Hammond Times, Volume 6, Number 202, Hammond, Lake County, 15 February 1912 — Page 1

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The distribution of $29,000,000 of stock free to the present stockholders f the Standard Oil company of Indiana, to take effect if the "stockholders approve the recommendations of ' the directors at their annual meeting at Whiting: on March 7, will probably be the richest stock jividend in history. By a curious coincidence it is almost exactly the amount of the historic fine Imposed on the company by Judge Iandis. which the . companj'. however, did not have to pay, says this morning's Examiner. The company now GARY ATTY. REFUSES TO BE SAT ON Henry c. Price, the Gary attorney, has written a letter to Judge Johannes Kopelke in which he declares that his failure t? appear In court in the interests of his client in a divorce proceeding was due to the fact tnat he had brought about a ' reconcilliation between the couple. He said he expected to come lnta court in a few days and have the case dismissed. Regarding his right to practice in the courts of Lake County, Price said that he had been admitted to practice In the Supreme court of the state and he thought that ought to admit him to practice In any court In the state. ' It is understood that Judge Kopelks wrote him today to the effect that he did have the right to practice In the (Continued on page 8.) FORMER LAKE CO. BOY IS ARRESTED , r ... - - . ...... , . , , James Cooney's Name Is Among the 54 Labor Men Taken. James Cooney of Chicago, whose name is mentioned among the fifty-four labor leaders indicted by the federal grand jury as principals in the McXarnara dynamite plot, !s said to be a former Lake county boy who wai raised near Lowell, lie is now the business agent of Local No. 1 of the iron workers in Chicago. Like the other defendants who have been arrested, Cooney says he Is Innocent of ny connection with the d ynamiting'crimer ' " WILL WOEK WITH COMMISSION F. D. McElroy, principal of the Hammond high school and member of the Indiana commission appointed by Governor Marshall to Investigate the advisability of Introducing industrial and agricultural education in the public schools, left for the south part of the state last night, where t he commission expects to finish its work this week. The plans of the committee were to meet' in Evansvllle today and to finish at Terre Haute next Saturday. In the meantime several other cities in the south part of the state will have to be Visited. PUT TOUH WANT . AO IN TUB TIMES PAYS FORTUNE FOR PAINTING BY COROT ( -if W.iA CLAJK - . . Former United States Senator W. A. Clark is credited with being the purchaser of the 'Lake Neml," by Corot, which brought $85,000 at an auction sale of paintings In New York. Clark's Fifth avenue mansion contains a collection of costly art troubles that is said to rival that wned by J. P. Morgan.

