Hammond Times, Volume 1, Number 189, Hammond, Lake County, 29 January 1907 — Page 1

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HAMMOND, INDIANA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1907.

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COUNCIL GOES ON 1 STRIKE

East Chicago City Fathers Put Up a Plaintive Wail.

IE NOT MID ENOUGH Put in Bills for Extra Work More Money and Shorter Hours Their Slogan.

Tho East Chicago council is on a Strike. Better pay and shorter hours are demanded and if there is not something done towards bettering the conditions of tho long suffering aldermen several of them have declared they will refuse to do anything but the duties that are clearly required by them by law. There was a foreboding of trouble in the heavy atmosphere of the council chambers last night and soon there

were rumblings emanating from the throats of several of the city dads. Finally Councilman E. V. Walton was asked for a report on a certain matter and was compelled to inform the other members of the council that he was a working man and did not have time to devote every afternoon to the business of the council. He snid that a second consideration was "tho question of supporting his wife and family" and that he did not believe that they could "live on snowballs." Expect Everything for fS Per. Mr. Walton said that the pay of a councilman in East Chicago is only $S a month, and yet he is expected to attend the council meetings at least once a week and then do committee work, such as exploring tho lake front in search of a park site, on Sundays. This protest of Councilman Walton's

was acquiesced to by smiles, nods of the head and various other demonstrations of joy on the part of the other council men who were surprised and delighted that one of their number should have the courage to give expression to their convictions in such a decided

manner. Then the Explosion. is Walton .lighted, the. jf--seani the-ex-plosion came later. " Alderman George V. Lewis, representing himself and Andy O'Girr. saw that Walton's speech had made a strong impression on the little assemblage of business men, who were present at the meeting, so when the bills and claims were read it included a bill for $5 from both Lewis and O'Girr. In defense of his action Lewis said that he and O'Girr had made several trips to Chicago and had spent considerable money out of their own pocket for car fare and other expenses that he did not itemize. lie admitted that the bill would not total $5, after one of the other couricilmen had questioned the probability of Lewis and O'Girr had each spent $3 without Investing in liquid refreshments. However, he said that his time was something and lie thought he should be paid for it. "Voy Him, Pay Me." Then Walton complicated things when he declared that he had spent a whole summer chasing all over the cities of East Chicago and Indiana Harbor in the interests of the city and that If Lewis and O'Girr's bill was paid he Would present one for his summer's

work.

The rebellion of tho members of the

council became more pronounced when Lewis, exasperated at Walton's sug

gestion declared that the council could do as it liked about the matter, but so far as he was concerned he would positively refuse to do this outside work for

the city if he was not paid for his time and trouble. Just at this time when the situation was becoming critical and there appeared to be danger of a walkout, Mayor DeBria deftly called the attention of tho members of the council to another matter and the question was left in a state of suspended animation.

SUBMITS

PLANS FOR CITY HALL

East Chicago's Administration Building Assured If Money Can Be Raised.

Architect J. T. Hutton submitted for the consideration of the members of the East Chicago city council the plans for a new city hall, to cost in the neighborhood of $35,000. The contract for the plans, specifications and the supervision of the work of construction will be awarded to Mr. Hutton, providing the financo committee is successful in raising the money with which to build the new hall. The structure, which it is proposed tO erect. Will bo a snlAn,Hrl rm rt

brick and stone, in' which there will

be office rooms tor all the citv officials

and quarters for the police and fire

departments.

The building will be two stories high

and have a frontage of 118 feet and

a denth of fiT fwt

On the main floor and at one end of

the building there will be a win- pro

jecting from the rear in which the fire

uepartment will be located. There are provided stalls for the horses and the

necessary conveniences for the firemen.

Police Will Have Quarters There.

