Hammond Times, Volume 3, Number 20, Hammond, Lake County, 14 June 1913 — Page 1

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ELEVATION FOR CEWTRAL

S COMG Building of Huge Elevator in West Hammond Reveals Fact That Track Elevation and Extension Is Planned. That railroads passing: through Hammond are beginning to look forward to the time when they nrust elevate their tracks, appears from a report current in Michigan Central circle to the effect that that company Is planning to build a big elevator in West Hammond. The plan is to cost in the ne ighborhood of three hundred thousand dollars and is to take the place of the one that burned down at Kensington about two months ago. It is to be located on the railroad's property at Calumet Park, where West State street and Burnham avenue Intersect. It is understood that the Calumet Park site was selected because of the anticipated track elevation. The Illinois Central tracks are already elevated as far south as Grand Crossing, and as soon as the elevation is extended as far as Kensington, the Michigan Central which uses the I. C. tracks will have to meet the elevation. The distance between Hammond and Kensington is about seven miles, and once the elevation is begun it is planned to extend it clear through to Gary to avoid up and down grades. The new elevator is to have a capacity of one hundred and fifty cars a day, and will employ in the neighborhood of thirty men. It is probable that grouncl for it will be broken this year yet. Mr. Mealirr who operated the Kensington elevator for the company will also operate the new plant. HOFF ROBBERY A MYSTERY Although.i!hfj-plier ta.m--m4irtl' city-wide search for the two , housebreakers who entered' the: residence of Joseph Hoff. 515 East State street; early Thursday morning and at the point of guns robbed Mr. and Mrs Hoff of $750 in cash, they have been able to elude the authorities and so far but few clues -of importance have developed. The police are still working on the case and hope to throw pome light on the robbery In the near future. SHE WANTS TO GIVE MORE MONEY AWAY & IS Mrs. Russell Sage Mrs. Russell Sage, widow of the lata financier, has promised to give $100,009 for a new university dining hall at Princeton, provided the university raises an additional $400,000 for the same piirpose. During the past few years Mrs. Sage has given nearly $27,000,000 to charity, and has anounced her intention of giving away practically all of the huge fortune left her by the Wall street financier. Her largest benefection was $10,000,000, set aside for the Sage Foundation for Improvement of bocial Conditions.

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WANT MASS MEETING OF THE CITIZENS W. C. T. U. After Public Expression on New Hospital Proposition.

A mass meeting of citizens is called by women of the W. T. C. U. for Monday evening at the South Hohman Street Presbyterian church that a public expression on the non-sectarian hospital project may be heard. Labor unionst fraternities, church societies and lucbs are urged to send representatives that the question may have as wide a hearing as possible. It Is the plan of the Woman's Christian Temperance Vnion that the protestant churches of the city get behind their hospital project and aid in advocating it until the public is familiar with the plans and prospects. The South Side Improvement association came out in favor of it at a meeting last week and is now circulating petitions to have it located in Conkeyvllle. Special Inducement will be offered. TELEPHONE ENEIY OF . CITY MART Van der Mulen's one horse shay came back to the city market this morning and so did Van's seventy-five customers that he alone cared for on the two days of market last week. Two other farmers were there today and a corresponding number of marketing .housewives responded. F. O'Rourke, marketmaster, was properly elated and now sees visions of rioting townspeople fighting for standing room around scores of hay wagons loaded down with all the produce of lake county farms. O'Rourke V. the Telephone. O'Rourke is up against a hard proposition, as Is every man exploiting an ideal for the benefit of the public. He HjnajreS'tly compietuws-with, the tele-4 phone company,' for tt la by means of that convenience that the average housewife does her buying. If he can persuade people that it will pay them to walk to the city hall and get their foodstuffs direct from the producer to the consumer, he will have accomplished wonders. If he can persuade the farmer that he can find a reliable market for his produce at the market he can supply his demand. WEEK'S REALTY MARKET The sale of the Calumet Institute property at the corner of Hohman and Ogden streets to the Knights of Pythias Building association of Hammond stands out most prominently In the real estate activity of the week. The hundred feet frontage with the improvements on the lot are generally conceeded to have been a good buy for the lodgemen. Real estate, on the whole was quite active during the past week. Gostlin, Meyn & Co. report sales in all parts of the city. Mr. Gostlin, Jr., is authority for the statement that there is an increased demand for north side property. Blackmun & Co., in addition to some sales reports inquiries indicating a healthy tone. The M. V. Scott & Co., a building concern, has purchased seventeen lots on Sibley street, between Charlotte 'street and Howard avenue, on the north side of the street, from the owner, Talcott, in Chicago. Frank Wachewicz, the West Hammond real estate dealer, negotiated the deal. He also reports the' sale of the C. A. Cleveland cottage at 21 Condit street to Anton Huppenthal. Scott & Co. have several buildings under construction in West Hammond. The decision of the city administration relative to the deep sewer will affect property values generally, as will also the outcome of the annexation suit Involving all the North township acreage. The Hastings-Woods Realty company has sold four lots aggregating five thousand dollars in the Kenwood subdivision this week, -among the purchasers being AV. L. Craig of the Wisconsin Lumber Company of East Chicago and Attorney Joseph Conroy. The former purchased a 136 foot frontage on Kenwood avenue and the latter a fifty foot home site-on Moraine avenue. Asphalt macadam pavements are to go in at once on Zachau Forest and Moraine avenues in this subdivision. Edward Dibos' bungalow is well under way and Ray Seeley is to begin construction on his next week. OHIO SCOUT SCRAP. COUNTRY CLUB aad FOREX plus; rat Browing by leaps aad bounds. Quality and tlty rouuta with consumers. McKIc S.

