Hammond Times, Volume 3, Number 159, Hammond, Lake County, 23 December 1908 — Page 1
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WEATHER. Fair today and Thursday slight temperature change southwest wlads. ' EDITION VOL. m., NO. 159. HAMMOND, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1908. JDNE CENT EEB COPY.
Sill HIS SHUT I
Hammond Man Decides the
People Here Do Not Want Skating Rink, and Herron Amusement Place
May Be Closed.
UK BOSIflESS HIS
PROVED PROFITABLE
History of Riaks in Calumet Eegion Has Been One of Vicissitude and East Chicago Concern Is Now the Only One That Is Doing Business
of Consequence.
E. F. JOHNSTON ATTENDS
FEDERATED CLUB MEETING
Hammond Man, Who Represents the Tenth District in Commercial Club Federation, Assists in Transaction of New Business-
Herron's skating; rink closed down laxt Saturday and may not be opened
attain. It is understood that the lease
will be thrown over and that the ven tare has proven a losing one.
The facts of the case seem to be that Hammond will not support a skating
rink and the few people who do skate here seem to prefer to patronise rinks
in the surrounding; cities.
The rink business in the cities of
the Calumet has proven very unprofita
ble, according to Fred Heintz, the vet
eran rink man of this district, except ing in several isolated cases. First One in Hammond Building.
The first rink to be started in this region was on the fifth floor of the
Hammond building. Hammond. The
business was good there until the nov
elty wore off and then Mr. Heintz was
forced to close down and go else
where.
MxritPintz then took up the Idea of
a portable rink. That seemed to offer the best solution of the problem of
reaping the harvest while the amusement, was a fad. Mr. Heintz proposed to go from one place and as soon as the people tired of the game in one place he would go to another. Heintz was taken sick just after his arrival in Tampa. Fla., with his portable skating rink and was finally compelled to sell the outfit and return to this city. Started One in Whiting. He then started his rink at Whiting. This was a great success for a year or more. It was made to pay well through the careful management of Mr.
Heintz. When others saw what the Hammond man was doing at Whiting they thought they could do better by starting a rink at a more central location. Consequently rinks were started in Gary at the Coliseum, Indiana Harbor, at a rink that was built for the purpose and at East Chicago in the new Lewis' skating rink. With all of this competition the Whiting rink was compelled to go out of the business. The Gary rink burned to the ground after doing a fair business, the Indiana Harbor rink was converted into a billiard and pool room, bowling alleys were installed, and the rink at East Chicago is the only one that now remains. Location a Logical One. In fact the location of the Lewis rink at East Chicago is the logical
one. It Is in the geographical center of the Calumet region. It can be reached for . a 5-cent car fare from Hammond, Whiting and Indiana Harbor and for a 10-cent fare from Gary and South Chicago. That is probably the reason why It Is now the sole survivor of all of the enterprises of that nature which 'have been started in this region.
TIMES BUREAU, . ! AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 23. The sec
ond meeting of the executive commit
tee of the Indiana Federated Commercial clubs since Nov. 18, was held yesterday In the Commercial elubrooms. President J. T. Beasley of Terre Haute presided. N
The executive committee, which drew
up and adopted the by-laws and took other necessary steps to effect the permanent organization, was composed of
the officers of the new federation, including a vice president for each of the thirteen congressional districts of the state.
Members of the executive committee
who attended the meeting were President John T. Beasley of Terre Haute,
Vice Presidents W. V. Dixon, Evans-
ville, first district; - John Freeman, Linton, second district; E. M. Frank, Jeffersonville, third district; B. D. McCready, Connersville, sixth district; R. G. McCIure, Indianapolis, seventh dis
trict; Arthur W. Brady, Anderson, eighth district; George W. Duke, Kokomo, ninth district; E. F. Johnston, Hammond, tenth district; E. E. Tol-
ley Marion, eleventh district; R. B. Hanna, Ft. Wayne, twelfth district; C.
