Hammond Times, Volume 5, Number 60, Hammond, Lake County, 27 August 1910 — Page 8
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Saturday, August 27, 1910. ,
GARY LAUDED BY LEADING
STEEL TRADE JOURNAL
Iron Age Says That Gary Promises to Be Center of Street Car Building Industry West of Pittsburg in Few Years.
GARY SEEN AS CAR BUILDING CENTER. "Gary also promises to be the center of the steel car building industry west of Pittsburg, and the Gary axle mill will be an important unit in supplying rolling stock to the railroads, a business which has grown to far larger proportions than the manufacture of steel rails." THE IRON AGE.
The above statement is printed in the
Iron Age, a publication recognized as
the foremost Journal of the iron and
steel industry. It now refers to the
Oary works as the "greatest steel plant
in the world," and Its editors, who command the most authoritative scources
of information, declare that not only
the steel world but the carbuilding Industry as well will have Gary as the rapltol. Car Works to Come. More than two years ago the American Car and Foundry company (independent) secured a site for what is destined to be H3 largest plant. The location is south of the Kirk yards, on the south bank of the Grand Calumet river southeast of the axle mill of the Gary steel plant and tangent on the west to the American Bridge company. The site is equal in size to that owned by the American Locomotive company and the American Sheet Steel and Tin Plate company and is larger than that of the bridge company. Ultimately, the car works will employe 12.000 men, a number equal to its Immediate allied industry, which the Gary plant of the locomotive company expects to
employ. Plans for the car works have already been drawn and bids for the erection
of the first unit were solicited some months ago, but probably for the same
reason that the locomotive corporation delays the beginning of Its operations
here the car people are doing likewise.
World's Bisseat Axle Mill.
In a lengthy and Illustrated article on the axle mill of the Gary steel works
the Iron Age states It to be the most modern of its kind In the world. The
axle mills was recently placed In opera
tion.
' It Is one of the large departments In the steel- works. The building itself is a quarter. of a mile long, 9S4 feet to
be exact, with a width of 220 feet, cov
ering more than three acres of ground
Heretofore, the axle industry has used considerable wrought iron but with the introduction of the manufacture of basic open - hearth'1 steel, the kind tha't Is made in Gary; that material Is far more acceptable- for axles. A railroad accident ot startling proportions can be caused by a broken car axle and fof this reasdn much attention Is paid to axle making. ... Some of It Economies. In describing the local axles mill the Iron Age statas that the waste steam, in the winter time, is used to heat the building, thus exhibiting some of the
modern uses of economy. In the summer the steam is carried into the open, by waste pipes and a forced system of ventilation and electric fans keeps 'the air in the mill dry ani pure.
Elsewhere In the Gary steel works, the waste gas given oft by the blast furnaces is used to generate electricity to operate the plant, but in this department steam Is still necessary. Among the wonders In the mill are six 7500pound hammers with 36-inch stroke regulators. Provision is also made for the installation of six additional hammers of like size. Gary Car nnllding Center. With its axle mill In operation supplying the railroads of the central states and the west, all of which center about Gary and Chicago other railroad supply firms will ultimately locate In Gary. Besides the axle-mill the car and the locomotive works are assured and the
big steel plant will be the magnet that
will eventually attract allied industries in the car building line.
GARY GIRL 101 HURT IWBX
Miss Mav McNiel. a Gary girl who
was aboard the ill-fated Grand Trunk train No. 14 that left Chicago Wednesday afternoon and was wrecked about midnight the same evening near Flint, 'Mich., is safe. This was the news received this morning by Proprietor Martin Schwarts of the Binzenhof cafe, where the young lady was employed as cashier and head waitress. The advice came in the form of a postal card directed to Mr. Schwartz. It was postmarked from a Canadian town, was dated Thursday and read as follows: Snyn "Never Again."
Never again! I am safe and htat's all. We had quite a wreck last night and I was sound asleep , when the trains struck. I was in the first car that got burned up. In the same Pullman in which Miss McNiel rode four of her fellow passengers were burned to death and most
of the others were seriously injured.
It is thought that Miss McNiel lost most of her clothes and valuables In the disaster.
The young lady, who was 21 years
old, was on her way to visit her mothin Sydney, Nova Scotia, whom she had
not seen In two years. This morning
Mr. Schwartz telegraphed to Her mother
that her daughter Is safe.
Friends Were Alarmed.
Hadrnot any message been received
this morning it was Mr. Schwartz's intention to call up the Hurley hospital in Flint by long distance telephone, and If he got no satisfactory responses
he Intended to leave at once for the scene of the wreck to view the unidentified bodies. Repeated messages sent to Montreal failed to throw any light on the Gary girl's whereabouts.
and her postal card brings much relief
to her friends.
