Hammond Times (Newspaper) - September 12, 1935, Hammond, Indiana EAST CHICAGO INDIANA HARBOR WHITING 1 TRI-CITY EDITION VOL XXX NO 73 OF HAMMOND INDIANA THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 1935 OF PRICE TWO CENTS N MAY ENTER PRESIDENTIAL RACE atgn AT FUNERAL Obsequies Will Be Marked tlie Utmost r By ROBERT G NIXON STAFF CORRESPONDENT 1 N ROUGE Every man a king a r Long dead from the assassin's bullet he look extra- futile precautions lay today beyond re- of his Utopian ical preachment but verse he made his campaign song will be his funeral dirge refrain the Louisiana sang at his political gatherings will be played as his body is laid to rest iate this after- a grave on the lawn of the lofty capitol he erected as a monument of his regime of the campaign song compose has been set-to funeral tempo and will be by the Louisiana band as the senator's is borne from its bier in the of the capitol to the The final tribute of his state America's most phenomenal figure will be marked by simplicity the senator's body in heavy bronze will be ed by gS of closest friends and political chieftains borne from its bier lit the capitol to the sunken garden ol the sloping greensward where it will rest V Pallbearers The pallbearers includes Governor Oscar Allen a lifelong upon whom the mantle of party leadership devolved Colonel Seymour Weiss v treasurer of the Long Lieutenant Governor James Noe Speaker of the House Allen Ellender Supreme Court Justice Fournet and Conservation Commissioner The organizer of clubs will reading the scripture arid the funeral oration and sermon official period of mourning proclaimed by Governor Allen was in effect Friday State house offices were closed The federal government will be Senator John H Long's in the States senate Senator Mrs Caraway of Arkansas K Thonias Schail blind senator i and Senator mer Thomas of Oklahoma The Louisiana legislature will at- GREECE TO HOLD A NATIONAL PLEBISCITE ATHENS Greece Sept will hold a national plebiscite on Oct 27 to vote on the return of the monarchy it was an- today The plebiscite would pave the way for the restoration of King George who left Greece 11 years The country since that time has been a republic Royalists sentiment in Greece has been growing stronger steadily in recent months and only two days ago Premier Panayoti Tsaldaris a republican yielded to the pressure exerted by War Minister George Kondylis and declared himself in favor of a republic with a king The premier's change of heart that Greece has an over- royalist cabinet and undoubtedly will vote in favor of a monarchial rule Royalist ments have been reinforced ever since last spring when Kondylis successfully put down the revolt led by Eleutherios Venizelos always staunch republican who is believed in England has remained silent on the question of his return to the throne although it is known he has held many conferences in recent months has taken the he would throne rom he was in 1924 unless his countrymen clearly expressed their wish to have him He is reported to have told government leaders that he would not return unless he received at least 60 per of the ballots cast in a plebiscite The senator's body lay today in a bronze coffin on a bier in the capitol A faint lifted the corners ef the pale lips and the unruly lock of red hair that characteristically dangled over his forehead was combed smoothly back The body was clad in severe formal dress cushioned on ivory silk Thousands Visit Bier Thousands friends and foes alike to stream the capitol for -a final glimpse of the man Even -as the hour of funeral drew the senator's supporters were preparing a searching gation into a startling development The belief was expressed by Earl Long's secretary that was assassinated not by the lone hand of Dr Carl Weiss because of against Long for directing buster legislation against his father-in-law District Judge B H a murder club said he be- d was picked by lot and forced Long under threat of death if he failed Christenberry said confident Long was the victim of -a murder conspiracy I believe Dr Weiss who fired the fatal shot was one of the tors and was selected by lot to the murder 1 believe that if he had not ried out the plot he would have been dealt by the tors are pressing an investigation and from evidence already obtained eventually prove was a victim of murder THE WEATHER Unsettled in north and fair in south portion tonight and Friday Warmer tonight except in west and central portions Warmer in extreme south and cooler in northwest portion Friday Daylight saving time Sunrise sunset Moon rises at p m today