Hammond Times, Volume 3, Number 26, Hammond, Lake County, 26 July 1913 — Page 5
July 26, 1913.
THE TIMES.
PARCEL POST TO HAUL TWENTY
POUNDS
Extension of Service Is Announced to Become Effective On Aug ust 15.
Washington. July 26. Plans for extension, improvement and reduction In rates of the parcel post have been annsunced by Postmaster General Burleson, The changes, which are to become effective on Aug. 16, include an increase from eieven pounds to twenty pounda In the maximum weight of parcels; a rrattrlal reduction In the nifias rates in the first and second zones; the abandonment of the parcel post map as a nienns of computing ratesi and the substitution for it of a rite chart individualized to every postoffico In the IT. The plans contemplate the purchase of many automobiles to be used exclusively for the delivery of parcel post matter. While for the present the maximjm weight limit of twenty pounda and the rednrt'on of rates will apply only to the first and second rones from any givn postoffice a distance of about InO miles the changes directed today
OUR MONEY HELPS YOU
to set out of debt, take a trip or spend a pleasant vacation. You can have as much or as littlo as you want from $5.00 to $160.00
We would like to have you get acquainted with us and know how we conduct our business. WE ARE SURPRISINGLY DIFFERENT FROM THE ORDINARY LOAN COMPANY YOU HTTAR AND READ ABOUT.
H Your furniture, piano, horses
and vehicles or stock will do as security and nothing moved. If you have regular employment, we advance you a reasonable sum a your own note.
Confidential, private and courteous attention always. YOU ARE TO BLAME IF YOU FORGET THE NAME,
LAKE COUNTY LOAN CO. Room 23 Rtmfeach Block, (Over Lion Store) Phone 218 Open every evening till 8 p. m. Saturday, 9 p. m.
constitute the first long step toward a universal extension or the system and a gentral reduction In the rates of postage on parcel matter. "It is my expectation and belief." said Postmaster General Burleson,
"that eventually and It may be fifteen or twenty years the postal service will handle practically all of the business in the United States. The maximum weight limit, increased now from eleven to twenty pounds, I expect to see increased to 100 pounds, and experience may demonstrate the practicallity of handling the parcel business at even lower rates than we now propose. Will Karllitatr llnn-tUn. The simplicity of the plan it Is thought, will make eaiity determinable the rate of postage frcin that unit to any other on any mailable parcel, and will gratly facilitate the handllnur of parcel poat matter at postoffice windows. L'nder regulations recently adopted the use of distinctive Btamps no longer is mandtory and the public J permitted to mall parcels with ordinary stamps affixed. The insurance fee -which originally was 10 cents, was found to be excessive and an order, effective July 1 re--duced to fi cents the fee on parcels insured to actual value up to $25, and a 10-cent fee is exacted only on parcels insured to actual value of more than $25 and not exceeding $50. Under this arrangement thebuslness of insuring packages has more than doubled, particularly in the sending of valuable merchandise. During the present month an immense business has been built up in the handling of parcels forwarded under the C. O- D. regulation inaugurated July 1. 1913, which Is said to be proving popular, not only among mer
chants but among the public generally.
Round The World. "Round the world for two-bita." Is there a piker In the breadth and width of this broad expanse called Hammond who would not willingly pay out a quarter in cold coin to view the whole of the world. It will take him but an evening, of pleasant experiences and he will receive full value. "Around the World In Eighty Days" is a dead slogan. Mabel Powley, fourth vice presidnt of the Epworth League in Hammond is the originator of this novelty. Starting at 7:30 next Tuesday evening an excursion of tourists will leave the corner of Hohman and Russell streets on the trip over the globe. One Methodist home is to be Japan, another Italy and so on. Now from Japan to Holland end back to Italy Is quite a Journey, in fact three good sized journeys but Miss Crowley "says it can be done very nicely.
The trip will end up in the Methodist
church on Russell street wit h refreshments.
MONON OBEYS
THE LAW
True to the letetr of the law as laid
down by the Hammond city council officials of the Monon railroad saw to it that planking in the Russell street
crossing was replaced well within the
time limit specfied. The council had
threatened to put It in and charge the
Job to the company, an unsatisfactory
method with the latter as section
hands can do the work for them much cheaper. Other railway crossings In the city will receive similar treatment In the near future for the city is after them. Somethng in the nature of a report on the matter, is expected by . the council at the next meeting and City Attorney QavK is the one looked to for the In-
I formation.
