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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-03
HAMMOND MAN
TAKES HONORS
VanSickle Wins Laurels in
Rhode Island Motor
Cycle Meet.
DOES HIMSELF PROUD
Captures 10-Mile Handicap and
Comes in Third in Hill
Climbing Contest.

Hammond was well represented in
the Providence. L. l. motor cycle meet
yesterday, when Charles Van Sickle of
this city, in a field of the best talent
the East could furnish. won the 10
mile handicap and finished third in the
hill climbing contest.
The meet developed itself into a sec
tional contest for points and glory,
the East VS.. the West The East in
point of entries had a great advantage
over its rival, and Stanley Kellogg
with an Indian machine captured five
Hrsts He ran against a snag, how
ever, in the 10 mile event. Van Sickle
with a handicap of 25 second started
off TO make a race of it and he sue
| ceeded.
Two of the contestants in the race
Walter Goerke of Brooklyn and Peter
Cox of New Haven collided after COW
ering about half the distance and Van
Sickle came near getting in the mix
up. With great nerve he steered clear
of the disaster, however. and took the
event with ease. The men in the col
lision were badly hurt
| Kellogg tried to take the event away
from the Hammond man in the last
turn but with a burst of speed Van
Sickle drew away from him and cross
ed the tape many yards in advance.
Wins In Other Events.
In the second event for machines of
not over 81 cubic inches piston dis
placement he captured fourth place and
in the free for all hill climbing contest
he came in third against a large field.
In the five mile free for all he got in
on second money with Kellogg, but a
few feet ahead for the first place.
The summarizes;
Event No u (Francis street hill
climbing for motorcycles of not over
sos cubic inches piston displacement
Won by G. +. Curtis, Hammondsport
Curtis 21s h. p. Time-11 3-5 seconds
S. T. Kellogg, Springfield. second; A. D
Cook, Hammondsport, third; Walter
Goerke. Brooklyn, fourth; D. V. Kelley
Providence. fifth.
Event No. - (feF motorcycles of not
oyer 81 CUBIC inches piston displace-
ment)-Won by s. T. Kellogg. Time
10 seconds, G.. H. Curtis, second; A
d. Cook, third; Charles Van Sickle
fourth.
Event No. IA Gree for al)-Won by
IN Norm, Manchester Peugot 7 h. p
Time-1O 2-5 seconds. S. T. Kellogg
second; Charles Van Sickle, third.
At Hill Grove.
Two miles (for Rhode Island rider.
who never have won first prizel-WoI
by A. Heilborn. 4 h. p. Orient. Time
4:34 Is.
Five Miles Gree for alQ-Won by
Stanley It. Kellogg. Time-7:3S %
Charles Van Sickle, second; Waltel
Goerke, third.
Three miles (open, single CYLINDER
Won by S. T. Kellogg. Time ABB A
Peter Cox, New Haven, second; Waite
Goerke, third.
One Mile f. A. NJ. National Champion
Won by Kellogg. Time-1:37. Pete
Cox, second; Walter Goerke, third.
Ten mile f. A. M. National Champion
Won by Kellogg. Time 15:33-25.
Peter Cox, second; Walter Goerke
third.
Ten mile Handicap-Won by Charlie
Van Sickle (25 seeonds), Hammond
Ind, 4 h. p. Indian. Time 16:2S-4-5
Kellogg (scratch), second; ]. S. Scidel
Zone minute), Springfield, Mass, thirt
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-03
HAMMOND METHODISTS WILL
ATTEND CAMP MEETING
Local Church Folks Plan TO Go to Bat
tie Grounds Between Now and the
18th; Program is Interesting.

Several people from Hammond are
planning to attend the Methodists'
camp meeting and Bible institute at
Battle Ground. Ind, which began Aug.
l and continues until the 18th.
This is the thirty third annual ses-
planning to attend the Methodists'
are expected to be present from all over
the state.
The place selected for the holding of
these meetings is a beautiful spot and
is selected by many Indianians for their
summer home.
The program consists of evangelistic
services. Bible study, music. lectures,
young people meetings, missionary
meetings and an itinerants school. The
Reverend L S. Smith of this city is one
of the directors of the camp meeting
association.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-03
DENIES REPORT OF SALE OF
CHICAGO AND WABASH VALLEY
Friend of Owner Declares the Story in
the Chicago Papars Regarding Trans
fer of Property to Vanderbilt System
is Untrue.

