Hammond Times, Volume 3, Number 277, Hammond, Lake County, 12 May 1909 — Page 1
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History of Columbia Avenue Bridge Transaction Shows That County Council Acted in Good Faith and That City Did Not.
On account of certain misrepresentations which were made in a local paper regarding the history of the building of the Columbia avenue bridge and the misunderstanding that has arisen regarding what the city administration promised to do. County ' Commissioner Oscar Krinbill last night came forward with a recital of the history of the whole transaction in which he shows that the county commissioners have acted in good faith all the way through, and that It Is the city administration which has failed to keep Its promise. Mr. Krinbill says when the property owners in East Hammond came forward and asked for a bridge over the
river at Columbia avenue, the county commissioners called "for estimates and it was found that the bridge would
cost $17. 5"
When the contractors came to bid on
the construction of the bridge the low
est bid was $22,500, owing to the fact
that there had been an Increase In the
cost of materials and labor. Demands Instatent. The demands of the east side prop
erty owners, that the Columbia avenue
bridge be built, were bo insistent that
the county commissioners took tle lowest previous bid, $22,500, as an es
timate and called for new bids.
The lowest new bid was $25,000, and owing to the fact that this figure was larger than had been anticipated, the county commissioners refused to make
an appropriation of $4,000 for the ap proaches.
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Biggest Event of Year for
Hammond High School Will Take Place in South Bend Next Saturday on Cartier Field.
The greatest athletic event of the
year will be the sixth annual track and
field meet of the Northern Indiana Athletic and Declamation league at South
Bend next Saturday. The members of
the Hammond high school are enthusiastically boosting the affair and will go to South Bend fifty to seventy-five strong in a private car on the Chicago, Lake Shore and South Bend in-
terurban line.
The athletic meet will be held fif
teen miles from South Bend, at Cartier
field at Notre Dame, and the declamation contest will probably be held at
the Armory in South Bend in the even
ing. The schools which will compete in this great contest are South Bend, Go
shen, Elkhart, Laporte, Michigan City,
Plymouth, Warsaw, Crown Point and Hammond. The track and field meet
has been won by Goshen twice, by Elk hart once and by Hammond twice. Content to Be Close.
The contest this year Is admitted to be between Goshen, South Bend and
Hammond. Edwin Frtederichs, Ham mond's representative in the declama
tion contest, delivered his declamation
before the students of the high school this morning and made an exceedingly favorable impression. The fare from Hammond to South Bend will be $1.70 for the round trip. The special car will leave Hammond at 9 o'clock In the morning and will return at 11 o'clock. As the run will be all the way through to Hammond without a stop It is expected that the car
County Superintendent of
Schools Finishes Task of School Enumeration and
Finds Many Interesting Figures.
Denator s Wife C omes to Chicago to Attend to Probating Mothers Will.
(Special to Tub Times.) Crown Point. Ind.. May 12. County Superintendent Frank F. Heighway has completed the laborious task of school enumeration in Lake county and has given out the results, which show a slight increase in the county from the last enumeration. The result is as fol-
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I T( i PORT A N T IE1G
The meeting of the Hammond Business Men's association tomorow evening, In the rooms of the Lake superior court, will be an important one. The program will be an Industrial one and the question of securing new Industries will be taken up. A circular has been sent out by Secretary E. F. Johnston which Is a real call to arms, and the business men of the cit yare all requested to turn out and aid In the solution of the problem of locating new Industries here. The program tomorrow night is an entertaining one, and the business men will hear the subject of new industries discussed from every point of view. The following Is the list of the speakers for the evening: 1. What has been done In the past
to secure Industries for Hammond
Hon. W. H. Gostlin.
2. What Is being done in other cities
Mr. S. E. Bwaim.
3. Our experience with an industrial
agent Ex-Mayor A. F. Knotts.
4. How I believe some industries
could be located Mr. J. H. Conroy. 5. General discussion and suggestions Peter Crumpacker, J. E. Fitzgerald, J. Schloer, Otto Knoeaer, E. C. Minas, Carl Kaufman, I. E. Dickinson, J. W. Dyer, W. F. Booth, Paul Lipinskl. C. E. Bauer, W. J. Stewart.
