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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-25
! Surrounded.

o'clock tonight General Jose
srafs command is completely
"a south OF Sara sosa and his
- expected momentarily. Cen
'eI9 villa has ordered his SOL
uke General Salazar alive. so
y be publicly executed as an
hers. "'
ecock II was reported In Juarez
~ Salazar's attack on the east
successful and that he wa s
On JuareZ. Juan n, Medina
x Oh the Juare2 garrison, upon
ne report. at once dispat tched
10 the east side OF
y anu began hurried fortiflca-
snd around the race track.
'!er returning from Sara agosa.
uao been hauling ammunition
sae 10 Villas forces. reported
'saefals had been cut TO pieces
helr dead would probably be
'Ias lost but sixteen dead and
sna wounded. After complete
ans General SalaZar. Villa 8
4',ea from further fighting and
ao attempt TO fight Salazar
MAKES a break for ljherlv.
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Likely as not the very op-
portunity that you most de-
sire may be outlined in The
Tribune Wants.
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Following Other Clews.

There is possibility. the of
ficcrs say, that Higginbotham s
bIackhand letters operations were
even more extensive than midi
Gated by the disclosures up to the pres
ent time, according to the authorities,
who are working on other clews, Dam
aging evidence which may result in
other federal charges of blackhsnd
letter sending is said by the officers to
have been discovered Because Of the
fact that Hieginbotham has boen for.
malIy charged with the CRIME of send
ing blackhand letters TO Mr., Peery and
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Woman Makes Statement.

When seen yesterday afternoon in
this city, Mrs Stienheuser made the fol-
lowing statement.
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CONTINUED on Page Twol
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.xs Metal Selling Prices.

THE WtA' nS
day; probably rain Wednes-
day.
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BY Interna tional News service
ra 7sHINGTON, Nov. 24,-Miss
NM Jessie Woodrow Wilson, the
WV second daughter of President
w NJ. yky.I,,,, boforo n 1,ri |.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-10-31
SHOWING MAYOR sMAI4LEY's FORESIGHT

summer will be improved, thus furnish-
ing another outlet for tranic to the
people Of the city.
Kenwood avenucswAs taken nm snd
opened fEQm the SiatA line to cnIu-
met avenue and provision has been
made for its Improvement and within
the next year its opening Will be ex-
tended through to Columbia avenue.
When completed 1t will provide an
east and west highway near the south
ern limits of the city which has been
the crying demand of that locality for
a long time.
All of these street openings were
large undertakings. They were UNDER
taken and carried through In response
to the demands of the citizens of
Hammond. the administration having
In mind the future development of the
city of Hammond and the making of
Haond the commercial, financial and
social center of the Calumet district.
ONE OF THE GREAT ACHIEVE
MENTS OF THE SMALLEY ADMINS
TRATION was the annexation TO the
city of Hammond of all the territory in
North Township far east as the
township line and as far south as the
Little Calumet River that did not al
reay lie within the boundaries of the
city. This annexation proceeding was
started and carried through by the
present SmaI1ey administration. After
the ordinance had been passed annex
ing this territory Inconsistencies were
filed which necessitated the litigation
of the question as to whether not
this territory could be annexed tn and
made "a part of the city of Hammond.
This litigation was successfully carried
ON In the Circuit Court of Lake county
and ON the 3Oth day of June 1913 "A
Judgement of the Circuit Court WAS
tered declaring that the territory should
be annexed TO the city of Hammond
which forever precIudes the possibility
of any other municipality getting pos
session of this territory. WITHIN 4
PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS WHAT WAS
DONE WITH REFEERENC TO THE
ANNEXATION OF THIS TERRITORY
WILL MEAN AN ADDED POPULA-
TTON OF FIVE THOUSAND PEOPLE.
1T WILL INCREASE HAMMoND's
ASSESSED VALUATION MORE THAN
TWO MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. 1t WAS
master stroke locking toward the
future greatness and development of
the city of Hammond.
When man has the perception 10
see these things, to look TO the future
and hns the ability TO take advantage
of opportunities i'm such thorough,
business-IfIxe and masterful way the
people ought to retain him in office
and not tnkc chances getting man
in his place who will make politics
subservfent to his public duties In all
of these great undertakings the aues-
ton OF politics was not considered, hut
the good of the people and the future
of Hammond was always Eppcrmost in
the mind of John. ID. SmaIIey.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-10-31
IS BODY
UNDER
THE RIVER?

