Hammond Times, Volume 4, Number 280, Hammond, Lake County, 27 May 1910 — Page 1

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THIS WEATHER. v - i VAIR TONIGHT AND PROBABLY SATURDAY, SHTFTTNO WENDa - EDITION yOlATVNO. 280. HAMMOND, INDIANA, FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1910. ONE CENT PER COPY; 1

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Supt. Frank F. Heighway Sends Out Word This Morning That Cheers the Hearts of a Number of Lake County Teachers. (Special to The Times. ) Crown Point, May 28. Eighteen Lake county school teachers, who took the teachers' examination last April nave been awarded state licenses, and word to this affect was received by Superintendent F. F. Heighway yester day as a result ot the April 30th ex aznlnation. In taking the examinations teachers may have their choice of having their papers examined either by the county superintendent or by the state super intendent. If examined by the state superintendent and the teacher is licensed he or she is entitled to teach anywnere in tne state, whereas a county license limits the field of the teacher to Lake county. Following are the names of the sue eeasful applicants for state licenses Jennie M. Martin. East Chicago. Laura Houk, Crown Point. A. M. Wilson. .Chicago, 111. Hattle Felton, Crown Point. J6sephlne Jewett, Hammond. Fay E. FoTson, Hebron. Ruby M. Aylesworth, Hebron. Mabel M. Wheeler, Hebron. Sadie Imes, Hammond, Helen O'Hara. Whiting. Annah Emery, Hammond. A. Bertha .Tull, Whiting. Mlldren Jansen, Griffith. Flora Kaske, Hammond. v Elsie Folsom, Hebron. J. T. Johnson, Hob art. Murray B,. Hayden, LowelL Elizabeth W. Miller, East Chicago. Of. the above Miss Miller and Miss THiil, ' rseox " a- thirty-six months license. WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH THE BUCKEYES? Ohio Furnishing More Worry for Police Than Any Other State. TENDER MORAL FIBRES THERE dome of Hammond's Classiest Citizens, However, Come From the Bueckeye State. The state of Ohio is furnishing more police subjects of late in Hammond than any other state outside of Indiana, and this, of course, cannot be taken into the counting. Those who are watching . the police records see some significance in this, but the opinion is divided as to the cause. The local sons of the Buckeye state defend the tate of their birth by saying that the Hoosler influences are demoralizing to the tender moral 'fibres in the Buckeye make-up, while those who would rattle the Ohio skeleton say that Ohio Is unloading its undesirable citizens onto the fair Hoosier state. The latter is a broad assertion and cannot stand when it Is remembered that some of Hammond' "classiest" citizens hail from the state whence come President Taft and Jim Jeffries. Two Fined Today. The aforesaid undesirable citizens are not a very bad lot. They will get a few too many under the belt and land In the police station. Few squads of drunks are brought in the city court, but what one oT two Buckeye are scattered among them. Pittsburg Is a regular contributor to the Indiana sinking fund, but Ohio, is in the lead . among the states not to mention Indiana. In the squad of five who were brought up before Judge Barnett In the city court this morning two were Ohio men. They were John Brunack, a printer, and L. H. Brown. Both were Inebriated, but Brunack added to the shame of his state by begging. Each one was fined $1 and costs, and both will have to go to the county jail. The other three who were fined were Jas. Thay of Buffalo, N. Y.;H. J. Bender of Hammond and G. Van Tllburg of Hammond. Another Meeting Saturday. A meeting or the stockholders of the Jones Dishwasher company -was held recently to take up some matters concerning the business of the concern. There was, however, nothing for publication, according to the officers of the company. Another meeting will!be held next Saturday at which the conference will be continued.

