Hammond Times, Volume 1, Number 163, Hammond, Lake County, 28 December 1906 — Page 1

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"VOL. 1, NO. 163. NIGHT REFUSES I! West Hammond Adopts a New Motto on Eve of the New Year. JOLLY BOARD SESSION Populace Attends Meeting to See Markman Ousted and Failing, Makes Best of it. , With the close of the old year the village of West Hammond seems to have adopted a new motto which reads: "When you think anybody 13 trying to hand you a gold brick hand him a lemon, in return." The villagers and the board members, with the exception of Green and Langbeln, thought that the Welsbach Lighting company of New York, through its agent, R. W. Bingham of Chicago, was trying to hand them a gold brick when Mr. Bingham tried to induce tho board to accept his company's lighting system in West Hammond, giving them 100 lights for $2,800. The regular meeting of the West Hammond village board last evening was a business meeting in the full sense of the word. Every chair in the city hall was occupied and standing room 'was at a premium. The best of feeling obtained, although at times it was given vent in disparaging applause and jeers to Peter Mak, the village president, Samuel K. Marksman, the village attorney, and R. W. Bingham, the representative of the Wels bach Lighting company. To Specialties .Scheduled. Those who attended looked forward to- twtr- interesting matters -vrhTMi had been scheduled to come up. The first was the ousting of the village attorney, S. K. Markman, and the second the discussion of the lighting question. President Peter Mak, who has been posing in tho role of the reformer dur ing the past few weeks, could hardly bide his time until unfinished business nhould be taken up. The he intended to oust Markman, but he was balked when Trustee Langbeln moved that the charges against the attorney be referred to the ordinance committee with instructions to report at tho next regu lar session. This motion was sup ported by every board member with the exception of Wiekllnskl. The ex citement expected through the outslng of Markman was a frost and those who wish to see his final disposal must come again. Lighting Question Help Some. The audience was, however, richly repaid in the discussion of the light ing plant and the Installation of a new one. A resolution was Introduced recom mending the Welsbach lighting system. and Trustee Green seeing the advant ago that Welsbach lights would have In West Hammond over those that are now furnished by the village plant, en dorsed the system. His words were few, but decidedly In favor of the new company. John Brehm, former village clerk being present grasped the psychological moment and asked permission to speak Ills speech was extemporaneous and log ical. So at least it was considered by the audience behind him. He admitted that tho present village lighting system was poor and explained that this was due to a series of cases of bad luck and a poor and old engine. "Instead of paying out nearly $3,000 for a hundred lights that are no so bright as ours when they burn, let us invest the money in a new engine anil thus prevent a firmer grasp of the South Shore Gas and Electric Light company of -Hammond. The Welsbach company says it 13 independent of the South Shore Gas company. It is so far as furnishing the system goes, but the company in Hammond will furnish the gas. gentlemen." Brehm's remarks were greeted with rousing applause Bingham Gets Scant Courtesy. R. W. Bingham, the Welbaeh's representative, then stepped up and tried to defend his company's position, its system etc. But his words were interrupted by hisses and Jeers. Mr. Bingham pleaded for a fair deal and asked for the liberty of speech, and for this appealed to Peter Mak. The president answered: "Stranger, you see the feeling against you here and I would advise, you not to press your claim any farther,''- Trustee Rohwedder then arose in defense of the much decried village lighting plant and advised that with proper management and economyIt could produce good service. When the resolution came to a vote Oreen and Langbeln voted for it and the remainder against it. In the early part of the evening the annual statement of the committee on finance was read. It showed that at the close of the present year the village has a debt on outstanding bonds. Judgments,, light and repair bills amountlng to $22,133.67. V? KThe board adjourned after the b't'st. that had accumulated during the puit two weeks had been passed upon

