Hammond Times, Volume 15, Number 354, Hammond, Lake County, 2 May 1922 — Page 1

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TO LAKE CO. No Red Fire and No Big Political Meetings Have Been Noted In Campaign [TIMES BUREAU AT STATE CAPITAL] INDIANAPOLIS, MAY 2.-Probably there is only one conspicious thing about the heated campaign for the Republican nomination for United States Senator on which all critics can agree and that is that Senator Harry S. New has so conducted his part of the race that he has made no enemies. On the other hand Albert J. Beveridge, his opponent, has engaged in a speaking campaign and has visited every section of Indiana,. Of course he has stirred up interest and has won the applause of his followers, but at the same time his speeches have covered so many angles of endeavor that he necessarily has aroused some resentment among certain classes. In all probability Mr. Beveridge was well aware of this resullt. It seems that he had taken the attitude that he may gain more than he will loose in touching upon certain subjects. For instance. Mr. Beveridge has on several occasions declared his faith in the Volstead act. Senator New is standing on the Congressional record on this subject and has not discussed the question in the campaign. While the wet and dry question may not be an issue in this campaign, and perhaps never will be in any campaign, yet it is certain there are still a great many people who are influnced in their vote one way or the other by the attitude of the candidate expressed on the platform. Loking back on the campaign it is certain the people of Indiana who love the excitement of red fire and big political meetings have been disappointed. There has been lit tle of the spectacular in the campaign. Political meetings have not been attended largely and for this reason the observers in the Hoosier capital, who have studied the attitude of the public, will be greatly surprised if the total vote cast goes much over fifty per cent of the Harding vote in the campaign of 1920. Based on the Harding vote, which was 689.00 a total Republican vote in this primary of from 300,000 to $50,000 will be regarded as large. There are some, however, who believe the vote will not exceed 275,000. It is certain that the vote would be extremely small on the senatorship contest if it were not for the fact that there are determined contests on in many countries for county offices. It also happens that the township trustees are to be elected this year and that generally throughout Indiana there are contests for these nominations. Because of the county contests in Lake County the vote there will be large May 2. Those on the field in that county expect three-fifths of the Republicans in the county to vote in the primary. But it is safe to predict that this will not happen in many sections. On the contrary in such counties as Cass the vote will be much less than fifty per cent according to all indications. Fred I. King, state manager for Senator New, feels confident that at least eleven of the thirteen districts will cast pluralities for the senator. Regardless of weather conditions, regardless of whether the farmers vote or stay in their fields, or whether rain keeps the women from the polls or they vote. Mr. King declares the result will be the same and that Senator New will be the choice of the voters. Of course the same kind of predictions are being issued by Clarence R. Martin, manager for Mr. Beveridge, but the signiflcent thing about the predictions in that camp (Continued on page five.) E FOR BEVERIDGE Think of It They are Looking for Crookedness in Our Primary. Lake county was alive today with Hearst reporters, sent here presumably under direct orders of William Randolph Hearst himself. Although Hearst has no newspaper in Indiana he has taken it upon himself to champion the cause of Beveridge. The Hearst reporters in the county today did not reveal their identity but former Chicago newspapermen recognized them and they admitted to them that they were here to watch for "crookedness" in the primaryIf they looked real close they might find some "crookedness" in Chicago elections. DON'T FORGET Eastern Star Dance, tomorrow night. Masonic Temple. 5-2

