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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-05-20
No Currency Legisla ion.

\
WASHINGTON, May 10 That
there will be no currency legislation
this session of congress is now be-
lieved by many members to be al
most certain The eonferes of the
senate and house have held several
sessions on the Aldrieh-Nreeland bill
bnt are said 10 have almost lost hope
Of agreeing and as a result there Is
a decided sentiment among the con-
feres and leaders OF both branches
OF congress TO let the subject 80 over
to he next session.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-05-20
STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION
ANNOUNCES HIGHWAY PLANS
Great TransmOuntain Road from
South Bend to Pullman Will BE
Through This City, Besides n
North and South Road.

built through North Yakima, and a
state quarry will be opened at this
point, according 70 an announcement
made by the state highway commits
sion members in Seattle. One of the
three principal east-and-west roads,
from South Bend to Pullman, is to
be built through this point. and a
north-and-south road, connecting
SnoQualmie Pass with Wallula, on
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-05-20
Johnson Happy.

ST. PAUL. May 10 Gov John
son took his defeat in Alabama
and is quoted as saying II
was nothing more than he expected
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-15
FIGHT ENDS IN COURT
Judge Reiland at Harbor
Helps the School Fund
a.Great Deal.

Indiana Harbor, Sept. 15.-(SpeciaD
Judge G. E. Reiland yesterday as
sisted the educational fund to a large
extent by the imposition of several
fines, aggregating over $3.50. Six for
eigners, residing on Cedar street, were
given fines of $16.45 each, on charges
of rioting. The crowd engaged in a
fist fight on Cedar street Saturday
night. One man was badly cut about
the hands and several heads bruised.
The entire aggregation disbursed their
Indebtedness.
Andrew Doe was fined S1510 on a
charge of assault and battery, as was
also Mary Hartman, of Gary. The re-
cital of the Hartman woman's story is
one of interest. Mrs. Hartman as she
styles herself, is the keeper of a dis
orderly house at Gary. She has re-
Gently become infatuated with George
Braiza, who is living with woman by
the name of Lucas. Mrs. Hartman came
to the Harbor on Saturday, went to the
Lucas home and attempted to induce
Braiza to accompany her to Gary.
OF course, the Lucas woman resented
the attempt and said that Braiza should
remain at her home. Blow after blow
followed and the Lucas woman was
picked ND in an insensible condition.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-15
HERE AND There IN The CALUMET REGION
HEARD BY RUBE.

VIII the Illinois Central kindly name
the day when they will quit blowing
smoke into Chicago's face.
1t takes all kinds of people to make
a world. Some men glory in the fact
that they don't even know who be-
longs to the Groucho club.
Now that we have had sane 4th
of July and seemed to have liked it
very much. what is the matter with
trying to have sane Christmas.
THE TIMES every day has few good
ones that the others somehow don't
seem to get on to until several days
afterward.
South Chicago, in the business Sec
ton, is being improved each day with
nice, wide cement sidewalks
An effort is being made by a num-
Der of business associations in this
district to have the Illinois Central
eat it's own smoke.
A Philadelphia woman bought dog
at the rate of $40 per pound. They
are so scarce in South Chicago at the
present time that they could not be
bought for less than IS cents a pound
Again the Alma Matters have added
another scalp to their belts. And il
was so easy, too.
More babies. according to the reports
of medical inspectors, have died as tbs
result of mothers milk than for any
other reason, during the. past year
| How about mothers bread.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-15
CHILD HAS 4
NARROW ESCAPE
Five Year Old Bernice Nor
rea of East Chicago is
Knocked Down by Horse

Indiana Harbor, Sept. 15.-(SpeciaD
One of the narrowest escapes that
ever occurred was witnessed in this city
by almost hundred frightened pedes-
TRANS yesterday afternoon, when little
Berniece Morrea, aged 5 years, passed
beneath the Teal ambulance at the cor
ner of Michiagn avenue and Guthrie
street The ambulance was going at
a rapid rate of speed, returning from
a hurried trip to the Hammond hospi-
tai
Little Miss Morrea, who is the daugh-
ter of w. w Morrea, chief electrician
of the Standard Forgings company
was walking on Michigan avenue, her
mother wheeling baby carriage some
feet ahead of her. The little girl was
struck by one of the Teal horses, the
knee of the animal throwing her to the
pavement.
The mother and friends who saw the
accident, were almost panic-stricken
and believed that the child was killed
For half a moment she lay there and
then suddenly lifted her head and
vociferuously demanded that someone
Pick me up
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-15
MRS. {. EDWARDS DEAD
Pioneer Resident of South
Chicago Will be Buried
Tomorrow.

