Hammond Times, Volume 3, Number 32, Hammond, Lake County, 25 July 1908 — Page 1

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Hammond Manufacturers And Those In Immediate Vicinity Show That The Times Are Improving

CONDITIONS MUCH BETTER Gist of Interviews Shows That Confidence is on Its Way to City. Optimism Is potent in Hammond today where a month ngo there wan doubt and nix months ago gloom. Business, accordion to the head of the city's Industrie, 1m not ao prosperous on to innke them enthusiastic, but It Is prosperous cnmijjh to make the outlook encouraging. Interviews with manufacturers indicate nn early retnrn of prosperity. In many plants It has arrived. WHAT THEY SAY. J. Ani.il. of Keld-Mnrdoch Co.: "We are hiring more men now than we ever did. There are now about 2."rt men ami girls at work here. The slump did not make any difference with us and we have continued about as active as we were before. We look for business conditions to brighten up in the future, but we have never had any reason to complain." George C. Locklln, of the Enterprise I!ed Co.: "We are anticipating a much heavier business In the fall. We have, of course, been getting orders right along but they have not been as large as they were before the financial flurry came. There .is a much better tone to business and we look for a complete resumption of our former activity before fall." nilJVT MAKE AXY DIFFEKEXCE. M. E. Shirs of ilif Hirsch-Stein Works: "We have been running through all of the so-called hard times with practically as many men as we have always had. We look for things in the business world to pick up in the near future." I- S. Bete, of the Hetr. Manufacturing Company: "We do not find that our business has been as great this year as it was last at this time and it is picking up very slowly. Of course, we expect it to get better right along and look for a fine trade next fall." AFTER NEW nr SIX ESS. W. J. Stewart of the Stewart Machinery Manufacturing Company: "I am pleased to state that we have been receiving more inquiries regarding new business in the past two weeks than we have had in several months preceding. This shows that the period of stagnation is past and that the various concerns are much more active than they have been. We have employed sixteen men all through these hard times. We ordinarily employ twenty-six men and they are all well paid." John E. Fitzgerald of the Hammond Distilling Company: We are as busy as we have ever been, and during the past six months our business has been up to the standard which was set during the prosperous times. Since we started we have manufactured $42,000,000 worth of goods and we are keeping up the pace. We hire eighty to 100 men, who have been working in eighteen hour shifts." PROSPECTS VERY BRIGHT. P. F. Goldlng of the Fltzhugh-Luthcr Locomotive Works: "The lomomotive department has been running full and the boiler and pipe and tin shops are also busy, but the car shop is a little flat. We are employing in the neighborhood of 150 men and the prospects for the future are brighter." Leonard Knoener, of the Champion Potato Machinery Company: "Our plant has been closed down for a few days on account of the delay In the shipment of materials. We expect this shipment Monday and will open tip the plant then. We employ forty-seven men when the plant is running to its full capacity and with the prospect of good crops we expect to have a busy year. We are planning an addition to our plant which will be 120 by 160 feet In size." HAVENT AXY KICK. W. C. MoEwen, of the Hammond Roilrr AVorks: "We are running about 60 per cent of normal and while we have no kick coming we might be busier. We do not expect much of a change in the situation until the various other Industries in the region are running. We believe the future looks brighter, however, and we expect a complete resumption of activity in the fall." Ci. G. Undstrom, of the Straule Piano Company! "We are running at about two-thirds of the capacity of the plant. "We hire normally about seventy-five men. While the orders for the past two weeks have been less than for (Continued on page 5.)

