Hammond Times, Volume 7, Number 45, Hammond, Lake County, 9 August 1912 — Page 1

EVIMH& EDITION WBUftTlIdV UNSETTLED" TODAY; SATURDAY FAIR AND WARMER. Ml ,VOL. VH., NO. 45. HAMMOND, INDIANA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1912 ONE CENT PER COPY. (Back Numbers Cent. Copy.)

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The Allardt Brothers, who have made a lot of money out of the Orpheum Theatre In Hammond evidently think well of that city as a (how town for they have Juet signed a lease by which they take over the Hammond theatre. The lease' waa signed by the Metropolitan Realty Company, the holding- company composed of William H. Gostlin, Peter W. Meyn and Julian Youche which purchased the property from the Towle estate several years ago. It Is understood to be the policy of the Allardts to confine the Hammond theatre to the legitimate productions and the Orpheum policy will remain the same. The Allardts have unlimited facilities for booking the best attractions and It Is believed that they will make Hammond one of the best show towns In the country. Maurice Hankenson, the manager of the Orpheum theatre. Is to Tiave the management of the Hammond theatre CURRENTS West Hammond's Mayor Appoints Committees to ; Take Up the Question of Building Viaducts Over Railroads. Mayor K. W. "VVosczinski took the first step to develop West Hammond as an Important residential district when at the meeting of the city council last evening he appointed a committee of three aldermen and three citizens to take up the question of the building of a viaduct over the Michigan Central, Indiana Harbor Belt, and Chicago & Calumet Terminal railroads at Burnham avenue. A new highway is to be opened up between West Hammond 4nd Chicago and new currents of traffic are to be created. The new highway will be more important to West Hammond than a new factory, for It will make West Hammond the residential district for workers in a dozen factories. Clerk Ignatius Mankowskl, who has been in the hospital for weeks as a result of an operation for appendicitis, was present'at the meeting last evening and received an ovation from his friends. A committee of citizens was also appointed to take up the question of the paving or State Line street. This matter will have to be settled soon, according to the major. The Burnham avenue matter came up following a visit of Mayor K. M. Wosczinskl. Miss Virginia Brooks, City Attorney Jacob Katz. Mayor Kosckinv ski's attorney, a Mr. Thompson from the office of McCormlck & Patterson, George Hannauer and representatives Contfnued on page Ave.) REPORTS HELL NOT A HALF BAD PLACE John Armstrong Chalonar. The propounder of "Who's loone now" declares be had received o spirit message from a fcrm-" friend assuring that "tell la Dot r. half bad place" after one goes throui the torment prescribed for each or.telns. Satin is described as rcsetn tiling Napolean la appearanc.

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as well. He said that one big musical comedy company a week would be booked into Hammond and that on other nights the fheatre would probably be converted Into a moving picture show. Klngwell Out. All last year C. O. Klngwell of Hammond managed the house for Gostlin. Meyn & Co. following the canceling of the lease held by James Wingfield on account of his failure to pay tjje rent. Klngwell did very well as a result of the adoption of an aggressive polljy and the business was gradually built up until It became possible to book the best attractions Into Hammond. The shows of real mertt, especially musical comedies, did a bigger business In Hammond than in any other part of the country. However Klngwell simply made a sideline of the business and when the Metropolitan Realty Company got the chance to rent the theatre to the Alardts they did so. The lease is said to be for three years. The consideration is not named. One Case of Scarlet Fever Is Reported From Standard Steel Car District; First Contagious Disease Reported in Settlement. While there are but three cases of scarlet fever and three of measles in Hammond today, the situation is nevertheless very extraordinary, because one of these cases has been located in the Standard Steely Car district. This is the first time in the history of the settlement, which is more than five years old, that a contagious disease has been reported from there, and because of the danger of its "rapid spread there Dr. W. D. Weis, secretary of the board of health, has taken stringent measures to enforce the quarantine laws. Policemen who are on duty night and day have been stationed in front of the house to prevent anybody from entering the quarantined rooms, or leaving them. A rope has been stretched in front of the entrance as an added precaution. Patient m Rcrent Immigrant. Why no contagious diseases have developed In this district before this has always been more or less of a mystery to the health authorities, in view of the housing conditions there, and the utter disregard that most of the inhabitants show for health rules. Even the present case, which Is in the home of the Matchicks in company house No. 92, did not develop in the district as a result of conditions there. The family came from the old country only two weeks ago, and the child which has the scarlet fever Is thought to have been exposed to It either on the boat or on the train. The patient is getting along very well, and in due time the quarantine will be removed, but the whole building, together with Its contents and occupants, will be thoroughly fumigated. "We can not afford to take chances," said Dr. Weis today. "We have been very fortunate in the past In having escaped trouble In the Standard district and we are doing everything In our power to keep the disease under control." The other two cases of scarlet fever in the city are isolated, one being on east Sibley btreet and the other on Sheffield avenue. CARRIGAN J GETS CONTRACT A- B. Carrlgan, 126 Doty street, Hammond, who secured the" painting contract for the Baldwin Locomotive works fence at Calumet, has a large force fof men at work and is rushing the work to completion as early as posslbgle. So far nearly four cars of Imposts have bsen disposed of and be fore the work is' finished It will take nearly a trainload of posts and lumber. Instead of doing the work with a brush the posts and lumber is being dipped in tanks of oil and paint. Approves Assessment. The board of public works this morning approved the primary assessment rolls for the Jackson and Monroe walks and adopted the plans and specification for the macadam pavement on 115th street. Bide for the Sheffield avenue macadam pavement were opened and taken under advisement until August 23. -

