Hammond Times, Volume 13, Number 291, Hammond, Lake County, 22 May 1919 — Page 1

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LL HAYES GIVES THEM GLAD HA Republican Dominated Senate Sure to Pass Suffrage Measure Also. (BTTLIOCTIW.) MTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE) WASHINOTOtT, May 22. Suffrage lMdtn la the senate were at work today lining- up tha Tote for suffrage. With tbe passage oX the federal amendment by tbm house yesterday, those tacking1 the cause In the senate Increased their activities, and today claimed sixty. six votes pledged, with only sixty-four votes necessery to pass the amendment. Senator Fred Rale, of Maine, will sup. port the amendment. In a public announcement today he declared he had previously voted against the bill because his state had voted against suffrage. By J. BART CA3SFBEX.I. T STAFF CORRESPONDENT I. N. SERVICE WASHINGTON, D. C, May 22. "Women are entitled to participate in the affairs of the Republican party on full equality with men," Republican National Chairman Will H. Hays declared at a notable gathering here today of prominent women, including wives of Republican senators and representatives, held under the auspices of the Women's Republican National executive committee. Following the speedy passage of the national suffrage amendment yesterday in the Republican controlled house, the declaration of Hays the helmsman of the Republican party was construed as another indication that the cause of votes for women would also triumph soon in the Republican dominated senate. WILCOUZS INTO TOX.B. Between offering assurances to American women that the Republican party welcomed them as "units In the party membership" and being engaged in smoothing out the differences between the progressives and old guard senators over the choice of Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania for chairman of the senate finance committee, the Republican national chairman was kept on the jump as he kept in close touch with the capitol on one hand and the women's gathering on the other. The women were assembled at a Washington hotel remote from the capitol but that did not prevent the quickmoving Republican national chairman from flashing from one to the other in his automobile. He turned up at the headquarters of the Republican national committee bright and early. WILL BATS OHT THE JOB. - He soon got in touch with Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, the senate majority leader. He conferred with other Republican senators. When he was not talking to them face to face, he was conversing with them over the phone. He appeared to be "on the Job" in a (Continued on page seven.) MANY NEW DIVORCE CASES Suit for divorce has been filed in the Hammond superior court by Geo. Iovan, a watchman at the Standard Steel Car Co., Hammond, against Tauline Iovan. They were married Aug. 1. 130S. and on July 6, 1918 she went away and according to the complaint, !s now living with one Theodore Pen. at St. Louis. Mo. She had left her husband on various occasions before that but the husband has decided that this s the last one His attorney is Phil Greenwald. Charging that his wife. Addil Larence deserted him without cause and before that wouldn't do the cooking but frequently went out with other men and refused to tell where she had been, Daniel Larence of Kast Chicago, is sueing for a divorce. They were married June IS, 1904, and in the words of the complaint separated June 8. 1919. They have two children of which Mr. Larence wants the custody. P. McClockey is his attorney. " Mike Ncmeth vs. Gabriel Saase is the title of a suit which has been appealed from the courts of Justices Ames and Prest. FUNERAL OF MRS. A. HILLMAN The funeral of Mrs. Mary Hillman. who died May 20 in the Washington Park hospital. Chicago, will be held tomorrow afternoon for the homo. 120 West State street. West Hammond, at 2 p. m. Jlev. Mackensen will officiate. Interment will be held in the famil ylot. Oak Hill cemetery in Charge of Undertaker Emuierling.

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LIEUT. M. A. GIVEN IS HOME AGAIN

