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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-07-09

Board of Health is about to be mate
rally reduced in working force, and
it is common knowledge that the mu-
nicipal government will no. be pre-.
pared, within any definite period, to
supply the deficiency or to establish
universal free garbage. With regard
to the second point, it is believed by
some that free garbage system can
be materially advanced as result OF
the volunteer inspection forming part
of the work of Cleanup Day. In this
connection, it is urged that a free gar.
bage system might very we'll be start
ed without delay in the poorer and
more congested sections. 1t is here,
probably where the objection first
mentioned-thato of negligence on the
part of some inhabitants-has most
force Yet pestilence, starting by in
vitation in such quarters, would be
found to be no respecter of place or
person elsewhere. ..~=:
"a Many cities on the mainland, ,.
the president of the Board of Health
states, are keeping up Cleanup Day.
He says, also, that he will heartily
second the efforts of the citizens if
they decide upon Cleanup Day her,
this year. -.
90. Cleanup Day is admitted on
both sides to nave an educative in.
f1uence upon the many nationalities.
comprising the population of Homo
lulu.
az. 1t results in the elimination of
weeds, rubbish and junk, which. if not
in themselves insanitary. give an i'm
preston of squalor and slovenliness.
f." IS. Cleanup Day is a good promo.
ton card, in letting the outside world
know that the citizens of the Mid
Pacific metropolis are determined to
have sanitary and beautiful city. ..
'9. Some portions of the city, par
ticularly in the more congested sec.
tions, are reported to be in a bad
state TODAY AS already intimated, the
safety of the city as whole depends,
fro ma sanitary point Of view, upon
its most unsafe parts. T.. ~:
40. Reports of the volunteer in
spectors on insanitary and mosquito.
breeding conditions. including leaking
water, if acted upon by the authori-
ties, would be of incalculable value
in improving conditions. ..... 49,. r..
by order of the executive commit.
tee. .
&c.. GEO. G. GUILD. =.
Secretary,
Oahu Central Improvement Commit
tee" -...
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-07-09

HANDLES FIRST
ACCIDENT CASE
fContinued from page onel

if it so desires, and is authorized to
summon all witnesses, administer
oaths and punish for contempt, Just as
the judges of the circuit courts are
empowered to do. >.
This is a new phase of the commits
sion's work not generally realized.
In such cases the new organization
virtually supplements the coroner's
jury, though in no way bound by the
latter's verdicts. The commission has
no power to inflict direct punishment
on corporation where negligence is
proven, but it is ordered to make pub
lie all the facts germane to the affair
to see that the facts are made pub
lie, so that the people at large will
receive an authentic account of the
incident. .. -s.. d. -. -. j:
In this way it will be of material
aid to injured persons. or to their
relatives in case the utility corpora
tion involved is found at fault,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-07-09

STAR.BULLETIN GIVES YOU.
TODAY'S NEWS TO-DAY
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-07-09
RAT POISON !.
USEDB BY MAN
TO END life
tcontinued from Page one.)

mits that for some weeks past his
wife had refused to accept his bed
and board This is believed to have
preyed upon his mind to an extern
that he took poison. r.: + "..:.
Keawemauhili passed away at elev-
en- o'clock last night and his remains
were brought to Honolulu. where Dep
uty Sheriff and Coroner Rose will hold
an inquest tomorrow afternoon.
Poison such as might be used in
killing an animal is believed to have
been the means by which the Hawaii
an took his life. 49,. .. -.
He left a note which practically
willed all his earthly possessions to
his daughter, named in the document
as his sole heir. 49,. -.... ..
A brother was notified that the rent
for an Auld lane apartment had been
paid up to the middle Of the coming
month. He also provided for the dis
posal of his tools and personal effects
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-07-09
GEO. G. GUILD.

