Hammond Times, Volume 5, Number 165, Hammond, Lake County, 31 December 1910 — Page 1

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While the steel industry in - the j Calumet region is "flat" Gibson, the heart of. the New York Central system of middle western railroads is a veritable hive of industry. The people of Hammond and East East Chicago, who are -benefitted to the greatest extent by the activities at Gibson, do not realize that there are in the neighborhood of 1,000 men employed at good wages in this remarkable center of railroad activity. Even in these times of financial stagnation when the question of inspiring public confidence in railroad securities hangs in the balance pending the settlement of the rate controversy; there is unusual activity at Gibson. The following are some of the moves which indicate that Gibson Is already an important acqulsiton to industrial Hammond and is destined to become even more Important: ACTIVITY IS GREAT. 1. The Chicago. Indiana & Southern car record office has been moved from i ATTORNEY Attornty L. V. Cravens of Hammond received information of an unexpected honor as a New Year's gift this morning in a letter from William Ridley of Indianapolis Grand Master (f the Grand Lodge. Mr.. Rdley notified the Hammond lawyer that the latter had been selected by him to as trustee of the grand lodge to fill the vacancy created by the death of the late Isaac P. Leyden. Mr. Cravens Baid that he did not know his name was being considered and that the information came to him as a pleasant surprise. TAKES OATH TODAY. Judge Joseph G. Ibach left for Indianapolis on the 12:1" Monon last night, where he takes the oath of office today as judge of the appellate Court. For the present Judge Ibach will divide his time between Hammond and the state capital, remaining four weeks at the latter place and a week in Hammond.

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Ji N. Y. C. Yards Is Cleveland to Hammond. , This means the employment of 25 extra clerks here, 2. A month ago the local freight office of the Indiana Harbor Belt rail road was completed at Subway, near Gibson, and 100 clerks are now employ ed in this 'office. 3. The New York Central lines maintain a car repair shop at Gibson in which. 250 men are employed and 100 cars a day are repaired. 4. A pneumatic tube system of dis patching waybills to all parts of the Gibson yards i sbeln installed at a cost of S15.000 to $20,000. This is the first time In the history of the railroad bus! nes that such a system has ben install ed, , The installation of this system has not yet been completed. Two miles o pneumatic tubes are being'lald. 5. The yards are being piped with air by which the car brakes are to be operated. - 6. The capacity of the cinder pits is being doubled,. 7. A new water tank Is being constructed at the west end of yards. READY FOR RISH. The business that is being done by (Continued on page eight.) REPORT WILL COME TUESDAY The report from the water committee to the city , council next Tuesday night on the question of ratifying the contract between the board of public works and the Snow Pump company for t!ve proposed 15,000,000-gallon pump, promises to be above the ordinary committee reports, which heretofore have only been perfunctory. While none of t be $ammi ftc - nen bejry; yftgiaefgfttt. themselves Cooay7ic is tTnuers-tood that the majority of the. committee will recommend the rejection-or the con tract and advocate the installation of an electric pump. It is possible, too that there will be a minority report. The committee is composed of John Pascaly, chairman; Nicholas Lauer and Henry Eggers. This, together with the appointing of a new member of the board of public works, promises to be the feature of the session. ELECTRICIANS WERE NOT INDICTED Three more warrants are to be served by George Blockl. deputy sheriff, in connection with the electrician cases growing out of the Gary riots. Warrants have already been served on James Finneran, Martin Carmody, Robert O'Connor, Y. Abbott and Fred Jurgens. Each has furnished a $500 bond. The warrants for the arrest of the electricians were not the result of an Indictment by the grand jury, although they were issued in the circuit court. '

