Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 278, Hammond, Lake County, 12 May 1920 — Page 1

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L THE LAKE COUNTY TIMES L per cory. Delivered by carrier tm """" ,. , lis! S ItiuBilftil w,,t su VOL. XIV, NO. 278. WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 1920. HAMMOND, INDIANA UlknillillllU WILS0E3 SfllLES THE BOTSH WAVY HELPLESS TO Pl !fflLPP'

SIS CASE BRINGS OUT NEW LETTER

Daniels Quotes Wilson Cable Before Senate Committee Today. BT LEE ELLM.1KER rSTAFF CORRESPONDENT I. N. SERVICE! WASHINGTON, May 12 "Helpless tc the point of panic." -was the charf acterization of the Eritish navy made by President Wilson, July 4. 191". three months after we entered the -war, I in a cable to Rear Admiral Sims, United States naval attache In Lcmdon. . asking for reports to to "exactly what the admiralty has been doing." This president's cable, read today t,fore the senate sub-committee investigating charges made by Sims against the navy department by secretary of the Navy Daniels mjun tne statement that the trouble -with the Eritish admiralty is that "their . plans and methods do not seem to us efficacious." "From the beginning I have been greatly surprised at the failure of the British admiralty to use Great Erlti ain's great naval superiority in an rffectve way," the president declared. "In the presence of the vrese.F subnarinc emergency they are helpless to the point of panic. "Every plan we suggest they reject for some reason of prduence. In my view this la not a time for prudence but for boldness even at the cost of great losses." Daniels continued to quote the president's cable. "In most of your cables you have c,uita properly advised us of the sort aid and co-operation desired from us by the admiralty. The trouble is their plans and methods do not seem to us efficacious. I would be very much obliged to you 1f you would report to me confidentially of course, exactly what the admiralty has been dotng and what they have accomplished and siid to the report your own comment and suggestions, based upon the independent thought of the wliole situation, without regard to the judgment of any one on that side of the water. "The admiralty was very slow to adopt the plan of convoy and it is not now, I judge, placing convoys on adequate scale within the danger zone, seeming to keep small craft with the great fleet. The absence of craft for convoy Is even more apparent on the French coast than on the English and in the channel. I do not see how the necessary military supplies and supplies f food and fuel oil are to be delivered to British ports in any other way during the next few months than under adequate convoy. There presently will not be ships or tankers enough and our ship-building plants . may not begin to yield Important re- , suits in less than 18 months. "I believe that you will keep these instructions absolutelly and entirely ; to yourself and that you will give me s such advice as you would give if you ; were handling and if you were run- , ning a navy of wour own. "WOODEOW "WILSON" SHE ASKS COURT FOR AN Possession of her house, wtiich she '. says her husband la now occupying with ' a housekeeper, is demanded by Mrs. Fjni ma Gluth of Hammond in connection , with her suit for divorce which was filed i .is morning in the Hammond Superior , curt. The plaintiff and Henry Gluth r were married December 12, 1S93, and i separated October 10, 1913. following a . beating which tho husband is said to have administered on that "day. It was . their third separation. Mrs. Gluth says that Henry had fre- , Quently beaten her in the past and that i twice before she had been forced to leave ' him. On both occasions he promised to . treat her better and because of their two daughters, she had gone back to livf with him. Now she says the. daughters are bjth adults and there is no need ot Iir standing her husband's abuse longer. Tile property at 422 Becker street with the furtnure, e says, belongs to her. but that her husband with a housekeeper continues to occupy the place. She asks the court to order Gluth to turn all of the properly over to her and. to issue a restraining order to prevent him interfering with hex in the future. McMahon & Conroy are her attorneys. NEGRO FREED WHO KILLED WHITE FARMER 'INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE 1 DUBUQUE. IA May 12 Jack Green, a negro farmer, who shot and killed George Duncan, a white farmer, when he found the latter in an automobile with Hmna Green, his 14-year-old daughter, was acquitted here by a jury which tried him for the murder. He testified that he had appealed to the authorities to keep Duncan away from his daughter, but, that his plras had been fruitless. He then to"lt the law into his own hands, he said.

