Hammond Times, Volume 1, Number 197, Hammond, Lake County, 7 February 1907 — Page 1

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yOL. 1, NO. 197. NIGHT FIGHT OVER Undercurrent of Opposition to Farber and Babcock Measures Develops. 60VERH0RIS ALARMED Hanly's Message Recommending Passage of House Bill, Significant Several Actions Taken. It develops that a bitter fight has toeen waged and is being waged against what, up to this time has been thought to be a rather unimportant feature of the Babcock house and the Farber senate insurance bills. Both of these bills, as reported back to the house and senate, Tuesday, provide that a separate department shall be created, and that the governor shall appoint the head of the department, the insurance commissioner. In the open hearings on this bill there was some opposition to both of these provisions, but the fact that the new department would cost practically -the same as a department under the Jurisdiction of the state auditor, seemed to be sufficient answer to the objections urged. Hence the members of the joint committee votod unanimously to retain the separate department feature of the bills. Within a day or two, however, there have been undercurrents to change the opinion of the members of the legislature on this point. The democratic argument against a multiplication of state offices has been used very effectively, and the Indications point to serious defection on tha part of some one high in republican councils on this point. The governor's special message urging the passage of the Babcock bill, submitted to the two branches yesterday indicates the feeling of uncertainty that exists. Efforts are made to bring the republican members into line. Iaturance Bills All In. . With the- Introduction of two bills by feenator Ganlard yesterday, it Is understood that the important insurance measures have been introduced into the general assembly. These two bills relate to the distribution or crediting of dividends, and prevent an unwieldy surplus being built up. Three other bills Introduced Tuesday preventing campaign contributions, the issuance of misleading estimates, and discriminations between members of the same class of insurants together with the fundamental Babcock bill, about completes the tale of insurance legislation that Is being asked for by the leaders. In connection with this It Is interesting to note that at the hearing of the State Life examination before the state auditor yesterday, it developed that Charles F. Coffin is technically not a director of the company at all. He was to have been re-elected at the meeting of the directors las.t month. It was his turn, and the intention was to re-elect him. Through some mistake, however, the name of Samuel Qulnn, whose term has not expired was proposed, and ho was elected. The error was not discovered until the hearing yesterday. Kleekner Labor Hill Killed. Neither the house nor the senate did much for their country yesterday. The house killed th'e Kleekner labor bill, endorsed by the state federation of labor, after the representative from the gas belt had declared that the passage of the bill would almost ruin some of the industries of that part of the state. The pure food bill of the state board of health was sent to engrossment without opposition after the appropriation for its enforcement was cut frpm $20,000 to $10,000. The senate passed the bill making for uniform text books in all of the high schools of the state, after Senator T. T. Moore's amendment, providing that not more than one-fourth of the books now in use shall be replaced every year, had been incorporated as Tart of the bill. Only five Senators voted against this bill Wood of Jackson, Kirkman, Bland, Lane and Stotsenbarg. Slack's Joint resolution, calling for an amendment to the constitution that would provide for educational and property qualifications for voters failed for want of a constitutional majority. It was to be brought up for vote today again. Kirkman staid within the party fold and voted against the resolution. The vote stood 21 to IS in favor of the measure. Senator Parson's bill providing against the distribution of medicine samples passed the senate, also. The house killed Representative Stult's bill forbidding the granting of subsidies for steam and interurban railroads by a vote of 26 to 63. Babcock's Inheritance tax bill was recommended for Indefinite postponement. The bill giving city councils the right to fix the price to be paid for gas, electricity, heat, light and telephone service was recommended for passage by the committee, and the report concurred in. At least one temperance measure has met its death in the senate. This body has passed the blind tiger bill and the high license bill, but it balked yesterday afternoon when asked to pass Senator T. T. Moore's bill that would have put the burden of proof in remonstrances upon the liquor interests upon those who were opposing the granting of the remonstrance. Under the present Moore law the remonstrators fc&ve to prove tlie genuine-

