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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-19
GARY POLICEMAN IN DOUBLE TRAGEDY
HAMMOND is
NORMAL JUST NOW
Hard Times All Bosh as
Far as Hammond Is
Concerned.

Hard times talk is all bosh as far
as Hammond is concerned" said John
Rohde, president of the board of public
works today. The labor situation in
this city is normal for this time of year.
Laborers command 25 cents an hour.
wage for unskilled labor that until re-
Gently was unheard Of
John Rohde Is observant and a good
authority. He picks well his words
and says what he really believes, so
therefore this statement coming from
him represents the unfiustrated convic-
tions Of pioneer and veteran business
men who have lived in Hammond
through panics and prosperity, mostly
the latter.
Although everyone sympathizes with
the clothing man and the coal dealer. to
say nothing of the furrier and the boot
and shoe man. it is only the transient
railroader and mill workers who are in
Hammond looking for work that are
really out of employment permanently.
All plants are laying off some until af-
ter the holidays but this is customary.
Many corporations retrench each year
at this time to make repairs, while a.
the same time they are taking inven-
tory.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-19
IS CITY TO
HAVE: HOUSE
CLEANING?
Rumors Are Rife That Nav
or John ID. Smalley Is to
Take the Bit in His Teeth
and Fire the Department
Heads Holding Office by
Appointment.

A housecleaning in the Hammond
city hall in which department heads,
holding office by appointment are to
be swept out, is rumored to be due af-
ter the first of the year
In this connection 1T is also said
that the new council Will abolish the
board of public works, although there
Is some question as to whether it can
make this threat effective until year
from next January. The outgoing
council in fixing the tax levy for 1914
made provision for the salaries to be
paid the board members next year. SO
that Mayor Smalley could continue at
least another year with the board de-
spite any opposition that might arise
Should the new council be hostile to
the board it could refuse to make a
salary appropriation for 1915.
An analysis of the runors regarding
the board of public works, reveals the
activities Of the anti-Rohde faction in
the democratic party. Rohdes ability
as chairman of the board of public
works is unquestioned, but his dominat-
ing position in party affairs has cre-
ated an undercurrent of opposition to
him which has come to the surface at
different times. Rohde appears to be
the. issue In the board OF public works
situation. In nutshell IL Is Just a
case OF piums and pie. Some one else
wants to get at the counter.
The same feeling In the party will
probably force Mayor smalley to make
changes in other departments.
It is a reasonably SAFE prediction
that there will be no changes on the
safety board which controls the police
and fire departments. Chief Austgen
sits firmly in the police saddle. and
Chief Dilschneider OF the fire depart
ment Is not apprehensive-
A change In the city attorneyship p
is looked for sometime after the first of
the year. John A. Gavit the present
incumbent has a big practice and as
the representative of railroads who are
public utility corporations. he is said
to be ready to relieve Mayor Smalley
of any embarra ssment that might arise
out of the fact that he represents both
the city and public utility corpora
tions.
Other appointive offices controlled
by the mayor directly or indicertly. are
the offices of city engineer, street COM
missioner, building inspector, electrical
inspector. city sealer, city controller,
superintendent of the water depart
ment and engineer of the pumping sta
tion, park commissioner. and In meas
ure all those employed by these de-
partment heads.
Abolishing the board OF public works
is generally conceded to be a backward
step, as all the work that is now be-
ing done by this body OF three men
would fall back. either on the mayor,
the city engineer and the street COM
missioner requiring assistants for
them. or the various powers vested IN
the board would TO some extent be di-
vided among the counciln1anic commit
tees. there to become football for
ward politics.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-19
SUBWAY
OFFICE IN
CELEBRATION