Two weeks ago the report was pub
lished in several Chicago papers to
the effect that B. J. Clifford has sold
the Chicago and Wabash Valley rail-
road of the Vanderbilt system.
This report is not true, according
to Mr.. oscar Dinwiddie a close friend
of Mr.. Clifford. Mr. Dinwiddie said
last night while in Hammond that in
a recent conversation with Mr.. Clifford
that gentleman told him that the re-
port was untrue in every detail al
though he admitted that the Wander
bilt system is negotiating with him for
the purchase of the road but nothing
had been done yet towards effecting a
sale.
Mr.. Dinwiddie, who lives at Dlnwid-
die station. which is one of the sta
tons along Chords road says that a
force of Zoe men are now working near
Dinwiddie station putting in new
tracks and grading and that within the
next two months the road viii be COM
pleted to Hebron.
So far the progress has been an I'M
bounded success and likewise is a great
benefit to the farmers living near the
terminus Of the road on account Of the
excelle It shipping facilities it furnishes
them.
The only reason Mr.. clifford gives for
even negotiating for the sale Of his
road is the fact that he is getting old
and wants TO see the project put
through before he dies. The Chicago
and Wabash Valley road is commonly
known as the Onion route for the fact
that II traverses tie rich farming lands
where onions are raised in large guam
titles.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-03
HAMMOND MAY GET C. A.
MENGES AUTOMOBILE PLANT

Detroit Man Here in Touring Car of
own Construction, Pleased With
Hammond as a Site for Future Fac
tOry-Choice Between This City and
Elkhart.
Charles a. Menges of Detroit. Mich.
accompanied by a party of friends in
his new Menges automobile, was in
Hammond last night and spent q
couple OF hours looking over the city
Mr.. Menges. who is quite an automobile
enthusiast, recently constructed the
touring car which he was driving, and
everything known to the makers of
automobiles is put in the Menges car.
At first Mr.. Menges, who is a ma
chinist. thought only of making a car
for himself. but when 1t was completed
his Detroit friends persuaded him to
build several more, which are now IN
der construction at Mr.. Menges plant
there. Mr.. Menges was accompanied by
Dr.. Z. J. Mills of Elkhart Ind, who is
trying to induce Menges to establish a
factory there. Mr.. MengeS said last
night that he had just about decided
upon Elkhart as location but thought
eventually he would end up in Ham
mond as he had read so much about
! the city's future as an industrial and
manufacturing center and was greatly
/ impressed with it from what he had
| seen in riding over the city last night.
After spending a couple Of hours here
/ taking supper, the party proceeded on
/ into Chicago where Mr. Menges Will
| demonstrate the car TO Chicago friends.
| AS the big 6o-horse power car stood
on the corner of State and Holman
| streets last night. 1t presented quite
an Imposing appearance and more than
one spectator ventured to offer their
| opinions that II was foreign car.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-03
F. J. TINCHER HERE.

+. J. Tincher who owns the Tincher
Motor works of South Bend was in
Hammond yesterday afternoon in his
big Tincher racer on his way to Chi
cago, where he goes to demonstrate his
car. Mr.. Tincher recently went through
Hammond to Chicago with Mr.. Prize of
the Carson Prize Scott company to
whom he sold a Tincher car. Mr..
Tincher says he is thinking of enlarg-
ing his South Bend factory as a re-
suit of the great increase in sales.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-03

During the hot weather. why not try
tho Bick Laundry on family washing
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-03

Milwaukee are the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Kleineman for a few days.
Misses Lydia and Louise Hofer will
attend the Dolton Camp meeting tomor-
row.
James Walsh and James Enright will
spend Sunday in Valparaiso the guest
OF relatives.
Miss Elizabeth Walsh and Parry
Sheffield will spend Sunday with friends
il South Bend.
Miss Alice Blosser is quite i'll at her
home in Indiana avenue.
Miss Helen Harris Of East Chicago
friends.
Mrs w H Hammond and children
left today for Kenosha, Wis, for a few
weeks vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs James Campbell of East
Chicago will spend Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Zunzman of State street.
80
Miss Agnes Hill of Grasselli will be
the guest of Miss NBable Sherry tonight
at her home in Truman street.
Rs
Y. S. Messenger of Genoa, Ill, visited
in Hammond today.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-03

Mrs. Mary Hansen and daughter
Miss Marie viii visit Mrs. A. H. steb-
bins and Mrs. r. c. Minor in Wood
l2wn tomorrow.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-03

1t Is not always necessary TO run a
"want ad" TO get what You want. be-
cause you can frequently get what you
want by simply reading the swami ads
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-03
$4,000 PLAY HOUSE
TO Be BUILT HERE
Hammond to Have Vaude
vile Theatre in Kohl and
Castle Circuit.

