Hammond Times, Volume 11, Number 16, Hammond, Lake County, 6 May 1922 — Page 1

'iAMMOND GETS 3RD NEW INDUSTR Y WITHIN WEEK

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Beveridge-New Issue Now Disappeared He Declares (IPEClAL TO THE TIMES1 CROWN POINT. Ind, May 6. Three hats were left In the ring this afternoon when Attorney Clyde Cleveland. Republican city chairman of Hammond, withdrew his own stetson with the announcement that he was not a candidate for county chairman and would not accept the Job. The three remaining top-pieces In the sawdust circle belonged to Tom Roberts, temporary chairman; Attorney Frank Gavlt ot Gary, Beverldge leader, and Hoy Davis of Gary, present county secretary. In statins that he was not seeking the chairmanship, Cleveland'lndlcated that he Is not In sympathy with an attempt to make a Beveridge-New issue In tho convention of precinct committeemen of the county at the Masonic Temple this afternoon. As a Beverldge candidate before the convention last March at Carl Lundgren's lake front cafe, Cleveland was defeated by a vote ot 50 to 43. Endorse Roberts Conditionally "The primary has been held and this is the time to present a solid front," declared Cleveland. "I am in hopes that we will be able to select a chairman by a unanimous vote. As one of the Beverldge supporters in the primary I have the utmost confidence that Mr. Roberts, the present eounty chairman, would work In full accord for the election of the entire Republican ticket. So far as I could see, Mr. Roberts kept his promise of neutrality in the primary. "The most Important thing now is harmony, and if Mr. Roberts acceptable to -the majority of the committeemen this afternoon he will have my support. I will not go to the convention In the Interest of any one andidate or any preprlmary faction, but In the Interest of the party as a whole. "As for my own candidacy, I accetped the vote of the committeemen at the last convention as final and I have no reason to believe that the sentiment Is any different now than it was then. Although many delegates assured me there was nothing personal In their attitude at that time, I have requested my friends not to present my name to the convention today, but to work instead for party harmony." At I o'clock the Masonic Temple was filled with nearly 200 delegates and party workers, waiting to be called to order. In reply to questions before the convention opened, Mr. Roberts said that he was a candidate for the chairmanship. The Ford Motor Company expects its production will reach the highwater mark of approximately 1,150,000 cars and trucks this year, Edsel Ford said in New York last week. Last year's production was 1,038.C0O cars and trucks, and in 1919 more than 1,000,000. Mr. Ford said that the coal strike had not affected the automobile Industry. The Ford Motor Company's new plant at Green Island, N. T.. according to Mr. Ford, will be read: for production the latter part of 1922. The new power house at that plant Is expected to begin operating about June 1. The company plans to manufacture all of Its ball and roller bearings at the Green Island plant. 25 WITH MISUSE OF MAILS INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE OMAHA, Neb., May 6. Twentyfive, Including Rev. Charles Rogers, pastor of a faslilonable Lincoln, Neb., church, were Indicted here today by a federal grand jury, charged with conspiracy to use the malls with intent to defraud. The indictment came in connection with the probe Into the affairs of the Guaranty Securities Company of Omaha, DesMoines and Denver. Bonds of the indicted men total $225,000, and their homes are scattered all over the country. NOTICE To the Voters of Lake County; Please accept my sincere appreciation and thanks for the loyal support given me at your hands in the recent primary election. Very truly yours, JOHN W. THIEL. Residence 624 W. Jrd street, Hobart, Office 860 Broadway. Gary. 6-6-1