The Gibson subway Office was the
scene of an informal celebration at
eleven o'clock last night. when the
night force of employees gave a fare
well dinner in honor of Eugene Kerg-
er. The eatables were mostly home
cooked an allotted portion having been
provided by each of the men with the
exception of Mr.. Kerger to whom the
entire affair was a surprise. The fes-
tive board was spread by Herbert
Austsen who acted as chef and chief
decorator.
Mr.. Kerger leaves Saturday for the
North Chicago Naval Training station
where he will train and prepare him
self for a lucrative position in the
navy department. of the government.
He Is considered a very proficient ma
chine bill clerk and has been in the
employ of the New York Central Lines
for the past ten years. He came to
Gibson about year ago from Blue
Island. He has made host of friends
who regret his leaving and extend to
him their best wishes of success.
Those at the office feast last night
were Phillip Steinmetz. H. C. Austgen,
Bert Lightcap. W. l.. Young. A. Lawr-
ence, Eugene Kerger the guest of
honor. W. knight. A. Jonas, c. l..
Lightcap, W. F. f. Goodman, Miss
Miller. Glen Hover and Bob" the
janitor.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-19
SISTER APPEALS FOR
PARDON OF BROTHER
Declares in Letter Written Board
That Man Once Sentenced
to Death is Innocent

Strenuous efforts are being made by
relatives of Edward Donnahoe the
brutal murderer of DIR. Northrup IN
this county to get him out OF the peni-
tentiary.
Mrs. Ida Taper of Minneapolis.
Mimi. In a letter written to the Indi-
ana state board of pardons. pathetical-
ly pleads for the pardon OF her broth
er. Edward Donahoe, who is serving a
life sentence in the Michigan City
Prison for the murder OF the Benton
Harbor. Michigan man.
Mrs. Taper writes that Donahoe's
mother has just died of a broken
heart. her dying words being a mess
age to her convict son. with a prayer
that he may prove his innocence. The
sister believes her brother innocent
and declares she will not relax her
efforts to prove that he was wrong
fully convicted
First Given Death Sentence.
Donahoe was convicted of the murd-
sr of DR.. Northrop in October. 1904 He
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-19
BRING HOME
THE BACON

Desk Sergeant Oscar Borcheit and
Officer Ben Strong, two of Hammonds s
we'll known nimrods. returned with a
we'll filled game bag from Monon, Ind,
this morning where they spent the past
two days slaughtering rabbits. A total
of 81 were killed during the tyo days
hunt, which is probably the largest
number that has been killed by any
hunter this season.
The rabbits were killed for the pur-
pose of serving them at the annual
banquet of the police to the city admin
istration next Tuesday evening, and
according to Chef Frost, they are go
ing to have some feast. Desk Sergeant
Borchest says that the rabbits are so
plentiful near Monon, Ind, that he saw
as many as two and three rabbits run
ming at one time. No fish story. either.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-19

was sentenced to death. A few days
before he was to be executed Cover
nor Haniy commuted the sentence TO
life Imprisonment.
The body of DR.. Northrop was found
in Lake County. Indiana, near high
way, while Donahoe. after long
chase. was arrested at the home of his
sister in Syracuse, n. Y. When Dona-
hoe was arrested, blood was found on
his shirt. This, the sister says, was
due to the fact that he was subject to
almost constant nose bleeding.
She says he is now losing his voice.
in addition to being deaf. and she
is the only member of the family left
to plead for him she asks for his par
don, as grave doubt exists as to his
guilt
DR.. Northrop went to his death from
bullet wound in the head. The sis
ter declares she will appear before the
board of pardons at its March meeting
to plead for her brother, whom, she
says. she will give a home as long
as he lives.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-19
FOREIGN
ELEMENT
STAYS HERE

