Hammond Times, Volume 2, Number 110, Hammond, Lake County, 25 October 1907 — Page 1

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Ccstnd Stiigl&s 9808 Stmt Sslsj - - 1550 Total, Yetfsrfiy li;35G EDITION VOL. II. NO. 110. FOUR EDITIONS DAILY. HAMMOND, INDIANA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1901 ONE CENT PER COPY. M 5T0P5 HAMMOND TEH PLAYS 1ST RE6IHEHT SUNDAY Great Game Expected at Harrison Park When Two Elevens Line Up LL CHOOSE EAST SIOE CITIZENS . PETITIONFOR PARK Document Now in Circulation Already Has Two Hundred Signatures. SCHOOL TEACHERS Tfl nm ri imiifiniin NvAiit mmm OXING CEDAR LAKE FOR TRACK BOULEVARD PETITIO Lake County Instructors to STEEL GUI FOR COi the Number of 300 Hold Annual Meeting.

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bition at Harris Arena Must Not Take PlaceWord Comes at Eleventh Hour. SPORTS DISAPPOINTED; CLAIM DISCRIMINATION Tail to Understand Why Gary Should Not Be Allowed the Privilege of Boxing Game When It is Countenanced at Indianapolis and Fort Wayne. Gary, Oct. 23. .Special The business men and residents of this town are up in arms over what they claim is a Oi3crimlnatlon against Northern Inana by Gov. Frank Ilanly when last evening he telegraphed to Sheriff Fred Carter to stop the boxing contests that wero billed to take place at Cal. Harris arena. The matches had all been at ranged and many people had arrived from Lake county cities and towns, and a special train was made up and waiting at Chicago, to bring the pports of that city to the ringside. In fact, many of the following had boarded the train and were Just about to start when the officials of the railroad received a telegram from Karris telling them of the action of the Governor. It was a disappointed bunch that wended their way homeward. Call It Dlncrlmnatlou. Tho business men state that it Is discrimination that allows clubs at Indianapolis and Fort Wayne to conduct boxing exhibitions, in which the leading lights of flstiana show forth under tho very nose of the governor and his officers, while Northern Indiana is ."kept tinder a iose watch, and the lid pressed down tight. In view of the proposed visit of Governor Ilanly to Gary next month, where he will be a guest of the Commercial club at the banquet and will look over the town, they say that the situation to say the least takes on a peculiar aspect. Of course as a guest of the Commercial club he will be tendered all the honors of chief executive of the state of Indiana, but as to his looking about the town his welcome is not o assured. Particularly the residents of the Patch, it is c'nimed. will not receive him with open arms, and he may get a rather chilly If not an antldonionstrative reception. Many of the men who are doing the loudest talking are members of the Commercial club. 1 In nl.v Wires Carter. Yesterday afternoon the following message was received from Gov. Ilanly by Sheriff Carter at Crown Point: Indianapolis, Ind. F. S. Carter. Sheriff. Am advised that a prize fight is to occur at Gary, Ind., this evening, that the same has been extensively advertised that special trains are to be run from Chicago. It is your duty to prevent it will you do so? (Signed) J. FRANK HANLY, Governor of the State of Indiana. Sheriff Carter immediately wired back as follows: Crown Point, Ind. lion. J. Frank Ilanly, Governor. Telegram received, will do everything in my power to prevent prize fight at Gary tonight. (Signed) FRED S. CARTER. Sheriff of Lake Co., Ind. After sending the message Carter at once got into communication with Harris and told him that It he attempted to put on the bouts, the fight would be stopped. Several hundred spectators had already assembled and Harris found that the only thing he could do was to call the meeting off and return what money had be.n payed in for tickets. This was done at once. However, the matter will not end with the closing of the show and H:rris, backed by the business men of the town will f.ght the matter to a finish. It is thought that another attempt will be made to pull off a show in the near future, despite the opposition from Indianapolis. It is hard for the people to see why Gary should be barred from the sport, if Indianapolis enjoys it. The boys who were to have figured in the main event last night were Otto Seiloff and Harry Griffing. and both were on hand prepared to go on. SANDERS FUNERAL TOMORROW. George Sanders of 316 Chicago avenue, di-'d Wednesday evening and will be buried tomorrow afternoon, funeral services to be held at the Evangelical church in Sibley street. Mr. Sanders was 3D years old and died of consumption, his wife having preceded him in death only a few months. Her death, too, was caused by consumption. The deceased leaves five children, the oldest of whom Is not over 15 years of age. The relatives will adopt the children. PLEADS GUILTY TO TRESPASS. Louis FInkelstein, who was arrested yesterday on a charge of larceny, had the case nol prossed this morning and pleaded guilty to a charge of trespass. He was Mined fo and costs, amounting In all to $10.

