Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 295, Hammond, Lake County, 2 June 1920 — Page 1

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NTCABE TO HEAD THE . PAGE SQUAD

Was In Indianapolis Assembly And Now Is Politician In National Vote A well known "Whiting young man. John McCabe, small in stature but big in the republican national convention at Chicago next week. John is an even 4 feet tall. 29 years old. His home is at Whiting. Ind. He is chief page in the national house of representatives, at Washington, and on the recommendation of t'ncle Joe Cannon, Speaker Gillett and other 'cronies" among national lawmakers. Col. E. P. Thayer, sergeant at arms of the republican national committee, has appointed him to have charge of the pages in the Chicago convention . HIGH RANK IN WASHINGTON John grades at 100 per cent both as a republican and a politician. He never misses a chance to boost the G. O. r. Before he went to Washington he had been employed in two sessions of the Indiana legislature as a clerk. He has a wide acquaintance among politicians all over Indiana and since going to the capital he has extended that acquaintance among the men of the nation who make the nation's laws. Several men who have served in congress were once pages on the floor of the national house of representatives and who knows but what John will eome day come to Washington as a representative from Lake county. SMOOTH BOY, JOHN "Who"s your choice for president." John was asked in Washington on Mon day. "The nominee of the Chicago convention the choice of the majority of the delegates." was the answer. "The party is bigger than any man Jn It and we should fight for republican principles rather than worship at the. shrine of an individual. I am a republican, not a hero worshiper, be continued. """ ACCUSED MAN'S BABE IN COURT rSruciAi. To The Times. VALPARAISO. Ind.. June 2. In the Circuit court today, the matter of custody of the two-year-o'.d child of Albert Bachelor was up for consideration. The father Is in Jail, charged with the murder of a bank cashier at Tolleston. and the mother, who . was formerly a Woodard, is -ruing him for divorce. The court Is asked to place the child In charge of the probation officer until the final disposition of the divorce suit the charge being made that the mother or father are not able to provide a suitable home for the child. . . MOVING ELEVATOR TWELVE MILES SrectAt. To The Times. CBOWN POINT. Ind.. June 2. An ' elevator forty feet lg. twenty feet wide and seventy feet high, is being moved from Nickel Station, west of this city, to Boonee Grove, a distance of twelve miles. The contractors are moving the structure a mile a day. The elevatcr is owned by P. W. Goodrich, of Winchester, and N". L. Bradfield of Valparaiso. The building was abandoned recently after a new structure was built at N'lckel Station. It win serve the farming region near Boone Grove. ALLEGED DESERTER, FEARING DEATH, HIDES TWO YEARS r Carl Amerine. Fearing courtmartial and the firing squad if he were caught, Carl Amerine hid for nearly two years in the hills of Ohio near Chillicothe, living in a cave and subsisting on what scanty food his wife could bring him. Amerine was drafted and lefU a wife and two children at home. He is said to have deserted to see them, and his father, a Civil war veteran, told him he would be courtmartialed and shot as a deserter if he returned to camp,.

