Hammond Times, Volume 6, Number 241, Hammond, Lake County, 1 April 1912 — Page 8

the Tnraa. Monday. April 1, 1912.

CARPENTERS Oil STRIKE IHERRITORY Trouble Extends From Chicago to Gary Among Workingmen.

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Fourteen thousand carpenters In Chicago and ita environs -went on trlke today because contractors refused to grant them an increase in wages of 6 cents an hour demanded by the union. As a 'result of the strike order, the building; Industry in the loop and throughout the city . will be checked and contracts a ggregating many -millions of dollars will be tied up. Loss to both contractors and carpenters wlU amount to several thousand dollars a day. "The strike Is on." said Charles T. Green, president of the Carpenters Contractors association, at 7:30 a. m. today. '"XVe have found It absolutely impossible to accede Jo !h demands of the men. so was could do nothing to avoid the trouble. Since the first Intimation of a possible strike came a month ago we have mado efforts at conciliation, but we were met with the same demand for increased wages which we are unable to grant. So. as it appear to the contractors, the first move for peace will have t0 com from the striker who refuse to compromise." Five hundred buildings in all will be affected by the strike, according to Mr. Green. The territory involved extends throughout Cook .county and as far as Gary, Ind.

SITUATION ON KANKAKEE BAD (Continued from column 7, page 1.) pairs on the Hack dyke will be made. HROWA DTKK SAFE. A close examination of the big Brown dyke, show It to be solid, and there is no reol fear that it will break. Should it give way however, 100,000 acres of valuable farm will be inundated in a short time. The breaks in the other two dyke.

has let out enough water to submerge 25,00 acres of land. PEOPLE APPREHENSIVE.

While.no lives are endangered the present, the people living in valley are rather apprehensive.

peclally thoae living near the dykes. The C. I. 4 a the Three I, and the Monon railroad companies have hurried extra, men to patrol the tracks In the endangered districts. In some of the lower portions of the towns of Shelby and Water Valley the lire atock had to be moved to high places, and some of the residents too had te seek higher places. I.rTTLK OsLlDIET WILD, Some ludlorous Incidents are coming to light aa a result of the flood. . Dr. W. H. Whelen of Shelby for instance, when he foand that his little pig was in danger of drowning, picked It up and

brought It to the house, where he placed it In a oradle. There In a kitchen corner it rocks and squeels itself to sleep. Mrs. Anna Werner, In order to save her cats, dogs and chickens locked them all into the parlor. The Kankakee flood Is said to be the worst Bine" 1870. NORTH Ern RAD SHAPE. In the north of Lake County along the Uttle Calumet river, toward Gary, thousands of acres are under water. East of. Broadway, looking toward Liverpool, there is an expanse of water as far as the eye can see. At Black Oak. several men have been put to work to guard the bridge over the road. In some places the

road is eighteen Inches below water.

but light rigs are traveling it, special

ly since the bridge is still two feet

above water. The watchmen who have

been placed-on duty, guide the big ice chunks safely under the bridge, in order that the abutments may not be harmed. The Highland bridge Is said to bs unsafe and has not been traveled for a number of days. GRAND CALIHET O. K. The Grand Calumet -in Lake County is behaving nicely. It rose three or four inches within the past twentyfour hours and its current is somewhat swifter, but the. East Chicago Canal affords a good outlet for the surplus water, and no danger is anticipated. At South Chicago however it Is reported that it is rising rapidly, and that it may leave its banks.

