Hammond Times, Volume 7, Number 19, Hammond, Lake County, 10 July 1912 — Page 1

r1 EVEMIMG EDITION LAK WBitTDSR. COOLER TOMORROW; PROBABLE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. ME ONE CENT PER COPY. (Back Numbers 1 Cent Copy.) VOL. Vn., NO. 19. HAMMOND, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1912. 1ST TAKE UP NATIONAL EDUCATION ASS'N CONVENES AT CHICAGO; TACKLES KNOTTY PROBLEMS

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HARIOND IS NOW REAL LAKE PORT

HOME BUILDING

WANT CLEAN

Cities of Calumet Region Face old Problem

There is not a city in the Calumet region that is not slumbering when the great potentialities of the future are taken into consideration. With-1 in a few months the region is to be . invaded by hosts of workingmen wno ; will begin the erection of the half! dozen manufacturing plants that have bought sites here. j MIST HAVE THEM. These workingmen must have homes. The city which provides V atm will Vv a 4Via v nrh i n will ro9 r lUVUi V 111 V-J T Mlbll vv M 1 the benefit of this new industrial de

velopment. The city, of Gary is the only one of the group that has talsen up the question seriously. The ra.ce between Gary, East Chi - cago and Hammond is bo close now that if any one of those cities was to raise $1,000,000 for the building of homes It would outdistance the other citlei in the growth of its population. HIVALRT GOOD.

It is well that the building of homes Is made a matter of rivalry between cities. Only In that way can the heads of the big Industries which have local - ed in this region be assured of having their employes housed. Every bit ot energy and resource should be brought ( 19 m"r l iori- uuwumB """ Transportation problems have been solved. Franchises have been granted to the street railway companies seekCContlnued on Page S.) GASOLINE. EXPLODES. - SHATTERS COTTAGE West Hammond Has a Bad Little Fire This Morning. . Fire, due to a gasoline explosion, practically: destroyed the little cottage owned and occupied by Mrs. Margaret McCarthy, a widow residing at 236 j Douglas avenue, West Hammond. The ' roof of the building was burned off. and the balance of the building very j much damaged. I The fire alarme was turned In by I Chief John Kulczyk and the volunteer ' Are departments Nos. 1 and 2 of West i Chief Kolemyk says that he turned the alarm In about two minutes after the Are broke out, and the depart me.nts responded promptly. He says that considering the fact that the West Hammond departments ' ha v. nn fir nfirin with which to nut .. . , . pressure on the water streams, they got . . ,.v. ' along aright, as there was enough pressure in the mains to throw a stream about twenty feet. I ; No member of the family was injured. THE TIMES ALWAYS HAS. KOTJOMT TOR '.HE INTERESTS OK THIS COMMON PEOPLE FOR THE MAN WHO mOHKM FOB A UVXNO KENT BREAKS A WAY FROM ALL PARITES William Kent. Because he doesn't wish to be in any way hampered by partisan alliances, Congressman William Kent of the second California district baa .cut loose from the Republican party, and will make the race for re-elec-tlon this fall simply as a "Progrea- '' slve." Kent Is more ot a Chlcagoan .than a Callforntan. He was identified with Windy City politics from 1895 untl 1104. Business interests Cosily took Mm to California, ,