OIL ILL

HOT SHOT AT THAYER (Special to Thb Times.) It was expected that the oil well at Thayer would be shot yesterday and there were a number of Lake county people who went down to see the charge fired. There were also a large number of people from the surrounding country districts on hand to see whether the work of several months would bring forth fruit It was discovered, however, that the railroads refused to transport the quantity of nitro-glycerine that was needed to shoot the well and the event that thej whole countryside has been looking for was delayed. No Intimation was given as to when the well would be "shot" as It Is not known how long'it will take to transport the nitro-glycerine to the well. It Is said that there is every indication that a flowing well ha been discovered. CANDIDATE The name of M. Duffy of Fowler will go before the congressional convention at Hammond on the 8th of next month as a candidate for congress on the democratic ticket. The Benton county candidate is one of the largest stock raisers in Indiana and has engaged in this, his life work, in Benton, Newton and Tippecanoe counties. Dr. Duffy made his announcement last Wednesday and is the first avowed candidate In the field to oppose Congressman Crumpacker. If nominated Mr. Duffy will make his campaign on the platform for the repeal of. the present tariff law. , . The candidate is 54 years ljJJdJ T noted for his charities. MAYOR BECKER IS ONE OFTHE GUESTS Mayor Louis Gebhart Gives Fish Dinner and Hammond Man Is There. Mayor Becker of Hammond was one of twenty-three Indiana and- Illinois mayors who were the guests of Mayor Louis Gebhardt of Terre Haute yester day at a fish fry. Mayor Becker went from Indianapolis to Terre Haute, having finished his business before the state railroad commission relative to a new Monon depot for Hammond. Following .the parade in the after noon the visitors were taken in motor boats up the Wabash river to the site of old Fort Harrison, where a fish fry was prepared. Grand Army delegates also were guests at the fish fry. The Grand Army men were so pleased with the place they immediately framed a resolution looking to the purchase of the site for a national park. Fort Har,risoiiiwaa built in 1811 by General Wm. Henry Harrison. The visiting mayors were: John W. McCarty, .Washington; John Moeller, Mount Vernon; H. M. Ferguson, Clinton; T. J. Trogdon, Paris, 111.; T. W. O'Conner, Montlcello; G. W. Hubbard, Urbana, 111.; Samuel Lewis Shank, Indianapolis; E. O. Rodgers, Lebanon. Ind.; N. S. Martz. Tipton, Ind.; A. J. Frisz, Brazil; E. E. Hoover, Sullivan; J. G. Burris, Montpelier; S. E. Kercheval, Rockport; Charles E. Heilman, Evansvllle; J. T. Felch, Mattoon, 111.; Lawrence Becker, Hammond; W. G. Oliver, Franklin; George R. Durgan, Lafayette; C. H.-. Hastings, Martinsville; James D. McDowell, Vincennes; Fred Miller, Michigan City; J. Collins, Greenvastle. POLICEMAN MIXED UP 111 fliOLIIi DIVORCE 'New Developments Are Expected to Be Brought Out in Trial. A Hammond policeman Is mixed up in the Mindlin divorce case, according to reports, and it is said that in one of the many letters which Charles Stewart wrote to Elsie Mindlin, he seemed to be somewhat worried for fear the policeman would beat his time. A uniformed Romeo seems bound to be one of - the sensations of the Mindlin divorce case when it finally comes to trial. It is understood that there are other sensations that are likely to 'be sprung at the trial in which the threat of gun play was one.

M. DUFFY TO BE NEW

SPAIJISH WAR VETS.

AREJfERY AHGRY Blame the Women's Relief Corps for Leaving Them off Memorial Program. SAME ACTION TAKEN LAST YEAR Officers of Local Camp Express Their Opinion of Hammond. W. R. C. The following letter has been recelved at this office: "The Spanish-American war veterans will not take part In the Memorial day program as announced in the local papers a few days ago. This point was definitely decided at a meeting of the Hammond camp of the Spanish war veterans held last night. The same action was taken by the loca camp last year. The best of feeling exists be tween the members of the G. A. R. and the Spanish war veterans. It is the effort of the local Women Relief corps to dictate and control in Memorial day affairs, which is. resented by the Spanish war veterans and, according to their story by many of the local G. A. R. men as well. "The Spanish war veterans were not consulted In the arrangement of the Memorial day program ts they claim is' their right. . "Important offices in the parade, not filled by G. A. R. men, were assigned to persons with no military service to their and consequently, in the opinion of the Spanish war veterans, not qualified to command in a Memorial day parade. This they claim is the result of the efTort on the part of the W. R. C. "A meeting, open to all veterans of the Spanish-American war, Philippine insurrection and the China relief expedition, soldiers and salVors, will be held Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock, in the council chamber, at the city hall. All veterans of said wars and also of the civil war will be welcome.; "CARL VERMETTE, "Commander, U. S. tV. V. "EDW, SCHOTTLER, "Vice Commander." JESSE OVERSTREET DIES THIS M0RI1G (Special to Thz Times.) Indianapolis ,May 27. Former Congressman Jesse Overstreet died this morning. He had been ill for several months. Mr. Overstreet was one of the best republican congressmen that the state ever had and was a favorite in Washington. TUCKER CREATES STIR AT HARBOR (Special to The Times.) Indiana Harbor. May 27. "The Pure Food Man '11 get you, ef you donA watch out." This is the slogan amongst grocers and butchers in Indiana Harbor right now, and all of the men engaged In the business. are looking up the laws carefully regarding the conduct of their business. The reason of the little flurry was the appearance in Indiana Harbor a day or two ago of Frank Tucker ot Peru, food inspector for the state. He has departed, leaving In his wake a train of convictions, which cost no man who came beneath the inspector's ban, less than $19. Most of the penalties were imposed for selling oleo for butter and the cases came up in Judge George Reiland's court. The National Packing company was fined however, for shipping calves Into Indiana Har bor unwrapped. There were eight of the calves, and as they were sent over as a nexhibit. Judge Reiland's court presented more the appearance of a slaughter house than a court of Justice for the time being. N. A. Constable, the local agent for the packing company, came over and paid the fine, which amounted to $20, and the calves were not confiscated but were allowed to be delivered to their several des tinations by the American Express company in wnose care they were shipped. The merchants aected by the pure food man's visit were Frany A. Pekowlk, Pennsylvania avenue; Paulson Tea Co., Michigan avenue; Steenberg Bros., Guthrie street, and J. H. Mc Auley, Michigan avenue. All these were fined 1 19. Postpone Till September. Although the Lake County Medical society should have1 held another meet ing some time in the month of May this meeting will very likely be omitted this year. According to former custom, there have been no meetings In the months of June, July and August and consequently there will be no meeting of the Dental society until next September. It may be, however, that a little picnic may be arranged for some day this summer. THE TTMES CATf GET VOC A. QfRIa

