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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-09-24
Indiana Bureau of Statistics
Gets Out Tables Relat-
ing to Industry.
IMPROVEMENT is GENERAL
Reports Deal With Number of Mines
Output, Labor, Wages and
Other Details,

Indianapolis, Ind, Sept. 24-Special
Agent Bonner, working for Joseph H.
Stubs, chief of the Indiana bureau of
statistics, has just finished his COM
pilation of the mining industry of the
state. As this work has been Bon
ner's particular business, it is thought
to be substantially accurate.
The report is in the form of a COM
parison between the year ending De-
cember 81, 1905 and the year ending
December 81, 1904. and shows a gen
eral increase along all ines, with some
few exceptions. The number of mines
In operation has increased to 2O2; the
number of miners from II 7,2O3 to 49,
S11; tons mined from 9,S57,94O to TO-
996,l70; salaries paid office men from
S5o1,354.S3 to $635,1So.92, though the
number employed in the offices de-
creased from 367 to 313 The wages
of inside miners decreased from So
4S5.577.65 to $6,S44. 4.099.e2. The average
number of days in operation decreased
from 165 to $50.
The number of miners in each of the
counties for 1904 and 1905 respective
ly, follows: Clay, 2,2s9 and 2,34S; Da-
viess, 264 and 290; Fountain, 3S2 and
124; Gibson. 1o2 and 1e4; Greene. 1888
and 1879; Knox. 249 and 40; Parke.
CSC and 1887; Perry % and 81; Pike,
716 and $50; Sullivan, S,0s3 and 1855:
Vanderburg. 297 and ASS; vermiIlion.
2,576 and 1873: vigo. 2,544 and 3,222.
and Warrick. 430 and sos
The coal tonnage produced for the
same two years, respectively, is as
follows: Clay, 904,375 and S9O,6s0; Da-
viess, 1850 and s5.ss3; Foun-
tain, 70,717 and 66. 7o9; Gibson
1892 and 1O4.549; Greene, 2.255,692
and 2.243.54S; Knox, 129,332 and 232.-
291; Parke, S96.202 and 7Is,4I1: Perry.
1875 and 1895; Pike, 35e.453 and
3Ss. $50; Sullivan. 1,541,65s and 2,262.
42s; Vanderburg, 229.O25 and 297, ,S24;
Vermillion, 1,192.453 and 1.444.247:
vigo, 1.6ss.10o and 1.s6S.465, and War
rick. s7s,O75 and 373.414
/ The mines are divided among the
fourteen counties for the two years
as follows. the first figure being that
for 1904 and the second for 1905: Clav
36 and 81; Dayiess, 8 and s.: Fountain
/ , and 2; Gibson, and 8: Greene. :
and %; Knox, 6 and s: Parke, Il and
IT; Perry, and /; Pike, and Ii.
Sullivan % and 81. yanderburg, and
4 5; vermillion, IL and IA; vigo, q and
rs; Warrick. 10 and s.
The report contains, also, figures
comparing the years 1895 and 1905. as
follows:
Year. 1895. No. mines. 1o7: No. min
ers. s.2o3! tons, 4.2o2,os4; wages. 81
l1s6.SsS.5
Year 1905. No. mines. 2o2: No. min
ers. 1851. tons. Io.sss.17os wages, So
sT7.zos.7s.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-09-24
HAMMOND GETS LAKE COUNTY
SUNDAY SCHOOL INSTITUTE
One Day Session to be Held In Pres
byterian Church Next Friday-This
County without Organization.


Lake county, the only county I'm
northern Indiana without a Sunday
school organization, is to have a sun
day school institute which is to be
held in the Presbyterian church in
Hammond on Friday, Sept. 2S.
The day will be divided into three
sessions, the first one to be held at
$50 in the forenoon and the second
at 1:30 in the afternoon and the last
one at 1880 in the evening Every
body is invited to attend these meet
ings which will be conducted by the
Rev. E. w. Halpenny of indianapolis,
and Rev. C. w. Merritt. d. D., of Ia
coma, Wash, international Sunday
school field worker.
The sessions promise to be bright,
brief and brotherly.
The subjects for discussion by Rev
E. w. Halpenny will be selected from
What are the advantages of an asso-
ciation?" Digging for bait" From
II to 16 in the Sunday school" Con
Quoting the session" Sunday school
grading" ''Honors as rewards in sun
day schooR' Conversational Evan
gelism."
The subjects to be discussed by DR.
w. c. Merritt will be selected from
The Sunday school teachers vision
Decision day. preparation for obser-
vance" "The Wigg1y Giggly Junior
The Wise intermediate-his otherwise
treatment" The Sunday school or
ganized to win"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-09-24
GOVERNORS SPEECH DECLARED
TO BE SPELL-BINDER.
Interest Centers ut Upton Where Han
ley is Booked to Speak.-Party Lead
ers Talk it VIII be key-Note of the
Campaign.

