Hammond Times, Volume 9, Number 16, Hammond, Lake County, 14 June 1920 — Page 1
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.'French Lick Rendezvous For Democratic Leaders This Week V 1 TIMES BUREAU AT STATE CAPITAL INDIANAPOLIS IND.. June 14 Intdications are that Thomas Taggart, 5 the democratic senatorial nominee in ? Indiana, will loom up at San Francis- ,; co in the guise of a veritable Warwick and outshine himself in the role ' he has played so many years. The igns that Taggart will be a dominant figure at the convention are evident from the gatherings that have been held recently at French Lick, a resort that has become a rendezvous of well known democratic leaders from oil parts cf the country. BOSSES MEET AT FRENCH LICK Here they are wont to gather and from the men who have been there in the last few weeks it is evident that some of the destinies of the democratic convention are being shaped. Among two well known party bosses wlo have conferred with Taggart recently are Charles Murphy. Tammany Hall fame and Gov. Smith of New York, whom some say might be the presidential choice of the liocrai democrats. The French Lick boss. however, with his customary astuteness is letting nothing out r.f the bag and only a few of the chosen crowd know what is taking place in the secret conclaves . TAGGART ALL-POWERFUL Taggart today has it in his power to make or break Vice-President Marshall and his course relative to the proposed candidacy of Mr. Marshall is being closely watched. Taggart is endowed with a much higher degree cf political sagacity than is Marshall. SDd if he sees it will result to his own advantage he will put Marshall across at San Francisco despite the published slap that the vice-president recently took at him. If it has been decided that the vicepretident has been shewing too much w-ii: of his own and that it is lime to break that, too. will be settled by Taggart. IT ALL DEPENDS The French Lick man is not warming up to the Marshall candidacy, but will do so if anything can be gatned froru it. From a personal standpoint! Jt is said, however, he would much rather make the vice-president fee? the sting of his hand for the affront handed him when Marshall referred to the French Lick man as a boss "whom he had never followed." The slap that has been given to Benjamin Bosse, mayor of Evansville and democratic state chairman. by labor has thrown terror into the ranks of the party. Above all it has been the hope of Hoosicr democracy to play in with labor. On the eve of the democratic state convention all the higher-ups in labor circles, including Charles Fox. president of the state federation of labor, were hauled before the resolutions committee in the Denison Hotel and were permitted to speak their pieces and were assured that the party would go to the ba,t for labor when the labor plank was adopted the next day. (Continued or. page three.) HURLER IS ARRESTED Clifford Lee. 301 Jefferson street Gary, eaid to be a striking switchman caul thank himself that he was not mobbed In Gary on Saturday afternoon by it crowd of irate citizens. Lee, is charged with haviner thrown some vile smelling "stink bombs" in a number of so called "unfair" butcher shops in the business district, the fumes of which emptied the stores of their customers and made breathing on the street m front of the stores almost unbearable. Whether Lee did it on his own initiative or whether he was prompted in his act by the striking butchers is net known. This morning he was taken to Crown Point where it is said charges will be filed direct in th- Superior court. According to Prosecuting Attorney Clyde Hunter this morning he was unable to state under what charge Lee would be prosecuted. The "stink bomb" throwing is said to le the outcome of the butchers strike which has been in progress in Gary for over a month. A large number of the store owners have signed up, but several In the business district are still holding out and state that they will continue to refuse to sign. A week ago a number of stink bombs were thrown and last Saturday, the "stink bomb" thrower renewed his warfare. He was trailed by Joe Tittle, well known meat market owner in Gary, who caught Lee in the act of throwing one of the stink bombs in a west Fifth avenue grocery store and market. The siemh filled the store and street for several hours. Iee was captured by Tittle and several irate citizens an l the police arrived in time to save hir.i from being mobed. Xearly a hundred residents had gathered and were redy for a lynching.
