Hammond Times, Volume 7, Number 23, Hammond, Lake County, 12 July 1919 — Page 1

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SENATE ' Real Fight on Prohibition Legality Will Take Place Monday. (BULLETIN.) MNTESNATIOMAL NEWS SERVICEl WASHINGTON. July 12. Present war-time prohibition bills before cos. press are "anwor:liy" and "insincere," Samuel TJntermyer, New York attorney. declared today before the prohibition sub-committee of the senate. Search and seUuie provisions should te included, TJntermyer said, since all the bills now stand they provide class legislation, allowing the rich men to stock up, but denying: the poor man the riyht tobuy. TTntermyer declared that to eliminate the salocn congress must prohibit the sale of aU liquors containing: any alcohol tinder the warti-time prohibition law. "I will show to you that It is impossible for two and three-quarters beer to be intoxicating-," said TJntermeyer. "The stomach contains but three pints at one time and It re. quires at least one galon to take ef. feet. "If you define one-half of one per cent as an in toxicant you will defeat your prohibition amendment. You won't find a scientist in the country who will ret on the witness stand an testify that there is anything Intoxicating" in one-half of one per cent of alcohol. Why it is less alcohol than ycu ffet in fermentation in a meal of ordinary diet. You mlffht as well stop the sale of oatmeal and soda water." INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE WAHINGTON, July 12. Constitutionality of prohibition was on trial today with some of the most eminent lawyers of the country prepared to attack it. Samuel Untermeyer, attorney, was to appear before the prohibition sub-committee of the senate judiciary committee and argue against the constitutionality of prohibition enforcement laws now proposed in the senate. SOOT WILL PEOBiBLT aPFEaX. It was probable that Elihu Koot former senator from New Tork and Wm. T. Guthrie also would appear, although Spnator Overman, a member of the com mittee, stated that they had not yet riven definite 7"tice. Further delay in action on prohibition enforcement measures in the senate was anticipated as a result of the arguments -which were to be made today. The committee has been in session almost continuously for several days and has made little progress. It was said that differences of opinion as to the constitutionality of the proposed law have prolonged the conference. WHAT POWEB HAS CONGBXSST One of the stumbling blocks is whether congress has the power to define a (Continued on page twelve.) HAMMOND MEN PAROLED BYJOVERNOR Hay Herzinger Granted Clemency Fines In Other Casees Lessened. TIMES BUREAU AT STATE CAPITAL INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.. July li. J. Glen Harris, a Lake county representative in the. state legislature, has prevailed on Gov. Goodrich to order a part remission of fines for Louis Goodman and Irvln Goodman, who were sentenced to the Lake county jail on a charge of receiving stolen goods. They were sentenced to serve thirty days and fined $500 and costs. April 2S. 1917, the papers state. One of them. It Is said, wishes to be married. The governor ordered a remission of half on the fine and the release of the prisoners cn the condition that they pay the remainder of the fines. The governor paroled Ray Rerzinger. the Hammond man accussed of padding the pay roll of the American Tank Works at East Chicago, whom the Lake criminal court. April 3fi sentenced to the Indiana state prison to serve one to fourteen years for grand larceny. It is faid that Herzinger has a wife and two children. INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICEl RICHMOND, Ind.. July 12. Alfred C. Underhil! has spent a goodly share of his lifetime on trial, according to attorneys for the state. .He faced the court for the ninety-seventh time when he was found guilty of assaunt and battery. Don't throw your papei aw a 7 without reading the want ad page.

