Hammond Times, Volume 6, Number 42, Hammond, Lake County, 7 August 1911 — Page 1

1T71 LAK l' 1 F ' In' EDITION VOL. YL, NO. 42. HAMMOND, INDIANA, MONDAY, AUGUST 7, 1911. ONE CENT PER COPY. (Back Numbers 2 Cents Copy.)

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Gary Car and Foundry Works Costing . Ten Million Dollars and Employing 6000 Men, Buys 200 Acres in Middle of .the Gity

Wit the purchase of more tham two hundred mere of land In the heart of Gary by' the American Car and Foondrr Onut of St. I,oui at a conalderattoa Mid to W In the neighborhood of foor hnadred thoaaaad dollars and the completion . of plana for a $10,000,000 plant Gary will iooii have another big tadnatry which will employ 6,000 men. The Fonndry company baa secured from the Gary Lanu Company 201.17 aerea la aertloaa'4, 5, 32 and 33, towaahlp 87, range S. Although, the consideration mentioned la the deed recorded at Crown Point a few days ago Is one dollar, the etaal price la said to be la the neighborhood of two thousand dollars an The site la Immediately northwest of th Steel company's first snbdtrtsloa, either aide of the Lake Shore railway, north of the Grand Calnmet river, east of the American Bridge Company aoath of the Kirk railway yards and the Tin Plate mills and Its north east corner In tangent to the south west corner of the steel mil grounds. It Is said that the ruling that the : railways be equipped with steel cars for mall and passenger service Is said to ba-responsible for the ear company's EAST CHICAGO COP GIVES THE Hammond and East Parties Drive Fast. Chicago Too (Special to Thh Times.) East Chicago, Auk. I. Two auto parties,' one of them from Hammond and the other from Chicago, came In conflict with the East Chicago authori ties yesterday on the question of the tpeed limit. The Hammond auto was Frank Betz, Jr.'s. The Chicago party was headed by S. W. Walsh of 2416 Michigan avenue. Each put up a twenty-five dollar for appearance today, In Judge Walter Riley's court. Both arrests were in the afternoon n Forsythe avenue near Chicago avenue. Officer Jos. Goernslow spied the Dots auto .and gave the young driver the high sign. Frank was In hope that a reduced speed would re-establish htm In the eyes of the law and the cfneer, and slackened down to about twenty miles an hour. The officer Jumped on the running board and pointed the way to the police station where a twenty-five dollar bond was required. The Chicago party was arrested by officers Lazarr and Hiram Kerr. .MISSING CIRL SOON TO REJOIN FAMILY 1 oroLj Arnold tax Friends of the family of Miss Dorothy Arnold, caugluer of a wealthy New York importer, who disappear . mysteriously last winter and was given rp for dead after a wrld-widu search, now doCare ehe U alive an4 In Italy. They ay she- will rejoin her parents October 1. but do not explain her long absence, when she must have known of the anxiety she was causing her parents and trends.

