Hammond Times, Volume 6, Number 267, Hammond, Lake County, 1 May 1912 — Page 5
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IN TUB
SUPERIOR and CIRCUIT
COURTS
LAKE COUNTY COURTS AT A GLANCE
LA KB iUITCniOR. COURT, ROOM NO. a Jnase Virgil 8. Rtltcr. V . 'aformatlonw The "court's term ends this week. The court will take up the cases printed below today. On Thursday the court will rule on the special findings of fact in the case of Weston vs. the Mutual. He will also rule on the motion for a n wtrlal In Pollga vs. Chicago & Erie. -On 'divorce matter will come up Friday. Next week will be vacation week. Can on Call. 8401 Elsery v Topjna. 8480 Ernest v Rudiuckl. S431 Indiana Brewing Assn. vs. Rudiuckl.
7611 Miller Brewing Co. vs. Jambuslc. 8098 U. S. Radiator Co. v Maloney. T291 Mlnas v Mason. 7306 Homer v Elsler. 7807 Homer v Elsler. 7345 Huettner v Heskl. 7846 Buse v Heskl. 7&0S Carrlgan v Williams. LAKE JUPKMOH COI.RT, ROOM KO. 3 Ju&m Laxrreaee Becker. v ' ' Cut on Call. Thursday. April IS. 1912 6987 Weldy v C & E. 7203 Raczkowskl v Standard Forging. 722? Block v Eisenhutt.
7259 Excelsior Die & M &c v Erlebach. I
7298 Jaglowskl v 111. Steel Co. 7429 Seeburg Piano v Oleska. 7445 Brown v 111. Car & Mfg. Co. , Information. The court will continue on his settings of civil Jury cases. Vacation next week. LAKE SUPERIOR COURT, ROOM NO. t Judge Jeaaaaea Kopelke, At Hammond. Caae on Trial. SS06 National Cash Register Co. v Marcovich. Case has gone to the Jury. Caaea on Call. Second Wednesday. May 1 69S5 Cigar v C.. L S. & S. B. Ry. Co.. 7033 Jacobson v Klelnman. Second Thursday, May 2 7057 Buske, admx., v Northern Indi- - ana G. & E. Co. 7101 Spoerner v C. I. & I Ry. Co. LAKE CIRCUIT COURT. At Crown Point. Jury cases, second Wednesday, May 1. 8571 Ughy, Mrs. J., v Cain Construction Co. et al.
8805 Adamczyk, Ludwika, v Max Mlckel et al. LAKE-PORTKR C1RCIUT COURT, Judge W. C. SleMaaan. At Valparaiso. Court In session.
ten minutes from the tap of the gong.
The acts as a rule Is productive of much
laughter as bruin throws one after another of the town athletes to the mat.
The Zara-Camen troupe will offer a
hoop rolling exhibition which is
claimed to be of more than usual merit.
Pierce & Mazle have a singing and
talking act that is said to be worth
while. A clever pair of colored entertainers are Wiley & Rogers, who complete the bill.
New pictures will be shown.
, Cash Register Suit.
The jury in the case of the National
Cash Register company vs. Marcovich now has the case and a verdict is ex
pected this afternoon. The ease is in which Wolf Marcovich tought a
tional cash register and then canceled his. order when the agent of another
company sold him another machine.
The company Is attempting to force Marcovich to pay for the machine that
was sold to him to teach him that con
tracts must be respected. The case has
been hard fought all the way through.
The case was tried before Judge Jo
hannes Kopelke.
HID PEOPLE
HAVE fYES OPENED
Special Assessments on For
syth Ave. Frontage Astonishes Bargain Hunters.
Stung! Wow, how those Hammond
people who bought Forsythe avenue
frontage in East Chicago were sutng.
They thought they had an easy thing.
It is said that so many of them
bought Forsythe avenue property that
the street Is actually owned In Ham
mond.
A few days ago the East Chicago Co.
Well Known Men Testify.
The remonstrance of the Tolleston
Gun club against the sidewalk assess
ment on Broadway, which amounts to
over 127.000, is still occupying the at-1 sent out statements of the amounts
due for special assessments, interest.
etc. To the amazement of the Ham
mond residents it was $50 a lot.
A number of well known Hammond
people have from 75 to 150 feet of
frontage. They were hit amidships when they read their notices. It was
almost unbelievable. Ten dollars a
running foot for sidewalk and pave
tention of Lake superior court No. 1.
The remonstrators have submitted their case and the defense is now In
troducing testimony. A number of well
known Gary real estate men. Including Captain II. S. Norton, have been called
to testify in the case.
Verdict for Marcovich.
The jury In the case of the National I ments
Cash Register company vs. Wolf Mar-1 South Hohman street. In Hammond.
covleh returned a verdict for the de-the best street the city has, a street fendant. Attorney W. J. McAleer rep- that is paved with asphalt macadam
resented the defendant and Attorneys J did not cost that much. The assessment Hembroff and Glazebrook the plaintiff. I on Forsythe harks back to the days
The plaintiff will ask for a new trial.