TEMPERATURE FOB REGION Temperature today in Hammond was 81 degrees above zero at a degrees above zero at noon Weather fair at noon MANION ADDRESSES FEDERATION MUNCIE Ind Sept labor will of the chief beneficiaries of federal government's program Clarence Manion Indiana director of the National Emergency council said here today addressed the annual con- vention of the Indiana Federation of Labor He The objective of the gram is to turn relief rolls into rolls When that objective is achieved the tremendous impetus to private business will unquestionably be the result Organized latior will be one of the chief beneficiaries of this business revival New business means new ing and new building means employment for the ing trades arid workers in mills and factories that supply building terials and tools The N director said that he was proud of the fact the labor in Indiana has not taken a dbg in the attitude toward the security wage scale of the progress administration he As I have explained to many of your subordinate organizations throughout Indiana the security wage is merely a money equivalent for direct relief It is most em- not the government's estimate of the value of an hour's work It back to mal times ROOSEVELT MAY PREVENT WASHINGTON D C Sept intervention to avoid a complete tie-up the soft coal industry appeared sible today as a joint ence wearily continued little progress toward a new agreement for union miners Operators mine union bers waiting in the corridors as the wage scale committee went into session for turned their discussion toward probable action by President Roosevelt the labor department Such action would be to secure extension of the present contract as United Mine Worker members sert they will not continue at work after the contract expires ber 16 to Be Funeral Strain SHIPMENTS OF PIG IRON FAR AHEAD OF AUGUST Calumet Steel Mills Indicate Demand Is Near mal Basis Setting a fast pace on the broad highway to recovery Calumet district steel mills day leading a strong movement toward normalcy mills presented sive proof of their upward trend with the announcement shipments last week were 50 per cent greater than the total of the period last month A relative improvement was registered in foundry coke and foundry activity itself has in- creased correspondingly Good Quarter Ahead also is re- ported in bookings for the last quarter Regular consumers not only are buying large tonnages new are the market situation supports recent forecasts of increased activity during the last ter meht current shipments of pig iron coke lies in the fact that an exceptionally good record the previous month gust shipments were 35 per cent ahead of July and the latter re- an- increase of 6 per cent over June The improvement in quarter has been sensationally sonal Virtually all of the nages taken were for actuar con- sumption the finished production answering current needs of try The farm implement industry has been a consistently large consumer of the two commodities while little fluctuation has been shown in the tonnages taken at automotive foundries Makers of castings for miscellaneous use also have shown increased activity buying in larger amounts than at any time since the beginning of the general business upturn Little Speculation Leading interests of the district assert that little new buying is speculative although purchases that character had been expected as a result of talk of higher prices by the last quarter If those increases are made they will come only after the ing trade has shown it is in a tion to absorb them without dis- business further along the line Thus far pig iron and foundry coke have not passed on any of the increases in costs resulting from the application of emergency freight rates last April BULLDOG HAS IMPRESSIVE FUNERAL PETERSBURG Ind Sept Walter E Treanor chief justice of the Indiana State court as a leading er Pete a bulldog was buried with impressive ceremonies in the back yard of his master William Steinmetz here The animal was placed in a beautiful casket lined with satin after being wrapped in a satin shroud Invitations were issued to many friends of the family At the pointed hour a large number of persons assembled William ling read the dog's obituary and then with bowed heads the mourners passed the coffin and viewed the remains Then the ket lid was closed and pallbearers carried the casket to a grave be- neath a tree A marker was placed on top of the grave and autumn flowers were strewn about Pete was known to everyone in this city and he also had a wide acquaintance in Evansville where his master was a