Hammond Times, Volume 6, Number 189, Hammond, Lake County, 31 January 1912 — Page 8
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THE TRIES. Wodnosdav, Jan- 31, 1 912.
Chicago's "Eight Handsomest Men" as Picked by Aid. "Bathousc" John Coughtin
NEW CAPTAIN
Members of the Millar volunteer fir department met at the town hall last night and elected Kd Johnson captain and Art Blank lieutenant as officers to
down the police raarshalship. Permanent officers were lected for the firemen's association as follows: C. A. Blank, president. Judge William Westergren, vice president; Carl dander, secretary-treasurer. Messrs. Westegren, .Westphal and Olander were "named as a committee to go before the town board to ask for a 1150 appropriation to "purchase,, axes, red shirts.
helmets, and a fire bell and a couple of
bugles. The Miller department is al
ready equipped with two cnemieai engines that formerly did service in Gary.
Members of the fire department other
than officers are as follows:
Emil Franem. Chas. A. Blank, Geo. Westphal, B. F. Ruckman, Wm. Keitaman, Louis Zellbor, A. M. Blank. Oscar Fra-aem, Alec Hutting. Geo. Ostranch, A. CJustapan, F. F. Olson, Wm. Westergren, John Fredricksort, Jr., Wm. Zelibor, Ed Johnson and C. Olander.,
PROGRAM ISSUED FOR Y.ffl.C.OEDICATI0ll Elaborate Exercises to Commemorate Notable Event in Gary's History-
Officers of the Gary Y. M. C. Atoday
issued the program for the dedication of the $300,000 borne which is to take place on next Sunday afternoon with appropriate, ceremonies at the Emerson
school and at the association building:.
Judge. Gary donor of the land and of
fIOO.000 towards the erection of the
buifding will -be unable to be present.
Her. William T. McElveen, Ph. D., a noted Congregationalist divine, will be the chief speaker of the day and Bishop John Hazen White will be one of the headliners. Capt. II. S. Norton of Gary will fill the post of master of cere
monies.
The program calls for the opening
exercises at the Emerson school audi
torium to be followed by farther ceremonies at 'the association building , in
West Fifth avenue. Those in attendance at the Emerson ceremonies will
march to the association building where . the finishing touches of the dedication
will take place. On Monday night an
'at home" reception is planned for. V The program:
At Exnoi School Auditorium 3 F. M. II. S. Norton, Master of Ceremonies. '. Overture Ward's Concert Ban&.s "America" Audience, standing. Invocation Rt. Rev. John Hazen White, Bishop of Michigan City. Selection Imperial Male Quartet. Dedicatory Address Rev. Wm. T. McElveen, Ph: D. "Blest Be The- Tie That Binds" Audience, standing; . Address-Willlam P. Gleason, Chairman of Board of Trustees. Address Arnold B. Keller, President of the Association. Selection Imperial Male Quartet.
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Excavating Work Started For Gary's latest ' ' Skyscraper.' ' H. K. ButterOeld, who- received the contract for' excavating for Ingw&ld Moe's five-story theater and office bulldintr, started his work "tdday. The structure Is to be built In the
east side of Broadway ; Just north of Fifth avenue. Construction work will be started Just as soon as the
permanent plans are finished. . The contract with the steel corporation, fellers of the land, stipulates that the building must be completed this year. When completed Gary will have the finest theater in northern Indiana. ' John Bordolo today let the eon tract to Ingwald Moe for the erection of a two-fiat residence to be built in Harrison street, between Sixth and Seventh avenues. The cost will be ,000. '
The audience is invited to march with
the officers to the Asociation building.
Th Opening cf the Doors PreSvlent
Keller. .
Selection Imperial Male Quartet.
Unveiling of Tablet Lawrence
McNamee. 1
Prayer of Dedication Rt. Rev.' John
Hazen White. ,
"Praise God From Whom All Bless
ings Flow". ' '
Benediction,
MARSHALL SAVES
DAVIS FROM DEATH (Continued from Pair S-
him at hard labor behind these grim walls the time might come when he would awake to the fact that he had
committed a heinous crime, and some
spark of the fire of remorse might eventually enkindle within his soul a
flame of true and serious repentance.
