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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-18
VIM. F. BARNETT AND
PAINTER IN LAWSUIT
Sign Gets Two Men in JUS
tice Court For Monday
Trial.


William F. Barnett. manager of the
Liberal Credit Clothing company. whose
store is located in the Hammond build
ing, is the complaining witness in an
assault and battery suit in Justice
Prest's court against NJ. c. Herman of
the Hammond Sign company because
Herman is said to have used force on
Barnett to deliver display signs which
Barnett had ordered and which he re-
fused to accept. The case is set for
next Monday.
The alteration occurred at the cor
ner of Holman and Fayette streets. The
sign painting job was one of some size,
and when ii was not promptly deliv-
cred. Barnet is said to have taken this
as an excuse to cancel the order, and
when Herman later in the day attempt
ed to deliver 1t Barnett refused to ac-
cept it. Herman explained to him that
but for the rain earlier in the day he
should have delivered the sign. but this
excuse did not appease the clothing
store manager. Herman placed the
sign on the sidewalk despite Barnett's
objection. and the sign painter object
ing to this interference gave Barnett
what the little boy would call "a stiff
poke in the eye" Therefore the as
sauIt and battery suit, and therefore
probably also a suit on contract in
which Mr.. Herman intends to be the
complaining witness.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-18
Busy Realty Market.

The real estate market in Hammond
has been exceedingly active this week,
although the actual number of sales
closed has not been considerable. A
number of big acreage deals are pend
ing and the number of inquiries on
property indicates that this will be one
of the best years in the history of Ham
mond.
The interest in Calumet avenue prop
erty is growing. Gostlin, Meyn & Co.
sold fifty feet on Calumet avenue near
Gostlin street, to William LawIess.
They also report the sale of two lots
on Henry street to Frank Mankowski.
J. s. Blackburn Co. have sold a num-
ber of north side lots in their holdings
there. This company secured lot of
desirable property on the north side
just prior to the locating of the North
western Iron company and it is now
selling the mout at moderate figures.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-18
GRAFT CASES ARE
NOLLE PROSSED

who was tried was Walter Gibson,
who ws found guilty. His case has
been appealed
Judge Vernon Vernon Van Fleet of
South Bend notified the attorneys in
theses cases that he would go to
Crown Point today to hear any mo-
tions that might be made in them.
AS he convened court At
torney w. F, Hodges for the state
moved that the cases against the two
Szymanskis and against Siemasko he
Inoile pressed. The court ordered
with little or no argument in the mat
tier.
The question of forfeiting the $4,000
bond of Antony Baukus was then TAX
en- up. Boone asked that the consid .
Grafton of this matter be delayed un-
I'll May 25, and the court acceeded to
his request.
Prosecuting Attorney Charles E.
Greenwald is credited with the state
ment today that he would nolle PROSE-
the case in which Thomas B. Dean was
charged with perjury because of some
defect in the affidavit against Knots
Iif Hodges asks it.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-18
On Trip to Lafayette.

Members of the Hammond high school
track team took part in its first track
meet today at Purdue, where the rep
resentatives journey yesterday and will
make an effect to capture some of the
honors among the state athletes.
Whether Hammond will be able to
win any frsts or not is doubtful and
whether they do or not. 1T will give
them some dope in the way of what
they will be able to capture in the
northern Indiana and Lake county
track events.
During practice work each evening
some Of the local students have show
ed up well and ought to give some of
the down-staters a struggle for points
in some of the events.
Among those who left yesterday are:
Edgar rumpacker. Harry Taylor, Lucien
Hirsch and Robert Amoss.
This afternoon the high school base
ball team will line up against Michigan
City in a second game of the season
Michigan City won the first contest and
this afternoon the local students are
looking for their idols TO make honors
even
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-18
LAKE COUNTY TO
SEND A DELEGATION

