Hammond Times, Volume 1, Number 126, Hammond, Lake County, 13 March 1907 — Page 1

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Report Reaches Crown Point That Steel Town is After County Seat.

MOCKS PET PROJECT Plan to Remodel Court House Meets With Opposition From New Manufacturing City. It Is now reported that Gary is looking with covetous eyes upon the countyBeatshlp and to this end will oppose the remodeling of the court house at Crown Point. Rumor to this effect has reached Crown Point in more or less definite form and has floated thence to Hammond, and while by some It Is taken seriously, others regard it as Idle gossip and make a pretense at least of treating It with levity. It Is claimed that Gary is opposed to the remodeling of the court house and this opposition is looked upon as elgnlflcant of the manufacturing town's desire to become the county seat, and there are those who point out the fact that Gary, having the main Industry of the county and being backed by some of the most powerful capitalists In the country, should have aspirations In a political direction and desire to become the center of county government. Crown Point Unconcerned. The report Is received with little concern In Crown Point, and Is looked upon as an effort to stir up another factional fight between the north and south portions of Lake county, in which the promoters of Gary hope to profit at the expense of Crown Point, Hammond, Whiting, East Chicago, Lowell and Hobart. A Crown Point man said yesterday: 'An attempt on the part of the Gary people to secure the removal of the county seat would result In a division of the county with the establishment of a new county seat at either Gary, East Chicago or Hammond; the abol-.t-.Mii ft th xtmprlnr ' at Ham mond and the establishing of a circuit court at the new county seat. "With Lake county divided each portion would be nothing more than one of the minor counties of the state, for a long time, while under present conditions we will coon be the first county of Indiana. Great Thing; in Store. "It Is realized that Gary and In fact the entire northern j?art of Lake county Is destined in a short time to become the center of a great industrial activity, and a just pride is felt here in the wonderful growth now going on in both Hammond and Gary. A factional .warfare will do much to retard and hinder this growth, without doing any harm to the southern part of the county other than the disagreeable, inharmonious relations and bitter feelings that will be engendered. A division of the county could work no hardship to Crown Point or any of the southern part of Lake county, as it would have the effect of decreasing the taxes here, in about the same ratio that it would raise them in the north part." Different Point of View. Of course, this is one way of looking at it. The question of dividing Lake county and establishing Hammond as the county seat of a separate County has been thrashed out and the idea met with the approval of a great many of Hammond's foremost citizens, who felt they had nothing to fear In the way of higher taxation or any other ills in case the division was made. However, the locating of the county seat at Gary might be another story, these same men assert. "While they are inclined to regard Gary's aspirations as natural, they deny that the steel town would have much of a chance if the matter came to an Issue and Hammond chose to go out after the distinction. STANDARD WILL SHIP CARS FROM NEW PLANT JULY 4. Occasion Will He One For Rejoicing and a Celebration of Some Kind Will lie Decided Vpon Citizen To Welcome Employers. The work on the Standard Steel Car company's plant has been progressing so rapidly that the engineers in charge of the construction are now certain it will be completed before the middle of the summer. W. E. Webb, who is the representative of President Hanson, made the statement this morning that the plant would be completed and the first cars would be manufactured and ready for delivery July 4. when it is proposed to have a flag-raising and a big celebration of some kind. The Standard Steel Car company means more to the future of the city than any other one thing, and it is likely that the citizens of Hammond will want to welcome the thousands who are to make their homes in this city in some appropriate manner. LEAVES FOR SALIDA, COLO. Attorney John M. Stlnson left this afternoon for Salida, Colo., where he goes in the interest of the Nason estate. Mr. Stinson represents the administrator, administratrix and the guardian of the estate. He expects to be gone about two weeks.

But no Lagging on Part of Gary Intended for Habitation.

