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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-11-21
AUTOMOBILE
COMPILE ETELY
DEMOLISHED
Escape From Death Near Ham
HOnd Is Miracle and Acct
dent Unusual One.

A Chicago bound flyer, rushing
through Oak Glen village on the
outskirts of Hammond at a speed
of mile a minute in order to make
up lost time, struck and entirely
destroyed fve-passenger auto
mobile in (which two boys, James
Molenaar, aged Y years, and Orin
Kcoy, 13, were riding.
The machine was torn to pieces.
the steel twisted and knotted, the
body splintered and scattered
along the right of way for a dis
tance of two city blocks. the
wheels battered into junk and the
top ripped to bits. but the precious
human cargo was saved.
When the frantic engineer had at
last stopped his engine and jumped to
the ground he found instead Of the
mangled remains of the boys. an un-
usual tableau on the pilot of his steel
steed- Embraced in each others arms
the lads We're plastered up against the
front Of the big engine like two paper
wads on blackboard.
James, who is the son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Molenaar of Lansing. was
stunned but aside from a few scratches
had no injuries. Orin. son Of Mr and
Mrs Peter Kooy OF Highland. was un-
conscious for several hours but there
are no. broken, bones and he VIII be
all right shortly.
/ It was because the Kooy boys reach
was not long enough for him to throw
in the clutch readily that he was
trapped on the tracks while driving
the car. He had just turned around
after having visited the depot where
he had gone on and errand and was
driving northeast at the time Of the
accident.
No one can explain how the two
boys escaped instant and horrible
death.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-11-21
HARBOR MAN
ASPHYXIATED

AsphyNiation by gas escaping through
an open jet claimed another victim in
Indiana Iiarbor last night, when a
stranger rooming with Andrew Adam
schek, S419 Michigan avenue, met his
death while sleeping in one Of the rooms
on the second floor
At $50 o'clock this morning Fred Nc
Troy. porter, noticed the odor of gas
and realized that it came from the
strangers room. He opened the door
and found the gas jet open. The man
was apparently asleep or unconscious.
The porter did not investigate. He sim
ply saw that he was alive. tuen turned
eff the gas. opened window ana LETT
the room.
When about o'clock the stranger
did not show up, an investigation was
made and it was apparent at once that
the man was dead. lie had been dead
an hour or more.
Adamschek then notified the police
and Officer BiehI Investigated.
DR.. Sauer was called. but the case
was hopeless. Then the undertakers,
Burns and McGuan. took charge Of the
body.
Or. Sauer. in concluding his investi-
cation. said that the life might have
been saved had some action been taken
at $3.50 when the condition was first
discovered.
50 far the mans identity has not been
learned. He had friend with him
when he engaged the room and the POI
lice are hunting for that friend Mean
time the body awaits Identification at
the morgue.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-11-21
HUGHES DELAYS
CONGRATUL ATIONS
BY United Press.

NEW YORK. Nov. chairman
Wilcox Of the republican national COM
mittee. declared today no kilograms
c6nceding the election of President
Wilson or congratulating him has been
prepared. so far as he knows.
Commenting on reports published in
New York that Charles e. Hughes had
really prepared telegram of .congrat-
ulation. WILCOX said:
II know of no such statement having
been prepared / saw the governor last
night and the situation is just where
it has been. There is no change.
don't know what the result of the Of
fetal count viii be any more than you
do and it would be foolish Of me to
say anything about it"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-11-21
OHIO VOTE
ANALYzED
At LAST.
Did Citizens of Ohio Vote or
Their Pocketbooks? Viii
son Not Popular at First
But Factories Opened and
the Rest Was Forgotten.