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IS ARRESTED Standing in the street In front of his home. 116 155th St.. West Hammond, Saturday evening at 9:00 o'clock, little Alex Szeremeta was struck by an automobile, sustaining lnjurie thaC caused almost Instant death. The child, who was six years old, had been playing In front of his home with other children and was standing only a short distance from the curb when the automobile driven by Js-hn G. Lallok of 14536 Clintos St.. Harvey, aprroached. Loliock pays he. had learned that a friend lived at 117 ioiith St.. find he had come to West Hammond to look him up. He swung into the carb to- stop his car and just before the machine came to a standstill the little fellow was hit. The boy evidently expected the machine to pass for he did not attempt to get out of the way until it was too late. It was found he suffered a broken neck, fractured skull and broken shoulder. Lallock asd his brother Frank, who was with him. were placed under arrest and taken to the West Hammond police station. John was held for the inquest todav while the brother was released. Coroner H'-ffnvan is conducting the inquest this afternoon. TWO DIE B Indiana Hirbor again broke into the limelight of crime Saturday and Sunday night and added to the already long list of violent deaths one and very likely two deaths from gun shots. The dead man is believed to have been the victim of a hold-up while the man who is now in St. Margaret's hospital at the point of death was the victim of policemen's guns. Both shootings occurred in the same block on Black avenue. "The murder was discovered Sunday morning by John Simon, a milk man, who wa-s delivering milk on Block avenue. He reported to the police that a man was lying on the side walk in front of 3570 Block avenue and that he seemed to be shot. Investigation by Dr. F. H. Mcrvis showed that the mm was dead. The dead man, who was identified as Nick Kish, of 1415 Tod avenue, was tContinued on page three.) E For the pas lers (coloredsix months TVesIey Selhis been threatening m kill his w il'e. Yesterday in Gary he attempted to put his threat into effect. tut today. he is lying in th morgue 'n her place. ! Armed with a revolved. Sellers went J to his former home at 17nl Madison J stre. He d:d riot stop to knock and1 walked directly into the house. In the sitting room he met his wife and as he walked towards lir he pulled the trigger of the revolv er. George Burton, a roomer, heard the shot and arrived in time to s-ee Sellers prepare to fire again. . H" made- a lunge at the madman, knocking the revolver out of his hand just as the second shot ! ran out. While the two men fought Mrs Sel lers picked up the gun. Uttering vile oaths Sellers broke loose and as he started for his wife a second time sheared twice, both shots taking effect and Sellers fell to th-a flood d'.i.. His body was re-moved to Guy's Undertak.ng rooms. Mrs. Sellers was placed under arrtst and is. being held pending a further investigation. In the scuffle Barton received a bullet wound in his arm. FIRST HEAT FATALITY j The P-ct Kent fatality of the season here occurred this afternoon whn Mr. George Holgsiander. aged 47 years old. a widower, dropped dead -n the platform of the Erie railroad depot at 2:m p . m . He was employed as a cabinet maker at the plant of the Hammosd Pattern Works. The body was taken to Burn's morgue. Burial will be made at Dol-tc-n, ill., where Holgslander lived. Deputy-coroner Dr. H. J- White will ho', dan inquest tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock at the court house. CAN BABIES GO IN PARCEL POST? INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! I WASHINGTON. June 14 An official decision on the question of whether ! children are mailable as parcel post j matter is souzht by Merritt O. Chance, postmaster here, in a communication to the posteffice department. The matter was referred to John C. Koons. fir: t assistant postmaster general fe-r action. Tw ice with in the last 24 hours the postorTice in Washington has had applicants who wished to send children through the mails as par. el port matter.
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Eyes Now Focused On Trisco Show By ILLIS H. MARTIN rSTAFF CORRESPONDENT I. N. SERVICE SAN FRANCIS' V, t'al., June 1 . With the Republican e-h mi n i in n trials (or public contenders brought t . spec'.il.Iar finish by Harding's '"n'h inning ; vu tory at Chicago, the political optics of the nation today were focused on San Francisco, where the LH-mocratie Marathoncrs are gathering for the preliminaries to their "linais" teg ninir.g June ' Th" stage was ail set Tie re todiv for the Democratic meet. National Chairman Homer 5. dimming?, who has been In personal charge of the arrangement j for several days, was remfonod today J by National Treasurer. V. V. Mar-h of Iowa, and E. ... Hoffman, se.