Hammond Times, Volume 4, Number 222, Hammond, Lake County, 9 March 1910 — Page 1
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Board of County Commissioners at
Crown Point Give Six Months Extension after Spirited Battle
F. . GAVIT OPPOSES
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T7. H. Seaman Told That He Will Have to Show His Good Faith.
(Special to Tbi Tiinca)
Crown Point, Ind., March 9. Pos
sibly not in the history of the com
misaioners' court at this place has a
controversy ever been waged that carried with it questions fraught with so much import to the future welfare of .Crown Point and Gary as
took place here yesterday afternoon
Arrayed on different sides were the
heads and leading representatives of
the two leading traction companies
now operating in Lake county, more
specifically Gary, and each fought
for the points of vantage that probably meant life or death to the pro
jects which they represent. , PROMOTER SEAMEN ACTIVE.
YX II. Seamen, representing and head of the Gary- and- Southern Traction company.holdjng the .invaluable, ,ran-chis-J'j of rlgh t'v"bf way," etc., between Crown Point, and tne center :-S4Ah'
brte"ftw" being bullfover the Calumet river, ! appeared . before the , board, praying for an, extension of said franchise owned by him. Frank Gavlt of the Gary and Interurban road was alao present In as effort to convince the board that the validity of the franchise held by Seaman, which comprises the rights of franchise on the newly acquired and ennexed land south of the bridge now
comprising the city of Gary, could In
no way be controlled by the board of commissioners and was solely In the
lurlsdlction of the Gary authorities. WHY HE ASKS EXTENSION f In asking for an extension of time, Seamen stated that the obstructions to
DAL ELECTION IS TOMORROW
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DEMOCHATB TO MEET APRIL
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TIMES BlUEAl', AT STATE CAPITAL Indianapolis, Ind., " March 9. The democratic ' state convention . is .to be held April 27 and 28, as decided by the state committee today. The meeting of delegates' by districts will be held at 3 o'clock p. m. April 27 and the committees' will meet Immediately afterward and be -ready to report at the convention, which will hold its first general session at 7:30 p. m., April 27, the convention beginning the next day at 9 a. m. 7
STATE STATISTIC! IS
COilHAHfOIIO
Assessor Escher Anticipates Visit From J. L. Peetz of Indianapolis.
SEAMAN TELLS V
HIS PLANS FOR HAMMOND
Without any lfs and ands, "W. H. Seaman,, promoter of the Crown Point-Gary Interurban line, which Is now striving to get a franchise from the city to operate cars In the city of Gary, divulged the Intent and purposes of the company with which he Is connected, its backing and connection with the South Shore line whom it . has been charged were the real owners, to Thb Timbs. Mr. Seaman asserted that the purpose of the interurban branch of his company . was to provide access to the city for the Lake county farmers and to give the people of the city and opportunity to get Into the rural districts. Another, feature of the'-road, which will prove almost Invaluable to the people of this section Is the interurban connection with the garden spot of the coujfty. Cedar Lake, which will provide' rest and pleasure for thousands of the city's toilers.
Later on, after the original plans
of the company materialize, Mr. Sea
man plans "to build a branch to Hammond diverting from the. main line
at the Ridge Road. This will give
that city access to the country dis
tricts and to Cedar Lake, and will eventually compete for business be
tween Gary and Hammond.
"Is there any truth In the report that the South . Shore company, has
control, - or will in the near future-
get control, of .this line?" -Mr. Sea man was asked.'. .' ''" - r
"The eoir.ps.ry- ftsslf has but
two of the stot khetders, , itMmt&xiiZz
Bicknell and Mr. Nutt,- treasurer of a Targe .Cleveland: bank . are also stockholders In my enterprise." "Is the question of financing this traction system, which you propose, all settled T' "I have ample funds behind me besides my own money, and I think that I have enough to build three roads like the one we plan.' There is no question about the money end of It." ' "Is it true that at a recent conference of representatives of companies asking for the South Broadway grant, that it was agreed to let your company enter Gary?" "That Is not true. I did have a talk with Gavit, but he wanted me to confine my business solely to Interurban traffic and let him run the cars south of the river. This I regarded would be equlvllant to my asking him to give me a monopoly of the . interurban business, which I know that he would not." "How could you give the people south of the river a city care serv
ice with an Interurban line?" "By extending the tracks into the city down either Washington street or Massachusetts street into the mills." "Will the interurban line terminate at Crown Point?" "No, it will be extended around Cedar Lake to Lowell. Furthermore, during the summer months
the South Shore wfil run excursions
to that place from Its eastern and
western points by switching their
cars on our tracks."