fmbued with the fear that on a sec
ond passage to merica they might be
barred by the proposed anti-imnNgra-
tion BILL the rowing uncitizened foreign
element OF Lake county is not going
home for the holidays. The usual mi
grafton at this season of the year is
for the present thing of the past and
the thousands of dollars that have here
tofore been spent in securing passage
and impressing European villagers with
the free riches of America are being
doled out to local merchants.
That is far from being a sorry state
of affairs, except for the steamship
companies.
Paul B. Lipinski, the agent for all
Pacific and Atlantic lines, laments the
condition which, he states is signifi-
cant, of the conservatiyeness and re-
trenchment of the times. He says en-
phatically that the anti-immigration
law which Wilson is believed to favor,
is one of many things that ought not
to be. "Just the hint that they may be
barred from this country will keep
those here from making visits home"
said he this morning.
The Mexican situation, the currency
bill. the new tariff, and other measures
do not appeal to Lipinski as being sane
legislation The American public,-
said he today. has come to think all
corporations are no good even when
you and 1 and the other fellow put our
interests together for protection,
TO make better goods. and find bigger
markets and cheaper distribution"
The professed opinions of P. B. Lip
inski. at whose place of business in 500
Holman street passage can be secured
on as many as twelve ocean greyhounds
in one day for Europe. Asia, South
America, South Africa and the Orient,
are listed below:
There is practically no inter-con-
tinent traffic, the steamship ticket
business is at a stand still, the worst I
have known tall because of the pend
ing anti-immigration bill which Roose-
velt and Taft buried and Wilson Is ex-
pected to pass. The foreign papers an
ticipate this and foreigners are not
going home for Christmas.
Wilson is a theorlst. All college
professors are socialistic. He does no.
thing to settle the Mexican situation.
Big business doesn't know what to ex-
pect. Eighty-seven insurance com
panies sold out this year because they
couldn't stand the pressure of the new
laws corporations are retrenching.
business men don't know how much to
invest. and while the country is in a
healthy condition, everything is Grip
pied by the uncertainty at Washing
tom
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-19
SEEKS REMEDY
FOR CONGESTION

The congestion of the four corners.
state and Holman streets, has caused
one Hammond man to arise with a
solution for the future.
In FIVE years traffic will tie up the
four corners so that it will be impossi-
BILE to preserve order" said he today.
Even now there are times when all
is confusion. Having South Chicago
cars wait somewhere on the loop un-
til their time is up and not stand at
the corners would help and the re-
moval of the fiat irsn building on the
northeast corner and the paving of the
triangular lot there would alleviate the
trouble for all time"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-19
MEET AT A
FAMILY REUNION

The Grangers of Lake County, most
of whom live in Hammond, We're en-
tertained at family reunion last
evening at the home of II. E. Granger
of Hamlin street.
Among those present from out of
the county were Robert Granger and
wife of st. James. Mo. and Daniel
Blocker and family. a Dunkard minis
ter on Minot, n. ID.
Robert Granger and Daniel Blocker
and their families are all members of
the Lake County tribe o1SGrangers of
which there is an army.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-19
YEAR WILL
WIND UP WORK

A year-end building boom broke in
Hammond today that is bringing in Its
wake an unheard of anti-holiday
activity.
Nine business days remain before 1913
is ushered out and in that time new
permits will be granted for not less
than $40, 900 in new buildings and pos
sibly as high as $4,000. One project
may be held off until the first of Janu-
ary.
. George p. Pearson has the contract
for the complete remodeling of the old
Masonic temple. 1t is to be made into
an up-to-date hotel.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-19
FIRMS WHO
BID On BIG
SEWER JOB

The firms bidding on the deep water
sewer system contract are listed as
follows by P. ]. Lyons, city engineer.
Lavene Brothers, Ahlborn Construc-
ton Company. firm represented by
George Sheerer. and Downey & Portz of
Hammond. Proudfoot & Company,
John Boddle Company, Federal Tile &
Cement Company, American Light Il
aterworks Company, and N. H. Nc
Govern of Chicago
There are perhaps five or six other
firms that are considering the project
and are expecting to place bids.
Bids will be opened Monday by the
board.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-19
A NEW STORE
BUILDING

Carl Kaufman OF Kaufman & Wolf
is to erect $4,000 store building on
the southwest corner of Sibley street
at Calumet avenue.
permit will be granted tomorrow
or Monday for the erection of a three
story brick office building and trans
fer yards at Gibson to cost between
$4,000 and $4,000.
Work is well under way on a two
story brick business block at 237 North
Holman street to cost $4,000. Tee
owner is Theodore Stergios. The block
is opposite the South Shore station.
The foundation for a cigar factory
being built by E. Simon is In. 1t will
cost $4,000.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-19
Judge John III. Gill
lett For Defend
ant Attacks the
Law When
Court
Opens
Especial to The T1MEs.)

