Hammond Times, Volume 1, Number 232, Hammond, Lake County, 20 March 1907 — Page 1

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il RAILROADS City Council Adopts Ordinance Which Makes a Noise Like a Club. LOIS OFJW RULES Among the Provisions Are More Gatemen and less Noise Other Public Business. An ordinance providing that tha rail roads maintain and operate a gate on all their crossings in the city was passed by the city council last night. The ordinance Is one with which the companies can be brought to time on many matters. Another ordinance regarding the railroads Is that making It unlawful to blow the engine whistles at any time while In the city limits and permitting the ringing of locomotive bells only when the engines are in motion. The city attorney who was present advised that copies of this ordinance be sent to the different division superintendents. The ordinance providing for gates and gatemen at all crossings Is one of the largest In the ordinance book. Mandamui Threats Effective. City Attorney Meyer reported to the city that he had found in his dealings with railroads that a threat of mandamus proceedings is by far more effective than any other course to make them consider the rights of the city. He eaid this might be the only way of getting proper depots for the city and that evidently the method had been effective in the case of the Nickel Plate depot. The plans that company submitted were generally endorsed and referred to the board of public works with the provision that they grant not more than a years time in which to complete it. A representative gathering from the east eide appeared in the council chambers last night in order to learn from the license, . committee what progress their petition tor a "dry district' was making. Several of those present spoke in behalf of their cause trying to impress upon the council that the sentiment in favor of no saloons among the property owners in the district is almost unanimous. John Tascaly the chairman of the committee explained that he had taken the matter under a long advisement because of the opposition to the movement that he had found. He asked that the taxpayers of the wouldbe "dry district" meet with the license committee on the first Monday after Easter. The property owners are confident that then they can present their cause in a manner sufficiently strong to bring results. The district that Mould be affected by this move is that lying between the centre lines of Calumet and Columbia avenues east and west and between the centre lines of riummcr avenue and the alley south of May street north and south excluding, however, the two saloons' already established on corners of Summer street and Calumet avenue and on the corners of State and Calumet avenue. Discusses Firemen's ltumpus. ' The mayor having been at Indlanaoplis at the time of the "firemen's rumpus" as he called it, asked for a little light on the subject which was Immediately handed in different candle power measures. Mr. Becker declared: "There Is something wrong at the tire station. Too many of the fellows there depend upon their political pull when In reality there should be no such a thing. "The firemen's job is a civil service job but the trouble is that you coxincil men have pets there and hence their Insubordination to tha chief. I am in favor that they get more pay for I think they are worth it but there must be discipline there irrespective of party lines or appointments. I may add that the station there is no hospital either." Mayor Becker and Councilman John Kane have a way of livening things up when they tend to get dull that would make it worth whllo for the most disinterested citizen to take a chance to go to the meeting. There is always a possibility of something worth while. "When it breaks out they put it on thick and generally use a wire bristled brush to rub it in. The water meter Question proved to bo the occasion last night. John Rhode chairman of the board of public works reported that the Standard Steel Car company had asked that a row of twelve houses near the plant be put on a general meter. Mr. Kane thought this would not be getting the flat fate from each house while Mayor Becker maintained that they would be paying for what they get which is no more than fair in his estimation. It was finally left an open Question. The controller's report for the month of February was read and referred to the finance committee. WHITTAKER HORSES RUN AWAY. Tuesday afternoon as Henry Whittaker was driving a team of horses up Ilohman street going north, they became frightened and ran upon the sidewalk knocking over a Greek's peanut roaster and scattering peanuts in all directions. Officer Francks who was on the corner caught the horses, corner caught the horses

