Hammond Times, Volume 3, Number 255, Hammond, Lake County, 16 April 1909 — Page 4

THE TIMES.

Friday, April 16, 1909.

The Lake County Times INCLUDING THE GARY EVENING TIMES EDITION, THH LAKE COCMT TIMES FOUR O'CLOCK EDITION. AND THE LAKE COCNTY TTMES SDITION. ALL DAILY NEWSPAPER 3 PUBLISHED BY THE LAKE COUNTY PRINTING AND PUBLISHING COMPANY.

"Entered as second class matter Juno 28. 1908. at the postoffice at HamBond, Indiana, under the Act of Congress, March 3, 1879."

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THIS DATE IN HISTORY. April 10.

1684 Francis Howard (Lord Effing

ham) became governor of Virginia.

1760 William Bull became governor

of South Carolina.

1813 Hostile British squadron anchor

ed off Patapsco river, within sight of Baltimore. 1831 Rollln. C. Mallary, who Introduced

The Day in Congress

(Washington, D. C., April 15, 1909.) Senate. Shortly after the senate met today

it agreed to a resolution of the house of representatives asking that the tariff

bill be returned to that body so It

in congress the celebrated tariff bill be amended to place upon the

Of 182S, died In Baltimore. Bora " ""v l" products oi. as weu

wuue ana rennea petroleum, ine dim

in Connecticut, May 27, 1704. 1854 Ship Powatan, from Havre to New York, wrecked on Long Beach, with loss of over 300 lives.

1861 North Carolina troops seized

Forts Caswell and Johnson.

1S62 Slavery abolished In the District

of Columbia,

1863 Admiral Porter ran the Confeder

ate batteries at Vlcksburg.

1865 Columbus, Ga., captured by the Federals under General General

Wilson after a severe contest.

1867 Rt. Rev. John Timon, first Roman aCtholic bishop of Buffalo,

died. Born Feb. 12, 1797.

KEEP UP THE IMROVEMENTS. The business district of Hammond Is too restricted. Louis Ileintz was offered an annual rental of $S,000 a year for 99 years for his property at the corner of State and Hohman streets. Figuring $8,000 to be 4 per cent, on the investment, the valuation placed on this property, which is not more than 75x100 feet in size, is $200,000. People who have not studied real estate values in Hammond, have expressed surprise that $1,000 will not buy a foot of property in the two blocks between State street and Rimbach avenue. It opened the eyes of real estate

men all over the region when they read that the firm of Sbragia & Bardelli

w-is compelled to go out of business temporarily and store its stock for the

want of a business location after Jacob Rimbach announced his intention of building a 100 foot addition to the Lion Store, on the site this store occupied. The information was given out recently that the Hammond Savings and Trust company would move from its present site on Sibley street, across from the First National Bank, to a location on Hohman street and immediately there were eight or ten applicants for the building. No sooner had Tony Tapper and Jacob Rimbach announced that they were about to build, than they were beseiged with requests from professional men over the city who were anxious to secure office rooms in the new buildings. In Hammond the owner of a building simply has to let it be known that there will be a vacancy in his business block, and immediately he is beseiged by a score or more business men who are anxious to secure a better location. An erroneous report was circulated to the effect that Paul Scatena and company would vacate the store they now occupy in the Hohman block. The first person to make an effort to lease the place was King Hung Lo of the Chinese restaurant who promptly offered $125 a month for the store a3 a Btarter and it is hard to tell how much more he woul dhave paid for the chance to locate on the main street. T. W. Englehart paid $3,500 to get Harrington and Parker out of their location on Hohman street He then spent $7,000 in building the finest five cent theatre in the Calumet region. That location cost him over $10,000. Only a few weeks ago Jim Smith paid Adam Stamm over $3,000 to vacate his premises on State street, near the corner if State and Hohman streets. Dozens of similar cases could be cited which show that even in these alleged hard times, locations in Hammond's business district are worth a fortune. In face of this, the ultra-conservatism of some of the owners of realty in this district, is discouraging, not to use a harsh term, and it is a fact that

the city will actually be better off when some of them have left their hold

ings to their progressive children.

There are at least three instances where the owners of property in the heart of the business district have the money to build, and yet refuse to do

so until some one comes along and rents the place from the blue prints before

a spade is stuck into the ground.

There are half a dozen lots on State street which are disgraced by old

wooden shacks when a store built on the property, could be rented to the

very roof the minute the contractor turned it over to the owner.

Some of the most progressive people in the. city refuse to take a chance

on improving the street by building a respectable business block on the

property.

