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New-York tribune., 1906-04-16

p wpoid breed In no other place Then some persons
s,uoleo the mosquito declared that the insect
sacl--o a Slakeled from its breeding place Others
i@n Ihey did travel great distances Both
Sareiui observation were we able tn i1d that fbe
III ,i was the only breed which travelled
,-.,oerilate throughout the winter an nseo+ eo-rn
me ne soillcltans' hibernate only in the 600 md
% es nnusl nave water to develon into lsrvan
~ me system Of drainage which we bsyo co,TS
pleled from South Beach 10 MidIa,'1 r5t r51art com,
:ue nov continuing at Howands Hoot 4, LII, az
cubate. w soiieitshs 10 in
DIG EGGS FROM DRY MARSH LAND
There are no mosquitoes in Staten Island =. .A,.
~ SS' ~ can take the eggs from the drv eartb
an z lar OF water for twelve davs can mem
larve OF the 'soicitans ' Pioouee the
Dr. Doty said that the 'sollIcita,s., .,.e, ,
apout so per cent OF the mosquitoes found sI
the Atlantic Coast The work Of extarr,i,,a+ -
he said, should be carried out under rnuntcinai
successful results. 'Hi anu
the ditching or drainng here and there" he
sdio, is left 10 the will OF Individual ovvnars 80
ssit water swamp land the work of extern1ination
VIII end only in failure
NETWORK OF SMALL DITCHEs
The draining of the swamp lands in the Midland
ana South Beach districts is accomplished by a
network Of small bitches, three feet deep by e.gh
Teen inches wide These drain into four main
enannels, which have outlet into the bay at
since the system begun that heavy teams and
grass mowers can safely travel over any mart M
E EnSt was once a dangerous marsh "A street has
oeen put through the centre Of the marsh lands
afld The sections will he divided Iro into lots
Df- Doty s nsht against the mosquito on Staten
isiano and his practical dempastration that the
New-York tribune., 1906-04-16

would be adjourned until some time in May or
June.
The defence of DR.. ,Cropsey," he said. "is not
yet prepared AS have been given under
that the trial will be postponed for several
weeks at least, l am not going to Batavia Tues
day
New-York tribune., 1906-04-16
NETWORK OF SMALL DITCHEs


opoved the charges and members of the them
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-22
ENGINEERS MUST SLOW UP.
Whiting Council to Enforce Ordinances
Regulating Speed ut Certain
Crossings.

The railroad companies We're noti-
fed several months ago that they
would have to lessen their speed when
going over the 119th street crossing.
For a short time they observed the
notice, but 1t was soon forgotten and
trains which do not make Whiting a
regular stopping place go through there
at a rate of sixty miles an hour.
AS there is much travelling over that
thoroughfare 1t Is very hazardous, es-
pecially to little children who attend
the parochial school in Center street,
who are obliged to use this crossing.
Recently several accidents have been
narrowly averted, so the council has
taken up the matter again and will in
form the companies once more that
they must reduce their speed te II
miles per hour at this point.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-22
Clayton Plow Works Makes
Inquiries Regarding Pros
poets for a Site.
NOW OF MINNEAPOLIS
In Order To Be Nearer Base of
Supplies the Firm Proposes
to Migrate.

Representatives of John Clayton
Plow works have been inquiring as TO
the prospects for locating in Hammond.
They had a plant in Winnepeg, Can,
but are now located at Minneapolis,
MINI. A heavy fire loss left them
without the necessary capital to carry
on the business properly and they de-
sired to come south nearer the supply
of coal, iron and steel all of which en-
ter into their products.
1t is their intention to organize a
stock company and erect a modern up
to-date plant. Mr.. Clayton owns a
great many patents in this line of man
ufacture, besides patterns. tools and
special machinery and states that he
has a market already established
The products will comprise a full line
of plows of various kinds with special
devices which cannot be procured in
any other plow. There is always a
demand for good plows A few days
ago the Moline Plow works sent full
train of % cars Of plows through here
over the Wabash railroad.
AS Hammond could accommodate a
plow factory very nicely. it behooves
some of the local capitalists to investi-
gate this as it will cost but little to
make the necessary inquiries.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-22
BALLOU AS COMPOSER.
