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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-22
BURNS
Up PART Of
b(JRNHAN|
Man Believed to Have Been
Cremated in Blaze Which
Destroys Many Houses
and Makes Scores Home
less.

A fire of mysterious origin which
started in an old school house that was
being moved to Pullman avenue in
Burnham, destroyed five two-story
houses, made ten families homeless. en-
dangered the lumber yard of the West
ern Steel Car & Foundry company. and
possibly cremated man who boarded
in. one of frthe houses.
1t is the.worst fire that Burnharn ever
had. Four FIRE departments fought the
flames for several hours before they
were gotten under control.
H The old school house was being
moved from Clark avenue to Pullman
avenue by Joe Gapsewitz. who intended
to locate 1T next to his saloon and con
vert It into a dance hall. 1t is sait
that this displeased a number of hi.
neighbors and that threats against hin
were made. The origin of the fire Is I,
be rigidly investigated
Many burned Ont.
There were two families in each o
I
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-22
BANK IS CLOSED.

Sheboygan, Wis, May 22.-Fol-
lowing the death of Frederick Karste
its president the German bank OF
this city has been closed by state
banking commissioner at the request
of the directors who hive desired that
a thorough examination be made be-
fore resuming business. The bank
has a capital of $25o,oo0 and de.
posits of about $3,000,000.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-22
SELL: MUCH
REAL ESTATE

Gostlin, Meyn & Co. report that they
have closed twenty-five deals. fnvolv-
ing s10000O in the past ten days. This
has been in spite of the fact that the
weather has been so bad that people
have not been encouraged to go out
and look at property.
An interesting thing about these
transactions is the fact that fully 90
per cent of the sales have been made to
outside parties. This means that $780,
900 of outside money has come into the
region In this brief tmie.
Heretofore Gary has been about the
only city in the region that has done
much real estate busnesis outside of the
city. In fact most of the sales of Gary
real estate in the past Ave years have
been to outsiders
Now the cities of North township are
attracting attention of the outside
world and this means that there will
be a great influx of capital there in the
next two years.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-22

Mrs. John Hays Hammond. wife
Of the famous mining engineer. gives
ten don'ts to girls contempla ting
matrtmony. They are:
Don't marry man for money"
don't be afraid to marry a
man because he has been in love
before
Don't let any other woman In
nuence your judgment in choice.
Choose for yourself
Don't accept any gifts except
candy, books or flowers, and q
mans heart-whoie affection until
the wedding day. or near it,
Don't marry man for ances-
try alone, Tor stock runs out"
Don't marry foreigner. It
requires a sacrifice of individual
ity."
Don't marry because OF propin-
guilty"
"Don't marry without getting
the advice of a physician"
Don't marry unless the man Is
honest and competent in the at
fairs OF life"
.'Don't abandon all common
sense in your choice"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-22
IS BLACK OAK
TO GET FACTORY?
Chicago Capitalists Known to Have
Looked Over Site on Hammond
Black Oak Road.

property is about four miles south OF
the Baldwin Locomotive works. 4
significant fact in connection with the
deal is that large realty owners in
West Gary intend to ask the board of
public works to open up Englewood
avenue from Ninth to Twenty NTH
avenues.
CANNOT VERIFY STORY.
Brennocks and Mckenna's property
is crossed by the Black Oak-Hammond
road. 1t is stated that the new indus
try would use pig iron and open
hearth steel from local mills and that
1t would turn out. finished product.
No further information regarding
the supposed industry be gained
and the story cannot be verified. How
ever. man in close touch with the
realty and industrial situation says
that there is something doing"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-22
Accepts Contract.