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EE sure that the solicitors leave you with a smile next week. THE first straw hat will probably bob up tomorrow. Watch for it. ALL roads led to Crown Point to the republican convention this afternoon. SEEING that Charlie Buehrlng has begun to tinker with the courthouse lawn spring may be slad to have finally arrived. CHIEF NILL pulled In a few live ones at Cedar Lake last night. He reports the croppies are striking In great fashion. ALTHOUGH he had no opposition. Sheriff "Hut" Olds received a big complimentary vote In the republllan primary, 14,223. PETER SOWINSKI. 534 Morton avenue, tells police thieves entering side window of his place get W5, coat, pants, and shoes. THE Memorial sermon for the G. A. R. and W. R. C. will be preached at the Christian church the last Sunday of this month. MONXETT'S and Summers today reduced the price of soft drinks to 5 cents, pre-war prices. Others are expected to follow. THE lady barber at the Lyndora Hotel has taken a few of Locky Simpson's best customers away from him, it is reported. FLIVVERS dashing madly up and down Hohman atreet, utterly dlsregrdlng all speed laws indicate that somebody Is going somewhere. SYLVESTER HAMILTON with the draft board address, 467 Hohman St., Hammond, Is reported a deserter by the U. S. and a Teward offered for him. AL SURPRISE the hosiery man has gone into the wholesale distribution business In the Calumet region and his enterprise Is successful. CHARLEY BUEHRING, -custodian of the court house, has a whole raft of candidate cards which might be used again if the fellows care to run for the same offices. FRIENDS report Miss Elsie Gumm, of Lion Store shoe department, celebrated her birthday yesterday, by setting a record In the number of shoe sales made in one day. "WELL, anyway, Gary and East Chicago may get more county offices than Hammond but the old slaughter house town Is the home of the road contractors and they get all the money. ED BOHLING hs word that Dodge Brothers are coming out with a business man's coup. June 1. The car is touted as a beauty and it is said the price tag will also be an agreeable surprise. THE boys of the printing department of the Industrial high school have challenged the whole school to meet them in a track meet. The contests will be staged Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. COPE and Shrout. two 'Whiting boys, are held by Hammond police pending investigation of theft of two automobiles in the Oil City. Lads captured by Lieutenant Powell of I. H. B. special police. The famous Pathe Boy Scout film reached Hammond today and will be shown at the DeLuxe theatre Sunday and Monday. It gives a wonderful idea of the different phases of the scout activities. CHIEF BUNDE: Is thre anything to the report that insurance auto thieves are now dumping their stolen cars into the holes on Conkey avenue, instead of the old clay pit in West Hammond? IN the heat of the primary campaign the Hohman street Plaiaanee dropped out of print but the Calumet Avenue boosters never cease. Campaign or no campaign they are always getting ahead out there. 355.10. Thfs the amount Bill Black says he spent an campaign expenses in his successful run for county assessor In the recent primary. This Is contained in his official statement required by law. ALL mombers of the Ameri. Legion, other ex-soldiers and fans are reqhested to 'go to the Legion hall at 220 State street before 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon to march behind the band to Harrison Park for the ball game. IT is reported that the owners of a fifty foot State street frontage next to the E. C. Minas store have refused $70,000 which is a new high Price for property on that street. Only a few years ago It could have been bought for (7,000. WILLIAM CRAICK, 4240 Forsythe avenue, East Chicago, is held by police on charge running away from aocident after he is alleged to have crashed into truck belonging to Morris Finkelstein and parked in front of latter's store at 267 State street. IRV BETZ took Louis Disbrow to the Porter mile dirt track yesterday where races start a week from tomorrow and Disbrow pronounced It the fastest dirt track in the world. Disbrow said he would break the world's record at the opening races ma the Fortes- traok.