NOTICE.

The editorial page of The Time today will be found on page 12. ffifflML OBSERVED Woman's Belief Corps Disclaims Any Responsibility for Ignoring the SpanishAmerican War Vetera&is on Decoration Day. Memorial day in Hammond next Monday will be a day of quiet and rest "both in the business district and in many of the industrial Institutions. All the banks and big stores will be cloed for the das, while the postoffice will be open only until 10 o'clock. There will be one delivery of mail and thi3 will be in the, forenoon. Most of the factories, such as the W. B. Conkev company, the Simplex, the O. K. Champion and others. - There will be no shut down In the Standard Steel Car Works, however. With favorable weather, Hammond will undoubtedly marshal a big' parade which will form in front of the courthouse at 1 o'clock. Hundreds of school children are expected to be in. line and to carry flags, which will be distributed by the management of the Chicago business college. There will be music and a few-short speeches, but the greater part of the afternoon will be devotedj to the decoration of graves and the carrying out of the decoration day ritual. Hitch A men Organizations. A statement to The Times today from George Vermett and Edward Schottler, officers of the. Spanish War Veterans' camp of Hammonav&vienjees -a-hitch, af least 'ffnthe pariTbf Spanish war veterans if not on the part of the other organizations, who, will take part In the parade and Memorial day exercises. The Spanish War Veterans' camp, while disclaiming any m feeling toward the G. A. R. veterans, express dissatis faction because of the place allotted it in the parade and exercises and lays the blame for this at the feet of the local Woman's Relief Corps, and that consequently the camp will not partici pate in the Memorial day exercises as outlined in the program printed several days ago. Dr. Mary Jackson, president of the local Relief Corps, when asked about the W. R. C.'s part in making up the program said: No Fault of W. R. C. "The W. R. C. had nothing to do with the making up of the program or parade this year. In fact, since the remodeling of the courthouse when we lost our quarters we have held no. meeting. "The work and the place that has been assigned us was given us by the committee of the G. . R. post and we expect to fill it. But aside from that the W. R. C. is the one body along with the G. A. R. that has made Decoration day what it is. It was under the W. R. C's auspices that Decoration day was inaugurated and held up and the pice that we have we expect to hold. It should be made clear to the Spanish war veterans, however, that It was none of our doing this year to assign them a place. As I understand it, this is the Decoration day for the soldiers of the civil war, first, last and all the time, and the Spanish war veterans are recognized in its celebration just like any other civic or military body." ELKS HAVE FINE WORK LAI NIGHT Ell Elkdom of Hammond was rejoicing today because of the splendid initiation of thirteen candidates yesterday afternoon and evening. The initiation is counted among the most successful In the local lodge's history. Two big spreads, one at 6 o'clock and another at midnight, marked the day's doings. The thirteen candidates were James Hackett, Joseph F. Murphy, J. F. O'Malley, John J. Boyle, Hoard Ross, John Walsh, Harry Kennedy, George P. Stevens, Walter Halfman, Ernest A. Schillo, Earl Chetney. all of Hammond and Elliott De Land and E. A. Girard ofj Whiting. Mr. Boyle was Initiated on the eve of his departure for Ecuador, where he has large mining interests. Meets in June. The East Side Improvement association will not meet again until the first Friday in June. There Is no business that requires immediate attention and the next meeting will be the regular monthly meeting.

