Hammond Times, Volume 6, Number 262, Hammond, Lake County, 25 April 1912 — Page 1

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Whiting and Calumet Men Are Named on Directorate of the Allman-Gary Title Company to Succeed P. W. Meyn and Rickords. Whiting: and Calumet, capital received a voice in the affairs of the AllmanGary Title company, a subsidiary of the wealthy Chicago Title & Trust company, yesterday when bankers of those two towns were given places in the directorate. At a meeting; of "the board of directors of the company held at 656 Broadway yesterday afternoon, Gallus J. Barter of Whiting, president of five banks, and Judge Walter J. Riley, vice president of th Calumet Tust & Savings bank, were named o positions on the board. They succeed Peter W. Meyn of Hammond and George Rickords of Chi- ' cago. In full the makeup of the board Ms now as follows: Harrison W. Riley." Chicago; . David Maney and Claude AUman of Crown Point: A. R. Marriott, Chicago: H. G. Hay Jr., Gary, and Messrs. Bader and Riley. Messrs. Harrison W. Riley and David Marriott are executive officers of the Chicago Title & Trust company. Harold Eckstrom is the Gary manager for the company. Massive Building. The wall foundation that are going in for- the new St. Joseph's Catholic church, corner Hohman and Russell streets, give some idea of the masslveness of thi. building. The foundations for the towf r well are four feet thick. W. A. I S'-haeer of Chicago has the contract for the construction work, and is fmioyirg a good force of men to .A-8Ei.J.h-e.iVCJ-k along. .. -. it Elks to Meet. The Elks will hold their regular meeting at the Elks' club rooms this renini?, and with the exception of the regular routine work, nothing of importance; will be taken up. HONEYMOON ENDS AS TITANIC GOES DOWN Mr. and Mrs. Luclen Smltn. Returning on e Titunic Irum their honeymoon In fr;:urop were Mr. and Mrs. Lutien B -Smith, of Morgantown. W. Va. They njid been married but six w-eka. Dispatches tell of how Smith nade his wif a widow w!t.- a static on hi Hp. Aa they approachini iha lUeboata together. Airs. Smith pleaded hysterically that her husband be allowed to step Into ' "he ' boat with her. Capt. Smith, who wts standing b. turned to Mrs. Smith and said. No" madame. under no circumstances will any map be permitted to leave this boat." Then the young couple parted, sha nobbing, he smiling Mrs. Smith is the' daughter of Congressman Hughes, of West Va.

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REFORMER MISQUOTED III jEWSPAPERS Said Nothing Detrimental to Her Many Polish ' Friends.