mamber of the fire department The animal was of ferocious mein but docile habits Judge Treanor knew of Pete's loyalty to his master and paid the animal fitting tribute by attending the funeral TAXPAYER CAN SAVE MUCH BY PAYING NOV 4 Delinquents Charged Only 4 Per Cent Till 10 Per Cent Later Delinquent taxpayers of Lake county may save considerable money by paying their back taxes or before November 4 under the provisions of a new law passed the last session of the ture Large taxpayers recognizing the savings that may be ready are preparing to take ad- vantage of the act according to assurances coming into various Lake county tax collection offices Property owners who owe back taxes to the city and county for the years 1931 1932 and 1933 will pay the usual three per cent alty but if their delinquency goes beyond November 4 the in- creases considerably According to the law all quent taxes paid after November 4 will carry a total penalty of 10 per cent A delinquency for 1930 or previous years will be assessed an additional penalty of five per cent and will be added from year to year until the paid The same will hold true of future delinquencies May Use Moratorium If the wishes to avoid the 10 on back taxes for 1932 1933 he must apply for a moratorium Although new 1935 law sets the first Monday in May of this year as the deadline no- treasurer that he wishes to pay his back taxes in 16 the continue re- for a limited time A moratorium however costs more than paying delinquency before November 4 The law re- quires that moratorium installments up to and including the ment due on the first Monday of November 1934 shall be added gether arid the interest computed thereon at the rate of four per cent per year from the date on which they they became delinquent until the date of 1934 payment The principal and interest are and the sum divided into 16 equal parts the first in- stallment of which is payable on or before the first Monday in May 1936 RESTAURANT MEN MEET AT FISH HOUSE A strong legislative fight to mit local option on the sale of beer and alcohol in Indiana was by officers of the Indiana Restaurant association at a ing fish house dale last night J P O'Mahoney of Indiana denounced the present Sunday ban on beer and sales His sentiment was echoed by Martin Shane also of Indianapolis a director intimated the state will take the lead in ducing the necessary resolution be- fore the next session of the lature Local members of the association declared they are losing thousands of dollars every week because of the Sunday closing provision Peter Levent president of the Whiting chapter which sponsored the meeting presided The association ly to seek repeal of the Indiana gross income tax law and to sub- for sales tax act HEGEWISCH MAN WALKS IN FRONT OF MONON TRAIN TO THE HEGEWISCH 111 Sept Rudolph Lehnhoff 65 of 14021 Greenbay avenue Burnham killed instantly here last at street and Brainard avenue when he was run down by Monon freight train was returning home a movie and apparently was so preoccupied he did not notice the train Walter Price of 930 Becker street Hammond engineer of the train and members of the crew Harry J Van Valkenburg 37 Lawndale avenue and C G Smith 1156 Summer street Hammond were to appear at the inquest day The body is at the Oexmann funeral home in services ONLY COY'S SIGNATURE NEEDED ON Burns Ditch Project Soon to Be Spread Before ington Officials Only the signature of Wayne Coy director of the Indiana Works Progress administration is required for the proposed 0 00 harbor at the mouth Burns ditch in Porter county just east of Gary before the application is forwarded to Washington Governor McNutt has signed the request It also signature of John A Gavit seventh district W P A director Coy is expected to sign it today so that the cation may be placed in the mail before the midnight deadline night This project originally was sored by the Northern Indiana Inr Development association which includes civic organizations in Gary Valparaiso and Michigan City Representatives of the tion before U S army en- in Chicago last month to outline details of the harbor Railroads Register Kicks Since then a group railroads has filed remonstrating briefs with the engineers protesting the ex- tension of the development about inland The Northern Indiana Industrial Development association now is preparing counter briefs to be filed with the army engineers In event the government proves the project the Mid-West Steel company a subsidiary of the National Steel corporation will erect a finishing mill on site at the mouth of as the first unit of a complete