Orchestra Director Is Author of Com
position Which Has Been Accept
ed by Lyon ~ HeaIy.

Ashley NJ. Ballou, whose orchestra
music is very popular in this city and
who has frequently played at fashion
able dances here. has composed an
instrumental piece that IS making a
decided hit.
The composition was originally
known as You" but when Lyon &.
Healy decided to publish it, it was sug-
gested that there were several other
"Yous" on the list and Professor Bal
lou changed the name to Roses"
An idea OF the high class of this
piece OF music may be had when It is
known that it has been selected by
Lyon & Healy as the best compost
tion of the month and is one of a series
Of twelve notable compositions that
appear once a month during the year
Lillian Russell is said to have prac-
ticed on the piece for several hours
and then exclaimed: L think I love
to play Roses best OF ALL"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-22
POLICE
ASKED TO AID
Chief Rimbach Requested
to Keep Lookout for
Possible Murderer.

An inquiry has been received by the
local police regarding a man who was
said to be on his way to this city after
reckIessly running down a 10-year-o
boy by the name Walter Kupka and
them carrying him away in his wagon
to avoid the possible consequences.
Kupka whose home it at SS45 Com
mercial avenue, is said to have been
run over by an unknown driver, ac-
cording to the story of Hannah Bloom
encranz who told the police that on
last Thursday she saw the accident.
Mrs. Bloomencranz said the wagon
stopped, the driver left his seat and
picking up the boy placed him in the
wagon and drove rapidly in the direc-
tion of Hammond.
Kupka has been missing since Thurs
day and yesterday the police sent out
general search order for the boy.
In spite of the most strenuous efforts
put forth by Lieutenant Smith and the
detectives of South Chicago. absolutely
no trace of the missing boy has been
found.
description of the boy and the
wagon was then sent to Hammond
and the police are working on the
theory that the driver finding the boy
was seriously injured and might die,
took immediate steps to conceal the
body in order that no evidence against
him should be found. A girl living
near the scene of the accident saw 1t
and her story was conveyed to the
! police.
Il am satisfied that the boy was eth
er dead when he was picked up or died
shortly after he was placed in the
wagon" said Lieutenant Smith. THE
driver probably feared that he might
be accused of murder, and at once took
steps to conceal the body
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-22
~~~~~~%~~~>~~~>~I I
ELECTRIC LINE NOW ON PAPER.
Blue Prints of Proposed Electric Line
Ready and on File at Rensselaer,.

G. W. In1eld. promoter of the cleo
trio railway from Lafayette to Ham
mond was in Hebron last Friday in the
interest of the road. He had with him
the blue prints showing grade levels
from the beginning to the terminal The
plan shows in outline the different sta
tions and the final plans giving every
item of data obtainabIe will be ready
by Jan. l, and the proposition will then
be ready to be submitted to capitalists
with a view of getting down to the
matter Of constructing the line.
Mr. Infeld called upon the finance
committee here who have been secur-
ing funds to hlep defray the expense
of the survey. etc. through Hebron
and Boone township and seemed well
pleased with the support received here.
If there is anything further to be done
in the soliciting OF funds. now is the
time it should be done. Whatever
Hebron and Boone township does, will
have TO be determined within a few
days. as the plans are now ready to
be submitted to the printer. Mr.. In
field believes he can interest those with
capital, and that work will be begun
in short time on the construction OF
the road.-Hebron News.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-22
Commissioners Admit State
Is Powerless in Terre
Haute Embargo.
PLACE THE BLAME
McAdams in Statement Bitterly Ar
raigns Indiana Southern, Which
He Says Is Responsible.
Especial to Lake County Times). !.


Indianapolis Ind. Dee. 22.-In a re-
markable statement made today by
Charles v. McAdams. member of the
railroad commission, the commissioner
charged the Southern Indiana with be-
ing solely responsible for the Big Four
Southern Indiana imbroglio and embar-
go at Terre Haute. At the same time Mr.
McAdams said that the present sit
uation showed the Southern to be more
powerful than the state of Indiana.
This statement was made today, after
the commission had received definite
word from the officials OF the Southern
Indiana that they would take no steps
to relieve the Terre Haute situation.
