Hammond Times, Volume 3, Number 152, Hammond, Lake County, 15 December 1908 — Page 8

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Actual Work of Construction of Valparaiso, Gary & Hobart Interurban Road Is Commenced Yesterday at the Eastern TerminusEXPECT COUPLET! by decoration oay Attorney S. Y. Keator, One of the Prime Movers in the Project in Gary Today - Is Enthusiastic About Prospects Says Work Will Be Bushed While Weather Lasts. Ground wm broken yesterday at Valparaiso Or the building of the Valparaiso, Gary & Hobart Interurban traction line, which is to have Its western terminus at Gary. What the other terminus may be win be a matter of : conjecture for some, as Logansport is ; mating a strong effort to have the j line extended from Valparaiso to Lo- ! gansport. This would give the northera part of the state an entrance to the state capital and from there to the big Ohio cities. Attorney S. T. Keator, one of the prime movers In the project, was in Gary this morning and vouched for the work that had already been done at the Valparaiso end. He said that a big gang of men will remain at work as long as the weather will permit. Complete by Decoration Day. According to Mr. Keator's statements the company expects to have the road In operation by Decoration day next year and still expects to get a good share of the business. He says that the right-of-way has already been secured from Valparaiso to Hobart and east of Hobart through the George Earle property. Mr. Keator does not anticipate very much trouble in effect ing an entrance into wary. While this project is moving along S 1 . . 1 t- l,n slow progress that the Gary and Crown Point project is making. The biggest obstacle in way. of the Gary & Crown Point road now is the non-completion of the bridge over the Calumet river but there is a growing sentiment that the Eroadway entrance should be aban doned and an entrance secured over one of the ther streets. First Tangible Evidence. The first tangible evidence that the Valaraiso, Hobart & Gary electric line Is to be built came when a party of surveyors left Laporte on Monday, Valparaiso on Tuesday and Hobart on Wednesday in an effort to locate the best route of the new line. The new electric line. It will be re membered, is financed by Keiter & Hopkins. These men are both from Chi cago, and Hopkins Is the son of Senator KopkinsThe best assurance that the project will be pushed to a successful com pie t Ion is, the fact that John G. Earle, one of the largest property owners in ' the territory through which the interi urban win run, has his heart set on I the building of the line and will move j heaven and earth to bring about its ac j complishment. I The company has already secured franchises In Valparaiso and Hobart i and have secured a large amount of ; right-of-way from Mr. Earle.. Through ; the manoeuvering of Mr. Earle en trance was secured into Gary and this also insures the success of the project SCHOOL FOR COLORED Gary Board Rents Building , Yesterday for School on Broadway. The Gary school board has taken the f.rst step towards segregating the ne gro children from the white In the pub ! lie schools. 1 A building was rented yesterday, lo , cated on Broadway, between Fifteenth and Sixteenth avenues, which will be arranged for school purposes. A col ored teacher will also be hired, wh will be placed in charge of the school. which will have from twenty-five thirty pupils to begin. The separation will not affect ..the two colored high school students who are now attend ing the Gary high school. Although there seemed to be consid crable sentiment, especially on the part - of the colored people, it has practically subsided.. The colored people are satis . . fied with the separation and all around it is thought to be the most satisfac tory plan. ; MEMBER OF ORDER OF RED MEN TO MEET. The members of the Order of Red Men Vvill meet at the Gary hotel on Wednesday evening "for the purpose of organizing an order of Red Men In Gary, there being quite a number of that order who now reside In Gary.

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of William E. Annis, an editor, who brother of T. Jenkins, on August 15 last. running his home. T. Jenkins Hains, latter did the kiling, is alleged to have QOR PENIiSYLVANIA R.R. BEGS FOR 1RGY Attorneys Appear at East Chicago Council Meeting Last Night. HAS NO SYMPATHY FOR THEM Poverty Stricken Corporation Says It Labored Hard During the Panic Must Economize. (Special to The Times.) East . Chicago, Ind., Dec. 15. Two legal" representatives' of the Pennsylvania company, one of the largest rail road systems in America, last. evening told the members " of the East Chicago aldermanic board Just-how poor their company is. In fact, the purse of the corporation is so depleted that were a strong wind to come along. It might blow away. And all because the city of East Chicago wants to pave Railroad avenue, along which the Pennsylvania company owns considerable property, for which they would have to pay bene fit assessments. Attorney McGraw of Chicago . and Judge Gilpin, the company's Ft. Wayne representative, appeared before the aldermen to remonstrate against - the great expense that would accrue. "Gentlemen," they declared, "the panic of last year left our finances In. such condition that such an Improvement would bother us considerably, and we must be more economic in our regulation of the road's affairs." The idea of a pov erty-stricken. . railroad corporation amused the councilmen and they smiled broadly at the suggested emptying of the "road's coffers into . the local city treasury. Railroad avenue will be improved, nevertheless, even though the Pennsylvania company may be compelled to mortgage their road to pay the assessments, was the edict of the council, last night, and the two attorneys were considerably annoyed by the attitude of the council towards their plea for. financial mercy. WILL HOLD THEIR XMAS SERVICES LN BASEMENT. The members of the congregation of the "Presbyterian church are planning to hold their Christmas services in the basement of their new church, which will be ready at that time. ' The new church is being constructed by the Smith - Construction company and on account . of the fine weather have been able to make rapid headway on the work. WESTERN UNION IS-PUTTING UP 03ERVAT0RY CLOCKS. Telegraph company are at work in Gary installing twenty Western Union observatory clocks at various places in town. The clocks will be regulated every hour by the Western Union Telegraph company according to the United States observatory time.