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Current Report on Streets That Mayor Becker Is to Make New Board Appointments; Davis and Schloer to Be Supplanted. That John L. Rohde and Thos. Swanton are to supplant Jacob Schloer and Peter Davis, respectively, on the board of public works was a report that was current . today, although unauthorized by the people most Interested. The report follows on the heels of the one that changes are to be made in the personnel of the board. Mayor Becker would not commit himself today other than to say that he Is contemplating making a changi. "Even if there Is to be a change," he said, "it would not be made within a day or two, as the old board will first make Its annual report. Mayor Becker regretted that the re port should have gotten out before he could talk the matter over with the old board, a thing which he very mu:h desired, because of the good relation between himself and his board. John L. Rohde is a former chairman of the board of public works, and consequently Is a man of experience. He has a large following in the city of Hammond, and this will e greatly pleased by his selection. Thomas Swanton, former candidate for mayor In the republican primaries, is no less popular with his constituency. He refused absolutely to discuss the possibility of Ms selection saying that he knew no more about it than his questioner. The old year dies tonight, the new year stands tip-toed to take its place in eternity, a happy New Year and many of them, seem appropriate thoughts in writing a New Year's eve story. Who'll read a story on New Year's eve, anyway? The past alone could only be reviewed, and who knows anything about the future? But ever since newspapers began to mark time for progress it has seemed conventional to say something on the front page about the old year with its disappointments and successes, about the new year with its promises about resolutions, the water wagon, new year bells, hangovers, etc., and therefore this. Hammond is too polite a place to speak of "hangovers," and it's too wet a place to pull in the wagon cart with trumpets and fanfares. Let's say something about the churches; that's a safe subject, safe all around. They're there with bells on and that is not playing it both ways, either. The watch parties, too, should prove a popular subject, that takes- in the resolution parties, the wagon recruits, and should we mention the "hangovers" again? Speaking about Hammond as a whole, however, there'll be no one to say nay when it ic said that old 1910 wasn't a good fellow. He didn't just exactly bring the population that was expected, but then he gave us "Dick" Schaaf as the new postmaster, not that "Billy" Gostlin wasn't all to the good, but then that's part of the camp. And the new year, 1911. Half of us are looking forward and the other half backward tonight.. The occasion alone prompts the old, old wish, "A right Happy New Year to you." AGED WOMAN DEAD. Octogenarian Passes Away at St. John. (Special to The Times.) St. John, Ind., Dec. 31. Mrs. Mary Koch, one of Lake county's oldest women, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Pfeiffer, at St. John yesterday morning. Mrs. Koch -was 83 years of age and was well known in this vicinity. The funeral of the aged lady will take place at St. John on next Monday morning. New Policeman. John Brietzke, who has lived in Hammond quite a number of years, goes on .the police department tomorrow as patrolman. Recently he was employed by the American Bridge-company in Gary. Officer Trinen has been appointed by the police board as chauffeur for the department, to take the place of Frank Shine, who resigned some time ago.

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MAKES SltONG STATEMENT. j . Daring the rIM f Joe JVIerlman aud Joe GropeVVrted for Rambling In Judge AVUdmoth'ii court In Gary thla raorptRgr. Deputy Prosecutor Wertpball Raid I didn't come bere to mat..- a Sunday school town out of lfs - nt I did rome bere t draw tba ..'Jites on rambling, Illicit saloons am' houses of prostitution, If It la nt vuary to eall oat the state militia to do it."

GARY LAWYER KIVQLVED ill ESTATE (ITIER Administrator Refuses to Sign Settlement Made With Mfg. 5 Company. Attorney H. C. Pite of Gary is said to be somewhat Involved as a result of a settlement he-is said to have made with the Standard;- Xteel Car Cb. In an estate matter. The case was to luive come up in the Lake Superior Courj In Hammond yesterday. H. F. McCracken was retained by Mr. Wolf, the administrator of the estate, to look aftevhis interests. The allegation ia that Price received $100 from his client for settling tin? case for $300 and that the Standard Steel Car Co. paid him $100 in addition to make the settlement. The administrator refused to sign the settlement, claiming that the liability of the company was great and that the settlemen, should not have been made for the amount. There was no hearing in the matter for the reason that Attorney Price did not put in an appearance. Well Known Brewery Agent Files Petition in Federal Court; Was Once Most Prosperous Saloonkeeper in Hammond. TIMES Sl'REAr, AT STATE CAPITAL. Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 31. A bankruptcy petition was filed In the federal court here against Fred Sommer, a former Hammond saloonkeeper, by Chicago and Louisville creditors. Thtir claims aggregate $1,785.65. It is alleged that Sommer sold his saloon for $5,700 and did not pay his debts. It was this that precipitated the action of his creditors in forcing him into bankruptcy. Fred Sommer recently sold his saloon to John Bingler, who has been in charge of the business ever since. Nothing is known locally of his alleged financial embarrassment. Sommer has always been considered one of the well to do saloonkeepers of the city. Sommer was formerly the asent for Seipp's Brewing company in Lake county and established a large number of saloons in Gary.His saloon in Hammond is said to have been one of the best paying businesses in the city. REGISTERED MAIL !$ HIT ECONOMY PLAN Hitchcock Now Has Valuable Mail Go Loose, Without Separate Envelope. The notice of the discontinuance of registered package and tag envelopes as another step in the economy program inaugurated by Postmaster General F. IL Hitchcock was received at tho local postoffice Tuesday. As soon as the supply on hand is exhausted the letters will be sent as mailed. It is said by officials the elimination of this system will do away with 10 per cent of the work in handling registered letters and will be a saving of probably 1500,000 in statioi.ery and Drinting. t'nder the present ru: all registered letters addressed to any particular city are enclosed in an.1 envelop or bag and addressed to the postmaster of the city. By the new ruling the letters are sent as . mailed and a red stamp labeling the envelope "registered" is used to distinguish it from other mail. .