HOHHAN ST. ROAD

S KNOCKED OUT Viewers Appointed by the Board of County Commissioners Decide No. COST WOULD BE TO GREAT Bridge Would Have To Over the Calumet Damages Much. The proposed road leading; from Hohman street south through the fertile nnd fallow fiiclds of the truck farmers to the east and west Munster-IIighlnnd highway was knocked out at Crown I'olnt last night. After due consideration of the question of the question from both sides, the reviewers appointed by the board of county commissioners at their session this month. Messrs. Walter J. Merriel, Erhardt, Ilixoman and Peter Schmal of Crown Point and decided that the thoroughfare to be made by extending Hohman street south was impracticable. Ileviewers Met I,at Mglit. At a meeting held in the auditor's office in the court-house at the county seat last night the reviewers took up the cost of the project. They went over the probable assessments for benefiits and damages and found that the latter far out-balanced the farmer. The opposition of the land owners was also found to be considerable, several of the heaviest holders of acreage along the proposed extension, made no bones about the matter that they would fight the opening of the road in the highest courts in the land. Another thing that militated against the the road was the fact that costly bridges would have to be built and the benefits were very small that would be derived from the road. Decision Causes Disappointment. The result of the reviewers' decision will no doubt cause a lot of disap pointment in some quarters, Hammond and Munster people wanted it badly. It would have brought a lot of trade to this city and brought it here oftener by shortening the cut to St. John, Iyer, Maynard. Oak Oicn and other villages. The promoters of the road say that they are not discouraged, however, and will go after it again. The reviewers will make their report to the board of commissioners the first Monday in August. it TEDDY" LEAVES HOI Pet Lemur of W. J. Ewen is Missing Since Last Night. W cast J. Ewen of Sibley street Is downtoday over the loss of his pet 1 ?mur, night. "Teddy", which left him last "Teddy" Is as much of a pet as any dog or cat could be, but evidently he lost himself last night when he was out in the yard and strolled into somebody else's premises where he is being retained today. "Teddy" came to Mr. Ewen last winter while tho latter was in his camp on the Isthmus of Panama. It was wild then, but was easily domesticated. Mr. Ewen hopes to have the animal returned to htm again. GEORGE MANL0VE IS ELECTED PRESIDENT Repnbllcnn Precinct Committeemen Meet In Calumet Township. The republican precinct committeemen of Calumet township met yesterday and organized for the coming campaign. George H. Manlove, president of the republican club was elected and Martin Johnson was elected secretary. The committeemen will meet frequently in the near future to discuss matters of importance regarding , the company campaign.

Chairman Hitchcock and Western Leaders Cheering for Taft from the Top of Pike's Peak

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JDDGE GILLETT TO PRACTICE LAW HERE Authorized Publication of Story That He Will Not be Head of Valpo School HAMMOND WILL KEEP JURIST Denies-That He Had Any Negotiations To Be Dean of Valparaiso School of Law. Hammond's distinguished jurist Hon. Judge H. Gillett of the Indiana Supreme court, requested The Times this morning to deny that he was to be the dean of Valparaiso university. A wild story that was given circulation j in Hammond last night. "I wish you would say that the story is untrue," said Judge Gillette to The Times this morning. "I cannot imagine how it got started for I have no negotiations with the university regarding any such plan. I am going to practice law in Hammond when my term of office expires." Hammond People Glad. When Judge Gillette was defeated in his race for the republican renomination for judge of the Supreme court there was much interest displayed in his future plans when his term of office was over and it was given out in The Times then tiiat Judge Gillett would practice law in this city. The news that the distinguished jurist will remain in Hammond and devote his time to the practice of law in the Lake county courts is now verified by no less a person than the judge 'himself and his friends will bo rejoyced to hear it, for in the great and growing j Calumet region, the supreme court I Judge will have ample opportunity to (display his profound knowledge of the law. It is understood that Judge Gillette may be a non-resident lecturer at some of the law schools but that will in no wise interper with his career j in Lake county. OPENS SHOPOH MONDAY Sidney Goldsmith to Have Up-to-Date Place For Shoe Repairs. A. Goldsmith, manager of the shoe department in the Ruhstadt store, will open up his shoe repairing works next j Monday at 112 Plummer avenue, where he has fitted up the most up-to-date shop that modern equipment will permit for the repair of shoes. He has christened the place of business "The Qulch Shoo Repair Works" and intends that It shall be such. He has met with some delay in installing machinery, but is now ready for business. Shoes will be called for and they will be delivered the same day. Mr. Goldsmith's motto is going to be quick work, good work, lots of it, ond small profits. He will doubtless meet with much support from people who want their shoes repaired and returned in a hurry. As manager of the shoe department in Huhstadt's Mr. Goldsmith has a large acquaintance and his enterprise and business ability merit a large degree of success.

