Hammond Times, Volume 4, Number 243, Hammond, Lake County, 13 April 1910 — Page 1

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VOL. IV., NO. 243.

HAMMOND, INDIANA, : WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1910.

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State Board of Education Watching Annexation Fight and Superintendents are Busy Already

A SHARP CONTEST Combined School Enumeration of Calumet Cities Awaited.

Wabash College Man Honored

TIMES Bl'REAV, AT STATE CAPITAL. Indianapolis, Ind., April 13. If

the consolidation scheme under way in Lake county to make Gary, Hammond, Whiting and East Chicago one city, one result will be a shake up in ths state board of education, with the big Lake county consolidated city supplying cne of the members. Th.e lucky man would be either C. H. McDanlel, superintendent 'of the Hammond schools. W. A. Wirt, superintendent of the Gary schools, John C. Hall, superintendent of the Whit

ing schools, or E .M. Canine, super-

intendent cf the East Chicago schools. Reports which have reach

ed the office of the State Superin-1

tendect of. Public Instruction, are to the effect that "a sharp contest is on

among the four-superintendents asto

which one fhalr hare .thft ..junior in the event the consolidation of the four cities gees through. ESt'MERATlOS BEGINS. , The school enumeration of the four cities named, which began this week under the direction of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, is expected to show the population of the four cities to be between 75,000 and 100,000. with enough school' children enumerated to insure the combined city

second place in the state in point of

population as well as in school

enumeration, a place long held by

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FOR APPELATE JUDGESHIP

TIMES' BREAU ' AT THE STATE CAPITAL. Indianapolis, Ind., April 13. At the

democratic meeting: here today talk

was started and a movement set on foot to induce J. G. Ibach of Hammond for the democratic nomination'' for appellate judge of Indiana. Mr. Ibach will

then be brought out in opposition " to

Judge Harry B. Tuthill of Michigan

City, the republican nominee.'

DECISION WORM

If lit AROUSED

A. F. Knotts of Hammond

While at Indianapolis Declared to Have Considered Running Against Judge

Crumpacker for Congress.

KNOTTS WOULD ACCEPT. .v (BULLETIN.) TIMES' BREAG AT THE STATE CAPITAL. Indianapolls.tnd., April 13. It developed here today that a plan is being laid tori the Tenth district democrats to nominate A. F. Knotts of Hammond, Insurgent republicandemocrat, fcr congress against Crumpacker. Knotts says if such nomination is Sbffered him without effort on his he will accept.

PROGRESSING RAPIDLY

Active Interest in Getting G. AR. Encampment to Hammond? Not So You Could Notice It; Still, You Can't Tell.

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TIME'S SICKLE GUTS

OFF J J. CHESTER

Lake County Pioneer Buried

Near Ainswcrth Yesterday Afternoon.

The.' Rev. ', John Washington Nicely,

pastor of Crerar Memorial Presbyterian church,, who: has-been chosen moderator

of .the Presbytery -of Chicago,-has lived

there for seven years. .. During that

time 500 new members were added to his congregation.

He was educated "at Princeton, 'Wa

bash college,' and McCormick Theologi

cal seminary. .' For nine years ,he was

professor of English, in the Syrian' Pro

testant -college," Beirut, Syria. -

WILL HOLD RESIDENCE

AID IMN, SON-IN-LAW

Decedent Was One - of Wealthiest

Fanners In Lake County.

(Special to The Times.) Hobart, Ind.. April 13. William Henry Chester, one of Lake county's pioneers and richest farmers was buried yesterday afternoon at Ainsworth near

which place he resided. Mr. Chester was born In Danville, Pa. in 1S34, and emigrated with his parents when but a little boy. Their, destination ' was Illinois, ' but in Ohio they were stranded temporarily for lack of funds. Two years later however Mr. Chester located in Lake county, and joined the ranks of the hardworking farmer. He learned how to take up opportunities and' this soon made him rich. At the time he died he was the owner of eleven hundred acres of land. Civil War Veteran. Mr. Chester was married three times, the first time in 1859. Three children were born of this marriage. None . of -.these children are now living. In 1896 ne was married again six children having been born of this marriage and five Df these are now living. Of the third marriage, three children were born and two of these are now living. In addition to his seven children, Mr. Chester

Is survived by his wife, twenty-one rrand children and two great grand children. V As a volunteer, Mr. Chester served in the Civil "War having been a member af the ' Ninth.-m. Cavalry Co. G. He rame to Lake county in-1847. Harvey Marchant and William. .Maxchant of Hammond are son-in-law and j;rand on of Mr. Cheater. ,.'- .

