Hammond Times, Volume 7, Number 60, Hammond, Lake County, 3 September 1912 — Page 1

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HAMMOND, INDIANA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1912.

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CALUMET REGION

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Chicago dips more commonly known to the average person as pickpockets made another rich haul In the Calumet region over Sunday and Labor Day, claiming: four victims and easily making: their get away with an amount of money and checks estimated in the neighborhood of 260. Two other residents had money taken by the light fingered gentry, but the police were unable to learn their names, as their loss was not reported. The victims are: H. Boonsbra, 139 W. 115th street. West Pullman. $130 in mone. one check valued at $33 and two other checks, the amounts he did not remember. John Flannlgan. Hammond. pure containing $3.00. Frank Friske. Michigan avenue, Hammond, one $35.00 check, $6.00 in money.

HAMMOND'S BEAUTIFUL NEW COUNTRY CLUB, WITH FIRST TEE VIEWED FROM SOUTHEAST,

A. H. King. 204 Hoffman street. Ham mond. $19.00.

This is the seventh or eighth con-j secutlve week end that Chicago "dips" have Invaded the Calumet region, j

working theln way between Gary and Hammond, including Whiting. Indiana Harbor an Fast Chicago, which they have made their get away each time with various sums of money. In most every Instance their work has been done on crowded street cars. H. Boonsbra, whose loss Is estimated

at $176.00. was robbed on a South j Shore interurban car as he was on his ; way to "West Pullman. He was in the! act of boarding a South Shore car i

when one of three "dips" said: "Let j the ladies on first." At this they start- j ed to crowd and push and in the mean- j time the "dips" were doing the soft j touch act. Boonsbra did not miss his j

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JOY RIDERS KILL UNKNOWN

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Joy riders In a gTay two-passenger auto car ran down a Gary man at Twenty-third avenue and Broadway at 11 o'clock Saturday night and passing on left of him In the streets. The vlc1 tim was picked up by the police and rhurrled to the Mercy hospital, where ' he died without gaining consciousness.

Following the accident the police arrested Frederick Stulta of the Reynolds building, president of the Motor Bus Transit company of Gary. He owns a gray two-passenger car and was in the Ridge road vicinity at 11 o'clock. Later Mr. Stults was released, he having shown that he was elsewhere when the accident occurred. The police then

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Guests Are Astonished at Beautiful New Club House and Affair is Epochal in City's History

The above picture of Hammond's new Country Club at thfioot ,of,Ruth street was taken by a Times photographer yesterday morning and gives a view of the southeast corner of, the building, ths east veranda and the porte cochere. The last pair in the golf swe epstakes had Just beehVsent off the first tee in the foreground as shown In

the lower left hand corner of the picture-

Save no other Information than that ) took up the theory that autolsts reit was a gray car carrying two men turning from the Elgin races killed

and that it came from the Ridge road ; cmoniak.

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HAMMOND'S COUNTRY CLUB,

A DREAM IN ARTISTICNES3 AND TONAL COLORING EFFECTS.

An artist's vision stands materialized i length and breadth, with the ceding

: 22 feet In hetghtlf. The floor Is highly

direction, the police have no further cine to the slayers of the man run down. As yet he has not been identified, but the remains at Hoover's morgue are believed to be those of Theodore Cihoniak, 21 years old. 1109 Jefferson street.

"This accident is nothing less than

murder," declared Chief Martin. "If whoever had run down this poor fan had only stopped and taken him to a hospital It Is probable that his life might have been saved. Instead, thejr ran away in a cowardly manner," r-

PROJECT GETS BIG BOOSTING

C01T VOit WESTRIH'l HOT BADLY HURT

His Friends Were Badly Frightened When the First News Came.

