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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-07
EAST CHICAGO PAS TOR
DANGEROUSLY Ill
Father George L.auer in the
Hammond Hospital and
Friends Are Alarmed.

Father George Lauer. pastor of ST.
Mary's Catholic church at East Chi :
cago is dangerously i'll with typhoid
fever. The priest has been quite sick
for about week, but his condition
yesterday became sufficiently alarm
ing 10 make 1t necessary to remove him
to st. MarEarets hospital. Yesterday
afternoon his temperature was very
high. but reports today indicate that
the fever is not quite so high as it was
yesterday.
Last Sunday there We're no services
at st. Marys owing to Father f.auer's
Illness. Many of the parishioncrs rs
were not aware of the fact that their
pastor was sick. and went to church
al usual. only to find the place prac :
tically deserted the few who We're in
side being like themselves. unaware of
the danger in which their pastor lay.
Arrang ements are being made for a
riiest to say mass next Sunday as Ii IS
not likely that Father Lauer will be
sble to officiate at least for several
weeks Father Latier last year had a
serious attack which threatened pneu-
fronia and the year before he was like
vas threatened. patt Il has baen seldom
indeed that Father I.auer has account :
ed himself sufficiently sick to warrant
absence from mass.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-07
WEST HAMMOND
GOT THE MONEY
Hammond Lad Robs EN-
ployer to Spend Steal
ings Across the Line.


A. Flanagan, / 5 years old ss6 Web
sfer avenue. learned lesson this morn
ing when he realized for the first time
that it isn't the best policy TO be disc
honest. He was arrested yesterday,
but was released after trying to make
the police believe he was innocent Still
suspicious, Chief Austgen took the
case into his hands again and after
finding more clues. Flanagan was re-
arrested by Officers frost and Strong
on charge of obtaining money under
false pretenses. Now he is behind the
bars facing a serious charge which
may be a lesson to many other young
lads in this vicinity.
Young Flanagan has been In the
employment of the George p. stout
coal and wood dealer for some months.
and during that time has taken in the
neighborhood of $40 of the firms mon
ey. Not until the other day did Mr..
Stout realize that some one was coll
lecting his bills and not turning over
the money. He found that a number
of bills he had sent out had been paid
to some one. and knowing that the
money did not reach his hands, he sus-
pected Flanagan.
up that he had taken the money and
had spent all but 81 of it in West
Hammond. where he had been spend
! ing a good share of his time He will
be held at the police station uuntil he
| is turned over to Juvenile officer stan
ford.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-07
FAMI[Y'S
NARROW
ESCAPE:

Members of the family of Emil Black
man, 32g Michigan avenue, narrowly
escaped death early this morning when
they were overcome bx escaping gas.
from a frnrd-scuaf rangt. ffad it been
half hour longer before one of them
awoke the entire family might have
been asphyxiated.
The escaping gas was first noticed
by one of the children who awakened
about o'clock this morning. Getting
out of bed he walked to the bathroom
in a stuper, where he fell over uncon-
scious on the floor. Upon hearing this
noise Mr. Balkman was awakened and
he. also in a stupor, opened the win
dows and reused the rest of the fam
ily
Mrs. Balkman and one of the children
were found to be in a critical condition
and DR. Weis was hurriedly called.
Upon arriving he found them in a Sc
rious condition. and after working on
| them for an hour he succeeded in re-
| storing them to consciousness. DR..
Weis stated this afternoon that they
Were getting along nicely and are now
out of all danger.
Tho condition of the atmosphere is
said to have been the cause OF the gas
| forming in the stove ap.s that it was so
strong that ii scorched the nickel on
the top of the stove.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-07
COMMERCIAL CLUB
IN IMPORTANT MEETING

The Commercial Club of Indiana
Harbor and East Chicago held a good
meeting last night at which a great
deal of business was transacted and
much interest manifested
The most important business ventur
Ell upon was that relating to plans TO
get congress to favorab1y consider Col.
Zinn's splendid recommendations con :
cerning the location of a comme rcial
harbor at Indiana Harbor to be mafe
tained Jointly by the state and by the
government. Any number of wires are
to be pulled to get influence at work
which will be calculated to advance
the harbor project
The board of government engineers
report was read. the first chapter q
which had reference to the establish
ment of the joint state and Govern
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-07
SUBSIDY
AGITATION
STARTED
Proposition to Have Ham
mond, Whiting and East
Chicago Lines Build South
and East to Glen Park,
Connecting With G. & S.