I if v 4 -stsxJtiLi &J&JZ$ &JhLt-Ji MtBit stories of the sea. was placed on trial was killed by Capt. Peter C. Hains, Captain Hains charged Annis with who was with Capt. Hains when the spurred his brother to the deed. , FIRE CHIEF SEELEY IKES SELECTION Puts Applicants to Severe Test and Is Much Satisfied. HORSE FOR CHEMICAL WAGON Six Firemen Are Asked to Race for a Quarter of Mile Through Gary's Deep Sand. After- a severe tryout yesterday afternoon and a physical examination by the city health officer, Dr. T. B. Templin, six young men were selected . to act as firemen for .the city, .to begin duty at once. Those selected out' of the fifteen or more applicants were: William J. Frazier, Edward C. Naylor, Frank Undine, Oscar Olson, Charles H. Smith and Paddy Rogers. Naylor, how ever, was rejected by Dr. Templin as not beiig in good physical condition.. Gary s new firemen led by Chief Fee ley began work-last night, where they prepared to occupy the new station which has now been completed.' Dur ing the afternoon they were '" put through the most rigid examination Among otner tilings the men were asked to race for a quarter of a mile through deep sand for the purpose of testing their endurance. ijnier .teeiey;-questioned each man carefully in regard to what he would do In case of fire and various things happened. Each man was examined In this manner separately at the Gary hotel and then put through the physical examination. The six men chosen by the chief were those who have had the most experience and would prove the most competent fire-fighters in his estimation. Horse for Chemical Wagon. A horse was hired yesterday from the Gormley livery barn for' the purpose of trying out the new wagon which the city . has purchased. The chief and his men drove up and down Broadway before the awe-stricken na tives who had not seen such a thing for many months and for the first time in the city of Gary: Every .one had been used to the chemicals pushed by hand and the sight of the hose cart proved welcome. The six men who have been employed on. the Gary fire department will reside at the station so that there will be full complement " of men at the fire department headquarters at all times. The dormitories for the men have now been prepared. The horse, which will be used by the fire department, has not yet been pur chased, although an animal has been tried out. Chief Feeley desires to get a very sturdy animal because it will be expected to draw the wagon through heavy sands and have considerable hard work to do.' The harness for the horse has been purchased. ADVEHTISlJrO MAKES MAXX POSSIBLE THIAGS POSSIBLE. IM

