Hammond Times, Volume 6, Number 91, Hammond, Lake County, 4 October 1911 — Page 1

AKE WEATHER. GENERALLY FAIR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. ONTY TIME EVENING EDITION i 'J IU VOL. VI., XO. 91. HAMMOND, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1911. ONE CENT PER COPY. (Back Numbers 2 Cents Copy .) BIDS ASKED FOR ITALY'S NAVAL COMMANDER PROVES HIS ABILITY AS MODEM FIGHTER ON SEAS MANILLA AVE. Board of Public Works

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An appropriation ordinance, allowing: one hundred dollars to dredge the Grand Calumet river at Columbia park, and sending to its third reading an ordinance prohibiting the dumping of coal on the ground, were among the principal acts of the city council last night. The resignation of councilman Joha Papp of the sixth ward to go into effect immediately was accepted, and by its

vote the council accepted the request of the outgoing councilman to select Joseph Stodola as his successor. A special meeting, for the purpose of making the selection will be called next! week. I The counellmen present last night j were, juoriarty, v nitaner, 1'ascaiy, i Papp, Eggers, Kahl. Lauer. Ilower, Sturm, Markmueller, and Kane. The appropriation ordinance was adopted after some discussion. Adam R. Ebert, president of the board of public works, explained to the council that repeated complaints had been made by oitliens. to the effect that the Great Lakes Dredge & Dock company which Is digging a trench under the water near the Columbia avenue bridge for the thirty-six inch water main, was (Continued on page five.) DOCTOR': RELATIVES ALARMED Delay in the arrival of Dr. W. C. Greenwald of Indiana Harbor and .Whiting, who lef,t Cleveland several days ago In an automobile trip to Lake tounty.rjiasf sused Mm-JjrotherjrfPros-cuting Attorney Charles Greenwald of Gary, to cause a police search to" be , Instituted for him. Dr. Greenwald was last heard from at LIgonier, Ind.; when he sent a postal card to his mother. It was dated Sept. 28 and, barring breakdowns, he should have been home five days ago. Mrs. Greenwald is thoroughly alarmed at her son's absence. Today Prosecutor Greenwald received a telegram from Chief of PolfceBunker of South Bend saying that no' man answering the doctor's description had been seen in that city. "I can't account for my brother's absence," said the prosecutor. "It would seem that if he had a breakdown that he would wire us. If anything happened to him we should hear of It as he carries Shriner credentials and pa pers showing that he is a doctor." Mr. Greenwald will take further uteps to locate his brother today. SHE'LL BE OUR NEXT LICENSED LADYBIRD t si fc f A ".y Miss Blanche Scott probably -will be the next regularly licensed woman aviator in America. She has made several eights accompanied by men, some of them last week at the New York meet, and is shortly to make her attempt to win a pilot'3 license.

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Takes Up Several New Improvements.

The board of public works at Its sessession this morning held a hearing on the Manila avenue navement. and there being no remonstrance bids were asked for the same. The primary assessment roll for the Reese avenue walks was placed on file, and similar action was taken on' the One Hundred and Nineteenth street walks. Bids for the M'abasli avenue pave ment were opened and awarded to Nack Brod. Bids for the Indiana, Michigan and Truman avenues walks were opened and taken under advisement until Oct. 9th. The inspector's rt port for the Hamlin street asphalt macndam pavement was accepted and placed on file A formal protest was submitted by a numoer ot wabasn avenue property owners because a property owner at 187 Wabash avenue has his porch beyond the lot line. The- protest was placed on file. This was to have been the day on which the Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. was to have lowered a thirty-six inch water main twenty-six feet below the water level in the Grand Calumet river at the Columbia avenue bridge, but the plans went awry, and the supreme event had to be postponed until next Saturday. A number of taxpayers, on hand to watch the performance., but they had to go away disappointed. According to the contract, the com pany is to lay the pipe twenty-six feet below the water levrl. Foe several weeks its dredge had been engaged in digging a trench in the murky buttom of the river about 200 cast of the bridge. The" work is practically advanced far enough to lower the pipe. This operation is one of great importance. In laying the pipe the company must avoid two things, a break in the joints, and river water in the pipes, so as not to pollute the lake water in the main when the connection is made. To this, the company resorts to a remarkable operation. It floats the heavy pipe, of which each link weighs several tons. The floating is done by making airtight connections of all the joints, and sealing the two ends of the pipe, which is now water tight. When the com pany gets ready to sink the pipe it will pump lake water into it. As the pipe fills up it will sink gradually. In this manner It ts possible to sink the main without a break in the joints or permitting any of the filthy river water to come in contact with the drinking water. - The piece of water main to be laid in his way extends clear across the rivr, and will connect -with the new thirty-six-inch main that the city is laying In Columbia avenue: WILLING TO PAY FORJBLAGK DIRT Gary Board of Education Wants to Buy $12,000 Worth of Sod. If any Lake county farmer thinks that he can spare about 400 or 500 car loads of black dirt from his farm the Gary board of education will pay him $12,000 for it. v The school board Is in the market for 12,000 yards. of black dirt and it is of the opinion that it will cost a dollar a yard to have it laid down In Gary Specification requirements may be had at the office of the-school superintend ent, Emerson school building. Bids have been asked for in Indiana and in Illinois but Lake county farmers will have the best chance owing to the lesser freight rates. The dirt will be used for a top dressing at the New Froebel school and playground In the south end of the city. Bids for the black soil are now being received and if any Lake county farme wants to sell the top of his farm and still have a farm left here is his chance, EAST CHICAGO MAN ARRESTED Mike J. O'Connell of East Chicago was arrested at State and Ilohman las night by Officer Lamme on a charge o drunkenness. This is O'Connell's first offense and he was released and sent home by Chief Austgen this morning.