The board of public works at its
meeting this morning accepted the con-
tract and bond of Charles Lavene for
the Grover street sewer section and
the contracts and bonds of Henry Roen-
nau for the 117th and 116th and Lake
avenue walks.
The contract for the Indiana avenue
pavement section was awarded to the
firm of Downey & Portz. A petition for
a six-foot walk on Pearl street was ac-
cepted and the engineer instructed to
pre- pare plans and specifications for the
same
Bids for the Cameron street pave
ment were opened and taken under ad-
visement until June 7th. Bids were also
opened for the Waltham street pave
ment and taken under advisement un-
til June 7th.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-22
GAS GOES UP.
AUTO OWNERS KICK
Agent Burk of S. o. Compa-
ny Has Several Nice
Little Reasons.

A good many people are inquiring the
reason for the increase in the price OF
gasoline from 9h to IL cents a gallon.
A. J. Burk, the agent of the Standard
Oil company in this locality, said today
in response to inquiries about the mat
ter:
There are 100000 more automobiles
this year than there were last. That
vastly increases the consumption and
has tendency to increase the price.
In addition TO this the oil fields
furnishing a high grade of crue oil,
which contained a large amount of the
oils of great volatility are being pump
ed dry
The oil producing companies are com
PEELED to use the Texas and California
crue oils which do not contain so much
gasoline. Oil today. however, is not at
the top figure. Gasoline has sold as
high as 1874 cents gallon in recent
years.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-22
THREE FROM
HAMMOND
fSpecia.l to TIE TIMEsN

Especial to THE TIMEs)
Chicago. May 22.-Advance copies of
the 1912-18 edition of who's Who in
America" have been issued by A. n
Marquis & Co. the publishers This is
the seventh volume of the book There
are 1874 biographies in the volume.
The standard Of admission requires
that persons must have prominent Of
fetal position. be connected with most
exclusive societies or have attained
special prominence in creditable lines
of effort
The book is issued once In two years.
The biographies of the following
Hammond persons are included: John
H. Gillett Jesse Wilson and Alfred A.
Winslow.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-22
CASE WILL
COME UP
SATURDAY

Next Saturday, according to d. E.
Boone. the question win come up at
Crown Point before Special Judge Ver-
non Van Fleet Of defaulting the bond
of Anthony Baukus, who left the coun-
try soon after he was indicted on the
charge of graft.
DO you think that Baukus will come
back in time to save his bondsmen."
Boone was asked.
L have no means of knowing" said
Boone. He may or may not be back.
The case against Walter Gibson is
now in the supreme court appeal.
This will have to be disposed of in the
regular manner If the supreme court
holds that the trial was all right Glib
son may be the only man to suffer.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-22
RACING GAME MAY
FOLLOW THE ELECTION
New Story Regarding Possibilities Is
Circulated in Gary by Sports
Today

ed a local racing promoter is said to
have gone down to indianapolis with
s25.o in his pockets to lobby in the
Legislature to have It pass racing
bill and repeal the obnoxious statutes
but in those days everything was so
Puritanica1 that the legislature was
acting in just the opposite way and l.
became so fanatic, as the promoters
termed il. that bill prohibiting a man
to smoke cigarettes was passed.
A man who is close TO the racing
game Is said to have stated that Lake
county may witness the revival of the
sport before the end of next year.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-22
MEETS DEATH
On RAILS
Especial to THE T1MEs.l

Dyer, Ind, May 22.-John Cannon a
E. tracks near Hartsdale yesterday
morning when he was struck zy an f +.
j. & E. train
A friend who was with Cannon wit
messed the accident, and said that
Cannon was on his way home in Mis-
sissippi.
The body was taken to Mike Fagen's
undertaking establishment, where IL
will be held pending answer from
relatives for its disposition.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-22

Racing may be resumed in Lake
county next year if plans under way
are not miscarried. Everything Is de-
pendent upon the November elections
and If the state and local ticket goes
right" the revival of the palmy days
of a decade ago will be itnessed once
more. This is the story that Gary
hears today.
1t is stated good authority that
the racing will not be resumed Ut
Roby and Forsythe but in some part of
Gary.
Six years ago when Gary was found
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-22
TWENTY ACRES ARE
SOLD At HESSv|LLE
$500 Per Acre Paid for Land
Five Miles From
Hammond.

