Hammond Times, Volume 1, Number 173, Hammond, Lake County, 9 January 1907 — Page 1

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HANLY'S LONG MESSAGE Contains Thirty-Six Thousand Words and Will Occupy Five Hours In Reading.

(Special to Lake County Times.) Indianapolis, Jan. 9, So far as pre llminaries go, everything is about ready for the session of the general assem bly to begin tomorrow morning. And bo, too, are the people most nearly concerned ready the 150 legislators and the members of the so-called thirdhouse. There is nothing more to de lay the game. Governor Hanly finished his message about 5 o'clock last night, and it was a record finish. For almost a week it has been practically impossible to see him at the executive offices so closely did his .secretary guard his privacy Every one stood back for the message that came before all. About 5 o'clock last evening the an nouncement was made that the mes sage was ready and everyone in the office, from the governor down, set about Kortine out tho many carbon copies that had to be placed correctly There was a sigh around the office as the work was finished. It marked the close of strenuous days. Message 1 Lengthy. It is understood that the message will be very long perhaps as much as 88,000 word. This, too. after it had been --pruned down to the very- limit. The governor will probably read It himself; if he does, that will mean over five hours continuous reading. It will be presented to the houses in joint session as soon as the house is organized. "When that will be, depends, of course on the House organization. Ad ministration forces hope, then, that it will be read Thursday. Not a word has been given out concerning its contents, but those in touch are able to guess at some of the banks, public depositories, reform in public printing, two cent fare, railroad commiss'jn, reorganization of the auditor's office, etc. those parts that the governor has pronounced on within the past two years. What else it will contain are still surprises. In all it is asserted that about thirty propositions aro advanced in sorai form or other. The hotel lobbies last night took on ti o old time air of business. At the Grand the democrats were gathered two crowds, the Taggart crowd and the anti-Taggart crowd. They didn't get along very well together, and didn't try. Unquestionably many of the antiTaggart democrats will support many of the so-called reform bills and probably get their names to some of them. Tnlcott There With Claim. The Claypool and the Denlson divided honors as to the republicans. Tho Claypool is the official headquarters, of course, but many republicans are Stopping at the Denison. Among them are Emmett a. ranch, slated for the speakership of the house; Gus Condo, Marion, member of the legislative committee; Senator Fremont Goodwine, Williamsport; Richard X. Elliott,, Connersville and many other of the people who are counted for doing things. That Talcott. South Bend, who Is contesting for his old place in the senate, is mixing with the members of the body who pass on his claim. He will be represented by Merrill Moorett, of this city. Ed Toner and J. V. ObenI'our of Anderson, who are trying to ft-r up the idea of a constitutional contention are busy imparting their Ideas District chairmen are in to see that f4er -boys" behave. Insurance men ar, busy with bland smiles and good clgas. The anti-Branch story has been so quiet within tho past few weeks that It would be oilnoi.s were u not real It may be that te Marion countv delegation will make one more at t. and to say that suck an attempt would surely fail is overstating the matter for the margin of safety is too narrow But It seems as if the Marion county crowd, at the end. will b willing to be good if It gets the pUms. An1 that will be about the end. Chief of these plums is the secretaryship 0( tne house; Leo Fesler of this city looks good for that ou.ee. A third man was threatened in the race for secretaryship of the senate yesterday. Senator Moore of Connersville was to bring him out But he wouldn't "come," So two are left W. W. Huffman, Anderson, and Julian D. Hogate, Danville. A statement as to which would land would be only a guess. Senator Roemler of the senate plunder committee, has names in hand that will probably be given something. He has given nothing out. Branch has worked on the personel of his committees on the theory that he will be chosen. Lieut.-Gov. Miller has his committees made up.