Crown Point, Ind, Dec. 19.-The
impeachment proceedings against
Prosecutor James A. Patterson OPEN
ed here this morning before Special
Judge c. M. Greenlee with an attack
on the consttutionality of the law
under which the proceedings are
brought.
Judge John H. Gillett of Hammond
supported by his co-counsels, c. B.
Tinkham, Deputy Prosecutor Ralph
Ross and his client argued during
the entire forenoon, citing cases from
everywhere in the country in support
of his contention. but little Indiana
supreme court reasoning on the SUBJ
ject.
The gist of his argument was that
impeachment proceedings can lie
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-19
MAKES REPORT
TO THE BOARD

Anthony Taper. inspector for the
paving of Wall Street" the first alley
eats of Holman street between Fay
cite and State streets, today made his
report TO the board OF public works.
The records of the meeting did not
show however whether Mr.. Taper had
been paid off not.
The primary assessment roll of
Drackert street and the inspectors re-
ports for the Brown avenue pavement
and the Logan street "B' walks were
accepted.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-19
STANDT HEADS
BARTENDERS

The the annual meeting last night of
the Bartenders' League Local No. 38 of
Hammond, the following officers were
elected
President-Hernan Standt.
Vice President--William Baldwin.
Treasurer-Ed Abbott
Financial Secretary-Fred Wilhelm.
Recording Secretary-Wllam Conrad.
Truste tees-John Miller, Nick Krost
and Charles Snowman.
The organization is in a fuerishing
condition, having sixty members at
the present tine and money in the
treasury.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-19
Gun Club to Meet.

Members of the Lake George Gun
club win hold a special meeting at
their club rooms at Kindels grove this
evening, and considering its Importance
every member is earnestly requested
to be yresent. The feature Of the even-
ing will be the annual election of Of
ficers to serve during the ensuing year,
and number of important business
matters will come up for discussion.
Following the meeting refreshments
will be served.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-19

CLUB HAS
SENSATION
Society Folk at Hammond
Country Clubs Christmas
Dancing Rarty Gets Shock
That Is the Towns Talk
Today.

One of the greatest sensations that
has taken place in Hammond society
circles, occurred last night at the
Hammond Country Club. the occasion
being the annual Christmas dancing
party of the club or as the calendar
dubbed 1.-THE mistletoe dance
The incident occurred about the mid
die of n program of dances and came
like a shot out of a clear sky.
The dancers trod the may measures
of the WALTZ.
Yes. honestly they did
What Dye Know About This.
Just a plain old-fashioned dreamy
waltz where you didn't have to count
up to in a grapevine. where you
could just look into her eyes and tell
her how much you thought of her
For nearly year now the society
folk at the Country Club have been
dancing everything but the old-fash-
ioned dances. Tango and Tango
schottische, hesitation waltz and Bos-
ton. the swallow and the one-step and
others too numerous to mention have
plunged the club in maeltsrom of
giddiness.
Has Blood In His Eye.
Then along came John e. Fitzgerald.
Sohu IcAdSS0 10 80 Tango IIAO- Iney
urged him to take lessons. Nothing
doing" said John. ct believe in life,
liberty and the pursuit of happiness
but refuse to take the tango-nurdle. /"
That settled it.
Somebody asked the entertainment
committee to sandwich in a waltz L:
was announced. CONSERVATION reigned
"Waltz?' asked bud. where have
I heard that word berore?"
why its a dance something like
the minuet that Lord Byron dropped
into poetry about" answered her
erudite partner.
well I'll try anything once" she
said.
1t Was Great Sight.
So they all went to 1t. and for abou,
exhibition of hftch-and- -kfcl-trip-and-
fall-over- your partner stunts that you
ever saw. No one could waltz They
would get twisted up with the dip and
the Spanish draw and the grapevine
and the Castle walk
1t took 'em all minute to get start
ed, but when they did, how many en-
cores do you think they insisted on?
Only six.
The waltz was the hit of the even
ing
1t is not thought that the tango is
going to supplant the dreamy waltz
not for while.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-19
It Will Be a Sad
Xmas For The Lit
tie Children Left
Behind

This will be a sad Christmas for IA
year-old Joey Juric of Gary. and his sis
ter Annie. who is two years younger
Las night their father, Detective
Peter Juric of the Gary police depart
ment, shot and killed their mother and
then turned the pistol on himself, re-
ceiving wounds that caused his death
a little while later.
Victim His Former Wife.
The tragedy occurred shortly after 8
o'clock at Eighteenth avenue and
Broadway in the heart of the south
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-19
ASSOCIATIONS
TO MEET

