Hammond Times, Volume 2, Number 20, Hammond, Lake County, 15 June 1912 — Page 1

TO WE.iTIlKR, SHOWERS AND WHAT IS HOME Tjjor09 WITHOUT THE I llVltO! THUNDERSTORMS TODAY,' SUNDAY COOLER. ( VOL. n., NO. 20. JUNE 15, 1912. EIGHT PAGES. SATURDAY AND WEEKLY EDITION. EOROPEM EWGIEERS INSPECT THE REGION Baltimore Hall All Ready for Democratic Convention. 9Z

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(BY M. P. UDW1G) (TIMES Staff man with party.) Calumet region boosters and some of the leading engineers of Europe exchanged views yesterday on the bounding billows of Lake Michigan on social, political, economical and industrial questions and incidentally, although this was the main object of the social intercourse, the Europeans carried away with them a clear impression of what the word "Calumet Region" means. OCCASION OP VISIT. The occasion for this pleasant conference was the YiBlt to the Calumet region of the International laviga tlon Congress, composed of men who are either directly or indirectly interested in shipping. They came to this country a month ago, from England, Germany, France, Belgium, Italy, Japan, Portugal, Holland. Norway, Sweden, Roumanla, Russia, Spain and Austria. At Philadelphia several weeks ago they held their congress, and It was here that

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STILL HEAD OF I ft I. Annual Meeting Is Held and - Affairs of-Interurban Co. Are Found to Be in Prosperous Shape; "No Consolidation," Says Gavit. Frank N. Gavit of Whiting remains the executive head of the Gary and Interurban Railway company, whose stock holders held their annual meet ing in Gary this week. The official personel of the company remains un changed, witn the exception of one case on the board of directors, F. H. Wood of Chicago succeeding J. H. Prlce, because the latter intends to de vote all of his time to the Hobart line, "There has been some talk," said President Gavit. to a Times representative yesterday, "that the Gary and Interurban and other lines in this region woul consolidate. I desire to state very emphatically that such Is a course is not being thought of by our company. We are going along in fine shape. Our profits as compared to last j-ear have increased fifty-five percent, and we are getting ready now to spend nearly a half million dollars, $483,000 to be exact, on the various extensions for which we have franchises, covering an additional mileage of eleven and a half miles." Asked about the Gary and Interurban's arrangement with the Gary and Southern on a transfer agreement. Mr. (Continued on Page 8.) CRAFT PROSECUTOR FJCHTS FOR T. Francis J. Heney. Chicago, June 15. Theodore Roosevelt has scores, of followers in Chicago who are very sucessful in the yse of strong and bitter language against the Taft commlttemen, but few can equal and none surpass in this regard Fran cis J. Heney, of San Francisco. Heney is the man who a few years ago brought terror to the hearts of the San Francisco grafters and sent some of them, including Abe Ruef. to the

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they received their invitation to visit the Calumet region, the invitation having: been extended by the Joint Harbor Commission of the Calumet region, which was In Washington at the time.

pressing the claims of the territory before the War department. The United States government waa the host of the visitors, and as part of its entertainment progrram chartered the Northland- the finest lake boat, in order that the visitors might take a trip over the Great Lakes. TAKE INTEREST IV REGION. The congress at Philadelphia consisted of about four hundred members but various sidetrlps which many of the members wanted to take, dwindled the number on the Northland down to sixty. At Buffalo many of the French and went over to Canada, while others remained in the eastern cities. The Northland delegation was composed mainly of Germans, Hollanders, French, Belgians, and two Japanese. The tourists had seen much on their four weeks' trip, but their professional interest In something new and big aroused their attention anew and the Calumet region boosters found willing listeners. The fact that quite a num ber in the Calumet delegation spok' foreign languages, made the inter (Continued on Page S.) LOWELL PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO GET Insolent Speeder Brines Woe to South Township Fanner. (Special to The Times.) Lowell, Ind., June IB. Steam roller meinoas were paiiernea alter by a motor party that rushed through and Dy Lowell yesterday at a rate of speed estimated at 65 miles an hour. The object of the hurried trips through the town appeared to be-an attempt to destroy or mutilate as many of the inhabitants as possible. At least the party seemed satisfied; after they had struck a wagon driven by Charles i'ropps ana scatterea wneels, wagon box, horses and Propps all over the roaa. jne ariver or tne wagon was unconscious and was taken to a neigh boring house. Without slackening speed the Joy ridden machine, a big black torpedo roadster, containing several men, left Lowells never to return. From the yelps of its passengers it is thought the machine contained a cargo of booze. G08TLIIJ AND HEYH ADVERTISING CITY Scores of Chicago People Are Brought Out Each Sunday to Hammond. Gostlln, Meyn & Co. plan to sell a great deal o north side property in Hammond . and Incidentally they will do a great deal to advertise the city. So successful was their sale of lots last Sunday that they have decided to run excursions from Chicago to Hammond every Sunday. They have decided to dispense with the auction feature and will sell lots at private sale. These excursions will be advertised all over the city, and It Is expected that hundreds of people will take advantage of the chance to get a free ride to Hammond and back. Incidentally the people of Chicago will come to have something of an appreciation of the wonderful advantages of the cities of the Calumet region. One reason for the adoption of this