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has $1,000,000 stock, quoted above $4,000 a share. The company has no need of larger working capital, and the directors simply decided it would be the best policy, now that the company is separated from the Standard Oil company of New Jersey, to give the stockholders stock which represents in par value more nearly the amount of the company's assets. In 1506 the net assets of the Indiana company were J24.SO0.0O0, ana it Is believed that now they have reached fully the amount of the ?.0.(Continued on Page 7.) GAS CO. WILL ASSUF.1E0BLIGATI0M Board of Public Works This Morning Declares an . Ultimatum. Owing, to a. number of breaks 'in house connections, the cause for which has not yet b4m definitely located, the board Of public works this morning Informed the Northern Indiana Gas & Electric company that hereafter it would have to assume all responsibility where it thaws frozen water pipes by means of an electric current. Two three-quarter inch house connections on North llohman street, and two on Sibley street gave the water department considerable work yesterday and today., m both cases, the pipes were subjected to an electric current, but as yet it is not known whether the pipes were bursted because of the application Of electric current or not. The electricians deny any responsibility for this, saying that the break in the pipe did not appear until after the ice in them had been thawed out. For the future, however, they promised to assume .the rfrsnonsibiMtr. h ... range with the "owner" fmthe.s4reet.7tbas1eleaBtng.tRtr city of th expense. - In a case .on Sihley- street, the electric current was applied to thaw out the froien house connection of the All Saints' sisters' house. To establish the circuit in the mains, the current was hitched onto an open pipe in the yard of Mr. Eads, across the street, and w-hile there was nothing wrong with it at the time, it was found later that it was leaking. The electric light company says that It did not use" a current strong enough to ruin the pipe. Asa matter of ract many of the water pipes in Hammond, do not lie deep enough to be protected against frost, and some, especially, the Iron pipes are so old and rusty thai the lightest Jar Will break them. The electric liht thawed out more than a score of frozen pipes. . ' . POSTOFFICE DOPE. (Special to This Timbs.) W ashington. D. C, Feb. 13. Opposition to the confirmation of Charles J. Iaugherty as postmaster of Crown Point has been withdrawn, and he will be confirmed at an early date. PAYNE GOES INTO BUSINESS Jim Payne, who has been a faithful employe of the First National bank fer twelve years, has resigned his position to go into business for himself. Payne has bought out a farm implement and windmill bunine. At- n.nD. selaer and will take charge of It as soon as ne can straighten out his affairs In Hammond, f Payne Is a familiar figure in the business district of Hammond and will De missed by his many friends. He leaves his old job with the well wishes of M3 employers. , SUES FOR DAMAGES. Teddy Sheerer is t;uing Charles W. Jewell, formerly of this city but now of Benton county, in the Benton county courts for $1,000 damages for injuries which h claims to have sustained while he was driving the Jewell car near St. John last summer when it went in the ditch. . - Gift of Red Fox. Frank Pepperdire. son of William Pepperdine, 16S Plummer avenue, received a novel gift from Attica, Ind.. last Saturday which rame in the form of a wild red fox. a specie which is said to be quite abundant in the centra! portion of the state. The fox was gent by Thomas McKnight and was captured last week after an all-day fox hunt In which nearly a thousand people surrounded the fox territory. Mr. Pepperdine said the hide of the animal is valued at nearly $50 and as he has no secure place to keep it he is thinking of placing It in one of the cages at the Lake Front park. - Return Home. . Dr. T. W. Oberl-.n and Miss KatherIne Oberlin, who spent a week at his former home in Mansfield, O., is expect, ed to return to Hammond tomorrow.

SOCIETY FOLK DISPORT ON SANDS IN BATHING SUITS AT PALM BEACH WHILE WERE SHIVERING IN COLDEST WINTER ON RECORD

While goodly siar. of the United States is shivering through the fag end or one of the coldest winter, on recorJ. those who can afford it are boating, fishing, bathing, and enjoying the Cm sunsWne and ba JfwTf1 ,nLBicK F,t The abave Victurea was taken on the beach Lett u, ribht. Thwe JhVwn Sr. rK 'len nkrtoii. MlM U B. Hyde. Metropolitan golf champion.Harrv Nash? Miss BeatHce Holme! Richard Koreat. Mrs. .'. D. Philips and F. C. Crumrtne. Behind the group. In the beach chairs T are Mr. Plnkerton and Mrs. John P. Cummins. All are of New York chairs, are Mrs. Alien

fiVGLAY GETS SCHOOLHOUSE JOB Hammond Contractor Bids Lowest on Both General Contract and Extras. While Erick Lund was the lowest bidder on the general contract for the construction of the new "West Hammond high school building, Contractor J. II. McClay was not only low on the general contract, but was lowest en the extras, so that he was awarded the contract. The bids were not received until they were ready to be opened, and the contractors generally were pleased, with the manner in which the proposition was hadnled. The following Is a list of the bidder and the amounts they bid on the general contract. Lewis Beernsterboet ....$35. 90S J. L. Simmons ,... 34.583 Mores pros. ' '. 33.154 t. A." Wckovcr J. . . . . . .f. . . . .32,571 Richard Zeminuman 32,550 T. D. HobRon........ 32.273 Mat Lavlne 31,830 I'rvin Spaltord 31,437 Smith Bros.' Construction Co.... 31,345 James Giltiard 29,888 J. II. MeCIay . 29,425 Charles Lanfleld 29,200 Krick Lund 29,000 DYER LIyTALLS DOWN STAIRS (Special to Thh Times.) Dyer, Ind., Feb. 15. Miss Haake, a sister of John Haake, a well-known Hanover Prairie farmer, sustained a double fracture of the right arm Jast night In an unlucky fall when she fell down the. entire flight of stairs In the house. She makes her home with her brother and his family, and in going, down, the stairs she made a misstep without being able to regain her balance. The arm was found 'to be a fracture near the socket and the elbow. No other Injuries of any serious nature were sustained. Dr. J. A. Chevigny of Dyer was summoned and was assisted, by Dr. W. D. Wels of Hammond In setting the arm. FUNERAL OF H. C. MERRILL The funeral of Henry C. Merrill was held from the family residence, 784 Walter street, at 1:45 o'clock this afternoon. The remains were then taken to the Methodist church, where impressive services in charge of the Independent Order of Foresters and North American Union were held at 2 o'clock. The Rev. SwitZfer conducted the. funeral services, and interment was held at Oak Hill cemetery. The pall bearers were chosen from the two orders of which he was a member. Death of R. Davis. Robert Davis, 19 years old, one of Hammond's popular young men, died yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the family residence, 484' State street, following a short illness of typhoid fever. The funeral will be held from the family residence tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock". The Rev. Sharp will conduct the funeral services and interment will be held in Oak Hill CPinetery.' j His death was unexpected, as h! many friends thought he was getting along nicety and t hey were shocked to hear of his death last night. 'He Is survived by a father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. J. 1 Davis, three sisters and three brothers Mrs. Clara Brenstead, Willie, Walter, Jennie, Charley and Minnie. Another Young Towle. George H. Towle Is the proud father of a George Hammond Towle, Jr., who arrived at the residence on Ogden street Tuesday morning. George H. Towle was named after George H. Hammond, the founder of Hammond, and he has given his son his entire name. The mother and young son are doing well .