Next week and in the following week
the Hammond Building Loan and Saw
ings association, and the Hope Building
Loan and Savings association will hold
their weekly meetings on Tuesday in
stead of Wednesday nights, the latter
being the regular nights.
The temporary change has been
deemed advisable to accommodat te
stockholders and officers who Will
therefore have no business ma tiers
to think about on Christmas and New
Years ewes.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-19
STAYS WIFE AND
KILLS HIMSELF
THIRD GARY
OFFICER TO MEET
VIOLENT DEATH

Detective Peter Jurfc, who Iast
night killed himself after staying
his former wife, fs the third member
of the Gary police department. to
meet with violent death during the
past two years.
officer Anthony brennan, like
Jurfc, committed suicide, I'm 1911.
A few months ago officer Wilson
was killed while I'm the performance
of his duty, falling into an unEuard-
ed ce1arway I'm the rear of the
baldwin jewelry store, Call build
Ing.
The Staying of Mrs. Jurfc marks
the fourth Carr homicide within
eight weeks, and the second This
week. Yesterday morning Joe Rik-
ovich succumbed after being stab
bed.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-19
New Gates in Operation.

The new electric gates at the Hoh-
man street and Plummer avenue grade
crossings were. operated today for the
first time. The gates are very sub
stantial and the warning bells can be
heard in an unroar.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-19
A New Building.

Permits have been granted to Will
liam Lucht for dwelling to be built
at 1882 Jefferson street, to cost $1,100.
and to the c. I. Hoffman Construction
Company for a cottage at 54i Chicago
avenue, to cost S1.50o.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-19
Leaves on Trim.

DIR. c. E. Chamberlain left this MORN
ing for a two yeeks' visit with relatives
and friends in Ney York On his re-
turn trip he viii visit Toledo and his
parents at Findlay. Ohio. This summer
DR.. Chamberlain made the same trip
in his American roadster automobile
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-19
WOMEN
CANNOT
Be BOUGHT

American beauties or orchids will
avail you nothing. Aigrettes, even in
the face of a hundred tariffs. will do
no good. Women cannot be bought.
No stree. Mrs. G.. A. Soden. dis
tinguished suffrage leader OF Chicago
stated emphatically before an audi
ence of West Hammond women In the
Wentworth school Thursday afternoon
that nothing under the sun could tempt
a women--on election day She is the
temptress. not the tempted.
To Organize Civic League.
Mrs. Soden, who with Jane Adams
and Margaret Haley represented the
women of Chicago in asking Superin-
tendent Shoop of the public schools to
resign, encouraged the women of West
Hammond to organize into a civic
league patterned on the order of the
civic department or the Hammond
Woman's Club.
The women of Illinois got the vote
by lobbying at Springfield" said Mrs,
Soden. when women come to exer-
else there vote their not going to do
what they are. told because the yare
told to but will vote intelligenrly.
Suffrage means opportunity to give
expression to the ideas we have"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-19

Make that cold room bearaole with
. Gas Heating Stove.-No. Ind Gas q
Flee, Co.-Adv. 1Stf
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-19
Police Stop Fight.

After stopping a free-for- all fight
for the second time late last night. Of
fiicers Carlson and Cordua caused the
arrest of three Hammond men at Plum
mer and Morton avenue, on a charge
or fighting. They were booked as fol-
lows: William ]. Verrow. Charles Ril-
ey, III Clinton street; William Gala
CHER, III Douglas avenue. This morn
Ing they were arraigned before City
Judge Barnett and fined the sum of s5
each.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-19

Miniature Christmas trees Fine
shaped. Hermann Holtz. 81 Sheffield
avenue. phone 7s9. 1R-5
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-19

Hreitung.s La venda Cigars are the
Aighest class in all its sixes.--Adv. "a
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-19

Breftung's La venda Cigars are con.
sldered supreme by the best Judges
Adv. e4
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-19

FAIR TODAY AND
FRIDAY; NO CHANGE
IN TEMPERATURE.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-19

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