Hammond Times, Volume 12, Number 68, Hammond, Lake County, 6 September 1917 — Page 1
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Hammond Woman Fails to Rouse From Sleep Produced by Medicine of Unlicensed Self-styled Physician. . Witchcraft, once banished from America by an intelligent race, ha? taken root in Lake county. In 545 Ames avenue. Hammond, a woman lies in a coma, while A. S. V.":!kowski, M. M. S. F.. is held awaiting the outcome of the case, said to be narcotic poisoning. On the thirty-first of Angist. ITilkowski was warned by C."roner Graham that he would be prosecuted for practicing medicine without a license. The coroner took occasion at the inquest into the death of a thre-year-old baby, that had been attended by V,"Ukowski. to brand Vi3kowiki. Coroner's Investigator Green secured the arrest of "Wilkowski for practicing' medicine without a license and the latter was fined S25 and costs, amounting to $35. by Justice of. the Peace Frest yesterday. He had plead guilty to the charge and he paid the fine. Now it develops that on the very day of the inquest when Wilkowskl assured the coroner he would never E.ain practice medicine. he called on Mrs. Jim Kuczinski at 543 Ames avenue. It is this woman that is in a dangerous condition. The fact that WUkowski had attended her as a physician was discovered by Dr. K. O. Ostrowski, who was called in at 7 o'clock last nl.sht after she had been unconscious for more than twentyfour hours. Dr. Ostrowski was told that WUkowski had been calling everyday for nine days. Dr. Ostrowski read the -pedigree of Wilkowski as follows: "He keeps a'groenry store in East Chicago and in the rear of his store has a stock of drugs," said Dr. Ostrowski. "He tells the people he is a physician from Ilurope and that American doctors won't give him a license because they fear him. He says God isave him supernatural power to cure, but that he has to take money to donate to churches in Jerusalem. H fells them he will driv- the devil out of the sick-room and keep th evil itpirits away. If it wasn't for the coroner he would still be setting away with itThree years ago. it is stated, Wilkowski was working in the Hubbard Steel mills. Xow his income is a thousand dollars a month. lie was artested some time ago in East Chicago t.nd f ned3S fer practicing mdr.-iae without a license. The heavens crashed and stormed for more than two hours Ust night in one of the worst electrical storms of the year. Accompanied by a miniature whirlwind and a deluge of rain loud cracking claps of thunder followed a picturesque scene of a dark sky suddenly illuminated with long fiery tongues of vivid lightning sent more than one weak heart underneath some convenient bed. The heaviest damage reported today was from the street railway company. Armatures, insulators and wires were either broken or put out of commission. Many men worked during the night repairing the storm's damage whicu amounted to thousands of dollars. Some trouble was also reported by the telephone company. Crowds on the streets scurried to shelter. Theatres were without lights for a time during the heavy lightning. The storm receded for a short time only to reopen with a more severe deluge and louder crashing reports of thunder. The storm, coming from the northwest, billowed high the lake waters and swept much driftwood upon the beaches. I'ew boats ventured out last r.ight. the storm being forecasted. Fortunately, few accidents were reported to homes. The fire department was not called once. Trees on farms in the vicinity were bent low and many snapped off. ALBANY PARK Baseball Sunday, second championship game. Albany Park vs. Hammond. Take 12:39 South Shore train and Ravcnswood Northwestern Elevated to the Ball Park. 9-6-3
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dio from violent anger was the fate of i t-teven salat. a well to do farmer living j near Otis, according to the opinion of Coroner Leeds, who rendered a finding today following an inquest in the case. Salat, according to the evidence adduced, gave vent to anger at reriojs which covered several days at a time, during which little could be done with him. He was not amenable to reason. Sunday night he persisted in sleeping on the porch of his farm residence, refusing all the pleadings of his wife to come into the house. All day the Sabbath Salat drove his automobile up and down the country highways, frequently driving his machine at capacity speed. This condition of mind. Coroner Leeds declares, developed blood clots upon j Sa'at's brain, and following a violent burst of anger yesterday morning e became unconscious wid was taken to the hospital in Michigan City, where he died. TAX FERRET SCHEME KILLED County Council Refuses to Pass Appropriation at Meeting Today. Special to The Times. CROWN FOIN'T. IXD.. Sept. 6. The Lake county council in session here this morning turned down the tax ferret appropriation of $50,000 asked for by Crown Point men. The vote was four against the aprroPrat'on and two for it. This is the second time that the county council has been asked for an appropriation for tax ferreting. MAY POT CENTRAL SCHOOL ON MARKET V Eoard of Education Has Yet Made No Plans for Disposition of Property. N'ow that the Hammond high school has been moved to the new industrial high school building on Calumet, avenue, the question of disposing of the Central school property. valued at $175,000. is paramount. No