Insurance Re-raters of In

spection Bureau Decide City's Standing. OUGHT TO BE Only Largest Cities Under First Class ification, So Hammond's Rating Is Creditable. According to the Indiana Inspection Bureau officials who are at present working in Hammond, this city is not in such a bad standing after all, it be ing in the ZA class. The work of in surance rerating has been going on for some time under the direction of Paul Zoelzer with a number of assistants, and it Is expected that within another week the work will be completed. To one not versed in insurance mat ters the conversation that Mr. Zolzer and E. E. Beck, insurance inspector carry on on the subject sounds like the annual statement of some chem ical concern but after one has Imbibed a little of the atmosphere in which they live contluously, ones senses be gin to work and inquiry is made as to what it means when it is said that Hammond belongs to class 2. It is then explained that the safest risks are classed as number one and as they be come less safe they are raised a half a point. For consolation one is told that only cities of the size of Chicago and Mil waukee can hope to be classed as num ber ones and that Hammond is fortu nate to be in 34. Beek Pleasantly Disappointed. Speaking to Mr. Zolzer Mr. Beck last night said: "I surely expected to find Hammond in class four at bet." Mr. Zolzel said, however, that Ham mond had several redeeming features, promlpent anBg which refl.,pxdflr department and the promise for two more stations and a good water sya tern. "There is, however, something radi ally wrong with the electric wiring in this city" he continued, "and nearly all of the work needs overhauling. In one public place I have noticed that the wires the insulated with tinfoil and when the current is turned on, an electrical display is to be seen there Then too, the fire plugs should be given more attention especially during the cold weather. Manure is no substitute for the water plug jackets and there is something wrong with the flushing when upon opening a plug the water Is hampered in its speed by pieces of wood and stone. Another bad feature that is prominent in Ham mond the the light shafts." Hureou Xewly Organized. Inspectors are now at work in East Chicago and will later go to Whiting. The Indiana Inspection Bureau is newly organized and is under the su pervision of E. M. Sellers former sec retary of the state board. The Dean schedule is its basis and after having rerated the entire state, both the state board and the state league will buy the rates from the Indiana Inspection Bureau, the independent company. This plan will greatly tend to settle much of the difference that has existed be tween the board and the league. Mercantile insurance however. Is continuing on an even tenor in Ham mond. Insurance business is good and the business men are not disposed to make any eamplaint about rates. In addition the advanced rates which were promulgated last August have been re scinded thus helping to keep thinks In their calm state. PLANS ARE COMPLETED FOR REMODELED HOTEL $25,000 to be Expended to Convert the Majestic Block Into Modern. Hon telry. J. T. Hutton has completed the plans for the remodeling of the Majestic ho tel. at an estimated cost of about $25, 000. As told in these columns some time ago the entire Majestic block is to be devoted to hotel purposes and an aditional story is to be added. The new plans reveal the extent and nature of the alterations to be made, The first thing that will be done will be to tear out the stairway which now leads up from the Hohman street en trance to the second floor and remove all of the partitions on the main floor. The main floor will then be arranged as follows: The entire front of the building will be used as lobby of the hotel and there will be an ornamental awning over the sidewalk. From the' rear of the lobby and at one side a stairway will lead to a bal cony landing and then up to the first floor. The office will be in the rear of the lobby and to the rear of the office will be the elevator. The rear of the main floor will be devoted to a poolroom, buffet and cafe On the other floors of the hotel there will be everything from a single room to suites of two and three. All will be equipped with the most modern con venlences. Mr. Hutton has been Instructed to make the new hotel modern in every respect and he has not spared any pains In following these instructions.

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'RED" AUSTIN'S FIRST SCHEME.

Takes f5,000 From Farmer's Strong Box ' . Plan "Was Original. Columbus; Ind., Jan. j The release of "Red" Austin at South Bend recalls the first game he Is known to have worked in Indiana. It was about fifteen years ago, and he took $5,000 from William McClintic, a farmer who lived near Newbern, this county. Wil liam J. Lucas was then president of J the First National bank, and one day during the noon hour McClintic called on him and asked for a loan of $5,000. He refused to say what he wished to do with the money, but he was known to be amply able to repay the amount and the loan was negotiated. When other officials of the bank returned they sent for James S. Brown, a detective, to look for McClintic. If Brown had been thirty minutes 'quicker he would have saved the farmer the amount he borrowed. Austin had gone to the McClintic farm, where he said he was Louis J. Lehman of this city. Mr. Lehman conducts a department store here. Austin said he desired to buy the McClintic farm for a sheep ranch, but he wished to know that the farmer had money before the trade was made. McClintic got the money and showed it to Austin, who placed it in a box. McClintic was called out for a few minutes, and when he returned the trade was definitely closed. Austin left, and McClintic looked In the box. He was amazed to find that the $5,000 had disappeared. Austin was arrested in Kentucky and McClintic and Detective Brown went there to identify him. He was released, however, before they arrived. McClintic paid back every cent he owed the bank before he died, about ten years ago. EAST CHICAGO HAS 142 SALOONS. Chief of Police Edward Higgins Is preparing a list Of the salon keepers of East Chicago for the convenience of his department and has found that In East Chicago and Indiana Harbor there are 142 saloons. Hammond has Just 132 or ten less than East Chicago, and yet Hammond has a population of nearly 25,000 while East Chicago and Indiana Harbor, which is included In this estimate, has only a population of 10,000. Just to make the comparison mode odius, the figures show there is one saloon to every seventy-one people in East Chicago while 18S people in Hammond have to get their drinks out of the same saloon. Is this over crowding? APPRECIATE JUDGE'S BLESSING. Judge W. W. McMahon has received a postal card from Monte Carlo, Monacco, in which Mr. and Mrs. St. Cunrade, who were married by the Judge last July, thanked him for his kind words spoken to them. The card has on it a picture of the famous gambling resort and the words: "With best wishes for the new year from those who did not forget the kind words spoken to them when they were married July 6." Evidently the Judge's blessing is what gave him a monopoly of the business. The Lke Connty Times want ad column Is a beneficiary to 20,000 people. It'a for yon. The Lake Connty Times reaches 20,000 readers every day. Reach them with a waat aL.