LAWYERS APPEAR FOR WETS

McDANIELS BUYS AGENCY FOR TEACHERS Former Hammond School Head to Embark In ? Business. Turning down the presidency of a Detroit prepcratory school and a number of fine offers in the Vest at an increase in salary over what he received in Hammond. T'rof. C. M. McDaniel, former superintendent of the Hammond public schools, has determined to capitalize his long experience in the profestioii and enter a new field. He has bought outright the Thurston Teachers Agency in the liailway Exchange building, Chicago, and will take possersion Sept. 1. In the meantime, he will familiarize himself with the business which has a wide reputation. Th"? agency is an intermediary between schools and college organizations and teachers and professors. Prof. McDaniel will move with his family to Chicago as soon as he has disposed of his Ham mond property and take up his residence in Chicago. DID YOU HEAR THAT EKRIC CLARK, a former well-known Lake county engineer. Is here from Milwaukee shaking hands with friends. L. L. EOjrBERGER, of Hammond, read a paper before the State Bar Association at Indianapolis yesterday. THE Hammond bathing beach has once more become the most popular place In the city and is being used by thousands. ATTT. LTL.E MeKINXET. another patriotic Hammond professional man who gave up everything to go overseas, is hack home again. "LITTLE JOE" CO.NROT Is making them sit up and take notice this week at Crown Point in his defense of the Tollcston bank bandit. FORMER MATOR SMALLET. secretary to more than one flourishing local institution, says that as long as he is busy he can fctand any amount of heat. THE city hall was rather upset over the disappearance of an electric fan this week, but it came back before detectives began their work. SERGEXAT CHARLES SEE. who reigns daytimes at the police station, has a lot of egg-laying hens who are ready to give lessons to other hens. SAM POSTLEWAITE. the Lion Store's w. k. advertising expert, is busy as they m.ike them, getting things shaped up for the big sale next week. CHIEF OF POLICE AUSTGEN" says his gang of workmen will have the diving pier in place at the Hammond beach before evening. THEY say there are folk here In Hammond who are willing to risk real money that Jolict will win that game tomorrow. JUDGE V. S. REITER is taking advantage of the long court vacation and is spending several weeks at his summer home in Michigan. CAPT. E. B. CHIDLAW has doffed his khaki and after an absence of a year Is back in his office at the Citizen Bank building as Doc. Chidlaw once more. LIEUT. CARTER M. KOLB. field man for the "War Department, was in Hammond yesterday to see how the soldier boys were faring in the labor field. DR. W. A. BUCHANAN, secretary of the local board of health. Is Just getting rid of a boil which has been pestering him for several days. REALTY MAN SHOWS HAMMOND BY AEROPLANE Crowds have been attracted this this afternoon to the window of the old "Walker room Just around the corner on State street from the Lake County Savings & Trust company, where a birdseye are airplane view of Hammond Is being exhibited. The oil painting, which is about six feet long and at least three feet high, was prepared at the direction of J. D. Millar, now connected with Gostlin, Meyn & Hastings. The painter is Gibson Catlett of Chicago, an artist of national reputation who prepared the exhibit of the Canadian government at the St. Louis exposition. All of the factories of Hammond, the parks, buildings of Importance and the various real estate subdivisions are clearly shown. It brings out in a forceful manner the ideal location of the Morris park subdivision which Mr. Millar has platted and is now placing on the market. The sale of lots opened today. NEXT WEEK'S FORECAST WASHINGTON. July 12. The weather bureau today issued the following forecast for next w-eek: The week beginning July H will be one of mostly fair weather, but with occasional local showers and thunderstorms and normal temperature, except that occasional showers ar probable the latter part of the week in Washington and Oregon.