With the finding of an overturned
hunting beat in the Calumet river nea.
Black Oak last Wednesday morning.
with a dog sitting on its keel. resi-
dents and hunters who witnessed the
the boat capsized with it's occupant and
that the body of an unknown hunter
is lying at the bottom of the river near
this point.
The blue painted row boat was first
noticed by Jacob Nichols who was
hunting west of the dam at Black Oak
AS he rowed near the overturned boat
he distinguished a hunting dog sit
ting its keel He made several at
temps to over turn the boat but the
dog growled and refused to let hm
come near.
Thinking it peculiar, Nichols told a
number of other hunters and today
the overturned boat and the peculiar
actions of the dog is a mystery to the
hunters who witnessed the sight This
morning the police heads of the var
ious cities have been notified and a
searching party will drag the river
for the body.
The dog that is believed to be mourn
ing for his master. refuses to leave the
vicinity OF the overturned boat and al
though efforts have been made to be
friendly with the animal. hunters have
been unable to approach him.
This morning the dog was seen run
ming down the railroad tracks toward
| Gary. The boat has been taken to
short but no trace of a hunter has been
found.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-10-31
CH|RKA'S FRIENDS TO
APPEAL TO GOVERNOR

Michigan City. Ind, Oct. 31.-(SpeciaD
Peter Chirka, East Chicago wife MUIR
derer. is living in suspense these days
at the Michigan City peniteniary, which,
Is almost worse to him than the death
itself, which awaits him in the electric
chair next January.
Chirka has heard that his friends at
East Chicago will appeal to Governor
Ralston to commute the death sentence
to life Imprisonment Peter is ready to
def he must. But while he lives he
hopes and life to him has become dear.
The suspense however is harder for
him than the absolute knowledge that
he must pay the death penalty. At
first he was was resigned to his fate;
now he hopes to escape it
Chirka has no money with which to
carry his case to a supreme court. He
has no influential friends who could
go to the governor and command
favor. Those who are working in his
behalf are people who believe that he
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-10-31
MILLS TO
CLOSE At
ELECTION

From present indications the Gary
steel mills will have to close down on
Tuesday, which is election day, as hun
dreds of voters have signified their
intention of participating In the cleo
tion doings.
The movement started when 500
Servians of the johnson camp passed
resolutions declaring that they would
not work. Last night 500 Scandina-
vians followed the same course
I, This will mesln that the foreigners
~ ne Knots camp Will undoubtedly
dc likewise and an a result (fary'a
sfreets ssiiI be thronged with 10000
men on election day Policing of this
number will require extraordinary
strength and should the rival camps
come to a clash neither the police nor
the sheriff will be able TO cope with
the situation.
There are many who predict that
state troops will be called into Gary
on Tuesday should the steel works be
compelled to close.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-10-31
WORKING MEN! WHAT
DO YOU THINK OF THIS?

Meyn and Fitzgerald may be able to
make their renters vote for SmalIey,
but what claim have they ON the labor
ing man:
Don't you think your interests will
be better taken care of by Peter Crum-
packer, who is honest and fearless and
Will he fair to all. No bosses or big
interests can control him. vote for
Simons is, I'm effect. "a vote for SmaIIey.
Don't throw your vote away, labor
ing men. but vote 1t straight for Crum-
packer IL you want to turn down the
Chicago mnde political bosses behind
Smallcy.
What do you think of these political
BOSSES,
John FitxgeraId-the former boss of
the Goose Island ward, the toughest I'm
the city of Chicago, "a friend and ASSOC
cfate of Roger sullivan, Hinky Dink
and Bath House John, from whom he
/ learned his politics.
Henry Downcy. president of the jeff
erson club and democratic city chair
man. boss in three wards near the stock
yards.
soon" Burns, n stock yards boss
politician, who is to be on the board of
public works If smaIlcy Is elected.
John l.. Rohde, formerly boss poll
| ticfan I'm the stock yards district and
now In office for over fifteen years.
Frank O'Rourl<e. city cenIer, n form
er Cleveland ward boss, who seems to
have more to say than any one else.
Peter Lyons. the great sewer con-
ssructor. who has never been compc-
tent for his office. hut who peverthe-
iess hns been city civil engineer for
| over fifteen years.
| John #. kuhimap, street commits
! sioner, who hns held office for more
| than fifteen years.
These are the men behind SmaiIey
and they are working their heads off
and spending much time and money to
| he kept in power and office.
| Will you good citizens with the
hest interests of the city at heart vote
to keep them I'm posverf
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-10-31