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.5 ' i;.:r V J. Bruce Kremer. J. Bruce Kremer of Butte, Mont., will call the Democratic national convention to order at San Francisco, June 23. Mr. Kremer is first vice chairman of the Democratic national committee. He was selected, according to an announcement by the Democratic national committee, because it was thought fitting that a western man should open the first convention of the party to be held west of the Rocky mountains. Tennant Is Elected To Board Hammond People Pleased With Choice of Council, And Incumbent. Ralph Tennant, recently elected president of the Hammond Rotary club and superintendent of the Hammond plant of the United Chemical & Organic Products company, was appointed member of the Hammond school 'board last night by the city council to succeed J. P. Brusel. whose term expiros August 1. His election to the school board is a source of much satisfaction to the people of Hammond. A number of citizens were rresent. among them being representatives of the city labor organizations, who were backing J. D. Brusel for Te-election and about a dozen women, who were divided for and against the appointment of a woman. The manner in which, the elecI i ' ' 1 1 VlHiUUV L . 1 1 - v. ' - w.. .......... laughs and from the mirth and criticism which came from the women it was evident that they were better posted on rules of proceedure than the council seemed to be. Alderman Bruce made the motion that the nominations and election be by the Australian ballot. The nominating vote brought forth the rams of Ralph Tennant. Mrs. O. C. Mathies. Harry F. Glair, J. D. Brusel, S. E. Swaim and Norman Freeman. The first vote for election gave Tennant, 5; Glair. 4: Mathies. 1: Brusel. 3; Swaim. 1: Freeman, 1. As Tennant had a plurality of one vote he was heM elected until some one looked up the law which called for a majority. Th.-n came the speeches. Alderman Heckleman spoke in favor of a woman membex and with a courtly bow in the direction of the ladies, he said: "I'd like to hear from Mrs. Reilly." Mrs. W. E. Reilly responded with the cashing statement for Louis that she did not believe that a woman should be appointed at this time. Mrs. Emma Leary agreed with Mrs. Reilly, but Mrs. J. M. Turner believed a woman could handle her share of the work now as well as any other time. The second and third votes brought little change in the standing, but the fourth, voOe 'e.rvied, the contest with Tennant, 8; Glair. 5; Brusel. 1; Mathies. 1. Mr. Tennant's election assures the school city a progressive administration. For the first time in many months not an ordinance of any krind was passed by .the council. As usual the matter of bettering conditions around the East Hammond company houses was brought up. Alderman Skufakiss has a complete report from the State Board of Health on the recent inspection which was made. Once more he urged that the city take some steps to clean up the community. John Doll of the Health Department said that officials of the Standard Stel Car company had expressed willingness to make .changes which might te suggested by the State Board of Health. It was also reported that the company was planning to raze the barracks before long. The Board of Public Works was ordered to erect a shelter in Harrison Park which can be used as a protection against storms in summer and as .i warming up place for skaters in the winter. The question of prohibiting carinval shows in the city was brought up and a motion was made to have the city attorney bring in an ordinance repealing the present ordinance licensing carnivals. It was voted down. Residents of Hanover strvt sent in a complaint against the junk yard which Adam .Ableman has started in their neighborhood. They want .t removed. The matter was referred to the Board of Works. A public drinking fountain was orderd instalied at the corner of Columbia avenue and Sibley street. Advertise in ie Times '

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I COME TILL DECEMBER New Prediction is Made as to Probability of Supreme Court Ruling. WASHINGTON. May 2 The U. S. supreme court 'may not hand down a decision in the liquor cases until next December because of the political issues involved. Close students of the ways of the court and of the strict adherence of its members to precedents are making this prediction freely today in view of the delay of the court in rendering its decision on the constitutionality of the prohibition act and of the constitutionality of the Volstead enforcement act. The liquor question, it was pointed out, is an issue in the political campaigns now being waged and will continue to be an issue in the greater campaign coming after the presidential and congressional nominations. The presidential nominations are now imminent. TAKE POSTOFFICE Clerks Will Make Demands of Democratic National Convention. r INTERNATIONAL NEWS SEVtCl WASHINGTON", June 2 "Take the postoffice away from Burleson and restore it to public ownership." Is the campaign slogan of 200,000 organized postal employes. Thomas H. Flaherty, secretary of the National Federation of Postoffice Clerks announced today. Demand that the democratic party's nominee for president pledged himself not to re-appoint Tostmaster-General Burleson will be presented to the convention in San Francisco by a committee representing the Railway Mail Clerks, the National Association of Letter Carriers and the National Federation of Postoffice Clerks, the three union organizations of postal employes. WINS IN POSTAL DIVORCE CASE Judge V. S. Reiter in Room 1 of the Hammond superior court today handed down his decision in the suit of John Postal vs. Nora Fostal for the setting aside of a divorce decree which had been issued in the superior court two years ago. The court ruled in favor of the defendant, holding that the decree should stand and not be changed. Costs were taxed against the plaintiff. Attorney Daley of Bluffton for the plaintiff was granted an appeal to the supreme court of Indiana. The suit, which atracted considerable attention during its hearing late last fall, had been delayed in its final ruling while the court made special findings of facts and conclusions of law. These findings were anno.-ncei by Judge Reiter this morning ano nls decision was given at the same time. The Postals resided at Bluffton. prior to their separation. Mr. Postal traveled extensively on various promotion schemes in which he was interested. While staying at Gary he applied fur a divorce, making affidavit that he was a resident of Lake county. Then followed a period in which various features developed. Postaliinsisted that he and Mrs. Postal had agreed to drop the suit and that he" Instructed his attorneys to do so. Then he suffered an accident out West in which he says his mind was a blank for a long time. I In the meantime Mrs. Postal filed a ; cross complaint and in the absence of i her husband a decree was granted in i her favor, giving her the property at Bluffton. Postal declared that he was not a resident of Lake county when he made affidavit to that effect. Had the decree been granted him under such circumstances it would have been invalid, it is said, but the statue permits the granting of a decree on a cross complaint even though neither party is a resident of the county. Judge Reiter stated that he could find no law to support a ruling to the contrary so he 'was forced to uphold the decree. The case was peculiar in that nothing like it had ever been carried to the higher courts. For this reason it will be watched closely In the supreme court. Exsenator Simons of Bluffton and L. L. Bomberger of Hammond were attorneys for Mrs. Postal while Attorney Daley of Bluffton and the late Judge John H. Gillett appeared for the plaintiff in the trial. G. A. R. IS GRATEFUL The G. A. R. wishes to express thre-ugh the columns of The Times its sincere thanks to all those who made the observance of Memorial Day here one long to be remembered in Hammond. The organization feels deeply grateful to Mr. D. E. Bocne. Mr. Jos. II. Conray. Mr. C. E. Friederichs and the Kev. Thomas? J. Bassett. Thanks are due also to the hundreds of automobile owners who cheerfully lent the use of their cars. Look, watch and wait for the Big Eye Opener Sale of the Hammond Furnifhre Co., commencing Saturday morning.' -2

