Hammond Times, Volume 3, Number 257, Hammond, Lake County, 19 April 1909 — Page 1

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Canal Four Miles Long: Connecting Hammond with Lake Michigan to be Completed by Sept.9

ENGINEERS PREDICTION

! Great Project Is to Be Marked By East Chicago With Celebration. September 30, 1909, will go down Es the most important date in the history of the Calumc-t region during the first half century of its growth and development, as a great industrial center. Its cities will never forget it. This date will mark the completion by the East Chicago company, of the great work of digging the canal four miles long, 100 feet wide and 15 feet deep, which is to connect Lake Mich- ! lgan with the Grand Calumet river 1 at Hammond and will eventually provide the cities of Indiana Harbor, East Chicago and Hammond, with a magnificent inland water way 200 feet wide and 30 fe-et deep at a cost of $5,000,000. The establishing of the date when navigation between Hammond and Indiana Harbor will be opened was made possible when Kngineer M. G. Hausler, Jr., in charge of the work, stated that the hydraulic dredges were progressing at Uie rate of 400 feet a day and that a dredge i3 soon to be sent from South Chicago to Hammond by way of the Calumet river to begin the work on the Hammond end of the canal. Plan Monnlfr Celebration. As the completion of the Indiana Hatbor canal to Hammond will mean al-o the completion of a waterway from Smith Chicago through Illinois and Indiana to the thriving and growing industrial city of Indiana Harbor, a waterway that is destined to be one of the busiest nautical highways in the world, is has been suggested by Mayor Edward DeBriae of East Chicago that the evppt be made the occasion of a monster celebration, in which all of the cities along the route of the canal from South Chicago to Indiana Harbor be asked to participate and which will attract the eyes of the whole world to the possibilities for deevlopment in the Calumet region in Illinois and Indiana. Mayor DeBriae stated that the canal is a project that has been close to the hearts of the people of all of the cities of the region. While Indiana Harbor will be the port of entry from the great lakes, the canal is no less an East Chicago and a Hammond canal, and all of the cities which will benefit by the completion of the project and the opening of a navigable waterway should aid in making the celebration one of the magnificent that this region has ever known. Water Vagennt a Feature. It is expected that the celebration will take the form of a great celebration at Indiana Harhor.which will mark the beginning or the end, as may be thought best, of the cruise of a steamer from South Chicago to Indiana Harbor. Mayor PoRriae is of the opinion that speakers of national and international reputation should be secured and, together with a marine parade of pleasure craft, a yacht race, some manoeuvers on land by a company of marines and then a big banquet at an Indiana Harbor hotel, the event could be fittingly celebrated. The cost might run up to $5,000 or $fi.000, but he argues the advertising the cities along the canal would get, the fact that the attention of manufacturers all over the country would be turned to the desirability of locations along the river and the canal, would make the expense a trivial one in comparison to the benefits to be derived. The matter of holding this great celebration will be taken up by the commercial clubs in all of the cities affected and it is expected that in a few weeks, if Mayor IVDriae's suggestion meets with popular approval, the plans for the big event will he under way. It might be stated, by the way. that what made the immediate improvement of the canal possible was the sale to the Palmer estate of a large amount of acreage along the canal by the East Chicago company. The importance of the announcement of the fact that the canal will be made navigable this year is shown by its possible effect on the Simplex Hallway Appliance company, one of the concerns located along its banks. Mr. W. Thomas of this company was informed of the facts by a Times' re- ' porter. He stated that he would at once inform Mr. Laraont of the proba-

