Hammond Times, Volume 2, Number 301, Hammond, Lake County, 9 June 1908 — Page 1

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VOL. II. NO. 301Fairbanks Headquarters to be Established in Audi torium Annex Tomorrow Yith Mayor Bookwalter ' of Indianapolis in Charge. nooses 1Y LQAFMOUND All Roads Lead to Chicago and Delegates Are Beginning to Arrive On the Scene List of Indiana Delegation to the Big Show in the Coliseum. (Special to Thb Times). Indianapolis, June 9. Fairbanks headquarters will be established In the Auditorium Annex, Chicago, tomorrow. Mayor Charles A. Bookwalter of this city and other prominent republicans will be In charge. All Indianians will be made welcome. Headquarters for the vice president's managers were opened some time ago In the same hotel but these were working headquarters for the bosses. The new headquarters will be for the Indiana delegates and their friends and . for all other persons from the Hoosler state who may wish to have a loafing plaoe. Everybody la Going. Practically all the republican politicians of Indianapolis are planning to go to Chicago-next week... Th.ey.do not expect to gt into -thee convention hall because of the ticket shortage but they wish to witness the street scenes and feel he excitement of the hotel lobbies and other public places. The Marlon club, which Is one of the greatest organizations of young men In the country, will go to the convention city In a special train. There will be a marching club of 500 men, a drum and bugle corps of twenty-five mem bers and a brass band of twenty-five pieces. They expect to whoop things tip In great shape for the vice president. The McKlnley club has also formed a inarching organization and will take a Bpeclal band. . Marchers Con Get In. It Is announced that all marchers In uniforms will be allowed inside the Coliseum for a few minutes at least. On Wednesday of next week there Is to be a grand parade and review of all the marching clubs at the convention and the parade will pass straight through the convention hall from the "Wabash avenue to the Michigan avenue entrance. None but uniformed marchers, however, will be admitted. The Indiana delegates will have special badges and there' will be more special badges for the Indianians, who are not delegates. The headquarters will be elaborately decorated with flags and banners and pictures of Fairbanks. The Newcastle greeneries will send thousands of American beauty roses and other cities will contribute flowers, flags, etc Urges Big Attendance. The republican state committee is urging all Indianians to meet in Chicago and Join in the Fairbanks hurrah. A recent letter by Carl W. Riddick, secretary of the committee, points out that enthusiasm at the closing hours may do worlds of good. He insists that republicans from all parts of the state g'et the habit of dropping into the Fairbanks headquarters and spending their . time there. The Columbia club of this city is to give Fairbanks a reception Friday evening. This will be the final Fairbanks meeting in the state before the national convention. Honors will be shared by James E. Watson, nominee for governor, who has consented to speak. " Istrict and county chairmen, members of the state committee, delegates to the convention and their alternates. Senator Beveridge, Congressman Overstreet and others will participate. BeverldKe la Returned. Senator Beveridge arrived home yesterday from Washington where he remained after the closing of congress to dispose of extra work. He praises congress for its work during the past session and Insists that tariff revision will come soon. The senator said he Would remain here until the first of next week, when he will go to Chicago, unless, as he explained. Vice President Fairbanks may wish him to go to Chicago earlier to help out. Following the national convention, the senator will go to his summer home to remain until fall. Senator Beveridge is one of the four delegates-at-large and it Is thought that he will be Indiana's member of the resolution committee. Governor ' Hanly, who is to present Fairbanks' (Continued on page 4.)