Hammond Colony.
A colony of Hammond folk is to be
formed at Winona Lake. The Robert
Armstrongs started the affair, having
had a cottage there for some seasons.
Toronto Artist Here.
N. McConnell cartoonist for the Toronto News whose reputation is dominion wide is here for a visit with
the family of Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Hop
man on Ruth street. Mr. McConnell Is
a brother-in-law of Mrs. Hohman
A Bad Fire.
But for the quick response of fire
departments No. 1 and 3 and their
efficient work this morning a disas
trous Are would have occurerd at the residence of J. G. Bower, 444 Summer street. When they arrived, three min
utes after they were called the basement was In a mass of flames, and soon
ate its way through the side walls
into the attic.
Every man on the department lent
every effort and with two leads of
hose soon had the blase under control.
A damage of several hundred dollars was caused. The fire started In the
basement which contained some straw
and so far its origin has not been de
termined. Mrs. Bowen wishes to thank
the Are departments for this Immedl ate response.
Enrlght. c; E. Klein, If; w. Halfman,
cf ; J. Ambre, rf, and E. Yeung, p.
CO. COMMISSIONERS
ACCEPT MOTT ROAD
The county commissioners yesterday
spent the day inspecting various pub
lic Improvements which are completed or under way. They accepted the Mott
road east of Hesaville. which was built
by the firm of Downey and Forts of
Hammond.
The county officials also inspected
the bridge work now under way on the
Hart bridge between Highland and
Munster, and two bridges south of
Griffith. Their inspection triD also
took them to the county. fair grounds, where various improvements are un
der way.
AUTOMOBILE OWNERS
LICENSES
K. of C. To Play.
On Sunday, July 27. Harrison park
will be the scene of a mighty exhibition of the national pastime when at 3 p m. the stage manager umpire will gave his cue. the curain will raise and low before our very eyes we shall see Unity Council leaders of the K. of C. Suburban League and Garcia Marena Council from Harvey, 111., both teams In position to solve the great diamond mystery. Unity will be seen in the field and Harvey swinging the willows wtth avenging force endeavorto sever the stitches on the horse-bide. Now in order to overcome the feeling of the boys from Harvey the locals will need support, therefore let us come out In goodly numbers and save the threatened stitches on the said horse-hide. The probable lineup Is as folows: J. Desmond, lb; J. McShane, 2b; R. Cosgrove, ss; W. Connors, 3b; D.
Automobile owners are finding some
difficulty in obtaining the new license
tags required la pursuance of Section
2 "Of an act defining motor vehicles
and provlllng for the registration.
number and regulation of same, defin
ing chauffeurs and providing for the
examination and licensing thereof and providing for punishment for the violation of any of the provisions of this
act."
To accommodate the public, Gostlln & Meyn, at their offices in tht. Lake
County Trust and Savings bank, are
obtaining thes licenses from the sec
retary of state. They have a stock of
blanks on which the owner's applica
tion for registration of automobiles1
must be made out. The fees are listed as follows:
25-borsepower or Iss $ 5. 00
40-horsepower or less and more
than 25 8.00
50-horsepower or less and more
than 40 ., 15.00 More than 50-horsepower 20.00
Manufacturer's and dealer's li
cense 25.00
Commercial cars 6.00
Electric pleasure vehicles ...... 3.00
Motorcycles 2.00
Chauffeur's license 2.00
it ; Leaves On Trio.
Ove R. Gnatt of the Florist Supply company on Conkey avenue left this morning for an extended business trip
through the southern states, expecting
to be absent for nearly a month. Mr.
Gnatt recently returned from a business trip from Europe, where his fath
er is engaged in a branch Floral Sup
ply house.