I am not advocating any maudlin senti-
mentln this matter. It is quite probable that the expression, 'hanging is Xt
good f jr him,71s applicable in this j . ' case. 1 believe it would be no punishment for him to walk to the scaffold, , him and he had murdered her for that and that he would go there nnrepent- j reason. ,' . . ... ant and. smiling defiance Into the face.iJ W. C. T. V, FILES PETITIOX. of his executioners. Labor would be The Lake County W. T. C. V. had punishment for him; he has admitted filed a petition with the Governor askthat it would, and has boasted tnat ing for a commutation of ('sentence on hanginir would be the quickest way the ground that capital punishment was out of it. I believe the case is one that ' not right A physician of Gary had the extreme penalty is 'life' instead of . written declaring to the Governor that death. 'j he had been a witness at the trial of "I therefore, recommend that the sen-the negro and that he (Davis) undouWtence of death be commuted to hard ediy was of unsound mind. The physl-
for the primaries has not been cnosin, but the Marlon County Judges say that something must be done immediately. It is believed that the law can be presented to the Supreme Court for interpretation by an Injunction suit. Such a suit could be the result of the Judg4J demanding that the election commit-
lot, and then some one bringing & suit
to enjoin the commissioners from doing
so. The injunction could be based on
i that section of the law which reads: ; "There shall be no election held at the general election in November, 1912, for the purpose of electing any of i, the
above named officers. The terms ot the Judges were extend-
! ed to Dec. 31. 1914. All would have : expired 'some time this year had there not been - the extension. The Judges argue that should the law be unconstitutional, and so proved after some 'one had rtin against the-mand been (elected and -they had not. run, they i could do nothing but step out. By ! presenting their names at the primaries land general election in November, they 'willj be able to fight any such attack. .They hope, however, to income war 'get a decision from the Supreme Court before the campaign gets more than
started. " .-
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labor In the Indiana State Prison for the period of his natural life.
"E. J. FOGARTT. " "Warden." HAS JTO FIIIESDS. The negro, it Is said, has no friends
who ever will ask clemency in his be
half. That was one of the reasons thai it seemed to the Governor that the proviso should be incorporated in the commutation. Allegations were made that the negro was so poor and friendless at the time of ls arrest for the crime that he had practically no defense. It is said he made no effort to reelst arrest after severing the head of a young colored girl at Gary. The girl, he told the police, had been untrue to
cian appealed to the Governor for clemency on th-e ground that it would be giving Davfli a "square d?3H."
Governor Marshall, in discussing hi3 action in Imposing the proviso on Davis, sentencing him to hard labor for life with no hope of further clemency, said that he took his authority from the 124th Indiana ttntes. HAS THE. RIGHT. "I think that under the principles of law laid down there, I have the right to impose that condition on the man," the Governor said. "It is not a subject to be reviewed by a following Governor I believe, for If I failed to commute his sentence now, there would be no negro for a following Governor to discuss. In
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my Judgment I've got the. right to do' this. I save this man's life and therefore I may Impose that condition Trpon him." The commutation was sent to Michigan City last night. Warden Fogarty refused to discus recommendations he made to the Governor in Davis's case, saying that that
matter must come from tne uovernor
himself.. ' Hewever. speaking of th?
negro who was sentenced to be execut
ed next Friday morning, the warden expressed the belief thai tne rnan was sane.
"He" has "riven us no trouble, said
the warden, "In fact he has been docile and good-natured ever since he arrived. While admitting- his crime, he never
tells of anything to Justify his action. His iar a low grade of intelligence." While the warden has made no public expression as to his attitude regarding capital punishment, it is known that he is opposed to the death penalty.
lrg and his testimony was not com-! pleted at noon. . Asked why he had re-; signed from the council he said "I'd been contemplating them kind of movements ever; tinee I was in the council," and the whole court smiled. He said that , he had put a string to his resignation for the reason that he thought he ought to have something to say about the selection of his successor in office, ' lie said he owed that to his constituents. ; . . '.; .
ARE YOIT READING THE "TIMES?