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'Ayc r V In an effort to recover from the Illness which has prostrated him for months Senator Stephen H. Elkin8, of West Virginia, is to try the open air treatment. Ha will brave the rigors of the wintry nights, sleeping out of doors. On the roof of his Washington residence the millionaire Senator Is having a sleeping compartment built. Carpenters have teen busy and Senator Elkins expects to be able to stay out of doors altogether after the next few days. His physicians expect rapid improvement from the arrangements. Senator Elkins has been confined to his bed for weeks. The poor old democratic party In Lake county is on the verge of bankruptcy, according to Secretary Winkler of the county central committee, and he and County Chairman John Gavit are spending sleepless nights trying to dodge the avals nche of bills and escape the army of creditors. Some of the tried and true democrats today talked of starting an investigation of the books of the county central committee and air the matter in court. "There was plenty of money in the treasury at the outset of the campaign," said a prominent Gary democrat, today, !'and I believe it Is no more than right that trie democratic party iContinued on page eight.) John P. Nagel, the former head of the Nagel Lighting System of Hammond, is now in durance vilfe in the city bastile as a result of provoking one assault and engaging in another. The encounter is said to have followed a period of intoxication. Samuel Skufakiss swore out ' the warrant in' the case of provoke and Frsnk R. Jones charges Nagel with assault. Jones recently closed a deal for the purchase of the Nagel Lighting system. One of the terms of tho purchase was that Nagel was to pay all of the men. Nagel is said to have issued a number of checks last night in favor of the men but to have withdrawn his funds from the bank this morning. This precipitated the trouble. His attitude towards Skufakiss was such as to warrant his swearing out a war rant charing provoke and in the case or jones, ragei is alleged to have stabbed him -with a file. The file Injured the back of Jones' hand. When Nagel was finally arrested by Julius Taussig, the constable, and was taken before Judge Ames he was so badly intoxicated that the judge sent him to jail, without bail, to sober up. The trial of the case is set for this evening at seven o'clock, providing Nagel has recovered sufficiently to warrant his being arraigned. The trouble aroused a great deal of interest among the business- men of the down town district. Warrants Still Out. There are still two or three Gary men for whom warrants have been issued as a result of their indicment by the grand jury. The deputy sheriF under Thomas Grant are scouring the city for these men. It is understood, however, that all of the big game has been bagged and that the men who are to be arrested are merely Incidental to the rropemtion of the big fellows.