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Poughkeepsie, N. T., June 14. The biggest attraction of class day exercises at Vassar college, witnessed by 19,000 people, the greatest crowd ever Well Known Gary Citizens Take Steps to Have National Guard at Polling .lages-on November-Election Day. WANT MILITIA FOR NOVEMBER A number of well-known Gary men have taken steps to get out petitions to bave the Gary polling placeit manned by the Indiana national guard on election day, TbU ttIII prevent police interference and possibly will prevent bloodshed. A bloody riot is said to have been nearly averted on Thursday night when 400 Infuriated foreigners, deprived of ballots because they weron't for Knotts, wanted to go home and get their shooting arms and drive the police department from the polls. Only the calmness of their leaders is said to have averted a disaster. It Is the general opinion that there will he no honest election in Gary in overalier unless troops guard the polls. After having secured his nomination by means of police power, Tom Knotts, the mayor of Gary, and members of his crowd yesterday and today were busy in the south end dlstributine- olive branches to those who had been club- i bed, arrested, and intimidated on "primary" day. Late reports Indicate that the offerers of the palm either got them hurled back in their faces or the wily south enders used 'em to brush away the flies and mosquitoes that in fest that territory. Mayor Knotts" newspaper last night stated that his honor was "vindicated." (Continued on Fags . CITY REGULATES TfflS GAMES New rules and regulations governing tennis players who use the public courts at Harrison and Central parks were drawn up and passed at the meeting of the board of public works this morning upon a motion made by Park Superintendent Peter Kox. A motion was also made and passed to outline two new tennis courts which will give the enthusiasts four courts to play upon. Since the opening of the courts this spring complaints have been made to Mr. Fox of certain tennis players using the courts fir hours at a time and not giving those waiting an opportunity to play. Only the other day an employe of the Conkey plant came to the park to play a game of tennis, but the other players used it so long that it got so late that the young man never got an opportunity to play. This morning a new restriction was made, that players are not allowed to use the courts more than one hour; that is, if there are other people wishing to play. Any one violating this rule will loose his privilege of using the courts. Tennis players will have to bring their own nets and rackets. The court at Central park will also b put Into shape.

THEY MAY PETITION FAR GUARD

A section of the chain. assembled on the college grounds, was the carrying of the daisy chain by the sophomore class. Twenty-four sophomores dressed in wjilte, and voted to

