Hammond Times, Volume 15, Number 11, Hammond, Lake County, 30 June 1920 — Page 1
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ORATORY FOR FRIDAY'S
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Platform Carpenters Shown To Be Administration Supporters r ; BT GEORGE H . HOLMES ' iS.TCORRESPONDENT 1 H. SERVICEl r SAN FRANCISCO. CAL . June 3'" nvTith the political lieutenants cf the tWilsoa administration sitting firmly
Auto Hits Trolley Head On Driver Hurled Through the Windshield to His Death in North Hammond.
' Virtually a cafe of suicide." Is the j comment made today by police, of the i Hammond Central station on the death last night of Via Nelson, aged 47 years
3"S Chicago avenue, who sustained a
fractured skull -when he was hurled through the -windshield of his automobile after it had collided head-on with a street car at Forsythe. Nelson was rushed to St. Margaret's hospital -a-here he died two hours later. His body was taken to Burn's morgue. Dr. H. J. "White, deputy coroner will hold an inquest Friday morning. SERVKS IV FROM OF CAR According to th motorman .H. W. Stewart. Nelson who was driving north swerved into the path of the southbound street car. A warning was clanged and Nelson .it is alleged, turn ed from the car tracks back into the road. The motorman increased the speed of the car and as he did so Nel
son, for some unaccountable reason. I
plunged his machine back into the i
tracks and met the trolley head-on. He was dashed through the windshield and when picked up, was unconscious.
A WELL KXOWX CHARACTER Nelson was a well known character in Hammond. The "Swede" as he was called, and his peg-leg. was a familiar sight to many motorists. He had served as Ragman at various crossings throughout the city. E. H. Router was conductor of the street car that struck Nelson. Other witnesses to the accident -were: T. Kerner. 142 Grove ft.; Frank Barnes.
Honraan St.; Lnelt Alexander, 452 Columbia ave.. and H. "Walters, 37S Hohmaa St. The accident occurred at mid-night.
Street Car Fare Jumps To 8 Cents
After one month's freedom from the penny nuisance, street car riders or Hammond .Whiting and East Chicago ton'g ht at midnight will revert to use of the coppers, in the cities of North Township when the fare jumps to S cents . According to a decision of the Indiana Fublic Service Commission announced at Indianapolis late today, a compromise with officials of the three cities was reached by the street car company through the medium of a ticket system granting street car patrons 14 rides for $1. The cash fare will be eight cnts. No change in the present rate of 5 W cents per ride for school children is
loni'mriatod, according to Charles Lawrence. vice-presiTent of the Hammond. Whiting & East Chicago street railways. Tickets will be placed on sale as soon as they are received from the print shops, said street car officils. They will be obtainable direct from the company offices at Gostlin and Huhinan streets and at local stores Oity attorney. Judge -TV. v. Me-
. Mahon of Hammond, voicing the senti
ment of the three cities, said that it v..is highly probable exception to the
Judgment of the Fublic Service Commission would be taken and r.n appeal on the decision would be ca-"ou r. ihe courts. Definite action by the city of Hammond U1 not be taken uni: h order raising trie fare reaches here from Indianapolis.
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SENATOR LEE OVERMAN of orth Carolina, a strong administration supporter, hopes to see a big: nary piank in the Democratic platform. in the saddle a wiisonian platform in the making and the president's son-in-law the- likeliest looking contender for the nomination, the democratic nat loral convention turned to oratory to-
cay to nil m the time until th
rr.ar.egers clear away the
dent to nominating. ORATORY IS ON TAP Today's session could facetiously be termed "The day of the bing wind." The session will begin at 11 a. m. 2 p. m. Eastern standard timei with cratory. and continue with oratory as long as the delegates can endure it. The length of the session depends on the endurance of the delegates. CLEAR DECKS FOR ACTION"
The party managers hope to gt at j !-aFt the majority of the nominating! ST'-eohes out of the way today, leaving
nothing for the remainder of the week by the adoption of the platform and balloting which will develop the nominee.
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Sips Point To Adoption Of Wilson's Virginia Platform Plank Thursday
; BY MARLEN E. FEW j 'STift CORRESPONDENT I N SERVICE ! SAN FRANCISCO. CAL,., June 3"j Th"-- liard? are playing th,e pipe orga. , is 1 iping. the glee clubs are fflacinland the smart l-,okin?r ladies and grer.'ti'rpfn of the democratic national ccnl centi. n are setting the .-tagc for th ' mai nact of the big rjuad rennial poli-
tica! movte with .")" les. than seventeen "mirt em! names from w-hich to rhoo.-, the 13;o party hero. SECRET IN TIL TOMORROW W shall not kr.i'.v the nsm'i of
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Aa a result cf rumors which have
been afloat for some time, the atten-I
non or autnorities has once more heen directed to the old clay pit on ! the Schrum road southwest of West!
