Hammond Times, Volume 6, Number 36, Hammond, Lake County, 31 July 1911 — Page 1

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SHOWERS, SOUTH WINDS. COOLER. VOL. VI., NO. 36. If Peddlers Measure Your Foodstuffs With Metal Measures They Are Amen able to the Law, Says Ham mond's City Sealer. r armers ana peaaiers using any , other but the wooden measiiers known as the white wood or Hoosier measures are laying- themselves open for con flict with Jacob Friedman, the city sealer. The white wood or Hoosier measures can be bought anywhere, and are not manufactured by one firm, and the city sealer insists on their use because they are generally of a uniform siae and can be measured on the wagon. The galvanized iron or tin measures are usually of an odd shape, and the only 'way they can be measured la to have . them taken to the city. hall where they are tested by comparison with the . standard measures. It is In the hope of saving the farmers and peddlers the trips to the city hall, that the city sealer will Insist on the wooden measures. The metal measures have the further disadvantage in that they get dents and kinks, all of which reduce their capacity. , Mr. Friedman began his campaign of education among the peddlars and farmers last year, and It has had results, but occasionally he still finds a dealer who Insists on using a measure whose capacity is doubtful. In Chicago the metal measures are not permitted. BANK SHOWS EAPID GROWTH The First National bank of Hammond ".Is changing if levering' ea ;ti wlnflow ln ,whicl ;the capital W Surplus ia stated t be J265.OO0 ta $$00,000. This Indicates the rapid growth of this in- - atltutlon.. ' The "announcement that the ' capital ' and surplus has now reached $300,000 was made several months ago. The First National bank is the largest bank in the Calumet district, and the first institution to threaten Its .supremacy In this respect is the United State's Steel company's bank, the Gary State bank. Woman Leader in Dry Campaign . Mrs. , Ellea Carruthers Porter of Dallas, Tex., head of the Texas , state congress of, mothers, took a leading ar ;?n the ' unsuccessful campaign against the open saloon. In that state. ; Mrs. Porter is a Texas product and a typical southern woman. Finding that he was not equal: to th tak of -child training she - was married at 16 she attended ' schol- and' college with '.her young daughters and studied with such rood resuts that she became a leader In ker state. ' - Through her Influence the mothers elubs of Texas came into line in 4tie recent campaign. . ,

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DESPERADO Most Vicious Foreign Crimi nal Ever Known in Calu met Region Is Landed by Gary Officer After a Hand-to-Hand Fight. In a desperate hand to hand struggle in which he came out victorious after he had twice shot his adversary in thleg. Officer Peter Juric late Saturday night succeeded in arresting Mllo" Sterlc, whom the police say is one of the most vicious foreign criminals that has ever infested Gary. Several war rants nave been out for Steric and when Officer Juric heard that the de perado was in a saloon at Twenty-second avenue and Washington street ha went after his man and at the risk of his life finally landed him. Juric la Great Danger. bterlc was with a number of friends when the policemen came Into the saoon. Seeing Jurio Steric hurled hlmuuiu nic gmccr ana would no doubt have ended his life had he the chance. But Juric was too quick for him and although he drew his gun there was a struggle for It. Finally Jurlc's hand was forced downwards and he pulled the trigger twice, the bullets entering Steric's leg. In vain did the officer ask the bvstanders to summon police assistance. Those who were in the saloon at the Continued on Page 8.) JORDAN Judge "William Jordan, formerly of Hammond, now of Indiana Harbormay be a candidate for the nomination as county recorder on the republican ticket, he having practically decided to enter the lists. Judge Jordan was in Hammond Saturday and said that Indiana Harbor was not only claiming representation on the ticket but that he had been urged to get Into the race and that he. had been considering It for some time. : .Mr.; Jordan is well known In northern Lake county. He held the office of Justice of peace for a' number of years in Hammond, and is acting in a similar capacity at Indiana Harbor now. -CAP"' BJUSS'.ONLY ONE SPEEDER Chicago Autoists Are Learning a Lesson and Are Being Good. Captain Hanlon made , a trip on his motorcycle Saturday afternoon in search . of automobile speeders and in consequence came back to the station with only one scalp. , He arrested Frederick Westerman, 662 Wellington avenue, Chicago, while he was driving about 30 miles an hour. Westerman, unable to come to Hammond station, was booked at Robertsdale where he put up a $25 apearance bond, the trial beirg set before Judge Barnett Thursday morning, August 10. "They seemingly do not drive as" fast as they used to," said Captain Hanlon this morning, "and since they, have found out we mean business, why they have cut the spark and slow down considerably, although they are still a few who exceed the speed limit, the majority of them have learned ' they cannot burn up our good roads." Captain . Hanlon did not make any arrests yesterday as he took a Sunday on. in an he has arrested about 25 " : ' ln . past six or months. ' -. ' ' r seven PUBLIC MARKET- PLAN The Chicago , Sunday ' Examiner .had several columns in yesterdav'n about the public market. queiitlonj It ! believes, that- houstwis' ,wiiu Sad in the' municipal markets an eii,ct to. high prices; The article' told Cof . th Success of the Des Moines market' afwt the one at South. Bend. Garyn and Hammbnd were cited as, among ihe progressive cities that will adopt the market plan. THE TIMES HAS KEARtTDbt7BtEB ITS CIRCULATION IN "TWO TEARS THERE MUST BE AX0 THERE IS A iseason. , . jz ;......; . v - i ,

