Hammond Times, Volume 3, Number 187, Hammond, Lake County, 27 January 1909 — Page 1

EEM 7" T EDITION VOL. m., NO. 187. HAMMOND, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1909. ONE .CENT PER COPT.

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LUES 0 D Lake County's Representative Comes Out From Under Cover and Speaks Before House Committee on Courts for Gary. GARY BILL PASSES SENATEYESTEBDAY Indianapolis apers Predict Downfall of Both Gary and Hammond as Far as the Securing of Additional Court Facilities By Either Is Concerned. Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 27. The hoiine committee on the organisation of court held a meeting; last night and discussed the Gary court bill. Speeches In favor of the establishment of the court at Gary were made by II. F. MeCracken, George II. Maalove of Gary, A. J. .Smith Hobart, T. E. Knott, Representative Wickey, Representative KHver and Senator Steve Fleming of Fort Wayne. The speakers for Hammond vreret Frank M. Gavit of Whiting; and W. J. Whinery of Hammond. The speeches were the some as those made before the senate committee. The committee did not Indicate irbat It would do. TIMES' BUREAU AT THE STATE CAPITAL. Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 27. The Gary court bill got through the senate all right, and now it must take its chance in the house. As the bill passed the senate yesterday afternoon it provides for the creation of superior court No. 2 of Lake county. But it does not make any provision for a court house. That part of the bill was stricken out by the committee that had it in charge before it was placed on its passage. When the bill came on for passage Senator Bowser made a speech favoring the passage of the bill. He told about the greatness of Gary and how the city has grown and how it will (Continued from Page Five.)

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Chicago Sanitary Expert D eelares That Drainage Canal Doesn't Prevent Calumet River From Hurting Water.

Vice President D. II. Scully and V. C. Gray, treasurer of the American Maize Products company, yesterday reiterated their promises In THE TIMES' office that their company would do everything In Its power regardless of cost to remedy Hammond's water supply as far as the company Is concerned. According to their statements chemical authorities are now at work making tests with a view of finding how nearly the state board of health's report as to the glucose being the worst offender Is true, and what would be the best way of solving the problem. "With these assurances from the glucose men there is relief in sight as far as this corporation is concerned. "On the surface it may seem incredible when we say that we were ignorant of the state of affairs," said Mr. Gray yesterday. "Our main western offices are in Chicago, with the local offices at the plant, where Superintendent Sanger is In charge. All Cities Alive to Problem. "Is it simply a case of a superintendent trying to shoulder too much without telling his superior about it. I understand now that our attention was called to the condition of affairs several months ago. However, we In Chicago relied on the settling beds and on further reports from our superintendent. It now develops that our superintendent relied on the settling beds alone, now, however, that we realize the true state of affairs we are only too wining to remedy them. We have already taken action in that direction and have secured the services Of Dr. McMurty, the eminent New

BOWSER IS SILEtil ASJHE SPHINX Hammondites Return From Capitaland Say Mission Was Fruitless.

