Hammond Times, Volume 3, Number 295, Hammond, Lake County, 3 June 1909 — Page 5
Thursday, June 3, 1909.
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THE CITY
Two Social EventsSaturday night, June 5, will be marked by two social events. The Gary Pleasure club has engaged Assembly hall, Sixth avenue and Broadway, for that date. Tor Its regular monthly dance. The admission will be CO cents. Tolleston will be the scene of the other event, which will take place In Kunert's hall. A dance Is to be given for the benefit of the Tolleston baseball nine. The admission will be 75 cents a couple.
Visiting Priest. Rev. Father Thomas Jansen, rector of Holy AngcVs Catholic church, announces that a priest of the Precious Blood order -will be In Gary Saturday for the purpose- of assisting him In hearing: confessions. The visitor will ba Father George, C. P. S., of St. Joseph's college, Rensselaer, Ind.
Lawyer's'New Home.
Architect Walter Hudson, Savage balXfllng', Seventh, avenue and Broadiray. Is preparing- plans for a twostory frame dwelling, to be erected for Attorney Arthur T. Freer. The honsa.ls to bo built in the first sub-dfrislon, oii- Harrison street, near Seventh, avenue. It will contain eight rooms and will. cost $3,000. Tho interior will be finished in a suitable hardwood. Progress, on the Gary city hall, Seventh avenue and Massachusetts street, la arolng along very nicely. The contractors have- finished one story of the structure.
EEAED BY EUBE.
Splendid ServiceTwo new sections of switchboard for the .Chicago Telephone company arrived in Gary yesterday .and will be Installed at once. The present capacity will be increased thereby to 2,600 phones. There are no- S30 phones Installed in Gary and many new ones 6.re being put in every day. The two new switchboards have a capacity of 1.C0O phones. The Broadway hotel yesterday had a private exchange installed, with thirty phones.
Even the rath of Gary's newly-opened theater, tho Cosy, has not been rosy. Some of the men who drive teams In Gary should be haled before the police
court and fined $11.90 for beating their horses. If you got your salary raised from $2,000 to $2,E0O a year wouldn't you be happy? Postmaster Call is. George Manlovo is busy polishing up the trappings for the Gary G. O. P. elephant. The noble animal is under close guard until next Monday night. By ample precautions it is hoped to keep the pachyderm from making such a spectacular show of conduct as did the democratic mule last week. Mayor Knotts and ex-Mayor Crolious are now standing at their respective pasture gates, each with a lump of sugar In his hand. As the two softly call out "Nice Muley, come In," the poor mule stands on the outside Borely distressed and debating which way to
turn. William Cain, the literary man of the Binzen flats, Is hard at work on a monograph, which he will shortly present to the voters of the Second ward. It is entitled "Sand Dunes and Sand Baggers," and will be dedicated to Hugh Corbett.
Taken Suddenly 111. Miss Charlotte Dolan of Chicago, who formerly resided in Gary, was taken suddenly ill yesterday afternoon In the law office of Attorney Gustave Heart while she was in this city on legal matters. A physician was sent for immediately and he stated that she had a high fever. Miss Dolan, who was In the city with her brother and sisters-was-unable to leave-the city la-st night, but will return to Chicago today.
GARY BEIEFS.
if returned to Times' office, Reynolds
building, Gary, Ind. 3-2-t John Larson of Fifteenth avenue and Washington street was arrested by the
police last evening as a witness in" blind pig case.
Greene & Sons' Co. have asked the police to find a 1,200-pound bay mare,
which strayed away from their barn.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Elbe entertained the Pioneer Card club last evening in
their home on Jackson street.
Mr. and Mrs. Eddleston, C60 Harrison street, entertained the members of the
Congregational church last evening.
