Hammond Times, Volume 2, Number 276, Hammond, Lake County, 9 May 1908 — Page 4

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TIMES. Saturday, May 9, 1903.

The Lake : Qounty . Times EXCLUDING THE SOUTH CHICAGO TIMES EDITION AND THE GARY EVE. IXQ TIMES EDITION. EVENING NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHED BY THE LAKE COUNTY PRINTING AND , , PUBLISHING COMPANY.

"Entered as second class matter June 28, 1906. at the postofflce at Hammond. Indiana, under the Act of Congress. March 8. 1879.

MAIN OFFICES HAMMOND, IJfD. TELEPHONES HAMMOND, 111112 WHITING, 111 EAST CHICAGO. 111. INDIANA HARBOR, 111 SOUTH CHICAGO, 310 SOUTH CHICAGO OFFICE ROOM 15, LINCOLN BUILDING. TELEPHONE, 2SS. FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES PAYNE YOUNG. 750 MARQUETTE BUILDING, CHICAGO. BIO POTTER BUILDING, NEW YORK.

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EAST CHICAGO'S

r . Mayor DeBralo of East Chicago occupies the somewhat unique position of jlieing "with" the people in a matter that hag suddenly sprung into prominence 'as a bona of contention between the citttzens and the city council. Generally where there is some question as the vacation of Commonwealth avenue in "which the council takes one side and the people another the mayor sides with the aldermen. It is refreshing to find this otherwise if only for the novelty of the thing. To a spectator up a tree it would appear, moreover, that the mayor and the citizens are right. It seems a comparatively slight compensation for the railway in whose interests the street in dispute is being vacated, to give the riparian rights from "Woodbine to Lake place In exchange for nine acres of street. However slight a compensation the riparian rights would be from the standpoint of the railway, it would mean much to the city who at the present time does not control but sixty or seventy feet of shore, and could not therefore control a single foot of dockage along the outer harbor when that 13 built. On the other hand the vacation of Commonwealth avenue, while it may not be a great loss to the city, means much to the railroad company. So there you are. East Chicago and Indiana Harbor, by the way, are being heard from more lri the matter of civic progress than any. other city in the Calumet region. Where everything is deader than a door nail in most of the cities throughout this section. East Chicago and the Harbor are forging ahead, busy with this and that improvement, apparently as unconcerned about "hard times" as though there was no such thing. Every little while one hears of something or another that is to be done there in the way of public building or public improvement. There is the gigantic sewer undertaking which will cost in the neighborhood of $500,000, there is the new school house at Parish and One Hundred and Forty-first street, which will represent an outlay of between $50,000 and $55,000, there is the fire and police station at the Harbor and there is the city hall. There are paving jobs galore in progress, both in East Chicago and Indiana Harbor. There are sewers and water mains. "When the city has nothing else to be thinking about, It annexes a few hundred acres, or swaps a few parks. There seems to be something doing all the time. Acording to the last census East Chicago and Indiana Harbor must have added considerably to the population since last year and altogether the twin cities evidence a healthy and steady growth that is wholesome and encouragng. The municipality has not apparently let a trifle like a "Wall street panic and subsequent hard times that are nation wide in their scope, stand in its way. It has forged steadily ahead. It hiis ben on the map every minute. Its harbor, lis sewer system. Its city hall, its paving Jobs, and the myriad little undertakings too numerous to mention, have kept its citizens busy thinking of other things than poverty and wretchedness. TELEPHONE COMPANY UP AGAINST IT.

The Northwestern Telephone company is making an effort to establish an exchange at Gary, having built a line as far Merrillvllle. They have several phones in Crown Point, and are trying hard to get a franchise permitting them the use of certain Crown Point streets so that they can supply prospective patrons with phones and work up enough business to Install and operate an exchance here. One of the officials of the company, composed chiefly of farmers living near Lowell and St. John, at the last meeting of the town board explained, at length, the difficulty they were having to get exchanges to handle their messages and extend -the usual courtesies of their lines, and this is one of the principal reasons for wanting a franchise in Crown Point. Their patrons out of town wish communication with the depots, physicians and business men, but their present franchise does not permit them to put in more than a very limited number of phones, consequently the establishing of an exchange here would be a money losing venture. The town board has considered the matter thoroughly, and the following objections is a summary of their opinions: While not having any "wires" to pull for any local or other foreign phone they cannot see how the establishing of another exchange will materially benefit the majority of the community, and what might be of benefit to one er two citizens in a business way, should be the means of additional expense to the other, for they would be compelled to install phones to secure their share of the business, providing their customers used them, thus causing additional expense where one phone is amply sufficient to the transaction of business. Again the streets are sufficiently covered with wires and poles now to mar the beauty of the town, and with another system its beauty would not be enhanced. The board is placed in a rather delicate position, for it would be very easy for anyone to accuse them of partiality to the Crown Point company. However, this is not the case, and 'were the circumstances different, the board and the people of Crown Point generally, would gladly -welcome the Northwestern company and share its patronage with them.