MAY WIN HONORS OF LEAGUE

Under Direction of Coach Beacom, Notre Dame 1903, Hammond Boys Show Great Improvement On Sunday, Oct. 27, the Hammond football team will line up against the strong team representing the First Regiment of Chicago. It being almost the middle of the aeason, all teams are supposed to have gotten down to real hard fighting and the local boys feel that the outcome of this game -will have some bearing on the semi-finals for the championship of the leaguo. Under the tutelage of Coach Beacom the Hammond team is already showing some class and should be strong contenders for the honors of the league, and should the local boys win this high position for which they have been valiantly striving for several years, a great deal of the praise will go to Mr. Beacom, who it might be said at this time played a guard position on the 1903 Notre Dame college football team and was accorded a place on the All-Western football eleven in that year. Both in the offense and defense there was a noticeable improvement last Sunday over any other previous Sunday's work, and this, the coach has been building and strengthening up at every practice. There is no doubt in the world but what the Hammond team is the best without a single exception that ever represented Hammond. It might also be said the best In Lake county. It is to be hoped that "our boys" will bring home the piece of bunting that represents the highest honor in Chicago football circles. It is also to be regretted that there is such a lack of enthusiasm upon the part of the Hammond people. Occasionally they do turn out in goodly numbers, but it is only 'when the weather is fine. - For several years the management has been under considerable expense to secure first class teams and because, in several instances, the games were a little one-sided is no fault of theirs. But it must also be remembered that the local team is playing a far better game than some of the best teams in Chicago. The lineup of the two teams will be as follows: Hammond. First Regiment. P. Smith Right end Parks Flowers Right tackle. . . . .Johnson Reel Right guard Dixon C. Smith Center Sase Pannenborg. .Left guard Nelson Murphy Left tackle Wallace Gelb Left end. . . .Weingerskl MeMahon... Quarter back. .Grecnbaum Halfman Right half Henschell Heintz Left half Clennin Kir kland-Potrz. Fullback Jackson Referee Ralph Groman. ' Game called at 2:30 p. m. at Harrison park. MEET TO ARRANGE FOR SPECIAL ELECTION The special election committee, composed of Attorneys J. N. Gavlt and W. J. Whinery, and Otto Duehlke, city clerk, met yesterday for the purpose of drawing up a ballot to be voted on on the first Saturday of next month, Nov. 2. The election is held to give the people of Hammond an opportunity to vote on the Issuance of $55,000 worth of school bonds for the building of the new Wallace school in the neighborhood of the Conkey plant. There is little agitation on the subject and at best only a light vote is expected to be cast. (Special to Lake County Times.) New York, Oct. 23. The run on the Harlem Savings bank while spectacular does not appear to amount to a great deal financially. There are between 400 and 500 people in line. Depositors do not average more than J50 apiece. Officers of the bank say they have more than a million in cash on hand, and are paying as fast as they can and will continue to do so until the run Is over. A number of depositors have been to the bank to make deposits aggregating over $12,000,000 Although no official statement has been made word has been passed in the loan crowd that the Morgan loans made yesterday will be renewed at 20 per cent. There are a large number of brokers in the loan crowd now. First National bank of Brooklyn suspended payment. The Williamsburg Trust company, Broadway and Kent avenue, Williamsburs, has closed its doors. The bank has a capital of $700,000; liabilities estimated at $9,676,464.