(Special to The Times.) ' Crown Point. Ind., Sept. 3. Scores of North township business men and property owners are coming into Crown Point tdTTSy for the purpose of boosting

the project to build a bridge on Forsythe avenue over the canal If the county louncilmen will authorize an appropriation for this bridge the people of North township will be able to point with pride to the fact that it has done so many things in so short a time in the interests of its industrial development. The number of people who have gone to Crown Point in the interests of one bridge proposltin or another is greater this time than ever before and the north end has taken the county seat by storm. The county councilmen will give the bridge matters preliminary consideration today and are expected to act in the matter tomorrow.

G. S. Westrum, vice president of the Westrumite Asphalt Paving Co. of Whiting, was a passenger on the Chicago-bound sleeping car train of the Chicago A Northwestern, which went over a twenty-flve-foot embankment Sunday, killing seven passengers and injuring twenty-one, and although he was reported among those Injured, this report his many friends were glad to learn proved erroneous. He was, however, upset by the shock of the accident, and like many other passengers, did all he possibly could to aid ttie

wounded. tie retrned to Chicago on the special relief train that was sent out. Seven persons were killed and twen

ty-one Injured when five cars of a fast

Chicago-bound sleeping car train of the !

Chicago & Northwestern railroad were I

plunged down a twenty-flve-foot em

STORES FEARFUL

in the Hammond Country club house.

which was formally opened yesterday, j Standing on a natural elevation, on the center axis of Ruth street, and on a i parkway extended west from the state line into Illinois, this palace of pleasure, overlooks the inviting "grounds spreading before it to the southeast and west. : Its main sides are the east and the west, but It Is a matter of individual taste, as to which is the pret-liei.;indr?sih45-te -"front'"1 as ".far aa appearances are concerned. At the east side, however, are the porte cochere, the entry hall and the vestioule, while the veranda is the main feature of the west side, and this ia copied the opposite side. Exterior Ia Quaker's Gray. , Architects Bump and Berry of Hammond, who designed the club house, chose the Klizabethean study of architecture for the lines in the building, bearing in mind that in a time not far

distant the structure will stand at the head of two lines of elegant residences on either sidft.of the parkway,

and that they together with the club house as the center piece, will make the setting complete, studding the green sword-like a diamond In an emerald setting. The exterior of the building of cement rough cast, gives it that quiet and refined looked Quaker's gray, a color which will harmonize well with the surroundings. In its dimensions the club house is 116 by 90 feet in length and breadth, with the gable 4J feet from the ground. The porte cochere 14 by 18 feet, and the veranda 46 by 16 fe'et are the striking features of the east facade; th approaches to the veranda being so designed as to obviate any need of crossing the circular auto drive parkway

in case you desire to enter the building or the grounds. ' Offlcn Overlook Entrance. On entering the building from the

polished and is embellished with rich

rugs. In furnishing : this room no set style has been followed, and yet a selection of leathers canes and wickers has been made so as to balance perfectly. The artlficiar light is furnished by the Indirect system. Huge Fire Flitre" In Room. Frertrh " wtndows permit the light to stream in from the, eaut, south anS west to KWfether;iiriWt atmosphere of rest which is brought about by the wall decorations of delicate tans, dark browns ajid blue stencil bordering. The wood work Is a. seal brown. In the south end of this room is a fire place, which In itself Is a thing of beauty, being built of Roman brick and

capacity of 95, but this number can be materially increased. Meals may also be served on the veranda and terrace west of the dining room. The west veranda is 82 by 16 feet and

is too finished in Quaker gray. The floor is canvass decked, and a grand stairway sixteen feet wide leads to the golf grounds. The kitchen is compact and Is equipped to serve any reasonable num

ber of people. The ranges and broiler in it are of the blast system, steam table 12 by 3 feet and coffee urns. The ice box holds practically a ton of Ice, and Is equipped with short order draw, e'rs. Off the kitchen In the rear Is a stairway leading to the servants' quarters, the basement and the laundry. From the north end of the lounging room a stairway leads downstairs Into

other quarters to be,oecupied by tHe guests. -At the foot are billiard and grill rooms, two pool and one billiard table and a shuffle board being In the first, and the atter being so -arranged that light lunches may be served there. North of these rooms is the tap room. A corridor twelve feet wide and nine