An agitation is being started in the
cities of Hammond. Munster and High
lands to subsidize the Hammond. Whit
ing & East Chicago Electric railway
to build a line from Hammond to Glen
Park, where the Ridge road connects
with Broadwasr-
The idea is that jfsis would give
Hammond a connection with the county
seat and would give the three towns
mentioned entrance into Hammond
and Gary
1t is understood that the people of
the town of Highland will give sub
sidy of at least $4,000 to encourage
the building of such A line. 1T is
be raised in Munster and at least that
amount in Hammond
This would provide $4,000 which
could be applied on the cost of building
the line. The residents of this locality
are convinced that an interurban line
between these points would not pay for
a number of years, and the subsidy
would cover the cost of operation for
the pioneering period of its existarce.
They believe that by encouraging the
building of such a line now that they
would be able TO advance the growth
and development of their respective
towns five years and that eventually
the money would all come back In in
creased valuations
| The movement is gaining strength
and it is said that those interested are
! TO get together with the purpose OF
getting some definite proposition frou
A. L. Drum before starting to raise the
subsidies.
/ They figure that il they can get Z
! contract from Drum to the effect tina
| he will build in six months if the sub
| sidy is raised, that they could have tn,
money in the bank in ninety days.
! The idea is that the Hammond Whit
ing & East Chicago Railway company
/ with its enormous backing and its 9th
er projects for the building of exten
sions is in better shape 20 operate TIL
road after it is built than any othe
road in the region.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-07
BOARD IN
SESSION
Especial to THE TIMEs.o

Especial to THE TIMEs.)
Crown Point. Ind, March I. The
county commissioners who have been
in session at Crown Point this week
have made some changes in the pre-
cinct boundary lines in Gary. This was
necessary on account OF the constantly
shifting centers OF population.
A few changes were also made in
Hammond. This work is all prelimin-
airy to the holding of the first regis
tration in Lake county. w. G. Paxton
appeared before the board and asked
that the county accept deed to a STRIP
of land for road in the southern part
of Hammond. 1t was necessary to get
some legal adyice before proceeding
further
This afternoon gravel road matters
wiz be taken up exclusively 1t is
expected that the board w II adjourn
after today's session.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-07

Whiting. Ind, March Twenty.
nine million dollars worth of stock,
representing a dividend in the standard
OIL company of Indiana, was turned
over to the stockholders of the COM
pany, by the directors at a meeting
held in Whiting this noon. The stock
dividend is the largest one in history.
The original stock Of the company is
valued at four thousand dollars a
share. while the original capital stock
was s1,000.000. This stock was to be
turned in at the meeting today. with
to be issued at a ratio of twenty nine
to ones thus bringing the new shares
nearer to par value. The capital stock
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-07
PIG
CASES ARE
STARTED
Especial to THE TINES }


Crown Point, Ind. March z. The
sSry has been secured in the Lowell
blind pig cases Louis Berg is the first
man to be tried, and ii is expected that
the state will complete it's case today.
The jury was secured yesterday, and
old practitioners say that the state
Will never be able to get a conviction
with the men They have admitted on
the panel
1t is said one of the jurors sat on
one of the Gary blind pig cases when
it was found impossible to convict even
after the defendants had pleaded
guilty.
The opinion is freely expressed that
the state will be able to get will be a
disagreement The prospects seem to
Indicate that II will be acquittai
These prophesies are all based on the
personnel of the jury.
AS has been proven in times past
law and evidence does not count for
anything when jury is set on freeing
the defendant. 1t is said that Louis
Berg. the defendant, has had powerful
political interests working in his be-
half
The defense will attempt to show
that '.iingo." the stuff that Berg is
charged with selling had only three
quarters of ] per cent of alcohol in 1t,
while the state chemists have indicated
that a beverage which has only one
half Of / per cent of alcohol cannot be
considered an intoxicant.
They Will point out that this leaves
only a difference of one-quarter OF
per cent of alcohol between what the
state allows and what Berg sold. and
they rely on the jury to take liberal
/ view of this.
The defense is expected to begin its
| case tomorrow
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-07
JUDICIAL PRIMARIES
TO TAKES PLACE
Convention at Valparaiso
to Select Prosecuting
Attorney.