Provision has been made for the clerk's and treasurer's office, the mayor's office, which has a private office in connection, a city court room and an up to date jail, with a men's and a women's ward. The police will also have a guard room r the main floor. In close proximity to the jail. The offices of the officials are all provided with vaults and the conveniences of lavatories and clcak rooms. On the second floor, which is reached by a wide stairway leading to a public lobby, there is the council chamber with a committee room in

w.Miriuuu, Jiific wui aiso De a room for the city attorney, the comptroller, the city engineer and the water clerk, all of which will have the conveniences of a modern office building. On the second floor over the wing occupied by the fire department, there

win te the sleeping quarters of the firemen and a hayloft in the rear. The contract for the plans and specifications were awarded to Mr. Hutton for five per cent of the estimated cost. The site for the new hall has not been selected, but most of the aldermen favor the park as a location.

DEPOSITORY LIJETILED Republican Leaders Agree on Compromise in This Important Measure.

CONDO BILL IS REVIVED

Senate Passes to Engrossment Proposed Act Which House Rejects May Yet Carry.

ONE CENT PER COPY,

SEE OHLY SELFISH

INTEREST 111 BILL Michigan City Has Separate Pair of Spectacles and Sees Things.

(Special to Lake County Timca). Indianapolis, Jan. 29. It is understood that at the conference that the republican members held in the house chamber, the public depository bill was decided upon. There has been some opposition to one of the two bills introducedthe Goodwine bill by some

mnuentiai members of the republican party, and some opposition to the bill that Auditor of State Blllhelmer pre-

The Michgan City man's view of the situation that is to be' brought about by the proposed bill for a continuous session of the superior court In Hammond is taken from a different point at variance with that of the Hammond man. This seems to be quite natural for the two cities. For instance the Michigan City man sees only the selfish interest of a few lawyers of Ham

mond, who would nice to have ihe judgeship.. Michigan City is ignoring the fact that men in Hammond are working for the bill, men who are political enemies to Governor Hanlv

and men who have such a good clientage that in the event of an election they could not afford to go on the bench, and that these same men are ready to work In the interest of Poiter and LaPorte counties' in order that they may not be the losers by Lake county's withdrawal. On the subject the Michigan City News has the following: "The fight being put up by Hammond attorneys to secure for Hammond a

SLEPT LUTE, GETSHATCHET Curtis Older, Ice Cutter, Has Misunderstanding With

Boarding Boss.

OVERCOME 6lf GAS; BLAMESMETER Mflfl Benj. Hawkins and Family Nearly Asphyxiated Threaten Suit.

CHRIS. GOETZ OBJECTS He Thought His Guest Should Be Up and Doing When the Bell Bang.

Curtis Older, an employe of the Seipp Brewing company at the Wolfe lake ice houses, was assaulted by Chris Goetz at Goetz's saloon and boarding house in Sheffield avenue near the Pennsylvania crossing this morning about 10 o'clock, in a quarrel over his statue as a boarded in Goetz's place. According to the tale related by Older, he had several drinks before retiring last night, and this morning got

HEARS JAMAICA'S CALL

SWEDISH LUTHERANS HOLD THEIR DISTRICT CONFERENCE

Territory Embracing Lake, Porter, LaPorte, St. Joseph and Elkhart Coun

ties Represented In Large Attendance of Clerical and Lay Delegates.

i.aiorte, ind., Jan. 28. The district

conference of the Swedish Lutheran

luicnts or trie district embracing Lake, Porter. LaPorte, St. Joseph and

.uvniii i counties opened today at South Bend with a large attendance of clerical and lay delegates. Rev. D. A. Lofgren of Michigan City is president of the district, and is presiding over the deliberations of this conference. Pertinent papers will be presented by the attending clergymen. During the present year three of the congregations will celebrate anniversaries, the church in this city the fiftieth, the Porter church the fiftieth, and the congregation in Michigan City the twentieth, the several events to be marked by considerable ceremony.