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Monmouth Papers Carry News of Change in City Public Schools Here. The Monmouth, Illinois, papers have carried the announcement that Supt. L L. Caldwell of that city has been elected superintendent of the Hammond city schools. This news came as a surprise to many Hammond citizens who had no information that a change in the school superintendeucy was in contemplation. Asked concerning the situation, Supt. Edwin S. Monroe, the present incumbent, replied that if the election had already taken place, no statement from him is necessary. He was not an applicant for reelection. His name was not presented to the school board for reappointment. Mr. Monroe came to Hammond three years ago from Muskogee, Oklahoma, where he had been superintendent for ten years. While he has no plans for the immediate future he hopes to continue in educational work to which he has devoted the larger part of his life. He expressed himself as appreciative of the. uniformly kind treatment accorded him and his family at all times by the good people of Hammond, and especially for the co-operation and support received .by him from the teachers of the city schools. Mr. Monroe's work in Hammond has been particularly strenuous in the growing, developing school conditions which have confronted the city the past three years. Superintendent Caldwell who has been elected to succeed Mr. Monroe is said to b a first-class school man. The position here will be quite a promotion to him as he is coming from a system of sixty-four teachers to one of over two hundred, but he is reported to be amply able by experience and education to cope with the school conditions in Hammond. GO LIKE ft"Over the top"' roared five Hammond men at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. They slapped each other on the back and hurrahed uproarously. They acted like bunch of kids. They were George Hannauer, E. N. Bunnell. Judge V. S. Reiter, Attorney Jesse Wilson and Carl Kaufman. They are Division 9 of the solicitors for the Boy Scout-Salvation Army financial drive. "You see," explained Mr. Hannauer, "we fellows are going to be pretty busy the first of next week keeping an eye on the other solicitors and we just anxious to see how difficult the Job would be. So we startedout this morning on a little experimental tiur. It was easy that we just kept on going. At 11:30 we had $2,835 raised and at 2:30 we had cleaned up our quota of $3,000. This drive's going to be a whirlwind." And now that Division 9 ras disobeyed orders ar.d collected Its quota ahead of time !t wouldn't be surprising If several more of them reported "finished Joe" Monday morning when they meet at the Chamber-of Commerce rooms at 9:30. MINISTERIAL Association of Michigan City at a meeting passed resolutions protesting a?Unst the staging of boing bouts in Michigan City at the big arena now under construction. In the resolutions they declared that the exhibitions were demoralizing to the community and the worst form of advertising for the city. HA2TEL and Verna Gehrke, small daughters of John Gehrke, were made slightly 111 by escaping gas in the kitchen of their home at- 242 Sheffield avenue when one of them turned on the fumes in the stove when they were left alone while an elder member of the household made a trip to the corner grocery. They'll recover. CONKEY avenue Is to have another grocery store, to be located In the Lelmbach building at the corner of Conkey avenue and Garfield street. Today is the opening day and the proprietors, William C. Leimbach and R. Schroeder are on the job presenting carnaioins" to the ladies and cigars to the men. The store Is modern in every respect and ought to prove a valuable addition to Conkey avenue. JOE SELVA and Ed. Peters, B22 Kenwood avenue wandered into Anderson's Livery Stables, Ptvrmmer avenue, to hit the hay last night. One of the horses getting loose, nearly trampled the boys to death, when It walked into the box stall In which the iboys were sleeping. In the melee that followed, the horse couldn't get out. Neither could the boys. They escaped by climbing the side of the stall. They are held at the police station on an open charge. Dance tonight at Columbia Ha!l, West Hammond. 111. Music by Leltsan's Dance Orchestra. Snappy and merry syncopaters. Entertaining you cannot miss. 6-6

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE NEW YORK, May 6 R. Davidson, famous banker and member of J. P. Morgan and Company, died this afternoon during an operation for a brain tumor. He died on the operating table. Two Whiting boys playing on a

raft south of Lake George Inn this j afternoon were thrown in the water when the raft upset and both were unconscious when rescued. It is reported later that all hope for one of them is gone, but the other may be pulmotcred. The lads have not yet been identified. One of them was brought to the Hammond Police Station. NEAR BEER CASES GET INTO COURT Loss of a truck-load of near beer and personal injuries sustained by two men on the truck inan accident at the Caiumet avenue crossing last winter resulted today In the filing of three damage suits against the Michigan Central and I. H. B. railroads in the Superior court at Hammond. The plaintiffs are Frank Sumichrast. owner and driver -ot the truck and Alex Mikilewicz who was a passenger. Sumichrast says he was driving south, on Calumet avenue in Hammond on the evening of December 23. The crossing gates were up when he reached the Michigan Central tracks and he started across. A locomotive backed against the truck, ruining it and dumping out sixty-nine, cases of near beer and eight esses of empty 'bottles. All were smashed. He wants $5,000 to cover this loss. Both men suffered Injuries which made hospital attention necessary. Mikilewicz says his . eyesight was impaired. Each man wants $13,000 for his injuries. McAleer, Dorsey and - Glllett are attorneys for the plaintiffs. FEDERAL MEN ACTIVE Two transporters of liquor and two cheating soft drink proprietors were nabbed in 'Whiting yesterday by Chief "Weeks and Agent Rhed of the federal prohibition crew assisted by a squad of officers from the "Whiting police station. The booze haulers were real obliging. They demonstrated for the benefit of the officers. The two soft drink parlors had been pinched. The raijjrs went to 651 Indianapolis blvd., to search the place of Andrew Milowski. Anthony wss not at home but he arrived before the crepe hang ers left. He and Adam Kunichi, 10350 Indianapolis blvd.. East Side, came dashing up to the front door in an ancient Overland. They grabbd a three gallon Jug and two gallon jars of moonshine and rushed into the house. The officers met them inside the door and kindly relieved them of their burdens The soft drink parlors raided belonged to Pete Muzewich. 414 Center St., and Jack VuHch, 215, 119th st. Moonshine was found at both places. All of the men were released under bond and will appear in the "Whiting court Monday morning. ARIZONA BOASTS ONLY WOMAN CLERK OF SUPREME COURT r " 'Hi Miss Eugenia Davis. Miss Eugenia Davis of Fboenix, Arizona, is the only woman in the United States who holds the position of clerk of the supreme court. Miss Davis believes a wo mar. cannot mix business and social life and be successful. An occasional dinner or theater party is all abe allows herself.

