Hammond Times, Volume 8, Number 157, Hammond, Lake County, 10 December 1913 — Page 1

TO FOUR O'CLOCK EDITION FAIR TODAY AND ti. THURSDAY: NO CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE. ONE CENT PER COPY, (Back Numbers . S Cents Coy. VOL. VIIL, NO. 157. HAMMOND, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1913.

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UTO TO Man Loflfkc "Rrntn Headlight When Indiana Two men were seriously injured and two others had remarkable escapes from death yesterday when a suburban train on the Lake Shore railroad struck an automobile truck at the Michigan avenue crossing between Indiana Harbor and Hammond. One of the men leaped from the truck to the top of the locomotive and clung there until the engine was brought to a stop. Another was buried beneath the overturned automobile, but escaped with a few scratches. The injured: M. LIPPERT. 017 Commerlcal avenue, proprietor of a tar supply house. OTTO MICHAU, 9019 Commercial avenue. The truck was being driven by Lippert. Mlchau was sitting on the seat beside him. George Moore, 9019 Commercial avenue, and Walter Rutskowski, 8359 Bond avenue, were riding in the body of the truck. ' Lippert waited until a switch engine had ; pulled away from the crossing, and,' failing to see the approaching south bound train started to cross the tracks. The locomotive struck the front part of the truck, hurled to one side and overturned it. Michau was bruised and cut, and his collar bone was broken. Two of Lippert's ribs and HAMMOND MAN WEDS IN CHICAGO Carl Schumacher Takes Michigan City Bride. a Chicago, Dec. 10. A marriage 11-1 cense was issued here yesterday to the ' following; i Anna Vi-hlon. 60, Michigan City., and Carl Schumacher, 48, Hammond. ' j Mr. Schumacher . was the proprietor' ..it. the ..saloon on North Hohnan street at'the i Soiilfi fehore tracks, and is wellknown over tl county. ..;;-VVyi-;. A i ' - . - CHANCELLOR'S ACT BRINGS TROUBLE 2". i-" 'i ....' 1 -v Dr. von Betnmann-Hollweg nop) and Count von Wedel. Berlin, Dec. 10. The clash between the civil authorities of Alsace-Lorraine and the military element, which came to a head last week, has brought two important though . disagreeable facts before the attention of the German pf-ople: First, the bitterness still existent among Alsatians against all things German; secondly, the Inability of -Chancellor von Bethmann-Holl weg to .cope with Borne of Germany's big internal problems. - Hostility to the German government Is not a new thing in Alsace-Lorraine. The people of the provinces which wero taken from France after the war of 1870 have long been hostile to the Prussian regime. They have shown their hostility by being impudent and Insulting to the military. The militant element, on the other hand, nas fanned the flames of il-feellng by being overbearing and tactless.