FILL IHJTHE SWALE Blast Furnace Stoves Near Completion and Steel Work Begins on Open Hearth Variety. (Special to Lake County Times). Gary, March 13. Although the changes and improvements are many and rapid on the townslte, by far the greater amount of work and the larger changes are on the plant site or the north side. Two sets of blast furnace stoves are rapidly nearing completion. The first of the structural steel and iron work on the open hearth furnace site was swung into place and made fast this morning. The months of labor expended In put ting in the gigantic concrete founda tion for these eighty-four open hearths have not made as large a showing as will be made each week henceforth, now that the putting on of the steel has begun. Hlg Crane Erected. A large traveling crane of unusual capacity has been erected at the south side of the machine shop and car penters are putting in the frames for the glass on the two upper sections of the building. Train load after train load of slag comes in daily from the steel mills at South Chicago and is dumped into the swale west of the shop sites. Several more contractors were down from Chicago today to get in touch with the site and amount of work necessary for the track elevations. Bids will be received soon and the work will begin immediately. The H. F. McLennan company Is be ing held up for a few days in its work on- the" gas plant on account of their inability, to secure ; torpedo sand for the concrete work. A dozen teams were put to work this morning grading down the hill just north of the site where the carpenters are now at work A large- storehouse for cement, with an office oom in the north end, has been erected, and carload after car load of material comes in dally for the plant. Antonio Le Fage, living in the south part of town, who sustained a broken leg a few days ago while helping to unload some steel frames on the north side. Is improving rapidly under the care of Dr. Templin. Daniel Fitzgerald was able to be around today for the first time for nearly a week. Dr. Walsh pronounc ed his ailment a touch of malaria fever One of Nash and Dowdle's night watchmen by the name of Ely, who gave free reign to his tongue in the lobby of the postoffice yesterday after noon, was arraigned in Judge Fitzger ald's court this morning and fined $25 and costs. When asked if he had any reason to give or excuse to make, he made the plea that he was under the influence of liquor at the time and could not recall this morning anything about what had occurred. When Joe the barber closed his shop last evening he inadvertently omitted to let out the Lake Shore Railroad company's little black and white pup that had loafed in there with severa of the clerks. 11ns morning when Joe came down he found that the dog had gnawed and scratched half way through the door casing and one of the door panels, and despairing of gaining free dom in that way, had jumped through the south half of the window In the west end of the shop. The permanent organization of the local saloonkeepers association was effected last evening with the follow ing officers: Phil Casner, president Jacob Smith, vice president; Joseph Marquardt, recording secretary; Steve Jursa, financial secretary; James Rog ers, treasurer; Aioert liana, sergeant at arms. Gus Heart, one of the loca lawyers, was retained as counsel for the association for the first year. ine m. ivazimir ransn society now has a membership of fity-eight and expects to complete its formal organl zation at an early date. Gus Heart, attorney for the Saloon keepers' association, and Official Inter preter Cornelius cnanzer, came peril ously near spending a night in East Chicago's lock up several evening ago. In their anxiety to get out o Hammond they nipped the Wabash vestibuled train, which had already gotten under headway. To their dis may tney iouna me vestibule doors closed. Heart, however, swung onto the step of the rear end of one coach and Schanzer the front end of the nex one. The train rolled into the sta i .. nun hi tan lucago with our two prominent citizens hatless, coat tails standing at right angles and half scared to death, not knowing whether the train would stop at Gary at all a waxerui cop was finally convinced that they belonged here and permitted them to get into the train, and they came home but little the worse fo their unusual ride. Mrs. liubanavich living near the B, & O. depot on the north side, has been quite ill for several days. Is news TIMES. in THE LAKE COUNTY

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WHITING PARADOX S EXPLAINED City Derives its Misnomer from Conductor Who Made Valuable Suggestion. Ap, Interesting story came, to, ll?.t yesterday that explains how Whiting. a city characterized ay the niacK clouds of smoke that rise from the Standard's plant, came by its name. About sixteen years ago the town was known as Fields all over Indi ana. About that time a terrible wreck occurred on the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern railroad in Whiting. It was due to congested traffic in the vicinity. There was a terrible loss of life and the catastrophe became the talk of the country in a good deal the same man ner as the recent wreck at Woodville. A conductor by the name of Whiting solved the problem of releiving the congestion by putting in a siding. The railroad company called it Whiting siding as a. compliment to the man who had made the suggestion. While the memory of the wreck was still fresh in the minds of the people, it became customary to designate the spot at which it occurred as Whiting siding and it was not long before people dropped the word "siding" and called the whole to--n Whiting's. Later the final S was dropped. Conductor Whiting died some time ago and only a few of the old timers knew that he was the man who really was responsible for the name that Whiting now bears. PRETZEL MAN, FINED FOR CRUELTY, IS REARRESTED. A. Jacobson, Who Left His Howes for Days Without Food or Drink, In Trouble Again Because one of the Animals Kicked Boy. The trial of A. Jacobson. the Whiting pretzel man, who was arrested two weeks aeo. was held in Judge Jones' court yesterday morning. Jacobson 1 was arrested for cruelty to animals, after his horses were left for three days without anything to eat or drink and In their suffering broke through the floor of the barn and went into the sewer, killing one and badly injuring the other. For this offense Jacobson was fined, including costs, $17. Ills troubles, however, are not at an end for immediately after this case was settled John Kovaclk of Front street swore out a warrant for him for letting his horses run atl arge. Yesterday one of them kicked his five-year-old son in the face, injuring him severely. AWAITS HANLY'S REQUISITION. Justice Jordan Decides to Hold Stanley Beiganowskt Vntll Necessary Papers ArrlTe. After deliberating from yesterday afternoon until 2:30 this afternoon, Justice of the Peace W. A. Jordan decided to hold Stanley Belganowski, who is alleged to be a fugitive from justice in Illinois, until the arrival of requisition papers from Governor Deneen of Illinois to Governor Ilanly of this state. In the meantime Beiganowski has been put under a $1,000 bond. The case was begun more than a week ago and was brought up again yesterday in Justice Jordan's court and promises to be a sensational one. An examination for the position of clerk (male and female) and carrier (male) will be held at the post-office In this city on March SO. 1907.

