Hammond Times, Volume 4, Number 146, Hammond, Lake County, 8 December 1909 — Page 5

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KiMi CiL'STAV OF SWEDEX. Kins tiustav of Sweden spent Saturday in disguise on the docks of Stockholm wurking as a stevedore in order to learn at first hand something of the needs of the workingmen. The king's action Is the result of the great strike in Sweden, which has stirred the country from top to bottom.

WILL ( K. t s Hammond will in ail probability have regularly paid city electrician In the future, at least, the city council, at Its meeting- last night, adopted an ordinance fixing the salary at 11.000 at $1,000 a year. Whom the appointee for the office will be is a matter of conjecture, as Mayor Becker, according to bis policy. will not commit himself until tlic last minute. The formal appointment rests with the board of public works, this power having been given that body in nn ordinance early in the yeftr. Wlii'c the oft'iif had been established for som- tinif more definite steps to tili it are thought to meet with general approval. On Kve of Bis: Thins. Hammond is r n the eve of a great building campaign, and it is generally admitted that it is to the whole city's interest that the electric wiring in the buildings .should be such as to prevent anv fires due to poor wiring. It is argued that costly fires may be prevented and that the city's insurance rate stands a b -tt-'r show of being lowered. The p,o'iof depaitment was handed a neat little Christmas present in an appropriation ordinance allowing the police commissioners $3,600 for the expenditure of an auto-patrol wagon. Bids will b" asked for at once, and a machine ont aetvd for at once. Tnke from fieneral Fond. Appropriation ordinances' were pass Henry Bicknell, one of the members of the board of education, in speaking of the plan of the board to build a fine new manual training high school In Hammond, said today. "It may be that work will not be started on the new building for a year, or possibly two. I am of the opinion that it will be best for the board to take all the time they need to investigate the matter. "Th best is none too good for Ham MAJESTIC THEATRE Conr-. and 5th Av. 4. T. EuecJi er, 5gr Phone 315 S U ND . Y. ItEGEMBER Tne California Girls Extravaganza Company 25 PEOPLE Ir eluding RU'SSllDULOX fi BURKE ECT.NTRIC COMEDY FOUR BELL SIS1IRS BALDWIN fi WALLACE Sin gin a and D3itcing Travesty Artists Prices, 25c, 3' c 50c and 75:. Scats on sale at "Tribe of K '

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" A- - -v i 11111111 mi l S00 ELEGTRICIA ed providing for the payment of $2,100 from the general fund delinquent special assessments on bonds and coupons. Seven hundred and fifty dollars were allowed from the general fund for the payment of salaries in the finance department, and $215 for the salaries in the police department. The contract between the board of public works and the United States Cast Iron Pipe a nd Foundry company for water pipes was ratified. The name of Councilman Charles Schultz was honorably perpetuated on the records of the council last night when that body voted to name the little street, north and south street, between Columbia and Howard avenues, connecting Summer and and Carroll streets and Schultz avenue. While the street had been open and dedicated for some time it was unnamed, and as Air. Schultz has established his wood work mill at the corner of Schultz avenue and Carroll street it was deemed proper to name it after him. Mis Kubln Ak Dumngra. A communication by Attorney I. I. Modjeska anklng for $2,000 damages for his client. Miss Lizzie Rubin, was referred to the city attorney.' Attorney Modjeska says that his client was Injured on Nov. 1, when she fell over a water hose, which was left without any danger signal on Walter street by the Ahlborn Construction company of Hammond. mond. I am in favor of using the best features of all of the best schools of the country in determining what Hammond wants." "When we build a manual training high school here it should be built with the idea of serving future generations. The board board which built the present high school thought they were building for all time, and now before the building was begun to get old it is obsolete. "I am not in favor of Hammond taking h back seat to Gary in the matter of a high school building, and I would like to see this city build a better school than Gary has if the present or future demands of the city are likely to require it." Bicknell has no sympathy with the short-sighted economizers who are willing to see any puhlie work half done in order to save a little money, when, if they used their heads, they would know to a certainty that the work would have to be done over again in a few vears. Those who are interested in the Mc Elroy Belting and Hose company are working with great energy to get the proposition in shape so that the work

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of constructing -the - building can begin as soon as possible. Judge William W. McMahon is working on the articles of incorporation, anil the officers of the new company

are getting the plans ready bo that bids fmay bp received on them this after- '. a"on. . As stated in The Times, the location f the new plant has been selected. and as $on as the stoejc has been fully paid in the purchase of the necessary j machinery will be' made and the build ing wni erecteu.