Mass meetings will be held in all
of the cities Of the county tomorrow
night for the purpose of selecting dele
gates to the. judicial convention, which
is to meet on Saturday at Valparaiso.
The convention is to be held for the
purpose of selecting a prosecutor for
Lake and Porter counties. The candi-
dates for this office are Ralph ". Ross
of Hammond. J. A. Patterson of Indiana
Harbor, w. f. Hodges of Gary and Jo-
seph Bartholomew of Val alparaiso.
At this time when the establishing
OF law and order in the cifies of Lake
county is such an important matter
there is no more important duty con-
fronts the citizens than to attend these
mass meetings and vote for a clean
candidate
1t is understood that all of the can
didates have prepared tickets of dele
gates. and that they are working hard
to have them accepted al the various
mass meetings over the county.
Ralph ". Ross. who has made an
excellent reputation as deputy prose-
cutor at Hammond, expects to get the
I, Hammond delegates. He is contenGing
with ]. a. Patterson in East Chicago
and Indiana Harbor for part of the
delegate strength there. ard with w. +.
Hodges of Gary for part of the delegate
strength there.
Hodges attained considerable promi-
nence in connection witt the prosecu-
! tion of the Gary graft cases at Grown
Point and Valparaiso This together
with the fact that he is a resident OF
Gary, makes him the favorite there.
|
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-07
Not Yet Out of Danger.

Although it was reported yesterday
that b. Edmonds $50 Erie street, was
practically out of all danger. this
morning his condition was reported Sc
.ious at st. Margaret's hospital. To
what extent Edmonds was hurt is not
known yet, as he was internally in
jured and it is hard to tell what COM
pications will set in. Edmonds was
able 20 talk yesterday afternoon and
said that he was not at fault in the ac-
cident. He said: Il was working on
my train switching and when we near
de a crossing at Calumet Park we
stopped to cut the crossing. Several
carriages we're waiting to come
through and | al once pulled out the
draw bar Before I gave a signal to
back. up again the engineer backed UP
without giving me a warning. and as a
result l was caught between the two
cars
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-07
SMALL WRECK
ON MONON RAIL way

A wreck on the Monon railroad at
Munster about : O'Clock this morning
delayed traffic for nearly three hours
track No one was injured in the wreck
and is said to have been caused by a
broken journal. The cars We're piled
up considerable and a large force of
age away All Monon trains are run
ming over the Erie to Griffith and from
there on the E.. j. & f to Dyer
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-07
PEPPERDINE
GETS CONTRACT

Architect Mac Turner of Hammond
yesterday let the contract for the Eu-
gene Griswold building. corner Sohl and
State streets. TO William Pepperdine
and work is 20 begin this spring
Tie new building will be part of the
one large store and fiat building on Sohl
street. completed last year, and when
completed viii be one of the largest in
that part Of the city. The new part
will cost about $4,000. while the two
wings together will represent an in
vestment of about $4,000 The lower.
part of the new building will be used
for store purposes, while the second
floor will be divided into small flats.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-07
800 CASES
HANDLED
IN COURT
Despite Fact That 4 Judges
and Special Judges Are
Trying Lawsuits Dockets
Do Not Seem to Be Melt
ing Away Very Fast.

Only an average business has been
done by the three Lake Superior courts
this term. Judge Reiter has disposed
of 12a cases, Judge Becker 124 and e
is estimated that when Judge Kopelke
has finished his half-tcrm here that he
v i'll have disposed OF so cases.
This will make in the neighborhoot
oc 800 cases that have been disposed
CT in the term just passed. In that
time there were 1873 cases filed
1t would appear from this that the
CO urt is catching UP with Its dock I
but the facts are that the three months
o. the summer vacation will wipe out
this advantage so that the courts ma Y
be said to be only keeping up with the
business that is filed.
1t is roughly estimated that there
f(~nntfnIed on pape \
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-07
STANDARD OIL CO,
CUTS MELON TODAY

will be increased to $4,000. 900.
OF the various oil companies who
were affiliated with Standard Oil com-
pany of New Jersey, which was dis
solved by the recent decision of the
United States Supreme Court. ths
Standard OIL company was one of the
most prosperous. The whiting renn-
cry is one Of its principal plants and
operates in a territory OF the country
where the company has little compe-
tition. Earnings of the company are
believed to have been running from
s1o.ooo.ooo and s11.ooo.oo a year. ana
If the company can maintain its
prestige in this territory. 1t will COM
tinue to earn about 80 per cent. on the
capital stock.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-07
bETz co.
INCREASES
CAPITAL
Capital Stock of Hammond
Mandatory Is to Be In
creased to a Million Dol
lars; Many improvements
Planned.