steel plant Until ingot producing facilities are installed the finishing mill will receive its pig iron from the National Steel plant in the east via boat bottoms and will turn out finished products for the Chicago area This proposed development cording to the Northern Indiana association will create steel city in the Dunes and also will benefit Gary Chesterton and paraiso The benefits are expected to be felt as far away as Michigan City MALTA GARRISON IS ENLARGED BY By H K REYNOLDS CORRESPONDENT I N LONDON Sept British war office has decided to bring the infantry garrison at Malta up to full authorized strength it was an- officially today The war office stated the decision was reached in view of the present international situation endangered by the crisis Announcement of this move lowed the sensational address to the League of Nations assembly in Ge- neva by Sir Samuel Hoare day pledging Great Britain ob- serve the league covenant in its en- and to tion against all acts of At the same time the British press out hv almost mous support of the speech of the secretary Only the London Daily Mail and Daily ror disagreed holding Britain must keep out of the Ethiopian dispute The Malta garrison has been de- since 1929 when troops were sent from Malta to Palestine The new order establishment of three talions now at Catterick are re- reiving orders to Malta at an early date They are the second battalion of second battalion of the South borderers and the first the king's own Scottish borderers BIG FIRE PIERRE FORT PIERRE S D Sept 12 gutted the business here early today ing five store buildings and en- ing the lives of several men and women who were rescued from perilous positions on a ledge of one building HAUPTMANN'S FATE SOON TO BE DECIDED New Jersey's Highest Tri- bunal Convenes Today to Take Up Appeal By KENNETH T CORRESPONDENT I N TRENTON Sept Jersey's convenes today in its during which it will decide the fate of Bruno Richard Hauptmann's appeal from conviction for the murder of Chas Augustus Lindberg Jr The thirteen black-robed justices of the court of errors were scheduled to into their chambers in the state house at 11 a m There is a at- entirely different from the of the Hunterdon county courtroom at where was found guilty and sentenced to die exactly eight months ago row the court will begin tions on 100 the May Case No 99 is the appeal of for a new trial Hauptmann will able to witness the decision on his fate He must remain in the death house two miles ings confidently hopeful of a favorable judgment according to his counsel Fisher The justices have not given the slightest indication of when they will decide the Hauptman case In view of its importance they might decide it before the day is over CITY TO OFF DANGER CORNER ON ST William extensive in Hammond today the city to cut feet off his sidewalk at the northwest corner of Hohman ley street in order to provide a wider passageway for automobiles between the street car tracks and the curb This has long been one of the most dangerous corners in town Hammond The curb is so the tracks that when street cars stop on Sibley street just off Hohman avenue automobile drivers are forced to pass around the wrong side of the street cars in order to travel Sibley City Engineer Clarence Mason a member of board of safety and public works this morning commended Mr for his public-spirited action Mason said workmen will be signed to Monday ing to make the cut-off He be- it will eliminate a definite traffic hazard WHITING GIRL HURT IN CRASH ON HIGHWAY SPECIAL TO THE HOBART Ind Aug Mary Brozovic 27 of Whiting is in a critical condition in Mercy hospital Gary as a result of an automobile accident last night on State Road 30 a half mile west of line near Miss Brozovic was riding in a car driven by her Brozovic 3445 121st street Whiting He at- tempted to pass a car driven by Harry Osborn of Valparaiso but the outside wheels the loose gravel of the berm and started a skid The crashed into the Osborn car wrecking both The gir was taken to Gary where it was found she was suffering from a skull fracture Osborn was injured but it Is not believed his condition is serious He was taken to the Christian hospital In paraiso for treatment ARREST 2 FOR DRIVING DRUNK Two Calumet district motorists were arrested yesterday n mond on charges of driving while drunk and another was seized on s reckless driving charge William Seay 37 of 1101 Wilcox street Hammond and Leslie lins 28 ot 376 Adams street Gary were two nabbed charges of drunken driving John MacDougall 26 of 5 923 Clark street Whiting was this alleged All are