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L 14 Protests From North Township Reach State Board of Equalization at State Capital. The state board of tax commissioners has issued formal notice of its session to equalize both real and personal property assessments fixed in the counties, and has designated August 14, as the day for hearing complaints from Lake county. The session wi!l end Saturday evening August 16. The board has issued notic to County Auditor Foland, ind also issued notices to taxpayers with the request that Sheriff Barnes post them on the doors of the county courthouses. WILL BOOST MAJLX02T CO. Under the new tax law the state board is required to hear the plccs of any taxpayer, assessed locally, for re-assessment. The state board, wherever it deems necessary, may cause an increase or decrease in the assessments of the real or personal property of any taxing unit. The board may. during the equalization sessions, consider individual assessments. It is expected that the state board will take some definite action on the assessments of Marion county at the session August 11. Fred Sims, chairman of the board, recently declared that the board would seo to it that th aggregate as sessment of Marion county would be In creased to more than $600,000,000. Thi3 annoucement was made by Mr. Sims when it was pointed out that Lake county is assessed for $350,000,000 or on!y $50,000,000 less than Marion. The Chambers of Commerce of Lake county cities have made a protest ov the situation. It is understood that Gary is fairly well fatisfiee; w k.- its assessment in general, but tht East Chicago and the township in which it i-? located feel that they have been overassessed. SO SOAD PETITIONS YXT. The board has announced that It will not look with favor on any petitions for road construction under the county unit law until the state highway commission has determined definitely on the system of roads that it Is to take over, on the ground that the roads the counties may desire to improve may be incorporated in the state system. The tentative state highway system has been announced, but the tax board fears that there may b changes In the system. This announce ment is In line with the recent statement of the board that no more petitions for improvement would be considered this year for work that is to be done next year. STREET RY. To recover damages for the death of one of Its employes through negligence charged against its sis r corporation, the Gary & Southern Tri..tIon Co.. ct al filed a complaint in the Lammond superior court to?ay against the Gary Street Railway Co.. et al. The complaint which covers twenty-one pages and goes into the details of the complicated affair w3 filed by Attorney W. J. Whinery. Under the contract which existed between the two corporations the Gary & Southern Co.. owned the line from Crown Point to the cnter of the bridge on Broadway in Gary. Prom that point north the track elonged to the Gary Street Railway Co., although the street cars ran south on Broadway over the tracks of the Southern Co. on Juiy 11. isw. Aivan England, a track worker employed by the Gary & Southern was tigh'ening nuts on rail joints on South Broadway. One of the cars of the Gary & lnterurban. a branch of the Gary Street Railway, struck England, injuring him so that he died the next day. The widow presented a claim before the State Industrial board and was awarded a weekly allowance for 300 weeks which total $2.Sf.6. This was paid by the Southern line and the company is now suing the Street Railway Co.. for the amount. The complaint charges that the motorman of the car was eating hTs lunch and allowing the car to travel at a high rate of speed without sounding warnings and taking rroper precautions. Times news service is the best night. Then you'll be sure U will that money can buy and honest be there,

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I INTERNATIONAL .tWS str.V'CE, NEW YORK, July 12. All shipping flyir; the American flag from the port of New York was tied up today when thousands of waterfront workers became impatient at the delay in reaching any conclusion with shipowners and walked out on strike.

(INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE I LOS ANGELES, Cal., July 12. U. S. Senator Harry S. New, of Indiana, who Harry S. New, Jr., charged with the murder of Freda Lesser, claims as his father, may be asked for a deposition stating his knowledge of the circumstances of the birth of New, Defense Attorney John L. Richardson indicated today.

t INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE 1 SAVANNAH, Ga., July 12. Co-incident with the announcement that the allies have lifted the blotkade against trading with Germany plans were disclosed for the establishment in Savannah of direct steamship lines to Hamgurg and Bremen, the first ships are expected to sail probably the last of this mo nth or the first of August

Labor's New Demands EAST CHICAGO. A walk-out of 150 employes of the General American Tank Corporation took place yesterday. Some time ago the riveters were reduced in wages from $9 per diem to $8 and helpers from j $S to $7. The passers who are getting: $4 a day want a dollar Increase per j diem. The riveters and helper? as tor a restoration of their old wages. CHICAGO. I INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICEl CHICAGO. July 12. Sixteen thousand employe sof the Chicago elevated and surface railway lines will present demands today for. wae Increases amounting to 77 per cent more than the present scale. A strike vote will be taken, representatives or the employes declare, If the demands are refused. Officials of the railway lines declare it will be necessary to increase fares to ten cents if the demands of the employes are granted. t NEW YORK. INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICEl NEW YORK. July 12. With approxi mately 200 ships already tied up in New j York. Boston. Baltimore, Fhilaaeipnia and smaller Atlantic ports, representatives of sailors' unions and United States shipping board officiate were endeavoring to reach an agreement here today which will avert the complete paralyzation of coastwise and trans-Atlantic shlrping. CLEVELAND. 'INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICEl CLEVELAND. O.. July 12. Cleveland telephone orepators and electrical workers went on strike at 6 o'clock this morning. Union leaders claimed that more man 2 000 operators responded to the call, w'hile company officials declared probably not more than 25 per cent of their employes joined in the strike. AKRON. .......... Tinm i uruu craviCEl I is tun... '7,- ' ,o i? li., r'.troM AKTtOX. O.. July li. iery car man In the city of Akron with the