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FR01 EAST The Eajah of Ridge Road Back From Eastern Junket With a Barrel of Codfish Balls and Real Boston Beans- . Colonel Timothy W. Englehart was arvayed .in a full-dress suit last night and his mansion In Ridge" road overs i0.kS vth.r 1 the Gary steel .mills was all ablaze from top-to bottom with electric -lights to commemorate the colonel's return from New Kngland. The celebration was I topped off with a 'dinner, party whicrt the host gave to a few friends to meet two New Bedford, Massachusetts men, who thought that they were in the west. Haul Pish la Family Coach. The colonel returned yesterday from a Junket through the effect east and his breezy "western style," as the natives out there called it, enabled the Ridge road real estate baron to return with a grip full of checks and orders for Gary lots. In addition to this the colonel also brought back a barrel of fresh cod fish which were coursing the briny deeps of the Atlantic only a few days ago. Inasmuch as r.o one in this part of Hoosierdom had ever seen fresh cod fish, the salted variety being th. only kind served in the homes and boarding houses hereabouts, there was much craning of necks-among the Ridge gentility when the Englehart coachman hauled the barrel in state down from the Nickel Plate depot. Aerqnfrea A Banraton Accent. Colonel Englehart had much to tell about his adventures in New York and Boston. Cape Cod,, Nantucket Island, Bar Harbor, Newport, Martha's vineyard. Bunker- Hill, the Elks club at Roxbury, the Essex aristocracy, Paul (Continued 00 Page 8.) KHOTTS LEADS 111 2ND. DAY BALLOTING Thomas E. Knotts, mayor of Gary leads all the candidates on both tickets in The Times gubernatorial primary today and the white ballots have been pouring In from. Gary and Tolleston In an astonishing way, Exactly 60 votes were given Mayor Knotts in the second day's voting. Congressman E. D. Crumpacker came second with 25 votes making him a total of 37. , That Mr. Crumpacker-is strong with the farmers is evidenced that one family father and two' sons are unanimous for him. One well known farmer says: "I am for Crumpacker for governor and T. R. for president and you can't put it too strong." - , The totals of the second daj-s balloting is as follows: REPUBLICAN. VllttS. W . XcUl DaZLXS ( Harry New , 8 Chas. A. Carlisle 4 W. P. Durbin f. 9 J. P.s Goodrich 10 E. D. Crumpacker. .37 James E. Watson 30 Fred Simms . . . : 3 DEMOCRAT. Samuel Ralston j. 9 Henry Barnhart 1 J. B. Peterson 6 John B. Boehne 1 Lawrence Becker .......... 20 I. Ert Slack .......... 9 J. J. Keegan ......... 3 Thomas E.'Knotts ........ .64