E. Pattee, South Bend, thirteenth dis
trlct; Secretary and Treasurer W. B. Campbell, Anderson. Besides the adoption of the by-laws, which occupied a considerable portion of the time of the meeting, the chief business was provision for the issuance of a card authorized to be used in the interchange of courtesies between the
cjuds wnicn are members of the n-
diana federation.
The secretary-treasurer was ordered by the executive committee to Issue a report of the resolutions adopted at the Richmond meeting to be directed to all the vice presidents, particularly the
resolutions having to do with the fu ture work of the federation.
The by-laws adopted stipulate that regular annual meetings of the association shall be held on , the third
Wednesday of November of each year
in ndianapolis, unless otherwise ord
ered. The executive committee will, however, meet quarterly, the next meeting to be held on the third Wed
nesday in February. The meetlngs-of the latter body will also be held in
Indianapolis. The members of the executive com
mittee returned to their homes with sanguine hopes as to the federation
and the work which it will b"e able to do.
U. S. STEEL
CONSIDERS
El GARY
Plan Is to Build $1,000,000 Town at Head of Lake Superior and Save Freight in shipping Unworked Ore to Pittsburg Region.
FOREIGNERS SUFFER FROMJRACHOPilA Danger of Loathsome Eye Disease Spreading Among Foreigners Manifest.
OLIGE BAFFLED OVER TOOL THIEVES
New Conkey Residence Is
Broken Into and Carpenters Robbed.
SEVERAL GASES IN HffilOND
Contagious Eye Disease It Spreading
in This Locality and Occasions Alarm.
WILL SUPPORT WIGKEY Important Republican Meeting Takes Place at Indianapolis.
There are several ease of the con
tnglous eye disease, known as trachoma, in HammuniL This is the disease
which, if found in the eyes of an emlErrant villi debar him from this eouu try.
There are, in fact, nnmerons cases called to the attention of the emigration officials every month and in every case the foreigner is sent back to
bis native country.
In Hammond trachoma has been con
fused with another prevalent eye dis
ease known as the pink eye. There are many of the Americanized citizens of
Hammond who have been suffering from the pink eye, but the cases of trachoma are confined, so far, to the
foreigners.
In the case of trachoma the eye lids
swell until the eyes are almost closed.
The lids and the eyes become very much inflamed and it is almost Impos
sible for the victimj to see. Foreigners Suffer From It.
Two foreigners, who were suffering
from trachoma, were seen on the
streets yesterday and were pointed out
by a local physician. They stood In the bright sunlight blinking their eyes
and rubbing them with their handker
chiefs. They seemed to be suffering consid erably from the disease and were una
ble to work. Trachoma can be cured
under treatment, but in the case of the foreignears there is danger of Its
spreading.
There is also danger of an epidemic of the pink eye. It is known that one
of the teachers in the Hammond school
had a case of pink eye and before the
nature of the trouble had been dlscov
ered a number of school children had
been exposed.
TIMES BUREAU, AT THE STATE CAPITAL Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 3 The republican representatives met at 1
o'clock in the state house today to con
sider the county- option, metropolitan
police law, applications for state instl- . tntions, floor leadership of the house, and the Wickey-Simoa contest at Crown Point. Elliott of St. Joseph county seems to lead for the minority whip. Nearly all the members oppose the repeal of the county option law, but are divided on the metropolitan police law. Representatives Wickey, Brown, Geiger, Slmlson, Haggard and Swftsger, all of the tenth district, held a conference today and all decided to stand by .Wlckey In his contest. Acting State Chairman Sims said that the entire state organisation will support Wiekey.
MORE IX ONE WEEK Tit THI flMES THAS IX ALL THE OTHER
P.4PEW1 IW THE CALUMET REGIOV
CO5INEI. COMPARE THEM AJft
WD IF IT MKT CO,
JAIL TWELVE MONTHS FOE GOMPERS.