Hammond in the belief that it is one of the dumping places for automobiles stolen in Chicago and cities of the Calumet region. Abut two years ago Chleajro police found evidence of the existence of an
organization- which disposed f stolen!
cars. Cars which were heavily insured, disappeared, th owners collec
ted tne insurance and the were never found.
At that time Bass Lake was thought to be a "port of missing cars" and
there was evidence to saow that a
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JACK DEMPSEY;
WHEREARE YOU?
Scotty Will Take On Any
body in Fair Fight and do Mean Things to Them. Scotty was1 stewed again last night. He's stiil stewed to-day. Sc -tty, you know, is the nickname some Smart Alec hung on John Tierney years ago and he has got under that ever since. When in his sups he 's a
bad actor and always proclaim the j fact that h comes from Scotland. He ) has lived in the Calumet region for a i long time, spend, r,g much of it in the j
Puoiio iccKUps of the different cities.
I ijaji n.frnt. neon y wenaen a z.g-zag ! coirse rst on Williams street, striv
ing with difficulty to reach West Hammond before he took the count S'ome-
j one reported him to the Hammond poi lice and Capt. Rimbach started after
him with the patrol wago-n. In the middle r,f State Line street, they overtook hum. He hnd halted with a foot planted in each state. Rimbach started to take the Indiana half of Scotty into eustodv but the
Illinois half resisted. Seeing that ne j was stirring up interstate complica- j
-flttv , h A " r:".' oi community has been
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A. Mitchell Palmer. Senator f ) Wan fats ns4 i "n ) - J f . r j
ilton Lewis. Vice President Marshall and hamp Clark
Active and potential candidates for the presidential nomirition are nurnerous at San Francisco. Most of them re active, and very ranch eo. Vice
lieiow: J. Ham-
President Marshall is an exception. Senator Owen, Attorney General Palmer and Champ Clark are working like beavers to advance their respective can
didacies. Ex-Senator J. Hamilton J-ewis of Illinois is trying to Ret himself nominated for vicepresident Senator Reed is a storm center at the convention.
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Bone Dry Plank Is Forecasted BY MARI.E.N . IEV I '" Pnk would be- b,,ne dry. The . Hge pensions, non-emnlovmer.t .n-.r.
SfiN ATOR ATLEE POMERENE i. Ohm, who stands squarely behind President Wilson on all issue, -has been mentioned as good prtsi-
number had been taken there from Chicago and run from a cliff into the lake. Later the trail led to an abandoned clay pit nar Joliet.
j Now there are stories of strange l actions around the old clay pit on j the Schrum road near Hammond. Tho i pit has been abandenf'for at least I fifteen years and is full of snrinr- .
STAFF CORRESPONDENT4-1. N. SERVICE!
SAN FRANCISCO. Cai.. June 30. Herewith is presented an authoritative forecast of essential p ..nks in the tentative draft of the den.iir-afic platform which probably wm 'be finally 'adopted
within the next twenty-four he-urs. FOREIGN" RELATIONS As previously s-tated in these dispatches, the famous Virginia platform, which unqualifiedly endorses President Wolson's league of nations, is the model of the foreign relations piank. the changes being for the purpose of making the document m,-re simple and com
prehensive. the altered phrnseologv in I
no way modifying the meaning of the original paper. Article Ten stands intact. The pjank purports (tn declare that nothing i nthe covenant mav be
J construed to take from the p. p. the l control cf her own troops, that no in-
'levailir.g thought in the sub-committee at an early hour this morning at iea.st. was that th liquor question was a d"ad issue to a majority cf people who have, accepted the dry condition
and do not desire a return to '.icr ior t denization of it ins
dential timber.
'opt perhaps by inference .for ballot - ! fng can scarcely bo reached before tomorrow and goodness knows how many
ij:- pens, on?, non-employmer.t. injur- hours it will enntim fnr . a,
ar. f . ma.ernity benefits, in. pr. eemnt ' di-ep plot is to be unraveleri
tpr. it is known to be vrrv .r.
some estimates placing the depth at' trn,l,ional 1Uf!i"r' f f interest of the
seventy-five feet alonir the v,.,,-i, o, 1 1 p- atone snail oe frjrrend'red to
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where the bank is said to be almost perpendicular. The place has for years been used as a picnic ground and is popular as a bathing place for youngsters of the vicinity. Automobile parties frequent ly stop there. Of late i is aid. the 9tt.i
course, "which
cars gone
late at night, unusual at firs
which have left the 'o the picnic ground This was not thought hut graduallv th
'vji.-ion grew ir.ai many -afs which were driven to
the pr,or ae-jof the old water hole never returned
ii is Doing confidently asserted tnftt dragg.ng the pond will bring forth many ears which were reported stolen
ana on which the insurance lectf d .
