Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 247, Hammond, Lake County, 6 April 1920 — Page 1
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LEAD OVER GEN. WOO Hoover Runs Well on Both G. 0. P. and Democratic j Tickets. BILLLTIX. rilMfS BUREAU AT STATE CAPITAL DETROIT. MHH, April 6 The count , In lifts oot of 2.-42 1 precincts through- j out the slate at noon today ihonril . pronounced gnln for Johnson. Ilis I'.id errr Wocd jumped to 50,713 The ' rote followst I .Icfcnson M7..V12; Wood 06.$ Mi Low-j :-. 30,713; llooitr 31,75-. j BCLLETIX. INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! KW lOHK. April I S Senator j Hiram M. Johnson today described his j victory at the Mlvhicao presidential j primaries as a '-blow by the common j rcople at the type of pelltlcs ront roll - j rd by the big financial interests' I am evtrenielT srratcful to the peo ple- of Michigan at the result of yesterday's primary." he snld "It Is a 'rmomlrallvn tint an American may srk the most exalted office In this l.-nd upon simply the attributes Hod It as lrn hltn and without the old of 'TCnlird poTitlcs or vast financial Interests which exploit politics. "The Michigan primary Is the f!rt lle; test of popular sentiment In this ea m paign by e mEL r.u,Mnn 'STAFF CORRESPONDENT I. N. SERVICE! DETROIT, MICH.. -April 6 Hiram ,1-ihnson has won the republican presdential nomination in Michigan, by greatest vote ever piled up by a i andidate in any primary election in te stats. "With 1.165 precincts out of 2.421 in the state already counted, the Californian is leading by 44.--,i'3 votes over Leonard Wood, his closest opponent. JOHNSON SWEEP? DETROIT. Johnson swept the city of Detroit c''an. Here he beat Wood by more than four votes to one. His majority over Wood in the 319 precincts of the city proper -was 62.841. This st him a lead that Woo Is r.vt expected to approach by SO. 000 i-i other parts of the state. "Wood's lead in tit precincts outrid" of Detroit -ajs less than 10.000 votes. hoover tnoflns i,onE ijov. Lowden was trailing S0.0n0 tes beh'nd "U'ood when half of the -tate had been countd. Hoover was Vrtncin? up the rear. The vote in 1.165 precincts including Detroit complete, was as follows. Johnson I0r,.786: Wood 69,453; Lowden 53,298; Hooer 119. 7S2. JOHSO SWAMP" WOOD. - In a veritable blizzard of ballots Detroit hurled Jshnson far out in fii' lead that it w. ei(Jent early in irt5 count that Wood could not hope to oeriake him. The complete ote in Drroit's 31? precincts follow: Johnson 69.04: AVood IS. 143; Hoover 12,os0, Lowden 11,003; ,I'oir3hias. :.T75 . In S16 preoiiicts outside cf Detroit the ote was: Wood 43.040; Johnfon 34,7?:; Lown :.M'S3: Hoover 17.224. f?t. AEtK AAD AHCK Thi3 include-i a lrs flic of the p;)er I'eninsuia. which was Woods ..:! redoubtable stronshold. In other prts of the state Johnson was running neck and neck with his chief opponent. Congressman T.ot:!s Cramton, Johnson's state manager, announced this morning that Johnson's majority over Wood in the whole state would be close i x 3000 votes . EDWARDS 4.ARR1E" DETROIT Gov. Edwards of New York led Hoov er by such a wide margin in the city of Detroit that there, is a possibility '.hat he may have won the whole tate. The latest figures on the democratic race follows: Edwards 7.142; Hoover 4,977. McAdoo, Palmer and Bryan are traii ir,g far behind in that order. 8. & 0. MEN VOTE TO GO Oil SHE (BULLETIN) It la Mjwrted from Oary late this aftarnoon t&at the Belt switchmen (Z. 3. E.) and the mill switchmen 500 rSronf world' ro out with tha night shift tonight. Tliy demand 90-33 cents as hour witi an hour bonus in the day. Switchmen and yardmen employed in the Baltimore and Ohio Chicago Terminal Company yards at East Chicago yesterday afternoon voted to .!oin with other switchmen and yardmen of the Chicago district in the "outlaw strike." Only a few were op posed to striking and the. strikers arej predicting that the strike will be won within a short time. The few union headers who opposed the "outlaw" action are working hard to keep trains moving, and secure men to replace tliQSS who axe on ctrike.
