Hammond Times, Volume 5, Number 49, Hammond, Lake County, 16 December 1916 — Page 1

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Sensational Shooting and Chase by Police Thrills East CMcgo Last Night. Crazed and maddened by the refusal of the girl he loved and by the demand of her father that the suitor keep away from the places she was wont to frequent, an Italian by the name of Attilio Omaggi, known by his English friends as "Tally May," last night about six o'clock, made a desperate attempt upon the life of Giovinni Morelli, a well-to-do confectioner and fruit dealer of East Chicago who is well and favorably known throughout the city. Omaggi, standing in front of the Morelli store in the Calumet building on Forsyth avenue, fired two shots through the window at the proprietor and turned the third on Detective Michael Gorman, who had been given a tip and who was in the store awaiting the assault. None of the shots took effect. The first two passed through the win(i"v and over Morelli's head, the third hit the edge of the door as the officer started in pursuit. Had the tri r been pulled a fraction of a second later 8s the door was swinging: open, the brave officer would have received a 32bullet In his vitals. It was a narrowescape, but this is not the first this Intrepid officer has experienced. In fact, they have occurred so many times in his long experience on the police force of this city that he laughingly says that he has come to think that Providence has made him bullet proof. The suitor had been in the store during the day and had showed a good deal of resentment at Morelli's objection to bis plea. With him were three of his boon companions. They left, but later sent word that they would return at 6 o'clock for a final answer, and hinted lajkly that the reply had better be an affirmative one. Cpon receiving the word, which came, it is untferstod. in the form of a letter, Morelli took the police into his confidence, told Detective Gorman the siory and asked for protection. As a result Officers Gorman and Hose Ppecier screted themselves In the store .Mhout 5:n0 and awaited the issue. They wrr behind a screen and had just j,.4reni to serve them with sometlirn50,t. when the firing began. Im-nediaPe-ty , came the second shot. By this time "ftwrnjan was at the door where he clearly aw the man on the .sidewalk. As he opened the door, bang went the third shot almost in his face. The im was low, -however, and the bullet, mo?t fortunately for the officer, irnn?(i'.'r.eif in the heavy wood. Had .hd varied two inches or had the MoorTft-i a little further open, Gorman Jld have been hit squarely in '.he at imcn. The would-be murderer then run south to the alley and turned west, Gorman and Specter in hot pursuit. They both yelled, but the desperate man ran the faster. Then began a revolver battle that did not cease until their guns were nearly empty. As the pursued reached Magoun avenue and started to turn south, Gorman stopped short, took deliberate aim and fired again. The man staggered, slipped, but recivrpred and ran on. TfTe fugitive ran south to 148th (Continued on page five.) HE HELPS CONQUER THE ROUMANIANS ; i IIP' ,!iffl fttmf Jl fj - , :v-m:M mini General Art Toa Strassenburjr. General Arz von Straspenburg. of Hie staff of General von Mackensen, has been mentioned freely in late resorts cf the fijrhtino- in Rourcama.