t i . .. . . 1 . . . U . t it is no longer a Question oi soncmus the business men of the city to buy the stock of . the new company. It has become a matter of "Whom will we let j in the business?" With $30.0(1 worth of business now ready for manufacture the prospects, the new company are said to he bright. Mr. McElroy is very much pleased with the interest the Hammond people have taken in his business and is glad he has located here. The South Shore line franchise continues to occupy the attention of the board of public works. It is practically agreed that double tracks on Indiana avenue would not be feasible, but another question lias arisen which is bringing forth some discussion. The question is as to the service that the interurban company is to give. The board of public works is taking the stand that with the franchise should go a local service .subject to the ruling of the board. On the other hand, the South Shore line people prefer to adhere to their policy of constructing an air line, the object of which shall be to land Hammond people into Chicago in the least possible time. They advocate fVw stops, basing their claims to ! .me extent that they will operate largely over private right of way. STORM PLAYS HAVOG Ml Trunk Lines Down Between Indiana Harbor and Whiting. CAR LINES ABE ALL TIEO UP School Chldren Not Able to Use the lane to Indiana Harbor the Past Two Days. (Special to The Times.) Indiana Harbor, Ind., Dec. 8. Consid erable damage was done by the storm to telegraph arid telephone wires in this vicinity. Almost all of the wires were down along the Lake Shore between Indiana Harbor and Whiting and many of the telegraph company's wires were broken. There were two trunk lines down at Guthrie and Cedar streets spitting fire and hissing and writhing like snakes. Two more were down In Commonwealth avenue and another In Regent street, and one hung menacingly down into the street in Chicago ave nue near Forsyth avenue, in Fast Ch1 cago. frightening horses and threaten ing the lives of pedestrians. The re suit of this was considerable demoral ization of the telephone service between East Chicago and Indiana Harbor, and very serious crippling of the telegraph service. Indiana Harbor and East Chicago were further discommoded by the comnlete tieuD of the Indiana Harbor branch of the Sou Hi Shore Interurban and the Red line branch between East Chicago and Hammond was almost as bad. No attempt was made whatever to run cars on the Indiana Harbor branch of the South Shore, although the through service was fairly well main toino.i nrwt this discrimination was made the occasion of much complaint on the part of residents of East Chicago and Indiana Harbor, who make use of the branch in their business. Pupils to the high school from Indiana Harbor were sorely incuinriurin, -ing unable to get into East Chicago to attend their classes. The company's excuse is that "there is no snow plow" for the Harbor branch of the line. However, patrons of the line . fail to understand why "there is no snow plow." Inquiries at headquarters were answered by the train dispatchers, to the effect that there was absolutely no trouble on the lines, excepting a certain amount of unavoidable delay to trains, and nothing was said of the fact that the Indiana-Harbor service has been dispensed with altogether. The result was that some people ventured out Into the storm ana waiaieu iui v.-,, only to And that none were running. . The service on the Harbor branch has ben very unsatisfactory of late, and today, while the tracks have been cleared of snow, the patrons of the branch are obliged to put up with only one car an hour instead of the fifteen minute service called for in the franchise, and the twenty minute service that the company extends, much of the time. For several days, however, one of the Harbor cars has been disabled pau of the time, and the service In the language of many of the patrons Is "rotten." The Red line yesterday managed to get one car between East Chicago to Hammond, but Is doing pretty well today.