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Trnr.lc tn "Rtio-itk Car is Hit Near Harbor his left wrist were broken and he was injured internally. When the crash came Moore leaped for the engine and clung to the headlight until he locomotive was stopped. He had only a few scratches. Rutskowski was hurled beneath the truck whwen it turned turtle, but fell in such a way that h : was taken out uninjured The conductor in charge of the train was D. Carpenter, the engine was No 4751 and the train No. 223. A small fox terrier dog, belonging to H. Leavenklnd, wholesale liquor dealer, 3106 East Ninety-second street. South Chicago, was lost in the mix-up. The dog had followed a wagon belonging to Leavenkind which delivered supplies to Nate Levi's Golden Gate Wine house, several days ago. When the wagon started back for South Chicago the dog had disappeared, for the time being and was left behind. He showed up later and Mr. Levi, recognized him and took him in and cared for him, intending to return him to Mr. Leavenkind. He gave him in charge of Michau, one of the injured in the truck, asking him to see him safely back to the Leavenklnd establishment. Michau was holding the dog when the collision came and that was the lats seen of the fox terrier. Weeping Hammond Mother Excites Compassion of Chiejf Martin and Police When She Tells Story of Her 19-Year-01d Daughter Th'e visit of a weeping mother from Hammond who came to the Gary police station yesterday afternoon in search of her nineteen-year old daughter, Kosie Ryan, who disappeared in Gary on the night of November 30, leads the police to believe that the girl has been abducted by white slavers. TelU Sad Story. Mrs. Ryan, who refused to give her surname or her address in Hammond, is understood to be a widow and she was prompted to come to Gary following the story in The TimE3 of an auto mobile escapade in which a girl named Martha Ryan figured. From th. story told by Mrs. Ryan and another Hammond young woman. whose name the police decline to give out, the two girls came to Gary from Hammond on the night of November 30. They went to the Majestic skatingrink. At 8:30 o'clock they went to Fifth avenue nd Broadway to catch a car back for Hammond but missed it. Invited Her In Car. While waiting at the corner ' three young men, who were riding in an auto, stopped their car and asked the girls if they had mssed the Hammond street car. When they replied yes they told the girls that they were returning to Hammond and would be glad to take them along. The invitation was accepted and instead of i proceeding to Hammond the auto went to a Ridge road saloon, said by the Rryan girTs partner to be Murphy's roadhouse. Here they had a few drinks and the Ryan girl became drowsy. Her companion insisted on their returning to Hammond. To this the young men agreed but they first stopped at, another roadhouse near Forty-fifth avenue and Broadway. Finally the Ryan girl's companion became alarmed when Rosie became sleepy and left the place and proceeded jback to Hammond when Rosie declined j to leave. . j Nothing has been seen of Rosie Ryan since and Chief Martin and Safety j Commissioner Cooper are Inclined to 'believe that she has been made the prisoner of a white slave gang. Every i questionable house In Gary is being searched. . Rosle's companion was unjable to give any clew to who occupied !the auto the night of Rosle's disap pearance. . - Smofee Mcrtle Canadian Club Mixto rr. For pipe or Ha-arette. bent that leaf and kfll ran prdoce. . . Adv. Beat, ween ana wbtr yon want n. Get a G-aa Heating Stov No. Ind. Oaa Elec Cck 4.dv. lit

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DID HE GET BACK TO GARY Stranger Works Old Trick in Delicatessen Store. Members of the Hammond police department are making 'a city wide search today for a stranger who walked into Siedentopf's delicatessen store at 645 South Hohrnan street shortly after noon yesterday and after giving Mrs. Siedentopf a $10 bill to have changed, the stranger grabbed a $20 gold piece and ran out of'the door. The stranger was apparently 23 years old and after walking into the store called for a package of wafers. He handed Mrs. Siedentojf a $10 bill to have changed and while she was counting out the money the stranger grabbed a $20 gold piece, leaving the $10 bill on the counter. The man was last seen going towards Gary and It is thought that he is many miles away by this time. BARBER SUES ENGINEER Judge Kopelke Hears Berth-old-Kasper Case. Judge Kopelke and a jury in the superior court today heard the evidence In the civil suit instituted last spring by Max Berthold, a Hammond barber, against Joseph Kasper, the assistant engineer at the Hammond pumping station. The suit involves $SS3, which Bethold says he paid to Joe Kasper in the summer of 1910, when he (Bethold) had the bath house concession at the Lake Front park. He says he divided the day's receipts evenly with Kasper, think that his concession depended to that extent on Kasper's good will and influence with the city administration. Kasper's defense is that he and Berthold were in a partnership, which paid all bills jointly and divided the receipts evenly. The question at issue is whether or not Kasper received the money under false pretenses. Bethold says he did, and Kasper says the partnership in which he was a silent partner was of Bethold's own seeking. Berthold received the concession from the board of public works In an open bid for $26.

