Hammond Times, Volume 3, Number 181, Hammond, Lake County, 20 January 1909 — Page 5
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ANOTHER 'VODEVEEL The fourth vaudeville theater in Gary i3 to be opened next week in the McCormick building, which formerly housed the Union cafe, at 928 Broad way. The promoters-intend to put on good shows and hope for their share of the patronage. FIREMEN CALLED OUT The Gary fire department was sum moned to the Delaware hotel last evening, from wher.e it was reported that a threatening fire was raging there. Upon its arrival the department found that the troubla had teen i caused by an over-heated flue.. f The damage, was nominal. NO TRUTH IN THE EXPLOSION STORY. Street Talk of Accident at Indiana Steel Company Plant Is Discredited. The news of a big explosion at the Indiana Steel company's plant on last Saturday night was heard on-, tha street today. The explosion took place, it Is said, in the burning out of one of the furnaces. It was caused by water from a leaking pipe falling into the molten metal. Ten explosions followed but besides throwing the hot metal in all directions no damage was done or no one was hurt. T. E. ENGLEHART WELL PUT UP BUILDING. Gary-HammonU-t hicaRO Promoters and Hostler Is to Build. T. W. Engl'ehart, one of the biggest dealers in Gary real estate, will erect an office building in the near future ' which is to be located at the corner of Tenth avenue and Broadway. Mr. Englehart has his main offices in Chicago from here he conducts his other enterprises, but the amount of business that he is doing necessitates an office in. Gary. Being original in his way and plans, Mr.. Englehart, who is considered one of the biggest dealers in Gary, conducted most of his business in a carriage. Any prospective customer that came to the real estate man was taken over the territory, In a vehicle, and If the owner failed to impress him sufficiently then and there, it was reasonably safe to take it for granted that the customer would not have bought even if there had been an office. ANOTHER QUIET NIGHT. The local, police had another quiet night last night, one one arrest even for a common drunk, being booked at the station. It may be like the -old adage "After a lull there is always a storm." GARY BRIEFS. Edward J. Tallman of LaFargeville, N. Y., who is now constructing- several flat buildings in this city, arrived here last night from that city, where he will watch the progress of his buildings for a few days. Mrs. M. A. Caldwell was in Chicago shopping yesterday. Miss Marie McKenna of. aEst Chicago has accepted a position as clerk In the Vict6ria hotel. Mr. Otto Borman of Tolleston transacted business in Garry yesterday. Horned Toads. Horned toads are slow of foot, and the spiny horns which cover them seem to be their only defense. Prof. Cope gives an example of a dead rattlesnake found with the horns of one of these lizards which it had swallowed penetrating the neck through the upper skin, one on each side of the spine. John K. Strecker, Jr., records another case where the capture of a horned lizard was fatal to the animal that had eaten it. He says: "Some years ago a friend brought me a dead hawk (Buteo lineatus alleni) that he had found lying out on the prairie west of the city (Waco). It was greatly emaciated and there was considerable dry blood on the feathers of the throat and breast. On skinning it I found no shot wounds, but when I made a careful examination of the carcass I found that it had swallowed two horned lizards, and that one of the occipital horns of one of these had penetrated the bird's trachea." Forest and Stream. Ground Covered by New York. New York has an area of 209,218 acrs. 722 Broadway Entire change of Program on Wednesday and Friday Modern Vaudeville Illustrated Songs and and Pictures changed every day fc
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itokS&M HEARD BY RUBE. 1 Pity the poor ' neglected and lonely snow shovel. it there are a few robins waiting around, can you blame them.. fcpeaking of onion banquets, but what's the use the onion can speak for itself. - -ine noie for the basement of the new city hall building is growing larger every day and so is the hole in the seat of some of the trousers about town. uasnion note Big hats are to be trimmed this spring with scissors. Tolleston has. a new line of ghosts. Perhaps they are the spirits of the departed Gary saloons that were recently wiped out. Chicago Daily News. Perhaps they are the spirits of those still in existence. , "We again remind the 5-cent theater managers In. Gary that they need a thorough airing. Occasionally there is a Gary woman who goes to church just for the purpose of ascertaining how many of her neighbors don't. Strange to say that Gary is not infested with as many "wandering Willies" as last winter. Important news if true. There were several Garyites who went to Chicago to witness the electrical show, and are now prepared to do a full summer's sparking. It takes a lot of nerve to enable a young married man to enter a store and purchase a dozen safety pins from a former sweetheart. HEW FU RM1TURE FOR 111G CHIME Committee on Police Alarm System Fails to Report on Matter. PARK PLANS ABE SUBMITTED Edward Koenig, Chicago Artist, Who Was Awarded First Prize in Paris, Will Do Work, (Special to The Times.) Whiting, Ind., Jan. 20. The city council of this city met in regular ses sion on Monday night. It was decided at this meeting to purchase new furni ture for the council chamber, and a committee was appoitned for the purpose of getting the different prices and reporting at the next meeting. The new furniture will consist of a table, a desk and chair for the mayor one each of the six aldermen, one for the city clerk and the representatives of the press will not be forgotten. The committee, who were instructed to go to Chicago to look up the system of police alarm boxes, said they were not ready to report yet, but would do so next meeting. rark Plans Are Submitted. Edward Koenig, a landscape artist from Chicago, was present at the meeting and submitted plans for our new park. The plans were met with the hearty approval of the mayor and also the aldermen. By