Hammond Times, Volume 6, Number 183, Hammond, Lake County, 24 January 1912 — Page 1

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State Health Commissioner Wants To Co-operate With Chicago on Calumet Region Question.

The board of trustees of the sanitary district of Chicago has written, to Governor Marshall asking that he cooperate with them in an attempt "to remedy drainage conditions (in the region rounding the Little Calumet and the Grand Calumet Rivers. The Governor1 has turned the com-; rcunicatlon over to Dr. J. N. Hurty.' state health commissioner, who yesterday said that he would take the matter up with the State Boardpf Healh and urge a conference with the GARY STEEL GET The rail mill of . the Gary works , of the Illinois Steel company, which has been shut down since- the first part of l)cmber, is to resume operations at once. All other departments in th$ big stfel works are running in good order and some of the rolling mills have or ders ahead that will take slic months to j finish. . . ... , ; . I :- Be ff Ha'a' "".. j T ' :t aty tvo. h5l b' - I ...f.;. '. , . feu rai? were 4wlr tt'.-'.-receipt of yesterday's heavy order Is taken to rndlcate that a. nw boom. is at hand. - . As a result of the placing of the new will in operation several htmdred""men will return to Gary. The let up in the told weather1 is responsible for tho reAHTICIPATES A till Contractor J. H. McClay of Hammond who put up $2tO.O00 worth of buildings lst year says that he looks forward to the best year for bluldlng that the region has ever known. He says that there are any number of big Jobs in jrospert and tJiat inhis opinion there v.ill be a surprising quantity of small building. . McClay thinks that the coming of the lialdwin Iocomotive works will be a great stimulus to building in all parti of the Calumet region, more particularly in Xorth township, but that Qalumet township will. be influenced also thereby. ' - v . . Tf there is peace in the building trades, as he hopes t'aere will be, thera is no reason . why labor should not be fully ' employed and the sales of hardware, building materials and everythng else that Is required to build up the rfgion should make the business men prosperous. KAISER'S DAUGHTER BETROTHED TO DUKE veto .PRINCESS VICTORIA LOWSE It is expected thai the bethrothal of Princesa . ictorla Louise, daughsr of th German emperor, to tho Orand Duke Adolph Frederick of Meckienburg-Strelltz will be announced on the kaiser's birth&ajr, Jaauarjr. XL-. V. .

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Chicago authorities concerning tho sewage disposal problems of the laka drainage area in Indiana CARRIED INTO CAI.IMF.T. The sewage from Gary. Hammond. East Chicago and Whiting now Is carried info the Calumet River. Some of It finda its way Into Lake Michigan cjose to tae points from which the city of Chicago draws I': water supply. The Chicago plan .of - remedying its own situation lies ' In turning an Immense amount of sewage in those regions into the big drainage cinal and thence Into the Illinois River. f The. trustees of the sanitary district

(Continued on page S.) MILLS A BIG ORDER OABI STEtl, WORKS It AIL. MILL TO RESUME; GETS A ' BIG ORDER. Yes terday the. Gary rail mill at the Illinois steel company received an order for 22.0(H) ton of standard rutin for he So nitlnar. -. ftrvun out of the eight blast tsrC r -T" K t-o " t i s': . . f v - , '- ' . ......i.nifcaat aal other rolilatr mr.. hove many ordem ahead. 'All . other departments - making rood nhowlng. sumption of much construction work in the mills. . ; TAKE NO DEFINITE ACTIOflOHFpilCHISES Extensions for G. & I. and H., W. & E C. Lines Up . Before Works Board. ; Franchise extensions for the Gary & Interurban railway and the Hammond, Whiting & East Chioago Co. in Hammond tills morning, but no definite action was taken. , v The Gary & Interurban franchise for Kennnedy avenue is practically ready for pasKage, but H C. Green, manager of the II., w. & E. C. company, asked for further time in which to consider the franchise with his company. The board submitted to Mr. Green a franchise such as it wants the company to accept. The Howard avenue route, instead of the Columbia avenue right of way, which was originally asked for by the company, was inserted In place, and this is thought will be objectionable to the company. i t May Frustrate Plans. There Is a provision in the board's franchise, however, which, if insisted on. may frustrate the company's plans for extension work. The provision Is that the company, in using the subway on Forsyth avenue, must submit to a reasonable agreement, or arbitration in the matter of compensation from another company which may also want to use the subway, and thereby run over the Green line's tracks for a distance. The board takes the position that inasmuch as the Korsythe avenue route is one of the few north-and sovth route yet within the control of the people, that other companies which msy want to come into the city would b forever barred If an exclusive franchise were given to the Green line now. It was for this reason that the" board refuses to consider the company's original request for a short right of way on Columbia arenucc The life of the franchise is to be for thirty years. " , v Case Is Deferred. The Castleman quo . warranto proceedings will not come up in Judge Virgil S. Keller's court until next Friday. The case of Prince vs. Tapper et al. which is now on trial is expected to take, at least today and tomorrow, so that the Castleman case will not be reached today as was expected. The case will be tried by jury and is expected to take several days. Following the alleged attenvpt on the part of Castleman to steal a ballot the members of the, Commercial clui became more convinced than ever that steps 6ught.to.b taken t-j .eliminate . him from the council. . . . ..." v .