Oahu Central Improvement Commit
tee"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-07-09

The Duke of Sutherland, largest
landowner in Europe, with the ex-
ception of the emperor of Russia. ha.
just died in London. ...
Sky Monaghan lamas who had
barricaded themselves in a pagoda in
the Chinese province of Shansi on the
Monaghan border to escape Chinese
pursuers were burned to death. g
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-06-28
LINEMAN
HAS LUCKY
ESCAPE

G. Gehrke. lineman. "a Sibley
street, Hammond, aged 21 who works
Tor the Northern Indiana Gas & Elec-
trio company. received IL 900 volts into
his head, and lives to tell the tale.
The accident happened while Gehrlxe @
with a gang of fellow workmen was
stringing power wires on some poles
In front of the Linde Air Products
companys plant at East Chicago The
man was up on the crossbars of a pole
almost directly in front of the Linde
plant, when his head suddenly came in
contact with the wire CONVEYING the
li,O0o volts of electricity. Instantly
he was seen to fall back, but his foot
was so fastened in a brace to the
cross-bar that 1t held him suspended
Fellow workmen ran to his assistance
with rope and, fastening this to his
free leg, the other one was disengared
and he was let down to the ground
He will be at work next week
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-06-28
COURTS TO WIND UP
FOR THE SUMMER

Work in the Lake county courts Is
drawing to close and next week will
practically see the windup for the
summer Judge Reiter has a number
OF calendar settings for next Monday.
at which time Deputy Prosecutor
Ralph Ross may also present a num-
Der OF criminal cases for prosecution.
Judge Becker was hearing divorce
cases today and will devote his time
TO special matters next week
me Hammond annexation cases are
set specially for next Monday before
Judge w. g. McMahan at Crown Point
The annual meeting of the Lake
County Bar association is called for
next Friday and Saturday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-06-28
NO SEX HYGIENE
FOR WEST HAMMOND
Board of Education to Ig.
more Decision of Cook
Co. School Heads.

sex hygiene is not to be taught in
the public schools of West Hammond
me board of education in a closing
meeting of the year entirely ignored
the dictates of Chicago schools and
the district board, and while putting
through matters of Importance left
the delicate subject severely a lone.
my realize that sex hygiene would be
immensely unpopular right at present
In their city which has heard so many
unlovely subjects discussed in pubic
lin the past few years
Manuel Training.
Manuel draining wilisba added "a he
curriculum, however. and the board is
negotiating for a teacher now. Three
new teachers were hired at the next
meeting and the contract let for a new
heating apparatus in the Sibley street
school. 1t 1T to cost $4,000. Walter r..
Paterson, president, and Fred Siegrist
secretary. were present as well as ~
of the six members.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-06-28
Didn Like Their Work.

Maurice Hankinson, manager of the
Orpheum, did not sympathize SO readi
ly as the general public with the cbo-
rus girls of the "Over Night in Ros-
ton" show who attached the fixtures
OF the play and began suit against the
manager, Edward Jol1y-all for 50 40
apiece.
Although Hankinson is neutral
party he is interested for the sake of
his theater's reputation He stated
last evening that the show girls now
gone, had agreed when the show was
TO close down south two weeks ago to
work for six-sevenths of their regular
salaries TO fill additional dates.
When the show ended in Hammond
they balked. Jolly, who had engaged
them for twelve weeks and kept them
on the road twenty-nine, refused to
give In, and they attached his show.
There Is an unexplained thing about
the procedure. To attach a mans
property one must put up a cash band.
according to law. Mr.. Hankinson
claims. But the chorus girls didn.t
and by staying over night and beino
compelled to pay court costs and at
torney fees they lost out after all
Tney accepted the managers terms
after all the powwow
The show girl in tabloid gets an
the way from $40 to $50 a week ana
expenses. according to her ability +"
said Mr.. Hankinson. IF she can
dance and sing and is good looking
she will receive $40. That is more
than they are paid in the average mn
sical comedy, because they work three
times day and can demand more"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-06-28

GATES TRAP
z CYCLISTS
Especial to THE T1mEsA

Hegewisch. ILL.,, July 2s.-Two Ham
mond boys on a tandom motorcyc,s
were trapped on the South Shore cross
ing at the state line today and escaned
oeath by fraction of a second. The
young men We're Edward Zfts. lis Wa
oash avenue, and Connie Dudkienwicz
13o Johnson street
Inc machine was crossing the Fort
:" ayne tracks that adjoin the interur-
pan rlgh of way and are safeguarded
py the same gates. The eastern escape
was shut off when the gates were low
ered directly in front of the machine.
a car was hearing down upon the two
motorcycieists who had but a moment
TO decide, the gateman yelled at them.
put the gates remained down.
Ihey took chance and went straight
ahead Luckily neither was injured. as
Connie. on the rear seat was able To
yank the gate up and they lodged un-
der. The speeding car barely scraped
the back tire just enough to throw the
machine into the ditch No one was
even injured
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-06-28