With its pretty golf links baptized in a miniature cloudburst and lllum-

! ined by lightning that rent the sky In twain, Hammond's new Country club's dedicatory program was halted long j enough yesterday afternoon to enable

hundreds of frightened fashionables j to scurry from putting greens and j tennis courts In order to seek shelter

In the new $50,000 clubhouse. The savage storm ruined the after-' noon's festivities. Interrupting the main event of the day the 18"-hole dedication handicap and the first pair on the verge of holing out at the ninth hole had to desist while the golf committee. Rev. C. A. Smith. Lawrence Cox and F. H. Mott, after a consultation, decided to call the match off until a date to be announced later, though the sweepstakes flight In the morning was completed.

Storm'Couldn't Stop It..

The soulless storm, however, was but a small part of the day's program. From the time President A. M. Turn

er flung the stars and stripes to the

breezes until Elster's orchestra play

ed the last strains of "Home, Sweet

Home," the officers and committees

worked like Trojans to entertain by far the largest crowd of delighted society folk that ever met anywhere In

this part of the state,

Mayor T. E. Knotts, who motored

over from Gary In the morning, was

for once In his life ready to graciously admit .Hammond's claims to the fin

est country club In the west lor a city of Its size.1; ": ':' 'ri ;. v Guests' From Many Cities. Guests -came, from Whiting, East Gary, Cast Chicago, Crown Point. Michigan City, Valparaiso, Indiana Harbor, Chicago and from a score of

! other noints. They began to arrive

stone trimmings. The whole fire place j feet high, the whole basement has this j jo orclock-,n the morninjr ad until

, , ' , ,-n-t , ', the specious clubhouse was lull ana

is 10 bv 22 feet, while the fire pot is S

by 3V4 feet. Large Barr-Baff andirons give! the Are place the needed finish. The equipment has been furnished in Its entirety by the F. S. Betz Co. The ceilings of the lounging rooms

are beamed and heavy medallions terminate the main beams. The music gallery is ton the center axis of the lounging room and Is supported by Florentine brackets. This balcony is 14 by 8 feet and is to be used by the musicians when music Is required for club functions. Dining Room Is Snadoua. The grill room is north of the lounging room, and is 86 by 23 feet in its dimensions, not Including the ingle nook. It has a comfortable seating

dies' lockers and toilets. he ladies'

locker room is equipped with wicker ;

poured them, out' In the green sward.

Th innnected the beautifully equip

and cane couches, mirror and dressing , and furnlsht.d clubhouse In droves table, and all the necessary adjuncts nQ reporter could express In his that a woman going out on tie links ma(Me8t riot of imagination the wide or returning would appreciate. South r&nKe of comment on the clubhouse.

building to the grounds can be made by Reception Delightful Affair.

going past the office of the caddie mas

ter and the store room. he men's locker, shower bath and toilets are at the north end of the corridor, just south of the grill and billiard rooms. The club house, together with Its furnnlshings represents an outlay of

The reception last night wsa a most

delightful affair. From Hohman street to the club'a porte cochere a solid block of motors brought guests to the affair. The exterior of the clubhouse, every angle from cellar to gable

strung with electric lights, silhouetted the outlines of the structure against

$50,000, while 'with the grounds the j the sky and formed a striking night

total nears $100,000.

