Hammond Times, Volume 4, Number 206, Hammond, Lake County, 18 February 1910 — Page 1

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HAMMOND, INDIANA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1910.

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Hammond People Discuss the " Proposition From a Good Many Standpoints; Becker Calls": Story a

Times Pipe Dream.

DECISOU EXPECTED ok r.i 0 r j 0 ay

Totd-Tikis" story of last evening telling of the plans which are on foot for the annexation of Hammond by Bast Chicago Is the talk of the community. It Is apparent, to everybody -who hs looked Into the situation that the sentiment for annexation is so strong- In Hammond, to say nothing of the political ooostderatlors.that Becker may have to make the campaign of his life tq keep the town from belngr annexed to East Chicago. ' And in this campa!gn he would not have the assistance of C. W. Hotchklss and the New York Central, he would not have the assistance of C E Geist and the Northern Indiana (J as & Electric Co., he would not have, the assistance of "Walter J. Reilly and the East Chicago Co., he would not have the assistance of the Hammond, Whiting & East Chicago line and the Chicago, Lake Shore & South Bend line, both of which have had their franchises held up. Corporations Farror It. v Every corporation which has interests in both of the cities of East Chi- . cago and Hammond would be in favor of annexation, for they know that it would mean a reduction In taxes and numerous other advantages. The members of. the Becker machine know onTy too well that the East Chicago council could try to annex Hammond. They profess that the passage of the ordinance is as far as it will go. t - That may b$ the case, but they are also smack up .against the fact that

. the antte sj'efout an(f "secures the signatures of some 3,200 votes against the proposition. And they know that even if a remonstrance containing this nunher of names was secured. the ju-ige who heard the case would "decide the matter as he thought would be for the best Interests of both communities. A Lovely Prospect. ' It is a lovely prospect that is facinr Mayor Becker and his friends. The

The decision in the -case of the Hammond Savings & Trust company will not be rendered until Monday. Judge Virgil S. Reiter, who has the matter under advisement, is looking up the law on the case and reading the decisions that have been cited. This is taking considerable time, and today he made the fact known to the attorneys In the case that they could not look for a decision in the matter until Monday. - , .In the meantime the working-men are going ahead with their work of remodeling the building for banking purposes' under the protection of the temporary injunction.

mm SCHOOL HAS IIS CHOICE

Em AT DOOR

Tallest Hotel in World for Chicago

Well Established Manufactory Employing Between

500 and 600 Inhabitants

Seeks a Location in Harn mond. J

Hammond High School Now Ready to Comjjete in Coming Contest of Lake County High Schools Edwin , Frederichs the Winner;

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PUT TO

CLUBFOOT

Attorney w. J. MacAleer has filed another complaint in the case of Frank Macewicz vs. the Chicago & Erie railroad. It will be remembered that this case came to trial recently, and after the plaintiff had introduced his evidence the case was taken from the Jury by Judge Virgil g. Reiter of the Lake superior court. The case Is one in which, it is alleged, that Macewics is said to have injured his foot in a frog. The attorneys for the railroad claim that Macewicz Is and always has been club-footed, and that he has no claim for damages against the railroad.

Edwin Frledericli of HammonA, win-j ner of last year s Northern 'Indiana Declamatory ConUst, was last . nlsrhi

declared the winfttr of the Drelinjlnary

declamatory.. cnt it in the jtrtwr

- . t .ic-'cHiin 15 uia scnooi in

the Take County Declamatory Contest.

