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The Lake County times., 1912-03-22
ANTICIPATE
EASY ELECTION

The time for contesting the West
Hammond primary nominations ex-
pired yesterday, and no contest having
been filed, the nominated candidates
now anticipate an easy election
So far no candidates on the independ-
ent ticket for any office have announce
ed themselves. Apparently there Is no
independent candidate for mayor, and
now that John j. Brehm says that he
will withdraw from the citizens ticket
for mayor, the field would be left clear
for X. NJ. woczszy nski, on the peoples
ticket.
Before the friends OF woczszynski
will consider all obstacles removed,
however. they want to see Mr. Brehm
withdraw his petition from the city
clerk. otherwise, they say, he is saving
himself a chance to get back into the
mayoralty campaign should he be de-
feated for assessor for the town OF
Thornton. 1t was with the under
standing that he would withdraw his
petition from the clerk that Woczczyn-
skis friends promised to support him
for assessor, but until he does that he
can legally be counted in the race Mr..
Brehm on the other hand has assured
everybody that he is no longer a can
didate for mayor. At noon today his
petition had not been withdrawn.
There is some talk in the first ward
to the effect that Richard Zimmerman
may run for alderman on an inde-
pendent ticket There is no petition
filed with the clerk as yet however
Louis Demerling, who was also spoken
luspusdspuI pIsM lsIy sIqIssod y sp 10
aldermanic candidate. said to THE,
TIMES today that he had decided to
stay out of the race.
Ignatz Mankowski, who was renomi-
mated on the peoples ticket for city
clerk, recently received the unanimous
endorsement of the citizens party in
the town of Thornton for tax collector
Undr the Illinois law he hold both
positions. and while his election as city
clerk is practically assured, his friends
say he will also make a fine race in tho
town campaign.
The Thornton town election will be
held on April 2.
The Lake County times., 1912-03-22

CREDIT GOOD

That Hammonds credit is gilt-edged
in the financial world was demonstrat-
ed today when its twenty five year
$4,000 refunding bond issue bearing
ls per cent interest sold at premium
of nearly per cent.
The Harris Trust company of Chicago
was the successful bidder having of
fered s264o2 and accrued interest for
the $4,000 issue, and agreed to print
the bonds
The price paid for these bonds is a
new high mark in the history of Ham
mond. The Hammond banks that went
after the issue earnestly put UP a good
figure. but still within several hundred
dollars short of the highest bid The
bids were as follows:
Harris Trust Co, Chicago s264o2
Lake Co. Saw. & Trust Co.. 1856
First National bank, Hammond. 25.74o
Z. Campbell & Sons Indianapolis. 25.625
Jos T. Elliott Co. indianapolis 25,19e
American Saw. & Trust Co. Ham
1nond 25,100
Citizens German Nat. Bank. 25.075
Fletcher Amer. Blk. indianapolis 25,065
Breed & Harrison Co. OF Cincinnati.
Miller & Co. and ]. F. wild & Co OF
Indianapolis put in a bid at par with
accrued interest
The bond issue was authorized at a
recent council meeting to go into effect
on March 1st of this year and is in
tended TO take up an expired twenty
year issue for the water department
The Lake County times., 1912-03-22
READY
FOR j. s.
ENGINEER s

Much valuable data was assembled a I
a meeting held yesterday at the office
OF w. j. WINERY. Hammond, by the
joint committee appointed by the vari-
Gus commercial and manufacturing
clubs of the region, for the promotion
of harbor and water way Improvement
in Indiana Harber and vicinity includ
ing Hammond. Whiting and East Chi
cago-
While another meeting will be neces-
sary In order to get the report of the
committee in shape for presentation to
the board of government engineers
Monday in Chicago, the substance of IL
has been outlined and is now-in the
hands of a stenographer. The finish
ing touches will be put on 1t al a meet
ing to be held tomorrow afternoon at
the offices of w. j. WINERY. It will
then be typewritten and it Is expected
that 1t will occupy about 35 or forty
Etypewritten pages.
The principal things embodied in the
report are data concerning the outer
harbor. the reasons for improving the
Calumet river and making of it anavig-
able stream and data concerning the
breakwater. The report backs up in
every particular the recommendations
and information embodied In Col.
Zinn's report. and is expected to have
much weight with the board of engI-
neers.
The Lake County times., 1912-03-22
HAMMOND COUNTRY
CLUB PLANS CHANGED
Not Thought That Building
Will Be Completed Now
Before August First.