plan is the fact that the recent real j Madame." The customer while searchestate activity in Hammond has ab-j ing for a dime among the powder, dust sorbed about all of the local purchas-jand glad rags which she carries in ers of real estate and it is necessary , her young trunk suspended from the

to develop new fields. One good thing about the project of the Hammond dealers is the fact that they are not working any skin game proposition such. has been worked in various parts of Lake county under the magic name of Gary. The lots that are being sold in Hammond are worth the price and the guarantee of the firm of Gostlin, Meyn & Co. is back of their sales. Incidentals as long as the real estate field in Hammond is exploited honestly so long will the Investing public have confidence in it. Firemen Practising. Firemen of the four city stations are to be found in dally practice for the firemen-police ball game to take place on the 30th of this month. The work of eliminating bush league material from the lineups has begun. Some are developing Into desperate diamond desmonds, according to the present dope.

IiiiGPlor of dcmdcpgttc Jfefioml Convention Ilall WMW REFUSES TO STOPJFAST TRAIN 250 People From St. John and Dyer Want to Attend Corner Stone Laying. Does the Monon care to do business with the public? It does not seem so.. - Two hundred and fifty people from. the south art of -the eotfhty are plan-4 ning to come to Hamraonit" tomorrow for the corner-stone laying at the new St. Joseph's Catholic church, but they must not rely on the Monon train leaving Hammond at 9:45 in the evening to take them back. The management of the road has been appealed this week to make a concession for the occasion and to stop its fast train at Dyer, St. John and Cedar Lake, but the only satisfaction the road would give was to attach an extra coach or two to the forenoon milk train and then to let the (Continued on Page 8.) HOME GROWN BERRIES APPEARJN MARKET Hard to Convince Shoppers, However, That They Are the Eeal Thing. Retailing at ten cents the box or one dollar and a half a crate, home grown strawberries are selling as quickly as j flsh on Frlday groceries Local pride has nothing to do with the demand either. It appears that although citizens will display oodle of community feeling over the arrival of a. new stel mill or the adoption of oil sprinkling they remain unmoved when Lake County is heralded as a region of fertile lands that produce luscious fruits and delectable berries. They cannot be convinced. Like the famous comedians who have tried and failed to bring tears by adopting serious roles Laks county can succeed In but one line. rTbey will admit that her pastures are good and bar crops big but as (or fruits and berries It la no good. When local merchant exhibit a 'heaping box of delicious berries with ! the remark: "They are home grown 'shoulder by straps, express scor, rial'cule disbelief, incredulence and mirth. However when you come to copyread that remark sounds more or less masculine. Nothing will convince the straw berry buying public that they are not getting freighted produce from north Canada or South Deerlng or some other region renowned for its vinetage of strawberries. But the farmer will tell you if you will listen, thatthe soil of this county is ideal for the growth of the berry. . Getting What They Want. Traction officials of the H., W. & E. C. line are satisfied with the 15-minute service now in existence. There will be no changes in the near future at least. The public is receiving the service it wants, the officials say. With the completion of the Conkey avenue switch Just off Hohman it is thought that the system of switches will be almost as good 8s a double track Itself.