RESUME OF PROCEEDINGS OF EAST CHICAGO COUNCIL Considerable BuKiness Transacted In Addition to the Consideration of Plan for New City Hall and Registration of Aldermen's Kick. At the regular meeting of the East Chicago council held last evening considerable business was transacted in addition to the consideration of plans tor the r new city hall and the discussion of the aldermen's grievances. Alderman Lewis stated that the bondholders were ready to submit another proposition to the city for the settlement of the water and light liti

gation and that he now believed the city and the bondholders could get together without recourse to the courts. The mayor requested the council members to meet with him at 9 a. m. for the purpose of considering the matter of buying a site for a park but Alderman Walton said he objected to day meetings at a salary of $S a month and it was only with difficulty that the mayor secured the assurance that a

Quorum would be present. As an example of the lax methods that have been employed by the council members, the Westrumite company as permitted to use the steam roller owned by the city upon the payment or a rental of $1 per hour. After

keying the roller for a eonnl of

RENSSELAER STOCK BUYER SUSTAINS BAD SCALP WOUND.

John Zlmmer's Team Become Frightened by llrenk In Harness and Hun Away, TUroHlns Its Driver Ont of Buggy.

(Special to Lake County Times). Rensselaer, Ind.. Jan. 2S. John Zlmmer. stock-buyer of Rensselaer was thrown from his buggy this afternoon at a point just north of town and received a bad scalp wound. The gash extended to the eyelid of the

'"'""" ttnu tne seven stitel es that we- lred in attending to the wound of them were taken in tho eyelid. The neck-.e. of the team he was driving hit the gate and caused the tongue of the buggy to break and this frightened the horses so that they ran away, throwing Mr. Zlmmer cut of the vehicle.

The Injured man is bein

at his home.

-Donaheun Cleveland Plain Dealer.

cared for

months it was finally returned

when it was proposed to make n et.

tlement it was found that neither tho city nor the Westrumite company had provided for keeping of more than a mental account of the time the roller was used. The question as to whether the Westrumite company owed the city ?55 of ?120 was referred to the streets and alleys committee.

When the question of building a new city hall was raised the finance committee was authorized to find ways and mpana f,-r -i

uuuS me money necessary to build. Upon the advice of City Attorney Mickey the council decided to issue a warrant for $1,000 to settle a personal injury claim that has been assigned to John Gavit. There was considerable discussion over the questi

kiuhuii5 a so,loonkeeper to transfer his license to another. It was admitted that it would be all right to transfer a license from one place of business to another but it was said to be illegal to transfer

lrum one Keeper to another

mayor was left

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pared by others equally influential. So great did this difference seem last week, that some thought the whole movement was defeated. As a matter of fact the comparison of the two bills is alleged to have shown the different factions that they were not so far apart. And the result of a conference between the two sides, held Sunday, it i3 understood a

compromise bill was agreed upon. When

the public hearing was held last night, therefore, the bill that was considered was one about which there was no serious disagreement among the republicans. Xo Politics in School Fight. Another matter that is said to have

been left severely alone Is the medical school fight. This measure will be fought out along the natural lines of friendship or hostility to the one or tho

other of the large state schools, and

the question of politics has not been

Introduced. An important amendment to the Indiana university bill was made

in the senate yesterday afternoon, when Senator Bland, who introduced the bill originally, changed it so it should not become effective, should It pass, until the properties now held by private in

dividuals would pass to the control of the state. Purdue's large advantage has been that it had, ready to turn over to the

state, building and equipments to the

amount of about $75,000. Indiana's

buildings and equipments were held by

private persons, and the provision made

yesterday Is to the effect that they shall

bs turned over to the university author itles if the Indiana bill Is passed.

And the high license question was left severely alone, too, according to

the best information obtainable. From

the start It has seemed that the leaders

would not try to force through a high license bill, but the surprisingly easy

success of the measure in the senate,

led some to believe that the leaders

had agreed upon it. It seems that this is not the case

Minority and majority members of the

house contend that the $1,000 license bill cannot pass the house, at least In exactly that form. If passed at all it will probably be modified by making the license substantially less than $1,000. Senate Favors Condo Bill.

longer term of court seems to have an object other than that to secure sesions of sufficient length to transact all the business which comes before the tribunal. It appears that some three or four are fishing for the judgeship and from all reports there is a merry flght on. From those who know, it Is learned that the terms at Hammond are not at all crowded and that a lawyer can have his cases tried whenever he so chooses. It seems to be a fight for the attorneys to drag their cases instead of finding time In which to try them. It is the opinion of many that the proposition is receiving strongest support by those who are willing and anxious to become Judge and it !s rumored that were the Judgship not figuring in the matter there would be plenty of time to try all the cases coming before the Lake

county court.

