Hammond Times, Volume 15, Number 35, Hammond, Lake County, 29 September 1921 — Page 1

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PROPOSED IN NEW BILL Vigo County Bar Favors Creations Of New Districts WASHINGTON. Sept. 23. It is beins urged on Indiana members of the congress that the bill of Representative Hickey. of the Thirteenth district, for the appointment of an additional federal Judge for the district of Indiana, be supplanted by a new bill which would divide- the state into two separate dlstrtets. The agitation Is the result of activities by the Bar Association of Vi.ro county, whioh emphasized the need of court relief in Indiana, but insisted that relief should come through the creation of a new district rather t-han through the appointment of another judge. A special committee of Terre Haute lawyers presented the argument of the Vigo County Bar Association to other associations of the state. IVFtKRMAL. CONFERENCES HELD. Representatives Luhring, of the First district, and Sanders, of the Fifth, have conferred with Mr. Hickey about the proposed chance. Informal roTiferencea now belnz held will te followed by a meeting of the Indiana delegation, at which he entire question "will be thrashed out. Several members have taken t?.e position that sufficient cause does not exist for any legislation. They have reported that no responses cam to them from introduction of the Hickey bill. In addition to providing for the appointment of an additional Judge Mr. Hickey proposed by his bill, which was introduced July 8, that the si. e divided into five divisions, with a deputy United States clerk and marshal in each division, where court might regularly be held, thereby relieving congestion. It was argued, fbvtatlng delays and promoting th convenience of lawyers and litigants, who are now compelled to travel to Indianapolis. WOVU) SIT AT HAMMOND. The proposed change would divide Indiana into eastern and western districts with three divisions each. Indianapolis would be headquarters of the eastern district and of the Thiru oiatrlct. Court also would sit at Ft. Wayne and New Albany. The western district would have headquarters at Terre Haute and would sit there and at Evansville and Hammond. A TJnited State sdlstrict attorney and marshal would be provided for tach district. Another suggestion Is thai an east-and-west line divide the Btate into northern and southern dltsrlcts. Indianapolis would be tha headquarters of the southern district under this arrangement, and South Bend or Ft. "Wayne would be the northern district headquarters. T SCARE INTO AUT01STS "West Hammond Police Cap ture Fourteen Young Jokesters. West Hammond police threw a scare Into fourteen youne cut-ups while they were having a high old time last night frightening motorists who pass ed alonsr I59th street, just west of Burnham avenue. The boys, who live in the vicinity of Schrumville. were amusing them selves by placing a dummy in the road to lead driver of cars to believe that a man had been killed. One car with an Illinois license came racing into South Holland and the driver told the motorcycle patrolman that he had nearly bein held up. He said he had seen a dummy in the road and had slowed down thinking it was a man. As his car stopped he noticed several fellows in the bushes at the side of the road and decided It was merely a ruse to aid them In robbing him. He made a hasty get-away. The motorcycle man at once went over the same road and saw the dummy. However, the men in the bushes recognized him and pulled it to one sld& by means ot a rope. The rider turned a corner and then walke.1 through the woods and soon spotted the boys. Thinking they were holdups, he summoned CMef Nlti and othr members of the West Hammond police. They succeeded In capturing all of the youths who protested It was only a joke. They were searched but r.o weapons were found on them so the police were inclined to believe them. They were given sharp lectures and released with a warning. Police ha J been receiving reports of the dummy from time to time but the boys seemed to have changed the scene of their pranks each night. MASONIC NOTICE Garfleld Lodgre 569 F. & A. M. will hold a called meeting; Friday evening, Sept. 30th. Master Mason degree. 3. W. MORTHLAND, W. M.