killed his wife in a At of insanity. He
and his wife had much domestic trou-
BILE, and their difficulties were aired in
the courts occasionally. Among his
friends he was known as "Nutty''
Chirka, which speaks none to we'll for
his sanity.
At his trial at Crown Point recently
he was represented by Attorney Joe
Meade of East Chicago. He was ably
defended, but the jury nevertheless
brought in a death verdict. Although
expecting no remuneration. Attorney
Meade has decided to lay the whole case
before Governor Ralston. He is backed
up by a number of women who have
organized themselves to save him from
the electric chair. No hopes have been
held out to Chfrka by his friends He
only knows that an effort, to save
him, will be made.
Attorney Meade expects to go to In
dianapolis Immediately after the elec-
ton.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-10-31
MUD POLITICS.

A circular has fallen under our oh
servatiOn with the headline. "Stop.
Look and Listen" which is addressed d
to the taxpayer and voter of the city
of Hammond and signed "Invesfigating z
Committee.-
This circular is more than likely To
he spread broadcast over the city and
to abort the evil influence that Ii II
sure to create before the election takes
place. we take this opportunity of In
forming the citizens whom this circu-
lar recommends should vote the social
fst ticket that the socialists and social
ist party does not and will not resort
10 any such methods diatribes and
vitrioIic anathemas 10 acquire votes.
Our campaigns those of education
and depends wholly upon the sagacfty
Of voters for our success.
G.. w. DE LANEY,
Chairman Press Committee.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-10-31

EHe sfect1cu 0oE1A @tzszfs 81 4k1ast
Chicago must follow the letter of the
statute. in reserving the spaces on the
ballot for the democratic and repubii
can parties. but they shall exercise the
discretion given them by implication.
as to where the ballots are to be
printed.
That in effect Is Judge v. s. Reiters
ruling in the superior court this noon
on the injunction instituted by the Twin
Sity republicans against the board Of
election commissioners. to determine,
whether or not the citizens PARTY had
a right to the first column on the bal
lot, in view of the fact that there will
be no regular democratic ticket.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-10-31
SELFISH "BUSINESS
ABILITY" COSTLY
TO TAXPAYERS
(Adsertfsement.)

The present city administration em-
ploys city stenOGrapher. Did you
know 1T. She fs paid this year 1856 a
month, which is $4,000 year. While
they were boosting the salaries of 9th
er officials, they raised hers to $1,000 a
month, or $4,000 year to begin Jan.
1, 1914. The lady who draws this
money is Miss Grace Gehrins and she
is the stenographer md office girl for
John GaNit. She looks after all the
business of MIR. Gavft, connected with
his general practice. should the city
of Hammond pay for stenographer
for the New York Central Railroad
lines, all of whose local business is
done in Mr.. Gavit's office.
Vote for Peter Crumpacker. He has
enough backbone to resist and defeat
any such imposition the taxpayers.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-10-31
AUTOMOBILE
COLLISION

An automobile driven by Paul LIP
inski, the real estate man. collidcd
with that of Health Officer DIR. Weis
this morning. at the car switch on Rus
sell and Holman streets.
Both autos were considerably dam
aged, the front OF DIR. weis car pc
ing demolished.
Dr. Weis steered his auto around the
rear of a street car. he wishing TO go
south and Lapinski, coming from the
south at a fair rate of speed, saw the
auto, but was unable to check the
speed of his car. which crashed into
weis' car with telling effects.
Both autos swerved several feet. and
although considerably Jared the occu-
pants of the autos were uninjured.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-10-31
tAdvertisement.)