New York, Dec. 23. According to dispatches from Milwaukee, the UnitStates Steel Corporation is planning to build a $10,000,000 town at the head of Lake Superior, about six miles from Superior and Diiluth, similar to Gary, Ind. The corporation some time ago announced Its intention, of building steel mills near Superior " at a cost of nearly $5,000,000, bnt since then It has decided to build a model town around the mills and construct a railroad to connect the corporation's Minnesota
range mines with the through railroad
lines to Chicago and Milwaukee. By
this plan, it is said, the concern will
save the expense of shipping un worked ore to the Pittsburg region and will
Instead be able to ship finished steel to the west or east.. About a year ago
the company purchased several thou
sand acres of land for the new plant.
The Hammond police are at a loss
to know who are the thieves who have
been stealing carpenters' tools of late.
Tbfre , hays . .beeu ,o manythf ta ,i.f this kind that the case has become a
real uzzle.
Judging from the fact that the thefts
have all occurred in about the same
rm.nner and that in each case no trace was ever found of the tools it is ex
pected that the thief has some second-
store where he is able to dispose of
the stolen goods to a goodadvantage.
The latest case was reported to the
police this morning when it was dis
covered that thieves had broken into
the new residence of W. B. Conkev,
which is being constructed on South
Hohman street, and had stolen a num
ber of tools.
Other Cases Cited.
mis ioiiowin.g tne announcement a
week or two ago that a chest of tools
had been stolen from All Saints' church
and preceding that the theft of a num
ber of tools from the Princess the
ater, which was building then, makes
it apparent that the stealing of tools is a monomania with some one. The tools stolen yesterday consisted of a combination plane, a Jack plane,
a smooth plane, a fore Diane, a saw.
a brace and some bits and several other tools of less value. The tools are all marked, according to the custom of carpenters, and could be easily identified if they should be found. The police are busily working on the case.
A
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! THE
MERRY
Hammond City Council, at
Special Meeting, Dooms ,IiafiieslLids in Shows.,,
SWANTON CHAMPIONS FAIR SEX
NDIANA STEEL CdPANYTO HAVE A PRIVATE HOSPITAL
Contract for New Institution Which Will Cost in the
Neighborhood of $100,000 Will Be Let as Soon After Jan. 1 as Possible.
SPANKING
Architect George L. Harvey of Chi
cago has completed plans according to
which the proposed private hospital for the Indiana Steel company at Gary will
be built. The contract for the Institution, which will cost In the neighborhood of $100,000, will be let as soon after Jan. 1 as possible.
The site for the building is that
piece of ground located south of the mills, but north of the river, between Broadway and Virginia streets. The
ample grounds surrounding the hospital will be turned into a small park and will form an attractive setting for the building.
The hospital will be a private In
stitution and will be used only for the
patients of the Indiana Steel company and the subsidiary corporations of the
United States Steel corporation.
Modern in Every Respect. The building itselft will be five stor
ies in height and will have a large basement. Its length will be 160 feet and In width 50 feet. It will be so ar
ranged as to accommodate at least 120
patients. It will be as nearly fireproof as possible, the exterior to be of fire-proof brick and stone trimming. The interior of the hospital will be supplied with all the latest improvements and inventions. A private hospital is a necessary adjunct to such big mills as will be In operation In Gary in a short time. First aid to the Injured is of vital Importance and the company takes this into consideration by building the hospital near the plant. The llinois Steel company at South Chicago, which Is also a subsidiary corporation of the United States Steel company, maintains a similar hospital near its plant, but the Gary building will be far superior to the South Chicago place. An efficient corps of physicians and nurses will be provided for the Gary
hospital, the object being to give the
patients unsurpassable service in the
private hospital.
NEW CIRCUIT COURT CASES, The Dinwiddie & Gary Railroad com
pany vs. Frederick Rosenthal and his wife, William Cochran and Henry Cochran. Condemnation proceeding.
J. Frank Meeker, attorney.
HERKHER ESTATE GOESTOLOGAL MEN F, R. Mott and F- R. Schaaf Become Owners of 40Acre Tract.