It s V $1 fcF - Is I.IKIT. M. A. GIVEX. Dr. Milton A. Given, of Kast Chicago, son of A. Given, with the mili- ; tary rank of lieutenant, is back front : overseas service with the rank of a Cieutenant. and wish an experience that has been interesting and valuable if one can forget for the time the hohhors and casualities of war. The doctor returned from Kurope in the battleship New Hampshire about two weeks ago and landed In Kast Ch'cago only last Sunday. He was overseas about ten months, was assigned to Evacuation Hospital No. li and was in the drives of St. Mlhiel and the Argonne. In his hospital alone there were treated in those two drives avtotal of twelve thousand cases, including wounded German prisoners as well as the wounded of th allies. Dr. Given is one of the city's own sons, having received his preliminary education in the public schools following which he took a medical course at Northwestern University. His friends are glad to see him safele home and the Doctor says, "Believe me, I appreciated the experience and the opportunity to serve Uncle Sam in the great war, but I am mighty glad to be back in the good old V. S." WILSON GETS $300 DAMAGES After deliberating for six and onehalf hours the superior court Jury In the damage suit of Joe Wilson of Whiting against Jacob Verhancic of Kast Chicago, returned a verdict last r.Ight granting Wilson $300. Wilson a&ked for J5.000 because of alleged ma'ifious prosecution, be having been nvrested twice on a ohargi of forging the name of Cletus Stoner to a Standard Oil Co. paycheck. He was acquitted the first time and the second charge was dismissed. Jutige Reiter and the Jury in Hammond superior court room one have been hearing the case all week. The rourt completed his Instructions to the Jury Wednesday evening at four o'clock and the verdict was reached by the men at 10:30 o'clock. Wilson was represented by Attorneys Gavit, Hall & Smith, while Riley, Hembroff. Dyer & Reed were attorneys for the defendant. C. E. NEIDOW SUES FOR DAMAGESl Charles E. Is'eidow, of Hammond, j father of Arthur Niedow, the lad who died following Injuries received when j run over by an auto truck on May 2. j has filed suit for damages in the Hamniond superior court against . misn- ; der et al. doing business under the I firm name of Inlander & Steinlander. j According to the complaint the Inrt. who was eleven years old. was walkj ing along an alley looking through the rear windows of business houses wnen a truck belonging to the defendants and driven at a high, reckless rate of speed, struck him. It is asserted that there was plenty of room on the south side of the alley for the machine to swerve and avoid hitting the boy. Because cf other noises in the vicinity the lad failed to note the approach of the truck and it is said the driver failed to sound any warning. The father also asks J100 damages which be savs will repay him for the I loss of the boy's services during his minority. The complaint was filed by Attorneys Ibach. Gavit & Stinson. EAST CHICAGO MEN IN TROUBLE Sam Rjrin. of 41S4Vernon avenue. East Chicago, was arrested last night by Officer Bunde on a warrant charging assault and battery made out by Rill Roman and Lawrence Bondulich of 407 Vernon avenue. East Chicago. When the case was brought up for trial this morning in the Hammond cfty court Burin swore out a warrant for the arrest of both Roman and Eon-, dullch on the same charge. Both cases were continued until Saturday morning by Special Judge Jlorthland.

Derelict Spent a Happy Birthday HMBBBBssMMnssl Stranded in Hammond on Way to Butte, Mrs. Annie Shoemaker Tells How She Found Her Son in Prisoner's Grave.