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GREAT INTEREST IS MANIFESTED 111 MEET

Not in Many Years Has Result of Big Meet Been So Uncertain. FOUR TEAMS ARE PICKED Any One of Them May Win the School Championship of Lake" County. . WALLACE WATSON OUT OF THE MEET (Special to The Times.) Hobart, Ind.. May 27. Wallace AVation, the star sprinter and hurdler of the Hobart hlcrh school, contemplates not KOln& to enter In the county athletic meet at Crown Point next Saturday on account of his treatment by the high school faculty. This takes some stock out of Hobart chances for winning: the meet, although Hobart will have a strong- track team. Not in years has there been so much interest manifested in the Lake county high school track and field meet as there Is in the contest that will be held In Crown Poln. tomorrow. Heretofore It has been a foregone conclusion that Hammond would win the meet. It was simply a question among the other schools as to which team. would get second. Tomorrow there are four high school teams which have a chance to win the meet and the element: of luck will be a big factor in deciding the contest. The teams, any one of which - may carry away the honors tomorrow, are (Continued on Page EVght.) AHL60RN COHPASTV . JIjCeEn8ES;iIDJ3n Local Concern Now Capitalized at $65,000 at - Indianapolis. TIMES' BUREAU AT THE STATE CAPITAL. Indianapolis, Ind., May The William Ahlbom Construction company of Hammond filed notice of increase in capital stock fro m$50,000 to $65,000. William Ahlborn is the chairman of the board of stockholders. William Ahlborn recently ordered a big ten-ton tandem roller, and has also purchased a large number of mules and an asphalt plant so that the increase in the capital stock was necessary to cover these Improvements. The William Ahlborn Co. is now one of the best equipped construction companies in this part of the state. PREPARE FOR CROWD OF YOUTHS Preparations are now being made for the entertainment of one of the largest crowds that even went through the Indiana Steel company mills at Gary, when the' local Industry becomes the host to the sons of the Chicago Chamber of Commerce. The boys will arrive on the steamship Theodore Roosevelt, leaving Its docks at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning and arriving in Gary shortly before noon. The boat is expected to carry about 600 boys. The question of getting the boys to Gary is not nearly so serious as that of getting them around the mills after they arrive. The company, however, will make arrangements to have a tsring of flat cars equipped with improvised seats for their convenience, on which they will be transported from one srop to another. They will be given all afternoon to see the plant, after which they will again return to Chicago by water. The purpose of bringing the young men to Gary is the educational value in showing them the great mechanical contrivances in the local industry. A large number of these young men are taking engineering courses in the various schools and colleges In the vicinity of Chicago and hope to secure much practical knowledge. Auto Club to Meet. Attorney J. G. Ibach, representing the Hammond Automobile club, is today sending away the articles of incorporation. It 'is expected that as soon as they are. returned the club will hold a meeting and make arrangements for the summer's activities.- -

core in HEW ROLE

LAST NIGHT The comet was visible again last night. It was more beautiful than ever on account of the fact that the moon did not rise until late in the evening. The tail of the comet, which could hardly be discerned a few nights ago, was plainly visible last night. It was a magnificent sight and was seen by hundreds of people in the various cities of the Calumet region. . Last night people stood in groups on the street corners and watched the comet for hours. It was a signs never to be forgotten. It is expected that if the weather is fine tonight the comet will be more brillian than ever. However, it is rapidly moving away from the earth and soon will not be visible to the naked eye. MEN UNIT There is still a lively interest being taken in franchise matters. The business men'are deeply in earnest in their desire to have as many good franchises passed as possio'e. A number of busi ness men submitted to interviews today. John X. Bcckman 'Tvthink the most important franchise raeasKj.was the one which the council passe at its meeting the other night granting "he Hammond, Whiting & East Chicago line the right to make its Harvey extenesion. I am in favor of the passage of all worthy franchise measures." Charles Frlederk n's "I am told that there are some jokers in some of the franchises that have come up for consideration. .. One, of the aldermen, told me that t hetrelir--t)f tmed-r ""Hie franchises that was submitted-to. him was not identical with the original.- I am" in - favor of all honest franchise measures." mm nev ROOFING C0MII1 Hammond Concern Will Locate With the Gary Construction Company. A new roofing company has been formed which is to be known as the Calumet Roofing Company. The firm consists of William Yoder and W. J. Young, both of Hammond. The company will solicit patronage over the entire Calumet region. It will have headquarters in Gary where the building activity is the greatest. The company will be located with the Gary Construction Company and .the . Gary Supply Company on Broad way just south of the Michigan Central tracks. William Yoder is a practical roofing man and W. J. Young is supplying the capital. HEW POSTOFFICE RULE Fine for Writing on Packages Sent Through Mails Raised to $100. The government has fixed the maximum fine for placing writing in packages sent through the mails at $100. Heretofore, there was a penalty of $10 for any one who commited the offense. Then it was only necessary to hunt out the offender, and if he acknowledged his mistake, make him pay $10. Then the postoffice inspector could attend to that. But now the fine has been raised from $10 to $100 and has become a statue. In case of an offense under the law, it is now necessary to bring the offender up before the court and the case is heard. If he is found guilty, the judge may .impose a fine as great as $100 and not less than $10. Packages are Included in all third and fourth-class mail. Scouts the Idea. John Glennon of Hotel Majestic, has received a number of inquiries from hotel men who would like to buy him out, but he says that in nearly every case they have only $500 to $1,000 to Invest in the business. He says that there are very few hotel men who have money enough to take over a proposition of this kind. Glennon scouts the Idea of a new hotel In Hammond, and says that it would not begin to pay an interest on the in"vestmentr - -