tAdvertfsement.)
On last Tuesday Peter w. Meyn, the
banker, whose income Is over 100000
per month, and John Fitzgerald, the
disfiIIer. whose income Is probably
S1O,OO0.0O per month, went through the
Reid-Murdoch plant. the f. $. Betx
plant, the simplex plant and many 9TH
er large plants in the city with Mayor
SmaIley handing out cigars right and
left TO the Iaboring men.
Ii IL said that at the Betz plant
speeches were made by Joseph Conroy
and SmaiIey In which IL was said that
Fitzgerald is sfockholder In the Retz
corporation and In interested In the
election of MIR. SmaIley and desired the
iabOrfng men to vote for him.
What do you think of the MIsER
BANKER and the DIsTILLER passing e
out cigars to Iaboring men.
They both have a very great interest
I'm the iaboring men just now.
At meeting of the Lake County
Trades and Labor Council held August
20. 1919, they put MR.. FITZGERALD
ON the UNFAIR LIST. The minutes of
that date, published in Lake County
Labor Advocate. contain the following.
"Committee on DistiIIery Case re-
ported. Mr. Fitzgerald stated he did
not want to see nny committee aBdsh
stated that Mcleod was only ofIer
and he would take care of Mcleod
Moved and seconded tht report be re-
ceived ms proEress and committee con-
tinued. Motion lost.-
"Moved and seconded the Hammond
DistiIIcry be placed ON the unfair Its.
Motion carried
This il signed by two well known
democrats, a. B. Carter, president. and
Jos. II. Kasper, secretary 2S9 State
street. Hammond, Ind.
It in generally understood that Mr..
Meyn has kept constantly employed
against the protest of union labor for
the past six years more two nom
union carpenters at vnEes far below
the scale. who did all the repairing ON
hia large number of houses.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-10-31
RALLIES DRAW WELL
IN EVERY CAMP

While democratic orators in two sep
arate meetings last night were charg-
ing former republican administrations
In Hammond with mismanagement,
Judge Reiter and Peter Crumpacker at
a republican meeting in the Moose hall
on state street told their audience of
400 voters. that the democrats were be-
fuddling the issues, and charging the
republicans with canditions for which
xhe democrats we're ssesponsihl !. s
The progressives in session at the
Calumet school building belabored both
parties. The socialists held two meet
ings in the Simplex this noon in sep
arate sections.
c. w. Delaney, socialist press agent,
today denied emphatically that his
party was in anyway connected with a
.-roorback'' circular headed stop. Look
and Listen"
The feature of the Crumpacker meet
ing last night was the big turn out of
Jewish voters, of all classes. After the
session in the Moose hall the Jewish
Republican Club invited the audience to
Longs hall where refreshments were
served kosher" rolled meat sand
wiches being the piece de resistance.
The democrats had good audiences at
meeting on Sheffield avenue and an
other one on Columbia avenue. Con-
roy Gavit and Smalley were the princi-
pal speakers.
The principal speakers at the pro-
gressive meeting were Bruce Belman,
Kingwell and Simon.
Breitung's La Venda Cigars are the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-10-31

The second triennial state meeting
of the Indiana Teachers is being held
in Gary today and tomorrow. The city
is so wrapped up in politics that the
convention slipped into town and start
ed work without the city in general
being aware of il.
At the December meeting of the
State Teachers Association at Indi-
annapolis, an organization was formed
called THE Association of Indiana In
dustrial Teachers"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-10-31
MORE EVIDENCE OF
"BUSINESS ABILITY
(Advertisement.,