That Hammond is recognized as hay
ing great possibilities as an amuse-
lnent center is shown by a Chicago re-
port TO the effect that Kohl and Castle
who are interested in string of thea
tres in all parts Of the west are TO
build a $4,000 vaudeville house in this
city
1t is said the Hammond theatre will
be added TO what is known as the
Vaudeville trust" holdings and that
this city Will be given the best vaude-
vile attractions in the country.
The report says that definite steps
Will be taken today when G. L. Kohl
viii go to Hammond and select site
for the theatre. IT is said he will Sc
cure a long time lease on some well
located site
Mr.. Kohl is said to have had good
proposition made on some vacant prop
erty and is seriously considering it.
VIII Seat 1900.
The new theatre Will cost $4,000
and viii have seating capacity OF
1900. 1t will be run in close connec-
ton with the Lyceum theatre now un-
der construction in South Chicago.
! The plan is to exchange attractions
between these two theatres twice a
week
Telephone communication was had
with the Chicago offices of the firm of
Kohl and Castle this morning and al
though Mr.. Kohl was out of the city
his private secretary said he had not
gone to Hammond and would not be
there today.
While she would not deny that there
was A Dlan on foot TO build a theatre
in this city she claimed that she knew
nothing whatever of the matter an6
suggested that if there were plans fol
"a Hammond play house she would
probably know about it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-16
WHEAT OUTLOOK BAD.
The Prices Are the Highest in Ten
Years in Russia.

Odessa. May 16.-The European
wheat condition is regarded by COM
petent grain merchants here as being
most unfavorable. The present prices
are the highest quoted in Russia for
decades past The provinces of Bes-
sarabia, Poltava, Kherson and Podolia,
where wheat is chiefly cultivated, are
graveIy affected. Seventy-five per cent
of the winter crops have been dam
aged by the cold weather and dry
spring. Owing to the sudden rise in
temperature a fortnight ago, from
four degrees below freezing point to
intense summer heat, the entire spring
crops will be lost unless rain falls
within a week.
The president of the grain bourse
attributes the present prices in Russia
TO the foreign quotations of grain,
which Russia is compelled to follow
owing to the exhaustion of her stocks.
The prospect of a crop failure, how
ever. has not caused any speculation
in grain
KishineY, Bessara bia, May 16.-The
farmers in many localities in this vi
cinity are reploughing their fields. the
first sowings having been ruined by
drought
Yelizabethgrade. Russia, May 16.-
A famine here is threatened by the en-
tire failure of the winter wheat and
the bad condition of the sowings in the
localities which have been reploughed
owing to the absence of rain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-16

the argument that these fellows must
De allowed their share or we could
never hold the machine together.
There was all too much truth in that"
Honest 1t First.
81 stayed with Schmitz and stayed
with the machine that I. at great la
Dor and pains, had built up and as
sembled. I found then that 1 had
taken a step away from the high and
clean ideals with which I honestly as
sure you I originally entered the po-
litical field. I found in short, that to
hold this machine together 1 had to
permit and connive at corruption. In
the state of affairs existing it was
necessary. But 1 myself never asked
dollar of any man, never took a dis
honest dollar from the public. The
things did were things that hurt no
one.
Before the Doodle board of super
visors was elected I warned them
against crookedness in Office. Imme-
diately after their election l got them
together and / said to them: Now.
you If any one of you takes
a dollar I'll prosecute you myself,
and 1 meant it. / was in earnest But
1 found I could not carry out my
threat and keep the machine from
going to pieces. Schmitz was right
about that. And so much of this cor
ruption was needless. Needless L mean
from the givers' end of the dea1.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-16
INSULT TO IRELAND.
Zinfein society Thus Characferizes the
New Irish BfIi.