Mildred Carter of the Freshman class wpn second place, and Beatrice Elsmer also in the Freshman class, was given third prize. While the declamations of all the . contestants were good, yet Fried rich stood head and shoulders above his competitors. It was evident that his subject, "Joh Randolph of Roanoke," did not permit him to exercise all his powers as a declamator. "What struck one most about Friedrich was his manliness and a sood voice although he was inclined to be extremely explosive in the use of it. This extreme use of it is probably inspired by the confidence that the young man has in himself, for It was apparent that he takes delight in getting up before an audience and addressing it.. A characteristic shake of the head is practically the only gesture, if such It may be termed, that he used. In as much as It is characteristic in him, it added to his tone of definiteness and finality. Miss Carter Had Good Subject. Edith Carter, winner of the second prise, had one of the best subjects of

the evening, "The Unknown Rider." It

A large and well established manufacturing' concern. A concern that Is engaged in the wooworking business and employes between 500 and 600 men is knocking at Hammond's door and is seeking a location. It is also knocking at the door of several other cities in this locality, and where It finds conditions the most favorable, where transportation facilities are the best, where the character of the town is best suited for the location of this industry, a hew plant is to be built. Que t Ion Up to Association. The matter has been put up to the Hammond Business Men's association and Secretary E. F. Johnston says that he believes Hammond has a splendid chance of landing the new concern. Mr. Johnston said he had " been pledged to secrecy regarding the name of the company, for the reason that it did not want to be bothered with representatives fron; cities in which It positively would not locate. Investigate Advantages. The officers of this company are sending a representative into all of the manufacturing towns in the Chicago district. A f report .will be. made on the desirability of this or that town and when two or three places are found to fill the bill the fact will be made known to, the proper authorities in each of these towns. " . . The officers of the company say that they .wijl ;- not demand a bonus. If, however, two towns have equal advan-

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tered the bonus. v' Will Make Every Effort. The business men of Hammond will make every effort to see that all of the advantages of this locality are set forth to the officers of the company. This concern would add to the diversity of Hammond's industries, and it is the diversity of Hammond's industries that makes this city a great municipality.

BURKE BURIED TII1S AFTERNOON

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TOWiiSHIP

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filUST PAY fJTIHE COSTS

Whether the city or township is liable for the support of paupers thai have been quarantined in contagious cases, was decided by the attorney general as being a part of the expense of the township, thereby upholding the

opinion given several days ago. This question has been raised on several occasions, when demands had been made on the township trustee for the support of such cases, and had been turned down on account of the trustee's contention that the expenso should be borne by the city.

POLITICS KEEPS 'El GUESSING

MILK SHIPPERS MEET. Courthouse at Crown Point

to Be the Scene. .. (Special, to Tub Times.) Crown Point. Feb. 18. The milk shippers in this vicinity and within riding dsltance of Crown Point, in Lake county, will meet at the courthouse assembly room tomorrow afternoon for the purpose of electing a delegate and furthering the interests of the milk shipping industry. Good speakers will be in attendance to air theic views and aid in cheating Interest In the strengthening of the association. . t

Although It is Tather early to expect very many of the candidates to make their political announcements, there are a number of them in the field. The greatest interest is -in the contest for the office of county surveyor. There are already two candidates in the field. Murphy of Crown Point and Seeley of Hammond, and there may be others. There are also a number of candidates for the office of county treasurer.

fawanson of Hobart and Hill of Ham

mond are in the race, while it is said that there are others who will get in if the water looks fine. There seems to be considerable hesitancy on the part of prospective candidates to make their announcements for the office of 'state" senator. The situation was not relieved when Bowser announced. that. he. would not run. for he was counted a dead one anyway. It is expected that the meeting Saturday will bring out some new candidates, and Indiana Harbor will be the mecca for .all republican politicians." The county central committee will meet there tomorrow afternoon, and while the principal business is the fixing of the date of the county convention and the selection of a place to meet, yet It will give the prospective candidates ,a chance to get Into touch with the precinct committeemen and they will all be there.

William Burke, the railroad man who was found murdered in the Gibson yards last Monday morning was buried this afternoon In Oak Hill cemetery. No

relatives of the dead man could be lo

i-iicu ana, wnue tne police are still

working on the case they have not yet made any arrests. It was originally

proposea to bury the body yesterdav.

but before this could be don the burial da sordered delayed, presumably for the reason that the authorities thought

tnemseives within the reach of the mur

derers. z the murderers are a gang of

cuimroats wno make their headquar

ters in this region they are satisfied that they will ultimately land the

murderers.