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Washington. Dec. 8. Senator Eevej ridge Monday introiiuced a resolution from Lake Krle to Lake Michigan. The purpose of the resolution is simply to determine whether such a canal would be a good business proposition for the government to take up. The resolution is as follows: "Resolved by the senate, the house of representatives concurring. That the secretary of war be authorized and directed to cause, and complete surveys for a ship canal commencing at Toledo. O., running thence to Fort Wayne, Ind.. thence to or near Chicago, 111., with report of plans, specifications and estimates of cost, said survey to be made by such officers or engineers as may be directed by the secretary of war, and to be of suitable location and dimensions for military, naval and commercial purposes. A ilka fur $100,000. The secretary of war is also author - PARENT'S NEGLEGT THEIR CHILDREN (Special to The Times.) East Chicago, Dec. 8. "Delinquent Children-K riaV in .Inrlire Reilands court developed some cases of shock ing neglect on the part of parents. - Louis Miller, who lives In a shack at Ivy and One Hundred and Thirtyeighth streets, was fined and given thirty day sin which to mend his ways in regard to his treatment of his little son Charlie, 11 years of age. Charlie is in the Washington school district, and attends school there with more, or less regularity, but In his case his parent was charged not with failing to send him to school, but with failure to provide proper food and clothing for the lad. Charlie not only Is not sufficiently warmly clad, but gets little to eat, and that , largely through some saloonkeepers who take pity on him and allow hi mto partake of "free lunch" provided for their patrons. This, not withstanding the fact, that his father earns IS. 90 a week. Miller was also charged with send ing te boy to saloons foibeer for him self and his friends. Nick German, 3471 Pennsylvania ave nue, has a little girl, Mary, whom he falls to send to school. Mary is 10 years old. Her father has been notified several times to see that the girl is in school, but he failed to pay heed to the warning, and was fined $5 and cosir., amounting to over $16. Two "postponed cases were those of t-e parents of children, who keep their sons out of school to tend bar. John BIsta, 4949 Alexander avenue, is one of these men. and Joe Bloski. "whose saloon Is located at One Hundred and Fifty-first street and Alexander avenue, is the other. The wives of the men are busy and the saloonkeepers in both cases are in the habit of keeping their sons, Pete Bista. aged 10, and Mike Bloski, 9, out of school to serve customers when the saloonkeepers are awav on outside business. ENTERTAINS S!STERS 1ER (Special to The Times.) East Chicago. Ind., Lee. 8. Mrs. George W. Lewis, retiring worthy matron of the East Chicago chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star, entertained the outgoing officers with a sumptuous turkey dinner last night at her home in Magoun avenue. There were covers, laid for twenty-three. Mrs. Riley Dean of Grasselll, who should have made the twenty-fourth, being unable to be present on account of the snow. The decorations were In holly and the place cards bore an Eastern Star emblem, while hat pins with heads which were formed of the emblem were given the ladies present as favors. There was music by Miss Florence Lewis, who sang and played, Mrs. Abe Goodfriend. who sang, and Mrs. L. T. Loucks, who gave instrumental numbers. L. T. Loueks spoke. After dinner the hostess was presented with a beautiful set of solid silver oyster forks and bread and butter knives, engraved In maple leaf pattern. Mrs. August H. W. Johnson made the presentation sneech and Mrs. Lewis was so ovtrcome with emotion of the moment that Mr. Iewls responded for her in some well chosen remnrks. The dinner hour was 7 o'clock, and two hours were occupied in the f-ervirf? of the supmtuous repaPt. The party broke up at 11 o'clock, each guest pro - nounclng: it one of the most enjoyable occasions ever attended. i wr.ATtn BY RUBE. This is fine weather for Birdie and his ice plants. A Gary man's happy home was smashed by a train as he was moving it across the tracks. Maybe, he wanted to r?t rid of fall house cleaning by this unusual and strenuous method. Chicago Daily News. Winter threatens to be not only oldfashioned, but violently unsafe and Insane. Now is the time to get busy with the snow shovel. Have you noticed the smile of fiendish glte on the face of the coal man? In the meantime don't let th Christmas present problem haunt your dreams. Even county politics are warming up i under the present cold spell.

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ized and directed to make a survey and estimate of cost for a ship canal over any and al lother feasible routes across the southern part of the state of Mich

igan or tile northern part of the states of Indiana and Ohio from Lake Erie to Lake Miciligan, and rport thereon, together with a statement as to the cost of construction and maintaining such a canal, together with his opinion as to the desirability, the needs of commerce and the practicability of Its construction and maintenance. In making the above surveys' and estimates there shall be taken into account the possibility of conserving flood water by the construction of reservoirs or otherwise, and the development of water power for the production of electrical energy or for other purposes. "The sum of $100,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary is hereby appropriated out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to carry into effect the provisions of this act." THIRD OF COURSE. (Special to The Timks.) East Chicago, Ind., Dec. 8. The third of the course of the Glazier Lyceum bureau entertainments, given under the auspices of the Ladies' Social Union of the Methodist church, will be held llulUKJ - u tlle two Precetnng enieriain'""us e oeeu sn icny ji.su c.v-, I verv flne o tt rant Inns thH of Saturday promises to eclipse its predecessors in the point of popularity. Prof. Louis Williams will Iecture on' "The Wonders of Electricity," and his talk will be illustrated with the aid of the finest equipment known to the marvelous science of which he is master. Wierd things will be shown, and. wonderful effects demonstrated, and the exhibition will be spectacular in the extreme as well as wonderfully enl' Mening. Prof. Lewis will not go into the dry science of his theme, but will deal with nothing but its interesting features and explain them in such a manner that the layman, who has no more knowledge than the average person, is compelled to absorb by the mere process of observation, may understand without too great a strain upon his mental faculties. Among othr things that he will explain Is the principle of wireless telegraphy, illustrating it with equipment. Captain Harry S. New Flatly Refuses to Run for State Republican Chairmanship Says He Has Earned Rest from Labors. TIMES' BIKE AC AT THE STATE CAPITA!,. I. dianapolis, Ind., Dec. S. The situation with reference to the chairmanship of the republican state committee , has become more complicated since yesirdav when Harrv S. New nf this rltv made the statement that he is not a candidate for chairman of the state committee; that ie will not lie a candidate; that he will not take the place if he is elected to it. For several months past it has been the understanding thai Yew would be Cue only candidate whose name would be presented for the place, and that he would accept. It was known, too. that he could have the place if he would take it, and that the only thing that would keep him from being elected would be his own refusal to run. This has been pointed out in these dispatches several times. !ay He II an Earned Kent. Mr. New lias just returned from , a hunting trip in MlcWgan. where lie , goes three or four times a year. As j soon as he struck town yesterday he j was asked whslher he would run for j state chairman, and he said he would not. But there are friends of his who insist that he will he elected anyway, ! thus putting it up to him to serve. Mr. j Xew is said to feel that he has earned a rest from political labors. He has i - I been identified with the party in one . i wnv nr Si cot her fnr thirtv vra r. nnH I way ; I has held many positions of responst j j blllty in the organization. He 1 as ! m served in almost every eaoacltv. even up to chairman of the national com inittee. which position he oeenuied lst ear. But he Is said now to hold that he has had enough, and that lie wishes to have some one else assume the responsibility of running a campaign. I Kvpn in snite of his Dositive det laratinn : that hf will not tak the nlace if crlvon to hlm( there are some who believe that his name will be presented. Sena Out Nollce. Fred Sims, secretary of state, and acting chairman of the republican state committee, says he will send out notices some day this week for a meeting of the state committee In this city dur ing the holiday week. He says it will ; also hf decided this week whether there j i will be a love feast, but he is now of j the opinion that a love feast will be held. Whether the meeting of the I state committee will be held on the

