Hammond Times, Volume 4, Number 242, Hammond, Lake County, 12 April 1910 — Page 8

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Councilman . Feuer. Acts as 'Mayor Pro ;Tem ;in Ab- - senc'e of T; E. KnottsBut Little Business Is Handled. ; ;

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INTEREST

With -Acting- Mayor Feuer wielding the gavel at the council meeting last night that body did little of any great importance in the line of municipal legislation except to receive petitions from persons residing on the other side of the Little- Calumet river. Not because Mr, Feuer was acting as mayor, of course, but simply because there was hardly any business to transact. Three petitions were acted upon, and

one resolution passed concerning th

interests- of tnose who live south of the river. The petitions were for telephones ar.d lights and changing , the width of the Ridg-j road and the resolution was for the mile and five-eighths of sidewalk which they desired con-; structed south of the river.- - - , ,

Chans Itoad Width. The petition in regard to the . Ridge road was to cnange the width of 80 to - 80. feet. The property for the widening

. orr this streets bad ;been deeded by the property ? owners ' to the city, but later they found that the grading could not be done properly at this width and aslc1d that tPn n ht onV. t,l. . 1- -

" ' - . . . . ' it.i vu cavu m i vi r: uic road revert .back to the abutting property owners. - - Councilman Oastleman reported that the lights tih Uroadway were burning all night and asked if the city "was expected to pay for tnis. lie was told that the city would rot have to, and Then some of the coimcilirien wanted

. - - ' 'v- ur1Vljvj;ru v v aijuw that they worp burning all night. Kinds a. Mistake Tn the matter of the extension of Fifteenth avenue through to Main street, giving Gary another great ea?t and west thoroughfare, the city attor-j ney, upon looking over the publication of the legal notice, found that there has been a mistake made and that it was- necessary to rescind the old resolution and start the proceedings ver again. This will delay the work two or three weeks. Residents of the south side petitioned that an alley he paved in between Broadway and Washington street, soutn of Tenth avenue. This will give Gary a paved alley from Fourth avenue to the Pennsylvan'" tracks as far as Washington stre.... is paved, 30 feet in width, making it appear almost as big as a street. This will -take, when completed, much of the undesirable traffic ort of Broadway. A petition was received from the citiens of the south side for a sewer between Adams and Jefferson streets, also for the pavement with macadam of Sixteenth street, from Broadway , to Georgia street. The engineer was ordered to draw up plans for these Improvements. 4. The Lake Shore railway asked that they might be permitted to lay a conduit under Broadway for their wires to the passenger station that they are constructing so that they would not have to be strung overhead. The council greed to let them tear up the precious Broadway, pavement under yie consideration that they would put up a 000 bond that the street would -be left Jn the same condition as it was in the first place. '

- Business men about Gary were generally interested today in.' the decision of .the Gary Land company to dispose of their houses in Gary to the emploes

of . the Indiana -Steel company and the' subsidiary., corapanis of the' IT S. Steel corporation," ............. . . The unanimous opinion voiced by everyone, asked abput.the matter was that the Land company was acting- in the welfare of the city ogivingthe work- j ingmert-a chance'to own' these houses instea'd ofs remaining as the tenants of. buildings owned by 1 their : employers. Not only will they:. be given a chance to buy he places, but they may do so at a price the same as the have heretofore paid rent, with the exception of the original payment of ten per cent.' The .opinion expressed were coinciding with thai Of Captain Norton, that workmen owning their own homes

made better citizens than the men who rent their own homes. It is staged that many of the persons who rent their houses are now making arrangements to purchase the places in

which they- live just as soon as pos

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Tommy Sheehan. the old Pittsburg third baseman, will be p'.aying-manager

of the San Francisco team -this sea-L

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15 CHARGED '

WITH CRIME

-While . on trial today on the charge of assault and battery, a Greek named Thomas Szacluar, admitted on " th stand on examination by Prosecutor C. Hunter that he has been maintaining a' private employment agency while in the employ of the Indiana Steel Co., and that the fight which occurred was over the pavment of the amount which one of the laborers owed him. -The rates which he chargea to employ one of his countrymen, according to his own testimony, was $5 .tor the job- and $1 per .month as "long"as the men worked In' his gang. T-hls was, it is, declared, .had become a common practice among many of the" foremen employed in the mills. - The prosecuting witness in the case a man named Nick John refused to make his payment, and the foreman immediately struck him a blow. The man then went to- the station and secured a warrant for the arrest of the foreman. This morning Judge Mayo fined the man $1 and costs. Attorney Hunter stated that the state may hold the foreman on a charge of running an employment bureau without a license, which is a serious charge under the

statues of tnis state. He has not deter

mined, as yet, whether this will be done

or not.