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RISE OF NIVELLE SMASHES FRENCH ARMY HIERARCHY - -2. 5 sv. f fit "jf . . General Robert Nivelle. General Robert Nivelle's elevation to the post formerly held by General Joffre indicates the strenuous methods of Briand's new ministry to inject new blood into the conductors of the wax. TOWNSHIP ELECTIONS E PLAGE (By United Press.) 1XDIA.VAPOLIS, IXD., Dec. li. TVith the memories of the election of Nov. 7 still fresh in their minds, Indiana voters went to the polls again today this time to choose road supervisors for the oi6 townships in state. The election was sort of a calm after the storm, unattended or glittering parades or a fluent How of oratory. The number of road supervisors in any township is limited to four by the law passed by the legislature in 1915. A supervisor is paid 23 cents an hour for hia , work and is not allowed to work more than fifty days each year except in townships where there is only one supervisor. In such cases ha is limited to 120 days. The polls opened at 2 o'clock this aftemon and "close at 5 o'clock except in such places where the entire vote is cast before 5 o'clock or at polls where ample opportunity has been given voters to cast their ballots and ten minutes have passed without a ballot being cast, when the polls may be closed. The township trustees acted as election inspectors. They appointed two clerks, who with the trustee, comprised the election board. RALSTON TO JOIN LAV FIRM Will Become Partner Meyers and Gates. of INlIANAI"OIJS. I.n.. Dec. 16. Samuel M. Kalston, Governor, will enter the law firm of Myers & Gates, Indianapolis attorney when he leaves the governor's office January 8. It has been known for many months that the Governor intended to enter the legal profession again as soon as hia term was over. The new firm will be known as Myers, Gates & Ralston. Quincy A. Myers, formerly judge of the' supreme court and the "keynote" orator of th recent Republican state campaign, and Kdward K. Gates, who has appeared before the public service commission in many cases involving railroad rates, are the other members -of the firm. The firm has offices in the Fletcher American Xational Bank building. ERIE CONSIDERS WAGE ADVANCE The question of granting extra compensation to nonunion employes of the Erie railroad receiving less than 1100 a month is under consideration by directors of the company. The matter, it was said at the executive office of the road, has not reached definite form, but will probably come up at the next regular meeting of the board, Dec. 2 8. Whether the increase will apply to members of :unions not included in those which benefit under the Adamson law is a point to ba decided, it was said. DOOLEY BACK' ON HEGEWISCH BEAT Mister Dooley that is. Mr. Officer Thomas Dooley is back in Hegewisch. Dooley used to be saluted as "Chief" by the ood people of .Hegewisch until he fll out with Lieutenant Charles Herts of South Chicago. Then Dooley tramped a beat on the East Side. Today he was" ordered back to Hegewisch by Acting Captain Walter Jenkins after the captain had words with Lieutenant Herts, whc. it is said, threatened to recijrf . The ;!e"' "t still is working.

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COITRIGTORS DISSOLVE AS PARTNERS Dissolution of the well known Lake county contracting and road building firm of Downey & Portz of Hammond, went into effect Friday. H. P. Downey and Al Portz have been associated as partners during the past seven years and in that time they have built some of the big roads in the county. Both will continue In business in Hammond, Mr. Dawney as a coal, feed and building material dealer with headquarters t 82S Clumet venue, nd Mr. Portz s a road contractor. The latter bought all the road building equipment which was owned by the firm and which is valued at many thousands of dollars, and takes over about $70,000 worth of city and county road contracts. Mr. Downey will continue with his interest in the United Construction company, which has the Hammond deep sewer contract. In severing the partnership, Mr. Downey said he is able to concentrate more on his diversified business interests. "I am conftdent Mr. Portz will make good." said Mr. Downey, "lie is a square young fellow and a hustler and if I desired to remain in the road contracting business with a rartner, I would try to hold him in the business." Having come from St. John at the time he entered into the partnership. Mr. Portz has already shown his confidence in Hammond by building a substantial and modern four-flat brick building on State street in the first block east of Calumet avenue. The building was completed this fall. Mr. Downey has been a big Hammond taxpayer for the past thirty yeffrs. HERE'S NEW MYSTERY J-.ynpko Zivichs is by this time in Gary and perhaps now knows what it is all about. T.ut up to a late hour this afternoon his friends were in the dark about the affair. Two men. stating they were constables from Gary, entered ZlVich's meat market at 3717 Cedar street, flashed a paper on him claiming it to be a warrant and told him he was under arrest. When Zivich remonstrated one of the constables lire a shot at his feet and the merchant left without knowing what he had been arrested for, according to' the story told at his store. Zivtch was taken to Gary on a street car by two nten. They had the street car standing in front of the Sanitary Grocery and Meat Market which is owned by Zivichs. i HALLMARK STORE The John E. MeGarry