Hammond Times, Volume 7, Number 250, Hammond, Lake County, 3 April 1913 — Page 8

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8 THE TIMES. Thursday, April 3, 1913. E 10 FACTORIES FIGHTING FIRE ON MAIN STREET, DAYTON; MILITIA HELPS CITIZENS QUELL FLAMfiS NEW CORPORATIOFI f l - - ..--WW . ELECTSJRECTORS IN EAST BY FLOODS Underwriters Corporation

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"Although fifty blast furnaces and many large steel plants were compelled to suspend temporarily on account of floods, only two furnaces In Cleveland have found It necessary to blow out. Nearly all other furnaces are already at work, and steel plants and finishing mills are rapidly being placed In condition to resume," says the Iron Trade Review. "The property loss to these .industries will not be very large, but some foundries and machine snops in the flood districts will suffer severely. Selling in the Central West was almost completely stopped for a wek, but Is now bring slowly resumed. "Some requests for suspension of shipments are being made and indulgence in settling bills is asked by some customers in the flooded districts. It is expected that the demand for structural shapes. re-enforcing bars and other material will soon be active.

Ciary Bridge Plant Hushed. "The American Bridge company has not recently promised delivery In less than six months on structural material. ' and few Independent makers do better than this, except upon the payment of alrge premiums. Hence the question of where structural material will be obtained for replacing building and bridges destroyed by recent high waters is a very important one. ' The melt of pig Iron by foundries has not de- . creased to any appreciable extent, and It seems probable that the efTect of the catastrophe will be to strengthen the pig Iron market. "During the past week the principal . buying has been In Eastern territory. In the Philadelphia district It reached 2S.000 tons, of which a large percentage of the tonnage was basic.

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EAST CHICAGOHave comfort in the bathroom with a Gas Heating Stove. No. Ind. Gas & Elec Co. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Berquest entertained at dinner last night, their guests being Rev. and Mrs. Adams of Hammond, Mr. and Mrs. V. G. Santl and Miss Mary Helen Davis. Miss Davis is rapidly ' regaining her strength after her recent long and serious illness. The regular weekly meeting of the Loyal Order of Moose will take place Saturday evening, April 5, as usual. No initiation of candidates all the appplications for membership will be considered on the 13th inst. our "big class day." The Moose have Initiated from five to thirty candidates ever since the lodge had been instituted, and there will be over 100 Initiated on our "big day." Applications are coming In in bounds. Will you be one of them. This will be the last chance, as the charter will be closed. Boys line up the big herd and get them within the circle. The Ladies' Aid society of the Swedish Lutheran church will meet at the home of Mrs. Walter Harmon, 4301 Magoun avenue, at 2 o'clock Friday. Everybody invited. The Dewi Sant Benevolent society will meet at Weiland's hall Saturday evening, April 5thf at 7 o'clock sharp. All members are urgently requested to be present. Important business.

Young man, when you buy a

buggy, be sure it's a Studebaker", Sound advice from the man who has been driving ne for twenty years. When you buy a Studebaker buggy you are buying all the skill, experience and science in buggy building that half a century can produce. You are protecting yourself against the mistakes of younger builders. You will always be proud of the Studebaker nameplate. for there isn't a buggy on the road that is its equal for style, luxury and good looks. Flexible bent-reach gear, graceful lines, solid corner, plugless body, double-ironed shafts, are a few of the special Studebaker features. The new close-fitting shifting rail is enough in itself to make you buy a Studebaker buggy.

