Hammond Times, Volume 6, Number 175, Hammond, Lake County, 15 January 1912 — Page 1

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THH WRATHS R. GENERALLY FAIR TIME MONDAY AND TUESDAY; i i NORTHWEST WINDS. L-4 EDITION VOL. VL, NO. 175. HAMMOND, INDIANA, MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 1912. ONE CENT PER COPY, (Back Numbers 3 Cents Ceas.) OWW U FORCED PRBIA -DONNA WHOSE HUSBAND IS DEAD WILL SING TO DRIVE HER GRIEF AWAY HAHOi VIOLET BUEHLER L IS F CH1TECTS YORK

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Real Estate Activity in Twin Cities Brings Waste Basket Full of Money to One Concern

The orr.inlous calm which provided i Indiana Harbor real estate circles for a couple of days immediately following the momentous announcement of the location of the Baldwin plant 1 wai broken Saturday, and the proverbial storm has been raging ever since. Saturday morning some Gary capitalists began buying Harbor property and in the' afternoon the local men started and have been as busy as board trade brokers since. Yesterday Vice President Westberg and Mr. Wm. : "S. Co en," if thit is his name, worked a slick swindler's! game in Ham- ; mond last week, judging by the checks which "have come back with the words "So good written across the face. As far as Is known he beat a Hammond merchant out of fifteen lollars . worth of good's and in addition got about-fifteen dollars in cash from him; j from another he got a four-dollar pair of s-hoes for which he gave a' worthJess check, while a hotel, where h

stopped in Hammond, would be glad to jref Its room : key ' wnichi he r carried away, rJot4 to rneritfon" the .money which he owes for. h'is' 'board 1ltl. 1 "f J' : ' f;-:''Coh &f trHrtMll? tegmriaia?.'l!trself with , the ' hotel proprietor. krd to be dlrlted . to a ' suitable building whera he roul open an auction store.

"Hu ftnally . applied to - Omer Trout, th manager of the Hammond building. and iiegotlated with Mm for the lease of one of th atorerooms In the build .Ingv'. Mr. Trout, who ftad everything

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i section. . accopted th applicants check (Ifst hree months' rent in advance and In return gave Mm a receipt. Armed ' The mass meeting of citizens at the roooms of the University club in Ham- ; mnd tonight promises to be a record-breaker. . It is. understood that there wiH bej,fnatters of momentous interest ."to. ithe ' people of the region settled tltere.. , i. The matter of primary interest is an effort to bring to an end the deadlock .jtfte-t- has existed between the Green liner and the Gary & Interurban line lover the claim to the "subway hump" route on Forsythe avenue. . If this deadlock can be brought to an i end and both companies can be satisfied . then it means that the region will be f perved to a better advantage than ever 4 before. -. . SHE'LL -ACCEPT JOB AS DEPUTY SHERIFF Sheriff Julius Harburger, Buffragist sympathizer vho has Just taken ot- ' flee in New York, can carry out promise to appoint women ' among his deputies for all Mrs. O. H. P. lJelmont car. Qho is one of . tbe oiiwi mentioned as prospective ap- ' pointees. ,' "I would be pleased." she said when she heard of It. "There 13 plen- ' ty of worV that women deputies i could , do. .- . ' :