definite policy has been agreed upon by the board of education, it was stated today, but it is understood that the board will sell if it can get the price it believes the property worth. With a frontage of more than 220 feet on Hohman street and a depth of more than 150 feet, the property is too valuable for school purposes because of its central location. The board has considered disposing of the Hohman Land Fayette street corner with a frontago' of fifty feet on Hohman street and and extending back to the first alleyeast of Hohman street on Fayette street. The Central school is being used at present for grades that met in the Lincoln-Jefferson school last year. In ororder to accommodate these pupils in case the entire Central school propertyis disposed of this year the board cf education would have to construct an addition to the Washington school at a cost of $75,000, it was stated this morning. The deal would leave the board at least $100,Qf0 ahead and in a position to. continue with the erection of the second and third units of the industrial high school. The Central school building could be converted into commercial use v?ry easily. It would be useful for hotel or theature purposes. Several years ago. when the first contract for the neg high school was let. the Central school building was off ere 1 for sale, but the litigation over the building contract stopped the deal. THIRTY-TWO ACRES SOLD TO HEW PUBT Peter W. Meyn of Gostlin, Meyn & Company, today landed another indusj try for Hammond, the name being i withheld for a few days. Mr. Meyn sold S2.45 acres of land bounded by Columbia avenue. Gostlin street. White Oak avenue and the 13. &-0. C. T. Railway, on which a plant for the construction of tank cars is to be built. The concern is an established one and plans building at once. INDIANAPOLIS Oysters appeared on the bills of fare here yesterday. The season is on again. The Red Cross the symbol cf a cause -wide as the world and high as Heaven.
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One of the worst storms of the season visited Indiana Harbor last night with the rain falling in torrents and the lightning furnishing an almost continuous glare. At C703 I'rummen street, the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Battersby. a bolt of lightning struck the house, came down into the front bedroom where the father nnj mother and two children were sleeping, shattered the mirror on the dresser, set fire to the clothing in the lower ravr. circulated around through the parlor and back bedroom and finally tore its way out through the wall. The occupants of the bedroom were temporarily stunned but no one was seriously mjure,l. The unwelcome visitor sppeareJ at about 1 o'clock when the storm was at i's height.
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GM LI GETS POT OF GOLD FROM' GlfiCUS Charley Mullen, pioneer Gary resident, is running around with a check for POO ducats, which be got from the Parnum and Bailey circus. It seems that the circus elephants trampled up Mr. Mullen's onion domains, which cover six acres. As soon as the field was ravaged Mr. Mullen got in touch with his counsel. Alderman R. L. Houren, and a settlement was made for J1.000, the other J100, according to Mr. Mullen, being the lawycrV foe. LlEUTEi',riilT WRITES OF DEATH 0FJ0L0IEH BOY Mrs. J, W. Brum ley of Hammond, has received a letter from Lieutenant Schaeffer at Camp Funston, Toitas, relating the death of her brother, Arthur G. Baseler, who died there of spinal meningitis after a brief illness and was given a military funeral in Hammond. Thursday, August 30. Private I'.aselcr was apparently in excellent health on Friday, only slightly ill .Saturday. became unconscious Cunday morning and died at noon. The disease was of the most malignant type. "Arthur Fast lr was a very guu man and an coli-Tnt soldiers," states the lieutenant, "and had won the confidence c"d respect of officers and men alike. lie had made good use of his skill in carpentering by making tables and benches for the use of the hospital corp.s. It was his earnest desire to be of the greatest service to his country." WiS GUTS ill! MIS il SClflL iTTEiKE The war has cut down the usual yearly gain in attendance at the Hammond public schools, particularly in the high school. If the first-day records can be taken as a criterion. The gain over the first day last year is less than a hundred. The enrollment yesterday follows:
Girls. Boys. 130 162 gh 273 218 -. 133 13S 135 162 215 230 310 307 71 103 ' 119 116 232 260 157 16S S 4 1TS3 1S6S 3631
Washington Industrial 1! Riverside . Lincoln Irving Wallace Columbia Franklin . . . Lafayette .. Central .... Wilcox Total mi 8 FEET 5, SL8jHIIMMDH0 Nailed to the door of the garage "in the rear of H. O. Young's paint shop at 695 Hohman street, today is a snake, j six tett nve incnes in lengtn. When Mr. Young backed his F d j automobile out of the garage late yesI terday the mach.ne passed over the form of the monster, killing it. There is no reason to believe that it fell out of the V fl. And it is not necessary to suggest that Mr. Young use its carcas for a tire. The snake pave a last wiggle as the astonished paint store proprietor leaped from the auto. He believes that it had lived in his garage-barn for years. It may have ventured out on Hohman street many a night but what late home-comer would dire confess he had seen a six aVid a half foot sr.a.l.e?