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EDWARD WAS TOO BASHFUL

East Chicago Man Balked at Popping the Question, But the Blushing Bride-to-Be Had no Hesitancy and Turned the Trick. There are forty-two men In Chicago bearing the name of Edward Schmidt. One of them is Chicago's most bashful man. When . his idemtity was clearly established, however. It was found that he does not live In Chicago but resides In East Chicago, where he is employed at the Grasselll Chemical works. Schmidt, after marshalling up sufficient courage to propose to Miss Lillian Mitchell of California, Pa., found his supply of self-confidence was entirely exhausted when it came to asking for a marriage license, and then it was up to the blushing bride to put the question as the East Chicagoan balked. His bashfulness Is contained In a telegraph dispatch from the eastern city. He was forced to admit to his bride-to-be that he didn't have the nerve to (Continued on Vage 7. VIRGINIA BROOKS IN PROTEST West Hammond Woman Complains of Protection at Crossing. Miss Virginia Brooks, militant lead er of the foes of vice and corruption in West Hammond, appeared with a dozen other residents of that city be for the Illinois railroad and ware house commission yesterday to present a complaint against the Michigan Cen tral and Indiana Harbor Belt roads for alleged failure to provide suitable pro tectlo at the Burnham avenue cross ing in West Hammond. Fourteen railroad tracks cross at that point and an effort is being made to compel the roads to construct a viaduct. After a conference between representatives of both sides it was announced that the case would be continued to the September meeting of the commission. CONTRACTOR HURT IHUTOJCCIDEiiT George McGee and His Automobile Come to Grief Near Valpo. 1 George McGee a Chicago contractor well known in Hammond and Gary of fl- ; cial circles was quite badly hurt and his auto wrecked in an accident which happened nea- Valparaiso yesterday. While the machine was being driven along the road, near the Jack Forties farm, the rain came pouring down. While the man at the wheel was trying to put a rubber robe over himself and companion, he lost control. There was a crash, the front axle was displaced, the engine was boosted from its normal position, one of the men had his hand thrust through the glass wind shield and was badly cut, and another had his head bruised. The occupants of the x back seat were thrown so forcibly against the forward seat that the back of the latter was caved in and broken. How the people escaped with so few Injuries as they did seems miraculous. STORM DOES DAMAGE. (Special to The Times.) Crown Point, Ind., Aug. 9. During yesterday afternoon's storm lightning struck the dwelling of Mrs. Eunice Youche on Main street and knocked roof tile and chimney bricks galley west where the bolt seemed to strike. No other damage was done to the new residence, which is considered lucky in view of the fact that quite a little exterior damage was done at the "time. Will Advertise for Bids. Architect Mac Turner will advertise for bids for the construction of the Hammond Sangerbund-Fideliaj building next Monday. This means that the work on the new clubhouse will commence this tiummer unless the bids are above,th estimates. The Hammond Saengerbund-Fidelia willfhen be the first non-fraternal society to build it own home in Hammond. The members are very enthusiastic over the preset.