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lljo c mrtnAi itm SICK JRE HEALTHY The Farmers Are at Sea Over Conflict of the Authorities. STATE'S SIDE IS SHATTERED Experts From Health Department Establish Tuberculosis Vetenarians 0. K. Bovine. (Special to The Times.) Crown Point, Ind., Dec; 15. Many Lake county farmers are today wonder i ng just how accurate ana authentic the recent tests for traces of tuberculosis among their herds of cattle have been. They are also wondering wheth er the experts sent out by the state to examine thef bovines for tubercular races, or the two local veterinarians who have a county-wide reputation for the successwul treatment of diseases of horses and cattle, are right in their diagnosis and examination of the two cows that were killed yesterday for the purpose of ascertaining their condition with regard to the above dreaded dis ease. The tests . made yesterday at the farm barns of Theodore Staff, living southwest of Crown Point, was upon two cows that have been recently ex amlned and condemned by the experts that have been operating in Lake coun ty. The animals, both high priced milch cows, were owned by Theodore Staff and Harry Collins, two .Center town ship milk shippers, and to an ordinary observer, were in the pink of condition Their being condemned, however, made them practically worthless -for the purpose their owners purchased them for. and it was decided to kill them and hold a minute examination over the carcasses for traces of the disease the ex perts said they were affected with. Veterinarians Wooldridge and Williams, two of Crown Point's moat prominent doctors, assisted by Deputy Coroner Dr. Will Houk, made a minute and careful test and examination over the remains of the cows, and their verdict was that no traces of tuberculosis could be found. FIn5 Mo Tuberculosis. All the jrgans of the animals were microscopically examined and every test known to medical science was made by thethree men, but the animals were found to be practically free from any traces of the diseases and were in a normally healthy condition. The examination was witnessed by many interested spectators, and the doctors' verdict came as a surprise and only complicates the situation that has been a source of much annoyance and aggravation to the milk shippers of Lake county in general, and the ques tion the question has now arisen as to whether the tests among the various herds have been 'thorough enough, or if the process used in discovering the presence or absence of traces of the disease is one that is infalllable in all cases. Be that as it may, the test and examination made yesterday has caused a furore among those interested in the milk-shipping industry in Lake county and the results are certain to be far-reaching and the questions arising from the discoveries of the examination made yesterday is one that will be threshed out in many different ways and manners before a final conclusion is reached. " ADJUSTERS SETTLE CLAIMS OF GARY CASINO COMPANY. The insurance adjusters of the sev eral companies in which the Gary Casino were insured, have been to Gary for the past two days settling mat ters with the owners. Toung and Vossler say that they were paid In full. The work on the skating rink has progressed satisfactorily, and they hope to have it completed by the first of March.

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Hammond, SUES FOR HIS WAGES Gary Concern Sued by Em ploye After Its Superintendent Absconds. (Special to The Times.) Indiana Harbor, Ind., Dec. 15. As a result of the recent alleged absconding of William E. Hughes of this city with $600 belonging to the Cain Construc tion company of Gary J. J. Miller of Grapevine street is now suing the com pany for $57.55 unpaid salary. Miller was engaged as a foreman in the re pairing of Indiana boulevard, Whiting, and his wages for the two weeks amounted to the sum set forth in his complaint. Mr. Miller also has a' suit pending against the United States Brewing com pany for $144.88, three weeks' back sal ary as agent and commissions upon his sales. It will be remembered that the brewery had Miller arrested on charge of embezzlement, in which the amount taken ' was placed at $78.' A Jury In Judge G. E. Reiland's court in this city recently found Miller not guilty and dismissed the case against him. Mr. Miller is naturally greatly disturbed over the action of the brew ing company and intimated to The Times' correspondent that he would make them pay dearly for the insult, "I Intend suing the brewery for $10,000 damages "for my false arrest," he declared, "and am informed by local attorneys that my claim Is a Just one "While I do not care about their charge in particular," Mr. Miller explained, "I am somewhat sensitive in a matter where my honesty and honor are attacked, and believe that I should be given Justice in a reasonable amount for the stain they placed 'upon my name by even mentioning me in connection with such an embezzle ment." THREE FALLJWENTY FT. Carpenters at Work on Gary Building in Serious Accident. Yesterday morning at 11 o'clock three carpenters at work fell to the ground a distance of twenty feet, from the scaffold upon which they were working on the A. D. Meltier residence, corne of Sixth avenue and Harrison street. The men were badly shaken up. Those injured were: Charles Kubal, John Val voda and Victor Morik. The men were working on one side of the house when all of the men had occasion to get on the same scaffold, Their combined weight proved too much for the timber and it broke without warning. The men were hurled to the ground and fell among loose boards and brick, which were scattered about the yard. Valvoda was the most severely injured of the three men and he was unconscious. It was thought at first that he might have received interna), Injuries which would rove very serious. All of them were taken at once to the hospital where they were carefully examined for internal injuries. None of the cases proved serious and the sisters at the Mercy hospital Bald this morning that they were resting easier and that they would be out in a few days. The men are all single and live in the south end of the city. CONSTRUCTION WORK TO BEGIN IMMEDIATELY, Work will commence Immediately on the construction of the ten brick residences for Frank Gavit in Gary. The Smith Construction company, who were awarded the contract, the difference in the amount of the bids being very small, today, commenced hauling material on the grounds and plan, with good weather, to make rapid headway on the construction of the houses.

