Hammond Times, Volume 6, Number 174, Hammond, Lake County, 12 January 1912 — Page 1

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r-r THE WEATHER. CONTINUED COLD TODAY AND SATURDAY : - BRISK 12 NORTHWEST WINDS. , EDITION ONE CENT PER COPY, . (Back Numbers 3 Cent Csy.) .VOL. VI-, NO. 174. H AMMOND, INDIANA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1912. H. MILLERS SOI! IS VISITS HER DAUGHTER FOUND DEAD IN BED S11II ullll FIGHTS PROPOSED ALIMONY REDUCTION; NEEDS TEN THOUSAND A YEAR TO LIVE SHOT Ifl CHICAGO

WM li STORM J . -

Blinding Snowstorm iLast

Nieht Responsible for

Three Bad Railway. Acci

dents; Whiting Men Are

Hurt.

In a communication from the Chicago detective bureau to the Hammond po

nce early this morning word was re-! ceived to the effect that Erlck MlllerJ a Chicago policeman, and son of H. : Miller, 1S9 Oak street, wa shot in Chi- ; cago last night and Is critically 111. Ills parents were' notified as soon as possi-j ble and left for Chicago this morning. !

The particulars of the case could not be learned.

One man wasfeilled by a South Shore interurban car, one killed by a Monon train and two were badly

hurt by a Pennsylvania train last night as a result of the blinding snow storm which enveloped the region. Seldom has a storm in this region been bo productive of disastrous results as the one which occurred last night. A SHOCKING DEATH. A Monon train south of Hammond killed T. L. Edwards of Gosport in ' shocking fashion. He fell between car In the storm and ills body was wrapped around the axle of the car and fearrully mangled. The car had to be jacked up and the brake removed before Edwards could be released. This ,1ob took an hour and the man was con- . ncious all the time dying an hour later. Blinded by the snow and wind as he was walking along the right of way of the South Shore Interurban road a: State and Burnham avenue. Joseph Bogus, 13320 Huston avenue was struck by an Interurban car which later resulted in his death. NO BYE WITNESSES THERE. The accident occurred last night and there were no eye witnesses to the accident. Bogus was found sometime later , and he was removed to the In- - (Continued on Page 7.)

SISTER CAROLA SENT ' TO miCHIGAN CITY Right Hand of Sister Superior at St- Margaret's

Is Transferred.

(Special to The Times.) Rohertsdale, Ind., Jan. 12. Mrs. Robb wife of Rev. Robb of Green Bay, Wis., was found dead yesterday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Arthur Powell, of Roberts avenue. Her death was supposed to have been caused rby heart disease. Mrs. Robb came here about three weeks ago to ' spend several 'months with her daughter. About ten o'clock yesterday morning

Mrs. Powell went to a neighbor's house on an errand and upon her return

found her mother lying on thefloor dead. Mrs. Robb is survived by her husband and four children. No arrangements have been made for the funeral at this writing.

FIGHTS ARG BARRIID. .(Special to Tot Times.)

East Chicago, Ind.. Jan. 12. Despite the promises of Chicago promoters. Chief of Police Leo McCormkk stated

definitely this morning that there will be no prize fights at the Lewis rink in East Chicago next Monday. Any 'effort, says the chief, to "pull off anything resembling a. fight will 'j promptly squelched. The principals are subject to arrest, and Chief McCormlck says he and a force of men will be at the ringside to do the work if necessary.

Sister Eusebia, the superior at St. Margaret's hospital, is under the impression this week that the new year is starting bad for her. Last Saturday she received word from the mother house at Lafayette to release Sister

Carola, who was at the hospital for j five years, and as pharmacist of the j institution and her all around business i ability, has made her invaluable to the

sister superior and the hospital. Sister Carola has been transferred to St. Anthony's hospital, Michigan City, and a sister from that institution came to St. Margaret's hospital to take her Place. Next to the sister superior Sister Carola came most frequently in touch with the public. The physicians in the institution reposed Implicit faith In her to carry out their instructions to the letter, i Her position placed her at the right hand of the sister superior and as a nurse she was this idol of the patients. In aeeordanee with, the vows of obedience that the sisters take upon entering the sisterhood. Sister Carola responded at once when she 'was asked to go to Michigan City.