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Famous English Pony Pilot Visits Amusement Resort in Taxi and Passes as vBeadyKoneyvlWliient the Press Agent Swears To. .Mistaken Identity, brought about by circumstantial evidence, caused the surveillance of civil and federal officers to be concentrated on the erratic movements of jmmy Wilson, the famous English jockey,, winner of two consecutive Blackpool Derbies and Innumerable American" track events. Hammond and lncidently Lake .Woods park were the hosts of this millionaire horseman and were instrumental In effecting his arrest immediately followd by his acquittal at Louisville yesterday. Dodgd Cops Innocently. Followed by plain clothes men, who knew him as a counterfeiter or at least an agent of this disreputable profession, jimmy retained his freedom by Jong Jumps in and around the Calumet region and Chicago. Innocent of the charge and " ignorant of its , existence Wilson dodged the Inevitable for three days of irregular living. Developments of the day 'made known by the Instigation of a Lake Woods detective reveal the mystery surrounding a comedy of errors enact- ( Continued on Page 7.) EXPRESS OFFICES CHANGE T0510RR0 Wells Fargo Takes Pacific; Heimbach Have Ada.msNow. The change in ths local express offices accompanying Wells largo's absorption of the Pacific Exress company goes into effect: tomorrow, August 1st. - . Under the new arrangements, the Pacific Express company loses its identity and the Wells Fargo reatins th traffic rights formerly had by the Pacific. Charles Heimbach, who as agent built up the Pacific Express busin?ss in Hammond takes over the agency of the Adams Express company. Hnry Huber having been until today '.the agent of that company in Hammond, ; The Adams 'Express company hs opened new quarters in the Bick builIng on , State "sff-eet ; formerlv JminM t - y the Ame'ricanExbress romnanv nA rits comtnodiotis ailarftr w.r.'..J, oa wiin-sa. yie.w-wf expanding the.busi nefs In Harnvnofid. The Wells Farias a result of the merger will-' run 'three extra wagons to handle -the business brought to it by the Pacific Express company. Charle Heimbach will retain two of his drivers, A. i H.-Heimbach and :Peter BoudSEND ' .THE' TIMES TO TOUIt S-RIEND, 309 LETTERS FROM HOME EACH YEAR.

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McConnick Estate in Chicago Makes Offer of 100 Feet Frontage, But It Is Believed That Board Will Not Accept Wentworth Avenue Offer.

