Hammond Times, Volume 11, Number 175, Hammond, Lake County, 12 January 1917 — Page 1

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One of City's Host Prominent Citizens Is Killed by Monon Train. (Special to The Timer.) LOWELL. 1ST)., Jan. 12. C. C. Pattee, one of Lowell's most highly respected citizens, was struck by Monon train No. 33, due here at 1:27 p. m. yesterday afternoon, and was Instantly killed. Ben Falmer, flagman at the crossing', saw- him approaching the track and warned him of the approaching train, but it Is the sentiment of everyone that he did not hear either the flagman or the train and he stepped n the track just in time to be struck by the train. His body was thrown many feet into the air and came down on the track and was horribly mangled before the train could be stopped. Mr. Tattee had a hnbit of walking with his head down as though in deep study and fur this reason he did not see the ap-pi-xachnig train. lie was about 75 years of 'age and has lived here since he was a boy. At one time he was a trustee of the town and later elected marshal. The latest office held by the deceased was countytruant officer for the south district, which office he filled for many years nnd was compelled to resign about two years ago on account of ill health, lie was a soldier in the war of the rebellion and served in the 7"rd Indiana volunteer infantry. His wife died about six weeks ago. after a lingering Illness. During her sickness llr. Pattee devoted his entire time looking after her comfort. He leases, two children, a son. A. C. Pattee. one of the leading attorneys In the city of Denver, Colo.. and one daughter. Miss Nora, who lived at home vtth- her father. Mr. Fattee was a man who enjoyed a wide acquaintance over the county find will be sincerely mourned by a large circle of relatives and friends. RAID ON A place at 3S02 Beech street. Indiana Harbor, run by Louis Chopis, was raided lest night by the Harbor police department and three persons taken into custody. Louis is charged with being the keeper of a house of ill repute: Feter Marjonis, who lives at 8438 Pennsylvania avenue, is held upon the charge of associating with Immoral persons; and Billie Harris, a young woman who says she lives at 660 X. Clark street, Chicago, is held upon "a serious statutory charge. The hearing before the city court is set for today. BREAKS WRIST PAYS BILL THOUGH Mrs. H. K. Mark'.ey, S39 Sohl street, is a shining example of grit and determination. Her name will never be found in a list of dead-beats. Mrs. Markley started out yesterday afternon to pay her telephone bill. On Sohl street, just north of the Nickel Plate tracks she slipped on an icy sidewalk and sustained a broken wrist in the fall. Instead of swooning, Mr?. Markley picked herself up and with Mrs. Herman Fricke. her companion, went to the latter's sister's home for her hurried examination of her wrist. The shape of her hand and the intense pain .soon convinced her that she had sustained a fracture. Instead of calling for a physician. Mrs. Markley continued op her errand, and having paid her telephone bill she went to the office of Ir. L. H. Kelly to have her wrist attended to. Of course Mrs. Markley was up and around today. HOUSING BILL ISJJP AGAIN 4 By Vnltcd Preim.) INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 12. The good meeting in the social room of the literly by the legislators from Lake county at the session of the legislature two years ago. has again made its appearance. It was introduced in the senate yesterday by Senator Robert Erskine of Evansville, and in the house today. The bill provides for specific lighting systems; vent.latlon systems and a certain amount of floor space In each house. Inspectors with police power, would be appointed and could condemn all property which does not come up to standard. It is believed hat northern Indiana legislators-will again opose the measure this year on the grounds that It would work a hardship on thousands of property owners in the state.

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VETERAN MEETS WITH TERRIBLE BEAT