Skating every Saturday and Sunday evening at the Coliseum rink, Indiana
Harbor. tf
Dr. Nleukirk has changed hla of
fice to suite 202, Ogden building, 527 Broadway, Gary, Ind. E-l-mo
Free daily deliveries to all towns in t:.t- Calumet region, including Gary. Spiegel, South Chicago's leading fur
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With Gary's Colored Folk
Attorney Willis E. Roe of East Chicago was in Gary yesterday trying a suit in a Gary justice court. Prosecuting Attorney Charles Greenwald of Whiting was in Gary yesterday on legal business. The Ward music store was opened up this week in the rear of the Knotts' building. LOST In first sub-division Tuesday evening black handbag, containing two key rings; Masonic emblem, with name A- F. Dalley attached. Reward
MA J S3 S T I CZ THEATRE
J. F. Kuechler, Res. Mer.
Cor. Fifth Avenue and Conn. St.
THE MAJESTIC STOCK CO. TonlRht Last time of the Great Play "A Man o? Mystery" 4 Nights, commencing Sunday Night The powerful emotional drama
anFI io coiiest
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these figures make this
F. & H. Amusement Com
pany in Gary Sends Stock Company Back to Chicago in Order to Give Patrons Something Stronger.
Bartholomew County Men
Appeal Case to Supreme
Court to Test Law's Con
stitutionality on This
Point.
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NIGHT
SHOWS
it
ARE BEING BOOKED
Real Season Will Open in August, in
the Meantime Patrons Will Get a Taste of the Good Things That Are to Come Theater is so Enlarged as to Seat 2,000 People.
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East Lynne
A complete production
Vaudeville between acts, Motion Pictures and Songs
Admission 10c, 20c fi 30c Seats on sale at Coles Drug Store
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THEATRE
Formerlv the Gary, Cor. V 9th and Jefferson St. GARY'S HOME OF MUSICAL COMEDY. VAUDEVILLE fi EXTRAVAGANZA
FUNNY COMEDIANS SINGING AND DANCING PRETTY GIRLS CATCHY MUSIC
Everything to amuse and nothing to offend
SHOW SUNDAY NIGHT 8:30 P.M. JUNE 6
J. H. Frlederichs, E. D. Simpson, Misg
Lucy Punyear and Inez Scott spen Memorial day in Chicago.
ijouis Mccracken is in the city to spend a few days and is at the Hotel
Washington.
E. M. C. Alfar, a builder, is in the
city for an indefinite stay and may be
found at the Hotel Washington.
W. E. Matthews, an experienced
painter of Seercer, S. C, spent Sunday night in the city, but finding no work here left the city yesterday. William Banister returned from Terre Haute, Ind., last Monday morning. Our people must yet learn to not be misled by sensations and sensationalists, whose words tingle well for a while, but are soon lost in the air. The church must close its doors to the sensationalist if it wishes to hold its own, for rampant scathing rebukes unfounded do a world of harm to the advancement of the Christian church. Better by far a man of Colonel Mayo's type than any vltuperator of race sensitiveness. The utterances of the Rev. T. P. Smith on last Sabbath evening were wholly uncalled for, untimely, damaging- and malicious. Such unchristian utterances and the equally
anarchistic "aniens mean arrested progress and deficient grace in the
church. The officers of a church must
be careful in filling its pulpit such an occurrence as that of last Sabbath
evening go unchallenged.
Robert Howard of Chicago, a former schoolmate of Samuel Duncan, has
come to Gary, and, through Mr. Dun
can, has secured employment at the Gleason home on West Seventh street.
Samuel Duncan was in Chicago Tuesday and while there closed a deal for some real estate in Gary. Mr. Duncan is one of Gary's best known and most reliable young colored man constant as the sea ever progressive and aggressive and hopeful for the betterment of his people. Being well known among the most influential business men, he often Is able to place young men and young women Into lucrative positions and is always careful to get competent persons and those who merit a good place. The work of such a man is praiseworthy and is a great contribution toward the solution of the
race problem, locally and universally.