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Batling Nelson Wins Fight to Preserve Home Town's Cognomen. PUBILISTJSJUBILAHT Gives Short "Dictated" Interview to Reporter Concerning Victory. Made Town Famous. Batling Nelson has won his fight to compel the Pennsylvania railroad to retain the name of Hegewisch Instead of calling his home town Burnham and ho is now the happiest fellow in the town of swamps. His victory was won through the efforts of Leon Hornstein, the assistant corporation counsel of the city of Chicago, who wrote a long letter to the officials of the Pennsylvania railroad regarding the course they had taken in changing the name of the hamlet of Hegewisch. May Retain the Old Xante. "The Pennsylvania company has replied to my letter," wrote the assistant corporation counsel to Batling Nelson, "and they say that the higher officials of the road are now considering your request that the signboard at their station which bears the name of Burnham be taken down and the good old name of Hegewisch nailed up In Its stead." "The town has been Hegewisch for thirty years and it shall never be called Burnham," murmured Batling Nelson to himself as he read and re-read the comforting words from the assistant corporation counsel. When a reporter called upon the world's famous prize fighter he found a happy household. The prize fighter excused himself and changed his robe to a green one and after a little hesitation consented to be interviewed. Hegewisch or No tiling. "I make it a practice never to talk to the press," he said, "but as this subject Is a vital one I will give a short dictated Interview. I have made Hegewisch famous. The name is written on the register of the Hotel Cecil In London and the king of Siam has one of my visiting cards In his trousers pockets. I want the name to stick. If I advertised myself as coming from Burnham the big bugs across the pond would think that I was a pink tea fighter. Burnham is a soft name. It suggests mild blue eyes and yellow curls. I went to see the mayor about the high-handed manner which the railroad companies are pursuing in changing the name of my home town and the corporation counsel's office has written to the corporation protesting. I think that the name will be changed back to Hegewisch." Assistant Corporation Counsel Hornstein said last night that he was trying to aid the prize fighter in his fight to keep the good old-fashioned name of Hegewisch and that success would probably crown his efforts. MISS K0NPAL FIRST PLACE. Oratorical Preliminaries Held by Crown Point High Schools Contest Next Month. (Special to Lake County Times.) Crown Point, March 20. At the oratorical preliminaries of the Crown Point high school held at Central music hall last evening Miss Agnes Koupal was awarded first place and will represent the school at the Lake County Oratorical contest to be held In Hammond next month. Misses Hazel Smith and Kthel Hathaway tied for second place. The following were the contestants: Agnes Koupal "Soldiers of Peace." Hazel Smith "Obedience to Law." Ethel Hathaway "Not to Thyself Alone." Essie Crowell "The Rights of Woman." Elizabeth Knox "The Sinful Abuse of Wealth." The judges of thought and delivery were Attorney O. J. Bruce, Rev. H. H. Dunlavy and Dr. Chas. J. Tinkham. WAS BAILEY'S BUSY DAY Treasurer Reports the Largest Window Business la Years Many Crowded Out of Office. Treasurer Bailey reports that yesterday was one of the biggest days in tha treasurer's office in years so far as business through the cashier's window is concerned, although it has been exceeded in the last days of taxpaying time by mail remittances. Over 200 receipts were written yesterday by his force and already a constant stream of tax payers waited their turn at the windows to deposit their cash. At times the room was so crowded that many could not gain admission and were obliged to delay paying their taxes antil some other time when the crowd was not so great. OPEN BIDS FOR SIDEWALKS. The West Hammond board of local Improvements met Tuesday afternoon at the village hall for the purpose of opening the bids for the new cinder side walks. At the meeting last week there were no bidders. Attorney Sam K. Markman was out from Chicago to attend the meeting.