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Fire Burns Valve Co. Foundry East Chicago Firemen Work Hard to Save Edwards Valve Plant.

A stubborn blaze which practically destroyed the mono: roundry of the Edward Valve company at East Chicago last night kept me two companies f the East Chicago fire department busy from 7 o'clock until 10 an.i by good work the department was able to keep the fire from the other buildings. The property loss will run into the thousands of dollars. The fire was not discovered until the flames were through tie roof and by the time that the department had arrived the roof wa.s ready to fall. The Building was of metal construction and although there was not much to burn, the falling steel protected the fire bencnth from the fire fighters. A number of old records were stored in one section of the building, but it has not been determined how great th damage to them was. The men, who were employed in the Model foundry, will be transrerred to other departments. 41 ARE COUNTED IN CONTEST rSFEOAT. To The Times.! CROWN POINT, IND.. June 2 With forty-one of the county-s ninety-nine precyicts checked on in the recount of the state senatorial primary election votes. Frank Mclllroy of Hammond and C. Oliver Holmes of Gary, found their relative standing this morning to be practically the same as when the recount started. Tb precincts counted Saturday and Monday morning brought the Holmes lead up to 2D, but after the commissioners hit the Gary ballots yesterday the tide turned and Mr. Mcllroy regained a third of his lost ground. This morning Holmes lead by 20 votes. Mr. Mcllroy aod.bis. jfupporters . are expecting a big change to show up In the tally before Gary is finished. The four precincts already counted were heavy ones and showed numerous mutilated ballots due to ignoran!e on the part of the voters. The Holmes vote in Gary was 2.491 and if the law of averages holds good he stands to lose close to 200 in his home city. East Chicago where Mcllroy lead Holmes by about 200 is still to be counted. The votes that have bten counted so far give Holmes 1.5S6 and Mcllroy 2.158. COFFERS REVEAL THEIR JBIG HEARTS Wife of Carnival Employee in Penitentiary, Sent to - Akron Relatives. One of those fine instances which frequently occur at police headquarters and though seldom becoming publicity known, reveal that other side of the policeman's life when he is more than merely a minicn of the law. happened last night when Officer Charles Reeklcr entered the station accompanied by a .woman with a year old infant in her arms. Let her tell her story. "More than two years, ago I married a man down in Indianapolis. He was a show-man and loved the life. Together we traveled with different carnivals throughout the country. Five weeks ago we were in Joliet. 111., with a small carnival. I remained in that city because I was sick. He went on with the show and crossed the line into Indiana. I received one letter from him from a down-state city. I grew better and decided to join him. When I reaehM th" town I learned that the show had moved on. I located it and inquired for him. I was told that he had stolen funds belonging to the show people and had been sentenced to the state penitentiary at Michigan City. I went to Michigan City and saw him there. His number iS021. I had only a little money, he had none. I didn't know what to do. He told me to go" to his mother in Akron. Ohio, and she would take care of us, the infant and me. I cam to Hammond to place the baby in some home and intended then to beat my way to Akron and then send for the baby.' When the woman finished her story she burst Into tears and the reputed immovable coppers were moved. Then the baby began to cry which added to th confusion of the officers. Detective S. Singer started the ball rolling. "Let's send her -to Akron. We should turn her over to the county probation officials but r.-hy io it with the possibility that her baby may be taken from her. Ill give a dollar toward ber expenses." He was q uickly seconded by Drteetivc- XI ck Eins'ie. Others joined in were: Sergeant Kunz: Officers C. Fandrei, Burket. H. Hesterman, two prisoners-Harry C. harris and E. D. Stevens. Big Bill Brahos topped the list with a five spot. The woman was taken to the M. C. station and placed on an east bound train. As tho train was pulling out people were startled to see Singer and Brahos raco to the train with arms laden with .1 milk bottle for the baby. milk, fruits and several bags of pastry. The woman gave her name as Maude Shan kiln.