scheduled t-o come up for trial before Special Judges Martin A Hubers and tm Downey in court SULLIVAN'S INJUNCTION NAILS LID ON TRACK Prosecutor Obtains ing Order Against mond Dog Speedway BULLETIN Judge Lawrence Becker of East Chicago Superior court afternoon continued tlie Hammond dog until September 23 three days after Circuit Judge T Joseph Sullivan on Prosecutor Fred Egan's petition a temporary injunction a gainst the track TO CROWN POINT Ind Sept I 2 While Judge Lawrence Becker was hearing a petition in East Chicago Superior court this morning for a restraining order against the proposed dog track in Hammond Prosecutor Fred Egan appeared in the Lake Circuit court at Crown Point shortly before 10 a m today and induced Judge T Sullivan to grant a- similar order against tt Sullivan's the Hammond Speedway corporation Is prohibited its track or from disposing of its assets until the court can hold another hearing inn September 20 into Egan's a temporary injunction Calls It Nuisance Egan in his petition today ed the track has violated Indiana's laws against gambling He branded it a nuisance and a demoralizing influence community No legal representatives of the Speedway corporation appeared in the Circuit court to fight the tion Over in East Chicago Superior court however a fierce legal battle was being fought over Legal counsel for the corporation argued the dog track is a mate enterprise that no gambling is to be permitted and that sale of alcohol on the premises will be prohibited Another chapter of this fight was written in Hammond City court when the three dog track officials who were ar- rested August 31 by Hammond lice on charges of keeping gaming devices and operating without a city permit were arraigned before Special Judge Martin Downey Attorney Frank Greenwald of Gary appearing for the ants asked the court to continue the case to September 17 in order to give him more time in which to prepare his defense Judge Downey granted the request Say Fee Prohibitive The defendants arc G H ter president Wilbur Schreiber treasurer and Tilford an associate The East Chicago hearing this morning involved the issue mond's special dog track ordinance which requires a nightly license fee of Dog track attorneys said tee is prohibitive and con- inasmuch as the track represents an investment oi only DOG WHICH WAS TAKEN TO IOWA IS HOME AGAIN a two-year-old fox terrier knew a good home when she had one had been the sion of considerable trouble to the family but to Master Stephen Jarvis 12 she was the best dog world However when Stephen went Boy Scout carnp last month his mother Mrs vis 5434 Hohman gave the terrier to some friends who were driving to Marengo la a distance of 275 miles So that her son wouldn't be without a pet Mrs purchased a musher pup for him When Stephen came home several weeks later Mimi She had disappeared he was told At midnight several nights ago the boy heard a familiar bark at door 1 It was Mimi Although it took her several weeks she found her way home How Mimi became separated from the friends who took her no one family knows Only Stephen was a very happy GOLDBLATT CASE DECIDED BY JUDGE MONDAY Judge Strickland Wants to Read Decisions Cited by Rival Counsel Decision on whether or blatt Bros will be allowed to distribute handbills and ad- circulars in East Chicago will on Monday Superior Judge Harold L Strickland today Judge Strickland wants to read decisions cited to him by counsel in an argument Room Goldblatt Bros: are plaintiffs in an injunctive action against Mayor Andrew Rooney Chief of Police Otto Stumpf and other East cago officials They seek to restrain police from arresting peddlers or otherwise interfering with their ing campaigns Nick young and able city attorney for East Chicago an swered most of the plaintiff's ar- gument in a statement yesterday afternoon Attorney cited numerous court de- to show that cities were empowered right to late distribution of handbills arid similar advertising material Stepa- followed Floyd Vance former deputy prosecutor who argued on the that become -a problem of ment and as such are to police control is associated with former cutor as counsel for cago Chamber of Commerce Attorney Kenneth Call wound up pointing out that restraint of would be against the State constitution which guarantees equal rights Judge Strickland copied the bers of all citations and indicated he would reach a decision by day HALLECK TO SPEAK IN HAMMOND A leek of the Second Indiana district only republican congressman state will be the principal speaker at a joint meeting of the mond Lincoln club and the