Hammond Times, Volume 4, Number 268, Hammond, Lake County, 12 May 1910 — Page 1

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Plant Employing: Fifteen Thousand People, Rival of Indiana Steel Co., Ready to Come to Gary News to THE TIMES from an official source this morning, is to the

effect that the National Tube Works, in , magnitude, is to begin operations quarter section of land, comprising property of the Indiana Steel Mills

reserved for the National Tube Works. SITE GIVES IDEA OF IMMENSITY OF PLANT.

The site alone will give an idea

plant, whose location in Gary is assured. On this site, the tubs works

will have plenty of lake frontage. The National Tube Works is one hanging fire for Gary, and is one of five

men. Like the Indiana Steel Mills, it. is to have eighteen blast furnaces. WILL MEAN DOUBLING OF POPULATION.

To locate this plant, under" conditions and circumstances like the Indiana Steel Mills were located, would mean the building up of another magic city. Its coming to Gary will increase the population and tend to draw industries there. It is one of the big plants that are expected to help swell the population

to 250,000, the aim that Gary has set

The assurances of the National Tube works for Gary will not only add to the stability of the real estate and property in Gary, but will have a tendency to increase it in value. The coming of the plant is of inestimable value, not

only to the city of Gary, but the entire region. MEANS OTHER IMMENSE WORKS.

- w. u. bcnmer is president 01 tne offices of the company are at Pittsburg. Pa., where 12,000 men are employed and addition the company has eight other

be built in Gary will be built opposite the slips of the Indiana Steel company so that ore may be unloaded from boats docking for the Indiana Steel

company. Chief Topic at Richmond Convention of Indiana Municipal League Will Be the Commission System of Municipal Government. Richmond, Ind.. May 12. Commission form of government Is one of the most Interesting topids now being discussed in Indiana cities and towns. Of late the Indiana press has given much space to the subject, and in some cities a movement is on foot to have a law passed by the next legislature permitting cities and towns, if the voters so- desire, to change their charters so that the municipalities may be governed on the commission plan. Sentiment favoring the enactment of such a law is especially strong in Richnfond, where agitation in this state began. At the Indiana Municipal League convention, to be held in this city from Tuesday, June 21, to Thursday, June 23, one of the topics that will receive the most consideration will be the commission form of government. To the city officials who will attend this convention John F. MacVicar of Des Moines, la., formerly mayor of that city," now one of the commissioners. having in charge the department or' i streets and public improvements, will explain the workings of the new sys- ! tem, and there is no man in 'America ' better fitted to ofTer expert opinion. Mr. MacVicar is one of the originators of the commission system, and recognized as an authority on municipal government. The success of the Des Moines plan is due principally to his efforts. The tentative program arranged for the convention Is one of the best offered at a league meeting. It was drafted by the following committee: Mayor-Darrow of Laporte, Mayor Harper of Madison and Mayor Durgan of Lafayette. Commission plan discussion has-a promlnefr place. Mayor McNary of Logansport, president of the league, has appointed the following committees: Civic improvement David A. Davidson, mayor of South Princeton; Charles Getz of South Bend, and Charles 11. Paddick of Portland. Resolution Dr. E. C. Loehr of Xoblesville, Frank Smith of Bluffton and William B. Stier of Aurora. Auditing M. V, West of Crawfords(Continued en pkg five.)

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a rival of the Indiana Steel Mills in the very near future. A three 480 acres and lying between the and the coke oven site, has .been of the immensity of the proposed of ten big industries that have been which employ around fifteen thousand for itself. national Tube Works and the main The main works are at McKeesport, at Lorain, O.. where 5,000 work. In plants. The eighteen blast furnaces to - " OCCURS Hi GARY Foreigner and Cadillac Col lide With" Disaster to the Former. SEASOVS AUTO FATALITIES IS REtilOX :...J 4 SEASON'S AITTO INJURIES IS REGIOS i9 While Jack Ward, of the Gary realty firm of viard and Gill, was taking hi nrsi spin in ma new Cadillac automo Dine wnicn he purchased yesterday, he had the misfortune to run into John Suveno, a millworker, who was re turning home on his bicycle from work The accident happened on Broadway near the corner f Eighth avenue and a score of witnesses who saw the acci deTit said it was Suveno's fault as he was riding on the wrong side of the street. Suveno was picked up in an un conscious condition and was taken to Mercy hospital in Finnerty's ambul ance. where it was found that the for eigner s ngnt arm ana snouiaer were broken. OFFICER CARLSON DOES GOMOOTIi Hammond Cops Getting Fine Trim for the Tournament. m Officer Carlson of the local police force showed the "boys" how to shoo yesterday at the regular monthly shoot at tne old G. H. Hammond plant. Chief Austgen, who held the medal heretofore stepped into second place. On the whole there was much good shooting, and a general Improvement all around. The otaI scoresmade by the participants were as follows: Austgen 5$ Rimbach 37 Miller 31 Fandrel 45 Miller 31 Schaadt 21 Horlbeck 38 Shine 36 Bunde 5 . Elnsele 17 See 29 Borchert . 17 Stelow Homrich 35 Herman .33 Pohlplatz Hcrain Frenck Carlson -. Iamme . . Hilbrirh . .32 .11 . .36 .28 .15

