Hammond Times, Volume 11, Number 151, Hammond, Lake County, 13 December 1916 — Page 1

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Burse Trial Ends in Hammond Court With Finding ot Verdict of Guilty Last. Might, A youth fourteen years old, of Indian-Mexican parentage born in Texas, was found guilty of murder in the second degree by a jury m Judge Hardy's court last rught, for the death of a Gary negro. Omaha Burse, the defendant, was charged with murder m the first degree and was probably the youngest person everried on such a charge in the Lake Superior court. Represented by Attorney Merritt D. Metz, . Burse pleaded self-defense for his shooting, which occurred in a Gary boarding house on September 19th and from the effects of which Richard Calvaron died three days later. Bum- had no supporting nesses ... t i Tatterson had tnree witnesses the physician who and two rformed the uiuii t .4 woman, wno en. fld they saw caiveron u - y , a i ,,.er by Burse receivtng xe - -in his body. Burse, revolver had e.x empty chambers. t.,. trial opened Monday and at five . . -n...ov pvealne the iury ren'clock with -ttrel reiuiun'B , ty.lr . : ,-r ar f IfilL t, verdict. After sleeping of the jurors apparenu, v erdict- , a , .ml two or .tnt'm have rfCOMi'"" --- todav that tney told Attorney ' Bt it ,rtn for attorney M .m be willing to sign a a verdict of !eniency tor .rpp the defnr Tturse. on murder m fondant Is trie swwi" .ubtt to a penitentiary sentence of from two t-o J'ear- . T,r testified that he On tne siauu - . , ft-ith the negro. first . i , onvthing. in nn tied, the negr heated exchange of words as ton ml9eP, and .throush and oer a bod j VrrwiU be Hfteen years "January. Id in uimi hums BUT GIRL WUTBESSES fiSroad. Employs Young Women to Serye Meals on Its Diners. serve the mens and i r L w ft-n1---"-' collect the tips on the :v,. rrirla as dining cars or waitresses on v?nlr car,' are something new but the promTse to be popular and it will r : Lble not be long before , oth?r piu.bd.bie gamine set trams are iiiu'" - . . .-u ' Tnnon. Two giri wttit-icorao - i.,i n train No. S8, o.e "r whom had charge of a cafe car on r & D. line MT that dinln? V.;;l;, vice& was taUen over by the B ! .T-.dav marked the innovation ot ,,;;;-,.., service on the diners. mm m FOR LIBERTY I '.uor again held the center of the before the state board of pardons Vi!v The board heard an appeal for Cmas Hanan. sentenced for life for i,r from 1-tf-ke county in 1906. The ?! "wa refused by the board in 113. he board's finding at that time declar,hat Judge McMahan. who tried tb.at , recommended Hanan be case, had the case. - -- ,s k.nt in prison id. - r .An . " .1 'J r Hanan shot and killed the tenm .. fttp. of t'abhage Lanuua i where the city of uary the sand dunes now stands. NOTICE ,r tho funeral of, Joseph On account Humpfer. n. r . - BrHH. rn intil 1 p. m. . j newspaper for people nko " rnrth th. -:' i:it T1IK