Transfer of another big tract of land
east of Hessville and between Gary and
Hammond has been made.
Twenty acres in the west half of the
southwest quarter of the northeast
quarter township SO north. range 9
west has been decided to Lucy c. Bull
by Elmer T. Thoman and wife. The
consideration stated is $4,000 which
would place the land al $500 an acre.
This property is about one mile east
of Hessville and is adjacent to the Man
ufacturers addition to Hammond.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-22
Debate on Baptism.

Is water baptism necessary to a
Christian baptism. The scriptures say
Repent and be baptised." The ques-
tion. Resolved. that water baptism is
necessary to a Christian experience, .
will be debated in the course of a pro-
gram and fellowship social at the Mon
roe street NJ E. church Thursday even
ing Two men we'll versed in scrip
ture will handle the question and all
interested are cordially invited Re-
freshments will follow the program.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-22
Mckinley Club Meeting.

The Mckinley club of Hammond will
hold a special meeting at Moose hall
in the Seneca building on State street
Thursday evening. May %, and it is de-
sired that all members and workers OF
the republican party will make an eff
fort to be present.
Following the routine work and inn
portant matters which are to be taker
up a social hour will be held and re-
freshments will be served.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-22
Death of Baby Kemp.

Hazel Lucella Kemp the two-year -old
daughter of Fred w. Kemp. 526 Gar
field avenue, West Hammond. died at
the family residence last night at $50
o'clock following an illness lasting only
three days
The funeral will be held from the
fanny residence Thursday afternoon at
o'clock The Rev. c. ]. Sharp will
conduct the services and interment will
occur at Greenwood cemetery in the
family lot.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-22
Cross Is Press Agent.

Lake Woods park. the pleasure resort
on the Gary Interurban, between
Hammond and Gary, opens next Sun
day, and according to the prediction of
the management. will be bigger and
better than ever
Good band concerts will be one of the
strongest attractions at the park.
Harold Cross, a Hammond boy, is
connected with the amusement park in
the capacity of press agent, position
which he filled successfully last year.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-22

Rumors that another big steel
plant is to locate on the Little Calu-
met river southwest of Gary and just
west of Black Oak are current in
Gary.
SITE TAPPED BY RAILWAYS.
The story got out when Chicago
capitalists looked over the site In
question which is crossed by two
railways, the Nickle Plate and tho
Elgin, Joliet and Eastern, which con-
meets with all of the steel plants in
the city.
$50 ACRES IN LATTER.
The prospective sites are owned by
James McKenna and John Brennock
and comprise nearly $50 acres. This
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-22
BIG FIRE LOSS.

Flint, Mich, May 2.-Lightning
struck the main building of the
Michigan State School for the Deaf
today starting a fire, which caused
loss of 100000.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-22

Minority committeeman clashed with
majorities at the regular meeting of the
Hammond city council last night on two
appropriations. The issues involved
We're the purchase of a two-acre stor-
age yard opposite the Simplex property
and a 5000 appropriation for extra help
in the cit ytreasurer's office. The coun-
Gil supported both majority committees,
leaving John Kane to stand alone
against the purchase of additional city
property. he having been the minority
member of the committee appointed by
Mayor Smalley some time ago to recon-
mend a location for a new storage yard.
In his objections to the 5000 appropria-
tion for the city treasurers office
Nicholas Lauer. the minority member
of the finance committee. was support
ed by Councilnen Moriarty, Hover and
Kanen CounciImen Eastwood and Cot
ton were absent at the time the vote ON
the acceptance of the committees re-
port was taken, but Mr.. Cotton came
in later during the session.
In explaining his position on the
council floor Mr. Lauer said that he
thought the present force in the city
treasurers office should be able TO take
care of the work, particularly now, II
it was able to get along during the rush
season when Mr.. wolter went away or
a vacation lasting several weeks
Yard to Cost $4,000.
On the storage yard question, Mr.
Kane is of the opinion that the city al
ready has enough property and thai
some of this should be utilized. but the
other members of the committee took
the position that this property either
has no railroad facilities. or where Il
has. as in the case of the land in con
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-22
TWIN city
CELEBRATES
ANEPOCH
Spectacular Demonstration
Made by Hundred Autos,
and Wildly Enthusiastic
Harbor and East Chicago
Folk Celebrate Victory.