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EDITION. IAITI1S Do Not Know Yet How Many Relatives Were Killed in Snowslide. THE BABVJS SAVED Fate of Five Other Cnildren Not Known House Overturned and Buried In Snow. Mr. and Mrs. Frankle Nason are anxiously awaiting a telegram from SalIda, Colo., with some definite information as to how many of the members of the family of Fred R. Nason were killed In the terrible landslide which took place at the mining camp at Monarch, Colo. A telegram has been received stating that the bodies were recovered and asking for the disposition of them. Mr. Nason at once telegraphed for further details as to the number of bodies recovered so that some idea could be secured of the number that would have to be cared for here. According to some of the morning papers Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nason were killed and the rive children were all caught in the slide but none of them were seriously injured other than being bruised and cut. The story is told of the miraculous escape of Edar Nason, the four-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Nason. The rescuers were compelled to dig deep Into the snow drifts and when they reached the bottom the baby was found apparently none the worse for his ex perience. Hnby Asleep "When Help Arrive. lie was Bleeping in the bed usually occupied by his parents, who had not yet retired when the slide came. The house was literally turned over and the child was entangled, in the . bed clothes in such a manner that he was protected from the crash. The slide came after most of the people had retired. With a great roar a huge pile of snow came down the mountain side with frightful velocity carrying everything before it. There was no warning and the victims had no opportunity to escape. The story and a. half structure occupied by the Nason family, and which was used as a boarding house, was in the direct path of the slide. There were twenty people in all in the building at the time and six, including Mr. and Mrs. Nason, were killed outright. Twelve were badly injured. The buildings were razed to the ground and buried under fifty feet of snow. Mr. Nason was a member of the Catholic Order of Foresters and also of the Modern Woodmen of this city, and it is expected that they will bear the expense of the funeral. Mr. and Mrs. Nason have two children here, one, Frank Nason, 17 years old, and the other, Sophronia Nason, who is now a sister teaching in Indianapolis. In Colorado there were six children, Florence, aged 19; Marguerite, 15, Genevieve; Edna, 11; Lillian, 7; and the baby, Edgar, 4 years old. Mr. Nason has three brothers in the city who are Frank B. Nason, E. W. Nason and S. C. Nason. A telegram was received this afternoon by Mrs. Frankie Nason stating that Mr. and Mrs. Fred R. Nason were the only members of the Nason family that were killed, all of the children not only being alive, but practically unharmed. ness of the signatures to the remonstrance. Under the amendment to the law, proposed by T. T. Moore, the author of the original bill, the Interests opposed to granting the remonstrance would have to prove the lack of genuineness of the signatures. The whole burden of proof is changed under the bill. The house showed its inconsistency again Tuesday by voting through to the tune of 79 to 13 the bill for the reorganization of the state board of tax commissioners a bill that there was much opposition to last week and that failed for want of a constitutional majority. This bill, which adds another member to the tax board, relieves the governor from active participation In the board and increases the pay of the tax commissioners from $2,000 to $2,500 was one of the measures advocated by the governor very strongly in his message. When up for passage in the house last week, it was beaten, but some one got busy for the bill went through sailing yesterday. Another bill is waiting the signature of the governor the full crew bill that was proposed and advocated by the organized railroad men here at the general assembly. This bill has been introduced into the assembly for years, but has never had a very serious consideration before. The teachers are grinding away at the house members on the $1,000 license bill. A poll of the house members taken today shows the house about evenly divided. Many of the members are non-committal, however, and there is no way to tell how they will vote. The house Is still a mystery on this proposition.