CARPENTERS ORGANIZE. Valparaiso Carpenters' union, Xo. 609, was formally organized Saturday night at a meeting held at the Eagles hall with a membership of thirty-seven. At the next meeting a scale will be adonf-

ed for the coming season's work Valpralso Messenger.

Again the senate twists the tall of house. Senator Kimbrough's bill abolishing capital punishment passed to engrossment in the senate, yesterday without a voice being raised against it. This does not mean that the bill will pass when It comes up for third reading, but it does mean that the senate Is more friendly than the house,

which killed the same bill. Introduced

and J practice should be allowed.

to decide' whether the by Condo, last week

over the question of the vetoing or the

signing of a bill came yesterday, when a dozen or more residents of St. Joseph

ana licnart counties, appeared before

him to urge reasons for and against the signature of the bill creating a new superior judgeship for these two counties. These two contending factions, one led by ex-Representative Dausman, against the bill, and ex-Representative Rouse, for the bill. It seems that the residents of Elkhart are in favor of the bill and the residents of Goshen and St. Joseph county, against the bill, generally speaking. Antl-Trnst Bill Up.

The Hawkins anti-trust bill, or bill

giving the attorney-general more power, over the control of corporations came up for special order of business in the senate this afternoon. This is the bill that was drawn by Attorney-

General Bingham, and received the

hearty support of former Attorney-

General Miller.

Hawkins was to make only a short

speech in favor of his measure, which was to be supported in the main bv

Senator Cavin. of Terre Haute, who is the chairman of the senate committee

on corporations. It was expected that the bill would bring out very strong

opposition. One story now is to the effect that the labor organizations will

oppose It because it would prohibit their making regulations as to wages.

up too late for work, intending to go to work at noon. Goetz Spoke angrily to him about his failure to rise early and an altercation ensued, Goetz ordering Older to leave the house. Older refused to go, and declares that Goetz thereupon went to the rear of the house and secured a club and a hatchet, with which he struck Older on the back of the head. Cook to the Rescue. Delia Johnson, a waiter in the dining room and Mrs. Rentz, the cook, interfered, and Older, with blood pouring from his wounds, left the house and took a car for Hammond, accompanied by Miss Johnson. At State and Hohman streets Older was turned over to the care of Chief of Police Rimbach, who took him to the office of County Physician Scharrer. Dr. Scharrer found a couple of contused wounds and a cut

in the back of Older's head. There was no serious injury to the skull. Dr. Scharrer dressed the wounds and Older went to the office of Justice Jordan to swear out a warrant for Goetz's arrest. Older has been employed as an ice cutter for several days by the Seipp Brewing company. He boarded at Goetz's place, having been taken there with other ice cutters by the foreman of the work, Rudy Pruna. Fred Eaer, of Maywood, 111., and R. Ross of 7011 St. Lawrence avenue, Chicago, are said to have been witnesses to this morning's assault, as well as Delia Johnson and Mrs. Rentz.

i The first contest before the kovernor This bill will have a stormy Dassase.

GILMAN STILL ON GRIDDLE. Charged With Wrecking Kentland Bank Jury May Get the Case Friday. (Special to Lake Connty Times). Rensselaer. Ind., Jan. 29. The case of Fred Gilman, who is charged with wrecking the Kentland bank, is still on, although it is expected that the case will be given to the Jury by the

end of this week. Some of the evidence against Gilman showed that he was too generous in giving out other people's money and

also leaving people overdraw their ac

count without financial backing. The defense is trying to prove that

Gilman never used any of the money wrongly appropriated for personal

uses, but has thus far not very well

succeeded. It has been shown by the state that for years Gilman tried to strike it rich with other people's money. The creditors of the wrecked bank have thus far been awarded IS per centf of their deposits.