Miss Virginia Brooks returned from Indianapolis this morning much pleased with the hospitable reception that had been accorded her by the Indianapolis people on the occasion of her visit there. On Tuesday night she delivered an address at the woman's suffrage mass meeting, and yesterday she was the guest of Dr. Hannah M. Graham, president of the Equal Suffrage association, under . whose auspice: she spoke. Her visit to the ftate capital caused Miss Brooks btu one regret, which was due to a misunderstanding of one of her statements Jn her address, and which has been published. . She was quoted as saying that the foreigners of West Hammond are "ignorant an that they do not understand our language, customs and laws," whereas In fact she said that they were ignorant with respei't to "our laws and customs," a phraseology which puts her statement In altogether another light "I would not for anything be understood as saying anything slighting about Polish friends in West Hammond," said Miss Brooks this morning. "I thlrk the world of them, and I have had hard work to make them understand me and to show them that I consider their interests my interests." In one of the Indianapolis papers this- morning Miss Brooks Is said to be contemplating the study of law next fall and that she had already enrolled in one of the Indianapolis law schools. Miss Brooks said to a Ttincs" repre sentative this morning that in company with Dr. Graham, she had visited a -Uw school and that she discussed the advantages of having a legal education, but that it had not entered her mind to enroll at Indianapolis. TAFT NEEDS 109 TO CINCH VICTORY Taft , tHead(juartersNow ClainT 431 Delegate Votes. , Washington, April 26. That President Taft now has 431 delegates, or within 109 of enough to control the Chicago convention, was an announcement made last night from Taft national headquarters In the Raleigh Hotel. President Taft'a frieds at the Capitol are showing more spirit today, as a result of recent conquests. For Instance, the President yesterday received the indorsement of the Republicans of Iowa in state convention assembled. In announcing this fact the Taft headquarters says: . . . , . "A favorite son candidate. Senator Albert B. Cummins, who was personally on the ground with all his leaders, assisted by all the Rosevelt men in the' state and by Theodore ' Roosevelt himself, who released his delegates to Cummins, was unable to prevent the Taft men from controlling the st3te convention by forty-tme majority." Taft headquarters also makes the folowtng announcement: "The President needs less than onethird of the delegates to be yet chosen to assure his - nomination and more than half of these yet to be elected will assuredly support him at Chicago." Another setback for the Roosevelt forces occurred in the First District of North Carolina, where the district convention voted down resolutions instructing fpr Roosevelt" and the delegates will go to Chicago uninstrusted. The Roosevelt forces have been claiming a solid North Carolina delegation. These victories, taken with the. result In New Hampshire, have dispelled the blue funk in whih Taft headquarters has been enveloped and given new hope. Plans Not Definite. Rereolos Bros., who are reported to be contemplating the building of - a three-story hotel building on Plummer avenue.' next to the Central block, deny that there is anything definite about the plan. They Fay that the whole project is contingent upon their selling the flatiron corner of State and Hohman streets and that- they have not even decided to do this, although they have several offers for the property. Architect Johnston has drawn plans of a three-story building that might be Increased to a four-story building, but these- plans have been on the draughting boards for several months. , - Eventually the old Central block. One of the oldest buildings in the city, will be torn down and substituted with .a new four-story building, but that is a long way off. Hclds Special Meeting. Calumet iodge.' I. O. O. F., will hold a session of special interest to all the members this evening, the occasion being the celebration of the order's anniversary. All routine business is tabled for the evening, and the members will devote themselves to a general good time, which is guaranteed by a varied program

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When Hammond meets Valparaiso in the Northern Indiana baseball league at the H. A. A. park Sunday afternoon. May 5, they will be welcomed by a large crowd of fans. Including a twenty-piece band. They will give them a rousing send-off in the opening game here. As the Hammond boys take their respective positions they will be neen in new uniforms and somewhat resembling the Cub lineup, having suits copied after the Cubs' traveling uniforms, grey with a black stripe. The togs are. said to be somewhat different than any other in the league. Work on the grounds is now in progress and although the clay for the grounds has -not arrived, it will be here in plenty o'f time so the grounds will be in excellent condition by May 5. Plans are being made to put up another large bleacher and the management expects to have a seating capacity large enough to take car of the crowds. Hammond will present a strong lineup at Crown Point Sunday afternoon at Erie park when the two teams will clash in their opening games. With some fast leaguers in their lineup Hammond expects to be among the topnotchers this season, and is hard work will do anything towards capturing the flag the pennant will be. hoisted in Hammond. A 'large crowd of fans will accompany the team on the 11:50 Erie and the game will be called at 2 o'clock in-order that they will be able to come back on the 4:50 p. m. train. Other cities in the league are preparing for a big time at their opening games and from the enthusiastic spirit shown by the fans and players, tends to show that the league will experience a prosperous season. Sunday's games: Hammond at Crown Point. Valparaiso at Laporte. Indiana Harbor at Gary. Whiting at East Chicago. Hammond lineup: Kruger and Wallace, c; Bergman, Tietz, p; Fowler, lb: Tearney, 2b: Staten, sb; Hansen, 3b; Rhode, cf; Moll, rf; Link or Duck, If. BRAVE-OFFICER STOPSRUNAWAYS At Peril of His Life Policeman Fick of Hammond Prevents Mishap, Jumping in front of two runaway horses this morning Officer Fick of the Hammond police narrowly escaped serious injury when he was thrown to the pavement within an inch of being trampled to death. ' The horses belonged to John Pohl- ; platz and the accident occurred oh Hohman. street at 8 o'clock this morning, endangering the lives of several pedestrians. As the driver turned oft Fayet'te street a tuug came loose and and frightened the spirited animals. In front of the Superior Court building the driver was thrown from the wagon, but escaped with a fe wbruises., At Hohman-nd Russell streets the horses were running at top speed, and when attempting to grab the bridle Officer Fick was thrown to the pavement. For some distance he hung on to the bridle, but was forced to. let go when the animal tried to kick at him. As he fell the horses barely missed stepping on the plucky man, who was hardly able to rise to his feet. The horses were stopped a short distance away. Officer Fick was compelled to go home, as he suffered from cuts on his head, arm and leg, and was otherwise bruised. His clothing was also badly torn. AN OVERFLOW DANCE; POLICE ARE HAPPY Such an enormous crowd attended the police pension fund ball at the Orpheum hall last night that it was found necessary to secure Long's hall, on the opposite side of State street, in order j IU la Kf care ui nit- iiu4ip,. i-i.ti uttiore in tne nisiory oi a try one nance in Hammond has any dance hall been found so inadequate, and it is estimated that fully S00 people attended. At 9 o'clock the Orpheum hall was jammed to the doors and an orchestra was at once secured and the balance of the crowd went to Long's hall, which was also packed to its capacity. About !:30 o'clock the grand march was led by Mr. and Mrs. Peter Austgen, under the direction of Prof. I)e Prong of the Orpheum hall. About 150 couples took part, which was one of the features of the dance. Mr. and Mrs. Austgen then went to Long's hall, where a like amount of couples took part. The musii- was ;furnishcd 'by Elster's orchestra, and the couples dances until nearly 3 o'clock this morning. In all the first annual lialTof the police pension fund proved a great success, and the committees in charge are receiving many compliments- in' tho" mrderly way the dance was conducted not one unruly act being reverted.