DIRECTORS HOLD Affi MEETING Schreiber Potato Machinery Co. Have Five New Patents on Machine.
EXPERTS PRAISE ITS WORK
Hammond's Newest Industry Bids
Fair to Do Land Office Business.
lows: ' EC c o O d C. c d C r. ( "3 E -j - tt 04" O Cj O u a h o j Calumet 118 124 242 ... 243 C. Creek. 182 170 332 11 ... Center .. 164 149 321 ... 5 E. Creek. 118 118 236 2 ... Hanover 173 1S8 361 ... 9 Hobart . 449 495 944 ... 15 North ... 187 182 369 ... 182 Ross 241 201 442 ... 10 St- John. 280 281 561 2 ... W. Creek 196 180 376 ... 52 Wlnfleld 119 87 206 ... 14 Crown Pt 303 302 610 ... 27 Gary 945 682 1.668 171 ... Griffith 78 71 149 Tol'ton 167 148 315 315 Lowell . 153 172 325 ... 19 Munster 104 72 176 176 E. Chgo.1,823 1,690 3.414 277 Ham'n'd 3,008 2,941 5,953 240 Whifng 850 747 1.597 ... 128
Total 9,663 8,900 18,617 490 The total colored enumeration in the county is 54, or 31 boys and 23 girls. Of this number Gary has the lion's share, or 41. The large loss In Calumet and North townships in due to the fact that Tolleston, with 315 and Munster with 176, have been Incorporated since the last enumeration. If the conditions were as last year Calumet would show a gain of 72 and North a loss of 6.
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4225. 3035. 3439. 39S1. 4043. 40S1. 4082. 4091 4106. 4147. 4207. 4308. 4269. 4329. 4366. 4394. 4415. 4444. 4457. 4465.
TVESDAV, MAY 1HTH. Sells vs. Western Glucose Co. Leader vs. Kickenapp. Knickerbocker vs. Manrahan. Ahlborn vs. C, I. & L Ry. Edinger vs. Love. WEDNESDAY, MAY 19TII. Moore vs. C. I. & L. Ry. Moore vs. C. I. & L Ry. Wunschel vs C. I. & L Ry. Zavada vs. Kalbasa. Recht vs. Kekitch. Spaulding vs. Stewart. THVHSDAY, MAY 20TH. Woodford Dist. Co. vs. Kaufman. Haralovlch vs. Tosetti Brg. Co. Kostelniak vs. Rlblnskl. Bearbeyne vs. West Union T. Co. Kill DAY, MAY 21ST. Beaublen, adm., vs. Inland Steel Finch & Co. vs. Sears. Schumacher vs. N Y C & St LRy Davison Fdry Co vs. Colwell et al Young vs. Bacon.
There was an enthusiastic meeting of the directors of the Schreiber Potato Machinery company in the office of Attorney J. K. Stlnson last evening, at which the matter of securing a lo
cation for the newest of Hammond's infant industries was taken up. There are several sites under consideration, and a committee, consisting Carl Bauer, Jacob Kasper and J. K. Stinson. was appointed to look into the availability of the sites that are under consideration and make a report at the next meeting of the directors of the company. The report was made of a large number of sales of machines and the outlook Is said to be very promising. There are now fiv patents on the Schrie machine, none of which conflict with the Champion Potato Machinery company, and the promoters of the new potato digger say that it has as great, if not a greater, future than the one which has made a fortune for the Hammond men, who are fortunate enough to have stock in the company. Want Shipping Facilities. It is hoped that a site can be secured in Hammond on some railroad where there will be good shipping facilities and room for expansion, as the plant grows. The new company is
backed by ample local capital and is forging rapidly to the front.