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same date as the love feast is a question, however. It may be held on the same day or on the previous night. At that meeting the date will be set for the election of iuw members of th? state committee and for the re-organization of the committee and the election of a chairman. James P." Goodrich, state chairman, has beer, in the city several times recently and has held conferences with Sims on the subject of re-organization, and, it is said, they have agreeti on the general plan. Sims says, however, that it will be It ft to Goodrich, as chairman of the state committee, to decide whether a love feast will be held, but It is believed now that there will be one. BevrrldKe Back Soon. Senator Beveridge is expected back from Washington In a very few days

and when he comes he will remain until j after the holidays. Therefore, he will) be here whui the slate committee meets and also at the love feast, if one Is j held. There is not believed to be much 1 danger of a serious contest for district chairman in any of the districts, the i purpose of the leaders being to avoid anything of this kind. As the matter stands now, the new committee will ber a Beveridge committee that is, it will be a committee that will be satisfactory to the senator, and everybody concedes his right to have it made so. Therefore, there is not much chance for trouble in electing district chairmen. Option UucHtlon I p In Air. . Everybody around here is up in the air over the local option case in the supreme court, and on every hand there Is heard the hope that the decision will be handed down soon so the people will know whether the law is constitutional or unconstitutional. , An interesting bit of news came out here yesterday when it became known that Joseph V. Bell of this city is no longer the attorney for the Association j of Indiana Brewers. He retired on the! 1st of December, but it was not made1 known until yesterday. Bell was the attorney for the State Brewers' association for about six years. Last summer the brewers began to realize that they were up against a serious situation in this state, and that public sentiment was aroused to a very high pitch over the manner in which the saloon business In Indiana had been conducted. They found that there would have 4;o be a change made in their policy or they would soon have no saloons left in Indiana. In other words, the brewers realized that they had to clean up the saloon business in this state and weed out the evils that had crept in. This brought about a serious split in ranks. A majority of the brewers were in favor of cleaning up at once, while a few others, including Crawford Fairbanks, were opposed to any change in policy. Fairbanks declared that lie would go right ahead and conduct his business as he always had conducted it. This broke up the old association, and those brewers that believed in a new order of things organized the Association of Indiana Brewers. They retained Bell as the attorney for the association, because he is regarded as the best posted lawyer on the liquor laws in the state. Opposed the Policy. Fairbanks refused to come in and he is still out of the association. The association was opposed to starting any new saloons in the state. Fair banks opposed this policy. A contest arose in this city over the question of whether the commissioners had a right to grant a license for a saloon within r.i.io feet of Capitol avenue boulevard, rince the park board had made a rule prohibiting saloons within that dis tance of any park or boulevard. B-11 represented the saloonkeeper when he appealed to court for an order to the commissioners to issue the license. Since then Capitol avenue has been made a boulevard by the action of the city council, and when the present licenses in that vicinity expire there will not be any more saloons there. Members of the Association of Indiana Brewers felt that the agitation of this boulevard question at that time served unnecessarily to arouse public sentiment and inflame the public mind against the liquor business, and they did not like it. And since Bell was connected with the proceeding, which was in opposition to their policy, they were wrought up at him. This was several months ago. and Bell did not retire as the attorney for the association until the 1st of this month. Sine then the .Issoei.i f ir,n bus not an attorney regularly employed, and, it has not yet been decided whether it will have one or not. The officers of the association of Indiana Brewers suy they propose to carry out their policy of reforming the saloon business in Indiana no mattewho it hits. 233 USE OUR

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