Hammond Times, Volume 6, Number 266, Hammond, Lake County, 30 April 1912 — Page 1

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Co-operation of Every City Enlisted to Convince Congress of Need of Harbor, Delegation to Washington

The cities of East Chicago, Indiana Harbor, Whiting and Hammond do not intend to lie down on the job of getting an appropriation for Indiana Harbor in spite of the discouraging news from Washington to the effect that it will be impossible to get the senate to act on the matter of approving the house appropriation. MATTER BROKiHT VI. Through Attorney William J. Whinery, the representative of the Hammond Chamber ot Commerce in JUDGE TO LECTURE HERE Members of Lake County Bar Are Invited to Hear Address on Ethics"Professional Ethics and the Lawyer in the Court Room" will be the subject of a discourse to be given on Thursday evening of this week at the LincolnJefferson College of Law by Judge M. A. Kavanaugh of the Cook county (111.) superior court. While Judge Kavanaugh, at the solicitation of Jean W. C. H. Keough, has consented to make his address to the studentg, the faculty, in view of Jude Kavanaugh'popularity and prominence as a public speaker, has decided to extend the. Invitation for the evening to the alumni of the school, and to the members of the Lake county bar. Judge Kavanaugh's subject is one which is always timely, for every lawyer and will carry a great deal of weight with it, owing to his own exalted position in the Chicago judiciary and legal fraternity. ! The prospective audience of Judge Kavanaugh is assured of hearing an able speaker. Recently the noted lectures throughout the United States after the adjournment of court this summer. GETS NEW SUIT FOR SWEEPSTAKES RACE "Wild Boo" Burmin. "Wild vr-' Jcturman, m world's tpd klag. 1-as new lea i ber racing ult. maio pclaily for M ua in the Hecond - a-aJ flve-hundrert mile Internationa. gweepntaka rc at Indianapolis MctJi SpoeCiWay oext Menuriai day. Tiie auit wm tade for Burmar. whlU he was in SCagland. and la considered the iaot complete .garment ever n.ade fur motor car ' speed wtrk. It la practically wind and rain proof and will aid him materially In enduring the train of a long race ich as this speedway clasalc

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the joint committee of Commercial Clubs of the region, the matter w;i3 presented to the board of directors of the Hammond Chamber of Commerce. It was unanimously agreed that the Hammond Chamber of Commerce cooperate with similar bodies from the other cities of the region in urging that some action be taken by the United States senate at the present session of congress. 1A BMi JIWKET. The plan that has been suggested :s for the comercial clubs of the- region t send a delegation to Washington to Continued on Page 7.) JUDGE V. S. REITER ISSUES INJUNCTION City of Whiting Gets Bump in the Lake Superior Court. a '(Special to The Times.) Whiting. Ind.. April 30. The case of Hanah Ginsberg and the city of Whiting was on trial for several days In the Lake superior court at Hammond Mrs.' Ginsberg is the owner of a business block at the east end of Whiting on 119th street and the Pennsylvania tracks. A few months ago the city council condemned the Ginsberg building and also the Seipp building next -to-H- The property "bwiws. were notitled to have, the liuildlngs torn down -within -a limited ttme or it would be done by the city at. the expanse of the owner. - The Seipp Brewing company did not contest the case, but tore down their building. Mrs. Ginsberg, however, engaged the services of John Fetterhoff, who appeared before the council and attempted to get their consent to have the building gone over and put in a safe condition instead of tearing it down. The permission to do this was' denied by the council and the case was taken to the Lake superior court. City Attorney Westfall appeared for the city and the carpenters who had gone over the building also testified In their behalf. All the evidence was heard, but the case was taken under advisement by Judge Reiter, who withheld his decision until yesterday, when he issued a permanent Injunction enjoining the city from tearing down the building. The cae has been attracting the attention of lawyers over the county. DEATH OF MRS. J. W. ADDY The funeral of Mrs. J. W Addy, 233 inaiana a-venue. was neia irom me

family residence yesterday afternoon at0f the congregation, and being nonular

2:r,0 o'clock. On account of the ab-' wjth his parishoners, he had no difflcul-' Iarge membership, such as the Hamsence of Rev. Sharp the Rev. Carpen- ty n getting the necessary pledges. j mond hamber of Commerce will eventter, pastor of the Christian church of j The Rchool that I tn he .rert.rt i tr.1 "ally have. A nuber of sites are under