jewelry store Is showing to its Christmas trade the first line of Hallmark goods ever carried In Ijake county. And 1t is to be the only line of Hallmark jewelry In the county. MeGarry's has been selected as the Hallmark store for the region. There Is at present nearly- 400 Hallmark stores in the lTnited States. These Hallmark Jewelers are stockholders in a -... ul company owned aidcon trolled by them for the purpose of producing certain merchandise co-operatively. Through a board of directors, composof jewelers, they have direct supervision of material used, workmanship, and design of all Hallmark merchandise. Quality production and low cost of distribution allow decided saving in cost, of a better quality at the same price. There is but one Hallmark store in any town or city, and MeGarry has the only one in Lake county. As a stockholder in this company he offers not only the Hallmark line but also the advantage of constant close touch with the best New York markets for all merchandise. The Hallmark Jewelers maintain a shopping and service bureau through which they are constantly informed of new styles, changes in price and similar information that enables them to offer only the best of everything. WESTERN UNION EMPLOYES HAPPY The Western Union Telegraph company in a Christmas spirit today hit Old Man High Costal ivin' a wallop with a bonus for its Hammond employes when it forwarded checks to Manager C. L. Tuille for him and office force. m .Under a. policy affecting all ita offices, all employes getting a salary of $1,209 a year get a bonus amounting to 6 per cent of the year's salary, and those less than 1.200 a bonus of 7 per cent. The messenger boys ire remembered "with a $25 gift. Employes this year were also given one and two-week vacations with pay, the length of the vacations depending on the term of service. FIRST VICTIM OF COLD SPELL George Swetnian, address and occupation not as yst known ta the hospital aatTiorHJes. was taken to St. 33rsaret's hospital this afternoon suffering1 severely from frost, bite.

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But Small Supply on HandFamine if Zero Snap Keeps Car Shortage is Blamed -City Becomes Very Much Alarmed. Gary coal dealers are alarmed otbi the supply prospects and unless there Is a relief both as to the zero wave and the car shortage they see high rices and inability to make many deliveries at all. Less Than Month's Supply. Of Pocanut the city is practically barren. There la enough hard coal to last a month and of soft coal the supply will not last longer than a week or two. Today those who got In touch with Chicago wholesalers were told that there was no relief in sight. ' Clamor for pars.' Gary dealers blame the coal situation more to the shortage of car3 than any other factor. They also state much Illinois and Indiana coal Is being shipped east, a large portion of It passing through Gary. Trouble Elsewhere, Too. The coal troubles are felt even in the Ohio valley district, where mines are nearer. Many factories face a suspension of operations. Coal prices today are at top-notch. WlUNSTERBEHG ' DIES TODAY I By Vnltr.J Ire. ('AMUR! DGK, MASS., Dec. 16. Prof. Hugo Munsterberg of Harvard tiiversity, noted German psychologist, dropped dead today while lecturing to a class of students at RadclifTe college. Prof. Munsterberg was lecturing to a class in psychology when he was taken suddenly ill. He fell to the floor and died a few minutes after being assisted to a chair. The medical examiner was summoned but he did not immediately announce the cause of death. With his last breath the lecturer attempted to quell the, disturbance which prevailed in his class room of girls &s he fell to the floor. Prof. Munsterberg was born June 1, 1863, in Danzig, Germany. He graduated from the Danzig Gymnasium in 18S2 and his studios included post graduate courses ,. Heidelberg and Leipzig. He was grven the decree of P. II. D. at Leipzig in 18S5, and M. D. at Heidelberf in 1SS7. Several honorary decrees have been conferred on him by Harvard and Washington. Since 1S92 ho has been professor of psychology at Harvard. In 1910-11 he was enchange professor from Harvard to Berlin. He has produced many -scientific works, among them, "Psychology And Life," "American Patriotism," "Principles of Art Education," "American Problems," "Psychology and Industrial Efficiency," "Peace and America." Since lOOn he has been editor of Harvard Psychological studies. JURY PQHDER5 JMLIE HOURS And Finally Dismisses in a Hammond Damage Suit. . Twenty hours of deliberation of a jury in the superior court of Judge V. S. Reiter, Friday noon resulted in a disagreement in the case of E. Snay against the Green line. Snay, a resident of Alice street, represented by Attorney W. J. McAleer, is suing for damages for injuries his wife received in alighting from a street car. The case was. on trial four days, with Attorney Fred Crumpacker representing the defense. . - In a previous damage suit this jury in the case of Apostle against Smith, was out a long time and finally reached & compromise verdict of five dollars. GIVEN TOMORROW (Special to. The Times.) CflOWX POINT. IN"!)- Dec 16. Through an error on the part of the person who handed in the iLem the Christmas cantata at the Presbyterian church was announced for Dec 24 when ft aJsouId have been Dec 17. The cantata will be given on Straday Bigot at 7:30 and a large crowd Is expected tomorrow evening; in anticipation of the evetrt ffcr wrfcfe so- anch. fcaxd. vrrk z.s been done.

