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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-15
TWENTY MOTORISTS
ARE IN The PARTY
Several Teams Have Dropped Out In
Gruelling Durability and Endur-
ance Contest, But Some of the
Riders Have Perfect Scores Up to
Date.

The participants I'm the great New
contest arrived In Hammond at noon to-
day and after spending an hour in prep
aratiOn for their final squirt into Chi
cagO they left the city in a procession
the order of which Will be maintained
NIL of the way into Chicago.
In the party were 20 motorcyclists
and several men in an automobile who
have accompanied the party all of the
way for the purpose of administering
to their needs.
INDIAN HAS PERFECT SCORE.
So far the only wheels which have
made a perfect score were the Indian
and the Excelsior. The Indian is the
type of machine which is ridden by
Charles VanSickle and which is owned
by several other Hammond enthusiasts
and they are naturally very well
pleased at the outcome Of the contest
so far.
These six teams entered in the con-
test and two riders are unattached. The
Excelsior team from Chicago is com
posed of the following men j. S.
Woodwork. \. C Trumpour and A C.
Lyon.
! THOR TEAM DROPS OUT.
! The Thor team C. S. Hinkley r ".
/ Du Sell and Fred Huick Huicg drop
ped out of the contest at Utica, n Y,
and Hinkley dropped out at Aurora.
The Merkle team. Milwaukee; Ed
Buffun. ]. A Turner and n P White
Buffin dropped out at Ashtabula. o.
| The Light team is from Pottstown,
J n
Harry Lake and F. O. Erickson. Erick-
son dropped out of the race at Oberlin,
! 0.
/ Those who compose the Indiana team
are, S. T. Kellog, G. n Holden and B. S
! Barrows.
The team representing the Reading
Standard is George c. Smith, VIM.
Bewley and E. T. Banes.
TWO MEN UNATTACHED.
The two unattached men are G. V.
Lyon. who is riding a torpedo and Jo-
seph De Salvo. who is riding an Armor.
George Meiser and H. T. Adams came
out from Chicago to meet the Excelsior
team.
The automobile which accompanied
the riders was put on the road to take
care of the riders using G & tires.
1t contained Tom Groves of Chicago
and George W. Sherman. who suffered
a bad fall on the trip and broke his
wrist. 1t also contained f p. Hunt. the
advertising manager of the Excelsior
Supply company.
POOR ROADS IN YORK STATE.
The riders looked to be in excep-
tionally high spirits after their long
journey and their only complaint was
the poor roads which were encountered
in New York state. They passed many
compliments about the Lake county
roads and seemed mighty glad to think
they were getting near the end of their
journey. They expect to register in
Chicago at 4 o'clock.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-15
FIRST TRAIN STOPS
THERE on SUNDAY
I. z. Dickinson of W.. G. r. r.
Makes Announcement
This Morning.
OLD LANDMARK IS WIPED OUT
State Street Will Be the Gamer When
New Michigan Central Depot
Is Opened.

4. r. Dickinson, the Industrial agent
of the Michigan Central railroad for
the Calumet reGion, announced this
morning that the first train will stop at
the new depot, Monday, July 20.
The first train to stop at the new
station will be the 1853 going east and
from that time on all of the trains will
as a depot for so long, and will stop at
the new depot.
1t will mean the wiping out of one
of the old landmarks of the city and
will be the posing of the prominence
of PIummer avenue ana Morton court,
which once formed the most important
corners of the city, one of which was
occupied by the postoffice.
VIII Help state Street.
The effect of the removal of the sta
the Michigan Central will be to add
greatly to the prominence of State
street as a business thoroughfare
The work of building the park along
the Michigan Centrars right of way
was begun today with renewed activity,
There was a gang of men put to work
et+Ah
debris from the ground between Hoh-
man street and Oakley avenue and
black dirt will then be distributed over
the surface and a lawn will he an ac-
tuality before the summer is over.
The brick walk and platform has
been laid on Plummer avenue on the
north side of the street. This will
make Plummer avenue one of the most
attractive streets In the city and will
go a long ways toward booming the
city beautifuW project.
Depot nm Attractive Building.
The depot is one of the most attrac-
tive buildings along the route of this
popular road and every citizen will
take a special pride in it when it Is
opened and in use.
The railroad officials who have beer
crowded into the stuffy quarters OF
the old depot will be more than glaC
to make the change and everybody will
be smiling on the 2Oth when the change
is made
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-15
BLOODY FIGHT At
AETNA LAST NIGHT
Two Men Are Seriously In
jured in Stabbing ARRAY
at Boarding House.
DAGGER PLAYS A BIG PART
Town Marshal Edward Klopf Gathers
In Prisoners and They Are
at Miller.