CLEVELAND. o.. NOV. 21-Ohio fur
nishes a stupendous revelation Of the
reasons for the victory of Wilson and
the defeat of Hughes
For the first time since the founda-
tion Of the Republican party with the
exception Of the three-cornered fight of
1912. Ohio has given it's electoral vote
to a Democratic candidate for presi-
dent.
The president overturned a normal
Republican plurality of approxima teiy
100000 and captured the state by a
margin of 10000 votes. He received
$4,000 more votes than he did in 1912.
while Hughes ran 1900 behind the
Taft-Roosevelt aggregate. 1t was the
only Wilson landslide in the entire con-
test in the forty-eight states.
Ohio proved fertile soil for the
seeds of the Wilson propa aganda. No
where east Of the Mississippi did the
people respond with such ready approval
of the argument that Wilson kept US
out of war" and the appeal to let well
enough alone"
The pocket nerve" is peculiarly SEN
sitive in Ohio. Good times. good ad-
ministration; hard times. bad admins
traton. according to the Buckeve
brethren. Nowhere was the Wilson ad-
ministration more unpopular than in
Ohio in 1914 when the Underwood tariff
reduction had closed factories. opened
soup-houses to the unemployed and stag
mated business generally. The Ohioans
arose in their wrath put the Democratic
state administration out of office and
elected a Republican United States sen
ators
Then the war brought prosperity; the
great manufacturing plants of the
northern part Of the state re-opened and
began making munitions. The farmers
began riding in automobiles. The VIII
son administration was not so bad after
all thought the Ohioans.
In other states there may have been
doubt that Wilson kept us out Of war
Not IA Ohio. The Buckeye folks knew
there was something closely akin to
war on the Mexican border, and had not
Wilson and their own fellow 0hloan.
Secretary Of War Baker, kept their boys
lT0ntfnue9 on page nve}
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-11-21
u.S. STEEL
GETS THE
DECISION

A decision of far reaching effect for
Gary's industrial development was
handed down by Judge Harry Crum-
packer of the Porter-Laporte superior
court at Valparaiso yesterday, when he
held in the case of Nathaniel Stone and
others against the Indiana Steel COM
pany. in which the plaintiffs sought to
compel the company to restore the Calu-
met river to its old winding channel,
that the plaintiffs We're not damaged and
that they had no cause for complaint
The decision enables the company to
proceed with many contemplated i'm
provements and is a big local victory
for Attorney L. l.. Bomberger Of Ham
mond. who sat in as co-counsel with x.
X Knapp Of Chicago. they having rep
resented the company.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-11-21
DEATH OF E. L. HEATON

f. l. Heaton. a resident of Ham
mond for ten years. died Friday and
was buried yesterday at Youngstown.
O.. his former home. Mr. Heaton left
Hammond a week ago yesterday for
Youngstown for visit which he hop
ed would benefit his failing health.
Mrs Heaton was called by telegram
telling of his serious illness.
A conductor for the Indiana Har-
Dor Belt Ry.. a. member of the Odf
Fellows and very popular, Heaton was
known to great many people ia
Hammond He is survived by his
widow. daughter, brother. two sis
ters and his widowed mother
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-11-21
COUNTRY
ASKED To
PREPARE
President to Call Upon Nation
TO Get Ready For New Trade
Conditions After War
nN RoRERT ]. RENpER

Omitted Press stan CorreSpondent.p
WASHINGTON, Nov. PA
call to American business to meet
unprecedented trade conditions
after the war is to be the keynote
of President Wilson's message to
congress, Tuesday December 5th.
The president is completing the
message today and expects soon
to have it in the hands of the
printers.
The president believes the country.s =
Industries can do maximum amount
OF work only when there is a minimum
OF industrial unrest. His message is
expected to emphasize more confidence
OF each in the other and less tendency
to class feeling.
IN this connection. the president has
formulated plans for rendering prac-
tically impossible strikes of all kinds.
He will urge completing of a program
similar to the proposed in his last
message to handle such situations as
the recent threatened strike of the
railroad brotherhoods-
Believing the railroad problem as
important a domestic issue as con-
fronts the country. the president will
urge congress to give the most care
fuI consideration to possible legisla-
tion which Will aid the transportation
systems to expand and improve. to
meet the additional stress under which
they will be placed at the close of the
war.
Abroad also. the foundation must be
laid for the coming trade upheava1. the
president believes. He will urge con-
gress to act Immediately upon a meas
ure along the lines of the Webb bill
which would have permitted American
exporters to organize without fear Of
antitrust law action.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-11-21
WILSON'S
PLURALITY
IS 3,4OO