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Gary Lsiinid Co
Controls Every Unimproved Lot in fflie Heart of flite City This Company -will pave every street in the First Subdivision. Sewers and water mains are now in dvery alley in the First Subdivision. The prices of lots in the Fist SiibdiTision include the cost of paved streets. For Years to Come thirproperties of the Gary Land Co., situated directly south of the Steel Plant and other subsidiary companies of the Corporation, will bs the home of the merchant, banker, clerk and workman. Compare the price of our Improved Lots with those south of the Company's properties. A clear title to every lot Is this not Reason Enough? Why you should purchase property far residential purposes in the First Subdivision:. .Beautifully situated, high and dry, aco"3ible to plants of the Steel Company, to schools and churches and the business center of the city. A few unsold lots in the First Subdivision ranging in price from $450 up.
PRBMUMISV ISSUES UDEFHRJEUD ft. 4? "THE DEEP SEWER CONSPIRACY." There is more intrigue in politics than in any other game in the world. Xo sooner does a man attain a position which elevates his head above the throng than some one throws a brick at it. About the time a man begins to feel that he is going along pretty well some one sneaks up and kicks his feet out from under him. The deep sewer agitation was an attempt to kick Mayor John D. Smalley's feet from under him and deprive him of his just deserts, the right to succeed hin self in the office he now holds. Without a doubt the deep sewer agitation is the most conscienceless conspiracy that was ever aimed at a public official in Hammond. Following Smalley's success in opening Calumet avenue, now recognized as the thing that is making the east side, he started out to give Hammond its first adequate sewer system. .
Apparently there was complete unanimity among the citizens of Hammond in favor of the project when it was announced. There was no opposition to the employment of an expert to make recommendations and submit a plan for the sewer. Then it was deemed necessary in certain quarters to kill off Smalley. Hereat last was the weapon with which he could be attacked. There were thousands of property owners to be taxed for this improvement in addition to the burden tof building local sewers. 4 These clever conspirators knew that there is no appeal so strong as thetone which hits the pocketbook. So the hue and cry went up that the new systcmwas to confiscate the property of most of the citizens on the north side. The detractors of the deep sewer project misrepresented the facts, they lied about the cost, they discredited the mayor and board of public works and created more dissension about this improvement than has been raised about all of the other public works proposed in Hammond in a generation. And having raised the issue they chuckled over the fact that "Mayor Smalley is a dead duck no matter how he acts. If he puts through the deep sewer, 800 remonstrators will be his avowed enemy. If he bows to the will of the remonstrators our claim that he hasn't back bone enough to be mayor will be proven. If he gets his sewer the remonstrators will kill him, and if he doesn't we will." But John D .Smalley gave these conspirators the greatest little surprise of their lives. With two members of the board of works back of him he forced the proposition through in the face of the half-faked remonstrance. He forced the issue notwithstanding the fact that a primary fight was impending. He picked the
deep sewer project out of the maze of contention and dissension into which it had fallen and restored it to the progressive citizens of Hammond. And the Hammond Chamber of Commerce, the manufacturers, the large land owners and public citizens generally now thank him for it. "What was intended" to be the finish of Smalley proved to be the very thing that caused his friends to rally in his interests. They were willing to fight for a man wlio dared to do the right thing and they wanted the chance to fight against the men who made a great public improvement a political issue with the terminating of a career its purpose. That is the inside of the deep sewer agitation. There were some conscientious opponents of the deep sewer dragged into the fight who did not know the real motives which actuated those who so gleefully precipitated it. But the public knows now and the public is soon to be Smalley's judge on this issue. Adv.
Police Search For Man
Fearing that his arrest would be I anj after leaving the building was at-
caused for the death of Peter Peterson, J tacked by one of the gang near Cohen's
whom he assaulted Thursday evening, J Bhoe shop.
a Hammond man, whose name is being I Peterson was ehoved and fel heavily
held a secret by the police dlsapeared I t0 the side walk striking his head.
yesterday morning. The police de- I Bleeding from the nose, he was taken
partment is making a wide search for I t0 his boarding house at 97, Hanover
him, but whether any charges will be I street and where he was found by anpreferred upon his arrest is not known. I other boarder on the rear steps. The
According to witnesses who saw the I hoarder helped Peterson to his room.
assault, Peterson apeared to have j where he was found dead In bed at ( been slightly intoxicated when he came o'clock yesterday morning.
into Gratzyk's poolroom at Hohman I At an autopsy held over the re-
and Hoffman streets Thursday even- 1 mains vesterday. it 1 ssaid that a blood
ing. Some of the habitants of the pool J ci0t was found on Peterson's brain and room Is said to have teased Peterson J in an probability caused his death.
