Hammond Times, Volume 3, Number 265, Hammond, Lake County, 28 April 1909 — Page 1

EVEBJIWG EDITION VOL. III., XO 265. HAMMOND, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1909. .ONE CENTT PEE COPY.,

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Imperial Potentate Will Send Dis pensation From California With in a Few Days

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1 Permanent Organization Hammond New Shrine Temple Soon to Be Effected. Orak Shrine, which Is to be located In the Hammond oasis, will receive a dispensation from Imperial Potentate I. E. Alderman, now in Carona, Cal within the next few days. In fact, in answer to a telegram from Illustrious Potentate E. J. Jacoby of Murat temple, Indianapolis, to Imperial Potentate I. K. Alderman at Carona, Cal., as to whether he would grant a dispensation to the Hammond and Fort Wayne Shriners now or wait until the meeting; of the imperial council at Louisville, Ky in June, Imperial Potentate Alderman wired: What lie Said. "I have wired the imperial recorder, Benjamin Rowell. of Boston. Mass., to issue the dispensation to Hammond and Fort Wayne at once" In the meantime the imperial recorder. Rowel!, of Boston had received the J100 and the application for a dispensation from Orak temple at Hammond, and in the absence of any instructions from the imperial potentate, who was supposed "to be in Cmcago, but "who fh reality was In California, on account of the sickness of his mother, wired to Imperial Potentate Alderman asking if a special dispensation should be grantd now or wait until the meeting of the imperial council at Louisville in June. This makes it apparent that while several messages crossed each other and rather confused the situation that Hammond will get its dispensation in a few days, and will he in a position to permanently organ ize Orak Shrine. WELL KNOWN LAKE GO. MAN DIES LAST NIGHT Ed Michael, Sister to Mrs.j D. A. Root and Mrs. A. A. Winslow, Is Dead. (Special .to Tub Times.) Crown Point. Ind April 2S. Edward Michael, well-known throughout Lake county, died at his home, west of Lowoil, early last evening after being ill for some time. The deceased was a brother-in-law of Mrs. D. A. Root of this place, and Mrs. Gerrish and Mrs. Winslow. formerly of Hammond. He leaves a wife, four daughters, Edna, Julia. Ida and Maggie Michaels, and one son, Earl, now living in Idaho. The funeral arrangements have not been made. The decedent was one of the most prosperous and respected farmers in this part of the state. He was prominent in republican politics, and leaves a large estate. FOR YOUR HEALTH'S SAKE CONSUMPTION A HOUSE DISEASE. Consumption Is a house disease. House life, then, whether it be the home or the shop, is the important factor in the propagation and spread of this disease. Important, because in these two places, the home and the work place, men and women spend practically both their waking and sleeping hours. Important, again, for the reason that in both the home and the shop are produced and maintained, through ignorance of the simplest rules of health, those conditions that tend to Impair physical vigor and at the same time produce the germs of disease and death. These facts should make apparent the importance of making our indoor life, or, rather, the conditions under which we live and work, correspond as nearly as possible with respect to light and air to those prevailing in outdoor life.

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DRY ATTACK Delaware County Seat, With Population of 25,000, Is Carried for Local Option by 209 Votes in Exciting Battle. Indianapolis. Ind., April 2S. When an election was held last September in Delaware county to fill the vacancy in the legislature, the anti-local option advocates succeeded In electing a man who was pledged against the passage of a county local ontien biii and at the regular election in November, the same element elected a representative who was in favor of the repeal of the law enacted at the special session. Yesterday the question of local option was presented to the people of the county separated entirely from politics, and the local option forces won by a majority of 2,952. The city of Muncie, containing a population of 25,000, and the largest city in which the question of local option has been tested, overcame the dry vote in both special and regular elections last fall, but yesterday it gave a majority of 209 for the dry?. The campaign has been one of the bitterest ever conducted in the state and the victory is the most pronounced in the local option campaign. Eightytwo saloons were at stake and for more than a month brewers and outside saloons have been sending speakers Into the county, while local optionists have had many mass-meetings and have had noted temperance workers from many other states to assist in the campaign. ROWOVER AC0LLECT10N Local Justice Involved in Proceedings in Superior Court. In a dispute whether J6.35 should be charged as collection fees or court costs. Catherine Kramer has involved Justice Frank Pret-t in proceedings in tiie superior court today, and Prosecuting Attorney Greenwald signed the warrant. Judge 1'rest, before whom the case of the state vs. John Droussang was filed some weeks ago for Jumping a board bill amounting to $8. dismissed the action when it canw to trial because of a faulty writ. At her request he continued his efforts to collect the Droussang bill for Catherine Kramer, however, and finally succeeded in getting the Mil paid for the woman who now objects to paying the charges for collection, and acceuses Mr. Prest of extortion. The judge says he will have no trouble in clearing his skirts of the charges. COUNTY COUNCIL i Will Meet at the Hub Next ! Week. ! The members of the county council will meet in Crown Point a week from , Saturday to take up the matter of makS ing the appropriation for the remodeling of the courthouse. The members made an investigation of conditions in the courthouse last Saturday and were convinced that the building is in bad condition and that many improvements are needed at once. They were entertained by the members of the Hammond Business Men's association, and it is believed .in view of the fact that the business of the local courts is increasing at such a rapid rate and the facilities for handling it are so poor, that the appropriation will be a wise one.