Indiana Harbor, conducted the services. There wag a large attendance and many beautiful floral pieces were received. The remains were then taken to Oak Hill cemetery, where interment was held. G. A. R. BENEFIT AT HAMMOND THEATER The. committee in charge of the benefit to be given for the W. H. Calkin's post No. 502, G. A. R., at the Hammond theatre on next. Thursday night for the purpose of raising funds for Decoration day expenses, announce their program to be given for tHe two performances, one to start at 7.S0 and the other at 9 o'clock. They have secured their vaudeville acts through the wellknown Sullivan & Considine circuit, which is a guarantee that it will be first class. The program will consist of Juggling Mathews, a comedy and novelty juggler;- Owens & Hoffman in a comedy sketch, which will be supplemented by the initial public appearance of the Hammond ladles' quartet, Mesdames Dobbins, Dunslng, Kingwill and Miss Kerris, who will render several selections. Comrades Groath & Reilley will also appear with their fife and drum as in the days of '65. In addition three high grade photo plays will be given, one of which i.s particularlyinteresting to the old soldiers. The committee reports good progress in the sale of tickets, and it is to be hoped that a large fund may be raised for defraying the Decoration day expenses. Everyone will get their moneys worth by this entertainment by contributing, to this worthy and noble cause. IF THE WORKER YOU'RE LOOKING FOR DOESN'T ADVERTISE TODAT, YOU ADVERTISE FOR HIM IN THE TIMES TOMORROW! AND THE SAME DOUBLE CAPACITY FOR SERVICE HOLDS TRUE OF AIX THE WANT AD CLASSIFICATIONS

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Calumet Avenue Improvement Is Unanimously Advocated at Second Meeting Heia at City Hall Last Evening. Another meeting of property owners on Calumet avenue and in the benefited district was held in the council chamber last evening with the members of the board of public works, and the sentiment expressed there was almost unanimously in favor of the opening and widening of Calumet avenue.. About fifty property owners were present, and most of those who spoke were men who declared " themselves strongly in favor of the improvement, or such property owners on , Calumet avenue, who advocated the project, but argued that in their individual cases not enough benefits had been allowed them by the board. Principal among the latter were K, T llrich and Edward Jenks. Both Mr. Ullrich and Mrs. Jenks own brick resi uence ounciings on calumet avenue. Their contention Is that the value of their property would be depreciated by the fact that, according to the proposed Improvements, they would lose ten feet frontage and the new sidewalk be placed within ten or twelve inches of their porches. It is for this they argue that they should be allowed more money than simply to replace the sidewalks. Prldeat EHert Preside. A. R. Ebert, president of the board. presided. He assured the property , owners again that none of the board t members had any property on Calumet j avenue and that consequently they i were disinterested parties. He said that if he were looking only toward his fContinued on Page 6.K. PLEDGE THEMSELVES TO BUILD CHURCH Splendid Structure to Be Built in West Hammond by Polish Catholics. At a meeting of the men of St Andrews' Catholic church, in West Hammond, last Sunday noon they- pledged themselves to build a new parochial school and a new rectory, costing approximately $80,000. The sentiment among the men, representing about 380 families, was unanimous for the improvement, it being realized that bigger and more sanitary quarters are necessary for both school and rectory purposes. The R(?v. B. Nowakowskl presided at the meeting. He stated that the needs

cost in the neighborhood of $65,000, consideration. The committee was auand is to be a modern three-story thorized to report at the next meeting structure, of which the whole city of I of the directors, which will be held next West Hammond may be proud. About I MnJay. S15.000 or SIS. 000 are to he snent on the! for Convention.

rectory. With 380 families In the congregation t ana prospecis inai n win increase, tne j Indebtedness is not thought to be j heavy, especially as the money is' to be paid o nthe Installment plan. Before doing this the congregation Is further pledged to wipe out an old indebtedness of $13,000. j Already the congregation is looking! forward to the time when it is to have . a larger church. That Improvement is ; still off a number of years, but w the time does come a magnificent bu lng will be erected. t NO CLUE TO ROBBERS. (Special to The Times.) Dyer, Ind., April 30. The identity of the burglars who attempted to rob the Dyer bank one njght last week remains a mystery, po clews having developed which would Rive Marshal Stech or the officers of the bank a trace. Net Identified Yet. The. remains of the unidentified man which were found on the right of way of the Michigan Central tracks at Ivanhoe yesterday morning at 7 o'clock by a freight crew, are still being held at Neldow's morgue for identification. Although not positive about the man's identity Mr. Neidow thinks he is the same man that was employed in Hammond at Whitaker & Wells' livery stable nearly a year ago. On account of the man's features being so disfigured by the accident Mr. Neidow was unable to say for postive, but according to the man's height, weight and other marks of identity he answers the same descripion. A personal friend of this man will arrive in' Hammond this afternoon in an effort to identify the body.

