Hammond Times, Volume 3, Number 10, Hammond, Lake County, 5 April 1913 — Page 1

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President Expected to Issue Executive Order Which Will Affect at Least Ten Postoffices in Lake County and Put in New Officials. At least 1,000 postmasters and postmistresses in. Indiana and no fewer than 10 in lake County will J probably be changed ere long by President Wilson's first executive order discussed at a cabinet meeting this week and likely to be issued at any time. The order annuls the executive orders of Roosevelt and Taft Covering fourth-class postmasters under the civil service blanket and throws all such offices where the receipts are 500 a year or more, open to civil service examination. WILL CAUSE RESIGNATIONS. This order is expected to have two notable results. It will bring about wholesale resignations of fourth-class postmasters who will refuse to take the examinations, and it will terminate tnglvlng at least half, and perhaps a ronslderable majority, of these offices to democrats. It Is said that at present at. least 90 per cent, of the -.fourth.-class " postMasters In northern states are republicans. The order was written by Postmaster '3eneral Burleson and is approved by Persldent Wilson. It is also approved ay the civil service commission. Altogether H will affect more than 50,000 postmasters in the United States. The order hasthe hearty approval of " Senators Snivels : and Kern and all of the Indiana repersentatlves who are in Washington. It, is believed it will be 1 partial step toward appeasing demorrats who want to see some of the sfflces passed out to democrats. A flood of resignations is expected as soon as the order is issued. WANT HIGH OFFICES IN THE ELKS LODGE 3. Cookman Boyd (top) and David McArron. The lines are already besrinnine to shape themselves for the annual reunion of the B. P. O. E.. t be held in Rochester, N. Y., in July. Two candidates have already anroaneed themselves. J. Cookman Boyd of Baltimore wants to be grand eitalrod ruler, and David Merron of Port Huron. Mich., would Jiie to be grand secretary.

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MONON RAILROAD HAS MORE TROUBLE Stops Trains on Both Sides of White River Bridge. Bloomington, Ind., April 6. The Motion railroad found serious trouble late Thursday afternoon when It was discovered that the middle abutment of the White river bridge Just south of Qosport was out of line. The ro;id at once stopped operating Its main line trains over the bridge. Loulsvlllo and Chicago through trains come to the bridge on each side, and then transfer passengers. All through freights have been stopped. It is thought the abutments of the bridge were affected by the flood. The stopping 6f freights Is a hardship to Bloomtngton and other towns along the line, as they are about out of fuel, and it is also impossible to move stone or other merchandise either way. The big Showers factory here has more than 100 cars of furniture stored and must shut down unless freights can b started soon. A number of quarries have already stopped work.