The members of the railroad COM
mission wish the responsibility for the
outrageous situation at Terre Haute
placed where 1t belongs" said Mr.. Nc
Adams The responsibility rests on
the officials of the Southern Indiana
Railway company and no one else;
theirs is the blame for the coal short
age in northern Indiana; theirs is the
responsibility for broken contracts on
responsibility for whatever Industrial
depression and financial loss may re-
suit from their failure to deliver coal
to the many Big Four points. Let
there be no doubt as to who are the
responsible parties"
Continuing. Commissioner McAdams
spoke of the inability of the railroad
commission to correct this situation
under the existing laws. The COM
mission has exhausted every effort in
its power to bring the Southern In
diana to a reasonable position" he
continued. Attorney General Miller
and his Office force have, within recent
days, put aside other business that
was pressing in that Office and tried
/ to help the commission find a way to
compel the Southern Indiana. Every
means we know OF has been exhausted
1t only remains for US to admit that
under the present laws the railroad
! commission and the legal department
| of the state can do nothing to protect
| the Industrial interests Of the people
of the state at times 1t only remains
| for US to admit that under existing
laws the Southern Indiana railroad. g
private corporation, Is more powerful
than the state of Indiana in it's full
strength. Such as situation is intoler-
able"
The direct charge is that the South
ern Indiana is to blame for the pres
ent trouble, but it seems that ever
though the E and T. H. had consented
to remove the embargo on the Big
Four, the Southern still refused.
The statement that Commissioner
Adams gave out today resulted from
a message from the officials of the
Southern at Chicago, to the effect tha'
nothing would be done, and that the
Southern continued in it's refusal t
remove its embargo against the Big
Four On the same mail delivery wa.
letter from the United Fourth Weir
Coal company of Linton, saying tha
the company. has new-on its books or
ders for 1857 cars OF coal for delivery
via the Big Four, notone car of which
will the Southern turn over to the Biz
Four.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-22
TEN PER CENT. RAISE PROMISED
Announcement Comes as Christmas
Present to Illinois Steel Plant
Employees.

Thirteen thousand employees OF the
Illinois Steel company were made happy
yesterday by the announcement that
Santa Claus was to bring them a 10 per
cent increase in wages. The venerable
gentleman from the frozen North will
arrive few days late for the increase
will date from Jan. /, but as he will
carry approximately s1.00O.0O0 with
him. the steel workers are satisfied to
watt
The announcement Of the increase in
wages was posted in the mills at South
Chicago yesterday. The same advance
applies TO the plants OF the company
located on the North Side and at Joliet
and Milwaukee, and will porbably be
extended to all the plants of the United
States Steel corporation, of which the
Illinois Steel company is a subsidiary
concern. This was intimated In the Of
fees Of the Illinois Steel company yes
terday although no definite information
could be obtained.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-22
FACES vExING PROBLEM.
Gary school Bss7rd Discusses the
Question of Locating and
Erecting buildings
Especial to Lake County Times). !.

Gary, Ind. Dec 22-The board Of
education held its regular meeting
yesterday afternoon. Most Of the
time was taken Up with a discussion
OF and planning for locations for the
school buildings that Gary will need.
The topic is one Of such magnitude
that 1t VIII no doubt occupy a large
portion OF the boards time for a long
while The problem is entirely difrer-
ent from that which the ordinary
board has to deal with in a town or
city where 1t can figure on a steady
growth and can follow on conventional
lines and plans. Here the growth is
exceedingly rapid and the planning
must be done largely before the
growth, SO as to be able to cope with
the situation after the growth begins.
No one can safely forecast where the
population viii be at first. nor can it
be definitely stated just which way the
growth viii go. which makes the
question all the more perplexing. The
location therefore of school buildings
enters into the question with as much
Importance as the number Of struc-
lures themselves.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-22
DEPOSED JANITOR
GIVES HIS SIDE
Four Girls Whose Enmity
He Gained, Blamed For
His Downfall.

"Fondness for children and certain
girls prevarication in their homes
and to their teachers have placed me
in the trouble that I am in which end
ed with my resignation yesterday"
That was the statement made by G.
