Hammond Times, Volume 1, Number 112, Hammond, Lake County, 29 October 1906 — Page 1

.1 i HAMMOND, AKTA, VOL. 1, NO. 112. NIGHT EDITION. HAMMOND, INDIANA, MONDAY, OCTOBER, 29, 1906. ONE CENT PER COPY.

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The Financier Brands Chicago-New York Electric Railway as Visionary. PAPER AHAUTHORITY Gives Figures Which Apparently Admit of No Denial Warning "to the Public. The Financier, recognized as the foremost publication of its kind in the United States, its statements possessing the utmost importance and highest significance, gives space to the following dissection of the Chicago-New York electric line, which is supposed to be seeking a right-of-way through northern Lake county. The article is written in reply to the appended letter of Inquiry: "Editor The Financier Sir: What do you think of the possibility of the successful construction of the New York-Chicago Electric Air Line, which is being extensively advertised in the daily press? "A READER. "Bowling Green, Ky., Oct. 15, 190G." The Financier's Answer. A more visionary project was never foisted on the American people. The scheme, hoKvever, is not more preposterous than the estimates of construction and operation. For instance, the line 13 capitalized at $200, 000,000, and the cost of construction is stated to be 1150,000,000. The capitalization on a 750-mile trackage is thus J26S.666 per mile, a most absurd figure one not matched by the best railway system in the United States. Conceding that double trackage is intended, and that 1,500 miles of rails will be laid, we still have a mileage capitalization of $133,333. iust take down your Poor's ManMai and sec how this compares with e great railways of the country. Second.-In the latest prospectus w Ich the promoter of this moonshine se, erae kAve issued, the earning power of. ihe roc-d Is placed at 535,000,000 per annum. This, on a 1.500 mile' track basis. Is at the rate of $23,333 per mile, or $46,666 per mile on the 750-mile through line. "What are the interurban lines already built doing? The Lake Shore electric, which has 160 miles of track 13 of this in cities and which servos a rich territory between Cleveland and Toledo, earns in 12 months about $500,000 gross, or roughly $5,000 per mile. It costs to operate this system $430,000, leaving something like $370,000 net, or a little over $2,800 per mile. Take the Detroit United, with its 541 miles of line, 200 of which are in cities. The road is one of the best known interurban propositions in the world. In 12 months it earns gross $5,125,000, and net $2,125,000. Its gross earnings are less than $10,000 per mile this, remember, on a large proportion of city mileage. The Detroit United owns, as stated, 541 miles of more than one-third that which the New York-Chicago Air Line proposes. Now, if Detroit United, on a 1,500-mile basis, increased its earnings in proportion, it would report something like $15,000,000 gross earnings, and $6,000,000 net. The New Y'ork-Chicago Air Line people estimate the cost of conducting transportation alone at $8,000,000 per annum, and other expenses maintenance, etc. at as much, so you see about the chance the proposition would have of paying dividends. On Its own showing it would be In bankruptcy at the end of the year, conceding tbjat it did as much business as the Detroit United, which is impossible. The New York and Chicago local city lines themselves do not earn as much per mile as this wild plan necessitates for successful operation. If you can Imagine a street like Broadway, reaching from New York to Chicago with a double track railway traversing it. you might find an Investment in such an enterprise profitable, but as it is, the scheme is too absurd for serious consideration. What appears to us as the worst feature of this whole business Is that the great papers of this country, which are printing page advertisements for the promoters of this scheme, do not allow the technical editors connected with the several journals to expose the folly of the thing. Cashiers of banks, and particularly eountry banks. will do well to warn their friends against losing money through purchases of this widely-advertised "air-line" stock. DISTRICT MIXISTKRIAL MEETIAG, The semi-annual meeting of the Valparaiso Methodist Ministerial district is In session today and tomorrow at Brook, Ind. Fresiding Elder D. M. Wood of this city, is in charge of the 3ieetlng. Rev. L. S. Smith of the Hamnond M. E. church left this afternoon J.or the session. Dr. J. P. Brushlngham if Chicago will address the convention his evening. Dr. C. W. Switzer of Lafayette will take his place tomorrow night. - - TUB 'WEATHER. Showers tills afternoon and probably loni&rht. followed by fair and cooler Tuesday.