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a lift." H mant
jail do you prefer?" "Wesht Hammond,' replies Scotty. "West Hammond it is." says Cap. and
murmuring apologies at
-oir.ofjaiions wnv-h a nafro wniron f
fords, he steered the siw Into the
i car. j At the Wert Hammond statloi Scotly started a mmrne t.-v A H . v .
b.m to the cell but he was finally over, j Kl'" if the stories should prove to
I r.-u. iooay tee ,iquor -as still UP ' rue. tne authorities are uncertain
n nim and he raved loud ! y nel npr material salvaged
aoout ras treatment His stock thr, i r,p worth the expense
the league of nations; that th" Monroe doctrine shall not in any way be affected by the covenant. fniess some change is made after th sub-committee ha.o submitted the. platform to tnp committee on resolutions and platform, the plank will stand exactly as president Wilson, as represented bore by Senator Carter Class. would have. There was much time spent by the subcommittee in a discussion of shade or meaning and phrases, but there was nr. serious effort to disturb the essential meaning . rRoiiinrrio-v The indications are that 'h prohib.-
liquor
-vlling. but thTe was a sentiment to write into the platform a statement in reference to personal liberty, rights, with condemnation cf legalized espionage by prohibition agents, forcible entry of homes for evidence of liquor v iolations withfij,. however, permitting the language to suggest that the gov-
iwuTii sncjia roiax ann permit an
Ta oi winning a: commercial ttaffi-.
LABOR Tb labor planks are construed hy members of the committee as "highly progressive." strong argument was made to r'ropr.izo the right of labor to be represented in collective bargain ing by representatives "of their own i liorsi.ig . "
The :?.y 'our word", y.. win be remembere. were the rock upon the nrr-s-
idtnt's industrial relations commission founded last October in Washington. The demands cf labor for restricted im migration were not favored, but rather the open door was to be proclaimed to wctkmen of the world. The plank s'ig?r;s that immigrants must be encouraged to take on American standards cf liv:r.g and customs and that sesregation foreigners should be dr p-e." iated . Child labor is in igled against. The pr, cram of t'ne womans party having to do with such a.i oM
l conditions among workers has been m-t ia vo.-n bly, it is said. The use of the injunction in labor disputes was the subject of long discussion, but con-
be omitted.
I H ELAND An effort has been made to put Ir.to the platform an Irish 'piank which w-iil der-iare the futility cf passing resolutions in favor of the Irish republic or even t cognizing the republic, bur the importance of turning the question over to the league of nations is favored.
It is not clear at this time what form j would
tins plank will take. I MEXICO I The sentiment of the committee j. j
and the
gentlemen who shall figure in the las' sof ne must first leap the mighty chasm oi a t wo-thirds1 majority . SPEECHES ONLY 2 MINITE Nominating speeches, order d today's ou.-ine.-s, ar limited to twenty minutes each. Seconding speeches are 1 mitrd to three of fie minute diiratb.n t es pc ct i v, ly . That means C5 iriuutf.i per man . Allowing twenty mm Hep .ach f-r the customary maniac 1 horseplay to vent- pr per entliu-
siasm. tins calendar dav in historv
require more li;an fourteen
hours between 11 a. m. and 12 midnight to accommodate the set performance, and as that can't be done, it
- i-iir-.H. unicn .win wittitio.d rec-i(,oks about like a standard eight hour ognition from any government of Jl'ii- day with many speeches boiled to the co that does not comply with su-'h re- bone and others left ,ut entirelv
sponsihilif ics 3? maintainance of effective border patrol, honest government, enactment of laws fit to protect foreign investments and legitimate enterpriser, fair taxation of foreigners and payment of international obligations. SOLDIER'S HONI'SK It i doubtful if the platform will favor the fat payment of fjsoldiers' bonuses, but will provid" for proper
assistance ror maimed, crippled or sick soldiers as a government duty through an efficient board. The tentative draft drnie?, that able-bodied men who fousht for America expet-t financial rewards but insists that a scheme frr putting veterans in pos.essi,-n of land for agricultural pursuit.", when desired, should be affected without delay.