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went to their office with the intention of checking up the fales which had been put through during the latter part of last week, but their program was all shot to pieces. They found awaiting them a veritable mob with their hands full of money and checks, the scene recalling the good old derby days ot Washington Park when men fought to get their money down on a favorite horse. Messrs. Westberg and Wright tried td lock the door from the Wright (Continued on page 3.) SlllK with thia, th stranger went to the offices Kf the Northtrn Indiana Gas and Election company, where he put in his application for- light service, and also presented a . check . there for payment in advance. He now had two receipts and a paper : which purported to be a certified check for six thousand dollars. Shotr Ilia Reretpta. ,WJth these , he reproached the first merchant. He bought about fiftee-n dollars worth ot goods from,. hfn, and In the meantime- djscussed-niutnArvChl-cago acquaintances with him, although both were 4truigNt to each other. In payment for ; the' g jods he presented a Tor .thl'tnfMirtrit tfe' Drexet (bank, la CMago an4 bi:ius wf hia receipt showit'g tht he was golng to do bustnestt In Hammoa4.th business man . riot only let him have the merchandise bit gave htnrK fifteen dollars In exchange- for the check as well. The second merchant'': suspicions were also allayed by the recrts. One morning Cohen left his room as usual and after disposing of a good breakfast he . took French . leave from hi- host and the office clerk. - Tbe mass meeting tonight Is expected to revive an interest in traction matters ail over North township, and what is more it is expected to make possible the extensions, of service that are so badly needed at the present time. Where Will Wc Live. In addition . to the traction problem there wi!l be taken up the problem ot making it possible for Hammond to do its share towards building the hundreds of homes that will be necessary to house the employes of the new plant. , The problem of providing hemes for the employes of tle Standard : Steel Car Co., when that plant gets to running full for.ee. is-one that will be given full consideration. At the present time there are very few vacant bouses in Hammond, al though the Standard is employing only a-few hundred men. The business me of Hammond realise that with so many I other ; concerns coming into the city there will be a big problem to provide homes for the 3,000 or 4,000 additional men who will be employed when this plant gets to running. So the meeting at the University club tonight is fraught with great possibilities. It is expected that the attendance will bo the largest that has ever been known on an occasion of this kind. - Lansing Han Dead. John Voos, a resilient of Lansing for the past four, years, died at tbe family residence last night at 9 o'clock following a short illness. The funeral will !be held from the home "Wednesday morning. The remains w-lll -then be shipped to Chicago.' where interment will be held at the: Concordia cemetery. . , . :.. Mr. Voos was 45 year.tld and had been engaged in the saloon business for the past four years. He is survived by a wife, three sorts and one daughter. .. ;- ' ' . ' . Milder feather Promised- . Moderate weather ht promised for the middle of this week. Milder weather was .promised last Saturday, but Instead another cold ware piled on top of the twelve day spell yhUh had not yet entirely disappeared. The thermometer early this mji-ning registered twelve below zero, but soon began climbing upward when the sun came out.- : WHT ARE READER? TOU NOT A TIMES

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Mme. Ellen Beacb Taw, tbe noted prima donna, has canceled all engagements during the month of January following the death of her hueband, Vere Qoldthwaite, in Kooheste N. Y. Beginning early in February, she will, continue her concert work. "IV a the only way," he declared, "that I can keep my mld oft H. Worlt Is the best antidote for grief."

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J. & E. Railway Orders 210 Hopper Cars From the Standard Steel Car Co. at Hammond; Other Smaller Orders Given by Roads. Car and locomotive building shows Increased activity. A- number- of local concerns have reelved big orders. ' The Elgin, Joliet & Eastern railroad has ordered 250. hopper , cars from the Standard Steel Car Company at Hammond. ' - . - v- . ., These cars will be manufactured at the western plant. It has a'sq' ordered 250 'Williamsort gondola cars and . 250 hopper cars from the Pullman Co. The Pennsylvania railroad has ordered 800 class H 22 coke cars from the Standard Steel Car Co. This is the order, that was erroneously, reported in one of the Chicago papers as being 8,000 cars. Probably one of the best orders that the Standard Steel Car Co. has received lately is for 35 combination passenger and baggage cars for the New York (Continued on page 8.) If you ever go down to New York's bowery and attend a dance there and come back to Gary and drop into the Garden dance hall at Tenth avenue and Broadway you will find that old New Tork has nothing on Gary when ..it corns to thedanclng art. Iast Saturday night and a good part of Sunday morning waa devoted to the danue at Oardeu hall which, it is said, is conducted by a Prof. Bubbles and which la attended by boys and giris from all over Lake counfc-, Valparaiso and South Chicago as well. v Urt a Bear Hug. Most of the Suuth Chicago delegation come to Gary as they can dance the "turkey .trot" and the "griszly bear hug" which the Chicago police prohibit but which is perfectly passe In Gary society below the tVabnsh track. Another convenient- thing about the (Continued on page 8.)