exception of the interurbn men walked, SPECML TO THE TIMES! out on strike at 5 o clock this morning. CKOVTS POINT. July 12 David R. Not a city car is running. Pershing, credit manager of the PortThe first Intimation the public had of Lj Cemenl Co. of Chicago, and claimthe strike was the fact that the cars j tQ fep a second COUsin of General were not r-.n.iing when they started for rorshln? and Estrlla R. Russell of Chiwork this morning. ! cago, came to Crown Point on Friday

KTPrtT?n T.OSES ' HIS MIND "William Slater, a negro living at 74 Plummer avenue, became insane last night and ran out on riummer avenue without a stitch of clothing on h'm. Mr. Collins, who lives there also, tan after him and brought hi:n ba :k. but after a while he missed Slater again, so called the police who went in search of him. Slater was found running down Plummer avenue by Officer Bell, who took both Slater and his clothes to the station and locked them up together, but Slater sf.l Irefuses to wear them. CARL ROSENDAHL IS ARRESTED' Carl Rosendahl, S3 years old. an engineer living at 493-150th street, Hammond. ..-S arrested yesterday by Court Bailiff James Trust on a warrant charging very serious statutory charges. Rosendahl is being held under a 13.000 bond fo rtrial in the Hammond city court Monday, when he may be bound over to the grand Jury at Crown Point. NEW ROAD IS COMPLETED SPECIAL TO THE TIMES WHITING, Ind.. July 12. The paving of Indianapolis blvd. to Stiglitz Park from 'Whiting has been completed, connecting with the paved stretch from East Chicago. This now makes a paved cement road to East Chicago and is a great improvement In traffic conditions for this region.

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T STILL UNDER rPFPIAL TO THE TIMES! CEOWK POINT, Ind., July 12. The Jury in the sensational trial of Kick Trkulja, which is be lag held In the circuit court room here, wii given a receis by Judge Smith yesterdady afternoon until tha court reconvene Monday morning. Probably the leading topic under discussion among lawyers of the Lake County Bar Association today Is the point which has been raised regarding the legality of the action of Judge Smith of the criminal court in passing sentence upon the Fix Gary bank bandits upon their plea of guilty. Several lawyers who have been at Indianapolis lately have heard the matter threshed out at length in arguments between different lawyers and judges. Opinion seems pretty evenly divided. The whole question now seems to rest upon the interpretation of the 190o re vision of the criminal code. 1'rior to that date there were several decisions of the higher courts which held that even though a man entered a plea of guilty to a capital offense he could not be given the sentence of death or life imprisonment but that the sentence must be- passed by a Jury of twelve men. These decisions held that a man comd not even waive his constitutional right to trial by Jury unless such provision were made by special statute. At that time there was no statute with such provision but those upholding Judge Smith say that the revision of 1905 removed the obstacle. Other attorneys are Just as positive to the contrary. At any rate it is likely that the matter will be decided in the higher courts unlf3S Judge SmitV. sets aside his original sentence and allows the men to be tried by Jury. PERSHING'S COUSIN AT CROWN POINT to get a marriage license and were mar .ried in this city Mr. Pershing had just returned from France, but had not scon his distinguished relative. SEEK TO ENJOIN LABOR UNIONS INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE 1 INDIAN'APOLIs. IND.. Juiy 12. Evrv labor organiaztion and every offi cer and member of labor orpraniaztions at Vincennes is made defendant in suit filed in federal court here yesterday afternoon by George A. Larimer and John Burget. of Memphis, Tenn.. asking injunction against interference with operation of the plant of the Vincennes Bridge company there. The suit asks that the bridge company be compelled to fill contracts for bridge material. The plant closed down recently. WILL DISCUSS BIG STRIKE I INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE WASHINGTON. July 12. Reports that a nation-wide strike was to be discutsed attended the convening here of the committee appointed at last year's convention of the American Federation of Labor to organize the Iron and steel trades. The committee consists of a representative of each of the twenty-four trade affiliated with the federation and is headed by John FUzpatrick, president of the Chicago Federation of Labor. "As to that I cannot say." was the only comment FUzpatrick would make when asked if there was any likelihood of a strike being planned. Advertise in The Times and ad vertise again. Results come with constant effort.