MISS OPAL -HAWKINS DIES OF TUBERCULOSIS

Former Hammond Girl's Death Arouses Much Sadness in City.

Word was received in Hammond today of the death of Miss Opal Hawkins, daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. A. W. Wood, formerly of Hammond. She was A student in the Hammond high school part of the four years that the Rev. Wood presided here as pastor of the First Methodist church. Only recently she finished her training at Mrs. Blaker's school at Indianapolis for kindergarten work. Her death was due to pulmonary tuberculosis. ' Burial will be made next Saturday at Kentland. Miss Hawkins had scores of friends in Hammond who are very sorry to hear of her untimely death. She was very popular in the city and universally ad

mired and respected.

DEATH OF JOSEPH DEBOLD Jacob Debold, 506- Sibley street, a resident of Hammond for thirty' years, died shortly after midnight last night after a three months Illness. Mr. Debold Is 60 years old and is survived by a widow and seven children. Previous to being taken sick he was employed as a crossing watchman. His long residence in Hammond has gained him many friends and acquaint

ances here who will be sorry to hear of

his untimely death. The funeral has been arranged for Monday morning. Services will be held at All Saints Catholic church at eight o'clock by the R?v. E. F. Barrett. Tn-ts-rmett will be maJe in St. Joseph's cemetery.

New President Princeton College.

HIPORTAOT SALES " Iir THB CITY That the real estate fever Is not confined to East Ohl-iago but has spread to Hammond. Is indicated by two im

portant sales of Hammond property that were made today. - P. S. Betz purchased thirty feet of St ato street frontage from Fred Bor-

man for a consideration reported to he'

$5,000. The property Is improved by a frame residence, which is being used for store purposes. William Tbum, of the United States Metals Refining company, has purchased fifty feet of fromtage on State street, east of Oakley avenue, from Wesley Reed, the contractor, for S6J00. F. S. Betz also bought flfyt feet of frontage on Chicago avenue from nonresidents. This is said to Indicate that the development on State street will be rapid. I !

SEES GREAT GOOD II PLANT FOR GARY Head of Gary Land Co- Believes r City Will Reap Benefits from Plant. .

Articles of Incorporation. Articles of incorporation have been filed in the office of the secretary of state for the following: The Grant Security and Loan Company, Marion; real estate and bond dealers; capital stock, $5,000; directors, S. I). Artis, T. B. Wheeler. A. R. Martin, Matt Knox and F. T. Smith. Farmers Trust company,. Anderson; capital stock, $55,000; directors, J. J. Netterville, G. E. Nichol. E. H. Matthew, E E. .Hendoe, Reuben Neece, M. L. Goodykoontz and Robert Dorste. Union Starch and Refining company, Edtnburg; to manufacturer starch and glucose and allied articles; capital stock, $70,000; directors, W. G. Irwin, Linnie J. Sweeney, H. p. Hughes, Hugh

Capt H. S. Norton .president of the Gary Commercial club and manager of the United States Steel corporation's real estate department sees Gary reaping great benefits from the location of the Baldwin locomotive works on a site at Calumet ' Just beyond the west boundaries of the steel city. WW Boom Resides tlal Area. .

"This great Industry that it coming

to Calumet,." said he "will enhance the value of the second subdivision of Gary as a residential center. I believe that In time hundreds of the employe of the

proposed plant will make their homes in this part of Gary. "No other corporation will spend so much money In developing a residential district such as the steer-corporation has done in the first sub-division and which it is now doing in thin second sub-dlvison n the west part of the cty. - "The new plant wll emphalze more than ever the Importance of Fifth avenue as a great commercial highway. It Is now being extended towards the city of East Chicago. Fifth avenue

taps every present and every contemplated Industry of the big kind in Lake ; county." Th. Miller and J. E. Irwin.

i The Booraem-Fowell Lumber comJ pany, South Bend; dealers; capital stock, $5,000; directors, Hendrick j Booraem, C G. Powell and F. J. Roys, j Davis Cooperage Company, MartinsJ ville; increase of capital , stock from $25,000 to $75,000. . The Electro Plating Company of this city; change of name-to Indianapolis Plating company.