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Running On On His Record Hammond Man Candidate for Prosecutor, Has Had A Wide Experience. Attorney William A. Thomas, of Hammond, republican candidate f.r .Prostcuting Attorney for Luke county :s making a thorough and careful canas of the county, in his endeavor t) and the nomination. Mr. Thomas as Prosecutor .Hunter's deputy for the Superior Cctirts at Hammond until the Crminal Court was established at Crown Point. Since that time he has ! ad charge of all the work In the Criminal Court vp until the Dt o :1 '"Si Wll.ll 4M O. THOMAS March of this year at which time he quit -work as deputy so that he could make Ms campaign. It is admitted hy all who Is new him that Mr. Thomas has ability a. a lawyer that is worthy o recognition. He has been actively engaged in th" practice of law for the last twenty yeflr. As deputy prosecutor he has made a record that the people of Lake county can well be proud of. He has tried a great number of important criminal cases with a trarkc-d degree of success. He has been fearle.-s In performing his duties of the office, and at the .same time he has always been fair. Mr. Thomas believes in fair treatment to all, which Is evidenced by the fact that during the time h has be"n deputy rrosecutor he has treated everybody alike, regardless of their ra'-e, color, wealth or posit i on His ability as a lawyer snd the falr snd fearless manner in which he has d'shargod the duties of the offb.e make him a strong candidate. Tfe ban many friends hi all parts of the county who a re working hard to secure his nomination. In fact, h!s campaign has been making such rsp!d progress that no matter into what part of Lake county yci may go. you will hear it said freely and offn that Thomas will be the next Trosec-Jtor. He Is w illing to be judged by the record he has made. .1 EXTENSION IS The part c? Kennedy avenue extending from the Lincoln Highway at Schererville to the Hammond city limit has been designated by the Indiana State Highway Commission as a part of the Stat Highway system and as such will be maintained by the state. Secretary F. L. Evans of the East Chicago Chamber of Commerce who has been in communication with Director L. H. Wright of the Commission for several weeks and has urged that this stretch of road be included in the state system in order that the people of North township might be served, today received the following letter from Mr. Wright: "I recommend to the State Highway Commission that the road be designated as a pai-t of the Slate Highway System, commencing at HcherervilJe running thenco in a northerly direction to Hammond. They acted favorably upon this recommendation and the governor has approved the same. I sincerely hope that this will meet with your approval and will give satisfaction to your people in that part of the state.'" Thl3 road was recommended by the East Chicago Chamber of Commerce after it was learned that the state commission planned to build a state road north from the Lincoln Highway to Cary. LAKE COUNTY MEN GET NEW PATENTS The following Lake Ceunty men have been granted patents, it was announced from Washington. D. C. toda y : Straube Fiano Co.. assigned through William G. Betz. Buffalo, a pneumatic action for p:anos: Robert F. Freeman, assignor to American Conduit Co., East Chicago, a tube forming machine: Her. man A. Poppenhausen, Hammond, assignor to Green Engineering Co, East Chicago, a furnace
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J MRS. FTETCITEn HUDSON has bought an Overland for delivery this! montn. DR. FREDERICK BOCK is back from an over-Easter visit with his relatives at Taylorville. 