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EDITION. FORSYTH AVE. IS VACATE Action Taken Without Word of Protest From East Chicago Residents. B 80 JOT STREET Crossing to Take Place of Present One is Quarter of a Mile West A far-reaching vote was cast this morning at the session of the board of public works when J. L Rhode, John F. Krost and Peter L. Davis, the three board members voted in favor of the resolution confirming the vacating of Forsyth avenue where It Is crossed at the present time by the Gibson yards. Not a voice was raised In remon strance and only a few people were pres ent to witness the outcome of the struggle between Hammond and East Chicago. The vote of the hoard of public works had been anticipated. After the vote was cast, vacating Forsyth avenue, a confirmatory resolution was read opening an eighty foot street from the present end of Summer street to Hessville where It connects with the Tolleston road. A strip of land dedicated by the Indiana Harbor Railroad company to the city gives access to this new road from State and Sibley streets. At this time the new road has no name. Feb. 1 has been set on which the board will hear remonstrances from property holders whose property- is to be used for the new'road and for which they are to receive dam ages. New Croaaing West of Present One. The new crossing over the Gibson railroad yard which will now lead into East Chicago instead of the former Gibson crossing. Is moved about a quarter of a mile west of the Forsyth crossing, leading towrd the north from the newly proposed road. By the change Hammond for the present gets a direct wagon road to Hessville and ultimately to Gary and a nearer entrance Into East Chicago and possibly some of East Chicago farmer's trade. It is predicted by the opposition to the vacation that in years to come Hammond will regret its generosity. They say that the time will come when Hammond will have grown so far east ward as to want the direct entrance into East Chicago over Forsyth av enue. As the new crossing over the Gib son yards has been moved eastward a quarter of a mile, it brings it directly over the "hump" in the yards which is used in assembling trains. This presence of a "hump" makes the build lng of a subway easy and the specifi cations now are for a thirteen foot subway which is to bo kept clean and lighted with electricity. Had a viaduct been built on the Forsyth crossing It would have been necessary to have it so constructed that It would clear over forty-one tracks. Kant Chicago Not Rcaigned. . Although there were no East Chi cagoans present at the meeting this morning It must not be Imagined that they have resigned themselves to their fate and It Is not likely that they will let the matter rest. E. W. Shoesmith of Lena, 111., who Is a large real estate owner in the affected district will In all probability be a leader in the fight. He was in Hammond this morning and attended the meeting of the board. Speaking of the vacation he said that he would fight it to tho last ditch. He said ho thought the whole deal was an outrage and that he was surprised the poopla of Hammond would allow the Idea to be considered for a minute. Mr. Shoesmlth does not think that the proposed vacating of the street need Interfere at all with the plans of the railroad company for if it was so disposed it could build a viaduct over Its yards or put a subway under them. "The board of public works would give away privileges for nothing that it would cost them thousands of dollars to secure later on." said Mr. Shoesmlth. "and you have the Erie yards In Hammond as an example." WIRES XEED A REST. "Messages," said a telegraph operator, always slide over the wires better on Monday than on any other day. The wires, you see, have profited by their Sunday rest. "It is a fact that Inanimate as well as animate things get tired and need a vacation occasionally. You know how true this Is of razors, of automobiles, of locomotives and it Is Just as true of telegraph wires. '.'A. wire after Its Sunday rest gives a quicker, a fuller and a more delicate transmission. It Is like a piano that has just teen tuned." Minneapolis Journal.