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The Shippers "Now it does seem could carry more freight." John B. Maling Tells Lawmakers a Thing or Two About Lake County. FAVORS JOB GILL Says Private Concerns Are Ready to Spend Millions to Reclaim Land Now Valueless. (Special to Lake County Times). Indianapolis, Ind., February, 7. Men vitally interested In lake front enterprises are now at Indianapolis to advocate the passage of the Bowser bill, believing that it will encourage the building of harbors and docks along the entire Indiana water front. Chief among the advocates of the Bowser measure is J. B. Maling, vice president and general manager of the East Chicago company. Mr. Maling has come down from the busy Calumet region to urge that no legislation be enacted that will interfere with the building of the much-needed harbors and docks along the front of Lake Michigan. "Up to a few years ago the sand dunes along the Indiana lake front were considered of no value," said Mr. Maling. in discussing the situation In the Calumet region. "Now, there are industrial cities rising on them and millions of dollars are being Invested In manufacturing enterprises. Northern Indiana has railroad facilities that are unequaled anywhere. Now, what we want, is to create harbors along the lake front so that our industries will have water as well as rail facilities for shipping. Millions Required. "The railroads are there. The harhors are vet to be built and it Is go ing to take millions of dollars to build them. They must be constructed by private enterprises. "Worthless sand beaches will have to be thrown out of the way. "The Faulkner bill would make the "cuilders of these harbors pay the state for land reclaimed from sand that has never been anything heretofore but a detriment to the state. There has never been any thought of turning this beach sand into money for the state before. Why do It now, when Indiana is to derive such great benefit from It in shipping facilities? The industries that are to make northern Indiana into one great city are going to add millions to the state's taxables. To Benefit the State. "Nature gave Chicago her harbor. The Chicago river has made Chicago one of the world's greatest cities. It will take millions of "dollars to make Indiana's lake front accessible to lake shipping, but It will be done, unless legislative barriers are thrown in the way. I can not understand what motive would prompt legislation to make capital pay a double price for a privilege when that same capital is doing what it Is for Indiana." Vast Industrial City. M.C XaUuz. Is Athualastt9. oyer ike

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"SEEMS IF." to mo that if our friend, tho giant, did prospects of the Calumet region. It Is his sincere belief that within the next decade the lake front of Indiana will be one vast Industrial city. The signs of the times point that. way. For four miles back from the lake there is a rich farming region that will make a splendid residence section, while the sand dunes will be devoted to Industries. It is the purpose of the promoters of the great industrial city to encourage v.very neindnstry attracted to the section to assist in the building of harbors, docks and ship canals. The Calumet river will ultimately be a ship canal the same as the Chicago river Is today. Miles of docks will front on Lake Michigan where the sand will have been dredged to a depth of at least twenty-five feet so that vessels can land. The lake steamers will be able to transport ore from the northern mines to the docks of the big steel mills at Gary. Vast sums will be expended in East Chicago, Indiana Harbor, Whiting and Hammond, for there are enough Industrial enterprises now being promoted in these cities to add a half million population to the Calumet country. Harbor Building; Begun. The East Chicago company, which is promoting the interests of that city and Indiana Harbor, now one city, has already begun the work of harbor building. It has built a ship canal at Indiana Harbor at a cost of $280,000. The same company Is now building a canal from East Chicago to the Calumet river a distance of nearly thiee miles. It will be lined with new industries during the next five years as applications for manufacturing sites have bean received for almost every foot of space available. GARY'S YARDS TO EXTEND AS FAR EAST AS MILLER'S (Special to Lake County Times). LaPorte, Ind., Feb. 7. Elmer P. Chapman of this city, agent for the Lake Shore Railroad company at Gary, says his advices are that the yards of the company, which are to be extensive the largest between Chicago and Elkhart will be extended as far east as Millers. A large area will be covered with the tracks of the company. Mr. Qhapman also makes the prediction that the Lake Shore will extend its suburban service as far east as Chesterton. The belief that the service Is to be extended has caused a perceptible rise in lake front realty In LaPorte and Porter counties. Promoters profess to believe that many homes will be built and occupied by Chicago people with the extension of the suburban service. BUTLER HAS FIRST STEEL CAR. Credit Is Given to Altoona by Many Papers Throughout the Country. Butler, Pa., Feb. 7. The credit for the building of the first all steel mail car belongs to the Standard Steel Car company of this place and not to Altoona as has been reported in many papers over the country. Something over two years ago the Standard built a steel mall car for the Erie road and that car was the first effort of the kind ever made. The steel mall car built here was an experimental one for the Erie and was exhibited in all parts of the United States at conventions of railroad men, as well as at depots in different cities. The car was much admired by railroad men and was a splendid specimen of the work of car builders. It met with much favor among railroad men everywhere and Its construction here has resulted In other experimental work in the line and will result. It is believed before long, in the adoption of that kind of a mail car by leading railroads and truci llaea of ti country.

