Hammond Times, Volume 4, Number 225, Hammond, Lake County, 23 March 1910 — Page 1
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Lessee Wingfield of Towle's Opera House, Will Permit No More Burlesque Shows to Play Here
TRIUMPH FOR DECENCY
Another Times Crusade Has Been Successful, and Wingfield Is Praised.
SVCCESSFVt, CRt'SADES FOIGHT BY
TIMES.
Against wineroom abuses. Against rooming houses. Against boys in poolrooms. Against nasty burlesque shows.
Lesse James Wingfield of Towle's Opera house in Hammond has decided not to book another burlesque show in this1 city as long as he holds the lease of the theater. This is regarded as a distinct triumph for decency. What is more, tho decision Is the result of the "crusade that THE .TIMES has carried on against attractions of this class. Mr. Wingfield states this to be a fact in a letter he has addressed to the paper. Mr. Wingtield's action is regarded as
XO MORE BlRLESQl'ES. "Chicago, 111.. March 22, 1910. "Editor.-Times, Hammond Ind. "My Dear Mr. Parry: "After reading the criticism relative to - the burlesque show that played in Hammond Saturday night, in Thb Times-, I have decided not to play another burlesque show in the Towle Opera House while 'I "have the lease and will guarantee this to be a. fact. I, have come to the conclusion ' that you cannot depend on the manager's word relative to the performances. Mr. Belfrage, manager of the 'Lid Lifters, guaranteed me that the show would be clean and free from all vulgarity. Under these circumstances I booked the show. I have decided not to take any more chances and will not play another burlesque show from now on, so kindly announce this decision in the columns of your paper. "Thanking you for past favors and with best wishes, I remain, "Sincerely yours, "JAMES WINGFIELD."
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GOBBLE
"Just like a woman," was the only verdict in the city court this .morning when the state asked : that the case
against Larkin Maxwell and Emma Hinman be nolle prossed. The wife
of Maxwell came up from Monticello,
Ind., last Saturday and caused her husband's and Emma Hinman's arrest on
statutory grounds. The case was con
tinued until this morning, but the wo
man, refused to appear to prosecute the
case. There being no complaining wit
nesses the case against the couple was dismissed.
Mrs. Maxwell is said to have unbur
dened her heart to friends In Ham
mond last Saturday and said that she
would be only too glad to take back her spouse, and this may account for her absence at the hour for trial.
It was generally understood today
that Maxwell, who is the president of the teamsters' union, will return to his wife.
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A ltitcu-feij." of . a' cleaner American stage. j; y TIIEY WERE ' BfOXtSVMAKEHS. ' There is ' no denytng the fact that burlesque paid. There is such a low standard of morality among a certain class of men and boys in Hammond that nothing short of an ' orgy appeals to them. . Miss Fluffy Ruff.es and Miss Pink Tights could fill the house when Bertha Kallch. played to empty seats.
A certain element paraded its inane
vulgarity every rime the Washington
Belles came to town. CHl'SADE . WINS.
Thb Times printed the news about these shows. It kept within the limits of decency in describing what actually
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Annexation Talk Creates a Big Furore in Hammond,
and AH Kinds of Rumors, Some of Them Quite Silly, Are Put Afloat.
BOY DIESJFROM SCALDS Injuries Received by Little Hodge Son at Crown Point, Fatal.
(Special to The Times.) . Crown Point, Ind., March 23. The 16-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hodge died last evening from the effects of the terrible scalding the child received on Monday morning, as related in these columns yesterday. The accident happened while Mrs. Hodge was out of the room, the child playing around a washing machine partly filled with scalding ''water, pulled the ' plug
EAST GHICAGO' 1
Dr.-A. G. Schlieker Says Becker Considers, "Only His Own Political Interests and Defies People
Democrat, Winner on Tariff Issue in, a Landslide in Massachusetts
THE! FftIL TO REACH A CONCLUSION
Committees From Chicago Telephone Co. and Striking Linemen Gather in . Hammond, But . Negotiations Are Resumed Today.
Rev. F. ' M. Elliott Making Vigorous Effort to Bring
State, G. A. R. Encampment to Hammond Next Year.
Question of East Chicago's Bold Move in Annexing Hammond and Whiting Discussed All Over Calumet Region.
