Hammond Times, Volume 13, Number 274, Hammond, Lake County, 2 May 1919 — Page 1

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Of F HAMQP b ns if U I E ?! Calls en Mayors of All Cities to Jail Teachers of Violence and Shut Up I. W. W. Halls. (BTJI.I.ETIN'.) riNTEON T10NAL NEWS SERVICE! T7ASHING-TOI7, May 2. A registered rackag-e, beailny a Gimljel latel and ad. dressed to a prominent citizen, 13 tielnjf I: eld lit the postcfflca at Americus, Qa., tha postofHce department waa notl&ed TD7 the postmaster cf tha'; city this afternoon. Th3 name of t'ae addressee was not disclosed. An investigation was imtnecliatel7 ordered. If tha package Eivould tjtrn out to he a homh. it will ha tha first to have been sent Tby registered uiail, it wa3 stated. ; (ETJIiLETIN.) riSTEiTICNAL NEWS SERVICE TTXW TCRK, May 2. Arrest of a man riving' his name as "Dr. Charts !. Bald-p.-in, cf the Baldwin Medical Institute," wis the first positive devolepment today la the federal and police investigation of the attempt to assassinate mere than score of prominent persons throngrhoat the United States hy means of tomos lent thronsli the malls. (BTTX.XETI2T.) riNTER NATIONAL NEWS SERVICE BOSTON, April 2. Capt. Hugh J. I.ee, cf the Dudley street police station, who underwent unumal exertion and excitement durlnff the May day riotinj In Hoxburyi found dead today at tls heme. It is believe d the strain, of the riot was a factor in his sudden deSth. .luindred -and eleven persons, many cf them women, were under arrer.t today, charged with rioting and more than a score were injured, as a result of tha clash between the police and a ffroup of Xo:ts. The trouble started when a policeman demanded to see a Eermlt to parade. (INTERNATIONAL NEWS SEP.VICE1 KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 2. Mayor Ole Hansen, of Seattle, one of the most active opponents of the I. W. W., Bolsheviki and other "Red radicals" favors a nationwide clamping down of the lid on radical activities and has called upon the mayors of cities throughout the United States to close all I. W. W. halls, jrv:l the teachers of violence, demand the deportation of all undesirables and to suppress the red flag whenever and wherever it is found. Mayor Hansen made this appeal to the mayors in an address here last Light. WHAT S2D3 EXPECT. "In my judgment," said Mayer Hansen, "the K- have a vast organization in every country In the world nr.d expect to be able to overthrow all governments including our own. "The Red fi'g of syndicalism cannot cotr.lr.ue to wave on the ?am plar.et vith our emblem of liberty and frtedom. One or the other must fall. Surely the red flag has no place in our country." SWITCH NOW TO JULY 4. r INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE CHICAGO. May i. "i heir ji.h.. for a Ked "May Day" It: Chicago, upset by Xoi!ce and federal authorities a."d with sixteen of their number languishing in jail, local "Reds" are today planning a g-.-neral strike for July 4. The "general strike" program was outlined at an I. 'W. "U. meeting In Workmen's Hall last night. Department of Justice agents attended the Continue-, on page five.) HAMMOND MAN INJURES E. CHICAuOAr While driving west on 145th street this morning. R. R. Kent, 41S Costlin st., Hammond, accc tnrarit.d by AVilliam Kmven. 420 Costlin St.. Hammond, ran into the curb and lost control of his cer which upset and injured Kinven quite badly. The accident occurred right ctar the plint of the Edwards Valve and Manufacturing company. Kinven was taken to the hospital where it was found that be hifs being cut about the face and h-ad he had sustained a fracture of 1 is collar bone. Kent v as bruised somewhat but not badly injured. Trie machine was towed In by the E.-'.st Chicago Garage Co. and is in bad shape. Notice to Contractors. There will be an Important meeting at 7:30 o'clock tonight at Woij hall, PS Slate street. V COMITTEE.