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FOUND iT Daughter of Decedent 111 dignant and Will Appear T ft 1 j lieiOre COOK UO- Grand Jmy Q R Stevens Indicted. "William Stevens, arrested on the charge of being- responsible for the death of M. L. Sonnanstine, was arraigned before Judge Frank Green In West Hammond yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock and was discharged. Stevens was represented by Attorneys Boone and Dyer and the state waa represented bv Demitv Troecitior At. torney Pendarske of Chicago. After the evidence had been heard the defense moved to dlsml88. Tne Btate obJected and 8ald that u had nQt ha(J the tunlty to ,ocate u wltne8se, Tne Dr,nc,Da, wltnsa fnr ,n. tMt. a man by the name of BarloK wa3 not' at thn henrinir HI. t..tlmnn x, the coroner, however, was Introduced. Barlog's affidavit was not admitted. While there was some evidence that Stevens had advanced towards Sonnanstine menacingly just before he fell and fractured his skull, yet it was the opinion of the Judge that there was not sufficient evidence against Stevens to warrant his being bound over. l.,..Mty, Bs .IadletedU :; -x Mrs. Evans, the daughter of Sonnanstlne, aa present at the trial and was indignant because the defendant had not been bound 'over. She Intimated that the matter would not be permitted to drop and that she "would appear before the next Cook- county grand Jury and seek to have Stevens indicted. Stevens has sold out his place, and it is understood that he has determined never to go Into the saloon business again. Whether or not anything further will come of the case depends upon Mr. and Mrs. Evans, relatives of the dead man. It is reported that they are to start suit against Stevens' bondsmen to reI cover damages. The Evans believe that they did not get a fair deal in the preI llminary hearing yesterday, j There was not one witness for the state, who actually saw the affair, heard. Charles Kuhns was a witness for, the "B- Chief of Police Kulcyk and..on.e ?r.two the other ofneers tesiinea, nut as tney did not see tne j light their testimony did not have any ' bearing on the case. Daring; Not Pnwnt. Barlog, the one man whose testimony seemed to favor the state, was . , , not present at the trial. It Is not . . Dim to aitena tne trial. Mr. ana mrs. Evans, relatives of the deceased, knew nothing of the case. The state, handled its case In the best possible manner. . The defense moved to dismiss. The state strenuously objected on the ground that It had not been able to get its .witnesses together, but Judge O-reen said he did not think there was enough to warrant him In holding the defendant. It is reportod that the state's attorney wil take the evidence he secured at the hearing and present it at the next session of the grand Jury. This may result in the indictment of Stevens. Fl Not until the Northern Indiana Gas & Electric company furnishes the citizens' committee with more figures relative to the cost of the maintainance of the ornamental street lighting system for the business district wil any thing further be done toward providing. the system for Hammond. The company has gathered the facts and pent them to the eastern office in Philadelphia for estimates. An an swer is expected this week. Upon re'recelpts of these figures the commit tee will hold another conference with the board of public works. Should the board and the committee be satisfied that the figures are as low as could be expected, there will be oth er questions to be solved, the principal one of which will be as to who shall pay the cost, the property owners in the business district or the city at large. This will be a question for the city council.