Ten Thousand Dollars Is Trcnsferrel to General Fund for Christmas Gifts.
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District of Columbia Gives Decision in Famous Contempt Case. Washington, D. C, Dec. 24. The famous contempt case of the Bucks' Stove and Range Co. against President Gompers, Vice President Mitchell and Secretary Morrison of the American Federation of Labor was decided today by Justice Wright of the supreme court of the District of Colombia adversely to the federation officials. Gompers was sentenced to twelve motntba in Jail, Vice President Mitchell to nine months and Secretary Morrison to six months.
Gi l NICE PRESENT
All Clerks of Lion Store Who Have Worked a Year Get Vacation and Pay. The best Christmas present of all, and one which redounds to the credit of the donors and to the great pleasure of the recipients, is a week's vacation wth full pay, as arranged between the management of the Lion store and
all of its clerks who have been in the employ of the store for at least one year. Since there are more than 100 regular employes in the store, it can readily be seen that the generosity costs Messrs. Kaufman and Wolf $1,800 in money alone, not to speak of the other
concessions that go with a vacation. But the generosity of the management is not unappreciated. The employes still have in mind the reduction in working hours that the store inaugurated when it began to open its store at 8 o'clock in the morning instead of at 7 o'clock. In no store in the city are the employes more loyal to the firm than in the Lion store, and taking all this into consideration, Messrs. Kaufman and Wolf are fully repaid for their part of the Christmas season.
The Hammond city council at a special meeting last night put itself on record as being opposed to the wear
ing of tall hats or other headgear which, if worn in public places, especial theaters and entertainments, will obstruct the view of the people in the rear. On the face of it, it appears as a very ungallant act on the part of the cfty fathers, as the ordinance in its essence, is nothing more than an edict against the ladies. Of the fourteen representatives -who appeared at the meeting last night only one, Tom Swanton, had the backbone to oppose the measure and thus champion the cause of the milliners and the ladies. The other thirteen will have to explain their act as best they can. Some of them have wives and it is not known what the better halves will have to say this evening when 'they read the
paper. It may be possible that some of the councilmen will spend the evening downtown or In their various club rooms. The only argument that they can advance is that the hats worn in
any place, were people come to be entertained are a nuisance, that other cities have adopted such ordinances long ago and that the state of Ohio have even gone as far as to put a statute on its books regulating the wearing of hats. The ordinance was read for the third time and adopted. Temporary Loan from Wnter Fund. The meeting last night was called for the purpose of passing an ordinance to transfer $10,000 from the water fund to the general fund in order that the city's payroll .for the month of December may be met today arid in that way the city employes given an opportunity to some of their Christmas shopping. The appropriation is merely a temporary loan from the water fund and exempts the city from going to a bank for the purpose of securing the money. The claim against the city preferred by William and Delia Spanler on account of personal injuries received was referred to the finance committee. In" the absence of Mayor Becker, Councilman John Becker presided.
Fred Mott and Richard Schaaf this
morning purchased from William Herkner, the administrator of the estate of William Hilgendorf, 38.75 acres of land, a. -mile .southeast of Ilessviller on the Nickel Plate railroad, for $4,100. This is a little more than $100 an acre and is considered a good speculative Investment. The sale of the land was made by auction and took place In Judge William McMahon's office in the Hammond building. The only other bidder was J. S.Blackmun. . Blackmun offered $4,100 for the property, but as Fred Mott and Richard Schaaf offered to pay one-half cash and the other half in a year, and Blackmun would only pay one-third down and the other two-thirds in two annual installments, so the Mott-Schaaf offer was taken up.
It is said that the daughter of Mr. William Hilgendorf, the deecased, who inherits the property, was very much pleased over the fact that the property brought as large a sum as it did.
WILL NOT TAKE .
PLAGE TILL SUflER
Hammond Will Have a Di rect Route to Gary in - New Road.
ROAD IS NOW BEING USED
When Gary & Western Is Completed
Loop Service Will Be Established.
