Hammond Times, Volume 4, Number 212, Hammond, Lake County, 25 February 1910 — Page 5

Friday, Feb. 25, 1910.

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the trials of the Gary blind pig keeper In the circuit court here, and the large courtroom Is well peopled each day listening to evidence, some humdrum and monotonous. some rich enough for a JokebobX, and some that la as serious as the contemplation of teel bars and cells can make It. Yesterday's trial, the commencement of the case agralnst Mathew McBride, one of the men who availed himself of Mayor Knotts' Illegal Immunity bath, contained all these element, and every artifice knop to the legal talent on ach side wS? brought to bear to win thia case, which is possibly the most important in the list of trials to come, on account of the precedent it may set with regard to the fate of the others who took Mayor Knotts' first degree.

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The selection of the Jury consumed nearly the entire morning, only one atate witness being examined before noon. Nearly the entire venue was exhausted before the state and defense were satisfied with the twelve men to try the case, and it was a long and tedious . job before Deputy Clerk "Wheaton swore the following men to pass their Judgment as to the guiit or Innocence of the defendant; Messrs. Knopf, Schroeder, Spanier, Hull, Randolph, Schaeffer .Henderlong, Bartholomae, Merrili. Hill, Westphal and Wirtz. W. J. McAleer of Hammond and Attorney McCracken of Gary essayed to take up the case of McBride, and Special Prosecutor Bruce was assisted by Greenwald and Matthews in the state's case. Joseph Didn't Know What He Drank. The first witness on the state's side, one of the evidently unwilling testifiers that the state has been repeatedly up against all week, was Joseph Fishbien. He testified that he had been In the place of McBride possibly ten times, described the bar-room and fixtures. Heard that changes made after expiration of liquor license was that ijhe back bar was cleared of liquor and replaced with soft drinks. Witness said he had asked for a drink, but didn't know what he got. Called for beer and, served in glass five Inches high; got an unlabeled bottle. On cross-examination Fishbien, who at first professed to be a near expert on the question of beer, couldn't say what It was. Said what he drank did not taste like beer; was lighter than beer. The bartender told him they didn't have regular beer; said mead was T 1 WA V. a .1 IkT . . .a.

Aleer caused a ripple of excitement in the courtroom by his objections to Matthews serving as assistant, calling the former anti-saloon lawyer a "buttinsky." Judge Peterson ruled that as long as the prosecutor did not object, and that Matthews was a regular practitioner and in order, he would overrule the objections to Matthews being connected with the state's side of the

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$200,000 on Payroll. The Indiana Steel company commenced to pay its employes their semimonthly pay last evening, which will amount to more than $200,000. The amount Is considerably less than that paid out the first part of the month.

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According; to the local milk dealers, the farmers are putting "one over" on the dealer every time they ship a can of milk. The practice of under-measuring a can of milk Is said to ,have been going' 'on to such large proportions that Jacob Friedman, the city sealer, may cause the arrest of some of the offenders. Within the last few days he has measured in the neighborhood of 300 cans of milk. He found that the number of cans measured lacked about 100 quarts of milk in round measures. At the Hatamond dairy, Inspector Friedman measured forty-nine cans, and found an under-measure of thirtytwo quarts. "At that rat e,M said Louis Klltzke of the Hammond dairy, "we will be the losers of thousands of dollars if this practice has been on for years at this rate. I doubt whether J3..000 would cover my losses." Inasmuch Mr. Friedman is not only city sealer for Hammond, but Is an assistant to Pure Food Inspector F. Tucker, Mr. Friedman will have jurisdiction beyond the city limits and it would not be surprising to see him reach out into the farming district and Jerk up a number of milk producers who hare wilfully under-measured their cans. )