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NDUSTRIES EXPAND! Inland, Mark, Sinclair and Braver Grow At Ind. Harhor-E. Chicago; Complete Huge Coke Plant and Light Fires. Industrial Expansion At East Chicago Flanta expanding or about to expand their facilities at East Chicago. Indiana Harbor In order to take car of the great after-war boom Includes INLAND STEEL COMPANY Plans 24 additional sheet mills, cold roll steal mill, and new rail mill (by converting the 40-lnch mill). STEEL AND TUBE COMPANY OP AMISICA New tuba plant and pipe mill. VTVL. O KATES TANK WOMS irsw fabricating shop and engineering building. EAST CHICAO-O POCNDBT COM. PAST Merges with Gary Poundry and Machine company. Additional facilities to include machine shop. STAND AX.D Oil. COMPANY This plant, overlapping from Whiting into the city of East Chicago, has a large construction program under way. E. B. LANMAN COMPANY New re-rolling mill. EDWAB.D VALVE & MANTJPACTTJWNO COMPANY New motor truck axle shops. If the war caused industries In the city of East Chicago to expand an even gTeatcr era of expansion is in sight for the reconstruction period, and already part of a vast program, involving millions, is now under way. STAJRT NEW INDUSTRY. A notable event In the industrial history of the Indiana Harbor district Is the completion of the new coke-oven plant of the By-Froducts coke corpora-) tion. fires in which have Just been j lighted. I INLAND'S EXPANSION. J Inland Steel company Is considering the erection of 24 additional sheet mills at Indiana Harbor plant, 16 to be built at first, 8 later, which will more than double Its present sheet mill capacity, and making it larger than th Kreat Gary sheet mill plant of American Sheet and Tin Flate company. In addition it may be stated that the company is considering a mill for cold-ndled strip steel and for a rail mill if the undertakings are advisable. NEW QUA VEX. ADDITION. William Graver Tank Vorks. which did so much tank and submarine boat work for the government during the war. Is to build a new fabricating shop. It will be about 75x160 feet and when completed will materially add to the company's force. , In addition to extensions mentioned at Steel and Tube. Sinclair Refining company, partially completed and In operation, Is having Its construction rushed. Other Fast Chicago ind if tries are known to hac had plans prepared for extensions, and additional Industries contemplate locating In the city. One East Chicago plant. r.aios Expanded Steel Truss company, d iucd w ith foreign orders, is duplies' r.g the local works in Italy. "With the lifting of the biockad in Grmany and Austria and resumption of European buying East Chicago-Indiana Harbor plants anticipate a gigantic volume of business, not to count American orders, and they are preparing for the post-war rush. The oil boom is also J having its effect here. Steol and Tube; especialv being swamped wun pipe ami tube orders, while William Gravtr Tank works is Ailing tank orders, and General American Tank Car corporation is turn-. Ing out tank cars. The two oil refineries. Standard Oil company and Sinclair Refining company, with their pipe linc3 from the west and southwest, are also in fine shape. Edward Valve & Manufacturing company has about completed its new motor truck axle department and production in this line is now under way. The only thing that is worrying the East Chicagoans now it the housing shortage. WERE YOU IN THE PARADE? (SPECIAL TO THE TIMES' WHITING, Ind.. July 12. I'.ig crowds of Whiting people are flocking to the Princess theatre to see the movir pictures of the big Whiting Fourth of July celebration flashed on the screen, and patrons of the theatre are enjoying themselves p. eking out local celebrities.