The plans for the Hammond Country
club will be ready for the contractors
next Monday AS result of burning
much midnight oil the plans have been
re-drawn and now meet with the ap-
proval of every member of the commit
,mittee.
The length of the building has been
cut down about is feet and there has
been some reduction In the width. But
the plans have not been materially al
tered. Many improvements and refine
ments in the plans have been made.
About the only reductions have been
In the matter of size. The splendid
planning and the high character of the
work remains the same. The reductions
will bring the cost of the building with
in the appropriation.
1t is expected that before another
week has passed that the contractors
will be ready with their bids and then
it will be but matter of but few
days to let the contract
The actual work on the new country
club will probably begin the 1st of May
and by the 1st of August. at the latest.
the building should be furnished and
ready for occupancy
But little is being done with the mat
ter of increasing the membership This
out of the way. On account of the con-
venient location and the broad lines
along which the project is being built.
it is expected that the membership will
come from all sections of the region.
The Lake County times., 1912-03-22
SUPT. MCDANIEL
POINTS OUT DANGER
Believes Children En- Route
to School Should Be
Properly Safeguarded.

Not too much care can be taken at
the railroad crossings during the hours
when the children pass to and from
school," said superintendent C. M. Nc
Daniel, in speaking of the danger to
school children at the crossings.
"A case was reported to me some
time ago from the Wallace school A
train was holding the crossing, and a
little boy tried to get across by climb
ing over the bumpers. He fell between
the cars, which were standing still. and
then made another attempt and finally
got over. Our teachers had preached
SO much against this practice that I
advised punishment for this boy but
no WILL be unable to protect these chil-
dren properly unless the crossings are
properly guarded"
The Lake County times., 1912-03-22
MEET IN HAMMOND.
Especial to THE TINES


Crown Point. Ind. March %. The
constitution committee of the Northern
Indiana baseball league viii meet at
Hammond next Sunday for the purpose
Of adopting Constitution to govern
thA association during the coming sea-
son. Director George f kefser will
represent Crown Point and several i'm
portant changes will be made in the
bylaws this season. Some of the prin-
cipal measures will be the strict ad-
herence to the salary clause, and al
though the salary to be paid each play
er may be raised somewhat over last
year, it will be the aim of the associa-
tion to see that the price is universal
and lived up to by each manager. A
clause requiring each team management
to have its regular team signed up by
Aug / will be demanded by some of
the directors 10 do away with the
Strengthening" practice at the end OF
the season, as was resorted to last sum-
mer. 1t will also be necessary for each
player to have figured in two games
during the month of August to be eligi-
BILE to contests for the talance of the
season. Each club will be allowed to
carry fourteen players on its payroll
instead of eleven and twelve as was
customary last season. Several changes
of minor Importance will be enrolled in
the constitution, the aim of the associa-
tion being to eliminate some of the
features that gave rise 10 several un-
sportsmanlike situations in the league
last season.
The Lake County times., 1912-03-22
DIR. {. N. SHANKLIN
MEETS WITH INJURY
His Friends Will Doubtless
Be Hurrying to the
Dictionary.

DR.. E NJ. Shanklin slipped and fell
on the slippery glass surfaces of the
walk in front of the Groman- -Muenich
building yesterday and sprained his
carpus. He is not the first who has
fallen there by any means.
The doctor was out today but he will
not be able to use his hand for some
time The question of a suit for dam
ages has been taken up and DIR. Shank
lin says he has employed an attorney.
There are a number of other bad
spots in the sidewalks of the downtown
district. One is in front of the Princess
theatre where an elderly woman fell
yesterday on the slippery tile surface
of the walk.
Another is the smooth iron cover to
the coal hole on the Sibley street side
of the First National Bank building
The smooth glass surface on the side
walk in front of the Groman building
lis another.
The Lake County times., 1912-03-22
SPRING OPENS AT
{. C. MINAS STORE
Big Store Has Provided a
Great Program For It's
Patrons.

Spring opens formally at the e. c.
Minas department store tomorrow, and
with it opens display of spring fash
ions and sales. AS an additional at
traction to the store orchestral music
will be furnished in the AFTERNOON and
evening
The big. store king an especfal1y
strong bid tor ps trona ke aIonE tl1e 31uoa
Of spring rni1Iint r.. ladies and chi zen
ready-to-wear garments, and spring
clothing for men. young men and boys,
and because of the extensive prepara-
tions that have been made for the sale.
deserves to be visited by every critical
shopper.
One of the finest spring stocks of
goods that has ever been brought to
Hammond is stocked on the shelves of
the big store. Especial attention is
called to the display advertisements of
the company, in this issue. no lady
should fail to read it carefully
The Lake County times., 1912-03-22
INSPECTOR MAY
CONDEMN FIRE TRAPS
State Building Inspector to
Make Tour of Calumet
Region.

