Hammond Times, Volume 7, Number 202, Hammond, Lake County, 27 January 1913 — Page 8

THE TIMES.

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THE TIMES is able to announce from an authoritative scource that the present battery of eight blast-furnaces at the Gary steel works will be augmented by four new furnaces instead of two as previously announced in this newspaper. Authorization has been received by the officials of the Illinois Steel company from the corporation directorate at New York for the construction of the new furnaces. ; . - Preliminary, surveys have already been made and the complete surveys for the furnaces will be made in a few days by Chief Engineer Bailey's corps. The new furnaces, according to the plans, will be built just south of the present stacks. It is estimated that the cost of each of the four new stacks will be $4,000,000. Need of more blast furnaces at Gary works has never been so apparent as during the present steel boom. It has been necessary for the corporation to go into the open market and buy of independent sufficient iron for its needs. With the building of the new furnacea Gary's iron capacity will be increased 50 per cent. A new open-hearth unit is contemplated and a slabbing mill is under course of construction.

SMALLPOX THREATENS THE REGION fConttnued from Pace Lt the operation performer by their family physician at their own expense, or by'- the schoo board physicians, free of charge. Dr. I. Millstone of the Gary health board today stated that as far as he knew there was no small pox in Gary. The health officer disclaimed any knowledge of a reported case of the disease at Twenty-third avenue and Masachusetts street. "If there were a case of small pox in Gary I would know about It," he said. .la Drarci to Be Vaccinated. Most of the physicians .In JEast Chicago were kept busy yesterday vaccinating men, women and. children, who uwarmed to them in drove, to be Taccinated. They have not waited for the warning by the school authorities, or health department, but have recognized the gravity of the situation and acted accordingly. Among these were Superintendent of Schools E. X. Canine and family who is a firm adVocate of vaccination. Two . new cases developed in Kast Chicago yesterday. One was that of Mr. Frank Johnson, who lives with his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Harmon at 4301 Magound avenue-. The other was that of Mrs. Bezlnski, corner of Berry and ; May streets, Stieglitz Park. Mrs. Brezinskl caught the disease from her niece, it young girl, in the same house with her. and whom she has been nursing. All these cases were removed to the improvised pest house which has been enlarged by the addition of another hotel oar placed on the spur adjoining the

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The patients were removed to the hospital in the city ambulance. .Had not j Mrs. Breiinskl been taken ill. the niece would have ben permitted to have'recuperated at home as she was well n her way toward recovery when the isoation hospital was established. Since her nurse has been stricken, however it was deemed advisable to remove both patients to the hospital. Hammond Escape Than Far. . Mr. Johnson seems to have a very ight case of the ailment, and was able yesterday to walk unassisted down stairs to the ambulance. In fact all of the five cases now at the isolation hospital are reported mild. A nurse has been engaged to be in regular attendance at the hospital. While no cases of the smallpox have developed ' in Hammond, the city's proximity to East Chicago, and the direct .communication between Hammond and South Chicago, places the former in almost aa dangerous a position with regard to the spread of the epidemic, as East Chicago and South Chicago. Peope in Hammond are inclined for this reason, to regard vaccination as necessary, and NOW is the proper time for the authorities to enforce,..-or at least recommend it, rather than to wait for the locking of the barn until after the horse has been stolen. Will Art Ob Advice of Health Board. There will be a meeting of the board of education in Hammond tomorrow night, at which the smallpox situation will undoubtedly be brought up. Superintendent McDaniel this morning was asked regarding the probable attitude of the school authorities In the vaccination proposition and replied that he had no doubt the question would be brought up at the board meeting tomorrow, and that the school officials would undoubtedly act upon the

advice of the city health department. . South Chicago in . the meantlms, smells like the Grasselll chemical