PORTER GO. UN IMMOVEABLE In the Meantime North Township Remembers Power It Will Have at Nest State Convention. A. M. Turner, William J. Whinery, W. H. Gostlln and Judge John H. G1Ilett composed n committee of four men who went to Senator A. ' J. Bowser's room, at the hotel in Indianapolis, after be had gone to bed, night before last, and tried to convince him of the futility of his flgbt for Gary and of the folly of his antagonism toward Hammond. Returned Home Today. The interview, say those who were present, was one of the most remarkable that has ever been held in star chamber at the state capital. The Hammond men say they found Bowser as silent as a Sphinx and as immovable as the pyramids of Cheops. Judge John H. Gillett and William J. Whinery were the principal tear artists. Every resource at their command was used. They argued, they parleyed, they reasoned, they flattered, they threatened and they cajoled, but it was all to no effect. Senator Bowser seemed to have no more regard for Hammond and its desires than he has of St. John, and at that stage of the game he seemed to forget that North township will have 27 of the 47 votes in the next state convention and that of this number Calumet township, including Gary, will have but 7. Whom They Represented. "We represent the people of North township," said Jwjge John H. Gillett to Senator Bowser. "There are 60,000 of us," he continued, "to 10,000 in Gary. We do not come to ask that you show us the preference, but simply that you remain neutral in this fight and do not oppose our plans for an extra court. "We come representing the bulk of your constituency, which is interested in this problem of court relief, and we ask that you do nothing to prevent the passage of Hammond's bill and nothing to aid the passage of Gary's bill. Let them both stand on their merits." Senator Bowser was as immovable as a stone wall. To look at him the Hammond , delegation were given the impression that the next accounting with the people would be 100 years hence. "Let both of our bills go through the senate,' Gillett pleaded, "and then keep your hands off when they get into the house." But Bowser only smiled and indicated that he had made up his mind. He was for the Gary bill and he did not care what became of the Hammond bill. That was all there was to it, and the representatives of 60,000 people wiped their tearstained eyes and went to the senator from somewhere near Vincennes, who introduced their bill and asked that he do all he could to get it through the senate. 10 THE York chemist, who is working in conjunction with our engineer." While this local improvement is assured conditions all around Lake Michigan where cities rely on that body of water for their supply are shaping themselves in the direction of keeping out the sewage. The Lake Michigan pure water commission, in session at Indiana Harbor last Saturday, has been productive of further results. It has brought additional facts home to the Chicago authorities. Dr. Evans Makes Report. Lake Michigan is so polluted with sewage from the Calumet river that the new $3,000,000 southwest land tunnel may prove useless. Such was the information contained in a report received yesterday by Health Commissioner Evans from the Indiana division of the Lake Michigan Water association, formed a year ago by Mayor Busse on the suggestion of Dr. Evans. The report shows that so far as South Chicago and the southern parts of this city are concerned the drainage canal is of no benefit. Sewage still is being discharged into the lake in such volume as to pollute the water for a distance of five miles, according to the report of H. R. Barnard, state chemist of Indiana, who has conducted a series of tests off Gary, Indiana Harbor and Michigan City. The city health department also has been conducting an investigation of conditions in the southern parts of the city, and, while its report will not (Continued on Page Seven.)

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CITIZENS' Hammond Blood Hounds Track Burglar Crime to Door of Well Known Whiting Citizen; Search Warrant May Result. POLICE FIRE SHOTS AT STOREjORGLHeS Whiting Police Are Non-Committal But Big Sensation Is Hinted at Later in Day When Investigation Is Carried On After Remarkable Work of Bloodhounds. (Special to Thb Times.) Whiting, Ind., Jan. 27. Following the breaking of the plate glass window and the burglarizing of Sink & W lnsberg's store at the corner of One Hundred and Twenty-first street and Schrage avenue, Whiting, in which Officer Dave Plakerton fired eight shots at the fleeing thief, the red-bone bloodhounds, belonging- to Private Detectives Strumpher and Cummlngs of Hammond were placed on the trail at 4 o'clock In the morning, au hour after the robbery, and three times In succession lead Chief of Police Lawler and the detectives to a certain house In Davidson's addition. Like Caesar's Wife. This house is occupied by well known and respectable people who are generally considered to be above suspicion and yet the fact that three times the bldhstrfaiTwItJhoJt hesitation lead the officers to this place, and the thief who was discovered by Officer Pinkerton fled in the direction of this house has aroused a storm of gossip. It is understood that a search warrant is to be secured by the Whiting police, and that the place will be thoroughly searched as soon as the warrant can be secured. While the Whiting police are non-committal about the affair and are reluctant to cast even the shadow of suspicion on any of the occupants of the house they are unable to explain the mystery. Many Other Cases. Whiting has been the scene of numerous hold-ups of late, and only recently Frank Sacher's saloon was robbed. The police are in hope that (Continued on Page Seven.) GROWN POINT WEDDING Is Dragged Out in the Calcium Light in Chicago Today. (Special to The Times.) Crown Point, Ind., Jan., 27. A marriage, said to have been performed here three years ago, is given in the publicity in the Chicago papers this morning, the principals being Mr. and Mrs. Joseph G. Wedgewood of 1020 FiftyNinth street, Chicago, and Miss Emily McNeill, the alleged affinity of Wedgewood, a shoe salesman. Mrs. Wedgewood, who has been living at 1901 Michigan avenue since being deserted by her husband eighteen months ago, swore out warrants for both her husband his alleged affinity, but the former is said to have gone to Texas and could not be found. Miss McNeill was released on bonds of 400 signed by her brother, L. McNeill, S21 West Twenty-first street. She denies the charge made by Mrs. Wedgewood, having been married to him three years ago at Crown Point. She told the police that Wedgewood had obtained a divorce from his wife a month before she became his wife and that her parents had investigated the divorce before giving their consent to her marriage. SPORTS ARE READY West Hammond Fighters Prepared for Bouts. Dr. Message is planning to have a .large number of Chicago sports come out to Hammond to see the go between Tim O'Neal and Young Mahoney in West Hammond at Mica's hall tonight. It is asid that both Mahoney and O'Neal have a good following In Chicago, and Frankie White, who will be the principal in one of the preliminaries, is said to have a large number of friends who will see him through. It is expected that there will be several hundred people In Hammond to see the fight tonight, and there will also be a large delegation from this cty.