Republican club on Sept 20 The rally will be held m the coln club rooms on the third floor of the Citizens bank building Paul T McCain president of the Lincoln club and Mrs Eleanor Hunter president of the Women's club are in general charge Congressman Halleck is scheduled to discuss various phases of the new deal He has attacked the administration time and again from the floor of the house of representatives and on the lic platform This will be his first visit to Hammond since he was elected congressman the forepart of this year A capacity audience is ex- to hear him At the conclusion of the regular program the two clubs will serve refreshments STANDARD OIL CUTS GAS PRICE Standard Oil Company of Indiana today quoted a reduction of IV cents in the price of gasoline for the Chicago area The cut was announced to meet local tive conditions officials stated New prices for this area are 12 cents for regular and n cents for third grade plus taxes Standard today also eliminates from dealer contracts throughout tba district the penalty clause re- quiring dealers to stand half of the first cent reduction from normal prices Officials stated the change is inaugurated to secure a more practical handling of the discounts problem at the present time SET 3 BUDGET HEARING BATES CROWN POINT Sept Budgets of various Lake county cities will be revived the Lake County Tax Adjustment board as Gary Sept 18 and 10 Hammond Sept 20 and 31 East Mid Whiting Sept 28 COLONEL YOUNG GOP Senator W E Borah Stands Second in Editorial Balloting By EUGENE J CORRESPONDENT I N INDIANAPOLIS Sept 12 the scenes of the present organization fight in the Indiana republican party a struggle of presidential aspirants according to tions today Many of the leaders in Republicans Inc youth movement which seeks to oust former Senator James E Watson from leadership are working openly for the nomination of Colonel Frank Knox Chicago newspaper publisher Knox already has developed a formidable organization in Indiana He has had and other tains of Hoosier Republicans Inc and is making rapid among G O P war veterans and young party workers This strength first showed itself openly when Knox led the poll of re- publican editors last month The Watson lieutenants seem to smile upon the candidacy of tor L J Dickinson of Iowa ever it has become known that Watson Is considering entering the race himself not only because he thinks the lightning might strike him but for the purpose of being able to trade Indiana's delegates at national convention is the way Watson operated Watson's Reply i Watson interesting when his age is cited as an obstacle to his according to the politicians they say Ik that General Von Hindenburg re- the presidency of Germany until his death the age of 81 years And the world considered quite a Watson is reported added I Watson is about 71 years old Dickinson finished the poll taken by the editors Dickinson finished third in the poll taken by the editors Senator William E Borah of Idaho stood second in the However there organized movement in his behalf in this state Neither is there much activity for Senator Vandenberg of Michigan and Governor Alf don of Kansas who finished fourth and fifth respectively in the ment of the Former Senator Arthur R son of Indiana also votes from the editors His presidential candidacy was an- at the Grass Roots Springfield 111 but there is little evidence of the former senior senator Doubt is expressed whether Robinson takes the announcement of his candidacy by For shortly thereafter he left on a tour of Europe The movement has selected Wright state com- treasurer as its target To date however little progress has been made towards his removal The G O named a com- to probe allegations that Wright fraternized with crats during the 1935 of the state legislature but no report from this group has been made public Meanwhile the state committee has held a number of meetings and has not even discussed formally the Wright charges SULLIVAN NAMES THREE WHITING MEN TO THE TIMES WN POINT Ind Sept Circuit Judge T Joseph Sullivan today named three Whiting men to appraise judgments which the city of Whiting obtained against the city of Hammond for sewage ing services which the former now wishes The appraisers are F D winkle Standard Oil company of- John D Glenn shoe chant and member of the local uor board and Michael former member of the board of public works Judgments city of Whiting obtained against the city of Hammond for sewage pumping services and fhey were made by Judge Maurice E Crites in Chicago court July arid cover the period from July 1 1932 to April 30 USi
