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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-05
GARY RAILROAD THIEVES
WILL Be TRIED TODAY

Gary. Ind, Dec. 5.--(speciaI.) Be
fore Judge p. l. Fitzgerald today, the
men implicated in the robbery of the
box car on the siding OF the Lake Shore,
will be tried on charges of grand lar
ceny. The situation took on a new
phase when the attorney for the de-
Tense announced that they would en-
ter plea of not guilty in the case Of
Mike Filowski, upon whose promises
the stolen goods were found. and that
the son of Frank would probably an
nounce his guilt The attorney ap-
pearing for the old man is Gustaye
Heart.
The explanation advanced by Attor-
ney Heart for the finding Of the stolen
goods on the mans premises was that
the son was responsible for the rob-
berry and that in attempting TO secrete
the goods. he hid them safely in his
fathers house. The man is known to
be a steady worker and has a reputa-
tion for honesty since becoming a resi-
dent OF Gary. The man IS the sole sup
port of a large family.
The case of the little girl implicated
in the robbery is expected to come up
in the near future.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-05
G. Hoyne of Real Estate
Board says Calumet Chan
mel Benefits Indiana.
FIRM AGAINST CONSTRUCTION
Hammond, Whiting, Roby, and Gary
Get All the Advantages
Chicago Pays.

Members Of the Chicago real estate
ssta3s a. are afrafd that Ine CONSTRUCTION
1of the Calumet Sag channel would ben
eft Hammond, Whiting, East Chicago,
Indiana Harbor and Gary, and therefore
Frank G. Hoyne, a member of the
board. advised against the construc
tion of the channel in very emphatic
manner at the regular monthly meet
ing of the Chicago real estate board
yesterday. The Calumet Sag channel
is proposed by the trustees of the sani-
tary district.
Il confess that have given the re-
ports of this committee little attention
when they were being read at former
meetings of the board, but / have re-
Gently gone over the land which it is
proposed to drain and I have discov-
cred that the main feature of the Calu
met Sag channel is in the interests not
of the City of Chicago. but of Indiana"
said Mr. Hoyne. The new map which
the trustees of the sanitary district
have prepared does not show the points
east of the state line which the new
channel will benefit, but a glace at an
official map clearly shows that the aux
Hilary canal is for the benefit of Whit
ing, Hammond, Gary, Roby and the
other towns on the other side of the
state line. The question is, do the tax
payers of Chicago want to pay for the
drainage of Indiana? If the trustees
of the sanitary district go ahead with
this Improvement there will be some
thing doing over in the sanitary board.
Our trouble is that Congressman Mann
has been devoting all his attention to
the interests of the lower end of this
town and no. to the city.
I'VE nave expended $50, OOO, 600 for a
drainage canal and it is not yet COM
pleted. We have just discovered that
the Pennsylvania company acquired
land on the west side of the river some
years ago from the drainage trustees
and now the sanitary district has paid
| $500. 600 to get it back
\ report prepared by z. A. Halsey
urged the Improvement of the Chicago
river on scale much larger than con-
/ templated by the sanitary district
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-05
ARRESTED FOR LARCENY
Lizzie Sosmonski, Is Years
Old, Domestic, Tempted
BY Sum of Money.

South Chicago. Dec. 5-Special-Liz-
zie Sosmowski, a 16-year-old girl who
was in the employ Of Mrs. Kate
O'Keefe, S901 Buffalo avenue, was ar
rested yesterday evening on the charge
Of grand larceny. she being charged
by Mrs. O'Keefe with having taken $40
and a gold bracelet from her last Sat
urday.
The girl had preliminary hearing
this morning and the case was con-
tinued until this afternoon. Lizzie.
who has been an orphan for Is years.
seems TO have the sympathy Of every
body who knew of her case, especially
since her previous record has been
good. She has been raised by her aunt
Mrs John Gonolski. S7Ss Green Bay
avenue. and il was to her that the
girl is alleged to have given $50, tell
ing her that she had found It
In commenting on the case Judge
Girten said that the money within
the girls easy reach was to much OF
temptation for her since she was
only getting two dollars and half a
week The judge was not inclined to
criticise the aunt for not questioning
the girl as 10 where she got the money
because of Mrs. Gonolski's delicate
physical condition. ssss~ass
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-05
MISS OLLIE EATON APPEARS
IN $1,000 GOWN TONIGHT

