Hammond Times, Volume 15, Number 7, Hammond, Lake County, 27 June 1921 — Page 1

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Delivered by Ctmiti la Bimmou anil W. Hammond 50c per month on itreets ftfll news stands 3o ur copy. VOL. XV. NO. 7. Warships Gather At Atlantic , Fleet Rendezvous For Inh portant Test Tomorrow. f - BT DAVID M. CHURCH fSTAFF C0RRESP0N3ENT I. K. SERVICE ON BOARD U. S. S. HENDERSON OFF TORKTOW. Va.. June 27 Grey, mountainous battle -wagons and slender, sylph-like destroyers are gathering at the Atlantic fleet rendezvous In Lynn Haven roads today. While air etatlons along the coast are hummlnj with the sound of tuning air motors, as the army and the navy prepare for teats tomorrow which will go a long; way toward settling the controvejrry as to the value cf aircraft in naval waxfax. Tomorrow moralnr the old battle ship Iowa will become a tneoreuca-i from the battleship Ohio, and will be unmnnd. Her position will be somewhere 100 miles off the coast between Cape Henelopen and Cape Hatteras. The problem of the aircraft wUl be to end the "enemy" and then attack her from the air with bombs and demonstrate that no enemy craft cr.uld launch a successful attack upon American shores against aerial defenses. This experiment will be most unusual, for it will mark the first test of the feasibility of operating tig battle craft by radio under theoretical war conditions. The Iowa has uren equipped with propelling machinery, capable of running for a considerable time without attention and she has been made an oil burner with automatic devices for feeding fuel am supplying water t-v the boilers. The apparatus for controlling th standard radio transmitter aboard the Ohio a receiv ins- aerial on the Iowa with special radio receivers, amplifiers, relays, etc ,- rr, vortinz- th radio signals into uch form that they will operate the uri.-ai device which control the steering gear and the throttle of the engines. Radio signals sent out by the controlling ofTice are picked up by the Iowa's aerials and received by a radio receiver below decks. The signal is ami-.', ifiprf and made to operate a very sensitive relay or swltcn which u turn operate a lamer relay. This larger relay closes an electrical cir cuit which operates an electrically nntTiUnd -nneumatic valve. When this valve opens, it admits compressed air to the throttle control of the main engines, thereby controlling the speed cf the ship. The relay also operates & device known as a commutator, which controls a small electric motor which controls and drives the rudders of the Iowa to the port or starboard as desired. A, gyro-compass also Is connected with the commutator and at the proper-a'.B-nal the eryro-compass controls tha steering mechanism and holds the vessel to her course. Thus with newly Installed mechanical brains the old Iowa, once com manded by "Bob" Evans, and veteran of the Spanish-American war. Is Koiag to b matched against a force, air craft, which was unknown when she went down the ways at Philadelphia la 1836. the most modern cf armor plated fighting craft. RY.! BOARD EXTENDS WAGE SCALE CUT .INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE CHICAGO. June 27. The United States Railway board today extended Its recent 13 per cent wage reduction order to practically every railroad in the country, some 210 railroads being included In the order aa it now stands. The decision was made in an addendum to the famous order No. 147. making the 12 per cent wage slash effective from July 1 and making possible an estimated saving of $400,000,000 annually. The only new cuts in today's ruling are those for the floating equipment employes and for restaurant and dining- car workers. They are cut in the same ratio aa the regular rallway employes. There Is, however, in the a ldendum, a specification as to the individual wage slashings that shall be made in some twenty-seven or more classes of general railway workers. These slashes, previously decided upon, bat only detailed today, make cuts from 5 to 13 cents an hour. The session of the big four brotherhoods, originally aet Chicago today, will not assemble until Friday. By that time, the vote on the acceptance of the waste cuts will have been completed and the result will be announced. Other railway unions will assemble at the same to take action. In railway circles the belief prevails that the railway unions will accept the wage cuts, as ordered by the board. BANDITS IN AKRON, 0. INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! AKRON", O.. June 27 Four bandits !n an automobile d-ished up to the office of the Akron Sand & Gravel Co.. tit ten o'clock today, seized the payroll amounting to f I.5"0 and made . their escape. Not a shot was fired but th;ir runs covered the paymaster.