SWINDLER IS ARRESTED

D. McCracken Who Took Orders in Hammond, is in LaPorte Jail. S. D. McCready, who was In Hammond last week selling high priced books, is in jail at Inporte. Ind., to answer the charge of defrauding the Chicago Beach hotel, in Chicago, of $204. The arrest was made at 10 o'clock this morning by Deputy Sheriff Anstiss. McCready is a well educated young man, about 25 years of age. His occupation Is that of a salesman, representing the "western office of the National Bureau' of i era t tire ami Art, with offices at 790 Old Colony building. Chicago. The National Bureau Is distributing copies of a book entitled "The Presidents," which is valued at $30. and which contains duplicates of the official white house portraits of the presidents of the United States. The Laporte Argus says: "During his visits at Hammond and Valparaiso McCready secured orders for his book from several attorneys, re ceiving a deposit on the order from each of his patrons. In Valparaiso he sold copies of the book to O. P. Kinsey and H. P. Brown of Valparaiso university, and to Congressman Crumpacker. The list of customers in his valise nt the Toegarden also shows the signatures of Vice President Fairbanks, Senator Beverage and Governor Hanly. HQW MANYWILL GO? Independence Party Opens Its National Convention Monday. William R. Hearst's Independent partp goes Into session for regular national convention next Monday evening in Orchestra hall, in Chicago. How the Lake county men will attend as visitors is problematical. It is doubtful whether the Independence party Itself knows where It is at In Lake county. Very little activity has been felt so far, although the leaders in both republican and democratic parties say that they expect some signs of life. Tt does not look now as though the Hearst party will have a ticket In Lake county next fall. Should one materialize, however, it is believed that It will be merely nominal. It would not be at all surprising to see more republicans and democrats from Lake county attend the convention next week than independence party men themselves. They would like to see some of inner workings of the party and compare facts with what they see In the Hearst papers. EAGLES ANNOUNCE PROGRAM FOR PICNIC TOMORROW. Outing nt Kinder firove Includes Races for Iloj s, t.irls. Married Women and Knt Men.

The Hammond -Aerie of Eagles today distributed hand-bills announcing the program for their picnic tomorrow afternon at Kindel's grove. The dancing. for which Barnie Young's band furnishes the music, begins at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. In the evening there will be a prize waltz and in the afternoon there will be an athletic program. Last, but not least, and a feature that is not mention on the hand-bills is the "badger" fight. The program is as follows: Boys' 50-yard dash. Girls' oO-yard dash. Married Women's race. 100-yard dash for Eagles.