works, 'owing to the extensive fumigation that is being carried on there, and the presence- of disinfectants about the principal business blocks and stores. Of the forty-six cases existing In Chicago, all but four are in South. Chicago. New Caaea Reported. Among the last cases reported to the police and health officers are: Harvey Johnson, 9321 Commercial avenue; Stanley Lewandouskl, 83S1 Buffalo avenue and May Smith, 9015 Oreen Bay avenue. - Health officers claim that some for eigner afflicted with smallpox had been traveling around town exposing hundreds to the disease. Nine thous-j and employes of the Ilinois Steel company were vaccinated Thursday and Friday and four thousand employes of the Wisconsin Steel company submit ted to a similar operation to ward off the disease. i All the manufacturing plants In and around South Chicago will be visited by health officers and all employes vaccinated. Al clerks and In fact all persons empoyed In stores were vaccinated about two days ago. Six stores have been fumigated, as has the post- -office building and a number of office buildings. The street car companies have been given orders to disinfect its cars and the Illinois Central has likewise been i notified, aall places of public amusement are being disinfected, by orders of the department . of health. The health board asked for 150,000 to fight the disease but its request was cut to $10,000 which was appropriated to them on the council finance committees advice? T KNOTTS RUSHES TO ENTER FIGHT f Continued rrom Par I. provision in the measure which nsured Mayor Knotts of retaining his seat if the voters would re-elect him at the next municipal election. Sought to Benefit City. "I have been at the head or the government of Gary ever since it was a town,' said Mayor Knotts, "first as a member of the town board, tnen when it became a city of the fifth class and then after it became a city of the fourth class. Under the present law we would have to wait nine years before we could become a city of the second class, and this bill was drafted In the interests of the city. "When we come to the Legislature for a proposition that . will be to the best Interests of the city, we do not propose to have the bill amended In such a way to mak eit do what we do not want it todo." The Gary bill was introduced by Senator Gavit of Whiting, a Progressive member of the Upper House. It came up for passage on Friday morning, and Senator Stotsenburg offered an amendment striking out that provision which enabled the present officials to be re-elected. Senator Gavlt offered no objection to the amendment

HUAL REPORT OF

U. 8. STEEL CO. PENSIONS

Heads of the various subsidiary companies of the United States Steel Corporation in Gary today received from the board of trustees the second annual report of the corporation's pension departments. Copies of the report were distributed to the newspapers by General Superintendent W. P. Gleason of the Illinois Steel company and General Manager John A. Gross of the local district of the America Sheet and Tin Plate Co. Names of none of the various Gary plants appear in the list yet, as the employes have not been in the service long enough to receive a pension. However, many will be eligible very shortly as service with other allied companies count. Some of the local distributions are as follows: Elgin, Jollet & Eastern R. R. Co." - Transportation dept $ 771.71 Maintenance of equipment dept ., . 411.89 and the bill passed in its amended form. It is understood that outside Influence was brought to bear to have the amendment passed, and Mr. Knotts said that was brough to bear to have the amendment passed, and Mr. Knotts said that was his understanding, too. Mayor Knotts was acompanied , here by Harvey J. Curtis, city attorney, at Gary. ELKS MASQUERADE AT EAST CHICAGO The Elks' masquerade ball given at the new Masonic hall Saturday .evening was a grand success from every point of view. It was estimated that about 250 couples were present. The costumes were excellent, the floor the j finest ever and th music most inspir ing. Th lady Elks, 25 strong, headed by Mrs. Peter Stirling, president of the organization, carrying American flags marched In a body from the home of Mrs. Iva Jones in Magoun avenue, where they had met, to the hall and then led the grand march when that feature of the evening was pulled off. They all wore costumes.of Elk colors, purple and white, and made a very beautiful and impressive sight. The planning and making of the dresses is what they were doing at the : club rooms all day Wednesday when they refused to say what had engaged their attention on that occasion. The judges, Mrs. Frank Hesse of Ft.

There are twice more TIMES printed each night than all the other dailies in Lake County putt together.

Maintenance of way dept.. 153.21

Total Illinois Steel CompanyGeneral offices Joliet works . . . . Milwaukee works ... North works , . 1,336.81 .8 1,200.00 . 2.207.97 . 8,867.80 . 1,215.78 South works 9,090.73 Total 122.582.28 American Bridge Co., total (18,899.66. Ames Sheet & Tin Plate Co., total, $2-2,067.83. The Board of Trustees. Elbert H. Gary, chairman; Charles L. Taylor, vice chairman: Robert A. Franks, treasurer; Raynal C.. Boiling, secretary; Frank D. Adams, William B. Dickson, James H. Hoyt, Kemper K. ; is-napp, ueorge w. Perkins. James H. Reed, Andrew Squire, Hampden E. Tener. Manager J. B. Erskine. Assistant manager J. II. Wood. Office Oliver building, Pittsburg, Pa. Madison, Iowa; Mrs. Ed Funkhauser, and Mr. R. A. Harvey, gave nerfect satisfaction in their choices for the various prizes. The arrangements committee was composed of J. S. Dewey, chairman; Frank Keep, Ed Zoeger, A. G. Lundquist and Leo McCormack, received numerous compliments for the smoot hmanner in which everything was conducted. The candy wheel In charge of Leo McCormack as usual did a brisk business, netting $54. The Elks cleared about $300 on the dance. The hall was decorated with red, white and blue bunting tastefully arranged and made a splendid anoearance. Friae Winners The list- of prize winners and what they represented follows: Goddess of Liberty Mrs. Love. Japanese Lady Mabel Silverman. Dutch girl Miss E. Bradford. Dinah Mabel Sedgewick. Topsy Minnie Daniels. Nurse Mrs. August Johnson. Most Original Miss A. Jones. School girl Mrs. Geason. Comic Edith Bailey. Fancy Winifred Warren. Uncle Sam G. A. Jacobson. Fancy L. A. Klepfer. Hebrew A. F. Murphy. Irish L. Dillon. Original Floyd Freyer. Dude H. E. Biedlnger. Negro Jack Huwlg. Cowboy M. R. Flynn. Comic Harvey PhUllps. Indian Churles Graham. Tramp Ailen Lewis. ' THE TIMES IS TRT1XG HARD TO MERIT THE SUCCESS IT HAS ACHIEVED.

