Hammond Times, Volume 3, Number 242, Hammond, Lake County, 1 April 1909 — Page 8

THE TIMES. Thursday, April 1, 1909.

President Taft at Work witn His Secretary

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BUILDING OF BREAKWATER ill BEGU1

"ork is already being rushed on the west end of the harbor pier, which will extend about S00 feet southeast out into the lake. It Is hoped that the work will be completed before navigation closes next fall, as last year many o fthe ships were unable to enter the harbor on account of the rough seas.

United States Steel Corporation Begins Actual Construction Work on Gary Harbor; G. L. D. & D. Co-Contractors,

WILL BE NEARLY MILE IN LENGHT

Plans Call for a Foundation of Solid Masonary 140 Feet Wide and Superstructure Thirty Feet in Width, Consisting of Heavy Timber.

Work was begun in earnest this week in constructing the gigantic breakwater for the Gary harbor of the United States Steel corporation. The contract for the building of the breakwater, which will offer a means of protection to all ships near the Gary harbor in case of a storm, was awarded to the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock company of South Chicago. Owing to the fact that the company was delayed by the nonarrtval of material the work was not commenced on the breakwater last fall. As soon as navigation opener! up on the great lakes, a few weeks iigo. the work was started. There are now nearly 100 men at work on the breakwater. The breakwater will be 3,200 feet in length. The plans call' for a foundation of solid masonry 140 feet wide and a superstructure 30 feet wide, consistins of heavy timbers which will be tilled with limestone. In building the -breakwater an area of more than 90 acres will be inclosed, which will be large enough for a score of ships to ride in case of a storm. The limestone for the breakwater is being shipped from Montana and Joliet by rail and is being carried to the scene of where the breakwater i being built by scows.

PLANS FORJESIOEHCE Gary Contractor Preparing Plans for a Whiting Dwelling.

Architect Walter C. Hudson of Gary is now preparing plans for one of the finest residences in Whiting, which will be erected just as soon as the plans can be completed. The residence will be the property of Father Felix, of the St. Adelbert parish of Whiting. The plans will be completed within a few days and the contract for the work will then be let. Th rectory will be constructed on One Hundred and Twenty-SeverKh street. The building will be of pressed brick with a fine stone foundation. The exact cost of the building will not be known until the plans have been entirely completed and the contract has been let.

EPIDEMIC AMONG DOGS

Drop Like Snowflakes Lansing Townspeople Alarmed.

(Special to The Times.) Lansing, 111., April 1. The suspicious looking deaths of Caesar, Hector, Tippy and Marshall and the mysterious disappearance of Flossy forms at present the general theme of many good townspeople of Lansing and its vicinity. As one after another of the canine family passed away greta consternation prevailed among other owners of pets, lest the hand of the unseen foe, should spread the plague also to their house or farm dogs. The owners of the remaining dogs have unanimously agreed to hold a post-mortem examination of the body of the next unfortunate meeting death in such an unnatural way. A posse of private detectives, thought not of the secret service, have been detailed on the case, but as yet no definite clew has been found.

The Eeternal Masculine.

Mr. Bacon Did you hear those

measly roosters' crowing this morning

early? Mrs. Bacon Yes, dear. Mr. Bacon I wonder what on earth they want to do that for? Mrs. Bacon Why, don't you remember, dear, you got up one morning early and you crowed about it for a week? Yonkers Statesman.

INSTALLATION OF EAST GHIGAGO ELKS

Burro Will Take the Place of Goat at Initiations , Hereafter.