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BOARD OF Strenuous Activity Decided! Upon by Hammond Chamr ber of Commerce Last Night; Real Needs of Such Organization Is Patent. The board of directors of the Hammond Chamber of Commerce met at the Lake superior court ouse last evening and decided upon some strenuous activity along a number of important lines. A committee, consisting of Dr. Wm. D. Weis, W. D. Ray and Attorney Wm. J. Whinery, was appointed to take steps towards securing permanent quarters for the organization. It was urged that the quarters be ! made amP'e for an organization of Attorney William J. . Wrhinery, the (Continued on page five.) SURVEYS MERELY TO ESTABLISH LINES East Chicago Land Company Surveying All of Its Acreage Now. Fred Norland for the East Chicago company has three crewa of surveyors at work, surveying all the property the land company North Hammond and Kast acreage owns In Chicago, The presence of the surveyors daj' after ifter dy In certain localities, lias oc - asioned considerable speculation, ca rumors being rife of new plants in tending to locate in these vicinities, etc. The surveyors are however for the purpose of establishing accurate lines about the unsold property or tne Kast Chicago Company. Heretofore the old goverment surveyors have Deen all that the company has gone on, and the officials decided that it was about time that something more definite be done In the way of establishing the boundaries of their property. It Is expected that from now on, property In the various localities being surveyed by Engineer Norland, will be in demand and the land company will b? in a position to take advantage of any opportunities to sell, without the formality of a preliminary survey.

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Curt. DEATH OF G. LAMB FROMGASTRITIS Surveyor Falls Down Stairs and Death Follows Soon After. Some time between the hours of 11:30 o'clock last night and o'clock this morning George. E. Lamb, employed by County Surveyor Ray Seelex-., died following an attack of gastritis at the State Line hotel, where he was found dead at the bottom of the stairs by a boarder, Charley Scheldt, early this morning. From bruises and marks on his body it is evident that Umh fell part way down the steps and stunned by the fall, and In an intoxicated condition, he was unable to get up. An attack of gastritis then followed, and being unable to call for aid, he probably died some time early this morning. As usual Umb appeared at supper time and was not seen again until 11:20 p.: m., when he came into the hotel. At this . time Henry Kruger, proprietor of the hotel, and his wife and a boarder, Charley Scheldt, were going upstairs when they noticed Lamb coming in. in an intoxicated condition. No attention was paid to him at the time, and when Scheidt was coming down stairs at 4 o'clock this morning he found the dead body of Iamb. The (police, were then "notified nd the re mains were taken to Burn's morgue, awaiting funeral arrangements. The inquest held over the remains this morning showed that Lamb's death ' was not caused bv the fall, but was due 1 tn'e-astrltis. it was learned that Lamb i has been a heavy drinker and during the time he has been staying at the State Line hotel, since Nov. 18, 1911, he has come to his room on numerous occasions In an intoxicated condition. Lamb has been in Hammond about a year during which time he has been in the employment of Mr. See'.ey. He was a good worker and was -wll liked by all who knew him. Word was sent to his mother at Grand Rapids, Mich., this morning, and funeral arrange ments will be announced later. i jEFunSe: was tarrested by Officer Law at Lyman ave nue last night on a charge of drunkenness. He was held at tne station until this morning when he plead guily before Judge Harnett in. the city court receiving a fine of $1.00 and costs amounting to $11.00. Krnse testified that he came here from Rush vile. 111. jand stopped off in Hammond for a. ffw 'hours. Intending to take a later train j to Columbus. Ohio. j StOTV Not True TheJrumor tnat heing circulated around Hammond to the effect that O. H. Stewart has sold out his undertakmg establishment to Edward Bird of Chicago is untrue. Mr. Bird came here yesterday from Chicago and commenced his duties in the employ of Mr. Stewart. Mr. Bird was formerly a Chicago undertaker and comes here with the highest of recommendations. Old Resident on Visit. Charles Wilbur, formerly a resident of Hammond and the owner of considerable property here, is in Hammond for a week. He is now residing . in Kalamazoo, Mich. Mr. Wilbur is meeting many of his old-time friends here and thinks Hammond has made great progress in recent years.

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Smyrna, Asiatic Turkey,

Texas, belonging to the Archipelago American Steamship

company, struck a mine today at the entrance to the Glut of Smyrna and sank. One hundred and forty persons on board were drowned. The mine was there to blow up Italian warships and the Texas became the innocent victim of that conflict. Complications between United States and Turkev are considered unavoidable.

