Hammond Times, Volume 1, Number 213, Hammond, Lake County, 26 February 1907 — Page 1

Til 13 WEATHER. Threatening? with probably shower te toulxht turnIns to snow flurries and colder Wednesday.

VOL. 1, NO. 213. NIGHT Held on Old Charge of Robbery of Chicago Jewelry Store. Iffl LAST NIGHT Hire3 Livery Rig in Hammond and Visits Resorts Wanted for Theft of Diamonds. Joseph Briggs, the notorious "Jocko," 13 up against it again. Last night about 9:30 ho was arrested by Detective Barchard of tho South Chicago police in a Strand roBort on a charge of robbery preferred by L. A. Horn, 4-12 North Clark street, Chicago, whose jewelry store lie la alleged to have despoiled of $1,200 worth of diamonds last August. Brlggs is locked up m tho East Chi cago avenue police station. Since his acquittal on the charge of murdering Hans Peterson, a tobacco dealer in West Lake street, who was killed about three years ago, Eriggs ha3 been leading a riotous life. Threo weeks after his release he is alleged to have beaten his wife and thrown her out of doors. Subsequently he associated with various notorious women and wound up as a bartender in the West Hammond divo of Turn Boggs at 153 State and Houston avenue. Stirs up the Dump. About a week ago Briggs was arrested on a charge of fast driving by the West Hammond police, being discharged on the plea that his horse was unmanageable. Yesterday Briggs visited tho Hammond Livery company at 132 Hohman street and secured a rig on the pretext that it was wanted by Nick Ryzewski, agent for tho Gottfriend Brewing company at Hammond, and drove to South Chicago. He visited a number of resorts in South Chicago's tenderloin ani was picked up by Detective Barchard and taken to tho iu til Ch'c.Tavi s ta tJ.oa. .and. , hooked. .on. a disorderly charge. It was found that he was wanted for tho diamond robbery on North Clark, street last August, ami Detective Barchard took hhn to the East Chicago avenue station, where lie is being held. The South Chicago police notified W. C. K. Spearing of the Hammond Livery company that the rig was being held by them, and Sir. Spearing sent for it this morning. POLITICS SIZZLES 1ST HBOI Village Across the Border in Maelstrom Over Next President The political situation in West Hammond is sizzling. Yesterday Frank Green . announced his intentions of becoming a candidate for the nomination of president of the village on the democrat!.- ticket and this brought matters to a head. Feter Mak, the present president of the village. Is also out for the nomination by tho same party. The republicans of the village have not yet slated a candidate, but will probably have one by the last of the week. Of all the men Frank Green looks like the most likely man for tho next village president, according to his friends, who maintain ho will lead by a good majority. He has lived in West Hammond for the last fifteen years and has served in several public offices during his residence here, he now being on the Loan, of trustees and r.lso on tho board of local Improvements. It was Mr. Green who brought the matter of the now sidewalks for the village befvro the board of local Improvements at its last meet in and which was rut tiir.-vjm without Opposition, and he also was the Instigator of the new sewerage an v e main ;e syssaeh a lera iaai is oing to prove great benefit to the town. Sir, lng connected with village he has always been a progressiv e be.iTairs tor. advocating anything that promised to promote the progress tiu villa go. The election will be held at the village hall April lt and It promises no little excitement. All the voters seem to have the election rover and are txrected to attend the polls this year. There have been several bots wagered on the outcome. President Peter Mak says, with the utmost confidence, he will be the next president and there seems to be no doubht about it with him, although different. other citizens see it TO CHANGE SALARY. A bill Introduced in the state senate last Saturday, proposes to change the salaries of the state and. county treasurers, and fix them according to popul- ; ation. According to the bill the salary of Lake county's treasurer is to be $3,500. By the fee and salary act Of 1S35 it was fixed at $2700.

