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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-18

CITIZEN
VERY LOW

The relatives of Thomas Hammond
were all called to the bedside of the
sick man this afternoon on account of
a turn for the worse that was taken
this morning.
It was feared today that he could not
survive more than a few hours. He
rested well last evening and it was
thought that he might rally today. but
instead his condition became even more
serious and he lost consciousness.
At noon his condition became so ser
ious that it was thought best to noti-
fy all Of the relatives. and they were
advised to come to the residence and
remain there until there We're at least
some signs of an Improvement in his
condition.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-18
MISSING
GIRL GIVES
No CLEWS

Considerable has been learned of the
elopement of Miss Victoria Ullman
whose parents livein 1902 Lake avenue,
Chicago, since Mrs Flora Ullman and
her daughter came out to Hammond
yesterday to look for the missing
couple
While no trace of the couple has
been found, tie parents Of the girl are
as much in the dark IS ever over her
disappearance. One fact is certain that
the young couple got away with $500
which had been deposited in the fam
lily strong box and are not expected to
turn up until the money is spent
The U1lmans are said to be wealthy
Mr.. Ullman was in the hide business
and retired some time ago. He amassed
something of a fortune, and the daugh-
ter will eventually fall heir to the mon
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-18
FINE SHOW
To GET NEW
TEETH NOW

A half a million teeth or enough to
supply every man, woman and child in
East East Chicago and Indiana Harbor
were shipped into the plant of the f.
S Betz Co. yesterday as part of the
stock of the Bruster Dental Supply
Co. which was recently purchased by
F. S. Betz.
There were boxes and bags of teeth
of every description. There were mol
ars and incisors, cuspids and bi-cuspids,
eye teeth and wisdom teeth and. in
fact, every size and shape of teeth
that grows in the human mouth.
The teeth are made of enamel and
porcelain. and it is said that some of
the boxes were so heavy that there was
wailing and crashing of teeth when the
employees of the factory attempted to
lift some of them.
The Bruster Dental Supply company
made a speciality of teeth. and since
Mr.. Betz has bought out this concern.
he now has the whole stock. Over 15,-
600 people could go to the S. F. Betz
Co. and get complete set of upper
and lower teeth before the spply would
be exhausted.
Get Store Teeth Here.
And that is only small part Of the
purchase that Mr.. Betz made from this
company before he left for Europe. And
this purchase is but one of the many
that Mr.. Betz has made recently in his
work of taking over the business of his
few remaining competitors.
In fact, the F. S Betz Co. has grown
with such leaps and bounds of late
that it is now regarded as the larg-
est company manufacturing and han
ding dental and physicians supple:
in the whole world.
The F. S. Betz Co. will now be in g
position to supply dentists all over th'
world with the best teeth that are man
ufactured. In fact. the supply is 81
large that before it is exhausted ther,
will be thosuands of people in thi!
country who viii be wearing stor,
teeth, Bought in Hammond"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-18
i. RUPER
VICTIM Of
The KNIFE
Supt. H. Schoemacher of
Western Grain Products
Co. Is Charged With Ser
iously Wounding One of
Employees in Saloon.

Henry Ruper was the victim of a
stabbing affair in West Hammond last
night, when he was attacked by Henry
Schumacher and badly cut in the arm
The fight occurred in West Hammond
and was the result of a quarrel over
wages
Ruper was attended by Dr. Alva
Young, and the wound was so serious
that it was necessary for the doctor
to tie up several arteries. Ruper is
weak from the loss of blood. but there
are no doubt entertained regarding his
recovery.
Henry Ruper claims that he went to
work for Henry Schumacher at the
Western Grain Products company at
Calumet Park. with the understanding
that he was TO get 25 cents an hour.
Quarrel Over Wnges.
He claims that when he started to
work he was put in as common labor
er at 16 cents an hour. He refused to
work for that amount of money and
quit.
Later settlement was made with
Ruper for his days work al the rate of
25 cents an hour. Ruper claims that
on this basis he should have receiv ed
Sc for his twelve hours work He
! thought he was getting that amount
/ until he went TO cash his check and
! then fond that it was for $40
Later Ruper saw Schumacher and de-
manded the difference A fight ensued.
in which Schomacher is alleged to have
stabbed him Ruper has sworn out a
warrant for Schomacher's arrest. and
the warrant has been issued from Judge
Frank Green's court in West Ham
mond.
Henry Schumacher was seen this
morning. and stated that when Ruper
went to work for him he was almost
! continually intoxicated. He proved in
a day that he was no good to us" said
Mr.. Schumacher, and I put him tc
work as a comman Iaborer.
He refused to work in that capacity
and made many dire threats to me
was informed by my friends that Ruper
who IS a big fellow. would attempt tc
kill me.
Accordingly. when he attempted K
strike me with a big billy. I had
knife ready for him and cut his arm.
think that if I had not used the knit,
1 would not be here to tell the story.
Get your tickets early for the Sang
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-18
AHLENDORF MUST
PAY THE COSTS
Edward Meyer Shows That
His Wife Owned At
tached Furniture.