With the most spectacular parade
that has ever been witnessed in the
Calumet region, East Chicago and In
diana Harbor last night celebrated the
passing by the East Chicago city coun :
ell of the street ear franchises. to the
Red Line and the Gary and Interurban.
One hundred automobiles ablaze
with torch lights, fanfare of strident
horns and the crashing of martial
music by a brass band, these were
features of the brilliant moving spec
tacle
The main streets down which the
pageant moved, were lined with q
multitude of citizens, setting off fire
works in which red and green lights
figured most conspicuously, and cheer
ing the procession as it passed on It's
way.
Start In East Chicago.
The parade started at East Chicago
from the city hall at 6 o'clock. 1t was
headed by w. B. Van Horne's machine
in which Mayor Schlieker was seated
and on each side of the machine were
streamers bearing the significant
slogan I'VE VIII Now Commence
Work" 1t appeared in yesterday
TIMES. julius Friedmans big auto
, truck swathed in patriotic bunting fol-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-22
TWO FROM HAMMOND

Milwaukee, Wis, My 2.-MiIwaukee-
Downer college will graduate forty
seven young women from its three de-
partments June IA and 15 Among
them will be the following from Ham
mond:
College course-Eunice Meikle
Home economics-Gretchen Bauer.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-22

To have spent two years in the
wilds of Mindanao. the only white
man in the district; to have worked
among the wild men and cannibals
of the mountains who never before
had seen a white man. and as re-
suit to have organized forty towns
and villages into practically self
governing districts; to have abolished
slavery and tribal warfare; this is
the exciting adventure which has
been the experience of r A. GILL
more. a former Kalamazoo, Michigan
boy, who less than fourteen years
ago was a porter in q Kalamazoo
hotel. Today he Is the first lieuten-
ant Of the Philippine scouts. and
deputy governor and tribal justice
of the district of Davao, in MindanaQ.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-22

II you are Judge or quality try .
Lavender Cigar.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-22

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING con-
tains msst of the news of work to be
had.
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CONTINUED on Page 3D.
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CONTINUED on page s.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-22
WEATHER.

UNSETTLED WEATHER,
SHOWERS TODAY
AND THURSDAY.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-23

up the letter transmissions of this
country so tremendously as they have
done. Without the newspapers, the
letters would hardly be sufficient 10
pay their own way; it is chiefly be
cause the newspapers have built mp
the letter system of tho country aud
hroadeued and strengthened il so may
uificently. that it is now referred TO
by the President and the Postmaster.
General as the great strength of the
postal system. II is made so by the
newspapers; therefore lbc newspapers
should receive corresponding benefit
thrrcfrom
The logic Of the situation would re-.
quire that tho rates on newspapers
should bc lowered rather than raised
so that, from The point OF Justice aud
fair dealing. il seems to US that the
President anl Postmaster. General arc
taking the view Of this matter which is
precisely the opposite of the true view
Since the newspapers have built up the
letter system of the country. they
should be praised for il and not blamed
or muletcd any additional cost for do.
ING this great service 10 the Govern
mput
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-23
OBJECTIONABLE SECRECY.