Miller Station, Ind, July 15.-(Spe-
ciaI.)-A bloody fight occurred at Act
na last night in which Joe Martin was
stabbed and seriously injured and An
drew Dorber was hit over the head
with a chair. Joe Tobis and Joe TOs-
ter were the assaiIants and the fight
is said to have started result of
the invasion, by the injured men, of
the room occupied by TObis and TOs-
ter.
The men live in boarding house
over in Aetna. Joe Tobs and Joe Tas-
ter We're occupying the same room,
which was claimed by Joe Martin and
Andrew Dorber.
Martin and Dorber attepted to take
forcible possession of the room when
they were bitterly opposed by Tobis
and foster. One of the men used a
knife and the other used a chair, and
the fight was waged fast and furious
for a while.
Town Marshal Gets Busy.
Finally the town marshal at Aetna,
Ernest Joure. was called to the scene
and arrested all of the participants
Cook of Aetna.
For the want of a Jail the Aetna
marshal was compelled to take the
prisoners to Miller, where they were
kept over night. Town Marshal Ed
ward Klopf of Miller had the custody
of the prisoners.
Joe Martin is badly but not danger
ously injured and the knife cuts
while not deep, are numerous.
The fight caused considerable ex
| citement in Aetna and at first a rumOl
went the rounds that man had beer
| killed in one of the boarding houses
The appearance of the marshal. how
ever. cleared up the situation and th'
facts soon became known.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-15
ARRESTED FOR TRAIN RIDING.

Five men were arrested for train rid
Ing at 1920 last evening and were later
taken before Judge W. c. McMahan and
fined 81 and costs, amounting in each
case to s11.
Those who were arrested were George
Borner Frank Walsh. William II. Love.
Edward Gordon and David P. Rand. In
some of the cases the men were able to
pay SIS and secure a stay of judg-
ment for the rest and in others they
were compelled to go to the county
Jail. The men were arrested by Rail-
road Detectives Fensterrna acher and Bull
Davis Case Continued.
The case of Jean Davis. who was ar
rested for participating in fight on a
street car. a continuance was taken
until tomorrow.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-15
MICHIGAN AVE. KICKING
Board of Public Works
meets With Other Re
monstrating Taxpayers.

The board of public works at it's
regular meeting this morning was con-
fronted with another experience the
kind of which it met with the prop
erty owners OF South Holman street.
A strong Michigan avenue delcga =
ton was before the board to reon-
strate on the proposed improvement
of macadamized pavement All wanted
some kind of pavement and the ma
jority wanted macadam- The board.
after hearing all the demonstrators,
overruled them and adopted the reso-
luton for iprovement. thus giving
Michigan avenue a macadam pavement
from Calumet avenue to Columbia ave
nue..
The board allowed the regular week
ly bills for the various departemnts
and closed the session.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-15
WATER BOY At GARY
STRUCK BY TRAIN
Fred Miller Walks Into
Path of Pere Marquette
Passenger.
SKULL FRACTURED At BASE
Young Man Was About to Quit Job
to Take His Luncheon When
Accident Occurred.
SKULL FRACTURED At BASE

