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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-15

in Gary is to be extended directly
west for a distance of six and one
half miles to Gibson.
This wonderful street will be one of
the longest in the state and If ex-
tended directly west for another two
and one-half miles, would bring it into
the heart of Hammond at the corner of
Holman and State streets.
The East Chicago company's part
of the agreement is to extend the road
north to Indiana Harbor and East
Chicago, thus affording those cities
perfect communication with Gary
The part of Hammond will have to
play If its citizens desire to tap this
great artery of traffic will be to ex-
tend State street, which gathers the
traffic from Plummer avenue, Sibley
street and Summer street, through Glib
son to a point where a junction with
Fifth avenue can Se made.
If this were done it would be pos
sible to ride in an automobile and
without making a turn from Hammond
to the corner of Broadway and Fifth
avenue in Gary. Arrangements have
been made to pave State street to Glib
son, but the connecting link has not
been arranged for.
opening One Hundred and Nineteenth
street through from Whiting to West
Pullman is becoming more and more
apparent. This street would attract a
heavy traffic from the extreme south
ern part of Chicago to Whiting, In
diana Harbor and Gary and would
probably be much desired as a route
for an interurban line In this way
IT would afford Hammond street car
connection with cities either west or
east of the intersection Of Forsythe
avenue and One Hundred and Nine
teenth street and would bring Ham
mond several minutes nearer the plant
Of the Western Glucose company.
In the city of Hammond proper there
is growing need for third north and
south connection between the north
and south sides of the city. The Hoh-
man street and Calumet avenue bridges
are too far apart to accommodate all of
the traffic that passes over the river
If steps were taken to extend and
widen Sohl street from State street to
the river and then after bridging the
river have it connect with Hoffman
street by means of a street extension
between the Betz and Reid Murdoch
plants it would make these industries
ness district and the business district
would be much more easily reached
from the north side.
These are merely suggestions as to
what could be done in the way Of
street extensions. There are numerous
other problems that could be taken up
such as the opening of Lyman street
| along the Monon tracks, the connecting
of the east and weste streets south of
| the Erie yards. the extension of Hoh-
man street south to a point across the
| little Calumet river. and in so far
as Hammond people are able to in
fuence the West Hammond board the
improvement of State street west to
4 Dolton.
Within the limits of this article it is
/ impossible to take up the other phases
of this question such as the matter of
securing the cooperation of neighbor-
ing cities for the adoption of sys-
tenn of boulevard connections but that
phase of the question together with
the matter of location of public parks
will be considered later.
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of forests adopted by Chicago Union
league club.
w. T. Monroe, superintendent of the
school census, planned count Of all per-
sons who work in Chicago and reside
in suburbs.
Dr. Robert Koch, bacteriologist. in
Chicago, on way to Japan.
Prof. Foster of Chicago university
denounced at Methodist missionary
conference.
Gift of $4,000 to Y NJ c. A. by j.
Ogden Armour put 100000 jubilee
fund beyond quarter million mark
Chicago coroner began investigation
of civil war veterans death at anany-
nous request from @. A. r. man.
Baby Joe" Mofht won suit filed by
"princely husband" in London court to
enjoin her from talking Of alleged
marriage.
Director of METROPOLITAN opera com
pany said new structure would be built
within five years.
Democratic state delegate shot at
four times by intruder at cafe.
Judge Kohlsaat issued temporary In
junction restraining railroads from in
creasing freight on butter fat.
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Up AND DOWN IN INDIANA

