Hammond Times, Volume 6, Number 241, Hammond, Lake County, 1 April 1912 — Page 1

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HUP UKATBJW. CLOtTDT TODAT. PROBABLY SNOW; TUESDAY FAIR. EDITION VOL. VL, NO. 241. HAMMOND, INDIANA, MONDAY, APRIL 1, 1912. ONE CENT PER COPY. (Back Number 2 Cent Copjr.J FLOODS II Houses Isolated by Fioods From Broken pikes of the Kankakee JEOPARDIZE

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Cedar Lake Hotel Keeper Gives Up His Life in Effort to Save His Servant From Death; Two Others Rescued.

(Special to The Times.) Crown Toint. In J.. Aprl 1. What nearly resulted in a triple tragedy end lig of one of Cedar Lake's prominent ed yesterday in the death by drowncitizens, Edwin Ploetz. A frantic wife mnd her son figured in a thrilling series of mishap attendant to futile effort directed toward the rescue of Ploetz, after he had met peril in his own at tempt to save the l'fe of his employe. Alda Man In Distress. Mrs. Ploets and her son Walter were standing- on the shore of the big lake when they were attracted to the scene of commotion several hundred feet from the shore. Mr. Ploetz had pre reded them a few minutes in a walk (Continued on page 8) George -paszkowski, -"piling boss" at the Interstate Iron and Steel company's plant, was murderously assaulted last night while at work, and now lies at St. Margaret's hospital his head swathed in bandages as the result of nearly a dozen blows inflicted with an Iron bar. a spade or some similar weapon. Andres Kolic, a workman at the plan, is suspected of having been the assailant, although the identity of the would-be slayer is not positively established. Tagzkowfki, who is a brother of Albert Paszkowski, night labor boss at the Interstate!, lives with his wife and four children at BOOS Magoun avenue. Kolic rooms in a shack back of Maldrowski's saloon In 148th street When the police went to arrest him they found him room deserted and his best clothes gone, while his working clothes, which it was evident he had rtivestert himself cr hurriedly. re(Continued on Page b.) BLACK OAK GIRL MISSING FROM Lake Woods Fark Figures in the News For First Time in Months. Another sudden and mysterious disappearance, which may turn out to be an elopement, was reported to the Hammond police last Friday when Mary Iitak, 15 years old, left her home at Black Oak last Friday morning for work, where she was supposed to have been working at the Aiinas 5 and 10cent store. It did not develop until the parents Investigated Saturday that the girl had not been working in Hammond, as she was thought to have been, but instead was spending her time at the Iake Woods park inn, where a bartender has also been missing since last Friday, and who, it Is thought, will fir.ire in the runaway. Thinking their daughter was working in Hammond the parents did not tpspect that she had been spending her time at the park. Mornings her father would take her as far as the G. & I. line., where she was supposed to have taken a car. Her father would then leave and instead of coming to Hammond she would go over to the park for the day. At night her father would apain meet her and he always found her waiting for him there. Friday night he found that his daughter was rot there arid also that the bartender had left and that the saloon was closed. His suspicions then rested on the bartender and the authorities In this vicinity are making a .wide search for the couple. The following description was given: Age 15, height 5 feet 4 inches, weight 12S pounds, build stout, dark complexion, wore a basket shaped hat and array waist, skirt and cloak.