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One Hundred and Fifty Masons From Northern Indiana Interested in What is Going to be Done to Them on the 27th of June. BEI100HE Aladdin Temple of Grand Bapids, Murat Temple cf Indianapolis and Medinah Temple of Chicago Will Be Eepresented By Large Delegation of Mystic Shriners. The program of Shriners day when in the neighborhood of 150 Northern Indianians will become Shriners in Hammond is Just oft the press and between the lines of Arabic the uninitiated is able to read a few words and phrases which give him an inkling of what is to happen on this eventful day in Masonry, There are several important devel opments in the plans for the giving of the Shrine In Hammond. It has been learned that in addition to an assur ance from Murat temple in Indianapolis that its Arab patrol and band will be here to give the work and that the Medinah temple at Chicago will send a large delegation: Aladdin temple of Grand Rapids, Mich., will send a large number of Shriners in a special train ' Many From Other Town. Thlaj&akes ,i,t certain, that In addition to the Masons who are expected to come to Hammond from all of the nearby cities there will be a great many from towns which hitherto have not been heard from. The number of visitors in Hammond on the 27th of June Is expected to be betwen 10,000 and 15,000 and even this figure may be exceeded. The number of candidates which have now been heard from has reached the surprising total of 125 and It seems that the 150 mark will be reached. In this case as in the case when the mark was set at 100 the number will not be exceeded by one or two additions no matter how hard the candidate tries to get In. Congressman Edgar D. Crumpacker was in Hammond yesterday and when informed that there would be in -the neighborhood of 150 candidate Initiated in the Shrine he said that he intended to think up the pass word and come over to watch the caravan go over the hot and burning sands. Judge Tnthill Is Busy. Judge Harry B. Tuthill Is looking after the matter in Michigan City and several applications have been sent in from those places. Letters are being received from Shriners all over this part of Indiana inquiring about the big day here on the 27th of June and when the 3,000 Invitations are finally Issued it is expected that the interest will be even more general. The following are the names of the officers of Murat temple who will have charge of the work here. Ellas J. Jacoby, Illustrious Potentate, Sherif Sultana. Homer A. Sampsell, Chief Robban, Sherif al Emir. John J. Twiname, Assistant Robban, Sherif al Sahib. Denton F. Blllingsley, High Priest and Prophet, Sherif al Iman Leslie D. Clancy, Oriental Guide, Sherif al Ayan. Charles F. Meyer, Treasurer, Sherif al Mlrl. f Francis T. Holliday, Recorder, Sherif al Katlb. Officer, Arab Pntroll. Gustave Haler, Captain; Leslie D. Clancy, First Lieutennant; Edgar S. Miller, Second Lieutennant. IVoinnd Band. Paul H. Krauss, Maestro Itsklsoro, (leader). Local Reception Committee. Carl F. Bauer, Chairman, Hammond; George W. Lewis, Vice Chairman, East Chicago; Benjamin A. Fraklin, Secretary, Laporte. The colors of the order are yellow and black. , General Committee on Arrangements. Dr. H. E. Sharrer, Chairman; H. E. Meikle, J. J. Ruff. Committee on Banquet. Jacob H.- Kasper, Chairman, R. C. Kidney, Richard H. McHie, J. J. Ruff. August H. W. 'Johrisor. Committee on Parade. Dr. H. F. Sharrer, Chairman, H. F. Meikle, Alex S. Schllcker, Frank M. Gavit, H. H. Wheeler. FIRE IS CHECKED. Fire broke out this morning in the barn at 35 Indiana boulevard in Robertsdale, but owing to the prompt arrival of fire department No. 2 the flames were -checked before much damage could be done. The origin of the fire Is unknown. , - . .

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Class of '08, Hammond High School, Holds Commencement Tonight

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The class of '08, Hammond high school, is ono of the most successful classes that has ever been graduated from the local high school. Its members have distinguished themselves in scholarship, oratory, athletics and social life In school. Their teachers are proud of them and at the commencement exercises at Towle's opera house tonight Dr. Gunsaulus of Chicago, will give the address for the graduates.

