Hammond Times, Volume 13, Number 303, Hammond, Lake County, 6 June 1919 — Page 1

FAIR LAE NTY TIME WEATHEfc INTERNATIONAL NEWS FUZ.Ii LEASED WISE SERVICE. Oa streets and nnrgitands, So per copy. SellTered by carrier In Hammond ajid West Hammond, 500 per month. VOL. Xni, NO. 303. FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 1919. HAMMOND, INDIANA.

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ERSTEN THROWS CASE out on COURT Officers Kosmala and Spencer Arrested But Charge Fails. . (BULLETIN.) CHICAGO, Jon 6 Because Jnig Kerstaa accused Asst. States Atty. D. N. Valla of misrepresenting' the facta in the West Hammond cases where bench war. rants were issued lor Policemen John Kosmala and John Spencer last night, he this morning quashed the warrants ad threw the cases out of court. Judge Kersten had not . been apprised of the inquest facts aud that the hearing will sot be conducted till late in the month, tiie oases may be taken to the fraud jury. City Attorney S. X. Mark man, of West Hammond, appeared for the officers and secured their freedom. Aftermath of the "hootch" dancing at Columbia Hall in West Hammond recently, when scantily dressed dancers brought on a riot that resulted in. murder, was echoed in Chicago yesterday. John Spencer and John Kosmala. West Hammond policemen, were arrested by deputy sheriffs yesterday on a charge of murder. The warrants were issued by Judge George Kersten sitting i as an examining magistrate in m Criminal . court. They grew out of a demand made . by Attorney Frank Comerford and several West Hammond citizens upon States Attorney Hoyne. SAID OEOT WAS XW FEOQM8S. According to States Attorney John Owen, it is alleged by the complainants that the policeman shot and killed Marion Hemphill in a West Hammond rtnr.ee hall on May 28. The policemen st the time of the shooting claimed that an orgy was in progress at the time. Members of the Hammond machinists union who gave the performance now cUim, however, that the performance wis respectable and that the policemen ertered, deliberately started a free for all fight, drew their revolvers, and fired several shots, one of which killed Hemphill and another seriously wounded R. Bentley. CIVIC BODY UPHOLDS POLICE At the regular meeting- of the West Hammond Law and Order league last evening the following resolution was Adapted rela'ive to the arrest of Officers Kosmala and Spencer for their part in the recent affair at Columbia hall In which Martin Hemphill, of Highlands was killed: "Whereas eertan officers in the performance of their duty in the suppression of indecency and im norality" at nil time and in all places, and in particular at Columbia hall at a recent date at which a sta party was held rM further that the entertainment , n.-nvi,tH was composed of indecent I ianr.ng by women. Since this is a inlation of the law it became the duty of the police officers to suppress and nr:e.t the violators. And further that the W'.-st Hammond Law and Order IraEvie commends the actions of the police officers at all times when per forming '.heir duty faithfully. It is: regreltab'e thM a life had to be sacr!-I ficed 'n the performance of this duty.' We feel, however, that this may be j a leon to all who may have an idea tb.it the law may be violated in West Hammond at their pleasure. "Thorefon, be it resolved: That the West Hammond Law and Order league inlorse the action of the police department in the performance of their duts in the eptorcement of all laws and :n this particular instance unless an officer or officers are proven sru'iliy of a wrong. "JOSEPH MILLER. "Sec. Law and Order League." Flying at Club Tomorrow At a dollar a minute Hammond and East Chicago people can have all the aervplane- ridinsr and looping the loop they want on Saturday and Sunday. B. W. Wickey, of East Chicago, will bring out Lieut. Blair. V. S. A., who holds the V. S. altitude record, tomorrow ind will fly with him from East Chicago to the Hammond Country Cub grounds, which will be used as a landing place in the flights. $15 for 15 minutes in the air is to be charged anyone who cares to indulge. OFFERED BRIBE TO OFFICER Pieve Rustoff. arrested for annoying g!rl and offered a bribe of 150 to H-nry Oust, a police officer at Gary, f-r his relT.se after arrest, is now in Jail awaiting trial in the criminal , court