The New Postmaster of Hammond

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F. Richard Schaaf Jr. of Hammond, republican county chairman of Lake county and ex-township trustee of Aorth township, will be Hammond's next postmaster. The two-year term held by ex-Senator W. H. Gostlln will not expire until next year and Mr. Schaaf consequently will not assume his new duties until that time. The new postmaster's appointment comes from Congressman E. D. Crumpacker, who controls the patronage In the Tenth district, and when he last visited Hammond he was seen by Six. Schaafs friends regarding the plum. Although Congressman E. D. Crumpacker has not given out the news of the appointment The Times has It from a reliable source that Mr. Schaaf Is the successful appointee. Incidentally, It became known recently that Senator A. J. Beverldge, who Is a warm friend of the Hammond man, had offered Mr. Schaaf a dazzling federal appointment as a reward for his work during the campaign, but by reason of bis Interests in Hammond and the fact that his home was here, Mr. Schaaf was compelled to decline the honor. Lake county republicans will a&ree that the apotntment of Mr. Schaaf as postmaster Is well-merited. His efforts to carry Lake county for the republican ticket were amazingly successful and so arduous was the work that the county chairman has been laid low with typhoid ever' since and has been near unto death for some time. He Is recovering; rapidly, however, in lAlexiaa BrotlwrsJ Jjoffptttil,. t:htca,:o, and -h- latest -drle ' from thence are

'that he Is out of danger. His friends they can congratulate him on his per year, and probably more In the UNION FtlEH AT MEETING H. E. Granger Leaves for Indianapolis to Tell the Solons a Few. A meeting of' Hammond union men was held in the Lake superior courtroom last evening for the purpose of protesting against the action of William H. Kliver, E. W. Wickey and A. J. Bowser in opposing Hammond in its fight for additional court facilities. Resolutions were adopted which stated plainly that the union men of Hammond were opposed to the building of additional courthouses in Lake county when there are already two here. The extravagance of it all was mentioned and Messrs. Wickey and Kliver were given to understand that their course was not approved by the majority of the union men of Lake county. Business Agent H. E. Granger of the Lake County Trades and Labor Council was sent to Indianapolis to give the solons there to understand that union labor in Lake county is not unanimous in its approval of Gary's claims. The meeting was composed of the various crafts and trades in Hammond and gave expression to Hammond's desires for additional court facilities in a manner that would be the least expense to the taxpayers. NEAR COLLISION Within five minutes two express wagons came very near coming to grief in Hammond this afternoon. One, the Adams express company wagon, lost a wheel and came near turning over, and the other came very near being run down by one of Kunert's automobiles. The wagon belonging to the Pacific Express company was turning the corner of Hohman street and Rimbach avenue when it encountered the Adams Express company wagon. One wagon side-swiped the other and the mud guard on the automobile was damaged. It was a thrilling collision and it is remarkable that there was no damage done. DEATH OF OLD LADY. Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Paxton of this city have not been apprised as to when the funeral of Mrs. Isabella Paxton, the mother of Mr. Paxton, will be ield. Mrs. Paxton. who was S3 years old, died last Sunday evening at her home in Longmont, Colo. She live originally in Renssalaer, and was frenuentlv in Hammond. She is survived by six sons and one daughter. IS EXPKCTED HERE. Ray Ames of Crawfordsville Is ex pected here tomorrow to attend the Elk dancing party in the Masonic temple.