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Republicans Discuss Gubernatorial Situation; Col. Carlisle of South Bend Occupies Strategic Posi tion. TIMES BUREAU, AT STATE CAPITAL. Indianapolis, Ind., July 10. Most of the counties over the state already have issued their calls for the election of delegates to the Republican stata convention, which will be held here on August 6. Under the call of the state committee these delegates are t" be chosen on either the Friday or Saturday before the convention, the choice of the two days being left to the counties themselves. Some have chosen Friday and others have taken Saturday as the day. SCRAP FOR NOMINATION. But for Governor there is a. largf field of candidates. As far as is known now only one. Mayor Shank, of Indianapolis, is taking an active canvass for votes in the convention, but the rest are ready to take the- nomination. There is every Indication that the contest before the convention will not be a lively one, because the candidates for the nomination Relieve, it is said. that the campaign ought to be made this year with as little friction as possible. But when the convention comes on it is believed that there will be a lively scrap on the floor for the nomination for Governor. CARLISLE STRONG CANDIDATE, Among the men talked of for Gov ernor are . Col. Charles A. Carlisle, of South Bend; George B. Lockwood, of Marlon; Judge Walter Olds, of Fort Wayne; William L. Taylor, of this city, former attorney general; Hugh Th. Miller, of Columbus, former Lieuten ant. Governor; Judge,. Dvld A. Henry; of Terre Haute, and Mayor Shank. - Miller was not counted a candidate until recently, when. It Is said, he let it be known that he would not refuse (Continued on Page 8.) GARY DOCTORS TO CRITICIZEJPULMOTER Lake Co. Medical Society to Have an Interesting Meeting. The Lake County Medical Society will meet in the rooms of the Univer sity Club in Hammond tomorrow evening to take up the discussion of the practablllty of the pulmotor. One of the features on the dlscuseion is expected to be a 'debate on the efficacy of the pulmotor. It was learned in medical circles that Dr. Jamea H. Burry, chief surgeon of the United States Steel Co., and F. W. Merritt. the house surgeon of the steel companies hospital at Gary are colaborating on an article which is to be printed in the American Medical Journal and is to declar that the pulmotor Is unscientific, dangerous and in short a d n fool idea.. At this meeting of the society in Hammond there will be a demonstration of the pulmotor before the society and the members of the University Club of, Hammond. There will be physicians present who will defend It and It is expected that Dr. Merritt will be present to denounce if. At least that is the programe. The pulmotor will be demonstrated on a living person and will show how the machine adjusts itself to the re spiratory needs of the individual. It is expected that there will be a large attendance at the meeting. The pulmotor is one that is owned by the Northern Indiana Gas & Electric Co. and which has already saved the lives of a number of Lake County peo ple. How the Gary doctors can denounce the pulmotor in the face of the record it has for having actually saved lives is hard to understand. That is why the meeting tomorrow night promises to be well attended by doctors from all over the county. COMMERCIAL CLUB MEETING TONIGHT Despite the hot weather a good sized attendance Is expected at the monthly meeting of the Gary Commercial club tonight. Soutions of the Gary-Crown Point through cars and one fare traction tangle will be taken up by the club. . Mofbr Club Meeting. The Hammond Motor Boat club will hold a reguar meeting tomorrow evening. It is expected that the summers schedule for runs, races and picnics will be compleiA

At the top: C. R Van Hlse and Pre. James; at the bottom: - Harvey W. Wiley. Among the problems up for discussion at the annual convention of the national education asociation in Chicago is the advisability of establishing a national universty. The evening of July will b given over to this" subject, with President C. R. Van Hlse of th University of Wisconsin and President James of the University of Illinois, as the principal speakers. On the evening of July 11 the topic will be "The Public Schools and Public Health," with Harvey W. Wiley as the principal speaker. On July 12. E. J. Russell, director of the Rothamsed experimental station, Harpenden. England. will ri11vr an Aflriren . o.i "Thf School, the College and the English; Farmer." A lively contest la xpected when it come time to elect a president of the aasoclntion for tha ensuing year. Mrs. TClla Flarg CLOSES DEAL FORI; BLOCKS The Illinois Car and Manufacturing Company has Just closed a- deal for the purchase of two v blocks of lan-I just east of the two blocks on which their plant is now located. This will double the amount of land upon which their plants are to be built. The deal was made through Gostlln, Meyn A Co. and the property was purchased from the Eschenburg addition. The site of the plant is now bound-ad by the Indiana-Illinois state line. One Hundred and Fofty-flrst or Root street. Dearborn street and One Hundrey and Forty-third street. It will be necessary to vacate Clark street for two blocks of its length. The Illinois Car Manufacturing Co. is one of the best of the small industries in Hammond. -It has run through good times and bad employs a number of men at good wages. C. A. C. Picnic. ' More than a hundred members of the Chicago Athletic club are planning to come to Hammond next Saturday afternoon for a picnic at Sharpshooters' park. The Chicago party will come out In automobiles, bringing its own band along and will spen dthe afternoon with the usual picnic sports. Arrangements have also been made for a chicken dinner, which Is to be served the guests on the grounds at 9 o'clock in the evening. THINKS SITUATION ON BORDER CRAVE (3of. Colquitt. That the situation on the Mexican border is one of increasing gravity is the opinion of Gov. Colquitt, of Texas. He has issued orders withdrawing the state militia from the maneuvers at Alexandria, Vs., and the troops are being rushed to the 2ixican border.