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BAD STORH IN LOWELL (Special to The Tim) Lowell, Ind., June 15. Kneeling at the door of a safe In the Monon station, Frank Maloy, the agent was bowled over and over on the floor by the force of shock from a bolt of lightning that ripped a tree in two parts and knocked the plaster .from the walls of the station and the home of "William Love nearby. Benumbed in parts and experiencing severe p.alns in others, Maloy laid disabled for some time. Damage was done by the ball of lightning in the Love residence, the home of Ed Wood and Marshal Belshaw's dwelling, all of which it Is said to have visited in turn. Memorial Services. Knights of Pythias are to meet their hall tomorrow morning at o'clock and march en masse to at 10 the Presbyterian church, where a memorial service will be held. Music will be furnished by the church choir and the address given by Rev. Hoffman. The usual march to the cemetery is to be dispensed with, as nearly all have visited the graves a number of times this summer. A committee has been appointed to go to the cemetery in the early forenoon and decorate the graves of departed mmbrs. FAIRBANKS MIGHT BE COMPROMISE MAN Charles W. Fairbanks. The friends cf Charles W. Fairbanks, of Indiana, lelieve that they see in the intrigues which are being organized to sidetrack Taft and Roosevelt an opportunity for the former vice president, and they ar getting ready to tahe the fullest advantage of it. Fairbanks has powerful and loyal friends in both the Taft and Itooseveit camps. His veteran lieutenant and manager. Joe Keallng, is second - in command . at tne Taft headquarters.

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v VISITED BY D STORI East Chicago and Indiana Harbor were visited by a storm yesterday that has seldom been equalled in the volume of water that fell. Cellars were flooded by sewers backing up and the water seeping in through the ground and underneath foundations. It is estimated that several Inches of water fell during the afternoon and evening. Empty pans four and five Inches deep, which happened to be outside, where they got the full benefit of the downpour, were overflowing in an incredi bly short while, the sidewalks In many j places were impassible as were also the streets, the sewers being altogether inadequate to carry oft the thousands of gallons of water that deluged the thoroughfares. : The storm seemed to center largely around the Washington Park addition, Indiana Harbor, where one house was struck, although there was no section of the Twin Cities that was not visited by a threatening bolts which caused the timid to shudder with fright. Great excitement prevailed in Washington Park addition, Indiana Harbor, when the lightning struck the house of Isaac Wilcox, in Ivy street, between (Continued on Page 8.) Taylor Deals in Dirt. Common or garden varltles of black, unadulterated and unrefined dirt are the stock in trade of Harry Taylor, a high school graduate who, having filed his diploma has entered upon a career as a connoisseur of dollars. Finding that all lines of business In Hammond were ;more or less crowded he discovered one 'new to the city. He formed the Hammond Black Dirt Improvement company. j Five gondolas containing from sixty to seventy wagon loads of loam are en route to Hammond. They are billed I for the H. B. I. C., or in less condens ed form, Harry Taylor. They will be used to decorate the lawns of residents on South Hohman street. Besides act ing as owner and operator Taylor is accountant, purchasing agent, salesman, field manager and director of the company. He votes the stock and receives the dividends. Rabe on Vacation. Workers for Uncle Sam are to receive a vacation of seventeen days this summer. . To thoroughly try out the distance Otto Rabe, assistant postmaster, took first leave of absence. He attended the postmasters' convention at Iivdianapolis and returned to work: today. Frank Grove, one of the carriers, was second in the drawing of places, by which means the questions of dates In the relay of vacations was settled. He left today for Michigan. IF THE WORKER fOlTRE LOOKING FOR DOESN'T ADVERTISE TODAY, YOU ADVERTISE FOR HIM IN THE TIMES TOMORROW! AND THE SAME DOUBLE CAPACITY FOR SERVICE HOLDS TRUE OF ALL THB WANT AD CLASSIFICATION!