Lake county will send a strong dele
cation of G. A. r. men to the state en-
campment which will be held at South
Bend next week, beginning on Tuesday
and ending Thursday Many of the
members will take their wives with
them.
The South Shore line has made spe-
cial rate of Sl.40 for return trip tick
cts for the veterans, these tickets be-
Ing good on any of the encampment
days.
Lake county as far as is known has
no candidates for any of the state Of
fees, nor will an attempt be made at
the encampment to bring the 1913 re-
union to Hammond.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-18
COMPLETES
PLANS TONIGHT

The executive committee of the W. H.
Calkins G. A. A. post, which has the
Decoration day arrangements In hand,
expects to complete its plans at meet
ing this evening.
The Rev F. NJ. EfIiott, one of the
committee, said this morning that the
indications are the coming Memorial
day will be observed in the most fitting
manner in Hammond. There Is appar-
entity better response from the peo-
pie for cooperation with the veterans
than there has been in years. The
committee is receiving some money
with which to defray the expenses for
the day, but the encouraging fact to
the old soldiers Is that the people are
awaking to the realization OF the mean
ing of the day. The committee hopes
to make its plans public next week.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-18
AUTO ACCIDENT
OCCURS AT LOWELL
Farmer Thrown Out of Bug
gy When Machine Scares
His Horses.
Especial 70 TIE TIMEs.) }


Lowell. Ind. May lS.--Harry Hatha-
way had an experixSlce with an automo-
bile Thursday eveAsag that he doesn't
care to have again. He was coming
from his farm driving two big gray
horses to his buggy and leading two.
East of Ed Watsons home he saw a
big auto coming toward him and. the
horses showing fright, he signaled the
driver of the auto to stop, but the driv-
er evidently not seeing the signal came
on, and the muffier being open and
making a loud noise; the wide tires
throwing out sheets of water, badly
scared the animals and they started to
run. The tongue was broken and fell
to the ground, and fearing for his life.
Harry sprang from the buggy holding
to one line and was dragged a consid-
cradle distance, and a wheel passed
across his body and the side of his head.
ran on to Ernest Kern's home near the
graveyard and were stopped. The bug
gy was badly damaged. Young Hatha-
way brought the other two horses to
town. they not being frightened. The
driver of the auto. who was a son of
Sam Sirois of Shelby. never stopped
and was soon out of sight. Hathaway
now demands settlement for the dam
age done. but to date nothing has been
done.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-18
WIN FIGHT
FOR Be TIER
SERVICE
Hammond and East Chicago
Rejoice Over Announce
ment That 15- Minute Serv-
ice Will Be Started on H.,
w. & e. G.. Lines.

Manager H. C. Green of the Ham
mond, Whiting & East Chicago Rail
way Co. was in a conference with w.
B. Conkey, president of the Hammond
Association. today and
following the meeting the announce
ment was made that a fifteen minute
service would be installed on the local
lines.
This makes two distinct improve
ments in the service on the lines of
this company The first was the vol l.
untary action of the company in put
ting on a 90 minute service after nine
o'clock to replace the 80 minute serv-
ice that then prevailed
Now the announcement is made that
Hammond is to have a Is minute serv- :
ice all day long and up until twelve
o'clock. If this service builds up the
business as it is expected 1t will do
then the next step will be 10 minute
service and the adoption of the plan
to loop the business and manufactur-
ing districts with the residential dis
tricts of the city
Improvement Soon.
The new service is to be installed
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-18
Another New Road.

The action of the county commission
ers in letting the contract for the paw
ing of South Holman street and the
Humpher road paves the way for the
building of the cross road which will
be built through from the state line to
the Monon railroad tracks.
This is only a short road, but 1T will
eliminate piece of road that runs di-
agonaIy through the property in the
southern section of the city and will
make it possible to straighten out a
number of odd shaped pieces of land.
This is but one of the many improve
ments that are being made in this sec
tion of Hammond. fact. the entire
character of the city will be changed
when the many improvements that are
being made are done.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-18
MUSICAL SHOW
AT ORPHEUM