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"In the Chicago district the principal trouble experienced by the mills is duo to delayed shipments of pig Iron, coke and billets. One of the local mills may be forced to suspend on account of the scarcity of the latter material and the Wisconsin Bridge company has banked two stacks owing to a lack of coke. Merchant mills in this territory will experience no difficulty as far as tak ing care of their customers is concern ed, as the corporation's mills are ade quately supplied from the Gary coke ovens. iRlaad Plant Short. "The Inland Steel company at Indiana Harbor has a three weeks' supply of coke and a month's supply of pig iron. The greatest trouble will be experienc ed by some of the local merchant pig iron furnaces, one furnace Interest ropotring a supply of coke sufficient to last only two days. One of this company's furnaces, however, will be kept in operation with local by-product coke. "As 90 per cent of the foundries In this- territory use local coke, they will suffer very little in this respect and It has been' found possible to care for many consumers besides thos e who have contracts with the producers on account of the cessation of the demand for domestic coke. Should local stacks be compelled . to suspend, however, a scarcity of Iron may b efelt and many smelters who have contracts with Ohio furnaces have come Into the market for Iron for prompt shipment. It seems probable that the local market will be materially strengthened, especially for prompt shipment, but as yet prices have not been changed." The Sunday school workers and friends of the First Congregational church will hold a business and social session, at the home of Prof. L. R. Thompson, on Magoun avenue, Thurs day evening. April 3, 1913, instead of at the home of Mr. Blddlnger. as was at Sunday morning session. Don't fall to come, and give Prof. Thompson a hearty welcome. Eight o'clock p. m.. Thursday, April 3. 1913. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Bailey of Grasselll attended the theatre in the city Tues day evening. Mrs. Mary W. Jones of One Hundred and Forty-fll'th street, affectionately known to all her neighbors as "Grand ma" Jones, is visiting with her daugh ter, Mrs. Frank Bartman, in Chicago. Mrs. E. S. Gilbert of Indiana Harbor spent the day a day or two ago with her sister, Mrs. Ammerman of 145th street, Mesdames Gilbert and Ammer man going tc Hammond to shop in the afterpoon. The literary section of the East Chicago Woman's club which met Tues day with Mrs. William Meade of Bea con street had a most enjoyable ses sion. The utiual Shakespeare work was taken up and Mrs. W. C. Bailey had an excellent paper on "Inventions. Mrs. Meade, the president of the general organization, brought up the topic of the coming spring election, which will take pl;ice at the next open meet ing, reminding the women that it was a matter which should be given some atTrucks Milk Wacoas Dump Wagon HarMM South Bend, Ind.

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Flood was not the only serious menace to Dayton, Ohio, last week. Fire added its horrors, and ma ny ture shows the fire department,: Dayton citizens and the state militia working together to put out a fire io

tention before the meeting itself, and." recent contest tomorrow night at the or a tunnel, be built over or under the the highest number of votes at the last suggesting that all present be , pre-( church. The winners, the "blues," will ; canal. What he asked for was a fran- preceding city election. So he appared with some idea as to whom they: be served with Ice cream, while the chise contingent upon the actual open-: pointed the republican and turned down

would choose to hold office. . The next meeting of the literary section will take place at the home of Mrs. W. C. Bailey in Grasselll. Mrs. Ed. Pickard's April fool party of Tuesday evening was In every sense ! an April fool event.-. In the first place ; the fifty women who attended, found I their hostess not at home when 'they ! reached her residence In Forsythe avenue. Thcv dlsmvpreri a card. how. , ever. which suggested that they try, Mrs. A. G. Schlieker's. The party , "hiked" for the Schlieker home only to , be fooled again. Finally it was sug- :

gested that Mrs. Pickard might . be i Mr. and Mrs. George Summers, who found on the third floor of the Schliek- ' moved Friday from their Aldis aveer building, and this proved the correct ' nue place into their own home In