Yep, He Was Almost Dead

And Fandrei Carried Him Into the Hoosegow Under One Arm. "There's a dead man out here on a vacant lot on State Line," a horrified woman telephoned to Desk Sergeant See at the Hammond police station this morning-. The -patrol was sent out and when Officer Fandrei arrived, sure enough there was a man lying there. In five minutes Fandrei dashed up to the police station and out of the patrol he lugged something that looked like a human being. "By Heck, it 13 a man." said Serg. See, "the woman was right." Fandrei carried the package under one arm into the station. It was a man and he was snoring like a man in a sleeper going down to French Lick. Dead? Tep, almost dead drunk. He was booked as Charles Nelson of Nowhere. "There may be another story in this tomorrow," the girl reporter says, says she. JURY DISAGREES SUNDAY SELLING CASE Stormy Session In The City Court When Tommy Rodgers Is Tried Loud voices proceeded from the Jury room in Judge Klotz' court yesterday ftarnonn trtin tirlv tond men and true were decidinr whether Tommy Ttodgers was guilty of violating the law in selling on Sunday. , "I'll .be damned it I entence any- man for selling a 15c can' of corn to help somebody else," one Juror was heard to ay. The Jury disagreed after being out two hours In a stormy session. The suit was part of a rusade brought by the Retail Merchant's Association. . The twelve men who served on the jury are Fred Oranrer. Art Schultz, Max Schmidt. George Kussmaul, Oliver Daugherty, Ernest Kunert, Frank ORourke. Hollls Hunter, Edgar Arens, John DeFrates. . George Muenich. and John Fitzgerald. RED CROSS AT CHAMBER OF COM. The Red Cross headuarters are in the chamber .of commerce-, Citlren's National bank bnildlng. telephone SS8. The wo rk rooms in Libe.ty hall have :cen closed for the summer vacation jo that work may be resumed with fresh interest in the fall. The home service partment at the chamber of commerce will continue its activities. Advt. E. O. D. tf. . A MESSAGE TO FRED KLIER Chief Austgen. of the Hammond police has received word from Mrs. Frank J. Kirchr.er, of 624 W. 10th St.. Son Angeles. Cal., asking h m to help her find her brother. Fred W. Klier. whom she believes to be in Hammond. - Kller's mother Is very ill and she i worries over him and is anxious to hear from him. MICHIGAN CITY STRIKE SPREADING f INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICEl WASHINGTON June 6 Commissioner W. H. Rocers this afternoon was detailed by the department of labor to offer mediation between the workers .-ma the Haskell & Barker Car Co.. of Michigan C'.ty, Ind. Twenty-eight hundre.l of the employes have voted to go cn ytrike on June 10 unless the ompany grants a hearing on their demands. DEATH OF MRS. KRAMER Mrs. Eva Krammer, 61 years of age. wife of Chris Krammer and a resident of Hammond for the last 20 years where she has made many friends died Insc n'.aht at her home of he.art failure after a long Illness. tesides ner husband. Mrs. Krammer leaves to mourn her. one slter, Mrs. L .Smith, of Chicago, four nieces, Tinee Becli r of Hammond. Mrs. Amilia Hartman Margaret Schmidt and Lola Schmidt, of Chicago, also four brothers in Germany. The funeral will be held from the home Monday afternoon at 1 :30 o'clock. Interment wilt be held in Oak Hill cemetery in charge cf Undertaker Neidow. UKRAINIA IS AFLAME IN REVOLT INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE) COPENHAGEN. June 6 The whole of Ukrainla is aflame with revolt according to Information received here t-nlay. There has been deep unrest in" I'kriinia for some time. It was intensified after the Poles invaded the country defeating the Ukrainians In a series of battles.

