Hammond Times, Volume 8, Number 163, Hammond, Lake County, 17 December 1913 — Page 1

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CONTINUED MILD TEMP FAIR TODAT AND PROBABLY THURSDAY;

VOL. VHI., KO. 163. With the superior court room more than half filled with. Hobart taxpayers, Judge V. S. Relter today heard the lagal arguments In the Hobart injunction case which was begun on Monday ef this week by William H. Carey and James M. Ballantyne, two town trustees against the remainder of the board. H. E. Kellman, William S charback and William Lenertz. The injunction complaint attacks the validity of the board's proceedings at a ' meeting; on December 9, when the defend an C trustees created two new wards and prepared to appoint two trustees for these wards at a special meeting on Tuesday night. That is the fight on the surface, but underneath there is a political more ment which follows in the wake of the recent election. The defendants rep resent the defeated administration at the pools, hut counting on the two men (Continued on page eluht.) Lat Monday morning after return Ins; from court, where he had appeared for Joseph Ryan of Chicago, who was held in custody by the Hammond police for picking the pocket of John KoUer at the Nickel Plate depot last Sunday night. Attorney Joseph Conroy was accosted by a strange man who said to him: "Are youse de guy datgis lawyer for a young feller who go pulled in for dipping?" Bewildered, Mr. Conroy stated that he was, and the stranger replied: "Well, he's not de right guy." The man then asked Mr. Conroy's name and address, which was readily given. "Youse will see more of us," said the man' and before Mr. Conroy could reply the stranger disappeared around the corner. , Upon receiving a registered letter from Chicago ' this morning from a nameless sender, Mr. Conroy was con

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AT STATE CAPITAL. Indianapolis, Ind, Dec 17. The anti-machine Democrats of Tippecanoe county, who kicked up such a muss over the method of electing delegates to the Tenth district convention which Is to elect a district chairman, met their Waterloo at the meeting of the Democratic state committee yesterday afternoon. The antl-inachlne men had elected R. M. Isherwood county chairman and authorised him to select committees of five to fifteen men in each ward and township to choose the delegates to the district convention. Isherwood Is an anti-machine man and this, of course, mean that delegates would be selected who would oppose the re-election ef Charles J. Murphy, the machine candid te for district chairman. The state committee, however. ousted Isherwood from the county (Continued on page eight.) fronted with another strange incident. Thi nci ti i. mil w-weu v-v uwu lit Uilta i and a letter reading to the following effect:' Chicago, I1L, Attorney Joseph Conroy, Hammond, Ind. Dear Sir: I Just heard that a young man was picked up in your city for dipping a guy. I know this kid is Innocent, and as I am told you are his attorney, and to show you I am on the square, I am sending you the amount the guy lost (which was $123.00). I am sending this to you to give back to the old gent. If he don't take It back, I will pick It up from you one of these days. (Signed) THE GUILTY PARTY. Monday Ryan was released after securing a $500 cash bond and arrangements made to send then case over to the superior court for trial. When Chief Austgen learned of the money and letter beinz received by Attornev Conroy this morning he replied. "That is Just one of the many tricks that the crooks have in. their efforts to get out of a trial. It Is my opinion," said Chief Austgen, "that they raised this money to give back to Kotzer so that he would not care about pushing the prosecution as long as ,he got his money back. "Of course, it Is up to Kotzer." Chief Austgen went on, "and If he will not appear against this man Ryan, we will be unable to do anything ourselves." ' hi if i C o. ' Buffom home on outskirts of Little Valley, N. Y.; Jim. Cynthia Buffom (wearing black fur coat) and Minnie Slater. Her husband and five-year-old son dead from arsenical poisoning: and her fourteen-year-old daughter dying from the same cause, Mm. Cynthia Buffom of Little Falls, N. has ben indicted on a charge of first dfm Hnrrder and is now in jail awalttwr trial Emeet Praam, also of Little Valley, has been indieted on the same chargre. It la alleged that Frahm and Mr. Buffom wished to kill the whole Buffom family and then marry. Minnie Slater, a detective, posing: as a nurse in the Bu:7om home, gained much of the evidence which ra

HAMMOND, INDIANA. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1913.

