Hammond Times, Volume 4, Number 204, Hammond, Lake County, 16 February 1910 — Page 1
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HAMMOND, INDIANA,
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1910.
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ONE CENT! PER COPT.
Hammond City Judge Believes Workhouse Will Solve Weighty Problem for Lake Co. Cities
SUGGESTS
? HIS PLAN Jurist Points Out Cost of
Present System to Municipalities.
'. The city or county stone pile, pre
ferably the iatter, has found another earnest advocate in City Judge Fred
Barnett of Hammond. His six weeks
experience on the bench has already
convinced the judge that this will ul
timately be the only solution of the
drunk and hobo probem which is growing apace with tha growth of the
region. . .. .
The lea of a work-house In Lake
county is not new by any means, but
the question of solving the problem
does get more pertinent with each winter's season. . Hammond and the cities of the Calumet region have sent ' hundreds of prisoners to the coanty jail for minor offenses whereat) if they were compelled to work, the situation might be much different. ,I .- Interview with Judge Barnett, ,
state the situation very clearly. iMdgy Barnett said; JTAIl. A PARADISE. -
"Sine I have been city judge, I have
given the matter of a work-house some
study, and I believe It would be the
solution of a good many of the prob
-Hammond Judge tHas Worthy Plan
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AT1EDFT
IDE TO WRECK CAR
An attempt was made last evening to wreck one of the cars of the Gary & Interurban railroad. Several ties and a telegraph pole were put on the track, and It is apparent that whoever perpetrated the outrage wanted to make sure of his work. The obstructions were seen by the motorman of the car In time to prevent an accident. The railroad officials have reported the matter and an effort Is being made to apprehend the would-be wreckers. The officials of the company cannot understand why any one would xat tempt to wreck a car and endanger' the
nves or the passengers as a revenge.
"""S recent strike a number
or me strikers three stones through the car windows and threatened to wreck the cars, but It is not believed that they would still feel that way towards the company after the strike Is ended. The attempt to wreck the railroad caused considerable comment In Hammond, and it was the talk of the town among street railway employes. The motormen have been instructed to watch carefully for a repetition of the trick.
FRED CARTER SELLS OUT
HIS INTEREST
Fred Carter has sold out his inter
est in the firm of Carter & Wells, local liverymen, to Mr. Birch Wells, and will devote himself exclusively to the sale
of automobiles.
xnis news win come as a surprise
to -j- reds many friends In Hammond
wno nave Known him as a liveryman
ever since he has been in this city, ex
cept when he served two years as
sheriff of the county.
Mr. Carter has the local agenev for
the E. M. & F. and Flanders cars, and
nas been doing splendidly. He is con
vmced that there is a future in Ham
mond in the sale of good, cheap priced
cars. . ,
The firm name will be retained hv
the new owner and he expects to give
ma patrons ine same courteous and
liberal treatment that they have ceived In the past.
WILL START A J OTHER
KSPflPER
Lake County Democrat Will Probably Suspend Publication, But Certain Fearless Stockholders Will Start Another aper. :
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GETS
ADVERSE
DECISION
Made Town 'Dry' for Fifty Years
City Is Permanently Enjoined From Condemning Certain Land in Miller for Park Purposes- Injunction by Circuit Court.
JUDGE FRED BARNETT
How Was This for Short and Sweet?
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council meeting was
sometning like a high school girl. 4 feet 8 inches high, short and sweet. This was the schedule. 8:05 Reading of minutes and' approval of same. 8:10 First reading of ordinance providing for acceptance of dedicated property, in Hink's addition for the opening of Waltham street. 8:12 Reading of contract ratifying purchase of sewer pump from Amerl-
vveu works for ?1, 998; rules pended and contract accepted.
8:13 Adjournment A record-breaking meeting for brevity was held by the city council last night, in the absence of Mayor Becker Councilman John Kane, presided. The strip of laad dedicated by Gostlfn Meyn & Co., In Hink's addition, is sixty-six feet wide and is needed in the extension of Waltham street. The sewer pump for which the con.
tract was closed last night is to be placed at the-Hohman treet bridge.
sus-
matter of
NEW CASES IN CIRCUIT COURT (Special to Thb Timbs.)
urown Point, Ind Feb. 16. The fol
- wing new cases wer filed In the eir-
LU11 court here yesterday:
"wunara a. van Deusen vs. Slogan Ostrich et al. Foreclosure of mechan-
'i-s lien.