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"Vjai King of Uoumania (top) and Trince Anton Karl of Hohenzollern. Prince Anton Karl of Hohenzollern, brother of the King of Roumania, is one of the commanders of the German forces invading that country. The prince has issued a proclamation to the people of the invaded territory in which he says: "Compose yourselves. Go on with your business. I have come to punish your felon of a king." JOFFRE HAS II NEW POST United Press Cablegram. I'AKls!, Dec. 13. lieneral J off re li:is a new post as counselor to Premier Briand3 newly formed war council a laody of executives .modeled along the lines of that formed in England. Announcement -of this post for the man in charge of France's troops was made today. Formal assumption. of their duties by the members of tlio official family was made today when the entire body appeared at the chamber I of deputies. They had been ni confer ence with the president until midnight. "The small compact" body which will manage Frances part in tho var is composed of men who the French public regan' as ideally constituted for the work. There are six members, including Joffre. They are Premier Briand. Alexander Ribot, minister of tlnance; General Hubert Tyautey. minister of war; Rear Admiral Lacaso, minister of marines; Alexander Thomas, minister of national manufactures, including munitions and transports. There are six other ministers not members of the war council and three under secretaries who are officially constituted as members of the ministry itself. General Rivelle was officially announced as commander of the French armies In the north and northeast. NAVIGATION CLOSES AT GARY With the arrival of the steamer Met-.--apa, bringing pig iron, navigation closefor the year at Gary r.rl.or yestetlay. j Ti, a iat ore steamer 1'ivni Lake Su- I perior left yesterday. J PEACE AND STEEL , - T G. H. Jones, vice president of the Inland Steel Co. at East Chicago, says of the peace news: "The present enormous demand for steel will not be affected till a definite truce has been arranged; maybe cot then. Upon cessation of a European demand domestic consumers would be glad to get steel at current prices. Our plants expect to keep running at their full production capacity

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HV V. II. FOKRBST (Inilrd Press Stall Correnpondent.) IjONDOX, Dec. 13. Terms which are believed to constitute the only ta-iis upon whicli the entente powers Hie willing to enter iipon peace negotiq tions wr ascertained this afternoon from various sources by the Un'ted Press. One of the provisions would le for full indemnity by Germany for devastation to tlie nations she has invaded. Tho terms, althoug-U unofficial, are Relieved to represent the concession whk-h Germany must make to obtain peace. They follow: 1. The evacuation and restoration

JOSEPH HIIPHER SR., LIVED IN COURT!

In ante-bellum days, when deer gra-j ed along the green banks of the crystal Grand Calumet river and Indians were frequent visitors. Joseph Humpfer and his bride. Catherine Albert, located a homestead Just south of the Breat tract of land that has since become Hammond. The Hohman homestead, some distance to the north, was the only other habitation in the Im mediate vicinity. Joseph Humpfer, Rr died last night at tne sk vl j " r r,r i vears ior iuuu . . . f rvinrp Tnan k.if rmturv a resident of North township. Lake county. He saw the miracle of transformation performed The Calumet was lined with ctrle. that muddle sky with ciouds of siaoKe. of rails were laid. Soughs became paved streets over wmcn --.-v passed. A city or i- - rnii n ded on all sides by otr.er emm, grew in a generation. Served DurlnR ar. The second resident of Hammond, ; of the first in the county to respond i ihn war of 1861 a rarmer u f thirteen children, josepn Humnfer Sr. was one of the most reHumnrer, county and his spected PrJtv all who knew memory Is held r y nd bedfa6t night at the home or law, Mrs. V. B. FenstermaT.. . T , -tn be held dit street. i ne ct Tr)!,Pth Friday morning in " ' ' . hurch at 9 o'clocK. -i. St. Joseph cemetery. The Humofer homestead is located beyond on houin A portion of It 1 now the Kenwood. it of the W. G. , t.A . v. of was unmuu1" city oi wished. when r the homestead w There were no roads, no bridge a-v . . . . . , .1 -j Pnrt nearborn trail ieu onny me - - cM.rSi a to Chicago. It was noi tuihardship to walk visions. to Chicago ior proCaMegrnni.l nr 1 nltrll PrUi km.1.I. Dee. 13. A PVtaU ha captured Katerlna to the French whow "ne ot poni . been Ped. the Prannounced lat today. Flght.n I. Kln north of Katertna , btroops. By Vnlted I're, CalleKran,. PUUS Uw. 13-plrlted flwhtg north of MonUtlr fmn reported today. A Bulgarian counter attack against It-U- po.ltlon- wna ehecked by artillery fire of the allies. (By Vnited Press Cablegram.) FKTRmiBAD, Uec 1- Hr" polse with ftrent rnemy Io " the -rrooded Carpathlaivs wa" -noqncfd today. (By Vnlted Press.) 1-TVWA,' CAS, Dec. 13. The (1!i;.dian bo " vhaner. Crll.. i" belle-re to haTe ;:'cs )t ore sneinom-iic, all handa, the minister of errlce announced today. ii:iv;;l i She 125 ton boat, formerly an Ainerlcnn StHtlncona owned yacht. I he which went from Shelanwer the S. O. S. has bourne to not been able to una ncr. Halifax December It for Bermuda. She wireless S. O. S. Dec. 12, :it Ti22 p. m. and at 7:30, mhe flashed, taow Kinking. K. OF C. NOTICE Special meeting-tonig-ht. Installation of gram. offlcers. Big Lecturers pro-12-13-i WIRT HOME FROMJTEW YORK Superintendent William Wirt of the ; tiary schools hss returned from a week spent' at his ofilce at the board of ed:ca'i'n rooms in New Veil; city