MAY SEEK RULING ON SUPERIOR COURT (Continued from Pag L)
Joseph Counties. Lake County, Laporte
and Porter Counties, Tippecanoe County. Allen County. Vanderburgh County, Vigo County, and Grant and Delaware Counties. ! . .,; ,3lay.Tet I.w. '. .'..-'--r. Plans. are being aiscuseed-for testing the-law before the primaries., The date
LOSES ANOTHER CHILD
Mr. and Mrs. Axel Myren, 3813 Ivy street, Indiana Harbor, today laid to rest their ten-months-old son. Jack Russell Myren, the fifth child they have lost out of a family of nine. The little one died - early yesterday morning from Intestinal trouble following an attack of grip.. The funeral took place at 10 o'clock today,-Rev. O. B. Rippetoe of the Methodist churcn officiating:. Interment was in Oak Hlllu-where two of Mr. and Mrs. Myren's other children are burled, - The parents have been the recipients of much pympathy . from irfends1 tAHk neighbors "lif'theif- jreaViJ. ment. '"".' --o.' . ' :" .
TVIN CITIES HEAR NEW REPORTS Continued from page one.)
similarly characterized, look like lovers' lane in a country village. In the meantime, however, Michigan avenue property owners are not getting exeited. Regardless of what-Is done to Alder street,-, they , point out "that
Michigan avenue' will never: lose. pres-"i
tige as one of the main, If not the main artery, through Indiana Harbor. Its pro?clmlty .to the lake and its long established! prestige as the business thor
oughfare of the Harbor Will count In
its favor. , If the . proposed hathlng
beaches are built this will be another
point , to Mlchiga navenue's advantage.
Let them Improve Alder street as. they
will," said one. propertyowner, "and it
will.be for the good of the. whole town.
without detracting' from -the merits of
Michigan avenue as a preferred busi
ness thoroughfare."-- . i The real estate market still holds its
own . in -activity, the . -buying being
steady and sane.- A crowd-of Whiting
men, headed by Frank Gavit, was over
to. the 'Harbor yesterday and purchased 32lots in Alder street at an 'average
price of from $500 to $600 each. There
is . a .live- demand-' all -' over town for lots, the demand being mostly right now for' property all the f way from
Euclid avenue to Alder; street.
Links Home and Office
- .'-.',-.'. :-. . . i . ' TPHERE are no lone, lonesome days for the ' housewife who has a telephone in her home. . If it is a family matter, she may talk to her husband at the office; if it is a social duty, she may call her friends and acquaintances. ; , v ' - " And more than this, her husband and her friends may call her whenever they wish. ,
The service costs but a few cents per day. .v, ;, Every Bell Telephone is a Long Distance Station CHICAGO TELEPHONE COMPANY
SARCASM REIGNS
t - AT THIS TRIAL
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f 1 The Gary Laired Go,
CONTROLS EVERY UNIMPROVED LOT IN THE HEART OF THE CITY OF GARY. This Company win pave every street in the First Subdivision. Sewers and water mains are now in every alley in the First Subdivision. The prices of lots in the First Subdivision include the cost of paved streets.
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to
Come
signed , by Castleman, while the state
expects to show that Castleman vgot hold of "the original resignation, wrote
out-another In which he included cer
tain qualifications, got Clerk Harry
Moose. to "stamp It' with .the filing
stamp and. then destroyeuM-he original
copy. - -
" Miss Carpenter, deputy city clerk in
Gary, . was put on the stand and gave much" testimony to indicate ' that the
resignation -r which Castleman no
claims1 was his Is not the original one.
Miss Carpenter made a stenographic
record of the proceedings of "the meet
ing and has her notes intact.
The case is developing Into a fierce fight between attorneys. Sarcasm of the' most "cutting kfnd ' is being' loosed every few. minutes. McCraeken's mention of Castleman's connection with the disgraceful proceedings which finally resulted in the election of Alderman Hess to the city council were excluded. Castleman and Attorney MAleer. on the other hand, seemed to have a very Interesting 'little episode Involving McCracken at the Dennison hotel in Indianapolis on their minds which they wanted the Jury to know. CasUeman vat. on the stand all morn-
the properties of the .Gary -Land Company, situated directly south of the Steel Plant and other subsidiary companies of the Corporation, will be the home ofthe merchant, banker, clerk and workmen. Compare the price of our Improved Lots with those south of the , Company's properties. A clear title to every lot.
Is this mot Reasoe Ehoiugh?
Why you should, purchase property for residential purposes in the First Subdivision? Beautifully sitf uated, high and dry, accessible to plants of the Steel v nnm-naTiV t.n animals and churches and the business
center of the city. - A few unsold lots in the First Subdivision ranging in price from $450 up. v