Fred Miller, the son-f law of Off
Ger Miller of the Whiting police force,
was struck by a Pere Marquette pas
senger train, near the Lake Shore de-
very seriously injured. The young
man is 19 years of age and employ ed
by the Lake Shore railroad as water
boy Miller was removed to the Mercy
hospital in Jones ambulance. Here
the physician stated that there was a
chance for his recovery.
Had just Finished Lunch.
At the time that the accident hap
pened Miller was just quitting the job
preparatory to eating his lunch. He
was returning down the Lake Shore
tracks after his coat and lunch pail
when the fast Pere Marquette whizzed
through, and before the boy realized ii
the train was upon him. 1t struck
him while he was near the station and
hurled him several feet in the air. He
was then placed upon a handcar. just
as the suburban pulled in from Chicago
laden with hundreds of passengers who
crowded around the victim to satisfy
their curiosity.
Removed to Mercy Hospital.
AS soon as possible he was removed
to the Mercy hospital where he was
examined by the company physician
who found that his skull had been frac-
tured at the base. There were a large
number of minor bruises, but the one
on the head will cause the trouble II
any of them do.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-15
PARENTS MOURN CHILD
Sad Death of Walter Gluth
Throws Neighborhood
in Gloom.

The parents of little Walter Gluth,
who was killed by the 1t:11 on the
Monon yesterday. deny the reports that
the little lad was asleep on the track
al the time of the accident. A niece
of Mrs Gluth says that the little boy,
whom the mother supposed was play
ing with the other boys. hand wander
ed away to the railroad track and got
across it as the train hove in sight.
but tried to retrace his steps and so
was killed. The funeral will be held
tomorrow. and the parents and fam
lily are the recipients of almost uni
versal sympathy.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-15
FRANK HILBRICK WILL
Be BURIED FRIDAY

Frank Hilbrich of Muenich court,
who died yesterday morning at his
home in Muenich court will be buried
next Friday in the family lot at Crown
Point
The funeral services will take place
a St Joseph's church on Friday morn
ing at O'Clock. after which the re-
mains will be taken in a hearse to
Crown Point.
Friends of the family and the de
ceased who wish to be present at the
funeral in Crown Point can do so by
going to Crown Point on the Erie
train leaving Hammond at 1875 in the
forenoon.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-15
READY FOR BIG EVENT
Hammond Choristers Will
Have a Big Time To
morrow Night.

All singers in Hammond belonging
to either the Fidelia aengerbund or
the Hammond Saeneerbund, expect a
big time tomorrow evening W. en- Prof.
Theodore Kelhe vii; arrive in Ham
mond to rehcarse the chorus songs with
the two organizations. The songs to
be rehearsed will be sung at the tig
singing fest 20 be held at Lacrosse
July 26-29. All members of the local
organizations arc expected to turn out
tomorrow evening
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-15
BEN BELL IS QUITE ILL
Senator Bell Says That AS
SCISSOR Got His Left Foot
Slightly Wet.

Dr. T, f. Bell returned yesterday
from Lake Winneoago and reports Ben
Bell as beirg quite 81. When asked
regarding Mr Bells Illness. tie doctor
stated that while Ben was not abso-
lutely confined to his led. yet he is
suffering from a severe nervous shock
due to exposure and fright; that on
the night of the famous shipwreck on
the lage Mr. Bell was compelled to sit
in the launch during most of the night
and on his return to his home he got
mis- left foot slightly wet. IT is ex-
Tected. however. that he VIII be all
right again in a short time.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-15
DIES AT HER HOME.

Miss Sophia Roam. 10 years old a
dressmaker. living at 397 Walter street.
died last night at her home. Miss Roam
had been sick for sometime
The funeral has been arranged for
tomorrow afternoon, services to be held
at the house and the fuenral at Oak
Hill cemetery.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-15
JOHN ". KERN IS
COMING TO GARY.
Democrats Jubilant as the
Chance of Hearing the
Popular Candidate.
AAMMOND'S MAYOR ASSISTED
Committee Visits Mr.. Kern In Chi
cago and He Says why
Certainly"
HAMMOND'S MAYOR ASSISTED

