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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-26
WOULD EQUAL|zE
STATE TAXES
Commissioners Would AS.
sess Both City and County
On Same Basis.

indianapolis, July 26.-The question
asked by the members Of the state
board of tax commissioners shows what
the commissioners have in mind. They
are anxious that the valuations made
for the city property be made proper
tional to as the value of the country
property, the farms and Improvements.
Time after time, in their examination
of the county officers this week the
question would be asked: How does
the assessment Of the city property in
your county compare with the assess
ment OF the country property" And
usually the answer comes that the as
sessments are on substantially the
same basis.
Today finished UP the hearings be
fore the state board on the real estate
and personal property valuations Next
week the board viii probably make
announcement Of the valuation, by
county. as finally determined upon,
This announcement will be made on the
basis OF the returns made by the sew
eral counties. That is. the board viii
order the valuations to remain the
same: be increased a certain per cent
on city property. and remain the same
on country property, or visa versa: oi
/ be decreased in one particular or both
i The board action will be this per
/ centage change from the returns made
+ BY the county boards
/ Most Of the counties have reported
an increase over the assessment Of foul
years ago Some valuations have re
mained about the same, and one or tive
have shown q decrease. The feeling il
general that as a fundamental proposi
ton. the valuation for this year vii
be fixed higher than those Of four year
| ago
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-26
Police Commissioners Filled
Vacancies Last
Night.
MEN ARE WELL KNOWN
John Schaadt and Herman Miller
Get Plums Sought
BY Many.

After a careful examination Of the
applications of the candidates for the
two vacant positions on the force Of
the metropolitan police IN Hammond,
the commissioners, with Chief Rim
bach. decided on the appointment Of
John Schaadt of Kane avenue. and
Herman Miller Of state Line street,
last night The meeting was held at
tho county building ana the papers Of
those VINO wished 20 be coppers," "
numbering in the hundreds, were care
fully gone over The above choice was
made on the advice of Chief Rimbach.
John schaadt, one Of the lucky men,
Is 80 years of age, man who has al
ways borne a good reputation in the
community and whom the chief is sure
will be a credit 10 the department.
He has been employed as a watchman
at the Conkey plant for some time and
prior to that. was in the saloon busi-
ness. He is a man Of good address,
about five feet ten inches and weighs
about 100 pounds.
Miller is about SO years Of age and
was a member OF the police force some
years ago He is one of the Oldest
residents of the city ana is known
throughout. He left the police depart
ment TO go into the coal business for
himself, and several months ago made
application to be reappointed. He is
six feet tall and weighs over zoe
pounds.
Both men are property owners and
taxpayers, and although older than
many of the candidates. are thought
to be fit men for the positions. They
will report for duty on August 1 and
will be assigned to territory by Chief
Rimbach.
other Matters settled.
The commissioners also took up the
case against officer Franks, who was
suspended several days ago for owing
too much money. The case against the
officer was heard in full. and it was
found that the bills were for trihine
sums and a settlement had been mad,
by Franks. After a warning the pa
trolman was reinstated.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-26
REVIVAL TO CONTINUE.

The splendid success of the revival
meetings conducted by Evangelists
Shelburne and Knight have led the
church TO extend the time one more
week Tonight viii mark the end of
the third week with already 116 ad-
ditions TO the church. Rev. Shelburne's
next point for a meeting is Salem, O.
The people there have been asked to
wait one week more that the meet
ings in Hammond may continue.
Last night the subject was Turning
and Twisting" The subjects for the
nights TO follow are:
Tonight-"Gray Matter in Demand"
Sunday morning-''WhatI Owe God"
sunday. 7:S0 p. m.-''The Dignity of
Man as Written in His Ruins
Monday-~The Old Hayseed's Les
son 10 the World"
day-~Log Cabin Religion"
nesday-"Wearing Rags"
Thursday-''W Wearing Good Clothes.
Friday. a lecture-~The Southern
Problem.
Special music each evening.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-26
EUGENE TURNER BUYS
GASOLINE LAUNCH
Names Graft After His Son
Raymond; Takes Party
Up River.