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FACTS ABOUT THE GARY CAR AND FOUNDRY PLANT The aamei The American Car and Foaadry Co. Ofllcet St. Louis, Mo. Chief Engineer! J. II. Ames, Syndicate Trust Bid., St. I. Outs. The cost of plants S10.Ou0.0O0. Number of men to be employed i 6,000. Steeli To be supplied by Gary steel mills. , Location i . In heart of Gary's Industrial district. , Aereaget 163.2S acrVs In section 32 2.16 aerea In see lion 33; 26.42 acres In section 6; 0.31 acres la section 4. Product i Steel mall, passenger freight ears railway equipment. activity. As recently published In Till TIMES the railways of the company will spend more than eight hundred million dollars In the purchase of steel car equipment. CContlnued on Page 7.) LOOK FOR TROUBLE. Claude Frohnapple, of Wheeling, W. Va., a student at the University, has gone to Hammond to visit over Saturday and Sunday with friends. There is a somewhat vague rumor current that the fair Claude will be one of the two central figrures in life's grimest tragedy; to be enacted ttiare tomorrow. Vaipo- Messenger Two reporters assigned to , cover Claude can find no trace of him or his bleaching bones. What's Up? ACCIDENT tKASO.VS AUTO ACCIDENTS IIC REGION AUTOS AlUECKED 38 INJIKEI) I. IlKCIO 40 (Special to Thh Times.) Whiting, Ind., Aug. 7. An automobile accident took place in Whiting on Sat urday afternoon, which resulted in two badly damaged machines, but fortunately, none of the occupants were in jured. Constable Charles Muller was on his Way to East Chicago, about 1:30 o'clock on Saturday afternoon and went down New York avenuo to turn Into Indiana boulevard. At this point (Continued on page S.) HAMMOND K. P'S LEAVE FORJ.AFAYETTE Boys May Not Have Enough to Muster for Competiive Drill. The Hammond Camp Uniform Rank left for Lafayette this morning to attend the state encampment, now know ing whether it will enter the class C competitive drill or not. At least 21 members are required for a camp be fore it can enter, and tliis morning it appeared doubtful whetrer this number could be mustered. Among those who left this morning or contemplated going this evening were: W. F. Mashino, captain; H. D. Fuller, first lieut; W. E. Devol, second lieut.; W. C. Lewis, first sgt.; R. E. Spencer, second sgt.; privates F. J. Walker, H. H. Edwards. J. H. Rust, C. Haight, E. J. Meridlth, John Rust. Frank Oreen, Sam Sliver. Max Lovln, F. Nutail, T. H. Jordan, F. C. Story. J. H. Hlpsher, H. St. Clair, P. W. Kimball, M. L. Eversole.

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Hliili , TO HAVE 2 NEW HOTELS

Both A. H. Tapper and Otto Knoerzer Decide to Erect New Hotel Buildings Next Spring Instead of Putting Up Office Buildings. After an agitation that has lasted for years Hammond is finally to have, not one, but two new hotels. One Is to De built by Anton H. Tapper and the other by Otto Knoerzer. It is a peculiar circumstance that has resulted in the decision of the two well known Hammond men to build hotels. So many office buildings have been constructed and are under construction that there- pfomises to be an over supply of offices In Hammond. Under these circumstances those who owned desirable busines property and desired to improve it hit upon some other use to put a building than for office purposes. Anton H. Tapper waa the first to see that before long It would be impossible to rent office rooms for (anything like what the space is worth. So when he decided to build on his property next to the new Motion depot he made Nip his mind to build a hotel. Tapper will build at least three stories In height and will have as modern and up-to-date a hostelry as one could expect to find in a city and size of Hammond. However, he will build with the idea of catering to the transient of moderate means rather than the well to do. About the same time Otto Knoerzer decided to Improve his corner at Muenlch court and Hohman street and he too became concinced that the construction of office . buildings Is befng overdone in Hammond, so he decided to build ft three-story hotel. " Work on "ba of these . buildings wjH beg the. people or riammona wno nave long been look ing forward to the building of a. mod era hotel In Hammond may rest assur ed that another year will not pass by without witnessing the construction of at least one hotel in Hammond. It is understood that Mrs. Bertha Cervin has decided to go ahead with the construction of a building on State street for Harry Minas' five and ten cent store. She will build one story in height and may decide to run the building up two stories high. REV. ADAMS GREETED BY GIG New Baptist Pastor Is Given Cordial Reception by His Parishioners. The Rev. Floyd H. Adams, the new minister of the Baptist church, successor to the Rev. J. E. Sharp, was greeted by a large and expectant congrega tion yesterday upon formally taking charge of the work In Hammond. The cordial reception given him after the morning services was evidence 'of the pood will of his flock toward him and the good impression he had created. His sermon, based on the firsr four words of the bible, "In the beginning God," was Inspiring and was maj ap plicable to the beginning of his work in Hammond. The Rev. Adams' sermon was not his first cne In Hammond. He ad'ressei the lr-cal congregation two month ago and at that time the pulpit committee was so impressed with his scholarly attainments, and that his reputation aj a man of executive ability that it was decided to extend the call to him. The minister's family is still at his former home In Lebanon. Ind.. the members are expected to be in Ham mond the latter part of the week. The will live at 119 Williams street. DOYLE TAKEN TO MENOMINEE, MICH. Gerald Doyle, of Menominee, Mich. who shot himself In an attempt at suicide in Chicago, has been taken to his home where he is expected to recover shortly. A report from Menominee is to the effect that his marriage to Helen Jones of De Pere, Wis., will take place as soon as he has sufficiently recovered. Another report is fo the effect that the marriage has been indefinitely postponed. Doyle still maintains that he was Shot at from ambush by wouldbe assassins but the Idea Is ridiculed by the Chicago police and scouted by his father. v - i ABE YOU ilEADI.C TDK TI3XKSI