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not have to carry so much water ha Bartholomew In Minneaoolis JournalRepudiation of Tax Rebating System Arouses Manufacturers. STARTS A ffl RUMORS Speculation That Large Concern Will Move Seems, However, Without Foundation. An article in these columns yesterday stating that the city council, in its session Tuesday evening, had gone on record as opposed to continuing the rebating practice with reference to city taxes, has aroused Hammond manufacturers who were induced to come here by industrial committees and former councils on the agreement that they would be granted certain tax concessions. The council's attitude in placing certain concerns who have heretofore enJoyed the "rebate privilege on the delinquent list has led business men to ask each other whether the action would have the effect of prejudicing manufacturers to such an extent that they would leave Hammond. A canvass of the situation, however, seemed to point to the unfoundedness of these fears. Of these concerns affected by the council's new order, the "W. B. Conkey Printing company had the best bargain In taxes and It now therefore looms highest In the delinquent tax list, its total for the years 1903 and 1906 being $1,000.56. This does not include the $500 that It has paid annually according to agreement since its coming here. The agreement was to hold good for twenty years and Its repudiation recently has given rise to a report that the big printing concern would move. A. E. Wilcox, the superintendent of the Conkey company, although much incensed about the "deal" says, however, that the report Is entirely unfounded and that his company will settle the matter in its own way. "Wo are too firmly seated in Hammond to be Induced to leave just be cause this tax question ha arisen," said Mr. Wilcox. "It is only one of the manv reports that are constantly clr culated about this company and when we trace them we generally find that they come from our competitors In Chicago or from the union headquarters. To Judge how reliable reports are. for instance, it was said in Hammond that I had severed my connection with this firm at the beginning of the year, when the truth is that I have never missed an nour. Our work at present is slack, like it is in all big printing concerns at this season, but at that we are about ready to deliver about 750.0C0 of Salzer's seed catalogues, and I think that Is not a bad showing for the time of the year. "We are concerned directly by the juacil's recent action in rej?udiatln&J

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GLErJDALE SOON TO BEPEOPLED Several Handsome Residences Will be Erected by Hammondites. 10 BE A UHELY SPOT Eleven of the Eighteen Lots Have Been Taken and Improvements Have Been Made. About ten acres of high woodland in South Hohnian street, now a "deep tangled wlldwood," called Glenwood park, will next spring be converted Into one of the most fashionable residence districts In the city. Of those who have purchased lots, A. M. Turner. W. C. Belman and J. N. Beekman have decided to build next spring. I L. Bomberger Is contemplating building and there are several others who will build before the summer is over. The land within the park has been .subdivided in such a manner that the lots are arranged In the shape of a horse shoe and In the opening of the horse shoe will be a beautiful park that has, for convenience, been deeded to the city. The owners of the property, however, will pay the expense of the upkeep of these public grounds and will share it among the owners of the property. Each of the owners of lots will hire a landscape gardner to set out trees and shrubbery and beautify the prop erty In other ways. The lawns will not bo level as a floor, as Is the rule in cities, but an effort will be made to secure an effect that will be a compromise between the sharp, orderly trimmed hedge and lawn effect In vogue in the cities and nature's artistic confusion in the country. There will be hills and hollows and when houses are built on all of the lots and the shrubbery grown enough to give tha place an appearance of rustic kge. there will probably, be no more beautiful residence property in the city. There are eighteen lots In all. The two front ones with a Hohman street as well as a park frontage, are 125 feet in width and have been purchased liv Mfiasrs Onstlln fl.nd Mevn. The OthI er lots are 75 feet in width, with the exception of the two rear ones at the end of the driveway, which will be enormous country places with a frontage of 276 feet and a depth of 188 feet. These large lots have been purchased by W. C. Belman and A. M. Turner, both of whom will build handsome residences next spring. Mr. Belman's residence is to cost $7,500 and In addition he has already spent $300 for landscape gardening. Mr. Turner's residence will cost in the neighborhood of $10,000 and he, too, has employed the local landscape gardner, R. T. Twiss, who has made $300 worth of Improvements. J. N. Beekman has Just had plans made for a residence that is t" cost between $4,500 and $5,000 and be built next summer. L. L. Bomberger has purchased one of the lots and has spent $150 for landscape gardening, but has not yet decided Just when he will build. Others who have purchased lots In Glendale park and will build sooner or later, are Architect J. T. Hutton, Ernfrid R. Jacobson of the Straube Piano works; George C. Locklin of the Enterprise Bed company; A. A. WinBlow, now United States consul general at Guatamala; Mr. Lindsey of Chicago, and W. F. Bridge, the county surveyor. A small brick waiting station has been built for the convenience of those who woud take the car down town, and before another winter comes around It is expected that there will be quite a population at Glendale park. C. I. & S. BUILDS EASTWARD. Property Holders In Porter County Receive Condemnation Proceeding Notice. Michigan City, Ind., Feb. 7. Additional evidence that the Chicago, Indiana & Southern steam railway is soon to be built into this city came today by the serving of summons on John S. Field, I. I. Splro and Henry A. Blair and a notice that the railway company had filed condemnation proceedings in the superior court of Porter county to acquire right of way through land in Pino township. Porter county, west of the city. The defendants are notified that on March S, 1907, at 10 a. m., the plaintiff company will apply to the court for the appointment of three disinterested freeholders to appraise the land which is wanted by tha company and to assess the damages. The company wants a strip 100 feet wide through the land of the defendants for its right of way. The strip contains a trifle more than three acres. The Chicago, Indiana & Southern was for merly known as the Indiana Harbor road. It Is being built eastward and has hfcn surveved to this city. It will enter the city south of the prison cut an agreement made by a former admin iattation. and I think It is a bad thing In general for the city. Hammond will always be first of all a manufacturing center and it Is In the city's Interest that it live up to its agreements with - Eianufacturit' concerns.''