Good clean plays, well enacted and
correctly staged, with high class spec
ialties between acts, at reasonable
rates, is something the average person
is not going to overlook, and is fully
verified by the increasing attendance
at the Towle opera house, where the
VanDyke & Eaton company presented
The Little Christian" last evening.
Miss Eaton appeared in her diamond
dress which is really stunning" and
truthfully advertised. The lady portion
of the audience "gasped' and craned
their necKs to take in every portion of
it.
Tonight The Bank Wreckers" a play
dealing with life in New York will be
the bill. Miss Eaton will appear in her
$500 mother of pearl gown.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-05
MUST PAY POLL TAX
Valparaiso City Council to
Bring Suit Against Delin-
quents in Short Time.

Valparaiso. Ind, Dec. 5.-(Speciai)-
The Valparaiso city council is going
after those who are not IN the habit
of paying their poll tax. The council
some time ago raised the city tax from
two dollars to three dollars per year.
This resulted in considerable adverse
criticism on the part Of many citizens
who insisted that If every one was
compelled to pay his tax instead of
being permitted to remain delinquent,
there would be no necessity of a raise.
The city council two or three months
ago ordered the city attorney to pro-
ceed to collect all delinquent taxes.
He has sent at least one, and in many
cases, several notices to settle at once
upon penalty of a suit, and now he
is preparing to file an immediate suit
in the city court against the delin-
quent taxpayers. many of whom are
young men who think that because
they are not property owners a judg-
ment cannot be collected.
Contrary to the general public i'm
preston, z. w. Agar, the city attor-
ney. says that according to the law
there is absolutely no exemption in
the matter, 1t being permissible even
to seize and sell a mans hat If ne
cessary to satisfy judgment
The costs In each case where a suit
is filed will amount to about ten dol
lars.
1t would be considerably cheaper tc
INV nm the fbraa dollars
Mr.. Agar says that there are about
forty delinquents. This will give the
mayor more judicial experience thar
he will probably get in the rest of hi:
four years in office.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-05
CITY TREASURER WILL
COLLECT THE TAXES

Col. LeGrand T Meyer. city attorney,
IS in receipt of an opinion of the SUI
preme court in explanation OF an act
passed in 1905 relative to the city
treasurer's authority 20 collect the
city's taxes The opinion Is TO the
effect that the city treasurer In
fourth class city ike Hammond has
not the authority TO collect the taxes
hut that this duty falls on the county
treasurer.
The question was raised last year as
the statute was not very plain IN the
matter and Circuit Judge ". C. Nc
Nahon ruled in favor OF city treasurer
and Hammonds official was guided by
the ruling The matter was taken 10
the Supreme court by the city Of Wash
ington and Davis county. The entire
state watched the outcome and on No
vember 20. the opinion was handed
down
The legislature OF 1907. however.
passed an act repeating that Of 1895
and giving the treasurer in the fourth
class cities power TO collect taxes 80
that the Supreme courts ruling IS
superauous and inconsequentIal. The
Act OF 1907 viii prevail.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-05
JOY FOR THE CHILDREN

Robertsdale, Dec. 5.-(Special)- Great
excitement occurred here yesterday
afternoon when pair of horses at
tached to a wagon owned by the Trans
fer Express company of East Chicago,
ran away. While delivering goods in
Whiting, the horses became frightened
at a passing street car and ran as far
as Indiana boulevard and Atchison ave
nue. where they collided with junk
dealers wagon. The children coming
from school thought Santa Claus had
arrived before his time as dolls, buggies
and all sorts of toys were scattered
along the street No serious damage
was done. however. only the axe1 of the
junk dealers wagon was broken.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-05
CHARGES AN ASSAULT

After waiting three days for an
apology, George Green. manager in
one of the department stores. filed
affidavit against Joseph Ibach, the well
known attorney, charging him with
assault and battery. The alleged as
sault occurred last Saturday in Judge
Jordan's court where the two men
were interested in a civil suit During
the argument some hot words We're eN-
changed and it is alleged that Ibach
struck Green in the face The case
was called before Judge McMahan in
the. city court this morning and was
continued for week. Because of the
prominence of the men involved. the
row created a lot of excitement in the
court and amongst the friends Of the
two men.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-05
TO INTEREST FARMERS
Special Lecture Train" on
Monon to Invade Lake
County Next Week.