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 21-The re-
publican state central committee today
estimated that President wilson's plu-
rality in California will be in excess OF
3.400
Basing the estimate on tabluations
by them of official returns from fifty
counties and semi-official returns from
the other eight tney set the figures at
3416
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-11-21
EXPLOSION
At PLANT

A dust explosion in the upper reaches
of one Of the warehouses Of the Chaplin
and company plant, at Columbia avenue
and the Indiana Harbor tracks in Ham
mond. occurred about IL o'clock satur-
day forenoon.
Frank Wocily. an employe who was
in that part Of the building in which
the explosion occurred. sustained burns
about the face and hands. but was able
to be at work Monday.
Tire damage caused to the building
was not due so much to- the flame and
fire as to the pressure from the ex-
plosion. A concrete roof which sup
ported the elevator in which the OK
p1osion occurred saved men from injury
in the main warehouse.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-11-21
WHITING HAS
NEW FACTORY
special to THE TIMEs.9

WHITING, IND. Nov. 21-The Galena
signal Oil co. with it's main plant at
Franklin. Pa is erecting a branch fac
tory at Whiting at the site formerly
occupied by the Westrumite Co.
The speciality of this concern is the
manufacture of car Oil, they lubri-
eating rs per cent OF all the oil used by
the railroads IN the United States.
The plant Is now well under way and
when completed viii employ about
twenty-five men.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-11-21
CBy United Press Cablegram.l

(By nited Press Cablegram.)
BERLIN Cvia Wireless to Long
IsIand) Nov. 21.-"Our infantry
now stands before Craiova,'' de-
cIared the German official state
ment telling of the sweep of the
Teutonfc armies against the Rou-
naniaDs.
.On the Alt some important towns,
and interenched heights were cap
tured by us from the ROumanians
in "A sever struggle" the state
ment continued.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-11-21
ACCIDENT TO
LOUIS KULP

Word mas been received in Hammond
of an accident at Wanatah to Louis
Kulp. former Hammond man. who
lived on Mason street and was employ
ed as a linotype operator for THE
TIMES. Kulp was running a hay press
and his left arm was caught therein.
crushing it so badly below the elbow
thar it was necessary to amputate
above the elbow. He was removed to
his nome in YaIparaiso.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-11-21
YES, THEY
KNEW SANS BOY

Sam Hock of North Judson. Ind.
came to Gary yesterday. Sam met two
young men who said they knew his
son at college. Sam told the police
they had a good time and when they
left his room some of his valuables
were missing
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-11-21
NERF LATEST y
MAR NE WS


(By United Press Cable gram.)
LONDON, Nov. 2I.-A wireless
dispatch from bucharest today
says il is rumOred in the ROu-
manian capital that Gen. FnIken
hayne has been recalled from the
German operations in Pennsylvania,
being replaced by Field Marshal
Won Mackensen who is now at
6DObrudja. In Mackensen's place,
the dispatch says, 1t is reported
that the Germans Win put LudeD-
dorff.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-11-21

(By United Press Cablegram)
LONDON, Nov. 2I.--A Central
News dispatch from Athens declar-
ed the Greek cabinet Has refused
the demands of AdmiraR Fournet.
representing the allies, that the
German. Austrian, bulgarian and
Turkish ministers leave the capital
before tomorrow. The dispatch
states that another meeting of the
cabinet Will be held before the
matter is settled definitely.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-11-21
eBy United press CabIegram.)

1By United Press CabIegram.)
EONDON. Nov. 2I.-NOtNithstand-
standing protests from America,
Holland and the vatican. Germany
IL stiIl departing Belgian yvorkmen.
Moreover. she is now registering,
presumably for future deportation,
ali citizens of Switzerland and the
Duchy of Luxembourg, who are re-
siding in Belgium
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-11-21
''TAKE EN- DEAD
OR ALIVE

Chief of Folice PeteE Austgen. Sec
retary Borchert. OFFICER Kunz. Police
Commissioner Taper and Peter Pohl
Datz. zgrn serving warrants on rabbits
south - Crown Point TO-DAY
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-11-21
BANK CALL IS MADE
lRr I-nfted Pres..1

troller Of the currency today issued a
call for the condition of all national
hanks at the close of business on Fri
day Nov II.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-11-21
WEATHER.