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ONE CENT PER COPY. S GHIGKB iT LUST MEAL Geo. Williams, Who Hangs Tonight, Demands Whole Fowl For Supper. APPETITE JIS SOLACE Big Negro Retains Cheerfulness Even Through Reading Death. Warrant Trap Tested HANLY WON'T INTERFERE. (Special to Lake County Times. Indianapolis, Pen. 7. Governor Hauiy today refused to interfere In the execution of Geo. Williams, the Indianapolis negro who was convicted for killing former Patrolman Edward Pettlcord of this city. Williams dies tonight. (Special to Lake County Times.) Michigan City, Ind.. Feb. 7. At 3 o'clock today George Williams faced the certainty of a felon's death with far less concern than was evinced by his guards and Warden James I). Reld. who tonight, a few moments after the midnight hour, will destroy his life. Williams Is a great hulking, homely negro, heavy and full of animal life, and throughout hla Incarceration In the condemned cell he has never given any Intimation of regret for his crime or fear of Its consequences. Lately he has been one of four men doomed to the gallows and confined In a separate cell set aside for such prisoners. The others are more human than he and 6how the effects of suffering, ire has maintained "his cheerful'-'''" ness, even Joviality, and his greatest pleasure day by day has been derived from the pannikins of food brought to him at meal time. It is the humane custom here as at most prisons where executions occur to allow condemned prisoners much latitude In the choice of food and Williams has exercise! this privilege to the fullest extent He likes the good things of the table and plenty of them, ami demanded a whole chicken for his last meal this evening. Religious Fervor Absent. Today the prison chaplain visited him several times in an endeavor to arouse him to a realization of the fact that It is time for him to place his mind on spiritual things, but with very little satisfaction. The chaplain will see him again during the evening and will accompany him to the chamber of death and be with him when his eyes close upon all earthly things. Most colored men who die on the gallows become very religious at the last, but here is a notable exception. Today the warden has done two dis tasteful acts Imposed upon him by his official duty. He has read the death warrant to the man. and he has Inspected the scaffold and sprung the trap to assure himself that all is In order. His own voice trembled nltlfully In reading the fatal document and the criminal looked at him as though wondering what there was In the ceremony to affect him so. Physician Makes Last Call. The prison physlcan made his final call In the condemned cell at 2 o'clock and will not see the man again until the execution, which he must witness, unless some emergency shall arise demanding his presence. Williams was in full strength and without signs of a nervous break. Apparently he will walk with a firm stride down the long corridor and narrow stairway when the guards conduct him to the gallows room tonight after supper. After eating his supper, and after the convicts are all In their cells and the quiet of the night is settled down upon the gloomy prison, the death watch In the condemned cell will give away to three officers who will cause Williams to bathe and be shaved. They will then dress him In the new black garments which will form his shroud and lead him to the dark and narrow chamber In one end of which the death machine stands. There, near the foot of the gallows, he will be put In the death cell to remain under watch until the hour for executing the decree of court shall come. At that time the warden and deputy, the physician and a medical friend, the chaplain, and three guards will enter. The guards will see that Williams is properly dressed and will strap his arms to his side before leading him to the platform beneath the swinging noose. On that elevated stage his legs will be bound elso, the black cap placed over his face, tha noose adjusted upon his neck. In less than five minutes from the entrance of the official party the signal will have been given and a lifeless corpse will be suspended In the air. WANTED Carrier for West Hammond Route. Ajpjjy Lake Cpnnti Time.

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