COL. LEU TO LECTURE

THIS cm Noted Chicago Lawyer and Orator to Be Commencement Orator for LincolnJefferson College of Law This Year. Colonel J. Hamilton Lewis, the In imitable orator of national reputation. will be the commencement orator for the Lincoln-Jefferson College of Law if present plans do not miscarry. His promise to Dr. W. C. H. Keough, dean of the college, to be in Hammond on a night during the first weekin June, while only tentative, was given with the hope that he could keep the en gagement. Colonel Lewis is much In demand at this time of the year as an orator, and consequently the local school can deem itself fortunate for having his promise. If Colonel Lewis does come to Ham mond it will be because of the personal friendship between himself and Dean Keough and other members of the fa culty and his desire to be in some measure instrumental to help along the college which, though still young, is recognized because of the strength of Its faculty and the results that It has already accomplished. ' ' Public Is Invited. - The coming of the noted lawyer and orator is special interest to the city as a whole, because the commencement exercises are to be public without any special invitation and without admission fees. It has not yet been definitely decided where the exercises will be held, but at present the choice lies between the Towle Opera House and the First Methodist church. The announcement of Col. Lewis' coming has not yet been made definitely,' but-should he fail to come arrangements will be made to get another speaker who will undoubtedly be a. strong drawing card. Before the school yearcloses one or two- more special lactures are to be given. One of these is to be given by Chief Justice Olsen of the Chicago municipal courts. The exact date of his lecture at the Lincoln-Jefferson College of Law is to be made in the near future. Inasmuch as Chief Justice Olson is a speaker and lecturer of wide reputation, the student body may look forward to an address of exceptional interest. The attendance for the occasion will not be limited to merely the student body. Arrangements will be made to accommodate local members of the bar and others who may be interested. SO FEE! SELLS FOR SNUG SU1 One of the important real estate deals of the week is the sale by Otto Fieblekorn of fifty feet of Hohman street frontage, in the vicinity of Carroll street, to Miss Kate Mueller for the sum of $3,900. The property Is improved with a cottage and a barn. Counting the improvements the price was at the rate of $S0 a front foot. It Is understood that Miss Mueller expects to remove the cottage to a less expensive lot and erect a flat building on the property. This may not be done this year, however. TIM IS TO HIE A MANSION Hammond's Daniel Frohman Putting Up Handsome House in Gary. T. "U. Englehart, the Hammond theatrical magnate, formerly of Gary but now ' king" of the South Broadway territory, was in Gary last night and witn nis usual Doosting style told of how the real estate dealers in the dls trict south of the Calumet were selling lots by the score and that everything was booming. . The only thing now that is holding us back." said Mr. Englehart, ' is the completion of the bridge over the Calumet river and injerurban facilities. It has never boomed before." Mr. Englehart stated that Architect residence for himself on the corner of Pennsylvania street and Bridge road. The house will be situated on top of ra us I forty-foot, embankment overlookl the Bridge road.

MEMORIAL DAY PROCLAMATION . I BY GOVERNOR MARSHALL.

Death is the arch gleaner in the fields of time. Each day is harvest day and-each soul is ripened grain. Windrow after windrow, he mows down the human race. He spares not young man nor maiden nor him. who stoops with age. Each going down leaves a void unfilled in some human breast; but the patriot's death sobers and fills with sorrow the nation's heart. If the'blood of martyrs is the seed of the church, then the life and death of the soldier who offered his life as a willing sacrifice for the preservation of the Union, must remain the mos fruitful germ in the formation of American character. It is well for a people to live in the present and to plan for the future, but it is ill for a people to forget the past. Thus far, in our history, we have not ceased to remember the toil, devotion and sacrifice of the living and the dead who, from '61 to '65, counted all else naught if thereby they might preserve the union of the states. Year by year, with the beauty of the lily and the fragrance of the rose, we seek to voice above their graves the gratitude of he American to the hero of that age. Only a few now stand near the portals of that door which never outward swings. This year as they bedew with tears the graves of their long-gone companions in arms, let the people of Indiana reverently lay aside their usual avocations and join in, this solemn service. Let them make the day one of solemn consecration to the rights of men and of saddened reverence of that shedding of blood without; which, thus far, in the world's history, there has been no remission of sin. " I In the hope that such will be the character of that day, I, Thomas R. Marshall, governor of the state of Indiana, do hereby designate and set apart Monday, May 30th, 1910, as ; MEMORIAL DAY, and do proclaim the same to be a legal holiday throughout the state. May all that is said that day come from the lips afire with patriotism and hearts aglow with love for the hero dead and the hero living. Done at the Capitol in Indianapolis and given under my hand and the great seal of Indiana, this 11th day of May, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and ten, and in the year of the independence of the United States one hundred thirty-fourth. FRED A. SIMS, THOMAS R. MARSHALL, Secretary 'of State. Governor.