THIS DATE IX HISTORY. May ft. 1760 Nicholas Zinizendorf, restorer of the Moravian church, died. Born 1700. 1805 Johann C. F. Schiller, one of German's greatest poets, died at Weimar. Born Nov. 11, 1759. 182S Test act repealed by the British parliament. 3853 The Geneva, the first Atlantic steamer at Quebec, arrived at that port. . 1864 The Danes defeated the Allies in a naval battle off Heligoland. 1878 The Ironclad ship Isemeralre launched. 18S5 Battle at Baroche. ... THIS IS MY SOTH BIRTHDAY." Charles Henry Cramp. Charles Henry Cramp, the oldest living member of the famous family of

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Other Newspaper in Calumet Begion. STEADY GROWTH. shipbuilders of Philadelphia, was born in that city May 9, 1S2S. His father was the founder of the great ship and engine building firm of William Cramp & Sons a firm that built ships for the Mexican war and for the fleets that took Manila and defeated Cervera at Santiago. Charles H. Cramp, after leaving the public schools, entered his father's shipyards, learning the business thoroughly, and in 1857 he was admitted as a partner in the firm. He devoted much of his time to the study of improvements in all that applied to the shipbuilding Industry. He designed the pioneer propeller, the Sampson, whose type is now seen in all American waters. He designed the surf boats used by the American troops during the Mexican war. From building wooden ships that were the best of their class, the firm advanced with and pioneered the progress of marine

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Isn't He the Wise Old Guesserlno? Our political editor has been asked what In his fool opinion the national democratic and republican platforms will stand for this year. After scratching his nop the p. e. aays that both parties will advocate and promise everything on earth. This queer weather is quite Tennysonlan with a hacking cough finish. A dollar Is pretty heavy sometimes, no heavy that tome strong men can't raise It. The pleasant winter we are now enjoying would be most delightful were it not for the simple fact that the sleighing is so poor. Some evangelists may fool a lot of Innocent people, but they can't fool the Lord. Another one of those strange occurrences Is noted in a Baltimore dispatch, where a leopard leaped a barrier and clawed a boy in the audience. What part is the audience? A diplomat Is a man who knows how to say nothing In the most conservative way; And we insist that lawyers, physicians and preachers are Just as anxious to see their names in the papers as anybody. A busy honey bee has very little time to devote to the sting end of his anatomy. While we love to see the gentle rain descend alike upon the Just and the unjust, still we hate to see it upset all the baseball calculations and the track dope. A plodder who has spent his life providing for pond ill tea, often gets In the long run a lady with meadow grass tastes. Hard to preach sunshine this weather with influenza, and bandaged up in a muffler, woolen mitts and a smell of horse liniment. A PRETTY W03IA MAY ENUMERATE A MILLION RESENTMENTS, BUT THEY AM, FADE INTO ONE WHEN SOMEBODY SAYS THAT SHE LOOKS TO BE OVER SO YEARS OLD. There are men that, writing to a newspaper to make reply or to correct an error, begin: "My attention was called to an article In your issue of the third." These are men who cannot eat their supper before they have skimmed the newspaper they affect to ignore. Often they are in the street looking for the newsboy. Sure sign of spring when you quit counting the strawberries served In an order at the restaurant. CAESAR HATH SLAIN HIS TEN THOUSANDS, BUT THE BLUE PENCIL HATH HARVESTED HIS TEN MILLIONS. architecture, until in their productions of the last decade or so have been included many of the largest and finest battleships afloat, as well as ocean passenger steamships of the most improved constructoln. "THIS DATE IN HISTORY." May 10. 1781 Camden, S. C, burned by the British. 1778 William Ladd, one of the founders of the American Peace society, born. Died April 9. 1841. 1823 John Sherman, American statesman, born in Lancaster, O. Died in Washington. D. C, Oct. 22. 1900. 1830 Ozi William Whitaker, Protestant Episcopal bishop of Pennsylvania, born In New Salem, Mass. 1838 Rt. Hon. James Bryce. British ambassador to the United States, born. 1857 Outbreak of the Indian mutiny. 1876 Opening of the Centennial exhibition at Philadelphia. 1907 A male heir to the Spanish throne was born. "THIS IS MY 6TTH BIRTHDAY." James Gordon Bennett. James Gordon Bennett, proprietor of the New York Herald, was born in New York City, May 10, 1841, and Was educated by private tutors. He was carefully trained in newspaper work, and when his father died in 1872 the younger Bennett succeeded him as proprietor and manager of the Herald. Mr. Bennett early in his journalistic career proved himself a worthy successor to his famous father, probably the most memorable of his exploits was the sending of Henry M. Stanley to Africa to find Livingston. Another was the fitting out at his personal expense of the Jeanette Polar Exploring expedition. For years Ma. Bennett has made his home in Paris, where he has conducted an edition of his paper. For a time he also conducted a London edition. In 1883, in company with John W. Mackey, Mr. Bennett established a new cable system between Europe and America. In hts youth Mr, Bennett was famous as an all-round athlete and has never lost hla love for, outdoor sports. He " is particularly fond of yachting and has figured In a. number of International contests.