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Left to right: CoL Roosevelt, Charles E. Hughes, Adjutant General Sherrill and Admiral Gleaves.
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Housewives of Ilimmird can do their bit by learning how to can and dry fruit and vegetables. They are to be taught by Mrs. McQuat, canning and drying expert from Indianapolis, sent here by the government to instruct along those lines. Meetings are to be held at school. Every housewife is cord. ally invited to attend them. Announcements will be made later as to the time and place. Testerday afternoon the domestic science teachers were informed by Mrs. McQuat. A meetirrg for the for"irn women wa held this morning in an East Hammond Company huuse. The campaign in Hammond will last i six weeks. It is necessary that a small sum be raised to meet current expanses, about $100 Subscription blanks will be distributed among business housifor donations to help the government in its "food conservation" tight. ANOTHER GUN TOTER CONVICTED "Gun-toting will not be tolerated." declared Judge Fred Barnett in city court today in binding over William Grigg. 696 Webster avenue, to the Superior court on the charge of assault and battery with intent to commit a felony, under $500 bond. Grigg was prosecuted by the Lake County Loan company in person of a clerk. Miss Ella Emerich, who testifled Grigg had pointed a gun at her. At the time of Gr;gg's arrest it was t-aid he had held up Young's saloon and had taken $75 and had also pointed his gun at ia bartender in Walker's saloon. Neither of the latter were present to testify at today's hearing. The assault was .made August, 2S. Grieg said he did not remember anything after 11 o'clock on the day of the affair as he was drunk. Attorney D. E. Boone appeared for the defense. ANOTHER RAISE AT CHEMICAL PLANT A 7 per cent raise is in effect at the United Chemical and Organic Products company formerly the Hirseh-Stein factory. This makes the fourth 'increase this year. It affect3 50 employes. Superintendent T. R. Tennant said today he could employ 1(0 more laborers. "We are advertising all over the country, but help is a serious problem and a handicap at the present," said the plant supervisor toiay. RAY STONEBREAKER WRITES FROM ABRO AD i Dr. A. Stonebreaker and his wife of 310 Conkey avenue. Himn.ond, have received a letter from their son. Raymond, who has reached Englard with an expedition of American soldiers. He is in the motor branch of the Quartermasters corps. He traveled from 111 Taso, Texas, to England in thirty-two days and will soon be in France if he is not already there. Friends of Raymond can address him as follows: lN'Private R. O. Stonebreaker, Quartermaster Corps, Motor Branch, care Ad-
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h , . ... : ii u r: . i. B 4 iimmi ! (By Vnited Fres.) lnr.4AroLIS, Ind., Sept. 6. Bituminous cniil operators of Indljina, Illinois. Ohio and Wrstern Fennsylvanln met here today In conference Trith John 1. White, president of the Vnited Mine Worker of .America, in nn nt-teu.-pt to rrnch nn agreement on demands of miners for an increased Operators ask an Increase to con! prices as fixed by the government, lloth operntors and miners are doubtful whether nn agreement will be possible tociav. Immediate outcome of the session may be appointment of committers to fight out the issues. (I nlted Press OnbleBmm.) I1ER11, Sept. Germany Trill tell Pope U-nenict the t.erman people wnnt no frr.in from the vrnr, but only a ilursihie peace guaranteed by international treaties, according to an authoritative forcciist made public toduy by A'orwaeris. The Socialist organ added that Germany will hold her enemy refused this sort of is peace and thnt the fall of Ilij-.a Is not to be the last success of German nruts. The fall of Itlca. the Vorwaerts declared, mny be expected to destroy the belief apparently held by the Entente powers that tiermnnr's peace wishes are to bo considered us a token of vtrnkeninc It was the Yorwnert that recently voiced the belief that it would be dishonorable for the German people to refuse President U'lbjon's stipulation that they guarantee the government's peace pledges. (tnitcd Press Cablegram.) BEHI.I.V, Sept. 6 Capture of 120 Itussiun officers. 