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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-03
FRANCHISE:
SOUGHT By
So. SHORE
General Counsel for Inter
urban Company Confers
With the Board of Public
Works Regarding Branch
Loop and Feeder Line.

A franchise for what is practically
another interurban for Hammond and
in reality a branch loop and feeder
line for the South Shore line will be
asked OF the Hammond city administra-
tion by the South Shore line people
within very near future.
F. J. Lewis Meyer. general counsel
for the South Shore line. was in Ham,
mond this morning to confer with the
board Of public works regarding the
proposition. and was instructed to out
line a franchise in accordance with
the city's policy regarding interur-
bans.
Route Trayerses Six-NIiIe Territory.
The route for the proposed branch
loop feeder line traverses a territory
about six miles in length, beginning
at the east, where the main line of
the South Shore line crosses the Grand
Calumet river at what is known as
Cavanaugh. From here the proposed
line runs practically due west over
private right of way. which parallels
what would be the extension of Carroll
street. In order to avoid crossing the
c., l. & S. yards at Columbia avenue,
the proposed line viii swing in a north
westerly direction, still over private
right of way, until some north and
south street. to be designated by the
board of public works, possibly Hick-
ory street. is reached.
Having secured a north route the
line will enter Indiana avenue and then
follow this highway to Holman street
To complete the loop the line must
eventually connect with the main line,
now traversing the north side. and in
order to do this the South shore line
people hope to enter into an agree
ment with the Hammond. Whiting &
East Chicago company for a right OF
way on their tracks from Indiana ave-
nue. to the main line OF the South
Shore. Should this plan fail the com
peny will try to find some other way
by which the business district will be-
come connected with the main line
THE board of directors" said Mr.
Meyer, in speaking to a TINES reporter
this morning, has practically decided
TO build this line. and the proba bilities
are that If the franchise is granted
that we will build Immediately
1T is true we have been operating
under a lot of hard luck. but we have
made decided improvements under the
new management and these will con
| tinue'
With a reasonable franchise the
South Shore line people will undoubt-
/ edly find welcome in Hammond I
! is a well established policy in Ham.
mond TO encourage interurbans to com,
to this city, and while the South Shor.
line has thus far operated under con
siderable hard luck, Hammond peopl,
have taken this into consideration al
well the fact that the road is pio
| neering II through this region as al
| interurban.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-03
OLD RESIDENT
PASSES AWAY
THIS MORNING

Mrs. Fred Gastel s4 years old. an old
resident of Hammond, died this morn
ing at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Minnie Struebig, at Crown Point, with
whom she had been making her home
during the past two months. Old age
is given as the cause Of Mrs. Gasters
death.
Mrs. Gastel, before going to Crown
Point, resided at 142 Williams street
she having been widow for flve years.
She has resided in Lake county since
1912, having lived in Tolleston twenty
seven years and twenty in Ham
mond. Two of her children-Fred Gas
tel. Sr.. and Mrs. Bertha Guenther-re-
side in Hammond, while her other two
children. Mrs. Minnie Struebig and Mrs
August Ernst. reside at Crown Point
She is also survived by twenty-four
grandchildren and five great grandchil-
dren.
At noon today the funeral arrange
ments had not yet been made. but it is
probable that Mrs. Gastel will be buried
in Hammond
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-03

CAPACITY
IN MILLS
Indiana Steel Company's s
Merchant Mill Is Nearly
Completed-Is the Only
One That Rolls Ingots to
Billet Size.