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Professor Hicks Predicts Storm and Sleet for November. BUZZARD TODAY Hammond Gets Goodly Dose of "The Beautiful," But Most of It Melts on Ground. Hammond was visited by a heavy snow fall this morning, which, however, came not unannounced, as Professor Hicks had predicted it a month ago. The snow may be called the first of the season, although there have been one or two flurries before this month. While considerable snow fell, the evidences of it were deceiving as for the most part it melted as soon as it touched the ground. In his forecasts for November Rev. Hicks says that a reactionary storm period is central on the 2d, 3d and 4th. The interval between the periods will be unsettled and threatening, making a "spell of bad weather" during the closing days of October and the opening day of November. A regular storm period is central on the 9th, extending from the 7th to the 12th. By the 9th the growing storm conditions will have increased, so that general cloudiness and rain will be in progress in western sections, and during the 10th, 11th and 12th, rain, turning to sleet and snow on the western flanks of storm areas, will progress to the east across the country. This is another period which promises to be prolonged into a spell of unsettled. If not continued rainy, snowy, stormy weather. One of the most severe disturbances of the month will culminate within forty-eight hours of noon on the 16th. The barometer w;ill drop to one of Its lowest readings 'for the month, thick cloudiness and great humidity will prevail, and 'general ; storms of autumnal j rain, turning to destructive sleet, and later Into blizzardous snow and northwest galea may be expected, covering the northern and extending for into the central sections. A regular storm period extends from the 19th to the 23d, with thick, prolonged cloudiness, sleet and snow. Falling barometer, higher temperature and greatly increased intensity in storminess will develop and pass rapIdly to the eastward about Tuesday, the 20th, to Friday, the 23d. Cold, high winds out of the northwest will rush In behind these storms as the high barometer moves eastward and southward, displacing the storm areas. Sharp cold with frost and freezing toward the north will visit most sections from about the 22d to the 25th. A reactionary storm period is central on the 25th, 26th and 27th. This will insure more or less rise In temperature, with decided fall of the barometer, cloudiness and return of rain and snow. The disturbances of this period will culminate on the 26th and 27th, by which dates storms will have passed well to the east. A regular storm period begins on the 29th and runs at least four days into December, being central Dec. 2. The local association of forecasters, which consists chiefly of the dry goods merchants, takes the same view that Prof. Hicks does and is considering the purchase of a heavy stock of winter clothing now. rATJW "DU nTlTTPTC" T A T rtP 4TP NEAR DRAINAGE CANAL. Has Been Compelled to Build One Large Plant In Place of Several Small , Ones to Compete with Western Glucose Co. A matter of considerable interest to the people of Hammond, and the Fourt ward especially, is the location of the new half-million-dollar sugar refinery that is being built by the Corn Products company, generally known as the ' glucose trust." It will be remembered that the Western Glucose company, which is locating over at Robertsdale, is the consolidation of the independent companies which are fighting this trust. When the word went out that the Western Glucose company was taking such determined steps to meet the competition of the trust it was seen that the only way to meet this competition would be to bring the two or three small plants together and locate a single large plant at some convenient point. Today the wor.2 comes that the president of the company. Kdwin T. Bedford, had decided to iocate the plant on the drainage canal or la South Chicago, or Peoria, 111. K. P. HALLOWE'EN CELEBRATION. The Knights of Pythias have arranged for a Hallowe'en party for this evening in their hall in the Rirabach building. A musical program will be followed by dancing and an oyster supper. Knights of Pythias and their families are invited for the feast. The decorations this evening r;Il consist of fall products