' John W. Dyer of Hammond, who has been appointed pension agent forIndiana by Senator Albert J. Beveridge, returned from Indianapolis, yesterday, he has entered- upon the duties of -his new office. - , Mr. Dyer will not give up his residence In Hammond, but "will live with his son. Victor Dyer, in their residence on South Hohman street. He will move his household belongings from his present residence and rent that place.

He will also make arrangements in

Indianapolis for the time he will spend

there. The friends of Mr. Dyer In this city will be pleased to know that he

will frequently return to this city and that he will not cease to be a resident of Hammnod as a result of his accept

ance of the Beveridge appointment.

It is expected that the Hammond Business Men's- Association will reach a decision at its meeting tomorrow night in the matter of the G. A. R.

state encampment for Hammond for

the year 1911 or 1912. The question

will ber.one of the biggest ones .that

the club has on its hands for tomorrow evening. ' ; ,

Thus far there has only been a pas-

1 va f n t e res t p o t , a C al 1 d 1 scou ragl n g to--thotte who - would -see the encampment here, but still not as. active as it

might be. It isthought, however, that

in the eevnt tne association aeciaes 10

pint its shoulder to the wheel and takes

the initiative that Hammond in gen

eral will be responsive, for the Busl

ness Men's Association is looked up to

as the logical leader in this matter. Must Deride at Once.

It will furthermore be Impressed

upon the association tomorrow evening that if there is any hesitancy and

doubt about the success of the encamp

ment in Hammond that the project

might as well be dropped for the pres

ent, for only the best enthusiasm will

win.

Inasmuch as the next encampment meets in May at Terre Haute it will be necessary for the Hammond Busi

ness Men's Association to decide at

once in case it can see any advantage

in bringing from twenty-five to thirty thousand people to this city for three

or four days.

' v Business Men Notified.

Notices have been sent owt today to the memebrs of the Hammond Business Men's association of the meeting that is to be held tomorrow night in Weis' hall. The meeting- is to be called to order at 8 o'clock, and it is doubtful if there will be a more important meeting held this -year. The proposition to change

- The work of remodeling the Lake superior court house is going forward rapidly, and the building has now assumed the form that it will take when completed, but there still remains the bulk of the work to be done. It is expected that it will take until the 1st of January before the building will be ready for occupancy. After the walls are erected and the roof is put on it will still -be necissary to practically tear out the entire inside of the building and re-arrange it. Then will come the finishing and furnishing, and it will be sure to be eight months before the building will be ready.

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TIMES' BtREAVt AT STATE CAPTAL.

Indianapolis, Iftd., April 13. Consid

erable interest was aroused here yesterday by the publication of the story

tnat there was aaiic of an insurgent

candidate for Congress being naminat-

ed by Republicans of the Tenth district to run against Congressman Crumpacker. The noyelty of he suggestion was what attracted attention, for none

of the local Republicans took much stock in the plan. No one was found that was willing, to say that the scheme

would accomplish anything or that it

was likely to go through. Those Republicans who were asked about it did not believe the plan, would amount to anything and they did not hesitate to

say that it was ill advised. Some of

GARY IY BE SUED SHORTLY

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Gary Clients of Hammond

Lawyers Want to Save the

City Salaries of Two 0f:

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ences Have Been Held.

Chances of Conference Between Two Mayors Are Not Promising Now.

RENEW FIGHT AGAINST GARY AiEXATIOfi

Hammond Gets Busy Second Set of Remon strances Today.

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The indications this morning were that.Hammond will remonstrate as vigorously against the Gary anexation as It did against the East Chicago proceedings. The petition blanks were circulated yesterday, but the real canvass did not begin until this morning. The force of canvassers is not as large as it was originally in the East Chicago remonstrance, but more petitions have been put into stationary places, such as bus

iness, houses ana-v factories. It was thought this morning that by end of this wek enough signatures will have

been received to warrant the filing of

the remonstrance.

Where lo Sicn.

The remonstrance may be signed in

Mayor A. G. Schlieker stated today that no conference had taken place between himself and Mayor T. E. Knotts of Gary and none would be likely to take place now. He said that Mayor Knotts talked as though he would like to confer with

him with the end In view of avoiding a court fight, but "that Mayor Knotts had broken numerous engagements with him and now he would not consent to a conference. Mayor Schlieker said further that he did not know that he cared to deal with

a man who would persistently break

engagements with him when he had in

timated that a conference would be de

sirable to him.