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Here Is the laest photograph of Mis Genevieve Clark, the charming and only daughter of Speaker and Mrs. Clark. Miss Clark is one of the prettiest if the younger social aet In the national capital and should her father be the cl-oice of the country for president. Miss Genevieve will have the honor o' being a White House debutante.

HOB ART CITIZENS PROUDOF TIMES. Gary is six yean-s old. Six years ago that part of Gary that now comprises the steel mills and the business section was a barren tract of land, consisting only of sand dunes and frog ponds. Today, that city has over twenty thousands of peopje and covers an area of thirtyseven square miles. Its progress and development Is almost beyond description an atotally Inconceivable to a foreign mind. The development of the Calumet region is well pictured and described by Thi TiMEs Jn a special edition on Wednesday of this week. Hobart comes iu fr a goodly mention "and its citizens eel tfvoud thatherstattowTn :the igsth Wpis- see tlon of the state was so truthfully noted In The Times real estate edition. Thanks. Hobart Gazette. PER CAPITA WEALTH FOR LAKEJGO. CITIES Gary Is the Highest and East Chicago the - Lowest. TIMES Bl'REAl', AT STATE CAPITAL. Indianapolis, Ind., April 25. Figures compiled today by the state statistician show some interesting figures regarding the per capita wealth of Lake county cities, Gary being the highest and East Chicago the lowest. The figures are: Gary . . . Sl.127.40 Whiting ;..v 1,053.93 Hammond 491.52 Crown Point. 424.87 East Chicago 395.78 The sHowing made by Gary and Whiting is due to the assessments of the Standard Oil company and the United States Steel corporation. Attend Banquet. Three Hammond Scottish Rl.te Masons and a. nubmer from Gary attended the big dinner that was eiven at the Oliver hotel. South Bend, last night. There were over 100 persons seated at the dinner table, among them being a large number of 33 degree Masons. Those who went from Hammond were J. T. Hutton. Jacob Kasper and George Locklin. The occasion was the' first annual banquet of the Scottish Rite dub of Sotrth Bend. Toasts were responded to by Judge Harry it. Tuthill and Bishop John Hazen White of Michigan City, Dr. F. M. Bonine, Sold degree member, of Niles, Mich.; Herbert Graham, 33rd degree, Elkhart; William H. Kwintz of South Bend, grandmaster for Indiana; Dudley M. Shivcly, president of the club; Dexter M. Weeks, 33rd degree, all of South Bend, and William Geake, 33rd degree. Fort Wayne. Governor Thomas R. Marshall and R. Rawkins of Indianapolis were expected to be present, but were unable to come. Work Progressing Well. The work on the Hammond Country club house is progressing satisfactorily. The foundations are now ab(mt in and the work of erecting the superstructure will begin shortly. Contractor M. A. Dickover expects to rush the job with the . expectation of getting it ready for occupation as soon as possible. Contractor Thomas Lavene, who has the contract for the building of the sewer, which, is to take Care of this district, has the brick on the ground, and it is expected that it will be built in a short time.. ARE YOU EADIXG THE TIMES f