111. SPRIXG vacation beg-aj yesterday. All children in public schools will be sriven one week's freedom. A. C. RIECHERS of the Simplex, who has been on inpeoticn duty at Beaver Dam. Wis., for the company, has reurned here. WEST HAMMOXD had the snow plows out fisrly Monday morning and had ail the main thoroughfares opene-j up by noon. IP this column wanted to be unmerciful it might nanif a score of IX-immond men who yesterday carried snow shovels in the back seat of their cars. Verily, a hsbit is hard to shake off. .TL'LirS METN was ruthlessly torn from his desk at the bank yesterday and forced to s-it on the jury in the alienation of affections suit which is being h'ard by his father-in-la.v, Judge Reiter. TONIGHT is the night Mayor Brown is expected to announce to the Hammond council what his views are with respect to continuing or quitting the sale of government foodstuffs. RALPH BRADFORD of Crown Point was in Hammond this morning looking over his political fence. "There's not a hole, in it." paid Brad before he left, "I'll go in without opposition." E. G. SPROAT startled the Hammond Building denizens Monday by showing up a.t his office at 7 a. m. "Had a chance to buck the snowdrifts in t.h r t)ior fellow's auto." was Eric's exflanaiicn and you can't blame him. MR. AT MRS. JOHN KOWALSKI are moving their household effects into the J. A. Campbll home at Sibley and Forsythe ave. in West Hammond. Mrs. Kowalski purchased the property lajst week. DR. BUCHANAN'S car stood In front of the De Luxe theatre from early Sunday till late Monday. "I might get it out before the snow thawed," says the doctor, "but I might not end 1 didn't want to lose confidence in it." D. B. SEMOO. manager of the Lion Store furniture department, sort of leans toward Johnson. "In my estimation, Johnson is the only candidate with backbone. As a premature choice I would select Johnson." SENTIMENT emor.g the shop owners along Hohman and State streets may be summed up in an oft repeated prliase heard during the jvust two days: "We object t' shoveling snow in the summer time." j EDDIE COKHRI.VG ER and Clarence Bates, the demon bowlers, who reppresented Hammond in the printers tourney, want to see the men who deny they made good. They exhibit checks they won as prize nrnn'v if they did amount to only three dollars. GEORGE STEI.HOnX Is taking a little vacation at his former home in Indianapolis now that the Income tax rush is over. He had planned to fix up the property he owns there and also put out some garden, garlic and such stuff, but the cold wave may spoil his plans. THORNTON township. 111., is holdins an election of township assessor, collector and road supervisor today. The voting is listless and it looks a-s though John Jaranew ski of Hammond would land the supervisor job with little opposition. MRS. W. D. PATTON", vice chairman of the Republican Club, would like to see Gen. Leonard Wood at the head of the Republican ticket. "He is a good business man." she says, "and I do not think the people should oppose him simply because he is a military man." H. A. LAMPRELL recalls that one of the arguments he. as Liberty bond salesman, was authorized to use was that the bonds would be acceptable to pay taxes with. Ho tried to pay his income tax with his bonds and they fired them back tat. him. "Talk about government repudiation." says Mr. Lamprell. CLEM. I'iOTKE. organist at 'he De Luxe theater, is hot-foot aft"r Oid Man High Cot. Clem planted a peach tree on Good Friday and may be seen any day looking over the fruit-recipe books at the public library. He expects to garner three bushels of free-soti-s this fall maybe he w.il. ERNIE SCHNEIDER, manager of the Hellerman shoe store. Tends an attentive car to political ciiscu.-sions of his customers. "The greater proportion seem to favor Johnson," soys Schneider, "and for myself I think he's tha best man. No. 'he wet-dry issue should not be raised." THREE girls stood on Hohman street 1 Sunday afternoon in the pelting wet snow. They were on their way to bend in adoration before some movie hero of theirs. Ore of them raised her face to the y. "Please. God. make it stop snowing for me!" Down the face3 o$ all three trickled little streams of water, washing away powder, cream .nd rouge. It was a pitiable sight, and not a lipstick in the bunch. PAT RILLET. alderman at large, believes the "play's the tiling." Says Put. "I like Cox of Ohio. He is a good man and sou don't find Mm mixed up in petty political squabbles like the rest of them. Hoover? No. But if it's to be a Republican president, as it now appears, then my choice would b- Johnson. He's a whirlwind and has a little L-f Teddy Roosevelt iu him.'"