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City Judge Barnett's Advocacy, of Stone Pile Idea Meets With Approbation; Court Bailiff Has Hard Time Paying Expenses.

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City Judge Fred Barnett's advocacy of the stone pile, as outlined In The Times last Wednesday, has aroused considerable and favorable comment, and now that the subject is opened up anew it is hoped that the matter will be pressed along until the county commissioners take favorable action. People have come to both Judge Barnett and The Times and given their indorsement of the stone pile for the hobo, the wife-beater and drunk. From an economic standpoint it Is argued that it would be a great saving to the county taxpayers to have the prisoners earn their livelihood Instead of providing it for them without any effort on their part. The syBtem would further Induce the tramp and hobo, who are adverse to work and seeks only a haven of rest, to give this region the wide go by. Best for Moral Welfare. To the man who ' has fallen by the wayside after imbibing too freely, the system would be a boon. The average man prefers work instead of loafing. The enforced idleness in the county jail Is ; not conducive to health and morals. ; . . For each prisoner that the Hammond court bailiff takes to Crown Point he is given fl. Out of this 'amount he must provide his - own transportation there and back and one trip for. the prisoner. It Is seldom " that he takes more than two prisoners at . a time, but' his tripe are quito ? regular. In the event he takes one prisoner to'the

return trip and so cants for the rMson-

er. leaving; mm 10 cents with which to

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Hammond Whiting and E. Chicago Line Would Concede Gary & L ; Right to Use Subway

YEP! THE ELKS ID

Gary and East Chicago B. P. 0. E. Take Journey to Hammond.; Lodge Room Last Night and Have a Bully Old Time.

MAY SOLVE

PRKSES

East Chicago Believes Grcc r Line .. Is Inclined to j ''-'-;:-".':BePair.'-'-; l,i

The third of a series of social sessions for Lake eounty' Elks was given at Hammond last evening, and the occasion was observed in typical Elks fashion. Gary and East Chicago had each sent delegations, fifty y-.trong. while : Whiting was out pracif illy to a man. in order that the spli man migTht be prepared to witJ Jpd the artillery shots of wit and V5r the

physical man was first treated to. a re

past, both liquid and substantial, which

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The Hammond, Whitng & East CMcago line has complied with East Chicago's, demand that other inters urbans, which may desire to use For sythe avenue for the purpose of en tering the city, may do so. -

Ths Green line will go farther than

that. It i will-aCTee. in th .nnt '. .

Is granted a franchise over Fbrsythe avenuer to make fair and equHahe.

terms. with the Gary & Interurban

line so that this line may run inta'

East Chicago. , , . . ; i

makes a cowrnnox. This, however, is On . condition that; the Gary & Inteurban line -will. agre to give the Green line a monopoly on the local traffic - , For ' Instance.. If Gary & Interurban car left East Chi- ' cago with, twenty passengers, ,ten ct which : were bound for Hammond and tn of hicH;w' v --r. r--- it

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TChicago is to have a ,riew hotel, built on the' site of the present. Morrison, which will be thirty stories high, the highest In the world. In It will be a restaurant with a seating capacity of 2,000, also the largest in the country.

buy his meal, and Crown Point saloons

nave no reputation for a big lunch. The trips of the bailiff are only Inci-

me Dig expense is Incurred in

nousmg and feeding the prisoners.

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Saturday ia "Free" day at the Lion Store Furniture Department.

DUELKE LEASES

SUMMER ST. BUFFET

Mat Hilbrich, of Firm of

Boney & Hilbrich, Will Have Charge.