The F. S. Betz Co. is to witness a
tremendous development in the near
future. The capital stock of the COM
pany, according to President F.. S.
Betz. Isl to be increased from $780,
600 to 81 600 900 and the $3.50, 900
that is realized from the sale o.
stock is to be used for the develop
ment of the business.
SPENT IN IMPROVEMENTS.
This money is all going into bet
terments and improvements. Among
the things that are to be done are
as follows:
$4,000.
?. Build a second story to the cabi-
net sop.
8. Build a $4,000 square foot addi-
ton to the iron steel furniture de-
partmcnt.
:. Install a complete sprinkling sys-
tenn that will reduce the fire Insurance.
so per cent.
SPECIAL FIRE PROTECTION.
). Provide the plant with a special
ton.
6. Provide for the establishment in
London OF branch of the F. S. Betz
co. to which ali OF the good purchased
in fal:saassss eauntries wi Y. be 81 ippea
and reshipped to various parts of the
world thus saving the As to so per cent
duty which is charged in the United
states
Thus it will be sen that the F. s
Betz Co. is to become a world wide en-
terprise with the world for it's market
Already goods is being shipped re
Japan, China, Australia and all of the
countries of Europe.
HAMMOND MEN TAKE STOCK.
The new stock OF the company is be-
ing subscribed by the personal friends
of F. :. Betz in Hammond and Other
cities One group of local business
men are said to have taken up s5e.0ot
worth of the stock.
The directorate Of the company is Il
be increased from 5 to and some o
the Hammond men will probably be
come director4 The plans for increas
ing the capital stock and for provid
ing for the extension of the business
has been made public in circu1a
which is being issued by Mr.. Betz
bankers
1t is interesting to know that III
T. S. Betz Co. has been built UP to ii
present enormous size, the largest il
the world, conservatiyely that
does not owe a dollar ct the presen
time outside of It's current bills.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-07
WATER CAUSES
MUCH TROUBLE

Broken water mains in three differ
ent parts of the city caused consider
able trouble for The water department
this morning. One connection was
found broken at the corner of Holman
and Sihley streets, a second one near
Sheffield avenue and 10th street, and
the third one in the yard at 155 Indi-
ana avenue.
The breaks are due to the frost in
the ground which causes a contrac-
tion of the pipe. break where the
lead connection IS made.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-07

ment harbor at Indiana Harbor beinn
of special interest to the club members.
1t was decided to hold special meet
Ing next Wednesday TO which the
Manufacturers club OF Hammond. the
East Chicago club and the Whiting
Commercial club will be invited. to ar
range for representation from the en-
tire Calumet region at the hearing be-
fore the board of engineers to be held
March 27. 1t Is the purpose to send n
large and representative delegation to
this session, and in order that the bo.ly
may be given added dignity. Governor
Marshall has been asked to attend. A
night lettergraln has already been
sent to the governor asking that hc
not only attend the meeting, but IL
possible that ne come to Indiana Har-
Dor the day before in order to acauaint
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-07
ORDERED TO RUSH
THE WORK

Crown Point. Ind. March T. - Con-
tractor Parry received instructions this
morning from the Gary & Southern
Railroad company to rush construction
on the bridges and culverts for the line
wants to begin running its cars
through to Crown Point from Gary.
ARE you READING THE TIMEss
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-07