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The International Smelting Co., capital stock of $100,000,000, one of the largest corporations of its kind in the world and said to be affiliated with the Anaconda Copper Co., which owns the largest copper mine in the world. Is seeking a location in the Calumet district I It is understood" that it is practically assured that the plant wilt be located either on the canal in East Chicago or on the Calumet river in Hammond. A site at Argo, on the drainage canal was

under consideration, according to the American Mining Journal, but this site will not be purchased. VThe company has a large smelter at Tule, Utah and a copper refinery at

Perch Amboy, N. J. which has a capacity of 40,000,000 pounds of copper a month. !

It Is understood that the new plant

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$St9. Claudia Wheelar. former sta go beauty who won fame as "the girl . In the red tights" in "The Man darin," is greatly exercised over the attempts o. her husband's attorneys in New York to have her temporary alimony reduced from $6,000 a year to $100 a month. It was not generally known that shit was suing her husband for a separation until the alimony motion was filed. He was reputed to be worth $3,000,000 in 1898, when they were married. ' but now says he has lost most of his wealth In business reverses. She says she can't live on less than $10,000 a year.

POLICE TRAP A FORGER

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IBLJIIG LAST Oil

George Tleman, alias Fred Mueller, Gust Brockelmarin and F. R. Meyers, a check forger- who Jias been v floating worthless checks in Hammond nd vicinity for the past two weeks, was arrested by Captain Rlmbach of the Ham

mond police last night at Petsr Pohll

platz's saloon on South Hohman street. At the police station, where he was booked about 9:30 last night, he gave his address as 11163 Miles avenue, Cleveland, Ohio. H also confessed that the checks he passed In Hammond were bogus and that he passed three worthless checks In .Chicago on the W. W. Kimball company during the past two weeks. Tleman came to Hammond three days ago and has f pnt most of his time at the Pohlplatz saloon. He seemed to have money and the first time he came into the saloon he bought drinks with

Instead of the 13 degrees below sero

wealher that was promised for last

night, the mercury went only two de

grees below xero and this temperature

permitted a 6-Inch snow to fall.

j.ne snow necessitated the snow plow and sweepers on the street car lines and. all trains are reported more

or less late.

-mis was the twelfth day for sero

.weather, a record that has . not . been

attained In this county for forty-five

years. - . .

The street .cleaning, departments In the various cities had to put on extra men this morning to raove the snow in

the business districts.

The weather indications are for fair

but continued cold weather.

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F. Ebert Resigns.-; Frank Ebert, deputy city treasurer, will, according to the announcement of City Treasurer William Wolter some time ago," resign his position in order to go back to the Western Grain Products company. While the resignation has not been formally tendered, it is understood that it is to go into effect on Feb. 1.

Mr. Ebert was connected with

which it is proposed to erect In th west will be for the purpose of refining lead. The base bullion will be shipped here from the smelters and refined. .Two of the representatives of th company, Mr. Clark and Mr. Richie, have, been' in the region looking over various sites for the past two days. They have been taken ovr the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad by the officials of that road In a prlvat car, ; The International Smeltinc Co. . is) similar to the United States Metals Refining Co. which Is locatsd at Grasselll

in East Chicago. It is said that the plant will be built here will cost close to $500,000 and will employ several hundred men. ' , The story In a Hammetd paper ta the effect that the plant ha already located Is untrue. No purchases of sites have yet been made. The matter will probably not be decided for some time.

REALTY SHOWS 1

GREW ACTIVITY

East Chicago Lots to Tune

of $60,000 Are Sold - Yesterday.

V (Special to Thb Timks.)

Indiana Harbor, . Jan. 12. Sixty

thousand dollars worth . of property

changed hands in the offices of the

East Chicago Company, yesterday as

result of the Baldwin Locomotive company's plant coming to Calumet. It was nearly eleven o'clock last night

when the last customer left the office

and Chief Clerk Wright closed the

books for the day.

