The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-01-08
RIGOR or WINTER
FELT At HARBOR
Inland Mill Is Kept Run
ming Sunday to Prevent
1t From Freezing Up.
Especial to THE TIMES. }

Indiana Harbor. Jan s.-The cold
weather still has Indiana Harbor and
East Chicago in its grip, although this
morning saw the grip just a tribe re-
Taxed
The Inland mill for the second tin, 3
in its history was obliged to work sun
day in order to keep the plant from
freezing UP. All the departments were
going full blast. The Blast furnace
department has experienced considera-
bile difficulty with fropen water, but not
enough so but what II is working as
usual. Things have been pretty .un-
pleasant as one of the head men over
there expressed IT, Blast furnace
sounds comfortable this time of year.
but it's bit windy thereabouts and
not what it is cracked up to be-" said
the same authority.
Two OF the schools which were
obliged to shut down on account of the
cold on Friday. resumed this morning
II was Impossible to make he heating
plant do sufficient business in the Wal
lace school at Oklahoma and at the
Field building here on Friday The
heating facilities in these buildings
have not the improvements that char
acterize those in the Mckinley. the
Washington and others OF the larger
and newer buildings there being no
fans to drive the heat against the wind
When school. had been in session some
time. and 1t was found impossible to
oudge the mercury perceptibly. school
in both these buildings was dismissed
for the day.
Today however the heating ap-
planes are working IN fine shape and
the buildings are warm and comfort
able. so lessons are proceedings as
usual
The United Charities has not had as
many calls for aid as the cold weatfre :
warranted the officers in expecting
President Canine over in East Chicago
said he did not know whether to think
the absence of appeals for aid meant
that there are fewer poor in the Twin
cities. than is usua. during severe
weather, or whether people are timid
about putting in their appeal 1T
seems unlikely that with all the ad-
vertising the organization has receiv-
ed. said President Canine. the people
do not know Of the society and it's pur-
pose We are doing more or less but
most of our work is with people we
have been helping before the cold spell
We are taking care of all the cases
brought to our attention and will be
glad to hear OF amy more than need
assistance. A good man of the most
needy are slow to let US know of their
requirements. and we are Obliged TO
depend largely on others who report
condition To u.s.
The plumbers are about the only
class OF business men and mechanics
who wear the smile that won't come of
And even they a re getting tired of such
over dose OF work. They are KEEP
busy night and lay. Postmaster Lund
quist had an experience the other day
which he now looks upon as joke. bn
which was not exactly that at the time
He received a hurried summons from
his home to come at once as there hat
ben a bad burst in the water pipes. HI
rushed to the house and found his batf
tub OVERLOOKING and the bath room
floor an inch or so deep in water j
was not long before he discovered tn,
cause. One of the children had thrown
a piece Of paper into the bath tub TIL.
water had been allowed 20 drip, AM
after a time the paper was washed owe
to the outlet. and the water which ha.
been allowed to drip to prevent tn
pipes from freezing had finally h1le
and overfowed the tub. When tn
family discovered the floor it was tax
en- for granted that the pipes had burs
and that the waste pipe had frozen.
The snow this morning added to tn
general discomfort but traffic on tn
street car lines and on the railroad
has not been reported as crippled o
even seriously delayed