PIPE WORK j POSTPONED

F. F. Heighway of Crown Point, county superintendent of the public schools and president of the Northern Indiana County Superintendens' association, was in Hammond this noon on his way to Monticello to attend a meeting of the association there tomorrow. These annual meetings have been found to be of great benefit to the superintendents, as they afford an opportunity to exchange ideas. A big list of topics for discussion has been arranged for tomorrow. The session tomorrow opens at 10 o'clock, and two hours will be devoted to a round table discussion, the topics to be selected by those presents. At 1 o'clock the association will reconvene to discuss the purpose and results of trustees' meetings, such as are held monthly by the trustees in Lake county, in the office V the county superintendent. The following subjects will be discussed: 1. "Lines of Work Emphasized In Your County" Wupt. Sarber. 2. "Lines of Work the Trustees May

Initiate" Supt. Weaver. 3. "Advisability of Having Program Arranged with Trustees Assigned to Discuss Certain Topics" Supt. Cole. 4. "Should Outside Talent Be Brought In? If so, for What Purpose" Supt. Becker. 5. "Attitude Toward Agents in the Meetings" Supt. Cannon. 6. "When Should Meetings Be Held." 7. "How to Stimulate the So-Called Economy Trustee" Supt. Hooker. 8. "The Elimination of the Undesirable Teacher" Supt. Evans. 9. "Powers of Trustee relative to Dls. ciplinary Matters" Supt. Fleck. . 10. "Transfer Problems." 11. "Civil Township Matters; Should They Be Discussed?" 12. "How to Secure Better Buildings and Grounds" Supt. Longfleld. The association Includes all the superintendents in the Tenth, Twelfth and Thirteenth congressional districts. " V --S. , . , iriTE4!ESTIfSG DATACONCERNING WEATHER Whiting Observer Compiles Interesting Statistics About September. (Special to The Times.) Whiting, Ind., OcU 4. D. H. Boyd, of Whiting co-operative observer for the weather bureau of the U. S. department f agriculture, has compiled his weath r record for the month of September with the following results: Mean temp., based on maximum and minimum readings 65.5 Maximum temp, on 11th, and 16th. 82 Minimum temp, on 20th, and 22nd. 49 Total precipitation, in inches 5.10 No. of days clear .......12 Xo. of days partly cloudy 7 No. of days cloudy 11 No frost. Mr. Boyn also submits comparative figures for previous years which will be of Interest to the meterologlcal student. These are as follows: September 1910 and 1911 compared: 1910. 1911. Mean temperature 66 65.5 Maximum temperature. 87 82 Minimum temperature. .. .41 49 Rainfall 1.10 5.10 First frosts occurring during October 1909 and 1910: 1909. 1910. First light frost, 5th, temp. 38; 23rd, 35 First heavy frost, 12th, 27; 30th, 30 Snow flurries, 12th, 27; 28th, 32 A minimum temperature of 24 de grees was recorded on October 29th last year but high winds and cloudy weath er prevented much damage from freez ing. RODGERS MAY START THURSDAY MORNING (Special to The Times.) Crown Point, Ind., Oct. . Word has been received by Erie officials ' here. from C. P. Rodger's manager who pass ed through Crown Point on the Erie yesterday, that the aviator is due to land here some time Thursday morning and if the ball park can be put in shape by the time of his arrival, a stop of short duration will be made there, when he will pursue his course to Hammond where he is also due to alight. The flying game Is one of such uncertainty however, that no definite information can be secured, until Rodger3 is well on his way and even then accidents are liable to happen, which will detain him. However if everything goes aright Rodgers will make his appearance here some time during the forepart of the day tomorrow. A large crowd should turn out to greet the plucky aviator and, show their appreciation of the efforts" of those in charge. to make Crown Point one of the mile posts in the long and perilous cost to coast aerial trip