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hope that he will soon be out so that new appointment, which will pay $3,500 near future. WEDNESDAY NIGHT CLUB Meets to Hear Minister's Paper on Addison Tonight at Library. The Rev. J. E. Sharp, pastor of the Baptist church, will proclaim Joseph Addison os the world's greatest essayist this evening before the Wednesday Night club at the Public library auditorium. Mr. Sharp will have no easy task to convince his hearers, since there are many who would herald Emmerson or Bacon. Principal among those who will try to emblazon the star of Emmerson tonight will be Attorney Joseph Conroy who is taking issue with the minister in proclaiming Addison the leader. The session tonight which Ike all others, is free to every one and promises to be interesting. Mr. Sharp is an admirer of the English poet and essayist, and while no one. contends his right to admiration, still there are many who would reserve the highest honors for an American. However, it will be an exchange of opinion, good ones, too, and well worth hearing and participating in. The lecture of last week brought out a good attendance and with an interesting subject on the program and pleasant weather the attendance tonight should be large. IS FOUND GUILTY Nathan Kohn, the Hammond junk dealer, who was alleged to have been guilty of purchasing a quantity of Junk from boys who could not have secured it without stealing It, was tried in the city court before Judge William W. McMahori this morning and found guilty. For the offense of helping in the educating of criminals he was fined the sum of $1 and costs. This Is the penalty for an ordinary harmless spree. Attorney Bob McAleer appeared for Mr. Kohn. The police have been trying to get one of these junk dealers for some time and hoped that an example would be made of the first man against whom a case could be proven. GETS JUDGMENT In the case of the Llndora Land and Improvement company against Milan Nicholich, in which an attempt was made by the company to get possession of one of the company houses at the Standard, a Judgment was rendered by the jury against Nicolish and it found a judgment against him for 162.50 and immediate possession. The case has been on trial for two days. LAKE SUPERIOR COURT. "ew Cases. 5393. Joe Kodlerkes vs. Geo. BIbee and the American Steel Foundries Co. Appeal.

FOUR COUNTIES MORE GO DRY Indiana Anti-Liquor Forces Sweep Polls at Election Yesterday.

SEVEN NOW SINGE BILL PASSED Teachers Take a Holiday and Youngstefs Electioneer For the Dry Ticket. Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 27. Complete returns from four counties which held local option elections yesterday show that four have been added to three that entered the dry column some weeks ago. In every county the victory was more decided than the advocates of ontion had expected and rout of the liquor lorces comes with rushing force because overwhelming results were not anticipated. In Decatur county the majority is close to 1,500 with only 1 per cent wet; In Putnam, 1,784, with but two precincts out of thirty-four wet; in Tipton, 1,627, with all twenty-four precincts dry, and in Hamilton the majority will reach 2,000 with possibly only one or two precincts voting wet. Elections in all the counties were quiet and orderly. The antisaloon element were busy all day. Women in cities and towns took leadlne -Darts in getting voters to the polls. In some cities cnurcn Dens were rung at regular intervals. In others, teachers marched at the head of their classes to the polls, wearing badges. In country districts and in cities and towns schools were given a holiday and the children went with the teachers electioneering. BETZ GET8JUHTRHGT Hammond Man Beats Others in South Bend Competition. The P. S. Beta Co. of this city again showed its ability to put high-class goods on the market at a lower price than any other competing concern. Testerday at South Bend it was awarded the contract for the furnishing and equipment of the hospital for the county asylum, by the board of county commissioners at its meeting yesterday. The bid of $212.50 was . for an operating table, sterilizers, forceps, thermometers, plasters, splints and like supplies. Truax, Greene & Co. of Chicago were the only other bidders, their bid being $238.09. The contract for the drugs and medical supplies was let to George A. Senrich & Co. of South Bend for $78.80.