, Announcements have been sent out
calling attention to the fact that the
annual meeting of the Hammond Bus!
nees Men's association will be held to
morrow evening at Wets hall.
. There will be the annual election of
officers, ' a discussion of the allelged
Are insurance trust, the consideration of the advisability of changing the name of the Hammond Business Men's
association to the Hammond Associa
tion of Commerce, the Hammond Com
mercial club, or some such name that
will be broader in its scope.
The meeting Is regarded as one of
the most important of the year and a
large attendance at the meeting Is de
sired. '
ffl KNOCK OUT SEALER HIKE
1T THE HUB
Blind Pig Cases Ended for
Time Being at Crown Pt.
Today and Next Case Will Be Put on Trial in Circuit
Court April 25. V
OUTCOME OF CASES. James Rogers Acquitted. Thomas Meg-ram es Acquitted. Matthew McBride Acquitted. Charles Jackson Convicted. Elmer Fisher Convicted. John- Proselac -Convicted. J. K. McKee Decision Withheld. Charles Mathias Nolle Frossed. Martin Bennett Jury Disagreed. Dave Johnston Tried Apr. 25.
DR. I E. BELL
IS REPORTED SOME BETTER
Dr. T7 Edwin Bell is reported to be somewhat better today, and the family and friends feel that the turning point In his sickness has been reached. The doctor is still a very sick, man, but he is a little better today ana hopes are now - entertained for his recovery.
The feelings of the family were greatly relieved, yesterday when Dr. Bertram W. Slppy stated ', that as operation
would not be. necessary.
An . operation . meant only a slim chance of recovery, while there was some question as to the necessity for an operation:. Dr. Slppy's reputation as a diagnostician made his word final In the matter and Sippy decided not to operate. So' far his judgment ha3 been good, and Drill's condition will be watched
carefully in the hope that his recavery will be possible without the aid of the
knife.
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Wealthy Man is Killed This Morning and Two Others More or Less Seriously Hurt
Attorney Ibach Says That City Sealer in Seeking to Fine Defendant Fredericks of Dyer Overrided His Power.
i , If Attorney Joseph Ibach Is able to sustain his contention which he raised
n the city .court this morning in the
state tease in Which C. W. Frederiahs, the Dyer miller, was made the defend-
put
SBt on . the grounds that he ' has
VALUATION TO BE 1A0E
market; -the city sealer's ordinance, aa
it. now stands, is invalid as far as fining anybody under It goes.' .: In arguing a demurrer to the complaint. Attorney Ibach said the ordinance No. 879, under which the city, through its attorney and the city sealer, sought to prosecute the defendant, was invalid as far the assessment of a fine goes. Attorney Ibach argued that an ordinance must be construed like a state law and cited a number of cases holding that the title of an act or or
dinance must be an outline of all the essential provisions of the act or ordinance. Now, while there is a provision in ordinance No. 879 providing for a fine, it is a fact, that this provision, which is an essential one, is not mentioned in the title of the ordinance. It merely reads: "An ordinance for the appointment of an inspector of weights and measures and an inspector of foods, defining his duties and powers and regulating weights
and measures." Nothing is said in the title about a fine. Attorney Ibach argued further that it was not the spirit of the state law to confer power upon the city to assess a fine, as this is already provided for in the state law. Attorney B. Hender
son, who appeared for the city, was not quite ready to argue the validity of the ordinance, and consequently Judge Barnett continued the case until a week from today. The ordinance book which Attorney Ibach Introduced in the city court this morning was not introduced as a certified copy of the city ordinance as it is filed In the city hall, and while Mr. Frederichs may escape because of the illegality o the city ordinance, he may still be prosecuted under the state law. The question raised by Attorney Ibach this morning '-is not at all new. but it is interesting to the lawyers, as it is one of the first attacks on the new code adopted within the last year.