NEW TRAIN SERVICE FOR GARY Gary and Capital Soon to Be Connected. .Lap-orfe, Ind., Dec. 1.0. Direct comfntinlcation between Gary and Indianapolis, via interurban will soon be established, the trains running from Indianapolis to Warsaw through Goshen and South Bend, the last lap being over the South Shore lines to 'Gary, with Chicago to be the terminal not later than May 1. Completion of a new switch between the South Shore lines and the Northern Indiana railway in South Bend is the connecting link In the chain of interurbans, ' which will ply between the capital city and Gary and the through service will start the first of the year or a short time thereafter. HE NEEDED NO ARMOR Wear Ten Vests Like This Cop and Dodge Bullets. Orville Michael doesn't need a bullet proof vest to protect him when he guards Belt Line railroad property rnot during this cold weather. On these cool nights he wears every article of clothing he can pile on, except his Sunday necktie. That would not have helped, anyway, when box car thieves shot at Michael early yesterday morn ing, but the rest of the clothing did. ne ran ai a raie oi less man a mile a minute to the police station and sum moned help. . A hole through his coat attracted attention and he began "peel Ing off clothes. When he got down to about the tenth vest a spent bullet dropped to the floor. "Laugh," jeered Michael at the smiling police. "I'm alive, ain't I?" ACQUITS DR. CRAIG OF KNABE SLAYING Judge Ends Trial by structing Jury. InShelbyville. Ind.. Dec. 10. The trial of Dr. William B. Craig, charged with the murder of Dr. Helen Knabe, came to an abrupt end yesterday when the judge instructed the Jury to acquit Dr. Craig. His decision came at the request of counsel for the defense, which based its arguments on the contention that the state had failed to establish a case against the accused man. The motion declared that no evidence connecting Dr. Craig with the murder had been introduced. - The indictment against Alonzo M. Ragsdale, the undertaker, charging him with being an accessory after the fact, was nolle prossed. DENTAL STUDENTS GO ON "STRIKE" Alleged Insanitary Condino, Trr11 One hundred and seventy-five students in the senior class of Valparaiso university dental school at South Wood and West Harrison Btreets, Chicago, "struck" yesterday, declaring that sanitary conditions in the school were not up to standard. Two hundred other students have said they would Join the strike unless repairs were made.

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V s j, ,3$ Bingham, tltah, Dec. 10. Excitement is rife in this little minim? town because of the belief that Ralph Lopez, desperate.bandit and slayer of six. Is still alive In the Utah-Apex mine. Lopez killed a' Mexican miner and three peace officers November 21 and took refuge In the mine November 27, when the upground chase got too hot for him. He gave battle to deputies PQT,n J TT,4 n.,4. bcene in, Hammond Court Room When Gary For-

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His Weeping Mother. The first returns on the grand Jury indictments were made last night in the Hammond Superior Court when James Balog a Gary foreigner was arrested and arraigned before Judge Relter on the charge of having entered a house to commit a felony. He plead ed guilty, and .being but twenty-five years old and with a good record of former years. Judge Keiter paroled him. His old mother hysterical with anguish about her boy waited In the court house corridors for the outcome of the trial and aroused much sym pathy for. herself ani the boy among the people In the court house. When her son came out of the court room practically a free man she wanted to throw her arms about him but her son app'eared to have less sympathy for her than stranger for he walked away from lier as thrush she were a stranger to him. Indictments have been returned for the following ofEensev and have been placed on the entry dooket: Riot, 2. Exhibiting gaming device 3. Malicious injury to animals,' 1. Petit larceny, 2. Grand larceny, 3. Forgery, 1. Murder, 2. Child desertion, 1. Entering house to commit a felony, 1. Receiving stoli-. property, 2. TOUCHES ON KUBINI CASE N. Y. World Denies Priest Has Joined Episcopalians. The current issue of the New York World prints the following notice: "The report that has got into the press about a certain Rev. Mr. Kubini, a Hungarian priest of South Bend, Ind., just having left the Catholic church and gone Into- the Episcopal church is entirely incorrect. "The Rev. Mr, Kubini has been excommunicated by the bishop of Fort Wayne for more than a year. He is a man with a very checkered career, a refugee, and not a political one either, from Hungary. About two months ago he had himself consecrated bishop by a scape grace named Villatte, over a Hungarian saloon. At that time the Kpiscopal bishop of South Bend, the Riht Rev- Jonn Hazen White, refused absolutely to have anything to do with his man, or with any of his schemes. To say, therefore, that he has just left the Catholic church and taken with him 200 of his people is not correct. He and his followers have been out of the church some time." Breltung's La Venda Cigars considered supreme by the beat Judges. Adv.. tt