GUN CLUB FOILED By WRESTLERS
Because its president. Chief of Police Joseph Martin, and its secretary, his brother, Officer Frank Martin, were at
the Rumos-Consuldl wrestling match at
the time when the Gary Gun club
should have been holding its deliberations, there was no session of the organization last night. Much was the wrathiness of the Tolloston sharpshooters who came over to the chief's office, headed by Bill Kunert, the star target hiter of the section. "I don't know what the chief means," declared Mr. Kunert, as he examined the pages of the American Sportsman? "I canno conceive of . how a man could want to go near a "wrestling match when there is a gun club session on hand. Wrestling Is hot in it with hit
ting the targets, and- I and the boys would have gone to church tonight had we known that the meeting was to be postponed." .' .
DEMOCRATS 10 SELECT DELEGATES
GREAT SPEAKERS ARE COMG TO INDIANA THIS FALL
WOULD STRANGLE AMALGAMATION?
tCcntlnued from Pajce One.''
FAIR CLOSES AND
PLEASES EVERY ONE
CHIEF MARTIN STOPS ALLEGED BOXING MATCH Gary Police Head Steps into Ring and Puts Two Out for Count. '
ANOTHER NEW STORE
FOR INDIANA HARBOR'
Carl Anderson Has Contract
For Two-Story Brick in Deodar Street.
tCODtlnued from Pace 1.1
Chief of Police Joseph D. Martin of Gary showed his authority and enforced the previous orders of Governor Marshall, that no prize fights would be allowed In Gary, when he stepped into the ring during the athletic exhibition given at Baukus hall last night and stopped'the fight, which had
grown too tame to be called a boxing contest, and arrested, one of the principals. Art Kreager. Chief Martin had given previous warnings to the management and the referee that the three boxing matches were to be conducted on fairly scientific principles, and all went well until In the second bout, when the fighters started to mix things up too lively. Kreager was much heavier than Chartier and started out to finish his man up in the first round. He was warned by Chief Martin and the referee, Dr. Taff, to slow up. At the beginning of the second round Kreager took no warning' and started after his man with swings andrushes. The round only lasted about a minute as when, the mill waa becoming fast and furious Chief Martin stepped into the ring and arrested Kreager arid railed off the other boxing contests. It was a large and orderly crowd that gathered last night at Baukus hall to witness the athletic exhibition and had it not been for he mixup in the Chartier-Kreager match the police would hae had no chance to Interfere.
The first preliminary bout preceeding the main attraction, the wrestling bout,
was between D. Armstrong and Janfes Riley and was a lively affair and very
good. . The match was called a draw
The main event of the evening was the wrestling match between George Uoumas of Gary and Toney Conselldi
for the championship of Gary. Owing to some reason or other the mat on which the principals were to battle
failed to arrive and the two wrestlers
consented to battle or a carpet. After an hour and three minutes of wrestling
In which Roumas and Conseildl were
badly bruised as the result of the mat, the management decided to call off the affair till Labor Day. Roumas was the
aggressor throughout the contest and
had his man bested 3 to 2 points.
Roumas made an announcement that
he would place a $500 side bet for this
bout.
"(Special to The Times.)
Indiana Harbor, Aug. 27. Carl Arnrson has secured the contract for
Harbor. This is to be located In Deodar street, between One Hundred and
Thirty-fifth and One Hundred and
Thirty-sixth streets, will be two stories
in height, of brick an dstone and con
crete.
The building is being erected by
George Racich who conducts a saloon
near by and who will occupy the store front of his new structure as soon as it is completed. The rear of the first floor Is to be partitioned off for use as
livin gapartments, and the upper floor
will be divided into two flats. Every
thing will be finished off in attractive
fashion and all modern conveniences will be provided. Work will be rushed in ostler to insure the early comple
tion of the structure.
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AGOG OVER LOCATION
OFF SMALL R. R. SHOP
Chesterton All Worked Up
Because U.S. Steel Locates
Roundhouse There.
ST JOHN.
The democrats of St. John township
will hold a mass meeting on Monday Aug. 29, at 8 p. m.. In Rammer's hall
to nominate two justices of the peace,
two constables, arid three candidates
for advisory board.
Miss Mary Pfeifer returned home
from Whiting last night, accompanied by her aunt, Mrs. Peter Pfeifer, where she spent a week visiting. Frank Sagers of Hanover Prairie transacted business here today. John Stark and son, Emil, and Adam Gard left for West Creek township Thursday to repair the damages caused by the recent storm on Mr. Stark's farm buildings. Hubert Doctor transacted business in Hammond Thursday. Otto Hitzeman of Beml3 was a visitor here today. .