CALUMET SHOWS NO SIGN OF LOWERING

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down in the flood area, in Broadway near Twenty-sixth avenue. Judiciously got hold of a couple row boats and such of hia marine customers as wanted a drink had a galley go come for hem. Reports are that a lot of those who still cling to their homes and firesides even though the wavea are dashing about the weatherboards had lifo made cheerful by Matthias' happy foresight. All day King boats and rafts piled between the houses and the saloon. Dyaamlte lee Gorge. Of course, the householders have no water and the only recourse Is to get a gallon of lager. It is water, water, everywhere but not a drop to drink. Late - Saturday afternoon Mayor Knotts, Police Chief Martin and Captain Newman dynamited the ice gorge at Calumet bridge. No Tents Bat Walt. The Chicago Record Herald says today that ten families are . living In tents but as yet non e of the distressed haa been ; forced to this extremity

although it is feared if the flood area spreads the city may have to pfovide

tents. Of the 100 families bothered by I the water near all are very poor.

THERE'S A CHANCE THAT rOV OUGHT NOT TO POSTPONE THAT "SHOPPING ANT LONGER. READ THE TIMES' ADS AND SEE IP THIS tS NOT SO.

FARMERS GIVE DEEDS TO GARY & SOUTHERN

Interurban Activity Dis

played in Central Part of Lake County.

Broadway right to the main gate of the Gary steel mills before the spring is over. Some of the owners received aa high as $600 for their deeds, others were paid $300, $150 and many were con

tent with a $1 consideration. Sam

Woods received $600.

Among those who have executed right of way deeds are: J. Frank

Meeker and wife, Wllhelmina Stu.blg,

guardian. William Stu.blg, Iydia Heck.

Christian Heck, Caroline D. Pleltner,

Balser Franx, Catherine Palmer, Chris

tina Feeler, Joseph Frans and others.

one contest, which might have thrown a little ginger into the session. C L. Kirk Chairman. C. I Kirk, of East Chicago was elected by acclamation to act as chairman of the convention, and Attorney Vernon T. McGlrr of the Hammond, the central committee's active and obliging secretary was made secretary of tha convention. County Chairman John A. Johnson called the convention to order, and turned the gavel over to Permanent Chairman Kirk.

Chairman VKlrk appointed the following committees;, ; ' Credentials Charles E. Fowler, Lew Barnes, Fred P, Bussee, H. Meeter and Wm. MacNiell. ' Rules Clyde Hunter. O." M. Poland. Dan A. Shuck, W. B. Newman and James Xejdle. Resolutions W. J. McAleer, A. C. Huber, Mat Brown, F. X. Gavit and Walter Edward. The resolutions, endorsed, congressman Crumpacker and the Taft admin

istration and scored the democratic state administration for its reckless expenditure of money. , '

WABASH PLACES BIG CAR ORDER The Wabash has placed an order for 1,900 coal and box cars, divided among the following plants: American. 1.S00; Haskell-Baker, 500, and Standard Steel, 200. It Is expected the road-will place an additional car order before the present week is ended.

"GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN"

(Contlannd from Pas i.)

A dozen or more farmers and owners of farm land between Lottavllle and Crown Point have given deeds to the Gary & Southern Traction company for the right of way between the two points named. The cars now run from Calumet bridge in Gary to Lottavllle, and the company's activity in buying the right of way indicates that interurban may speed from courthouse square in Crown Point up past the farms and Ridge road and along

11 TlHNI STOnrF

liHinMri inil!i)kls r'

along the lake front and In a moment it became apparent to them that he had

gone to the aid of a man in distress. Heroism on the part of rescuers saved Mr. Ploetz's son Walter and his hired man Adam Mosar from a like fate In the icy waters of the Lake. Moiar started across the lake on foot, about 8 o'clock yesterday morning to getthe msll and when far out from shore was noticed to have fallen through the channel lc.e. Ploetz and his son started out to rescue the drowning man and the elder Ploetz had reached within a distance

of 200 feet from Mozar when the Ice

also gave way under him. The young

er Ploetz made a heroice effort to save his father and succeeded only to have them both immersed in the water a second time by the Ice refusing to hold

their comfc'ned weight.

Mr. Ploetz sank the second time but

the young man succeeded in keeping afloat until his mother- who had wit

nessed the awful plight of her loved

ones had crawled on her hands and

knees with a rope to throw to the al

ready exhausted young man, her

effo-ts being successful.