INJUNCTION WOOD

My! How They Shy At Fire Plugs Now

Four Hammond Men Escap the Bastile In Gary . This Morning. Four prominent Hammond men narrowly escaped appearing as defendants in the Gary city court this morning. The story? Here it Is -but their wives haven't gotten over It yet. The four men Jacob Miller, "Walter Bielefeld. E. W. Adams and Emil V. Volkman attended the reception given at the Commercial club rooms there last night. In honor of the officers of the Fort "Wayne consistory. When the session was over they left the rooms and accompanied Miller to his car, which was parked snugly up against the curb. Attached to the steering wheel they found a tag. "Appear tomorrow morning in the city court for violating the city ordinance prohibiting rarking within 25 feet of a fireplug." "Well, poor Mr. Miller, visioned iron bars and himself on the Inside locking out. The other three men said in one voice, "We'll stick together, now that we're on the outside looking in." The heroics over, they drove to the police station end to the sleepy sergeant behind the blotter revealed their predicament. "It wasn't there when I drove up," said Miller, referring to the fireplug. "We didn't know you had any here," said an- . other, and hastily added, "on that street." "We can't help if we live in Hammond," said a third. The sergeant swelled perceptibly at the last remark and when the fourth man eaid, "Such a big wonderful city as Gary with such big, intelligent police officers surely can realize our situation." The sergeant leaned over and smiling proudly said. "I'll take care of this. Dismissed." R. R. Tieups Hampering Industries PNTTRNAT10NAL NEWS SERVICE! "WASHINGTON, May 12 Railroad tie-ups at important centers in the East and Middle "West, seriously hampering industrial activity, and retarding delivery of foods, fuel and other necessities, were reported to the interstate coramerc commission today. The commission, informed that the situation daily Is growing more acute, conisdered measures that may bring relief. It is likclr a conference of executlyet of the railroads will be fceld to agree upon an embargo plan making for free movement of commodities that are most essential. Officials declared today that since federal control ended a conflict in policy by various roads has led to confusion in the matter of embargoes. Such embargoes as have been imposed have tended to make more seriojis a traffic situation already embarrassing through inadequate equipment. Reports told of serious labor troubles imminent through forced shutdown of factories through lack of coal. The coal shortage has become more menacing. Lack of transportation has become so acute, it was stated, that mines in many districts are producing only 50 per cent of capacity. The committee on car supply has appealed to all roads to hurry the process of unloading coal cars and the return of empty cars to the mines ARRIVES FOR STATE CONVENTION IXDIAXAPOLIS. Ind.. May 12. "Will R. "Wood, representative in Congress from the Tenth district, arrived late yesterday afternoon, from "Washington, D. C, regiptered at the Hotel Severin, and at once looked up his friend. Ken H. Urbahns. candidate for the nomination for treasurer of etate. "I made the Journey from Washington for no other reason than to see what I can do for my friend Urbahns in this contest," said Mr. "Wood last night. He declined to discuss presidential possibilities. "I am quite sure this pre-convention activity on the part of men of national Importance is a good thing." he said, "because it will show the voters of the nation where men who seek high honors stand in their views on important matters." MRS. BREHMAN SEEKS DIVORCE Because her husband struck her In the presence of ether people and often at their home beat her to such an' extent that it disturbed the neighbors, Mrs. Una IRrehman is asking for a divorce from Charles Brehman. Her complaint was filed today by Attorney Thil Greenwald in the Hammond superior court. They were married at Crown Point. Jan. 13. 1911, and separated April 21, 1320. Mrs. Brehmer is now living- with her mother in Hammond. She wants $2,000 alimony and $28 per week for the srupport of herself ajid children. Undergoes - Operation. Clare-nee fFlates, member of The Times' linotype battery, wa-s operated upi-n at St.Mai'sraret's hospital yesterday morning for an ailment of long standing and is reported as doing nicely today.