HAMMOND, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1912.

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LOCATED Hammond Police Head After Long Search Wins Laii' ' rels by Landing Desperate Criminal Who Got Away With Diamonds. It became known today that Chief Peter Austgen of the Hammond police department hai located the man who threw a. brick through the window of John E. McOarry's jewelry store three years ago and stole $2,000 worth of diamonds. , The chief has a picture of the man, who has been identified by -McGarry, and knows his name. He is now n Jail in Montana, charged with a similar offense. ... It is said that-the man has a long criminal record. He is said to have been engaged In' several desperate noioups. at one time when a sheriff attempted to arrest him he took, the CContlnued oa Page 8.) h. utia IS BADLY T.-Tenry I '"jdnrr, I v 9"rer, of - f Western - itt alfif" t'roducta; company. Wst Hammond,' sustained two broken ribs and bruises today In a peculiar accident. He was xtanding under the eaves of a building as a" switch engine passed. The entire jarred the building and loosened a heavy mass of snow and ice on tfte rooom. It : fell, striking Lindner, with the result that ho Is laid up with a rib fracture. He was taken to. his home. POLICE RELIEVE ' ANNUAL REPORT 642 Arrests 'Made by Hammond Department Dur- - ing Year. , -. The results obtained by the Hammond police during -the year "of 1911 was shown to be on. of the best this morning when the annual report was completed and turned over to Chief Austgen by Desk Sergeant Schafer. Tho Hammond police have one of the best working departments In the .state of Indiana, their records of late are to be complimented and something to be proud of. . t . . , , .... Chief Austgen, in speaking of his men, said: "I now have a police force which work in harmony and one that is bringing in results. I have always made It a policy to have the men work together, as Tflnd it is the best way to solve hard cases. We could use more men if the law allowed them, but as It is I think we have done vell considering the large territory some of the police have to cor. During the past month we have arrested nine desperate criminals who have gone over the road for indefinite periods." - Something else . of value which the police have done while on duty has been to keep a tabulated account of the street light" which have not been lighted during the past year and have saved the city $3.90.32. The value of lost and stolen property that has been recovered and returned to th owners during 1911 amounts to $2,748.76. ' Offenses committed 642." Arrests, B52. 634 males, 18 females, 271 married .and 381 single, 602 having a common school education and 50 Illiterates. , t " The total lodgers i kept at station amount to 2,908. ' . Nationality of prisoners: . ' Americans T. .405' Foreigners ............... .247 White ...".634 Colored ....184 Thaw Is Here. . The January thaw, as you have probably noticed, is here with all Its slush and - oozing streets - and sidewalks. Warmer weather may be looked for for an indefinite time. ; , ' " . The weather is not yet warm enough to melt the ice in the. lakes and rivers, but if It keeps :up it will startthe ice to breaking, and to moving. ,

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SOIATOR LA JOLL.ETTE ' CMLOAJ T ' f -."I ,.?;VASMINSipNr cUsr This view of the progressiva Republican candidate for the presidential nomination and his chlldre-i was taken at LaFollette'a Washington home. The threo children, left to right, are Robert. Jr.. aged" seventeen, Bella, twelve, and Philip, fourteen. - Sen. LaFoIIette spends much of his time with his family. He often postpones Important state affairs and social functiotiti to stay at homo and have a good time with them. -