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Colonel Roosevelt yesterday made , himself the center of political interest for the country by boarding a train headed for Chicago. He will arrive in the city at 4 o'clock this afternoon and Immediately project himself into the center of the fight against what he terms the "stealing of national delegates." By this Apparently simple act the colonel has smashed numerous precedents and started the making of preconventlon arrangements that even he may not have foreseen. From the moment he boarded a train In New Tork official statements. Interviews and forecasts setting forth all sorts of views were given out by the Taft and Roosevelt managers in Chicago. Hold Opposing Vlewa. The Taft managers' statements all were calculated to show conclusively that the Roosevelt trip to Chlcagowas the last desperate act of a defeated candidate. The Roosevelt statements were equally emphatic In declarations setting forth opposite views. Halted by Bowlder. A large bowlder inthe path oC the WYOMING. TATT - TATT train which is bearing Colonel Theodore Roosevelt to Chicago .brought his journey to an abrupt halt less than an hour after it began at 5:30 p. m. The train was bowling along at a high rate of speed when two miles north of Tarrytown It came to a sudden stop with a series of Jolts and ' the crunching of brakes. The accident was not a serious one, but It delayed the train's arrival an hour at Albany. The train reached Albany at 9:55 p. m. and left for the west at 10:28 p. m. ; One Ballot Knotigh Says Taft. .Washington, June 15. "There will be no third candidate. All the information I get is that I will be nominated on the first ballot with votes to spare." That was President Taft's answer to day to a visitor who asked his position in regard to a compromise candidate at the republican national convention. Friends of the president in Washing- . , t . . - Scales the Same. Leaders of the building trade unions in Hammond are to be quoted as saying that there Will be no demands made for higher scales this summer or fall. Even the cost of living issue will not start such a movement they assure the public. Carpenters asked and received a 50cent raise per day at about this time of the year in 1910. Other unions made similar requests and received consideration. It seems that this has been the popular month for skilled labor to interview the contractors. The latter insist that in case of such a demand this year they would expire with one long sigh and be known no more. Five Initiated. Degree work was conducted at a meeting last night of the Foresters, Luers Court, C.O.F.. at which 5 candidates were initiated. The German team assisted the regular team in the service. Drills took place and preparations were made for the parade to the corner stone laying of St. Joseph's church tomorrow. Two Operations. Donald Abbott, 1027 Van Buren street, was operated upon at St. Margaret's hospital for appendicitis this week. He is now at his home with all hopes of recovery. Mrs. James Boyle, 11 82 Monroe street, underwent an operation for appendicitis at the hospital the first of the week, gha-Aavpow: convalescent at her homo. Will Soon Be Completed. Monroe street wtH have a completed brick paveemnt soon. Work was begun recently and the actual work of liylng the brick is to be done next week. Lavene Brothers have the contract and are giving satisfaction as far as tlM property owners are concerned. ; v.

ton said during the day that If he should not be nominated he would decidedly oppose either Senator Cummins or Senator La Follette, as compromise candidates. The president's opposition to these two senators, his friends said, would be based largely on their attitude toward the courts and the recall of judges and decisions. Some of Mr. Taft's friends declared that If he should be confornted with the

necessity of naming his preference for a compromise candidate they believed he would turn to some man like Senator Root or former Vice President Fair banks. It became known today , that Mr. Fairbanks Is the president's choice for chairman of the committee on resolu tions. OrWO. AT- . rvwv - A. L. Vorya, national committeeman from Ohio, says the country will go t" the dogs if Roosevelt is nominated. CONVENTION PRELIMINARIES AT A GLANCE Roosevelt to arrive in Chicago at 4 p. m. today and decide on his own plans. Third party talk grows more definite as Roosevelt rushes to city. Republicans and democrats ars asked by drainage . conference to Include flood prevention planks In platforms. Taft men denounce talk of compromise candidate as Roosevelt suggestion. West Virginia delegation to the republican national convention reaches Chicago after an exciting experience In Ohio, where special train was attacked and stoned by a mob. Many of the delegates and their wives narrowly escaped InJury. Downstate members of the Illinois delegation to the republican national convention reach Chicago and gq into conference with the Roosevelt leaders. Taft given twelve more contested delegates by national committee. Chicago suffragists express the belief that a woman suffrage plank will be inserted in the platform adopted by the republican convention. Cummins men refuse to vote for Root for temporary chairman. ' La Follette forces look for break on fourth ballot. ""'Many noted women reach the city to attend the convention. DECISIONS BY THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE OKLAHOMA. Third dlMtriet ...Taft 3 SOUTH CAROLINA. Fleet district Taft 3 TENNESSEE. First dlMHe Taft 3 Second district Taft- 3 Ninth dlMrlrt Taft 2 Tenth dUtrlct ...Taft 3 Contented delesrate awarded to Tnft 13 Contented delegates awarded to Roosevelt None Total contested delegates given so far to Taft 1T1 Total contested delegates srtvea so far to Roosevelt............ 13 Total contest eases nendlna". .... 13 Taft claim to date..............Sia tveVoasMSVoM claim to dsto.... 457 HnuMtri to nomfn ate. ..... . . . .640