VIRTUE BRINGS Whiting Man Detects Crime, Refuses to Be Tempted; Four Arrests Are Made; Payroll Padding Scandal Is Revealeed in Ice Co. No. on.-knew -better than Fransri Muldoon. formerly of Hammond now I 'Of Whitlne. how well honestv tiava In I the lone run. There are thona in thl age of skepticism who think other-' win and this ntnrv ahmiirt h nt n. I fit to them. t I Prank Muldoon lives on Central ave- I nue In Whiting. When a boy he read STEPS OUT OF After staring death In the face when he escaped being struck by a westbound Grand Trunk freight train at i ak Glenn early this morning, August i Poehls, brother of Dr. Jacob Poehls of Hegewisch, stepped in front of an eastbound Grand Trunk switch engine and was Instantly killed. The shocking accident occurred at 7 o'clock this morning, at a point that is known as the Chicago road and the Grand Trunk crossing. As far as can be learned Poehls was on his way to work at Oak Glenn where he was employed as a crossing watchman. He had succeeded in escaping being struck by the west bound train, and with his attention still centered on the freight train, he stepped in front of the oncoming switch engine. WANT TO TAX FOR STREET Hammond Property Owners to Get Money for Property They Never Owned. Property owners west of Hohman street and south of Plummer avenue to the city limits who have been taxed In special assessments for the paving of State Line street may soon be assessed again for the widening of State Line street where it is full of Jogs and kinks and where property owners on the Hammond side of the state line are camped on land that doesn't belong to them. This is the plan if a petition now being circulated among taxpayers gets the requisite number of names. In other words, the taxpayers in this district may pay for and give as a present, certain land which belongs to West Hammond. They may pay assessmbents on something that the city of Hammond does rot own at all and on something that the people for whom benefits are to be allowed don't own. They are to pay for the mistakes of somebody's incompetence, an outrageous state of affairs. '

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J Oliver Optic and Henty instead of "Buf falo Bill" of the . yellow? paper backs. And he never got far;: enough away from his mother's arms to believe the fellows and men who said that every man is bad. He Slakes Startling; . Discovery. Muldoon sought employment in the plant of the Consumers' Ice Company as a time-keeper, and he was given the place of another. The very first thing the successor did was to go over the books intrusted to his care and he at nce-so u 18 claim,;?, discovered the nan9 of men wnoai ae Knew person 'y were not employed - by tne com til V 0 lu- " rar cane v. padding. Then Frank had his chance to be crooked and continue the Uegal op Hons that had evidently been car(Continued on page eight.) DEATH'S PATH

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He was struck with considerable force, and his body was sucked beneath the iron monster and death resulted instantaneously.. The body was badly bruised and mangled and was taken in charge by Undertaker Charles Neid ow of Hammond. The inquest over th remains will be held today. Mr. Poehls was 52 years old. and had been a resident of Oak Glenn for a number of years. He was well known among the citizens of Oak Glenn and the Grand Trunk railway men as one of the most reliable watchmen of the railroad. He was unmarried, and his brother, Dr. Poehls of Hegewisch, was not! fled of the accident this morning. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. Clemens to Build. G. L. Clemens is to build a $7,000 dwelling of brick veneer in 4-6 Wal tham street. J. D. Smith is the con tractor. A permit has been granted. Breltung's La Tenda Cigars are the Clghest class In all its slses. Adv. U EIGHT DAYS TO CHRISTMAS DEC. 17 7 V 0 Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! Don't Put Off Your Christmas Shopping Another Day.

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'Unseasonable weather," the bane of business district is upon the merch ant, particularly upon the clothier and coal dealer. Day after Jay-now for weeks, tne "business man" hasaSTBW weather eye skyward, not once, but many times a day, looking for a sign of winter, but all that struck his lnquiring optic was a cinder, wafted there by spring-like south wind from some smoking engine. i The approaching holiday season and ' the pblqultous - sign "Do early," it Is true have been a stimulant. to what Is otherwise a lethargic and apathetic situation. But there has been none of that rush and crush at ! the counters for heavy ones, ear muffs, j mittens, overcoats and boots to match. The fair sex instead of buying heavy furs and automobile coats, is carrying fans and rushing into ice yearn par lors for refreshments. The clothier patronizes the coal dealer half heartedly and the latter respond! in kind with his purchases. And yet. If the public would con sider the situation seriously, It would realize that after all now is the time to buy seasonable goods, for the .merchants seeing the moving of their goods delayed, are compelled to offer them at lower prices than in seasonable weather. For the public there never was a bargain season more propitious than the present one. It Is a noticeable fact that the advertising merchant is bewailing his present predicament less than his nonadvertising competitor. The former accepted the situation philosophically and made the best of it on the theory that half a loaf is better than none. He realized that he must add extra in ducements and he advertised them The unseasonable weather condition Is not alarming. As long as the public has money it will spend it and as long as the money keeps In circulation times cannot be so bad, for while some lines of business may suffer temporarily, others will benefit correspondingly, as witness the sellers of luxuries and the building trades. , CHARGEDWITH PETIT LARCENY (Special to The Times.) Whiting, Ind.. Dec. 17. William Kelly, who has been employed in cleaning automobiles at Scholz & Co.'s garnee, was arrested yesterday on the charge of petit larceny. Kelly had 12 inner tubes in a bag which he attempted to sell to a Junk man on New Tork avenue. The dealer refused to purchase them and notified Sergeant Mullaney. Officer Dobbertlne was sent out In .pursuit of Kelly and brought him to the station. Charles Klose of the garage was notified and identified" the tubes as belonging to them. Kelly will have his trial today. Search for Foreigners. The Hammond police are making a city-wide search today for two foregners who early this morning held up their partner and robbed him of a bank roll cantaining a sum of 172. According to the police blotter the robbery occurred at. the Nickel Plate railroad crossing and Columbia avenue. No trcae of the men has been learned. Make that cold room bearable wit Gas Heating 8tove. No., Ind. Gas t