COAL GAS NEARLY PROVES TATAL TO HER Mrs. H. Sandine Is Rescued , When in Precarious . - V p'Bght. (Special" to Thb Tixbs.) East Gary,' Ind.'. Jan. 24. Coal gas nearly proved fatal to Mrs. H. Sandln of Clark Station last' night, and but for the timely-discovery of her condition by "her husband. b wnald have died boottfar tile too w lie rv- tho Jiiy -i ' conscious. ' "' ' . Mrs. Handlne was awakened by the smell of coat gas', and although ahe was noarly. overcdme with it then, s'ne; got out of; bed to look after the hard coal stove.' She' got . as far as the stove, when sje fell down In front of It unconscious." Mr. Sandln-was awakened by her fal! and ''hurried to her side. He gave her what medical attention he could and then summoned medical aid, and -today the woman's condition gave promise of her recovery. . SMALL WRECK ON ERIE (Special to Thb Times.) Crown Point.. Ind., Jan. 24. A. derailed car in a westbound freight train a mile west of town on the Erie railroad tied up traffic temporarily this mornfng. Nobody was reported . injured., nor was .the tracty badly damaged. The northbound mTTk train was tied up here for some time until the track could be cleared. LAKE CO. MEN HEAR EX-PREMIER SPEAK A number of Lake County people heard Canada's grand old man. Sir MacKenr.ie Bowell in Chicago last night and among the men who assisted in the program was Dr. J.;A. Graham of Hammond. Sir MacKenzie who was formerly Premier of Canada was the guest of honor at the Bellyllle (Ont.) Club banquet. Sir MacKenrie became a member of vthe First Parliament of Canada at the Confederation of the Provinces In 1S67. In the Cabinet of the late Sir John MacDonald he was Minister of Customs; under Sir John Abbott, he was Minister of Militia and Defense; under Sir John Thompson he ser.ved as Minister of Trade and Commerce and on thf death of that gentleman in 1894 he became Prime Minister. In 1S96 at the age of seventy-three h resigned the office of Prime Minister and entered the Senate as leader, and isstill a member of that body. 'He was ktilffhted by the late (Jueen Victoria in 1S95.. .

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4: v r - ..V--?" BLANCHE ADAIR HAS LIVED IN E. Notorious Woman in Hammond Bandit . Case - Ordered Out of Town. PRISONERS BEG FOR KIERCY pevei'ynmtiiit If t the. ilsandrt-'case In Hammond showed that' Blanche Adair, the woman In the case, formerly lived in East Cnicago,,and that efforts were made last night and today to induce Judge Lawrence Becker of the Lake superior, court to suspend or reduce the sentence which he imposed yesterday on Maurice Diamond, "Walter Young and Nathan Love, the hree young Hammond men who yesterday pleaded guilty in his court to holding up and robbing Nutlni and Lecioni, the Italian fruit dealers on State street. At 10 o'clock this morning Judge Becker had not yet made up his mind as to whether he would exercise the prerogative of the court In the matter or not. "I cannot commit myself at - this time," said Judge Becker in answer to (Continued on Page 8.) THEY HAD ALL SORTS OF STORIES FOR COURT Police Gather in Quintet Which Has Hard Luck v V Tales to Tell. The' atmosphere must have contained the scented-odor 'of "hops" from "the Hammond Brewery Co. last , night for lire -whn wf re n in nfl h"t.- - Keeley" cure treatment. ' E They were:" C F. Miller. 2 Plummer avenue. ' Hammondf :Thomas Clayton, Chicago; B. i Vintchak. 'South Hammond; Peter Dayi ley, Chicago.'and A. Zeiferth, North Dakota. ' 1 .

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- They were all brought before Judge , he&a drop ed rorward as if he f Harnett this morning and each told-a . , story or his' downfall. one:had been were asleep and the students laugh-w-Nrking on the li e and had taken cold. ed. Their alughter turned to terror '.Me todk t few drinks, thinking it might when they learned the real situation. i break up . Ma cold, and he became in- " teacher rushed to Wilson's 6lde ani toxlcated.-1 - Another met some of his . ..... , friends and only had a couple of drinks asked if they should call a doctor. iand was preparing to move his family hut he calmly answered that it would ito Hammond, where he had" secured ; be of no use as he had swallowed ten

employment. In this way they pleaded in court and saying this was their first offense, they asked for lieniency. None- of them had but very little money and so they were discharged and ordered not to be brought before the court again. I . -T- ' Suit Heard Tomorrow. The hearing in the Injunction suit' In which an investigation will b made of the-alleged deal between Attorney Atwood arid 1 Village Treasurer August Zimmerman will come up tomorrow. The hearing is arousing a great deal of interest in local circles and it Is said that a large number' of West Hammond citizens are planning to be present in court. Attorney Atwood, who made a statement in one of the Chicago paperg tn which he denied that he was guilty of the charges that have ben made against '-him by Miss Brooks,'-will be jrlven an opportunity to clear-himself.

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Completion of Waterway From E.J. & E. Bridge to River Fork Branches West and South.