Indianapolis. Sept. 24.-Interest CEN
tiers in the governors speech at Upton
tonight. The governor is naturally
strong spenker.. He viii have an audi
ence that viii be sympathetic; and Il
goes on the theory that he has a Just
cause to advance
The last three days of last week he
has spent almost all the time working
over the speech. Three stenographers
have been very busy getting it out, and
he has gone over it several times
He has gone over its essentials with
some of the party leaders. also. They
pronounce 1t excellent; undoubtedly it
viii serve as the key note of the cam
paign.
I do not enthuse over political
speeches. usually said one Of the old
time party leaders. today. But that
speech of Hanley's is certainly a
cracker-Jack; it is the best political
speech. from a state standpoint that 1
have ever seen or heard. It will arouse
the state from one end TO the other"
Again it is reiterated that the COVER
nor will incidentally play politics in
the speech. In its ultimate analysis
it is all politics and certainly Repub-
Iican politics. continued the speaker.
He has the facts"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-09-24
BARRIERS RAISE PRICES
AT RENSSELAER,.
TownspeopIe Fail to See Futiitiy to Op~
pose the BARRIERS and Form an Antl-
Barber Club.

The BARRIERS of Rensselaer, recently
met and formed combination whereby
they all agreed to charge cents for a
shaving a mans neck, and now the
residents of Rensselaer,. those who pat
ronaze the barber shops. have declared
war on the Barber Trust
At rousing meeting in the court
house Thursday evening are Anti-Bar-
Der Club was formed. County Clerk
Warner was elected president Its a.
shame. an outrage" declared the speak
er vehemently, ito charge US cents
extra for a neck shave. for one am
for busting the trust. I'll teach my
wife TO shave the back of my neck"
There were no women present to dis
sent the latter declaration, but the men
applauded it.
Here is how the Barber's Trust OF
Rensselaer, Is to be busted. according
to a decision of the Anti-Barber Club.
Each member of the club is to pay
vs1.50 per month into the club treasury.
The SIS thus secured viii pay for the
services of a hrst class barber. who is
to do all the "barbering" that each
member Of the club may demand. It is
expected that enough additional mem
bers will be secured to allow the club
to employ two or three BARRIERS later.
The BARRIERS held a council OF war,
but would make no statement. It is
understood that some Of the BARRIERS
are anxious to get out OF the agree
ment and openly talked Of breaking 1t.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-09-24
VOTERS SHOULD MOVE
BEFORE OCTOBER zTH.
Elections are Drawing Near.-VOter
Must be In State Six Months; In
Township or Ward sixty Days; In
Precinct Thirty Days.

As usual on the near approach of an
election voters are changing locations
with the understanding that all that
is necessary is to live in a township
thirty days before the election. Per-
sons who move beyond the boundary
of their township after the 7th day of
September will lose their votes and
those who move from one precinct to
another in the same township after Oc-
tober 7th will have no right to vote at
the coming election.
In order to be legal voter in Indi-
ana one must live in the state six
months, in the county or township
sixty days and in the precinct in which
he intends to vote at least thirty days
prior to the date of election.
Men who expect to vote and want to
move from one ward to another may
do so until thirty days before the cleo
tion even if the law does state that A
voter shall be a resident of the ward
sixty days before the date of election
The ward feature of the election law
applies only to the city elections and
not at all to the county and state cleo
tions.
The law specifies that voter must be
d lSSiuehl u lile state SIX monlns, a
township or ward sixty days and a
precinct thirty days before he is en-
titled to cast his ballot. In the coun-
try and state elections the ward fea-
ture is stricken out but residence in
the state six months. in the township
sixty days and the precinct thirty
days must be closely observed for the
election which will take place Novem-
Der 6.
While the voter may move from one
ward to another until thirty days be-
fore the election he cannot move out of
the township or his vote will be dis
qualified on the sixty day clause. He
may move into another precinct in the
same township only after thirty days
before November 6th this privilege win
be cut off from those who want to vote.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-09-24
AUTO TEST At
CROWN POINT
Event to Determine Eco
nomical Question Will
be of Great Interest.
BIG CROWD EXPECTED
Commercial Hotel Contracts to Care
for 800 Persons-0wners and
Makers viii Attend.
tspeeiaI to Lake counts Times.,