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WAIT Two of Thirteen Buildings For This Plant Already Partly Done. ONE 13 STORIE Three Other Large Structures Remainder To Be Smaller Ground Broken Six Weeks Ago. The attention of the people of Hammond has been so engrossed with the locating of the Standard Steel Car company In their midst and the prospects of the rearing of a $3,000,000 plant by that concern, that they seem to hav lost sight of the fact that the Western Glucose company has already partly constructed two of thriteen buildings within the Hammond city limlts which, together with the machinery to be installed, will cost $5,000,000 and in which 1,000 men are to be employed. The progress on the new plant which is being built north of Wolf river and between the first two ice houses of the Knickerbocker Ice company has been remarkably rapid and the people of Robertsdale, near which the industry is located, are looking forward to a boom that will give the fourth ward an addition to its population of 5,000 people. ! Will be Built to Last. Of the thirteen buildings that are to be constructed at once, there will be four buildings eight, nine and ten stories high; one will be thirteen stories high, and the rest will be smaller structures such as engine houses, office buildings, barn, store houses, etc. The foundations that have been laid so far have all been of concrete and the walls that are rapidly rising on them are of brick and are exceptionally well made. There is every indication that the plant is being built to last. There are one hundred men atNyork on the construction at the present time and the contractor said that he could use twenty or thirty bricklayers and cement masons at once if he could get them. There are three cement mixers on the ground and five hoisting engines to facilitate the handling of materials. Much Accomplished in Short Time. The contracting firm of C. W. Gindle & Company has charge of the work and F. J. Flynn is the superintendent on the job. It is remarkable that there . has been so much, accomplished In so

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short a time, when it - is remembered that it was not over a month and a half ago that tho ground was broken. Mr. Lynn, wrho has constructed several other smaller plants for this company, says that this one is to be byfar the best equipped and most substantially constructed of any he has ever built. The plans have been made Avith the idea of increasing the capacity of the plant from time to time, and all of the material used is of the best. With one exception, the buildings are all fireproof. At first there will be but 700 men employed but shortly afterward this number will be increased to 1,000, and as the business increases other additions to the working force will be made. MUST USE PROPER LABELS. Washington, Dec. 28. Representatives of the Glucose Sugar Refining company had a conference today with Secretary Wilson of the agricultural department concerning the character of the labels which, under the pure food law and the regulations of the department, will have to be placed on packages containing their products. The conference related particularly to the labels to be placed on corn sirup, corn sugar, grape sugar, and glucose, when used in the manufacture of jams. No definite conclusion was reached at the Interview today. The secretary gave his callers to understand, however, that under the law it would be necessary for them so to frame their package cantained. labels as to indicate just what each ANOTHER CASE OF '"Iffll'T LOADED Hammond Bride of Month Meets Death at Hands of Cousin. Mrs. Matilda Mertz, 2S4 North avenue, Chicago, who a month ago was married in Hammond to Fred Mertz, was accidentally shot last night, a ball from a revolver that "wasn't loaded," striking her in the abdomen. She died at 1 a. m. at the Polyclinic hospital to which place she was taken immediately after the shooting. The revolver at the time It was discharged was In the hands of Joesph Jotten, 22S North avenue, a cousin of young Mrs. Mertz, who was displaying the weapon with a view of selling It to Mertz. Jotten was arrested and Is detained at the Larbee street police station, to await the action of the coroner's jury. The young woman, who was shot, was only seventeen years of age. Until she married Mertz she was Matilda Mittel and the pair had been sweethearts for some months. They wished to marry, but the girl's father objected on account of his daughter's youth. Failing to get his consent the young people decided to take matters Into

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their own hands and one day lust a month ago, they took a trip to this city for the purpose of getting married On their return the father forgave the culprits and Invited them to share his home on North avenue. This they did A few days ago Mertz decided he wanted , a revolver. Jotten had one which he desired to sell and last night he took it over to the Mertz home for Inspection. Mertz started to remove the cartridges before examining it, but was fcalled away before he had completed the task. He laid the weapon on the table and Jotten, believing it was empty proceeded to snap the trigger. The hammer struck a loaded cartridge which had been left in one of the chambers, and discharging, the bullet struck Mrs. Mertz in tne abdomen. j.ne young nusoana is crazea wnn grief over the tragic death of his bride and Jotten is inconsolable. GOVERNMENT POSITIONS OPEN, Opportunities for Cook, Bakers, En graver and Teachers for Examination. Everybody from a printer to a cook

will have an opportunity to try an ex- to serve four years each, after the roamlnatlon at the Federal building in tation has once commenced. The three