BARTENDERS PUZZLED BY J3KARYITES (Continued from Pace 1 In answer to "watyelhave, the man at the end of the row said absentmindedly, "A dish of ice cream." The bartender gave him a look of mingled pity and scorn. The next man sighed and said, 2?eruny nip cocktail," the bartender detached his gaze on the first man and looked viciously at the second. The third man, , with amiable nonchalance, asked for a "root beer toddy." By this time the bartender was fanning himself with a wet towel. The fourth man asked for an "orange cider Julep." The bartender started to faint, but caught himself and clutched at his throat in an effort to get his breadth. . But the crowd continued to give its order. One man asked for "ladies' delight with a hair tonic wash," another for "Chamberlin's relief Punch," another for Hostetter's bitters, another for "snippytittle cocktail." and still another for "orange cider Julep." until "snake -bite cure," "ladies delight,' "Mead beer fizz," "Slojlngerale "rattle snake remedy" and "Tom and Larry" (Tom Knotts and Larry Becker) had been asked for. BEADT TO FIGHT. By this time the bartender was in a fighting mood. He threw up his barrag, untied his apron and informed the proprietor of the place that he guessed he would have to look for another bartender. The bartender told him to go back and serve them all with "three fingers" of Bourbon. The men were still lined up at the bar waiting for their drinks. They watched the entrance suspiciously, and each was figuring out the quickest way to the rear entrance. Some one remarked that there ought to be a red light over that rear entrance in case of Are. A man who had been a deputy sheriff once entered the place and nearly started a panic. Finally the "three fingers" was served to each man regardless of what had been ordered, and as the contents went "to the spot" there was a sigh of relief which amounted to a chorus. Nothing but an -autopsy could prove what had gone down those dusty throats at that stage of the game. "Well, by gosh," said the bartender, as the party filed out, "I've been in the business a long time, but I never knew that stuff had so many bloomln" aliases."

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purification. We are blessed in living on the shores of the most beautiful body of fresh water in America, if not in the world. "Blind to the realization of the value of this natural gift we have by gross omission and commission polluted and contaminated thi water supply until it is no more fit for use for domestic purposes. . "We ourselves are not the only offenders. The United States government, by its contracts for deepening the harbors and channels of the Chicago and Calumet rivers, has permitted contractors to dump great quantities of refuse into the waters near the va-

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Satisfied that there are enough ladies in Hammond and the surrounding territory to open a shop for ladies operated by men, the Red Cross Ladies' Tailors of Chicago will open a shop in Hammond. They have chosen for their locatios a suit of rooms on the second floor of the Rlmbach building over the Lion store. Their room number is 37. The Red Cross Tailors will specialize in ladies' and misses' skirts and suits, as well as gowns and dresses. The Red Cross tailors come to Hammond recommended as first-class designers and cutters, who keep abreast with the latest styles rious Intakes. Excursion boats, carrying thousands of passengers, ply back and forth through the water, each dumping its waste matter into the waters. Sewage , without restriction has been allowed to flow freely into the lake at various points along the shores, so that the waters of Lake Michigan are and will be polluted indefinitely. Intake Extennlon No Remedy. "Therefore the extension of intakes into the lake will give only partial relief. Our experiments and investigations have proven that the water at a point two miles out opposite our intake is much worse than that but one mile out. This Is caused by water currents produced by. the Calumet river and by the government dredge dumpings. "The only thing left for us to do is to take the water as we find it and render it pure by purification methods. The purification of the water supply of a city is no more in the experimental stage. The little city of Valparaiso, with less than 10,000 inhabitants, secures its water supply from a little lake which is little more than a duck pond, yet this water is rendered almost perfect at a very moderate expense. Successful la Other Cities. "The city of McKees Rocks. Pa., pumps its water from a muddy stream so turbid that scarcely any animal life can live in its waters. Yet this water is purified with lime as a coagulant and filtered through sand is delivered pure and sparking to the inhabitants of the city. . The cities of Pittsburg and Washington, with their massive purification plants have demonstrated that large cities as well as small cities can successfully and economically maintain and operate water purifica