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The Indianapolis Commercial Club has been fLsk1 tr loin th National Prosperity association and to preach, "Give Us a Rest, Away From the Croakers," and they propose to diffuse optimism as best they can in the future. The alleged coal trust of South Bend is under fire. The members of the grand jury have called the dealers in that city before them for an investigation. They wll be called upon to explain the scale of prices now in vogue. Otto Edwards was caught in the act of hauling a sein out of the water near Washington, by Game Warden Fred A. Heuke, and was called upon to submit to arrest. He refused, and a bullet in his boat compelled him to halt. He was fined $33. A $20,000 fire visited the business district of Eaton, twelve miles north of Muncle. Most of the block in which the depot of the Union Traction company was located, is in ruins. In a collision of interurban cars on the lines of the Indiana Union Traction company, which occurred in the vicinity of Logansport, there were fourteen persons Injured, two of whom will probably die. Rev. Wesley McQuiston of Kokomo, awaiting 'trial as to his sanity. When he was placed under arrest he imagined his house was a den of thieves and after he arrived in jail he threatened the prisoners with prosecution for playing IN POLITICS Candidate Rellley says he has the bulge on the old soldier vote, but hasn't calculated its strength yet. Politicians declare that the present week was absolutely the worst for campaigning that they have ever known. The rain has kept them pretty much outdoors. The next move in politics will be a good sized stir In republican ranks. It is quite probable that the first gun In the campaign will be fired by the Lake county republicans and it will be a big show. Washington, May 9, Representative Walter I. Smith of Iowa, has a farming friend in his home state who has been a loyal supporter. Smith got this telegram from the farmer. "Am advised agricultural department has developed a seedless tomato. Please send me a package of seed." Smith is fond of his friends he wants to oblige him but Smith is worried. Sig Conger, state oil inspector, has returned to his office after an absence of several days because of injuries received in a traction wreck on the Indianapolis & Cincinnati line April 16. Mr. Conger has been at his home in Shelbyville most of the time since he left a hospital in Indianapolis. He probably will remain in his office only a short time as he was planning to return to Shelbyville this afternoon. The scalp wounds which he suffered in the wreck have healed nicely, but he still suffers from bruises on the right arm. Evansvllle, Ind., May 8. Up to date twenty-one candidates for county office whose names were on the tickets in the joint republican and democratic primary held in Vanderburg county April 28, have filed their election expenseaccounts with the board of election commissioners. Most of the candidates said they spent no money, while the others reported expenses ranging from $4 to $95, the last amount being given in by Noah A. Riggs, who was renominated by the republicans for township assessor. The state democratic committee, in session in Indianapolis, appointed the following press committee: First district J. C. Gorman, Princeton. Second district S. P. Poynter, Sullivan. Third district I M. O'Bannon, Corydon. Fourth district A. N. Crecraft, Frankfort. Fifth district I. R. Strouse, Rockvllle. Sixth district D. S. Chambers, Newcastle. Seventh district W. B. Westlake and L. R. Naftzger, Indianapolis. Eighth A. D. Moffett, Elwood. Ninth district R. C. Houston, Frankfort. Tenth district H. B. Darling, Laporte. Eleventh district O. W. Whitelaek, Huntington. Twelfth district J. W. Adams. Columbia City. Thirteenth district H. A. Barnbart, Rochester. If Tom Marshall is not elected governor of Indiana then the signs of the times are woefully out of Joint. Almost every day republicans are heard to say they are going to vote for Marshall because they know him to be fearlessly on the square ahd they know Jim Watson to be a professional politician, whose main object Is to keep

