Hammond Times, Volume 3, Number 66, Hammond, Lake County, 3 September 1908 — Page 1
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Gary And Hammond Will Be Scenes Of Splendid Celebration On Labors National Holiday
LOCAL PARADE A BIGJFFA1R Committees on Arrange- . ments Have Done Their Work in Splendid Shape. The arrangements for the Labor day Celebration at Gary are now completed and the program has been printed. The bills, which have just been printed, state that the Gary celebration is to be the largest Labor day demonstration ever witnessed in Lake county. The unions which will participate have been provided with all the cash they need. This morning W. T. Ginn received checks for all the way from $50 to $100 from the various associations which have promised to support the celebration. Promoters Do Great Work. The promoters of the Gary celebration have not fallen down in a single particular. It seems that every one they have solicited has been more than willing to do all they could to make the day a memorable one. It is the Gary way. The people of : Gary have never yet failed to do everything they have undertaken in the best and most thorough manner that could be devised. As a result,1 when the people of Gary undertake an enterprise of the kind the general public knows that It will not "be a fizzle. One of the greatest attractions at Gary will be the city itself. Thousands of workers have hot yet seen the greatest industrial marvel of the age. A city which was conceived and built along ideal lines by both capital and labor, and promises to make Lake county one of the richest, most populous and most influential counties in the state. Will Be On Dress Parade. Next Monday Gary will be on dress parade. Its magnificent public buildings, its perfect streets, its wonderful railway facilities, its mills looming up in the north, will all be of interest to the visitor, and, to top it all olt, its builders will get together on labor day and will receive the tribute of Lake county's thousands of appreciative citizens. There will be regular trains on the Lake Shore, Pennsylvania, B. & O., Wabash and Michigan Central railroads, and the new service on the Chicago, Lake Shore and South Bend inteturban line will leave Hammond and East Chicago every 40 minutes. Th great industrial parade will be one of the most interesting features. It will start at exactly 10 o'clock and will move around the city for an hour or more. The following information regarding the parade and the games is given on the bills which have Just been issued by the committee. Police Lead the Parade. First division Led by Gary police. Prof. Pugh's K. O. T. M. band; carriages with city officials, speakers and newspaper men; lathers' local union; plasterers' local union; sheet metal workers; plumbers and steamfitters of Hammond; plumbers and steamfitters of Gary; electrical workers of Hammond, No. 571; electrical workers of Hammond, No. 280; electrical workers of Crown Point; electrical workers of Gary; painters and decorators of Lake county local union No. 460. Second division Band; teamsters' district council of Lake county Hammond local. Whiting local. East Chicago local, Gary local, Indiana Harbor local; retail clerks of East Chicago; retail clerks of Gary; barbers of Hammond; barbers of Gary; bricklayers of Lake county. Third division Band; carpenters district council of Lake county Hammond local. East Chicago local. Whiting local, Indiana Harbor local. Crown Point local, South Bend local, Toleston local, Gary local; structural iron workers; cement workers;' hod carriers and building laborers of Lake county. All locals not assigned places in the parade should report to grand marshal. Grand marshal. L. A. Titus; aides, first division, N. C. Conzen; second division. T. Harle; third division. C. E. Dages. First Division on Broadway. First division to form on Broadway, between Ninth and Eleventh avenues! west side; second division to form on Eleventh avenue; third division to form on Ninth avenue. Floats to form on east sida of Broadway, south of Ninth avenue. Parade to move at 10 o'clock sharp, to march north on Broadway to Lake Shore tracks, then counter(Continued peg
'Ml .AH SHOPS ARE ALL BUSY Retrenchment Rules Are Relaxed at Many Points in the Country. PROPERITY IS BACK AGAIN Hundreds of Employes Go Back To Their Work in Different Cities. Following up the news in this paper that there were 600 men now working at the Gibson yards, seventy-five new men being put to work comes further good news. Evidences of returning prosperity have been presented in no uncertain way to hundreds of railroad employes this week. Beginning Sept. 1 a number of railroads have relaxed their iron-bound retrenchment rules somewhat. Shop forces have been increased and hours have been lengthened. Additions have also been made to forces in other departments which were cut down a few months ago. At the Oaklawn ' shops of the Chicago & Eastern Illinois additions to boiler, freight and machine shop forces have sweeled the pay roll to nearly double its size of a