AHU CEMENT

(Special to The Times.) East Chicago, Ind., April 1. East Chicago Elks will tonight assemble for the installation of the new officers who were recently elected. Following the installation there will be doings of a social nature in honor of George W. Ross and W. F. Hale, the latter the first exalted ruler of East Chicago lodge, No. 981. Both of the men honored are leaving this region. Mr. Hale's future home will be in Roswell, N. M., while Mr. Ross goes to assume his duties as vice president and general manager of the Moline Lond company at East Moline, 111. Incidentally it might be mentioned that although there is quite a bunch of applicants clamoring for admission to the organization, action in their case will be deferred, for a reason that is interesting. This Is the expected arrival In the near future of a Mexican burro, guaranteed to balk more frequently and with smaller provocation, than any burro of his age or weight. Burro Supplant Goat. The Elks, always progressive, original and humanitarian, have decided to adopt the burro in the place of the customary goat, to pilot the novitiates over the hot sands. Thoy say that the goat has been all but ridden to death, hence the change to the burro as the motive power by which candidates in the future ride into the bunch of the "Best People On Earth." The burro is the gift of Past Exalted Ruler G. M. Foland. who is importing him for these occasions. The officers to be installed this evening are: C. L. Kirk, exalted ruler. Abe Ottenheimer, esteemed leading knight. A. G. Lundquist. esteemed loyal knight. A. H. W. Johnson, esteemed lecturing knight. Frank Keep, secretary. M. H. Silverman, treasurer. William Jenkins, tyler. J. P. Williams, trustee for two years. Albert Lewis, trustee for three years. Joseph Hartley, holdover. G. M. Foland, the retiring exalted ruler, was elected a delegate to the grand lodge reunion which will bo held in Los Angeles, July 12 to 17. George

W. Lewis, past exalted ruler, was named as alternate.

SIT 01 GOIPILIIG

LIBRARY

East Chicago Reading Club Sets to Work on Noble Task for the Benefit of the Entire City First Book Donated.

NCBEASE CAP. STOCK

East Chicago Concern Is Prospering; Add More

Buildings.

Wo take this occasion to -thank the public for the liberal patronage that we have enjoyed in the past, and especially during the last few days. We hope to meet our old customer's and some new ones when we open for business in September. In the meantime those that still have business with us, will find us at No. 380 S. Hohman Street

DOBSOHS'

(Special to The Times.) East Chicago, Ind., April 1. The Lake County Ice and Cold Storage company lias increased its capital stock

j from $25,000 to $75,000. Yesterday the j papers authorizing the increase were i received by the officers of the comI pany from the secretary of state at j Indianapolis. The Lake County Ice and Cold Stor- ! age company is a comparatively young j concern, having commenced business ! July 4. 1906. At that time its output

j was only sufficient to accommodate its trade from day to day, during the sumj mcr, when ice was in demand. In the winter the plant lay idle. In 1907 j however, the business had increased I sufficiently to warrant the erection of

a large storage room. The latter became in fact a necessity, so a building wth a capacity of 5.000 tons was erected. The output at the start was 25 tons a day. This daily output has not been increased, but the fact that the plant is now running the' year round. Instead of only six months In the year, has in effect doubled its capacity. The officers of the company are: A. G. Schlicker, president. P. W. Krill. vice president. W. F. Hale, secretary. M. H. Silverman, treasurer. G. M. Foland, general manager.

BIBLE LEADS THE

BOOK

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Two Committees Are Appointed, One to Work in Behalf of a Piano, and the Other in Getting Contributions of Either Books or Money Will Be Located in City Hall.

(Special to The Time&) East Chicago, Ind., April 1. East Chicago has the nucleus of a public library, which It acquired yesterday, when Mrs. J. D. Kennedy, president of the Tuesday Reading club, donated the first book that has ornamented the sh .vies of the spacious apartments in the city hall, reserved for library purposes. The book is a Bible, and it is expected with this start that the library will grow apace and will In the near future have to its credit a noteworthy number of volumes. Tuesday Headline Club Pledged.