State Building Inspector Nelson
Keiser arrived in Hammond this MORN
ing where he will be the guest of the
city officials today, in making a cam
paign against some of the fire-traps in
this city. He Will also visit East Chi
cago and Gary.
any of the play houses, especially the
moving picture houses is not known,
but it is stated that hens here in that
interest.
we are making a wide campaign in
Indiana against the fire traps in some
Of the nickle shows in the different
cities and hereafter new houses will
not be permitted run unless they live up
TO our rules They will be made to put
In proper exits. that is the law requires
them to have at least two exits in the
rear and also at the entrance" said AIr.
keiser.
The Lake County times., 1912-03-22
.CHEMIS IS GO
INTO PARTNERSHIP
Messrs. w. D. Patton and
Ray Chapman Form New
Business Combination.

W. ID. Patton, who now has a chemi-
cal laboratory in the Hammond theatre
building, and Ray Chapman. a metal
Iurgical chemist in the employ of the
United States Metals Refining Co., have
gone into partnership for the purpose
of doing commercial chemistry and viii
incorporate under the name OF the Indi-
ana Laboratories.
The business was founded by w. d.
Patton. who has had such splendid
success that he now finds that he has
more work than he can han lie himself
The new company will do commercial
analytic chemistry, research work and
all other branches of the business. Both
iaen are well qualified for the work
they have undertaken.
There are a large number of smaller
concerns in this region which have a
great deal of chemistry work to do and
yet who do not regularly employ a
chemist. 1t Is these concerns which
have called upon Mr.. Patton to do this
kind of work for them.
Chemist saves Money.
An instance of the value OF the
services of a good chemist to the manu-
facturer is shown by an experience of
John f. Fitzgerald. president OF the
Hammond Distilling company.
very shrewd dealer in grain Of
fered to sell Fitzgerald a large qianti-
ty of corn at what looked to be a low
price. Fitzgerald secured samples OF
the corn from the elevators and dis
covered that it was being injured by a
small organism which infested IT.
He took the corn to a chemist and
discovered that the starch in the corn
was not being destroyed and the starch
is the part he used. He made the best
possible bargain for the lot and finally
purchased it.
The Chicago grain broker thought he
had put one over. but Fitzgerald got
practically the same results from the
damaged corn that he would have beer
able to get from the higher priced ar
ticle. He was able to save a good
many thousand dollars on the shipment
1t is in such instances as these that the
chemist is able to save his employer
large sums of money
The Lake County times., 1912-03-22
WATCHING THE
LITTLE CALUMET
Many Homes Near River
Bank Are Reported
Danger.

The rising of the waters in the Little
Calumet valley and the Deep River
valley is being anxiously watched and
should a heavy rain fall augment the
waters from the melting SHOWS the
marsh country will witness one of the
greatest floods in it's history.
Street Commissioner p. c. Finerty of
Gary hurried to South Broadway this
morning and inspected the vicinity of
Little Calumet bridge. He reports the
water as being within four feet of the
Broadway. sidewalks. For half a mile
at this point Broadway is elevated
through the marshes. Commissioners
Finerty fears that the roadway may be
damaged If not washed away alto
gether by the waters.
According to the street commi ssion eY
the Little Calumet is being augmented
by the melting SHOWS. He also thates
that when the snow on hundreds of
little hills around the Deep River
valley melt that the waters in the
Little Calumet will be raised by the
rising of it's feeder Should this be fol-
lowed by a rain thousands of dollars
worth of property will be damaged.
South of Aetna and near southea ST
Gary the Little Calumet river has over
flowed the marshes and at some points
lis three miles wide The Michigan
Central railroad and the Gary Connect
Ting interurban line pierce the marsh at
this point. Two days ago the rising
water was botherlng the interurban
Ipeople and IL was because Of the fear
of a flood that it constructed it's road
bed through the marsh this winter.
People living south of Miller are also
alarmed for in 1908 the water was two
feet above the East Gary road
Many homes in the south part OF
Gary. near the meander line are in
danger of. the rising waters.
The Lake County times., 1912-03-22
LAKE co.
DELEGATES
ARE BACK

Most of the Lake county delegates
and visitors to the democratic state
returned from Indianapolis
early this morning, satisfied on the
whole with the ticket that had been
yesterday afternoon.
There was no contest for the guber-
nomination, but the majority
of the Lake county delegates were on
a winner for w. p O'Neil of Mishawaka
for lieutenant governor. There were
six candidates in the race. and in view
of the fact that O'Neil is from a neigh
boring county, he had no trouble in
getting the Lake county support.
The bulk of Lake county's votes
went for Harry Strickland as court re-
porter in the beginning and staid with
him until he withdrew from the race.
The expected contest between Mayor
Knots of Gary. and Judge Becker of
Hammond for seat in the national
(Contipued on Page 6l
The Lake County times., 1912-03-22
IMMENSE MAIL
MATTER ORDER
Nearly Half a Million Pieces
Sent Out from w. B.
Conkey Co. Plant.