Dankment in tne miast or tne wiscon maln -ast entrance one passes through

sin wreck, five miles from Shawano, at j tw door8( tne flrat of which leads Into

East Chicago and Indiana Harbor were plunged for half an hour or more

Into an almost inky darkness during

the progress of the storm that raged throughtout this region yesterday 'afternoon. Householders turned on their electric lights but there were unable to withstand the bombardment of the lightning, and flickered and went out, leaving portions of the town like night in the country. Two men were stunned by lightning, the spire of St. Mary's Catholic church received a "cold" bolt, the sewer at Northcote avenue and 150th street caved in. street car traffic on both the

South Shore and the Hammond, Whiting and East Chicago lines was demoralized, telephones were put out of service, and cellars were flooded. The Indiana Harbor Are department received a telephone cal from the South Bay hotel notifying them that there was a mban In a little boat out near the emergency crib. In distress. The flrement went over to the place Indicated on the lake shore,' and saw the frail craft tossing about on the breakers that were crowding each other tn menacing fashion. In It wa the figure of a man whom they were able to dlscry through by the almost Incessant flasblnir of the lierhtning. It was rain

ing torrents and the win blew lilte a

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J:30 o'clock Sunday morning.

Seven Pullman cars and the special car of W. D. Cantlllon, general manager of the road, in which were his family and a party of friends, remained on the track, the occupants being severely shaken up, but none seriously Injured. The accident was caused by the washout of a bridge spanning a small stream, which had been swept away by a heavy cloudburst only thirty minutes before the arrival of the train.

Schools Open Today.

Six thousand school children of all

sizes and grades went back to school 1

a vestibule 8 by 4 feet, and the second into the entry hall. The doors are paneled, while the floors are of quarry tile surmounted by a marble base. The wood finish throughout the building is a seal brown, while the walls are tastefully decorated and tinted in colors that harmonize beautifully.

The office of the club Is located to the left as you enter from the entry hall. It is 11 by 6 ff.et and is so situated that it overlooks every other door on the

i main floor.

The men's room, 16 by 12, on the left hand of the entrance may be entered before passing the front of the office

'HOW THE COUNTRY CLUB IDEA IN WHIP STARTED

The credit for the Hammond Country club idea is not very easily placed owing to the peculiar history of the project. A number of Hammond business men and manufacturers became somewhat alarmed lest the village of West Hammond, which was even more

notorious then than now, should be built up so that it would intrude itself on Homewood, Hammond's finest residential suburb. This lead to Inquiry of the two branches of the Chase estate, Horace G. Chase of Chicago and H. Stanley Chase of New York, regarding the price of the land. These negotiations convinced the

desk although the door is subject to

.,,n.r.i.in1 frnm th. nfflce. This room .Hammond men that the land could be

vms morning iu uBBJ.. a, .fw , e.r. xuji, furnished in leather, and its walls I bought for so low a ngure mat it woma few homes In the. city was there. H I ta. av 'really be a fine Investment. The orlg-

lack of information that today was) wiwt Ujlflu W. the first day of school, and by 8:45! ' , " , ' . . j. , To the right of the entrance and opthis morning after Willie and Mary " , .i, ,o . 7 c. , . . poslte the office Is the ladles . parlor, 18 and Mildred and Susie had been ; ,

i Dy zz ieei, Ane wuuu wuin. b wuilo enameled, with the exception of the j doors, which are mahogany. The wall I ArnT-ainrm OVA nstlo trrHV whilA thft

ceiling is ivory colored.. The furniture in this room is light and yet rich looking. The frames of the furniture are

mahogany, while the feats and backs

are of cane and upholstered with ere- land any longer. .

The men who originally set about to acquire this land were A. M. Turner,

there were also many newcomers among the pupils.

started on their way, the mothers felt that they had accomplished a day'a work.

It being the opening day, little work I

was done in -the classes, but by the end of this week both teachers and pupils will have fallen nto the routine of the work.

Inal Inquirers became convinced that the land could be bought for $350 an acre, although It has been purchased for $750 an acre twenty Vears before and land on the Indiana side was worth $5,000 to $8,000 an acre. Repeated efforts on the part of the Chases to sell the land had failed and so they were in ,he mood to accept almost at any figure that would relieve

them of the necessity of carrying the

Public and nn.rochia.1 schools alike

j ,.., i .nr. I ton colored cushions.

children found a new teacher, and Off both the men's and ladies' rooms

. are completely equippea toueis. jxorin

i of the ladies' room is an ingle nook, 11

While many people were under the impression that the public night school, too, would open today. Superintendent C M.- McDaniel announced today that this work will not begin antll the 23rd of this month.