cue. The elusive hostess was prevail- i ed upon to come out of hiding and the i party adjourned to Mrs. where an' April fool lunch was served, and all sorts of fool games were Indulged 1n. The guests all wore fool's caps Instead of the usual millinery. j INDIANA KAEBOTL Get a Gas Heating Stove.' Delay may mean Illness. No. Ind. Gas & Elec. Co. The entertainment at the Family the- I atre Tuesday night for, the benefit of the day nursery, netted the organization somewhere in the neighborhood of $40, according report. The Methodist Ladies' Aid society is I meeting with Mrs. Street In Pennsyl-i vania avenue this afternoon. Mrs. Armour Mock Is assisting the hostess. ; The Woman's Home Missionary so ciety of the Methodist church will meet with Mrs. J. C. Dickson April 9, at her home, in Aldis avenue. All members are requested to attend and bring their mite box offerings. Quite a number of the Indiana Har bor teachers are attending the convention in Indianapolis. In the meantime the boys and the girls who are enjoy ing a holiday toda yand tomorrow on account of the convention In the capital city are making the most of their brief vacation. Revival meetings are being held In the Baptist church this week. Thus far the meetings have been most successful. They are being "conducted by Rev.'J. E. Smith the pastor. . Little -Johnnie Fox, who has been very sick with typhoid fever, whose life for some time hung In the balance, was able to be lifted out of bed yesterday and to sit up for a few minutes. Johnnie Is the 6-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. William Fox. The Baptist Ladles' Aid society Is holding a business meeting at the church this afternoon. Mrs. Fred Cox of Parish avenue has been quite sick the past few days with neuralgia. The Will Cookseys are moving from the Ford flats to rooms over Sarec & Dupes' office. The - Methodist Sunday school will hold its social In connection with the AUTOMOBILE AND

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This scene is typical of what Daytonites saw on their streets after the

mbiles and street cars, as in the scene here pictured, were abandoned as the

sought safety in tall buildings or on

r.osers must be satisfied with plain crackers and cheese unless some of

the blues should happen to take pity on the defeated ones and divide up. The We Brothers' Bible movement has a social scheduled for Saturday night at the Methodist church. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Reese of Elm street have purchased a home in Drummond street into which they expect to meve the latter Dart of this month, Mr. and Mrs. Humbert of Elm street moved yesterday to near Valparaiso, where they have purchased a piece of land. urummond street; are experiencing some of the joys of primitive life, be 1 ino- for th tlmo bpfnir rienrivpl nt such necessities as a telephone and other luxuries to which they have been ac - customed. However, they expect soon to be settled and surrounded by all the comforts of home., i Th T.aw Aid soeletv of the T'nited Presbyterian church!" meet this afti.n of ; nVltwk t Ihnrhurrh Th meeting is' one for business. Q. & T FRANCHISE IS DISCUSSED Cont!Bi from Par l. Inland steel and the Portland Cement company that money was still coming In. H. C. Rutledge said that the J1.200 from the Indiana was the employes con tribution alone, the company having trfun Its rhpf If to thn Chicaero fund. Th Mnh4 m.ttr wa then brought up. President Riley Invited Mr. Gavit who was present in behalf cf Ms street railway company, to explain his company's position. j Mr. Gavit announced that the reason the company was In such a hurry to get its franchise, was to avoid the provisions of the Public Utilities bill which is to take effect May 1. He explained that under the public utilities bill, the best the company could get from the city would be an Indeterminate franchise, whose term to run was wholly up to the five members of the board of Public Utilities. Under these terms It would be im-

possible he explained to dispose of the Ramsay the name of Schuyler A. Haas bonds which would be necessary In the for the republican member. The probuilding of the road. He quoted the gressive chairman sent in the names of experience of Wisconsin under a siml- Klias D. Salsbury as the progressive lar act, declaring that since the meas- member. Inasmuch as the democrats ure became a law, there had not been were clearly entitled to one member. It a mile of street railway trackage laid, was plain that the republicans and prooutslde of some few, miles In Mllwau- gressives could not both land. So It kee, the franchises sfor .which wero was up to the. city clerk to decide which granted before the lawwent into effect, one should have the place. He said he woyld not. try to claim Ramsay is a republican. He took tho that his company was ready to build position that the election law. means at -once, for It was not.'. In ttye first . what It says with regard to . the, ap-

place. Dickey place was not free from the red tape of the court, and In the second place it. would be necessary for a bridge acceptable by the government STREET CAR ABANDONED higher ground.