Such Believed to Be Plan of Chicago Automobile Club in Figuring on F:? Mile Speedway The Members Wont Tell, But

STRAWS SHOW WHICH WAY THE WIND DLOWS Course Will Be Excelled by Nothing of Its Kind in the Country, Long Island Motor Parkway Scheme Just Far Enough From Chicago To Be Bight. Lake county, probably Cedar Lake, will be picked as the site by the Chicago Automobile club for the building of a five-mile racetrack for automobiles, that will be second to nothing In this country, not even to the Long Island motor parkway scheme that is planned for the east. The plans for this latest project in the western motor world are now in formation, and while the Chicago Automobile club is not giving out its definite intention as to the location of the site, several facts nevertheless point toward Lake county and probably Cedar Lake as the location of the track. The club officials aro In communication with the head officials of the Monon railroad which has turned Cedar Lake into a summer resort, and this would point to the probability that the club is dickering for this site. Furthermore the club officials want to locate the track near enough to Chicago to make possible the trip in their machines to and fro, this being a 50mile run. Of all the country roads in the neighborhood of Chicago, the Lake county -macat'Am roads, are considered the best, which would lend additional advantages to the Chicago club. So the originators of the idea have been quietly making their plans. They figured they would need an immense tract of land for the purpose and they also came to the conclusion that the best place for the track would be in Indiana, a stone's throw, so to speak, from Chicago. It is said such a tract of land has been found and that it is capable of accommodating a fivemile track. It is proposed to utilize the infield by using it for farming pur poses and to erect a grandstand cap able of seating 7,000 or 8,000 people. With eight or ten meets a year this would mean In the neighborhood of 100,000 people, which would be a pay ing investment for any railroad, so the promoters figure. The motor car manufacturers who have been sounded on the propostion all seem taken with the idea and N. II. Van Sleklen, of the Chicago Motor club, says he has assurances from In dianapolis that three of the motor con cerns there will subscribe for $S5,000 worth of stock the makers of the Na tional and Premier and the Prest-O Lite tank people. It is believed that Indiana would fur nish an ideal location for such a track, for it would be convenient to nearly all the western automobile manufac turing concerns the National and Pre mier in Indianapolis, the Winton, Peerless, Stearns and Royal Tourist in Cleveland, the Maxwell plant in New castle, Ind.; the Ford, Cadillas, Wayne Packard and others in Detroit and the Apperson and Haynes in Kokomo. All these it Is believed, would be glad to contribute to the five-mile track for the advantages they would secure in having a testing track. No effort however, will be made in this direc tion, until the railroad situation has been well canvassed. Providence, R. I.,, Oct 25. There is a run on the Industrial Trust company of this city. The bank has deposits of $41,000,000 New York, Oct. 25. After a. week of sensational declines, the stock market finally showed signs of having reached the bottom., while there were no great rallies, still it showed firmness, and no new low records were made. A feeling of optimism prevails in financial circles, and it is believed the worst is over, the prompt action of Messrs. Morgan & Co. yesterday, in placing $25.000,000 in. the loan crowd at a critical moment, has been the principal factor in creating confidence, and the street talk today is, that this great country is not going to pot. no matter what the politicians would have us believe. There was one small bank failure today, and the run on the others, is gradually subsiding. Several banks claim they are now receiving back a large amount of the money drawn out In the past few days. The market closed firm, and at best Drices of day.