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.,::::: - :... - si S"" filAHY GARY FOLK MAKE PURCHASES First Time Steel 3ity Has '-Invert ?L in Oter T'X .. Qt.w. XvpC : That Gary Investors are interested in Calumet and Indiana Harbor real estate Is shown by the large number of lot purchases made by them at those places last Saturday. Other purchases will be made today. This is the first time that Gary has : ever Invested any money outside of the steel city and the fact that it is pouring money into Calumet and that men who have made small fortunes in Gary are doing can be taken to mean nothing else than Calumet property is considered a first-class investment. Judge Homer Ansley of the Reynolds building wi an active buyer. Ingwald Moe, contractor, theatre proprietor and Broadway business blocks owner, took eight lots in Indiana Harbor; H. A. Paine, merchant and contractor, took a couple, as did J. Kerr. Hoover and Jones, who have made thousands of dollars in Gary real estate speculation, also signed up for two lots. More pur. chases will be made by Garyites, who are eager to get in on the ground Soor. ARGUMENTS HEARD. . . (Special to Thk Tim) Crown- Point." nd., " Jan. 15. Arguments in the case of Byran vs. Reed, concerning . the., title' to valuable land near . Gary, were neard before Special Judge : L. V.?. Cravens in the superior oourt.here.on Saturday. A coterie of Lake county's most prominent lawyers are arraigned on each side of the case and each point at lssue is being vigorously contested. It is 'expected that the arguments will be completed today. it YOUR PAPER MY TEACHER" I was born in Italy, and since I have beea- in this country I have been an ardent reader of your newspaper, in it I have observed the most correct and classical language that helped me to talk English. In , other words, your paper feas been my teacher. HE above compliment which a metropolitan newspaper printed recently , is only OWE OF THOUSANDS of instances in which foreigners coming to our shores have fitted themselves for American citizenship THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF THE PUBLIC PRESS. READ THE NEWSPAPERS! READ YOUR OWN HOME PAPER! BEGIN NOW - -

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Bump and Berry Successful in Competition Vith Chicago Architects; Plans for Hammond Country Club Are Accepted. The Hammond firm of architects. Bump & Berry, were successful in the competition for the commission to draw the plans and specifications for the $25,000 Hammond Country club, which is to be built next spring. Their success Is all the more gratifying to them in view of the fact that they competed with Beers & .Beers and George C. Nimmons, two well-known firms of Chicago architects. The new country club is to be one of the most complete and attractive country clubs in the vicinity of Chicago. The plan call for every facility for the creation of an ideal social center. T The. building is, to be located at the foot of Ruth street, so that it will be visible from Hohman street. It is to be a sort of a pivot of a emajlclty beautiful plan. In dimensions it will be 135 feet by 86 feet. It will be of frame construction, with one story, a basement, an-attic, or halfstory quarters fpr the steward and his help. The style - of architecture is Elizabethan. ... Ground Beautiful. The building will be approached from Ruth street. In fact this street will be the architectural axis. For 450 feet from State Line street, Ruth street will five.) Tlr of unknown origin but believed to have been aused an over-heated furace near which was paper stock yester day, caused damage to the Gary Tribune building to the extent of $12,000. The newspaper plant, which occupied the basement and the second floor was b'adly damaged, but the brunt of the loss was sustained by the grocery de partment of the Tittle Packing company . (Continued on Page I.) ABSpiGE OF LI A'lAGERS DELAYS ADJUSTMENT r sjMMSBMSBSBSBSSt Difficulties Between Stage Hands and Theater Men Not Settled - The difficulty between the Hammond stage hands union and the theatrical managers,, which was scheduled to, come up before the Lake County Trades and Labor Council at its regular meeting in Hammond yesterday, was not settled because of the absence of all but one of thetheatrical managers. Lye Hart, secretary-treasurer of the International Union of tage Hands, wa3 present, according to a pre-ar-rangement made by a committee, and, according to Tom Harle to Thk Times today, an Invitation had also been sent to the theatrical managers to be present.According to Mr. Harle, the managers of the Colonial, Gem Princess and Orphenm all promised to be present, but Patsy Reilly, manager of the Prin. cess, was the only manager to be present. He was not authorized to speak for the theatrical "managers" association. ' The Lake County Trades and Labor Council is supporting the stage hands, and was in hope3 yesterday that, if. the two sides would get together, by making concessions on each side. HIT BYJFLYER. Peter Dkukle, 3305 Deodar street. Indiana Harbor, was either hit by the Pennsylvania 18-hour flyer at 6:30 this morning or else tried to hit the flyer' himself as it flew through the Harbor. At any rate he came out second best, with a broken forearm and a bruised and battered face. He was removed to St. . Margaret's hrmital, where he is trying to figure out, how it happened.