PREPARING PARTY PRINCIPLES While the convention is excitediv milling on the nominating speech business, behind the scenes the sub-committee of the committee on p'atform.and resolutions is dotting the last
was col
ls to break every leg in the body of any person who rr,ee,,him jn a fa:r fight. He may sober up enough for trial tonight.
hole or pumping it dry
would
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SOMETHING NEW
Somethins
A suspended romance of a delepate from Missouri in the Japanese tea garden. Golden Gate park. No
BANK
EMPLOYES
ARE CELEBRATING
telling how far this flirtation would j Profit-Sharing Plan at HaJTl- j th '""
have "one had the bridge been
stronger. U'hile the platform carpenters wres fed with the disputed planks, it became more and more clear that the forces of the administration were In complete control of the situation. A WILSON ONLY BODY The platform sub-committee of nine men. which has the making of the temporary platform, is an almost solid administration body. William Jennings Bryan, the party's three-time nominee for president, and Vice-President Thomas F. Marshall .both of
whom were considered opponents of the White House on certain matters, couldn't even get places on it. despite their magnitude in democratic ireles . PUGGING FOR M'APOO Meanwhile the McAdoo boom was moving majestically along, with little ostentatious direction, yet backed by most of the pre? dent's friends and cabinet officers who arc running
things in San Francisco for him. The White House may be silent on the question of candidates, but the cabinet officers, who meet there weekly, arc not. They are here plugging for William Gibbs McAdoo. ;ConUnued on pag nv I
isond Trust and Savings Bank Nets them Neat Sum
There was a great Jubilation among the employe? of the Hammond Trust & Savings Bank today for the reason
ginal. entirelv different
is offered at the Orpluum theatre to- ! day, Thursday and Friday in the act which is-put on by Kravona & Co., j Krayona draws pictures first and then J springs a surprise by animating them ; He is considered one c-f the best rapidt fire crayon arti.fts jn the country, j A Targe picture of the V. S. S. Indi
ana is orawn quickly showing all of
or details. Then by means
luiif- sketching tricks, electrical efI fects and his famous "wireless canI nonading" the picture suddenly takes ion the appearance of a battleshrio in
He aiso draws
SPECIAL AGENT IS ATTACKED; FIVE ARRESTED Charged with rioting and assault and battery, five young mn were arrested lai nig-hf after they had attacked Andrew Carnahan, special agent of the K. J. & E. railroad. The a..oault on Carnahan was made as the detnetive left the l.'mon restaurant in Sibley street late iast n ghf. Those booked at the station are: Paul Prenjitedt. 673 Onklev avenue; Fred FVfaiir. 614 Oakley avenue; Joe Uape, and I"Vn Truce, 47; Sibley street. Confesrions were obtained from ail the boys. The statement by Truce is "We were going pat the Union restaurant. Joe Lape and I went jn -r srer a cup of coffee. Carnahan. the de-
SEKNEWS FLASHES
Ut LLETIN 1 INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! AU(iL"STA, CA., June o Three bandits entered the express car of the Charleston .- Eastern Carolina Iiaiiway east-bound passenger train just after it had passed the city limits early today, bound and gagged E. B. Derrick, the express messenger and William Roberts, an armed guard, threw a safe containing nearly JSO.dOil out of tho car door and escaped.
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, ' c u'w a picture of , tecUve. was inside. I sat next to h'm tne Brooklyn bridge aa seen by moon- Joe called me outside and said, 'is- that ''t1:,. - a fink slttin there?' Then all of us
that pay envelopes were several times blU w jth anothrr " " " ! IT" " .. . "
heir usual size I n,mn ..., ' i" "ne 01 ,r'r "topped him
At the first ef the year the board of
directors of th bank adopted a profit OTTftt TnrT sharing plan by which all employes' OULb H UK DAMAGES
were to receive a bonus. Ten rer cent of the net propts of the bank were to be set aside for that purpose. This was divided among the employes according to the salaries they received for the six months period just past. The bank ha? just concluded the most prosperous six months period in its history and the employes are beneittmg accordingly. The purpose, of course, was to create In the employes, a real tangible interest in the icces. of the bank. The
results speak for themsel e? . Since
the re-organization of the bank. "re
sulting in the election of W."CJ. Taxton to the presidency. Frank Hammond secretarv and treasurer and Howard .1 . f jescheid ler. asf.ytant secretary and treasurer, the institution has practically doubled Us assets.