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H Gary Prisoner in Hammond Has More Pearls Than Heinz Has Pickles "One thousand pearls." That casual enumeration found among the list of effects of a prisoner searched at Hammond Central police station, made the bored reporter pause. "One thousand pearls." "Beauties, too," chorused Sergeant Fisher and Jimmy Trost. The man was picked up at the Michigan Central station. He was charged with intoxication. Searched at the police station the pearls were discovered secreted about his clothing in a score of paper packages. The paper was greasy and worn. Little handling soon broke it and the pearls flowed like crystallzed moon-dew aicng the desk top. From the tiniest to the largest (as big as good-sized peas) the pure white and blue-white stones shimmered in the yellow light. "Their value is inestimable. They are worth a great deal, that is sure." said Julius Taussig, authority on gems and local constable, called into consultation by police. He offered the owner $15 for a small pearl. The man said he'd been offered $50 for the same one. He refused to sell. The owner gave his name as Tony Rustlck. Rged 47, a laborer living at 1704 Madison st., Gary. He said he'd found the pearls in clams in the Little Calumet river. A Gary factory emptying chemical refuse into the river killed the clams. Rustlck. wandering along the banks after the river had receded, found the clams lying opened in the mud. He was attracted by the glitter of the pearls. He gathered hundreds of clams and from almost every one extracted a pearl. Police accepted his explanation and after paying $11 fine from his roll of $80 he was released. But think of it, Roaming about with a veritable fortune in pearls scattered carelessly through one's pockets! "One thousand pearls." HMHMOND.BOY WITH GLEE CLUB BLOOMINGTON, Ind., May 1William Hill, of Hammond, has just returned to Indiana University from a two weeks' tour of the state with the Indiana University Glee Club. He was one of twenty-four members of the club chosen from 175 candidates by Director John L. Geiger, who says the 1922 tour of the organization was one of the most successful ever undertaken by an Indiana glee club. The program this year was one of all American songs which was well received by every audience and one which typified the American college spirit. The club was given the heartiest support by its audiences and requests were made for return concerts next year. The members of the club were entertained by citizens of the various places where concerts were given. The itinerary was as follows: Martinsville, Noblesville, Elwood, Tipton, Kokomo, Peru, Wabash, Marion, Anderson, Newcastle, Connersvllle, Rushville, Danville and Indianapolis. PURSE and vanity case of young lady held up on Black Oak road with male escort are at police station. They werre found on Bauer street. VATICAN ENVOY TO BECOME NEW STATE SECRETARY Mgr. Bonaventore Cerretti. Mgr. Bonaventure Cerretti, papal nuncio to Paris, will succeed Cardinal Gasparri as papal secretary of state. Cerretti states that Catholic priests have received orders to proceed to the famine district of Russia.

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C K. Nelson. C. K. Nelson was only the son of a village confectioner in Iowa. That was before he perfected a solid coating for an ice cream bar. Now he's a rival of John D. Rockefeller or at least he will be soon. His royalties now amount to $30,000 a week. COP SOLVES NEW PROBLEM Adaptability is usually considered the main requisite in a police make-up. Sergeant McIver of the East Chicago police force has it. At anything from feeding a baby to milking a cow. Sergeant Mclver takes first prize. Yesterday the sergeant became stumped for a while on a surgical problem. But after a few moments of deliberation he devised the scheme of using an ordinary hammer, a rough hewed two by four and a few ten penny nails in performing the feat of grafting a. home-made leg to prisoner Tom Kosch, who had during a "moonshine" hysterical moment shot off his wooden pedestal. ENJOY FINE Lions, wild buffalo, rhino, hippopotamus and a regular menagerie of big game of Africa tumbled before the trusty gun of Dr. A. H. Boon of Chicago, while on his hunting expeditions in ths African wilds, according to his speech at ttm annual banquot of tho Lake County Fish and Game Protective Association las,t night. The affair was held at Phil Smidt's hotel in Robertsdale and drew a large crowd. State Organizer A. E. Bodine of the Indiana Division of Fish and Game, Indianapolis, was present and made a short speech on protection of Indiana fish and game. Hiss Sarah Meyer delighted the audience with a recitation depicting dramatic scenes from Joan of Arc. LeGrancL T. Meyer, president of the club, mide an opening speecn, telling of the success of the association of the past year, and introduced Dr. Boon of Chicago, master of African big game hunting. Dr. Boon confessed that he had killed five lions himself, and great numbers of buffalo, hippopotamus and rhlnocerus, while stationed in South Africa in the service of the English government. He told many interesting and amusing incidents and described the methods used In going after big game. He stated that Africa has strict game laws governing lions, permitting the killing of only two a jear for each hunter. He predicted that Africa will always have an abundance of game because of the strict laws imposed by the English government, and the :' extensive game preserves, aggrei gating eighty thousand square miles. State Organizer A. E. Bodine complimented the officials and members of the club for the growth of the organization, and the efficient game warden service in this county and adjoinin? territory. Mr. Bodine also explained the closed season on bass and blue gills now in force. from'Aprll 30 to June 16. He said sentiment for protection was growing, and consequently fish and game were getting the benefit. Twelve reels of big game hunting pictures were thrown upon tne screen following the talks, and were of unusual interest. Ocean Ashing. Rocky Mountain game hunting, bird and inland game shooting were shown on the screen. Bear hunting in the Rockies, with close-up shooting seemed ef special .delight. This was the second annual banquet of the club and was a fish fry, like the one held a year ago. Everybody had second and third helpings, and some even more, from huge plates of fried perch. An orchestra of six pieces from the high school supplied music for the guests. ALL alone. It'll cost John Smith 794 Calumet avenue. Just $25 for leaving his car stand all alonu beside his house last night. Thieves stripped it of curtains, cushions and tools. Clarence Fleming tells the police he saw four young men loitering near the auto.