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The commander of th Italian navy. Prince Thomas, Duka of Genoa, by his successes since the opening of hostilities between his country and Turkey, has given the werld further evidence that he is one of the most abla sea fighters of modern times. The distribution and maneuvering of his powerful and efficiently manned vessels la the Mediterranean has been characterized by marvelous foresight and shrewdness.

TRIES TO BREAK UP ROBBER GANG Railroad Detective Makes Threats of Many Other Arrests. The five East Hammond women Mary Schmidt. Flora Dantcha, Julie Sorvie, Cella Harwarth and Ludovika rjntruva, who were arrested and fined $1 and costs each in Judge Presfs court yesterday afternoon, were paroled for thirty days by Judge Frest this morning, each signing a bond. The women were arrested for stealing coal from the C. & O. railroad yards and had unloaded about eight tons of coal from a car which they were about to carry away. The arrests were made by S. F. Stewart, a special detective for the C. &o., and he claimed that the railroad has been missing coal and other (articles for a long time. No more arrests were made last night or this morning, but within a few days a number of search warrants will be served on a number of East Hammond people and it is expected a number of arrests will follow. "The East Hammond people are not only stealing coal, but have broken Into our cars and have stolen any amount of meats, groceries and other eatables which we had had to. account for," said Mr. Stewart yesterday. "I have orders from the railroad to break up this gang of thieves and not to spare any cost in doing so." The La Vendor Cigar is a home prod uct. None better. SENATOR TO HELP PROSECUTE TRUST United States Senator W. S. Kenyon, former assistant attorney gene al, has volunteered to aid District Attorney James H. Wilkerson and his special assistants in their prosecution at Chicago of the "beef trust" cases, serving without pay. Kenyon, before hie election to Congress, had charge of the "beef trust" investigation.

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CITIZENS Wl THEIR - FIRST FIGHT

The citizens of West Hammond won their first fight against the corrupt members of the village board when they secured an injunction in one of the courts of Chicago restraining the board from entering into the contract with the Interstate Construction company. This will be heralded as the first big victory of the West Hammond reformers, and, it is believed that It will be followed by other equally important victories. For instance, the judge which has under consideration the question of mandating the village board to hold the city election has intimated that the writ of mandate would issue. This means that unless the matter can be delayed further that the election will have to be held within the next few weeks, and that at last the people will have an opportunity to oust the present gang which has been so unre sponsive to the public demands. WIFE BEATER IS PUNISHED BY JUDGE Brutal Beating of Poor Wo man Gets Walter Pegulski a Jail Sentence. Walter Pegulski was given a full dose of the law this morning when he appeared before Judge Barnett and re ceived a fine of $5 and costs, -amounting to $15, and thirty days in jail on a charge of wife-beating. Pegulski was arrested last night by Officer Breitzke when the officer saw the defendant hit his wife in the face with his open hand. Pegulski is said to have been drunk and was causing considerable disturb ance at his home. Neighbors notified the police department and when Of ficer Breitzke arrived he found that Pegulski had driven his family out of the house. He finally quieted the couple down and sent them into the house. As he was leaving he happened to turn around and saw Pegulski attack his wife again and he then placed the wife-beater under arrest. Pegulski refused to go with the officer at first and told the officer that he would kill his woman. The couple have two children. Plumber Arrested. Andrew Schroeder, 433 Truman avenue. Was arrested by Officer Trost yesterday afternoon on a warrant for violating a city ordinance. TIt. irtaUrsmo iir before -Ttirto'e Tfcarnett this morning and the case was continued until Saturday, October 7, at 9 o'clock. Schroeder plead not guilty and furnished a $100 bond. The affidavit charges Schroeder with being a plumber and not first securing a licensa to tap a water main. DON'T HITCH YOUR WAGON TO A STAR-HITCH IT TO A TIMES AD AND GET RESULTS f HAT COUNT.