ART STUDENT HAS BRIGHT FUTURE, SAY NEW YORK CRITICS 5 . VTA Misi Dorothy Varian. In the opinion of the four artists who made up the jury, Miss Dorothy Varian, the twenty-year-old New York art student, whose drawings won both first and second prize in the contest for the best sketch of Annette Kellerman, has a brtpht art future ahead of her if she does not How ber initial success to turn her head HOWEVER ovir worthy governor mayfind it exceedingly difficult to remove Ed Lee FROM the public udder EDDIE is too strong to work and to proud to beg. ' ONE of the reasons that Mgr. John Loveridge of the Orpheum of Hammond has booked Annette Kellerman IS to show the, ladies what beautiful CLOTHES she wears JOHN is some philanthropist. SOMETIMES a man is so hard up for something to boast of HE will brag of his overhead expense. WE'D like to see this Jess Willard putting in 8 hours a day on a concrete mixer. HARRY THAW poor wretch THAT'S all that we need to say about him. "NEW YORK," says one of its judges "is " menaced by lop-sided, fish-eyed, r o u n d-s houldered nicotine-stained youths STARTING from anywhere and going to nowhere" THE judge seems to be trying to run a Billy Sunday school of oratory. WE'D like to read a nice peppery story by Judge E. H. Gary on the political situation in Gary. AD in paper says: "Goodlooking 19 year old girl can shed tears at will wants job in moving pictures HER father should give her a job in tho woodshed. ONE of our suburb friends says he has a HORNLESS graphaphone and 73 records that he will trade FOR a hornless cow WITHout any record. ABE MARTIN tells of a man who is so tight that he QUIT writing to his mother because of the high cost of paper. Special to The Times. CROWN POINT, IND., Jan. 12. County Treasurer Mat Brown, one of the big agriculturalists of Lake county, has added to his big holdings by acquiring what is known as the Ross Wilson farm. The deed issued by the recent own- ! er. Margaret Wilson, has been, placed on record. It conveys to Mr. Himn 24') acrs for $24,000, located southeast of Crown Point, and between this place and Hebron. The farm is said to be one of the finest pieces of property in southeastern Lake county.

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The What-You-May Column

GETTING UP Getting up three hundred and sixty-five times a year as we do, a person would think we'd get used to it. But we don't. Not even with bellboys, alarm clocks, cold water, wives waiting breakfast and other j pernicious inventions to egg us j on, we don't. ) Folks have been getting up ! ever since the world began; and. they don't like it any better ! now than they did the morning j Cain slew Abel. It's just as easy to keep a . good man down as it is to get j him up. j About the only way to keep j from getting up is to lie down j and die. And that doesn't al- j ways work. Look at Lazarus, j THREAT TO BLOW yPJLLlEO BAZAAR Chicago Police Do Not Take Warning Received, Seriously. (By United Press.) CHICAGO. Jan. 12. A note written in a feminine hand, stating that the Coliseum where Chicago's biggest charity event, the allied bazaar, was being held would be blown up. was received by Fire Marshal Thomas O'Connor today. The warning was turned over to the chief of police. The note purporting to come from a sympathizer of the Central Powers is not taken seriously by the police but. every precaution will be taken. THAW MAY LIVE DECLARE DOCTORS Providing He Hasn't Swallowed Any Tablets Found in His Pocket. (By United Press.) PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 12. Harry Thaw will live despite his attempt yesterday to end his life providing he did not swallow any of the poison tablets discovered missing from a bottle found in his pocket. Physicians declared they were greatly concerned over the possibilities that Thaw may' have taken the poison. "With the discovery that some of the tablets were missing Thaw was watched closely. "We are on a fence; Thaw's condition is still in doubt, mainly because we cannot determine whether he took anypoison. It will probably be several days before his stomach can me analyzed." said a physician at the St. Mary's hospital. BOARD WILL SEND 1LATDRSJ0 PRISON Shameful Mutilations and Thefts Are Occurring at Public Library. Complaint has been made to the library board that the most outrageous violatilv3 of a 1'rce public institution are taking place and that some user or users of the library are abusing their privileges shamefully. Instances reporting the theft of books, the cutting out of stories out out of magazines, the mutilation of reading table magazines, and newspapers' are becoming so frequent that the board is determined to make a shining example of the first person caught in tho act. Prosecution and imprisonment will follow detection, and some one in Hammond is treading on mighty thin ice. Three pocketbooks have been stolen in the library lately and It is a sad reflection on the people when It seems to be necessary to employ detectives to guard an institution free to the public and supported by the tax payers. FIEK AT LOWELL (Special to The Times.) LOWELL. IND., Jan. 12. The fire alarm was eounded early yesterday morning and the fire was soon located in the private garage of Fred Gordon. The blaze had such a start wnen it was discovered that all that could be done was to keep it from spreading to the adjoining buildings. TUere was a new automobile and a full set of carpenter tools in the building, which were all conflumed. The loss will probably reach about $2,000 with $1,300 insurance.