(Special to The Times.) Crown Point, Ind., March 9. The trial of Gary blind-ipg cases at Crown Point is ended for the time being and will not be resumed,, until along the later part of next month, when the new term of the Lake circuit- court opens on April 25. ' The first two days of the new term will be taken up with
probate work and the call and it is expected that the trial of the blind-pig cases wilt be taken up again on
April 27.
The last of the cases to be tried was that of Martin Bennett of Gary. The jury in this case went out at 5 o'clock
In the evening and remained out until
9 o'clock this morning, when a dls agreement was reported. Wttneaaea Vmfrf endly. The trial of the Bennett case was de
void of any of the sensational, features
of the preceeding trials. There was no new evidences' Introduced," and the wlt-
4 ne""' who were called . disclosed - no
uri4er the disadvantage of trying to
get f rable testimony out of witness
es who "jrere manifestly unfriendly to
FLOS
VICTIMS OF TRAGEDY -The Dead. ALFRED D. MILTEER, secretary and treasurer of Mack Realty company, Gary; lung pierced, five ribs broken, died in hospii tal. The Injured. DR. E. E. GEISEL, formerly of Crown Point; internal injuries; removed to his home. JOHN GEISEL, father of Dr. Geisel ; neck wrenched, internal injuries, left foot fractured; removed to Dr. Geisel's home.
TiGHTA W ARE LESSOM YOU EftTIMG
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REALTY r THryiCTILI Alfred D. Milteer Comes to His End in Shocking Fashion.
Inspector Tucker Brings
Two Men Into Court and , They Plea Guilty to Selling Impure Milk, After Which They Are Fined.
, .Bather than kasard the expense of Jarr court cssf s, U-ct"" w jT!. testimony,. Vincent Jrhie i John Stommel -of SVJohi and Hanover Center, respectively, pjf-aded guilty tn Jus-
the prosecute and who were exceed-jyc--V?Wtoday to the chare of ingly friendly tStmT.lInd-pig opea-1 having, shipped dirty milk Into Ham-
ingly friendly to iiio llnd-pig ope.
tors. ' Among those who tSJSu'ed for and against Bennett yesterday were Winkler, Brill heimer, X Houren, Johnston, Reed and A. C. Huber. The strongest point brought out by the state was the Introduction of affidavits, search warrants and records of
Justice A. C Ruber's court, where Bennett pleaded guilty to selling liquor without a license. The arguments to the Jury took forty-five minutes for each side. Dave Johnston was to have been tried today, but the jury was too tired to hear another case after the allnight's deliberation over the" Bennett case and in view of the fact the present term ends Friday, it was decided to dismiss the Jury and end the trial of the cases until the next term.
DEARBORN
Internal Revenue Collector Says 'That' Oleomargarine
Is Hcin Passed on-Jiam;
mond People in ru- -i. Butter. ' V ' ' . - ,
mond. The warrants were sworn out by- Frank Tucker, who was assisted in his inspection by City Sealer Jacob Friedman. A warrant has also been sworn out by Inspector Tucker against J. I. Kinsey, a farmer at Hebron, whose milk upon a test in the state laboratory at Indianapolis, was found to be both dirty and skimmed. Justice Ames gave Messrs. Thlelen and Stommel the alternative of either pleading guilty or going to trial when they and the state get ready. The latter course would have necessitated the bringing up of the state chemist from Indianapolis and possible other expert witnesses and consequently the farmers chose to plead guilty. Pap ITnder Protest. They paid their fine of $10 and costs, amounting in each case to a little more than $26, under protest. Mr. Stommel was especially vehement in his protest and cited from Shakespeare down to Rockefeller's $29,000,000 fine, the Judg-
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Township Assessor Major McFadden of Calumet township and Township Assessor B. E. Escher of North, state that they expect J. L.. Peetx, the head of the Indiana bureau of tatistics, to come to Gary and Hammond in the near future and explain the new instructions for the collection of statistics regarding agriculture and manufactures in the state. The assessors say that the instructions Peetx has sent out are so complicated that it would take a Philadelphia lawyer to figure them out. It is understood that Mr. Peetx will gtve instructions to all of the county and township assessors regarding the aecurlng of the data he is after.