GHASE SENIORS LL OVER REGION Under Classmen Have Exciting Time to Locate Class of '03. HUNT. IS FlfHY SUCCESSFUL Eoy Hamer Entertains Senior Class at One of Functions of. Com- . y raencenient Week. A chase by trolley all over the Calumet region in which the senior class of th Hammond high school was pursued by the sophomores and Juniors who desired to carry out the annual custom of seranadlng the outgoing class, was one of the unsual features of the commencement week. It is the annual custom for the lower classes In the high school to seranaf the seniors and the upper class Is expected, in return, to divide up their refreshments at the party which Is given at the home of one of the seniors, the location of which is a secret. Get Next to the Secret. The Juniors and sophomores learned last night that the senior class party was to be given that evening. They did not know Just where, but they suspected that It was somewhere on the north side. About 5:30 in the evening the senior class divided. Some of them went to the home of Roy.IIamer on the north side by way of the South Chicago line, and others went by way of East Chicago, Whiting and Forsythe to the same destination. During all of this time the Juniors and sophomores were frantic in their efforts to locate the wily upper classmMn. They had received a straight tip that the seniors were in Robertsdale and so a party left Hammond on one of the short line cars to see if this was true. As they reached a point "on" Sheffield avenue a little beyond the C. & J tracks a car whisked by, bound for Hammond and it was noticed that there were a number of seniors on it. Returned to Hammond, This furnished the first reliable clew to the searchers and as soon as the' car reached the White House the sophomores and juniors got off and took the next car back to Hammond. Before they did . this, however, they telephoned to Bicknell's drug store where they Informed their visiting classmates that the seniors were on their way back to .Hammond. It was later found that the seniors had left their car at Costlin street and it was then a foregone conclusion that they had' gone to Roy Harrier's home. Ronst the Senior. It was not long before all of the lower classes were surrounding the Hamer home, and they then proceeded to serenade the sly and foxy seniors. Their efforts to provide for the entertainment were not rewarded in the usual manner, however, for the students who will graduate this June did not offer to divide up the refreshments. This was a great disappointment to the seranaders and they secured their revenge by forgetting their songs and substituting roasts instead. The chase and discovery of the seniors will, however, 'not be forgotten very'soon and it was as exciting as could well be Imagined. , If you can truthfully say that THE TIMES Is a (tood newspaper, please say to to friend and cet him to anbacTtbc.

HAMMOND, INDIANA, TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 1908.

" u". .r V1" t s LITTLE GIRL ATTACKED Employee of Glue Vorks Pounced Upon by Brute Who Escaped. Rut for the pluck of a little bit of a grlrl who lives In Robertsdale, Hammond escaped the disgrace of another assa-jlt upon helpless femininity. The girl Tvns attacked yesterday morning on the Terminal tracks by a ruffian nlia appeared to be a foreigner. , The police kne-fr nothing of the attack and consequently the fiend escaped. . The little - girl tvho mo bravely , defended herself vrs n Iter way to work, she Wins employed Iw the-"- Hammond Gtae WorkR. Coining from her home in Robertsdale, she left the street car at the Terminal tracks end walked west toward the factory. Being half way there she met n stranger who was co in I ni; from the opposite direction. TRIED TO I1ISGUISE HIMSELF. Ills slouch hat was' pulled far over his eyes and before he passed her he scemlDgly stepped out of her way. As she passed him, however, he attempted to get a strangle hold on her neck, but tbe Kirl, with a vicious blow, slapped him In the face and ran away screaming at the top of her voice. By the time she reached the glue works she was almost beside herself with fear. She could hardly tell her terrible experience but finally stammered out that she w&s assailed by au unknown man and awked that she be protected not only she, but all the girls who have to so to the plant. BOONE'S NEPHEW KILLED Railroad Engineer's Family Notifies Relatives Here of Sad Affair. Prosecuting Attorney D. E. Boone of Hammond, received a sad message by telephone today from Garrett, Ind. He was notified that his nephew, Walter Boone, who was an engineer on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, had been killed in a wreck an that road. The message was sent by a niece of the Hammond man. No further particulars as to the cause, of the wreck were given and Mr. Boone left at once for Whiting where he will take a train for Garrett to attend the funeral. PROBABLE PLATFORM IN NUTSHELL FORM. , . Indorsement of Roosevelt's policies. IVo tariff tinkering that will menace principle of. protection. Indorsement of Aldrich-Vree-Innd currency bill. National control favored as against national ownership. Amendment to Sherman antitrust law." - Trust plank like that In last national platform. Protection of civil liberties of colored race. Constant Increase In battleships. Indorsement of Cuban-Philippine program. Liberal pension policy. Separate admission of Arizona and w Mexico. Open door In China. Exclnsion. of all coolie labor. Encouragement of American shipping. . Continuation of present policy toward corporations. ' o 4 4