ProLafeie Democratic Candidate in I

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GARY'S VARSITY BOYS READY F0Bf.1INSTREL

Big Attendance Is Expected From Hammond and Surrounding Cities.

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I Martin J. Wide of Iowa City i

Everything is in readiness for the big minstrel show of the University clut-of Gary, to be given at the Majestic theater tomorrow night, and from the advance sale of seats it is expected that when the curtain raises, the house will be packed.

A rehearsal with Ward's orchestra and

s said to have been nrart it-allv. ii.i

on. by Democratic leaders in. Iowa a a candidate fcr "governor in the Democratic primaries to be held in June., Wade was a member of congress ons term six years ago. He was born in Vermontin 1S61 and moved at an early age. .

under he direction cf Burt Peters was held last night at the Majestic theater and the last practice" before the minstrel show will take place this evening. Every member of the troupe had his turns down to perfection and the entire rehearsal went off like clock-work. The second part of the show-is devoted to specialties, which include buck and

wing dances and a neero weddintr.

iara good, don't you think? Try it. 5

A large number-of the .members 'of the University - club of Hammond are expected to attend the show, and owing to the unique advertising stunts the date of the minstrel show has become widely advertised throughout the northern part of the county. .

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Speed Law Violators to Be Brought Up With Sharp Turn.

In fixing the amount ot a fine on

(a violator of the speed law. In Garv

Mayor Knotts in the police court said ihat hereafter all persons arrested on that charge would receive a heavy fine. The maximum" penalty Is fifty dollars. f:ie speed laws have been grossly violated in Gary," said Mayor Knotts. "by both automobilists and motorcyclists, and hereafter persons arrested :n the city ofexceeding the speed limit will receive a 'fine and I assure ;.-u it wont be the .minimum one either." Mayor Knotts said he wanted his edict known all oyer Gary. - ,

South Broadway Property - Owners Petition Council for Improvement; Englehart Asks for Extension of Telephone and Gas Lines.

Aresolution was passed last night by the Gary council calling 'tor the construction of concrete sidewalks and curb which together with the filling in and grading will cost $70,000 according to the estimate of city engineer A. P. Melton. This sidewalk the board desires to run from the-end of, the present sidewalk on Broadway to' the Ridge Road on both sides of -the "street, a distance of a mile and five-eights. They board desires to have each of the sidewalks 16 1-2 feet in width or the same as in the other portions of Broadway. Although the engineer was instructed to draw up the plans for this improvement, it is known that the council are opposed as well as the Mayor to an improvement entailing such a great expenditure of money and which w.ill hardly be required at the present time. It Js believed that the remonstrators if; It ever came down, to that would defeat the measure overwhelmingly.. However many, of the residents on the other side of the river seem determined to have a sidewalk into the heart of Gary and may get some concessions. . They together with their sponsor Tinv Englehart of the South Broadway Land company are to be satisfied with the sidewalk either, for . they also asked that telephone service as well as. electric lights be extended down to their locality . Both petitions guaranteed 30 patrons' of the. corporations in ease they saw fit to heed their prayer. V The telephone fines' now . run as far south . as Twenty-sixth street ind they claim that' they could be easily extended. These matters will be taken up with the corporations by a committee of the council consisting of City Engineer . A. P. Melton and Councilmen Castleman and Walsh.

Tuesday, April 12, 1910.

P1IC1 BIG STEEL

FACTORY

PREBENSEfJ FACTORY illSTALLIIIG iCHIliERY

New Manufacturing ' Con- '; cern for Whiting Will -Employ 250 People.

ANOTHER ONE TO FOLLOW

Negotiations Now On For the Location of the Louis Herzog Company. " ...