Chief Austgen and Coroner Shanklin
are making a rigid invest igaton and
expect further developments In the
case.
In the inquest of Peter Peterson. 97
Hanover street Coroner E. M. Shanklin returned a verdict of homicide this afternoon Peterson being thrown to
the side walk and fracturing his skull. Funeral services will be held at Stew
art's chapel Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Rev. Fuller wil officiate
and interment will be made in the family lot at Oak Hill cemtery. ,
VOTE FOR FRED BARNETT
in " Q:
Gary
aed Co
o
Call at this office and talk over selling plan. FIFTH AVENUE AND BROADWAY PHILLIPS BUILDING
Might as well be without a tele-
phone as without a motor Delivery
Wagon. Made In any style or body for business intended. Low in price and
terms to suit. Manufactured by FAMOUS MFG. CO.
Phone 12.
Et Chicago, lad.
MONEY
at
A
per month On household goods, pianos, horses and wagons. $25.00 costs you $4.15 for three months. That's all. Agent in Hammond every Tuesday. If you need monej see us. Licensed and bonded under State Law of Indiana. Indiana Loan Company 216 Gary Bldg. 5th Ave. and Broadway. Tel. 322
HAHOi GROWING AS HOME CITY
Two inquiries were received recently by Gostlin Meyn & Company by Chicago parties who desire first class residences or apartments. They stated as their reaon for wanting to come to Hammond, the fact that they want the benefit of the Hammond Country Club. Their businesses are in Chicago and apparently they could be content there. But the fame of Hammond as a desirable suburban residence city is spreading. Their applications reveal one of Hammond's strongest asserts, its possibility as a Chicago suburban residence city.
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Candidate for City Judge on the Democratic Ticket. Primary, August 2nd, 1913, IKK) to 9:00 P. M, I am willing to be judged by my record during my term of office. Mv aim has been to discharge the duties of the office with fairness and impariality. With my experience thus obtained and my pledge for the same conduct in the future, I solicit the support of the voters at the primary. Advertisement.
SHARP FINISHES SHELBY WORK
Rev. C. J. Sharp, pastor of the First
Christian church, will finish a series
Despite the remarkable development of r.vival sermons at the new church that is going, the cry for homes of hls denomination in Shelby, Ind ., tocontinues unabated. Orders with the : night, having at least 34 converts to agencies for high class apartments I date. In the dedicatory services last
worth from sixty to seventy-five dollars a month are getting to be quite common. The awrence Cox residence at the corner of Hohman and "Webb street Is now being remodeled for two apartments which are to be the last word in completeness. The advancing season aparently Is no check on the real estate activity. The number of sales Is beyond all expectation and the encouraging part is that the activity is felt on the north and east sides as well as on he souh side. August Bruram Is building a modern residence on the extension of Mason
street in the Country Club addition on.
the AVest Hammond side. This desirable subdivision is controlled by Gostlln, Meyn & Co.
Snday $1,477 was raised, a fourth of It in actual cash and checks. This applied on the building debt of the church. ,
Death of Mrs. Thoma. Mrs. Lorenxa Thoma, wife of Joseph A. Thoma, proprietor of the East Hammond hotel, died at the family residenc yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The child to which she had given birth also died. This afternoon the remains were placed on the 3:25 p. m. train for Buffalo, N. Y where funeral services will occur Monday. Interment will b made in the family lot at Pine Hil cemetey. Mrs. Thoma is 24 years od and is
well known and respected at East Hammond. Vagrant Cows. Because he violates the city ordinance by permitting his cows to run at large and graze In Columbia park resulted in the arrest of Joe Puna of East Hammond this morning. The cows ,11 in all, were driven to Parker's livery barn by Officers Lamme and Lute, and will be held until the damage done In the park Is settled. Durza will be arraigned before City Judge Barrett Monday.
Cook with Q as. save money and time, and banish dirt No. Ind. Oaa A EXso. Co.
EAST GARY. Miss Fanny Metelman and' father was a Hammond visitor Monday. Mr. George Edwards was a caller at the home of Miss Anna Reich. The funeral of Mrs. Michael Reich took place Monday morning at ten o'clock. Mrs. L. Harrison passed away Meada evening