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it t DISPLAYS ATTRACT iCH ATTENTIO Central Building Visited by Patrons of Schools on Inspection Tour. PUPILS 00 REMARKABLE WORK Superintendent C.r M. M,cBaniel and Corps of Teachers Are To Be Praised for Exhibition, The annual exhibition of the work of the public schools began In the schools of Hammond, having opened this noon and It will elose next Thursday evening. Those who have already seen the work are unanimous In saying that Ihe exhibition Is so good that no parent or friend of the school can eiTord to miss the opportunity of seeing this work. One school presents enough for anybody to spend a day there and even a passing glance cannot fall but leave a permanent Impression. There is an exhibition in every building in the city and all the school work from the general work to the minutest detail are shown. To pass through one of the buildings is like going through the educational department in some big fair. The work exhibited is nicely ordered and- so presentably arranged that it is with reluctance that one turns away when attracted by something else. The exhbltion is one in every sense of the word and is the highest compliment to the school trustees, ' SuperintendentC. M. McDaniel and the efficient corps of teachers. - Teachers Proud of Work. The teachers have vied with each other in laying out the work in the most presentable manner and they will visit each other's schools Wednesday and Thursday, with an idea of gaining suggestions from the various exhibitions. . Beginning in the assembly room of the high school in the Central school, one's eye Is first of all attracted by a seemingly white blanket of paper that lies over the desks. A closer inspection shows the written work in all the different branches Including the English, German and Latin drawing, botany, zoology, etc. The exhibition could not be improved upon for neatness and taste in arrangement. This is the only room In the city showing this work. ' In" the corresponding grades the exhibitions are alike in all the schools. Going into eighth grade room, in any one of the schools one finds exhibitions of stamped work, water colors, card board, construction, book cover designs and other phases of manual .training work. This work is hung on the walls while the written work is laid on the desks for exhibition. In the seventh room there is Illustrated cover work, sewing, Venetian iron work, cardboard Construction work ai.d the exhibitions of written work studied in the books. This exhibition will undoubtedly be surprising to the patrons, showing the different lines of work that the pupils take up complete successfully. Kindergartener's lce Work. Going Into the kindergarten room one sees the work done by the little tots in paper cutting and pasting. The other work of the room cannot be exhibited, sine it consists in drills, songs, recitations, etc. Going a step higher in the third and fourth grades and here are exhibitions of the book work. . There is an interesting exhibition in the" fifth grade room showing the!

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. CHARLEY'S PANTS GONE Crown Point Man Also is Deprived of His Rattlebones and Harp. Charles W. Stewart of Crown Point called at the Hammond police station last night In deep distress. v He had been the victim of daring thieves and reports the following stolen property: One pair yellow striped pants. One pair rattle bones. One mouth harp. One 'suit case. " Th.e bold, burglarly Is alleged to h.ave taken place last night at Sharpshooters park, where Mr. Sterrett Is now whiling the hours away. . He had all his valuables in a suit case and some unknown person en tered his quarters and carried away everything. Charley is far more concerned about the irreplacible cream and yellow pants than anything else. CLAIMS II BOBBEBY Robert Gordon Says He is a Mark For Thieves Who Break in His House. Robert Gordon, who lives on Oakley avenue in Hammond claims to be a mark for thieves. Gordon, who is a carpenter, reported at the police station this morning that thieves ' entered his house on Sunday night and after ransacking it and turning everything topsy-turvy got- away with well Robert says he doesn't know what they stole.. This Is the third time that Gordon's house has been entered, according to his tell since last fall. He claims that both screen and window were carefully lifted out, by the intruders. ....... The police scout Gordon's story o the robbery. advance that the pupils have made in penmanship since the muscular mov ment was adopted. The teachers are showing specimens of work done by the children before this method was adopted and some of the work done by the pupils in using the muscular move ment. Hall Turned Into Art Gallery. There is an exhibition in the hallway .of the Central school building which in Itself is worth while to see. The hall -has been turned into a regular art gallery, the walls being hung with pen drawings and water colors made by the pupils of the school. The paintings are all good and worthy of mention, but there are a few that will draw more than passing comment. They are two wafer colors by Hedwig Thume, both pictures which are elegantly framed are sceneries and look like, the work .of a finished artist. Another excellent specimen of fine work is a head of a bulldog by Hollis Hunter. A water color by Mark Tobey is drawing considerable mention. The other drawings, however, are equally as good and just as worthy of mention. The teaching corps extends a hearty invitation to all to visit the schools and see what the children are getting in the way of a practical education. HERE FOR GRADUATION. Mr. and Mrs. T. s. Lyons of Topeka, Kan., and Dr. Maclay Lyons of Kansas City., are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. M. P. ' Evers of ' Williams street for commencement week.'