G. Wood, the deposed janitor of the
Lincoln school this morning. Mr.
Woods resignation" had been widely
discussed last evening and today, and
it is possible that had he made a per-
sonal canvass he would have found
more sympathizers than he expected.
Speaking of the affair this morn
morning. Mr.. Wood said Teachers
and pupils alike in the Lincoln school
were my friends, with the exception of
four girls. The significant thing
about these four girls is that I have
repeatedly forbidden them to enter the
janitor's room in the basement, and
because of this they bore hard feelings
against me and tried to revenge them
selves IN the way they did. If I had
wanted to kiss any child 1 could have
done so hundreds Of times, and while
I like children I never felt at liberty
to kiss any of them. They used to,
however. gather around and play with
me as though I was one of them More
than once they have playfully rifled
my pockets and taken out my watch.
"Of course, 1 realize what the odds
are against a man who is faced by
four school children"
Mr. Wood said that he first became
aware of the trouble about a week
ago and that he then decided to re-
sign, but that Supt. Mcdaniel advised
him yesterday afternoon that it would
be advisable for him to resign before
formal charges We're made against
him The homogeneous part of the
whole transaction is that Superintend-
ent Mcdaniel permitted the resigna-
/ ton and at the same time offered a
recommendation to the deposed jani-
I tor.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-22
INJURED WABASH FIREMAN
MAKING GOOD PROGRESS
George Mason Whose Skull Was
Crushed BY Loose Board, Said To Be
Doing NiceIy-Taken Unawares.

Hammond people who have been In
terested in the recovery of George Ma
son, the wabash fireman who was In
jured at Cerro Gordo last Tuesday
night learned today that he is making
progress. Mason, it win be remem-
bered, married Miss Lewis. daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Lewis OF this city
The accident which befell Mason is
a peculiar one. He was seated on the
box in the cab OF the engine looking out
Of the window. A running board on a
passing freight train. which was hang
ing loose and which was not noticed
by Mason, struck his skull and crushed
it as though 1t were paper.
Mason is well known over his whole
division and his accident has caused
general regret among all the railroad
men who knew him. Mr.. and Mrs.
Mason have three-months-old baby.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-22
1000 EXTRA
MEN NEEDED
Standard Steel Will Use
5000 Instead of 5000
Employees.
PURCHASES MORE land
Problem Of Helps Transportation
Now Confronts the Promoters
of Project.

1t now develops that the Standard
Steel Car company expects to employ
5000 men in it's Hammond plant In
stead of 5000 as was originally an
nounced, and every day seems to make
the new industry loom up larger than
before
The plans are gradually taking shape
as the foundations rise out Of the
ground and it is becoming apparent
even to the ordinary observer that
the plant is to be an enormous one
President Hansen has patented
process for casting car wheels and 1t
is now known that a plant for their
manufacture will be built In this city.
Yesterday 1t was reported that addi-
tional land had been purchased north
Of the Nickel Plate tracks and west
OF Forsyth avenue for the site of the
car wheel foundry, but the officials
of the company deny this and say that
they have enough for all ordin-
ary purposes.
The problem of transporting the In
creasingly large number of employees
of the Steel Car company Is becoming
a serious one and something will have
to be done at once or the construction
Of the enormous plant southeast of
the city. Will be seriously delayed.
AS II is every available bus" Is be-
ing pressed into service to take the
officials to and from the site OF the
new lDdgstry and at that the accom-
modations are far from being what
they should
1t is a long cold ride from town to
that part Of the site where the work
is now being done and saying moth
ing of the inconveniences, the waste
of valuable time is considerable
The officials of the new concern have
shown their capacity for doing things
by the great amount of work that has
already been accomplished IN the face
of prediction by pessimists that 1t
would be a year after the deal was
closed before ground would be brok-
en- and the actual building of the plant
would begin.
Every one connected with the enter
prise belIevhi that it is now up to
Hammond to do its part and provide
means to take the men to and from
their work.