While trying to reach out of the
window to touch one of the first robins
of spring, Russell Lancaster. age g..
Strange to say the child was uninjured.
The baby lives with its parents in In
dianapolis.
The ministers of Richmond have
united in condemning the playing of
baseball and other sports on Sunday.
They will unite in an effort to clamp
the lid in the town down tighter. Even
excursions are tabooed
New York murder mystery was
solved when Mrs. Frank Monaco caused
the arrest of her husband on the charge
of killing Jacob Rosenheimer after her
own arrest had been caused by her hus-
band for living with Marco Delucia.
The arrest was made in Huntington.
Wilson Aughe of Frankfort commit
ted suicide by taking earbolic acid on
account of his jealousy of Mrs. NJ.
Anderson, who loved another man.
John Mcclure of the circuit court at
Anderson yesterday handed down a de-
cision in which he sustained the re-
monstrators in Elwood AS a result
10 of the % saloons in that city will
be closed.
Mrs. Susan j. Smith, Muncie widow
is suing John D. Vauhn. a wealthy citi-
There is a galaxy of legal talent en-
ployed and the widow asks $4,000.
An sS,Oo0,0O0 mortgage, the largest
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-15
BEAUTIFY THE STREETS

In the first of the series of articles
on the subject of What a Commercial
Club Could do For Hammond" the
need of making some improvements
along the right of way of the railroads
was taken up an also the problem of
viaduct over the Erie railroad yards
or their removal to the outskirts of
the city, was discussed.
In this article the important mat
ter of the public streets and parks is
considered which involves, of course,
the appearance of these streets and
the property which fronts on them. 1t
is important at this time when the
city is growing so fast. that certain
streets should be extended, others
should be widened, many need inn
provement and all of them need beau
tifying. In the matter of street ex-
tension there should be a program
adopted by a Hammond Commercial
club or some similar organization and
followed out faithfully.
In Hammond the situation is differ
ent than in almost any other city In
the country. The surrounding centers
of population must be connected with
the great center of population here and
with the increasing Importance of the
automobile as an independent means
tribution of merchandise the import
ance of being able to claim that "all
roads lead to Hammond" cannot be
overestimated.
Taking Hammond as the hub, there
is Robertsdale and Whiting to the
north. East Chicago and Indiana Har-
Dor to the northeast, Gary and Toles-
ton to the east. the farming district
to the south, such towns as Harvey,
Blue Island and Dolton to the west,
Hegewisch and Burnham to the north
west and to the far northwest such
important cities as West Pullman,
South Chicago and East Side.
These cities will develop and in
crease in size with a great rapidity
in the future as they have in the past
and the inestimable value of having
them connected to this city by broad,
straight highways, will be appreciated.
Already the Hammond merchants are
selling goods to the people OF a ma
iority of these cities and the devel-
opment of this policy of expansion
will be greater as the business man
broadens his ideas as to what is his
legitimate territory.
Probably the most important street
extension that must be made in the
near future is in the direction of Gary
The Gary Land company, which is
really the land holding company of
the United States Steel company and
the East Chicago company which con-
trolls an enormous amount of acreage
in the vicinity of Hammond, East Chi
cago and Indiana Harbor have reached
an agreement by which Fifth avenue
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present. Many of the firms represented
were the largest in Indiana. The din
ers were not brewers or liquor deal
ers, but substantial business men, who
seemed to thing with sincerity that
their business interests were being
threatened by the temperance in
vasion.
Speakers pointed out that the brew
cry business is so intrenched that any
legislation at it will strike other bust
nesses. 1t was recalled that brewers
need machinery. buildings, horses, wa
CONS, bottles, stopers, etc. and that
saloonists need furniture and fixtures,
glassware, etc, and that the manufac-
turers of all these products and the
dealers handling them would be In
jured if the liquor business is cur
tailed or abolished. 1t was pointed out.
too, that the thousands of men en-
ployed in the liquor business are con-
sumers just like other people and that
legislation affecting them would affect
those who enjoy their patronage.
1t was planned to carry the new or
ganization into every county and to
let the people know that a body of
substantial, temperate, thoughtful
bQSlHeSS IHcus not III the liquor DuSl-
ness. is opposed to further restrictions
of the liquor traffic.
The United German societies of this
city, who have operated therefore, in a
quiet way, have planned a big state
massmeeting for May IL at Tomlinson
hall Speakers will be imported to tell
the crowd that prohibition is a bad
thing, that business and personal lib
erty Will suffer, that future legisla-
lures must keep their hands off
The organized opposition in the open
is surprising to the anti-saloon people
but not disconcerting to them, as 1t
shows, they say, that the liquor deal
ers are desperate and that their ac-
tivity is a half indication of their be-
lief that defeat is at hand.
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FIGHT To
Be WAGEO IN STATE
Saloon Men and Anti Saloon League Are Prepar-
ing For Fight to Death This
Summer