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ONE CENT PER COPY. Interstate Automatic Tele phone Company Offers Merchants Lean and Trust Co. Entire Capital Stock in Financing Proposition.. HAS ONE FRANCHISE iDjuiisFooe In Glittering Prospectus Telephone Company Gives Ont Some Surprising Statements Which Are Not Borne Out by Facts Trust Company Was Not Impressed. In an effort to borrow a Quarter of m million dollars from the Merchants Loan & Trust company of Chicago for the purpose of Installing a telephone sytem in Gary, Whiting, East Chicago and Hammond, the Interstate Automatic Telephone company, whose representative, C. J. Huff, made the statement to the East Chicago city council that his company is backed by J. Ogden Armour and has unlimited capital, now presents a 'prospectus of the company to this trust company and offer its entire capital stock, amounting to fl,O00,0OO, and franchises In the fan above-mentioned cities, as the security for the loan. : The letter, wnlch was addressed to Orson Smith,, president of the trust company, makes, thAXgHowlng.usQuaHfled statement:' "The above-named company owns and controls the franchises of Gary, Whiting, East Chicago and Hammond and Intends constructing and installing the automatic' telephone system in the above-named cities in conjunction with all of the connecting lines."Only Got One Franchise. The facts of the case are that tha Interstate Automatic Telephone company has secured franchises In but ono city ' In the Calumet region, namely: Whiting, and In the one case where a franchise has been secured the $5,000 bond which is to be put up with tha acceptance of the franchise is not yet in evidence, although the franchise was granted several months ago. But some of the other statements In the prospectus of the company are all the more surprising to the people of the Calumet region, who were not aware of the facts until they were vouched for by Foss and Alford, the investment company through which the Interstate company Is attempting to finance Its deal. Offer 6 Per Cent Gold Bonds. Foss and Alford offer Jl, 000,000 worth of 6 per cent gold bonds, to bo issued, in addition to the franchise to be placed in escrow in the Merchants Loan & Trust company, for the following considerations: The loan of $230,000 to start the Installation of the plant. They want the money advanced In . monthly installments of $25,000. The Interstate, company offers to pay for the services of a man to audit all bills'and payrolls. The Interstate Telephone company will then begin the sale of bonds to liquidate the $250,000, the bonds to be issued from the bank and the money received will be placed to the credit of the telephone company. The Foss and Alford company further agrees to give the Merchants Loan & Trust company the opportunity to purchase the bonds at 90 to cover the $250,000. "Our Mr. Huff," the letter goes on to say, "will be glad to show you the franchises and data on this proposition." Stock Issue Permissible. The company is chartered under tho laws of the state of Indiana with all of the rights of a common carrier and is authorized to issue stock to the extent of $1,000,000 to carry on its work in Lake county, Indiana. "Lake county," the prospectus says, "has a population of 100,000. The company is to operate exchanges in all of the above-mentioned places (Gary, Indiana Harbor, East Chicago, Whiting, and Hammond) under franchise rights and connect them with toll lines throughout. "The independent telephone companies of Indiana have 200,000 telephones while the Bell company has 55,000. In the United states the independent companies have 3,500,000 phones and the Bell company has 1,250,000." One of the most surprising statements is the following: "It is a well known fact that independent telephone securities are better than the securities of national banks." Claim About Cities. The letter goes on to state that the future of Gary is assured; the people

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