RIVERSIDE SITE IS FAVORED

Sam Abelman, Promoter of Project, Which is Generally Approved by Residents. The movement for an east side rark is spreading so rapidly that it is hard to see how it :an be headed off. Sam Abelman an- neral others who are interested li. ux project and have property interests on the east side, have circulated a petition and as a result of one day's work, have secured over 200 names. The sentiment Is so universally in favor of a riverside park that it is beleved the names of every property owner on the east side would sign the petition if he had the opportunity. The citizens of this part of town have noticed the effect that Harrison park has had on property values on the south side and they propose to use their influence for a park In their part of town before the available land becomes so expensive that the price will be prohibitive. Ilusinesa Men Also Interested. Not only the people in the territory to be benefited have expressed a de sire to see a garden spot on the east side, but the business men in the downtown district as well, favor the pro ject and have signed the petition. The matter has already been taken ud by some or tne memoers oi ine board of public works and if the council, Indvidually it is said, and it is thought that they favor the purchase of the necessary land if it can be se cured at a reasonable figure. The question has also beer touched upon incidentally at a rece.it council meet ing. If action on the matter can De nau this winter work could begin on the park site next summer, aryl by fall the people of the east side would not need to lournev to Harrison park or the lake front to enjoy an outing. (Mr. Abelman said. today that there are several 'other things the people of t'.ie east side want before they will be satisfied, and in view of the fact that Hammond is growing so rapidly in that direction, he believes they should be given some consideration. MOTOR BOAT GLU ELECTS OFFICERS C. Payne is Chosen Commodore and G. W. Hunter, Vice Commodore. COLORS ALSO DETERMINED These To Be Purple and White Organization Promises to Work Great Benefit to Biver. The Hammond Motor Boat club was formally launched last evening at the second meeting of the club members in their club rooms adjoining Nicholas Kahl's place on Calumet avenue. After the name of the club had been decided upon the members proceeded to elect the officers with the following results: C. Payne, commodore; G. W. Hunter, vice commodore; Gene Turner, rearcommodore; A. A. Sherby, secretary; F. C. Llnz, treasurer; Nicholas Kahl, judge advocate, and Ike Nelson, fleet captain. A press committee was formed by Messrs. Ed Rohde, E. E. Frlcke and A. A. Sherby. The committee on by-laws Is composed of Messrs. E. E. Fricke, E. J. Campbell, Ed Rohde and Nicholas Kahl. The club burgee was decided upon its colors to be purple and white. The initiation fees are one dollar and membership dues amounting to six dollars a year. The membership roll will remain open for one month in order to receive charter members. Twenty-two members are enrolled thus far. They are: Ocar Broms, E. E. Frlcke, Gene Turner. Ike Nelson, G. O'Gren. F. Pepperdlne, G. Merrill. A. Peters. C. A. Schaffrath, G. W. Hunter, Edward Rohde. E. J. Campbell. F. C. Llnz, F. B. Cameron. G. Lang, C. E. Payne, Nicholas Kahl, A. Frank, William Gordon, jr.. W'illiam Gordon, sr., F. Aldrlch, and William Roy. Aside from organizing for pleasure the club has already accomplished something toward the improvement of the river. The piles in the river near Columbia avenue have been removed by dynamiting them, and a United States dredge boat began work today to clear away the sand bar at East Chicago, which has partlcally obstructed the river. The Indiana Harbor railroad stationary bridge near East Chicago will receive the club's next attention, and Its work in this connection promises . to be effective.

Splendid Highway to Connect Gary With East Chicago is an Assured Fact Chance For Hammond to Connect.