(sLTSTm r i,Mti" ' Young. superintendent ot th Chicago 4 school, now holds that honHOUSES SHAKEN BY EXPLOSION OF METEOR 'Rushville, Ind., July 10. People in RushviUe were awakened at 10 o'clock last night by a terrific explosion that shook ;rjr, h-ow In the city" and1 made a : noise resembling heavy thunder. The noise followed the spectacular flight of a large. Illuminated body that appeared to be a meteor, and which pascsed over the houses close to the earth. People al lover Rushville were awakened with a sensation of a blinding light In their eyes and thought the explosion was an earthquake. ' A few pedestrians, abroad at the time crouched to the aloud that the world was coming to an end. People who witnessed the spectacle say the. light of the earth In fear and one man shouted meteor turned night ints day, and that objects were as discernible as if the sun were shlntng. Two Rushville young men, driving in an automobile between here and Shelbyville, were so badly frightened they brought their car to a stop because, they declared. It seemed a molten mass were falling directly on them. They said the meteor seemed not more than fifty feet above them. The members of the board of pub lic works realize that if the city of Hammond is to have any benefit of a public market that something ought J to be done soon to establish one. but I at the rate things are moving in this direction the indications are that it will be several wems yet before the market will be. in operation." At the last council meeting representatives of the East Side Improvement association came before the council to urge the use of a piece of

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vacant property at the corner of Calu- i three of the passengers underneath it. met and Truman avenues In . prefer- , M,8S Hattie Eschenbach saw the lmence to the vacant property in the ; Pending catastrophe and Jumped, and

rear of the cltv hall, which la owned by the city.' The other location is owned by John W. Dyer and could be leased for five years, two years wlt-nout paying any rent and the balance of the time at $50 a month. The matter was referred to the board of nubile works. While the board has not announced its decision yet, it is understood that It prefers the city's site as long as the I public market is to be an experiment, and later If the experiment warrants It, to spend more money. There Is a delay, nowever, in getting the city hall site. It Is now filled with material belonging to the street and water departments which must be moved to th'e new site west of Hohman street, opposite the Sim plex, for which the city is now negotiating. The deal for this site has not yet been closed, and was delayed at the last council meeting because of lack of unanimous consent of all the council. The next regular meeting of the council is scheduled for the first, Tuesday in August.

