Hammond Times, Volume 1, Number 18, Hammond, Lake County, 9 July 1906 — Page 1

VOL. 1, NO. 18. HAMMOND, INDIANA MONDAY, JULY 9, 1906. ONE CENT PER COPY.

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LEAKS IN SUNDAY LID EMBOLDEN SALOON

PAVING JOBS COME UP AGAIN

TEN HOURS TO NEW YORK

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Sunday Lawlessness at Cedar Lake Furnishes Powerful Object Lesson.

EVERYTHING GOES

Encouraged by the abortiveness of the attempt on the part of civil officers who look to Gov. Hanly for instructions and by the self evident fact that this town, of all towns in the quarter section of the governor's jurisdiction is the focus of zeal in the enforcement of restrictive laws, the majority of the licensed victuallers of Hammond dispensed with the key and curtain yesterday and bid all who were thirsty to come and be comforted. Today they have put this question up to Gov. Hanly: ''What are you going to do about it?" Gov. Hanly may accept the defi and order his myrmindons to redouble their energy to the end that the restrictive laws shall be inforced.

The spirit which prompted the saloonkepers to open up yesterday is the spirit which prompted them some Sundays ago to proceed against the dealers in non-intoxicants. Only in this case they have assumed a

broader ground and arrogated to themselves a better excuse for defying

the law and are not availing themselves of a dead law but a live one.

Hammond has been trying to do

of down state politicians and Indianapolis correspondents who have come

up here with specific instructions to ''investigate" things that did not ex- ; to find horns on every head that bobbed up and vice, villany and

graft in every nook and corner.

The correspondents have "made good" with stories along the lines laid down for them before they picked up their little turkeys, hung on their blue hardware and availed themselves of the "courtesies" of the

Monon.

Hammond is a good town, a clean town. It is so busy on week days

that it hails Sunday as a day of rest. turbed by internal disorder. The most of its peace is the horde of Sunday

Lake and rounds out its day's fun by knocking brakemen off freight trains on the way through town, playfully insulting our women and

throwing rocks through our plate glass windows. Cedar Lake is in Indiana, More than that it is in Lake County. Who is on watch there for our worthy governor? One can get any kind of a game he wants at Cedar Lake on Sunday. Who is on watch in the university town of South Bend where gambling houses flourish? Who is on watch at Lafayette, Logansport and Fort Wayne ? Who is on watch at Indianapolis? The Lake County Times stands for Law and order and the strict and equal enforcement of the laws. That is what the sane and practical citizens want. Those sane and practical citizens are goaded to the quick by the inferential accusation of maintaining a 'tough dump" which must be watched day and night. If Gov. Hanly will look after Hammond's extraneous abuse. Hammond may be depended upon to look after the rest.

CODE ALL YE THIRSTY Hammond was wide open Sunday. Some of the saloon keepers ignored the police and the Sunday closing law while others had a look out man to give a signal upon the approach of the officer of the law, evidently concluding that it might be wise to lift the lid quietly and not come diin open conflict with the govofficers. The activity of the police was equal to the boldness of the saloon keepers however, and as a result eviwas secured against thirtyof the alleged offenders, and if the police strenuosity continues about all the court will have to do during the next term will be to disof the cases against, the dealers in liquors. The action of the police indicates that there will be no abatement of activity on their part and as the prosecutor does not seem to be makmuch headway in his work, it is a matter of speculation as to where this conflict between the sakeepers and those upon whom the enforcement of the law depends. The police commissioners can not meet to consider the question as Geo. P. Pearson is out of the city and J. J. Ruff could not secure a quorum until Gov. Hanly appoints the third member ot the commission. Public sentiment seems to have crystalized in favor of a broad interof the law, and this being the case the question becomes more complex every day that an attempt at law enforcement is not made. Just where the crusade will end is a guess, the wisest prognosticators will not attempt to make and the only thing that can be done is to wait for a word from the state capiwhere Hanly sits apparently obto the fact that an open defito his policy is causing more trouble and unsought notoriety than ey have had to contend with in many years.