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. ..;--..--.- . v .jao -.-.-..: -"m,. I'illlTKIG I'iOfJAfl ' STOPPED FROhl MURDER : i Crazed by Starvation, Motht er Prepares to Butcher, Her Children. (Special to The Times.) Whiting, Ind., Jan. 15. One of the saddest affairs to happen in Whiting for many a day,' is in the case of Mrs. Andrew Szuymanskl of. 605 121st street j who was rendered insane as the result or starvation. ' Mr. Szuymanskl has been driving a team for J. J. Donegan, but according to reports, he has been spending his money in buying liquors for himself, instead of using it to support his family. The recent cold spell has caused a most distressing scene in the Ssuymanskt home. With neither fuel, clothing or food in the house, for several days, the wife and five little children have suffered untold agony. Between the worry and the starvation. Mrs. Szuymanskl was driven insane and by a queer co(Continued on Page 7.) DID MAN FALL . 1 OFF TRAIN? When the :43 Nickel Plate train reached Hammond last night two passengers reported that they saw a man fall from the rear platform of the train after it had crossed the bridge. . The police were notified to investigate the matter, and Officers Bund, Einsele and Miller were detailed to look for the man. f All the track between the depot at Hammond and the state line was searched, Uut no trace of the man could be found of any one being injured. It is thought If a passenger did fall off that he ;waa able to get up and walk away. The police also think ihat the man attempted to get off the train at the bridge. Says Girl Is Naughty. . On the complaint of her mother, Oertrude Teltag is to b arrested on the charge of delinquency. Mrs, Teitage appeared before Prosecuting Attorney Ralph W. Koss and complained that her daughter is under 17 years of age and is incorrigible. - . ARE TOU READING THE TIMES t

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'Hold Violet Baetaler and Jaek Clews la eaatody. Do net arreet. AValt for la . tractions." - This ; telegram was sent to Nev York today : by. Police Inspectoa

Nicholas Hunt of Chicago as a result of his being notified that the fifteen-year-old Chicago heiress for whom thousands had. been searching for two months, had been located in Nett York, had admitted her identity and told, with many girlish giggles, of hen love for Jack Ckwne. WORKING AS SERVANT. The girl, who ran away from a home of comparative luxury, was found working as a Bervant. But she-' was happy, because she could see Jack. Clewneevery iday. Clewne la a waiter. I v The young man's boast that he had Just married "the sweetest girl in the world" and his display of a picture of Violet, led to her being discovered by (Continued on page .) PROGRESS Annual Meeting of Calumet Institute, Holding CorpoCollege of -Law 1 of Ham mond, Is Held. Stock in . the - Calumet Institute of .Hammond, the holding or owning com pany of the Lincoln Jefferson College of Law, and the university for- extension work' of the same name, and the Cree Publishing company of Minneapolis went up materially last Saturday In the estimation of the stockholders at their annual meeting in the , Adminlstratou building on Hohman street in Hammond. So pleased were the stockholders with the annual report of Dugal Cree the president of the board of directors, and the progress and future of the institute, that the board, of directors of last year was unanimously re-elected to hold another year. , , . The directors and the officers of the board are as follows: ' ..' President Dugal Cree, Chicago. Secretary M. M. . Towle, Hammond. Treasurer- F. H. Nye, Hammond.. -Vice President Dr. W. Mayes, Mar tin, Hammond. ' Directors W. C. Bel man, Hammond Frank Hammond; O. H. Caldwell, Chi cago; J. W. Sieb. Valparaiso; Claude W. AUman. Crown Point. The stock was nearly all represented (Continued on page Ave.) CARNEGIE AGREES TO GO UPON GRILL f s t ' . 1 s Andrew Carnegie has agree i to take the stand before the stel trust investigating committee at Washington. Chairmsn Stanley expects t begin -que-tionlns hlra Wedaesdav,

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