COLOSIMO MURDERED 1 CHICAGO

Burnham's Arrowhead Inn Founder Killed at Front Door of His Cafe. (INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE CHICAGO, Slay 12 Search for th murderer of James ("Big Jim") Coloaimo. long the chief power in Chicago's underworld, founder of Arrowhead Inn at Burnham, and reputed to be "kinf of the black hand" here, was conducted today with two theories as to the motive for the crime leading numerous other reasons advanced for the slaying. These were that Colosimo. who was shot down late Tuesday in his cabaret in the heart of the old levee district, was either the victim of relatives of the Sicilian wife he divorced to mairy Dale Winter, a cabaret singer, three weeks ago, or that he was slain by friends of Maurice ("Moss") Enright, chief of Chicago's gunman, who was murdered several wrks ago in a labor fued. Colosimo was said to have been a heavy contributor to a lund raided fcr the defense cf Enright's alleged murderers, several of whom are Italians. One of their number, James Vinci, is now on trial here. Three brothers of the divorced Mrs. Colosimo, one an ex-convict, and another a reputed "dope' user, were taken in custody early today and closely questioned, the police having in mind the customary manner of satisfying a desire for revenge among Sicilians. The brothers are said to hav quar reled with Colosimo following his di-, vorclng of his first wife, who married Colosimo when he was a street sweeper, and helped him through a lurid and dubious career to a position of supreme power in the city'a underworld. The murder caused a sensation throughout Chicago. Colosimo' quasirespectable cafe, brought to that stand ing after the closing of the old "red light'" district, is known throughout the country, and Is practically all that is left of "Bohemian" life tn Chicago. Mixing deeply in the affairs of the shady side of life .on the one hand. Colosimo at the same time knew and entertained such celebrities as Caruso, George M . Cohen and hundred of others of the art3 and professions. W. J. Ward Killed By Traction Car "W. J. "Ward, stopping at the T. M. C. A. hotel. Gibson, was fatally injured last night when he was struck by- a Gary &. Interurban street car on Summer street. just east of Kennedy avenue. He was taken to St. Margaret's hospital and died" an hour later at 12:S0 a. m. Be&ides sustaining a fractured skull both legs and an arm were broken. "Witnesses allege that "Ward emerged from a soft drink parlor and dashed across the street in front or the car with the intention, probably, of boarding it. There is no car stop at the place and the motorman, who says he did not se. Ward in time to stop, failed to slow down after crossing the Kennedy avenue switch. F. A. Mason. 2528 Monoe stet, Gary, was the motorman and William Curley of the same address, the conductor. GARY-SOOTH BEND Rivalry between Gary and Scuth Bind as the home of the new Consistory was carried into the Gary camp lasrt night when? William Geake and Charles Rcade of the Fort Wayne Con. sistory wrere entertained by more t1 n 125 Lake county Masons at the Commercial club rooms. It rests with the Fort Wayne officers to decide which of the two cities will afford the more practical location for the new , Consitsory. There were a number of speak'ers last night and a mass of evidence was presented by the Lake county Ma4ns showing why the Consistory should- be formed at the Steel City. Clyde Hunter was one of the principal speakers. Mr. Geake and other Fort Wayne officers were entertained recently at So. Bend. He refused to give the status of either city in the race and Masons throughout the county are expectantly on edge awaiting the decision. SEEKS TO COLLECT HER JUDGMENT Unable as yet to collect the judgment granted her In the Porter superior court on Feb. 18, against Jerry Blum of Hammond, Esther Allen has petitioned the Hammond superior court to have the members of the firm of J. P. Blum k Sens brought into court to testify under oath on the amount of property in their hands. According to the petition filed this morning by Attorneys Todd and Barnett. the execution on the- judgment was issued and delivered to the sheriff on March 15. but he has filed his return with the statement that he has been able to find any property, real or personal, belonging to Blum-

