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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-19
Enough Money Already
Pledged to Make the Plan
a Realization.
AWAIT CHOICE OF SITE
Several Parcels of Land Under Con.
9ideration-Terms of Member
ship Reasonable.

Plans for the new country club are
progressing nicely. II is declared
they have passed the embryo stage
and that within a week or two the
club will be a reality
Attorney J. A. Gavit IS authority ;or
the statement that there is no longer
any doubt that the club will be es-
tablished. In an interview this morn
ing he said
within the next two weeks we ex-
pect to have the land purchased. AS
soon as this is DONE work on the new
track and club house Will be started.
Mr.. Gavit went on to say the con-
ditions of membership would be open
to any respectable person in Hammond
or the Calumet region and it was the
promoters desire to get as large a
membership as possible. The terms
of membership win be 500 per year
and the dues will amount to about
500 This is unusually reasonable
Shares win be put out on the market
and can be secured in blocks or other
wise. Just how many will be put out
has not yet been decided.
The promoters have several tracts of
land under their eyes and it is going
to be a hard thing for them to choose
any certain ono. however. one tract
will be selected before the expiration
OF the next two weeks
All Enthusiastic.
Mr.. Gavit says the entire Calumet
region has been canvassed from one
end to the other and everyone who
has been approached is enthusiastic
over the matter and willing to lend
support. So sure is the affair that
Mr.. Gavit said this morning that with
in twenty-four hours he could go out
and get money enough from those in
terested 10 put the deal through i'm
mediately and build all of the build
ings upon the property.
VIII ]. Davis was in Hammond last
Friday and looked over the different
tracts OF land the syndicate has un-
der consideration and was well pleased
with all of them.
An up-to-date buffet and restaurant
will be installed at the club house and
on the outside a large garage will be
built to accommodate local and for
eign machines. When asked whether
or not baseball diamond would be on
the number of improvements, Mr.
Gavit said is would and some gooC
games would be pulled of before the
members. Every one Interested II
the new club IS very enthusiastic ever
the project and the sooner it is put
through. the better they will feel BY
eagoans interested in the club will be
caoans interested in the club viii be
made public and several millionaires
are said to be among the number. al
Of whom are friends of Mr.. Davis.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-19
BOARD OF HEALTH
TO WATCH SCHOOLS
Whole City to be Districted
and Under Medical
Inspection.

South Chicago, August 19,-The
schools of South Chicago and the sur
rounding territory are to lie under the
direct medical supervision of the board
Of health from the beginning of the
school year on September 3.
The whole city of Chicago is to be
divided into eleven general districts
of which South Chicago will be one
and each general division Will be di-
vided into nine subdivisions over
which a special school medical in
spector will have supervision BY
carrying out this plan the board Of
health expects to have a much more
efficient inspection of schools.
The efficient board of health bulletin
which was issued today says of the
medical supervision:
With the opening of the public
schools on September the department
viii put in effect a revised and more
efficient system of medical inspection
of schools. For the better adminis-
tration of this important service the
/ city has been divided into eleven dis
tricts, each with a medical inspector
/ in charge and each with nine subdi-
visions under the direction Of a school
medical inspector.
/ Each district medical inspector VIII
direct the work of nine school medical
inspectors and will be held RESPONSE
BILE for the work In his district The
ninety nine school medical inspectors
will visit practically every school day
throughout the year, and they shall
do any and all things calculated to
safeguard the health of the pupils
ard. incidentally, the other members
of the family at home.
Vaccination to Begin Oct. 10.
Following the practice of last year
the department medical staff will not
vaccinate school children until after
October Is. The greater possibility
of injecting vaccinal wounds during
the warm months, when children play
in the dirt, go swimming and other
wise more frequently expose the
wounds to infection. makes this action
advisable Principals of schools should
not insist upon vaccination of pupils
requiring the same until after October
Is"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-19
Lineman Employed by Gas
and Electric Company
Meets Instant Death.
GETS $4,000 VOLTS
Entire Current of Primary Wire En-
tiers Body and Death is
instantaneous,