It was a happy birthday that Mrs. Anna Shoemaker spent yesterday, a birthday which forms one of the few: bright spots in a life that has been filled j t Villi more thin its share of sadness and suflcring. The little old woman who found herself strandml in Hammond on her to Hutte. Mont.. Is now speed ing wKtward to a home with hfr sister, where she will spend the remainder of her days in peace, in contrast to the life f f wandering which has been her 1st. fho hmded in Hammond from Gary broAa. Car.'. Hedeg.-uird. of the Salvation Army in Hammond, on' learning her j story took upon himself the responsi'iil- i Ity of furnishing her with transporta- j (Ion, ind when thf C:50 Michipan Cen'rai train left yesterday evening for Chtcigo she was aboard. The Salvation Army put up the $49 for her ticket. j "nMt-rday was her fifty-seventh birth-; day. Eighteen years of her life have been spfnt in searching for her son who, was kidnapped at the age of five years. Purin,- the greatr part of this tim the woman has worked her way from -one part of the country to another, always asking for her "five-year-old child with BANKER -DESCRIBES ROBBERY President Cox of Interstate Tells How Bank Raiders Stuck Him Up. President Lawrence Cor. of the Interstate Bank of Hegewisch, with a scarred bump on his forehead, but no otherwise worse off of wear, was back on the Job again yesterday after his experience in being attacked by desperate bank raiders on Tuesday in Hegewisch when the Inters: -ti was tapped for its loose change. Th bandits overlooked a pmall matter of $100. POO and that was reason enough for congratulation on the part of the bank officials. While on his way from his home In Hammond lo Hegewisch this morning he graphically encountered the story of the robbery. . Had Anticipated It. "I can't say that it was unexpected." said the banker, formerly deputy sheriff of Lake county and later chief of police of Hammond, "for nowadays all banks are more or less apprehensive. We had just opened up for business and I was at my desk and busy with mail when I heard somebody say,' "Throw 'em up" and there were six revotvers staring me in the face. Each of the three men had two guns and it was some display of artillery. I thought like a flash, 'Well, here it is at last' and the men got busy. They were quick workers and yet went about it in a cool methodical way. I never felt calmer or more curious and I watched the fellow in the first cage closely. My guard evidently thought too closely for he rapped me then with the butt end of his gun and dazed me for a minute. Couldn't Get In the Vanlt. "When they had cleaned up the currency, they looked at the vault. It is a formidable looking thing and one of them demanded to know the combination. 1 said. VYou've got me. I don't know it" and he 'said. "Well, some around here knows it." Then they backed me up in the wash room and began their search. I turned on the motor fan in t.e wash room and as soon as they heard that it made them nervous I guess and looking out of the window they saw people gathering and beat it, backing out so no one could get a bead on them. Drove Away In Haynes Six. "They drove away in their car which was a Haynes Six and began firing until they were out of sight. One of them had a dark handkerchief over hip face, but the others were unmasked. I'll recognize them anywherr. They were dressed like ordinary mechanics. Dig chaps and I should judge about 30 years of age. They had been In the game before and certainly were no amateurs. "Of course they caught us unawares but there was too much artillery against us to do anything and if we had made a false move they would have filled us full of holes. They got the drop on both of us for we were both busy with our work when they slipped in." BANK ROBBER MAKES HIS ESCAPE MNTERNATIONAt NEWS SERVICE CHICAGO May 21. Lives of several pedestrians were endangered early today when several detectives pursuing James Delclno. suspected of implication In a $20,000 hank robbery fired twerty or more shots at the fleeing man as he ran from the district attorney's office Into North Clark street and made good his escape. Delcino, who had been arrested In a "round-up" by the police, following several bank robberies during the past week, was being detained 1n the district atatorney's office, when he eluded his guard and dashed into the street.

Kolden hair." That mental picture ws the only one she knew until ofTicIaJs at the reformatory at Klmira, X. T., handed Iitr the small photograph of a twenty-two-year old youth who died there last year. It was a rogue's gallery photo of her son. She had traced him there through the dying confession of Mrs. Nancy Browning of South Hills, Pa., who had kidnappod him. Having finished her long search Mrs. Shoemaker turned her face towards the home of hor sister, Mrs. May KUis. in Butte. Mont. She believed she could v ork her way across the continent, but her health was ruined and seh made little progress. It was only through selling some of her spare clothing that she reached Hammond Tuesday night. With only four cents she made no attempt to procure lodgings but asked remission lo sleep In the Michigan Central depot, expecting to seek work in the morning. This brought her to the attention of the Salvation Army. Starting on her journey last right shsaid, "I am going there to die. I have wanted to die many times in the past few years, but I have always been held up by my search. Now the search is over."

By JT. BAST CA2GPBZX.& f STAFF COP RESPONDENT I. N. SERVICE! WASHINGTON. D. C. May 22. Those Republican and Democratic senators who declare themselves to be unalterably opposed to the entry of the United States into the proposed league of nations, are-not going to await the return of President. Wilson from the peace conference before renewing their opposition on the senate floor to the ratification of the modified league covenant as inextricably interwoven with the peace treatj' This was made plain this afternoon, when Senator Reed, Democrat, of Missouri, and Senators Johnson, of California, and Sherman, of Illinois, Republicans, who are uncompromising anti-leaguers, announced that they proposed to inaugurate a bitter attack in the senate tomorrow on the league plan. IS GIVEN A SENTENCE Makes Threats But It Will Be Long Time Before He Gets Out. I James Beard, the insolent negro who j was arrested by Captain Strong and Ofj hce.r Ikinde of the Hammond police on I May 9th charged with holdup, was tried i in the Superior court at Crown Point i yesterday. Beard was charged with beating and j choking Kalent Gabor of Hammond until l he was unconscious and then robbing! him of $35 and a knife on the night of ' J May :ith at the. corner of Morton Court and I'lummer avc. j I Jude Martin Smith gave Beard a! sentence of from five to fourteen j cars in the ponitentary and fined him $20. 00 and costs and disfranchised him for ten yea rs. W hen Beard was taken to the Hammond police station when arrested ne told Chief Austgen that he did not care how long he was sent up for, but that hen he got out he would come back and get all the Hammond po!ice force. FORD TRIAL IS AGAIN POSTPONED INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE) MOUNT CLBAIOXS, Mich., May 2. Owing to the fact that contending counsel will be unable to finish argument on the "limitation" of the Issues, no testimony will be heard In the Ford - Chicago Tribune million ' dollar libe! suit planned to begin taking evidence at 2 o'clock today and the Jury was summoned for that hour, but Judge Tucker dismissed them on learning that several hours more would be consumed in the argument ! now under way. NEGRO GIVEN 24 HOURS TO GET A JOB Spencer Jones, colored. charged with vagrancy In Judge Dunn's court. Gary yesterday was given twenty-four hours to get a Job or get out of town.