tion plants. The water of Lake Michi

gan Is practically free from vegetable matter and is naturally soft, so that as a rule the only treatment necessary is one of sand filtration.- Chemical purifiers would seldom be necessary. "We found visiting the authorities at Washington last May that little relief can be hoped for from that source. More united efforts is necessary. Appeal to War Department. "Let such bodies as this gathering here today, made up of representatives of four state (Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan) make a firm demand, stamp our foot a little harder in emphasis in making that demand and result must come. "Delay is dangerous. Our death rate, due to typhoid fever and kindred diseases, show that we are paying a terrible penalty for our neglect." From Chicago Dr. Weis left directly for Indianapolis, where the Indiana Sanitary and Water Supply association was in session today. Work on Remedied Now. Other speakers at the Chicago meeting yesterday urged the erection of large pumping plants along the shores of Lake Michigan to supply several cities instead of but one and the erection of similar plants for sewage treatment and disposal or the extension of the drainage canal so sewage could be entirely diverted from the lake. The meeting was attended by about fifty men-presenting thirty-five cities in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin and the United States government. The government was represented by eight army officers, present by order of Secretary of War Dickinson. Announcement was made that during the past year work of the association had been confined to investigation of the water supply along the Illinois and Indiana lines, results showing it to be contaminated at every point, and that during the coming year the work would be directed toward securing remedies.

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Mishawaka Mayor Here. John Herzog, mayor of Mishawaka and state chief ranger of the Catholic Order of Foresters, was in Hammond yesterday to confer with local Foresters about the membership campaign that is on in Hammond and all over the state. Mayor Herzog had heard of the spirited work of Court Luers and was very much impressed with it. He had a long conference with Father Barrett of All Saints' church, who is working , industriously in behalf of the court. Court Luers held a meeting last evening and the names of twenty proposed members were read.

The Revival Continues The sermon at the revival meetings last night was one of the strongest yet delivered. "Why Halt Te Between Two Opinions" was the theme Several persons expressed their choice of the Christian life. A rally meeting will be held tonight and the effort will be made to have all who have made a start in Christian life to be present. A meeting for men only will be held on Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. There will be a Jubilee service on Sunday night. Several persons have united with the church this week. The meeting continues to be unusually helpful.

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Mort H. Singer will present next Sunday night at Towle's opera house Adams, Hough and Howard's "The Golden Girl," who are also responsible for "A Stubborn Cinderella," "The Prince of Tonight," "Honeymoon Trail." "The Goddess of Liberty," "Miss Nobody from Starland," and "The Flirting Princess." For 200 nights last season "The Golden Girl" charmed theatergoers of Chicago at the LaSalle theater. Mr Singer is presenting the same company with William Curtiss and Marie Flinn in the leading roles supported by the excellent company that played the same last season during its run at the La Salle theater, which includes Franklyn Farnum, Joseph. Nlemeyer, Charles Horn, Lew Fuller, Peter Raymond, Montrose McCoy, Mlna Davis and Earl Mountain.

berg, on State street, and carried away a number of valuable tools. It is believed that the work was that of local talent.

Howat Children Better. A turn for the better has appeared in the year-old daughter of. Dr. and Mrs. Howat, who is down with pneu-moniav-The 3-year-old brother of the girl, who Is down with the same disease is, however still quite sick, and his parents are quite anxious about their children.

A MEASURING SOCIAL. The girls of the Busy Bee class of the Baptist Sunday school have completed arrangements for a measuring social to be given this evening In the parlors of the church in Fast Sibley street. An admission of ten cents wil be charged and the proceeds will be used for the benefit of the class. The young ladies have ben assisted in arranging the evening's entertainment by the calss teacher, Miss Grace Gero. There will be a short program and soveral selections will be rendered by the members of the church orchestra.

HOLD "WEEKLY REHEARSAL. Mrs. J. E. Sharp entertained the members . of the choir of the First Baptist church last evening at her home in East Sibley street It .wastheeyeningXr the regular , weekly . rehearsal ' and at its close the guests were served with dainty refreshments. It has not been decided where the meeting will be held next week and announcement will be made of it later.

PERSONAL.

Enter Blacksmith Shop. Burglars last night entered the blacksmith shop of Peterson & Mong-