Arthur Adams. a lineman employed
by the South Shore Gas and Electric
company, was instantly killed this
morning at $50 o'clock. Adams was
engaged in transferring a primary wire
at the top of a telegraph pole where
he was working with two other line
men While reaching in and around
the numerous wires he happened to
touch a live wire with his shoulder
while working with another. and the
two wires made a short circuit with his
body. The entire current OF the pri-
mary wire, 2.200 volts. entered his
body and death was practically in
stantaneous.
Was Experienced Man.
The place of the accident was an
electric light wire pole about 200 feet
west of Holman street on a little drive
way running parallel to the Chicago
Junction tracks. The three linemen
were at the top OF the pole at the time
and all realized their danger as they
were experienced men. Adams has had
six months experience with the South
shore company and had a three years
training before coming to Hammond.
The circuit Of the two wires with his
body was not completed more
than a few seconds when his comrades
noticed him and he was Immediately
torn away The shock Of those few
seconds were sufficient to kill him be-
cause Of the high voltage
Slides Down Wire.
After he was torn from the wires
he slid down one Of the wires bracing
the mile uurl ahour siy feet from, +ha
ground where he rolled of and fell in
heap on the ground below. AS soon
as Stewards ambulance could arrive
the doctor IN attendance pronounced
him dead
Arthur Adams came to Hammond in
the middle OF February to take a po-
sition with the South Shore Gas and
Electric company and has been work
ing with them steadily. His home Is
said TO be in Fort Dodge, Iowa 0
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-19
WITHOUT MUNICIPAL TAXATION.

Wheeling. August 1s--Harrisyile.
the county seat OF Ritchie county. viii
be without any municipal taxation this
year for the first time in the old
towns history. The announcement
has just been made by the mayor. Ro-
meo H. Freer. a former attorney gen.
eral of the state. Harrisville owns its
own electric lighting plant. and the
profit from its operation combined
with the interest on the towns money
in banks will afford ample revenue for
all estimated municipal expense, 50
that no corporate tax viii be laid No
other town in West Virginia ever en-
5oyed this distinction
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-19
MAN OF MYSTERY
DIES SUDDENLY
Eccentric Character of
Hammond Succumbs to
Heart Failure.

Sitting in the check office of the
Standard Steel Car company and
shading his eyes from the sun George
K. Toland, one Of the eccentric char
acters of Hammond, suddenly fell from
his chair onto the floor dead from heart
trouble. Toland has lived here for
nearly eighteen years and although he
has been seen about the streets of
Hammond for many years and has made
many friends among those with whom
he chose to conv his past history is
as vague and mysterious as the man
himself.
For the last three months of his
life the deceased had been employed at
the car company as a watchman at one
OF the railroad gates. Last night as he
was about to leave his work he stopped
at the check office as customary, and
sat down in the chair to converse with
two or three other men who were in
the Office at the time.
His Last Words.
A few minutes afterward Toland, who
had been facing the window, com
planned of the sun which seemed to
hurt his eyes and these were the last
words he uttered. He seemed in per-
fectly normal condition until he sud
IDENTIFY dropped to the floor. He was
dead when picked up.
The man seemed to live in an at
mosphere of mystery. The few facts
which were occasionally dropped by
| him as to his past are interesting. 1t
! is known that he had been married
about twelve years ago and that his
wife had proved false to him. He di-
vorced her and the trouble seemed to
crush him.
/ After this he took to drinking and
| became a drunkard of the worst type.
| Several years ago he stopped. how
/ ever, just as abruptly as he had begun
and could never he induced to enter a
/ saloon since that time. He has always
/ lived alone and never wanted any one
| to come and see him. He would oc-
! casionally have spells when he would
! 60 down town and converse with his
friends where he continually amused
them with his wit and humor.
Seemed to Have Plenty.
The last place in which he lived was
at 512 Sibley street. It is said that
! the man has a habit of working stead
/ lily for a period of several years with
( out spending an unnecessary cent. He
would then take an extensive trip west.
/ no one knows where he went and stay
several months. After returning he
would generally loaf about town for
a year or so before starting in to work
again.
Toland always had plenty of money
OH hand and never owed a cent No
one knows how much the man pos
sessed. and it is doubtful if it Will ever
be known. Who will get the money If
there is any. is uncertainty. 1t is
said that he has a sister in Carlyle,
Pa, where Holland was born fifty nine
years ago. but he has not communicated
with her for many years. The funeral
viii be held under the auspices of the
odd Fellows of which he was a mem
her. He held the Office Of high priest
in that lodge and was very promi-
nent and active member in the Rochest-
er. Ind. organization.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-19
South Chicago Aeronaut
Leaves Today for Du-
buque With Machine.
FILLS THE ENTIRE CAR
Reporter for Times Has Talk With
Inventor Who Explains
His Device.