of all occupied territory uieHidttiff Belgium. Northern France, Poland. Servia and Roumania. with full indemrHy. 2. Restoration of Alsace Lorraine' to France. 3. Cessation of the Constantinople Straits to Russia. 4. lndeonnity ship for ship and ton for ton for all destroyed shipping-. 5. Adequate punishment for these responsible for atrocities committed by German forces. It was emphasized that the only question of a possille negotiation in peace proceedings might be as to the disposition of certain captured German colonies and the limitation of Germany's future armament. DIES, 55 YEARS The elder.Mr. Humpfer was born in Bavaria. Germany, on May 5, 1826 and came to the United States at the age of 21. He lived in Chicago and was married to Catherine Albert, Oct. 7. 1851. He enlisted in the Thirty-second Indiana infantry, Oct. 30, 1861, and served four years in the civil war. being wounded" at the battle of Chiekamauga. He was honorably discharged at the' close of the war. Five of the thirteen .children preceded their fother in death. Mr. and Mrs. Humpfer celebrated their golden wedding anniversary Oct. 7, 1901, at 9" Condit street, where they had moved the previous year from the homestead. Mr?. Humpfer died August 16. 3902. Mr. Humpfer was one of the founder Lot the St. 'Joseph parish ..and.. faithful member. He was a. member of the Guards of the Blessed Sacrament and of the Grand Army of the Republic, The children who survive him are Fred Humpfer. Joseph L. Humpfer. Matthew Humpfer, Mrs. AV. B. Fenstermaker, of this city; George J. Humpfer of Mason City, la.; Leonard H. Humpfer of Peoria. 111., and Marian Humpfer of Aberdeen, S. D. There are twenty-five living grandchildren. (Continued on pasre five.) OLDEST WOMAN N COUNTY DEAD I Special to Tub Timup. ) .CJIOWN TOIXT, 1XI.. Pec. 1 Z.fMrs. Anna llennin, probably Uie oldest resident of the county, but two years from being a centenarian. died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Kliza Workman, on tho corner of Goldsboro and Hoffman streets on Sunday, the funeral to be held this Wednesday morning at St. Mary's Catholic church at 9 o'clock. The deceased was 8T years, 11 months and Jive days old. and has been a resident of this vicinity for many years. Several children an' many grandchildren and great grandchildren survive her. FINDS LOBBYING MORE FASCINATING THAN DECORATING 4. Miss Mildred Gilbert. . Miss Mildred Gilbert of California was an expert interior decorator with .Tnnanesa crints and Chinese ! porcelains as a hobby until a few ; weeks before election, when she was persuaded to take the stump for i woman suffrage. Now she is study ing lobbying ami organization wor. in Washington and will soon be ready to arfrue the cause with niera-