looking at the plans you could , imagine you being in the park on the lake front, and could best of all realize how beautiful it will be. Mr. Koenig is much experienced in this line of work. He has studied extensively In Europe, and his plans received the first prize at the Paris exposition. The place at which he planned the park, which is nearest Whiting, is said to be at Scherervllle, Ind. While not very large this is said to be a marvel of beauty. Mr. Koenig said if he was awarded the contract he would have grass growing by May 15, and would have the park in fim shape for a Fourth or July celebration. rure iron at t.ast. Chemically pure iron has never been obtained until very recently; it has been found almost impossible to remove the last traces of impurities, especially of sulphur. But a German chemist, Dr. H. Kreusler, has finally, by a long series of ingenious pro cesses, partly chemical and partly electrical, succeeded in isolating the pure metal, the properties of which he reports to differ greatly from those of the impure iron that we know. Iron prepared by Kreusler's process resembles platinum. Chaucer's House Is Sold. Hartford Mator, Faringdon, Berkshire, England, formerly the home of the poet Chaucer, and the largest farm on the Pusey estate, has been sold to the leaseholder, George Bavlis of Wyfleld Manor, Newbury, the largest producer of barley in England. Pusey is said to have been granted to the family of that name by Canute by tenure of a horn, which is still In Bouviere Pusey's possession and bears the inscription: "Kyng Knoude gave William Pewse ye horn to held by thy Lo:;de." Being Married. A comforting thing about being married is you haven't any more mistakes of that kind to make for the present. New York Press.
"Jin a THEY DONTFANCY STUFF Gary Police Turn Up Their Noses at Alleged Whiskey Sold. The Gary police are inclined to be. lieve that rank poison Is being handed out to customers over many of the local bars. It has been learned that whisky that is not whisky is being sold and this is borne out by the fact of the wild drunk with which the police came in contact with. It is said that some of the saloonmen know that their time is now limited and they are selling any kind of stuff, Just so the money comes in, . regardless of the consequences of the men who drink it. It may be said that more than half of the men arrested and brought to the local police station are wholly unconscious of their condition. When arrested they are vulgar and vicious, although they are ordinarily men of good habits and nature. But with the rank poison in them they are changed into worse than brutes and fight like maniacs when locked up. Many of them at trial have testified that they had only taken one drink and do not re member a thing after that. An investigation will probably be made and if the saloonmen are found dealing out the liquor as alleged, it may be better for them to get out of business now than pay the fines with which they will be assessed. LAWYER ADD DOCTOR GOES TO HARBOR Dr. Wm. Weiser of Bourbon Will Put Up $12,000 Building. IS UNDECIDED WHAT TO DO New Besident Is Wei Known, Both as a Doctor and as a Lawyer. (Special to The Times.) Indiana Itaxbor, Ind., Jan. 20. a two-story brick building:, 38 feet wide and 80 feet deep, fitted for tore purposes on the main floor and equipped tvlth tvro-xrven room flats, strictly modern, on the second floor. Such are the plans for the building which will be erected at the corner of Parrlsh avenue and One Hundred and Thirtysixth street by Dr. William A. Wetser of Bourbon vrlthln the next few months. Dr. Weiser was in the Harbor yesterday and closed the contracts for the brick and wood work on the building, which he says will cost in the neighborhood of $12,000. The physician will be assisted in the erection of the building by his father, Simeon Lewallen, also of Bourbon, and a man of considerable wealth. Dr. "Weiser was not certain whether the building would be known by the name of the Weiser building or the Lewallen building. The contracts will be prosecuted by William Bristol, a brick and cement con tractor, and Clem Neidey, both of Bour bon, and work will be commenced as soon as the frost is out of the ground. Is Twice a Professional. Dr. Weiser Is probably one of the best-known physicians in the state of Indiana, and for years was a practitioner in South Bend, where he had the respect of the better leements of me city. He is also a member of the Marshall County Bar association, and. while he does not practice constantly. the study of law was his first ambition and as. he has realized it to an extent whereby he has become well known in legal circles, he often enters the courts. 'Just to keep in practice," as he him self styles it. The doctor refused at first to discuss whether or not he would open a practice in Indiana Harbor, but finally conceded that part of the rooms on the second floor would be fitted suitable for a physician's use. "I have not practiced for several years on account of my health, but believe that I can make a desirable reputation by entering the medical coterie of Indiana Harbor," said Dr. Weiser. "I may also petition the Lake County Bar association for membership, but it is not likely that I will practice in the Lake county courts." Dr. Weiser owns several lots on Drummond and Ivy streets and is a firm believer in the splendid future pictured for Indiana Harbor. "I am positive that this is going to be one of the greatest industrial centers in the world and I would not sell my Indiana Harbor real estate for ten times the amount I paid for it," he said yesterday. The purchase of the Parrlsh avenue property was made through the Fowler agency. Following Advice. Uncle Billy had taken his niece to see the races. She had never been to one before and was quite innocent as to the manner of betting, but she placed a bet on one of the horses in the first race. There seemed to be trouble with the horse she played for it turned and went in the opposite direction. "Look, Nellie, your money is gone, for your horse has gone the other wav." said her- uncle. "Oh, that's all right Cousin Bob told me to play him both ways." repiled his niece. Harper's Weekly.