Most of the capital invested was

Hammond. East Chicago ' and Gary

money. There were also a number of

Michigan men present who sought to

get in on the ground floor. -' . "Property "moved very fast, the business done by the East -Chicago company

ttretaircnTy'srye'rtloin-wf all tag bustiea

transacted. Some of the - purchasers who reeolii ;thelr holdings again yesterday . are reported to -have cleared a thousand dollars in one transaction.

SO. CHICAGO

WILD OVER LOSING IT

Gov. Dineen Blamed for Big Industrial Loss; South Chicago Business Men Say Veto of Bleeman Bill Killed Their Qhances.

SCHREIBER CO. REORGANIZES

LAKE COUNTY FARMERS

TO HOLD INSTITUTE

Program for Agriculturalists Shows Much Diversity and Utility. '

HOLDING

C01PANY

The meeting of the owners of acreage in Hammond's proposed new industrial district which will be located on both sides of the ' CaJumet river, between Columbia avenue and the Chicago, Indiana Southern railroad tracks, held a meeting in tlteAffWs of the Chicago Title & Trust Co., Chicago, today. The meeting was attended by the fifteen property owners who own or con- ; trol the 1,000 acres of ground, valued ' at $500,000, which is to constitute the i site of the new manufacturing dis

trict. It was impossible to g-et the ear of any of the -partirtpants to the conference during the morning hours, as they were closeted with Instructions that they were not to be Interrupted by telephone calls. This afternoon, however, It was learned that ' satisfactory; progress is being made. Th. owners of the prop-

itrtj- all. have, their holdings free of in

debtedness, with one exception, and this will make 'it easier to pool their interests. The river will be straightened and the property on both sides of it will become a great site for industrial concerns. When the straightening of the river is accomplished the river will run westward from the Hammond Distilling company's plant without a turn until the canal is reached. One great advantage that will be gained by the pooling of interests will be the fact that In eliminating the bend In the river an exchange of land, which will be added to one side and taken from the other, will be harmoniously effected. In Indiana Harbor almost all of the "land along the canal has either been sold to manufacturing concerns or is held by men who do not want to sen so that the time is ripe for the development of. such a 'district in Hammond.

(Special to The Times.) Crown Point, Ind., Jan. 12. The Lake

the County Farmers' -Institute will be held

Western Grain Products company be-: here on January 19 and 20 inclusive and fore taking the 'office of deputy city as can be seen from the following protreasuer and has been In the' latter of- gram, the meeting .will he one of inter fire ever, since the change went into ef- est and instructive to all who attend, feet in the cfty hall owing" to Mayor Two expert speakers on matters conBecker's resignation. The Western nected," with farm life will be in atGrain Products company -is said to tendance at the Institute for two days

have made Mr. Ebert an offer which,-in and will discus3 andread on topics of

(justice to himself, he could not over- vital interest to the farmer. Every one

look. ... - ! 18 exienaea a coraiai invitation 10 aiAs a public official. Mr. Ebert has j tend these tneMngs. The program: made many friends for himself and thej Friday, JO O'clock, office of the city . treasurer generally.! The Dairy and ' Soil Fertility I. B. He combined a geniality with his com-jCalvin. petency in the office which made the' The New View of Woman's Work taxpayers who had to visit the office : Miss Alma L. Garvin, feel that they had indeed a public ser-' 1 130 OVIock. vant. . ! Concrete on the Farm C. W. Boyn-

Mr. Wolter is not yet ready to make i ton. , . , . an appointment of Mr. Eberfs success- : The Ideal Dairy Cow I. B. Calvin, or, but it is generally conceded that; Is the 20th Century Woman a Better the experience of William Kolb.as clerk Home Maker than her Grandmother in the city water department, which Is Miss Garvin.

connected with . would eminently position.

the . city- treasury, qualify him for the

Elect Officers. Officers of the First Polish Building Loan and Sa.vings association were elected last night.' They are as follows: A. N. Rygeweki, president; Paul B. Liplnski, secretary; John Xowak, -vice president; W. Pers, M. Lukowski, assistant necre tar lee; Walter Kaptur, treasurer;' directors for three-year term, John Pocluchanski, Joseph StanIslawskl, W. Nowak;1 to 911 vacancy, 'Stanislaw JablonskL'- --.- - .-

Saturday, 10 O'clock. My Experience In Farm Dairying (a) Feeds and Feeding J. Hack. (b) Care and Handling of Milk F. O. Coleman. . Co-operation of Producer and Consumer o fMi'k and Butter I. B. Calvin. Afternoon, 1:30 O'clock. Local organization. " .Fertilizers L. C. Breyfogie. , General discussion. SilOs and Ensilage I. B. Calvin. Report of Committees.