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cards. Leander Jeffries, a wealthy farmer living near Warsaw, drew a large amount of money from the bank and disappeared April 25. He has not been seen since and relatives believe he has met with foul play. Charging that Julia Hoofgen a wealthy widow who is deceased and formerly lived in Crawfordsville, was unduly influenced by spiritualistic mediums, relatives will start proceedings to have the will broken. Thirty-nine of the eighty-three people who were killed on Indiana railroads during January, February and March, of this year were tresspassers, and the Indiana Railroad commission will begin war against this class. After waiting a week in the swamps of St. Mary's bayou, near South Bend. Deputy Game Warden Henry Boettcher and his son, William, arrested Martin Andeaski on the charge of illegal fishing. The prisoner was fined $82.32. Henry Dooley, a twenty-year-old farm laborer, of respectable parentage, was arrested yesterday afternoon while trying to cash a forged check for $500. He entered a plea of guilty and was sent to the Indiana reformatory, from two to fourteen years. The thousands of holes in the asphalt pavement of Indianapolis may lead to bitter feeling between owners of drays and members of the humane society. The collars cause sores on the horse's shoulders. Heart to Heart Talks. By EDWIN A. NYE. Copyright, 1908. by Edwin A. Nye. A LIVING OR. A LIFE. "Make a living," said the late Governor Russell of Massachusetts in an address to young men, "but remember there is one tiling better than making a living, and that is making a life." What is the difference between making a living and making a life? It is the difference between material and Ideal, between selfishness and altruism. For instance: The philosophy of Goethe and Schopenhauer, which is the philosophy of many "successful men" of today, is this: Look only on the serene and bright Do not concern yourself with suffering. Let the miserable ones alone. Be cheerfully blind to the misfortunes of others. The more yon do for others the less you can do for yourself. Use others. Be careful they do not use you. Cultivate yourself. In other words, this philosophy says, "Get there!" But there Is another philosophy which says: Be mindful of others' misery. Ilelp your neighbor. Make good principles into flesh CHARACTER. Open your mind and heart to truth and beauty and love, and put as much of "generous and outgoing sympathies and Interests" In your life as you can. That's making a life. In the nervous tension of modern existence men are so absorbed In the task of making a living that many forget the higher part of themselves. They have no time for real living. Nowadays men are trying to make a living after they are millionaires. They Itunt their best faculties and rob themselves of the Joy of normal living. They become one sided, half developed Individuals. Like the Spaniards, they say "Manana." They will be happy tomorrow or next year. And they sink Into the grave still trying to make a living. What grander thing in all conception than to make a life to feel and know every day that one is growing wider, deeper, higher in mental and moral power? Anybody can make a living. Too few of us are trying to make ft life. himself in office by machine methods. Rochester Sentinel. Governor Hanly has advised President Roosevelt that Henry Reisenberg of Indianapolis, Frank B. Posey of Evansvllle, and Joseph D. Oliver of South Bend, appointed delegates to the conference at the White House next week to devise ways and means of conserving the country's natural resources, have promised to attend. The governor will be present and will be a guest at the White House Tuesday evening. WHEAT CROP IN BAD CONDITION. "Wet Weather Blight Crop Heat of Sun Is Badly Needed. and Chicago, May S-(Speclal) The winter wheat crop la la bad shape. There Is too much moisture In the soft winter wheat In state particularly east of Mississippi river, causing; the our blight. The plant In many sections has a yellow unhealthy color and In the bottom lands Is threatened with extensive damage. Warm sunshine Is urgently needed to repair the unfavorable conditions. Hessian fly reported working in southern Kansas, but not mnch loss la Indicated.

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CHARLES E. HUGHES OF NEW YORK.

