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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-05-31
2O3 NlCKLES TAKEN
ON SINGLE TRIPPER
Hammond Line Did But
Little Better Business
Than Last Year.

Barney Carter, the street car con-
6uctor who helps enact laws as side
line. made trip on car No. 511 of the
Green line, in which he rang up 203
fares between State street and Conkey
avenue. 1t was during the rush for
Oak Hill cemetery and five extra cars
were making the mile run as fast as 1t
is possible on single track
To one with even a limited imagina-
tion 203 nickles, to say nothing of
transfers and the kids too small TO be
taxed. brings to mind a sort of cubist
pantorama of the crowded condition on
Mount Ararat during the big wash
out
All day long cars crawled up and
down that golden stretch packed and
jammed At nickle a throw 1t seemed
pretty soft. But the managers Of
fee this morning said that business
was only fair, "a little better than last
year" 1t is estimated that every car
on the line made over 500 yesterday
With nine between East Chicago and
Conkey avenue and fourteen from State
to Sixty third street that would amount
to $4,000. That is a conservative esti-
mate.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-05-31
Plan Scientific Campaign.

\ small army of men in all walks
of life has volunteered to work that
the deep sewer system planned for
Hammond may become reality before
it is too late. The Chamber of Com
merce rooms in the German Citizens
Bank building are to be turned over
to these workers and their friends and
nightly meetings will be held The
fight for a deep sewer has become a
sort of protracted religious effort.
Any one at all Interested in the vital
matter is welcome at the Chamber any
evening of the week. A thousand pc
titions are to be printed and as many
more as are needed will be circulated.
Every property owner in town will be
given ample opportunity to sign and
in this case the opportunity will con-
tinue to knock.
Frank c. Deming has charge of this
line of endeavor. He is organizing his
army and planning the campaign in a
scientific manner The petitions are
arranged with a place for names, num-
bers of lot and location of same, as
we'll as place where one may legally
withdraw from the remonstrance.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-05-31
". HAMMOND
SHOWS MORE
DEVELOP PMENT

West Hammond. which has given
such good promise of development
within the last few months, has again
come to the front with something tam
gible. For one thing McManus Bros.
million dollar corporation of Petosky.
Mich, has leased a site for lumber
yard and planning mill purposes. As
another evidence of activity the Camp
bell Realty company has sold thirty
one lots on which the construction firm
of Scott & Co. proposes to build i'm
mediately.
The site secured by McManus Bros
is located on the Michigan Central rail-
road. Immediately west OF the Ham
mond brewery. between West State
street and the tracks. On this site a
lumber yard is to.be located and also
a planning mill and a sash and door
factory. The company at first conEid-
cred a site in Hammond. near where
the Downey & Portz coal yards, on the
Michigan Central, are located, but be-
ing advised that West Hammond had
no competing business. and needed just
such a concern, 1t decided on the West
Hammond site.
The thirty lone lots purchased by
Scott & Co. from the Campbell Realty
". arc lOSdbCu OA ASNhh SeA cCNs IA " -
Hammond. The former company has
headquarters in the East Side Trust &
Savings Bank building. on Calume'
avenue. and will commence building op.
erations next weeks. Frank ]. Wache
wicz of SIT state Line street, who was
recently appointed collector for Yves
Hammond and who is conducting ;
real estate business in connection will
his position, acted as the agent for th'
| selling company, being the agent for al
! its properties as well as for others. Th'
| buildings are to go up on every othe
lot, and will be sold for cash or ol
| monthly payments. Scott & Co. ais
hove contracts for the erection of
number of bungalows and cottages ol
the Casper Straub properties on Ingra
| ham, Forsythe and Douglas avenues.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-05-31
MISHAP ON
MAIDEN TRIP

DR.. w. B. Lewis met with misfortune
Decoration Day on one of the initial
trips in his new motor car when he
struck an eight-year- youngster at
Robey. The boy. whose name Is given
as Minnet Schatt, 10th and Indiana
boulevard, Robey, is said to have re-
ceived slight injuries. He was struck
while the machine was moving slowly
on Indiana boulevard. DIR. Lewis saw
the boy get up and run away and did
not stop his car till he reached his
destination, Phil Schmidt's fish restaur-
ant near by.
In answer to a criticism for not stop
ping his car at once. DR.. Lewis said
that he was satisfied that the boy was
not injured which was substantiated
by two physicians later in an examina-
tion.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-05-31
JURY TRIAL ENDS
IN DISAGREEMENT
Frank Russo Case, Holly
Contested, Winds UP in
Judge Refers Court.