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FLOATER

FOUID AT HARBOR

Whose Is the Corpse Found Near the Lake Shore Elevator Pace Downward in the Sand, Near Indiana Harbor, Yesterday. (Special to The Times.) ' Indiana Harbor, Ind., May 27. While looking for drift wood with -which to build a bonfire, Charles Malmberger and Anton Nelson yesterday came upon ' the body of a man lying face downward In the sand. - The point at which the body was discovered was opposite the Lake Shore elevator,-and the absence of anything on the man's person whereby to Identify him, leads the police to suspect that he is a suicide. The body had evidently been in the wafer for about three months. Halmberger and Nelson are fisher men, who for the past few years have have lived in one of the huts at what Is known as "Fisherman's Camp," Indiana Harbor. As soon as they found the body, which was half , burled ' in (Continued on Pae Eight.) MOTOR BOAT CLUB POSTPONES OPENING Season's Initial Day Will v Be Made a Most Memcrable One. ' 4 .- ' . Cold Weather And Desire For Com fort of Feminine Motorists Cause For Postponement. The season's opening day for the Hammond Motor Boat club has been postponed from next Sunday to June 12th. This was'decided upon at the meeting last night,, the action having been taken to forestall any unfavorable weather. The opening day is to be a memorable event' in the club's annals and preparations, are now in progress for the same. All the boats will be spic and span and the engines nl shape to give their utmost power. Each member of the club is to have a party of friends whom he is to take along on a little trip up or down th erlver. The probabilities are that there will be a little trip up or down the river. The probabilities are that there will be a big basket dinner, but the pretty club house at Hammond is to be the principal rendezvous. Here those of the party who do not-care lo go on the river may enjoy themselves at either indoor or outdoor games. Xo attempt will be made to hold any races on this day. The courses will lie toward Lake Michigan on the eastern course and toward the forks on the western course. . For the Ladles Comfort. It was with much regret that the club postponed its opening day, but the club members had the comfoYt of their ladies at heart for that day, and while the members themselves feel hardened toward the chilly wiiyls, they did not feel warranted to subject the ladies to any May weather. The probabilities are that the local club will have as many as twenty boats on the water on that day-r and invitations have been sent to the neighboring clubs. By the time the opening day arrives Henry Lindner of West Hammond i hopes to have his new power boat . In the water. William Gordon is also negotiating to have his new twenty-flve-foot power boat in the water for the opening day. In the meantime, however, the various members of the club are enjoying rare sport on the riverin their water crafts. The weather Is still a little cold tm make the rides much of a pleasure trip, the chilly winds are offset by the ardor and enthusiasm of the skippers. West Ends Go to Hub. West Hammond will be greatly decreased in -population for at least one day, which is next Sunday, after the 11:50 Erie leaves for the county seat. The West Ends will oppose the Crown Point team at the latter's diamond and the crowd of .West Hammond fans and rooters that will pack the train for the county capital is , expected to be the largest visiting aggregation tht ever accompanied a team to the Point. The West Ends are a strong aggregation, and when the two teams come together on the diamond something like a real battle will be visible. ADVERTISE AXD AGAIN IS TUB TIMES. AOTVRTISI