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Hammond Boy's Great Record In Big War - i X-.v. A SEltG. HARVEY II. BUM. No mora interesting st?r" concernir.sr a I.ai:t county boy could be told than tho on" rhronic'.inff the career '.f .S-?rf. 11. It. 1-Ium. s.)n of Mr. an-J Mrs. J. F. B!;:m of 1 tarn ir.ond. of the K-.-ada'iarters Comywy, S07:5t Infantry, 77t:i pivts-.on, who has this wk arrivtd in New Yov'.:. Sri;t. Cairn '.va-i cited for conspicuous wui k in difli'.uit iTvsi.-. of i!i" Vesle and fr otljor instances of heroism in forcing !...' way with hi company, through the- famous Arronne forest. His platoon further distinguished itself In the rescue of Iieut. Coh Whittlesley of "host Battalion fame. The story of !.is experiences are nothing Viort of v onderfui and they include, his escape, wlien taken prisoner by the h.'iie in which effort he was shot in the arm. Serg. Blum was born under a fateful star. He first saw Itsrht durir.sr the famous blizzard of March 13, 1SSS at Broken Bow. Nebraska. His grandfather was Capt. 'Samuel Blum, 6lh Kcs- N". Y. N. G., during the civil war and a veteran of the Baden revolution in 1S4S. Capt. Blum, though wounded in battle as a revolutionist, escaped to New York through tho Influence of noble friends. Serg-. Blum lias a brother with the 90th division overseas. The gallant sergeant, when ho enlisted was traveling- representative for a New York, clothing firm and upon his discharge will enter business for himself in Hammona. He Is a member of both -the Masons and Elks and was trained at Camp Upton, New York. . STANLEY TRIED TO FIX CHIEF. TOB Enterprising W. Hammond Man Taken in Tow by Police. Stanley riotrowskl, of "West Hammond, wanted his sweetheart to lov.k her best when they take the measles quarantine card down from hr door and allow her to step forth. Stanley didn't have the ready money so he wrote several checks and purchased $20 worth or stuff for her. Then ha thought of his mother and spent about $i!5 on her. In spite of his good intentions he w as arr stcd by "West li.-mimr.nd police ami now awaits trial. Several storic3 were tcM by him and the truth fmaliy sifted out. John McGinty, proprietor of a "West Hammond saloon, and the Lake County Trust and Savings Bank are his victims known to d.ite. While prowling around the Jacob Diamond grocery on S:bley St., Hammond, he found several of Mr. Diamond's ch-rk forms. Ho went to the McGlnty saloon Wednesday and writing one for $17. SO. presented it and received the rash. It was made payable to Jack Jackowskl, a name by which he had been Known at a factory. Mr. Diamond's name was signed in Stanley's untrained scrawl. Yesterday morning ho took a similar check for 543. SO to the Lake County Bank and it was cashed. Things were coming his way so he wrote the next one for S7.S0, and tried to gt the money from Cornelius Monahan. another West Hammond ealoonman. Monahan didn't have that much money, but for the consideration of $1.00 he graciously attached his name to the back in order to aid Piotrowsk! in getting it cashed at some other place. They got Stanley before, he got the money. riotrowski appears to be a simple minded fellow who failed to realize the gravity of the step he was taking. A decent looking fa'-e. coupled with his worn working clcthes. probably accounts for the case with which he worked his fame. None of the money was spent upon himself, but upon his Quarantined sweetheart and aged mother, who lives at C-13 Forsythe ave.. West Hammond. Although twenty-nine year3 old, he showed his roor Judgment by offering Chief Nitz some money to straighten the affair up, writing a check for $47. S3 and signing Mr. Diamond's name in the presence cf the ofTio.rs. rev. Mckenzie is chosen 'INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! LAFAYETTE. Ind, May C Rev. W. ; K. M.-Kenzie. of this city, superintend- j e-nt of the Northwest M. E. conference has been chnsi n president of the Wes- ! lyian foundation of Purdue University, j Plans are under w ay for th erection I of a community building near the un.- ' vers.tr