Schlieker says that there is no doubt that practically all of the people of East Chicago and Indiana will sign the

remonstrance against annexation by Gary. He said that no matter what the attitude of the people of Indiana Harbor might be regarding the desirability of continuing the relations with East Chicago they did not want to be annexed by Gary. There is too much public spirit in East Chicago to permit of its having the seat of government removed six miles away to the young city of Gary.

A number of Gary business men have been in conference with Attorheys Ross

& Lotz of Hurtmond relative to bring

ing a suit against the city of.Garyto recover the salaries of "certain officials

have beenap-

poihted' "without authority of the law. A number of conferences have been

held oyer the matter, but no decision has been reached as to whether or not

suit will be started. The action will be

a civil one if it is started, ana win De for the purpose of saving the city the salaries of these men and abolishing

the offices.

No intimation has been given by those connected with the case as to the motive for starting the action. It is

said, however, that the case will be dropped providing the city authorities

take steps now to abolish the offices. Tvro Heads Involved.

The offices of building commissioner and plumbing Inspector are two tehat

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FACTS ARE COUFIRiID Judge A. C. Mayo Declares That Law Violators Need Not Apply.

JFfrince Maximilian -JS&on 2u FiirslenbeFg. r j Prince Maximilian Egon eu -Fursten-bergvone of Germany's captaihs ;Of "In

dustry,. Is. said to have de.veldped into the ' principal' poWerl beJiidv, the throne," It being a matter of gpssip"in Berlin 'that' his' views ' carry more weight with the kaiser than those of the prime' minister. The prince is worth $100,000,000." He owns railroads, mines, department stores, and .'other large businesses," including the brewery from which comes the kaiser's - favorite brand of beer. The kaiser says Prince Maximilian is "more discreet than any other man in the empire." :

It is probable that the saloonkeeper's life in Gary will be anything but a bed of roses as a result of the unmistakable attitude of the city 'administration headed by Mayor Knotts and his cabinet. The mayor has determined to make the saloons respect the law. . His

Lcabinet members will be against the

undesirable element among the 100 saloonmen asking licenses at the next May term. The Indiana Anti-Salooa League will help. PESDiLl'M SWISGS BACK. The pendulum has swung backwards. During.Mayor Thomas E. Knotts first administration liberty became license and the Gary saloons were the most notorious in the whole state of Indiana. As a result Gary harbored so many criminals and developed so much crime that it received a great deal of undesirable advertising all over the country. The remonstrance against the saloons

J followed. Only. by tricjsery ;Ws the

Anti-Saloon league able to, secure the necessary signatures but under the law the remonstrance proved to be binding despite the claims of the attorneys for the saloonkeepers that they " could knock out the case in the courts.

ERA OF BLIND PIGS. Then followed the period of unlicens

ed saloons. The toleration of the blind

tiger in the face of the law was deplor-

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me name oi me association, w sciuibi ... , the G. A. It. encampment and to pro- any f th6 foUowln placeS: ' T Jr. ctrra

vide permanent quarters for the association will be taken up.

Hold Shoot Today. The police department held its regular monthly target practice in one of the old. buildings of the G. H. Hammond pfant this afternoon. During the summer months the department expects to hold its regular shoots at the lake front again.

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GRAND CONCERT. The K. O. T. M. band at Towle"s Thursday evening, 8:15 p. m., April 14. For the Christian church to identify the superiority of the band and stimulate the feeling' of pride that the band has fairly won amongst our citizens. "We lead and please, are here many years and some ta atay. C "TCY Whitneyi president; D. A. Pugh, director. ' -

Lion store.

Fire station No.

Police station. Fire station No. 3. Fire station No. 4. ' Plageman's barber shop. Simpson, barber shop. Krause's barber shop. Allen's barber shop. George Kussmaul's cigar store. Ostrowski's pharmacy. Aubrey's pharmacy. Keppert's pharmacy. Negele's pharmacy. "Wets' pharmacy. Kolb's pharmacy. Summers' pharmacy. Stauffer's pharmacy.

roVERU SUES PAPER FOR WAGES DUE HIM ( . -Lake County Democrat Em-

ployes Seek Restitution in Courts.

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SESTD IS YOtB TRIAL SUBSCRIPTION TO THE TIMES FOR A. MONTH.