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. Charlotte Perkins Gilmaa. Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Gilman, writer, lecturer and suffragist, urges Jung women inclined to matrimony to scorn all except the perfect fathers when looking for mates. "Don't scold them," she says. "Don't find fault with them. Don't preach to them. Simply don't marry them."

UES3V-L&7EST (By United Fres Cablegram.) BERUX, Dec. J. After Inde-f.-.ttgabiy- . msnKfiofnH the left rtlnic -of THe nJTth rmy 4 mania to"aj- rrached the Had 3Iutru to Hlmlseol. the official tatemnt today declared. "Our troop outheaat of ZiUebeke. the statement reported, "ndvanced Into the aecond Knglih Hne of which the garrlaon had fled." The -war office reported on artillery dnel In the pre, tenipor. arlly Increasing in Intcnxlty. (By Vnlted Pre.) KL I'ASO. Dec. 1. V large IUy of Mlllntaa has avrung around Chlbnahua City to the south, cut-( tins' communication north of Santa Rosalia and the bandits are holding this latter town. At the Mexican consulate here Mexican officials state they have no Information as to whether an active campaign Is under way against Tllto. (By Vnlted Press Cablecrnm.) SOFIA, Dec 18. Occupation ot Perestl waa announced In the Unitarian statement this afternoon. BY ROBERT J. BEXDER, WASHINGTON, Dec 16. tiermany stands, ready to give the allies a full statement of terms .In a peace conference, Count Von Berstorff stated today following a brief visit to Secretary Lansing when he said he did not know of. flcially what these term are. At the same time tiermany i also ready to discuss disarmament, creation of, a league to guarantee permanent peace and kindred subjects which would arise from any peace negotiations. (By fnlted Press Cablegram.) PABIS. Dc 1. "A division of French troop won a victory north of Verdun against five divisions of Germans," today's offlHaB irtatement says. "The enemy made a counter attach: seeking to win back the ground they had lost. The men taken prisoners In the French advance came from Ave different German divisions.' The official statement also details lively shelllnf during the night over the entire front from the Meuse to the YVoevre. "Nothing important." was reported from the Macedonian front. (By Vnlted Press Cablegram.) ATHENS. Dec 16. The Greek government's reply accepting de. mands of the entente allies In complete compliance with their ultimatua was made public today. CONVICTED MEN GET . SUSPENDED SENTENCE (Special to The Timks.) CROWN POINT. IND., Dec. 16. It is said that sentence has been suspended pending their good behavior, and their parole to responsible parties, on Kd Davis and Frang ilcGaughey, the two young men charged with a serious offense on the Bimbo Uma of acrobats, during the Lake county fair. The jury ft-ed Davis'penalty to six months at the state jenal farm and IlcGaughey plead guilty and threw aimseii on lire mercy 'of the court. It is understood tj.at neither young man will be com pelled to serve time. TntES" artfrcrtlrfaus will enable 79m tm kmk an tost tsstsrasjreroras ft Use year end. Call a TIXS adS mi rl;r V t awav.