PUBLIC RECEPTION WILL GIVEf J TO CHARITY
Methods and Principles of Their Work Is Explained for the Benefit of an Interested Public in the New Steel Town.
On Thursday night "of this week a public reception will be given to the charity workers in Gary, who are composed of Mr. and Mrs. M. Brooks, Mr. Penrose and Miss Ellis. The reception will be held in Assembly hall and will begin at 7:30 o'clock; A musical program will be given by the members of the society who have come to Gary to make their homes and lend their assistance to those who are in need. They have located in the Ross Real estate building at 17th. avenue and Broadwav. Speeches will be given by all the minis ters of the churches in Gary and Mr. Brooks, who is at the head of the chari ty organization in Gary, will exDlain just what part the people can do to aid them in their noble work. Much good has already been done by the organization and it is the plan of the workers to adhere to the fniin-roio. principles and methods: 1. Render prompt and efficient ser vice in all cases of actual need, but refuse assistance to those unwilling to co-operate with this organization for their good. 2. Encourage self-help. self-resDect. the .betterment of home surroundine-s by helping those in need to help themselves rather than pauperize them with donations. 3. Never make public the namen of those who receive assistance except in MARSHALLWANTSNEW Fears for the Constitutional ity of the Law of 1905. HOST OF APPLICANTS WANT JOB If Assembly Fails to Act Governor Will Like Take Steps Himself to Test Its Power. TIMES' BUREAU AT STATE CAPITAL. Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 20. Governor Marshall is only waiting to see what the legislature will do to the Indiana railroad commission before he does anything himself. If the legislature does not repeal the laws creating the commission he will probably decide for himself that the present commission is an Illegal body and try to throw the whole business Into the sewer. A good many candidates for positions as members of the railroad com mission have bobbed up since Governor Marshall was elected, but they may as well wait until after the legislative session is over before they try to press their claims, for the governor will not do a thing just now. Marshall's Stand. Governor Marshall takes the position that either the commission itself is illegal or the commissioners are serving under invalid commissions. The Indiana railroad commission was created by an act of the legislature of 1905 which provided for the appointment of three commissioners and defined the powers of the commission. Three commissioners were appointed. Since then two have resigned and two new ones have been appointed, both appointments having been made and commissions issued under the provisions of the 1905 law. In 1907 the legislature passed an act which was intended to amend the original railroad commission act. Governor Marshall takes the position, after having made a study of the law, that if the 1907 act really amended the 1905 act it repealed' the 1905 act, or that much of it that related to the appointment of commissioners. If, for any reason, the 1907 amendatory act is invalid then some of the acts of the commission have been void and illegal because they have been performed under the provisions of the 1907 act. Wants a New Act. Governor Marshall takes the position that in the face of so much uncertainty about the legal status of the railroad commission the legislature ought to repeal all laws relating to it and pass an entire new act creating a commission. But if the legislature does not repeal the laws in this manner it is more than likely that the governor will take steps of hi own to ascertain Just what the Indiana railroad commission amounts to. , An indication of what he has in mind and the way he looks at the railroad commission was- shown yesterday when he refused to allow the railroad commission to print as many copies of its annual report as it wished to print. He thinks that if the commission is an Illegal or uncertain body there is little use of sending out its opinions broadcast. It is a pretty situation that time alone can solve. In the meantime there are a lot of hungry democratic politicians who want jobs as members of the railroad commission, who will have to wait until the; governor takes a notion to do something for them.