It developed today that the McCormlck estate in Chicago, one of the wealthiest estates In the west, "through its attorney has offered to donate to the city of West Hammond 100 feei of frontage on Wentworth avenue One Hundred.; J3fty-fo.uj.ta street, for city laU purposes., - -l7."r,v'uC' The properry Is located on -the east sideof the street' ana is mid wav tween the north and south, sides of the city. Although the offer was made to the board several days ago no publicity was given It and It Is believed that the present board will not accept it. The present, board consists nrlnclpaliy of members from tfee nor side and they are anxious to have the oity hall retained there notwithstanding the fact that most of the population of the city is south of One Hundred an Fifty-fourth street. Hoard Dilatory. The property is said to be worth i . 500 and although the site would , ' Ideal one and would tend to build up the territory between the north and south sides of the city, selfish consid erations are likely to prevent its acDREW GUN ON WIFE (Special to Thb Times.) i"u., Juiy 31. John .Han cock of Central avenue was arrested on naiuraay on complaint of his wife who alleges he drew a gun on her. Bab--ock aenes tnis, and on the other hand says she threw coffee on him. The case will come up on August 5th. POPE'S ILLNESS IS THOUGHT1 SERIOUS Tt. is now-. adaiitted in Vatican cirdes that Pop Pius X. Is seriously. UL He breathes with difficulty as a result of the attack , of laryngitis, and Is so-weakened bv hia .sickness that he can eat little food.

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If MILL Wednesday will, witness the placing In operation of another steel mill In the Gary works of the Illinois Steal company. The, pickup in the steel business is responsible for renewed activity in all departments and order have been received to rush contructlon on all mills noaring completion. A Big , Capacity. The new mill which will turn out Its first product Wednesday is. the 18-inch sheet-bar milL This will have a capacity of 50,000 tons a month or 600,000 tons annually. It will require an operating force of more than one hundred men at the outset and later on the personnel wll be doubled. Last month the axle mill was place I THE TIMES JHAS THEM People who have their mail delivered by" carriers from the Gary po8totfice were today notified by Postmaster John W. Call to provide mall boxes without delay. The immediate installation of the boxes will permit two mail deliveries In the outlying portions of the city. As a result of the order it Is expected that there will be a big run on mail boxes. The order reads: "Dear Patron It is exceedingly desirable for each patron of this postof flee to place a mall box on the front porch or near the front entrance of each house to facilitate the delivery of mall. "We are desirous of making two complete deliveries throughout the outlying, portions of " the city, and this' an only be done by the cooperation of each patron by supplying mail boxes. Whore a carrier Is obliged to ring or knock at the door and wait for a response. It takes much time and reflects upon those who have mail boxes. "Will you kindly oblige the postoffice department by securing a mail box without delay? 1 "Kindly give thisyour attention, and. oblige the postof flee offificials. Yours truly,.: . -. "JOHN WVCALU Postmaster." 'Sfppf v fintjing. mall boxes ranrge.t $eia fQ?iq? if 1 iiytjfr jwid-, 5 ocents. Bee he.ad n page 8, up and .see one. .Come i KILLED 01 RAILROAD 1011 RAILROAD RECORD IN LAKE COU.TT IXJVRED IS REGION. 26 KILLED IX REGIOJ...... Z4 The body of , Benjamin' Phoenix. 33 years old ,a colored man. was picked u along the Pennsylvania's Gary right of way near Adams street 'yesterday morning. Phoenix had been killed by train. It : Is probable that he was crossing the' tracks when the accident occurred. The - body was found about five o'clock " 100 feet east of -Adam.s street. The , remains are . now a' Hoover's Gary- company morgue in. v ashington , street. ' - ANOTHER WALKS OFF MOVING CAR . ' (Special to The Timbs.) - East Chicago, July 31. -Joe Rogez, who lives' at 144th and , Tod avenue, over Barkus' saloon, - walked - .off 'a Whiting ' calr, Saturday ; evening while he car was golngfat nearly top speed and' was "painfully; . although "not serl-. ousiyvinjurea. . v .. . . Rpges wanted tb get oft at 144th treet, but failed to notice that he had, reached hi destination until 'the c.ar was blowing down a trifle to take the curve between 144th and HSth' streets. Then, he made a dash and . deliberately walked off' the "platform. He fell qulie-heavily arid , was, badly cut about the head. He wias' picked' up and ; taken to Schlieker's '.. drug store, where he was attended by 'Dr, F,' U Townsley and later taken, to-his home by the police. This is the second case of the, kind that, has occurred in East Chicago within the past week. A few( dayj. ago Drojas Lobor of 150th an d Alexander walked off an Indiana t Harbor f ' cat while the latter was going full speed ! and received Injuries which made necessary his removal" to St. Marga- i v Tefs hospital.' , ' i " - ' . v Pleads Guilty. ; ? 1 Oscar, Besser appeared before Judge Prest Saturday and plead guilty to not having taken out a county dog. tax. 1 -.He received: the minimum.-fine of ?5 cents and costs, which was paid. Nearly all of the forty-five cases which were filed in both courts have been disposed of.' - - - ----- .. - . - . . . -