'TWAS NOT MEANT

GliLD'D t IIL Lineman Has Double Escape From Death at South Chicago. James Henry, a lineman for the Chicago Telephone company, had a double escape from death yesterday, when he was first badly shocked by a live wire and then was miraculously saved from death as he fell from the telephone pole by his heel catching in a crossbar. While Henry was at work on a pole at the corner of Ewing avenue and 98th street he unwittingly grasped a live wire. His hand was severely burned and the shock was sufficient to cause him to lose his hold on the pole and fall. In some unaccountable manner his foot caught between the cross-bars and he hung head downward until a spectator climbed the pole and lifted him up to the platform which had been built near the top of the pole for the convenience of the linemen. The pair were rescued from their perch by firemen, who used the hook and ladder to bring them down. Henry was removed to his home in 9223 Superior avenue, where he was allowed to rest until he could recover from the shock of his remarkable experience. REVENGE CAUSES MURDER IN VICINITY OF KENSINGTON. Zlncenco Gloeento, While on Way from Groeery Store AVith Provision!, Is Shot by Three Men In Ambush. Revenge for a wrong supposed to have been done in Italy, is believed to be the motive for the murder of Zincenzo Gloeento ,a laborer, at 130th street and Indiana avenue last night. Three members of a labor crew have ucen arresiea, bui mere is no prool against them. Gloeento had gone to a grocery to buy provisions for the Illinois Central section crew with which he lived in a railway shanty. As he was returning he was fired upon by three men, it Is thought, and killed. When neighbors upon hearing the shooting, came to the scene, there were no traces of the murderers. The body of Giocento lay face downward. In the right arm was clasped a package of coffee and in the other a loaf of bread. It was said by persons who were In the grocery that Gicento had been engaged in an argument with several others and when he left he was followed by three men. These could not be Identified, however. NAME P0ST0FFICE AFTER ADE. Indiana has a new postoffice at Ade, Newton county, which has been named after the humorist, George Ade. That place is seven miles north of Kentland. The new settlement has just gotten the postoffice and Arthur Herriman has just been commissioned the first postmaster.