lng of Dickey place and the building of the bridge or tunnel. After these I

things had been complied with, his company would go ahead with Its line to Whiting. He expressed himself as confident of the support of Whitng, in case East Chicago and Indiana Harbor granted the franchise. He assured the club that while the Gary and Interurban were anxious to secure the franchise, it meant even more to the people of Whiting and In-, a'ana tiarDor inai me rrancnise De granted, than it did to the company. i Mayor scnneiter was next caiiea upon and expresed his views as above set forth. Sam Bonante, W. B. Van Home, Newton Hembroff and H. C. Rutledge and others all expresed themselves In favor of the project, giving good rea - sons why they thought the measure a Kood one : iMr- ul1"1 waB cum-

wu.., ""holding of the city primaries to make

p" . " ' " ' f , V" l" : """ a meeting of the property owners across the - Pennsylvania -tracks, that .iirauuvu, po..i8 tu S'R ot runner xavors xo me uary ana m -

l"ur"' cuSe a. rumor naa Pvau.gani a iabor leader and a member of

ea mat tne oary ana interuroan was not going to make good on this part of lts fnchise. Mr. Gavit explained that there was nothing to this. His com-

pany he said was at the present timo'i. i.i pm,. ---i- - lican nomination. The progressives are

negotiating with the South Shore peo Ple ror the removal of the high power. re over about 100 feet of trackage. they own on a switch here, and as soon as this is disposed of, the building of , the remainder of the line to the Lake, snore aepoi wouia De pusnea. .-Maieriai ; . ror th. crossing of the Pennsylvania . lu ' . waf n "self evidence that the Gary an Interurban had not forgotten Its obllgations in locality whose property owners thought their interests were be-! lng neglected. QUESTION OF PARTY STATUS fCoatlnued from Par 1.1 is otherwise provided. Hamnay Decide. The republican city chairman sent to polntment of county boadrs, but that" wtlh reference to city boards the law meant that the two members should be chosen from the two parties which cast WHEN FLOOD ROSE flood of last week had subsided.. Autofloods rose,' while their occupant3

traildings were barned. The pi the business district.

the progressive. "I believe I am right," he said, "but I may be wrong. In any case, it Is for J the courts to determine. There would ( have been a lawsuit, no matter what I 'might have done, so I thought I would put it up to the progressives to start the fight to test the law, rather than place that burden on the republicans. The progressives say they will inst itute legal proceedings to have their man placed in the office. The suit probably will take the form of a man damus, to compel the city clerk to Is sue the commission to the Progressive. but it may be that It will take the form of an injunction suit to prevent the re publican from holding office. In either event, the whole question will be preesnted to the court for decision, and 'the decision will be of much Interest throughout the xtate. No tIme has yet been set for tne city nominations, but there is a great deal of talk about candidates for ' vo j The democrats have three can- ; abates thus far, Joseph E. Bell, lawyer. .nii follower of Crawford Fairbanks. jthe Terre Haute brewer; John J. Keethft HouS6 or Representatives, and Thomas Meeker a hotei proprietor. charle8 A. Bookwalter Is the only re publican much talked of for the repubtalking of Thomas Howe, president of R ciollesre: W. H. Stewart, a book- ; gel,er anJ w ). Headrlck. a lawyer. Headrick made a speaking campaign of jthe state last fall. From several places In the state word has been received that the progressives either have made city nominations or .are planning to make them. In this i cUy &n effort ,s beIng made by some of the pr0frreSSive leaders to select a ! non-partisan ticket, the main Idea being efficiency rather than party affiliaItion, but it is a question whether this j plan will be carried out. FARMERS WILL HAVE GARY DAY Invitation to Be Extended to Tillers of the Soil in June. There will be a farmer's day In Gary some time In June and every farmer In Lake and Porter counties will be in vited to the steel city'as the guests of the Gary Commercial club. The club last night voted to do this and the farmers, will be made Interested In th new market and the city's mercantile and Industrial possibilities. This is what will be provided for the farmers: . Auto trips about the city, its parks. and environs. Special , train to take them through Gary's various big mills. Dinner at the Commercial Club. Theatrical performance at the Or pheum. ' - Further' steps in this regard will be taken by a committee to be named by President Norton. MISS HATFIELD CALLED TO DAYTON Miss Edni Hatfield of Indiana Harbor, probation officer, who returned Tuesday from Indianapolis where she went to be of service in the present flood t rouble, found on her return telegram awaiting hfr from Edward T. Divine asking that; she come on to to assist in the relief work at Dayton! that p4int. j Mr. Divine is head of the organi4ed charities of the city of New York, ut is affiliated with the Red Cross Society in the present emergency. fMiss . Hatfield , left at once for Dayton and her work here will be I looked i after in her absence by Miss Mary indley, the secretary of the Associated Charities of Hast Chicago and Indiana Harbor. THE HOME NEWSPAPER OF LAKH COUNTS IS THE COMPLIMENT BESTOWED BT ITS READERS ON THE TIMES.