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The items that Germany had proposed peace, first made public in the Calumet region by a TIMES extra at two o'clock yesterday afternoon wa one of the moat Important of the many Vnlted Press beats that thin paper has Rtren the public. The extra created a sen. nation. Hours after editions of the Chicago evening papers were received. As in the beats on the ontbreak of the war the sinking of the Lusltonia. the fall of Antwerp, the great naval battles and many I others. THE TIMES was the first. i Shocking Accident Takes 1 Place on Grand Trunk Last Evening. (Special to The Times.) 'HOB ART, IXD., Dec 13. Philip Waldicks and Herbert Peterson, graduates of the Hobart and Gary high schools, respectively, were killed at Ainswortb. yesterday afternoon when a Grank Trunk passenger train struck the automobile in -which they wer riding. The auto, which was being driven by Peterson from Hobart to Deep River, was smashed Into junk, the boyt Instantly killed and their bodies thrown more than a hundred feet. Philip and Herbert were each nine teen years of age. Mr. and ilrs. Ilenry Waldicks of Deep River and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Peterson who live on a farm east of tha place are their parents, t.r v -a.:.' --:-- " - WE feel happy tonight HAVK just put a shelf full of anthracite in the safe A1XJXG side of the two potatoes we arc saving up j your dirtiest, old Boreas' IK it keeps on at this rate, before long PKOPL.E won't speak to a decent hardworking- cuss who takes a DRINK of. whiskey occasionally.! WE used to look forward to Christmas as a time when some interesting toy or graud would be g-lven us CUT times change and now we ANTICIPATE a couple of warm union suits with the most pleasurable expectation. IK Frank forward Blocker will kindly step look around and see if some all-star football WE there eleven will isn't OX which we can give hi a berth. OCTl friend Luke McLaike nonchalently bays that when a girl has a good figure AND is wearing a thin waist with an uncorseted effect IT is hard for her " cerned and pretend to look unconTH.T she about the doesn't know anything 1,'XCORSETED effect as it is for the man who is passing her. IX have our quiet thoughtful way we RliSEKVED a table in the poorliouse atCrown Point BEGINNING the day after Christmas. , BERLIN excusing the torpedoing of the Arabia because she carried Chino3e coolies " IS like walking up to an entire stranger on the street AND shooting him because you don t like the hat he wears. WE don't fear Wm. Jennings Bryan in 1920 - HAVING a natural tendency to look on the bright side of things. IN the midst rational crises of these grave interWE humbly arise to remark that we have, a couple of pair of white duck pants ) . . - - THAT we would joyously barter for A SECOND-HAND eet of ear mnffs. KANSAS woman Is suing her third husband and is being sued by her second THERE'S nothing the matter -with Kansas is there? (!'K us .liiicr than united 'ores til Siilic breath.

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Lloyd George. U. S. Grand Jury Election Writs Expected President Takes .Hand. . Subpeonas for more than a half hundred more Gary politicians, saloonkeepers and officials of big industries are expected daily as a result of the visit this week to the steel town of Spscial Assistant United State's Attorney General Frank C. Pailey. Mr. Dailey, who- prosecuted the Terre Haute election frauds, is in charge of election investigations in Indiana.' Ohio, Illinois, Kentucky and Minnesota. I loeted At Poatoffice. It developed today that Mr. Pailey was closeted for several hours in the district attorney's private office of the Gary federal building. He is said to liave held several conferences there. Gary friends of Mr. Pailey stated he said that "Torre Haute is an angel when compared with Gary.' Wilson Kyes Probe. In connection with the president's I demand for a vote fraud inquiry the New York World says: "The World was Informed today that there will be an investigation of alleged frauds at the recent presidential and senatorial elections. "The president is not willing for the charges of fraud to be ignored by congress. Some of the irregularities in New York. Pittsburgh. Detroit, Chicago. Indianapolis, Cincinnati and various points in West Virginia, it is said, cannot be reached under the present laws, but a Congressional in--vestlgation will bring them to the attention of the public and help to prevent similar conditions in tho future. "President Wilson has told callers that he would uncover election fraudi. no matter who might be hurt. If Democrats have been guilty of irregularities they should be exposed, he thinks; and. therefore, he favors an Investigation and what will bring out all the facts.. "Senator Owen announced last week that he would not introduce a resolution providing for an inquiry at this time owing to the fact that some Re publicans have promised to help him' put through a corrupt practices bill. ! "A resolution is being prepared, however, by a western senator who .'s in close touch with the White House, and it will be presented at an" early ciaie. "Senators Kern of Indiana and Chilton of West Virginia, who were defeated by Tlepublicans at the recent election, are eager for an investigation. They believe that such an investigation would show frauds in their respective states. "It is alleged by Democratic leaders that tho Republicans expended more than " ftO.OOO.OOOin an effort to elect Hughes, although they 'have not accounted to the clerk of the house for one-third that amount. "Senator Chilton contemplate contesting the election of Representative Southerland to his seat in the -senate. He is preparing evidence to present his case. "The attitude of ' Thomas Taggart. who was defeated by Senator James H. Watson, is opposite to that of Sena- ' tor Kern or .Senator Chilton. He opDoses any investigation and has dis couraged the talk of one." FILES BILL OF $1500 AGAINST PAPER Alleging an unpaid account of fifteen hundred dollars as back salary. O. C. Oole, former manager of the East Chicago Printing and Publishing can. pans which publishes The Daily Prenu. has filed suit against the company. Mr. Colo is no longer connected w'th of which he was the mana ger for l.:ieii in nie tint .-til" .