CHANGE IDE IN

THE LASH HOTEL State Street Hostelry to be Remodeled and Release Part Of It. HOTEL PART MOVEDUP STAIRS Enterprising. Young Men Take Hold of Buffet and Will Henceforth Run It. At noon today arrangements were completed for a radical change in the Lash hotel on State street. According to the new arrangements the entire hostelry will be moved to the second floor and the first floor, which heretofore had been used as a dining room and bar room. Is leased to two new occupants. That part of the first floor, which heretofore has been used as a dining room and kitchen, has been leased to A. Bowman, the State street secondhand lear, while the bar-room, which heretofore was run In connection with the hotel, is leased to Frank It. Jones ami John W. McKlnney. Will ltemodcl the Place. Messrs. Jones and McKinney took charge this non of the place with intentions of remodeling the place entirely. The partners are Hammond men and are well known, especially In the railroad circles, Mr. Jones having formerly been an engineer on the C. I. & S. railroad. Mr. McKinney before going into this business was foreman of the pressing department of the Standard Steel Car company, and has a host of friends who will visit him at his new place. Both are enterprising young men and success Is assured them. Mrs. Lnsh has planned a fine arrangement for her hotel upstairs. She will retain all the help that she employed down stairs, and while the dining room is open to the public, she will cater especially to the parties that desire, a semi-private dining room. She will have enough dining room space on the second floor to accommodate all the patrons of the hotel and also the outside trade. Mrs. Lash expects to i hold her grand opening a week from tomorrow. GETS M0RE BOQUETS New Lawn on South Side of M. C. Railroad Completed This Week More bouquet for the Michigan Centra! railroad. Within a week from the time that the new station was open, work is almost completed In creating the new lawn on the south side of the tracks from Hohman street to Oakley avenue. Men and teams have been busy all week until now the ground is roa Jy to receive the grass seed. The prospects are good that tho lawn will be in fine shape before frost sets In. With this stretch completed, the Michigan Central will have a lawn on the south side of Its tracks from Oakley avenue to the old depot on Morton Court.

SHIi CRIME IS CHARGED

Well - Known Hammond Man Arrested Today is Accused by Foster-mother of Mistreating His Own Daughter. T FILED IU GITY COURT Defendant Is Bound Over In $500 Bonds for Preliminary Hearing Next Tuesday and Doctors Are In Controversy Over Condition of Relatrix. Mrs. Anna B. Geib nworp out an affidavit In the court of City Jndge AV. W. McMabon this morning, charging Charles E. Coons, a well known contractor, with having unnatural relations with his daughter, Mary E. Geib, who had been adopted by Mrs. Geib, and has lived with her for a number of years. A warrant was sworn out for the arrest of Mr. Coons, and he appeared this morning in court where he was placed under $500 bonds to appear at the preliminary hearing which was set for next Tuesday. There are certain circumstances connected with the case which make it one of the most remarkable of Its kind that has ever been brought to the attention of a Hammond court. GIRIS REMARKABLE STORY. The story involves the whole sixteen years of the life of Mary E. Geib. It reveals the fact that the girl was born to a former wife of Mr. Coons at Blue Island, 111. The mother died shortly ! after the birth of the child and according to the story which Mr. Coons tells, the fact that a bitter enemy of his had threatened to kidnap the baby, made it necessary for him to secure the aid of a confederate, who took the child to the Foundling's Hospital of the Sisters of Charity in New York. Here It was given a fictitious name and was finally adopted, through a remarkable chain of circumstances, by Anna B. Geib of this city, who did not know at the time that It was the daughter of Charles Coons of this city. The father afterwards recalled the fact to Mrs. Geib that it was his child and as the girl grew older, he became very much attached to her. Mrs. Geib, the foster mother, objected to this, and it is understood that there was considerable jealousy between the two. PROSECLTI WITNESS. When Mrs. Geib became aware of her daughter's condition, she had a warrant sworn out for Mr. Coons' arrest. The girl Is said to have admitted to Judge McMahon that her father was the guilty person, and she made a similar confession to Mrs. Geib. The arrest created a sensation in Hammond when the news became noised about and the case Involved so much of the history of the two known people in Hammond that the trial will be sensational in the. extreme. Mr. Coons emphatically denies his guilt. He denies tiiat the girl is in a serious condition and oilers in support of his contention the statement of a doctor who has been treating her. There is said, however, to be a difference of opinion between this doctor and one whom Mrs. Geib employed and whose statement led to the arrest of Mr. Coor.s. The story which Mr. Coons tells of the life of Mary E. Geib in remarkable. His wife, who was living in Blue Island at the time of the daughter's birth, died within twenty-four hours after thor birth of the child. FIRES REVOLVER AT MR. COONS. In Blue Island there, was a man by the name of Charles Wilbur, who was known as There Wilbur. This man, accorning to Mr. Coons, was a bitter enemy of his wif-, and made several efforts to kill him. He nearly succeeded one time when lie find a revolver nt him aril tho bulba passed through Mr. Coons' (nr. When ho learned that a child had been horn to Mr. nnd Mrs. Coons he declared that he wauM kidnap it. Mr. Coons talked the matter over with a friend by the name of Edward Pulver i and Mr. Pulver said that he would take the child whero Mr. Wilbur could never locate it. Mr. Wilbur had a sister who was Mother Superior in the Foundling's hospital of the Plsters of Charity and he took little Mary E. Coons, then but a few weeks old, to this hospital and entered her there under the name of Bella Rosei.baum. He changed the name, he said, because he thought that there would be less llkllhood of Wilbur's discovering th location of the child. During the (Continued on page 2.)