Mrs. Eliza Edwards, one of South Chi
Cages earliest settlers, died yesterday
morning at the home of her son, George
X Edwards at 256 Ninety first street,
after an illness lasting bout four years.
Mrs. Edwards moved to South Chi
cago in 1871. what was then little
village and at the time of her death
was over "a years of age. Her husband.
Sylvester Edwards, died March II, 1888,
as the result of wound he received in
the civil war. Since that time Mrs.
Edwards has been making her home
with her son.
The funeral will take place on
Wednesday morning from the home OF
her son. Interment will be at Oak
woods cemetery.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-15
Fight Against Smoke Nuisance.

Last night at a meeting OF delegates
from five improvement associations, the
indignation of the citizens OF South
Chicago, Hyde Park and Woodlawn
found vent against the Illinois Central
Smoke nuisance.
The meeting which was held at the
Windemere Hotel and was the out
growth of mass meetings held last FRI
day night by citizens improvement as
sociatfons on the South Side to protest
against the smoke of he Illinois Cen
trail trains.
Last nights meeting was presided
over by D. NJ Lord, former president
of Lord & Thomas, advertising agents.
and representatives of the following
Improvement associations were pres
ent: Woodlawn, Hyde Park, Douglas,
South Chicago, South Park and Central
Park. John Morey of the Woodlawn
association acted as secretary of the
meeting.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-15
HERE AND THERE.

Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. H. Schultz. 9021
Commercial avenue, were in Hammond
yesterday.
William Torheman, s907 Erie ave-
nue., left this morning for White Lake,
Mich, where ne will spend a two weeks
vacation.
Miss Laura Donagan of Whiting was
in South Chicago yesterday visiting
with Miss Herman, of Seventy-ninth
street.
new two-story building is being
erected at Ninety-second street and
Washington avenue and when complet-
ed will be the finest structure in Stony
Island. One floor of the building will
be used as a dance hall and weekly
dances will he held there.
With the selection of William ].
Strickland as foreman, the September
grand jury was convened yesterday
morning. States Attorney Healy re-
fused to say whether he would submit
the primary fraud cases to the body or
not, stating that there We're about 700
other cases to be disposed of first
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-15
MOURNS LOSS OF
POCKET BOOK AND CHARM

East Chicago, Ind, Sept. 15.-(Spec-
ial)-John J. Davis, Of Magoun avenue.
is mourning the loss of a pocketbook
containing S13 in money and hand
some Masonic charm set with anne
tysts. The articles were undoubtedly
lost on one of the cars running between
Roby and East Chicago. It was first
missed shortly after his arrival home
from the White Sox ball game in Chi
cago on Sunday afternoon, and Mr.. Da-
Wis believes that his pocket must have
been picked.
The charm is one of particular sig
nificance only to the owner. and Mr.
Davis declares that he will offer the
cash contents of the pocketbook for the
return of the charm. Il will also
promise not to make any prosecutions
If the articles are returned to me-" he
said to a TIMES correspondent, for
would really like to get the charm
back"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-15
DEATH STALkSABOUT
IN MILL DISTRICT
Health Department Inspec-
tors Work in South
Chicago.
BABES STiRvE ON BAD MILK
Mothers Unable To Nourish Infants.
Squalid Quarters Help in
Massacre.