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M$S hEttNCOVUY Thousands of soldiers, marines and sailors know Miss Helen Colley of Philadelphia. But they know her better as the "Song in Your Heart Girl." 'As a member of tbe Y. M. C. A. "Over There Theatre League" she sang on practically every battle front. When she returned recenely she brought with her a unique souvenir a scarf bearing the insignia of every division and lesser unit she helped to entertain.

STREET RY. COMPANY IS 'SUED! Echo of East Chicago St.! I Car Collision April 7 ; Heard in Court. " ! Three damages suits In which a total of 130.000 is asked were filed this morn-j ing against the Hammond. Whiting A. East Chicago Railway Co. in the Ham-' mond Superior court. The suits are the ' outgrowth of the street car collision at East Chicago April 7. in which Motorman John Ripley lost his lifeAVithnr T.et Lulu CamDbell and Wil liam M. Essex, all of East Chicago, are the plaintiffs in the suits. Each asks J10.000 damages. They were on the westbound car which ran through the switch on East Chicago ave. and crashed .f into the eastbound car which was ap-j proaching the switch. The plantiffs j say they were thrown from their seats '. by the impact and suffered serious ; bruises, cuts and other injuries, which are permanent Neither of them has : been able to work since the accident. The suits were filed by Attorneys Mc Aleer, Dorsey & GIlletL BIG CROWD SEES FLAG PRESENTATION Women's Relief Corps Give the G. A. R. Post Proud Banner. Fully five hundred people were at LiDerty Hal 1 last night to witness the presentation of tho new flag to the Hammond G. A- R. post by the Woman's Relief Corps. For some time the veterans were without a flag and the women took over the task of furnishing one. At a cost of $104 a beautiful emblem was purchased and with impressive ceremonies was handed to the boys of Ci ll War fame. Mrs. Iillie Pavis acted as chairman of tne meeting. Borne by Mrs. Ida Howell and Mrs. Clara Tunger, the bajiner was brought to the platform where in a fitling speech Mrs. Jennie Hubbard presented it to the G. A. R. representative, who made a brief speeoh. of acceptance. Attorney D. E. Boone was to have, spoken bnt in his absence Attorney IeiJrand T. I XJi-yer admirably rilled the gap. ! Music for the occasion was furnishf.d by the Baptist orchestra directed by Mr. Atkins, and solos wtre rendered by Miss Ji.argaret Haefer and Miss Hazel Younger. Miss Mazy Tuley recited "Your Flag and My Flag." Tliose attending the W. C. T. TJ. meeting the Methodist church came in a body to'attend the presentation and an address was made by Mrs. Herban, national reprsentatlve of the W. C. T. U. Art ycu reauirij: The Times?