Eugene Turner IS the latest person
in Hammond TO succumb 10 the motor
boat craze. Turner went TO Detroit,
Mich. last week where he purchased
a new gasoline launch. p feet long.
feet 10 inches wide. carrying an eight
horse power engine. The new boat ar
rived in Hammond yesterday and the
first thing Mr.. Turner did was to name
the boat after his son Raymond. The
launch is now known as the Raymond
T
Last night Mr. Turner took the fol-
lowing people with him up the Calu-
met river for a few hours trip Fred
Linz and daughter. William Worfel and
wife, Mr. and Mrs. John Malo. Mrs.
Turner and Raymond Turner
The chances are that before the fall
arrives to mar the pleasure of speed
ing up and down the Calumet river.
u motor boat club viii be organized
the same as the one in South Chicago
and other nearby cities. There are now
fully 15 launches in Hammond and
counting the others in the Immediate
vicinity the total would swell up to 25
or 80 and with that number a good club
could be organized
4 1t Is likely that a meeting OF the
beat enthusiasts viii BE- called some
time within the next week TO talk over
the feasibility Of the project
/ The new boat purchased by Turner is
one Of the best equipped and fastest
in the Calumet river
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-26
C. J. SWITCHMAN INJURED.

Frank Thompson. a switchman en-
ployed by the Chicago Junction road in
West Hammond. met with an accident
last night that viii keep him from his
work for some time Thompson was
switching cars when he slipped from
the top of a large car. falling to the
ground and breaking his right leg.
other members of the crew came to his
aid and the injured man was taken 10
Chicago by a passing through freight.
Thompson did not want to be taken
to the Hammond hospital and requested
that he be taken 10 the Peoples hos
pital in Chicago.
This is the first accident for some
time occurring in the West Hammond
c. J. yards.
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Especial to Lake County Times }

South Chicago, July 26.-With the
expose of the revolutionary Huncha-
kish blackmailing band in New York,
South Chicago is brought into the
limelight as having harbored the lead
er of the gang. Only in the Chicago
and New York detective bureaus is he
suspected and certain places In South
Chicago along Commercial avenue this
supposed leader and a number of his
henchmen formed the plans for the as
sasination of II. S. Tavshanjian and
Father Kasper and possibly others who
have already been threatened.
Isaac Ter Isaiah, who is a well
known Armenian, has Joined the de-
tective force in order to discover the
perpetrators among the Hunchakist
This being learned by his anarchistic
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-26
AT FORT ERIE.

First raee-Omah J., to 1, first;
Oleasa, 4 to ., second; Cousin Kate, out,
third.
Second race-Tom Shaw. to 1. first;
Kittie Smith, 2 to l, second; Frescati.
out. third.
Third race-Charlie Eastman, to /.
first; Tickle to 10, second; Charley
Ward, 10 to /, third.
Fourth race-Nellie Burn, 2 to /,
first; Jupiter, to l. second; Rather
Royal, l to 2 third.
Fifth race-Terah. first; Marian
Moore, second; Balla, third.
Sixth race-Willis Green, first; Prince
of Orange, second; Woolstone, third.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-26
D. J. Moran and John F.
Sawyer Profit Handsome
ly In Compromise.
CONFIDENCE RESTORED
AL of Property Owners But George
V. Bacon and Two Others Come
to Agreement.