Mrs. Fred Porter and little son, Horace, of Chicago are the guests of Mrs. A. P. Wall at her home in Michigan avenue today. Miss Ruby Wilson will go to her home In Crown Point this evening to remain over Sunday the guest of friends and relatives. Dr. C. J. Tlnkham of Crown Point was in Hammond today on professional business. Mrs. J M. Bradford is pleasantly entertaining a small, company of friends this afternoon at her home in Condit street, complimentary to her daughter, Mrs. Ray Wells. The party is given to celebrate her. birthday anniversary. On Saturday evening Miss Pearl Bradford has invited a number of friends to be her guests. Dr. and Mrs. Robert Gillis will entertain at 7 o'clock dinner on Saturday evening, Feb. 26, at their home in Condit street in honor of the members of the Evening Bridge Whist club. An evening of whist will follow the dinner. The Ladies Aid society of the Monroe Street Methodist chapel will hold a Hame-made Bakery sale at Henry Burk's grocery store in South Hohman street on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 26. The proceeds of the sale will be used for the benefit of the church. Mrs. R. A. Hickey is entertaining

Mrs. Brenner of Whiting at her home in Truman avenue today. Mrs. John Haney returned to her home in West Sibley street last evening after an extended visit to Omaha, Neb. Mrs. Haney was called away by the serious illness and death of her sister, Mrs. John Orr. The first quarterly meeting of the members ot the Homewood Magazine club will be held next Tuesday afternoon, March 1, at 2:30 o'clock at the home of the president, Mrs. T. W. Oberlin, in Warren street. Mrs. Otto Borman of Tolleston spent the day in Hammond yesterday visiting friends and relatives. Miss Minnie Calvin of Shelby. Mich., who has been spending the past few days In Hammond the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Tieche and family at their home In Detroit street returned home yesterday. Miss Marlon Spaulding went to her home in Evanston, 111., this afternoon to spend the week-end with her rerlatives. Miss Jackson of Lincoln avenue. West Hammond, has gone to her home in Woodlawn to spend a few days with her relatives. Mrs. Minnie L. Kline is informally entertaining the members of the Neighborhood club this afternoon at her home in Condit street. An enjoyable social time will be spent with embroidery work. The young people of the Busy Bee society will give a social this evening in the parlors of the First Baptist church to which the members and their

be used for the benefit of the church. An enjoyable entertainment will be given. The Elks' ball at East Chicago Rink Saturday night will not interfere with the resumption of skating Sunday. Mr. Lewis says the floor will be better than ever. 25-2t Miss Harriet Webber will be "at home" on Saturday afternoon to the members of Miss Elizabeth Webber's music class. The meeting will begin promptly at 2 o'cK -:k and a short social time will folow the contest. Mrs. A. E. Luddington of Middletown, N. Y., who has spent the winter in Hammond the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Tieche and family at their home in Detroit street, left yesterday for her home in the east: Mrs. Louis Timm and daughter, Mrs. DOra Borth . have moved here from Hammond to make their future home. Valparaiso Messenger. Mrs. Cora Lincoln of Crown Point, who has been the guest of Mrs. P. A. Parry, 44 Warren street, has returned home. Mrs. IT. F. Meikle has returned to her home in South' Hohman street after a few weeks' visit in Louisville, . Ky., where she w?.. called .y the illness and death of her father. ,

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Mrs. B. L. P. Bell of South'-Hohman street Is spending the day with Mrs. E. R. Disbrow at her home in Woodlawn. Miss Mason of Chicago is expected to spend the day with Miss Ronney, also of Chicago, but who is in Hammond on an extended business visit. Mrs. Ira Post of Chicago came to Hammond this morning for a days' visit with Mr. and Mrs. George Post and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lake at their homes in Rlmbach avenue. The members of Hammond Temple No. 73, Pythian Sisters, will entertain at a pedro party this evening in the K. of P. hall. The members and their friends are invited to be present as an enjoyable time will be passed. Several games of cards will be played and prizes will be awarded. Lloyd Hess is host to the members of the Boys club this evening at his home in Michigan avenue. An enjoyable time will be spent with games and contests. Miss Belle Morrison will entertain the young ladies of the Embroidery club this evening at her home In Truman avenue. , The club will be fully organized and the remainder of the evening will ' be spent socially with embroidery work.