7,r00 men, ISO suns and ISIHI machine Runs with several armored curs and a quantity of war material Mas announced from the Hiiia front today. 'Alone the Dwlnii riser we have advanced ns far as Kriederichstagt," the war of lice declared. (Ily tnited Press.) CHIC AGO. Sept. . Eugene I. Wills, 4!, a wealthy insnrance man, former newspaper man, committed suicide toilr.y in h's home in Glen roe, III., by shooting himself In the head. He was CLicaao manager of the Iteisch Indemnity company of Spriugiiclil, III. Ill health is believed to have been the cause. By I niteil Press. WASJII-VGTO.V, Sept. C. Germany soon will make another peace proposal, diplomats la touch with foreiffn ufTnirs declared today, and It will be a proposal tempered in its outlines by tiie more radical of German iteichsfug e! rier.ts. 1 he EriberKcr-Sclieldeman croup Is tcliug nilvnntnr of President Wilson's peace views and Internal reform Ueas to further its ptuns. German military mechanics are pressing east front activities along with new wen end air horrors In nu effort to offset with fresh victories increasi ing activity of Liberals, ( Vnited Press CahleBrnm.) FEHK CIIAMPKXOISE. France, Sept. t;. 'Prunce Insists that Alsace-Lor-i nine is not a subject for diplomatic
A group of national notables known throughout the Icnptn and breadth of the land reviewed Ne'v York's great draft army parade from a stand in front, of the New orK public library. Amonj those present were the ever enthusiastic ar.d vin;a Col. Roosevelt; Charles E. Hughes, ex-governor, ex-judjee. ex-caniidate for the presidencv, and now chair man of the New "iork district draft board; Will lam I,. Sherrill, adiutant freneral of New "iork state; ami Admiral Gleaves, the man who convoved America's first fightinc contingents to France. Thousands of the men claimed in the draft m New York marched and they were cheered by hundreds of thousands of spectators alon tiio line of parade.
5 f I f, ,r t. n vj r Eayj ml battlefields of the Marne. 'France's only claims are in character of restoration." the KILLED Ruff Malis, 45 years old, Hegewisch, was instantly killed last night at the United Chemical and Organic Products company formerly the Hirsoh:stein plant of Hammond when he crawled underneath a supposedly "dead" train. The wheels of the car ran over his neck, severing it. His relatives lie in Boland. ' George Hannauer. general of the Indiana Harbor Belt manager railway. points out that: It is suggested by the commission on car service that the railroads call attention of the public to the saving in food that will be accomplished by avoiding live stock losses on railroads. The railroads are inaugurating a campaign to stop losses so far as it is possible on their part and sugsrest that the general public will help matcrially by: (a) Keeping all food animals in fenced enclosures. (b) Ly having ' town officials pass and enforce: ordinances prohibiting stock from roaming at largo. (I have repeated!' seen cows walking down the railroad company's right-of-way in the. city of East Chicago right in the heart of the busiest industrial section.) (c) Farmers and all persons who have occasion to use gates to live stock enclosures, get the habit of.keep.ng them closed. The railroads en their part will have superintendents, rca'lmasters and sectionmen1 call on farmers to discuss the ways and means of reducing th-- loss of food animals. Engine and trainmen will be cautionjed to do everything rossiblo to avoid striking such animals. CRAIG'S PLEA IS TURNED DOWN (Special to Thh Times.) CROWN POINT. Sept. 6. The fight on the part of S. L. Craig, county ogc-nt, to get an appropriation for expenses, resulted in the county council's refusing him today an additional appropriation. Fiftei-n hundred dollars per annum is all that will be allowed him.