-n tary of I the Democratic National committee, I Vice Chairman George F. Mara a: -..I I ! Bruce Kremer. as well .is a numb f national committeemen, are also hi re. 1 The only personally condueted presi-j rler.tia! boom that has made its appear-! ance here sc. far is '.hat of Senator Rob- J ' rt L. Owen, of Oklahoma. Ills head- i quarters have been op-en here lor three I weeks and for the past been actively directing hi k he iioom in t.r-i - Todate the Democratic official entries, i including dark horses and eleventh hour aelcied starters, stands as follows: "William G. McA loo. t - be placed in nomination by Dr. Burris Jenkins of Kansivs City. A. Mitchell Palmer, to be nominated I by John H. Big flow of Pennsylvania, j Governor James M. Coy of Ohio, to j be sponsored by Judge J. C. Johnson of Columbus. O. Gov, rr.or Edward I. Kdwards. to be named by Charles F. O'Brien of Jersey -''' Senator Robert L. Owen. Oklahoma, whose name will be p resented by D. H. Linvbaugh, Muskog'-e. Okla. -iE. E. BECK IS A E. E. Beck, of Hammond, a wellknown democrat, is one of the most enthusiastic admirers that Senator "Warren el. Harding, republican nominee for the presidency has. . b h wont ,0 SCh"l m Liberia. Ohio.' said Mr. Beck today, -'and w hen I recalled the fact to Sen. Harding in Chicago he said he rememi rierea me well, but remembered my sister. Katie better. I have watched j Harding's career for years and consider him an idea! statesman. They never got anything on Harding. He is a man of the people, of the McKinley type and the republicans are lucky to have him nominated." Are you reading The Times'
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T'if1''- ' ': V-1 SL.N Aiuii WAKREX G. HARDING. INCOME TAX BILLS MAILED Second Installment Due On! Or Before June 15, New Arrangement Made. Bills for the second installment of the mcme tax for 131?. due on or befcle .Tun t.K have been mniled to i taxpayers. Unlike th bills of" last year .those of lfO are nondetaenai.i; and are expected t be returned mor tact, accompanie 1 v ell ee K money order. "Payment in this manner is particularly desirable." says William L." Kider. collector of internal revenue. "It helps the taxpayer by saving him a trip to the collector's office, and I jit helps the government by avoiding J congestion at the cashier's window during the last few days precedin t he date of payine nt . A check is the oiuy icceijo un t.sdiy. Failure of a taxpayer to receive a bill does not relieve him of his oblisr;iti..n pay his tax within the time , . so . ,-i fo-d according to Mr l-'lder fi'-d according to Mr. Elder, ks should be made payable to 'h. '( o '"' 1 4 4 ' 1 4 ' ""' may be- sent to the office at Indiana1' ' al .ew rtinany, lvansVliilis o ir" Haute, Lafayette, Logan; port. South Bend. Gary or ' r ' . . l,Muni'ie. STREAM OF VISITORS FOR NOMINEE f INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE 1 WASHINGTON. June, 14 Hardly had republican .presidential .nominee 1 Warren G. Harding entered his office on Capitol Hiil this morning be fore it became r-bvious that his program for a day of uuiet work on unfinished senatorial business would not be curI ried through . A eady stream congratulations. conveyed both i person and by telephone left the sen- i ator little leisure for other matters. Senator Harding was in high spirits I and seemed little the worse for his strenuous "week in Chicago. At his home the senator say the newspapermen for a few minutes. Il!s plans are as yet somewhat indefinite, the senator said, though he expects to remain in Washington about n rrttle over a week, cleaning tip pending senatorial business . While here he will confer with Will H. Hays, chairman of the republican national committee. From here he will go to his home in Marion, O., and will there receive formal notification of his nomination . Better call up The Times touch witli the whole wcrld. arid
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KILLED BY Felice of Hammond Central snatic-n were called to the scene of a lightning vict.m yesterday afternoon but the accident having occurred on Illinois soil the ease was turned over to the Chir.ie1 authorities. A man. whese identity has been learned, was fishing at Wolf Lake on 1 " Hesewisc i-ide. As. he stood j lins? agams-t a telephone role, one 1 PI tw many mat pra.i-i i.ne ukc near Ic e House No. 3. south of Robey. a bolt ';' lightning struck and splistered the pole. The current passed through his arm burning it to a crisp as well as one :'ide of his body. He was taken to a South Chicago morgue. WIFE SAYS HUSBAND MAKES HER SLAVE i i ;fnrr Krnw-eziK wns porn in nusi ' ?;a an1 l"fo,'e hp r'1"'p to America, he j had absorbed enough of Ruraias laws ! nn,i eustoms that he has been unable to shake them off. He now lives in j East Chic-age- but his wife, Kristina, I says that he stio clings to uome of his ! old Russian beliefs, chief among which : is that a wife should simpdy.be a slave I to her husband . I Kristina ha;t applied for a dlvorc in the Hammond Superior court. She says her husband is insanely jealous and accuses her of being toe intimate wit bother men. He finaly forbade her to speak to any men. not even to the numerous boarders which George j brought home fe-r her to feed. He j frequently beat her severely in the pres j ence of others, explaining that it was i his, duty to make hr realize that he ! was her husband. j Mrs. Krawczik asks for the custody of their two children. $100 per month !for their ."upport and 12, "O alimony. They were married at Indiana Harbor j in 1315 and separated June 7. 1320. M. rtavran is ai u-i aey iw me I'laini.u. SUIT REACHES SUPREME COURT