EXPLOSION
(Special to Thh Times.) East Chicago, Ind., May 12. The accidental blowing out of a tube in a boiler room at the Interstate Steel company's mill yesterday resulted in the temporary disabling of six of the workmen, who were burned by escaping steam. The men were: JOHN DEPNER, arms burned. CON QUINN, scalded about the eyes and hands. FRED BERRY, face and arms burned. GEORGE SMARRON, burned about the hands. WILLIAM BREMMER, chest, neck and face burned. STANLEY RITZR. eye injured. None of the Injuries were serious, although all were extremely painful. The burns of the victims of the accident were dressed by Dr. B. F. Bicknell, and the injured men were taken to their homes. A small panic took place In the mills when the explosion took place, and workmen swarmed in the boiler room to give aid to their stricken comrades. The men were rushed immediately to the company's offices, where medical aid was given them.
Don't let your shoes get shabby. Have them repaired by the Quick Shoe Repair Works, 144 Plummer avenue;
phone 287.
ANDERSON TO BATTLE CAPONI
Eddie Sar.t'v has arrange a boxing card for the Eagles of Aurora, 111.1, and it will be staged there May 27. The wlndup will be a six-round bout between Tony Caponl of Chicago and Carl Anderson, the Hammond middleweight. They have agreed to make 158 pounds at 3 o'clock In the afternoon. Santry will put on three other bouts, as follows: Harry Norton vs. Mitchell of Elgin, 142 pounds; Johnny Murphy of Chicago vs. Kid Mitchell of Aurora, 124 pounds, and Dummy Gott vs. Jack
4 Rlordan, 133 pounds.
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The members of the University club of Hammond last evening voted to lease quarters which will be built for their especial use on the third floor of An
ton Tapper's new $75,000 business block, to be located at the corner of Hohman and Sibley streets in Hammond. Mr. Tapper gave the club an option on a lease on 5,000 square feet of floor space and agreed to finish the rooms according to plans which have been prepared by Architects Bump and Berry. As the work on the new building will begin June 1 and the building is expected to be completed by Nov. 1, the club will be in its new quarters before the beginning of the winter social district. er cl ed Larger Rooms, The new clubrooms will be the finest in the club to secure new quarters followed the very apparent necessity for securing larger rooms to accommodate the Increased membership. When the plans for securing new rooms were finally announced there was such a manifestation of interest In the organization by college and university men all over the region and it soon became apparent that enough members could be secured, with those who were already
affiliated with the club, to swing the
new deal.
The ne clubrooms will be the finest In
the city. There will be a private ballroom. 28.6 by 54.6. There will be a stage and orchestra platform 8 by 16
feet off from this room. To the rear
of this stage will be a serving room 14 by 22, in which there will be a sink and all of the other equipment necessary for the serving of light luncheons to the club members and their guests when they give parties. The most striking feature of the rooms will be a large reception or clubroom off from the ballroom which will be 22.6 by 31 feet in size. This room will have beamed ceilings and will have
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an open grate, flanked on either side with fireplace seats. Fine View From Kxm.
Off from the main reception room will
be a library, which will have on unobstructed view of Hohman and Sibley streets. Off from the library, whicli
will be 12 by 22 In size, will be a billiard and pool room 18 by 26, which will have a Sibley street exposure. Adjacent to the billiard room will be the gentlemen's toilet room which will be equipped with a lavatory and shower baths. Entrance to the club rooms will be from a door at the southeast corner of a balcony around a large 20 by 40 light shaft In the center of the building. The club is entered through a reception hall with beamed ceilings, 10 by 14 feet In size. To the left of the entrance will be the men's coat room, and to the right will be the women's retiring room, lavatories and wardrobe. The rooms are leased for a period of five years and are in the heart of the business district. To Limit Membership. A limited number of members will be taJten in at the present time and after the club Is located In Its new rooms the initiation fee will be doubled. After the membership reaches 130 a waiting list will be made up and the membership will be kept down to 150. The following new members were
voted in last night and there are a number of applications which have not been acted upon: J. G. Ibach, De Pauw; Walter Sohl. Wabash; M. F. Church. Brown university; Charles M. Hick, De Paul; Vern C. Summers, Northwestern, William C. Harrison, Valparaiso; Geo. E. Miller, TT. of C. and Rush medical; Gerald Giliett. Wabash; T. Edwin Bell, Philadelphia Dental and Jefferson Medical; Fred Barnett, Illinois College of Law; R. Scott Galer. U. of Louisville.