-Berryman in Washington Post,

NO MORE UNOFFICIAL OPINIONS. Attorney General Bingham Says He Will Do Away With Tract Ice. .'"Indianapolis, -Ind.,' - Jan7" 9. AttorneyGeneral James E. Bingham has prepared a letter, that he will send to county and township officers, advising them that his office will not continue the practice of giving unofficial opinions to such officers on any question other than those directly affecting the state in any large way. "The custom of giving these opin ions unauthorized by the law, has grown up in this office until a very considerable part of the time of the office has been taken up in considering these outside questions," said the attorney general yesterday. "The opinions, based on insufficient data, were often almost valueless. I have thought it best to put a stop to this action." The letter, which follows, will be sent In response to every request for such unofficial opinion." SEIDLITZ POWDER FATAL. London, Jan. 8. It seems the familiar seidlitz powder may be fatal poison if it is improperly used. An inquest Into the death of a young woman school teacher in a village near Wrexham revealed that she took the contents of a blue packet with a random quantity of tartaric acid and died a few minutes afterward. A doctor said taking the contents of the blue packet with an insufficient quantity of tartaric acid was liable to kill anybody with a weak heart like the victim. MODEL PACKINGT0WN. Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 8. J. Ogden Armour Is at work on the creation of a model city. With fountains playing and garden spots abounding, with beau tiful parks and patches of lawn bright ening the landscape, and with cleanly cottages and paved, washed streets, a model city is to rise about the Armour packing plant- in northeast Mlnneap clis.. The complete details have yet to be worked out, but It is asserted that the Armour city at Minneapolis will be everything that "PacklngtowW at Chi cago Is not. The building of the 2, 000,000 Armour plant will probably commence in March or April. j LONG CLIFF ASYLUM IS FILLED Bat Patients Awaiting Admittance Can Soon be Received. There are now S38 patients, about the full capacity, confined at Longcliff hospital, about the same number as were confined there two years ago, not Including the eighty or more at home on a furlough. Of the 853 inmates now In the hospital 448 are men and 410 are women. The mortality record is lower than ever before and the general health of the institution Is reported excellent. There have been two suicides there in two years. The regular appropriation asked of the legislature Is for maintenance. $135,000 per year, which is $160 for each patient. The two new buildings for patients will be completed within the next six months and then all patients awaiting admission, of which there are now thir ty or forty, can be accommodated and there will be room for about 130 more, THE LAKE COUXTL TIMES Is the leading dally paper In Northern Indi ana in ewsw and 'circulation."

Goes to Indianapolis Armed

With Gary's Telephone Propositior ILL COERCE BELL GO. Proposes to Secure Legislation Wnich Will Put Crimp in Trust's Monopoly. Among the early arrivals at the state 1 capital in preparation of the session of the legislative body is A. F. Knotts, ex-mavor of this citv ami the fosterfather of the new town of Garv. Mr. Knotts is a strong member in the third house and rarely gets into Indianapolis without making some newspaper reporter hold his breath when he tells him about the possi bilities of Gary or any other story of the gigantic things that are being done here daily In almost any field. The appearance of Mr. Knotts this time Is very striking he being in full war paint and carrying instead of the conventional suitcase, a brown colored telephone apparatus. The Instrument's labeled "Independent" In bold letters and on one end is attached a tag on which it says: "Bell telephone connection to be made here." It is this desired connection that has brought Mr. Knotts to the legislature and he is determined to get what he is out for. Mr. Knotts' plans are that his city Gary build an independent telephone system and that the Bell . . . . , . i i leiepnone company wmcn is operaung in this state give him out of town con-

nections. The Bell people have been the house wlthout discovering the man trying to freeze out the Independent they were looking for. system by not giving it outside con- Enraged at being thus baffled they nection but this did not feaze Mr. accused Petro of knowing the whereKnotts. He packed his instrument un- abouts of Kauzik. Petro, who does not der his arm, stuck a feather In his hat speak English and understands the lanand appointed himself a member of the gUage bUt Indifferently, did not know

third house of. the legislature. . Mr. Knotts says that he is not in. Indianapfis- to..bg-for.somjthlng.or- to expect j sympathy or anything else excepting j the right kind of legislation. Speaking of his proposed legislation yesterday Mr.' Knotts said: "We are g-oing to have a population of 10M00 In Gary before long," exclaimed Mr. Knotts, "and we will build our own telephone exchange. The Bell

people want to freeze us out and will Petro, for one of the policemen to benot content with our exchange and gin a brutal onslaught upon him, and give us long distance service. I have the fact that Petro had his baby in his a bill before the legislature requiring arms at the time did not save him from

the Bell Telephone company to connect up with the independent lines under certain conditions. And I will either make the legislature throw me down or prove that it is not owned by the Bell people. We are In earnest about this." The townpump was waiting for the Turnverein to diaband In order to speak to Ilelnrich, Fritz and Gust upon the possible division of the county and It being after 11 o'clock the trio stopped on its way home. Before Heinrich could ask for "Jut a little,"- the pump started with: "Do you dink it Ish juat der politicians dat ins Interested In der dividing up of der county or Imm der common taxpayer on der lookout toot Xow in wtch class would you put J. Mark Bradford, der faader of de gravel roads. I nefer heard J. Mark say It himself, but I dink he lss reddy to follow der painting business on der side eny time. I don't get to see Ben Bell much lately, but it lss safe to say dat he has got der goot of der community at heart and dat he will explain der whole workings to Frank Prest. John B. Mating of East Chicago feels der same way about It. Efry one dat I spek to abont It has der general welfare at heart and personal feeling lss set aside until later. : Xow In case Scharley Friedrich draws der line I can see several goot dings for Lake county und for Calumet county. Fierst Crown Point could be referred to as der largest city in Lake county und on election nights Wheeler, Fisher undBibler would not baf to sit up to hear from der nord end as dey call Hammond. Den too, appropriations would come easier. In Calumet county der weel would turn faster. J. Mark Bradford would haf to go on der ticket again for county commissioner, und Hammond und East Chicago could build a city hall togedder. In der mean time Indiana Harbor could make a plea for der county seat, und ve could open up all der county offices as I notice dat some of der fellows around town hasn't much to do enj-way. "Scharley Friedrleh I dink should haf two statues of himself, one standing on each side of der line and der two shaking hands mit each odder."