..Nibbs and Nibbletts" is the not over
elucidating title of the musical show
that will hold forth for the first half
of the week at the new Orpheum. The
musical comedy will be presented by
the Knight Musical Reveue company.
This is not the largest or the great
est show in many respects that is now
playing the Allardt circuit. It's main
bid for patronage is made because of
it's laugh making powers.
While the chorus numbers but eight
comely young women, they have been
selected with unusual care not only
for their beauty, but because they have
singing voices and dancing ability be-
yond that of the average merry merry.
There are a number of tuneful musi-
cal numbers in the show. rather
pretty effect and one of the most pleas
ing songs is The NiShtie Girls
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-18
H0WAT
ADDRESSES DOCTORS
Speaks at Frankfort Before
Meeting of District Medi-
cal Association.

Frankfort, Ind, May 1s.-The annual
meeting of the ninth councillor district
of the Indiana State Medical associa-
tion was held here yesterday, the Wis
iting physicians being guests of the
Clinton county physicians. The speak
ers were DIR. II. II. Thompson of No
blesville; DR.. w. F. Howat of Ham
mond; DR. F. B. Thompson of Lafay-
cite; DR.. NJ. T. McCarty of Frankfort,
and DR.. Carl B. Davis, Chicago.
At the banquet the POSTMASTER was
DIR. Paul ]. Barcus of indianapolis, and
the following gave toasts DR.. J. w.
Fernald. Frankfort; DIR. Edward Cox,
Kokomo; DR.. Fred Tucker. Noblesvilie; /;
DIR. Allen Clifford of Upton; DR.. Henry
E. Green of Charlottesville; DIR. De-
Lasky Smith of Lebanon, and Dr.
George E. KEEPER of Lafayette.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-18
NEEDHAM rs
RECOVERING

Peter Needham of Indiana Harbor.
brother of Tom Needham. the catcher
for the Chicago Cubs, who is at St
Margaret's hospital in Hammond as the
result of a bullet wound in his jaw, is
one the road to recovery Needham
surprised his physicians. Drs. Ansley
of Indiana Harbor and George Miller
of Hammond this week when he cough
ed up the bullet which penetrated his
chin and lodged in the back of his neck
He was shot by William Lytton, COL
ored man two weeks ago, without
provocation. Lytton Is now in the
county jail awaiting the outcome Of
Needham's condition.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-18
WILL VISIT CITIES
OF CALUMET REGION
American Electric Railway
Association Headed To-
ward Hammond.

1t is expected that the cities of the
Calumet region, which are center of
greater interurban Development than
has taken place in7 any other. part of
the state OF Indiana, will be visited
by the officers of the American Electric
Railway association and of the Ameri-
can Electric Railway Manufacturers
association in their journey from New
York to the Pacific coast and return
said Thomas n. McCarter, president of
the former body. in an interview yes
terday. The journey outward. began
April 18th. extends as far south as
Galveston, as FAR west as Los Angeles
and San Francisco and far north as
Vancouver. b. c. On the return journey
cities in the northwest and middlewest
will be visited. The object of the tour
Is three-fold:
cd To confer, not only with cleo
tric railway managements. but also
with representatives. of public utility
companies in all lines, and with pub
lie officials and civic BODIES, and citi-
zens generally, on the subject of the
relations between public service cor
porations and the communities they
serve 1t is believed that by liberal
exchange Of information and views on
this subject better understanding will
be established between the corporations
and the public, and a spirit of co-opera-
tion fostered. in the absence of which
the companies cannot prosper nor the
public receive the quality and extent
of service which it rightfully expects.
"f2) To cultivate closer relations
with the remote members of both asso-
Citations.
"63) To enlarge the membership OF
both associations"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-18
Will Meet Mondav.