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Italian Offensiva On Julian Front Sees Re-Doubling of Triests Drive. ( BULLETIN.) SAX Flt-lNt'ISCO. Sept. ft. Fifteen thousand picked Chinese troops have been mobilized for transfer through Siberia to the Kussinn battle front, prepared to help he Itussinns stem the German tide, according to n heavily censored dispatch received by the Chinese Hally World from its ShanKhal correspondent. According to the disputch, the troops include many engineers educated in American universities. (lotted Press Cablegram.) LOXDOX, Sept. 6. Italy resumed her offensive on the Julian front today while redoubling her drives against Trieste. Home dispatches detailed greatest concentration of men, artillery and neroplanes on the Italian side that this front has seen. Official estimates mentioned 216 Italian plnnes as taking part In the finlitlng. British and French field artillery Is aiding In the land fichting nnd In the Gnir of Trieste. British nnd French warships are cooperation with Italian guns In shelling Pola, Austria's great Adriatic naval base. Pome estimates today give figures that since August l General Cadorna has taken 37.000 Austrian prisoners. The main fighting toduy was south of Coreglo. I.ocnl battles east of Pleurals, southcost of St. Jullen, In which British troops took a few prisoners, "was all the fighting activity reported from the British front todar by -Field .Marshal Malic. He said German aircraft bombed three hospitals Tuesday night. DISTRICT BMRD CERTIFIES SMITES Appeal Board No. 1 at Laporte Announces GaryMen Called. LAPORTE. IXD.. Sept. 6. Indiana exemption appeal board. No. 1. has certified for Service to the provost-general the following men from Lake county:' Lnle County. (All from Gary.) William Farrill. Tom Liolea, ViJak Kononich, Thomas Kokoovas, Joe Walgiis, George Krueger. . Jim Weuchowt. Chris Garanenos, Theodore Aristoff. Edward Asplund. James Makres, Joe Sammi cole. John alanai. Vid.i Skocok, John Johnson, Mihaljo Mikich. Georga Ship, Guisippe Tomazi, William Gillstrap. Peter Chris Bozof. Emanuel Tasongranis. George Leuibesame, Victor P.cnjainiam. Bishop wens, Rocco Gallicchic, Mike Foznich, George Jacob, Eli Bostoric, Fete Carl, Theo Tripolitis, Stanley Janowski. Lncola Wukobratowski, Dan Staano, Posko Yeloff. Mike Guzrinck, Pete Oresoanir, Charles Raffaela. Rassan Cogakis, Fihp Bahahich. Vston Bolsi. tlust Gabes, John Estes, George Canda, Tom Nogollo, Nick Nickolakakes. Antonias Tothules, Albert A. Miller. Charles H. Hudson. Alfred Evans, John Barko, Aleck Choveky ,Yasil Milowich. Sino Radenovich. Sam Cga, Steve Karoko, Pamo Somargis. George Bane, Daniel Gebdubas, Alberto Uurcilo. Vasilien David, Ben Schwalle. Killum Janurson, Toni Xir.eiciak, Pete Peteroff. Peter Redlevich, Robert Simon, Paul Cartes, Lakos Boubouris, William Otphus Gilson. Milan Srlajani, Edward Mitchell, Harry Lynch, Simon Simkarenka. Stephen Garaveck, Milan Sam Misovich, Joseph Anton, Antonius Manenos, Andrew Puknae, Peter Polos, Ortich Zena. Mattco Polenti, Spiros Risteft, Paul Tarchia. Thomas Capsan, Crest Stajanovich, Walter Kosiba, George Uzlich, John Bertrand, George Mihalarian, Miko Easich, Jovan Orlich, Simo Krajaclich, George Marshall Yoros, George Tachinoff. John Kallis, Joseph Wallace. Lazo Zek, Andy Kozelko, James Dixson and John Silnik. Beard Fixes Tax Levy. (Special to Tks Times.) j CROWN POINT. Ind.. Sept. fi. At a meeting of the Lake County Board of Commissioners this morning the tax levy for the general fund was fixed at 35 cents and for the bond indebtedness fund. 12 cents per hundred. BASE BALL Hammond Ball Park Sunday, Jake Stahls vs. NIurleys, 3 j). m. sharp. Scores of the llammond-Albanv reported every 3 innings. 9-6-3 Every can of food put up th'13 summer helps make food shortaa next winter impossible.