EDITION. Gist of Governor's Message Vetoing the Riparian Rights Bill. GIB TO SPECULATORS In Opinion of Executive Title to Lands Should Remain With State While They Are Under Water. In returning to the house of repre sentatives without his approval the bill to enable owners of land bordering on Lake Michigan to acquire a title to submerged lands belonging to Indiana, Governor Hanly explains that he does not desire to hamper the growth of industries in this section or to put any obstacles in the way of the steel corporation or other concerns. While not questioning the right of the owners of shore property to avail themselves of the submerged lands he thinks that they should, while they are under water, remained vested in the state, to be disposed of later by legislative enactment. Tho gist of his message is that the land should be filled first and claimed as they are filled. In this ho says speculators, who might act as dogs in the manger, would bo thwarted and the claims of future industries protected from the rapacity of such speculators. In his message the governor says: "The lands affected by this measure vary in width from a few rods to threefourths of a mile. Tho only requirements exacted of the owners of the lands described to obtain title to the submerged lands In question are, that thoy shall cause a survey and plat of such lands to bo made by the county surveyor, showing the number of acres thereof and the location of the dock line, which survey and plat shall bo filed with the secretary of state, and that they pay to the state treas urer $23 per acre for the acres shown in uch plat. No other- condition-is Im posed. The survey made, plat filed and $25 per acre paid, the state through the governor and secretary of state must execute a patent to the lands therein described, conveying to such owners the fee simple title thereto. Merit in Contention. "The legislation proposed is said to be necessary to the operation of a large number of industries either now re moved or to be removed from the city of Chicago to the Indiana boundary of the lake. There is much merit in this contention. These industries are desirable. If established they will add millions of dollars to the taxable prop erty of the state and furnish employ ment to thousands of laborers. This section of tho state is destined to he a vast industrial center and to be peopled by a great population. Here industries can be established by the side of navigable waters with immedi ate access to water carriers of all draughts, lengths and breadths, without obstruction from bridges or other structures. I am heartily in accord with tho suggestion that the state should treat these industries with kindly consideration. The present measure, however, I believe to be unfair to the state and calculated to ultimately defeat the very purpose it seeks to effectuate. Under Its provisions any person owning lands abutting upon the lake may obtain title to the submerged lands lying in front of his lands and between the lake shore and the harbor line by merely causing a survey to be made and paying $25 per aero to the state for tho lands described in such survey. He Is not required to fill in these lands nor to improve them in any way. He simply causes the survey to be made, pays the stipulated price and takes his title. Might Use os Clab. "This puts It In the power of speculators to buy up tho lands bordering on the most advantageous points of the lake front, cause the submerged lands In front to be surveyed and get title thereto by the payment of $25 per acre, and hold them indefinitely, or to compel those who seek to establish industries upon tho lake front to pay extortionate prices therefor. Such an opportunity ought not to be given by legislation. It is said that the United States steel company and other persons desiring to establish industries upon the lake shore desire to fill these submerged lands out to the dock line that v:wr f:irMf- nn.l other mi f 1ns, ah5limMta mar b MtM'; i zr v ..-.... -.-w -- lu'iio.iru thereon and in such proximity to the j dock as to permit the unloading of ores and other cargoes at tho furnace or factory doors. This can be obtalnp.i with safety to tho state and with like convenience to such persons without making these lands the toy of speculators. Substitute Suggested. "It should be provided that any person owning lands abutting r.po'n the lake shore may have the submerged lands in front thereof lying between the shore lino and the harbor line surveyed and upon the filing of the survey and plat of sum lands with the secretary of state, he may receive authority from the state, issued by the governor and secretary, to fill and Improve the same, and upon the completion of such filling and improvement and the filing of satisfactory evidence that the same has been done, he may receive from the state a patent vesting in him the title to so much thereof as