Crown Point. Ind. Sept. 24.-A con-
tract has been entered into by the pro-
moters of the Chicago automobile
dealers economy test with the Com
mercial hotel Of this city to feed 500
people on the day of the test, Sunday
Oct. Il. 1t is expected that between
100 and 200 automobiles will be here
at that time and the occasion will be
gala day. The test will be held at
the Lake county fair grounds track
and consists of trials to ascertain how
far the various makes of machines can
travel on one gallon of gasoline. Each
machine will be given the prescribed
gallon of fuel and will start from the
grand stand, circle the race track once
and will then start across country over
a ten mile course. returning TO the
track where 1t will run until the fuel
is exhausted Crown Point was Sc
lected as the scene of the test by rea-
son of its fine race course and the
excellent system OF macadam roads
leading in all directions TO the city.
Nearly every dealer in Chicago is ex-
pected to enter one or more cars in
the test, and a great many automob bile
enthusiasts from Chicago viii be on
hand to witness the results of the
trial The task OF caring for so large
crowd will tax the resources Of the
Comercial hotel to its utmost. and ex-
ira service will have TO be engaged for
the occasion
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-09-24
FROM INSANE ASYLUM
TO LECTURE PLATFORM.
Franklin H. Sage Remembers Ham
mond Friends Who Helped Him to
Escape From the Eigin Asylum.

City Judge w. W. McMahan received
an invitation this morning from the
Open Heart association at Hartford
Conn. to attend a lecture which will
be given in the Open Hearth han to-
morrow evening by Franklin II. sage
OF EIgin insane asylum renown. The
readers of the Lake County Times will
remember the story of Mr.. Sage and
his escape from the asylum as was told
in these columns. Ex-Judge Sage Will
be the principal drawing card of the
evening. when he will tell of his four
years unjust detention at Elgin. The
invitation contains several quotations
from newspapers. striking among
which is one from the Lake County
Times Of July % reading: And the
grafters over in Illinois viii be cheated
out of $3.50 a week by reason Of the
escape Of Mr.. sage" Another one from
the Cleveland Press reads; Illinois
is the only state in which it is a crime
to be insane" and Five years in a liv-
ing hell
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-09-24
ODD FELLOWS
FIRST ANNUAL
Members of Order from this
District in Convention
Assembled.
CROWN POINT THE SCENE
One Hundred Brothers Meet and
Spend Enjoyable Day-Business
and Pleasure Combined.
tspeeiai to Lake County Times.)

Crown Point Sept. 22.-The first an
nual convention of the !. o. o. f. of
this district was attended by about one
hundred members of the order here last
Saturday and proved to be a very en-
toyable affair The weather was all
that could be desired for an occasion
of that kind and the exercises of the
day were cor 4acted in the open air
on the pub.& square.
The forenoon program consisted Of a
band concert by Barnie Youngs band,
which proved a musical treat, and re-
newing of old acquaintances by mem
bers of the order present.
Lodges at Hammond. East Chicago
and Whiting were represented by large
delegations of both odd Fellows and
Daughters of Rebecca Lowell, Hobart
and Shelby We're also well represented
and several members were present from
Valparaiso and Hebron.
In the afternoon an excellent address
was listened to by Hon. Chas. Jessup
p D. NJ. in which the benefits
of membership were exploited and it's
fraternal features fully explained. Mr.
Jessup was a clear, forceful talker and
made good impression upon all who
head him.
At 1 O'Clock the secret work was ex-
empliAed by special team from the
fTamrnenu Iodge and social session
was held in the evening. Young's band
delightfully."- entertained the crowd dur
ing the entire day.
AS a result of the gathering, unusual
interest in odd Fellowship was awak-
ened here and the local lodge looks for
ward to a number Of additions to Its
ranks in the near future.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-09-24
WABASH BEAR STORIES;
STAR PLAYERS HURT.
Coach CayOu Has Been Putting the
Players Through Grueling Prac-
tIce and Several Accidents Result.