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right. It has stood for the abuse Its Sunday rest is not normally dis potent factor in the breaking up roysterers which hold forth at Cedar SHY ROCKS AT HAMMON The most aggravating case of Sunday excursion hoodlumism that has yet come to the notice of the podepartment occurred last night when at 8:30 a returning excursion train from Cedar Lake passed through the city. One man seriously injured and a fifty dollar plate glass window brokwas the extent of the ruin one train load ot Sunday rioters were able to do in the five minutes that it took to pass through the city. The excursion train was going through South Hammond at about twenty-five miles an hour with its load of irresponsibles leaning out of the windows and crowding the platA freight train passed going in the opposite direction, and immethe brakemen became the tarfor a hail of stone and gravel that had been picked up by the exalong the road. One fellow hurled a stone with all his might at a brakeman, who was standing near the caboose. The miswent wide of its mark and sail ed through the window of the last car, striking E. Mannix, the freight conductor, full in the face. He was knocked down by the force of the blow, and a deep gash which bled copiously, was cut in his face, just over the cheek bone. Mannix was taken back to the Modepot on the yard switch engine where O. P. Best, the night agent, took him to Dr. Sharrer's office. It was found that the cut went clear to the bone and after the wound was dressed the man was put on an Erie train and sent to his home in Englewood. Not content with this piece of devupon reaching the Monon dethe hoodlums began throwing stones at all the windows in sight. The bigger they were the more atthey seeded as targets. A stone weighing over a quarter of a pound was hurled through the

Hungry Henry: Weary William: window of Mike Bixeman's saloon on Sibley street, and was found in the building by the bar tender who opened the place at 6 o'clock this morning. Chief of Police Rimbach owns the building. It was only two weeks ago that another train load of the same species of Sunday disturbers, went through the city, and this time the advertising sign over Jack Walk er's Oklahoma saloon was the tribute Hammond had to pay to their idea of a joke. The police department has found that patience ceases to be a virtue at times, and next Sunday they will arrest every man who steps off one of these trains. The problem of curbing the riottendencies of these excursionists is a knotty one, however, and the best method of getting the desired results is a big question. For a policeman to go into such a crowd to make arrests would mean that he would surely be mobbed. He might use his gun effectively, but then the innocent bystander is to be considered. And even if one crowd should be subdued perhaps anfrom some other portion of Chicago would be in just as beligmood and the disagreeable job would have to be done over again. So the police are in a quandry and unless the threat to arrest all exwho leave their trains while in the city, proves effective, the citizens of Hammond will have to suffer a repitition of such indigas they were subjected to yesDEMANDS RECOGNITION. THE Robertsdale correspondent to the Whiting Sun has this very pregarticle in Saturday's paper: "In an interview with Robertsdale citizens this week a very decided opinion was expressed that Hamwas giving the fourth ward the worst of it on every hand. One of the gentlemen expressed himeslf in the following language: "When will the people of the fourth ward of Hammond demand separation of their entire ward from that city, or do they like to get soaked?" Unless Hammond wants to lose the fourth ward, the business men of the city will have to awake to reathe fact that the city of Hamproper is absolutely ignoring the part of the city next the lake front. Residents of Robertsdale read Whiting papers, buy Whiting goods, and have their interest in Whiting affairs. At this rate it will not be long before they will demand to be made a part of the oil city. The Hammond Business Men's accoand every man interested in Hammond's growth shauld help solve this problem and make Robertsdale in face as well as in name a part of Hammond. Subscribe for the Lake County Times.

"Say, Bill, where you goin' to spend "In the shade!" ABSENTED PIG IS RESTORED TO RIGHTFUL OWNER Formal Procession on Hohman St. Pig Rests Easily in Carriage Accepts Homage from Onlokers. Hammond's barber pig, belonging to William J. Nolond, which received such notoriety through its press agents, Nick Snyder, Jos. Bohling and George Larson, celebrated homelast Saturday afternon. The triumphal march was headed by a carriage in which the pig rested on its homeward way. A placard was placed on the buggy telling the world that it was Nick Snyder's pig. Snyder has grown a healthy aversion toward any more pignaping and rethe possession of the animal. Jos. Bohling was at Gary during the procession, but will return after the animal has taken on ten more pounds. Boland had the fence repaired, and considers the animal's board bill canEAST CHICAGO NOTES. Clyde Jones left today for Viola, Ill., his former home, for a two weeks' vacation. Mrs. L. Ransveaux will entertain the "Busy Bees" July 17, instead of July 10, as formerly announced. The Ladies' Social Union of the M. E. church will meet at the home of Mrs. Brunds, Wednesday afterat 2 o'clock. Rev. Arthur H. DeLong of Indianfield manager for the Methhospital and deaconness home of Indiana, occupied Rev. Hoagland's pulpit Sunday morning and evening, the latter being in Valparaiso. The Ivys of South Chicago dethe East Chicago boys yesterin a score of 4 to 5. The Republic mill will remain closed this week. Many of the boys who had gone to their homes last week returned this morning expectto go to work. Messrs Erpf and Erdaky are conthe proposition of estaba drug store in Philadelphia. These gentlemen are pharmacists of ability, and being able to handle the foreign patronage should do well. Evening school begins this evening at 7:30. No pupils will be enrolled for less than the full term of seven weeks, and those wishing to be crammed will not be considered. John Kennedy was at Grasselli yesthe guest of Frank Hill. THE WEATHER Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday

yer vacation? -Triggs in New York Press. LAVENE BROS. GET THREE MORE SEWER CONTRACTS. Drains to be layed in Pine, Hoffman and 150th Streets--Telephone Poles Ordered Moved. The board of public works was in session this morning and awarded three contracts for sewer building. The sewers are to be built on Pine, Hoffman and 150tlh streets by La vene Bros. The price per lineal foot on Pine street is $1.29 and $4.70 for house connection. On Hoffman street, $1.45 and $5.10 respectively, and on 150th street $1.48 and $6.00 reThe contract for macadamizing Hoffman street will be republished on account of a mistake in the for mer publication. A resolution was adopted ordering the moving of telephone poles on Hoffman street to the curb line. ENGINEER KILLED IN EXCURSION WRECK. Erie trains on the Huntington diwere delayed yesterday on acof a wreck on the Lima divisin which one was killed and the lives of hundreds of excursionists imThe wreck occurred at Spenceryesterday morning when an exon the C. H. D. ran into an Erie engine tender. The enginof the C, H. & D. engine was killed instantly and the fireman was severely injured. The Erie engine, No 1765, was badly damaged. A broken fright car on the Monon south of Dyer, caused a short delay in passenger traffic yesterday mornTWELVE FOOT FISH STORY. Fish stories this summer are being told by the number of feet instead of by the pound as heretofore. Deputy Sheriff Harry Burge setting the precedent. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Burge and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Murray returned last Saturday from Henry, Ill. where they had a week's outing. It was there that Mr. Burge claims that he and a number of friends caught a string of croppies twelve feet long. Being very conscientious about the story he added that one sucker was in the string. TERRY IS HEARD FROM. Michael Terry, a butcher's clerk, well known m Hammond, caused anxiety to his parents and friends by disappearing mysteriously last Fri the establishment of Stevens & Lutz day, leaving two day's pay behind at Search was made for him at places to which he was wont to resort, but without finding trace. This morning the anxiety was somewhat relieved by the receipt of a letter which he explained that he had concluded to leave Hammond to take a job at La Porte.

Special Meeting of East ChiCity Council to Reconsider Bids.