GROWN POINT TAKES UP ANNEXATION Many Farmers Object to the Proposition; Fear Raise in Taxes. (Special to The Times.) Crown Point , Ind., Feb. 15. The meeting called by Judiciary Committee of the city council, for the purpose of hearing the sentiment of the Crown Point citizens and the farmers affect! by the proposed measure drew quite an audiencelast evening at the courthouse assembly room. The farmers were greatly in the majority, but a few of Crown Point's business men being present to air their views on the much discussed question. The .meeting was called to order by Chairman 'Krost of the judiciary, who explaned the purpose for'alllns the session and he named Judge. Johannea 1 TKopelke, a disinterested perty, to act i as chairman of the meeting. i Secretary Pa-ttee- of the .Cwxirn- Pol ni I I Business Men's Association outlined the purpose, of the association In supporting the annexation idea, claiming the ordinance presented to the city council was not drawn as intended by the Business Men's organization as regards the territory to be annexed. In support of the measure, Mr. Pattee said be believed the estimate of the business men was that the increase valuation of the farm lands by their proximity to the city offset the increase of taxes occasioned of the anexation movement carried. Valentine Sauerman. a prominent farmer residing east of the corporation limits opposed , the annexation idea in a decided manner, and said that the (Continued on page 8.) ROUND TABLE CLUB MEETING . The Round Table had an exceptionally fine program at the regular meeting yesterday. A 'remarkable thing about it was the fact that the program was gotten up practically at a moment's notice. It was a miscellaneous pro gram dealing with -the lives and works of men whose birthdays fall in February. - The program opened with a piano selection. Rondeau Caprlcioso. by Mendelssohn, played by Miss Myron, after which the roll was called and was responded to by quotations from famous men borh in February and by naming the ' works of composers whose birthdays fall this month. Following roll call, two vocal numbers were rendered by Mrs. William R. Dobble, "Ye Banks and Eraes" and "Comln- Through the Rye," Miss Myron accompanying Mrs. Dobbin. A .splendid paper, preluded by a recitation by the great poet was given by Mrs. Frank Callahan on Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and Miss Myron fol lo?ed with another piano selection, after whrch the feature of the afternoon, a remarkably good talk on. Lincoln and Lowell was givn by Professor C. P. Hoi way. - Prof. Holway brought out the interesting incidents In the lives of the men of whom he spoke, told of their characters and works, and the program closed with a piano solo. . The second Rhapsody by Franx Liszt. " ' Lad Is Arrested. Felix Gratchek, who lives on the north wide in th vicinity of the Pennsylvania depot, was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Goorgp Block! last night on the j -omplatnt of a fruit ppddler who claims that thp young man stole oranges from his wagon. This is the fourth time he haw been arrested and he will be arraigned before. Judge lawronre Becker next .Saturday in the juvenile court, with the probability that he will be sent to the reformatory. Another Fever Case. Bdythe, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis KuTp of Ruth street, was taken down with an -attack of scarlet fever this week,-and the home has according been placed under quarantine. ' There are at the present time three scarlet-fever-and two diphtheria cases in the city. The quarantine on the Jens hom at 223 Waltham street was raised today. - .