T HAVE ALL THIS WEEK The final rush of taxpayers to the city and county treasurers' offices Is on, and from now until next Monday there will be a little rest for the office for?. Many of the taxpayers seem to be under the impression that their taxes will become delinquent unless they are paid before May 1st. Under the law they have the right to wait until the first Monday In May. or a week from today. It will save both time to the taxpayers and the office force If the tax payers bring their receipts with them to avoid any delays or arguments. ROY WARREN IS IN CRITICAL CQUDITIOII West Hammond Case Apt to Fatal. Shooting Prove Roy Warren.- who was shot in the. leg by the West Hammond police following a quarrel some weeks ago, still lies at St. Margaret's hospital- in a critical condition, and it Is probable that he will loose his left foot below the ankle. When the shooting occurred the bullet struck. Warren's left leg between the knee and though and severed the femoral vein. Every attempt has been made to save th foot, but from the lack of blood supply gangrene has set in. and it will be Impossible to save the injured member. An amputation will be necessary later on, on account of the gangerene condition at the present time. His many friends are anxiously waiting for good news from his bedside, and hope for an immediatel recovery. VALPO OPENS SEASON IN HAMMOND Big preparations are being made by ! the Hammond baseball team for Sunday afternoon. May a. wnen iney win open their season with Valparaiso at the H. A. A. park. In former years Hammond never prepared for a rousing sendoff, but this year It Will be different, as besides having a parade they will welcome the baseball players and fans with a brass band. This week a force of workmen are busily engaged putting the park in excellent shape and with seven carloads of clay which will be placed on the grounds and parked with a heavy steam roller they will have one of the finest baseball parks of any city in the league. All the spare time, will be devoted to practice work tills-week and wnen tne j Hammond lineup steps to their places in new uniforms next Sunday the fans will have an opportunity of witnessing one of the best and fastest teams Hammond has ever had. Two star players. Bergman on the mound, and Kruger at backstop, will appear as the batteries. Both of these men come here with a fine record, having played professional hall last season, and the fans are looking for them to play a star game. The same lineup as was announced for the Crown Point game will be used. EXPLOSION AT HARBOR Residents of Indiana Harbor were awakened at o'clock this morning by a loud explosion of some kind, which later proved to have occurred In Indiana Harbor as the result of dumping molten slag into the lakei. Although no serious damage was done It is reported that several large windows were smashed by the Jar in Indiana Harbor. THE MOST WIDELY READ NEWSPAPER IN NORTHERN INDIANA , THE TIMES. -

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. SITTING UP Returns from Massachusetts Presidential Primaries Are Anxiously Awaited by Indiana Republicans; Fairbanks Story Untrue. TIMES BlRG.tr, AT STATE CAPITA!, Indianapolis, Ind., April SO. Everybody here It Bitting up night awaiting the returns from the presidential preference primaries In Massachusetts teday,' because they all agree that Massachusetts Is the turning point In the lion for President; :f It't .bMtenr -atl fact hat If Taft carries Massachusetts it will give his stock a decided boost and place him practically clear of all doubt as to his Irenomination. On the other hand, jit is accepted also that if Roosevelt carries Massachusetts, after having walked off with Illinois and Pennsylvania, there will probably fol low a band wagon rush to get on the Roosevelt bandwagon and that Roosevelt probably then will be nominated. The last week or so In the Massa(Contlnued on Page 8.) MARRIAGE LICENSES (Special to The Timbs.) Crown Point, Ind., April 30. The following marriage licenses have been granted here: George Camp, Hilda Fehrman. Chicago. Joseph Kruger, Kate Wenger, Whiting. Lawrence B. Simon, Florence Schmidt, Chicago. Thomas Hoffman, Janette C. Webb, Chicago. Frank Bond,; Hammond; Delia O'Connell, Chicago. George H. Myrick, Chicago; Hazel Lewis. East Gary, Ind.

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Joseph Johnston. United States Senator Joseph Johnston, of Ala Lama, baa Juat passed hi sixty-ninth milestone. Ho quit fechool to join lh Confederal army .ta a private. In March. 1SCI; served during the war. was wounded four times and rose to th rank of captain. After the war tie entered upon the practice cf the law, continuing in tho profession svefteen years. Then h spent ten carsln u j banking business. He was elected governor of Alabama In ISS6 and served a second term. On the death of Senator Pettua ha n unanimously elected to till the unexpired term, ending March , 1909. His present terra ends In March, 1913.