the accident in their auto. Officers Pfam
and Gilmore (colored) of the Gary po-
lice soon arrived on the scene and the
woman was taken in an apto to the
Gary General hospital Here her in
juries We're found to be a broken leg
and. a fractured skull She never re-
gained consciousness and at IL o'clock
she died. Young Smith received bruises
about the leg.
Take Suspects at 1850 D. m.
At 1880 p. m. Pfaff and Gilmore arr
rested Jackson and Buckley as their
car swept by Ridge road and Broadway.
The pair We're taken to the police sta
tion and locked up on q charge or criu4
NAL carelessness pending the coroners
inquest.
Young Smith said that Mrs. Ritten-
beryss husband is a travelling salesman
for a picture concern and that he is
now on his way to Gary from Post City.
Iowa. The dead woman is said to have
sixteen-year-old daughter living at
Paris, Ill Her remains were taken to
the Marshall and Dancluovich morgue.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-06-28
DIES AFTER HER
PLEASURE RIDE
Double Riding on Motorcycle in Abb
sence of Husband Brings Death
to Gary Woman

A motorcycle ride that Mrs. J. b.
Rittenberry, wife of a travelling sales
man. GAS Adams streets. Gary. took with
roomer, Hugo Smith, 81 years old.
last night resulted in her death
The motorcycle was struck by a
| speeding auto in Ridge road near High
lands. which never stopped after the
accident. AS the Juggernaut brushed
against the motorcycle it fractured the
woman's leg. AS Smith slowed down
his machine she dropped to the road
and in so doing her skull was frac-
tured. Death followed at eleven o'clock.
an hour and half after the accident
at the Gary General hospital.
Police Have Two Suspects.
The Gary police hold William Jack
son and Otto Buckley, both Gary young
men, as suspects in the case. They
were arrested at Ridge road and
Broadway last last night. The banged
up condition of their car lead the po-
lice to hold the pair. Jackson, who for
merly was chauffeur for Ingwald Moe.
was arrested several days ago when ne
returned to Gary from Buffalo driving
a car. There were several complaints
of his utterly worthless checks
against him and the youth was re-
Go To Hammond.
According to Hugh Smith, a roomer
at the Rittenberry home, he and Mrs.
Rittenbury went out motorcycle riding
early in the evening They cruised
down Boardway and thence west in
Ridge road. going nearly as far az
Hammond Returning on their home-
ward course shortly after nine o'clock
they noticed the lights of a speeding
auto coming westward when 21-2
miles west OF Broadway.
Il steered the motorcycle as near to
the gutter as possible" said Smith at
police headquarters where he is now
held. But the speeding auto seemed to
sway as It came near us and then we
brushed pass each other with a loud
.bansssAfr- Rfttehberrs gave 9 scream
of pain. As / slowed down my machine
she dropped to the ground shouted
to the autoists. they slowed down Just
little bit. and they shot on into the
darkness
Knfel Koedycker and Walter SWEETS of
Highlands came along and helped to
care for the dying woman as did
Charles Jackson, negro saloonkeeper.
and his wife, who passed the scene of
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-06-28
CONKEY
SLOGAN
IS CORKER
II a m mond Manufacturer
Gets Letter from Con-
gresham Relative to His
Interview in The Times
Last Week.

w. B. Conkey, head of America.s e
largest publishing house who gave THE
IIMEs an interview last Monday in
"hicn he expresses confidence in a
safe and sane government, has received
the following letter from Congressma
J. B. Peterson at Washington:
My Dear Friend Conkey:
have noticed the item in the
HAMMOND TIMES, headed Publish
er Sees Sanity in Prospects, puport-
Ing to be an interview with you upon
the subject of present business and
financial conditions 1 desire to ex-
press to you my appreciation of your
very considerate and patriotic views
OF the situation. II all large manu-
facturers like yourself would Join In
promoting the public good by whole
some expressions of confidence as
you have done there would be no
danger nor even an uneasiness over
present conditions.
our country was never in a better
nor more prosperous situation than
at the present and the only thing
that can disturb public affairs is the
pessimistic pratings of some who are
never satisfied.
After reading your interview 1 felt
that 1 could not refrain from ex-
tending to you my thanks for your
apt and well chosen expressions.
Most sincerely yours.
~ B. PETERSON"
Mr.. Conkey has a new slogan which
he believes should be adopted by busf-
business men, bankers and manufac-
turers. and It is BE booster and not
Q crosker."
He is confident that conditions win
continue to improve II everything talks
optimism instead of 1ugubriousfy fore
boding panic, and hopes that nation
wide movement will start to boost
things instead of croaking
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-06-28
DOUBLE RIDING
ON MOTORCYCLE
RECALLS MISHAPS