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vii bility of the opening of navigation and gave it as his opinion that the digging of the canal would be a great benefit to the half mile of river frontage which is owned by American Steel Foundries company. Should the canal be built within a year the Simplex company will probably at once begin the construction of extensive river docks to enable it to receive shipments, by boat, of structural steel from South Chicago and Gary. It will also be possible for this company to eventually make shipments of bolsters and other products to ail of the parts on the great lakes by boat and thereby make possible an enormous saving in freight. HAMMOND ATTORNEYS LOOK OVER PLANS Lawyers Profess Delight With Arangements in New Cout House. The Hammond attorneys looked over the plans, which have been submitted by Architects Beers & Beers of Chicago, for the remodeling of the court house here and are delighted with them. The arrangement will be ideal in many respe-.'ts and seems to meet with the approval of all of the attorneys who have examined them. The arrangement of every floor in the building is changed and is greatly improved. There will bejtwo court rooms on the third floor of the court house. Both of them are ideally arranged and are as roomy and comodious as the one which now extends across the rear of the third floor of the building. One of the court rooms will be on the right hand side of the building and one will be on the left. The judge's bench In each roo mwill be arranged against a dark wall so that the light will not shine in the eyes of the attorneys who are making their arguments before him. The jury box will be against the window site and, between the judge and the jury, will be the witness stand. Back of the two court rooms and in the space that is now occupied by the court room will be a large library. which will be accessable to both of the judges of the court as well as to the attorneys. Clerk's tlnarters enlarged. The arrangement of the clerks' quarters on the second floor is Ideal and will give the Hammond office the entire rear of the building. This will be a much-desired Improvement, as the business of the Hammond branch is so great as to demand that amount of spn.ee. The jury rooms will also be located on this floor and will be accessible from the court room by private stairways. The county engineer's quarters will also be greatly enlarged to meet the growing demands of the office. t The basement floor will be devoted to the needs of the sheriffs office. He will have an office fixed up to suit himself, and will have a large Vault in which to store goods, which are placed in his custody. There will be a public toilet for men and a jail for men, another for juveniles and still another for women. Thee requirements of a ecent law makes this necessay. The floors of the corridors will be covered with a noiseless material made from compressed cork, which is said to wear as well as a tile floor and to be much more desirable. Altogether the new plans are considered to be very complete and will probably be adopted after a few changes have been made. No provision has been made for the township trustee, the metropolitan police or the city judge and the city of Hammond will have to make provisions to house these city departments. 0. HUEHIL'S BOY DIES Consumption Claims WellKnown Hammond Young Man. Tuberrulosis last Saturday afternoon took away another victim in Hammond when Hugo Haehnel. 268 Gostlin street, died. Hugo Haehnel was only 21 years old, and was the son of Otto Haehnel, who died nine years ago. The funeral took place this afternoon, services having heen held at 2 o'clock ly the Rev. Brauer of the north side German Lutheran church. Burial took place at Oak Hill cemetery.

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Well-Known Black Oak Man Suffers Both Legs Broken and Barely Escapes With His Life, Near Hessville Yesterday. STEERIHG WHEEL IS UNMANAGEABLE Mr. Nimetz Thrown Into Fence Ye? terday and Has Narrow Escape With His Life While on His Way Home in His Automobile Slippery Roads Direct Cause of Mishop. Only a miracle prevented John Nimitz of Black Oak to escape with his life In an automobile accident yesterday. The steering gear on his machine broke, leaving his unmanageable machine to steer itself, which it did by cutting off three fence posts, throwing a forewheel anil then upsetting. Mr. Nimetz, ! who was the only occupant of the machine when the accident happened, was badly scratched, suffering two broken legs and such severe lacerations on his leg that Dr. A. G. Schlicker of East Chicago, who was summoned, had to take several stitches. Five of Ms ribs were also broken. The accident happened near Hessville, near the Chick place, about 11 o'clock in the morning, after Mr. Nimetz had returned from Hammond, where he had taken his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Julius Nimitz, who wanted to visit their daughter, Mrs. Hugo Presholdt. Had Been to Hammond. It was while Mr. Nimetz was on his way back when the accident occurred. Clay had washed onto the macadam pavement, near the Chick place, making the road very slippery. He was going at a fast pace, thinking little of the skidding that his machine did when suddenly the steering whwl was wrenched off. The driver sat helpless, the machine going too fast for him to jump. It made directly for a fence post, and having cut it off clean, went to a second and third, and possibly would have gone farther had not one of the front wheels given awayunder the strain. The machine upset, and the occupant was thrown out, almost unconscious. He dragged himself to the Chick, from where there medical aid was summoned. The injuries that Mr. Nimetz received are not thought to be in any way serious. That he should have escaped with so few, however, seems like a miracle to all who are acquainted with the facts. Mr. Nimetz Is the owner of a garage at Black Oak and is an expert driver. WEST HftlllD Oil ELECTION EVE Sectionalism Rather Than Politics the Watchword of the Campaign. West Hammond is on the eve of a vil lage election, and tomorrow its present incumbents in the president and trus tees' chairs will be either re-elected or ousted by the candidates of the citizens' ticket. The latter represents the element on the north side and embraces the ermans, English, Irish and simon pure American voters, while the pres ent village administration is seeking ee-lection on the people's ticket. The latter embodies the Polish, Bohemian and all other voters not affiliated with the citizens' ticket. In the population the south end outnumbers the north end, and ft has been some time since the north slders have been permitted to put both feet under Hie pie counter. In this election, however, they believe they are stronger than ever. They would not stake their life on the outcome, but they are satisfied that they have a good chance to win. The paramount issued is: The north side against the south side, and it is rather an individual campaign each candidate fighting for himself instead of party. This, however, does not mean that no work Is being done in the latter line. LAKE SUPERIOR COURT New Case. 5610. Leonard Keilman vs. Charles Woolcott et al. Quiet title. 5611. Andrew Fuzy, the Equitable Coal and Lumber Co., vs. C. I. & E. Railway Co. Appeal.