(Special to The Times. ) East Chicago, March 23. The an- . nexation of Hammond and Whiting to East Chicago is the topic of conversation. Yesterday groups of men could be seen discussing the subject in every place of business and on every street corner. There seemed but one opinion, and that was that the move was a g-ood one. This applies at least to East Chicago proper. Over in the Harbor there was less enthusiasm manifested. Some few even shrugged their shoulders when asked what they thought of the
measure, but even in the Harbor. th,ere were found a good many who favwred the move and who see in the peremptory action of the council, tfte only solution for the amalgamation problem, la Commended By Many. Mayor Schlieker, meantime, is being highly commended for his foresight in bringing the matter to an issue thus early. It' is a matter of current gossip and general belief that Hammond was - contemplating just such a move as the East Chicago city council made Monday, at a meeting of the Hammond city council at an early date, but East Chicago stole the march and everybody who was "on" is indulging in a little . crowing at Hammond's expense. , Mayor Schlieker and the councilmen have had little time since Monday night
Rev. F. M. Elliott, who is one of the most enthusiastic veterans of the Indiana Q. A. R. encampment, has in preparation' a short talk which he hopes to deliver before the Hammond Business Men's association at its next regular meeting relative to the G. A. R, encampment for Hammond. Sentiment on this important matter must crystallze in a short time, as the next encampment will be held at Terre Haute some time in May, and Hammond must get in its bid at this con
vention. The invitation must have the backing of a united Hammond, with
every civic organization, lodge and so
ciety and every public spirited citizen
working' In' favor of.lt.
The sooner the sentiment crystallzes
the better, and therefore the Hammond
Business Men's association will be in a better position to act at its next
meeting. It would be a matter of
assistance to the local Q. A. R. post and
business men's association if any per
son or organization would address them
on the matter. Man ZK.OOO I)ooatera.
The bringing of the G. A. R. encamp
ment to Hammond would be the biggestadvertising feature that the city and the Calumet region has ever. had. It would mean the bringing of from
15,000 to 25,000 people to Hammond to stay here for throe or four days and learn the advantages of the city and the region. No other meeting could
possibly bring so many people together. It is Hammond's one big chance The next convention will be held at Terre Haute. Bids for the 1911 convention, must be put in at this meeting. Evansville has already at a previous meeting put in a bid for the 1910 convention, and, according to the unwritten law, ought to be entitled to the 1911 encampment. If this program
is put through Hammond will stand a good chance of at least getting the 1912 convention. It has been the policy of the state encampment and the central body of the Women's Relif Corps to hold their meetings together at the same, time and the same place. With this program carried out in Hammond the number, of course, would be materially increased.
- JfsetUement between the striking employes of the Chicago Telephone Co. in" Hammond and the company's officials has not . yet been" reached, and
negotiations by the commutes' committee and the officials were resumed in Chicago today. ' - The committee of employes, composed of Thomas Lake, E. Cullenbach and H. L. Camp, former employes of
the Chicago Telephone company, as
linemen and members of the local un
ion of electrical workers No. 280, were
in conference with the telephone offi
cials yesterday, and at a meeting of the Electrical Workers' union No. 280 last evening reported the proceedings. In effect the company offered to take
back the employes under practically the
old conditions and submitted what it
proposed as the working agreement
between the company and its employes in Hammond. The agrement had this
advantage, in that it was in writing and in tangible form. In accordance
with its policy the company did not
deal with the committee as representatives of a union, as the Chicago Tele
phone company aims to maintain the
open shop principle, but the agreement submitted by the company yesterday did specify that an employes' committee shall be received at any time and
be given a hearing. t'ntonlMiu Not the Inane.
It is understood that the local union.
No. 280, is not seeking recognition so much from the company, as higher wages, and it is understood that the proposed agreement was rejected on
the wage scale proposition. On the oth
er hand, the company maintains that it is paying a uniform scale both in
Chicago and in the suburban territory.
This scale is not altered by the proposed agreement, but the union men
A thousand arguments and one fight resulted from the announcement yesterday that the city of East Chicago
I had annexed the cities of Hammond
and Whiting. To say that the action of the East Chicago council created a sensation is stating it. mildly. , There were all kinds of rumors afloat. One was that all of the democrats except the Becker crowd would be willing to agree to annexation providing John D. Smajley was appointed comptroller. This report Is, however, positively without foundation. It is known that there are a large 'number, of democrats who will aid the annexation movement in Hammond. These democrats are men who are big enough to eliminate petty political considerations in the interests of a bigger and better city. Practically all of the republicans are in favor of annexation. Opposition Tfntnral. This is due to the fact that there are
no political considerations to warp !
their better Judgment, and they are
J able to look at the proposition purely
as a business matter. The democratic opposition is natural. It will mean the elimination of two democratic mayors and the substitution of a single republican executive. That is the straw that breaks the democratic camel's back. But the fact that the people of Hammond are not very much concerned about the-prospects of being gobbled up is shown 'by the fact that nearly every one looks upon the humorous side of the matter. ; a . W. H. Gostlln told his friends . -yes-; tocjlthAt whd roed . letter addressed to "William H. :Gttin,' State-street-and Oakley atenue, East Chicago,. Ind. He said that he 'had always'
favored amalgamation,- but did not like
the idea of being carried -off by .East
Chicago In the night time.