The owners of business property on East State street have the opportunity of their lives to deflect the over flow of business from the two blocks between State street atd Rimbach avenue, on Hohman street, to their locality if they will only rise to the occasion and build some presentable business

blocks. If owners of business property sit idly by and insist on having the pros

pective tenant place a years rent in their hands before they give the order to build; they need not complain if the moss grows over the street and some more progressive city secures and does the business that should be done here.

THIS IS MY 42ND BIRTHDAY. Wilbur Wright.

Wilbur Wright, the elder of the two brothers who have achieved world-wide fame as a result of their sucessful inventions and experiments with the aeroplane, was born near Mlllvllle, Ind.,

April 16, 1867. Both of the brothers received their education In the public

schools of Dayton, O., where their fa

ther was located as a bishop of the United Brethren in Christ. In early

childhood the brothers are said to have been keenly interested in kite flying.

but not until 1896 did they begin seri

ous study of the subject of avla

tlon. In 1900 they had perfected their plans for an aeroplane and soon after they settled down to real testa on the

sand hills of eastern North Carolina.

Their first machine was not up to expectation. By 1902 they had improved their machine so that they could re

main up in the air a minute at a time.

In 1903 they built the first heavier than air machine that had ever raised itself

by its own power with a man -in it.

n 1906 they gave their first public

exhibitions. Last year Wilbur Wright

went to France and at Le Mans he

made a series of flights that easily beat

all records in aviation.

was soon returned to the senate with

thla amendment inserted.

The president's message for a re

vision of the Philippine tariff so that

the principle of protection might be ap

plied to the Industries of those islands,

and at the same time 1 nvlew of prac

tical free trade with the Unite States, sufficient revenue might be provided, was laid before the senate and referred to the committee on the Philippines.

Senator Bailey introduced an amend

ment placing a tax of 3 pe rcent on In

comes of over $3,000 annually, which.

he said, would provide a revenue of

from ?60,000,000 to 180,000,000 an

nually.

House.

The house was in session but ten

minutes today. The principal busintf-s

transacted was the reception and rcf

erence to committee of a message from the president transmitting the pro

posed tariff revision law of the Philip

pine Islands. At 12:10 p. m.. adjourn

ment was taken until Monday.

The price of strawberries has drop

ped down another notch, enabling edit

ors to stop and bow to a box now In

tead of having to hurry past when one

Etares him In the face.

THE BEGINNING OF SPRING.

Spring has come in truth the real spring, the season of hope and en

thusiasm and good spirits. The calendar noted the advent of the seasonal,

climatic, astronomical and conventional spring some time back in March, but

the genuine spring did not open until this week.

We can always tell that spring is here, when the doughty Clark Station

White Sox headed by that redoubtable and composite copy of Chance, Orval

and McGraw, Walter liehn, sally forth to do battle with the Hessville well never mind, we forgot the name of the team the Hessville nine. Then

begins the tongue-lashing and the recriminations. No matter what the almanac may say, no matter how the crocuses may poke their bright blooms above ground, regardless of the state of the foliage and the prevalence of

early-year languor, spring is not actually in evidence until the mighty Clarke

Station White Sox, Jrs. get busy.

WHAT WILL COME NEXT?

Gary theatres are engaged in what looks to be a hard fight for supremacy and the people are getting the benefit of what is undoubtedly costing

the enterprising theatrical men a pretty penny.

It will not be surprising if some of the playhouse proprietors go out after still bigger game and the people of Gary need not be surprised if they are

greeted with the new3 that that Pagliaccl or Goetterdaemerung will be sung at some theatre in the city very long by the grand opera company. Of course it. is a little disconcerting to be greeted by the clamor of the industrious barkers as one walks down the street, but it will be all right when you get used to it. As long as there are not brass bands playing out in front of each

of the theatres, we shall all manage to put up with the vociferous means of

getting business.

-AS-

INCLUDING ITS sporting edition, today 15,000 copies of the TIMES

blanket the cities of the Calumet region and advertisers get a big run for

their money. The Friday editions of the TIMES is one that the merchans

of the region will do well to cultivate. It is all wool and a yard wide. It

special features and extra advertising space make it a paper that the people want. They know where to go for bargains when they read the

TIMES ads.

RANDOM THINGS AND FUNGS

Considering the way those foolish auffraarettes are finding fault with all creation, they will probably be kicking next because there isn't a woman in the moon.

TOLLESTON.

G. J. Bader of Whiting" was in this

city Wednesday.

Mr. George Stolle of Hammond was

here on business yesterday.

Mr. C. C. Wolcott of Chicago was in

Tolleston on business yesterday.

Miss Olga Frank, who has been

spending a few days with her parents,

returned to Chicago yesterday morn

ing.