Indianapolis, April 15.-Evidences are
at hand to indicate that one of the
greatest campaigns ever known in In
diana will be waged next fall on the
temperance question. Both sides are
preparing for a final struggle. Each
will put into the fight all the strength
at its command Each will fight as it
has never fought before. The battle
promises to be a memorable one
The liquor forces are preparing to
make a last stand. If they lose it will
be only after a most stubborn and de-
termined contest. If they win, tenn
perance will be given a hard blow and
perhaps a death blow. Politicians and
citizens generally realize that the com
strength contest whose outcome
will determine largely the saloon status
for several years to come.
The anti-saloon people go into the
contest well equipped. They have
declarations in both party platforms.
They have the rank and file behind
them. More sentiment is in their ia
vor. Present public officials are
friendly. They stand as the Tins" as
opposed to the liquor forces, who rep
resent the outs"
The brewers and liquor dealers, on
the other hand, have the money and
resources They have the old-lfne pOli-
ticians, who usually are the ones that
do things. There is no end of the cap
ital they can throw into the fight With
them is almost a question of life or
death and they probably will fight with
the desperateness that characterizes a
dying man.
1t became known in a positive man
ner just recently that the liquor peo-
pie We're to make it a fight to the end.
Two meetings were held in Indian
apolis. one by merchants and manu-
facturers and the other by members
of allied German societies. Men who
have never before come out openly in
opposition to the anti-liquor movement
took a stand against what they called
the prohibition tendency. Prominent
manufacturers and merchants from all
parts of the state came out from be-
hind the bushes and declared in the
| open that things have gone too far and
that there must be a halt.
Permanent organization of the Indi-
ana Manufacturers and Merchants
club was effected last night at a ban
quet held in this city. Eighty mem
bers from all parts of the state were
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THE CREAM OF THE
Morning News

Amendment of Aldrich bill to in
clude commercial paper on basis for
circulation ready for adoption by the
house.
Congressman Nelson Of Wisconsin
headed Instruction" against urbi-
trary rules of house procedure.
President Roosevelt sent message to
congress urging appropriation for four
first class battIeships.
Governor Deneen in Carrollton speech
denounced asylum investigation as part
of enemies TO ruin him.
Bryan men defeated in efforts to Sc
cure instructed delegates from New
York to Denver convention.
Iowa democratic leaders will meet in
Des Moines tomorrow to frame up state
ticket.
Delaware democrats instructed for
Gray for president against his will.
Chairman New expressed regret over
republican convention coming to Chi
cago; Coliseum not big enough
Governor Johnson discussed letter
from Bryan headquarters calling his
candidacy impertinence."
Tennysons Princess" has prototype
in life of young eastern girl.
Mayor of Ohio town declared wor-
shipper of wooden woman idol.
Physician told of queer effects on
Kankakee medical staff of five bottles
of unknown liquors.
Julia Marlowe will not appear on
stage again until cleared of charges
made in divorce case
Battleship fleet welcomed at Sar
Diego, first home port it has visited
since it left Hampton Roads.
Kenmore avenue. Chicago, property
owners chose quiet with poor paving
to asphalt with automobiles.
Resolution demanding preservation
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ever filed in the office of G. T. Burch of
Monroe county was offered by the
Grand Central fractional company. The
mortgage has been filed in twelve coun-
ties in Indiana.
The Ministers association of La
Fayette was responsible for an in
junction against the manager of the
Grand opera house and the Black Crook
Junior Burlesque company to prevent
the presentation of the show in that
city.
President F. H Hughes Of DePauw
university today announced that April
% had been selected as the date for
the laying of the cornerstone of the
new Carnegie library which is to be
built on the college campus.
The course that has been prepared at
Indiana university for the benefit of
country editors opened yesterday. There
Hepburn of the law school talked on
the law of libel.
The Greek students of Wabash coll
lege are planning a Greek play as one
of the features of the commencement
exercises in the spring. The play will
be an English translation of an old
Greek masterpiece
Lieutenant Fred Free of Fort Wayne
has been appointed to command a tor
pedo boat f1otilla in the flying squadron
which is now in the Pacific waters.
Four torpedo boats constitute his COM
mand.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-15
"THIS IS MY 47TH BIRTHDAY
Bliss Carman.

