Hammond Times, Volume 7, Number 19, Hammond, Lake County, 10 July 1912 — Page 8
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THE TIMES. "Wednesday, July 10, 1912. MAYOR KNOTTS MAKESAJADDRESS Municipal League of Indiana Begins Convention at Hartford City. The Plot That Hennmg Built and Funk Tumbled Down. Be a Progressive p, Those who will be WHAT KNOTTS SAID.
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Prudent and Progressive Please Peruse
The Pride of Proprietorship Protects and Pleases
"Home, Sweet Home" is the most popular song the world has ever known. The melody of the music reaches the chords of the heart. Do you own your own home? If not, why not? It is easier than paying rent and more satisfactory. Have you ever loeked over a bundle of rent receipts your .own? They represent value which has gone from you to another. They are more pleasant to give than to receive.' If you have rented long, you have given enough away to secure you a home of your own. Stop paying rent now and get in the bandwagon of men with nerve.
It is not what you make, but what you save that counts. You have made the money, but you have not salted it down. A little depriving yourself of some of the luxuries of life would have turned the trick. If you are in reasonably good health and normal mind, can you excuse yourself to your family and friends for not owning a home? Turn over a new leaf and come and see us we can give you a lift. No one accomplishes anything who does not make a start. You believe in insurance, doubtless carrying some. We insure every man we build a home for to the amount of your deferred payment. This insurance costs you nothing, but if you shuffle off this mortal coil at any time after the first year, we cancel the mortgage and fell St. Peter to let you in. The wife and babies will be left a home, sweet home fully paid for. We own our own mills. We cut down our own trees. We make our own lumber. We belong to no trust, consequently we can save you money in building a home or any other building. We have the plans of all kinds of houses. Come to our office in daytime or ovenings and see them. Bring the wife and children along. If you have a little money to start, we will loan you the rest. If you own your own home, let us build you another to rent or sell.
The great future of this district is assured. What makes it? Twenty-one railroads and interurbans, deep waterways and lake front location, the center of population in the United States, the many factories and more coming all the time. Mark our words, real estate will never be cheaper in any of the towns in Lake county. There will be no money lost invested in. homes in the Calumet District. We have the lumber. We can loan you the money to build. We have the best of workmen and will guarantee to suit you. Have you a lot? If not, get one and let's get busy. You push the button and we will do the rest in any place in Lake County, Indiana. This company is organized under the laws of Indiana and is responsible for any contracts it makes. Draw a sketch of the house you want built, bring to our office and get an estimate of the cost at no expense to you. The Calumet Home Investment Co. 415 State Street, Hammond, Indiana Phone 1574
Mayor Knotts said that he had his speech prepared for three years. The first time h was on the program to speak on the building of a city, he said, he was under arrest and unable to attend the meeting. Last year he was again on the program, but he said Tie was too busy tryin to keep out of jail to get It out of his system. Mayor Knotts was busy all day telling members of the league of his battle with the steel trust. Mayor Knotts" address was so interesting and the delegates had so many questions they wanted to ask him that part of the afternoon program had to be postponed until the evening session.
Hartford City, Ind.. July 10. The twenty-second annual convention of the Municipal League of Indiana opened in the Blackford county circuit court room yesterday. Civic experts from nil pnrts of the state began arrlvin;r Monday night, and every 'train yesterday morning brought more city
officials, who will spend- three days in a city where there Is the lowest tax rate of any city in Hoosierdom. The following cities had representatives present when the conventioned opened yesterday; Aurora, Hammond, Ft. Wayne, Columbps, Huntington, Jeffersonville, Lafayette, Laporte, Madison. Richmond, Rochester, Vlncennes, Princeton, Logansport. Bedford, South Bend, Wabash, Noblesvllle. Kokomo, Batesville, Whiting, Mt. Vernon, Brazil, Elwood, Marion, Crawfordsvllle, Shelbyvllle, Lebonon, Lawrencevllle, Plymouth, Washington, Gary, Mishawaka and Indianapolis. Addrrra of Welcome. The Rev. B. G. Shlnn gave the Invocation and the opening address was made by President Lemuel Darrow, mayor of Lanprte. A. G. Emshwiller, the city attorney, welcomed the visitors and J. Fred France, clerk of the Indiana supreme court and ex-president of the league, responded in behalf of the league. Mayor Thomas E. Knotts, of Gary, told how to build a great city In the desert in his subject, "The Bu-tlding of a City." Thomas B. McGregory, of Madison, led the discussion. "How Should School Trustees be Elected and What Power Should They. Have?" was the subject handled by James Schooler, city controller of Lafayette. Hamlet Allen, councilman-at-large from Washington, led the discussion of this sub
ject. This completed today's program.