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Architects Submit Plans for Third Floor of New Business Block to Be Built in Hammond and They Meet With Approval. The members of the University club of Hammond had one of the most enthusiastic meetings in the history of the club at their rooms in the Hammond building last evening. It was the unanimous opinion of the members that new and more elaborate uarters should be secured and steps will be taken at once to secure a new location. Plans were submitted by Architects Bump & Berry for the proposed arrangement of the third floor of a new business block that is to be erected in this city, and they met with the enthusiastic approval of the members of the club. What the policy of progression is meeting, with the approval of the university and college men of the city, who are not already identified with the club, is shown by the fact that ten applications for membership have been received and a score or more of other college and university men have signified their intention of becoming members of the club. To Iccide This Week. It is expected that the club will come to a final decision regarding the matter of the selection of new quarters within the present week. It is also believed that the club will be located ! new quarters within the next three or four months. While the club now has an active membership of forty-five, with a nonresident membership of ten, it is expected to increase the regular membership to 100. After that the club will probably make no effort to secure additional members. The plans, which have been drawn by Architects Bump & Berry, provide a ball room of large proportions, a large reception room, equipped with a fire-place and1 finished with beamed ceilings, a library, a billiard and pool room, a cloak room, with 150 hooks; a ladies' retiring room, with lavatories; men's lavatories, with a shower bath; a kitchen and serving room, an orchestra plutform and many features, such as ingle nooks, window seats and other cozy corners. If the plans of the club carry the University club will be equipped with the finest club rooms in the city. C. L S. a E. ATTORNEY BEFOREGARY BOARD Presents Company's Side in Clark Road Condemnation Proceedings. THE SUIT IS NOW PENDING Judge McMahan to Eule Next Weew on Richard Much Injunction Petition. Attorney Cochran, of Knapp and Campbell's office appeared before the town board yesterday afternoon for the purpose of giving testimony in the Richard Much case in which the Chicago. Lake Shore & Eastern railroad is attempting to close the Clark road. The purpose of the testimony was to esiaonsn. ir possible, the valuation of the property and make a proper settlement in case Mr. Much is compelled to dispose of his holdings on the lake front. The case is now pending in the circuit court at Crown Point before Judge W. C. McMahan in which the town trustees of Gary have been enjoined from closing the Clark road. This case was fought out last Tuesday and a decision will not be rendered by the court within the next ten days. Pending this decision it was Attorney Cochran's idea to put in his evidence before the town trustees acting as a board of arbitration as to the value of the property to be prepared in case Mr. Much is compelled to sell his property. For that purpose Mr. Cochran had Mr. Fred Mott of Hammond and Mr. Charles Fowler of Indiana Harbor view the property and make an estimate of its value. Hughey's Fine Time. Another rollicking Gary drunk was picked up in Hammond late last evening. He gave his name as Hughey Gallagher, and had a great deal of difficulty in giving an account of himself. He was later released on the order of the chief of police.

H1MD CITY COUNCIL . TIES UP THE FRANCHISE Gary and Interurban Grant Passes Second Reading at Special AIder manic Meeting Last Night FRED RIMBAGK HISSED BYTHEANTISFORHISSPEEGH

Attorney Dan Moran Speaks for Sibley Street Property Owners and Remonstrators Turn Out In Force.