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legal proceedings required, that those most worthy may make known their wants rather than suffer in silence. 4. Wherever practicable loan a small sum, secured by chattel mortgage, endorsement or wages, as the best method of relief. o. .Never give cash, only provisions, etc. etc. 6. Find work for every member able to work. establish a day nursery for the core during the day of small children wmie the mothers earn wages. 8. Furnish comfortable clothing, especially for women and children, by gathering all kinds of cast-off garments and selling them at a nominal price to inose needing them. Apply the m-o ceeds as well as from the sale of old papers, magazines, furniture, etc., to ine support of the organization. ft ... v. xnvesugaie every case and be sure it is worthy, and keep in touch with actual conditions by constant visitations. 10. Efficient service requires that all citizens make their donations through this organization; refuse help to every ra tsa . i . I . . . . . icyun ii lo us py letter or telephone. 11. To make proper reports, each re presentative of this organization must give, and each citizen must accept a receipt for every .cash contribution whatever; be the sum small or large. REPUBLICAN'S DIVIDED Of COUNTY OPTION Number, of Members Refuse to Be Bound by Caucus. REPORT EXPECTED TOMORROW Ratcliff, of Richmond, Comes From District Where Wets Are Gaining Individual Vote. TIMES' BUREAU AT THE STATE CAPITAL. Indianapolis, ind., Jan. 20. The probability of an early report from the public morals committee of the house on the proposed repeal of the county option law has caused a caucus of re publicans to be called to consider what action should be taken. The repub lican members are looking for a re port on the bill not later than tomorrow and they say that a minority report is sure to be turned in with the majority report. Under the rules the minority report must first be disposed . It is expected that the democrats will vote to adopt the majority report in favor of the passage of the bill. The republicans will vot for the minority report to kill the bill. But it has been learned that the re publicans are not anywhere near a unis on the proposition, and that some of them refuse to be bound by any caucus rule. The caucus broke up without any agreement being reached. This was due mainly to the fact that Representa tives Schreeder and Hewig of Evansville refused to be bound by any caus agreement to line up solidlv against the repeal bill, and Representative Ratliff of Richmond declared, that he favored giving each member the right to vote as he pleased individually on the proposition. Ratliff comes from a county where, it is said, the "wets" are making headway in their fight against the "drys" at- the local option eelction soon to be held. Speeches were made by Representatives Grieger, Eschbach, Fitch, King, iaiDott and others, and they were not, all alike. The question of the coming county option election in the eleven counties in which they have been called was discussed and the members appeared anxious to know just what effect they will have on the passage of the repeal bill. It is said that the committee will not report out the local option repeal bill for seevral days, but it may make a report at any time. ilere ls more Catarrh in this section of the country than all other diseases Sut together, and until the last few years was sunnosefl tr v. For a great many years doctors pro- ' i- a. lutai ujaease and Drescrlbed local remedies, and by con stantly falling to cure with local treatment. pronounced It Incurable Science has proven Catarrh to be a constitutional disease and therefore rn quires constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by p t Cheney & Co.. Toledo, Ohio, is the o'nlv constitutional cure on the- market It Is taken internally In doses from 10 drops to a teaspoonful. It acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. They offer one hundred dollars for any case it falls to cure Send for circulars and testimonials ledTollo: J- CHEXEY & CO" T0Sold by all druggists, 75c. patlon? 13 Fam11 W113 constlDally Thought. Be a good man. That Is the sum and substance of all; be a good man Sir Walter Scott. The Tightwad. One trouble with a tightwad. 1b that h doesn't care who knowi It
The Day In Congress
(Tuesday, January 19, 1909.) Senate. The salary of the president of the United States was today fixed at $100,000 per annum, so far as the senate could fix it, and salaries of the vice president and speaker of the house of representatives at fla.OOO each. The salary of the chief justice of the supreme court was increased from $13,000 to $15,000, and those of associate justices from $12,500 to $14,500. These changes were made as amendments to the legislative, executive and Judicial appropriation bill and after an extended debate. Amendments allowing $5,000 each' to the vice president and the speaker of the house for horses and carriages were stricken from the bill. Senator Raymer's resolution calling on the attorney general for information concerning the suit he proposed bringing against certain newspapers on the charge of libel in connection with the purchase of the Panama canal property was referred to tht committee on the judiciary after a strong fight to have it adopted without such reference. Various pension bills were passed, and at 5:26 the senate ad journed. Ilonse. After disposing of the speech of Representative Willett yesterday attacking the president by referring: it to a special committee, the house today passed the pensions and urgent deficiency bills, and when adjournment was taken the naval appropriations bill was under consideration. The pension bill abolishes all but one of the eighteen pension agencies throughout the country and carries a total approprla- j tion of $160,869,000. A plan to nav pensioners quarterly was defeated. The urgent deficiency bill carries appropriations amounting to $1,026,402. A message from the president recom ?1 r r fand it is told in the test quality of the feed upon kept is reflected inthe .A-.V".; ":. V. '-
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