F-enjaniln C. Hawkins, his wife and

child had a narrow escape from asphyxiation by gas this morning, when Mr. Hawkins awoke to find the house full of gas and his wife and child unconscious from the fumes. A 11 I. l

nuuuuKii ne was nearly overcome himself he was able to open the doors

and windows and revive himself enough to effect the rescue of Mrs. Hawkins and their child. These he carried to a place where they could get fresh air and then called a doctor. By the time the doctor arrived Mrs. Hawkkis and her daughter had regained consciousness but were very sick. The doctor says the wife and baby are still in a critical condition, but Mr. Hawkins will suffer only temporarily from ills experience. Mr. Hawkins says one of the employes of the gas company had been to the house the day before to fix the meter and he believes it was his negligence in failing to make the proper connections that endangered tho lives of himself and family. He is very indignant over the mat-

ter and threatens the sra3 coninanv

with reprisals.

LAKE COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY WILL 2ETRENCH.

Meeting To Be Held xt Saturday and Action Will He Taken Looking Toward Reduction of Expense Has Been Financial Failure For Two Years. (Special to Lake Connty Times). A meeting of the Lake County Agricultural society will be held next Saturday at the court house for the purpose of revising the premium list ot the fair for 1907. It is probable that an effort will be made to obtain a wholesale reduction of all premiums, and some classes may be omitted entirely this year. The fair has been a financial failure the past two years, and not only did not break even, but ran so far behind that a comfortable surplus has been used up. No statement of the fair's finances was published this year after all the ex-, penses were paid, but one official member of the society is authority for the statement that the fair last fall ran nearly $500 behind. It Is felt that too much money Is paid out in premiums and that it will be necessary to retrench.

LOAD FULLS, BREAKS 6

Charles Dubridge's Wagon Overbalanced in Loading, Tips Over.

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THE WEIGHTJS UHEVEtl Golden's Drayman Lands in a Serk' ous Condition In St. Margaret's Hospital.

Chas. Dubridge. a driver on one Golden Bros, express wagons, was seriously injured this afternoon at the Standard Steel Car company's plant. Dubridge had his wagon loaded with heavy iron machinery and steel castings, but in loading them it seems that the right side overbalanced tha left. Just as he was driving past tho Standard's offlco, the wagon tipped over, throwing Dubridge under tha wheels, the machinery and castings falling on him, breaking his back and two ribs and injuring him Internally. Several laborers who were working: near the scone of the accident, went to his aid and after about three minutes of work removed the iron that was on top of him. Man May Ille. A local ambulance was called and Dubridge was taken to St. Margaret's hospital where he Is in a critical condition. Whether the accident will prove fatal or not is not yet known according to th statement of the hospital surgeon. Dubridge is a married man of 45

years, and has a wife and four chil

dren living on the corner of Sohl and State streets. He has been employed

by Golden Bros, for the past year in the capacity of driver.

A BIG LAND SALE. The biggest single land sale in

Jasper county for several years past, has Just been closed up. Dr. Joel Allen, of Pontlac, 111., has sold his 960 acre tract in Walker township to George F. Meyers, of our city. The tract lies nortli of Laura and is what was for

merly for a long time known as the Manny land. It is mostly hay land and there are 800 acres of it without a tree on It. Mr. Meyers already owned 40 acres adjoining it so that he now has 1,000 acres in a single body. He

does not expect to keep the land any

longer than until he can sell it to ad

vantage. The price paid by him for that tract was $30,000. Rensselaer Republican.

KASPER'S BONDS ARE RAISED.

The bonds of Joseph Kasper of Stlg-

litz Park have been raised from two to five hundred dollars and he has been held to the superior court, his

case to be tried. In the next term of couf.