Country Club Enthusiasts Gather and Success of Plan is Assured at Meeting Last Eight

The stockholders in the new Hammond Country club project held a meet, ing in the rooms of the University j club last evening and reviewed the proposition as far as it has gone. The fact was made known that 24 persons have been secured who will agree to pay $2,000 each for the stocks of the company. Only six more stockholders at $2,000 each are needed to secure the required amount for the purchase of the property. A. M. Turner stated that he would take the remaining six shares of stock providing it could not be sold to any one else, so that the project is now an assured success. It was practically decided not to commence the construction of the club house this fall. It is believed that before the plans .could be completed the cold weather would have set in and that the members -might as well wait until spring. To Sell Mnety-nlx Lots. Fred Mott said today that officials of the Chicago. Indiana & Southern railroad have estimated that they can.

CERfiENT COMPANY , DOES BIG BUSINESS The Federal Cement Tile company-Is is to be constructed, A year or two ons of the smaller industries in Ham-ago this company purchased its own mond that Is doing splendidly and is ' site on the north side in Hammond and holding cp the city in this ttme when has been .doing -a-flne business ver

the car building industry is not so active. . " One hundred and fifty men are now employed in thi plant, and It is believed that the number will eventually be increased to 200. The plant is working eleven hours a day and all of the employes are making -big wages. The company Hias a large number of orders to be filled, and is getting business in all parts of the Chicago switching district. Most of the new factory buildings in Gary are roofed with Federal Cement roofing. It is understood that In the near future a new building 65 feet by 175 feet LATEST HEWS SHOOT AT TROOPS IN RAIL RIOT. McComb City, Miss., Oct. 4. The first state troops to enter McComb City to quell riots in the railway shopmen's strike were fired on by strikers early today. The soldiers returned ,the fire and routed the rioters after a few rounds. The city is now patrolled by the companies which were ordered out following attacks on strike breakers at the Illinois Central yards in which three men were reported killed. ; LAND REGISTRATION IS HEAVY. Greogory, S. D., Oct. 4. Registration for land in the Rosebund and Pine Ridge reservations proceeded yesterday without untoward incident. Figures for the second day were as follows: Gregory, 1,623; Dallas, 970; Rapid City, 505; Chamberlain, 981. The following states were represented: South Dakota, North Dakota, Michigan, Wisconsin, New York, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Montana, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Nebraska. THREE BANDITS HOLD UP TRAIN. Bartlesville, Okla., Oct. 4. Missouri, Kansas and Texas passenger train No. 29 from Kansas City to Oklahoma City was held up by three masked men at 1:15 o'clock this morning near Okesa, ten miles south of here. The robbers rifled the mail and baggage cars, but it is believed got little of value for their pains. They did not enter the passenger cars and escaped. R00SEVELT WILL HUNT WHALES. Long Beach, Cal., Oct. 4. After I hunting bear in Texas, elephants in ! Africa and various other things In his 'own country, Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, it is intimated, may come to Long Beach to hunt whales. Captain Loop, whose power boat is fitted up for the pursuit as a sport, is authority for the announcement that Colonel Roosevelt inends to come here to pursue leviathan.

induce at least thirty railr(oad , men to purchase property in the sub-division between Homewood and the new Country club. There are ninety-six lots to be sold altogether, and if these are disposed of at $600 each enough revenue will beived from the sale of the property to pay for the land used by the country club. This will assure the protection of Homewood and will provide, the members of the club with an in-town country club. Work on the' golf links will be started at once. It is hoped that the greater, amount of the work of grubbing: out the bushes and leveling off the grounds for golfing purposes can be done this fall. That will make the links ready for use next spring and summer. " The fact that It Is possible to finance a $60,000 country club project among the people of Hammond is a matter of considerable gratification to the citizens of Hammond. It will mean that Hammond will continue to be what has always been claimed for it. the social center of the Calumet district. " -V 1,1 1

sine. Facto'rlea Busy. The Champion Potato Machinery company Is working at about twothirds capacity. The company was exceedingly busy the early part of the year making up a large stock of machines. These are now being shipped as rapidly as possible. , The, plant will continue to run as it is until another rush season comes, and then it will work to full capacity again. The F. S. Betz company Is employing in the neighborhood of 500 men and girls and is looking forward to a r (Continued on page 8.) GETS BETTER POSITION G. A. Bohllnger, who three years ago was the local manager and teacher in the Chicago Business College, and who until recently had charge of the stenographic department of the same school in Chicago, has been appointed instructor of business and stenography in te new Trier high school at Kenilworlh, 111. Mr. Bohlinger continues to reside in Chicago, where he Is engaged in night work. His Hammond friends .will b glad to hear of his change to mors lucrative fields of endeavor. FEEL LIKE MURDER? JUST SWALLOW PILL William Travers 'Jerome, former district attorney of New York, declared In an interview In Chicago that the day is not far distant when scientists will discover how to cure people of a desire to commit suicide or do murder. Just by givins them medicine.