Farmers, especially those interested
in dairying, win have an opportunity
next week to hear an expert from the
Purdue university at Lafayette, lecture
on this vital subject to every farmer.
The Purdue Monon special in charge
of Professor G. Christy will invade
Lake county on Wednesday. Dec. L.
hen the train composed Of baggage
car two day coaches. a dinning car and
a sleeper will stop at Dyer from $50
in the morning 10 9.15. The following
schedule win then prevail:
St John. 9:25 TO 1910.
Cedar Lake 1920 to 1905.
Lowell, 1876 TO 1900
Shelby. 1915 TO 1900
Rose Lawn. 1:1O TO 1850.
Parr, 2:10 10 ESQ.
Rensselaer,. 3:05 to 1900
At the various stations the farmers
and those interested in dairying. will
be invited to enter the car where the
lecture viii be delivered and the dem
onstrations made. The lecture will con-
tain valuable pointers on how to take
care of the milk and butter, and how
to produce the best results. The lee
ture is great and everybody is invited
to attend.
Professor Christy has made a mum
Der of excursions throughout the state
lecturing on various topics of interest
to the farmer.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-05
Especial to Lake County rtmes.,

Gary, Ind. Dec 5-Elevan shots
We're fired last night in a dual between
Ralph J. Garvin. an employe of the
Gary Lumber company. and two bur-
glars who attempted to enter the Of
flee about midnight last night. Blood
stains on the sidewslk in front of the
door, which could be traced along the
ground to the Michigan Central tracks
was plain indication that one of the
party had been shot. but not injured
enough TO impede the escape. or was
assisted by several companions The
shots were plainly heard from one end
OF the town TO the other. but the po-
lice. believing that it was an attempt
10 distract their attention did not
investigate the matter,
Mr.. Garvin was sleeping in the office
at the time the thugs began to tamper
with the door in their first attempt
te break in. Hearing the noise, Car
vim grasped his revolver and Went to
the window to investigate. The rob
bers heard him. however. or saw him
before he could locate them and they
quickly disappeared An intuition that
they would return kept Carver awake
and he spent the next few minutes in
anxious anticipation of their return.
M&
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-05
LABOR MAN IN TROUBLE

Gary, Dec. 5.-(SpeciaD-P. J. LAYER
ty. business and financial agent of the
Journeymen Plummers, Gas Filters and
Helpers union of Lake county, was ar
rested yesterday at Gary as the result
of a difficulty with an employer of un-
ion men, c. II. MaIoney. The argument
arose over the question of the hours
the men were to work in winter.
MaIoney forced his men to work eight
hours when the rules Of the union only
allow their men 20 work seven. The
argument became very heated and re-
suited in the demand of Maloney that
Laverty leave the store. Upon his re-
fusal a warrant was sworn out for his
arrest on the grounds of malicious
tresspass. The case win come up be-
fore Judge Fitzgerald today. Union
men are taking considerable interest in
the outcome of the difficulty.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-05
HELD ANNUAL ELECTION
Lake County Building
Trades Council Met at
Headquarters.

The Lake County Building Trades
council held their annual election of
officers at the building trades head
quarters, 10 State street, last evening,
which resulted as follows:
President, Frank Greenwa1d, business
agent, bricklayers; vice president,
Charles Harlan, business agent, car
penters; financial secretary, ]. j. Law
erty, business agent, plumbers and
steamfitters; treasurer, John Meyers.
business agent, pIasterers. and. sargeant
at arms, II. p. Smith, hodcarriers.
The council is composed of thirty
regularly elected delegates from ten
different local unions in Lake county,
as follows: Brieklayerss hodcarrfers,
building iabofers, carpenters. painters.
decorators. plumbers steamntters y. A.,
fathers, plasterers, building teamsters.
electrical workers union 571, and sheet
metal workers, all closely affiliated to
protect each other.
The intention of the council is to
carry on it's affairs for the benefit of
every man who works on building,
also at all times to protect the inter
ests of business men, property owners
snd to do its share to help along the
good conditions that have existed in
the past and make them even better
in the future.
The council only a short time ago
was represented by these men at Crown
Point. where three local unions were
organized and the town placed on a
union footing and the same course will
be followed at other places.
The council meets every Wednesday
night at Building Trades hall, 100 State
street, and will at all times hear any
grieven nee which any one may have.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-05
Father of Man Killed Yes
terday at Mill, Met
Similar Fate.
BOTH EMPLOYED ON CRANE
Son Succeeded Parent on Inflated
Job-BOth Were Sole Support of
Large Families.