William (Bliss) Carman. the well
known poet. editor and journalist, was
born at Fredericton. n. B., April Is.
1851. He was educated at the Colleg-
late Institute and University of New
Brunswick in 1881, and later took post
graduate courses at the University of
Edinburgh and Harvard university. Be
fore entering upon his career as a
journalist, he was successfully law
student, a civil engineer and school
teacher. In 1890 he became one of the
editors of the New York Independent
and remained with that publication two
years. During the past ten years he
has been writer for various metro
politan papers and magazines. Mr.
Carman's best known publications in
clude Low Tide on Grand Pre-" Be
hind the Arras." Ballads of Lost Ha-
ven" by the Aurelian Well" Pipes
of Pam" and "A Seamark."
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at which time it was deemed wise to
limit the service of governor to four
years, each governor has served two
terms, except Governor A. H. Steph-
ems, who died in office. 1t has been
an unbroken custom to give the sue
cessful candidate a second term with
out opposition. But at the primaries
next June Governor Hoke Smith will
be opposed by Joseph NJ. Brown. Mr..
Brown was dismissed from service as
railroad commissioner by Governor
Smith last year. and now seeks retalia-
ton or vindication by opposing Mr..
Smith for the second term.
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ssTHIS DATE IN HISTORY.

16Ss-English settlers arrived at New
Haven, Conn.
I697-Charles XII of Sweden died
Born Dec. %, 1856.
I755-Dr. Samuel Johnson's 'Dictton
airy of the English Language,
published.
1s14-John Lothrop Motley, historian
born. Died May 80. 1877.
1s5O-Nicet voted in favor of annexation
to France.
1S65-Abraham Lincoln died. Born
Feb -. 1909.
1SSS-Matthew Arnold, English poet
and writer. died. Born Dec. "a
1922
1S91-Treaty for the delimitation OF
the British and Italian spheres OF
influence in East Africa signed al
Rome.
19O7-An earthquake destroyed Chill
pancingo and Chilapa. towns OF
Mexico, with great loss of life.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-15

When the Indianapolis republicans
met to choose delegates to their ma
tional convention they adopted some
wonderful resolutions in which they
declared that Charles w. Fairbanks
has been loyel to every trust And
Fairbanks has been loyal to every
trust"-thereby meaning the combina-
lions of big corporations. which, I'M
der the republican favor have been
skinning the ordinary man alive. He
is still loyal to these commercial pir-
ates. His proposition to have congress
called in special session Immediately
after the election to fix up to suit them
before a democratic president enters
the White House or a democratic house
of representatives takes hold on the
fourth of next March. shows just where
Fairbanks stands. Loyal to every
trust" Why, the Hon. Charles w.
Fairbanks chained himself to the
trusts at the very beginning of his
political career.--Plymouth Independ-
ent.
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A. P. KEILMAN rs
VERY ILL AT ST. JOHN.

st. Johns, Ind, April Especially
A. P. Keilman, the aged merchant Of
this place. had relapse in his sickness
Tuesday night. Mr.. Keilman was un-
der medical treatment for the last two
weeks and was improving nicely at the
time the change set in. His condition
now does not give much promise. Mr.
Keilman is one of the Oldest merchants
in Lake county.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-15