DUE BOLD ira
Paternal Discipline in Store
For Two New York Lads Who Arrived in Hammond Last Week to Hunt Bear. v'
LORED BY LETTERS
FROM BOB GOSTELLO
Disgusted, So They Were, to Find
After Their" Arrest That Indiana
City Harbored Only Civilized People, Says New York Paper In Describing Affair.
PETITION WAS GRUNTED Otto C- Borman Restrained From Attaching Certain Property.
TAKE THE TIMES AXD GET MORE HAMMOND XEWS PBIXTD THAS IX AXD HAMMOXD PAPER, MORE EAST CHICAGO XEWS THAN PRIXTED IX AXY EAST CHICAGO PAPER AXD MORE GARY XEWS TH AX PRIXTED IV. AXV GARY PAPER. THE OSLT PAPER THAT PRINTS THE COUNTY NEWS.
The case of Momaj vs. the South Chicago City Railway company was dismissed in the Lake superior court this morning. The petition for an injunction, in which Apperson and Valette sought to restrain Otto Borman et al. from attaching certain property to recover a judgment of $4S, was granted. The court announced this morning
what would be the settings for the prst part of the adjourned term of court, to begin Jan. 4. The court cases which
were set for the seventh Tuesday, be
ginning with No. 3383, Standard Steel Car company vs. Douglas, will be taken
up Jan. 4. The cases set for the seventh Wed
nesday, Dec. 23, will be taken up Jan.
5. The cases set for the seventh Thurs
day, Dec. 24, will be taken up Jan. 6.
The cases set for the eighth Monday, Dec. 28, will be taken up Jan. 7. The
cases set for the eighth Tuesday, Dec
29, will be set for Jan. 8. After that
the cases have not been set
HOLDS REGULAR MEETING. The board of public works this morning held a regular meeting. There was nothing of special importance before the board, and this gave the board an opportunity to pass on the regular weekly bills wis dispatch.
THE NUMBER OP COPIES OP THE TIMES SOLD OX THE STREETS OF HAMMOXD ALOXE EXCEEDS THE ENTIRE CIRCULATION OF ANY OTHER PAPER IX THE CITY
Pocket Book Lost.
M. J. Gillen of 269 Oakley avenue lost his pocketbook shortly after leaving the 5 and 10-cent store on State street. The pocketbook contained between $8 and $10 and it was lost after 3 o'clock.
An Inquiry at the office of the Chicago, Indiana & Southern railroad, at
Gibson, makes it apparent that the !
atallatlon of the suburban service on the Gary & Western, which has been taken over by the New York Central lines, will not take place until along next summer. The road is now being used for freight service and freight trains have been running over it for about a month, but no passenger trains will be put on
until later in the coming year.
When the passenger service is final
ly Installed, it will provide the people of Hammond with a most convenient
method of reaching the new steel city. Hammond people will be able to take a
train at the Lake Shore and Nickel
Plate depot in this city, from where they will go to Gibson and thence in
a westerly direction to uary, where
they will be deposited at the Broadway elevated depot.
This will gave Hammond a most dl
rect route to Gary and will give the people of Gary a very direct route to Hammond, and will be a popular route
for the people of South Gary to take to Chicago. It is prophesied that as
a result or tne Duuaing or tne outer
loop of the Lake Shore railroad, or what is known as the Gary & Western railroad, the New York Central lines will be. In a position to monopolize the suburban passenger traffic of the whole region. When the Gary & Western suburban service is established, it will be possible to take a train at the Hammond Lake Shore depot directly east to Chicago, directly west to Gary, either way around the present Lake Shore loop, which will give access to the cities of Whiting and Indiana Harbor, and either way around the outer loop, of which the Gary & Western will be the connecting link, to all of the towns on the main line of the Lake Shore road from Gary to Chicago.
ELECTION CONTEST IS STILL ON AT CROWN POINT.
Teams Walks Away. A team belonging to the East Chicago Transfer company walked away from its hitching place and disappeared. It was reported toi the police station at Hammond and was afterward recovered by Officer Homerich.