CARBOLIC AGIO FOR SOOTHING SYRUP

Mrs. Pitzele;Makes the Mistake andt" Nearly Kills Her Child. JMi?ak1ng a. of carbolic, Pflii for one of soothing syrup, Mrs." Ilenrs Pitzele of Schrage avenue, Whiting, yesterday aiternoon administered a dose- of the former to her infant daughter, two years old. Althought her life was for a time despaired of, it Is now hoped the little one will recover. I There are three children m the Fitl zele household, tho youngest being Tillie, two years old. Tillie was suf ferlng from a severe cold and being peevish the mother sought to quiet the child by doping her with soothing syrup, which she had used before to deaden the child's sensibilities. Whenever Tillie would be slezed with a coughing fit, Mrs. Pitzele would have access to the drug. Yesterday the child was in one of these coughing fits and Mrs. Pitzele went for the soothing syrup. She poured out what she thought was a sufficient quantity of the drug and offered it to- the child. The latter turned away its head and Mrs. Pitzele inserted the spoon between the child's lips. The liquid had barely come in contact wrIth the tender skin when the Hps turned a blistering white. As the deadly stuff trickled into the mouth and throat the little frame shook and contracted as in severe convulsion. The frightened mother summoned two physicians and the little one was put at once Into the care of a trained nurse. This morning it was thought the child was out of danger and that its mouth and face will not be permanently disfigured. EXTRA SES D U E CALLED Governor Seriously Consid ering Reconsideration of Appropriation Bill. The governor is seriously considering vetoing the appropriation bill because of his objections to nnm nf th Items contained in It. This vrould mean an extra session on or before Sept. 20, 1907. Because on that date all appropriations would run ut. The governor refuses to affirm or deny the story. He says that the hill has not been signed or vetoed yet, but nothing more. The Governor signed the bill pro hibiting high school fraternities. Vetoed Kins hill which repealed tax ferret law. TWO GIRLS HAVE SCRAP. An altercation between two girls, the Grand Vaudetaoitaoinatn natata Flo Young and Jennie Erkman in the Grand Vaudeville theatre took place afteh the performance last night. After the show the two girls Indulged in a wordy bout, the progress of which was, however, stopped by Manager Brooks and Chief Rimbach's prompt interference. Read The Lake County Times for the latest news.