month ago. There are now 800 men employed, and it is expected that the number will be increased to 1,000 before the expiration of two weeks. Southern Pacific shops were opened Tuesday with a full force after running with a agreatly reduced force for eight months. M. P. Increases Time. Employes in Missouri Pacific shops hal their working time increased from eight hours to nine hours. The force at work at the Atchison (Kan.) and other shops of this road is said to be as large as has ever been employed. The pay roll at Atchison for August reached $16,000, as against $10,500 for July and $7,000 for June. Three hundred Frisco car department employes, who have been on an eight-hour-day basis, began working nine hours a day. Most railroads began increasing their shop forces July 1, there being urgent need for repair work on equipment in order to prepare for the fall business Some roads at that time placed the me non full time, but few put a full force at work. Since July 1 the increase of working forces has ben gradual. Agitation of shippers who feared a car famine this fall is said to have caused many roads to quicken their repair work. 40,000 Cara Addede. Railroads touching at Pittsburg have increased their freight equipment to the extent of 40,000 cars during the month of August. The increase in business demanded it, and the cars had to be produced from sidetracks, where they have been since the business depression of one year ago. The Pennsylvania system has been forced to call in 25,000 cars which for months have been decorating the rights of way or sidings, while the Baltimore & Ohio has increased its rolling stock by about 8,500 cars. Oklahoma railroads find themselves in a dilemma in consequence of a decision of the courts in connection with the enforcement of prohibition. Since the adoption of the constitution thirsty residents have ben able to get their supplies from outside the state by what has been known as the "order notify" method. This was recently decalred to be illegal, and the railroads decided to refuse to accept shipments of liquor. THOMAS J. M'COY, BANKER, AGAIN DENIED PAROLE, Renssalear Man In Prison for Wrecking Financial Institution May Serve Fnll Term. LaPorte, Ind., Sept. 2. Thomas J. McCoy, the Rensselaer banker, now in the Michigan City penitentiary on a three years' sentence for bank wrecking, again has been denied a parole. It is stated by persons close to McCoy that he will be compelled to serve full maximum sentence, in which event he will not be released until June, 1909. It is understood Governor Hanly's opposition to the exercise of clemency has prevented the parole board from taking in McCoy's case.
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rvtlCrtT 09 OVERALLS FIGURE N A LAWSUIT Engineer Armstrong is Sueing Valparaiso Laundry For Clothing. MAKES JUDGE JORDAN WORRY Only $1.50 Is Involved But the Case Is Bitterly Fought Even at That. The case of the pants, not a very lnspiring subject, was on trial in Judge Jordan's court this morning. Two pair of overalls, both ripped and torn or J1.50 at the most are Involved in the case. C. A. Armstrong the engi neer at the coal storage plant Is the piaintlfl and the Block Steam Laundry of Valparaiso is the defendant. Brother Attorney's In Court. The evidence that was presented to the court by Attorney J. K. Stinson for the defendent and John M. Stinson for the plaintiff was to the effect that C A. Armstrong owns several overalls. Sometime ago he asked his helper Gus Armstrong to bundle up several Jumpers and overalls and send them to the laundry. Armstrong being somewhat of a long head himself called up the local agency to find out how much commission they would be in it for him to put the company next to a bundle of laundry. The final agreement was for 20 per cent, and the agent called at the Armstrong home for the bundle. Bnndle Cornea Back. In due time, as is customary with laundries, the bundle came back and Mr. Armstrong wanting to make a change of clothes was about to slip into the duds Just received from the laundry when lo and behold, he found that they were not the overalls that he st nt away because they were ; torn badly worn and too small. The testimony goes on to the effect that he had those two pair of pants for several months and that they had come in contact with soap and water several times. Only 1.50 Involved. Only J1.50 was involved at the most but it was enough to keep the attornies going for the best part of the day and to call T. T, Cauble owner of the Block Steam Laundry from Valparaiso to testify in the case. The final arguments were made this afternoon and up to the hour of going to press Judge Jordan is still scratching his head over his decision. CLUB DIRECTORS WILL NOT MEET TONIGHT. Secretary E. F. Johnaon Han Been Called Away on Banlnpaa. Owing to the absence from the city of E. F. Johnson, secretary of the Hammond Business Men's club, directors will not meet tonight. The session has been postponed until tomorrow evening. Mr. Johnson has been called to RensI selaer on business matters.