For a second time a jury has dis
agreed in the state case against Frank
Russo, an Italian fruit peddler, resid-
ing on State Line street in Hammond.
who is charged with having attempted
to kill Leonard Piazzo by shooting him
from ambush. The jury was discharg-
ed in Judge Reiter's court last Thurs
day night after having been out all
afternoon and in the evening They
were reported to have stood for ac-
quittal and five for conviction, and
that they were evenly divided on the
first ballot. The state, represented by
Deputy Prosecutor Ralph Ross and
Special Prosecutor D. E. Boone, left no
stone unturned to bring about a con-
viction, but the firm of McAleer Bros.
& McGirr representing the defendant
were equally alert and consider this
second disagreement in the nature OF
a victory.
October when the sheeting occurred In
which he lost a finger, he too, resided
in Hammond. He and Russo were
business rivals and there was admit
tedly bad blood between them The
shooting occurred about 4:30 o'clock in
the morning, and while Piazzo was
positive in~his statements on the wit
ness stand that Russo had made ar
attempt on his life the defense was
able to produce a number of witnesses
for an alibi.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-05-31
B[ ACk PUG WITH
WHIT IEE ARRESI
Jack Johnson Given a Dose
of the Law at Crown
Point Yesterday.
Especial to THE T1MEs)

Crown Point, Ind. May 31.-Jack
Johnson, the notorious white SLAYER
ran afoul of the law in Crown Point
yesterday afternoon while burning up
the road from Cedar Lake and was ar
rested with Lucille Cameron Johnson,
his white wife by Officer Platt on d
charge of speeding. Johnson protest
ed his innocence of going faster than
eight miles but to no. avail as Plat had
the goods him. The big black and
the little white wife were taken before
Judge Atkins, where he was fined with
costs in sum amounting to about
s14.
Johnson flashed hundred dollar bill
to pay his fine. thinking that as the
banks and saloons We're closed that
the amount could not be changed in the
city. Platt however was not long In
getting the necessary change and
Johnson and his better half left the
city. deriding everything in it. 1t is
reported that they were arrested later
in Dyer for the same offense.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-05-31
SUSPICIOUS OF
THE ADMINISTRATION
President of South Side
Assn. Open to Conviction
in Sewer Matter.

James NJ. Boyls. president of the
South Side Improvement association, is
open for conviction in the matter of a
deep sever system. Being a leader in
the community affairs of Conkeyville.
Boyls is worth converting. He can
throw a good many property owners
for or against the sewer.
During the winter months Boyls
lived In Alabama, where he went for
his health. the changes in climate mere
being too severe. Upon his return last
weeks he was beset by neighbors and
members of the association with the
question, What do you think of the
deep sewer" He said he hadn't decided
and is now investigating to determine
what is best for Conkeyville.
Sore on Administrations.
These are the reasons why that end
of town is a hot-bed of unrest. They
claim out there that the city has re-
peatedly refused to do anything for
them in their present sewer predica-
ment, that had they not fought in a
body for pavements they would have
never gotten them and recite an in
stance in which the board refused to
place a light at railroad crossing on
Monroe street pleading poverty.
They claim that the Conkey avenue
sewer has never been. adequate, that
almost every tiling is cracked, that the
city does not repair the cave-in proper
ly and that the sewage disposal OF
six or eight streets is blocked by the
Conkey avenue sewer. Two recent
cave-ins went untended to, though
property owners made repeated reports
The trouble on Conkey avenue and
the tributary streets is that they
haven't confidence in the administra
tion because of the neglect they feel
that they have suffered. 1t is time that
some well posted deep sewer worker
goes out there and gets busy.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-05-31
Back from Races.