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FRIENDS W SOUR PLUS Indianapolis Doesn't Be lieve That Governor Thinks Himself a Big Enough Man to Be Candidate for Presidency. HIS MODESTY GIVES PULITICIAfIS SHOCK Not Believed That He Would Split Party in Twin By Being a Can didate for Senator He and Shively Do Not Jibe Very Well on the Proposition. TIMES BUREAU AT STATE CAriTOI,. Indianapolis, Ind. April 19. Those admirers of Governor K. Marshall who are so industriously boosting him as the logical candidate of the democrats for president may as well save their efforts, for Governor Marshall will not be a candidate for that nomination. There Is no doubt that the governor would be glad as any other man to receive the honor at the hands of his party. but you can't make Thomas R. Marshall believe that he is big enough for president not yet. His friends believe he is big enough for anything and if they can induce him to think so they will do It, but there is not the slightest danger of their being able to do this. Governor Marshall is modest to the third degree. No one ever heard him Intimate that he was anything more than an ordinary, common citizen, and it was this mdesty on his part that played a large part in landing htm in the governor's chair. What He Said Before. During his campaign last summer and fall Governor Marshall said in his speeches that if elected he would give all of his attention to the duties of the office and that he would not camp for something else while governor. And this appears to be his policy, for with the exception of his present trip to New York and Washington, during which he made his Important speech at the New York democratic banquet he has not been away from his office. As a matter of course, when Marshall was elected governor of Indiana, upsetting a republican majority of 93,000, It brought him into national prominence, and all over the country they began to say that he was presidential timber. '"Who is this man Marshall," the3" asked. "If he can do this in Indiana why can't he do it in national politics." Sit Up and Take Notice. It was enough to make the democrats of the country sit up and take notice. It gave them the idea that a new Moses had been found, and they said nice things about him. But the same thing was said about Judson Harmon, who was elected governor of Ohio by overcoming a republican majority of 150.000. and of Governor Johnson, of Minnesota, both of whom have since been talked of for president. Marshall was merely one of the three most talked of men in the country. Then he went to New York and made his speech to the National Democratic club, in which he expounded old-fashioned democratic principles in a way that pleased everybody. He jumped on the element that has taken the party away from first principles and told (Continued on page five.) BRIDGE BEIN6 RUSHED The Monon's New Bascule Bridge's Progress Attracts Attention. The construction of the Monon's new bascule bridge over the Calumet river in Hammond will be rushed to completion at the earliest possible time. Already several carloads of structural and bridge steel are standing on the side track in the vicinity of the bridge and the work of placing it on the abutments, which were constructed last year, will begin soon. This is the first bascule bridge that has ever been constructed in Hammond, and the progress of the work will he watched with great interest by the people of this city. The bridge will be a single track span. This is a disappointment to railroad men. who thought the Monon would surely double-track its road from Its yards to the state line, to accommodate the greatly increased amount of traffic that this part of the line is now compelled to carry.