Chesterton is all agog because the
United States Steel Corporation has condescended to establish a small rail
road shop there for the housing of such
of its locomotives at work on runs east
of Gary.
The citizens of the northern metr6-
polis of Porter county have visions of future industrial plants being located in the town. Senator Bowser is having bigger visions than did Mohammett whert he went to the mountain. The senator peers into the future and detects the smoke of many mills circling through the Chesterton orchards. He says In part in this week's issue of his paper, the Chesterton Tribune: "The E., J. & E. Railroad company is arranging to build a roundhouse to accommodate three engines here, the same to be ready for use by cold weather. It will also be necessary to provide for water for the engines here, the nearest place now available being Hobart, and It is found difficult to run a heavily loaded engine from Hobart
to Chesterton and back on one filling of the water tank, and many times the engines are compelled to fill up from
the Wabash water tank at Crocker,
The new roundhouse will probably be
buiolt on ground just west of the glass
factory. This will bring several fami
lies to Chestt-rton to live. At present
the crews are boarding" at the Calumet
hotel.
the packed grandstand to their close. Beyond the breaking of a sulky in the 2:16 trot, by a . horse running into it
the races were uneventful, the prettiest race , of the afternoon being the 2:12
pace. Following is a summary of yes
terday's card. ;
Friday, Aug. 20 2tS5 Pace.
No. 1 J. Morton, Carrie -M,
bm; R. Robinson, Chicago 2
No. 2 Mullins, Lady Bell, bm,
H. L. Armstrong, Kewanna 1
No. 3 Schenck, Catherine R.
Everett, b m; H. Everett, Chicago ............ 3
No. 4 Stevens, Stanley M,
bg; R. Rice, Benton Harbor, Mich. 4
No". 5 Wright, Trennwith, br
h; W. Wright, Winamac, Ind., no start. Time 2:24 1-4; 2:22 1-4; 2:17
2:20 1-4.
Friday, Adk. 26 2:12 Pace.
No. 1 Higgs, Lady Dodge,
rm, Geo. Higgs, Milwauke 3
No. 2 Blend, Ralph Patch,
sh, G. Montgomery, Indpl's 2
No. 3 Buckner, Mike A., br
g, J. N. Buckner, Battle Creek. Mich
No. 4. Sturgeon, Geo. Penn,
bg, W. Sturgeon, Logansport, Ind 1 1 Time 2:17; 2:14 1-2; 2:15 1-4;
1-2.
NOTES. Sheriff Grant, and a force of deputies
kept the best of order during the en
tire three days fciir, and rounded up
seven or eight stspected pickpockets, known to have been engaged in that
profession before. Only one arrest was made during the entire fair, that of a Hebron jyung man charged with stealing a bridle. "Dare Devil" Long made one of the best balloon ascensions and parachute drops ever seen here, yesterday afternoon. In the evening's ascension the paraschute drop refused to work and Longo was compelled to come to earth with the balloon. In the afternoon's ascent he was badly scratched by striking a tree in his decent from the dlzzie height. The, free attractions were enjoyed by all and although the fair management lost money on them, it has gotten so that it is only attractions of alike nature that will draw any kind of a crowd to make the fair a financial suc-
Hammond was as well represented
yesterday as any city in the county
and a big crowd availed themselves of
the special train service on the Erie. All the concessions report a good
business the crowd being good spend
ers.
No accident happened this year to mar the fair which is rather ah un
usual occurrence at a Lake County fair.
with open arms. The Hammond representatives were taken to the South Bay hotel where they were wined and din
ed to a queen's taste. Indiana Harbor
proved its large hearted hospitality. IT WAS HAMMOND'S TREAT.
Tne question ot amalgamation was found to be of such far reaching im
portance that other conferences were
required before a comprehensive re port could be made on the subject.
Hammond being the largest city in the township naturally was expected to invite the representatives of the
commercial clubs of the region to that
city for the next conference. Indiana Harbor has been waitin
East Chicago has been waiting. Whit
ing has been waiting, the people in Hammond, Who would like to see this
matter threshed out, have been waiting, but nothing has materialized. One of the members of the Hammond Business Men's Asociation said today, "It is a matter of common cojjrtesy to invite the other cities of the township to participate in another conference. Hammond cannot escape its responsi
bility."
William J. Whinnery stated this
morning that the members of the com
mittee, . including himself, have been too busy to take up - the proposition. He said that he bel!eved the matter wotald be taken up again in due time.