Few of those in attendance at the
Indianapolis races were able to return
as soon as they expected Up to date
many are still missing and the the
ory is advanced that their cars may
have been delayed by tire trouble
Those who have returned report ia
vorably upon the event as a twentieth
century thriller that lived up to its ad-
vertisements. The feat performed by
Charles Merz in his Stutz car was one
of the most remarkable bits of driv-
ing ever staged Stutz drove three and
one-half miles with his car ablaze and
in eminent peril of being blown sky
high. Merz was watched on his la st
lap by breathless thousands. Flames
enwrapped his limbs.
indianapolis afforded better accom-
modations this year than last. OF
course all rooms at any hotel or
boarding house were gone before the
first of the week, but visitors found
places to eat and were content to sleep
in their machines in many cases.
Frank Betz Jr., William Koehle,
Henry Haage and William Kolb were
back this morning. Others in attend
ance were w. d. Ray, William Prohl
and family. John ProhI and family, DIR.
Chamberlain, w. H. Gostlin. Mike
warnimont. Henry Haage, Otto Duel
ke, Tom Lavene, Vernon McGirr, Les
lie Parry, James Clabby Sr.. Jimmy
C1abby. Morris Champaign, A. A
Young, Art Stewart, DR. and Mrs. b
w Chidlaw, Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. John
ston and Mr.. and Mrs. w B. Conkey
The Frederick girls went with Mr. and
Mrs. VIII Prohl.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-05-31
ANNEX|NG
QUESTION
Up AGAIN
Hammond's Little Calumet
District to Figure in I'm
portant Lawsuit Which
Will Be Tried in Crown
Point Next Week.
Especial to THE T1MEs.l


Crown Point, Ind, May 31-One of
the most important Hammond cases
to come up before Judge McMahan in
the Lake circuit court at Crown Point
early next week Is that involving the
question OF annexing the acreage north
of the Little Calumet river, which is
not already part of some municipal
corporation. TfAe cases are set for
next Tuesday, but II is doubtful wheth-
er the court can get to them so early.
City Attorney John A Gavit of Ham
mond says that the city is ready to
proceed and viii be ready for trial of
the question. Owing to the fact that
Calumet avenue and Holman street to
the width of 400 feet each are already
within the city corporation as far as
the Little Calumet river all the acre
age is divided into three separate dis
tricts, to-wit: That east of Calumet
avenue, that between Calumet avenue
and Holman street and that west of
Holman street. The remonstra tors
therefor are unable to join forces on
the issue, and each district will pres
ent its own problem. Among other
things the law provides that at least
IS per cent of the property owners in
a district must demonstrate to make
their objection effective.
When the annexation matter was first
brought up more than year ago there
was considerable opposition to ii
among many of the farmers who fear
that they would be taxed out of exist
ence. but since there has come about a
better understanding. Quite number
of them have come around to the view
opint from which they can see ulti-
mate benefits to their property In the
annexation and today the opposition is
not nearly so strong as it was a year
ago.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-05-31
VETERANS
LISTEN To
SPEECHES
Impressive Memorial Pa
rade Escorts Thousands to
Oak Hill Cemetery, Where
Old Soldiers Are Address
ed by E. D. Crumpacker.

Trimmed ranks of grizzIed veterans
sat for two hours in Oak Hill cemetery
in Hammond yesterday while orators
of the day re-safd the things they love
to hear. telling how human slavery
was washed from the nations escutche-
on by a sponge dipped in patriots
blood and of the mystic cords of
memory stretching from every battle
field to the hearthstone OF loyal Amer
leans"
The speakers knew their business
they made no attempt at originality
but delivered the stable old
patriotic speeches that soldiers OF the
civil war want to hear.
In the warmth of May the shade felt
good to the 1000 or 5000 people that
formed the two perpetual streams lead
ing to and from Oak Hill cemetery.
Every grave gave forth the incense OF
wild and hcthouse flowers. ferns
and tender greens. Flags and bunt-
ing decorated the homes and lawns on
Holman street and traced the way to
Oak Hill cemetery
An Impressive Parade.
A crowd of several thousand people
were gathered around the superior
court building at / o'clock The parade
led by the X. O. T. M. band. was fol-
lowed by motors and buggies and street
cars running in triplets. The cere-
monies at the cemetery began after 2.
The speakers were Judge " S. Reiter.
Hon. e. D. Crumpacker. Rev c. j.
Sharp, L. T. Meyers and Commander
Francis Elliott.
Along the Indiana side Of Lake
| Michigan yesterday thousands of pleas
ure seekers spent the large portion of
Decoration day. In the early morning
before Hammond had awakened many
found their way to the lake front. The
| stimulus of keen ozone-laden air and
the touch of fragrant mist from the
lake was worth tramping for miles.
Every motor car in town. from the
tiniest one cow power machine to the
broadcast and longest touring car. was
| out on the pike. 1t is estimated that
| $50 autos stopped at Oak Hill yester-
! day. In point of numbers yesterday s
celebration was the largest in Ham
lmond since the Spanish-American war.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-05-31
Police Extend Thanks.