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t CONVENTION WAS A VERY TAME AFFAIR Only Republican Convention in County History Without Contests. (Special to The Timks.) , Crown Point, Ind., April I. The. republican county ' convention held. at Crown Point last Saturday, standi unqne .in .the .party's history in Iake County, for having been a convention without a single contest- Such at least was the assertion made by the oldest warriors in the party, who wero at the county seat. In anticipation of at least one contest, hundreds of republicans, and a few democrats flocked in from all over the county, but the work was passed around early that it would be a contestless convention. If the result of the primaries on th preceedlng day left any sore spots, they were not visible at the Saturday convention. The only business to come before the convention was the ratification of the nominations made on the (Continued on Page I.) BIG REALTY OWNER AFTERJHE HARBOR Oliver O. Forsyth of Chicago Visits Hammond in In-, terest of Waterway. Oliver- O.- Forsythe of Chicago, the owner of an enormous amount ofScreage in the vicinity of Robertsdale on both sides of Wolf river, has been in Hammond on a number of occasions since the agitation for the improvement of rivers and harbors has been started in th interests of having Wolf river made a harbor. Mr. Forsythe has had a petition to the war department signed by a large number of Lake county citizens asking that in its plana for the development of. the waterways of the region that the Wolf river as a potential harbor be' considered. Forsythe is armed wtith a map showing how the lake could be developed as a waterway and showing its great advantages as a possible port of entry. Mr. Forsythe makes it plain that his plans do not conflict with those at Indiana Harbor, to which the people of Hammond, Fast Chicago, Indiana Harbor and Whiting are committed. He says rather that they are an amplification of these plans, and that they will simply make the river and harbor plans of the Calumet region more comprehensive than ever. He Is very enthusiastic over his project, and believes that it will receive the approval of the war department even though it may rot be feasible to attempt the improvement of the harbor at the present time. Swedes Hold Banquet. Sons of Sweden from all over Lake county gathered around the festive board of the Swedish Republican club at the Binzenhof cafe, Gary, Saturday night. Capt. H. S. Norton, I. Leon Gould, j Oscar Johnson, Pontus Heintz and i George Manlove speakers. were among the

W. C. BELMAN !S r ':., : V AGAIN HONORED .,1 '4'-'. - : ;A For . 25th Time Banker Is MsA -J tyH1 Made Head of Building, I PK Loan & Savings Co. " I K I

W. C. Belman, cashier of the First National bank, was re-elocted to" t! office t prt-sident xt , Lho Haiiirnond Building Loan & Savings association at the annual stockholderK' meeting in Wei hall last Saturday night, this having been th twenty-fifth consecuve tive time that th? honor has been conferred on Mr. Bslinan. He has neld the office from the t.me the association organized until toi'av. John L. Rohde v,-as re-elected vie r resident. Pet-r V. Meyn, treasurer. nlso re-elected, an.l A. i . W. Fedder secretary, his Section be ng the twentieth consecutive one for him. John LiesenfeU and Henry Radio wer.i elected dlrtors to fl.l the vawere elected directors to flll the vacancies caused by the resignations of Conrad Eigemann and Jacob Fox, while A. W. Graves and LeGrand T. Meyer were re-elected as directors. The holdover director are J. W. Reed, William Thompson, Joseph W. Weis, and B. F. Bump. The reports showed that 71 series of stock had already matured, and that ceiies Nos. 72, 73, 7 and 75 will mature next year. The assets and as follow: A meet. Real estate loans , f30S.084.9l Stock loans 7.579.83 Real estate 7.164.3S Cash on hand 5,002.51 Liabilities Dues paid in :. 1262.011. 70 Borrowed money 23,060.00 Interest due paid up stock.. 379.S0 Undivided profits 42,362.23 Number of shareholders .1.075 Number of shares in force. ... .VS, 913 WEST HAMS TO ELECT TOWN OFFICERS J. J. Brehm Is Putting Up Fine Fight For Township Assessor. West Hammond voters go to the polls tomorrow to elect town officers in the town of Thornton, a town in Illinois corresponding to a -township in other states. West Hammond has two candidates, who are promised the united support of the voters, although the candidates are on opposing tickejs. John J. Brehm is a candidate for assessor on the republican ticket, and Ignatz Mankowski, the city cl"rk, is a candidate for tax collector on the democratic ticket. It has been fifteen years f ince the West Hammond taxpayers. have had one of their number as assessor, and in view of this fact and the additional fact that it will add to their convenience to have the assessor in their community, they will undoubtedly give Mr. Brehm their support. Mr. Mankowski is vf?ry popular with the taxpayers, and is almost assured of a solid vote in West Hammond. The time for filing petitions on the independent ticket in the city election closes at midnight tonight. The name of Richard Zimmerman for : alderman of Jihe First ward is the only J one that is expected to be filed.