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GROCERY . ROBBERS LOCATED After & culet search covering a. period of three weeks, "West Hammond police have been euocessful lo locating the mn who robbed the store of John Giczewskl. 202 155th St., on May 1st. A telegram received this morning by Chief Kiti announced that ths men had been taken In by the Detroit police department. The store was robbod of about 11,000 worth of merchandise by three Hegewisch men. John Krolak, Rudolph Pawllkowski and Eddie DeLeskl, alias Franklin, finger prints found on counters and door frames at the store were instrumental in identifying several pieces of the loot which were found in Hegewisoh. Through investigations made at Hegewisch, suspicion narrowed down to the three men who were then out of townIt was learned that they might be in Detroit, so the descriptions together with the tell-tale finger marks were sent there. The identification was perfect. Chief Nitz and Mr. Giczewski started for Detroit at noon to bring the men back. The Detroit police at the same time informed the West Hammond police that Rudolph Winkler, of Hammond, had been picked up and on being examined had confessed to stealing $90 from the Gerard Dairy Co., of Wsst Hammond. Winkler had been employed as a collector for the ecompany and recently disappeared with the money. However, the embezzlement nad never been reportoa to the police. JAMES McGILL WELL KNOWN HERE COLLAPSES I NTRAIN VALPARAISO. Ind., May 22. James McGlll. one of Valparaiso's leading citizens, suffered a nervous breakdown on a Pennsylvania train last evening, and fell over In th aisle. He had been in Chicago all day with some attorneys and had experienced a rather hard day. Getting on the train at Chicago, to come home, he felt very ill, and just as th train pulld out of Englewood he toppled over in the aisle. A physician, who happened to be on the train, rendered medical aid, and cared for him until he reached Valparaiso shortly after 7 o'clock, when he was removed to his home. NEW YORKERS WANT CHATEAU TH. HOTEL (INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE NEW YORK. May 22. A group of New York hotel men. It was reported today are planning to build a sightseer's hotel at Chateau Thierry for Americans touring the battle front In France. All A-merlcan servants are to be employed, and a former member of the Marines, who fought at ChateauThierry, has written one of the promoters offering to "hop bells" for nothing.

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TROOPS ALL READY If Germany Doesn'tSign Peace Treaty America's Best Will Begin March. INTEflNATlONAL NEWS SERVICE WASHINGTON, May 22 The American army of occupation, now comprising about 300,000, is ready to begin an advance into the heart of Germany at any moment, if the Germans refuse to sign the peace treaty and military pressure becomes necessary. In the first fifty miles of their march, they would meet with little opposition, officials said here today, since there are now no German cornbatant troops within this area. When they lir.ally came Into contact with the German forces at the end of a four or five days advance, they would have little trouble disposing of any units the Germans might send against them and with comparatively small casualties. AMEEICArS AEE VETERANS. The American divisions now resting on the Rhine are -eteran units that have seen much service and are so well equipped ths.t the disorganized German forces rrobably would have to fall back Immediately. The American forces in Germany now comprise the First, Second. Third. Fourth and Fifth divisions, all of the (Continued on page seven.) PEACE CLOUDS ARE BREAKING John Edwin Nevin f staff correspondent i. n. service) PARIS, May 22. Developments within the last twenty-four hours have cleared away many of the difficulties that threatened to 'interfere with an early conclusion of peace. Officials declared today that the skies are much brighter and they hope to finish their task, insofar as Germany is concerned, possibly by the end of the current month. Germany eventually will sign the treaty. orrnra texk last ckaxcx. The latest positive Information reached conference sources today, following a series ! meetings continuing throughout yesterday. The granting of eight additional days in which th Germans may consider the terms simply meant that the allies and the associated powers were unwilling to ride over e beaten enemy. Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau, German foreign minister and head of th German peace delegation, probably will leave Versailles again to give his own vlws to the German government. Whether he personally returns to tha peace conference is a matter of no consequence. Berlin is ready to replace him should It become necessary. The maneuvers being conducted by the count from Versailles are merely a duplication of the maneuvers once carried on at Washington when Count von Berns.orff was behind the scenes, and the same German propagandists who then characterised Bernstorff as '"the greatest diplomat" are applying the same terms to the German foreign secretary. POLICE IB THIEF Herman Passahl. who gave his name to the police as Frank Smith, a switchman for the Indiana Harbor Belt R- R-, living on State Line St.. Hammond, was arrested last night at the corner of Hohman st. and Muenich Court by Officers Homrich and Stelow of the Hammond police, charged with petit larceny. It was brought out at the trial this morning that Passahl was seen by both officers crossing Rimbacsh. ave. this morning about 3:30 o'clock and go between two houses. The officers were curious and thought they would watch him, so Stelow went around In the alley and Homrich followed Passahl and saw him take a bottle of milk off the porch of 12 Rimbach ave. "When Tassahl started out of the yard Homrich ordered him to stop, but Tassahl put the milk down and ran but was caught by Officer Stelow who was waiting In the alley for him. Passahl was fined $15.00 and given a Jail sentence of one day by Special Judge Morthland in the Hammond city court this morning.

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