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of Proceedings supplementary to execuin ! ;..n u'(-rf. filed todav in the Ham-
mond Superior court by Gertrude Mc-rt-on against Claude Potts and the ana Harbor Belt R. R. Co. The rlaintiff states that on February 5 shf recovered judgement for $20e) and costs again;'t Potts in the court of E. P. Ames. An execution was issued and placed in the hands of Constable Julius Taussig. Taussig later reported that he could find no property on which to levy. .The same report came frrm the sheriff when the matter was taken before the Circuit court at Crown Point. Now the plaintiff desires to have the railroad company with which Potts is employed answer as to the amount of money it has on fcind due Potts with tho intention of collecting the judgement through the company. te jou
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FOR GOLF Republican Nominee Reaches Washington To Arrange For Notification Details BULLETIN (INTERNATIONAL NEWS St'RvlCi;) BOSTON. Juif 14 Gov. Calvin oolldjf, republican nomiuce for vicepresident, will make a Kpeakinjg tour of the country In hia party's Interest, If It la decided by the republican national committee, he aald today. The governor uld he would serve out his present term an governor, which expires la January. The governor aeem-r-d concerned with a statement that bit rent for his .house In Northampton was $35 a month, than about hia nomination. "This was 3 too high," he said. 'I hope my landlord sees It." he said. "He might take advantage of it." BY A. O. HAVWARD r STAFF CORRESPONDENT I WASHINGTON. June H SERVICE? 14 Senator Warren G. Harding, republican nominee for president, forsook his private ejffices in the senate office building today only for a game of gedf. So far as he was able he abar.j ned natiemal politics and worked Ciligently in clearing up personal business and local Ohio matters that had accumulated during his fctay in Chicago. "I am still senator and do not intend to drop that for a minute," he stated. "It will be some time yet before the campaign opens. In the meantime I shall be busy locking after my duties as senator." SOON TO UK NOTIFIED For about a week Senator Harding will work daily in his off ices here . Beyond that time his plans are unsettled and indefinite. Karly in July he will go to hiu home in Marion. O. National Committee Chairman "Will Hays is expected here within a few days to confer with Harding on matters connected with preliminary organization for campaign work. Senator Lodge will arrange with Harding details in connection with the formal notification of the nomination made by the Chicago convention and the date of the visit of the notification committee. HAD STHKMOU TIME "I will not be surprised by the notification," commented Harding with a smile. "I am going to get in a short rest a real rest the senator continued, "before plunging into the general campaign. It was a strenuous week at Chicago. (Continued on rage three ) GASOLINE CAR RESEMBLES GEYSER Due to the Intense Heat Gasoline Tank Car Explodes. In a most unusual accident at the yards of the Commercial Oil and Suprly company at Tenth avenue and Broadway in Gary on Saturday, owners of the concern suffered a loss estimated at nearly JI.OOO. Fearing that a tank car of gas would explode on account of the intense heat, an emrloye of the company was told to release the cover on top e.f the tank. No sooner had he release the cover, the gas shot up forming a geyser 50 feet high scattering gasoline over a wide area. A nearby building, freight cars and the ground was saturated with oil and fearing the oil might be set on fire .the fire department spent hours, moving cars, drenching the covered area with water and standing guard over the gasoline soaked ground. EXCITING EXPERIENCE FOR CHILDREN 1 INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE DETROIT. Mich., June 14. Four children, aged between three and eleven, were rescued from Lake Erie Sunday, after being drifted in a frail rowboat for more than 25 hours. They were suffering fro mhur.ger and h-d been severely sun-burned during their experience. They were picked up in tbe chanpel of the lake 23 r.iiies from shore and brought to this city for medUu) treatment lsst right. The chilrden dr'f ;e: J .'rom lakeside, O.. early Saturdi jncr.Mr.g and when Indi-''hy vrrre far out !rrm and two of them fell from the boat and were rescued by nine-year-old Merwyn Dasco. THE JUDGE ADVISED HIM Joe Gut. 1?2 Torrence ave., refuses to admit names mean anythinir. "There is nothing significant ab-ut my' name." says Joe in spite of the fact that he v.-as arrested yesterday by officer Cook os a charge of drunkenness- and that Judge Klotz this morning in the city court fined him $11 on the charge, tendering the culprit at the same time a little free advice in these words, "My man. dc-n't fill up Gut with bad whiskey. You've only got one you knowso take care of it."