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East Chicago Stages Bolshevist Parade; Two Soldiers in Uniform There; Red Flag on Pole Saluted; Police Permit it. With red as the chief emblem of decoration and with banners demanding amnesty for E. V. Debs and Kate O'Hare, about 300 Russians, Hungarians, Lithuanians and a sprinkling of Americans marched through the principal streets of East Chicago yesterday in a down pour of rain in order to demonstrate their Bolshevikism and to demand an opening of the borders of Europe for free emigration. SHEET AT COXTXMSIA HALL. Tha parade both preceded and followed a meeting that was held a Columbia hall, McCook avenue, near Chicago avenue, where speeches wre maIe m various languages. E. 'Whitmer of Indiana Harbor, I'aul Giaser of Gary and "Little Mike" Silverman of Hast Chicago were reported as leaders in the affair. There was no red f.ag carried in the parades, but an officer of the East Chicago station reported that a red f.ag was hoisted to the top of a pole in front of a dry got. els store at the corner of t Continued on pag five.) BUILD OPERATIONS QUIESCENT About One Thousand Building Laborers Ask for 70c an Hour. Building operations and all street Improvements in Gary. Hammond and East Chicago, are tied up today as the result of a demand on tho part of the building laborers under the Hod Carriers organization that they be paid seventy cents an hour Instead of the prevailing sixty cents an hour ,on all street ami building job$. The Chicago price is 57'4 cents sn hour and this class of men In that city are not asking for more. In Lake county, however, sixty cents is being paid for this kind of work and the contractors kre refusing to meet the demands of tho labor organization. I'racticaMv nil cf the work J heng done on contracts which wre flrrured by tho contractors at the prevailing rate and to sign up. In tho middlo of a job, for an increase of ten cents an hour is more than they feel they can stand. In Hammond, about cj0 men are cut. and in Gary the number will run as high as COO. This matter has ben in the air for tho last two weeks and the organization .Tactically Issued an ultimatum two weeks ago that they should go out on May 1st unless their demands were met. Thus far the contractors are standing pat on the sixty cent rate and say that they can do no more. TROUBLE WiTH WILD Gary Man and E. Hammond Friend Meet Flat Dwellers in Costly Exper- ' ience. The experience had in Hammond last night by us.ar A.-.oer.-on. ilarriion St., Gary, and Charles Wolf, S1 Fields ave., will have a sobering influence upon them should they encounter in the future any of Hammond's wild women In the loop or out of it. Anderson who seems old enough to know better was accosted by two girls last night. -on Slate street who gave the names of Helen Griffin and Emma Nitz at the police-station. Wolf happened to fall in with the trio and the two mm were invite! to go to tho Nitz flat on Indiana avenue and make merry. During the party Rti altercation followed in which the w-ud women were objecting strenuously to the amount of cash and Liberty bonds carried by their victims and Mr. Nitz appeared on the scene and the older of the two men was badly beaten. . A isit to the police station followed after Gfficers Singer, Fane! re i and Palrriati-tr raided the flat. This morning Judge Klotz fined the two women $2o apiece for being prostitutes and Nitz $30 for keeping a house of ill-fame.