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In Nine Cities There Were Slight Reductions in Force WASHINGTON. May 5. The cost of food Is again on the Increase in most sections of tha country, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced today. Retail prices of fool Increased in twenty-one dries in the period from March 15 to April 15. while in nine other cities there were slight reductions. Kansas City reported the largest increase. 2 per cent. In Atlanta. Boston. Cincinnati. Cleveland, Detroit, Minneapolis, Norfolk, Portland. Me., and Washington, D. C., the increase amounted to 1 per cent. The increase amounted to less than .5 per ce,nt In Bridgeport, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Newark, New Haven, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, St. Paul and Salt Lake. The retail , ccst of food decreased 1 per cent in Baltimore, Houston. St. Louis and Scranton, while in Peoria, Providence, Memphis, Milwaukee and Richmond the decrease amounted to less than .5 per cent. For the year perio.1, April 15. 1921. to April 15. 1922, the following decreases took place in the retail cost of food: Norfolk. 13 oer cent; Pittsburgh. 12 per cent; Denver and Salt Lake City, 1 1 per cent; Bridgeport. Cincinnati, Houston and Knn--i3 City. 10 per cent; Baltimore. C'lev--lard, Milwaukee, New Hnvon, Peoria. Providence, St. Louis, Scranton and Washington. 9 per cent; Boston, Chicago, Newark, New York and St. Paul. 8 per cent; Memphis, Minneapolis, Philadelphia and Portland, Me., 7 per cent; Atlanta. Detroit, Los Angeles and Richmond, 6 per cent. LENDS AID TO Hammond's civic boosters are to lend their support to the town of Munster in its fight to have a viaduct or subway constructed where Calumet avenue when extended shall cross the Panhandle railroad. The railroad company is objecting to the expense of other than a grade crossing and it is held that the traffic over the road when it is extended to the Lincoln Highway will be so great that it could not be properly safeguarded. Attorney L. T. Meyer for the town of Munster is taking the matter into court. A Joint meeting of the Hammond Improvement Association and the East Hammond Cvvic & Improvement Association has been called for Sunday afternoon to consider lending Munster a hand. The meeting will he held at S03 Calumet avenue at 3 o'clock. TO ATTEND CONVENTION The Annual Convention of the Indiana Gas Association will be held at West Baden, Indiana, on Monday and Tuesday next. Morse DellPlaln, vice-president of the Northern Indiana Gas and Electric Company, is president of the Indiana Gas Association. The Hammond party consisting of Morse DellPlaln; G. A. Neal. Bales Manager; C. C. Jones, Assistant Superintendent of Gas Department; S. Jinks, Advertising Manager; E. D. MInniek, Industrial Engineer, leaves here on the Monon tomorrow evening. Interviewed this morning about Issues to be raised at the Convention, President DellPlaln said that the present coal strike and its effect on the manufactured gas industry is bound to receive considerable discussion. The Convention will be addressed by F. D. Van Amburgh, editor of "The Silent Partner." Mr. Van Amburgh is an active Rotarlan, being a member of the New York Rotary Club and Past District Governor of International Rotary for New York and New Jersey. There is every indication that the Convention will be especially well attended for an excellent program is scheduled well in keeping with the progressive reputation that the Indiana Gas Association enjoys. POLICE RAID MOVTB CARI.O The little Monte Carlo of Indiana Harbor, better known as the Greek Coffee House, of Tony Victos. of 3339 Michigan avenue, where all night sessions of games of chance attracts the men of the streets to spend their money and time, was raided by the Harbor police force, directed by officers Kirnin and Keklch, last night Seven arrests, Including the keeper, Tony VieLrm wra m7?c

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You remember the Seven Southerland Sisters of long-hair fame? Well here they are again as they appeared on State Line st. recently on one of their hikes through Hammond. They've cat out posing in drug store windDivs to advertise hair tonics and are now doing their best to popularize knickers and hiking. Their hair used to reach to rne TARTS "Great progress in general business recuperation has been made during the past month," says the Iron Trade Review. "As a result, May opens with the trade outlook brighter than it has been at any time since 1919. One of the most Interesting sidelights upon the changed conditions is to be found in first quarter reports of leading steel companies, "Stronger fundamental conditions more clearly are influencing the course of buying and selling in Iron and steel. The real weight of the coal strike as a factor stfll is difficult to accurately gage. Manifestly, however, it 's not a primary cause of the continued movement of the industry toward a sounder basis of trade and operations. Producers, in fact, show less regard for the stcike as a continuing obstacle in putting on new capacity which apparently is more insistently called for by the pressure of current demands. RAILROAD BI YI-NU INCREASES "Railroad equipment buying this week, has again increased. New car orders totaled 9.000. including 3,150 for the Chicago and Northwestern, 3.300 for the Pacific Fruit Express, and 2.000 for the Southern FTP-