Pere Marquette Flyer Hits Freight Head On With Terrific Impact
KILLED "DUTCH" BATUy. Holland. Michigan. Batuna was conductor of the passenger train. Caught in the baggage car as the crash cam he was killed instantly. His body was not discovered for nearly one hour . INJURED JESSE OELRICH. 1303 Hamilton ave., Janesville, Wig., 58 years of age. Possibly fatal Internal Injuries. Taken to South Chicago hospital . ROBBIE OELRICH. 3 year old son of Mrs. Jesse Oelrich. Tho boy was badly cut about the head and face and may have suffered a fractured skull, according to a nufried examination made by physicians at South Chicago hospital. CLYDE AN WAY, 311 Rosewood ave.. Grand Rapids, Mich., aged 39. baggage-man and at time of wreck occupying the eLjry coach with his wife. May possibly lose both legs and was seriously cut about the hands and face. MRS CLYDE AN WAY, wife of the former, received a compoded fracture of the right leg. Serious internal Injuries make her recovery doubtful. Both husband and wm were taken to South Chicago hospital. MRS. EMITIA HALIDAT. Ill W. Baker t.. Michigan City, 1 years old. Suffered a broken rig-ht.arm, left leg and was cut about the hands and face. She was taken to South Chicago hospital. HENRY W WOLSLEY. aged 6 years, wealthy Chicago lawyer, with ofTices in the Title & Trust building ,was only slightly injured. He received a small cut above the right eye and minor cuts about the face. "Wolsley had been spending several weeks at his summer home in St. Joe, Michigan. He was taken to South Shore hospital. Two other passengers, names not learned. Just across the state line from Hammond one man was killed and seven persons were injured, one of them a woman, so seriously that she way die. in a head-on collision between Chicago bound Pere Marquette Train No. 1 and a freight train on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad tracks in the B .1 O. yards at 103rd st. and Indianapolis ave. early today. TRAINS I.V BIG CRASH The wreck occurred at a sharp cune near the old Schwill malting: plant., the engineers of the two trains failing to see the others train until it was too late to avoid a collision. The passenger train was running at a high rate of speed and the impact was terrific. It was reported that the dreck age took fire just after the collision. CONDUCTOR KILLED The man killed was the conductor of the passenger train. Dutch Batuna. and he was riding in the baggage coach at the time of the wreck. His home is in Holland. Michigan. The engineer and firemen of the passenger train saw the approachinp freight in time to jump from their engine and thus saved their lives. Engineer Lindsey and Fireman Knuth of the freight stuck with theif Ksts and escaped without ir.ary. CARS BADLY TELESCOPED The baggage car and first day coach on the flyer were completely telescoped. Both were of wood and simply crumpled up. Neither engine left the rails. Some of the fenght cars were buckled .but an stayed on th track . A South Chicago policeman vu the first on the scene ana gave tne ioa,n to Whiting and South Chicago. Ambulances took the injured to the Illinois Steel Co. hospital at South Chicago and the South Chicago hospital. A wrecking outfit was summoned from the B. and O. yards and began immediately to clear away the debris. A mistake in orders Ts believed to hv been the cause of the collision . One report was that the wife of Engineer Lindsey of the fast freight was one of the worst injured passengers in the Tere Marquette day coach. INQUIRY IS STARTED Immediately following the accident officials of the railroad stated that a thorough investigation to determine the cause of the wre-k would be made at once. Coroner Teter Hogman of Cook county announced that the inquest will be held tomorrow morning at 10;30. It is possible that a railroad employe will be held to account. It is known that the Tere Marquette passenger tra.n was on the wrong main track. GOT ORDERS AT WHITISTO Arriving at Whiting from Grand Rapids and other easterly points, the train "filled with week-end Mich-,m exsursionists, stopped for orders. According to reports the engineer. F. Beckering. was handed orders to preiceed through the B & O. vards over the left hand track. He switched his train at Whiting to tin new track in accordance with orders. The fast freight, east bound, had been given orders at Chicago to proceed over the same track. Coroner Hoffman and railroad officials will attempt to drmine how the conflicting orders came to be issued and who was responsible for them. THIS REPORT IS SCOTTTXS A nurse whose identity could not be learned was one of the first to reach the scene. She gave first aid to scores of mutilated and frantic passengers. Word that another railroad wreck exceeding in horror that of the Hagen-beck-Wallace circus accident circulated throughout East Side. Robey and Whiting. Hundreds of peep!e hocked to the sene. The police had difficulty in keeping the (racks ilear for other train passing through the yards. There were several narrow escapes from death as curious on lookers were baulM from the paths of fa., through trains.
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