The Gary & Interurban franchise passed the second reading last night at a special meeting of the Hammond city council, and will in all probability be adopted after a third reading next Tuesday evening at a regular session. Several important amendments were added, but the one for which the East Sibley street property holders had been praying, and for which they appeared a hundred times In the council; viz, the change of the route in order that it may not occupy Sibley street was not offered by any council member, and consequently was not embodied. Attorney Dan Moran, speaking in behalf of seventy-five property holding a little more than 4,200 feet of frontage on Sibley street, and also for seventy-seven school patrons, sending their children, either to St. Paul's Lutheran or All Saints' Catholic or the Lafayette public schools, addressed the council in a lengthy argumentative talk. The appearance of the East Sibley street remonstrators was not unexpected, and it seemed evident that their cause had been given consideration before hand, for none of the city fathers' offered to champion the cause, and with the exception of Councilman Eastwood, who asked several questions in argument against the petition, there was no discussion on the side of the councilmen. FK.OCHISE IS AMENDED. Several important amendments were made, and readily conceded by the company, with the exception of the one providing that the company shall not sell its franchise before completion of the road. Mayor Darrow, representing the interurban company, raised some objection to this on the ground that such a provision would needlessly burden the franchise, and that their successors or assigns would be held to the same provisions in the franchise, and that, furthermore, the company intended to build. The council, however, insisted on the provision, and on motion of Councilman Walter Hammond, the amendment was made similar to that in section 15 of the South Shore line franchise. Almost an equally spirited tilt between the company and the council occurred when Mr. Hammond suggested that the words giving discretionary power to the board of public works in the laying of double tracks from Oakley avenue to Ilohman street be stricken out, and the provision be made to read that double tracks be laid up to Hohman street without further ado. HOLDS DOCUI.E TRACKS NOT PRACTICAL. Mr. Darrow doubted the engineering feasibility to make good loop connections with the 11. V & F. C. railway if two tracks were .laid close to Hohman street, and said that t'aey were willing to ucubta track-'Vjtfc'a' &ZLy -fosJ of Hohman street, but finally consented to the change. Upon the suggestion of Councilman Newman, the speed limit was reduced from twenty to ten miles in the built-up portion of the city. In the same motoln was also embodied an amendment to have the cars stop at Charlotte avenue. Councilman John Becker, who acted as mayor pro tern, in the absence of Mayor Becker, raised the question aa to the advisability of allowing the company ninety days' time in which to replace the pavement in the improved streets, and upon his suggestion a motion was made and carried, providing that the improvement must be made in thirty days. While the franchise provides a fare of 5 cents in North township. Councilman Turner, foreseeing the time when Hammond shall extend beyond the limits of North township, suggested that a 5-cent fare be provided for the corporate limits of Hammond even if It shall extend beyond North township. This feature, according to Mr. Darrow is, however, already covered by a ruling of the supreme court, in a South Bend case. MIST SPTUXKI.E -WITHOUT OTICE. Section 21, which provides ten days' notice by the board of public works for the sprinkling of streets, was amended upon the suggestion of Councilman Newman to strike out the provision for the sprinkling of streets in this section, as it is already provided for In another section, without allowing a delay of ten days' notice, or the work to be done by the city at the company's expense. The amendments, as made by the council last evening, will be concurred in at a meeting of the board of public works next Friday, after which the franchise is ready for a third reading. When Attorney Moran had finished his plea in behalf of the petitioners against the right of way on Sib'ey street, he added a number of suggestions in his own behalf as an interested citizens. He called attention to the three phase alternating current which he expected the company to conduct over high tension wires from the power station, and wished to caution the council in granting rights where to string these wires. Mr". Darrow, in answer to this, said that the company Intended to use the direct current carrying not more than 650 volts. MOHAN SUGGESTS PROFIT-SHARING PLAN. Mr. Moran also pointed out two additional features for the benefit of Hammond, mention of which were made in The Times last Saturday; to-wit, that the same company allow eight commutation tickets in Gary after five years of operation, where as Hammond's limit for the thirty-year franchise is only six for 25 cents, also that the town of Gary after five years of operation is to receive 5 per cent of the net earnings, whereas, there Is no such provision in the Hammond franchise. John J. Malloy, a resident property holder of Sibley street, also addressed a few words to the council arguing that if the Gary & Interurban company ever sought a western outlet it would not be in a position to cross the H. W. & E. C. tracks, as he feared very much that the new company could never make a satisfactory agreement with the company now owning the loop, but that they could secure a western outlet by laying their tracks on Plummer avenue. Fayette street or Russell street. OTHER BUSINESS TRANSACTED. When Mr. Malloy had finished, the city clerk read a petition from Sibley street property owners and business men, who expressed their favor for the Sibley street route, and Captain Fred Kimbach supplemented the petition with a short talk in favor of it. As a property holder, he spoke against 100-to-l odds, and he had not gone far in his remarks before he was hissed. He was permitted to finish his argument, however without further noise, when he suggested to the council that only fifteen of the hissing audience were property holders. There was a full attendance of the councilmen, and upon a motion to let the franchise go to its second reading, Messrs. Carroll. Pascaly, ijauer, Hammond and Sennits voted against it. Ten voted for it. Prior to taking up the franchise matters, two ordinances were passed, naming and designating Gostlin street, from the state line to the eastern city limits, and Charlotte avenue, from May street to Wilcox avenue. The