We regret IN see on the part Of The
municipal commission Of this city
what Saems tn hc growing tendency
To perform the public business Of this
| place in secret, Commissioner kcyscr
has gone so far as to offer 4 resolution
which. If adopted. would prsctically
apply tho gag Law TO the various Off
cials of this city, and prevent them
from allowing the public to know what
is being done in public affairs We
cannot too strongly rcprchcnd the
transaction of public business in secret,
nor too strongly object to the apparent
" growing tendency on the part OF thc
commission to 90 into executive ses-
SION when it has DO real executive
business TO do, and means only to do
tho public business in a secret or dark
lantern manner.
The taxpayers Of this city arc en-
titled TO know what is being done by
their servants, the city commissioners,
and what they intend to do. The tax
payers furnish all the money with
which these commissioners operate. and
tho taxpayers are entitled TO know
what is done with their money, and
what it is proposed to do in public af-
fairs
There is not a particle Of reason why
any public business should be done IN
secret; there is no justification for the
apparent action of the commissio crs
in tbresbing out public business in So
called executive session, which is. in
fact, in secrecy, and coming forward
publicly merely 10 make record of
what has been decided upon privately.
But privacy has no place in the tran.
saction of public affairs, We enter
our protest emphatically against IT.,
and call upon the commission TO come
out into the open fully and fairly
whenever it has any public business to
transact
There is not the least reason to sup
pose that the public will either approve
or condope the transaction of the pub
lie business in secret caucus; nor Is
there the least justification in any sup
position that the public is not en-
titled TO know what its servants are
doing or thinking Of doing in matters
of public concern. The idea that COM
missiopers can conduct public business
in the same way that they would con
duct their private affairs is not only
the prpssest sort Of fallacy but is an
abuse of public position which the pub
lie will in no wise tolerate. Dark Ian
tern procedure in the affairs Of this
municipality is the last thing that
tho people bargaincd for in the
change Of the city government.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-23

Hyomei is made of Eucalyptus COM
bined with other antiseptics. Breathed
through the inhaler, 1t destroys the
persistent catarrh germ.
A complete Hyomei outfit, including
inhaler, bottle Of Hyomei and simple
instructions for use only costs sl00.
Single bottle of Hyomei costs but so
cents at druggists everywhere and at
Never-Substitutors," 6ve good stores.
For catarrh, coughs, colds, sore throat
or catarrhal deafness it viii give salts.
faction, OF money back. Nail orders
mel Co., Bnsaio, n. Y. 'A ns''
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-23

The recall itself having been estab.
lishcd and possible of use. it is TO be
cmploved where. in the Judgment of
the people. il is needed. But no one
has ever imagined for a moment that
Judges would generally and usually be
recalled; no one has supposed that the
recall would be regularly employ ed
political function to como on whether
or no the same as 40 election: so that
Colonel Roosevelt s talk on all this line
is mere vcrbiaCc Every one knows
that the people would not be swift TO
recall y Judge AS long as that Judge
conducted himself with anything like
propricty upon the bench. The state
OF Oregon has had the recall OF Judges
in It's constitution for n good while,
and has never vet recalled a Judge.
But some Judges have been annoyed by
it, and quite possibly some terrorized.
And vet we do not observe that the
Judiciary OF Oregon is either cowardly
or contemplate. The procedure Of the
courts in Oregon is orderly, dignified,
practically the same as in other States,
and the decisions of the Oregon Su'
preme Court are entitled to the
average respect that decisions Of Su-
preme Courts naturally receive,
The Roosevelt address is entitled ga
Charter Of Democracy but the only
distinctive features contained in it are
these that are mentioned, his advocacy
of the initiative and referendum, and
his full Endorsement of the recall under
an attempted disguise which would
minimize the objections to it by hold
ing that the recall of Judges is not to
be general and unfortunately EN-
ploycd. an idea which is so Srotesque
that we doubt if any one aside from
Roosevelt would ever consider il worth
his while TO suggest it, The speech
long as il is, centers around these
propositions. and nothing else Is worth
while in the whole of it, being mere
ly more or less impressive recitals
Of the commonplace 1t was evidently
an effort to impress upon the Ohio Con
stitutional Convention the esirabillty
of Incorporating in the new constitu'
tion which this convention will frame
for Ohio, the initiative, the rcferen-
dunn, and the recall, including the re-
call of Judges. Tt ranges Colonel
Roosevelt definitely and decidedly in
favor of all these propositions, and
makes him firm ally and disciple of
Senator Bourne, the fake statesman OF
Oregon