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C0Y.JIA88J& f . ' DECLARES FOR TAFT. The Lake County Times of.. Hammond, one of the largest dally papera In northern Indiana, .abandoned Its independent political policy yesterday and declared for Taft.: . "The immediate, prosperity of the , land '. and public welfare generally demand the election of the republican ticket and the elimination of Bryanoeracy from the ' political future," says " the editorial announcement. Chicago Tribune. LAKE COVSTY TIMES FOR TAFT. Independent wspaper at Hammond Comes Out for Republican Party. Hammond, I ml., Sept. 2. The Lake County Times, one of the largest circulated dallies In northern Indiana, printed at Hammond, and heretofore an independent paper, today declared Itself for Taft and ills platform. In Its leading editorial today It says: "If there has been any speculation in the past as to the attitude of the Times In the campaign upon us, henceforth let It be discarded. The Immediate prosperity of the land and public welfare In general unequivocally demand the election of the Republican ticket and the elimination of Bryanocracy from the political future. As November hurries to Breet us In the cycle of the months the Times will not sit on the fence and procrastinate; It will not dillydally with candidates, platforms and issues until the eleventh hour, but will work lndefatigably for the victory of carefully tested Republican policies and statesmanship." Indianapolis Star. CITY MlUp THEM J. A. Gavit Will Insturct the American Mazie Products Company. City Attorney Gavit is preparing a letter of instructions to the American Maize Products company relative to the mammlng of Wolf River, since this company, which was formerly the Western Glucose Company, is responsible for the dam. The matter was brought up Tuesday evening at the regular council meeting when Councilman William Newman called the attention of the council to the work of damming the river and eventually shut off all prospects for an inland harbor. The name of the concern was incorrectly given in a preceding story, as the Western Grain Products Company, which is located across the state line in Hammond.
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William H. Taft left Middle Bass Is land, Lake Erie yesterday to attend the encampment of the Grand Army at Toledo. He was met at the station by a delegation of Ohio state officials and war veterans and during the day delivered an address to the Grand Army. Mr. Taft returned to Middle Bass island the same day and will remain there throughout the week. KIT Well Known Hammond Man Charges His Wife With Many Naughty Things. THREATENS HIM WITH A GU;j Divorce Suit Threatens To Be Rich, Rare and Racy When It Is Tried. In the divorce case of Bertha M. Rice vs. 'William F. Rice, the defendant has just filed a cross-complaint, which Is a sixr.ler. In the cross-complaint Mr. Rice makes the assertion that his wife was acquainted with other men In a way which was far from being that which a married woman should have with another man. Mr. Rice not only alleges these facts, but backs up his assertions with affidavits In which half a dozen of the neighbors state that a well known Hammond man was frequently In Mrs. Rice's company. Says She Threatened His Life. In the complain Mr. Rice says that his wife called their little children, "d n little devils." He says that she threatened him with a revolver which he was compelled to take away from her and that she then threatened him with a butcher knife. George Prest in a signed affidavit states tha-t he has seen Mrs. Rice out boggy riding with the co-respondent, mentioned in the complaint. Charles Rice, her son, has signed an affidavit in which he says that his mother said that she would "tramp his stomach out" and "cut out his little black heart." . In another affidavit. Prudence Ross, the daughter of one of the neighbors, said that she knew of a time when Mrs. Rice had a date with two other 'men. The Ross girl introduced the name of another woman whom she said went with other men. She swore that she saw Mrs. Rice go out with one man, while the other woman went with the other one. Neighbors Tell Tales. Edna Ross states' in an affidavit that she had seen Mrs. Rice making signs to men who were passing by on the street and that the men saw her and made others in reply. Mrs. Carrie Ross testified that Mrs. Rice had called at her house a number of times for the purpose of making dates with another man and that her conduct finally became so scandlous that she put a stop to the telephoning. In the meantime Mr. Rice says that he was a hard working man and never made any trouble for his wife. He asks for a divorce and seeks to have the court deny Mrs. Rice's claim for part of the properts alimony and the expense of the trial. LABORER'S REMAINS ARE IDENTIFIED La Porte, Ind., Sept. 8. (Special.)It developed here today that Pasquale Mario who was killed here by a Lake Shore train today, was a member of an Italian laborers working on the Chi cago Lake Shore railroad at Gary. The gang was sent to Gary by a Chicago Laborer Agency.