Otto ruelke, city clerk has leased the buffet at the corner Summer street and Calumet avenue from his father, the lease of Henry Krieger. the former occupant, having expired. The place will be opened under the new management tomorrow and, as Mr. Duelke will have to devote most of his time to his city hall work, Mat .Hilbrich. formerly of the firm of Boney and Hilbrich, will attend to the wants of the customers.

Game Tonight. Basket-ball fans of Hammond anticipate a good game, to be played In the Central school gym .this evening, between the high school team and the Baptist Athlltlc league.- This will be the first time that the two teams meet this season. The admission will be fifteen cents.

ARB YOT7 READINT3 THE TIMES?

Contest for Offices in Newly Incorporated Town Is Settled at Caucus Last Night,

and Election Is Set for

March 28.

DEATH OF ' IS. LANOUE WEDNESDAY

Mrs. Mary Lanoue, 61 years old. who died at the Old People's Home at Laville, Ind., last "Wednesday, will be buried at St. Joseph"s cemetery here tomorrow morning. Funeral services will be held at All Saint's church at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning. Mrs. Lanoue is the mother of John Lanoue and Mrs. Josephine Coash of this city. Mr. Lanoue is employed by Golden Bros. She also has

Spokane, Wash., a-d another at St. Paul, Minn.

(Special to Thb Times.) 1 Dyer. Ind.,.Feb. 18. The town of Dyer has taken on a new importance since it became a town and today it is in the throes of a town campaign. At a meeting which was held last evening the candidates for the various offices vied with each other to be placed on the ticket, and after the meeting it was discovered that an excellent set of officers had been selected. In the first ward M. Fagen received the nomination for trustee by a vote of 16 to the 5 that his opponent, Nick Austgen. received. In the second ward H. F. Keilman received 10 votes to the 6 that A. C. Batterman received. In the third ward P. Ehrsam Sr., Herman Teutemacher and H. A. Schulte

were tne candidates. Behnlte Win Third. On the first ballot P. -Ehrsam was

enuiinatea rrom tne contest, having

receivea only 4 votes for the nomina

tion to 6 that Teutemacher received and

to tnat bchulte received. On the sec

ond ballot Schulte received the nomina

tion by the vote of ,11 to the 8 that

Teutemacner received.

"William Gettler was nominated for

clerk by acclamation, and Eugene Stech

was nominated for marshal over Henry Grieving by a vote of 34 to 21.

The election, the first to be held in

the history of the new town is set

for March 28 and there Is no prospect of an opposition ticket in the field.

Those who have been nominated are

practically assured of election and the election will merely be a formality.

AUTO FEVERJTS TOWN Many New Automobiles Are Being Brought to Hammond.

stood a table for the teetotallers. Their

siooa in the shade ot the erar end Of a water wagon, from whlc'n a sparkling stream of aqua pura trickled into the cups of a few. At the other end of the hall stood another large table, from which the spirit of Gambrinus radiated in amber colors. There were many worshippers at his shrine and some of those who earlier in the evening attempted to reduce the sun-

ply In the water wagon finally switched over to the'llmit table." The modus

operandi was for the chairman of each

ma" xaoie to delegate one of his guests to go to either table and bring

ucs a new supply of liquid refresh

ments. respite all the inducements

neitner source of suddIv wan n.r.

drawn, the guests having been anxious

io get at the intellectual treat. Attorney J. F. Rellly opened the ses sion and made Attorney Abe ottAtv

heimer of East Chicago umpire. Among the many speakers that he called upon were Judge Reiter and Mayor Becker

oi namraona, Mayor Schlleker and Geo Lewis and E. W. Wickey of East Chl cago, and Captain H. S. Norton of Gary

i.nere were songs by the Grand Calu-

mei quartette, composed of Judtr t?i.

er. Dr. Shanklln, "Bess" Garbe'r'a''ri

W illiams, and more songs by the Rot-

i ne, composea - of

i urs. wnarrer. nhr in oio;i .