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Showers Would Keep Women Home and Might Change Trend of the Primary At noon today the weather wn the burning question of the primary. Candidates grazed skyward with apprehension. There were clouds-' in the heavens that indicated April showers but from time to time the sun would break through and make out-of-doors and voting attractive. With a light vote in Hammond, Gary and Whiting this forenoon, a fairly normal vote at Whiting and a big vote in Crown Point and other sections of the aouth end of the county, it became evident that the women, if they turned out In the afternoon, would hav a deciding hand in the selection of candidates for the fall election. If the warm spring weather lasted throughout the day a heavy vote of women was expected in Hammond, the north end of Gary, the south end of the county and in East Chicago. Despite tha hestia finala of the primary race for the nomination for clerk and treasurer on tha republican ticket, there wn a certain apathy evident. The county appeared to be as a whole indifferent to the senatorial fight. The numerous candidates for Justice of the peace at Crown Point were to a great extent responsible for the larga vote at the county seat. ftCESTIOX OFHALtOTs Except In the Gary precinct and possibly In East Hammond thera appeared to be a sufficient aupply of ballots. In the first precinct of Gary the election board assigned 231 ballots and at 10 o'clock there were but 191 ballots left. Workers for candidates in that precinct aid that the supply would b gone by 2 o'clock and . tha between ISO and SOD voters would not get a chance to vote. The election board of which County Clerk Herbert Whaaton is the clerk, said that they had complied with the law and that they could not supply any mora ballots. The presses printing1 the ballots were nop running today as they have en former occasions. "We hava riven each precincts on and a half as many ballots as were cast In that precinct for secretary of state in 1920," said Mr. Wheaton. "'And in addition we hava given each precinct 60 extra ballots. That is all we can do." . It was also reported that the elec tion board had ruled that anyone declaring they had established a residence in precinct was entitled to vote at the primary irrespective of how long they bd been in the precinct, township and county. "The law prescribing the length of residence applies to elections and r.ot to primaries," said Mr. Wheaton. "The law is lame aa regards primaries. However, I have made no ruling on this. Evrywhere in the county democrats wera voting in the republican primary and neglecting their own ticket, further evidence that ' the democratic ticket will be merged into a new Independent ticket in the falL The length of the ballot made voting slow and in case of a rush to the polls after 5 o'clock it is probable a good many voters will be turned away. The length of the ballot is expected to make the returns slow and aside from the senators, clerk and treasurer little will be known as to the result of the primary tomorrow morning. SHOE WASON THEOTHER FOOT George Wasn't Beating His Wife, Instead She Was Doing a Fair Job. George Steffan of West Hammond employed as watchman at the Illinois Car & Manufacturing Co., was layed off "by his boss yesterday. His wife didn't like it. - She razzed him for loafing around the house. George had brought his pay check with him and his wife wanted it. He figured it would be better to use it in paying some of his debts instead of letting her spend it for silk hose or something equally useless in his sight. This morning the trouble broke out afresh. The West Hammond police station received a call from Mrs. Steffan. George was beating her up. trying to kill her. Chief JJitz hastened to the horn. He found Mrs. Steffan aparently little the worse for the beating. But poor George was about all in. His face was covered with blood which streamed from a long gash across the top of his head. George explained that his wife had started to spear him with a knife. He tried to defend himself with a chair. She likewise seized