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CONGRESSMAN CEUMPACKER TO SPEAK HERE TONIHGT. Comes to Hammond to Speak on the Issues of tat- Campaign A Large Audience Is Expected. Hon., Edgar D. Crunapacker, congressman of the Tenth congressional district, will be at Towle's opera house this evening to make a political address on the issues of the campaign. Despite the unfavorable weather a good house is predicted to greet the congressman. His speech for tonight has been well advertised, in addition to which special invitations have been sent out. Mr. Crumpacker has done vigorous campaigning this fall, not only for himself but in behalf of the Republican party as a whole. He seemingly enjoys the work and always looks forward to a warm reception in Hammond. He is popular in Hammond, not only as a politician, but also because of his personal qualities. WEST HAMMOND PARADE IS HEADED BY NEW BAND. The Occasion is the Fifteenth Anniversary of the Organization of the St. Andrus' Polish Society. There was a big time in West Hammond yesterday in Polish church circles. The occasion was the fifteenth anniversary of the St. Andrus Polish Society No. 1, and exercises were held for the purpose of dedicating a banner commemorating the event. There was a big parade in which several of the societies participated and which was headed by an amateur band that has been organized and Instructed by D. A. Pugh of this city. The work of this musical organzation which has been in existence only a short time, was said to be of a high order and brought forth favorable comment from all sides. The other societies which participated in the parade were the forty-second division of the Young Men's Alliance, St. Andrus band of West Hammond, the miliaTty society of the forty-second division of the Young Men's Alliance, St. Andrus' society No. 2, St. Cecelia, the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the Sacred Heart of Mary, St. Francis and Polish Young Men's association, the Polish National Alliance of North Hammond, the fifty-third division of the Young Men's Alliance, the Polish Young Ladies' Society, the Polish Young Woman's Society, and the West Hammond schools were represented. The parade was one of the largest and most successful that there has ever been in West Hammond and the exercises were considered a big success by all who witnessed them. COMPLETES INGENIOUS RECORD LEDGER. Prof. W. S. Pierce, who is just about to sever his connections with the local Chicago Business college, has just completed a combination business college record and ledger account, in addition to his other s&: of books of which he is the author and which he intends to use in his ncv business college which he is about to open up in Milwaukee. His latest, ths combination attendance and record ledger, apparently leaves nothing to be improved upon. It is the result of long and tedious study by its author, and It is Mr. Pierce's intention to have this combination book patented.

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CHILD BORN TO STARVE IN SPITE OF DOCTORS. There Mere But Two Alternatives, One Certain Death from Lack of Nourishment, the Other Possible Death from Operation. - The medical profession of Indiana Harbor and vicinity has been deeply Interested in the case of an abnormal child which was born at Pine Station a few days ago. There seemed to be something the matter with the child from the day of its birth, and finally a doctor was called who diagnosed the case and found that there was no opening between the stomach and the bowels. A consultation was held with other physicians in the neighborhood, and when it was seen that the child would slowly die of starvation unless something was done for it, an operation was decided upon. The operation was performed, and the child's stomach was linked to the bowels, but the shock of the operation was too much for it and death followed a few hours afterward. The physicians connected with the case searched their books for a parallel case, and found that with but one exception this is the first case of the kind that has come to the attention of the members of the medical fraternity. Of course the parents were griefstricken when they learned that an operation would have to be performed that would imperil the life of the child, but they were convinced that there was a chance should the operation succeed, and that if the operation was not performed slow starvation was a certainty. FORESTERS ELECT DIRECTORS. The directors of the high board of the Independent Order of Foresters of America, held their quarterly meeting at the Hotel Carleton this morning. The following directors were present: M. F. Crume of Wabash, Ind., Thomas Hall and Joseph Young of Crown Point, J. G. Love of Leroy and Dr. G. L. Gray of LaPorte, Ind. All business was transacted this morning, the directors leaving for their homes this afternoon. CORNERSTONE LAYING SUNDAY. The cornerstone laying of the new Methodist church was announced in the Hammond churches yesterday. Preparations are being made to celebrate the event with great pomp. Dr. W. A. Quaile who spoke in Hammond this spring for the benefit of the new church will be present again to deliver a second address. The church trustees have not yet decided where the address will be given. The entire foundation is completed and also a part of the outer wall of the first story. If the weather is favorable. Dr. Quayle's audience will be seated on the first floor of the new building. Mdi'.y o;itii.e ministers w M be in attendance and an invitation to be present is issued to the public In general. F. H. Kitchen, chief engineer of the Erie road, who is in Hammond surveying the ground preparatory to building the new cold ctorage plant, was the guest of friends in the city jesterday.