Kasper is charged with assault and

battery with intent to kill Herbert Hammond of Stiglltz Park. The alleged assault was made on Monday evening, Jan. 13.

FOR OUTSIDE CONNECTION.

The Lowell Souvenir forsees a pos

sible chance for the town of Lowell to get into connection with the' out

side world and makes an appeal to

the townspeople to consider the lm-

AT THE GRAND, There was some discussion today among the patrons of the Grand

vaudeville as to what was the best at-

n cn.. Livjn O.L mtj iiouse lasi evening. There were several good numbers on the bill and the honors went equally to the, Austins, the jugglers, and t

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artists, and Mrs. Harvey Brooks song. "Can't Tou See I'm Lonely,"' which was ung in connection with moving pictures. The probabilities are that a change will be made in the actors by next Thursday, as Michigan City is now also in the Brook's circuit.

FIREMAN BREAKS WRIST. IL Meyers, a brakeman on the Erts road, had his wrist broken last night in Chicago. He was climbing on the engine when his foot slipped, causing his to fall backwards on the ground breaking his wrist. Meyers is a married man and lives at 150 Doty street.

THESE BOYS BEGINNING YOUNG. Valparaiso. Ind., Jan. 29. Emerson Coty, Harvey Varner, Thomas Hanson, Hans Hanson and Earl Wheeler, ranging in age from nine to thirteen, were arrested yesterday for robbing Byers' department store. They gained an entrance through a second story window, slid down the elevator shaft to the floor below and two stood guard while the others did the work. The plunder was hidden under the Pennsylvania freight platform. The same boys robbed a store a week ago when they took cash, cartridges, cigars, plug tobacco, guns, knives and wire cutters. The boys are in jail and have told the officers everything in detail.

PURCHASE INCREASES VALUE.

The recent purchases of additional land at Gary, Ind., by the steel trust have had a good influence on the land market there and have raised residence

site values especially. The exception

ally high prico paid by the corporation for the tract of the packers' property-

is an indication of what may be expected 'n the real estate of the town.

portance of what at present seems like

a pipe dream. It is understood that Building sites are still selling rapidly.

an electric railway from Lafayette to i even at tne advanced values which the

Remington, Rensselaer, De Motte, He

bron, Crown Point and Gary la to be built for freight purposes. It has been suggested by Lowell people that a loop be built, running south from this main line and begin at Crown Point, encircle Lowell and run north to Hammond. The reality of this scheme is possible but not probable.

FALLS FROM SECOND STORY. Joseph Bllosfh. an employe of the Standard Oil works at Whiting, fell from a second story window in the Union hotel Sunday night. Bllosfh was unable to tell how his fall was caused and today he is confined to his bed in the hotel. He is badly cut from the broken glass into which he fell. Fortunately he did not break any bones or sustain any internal injuries.

trusts action warranted. President W.

C. Piper of the United States Land company, W. A. Pridmore, B. X. Branch, Jr., and others who are handling property in the district, are being kept busy.

Read The Lake County Times for tbe latest newa.

ICE HARVEST NOW ON. The Ice harvest is now on in full sway at Wolf lake north of Hammond. The Knickerbocker Ice company have nearly 500 men employed at their fields and the Hammond Pure Ice company have a force of 200 men working. The Ice for this time of tho year is of an

unusually good qualit-c

WISCONSIN BUSINESS MAN HERE. Ed. Manger, of the firm of E. C. Manger and Son, Green Bay, Wis., was in Hammond today representing his company. He was calling on the local undertakers. Mr. Manger is quite a frequent visitor in Hammond coming here every couple of months. The E. C. Manger concern is one of the large enterprises of the Wisconsin town ir which it is located.

STEALS T00TH-G0LL. Affidavits and information were filed yesterday afternoon against Theodore Frey, manager of the dental department of the F. S. Betz Manufacturing company, who was arrested the theft of $2,500 of gold amalgam.

Market was steady at the opening, but liquidation came in especially heavy in Steel, St. Paul and Reading. The latter was lowtr than since last July; and then the.-n,tUe market suffered.

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