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Hear That u. THERE is an epidemic of colds town. in ELLIOTT CONROT is in tha orchestra of the Orpheum theater at Gary. JOHN' E. FITZGERALD and daughter will spend this fall and winter In Europe. FRED AND ED. BECKMAN. son OT John H., left for Pennsy Irani University yesterday. POLITICAL "headquarters are having voting machines installed this week for the Instruction of voters. "WORD comes from Vlrg. Relter that he has launched on his journalistic course at the University of Michigan. POLITICAL note of the day John C. Reppa. East Chclago republican mayoralty candidate, in Hammond on a visit. THE Hammond high school opens the football season at Valpo on October 1st and Coach Kelsay reports the team in tip-top shape. "DAN BROWN, CITT BUILDER." the campaign pamrlet has favorably impressed a large number of voters. The author is anonymous. THE Central school duck rond is a thing cf t"he past for workmen yesterday put in a real drain from the playground to the sewer. MEYER NADGEMAN has refitted his store with "new way" fixture! In which everything is handled under glass.- None finer anywhere. JUDGE BARNETT has parted company with his rheumatism, except when tfce weather crianges. Then it always is sure to make a call. "I'VE been waiting forty-five minutes for a street car," said "Red" the Postal trouble chaser this a. m. "Now I know why folks patronize the jitneys." "CALL up Doc. Melton and ask him about me," said M. D. Metz this morning. "Twins," said the doc. "Two bouncing boys. Eight pounders." POLICE are reporting a number of bad leaks in the water malna now that the sprinkling season Is pavt and pressure Is ence more Vack to normal. PARENTS are urged to take their children to a physician for the Shlck test to avoid diphtheria which Is raging in a number of Lake county towns. ALL high school freshmen are being given the Otis Group Intelligence test this week in order that they may be grouped according to general intefllgence. JAMES E. VAN DERKLEED. aged 7, was killed near Lafayette when he was run over by a Union township school auto bus. The oy's neck was broken. JOHN MOONET, Times reporter, who went to Bermuda for his health, has resumed his reportorial duties and given a hearty welcome today by his friends. T. J. McGRATH, a state motor policeman of Fort Wayne, is being held on charges of driving an automobile on tha streets of ITort Wayne while intoxicated. IN spite of Mac Thompson's injury in the football game the other day he is able to hobble around and distribute seegars in honor of the arrival at his houfce. Tep, it's a boy. THE Hammond Chamber of Commerce luncheoniers today decided that something should be Aase to regulate jitney traffic on the main streets to better safeguard the public. HARRY TUTTLE is building a garaTge. "After it's finished I'll buy a car," he declares. "Tention, auto salesmen. Harry also Is in the market for life insurance. Line Tortna to the right. TWENTY prospective Scoutmasters turned out for the course of Instruction at the court house Tuesday evening. More are expected ext week. The meeting night has been changed to Wednesday. WEST HAMMOND reopl "" on8 reason for low water pressure this morning when the Forsyth ave. main was cut on Rimbach ave. The four inch pipe was half filled wiflT soft mud and sand. A. PALFREYMAN. who built the golf course at the Hammond Country Club and two Pinole courses at ConnersvilVT, Ind., is returning to his miniature plantation of 40 acres at Summordale, Ala. MAY STREET is showing more interest In the mayoralty election than any other street, judging from the cards In the windows. A few have Simon's rhlz, a few have none, and the majority have Brown's. DOC. YOUNG'S football team goes to Buffalo for the opening game of the professional season Sunday. The team and fans will have in extra coach on the Michigan train leaving Hammond at 3:45 Saturdav afternoon. POLICE CHIEF PETER AUSTGEN after bringing low a fine b;r of squirrel shot in the wilderness southeast of Crown Point, served the game in delec table fashion to a dozen friends at police headquarters this noon. ROT MCLAUGHLIN, the auto insurance salesman, offers this sign to be placed on roads leading Into Hammond: Drive slow and see our buildings Drive fast and see our Jail.

STATE BOARD GRANTS LICENSES Lake County Teachers Receive Certificates from Indianapolis.