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Presenting to Henry Gable their business agent, a handsome diamond ring, members of the Painters' union of Hammond last evening gave a testimonial banquet at the Masonic Temple which was well attended and enjoyn ble. President Harry P. Barron, president of the local, acted as toastmaster and among the speakers were the followin;;: Attorney W. J. McAleer, Barney Carter, of the Street Car men; John Mears, business agent for the plumbers; A. S. Johnson, W. H. Spellman. John Wagner, business agent of the Electrical workers; F. L. Meriam. editor of the Labor Advocate: Ed Singer, district business agent of the carpenters; F. L. Dietrick, business agent of the Gary painters, and Gus Latch, secretary of the butchers. "It is necessary for men who have brawn and mufvle to sell to set-together and say how much they shall get on the market.'' stated Attorney McAleer. "The constitution of the Painters' union is one of the most noble articles written. It is Intended to create friendship, to support and maintain the widows and families of members- who are gone and have the member who is : nable to work to receive part pay from the union. Ever since the day I landed in this town my heart and my sympathies have, been with union labor. I know how they are organizing against you and any man who has not union labor at heart I say Is not a god citizen." MASS MEETING EOR MEN AT GARY THEATRE A. P.. Keller, president j hT. M. C. A., is to preside at theSig mtiss meeting for men at the -Gary theatre Sunday afternon and to introduce the speaker of "the day, Kalph Tarlette. Special music will be furnished by the Y. M. C. A. quarette, including A. II. Jones, Walter MePherson, George 15. Cavvthorne and H. H. Dils. An orchestra will also furnish special music during the afternoon. Mr. Parlette. who spoke at one of the three great Sunday afternon theatre meetings for men in Gary last year, will speak on the subject, "Pig Business." His address promises to be of special interest to the people of Gary and every man and older boy of this great Industrial district is invited to attend. No admission fee will be charged. The doors will be thrown open promptly at 2:30 o'clock and it is expected that a great crowd of men will be waitng for admittance. Men desiring front seats are urged to be at the theatre when tho doors are opened to the public. PUBLIC HEARING ON KINDER BILL TIMES ni'RKAV AT STATE CAPITAL INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 12. Judiciary of the senate will hold a. Dublic hearing next Wednesday night on Senator Kinder s bill to require employers to pay compensation to "nJured; employed after seven aajs aner uuu'j instead of fourteen days. The committee decided to make a fa vorable report on Kinder's bill authorizing boards of school commissioners to make temporary loans. Kinder's primary bill, as it was passed by the senate, provides that all city primaries except in Indianapolis shall be held on the first Tuesday after the third Monday in August, and in Indianapolis on the first Tuesday after the third Monday In May. WAR BRIDES TAKE RAISE (Bt I'nited Pre.) NEW YORK, Jan. 12. The entente reply to President Wilson's note was the basis of a general advance in munition stock on the exchange. First trading showed gains of 'one to two points in the "war bride" group, while copper and mony other stocks were higher. INSPECTION TRIP The board of public works with the city engineer leave Hammond tonight for St. Louis and will return tomorrow evening. The purpos . of the trip is to inspect . plants making pipe for sewer construction. FATHER DIES i t The death of Kllsworth A. Smith, aged 54, father of Mies Verda Smith of Hammond, at Three Rivers, Mich., occurred this week. Miss Smith is at Three" Rivers to attend the funeral. She makes her home !n Hammond with Mrs. A. A. Ball of 96 State fitreet. WATER SHUT OFF Draw an extra supply of water tomorfow, you housewives, for your faucets will respond with but a hollow tizzle from the hours of 1 to 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Official notice of the temporary shut-off was published this week Some necessary repairs are to be made ton-arrow

"MOST BEAUTIH L WOMAN IN EUROPE" IS DAUGHTER OF MRS. CORNWALLIS-WEST

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Princess Henry of Pless. Princess Henry of Pless, of whom a recent portrait is shown. ;s tho daughter of Mrs. William Cornwallis-West. central figure jn the great army scandal that is now occupying the attention of British officialdom. Princess Henry is more than ordinarily comely and it is the opinion of many authorities that she is the "most beautiful woman in Europe."