The Majestic theater in Gary last night closed its doors and the stock company of nine persons wended their way back to Chicago and elsewhere, to
make room for the more pretentious
companies and plays which are to be
staged at this playhouse in the future. The F. & H. Amusement company, which has leased the playhouse for five years, tried vaudeville and stock companies and found that that was not what the people were looking for. Tho plan of the company in the future is to put on a big performance once or twice a. week and once a month give a week of repertoire. They are now in a position to secure the beet attractions that are on the road. Musical Comedies and the best shows that are now in Chicago will be brought to Gary. Tho real theatrical season of the Majestic will start August 1, but the theater will not be closed during that time. As soon as posstble shows will bo booked for Sunday night and possibly once during the week. Manager
Koechler of the F. & H. Amusement company states that his theater will be the only one in Gary that will be enabled to book the Klaw and Erlanger shows as well as the Stair and Havelin. The stage of the Majestic, although designed to a certain extent for vaude
ville, is amply large for a company of
at least sixty persons to play in. The theater will 6eat nearly two thousand people.
In speaking of the rroposed change
yesterday, Mr. Koechler said:
"We came to Gary originally to pro
duce vaudeville and found that the peoplo did not want it under any con
sideration. We then put on our stock company and, although we made a success of this, wo thought it would, be better to nter a larger field and put on the big attractions. The Majestic made friends in vaudeville which are still sticking with us; wo made friends with our stock companies which will still patronize us, and wo feel that our cir
cle of patrons will be extended still further when we put on our big attrac
tions."
The New York agent which they have
secured to book their attractions Is A
Tahlheimer of the Knickerbocker the
ater, and the Chicago agent Is James
Wlngfield of the Central states circuit
MENTION MARTIN
FOR SHRIEVALTY
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CONTRACT IS LET
(Special to The Times.) Indiana Harbor, Ind., June 3. The contract has been let for the new 16,000 residence of William Fax, which is to be erected in Grapevine street between Michigan avenue and One Hundred and Thirty-fifth street. The house is to be built of pressed brick with stone trimmings and is to be provided with all modern conveniences and improvements. There are to be nine rooms and the floors are to be of hardwood throughout. The contracting firm of Callahan and Schock has the contract and expect to go right ahead with it and have it finished about the middle of September.
MORE PEOPLE RAD THE TIMES EVERY NIGHT THAJT READ AII, THE OTHER DAILIES PRIXTED IX LAKE COUNTY FIYE TIMES OVER AND THEN SOME,
metropolitan police force, so plentiful
were the adventures and the danger, llccomes Gary's CHJef.
Starting in as a patrolman, Martin
found himself a year later suddenly
in command of the police force. This was In the spring of 1907 when Chief Frank Chambers resigned to enter Into
another line of business. With four
patrolmen, which number was later increased, the young chief, now 28 years
of age, set to work with characteristic
vigor to rid Gary of the thieves and murderers who came from all parts of the country. He succeded, but not until six of the nine men under him
were shot within the brief period of
five months. Of course some of tho bad
men had to be killed and others had to
be chastised with 44-caliber bullets,
but this was only a mere incident in
establishing order in a buddln.j metrop
uns. uib cniei mmsen was llred on several times and bullet hole3 in his
hat received on separate occasions tes
tlry to the fact that he was In the
thickest of the fray.
inis training, wnne Hazardous, was
a valuable one and of the kind that
brings out the best in the man.
Two years ago his friends boomed him for the sheriff's nomination, but declined the place while it was within
his reach.
There is no doubt but that his nom
lnation would be acceptable to the Hammondites, as he went away from
-there with the reputation of being "the
best policeman Hammond ever had." In
Indiana Harbor, Whiting and East Chi
cago lie is also well thought of. Gary
would give him her entire delegation
and as for the southern townships
nothing further need be said.
The chief is happily married and re
sides on -West Seventh avenue. .
TIMES BUREAU, AT STATE CAPITAL.