AIRCRAFT VALUE IN NAVAL WAR

Fatal Shooting By Enraged Husband Luila Rosciola was shot and fatally wounded at East Chicago last night by Leo Boccetta, who became enraged and jealous over the attention paid by his wife toward Rosciola. vVhea Boccetta found Rosciola alone with his wife last night he started 'firing at his victim. On-; of the shot took effect. The police station was notified of the attempted murder by some unknown party. "When Officers Basick and Kucko arrived at the honv of Rosciola. 531-144fh street, where the shooting occurred Bocetta had escaped. Rcsc;ola was taken to St. Margaret's hospital in Hammond where he hovers between life and death. PLASTERERS QUIT AGAIN Another hitch in the plans to get building going while watting for Judge Landis to straighten out the wage and working conditions difficulties, came in Hammond this mormns when plasterers quit work cn Jobs which had been started aft-r the cgreement had been signed with the contractors a week ago. Committees from the plasterers' union and contractors' association ha-.l reached an agreement w-hereby th--men were to w-ork at the old rate until Landis decides what the new w-age will be. Both sides were to accept th Landis ruling as to wases sad working conditions. Since then the rank and file of th union have taken a referendum vote on the matter, and. according to word sent to the contractors, the men balked on ratifying the agreement which had been signed by their committee. All eyes in labor circles of North township are centered upon Chicago today. It Is said that Judge Landis might make his ruling before night but the general opinion was that he w-ould not be ready before Tuesday, if then. The carpenters are now the only organization which has failed to agree to Landis as an arbitrator. CLUB'S FISH The Hammond Kiwanls club was represented at the international convention of the International Kiwanis club in Cleveland by Carl E. Nelson. Paul A. Parker and George Geyer and family. The delegates on their return reported a splendid meeting, and are enthusiastic over the fine reception accorded them. Harry E. Karr, an attorney of Baltimore. Md., was elected president of the International Kiwanis club. Col. J. L. McCulloch of Marion, Ind.. the only other candidate, received enthusiastic support from the Indiana delegates. Next year's convention will be held at Toronto, Ontario. Phil Schmidt's fish and chicken emporium will hold a live crowd of Hammond business men and their wives tomorrow night, when the Kiwanis club meets there for their lady's night celebration. After one rf Phil's famous fish dinners, the talk of the evening will be given by Arthur Swanson of the Oglivie Company of Chicago, who waj formerly connected with the business department of Northwestern University. Mr. Swanson has chosen for his subejet, "The Demand For Efficiency In Present Day Business Management." a subject on which he is an acknowledged authori ty. Mr. Swanson Is highly recom mended as an interesting ep-eaker. and tha ladies will find it much easier to understand points of business after listening to him. Elaborate plans are being made to mae the evening interesting :ni entertaining. NG AT MILLER BEACH Diving was responsible for another shocking death by drowning at Miller beach, east of Gary, yesterday afternoon. Stewart Shepard. 11 years old. an'! resiiiinpr at 12014 Vale aienue. West Pullman. 111., is the victim. He stood on the bridge which spans the river, got ready to take his last dive and plunged into the water. His brother waited for him to come to the surface, but the body did not appear. Search was started immediately and the body was recovered by Jack Gordon. The lifele?s form was rushed to the Mercy hospital where physician. worked over th- body for nearly an hour b.ii without avail. The body is being prepared for burial at the S. & S. undertaking par- j lors