Quite a large crowd attended the

literary given la9t night and were well

pleased with the excellent program ren

dered.

Miss Marguerite Skein of Chicago is

visiting with Miss Louise James.

Robert Wartena is spending a few

days with his brother, L. R. Wartena of

this city.

Mrs. W. L. Koehler was a Chicago

visitor yesteray.

A jolly crowd gave a pleasant sur

prise party on Mrs. W. E. Goodrich last Wednesday evening. They met at the home of II. W. Uecker and then went

over and completely surprised her. They

then played progressive pedro until

quite a late hour.

Mrs. II. Hanke and daughter, Bertha,

were Chicago visitors.

Mrs. B. Jahn of South Chicago is

visiting friends here.

Mr. Louis Gordon was in East Gary

Wednesday.

Mrs. George Meyer was in Chicago

Wednesday.

Mrs. II. Fifield is visiting relatives

in Chesterton, Ind.

Clark Station isn't much of a place,

but it feels that it ought to be shown j

some consideration arter digging up a yarn about a sturgeon capsizing a sail

boat.

One of the finest methods to break A girl's heart is to take the Measure of her finger And then the next Time you call Make her A present of a thimble.

An exchange advises Gomez to take

the reins firmly in his hands and he

wont need to fear Castro. Pshucks! What Gomez needs to take in his hands

is a large hickory mace.

ST. JOHN.

Arthur Grebing of Chicago began

Thursday as the junior clerk in Gerlach

Bros.' store.

Herman Klemme of Endor transacted

business here today.

Louis Ludwig of Cedar Lake was i

business visitor here Thursday.

L. Margraf of Dyer is at present do

ing some mason work here.

Two more automobiles were bough

by St. John people this week. John Miller, Jr., and Joseph M. Gerlach were

the buyers. Mr. Miller Is an expert In running the mahcine, as he owned one

for over a year, and Mr. Gerlach

trying his best to be a good chatrffeu in the course of time.

Alois Portz was a Hammond visito

Thursday.

Don't get up o high; wisdom is a great deal nearer when you stoop than nhrn you soar.

Now they are hanging the swinging

doors on those coYner places that have

the goat cartoons in the windows.

A most natural question is not

always a proper one to ak, so when a girl shows you her pho

to never ask her how long ago It was taken.

A well-known Hammond man Is tell

ing this story. We promised not to

use his name in order to get the "dope.

"A man rushed in from a car behind on a Lake Shore train, whirling around

the loop the other day and in great agitation said: 'Has anybody in the car any whisky? A woman in the car has fainted.' Instantly dozens of flasks

were produced. The man who had ask

ed for it picked out the largest one, drew the cork and put the bottle to hia Hps. With a long, satisfied . sigh, he hand it back and remarked: 'That did me a lot of good. I needed it, for it always makes me feel queer to see a woman faint.' "

111 10 DRILL

mand for the keys today. He says the reason why he did not Interfere yesterday was because Baker's term did not expire until midnight last night, and a demand for the keys before that time would have been ineffective because made too soon. Of course, Colbert will not get the keys, and this will be the signal for him to begin his quo warranto proceedings to compel Baker to turn the keys over to him. A Novelty Uarred. Drop a penny in the slot of a new-

langieu macnine mat made its ap

pearance on the streets in this city, yes

terday, and you get a glass of cold soda

water, minus the ice cream. But the machine lasted only part of one dav.

A and B Will Be Sent to

Sparta, Wis-, to Take a Course of Instructions at Government Camp With Regular Army.

CAPITAL CUSTODIANS

TAKESJIB KEYS

Democratic Appointee Ready to Be

gin Legal Battle for Possesion Indianapolis Building Inspector

Bars a Cold Soda Water Machine

From City Sidewalks.

TIMES Bl'RFAU

AT STATE CAPITAI

Indianapolis, Ind., April 16. It was

announced yesterday afternoon by Ad

jutant General Perry that it has been decided to send Battery A of this city,

and Battery B of Ft. Wayne to Sparta

Wis., to a camp of Instruction from Au

gust 21 to 30. The government will

conduct the camp and a large number

of batteries of regular army artillery

will be there. Several of the states

were asked by the war department to

send two batteries each to work with

the regulars during the camp. Regular

army officers will be detailed to Instruct the national guard batteries from

the various states, and the plan will

be about the same as has heretofore

been followed at the camp of instruc

tion at Ft. Benjamin Harrison, near this

city.

Indiana has three batteries of artll

lery, one at Indianapolis, one at Ft.

Wayne, and one at Rockville, and Gen

eral Perry picked those at Indianapolis

and Ft. AVayne for the Sparta camp. Statehouse Custodian Takes Key.

