurt is an-' other miracle. . . . doctor.', was cailod at the next stop and before the wounds were attended to at lain agent boarded the train and offered to settle Mr. -Walker xold htm that-Mr.-Wake; nd himself were , fortunate to escape and would take nothing. ,; ' . - At Palm Beach and Lake Worth the couple divided their time between social: events', and deep sea fishing. Mr. Walker got into an argument with a seven-foot a! legator and in the fracas shot the reptile. He is skinning the vanquished enemy to-day. A New Lawyer. T. G. Gregory of Chicago, an attos--ney who is seeking to establish himself In Hammond, is woking in . the office of H. E. Granger. ' Have comfort In the bathroom with a Gas Heating Stove. No. Ind. Gas & Elec Co. PROPOSES IN SKIES, HEIGHT BRINGS ."YES" i "Jack" Vilna. "Jack" Vilas, rich Chicago polo player, motor, car . racer and airboat man, who is to be married soon to Miss Susanne Wharton ' of New York, has divulged the secret of how he won the young- woman. He asked hir to take a ride in his flying machine. When they were up 3,000 feet he proposed. She didn't accept. Up another thous. nd feet. Another refusal. Then after he had risen 5,000 feet in the air he proposed again, and she was so nervous and frustrated by reason of her high alti A. 1 A. 1 A - J - tuuc hue avcvyieua

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