RIVALRY SHOWN

Steel Head Sounds New Warning

INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICEI SAN FRANCISCO, CAL May Warning that despite the three 12 lold expansion of the Vnited States' foreign trade in the pastflve years, the country is as yet not a fullfiedged "foreign trading nation." was sounded today by James A. Farrell, president of the U. S. Steel Corporation, and opening the seventh National Foreign Trade convention here. "A careful comparison of the returns of our foreign trade for the. last year with those of fire years ago, would probably show that prices have advanced in much greater proportion than quantities." he explained Mr. Farrell declared the future of the. country lies in its foreign trade. "Either we shall find markets abroad for the surplus of our industrial productivity or we shall cease to produce it," he declared. Los Angeles and Chicago specials bearing large delegations to the convention arrived today. The sessions opened formally In the Civic Audi orium at 10 a. m. TO HELP If the workers could be found in Hammond, the city would more than double its seven thousand dollar quota for the Salvation Army this week. Everybody appears willing but few, especially enough give. among the ladies are willing to go out for the house to house cajivass, the excuse always twing lack of time. But. lha way the contributions arc coming in indicates that the 'Salvation Army's appeal for funds to carry on its work in the United States is being heard. There are the Ladies of the Eastern Star for instance, who voted a hundred dollar contribution, and sent the check to Mrs. Powley, one of the good workers for the cause. Doctors, lawyers, other professional and business men have assured City Chairman H. J. Gescheidler, that they are working on their quotas arid that in some instances they have already passed them. It has been found that the Salvation Army has its warmest supporters among the soldiers, sailors and marines, who saw overseas service. The work in Hammond could be made very much easier for the handful of women, if one or more in every block would telephone to Mrs. Emma Leary, Xo. 2043. and volunteer their assistance. Mrs. Lary has charge of the house to house canvass work, and while she already has some fine loyal workers, needs more. BUNTES CHARGED ' WITH PROFITEERING f INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! CHICAGO. May 12. Federal warrants for the arrest of Theodore W. liunte, president of the Bunte Candy company of Chicago, and E. W. Rochm, secretary of the concern, charging violation of the Lever act by alleged profiteering in sugar, were issued here today. It is charged they made more than $200,000 on the sale of 1,200,000 pounds of sugar, said to have been bought from the Colonial Sugar company of New Orleans at 13.2 cents a pound, and re-sold at 29.4 cents a pound. MARSHALL FIELD COURT FIGHT STARTS INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE1 CHICAGO. May 12. Some of the best legal talent in New Tork and Chicago were lined up Titc today in a court battle by which the heirs of the late Marshall Field hope to obtain a distribution of his residuary estate, estimated at $100,000,000. It is the contention of heirs that the estate should be divided among them, but this is opposed by the trustees, who declared that if it is left untouched. It might reach a tital of $1,000,000,000. Attorney John B. Stanchfteld ef New York, represents Captain Marshall Field, III. other prominent attorneys represent Mrs. Nancy Terkins Field Tree, the widow of Henry Field and Herry Anth ony Marsh, Henry Field's son by Teggy Marsh, a former London chorus girl. Captain Field testified that-his brother had only been married once, in an ef fort to establish the status of the Marsh claim. PRISONER ON HUNGER STRIKE INTERNATIONAL -NEWS SESVICE1 MAQUO.KKTA, la.. May 12. Chester Correll, Jailed here after threatening to kill his mother-in-law. entered on the fourteenth day of a hunger strike today. He ha refused to eat anything as a protest against his incarceration as he believes any remark a man makes against his mother-in-law is legitimate.

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In Keynote Speech Lodge Will Unloose Campaign Thunder

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Chicasro, senator Lodgre will GenTex the keynote address. In tins speech ,"the attitude of the Republican party on the great issues of the day will be definitely and authoritatively &$t fortli, -