Indianapolis on Jan. 23, 1907. The are to elect one of their number secgovernment announces that five exam- retary within five days after their apinatlons will be held on that day. The pointment. They are to receive a government wants a vignette engraver, salary of not more than $200 a year 20 years of age or over, at a salary af and shall have charge of all matters re$2,200 a year, for service in the Bureau latlng to the public health and the enof Engraving and Printing at Wash- forcement of the health laws and ington, D. C. ordinances: the city hospital, city chariAn examination as to age, physical ties, city, dispensary, etc. They are to condition and experience will be re- meet at . least one a month, discuss the quired of applicants for the positions state of the city's health; have "power of baker and cook. The age limit is to condemn, close and abate all dis20 years, and the applicants for the po- eases or plague causing conditions; to sition of cook must be women, those condemn and abate nuisances causisuccessful receiving a compensation tive of disease and take reasonable acranging from $400 to $500 a year. The tion to prevent epidemics." bakers will receive a compensation of Officers 3Int Be Phyalclnnn. $500. The town boards of health are to be Tariff clerks for the Interstate Com- the boards of health, under the promerce Comimssion are wanted, men posed law. only being desired. The salary ranges All health offcers are to be licensed from $900 up, with the age limit of 20 physicians. years. A messenger for the Bureau of County health commissioners are to Standards is desired, at a salary of be paid two cents per annum per capita

$720 a year. On Jan. 23-24 examinations for kindergarten teacher In the Indian service will be held. The place is vacant at Ft. Apache, Ariz., the compensation $600 a year and the age limit 20 years, On the same days applicants for the position of teacher (male) in the Indlan service will be held. The salary ranges from $540 to $600 a year, and the age limit is 20 years. On Jan. 16 an examination will be held to get ellgibles for appointment to the position of rodman. The compensation Is $900 a year. On Jan. 16-17 an examination will be held to get one male eligible for the position of clerk, translator and typewriter. The applicant must qualify in French. Dutch. German and typewriting, and will receive $1,400 a year salary. The age limit Is 20 years, and two days will be allowed for the examination. PROPOSED BILLS ARE MAW Judging from the way bills are pouring In on him, Senator Bowser could keep the legislature fairly busy all this winter with "business of Lake and Porter counties alone. This Is certainly a great district. Chesterton Tribune.

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DISEASE WILL BE If ED OUT Health Board to Introduce Bill Providing a New Sanitary Code. 10 ENFORCE ALL UH5 Will Appoint Commissioners For Every City, Hamlet and County in the State. Indianapolis, Dec. 2S. The state board of health has prepared and will cause to be Introduced in the next general assembly a new public health bill, providing for the regulation of the public health of the state, the enforce ment of public health rules and laws promulgated by the state board of health, and supplanting the antiquated public health law of 1891. the only law that now obtains. This new law Is supposed to incorporate the latest hy genie and scientific public health ideas and is thought to be very much of an improvement over the present law, or rather, almost lack of law. The bill was given out by Dr. J. N. Hurty, sec retary of the state board of health, to day. The bill after providing for the col lection of statistics by the state board provides for a gradation of health of ficers, starting with the state board of health as the superior board and run ning down through the county, city and town boards of health and the county city and town public health commis sioners.- -- The state board of health remains practically as it is now. In. soma re spects Its powers are enlarged so that the board can make the existing pul 11c health, laws effective. In general this board is not changed, however. Entire Change In Makc-Un. An entire change is made in the make-up of the county board of health At present the county commissioners serve as the county board of health Under the new law, the county com missioners will have nothing to do with the public health. A county com mlssioner Is provided for, such of flers to have charge of the work in the county, outside the cities and towns. This county health officer i to be appointed by the circuit judge and, serving a term of four years, he shall keen his office at the countv seat. Each health commissioner is to give bond, obey and enforce the health laws of the state, collect vital statls tics, appoint deputies who serve with out pay. All expenses incurred in the enforcement of the laws or rules are to be paid out of the health appropria tion of the county council. Section 6 of the new bill provides for the cities a bi-partisan board of three I commissioners appointed by the mayor for each citizen In the county. City health officers are to be paid in accordance with the class to which they belong, and the classification is made in line with that of the cities and towns bill. The provision as to the pay follows: "Cities of the first class shall pay their health officer $2,000 per annum, which may be Increased to $3,000 by ordinance. Cities of the second class shall pay their officer not less than $750 per annum. Cities of the third and fourth class shall pay their health officers no less than $500 per annum. Provision is made that the city councils of the first, second, third and fourth class cities can increase the salaries and require more time to be spent in the work. . Towns are to pay their health officers not less than 2 cents per annum per capita, the salary in no case to be less than $10 a year. WOODVILLB INQUIRY POSTPONED. Valparaiso, Ind., Dec 28. The Porter county grand jury convened here Wednesday. The body postponed the Investigation of the Baltimore & Ohio wreck at Woodville until next Wednesday In order ts act on local matters.