The continuous billet mill at the
plant of the Indiana Steel company at
Gary is now working with increased
capacity and is now contributing to-
wards supplying the large demand for
billets that has flooded the market in
this district for many months.
Other departments are making rapid
progress. the merchant mills being
nearly completed, the axle mill well
under way, and ground is broken for
the plate mills,
The billet mill at Gary is in keep
ing with the other parts of the great
plant, in that it produces unique fea-
lures and unusual capacities, which
place 1t in the lead in rolling mill
practice at the present day It is the
only mill in which ingots are rolled
down to billet size in one length and
is the largest straight-away billet mill
ever built
In point OF capacity 1T passes all of
its predecessors. as it was designed to
roll 1000 tons in twenty-four hours,
but in actual practice it will far ex-
ceed that figure. 1t is estimated that
when the mill is being worked full
capacity it viii turn out 400 tons per
hour. The billets range In size and can
be cut any desired length from the 40
inch, 80. "a and 1s-inch mills. When
smaller billets are desired the 1s-inch
continuous mill is used. at the end of
which is the flying shear in which the
hillets may be cut any desired length.
Operator Controls Car.
The ingots are 20 by "a inches and
weigh about 5000 pounds each From
the soaking pits they are taken to the
roughing mills on ingot cars OF spe-
eial type designed and built in the
company's shops. and which run on a
narrow gage track between the soak
ing pits and the side of the building
The ingot car is controlled from pull
pit at the entrance 10 the billet mill
and by the same operator who controls
the approach table to the roughine
mill The body of this car is designed
to receive the ingot and TO dump 1t or
the approach table at the will of the
operator.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-03
WOMAN EXPERT ON
PEPPERMINT HERE
Miss Mary Clark of Mint
Julep Fame Visiting
in Hammond.

II is better to be an authority on
something than to know a little about
something in the opinion of Miss Mary
Clark, who is here visiting DR.. and
Mrs. J. T. Clark, and who is an au-
thority on the cultivation of paper
mint.
Miss Clark writes articles in most
OF the farm journals. She is an inter
esting parsonage. She owns one of the
best farms in Berrien county. Mich.
and in addition to raising mint that
is the Joy and delight of the mint -julep
fiend, she also raises chickens and
stock.
Miss Clark halls from Galien, Mich,
and will spend a week with her rela-
tives in this city. She will improve
her tine in seeing the live stock show
at Chicago and get what pointers she
can on the raising of fine stock. Miss
Clark is Dr. Clark's niece
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-03
BROTHER OF VICTIM
SEEKS CONFERENCE
Faultz Family Will Resort
to Courts Only as a
Last Resort.

Frank NJ. Faultz. brother of the late
Bert Faultz, who was killed Tuesday
afternoon when he fell from the Tap
per building. was in Hammond today
in order to seek a settlement from NJ.
Lavene, the contractor. by whom the
deceased fas employed as brick
layer foreman.
The Faultz family returned from
Watseka, Ill, this morning. where the
funeral was held yesterday, and was
making arrangements to leave their
fiat at 25 State street to move back to
their former home at Watseka, III.
II will confer with Mr. Lavene as
soon as possible said Mr. Faultz, for
/ think a settlement is due the family.
especially II it is true that Mr. Lavene
has had the lives of his employees in
sured. We viii resort to the courts only
as last means, however, for I believe
that reasonable agreement can be
reached"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-03
WANzER
WILL NOT
RETURN

Attorney W. ]. McAleer, who repre-
sents Delbert Wanzer, the man who
shot William Williams, says that VIII
liams will probably never appear
against Wanzer for the reason that
there were warrants out for his ar
rest and he has left town probably
never to return.
Wanzer is still in jail. but it is ex-
pected that he will soon be released
for the want of prosecution. Those
who have heard the testimony of those
who know the circumstances say that
it is doubtful if a jury would ever
convict Wanzer for shooting Williams
in view of the fact that Williams had
grossly insulted his wife.
In the meantime Wanzer is being
held in jail pending his trial 1t is
likely that the case will be dismissed
at the next term Of court, when the
criminal cases are taken up.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-03
MANUAL TRAINING SCHOOL STORY
AROUSES INTENSE INTEREST

The announcement that the board of
new 100000 manual training high
high school which is to be built in
Hammond in the near future. aroused
a great deal of interest among the peo-
Pile OF the city who have long felt the
need of a new building to be devoted
exclusively 10 high school purposes.
The members of the faculty are al
ready making mental calculations as
to what they viii want in the way of
accommodations in the new building.
It is understood that the idea is to
have a large auditorium on the top
floor for all public gatherings.
What Plans Include.
The plans will also include a gym
nasium and other conveniences that are
found in all up to date high school
buildings. OF course there will be a
large space devoted to the manual
training department and there will be
recitation rooms for the classes in the
languages, the sciences and for the
business department.
Principal McElroy of the high school
stated the situation in a nutshell this
morning He said: There are now
2O5 students enrolled in the high
school Thirty-seven pupils viii be
graduated from the grades at the first
Of the year Eighty more VIII be grad
uated from the grades next June and
this will give us a total of 3s2 high
school students. providing they all come
back
Withdrawal of Pupils.
Next spring there will be only six
teen of these students graduated from
the grades and this will leave 3i6 stud
ents In the schools OF course. there
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-03

HONOREO
ATMEET|NG
Gary Doctor Is Elected an
Officer of Lake County
Medical Association at
Annual Banquet Held in
Hammond Last Night.