The Tuesday Reading club has evolved a novel and what is hoped to be an effective method of providing East Chicago with its long coveted public library. While the city hall was under construction, the organization had a covetous eye upon one of its rooms, which the members desired to secure as a place of meeting for their club. This was the Mbrary. A committee therefore suggested to the mayor and city council that the club be granted the privilege of meeting in the library once a week, in return for which favor the ladies proposed to do the utmost in their power to provide the absent library, or such- part of a library, that the remainder would be speedily forthcoming through the interest of public spirited citizens. The plan was agreed to by the city officials and Mrs. Kennedy, at yesterday's meeting of the Tuesday Reading club, started the ball rolling by donating her share of the contribution pledged. Two Conimitteed Appointed. Two committees were also appointed, one to work in the interests of a piano for the libraryr and the other to work for the library proper. The idea is that every citizen of East Chicago, who is in a position to do so, be prevailed upon to present a book, or the price of one, to the library. Members of the Tuesday Reading club are, however, pledged to set a good example, also wherever possible, by coming forward with a volume or one dollar, which last is the average price of the kind of books as are desired especially for use in the library. The city recently installed bookcases, and now all that is lacking is the books. Will Be "o I.onfliiK Place. The members of the Tuesday Reading club wish It understood that the library Is to be strictly a public library for use by the public in general, and that their activities in its behalf do not give the many greater claim upon its benefits, when benefits there are, tha nhas every citizen of East Chicago and Indiana Harbor. They merely were desirous of getting the library under way, and have taken this means of repaying the city for the permission granted them to use the library room as a place of meeting for their club. Notwithstanding all this, the library is to be no lounging place for the great unwashed, and spttters will be ejected with little or no ceremony. The question of whether cuspidors will be made a part of the furnishings of the library has not yet been up for discussion, either among the women of the club, or by the city council. After the library has been given a fair start, it is hoped by the women that the city may give an appropriation for carrying on the good work.

COMMERCIAL CLOB INTERESTED 111 TREES

Gary Organization to Take Up Preservation of Forests.

WILL MAKE UNITED EFFORT

SEEKING AJLODGE ROOM Gary Elks Have Their Eye on the Binzenhof Hall.

Unless the present plans of the recently appointed trustees of the Gary Elks lodge fail, the permanent quarters of the Elke lodge of Gary will be the Binzenhof hall. This was decided by the trustees, H. A. Vossler, George H Manlove and H. H. Highlands, who went the rounds of the town yesterday In search of suitable lodge rooms. Although no lease was signed yesterday the final decision will be reached at a meeting held on April 15. At all events the installation of the officers will take place at the Binzenhof.

Real Estate Board May Also Take Action Land Company Says It Is Powerless Alone.

Try It from Now On. We do not know how cheap the seeds of happiness are, or we shovld scatter them oftener. Lowell.

At the meeting of the Gary Commercial club, which will be held In the Gary hotel next Wednesday afternoon the subject of preserving the trees and

ioresis win tie rtiscussed and some

is also said that the matter will receive consideration at the meeting of the real estate board which will be held next week. In speaking: of the matter last rigiit. Captain H. S. Norton, president of the Commercial club stated that the matter would be brought before the club and something would be done If possible to alleviate the truble. In speaking of the trouble of the Gary Land company In protecting their 9.000 acres. Captain Norton said that every effort had been made to stop the practice. "Last year we had every section of our land patroled," said Captain Norton, "and then we found it impossible to protect the trees. While our watchman was in one section of the forest, we found that they were cutting trees in the other. We have had several of the foreigners arrested, but the destruction of the trees is being carried on just the same."

PRIZES ARRIVE

FOR

MARATHON

The various prizes for the marathon

method will be evolved if possible to race to be run In Gary, April 17, have prevent their ruthless destruction. It arrived at the jewelry 'stores where

they have been ordered and will be placed on exhibition either today or tomorrow. The first prize, a silver loving cup, valued at J50 haa been received by Sax and Savage, and i enough in itself to inspire a good race. There have already been thirteen entries received from various parts of the county and several more have announced their intention of entering. It is believed that there will be at least twenty-five to start in the big race to Hobart and return. One of the most pleasing facts In connection with the race is the number of entries coming In from the rest of the county. There have already been entries from Lowell, Crown Point, Whiting and Miller, and more are expected. It is now planned by the promoters of the race to present the prizes to the winners in the Majestic theater before the performance. This will enable the public to witness the ceremony and to' cheer their favoritles. This plan will probably be carred out although the arrangements have not yet been completed.

Languages Hard to Learn. Of modern languages taught in th schools Russian is coasidered the most difficult, German next, French third and Spanish is perhaps fourth.

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