Horse Dies at Standard. After an unsuccessful effort was made by a local veterinary to save the life of a horse, which was taken sick in an alley back of Fields avenue. Officer Hanlon was finally compelled to shoot It
X'o Important Elements Have Deen Brought Out In the Evidence Today.
(Special to The Times.) Crown Point, Ind., Dec. 23. The election contest, in which Edward Simons is seeking to prevent Edward Wickey from holding the office of representative from this district, was continued today without the development of any important evidence. The questions still relate to the number of foreigners which were naturalized by the republicans and democrats and to their nationality. A full report is being made of all of the evidence and it is understood that this is to be printed and furnished to the members of the state legislature for their consideration.
E. W. Wickey is in Indianapolis attending "a meeting of the assembly men.
Masters Padula and Monaco arebaesi In New York after their bear bunt la
Hammond. . The youngsters, whose rwu away was the sensation of the hoor last week, gave the blase and effete easterners something to read about. Ia telling their story the New York Tele gram aaysi "Not a single redskin hit the dust, not a bear rolled over with a groan. There was not even a chance to draw a trusty weapon and rush bravely to the rescue. Despite this lack of opportunity to become Indian hunters or faunal naturalists, there is plenty of excitement in store for Joseph Padula and Daniel Manaco when they reach their homes in Brooklyn today. At least, their fathers hint at such a happening. "Joseph lives, or did live, with hia prosaic parents at No. 76 East Fifth street, while Daniel camped with unromantic relatives at No.. 142 on the same trail. The boys were in the habit of calling their houses tepees, but after this they will be less emotional and the letters from their friend. Bob Costello, will net be awaited with the same avidity as heretofore. Lured by Hammond Lad. "Bob Costello also lived in the borough of Brooklyn at one time, but he moved with his parents to Hammond,
Ind. Prior to his leaving Bob had conducted numerous Indian hunts in Prospect Park, and he hailed the move to the west with joy "Soon after he arrived In Hammond 'Bob' began writing to 'Dand' and 'Joe' and telling them of the real joys of life in the uncivilized districts. "Indians? Well, rather. There were so many real, untamed savages about the place, he wrote, that extra barbed wire had to be put up around the house to keep them from trampling the flower beds, and bears and buffaloes were so common that cartridges were not wasted on them any more, the most common method of slaying them being with club, stones or even kitchen utensils thrown out of the back parlor window. "These letters were more than human, nature could stand, so 'Joe' and 'Dan'decided that Brooklyn was too tame. Indiana and its Indians became thele dream both day and night. Where Did They Get Moneyf "How they saved up enough money to go west, neither of the boys' parents can say, but they did it, besides laying in an Indian-buffalo-bear outfit that would do credit to a South American regiment. They set out last Monday, and when they did not come home Tuesday the parents began to get worried and started an investigation. Then Bob Bostello's letters were heard of and the police were notified to send
out a general alarm. Captain Kelly of the Parkville police' station decided, that the boys must have headed for Indianapolis, or some other place with Indian in it, and sent word to that effect to policemen out west. When the boys got off the train at Hammond they were taken into custody and police of this city were notified. "But that was not the worst of it, for there in ' Hammond they saw' police, and churches, and all the other things that they bad tried to get away from. The wildest thing at large there was a chipmunk which was not half as large as the gray squirrels in Prospect Park. As for Indian3. well, the police there had never seen any, but they had heard that you could see them aplenty when Buffalo Bill's show came to New York. . "It was too much. "As was said before, there is to be a lot of excitement for the boys when they arrive at their Brooklyn homes.
i Loses His Overcoat. J. D. St. Clair, 178 Clinton street, reports that he lost his overcoat. He says it was stolen this afternoon out of the Erie yards. It is valued at about $10.
Sensitive Audience. "What started the riot at the performance of "Hamlet" last night?" "Why. Hamlet held the ekull and said: 'Alas, poor Yorrick! You are not the only deadhead In the heuse.-Tit-Bits.