Dublin, May 16.-The executive com
mittee of the Zinfein society represent
ing advanced Irish nationalism consid-
ers Mr.. Bfrrell's Irish bill to be an in
suit to Ireland and wants the National
ist members of parliament to withdraw
from the house and demand a settle
ment of the international dispute be-
tween Ireland and England by The
Hague arbitration court. It is suggest
ed that the program published today by
the organ of the Nationalist party be
placed in the form of a resolution to be
adopted by the executive committee of
the Irish national council. In it the
Irish1nen who have attended the Brit
ish parliament for the past 81 years to
support the British liberals are invited
to return to Dublin and devise meas
ures for the material betterment of Ire
land and securing international recog-
milton and support of Ireland's political
rights, as the first step toward whiRn
she should claim a settlement of the in
irrational dispute between Ireland and
England by the international court of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-16
WHEAT up FIVE CENTS
All the Options Pass the Dollar
Mark

Chicago. May 1.-THE wheat mar
ket experienced auo her sensational
upturn near the end Of the session Of
the Board of Trade to1ay- July jump
ed from the lowest price of the day,
80 4 to 991zc. and closed five cents
over yesterdays final figures at SO II C.
December rose to 81 o. and closed
with a net advance of sc at $1o1 Sep
tember was also in the dollar wheat"
class for time. at $1.00 q but the
close was at 991Se. The closing fig
ures on December are only two cents
under the high point of the season.
reached a few days ago. The volume
of business in the wheat pit was i'm
mense. few of the leading firms alone
taking on between five and eight mil
lions OF bushels.
New York Market Excited.
New York, May 16--Excited trading
in wheat occurred in the New York Pro-
duce exchange, following buIlish re-
port from the northwest and heavy buy
ing in Chicago. Prices. which held fair
ly steady during the forenoon. bounded
upward in the afternoon an average of
more than cents bushel. After heavy.
active trading prices took a downward
turn and before the close had receded
about cent from the highest. July
closed at S1-O45s. an advance of 80 cents
over last night and December closed at
$1.0415. an advance of 39s cents over las.
nights closing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-16
HER MAIDEN TRIP.
The White Star Liner AdrIatic is Due
in Port Today.

New York. May 16.-The White Star
line steamer Adriatic, the latest de-
velopment in shipbuilding is due to
arrive in port today. The Adriatic.
the newest ship of the White Star
line, is the largest and most complete
ocean traveller afoat Her length,
over all, 725 feet 9 inches; breadth.
rs feet inches: depth, so feet; gross
tonnage, $4,000; displacement, 10000
tons; accommodations for 5000 pas
sengers and a ships company of $50:
is compartments and space for a sec.
ond cabin and steerage passengers
that would have been luxurious a few
years ago for first saloon passengers.
an enormous advance upon the old
four nasted bark. rugged. single pipe
Adriatic, built by the same, firm in
1872 The length, of that vessel was
449 feet s inches over all. her beam
40 feet 3 inches: depth 80 feet and
gross tonnage 3.SS7. She was built
to accommodate 110 first class pas
sengers- ~ second class; 717 third
class and crew of 143.
The Adriatic is not built for speed
but for comfort. She. Is fitted with all
the conveniences found in most mod
ern hotels, Turkish baths. massage
rooms, Photographic dark rooms, ele-
vators. gymnasiums and everything
else one can imagine for comfort.
The. commander of the new Adriatic
is Captain E. J. Smith, royal naval e
reserve. The passenger list of the in
itial voyage includes the names OF
many distinguished. people, both
English and American.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-16
Are ALL FOR TAFT
ID. w. Mulvane Springs Surprise
in Topeka.
Quietly Organizes Clubs in All
the Wards.
OFFICERS ARE CHOSEN
Committeeman Takes
Time by FOrelOck.
Nearly All Local Ward POliti-
clans Are Included.