It is expected the session tonight will be better attended than the session today.
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HOME BUILDING (Continued from Pars L)
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Tula vcanaa says elio n?ver saw Funk ia her life, that the whole case tras a coasplracy to ruin the reputa tioo. cf Mr. FurJ:, and that oho and her husband wcra to be paid haadtomely for I?nJla.J themaclvoe to the conspiracy.
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Thla man wae aned for $25,049 for alienation of affections after he had told the story that caused Hinea ex. pulsion from the Union League club.
This man testified that Funk alienated his wife's a flections, was indieted for perjury, and la now a fnftt tire from Justice.
INDIANIANS
WANT CLEAN CANDIDATE
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ing them. Now It Is a question of
building the homes.
ONLY AN AVERAGE YEAR. . It was expected that building opera
tions in the various cities of the region would be greater than ever this year. Such is not the case. This is only an average year.
A number of big projects are under
way but there seems to have been some hesitancy on the part of the average builder about going ahead. Although
there are no idle houses in the region
few new residences are being built.
Furthermore If building operations
do not take a spurt this summer there
will probably be but little doing until
next spring. The fall is not regarded
as a good time in which to begin oper ations.
BUILDING COMPANIES ORGANIZE.
In Hammond there is a great deal
of money Involved In building opera
tions but this money Is not going Into
residences. It is going into additions
to factories, business blocks and the
like.
Two new building and development
companies have been started recently.
however, and this is a matter of great
encouragement. Such concerns stimulate the building of homes. Whatis more they turn them over to the people. They are continually turning over their money. They make t.he same money buiid several houses.
In East Chicago there are a great many building projects' under consideration but none of them have materialized so far. Everybody there seems to be waiting. Then too East Chicago does not have the wealth that there is in Hammond. GARY'S GROWTH RAPID. Gary is making great strides in building up the city. It has been helped by the activities of industrial concerns which have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in building homes for their worklngmen. Gary has had the benefit of a great deal of outside money. It is the advertising that Gary has had in the past that has made it possible for it to develop so fast. " Garys business district Is over-developed. It too needs homes. There seems to be great reluctance on the part of outside investors to go in for
flat'and residential property. They all
want to get business property. That Is why even Gary has not near enough homes to house its worklngmen. A REGION WIDE PROBLEM. The problem of building homes for the worklngmen is one that Is region wide. The city which settles It first is the city that will outgrow the others. It Is believed that when the elections are over this fall that there will be an inclination on the part of everybody to go ahead with buildings they plan to build. Real estate men prophesy that next fall and the following spring are to witness the greatest development that the region has known.
if the nomination was offered to him.
James P. Goodrich, also has been talk
ed of, but Goodrich will not take the nomination.
SHANK CANDIDACY A JOKE. Although Mayor Shank is making a
strong effort Just now to land the
nomination, it is believed that he will not get very far With his candidacy. Some of his political enemies already are pointing out that In Louisville not
long ago he paid a high tribute to the
highball" in a speech which he made
there, and that he switched around last
week and told a crowd of church people In a speech in Adams -county that he was in favor of county local option and that he Intended to Join church.
They point out that if he can change
his mind as easily as that he would not
do for Governor.