The members of the Gary Commercial
club are jubiIant. They failed to induce
Vice President Fairbanks to attend
their celebration of the arrival of the
first boat but they succeeded in
landing John W. Kern, n vice pres.den-
tIaI candidate. as one of the speakers
on the july 2:,d and they now salts
fled.
John w Kern will not make a polit-
ical speech. His talk is not to be on
political subjects but he will make two
speeches at Gary on matters of i'm
portance to the Calumet region and the
people here are to have the first op-
portunity of any of the cities in the
United States to hear a speech by Kern,
the Indianian, now vice presidential
candidate.
Mayer Becker There.
Mayor Lawrence Becker of Hammond
and Mayor Edward De Briae of East
Chicago are to form part of the recep-
tion committee and Will join with pres
ident of the town board. Thomas E.
Knots in extending a royal welcome
to Indiana's distinguished citizens.
The plans for the Gary celebration
were talked over in Chicago this morn
IHS III the presence OIL Jdiln w. heFH
will arrive in Hammond over the Monon
railroad from where he will take an
automobile to South Chicago where
he will board the steamer L. H. Gary
and with the rest of the famous party,
which is to take that trip, Will steam to
! the Gary harbor while a ffotilla OF
Uncle Sans revenue ships and naval
training ships thunder out their thir-
| teen guns.
VIII Speak From Deck.
The plans for the celebration of the
arrival of the first ship in the Gary
harbor are thus progressing nicely
John w. Kern will make a speech from
the deck of the Gary as soon she ar
rives in the harbor and he viii make
a second speech from the steps of the
Gary hotel in Gary.
! The first speech will be for the benefit
of the guests of the Commercial club
| who have been invited to attend the
| celebration and the other will be fol
the benefit of the people of Gary.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-15
NEW SUPERIOR COURT CASES.

47S7. The Lake County Lumber Co
Us. Mike Kendereds ct al. Foreclosure
% mechanics lien.
478S-Gottfried Brewing Co. vs..
George Silverman ct al Sutt on rote.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-15

MORE NEWS IN ONE WEEK IN THE
ZINES THAN IN ALL THE OTHER
PAPERS IN THE CALUMET REGION
COMBINED. COMPARE THEM AND
SEE If 1T ISN'T SO.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-15

Is you have property for sale or TO
rent, keep the fact before the public
by advertising I'm the classified want,
column on page z.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-15

THE TIMES DOESN'T CARE HOW
MANY PAPERS YOU TAKE. IF YOU
READ 1T, YOU WON'T BE WITHOUT
1T.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-15
wEATHEE-

Fair and moderately cool
today and Thursday; fresh
northeasterIy winds.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-02-29
LARGEST Concrete BRIDGE.

The largest concrete bridge in the
world, a huge structure which has
attracted worldwide attention among
engineers, is just nearing completion
at Washington. Connecting Connec-
ticut boulevard, one of Washington's
most fashionable drives, over Rock
Creek valley, this wonderful bridge is
already regarded as celebrated ex-
ample of the utility of concrete.
Constructed of nodded concrete
blocks and monolithic concrete ma
sonry, 1t is dependent upon itself for
support, having no steel framing for
reinforcement, says Popular Mechan-
les. At its highest point the bridge
is $50 feet above the bed of the
ravine, and its total length, with ap-
proaches, 400 feet. Congress ap-
propriated sS5O,OOO for construction of
the bridge proper.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-02-29
THE STORY.

ERAD the prophet Nathan been alive
IA perchance King Solomon would not
have transgressed the law of God so
grievously and gone after the gods
whom the fair wives of his harem
Worshiped. Nathan had always held
a strong influence over his royal mas
ter, and up to the time of his death
had maintained the spiritual condi-
tions of the kingdom at a compare
lively high level, but when Nathan
was gone, other influences were soon
at work to turn the heart of the king
in other directions than that of the
worship and service Of the true God.
Chief among these influences was
that of the many beautiful women
whom King Solomon had taken to
wife among the nations about. More
and more was it apparent that in the
absence of the strong influence of Ma
than the power of the women over the
king was becoming stronger and
stronger. In fact, in the course Of
time as King Solomon got along in
years it became recognized fact that
the quickest way to secure a favor
from him was to obtain it through the
INTERPRETATION of one of his faVorite
wives.
1t is not strange, therefore, that one
of the marked changes which should
have taken place had to do with the
religious condition of the people, for
not one of the heather princesses
| who had been taken to wife by Solo.
mon but had brought with her her
gods, and with the ascendancy of their
influence over Solomon came the re.
quest that high places be built for
these gods where public worship
might be held And when the favor.
tie women had all been thus provided
for, there came the clamor from the
other women that their gods be hon.
ored in similar way, and that high
places be built in which they might
worship.
Ahijah the prophet of God had long
been watching the trend of events
and his mind was deeply troubled
Time and again he had sought audi
ence with the king and had spoken
against the growing ido1atry, but the
king had put the matter away as CT
light concern, saying that 1t was but
natural that these princesses should
wish to serve the gods whom they had
known and served in their own
lands
But" Ahiiah had urged. athese
idolatrous practices viii not long be
confined to these foreign princesses
the wives of my lord the king. for the
people, beholding. viii be drawn into
similar practices .
But the king only laughed at the
prophets fears, declaring that he and
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-02-29
why Korean Churches Crow.