Especial to Lake County Times.l
Crawfordsville, Ind, Sept 23.-The
past week has been an active one in
Wabash football circles. Coach Cayou
has had his men out from early until
late and has been working hard to
drill them in the rudiments Of the
game as played under the new rules.
From the time the practice of fall
ing on the ball begins until the boys
are sent through the fast signal work
the fast play is strenuous and Cruel
ing. The dummy has been used until
Il is nearly worn out and it is ex-
pected that Wabash, as in former
years. viii be in midseason form long
before the other teams over the state
The first bear stories to come from
the camp of the Wabash boys are re-
garding the condition OF Hargrave.
the substitute quarterback who has
his ankle so badly twisted that he
will be unable to play for some time.
Carver, the most promising candidate
for the position of fullback, had his
shoulder badly hurt in scrimmage
practice Stiers, another promising
back, had his ankle hurt and was COM
pelled to remain out of practice. Ow-
ing to the fact that ike" Williams
the giant tackle, has been declared in
eligible. Captain Sutherland Of last
years team has been given his place
and Powers. the Winona Institute star,
has the best chance for his position.
Sprau. last years center has not yet
returned TO school and Gov" Brown
is films his position creditably. Sat
urday afternoon the scrubs lined up
against the regulars for the first time
and the new plays permiteted by the
change Of rules were tried. The line
up of the regulars was as follows:
Plummer, re: Gipe, TT; Hess, rg;
Brown, c, Powers. Is; Lutherland. 1t,
FrGrlp. le; Carver. rh; Myers. fb;
STEERS. In; Miller. Oh
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-09-24
b. & o. TO PASS INTO HANDS
OF THE UNION PACIFIC
In Henry CIews Regular Financial
Letter This Week, He PrOphesies
Another TranscOntinentaI Route
Hartman Absolute.

New York, Sept. PA factor in the
stock market which will be watched
with interest is the reported passing of
control of Baltimore 6 Ohio to. the
Union Pacific. If consummeted this
will give Mr.. Hartman the first and
only complete transcontinental route
1t will naturally compel other transcon-
tinental lines to secure direct connec-
tion between the Atlantic and Pacific
oceans through lease or ownership.
So important a Encouragement of the
railroad map as Mr.. Harriman's report
ed project must involve, suggests very
far reaching consequences. Whether
it will, or will not, revive animosity be-
tween the various transcontinentaI rail-
road systems remains to be seen. At
any rate, it is evident that the "commu-
nifty of interest theory is now entirely
an affair of the past, and that nothing
prevents a reopening of the struggle
for supremacy between rival interests
except that traffic conditions are so
generally satisfactory that no one cares
to take the initiative in impairing
them. It is quite certain that we are
on the eve of important changes in the
relations between the great transcon-
tinental routes, and that before very
long the railroad map Of the United
States will be largely reconstructed.
This means active times in the future.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-09-24
HELPS THE ABSENT MINDED.

Passengers on the Michigan Central
are being treated 10 an innovation in
the way of timely suggestions to
travellers whose failing memory often
causes them to leave their belongings
In their seats when they take their
departure from the train. The brake
mon on all divisions of the road have
recently been instructed to shout the
warning to passengers as the train ap
proaches each station and the new or
der is said to be proving of great
beneat to travellers.
The form of warning given is as
follows The next station viii be
- Please don't forget your um-
brellas and Michigan
CITY News.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-09-24
THE -FOUR HUNTINGs
PLEASE HAMaEoNDITEs.
Return Engagement IL Crowned with
Better Success Than was the First

The Four Huntings, Lew, Moilie.
John and Tommy, in the musical tom
foolery. THE Fool House created one
laugh last night at the Towle opera
house. It was just the play for the
audience, judging by the way the per-
Torrance was received. Every word
every moye-caused a laugh. The
dancing was all right. and the singing
Sair. The characters were unique, and
each one, especially the Huntings, did
himself or herself proud. Lew Hunt
ing Is a great tumbles. while Tony was
fun itself. Nellie was easily the belle
OF the evening. both as singer and
dancer, walking right into the hearts
OF all Even Bob Hunting. as Buster.
E pest, was not slow. The orchestra
filed its part we'll
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-09-24
Engine Strikes Street Car
and a Number of Per
sons are Injured.
CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE
This is the Charge Of Victims to Ac-
cident-Railroad Co. Officials
Retreat.