BEE BUZZES IN BEVERIDGE'S LID Former Indiana Senator After Presidency. Battle Creek. Mich.. April 5. Former Senator Albert J. Beveridge of Indiana. In a speech here yesterday, practically predicted that he would be the next president of the United States. He got at it naively in two separate remarks: "I will be back here in three years campaigning for the presidency," he said. Then he added: "And. believe me. I will win." "The average life of a political party Is thirty years," said Mr. Beveridge. "The old parties will give way to the new progressiveism. The republican party did not win in its first campaign, but it did in its second, and that Is Just what will happen to the progressive party." CHILDERS HAS A FINE PART Lake County Boy Shows at Chicago This Week. Ward Childers of Lowell, whose stage name is Ward De Wolf, a nephew of Mrs. S. A. Bell of iTammond, is playing the leading part in "The Little Parisienne" at a Chicago theater this week. The play, is a sumptuous - musical production and takes up a large part of the program at the popular Chicago vaudeville house. Childers la at his best and sings and dances splendidly. - A number of Hammond people have seen the talented young man In the act. Mr. Childers has spent a number of summers here and is well known in younger set. His wife also piny erf -the lead In the piece until she lost her voice a few weeks back. Mr. and Mrs. Childers visited at the home of Dr. and Mrs. S. A. Bell last evening. After three weeks more in this production Mr. and Mrs. Childers will go to New York where they will study for leading reles in a musical stock company that is being put out by Frohman. HAMMOND LAD HURT AT PICNIC Lowell Dowdell Is Scalded in Bonfire Explosion. Lowell Dowdell, the young son of Edgar Dowdell, employed at the plant of the W. B. Conkey company, was badly injured by the explosion of a pall of water which was being heated over a bonfire in the woods near Valparaiso. The hot steam and water flew into the young man's face and It is feared that he will lose his sight. After the accident the young man, in great agony, ran to a nearby farmhouse for assistance. He was later led to the home of his aunt, Mrs. A. A. Williams,, with whom he had been visiting. Lowell Dowdell and a number of other boys were having a little picnic inthe woods on the outskirts of Valparaiso. They took some lunch along and prepared to boil some eggs. They were heating the water for that purpose in a pail with a tight fitting cover, and the impounded steam caused the explosion. DONATE $50 TOSUFFERERS The plasterers union of Hammond donated $50 to the relief fund that was raised for the flood sufferers. This is a very liberal donation and was aUde dto the fund at the First National bank. This is one of the many outpourings of liberality that has made the relief fund from Hammond one of the largest that has gone out form the region. MEET ON MONDAY. Highland farmers who are interested In the success of a public market In Hammond will meet on Monday evening in the Highland public school to discuss the project with Hammond city officials. Among the latter Mayor John D. t Smalley, City Attorney John A. Gavlt' and Market Master O'Rourke are arranging to attend. A meeting of this nature was held at Saxony two weeks ago and was a big success and a big attendance is looked for next Monday evening at the Highlands public school. " ;

B. & 0. FLYER HITS DEPOT BAD WRECK

Toledo, April 6. Fireman Jackson of Garrett was reported killed outright and twenty persons hurt, five probably fatally, early today when Baltimore & Ohio passenger train No. 6,- eastbound from Chicago, crashed through an open switch at Hoytville and demolished the station. . Grant Mason of Hoytville, who was in the station, was fatally Injured. The train, traveling sixty miles an hour, tore the station into fragments and scattered wreckage for a block. ' After plunging across the street the locomotive, tender, baggage and mall cars and six coaches upset. Only one coach remained upright. ' According to Engineer Cost, there was no switch light to give warning. The switch was left open by the crew of a local freight train, it Is alleged. Train No. 6 left the Grand Central passenger station in Chicago at 5:45 p. m. yesterday. When it left Chicago the train consisted of two sleepers and four coaches. It was due in New York tonight. Officials of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in Chicago denied knowledge of the wreck. The division headquarters are located at Garrett, Ind. BLACKMUN GETS KLINE HOME Max Kline listed his Homewood property with J. S. Blackmun Co. Blackmun went out to look over the property and liked It so well that he bought it himself. , t . ; Accordingly he will not build on his Hohman street property as he expected to do when he bought it. Kline is selling out all of his Hammond holdings in preparation for taking up a position as manager of a Laporte Lumber company. . SAM ABALMAN IN HOSPITAL Sam Abalman, president of the Jewish congregation Kneseth Israel, was taken to St. Margaret's hospital yesterday, where he placed himself in-the care of a physician for treatment. Mr. Abalman has been ill for some time. His condition, however, is not serious and it is hoped that he will be able to be out again In a reasonably short time. - GARY RAILWAY ? ,u " MAN PASSES AWAY George Brown, 45 years old, ' a switchman at the Gary steel works, died yesterday at the United States Steel corporation emergency hospital following his being seived with a sudden Illness while at work. Mr. Brown was a former Wabash railway conductor and had a wide acquaintance throughout the northern part of the county. He was affiliated with the Moose, the Eagles and the switchmen's union. , Undertaker P. C. Finerty, who has the funeral in charge, announces that the funeral probably will be held tomorrow at two o'clock. Burial will be at Oak Hill cemetery in Chicago. Mr. Brown, who lived at 656 Delaware street, is survived by a wife and three children. DEATH OF WELL KNOWN FARMER (Special to Thbj Times.) Crown Point, Ind., April 6. JohnG. Lottes, a retired farmer, living on Grant street here, was found dead in Ills' bathroom at 9 o'clock this morning and heart failure is believed to be the cause of his death. Mr. Lottes had been ailing for three weeks. A wife, I two sons and three daughters survive ! him. He was 67 years of age. funeral arrangements have not been made. Th I yet Newsboys Give $1. Ths Times acknowledges the reecipt of $1 from the newsboys of Hammond taken up In a penny collection for the relief of the flood sufferers. As a penny to a newsboy means as much as a dollar to skilled labor in a manufactory the lads have done as well as if the others had given a hundred dollars. The dollar has been sent to its destination. College Boy Home. Bernard Gavit. the clever young son of City Attorney Gavit. is home from Wabash college for a short vacation. Young Mr. Gavit in physique Is of the high school freshman type, but mentally he is one of the livest wires in the college. He is editor of the college magazine and very popular with college men. Meets Monday. The Humane society holds a regular meeting next Monday evening in the office of Dr. Lena B. Watson in the Hammond building. , . Say, bob. fill that pipe of mine with Forex or Country Club. They are uatoa made. Kseh package contain premium tickets, McHle-Scclten Tobacc Co.