For a Fine. Choice Chew try UNION SCOUT. Save the tickets. Secare at fremluA Hat rom yotu; dealer, -

! by 19 feet, which is separated from the

main dining room by a colonade and drapery, and which may be used either as a private dining room, or as part of the main dining room. Passing the above rooms and the office, one enters the lounging room, the main feature about the club house. An idea of its size is gained from the fact that ita .dimensions are 62 by 38 IX

John E. Fitzgerald, Frank Betz, Peter W. Meyn, Wr C. Belman, Fred Mott and William H. Gostlin. Fred Mott was selected to carry out the negotiations. There were many sessions with the owners of the land and after considerable negotiating the purchase was finally made.

Having acquired the land and in that

manner protected the residential prop

erty In Homewood from the invasion

e( . undeeirabU neig&bora, . . the , nxt

question, "What shall be done with it?"

No one seems to know Just who sug

gested country club first. Some say it

was A. M. Turner's Idea, others that

it was the idea of John E. Fitzgerald.

The purchase of the land was made in May and June of 1911-and it was not long afterwards until the country club project was well under way. The purchase involved 140 acres, of which ten acres were retained by the original

purchasers as their commission on the

deal. 1 The plan by which the country club was financed is original in the extreme sind shows the great resource of the lending business men of Hammond. The inside financial history of the movement is a very interesting story and known only to a few.

A strip of land a block wide was

retained along the State Line street frontage. This was subdivided into lots and was named the West Hammond addition.

Then a holding company was formed

to take over both the lots and the acre

age. This holding company consisted of thirty 'stockholders who took $2,000

worth of stock each. They made the

country club possible.

After the land was purchased there

was still a residue of $24,000 with which

to build the club house. Architects Bump and Berry were retained to draw

the plans for the clubhouse and the

contract on the building was let to M. A. Dickover. - Both the architects and the contractors are to be congratulated on the manner in which they have done their work. The furnishing of the club wa done by the F. S. Betz company. And so 'what was a real estate Investment in Its inception became one of the greatest public enterprises that

feature. The cjalumer region, every

city In it, contributed to the attendance. Nearly a thousand Invitations

had been sent out and the response was gratifying to the club directors. The storm kept many away, but the clubhouse from basement to roof was crowded with participants of the hospitality lavished by Hammond to her

guests. The club had been beautifully decorated for the occasion and a marvelously artistic effect obtained. After the reception dancing followed until midnight, and during the intermissions refreshments served consisted of ices, sherbets, punch and cake. Thousands Inspect The Building. During the day it is estimated that

fullv a thousand people were shown

through the club house on trips or inspection by the various members on the reception committees. In no Instance did they fall to express their surprise at the arrangement and equipment of - . . . ... - 0

the club house ana tne omuij ui grounds which have been In the past few months transformed from bog and swamp into magnificently undulating greens. The club house began to fill up in the morning and a constant stream of visitors from thence on until 10 o'clock at night poured into the club. Hundreds witnessed the start of the free-for-all sweepstakes at 10 o'clock. Much interest was taken in the play of Alderman Badenoch of Chicago, who honored the club with his presence and played in the open event. Mayor Burr of the U. S. S. Co.'s engineering department at Gary, and his wife also

made the round. The tennis enthusiasts

rew a crowd of lovers of the sporx

v, nurts and though the air

nnoke rain at 2:30. the greens and

club house swarmed with a galaxy of

society folk. Elster's orchestra, wnicn furnished the music for the day. began a program at 2:30 in the living room

and the quality of the music and tne program it Bel f was the cause of many congratulations to Mr. Elster. The Beautiful Decorations. The interior of the structure and the spacious verandas had been most beautifully decorated for the occasion by a committee, consisting of W. H. Crawford, R. S. Groman and J. ' F. Sawyer.