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(BILLETIX) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE CHICAGO, May b. With his throat slit, the body of Jonn Rlcharek. 45, was found today at the same time the body of Russell Peirl, 25, was discovered on a roof near his home. Police believe Rfcharek had been murdered by right marauders. Blood stains on the walls of his apartment pointed to the str-.iggle. (DIXLEm) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! FORT WORTH, Tex.. May 6. Three Negroes, one of whom confessed, implicating the other two. were burned tod eath by a mob at daylight this morning at the toxvn of K'.rvln. where G. AND V. TARIFFS INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., May 5. The Public Service Commission today authorised the Gar yand Valparaiso Railway company to sell commutation tickets with the following tariffs for summer excursions: One round trip Saturday, Sunday and holidays, between Gary and Valparaiso lakes, 75 cents, children 40 cents; 25-ride transferable 60day ticket, $2.50; six months 25ride transferable. J". 60; 40-rIde family ticket at prlre of 25 single fares. IS SHE HICK IF SHE DOESN'T SMOKE INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE AURORA, 111., May 6. Women smoke, not becau;- they enjoy smoking, but because they think it is "smart." the Rev. Charles M. Fillmore of Indianapolis, Ind., general secretary of the No-Tobacco League of America, told the convention of the organization here today. In many circles of the best society, iha said. Uu woman who does

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ground, you know. They still have It, but It's home in their trunks. It was a pretty sight the other day , as the seven came "panting" up State Line st. They attracted a lot of attention and converted many a lazy fellow to hiking. From left 1o right they are Susanna. Phyllis, Hepatica. Medusa. Bonite, Margaret and Agnes. Or Is Jt from right to left? WITH

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Pacific. The Pennsylvania is reported to be about to enter the market for a large -purchase, variously reported as 15,000 to 30,000 . cars. The New York Central has placed 25,000 tons of rails additional. The order of 3.300 refrigerator cars for the Pacific Fruit Express was awarded to the Standard Steel Car and General American Tank . Car companies. The General American Tank Car company waa also awarded the 2,000 automobile car order of the Southern Pacific. This month has been unusually grateful to the Illinois Steel Company and5 Inland Steel in' the way of heavy tonnages of standard steel rails.. OPERATIONS STILL STRONG "Steel mill operations in the Cal'Jmet Ragion are littU changed. Illinois Steel Company continues at 86 per cent capacity, with seventeen blast furnaces active, the same condition as last week. Inland Steel Company continues at 65 per cent capacity, with two of Its three blast furnaces active. The Steel and Tube Company of America has four of its eight blast furnaces active, although demand for merchant Iron Is such that an add'tlonal stack Is likely to be Hown in at any time" 17-year-old Eula Ausley was murdered Thursday. The burning took place on a vacant lot in the business district and was witnessed by a crowd of men, women and children. BULLETIN") INTERNATIONAL NEWS SEBVICE1 XEW YORK, May 6. Henry P. Davison, a partner In J. P. Morgan & Co., is to- undergo a second operation this afternoon for brain tumor. The operation will be performed at Mr. Davison's home In Glen Cove, L. I. Specialists said that the danger of complications was very slight. Mr. Davison had been troubled with nervousness and sleeplessness from the tumor for more than a year. not smoke Is looked upon as a "hick." 'Rrlght here in Aurora," he said. "I know a woman whose two daughters have been banned from a socalled society because they do not smoke clgarets," Lucy Page Gaston, famous foe of the "fag," told of the evils wrought by the cigarette habit and declared that "tobacco must be abolished." WHO'S MAKING BEER IN EAST CHICAGO MICHIGAN CITY. Ind.. May Arthur H. Behnns. proprietor of a soft drink establishment at 316 Franklin street, was arraigned at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon on two liquor charges, transporting and receiving, to which he pleaded not guilty and the case went to trial with L. E. Kunkel conducting the defense. Following the hearing Judge Gleason fined the defendant 1100 and costs and sentenced him to 30 days In the county Jail on the charge of transporting liquor, but found him not guilty on the charge of receiving, while Deputy Troseoutor Moore nol-prossed a third charge, that of possessing liquor. It was testified that the beer came from Eaat Caicjura.