South Chicago. Aug. 19.-J. L. Case
South Chicago's practical aeronaut
leaves today for Dubuque, Ia, where
he will exhibit his latest success,
dirigible airship at the Dubuque Iair,
during the last week in August. Mr..
Cases remuneration for his exhibitisa 4
will be $4,000 day. During the great
er part of the past week preparations
and packing have been in progress for
the exhibition and when all the belong
ings to the balloon are ready for ship
ment, they will fill Mr.. Cases private
car and weigh in the neighborhood of
fourteen tons. Strange as il may seem
the airship itself weighs the least of
the whole carload of paraphernalia.
The whole apparatus has been in Mr..
Cases shop, 195 Ninety-second street
and it was there that THE LAKE COUNTY
TINES reporter found the inventor Sat
urday afternoon sitting at a sewing ma
chine and sewing patches of imported
Japanese balloon silk for his huge gas
bag.
Mr.. Case said that he considered the
sewing of the balloon one of the most
important preparations for the success
of the ship, and would not trust the
sewing to anybody.
In my twenty five years of balloon
ing" said he. I have learned that no
body will sew as conscientiously as the
| balloonist himself for two or three
stitches in the same place would mean a
rip when the huge silken bag is in
hated."
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North Bluff street, and letter viii be
sent TO this address at once. notifying
his relatives Of the accident Adams
was twenty five years OF age and sin
gle. He was well liked by all his
companions and was a young man OF
good habits. While working in Ham
mond he has boarded at the Erie ho-
tel. Arrangements for the funeral will
be made as soon as his relatives can
be heard from.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-19

ings as guests of the baseball and
amusement parks and excursion boats.
They viii attend the American league
ball game today.
Companies predict general break
In the ranks and stampede of the
strikers TO secure former positions.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-19

Thereu be NEW PROBLEM TO oc.
cupy your attention tomorrow IF YOU
PUT TODAx-S INTO A WANT AID.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-19

WEATHER-ShO and thun-
derStorTnS this afternoon or to-
night; Tuesday fair and cooler.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-19

The small business is the one that
most needs THE LAKE COUNTY
TINES advertisinx.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-19
south Chicago Knows Case.

Mr.. Case, as an aeronaut. is no stran-
ger to the people of South Chicago or
to the scientists. The people of every
state have had opportunities during the
past twenty-five years of seeing him
make balloon ascensions, some of them
sensational. and others of freakish ua-
ture, as for instance the aerial wedding
that he operated in a town of Michigan
number of years ago.
Mr.. Case uses the gas bag which sup
ports the skeleton carrying the en-
gine, the propeller and the rudder On
the whole the ship looks very simple
and it is only in its finer points, Mr..
Cases own patented inventions and the
application of a few principles that
have hitherto been overlooked that his
ship has a decided advantage over
many others.
why don't you work along the aero
plane line?" he was asked.
During the past years before air
ships were heard of, have laid awake
hundreds of nights to study out a sue
! cessful aero plane, replied the inventor.
Thus far l have been unsuccessful
and as long as other inventors must
resort to automobiles in order to give
their aero planes a start. l do not
think that their inventions can be
called success. Unless somebody viii
solve the problem of taking the cleo
tricity out of the air and in that way
do away with storage batteries. I Go
not see how aern planes will ever be
a success. Once that principle is DIS
covered You Will see a revolution in
our mode OF transportation"
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Bag Cigar Shaped.

The gas bag that Mr.. Case has just
completed is cigar shaped and it is in
its construction that it differs from
those used by other aeronauts Being
cone shaped in front and tapering from
the base OF the cone toward the rear
the air can never strike it squarely and
the aeronaut is thus enabled to tack
against the wind. Other aeronauts
have constructed cigar shaped gas bags
not taper towards the rear. The bag
has two other points that have here
tofore never been brought into prac-
tice by aeronauts. Mr.. Case has dis
covered the principle himself and has
constructed the bag accordingly, and
then sent the plans to Washington TO
be patented. The principle that he
ed air in separate compartments in the
gas bag. The bag is mainly filled with
gas. In the cone, however. on the in
side is a bag also coneshaped and seven
feet deep which contains the con press
ed air. BY using this compressed air
Mr.. Case hopes to prevent the cave in
of the nose of the bag. The bottom
of the bag contains a similar bag for
compressed air, which Mr. Case calls
4 blanket. This compressed air on the
bottom side strens thens and in case the
aeronaut finds it necessary TO partly
empty the bag he will open the valve
Of the blanket bag and thus save the
gas
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-19
Dimensions are Large.