Monday evening the democracy of Gary will gather beneath the sheltering rofs of Assembly hall. Sixth avenue and Broadway, where they will name delegates to the county and, the joint senatorial and the judicial convention. Incidentially the dove of peace Is trembling for it will lose some feathers as it always does when the Knotts and Crolius brands of the Jeffersonian
party go at each other with clubs.
base ball bats and deep scowls.
Manunond Will Dominate. Gary will have a representation of
33 delegates in the county convention
less than one-third of Hammond's which will total 104. This is because
Hammond gave a far greater proportion' of votes for Governor Marshall
In the 190S election. One delegate will
be allowed to every 20 patriots who voted for the governor in 1908, so as
Hammond was good, she gets the
cream.
For Calumet township there will be
ten delegates elected and a like num
ber of alternateships will be bestowed
as honors upon the faithful. The township convention will meet In the old town hall in Tolleston where the representatives will be selected. To the judicial and senatorial conventions, to be held in Hammond September 10, Gary will be allotted three delegates
and the township one. The representation in this case is based on every two hundred votes cast for the governor, two years ago. Llrelv Times Wednesday. The county convention with upwards of 300 delegates will assemble in Gary next Wednesday, August 31 and some lively times are anticipated once the democracy gets down to business in Englehardt's hall.
TIMES BIBEAl', AT STATE CAPITAL. Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 27. Definite announcement was made here yesterday of two of the important Republican speakers from out of the state
who will come to Indiana this fall and
make speeches in the interest of the Republican ticket. It was given out that Senator Clapp. of Minnesota, who
is one of the strongest of; the insur
gent Senators,, will spend the last week
in September in this state, and that he will make as many speeches as he can in that time. It was also announced that James R. Garfield, of Ohio, former secretary of the interior, and
one of the insurgent leaders, will also
come and make several speeches. Gar
field gave out this information himself
at his home.
An effort was made to get these men for a longer time than a week, but the arrangements .could not be made be
cause of the demand for their services
in other parts of the country. But the state committee feels that it is fortunate to get them for even that length
of time. ' -. ' ' i Responses are "expeced also in the
next few day fixing the definite time that other prominent men can devote to the Indiana campaign. Senator Cummins, of Iowa, Senator Bristow, of Kansas, and Senator Borah are others of the outsiders who will be here during the campaign. Their dates have not yet been fixed, but they will be soon. It has developed, too, that Samuel Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor, is an insurgent.
and that while he was making speeches
in Wisconsin recently he took occasion to tell the organized labor voters of that state that they ought to get out
and whoop it up for Lafollete for senator. Lafollete, as everyone knows, is the prince of insurgents. It is said that while Gompers was in Milwaukee he advised the followers of Mayor Seidel, of that city, to follow this course, Seidel is the Socialist who waa elected Mayor of Milwaukee by - the aid of union labor votes, and it is said that he can control 27.000 votes. Indiana Republican's are pleased at the revelation in regard to Gompers, for the Democrats had announced with a great blare of trumpets that he would come into Indiana and make Democratic speeches this fall.
Hammond Iron & Metal Go. MARCUS BROS., props. -Wholesale Dealers la IKON, METALS, RUBBER AND SECOND HAND MACHINERY Offices: 340 Indiana Ave. Tarda: Sohl St. and Indiana Ave HAMMOND ti I7SDIAJV4 Office Phone 127. Res.Pbons US)
AUSTTIU-HUN CONSUL TO visit m
THE REAL .", REASON
But the underlying reason for the failure of Hammond t to observe the ordinary rules of decency in this matter is the opposition, of certain members of Hammond Business Men's Association to any further discussion of the question of amalgamation. A full discussion of the subject was throttled In the meeting that was held ostensibly for the purpose of having a fair and Impartial. debate on the subject. The real amalgamationlsts were given the "stall" by the anil's that the time for amalgamation is not yet.
They "fell" for the game only to find
now, that the agitation has subsided,
that the opponents of amalgamation, for personal and political reasons, nev
er did favor the union of the cities,
They are beginning to see that the
argument for delay was merely a play for wind. Now, if Mayor Becker were to express his honest opinion in the matter he would probably say that he
is opposed to amalgamation as long as his job or the job of any other democratic mayor is at stake and in favor of it only In case Hammond should have a republican mayor and East Chicago should go democratic.