AS told exclusively in the LAKE
COUNTY TIMES last evening. and pre-
dicted the night before, the famous
Summerville case has been settled. The
case against John +. Sawyer in which
Mrs. Summerville alleges that he Sc
cured his quit claim deed to the un-
divided half OF section ten by mis-
representation, has also been dis
missed and everything has been
amicably settled between Mrs. Summer
vile, d. J. Moran. who represented her.
and John f. Sawyer who secured the
quit claim deed some time ago.
Moran and Sawyer will both profit
handsomely by the settlement and Mrs
Summerville is satisfied. In some cases
the property owners whose titles we're
effected have been protected, and
confidence is once more restored in this
portion of Gary realty.
Yesterday all of the property in sec
tion ten was removed from Mrs sum
mervilles claim, with the exception OF
George V. Bacon's property, Alice
Bacons lots in the Broadway addition.
John Gunzenhouser's twenty acres and
Fred Gwinner's acreage. which is still
subject to Mrs. Summerville's claims.
Those Who Settled.
The cases in which settlements were
made were that of Orr, Pridmore and
Ulrich's subdivision Of ten acres, con-
sisting of ninety-six lots, all of the
Gary Investment company's property
consisting of thirty acres or 1o9 lots
Ulrich and Hammond's interests in the
Broadway addition. involving 420 lots
| fifty-six of which have been sold to
other parties and McKey's thirty
acres which have also been released.
1t may be said in this connection that
those who have sold lots afterward af-
fected by the SummervilIe case, have
shown remarkable good faith to their
patrons and have protected them in
their holdings.
George V Bacon. Alice Bacon and
John Gunzenhouser, it is believed. viii
soon be willing to make the compro-
mise and be released from Mrs Sum.
mervilles claim.
/ AS nearly as can be ascertained D. ]
Moran is representing Mrs. Summer
vile and divides with her the amount,
that are received when the settlement.
are made. Moran also made the settle
ment with Sawyer. and it is said tha
the compromise is exceedingly salts
factory.
Lawyers Talked Through Their Hats
Moran says that when the steel com
pany's lawyers made the statement tha
there was nothing to the claims Mrs
| Summerville had to the undivided hal
of section ten. they did not know wha
they were talking about and the fac
| that their clients have had to pay ou
| thousands of dollars to make their set
tlement with Mrs. Summerville is tn
best proof of the fact that he an,
Sawyer were not chasing a wilro-the
| wisp.
SO far as the Gary Land company i
concerned, there has been a complete
settlement and the title to this part o
the section is now perfect. The mat
ter seems to have been satisfactoriI,
settled all round and everyone seem
to be glad that a lot of unnecessar,
litigation has been avoided.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-26

Motorman's Foot So Badly Crushed it Must Be Ampu-
tated; Passengers
Shaken Up.

cessary to amputate it after he was
taken TO the Washington hospital
1t is thought that the wreck would
have been even much more serious
had the two street cars not telescoped.
Car No. sos ran into car S21. which
standing at Seventy-third and Stony
Island avenue, waiting for a passing
Car No. 3o3. being unable to stop
would have struck the moving freight
train only for the car standing still
ahead of it
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-26
RI Gin
RES()L IS
AT BRIGHTON BEACH.

First race-Quadrille, Is to /. first.
Don Hamilton, 8 TO !, second; Flaxman,
TO /, third
Second race-Nimbus. to 3. first:
Earl 5. Court. 4 TO 1, second: Keep
Moving. l TO 8, third.
Third race-Jimmy Lane. even, first:
Buckman, 3 to l. second Blue Pigeon.
l TO 3. third
Fourth race-Martin Doyle, to 2.
first: Golf Ball. Z to 3, second; Ampedo.
TO /, third.
Fifth race-Flavigny, first, Lancas-
trian. second; Smiling Tom. third.
Sixth race-King Cole. first: Slum-
berless, second; Banyah. third.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-26
SOUTH CHICAGO SAID TO
HARBOR HUNCHAKIST LEADER

country men they have threatened him
with death. he however. pays no at
tion to their threats.
Whether the dreaded leader of the
Hunchakist is in South Chicago at
present is not generally known and If
he is, no one excepting the detectives
Will know. But from the Chicago au-
thorities the impression Is gained that
the chain OF evidence Is woven more
closely each day and that his arrest
will follow In the near future.
The mysterious leader is credited
with all imaginary executive power to
the extent that If he orders any vic
tim to be killed any one IN the
Hunchakist ranks viii be ready at
about moments notice to leave for
any part of the world and commit the
crime.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-26
(spccial to Lake County Times.