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Despite Illness, Penrose May Have Deciding Voice at Chicago

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Senator Boise Penrose. Despite his ill-health, Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania, the las? great general of the famous Old Guard, etill remains a tremendous power in the councils of the P.epublican party. If a deadlock develops at the Chicago convention, as now seems quite possible, Penrose, with seventy-six Pennsylvania delegates solidly behind him, may be the man to select the compromis candidate. Will that man be Senator Knox?

Judge Puts One Over On This Officer Officer " Charles Carlson has always been a model policeman. His brother officers are now dolefully arguing whether or not Officer Carlson will make a model prisoner. The facts are these. Lat e yesterday afternoon James Brandon was arrested for driving a truck over Calumet avenue. Brandon comes from the other side of Chicago. It's a long trip. Brandon pleaded clemency. Ho disliked coming away out to Hammond this morning to answer the charge against him. Carlson is a considerate chap. He knew a way out. He got City Judge Klotz on the phone. Judge Klotz is a considerate chap, also. He heard Brandon's story. "You plead guilty to the charge?" asked the j.Ige over the phone. "I do," said Brandon. "Well." said the judge, "111 fine you $5 and costs. Call Carlson. (Carlson tooK the receiver.) Tou will plead guilty for this man in the city court tomorrow morning. All right? Good-by." Scene City court. Time this morning. "James Brandon," called Eailiff Jimmy Trest. "Here," said Carlson. "Tou are charged with operating u truck on the boulevard. Guilty or not guilty?" inquired the court. "Guilty." said Carlson as he lazily suppressed a yawn. "I'll fine you $3 and costs and sentence you to one day in jail," the judg remarked leisurely. "Tou what?" shouted Carlson. "Don't get sassy to this court, young man. or I'll fine you for contempt." came fmm the obdurate bench. The dismayed Carlson watched the sunshine obliterate the gloom and the hole court burst out laughing. R S. Judge Klotz left town this morning for a few days visit in Chicago. r. S. again. Carlson Is still out of Jail. JUDGE TIES HIS FIRST NUPTIAL KIT Judge Charles Friedrich. successor to E. P. Ames, as Hammond Justice of the Teace, performed his first marriage ceremony Tuesday afternoon. The judge was sitting in his office in the Hammond building browsing a book of the statutes of Indiana when a young couple looking rather flustered came in and timidly asked him if he was a marrying squire. The jurist sat up straight and assured them that Wis part of his trade. He had only recently looked up the little formalities which fell to him in presiding at weddings so he was all set for the affair. The contracting parties were John Baltman and Miss Anna F. Golden, both of Chicago. Adjusting his specs the court plunged into the task and went right -through it without a hitch. With the blessing of the squire following them the newlyweds hastened back to Chicago. "It's easy." said Charles after they had gone. "Therejs nothing much to a wedding ceremony, nothing but th-kiss."

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BULLETIN t INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERV1CE1 DOVER. DEL.. June 2 Attempts to bring the suffrage amendment to the floor of the house for a vote were defeated this afternoon when the committee of the while, by a vote of 24 to 10. declined to submit the amendment for re-consideration. The legislature is to adjourn sine die at 5 o'clock. BULLETIN riNTrRNtTIONAL NFWS SERVICEl WASHINGTON. PA.., June 2 Six men are known to be dead and another may have lost his life in an explosion in the shaft of new mine being sunk near Cokeburg by the Ontario Gas, Coal Co.. of Pittsburgh. BULLETIN' riMTrDMATiONii. (JWS SERVICEl WASHINGTON. June 2 H. F. Cinclair, of New York City, head of the Sinclair Oil Co., denied he had "contributed one cent" to the Wood campaign. Norman Bridge, of New York City, vice president of a number of California oil companies, testified he had contributed J1.000 to the Wood campaign fund. BULLETIN n'TpiiTir,NAi. NEWS SERVICEl NEW YORK. June 2 Babe P.uth hit his thirteenth home run of the season here this forenoon in the first inning of the game witt Washington . Zachary was pitching. BULLETIN r( wB.,.TirM.i. NFWS SERVICE 1 WASHINGTON. June 2 ProIrish sympathizers staged a demonstration in fmnt of the treasury building today. Miss Helen O'Brien, of Boston, burned a British flag. The demonstration had disappeared before the rolice arrived. BULLETIN riTrplTONL NFWS SERVICEl CHICAGO. June 2 Representatives of the nation's railroad workers informed the railway labor board today that "only an immediate and partial award of an increase of nt least IS cents an hour to all railroad employes, pending settlement of demnds. will meet the increasingly critical situation and prevent a complete collapse of transportation in the U. S." BULLETINWASHINGTON, June 2 President Wilson has taken a hand in the fight for ratification of the suffrage amendment by the Deleware legislature, it was announced at the White House today. The president last night sent telegrams to three democratic assemblymen in Delaware, urging that they vote for the ratification of the suffrage amendment. BULLETIN SYRACUSE. N. Y.. June 2 J. A. Roherts Co.. of Vtica. was fined $55,000 by Federal Judge Howe in federal court here this afternoon. The Roberts firm had been convisted of profiteering in the sale of wearing apparel. The fine is the heaviest the law would permit, there being eleven counts against the firm, the law providing for a fine of $5,000 on each count.