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The Iowa Farmer: SOUTH SIRS IfJ AD BIN STORK Complain Bitterly Because Work on Hohman Street is Delayed. The citizens on the South Side are becoming more and more indignant because of the "don't care" attitude of the contractors who are putting in the sewer connections in Hohman street and who have had this important highway torn up for the past six months. - A-well known South Side property owner said this morning, "There are dozens of piles of dirt, stone and sewer pipes piled up In the street without even the suggestion of a red lantern to warn the public of danger. "In many cases trenches had been dug during the day and had been refilled with soft earth. If a horse should happen to step in one of these it is impossible to see how it would escape a bad fall and perhaps injury that would destroy its usefulness.- The lives of those who happened to occupy the vehicles also would be endangered." "There are portions of the street where the pavement is torn up on both sides of the street car track and leaves only a narrow place for wagons to pass. Besidest this the work has been dragging on for months when a few weeks would have been all that was necessary to complete the work." "Shea & O' Shea, who have the contract say that they are losing money on the job. That may be true, but any contractor will admit that it is les3 expensive to put on a big gang of men and finish up a job quickly than to dilly dally along as these contractors have done." "There are two requirements in accepting bids for public improvements. The lowest and best bidder usually gets the job. The city officials say they have no recourses against Shea & O'Shea but they can remember this In awarding future contracts and give them to the best as well as the lowest bidder." The people who are compelled to traverse this street are disgusted with the manner with which the work on this Job has been conducted and if the street is not more passable by spring and some of the sewage pumping stations are not removed some decisive action in the matter Is likely to be taken. PASSENGER TRAIN DERAILED. Monon Which Passes Through Hammond at OtlO a. m., Leaves Track at Fair Oaks Xo One Injured. A wreck on the Monon this morning at Fair Oaks In which all the passenger coaches and the engine and tender which leave Hammond at 9:19 in the morning, were derailed, necessitated a further detouring of all Monon pas senger trains until the tracks have been repaired. The wreck was accompanied by the same lack of fatalities and Injuries that has characterised other big wrecks on the road... The report that was recelred at the local station was that not a single man was injured. It Is thought that the wreck was caused when the tender struck the north swltchpolnt In a peculiar manner. The trnln was moving along at a slow rate at the time am Fair Oaks is a regular stop and the meeting place of the north bound passenger which is due In Hammond at 11 til in the forenoon. FRANK AHLSTRAND SINKING. Frank Ahlstrand who tried to commit suicide In Dillner's place last Monday though still alive Is In a serious condition at St. Margaret's hospital with less chance to live than he seemed to have yesterday. Read The Lake Coonty Times for the latest news.

TRANSPLANTING A BOOM.

"Do you think it will thrive as well in that soil, Leslie?" Bartholomew in Minneapolis Journal.

0010 GRE Constantine Stethacopolus, Convicted of Murder May Receive Clemency. ITE1IEITIII ASKED Friends of Condemned Man Interest His Home Government; Latter Ask Commutation. Attorney M. M. Bruce, who defended Constantine Stathacopolus, the Greek who was convicted of murder In the Lake circuit court last September has receiver a communication from D. Jannopoulo, the Greek council at St. Louis, Mo., asking him for a statement in regard to the hanging of Stathocoplus. Jannopoulo says in his letter that he has taken the matter up with the various consuls over the United States who have interested their home government in the case. They have received replies urging them to use every effort available to commute Stathacopolus' sentence from death to life' Imprisonment. The matter has been taken before the governor who has ordered a transcript of all the evidence sent to him that he may read it over with a view to considering commuting the sentence. The officials of the Indiana Harbor road have sent a petition to the governor asking him to commute Stathacopolus' sentence to life imprisonment. Even at the Michigan City prison where Stathacopolus is occupying a cell, the prison officials pity him and nothing could please them better than to see his sentence commuted to life imprisonment. That Governor Hanly will accede seems to . be the general opinion of those who have been following the case throughout the trial and are acquainted with Hanley's attitude toward the matter. Mayor Becker has also interested himself In the case and Is using his Influence with the governor for an extension of clemency. Stathacopolus stabbed a fellow workman In a fight at the Gibson yards last September. I.apidat Also May Escape. John Lapidat, the convieted murderer who now occupies a cell in the Michigan City prison may have his sentence commuted from death to life Imprisonment. Governor Hanly has written the defendant's Attorney, Otto J. Bruce of Crown Point, to send him a bill of exceptions In that case that he may read the evidence to see. If there is any grounds on which to commute his sentence from death to life Imprisonment, if he can find any that will warrant his so doing, the chances look good for Lapidat escaping the hangman's noose. Lapidat Is the Roumanian who is alleged to have murdered Alexandria Urdia In a saloon quarrel at Indiana Harbor Sept. 1. ALLEN QUIGLEY BETTER. Allen Quigley who was Injured by falling from the front porch of one of the Homewood residence and who has been in a precarious condition for the past two or three days is better this morning and his parents now entertain hopes for his recovery. , Dr. Edwards and Dr. Baker two Chicago specialists were called into consultation with local physicians and while they admitted that the condition of the little fellow was grave they think he kaj a chance to recover.