PROJECT PFRFECTED BY BIO LAND COMPANIES Gary Bealty and East Chicago Concern Are the Promoters of the Undertaking Will Donate Land Boad Will Shorten Distance Between City and Steel Town. (Special to Lake County Tlmrn.) Gary, Ind., Oct. 25. It may be stated authoritatively that arrangements have been completed between the officials of the Gary Land company and those of the East Chicago company by whlch Lake county is to have the longest and finest boulevard in the state. The boulevard will be an extension of Fifth avenue in Gary and will extend in a westerly direction through the center of section 3. 4, 5, 6, 1 and 2 to the western corporation line of Gary, thence north to what would be an extension of One Hundred and Fifty-second street, and thence in a northwesterly direction to the intersection of Chicago avenue and the East Chicago corporation line. From this point, of course, the street is already laid out so that Parish ave nue leads up to the heart of Indiana Harbor, and Chicago avenue leads to the heart of East Chicago and to the north side of Hammond. "Will Be 80 Feet Wide. The purpose of the land companies, which ,w'll donate the land for this SO-foot Highway. Is to provide a great artery for traffic "between " East Chicago, and Indiana Harbor and Gary. The most direct route has been selected and it is expected that the new road will be the most used of any in the whole county. For a great distance of Its way it will pass about half a mile south of the Grand Calumet river and will parallel it through six sections of land. What will .make the project all the more important is the fact that the primary object in building the road is to provide Gary and East Chicago with access to the vicinity of the sites of the great subsidiary corporations of the united Mates bteel company, which have already secured locations along the river and will begin the erection of extensive plants In the spring. It is expected that thousands of men will sooner or later be employed in these mills, and should a street car line be built along this street it would take these worklngmen to one or the other of these two cities. Chance for Hammond Connection. The Hammond business men who have been let in on the plans of these two big land holding companies, see an opportunity to extend two of Ham mond's thoroughfares through to this main artery. If Fifth avenue were to be extended directly west it would pass through this city just north of the Conkey plant, but it will be remembered that the extensions of State, Sibley and Summer streets extend in a south easterly direction to Gibson, which is also in the line of this Fifth avenue extension. By going a little out of the way to avoid the Gibson yards and Bhops, either Michigan avenue or State street in Hammond could easily be extended to the Gary corporation line, where it would join this inter-city boulevard and go thence west to Gary. Hammond would then be actually as close to Gary, and the territory in which these subsidiary corporations will locate, as Indiana Harbor, and nearly as close as East Chicago. The building of this road and the extension of the other roads . to meet it is a matter that is interesting real estate men all over the county, for abutting property values will be increased as the territory between Gary and East Chicago and Hammond builds up, it will be along this highway that the population will settle. The study of a good map of the Calumet region la necessary to fully grasp the Importance of Lake county's inter-city boulevard. TRAVELERS WILL RETURN. W. C. Belman was in receipt this morning of a cablegram from A. M. Turner containing the information that Mr. Turner expected to sail on Oct. 30 for this side. It was not stated whether Mr. Turner's traveling com panions. W. H. Gostlln and F. H. Betz, would accompany him, but it is supposed that they will. This will cut the trip, as originally planned by the three Hammond men, short about a month. WEATHER Fair toalght and probably Saturday; cooler tonight.

PROGRAMOPEHSTHIS MORNING

Dr. Edwin Hughes, President of DePauw University, Has Principal Address of Day. Any group of women, providing its members were good looking, seen on the Hammond streets today, was generally set down as belonging to the Teachers' association which meets in Hammond today and tomorrow. Hammond Is all chivalry and all "rubber." The educators tried to remain in hiding all day In the high school audi torium, but they had to com down for their meals and in order to go to trains and wherever a group passed ... - on the streets, mere Dusiness was at a temporary standstill. With the new practice that has pro vailed throughout the country during the past few years in educational methods, there seems to have come In a new teacher to take the place of the picturesque school ma'am, who, in her day could "lick" any boy in the school, Another woman seems to have come in her place, one who rules the school as well as her predecessor and yet does it almost entirely without the "big stick." The school ma'am of to day, the one that is attending the Lake County Teachers' association, is dress ed in just as stylish clothes and there is the same dash in her manner that la admired in her workers in other lines of employment and for which she was not characterized in the old days. Most of the three hundred instrucors who are here today, teach in the country, miles away from any town, their school standing out in the open or more often surrounded by a corn field on one side, a wooded hill per haps on the other and a wagon road in front of the building. They like to get away from the routine work and spend a day or two in Lake county's largest city. The regular program was opened at 10 o'clock this morning with a piano 1 duet and a yocal solo, after which followed an address by " Dr. Edwin Hughes, president of DePauw university. At 2 o'clock, the teachers divided into various groups for sectional work In the kindergarten and primary de partments and for grade work. High school sectional work was also taken up this afternoon. Dr. Hughes speaks again tonight in ! the high school auditorium. A limited number of friends of teachers may also attend this lecture. BAD WEKD1S ONE Erie Milk Train's Engineer Loses Life in Disaster Near Disko. Train No. 23, the fast Erie milk train, was wrecked this morning at 8:20 at Disko, Ind., twenty-six miles north of Huntington, killing the engineer, Mich ael Mast, and severely injuring a negro porter, E. J. Henry, who was brought to Hammond this afternoon. All the passengers were severely snaicen up and some of them more or less Injured. The conductor of the wrecked train was I. N. Cremer. Mast was killed by the engine turning over and falling on him. The wreck occurred through the fail ure of the train crew of extra freight No. 1717, to have a signal flag on the caboose and occupying the main track. The milk train crashed Into the rear of the freight train. Conductor Grappy of the freight was put under arrest. All traffic on the Erie between Hunt ington and Hammond was delayed today, the trains having to make a wide detour in order to get to Chicago.