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ED SH OUT FOR AUDITOR NOMINATION Well Known Democratic Leader Announces His Candidacy. Ed. Simon of Hammond, formerly representative from Lake county and former chairman of the democratic county central committee, today annoiinces his determination to go after the nomination for auditor on the democratic ticket of Lake county, subject to the will of the convention, to take place the latter part of April. Mr. Simon is a clean representative business man and one of the best known democrats in Indiana. FINE FARM SOLD. (Special to The Times.) Crown Point, Ind., April 2. T'1 Adam Gerlach farm, one ofthe best pieces of farm property in Lake county, changed hands on Saturday. Mr. L. W. Pohlplatz of Hammond being the purchaser with E. H. Oushman. The farm comprises 160 acres and sold for approximately $110 per acre, which is a good price for land In that vicinity. It is understood that Mr. Oerlach will rtoon make another trip to Old Mexico, with the probable intention of becoming a permanent resident in the land where the majority of Ills children are now located. . Saloonmen Meet. The Thornton township saloonkeepers are meeting in Heinz's hall in West Hammond today and the meeting is being made the occasion for a political rally. Tin? various candidates for office in the township and maliy from Cook county are on hand to talk to the members of the association. There are between seventy-five and eighty members of the association in town. T1MES WANT ADS SERVICE TO TOtJI ARE FOR

FARMER DEAD NEAR JOTTAVILLE Michael Wehner, Well-o-Do Bachelor, Owned 240 Acres of Land.

(Special to Tub Times.) Crown I'oint, Ind., April 1. Michael Wehner, .a weaitny Dacneior xarmcr living just north of Lottaville, was found dead just outside of -his kitchen door by Sam Woods who was asked to rr.ake an investigation by relatives who had not heard from him for several days. i The probable cause of his death was heart disease and it is believed that he had been dead foV several day when he was found. Wehner was 63 years old at the time of his death. His estate consists of 20 acres of f:ne Lake County farm lands valued at l?30,000 to $40,000. He is survived by three nephews and a neice. They are Mike Wehner of Merrillville, Frank and John Wehner of Crown Point and Mrs. Jacob Oravenstine of Crown Point. One of the nephews noticed that Wehner did norattend church as usual last Sunday and called Sam Woods up on the telephone tor the. purpose of asking him to make an investigation. Woods found the body of AVehner in the back yard near the door of his home. He had his hand in his pocket as though he was reaching for his key. He has suffered from attacks of heart failure before end there is no doubt that this caused his death. The funeral services are being arranged. Takes Over Office. The Hammond postofflce takes over the Gibson postoffice today. Gibson becomes a star route office of the Hammond office. The change is being made under the supervision of Assistant Postmaster Otto Rahe of Hammond. ' ARE YOU READING THE TIMES?

Calumet at Gary Shows No Sign of Lowering Torrents

Waters of the Little Calumet show no sign - of lowering and today's rain I trough a . high level. Police report how that fifteen more famllle living of Twenty-aixth street in Gary were! driven frem their homes because of the flood. ; Try Save Broadway. This morning Street Commssioner P C. Flnerty ordered out the city teams and a couple of gang of laborers to Calumet bridge. Slag is being hauled down, their and Is being thrown about the base of the bridge. The water is eating away the sand base of the seventeen-foot sidewalks on either side of Broadway and grave fears are en tertained that strips of the concrete walks will fall into the marsh before the day is over. Yesterday hundreds of people from Gary and surrounding towns took the Gary and Interurban cars down to Broadway bridge to get a gllmpes o the flood. Shifty Silnoamia Profits. Otto Matthias, who runs a saloon CContinued on page t.). SPRINKLING STREETS WITH 0ILPREFER ABLE Movement on Foot in Hammond to Dispense With Mud Sprinkling. , If the citizens of Hammond will coxjfsrt w'ttf. the tunr of "public work the streets of the city will be sprinkled with oil Instead of water and the results will be a hundred per cent better. The fact is recognized by the board that sprinkling with water is not satisfactory. The water evaporates in hot days and in a few hours after sprinkling fhe streets are as dusty as ever. And another disadvantage with water is that it destroys the pavements of the city instead of Improving them as oil does. The water accumulates in the low places and the passing of automobiles over the, streets makes these holes deeper. The oil, on the other hand, Is applied only occasionally and does not form Into pools. It simply soaks into the ground and lays the duat for week at a time. It makes the macadam pavement water prooof and the water runs off Into the gutter. The expense of applying oil Is about the same as that with water, but the results are much better. There will be absolutely no dust after the' oil is used and there Is dust after water evaporates. The oil is considered more sanitary, for the reason that it prevents the berms from dusty dirty pavements from getting Into the air. It is also better for the reason that streets may be swept wlthou raising a big cloud of du. In short If the public backs the board up in its present plans, Hammond will be the dustless town ana nunareos or dollars of loss on account of dust an dirt, to say nothing of the inconvenience, will be saved. ANOTHER SCENARIO. Mrs. Myrtle Champaign "Wright. Hammond's premier scenario writer for the moving picture plays, received word today that her latest effort, "The House Across the Way," had been accepted by the Melles company. Less than a month ago the same company accepted her scenario, "Hoskins Nell," which is to be-shown at the Orpheum theater In Hammond In the near future The nlat of Mrs. Wright's latest pro duction is laid In a logging camp, and with a human interest story, which ends happily. Bloody Fight Occurs. Although it was kept under cover until this morning, near the Federal Tile rompanj-s plant at the state line last Friday night a crowd f bloodthirsty Chicago fight fans watched a fierce six-round contest between a negro and a white man. The participants were Kid Frenehl, colored, and Ray Huston, and the fight took place in the same vicinity that was raided by the Hammond and Illi!noM authorities some months ago. The fans journeyed from Chicago on a special on the South Shore lines, and the affair was kept so secret that the police knew nothing about It. Says Diamonds Are Missing. F. C. McMurray of Chicago says that he was robbed of $100 and a IH-carat diamond ring in a South' Jefferson street resort last Wednesday night. Police reports show no mention of . the robbery. The story is being investigated.