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Charge Corporations With Duty Toward Possible Victims of Accident. The accident on the Michigan Central yesterday in which an unknown foreigner was killed, has again brought up, a subject which Is always uppermost in the minds of the police, the undertakers and county officials. It Is the question of establishing the Identity of the unknown person before he Is buried. Nicholas Emmerling, one of the undertakers In Hammond who is often called upon to take charge of unidentified bodies, made a suggestion today which is apropos of just such cases and which with a little co-operation could be carried out with very satisfactory results. Mr. Emmerling said: "Nine cases out of ten that we get Into 6ur establishment to be prepared for burial and which are unidentified, are foreigners who have been employed In gangs by some company In and around Hammond. Many of them are workers In the Gibson yards where they answer to certain number. Absolutely nothing is known of them there as to their homes and friends and relatives. They come and go as do the birds of passage and nothing Is required of them excepting that they be able to earn their day's wages. "That is where I think the authorities should step in and make it imperative for the companies to make such memoranda to enable identification in case of an accident. It would of course, require a little more work on their part, but these people are all buried in the potter's field and aside from any matter of sentiment, many an expense that is in this way put on the county would be gladly carried by some relative." WAIT FOR MEE'S OPENING. Friends of "Will C. Mee are looking forward to the time when he will move his stand into the First National Bank building, where they are assured of larger quarters. Mee's place has been found by the young men of Hammond to be the nearest approach to a young men's club where they can pleasantly spend an hour or two in each other's company in Hammond and the small place has always been far too small to hold them all. In his new place Mr. Mee will install five pool tables and two billiard tables. The quarters will be divided In such a manner as to seperate his store from the amusment hall. The rear of the postoffice will be so arranged as to accomodate him as soon as the federal building is opened. MORE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS. At the meeting of the board of public works this forenoon a confirmatory resolution was passed for the building of an 18-inch sewer In Chicago avenue. The bond of Shea & O'Shea was accepted by the board for the building of an 18-lnch sewer In Cedar street. A petition from the Detroit street property owners for a sewer In the street was referred to the city engineer with Instructions to draw up plans for the same. A confirmatory resolution was passed for the building of sidewalks in Cedar and Pine streets. James Frost, deputy sheriff, was presented with three mallard ducks by Toleston friends. He says there are plenty of ducks around Toleston In spite of the fact that the marsh is covered with hunters. If you want to know how Mr. McLaughlin sold his caw" ask the advertising department of THE LAKE COTJXTY TIMES.

ANOTHER STEEL ILL SHUTS 0

Strike Situation in East Chicago is Worse Than Yesterday-Six Hundred More Men Out.

MAGNATES CENSURE THE MOT OF CITIZENS Management of Closed Plants, Score Business Men and Workmen Interstate Would Locate Second Plant But Fears Unequal Contest With Ignorance.

The strike situation at East Chicago and Indiana Harbor Is becoming more serious every day. This morning the 600 employes of the Interstate Iron and Steel company went out on a strike and the total number of idle men in these cilies is now about 1.S00. So far the trouble has not spread to the Inland Steel company's plant at Indiana Harbor and at present there seems to be no likelihood that It will, but there Is always danger of something happening when the men are in such a restless condition. E. J. Block, the general manager of the Inland company's plant when interviewed by a Lake County Times re porter this morning, said he did not expect trouble over there as the men seemed satisfied with their present wages. General Manager L. W. Crane of the Republic Iron and Steel works at East Chicago, said this morning that there seems to be no personal feeling among the employes of his plant. Forty or fifty of the men went on a strike for a wage increase of 2 cents per hour. The rest went out because of the example of the first gang and they do not seem to know what they want. He said that his company would be will ing to accede to all reasonable demands but as long as there Is no understand ing and no organization, to grant one gang of men the increase they would simply be paving the way for other demands. Johns Is Disgusted. Charles Johns, general manager of the Interstate Steel and Iron works. Is of the same opinion, but he expresses himself very positively regarding the situation -in East Chicago. - --- Mr. Johns granted The Lake County Times' reporter an interview and did not mince his words when he said: "I am disgusted with the labor situation In East Chicago. We are compelled to hire un-Americanized foreigners who can not speak the language and do not give us any warning of their intention to quit until we have heard that they

JEROME LEADS HIS TRUMP CARD If He Cannot Send Thaw to the Chair He Would Send Him to Mattawan.