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Wood To Speak In Hammond Presidential Candidate Will Open Indiana Campaign Here on April 26th. WOOD TOUR OF STATE General Wood will make a primary rankafm tour of Isdiaaa from April 28 to Slay 1. larlaslTr, While the schedule of addresses has not brrn completed. It Is the plan to atart at Hammond Monday morning, April 26 Speeches will be made that day at prlnpal points on the Moaon railroad, rtlndlns up with a speech at ew Albany oa Monday nlsat f INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE 1 Chicago, April 6 -Presidential Candidate Leonard Wood is somewhat wrathy today over arrangements which were mado for his Illinois campaign tour. Starting on It Monday, he discovered on leaving Chicago that a train of six Pullman cars had been provided for him, and the party of thirty-six accompanying hiin. When the imposing train, carrying with it the hint of a display of campaign expenditure, arrived at the country towns enroute to Springfield, there was much questioning comment among the assembled farmers, who wanted to know all about it. Gen. Wood heard about it and was considerably angered. It was explained to Gen. Wood that the size of the train was due o the fact that 8ll members of the party had Insisted on savinglower berths. This did not appease his lie, however, and on reaching Springfield, he ordered the train cut in half. WIFE CALLS RACINE L Cause of Divorce Suit is Said To Have Been Spirited To Hammond. fSPEClAL TO THE TIMES1 RACINE, WIS., April 6 Mayor William H. Armstrong was accused today by Mrs. Daysie Armstrong of having been too friendly with a maid in the Armstrong home, whom she says is either in Hammond or Chicago. Mrs. Armstrong was testifying in her action for divorce. Mrs. Armstrong testified that Annie Egilski. the maid in question. Jtad made afidavit to the alleged offense nd had agreed to testify, but she can not be found . The court issued a writ of body attachment. It is said that the woman has been spirited aay and she is believed to be either In Chicago or Hammond. ERIE TRAINS STALLED IN DRIFTS SPECIAL TO THE TIMES CROWN 1'UlNT. Ind., April 6. Erie railiuad trains were badly delayed last night by snow-drifts, which formed in the vicinity of Crown T'oinl. Two snow-plows were used to open the track at Crewn Toint and elsewhere ne.ir Chicago and all east-bound traffic on the Erie from Chicago was hour behind schedule. Train? from the east arrived in th s c:t on time. Offictalf announced today that little more difficulty is anticipated . Better call up The rimes antf have it sent to your house every be thtre.
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Among the worst sufferers from the now storm srs oar friends from Blrdlasd who are back from the Southland to spend ths summer la the Worth. TJnfltted ss they are for the rigors of a northern winter, their suffering Is great and they will die by ths hundreds unless we take cure of them. There Is nothing for them to feed upon, and It Is up to us all to supply them with food If they are to surrlre until the snow has passe 3 away. Do your part by supplying them with the crumbs from your table. Unique Divorce Suit Is On Trial Gary Man Sues Another for Alienating Affections of Wife Now Dead. For alienating the affections of Ms wife, now deceased, Moses E. Barney of Gary, Is sueing Milan Nedeff, also of Gary In the Hammond superior court. The trial is being held before Judge Reiter and a jury in F.oom 1. Barney asks for 110.000 aa compensation for the loss of his wife's affections and for the suffering which he underwent as a result of the break. The Barney family moved to Gary from Goodland after living in harmony for tlfteen years according to testimony of the plaintiff. After living in Gary for a while it is said Nedeff began paying attentions to Mrs. Barney. He first started eating breakfasts at the house after Mr. Barney had gone to work. This resulted in a row when Barney learned of it. The family moved to another part of the city, but Barney says they were unable to shake Nedeff for he soon appeared and asked to rent a room at the house. Barney remonstrated, but nevertheless Nedeff moved in and lived with them. Nedeff is accused of gilng the woman large sums of money on ?eeral occasions. At another time w hile she was in the hospital he gave her a fine necklace. A separation finally occurred between the Barneys and the woman lived