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HAMMOND SEES VICTOR HUGO'S NOVEL DRAMATIZED, viiuon LacKnye Appears Here for a Second Time, this Time in "The Law and the Man." . Wilton Lackaye v t.'Cd for a sec ona time in Hammond last night, tins time in a new play, "The Law and the Man." The play itself is the dramatic version of Victor Hugo's wonderful novel, L.es anseraibes. The novel is followed with fidelity and skill, Wilton Lackaye appearing in all the trail of Jean Valjean and all his various aliases. The ex-galley slave was, of course, the prime figure whenever he was on the stage, but equally interesting with him were the miserable Fantine and her unfortunate daughter, Cosette; the persistent Javert and the Thenardieres in their fiendish machinations. The love theme of Marius and Cosette enters into the play toward the end, and did not fail to please the audience. On the whole, the piayjs a powerful les son, teaching the refining, ennobling and uplifting influence of Christianity and Hammond has been fortunate in having had the play in its own opera house, especially since the company stops nowhere but in the larger cities for a week at a time. EXPLOSION VICTIM RECOVERING Packard and Gerstrung Still Maintain Innocence in Lake Shore Blackmain Held for Concealing Explosives. Bertha Beahlers, who was injured in the Aetna boarding house explosion last week, is recovering in a Chicago hospi tal, although it was necessary to am putate one of her legs. In the meantime Charles Packard and Fred Gerstrung, the two men in whose room the explosion occurred," are held in the county jail on the charge of concealing explosives. Packard still maintains his innocence in connection with the Lake Shore holdup, while Gerstrung answers all charges with strict silence. The ocials, however have not given up hopes of soliciting further information from them in re gard to their connection with attempt ed blackmail. OFFICE FURNITURE OF NEW CONCERN ARRIVES The Deal Formally Will be Closed To morrow and Work on the New Plant Will Begin at Once. Mr. Grant, the chief engineer of the Standard Steel Car company was in the city today on matters pertaining to the location of the new industry in this city. He has plans of the new plant which show that it is really to be an enormous industry. It is understood that the deal by which the concern is secured for Hammond will be formal ly closed tomorrow morning. Work will begin on the new plan at once and before many months have passed the Standard Steel Car com pany win be a fact, one or the mos welcome bits of information that has come to the people in Hammond in a long time is the fact that some of the office furniture of the new concern has already arrived and will be put in an improvised office room on the grounds that are t be occupied by the new concern.

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Chicago. Oet. 23. Leonard Leopold,

escaped capture early today at Mollnc. III. He anno upon the blind barrage of a southbound trnlu that bad Inst pulled out of the Mollec depot. The ra ductor saw him. slipped upon him out of a door of the bngunire ee d KTspled with him. The man turned, and the conductor bad a fnll, close range Tlevt of his face. He declare there is no doubt the man was Leonold. The mtsrderea

fought fiercely, raining blown upon his

derer n in bis itrnsp. the conductor exerted all bis strength to bold hlra. The

wo men fell from the baggage car to the Leopold at last struscled free and ran Although it was nearly duwn It was

He stopped his train louse enough to uotlfy the police of Mollue, who flashed

word of the encounter with the murderer ludrr directions of the assistant Moline from Bureau, where he had gone wan first picked up :it Itiirrnu after his Uood reason to believe lie had gone back Nicholas will relate the details of deed nt the coroner's recital, under the t will be doubly dramatic because of the father of the dead actress. Chicago, Oct. 23. t Later. - While Leslie, was repeating; his confession at noon, M. P. Woody, the venerable father of em p ted to strike him with his fists. man and restrained him. Nicholas cowered attempted assault. Atlantic City, N. J., Oct. 29. As body the belief grows that more than one train of trolley cars was burled In the electric line bridge disnster. Already fifty-nine bodies hnve been Injured persons. Many of the latter are who are at work at the bottom of the still more than half full of bodies, mostly bank and the bridge, and scenes pitiful The work of bringing: up the bodies today before the last victim Is taken from An attempt has been made to lift the ricks used were not strong enough, and

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slclan Otto Lewke today that Attorney Charles H. Ste.vensou was slain cornea the startling charge that the lawyer had for years made n, practice of blaek-

mailing men and women wbo visited hotels and fashionable resorts.. It Is declared that the attorney had n number of women who Investigated these place.