CHANCE TO BUY FINE RESIDENCE

Never in the history of the real estate business in Hammond has there beien such notable event in rrospect as the. sale of 113 houses in Hammond, the property of the United States Housing Corporation. There have b"en lot sales, subdivisions bAve been sold out, industrial sites of great magniture have been disposed of, but this is the first instance In which a mlnjature city is expected to change hands in the course of a few weeks. The Housing Corporation has selected Frank Ii. Martin, as local sales representative, and the real estate firm with which he is connected. Woods, Martin & Company, will organize the sale. The sale will be advertised in the Chicago, as well as the local papers, the trains of the Nicklo Flate and Chicago Lake Shore & South Bend railawys will bo stopped at points convenient to the property, a large corps of salesmen are being recruited and every effort will be inaSe to take care of the buyers as fast as they come. TO STABILIZE LAB OK In Rock Island and other cities where the government has sold houses the whole project has boon cleaned up in (Continued on page ten.) I KO TIME TO "No got time." That answer given time and again yesterday during tho naturalization hearings before Judge Hardy in Room 2 of the Hammond superior court, indicates how busy many of the applicants for full citizenship are these days and also how lightly some of them hold the rules, which have been laid down by the Immigration bureau. Over 60 cases were before the court yesterday and a large percentage cf these men were told to come back later and in the mean tinr study the Am"ricffl.n form of government and read the constitution at least once. "What have you been doing since you had your preliminary examination?" was a common question yrKca oy examiner Blazer. The usual arrawrr vas, "Working." Then Zlazer would oome back with. "Why don't you read a little; why don't you go to night school and learn these things." The answer would generally be, "No got time." , There were a number of applicants yesterday who had been refused a previous hearing because of lack of -knowledge and the majority oi these showed they had done some hard study and went through easily. Others were tinable to answer the simplest Questions. Are-you reading The Times?

MPROVE MINDS

Cabot Lodge.

Reonblican national enr.vnrinn s BtTLLETtN INTERNATIONAL NEWS EERVICEJ INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., May 12. Albert J. Eeveridge was cn the platform during the speeches by Senator "Watson, National Chairman Hays, Governor Goodrich arid Harry New. After the crowd shouted to him for some minutes thl3 afternoon, Mr. Bcreridge arose and took what 1ssaid to have been his llrst active part in party counsels since tlieiilit of 1312. He warned against another split, BTJLLETTIT INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICEI PAIU3, May 12. Peon Jouliaux, leader of the French Labor Federation and known as the "Czar of the French Unions," declared today that the organization would ignore the government's decision to dissolve it becauso of revolutionary n sritn; i mp. BULLETIN INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! INDIANAPOLIS. Ir.d., May 12. Senator Watson endorsed the Goodrich administration fund the slate tax law and gave assurance that the state platform will contain a platform correcting any evils of the tax laws. "The Republican re-rty, which made the tax law, has the courage to amend it," he declared. DUNE PARK TRIP DETAILS ARRANGED

5EKNEWS " FLASHES

Members of the Nature Study Club j gubernatorial nominee, held relatively of Indianpolis will leave the city onj(iio same view.- on the measure the 4 o'clock Monon train for a week- j jteports had been current for sevend trip to the dunes. Leaving the j cra, d tha(. SUPDOrtera hT th wo

train at Gary by Hammond, they w !U go interurban. arriving at o'clock. Saturday morning, the rarty will . leave Gary for a nine-mile walk around i the lake border, to Tremor.t, under the ' leadership of the Prairie Club, of Chi-j cago. The trip also may be made by j traction or automobile. Saturday night will be spent at the j Tralrie Club's club house at I remont, and a camp fire and other features of entertainment Hi be offered by the club . Hikes to Mt. Tom and otliT places of interest, with lunch at the club house will be features of Sunday, "'he rturn trip will be mad-' Sunday afternoon and the party will arrive at Indianapolis at 10:30 o'clock. Stephen D. Mather, director of the United States department of national parks, will be a guest of the two clubs. The flora of the. lake region is said to be at its best at this time, and from interest already manifested;

in the trip, it is expected that many; 721; increase 257 or 10.4 per cent, members of the Nature Study club and 1 Saugus. Mass.. 1!20 population. 10.their friends will iro. ' 171: increase 2,827 or 33.1 per cent.

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State Delegates Will Meet to Elect National Delegates Tonight.