With clerical force of eight men the
Hammond postoffice has been receiving
between $4,000 and 10000 pieces of mail
matter a day from the w. B. Conkey
Company
In the last three weeks nearly half i
million pieces of mail matter has been
sent out from the Hammond office to
all parts of the country. Charles II.
stevens of Chicago mailed 215. 900 cata-
loEues and the Bedel1 mail order house
in Chicago mailed 214.000 pieces
All of this extra mail was taken care
of by the Hammond postorice without
seriously affecting the business of the
office. The feat Is all of the more re-
markable in view of the fact that this
business comes in spurts and requires
an elastic organization in the local
postoffice for it's handling
w. b. Conkey is very proud of the
manner in which his mail is handled in
Hammond and one of the inducements
he has to offer the makers of big ca ata-
legues is the fact that he can get serv-
ice in the Hammond postoffice.
The Lake County times., 1912-03-22
BLOCKI NOT IN RACE.

Deputy Sheriff George Biocki of
Crown Point was in Hammond today
and says that ne has withdrawn from
the race for the shrievality nomination.
He says that he arrived at the decision
some time back. but has not announced
it until today.
Bocki has large number OF friends
over the country who have supported
him in his race thus far. They regard
him as a mighty efficient deputy and
think that he would have been big
enough TO M the office if he had been
able to secure the nomination.
Word was given out Yesterday that
Judge Jordan of Indiana Iarbor had
withdrawn from the race for recorder.
leaving the field to Johnson and Glover.
The Lake County times., 1912-03-22
Grown Point Team Here.

Crown Point pin men will put their
first appearance in Hammond this even
ing when they Will line up against the
Bradfords at Bradford S bowling alleys
Following this series the Bradfords will
roll another series when they will take
on the Spartans in st series of games
for the city championship.
Although the Bradfords haven't been
making a great big splash this season.
they have developed squad of classy
bowlers and promise to give them all
tussle for the city honors.
Little has been heard of the Crown
Point pin men this season. but it is
I. said that they have couple of pin
men that are rolling in the neighbor-
hood of the 200 mark
The Lake County times., 1912-03-22
WRECK
ON MONON
AT ST. JOHN

AS result of a Monon freight en-
gine jumping the track near St John s
about $50 o'clock last night passenger
and traffic was tied up for nearly three
hours. The wrec1<ing train was -hur-
ried to st. John where the crew ex-
perienced some difficulty in getting the
engine back on the rails. Luckily no
one was. injured the fireman and en-
gineer finding time to get out of the
cab.
The Lake County times., 1912-03-22
is
READY FOR
ENGINEERS
Magnificent Showing to Be
Made by Commercial Club
Representatives of Calu-
met Region Next Monday,
Before U. s. Engineers.

The report of the joint committees
of the Commercial Clubs of the cities
of East Chicago, Indiana Harbor. whit
Ing and Hammond TO the board of
army engineers which is to consider the
harbor Improvements of the entire Chi
cago district has been completed and is
ready to be submitted.
This report is the most comprehen-
sive study of the question of river and
harbor development in the. Calumet dis
trict of Indiana that has ever been com-
piled.
1t is the painstaking effort of repres
sentstives from each of the commercial
clubs mentioned above and states moro
actual facts and deals in less fancy
than any similar report that was ever
issued from this section of the country.
In a later issue THE TIMES will be
pleased to name> the men who have
spent all of their time for the past two
weeks in making what might be termed
defense of industrial Lake county,
which has been attacked by Chicaxo
interests
Approves Zinn Report.
The report starts out by approving
of Col. Zinns report on the question of
Chicago's harbor development. His re-
port is approved in every respect.
The first statement that is made in
favor of an Indiana. harbor as the con-
junction of rail and water freight traf-
fic for the entire Chicago district Is
that an Indiana harbor (Which leaves
TQC,onfinuef1 an ia - n - - -.
The Lake County times., 1912-03-22
NEW SUPERIOR
COURT JURY