A Little Bit Off the Top Some Political Gossip Right Off the Bat that will Interest You

It is reported among the leading re publicans of- Hammond today that by the retention of Pete L. Davis on the board of public works Mayor Becker secured the promise of the one hundred and fifty republicans, who petitioned for his appointment, that they would vote the democratic ticket In the coming county elections. It has been commonly asserted that when Mayor Becker made the public statement, that he would make a complete change in the personel of the board of public works at the first of this year he Intended to appoint in the place of Messrs. Rohde, Krost and Davis; Messrs. Schloer, Ebert and Blcknell. Many Excuses for Delay. This understanding was so thorough that when the first of the year came and the appointments were not made the three disgrunted office holders got together, and talked the matter over. There were various excuses made for the delay and finally when the new appointments were . made it was discovered that Schloer and Ebert came under the wire winners while-Bicknell, "also ran." Some surprise has been expressed when It was learned that Bicknell had been turned down and that Pete Davis, whose republicanism had been questioned, was continued in office in spite of the reputed declaration of the mayor that he would change the whole board. But the redoubtable Davis besides doing good work on the board of public works had the bulge on the chief executiveRepublicans began inquiring into the matter. Some of them found that the excuse Mayor Becker gave Henry Bicknell for not giving him the appointment was that the labor unions wanted Davis. It was also learned that a petition had been signed by 150 republicans, friends of Mr. Davis, who asked that he be appointed. Makes Petition Merely a Subterfuge. "If this petition, had been representative of the party," says a Hammond republican, "as a whole there could have been no objection on the part of the leaders of the party to the mayor's action. As it was the petition was merely a subterfuge, an excuse for taking an action that was thought tc be politically expedient." And then these republican political leaders began to Investigate as to where this expediency lay. When the petition was presented to Mayor Becker he is reported to have said, "Gentlemen, what can you do for us?" That meant but one thing. A township, county, state and national election is at hand. It appears to the democrats that they have a better chance in Indiana this year than ever before. Indiana is a pivotal state. Lake county is an Important county. The politician who can swing this county and this district for a winning democracy will sit near the throne at Indianapolis. A Significant Question. That is the slgnificence of "Gentlemen, what can you do for us?" The proposition coming from a democrat to a republican was a startling one. The one hundred and fifty were compelled to scratch their heads before they could answer. The men who control these "one hundred and fifty" were once the leaders of their party. This year their strength has yet to be reckoned with. They have been prophesying a republican defeat. They are claiming that the leadership of the party in Lake county is in incompetent hands. They are of the opinion that the cards are stacked against the party, any way, and they want the blame for a tosible defeat to rest on other shoulders. If the party under leadership, not pt them, la falling they propose to ,Eive it a

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Jw shove and then their leadership will be undisputed. They Will Vote "night. So after having reasoned along the above lines they decided to give the mayor the word. One hundred and fifty republicans will vote the state and national republican ticket but in the county elections they will be democrats. - They will be Indifferent, they will not flaunt their irregularity in the faces of the fellow republicans. They will simply bide their time and vote "right" when the time comes. "It is all clear enough, said a prom inent republican today, "that democratic party has an office which is for sale to republicans only. Give that office to Peter Davis and it is worth 150 votes or more. Give it to Henry Bicknell and it might not even bring his own vote. Politics, that Is the little game those fellows are playing and you can't blame them for playing it as well as they know how." In the meantime perhaps the greatest politician among them all says nothing; but saws wood. That man is P. L. Davis. THE CREAM OF THE Morning News Led by a woman the Methodist Episcopal general conference at Baltimore votes for an amendment to the Constitution against polygamy. Chicago Association of Commerce de cides to wage war on the proposed Increase In freight rates. Right Rev. Peter J. Muldoon. auxil iary bi6hop and vicar general of Chiicago, is reported to have been named bishop of the now dieocese of Rockford. Dr. J. Sanderson Christison. alienist and criminologist, ends life by inhaling gas. Fife thousand street car men on the North and Wes sides, Chicago, will vote today on the question of calling & strike. "Get together and boom business' Is the keynote of a rally held by the Illinois Manufacturers' Association. Evanston extension of the Northwestern "L" road will be opened next Saturday and trains will run express between Chicago and Belmont avenues. Commissioner Henry B. Greene tells the national civil service convention that the operation of the system in Chicago proves its worth. Investigation of proposed $100,000,000 freight rate advance by roads is likely to be made by the interstate commerce commission. President Roosevelt's claim of supremacy over army stirs Senate, and republican caucus may result. 'It Is said that President Roosevelt believes Bryan will be nominated by the democrats and that he is the most formidable opponent to Taft the party could name. Prince Phillip Zu Eulenberg, onca confidential friend of the kaiser, is arrested, charged with having committed perjury in denying participation In wrongful practices. Wheat scores sharp advance on unexpectedly bullish government crop report; corn gains are modest; cattle, firm; hogs steady; sheep strong. Report of Corn Products Company shows decreased earnings and increased expenses. Stocks la the New York market advance again, under the leadership o the coal carriers.