South Chicago. July 26.-Brakes that
refused to work this morning on car
So3 on the South Deering electric line
were the cause of a street car wreck
in which the motorman was severely
injured. several passengers badly shak-
en- up and two cars damaged. The
motorman who was injured is John
Hall. whose leg was crushed 10
such an extent that it was found ne
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-26

". H Williams. formerly connected
with e. A. Kinkade. the real estate
man. was in Hammond last night visit
ing friends. Mr.. Williams now holds
nice position with the Chicago Heights
Land company and was very profuse in
his remarks about the Heights as a
real estate field.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-26
SWARM
ON HAMMOND
Disreputable Aggregation of
Vags Pay North Side
A Visit.
REPRESENT ALL ILLS
Every Variety of Fake Malformation
Exhibited to Excite Sympathy
of Gullible.

Fully 20 beggars. the majority of
them cripples or alleged cripples struck
the north side this morning and are
making a canvass of every house in the
neighborhood. The crew represents
every nationality, Negroes, Germans.
Irish and some who are just plain
buns" They blew into Hammond last
night from the west and are supposed
to be the same crowd that were order
ed out of South Chicago, few days
ago. The whole bunch of "Willies"
camped last night on the Indiana Har-
Dor right of way, just outside the city
limits and early this morning the
tramps. some on crutches. others with
their heads and hands bandaged start
ed working the north side in what real
" might be called a systematic way.
From what can be learned their can
vass of Hammond is panning out pretty
poor as in most places they are turned
down.
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-26

When you woodwork. When you
pIay-pIay. When you rest-rest.
when you advertise, use THE LAKE
COUNTY TIMES.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-26
Property In Gary Worth
Over A Half Million Dol
lars Under Cloud.
MORAN FOUND DEFECT
After Search Over Whole Country
Rightful Owners Are Found and
Settlements Are Made.

Right on the heels of the news that
the Summerville case has been settled
there comes the information that the
title to what is known as the between
the tracks property in Gary has been
questioned. and that all Of the pur-
chasers Of this property will have TO
make a settlement with the rightful
owners of the land.
This property is located on the Chi
cago Land & Investment company's
second and fourth additions and is the
locality known as the Patch, where
all the saloons are located,
There are about twenty acres in the
piece. and it is said that it is the
most built up" portion of Gary. The
lots are selling for from $4,000 to $4,000
each.
d. ]. Moran discovered the flaw, and
Charles Surprise at once secured title
to the property, with Mr.. Moran as his
attorney. Surprises part in the trans
action is in the nature of a legal for
mality and through him others having
claims may secure their titles.
1t is said that those who own lots
there are so we'll convinced that Sur
prise and those his name stands for
has a valid claim that they have made
settlements in a great many cases. II
/ is also said that among those who have
settled are several we'll known law
yers and business men in Hammond
and vicinity
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-26

To speak TO many people you must
have strong voice. save your voice
and use THE LAKE COUNTY TIMES.
1t win speak to 10000 people each dag
for you.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-26

WEATHER--Fair tonight and
Saturday; cooler tonight.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-26
These Have Their Nerve.

Three of the party managed to get
up nerve enough to come down in the
business district about noon and made
for Hasses buffet on Sibley street The
lunch put out by Mr.. Hasse looked
rather inviting to the knights of the
read so proceeding to the counter they
began helping themselves. omitting.
however. the formality of doing this
without buying drink
Mr.. Hasse at seeing the men were
hungry said nothing but when after
they had disposed or an ordinary meal
the men began throwing the eata bles
on the floor, the proprietor ordered the
men out OF his place. At this one of the
buns asked him who owned the place
but just as he said this the bow
made for the door which probably
saved him from being unceremoniously
kicked out
1t is likely that the authorities will
order the crowd of buns out OF the city
unless they quit voluntarily before
night.
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Moran starts to Investigate.