i mr r JONE BEGIN CAMPAIGN Gary Men Arrive in Hammond on Their Way to Meeting. FRANK HITCHCOCK AT CAPITAL George Ade's Blow-out at Brook the Last of the Month Is Expected To Be Big Affair. Judge H. A. Townsley and E. G. Ballard of Gary were In Hammond this morning; on their way to Indianapolis to represent the Lake county Independants at the opening of the campaigro there tonight. A dispatch to The Times from Indianapolis says I "William Handolph Hearst, founder of the Independence party, and Thomas L. Hisgen, of Massachusetts, Its candidate for president, were here today. Both came to participate tonight In the opening of the Independence party campaign in Indiana. Illsgen on the Scene. "Mr. Hisgen arrived early this morning and left by special traction car for Lebanon where he spoke at 11:30 at the Boone county fair. He returned to this city in the afternoon and joined Mr. Hearst, who came shortly after the noon hour. A third prominent Hearstite was George Washington McCaskrln, mayor of Rock Island, 111., who is runing for governor of his state. "At the meeting tonight to be held in English's opera house, James M. Zlon, of Clarke's hill, will preside. He is picked as the candidate of the party for governor of Indiana. Mr. Zion, who is known as the apple king of the state, has stated that he will not accept the nomination, but the independence managers insist that he will acept the honor. Many Are Present. "Hearstites from all parts of the state were here today to greet the distinguished members of their party. "Another distinguished visitor to the city was Frank H. Hitchcock, republican national chairman, who came to confer with the vice president relative to the part the latter is to play In the national campaign. Republicans from practically every , district were drawn to Indianapolis by the announcement that Chairman Hitchcock , would be here. All wished to get, a glimpse of the man who is regarded as the best political organizer in the country. "Expect a Big Time. "Charles Hernly, former republican state chairman, who has charge of the George Ado farmers' rally at the Ade farm, near. Brook, on Sept. 30, says there is a good possibility of Mr. Taft attending teh rally. Mr. Hernley has Just returned from Cincinnati where he talked with Mr. Taft's secretary about the presidential candidate participating. Farmers of Indiana, Illinals and Michigan have been invited and the governors of these states will be there it is said. James E. Watson, candidate for governor, and all other candidates on the state ticket together with members of the state committee will be special guests." THEY WAMTJT DIVORCE Dowie and the Zion Church Cause Trouble Between Couple. Dowie and the Zion church are given as the causes for a divorce which was filed in the Lake Superior court by Julia Johannessen against her husband Baste Johannessen. Mrs Johannessen claims that her husband would not support her and Instead spent the bulk of the $2.50 a day which he was capable of earning in supporting the Dowie church. Mrs. Johannessen says that she and her husband were married in 1884 and lived together until 1904, twenty years later, when the Zion idea got into Mr. Johannessen and he ceased to support her properly. She says that they have as the fruits of their marriages six children whose ages range from 11 to 23 vears. Kh claims that her husband is the owner of 170 acres of farm land in Walworth County, South Dakota and that the land is worth $4,000. The couple have been living in Indiana Harbor for the past few years. Mrs. Johannessen wants a divorce and the possession of her husband's property in order that she may properly support her children. CASE IS APPEALED TO THE SUPREME COURT. Important Action Is Sent to HIa-hest Court In the State. LaPorte, Ind, Sept. 3. (Special) The famous Lake Shore Sand rase has been sent to the state supreme court after a Judgment had been returned in the lower court. The suit was venued here from Lake county and $300,000 is involved. Bond was filed this morning.