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HIS VIEWS On Question of Keeping State Moneys in Public Depositories. FS THE M EASU RE Also Expresses Through Chesterton Tribune, His Attitude on Metropolitan Police Law. A recent request for a statement on the proposed public dcposltorv legisla-. tion by the coming session of the legislature, addressed to a number of representative members Jjy the Indianapolis Star, has brought an answer from Senator A. T. Bowser. The -two questions on the depository law were: 1. Are you in favor of the enact ment of the public depository law by the coming legislature? 2 If so, what rate of Interest do you think the banks should pay on public funds? In answer to the questions Senator Bowser answered: Chesterton, Ind. "Replying to your queries I will say that I favor the enactment of a public? depository law. I am now at work on the details of the proposed measure and am collecting data and information from various sources. At this time I am not prepared to state what my position is oa the bill further than to say that I shall be opposed to any measure that will tend to centerallze the public funds, and. that does rtoLp-rovMe.for . ample security from depositories for the public funds. "Perfect security of tho public moneys and their wide distribution among the people is to my mind of more importance than the question of the rate of interest." A. J. BOWSER, Porter county. Speaking of the metropolitan police law and its bearing In the next session of the legislature, Mr. Bowser in his own paper, the Chesterton' Tribune says: "A determined effort will be made to repeal the metropolitan police law. The cities in which tho law is enforced are Anderson, Elkhart, Elwood, Hammond, Jeffersonville, Kokomo, Lafayete, Logansport, Michigan City. Muncle, Marion. New Albany, Richmond and Vincennes. In every one of these cities where there has been what is called a 'police fight' the liquor and brewery Interests were mixed up in the fight somewhere. Under the present law the governor appoints the police commissioners and some of the politiclsians who feel aggrieved thereat are also In favor of the repeal of the law. The prospects of a lively fight over the metropolitan police law are decidedly encouraging." if I nee whfrf awine wlae profeaor are holding a nieetiu at Yale university in the eat for the purpoae of studying ail of the modern language!, Heaaville Included, and they got side tracked hy an argument am to whether Eve handed Adam an apple or a lemon. It's funny thene- bald headed college professor-, still keep nosing around that garden. It may have been an apple or it mey have been m leinnn, hut whatever It vran, It rained an awful rumpus and Junt on account of that I've cot to run around nelling Chicago Americana instead of reclining iu pence and luxury In the shade of aonie palm tree without having to worry about getting a clean ahirt for Sunday. Rut I don't see why thone college profenaora want to ralae aueh m rum pux about that . queatlon now. 'What difference doea it make If Eve did hand Adam a lemon 10,000 year ago, when he'a been handing them to him ever alnce. Cloudy and unsettled weather tonight and Saturday; alight change in temperature; minimum tonight about SO degrees. THE LAKE COUNTY TIMES Is delivered daily to C7G0 subscriber.

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