Crusades by newspapers and ef-
forts to the police to stop the dam
gerous practice of doubIe-ridinE ON
motorcycles has been attended with
few results.
The death of Mrs. Rittenberry
which followed n ride of this char
acter may result in local legislation
against the practice. Scores of young
girls may be seen riding late ut
nights ON motorcycles with young
men.
Last August Ethel Smith came
nenr losing her life becauae she WINS
double riding. Billy Rough laid down
his life to save hers.
Double riding ON motorcycles has
taken two lives In Gary during the
past ten months and has resulted I'm
injuries to many others. Not long
Sgo young girl who accepted the
Invitation of a stranger to ride ON
his motorcycle was attacked by him
when they reached the Black Oak
woods.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-06-28
TWO DE
FROM HEAT
At HARBOR

| Two deaths from heat prostration
were recorded in Indiana Harbor yes
terday- The victims are John Schuberg.
and Ben kuta, both of Indiana Harbor.
In East Chicago. horse fell dead on
the tsreet in Tod avenue, the animal
being the property of the Anheuser
Busch Brewing company
Schuberg. who lived at 1929 Film
street was a section hand employed by
the E. J. E., and his death occurred
at about four o'clock yesterday after
noon. He had complained from time 20
time throughout the day. of the heat.
but everybody was suffering similarly
and no especial notice was taken of
the fact that the man was .verheated
until he was seen to turn deatnIy pale
and red by turns. and lapsed into un-
consciousness. lie died almost imm ed
lately. Burns and McGuan were notified
and the body was taken to their unoer-
taking rooms where an inquest will be
held today
The man was married and his widow
was notified as soon as possible and
came to the Burns and McGuan estab-
lishment to claim the body Funeral
arrangements will be made as soon as
the coroner has finished with the in
quest Schberg was forty-fiv years uf
age.
kuta was a STRIPPING of seventeen
and worked at the Cement plant at
Burlington His home was at 1898
Beech street. Yesterday while at worl.
he complained If illness and at ten
o'clock he left for home. He never
reached his destination and his friends
believed that he had remained at work
until news of his death reached them
this morning His body was found Iy-
ing alongside the Pennsylvania tracks
near Cline avenue by some men sn
their way to the plant at which Kuta
was employed. The boy was of Polish
nationality.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-06-28
Women Are Invited.

IN taking with the residents OF
Hammond about the effort which is
being made to keep our streets and
alleys cleaner. the Settlement House
association finds many who are greatly
distressed over the quantity of paper
which is constantly blowing about the
streets and collecting in the yards.
Ihls must be felt by many others who
have not been seen and who are anx-
ious to see conditions improved
It is hoped that every one will come
out to the meeting TO be held next
Monday night at O'Clock in the Cham
Der of Commerce and talk over these
matters. The women as well as the
men are urged to be present for the
civic housecleaning is as much a part
OF woman's work as the domestic
The officials are willing to do their
part and the public must show that
they are interested enough to be will
ing to help.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-06-28
ODD FELLOWS
CONGRATULATED

ODD Fellows representing the East
Chicago and Indiana Harbor lodges
made a special visit to the Hammond
headquarters of the Calumet lodge on
Thursday evening at regular meet
ing OF the order. They came IT Is
said. to congratulate Messrs. Lutch-
man. Travers and Anderson, the board
OF trustees. on their stand in the now
famous sidewalk case
They are reported to have stated
that the grand lodge will uphold the
local lodge lin standing for its rights
in the matter and that it Is not a vio-
lation of the charter.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-06-28
BOY is DROWNED
IN DEEP RIVER
DRowNINGs THIS MONTH

While bathing in Deep river at New
Chicago yesterday (Tnursday) s. m
Wandei. aged II years, was taken with
cramps and was drowned before as
sistance could reach him. The acci-
dent occurred about IL O'Clock and it
was nearly an hour before the body
was recovered. Deputy Coroner Brink
was called and Undertaken Wild took
charge of the body.
The young man worked in a pencil
factory in Chicago and was with his
parents at New Cnicago this week.
enjoying vacation. He is spoken of
as having been very fine young man.
Hobart Gazette
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-06-28