1LLIAM AHTIC GUTS UP A FEW Is Haled Into Prest's Court ,, Fon.lt CheriPetty: Misdemeanors. William Antic , was tried in Judge Frank D. Prest's court this morning on the charge of breaking the glass In one of the doors in the Majestic hotel. The case was taken under advisement by Judge Prest. A number of Indiana Harbor people were m nammonu yesterday in connection with the trial of Bertha Beliski and Feofit Beliski, who are charged with provoking an assault. The trouble arose over the loss of a blanket following a runaway in East Chicago. Several school children stated that they had seen Beliski take the blanket. x The officers went to the Beliski home to search for the blanket, and it is al leged that they were threatened. The result was that Bertha Beliski was arrested and fined $1 and costs yesterday. Teofil Beliski, who forfeited his 50 bond through his non-appearance at a former trial, had his case continued until Saturday. Elmer W. Fisher and Florence M. Chrlstain were married by Judge Prest today. The case in which William Craick had a warrant sworn out for the arrest of Hugo Freels on a surety of the peace charge was taken from Judge Frank D. Prest's court yesterday and will be filed in the Lake superior court. The case in which William Craick had Dan Wagner arrested on the charge of trespass will come up later in Judge Frank D. Prest's justice court. Another Suit Filed. George Poyer, a young man of Robertsdale, is the latest of the score of victims who were injured in the Am4ican Maize Products plant explosion early in March to bring suit against the company. For the injuries which he received he claims $10,000 damages. The case is filed in the superior court in Cook county. The company is now defendant in quite a list of suits for sums totaling about $200,000. Meeting Postponed. The East Side Improvement association holds a special meeting tomorrow night, the meeting having been post poned sfrom last Friday night. The as sociation has a number of live topics on tapis and there ought to be a good attendance. FAIRBANKS NEXT MINISTER TO BRITAIN? Indianapolis. Ind.. May 12. The semi-official reports from Washington that former Vice President Fairbanks already has been, or shortly will be, offered the post of ambassador extraordinary to Great Britain is accepted here as authentic. The news reached Fairbanks on his birthday.. He asked to be excused from discussing It.

MB. TAPPER !S SOMEHOT UNQER COLLAR

Figures Out That He Is Los- ; ing $24Sd Peri Diem Being Juror. Anton Tapper is piqued. He had been selected to serve on the jury at Crown Point, and for the past two weeks has been making regular trips to thecounty seat. The worst of it Is that he has over a week longer to serve. . v He gets $2 a day for his services. And while he is serving the work of con structing his $75,000 business block is going forward and he- has other business interests that are demanding his attention. Two dollars a day to a man whose time is easily worth $25 a day is a mere pittance. And Tapper has figured out that it costs him 60 cents a day for car fare, 50 cents a day for meals (in addition to keeping: no an establish ment at home) adn 20 cents a day for hack fare. That makes a total of $1.30 expense every day, so that 70 cents Is the ex tent of Tapper's earnings at the pre'sent time.' Tapper has offered to nav a man $2 a day and give him the $2 a day he earns if he could be released from jury duty, but the court will not listen to it. So Tapper must continue to earn 70 cents a day indefinitely, and he does not know when he will get that! IDE BANK For the second time fire has broken out in the First National bank building as a result of coals from the range in the "VVecater restaurant, and In each case the flames were prevented from spreading through the watchfulness of Jean, the porter in Lochiel Simpson's barber shop. This morning Jean went down In the basement and melled smoke. He investigated and found the floor under the range,on fire. He at once sprayed water on the fire and extinguished it. The fire had burned quite a hole In the floor before it was discovered, and had there been the proper draught it is believed that it would have spread more rapidly. Charley Will Hold On. The defeat of Constable Charles Merryweather will not result in his retirement from office, as he has made arrangements to secure an appointment from Cedar Creek township. In view of the fact that constables have jurisdiction all over the county, it will make but little difference what township he is appointed from. However, Merryweather has several months left of his present term of office and so he is not worrying about that matter. -

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Gary Police Called Upon to j Handle Murder M,ptery, and Missing Men Are Suspected of Shocking Crime, I