Gets Habeas Writ.
Attorney Herman E. Granger, representingSteven Club, secured a writ of hahcaa " Y r 1 1 a f mm Ttid T aurranca
tji- v,i t ..,., n. . I of East Chicago before the pavement Becker this morning against Thomas I, , , . ' . Ml ,,, . , r. . lis paid for and then It will have to be
wnen grafting politicians made a clean-up on every Improvement that
went In.
It Is estimated that Hammond in
vestors will have to pay in the neighborhood of 120,000 into the treasury
Grant, the sheriff of Lake county
In the complaint it is alleged that the
plaintiff Is restrained from his liberty,
that there is no charge or Indictment against him and that the plaintiff does not know why he is held. It Is related
that he has been in jail since Jan 9 and that In that time there has been a regular session of, the grand Jury, which body did not, so far as can be ascertained, return an indictment against the
plaintiff.
HAMMOND GRAMMAR VB.B. LEAGUE The Grammar schools base ball
leagues of the Hammond schools play
ed off the second schedule Saturday cores were again games were much previous Saturday, fayette still leads
section of their
morning. Large the rule, but the closer than the Lincoln and Lathe Minor division
ed Lincoln to pile up a score,
R'.verside and Irving met on the
Gostlin street grounds and Riverside
came out a winner 30 to 22. Free hit
ting and many errors were responsible I evett on their deal
tor tne large score
Wallace failed to appear for their
game .wla Lafayette -.and, lt,w;a for
letted to Lafayette 9 to 0.
The major league opened their
schedule with a game between Wash
ington and Irving. Irving winning 12
to 8. This was the best game of the
with two wins and no defeats. Irving school, in the major division by dafeatlng Washington take the lead in their division. Lincoln and Washington clashed at Harrison Park and Lincoln was turned out the winner 15 to 10. Both teams played good ball, but Washington made more errors and this allow-
The Rev. Jenkln Lloyd Jones, one of
Chicago's leading humanitarians, upon
the solicitation of Miss Virgina Brooks,
presdent of the Hammond Settlement
ay and both teams showed insider-1 House, has consented to come to Ham
ble base ball ability. Washington 1 mond on Sunday evening, May 19, to
led up to the eighth inning 8 to 2, butmake a public address for the benefit of
in the eighth Inning Irving started to the Settlement House.
hit and this coupled with errors be- His address will be given at the First hind Miller the Washington pitcher. Methodist church, and an effort will be alowed Irving to score 10 "runs in the made to make his appearance here the
eighth and ninth inning. I occasion of a union meeting of all the
The battery work of both teams was I churches and all the people who are ln-
remarkably good for school boys, and I terested in the progress of the Settle-
barring errors both teams showed ud I ment House.
rO?cVEt Ri;f Known
roraua
in fine form.
The standings are as follows: Minor League
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Lafayette
Lincoln
Riverside
WE LOAN MONEY ON rnrmitnra, Plaaoa, Flxtnrea, Horaaa and Vehicle. And tha property is left In your possession. You can make your payments weekly or monthly, as best suits your convenience. Sixty cents is the weekly Sayment on a 125.00 loan for fty weeks. Other amounts In proportion.
Transaction CoaadratlaL.
Strictly
Inquiry costs loan, no charge.
nothing. No
We will send our agent to your home to explain our plana. If you will telephone to ua or fill out blank below.
Name Street and No. Town
Our agent is in Hammond, Indiana Harbor and East Chicago every Tuesday.
Indiana Loan Co, Corner Fifth and Broadway, 114 Gary Bldjr. Phone 322. Gary, Indiana. Open evenings.
replaced with another.
The property has a great future but
the people of Hammond think it simply outrageous that they have to pay such enormous assesments. Had the
improvements been made honestly it is believed that they ought not to have cost more than $30 a lot for each installment.
The wisdom of the East Chicago
company in putting the property on the market is apparent and Hammond people now Understand why It is that
the East Chicago Co. after a career of 20 years in one of the best localities In the region is not able to pay a dividend and will no more than break
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Major League-
Irving
W. L. Pet. .2 0 1.000 .2 0 l.OuO .1 0 1.000 .0 1 .000 .0 1 .000 .0 1 .000 w. l. ret. .1 0 1.000 .0 1 .000 .0 0 .000
The noted speaker will undoubtedly
have a grand message to deliver to the Hammond people on this occasion, and the SettlementHouse association is to be congratulated on his coming. He is only one of a number of noted people
who are to come to this city under the
auspices of the association.
Lafayette
Saturday's games: Minor League:
Wallace vs. Irving at Harrison Park
Lafayette vs. Washington at Gost
lin street.
Riverside vs. Lincoln at Morris Park.
Major League: '
Irving vs. Lafayette at Hammond A
A.
iTwo Get First.