Without any preliminary blasts of
trumpets, and without any announce
ment except the gum-shoe work of To-
cal politicians. the machine crowd in
local politics on Wednesday evening
undertook to capture the Taft boom
in Topeka, and attach to it the Null
Nane night for member of the Republi-
ganization of Taft clubs in each
ward was made the ostensible object of
the meeting. the real object is no doubt
10 help the Mulvane machine climb
into the Taft bandwagon, and claim
the credit for what is a foregone con-
clusion concerning the attitude of Kan
sas toward the Taft candidacy.
At each ward meeting blanks were
ed TO sign. pledging their support to
Taft Nothing is said in this pledge
about the Mulvane-Long annex, of
course.
the names of all the local ward poll
ticians are included in the list of off,
GERS 1t seems to have been a strictly
politicians movement. The following
are the officers of the various ward or
ganizations:
First ward-Mark Putnam. president;
r. V. Wilson. secretary. Precinct vice
presidents: First precinct, T. ]. Multi
gan; second precinct. Elijah White:
third precinct. Clay Bowen; fourth pre-
cinct, Jack Miller.
Second ward-C. K. Holiday, presi-
dent; Galen Nichols, secretary.
Third ward-D- w. Mulvane. presi-
dent: A. T. Lucas. treasurer; John F.
Stanton. secretary. Precinct vice presi-
dents: First precinct, w. P. Wilcox;
second precinct. W.. E. ,Sterne; third
precinct, R. F. Tasker; fourth precinct,
h L Monroe.
Fourth ward-A. NJ. Fuller. president;
John 7. Chaney, secretary; Axel Lund-
green, treasurer Precinct vice presi-
dents: First precinct, w. F. Schoch:
second precinct w. F. Weber; third
precinct, A. A. GODDARD; fourth precinct,
John NJ Wright.
Fifth ward-President. Matt Weight
man; secretary. Harry Trovillo. Pre-
cinct, vice presidents: First precinct,
James A. Warner; second precinct. T.
]. Hurley: third precinct, John Childs-
The Fifth ward organization was not
perfected. There were not enough poll
ticians present. Another meeting will
be held Monday evening at the home of
6 A SWendSOn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-16

selection of a candidate when no one
had a majority of the votes cast at the
primary elections. Is this majority
or a plurality government and should
not a majority rule in this country?
The chief objection to the state con-
vention is the use of the proxy and
the free pass. This bill eliminates the
former and the antipass bill removes
the latter. and it is difficult to find
other objections than these to the
holding of a state convention. 1 have
no apologies to make for doing what
could in behalf of the people and the
Republican party and striving to get
this most excellent primary bill en-
acted into a law.
Il cannot retire from this position
cumbency of which has intensified my
love for the Republican party and my
confidence in ii, without warning the
Republicans of the state against per-
mitting themselves to be led off into
movements that can only result in
TO the party and in detriment
to good government because the best
interests of this country are to be
subserved in the future as they have
been in the past by the Republican
party. Let no personal ambitions or
factional interests divide and distract
US Let US not furnish ammunition
to the common enemy. Surely enough
of this has been done the past year
and now that its unwisdom is ap-
parent to all, let it not be repeated"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-16
Six Firemen Overcome in Hold
of Burning Oil Barge.
Thought Blaze Had Been Over
come When They Entered.
BURST OF FLAME
EnvelOped Them and They
Dropped Unconscious.
All Are Carried Out Safely by
Their Companions.

New York, May 16.-Half a score of
firemen risked their lives today in saw
ing six of their comrades who had been
overcome by flames and smoke in the
hold Of burning oil barge lying at the
White Star line pier in the Hudson
river All the rescued men were ser
iously burned. The six had gone into
the hold when they thought the fire had
been overcome and were cutting away
partition when a terrific burst OF flame
and smoke swept through the opening
and enveloped them. The men dropped
unconscious and their comrades, brav-
ing the fire and smoke, went to their
rescue. One by one the unconscious
fremen were carried out and passed up
through the hatchway to the open air.
The rescuers themselves were nearly
SuffOeatcd
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-16
RECEIVED $1OO EACH.
Two Kansas City Policemen Confers to
Taking Rewards.

Kansas City. Mo. May 16.-Gover-
nor Joseph w. Folk arrived here this
afternoon to confer with the local po-
lice commissioners in regard to the
ruption which is to begin Friday. At
a meeting of the board last night a
communication was received from two
police detectives in which they admit
ted receiving cash rewards of more
than a hundred dollars each which
they had not reported to the depart
ment Other new matters which il is
said will sustain recent charges Of
graft were disclosed.
The alleged influence of the Metro
politan street railway over the police
department will be subject of in
vestigation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-16
SUMMER NAY BE HERE.
Mercury Gets Up Near the Eighty
Mark Once More.

There was no frost last night and
again the announcement is made that
summer is here but as in the past
there is a string to the announcement
and it is recalled in case of another
snow storm or heavy frost Today is
what the fans would call good ball
weather. but there il no game and
there will not be until the tip end of
the month and by that time today's
brand of weather may have become
common.
The sun has been shining brightly
since it's first peep at the dome of the
capitol and there is enough warmth
in the atmosphere to place it in the
comfortable class. The wind is from
the southwest and is blowing along at
the rate of ten miles an hour and
neither adds nor detracts from the
temperature of the de- ~.
Friday will be another such a day
as this with the exception that the
mercury will prolabls reach a higher
place in the tube than today. The
f11res f0T- To-day