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WHAT IS DEATH? INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE auu, jun.j w na.t death? id "A world, filled with the most soi-'cjus daubs of futuristic colors, purples, golds and crimsons. peopled by fantastic- beings. like Russian ballet ilnr.i ers and filled with rhvthrn. pulsing to a 1, 2, 3, 4 ejunt ndlcssly . '' This is "death" as described toa.v by Roland by. rn.vtar-old uni,,rit student, who was resuscita.ed forty-five minutes after a eoasrt uard captain had pronounced him dead' from drowning. "There is some sort of li'e !n cath. I am not sure of the natiim 1" that life, but there is a persistence or continuation of human consciousness afer the, rh nonin which wi- call ath." said Aby. "It is Tiowever a dlffVruot concbuness from any that f; kivw .T now." MANY FROM i Legionaires Talk Over Their Problems And Get Message For Their Local Posts. Iflr Times Staff Correspondent.) Over 701 representatives from t.v various posts of the American Legi-n of the department cf Indiana were present at the legion conference hel'j at the Culver Military academy on Saturday and Sunday, June J5 and IS. I. was a real 'Get Together" meeting oi legionnaires for the purpose of talking over the posts' problems and exenansing experiences for better organization. Calumet Rrgton Representation. Many delegates and officers of tlv Calumet region were present to earn back messages to their local posts ami members. The Hammond boys were F. A. Murray, commander of the loth district; W. E. Long, commander of th' Hammond post. I). J. Cupp. adjutant and Joe V. Todd. chaplain of tn' Hammond post. The representatives frrm the Gan post were: Clyde I. Lowry. commander and F. Rich. finance officer The delegates from Whiting were: A R. Exton Porter, commander and F. A Gulstrom, ex-commander. Representatives from Crown Point were Arthur Loctis and E. L. Dletel. adjutam of the post. And then the East Chi(Continuid on page Ave.) JUDGE KNOWS IE HEARS IT At Least That's What Mrs Susie Tallman Found Out In Court. A sarcastic remark and a bad temper cost Mrs. Susie Tallman. Indiana avenue, Hammond, five round dollars and a great deal of sympathy In the Hammond city court this morning, where she faced special Judge Floyd Murray on the charge of assault and battery. The complaint was made by William and Russell Fry, wfio live next ilr. They alleged that Mrs. Tallman had used the hose on them and thrown bottles at them. On the other hand, Mrs. Tallman accuses the boys of calling her vile names and of trespassing on her property. It was the latter offense which brought on all the trouble. The Fry boys were painting their house, and on account of the close proximity of the Tallman house, were forced to place their ladder over the line onto the widow's property. She resented this, and the battle of words water and bottles followed. Judge Murray took the case under advisement and lectured the parties Involved rather severely. He then told them that they could go for the present. Mrs. Tallman assumed a sweet expression, bowed to the ground, and in honeyed tones said: "Thank you very much. Judge." "That will coat you five dollars for contempt," said tht Judge. received no thanks for the final remark. SURE, MIKE, WE WILL The following letter explains itself. Editor. Times My buddy and I would like to hear from some of the folks at home. We are not from Hammond though I am from Gary, nine miles east. My buddy is from Des Moines. Ia. We are two lonesome soldier boys over here in the Hawaian Islands). I left the Hammond recruitinsr station last July, so if you have any space say we would like to correspond with any one. PRIVATE R. W. K AM BERG. CPL. V. BALDWIN. Eat. B. 13th F. A.. Schofleld. Barracks, Honolulu, H. I.

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BIRDSEYE VIEWS OF THE NAVY BOMBING TESTS

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watching the results of the bombing, and direct hits from seaplanes

nmning tnc vrermaa suDmarine The recent bombing tests held by the navy board to determine the efficiency of bombing planes in fiphtmcr sea-goinp craft terminated suddenly when nine bombs from the first squadron of three E. J. & E. CARMEN