MAYOR IS DISCIPLE OF PESSIMISM Continued . from Pace l.J of the moment, as such cases, as a rule, brook no delay. As a man who had argued extradition cases in the United States supreme court, and who is considered an authority on the subject, his lecture . was exceedingly interesting. Time permitted him to take up only a few of the principles of the law of extradition. He pointed out landmarks that must be kept In view in dealing With a case of extradition, as, for instance, those staets which have abolished the grand jury system, have practically forfeited their rights under the extradition laws, because of the construction that the law receives. He pointed out many other phases of the law showing that it needed a keen and discerning lawyer to understand the law in all its intricacies. Mayor Broker tk. Ethics. Upon the invitation of Dean Keough, Mayor Becker, who was at the meet? ing upon the invitation of the school and as a friend of Mr. Geeting, addressed the assembly. His rambling remarks, prompted by his own experiences on many occasions and delivered in his characteristic matter of fact manner, bristled with iconoclasms, especially for the student body. He handed the code of professional ethics a solar plexus blow, not because he did not think the code a good thing, but because, in his opinion, it is flagrantly violated by the majority of the lawyers. "Let it be lived up to by every lawyer or abolished altogether." he said. Being a politician, it was apparent, however, that Mayor Becker is in

clined to steep everything pertaining to law, the lawyer, the jury and the Judiciary, into politics. He believes that the whole system is tainted by politics, if not the governmental kind, at least, by the professional kind. He cited, from his own experiences, how the lawyer at times is compelled to play professional politics to win his cases, and added that he had as city attorney never taken a chance on the judiciary, fearing an adverse judgment from a republican Judge, because he himself was a democrat. He said that he always had taken the precaution to include the signatures of at least a bipartisan number of attorneys when he had occasion to appeal a case. It was apparent that Mayor Becker meant well and meant to give his younger au-. dience the benefit of his experience, but it was a big dose and a rough dose for a young class to swallow. Chief Jnnttee Olm Next. ' A short talk by Attorney Joseph Conroy, following that by Mayor Becker, was partially a direct answer to the statements made by Mayor Becker. If it was not convincing to Mayor Becker it was refreshing to the student body, at least. Mr. Conroy strongly advised students to mix in the social life of the community, In politic, etc., upon going Into the profession, "for upon the acquaintances you make," he said, "depends ' the number of your clients." Short talks were also made by Attorney W. T. Hardy, who is one of the teachers In the school, and by Attorney Milo Bruce. Dr. W. Mayes Martin, president of the college, closed the evening with a short address. Chief Justice Olsen of the Chicago municipal courts, a speaker with a na tional reputation Is scheduled to deliver a lecture In this special -series in the near future, and many people will undoubtedly want to hear him.

DO YOU KNOW ' that 90,000 human beings die every twenty-four hours, according to fairly reliable estimates? DO YOU KNOW WH AT BECOMES OF THEM? Would you like to have the subject explained in a manner satisfactory to head and, heart? THEN YOU SHOULD HEAR Elder CALVINTH. SWINGLE, who is associated with the People's Pulpit Association of Brookloyn, n. y., speak on the subject: "THE KING'S HIGHWAY" at LONGS HALL. 245-247 STATE STREET HAMMOND, IND., at 3 p. m., Sunday, Feb. 27th. 1910. Elder Swingle uses only Bible quotations to support every assertion and to illuminate obscrue points. SEATS FREE. NO COLLECTION. EVERYBODY WELCOME.

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Big Cars Tried. The big Interurban cars, which will be used on the through traffic between Hammond and Gary, were tried out yesterday on Broadway, doing regular service to South Broadway and Tolleston. Passengers were carried on th cars which were used temporarily in place of the smaller cars which have been installed for city traffic. The big cars have now been "loosened up" sufficiently so that they will be ready for through traffic at any time the line is ready.

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bor canal the water level of the Grand Calumet river has fallen at least two feet. He says that this is remarkable in view of the fact that it is noticable at a time of the year when the melting snows and the spring freshets usually make the river so high. ' AFFECTS COST OP LIVING? The draining of the marsh near Hessvllle is important for the reason that while there are now thousands of acres of land which are not even suitable for the growing of marsh hay they would become available for truck gardeners and would make the valley of the Little Calumet the garden spot of the country. With a large garden spot in close proximity to the cities of Hammond, Kast Chicago and Gary the cost of garden truck would be lessened and the cost of living would be reduced to Just that extent. WILL LOWER LEVEL. Mr. Escher believes that the opening of the Indiana Harbor canal will lower the level of the Calumet river at Hammond to an extent that will insure s

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