Railroad Menj Misled by Big Bullfrog. Crown Point, Ind., Juno 14. Panhandle trainmen running into thi3 city report-:: that bullfrogs cause annoyance on the north end of the division. They ,6ay the frogs imitate the different engine whistles, and they fear a wreck may happen, due to the false signals. Oldtime engineers declare that on several occasion flagmen have been sent out to protect their trains have left their posts when they heard the four long, deep-threated whistles of one monster frog.'which they took to be signals from the engineer to come in. Several trainmen who make frequent trips to English lake, .where. tfeoJistle of the frog is heard, have tried to capture and kill it, but they were unable to locate it. Boys in Vote Contest. George Rathbun. 238 Towle street, a Hammond lad 16 years of age, sees visions ahead of a splendid trip to the Panama canal or Yellowstone park as a result of his successful accumulation of votes during the past month in a Chicago newspaper contest. The youth is forging to the front rapidly, ranking fourteenth in the list, with a grand total of 120,000 votes. The first twenty boys are to make the trip. George is a pupil of the Central school. His many school chums are securing a vast number of votes for him. Two other Hammond youths, Gerald Dye and Clyde Hudson, are also among the leaders in the contest. Death of Infant. William Moffatt, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Moffatt. 376 Wilcox street, Hammond, died at the residence this morning at 7 o'clock. The child had been 111 over a week and death is attributed to spasms. Funeral services will occur from the residence Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock and interment will be made at Dak Hill cemetery. WOMAN'S TESTIMONY HARD ON DETECTIVES Mrs. Celia Gallo. Mrs. Celia Gallo, wife of a confessed and convicted San Francisco bunko man, is proving a valuable witness for the state in its case against the San Francisco police detectives accused of being m league with a gang of bunko men. Her testimony last week helped the state secure a conviction of Detective Esola; and she is relied upon to furnish some damaging evidence against the seven other accused police detectives, who will be tried soon.

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be the prettiest girls who ever carried the chain, bore the 225 feet of entwined daisies, one foot of daisies for each one of the graduates of 1913, across the grounds.

ACCIDENT MAY COST HIS LIFE

School Boy Drops From Horizontal Ladder in City; Arm Twice Broken; Small Hope Is Extended for Recover yof the Lad. Another one of those unfortunate school playground accidents which took place during school hours at the Hammond Irving schol on the north side last Wednesday may result in the death of Jack Thompson, a 7-year-old second grader. Jack fell from a horizontal ladder to the sand with his left arm doubled in under. The weight of his body broke it in two places In such a vicious way that the bones were ground into the dirt. These accidents. If tabulated in the Calumet region, would reach an astonishing number. Fear Look Jaw. The boy is now in St. Margaret's hospital, where he was rushed after beign taken to his home, 438 Oak street. He Is very low and but small hope is extended for his recovery. A consuming fever precludes healing and impoverishes the little body. The doctors are fighting oft lockjaw, wjiich is the logical sequence, of this type of infection. Blame Teachers. J. W. Thompson, the father, is a foreman in a car shop. He is not so much inclined to blame the school authorities for allowing 7-year-olds to use the apparatus as he is to criticize them for qot supervising the gymnastics. The. accident to his son happened just before the 9 o'clock gong rang, while two other youngsters were on the ladder. These playmates say that Jack simply lost his grip and fell In an awkward manner. The distance was short and the landing place compact sand. BEACH IS DAMAGED. Hammond's Bathing Beach Is Almost Ruined. According to park policeman John Snyder yesterday the water at the Iake Front park ia the highest that it has been In years and the fine beach is now under water. Last year the Iake Front park at Robertsdale was credited with having one of the finest bathing beaches in the region, but now the water line almost reaches the bath house. "The beach has been destroyed by the high waves washing the sand out into the lake," said Mr. Snyder to a Times reporter this morning, "and the only way to remedy this would be to build an extension on the piers to serve as a breakwater." An effort was made last year to build an extension on the piers, Mit nothing was done. It .will take at least two years to put the beach back into good shape again. GESANG VEREIN HAVE PICNIC The Calumet Gesang Verein will give a basket picnic on Sunday, June 15, at Gruener's grove, near Douglas park, Hammond. The event will take place rain or shine, and all members and friends are urged to be present. A Gas Range does away with dirt. No. Ind. Gas & Elec. Co,

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Pennsylvania Train Wrecked in Hammond This Morning; Fireman is Hurt