and that the lawyer profited by Hecurlng avoid publicity. The declaration that Stevenson was to the coroner today in a written report an autopsy that Stevenson's neck had hemorrhages of the brain. Mrs. J. Plummer, 32(MI Vernon avenue, prior to his death, Is authority for the RACINGr EBSULTS

Rlrst Race Royal Breeie, first; Ben Strong;, second; Mariposa, third. Second Race Empress of India, first; Lindale, second; Consideration, thirdThird Race Optician, first; Sllckaway, second; Jack Dolan, third. Fourth Race Frank tilll. tirst; Oraculu, second; Klllaloe, third. Fifth Race raad Duchess, first; Tipping, second; Pantque, third.

RACINGr RESULTS

First Race Alta McDonald, first; The Golden Bird, second; Otiardl, thirdSecond Race McChord, first; Salvage, second; King Pepper, third. Third Race Darthula, first; Gladiator, second; Red Thistle, third. Fourth Race Barnes, first; Sam lloffheliner, second; Dawson, third

FIRE DRILL

PUTTO TEST Washington School Children Ushered from Building Without Mishap. PROVES FALSE ALARM Fire Department Arrives to Find Nothing More Serious than Overheated Pipes What strict discipline in connection with a fire drill in a school may accomplish was demonstrated at the Washington school this morning at 11 o'clock when the call of "fire" rang through the building. There really was no fire but neither teachers nor pupils were aware of this until they had vacated the building and the fire department had arrived on the scene. The rooms, however, were filled with smoke which was caused "by the overheating of the pipes which lead from the furnace in the basement to the radiators in the vari-

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strangler of Margaret Leslie, narrowly enptor. Confident the leag-souirtb mur ground while the train waa moving;. into the woods ia the suburb. dark, and the conductor did not pursoe. to Assistant Chief Scbuettler. chief Lieut. Morgan Collins hurried t back from (Jalesbur. Leopold's trail flight from Chicago. Chief Collin had there and was In hiding near the towa. h's crime and re-enact hla murderous examination by Coroner Hoffman, and presence of M. P. Woody, the venerable Howard Nicholas, murderer of Margaret the second coroner's inquest this after the dead actress, attacked htm and st Several persons caur.ht the enraged old and trembled with fright during the TY HORROR nfter body Is brought to the snrfara hundred persons lost their lives when sea in the West New Jersey & Seashore taken, along with more than thirty now dying In the hospitals. Divers river say the car farthest from shore la women. Donne crowds line the rivet In the extreme are being enacted. Is necessarily slow, and It will be lata the cars. cars from the river bed, but the der new ones have been sent for. AILEH7 money from persons who desired ta killed by external violence wm made from Dr. Lewke. He had found afte been broken, aud that there had beea with whom the Stevensons lived just charge, of blackmailing plots. AT JAMAICA. AT LATONIA. ous rooms. The largest amount oC smoke was in the basement and on the first floor. The entire building was vacated in less than two minutes, th children having in the meantime passed through the wardrobes for their wraps. Nobo?y seemed to be excited, although the children hailed the news that they were to be dismissed for the forenoon with delight. It was the first time that the fir drill had been put to practical use ia the Washington building. .It had. been inaugurated long ago and the drill was often rehearsed. There was, however, one big difference 'between the drill of today and in former times. On former occasions when the call for the fire drill sounded, the pupil3 fell intd marching order, knowing that it was merely a drill. Today they did riot know whether It was another drill or a march in earnest. At any rate they responded promptly to the call to fall in line. They were not told that a fire was supposed to be in progress in the basement. Nevertheless they paid heed to the order as promptly as though their lives depended upon obedience. The fire department arrived in due time expecting to find an enormous job on their hands. Upon investigation it was however found that only the pipea had become overheated. No damage was done witli the exception that a number of the rooms had become more or less smoke filled. The regular school work was taken up this afternoon. COLLAR BOE BROIvEX. John E3rle of Hammond, who has been working at Gary, met with a bad accident Saturday, causing the breaking of his collar bone. As he was driving along at night he ran over a large stump, upsetting the wagon and throwing him out.

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