A general meeting of the Hammond
Chamber of Commerce is called for
next Monday in room No. /, in the SUI
perior court building, and every mem
ber of the organization is expected to
be out.
In addition to many matters of city
wide interest which are pending, a new
membership campaign is to be launched
next Monday evening, and as an In
creased membership will make the bur-
den of the members already enrolled
lighter. and add power to the Chamber
of Commerce. general cooperation
from all the members is expected.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-18
Especial to THE T1MEs)


Crown Point, Ind, May l8.-The
prosecution of Gary city councilmen,
charged with graft in connection
with the granting of the franchise to
the Dean Heating & Ventilating Co.
of Louisville, petered out today.
The cases against Domanic Szy-
manski, BoIice Szymanski and Joha
Siemiasko were nolle pressed on the
motion of the state, represented bg
w. F. Hodges.
And instead of forfeiting the bond
in the case of the State Antony
Baukus the matter was put over until
May % to give him a chance to come
back. Baukus bond was $4,000 and
was signed by a. F. Knots. Timothy
Englehart and Seeley A. Smith.
The cases against these aldermen
was in the hands of Attorney d. r.
Boone who associated Herbert S. Barr
with him. The only one of the FIVE
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-18
WORK ON THE
COUNTRY CLUB

The work on the Hammond Country
club is progressing very satisfactorily
and II is expected that the new club
house will be completed on schedule
time.
The foundations are in. the super
structure is rising and the architects
are arranging for the finishing and
decoration of the building 1t will be
one OF the finest clubs Of its kind in the
country.
Large numbers of people make daily
pilgrimages TO the clubhouse. so great
IS their interest in the project. The
greens are very beautiful and it will
not be long before the playing of golf
viii be regular feature of the daily
life OF the Hammond man of affairs
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-18
Death Of Mrs. .Klunder.

Mrs. Minnie KIunder, resident Of
Gary and we'll known in Hammond for
a number of years died at St. Mar
garets hospital last night at s o'clock
following a lingering illness
The remains were placed on the 1914
Nickel Plate train this morning for
Chicago, from where the remains will
be sent to Montague. Mich, her former
home, where funeral services and in
terment will occur.
Mrs. Klunder has been ailing for
some time and two weeks ago was TAX
en- to st Margarets hospital where she
underwent a serious operation Her
condition did not improve very rapidly
and she passed away at o'clock last
night
Mrs. Klunder was 50 years and is
the mother of Mrs. Louis EIsner. She
is also survived by another daughter
and three sons.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-18
GARY AND EAST CHICAGO
TAKE DECISIVE ACTION
Gary "Skindicates"
SePOlice Board
To Get Busy.

There will be no prize fights In tho
Toleston arena and neither will there
be any in any other part of Gary.
This is the ultimatum of Commits
sioners White. Highlands and Borman
of the safety board following a spe-
cial meeting held to consider the Ques-
tion.
Nothing was said in answers to
questions as to whether ten-round
bouts without decisions could be stag
ed so 1t Is evident the board will have
no opposition to such matches If they
are conducted under the proper
auspices
Commissioners Make Statement.
I'VE have decided that there will ba
no prizefights in the Tolieston arena
and neither will there be any in any
other part of Gary was the state
ment of ose of the commissioners.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-18
Hammond Industry
and Railroad are
Hailed Into FEEDER
al Court.

Indianapolis, Ind, May 18.-In-
dictments on thirty counts against
Chaplin & Co., the Hammond manu-
facturers and the, same number
against the Michigan Central rail-
way company we're returned by the
federal grand jury here yesterday.
False billing of shipments FOR
Chaplin & Co stock food manufactur-
ers and granting concessions to the
company is said to have got the rail-
road into hot water.
The Chaplin Co. is indicted for ac-
cepting concessions and soliciting con-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-18
SIXTY INDICTMENTS
RETURNED BY COURT

cessipns. The penalty for each offense
accused is $1,000 and total of 20
transactions are included in the COM
plants.
UNDER .'TRANSTT SYSTEM.
The false billing is said to be under
the transit rate" system, as the COM
pany is charged to have billed falsely
the point at which shipment originat-
ed in order to give Chaplin & Co. the
advantage of the through rate.
The Chaplin company has big
plant at Hammond. and it is in con-
nection with the business at Hammond
that the indictments arise.
All the alleged violations of the fed
eral law set out in the three long in
dictments returned are charged sA4to
have taken place in 1911. The false
billing Indictment containing ten
counts. sets out five separate trans
actions.
ONE OF THE CHARGES.
One of the counts charges that on
August 8, 1911. the Michigan Central
accepted from Chaplin &c Company at
Hammond a shipment for West Minot,
Me. the published joint rate of the
Michigan Central. with the Indiana
Harbor Belt. the New York. Central &
Hudson, the Maine Central and the
Boston & Maine, between those points
|
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-18
Funeral Is Held.