-mps urooks Johnson vs. Abner F.
joung et al. Partition of real estate. frii Tti T i n .
a U(s,ly vs. uam tTonstrue-
non company; Personal Injury. John Quxllek vs. Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad company. Personal injury. John Oeszewski vs. Gary & Interurban Railroad company. Personal inJury. r .
"men vs. Republic Iron Steel company. Personal injury.
- josepn sushi vs. George
fpecino performance. Ellxa B. Sherman vs. Wesley Griesel. Civil. Frank C. Lake vs. Willla raD. Harford et al. Quiet tltla-'
COfllTTEE
The jury of stockholders of the Lake County, : Democrat. who ivft - been
wrangnng for the -past three weeks over the policy of the paper in the sensational "democratic expose," have agreed to disagree, and it now seems possible that the weekly will discontinue publication. It is understood further that the faction which has waged ceaseless war on what they believe is a tainted brand of democracy will publish another paper in its stead and m.
tinue with the expose to appease the!
nunger or tnose who have been craving
iuc uisiae tacts or he demo-republican combination in Lake county. "Will Start Another Paper. At. the beginning of the publication of these articles they were sanctioned by nearly all of the stockholders. But as the axe began to fall promiscuously among the friends and political allies of some of the financial props of the paper there arose immediately an Internal dissension which has for the past three months threatened the life of the paper. The last two installments of the "expose" were printed under protest, and one of the stockholders desired to have the op
tion with the third article destroyed entirely before it could be circulated.;
owing to these differences of nrin.
ion it has been deemed wf
part of those who wish to continue the attack on the demo-republican steam-roller system in this county to withdraw entirely and abandon the paper to its fate and start a new publica
tion wim.no strings attached editorial policy.
(Special to The Times.) Crown Point, ind., Feb. 16. The city
of Gary has been permanently enjoined from condemning certain land in Miller for park purposes. TheV injunction was issued in' the Lake circuit
court last Monday by Special Judge
H. 8. Barr. The temporary injunction was issued by Judge Willis C. McMa-
han of the same court.
The contention of Attorneys Crum-
packer & Crtfmpacker was that the city
of Gary could not condemn land with
in the corporate limits o another town or city for pary or any other purposes.
What the is.
-" ,ic" a a. ih.w io ine enect that t.
my may condemn land within five
miles of its corporate limits for park puproses, and it is understood that
Mayor Knotts was advised that Gary could condemn this property. The action to condemn was begun in September, just .prior to the municipal election In Gary, and it was not long before the city found that it had made the move prematurely, and that the annexation of Miller would be necessary before the. land , could be condemned. Settle It -for T!ae Being. v The action of the court in Crown Point settles the matter of the condemnation orMhis property for an indefinite period of time, In fact, the whole .inatter hinges on the decision of ' theL-cottrt in theLcase- iitoiy!jr remonstrance. which, will soon be taken up. If the Miller annexution is knocked out the city of Gary will have to look elsewhere for a location for a Lake Front park.
DOCTORS
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James W. Ellsworth of .New York, whose offer to build a waterworks Plant and establish light and sewage systems.on condition that the town remain "dry" for fifty years was accepted by his native town of Hudson, O., on Monday, was a resident of Chicago from 1870 to 1898. . . - After coming to Chicago shortly before the great fire Mr. Ellsworth became Identified with many interests of the city. From 1S90 until his departure he was a member, of sjutti-:.park commissioners and from Jan. -1,-1896, until his removal to Xevv Torn two years later he was president of the Union Ka tional bank. He also served as one of
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in the Art institute. During ''his residence in this city Mr Ellsworth was a member of the Chicago and Union League clubs. He is
ine neaa ot the firm- of James W. Ells-
oc or .ew lork. Cleveland
and Pittsburg, which cwns and operates
toai mines in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia.
Sensational Averments are Made iit Annexation Remofistrance Filed Today
THE KERNEL OF THE .NUT "That the real motive of said City of Gary in annexing the said territory was at the time ever since has been and now is f or the purpose of controlling the said Calumet river and the north mouth thereof and the property in that vicinity and all along the shore of Lake Michigan it the Town of Miller; that there are four miles of frontage in said territory, so sought to be annexed, on Lake Michigan, and the said town has very good prospects of Ideating such plants and industries along the same and along the said river, if the vme is not annexed to said citi Aat every influential and pi-ential interests in said City of Gary have brought about the passage of said ordinance."
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"INTERESTS" GET A W Bitter Fight Waged by tho Town of Miller; Strong : ' Resistance Is Put Up.
I finite :nvn
CHANGES QUARTERS
to its
COMPLETES F1L DRAFT
and
Bacon.