SPECIAL TO ThE TIMES) INDIANAPOLIS. Inu., 29. The state board of education today granted lifestate and provisional teachers' licenses to the following Lake c unty teachers on recommendation of Oscar H. Williams, state supervisor of teach training: High school life licenses Lamar Colman Grubb, "Whiting; Margaret D. Paul. Gary. Elementary life licenses Margaret Jeffrey, Hammond; Helen Mueller. Hammond; Lucile Marguerite Taylor, Whiting; Margaret Haiel Waters, Whiting; Florence Leona Gibson, Indiana Harbor, and Elsie Lauten Webb. Hammond . High school provisional certificates Dorothy Claire Mullen, East Chicago; Marion Monroe, Hammond; Juanita Ladd Frageman, Hobart. and Margaret Eller McWethy. East Chicago. Elementary provisional certificates Helen Wright Dial, Indiana Harbor; Erna M. Koske, Hammond; Mary Rose Mendenhall, Hammond; Edith Rcckard Payne, Hammond; Jcnnl It. Samdahl. Hammond; Haiel Edith Swisher, Gary, and Esther Gordon. Gary. SPEAKS ATE. CHICAGO W. C. B elm an Address Commerce Chamber at a Luncheon. W. C Belman, vice-president or m First National Bank of Hammond, addressed over 130 members of the Ea-st Chicago Chamber of Commerce at tneir noonday luncheon yesterday on the "Vital Things of Interest to the Calumet Region." As a pioneer and former educator of the district, Mr. Belroan sounded the fundamental ideas for. the makeup of a better community. Dwelling at length on better citizenship, Mr. Belman said: "It is not the number ot men you have in a square mile, but the number of square men in a mile not the quantity, but the quality ot citizenship.' "A community is what the citizens make It," said the Hammond banker. "If there is malice or prejudice as to race, religion, creed or color, you are hindering the progress of your city." Continuing, the speaker told how the schools and churches were the main factors etf moulldng citizenship and life of a community. He pointed to the fact that without these organizations the future was a gamble, and that selfish and material gains ware being encouraged. , The foreign question inasfar as It affects our community was well explained by the Hammond speaker, "Of the fifty-seven foreign varieties crowding in upon our shores, it is necessary that some method of Americanization be adopted," "and while," continued the speaker, "we have thrown our schools, churches and community centers open to this Influx, it is almost an obliga tion to us to go a little farther and assist as Individuals in mending,, tire environment and surroundings of our new neighbors." The speaker laid stress upon censuring the native born who would bemean and incriminate the foreign born person by referring to him as a "Hunkle." These same foreign born are progressing rrrach more rapidly and are coming out of out public schools today with higher grades than the native born," said Mr. Belman. As an early settler in this region, Mr. Belman was able to recall the district as a mere desert of less than 5,000 souls and he told of its gradual growth taking first place as a throbbing industrial section of the middle west. LOWELL DIVORCE CASEJS STARTED Kate M. Metcalf Says that Husband Has Treated Her Cruelly. tSPEC!L TO THE TIMES CROWN POINT. IND., Sept. 29 Attorney J. W. Belshaw of Lowell, filed divorce proceedings 1n the Lake Circuit court on Wednesday for his client, Kate M. Metcalf, of Lowell, who is suing her husband, Byron Metcalf, for divorce. The Metcalfs have been married since ISIS and lived together until December 1920. Mrs. Metcalf alleges that he was cruel to her, threatened her bodily inJury and on several occasions knocked her down. He has failed ta support her and the children. She asks an absolute divorce ,and I5.0O0 alimony. JACK JOHNSON TO FIGHT IN MONTREAL LYNN. Mass.. Sept. 28. Jack Johnson former World's Heavyweight Champion and Frank Moran will sign papers In New York next Saturday, assuring. meeting In Montreal October 26th, according to an announcement by Francis "Tip" O'Neill today.