Indianapolis, Ind., June 3. One of
the most important questions that have
been raised thus far affecting the con
Btitutionallty of the county option law is the one that is going to the supreme
court from Bartholomew county as a
result of the decision by Judge Hacker,
yesterday, that the county option law does not contain any provision under which a local option election can be contested. Bartholomew county went dry at the election and the wets selected three men to make a contest of the election. The rlrvs fought this proposition
on the ground'that'iio contest was" pro
vided for in the law, and Judge Hacker
held in their favor. Question Is Raised. While there has been much discus
slon of this question all over the state ever since the counties began holding elections, this is the first time that the question has been squarely decided by a court. There are many lawyers who
believe the law is defective because it
does not provide a means by which
contest may be made. They say the
law confers on the county commission ers final jurisdiction to decide the re suit of an election, and that this is con
trary to the consttution. They argue that never before in the history of the state has there been an election law
that closed the avenue of appeal against the loser at an election. The general election law contains such a provision
and lays down tho procedure for a con
test. The local option law says that on all matters not specifically covered by
the county option law the general elec
tion laws shall govern. It is pointed
out that even under this provision
contest may be made, but Judge Hacke
decided otherwise. Some of the law
yers believe the supreme court will de clare the local option law unconstltu
tlonal on this ground, but the drys feel
that the law is safe.
Sale of Xear Beer Increases
There are a number of cases before
the supreme court in which the con
stitutionality of the local option law is
attacked, but this is the first time it
has been questioned on the ground not providing for a contest.
The Indiana Anti-Saloon league find
that the sale of near beer is increasln
rapidly in the dry counties of the state
and the league Is going after it with
sharp stick. Not long ago the officers
of Bloomington seized a large quantity
of near beer in a raid on some blind tig
ers, and it is said that an analysis some of It shows that It contained
large percent of alcohol a larger per
cent, in fact, than Is usually contained
in real lager. Nothing has been mad
public in regard to this, however.
Another Question Raised.
A case involylng the right to sell
near beer Is on its way to the suprem
court from Clinton county. Over there a man who sold the stuff was arrested
on a charge of selling malt, vinous
splrltous liquors without a license an
In a dry county. He, was fined $50' an
costs. It was held in that cese by the city court, and the decision was af
firmed by the Clinton circuit court, tirat in such a case it is not necessary for the state to prove that the liquor was intoxicating. It Is sufficient, the court holds, if the state rroves merely that
it was a malt liquor. This question,
however, has been decided both ways
by the lower courts of several counties, and the Clinton county ca9e will be
the one that will bring about a final
decision by the Bupremo court.
Near Beer BUI Killed. At the last session of the legislature a bill was introduced by Representative
Wells of Fort Wayne, which proposed
to permit the sale in dry counties of beverages containing les3 than one-half
of one per cent of alcohol. It was pointed out that this would permit the sale of near beer in such counties and that it might open up the way for the sale of liquors containing more than one-half of one per cent of alcohol. It was feared that dealers might take advantage of the opening and sell real beer under the guise of near beer. Health officials stated that liquors containgir.g not more than one-half of one per cent of alcohol ought not to be prohibited anywhere. They said so small an amount of alcohol would not be intoxicating. But the bill failed to paps. In fact it was killed in committee. The temperance peoplo insisted they saw in the bill an effort on the
part of the brewers to work up
other things
showing: No.'ofTwps. Pop. of Tears Dry Wet DryTwps. 1895 381 635 24,720
1905 547 469 810,000
1908, Sept. ,1.. 831 185 1,617,000
909, June 1..921 92 1 854,954
The total population of the dry town-
hips in Indiana at this time is greater
than the total population of any one
f these prohibition states: Alabama,
Kansas. Maine. Mississippi. Oklahoma
nd North Dakota.
It is greater than the combined popu
lation of Delaware. Idaho. Montana, Ne-
ada, Utah, Vermont and Wyoming,
which combined have a total popula
tion of 1,345,092.
It is greater than the combined popu
lations of North Dakota and South Dakota.
It is greater than the combined popu
lations of North Dakota and Kansas.
It will be noticed that since 1905 the
number of dry townships has almost doubled, while the population in dry
territory has more than doubled. It also a noticeable fact that tht greater part of this increase ia dry territory
and dry population was brought about by the use of the remonstrance law before the local option law was passed. The remonstrance law made nearly 300
townships dry and the population in
dry territory was practically doubled.