COHY MOVES ITS OFFICES

Testerday was moving day for the Co-operative Construction company, an air line subsidiary, which is now housed in its new general offices in the Gary building. Fifth avenue and Broadway, alongside the main offices of the parent corporation. . A half dozen big auto moving vans were required to transport the office effects from the Majestic building, Chicago, to Gary. The transfer of the genral Offices of the "Co-operative company to Gary means the bringing of several clerks and department heads to the city. Yesterday the offices of the Air Line News were moved to Gary and Editor Bur ton's offl transfer. Reason President to have e cat was included in the for the office moving is that Miller of the air line desires he various subsidiary com pany executives in Gary. GARY! BUYS BUST; SPENDS $100,000 Steel Magnate Purchases the Famous Marble image of Child. New York, Jan. '27. E. H. Gary, chairman of the board of the United States Steel Corporation, has Just purchased of Duveen Bros., art dealers of New York, London, and Paris, the famous bust of Sabine Houdon. a portrait In marble by the great French "sculptor of his first child at the age of 10 months. . The purchase price, it was learned, was in excess of $100,000. The story appeared in the American Art News Saturday and was confirmed by Duveen Bros., who bought the bust at the sale of the Doucet collection. In Paris, last spring. Wrought of purest marble, the bust is only thirty-four centimeters In height. The Inscription reads: "Sabine Houdon 1788." The footpiece of the work Is of blue turquoise marble. The bust Is a charming portrait of a child with short hair. The shoulders and the bust are nude. -

BELIEVE

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Gary police now believe that Andy Bailey, the negro the yhold under arrest for the murder of Mrs. Addle Fair, 233 Connecticut street late Friday night. Is the same man who shot Into the Pennsylvania railroad tower, thereby slightly wounding Operator Culison. Had a Maeailne Rifle. Bailey Is accused of the murder but as yet he has made no confession. Detective Jurlc was at his home late Friday night when he heard rifle shots. Seizing his rifle he steped out doors but could see no one nearby. A short tima later more shots were fired wheri Cullison was wounded. "Maybe It was just as well that I didn't meet that gin-drunken negro," said Juric. "When we arrested him he still had 14 more bullets left In his magazine rifle. A coroner's inquest and postmortem yesterday showed that Mrs. Fair was kiled when a rifle end was poked into her skull, stovlng It In. Ttto Other Murderer At ' The polce have been unable to locate any trace of the two bandits who shot down Peter Juras at Toleston. They hold under arrest several Russians as suspects In the murder of Andrew Luglnier, who was one of the three slain in Friday night's carnival of crime. '..-. GRIFFITH. The Misses Emily Southworth and Mary Mcllvaln visited in - Hammond Saturday. Mies Edna Dutton Is spending a few days at Crown Point with friends. T. B. Hastings of Jackson, Mich,, was a business caller here today. E. G. Dutton of, Ross visited rela tives here Sunday. John Minninger and sister, Anna, were Hammond shoppers Saturday, i Ray Pearson of Hammond was a business visitor here Saturday. . STIEGLITZ PARK. Miss K. Murray of East Side was visitor here Sunday. ; Miss N. Keegan of East Chicago was a visitor here Sunday. The stork visited Mr. and Mrs. Swan, of 129th street and left a boy. Dr. Townsley of East Chicago ; was here on business yesterday. Another serious attack of smallpox has broken out In the Berzlmskl family. Miss L. Callahan of Indiana Harbor was a visitor here Sunday. Miss Huckleburg of Whiting. was th guest of Miss K. Albert son Sunday. '""