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fSPE'iAL TO thf T!ES! JOLIET. Ill . Juno 25. Members of the Carmen's union, employed by the Elgin. Joliet & Eastern railway, voted to refuse acceptance of the was scale o ft e r e d by t h e c o in r a n y to become effective July 1. Local union official sr-fueed to state bv what majority th acieptance wa.ref jsed. but satd that a !jr; number rejected the np-' i;e 5'i!e The voting was d n e at t h ? direc tion of the National Association Carmen's union Each man cast h.. vote by means of a written ballot. It w-as impossible to aseerta?n what the reduction will be under the newscale offered the men. but from an authentic source it was learned that the proposed cut in wages was from 15 to 20 per cent. The action of the carmen will have httle fffect on the local shop?, according to the railway (nnipany of. FRENCH SYNDICATE WHS DEMPSE Prepares to Organize Tour Abroad If Dempsey Defeats Georges. PARIS, June 27 A syndicate of French promoters preparing to organize an European tour for Jack' DVmpsey if he defeats Georges Carpentier on July 2, it was learned today. The 'our would begin as soon as possible after the fight nd Demprsey's appearance would be sure to draw enormous crowds . A French sporting newspaper says that Dempsey toid Its American correspondent that he plans to visit In Trance, next vear unaT any clrcum- I --tances . Tht-'e ?s practically no betting here. Carpentier supporters arc asking three and four to one. There is a larce amount of money Ijln? at American bars to be bet on Dempsey at one to tw o . Mitic. Carpentier. Wife- of the French pugilist, has arranged for a direct tele- I phone into her home from the cable office so that sT.e can teccive a description of the tight blow by blow. The French telegraph administration har, announced that "fight messages" will be given preference over all others on July 2. DEATH OF FORMER CROWN POINT GIRL rSPECIAL TO THE TIMES CROWN I'OIXT. Ind.. June ;5.Th ;ad new s of the death of Mrs. H ra e 1 Martin, wife of the Rev. II. Martin of Winamac. Ind.. moo Ieona Bruce) former popular Crown Point girl and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Otto J. Bruce of this city, was received from Winamac late last night. Mr. Bruce her father .is one of Lake county's prominent attorneys. Mrs. Bruce was 23 years old and death resulted from a complication of ailment.'. While a resident of Crown F'oint before her marriage, war re she was born and raised Mrs. Mar: in wa.s prominent and popular in social an'l church w-ork. The burial win take place here Monday.

. . WW-WWAWMW. ) S t V, in. bombers sunk the German submarine 117, used as a target for the tests. The fleet of bombers in the air for the tests carried 600 bombs, but the rest of these were not needed. REFUSE fu-ials There are less than 20 n carmn now at w-ork at the "J" shops. The carmen have recourse to the railway wage board and will probably Si a protest before J jly 1 . asking 'hat their cut be the same as established by the railway ware board for other rr,'i. I George Harkey, an official of the car men's union. sa:di The r.in vot-d unanimously to reject the v. age scale offered for July 1 The scale would man a cut in f j wages from S : men and snop to lfir per hour. Car employes would be cut about S cents an hour Some of the salaried employes would receive a large reduction. ' There are about J1" members in our union and Sn0 vote, asainst the acceptance of the wage scale, while six were in favor of taking the cut. "A similar vote is being taken by raiiw-av unions, affiliated with our organization, all over the country." HOPS AND STILLS ARE Business houses of Hammond and other cities of the Calumet region which have been offering the common hops and malt ingredients for making home brew win be given the once over tins week by Chief Gut Simons of the prohibition forces. He received his orders from Indianapolis Saturday and this morning started on his rounds of stores. The dry ban has been placed on all these beverages and material? for their manufacture can be t-o!d only for nonbeverage purposes. Many stores of Hammond have continued to display these materials in their windows. 1 n : ornia lun ha also come to Mr Simons' ears regarding sales of stills which, it is said. are being made daily. Several Hammond stores are reported to he doing a heavy business in this line of hardware. The dry chief ijave no intimation as to what action he would take against dealers in stills and home-brew Ingredients further than to report to the state superintendant. FANS CHEER MOSTEl Over a hundred fans from Lake county drove to the White Sox park Saturday to watch the pride of Hammond-Johnny Mostel drive in the first run for the S'ox. Monstel fielded a thousand per cent in the center garden. It wa.f Mostel day at the So park and when he carr.e to hat the first time he was serenaded by the Montgomery-Ward band and presented with a gold watch by employes of that concern. The Whiting and Robertsdale delegation pave him a cash present while the Hammond fans gave him a gold fountain pen and a gold pencil in a handsome case. n:( i a i. ii:i c; a mi. Summers, yes. rn, desires to cali attention to the riecia' drug sale he is having at the pharmacy tms week. Adv.