The funeral of Frederick Miller, AZ
Sheffield avenue, was held from the
family residence this morning at 3
o'clock. Short services were held at
the German Lutheran church at $50
20 clock and the Rev. Brauer ofhciated,
The remains were then placed on the
1850 Erie for Crown Point. where in
terment was made in the Crown Point
cemetery.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-18
Postpones Visit.

The Rev. Jenkins Lloyd Jones, noted
Chicago humanitarian, who was sched-
uled to speak at the First Methodist
church in Hammond tomorrow evening
for the benefit of the Hammond Settle
ment House. has postponed his visit to
Hammond. but promises to be in Ham,
mond on the evening a week from to-
morrow. The public generally is in
vited TO hear Mr.. Jones when he comes
to Hammond.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-18
Still in Hands of Board.

The Calumet opening and widening
project which is still in the hands of
the board of public works, will not be
acted on by that body until May 31st.
by which time the board expects to give
its final decisions to the demonstrators
with reference to their Dement'S and as
sessments.
At this time it looks as though all
the objections to the Improvement can
be successfully overcome.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-18
LATEST NEWS
GENERAL STRIKE Is CALLED.

New York City. May 1s.-At a
mass meeting of union machinists
and boiler makers at Winnipeg it
was voted to call a general strike
throughout Canada of those unions
in sympathy with the machinists
and boilermakers of the Grand
Trunk Pacifc Railway who have
been out for eight months.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-18
HAMMOND MEN HURT.

Chicago, ILL.,, May 1S.-Engineer
Crilley and his fireman both said to
be from Hammond were badly injur.
ed when an Erie switch engine OF
which they hda charge backed into
Pullman sleeper on a Santa Fe train
in the Polk street depot here.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-18
More Concerts.

The East State street business men
will again arrange for Saturday night
band concerts to be given during the
summer months. The first contest will
be given on Saturday. June /.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-18

William +. McCooInDs. the young
est man who ever managed u
tional candidacy. Is heading the
movement IL win the Democratic
presidential nomination for Governor
Woodrow Wilson. of New Jersey.
After graduating from Princeton
University and Harvard Law
school. Mr.. McCoombs entered po-
litical work in New York City and
has since gained national reputa-
ton as lawyer and as member
of the National Democratic club
Mr.. McCoomb's faith in Wilson's
cause is so strong that, for the pres
ent. he has put his law practice
aside and Is giving his entire time
to the management of the campaign
he has tnaugurated.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-18

TIMES WANT ADS ARE FOR
SERVICE+TO YOUJ
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-18
Judge Refuses to
Issue Injunction
This Morning
fBULLETIN.,

Chief of Police Leo Mccormick of
East Chicago when Informed by THE,
TIMES this morning of the courts
ruling said sententiousIys "There will
he no fights I'm East Chicago. III there
are. there will be n number of arrests
and IL jack johnson comes to the
ringsfdc he will be arrested too"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-18

II you smoke q Lavender once 20,
will always call for them
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-18

Special Judge Walter Lotz in the
Hammond Superior Court this morn
ing announced that he would not is
sue an injunction against Chief Of
Police Leo Mccormick of East Chicago
to restrain him from interfering with
the boxing contest that is to be held
in East Chicago tonight
This does not necessarily mean that
the East Chicago police will interfere.
In fact it puts it up to them to de-
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WEATHER.

TODAY. FAIR AND
WARMER; SUNDAY
CLOUDY AND COOL
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