HEROINE OJP THE "MOVIES' ' MAY BE NEW H ARRISON FISHER GIRL.

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BRENtJl IS NO! A '""CI1IDATE

John A. Brennan of Gary today denied that he Is a candidate for county commissioner to succeed the late Mr. Schaaf. Mr. Brehnan's candidacy was mentioned in a Gary newspaper last night. Mr. Brennan went south early in the winter, but returned to Gary a few days ago after burying his youngest child at South Bend. Mr. Brennan burled his wife there last June. Since then he has kept In touch very little with Gary affairs. At the present time, pending his securing an apartment In Gary, Mr. Brennan and his children are staying at the Cain residence. BURIED IN POTTER'S FIELD Mike Eurlck, who died at St. Margaret's hospital on Thursday after he had been there less than an hour, was burled in the potter's field at Hessville this afternoon, the authorities having been unable to locate either friends or relatives of his. It was learned that he had come to the hospital from the Standard Steel Car district, having come from there on a street car. Prior to coming to Hammond he had been in Hegewisch. He was about 60 years of age, and his death was due to complications of diseases. Death of Baby. Joseph Krupa, the 7-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Krupa of company house, 186 East Hammond, died last night. The child had been ailing for a long time. It was buried this afternoon in the Greek Catholic cemetery, the early funeral having been arranged on account of other engagements which the officiating priest has for Sunday and Monday. RUMELY SHOWS GAIN. The M. Burnley company of Laporte has Issued Its annual report for the year ended Dec. 31, 1912. showing total receipts of $15,730,034 and net earnings of JI.824,600, comparing with $11,031,836 and $1,464,309 respectively in 1911. The net balance, after paying 7 per cent dividends on $10,000,000, Is equal to 10.30 per cent on $10,908,300 common tsock outstanding, compared with 8.32 per cent on $9,190,00 common stock outstanding in 1911. The $10,000,000 6 per cent convertible notes recently sold will entail upon the company an Interest charge of $600,000, but as a large part of the proceeds will be used to retire floating indebtedness, this charge will be materially modified.