IRVING SCHOOL TO HAVE A MO ADDTEON Board of Education so Votes at Meeting Held Last Night-

The Hammond school board at its meeting held last "Tued'ay evening voted to build an addition to the Irving school building ot the north side, to cost in the. neighborhood tf $36,000. Ai'Th-BjAaa- 4&.ejia4itfo;b:ae. fteen drawn by Architect Mac Turner of Hammond. The .new addition to the school is badly needed on account of the great increase In the population of the north tide during the past few years. I The. Irving school building has pro'ed ; entirely inadequate to take care of the school children of the neighborhood. The contract for the new addition to this building will be let on May 17. In the basement there will be rooms for manual training, domestic science and a gymnasium. There will be eight roooms on the first and second flooors and on the third floor there will be an auditorium that . will seat between 650 and 700 persons. The school board recently purchased all of . the property In the block bounded by H6ffman street, Pine street. Oak street and Chicago avenue, excepting the Chicago avenue frontage. . This will give the school cltt a fine piece of property for school and playground purposes. The new building will be completed and ready for occupancy this falL' SETTLE ON CONVENTION THIS WEEK County Auditor Charles Johnson of Hammond said today that County Chairman Fred Lyons of, Newton county promised to let him know this week what date would be acceptable to him for the holding of the republican convention for the nomination of a joint representative. i word from Lyons. Johnson said that lf he did not hear soon he would set n.. Ata on nnkii.h n ii Johnson is very busy with the work of getting ready for the first registration, which is to be held May 9. He said, that the inspectors had already been selected and that he is now making up a list of the polling places. He said that within five days of the date of holding the first registration that the chairman of each political party would be required to name a registration clerk. If the clerks are not named "in every precinct within that time then the registration inspector shall name a representative from each party. PROGRAM FOR MEDICAL MEETING At the Tenth District Medical society, which is to be held at Michigan City on Frulay, May 10.a number of Lake county physicians are to take part in the program. Dr. A. ,G. Sehlieker of East Chicago is -to read a paper on the "Relation of Water Supply to. Public Health." Dr. W. F. Howat of Hammond, president of the. State Medical society, will read a paper on the "Diagnosis of Pericard itis.", and Dr. W D. Weis of Hammond will lead in the discussion. Dr. E. E. Evans of Gary will also read a paper and Dr. H. E. Sharrer of Hammond will lead in a discussion on "Medical Ethics." The members of the Laporti; County Medical society will be hosts to the ' visiting- doctors at a 6 o'clock . dinner thai is to be served at the Vreeland hotel. ' '

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Favorable Action On Franchise In Twin CitiesAnxiously Desired by Big Men of Calumet Region