The Imperial Austrian-Hungarian !
consul general, with headquarters in Chicago is expected " today in Gary. J Emperor Francis Joseph's representative comes to take charge ot the property and effects of the late Alford Dome, the young electrical ; engineer who was killed Wednesday evening in the steel plant. Dome boarded at Seventh avenue and Jefferson stteet. The young man, who was well educated, leaves an aged mother in Austria. It appears that he was insured in the Modern Woodmen of America and another lodge to the extent of $2,000 and he also has money on deposit in the First Trust and Savings bank. This In addition to the $1,200 which will be paid by the steel corporation as a recompense for the un
avoidable taking of the young man's
life be forwarded to his mother. Young Dome's body lies at ' Jones' morgue, Washington street, and it is thought that today some decision will be made as to whether the remains will be interred here. The young man was
killed by a 220-volt shock, which is stated to be the lowest voltage in the history of the electrical industry that ever caused the death of a human being.
Factory Phone 542 BEREOLOS ICE CREAM CO. 104-106 PLUMMER AVE Hammond, Ind.
Manufacturers of the BEST ICE CREAM Fancy Bricks Fruit Ices, etc. Our Cream is made under the Pure Food Law. Deliveries to all parts of Lake County by Express or otherwise, WRITE OR PHONE FOR OUR PRICES r
How many Dollars Will it Take to Accommodate You? We will loan the amount to you on furniture, pianos, teams or any chattel security without removal. We will make the payments either weekly or monthly. $1.20 is the weekly payment on a $50 loan for fifty weeks. Other amounts in same proportion. Strictly confidential. Fill out the blank below and mail it to us and our agent will call. Inquiry costs nothing. -.
SALOON IS ENTERED BY
' BURGLARS
A WANT AD COST IN THE TIMES IS LESS THAN VACANT ROOM LOSS.
Name
.Address . Amount .-r. Security
INDIANA LOAN COMPANY Over Post Of lice Phone 322 Cor. Fifth and Broadway 216 Gary Bldg. Gary, Ind.
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Glen and Hosford Parks. lr. and Mrs. A. G. DeCamps of St. Louis are visiting with Mrs. DeCamps' sister, Mrs. Ed. C. Schaible of Glen Park. Mrs. Anna Murphy and grandson, James Allen Ray, who have been spendingthe summer with Mrs. Ed. Schaible left for St. Louis- this morning. Miss Lizzie Keilman of Merrlllville was seen In Glen Park yesterday. Sam Rose was a Crown Point visitor yesterday.
(Special to Thb Times.) East Chicago, Aug. 27. Burglars last night broke into and robbed a saloon at the corner of One Hundred and Fiftieth street and Korthcote avenue.
getting away with $10 in cash ana a
quantity of cigars and wishky. j The saloon is conducted by John Fary and it is belieevd the burglary I was committeed some time after midnight. Tracks in the sand about the place lead to the belief that two men committeed the robbery and that entrance was gained by means of a trap door in the sidewalk through which beer is lowered to the cellar. This was
unlocked, and once in the basement the burglars found access to the saloon easy, as the trap at the end of the stairway leading to the upper floor, was also unlocked. The proprietor has not yet made a
full estimate of .his loss in stock, but it is believed to have been considerablymore than the money loss. The money was taken from the cash register.
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Fond of Mosquitoes. The nighthawk is said to have a great appetite for mosquitoes. It has a huge mouth, and when It wants a meal It just opens it wide and sails into a cloud of mosquitoes. Its favorite morsel is the malaria mosquito.
LIGHT FROST LAST
NIGHT.
Clear skies were responsible for the fact that there was another light frost last night. However, the vegetation was so drenched in dew that, it is believed, no damage was done. The weather indications are that it will be slightly warmer today and to
morrow. No serious forsts are reported i
over the rest of .mmtrv
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Visit the Garden Corner THE GARDEN BUFFET
lOTH AVENUE
Famous Sterling Beci
AND BROADWAY GARY, IND. GEORGE V. HANK INS, Proprietor tj -a splendid assortment of Tobacco and Cigars and the finest brands of Liquors obtainable
Now Open for Business
The Liveliest Spot in Gary
Maury's Magnificent Pool Mall SO x 125 12 Tables -4 Bowling Alleys
Huddleston's 6Chair Barber Shop Gary's Best Barbers havo been secured for this Snop. THE GARDEN MAUL A dancing hall large, airy, splendidly arranged fop all sorts of entertainments. A series of Dancing Parties given by Burns & Corcoran, begins Saturday, August 27. Come, everybody. A good time assured. ' ; Restaurant and Lunch Room in connection with buffet opens Monday, August 29. A popular priced eating place for business lunches, dinners, etc Sea foods and other things on bill of fare.
THREE BIG PI-ACES OF ENTERTAINMENT FOR EVERYBODY UNDER ONE ROOF
Meet Me at the "GARDEN SPOT"
Announcements of formal opening: later.
Watch for the Date.
''Something: Doing;."
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