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MICHIGAN CITY will shine at the radio tonight. AND the rain for which Beveridge men were praying for, held off all Jay. JOHN AGNEW is about one of the most finished election inspectors we have. A lot of Homewood voters went to Eric Lund's garage to vote this morning by mistake. CHIEF NILL and his boys have donned their summer caps. White canvas tops. Real nobby. CITY hall today was in a state of innocuous desuetude. In other words, there wasn't anybody there. NO tags. So motor cops picked 'em up. They are Pete Dixon, 13 Sibley street and Jacob DePorto, of Lansing. SENATOR New would have been tickled to tea Doc. Bell driving around with a New banner blooming on his car. ERVIN LEWIS, 4511 Baring ave., East Chicago, is nabbed going thir-ty-seven miles an hour on Eaton st. Speeder's court. IT was no uncommon sight to see as many as a dozen women surround a man with cards and campaign literature at some of the polling placTHE city ought to make an example of some of the people who throw tin cans and broken bottles and other rubbish all over the alleys. DR. H. S. KUHN, directing physician in Hammond public schools is slightly injured when her car is damaged by machine driven by H. H. Sherman. ANGELO, a tailor on South Hohman street, says his name is not pronounced An-jello, neither is he a descendant of Michael, as far as he is able to determine. HAMMOND man, who, on being told by a conductor, that he was on a fast train, asked the con what it was fast to, came within an ace of getting one on the beezer the other day. JOHN BECKMAN says a golf course is no place for a bunch of girls in knickers. He knows of one man who finds it impossible to keep his eye on the ball or on anything else for that matter. HARRY L. WILLIS operates the most unique restaurant in Hammond. This at the Carleton Hotel. The side-boards are of antique pattern and are made of black walnut and other expensive woods. WORK is progressing right along on West Hammond's new Memorial Park. Practically all excavation for the swimming pool has been made aid foundations will soon be in for the community building. WILD west. It calls. Cowboys and Indians. The plains. These seek adventure: Howard James (no relation) 171 Sibley street and Dale Scott, who lives next door. They ran away from school. LOUIS MOTT, enterprising young realtor has a weakness for pop corn. Munching such dainties last evening on a sojourn down the main stem, he startled friends with his nonchalant unconcern for ronventionality! "SEE what the boys in the back room will have." The baer-tender did. Then police did too. These are nabbed as drunks: Frank Doran. Joe Grietz. Bill Davis. John Kilvania and T. F. Hudson. 168 Indiana avenue. - DIMOS KOURIS, manager of the Majestic restaurant and cafe on Hohman street, has opened up another restaurant in Cleveland, Ohio, which is said to be a very elaborate affair. He has placed his brother in charge of the Cleveland place. HELP! HELP! Arthur Elkins adresses the following to The Times: "Are there any hoop-snakes in the United States?" You've probably heard a lot about them years ago but did you ever see one or see anyone else that saw one? "GOOD-BY!" Tosti's masterpiece takes frequent place on talking machines now. It heralds dissolution of old friendships among neighbors as chickens make annual spring appearance in other people's gardens. Police get dozen complaints in day. THE Valparaiso Messenger says: The Hammond contractor who will concrete the Lincoln highway, between Valparaiso and Deep River, is getting ready to begin active work, and is already moving his machinery and placing it in position to begin work. THE special low rate for tickets to the Swift & Co. chorus concert at the Baptist church Thursday evening was due to the fact that O. C. E. Matthies, well known Hammond man employed in the Swift offices is a charter member of the chorus. The favor to Hammond came as a compliment to Mr. Matthies. a chair and a few seconds later George fell a victim to his wife's superior stature. He was taken to the police station where he received medical attention. He was held as Mrs. Steffan wished to prefer charges of assault and battery against him.

U. S. TO ACT IN COAL STRIKE BY NEXT MONTH

(BL WARREN W. WHEATON) WASHINGTON, May 2.--Unuess the coal strike is amicably settled within the next month. President Harding backed by all the powers of the government, will act to end the now month-old controversy; it was learned authoritatively today. With Secretary of Commerce Hoover and other of his cabinet officers, the President has about concluded a plan for curing the periodically strike-diseased coal industry. The plan, it was learned today, does not contemplate harsh measure with either the operators or striking miners. Rather it involves the offering of inducements by the government to. Encourage greater summer production of coal as the best obtainable means of stabilizing the industry. Furnish greater storage facilities through the instrumentality of gov-