(Special to Lake County Times). New York, March 20. The sudden turn in the Thaw trial today was the application of District Attorney Jerome for a commission In lunacy to set upon the case of Harry K. Thaw. This will PERSISTS Ai tlllS MARK After Balking at the Altar Miss McCormick Will Now Marry. After working overtime to repair the shattered romance which had been spoiled at Its climax because Miss Geraldine McCormick balked at the altar or rather, at the desk of a Crown Point. (Ind.) Justice of the peace Cupid finally triumphed yesterday, and Miss McCormick will become Mrs. Arthur Rupp after all. "We are going to be married, anyway, in about a month," announced Miss McCormick yesterday afternoon. "This time there wont be any backing out. about it, either. We will be married with both mamma's and papa's consent." Intended Bride Reconsiders. On Monday they had gone to Crown Point, Ind.. to be married, because the girl's parents had opposed the wedding. After Mr. Rupp had secured the license however, Miss McCormick reconsidered. "I am afraid to get married without mamma's or papa's consent," she told her husband to be. "I want to go home." So the Justice of the peace lost a fee, and Mr. Rupp hunted up a time table. Then the two returned to Chicago on the next train. Date for Wedding Xot Yet Set. Although the date for the postponed wedding has not been set, the young couple are planning to make their home with Mr. Rupp's mother. In Ma rion street. In Oak Park. He Is in business at 660 South Washtenow ave nue. Miss McCormick is the daughter

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are out on a strike. Then it Is impossible to reason with them and out of the question to deal with them. "We have offered to Increase their wages from 15 to 17 cents an hour and give all of the men who have been getting more than $2 a day a 10 per cent increase, but I do not believe they will be satisfied with this concession. In fact 1 do not believe they would ba satisfied with any offer we might mako them. The workingmen get restless at tills time of the year and nothing will satisfy them but a "lay off of several weeks. Then they get out of money and are ready to come back at our own terms. "I do not believe the business men have acted as they should in this matter," continued Mr. Johns, "they do not seem to realize the seriousness of tho situation and do not seem to care whether there is a settlement made or not. When the riot occurred at the Republic Iron and Steel company's plant and one or two men were shot, the men were arrested and all they were fined was $1 and costs. If they had been given the sentence they merited the trouble might have been ended there. May Not Do it Sow. "It may be a matter of some surprise to the people of East Chicago to know that we had intended to locate our Cambridge, O., plant in East Chicago as we have decided to move it from the present location, but if wo are to be confronted with those conditions in the future with such exasperating regularity we would not think of locating here. This plant employs 400 or 500 men and when we rebuild the number will probably be increased. "It seems . to me." .adJed Mr. Johns, ' " that there ought to be some manner of arbitrating these differences as they, do in Chicago or other cities and a "Jot of trouble would be prevented." There was no violence In East Chicago this morning. , Everything isquiet and the general impression seems to be that the trouble will blow over in a few days. take the case out of tho hands of the Jury If the commission decides that the prisoner was insane when he shot Stanford White. Jerome evidently anticipated a verdict of acquittal or a disagreement If the matter Is left to the twelve men In the box. SHOTGl SUICIDE WILLLIKELV DIE Cedar Lake Saloonkeeper is Threatened With Blood Poisoning. According to Information received from Cedar Lake this morning John Mitch the Cedar Lake saloon keeper who attempted to commit suicide Monday Is no better today and hi3 condition is very serious. Dr. IL V. Gooder of Lowell Is attending to Mitch and he thinks the injured man has a very poor show of living as the chances aro that blood posionlng will set in. Mitch still refuses to give any reason for attempting self destruction but says he wishes that he had made a good job of it. The general opinion around the Lake is that Mitch has had some family troubles and getting despondent 1 thought the easiest way to end it all was to commit suicide. When asked if that was the reason he still remained silent and would not speak of the matter. Last night most of the shot that were lodged In his side and around the heart had been removed but even with the shot out he is not expected to have much of a chance to live by those who know the circumstances. Mitch's wife will say nothing about the matter but appears to be much shocked by the blow. The attempted suicide at the summer resort has created quite a sensation among the population of the village. of P. H. McCormick of the board o trade, and lives at Douglas boulevard, and Hainan avenue.

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