"Here we are, NIL for John ID. smalIey
for mayor. We are pleased to say to
all our friends that we endorse the
HONEST and efficient administration
and most sincerely hope 1t will con-
tinue to administer the affairs for four
years more"
Signed,
w. ID. WEIS AND OTHERS.
Notice, Mr.. Voter, that DIR. Weis
ssmost sincerely hopes 1t will continue
four years more.o Sure he does. Whys
DIR. weis Is secretary of the board Of
public health. n position which requires
little of his time. He Is I'M the general
practice OF medicine. His office Is at
GAL south Holman street In little old
frame shack which the doctor owns.
The city has paid to the doctor ever
since he has been secretary $500 n
month. or $4,000 a year, for the rent
of this little building that would not be
worth s15 a month for any other pur-
pose.
He also gets $40 month, or $4,000,
for clerical help. He keeps n girl to
answer the telephone and receive his
patients.
He receives $4,000 for fumigating.
Did you ever see the young fellow who
drives the DOCTORS auto and works on
the doctors farm: Shall the taxpayers
hire private chauffeurs and farm
hands.
Doctors salary as fixed by law and
based ON the population of the city ac-
corslinG to the last census Is $41S.50.
To this Is added $1,OOO.OO as sanitary
Inspector.
To all these is added s525.O0 for card
ing quarantined cases and rendering
medical services.
If some one should offer you the
same position and pay you $25 per
month for your office. store or home
and You could use the same without
any Inconvenience to your business or
home life would you be for four years
more of the same Administrations
This Item of 400 for keeping mp the
Doctors office, together with many 9TH
er things I'm the conduct of handling
the cfty's business is the reason that
In three years. although the assessed
vaIutIon of property I'm Hammond has
Increased 30 per cent, the tax rate has
gone up 20 cents ON the 100.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-10-31
PLANS CALL
FOR A BIG
SYSTEM

Plans for the New York Central. Chi
caso. Milwaukee e. ST. Paul railawy
clearing yards. work on which has been
started at West Gary. cali for yards
25z miles long with a vast system OF
transfer sheds.
Start sheds Next Week.
II is expected that construction on
the sheds. many OF which will be one
ffth OF a mile long. will be started
next week.
Yards Are Lengthy.
The yards begin 200 feet west of
Maple street in Gary and cross Cline
avenue. The northern part of this
thoroughfare is the boundary line be-
tween Gary and Indiana Harbor-East
Chicago. From this point the yards
(Continued on page ten.)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-10-31

] Yesterday afternoon Judga4 Reiter
overruled the demurrer submitted by
the attorneys for the citiznes' party.
He held that the statute specifically
provides that the first column of the
ballot Is reserved for the democratic
party, and the second for the republi-
can. and that the commissioners may
use their discretion only with refer
ence to parties other than these two.
In ruling the demurrer the court show
ed the attorneys that he intended to
be consistent and intimated that last
week he would have ruled against the
republicans on the mandamus-which
however was compromised-on the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-10-31
DEATH OF A. TRAVERS.

The sad news of the death of Archie
Travers, 17year-old son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Travers, formerly of Ham,
mond. was received this morning. He
has been severely Ill since last June
and died at the family residence at
631s Normal blvd. Chicago, Tuesday
morning at ten o'clock.
Funeral services will be held from
the Presbyterian church Sunday after
noon at 2:30 o'clock. The Rev. Hoffnia n
will officiate and interment will be
made at Oak Hill cemetery
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-10-31

OF the questions that pop up In a boys
mind are answered you have fulfilled
your duty. Teachers can't do 1T. for
it's not in their line"
In closing his talk on what boy
ought to know and how he should be
told, DR.. ellison referred to the expose
by Chicago newspaper of the quacks.
He complimented THE TIMES for aiding
West Hammond in riding ii of its tend
erloin
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-10-31
GARY-HARBOR-
HAMMOND CARS n
RUN TOMORROW

The Hammond extension of the Gary
and Interurban railways Indiana Har-
bor division will be placed in operation
tomorrow. Until the western terminus
has been at Indiana Harbor.
This gives Gary and Hammond two
G. and I. lines between the two cities.
Cars via the Harbor will leave Hon
man street in Hammond the same as
the steel mill cars for Gary. Gary now
has three traction lines to Hammond
the South Shore being, the other one.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-10-31
PEDAG0GUES HOLD
CONVENTION IN GARY

The aim OF this organization Is to
unite the teachers for the promotion OF
industrial education in this state.
The fact that law has been passed
making Industrial education compul-
sorry in the schools of Indiana. em-
phasizes the Importance of organizing
an association which will promote the
best interest of industrial education.
The Program.
Friday evening, at o'clock, October
FL, 1915
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-10-31
BUILDING
ACTIVITY RENEWED

Fall building was given an added i'm
petus today by the granting of permits
for two more business blocks in out
skirting districts.
Herman Haehnel will erect a $4,000
two story building of brick in 123-125
Gostlin street and w. Janisiki will put
up a two story brick block in SAL
Ames street.
E. B. Miller will build a bungalow in
$50 Cameron street. 1t is to cost
$500.