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Main Street. Bintrham. Utah. who entered the mine November 29 and killed two of them. At that time Sheriff Smith ordered the entrances of the mine sealed and for a week forced gases into the workings. At the end of that time it was supposed the bandit was dead, as he had made no sign of surrendering Deputy Sorenson, the only survivor of the four officers who began the pur DATE SET WEEK FROM THIS EVE. (Special to The Times.) Crown Point. Ind., Dec. 10. As near ly as on be determined now by Judge H. B. Tuthill, who is to hear the im1 Peacnment proceedings t Prosecuting attorney j. a. patter., the-es will be made up a week from tonight. The evening, hour is chosen so as not duced. The first of this will in all probability be submitted on the following Saturday at Crown Point. The law requires that an impeachment case go

i noiiuiiiru uuiinut ul me .mercy nospnai to trial within twenty days of the time after the Sisters of St. Francis had opit is filed, and starting the case a grated it for six years. The present

week from next Saturday m place it within the twenty-day limit. It can then be continued to suit the convenience of all partes interested. No delay is, however. Intended. Judge Tuthill will probably not be able to take the case up on Monday after the Saturday on which the first evidence is Introduced for the reason that he is due to set cases in Michigan City on this day. He will make an effort, however, to take it up a day or two later. BOOST IN CAPITAL PLANNED BY. BANK South Chicago Savings Institution to Offer New Stock at'Par. The directors of the South Chicago Savings bank have decided to recommend to the stockholders an Increase of fifty, per cent in the capital stock, to be sold at par. Inasmuch as the shares . are 225 bid, the increase will consisitute an agreeable melon. "Sister" of Gary Bank. This bank is often referred to as the "sister" of the Gary State bank. Several of the directors of the South Chicago Institution are directors in the Gary bank. The majority of stock ln each is held by general officials of the Illinois .Steel .Cornxny. The present capital Is '200,000, the surplus $100,000. end the undivided profits at the time of the last statement were $43,000. The present book value Is 171. It is proposed to make the new capitalization $300,000 and transfer the undivided profits to the surplus account making the latter 1150,000 and the book value 150. The stock holders will be asked to yield twenty-five per cent of their rights to the new stock. This twentyfive per cent will be sold at 200 to person desiring to become stockholders. The proceeds of the sale will be credited to the stock holder who waives his rights, so that the cost , of the stock retained by him will be approximately $64.87 per share. The bank Is paying dividends of eight per cent regular and two per cent extra. It is thought this rate will be maintained. The Institution has In deposits $2,687.104. A large portion tf the stock is owned by officials of the United States Steel corporation. Breltung's La Tenda Ctgara ara tne Jis:het class In all Its slses Adv. XX