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CENT PER COPY.H ON El PLANT New Rendering Plant South of Hammond, Will Put up Structure Costing a Quarter of a Million DollarsWork Starts Monday. Hliilll PUT Oil THE JOB Monster Building To Be Erected at Glohe and About Two Hundred Men Will Be Employed Tiere Until Cold Weather Has Set in and Impossible to Continue. II. E. Granger, business agent for the Hammond carpenters' union, brought to Hammond the reassuring information that work on the new plant of the National Rendering; company at Globe Station began Monday, and the new plant Is to cost $260,000. Mr. Granger has made arrangements to have Hammond union men put on the Job and this will be a great help to the city. Through Mr. Granger's efforts the number of idle carpenters In Hammond will be greatly reduced and thousands of dollars will be brought into Hammond this fall by the Hammond builders who will work at Globe Station. An Enterprising Manufactory. There are several Interesting features about the rebuilding of the plant which was recently destroyed. It will be built south of the river instead, of on the old site, north of the river, and will have a sidetrack cut in from the Panhandle railroad, which formerly furnished it with railroad facilities. The biggest building will be of brick, 100 feet by 150 feet and 75 feet high; the engine room will be 40 by 80 feet in size and 40 feet here, and there will be another large building. All of these structures will be of brick but there will be a great deal of mill work in the various buildings which will provide employment for the carpenters as well as the brick masons. Already there have been thirty brick masons employed and eighteen carpenters have been put to work. It is understood that there are to be twentyfive more men employed in the building rades which will be put to work the last of the week. Already . there have been 150 laborers employed and they are now engaged in making the necessary excavations. Mr. Granger says that the work on the new buildings will be continued through the winter and will not be completed until spring. This will mean that all of the carpenters and builders who are employed will have all winter jobs. It is a fact not generall known that the National Rendering company is owned by Nelson Morris company, and is operated partly for the purpose of disposing of the "stiffs," cattle which die on the trains, and other animals which cannot be used for meat. The information which The Times it enabled to give its readers is regarded by the business men of the city as an indication that the era of prosperity is actually here and that this winter there will be work for every Hammond man who cares to don his working clothes. The work of the business agents of the local unions, such as that which has been done by W. T. Ginn of the painters' local and H. E. Granger of the carpenters' local, is of incalculable benefit to the city, in the opinion of the Hammond union men, in that they see to it that Hammond men are employed before the outsiders are let in on a job. FARMER KILLED BY TRAIN Frank Wolf, Aged 42 Years, Run Down by 2:06 Michigan Central Train. Passengers arriving on the 2:0(1 Michigan Central train, west bound, bronKbt to Hammond the shocking details of a crossing tragedy at Lake Station. The flyer struck a farmer named Frank Wolf, who, with a team of homes, was on bin way to the hay field In a wagon. The horses were killed Instantly. Lake Station, Ind., Sept. 3. 3:S0 p. m. frank Wolf, who was struck here by a Michigan Central train this afternoon, died at 3 o'clock at the niacin ire home, where he was carried after being hit. He was 45 years of aga and much respected.