BIG FOUR ON THE ROCK Taxpayers Only Interested in Seeing that Work is Done Cheaply Quickly and Well. The East Chicago city council will meet this evening at the city hall. The meeting is to be a special one, called by the mayor under the stat utes, to consider remonstrances on the proposition to pave that portion of Michigan avenue lying between Indiana Harbor and Pennsylvania railroads in Indiana Harbor. This is the piece of paving on which five of the biggest and best paving conin this section of the counwere influenced to offer bids at the meeting of a week ago, at the close of which meeting they all withtheir bids, manifestly because of their disgust at the manner in which the O'Girr-Lewis clique are trying to force their ideas upon the other members of the city council and the residents of East Chicago and Indiana Harbor, their constituThis is a matter in which the taxof the sister town are vitally interested. The improvements are desirable and those who eventually will have to pay for them, have no interest further than to see that the contracts are let to the lowest bid der, who guarantees to live up to the specifications. They, the tax payers, are on the verge of losing patience with the councilmen who are "trimming" to steer the work in the direction of this or the other firm of contractors for personal or other reasons. It is generally con ceded that the letting of contracts could be done quickly and satisfac torily if the taxpayers would take the matter in their own hands or take steps to see that their representa tives in the council do their duty by those who elected them. To the taxpayer, the only issue is this: Let the work be done as quickly, as cheaply and as well as possible, no matter who sets the contract. Since the three year's of work of the people of Indiana Harbor in getcontractors to bid on the paving job was thrown to the winds by the hasty action of Alderman O'Girr in causing the meeting to be adjourned before these bids were considered, it would seem foolish to hold the special meeting scheduled for to night, but this explained by the fact that, if there are no remonstrances from the property owners along the route of the proposed improvement at the meeting tonight, the city can again advertise for bids and award the contract for the work without the formality of hearing the protests of property holders at that time. There is no doubt that the "Big Four" of the council have lost much of their former prestige and follow ing among the people by their rash actions at the meeting the other evening. The people of Indiana Harbor are especially incensed at aldermen in the counciletaointaoin the modus operandi by which these aldermen have sought to run the council and the very business men who put these aldermen in the coun cil are now their most out-spoken critics. Not the least among these is J. B Maling, who, as vice president and general manager of the East Chicago company, wields no small influence among the business men of both the cities of East Chicago and Indiana Harbor, which are under the same municipal government. Mr. Maling is justly indignant at the actions of the O'Girr-Lewis fac tion at the last council meeting and for more reasons than one. Not only was Mr. Maling one of the leaders in the recent election fight which put the present aldermen in their seats, but it was fre who approached the (Continued on page 2.)

And Fare on New Air Line to be Reduced to Ten Dollars.

WILL CARRY FREIGHT Four Tracks to Be Built, to Come Through Hammond increasing Property Values Here. Hammond, Whiting, East Chicago, Indiana Harbor, Tollestoo, Gary, Hoand other towns in this section seem bound to have more and more honors thrust upon them. "The Chicago-New York Electric Air Line Railroad" is the latest thing. This is a road, which, acordlng to the loquacious prospectus of the financial agents, is to pass through our Lake county cities. When completed the road, which the advertisement in sures us will 'startle the transporta tion world," will have Chicago and New York City as its terminals. The running time between these two citwill be reduced to ten hours, the route being 160 miles shorter than the shortest route of the great steam roads and the proposed speed of the electrically-propelled trains 75 miles, an hour, the maintenance of this speed being an "easy matter," according to the man who wants to float the paper of the road. In his prospectus the agent says that "the road is to be an exclusively passenger carrier at the outset, though ultimately freight will be handled. The right of way provides for four tracks, two for passenger and two for freight." The financial agent goes on to say that the new line was "conceived by men who felt the pressure of high rates and the necessity for shorter route." that these men do not come out into the open and show their hands at this stage of the project because it would interfere with their other business interests," but that after the road gets into ful operathe real men back of the prowil come out into the open and show their hands." The financial agent further states that the third rail route will cross no roads or railroads at any grade but will either go over or under all that are in its path. The agent then goes on to tell the great possibiliof getting suddenly rich by buy ing stock in the project and declares that "the road will commence earning money within one year from date, and will do it by opening up and operating the first section, a stretch of the track about one hundred miles

long, ending at Goshen, Ind. This

section runs inrougn a region peculRuning through Hammond, Whiting, Toleston. Hobart, Chesterton, Gary, New Carlisle, La Porte, South Bend, Elkhart, Goshen and many others, it serves a population of 190,000." Messrs. Hanna and Meyers hav been busy for some months in this section buying up right of way space and getting city councils to grant them right of way of franchises through their towns. Whether these gentleman, as representative of the Chicago, Lake Shore & South Bend Electric Ry. have anything to do with the Chicago-New York project is not definitely known, but it is known that they are associated with what is known as "the eastern syndiwhich owns and operates many electric roads through Ohio and New York and it seems that this is about the time they would begin to float their stock, as they have just complet ed arrangements for the road from Chicago to South Bend. MARRIAGE LICENSES. Alexander Jacobs, Chicago 32 Margaret Spar, Chicago 26 Lena Domkos, Indiana Harbor 22 George Kis, Indiana Harbor 21 Stamielw Ptervauski, Hammond 24 Mary Sopanicki, Hammond 19 John McEdwards, Chicago 37 Nonora Ellis, Chicago 24 Edward Grasson, Chicago 58 Mabel F. Smith, Chicago 55