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STEALS HEAT, JAIL 4 MONTHS Has to Wait Third of Year Before Case Comes to Hearing. Four, monUii.Jrt Jail aval ting atrial for taking when he was hungry, two pounds of meat from his employer, and then discharged when the case came up in the superior court this morning, was the fate of Dan O'Day, a Chicago man. He was discharged by the judge without any comment and short as was his trial it made a deep impression upon those In the court room. Why should a man in Indiana languish four months in jail before he is given a trial when in the interim there was a session both in the circuit and superior court? Was the question spectators asked each other. The story of Dan O'Ray is not generally known it being only one of many that are equally full of human interest which are enacted weekly in Lake county, but which never receive publicity. A little more than four months ago O'Day came to Gibson where he found employment with George Malsilin, a store keeper, there receiving only enough money to keep in a constant state of intoxication as he explained in court this morning. "I am glad I'm free, but it was awful to be locked up for four months before receiving a trial," 3aid O'Day this morning after he was discharged. "I only took the meat because I was hungry and any other man under the same circumstances would have done the same thing. I was to receive my board and room with Malsilin and one night he went away to take his meal and it so happened that I was to go without mine. Seeing wrhat was be fore me I went into the store and from a piece of meat there, I cut off a slice with the intention of taking it to the Jungle where I could prepare it for mvself, for I wanted something to eat, as I could not get it anywhere else." EOT ON TRAIL OF BRASS JOURNAL THIEVES. Chicago Terminal Transfer Road Of II cials Inspect Stolen Goods and De clare They Will Prosecute Hope to Get Rlneps' Pals. Michael Larney, special agent and II. Cappls, car inspector of the Chicago Terminal Transfer road were in Ham mond this morning and while at the ! Pollce station identified the car journals that were stolen by John Rlneps as tlie same size as those stolen from their yards at Whiting Monday night. The Gibson yards claim that the jour nals were stolen from their yards at Gibson. The Chicago Terminal Trans fer road officials do not care which yard the journals were stolen from They only want to see the man prose cuted and if the Indiana Harbor road doesn't follow the matter up. they will. Reports this afternoon are that the Indiana Harbor detectives have a clew to the identity of Rinep's pals. Rlneps, who is a foreigner, is very Ignorant and the officials cannit get much information out of him. He says he only knows the other fellows under the name of Joe and Frank and has been acquainted with them only a week. The chances are that before the week is over the other men will be captured. If you want to reach the Intelligent readers of Lake county the easiest way I through the columns of THE LAKE COUNTY TI3IES. ;

Senator From Lake and Por

ter Rests Labor Well Done. GAINS HUGH PRESTIGE Is Slated for Important Chairman ships in Next Legislature Through Tireless Activity. "All in," physically, but rroud the consciousness fo having done in his duty as he saw it. Senator A. J. Rowser of Lake and Porter counties, return ed last night from Indianapolis after a session, which for hard work and achievement, stands unique in the an nals of Indiana legislation, and spent today In Hammond visiting such of his constituents, as live hereabouts ills reception was cordial, not to say lavish. He will return tonight to the Chesterton Tribune. During his first session in the Indiana legislature ho accumulated enough "copy" to keep him busy for six months and as he gradually unfolds it, it cannot fail to to prove interesting reading. rso man who has ever been sent to either branch of the legislature from this district, has taken his duties and responsibilities more seriously than Bowser. No man has worked harder to "get on tho right side ot things or has shown more courage in asserting his convictions. His grasp of every situation was a revelation to those who had been there before many times Down the state he is now regarded as an element that has to be dealt with. and as his return at the next election in the nature of things is an absolute certainty he Avill get as a matter of right and merit, the consideration on this occasion he had to fight. He has reasonable assurance that he 'will be placed at the head of several Important committees and that his energy will have more telling effect at the next legislature than it had In tho last. , As.- a matteir- of--record, mo re-v. im portant measures were considered at the session which has just closed than at any previous session in years Two years ago 600 measures were considered and only one of those was considered of great importance. This time the grind consisted of over 1,300 measures and many of these of grave interest to the future of the state Among them were the two-cent rate bill, the pure food bill, the $1,000 11 censo bill, the metropolitan police bill the riDarlan rights bill, the county depository bill and tha city and town bill. Mr. Bowser was in the thick of the ficht on all subjects. He worked from sixteen to twenty hours a day, in com mittee work and regular session and his hours of supposed leisure, which could have been few under the circumstances, were consumed in committing to memory the important points in the suggestive legislature. He said today in Hammond that during this entire session he saw no part of Indianapolis except the few blocks that lie between the Dennlson hotel and the state house. As to hi3 attitude towards proposed legislation with particular bearing on this ono district and that part of it which lies within the city limits of Hammond, he was perfectly frank. He favored the McCullough bill as the result of personal investigation, and he tells some interesting stories as to the pressure that was brought to bear for, and against it. For example, a competent manufacturer in Hammond wrote him, requesting him to favor the revocation of the metropolitan police law; this letter he used before the committee on an exhibit in demonstrating the feeling that existed hereabouts as to that law. He was surprised later to receive a telegram from the same manufacturer requesting him to vote to sustain the metropolitan law. He remained consistent throughout, however, and never backed down on his original stand. One of the highest compliments paid him on the floor of the senate came from Senator Cox, a veteran. Mr. Cox declared that Bowser was the best posted man on county and township affairs in the state. With reference to the McCullough bill Mr. Bovser said: "I was thinking only of Hammond of course, as that is the only part of my district which is affected by the metropolitan police law. It was urged by many of the opponents of the measure that I was not representing my district in the matter of sentiment as regards that bill. I knew of course that outside of Hammond the metropolitan police law was a matter of Indifference. I continued to think and I still continue to think that fourteen cities in this state should not be deprived of home rule and I am quite proud of having championed that cause." THANKS MR. SMITH. Mrs. J. M. Kennedy, who lost her pocketbook containing $20 in money and some trinkets and advertised for its recovery in The Lake County Times, desires to thank Charles C. Smith, president of the Citizens' German National bank who returned it to her and refused the reward she offered. Mrs. Kennedy adds: Mr. Smith is a kind gentleman and an honest one."