The employees at Gibson have a
special train that runs to and from
the Gibson yards and the Michigan
Central depot three times a day. and
It is expected that a like service to
accommodate Standard Steel employees
will be begun on the Nickel Plate
railroad in the near future. A depot
is to be built along the right of way
of this railroad at a point near For
syth avenue before the winter is over
and during the period of construction
this will be one of the busiest places
in the vicinity of the plant
But even with the advantage of three
trains a day on the Nickel Plate rail-
road. the problem of transportation
viii be far from solved. and the city
fathers will have to take some means
of providing transportation for the
thousands who will want to go back
and forth in a month or so.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-22
NEW DEPOT
FOR HAMMOND
Council Grants Franchise
Whereby M. G. Is to Earn
City's Favors.
IN RETURN FOR TRACK
Station Will Cost $4,000 and Be
Built Like That at Dowagiac,
Michigan.

Hammond is to have a new Michigan
ance granting the Michigan Central
railroad the right to lay three addi-
tional tracks for which the company
agrees to give the city ar up to date
depot was passed last evening and is
only awaiting the mayors signature,
which may be attached today. The
ordinance was passed last evening at
special meeting OF the council. Az
ter it's reading by the clerk the mayor
asked If there was motion for it's
adoption. There seemed to be hest
fancy among the council members. un-
til finally Alderman at large John
Kane made the motion that It be ac-
cepted. This motion was seconded by
Alderman-at-Iarge Eastwood
The passenger station is to cost
$4,000 and IT Is to be constructed
along plans that were used in the
Dowagiac depot in Michigan. The site
for the Hammond station has not been
definitely decided on, although the un-
derstanding is that 1t Will be put up
near the corner Of Oakley and Plum
mer avenues.
The ordinance granting the Stand-
ard Steel Car company permission to
lay four railroad tracks over Columbia
avenue was also passed last evening.
An ordinance appropriating s205.77
for the payment Of the present half
years salaries of the city officers was
passed. The $4,000 loan ordinance
was also passed.
After the council had adjourned the
aldermen seated themselves for another
semi-offcial chat upon the introduce
tion of the water meter system. The
gist of the discussion. which was led
by Mayor Becker and Harry Eastwood,
was whether 1t would pay the city at
the present time to saddle this addi-
tional expense upon 1t. Mayor Becker
is strongly in favor Of the PROPOSE
tion and gave convincing arguments
why the system should be introduced.
One Of the points he made was that
with the introduction OF the system
each consumer would pay for tho
amount of water he actually used, in
stead Of paying according to building
frontage. Furthermore, the new sys-
tenn would tend TO restrict the prodi-
gals who are now using far more than
they are entitled to use.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-22
MRS. WALTER SUCCUMBS TO A
COMPLICATION OF DISORDERS
Death Occurs After An Illness of Sew
eraI Weeks-DrOpzy Is Succeeded ny
Acute Asthma and Bronchitis.

Mrs. John Walter. 244 Oakley av-
enue. died at a. m. o'clock yesterday
surrounded by her immediate family.
Mrs. Walter was confined to her bed
for many weeks suffering with dropsy.
In addition to this acute asthma and
bronchitis set In.
The deceased leaves a husband and
three children, they being one son, John
Walter, jr., and two daughters, Mrs.
Ernest Lokotske and Miss Katie
Walter, who is known to many Ham
mond people as the chief operator in
the local telephone office.
Mrs. Walter will be buried tomor-
row afternoon. Services will be
held at the late home at 1 o'clock.
after which the remains will be taken
to st. Paurs Lutheran church in Clinton
street and from there to Concordia
cemetery.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-22
ONE OF THE OLDEST PIONEERS
IN THE COUNTY PASSES AWAY
Mrs. Wellington A. Clark, Aged SS and
sixty-three Years Married, Dies at
Her Home in Crown Point from Old
Age.
Especial to Lake County Times) /.

Crown Point. Ind. Dec. 22.-Mrs.
Wellington A Clark, aged SIS, one of
the Oldest pioneers in Lake county.
died yesterday at a. m. at her home
in Crown Point. after a short illness
caused, it is said, from old age. She
is survived by her husband, who is
now 90 years old.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark are among the
earliest of the pioneers OF Lake county
and were the first couple to be married
in the county. Several weeks ago
they celebrated their sixty third wed
ding anniversary and were easily the
oldest married couple in the county
The funeral arrangements have not
Yet been made.