INDORSES W. HAMMOND

Wilson Will Not Interfere John Edwin Ncvin staff correspondent i. n. service! PARIS. June 6. Unless congress intervenes, war-time prohibition will go into effect on July 1. The International News Service was authorized to state officially today that President Wilson will take no further steps to prevent the United States from going dry on that date. The president has been inundated with appeals from America to set aside the war-time prbhibition measure, because of the belief that congress will fail to act upon his recommendation, but he has taken the stand that he is unable to do anything further in view of Attorney General Palmer's decision. TAKES STEP !1 . special to the times w HITING. Ind., June . At a special meeting of the board of public works the contracts were awarded for the erection of Whiting s filtration plant. The contract for the construction was awarded to the Charles W. Secord Co., Chicago, the bid being $179,742. The contract for Installing the centrifugal pump was awarded to the A. F. Cameron Steam - Pti m pW6r IT C5".; " 6T" Ch lea g37 the big being J11.845. The filtration plant Is to be located between the Pennsylvania and B. and O. C. T. T. tracks, south of 119th street on the old graveyard site. The capacity of the plant will be 5.000.000,000 gallons, it pumping 4.000.000,000 gallons eery twenty-four hours. Whiting will eventually have pure water if we did have to wait years to get it. THIS HARBOR MAN CUTS SOME CAPERS After Trying to "Buy" Diamond King He Smashes Bottle In Street. Fred Templ. of 8630 Prle itret. Indiana Harbor, was arrested yesterday by Officer C. Fandrei. of the Hmnrnd police, charged with breakins bottles in the street. It is claimed that Temp-e went into the pawn shop of Chas. Lesser at 65 State street, Hammond, last nlgrht and dickered for a ring, which he put on his finger and started away with. Lesser then asked for the money for t"ri ring and when Temple refused to r-a' tor It Lesser called the Hammond police. When In front of the Hammond police station Temple drew a bottle of whskey out of his pocket and thr-w it In the street, smashing; It. He was fined $8.00 in the Hammond city court this morning: by Judge TClotz. FIUME SENDS LODGE MESSAGE INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE 1 WASHINGTON. June Fiume will face war for life or death and will not tolerata that its fate be decided without its consent." This message came to Senator Lodge, ciiairma no? the fQreigrn relations committee cf the senate today In a lensrthy and hitn-r criticism ot rresidn.t Wilson's attitude in the peace conference towards Fiume. cabled from Paris by Andrea Asoinack. Fiume's plenipotentiary tt the peace conference. CHANCE FOR STENOGRAPHERS J. W. Bodegraven, secretary of the Hammond Civil Service commlss;on has received an urgent plea from Washington stating that the government r.cedj stenographers, typists and bookkeepers at an entrance salary of $900 to $1,200. It's a good opportunity for yu to talk It over with Secretary Bodegraven at the Federal building. BOND ISSUE IN . EAST CHICAGO f INTER NATIONAL NEWS SERVICE) INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., June 6 East Chicago has been authorired to issue $'.25,000 in bonds for the purchase of r- pari; site by tre Mate board of tax omm;?sioners. Tne city of Marin was given prmi...Jn to issue $25.anf) in bonJ for wi'tr work lmPrce' menta

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View of front of Attorney General . It is believed that the man blown to atoms by the bomb which partially wrecked the hfime of Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer has been identified by authorities. He NO DAYLIGHT SAVING IN 1920 INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE WASHINGTON, June 6. - Repeal --the -dayKglrt'savingk law, effective for 1920 was agreed to today by the house interstate and foreign commerce committee. The existing law will not be changed during the present season. A bill carrying into effect this decision will be reported favorably to the house by the committee. MANY ARE SENTENCED AMHE HUB Gary Crap Shooter Can Repent at Leisure in State Ref ormatory. fSRECIAL TO THE TIMES CROWN FOINT, Ind.. June 6. Starting: a fight over a crap frame one day last March landed Charles fm!th. a I., . , voij ui-fti., in me Hunan? .Kerorniatory or at least Judse Smith sentenced him to that Institution for from 2 to 14 years, on Wednesday. Smith did not like Sam Hawkins' method of shooting craps so he. drew a gun and the' bullet fell fast and furious for some time until one struck Sam Hawkins in the back and put him out of the game. Smith pleaded not gruilty to the charp" of assault with intent to kill and waived jury. However the court found him fruilty as charged. He asked an appeal to a higher court which was grand. Hammond Man Sentenced. Frank Moor of Hammond plead guilty to th charge of stoalincan inner tube valued at $5 00 from George Nitt and was sentenced to 60 days in the Indiana State Farm and fined $10 and costs and disfranchised for 2 years. Minor Offensea. Mike Serl and Teodor Crichl of East Chicago were found guilty of assault and battery an drtned $100 each and 8 months in the Indiana State Farm. Andro Jarosr. East Gary, was nned $5.00 and costs for assaulting Mike Bilski with a club. ER CAFE HOLDUP At about half past three o'clock yestrd.. morning, two ycung men entered the Delmonico restaurant at Indiana Harbor and commanded the night waiter. J. N. Gearges. at the po.nt of a gun. to throw up his hands. No help was at hand and the place was at the mercy of the robbers who took about $25 from the cash drawer. The polk-e were called as soon aa the bandits had left, but they disappeared in the darkness without leaving any ciue to the'i identity ot destination. Take The Times ncr keep in touch with the whole world.