The bag is seventy-three feet long
and eighteen feet in diameter in front
The silk of which it is constructed cost
81 per yard and the whole Will be en-
veloped in a specially constructed net
which is also of Mr.. Cases design and
which weighs only half as much as the
ordinary balloon net.
Underneath the gas hangs the skele-
ton supporting the engine. the rudder
and the propeller. The engine is Of
Mr.. Cases own design. It is an eight
horse power. two cylinder, four cycle
machine Weighing only So pound
and has a speed of 2.50o revolutions.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-19

Contract Subscribers $3.50
StTest Sales 49, 1877
Total, Yesterday 10, ,o5z
The broad ax., 1907-10-05
men Of Sacramento. Cal. for sitting
down on old Ben TiIlman,
sooKER WASHINGTON NOT THE
FOUNDER OF TuskEeEE
INSTITUTE.

The fling Of the report on the con-
dition at Tuskegee Institute made by
the examiner, Mr.. HARRISON, appoint
ed by the Alabama legislature, leads
the Louisville CourierJournal to sug'
sest that other states might proft'
ably follow the lead Of Alabama In
providing some similar means for
educating the Negro race-recalling'
in this connection the commonly un-
recognized fact that Tuskegee Insti-
tute was founded by an act Of the
Alabama legislature which started In
With an appropriation OF $1,000 and
10 acres Of land in 1880. Booker T.
washington, 1t is recalled, came
later. after graduation and a term OF
teaching at Hampton and though II
is true that his genius for organiza-
tion has been responsible for the i'm
mense growth Of the institute from
its small beginning, the credit due
Alabama for the foundation should
rot be entirely forgotten.-New
York Advertiser.
The broad ax., 1907-10-05
IT WAS GOD.

God told Eve that she would die II
she touched an apple. Eat the
apples" said the devil. You will not
die; but you will go in search Of the
flg trees; and make yourself an
apron" From that day to this woman
has obeyed the devil. She loves her
clothes. The devil is the best friend
woman ever had. It is not the devil
who said: Believe or be damned" II
was God! The devil neither asks you
for praise, money or blood. 1t is God!
The devil never killed a man, woman
or child. God killed $4,000 widows
Nearly every page of his book Gods
book is a sea Of human gore. Massa
ere from Genesis to Malachi. The
devil never had a sword. God has
sword In his mouth. (ReE. l. 16.) His
Son and his salvation army never
marched without swords bucklet
around them.
And, besides all this, the devil never
wrote: Thou shalt not suffer witch
to live" IT WAS GoD!-The Exam
irer, Paris. Tex.
The broad ax., 1907-10-05
KILLS NEGRO WOMAN HE LovEol
Topeka White Man Shoots Sallie
Lewis and Fires Bullet Into
His Own Brain.

Here is a mystery and tragedy
that happened in Topeka last Thurs
CAV. which we would like for Tillman
Vardaman and Dixon to solve.
Jack Steinhauff, a. white man, shot
and killed Sallie Lewis, formerly
Moore at her home, Sic East First
street and then turned the gun on
himself infiicting wounds from which
he died Saturday night. The funeral
of the woman occurred Sunday al
the undertaking rooms Of Stones
street & Hamilton, and his was held
on Monday.
note was found in Steinhauff's
pocket supposed to have been written
by the woman, IN which was al
agreement that both should die to
gether. It is reported that he had
been keeping company with her a
long time notwithstanding the fact
that she had a husband working In
the Santa Fe yards. With Tillmar
and his cohorts crying Negro inferi
ority, we cannot understand why
white men are beginning to kill them
selves about Colored women. II some
thing is not done to check these
white men, it will be impossible tc
tell one race from the other. II ole
TIIlman and his followers will put
stop to white men making love tt
Colored women, they need have M
further fear Of the races mixing
The Plaindealer, Topeka, Kans.
The broad ax., 1907-10-05
OPENING OF THE LOUISE JUVE
NILE HOME.