There Is a concerted effort under way among the leaders of the party to work out a ticket that will appeal to the people of the state. They say that for Governor there must be a candidate who is clean, able, and of high standing, in order that the entire ticket. Including the old candidates
may be one that wll be made up of men ! In whom the people will have confi-l dence. Now that the date for the state convention has been selected and the call issued there is an abundance of talk about probable candidates for the various Btate nominations. For a time it looked like there would be a death of candidates and that it might be necessary for the party to draft men to take thenomlnatlons. That was at the time when the Roosevelt people were stirring things up ahead of the national convention, and when a good many Republicans had about come to the conclusion that Roosevelt would make so much trouble that It would ruin the party's- chnr of sncc rt the election. But this situation has cleared up to a large extent and there Is a feeling among Republicans that they are going to win and this has renewed the talk about candidates. It seems to be taken by common consent that the nominees who ran on the ticket two years ago ought to have re-
nomlnatlons if they want them. But in spite of this fact it Is said that several Republicans are grooming themselves for some of these places and will run against the old candidates. This shows the' amount of interest that is being manifested in the matter of nominations, and shows that Republicans are in fighting trim for the campaign. It Is understood that all of the old candidates want to run again. Flnley
Mount, for attorney general, is avowedly a candidate for renominatlon. John E. Reed, for state auditor, is believed to be certain to ask for another try at it. Jonce Monyhan, for treasurer of state, also is out for another chance. And so on down the line.
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This woman testified she aaw Funk and Mrs. Henninft at the Grand Pacific hotel, and is now Indicted for hex testimony aa per Jury. '
Hili Iawyf1saccuteI by Mrs.'Keantni of having paid her and her husband to enter Into the conspiracy to blacken Mr. Funk's reputation.
STEEL CO. REFUSING EARLY DELIVERIES
EAST CHICAGO GIRL IS THE HEROINE (Continued from Pace L
Jumped as the car toppled over onto the other ocupants. Realizing the peril of those underneath the car from a possible explo
sion as well as their danger of being crushed, the young woman screamed loudly. A farmer, whose name those involved In the accident failed to learn, came running to the spot. Previous "to his arrival Miss Kschenbach had used all her strength in a fruitless effort to lift one end of the machine sufficient to allow those Imprisoned under it to get out. The arrival of the farmer, however, saved the day and together he and Miss Kschenbach by a herculean effort raised the pon
derous car enough to release one of
the victims, and the rest was com paratively easy. -
The auto was soon righted and It was discovered that, while decidedly
Business of the Illinois Steel company at Its Gary, Joliet and South Chicago works is so heavy that the company is refusing, all rail orders for early delivery. It has its books filled for the balance of this year and far into 1913, and It la sending a good deal of Its tonnage to eastern mills owing to the large volume of commissions on hand. Crops Boom Steel. Railroad are now eager to place orders which they held too long waiting crop ind political developments. The equipment companies not only are filled up with orders and have had to refuse some, but they have had difficulty in getting plates and other steel products to fill their present needs for car contracts. There are a great number of new Inquiries reported in the Western market for all classes of steel. Warehouses, which have recently advanced prices, have been so flooded
with orders that another advance may be made soon to check the volume of incoming business which they cannot handle. They are nearly a week behind In their deliveries, while it Is a rare thing for warehouses to be more than a day late in making deliveries. While most steel market men believe that the earnings for the second quarter of the United States Steel Corporation will be above $25,000,000, probably
around $26,500,000, there is a prevalent
opinion in the stock market that they will be only about $23,000,000. Cara anl iKiromollven Ordered. Recent new inquiries for cars total 10,000 and will require 100,000 tons of steel to fill. Recent inquiries include 4,000 for the Harrlman lines, 2,000 for the Denver and Rio Grande, 2,000 for the Grand Trunk, 750 for the Souther.i Rajlway and BOO cars for the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic. The Baltimore and Ohio inquiry for 4,630 cars Is still before the market and some minor inquiries make the total net placed about 20,000 cars. The Northern Pacific has bought ten locomotives from the American Locomotive Company. The Missouri and North Arkansas has "lame, the machinery could still propell the car, and it limped slowly back to East Chicago. - None of the parties to the accident ' was laid up as a result of It.
bought two engines from the Baldwin
Locomotive Works. Rail ordering has
been for small volumes recently. May shipments of Iron and steel abroad totaled 207,656 tons, valued nt $28,050,247. a new record. The heaviest shipments for any month prior to
GARY STEEL WORKS GETS ANOTHER MILL Following, the recent appropriation by the I nlted State Steel corporation of $3,000,000 for new Improvements at the Gary works of the Illinois Steel company, eomea the announcement that a new plate mill, costing several hundred thousand dollars, will he added to the rolling mills at Gary works. The new department will be knows as the M36-lacB plate mill.'
that In value was In April of this year, when $7,TS9,85$ worth of Iron and steel were shipped.
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