So far the principal argument that
is advanced by those who oppose an- j
nexation is that East Chicago is heav
ily in debt. The average person is led to guess as to what Is meant by "heav
ily in debt."
So Debt a; IV o Resource. Those who favor annexation say that
Hammond may not be In debt, but that the city Is as po6r as a church mouse when it comes to scheduling its assets.
And so the arguments are advanced
pro and con, and the whole city seems
to be aroused over the matter. Those
who favor annexation are very much amused at the conniption fits that the opponents of annexation are having.
It is expected that there will be all
kinds of wild rumors afloat about this matter until the general - public come to understand Just what is being done.
The story of the annexation of the
cities of Hammond and Whiting by the
city or juast umcago nas Deen taken up by all of the papers over the state.
In every case the accounts are. manifestly fair and the move, even if it should be unavailing, will be the greatest advertisement for thethree cities that they could possibly have.
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; Burial of L. Laederach. The body of Louis Laederach, who die dearly yesterday nforning, will be
(taken to the Evangelical Frienden's
church tomorrow morning and services will be held there at 10 o'clock by the Rev. Well. Interment will take place at 1:30 in the afternoon at Oak Hill cemetery, , The deceased was 47 years lj. - ..'.-....,,.'.""-
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HAS TWO ALTERNATIVES Says If Hammond Does Not Want Amalgamation They Don't Have to Have It.
Eugene Noble Foss of Boston, eleced to congress on the tariff issue in a democratic landslide in the Fourteenth Massachusetts district, is' head of the B. F. Sturtevant company with branches in Philadelphia, Chicago, New Tork and London. He Is a brother of Congressman "George Edmund . Fobs. - In 1902 Mr. Foss was a candidate for the republican nomination for congress from the Eleventh district of Massachusetts on a 'platform of "Canadian
reciprocity, free iron, free coal and free hides." He won, but waa defeated at the polls, partly through , the growth of democratic sentiment In the district and partly through the hostility of some .opponents within his own party. He then began an educational campaign upon the subject of Canadian reciprocity which made his name and the issue known all over New England.
HSTER
PLAYING
BURIED UNDER PILE
OF BOIIES, DIES
Stanislaus Bolsowiak. an employee of the Hirsch-Stein company, who was fatally injured last Monday afternoon
when he was burled under a heap of bones which were saturated with sulphuric acid, died yesterday evening and the inquest was held this afternoon by Coroner Shanklin. As nearly as could be established before the testimony was presented to the coroner, Bolsowiak, who resided In West Hammond, was employed to shovel bones Jn the fertilizer department of the "HirschStein works. Instead of shoveling from the top he shoveled from the bottom, undermining the pile of bones. The pile began to slide from the top and covereij him. He was not only crushed and burned by the acid saturated bones, but he was also forced to breath the poison
ous fumes until he was extricated. Bolsowiak was married and leaves
a wife in the old country. The fu
neral has been arranged for tomorrow interment to take place in West Ham mond.
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DEEP GUE7
This time it was not unexpected.
tnank goodness. East Chicag-o s an
nexation of two cities was a surprise
but everybody was prepared to hear that Munster would begin annexation proceedings of the amalgamated cities as soon as the amalgamation is per
fected.
Secret inquiry was made yesterday
and today the question was put square
ly .up to the town attorney, LeGrand,
T. Meyer. "Yes, the possibilities have been dis
cussed," he answered in a tone of voice
decidedly enigmatical.
ADVERTISE .., AXD AGAIN VS- THE TIMES.
ADVERTISE
In answer to the argument that" amalgamation is all right but that the method the East Chicago city officials have adopted in bringing it about is wrong, Mayor Schlieker made the following statement today: "As a matter of economy in the administration of public affairs the citizens of East Chicago. Hammond and Whiting demand that their respective
cities be amalgamated. At the meeting of the Men's club in Hammond a few months ago there was practically unanimity of opinion iK favor lot amalgamation. "The only opposition to the proposition came from Mayor Becker and the other officeholders. East Chicago , Is and has been. In favor of amalgamation. That being the case, it-was ray duty as mayor to seek to bring about a con,--
summation that would be desirable not dnly to my; ow.n,pnstlttents. but to tho people of H6moiiiM veHj 1 - J V"TfnrThaa-bf e " kbietofcoant the support of Mayor Becker in bringing about amalgamation It could have been accomplished by the action ; of the city councils' of the respective cities. The Hammond city council would have met and authorized the 'holding r f an AlttfttnTl At vtllpfl A. VntA sin thk
t question, "Shall the cities of Hammond
and East Chicago be amalgamated.
would have been taken. The same pro
cedure would have been followed In
East Chicago. - .