Up to date four republicans are men
toned as candidates for governor Of
New York state next fall. They are
Speaker Wadsworth, ex-Lieutenant
Governor NJ. Linn ruce. Senator Horace
White and William R. Wilcox. 1t is
assumed that Governor Hughes, failing
to be nominated for president at Chi
cago. would decline denomination for
governor.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-15
IN POLITICS

Word comes from Valparaiso that a
fine pound girl has made it's en-
trance in the home of Grant Crum-
packer, well-known lawyer and poll
tician.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-15

John L. Norman, republican chair
man of the Thirteenth district, has
long had a desire to go to congress.
This desire may now be realized, ow-
ing to the recent death of Represen-
tative Brick, as Mr.. Norman has de-
cided to be candidate for the office
himself.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-15

So far Sheriff F. S. Carter is the
only democrat who has had the nerve
to make an announcement for county
office, though several names have been
mentioned in connection with other Of
fees.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-15

Washington, April 1.-THE Indiana
delegation will adopt resolutions de-
claring in favor of Representative
CLANCY for the place on the committee
on appropriations made vacant by the
death of Representative Brick
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-15

1t doesn't sound nice when a man in
in Washington calls another a liar, but
some people seem to have official sane
ton, you know
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paper, tell US in letter containing
a dollar bill. the price of a years
subscription. Otherwise keep still, as
it's none of your darned business
Spring Hill (Kan) New Era.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS

I will be a candidate for nomination
for sheriff on the democratic ticket.
subject to the decision of the demo
cratic nominating convention, to be
held May 2, at Gary.
FRED s CARTER
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A Methodist conference voted in ia
vor of dancing. Probably the Merry
Widow waltz has been seen by some
of our Methodist friends.
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OUR OWN DICTIONARY.

SAVAGE, MA man who occupies
two whole seats in a railway car while
some poor woman with a sick baby
has TO stand up.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-15

The opening of the baseball season
has given politics an awful jolt, from
which it viii take some time to re-
cover.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-15

Even with his experience a self
made man often finds its difficult
to make true friends.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-15

To the Editor: You may announce
my name as a candidate for the trus-
teeship of North township on the demo-
cratic ticket, subject to the wish of
the voters at the primaries. cod
JOHN A EBERT
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Pennsylvania democrats would like
to see William H. Berry-the only
democrat since Robert Pattison to
carry the keystone state-nominated
for vice president at the Denver con-
vention. Mr. Berry is one of Penn
sylvania's captains of industry, being
president of the great Berry Engineer
ing company In 1905 he was elected
state treasurer by 10000 majority.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-15
REVERSED MAxIMs.

The pen is mightier than the sword
because You can't sign check with
q sword.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-15

Contrary to the usual custom there
will be two candidates for governor in
the Georgia election this year. Since
the constitutional convention in 1877.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-15

With all due respect to Evangelist
shannon, a good many Hammond peo-
pie think that the preaching of the
gospel and vulgarity have nothing
whatever in common.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-15

BRAINS MAY NOT COUNT FOR
AS MUCH as INFLUENCE, BUT 1T
TAKES BRAINS TO GET INFLUENCE
AND INFLUENCE TO GET MONEY.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-15

We hope that the Cubans will not
raise the Maine at present We have
too many complications on our hands
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-15

Shakespeare can turn over and go to
sleep again. Mr.. Eddie Foy will not
play Hamlet.
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THINGS AND FILINGS

The South Chicago police yesterday
morning picked up bomb. It's force
of habit with those fellows to pick
mp anything that makes a noise like a
hobo.
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The world hates a crouch just
as much as he hates himself.
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to make its appearance is a little
larger than a silver dollar and con-
tains the likeness of George Washing
ton. Thomas Jefferson, Andrew jack
son and Abraham Lincoln with Mr..
Bryan in the center, under whose pic
ture is the inscription, 1.-The Peoples
Choice" At the top is inscribed.
Enemies of Special Privileges" and
on the bottom is "Upholders of Equal
ity of the Law"
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Money

Money
May furnish
A home In the suburbs.
But it can't always hire a girl.
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PUT UP OR KEEP STILL.
If you don't like the tone of this