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LAKE CO. Will WILL ACI County Convention At E. Chicago Opposes Movement To "Ditch" Judge Anderson

The Lake County Woman's Christian Temperance Union at its annual convention In East Chicago expressed its disapproval of the movement to divide Indiana into two federal districts. The proposed change was denounced as an effort of the "wet" cities of the state to slip out of the Jurisdiction of Federal Judge Anflerson who ts merciless in his punishment of prohibition violators. It was declared on the floor of the convention that "'wet'" attorneys of Michigan City, Hammond, Gary. Terre Haute and 5vansville were in league to back a bill bere congress which would divide the state into east and west federal districts. These at torneys, through a powerful political organization, would attempt to gain the apolntrnent of a judge for the west district who would not be in sympathy with prohibition. It was stated. OTJS SXMOW SKSAKS In an address to the convention, Gus Simon, federal prohibition enforcement agent for Lake county said that he opposed the movement to remove this district from the Jurisdiction of Judge Anderson. Mr. Simon indicated her was in sympathy with the spfrlt of the women in regard to the Uje. Immodest dress of girls, dancing in the public schools and at churches and Slal centers and chilfl werfare were questions considered by the convention Among the speakers were Mrs. Lillian Graves, retiring president; Mrs. Mary Schaaf, Mrs. G. C. Reed. Mrs. Anna Thomas. Mrs. Laura Underwood. O. H. Day. H. E. Jones. Mrs. H. E. Granger and Mrs. J. Floyd. KLAN TO MEET THIS EVENING That is Unless the Members of the Order Get Cold Feet. Want to see who belongs, or want to belong, to the Hammond branch of the Ku Klux Klan? Well, be In the street in front of the old German I. O. O. F. hall at 29 State St., this evening. It would also be well to walk around to the alley entrance occasionaly. You may have to stay pretty late because those Ku Kluxers are night owls. The boys didn't send out their bids to a meeting last week but there'll bo one tonight unless they get cold feet. Temporary officers were selected September 15 and these mtn will remain in charge until the organization i complete and the permanent officers can be named. They are also going to be more careful about Ve folks they take into the Klan for today's announcement states that henceforth the names of prospects must be submitted to the lodge and voted upon before they are even approached regarding affiliating with the Klan. The notices were mailed out In envelopes bearing the return card of a Hohman street house which deals 'n motor supplies. JIMMY AS A PROVIDER One grimy hand clutching a piece of paper and the other extended for alms while a thin voice piped In frightened appeal for money was the diverting spectacle that arrested the attention of passersby at State and Oakley avenues yesterday afternoon during the har rowing hour that Jimmy, aged four years, spent as bread-winner for his mother and two sisters. Things had come to such a pass in the little home on Sibley at., deserted last June by the father, that Jimmy was looked upon as the last resourse. Jimmy's mother wrote 'Thread, potatoes beans and rice," on a slip of paper and !ent him out yesterday, penniless to get the food. He begged. A policeman found him. He told his story. It was verified. The cops' took up a collection amongst themselves and Jimmy was sent home laden with provendA brother of Jimmy's mother, recently released from a hospital is capable of doing light work. The name and address of the destitute family may be had at the police headquarters1. FORT WAYNE MAN IS HONORED A SHE VITjLE , N. C, September 23 Fay Hempstead of Little Rock. Ark., was elected general grand master of the General Grand Council of the Royal and Select Masters of the United States, in their final business ses sion yesterday. The Arkansas men was elevated from the grand deputy grand master, succeeding George A. Newell, of Medina, N. Y. Bert S. Iee of Springfield, Mo., was elected general grand deputy master, having been elevated from general grand cap tain of guard. Henry W. Mordhurst. of Ft. Wayne, Ind.. was renamed general grand recorder.

STALLED FREIGHT TRAIN TRAPS RUM RUNNERS

A freight train stalled at he Calumet avenue crossing of the C. & O. railroad at four o'clock this morning aided the local police flivver containing two plainclothesmen to capture a big Wlnton runabout en route from Louisville, Ky., to Chicago, with a load of 180 quarts of the best liquor the blue grass state ever boasted. The rum-runners were taking no chances on loping an anticipated profit of approximately $1,500 to adventurous constables. In the booze car wenfound a revolver and tVo packages of high-power rifle bullets. The fact that no gun could be located lead police to believe that a pitched battle between the prisoners and authorities may have occurred. II