Two candidates are scheduled to re
ceive the first degree in the Blue lodge on Friday night.
The Commandery holds a regular
meeting on Monday night, at which
time the red cross degree is to be con
ferred on one candidate.
Wire Thieves Busy.
For the first time In some months
wire thieves got busy in East Chicago
last night and stole in the neighbor
NEW ORPHEUM
SHOW TOMORROW
The current bill at the Orpheum the
atre closes with two performances this
evening. Starting with the usual "spoon" matinee for women there will be the customary mid-week change of
program manifested.
At least two of the acts are more or less out of the ordinary.' One is that wherein a wrestling bear is the principal performer and the other consists of a new and unique hoop rolling exhibition. The ursine Gotch agrees, through his manager, to throw any human being, catch-as-catch-can, within a period of
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hood of 3,000 feet of copper wire belonging to the Chicago Telephone company. The wire was taken some time
yesterday or last night from near the Bufflngton cement works and is valued
at $50. The Hammond police wera no
tified and are In hope that some of it
may be located In this vicinity.
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was "provided from the undivided surplus of Dec 31, 1911,"... Earnings and net earnings as reported today compare with 923,105,115 and
919,978,521, respectively, for the quarter Immediately preceding, and with 923,519,203 and $20,001,817 for the first quarter of 1911. Curb Financial Exhibit. The meeting was lately attended and unusually prolonged. . It was rumored some of the directors favored a reduction of the common dividend because of the showing, but this was denied. Neither Chairman . Gary nor corporation would amplify the financial exhibit. The statement is based on a scale of prices for finished products much below that now prevailing, and covers part of a period when the various subsidiaries of the corporation were
working far below capacity. .
South Siders to Meet.
There -w-111 be a regular meeting of
the members of the South Side Improve
ment association at the "Wallace school building tonight at which there will be an election of officers.
In view of the fact that there are
many important matters to be attended
to the annual election will have especial significance. The past administra
tion of the affairs of this organization
has been efficient and t s believed that
the South Side Improvement association is one of the most active in the city.
Opens Grocery.
V. K. Fenton today opened a neigh
borhood grocery, corner Sibley and Wood streets, having bought out the business formerly conducted by Mrs. Emma Hoist. The store has been renovated and an effort will be made by the
new proprietor to cater to the wants of his customers.
Another Market.
E. M. Lauerman, successor to Henry Roennau, today opened a general store and market at 839 Calumet avenue. Mr. Lauerman has been In the grocery business for manyyears and assures his patrons of first class service.
Another Explosion. Residents of Hammond, Whiting, East Chicago and Indiana Harbor were again awakened early this morning and other shocks were felt about 7:30 o'clock as the result of dumping molten slag in the lake at Indiana Harbor. The Jar which was felt in the above named cities resembles an earthquake to some extent, and again caused the breaking of a number of windows in Indiana Harbor.
gram arranged for Chicago this year occupied the attention of officials of the Aero Club of Illinois yesterday. Upon the success of these negotiations depends to a considerable extent the probable success of the aviation events
of the year.
Secretary C. W. French of the Aero
Club of America sent a message that Lincoln, Neb., had put up 'the necessary 910,000 to become a control or stopping place - for aeroplanes in the great American grand circuit aeroplane race planned for September. The Wright situation Is being worked out in New York. Already an agreement has been made by the Wrights that they will not Interfere with the world's championship Gordon Bennett race, provided no admission is charged. A meeting will be held tomorrow at the clubrooms in the Auditorium hotel, at which a decision Is expected in the selection of a site for the Gordon Bennett race, which must take place over a course fit for an automobile race, aroand a "track" of 3.1 miles.
Sentiment appeared yesterday
vor the Clearing site, fourteen from the Auditorium, on the
Trunk railway lines, where dry ground would furnish a course of the required ; size with greatest dimension east and , west, or parallel with prevailing winds,
a desiraoie xactor in me nign speed event. .
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GARY MAKES NEW BUILDING RECORD During the month of April work on new buildings to the value of $185,000 was started in Gary. This Includes all districts of the city. It is expected that the May record will even exceed this.
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on subsidiary companies bonds, together with interest on outstanding subsidiary bonds, amounted to only $17,826,973. After making the usual allowance for depreciation and other regular fixed charges, including the sinking fund, net earnings were reduced to $12,108,415. Dividend Balance Reduced. A further deduction of $5,741,849. representing Interest for the quarter on the. outstanding issues, reduced the balance applicable to dividends to $6,366,566. Inasmuch as $12,658,700 was necessary to meet dividend requirements on the preferred common shares, a deficit of $6,292,134 was created. In the language of the official statement, this
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STEEL EARNIN
FALL OFF
New York, May 1. The United States Steel corporation failed to earn its dividends on the preferred and common shares for the first three months of this year by more than $6, 000,000. This was. disclosed yesterday at the regular quarterly meeting of
the directors.
Earnings, after charging lnterc
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