Mrs. Raymond Robins of Chicago.
president of the National Women's
Trade Union League of America,
says that Investigations have
brought out close relationship be-
tween low wages and the social evil.
THAT there is commercialized vice
we all know" says Mrs. Robins,
"and that it sends its respresenta-
tives into the days work OF factory
and store we also know. But it
should be definitely understood that
there are girls by the tens of thou
sands who have maintained the in
tegrity of their womanhood In the
face OF great personal suffering and
self-sacrifice, as well as in the fan
OF grave temptation,.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-06-28

Chicago's first female auto bandit
has made her appearance
The woman had the automobile,
the revolver and the nerve which are
common to auto bandits Of the other
sex. But evidently her career will
be shorter.
Mrs Irene Brunner is charged by
Windy City authorities with being
placed under arrest few days ago
on charge of holding up an auto
and Is now cut on $1,000 bail
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-06-28
AT WILD WEST SHOW

The Granger family left yesterday
afternoon for Kankakee. ILL.,. where
Pawnee Bills wild west show is nlav-
ing Robert Granger. one of the
brothers. is manager of the show. II.
r. Granger headed the delegation.
He said every Granger and his two
sisters are going; that makes twelve
and their wives makes sixteen, and
tnelr Kids makes fiftyfour. They
don't all live in Hammond, however. !.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-06-28
HOT? YES!
NO RELIEF
IN SIGHT
WHICH WOULD YOU RATHER M
| TOMORRnw-

WHICH WOULD You RATHER no
| TOMORROW
| Fire q ravenous coai-eating mogul
FOR 16c miles in the blazing sun?
| work with molten stuff in the blast
furnaces of Gary where the air scorches
the lungs?
| Stand on red-hot bricks at the four
corners. dressed in blanket-like suit
Of blue and direct traffic?
Work under the ground at the STAN
dard Steel plant at Hammond. feeding
the furnaces of the power house with
out breath of fresh air all day?
Ride around in filthy street cars
packed with perspiring evil--tempered
people. like yourself, in search of al
legged pleasure picnic ground, the
ball game bleachers. or the nickle
show? You can have your choice.
Rubbing 1t In.
Continued warm and fair tomor-
row.. predicts the weather bureau The
bitter sarcasm of warm" and fair
Is enough to warrant the wiping ont
or the prophets who sit amid electric
fans and lemonades in towers that
were erected for the specific purpose
of stopping as much of the lake breeze
as possible that the prophets might
have comfort
What's the matter with the simn1e
superIative word, "hot?" To fully des-
cribe the weather that people OF the
Calumet region the experiencing it
should be qualified by a well known
noun of four letters
Sleep In Parks.
A suffering populace arose thfs
morning from beds In parks. on lawns
In hammocks and floors, from a
fretful and unrefreshing Sleep Work
was almost an impossibiIity today and
tomorrow will be the quietest SUNDAY
of the summer for a suffering populace
is going right back to beds in parks
and lawns and will loli tomorrow to
read the lightest fiction published
which Is zero in weights
The parks in the Calumet region
were replicas of parks everywhere In
the midst of the torrid wave. In the
early evening they were jammed and
at midnight well filled. Scores of fam
ilies slept in the parks.
Rules for Comfort
Tomorrow will be another enervating.
death dealing, mad-dog day To live
observe any number of don't that en- |
liquors.
Here are few DOES:
Wear as few articles of clothing az |
possible You can size up the moral |
standard of your neighborhood and go /
accordingly. All pieces of haber DASH
cry should. be left severely alone.
Read Scott's diary of his adventures
IN the neighborhood of the South Pole
and Marie Corillis story about the
Land of the Setting Sun.
BUT unles you have access to the
knfckerbocker Ice House it is not ad
visable to read Treasure Island. "witb
Stanley in Africa" or Three weeks.
as all of these books contain warn,
passages.
There is but one thing more to bear
n mind and that is that the trans
sressors are punished In the afterwor1d
md it is therefore not necessary for
rou to murder the .'Hot enough for
rou" villain and place yourself in dan
ger of prostration from the heat.
Here is the way a linotype ma
,hine operates in the heat: "nxbcncnns
slbkofvshlffpjgmmp abchcci
,fdlindrd."