During the past seven weeks the
Chicago health department has main
tanned force of seventy medical in
spectors in the districts of Chicago
where the mortality is the greatest.
One of the districts where the mortality
has been unusually great is in the
South Chicago rolling mill district near
the mouth of the Calumet river.
1t was found by the inspectors, who
made a house-to- house canvas in South
Chicago, that the conditions in the
houses of some of the Polish families
were simply appalling, and from the
unsanitary conditions found there is lit
tie wonder that there is not even a
greater death rate.
Squalid quarters, bad air, and filth
are said to be the main cause of many
deths mong infants during the sum-
mer months. Another strange thing is
that the percentage of deaths in dis
tricts of Chicago where babies are fed
on mothers milk, is greater than in
those where cows milk is used fol
food for infants.
This fact has come to light in con-
nection with a result of seven weeks
investigation, conducted by the health
department concerning the rearing Of
children in the congested districts Of
the city. Whether the statistics or
which this result is based, is of such
character as to establish the superiority
of cows milk over mothers milk fol-
children is the interesting problem Over
which medical men are puzzling.
According to their report 1872 pei
cent of the babies in the congested dis
tricts-the foreign quarters-are being
fed mothers milk. This is a decided
contrast with the condition in the bet
ter residence portion of the city, wher,
the great preponderance of feeding O.
/ children is with cows milk. Each medi
cal inspector made a thorough study o.
/ the conditions and instructed tn,
mothers in the proper methods of car
ing for babies during the hot weather.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-15

from page IJs
influence which they can bring to bear
will aid materially in lessening the OPP
position to the drainage scheme by the
Indiana Harbor railroad. The reason
held by George Earl are unknown, and
in the letter to the real estate board in
which he gave his opinion he failed,
in the opinion of the members of the
board to show a good reason why the
plan is not feasible and beneficial.
The gKeatest step which has been
made toward the success of the ditch
was when Mr.. Burns finally secured the
cooperation of the Tolleston Gun club
which has been a drawback to plan for
the improvement of the territory that
has been suggested. It has taken Mr..
Burns several years to line up this OBJ
durate ring Of property holders, but
now that that is accomplished the pro-
moters see nothing but success.
Ditch Eight Miles Long.
The Chicago engineer stated that
after a careful examination he had
determined the cost of the drainage
system to be not more than $3.50, 900.
This expenditure, he said. would re-
claim land worth at the lowest esti-
mate 100000 The exact length OF
the ditch would be $4,000 feet or a
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-15
EAST CHICAGO NOW
HAS ANOTHER LAWYER

East Chicago, Sept. 15.-(Special)-
East Chicago has another attorney. The
members of the bar evidently consider
East Chicago an advantageous location
and are fiocking here for openings. The
latest to arrive is Joseph A. Meade. He
is a graduate of this years class of
Valparaiso university nd a resident of
Marion, III. Mr. Meade was campaign
manager for Senator William E. Mason,
of Illinois during the last campaign
and won considerable distinction as a
political manager. He will doubtless
take an active interest in ocal politics
in this falls campaign. Mr.. Meade is
of peasing personality and will be one
of the successful attorneys of the re-
gion If the brilliant future predicted
for him is eliminated. Mr.. Meade win
be located in the Office of Attorney
Willis E. Roe.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-15
TOWNSHIP SCHOOLS
OPEN UP TODAY
Efficient Corps of Teachers
and Good Attendance Of
Pupils Noted.
Especial to THE TIMEs).


township schools opened yesterday with
a good attendance of pupils and very
efficient corps of teachers.
For the first time in the history of
the township it can boast of a high
school, this having been opened at
Dyer and is in Cargo of Prof George
Hassel Trustee H c. Batterman is
a believer in concentrated schools and
is carrying out that method this year
The children on the farms are hauled
in buses to the town schools as much
as possible and in that manner they
will be benefited by the better school
system that has been inaugurated in
ST. John township during the past few
years. The little white schoolhouse al
the cross roads has been practically
the pupils attending the public schools
attend the town schools.
Staff For This Year.
The teacher staff for the township
for this year is as follows:
Dyer-High school and eighth grade
Prof George Hassel.
Rooms five, six and seven, Theodore
Hammer.
Primary rooms-Miss zippie Davis.
Schererville-Upper room-Miss Ce
ella Ludwig.
Primary grades-Miss Rose Ludwig
Troy school near Griffth-Mis.
Laura Lenertz.
Ed Stephens, Mike Stephens anC
John Christensen are the bus driver,
for the Schereryille school. PHILLIP
Kei1man of Dyer was the lowest bid
der for the Dyer district
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-15
FIGHT TO SAVE HOMES