Last Night. 'Pennsylvania passsnger.trziii due in Gai7 at 7:37. The accident occurred -". while scores of persons were waiting One of the most atrocious murders ! fnr ii.. n .., , that has taken place since the time that; l"e lrain pull into tho depot vasiie Gristes was found lying at the . at Broadway and niany of them saw corner of Virginia street and Iake , i. 'j " . Shore tracks, about two years ago, men Sr0Und beneath the wheels hacked with a hatchet, was discovered J of the locomotive.

by the local police this morning in thei iieae severed. ; With his. head almost several from ! his boay from an axe that was found lying near by, SMmon xsestrorr, 6a years oia, one or tne proprietors 01 tne bakery shop was found lying in a pool' of blood which covered the entire floor, j John ' rtmltro and f oney " Mastiovlch j jvrohalsa liavg.i4p;restln the Jjaltery shop are missing this morning and so far the evidence points conclusively (Continued on Eight.) LOSS If ENUMERATION IS TO SOLVE Hammond Expected an Increase, But Was Sadly Disappointed. SUPT. M'DANIEL INTERVIEWED IS Unable To Explain Where the Loss In Enumeration Took Place. The loss of eighty-three ,souls in the Hammond school enumeration is still a mystery to the school officials. It was expected that Hammond would make a showing of an increase, but the official table given out by Supcrindent F. F. Heighway'and published in The Times. Superintendent C. M. 'McDaniel Is positive that the school enumerators did conscientious work, and says that he is at a loss to explain the decrease. It was found upon checking up the actual count of school children, as kept by the teachers, and the returns as brought in by the enumerators that the latter had overlookVd about 375. How many more have been overlooked, of which the teachers had no record to check up against the enumerators, is not known. It may be anywhere from 100 to 200. Oversight lt Other Cltlen. Asked to explain this seemingly big oversight of 375 by the enumerators. Superintendent McDanied said: "The oversight this year Is not out of proportion in comparison with other years, nor out of proportion with Qther cities, in East Chicago, for instance, I understand, between 250 and 300 children have been overlooked and there the number is In proportion to past years. These ovesrights are due to the fact that parents fall 'to give the facts when the enumerator questions them. "It is true that If the oversights this year are in proportion to other years that Mammona ougnt still to snow a gain, but why it didn't I am unable to explain." Harbor Cases Postponed. The Indiana Harbor arson cases were postponed until tomorrow morning by Judge Virgil S. Reiter of the Lake superior court. The case of the state of Indiana vs. Thomas Lake i now being tried in the Lake superior court. It is alleged that Lake got Into an argument with a man by the name of Weaver and assaulted him. The case is being: tried before a Jury.

1910 Promises to Braak All Records in Railroad Accidents in Lake County. 1910 TESXtlBLE KEC0ED. Killed In region, by trains Injured in region by trains... . Two men were ground to a ill last night under "the wheels of the The victims were Steve Wareo 45 J ears old, and Matt.. Voronich. 26 J'ears old. both of whom resided at j me Doaraing house conducted by Steve Gronovick on Connecticut fBtreet.near the Pennsylvania." Th former has a Wife. and : six children in Hungary and the latter has a wife in,Servia.-i. 4-: OS The meh had - finished . supper and were on their way to visit a friend on Twenty-third street when the accident happened. According to the story relatedby the bystanders thev were 1 waiting for a freight train to pass them on the east track and did not hear the passenger approaching bound west. Many persons stated that tha Continued on pag nvt.( MANAGER EILEYffi STORY IS HOT TRUE Popular Hammond Theatrical Man to Stick With ' Tim Englehardt. Tonight the Hammond News wilL. retract the statement that Manager Riley of the Princess theater win manage Brooks' vaudeville, which has" recently been purchased by Dr. J. T. ClarkMr. 'Riley does not Intend to manage Dr. Clark's theater, but will look after the interests of T. V. Englehardt in this city. "It Is 'hardly conceivable," said Mr. Riley, "that I would take over the management of a competing theater'when i am looking after Mr. Englehardt's interests in tha Princess." Dr. Clark said recently, "I am not in the theater business. I have purchased the Brooks" theater equipment, but will employ some one to manage the place." The work on the new moving picture theater which is being built by Wm. Van Sickle in the location formerly, occupierl by the Chinese restaurant is going forward rapidly. The feature of this theater will be the new mirror screen. MICHAEL DAL. GDIS HOME RECOVERED Member, of Daly Bros. Firm Back From Experience in Arizona. Michael Daly, a brother and the lo cal mebmers of the firm of Daly Bros., returned from the west today, where he had been taken down with typhoid fever at the 'time his brother, P. J. Daly, died. He was in a hospital at Phoenix, Ari., for many weeks, and only now has his health permitted him to return. He was met at Chicago today by his bro'ther, William Daly, and went from there directly to Valparaiso, his home. He will spend some time on a farm there until his health is fully restored.-