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C . sr suit of Lopez November 21, pleaded to continue the search in the mine alone, but this the sheriff-will not permit, as he believes going Into the , mine to meet the outlaw would mean death to the deputy. - Once during the pursuit in the Lake mountains Lopez appeared on a cliff before a posse - and asked them to Bend for Sorenson that they might fight a duel. March 1 Is set as the date for open-. ! buildinir at Garv OH arlnallv It wa In. : tended to occudv the huiidine this month bu the decision' to add' further improvements to the hospital structure is the reason for the delay. Will Have B1k Staff. The new hospital will be operated by the Poor Hand Maids of ' Jesus Christ. This order of Bisters recently assumed control of the Mercy hosDital hospital is in Carolina street, onnosite the Emerson school. Tyler street, between Sixth and Seventh avenues, is the location of the four-story struc ture now nearing completion. Sister M. Lydia Is sister superior of the hospital and Miss Dorothy Phelan is superintendent of nurses and the training school. There will be in the new home twelve lay nurses and thirty to forty sisters, who will act as nurses and perform other duties incidental to a hospital. A staff of four Internes will make up the resident medif at staff. How It Was Bnllt. The steel corporation has given free rent or the present hospital buildings. Two years ago the Gary Land Company of ' the steel corporation, gave the, hospital $50,000 worth of land for a site. The sum of $20,000 was. in the treasury, , $40,000 was raised by subscriptlon among the people of Gary, the Y. M. C. A., the Gary Commercial club, and steel workers, regardless of religious affiliation, securing the sum. Early this year through the efforts of Captain H. S. Norton, head of the Gary Land Company, a loan, in addition to the ones already procured, was made to the Rt. Rev. Herman J. Alerding, bishop of Fort Wayne, which insures the completion of the structure. Although operated by the sisters, the hospital Is open to patients of all denominations. WORLD HAS BEEN ON DEBAUCH, SAYS KAHN Declares U. S. Will Recover . From Financial Orgy. As Otto H. Kahn (of Kuhn. Loeb & Co.) sees the situation: 'The world has been on a debauch, financially and commercially. But the United States, being more naturally resourceful than the European countries, will be the first to recover. "Our present dullness will therefore turn for the better. It is only a question of time. "The currency bill, even If materially modified, will not be wholly satisfactory to bankers, and certainly cannot Vneet fhe approval of financiers who lay stresjk on scientific methods of finance. "3?et it will do more good than harm; that is, in the balance it must prove beneficial." Is your bouse cold when you react home? Get a Gas Heating Stove. No. ind. Gas & Elec. Co. Adv. JStf A JTEW DIMES FOR CAR PARE OR POSTAGE IF YOU'RE ANSWERING ADS. A FRW DIMES FOR YOUR OWN WANT." IF YOU'RE ADVERTISING IN THE VJMES AIND THE USUAt, RESULT IS A JOB.

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Lake County Medical Society Is Entertaineed at Hammond Country Club Last Night as Guest of Dr. W. D. Weis Dr. Iddings of Lowell Is . Elected President for Ensuing Year. The annual meeting of the Lak County Medical society and the elec tion of officers for the ensuing year were held at the Hammond Country; club last night ln connection with a banquet, at which Dr. W. D. Weis of Hammond, the outgoing president, and Mrs. Weis were host and hostess. The following officers were elect ed: . President Dr. John Iddings, Lowell Vice president Dr.' J. E. Metcalf, Gary. , - Secretary-Treasurer Dr. E. Shanklin, Hammond. ...... Censor Dr. T. W. Oberlln, Hammond, Essayist Dr. C. W. Tarrington, Gary. v Delegates to annual state meeting Dr. E. E. Evans, Gary; and Dr. H. E. Sharrer, Hammond. ", - Alternates Dr. Metcalf. Gary; ar.d Dr. W. F. Howat, Hammond. If the report of the meeting were to be written in the spirit in which the meeting was held, it would be a rnbling throiigh delightful informalities, ln. which the host and hostess led tho way. ! ' The. reporter of the day would probably say: "Doc Weis'. and his better half gave a party, and a good time was had by all. There were as many ladies there as men, as most of. tho doctors arei married, anda few who are not married,' have sweethearts. It looked as though Doc Weis would have to settle for 100 guests. The presumption is that he got a flat rate from the Country club management, otherwise, judging from the way everybody, including the 'kiddies' ate, he would have been ifadly stuck. Not that that would have made much difference to him, but one doesn't like to seo a good fellow get the worst of it. If the Lake County doctors know anything about dietetics, there is never any evidence of it when they get together to eat, and it does seem a good thing that their patients can't see them. then. "One would have thought that in so serious a moment when the north end of the county for the first time in the history of the society, divorced itself of the presidency and sent this office to the south end, that this historic step would have had a sobering- effect (not In the. alcoholic sense) on the professional men. But no. Dr. Iddings of Lowell, who was the first to receive this deserving honor, was irreverently referred to and Introduced ajs .'the man with the bald head.- In this connection Dr. Howat suggested holding a (Continued on-page live.) COACHES THE HOUSE MINORITY LEADER -1 i v JMrs. Florence A. Donnelly. Washington, D?c. 10. Mrs. Florence A. Donnelly, clerk to Representative James R. Mann of Illinois, the minority leader In the house, is givn the credit by Mr. Man as being the one who furnishes him with much of the information he Imparts to the house. Mrs. Donnelly has been his clerk, for ml years. - -