Doctors to the number OF thirty five,
all members of the Lake County Medi-
cal society, gathered in Hammond last
night for their annual dinner and meet
Ing and enjoyed one of the best ses-
sions in the history of the society.
Practically every town in Lake county
was represented at the session, which
was held at Jack O'Keefe's restaurant
The first thing on the program after
the dinner was the election of officers
for the ensuing year. The honors were
divided between Hammond and Gary,
DR.. f. M. Shanklin of Hammond hav-
ing been elected as president, while
DR.: T. B. Templin of Gary was elected
vice president. Dr. H. C. Groman of
Hammond was clothed with the honor
of secretary and treasurer, while DIR. j.
e. Metcalfe of Gary was made a mem
her of the board of censors, to which
also belong DR.. Eleanor Scull of Ham
mond and DR.. A. A. Ross Of East Chi
cago, the latter two being holdover
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-03
Will Be DELAYED.

1t begins to look now as though the
prospective tenants for the new Tap
per building will not be able to occupy
their new places of business until some
time in February or possibly March 1.
The work on the building is progress
ing from day to day. but there have
been many unlocked for delays which
might have been considerably extended
had the weather been less favorable.
The mason work IS nearly all COM
pleted, but considerable time will have
80 be given for the interior work.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-03
WANTS HER MARRIAGE
ANNULED N COURT
Mrs. Ethel Keenan,, Married
at Crown Point, Has
Enough.

A peculiar suit has been filed in the
Lake superior court In which Ethel
Keenan, of Hammond has brought suit
10 have her marriage with Francis
keenan, annualled.
The complaint states that Mr.. and
Mrs. keenan, were married BY Rev T.
H. II. Ball. q Baptist minister of Crown
Point. The marriage was duly per-
formed. but the bride. Ethel keenan,,
and Francis never lived together aft
er their marriage.
The reasons given for the desire to
have the marriage annulled are that
the bride was not is yeers Of age and
was not a resident Of Lake county az
the time Of her marriage.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-03
Will Return Soon.

Postmaster William II. Gostlin VIII
leave Aiken, s. c.. where he has been
for his health for the past few weeks.
for Chattanooga, Nashville. Louisville
and then for home.
Mr. Gost1in expects TO be back among
friends about the 18th OF December.
He reports that he is feeling very much
improved in health. and he expects TO
be in condition TO give his attention to
his many interests in this locality this
winter and In the spring.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-03
SCHOOL CHILDREN
ARRANGE DEBATE
Artie Finding Will Lead
the Negatives in
Discussion.

The students IN the public schools
are taking good deal of interest in
an impending debate.
Resolved, That congress was justi-
fed in impeachtng President Johnson
is the question that is to be debated in
the very near future by pupils OF the
eighth grade in the Central school. The
date will be fixed later. Caroline Hess
and Artie Finding were chosen TO lead
the sides. Miss Hess leading the af-
firmative. She selected as her assist
ants. Florence Deming and Clurs
Bulge. Artie Finding has for his able
assistants. Rudolph Broz and Estells
Russell.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-03
GARY CITIZENS
VISIT GOVERNOR
Delegation Tries to get Governor to
Interfere and States Chief Exc
cutive Says "Not At ALP
WHO COMPOSED
THE DELEGATION?