Running at a rate of speed of 25 miles an hour, westbound Pennsyl vania belt line train No. 159, due in Hammond at 8:05 was wrecked near the Calumet avenue crossing this morning when the engine and tender struck a defective switch and left the track. After tearing up the track for a distance of nearly 100 feet, the engine plowed Into a heap of said and turned over. BOTH HAD NARROW ESCAPE. Both the engineer and fireman miracuously escaping with their lives. The wreck claimed only one victim. F. HART WICK, Cottage Grove avenue, Chicago, fireman, suffered an ugly gash on the head, bruised and probably internal Injuries. Taken to St. Margaret's hospital. The wreck occurred at what Is known as Hammond Junction, at a point where the Pennsylvania leaves the B. & O. tracks near Calumet avenue. It Is said that the train was running between 25 and 30 miles an hour, although the railroad authorities deny that their trains make the curve .at Calumet avenue at that high rate of speed. TENDER TAKES THE LEAD, The tender was the first to leave the track at the point where the spur runs off near Calumet avenue. MOTHER MOURNS LOSS OF LOCKET LOST A heart of gold worn last near heart of a mother In remembrance of her son. As a breast pin It is worth 125 and as a precious momento it la invaluable. Return to Mrs. A. Stonebreaker, 620 Conkey avenue and receive a reward, not only of money but in the knowledge of having lightened another's burden. Now you see its this way. Raymond, that's Mrs. Stonebreaker's son, is coming back from the army soon to the mother he left a few years ago. It seems an age to the old couple and their only fear was that they might not live till he came home. But summer is here now and health has returned to them. The weeping willows shade the yard where they can sit and read his letters and the park across the way is beautiful once more. Every thing i3 ready for the prodical's return, even old Rosie, the Jersey cow has taken on new hope and is skittish as of old when Doctor comes to milk her. Cannot Be Found. But the happiness of Mrs. Stonebreaker has 'been blighted just as it began. The locket that she wears for Ray worked loose in some way while she was In the St. Paul's Lutheran church at the funeral of John Prohl yesterday and dropped to the floor. She went back to look for it a heartshaped locket of pure gold. But It couldn't be found. When Ray comes home from the army where he rose upon merit from the ranks to a place on the staff of his superior officer Mrs. Stonebreaker wants the locket that she may wear It as always before. He will ask about It the first thing. When mother's are gray they can't stand the disappointments of the heart that they can in youth and so Dr. Stonebreaker is doing everything in his power to find the lost heart of gold that Ray's mother maybe consoled. WILL SPEAK AT BAPTIST CHURCH - Rev. C. P. Meeker, the evangelist, who is conducting revival meetings in a tent at Hoffman and Cedar streets, will speak tomorrow morning at the First Baptist church on "The Inner Circle of Christian Life." In the evening he will, speak o'n "Kow to Make a Success of a Christian Life," at the north side tabernacle. Lucky Baldwin spoke last evening to an appreciative audience at the tent. He told of his conversion from a life of crime as a New York gangster. Compete for Scholarship. All Saints' high school feels pretty proud in th recognition given it by the various parochial grammar schools today, when eighteen students took the scholarship examination. At 9 o'clock all the pupils assembled in the high school stud yhall, where each student competed by a written examination for i the coveted prixe of a free four years' course at All Saints' higs school. The manuscripts of the students will be examined by a faculty member of Saint Mary of the Woods, Vigo county, Ind., the mother house of the Sisters of Providence, and notification will be given to the successful candidates at an early date. If you smoke a La Vendor once yon will always call for them. Adi,

The engine followed and after plunging down the ties for a distance of nearly 100 feet overturned. Fireman Hartwlck yelled to Engineer W. F. McCarley to Jump, but the engineer stuck to his post and escaped Injury. In jumping from the engine cab. Hartwick was struck on the head with a large piece of coal and sucered other painful bruises. He was taken to St. Margaret's hospital In Stewart's ambulance where he was given medical attendance. . , The train Is made up of four coaches and luckily none-of them left the track or were overturned. Outside of being given a slight shaping up none of the passengers were Injured.' Some of them did not realize that a wreck had occurred until they leaned out of the window and saw the engine lying on its side. The train was delayed more than an hour, until a relief engine was sent out from the yards and a majority of the passengers, getting off at Hammond, walked to the Ft. Wayne station. The wreck train arrived on the scene about 10 o'clock and expect to have the right of way cleared early this afternoon. It Is said that the accident was caused by a defective switch, although, the report could not be verified. SALOONMEN MAY HAVE BEEN HIT (Special to The Times.) Crown Point, Ind., June 14. A number of saloonkeepers In the southern part of the county ;who kept their places of business open . on Sundays, and others who sold intoxicants to minors, are said to have been hit by true bills which , the grand Jury returned yesterday. No returns have been made yet on the indictments and consequently the names of the defendants are not given out for publication. Saloonkeepers In Cedar Lake and in some of the surrounding townships are said to have been singled out for the investigation. REPUBLICANS LOSE JOBS TO DEMOCRATS .' tt ,i it 'SvSS& Cato Sells (top) and Alexander M. Stephens. Washington, June 14. Gradually Republicans are being ousted from responsible positions in government and their places being filled with Democrats. Three members of the dominant party recently have received good jobs, either from President Wilson or from members of his cabinet. Cato Sells, the new commissioner of Indian affairs in the interior department, is a lawyer and banker. Carter B. Keene has just been malchief of the postal savings Byete. '"' cecdingins Theodore L. Weed.

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