Attorney D. J. Moran and his committee have completed the final draft of the constitution and by-laws of the Lake County Bar association, and they will go to Attorney A. F. Knotts for final correction.
The constitution will then be printed and will be circulated among the lawyers of the county. After these lawyers have had an opportunity to look over the new constitution any of them who are not members and who may care to join the association will make known that fact and there will be a special meeting called, at which their applications will be considered The date of this special meeting will not be known until later in the week.
ELOPE TOST. JOE. (Special to Thb Times.) St. Joe, Mich., Feb. 16. Joseph Goins and Nellie Dickinson." both of Indiana Harbor, were licensed to marry at St Joseph, Mich.
BOARD WILL ADVERTISE ONCE IRE
Allegation in Ldwski Di
vorce Case as to Tippling
Capacity of the Defendant
Arouses Contentions Medical Circles.
in
the
You will say that a La Vendor i-'ear
cannot be beat, if you try one
Adam R. Kbert, president of
Doara ot puDiic works, was of the ODin-
ion today that in the event that the
ran .in I r- .-. . . . .
-" . uura not issue a re
straining order against the board pro
'"""-"'S irom receiving bids for the
ciin; iigni ana power contract, it
would be necessary for the board to
re-advertlse for bids. This would delay the letting of the contract possibly another three weeks or a month.
me meeting ot the board this
morning a resolution was adopted asking for bids on the pavement of the alley between Flummer avenue and State street, from H oh man street to Morton court. Plans and specifications for the Hyslop street sidewalks were accepted. Plans and specifications for the" Lincoln avenue and One Hundred and Nineteenth street sidewalks were accepted. The petition of 113 taxpayers asking the board to grant the Hammond.Whiting and East Chicago railway franchise was accepted and placed on record. The matter of confirming the Highland street opening was taken under advisement. The bond of Fred Newell for the license as electrician was accepted. t
A number of Hammond doctors were interested ' in the allegation that was made in the divorce complaint filed by Ed. Lowski against his wife.Bertha Lowski, that his wife frequently "drank as much as three quarters of whiskey a day. One doctor said that a quart of whiskey would kill a person who is not used to taking it. People who are in the habit of drinking whiskey fire able, however, to increase the amount thev
drink until they can consume an enormous quantity. There is j? limit to this, though, and
seems to De the general opinion that a person would not be able, to get away with three quarters of whiskey, and if he did it would Irtli him in a very short time. A Few Tippling- Statistic. The average drink of whiskev is about an ounce, and there are about thirty-two drinks in a quart. In -three quarters there would be ninety-six drinks of whiskey, and the "foot rail polishers" who are used to hanging about saloons all say they don't think it possible for any one person to get away with ninety-six drinks of whiskey in a day. In the case of coke" and morphine fiends they are able by th constant use of the drug to finally reach a stage where they can take in a single dose enough "dope- to kill half a dozen people. But there Is also a limit to their capacity. The same is, true in the case of any stimulant. Aerson can accustom the system to a certain amount of poison so that It will not be fatal, but doctors and drinkers alike agree that Lowski's wife never got away with three quarts cf whiskey io a day no matter how used she was to consuming old "John Barleycorn." j
DESERTION INCIDENT ON TRAIN
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Feminine Athletes Will Use Hammond A.-A. Clubrooms Henceforth.
MEETING NIGHTS ARE SAME
Change Is Hailed With Gratification by Women Members of Athletic Association.
Breathing a spirit of defiance t the city of Gary, little Miller. today, hurled broadside after broadside with her heaviest guns in the L&Ice superior court by filing her famous annexation remonstrance against Gary. ' 'r. . ; .. The tat is out of the bag, but no on, can accurately describe! the car until the question quoted from thecoi. plaint, "Who are the influential and potential Interests In the city of Garv.
jo are so'' interested in the project
Miller?' is satisrartrwtr
FII,?SD THIS AFTERXOO.V The remonstrance was filed in the
superior ,-ourt this afternoon and The Times Is able for the first time to give a comprehensive statement of tho facts set forth in the bill of particulars accompanying the remonstrance. According to the remonstrance the city st Gary has ulterior motives In seeking to annex the town of Miller and it l"-hinted that Gary hopes to accomplish a two-fold purpose by its policy, of benevolent (?) assimilation, namely, to prevent the invasion of the Calumet region by the independent steel interests and to make possible the purchase, within the Gary city limits, of an exceedingly desirablef piece of land fo park purposes. WHO SEEKS COSTROLf The paragraph of the complaint quoted above Is the sensation of th hour and there Is the hint in it of an tContlnued on page Ave.)