In another part of the city. She also applied for a divorce. However, the divorce suit was never tried for she died last year. The damage suit of Barney against Nedeff for winning away the affections of his wife had aiso been filed before the woman's death, but Barney refused to drop it and insisted upon it being brought to trial. The death of the woman introduces complications in the testimony owing to the fact that her part of any conversations mjst be passed up owing to the fact that ehe can't substantiate or controvert it. Barney took he witness stand Monday afternoon and was under direct examination until the middle f this forenoon. He will prob ably occupy the stand the rest of the j day . Barney's three children, his brother snd several other witnesses are also on hand to testify. BRYAN SAYS OWEN'S WORTHY INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE I SALT LAKE. UTAH, April 6 "Of ail the U. S. today there is not another one I would rather support for president than Senator Robert L. Owen." Such was the declaration made today by William Jennings Bryan in an address here at the Jefferson Day banquet . "I know the democrats." Bryan saici. "and if you judge my word as of any value. I am glad to tell you that T have watched and known Senator Owen. He is worthy to be president of the V. S." Try A Times Want Ad.
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NICK KILAVOS FINED FOR KEEPING A GAMBLING HOUSE Judge Klotz, in City Court, Defers Sentence in Welby Rasor Case. In a special session ef the city court last night one man was convicted of keping a gambling house, another cf gambling and a third of passing a worthless check. Nick Kilavos, who conducts the Broadway ipool parlors in West State street and who has been arrested three times rhy police, was again arraigned last night in the city court and received a fin" of $10 and costs when he was feund guilty of keeping a gambling house. He pleaded not guilty to the charge but evidence furnished 'by Peter Trost. aged 19 years, arrested at the place on a charge c-f gamblng, was termed by the court sufficient for conviction. Trost who waa charged by Welby Rasor with having fleeced him cf $43 at "craps'" in the pool-room of Kilavos. pleaded not guilty to a charge of gamb ling and stated thai all players weie "fading" one man and he had only picked up the mr-ney for the winner. Judge Klotz. reviewing the evidence, said. "Although Trost took the money off the table for others the offense of gaming was committed and I will fine him $5 and costs. j am sure that he knows more than he has told." Welby Rasor. the young man from Kouts. Ind., pleaded guilty to cashing a worthless check and the court deferred sentence. Rasor has been arraigned before In the Hammond city court cn the same charge hut his father made good the checks and the young man waa released. In this case . pleads that In attempting to cash the check for $50 he sought to acquire railroad fare home after losing his monev to Feter Trost in the pod-room of Nlck Kilavos, and arriving at the paternal home he intended, he wys to cover the amount of the check at the Kouts b.r,!.The interference of detectives Einsele ' and Singer frustrated these plans and ' now the young man from Kcuts. Ind.. is facing a .-tiff sentence PRICE ON TRIAL T SPECIAL TO THE TIMES1 CROWN POINT. Ind., April 6. At one o clock this afternoon the State of Indiana began hearing the evidence in the Wm. Price case, before Judge Smith in the criminal court. Price is charged with assault and battery with Intent to commit rape oa a Hammond girl and Is defended by Atty. Ira Tilton of Valparaiso. The morning was spent in getting a jury, the defense challenging five of the panel. W. K. Krueger. 1143 S. Hohman st., Hammond, is the only Hammond man on the jury. The state is represented by Prosecutors Marsh and Griffith. Atty. Marsh says he will introduce ten witnesses who will go into Trice's career for the past eight years. Tilton, for the defense, said that Price hud been hounded for ten years because of a verdict he rendered once while sitting as special Judge in an East Chicago court. AMERICAN LEGION Notice to American Legion and all service men: The regular monthly metin: will be held in the Chamber of Commerce rooms Wednesday evening. April 7th. Action will be taken at this time on the bonus f;uestion and arrangements made for opening of new quarters. t 4-6-7 Try A Times Want Ad.