. oMi'icner ana

xcupnn. xnree professional entertainers were brought out from Chicago,

""""uea muSlc, songs and stor

ies..- xne latter especially were capital ( All tothr the .

.., cic, lainment was one of the best that the Elks of Lake

tuuluy nave enjoyed in many a month.

woatd be -sat'Jsfied to ailor the Gary & Interurban line to use the Forsyth avenue route. as a feeder for its Gary Hne. with which the Green line does not compete. , . CREEK LINE IJf FAVOR. ,The business men of East Chicago, and especially the city officials of that city, are convinced of the fairness of

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ARE VOU READIXC THE TIMES?

For Carl E. Bauer, one Wlnton sixtouring car; for Dr. T. W. Oberlin, one Maxwell runabout, model 8: for E. F. Johnston, one Maxwell runabout, model 8. The automobile fever has struck Hammond right and at the time of going to press there was danger of an epidemic. A scientific investigation into the cause brought to light the activity of a germ in the form of an agent, who Is known as Charles W. Stewart. Wherever the germ gets in his deadly work the victim is hopeless, and several other sure victims of the disease are said to be in care of the undertaker now.

ENDORSE GREEN LIME

FOUND IN GOOD SHAPE The stockholders of the Masonic Building Association held a meeting last evening and found the finances of the association to be in excellent condition. The stockholders met for the purpose of hearing the annual report of the association, and they were very much pleased with It. The few pioneers who ventured to build a new temple when the conservatives thought it would be impossible, are more than pleased with the succes sof their project.

THE ISTERE8TIXG TIMES' AD ALWAYS DENOTES THE INTERESTING STORE.

FRANCHISE

A resolution endorsing the granting of a proposed franchise to the Hammond, Whiting & East Chicago Street Car company was unanimously adopted by the East Side Improvement-Association at its regular meeting last night. The proposed franchise was practically the sole topic for discussion. The East Side people are in hopes that the extended line would give them better accommodations and traveling facilities into the heart of Hammond and connect them with the mills at East Chicago and Indiana Harbor. The association, however, is . moderate and temperate 1n- Its demands and does not wish the board and council to give a franchise which would aniount to a "grab. They want the proper restrictions in the franchise and have taken the action principally to insure a line for themselves under reasonable conditions. The resolution which was adopted has been forwarded to the board of public works.

CASE WILL

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HEARD

THURSDAY

By. agreement between the attorneys in the case the injunction proceedings by which the Northern- Indiana Gas & Electric company of Hammond seeks to enjoin the mayor and board of pub-, lie works of this city from receiving bids for street lighting will be tried before Judge Francis E. Baker of Goshen next Thursday. City Attorney John Gavlt of Ham-, mond and Judge ' John " ii. Gillett of this city appeared for the defendants

and Attorneys Pam and Hurd of Chica

go and New Tork, Attorney James Gal

lagher of Michigan City and Attorneys

KomDerger. Sawyer and Curtlss of

Hammond appeared for the gas com

pany.

The agreement was 'reached yester

day morning in Judge C. C Kohlsaafa

court, in the federal building, in Chica

go, yesterday morning.

II CASES ARE FILED IN COURT

THIS MIGHT BE THE BEST DAY OF THE YEAR TO BUY IT. - READ THE TIMES "ADS" AND SEE.

Two divorces were filed in the Lake

superior court today. In one Louis

Coombs has brought an action against his wife. Bertha Coombs, in which he

alleges that she abandoned him. They

were married Dec. 24, 1899, and wera

separated in September.

In the other Peter Klaussen has-

brought an action for a divorce against

his wife, Anna Klaussen. They were? married Aug. 18. 1909, and were sepa

rated Ort' Feb." 15, 1910. Mr. Klaussen claims that his wife wanted him examined as to his sanity. He claims that she bestows of her affections on her adopted daughter. He claims that she attempted to strike him with a chair and never consults her about his. business. ... Both cases were filed by Attorney McMahon & Conroy.

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