Fatty" Arbuckle's Reunion With His Estranged Wife and Mother-in-Law

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Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle's wife known on the stage as Minta Durfee. :nd her mother hurried from "New York to San Francisco when the film comedian was held on a murder charge LOOKED FOR HIS WIFE IK Adam Schroeder, the Insane man who was klled by a sherff's posse Wednesday afternoon in a rooming house at Rensselaer after a gun battle, was in Hammond only a short time ago looking for his wife who is working in a Hammond home but who feared violence at his hands. Schroeder inquired at the Hammond police station and asked the police to lid in finding Jier. An item regarding his visit appeared in The Times In the "Did You Hear That" column and the next day Mrs. Schroeder telephoned the police that she was in town and working at the home of Mrs. Vivian Scranton, 531 Lyons street. She begged the police not to let her husband learn of her whereabouts as he was insane and had only recently escaped from the asylum at Logansport. She said he had mistreated her and threatened her life. While In Hammond Schroeder made some threatening talk at the police station because the police did not go out immediately and bring In his wife. He also wandered to other subjects and gave the impression that he was demented. He then went to the Federal building tnd took up a lot of Chief Gus Simons' time. He wanted Simons to go go with him to Rensselaer and investigate the state of affairs which existed at the Jasper county Jail. He claimed that Sheriff Woodworth had a wireless outfit which he used In torturing pris oners1. Simons ordered him out of the office. Mrs. Schroeder when Informed of the death of her husband last night, expressed littl sorrow but appeared visibly relieved. She has been living in constant terror since she learned that he was no longer In the asylum. REPORT REBELLION IN YUCATAN INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! MMXICO CITY. Sept 29. A rebellion In Yucatan, reported to be headed by General Salvador Alvaredo, former Secretary of the Treasury was under way today. General Alvaredo left here recently to enter the field for election as Governor of Yucatan as National leader of the Socialist party.

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The liqjjor runners gave their names as Patrick Gallagher. 4949 Vincennes avenue and Ht-nry George, 3S57 Cottage Grove avenue, Chicago. The diligence of officers Carlson and Warner who made the capture, was personally commended by Mayor Brown this morning. The prisoners will be arraigned before Judge Klotz in the police court Friday morning.

Gallagher will be remembered as the J" rum-runner captured by Chief Simmons of the prohibition office last fall when the latter, impersonating an ardent Izaak Walton, engaged Gallagher in conversation after the pair met a fishing hole near Shelby. Gallagher wa.- paroled. following the death of Virganla Rappe, movie actress. Arbuckle is eeen here" greeting his mother-in-law, Mrs. Flora Durfee, with a kiaf. His wife, from whom he has been svparatsd for several years, is standing behind them. PREPARING FOR BIG REALTY SALE Woods and Martin Promise a Thriller in Connection With Madison Terrace. The first big subdivision that has been oTlered for sale on the south side in years will be formally placed on the market tomorrow at ten o'clock. I After a week's intensive advertising the officers and directors or the Madi-. son Terrace Realty Co., the owner of the property, and of Woods, Martin & Co., the sales representatives of the flulidi vision are convinced that only the element of weather can prevent one of the most remarkable sales of real estate that Hammond has ever known. The subdivision has been all "dolled up" for the occasion and the price of all lots are plainly marked on the cards so that tho operation of making a purchase consists of the simpTfT plan of taking the lot carij to the tract office and getting a receipt for the earnest money payment. BIO SURPRISE TOIIOBOW Tomorrow the subdivlders and sales agents will make an announcement ot a thriller In the way of an advertising proposition. A new and novel plan that 13 expected to bring thousands oT people out to the property. There will be things doing on both days of the sale. Saturday and i-inday, and It will be worth while for everybody to go out and see how a big real estate sale Is conducted. Present Indications are that JTadison, taiumet and standard avenues wiil be sold out before the sale ends. This means that premiums will probably be offered for the bargains picked up before the day is over. Woods. Martin & Co. say that never In all their subdividing experience have they had such an advance Inquiry for property as they have had since they began their present advertising campaign. Apparently Hammond Is getting ready for the big bi.l!ng boom that Is expected to get under full heaO" o? steam by next spring. NOTICE FROM CARPENTERS The Carpenters of Hammond Local Union. No. 539. wish to make this announcement. Beginning Saturday morning, October 1st, 1321, our new wage scale goes into effect, vT7'-Ti will be one dollar and ten cents, ($1.10) per hour. H. E. TURNER, 3:13:30:10.1 Recording Secretary