TOWN IS UPROAR

Col. Walsh's Graft Meeting at East Chicago Results in Biggest Sensation in That City Since the Big Exposure Years Ago. MEETING PRODUCTIVE OF m RESULTS Alderman Lewis Said to Have Threatened City Employe With Discharge for Signing Call for Mass Meeting Which Was Held This Week. RESOLUTION. Be it resolved, that we, the citizens of East Chicago, In massmeetlng assembled at city hall on Thursday, the 23d day of July, 1DOS, that we do object and condemn our city conncil acts, and mode of procedure In letting city contracts to the highest bidder Instead of the lowest. And be It further resolved, that we condemn our city council for the wilful waste and squandering of the people's money in baying Rockefeller's dope or slush for laying the dust on our streets and be It further resolved that we object to purchasing costly furniture at this time aa a -waste of money. And ask the mayor to refuse to sign warrants for any amount over $1,000 for furniture for new city hall. R. D. WALSH. East Chicago, Ind., July 25. (Special.) The massmeeting of Thursday night continues to be the chief topio of conversation in East Chicago. The import of the four resolutions censuring tho council and calling upon Mayor De Briae to withhold his signature from warrants pertaining to alleged Westrumite which Is being used as a street dressing to lay the dust, and from the furniture vouchers, have penetrated the most remote corners of the little city and many who were not present at Thursday's meeting are discussing the proceedings of the occasion with as much heat as those who were. Express Lncfc of Confidence. One of the resolutions expressed the lack of confidence In the council by the meeting. Another condemned the aldermen for awarding the contract for furnishing the city hall to the highest bidder; a third ordered the mayor not to sign any more warrants to pay for Westrumite, which is referred to aa ' Rockefeller dope." and a fourth ordered him to withhold his sigr.atura from furniture warrants amounting to over 11,000. Colonel 11. P. Walsh claims that la the first place the stuff being used to lay the dust is rot Westrumite, but a crude by-product put out by the Standard Oil company and sold by them in times past as low as five cents a gallon, while the city of East Chicago is paying 2S cents for the same material. Names the Lake Shore. He named as an instance the Lake Shore road, which he said used tho stuff along its right of way only to 'ne obliged to discontinue it soon after owing to its da magir.g effects upon i the clothes of passengers and car uphol. te ry. Alderman Ix-wls denies that the dressing is not the genuine Westrumite. Regarding the letting of the contract for furniture for the city hall to the highest bidder, Mr. Ix-wls declares the furniture wss of a better quality than that offered by a rival bidder for J1.737 less. lie declares himself to be nn excellent judge of furniture and maintains that lie had the backing of the mayor's judgment to strengthen his own when he inspected the furniture of the company whose bid wa3 finally accepted. "tonic One Telling n Story. Colonel Walsh declares that Mayor De Briae, who Is absent from the city, denied to h!rn that he had approved of awarding the contract to the successful bidder and the colonel insinuated that Lewis was a prevaricator, by asserting that he would believe Mr. De Briae in preference to the alderman. A sensational feature of Thursday night's massmeeting. which escaped notice In these columns yesterday, was

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