(By United Press.) WACUTwrTnw t it r:i WASHINGTON, Jan. . 12. Fail - lire Of the house tO Continue the investigation of the leak on the President's note to belligerents will "confirm a public belief" that congress does not dare investigate for fear of involving men high in the government, Representative Wood of Indiana declared in the house today. Wood's declaration was the opening shot in which promised to be one of the hottest verbal fights of the Session The Indiana rep- : esentative had Carefully prepared attack on the rules committee leak work. He was to be answered by Representative Gass of Virginia with there being every indication that the debate would develope into a battle royal between the republicans and democrats. "I have been compelled to conclude there was a congressman involved in the leak and that he was on the democratic side." Representative Lenroot, re-

Don't Want Sympathy of Demi-Honde Woman

Gilded Youth in Cell Says He's Glad Primrose Path Came to an End. (IllLLETIX.) Farnham pleaded guilty before Judge Relter at 3 o'clock thin afternoon to the chance of Isoulng fraudulent check. lie na glveu a sentence of from one to Ave yearn In the Jeersonllle reformatory. Having danced. Kenneth 1'arnliam. a twenty-four eyar old devotee of the j Gay Life, today acknowledged his in-j debtedness to the fiddler in Hammond. ; In good English and w ith fine pen-: manship the youth who admits embezzling a least eleven hundred dollars from his employers, the American Glue Company, and issuing fraudulent checks on the Prtston Fourth National Atlantic National Bank, last eveninsr wrote, a complete confession and asked Chief of Police Austgen to have him arraigned in the superior court today. He ex pressed his intention of pleading guilty, j Officer Bunde of the Hammond force j 1 , , t, i Vorrhfim hnpv To Mnmmnnnl late yesterday from Indianapolis wl nprp he had given himself up to the police j rind told of his thefts from the Ameri-'

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' v. :Ztt pints ' J ; j ' Publican, declared. This started the 1 real fireworks. A concerted hlS3 arose ! from the packed democratic side. Rep resentative Pooher asked th; name of the member involved. "I have no name," said Lenroot. "The committee has had the power to get that name and did not." Wood flatly refused to apologize to R. W. Bohling and Secretary Tumulty "The rumor still lives 'that men high in government' were involved." he said. Chairman Henry opened tho debate by urging the house to support the rules committee in its recommendation to take the probe resolution on the ground that "not a particle of evidence was adduced in six days of hearing to sustain charges in the resolution." He said the sub-committee to consider the conduct of a contumacious witness, Thomas W. Lawson, still exists. Representative Harrison, democrat, scored Lawson as an irresponsible frenzied four-flusher. "You republicans are abetting him," he said. Representative Bennett interrupted. "Mr. Reilley of the Wall Street Journal, proved yesterday there was a leak before Secrtary Lansing told newspaper reporters of the note." he said, "I intend to ask to take up the resolution." can Glue Company at Hammond. A reporter visited Farnham in his cell at the Hammond police station. With a copy of a liction magazine and a package of cigarettes, the self-confessed embezzlef was at least and apparently greatly relieved at having made a clean breast of his crimes. His clothes are of the best pattern and the latest cut. It is easy to understand how good looks, engaging personality and fine clothes enabled Farnham to travel with the "midnight spenders" of Chicago's cabaret district. Says It Was Easy. "I came here from Boston the last part of September," Farnham began, talking freely to the reporter. "I was sent by the company f rorn .the Boston office to the position of stenographer and clerk at the Hammond plant. In Boston I worked for the assistant treasurer and at the local plant it was part of my duties to pay current bills. Including the wages of employees, although I was not under fcc-ntf;. An old pensioner would come out from Chicago and leave checks for me to fill out when needed. They were all signed and it was easy to make out a check for my own use and enter it as payment for ireigni or come vinri ili-hi. I had a room at the Hotel Jlce and yt " ri t i'niert oti page nine.)