IS EXPLAINED Ex-President Against Treaty Which Proposes Seperate Peace

BY J. BART CAMPBELL TIMES BUREAU AT STATE CAPITAL! WASHINGTON, Sept. :3. f.irrair President Woodrow Wilson has no intention of entering actively into the fight which certain democratic senators once closely associated with hta admlnistratlrin are waging, agalnai ratification of the German, Austrian and Hungarian peace treateis, according to Joseph P. Tumulty, his former secretary . The democratic senators who recently discussed the treaty situation witn Mr. Wilson were not sent for by him but were seen by him after tJiey lial requested an Interview, Tumulty ?aM today. They included Senator UI.is of Virginia, formerly secretary of the treasury In Wilson's cabinet. "You may be fcure that Mr. Wilson will take no active part In the present controversy," Tumulty said, "either by communicating his views ot the democratic leaders of the senate, or by .t written statement of hi attitude t j the country. "Of course, Wilson Is opposed to any treaty which proposes a separate peace with the Central Powers and undoubtedly he informed the democratic senators who saw him that his views in that respect have not undergone any change since he first expressed them months ago.' But' ht will n-t active'y interpose himself In any way." Tumulty's statement was regarded as having clarified the circumstance surrounding the rrcent visit of several democratic senators to the former president about whic.i they themselves had thrown consid-r.i'nlr mystery by drclining to discuss what hd transpired. It was admitted that the influence of Wilson's known opposition. even though not "active" was likely to b-; felt at the second conference held today by the democratic membership of the senate for another exchange of views regarding ratification. It was reported that some of Wilson's friends in the senate oontemplais offering a resolution to bind the democratic side against ratification. LP . (BULLETIN) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE WASHINGTON. Sept. 29. Approximately $140,000 in gold and American currency has been stolen from terminals en route from Spain to the United States in a seris of thefts that has extended over some weeks, it was learned here today. . (BULLETIN) f INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE MILWAUKEE. Wis.. Sept. 29. ,Three firemen were injured and damage estimated at $1,000,000 resulted from a fire which destroyed the plant of the American Hide and Leath.Co. here. The Albert Trostel Tannery was damaged. (BULLETIN) r INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE 1 NEW YORK. Sept. 29. Babe Ruth, home run king, is ill with the la grippe in his apartment and will not take part in the important Yankee-Athletic series opening in Philadelphia today. (BULLETIN) r INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE 'KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Sept. 29. With a roar which was heard in the down-town districts here, an explosion occured today at the Excelsior Powder Company's plant at Holmes Park, four miles south of the city limits. One man is reported dead and three are dying. The number of injured is unknown. TRUCK BLOWS UP: 5 KILLED INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE PERTH AM BOY, V. J.. Sept. 23 Five men were killed instantly and three others wounded today when explosives that were being 'loaded on a truck at Parlin blew up. The explosion was in the plant of the E. I. Dupont De Nemours Company. The dead and Injured men were employed by the George Harris Salvage Co.. of Xorristown. N. J. John Harris, Jr., a contractor, who was wounded", was removed from the scene In a dying condition. There were a series of explosions. the shock being felt ten miles away at Brunswick, V. J. BANDITS ROB . SANTA FE TRAIN INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE 1 .OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.. Spt. 29. Sante Fe train No. 6. South'bound from Kansas City, to Galveston, Tex.t was boarded by six masked men near here early today, who forced mail clerks to throw off four pouches of mail. The robbers then leaped from the trai.i anj escaped. Passengers cn the train wtr: net mol;sua- . .

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