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FOR YOU, GIRLS: OR SCORN MERE MAN HOBfiRT AGOG; . nil a rurMT . b lLrt LRU I ID SLATED SUNDAY (Special to The Time:.) HOB ART, IXD.. Dec. 16. B gosh, it will he Hobart's greatest sporting event since nigh onto fifteen years ago when the championship of the county at horseshoes .was decided here. And some of the good elders are planning to sneak away from services just a little early to be sure and not miss seeing it. Around the big burner in the store it has been the one topic of conversation today.. The news eaine from Hammond early today. It appears that two of the town "gol-darnits" over at Hammond made a wager last night that one of them, Ernest Xehls be his name, could and couldn't walk to Hobart from his saloon at IIS Sibley street, in three hours and a half. Fred C. Wagner, agent for the Pabst Brewing company, bet Ernie two barrels of beer, entertainment and grub, that he -couldn't. Nehls weighs 220 pounds. He will leave Hammond at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. G. 0. SCKAAF IS APPOINTED TIMES BI.RKAI' AT STATIC CAPITAL. IXOIA.VAPOIJS, Doc. 16. Jeorge O. Schaaf, presiJent of the Lake county board of commissioners, was today appointed as a member of the highway legislative committee of the County Commissioners' association, to look after highway legislation at the coming session of the legislature. County commissiners are opposed to the highway commission. THE WEATHER . ' Snow flurries thlm afternoon; unsettled aad warmer with lowest tempera, tare about S3 r hove. Sunday partly eloudyj frenh southwest winds Hhiftiiig to northennt. '

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Family Awakes Unhurt to Find House in Ruins, Escape in ' Plight Clothes. A terrific explosion which broke windows in an adjoining house, completely wrecked a dwelling in Hammond, made one family homeless and startled the entire east side of the city at one o'clock fhis morning. The brick foundation was blown from under the one-story building, the structure parted in the center and tilted, the porches demolished, partitions torn out, plaster knocked from the walls, the boiler in the basement covered by debris, chairs, tables and other furniture stacked and all windows shattered by the "blast, but R. B. Yasnlis, his wife and two children escaped from their beds in night clothes, uninjured, save for the shock. Hundreds of people have braved th cold to see the ruins at 410 Summer street, today. It was one degree below zero at the time.t according to a thermometer in the vicinity. The cause of the explosion was a.scertained by Captain llanlon who' happened fo be only a short distance away when the disturbance occurred. After assisting the family across the enow into the home of a neighbor, the police officer found that the radiators In the wrecked house which had been heated by a hot water system, were frozen. The overflow tank was in a like condition and aa the fire in tho ruined boiler was a heavy ona it is jl-lieved -the- explosion resulted when the hot water wai prevented from circulating1. The fire department Tras called but the razed building1 was not burning1 when it arrived. In the basement the captain of police found that even gas pipes had been torn loose, so great was the force of the blast. The property is owned by Attorney John M, iHinson. GH COURT . SUSTAINED JUDGE HARDY The appellate court, it the first case which was appealed from Juclg.s Walter Hardy in the superior court, sustained Judge Hardy this week in the case of Frank Seidentopf against Herman Haehnel, a mechanics lien suit which Involved approximately a thousand dollars. Judge Hardy was sustained on two rulings in the appeal. S'.-identopf. now a 'resident of Hammond, was at th! time of trial a resident of West Hammond, but on a showing of being what is known 'in the law as a "poor person," he was not required by the court to givo a bond. The appellate coin t sustained this ruling cf the lower court and also the ruling that Haehnel acted as agent for hU wife when he alone enured into the contract for the building n question. The court also held thatwhile the property was owned by Ausband and wife, the latter knowing oh the work in progress became a pafjty to the contract by acquiescence5. In this the appellate court also sustained Judge Hardy au.i Seidentopfs attorney iliio Bruce. Joe Connolly in Draw. BOSTON. MASS., Dec. 16. Joe Connolly and Tommy McFarland boxed a fast twelve-round draw here last night.