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HAMMOND. INDIANA -fy . r'J BULLXTTNPNTEaNATICNAL N'.WS SERVICE CHICAGO. June 21 Kelman Ealech seized a knife today and lunged at his SO j ear old wife In their home. Mrs. Baloch snatched up another knife. The two fought desperately. They slashed and dodged. Then tie wife plunged her weapon through the man's heart. He bled to death on the kitchn floor. Mrs. Ilaloch then fainted across his body. BUXI.XTIN Gin.,?.r. ILL. June Mr;, Catherine Harmon, who confessed to authorities that she killed her step. son. Roy Harmon. 13 at Green Ridge by striking him over the head threo times with an axe was to tell her story before a coroner s inquest here this afternoon. Bxrz.x.zxnr NEW YORK. June 17 The condition of Mrs. Mary Roberts Rlnehart, noted author and playwright, who was operated on Sunday morning for gall stones, wao said this morning to be entirely sat-isfactorj-. Mrs. Rinchart was said to ha e passed an uncomfortable day yesterday but to be feeling better this morning. BUXXVCTZK DETROIT. June : 7 The general Motors Corporation this week will begin distribution cf 117. oai shans of common and 6,33- of preferred. Debenture stock to 6.577 employes who have been m the service a minimum cf five cars . BTJU.ZTX2T TOLEO. O.. June :7 Mrs. Rita French. 15, was shot and killed la her apartment hero e.ariy this morning, after a supposed quarrel with Raymond McNalr. McNair then fired a bullet through his own brain and is dying in St. Vincents hospital . CHICAGO, June :t In an addendum to the sweeping decision No. 147, whereundcr the V S. RailwayLabor Board recently granted a 12 rer cent wage slash to American railwajs, the board today slashed the pay of 27 classes of employes from live to ten rents an hour, effective July 1. It is estimated the new cuts will effect a saving or many millions of dollars annually to the roads of the. country. The Last Straw. f INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE CHICAGO. June Lloyds of London are noted for a willingness to take a chance on anything. Rut the theft of automobiles in Chicago, they say. is almost a sure thing and they refuse to bet against it. Holders of Lloyd's automobile theft insurance policies in Chicago have been given ten-days' notice of cancellation of their policies. "The c-xpericnee of the underwriters on automobile business :n Chicago has been such that they wish to, terminate i all of their liabilities on this class of business," agents of the sarnpany stated. Here Are Some Speeders In the Hammond city court this a. m. the following were fined by Judge Klotz. Joe Filas. 157 Wabash av., speeding, $11. L. S. Smith. Cedar Lake, speeding $11. Clarence rtvolts. 472S Slat? St., Chitlgo true-k on the boulevard j;o. John Mack. l.'ii r!umet ave.. same. S.dward Joyce, 6717 Perry ave.. Chicago, same. John Snlrkus, Griffith, Ind., disorderly conduct J10.00

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AFFAIR AT ROBERTSDALE Mrs. Sarah Branstetter is Killed In Auto And Son Is Badly Hurt.