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Manager W. D. Ray, of the Northern Indiana Gas & Electric Co. Back From Important Mission in the East. That the building of the new $760,000 power-house of the Northern Indiana Gas & Electric company at East Chicago is assured for the immediate fu ture is shown by the fact that Manager W. D. Ray has just returned from Pittsburg,where he purchased the boilers, turbines and generators for the first two units of 5,000-horsepower each for the new plant. There has been considerable skepticism on the part of a number of Hammond and East Chicago people as to whether or not the new Grand Calumet power plant would be built. This will be swept away by the news that the machinery has already been bought, and that the actual construction of the plant will begin during the month of January. The following are the purchases that were made by W. D. Ray, the manager (Continued on page five.) BUY S01E One, of the largest deals in real estate that has been ma'de ;n some time was consummated' yesterday when Gostlin, Meyn & Co. purchased 150 feet of Hohman street frontage on the east side of the street and fronting on the river from D. A. Young. The consideration is ndt known. T!:e property is valuable for store and warehouse purposes, and as a location for mall industries. It :s understood that the company will soon commence the erection of a sujstantial building on the property for a wholesale grocery house. The property consists of an acre and; a half of land, and the Wilcox street frontage is to be used for small industries. The property is accessable by a side track from the Michigan Ceutial railroad. This makes It exceedingly valuable. ' D. A. Young is the son of the founder of Hammond who laid out the first sub-division here. He expects to reinvest the money in a business enterprise with which he is connected. It was Young who recently sold the building, cn State street, which was occupied by C. T. Baker to Gostlin, Meyn &. Co , who afterwards sold it to Judge V. S. Reiter. Gostlin, Meyn & Co., acting for J. W. Konlcke of Hammond, bought twertyeight lots near the corner of Gostilu street and Calumet avenue from John J. Horning of Chicago. The same firm sold fifty feet on Cal umet avenue to Nicholas Landvogt and fifty feet on Webster avenue to John Keller. A number of smaller sales makes the real estate activity of the week rather notable.

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MEN WHO WILL FIG URE OUT WAGES FOR EMPLOYEES OF 6 RAILWAYS

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As a result of the deadlock between the railroad officials and the engineers representing sixty-one railroads in the West, Labor Commissioner Nelll has been called into consultation. The outcome will depend a great deal upon his negotiations with Warren S. Stone, grand" master of the Brotherhood of Engineers. A strike would cripple traffic all through the West.

Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 31 (Times Bureau.) Judge Joseph Ibach of the Appelate Court arrived here from Hammond this morning to take the oath of office in company with the other judges-elect this afternoon. He will try his first case on the state bench on Tuesday.

Peru, Ind., Dec. 31. Miss Florence Alspach, 21 years old, of Macy, this (Maml) county,, committed suicide yesterday while despondent. She placed the muzzle of a pistol in her mouth and pulled the trigger, after which she put the revolver back Into the bureau and walked to kitchen. .the New York, Dec. 31. All signs Indicate that New York City's celebration tonight will surpass all previojs efforts. It will be costlier, noisier and more generally observed than even before. Several hundred thousand persons will serve on the reception committee which will welcome 1911 at midrfight, and the hotel and restaurant men figure that Mr. and Mrs. New York will incidentally put more than $1,000,000 into circulation. Versailles, France, Dec, 31. Lieut: Caumont of the army aviation corps, while testing a new monoplane yesterday, fell from a height of sixty feet. Both arms and both legs were broken. The injured man was taken immediately to the military hospital where he died last night. As soon as he learned of the accident Gen. Brun, minister of war, nominated Lieut. Caumont for the Legion of Honor, but death occurred before the cross could be taken to him. New York, Dec. 31. One man was instantly killed, another fatally hurt and four others were injured today int a dynamite explosion at Casino Beach, Long Island. New York, 31. The concensus of opiEtoa in -steel -circles is that 'lo.'re-.5 ductions in prices will be made at the January meeting of steel producers of the country. Commenting upon the situation a representative of a prominent independent steel company said: "Prices for steel are lower today than they have been in a long time, and I do not believe a reduction from the present level would bring in any business to speak of. It must be taken into consideration that? costs have been advancing and the steel com panies are making little if any money on a basis or present prices, a gen eral reduction in prices would put certain independent steel companies out of business, as they could not operate at a profit. London, Dec. 31. Mrs. David Beatty, daughter of the late Marshall Field of Chicago and wife of Rear Admiral David Beatty of the English navy, was thrown from her horse while riding to the hounds with the Quorn hunt yesterday. She was badly bruised and suffered a severe shock. Chicago, 111., Dec. 31. Albert Huber administrate! of the estate of Louis Splltzer deceased has sued the Indiana Steel Co. of Gary for $10,000 in the Superior Court here.

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