Charles J. Wheeler of Noblesvllle is

the custodian of the satehouse, so far as indications are at this time, but whether he will continue in that place is still a question. Yesterday afternoon O. A. Baker, former custodian, turned the keys over to Wheeler and introduced him to the employes as their new boss. Wheeler took charge at once. There was no objection on the part of Thomas F. Colbert, the democrat appointed to the same position, nor by anyone representing him, and Wheeler's lawyers tell him that since no question was raised when the keys were turned over, the only way Colbert can sue now for possession of the office is in the court at Noblesvllle, Wheeler's home county. Colbert says he will make his de-

for the building Inspector put it oft the streets. The soda water machine is hexagonal in shape and his six places for obtaining soda water. All you have to do is to drop in your penny and the machine does the restWhen one of the machines was placed on the street in front of a drug store the building inspector said that it could not remain because it was an unlawful obstruction of the sidewalk. So it disappeared, but the promoter of the scheme Insists that before the season progresses very far he will have more of them on the streets". The machine is a novelty and attracted much attention. The company that puts them out said yesterday that they will te placed on the streets in several Indiana cities this season.

iargain Dai Meats

PORK LOINS,

per pound

VEAL SHOULDER,

per pound

VEAL STEW, best

per pound LAMB STEW, per pound

ARMOUR'S STAR HAMS,

per pound BEST BEEF STEW, per pound , RUMP CORNED BEEF, per pound

-Saturday, April 17th Groceries

13IC 13c 12c 10ic 13c 10c 10.5C

CAN TOMATOES, CAN PEAS, extra

quality 9c each, 3 for

CAN PEACHES, heavy syrup 18cl 2 for CAN SLICED PINEAPPLES 3 pound cans Regular price 35c. FANCY NEW POTATOES, quart

FANCY LARGE HEAD LETTUCE, each

25c 35c 25c 10c 8c

WE SELL AS WE ADVERTISE.

HUMPFER

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Phone 114

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This Week it is a Stationery SPECIAL

High grade Linen Papers, Plates and Bonds. Regular 35c and 50c qualities. 25 CENTS. Pound Papers Envelopes to match.

Summers Pharmacy PRESCRIPTION SPECIALISTS. Call your Doctor Medicines Over our Phones. Promptly Delivered For the Convenience of the Public TriTs QA1OC Hohman Street- near Clinton Street. 1WU UlUlCd Hohman Street, near State Street.

Don't get rattled when you are In a quandary what to do, for you are most likely to make a mistake the very time you are sure you arc right.

About the year 1950 a few hoaryheaded and comically wrinkled old fussers" wIlT probably be taking the umptysteen hundredth ballot for senator down at Racerlotville, 111.

THE OXI.Y TIME A WOMAN ADMITS THAT SUE WAS EVEIl IN WRONG IS WHEN" SHE GETS ANGIIV WITH HER H I SB A XI) AND SPITS OI T AT HIM THAT SHE WISHES SHE HAD MARRIED SOME ONE ELSE.

SOCIETY IN THE Calumet region is trotting a fast clip since the Lenten days are over. Balls, dances, parties and entertainments follow each other in such a quick maze in the cities of this district that it takes a great deal of time and trouble to what the small boy calls "keep cases" on them.

The Times is grateful for the words cf appreciation It has received from East State street citizens relative to the Gubitz affair, but does not think it Is necessary to publish them.

LOWELL.

C. W. Pulver, formerly In the jew

elry business in Lowell, but now o Kankakee City, was renewing acquaint

ances in Lowell Thursday.

Miss Ada Petrie is suffering with an

attack of rheumatism, confining her the house.

Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Zartman left

yesterday for an extended visit wit Galveston (Ind.) relatives. The supervisors are getting out wit

the road drags in some districts, mak

ing great improvements In the roads

Rev. E. E. De Long, pastor of th

Lowell Presbyterian church, and making Sunday trips from college here, will move to Lowell in the near future, occupying rooms in the Miss Emily Brannon home. The good people of Lowell extend a hearty welcome to Mr. and Mrs. De Long In their midst. Dick Scritchfield is experiencing quite a serious time with rheumatism.

Word is received here ly relatives from Cass Scritchtield, at Twin Falls, Ida., that he is not recovering from a serious sick spell as fast as his friends would like to have him and that is a possibility of him and family moving back to Lowell, their former home.

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Petty Johns Breakfast Food, 4 regular 15c seller, at U Yellow Crafford Peaches, put up in syrup, a very choice fruit, Xo. t Q ft can, solid packed per can ; Qj Swift & Co. choice Cally Hams, per pound 3C

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