The stockholders of the Schreiber Potato Machtnefy company met yesterday and re-organized the company under the name of American Potato' Machinery Co. This followed the retirement of Ernest G. Schreiber from the company. The man who founded ,tlie company sold his stock to Giles Warner, Harry Burge, W. F. Bridge and others. The directors of the new company are George Eder, Harry Johnson, Dan Krinbill. Oscar Krinblll. W. F. Bridge, Giles Warner and Harry Burge. The

officers are George Eder, president; Dan Krinbili; vice president and general sales agent; W. F. Bridge, secretary, and Harry Johnson, treasurer.

Among the improvements t"a an contemplated during the coming year

Is the 'construction of a storage ware

house. 60x80, for the storing of ma

chines. This will make it possible -to carry on the work of building machines all during the winter season. The officers and directors of the company look forward to a.very pros

perous year. The company now owns 6.80. acres of land In the vicinity, of the Conkey plant and aSiuraber of buildings. As soon as the necessary mate- ; rials .arrive the plant will employ .fifr . teen to eighteen men. - f The plant Is expected to prosper as a s result of the placing of Dan Krinbill I

at the head of the sales department, i

Krinbill has had considerable expert- ' ence along this line and is expected to j get results for the company. I - In- an authorized statement the ; president of the company said: j "The American Potato Machinery Co., : an organization composed of Hammond's representative citizens havj ' secured the patents, machinery and ' property of the Schreiber Manufactur- , ing company. Their line wjll .consist t exclusively of potato planting, apd harvesting machinery. ' . "In addition to the patents and; equipment secured from ' the old ; Schreiber Manufacturing company, a ; new- line, known as the New American Automatic Potato Planter and j Steel Digger, have been added and are

now In process of manufacture lor tne 1912 output." - ' , -

South Chicago Is more embittered than ever against Governor Charles S.

P.eseen because uthey bm...UttV ;

clai for the failure of t w sec Jon to ' get the great .Baldwin r Locomotive1 works, a site for which has ' been selected in the Calumet region. : The business men of South Chicago declare Illinois Instead of Indiana raigfai have had the great - plant had Governor Deheen -not .vetoed the Klee-' man; Calumet, harbor bill passed by the last session of the legislature. This bill," said a South Chicago business man, "was championed by twenty improvement ' clubs and busi- ! ness associations of South Chicago and the Calumet region. Henry Lee, editor , of the Calumet Record, and Mr..- Bohling, editor of the Dally Calumet, advocated, with the business men., the passage of the bill. There was not a dissenting vote either in the house or senate, but, on account of an editorial In the Chicago Tribune, whose Influence was greater with the governor than the business interests of the Calumet region, the executive put his veto to the measure. ' "The ' TTlbune also fourht the made land bills and drove the ' steel mills from South Chicago to Indiana. The fight against the steel mills was started by one of the editors of the Tribune; when he was commissioner of public

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SHE'LL CHRISTEN NEW U. S. REVENUE CUTTER.

- THIS NEWSPAPER IS THE TRADB PAPER OF THB CONSUMERS OP this crrv-F THK PEOPLES WHO IV THE-HOME SUPPLIES--

Only Five Arrests. Police records show that. Gary persists In j remaining good. . Today but five names were on the police court docket. : During. the first part of January one, .two and three names, on the arrest, sheet has been considered good work. Chief Martin expects another crime wave very shortly. - On the last crime wave day 66 arrests were made inside of twenty-four-hours;1---- -

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' Miss Barnes Richardson, daughter ; of Congressman Richardson, of A'-- J bama, has been chosen . for the honor of christening the " tew revenue cutter "Miami," to be launched Jan-

uary:27'at Newport Ne'H's.tVfc -y - "