Committee's Time Wasted Fiery Campaign, Says Joe Healing

BULLETIN 133IAU3S SM3N -1VNOUVNH31NI CHICAGO, Jane 3 Om the Brut roll In the republican national remmltttr, Hlrnm Johnon nun over Cfi. Wl by m vote of 3 to 12 today. The tent came on the contest in the Tenth Minnesota dlstrirt, the com nil ttet seating two Johnson delegates in preference to two Wood delennten. Both delegate lints hnd been regularly reported. Committeeman R. B. Hoftrll, of Nebraska, lead the light against the seating the Johnson ni, T. M. Mlrhum and T. V. Schall. BULLETIN f INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICEl CHICAGO, Jnne 2 A tentative program for the conduct of the republican national convention, which opens here next Tuesday, -rwan announced today. Plans have not been prepared for beyond Saturday, June 1-, indicating that the party lenders anticipate little difficulty in the nomination of n candidate and the adoption of the party platform. BY GEORGE R.. HOLMES STAFF CORRESPONDENT I. N. SERVICE CHICAGO. June 2 The score stood 7 to 2 in favcr of Gov. Frank O. Lewder., of Illinois, when the republican national committee resumed its hearing on contested seats for the national convention today. Seven of the Illinois governor's supporters in Arkansas have been seated by the committee, as against two for Gen. Wood from the District of Columbia. SLOW PROGRESS MADE The two cases represent the only contests actually decided by the committee in two days. Progress has been so slow that." beginning tonight, sersions will be held nightly uatil all the contests are out of the way. The Lowden and Wood factions are "practically the only ones involved In the iontests. Senator Hiram Johnson'3 candidacy is involved In but two from the Tenth district of Minnesota. COMMITTEE IS IMPATIENT Members of the national committee are beginning to manifest considerabit impatience with the status of the contesting factions. In almost everjcase the contests come from the south and the the result of local faction! fighting . In most of them the racial question is predominant. The general dissastisfaction with the contests, particularly noticeable among the so-called "pid Guard" members. was voiced by Joseph B. Kealing, of Indiana, one of the guard's ablest lieutenants. SAME OLD STORT "Every four years," he said, . "we (Continued on page four ) GOOD OFFERS FOR MORE FARM HANDS After a lull of more than week during which not a call for help was received from the rural communities, the farmers of Lake county are once more taking advantage of the Ham. ir.ond free employment bureau in rei cruit men for farrn work. Yesterday morning three applications were on file and as many men were promptly dispatched to the farms to be given the once over. James Hr-oley who lives near Crown Point wanted a man, any age and preferably single, to work on his general farm. It was stipulated that the man know howto milk. He offered steady work at $70 to $75 per month with board, room and laundry included. Ben Houseman cf Beecher, 111., wa? another applicant. He offered "good wages." board, room and laundry to an experienced single man for general farm work. The third application was from Rosco-e Clark on the Sam Woods farm. Clark leaves the wages open but specifies a man who is "clean, intelligent and thoroughly understands farm worlt." There are still a number of names of men who wish farm work in the hands of Examiner Ed. Kroer CHICAGOAN NAMED PRESIDENT OF U. S. COMMERCE BODY Joseph H. Defrees. Joseph H. Defrees, Chicago business man and lawyer, is the newly elected president cf the U. S. Chamber of Commerce. He is a native of the Hoosier state and says he's familiar with James Whitcomb Riley's famous "swimmin' hole." He has practiced law in Chicago thirty years.

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