Officer Brutally Beats John

Petro Whom He Thinks Harbors Fugitive. CHILD HO PROTECTION Abused Man Who Is Innocent Foreisjner Is Given No Interpreter at Trial and Fined. While Chicago Is investigating lt police forca for cases of brutality. It might find material for Inquiry in the Person of an officer at Colehour, who, if the story told of him Is true. has seriously maltreated John and Joseph Petro, who live In the 102 block of Indianapolis boulevard. To begin at the beginlnng, one Geo. Kauzik had been taking a few drinks in the saloon of E. Nehler, 10271 In dianapolis boulevard, when he became engaged in an altercation with the proprietor. This took place on Monday and In the fight that followed Kauzik was kicked out of the place. A brace of psychological coppers were on the spot and, noticing the disturbance, pursued the ejected man, who fled as soon as he could get himself together. The man made a quick turn and the pursuing officers thought he had entered the houso of John Petro, which is next door to the saloon. The policemen stormed up the steps and on being admitted, demanded the fugi- - . t wa t Dr0(,uiwl thft nfflr(ra mn(lA twflfrh Arrh nf at first, what It was all about, but managed at last to get it through his head that the poltce-isought a fugitive whom they believed Petro had assisted to escape. Petro denied knowing anything about It, and by signs and gestlculations and much voluble gibberish or what was gibberish at least to the offleers tried to explain that Kauzik had not entered his house. This was the signal, according to the officers' clubs. After laying open a frightful gash on Petro's head with the heavy stick the officers attacked Petro'a brother, Joseph, it is alleged, mistreating him in a similar manner. The policemen then arrested both the foreigners and placed them on trial before Municipal Judge Goodnow yester day. Being unable to speak English, and there being no interpreter present to explain their side of the story to the court, tho officers' word was taken for it and the Hungarians were fined $23 each. FARMER APPEARS WITH SHOTGUN TO STOP GRADERS Railway Company Working This Waw Is Forced to Enter into Negotiations With Mr. Deahl. Michigan City, Ind., Dec. 7. A ganff of white and colored men emploj'ed west of the city by the Chicago, Lake Shore and South Bend Railway company, were up against quite an obstacle Sunday ail for a time the men thought they were facing the very jaws of death. Farmer Deahl, who resides west of the Blair farm, appeared on the scene just as the gang started to cut trees and otherwise prepare for running an interurban line through his farm. A double-barrel shotgun was exhibited and the first fellow who attempted to injure nature's offerings was given to understand that his days would be numbered. Work was suspended for the day and now ngotiations are being made to win over Mr. Deahl. When agents for the company set about to purchase right of way west of the prison Mr. Deahl proved a stumbling block. He did not seem to care whether or not the car line went through his place and his and was quite valuable. One hundred dollars an acre is said to be the price at which he held his land. Now it It understand the Chicago packing houses have had representatives talking to Mr. Deahl and he has not decided which to sell to. DWYER SHAKING HANDS. Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 7. Among tha senators who arrived last night and shook hands with the "boys" in the lobby of the Claypool hotel were Clamor Pelzer of Boonville, bosom friend of Senator Hemenway; John Tyndall of Decatur, the democrat with the big voice; Roscoe Kirkman of Richmond and Richard C. McClain of Kentland, one of the senate's three physicians. Representatives who arrived were "Curt" Meeker of Monticello. Charles C. Schreeder of Evansvllle, James MeKinney of Redkey. Andrew Behymer of Elwood, Joseph Bums of Montpelier, S. C. Dwyer of Lowell, C. O. Fleming: of Hartford City and Gus Grlege? drift Hanna.