Fire, which ragged for two house in
the heavily wooded boys along Stony
Island avenue, between Eighty fifth
and Nintieth streets, before dawn to-
day, drove hundreds of persons from
their beds to fight off the flames and
protect their homes from the showers
of flying embers and sparks. Clad in
the scantiest garments, residents of
Stony Island and Sidneyville turned out
and fought back the eneroaching flames
with wetlblankets, bucket lines and gar
den hose. Delayed by the bad roads
the city fire department did not ar
rive until an area of three squares
had been laid in waste.
Fire Lasts For Two Hours.
From a. m. to a. m. the fire roared
in the heavy underbrush and in the
groups of dead trees, dry as finder and
growing to thickly as to be almost i'm
penetrable. The wind, constantly chan
ging its direction, famed the flames
afresh each time that the fire fighters
thought that they had conquered the
flames Twice it was believed impos-
sible to keep the blaze from sweeping
over and licking up the groupe of res
lidentces at Stony Island avenue and
Eighty eighth street, but each time g
fortunate and timely change in the
wind ended the peril for the time be-
ing.
Sparks From Engine Blamed.
| 1t is believed that sparks from &
passing Illinois Central engine lighted
a dry patch of weeds and started the
flames.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-15
GARY HAS DRUNK WHO
ARRESTS HIMSELF
AL Kaufman Comes to Sta
ton on Own Accord
When "Soused."
WILL Be BOOKED AS HABIT UAL
Police Are Getting Tired of Feeding
Ratchet; Crown Point For
Him Next Time.

Al Kaufman, better known in Gary
police circles as Ratchet" is the only
habitual jail-breaker known in this To-
cality who consistently tries to break
into Jail instead of out of it. Kauff-
man is a "souse" with a long record,
and in fact has been arrested so many
times for this offense that instead of
waiting to be arrested or trying to
avoid it, according to custom, he i'm
mediately takes his load to the police
station and asks that he be confined
until he has sobered up.
He "PuncEaeso Himself.
So often has Ratchet" traversed the
route to the station that he now is able
to find it in any condition, providing
he is able to walk. Recently the po-
lice, who are getting tired of feeding
the man and having him continually
help to overerowd the Jail, were tempt
ed to throw him out when he appeared
at the station with a good sized load
on He stood there and argued the mat
ter for a few minutes, however, until
he saw the cell door open, when he
made a break for the inner chambers
and could not be induced to come out
under any consideration.
When intoxicated the man is perfect
ly harmless, but is so noisy that the
whole neighborhood is disturbed by his
wild orgies. He is the very picture Of
dissipation, and his wild unlSept man
ner makes his appear like a savage
Chief Martin says that the next tins
the drunk applies for lodging he viii
! have him booked for an "habituaT' anC
! give him about six months of jail life
which he hopes Will satisfy him fol
some time to come
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-15
Want a Continuance.

we want a continuance. We wish
to be given a chance to prove these
charges false.
This was the plea made by Charles
Zregenhagen, wealthy brewery agent,
when he was arrigned yesterday be-
fore Municipal Judge Newcomer, in
company with Rocco Navigate, the
Kensington avenue saloonkeeper in
whose saloon an indecent entertain
ment with nude dancing girls, and OBJ
scene pictures took place for the al
legged purpose of buying Lieutenant
James Mooney diamond star.
Lieutenant Mooney was called uT
before the judges desk and was asked
what he wished to have done with the
cases.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-15
Complain Of Children.

Much complaint has been received at
the South Chicago police station of
Polish children in Cheltenham, who are
committing petty thefts. Residents in
that distric have had many articles
stolen such as bicycles, garden hose
and baby cabs or anything they might
leave in the yards.
officers from the South Chicago po-
lice station have been dispatched to the
neighborhood, but seem to be unable
to break up the organized gang of
young thieves,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-15
NEW 2.STORE BUILDING
Gary Man TO Have a New
Structure Costing
$4,000.

Arch. Henry I. Newhouse is taking
figures for two-store building at 1906
Broadway, Gary, for NJ. B. Rosenthal of
Gary. To be two-stories and base
ment, 25x85 feet built of white enamel
brick front with terra Gotta trimmings
ornamental steel store front, plate
glass, composition roof, prismatic
lights, oak finish, maple floors, iron
window guards and door, gas and cleo
trict fixtures, lavatories, water closets
and steam heat. 1t will cost about
$4,000.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-15
INCREASED ATTENDANCE

From reports gained by a TIMES re-
porter today there are more children
attending the South Chicago schools
than ever before. At many of the
schools there are instances of largely
increasing attendance. In 1907 the en-
rollment at the South Chicago high
school was 800. At the present time
there are 459. At the Calumet high
school there is also a decided increase
in pupils, there being 1875. against 394
last year.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-15
DOG WAyLAYS VICTIMS

Edward Skeeles u years old, of 1878
Longwood avenue, was bitten by a dog
yesterday afternoon while returning
from school with two other companions.
The dog which was thought to be
mad ran from an alleyway just as the
three boys were crossing the street
near Ninty third street. They tried to
get out of the way from the dog but
Skeeles being the nearest was bitten in
the leg. The dog escaped under a side
walk and officer after an hours search
gave up the chase. The boy was taken
to his home.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-15
New Cement Walks.