Especial 20 The Lake County Tfmea
South Chicago. Dec b.-In the death
of John Behrens, &c years old. killed
yesterday at the Illinois Steel plant. a
peculiar coincidence has developed.
The fact was brought TO light yester-
Gay that the father OF the man killed.
met his fate eight years ago I'm the
some month. and was holding the posi-
ton at the time OF his death that his
son had when he met his fate. shortly
after the death OF the father the son
not only succeeded him as the sole
support of the family. but acquired his
position as craneman in blast furnace
number >. where both were almost In
stantly killed.
The death OF her son at the mills
yesterday brought more sorrow 10 the
home Of the faithful. little mother than
many OF the sympathizing public real
ize. Deep down in her memory is the
thought Of the tragic end of her hns-
band. which sorrow she had suffered
just eight years ago. The parrelel in
cident in the circumstances OF their
death brings back many sad reminis-
cences of the time when the entire
homestead was elother with sorrow.
and their only son. just blossoming into
! his shoulders the responsibility of
the support of the family OF four chill
/ dren and his mother
! The story OF the tragic death of the
father is still remembered by the old
| timers OF the neighborhood. He was
in the act of cutting IN" one OF the
furnaces, when some natural gas es-
capped from a pipe near where he was
working and the man was sunocated
His death was almost instantaneous
land occurred before he could lie he-
lTnoved 90 the hospital. He was forty
two years of age at that time and left
four children and a wife Into the
shoes of his deceased father stepped
John Behrens, jr. and through his
liability and the sympathy for the fam
ily held by the steel company officers.
he was enabled to assume the duties
dropped by the father.
For eight years he struggled and by
dint OF closest application and careful
financial management he was able to
keep the family in comfortable Cir
cumstances. Friends of the deceased
regard hts efforts as heroic and many
will never live to forget his noble un-
dertaking.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-05
CITY ATTORNEY GIVES !
OPINION ON NEW PARK
ISIS Lease an Attempt to
Evade Limitation of Mu-
nicipal Indebtedness?"
WARNS CLIENTS IF THIS IS So
Says City Controller Ought Not
Recommend Passage Of Spec
ial Appropriation.

Colonel LeGrand T. Meyer, city at
torney has given an official opinion
to the city controller and the board of
public works in the matter of the East
Side park. Admitting the statutory
provision that the controller and the
board of public works could resort to
an emergency appropriation. the city
attorney raises the question::
rs the proposed lease a bona fide
one or is it an ingenious attempt to
evade the limitation imposed against
the municipal indebtedness?" Warning
his clients against the latter possibility
he says: 1T is not within the wit of
man to evade it."
Closing his opinion he says:
My opinion is that if you find that
this is a bona fde lease of the land in
question and there be moneys avail
able to pay the rent as it becomes due
each year. then you are authorized to
enter into a contract. and on the other
hand. If 1t is an attempt to sell the
land to the city and TO pay for it in
installments with interest. you are
thereby creating debt prohibited by
the constitution and statute. and be-
coming personally, officially and Grim
inaily liable, and you should refuse to
to do so.
Colonel Meyer in his opinion also
says:
In view of the nnaneial statements,
which you have verbally given to me
of the condition or different depart
ments Of the City of Hammond at the
present time. l am of the opinion that
there is now no money available for
the recommendation of the passage OF
a special appropriation ordinance with
which the contract or lease could be
entered into.
.STn view OF the condition 81 affairs /
am 20 the opinion that the city cen-
froIlt 6 the City Of fIsemmofsd 0uent
not recommend the passage of a
spe%2r appropriation ordinance to pay
-rlis> ~7rst years rental of said land for
park purposes and secondly that the
board of public works win become per
sonally and officially liable if they
enter into a contract without funds al
their disposal for meeting the obliga-
tion incurred under said contract So
] think the lack of funds practically
disposes of the question for the
present
The city attorneys opinion is quite
exhaustive, and while in his personal
opinion he advises against the lease
of the park at this time there yet re-
mains an opening for the board as At
torney Meyer tells the members in the
close of his opinion.
Neither the administration nor the
board is pushing the matter very hard,
all seeming to have turned their eyes
on a new city hall instead of mourning
the debt for park.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-05
GET A LIGHT SENTENCE
Jake Diamond, Abe Miller
and Louis Goldstein Must
Serve Five Days in Jail.