In the meantime watchers ashore

formed a rescue party and John Ken

nedy and F. White started Into rescue Mosar who had been partly Immerse!

in water for over two hours. They

succeeded in reaching him and efTect a rescue Just In time, the long exposure

to cold and danger exhauslng the man

so that he became unconscious Im

mediately after. The body of ' Mr.

Ploetz was recovered but all eqorts at

resuslcatlon failed. . Not In many

moons haa such excitement prevailed

at the lake and the acts of heroism

displayed by the rescuers Is the talk

of the surrounding country today.

The drowned man was about 62 years

of age, well known here and a former

residence of Chicago. He was tha

owner of one of the Cedar Lake hotels

STEEL BOSS MAY

DIE IN HOSPITAL

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eeml IBe(fflMimg Salle

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mained. No one could be found who

knew what had become of Kollc

Passkowski declares he remembers

nothing definite regarding the attack

and has no idea of the identity of the

person who attacked 'him, nor of any act of his that prompted the assault.

The last thing ho remembers was giv

ing an order to his men, when some

one sprang upon hinv out of the dark

ness and felled him with a savage blow.

This was followed by others rained In

rapid succession and the victim lost

consciousness. None of the men work

ing under Passkowskl witnessed the

attack, according to the story told by

them. The form of the unconsclou

man was found some time afterward by a workman at the mill, and the

alarm was raised to find the would-be

murderer. Dr. Townsley. was summoned and after washing the numerous wounds which were filled with coal dust and cinders, and taking thirty stitches In hfs scalp, a strip of several

Inches of which was , hanging by - a

shred, the injured man was sent to St.

Margaret's hospital. The left side of the man's head was beaten to a Jelly, but so far as could .be . ascertained there was no fracture, and this fact leads to the hope that the victim will recover. The police, assisted by the authorities at the mill, then began to spread a dragnet for the man -who had assaulted Paszkowskl. All of the - men were called In an were asked to give

up their checks, to ascertain which, if

any, was missing. It 'was found that Kolic had been checked in by the timekeeper and his check was the only one

missing. Sergeant Mike Gorman went

to Kolic's room and found him gone,

The length of time that had elapsed

following the assault and the discovery of the probable assailant had given the latter , plenty of .opportunity to

make good his escape. Surrounding

towns have been notified, as have also the police of Chicago, and It is hoped

that the guilty man may yet be brought

to justice. ,

CONVENTION WAS A

VERY TAME AFFAIR

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Our Special Prices on Sea Island Mattresses Imperial, 15.00, special g 35 Adams, 15.00, special....... 9Q5 Madison, 16.00, special 10 95 Washington, 17.50, special... 1395 McKinley, 20.00, special 1685 "fhe McKinley is the finest untufted Mattress sold. These prices hold good for one week.

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All Goods Sold on Easy Payments

preceding day. This was done with

dispatch.

Judge hip Race.

The entire forenoon was given over

to figuring . up the delegate strength

of the. various contesting candidates In summing up the delegate strength,

it was found that the Judgeship race

was a walkaway In one :ase and a

neck and neck race in the other. At

torney Dan J. Moran of Hammond the

nominee for Judge of the superior

court, room No. 2, had 'the highest dele

gate strength on the ticket, Attorney John J. Shunk of East Chicago hav

ing been his opponent. Ho had the

strongest delegate strength both north

and south of the river. There was

enough difference between the number

of votes cast for Attorney George Man

love of Gary and former county clerk,

Harold H. Wheeler, now Mayor o

Crown Point, to leave no doubt as to

the winner. At nine o'clock on Satur

day morning the two candidates were

pleasantly discussing the prevlou

day's vote, sign that this particular

contest did not leave a sore spot with

the loser.

The big convention crowd was glad

in a way that the nominations were made by the voters directly, but it was

apparently eager for a fray, and man

regretted, that there was not at least

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