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IS COMPLETE Reichswehr Ordered to Retire at Approach of French Which They Did. BILLETIV. INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE' COBIX1SZ, April 6 4 gcarral strike vra called at Wlsshadea. capital of the Prussian province of Hesse-'asua, today, as a result of the news that the reach had started no advance from the Rhine BCI.LETl X. INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE I.OXDOX. April II It was reported in authoritative quarter that Washington has protested agnlnst Ihe French occupation of towns In the German neutral roar. The protrst Tins said ti hate been made in "clear terms " BCI.LETl V. INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE ) LONOOX. April fl One hundred thousand French troops are hcina: moved forward from the Ithlne Into the German neutral one by Marcnal Koch, nccordlns; to a report current here today. It fa understood from a reliable source that the Rritlsh hate removed their former opposition to the advnnve of the French forces. This reversal Is uid to be based upon the conviction that the German Rcvrrnmrnt has neat more than n mere police force lata the Ruhr district BCLLETIX. INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICEI BF.Hl.IX. April tl Hcrr V ilhrlm Msycr, German cbarare d'affair at Paris, reported today that he had received a note from Premier MUlrrand statins; that French occupation of Frankfort. Hanau. Dirmrlidt, Horn burg and Diebars; rrllT end ns soon as the German troops are withdrawing from the Ruhr district. BILLETIX". INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE 1 Bruin, April r th Fresrh occupation of Darmstadt was received here at noon. The French It nine fleet appeared before the town nnd troops quickly catered The French forbid the use of telephones and uo further details have been received. Newton C. Fapkk INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! PARIS. April 6 French troops, under orders from Marshal Foch, moved swiftly into the German neutral tone today and occupied Ave German cities. Frankfort and Darmstadt were entered at 5 o'clock. Homburg and Diburg were occupied at 9 o'clock. The French were under orders to take over Ilanau at noon. Farly reports Indicated that the various occupations were accomplished without any opposition from the Germans. THE B.EICHS WF.HIt nETIIlCD The reichswehr which was stationed in the zones about the five Griman towns, were under orders froi-i Berlin to retire at the approach o? the French. They did, so accerdir.3 to authentic advices. When the French forces arriv:J at Frankfort they found only loc.,.1 police on duty and n German aold iers. There were some reichswehr bat.i.'lions at Darmstadt when th" Frenc'i arrived, but they quickly withdre.w ten kilo meters (between six ni:J seven miles) from the town. FOnBin STB LET TRAFFIC. The French military authorities in the new zone of occupation, have f irbidden traffic in streets between 6 p. m. and S a. m. Transport with th-? rest of Germany has beon cut OiT except for the movement of food. Censorship has been established and the newspapers have been suspended Developments indicate that Marshal Foch, foreseeing allied opposition to the French troop movement ordered the French forces to adverse immediately. The occupation of th' towna in the neutral zone have already led to important diplomatic exchanges, it !a understood. STATE OF MEGE AT FBAMvFORT Gen. DeGouette, commander of the French troops on the Rhine, has declar ed a state of eiege at Frankfort and Darmstadt, the dispatch added. Gen. DeGouett, who directed the operation of the French occupation! forces at Frankfort and Darmstadt, issued a proclamation, saying that 'he had been ordered by Marshal Foch .10 occupy Homburs and Hanau, as wslj as Frankfort and Darmstadt. TROUBLE WITH THEIR LICENSES (SPECIAL TO THE TIM ESI WHITING, Ind.. April 6. The following men R. A. Clossen. Gecrge Skinko. E. W. Hansen, James St. King and William Butler were arrested by officer Qulnn for having old license plates on their machines. Edgar Brothy and L. C. Massarlcks were placed under arrest by motor-cop Parker for speeding. The men were all arraigned befoi-; special Judge Dwyer. Hansen beLng discharged, but the other offenders wer each fined one dollar and costs. Take The Times and kf sp ; touch with the whole world.