"But Mayor Becker, In defiance of the
wishes of r the people of Hammond and considering only his polltoical Interests,
stated that he was unalterably opposed
out of the tub and received nearly all the contents on the body, sustaining frightful scalds. It was thought that
the burns would not prove fatal, bu
late yesterday- afternoon hope for. the
little boy's recovery was abandoned.
The funeral, arrangements .have .not
been made as yet. . The parents have
the sympathy of the entire community
in their bereavement.
FULTZ ESTATE SUES
FOR HEAVY DAKS rWBBBVJaaaB-
Crumpacker & Crumpacker
Bring Suit Against Contractor Lavene.
f,lA!IUFACTUREBS TO HOLD A MEETING
Attend Emmerling Funeral
Quite a large number of friends and
relatives of the late George Emmerling went to Crown Point this morning
from Hammond for the funeral. A sol
emn requiem mass was held at St
Mary's Catholic church, at Crown Poln , thi3 morning, this honor having been i
accorded Mr. Emmerling because of his untiring efforts and support of the congregation. The body was brought up from Kentland this morning, hehaving died there last Monday.
The first damage suit to be filed as a result of the accident which happened on the Tapper block last fall was filed in the Lake superior court this morning when Charles H. Friederichs, administrator of, the estate of Byron E. Fultz. brought suit to recover $10,000
damages from Matthew Lavene, the j mason contractor on the building. The suit was filed by Attorneys Crumpacker & Crumpacker. There were three paragraphs in the complaint, each of which recited the circumstances under which the accident is alleged to have occurred, and stated that it was due to the negligence of the contractor. The facts as set forth by the plaintiff are that the terra cotta on the top of the wall had not been properly braced and that the scaffolding upon which the workingmen stood was not properly constructed.
This indicates the lines along which the suit -for damages will be fought. The complaint is a very voluminous affair, and goes into the most minute details. .
Jf you are a Judge of quality try IVendor Cigar.-
THERE'S A CHAXCE THAT TOV OUGHT XOT TO POSTPONE THAT "SHOrPnC ATY LONGER. READ THE TIMES' ADS AXD SEE IF THI IS SOT SO.
Mayor Lawrence Becker Is
Invited to Speak to Association.
The Hammond Manufacturers' asso
ciation will hold a special meeting to
night for the purpose of hearing what
Mayor Lawrence Becker has to say
about the matter of annexation.
Mayor Becker will present the argu
ments from the standpoint of the ad
ministration's official family. No one
so far as could be learned, will be
present to present the arguments from
the standpoint of the annexationists.
The Hammond Manufacturers asso
ciation will listen to a lecture by May
or Becker on the evils of annexation
and after he has spoken they will pass
resolutions condemning the move that
has been made by- the mayor and coun cil of the city of East Chicago.
It is also understood that the program Includes the passage of a resolution advising the citizens of Hammond to sign a remonstrance against annexation. Only One Side to Cane. Secretary Thomas iof the Manufacturers' association said this afternoon that Mayor Becker had been specially invited to attend the meeting and discuss the matter in detail. "The members of the association will
lopk at the problem from the standpoint of its effect on the industriees of the city. If they decide that it would not be -to the interest of the manufacturers themselves they will oppose it."
Mr. Thomas was asked if there would be any one present to set forth the advantages of amalgamation. It was suggested to him that an organization of fair-minded men would probably want to hear both sides of the question dis
cussed before taking any action in the
CContlnced on pae Ove,
GARY & IIITERURBAII
READY 111 QUE WEEK
New Cars Will Stop on the
Corner of Hohman and -Sibley Streets Then. .
2 BLOCKS COST CO. $5,000
Cars Will Take Passengers In Two Weeks Right Into Heart , of Gary.
A week from today Gary & Interurban cars will stop on Hohman street and' a passenger may board a car at the bank corners In Hammond and land In front of the Gary hotel within forty minutes. To' complete the remaining two blocks from Oakley avenue to Hohman street costs the company in round figures $5,000 over and above the-cost that is generally incurred in building an interurban. The extra cost is- due to the crossings over the Nickel Plate, Erie and Monon railroads. - The interurban is preparing for its doubletrack system and Is "in stalling double crossings or twelve In all. There. will be a day or two of delay on the overhead construction, as there ,1s a shortage of wire. In the meantime the ground work continues, and the cement mixer was put to work this afternoon. When this is completed the ties ' will lay in a bed of cement, makingit a solid bed, needing little repair. and allowing a high rate of speed. No attempt has been made by the company to re-improve the pavement
which has- been-torn up, but In omitting this the company is acting under instructions from the board of public works, who soay that the entire Sibley street .w.iJi .be. repaved this .year
and that the company should then
matter. In reply he said that he did j make its improvements.
not know that there would be any one
I nresent to nresent the annexationists La Vendor Cigars are pronounced
ideas of the matter, I
exceptionally good by all smokers.