What appears TO have been nothing
short of criminal negligence on the
part of employees, of both the South
Chicago Street Railway and the Chi
cago Junction Railway companies.
was responsible for a wreck in which
a large number of persons were in
jured and escaped death only by a mir
acle
The wreck in which one engine was
thrown off the track and two street
cars totally demolished. occurred last
night after II o'clock where Sheffield
avenue crosses the Chicago Junction
right of way.
The injured were:
Erick Erickson, South Chicago, mo-
torman.
George simmons, 2O4 119th street,
Whiting.
George Law, 800 south Morgan
street, Chicago.
William Cronin, 252 state street, Chi
cngo.
Woman who refused to give name.
Home in Chicago.
While none of the injuries are ser
ous, still all are more or less pain
ful.
Both the railroad company and the
street car company exhibit consider
able Indifference as to the right of the
public to know the circumstances in
the case ard neither would offer q
word of explanation this morning as
to how the accident occurred.
Composite Tale of Accident.
From the symposium of stories told
by victims of the accident and eye
witnesses to the affair. the following
composite story is CLEANED:
A Chicago bound car was crossing
the track and a Hammond bound car
stood on the opposite side of the track
with it's fuse burned out and power
! less. The Hammond bound conductor
noticed that a train was advancing
and signaled both the C. J. engineer
and the motorman on the Chicago
bound train to beware, but the Chi
cago- bound conductor failed to notice
the signal and gave his motorman the
sign to go ahead. The latter signal
was obeyed by the motorman on the
Chicago bound car. neither he nor the
conductor having noticed the on
coming train. The engine struck the
i Chicago bound car, derai1ing it and the
Hammond bound car was also derail-
1 ed by the impact from the car that
was struck by the engine.
There were seventy-five passengers
on the cars, many of whom escaped
through the windows of the car while
others made sudden exit by way OF
the doors.
There seem to be some doubt on the
part of those who witnessed the ac-
cident and were parties to it, whether
the engine which caused the collision
carried a headlight. Some say it did
but the conductor OF the car that was
struck seemed to have the impression
that a headlight was carried but was
placed so high that he did not notice
it 1t is charged that it is quite q
common thing for the C. J. engines to
go without headlights
The first reports of the accident were
terrible. Word came from Whiting tC
| the effect that fifteen persons had
been killed and as many more hurt
lin the wreck. Every Hammond doc
tor who could he summoned rusnee
to the scene and every ambulance was
out, The injured persons, however
were able to take care of themselves
and each one went TO his home with.
out medical aid.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-09-24

The end of the passes has eventually
come, the Interstate Commerce Com
mission having made public the import
ant ruling OF that body concerning the
application OF a new railroad rate law
The commission decides positively
against issuing of free transportation
in any form and holds that nothing ex-
cept money can lawfully be received
for transportation.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-09-24
REV. D. HoAGLAND TO ROCKVILLE.

Rev. D. d. HoagIand was sent by the
conference TO Rockville. Ind, 20 miles
south of Charlottesville. It is the coun-
ty seat of Parke county and one OF the
old established towns OF the state. The
church is known as one Of the most
loyal. intellectual ana spiritual in the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-09-24
THE WEATHER.

Fair tonight. Tuesday partly cloudy
and warmer.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-09-24

The community is musical
and church-going. There is a $1,000
parsonage with furnace and electric
lights. Mr.. and Mrs. Hoagland will
find a cordial welcome in their new
home-East Chicago Globe.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-05-11
----------------------
MT. ARAFAT.
Company

Miss OFT Glover, of Bethel, visited
Miss Fay Eta Taylor Saturday
night.
Miss Bessie Brice was in Union
City Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther d. Nicely
visited the latter's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. p. McCracken, Saturday
night.
Mr.. John Goodman presented his
daughter, Miss Ottie. with a $3.50
piano this week.
Misses Lula Clark and Nora Hill
have returned to their home iii May
field. after three weeks visit with
relatives and friends in Troy.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Emerson en-
tertained quite number of their
young friends Saturday night. All
report nice time.
Miss Iona McCuIloughkls going