When Attorney Moran discovered the
error in the title he at once started
out to find the claimants to the prop
erty. He learned that one of the first
owners was a remarkable old man by
the name of Richard x. Smith.
Smith was well known as q banker
and business man all over the country.
At one time he is said to have owned
banks in several cities of the United
States. He had financial troubles in
1857 during the panic of that year.
but managed to survive. only to lose
all be possessed during the panic of
| 1859.
| Then he went into bankruptcy and
among the properties sold was the
piece of ground that lay between the
Wabash and Michigan Central railroad
tracks
When a run was threatened on his
bank he told his patrons that he would
pay them all he had in cash but when
that was gone the property would have
to be sacrificed and they would have
to take what they could get.
Sold for S6S; Now Worth $3.50. 900.
They forced him to the wall and the
twenty acres between the tracks was
sold for $6S. Now it is worth in the
neighborhood of $3.50, 600
Moran found that Smith had decided
the property to another party without
| making his wife a signer. He said
that if Smith had survived his wife,
the deal would have been all right
but as she survived him she had a
right to the property.
After a long search, in which Moran
visited Chicago, Pueblo, Colo; Rosita
Call Grand Junction, Colo, and q
place to the south OF Seattle, he found
the three daughters of Smith
They did not care to enter into liti-
cation over the matter as they are
past middle age. and SO agreed to sell
their claim to the property for con-
sideration.
Several Hammond men went in to-
gether. and. represented by Attorney
Moran. they bought the daughters
claims AS a result the shekels are
flowing in remarkably fast. and NOR,
Hammond men are making money or
defective titles.
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Contract Subscribers 052O
Street Sales - 1920
Total. Yesterday 1O.SlOl
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-08-08
BARON YAMAMOTO.


Water Supplies fod Country Homes.
Comparatively few country homes
have. as yet. system OF water4
works which supplies water TO all
parts OF the house. But we are
speedily coming to that. The day
isn't far on when the pump will no
longer be operated by hand, and
water will be at our service upstairs.
downstairs, and In by lady's cham
ber."
This is as tishould be, for the
household that is Obliged to make
many trips TO the pump in the yard
daily wastes a good deal of time and
labor that might better be applied 10
other work The small gasoline en-
gine Is going to solve the problem
of water supply for the house for
us. II is going TO do away with the
noisy, unsightly. and complicated
windmill, IL can easily be made TO
pump from the well or other source
!, or water supply 10 the attic OF the
house, from which II can be .distri-
buted everywhere in pipes.
Such a system can be put into any
house with but very little trouble,
at any time, II open plumbing is not
objected TO, and nowadays most per-
sons prefer that TO the concealed
system. Large tanks or reservoirs
will not be needed. for a few minutes
operation Of the engine each day will
be sufficient 10 lift all the water re.
quired during "a hours The freshev
tits the better.
The services of plumber will be
necessary, OF course, in installing
such system, but. this once done.
and done we'll, there ought to be very
little expense connected with II
thereafter, Pipes leading to rooms
in W ihtecrhh ecffiwn.e ETAOINSHR
ia which there is not sufficient heat
in winter TO prevent their freezing.
should be so arranged that the water
can be shut on from them by valves
near the tank. Should there be any
danger OF the tanks freezing in Sc
verely cold weather It can be emptied
at night by opening the valves OF the
pipes which carries il TO drain or out
let. The tank can be rehled and so
rapidly in the morning that there
need be noannoyanee because of lack
OF water for household use.
If"the man who attends TO things"
starts the engine when he goes to the
basement 10 see to the fre. there viii
be plenty OF water on hand when the
people in the kitchen get around 10
make use OF II. The convenience OF
running water in each room Is never
fully appreciated until one puts such
a system in operation. Then he will
wonder how he ever got along with
out it,. Rsxford in Outing.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-08-08
ABOUT RAILROAD DEPoTs.
Commission Says They Must BE Kept
Open and Also Clean.

| The railway commission has issued
circular to the passenger agents
at the different depots within the
state calling attention to an order
Iw hich has just been issued to the
companies operating the lines. This
has been done on account of COM
plants which have reached the COM
mission from time to time. The chief
provisions of this order are;
Pure drinking water shall be kept
i'm all cars and in the waiting rooms
of all depots where a regular agent
IS employed.
Separate toilets for both sexes
shall be kept at all depots and will
be distinguished by marks on the
Outside.
Ticket offices shall be kept open
al least 80 minutes before the de-
parture of each regular train and
sufficient time after this for the ar
irving passengers to transact their
business.
The platform of each depot must
be kept we'll lighted all the time
that waiting room is open.
These orlers must be posted in a
prominent place in or around the
depot.