President Hessler of the West Hammond village board stated today that he would make an effort to have the valuations that have been placed on the proeprty which.is to be condemned for the opening of state line street made as low as possible. , Mr. Hessler said that many of these people who own property on the state line knew when they bought it that the street would be opened some day, and some of them were aware of the fact that the street really had been opened. He said that under these circumstancs he did not think that they would have the nerve to try and hold up the city of Hammond and the village of West Hammond for excessive damages when they knew' what they were getting into when they bought. A good deal of pressure ia being brought to bear on the property owners to make a fair settlement with the city, and if this is impossible there is tfie alternative of condemnation. '
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STILL BUSY AT PLANT The McKees Rocks agitators are still busy at their work of stirring up strife among the employes of the Standard
Steel Car company. They are holding secret meetings and are disseminating the spirit of discontent among ' the working men. ' - The business men of the Standard district, who realize that their business i ruined by the spirit of unrest that prevails and that many of them would be bankrupt in the case of a prolonged strike, are very much opposed to the presence of these agitators in the city. Many of the mare suggesting that it would be a good pisjr far the business men of the district to form a vigilant committee and give : these agitators twenty-four hours in which to get out of the eft y. s
PARK STORY NOT CREDITED
Governor Thomas R. Marshall is expected back from Arizona tonight or tomorrow, according to Attorney J. G. Ibach of Hammond, and he will be just
as determined in his efforts to prevent gambling' at Dearborn Park as he was
before he left.
Mr. Ibach did not think there is anything in the reports that gambling was to begin at Dearborn Park again. He said that the state officials were keeping close watch on the park and they
would know if anything of the kind were contemplated. He said that if there was any attempt on the part of the telegraph or telephone companies to send the racinf news over the wires the attorney general would proceed against the offending companies with the idea of revoking their characters. The following artirte appeared in one of the Chicago papers: 'We are going to get telegraph serv. ice to Dearborn Park by. stringing wires from the Gary hotel to the Kirk hotel, in the west part of town," "Si
mons" is quoted as ying. "Then we will run the wires on poles to a point s short distance from the stockade and run them into the betting ring under ground."
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BOYVILLE . SHOW READY
FOR NIGHT
Mrs. Bicknell No Better. Mrs. Henry Bicknell. Is reported to be about the same today. She felt better yesterday, and has not lost any ground since then, but she ia still a very sirk woman. She is being constantly attended by her daughter, Mrs. Henry Kramer..
You will eay that a La Vendor Cigar cannot be beat, if yon. try one.
The Boyvllle entertainment, which is
to take place at the Towle Opera
House tonight, will be an attraction
that is well wrth seeing. The enter
tainment has only been prepared after long laborious effort on the part of
those who have been training the boys
and girls in the cast.
There are nearly 100 persona in the
cast, and they have all mastered their ; parts so well that it is expected the entertainment tonight will go oft without a hitch. The sale of seats for the entertain--ment tonight has been large and a good attendance is expected. The following is the program for the evening:
1. Japanese Song and Drill. 2. Recitation My Baby Brother. 3. Irish Boy and Girl. 4. Tumblers. 5. Clown Song. 6. Hoo Hoo Song. 7. Dutch Boy. 8. Song Roses. - 9. Chinese Song. -10. Song Their Little Girl Don't Cry. . 11. Recitation My Emily Jane. 12. Song Jack o'Lantern Boys. 13. Gold Dust Twins. .14. Sunbonnet Girls and Overall Boys. ' 15. Son Red Fern. 16. Song Little Boy Blue. 17. Song and Drill 'Tis a" Pleasant Day for a Walk. 18. March. 19. Sang My Dream of the IT S. A. -- 30. -ToymaTcer Awakes and Sings.
Internal Revenue Collector C L. La Rue says that there is a large amount of oleomargerine being sold In Hammond.in place of butter. . The dealers are veryclever in evading the law, and many people who ask . for butter are given butterine and do not know it. The law requires that every package of butterine be plainly '.abeled so that its contents are known when the purchaser buys it. It is also against the law to-color butterine. - There is, however, a gang of butterine crooks In Chicago who make it a
business to sell the spurious butter in
air parts of Chicago. These men are especially active in pushing the sale of butterine in place of butter in the Indiana- cities In the vicinity cf Chi
cago. There is such an enormous profit in substituting the Imitation of butter for the real article that the manufacturers of the "queer" stuff will go to any lengths to sell it. - The way the local dealers evade the law and dispose of butterine in place of real butter is to have the label on the bottom side of the wrapping paper and then wrap it up so that It will not be seen by the careless purchaser.