At a meeting of the directors of the East Chicago company in Chicago yesterday the company closed an important contract with the Great Lake Dredge & Dock company. The contract provides for the completion of the canal from-the E. J. & E. bridge to the forka of the west branch Forsyth avenue, and of the south branch from the forka to 141st street. This is for the widening and deepeping of the canal from its present proportions to its full width and depth, 200 feet on top, eighty feet on the bottom and twenty-one fee deep. Another contract provides for the preliminary work on the west branch from JUDGE

MIS REFUSED TO WARRV THIS COUPLE

Last Monday a young Chicago man who gave his name as Albert J. Johnson called on Judge E. P. Ames, and presenting a marriage license issued by the state of Illinois, wanted to wed a young woman he had with him. The judge was, of course, unable to marry the couple with the Illinois license and sent them across th. line to Judge Green. It now develops that the girl was I married in order to be a comfort and Said to her husband in a. trial for embeizlement now pending " against ' him, she told Municipal Judge VWalker . in Chicago yesterday, ' 1 ; - Albert J. Johnson was ; arraigned .fit court ) n charge brought by tbe "Wm. A. Bond Co.'; real estate ..'dialers at '2a North Dearborn street, which alleges that while he was the company cashLATEST fJEWS TAFT GETS BOOST. Kansas City, Mo.,' Jan. 24. Eighty republicans have formed a Taft club here. In a resolution the members expresa the belief that, "having .done hia whole duty by carrying out the principles of the republican party fearlessly and courageously. President Taft is entitled to the support of every republican." E. L. Winn, elected president of the club, classed President Taft as "one of the cleanest, most conservative and courageous presidents that has ever occupied the chair" and said: "It does nTt seem possible that he should be denied a second term." f7ILL BURN 300 OLD PIANOS. Atlantic, N. J., Jan. 24. More than 300 old square pianos -will go up in smoke here during the convention of the National iano Dealers' association in May. ! The instruments will be shipped from all parts of the j country, placed in a heap fifty feet h,gh on the eage of the meadOWS and i the torch applied SLAYS SELF IN SCHOOL, Mount Vernon, Ind., Jan. 24. Charles Wilson, a high school student of Cynthiana, committee suicide in school bv swallowing: strychnine ( centg. worth of Strychnine. The boy i . . . . , . ... j ed before medical aid could be sum- ! moned. 'V v j Interest in Benefit. A great deal of interest is being taken in the Elk's benefit that is to be given at the Orpheum theatre next Friday. The sale of every seat in the house at the evening performance Is assured and the members are now working to sell out the house at the matinee and second evenlg performance. It Is expected that .the gross receipt.s will amount to over $500 and this all goes to th" Klk's building fund. Th entire membership of the order is grateful to Allardt brothers, who are botU Elks, for their, liberality in donating the house for the purpose of building up the fund. . t . Tou will say that a La Vendor cigar cannot be beat, if you try one.

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Forsjrth avenue to Lake George, making the channel here 100 feet wide and fifteen feet deep. . . '. S Compaay.Haa Control. " Most of the property alongVthe canal covered by these contracts is. owned by the East Chicago company or by large private interests- who are parties to the contract. Negotiations with other, owners ara under way for the completion of the canal from 141st street to the river, and It is expected , that no difficulty whatever will be experienced In gaining their cdnsent to the Immediate, proaecu(Contlnued on page a.) ier he juggled his accounts so as to deiraud the company of approximately. $800. Testerday, Just a week after hia marriage, he was again arraigned In court and held to the grand Jury on, bonds of $1,500. During the hearing Mrs. Johnson sat close to her husband and often offered comfort.-- She expressed complete confidence in his innocence. " "I knew he would need: me to7 cohif ort and suppor him during this trial," said she, "and that is one of the reasons I married him, but that was not the only reason. . If the trlp.1 had not been forced at this 'JlmW we tmlght -not have been marrtd un.tlV.l&ter.,;;'.r:''A;;, ': ' . . . -: Jofinson, .who iMiZMfT'IC' been employed' by about two years.'; ; the Bond compuny ANOTHER- -ATTRACTIVE ' BUILDING " Architect J. T. Ilutton Is drawing plans for a one-story 'building to be 'erected on the 40-foot lot on Sibley street which Carl Kaufman and Leo Wolf purchased about a year ago. The building is to be one 'story in height and will have a white terra cot -ta front. It will add greatly to the appearance of the street. This, together with the new Monon depot and the new hotel which Anton II.' Tapper will build in this locality, will'make Sibley street an attractive business, district. - ' r : Returns From Washington. ! F. Richard "Schaaf, postmaster of Hammond, has returned from Washington. D. C, where he has been on a business mission. lie was accompanied by a number ef Lake county politicians, Jand the trip is said to have been in the Interest mentjt. of some - postofflcc ' appolnt--0 J MPS. J. C MANN Mrs. ,1. il. Mann, wife ot Representative Mann," of tiiUuiis. Ilepubil-. can leader In the lluuu' a . i w'jisii-. ington. is 6no of the social, leaders at the capital. She has one very good' quality. She never forgots c'name. Her remarkable memory ; goes a lonft wpv' tovrard making her bo popular. MrV Mann . is- a charnalng hostess i and her presence is in grejita Cemand,

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