WIFIES URGING WINS: THATS WHY , ATLANTA MAN IS RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR

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Mr. and Mrs. If John M. 81a ton. of Atlanta, is the next governor of Georgia and It now looks as if be will be bis wife will be responsible for It. Mr. Slaton acknowledge that tt was only through her nlea that ha consented to enter the race. Mrs. Slaton admits that she Is the one who sot Mm Into the race. "Mr. Slaton la giving up a law practice that he cares for very much," says CAN'T HOLD FOREIGN-BORN "The workingmen are against Wilson. The foreign-born will vote against him, and we're going to have a h 1 of a time to Xeep them In line." ' Thus spoke Col. "Bill" ThompBon of Chicago, close friend of Mayor Allen, of , Jollet, aa he sat at one of the press tables at the Coliseum Wednesday and watched the seat of bandannas, and waving hats, and the yelling thousands. Col. "BUI," from a Democratic viewpoint, was sizing up the crowd, taking note of Its temper, and making an estimate of the force and stretch of the big wave expressed in the Coliseum gathering. It waa gathered from his remarks that the Democrats are visibly worried by the outlook. TEACHERS' . Crown Point, Ind., Aug. 9. The Annual Teachers' Institute of Lake county will be held in Crown Point, August 26 to 30. Supt. William E. Chancellor, South Norwalk, Conn., will have charge of the general pedagogy; Prof. Geo. L. Roberts, head of the department of education, Purdue university, will have charge of school problems and especial work in agriculture; Julia Fried Walker, Teachers' college, Indianapolis, will look after the primary and kindergarten work; Miss Cecelia ' Campbell, supervisor ot music, Evanston, 111., will have charge of the music instruction. The work of the week will be both inspirational and sectional, and many opportunities offered for round table discussions. The one thought !n arranging the program has been to provide something of Interest and benefit to every teacher in Lake county. The public ist cordially invited to Join the teachers in making this session the best ever held in the ciunty. . FRANK F. HEIGH WAY, Supt STATION OPENING IN SIGHT Fred Davidson, the chief clerk in the ornce of the president and general manager of the Monon railroad, was in 'Hammond today for the purpose ofnj spectlng the ne Monon depot aird acI eepting It for the road. J A representative of the firm of Marj shall & Fox, architects, was also in the I city. It is understood that the depot j furniture has been ordered and will be snipped in a few days. It Is expected that the new depot will be occupied within a week or ten tiays. It is just about a year since the decision was reached to build the depot. Takes Them Over Course. John E. Fitzgerald took some of his Bohemian friends from Chicago over the golf course at the Country club today. One was a Mr. Kloster, deputy , commissioner of public works of Chicago, and the other was a Mr. Navotny, the general manager of a large wholesale house In Chicaa-o.

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John Slaton. Mrs. Slaton. "and I'm vain enough of ats success In the law to tell that tt does mean the financial sacrifice of several times the salary of Georgia's governor. But I'm vain enough to feel that he'll make a pretty good executive; and of course If he's governor, then Til be the governor's wife, and I'll have my chance to put into execution some of my ideas concerning the operation of an executive mansion. GROCER LOSES HIS HARD-EARNED CASK Robber Then Beats It to the Aetna Woods Yesterday. M. M. Duchich, a Gary grocer- at Fifth avenue-and Masachusett street, and John Stollis were sitting In the kitchen of the later's boarding house in Rhode Island street near Sixth avenue yesterday afternoon counting some money. Stollis was paying Duchlch a bill. Nearby sat Sava Gaglch the star boarder. Neither of the two noticed thst as Stollis counted out the dollar bills and laid them down on the table that Sava also counted them and slipped the crisp bills Into his pocket. , Neither noticed that Sava quietly slipped to the doorway and made bis getaway. Bye and bye Duchlch and Stollis got through with their business and Duchlch reached over to get his money but-It wasn't there. They looked out the door and the fleeing Sava could be seen beating it toward the Aetna woods. Officers Juric and Miscovich were pressed ino service and after trotting half a day through the sand dunes they gave up the search as a bad Job. Two years ago an employe of Duchlch's skipped put with $900 and went to Servia. TAPPER TAKES OVER COMPANY'S STOCK Becker-Tapper Realty Co. Goes Now to Anton. Tapper. Anton Tapper, whose fortune has been made as a result of the increase in the value of Hammond real estate, has Just made what is regarded as a very significant purchase. He has taken over from the BeckerTapper Realty Co., of which he is the second largest stockholder, seven Calumet avenue corners of 52 fet each. ,( This indicates that Tapper realiies the future that this street has as one of the leading business streets of the city. The corners were each 52 feet and the deal is said to involve about $7,000. It is understood to be Tapper's intention to InTErrpve this property as soon as posible and this will do a great ideal towards building up South CainI ' . - ,-, . . - , . Judge Lawrrnce Becker is develop - lng into quite a real estate ealer these' days. ; He reports that he has sold half a dozen lots In the Becker-Tapper subdivision this week. He says That there is a surprising demand for this property. in fact there is more development on the north and east sides in Hammond than in any other section of the city. The work on the East $ide Trust & Savings-bank is progressing satisfactorily ahd it is hoped that the building will be ready for occupancy before the first of October. William H. Gostlin Jr. has just received bids for the construction of his building at the corner of State street and Calumet avenue. It is expected i that the contract will be let within the next few days.