One evening last winter the police of
Hammond increased their pension fund
S1,524.10 by the good will and liberal
ity of friends. Their benefactors re-
ceived in return an evening of solid
enjoyment at Orpheum hall
1t took the dance committee quite a
while to figure out just how they
stood. but now they have the dope in
plenty of time to get busy on the next
annual ball. The committee consisted
of John Kunz, chairman; Charles See
Bob Law, Oscar Borchert. Emil Bunde,
Fred Stelow. They desire to thank the
people of Hammond for their generous
aid in the pension cause.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-05-31

CHOOSE
OFFICERS
Gary and Hammond Men
Are Honored With Offices
at Annual Convention of
National Letter Carriers
Association.

Gary and Hammond men were honor
ed with offices at the annual conven-
ton of the Indiana Association of the
National Letter Carriers association
which was held in Gary yesterday. Tho
next convention will be held in Mar
tinsville.
The 11o delegates and visitors to the
convention first took in" Gary, get
ting a trip through the steel mills and
then they settled down to business A
banquet at eight o'clock at the COM
mercial club topped off the business
session. Among the resolutions passed
was one endorsing the Hamil bill in
congress providing for the retirement
of carriers on pension.
Officers were elected as follows:
President-Leon Hayes. Muncie
Vice President--E. w. Cliff, New
castle.
Secretary-A. R. HeIvey, Gary.
Treasurer-H. d. Miller, Fort Wayne.
Executive Board-W. F. Lynch,
chairman. Hammond, Carl 0. Williams.
Winchester; Moses Harry. Evansville.
National convention delegate
Claude H. Shipley. Martinsville
The program In full:
Morning session at eo9 Broadway, 10
a. m.-
Convention called to order
Invocation-Rev. F. E. Walton.
Address of Welcome-Mayor T. E.
Knots.
| Response-Claude Shipley. Pres. I. s
| a. l. c.
| Executive session II a. m.
| Afternoon session / D. M
| Trip through Indiana steel Co Mills
/ 3 p m. to $50 p. m.
Finished business at sos Broadway
| 6 p. m. to Z p M.
Banquet at 1880 p. m. at Commercial
Club Hall.
Chicken Bouiilion. cracker.
Radish. olives.
! Chicken Fricassee or Baked Fish
Mashed Potatoes Escalloped Potatoes
Baked Beans. Sliced Tomatoes.
Cabbage Salad.
Bread and Hot Biscuits.
Ice Cream and Cake.
Served by the Sorosis Society OF tn.
First Presbyterian Church
Speakers
Albert Ross Helvey, toastmaster.
Mayor Thomas E. Knots.
Postmaster John Mccall.
Vice Pres N. A L. C. Edward ]
Gainor.
Postoffice Inspector John N Hunter
Treasurer n. A. L. C. Chas. D. DUFFY
Asst Postmaster Joseph c. Tracey
Gary reception committee, member
of Steel City branch. 1926. is as fol
lows:
J. T. Huff, president
c. 0. McCo1ly, vice president.
c. w. Hesford, treasurer
A. r. Helvey. secretary E. ]. Peter
son, sergeant-at-arms.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-05-31
Fifty Attend.

Fifty were in attendance a the deep
sewer meeting of the Chamber of Com
merce Thursday evening. Most of the
city officials were present and one or
two spoke c. NJ. Mcdaniel was chair
man of the meeting and appointed Ros-
coe f. Woods and Frank C. Deming as
heads of two committees which are to
conduct the campaign.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-05-31