After Remaining Out For Twenty-four Hours, Verdict Stands Six for Acquittal and Six for Conviction.

After being oit twenty-four hours, the jury in the Bertha Laube trial was called in by Judge F-elter at 3 o'clock thl3 afternoon and after announcing that no agreement could be reached by them, was dismissed. The vote stood 6 to 6. Prosecuting Attorney Boone announced that he would retry the case. The Jury was called In by Judge Relter this morning and asked M. B. Gates, the foreman, why the agreement was delayed. Mr. Gates said that in his opinion the Jury could agree If it would set Itself to work. The remaining eleven explained that they could not agree. The Jury retired 6hortly after 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon and remained in conference all night. When a verdict was not reached at 8 o'clock

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vitch, Who Was Arrested Charged With Violating Ohio Parole. WAS VICTIN OF CIRCUM STANCES AT UBD5 Used Revolver in Defending Himself and Was Sent Away Released on Parole After Serving Part of Sentence and Came to Gary Besidents Ask for Eel ease. (Special to I-nke County Times.) Gary, Oct. 25. Tho arrest of Stephen Goranoviteh. a workman in the employ of the United States Steel corporation. has aroused a great deal of sympathy among the citizens here, who regard Gorannovitch as a victim of unfortun ate circumstances. A petition is be ing circulated with the end In view of getting the prisoner out of his diffi culties. The arrest was made on informa tion furnished the police by the prison warden at Columbus, Ohio, who stated that Goranoviteh was wanted in Co lumbus for violating the parole, granted him while serving a sentence in the Ohio penitentiary. Goraivltch's story dates back several years when he became involved in a quar rel with a man who slashed him across the forehead with a kntfte and whom, in self-defense, Goranoviteh attempted to shoot. Goranovitch's bullet went wild, but he was nevertheless ar rested, charged with attempt to kill land sent to state prison for a term of five years. So well did Goranoviteh acquit himself while in prison that he was released" onparole after he had' served only a part of his sentence. For a while he remained In Columbus, but there was little chance for him there, carrying with him as he did tho stigma of an ex-convict, and he being a foreigner and unacquainted with the ways of the country, did not realize the importance of remaining within the borders of the state. He heard about Gary and decided to take up his abode in the new steel city, which ho did at length, later sending for his wife. He made no attempt to conceal his Identity, living under his real name in Gary and working industriously for the steel corporation in one capacity or another. During his thirteen months' of residence in Gary he has won the respect and esteem of his fellow workmen and of all with whom he has done business, by hit peaceable and quiet ways and his honesty and general thrift. Garonovitch explained that the fight in which he was responsible for his being sent to state prison, was none of his seeking, but that the act for which he was punished was committed in self-defense. The man who started the quarrel, however, put him la a bad light before the court, and he being a forej?nei.t unacquainted with the ways of th. ,ntrv. was unable to round up witnesses in his own behalf, and the result was his conviction. No one in Gary who knows the man doubts his story in the least The arrest was made at shack No. 9 by Officers Klopf and Mulcahy. A reward of $50 was offered for Garonovitch'a capture. Citizens of Gary will present Garonovltch's side of the case to the prison authorities in the hope of securing his release from the conditions of hia parole. yesterday evening it was predicted that a disagreement would result. When the jury returned this afternoon it was reported that it stood six for conviction and six for acquittal. The names of the jurors are as follows: M. B. Gates, foreman: C. L. Leon, J. A. Homan, W. G. Osier. 1. Schoon. David DiHey, Emory Hathaway. Dan Lynch, Fred Wyman, John Griggs, Fred Beach and Charles Hildwbrandt. LOSES SUIT OF CLOTHES. Carl Tausigg. who boards at the State Line house, reported to the. Hammond police that some person entered his room during his absence and stole a suit of clothes. He could give no clew um tr the thlnf.