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UP TO In another week the Indiana Harbor canal will have been dug through to Lake George and then that body of water will have been added to the navigable waters of Lake county. Otto Haehnel reports that only 800 feet of ground remain to be dredged before the lake will be reached. The dredge is eating Its way westward at the rate of 100 feet a day. Th,is work is of great interest to the people of Hammond, for the reason that

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When E. B. Lanman, head of the E. B. Lanman Company which is putting; up a plant for the manufacture of washers etc. at 151st and McCook svenues. Just east of the Detlnnlng works at Calumet came through on a Lake Shore loop train from Chicago to Indiana Harbor yesterday afternoon, he cast his eye over In the direction --of where his colossal building had been gradually rearing Its network of steel girders and beams from day to day, and saw not a beam nor a girder! Mr. Lanman looked again. Tea. there waa the Goldschmldt Detlnnlng plant In full view, but his building was nowhere In sight. When he arrived at Indiana Harbor and Instituted a search he was told that his plant had been blown down a couple of hours mm OF MEET Wlli Expenses of the meet at the Mineral Springs Jockey club race track will be in the neighborhood of $45,000. it is I

stated. The money will be put up by,. , ' TI nn j th. Knott.-Gavlt-D.rrow syndicate and Chicago Hospital; Peter Bjlland.

other members of the jockey club, and if the meet pans out well in a financial manner the $45,000 will be paid and all above that sum represents profits for the club members. Preliminary work has already started on the A. F. Knotts properties at Mineral Springs and every effort will be made to have some racing by the first part of September. News of the openIng of racing in Indiana has placed Gary and Mineral Springs on the sportlng map and the story has been printed In English newspapers In three con-( tinents. GOT HIS START MEN BUT HEMS OLD Habitual Drinker Tells His Tale in the Hammond City Court. Having spent twenty-six days in the county jail at Crown Point for intoxication, during the past six months. Frank Fryor is "in again" and this time will spend a vacation of twentyone days with Sheriff Grant. After a continuous drunk for more than a week, Fryor was arrested by Officer i " JA ' , . ' last night. He plead guilty before I Judge Barnett in the City court this ! icici nm im v oi.u i costs, amounting to n ana ten aays in Jail. The ten-day sentence was added because this was his third offense. Fryor is a well-known character in ' Hammond, where he is employed doing porter work and odd Jobs. He stated this morning that he was 57 years old and had been a hard drinker nearly all his life. His case is pitiful and he told the court that the first time he was ever drunk was when he was seven years old. "It was when I was a school boy,'' said Fryor, "that I took my first drink. I and another boy found a bottle of whiskey in the school house and after drinking some of it we were Intoxicated for nearly two days." ARB YOU REAr.lXG THIS TISIESI

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it means the bringing of navigable water Into the city limits of Hammond and It also means that the work of consructing the plant of the Northwestern Irion company will probably begin this fall or early next spring. The muddy water that is being pumped into the sloughs by the dredges has riled up the entire south end of the lake. The people who live In that vicinity are greatly Interested In the work that Is being so rapidly carried forward. earlier during the storm of the after noon. While the wind was not exceedingly high In other quarters during the storm, a mineature cyclone visited Oklahoma. It leveled the steel con struction work of the Lanman building, leaving it a pile of Junk. Work on the building had been progressing nicely, 100 feet of the construction work of the 250 foot building having been erected to a height of about 50 feet. By yesterday's storm however, every girder, rod and beam was twisted and liven. In a hopeless tangle snd the loss is estimated at not lesa than 110,000 In actual cash, to say nothing of an Indeterminate loss In time to the company, which had many, orders on (Continued on Page 4.) LATEST NEWS FOUR INJURED IN COLLISION. Chicago, Aug. 9.'- Four persons were Injured, two of them seriously, and passengers on a north-bound South Chicago car were shaken up and frightened when a wagon being turned north into South Chicago avenue at East Eighty-second street was struck and over-turned. The injured: Miss Anna Hughes, eighteen years old, 6500 South State street; passenger on the car, bruised; Victor iNelBon, 2702 West Twenty-third street; bruised; taken to the South zibs boutn oakley avenue, owner or the team, bruised and . internally hurt; taken to the South Chicago Hospital. ' ULTIMATUM EXPECTED. Chicago, Aug. 9. An ultimatum from street car and elevated railroad employes that the traction companies ( must answer definitely the demands ! of tne men for higher wageB this afternoon is in the hands of the traction officials and the crisis In the strike situation is here today. - The general committee representing the different carmen's unions drew up the ultimatum last night and it was presented to the heads of the traction companies early today. SHBS DELEGATE OF DULL MOOSE PARTY Mrs. W. H. Felton. Mrs. W. H. Felton. of Cartersvlile, Ga, is on of the women delegate to the Bull Moose convention. - She Is an autlor and. speaker of note. Mr. Helen D. Longstreet, widow of the lata general. Is her alternate.

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