Crown Point, Ind, March FL - The
following is a list of the jurors who
have been subpoenaed to appear and
serve in room No. 2 of the Lake SUI
perior court at Hammond. Peter STAN
ley, Lowell; Jacob Schmal. st. John:
John Cruel. Ross. John Hack, Center
township. william Sisson, Cedar Creek
townships. w. H. Parry, Gary; A. @.
Lundauist, Indiana Harbor: william
Tanner. Lowell: August Daily Ham
mopd: Henry Schultz, St. John; Mat
Grimmer. Griffith; william Newman
Hammond. -a3
The Lake County times., 1912-03-22

Indianapolis. Ind. March 22.-Indiana
Democrats in convention yesterday
unanimously pledged support to the
candidacy of GOV. Thomas r. Marshall
for The Democratic presidential nom
ination.
The platfernl ADOPTED Instructed tbs
thirty daiegates szto fIAs BAIT ltirnore COM
vsntf6n tb pres en- Gov Mafsha1fs )
Indiana Democracy for the nomination
for president.
Tt dealt briefly with national issu es,
declaring for a tariff for revenue only
and commencing the Sherwood pension
bill.
Compares Lincoln and Roosevelt.
Gov Marshall urged Democrats to go
fContinued on Pare 7.)
The Lake County times., 1912-03-22
WHERE rs THE COW?
Especial to THE TIMEs.l

Windsor Park, Ill. March pr. l.
Marr formerly of the Hammond Tle-
vator Company is out one COW which
came to his barn three weeks ago 70
be impounded- The COW has disappear
ed and the owner has suddenly put in
his appearance with big cop to con-
duct an investigation. Just what ex-
PLANTATION Mr.. Mari will make is await
ed with interest BY the owner. the cop
and the COW.
The Lake County times., 1912-03-22
w. H.. Blodgett Here.

William Fl. Blodgett, travelling corre-
spondent for the Indianapolis News
arrived in Gary at supper time last
night. Mr.. Blodgett came direct from
the democratic state convention at In
danapolis, where he has been writing
sketches about the Hoosier immortals.
His visit in the Calumet region has to
do with the national political situation.
1t Is stated.
The Lake County times., 1912-03-22
WILL WORK FOR
DIRECT PRIMARIES

Attorney G. S. Widholm of Gary to-
day announced that If he receives the
republican nomination and Il is elected
to the legislature that he will work for
direct primaries.
II will work for direct primaries for
every office from president down. said
Mr.. Widholn.
The Lake County times., 1912-03-22
WRECK ON WABASH.

Wabash trains were routed over the
Baltimore & Ohio lines last night be-
cause of a wreck at Stoneyville, near
WiIkinsville. The wabash line is a
one-track system. It is said that no
one was injured in the wreck.
The Lake County times., 1912-03-22
Meeting Night Changed.

The meeting for the organization of
a commercial club in Hammond has
been changed from Tuesday, March 26.
to Wednesday, March II, MT o'clock. at
the University club Everybody inter
estcd in the civic development of tho
city Is invited TO attend.
The Lake County times., 1912-03-22
Hold a Meeting.

The board of public works held a
hearing on the resolution for pave
ment in Monroe and Park place and
asked for bids.
Petitions were accepted for a sewer
and pavement in Grover street.
The Lake County times., 1912-03-22
MARSHALL
DELEGATES
INSTRUCTED
Indiana Democrats Conclude
Their Convention Yester-
day; Tariff and Constitu-
tional Reforms Assaulted j;
Ralston Heads Ticket.
tBULLETIN.p
TIMES BUREAU.

AT STATE CAPITAL.
indianapolis, Ind, March 22.--At
a meeting of the democratic delegates
to the National convention at Balti-
more held today, Senator b. +. Shive-
ly was elected chairman of the dele
cation and Maurice Nieger of Fort
Wayne secretary. Thomas Taggart
was reelected National Committee
man
The Lake County times., 1912-03-22

ketx marketable things-snd makes all
valuable things ssnarketabIe.r
The Lake County times., 1912-03-22
The Ticket Leaders.

For governor
.S NJ. RALSTON, Lebanon
For lieutenant governor.
...W. p. ONEILL, Mishawaka
For secretary of. state. ..-.-...-...
III G.. ELL.INGHAM, Decatur
For auditor --.....-...
Wv. H O'BRIEN. Lawreneeburg
For treasurer
...W. H. vOLLMER, vtncennes
For attorney general ....-.-.--
THOMAS H. HONAN. Seymour
The Lake County times., 1912-03-22

IRE you ".EApsHe THE TIMEss
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CONTINUED on Page s.)
The Lake County times., 1912-03-22

FAIR TODAY AND
SATURDAY: RISING
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