One reason why church membership
does not mean more to some is be.
cause there are SO few requirements
in order to become a member. Tho
spirit of se1f-sacrif1ce and personal eff.
fort are seldom emphasized. In Korea
no convert expects to come into the
church until he has brought another
convert with him. What a reforma.
ton it would work in this country ii
the churches here would adopt this
plan The membership of the church
in Seoul, Korea, has quadrup1ed in a
year. There they pledge subscriptions
of time instead of money. Whatever
time memner pledges, he gives VI
his business and devotes all his time
in leading people to Christ. One mar
pledged three months. All pay Their
own expenses. Under this plan there
are SO many converts that all the time
of the missionaries is given to train.
ing the converts. The churches in
Korea gain from so to 100 per cent. in
membership every year. One man has
baptized over a thousand persons.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-02-29
selfish World Shirt.

'tOne-half of the world does nol
know how the other half lives No, IL
seems u be doing all in It's power to
keep that other half from living at all
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-02-29
Cat with KNOWLEDGE Of Music,

At a meeting of a Washington short
story club the other evening a young
woman from the northeast section.
whose mind is said to run to innova-
lions, produced from her handbag a
roll of manuscript written on the
daintiest of ecru-tinted paper delicate
ly perfumed with violet, and read
her literary offering. It proved to be
an account of the wonderful doings
of her pet pussy cat. Sweet Pea as
she had named the animal. She read
how she had trained the cat to sing
"Auld Lang Syne," Annie Laurie
and other venerable airs in the high
falsetto voice for which the feline
family is noted. Then the young wo-
man related how, in the balmy sum
mer nights, in the romantic moon
light, her pet cat would station itself
on some neighboring fence and sud
denly fill the neighborhood with
strains of music instead Of the usual
caterwauling that is produced by ma
rauding pussy cats and Toms.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-02-29
Supreme Court Enjoyed Jok.

1t is not safe for the average citi-
zen to take liberties with the United
States supreme court, but they have
fun with each other, these grave and
reverend dignitaries of the woolsack.
The other day case was pending in
which a homesteader claimed dam
ages against a railroad for the occu-
patton of certain land. 1t was pretty
plain that the homesteader had waited
ten years or so to claim his damages
in order that the land might increase
in value and permit him to make his
claim larger do you think 1t is
equitable and just? demanded JUS
tice Brewer of the claimants lawyer,
''for your client to demand $1,000 from
the railroad for this land when your
client acquired the same by paying
the merely nominal fees of a few dol
lars assessed by the government"
But, If your honor please retorted
the lawyer, 'the railroad paid nothing
at all" "Ha, ha," laughed Justice
Harlan, in a lusty voice, and then
he deliberately leaned forward and
grinned at Brewer. And Brewer
grinned, too, at his own discontinue.
Harlan will be IS next June. Two of
his passions are golf and chewing to.
bacco.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-02-29
pleased the Newspaper Men,

Mr.. Bonaparte was explaining that
he had two good reasons why he could
not give his caller the information
he had asked for. "One is that / have
not yet got the information myself .
he said in his characteristic way,
"and the other way is that when
do get it i will try to keep it away
from the eagles of the press" :" Eagles
Of the press, that's very handsome
Of you, Mr.. Bonaparte,' said his call
err, who was newspaper man. There
are those. who have another name, Z
said the attorney general @'Vu1tures,
/ think / have heard them say. But
my experience with the newspaper
men has always been of the pleasant
est kind, and prefer to think Of them
as eagles, not vultures-