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Indiana Congressman Makes the Standpatters Jump Sidewise.When the Tariff Schedules Come Up at Washington.

Washington, Jan. 27. From behind the closed doors of the ways and means committee room come stories of friction la the framing of the new tariff bill. The friction grows, rather than diminishes, as the framers of the bill proceed with their work. In the early stages of the deliberations of the republicans members of the committee the items considered were those upon which there was the least possibility of disagreement. During the last week the republican branch of the committee has been giving consideration to the real knotty problems of tariff revision the c-nes that provoke the most intense differences of opinion between the 'standpatters" and the "revisionists" who want to change the schedules materials-Representative Crumpacker is the leader of the latter forces and he has been doing such a good job of it that he has succeeded in making himself disliked by the "standpatters." while, at the same time, he has had a sufficient following to cause a paring down of schedules on a number of important items. He intends to keep up the warfare, even though it Is certain to provoke greater personal hostility. Several Complain of Crnmpacker. Several members of the committee have complained bitterly to Speaker Cannon about the conduct of Judge Crumpacker and have upbraided the speaker for putting a "free trader" on the committee. The same sort of complaint is lodged nearly every day with Congressman Watson, who requested the speaker to appoint Crumpacker. Before Crumpacker was appointed on

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Mayor Becker Appears Before Committee in General Assembly to Promulgate a Revision of Present Cities and Towns Law. WANTS METROPOLITAN : POLIGHIBLISHED Amendments Proposed By Hammond Mayor Very Much Different From Those Advocated By Men From Down State Cities Framer Has An Eye to Economy. TIMES' BUREAU AT THE STATE CAPITAL. Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 27. A bill prepared by Lawrence Becker, mayor of Hammond, to amend the cities and towns law, probably will be introduced in the legislature within the next day or two, and it is believed that It will make the fur fly when it gets to the committee that looks after such matters. It is in direct opposition to some Of the things that have been recommended by mayors and other officials of some of the other cities and to some of the bills that have already been introduced. The house committee on cities and towns.is already wrestling with any number of such bills, but none of them are like Becker's bill. The house committee a few days ago referred Representatives Elliott of South Bend and Stephens of Anderson all the bills that have been introduced on the subject of amending the cities and towns act and this sub-eommlttee is hard at work trying to evolve a bill that will meet the demands of all the parties, but Mayor Becker's bill may complicate the whole business. Some Changes Wanted. Becker's bill provides for a repeal of the metropolitan police law and would make provisions whereby cities may take advantage of much the same form of government that they have now but at less expense. Senator Stotsenburg, who has given much attention to the cities and towns law, is now studying the bill, at the request of Senator Bowser', who will probably introduce it in the senate. The basis for placing cities in the fourth claBS would be changed, all cit(Contlnued from Page Five.) the ways and means committee some of the "standpatters" in and out of congress took occasion to warn the speaker that the Indiana man's views were closely akin to free trade. The speaker took no stock in these objections. He said that Crumpacker has Important Industrial interests in his district and that he would stand firmly for the maintenance of the protective principle. And that, by the way, is exactly what Judge Crumpacker insists he is doing. He holds to the view that it is not necessary to be a good protectionist that one must "stand pat" on high tariff schedules. The very best protectionist, he declares. Is the one who believes in a reasonable protectiln, and. according to his view, the only menace to the protective system comes from those who persist in trying to use the system as a blind behind which to pila up enormous fortunes. The report direct from the ways and means room is that time after time during the last ten days there have been stormy scenes around the big mahogany table where the tariff Is being revised. Crumpacker is always on deck and he is everlastingly persistent in urging his views upon the republican membership of the committee. What gives his views additional weight Is that he is believed to be, in especial degree, the spokesman of President-Elect Taft on the committee. All of the republican members know that before the sessions began Judge Crumpacker had a series of tariff con-

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