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Hammond Officials Take Formal Steps to Open Gostlin Street; Taxpayers Dedicate Strips of Land Which Will Be Used for Street. Formal steps were taken this morn ing by the board of public works for the opening of Gostlin street, men tion of which was made in The Times several days ago. As preliminary steps the board accepted the deeds of F. R. Mott and the East Chicago Land com pany, the former having dedicated strip of land from Elm street to Columbia avenue. While the East Chicago Land company dedicated a strip from the north and south . center line of section 30 to the east line of section 30 which is the eastern city limits. This being done, the city engineer presented plans and specifications for a thirty foot macadam pavement from Hickory street to the eastern city limits. This pavement will be known as section B, and the hearing is set for May 3. William St. Improvement Laid Over. Although plans and specifications have already been prepared for the Williams street pavement from the State line to Lyman street, the board has taken them under advisement for another day or so until it can get a good legal opinion from the city attor ney. The specifications and plans must be drawn up in accordance with the new law, and because of this the board want to make absolutely sure that they are right before they will take any steps. The petition of the Cedar street property owners for a five-foot sidewalk, from Hoffman street to ostltn street, is ready for action. FJvery once in a while the board gets a gentle reminder of the existence of the North Side . Improvement association, which has been reported at various times to have scored the administration for alleged niggardly treatment. Such a gentle reminder came to the board this morning, when Peter L. Davis, one of the board members, laid a petition before his brother members for a north side Improvement. It should have been the signal for prompt action, especially when it urovided for an Improvement that not only benefits the north side, but everybody who would care to walk out to Douglas Park. The desirable improvement is a sidewalk on the west side of the Sheffield avenue, from Root street to Harrison boulevard. Although the name of the organization Indicates its purpose, this petition was signed by one man, Carl Schumacher, who says he tried in vain to get other signatures. GORBETT IS GOOD ACTOR "Gentleman Jim" Well Received in "Facing the Music" at Towle's. "Gentleman" Jim Corbett was well received at Towle's Opera House last evening, where he appeared in "Facing the Music." The former pugilist and one-time champion of the world In the heavyweight class, surprised the people of this city by the quality of his acting. Mr. Corbett ended his season on the stage here, and went directly to New York city, where he expects to take up the question of fighting Jack Johnson. Corbett was the center of interest of a large number of fight fans last evening. To one of them he stated that he did not approve of long fights. He said he thought they were brutal and had cast a stigma on the fighting game that hurt it considerably. Twenty rounds would be the limit of a prize flerlit if Corbett had his way and he thinks if that would be observed boxing would come to be considered one of the best and most healthful of sports. "If you are going to make fighting a game of endurance you might as well cut out the Idea of rounds and let two men go at each other with clubs." was the idea of the e -champion had of the game. CONDUCTOR IS HURT E. L. Tracy, a Chicago, Cincinnati & Louisville railway freight conductor, having been injured at Maldon, Ind., was brought to St. Margaret's hospital last Saturday evening. He was moved from the depot to the hospital in Stewart's ambulance. Mr. Tracy suffered his injuries when he fell from a car. The fall caused a dislocation of his shoulder blade.

RIFFLES IS CAPTURED

Captain George Hanlon Gets Check for $25. as Reward for His Vigilance in Nabbing Marvelous Sleuth Who Worked Hammond. CAUGHT Oil PLUiilER AVE Mysterious Raffles Has Baffled the City for a Whole Week and Police Department Made a Special Effort to Capture Bijou Theater Attraction. Raffles was caught for the first time in his life by a police officer. That officer was Captain George Hanlon of the Hammond metropolitan police de- j partment. As a result the doughty 1 captain is in receipt of a check for $25. If he had made the capture on a week day he would have received the $10 offered by The Times to any person who caught Raffles and had on his person a copy of The Tikes' sporting extra. Hanlon might also have been the recipient of a suit of clothes or a number of other articles of value If he had succeeded in catching the mysterious man In one of the stores in the city, which offered prizes. Raffles was caught on Plummer avenue, in the vicitnity of Oakley avenue, last evening, at 6:45 p. m. Officer Oscar Borchert was standing In front of the theater and Raffles did not dare to go In that way. He attempted to go in through the rear door, but Captain Hanlon was in hiding back of the Michigan Central depot and before Raffles could get out of the way he was nabbed by the officer. City IMays Hide and Seek. It was the end of one of the most interesting chases that have taken place in this city in a long time. Raffles has baffled the people of Hammond for a whole week, and men, women and children alike reached for The Times every evening to see if Raffles was still at liberty. It was the biggest hide-and-seek game that has ever been pulled off in this city. Raffles' defi was hurled at the police and a special effort was made to Induce the police officers to go after him. He claimed that he had never been captured by a police officer, and so it is all the mroe to the credit of Captain Hanlon that he was able to pick out his man and arrest himHanlon took Raffles to the police station and booked him as he wanted to have a record of the capture made. No charge was preferred against him. however. Last evening Captain Hanlon was compelled to go up on the stage of the Bijou theater, where in the presence of a capacity house, he received from Manaker Craick a check for $25. His only regret was that he did not have a Times' sporting extra on his person, so that he could get the extra $10. Raffles, whose real name is Thompson, completed his engagement here Sunday and went back to Chicago last evening after the show. He says that he will probably appear In Gary next, where he hopes to start the town to hunting him as vigorously as It did here. ALBERT BAGH GETS II PRIZE Five hundred skat players gathered at the Sherman house in Chicago yesterday for a grand tournament, and while Hammond was represented by only six devot"-s. th'-y have "coppered" at least one of the smaller prizes, but i prizes have not yet been awarded, but one of them will go to Albert Bach. Ada niKbert had a winning streak and if he could have finished as well in i the second half of the tournament as J he began in the first half, in which he won twelve straight, games, he would have carried away the first prize, consisting of one hundred dollars. The other Hammond man who matched their bains against those of men from Milwaukee and other large cities, were Jack Scanlon. Max Noack, Alvin flerbst and Morris pobson. Last Saturday Mr. Ebert and Attorney F. J. Lewis Meyer, attorney for the South Shore line, met in Mayor Becker's office on interurban franchise matters. Neither knew of the other's H-aning toward this game, and their surprise was pleasant when they discovered "the tie that binds." Mrs. Mary Irish of ZIon City, III., spent the past week end at the home of A. E. Crowe!! and family !n Ann street.