11. (Special to Thb Times.) v Whiting, Ind., April 12. The Gustav Prebensen -factory, which has located in the Mettler building, on Tischrupp avenue are busy installing their ma

chinery. Mr. Prebensen is' having- con

siderable difficulty with his motors, owing to the difference in the" power of the electric' current - here, and in Chicico. The concern which' manufactures ladies' suits was formerly located at 1028 Milwaukee' avenue in' Chicago. The Mettler building is taken as a temporary..quarters, lor when the factory-is running full force they employ about 250 'rlrls and women. - Look for Hersog Co. Now that the Prebensen factory has located in Whiting, the other .similar concerns, are also looking toward, Whiting with a view to locating here. The mayor, city council and Smith, Bader & Davidson Co., are now negotiating with the Louis Herzog Co. and it is expected Oie deal will be settled this week. The Hersog Co. also are now at 215 Monroe street, Chicago, are manufacturers of ladies' hats and pettieoats, and employ between 150-200 persons, both ladies and gervts. The concern wants five acres upon which to build, and th calm must be to have plenty of light. It is hoped by the citizens that terms satisfactory-to both may be arranged, as with the Prebensen factory already here, and the Herzog factory coming .work could be furnished for a large number in this locality.

Explosion in . Connecting Steam Pipe at Interstate Mills in East Chicago Frightens Office Men and Workmen in Plant.

Some Steel News

President Corey, before leaving for the east, saidhe believed United States Steel Corporation would have the largest business this year, of any twelve months in its history. ; . There were reports in circulation that the American Locomotive company soon resume payment of dividends on its common stock. There were no orders taken last week at the Indiana Steel company for standard rails, except few scattering orders ,for seconds. , - .'.-."' "

(Special to The Times.) East Chicago, ind., April 12. A sudden burst of steam as a nine-inch connection holding two immense steam pipes together, blew off. caused a momentary panic at the Interstate steel plant, shortly before noon yesterday. The break moreover had the effect of shutting down the plant for the balance of the day, but work was resumed this morning, as usual, the damage having been repaired in the? meantime. Fortunately no one was hurt, though for a time it looked as though some of the laborers who rushed madly to safe, ty, would be trampled upon, but Manager Charles Johns-came out of his office and reassured the panic-stricken workingmen, and the threatened danger was averted. The noise of the. hissing steam was most terrifying while It lasted, and the mill quickly filled with steam, obscuring everything in the vicinity of the defective connection. It was some minutes before the steam was shut off, and the vapor subsided, making it possible for objects in the place to be seen; - It. is believed that . the . break was caused by a defective thread on the nipple, w-hich gave away, causing an opening through which the steam, backed by' a tremendous pressure, was permitted to pour. Luther Lewis, a rougher, who was standing immediately under the connection when, the latter gave '. away, showed remarkable presence of " rnlnd. He appeared to be- the-only man in the vicinity who. .was ngt. frightened, and he shouted to the others that there was no danger, having realized instantly what caused the ominous sound. Manager Johns also knew at once just what had happened, and his . presence as bWemerged. f rom his of flee had" much to do with averting what, otherwise might have been a serious'panic; - -

FIREBREAKS OUT 10 eOODLlAli BUILDIII6 Firemen Prevent Dangerous Gasoline Explosion That Was Impending.

A. fire of a serious nature started yesterday afternoon In the rear of the Gredman building, corner of Seventh avenue and Massachussetjs, which was all the more dangerous from the fact thatthe flames surrounded a big gasoline tank. - The. fire . was caused from the burning of a pile of rubbish and sparks Were blown by the wind to a big pile of lumber which soon was a mass of flames. So close were theyflies to the gasoline tank, when the fire was discovered that the gasoline began to boM. When;the firemen arrived, -they at once jabbed numerous holes in the top of the gasoline tank with their pike poles, thus lessening the danger from explfr'fon. Women and children in the big fiat building ran out into the .street and the proprleters of the stores worked with the firemen in putting out the ames which they did after some time, with water and sand. The building was not damaged.

Drug Store Men to Meet. A meeting has been called for next Friday evening of the proprietors of all the drug stores in Gary, at which time the proposition of keeping their stores openv all day Sunday will . be discussed. It is said a number of the druggists ' are in favor , of keeping their stores open all day Sunday during the summer months on account of their ice cream trade.

Bring your Broken

to Arkin's

Where you can have It repaired in first class orcer at a reasonable price. AU work guaranteed and turned out like new. ..

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The Reliable Jeweler Established 1869 63 STATE ,ST. HAMMOND - INDIANA

Firemen Called Out. The fire department was called ouf last night to the corner of Sixth avenue and Maryland street, where a chimney threatened the destruction of small house. The damage was light.

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