E. F. McGovern has brought an action against the Lake County Democrat Publishing company to recover ?388 wages, which he claims is due. He has retained Attorney E. G. Sproat in the case. McGovern claims to have been the business manager of the paper. ( Alfred Jones, editor of the paper, has also brought an action 'against the company for $420, which he claims Is due In wages. The company will be sued and a judgment taken for the amount. This is believed to be the last chapter in the story of the attempt of the insurgent democrats- of Lake county to give public expression to iheir views.

JUDGE HOLDS DEFENDED JOT GUILIY Judge Barnett in City Court Declares Mrs. Weakly

Is Irresponsible. After hearing evidence that was decidedly conflicting in the Perkins-

Weakly assault and battery suit. City j Judge Fred Barnett found Mrs. B. F. I Weakly, who was the defendant In the case, not guilty. In arguing the case1 her attorney, Joseph Conroy, said that she was as innocent as a baby, and to this G. G. White, attorney for the plaintiff, argued that this was not a case in which the defendant was being tried for her sanity, although it could be inferred from her attorney's statement, that she was not entirely responsible. "I do not think Mrs. Weakly was responsible for her act," said Judge Barnett, "and w'hile ther may have been no direct evidence to this effect It Is proper for the court to take cognizance of a state of mind which seems apparent." The right to air a red carpet in a little court on the second floor of the Tapper building gave rise to the alleged altercation between the flat dwel

lers and resulted, according to Miss Adallne Perkins' testimony,' in it being picked up by Mrs. Weakly and hurled at her head.

CAIMIGN IS BEGUN IN EAST CHICAGO

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THERE IS AiWATS' A "BEST PLACE TO BUY. TBttBi Ji3 TELI.

Work Going on Nicely. The work on the new Tapper block

is now progressing very satisfactorily and a large number of men are em

ployed in all of the unfinished parts of the building. The work on the rooms of the University club, that are irst to be occupied, is nearing completion, and the members of the club are delighted with the prospect.

ASK THE PEOPLE WHO ADVERTISE IN THE TIMES WHETHER IT PAYS OR XOT. IE THEY SAT IT POKSXT, DOST ADYEKTISE.

(Special to The Times.)

East Chicago. April 13. Headed by

Mayor A. G. Schlieker, East Chicago this morning began Its campaign for signatures on the remonstrance against the annexation by Gary. . The work is to be carried on; systematically and the city has been accordingly divided so as to put a specified district under the supervision of one man who in turn has a number of canvassers under him. By this method the work of recapltualtlon "will be saved. Although it is confidently expected that the remonstrance against the Gary annexation will carry easily, the feeling of East Chicago as a neighbor of the steel city is still of the best.

It is thought that the work of securing he remonstrance can be com

pleted this week. DAMAGE WIS DISMISSED 1(1 COURT

The case of Luketich vs. the Republic

Iron & Steel company was dismissed in Judge Reiter's court yesterday afternoon after the court had Intimated that he would Issue per-emptory orders to the jury to render a verdict for thei defendant on . the evidence that had been introduce. ' This will give the plaintiff more time in which to prepare his case. The plaintiff is represented by Attorney J. M. Stinson. The dismissal of a case

which was expected to take two or three days ends the trial of jury cases this term.

Exception the hearing of divorce cases on Friday, and the possibility

that the court will hear a few. cases that may be- set bjr special arrangement there will be no court until next Wed

nesday, when the trial of court cases

will begin.

SAYS II IS POOR POLITICS

Gary's Mayor Bucks Marshall's Senatorial Plan and Baps the Governor.

Indianapolis, Ind., April 13. Mayor Thomas E. Knotts, of Gary, Ind., who is here for the banquet of the League of Democratic clubs tomorrow night is very outspoken against the plan to have the democratic state convention endorse a candidate for the United States senate. "I think this Is the poorest kind of politics," said Mr. Knotts, "and the democrats up our way are opposed to it. I think you will find very few democrats In the Tenth congressional district who favor the scheme, AVe have a number of good men who are of senatorial caliber and I do not believe it should be the business of the democratic convention to say who the candidate shall be." in speaking of presidential candidates Mr. Knotts said: "In our end of the state we can see but one candidate for" presi

dent in 1912 and that is Governor Jud-

son Harmon, of Ohio. We are for him and believe lia is the strongest man the

democrats can nominate."

AGED MAN VERY LOW. C. H. Frederichs Goes to Father's Bedside. Word was received from Crown Point today that Henry Friederlchs, the father of Charles Friederlchs of Hammond, Is no better. Mr. Friederlchs is still very low, and it is not believed that he can last very much, longer. Charles Friederlchs is spending a great de.al of his time in Crown Point and remains at the bedside of his father.

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