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Lloyd George Tuesday to Sentiment man Expected Next Voice Public as to Ger- -Offer. (BULLETIN.) C.4RL XV. ACKKR.HA.V United Preoa Stan t'orre,piMlrt! BERU.V, Dee. 13. Germany haw nt asked the neutral powers to start peaee negotiations. The-Amrrlcnn embassy's understanding is that she merely asked neutral powers to In. form the nations of the entente llies that the Central powers are nUlins to dlseuss peace putting up to the allies the acceptance or refusal. The diplomatic corps here generally considers the German move a master stroke. Secretary Grew of the Ameri. enn embassy personally typed a translation of the note of which he received two copies, one in Krench. lie was asked to communicate to London. Petroarrad, Parts and Houmanla, the Spanish ambassador being requested to send copies to Belgium and Portugal and the Swiss ambassador to ltnly. BY EDWARD UKEEX United Press Stal Correspondent.) LONDON, Dec. 13 The British people have already answered Germany's offer of peace: "No, cot on such a basis proposed." This answer was perfectly apparent today. It was reflected not only in the newspaper comments but in expressions of the oeonlft nr. ithe streets. The nation InnW fr Lloyd George next Tuesday to frame this answer. It cannot be a direct reply sine it is hardly expected England's consultation with her allies; over what form the diplomatic answer shall b caa b concluded that soon. But Tuesday will be Lloyod George's first appearanco as premier before the House of Common and before news of Germany's proposal came he had announced himself as ready to outline on that dat tho aims and purposes of the new cabinet. Press and public alike look to Uoyd George on this occasion to voice tho nation's rejection of any peace based on Germany's idea of her victory. German's peace terms as given out by a uu limn embassy official in Wash ington were generally regarded. as ptposterous and unworthy of serloiM consideration. If the unanimous opinion of pr, ?s and public means anything the rej!will be rejected. Press comments ranged today from the raily Mrsuggestion that Von Hollweg is no more entitled to the courtesy of a reply than an armed burglar in a p,ivat house to that of the Matiche; te(Guardian that negotiations shouid go at least as far as to ascertain Germany's exact terms. By United I-rss. QUEBEC, CAN., Dec. 13,-It is the determination of the people of this land of the people of the British empire that there shall be no truer. The state ment of Sir Robert Borden, premier of Canada at a great meeting, was centrally hailed today as popular response to the German proposal. "Thre shall be peace," he said, "which means peace for many years ago. That is the spirit of the people of Canada and it is assorted by her men at tho front." 1,11 KILLED If! HAMBURG RIOT, Horns LONDON, Dec. 1::. The ExprcM claims to have reliable information that the most serious rtot.s tok place in Hamburg on December 7, ifanri 3. It says that it is estimated that more than 20,000 people ' participau-d in thf rioting and that a thousand were wounded or killed. .According to this fctory, the local soldiery was unable to quell the disturbance and it wa necessary to send troops to Hamburg- on special trains from Berlin. Klr tunitlt and Tlmrdaj". brconi. Ing unsettled Thursday night. Much colder tnnlcbt with ftmrnt leinpera.

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