Cloudy tonight and probably We'd
seSIay. Not much change In temper
Ature. Lowest tonight slightly above
freezing. Moderate 10 fresh er~t to
aortbeast winds.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-11-21

There are 10000 Lake County people
who are living all over the 4. :. \
subscription to THE TIMES viii save
you the trouble of writing IettcE Il"
amy ono of them-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-11-21

(By United Press CabIegranD
PETROGRAD, Nov. 2I.-Under
German pressure the Roumanians
have retired to Filinsh. according
to the Russian war office state
ment, issued here today.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-11-21
DEATH OF CONGDoN

ST. PAUL, MINI, Nov. 21-C. A.
Congdon, Minnesota member Of the re-
publican national committee, died here
today
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-11-21

TINES advertising viii enable yon
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-11-21
w. H. SPRING DEAD

VIM H. Spring. 66 years OF age, em-
ployed by the Standard steel Car CO.
as maehinist, died this morning at
10 O'Clock at his home in 445 Becker
street.
The funeral Will be Thursday in
charge of the Masons. with burial at
oak Ridge cemetery, Chicago.
His wife and two children survive.
TIMES ads are personal messages 10
the people of this conmunits from the
merchants
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-11-21

Continued On page ave. ?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-22
CONSTITUTION OF NEWSPAPER CLUB
 TO BE AMENDED

Much iterest is being taken in the com ing election of officers of the Birrning- ham Newspaper club, and there will no doubt be a large crowd on hand at the meeting to be held Thursday night, at which the nominating committee will be named.
 At this meeting the first order of busi- ness will be the adoption of certain amendments to the constitution and by- laws which place all members on an equal basis. Active newspaper men are the only members of the club that are now eligible to office. Under the change all members will be eligible for office.
 The names of many prominent men are being considered for the presidency, and it is indicated that after the nominating committee holds it's deliberations it will present a strong ticket. The new off cers will be insalled in March.
 Within a very short time a new sec retary to succeed w. A. Dameron will be named, and special plans will be made for a big week during the com ing Fashion Week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-22
DETECTIVES FIND NO
 CLUE ID ASSASSIN
 {. OF AGED CH|NAMAN
Finger Print System Might Identify Murderer-Evi- dent That the Celestial
 Made Desperate Fight

As the local detective department is unable to make use of the finger print system the assassin of Charley Fein Ben, a Chinese laundry owner who was shot and killed Sunday morning in his place of business, Twenty-first street and Fifth avenue, north, will likely never have to answer to justice for his crime.
 According to Chief of Detectives Tom Shirley, now that the Chinaman is dead even if the police apprehended the mur- derer there would be no one to posi- lively identify him and therefore insult ficient evidence to convict.
 Before Charley Fein Ben was fatally shot on Sunday morning he made a des- perate fight with his assailant as the spattered blood on all four walls of the laundry gave horrible evidence. They are finger prints in blood of the mur- derer on the walls and the arms of the police maintain that they have not the apparatus to utilize this distinct clue to the assassin, and it therefore will go undeveloped.
 The finger prints in the Chinese laun- dry are the only clue-and the only posi- tive evidence that would convict should the murderer be captured. Further still it is pointed out that no suspect could be positively identified without using a reproduction of the finger prints left on the walls of the Charley Ben laundry.
 We have not the modus operandi to utilize finger prints, said Chief Tom Shirley last night, "and therefore, al- though there was marked evidence of a great struggle in the Chinaman's shop, the detectives lost no time looking for finger prints as such would be of no use to us.
 "As to progress in the case, there is none to report. We have ordered postal cards giving meagre description of the suspected murderer, and these will be spread broadcast throughout the country. That is about all that we can do.
 Robbery in my opinion was the only motive for the. crime. There is nothing in this talk of a tong war. Chinamen do not hire white ilen to murder their rivals. No it was cold-blooded robbery by low browed thug, who sneaked in there while the old Chinaman went across the street to get some sandwiches do not believe that the young ruffian meant to kill the old man, but only meant to rob and finally shot only when forced to to prevent the Chinamen get ting the best of him. Charley Ben was powerful old man, and he must have made a great fight in that laundry all by himself. The spattered blood on the walls clearly show that"
 Coroner c. L., Spain started an in- vestigaton into the killing of Charlie Ben yesterday. Solicitor Hugo l.. Black s office is also conducting a quiet investi- gation.
 The remains of Charlie Ben are still at the morgue of Smith, Warner Gaudir & Co.,, awaiting advlces as to the ship ment of the body and the arrival of relatives from New Orleans It was re- ported at police headquarters yesterday that several local Chinamen had gotter together and authorized reward of S2Ot for the arrest and conviction of the murderer of Charlie Ben.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-22
.DR. HARVEY WILEY
 COMING THURSDAY Noted Pure Food Expert to Appear as Next Number
 in Lyceum Course