Mayor Smith Admits Popu

lar Vote in Oil Town Would Favor This. S I1PR0MIT ID Recent Banquet Starts Progressive Room That Scarcely Knows Where to Stop. During a conversation in which th present and prospective prosperity of the whole Calumet region was the prin cipal topic. Mayor Smith of Whltln-, who was in the city yesterday. ald: If a vote was to be taken in Whit-. ing tomorrow tho .citizens would decide to unite with Hammond, East Chicago and Indiana Harbor." 'The principal objection heretofore, said Mr. Smith, "has been the fact that Whiting's tax rate has been very low while the tax rate in Hammond and East Chicago has been very high. However, the people of Whiting have awakened to the fact that the city is badly In need of better pavements and as a result of tho agitation started at th recent banquet of the Whiting Improve ment association, the council voted to pave with brick, 119th street, Schraga avenue and New York avenue. Ther is no telling whero they would have stopped if I had not called a halt. AMiKIdk's Tuxes Higher. 'This means that Whiting's tax rate will rise rapidly," while in Hammond the rato is becoming rapidly lower," said Mr. Smith, "and the same is trua aa regards East Chicago. There will be a readjustment of the rates in all three of the cities and when this is done the time will be ripe for these communities to get together." Mr. Smith Bald he firmly believed th time was not very far- off when all three of these cities would be built up within their corporate limits and they would be bo closely connected' that tha idea fA remaining separate municipalities would be ridiculous. ' Whiting has alt Along hejenconsld ered the most reluctant of all of, the cities in this region to take up t with the idea of amalgamation and this rhange of attitude, caused by the' fact that the city by the lake has decided to spend some money on improvements, is significant. May Start Amalgamation Boom. It is even possible that Hammond and Whiting might unite with the idea of taking in East Chicago later on should they so desire. And the reason for this is the fact that Robertsdale and Whiting have so much in common since the Western Glucose company located on Wolf river. In fact, this industry Is one of the things that is binding the two cities more closely together. It is but another case where the spirit of commercialism has won where diplomacy failed. Tho idea of an amalgamation day banquet at the time of the dedication of the federal building in this city met with the approval of Mayor Smith, who thought it would result in closer relations between the three cities if it did not result in immediate amalgamation. SEVERE SE1EHCE GAUSESJIUGH JOY Youths Sentenced to Indeterminate Terms Jig When Fate is Learned. Among the first cases to be disposed of in the superior court today were those of Lewis Freang and the three Chicago young men who robbed I Levey's tailor shop one night during the latter part of January. Each of the four men pleaded guilty, Freang to grand larceny, and the trio consisting of Jos. Hall, Frank Storts and Ed Mahoney to robbery and were given in Indeterminate sentence of from two to fourteen years in the state reformatory at Jeffersonville. They were also disfranchised for ten years and were given an additional fine of $10 to pay the court costs. Freang Is a notorious character and a wife deserter having left a wife and child in Decatur, Ind. Before pronouncing the sentence upon the three young men from Chicago the judge lectured them saying he knew he was giving them a rather severe sentence but that he had learned through past experiences that the court's leniency is generally abused and that by giving them the severe sentence he hoped to cure two of the prisoners of the cocaine habit, while the third one really had something coming as he had already served time in the bridewell in Chicago. Whatever caused their delight at the sentence is not known but it was noticed that when they were taken back to the jail they danced and jigged and jollied each other as though they were going to a picnic. If you look for it In the LAKE COl'XTY TIMES you cannot be dlsay-pointed