A strip of nearly a half block of
new cement sidewalk is now being
laid on the esat side of Commercial
avenue, between Ninety-second and
Ninety-third streets. This improve
ment has been badly needed for a long
time as the old board walks have been
in dangerous condition.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-15
EAST CHICAGO COUNCIL
HOLDS A MEETING
Received Bids For Construc-
ton of East End Sewer
at That Place.
COST QUARTER or A MILLION
Attorney Meyer of South Bend Inter
urban Is Granted Permission
to Put in Switch.
Especial to The Tines.)

East Chicago, Ind, Sept l5.-The
East Chicago council last night re-
ceived bids for the construction of the
east end sewer which will drain the en-
tire eastern end of East Chicago and
the Harbor, on the east end of he canal
The sewer, which is to be built of
brick and of a diameter of eight feet,
will commence at the corner of One
Hundred and Thirty-seventh and Alder
streets and run south on Alder street
to the E., j. and z. tracks, where the
sewer pumping station is to be located.
1t will be one Of the largest contracts
offered by the city and the contrac-
tor to whom it is granted will be
given years work at least.
The drain. while only one ond one
half miles in length, is one that has
long been needed in this city and its
advent will doubtless mean a notice.
able decrease in the il-health reports.
Five bids were received from Chicago
and Cincvinnati bidders, ranging from
1921, 900 to $4,000 and the council
will award the contracts on Wednesday
evening of this week, Mayor DeBriae
calling special meeting for that date
The names of the bidders have not yet
been made public, but the successful
bidder will be asked to make immediate
preparations for the prosecution of the
work.
Attorney Meyer Before Council.
Attorney F. ]. Lewis Meyer of the
famous c., ST L. and S. B. line, ap-
peared before the council. He wanted
| to put in switch on Chicago avenue
again and was handled roughly for g
| few minutes by the council, who sub
| jected him to a fierce grilling The
| body, however, finally decided to per
| NIT the installation of a switch a.
Euclid avenue. The company promised
however, that the switch would be only
temporary and that they would have
| q double track through the city in
side of six months. This is the righi
| spirit in which to appeal for conces
sions, Mr. Meyers, and the citizens Of
East Chicago are grateful that you arr
| beginning to see the error of YOU
4 ways. The Barring avenue "Y" switcl
| is being removed today and hereafte
all cars will turn on the Wegg avenu
| "Y." Manager Johnson has been super
! intending the construction of thi
switch for several days and now re
ports that it is ready for use.
Ivy street, in Indiana Harbor, i
o. K, according to the report of Cit.
Engineer Wallace. This is one o
the mooted Westrumite streets and tn
residents will now be compelled to pa,
their assessment, whether the street i
satisfactory to them or not. The as
sessments will be spread and passe,
at future meeting of the council.
The special meeting on Wednssda,
evening will doubtless be attended by
large Indiana Harbor delegation, VIII
are taking an active interest in tn
new sewer.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-15
Taken to Hospital.

Andred Bronnick of 1852 Mackinaw
avenue, age "a years old. was taken
from his home last night to the County
Hospital, where he was suffering from
heart trouble. His condition is thought
to be serious.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-15
Days GriSt in
South Chicago
WORK ON PEULECKA GARAGE
is BEING RUSHED
Owners Expects to Move Int Place B5
Middle of NOvember-Repair
Shop On Second Floor.

The new Peulecka garage. on Hous-
ton avenue, is being rushed. the mason
work now reaching the second story.
Mr.. Peulecka expects to occupy tho
new building by the middle of Novem-
Der. The second floor will be used as
a repair room and living rooms, and
the lower floor will be converted into
floor space for the renting and housing
of automobiles.