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No ono has noticed Mr. Rockefeller tise of free alcohol. 1TI0& BISCUIT BUG BEGUN Company Has Started its Office and Warehouse on Truman1 Avenue. The National Biscuit company has started to build an office and warehouse on Truman avenue, near Sohl street. The contract for the structure was let two weeks ago to the Heed, Bump Conduction company and the foundation is already in and work on the main portion of the building 13 about to be begun. The new warehouse is tho outgrowth of months of consideration on the part of the officials of the company. The approximate cost of the building which will be 100x75 feet and of pref-sed brick throughout, will be around $10,000 and it will be one of the finest building of Its size in Hammond. The contract calls for completion by April 1, and In speaking of the matter Mr. Reed said if the good weather continued they would be able to finish It before then. The business that is to occupy the building, will be called the Hamond Biscuit branch of the National Biscuit company and all the company's wagons that make East Chicago, Indiana Harbor, "Whiting and other suburban towns wil be loaded from the Hammond branch. Julius Dunsing is local agent for the company and he will have at least 12 men under his Jurisdiction here. BETZ'S NEW MEDICAL WORK. Byron Robinson, whose name Is familiar to all readers of medical literature, has written a 700 page book dealing with "The Abdominal and Pelvic Brain with Automatic Visceral Ganglia" which is being put forward by the F. S. Betz company. Added Interest has been aroused In the works of this famous investigator by the recent publication of a "Byron Robinson number" by the American Medical Compend. In this publication the great Nicholas Senn of Chicago contributes the leading number under the caption "Byron Robinson as an Investigator." he may have filled and improved. This I bellevo will meet every requirement of these industries and save the state its rights in other lands that are not filled and improved, and keep the lands that are not so used and are so saved, from the hands of speculators. I am sure the state having reserved the title to itself until the lands are filled and Improved will deal more liberally and fairly with thoee seeking to establish Industries on the lake shore in the future than real estate speculators could be expected to do. "There is, however, doubt of the constitutionality of such legislation In the form of the present measure, and any bill drawn shora be carefully drawn in the light of such objections and with a view of avoiding constitutional questions.

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THE BOOKS Sub-Treasury Discrepancy Now Said to be Traceable to a Clerical Error. THEFT CLEIIK ABANDONED Secret Service Agents Practically Admit the Impossibility of Robbery. Chicago, Feb. 26. It is now practically certain that the missing $173,000 which has puzzled the secret service bureau and the treasury officials since last Wednesday never left the building and that If the money ever was In the keeping of William Boldenwlck It Is as safe as it ever was. This morning brought a complete ahift in the theories of the detectives and they abandoned their search for a bold thief and took up one for a careless bookkeeper. At noon today it was said they were hot on the trail of the Juggle In figures which made it appear that $173,000 had been taken from the teller's cage. Theft Thought Impossible. All the secret-service men have forked hard, most of them twenty-four hours a day for several days. Last night Gideon C. Bantz, deputy assistant treasurer, arrived from Washington to represent Secretary Leslie M. Shaw in the Investigation. This morning a new light came with the dawn. Both Mr. Bantz and Capt. Porter were at their offices earlier than usual. "I believe the disappearance of the money will be straightened out before night," said Capt. Porter. That is all he would say. From high sources, however, it was learned that the detectives are now working chlefiy on the theory that there was no robbery at all only a blunder somewhere. It was rumored about the treasury that the secret-service men had taken a "tumble." They have figured out that the theft of $173,000 in large denominations would have been next to impossible. Taking into consideration the method in which Teller George W. Fitzgerald handled the money, the theft would have had to "pick off" a certain number of bills from each of the piles of 110,000, $5,000 and $1,000 bills. The secret-aervice men figured out that thieves don't work that way. If the loss would have been an even sum, $200,000 or more, they would believe it was the work of thieves. But the odd number of $173,000 wovM b "hardly probable," they say now.

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SEED C01 III!!nsnsjME COUNTY Makes All Night Stop at Crown Point Experts Give Lectures. (Special to Lake County Times). Crown Point, Feb. 26. The special seed corn gospel train invaded Lake county late yesterday afternoon bearing ten corn experts and lecturers from Purdue university. The first stop in the county was made at Leroy, Ind., where a lecture on the selection of good seed corn was given to about 100 farmers who had assembled to meet the train. Chas. B. Benjamin, of Leroy, and members of the state board of agriculture Joined the party here, and accompanied them to Crown Point where they arrived at 6 p. m. The party went directly to tho Commercial hotel where supper was enjoyed, and at 7:30 p. m- they repaired to the circuit ccurt rooms for the evening meeting. This was presided over by n t Ti', , ,-.1.. . . .i t , County Farmers institute. The attendance was large and many were unable to gain admission to tho room. The speakers were J. T. Davis, of Sheridan, Ind., a noted corn raiser of the state, D. F. Maish, cf Frankfort, president of the Indiana Corn Growers association and Professor G. T. Christie, in charge of the Purdue University Experiment station. The first two speakers devoted their talks to the subject of selection and grading cf seed corn, while Professor Christie told of the objects of the seed corn train, and the work of the experiment station. After the conclusion of the meeting the members of the corn party were entertained at a banquet given in their honor at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Breyfogle. The following are the names of the men accompanying the train: G. T. Christie, Purdue university. D. F. Maish, Frankfort, Ind. J. P. Davis, Sheridan, Ind. J. P. Prigg, Daleviile, Ind. M. Scott. Lafayette. J. II. Stoltz. Lafayette. E. Lowe, Lafayette. M. Train, Lafayette. E. W. McBeth, Lafayette. A. W. McKee, Lafayette. C. B. Benjamin, Leroy. The train left hero this morning at 6:45 for Valparaiso, where it makes it3 first stop at S:00 o'clock. T0LEST0N LAND SOLD. Another email real estate deal was put through last Saturday when Frederick Borman of Toleston sold 27 acres of his land located on the Michigan Central tracks to Chicago capitalists. The consideration was $10,000 and the deal was put through by Attorney John Stinson of Hammond. The intention of the men who bought the property is to induce a Chicago industry to locato there.