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Above t to right: Federal Jud.e K. M. Landis, Chicago; John R. Rockefeller and Oliver Wendvll Holmes, chief justice supreme court. 3elow, left to right: Mayor Jlylan, New York; William II. Lamar, solicitor general, Washington; ex-Senator Thomas W. Hardwick, Atlanta, Ga., and U. S. Attorney General A. Mitchell I'almcr. ALICE CLUB FOLLIES PROVES BIG HIT Clever Young Women Directed by Mrs. W. D. Patton, Give a Show. That it Is a talented group of young women who live at the Alicfe Club in Hammond was demonstrated at tho entertainment given last evening at Liberty Hail. The inclement weather may I ave interfiled sorio-w hat with th attendance but It did neit In the least lamprn tho enthusiasm of the Minstrel Girls who entertained with stories on its members and the directors of the club, sang and danced, all iri true minstrel fashion. The "Alice Club Follies," as It was called, was staged by Mrs. W. 1. Patton and to her belongs a gnat deal of the credit for she worked untirir.gly to ui.'.ke the miniL'j.- the success It was. The curtain went up showing an attractive stage Setting and the t ,l rtainers singing a medley of famih.ir ''darkey" airs. Miss Heitnlne Kiiuet, as "Mammy," sang fir:t a lullaby and then "Rockabye," followed by Miss H n Turner who sang "Ireland Must Fe Heaven" and "P.arr.ie Lies Over the Ocean." Little Glenn Mallott was cute in his song "Chocolate Drop." Mrs. I'.aup, who sang "Dixiela'nd in France." took the place of one of the members at a late hour and her number was one of the very attractive ones on the program. Miss Lliil Tohln sang "You Can Have it, 1 LVint Want It" ai:d "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows." and responded to an encore. As the closing number M.ss Elmeretta Howard" as "Topsy," captivated her audience with "Pickaninnie Paradise" and "Littlo Black Mc." The entire company was composed by H.-r-mir.e Kimet, Helen Turner. Lillie Tobin, Elmeretta Howard, Harriet Wozuiuk, Leda Vandrnper. Clara Cruz. Glenda Mailot, Mattie Gerald, Margaret McYioker and Glenn Mallott. Their costuming was very original and In every detail it wis or.e of the most clever home talent productions that has been given in recent yea rs. "Lest We Forget," a little sketch that 13 being given in a number of important cities of the country during the Victory lo?.n campaign was presented by the f; 1lowir.g cast: Mrs. C. IJ. Nelson, Miss Kathorir.e Sharrer, Mrs. A. F: Rohrr. Miss Iorie Reynolds, Donald Ilesk-r, Mrs. Hull. Miss Jennie Malbs. and Captain Floyd Murray, under the direction of Mrs. Glenn D Peters. It was a most appropriate one-act playlet and was excellently given. The program for the evening with th audience pinging :"The Star Spangled Banner." The soloists were Mrs. Hull and Mrs. George Han-n-iuer. the Jatt f singing very beautifully "Khaki Lad." "Spring Morning" and "Her Greatest Charm." Mrs. W. II. Mikesch was the accompanist, for the evening and her music was an important and very pleasing p:irt of the program. The entertainment aws given for the benefit of the Alice Club and to introduce it to the people of Hirr.mond and interest them in 'it. In a small way it is what tho V. W. C. A. is in the larger cities, gives the girls who live there tho comforts of a home and does it at a reasonable cerst. It is believed that in the neighborhood of JITij was cleared the enterTair.me.nt last evening. ay J Buy your children Victory Liberty Bonds.

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An evening of riotous fun and ! good entertainment. If you haven't got your tickets better get them in a hurry. A talented lot of artists appear on the program and they are some fun-pokers. mm IS GRANTED Judge Greenwald In Gary superior court after four days' session has granted a temporary injunction requested by the National Retail unit 6G restraining Kr-d.-rick K. Grey end Frank P. Nihill i'.-oiu further promotion cf the organization. Tho National Retail Corporation Is an t organization for tho promotion of a chain of grocery stores on a stock selling scheme and the testimony Introduc- ' ed at the court hearing tended to show ithat the defendants. Grey enel Nihill, I were to receive $5 of each ?-)0 share hut in many instances collected tho whole ': amount. Many foreigners in the south part of Gary bought stock eight hundred and fifty oi tho 1,000 shares on the market being disposed of by tho defendants. The hearing will be held at the next term of superior court which con- : venes on May 12 th. TWO KILLED WHEN TRAIN HITS AUTO I r ihitfpn T!o.hjX i urw! ctsvirri ! DANVILLE. ind, .May Dr. Ed Heard. EG. an interne in the city hospital st Indianapolis and his adopted daugh-1 . ter, Mary Foard. 18. a student at St. j Johns academy. Inelin irapolis, were instantly killed late yesterday when their fiiito was struck by a fast Rig Four train at Avon, feast of this city. The bodies of both were hurled about forty feet and the neck of each victim was broke n. BOMB EXPLODES, . FAILS III MISSION rINTE"NATIONl. NEWS SERVICE 1 INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. May 2. A bomb which txploeled uneler the porch of the he. me of Mrs. Lola Cole, in the southwest section of Indianapolis earlytoday comple-te ly wrecked the porch anel front part of the house, but failed to injure either Mrs. Coh? or two roomers in the Cole home. The explosion was I heard at police headquarters more than a mile eiis'.ant. Mrs. Cole attributed the explosion to "spite work" on the part of two men who had been annoy irg her.