Beginning tomorrow evening the ladies' athletic class, which has heretofore met in the State Street Masonic
I i-cinijic uuuuuig, win meet in tne iam-
mona Athletic association building. Arrangements have been made by which the ladies can use, the gym floor
! and enjoy the same privacy as though
3 years old, believed from a card found ; Lnev.were m tnetr own club house. The
pinned to the sleeve of her cloak to be rooms have been' partitioned off Fagel Silverstein, 3TS2 V.'oodland ave- ! from the ma,n rooi having the gym nue, Cleveland, O., is being cared for I flr' and whlle the club members will at the Grand Crossing police station ! haV access to their club rooms at all The child with her "supposed father tlmes- the floor will be reserved boarded the Nickel Plate train at the xclus!veiy or the ladies on their
LaSalle street station. The man eon- I 1Mun nights. The meeting nights
Several Hammond passengers on the
arternoon Jsickel Plate, east-bound, I
yesterday are much interested in the outcome of a baby desertion case. After having been deserted at the Englewood Union station 'by a man supposed to be her fattfer, a sirl about
versed with two other passengers and just before the Englewood station was reached he disappeared, leaving the child in their care.
BURGLAR JIMMIES INTO PUBLIC LIBRARY "
$1,50 Is Stolen From Public Library by Hardworking Slavey.
wia remain fixed as heretofore, on Tuesday and Thursday evening, from 7 o'clock to 8 30 o'clock.' Now that these arrangements be-
POLITICS HOT TO EIITEB SEALERS WORK State Inspector Tucker tar Have Hammond City Sealer for Deputy.
City Sealer Jacob Friedman is being broken in by Pure Food and nm
. , . oicwari, ine atnietic al-t mi jc i a.n k lucxer, ana in at:rector, and the directors of the Ham- cordance with the state law will bii mond Athletic association have been ' Tucker's deputy in this locality. It ist made, Mr. Stewart wilt also attemnt ' understood that Friedman Will Tlflt
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way
One lone burglar jimmied his
into the public library last night and stole $1.50. He rummaged around in the building with an activity that was worthy of a better cause. In the basement he broke the lights in two doors evidently looking for a hidden vault. A half smoked cigarette on the basement floor gave evidence that he was quite at ease while pursuing his profession ahd the janitor's stove poker, which he used to break the lights, showed that he was in no fear of being detected by the noise that he made. The police were notified of the burglary, and are of the opinion that the burglar was a professional unacquainted with his surroundings. This Is the third time that the library has been entered within the past three years. The money that was taken was that which was collected as
nnes ror Keeping books beyond prescribed time.
the
to revive the ladles' afternoon class. There has been some demand for this, especially by ladies who cannot get away from their homes at that hour instead of the evening. Thus far the ladies' athletic class in its evening meetings has done remarkably well. There were no accommodations in the old hall,, and the members were held together by sheer enthusiasm for their work. On the H. A. A. gym floor conditions will be different. There the ladies may have the use of the athletic paraphernalia of the club. They will also have an opportunity to play indoor baseball and many other games that tend toward athletic development.
FEBRUARY HORSE MARKET YESTERDAY (Special to Thb Times.) Crown . Point, Ind., Feb. 16. The February horse market held here yesterday nearly proved a record breaker in the way of crowds and horsfa sold, and not for many moons has the public square been as well populated and crowded with humanity and horseflesh as It was yesterday. The street fakirs also ventured out for the first time
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J -1 1 r lt wa!, a Dusy ERY COPV SO 1.1) BY 'T nTiiin thirtTwf f,nh Plnt- Fur--KR. T GIVES VOC THREE
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ures, but will have charge of the pure food Inspection in this city as well. It is understood that the first official act of Friedman's will, be the filing of an affidavit against Hammond grocer who has been selling short weight sacks of corn meal. The sacks are marked ten pounds, but weigh from eight and three-quarters to nine pounds. , The shortweights are, of course, due to the company from whom the grocer bought the meal, but the grocer is responsible just the same. Politico Eliminated. Tucker says that he is of the opinion that Friedman will make a good inspector, and that the 'question of politics positively must not enter into hia work. j "James Jamison and John Polplatz, who were arrested for selling milk be-, low grade, were arraigned In Judge Ames' court yesterday afternoon-and, were fined $10 and costs. It is understood that this is but th beginning of activity on the part ot the city sealer and there are expect-, ed to be other arrests in the near fu ture.
THERE ARE FOUR COPIES OF TUB
TIMKS SOI.O IN HAMMOND FOR EV-
prices were good.
PAPRS
CENTS.
DO FOR . TWO