Mrs. Albert J. Beveridge. wife of Indiana's distinguished senior senator, is In Chicago to attend to- probating the will of lier-mother, Mrs. Augustus N. Eddy. Spencer Eddy, the diplomat, who is Mrs. Beveridge's brother. Is mentioned in the will, but the bulk of the fortune, which Is estimated at $500,000, goes to Mrs. Beveridge and her little son, who Is the scion of the Indiana house of Beveridge.
"WETS" PL1I DM GO.
EXPEGTED
OH FRIDAY
TO ARREST in
MAN SPENDS 49 DAYS
JAIL FOR SELLING GLASS OF BEER
The arrest of Rev. George E. Deuel, pastor of the Methodist church of Gary, and his co-laborer. L A. Bryan, who are ma1"'" resDonslble for the circulation of the township remonstrance in Gary .Is now being planned, according to one of the best Informed ex-saloonkeepers in the city. The charge which will be brought against them is the perpetration of a fraud in obtaining signers for the township remonstrance by false representation. Some time ago a well-known citizen of Gary was given power of attorney and made affidavits for over one hundred signers of the remonstrance, say the wets, to the effect that the petition was misrepresented to them when they signed it. This evidence, it is not believed, will hold water for a second in knocking out the remonstrance as each man is expected to know in law what the context of a document is when he signs it. This the lawyers for the saloonkeepers admit. Charges Misrepresentation. The question was then brought up whether or not it would be possible to
Representatives of Red Line Company Invited to Appear Before Board of Public Works to Confer Relative to Occupation of Loop
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SHRINERS ABE PAYING THEIR "VS"
The "Vs" are being received from the
northern Indiana Shriners with greater! alacrity during the past few days, and Illustrious Recorder Jack Morthland is salting away considerable money to spend judiciously on the occasion of the big banquet which is to be given in Hammond on or about the 17th of the month when the special dispensation by which the local Shrine temple will be able to do business is received. The plans for the banquet are very elaborate and the best of things to eat will be prepared for the elect. In fact, the receipt of a special dispensation will be made the occasion of a great celebration in this city. A number of Shriners whose names did not appear on the charter roll are being discovered, and they are all anxious to help a good thing along. .
LEAVES IIAMMOM1 TODAY. Mrs. F. I. Ellick and children went to Chicago this morning to make their home in the future, after spending a few days this week with Mrs. W. F. Bridge at her home in Warren street.
FOR YOUR HEALTH'S SAKE
PREVENTING EPIDEMICS.
Another of the cases of justice court Injustice In Gary came to light In the Lake superior court this morning when John Linnich, who was charged with selling 5 cents' worth of beer and who was found guilty of the charge in Judge H. A. Townsley's court in Gary was peremptorilly dismissed by Judge V. S. Reiter this morning after he had languished In the county Jail for forty-nine days. Jean Valjean stole a loaf of bread and went to jail for It, but the Injustice done to him by his imprisonment was no greater than the modern Jean Valjean, who sold a pint of beer to a friend, John D. Robbins. In Gary, was arrested by Sergeant Glen Rambo, found guilty In Judge Townsley's court and finally languished in jail for forty-nine days awaiting trial because of his Inability to furnish $150 bail. Five Children Suffer. What makes the case of John Linnich all the more distressing. Is the
fact that he was the only support of a wife and five children. His guilt of a technical violation of the law is undoubted. In the story he told In court this morning, he said that John D. Robbins and others had been sponging beer off from him and finally he said. "If you want part of my beer you will have to pay for it. Consequently John D. Robbins paid Linnich a nickel and drank a pint of the beer. Later he is said to have become angry at Linnich and had him arrested on the technical charge of selling beer without a license. Instead of throwing the case out of the justice court, the man was found guilty, and upon taking an appeal to the Lake superior court, was compelled to go to the county jail and await trial. The case has aroused a great deal of feeling among the foreigners in Gary, who think this sample of American liberty and freedom is a very poor one.