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.- . .:.- '..1.-.'. . ..J :4 It GOOD MAT CARD ATTHE BIJOU A large crowd of spectators packed the Bijou theater last evening and witnessed several interesting wrestling matches. In the main event Ernie Warner of Hammond, considered one of , the trickiest -wrestlers lri northern Indiana, easily defeated Toung Mysllwy of Indiana Harbor, Warner gaining two straight falls. The first fall was secured In 14 minutes with an arm lock and half nelson, the last fall in minutes with a scissor arm. In the preliminaries Curly Davis -of Hammond twice felled Walter Lula of East Chicago In 13 minutes and 8 minutes and 40 seconds, respectively. Young Prescenger of Hammond gained two straight falls from Omer Lee of Aurora. . The spectators remained very peaceful and other events along this line are planned. . DEATH OF M. O'CONNOR Maurice O'Connor, 54 years old, 2441 Douglas avenue. West Hammond, died at 3 o'clock at his home this morning after a long illness, which was due to complications of diseases. The funeral has been arranged for next Monday morning, under the auspices of Luers court. C O. F. Services will be held at AH Saints' Catholic church at 8 o'clock. Members of Luers court' will meet at Burns' undertaking establishment tomorrow night to make a detail arrangements. Mr. O'Connor was a member of St. Patricks court, C O. F.. of Chicago. He is survived by a widow and four children,, air of whom live here. The children' are: Thomas J., who is married, and Mrs. W. J. Arndt of Hammond and Joseph T. and Maurice, Jr.. who live at their parents' home. TO HOLD ON APRIL 15. The ceremonial at Indianapolis, to which the members of Orak Shrine intended to go In special train, has been called off. The money which was collected for the purpose of making the trip was turned over to the flood sufferers. However, added preparations are being made for the ceremonial that is to be held on April 15 in Hammond. It is expected that this Is to be the greatest ceremonial since the famous 101 class were initiated. FUNERAL ON MONDAY. Word received today by the relatives and friends of the late Balzer Franz, who died at his Lottavllle home last Thursday, la to the effect that the funeral will take place on Monday morning. Services will be conducted at the Turkey Creek Catholic church at 10 o'clock. Heat, when and where you want Get a Gas Heating Stove. No. Ind. Ga. Sc znec Co. If you smoke a Ia Vendor once you will always call for them. Ad.

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PURCHASES BY ASBESTOS TRUST CONFIRMED

Chicago, April 5. The purchase by the H. W. JohnsManville company, generally known as the asbestos trust, of the Pullman dairy farm of 130 acres at Riverdale, six miles southwest of Hammond, is announced for $130,000 ,or at the rate of $1,000 an acre. The erection, of ten large steel constructed manufacturing buildings, each 125 by over 1,000 feet ground dimensions, covering over 1,000,000 square feet of floor space, will be carried to rapid completion. They will cost $8,000,000 will give employment to 7,000 persons, and will, it is said, be the largest asbestos and fire proofing manufacturing plant in the world. Thus the story first published in THE TIMES several months ago and disputed by a score of newspapers In other cities is verified. Even the Chicago papers scouted the story. Once again THE TIMES was proved to1 be right. The locating of the plant six miles west of Hammond is to be followed by the Immediate construction of the Eastern Illinois Traction Company which will bring Hammond within a five cent fare and a fifteen minute ride of the new plant. A boom in West Hammond is expected as a result. The people of West Hammond expect to grant an extension of the franchise to the Eastern Illinois Traction Company so that It will not lose any of the advantage from the building of the new plant.