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Miss Gwendoline Nash, of .Westchester .county. New TorX. anti Savannah. Ga., cares little for the speed regulation laws of either state. She Is an enthusiastic motorist and frequently takes long tours !n her own high-power car, driving it herself. She also is a daring horsewoman Miss Nash moves in the leading social sets of Savannah.

CO, 10 Another Industry Comes, to Hustlers and Will Move Buffalo and St. Louis to in Great Demand; Other The east side was given another boost yesterday when Gostlln, Meyn & Co. sold ten acres of river frontage between the Hammond Distilling Co. and Columbia avenue to Chapin & Co., manufacturers of pure stock food, who will at once commence the construe-' tlon of fireproof buildings to nouao their factory. The St. Louis and Buffalo offices of the company have beeta located In Hammond and following the completion of the new factory. buildings the Milwaukee offices wll bo , moved to Hammond. - Another Thriving Industry. This will mean th employment of at least 100 high grademtn in Hammond and will add another new industry try the great diversity of manufactur HEADS NEW YORFCS FIRE DEPARTMENT John Kenlon, vho. since the resignation of Edward F. Croker as chief of New York's lire department, has been acting chief, has been appoir d to Croker's position by Fire Commissioner Joseph Johnson. Kenlon stood at the head of the civil service list with percentage of .85.

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Hammond; Owners Are Offices ' Prom Milwaukee, Hammond; River Frontage Big Deals Pending. ing concerns of which Hammond boasts. ' . The Chapin brothers, of which there are three, have excellent connections ana will come to Hammond to live. They are clean cut men and will bo a valuable addition to the community. It will be remembered that the small plant of Chapin & Co. In one of the old G. H. Hammond Co. buildings recently burned down. The insurance on this Joss was recently adjusted.' Oilier Fnctorie Coming. s . Gostlln. Meyn & Co. purcnasea btenteen and one half acres of land from A. Kuechen. The land is located between the river and the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad and between the (Continued on Page 8.) (Special to The Times.) Griffith. Ind., Aug. 7. Bids were opened last Saturday evening by the town board for the construction of the new town hall. Geo. Pearson of Hammond was the lucky bidder, his bid being $4,853. Two others Williams & Co. of East Chicago and Zyp & Turner of Ross being only slightly above the winner, t Their bids were M.SS9 and $4,887 respectively. Lundt of Hammond put in figures at $5,100. Construction will begin at once as soon as Contractor Pearson can arrange the necessary details. The board also arranged to begin condemnation proceedings on lot 33 as a part of the town hall site. Not Sold Till 5 P. M. The bids on Kolb's drug store will be opened by George Edpr, the trustee, at 3 o'clock. There have been a number of bidders for this property and it Is expected that enough money will be realized from the sale to pay the creditors 50 cents on the dollar and a little besides. This will be turned over to Kolb and will represent his years of effort in business in Hammond. It Is expected that some one of the bidders will run the store in its present location, which is regarded as a good one. SEND THE TIMES TO TOUR FRIEND.' 300 LETTERS FROM. HOME EACH TEAR.

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Rails Yesterday Evening Near Indiana Harbor, Quick Stop Prevents Fatalities. Many Are in Peril