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EDITION ONE CENT PER COPY." (Back Numbers S Cents Copy.) E1ESMY In operation for the first time. Within a short time the sheet mills of the American Sheet and Tin Plate company will be placed In operation. There are sixteen sheet mills. Canada Bays Steel. Estimates placed by experts show that It will cost the railroads more than eight hundred million dollars to secure all ' steel coaches. With a demand for sheet steel and plates, the Gary mills will be quite active. Canadian railroad construction has resulted In the placing of heavy orders with the Gary mills and last wek more than 3.000 tons of finished steel wero shipped to Canadian ports from tho Gary harbor. latest mm YOUTH ENTOMBED m MINE. Joplin. Mo., July 31. One hundred men ar engaged in sinking a shaft in the drift of a mine east of here, in which Joseph Clary, the young son of Thomas Clary, a pioneer mine operator. is Held prisoner under seventy feet of dirt. Besides them a still greater force of men la engaged in removing the earth from the cave-in which entombed the young man. As it will require days to perform the latter task the prospect drill, a six-inch hole, ia being sunk; so that food, water and air may be lowered to Clary in case he ia still, alive. SHOOT NEGROES ON TRAIN. Atlanta, Ga., July 31. The three special troop traina carrying the soldiers from Fort Sam Houston, Texas, to Fort Myers, near Washington, 1 passed through here late yesterday." They left H. L. Robertson, conductor of a Tubman car, a prisoner; a porter dead . and a cook wounded. Tlwpolice are W',-AntmMaiTatvvs ia unu

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of shooting the two negroes.' ? He dclare dthat when he reprfinahded them for neglecting their dutythey attacked him and he shot in self defense. The trouble occurred - nina mites tntet town, . ' ,k " ' , . v . f . r " '' 1 PEPPERMINT CROP FAILS. South Bend, Ind., July 31. The har

vesting of the peppermint crop, which. , began iB ( St. Joseph county, Indiana, and Berrien county,, Michigan, last week, shows a big falling off over the previous year According to owners ' of stills In. these two counties, which" furnish two-thirds of, the peppermint used in the United States, the crop will be about 40 per cent short. 5 TROLLEYS. FOR FRUIT BELT. South Bend, Jnd., July 31. The fruit belt roads of Southernwestern Michi gan are to be electrified. 'Work In building the network of trolley lines through Berrien and St. Joseph counties will begin within a month. . TAKES -RIDE UNDER ' V SEA IN SUBMARINE ' Secretary of the Ka"vy von Meyer -has incurred the displeasure of ' scores of society, women at New- -port. Mrs; Robert Goelet was taken i ' for a rfde under; the sea in a submarine, boat as the secretary's': guest. The other "women are leal- J

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