STEEL-TUBE

IS LARGEST DEPENDENT Giant East Chicago Combine Second Only to U.S. Steel In West; to Expand at Indiana Harbor. Many Plants In New Steel Merger ae7-formcd steel combine, m ad,Tul5e eP, of America with its largest interests in the luolina Harbor district of -East Chicago, is now the bluest steel com. pany in the west, the XT. S. Steel excepted. Including n, numerons Plants, coke-ovens, coal and iron ore mines, the new mergrer will have, upon the completion of another stack at South Chicagro, a total of 10 blast, furnacesIndiana Steel at Gfry has 12 blast-furnaces. Some of the subsidiaries in the new tube company are as follows: MASK MANTJPACTTJBJNO COM-PANY-Work. st Indiana Harbor, including blast-furnace, open-hearth, plate and pipe mills. Also works at JKanesviUe, O., and Evanston. 111. IBOQrOIS IRON COMPAVY -Two plant, at South Chicag-o, num. bering- 5 blast-furnaces and Bessemer steel works. Additional blast-furn. ace to be added. HAHXOW SPRINGS COMPANY With main works at Kalamasoo, TEDEBAL PUBNACE COMPANY With works at Chicag-o. NOKTHWESTEEN IKON COMPANY With a blast-furnaces and 108 coke-oevens at Mayville, wis.; also coal and ore mines on north ranges. BY-PKODtTCTS COKE OVEN With 130 by-products coke ovens at Indiana Harbor. NEWPOBT MINING COMPANY Newport, Palms, Anvil and Dunn mines on Gogebic range. OTHER, ATPILIATIONS Schles. ing-er steel companies, Pickands Brown and company. In the organization of the new finn.OOO.oOO steel combine. Steel and Tub company of America, which has its main interests in the Indiana Harbor district of East Chicago there is launched the greatest independent steel company in the west and declared by experts to be next to the United Stafs Steel corporation, the world's most selfcontained steel properties. The new consolidation becomes on one hand one of the three greatest tub" companies in America. On the othT hand, with a total of 10 modern blastfurnaces, w hich includes one to be erected, it is. with the steel corporation, th largest iron producer in the west. Th" new concern owns its own coal and ors mines, coke-ovens. Bessemer and openhearth and b'ast-furnaccs. plat ani blooming mills and important ripi mills, not to count other facilities, including transportation arrangments. SAME FACILITIES AS OAST, "With five of its plants located in thi Calumet district, at East Chicago nnl South Chicago the new combine has thi same waterway, railway and harbor advantages jjf the great Gary steel riant, being equf-distant with it. to the sources of raw materials. And like the ownership of the Gary plant it owns Its sources of raw materials. It also has another advantage, in as much as th Indiana Harbor works at East Chicago is the largest tube, works in the (. The new corporation also opera cs Z2i modern by-products coke ovens. ITS RAPID GBdWTH. Steel and Tube is the outgrowth of Mark Manufacturing company, whioh originally had plants at Evaastcn, li'., and Zanesville, O. Three years ago thcompany acquired a site at Indian-. Harbor district of East Chicago. It.land area was not much, but the company started to fill in the lake and th result is today a modern steel works with harbor, docks, b'.ast-f urnace nnl open-hearth facilities, and rolling mills, directly opposite the great Inland Steel plant, across the Inland ship canal. rUKTHEB, DEVELOPMENT HEBE.. The Indiana Harbor properties include the steel works, the 120-coke oven plant known as the By-Troducts corporation, and Mark subdivision, where tho company has erected a model town for its employes. With the. s;ile of $17,500,000 worth of preferred stock, a part of the finnancial program, furtlvr developments will be undertaken, whi'h in.-liide aildincr of another blast-furnace to tie Iroquois company at South Chicago, and the building of a new tu'-' plant and pipe mill at Indiana Hath' r. In time it is expected that tiif iml'ini Harbor riant and ovens will enipio: a S.000 to 10,000 men.

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