It is reported that the Gary dele
cation that called on the governor
In regard to the situation described.
was headed by w. c. Crolius, former
candidate for mayor; DR. Wilson,
George Nestorovich and former Po-
lice Sergeant James Bowling. The
story that Attorneys Bruce and
Mathews, who were in Indianapolis
to make an oral argument in the
Grey case in the United States cir
cult court, had called on the gov
ernor was denied by Attorney Bruce
over the telephone at Valparaiso
this morning Mr.. Nestorovich.
when seen by TIMES reporter this
morning absolutely refused to talk
about the trip. Other members of
the delegation were not to be got.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-03

will be the loss of few students who
will fail to take the high school course
after they graduate from the eighth
grade, but I figure that this loss will
be made up by new students who mat
riculate during the year
For instance, there We're twenty
four or twenty-five high school stud
ents who withdrew when All Saints
parochial high school was established
and for other causes. but this has been
offset to degree by eight or nine
students who have entered during the
year.
Space at Premium.
Mr.. McElroy went on to state that
he did not know where he would be
able to put all of the students who en-
tered next year He said that Miss
Mary Ibach, teacher of English and Ger
man, did not have any regular recita-
tion room and is now compelled to hold
her classes in any room that happens
to be vacant.
The situation Will be infinitely worse
next year. It is the rapid growth OF
the city and the extraordinary growth
of the high school during the past year
that has made the need of a new high
school building imperative.
Gary. with only one-third the popu-
lation Of Hammond and not one-eighth
as old as this city. has the Emerson
building which was built at a cost OF
$500. 600, and the local school authori-
ties think it IS about time that Ham
mond could afford adequate quarters.
The courses in chemistry and some
Of the other sciences are inferior K
those in other schools for the reason
that the school las no equipment and
there Is no room to put equipment II il
were purchased.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-03

A number of Hammond people have
been invited to attend the meeting Of
the Indiana society at Chicago. This
meeting will take the form of a ban
quet in one of the large hotels.
A. NJ Turner and John Z. Fitzgerald
are among those who will attend
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-03
WAITING
ON OUTCOME
Of TEST CASES

According TO Contractor w. Ray
Hatch, there are no new developments
in the gravel road situation. Mr. Hatch
says that most of the work in Lake
county has been finished. but there are
some important jobs that have not yet
been completed.
The contractors are now all waiting
until several test cases are tried out to
determine just how good the outstand-
ing bonds are When these cases are
out of the way the legal status of this
bond question viii be decided and then
the work on the unfinished roads can
begin.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-03
Tenants Rather Fidgity.

Today the occupants of the Taper
blocks are on pins. One of the work
insmen dropped a tool through the
skylight and it knocked the mouth
piece off from the receiver or the tele-
phone.
Since the accident. which resulted in
death and injury to two Of the work
ingmen. the tenaEts of the building
have been a little on edge.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-03
Cleans Up Gases.

The South Shore line yesterday set
tied the last OF its death claims grow
ing out Of the fatal wreck of last May.
The case settled yesterday was that
of J. J. Mcconnell a Chicago bank
employe. Like ali the others. this one
too was settled out of court a fact
which speaks well for the company's
policy 10 be reasonable in making set
Elements
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-03
MAN
ON Committee
TIMES BUREAU
Ar THE STATE CAPITAL.

Indianapolis. Ind. Dec. 3-The for
tyfourth semi-annual eonvocation and
reunion OF the Ancient and Accepted
Scottish Rite, valley Of Indianapolis, was
held in this city this week closing last
night. A large class Of candidates was
initiated into the order Harry f. shar-
er OF Hammond was a member OF the
reception committee.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-03
GIRL
NET WITH
FOlJL. PLAY
Comely East Chicago Girl
Leaves Her Home, and
Cincinnati and Chicago
Authorities Have Begun
an Investigation.
Especial to THn TIMEs.l