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a 1 f , -v -. tf j a 5 V? - THIS ELOPEMENT Another C. Point "Wedding Ends in Filing of Divorce Proceedings by Lawyer.. (SPECIAL TO THE TIMES1 CROWN POINT, Ind.. May 2. An engagement frowned upon by the girl's parents; an elopement to Crown Point; parental forgiveness following a separation; then the bride disappears, and so dors the best man. This Is the tangle Mrs. Joserhlne Lawrence of tho bureau of personal service in Chicago has been asked to straighten out. Apparently it cannot be straightened out until Miss Violet La Bounty, 1S5. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. La R-ounty, is found. Chronologically the facts are these: February 21 Violet came to Crown Point with William Porter, automobile accessories manufacturer. 11 V. Austin mc-ti'j'. Porter is 4. hvuee her parcats' objections. Porter's 5"riend Best Man. They were tn.-iviod. Martin L. Enright, employe of Porter and close friend, was best man. When the girl returned her parents prevailed upon her to live at home. In due time, the mother t"M Mrs. Lawrence, she became convim I Porter was a good man and would mako a good husband. On the evening of April 24 the girl had agreed to a reconciliation. T.1" no t day she went to Porter's office and they discussed establishment of a home. She 3eft to return he. me. She never got homo. Telegram Xs Doubted. The next day a telegram was received, purporting to come from the girl, saying she had left, to go with a theatrical company. The; parents didn't credit the telegram. Then suit to annual Violet's marriace was fib.-d in the wife's rntne through Attoreny Ferdinand T'irn--tt. The fact that Rarnett is a Negro folded m;.st--ry to this move. I LAD HURT WHILE PLAYING I2T ALLEY In attempting to dod.v s:oo water thrown from the rear of the Hammond Cand Co. room on i-t-iti street, Arthur Nfidow. ten year old sr-n cf Mr. and Mrs. Charles NVidcw. stpi vd in f re-nt of a truck driven by John Grhrko and was seriousl ylnjun-d. The lad was thrown to the ground on. I -irasged along the alley for a short o'st.-ui.-e before Mr. Ge-hrke could stop. lb; was rushed t oSt. Margaret's hospit.-.I v. h re it was found that the fiesh of his lc ft leg had be-on laid open fre-m h'p to foot. His richt hg was gashed frrr. the hne.; to the atihlo and the light f .t b-,dly crushed. BISCUIT CO. TAKES $L0C0 The Hammond bran-.-h of the Nation-si P.iscuSt Coi'.jiany has received notice f r-'.m the geti-rt-ii offices in New York t! the c- myemv's s hcript'on to the Victory Loan vi! be allocated rationally among ail the communities where it contains manufacturing- or distributing branch .-. H;i:.o Acer.!. J. A Mar.'hayy has aci-r Jln-'y falt---n Jt,-00-:t of the bonds ti:r. the Ixcal committee.