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Finger Posts to Be Erected in Lake County For Motorists ASSISTANCE SOLICITED Chicago Organization Starts Movement Which Will Apply to Territory in Vicinity of Metropolis. It will be only a matter of a few months before Lake county and the other surrounding territory within a radius of fifty miles of Chicago will be placarded with signs showing the directions for ten different automobile routes that are to be mappod out by March lo. This movement originates in Chicago and is being backed there by a number of the strongest automo bile associations. A representative commission of these associations was appointed last Wednesday, including members from the Illinois State Auto mobile association, the Chicago Motor club, tho Chicago Automobile club and tho Chicago Automobile Trade assocla tion. The commission hod gone about the work systematically , and it is ex pected that before tho summer is well advanced the territory surrounding Chi cago will bo well placarded. To start with the signboards will be of a substantial nature free from ad vertlsing matter and planted in such a manner that work of mischievous per sons will bo futile. The sign itself will be heavily enameled and will bo twenty-four by eight inches in size. The sign post Is to bo Implanted in a cement bed. It Is believed that the sign costing about $5 will be lasting and In time more than make up for the expense. Will Solicit Aaslatanee. The officers of the commission will begin at onco to send out letters to the motorists in the different states asking them for financial assistance. It is the Idea to allow individuals to subscribe for pn or rrtoro ppets. its place fobo' designated ellher by the contributor or tho commission. The ten routes selected by the commission are to Crown Point, Ind., by way of Hammond: to Hobart, by way of Hammond; to Jollet, by way of Summit, Sag Bridge and Lockport; to Joliet by way of Riverside and Lyons; to Libertyville by way of Gros3Q Point and Wheeling; Aurora to Elgin; Chicago to Aurora by way of Riverside and Naperville; to Elgin by way of Addison and Ontarioville; to Libertyville by way of the Lake Shore; to Kenosha by way of the Lake Shore. When coming into Lake county the commission will have to decide as to which of the two Crown Point roads aro to be placarded. The favorite one for Hammond motorists is the one leading to Highlands and thence south on tho Highlands road to Schcrrerville and southwest on tho macadam to Crown Point. Ihe second road runs past Stallbaum's through Griffith Into Crown Point. There is only one good road into Hobart which continues into Valpa raiso. Beginning at Hammond it runs to Stallabum's and thence directly eastward to Hobart. BLE3 SUDDENLY UNDER PECULIAR CIRCUMSTANCES. Miss Helen Mahon, Sister of Mrs. M. J. Daggnn, Succumbs ut an Early Hour This Morning Family Charge Hough Treatment and Will Investigate. Miss Helen Mahon, formerly of this city and a sister of Mrs. M. J. Duggan, 542 Indiana avenue, died thi3 morning at 4:20 o'clock In the Emergency hospital In Chicago under circumstances which her relatives here believe warrant an Investigation. Mrs. Duggan was notified this morning of Miss Mahon's death and she and her husband at once started for tho city to make inquiries. They are under the belief that the deceased was subjected to rough handling by the Chicago police, who took her, while suffering from temporary insanity, to the Harrison street police station In a patrol wagon and thence to the hospi tal. Miss Mahon was formerly connected with Marshall Field & Company's millinery department and she wa3 also employed at one time by Siegel, Coop er & Company. She was the origina tor and promoter of the new milliners union in Chicago, to the presidency of which she was recently elected. Full details of the events preceding the woman's death had not been receiv ed by the family before their departure for Chicago, but fr. Duggan thinks that had she been taken directly to the hospital she would not have died, and had she, moreover, been gently handled. According to the report that has reached the Duggar.s, Miss Mahon was carted around the city in a patrol wagon for some time before she was finally taken to the hospital, going first to the police station, thence to a physician's office for an examina tion, and later to the hospital where she died this morning. Mr. Duggan intends to mako It interesting for th police if it develops that his sister-in-law owes her death to mistreatment. Miss Mahon is wert Known in Hammond where she has a host of friends. The funeral arrangements have not yet been given out. They will bo an-