Furthermore Miss Della c. Torrey of Milburn.
opines that Theodore Roosevelt in aspiring to a
third term the nations chief executive is suf-
fering from something similar to brainstorm
Il was looking up quotation when you came
in" said Miss Torrey. the newspaper man
tered" The quotation is: Whom the gods would
destroy they first make mad This is applicable.
believe to Mr. Roosevelt
isn't 1t dreadful" she went on after pause
and with note of regret in her voice. how these
two friends have parted?''
Her thoughts undoubtedly reverted the
days of tn Dear VIII" and Dear Theodore"
epstles.
That Miss Torrey has been following the
split in the republican party evidenced by
her discussion of her nephew's opponents in the
G. o. P.
viii called them neurotics,' she said. but
suggest that they be called Roosevelt's bullycrats
They must have a and the term insurgents
does describe them.
II tell you, she continued with slow shak-
ing of the head. this third term plan of Roose-
velts is serious proposition. George Wash
ton opposd it and it is contrary the spirit of
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-07


dwouldd disturbt
his washig
becaus OF zeal for welfare
purely selfish 1t Theodore
som o is Hover
ha done vk
by
hat hope. wi
is like iberalan
by mo- mano body o a many houghtw when
h preside he fr they
obey what is right
haven
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-07
!lSl D. a$s
S y! q sES3

osToN Mass March Aunt Della" believes Nephew WILL
President be
4 party for the epresde
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-07
Delegate Strength
of Candidates For
the Presidency.
FoR WILLIAM H. TAFT.

INSTRUCTED or Pledged.)
Alabama .......-...s-. 10
District of Columbia.
Florida LIZ
Georgia ---....--7---- =. ~
Michigan .-.....-..s-..-
Oklahoma .---.----s- -----
Philippines - :
ssSoutn HEaroisra. .-.---. s
Tennessee ..s-s..........-..
Virginia 10
Iowa
tUainstrurted, but Claimed by raft.p
New York ..........s--...... 80
South Carolina, Sixth district. -.
Tennessee. Second. district. .-......
tInsfructed for Taft; Contest
Threatened-p
Missouri, Third district.
Grand total.
FOR THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
tcIaimed by RooseveitD
New York ....-.- ....--..----
FoR ROBERT NJ. la TOILETTE.
None.
FOR CHAMP CLARK.
missouri -...-... 30
Oklahoma 10
Total -,...-....-..... 40
FOR WOODROW WILSON.
Oklahoma ..-.......--. 10
FOR JuDsoN HARMON.
None.
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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-15
LIMIT IS REACHED IN
POST OFFICE BOXES

Within few days all ef the boxes
in the Boise pestpffice VIII be rented.
Not another one can then be Unstable j.
The available space has All been taken
aud the demand for the bins and basi-
ness boxes Is steadily increasing.
The last batch Of boxes received by
the Boise office have been sci in places
and already most Of them have heen
taken Ii is probable that all Of them
Will GO within the next few days. The
postmaster is at a loss 10 know where
he will install others when they are
wanted Even for the last consignment,
the bulletin board had to be removed
to make room for the new boxes, and
all of the available space vas taken.
Il is certain that no boxes could b.
installed at any of the sub stations.
Those IL station A have not all been
rented, and the demand for them there
does NOT seem to indicate that they
Will he Il is said More ana more Of
the business houses are demanding
boxes At tile central office. but. after
the present lot is exhausted, there viii
be no room for more.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-15
WILL TAKE CARE Of
SANTA CLAUS LETTERS

John Mcmillan. the postmaster, viii
play the part of Santa Claus 10 mans
Boise children this year who are
either without parents and whose pa
rents are not able ia provide then
with the things that they want for
Christmas
Under an order issued by the post
master general he may receive letters
that are addressed 60 Santa Claus, and
may turn them over to the Associated
Charities or some other organization
Or the kind During the year, several
letters OF this kind are received at this
Boise office from children who be
lieve that the department will be able
to find santa Claus for them. and viii
get for them the things that their
hearts desire for Christmas morning.
In some cases, tile parents are ablr
to provide for the children but d.
not know what they most want for
Christmas IN such instances, the oc-
ganization to which the letter is sent
lets the parents know. and the little
tots believe that their request has beer
answered hy Santa claus aud that ~
has sent HON their gifts himself.
Preparations arc now being made for
the Christmas rush. As usual, tho lob
by Of The postoffice will be fitted M
to relieve the congestion OF tho win
dows. Postmaster Mcmillan will prob
ably carry out the custom Of weigh
ing tha packages himself While d
stamp clerk Will have his tables and
boxes ready to sell the stamps that
the packages require.