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STARTS 01 Anti-Gary Court Delegation Hurries to Indianapolis, Senator Nedyl Sayes Day For Op- , ponents of Bill TIMES BIRKAU AT STATE CAPITA! IXOItNAPOLIS, Jan. 12 The aea. ate committee on rautti held a public lieariDK on the Garr court bill this af. ternoon. . .Senator Kinder anoke for the bill. Frank. Oavlt, William IVhlnaerr, Otto Bruce, Jcsa AVIlaOn, Learteer Ot. tenhelmer argued asralnat the court on the around it would meaa a new Gary oonrt houne and confturion of reeorda. They said that . good transportation linen made the Gary court unnecessary. TIKES BrmEATJ, AT STATE CAPITAL. INDIAXAPOLIS. IXD., Jan. 12. Hammond's "chloroform committee," to put the Gary court bill to sleep is on the job at Indianapolis today to participate in the public hearing before the senate committee. Senator Xejdl of Whiting saved the day for the opposition, when ho forced a reconsideration of the senate bill. In thi3 he was seconded by Senator Thorn Grant. Former Se'nator Frank Gavit of Whiting hearing of Gary's, quick maneuveri ing In the committees rushed to the j,state capital yesterday. and having j some powerful friends anions members of both houses, particularly in the senI ate he was expected to aid considerably in me DiocKir-ar or tho bill. Gary is supremely confident that tho Kinder bill will pass. Among the Eammcni committee members "appolntwj t Chain ber of Commerce meeting- yesterday, who arrived here today were Mayor Smalley who gave up a trip to St. 1auIs, Attorj noys Jesse Wilson. W. J. Whinery, Fred j Barnett and Frank O'Rourke and John j N. Beckman. Attorney John F. Keilly is expected to arrive here thia noon, and F. Richard Schaaf Is er.pected to follow later, important business wnd too short a notice having prtventei him from coming to'day. Tho Gary contingent and its supporters here despite tho renewed activity of the opposition suil displayed confidence today. Gov. Goodrich received th-3 following telegram from HammnnJ toasy: "Hammond, Ind., .Tan. 11, 1917. "Hon James I'. Goodrich, "Executive Mansiou, "Indianapolis, Ind. "There has been a Lake county court fight during practically t?vsry tiession of the legislature In tho ' pest fifteen years entailing enormous expense both to the Btate and to this community. "The decisive defeat of three Gary court bills in the past six years by means of aroused public tetnlment in Hammnd, Whiting, Last Chicago and Indiana Harbor has definitely established the principle ih3t the further distribution of courts throughout the cities of this county would be unnecessary, would lead to the building of another costly court house and would make it impossible for the lawyers of the county to follow their cases in three seats of justice. "There has been no change in public sentiment anywhere in Lake county on the court question. Any acquiescence on the part of lawyers or leading citizens except from Gary to the plan for a Gary court is a betrayal of trust, on the one hand and an attempt to meet political obligations on the other. It is a deal by poljticians for politicians and against the public interest. "Then why should the valuable time of the legislature be taken up with another opera bouffe over the Lake county court question. The great majority ot the pepole in Lake county believe that you are absolutely sincere in your efforts for economy, in your promise to reduce taxes, in your efforts to abolish useless offices. "Save Lake county the cost of another court etlght and ultimately th cost of a useless court house by an announcement that the governor of Indiana looks with disfavor on the Gary court bill. It would not take you long to determine that the statements made above are absolute facts, incontrover'. -able facts. "Respectfully. ' T.OSCOK E. "WOODS." SHOE REPAIRERS' ASS'N TO MEET The United Shoe Repairers' association of Hammond, recently organized, is to have a meeting at the Chamber of Commerce Sunday afternoon at 2:30. Pid Kaufman k the president: Sam Gubitz, vice president; A. Abramson, secretary, and S. Waxman, treasurer. NOTICE. Owing to It being necessary to make repairs at the pumping station, water will be shut off on Saturday afternoon, Jan. 13, 1917, between the hours of 1 and 3. All users will please make provision for this. C. M. JEWETT. Jan. 12. TIMES' advertising will enable yon to break all your business records far the year end. Call a TIMES ad man rtarht away.

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