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00 itZf Ii mm Seven Day Session of Criminal Court Jury Brings 1 Many Indictments. '.'SPECIAL TO THE T MES ! CROWN POINT, Ind" May 2.The grand jury in judge Martin j Smith's criminal court, after beir.-; in session seven days, has returned 30 indictments. The major part of the list hails from the north end o the county and there are five murder cases in the lot, six indictments being returned for murder. All. KINDS OP CEI2IE3 The following Indictments have h-e returne-d and the persons are now uu.iarrest ai:d in the Jail at Crown Po-V-Lizzie Carey, petit larcenv; s;no r-,n'j John Peres. Whiting, for the murd-r of Daniel McLeod; without bail. Will Pulley, assault with intent ti commit murder on Will Jones- " ,v. bond. ' " "' Willie Thompson, murder of Edward Johnson; without bail. Will Jones, burglary; f2.000 bond Richard Sherman and Edward Cleveland, murder of Vladyslaw Epejewskv Alexandc-r Dombrowski. $1,0)0. hi ceny.. Joe Shilinsky. $1,000. grand lar.-en-.-Peter Nimech, murder of Theodor-i Navalanic; without tail. Hamp and Lizzie Carey, grand larceny; $1,000 bond each. Joseph Marino, murder of Carmelo Ior.te. Hammond; without bail. Vaslin ICalpin, grand larceny; $1 00'. bond. A aslin Kalpin, grand larceny; $l,00f bond. Fred Kalpin, assault with Intent to kill. INSPECT COTJI7TT BTJTZDI2TOS. The. grand jury made a trip to th Lake county Poor Farm and lnspectod the buildings and surroundings and found everything In good condition and .-upt. Celshaw and assistants should h highly commended. They visited th county jail and found it clean and in pood condition, the prisoners property taken care of and commended Lewis Rarr.es, sheriff, and his assistants for the careful and proper manner In which jail anil prisoners are cared for. The--also visited the Detention ."TTofne n't Crown Point. The matron, Mrs. Atkins, they found very efficient, she keeps th Detention Home in a clean and sanitary condition, the best possible condition considering the building is manv years old and dangerous in many ways an not in accordance with the laws of th state regarding safety and condition! of exit and if fire broke out the life of every child would be imperiled. It wa also found impossible to keep separated the tubercular children, also those cases of veneral disease. It was the opinion of the grand jury that temporary arrangement should be made t" b-ssen the danger from fire and a new building along modern lines to rrope-rly r-ir.- for cases placed in this Institution. 1 "1 -ey recommend that the county coutieil make an appropriation sufficient to erect a modern detention hospital for Lake county. This Is especially urge-;' because of the health conditions : some of the children. The Detent io-i Home can not accommodate the children and they have, to bo placed in Jai! whet a ne child of tender years should be. The grand jury Investigated the cas.-i of fill persons detained hi jail where rv affi hivit has been f.led against them atl all other mnttcrs that had been brought before them. Vlctony loan workers cf the Tenth precinct, of which Mrs. Leary Is captain, still hold the lead in Hammond's race f.r tho German helmet. Mrs. Leary yesterday announced that her workers had turned in a total of $ivt'00. Mrs. V,". D. Patton, chairman of the r nn-ii v.,rkers, wislies the precinct captains t turn in the nam. s of a'l their work-rs, and the number of bond sals arid e mounts to their credit. This has been requested by tho county chairman in order that the medals may be awarded. ThO iKdlj-.et go'. S tO t l.-r. V.r r S ii.e: -C I h largest number of subscriptions and th... greatest amount. All workers must have their reports in the hands of Mrs. 1 "at ton by noon Saturday Rond sales at th-3 b inks continue good in spite of the slowing down of the field work. At the "Alice Club Follies" last night the campaign was worked and among the subscriptions was. one for si.oofi. Factory workers continue to nslt for a little more time, in which to complete their canvass. They are making a. thorough cleaning of the plants and want to get theim all. If ycu are patriotic you will help Uncle Sam finish the job by ler.JIng him your money for the Victory Liberty Loan.

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