Situation on Kankakee I&ver Bad, Hack Dyke Out

For years the word "flood" has net had such an ominous sound to Lake County people in the Kankakee and Little Calumet river valleys aa it has at the present time. As reported La,-THE TIMES last Saturday, the Williams dyke north oi the Kankakee river between Shelby and Schneider Is broken, and word has been received that the dyke built by Hack & Sons south of Shelby had given way, and as a result thousands of additional acres of land are submerged. . ' BOATS ARB JTECKSS ART. Those portions la Water Valley and Shelby, south of the Three I railroad aore several feet under water and tho Inhabitants are compelled to go about in boats. t - ' ' A force of fifty men has been pat twork repairing the Williams dyke, and when this work 1 completed the re(Continued on page I.) CLOCK TO TELL OFH Hammond's New Commercial Club Bid Fair to Acquire Membership of 300 Before Energtic Campaign Comes to CloseA fifteen-foot clock will be placed in a conspicuous place at the corners of State and Hohman street for the purpose of recording the increase in membership to the new Commercial ciub which has been startud in Hammond. This clock will have numerals on it up to 400, and as the new memberships come in the hand on the clock will ba advanced until the campaign is over. Today the city is being plastered with placards whloh call attention to the campaign which is being waged. The membership of the club has now reached ISO, and so euccesiful has the campaign been that it is practically certain that it will be Increased to 300 before the end of theweek. A large number of volunteers have agreed to devote several hours of their time to the work every flay, and new recruits are being enlisted every hour or two. Bitcsm Ail Me. The membership has now reached the point where all -organisation expenses have been met and from now on every dollar that comes In will go Into the treasury of the club. Enough, memberships have been secured to fully meet the obligations of the club to the expert organisers who came to town to put on the campaign. Xo further division of the first six months dues will be made. It is confidently expected that th new club will start out with between $1,300 and $1,500 in the treasury, with all expenses paid. This will place it on an absolutely paying basis front the very start. Splendid new quarters are to be se'cured, and there will be advantages to the membership which will make it highly desirable-to everybody to belong to the club. A number of big projects are already being matured in the minds of many of the members which will be of inestimable advantage to Hammond and will alone be iworth all that it has cost to give the city an organization of this character. The new commercial club promises to make history in the next year or two. It has been decided to continue the campaign for members for another two or threes days, owing to .the fact, that a number of prominent business men have decided to get nto the game and use their influence to Increase th membership to the desired 300 or 400. To Postpone Dance. At a meeting of the Elk: entertainment committee Saturday flight' It .was decided to postpone their dance which was to have been held at the Mason m temple April 8. They found It impossible to secure the hall on that date and confronted with several other difficulties they decided to strike it from the Elks social program.

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