and asters, giving a striking comblnatlon of color. All the service tables, including the punch stands, ware centered with beautiful bouquets. Palms, ferns and cut flowers abounded In pro

fusion throughout the living room and

grill room, while the tones of the ladles' room were softened with bouquets. In the center of the grill rooom a fountain sparkled and laved a greenery of fern leaves. Hammond pennant and the dedication cup trophies graced the

wide mantel and trophy stands over the fireplace. The orchestra baloonr

was almost hidden with palms, ferns

and flowers. Around the music circle on the main floor surrounding the baby

grand piano was built up a bower of potted palms. Outside the building streams of electric light from a thousand electric bulbs gave an entrancing effect to the surroundings, and on the crest of the first tee award the stars and stripes flutttered gaily. The work of the decorating committee had been arduous, but the members were warmly congratulated for their work. Storm Cooled The Air. The storm In the afternoon, of course, put a damper on the afternoon's program, but it really cooled the air for the evening reception and dance. This was a formal affair, and Hammond can really be proud of the assemblage. A

river of motor carp brought members, and guests In what seemed to the reception committee to be a never-ending phalanx. Many strikingly beautifully gowns were. worn by the ladles, and it really waa a social event that worltl have done credit to a metropolitan country club. A program of twenty dances followed the reception,, and there were fully one hundred couples on the floor. Ices were served by the club steward and a corps of assistants, both In the grill room and the east and west verandas. The officers of the club and the .various committee! were the recipients of many felicitations from their guests upon the success of the

occasion.

Busy Season Planned.

The social activities of the club will be carried on during the year to a degree which will eclipse ought ever glventhe city before. Though toe various standing committees have not yet been appointed, the program for the immediate future consists of a aerlee of four Sunday afternoon concerts, lasting from 3 until . A table d'hote dinner In the grill room will be featured on these occasions. The first of these concerts will take place next Sunday afternoon, and Invitations will be sent out very shortly. During the fall and winter a series of dances will b given, and the program anticipated. Includes a wide range of entertainments. Tha golfers expect a busy season. Next Saturday the last round in the Turner cup flight will be played. The Michigan City Country club Is to send a team to compete with the best men here. Then the dedication cup 18-hola event Is to be played off. A series of three flights for the 60, 60 and 70 men

Is promised. Next Saturday the finals In the tennis stopped by the rain yesterday will be completed. ; Ladies Putting Contest. An unusual amount of Interest was

shown In the clock dial putting contest on the 9th green for the ladies. On account of the storm It was not completed. A big gallery watched the members of the fair sex and liberally applauded the shots. The scores in the ladles' putting match so far: Mrs. E. F. Johnston 22 Mrs. Victor Dyer 22 Miss Iteming 24 itfrs. R. O. Wtnckler 24 Mrs. F. It. Mott ' 24 Mrs. Harry Johnson 25 Mrs. H. E. Sharrer 27 Mrs. P. A. Parry 27 Mrs. A. A. Craig 28 Mrs. C. A. Smith '. 29 Mrs. John Beckman 31 Mrs. T. E. Oberlin 31 The putting contest will be continued Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, and any ties In the match will be played off. Besult of Tennis Matches.

The tennis tournament at the Country club yesterday proved a sourle of great attraction to visitors and up to the time of the Interruption by storm some good work was done. Henry Confcey. who sprained his wrist in the opening of the men's singles, was unable to continue play and defaulted to Otto Gersbach. , In the ladies' singles Mrs. Graham defeated Miss Mildred McHie, 6-0, 6-4. Miss McHie showed great improvement In her second Bet and had It

Mm cityot Hammond Iwi eYerJtaown.jTbo flowers used were gladioias, . rosea

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