WORKING 0 HARBORHAMMOND CAR LINE Gary& Interurban Getting Ready to Span River at Kennedy Ave. Interurban connections between Hammond and Indiana Harbor via the Gary and Interurban are to be completed this summer, according to a statement to The Times by Engineer Hamilton of the road yesterday. The proposed line branches off from the main line on Summer street and runs north n Kennedy avenue across the Grand Calumet river, where It enters East Chicago territory on the same street, Engineer . Hamilton appeared beforfc the Hammond board of -public works yesterday to announce hla company's readiness to build a temporary bridge on private right of way. over the river. This bridge Is later to be replaced with a permanent structure. A gang of men Is engaged laying the tracks on Kennedy avenue. In East Chicago territory, and another Is to be put to work on the south end, most of the .material being on the ground-- already. The franchise was procured In anticipation of big building activity on the part of the Baldwin Locomotive Co.. and whle the latter's plans did not materialize as fast as was expected, the Interurban people are proceeding with their work nevertheless in order to insure their franchise rights. HAMMOND PUG TO ENTERTAIN PEORIA FANS MONDAY Tommy Tague, a Hammond pugilistic poduct who mads friends in Peoria some time ago when he knocked cut Jack Loomis, the "fighting blacksmith," appears again In the distillery oity next Monday evening against Andy Dans of Chicago. Dans and Loomis have figured in two draw bouts and the Peoria fans are backing Tague as a 2-to-I favorite. They are to go ten rounds at, 124 pounds. Tague at the present time Is working out with "Mickey" Sheridan at Ollmore's gym in Chicago. Sheridan Is also staged for Peoria for Monday night to fight Harry Donahue In ten Innings at 183 pounds. Two colored pugs will mix it in the curtain raiser, ten rounds, at 135 pounds. Good News for Clerks. The news that the Hammond stores would close at 6 -on all nights in the week except Fridays and Saturdays was the one little business sensation of the day in last night's Times. They entered into a mutual agreement to close their places of business at 6 o'clock on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, and to keep open until 9 o'clock on Friday and 10 o'clock Saturday nights. Ratify Flood Gift. At the meeting of the Hammond Saloonkeepers' association last Thursday the action of the board of directors of taking $150 from the treasury, for the benefit of the flood sufferers, was ratified. ' I Praises "Ad" Columns. E. F. Johnsto lng & Loan a i of the Calumet Buildsoclation speaks very highly of the results that he has obtalned through classified colum advertlsements In the is of The Times. as a direct result of He says that these ads 300 sh bres of stock have been sold and 50 pe pie have been started on a systematld plan of saving. The company is repolrted to be in a flourishlng condition. THET ARK ALL tSIOS MADE. Scrap t'aloa j Scout, Country Clab lorn cat, for !iew or smoke, Forex plug cat, d ISweet Lomt fine eat. Manufactured from the choicest leaf tobacco. McHleJ-Scottra Tobacco Co.

A. I'llDEflERS' WIFE IS BURIIEDJO DEATH Terrible Tragedy Takes Place Near Rensselaer Yesterday Morning.

(BTTLLETTIIV.) The Hammond police department received a reoueat over the lonc-dlstance telephone from ' Hobart this moralag asking that they locate Andy Wldener and Inform him that hla wife In dead at Wo I cot t, Ind. They were Instructed to look for him In the employ of the National Brtckmakera' association, and If located to telephone to Hobart No. 44. The woman who telephoned front Hobart did not ava her aante to the department. ' - - " Rensselaer, Ind., April 5. Mrs. A. Wldener whose husband Is employed in Lake county as a brick mason is dead near here as the result of a more than shocking accident. Mrs. Wldener Is 48 years of age and lived with her daughter, who Is mtBtaTu? ly :deficfentJi Her' husband ' is a brick mason and makes big wages, being employed at Hammond -or Gary,, but he has not been at home for six years and is said to have contributed very meagerly toward the support of hla wife and daughter. Mrs. Wldener has supported herself and daughter by taking In washings and has been a very hard worker and -broke down under the strain and suffer- . ed a mental collapse a week ago. Since . then she has been deranged to such an . extent that neighbors have been watching her. This morning she had a very hot fire In the range and the stove became red all over the top. She tried to turn the damper, apparently, to shut off the draft, but it would -not work and she took the coal oil can and poured oil on ttys damper to loosen it. The fire at once set the pall biasing and her clothing caught fire. She . threw open the reservoir of the stove and tried to put out the nro by pouring water over her. The Water was almost scalding hot and its effect was almost as bad as the flames which seemed to at once surround her. PRINCESS BEAU IS A DASHING YOUTH ' Prlaee Brneet ef Cnmberlaaa. Berlin, April 6. Love of quite a human and sincere kind Is said to be the real reason for the recently announced engagement of Prince Ernest Cumberland and Princess Victoria Luise of Prussia, eldest daughter of the German kaiser. The couple are evidently quite fond of each other, a state of affairs more or less of a novelty In royal circles, where marriages generally are arranged mostly for political

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