A great many people take their butter home, thinking it is the real article, and find that It is colored oleomargerine. An effort will be made to stop this practice, and Mr. La Rue suggests a test for butterine. While this test is not infallible, it is the easiest way of telling butterine from gutter. Take a small quantity of the article In a large iron apeon and bold It over a hot blase until it boll. If It Is butterine It will boll in the nam manner aa lard. If It ia hatter the boiling will create a light, frothy foam. It is believed that there are a number
of Itinerant coffee and tea dealers who are the direct representatives" of the oleomargerine dealers, and Revenue Officer LaRue would like to have dealers in the colored article reported to him
at once.
A shocking: automobile accident, which terminated fatally, occurred last night at 7 o'clock almost in tha heart of Gary. . The victim, Alfred D. Milteer, secretary and treasurer of the Mack Eeal Estate company, died at 4 o'clock this morning in Mercy hospital.-'' ; , -V-;, : - The car, driven at a terrific speed
and containing Mr. Milteer; Dr. E. E.
Geiesel, his lather John : Geisel, and the chauffeur Ora MacNiece, collided with an iron trolley pole between the
Gary and Interurban's doube tracks, throwing the occupants .of the back
seat onto tha protruding rails of aSection of the track where tne payepient has not yet been laid. yv . HURLUD EVERY .WAX- '!""'
, .The three 'men. were burled in twery direction ' upon' the ..track . wUb 'grvtt f ortfe and',.receivedJ injur le's in accord- Jh -ance" with " the. wayTljij whyibC tnayitti-' the ratis, JIIlt.ee r bfttn te"mbiy rw TW -
ination showed' that flVe of his ribs "h'f. d " been broken. , orieof 'Which pierced , a
lung, causing internal hemorrhage. - jit is believed also, that he was- injured In other ways which would have been sufficient to cause his death alone. ,r This morning It was reported that John Geisel, father of Dr., B. EL Geisel. also suffered intensely, and his -condition ia regarded as serious. Dr. Geisel stated this morning that that his father had sustained a wrench of the '
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LIIElAt! IS FHIED ' 111 THEJ5ITY COURT Judge Barnett Says That Northern Indiana Gas i Employe Is Guilty.
DM IS HOT GUILTY
Evidence As To Who Wa8, The Aggressor In The Strike Is Flatly- . Contradictory. -
SUMMERS
Fred. A. Cosgrove, lineman for tha Northern Indiana Gas and lectric company, was today fined S5 and costs in the city court, having been found guilty of assault and battery upon Mat Fredericks, a lineman for the Chicago Telephone company. Michael Duggan,' another lineman for tho electric lighf' company, who was alsa charged with assault and battery, was discharged by the court, having been found not guilty. Cosgrove filed an appeal ' bond which was fixed at $25, the case to.ba tried in the city court. Evidence, t'onlredlctorr. . The trial of Cosgrove and Duggan was the result of a bloody encoutiter between. a number of electric light. union linemen and the linemen of the Chicago Telephone company;- 'The evidenoa was "flatly contradictory as to which side was the aggressor ; in, the battle, which occurred on Saturday, Feb.' 26. at Hohman and Wilcox streets. Ther was bad blood because the telephone company's linemen were men who had taken the place of others' with whom . the linemen for the electric light com-
, pany were in sympathy. A. . Smith and
REHEARSAL The members of Orak Shrine held a rehearsal at the temple last evening In preparation for the shrine class that is 'to be held on Marct 31. The members are very much interested in the coming ceremonial, and the applications for membership are coming in satisfactorily. -
It Is expected that the class this Mat Fredericks, two of the m-osecutin
time will be as large as the nrstv,oa-w-itneses, maintained that they had class. This will give Hammond a sple,- been set upon by the electric light
did representation when Orak temple goes to Kew Orleans in April to the big Shrine affair, . which Is to be held there. " Orak temple expects to get Its charter at the coming Xew Orleans meeting, and that is why such elaborate plans are being made for the New Orleans trip. " "
company's linemen, and Frederick showed evidence about his head that h had. been .roughly handled by Cosgrove. The defense tried to make out a ase of self-defense. Attorney Jotin F. Sawyer appeared , for the plaintiffs. Th case was on trial nearly three hours, and .Judge Barnett gave his declsloa this afternoon at half past 1. - J