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Directors for the new Continental Underwriters corporation of Gary wero elected this morning and incorporation papers will be once forwarded to the secretary of state of Arizona for a charter. The company is capitalized at $500,000 and will be an auxiliary to the Great Lakes Life Insurance company now in process of organization. Will Build Oary Homes. The underwriters corporation will & sume the agency business of the insurance company and it will also make on of Its chief purposes the building of buying and selling homes In Gary. It Intends to borrow money from the new Insurance company for this purpose. The directors of the new corporation are as follows: H. H. Highlands (master plumber), president. Carl Huettner (merchant.) Fred Baldwin (merchant.) Vernon U. Young (theatrical manager.) Wallace Satssllne (brewery agent.) Walter McNally (restaurant owner) secretary. f Floyd B. Saxton (merchant.) W. A. Groom (insurance agent.) I ur. J. E. Metcalf. Clyde Hunter, general counsel. A treasurer and vice presidents will be named later on. The organization meeting was held in the offices of Attorney Clyde Hunter, Brennan block. mis morning. FREE RAW WOOL . IN NEW TARIFF Agreed Upon in Conferences With President. Washington, D. C. April S. Removal of all tariff from raw wool has been agreed upon between President Wilson and members of the house committee on ways and means as the result of conferences that ended yesterday. The present plan, which will have tho unanimous Indorsement of the democratic members of the committee, provides that wool shall be placed on the free list, an end for which the free wool democrats of the house have fought for years. , The concession to President Wilson and the free wool advocates takes the place of the 15 per cent duty which tho committee had agreed upon. This, In turn, was a reduction from the' 20 per cent duty of the democratic woolen revision bill which passed the house last summer, but failed to become a law. The free wool agreement, it was claimed by democrats, Js expected to bring; Secretary of Stat Bryan Into full accord with the tariff revision program. Free wool democrats ' have pressed their fight before President Wilson In conferences in which Representatives Harrison of New York and Ralney of Illinois, both members of the ways and means committee, have been the lead ing figures. Representative Harrison, backed by Mr. Bryan, made an ardent fight in the last congress to secure Indorsement of. the free wool policy. The understanding Is that the ways and means committee will present Its bill with the free wool provision Incorpor ated and with a unanimous report from its democratic members and that the president will make known his thorough accord with it. YOIR MONEY BACK Of your good judgmrit and yon will And yourself baying IXIOS SCOUT SCRAP the acme of quality, perfect ion aid ettaeii. ST the ticket they are clear grflt to you. Adv. CRAMPS, HEADACHE, BACKACHE, Yield to Lydia E. Pinkham't Vegetable Compound. Cedar Rapids, Iowa. "I was always" tired and weak and my housework was a drag:. I was irregular, had cramps so bad that I would have to lie down, also a distressed feeling in lower part of back, and headache. My abdomen was sore and I know I had organic inflammation. "Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier havo helped me wonderfully. I don't have those pains any more and I am all right now. There are a great many women here who take your remedie3 and I havo told others what they havo done for me." Mrs. Chas. McKinnon, 1013 N. 5th St. W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Women who are suffering from those) distressing ills peculiar to their sex ehould not lose sight of these facts of doubt the ability of Lydia E.Pinkham Vegetable Compound to restore theif health. There are probably hundreds of thensands, perhaps millions of women in th United States who have been benefited by this famous old remedy, which was produced from root3 and herbs over 30 years ago by a woman ,to relieve woman's suffering. If you are sick and need such a medicine, why don't you try it t If yon want special advice write to lydia E.Pinkhnm Medicine Co. (confidential) Lynn, Mass. Yonr letter will be opened, read and answered by woman and held in strict confidence