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A. B. Anderson to Answer ; Indictments Brought by Federal Grand Jury. Sixty-five persons, two of them from this county, were arraigned In federal court yesterday to answer indictments returned against them by the federal grand Jury. In Indianapolis. Fifty-five tdtctnrents s In- ; against seventy-six persons, but nine : men could not be found, one failed to j appear and forfeited his bond, and ail other, who is dying In an Indiana, hoaj pital, could not appear. BUST PLEAD GTTILTY. , Of the sixty-five defendants arraigned, forty-nine entered pleas of guilty and sixteen pleaded not arullty. Of the former. Judge Anderson sentenced three to serve prison sentences at Still(Continued on page eight) HAfilOND COUNTRY CLUB'S HEW YEAR Annual New Year's Eve Celebration to Be More Elaborate Than Ever. Nearly 200 reservations have been made at the Hammond Country club for the New Tear's eve party on December 31 and all Indications point to the fact that the affair will eclipse all its predecessors. Besides an orchestra, the club has engaged a high class company of artists from Chicago, who will give a program that for novelty and variety has never been eclipsed In Hammond. Another novelty has been Introduced In the entertainment progrom this year by the committee which promises a good deal of fun. This is a contest between the different tables for- prizes as to which shall give the best ' entertainment, of any kind that the guests at each particular table may see fit to provide. Each table Is per mitted to enter the contest and put on any kind of a stunt It so desires. An elaborate menu is to be given and the dinner will be served in ten courses. Reservations have been received from Gary, East Chicago and Whiting,, as well as from Hammond. Selfan Fined. Gido Selfan, 1134 Columbia avenue. In whose saloon seven men were Injured in a riot last Sunday night, was fined $25 by City Judge Ba-nett yesterday on a charge of contempt of court. Selfan was first subpoenaed Into court at Monday's session to appear as a witness. He failed to appear a second time yesterday morning, openly defying the pollcje. Judge Earnett had Selfan brought Into court on a bench warrant. Child Buried at Salem. Addle Grace Guernsey, Jlittle daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Guernsey, aged 1 year 3 months and 21 days, who died in Hammond, was buried at Salem cemetery in Porter county yesterday. Funeral services were held at the Salem church by Rev. "WV C. Aye, of the Methodist- church at Hebron. Mr, and Mrs. Guernsey formerly lived in Porter county. Ssaoke HeHle Canadian Club Mixrare. Fer pipe er cigarette, best that

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ONE CENT PER COPT, (Back Nunbcri Cent Copy.) Trial of Cause Begins at Hub Next Saturday and May Finish Befor'e Xmas Judge Cassias M. Greenlee of Gary, formerly of Elwood, Ind., is to hear the impeachment proceedings against Prosecutor James A. Patterson in the place of Judge Harry B. Tuthill. The latter's illness, duo to a severe attack of sciatic rheumatism necessitated his withdrawal from the case as otherwise the hearing could not have been, begun within the time ; limit specified by the law. Change Made Yesterday, The change from Judge Tuthlll to Judge Greenlee was made yesterday afternoon at Crown Point when attorneys for the Btate and for the defense appeared before Judge "W. C MoMahan. ' (Continued on page eight.) FEDiiL EMPLOYES GATHERING Postoffice clerks, city carriers, rural carriers, and attaches of the Internal revenue offices In Lake county will meet at the Oddfellows' hall in Hammond on Saturday evening to pass res olutions urging Congressman Peterson to support the Hammlll bill. This meas ure, which Is now before congress, provides for the retirement with pension of all civil service employes. The president of the Hammond Mail Carriers', association will preside and the Gary delegation will be headed by State Secretary Helvey of the Indiana Mail Carriers' association. Breltung's 1a Venda Cigars are eo sldered supreme by the best Judges. Adv. M "PURE FOOD LAW A PRISONER" WILEY Harvey W. Wiley. New Tork, Dec. 17. "If tney had left me alone, food adulteration in this country would be only a memory and not a menace as it is today." Thus spoke Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, former chief chemist of tbe department of agriculture. In addressing the National Civic Federation in session here. He followed it up with what he railed inside history of the reasons why the pure food law is "A pvlfonor of war. bound with thongs and girded about by ropes." . The chief reason for its Inefficient enforcement he gave as interference with the lawful powers cf the bureau of chmistry by Presidents Roosevelt and Taft, , ' "