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WHICH WRECKED PALMER HOME IDENTIFIED

A. Mitchell Palmer's home. Washington, showing ruin wrought by bomb which exploded before front steps.

is believed to be the man who carried the bomb to the house. It is thought he tripped over a low ter race on the lawn and fell, the jar setting off the bomb. His identity SOCIETY BUD TO BE KISSLESS? ..- --v. Naturally Virginia Is Unable To Stand That Sort of Marriage. 'INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE NEW YORK, June 6. The secret romance of pretty young Virginia Blair Reeves Warner. Washington and Philadelphia society hud. and Henry H. 'Warnock, young inspector at the Hog Island shipyard, came to an end today when a referee commanded the annulment of the marriage of the "inspector and his "kissless bride." Mrs. Warner Is the step-daughter of Commander Archibald L. Parsons of the Philadelphia navy yard. On June 15, ID 17. she motored to New Tork with Warner from a house party at Mont Clair, X. J., and was married. Warner returned to his work in the ship-yards and his bride to the home of her chum. Agnes Reppler, In Philadelphia. They told no one of their marriage and when Warner met her later at her parents' home in Washington he did -not even kiss her for fear her mother would suspect that they were in love. It was after Warner's declaration th;t he "pitied married people that had children." and that he did not care for her any more that the "kissless bride" told her parents of the secret marriage, she said. They brought the annulment proceedings. ' GERMANY IS SENDING COPIES (INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE I WASHINGTON", Juno D-i.iiTmany i sending the senate and the house of representatives photographic copies of the peace treaty according to a press d'-spatch re;.d on the floor of the senate this alternoon by Senator McCormick, of "Illinois.. The report wag rereived with interest by senators and ! representatives tlike and many were 1 : 1 .J . ,-. V 1 i , . U L...U . . 1 1 . I rir-ij iu ...... v- iiiai puvii a euuiBC might be f; ilowtd by the German government, in vi?w of the fight that Is being waged in the senate as a result of the trta'y not having been submitiNITRO IN WAGON I EXPLODES; 3 DIE INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! FORT WORTH. Tex.. June 6-rrThree men the driver and two passengers on a vgon carrying nitroglycerin. xpludel Tte town r.f Al'do was damaged by the explosin 1. the force oi which Tv4 felt for ten miles. INDICTMENTS ARE HELD UP INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE BERLIN, via. London. June 6 In-dictm-nts of the secessionist leaders who formed a new- republic in the KUineland have been held up in the e-ovornrr.t-nt pending the reply of Marshal Foch to Pr. Mathias Eriberger. chairman of the German armistice commission. Arres. would be impossible without the sanction of the allies as allied forces occupy the territory where the S"partacit. leaders are living. Better call up The Times and i have it sent to your house rvery ' night. Then you'll be sure will be there