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Three week end accidents tn Hummond cost the l.fe. of Mr.;. Sarih Y, . Rranstetter. 332 State .-t., and r suited in the. injury of t.-iree tii'-ti. Th" dead: Mrs. Sarah RranstotU-r. botn legs and arms broken. Died last nigit in St. Margaret's hospiiil. The Injured: Harry Hrritk. Valparaiso, cuts on head. Will recover. Loyal Barnstett'-r, cut ab-vc hU Will recover. Joe Nvcr. head Injured. Taken to his home. A Lake Shore fier which struck th automobile in which she was riding with her son. Loyal Rranstetter tiir--Mrs. Branstetter fifty feet. When p. eked up she was found to hive suiforod fractures of both legs and an arm. besides numerous bad bruises and lact-r-ations. Her son, Lojal, was badly mt about the face and h?ad . He w as unconscious through t!i4 nvrht and wh'ls his injuries are serious, he U eiocll to recover. ?0 G1.1HD5 AT IROSMNGS, The fata! crash occurred cstervlvafternoon at the Lake Shore cros.iln at Lake ave., Robertsdale. Witnesses declare that thtre was no wat '.v.'A.in at the crossing and that the g.-ifs wt ro up. A shanty clost: by the trvka otstructs the view and makes it difficult to sea whether or not there is a tru'.n arrroachlng . Mrs. Branstetter was riding in the front seat of the machine with her son. They were driving nonh. towards the lake, with the Intention r Picking up another son who was shimming. As the w heels cf the Branstetter car reached tho rails, the fast flv; bore down on them. Although they evidently realized tneir danger. her? was no time to act. The big engini crashed to the front end of the mailt ine. THROWN FIFTY FEET. The body of Mrs. BranMettcr ji thrown a distance of fifty feet. Isyal Rranstetter escaped with a bad shaking up and severe bruises and cats about the head. The injured people were rushed tSt. Margaret's hospital In the michlne of Howard Rathbun, Hi Columbia ave. According to the testimony of w tiksscs, there was no watchman at the 'rosslng at the time of tho accideaf. md there had been no one on dut" there that afternoon. Considering ths thousands of persons who use the crossing on Sunday in going to the lake, -u' h neglect in protecting the lives cf tho people is nothing short of criminal v arclessncss. DI RBJED IX KOKO.nO. Mrs. Branstetter is survived by riT husband, James M. Branstetter. rrhf is a carpenter by trade, and by four sons. The funeral will take place St Burn' chapel Wednesday afternoca t three o'clock, the R-. Rist cf tha First Methodist Episccp.il church in charge cf th? services. The body wi'l be shipred Thursday to Kckoms. Ind. for burial. Early this morning three Valparaiso men were riding in their machine on Sheffield ave., when the front wheel became caught In tho car tracks at 142nd st. The ear skidded into a telephone pole, smashing the front end and injuring Harry Herrlck. He was cut about the head badly, but will recover if no complications set in. Sam Taradise and Walter P. Specht escaped with minor bruises and a bad shaking up. TAKES TO HOSPITAL The car was towed to Granger's garage for repairs. Herrlck was taken to St. Margarets' hospital. A vampire autolst ran down and painfully injured Joe Nycz, 662 Morton ave. yesterday morning on Columbia ae., and continued without stopping. Nvcr was cut about the head, but w asable to go to his home atfer be'.nstreated at the police nation. Many Are Hurt In Gary The week end In (Jary took its usua: toil of automobile accidents, seerai persons being severely Injured as threault of w-reckless driving. Francis McQuiller. 433 Harrison street. Gary, was painfully injure' while riding a bicycle on West Fifth avenue. Saturday afternoon, when his wheel skidded in the car tracks throw ing him in front of an auto driven by John Massil. 1 9 2 S Washington street. He was struck on the head in the fail receiving a severe scalp wound. Passengers of an auto driven by J. P. Finn. S520 Lexington avenue, Chicago, were severely shaken up when A. J. Dwlantian in another car tried to pass, forcing Finn's machine Into a trolley pole. The pole was broken off. Earlier In the evening two rthcr machines were damaged when S. Rudma'n, 2604 Adams street, who wai making the turn at the Fork at west Fifth and Sixth avenues, collided w.th the machine of E. Popklns. 825 Menro street, who was driving cast on Fifth avenue. While no one -was Injured the cars were badly damaged. Abrwt the same time, A. Williams 1615 Fullterton avenue, Chicago, driving ji Sandow truck, collided with a Dodge touring car driven by Martin Hottener of Michigan City, Ind , Fifth avrnue and Fulierton street. No one was injured. Three cars took part In a smash up at Seventh avenue. and Maryland street. George Reno, driving west on Seventh avenue. Harry Rife. 761 Maryland street. In a Ford truck, south rn Maryland street, and F. E. Hopkins, soo Maryland street, east on Seventh street, became confused at the street intersection, the three ears collld'ng with each other. While returning from the beach at Miller, Lawrence Rothermer, 711 DU. aware street, was struck by a Jitny driven by Fred Canmar. S25 Monroe (Continued oa page eight.) '"