Shooting over the landscape . a speed of 70 miles an hour just out of Indiana Harbor the Pennsylvania's 18 hour flyer leaving Chicago at 2:45 yesterday was ditched and sixty passengers of wealth and prominence came close to eternity. The accident occurred when the engine tender and baggage car jumped the tracks. The reason so far has not been explained. The engine rolled down an embankment and overturned. When It left the track the engineer and fireman jumped from the cab, the latter seriously injuring himself. ROAD DOES SOME Hl'STLIXG. None of the passengers was hurt be yond receiving a Jar when the engineer FORCED TO 9 IvUltUliL The large increase in the valuation of business property in Hammond is having the effect of promoting Improvements. Ben Hayes admitted today that the fact that his valuation was increased from $40 a foot to $165 made it absolutely necessary for him to Improve the property at once in order to make It pay the carrying charges. Hayes has forty feet and at the old valuation he paid taxes on only $1,600. Now, however, he is paying taxes on $6,600. This eats up the rent that he receives from the store room which Otto Negele occupies and makes it absolutely necessary for him to build. Hayes said that he is now having the plans drawn for his new building, although he does not expect to build until next spring. He says he ' has not yet decided whether he will build three or fire stories In height. He states that it is his opinion that the investment would be a better one if he put in an elevator and went up five stories. He thinks his new building will be occupied almost exclusively by lawyers and declares that he Is going to make the office rooms as modern and convenient as any In the city. It is understood that other property owners on South Hohman street are going to be driven into making Improvements on their property by the fact that the taxes are so high that It is impossible to pay the carrying charges and pay' the interest on the Investment besides, unless it is properly Improved. HAFlliD BAD PLACE TO HAVE SUCH SPELLS Nervous Chicagoan Gathered in, But His StoryReaches Flinty Heart. John Wells of Chicago was arrested by Officer Miller at the corner of State and Hohman yesterday afternoon for drunkenness. He evirsed the officer and fought to get away when he was arrested and he was so saturated with "nigger gin" that he smelled like a distillery. Wells appeared before Judge Barnett this morning and plead not guilty, saying that he had only had two drinks and that he was not drunk but merely nervous which was caused by a fall which he received about three years ago. "1 get them spells about three times a year and the last one I had was down in the southern part of Indiana when I also was arrested," said John. His story did not seem to affect Judge Barnett very much and he received a fine of $5 and costs amounting to $15, which he was unable to pay. Weils claimed his home was in Pittsburg, P

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threw on the brakes, bringing the train to a stop within a few feet. Exactly two hours after the accident the derailed cars were on the tracks, a new engine had been attached and tho train started, the engineer bent on making up for lost time, for the company pays passengers a forfeit for every hour it Is behind its , schedule time. TEXDER FIRST DERAIIJ3D. The accident occurred when the train was running at forty miles an hour on a straight track, and the cause .had not been learned by the company officials last night. The tender first left the rails, and when C F. Summers, the engineer, felt tho drag he threw on the emergency brakes. The sudden tuff broke the couplings between the tender and the baggage car, and. Tree from its load, the engine bumped along the ties until it turned on its side In the ditch. (Continued on Pag 8.) LATEST HEWS TO FLY OVER LAKE COUNTY. New York, Aug. 7. Weather prrmitting, Harry N. Atwood, the Boston aviator .will start next Saturday from Milwaukee in an attempt to fly to New York, a distance of 1,062. miles. The fight will be for . a puree of f 10,000 offered by a patent attorney of WasAi n irtnn T. to reach Chicago: before nigbfJaiP Saturday. The following day he will gij an exhibition fight free and will then head for New York, " making only such stops as are-necessary-far fuel and - inspection. He hopes . to make the long journey within ten days. He made these announcement) in New York today. . RECIPROCITY BATTLE ON. Ottawa, Canada, Aug. 7. Robert L. Borden, leader, of the conservatives in the Canadian parliament. and one of the most bitter opponents of the reciprocity tariff bill which has been enacted by the. Uuitel States congress and signed by President Taft, has begun a vigorous fight against the plans of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the premier. 21 HURT IN AUTOS. Chicago, Aug .7. Injuries receiv ed by twenty-one persons in automo bile accidents in and near Chicago Sunday caused Chief McWeeny to is sue fspecial orders to the motorcycle squads today. "I want the speed law better enforced," said the chief, "and then there will be less accidents. s PROBE COMMITTEE ; TO GRILL PERKINS -GreoZ'SPhr-kirus George W. Perkins is to be placed upon the witness stand by the congressional committee investigating the steel trust and grilled concerning the relations of the In- i ternational Harvester Company with ; the steel corporation. He is a director of the steel trust. -

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