Although Jake Diamond, Abraham
Miller and Louis Colds tein were given
a fine OF $25 each and cost and a sen<
tence of five days in the county Jail for
having received stolen goods from Chris
Hill. who is now serving time at JEFF
fersonviile, they are nevertheless con
graduating themselves on their light
penalty. The trio was on trial on this
charge in the Lake superior court last
year but at the time the jury disagreed
Prosecuting Attorney D. E. Boone re-
tired the case in the Valparaiso court
yesterday. They were defended by w.
j. McAleer and refused to plead guilty.
Had they received the limit they would
have received from one to fourteen
years. Their light sentence is ex-
planned in the fact that the jury disa-
greed once in their case.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-05
INJURED BY EXPLOSION

South Chicago, Dec 5.-Special-A
bad accident never before heard of in
the outside world was related to a
TINES reporter last night. and if the
facts of the case as related are true
an aged tOiler was stricken blind and
his head badly injured as a result. The
circumstances of the case are as fol-
lows: August Anderson, so years OF
age. SSH Green Bay avenue for many
years employed as a dynamiter at the
Illinois Steel companys mills was in
the act of blasting Stag out OF several
old story occurred. He had put on the
Stag pockets. when repuition or tie
electricity with which the powder is
discharged and after waiting for what
he considered a sufficient space Of time
for the explosion he went TO where the
charge was placed TO make an exam
ination.
Just as he reached the powder, the
discharge occurred and struck him full
/ il the face. Both eyes were badly
mutilated and his scalp was torn in
several places. The man will be blind
for life and there is possibility Of
his non-recovery. It is not known why
this matter was not reported to the
j police. This accident took place, ac-
cording TO the account about week
ago. His position is now held by a
man named Charles Anderson, no re-
lation to the victim of the accident
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-05
PIANO FACTORY BURNS.

Upton, Ind. Dec. 5.-The new plant
Of the Rockford Piano company. Of this
city. was destroyed by fire OF unknown
origin. Six carloads Of unfinished
pianos and many valuable tools and i'm
plements were destroyed. The total
loss. said to be covered by insurance,
amounts TO $4,000.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-05
INDIANAPOLIS BANKS ALL RIGHT

indianapolis, Dec. 5.-statements Of
the indianapolis national banks show
that all have cash well above the legal
reserve several of the larger banks
showing as high as a. and 81 per cent
There has been a slight shrinkage in
deposits.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-05
GIRL SWALLOWS POISON

Laporte, Ind. Dec. .-Special-De-
spondent because her mother would not
tolerate her keeping company with a
young man whom she avows she loves
Miss Ida Roysden of Hamlet swallowed
quantity of arsenic last evening and
will die.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-05
NEW COMPANY IN COAL FIELD

The Daily Bros. Co. have bought out
the coal business Of the Kaptus Co. on
Calumet avenue. near Chicago avenue.
and are now prepared TO fill all orders
for hard and soft coal with prl4nptness.
Fsssrsee4esAone Is 1921.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-05
WEBSTER FELTON, CASE ON.

The case of Lester Webster against
Charles FELTON,, both of Michigan City,
stin occupied the time of the court and
jury in the superior court today. a
real estate deal is involved in the case
and the plaintiff is suing for $500
damages. \ change of venue has been
taken from the superior court at Michi-
san city to Hammond.
Try n Want Ad IN tho Time..
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-05

WEATHER-Fair tonight and
probably Friday; rising temperature
minimum tonight 20 to 30 above
zero.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-05

Your store ad is not adequate IL you
sell any seasonabEe goods that are not
priced In 1t.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-05

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