With an industrial development in' North Township that will increase the number of men employed from 16,000 to 54,000 and will increase the population from 50,000 to 200,000 in the next five years, the problem of providing street railway faci lities in the cities of East Chicago, Indiana Harbor, Whiting and Ham mond with which to carry the men to and from their work, has become the absorbing one of the day. IMPORTANCE OF QUESTION. The people of the several com munities which make up the cities, of this township are alive to the Importance of solving the question to the best Interests of their particular community. Many of them however fall to take the broader view of the situation and urge the settlement of the matter HAItlOi MAN HAS VALUABOVEflTIOH Herman Hockelberg Pre pares Device for Killing Animals.. Herman B. Hoeckelberg formerly a resident of Hammond now of Cliffslde, N. J. has just received patent papers on a device for slaughtering animals, which is said to be a big improvement on the old methods. The device is to have an extensive trial in one oi me rveison iuorns plants anu il luuxiu BULiTneiui inci will be introduced on a large scale. It has ben endorsed by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and also by the chief of the government inspectors. The invention is a stall for receiving cattle to be slaughtered, the stall being so constructed with a tlltable floor and a movable stall side as to hold the animal securely during the slaughtering process. . Mr. Hoeckelberg has resided in Hammond for eighteen year. He has worked in the S. & S. slaughterhouse in Chicago for seventeen years and in the G. H. Hammond company's plant for sixten years. Seven years ago he moved to New York and while there he has prospered, his latest invention being one of his successes. . VILLAGE BOARD TO SAYJETS ADIEUX The old village board of West Hammond will hold its last meeting tonight. Next Thursday it will be suc ceeded by the new West Hammond city 1 council and a new regime nl West Hammond's village affairs will commence. . ' . It is expected that the first meeting of the city council will be a great affair, as it will signalize the end of the rule of the old' gang and the beginning of better days for West Hammond. It is rumored in some quarters that the old village board will meet tonight for the purpose of voting an increase in salaries to' the new city officials. Whether or not there is anything in this remains to be seen: There seems to be a general lack of Information on the subject. It may be that the old board is simply required to fix the salaries of the city officials. A Lucky Horse. A horse belonging to S. Belzer, 421 Sibley street, caught its foot in a hole at the Nickel Plate crossing, on Sibley street, this morning, and luckily no trains were passing at the time or the horse would have been killed. As the horse's foot went into the hole, it caused the animal to fall, breaking the shaft on the wagon. After some difficulty the horse was forced to its feet, when it was found the horse suffered no injuries. . Arrest E. Dowdal. On a warrant charging him with assault and battery, Edward Dowdell, a foreman at the W. B. Conkey Co., was J arrested yesterday afternoon by Con stable Phelps. The case came up before Judge Prest last night and1 was continued until this evening at 8 o'clock. The warrant for Dowdell's arrest was sworn out by Richard Smith, 15 years old, who is also employed at the W.' B. Conkey Co. , . , ARE TOU READING THE TLME3T

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along lines which will aid in the do- . velopment of the whole region, will make the labor market accessible to itr Industries where ever they are located and will . draw . upon the resources of the whole region to provide homes for these hordes of invading workingmen. , AFFECTS TWIN CITIES MOST. While the cities of Whiting, Hammond and Gary are indirectly affected by the settlement of the traction situation in East Chicago and Indiana Harbor yet the problem is tone that particularly and primarily affects the corporate city of East Chicago. It is. there that the franchises ar being sought, it is there that. the battle between the Hammond, Whiting &' East Chicago Railway and the Gary & Interurban Railway is being fought and it is there that the controversy between the east of the canal and tha west of the canal is being carried on. The, others cities in .the region arc merely interested spectators. The whole matter has been precipitated by a very- grave situation. When the Baldwin Locomotive Works purchased its site at Calumet, which is a (Continued on Page .) LATEST NEWS 205 BODIES RECOVERED. . New York, April 25. The follow ing wireless was received here this morning by 'the White Star " Line Ifrom the cable ship Mackay-Ben-nett: ''Bodies are numerous in latitude iliKJrr-4-3te4itUag-Wjp., . miles east and -.west.' ; ' Mall ships should givethis wide berth.: Medical opinion is that death has been practically Instantaneous in all cases owing to pressure when bodies were drawn down in vortex. Drifting in dense fog since noon yesterday total picked up 205. We brought up 20o. We brought away all embalming fluids to be had at Halifax enough for 70. ' With a weeic of fine "weather I think we'shouli 'pretty well clean tip all relics of the disaster. It is my opinion that tha majority will never come to the surface." MASONIC HOME FOR EAST CHICAGO ! Indianapolis, Ind., April 25. (Times Bureau.) The East Chicago Masonic Temple association was Incorporated here today. Its object is to construct a fine, new lodge homa The capital stock is 130,000. The directors are W. C. Bailey, William Babcock, George W. Lewis, W. E. Roe and W. J. McRae. Albert B. Cummin. Speaking ut presidential possibilities. Senator Albert B. Cummins, of Iowa, rises to remark that though he has only instructed d egates thus far. he is not . yet out of tne race. Cummlna' friends think thatliy the time the Republican national K-nvention meets a: Chicago In Juns Taf and Roosevelt will both have be come unavailable, and that the Iowa St-nator will then be the log.icai candidate. Senator Cummins Is a brl'itant orator and forceful debater. When he left his law practic to enter public life he had an Ineorca of $30,000 a year. ,

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