Basing the estimate on the recent
school enumeration in Indiana, the fig
ures show that there are only about
33,000 people in wet territory in the
state at this time.
Does this mean that the anti-saloon
people are In a position to force the fight for state-wide prohibition? This question naturally grows out of a study of the figures.
OFFICIALS TO ISSUE
EW REPORT
The report of the trustees and other town officials of Gary will be published about the middle of June and will be ready for distribution about that time. For the past six months, Louis J. Bailey head of the public library has
been compiling and editing the reports of the various officials. Among the features which will adorn the book will be a series of illustrations showing the progress of Gary. A historical sketch of Gary has also been written by one of the trustees. Included in the portraits of individuals will be an excellent autograph cut of Judge Elbert II. Gary, chairman of the steel corporation. The original Is now on exhibition in the public library. Five hundred copies of the book are being prepared for distribution. One or two of each v be sent to large Cities in this country, Canada and Englang. Already more than 100 requests have been received for them.
THE TIMES COVCHU LAKE COUNTY FOR NEWS WITH A FINE TOOTHCOMB AND GETS RESULTS.
CHILDREN
DANGER OF POISOII
Crown Point's Dog Poison
ing Fiend Imperils the Lives of Children.
(Special to -Tub Times.) Crown Point, Ind., June 3. The peo
ple of the county seat are wondering
when the dog poisoning fiend is going
to quit.
Perhaps that human life has been
placed in jeopards, the goal of his am
bition has been realized. Three more dogs bit the dust yester
day and the poison demon has evi
dently stayed his hand at tht rate these animals are being killed. A report was circulated yesterday that two
small children in Crown Point had pick
ed up pieces of cake and were about
to eat that same, but were prevented
in the nick of time by their parents who suspected that poslon might be hidden in it. Investigation proved the same to be true, which shows the most
alarming feature of the dastardly business. Little children will pick up anything in the edible line that looks tempting and with pieces of cake, etc., lying promiscuously around there is every hane of their being poisoned and killed. The affair has assumed a serious aspect, and if tht guilty parties are found, a lesson should be given them that will serve for time to come.
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a new
market for their product. It was pointed out that so many counties were (?olng dry end so many breweries were being forced out of the business of manufacturing beer that they would be
Monday night the Gary Republican club will meet In Assembly hall for the purpose of making the preliminary arrangements for the coming municipal campaign. It Is expected that a committee will be appointed from each ward which will select the time and the place of the mass meetings, which will elect the committeemen who will have chargo of the campaign. Although the democrats are hoping that the republicans will bavo as hard a struggle during the selection of their committeemen, no such struggle as the Knotts-Crollius affair is In sight. All seems to be harmony as far as can be seen at the present time, but there is a possibility that a little unpleasantness may crop out when least expected. The call issued by Secretary Johnson is for a regular monthly meeting,
but other business of Importance will be transacted.
SERVICES ARE HELD
(Special to The Times.) Indiana Harbor, Ind., June 3. Funeral services were conducted yesterday over the remains of Miss Rose J. O'Brien, niece of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Flinn of Drummond street, who died Monday morning. The ceremonies were held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fllnn, Rev. II. P. Ivey of the Methodist Episcopal church, preaching the sermon. The hour of the funeral was 9 in the morning and burial was at Oakwoods cemetery, Chicago. Miss O'Brien was a native of Chicago, having been born there twenty-nine years ago. While there she was a member of Ft. Mark's Episcopal church. She had lived in East Chicago for two years.
JAv. rc5well7Dfessefs got & new, posjTior).
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obliged to find a new field for their i
products and that they would also be obliged to manufacture something besides beer. Of course, a brewery that can make beer can also make near beer, and If the right to sell near beer in dryterritory Is established and upheld by the courts It will afford the otherwise idle breweries a wide market for their new product. Nearly every brewery in the state is already manufacturing near beer, in connection with their production of beer. Sam Interesting Figures. Some Interesting figures have been prepared by the Anti-Saloon people to show the growth of the dry area In Indiana ia the last few-years. Among
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