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(INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE) LONDON, May 2. The employers' lockout of workmen affiliated with the engineers' union was extended today. The Star estimated that more than 500,000 men are now affected. (BULLETIN) [INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE] SOMERSET, Pa., May 2. Three members of the crew on a Baltimore & Ohio railroad fast freight train were killed today when the locomotive was blown to pieces by an explosion at Fairhope. Ten cars following the engine buckled and were destroyed by fire that followed the explosion. (BULLETIN) [INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE] CHICAGO, May 2. With a will disposing of a $100,000 estate in his pocket. W. S. Russell wealthy farmer at Dilsburg. Pa., was found dead in Grant Park here today. A bullet wound through the heart was the cause of his death and police believe the wound was self-inflicted. BULLETIN) [INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE] EAST LIVERPOOL, O., May 2. Five thousand factory workers in the East Liverpool-Wells-ville district either "jitneyed" or walked to work today, when 150 union carmen failed to report for work. The Steubenvllle East Liverpool and Beaver Valley traction company, which offered a scale THEFT OF CASE CAR Fred Levin, aged fifteen years, broke down at Hammond police station this morning and confessed to detectives that he was guilty of the theft of a Case automobile from the garage of Wade S. Pettit at 1820, 142nd street, Indiana Harbor Levin lives at 330 Cedar street, Hammond. He entered the garage of the East Chicago man, a contractor, and stole the car with the intention, say police, of selling it. But that was harder job than stealing the car. Pettit lives at 1829, 142nd street. The boy was turned over to the East Chicago police. Police have been ordered to hunt for an automobile belonging to W. A. Egbert, 19 Vstreet, Indiana Harbor. The car was stolen in Chicago. Egbert is a sheriff at the Mark's plant. ENTIRE MONON TRAIN CREW IS ARRESTED From Conductor to Firemen All Are Accused Of Robbery. An entire train crew on the Monon railroad has been arrested by Deputy United States Marshal Frank Reams, of Bloomington. The men are charged with conspiracy and robbery of interstate shipments of freight. They are C. O. Combs, conductor; N. E. Sellers and Wm. Burns, brakemen; H. Dillard, engineer, and Jacob Keibler, fireman. They were arraigned before a United States commissioner, and their bonds fixed at $2,500 each. They failed to give bond and were placed in the Marion county jail at Indianapolis. The men were apprehended some time ago by Monon detectives. They are alleged to have stolen a case of shoes at Salem. Ind. The Monon officers have also filed charges against two other employes working on the north end. On the jessamine the blooms come before the leaves.

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Lowering of freight rates on coal during the summer months. To accomplish the remedies, the President, of called upon to act in the interest of the public, will suggest a joint conference sanctioned by the government and relieved by the presidential call of any possible stigma of violation of law. While the president is busy working out details of his plan for the settlement of the pending stgrike, the house labor committee continued today its work of framing legislation designed to prevent future coal strikes. Representative Bland of Indiana sponsor for the measure creating a Federal coal fact-finding agency, today suggested to the committee inclusion, in his bill of a provision which would require court backing to any penalties the agency might impose on coal operators refusing any information which was sought. ranging from 41 1/2 to 45 cents an hour to the men, refused to negotiate or arbitrate with the union. (BULLETIN) [INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE] WASHINGTON, May 2.-Poli-tical Washington literally stood still today with its eyes on barometrical Indiana. The beat of Indiana's political pulse, as revealed in today's primaries, is expected here by both Republican and Democratic leaders alike to afford the first clear insight into the present sentiment of the country politically, and more particularly the feeling of the country generally towards the Harding administration. (BULLETIN) [INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE] SAN ANTONIO, Tex., May 2. Harry F. Sinclair, oil magnate, passed through here last night for St. Louis on his way to New York in a race against the death of his son, reported to be in a critical condition in New York. Mr. Sinclair arrived here on a special train from Mexico City, a distance of 906 miles, which was traveled in 32 hours. (BULLETIN) [INTERNATIONAL NEWS SEVICE] CHICAGO, May 2. Diamonds estimated to be worth from $10,000 to $20,000. and $40 in cash, were taken from the jewelry store of Louis Klrschbaum today by three well-dressed rob- . bers, he reported to the police. G1RLSGETSHEEPSKINS AS REGISTERED NURSES Public Invited to Exercises Tomorrow at St. Margaret's Hospital. For the first time in the history of the city, Hammond girls, trained in a Hammond Institution, will receive from the hands of local authortties diplomas signifying their successful schooling of three years at St. Margaret's hospital and granting them the degree of Registered Nurse. The exercises incident upon the presentation of the diplomas will take place at the Chamber of Commerce, at 2:30 p. m. Among the speakers will be Mayor Brown. Attorney Joseph Conroy, Doctors Weis ' and Howat, E. S. Monroe, superintendent of schools, and Reverend Father J. B. Berg. It is a noteworthy event both in medical and lay circles of this city. It marks a dream long held by the sisters, who conduct the hospital, to establish here a successful school for the training of nurses. Sister Adelberta, superintendent of girls, says there are a score of young ladies in training now and that the class next year will be appreciably larger. Those to whom goes the honor of representing the first graduating class of St. Margaret's school for nurses are Miss Wilma M. Schmidt and Miss Margaret Dillon. The public is invited to attend the exercises tomorrow afternoon. THE PROGRAM. Opening Address Hon. Daniel Brown Mayor of Hammond Address Atty. Joseph Conroy Address Rev. P. J. Schmid Validictory Wilma M. Schmidt Piano Duette Tanhauser, Wagner .Susanna Hilbrick, Agnes Kolb Presentation of Class in Behalf of the Sisters.. Dr. Wm. D. Weis Presentation of Class in Behalf of the Hospital... ..Dr. Wm. F. Howat, Chairman Vocal Solo Pirate Dream, Hueter Alice M. Hammond Recitation ... Florence Nightingale Pledge GRADUATION CLASS. Conferring of Diplomas Rev. J. B. Berg Address E. S. Monroe Supt. Public Schools of Hammond