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(Special to Thb Tikes.) Lowell, Ind., Feb. 15. Like a bolt out of a clear rky Sheriff Grant and Deputy Sheriff 'N Fred Furman dropped . into Lowell at 6 o'clock last evening with search warrantsto search the "Jingo" joint of Jasper Hull and, the "soft drinks" place of Louis Berg. They also had warrants for the arrest or the keepers of these places. The warrants were served on them immediately and the places searched. At Hull's place n"Jingo" "was found, but 33 full cases of bee, 139 empty beer cases and 20 barrels of empty beer bottles were found. At Berg's place no beer was found, but there was 33 full cases of "Clearo," a 'soft drink" was found. To come under the law 'soft drinks" must contain but one-half per cent of alcohol, but it is said a test has been made of "Clearo" and it was found to contain nearly 5 per cent alcohoL The HAMMOND BRASS Has Contracts for the Manufacture of 81,000 Pieces of Brass. - The Hammond Brass works, located in the manufacturing builciing'on Lyman avenue, la one of the smaller Hammond concerns, which is financed b-y Hammond capital- and .which has proven a good investment 'during- the eighteen months that it has been in operation. At the present time the concern! has enough advance" orders to keep . the present force of men busy for the next year. Contracts have been wxltten for 81.000 separate pieces, the bulk of these being radiator valves and connections. The Hammond Brass works has one order of 30,000 valves ''from the Western Plumbers' Supply company of Chicago and another half as large from a Philadelphia concern. Making valves and connections is the specialty of the company, although it also caters to jobbing work, and has much work along this line. At the present time, the company employs eighteen men., but as soon as the plant secures additional, floor space more mn will be put to work. The company hopes to have its plant enlarged within a month or two, when It will have 8.000 square feet of floor space. It now has 5.000 square feet. Two heavy power molding machines have been installed, the second having arrived this week. The equipment of they plant was secured about eighteen months agowhen local Investors bought out a defunct concern In Dalton. With Charles Mayer as president and Fay Lammering, a graduate of the Hammond high school as manager, the company has prospered and foresees a good future. CONTRACTOR QUITE ILL John Schueser, 92 Clinton street, the painting contractor who was removed to St. Luke's hospital, Chicago, a week ago today to prepare himself for an operation, was peported to have been quite sick yesterday. The tne for the operation has not yet been set. Mr. Schmueser is said to be suffering with a liver trouble. His condition today was not thought to be critical. Trial Begins. Mr. and Mrs. Felix G. Argenta of Michigan City will go to Hammond anif from there Mrs. Argenta goes to Chicago for a few days' visit. Mr. Argenta has been subpoenaed as a character witness for Benjamin May, formerly of Michigan City, who is to be tried on a charge of stealing from the Indiana Harbor Interurban railway, on which he was employed as a conductor. It Is said that someone hatl been In the habit of robbing a strong box at the car barns in which the conductors deposited their collections when they were through work. A detective was put on the job ami the arrest of May followed. For three or four years May" was located in Michigan City, being employed at one time as a fireman on the Michigan Central. Laporte Herald. Muff Not RecoveredMrs. Paul B. Lipinskl has not heard anything from her muff which was stolen while she was shopping yesterday. Detectives are at work on the case, but they have been unable to get any trace of the missing muff. THE HOME NEWSPAPER OP LAKE COUNTY IS THE COMPLIMENT BESTOWED BT ITS READERS ON THE TIM EH

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case against the "Jingo" Joints was worked up by Rev. It. H. Johnston, pastor of the Methodist church. Rev. O. Wlckham, pastor of the Christian church. Paul Hathaway and two Indianapolis detectives. : The- work was done with great secrecy and when the blow fell It caused much surprise and excitement. The sheriff had the liquids and fixtures taken out of the buildings and stored in a safe place over night. Hull and Berg were placed under $500 bonds, which they gave. Hull is an old man in -his seventies and in poor health. When the warrant was served on him he fainted and a doctor was summoned. Berg is an old man and . has a lama arm. He was In the saloon business until the remonstrance knocked the saloons .out. . When the warrant was served on him he took it cooly. The majority of the people are glad the "Jingo" joints have been knocked out. REPUBLICANS SET " COHVEHTIOll DATES MafcH 29 Qhosen as Day For .County Convention r ; 'at the Hub. - k- - , . -. i ... The", meeting of the. executive committee of the Republican- County Cen tral Committee met"a Hiraond yesterday afternoon for the purpose of transacting a numher or rditajn;CitvttexS.; pertaining te th c"6mlng 'eletl.n." ." : The date of the county primaries anl convention was changed to the 28 and 29 of - March in. order to avoid',, the necessity of a long preliminary campaign for the nomination on the various tickets. The date of the, judicial convention at which a prosecutor for the thirtyfirst Judicial district will be nominated was set for irfarch, 8 and 9. The con. venton will be held at Valparaiso. The question of setting the date for the nomination of a Joint representativa for Lake and Newton counties was left to County Chairman Charles Johnson and. the county chairman from Newton county. The question of having a direct primary came. up again but the decision was -finally reached I to let the old primary rule stand. The question of assessing the candidates came up and a committee was appointed to meet and fixe the assessments. The meeting was held at Chopin hall and there were 39 members of the executive . committee present. The meeting was presided over by County Chairman Charles Johnson and Vernon Mc Glrr was secretary. ! Called to Capital. John Guneo, the Rohy restaurateur, was called to Indianapolis on Tuesday, owing to the death of his brother-in-law. John Poppino. The latter died on Tuesday evening. TO RULE AMERICAN EMBASSY IN PARIS Myron T. Herrick. ex-governor of Ohio, who has been named ambassador to France, will lave soon for Paris, aeompanied by Mrs. Herrick. They have ,mapy friends in that city. - gained In their travels and through .Herrlck's extensive business interests.

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