FIRST JURY

CALLED FEDERAL C'T Judge A. B. Anderson Arrives to Open April Session of United States Federal Court in Hammond Tomorrow Morning. EAST CHICAGO CASE TO BE ON TRIAL Two Cases From Gary Are To Be Tried in Court Second Papers Will Be Granted to a Hundred Foreigners Who Have Made Appliation for Them. Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock JtJg A .B. Anderson of the United States court, Ditsrict of Indiana, will declare the April term opened and on Wednesday the first Jury that has ereT been called to try a case in thia city In the federal court will take their places in the jury box in Hammond's magnificent federal court room. The first case to be tried will be tbat of George Wilk vs. Block-Pollock Construction company, of East Chicago, In which Attorney W. J. McAleer appears as attorney for the plaintiff. Why It Is Brought There. The case will be brought in the feS eral court before Judge Anderson on account of the congested condition of the local courts and because the law provides that where one of the parties to the suit is a resident of another state, while the other is a resident of Indiana, the case may be filed directly in the federal court. The opening of the federal coart here is an important event in legal circles, but the calling of a jury to try cases here marks a new epoch In the progress of the city as the legal center of Northern Tndiana. The ease which Attorney McAleer will try in the federal court Is a suit for damages for injuries which George Wilk received while working for the BlockPollock company in East Chicago. He suffered the loss of a leg for which ho asks $5,000. Many Ptprra Oranted. It is expected that the first day of the court will be taken up in granting second papers to a hundred or more foreigners who have made application for them. After that the Jury will be called and the docket will be set for the term. The next term of court will be in October, and it is expected that court will be held here regularly hereafter. J. D. OLIVER SAYS HE IS "INTERESTED" Messrs. Raff of South Bend and Darrow of Laporte called at The Time office this afternoon with the following letter regarding the interest of Mr. Oliver of South Bend in the Gary and Interurban. South Bend, Ind.. April 12. To Whom It May Concern: This is to certify that I have no interest in the New York-Chicago Air line in any way, but that I am interested in the Gary & Interurban line. Yours truly, JOS. D. OLIVER. It will be noticed that Mr. Oliver does not say he is interested financially, however. Although Mr. Raff says that he is a stockholder. WORK Oil THEFRftHCHISE Board Says It Will Give All the Promoters Due Consideration. More work was expected to be done on the interurban franchises this aft ernoon. The board of public works waa b;jsy on other matters this morning in. its regular session, and consequently a conference that was contemplated had to be put off until later in the day. In speaking of the work on the interurban franchises, Adam Lnert. president or th board, slid this mornlr.g: "We want as my interurhans to come to Hammond as possible. We want cornj petition, for that will insure good servIce. We are busy now with the franchises and we wi'l s'.ay busy until we have gone over every franchise. The promoters may rest assured that they will all be given due consideration. provided thy show us that they are willing to do the right thing,"