Buildings to be Constructed On Unit Plant Says Kydrox President

Still they come. Not the largest industry amons: Hammond's new arrivals, but one that will add considerable to her prestige as a city of diversified industries and the third new Industry within one week to locate in tho city. The Hydrox Company of Chicago has purchased a tract of land on North Hohman St., opposite th American St?cl Foundries, from tho estate of Caroline Hohman. DISTRIBUTION A FACTOR The determining factor in locating this industry in Hammond ua the distributing facilities Hammond had to offer the Hydrox Company, They intend to ship their products by motor trucks to Gary, East Chicago, AVhit-ng, Highland, Munster, Griffith, and in fact all the territory within a radius of 25 miles will be handled from the Hammond plant. The site has a frontage of 203 feet along Hohman st., extending from River st. to Hoffman st. It also has a frontage of 138 feet along the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad, who will immediately start laying a switch track into the property. Their coal, sugar, salt, and other carload materials will be unloaded direct to. a car level floor. BUILD ON UNIT PLAIT The building will be constructed on the unit plan, to allow for the great expansion looked for, said Pres. T. H. Mclnerny today. "We share the optimism of the business men of Northern Indiana about its wonderful industrial outlook, and we believe that it has only started to develop. The Hydrox Company Is going to build in Hammond one of the finest ice cream and ice making plants in the country. The completed plant will cot in the neighbor hood of $200,000, and construction will start so the building will be ready for production August 1st." The Hydrox Company manufactures "Guernsey" ice cream, distilled water, ginger ale, and other carbonated products. Their Guernsey ice cream is extensively advertised and has attained considerable success because it is not frozen with air as the ordinary ice cream Is, but Is carbonated and is manufactured In a room lined witn glass and tile so that bacteria cannot get in. as with the air, as It might when made like the ordinary ice cream. SITE A HOMESTEAD The site was the old homestead of Caroline Hohman, one of Hammond's first settlers. She lived here when she owned about all of Hammond. Only recently the Lake County Historical Society took up the subject of erecting a bronze tablet to permanently mark this site. William J. Hastings of Gostlln. Meyn & Hastings, Inc., was the broker. The lepal details being handled by Jesse Wilson of the Hydrox Company and by Gerald Glllett of Mc.Vleer, Dorsey & Gillett for the owners. Pending the construction of the new plant, the Hydrox Company will ship their ptoducts to the Woodhull Ice Cream Company here, who will act as their distributors. The present Woodhul Ice Cream plant on State st. will then be closed. METAL LATH PLANT IS SOLD TODAY The plant of the Composite Metal Lath Co., bankrupt, of New Chicago, was sold yesterday by Trustee Chas. Surprise of Hammond to Philip H. Sauter of St. Louis. The plant with rights to manufacture "Briklath" which represented a total investment of $175,000 was knocked down to the highest bidder for $35,000. The industry projected BhoTtily after the war. The product was to be a clay wall covering baked on a spun metal base. It met with a cordial reception in lvuild.'ng cirolps and extensive orders were taken. Nothming was ever manufactured owing to the failure of the promoter's health. He went to Switzerland and when he learned that the creditors had closed In on the plant he wrote that he would return and pay all debts in full as soon as his (health! would permitt However, no improvement was shown nnd at last he decided to let the outfit go. The buildings cost $75,000 and the special machinery represented $'.'0,000. Because of the remote location and the fact that the maohinery could be used for nothing else H was appraised at $20,000. Several bidders were present yesterday, among them a representative of a pottery firm. The bidding finally ran $15,000 over the appraisel. The purchaser, rhillp Sauter announced that he would continue the manufacture of "Briklath" as his purahase entitles b'm to the manufacturing rights in ten central states There is only one other plant In the country which can make the product until the patent rights expire. Attorney Edwin Frledrich, of the rm of Crumpacker and Crumpacker. who has represented the trustee and creditors in the matter was well I pleased with the results of the sale j as there will now be a fairly large I dividend for the creditors. New Hotel at The Hub SPECIAL TO THE TIMES) CROWN' POINT. Ind., May 6. A. C. Groves, proprietor of the Commercial Hotel, has plans for a hundred and fifty Thousand dollar hotel which he expects to erect this summer. It will be modern In every respect and the finest hotel in the county.