ordinance, fixing the city controller's salary at $1,S00 and the city engineer's salary at $1,500 a year, went to second reading. These salaries are fixed In accordance with a recent amendment of the cities' and towns' law, which recognized the injustice of the old salary law.

ARRESTED FOR 2N0 TIME Three Hammond milk dealers, Louis Klitzke, 25 Oakley avenue; Mike Spoerner, 642 Sibley street, and John Pohlplatz, 273 Truman street, were arrested by Bailiff Frank Shine' for the second time on a warrant sworn out by Pure Food Inspector Tucker. They are charged with selling impure milk. It was only recently that cases against part of these men were dismissed by Prosecuting Attorney Charles Greenwald pending the receipt of certain information from At torney General Bingham's office.

HERE'S A YARX CAT IS TIRXl.VG INTO A DOG. Oakland City, Ind., April 2S William Curt, a farmer living; near thin city, ha n Mcltene cat that In literally turning Into a don. The nnlninl'n earn norue time ago began to grow and are now three Inrlir in length while itn hair ban diminished reaemblen the eoat of until It a clou. If the transition keep up the eat Mill In a nhort time become a diminutive hound in appear-

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Friends of the Late Charles Wember Get in Wrong Procession and Witness Obsequies of a Stranger Whom They Didn't Know Fate, which is no respecter of persons, dead or alive. has succeded. through its mysterious machinations, in placing a number of well-meaning mourners of the late Charles Wember of the American Maize Products company in a very embarrassing position, made all the more embarrassing because the following little incident occurred in connection with tie funeral of their friend. Night Superintendent Bullock of the plant, the foremen of the boiler house, the sheet metal workers, the feed house, the mill house. the machine shop and the storehouse were appointed by friends of the late Mr. Wember to attend his funeral from Robertsdale, his home, to Hammond. Follow In Funeral Trnln. The foremen came from Roby yesterday morning, and being unacquainted with Hammond and believing a funeral to be a six-day wonder, hired a rig at a local livery barn after coming from Roby by street car, and followed In the procession of the first funeral that came along. As said before, they being unacquainted with Hammond, they did not know where they went to, but it did leak out that they followed some funeral from South Chicago and followed it to one of the Hammond cemeteries, or probably the West Hammond cemetery. Not knowing the difference, their sympathy for the friend in the slowly disappearing casket into the grave did not abate, and like some of the others they threw a handful of earth on the casket as it was lowered. It may hvr becn.aa,iy In a 'certain riMxt.but despite all the sympathy for the dead man and his bereaved family is none the less sincere. BOARD WILL GET BATHHOUSE If ORDER May Furnish More Accommodations to Users of the Pavilion. P.L DAVIS HAKES SUG6ESTI0N Bord Adopts Confirmatory Resolution for Widening of Calumet Avenue. The board of public works this morning adopted the confirmatory resolution for the widening of Calumet avenue, and set May 14 as the day on which it will hear remonstrances against the wards of damages. The clerk wa3 instructed to send notices to the nonresident property owners, calling their attention to the date. The petition of the Oak street property owners for a five-foot sidewalk, between Hoffman street and Huehn avenue, was received and the city engineer instructed to prepare plans and specifications for the same. The weekly and monthly grist of bills were allowed today. VUlt Knthlioune Thin Afternoon. The board met again this afternoon to go to the Dake Front park to inspect the bathhouse in order to formulate plans for the patrons' accommodation. "While the board has not yet received a public expression of opinion as to the feasibility of providing the patrons with clothes baskets and thus accommodating any amount of patrons instead of resorting to the old style lockers, it nevertheless feels favorably inclined toward the plans. The plan was originally suggested by Peter Davis, who has seen it successfully used in other cities, and he argues that by providing a hundred or more haskf. everybody who wishes to go swim-j mlng will have a place to keep their wearing apparel under lock and key in charge of an overseer, while under the old plan only those who came first could be accommodated with a room. Pioneer Passes AwayJacob Schneblen, one of the oldest pioneers in the vicinity of Clark Station, died yesterday morning at his farm. He is the last of the family and at the time of his death was surrounded by a few friends and neighbors. He had been keeping house by himself in company with a little boy. Jacob Schneblen was 74 years old. He will be buried tomorrow afternoon from the house. Interment will take rlace at the Tol'eeton cemetery.