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Indiana COKE FIEND WITS DOPE FORSICK HORSE Approaches a Dentist m East Chicago and Meets Refusal. TIMES EXPOSE HELPS SOME Victim Hurries Away From Office Much Confused and Board Street Car for Hammond. (Special to The Times.) East Chicago, Ind., Dec. 15. The co caine fiend, practically driven out or his accustomed haunts in Hammond by the virile campaign urged by The Times : several months ago, has made his appearance in this city. The new method of obtaining the drug, as planned by the first visitor to the city, is to request a considerable amount to be used as a soothing meaium ror an injured horse. The request has been made In the office of a local dentist for a prescription but was refused on account of the purchaser's personal appearance. The attempt nearly worked, however, and had not the request fairly teemed with excitement, the "fiend" would have secured his drug. Dr. J. Goldman, a prominent dentist. with offices on Chicago avenue, is the man of whom the strange request was made. Saturday evening, about 8:30 o'clock. Dr. Goldman answered a call to his door and found standing in the hallway a well dressed man, attired in a fashionable cut suit of clothes and wearing a light, checked overcoat. The unknown visitor stepped into the office and made known his wants. "Doctor,", he began, "my horse fell and hurt its leg and I want to put it out of misery." Will you give me a prescription for some cocaine for this purpose?" Dr. Goldman, , who declares that The Times crusade against the drug was immediately brought to his mind, refused the request and the man's subsequent dejection more than convinced him that he was face to face with a disciple of the drug. Leave for Hammond. , On asking where such a prescription could be filled,' the unknown answered that he "usually got his at ," but remembered his first story in time to prevent giving out the name of his dispenser. The fellow then excused himself on the gronuds that he had to ctach a car and left the office, evidently much perturbed. He was seen to get oa a Hammond street car with a companion about ten n-inutes later. The craving for those addicted to the cocaine habit has evidently been increased during the past few months, as druggists fear that the s-ale of the drug wil Iresult in their exposure and subsequent expulsion from the practice of pharmacy. The visit to East Chicago was aparently.an experimental one and had the local dentist given the desired prescription, there is but little doubt that dentists throughout the neighborhood would be besieged by "men with sick horses." LETTING 0? BIDS IS POSTPONED TILL TODAY. Mast Building Will Be One lcest to Grace Gary. of the Owing to the absence of two of the contractors who had submitted bids for the new Mast building of Gary, the opening of the bids was postponed until today. It was expected this morning that the award of the contract would be made today. The Mast building, when completed, will be one of the nicest buildings to grace Broadway. It will cost in the neighborhood of $20,000 and will be three stories in height. It will, of course, have all the modern Improvements. The plans were drawn up by Architect C. E. Kendricks.

16th THE CITY LJ TRESPASS IS CHARGED Trouble of Long Standing Between Shoe Dealer 1 and Architect. A warrant was served yesterday on Architect Walter Hudson, which was sworn out by W. S. Rawles, the Broadway shoe man, who charged him with trespass. The case is the result of trouble of long standing over the erection of the building which Mr. Rawles is putting up on Harrison street, near Sixth avenue. Mr. Rawles claims that he had employed Mr. Hudson to do the architectural work for the building, and thae after they had had a misunderstanding, Mr. Hudson was asked to sever his connection with the work. This he refused to do and continued to superintend the construction work of the building. Mr. Rawles ordered him to keep away from the work entirely, and he also refused to do this. The warrant was then sworn out for his arrest. The trouble over the building occurred when building commissioner Willirfm Kliver condemned the wall which is being put in for the building. He said that it was not wide enough and ordered that it be replaced. This trouble with the building commissioner is what led to the discharge of the architect and his arrest later. HOBART EDITOR SPEAKS Hobart, ; Ind., Dec. 15. In speaking of the court congestion movement in Lake county, A. J. Smith( editor of the Gazette, says: "At a meeting of the Lake County Bar association at Hammond last Monday to devise plans and recommend ways to give relief to the congested conditions of our courts, the represen tatives from Gary saw fit to withdraw from the association and henceforth will operate independently of the Lake County Bar associaticn. "The committee In charge of the "affair in a majority report to the assocourt at Crown Point and a special Judge at Hammond but the Gary offic ers offered a minority report favoring a superior court at Gary. The majority report was accepted. "The Gary attorneys will find when they get before the legislature that it will be pretty difficult for them to secure legislation not favored by the association." When business men and merchant tislng In any other paper, they do It, because they know THE TIMES' circulation is five times that of any other pay five times as much for advertising In THE TIMES as they do for adverpaper. Big Sale on Us & Suits PRICES WAY DOWN The R. & Sz. Co. Fifth Avenus near Broadway . Fresh morning" milk bottled on our farm at Highlands and delivered daily to customers Also fresh butter, Cream, Butter Milk, and Cheese, order from wagon, or phone No, 9764 Schornbrod & Hellmutt