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will be used to aid officials in running down his accomplices in the plot. Neither Palmer nor Mrs. Palmer were at home when the bomb exploded NEW ARRIVALS SUSPECTED OF --HHjMB-PLOTS Secret Service Men Pick Up . Purse On Palmer Lawn And May Be Clue. MNTCRNATIONAL NEWS SERVICEl PHILADELPHIA. June 6 The possibility that anarchists newly arrived from Europe had a prominent part in the explosion of bombs in several cities Monday night, was under investigation by federal agents and the Philadelphia police today. It was learned from the secret service men who came here from Washington that a purse picked up on the lawn of the home of Attorney General Palmer the day following the explosion at th Palmer home has gien them an important clue. The purse contained a note written in French, stating that the bearer had just arrived in 'New Tork from France, and naming the boat on which he was a passenger. The purse also contained French and Italian stamps. . Leather exrerts said the purse was made In France. Inside the wallet was also a picture of a boy about 9 years old. TUc boy's hair apparently was of the same color as that of the anarchist, killed at the Palmer home ar.d federal agents believe that the.boy is the son "of the doad man. The French consular atithorities in New Tork have been asked to find out whether the man actually arrived on the steamer Indicated, what was hiy business in the United States and who were his associates here. WANTS ARMISTICE . WITH THE POLES ( INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICEl i.Orti.HAljl,,June o Ukrainian delegation has arrived at Lemberg to negotiate an armistice with the Poles it was reported from that city today. The conflict between the Poles and Ukrainians has been a source of considerable anxiety to the peace delegates in Taris. The Poles were asked to erase hostilities but instead of doing so cont'.nud their offensive against the Ukrainians around Lemberg, Galacia. between' the Ukrainians and Poles, for possession of the cify. EXAMINERS ARE NAMED INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! INDIAArOLIS' Ind June 6 H- JTurner has been named examiner in charge of the htate Free Employment office at Hammond: Herbert E. Jones, at East Chicago, and James Carr, at LaFayette, the Employment Commission of Indiana has announced. i MORE THREATS FOR CLEVELAND MAYOR INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE I CLEVELAND. O.. June 6 Unsigned letters have liter, received by Mayor Davis threatening a great red demonstration here July 4. it was learned today.. The letters, it was said, declared that plans for a demonstration which would eclipse that of May Day 'would go through." Threats were also made, it was reported, that an attempt would be made to breal; up the annual police parade which -will be held here late this month.

TOWNSHIP ASSESSOR IN REPORT

One Hundred Eightysix Million Dollars Grand Total of All Properties. Over one hundred and eightysix million dollars is the amazicg assessment for North township returned by Assessor James Clements of East Chicago in a report today, including all property values. East Chicago leads eff with a 95 million dollar total, Hammond next with 60 million and Whiting is third with 26 million. . The totals by properties is as follows: Personal property S3.S35.C3S Acreage improvements. 47.91J.94;. Lot improvements 33.49.75o Lots 19.963 413 Acreage ' 18.34 s. S3 Total S1S6.16S.7S4 The totals for the geographical divisions are as follows: Fast Chicago $95. 536. o'" 3 Hammond S0."7S,'J"3 Whiting 2S.38S.26D Hessville 1210. 31' Munster L 1.107,1 3'. Highland 1.041.i l North township 108,5?j The poll list is: East Clilcage. 4.001: Hammond. 4. 5S0; 'Hessville. SOS: Whiting, 1.920; Munster, 87; Highland. 96: North township. 4. 1 East Chicago. Personal $27.261, 71S Lots 7.783.77:: Improvements 14.2g0.61 j Acres 1-U1..' 8.231.713 Improvements 37.97S.630' Hammond, Personal . $1S.190.!2 Lots 10.335.5." Improvements 15.6j,4.7C Acres 7.6fi6.nS" Improvements 8.930i3fi HcasvUla. Personal $ ISO. 4:;; Lots 261.650 Improvements 6S.4CS Acres 5SS74'" Improvements ; ' 151,11' Whitiag. Personal $2O.0S:.S4-; Lots 1.463.476 Improvements 3.423.f-S Acres : Improvements Mans'.er. Personal 1 $ Lots . Ibprovements Acres Improvements Highland. Personal $ Lots Improvemerts Acres , Improvemerts North Township. Personal f Lots Improvements Acres Improvements 756 710 657,415 5.3 i." IS.?'': 2.j'A 022. C9" S?.62t " 70,3 46.100 756.9." " 10S.8"0 7,o;." 35.!n'i 31.3-'' 25. Tn 9.9'0 LAW STUDENT AIDS ATLANTA WOMEN IN GAINING SUFFRAGE v !'.'' - M---T TVvairiti-.il a , i'lV Miss Eleanor Raou!. The recent municipal primary vote 2ranted the white women of Atlanta, Georgia, the right of equat suffrajce. Miss Eleanor Raoul. young woman law student in Atlanta and a former member of the National American Woman Suffrage association's research bureau, helped the cause of the Atlanta women oy campaijrnins: for thern. "TheoreticaHy we have obtained a small share of what we should have, but practically we have grained a fpreat deal when one remembers that Georjria is su. rosed to be locked and barred against equal suffrage," is the way Miui Raoul looks at the achiavemeaU

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