comi;.mio. rnot.it am FOR TOMOltrtOW Thursday 10 a. in. Convention called to order by Senator New. Kepcrt i committee on rules and reguialionr. Kcport of committee on credentials. IUport of cummittce on resolution?. State secretary reads certification of primary vote on presidential preference, senator and governor. Itatiflcation of nomination ot fcenatnr Watson and Warren T. McCray. Klection of presideatial clcctors-at-large. Klection of presidential clectors-at-large. Klection of national tlelegatcs-a'.-lart-e. Nomination of state canuiclatr"? will probably be in ll-se following order: Lie-Jtcnant-Uovcrnor, secretary of state, auditor of state, atr ornoy-gem. ral, rtporler vt the supreme court, superintendent of public instruction, ;;udge of the supVcnif court from the. Fifth district, judg ff the at'P'-llsto court from the- l- i: : t and Second Uistl icts. ULLLETl.N flMEHNMlONAL NEWS SERVXE I.VL'Hili'OUS ISO., May 1J. In!iaoa't "U:g, l our' to the renablicnn nnliuital convention vtUl go pledged to support Maj Gen. A ood. I his assertion tu made by Senator J:;mrs 1'.. Walvcii in his "Keynote-"' opcech before the ri-pulilioJin fttute convention here totZay. Ail!ious.h a majoriiy is required under the law to instruct the nation. I convention dclcsutluu and Mai. Gen V. ood received only a plurality in Ind.noa, Senator Uatson det-iared that "the people of Indiana have poken,' anil pledged he -bis lonr" to suppwrl Vood. "I could not vrith a clear conscience do otherwise,"' he declared. Si'CCIal To The INDlANAPOLlo. I-ND., Times May 12 The I moat interesting republican state con- ! vention held in Indiana In years epent -:d this morning at ten o'clock in Xoir.l iinson Hail. ! E. M. Wasraulh, of Huntington, today wa? re-elected chairman of the republican state central committee, j John G, F.ryoon, of Brazil, was cho.se n vice-chairmen; Fred Schortemeier. of Indianapolis, secretary, and Fred Gardner, Indianpolis, treasurer., at a meeting held at nine o'clock. FIGHT EXUS LAST MGIIT The prolonged fight over the republican state organization ended abruptly last night when opposition to the re-election of E. M. Wasuiuth. of Huntington, as state chairman was withdrawn. The end came following the failure of the Sixth district to elect a chairman, a tie vote resulting there between Walter F. Bosserl, of Liberty, favoring Mr. Wasn-.uth. and Walter Bridges of Greenfield, a supporter of Senator James K. Wat -on. j .ir. i. awiuuLii an ivfti nere eariy sa.i evening fiom his own district, where he won over his opponents. Will H. Hays, ch.iirniin of the national committee, also arrived late in the afternoon from Chicago. A conference of leading republicans was called immediately at the Claypool hotel and the chairmanship was settled quickly. VTSOV THE KEVXOTtai Senator James E. Watson was temI porary chairman of the convention and delivered the keynote address. Following his address, permanent Chairman Senator H .S. New spoke briefly, others who were to speak were Will H. Hay., national chairman; Governor James P. Goodrich, and Mrs John Glover South of Kentucky, chairman of the women's national republican executive committee. No noon recess was taken by the convention. Upon adjournment an informal reception for women was held at the Claypool hotel, while the candidates were busy at their various headquarters. The district meetings of delegates will be held in the State House .promptly at 7:30 o'clock thM evening. The convention will resume its srstion at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. FIGHT OX TAX LAW OVF.R The probability of a fight in the republican state convention tomorrow over the wording of the platform plank on the state tax law receded yesterday when it became known that Gov. Goodrich and Warrpn T Mrrn ,. I men were preparing to press opposite j views on the resolutions committee. 1 (Continued on page five). Latest Census Figures Out INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICEI WASHINGTON, May 12 preliminary population figures were issued today by the census bureau as follows: Jackson, Mich., 1?20 population, 48,371; increase 16.041 or 53.0 per cent. Charleston. HI., 1320 population 6,600; increase 716 or 12.2 per cent. Gladstone, Mich.. 1320 population, 4.?r3; increase 742 or 17.6 per cent. Jackson, Tenn., 1920 population, 1S,860; increase D.081 or 19.5 per cent. Hornelf, N. T., 1920 popu;ation. IS, 025 increase 1.40S er 10.3 per cent. Ablngton. 111. 1320 population. 2.Mt. Airy. N. ... 1320 population. 2.721: InTfafe 257 or 11.4 per cut. Monroe county. Mo.., 1S20 population, 16,493; decrease 1,805 or 9.3 per cent.