Buys 15 Acre Tract in Hammond and New Plant Will Cost $250,000 Hammond was gratified today with the presentation of another new industry which will be located on a fifteen acre East Hammond tract and will cost a quarter of a million dollars with employment for 250 more men and work will start on it right away. The most recent arrival in the Calumet industrial district is the New York Car Wheel Company of Buffalo. They purchased from the First Trust & Savings Bank, trustee of Hammond, who held the title, 15 acres of land immediately adjoining the Standard Steel Car Company's plant fronting west on Columbia ave., and extending all the way south to Locust st. The transaction was made through Gostlin, Meyn & Hastings, Inc. The company will start construction at once, President F. B. Cooley informed Peter W. Meyn, when he arrived in Hammond today to close some of the details. "Our company recently sustained a loss by fire at our Buffalo plant, crippling production somewhat, and we have decided to get. the Hammond plant under production at once." The credit for locating this concern in Hammond is due Patrick H. Joyce, president of the Illinois Car and Manufacturing1 Company. Mr. Joyce, who was the counselor of Mr. Cooley in determining just where the western branch would be located, held out for Hammond. His own company has been so successful here that he guaranteed Hammond to be the right place when it came to selecting a site. The locating of this industry will bring about quite a change in appearance so far as the territory south of the Standard Steel Car Company and extending all the way to Forsyth ave.. is concerned, for Gostlin, Meyn & Hastings, Inc., have completed arrangements to develop this into what is believed to be the largest industrial district in this vicinity. Standard ave., which when opened will extend along the entire south boundary of the Standard Steel Car Company fence for very near a mile. The opening of this street has been an active subject lately and considerable progress has been made, but gitting through all this land was quite a question for four owners has to dedicate the entire strip. Then before railroad facilities could be provided for the New York Car Wheel Company it was necessary to procure a 50-foot right-of-way, so that George Hannauer could bring his Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad in. All told, the owners of the land, the First Trust & Savings Bank, trustee, Frank J. Lanahan, Harry C. Wanner and the Indiana Land Company, in order to provide railroad facilities for their own property, and also for the new factory, donated very near 20 acres for these two purposes. Mr. Cooley has made arrangements with the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad so that the tracks crossing Columbia ave. and now used jointly with the Standard Steel Car Company, can be used for unloading of material. It is a singular thing, but Hammond now has the western branches of two other concerns who have their home office in Buffalo, these being the Nowak Milling Company and the Corrugated Bar Company. There is a deal pending for another concern fro mthat city to locate here. The consideration was not given out. The details of the sale were handled by William J. Hastings. Two other deals are under way and will be announced shortly, the brokers stated.

WHITING TAILOR TAKES HIS LIFE George Whising Enters Great Beyond by the Gas Route. George Whising. age 46, a tailor, was found asphyxiated in his room at 512 John st.. Whiting, late yesterday morning. Room-mates who discovered the body Monday morning say that the gas fixtures had been pulled from the coiling and that the gas was spouting out through a large tube into the small room. Occupants of the place also say that Whising had been drinking heavily during the last week and that they believe it was during a moment when he was crazed with liquor that he reached up and jerked the gas jet from its socket. A pulmotor used by the Whiting police failed to revive any signs of life. Deputy Coroner L. J. Ostrowski of Indiana Harbor, who was in charge of the post-morten. secured depositions from the dead man's friends that their in opinion it was a case of suicide. HELP! The brother in East Chicago of John Kovach got that message over the phone last night. John said a bandit had just held him up in his store, 548 Hohman st., and had taken $125. Detectives, investigating, are skeptical. The theif carried a black gun, say John INJURED. Charles Bennett, 509 Becker street, aged 11 years. Riding his bicycle he swerves across the street to avoid striking auto and is run down by car driven by C. B. Smith, 433 Chicago avenue. This at Fayette and Calumet. He's taken home suffering serious bruises to left foot.