Thursday evening the Juvenile
Home at $50 Ada Street.
under the management Of Mrs. Eliza
beth Mcdonald, was formerly opened
under the most favorable auspices.
The Home win care for dependent
end neglected children. At $50 a
luncheon was served to the many
friends Of Mrs. Mcdonald who were
present and those interested in her
work.
The following speakers joined IN
the discussion, The necessity Of
Homes for Negected and Dependent
children: Henry NJ Thwston, Chiei
probation omcer; Rev. H. E. Stewart
institutional Church; ]. H. Wiuer'
Probation omcer; Rev. Timothy
Reeves. Presiding Elder; John l.
whitman, John Worthy School; Rev
e ]. guile, Superintendent Catholic
Charities; william o. La Monte, Prof
Emanuel Johnson and Miss Eva MOT
ric furnished the music for the en-
,oyable occasion.
The broad ax., 1907-10-05
MRS. CLIFFORD JOHNSON RE-
TURNED HOME FROM A FOUR
MONTHS EUROPEAN TRIP.

Last Sunday morning, Mrs. CHI
ford johnson, 2712 State street. who
is one of the most successful Arro-
American business women in Cnica'
ga. returned home from a four
months European pleasure trip.
While absent Mrs Johnson spent
considerable time in London, Paris
Berlin and other leading cities and
places OF interest and pleasure resorts
on the continent
wherever she went she was cor
daily received and was warmly greet
ed by prominent men and women II
was her good fortune to come In con
tact with
Mrs. johnson greatly enjoyed heE
trim. and her health was much I'm
proved by it
The broad ax., 1907-10-05
.Eal-sed u he Pea olass ~ chi1N
W.as Sseea8 da8 Maitsr.
CHARGES OF GRAFT PILE UP ON
POL ICE
Concluded from Page I

Concluded from Page 1.
places where books care made and
bets taken on the races. 1t would ap-
pear to us that.if individual citizens
can locate these places it should be
70 trouble for the police department.
whose sole business it is."-The Chi-
cago Tribune, Oct 3-O7.
The report Of the AndCrime
League, verifes everything which has
been said in these columns, respect
ing the inability Of Chief shippy, and
Mayor Busse, to handle the police
department, and to manage the al
fairs Of Chicago, and to think Its cin-
zens will have to endure their mel
flcient reign for almost four years
longer before they can give them their
walking papers.-Editor.
The broad ax., 1907-10-05
ordered to the Street, but Aeauiese'
and Is Good For Once.

SACRAMENTO. Cal, Sept 30
senator Ben TIIlman participated In
the most exciting meeting Of his leo
tire tour here and the row was all
ever his refusal TO talk without In
Guiding the race question. 1t was re
cuested that the senator avoid the
race question. When he was intro
duced It was announced that his sub
ject would be The Trend Of Ameri
can Politcsf' Tfllman got hopping
mad in a minute saying he would not
be stopped BY q lot Of mules. He was
then told to go out in the street and
tax.
TiIlman offered to return the check
nat was given him and it was not
accented. Men rose mp and denounced
he senator and Tillman fought back
finally the question was put to the
audience whether he would speak on
the race question and Tillman was
xotsd down. He acquiesced saying he
uss sorry be could not influence the
result the other way. He proceeded
= ak IA his usual forceful way.
All honor to the brave and decent
The broad ax., 1907-10-05
INSTITUTIONAL CHURCH,
se25 Dearborn Street.

The Sunday services viii be OF
special interest at 10:45 A NJ
Rev. II. z Stewart win preach a
special discourse and win discuss
crime and criminals.
The general subject is WILL IT
DO ANY GOOD TO PRAY FOR THE
TlNCoNvERTED.
The evening services win begin at
7:4E p. N. instead Of o'clock
Tie subject win be THE GREAT
EST CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT OF
TO-DAY.
The choir under the direction OF
Mr. e. +. Norris Is doing splendid
work the solos and quartetts also the
mems chorus all deserve great credit
some musical surprises win be
furnished next Sunday.
The division Of the membership
into classes has proven quite a source
Of help to the work.
The Rev a. Ford viii deliver q
lecture next "wednesday night at the
chureh.--s.