Last St. Patrick's Dav as Mary Scott of Hammond was crossing Fayette at., at Oakley avenue, she was struck by an automobile driven by W . H. Abblett. Today, throug-h her r.ext best friend, Hilda Rogers, suit for damage,, was filed against Mr. Abblett in the Hammond superior court. Miss Scott says that in the accident she received injuries to her ;pine and right foot. Abblett is alleged to have been driving at a rate of twenty miles per hour.
.-nv as? xor o.,p damages. Green's aid and Stinson "are attorney for the plaintiff. .
Times news service is the
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Another stepped behind and struck Ca
nahan over the head, then the rest Jumped on him. I ran over in front ' of Bieker Bros.. Feed Store and looked j on the fvrap. Carnahan broke awav!
from the gang and got his gun out i The buncCi then beat it as Carnahan j shot at one of the fellows and I r-n ' back into the restaurant. Carnahan came in and arrested me." j The detective swore out a warrant charging Truce with assault and batt e r y . j ---I "yVINNITEG, MAN. , June 3nThe j latest returns in the geaeral elections ! for the legislature made public today! indicate that the labor party has won; a sweeping vctory, electing at least j twelve members to the house. Fully! balf of the new members are either 1
in the penitentiary or on prison f arms, j serving sentences for convictions aris-
INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE WASHINGTON. June o" Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge. standard bearers of the republican party this year, went into conference here today for the first time since their nominations at Chicago. The conference began at 11:3" o'clock, and in addition to the two party nominees, it was attended by Chairman Will H. Hays.
Bryan Has Clash With Wet Leader
Bl LLETIN INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICEl SAN FRANCISCO. CAL., June 30 By urging the adoption o"f a plank pledging the democratic party to harmonize the d.fferer.ces between the proponents and opponents of the league of nations attitude of President Wilson, Senator Atlee Pomerene, of Ohio, member of the senate foreign relations committee, threw a monkeywrench into the smoothly running administration machinery -when the democratic resolutions committee re-conened todav.
See Brown's fruit page of this paper.
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ing iron tne ipor strike here a year ago.
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SAN FRANCISCO. CAL- . June
An emphatic denial that be is in !hpay of the Anti-Saloon League was made by Wm. Jennings Bryan yesterday during the battle between the wets and drys before tiie democratic resolutions committee. Bryan's statement was made during a clash between him and former Congressman Theodore W. pett of San Francisco, which plunged tne metm into turmoil. "No political party can permanently hold the confidence of the people ,f 1
hamstrings a law which has decreased drunkenness .crime and misery and increased wealthy, health and happiness as nation-wide prohibition has done." he said. Former Congressman Thomas W. Bett, of San Francisco opened "fire'' for the wets when Wheeler and the drys had used up their thirty minute;
allotment of time. "Who docs tbe gentleman
sent? asked Bryan. "The California Grape growers
. sociation." Belt asserted.
"I am fighting the damnable traff.e you represent.'' Bryan responded. "How much did you receive for appearing before it here?" "I ask the gentleman whether lie
lis now or has been in the pay of the
Anti-Saloon League?"- Rett retorted. "I am not. nor have j ever l-e-en," Bryan answered. "Not a nickel?" Bett pursued. "Not a nickel." Bryan answered. "I did receive compensation for somf speeches I delivered for the Anti-Sa-loon League last year, but that is sil. For 9 years before that I had worked for nothing to tavo the hinirj and women of our country yen and your infamous liquor traffic w-juld slay," Uryan added.
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Hard boiled delegate at large from the cow country enjoying th luxuries of life at the Palace HoteL "Gosh, if the boys from the Ear-O ranch could see me now." . ai. J ncssing the last tecs of tiv mmtntous statement of party principles and offering the same to the full committee. All of which sounds miraculous, but as a matter of fact o,,..
: is no evidence that any blood is being spilt in that transaction and thi convention proceeds under the general impression that the famous Virginia Platform plank, approved by Woodrow Wilson, is the model of the key plank concerning league of nations and also pe ace . THESE FACTS STAND Ot'T Out of the great mystery as to be probable selection of the presidential candidate these facts stand: 1 At the opening of today's session A. Mitchell Palmer, attorney-general had the most pledged votes, estimated at between 3"0 and 335, whereas ri are necessary to a choice. 2 William Gibb McAdoo former e--retary of the treasury, shrinking from the honor as be himself declares, and as his friends prnvc by exhibition of recent letters from him. is pre-eminently the preferred candidate among the rank and file of delegates. It's said ly his booster's-here that he can havemore than C30 votes on the first ballot.
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