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Proper and systematic medical inspection of schools will prevent the development of epidemics of scarlet fever and diphtheria. A child with a mild case of either of the diseases mentioned may attend school for several days and innocently spread the infection to scores of its schoolmates. In such cases the investigation that seeks to discover the cause of the outbreak has been started too late to be of much practical value. It is prevention that counts.
Representatives of the A. L. Drum company, operating the Red lines, arcexpected to be in Hammond by next Friday, ready to appear before the board of public works to show the company's attitude toward the city and other street car companies for the loop service. City Clerk Otto Deulke, acting upon instructions of the board, yesterday sent out a letter asking representatives from the A. L Drum company to appear before the board as soon as possible. Attorney W. J. Riley, representing the Indiana and Chicago Traction company, assured the board last Monday that he would make it his personal
business to ask a representative of the Red line to appear with him before the board to open negotiations for the loop service. la Innownt f Any Offer. II. C. Green, local representative and manager of the Hammond, Whiting and East Chicago line, however, says that he knows of no offer that came from Mr. Riley to the Drum company for an invitation to negotiate. Mr. Green
was at the board meeting this morning, but was not empowered to speak on the loop proposition, although Mr. Riley had asked him about it. In the meantime, however, the board has taken it upon itself to get the two
street car companies together on the matter. The board this morning approved the contract under which William Ahlborn agrees to furnish the city fire stations and the city hall with coal. The plat for the Amy J. Roberts Indiana boulevard addition to Robertsdale was accepted. The board also advertised for fifty water meters.
THE 0I,Y WAY TO GET XEWS, IS. STEAD OF CiETTJXri "LEMOS5,", IS TO RE.VD THE TIMES EVEIt Y NIGHT.
Hammond is a step closer to purer drinking water today because of the successful efforts of Dr. W. D. Weis in Washington yesterday. The war department realizes that it has heard only the first gun from this region in the matter of slopping government dredglngs near the water intakes i.f Chicago and the Calumet region cities. The Great Ijikes' Dredge and Dock company is the concern guilty of contaminating the drinking water by dumping the dredglngs, but the war department, which has the letting of contracts, is even more responsible for permitting the company to carry on its nefarious business In the danger zone. General Marshall, chief of the engineers, advised Dr. Evans to work for bulk-heads to be constructed back of the breakwater, saying that the government contracts for the dredging of the Chicago and Calumet rivers were let on a basis of eonomy and not in the matter of sanitation. Department Can't Ignore thin Region. Since the construction of bulkheads may be a costly device to prevent water contamination, it is likely that other methods will be suggested to the war department, principal among which will be one to the effect that the government shall not let any dredging contracts unless the company agrees to do the dumping at least eight miles
from shore. 'Should congress pass a law requiring that no material should be dumped
within eight miles of any city on the grf-at lakes, that would settle it." he said. "The army would be compelled to haul refuse from rivers as far as the. law specified. At the present time it Is only required to dredge and dump as economically as possible." It was a determined committee that assailed the war d'epartment on Mon
day, however, and it i
another onslaught will be made as soon as Secretary Dickinson returns from Fanarna. Health Commissioner Evans has returned from Washington to prepare a proper application to the war department to dump river dredgincs eight miles from the city. He will confer with city officials on an idea advanced by Gt-neral Marshall to the effect that dumpings may be deposited back of the breakwater, provided the city constructs a bulkhead and provides means for scows to enter. Dr. Weis is expected to return to Hammond from Washington today.
IPECTOR
WILL H THE OUTCOME
J. Floyd Irish, local stamping agent and Inspector for the Western Union Insurance companies, whose methods and schedule are undf-r investigation by State's Attorney Bingham, pending a temporary restraining order will lay down his dignity as inspector to await the outcome of the suit. The hearing for a permanent injunction will come up on .June 12. ar.d in the meantime there will be no working together of the 13S comp.mk-B involved to see that the Dean schedule is enforced. The companies will continue to write Insurance as before, but each local agent will report to his company directly instead of parsing the policy through th
known that inspector's hands.