Dr. C. A. Brown principal of Central High school, announced yesterday that Dr. Harvey w. Wiley will appear as the next number of the Lyceum course on Thursday evening, January 24. Dr. Wiley comes on the date formerly announced for Judge Ben B. Lindsey. When it was learned that. Judge Lindseys presence with the Ford peace party in Europe would prevent his filling his date in the present Lyceum course, a list of dozen or more lecturers was submitted from which a substitute might be selected The Birmingham committee promptly asked for Dr. Wiley. It is regarded as certain that he will be received with as great welcome, if not greater, than would have been accorded to Judge Ben B. Lindsey
 Since sDr. Wileys resignation as chief of the bureau of chemistry of the United States department of agriculture, he has been carrying directly to the people in- formation about adulterated foods. It is said that within six hours of the time that Dr. Wiley rendered his resignation, a representative of the Redpath Lyeeum bureau called upon nm III WaSnlnSI ton and made him a proposition to make a transcontinental lecture tour. On signing the contract at the time pr. Wiley an- nounced that he would fight the enemies of pure food from the lecture platform. freed from the entanglements of depart mental red tape, and would carry the fight to the people from coast to coast.
 Dr. Brown stated that even a substi- ute of admitted advantage is unortunate because the holders of season tickets have expected the numbers appearing or them. He added, however, that in this instance when an opportunity will be afforded to hear Dr. Wiley the people will scarcely feel that he has not kept faith with them.
 Dr. Wiley's lecture will be given in the Central High school auditorium Thursday night at S:15
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-22
WHITE CASE IS
 NOLLE PROSSED

Willie Ware, g. negro, was fined $1O0 on a charge of vagrancy in the criminal court yesterday. Assistant Solicitor w S. Welch prosecuted. Will Pate. a negro, was fined $25 and given three months on the county road in Judge Alston's divis- ion of the criminal court yesterday for larceny. Solicitor Davis prosecuted.
 The case against H. I. White, charged with grand larceny, was nolle pressed by Judge Abernethy in the municipal court. White was charged with larceny in connection with the removal of the car in which James Lawson was killed several nights ago.
 The car was owned by P. l.. Meadow and was wrecked between Owenton and Ensley, killing Lawson and injuring other occupants.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-22
Wholesale Arrests for
 Sunday Violations

Sheriff Batson and his deputies made more than 100 arrests Sunday in the suburbs and the outlying districts on charges of violating the Sunday laws. Fruit stands, grocery stores, lunch stands, cigar stands, in fact everything except drug stores, which were found doing business, were placed under bond on charge of violating the Sunday law. It is stated that the sheriff's office has had many complaints in regard to pro- miscous violations of the Sunday law in the suburbs and outlying districts.
 Judge H. B. Abernethy issued 123 war rants yesterday following the arrests on Sunday Sheriff Batson was assisted in his work by Deputies Austin, Wiggins. Jordan, Martin, Tendon, Newberry, Hil- liard and others. The arrests were made under the section of the criminal code which makes it unlawful to keep open any store on Sunday with the exception e a drug store.