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GO BEFO D JURY Report That He May Give Testimony About Prize Fighting Received With Feeling of Half Amusement. IVSNOTHtHG ABOUT GAME AT SOUTH BEND State's Chief Executive Writes to Prosecutor of St. Joseph County to Make Investigation Says He Will Turn Over All Information Coming to the Proper Officials. GOVERXOR AVIM. COME. TIMES BlREAl, AT STATE CAPITAL. IndlannpoiiM, Ind., April 2S Governor Mnmluill and Private Secretary Mark Tliiatlewalte served with MummonN today to appear before the South Beud gruud jury nest Tuesday to tetify regarding prlie lights there. Governor . Marnhnll Hitid todays I will gro nest Monday night. The governor la not above the law." He said when. "When I ain Hummoned before the grand Jury it In tny duty to go the name an any other eltisen. I do not know Prosecutor Pattee: I do not know .whether he la la -tEi, r-n.0' ,n thi matter; r (. I hope lie In. I hue no Infor mation to Rive the grand Jury, hut I may And out aomef bin." The Kovcrnor wrote Judge Funk of St. JoMeph circuit court today, telling him he han nothing to jtlve the grand Jury, hut If after n conference with Prosecutor Pat toe the latter Mill wants him to come, he will go. TIMES niTtEAf, AT STATE CAPITAL. Indianapolis, Ind.. .April 2. The news that Governor Marshall has been subpoenaed, to appear before the St. Joseph county grand jury and t el I what he knows about prize fighting in that county was received here yesterday with a feeling of hpif-amusement and half curiosity. Just why the prosecutor of St. Joseph county would summon the governor under such circumstances was more than people could understand. Of course, if the summons is served on the governor he will go to South Bend at the appointed time and appear before the grand jury. There would be nothing else for him to do. but there is not tiie slightest hope that he will be able to give any Information that will do the prosecut(Continued on page five.) The Lake County Dental society will hold its regular monthly meeting in rooms 206-208 Hammond building tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock. Or. George K. Hunt, who is dean of the Indiana dental college st Indianapolis, will be the society's guest of honor for the meeting and will give a lecture on 'Dental Diagnosis," a subject of much importance and interest to the profession. The dental society extends to the members of the medical society a cordial invitation to attend this meeting and hear Dr. Hunt's lecture, as the subject will prove of mutual interest to both. No written or formal invitations havn been sent out but all the doctors of medicine are urged to be present and share the benefits from the meeting. The committees of the society are as follows: Program committee Dr. Dinwiddle, Lowell; Dr. Hillard, Whiting; Dr. Salisbury, Hammond. Censors committee Dr. Smith, Hammond; Dr. Stephenson. Indiana Harbor; Dr. Goldman. Fast Chicago. Membership committer Dr. I,nng Gary, Dr. Morton, Hobart. Dr. Jacobs! East Chicago.

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