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ONE CENT PER COPY. Amended Measure Gees Through Downey's Proposed Act Advanced. WOMEN HAY VOTE KE Female Suffrage Outlook Brightens Representatives Refuse to Postpone Inde&nitely. (Special to Lake County Tituea). Indianapolis, Feb. 20. -Guvnor llanly nijjned the- 2-eent fare bill tlii mornliiK. The houiiv pntmed Weather resolution to memorialize congress to amend the constitution so on to permit elections ot Vnlted States senators by popular vote. (Special to Lake County Times.) Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 26. The primary election situation in the present legislature is somewhat complex, and getting mere so every day, as was predicted in these columns some day ago. The situation in brief is that the senate, yesterday, passed the amended Roomier bill, providing for partial primaries and the house advanced, with the aid of some republicans, the democratic measuro again, the Downey bill. This bill provides for general primaries all over the state, for all cfflceB in the state. The Hugg bill ia very much moro conservative applying only to county, township and city offices, and legislative and judicial candidates, when such candidates represent only one county. The Roemler bill ts changed, represents the republican sentiment; tho Downey bill represents the democratic sentiments; and in the hcuso, there are some influential republicans who are for the. genera scheme as outlined in the democratic measure. . - - Same as Previously Outlined. . . The Roemler bill, as amended by the sub-committeo from the caucus of the republican members of the senate, of when Hugg was the chairman, Is substantially tho same as has been outlined in these columns some days ago. This amended bill was introduced in tho senate, yesterday afternoon, and as the original Roemler bill, the place of which it took, was ready for passage, the amended bill passed by a large vote. Primarily the bill applies in a compulse ry way to counties that have within their limits cities having a population of 36,000 or moro, according to the last preceding census. As first drawn, St. Joseph county was included, but because of complaint from tho republican leaders there, this county was placed in the optional class. For the bill provides that In those counties that contain cities having a population of lss than 38,000 the question of primary elections shall be optional, the option to be exercised by the concurrent vote of the precinct com mitteemen of such political parties as. cast at least ten per cent, cf the total vote at tho last preceding general election. The only provision of the bill that has not been mentioned in these columns is the one that provides for the election of precinct committeemen be tween the first day of January and the first day of March preceding the next general or city election. After thes precinct committeemen aro chosen they are to meet and elect a chairman, vice-chairman, secretary and treasurer, these four, with assistants chosen by the chairman to constitute the county central committee. Women's Snffravre Looms an Possibility Turning to another phase of the matter Is the question of women's suffrage that is looming into an im(Concluded on Page Two). DATE SET TOR CONVENTION The republican central committee of Thornton township, will meet Saturday at Harvey, 111., for the purpose of setting dates for their convention and also for setting the dates of the primaries. Officer H. C. Peters of the West Hammond police force will represent tho West Hamond republicans and a lively time is expected at the meeting. FAIRBANKS' RECEPTION. Vice-President Fairbank's reception, to the Indiana legislature will take place on the nights of March C and March 7. Governor Hanly and all of the other state officials, including the supreme and appellate judges. Mayor Bookwalter of Indianapolis and the members of the Indiana congressional delegation, have been Invited to meet the members of the legislature on both of these nights. DIES AT CROWN P0IN (Special to Lake County Times.) Crown Point, Ind.. Feb. 26. Mrs. John Beerk of thi3 city, the mcther-In-law of ex-Superintendent of the County Poor Farm Bixman, died of old age at her home in Crown Point yesterday. Mrs. Peek was SO years old at the time of her death. She was a well knewn and much respected woman. 4

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