Dredge Cuts Gash in Earth 200 Feet Wide From Harbor Canal Into City

Hammond became a lake port today. This great event was unheralded by the Chamber of Commerce and not even known by the average business man of the city. It is the event that is to make Hammond one of the greatest cities in Northern Indiana. For weeks the great sand-sucking dredge has been eating its way from the main branch of the Indiana Harbor canal towards Hammond. It has cut a gash in the earth 200 feet wide and 21 feet deep. This morning It . crossed the boundary line between Hammond and East Chicago. Therefore for the first time In Its history Hammond proper really located on navagable waters. : Shortly after the announcement of the location of the Northwestern Iron Co. in Hammond it became known thet the East Chicago Co. has promised to dig a navigable channel from the Indi ana Harbor canal to Lake George in Hammond. In fact the sale of the land was 10 HAVE A Highlands is , to have a bank. The stock is already subscribed for and the new bank will be incorporated at once. It is to have a capital stock of $16,000. The stockholders are . Hammond, Munster, Highlands, Schererville and Hessvllle business men. A bank building is to be erected in Highlands at once and the new bank will do a real estate and insurance business. The bank is to be known as the Bank of Highlands. The stock was oversub scribed within a week after the subscription lists were circulated. There are 68 stockholders. It is said that the Ridge Road territory offers the best field for a new bank that has yet been discovered. All of the farmers along the ridge are rich. Most of them have accounts In the Hammond banks." Many of them hoard their money on account of the lack of banking facilities. There is over $30,000 town funds that are handled every year. Andrew Reiner is the chief promoter of the new bank and will probably be its president. It is reported that a large amount of the stock is held in Hammond. EAST CHICAGO GIRL IS JE HEROINE Auto Accident Near Lansing Brings Death Near to Five People. Miss Hattie Eschenbach . of East Chicago waa the heroine of an autoI mobile accident which occurred near I Lansing last night in which four per sons, including herself, narrowly esj caPed death. The machine, which was I Dtln anven Dy carl lunlson or Ham. ! mond. to whose father it belongs. . turned completely over, pinioning ' il w e"e and a farmer living near ! who lifted the machine so that those ' imprisoned under it could crawl out. ' No one was Injured, except for a bad j shaking Up and a few minor bruises. The Party, which Included young i Tunison, Tom Rlcketts Jr. of East ! Chicago, and Misses Hattie and Dorj olhy Eschenbach, daughters of Frank j Eschenbach, the Chicago avenue bak er, leit juast unicago eariy in the evening for a ride. It was at about 10:45 o'clock when they reached a double curve In the road near the bridge on the way to Lansing. The car was going at a pretty fair clip, too fast to take the double curve. It made the first In safety, but in swerving to take the second, overbalanced and fell with a crash In the road. Miss Hattie Eschenbach, realized at once what was about to happen, and (Continued on Page 8.) PERSONAL Will the lady who wants a good maid Insert her want in these columns and see now quickly It brings teault

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made contingent on tha building of this waterway. The East Chicago Co. did not lose time. It pressed into service' the biggest sandsucklng dredge In the world. Day after day this dredge has been biting out the bottom of the ditch, which marked the routs of th canal, and spitting the sand on the banks. Great progress has been made and today after crossing the tracks of the Chicago Terminal Transfer Railroad the dredge brought deep water into Hammond. The work is to go on uninterruptedly until finally the channel will be constructed through to Calumet avenue. Then the work of constructing the

concrete docks of the Northwestern Iron Co.. where the iron ore is to be unloaded, will begin. These docks will be similar to those of the United States Steel Co. at Gary. They will be enermous affairs where the iron ore is to be dumped before it is fed into the blast furnaces. This is what It means to make Hammond a seaport. This is the slgrniflcance of crossing the corporation 11ns between East Chicago and Hammond with the great sand sucking dredge. LIVERYfilAd HURT III AUTOACCIDE!IT John Zartman of Lowell Suffers a Broken Leg and Other Injuries. (Special to Thi Tikkh) Lowell, Ind., July 10. John Zartman, liveryman, as the result of an auto accident has' a broken leg an injured shoulder and a bruised face. His big machine was standing In front of Burnham's store and he and Ray Graves drove up in his runabout. Graves driving and he standing on the side board. . As the mschlne drew alongside of the big one, Zartman attempted to step across to the sideboard of the other car, but missed his footing and was thrown headlong into the big machine in such a manner that he become twisted and tangled up and was injured as above stated. He was taken to his home where a doctor adjusted his injuries. WATER CHILLY; BATHERS MANY The beach at the lake front park continues to draw its usual largs crowd of bathers each afternoon and evening, where the residents of Ham mond, Whiting and East Chicago are finding relief from the recent torrid wave. Although the water Is exceptionally chilly .for this time of the year the bathers do not seem to mind it a bit and linger on the beach .and in the water for hours at a time. Try a LaVendor cigar. It's good! NEW MEXICAN IN THE THIRD PARTY George Curry. When Congressman George Curry, of New Mexico, announced that he proposed to Join the third party, there was some surprise among regular Republicans. Curry has been a Republican leader in New Mexico for a long time and was formerly its governor. When he left the G. O. P. be said It might mean that he would have to leave congress for a time, but he declared that he could go no further with the Republicans, no matter what might happen to him politically. .

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