Henry p. Dawson, one of the lead
ing members of the firm Of j. p.
Morgan & Co., was quoted the other
day in an interview csbled from
Europe az severely censuring some
Of the acts of President Wilson.
The Morgan firm has taken occas-
ion to telegraph Secretary of State
BRYAN that Mr.. Dawson denies hav-
ing given an interview Of any sort.
The firm also assured the secretary
of it's friendship for the adninistra-
ton.
The report from Europe quoted
Dawson as saying the Withdrawal of
the u. s. government from the
Chinese loan was a piece of politics
calculated to appeal to the mob.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-05-31
TWO INCORPORATIONS
TIMES BUREAU,
ATT State CAPITAL,

Indianapolis, Ind, May 31.-Charters
for two Hammond corporations were
issued here today. The Hastings
Woods Realty company has twenty FIVE
thousand dollars capital William Hast
ings, Roscoe f. Woods and A. E. Ebert
being the incorporators. The Pythian
building association was incorporated
for ten thousand dollars with Otto H.
Rabe, Thos. Jordan, d. H. Atkinson and
J. E. Wolf as the incorporators.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-05-31
Times Employe Very I'll.

John Younger. collector for THE
TIMES, is quite i'll at his home on Sib-
ley street For two weeks a huge car
buncle on the back of his neck result
ed in two operations. and he is now
afflicted with another which promises
to be more serious than the other.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-05-31
Weight Case Continued.

Officer frost placed the Hammond
agent of Swift & Co. under arrest for
alleged shortage of ten pounds in the
delivery of meat to an East Hammond
meat market one day last week. The
agent. George S. Jones, 3S Douglas
street, gave $h00 bail. The case was
set for June Z. In the meantime the
case Of Richard Lehman came up in
the city court and was continued till
June Z. Lehman was the driver who
delivered the meat. Swift & Co. had
an attorney out from Chicago
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-05-31
Bow Choir Coming.

The Paulist boy choir of Chicago is
to sing at the Hammond theater on the
9Th of June. Father Barrett has been
instrumental in getting the chorus for
a local appearance. The Rosary Ladies
of All Saints church are conducting
the sale of tickets and have assured
the concert good patronage.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-05-31
Muncieites Arrested.

John Richardson and George Peter
son of Muncie, Ind, were arrested this
afternoon by Officers Lamme and frost.
The police recovered jewIery valued at
$3.50 which is. said to have been taken
from the home of Nj. .. Mcclellan of
Muncie.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-05-31
DIES SIX YEARS
AFTER INJURIES

Grace Wright, aged Is, died this
morning in the home of her father, c.
H. Wright, a carpenter, 408 Columbia
avenue. Her death is said to be due
to injuries received when she was
years old. The girl was knocked down
and run over by a buggy at that time
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-05-31
FINED AT DYER.
Especial to THE T1Mps.) )


Dyer, Ind, May 31-Jack Johnson
the discredited worlds champion. was
stopped by Marshall Eugene Stech OF
Dyer while speeding on the Hammond
Crown Point road at a fearful rate yes
terday afternoon, a fine of 50 and costs
amounting to $40. being administered
The negro was surly and the usual
teeth grin was absent. He was accom-
panied by his white wife.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-05-31
Tent Lectures Tomorrow.

Rev. c. P. Meeker, the Chicago evan
gelist, will speak Sunday morning and
evening in the tent at Hoffman and
Cedar streets The morning topic is
Lost and Found" The usual stereop-
ticon lecture will precede the evening
service at o'clock
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-05-31
PickuocketS BUSY.

Pickpockets relieved Mrs. Franz
Coombs, 11S Doty street, of a valuable
watch yesterday afternoon. The work
was done in the jam on South Holman
street at the time of the parade.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-05-31
Ball Game.

THE TIMES and E. C. Minas ball
teams will mix at the H. A. A. park
tomorrow morning at ten. "Woggles"
Goehringer, THE TIMES spit artist will
snake EN- around the Minas stars legs
and keep them on the jump.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-05-31
Autos Collide.

A head-on collision between automo-
biles driven by Louis Schoubeck and l.
Dovenner both of South Chicago oc-
CURED on the Wolf river bridge last
night The damage is estimated at So
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-05-31

You get instant warmth and COM
fort with a Gas Heating Stove---Eo.
Ind. Gas & Elec. Co.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-05-31

The La Vendor cigar Is a home prod
uct None better-Adv.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-05-31

Try La Vendor cigar. It's good
Adv.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-05-31
WEArHER.
xn<.us

UNSETTLED. BUT
GENERALLY FAIR
TODAY AND SUNDAY