East Chicago. Ind. Dec 3.-Has Mag
gle Podrazu. a comely young girl for
some time employed by A Pietklewicz.
who conducts grocery and meat mar
ket at 1906 Melville avenue. been made
a victim of the pernicious white slave
traffic. which has of late grown to such
an extent as TO cause CONSERVATION
throughout the length and breadth OF
the land?
This is the question which Is agitat-
ing the friends of the young girl, the
circumstances of whose disappearance
Monday from her place of employment.
strongly suggest the possibility that
she may have been spirited away into
some evil haunt of the Chicago slums-
A query from the police of Cincinnati.
coupled with other circumstances, has
given rise to the suspicion.
The girl is q daughter of Charles
Padrazu. who works at the Republic
mill and who has long been a respect
ed citizen, living on the south side,
this city, and who until he was in
formed by a TINES representative last
night. did not even know that his
daughter was missing.
Reported to Police.
Inc IdCl OF AST disappearance naQ
been reported to the police however.
soon after 1t occurred. simultaneously
with her disappearance went Dave Pa
davik. who had been attentive to the
young girl of late ana who. according
to the Pietklewicz', had been hanging
around the place q great deal and was
there almost all day, the day of Mag
gies disappearance. simultaneously
with the disappearance of the pair. also
went about $50 worth of jewelry and
clothing belonging TO Mrs. Pietkiewicz.
and the circumstances of the coinci-
dence were related in these columns
early in the week However. the names
of the suspected ones were withheld.
there apparently not being strong
enough evidence to warrant the accusa-
ton that they were guilty. against the
young people.
Since then. however, the case has
developed some alarming circumstances.
II appears that Maggie wrote mar
CONTINUED on page hve-)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-03
CAUSTIC
CRITICISM
Gov, Marshall Is Afraid
Gary Is Going to Cost
Indiana Too Much.

So remarkable were the state
) ments credited to Governor
) Thomas r. Marshall, in the sub
joined story from THE TIMES bu-
) reeu at Indianapolis today, that
) a telegram was sent to THE
, TINES correspondent asking II
} the governor was correctly
) quoted. His answering tele-
, gram stated that Mr.. Marshall
, was quoted correctly.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-03
TIMES BUREAU
AT STATE CAPITAL.

Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. Gov
ernor Marshall did not hesitate, yes
terday, to express his opinion of such
conditions as exist at Gary, when a
delegation Of Gary people came to
him and asked him to confer police
powers on sundry citizens of that
place.
The governor told them that the
law does not give the governor any
right to confer police powers in that
manner. and that, besides. he did not
lContinued on page seven.)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-03

WAYS DENOTES THE INTERESTING
STORE
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-03
HAMMOND
To HAVE A
NEWBR|DGE
County Surveyor Works on
Plans for Bascule Bridge
on Holman Street Over
Calumet River and Struc-
ture at Lowell.

County Surveyor w. F. Bridge is
now working on the plans and specifi-
cations of two bridges, one concrete
bridge to be built over the creek at
Main street. Lowell, and the other a
bascule bridge to be built over the CAL
umet river, at Holman street. Ham
mond
Appropriations for these bridges will
be asked for at the first meeting Of
the county commissioners after the
first of the year. Before he leaves Of
fee County Commissioner oscar Krin-
bill secured the promise of the coun-
ty commissioners that they would give
the question of building a bridge over
the Calumet river a hearing at the
same time that the Lowell bridge comes
up.
Hammond Bridge Needed.
The need of a new bascule bridge In
Hammond is also apparent. The Ham
mond bridge accommodates an enor-
nous amount of traffic and, in fact,
is the principal means of entrance into
Hammond from the north.
With the prospect of the opening
Of the Calumet river to navigation
through the early completion of the
Indiana Harbor canal it will be posi-
lively necessary to have new bridge
that can be raised in response to the
needs of navigation.
In fact. there viii be several miles
of valuable dockage that will be use
less until the Holman street bridge is
replaced with another that can be
raised when ships desire to go through
The next meeting of the county COM
missioners, which takes place neX'
Monday. will be the last for Oscar
Krinbill. who has been one of the best
county commissioners who ever repre-
sented this district. The meeting ir
January viii also be the first for Coun-
ty- Commissioner Elect Richard Schaaf
Sr., who is expected to take up the
good work that is laid down by Mr.
Krinbill and to work with equal vigol
for the much needed improvements II
this section of the county, and especial
ly in Calumet and North townships
The bridge at Lowell is to be $40, ,Oot
concrete bridge, to built in the hear
of the city over Cedar Cree ditch
This ditch drains an immense amoun
of territory and in the spring over
/ flows on account of the small capacit.
of the ditch under the bridge.
1t is proposed to make the bridg,
wider deepen the ditch and in thii
way take care of the surplus flow tina
1t is now unable to carry. The bridg'
will be a great improvement in Low
| ell, and is said to be greatly needed
| The present bridge is only built o
planks and is in bad repair.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-03

THE TIMES WILL SELL YOUR
LOTS FOR YOU.