In the case of Theodore Ahlendorf
vs.. Edward Meyer the judgment was in
favor of the defendant and the costs
We're assessed against the plaintiff.
The case was one in which Theodore
Ahlendorf attempted to secure the pay
ment of some rent through the attach
ment of furniture.
1t appears that Meyer was able to
show that his wife owned the furniture
when he married her. and in this man
ner he escaped the payment of the rent
on technicality.
The costs, which amounted to over
$40. were assessed against Theodore
Ahlendorf. making his loss altogether
very large.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-18
In Dispute Over Fence.

There is a serious fence fight going
on over on Gostlin street. on the north
side Minna Richter filed an affidavit
in Judge Prests court on the Sth day
of August in which she alleged that
Albert Kremrey had built a high fence
along his property, contrary to the
statutes, for spite work.
The case was venued to Judge Ames'
court this morning and will be tried
later in the week. Judge Ames has not
yet set the date of the trial.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-18
HIGH SCHOOL
To GET MORE:
OFFICE ROOM
Board of Education Secures
Lease for Suite in Eder
Block South of Central
Building; Superintendent
Was Crowded.

So crowded is the Hammond high
school building that it has become nee
essary for the board of education to
secure quarters outside of the building
for superintendent C. NJ. Mcdaniel and
his office force and for the commercial
departments of the school.
Attorney J. G. Ibach of the school
board has been authorized to enter into
a lease with George Eder for four
rooms in the rear of his new building.
which will be devoted to school pur-
poses.
This deal has been hanging fire for
some time, and it was only at the last
meeting of the school board that def
mite action was taken. Superintendent
Mcdaniel has been forced from pillar
to post at various times during the
past few years on account of the lack
of room in the high school blding.
Last year his office was on the
third floor of the building in the rear
of the auditorium stage. These-quar
ters were entirely inadequate, however,
and it was found necessary to locate
the superintendent Office outside of
the biIding.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-18
OPEN BRIDGE DELAYS
Nickel Plate and Erie Trains
Held Up.

Several trains on the Nickel Plate
and the Eric railroads We're delayed
last evening owing 10 the open bridge
over the Grand Calumet Charles stok-
er. the night bridgeman, was unable
to close it after boat had passed
through the sparker having refused to
work
The Nickel Plate train No. ;, due in
Hammond at S:23. was delayed one hour
and several freight trains were also
delayed.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-18
Chapter Meets Tonight.

There Will be a special meeting Of
the Hammond Chapter this evening for
the purpose Of conferring the degree
Of most excellent master on twelve
candidates in preparation for the Shrine
class in October
This is an unusually large class and
it is expected that there will be large
attendance of members to see the new
brethren through.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-18
WATCH The
NUMBERS
Gorgeous Weather for Out
ing and Business Sec
tion Is Deserted.

Zip! Bang! Hrrah! The Elks picnic
is on, and we won't go home til morn
ing and we won't stay home in mourn
ing, no not when the best people on
earth use the can opener to let loose
the best fun that Hammond has had
in many a day.
All roads led to Kinders grove this
afternoon and evening, and Elk is the
pass word for a good time. About 8
o'clock the town re-echoed with the
slamming of doors and the snap of the
keys in the locks, as the business
houses closed up for the balance of the
day IN order that everybody might go to
the picnic
Toms Prayer Successful.
Tom Jordan this morning offered as
fine a billy goat as ever ate tomato
can to Jupiter Pluvius, petitioning him
in the name of all Elks TO hold off his
blessing and give Hammond the rain
when it needs it more than today. 1t
having been a good goat, the prayer
was evidently heard, for at 3 o'clock
today the weather was promising.
The fun started promptly at 2 p. m.
at the Four Corners, when a score of
clown baseball players, representing the
Hammond and East Chicago players,
played tie game and mobbed the UNI
pire. Judge T. NJ. c. Hembroff, who is a
candidate for mayor of East Chicago.
From o'clock on street cars ran on
a ten minute schedule to carry the
crowds. and this schedule will be kept
up this evening for the throngs to go
home.
Lots of EatabIes.
All morning wagon loads of goods
to eat and drink, including the prizes
were taken out to the grove for dis
tribution this evening.
Professional fun makers could not
have kept the crowds in better humor
than the lodge men did. Tae features
of the day were the races and con-
tests, seasoned with good music The
dance pavilion was an attraction fol
the old and young.
Provision has been made to feed {
large crowd. and anybody going ou
before supper will find plenty good eat
ables on the ground at a REASONABLE
price.
The ball game between the elowr
players was one Of the big hits and wa.
lowed by the races and THE TIMES
prize winning contest
The Great TINES Contest.
One thousand copies of THE LAKl
COUNTY TIMES, wet from the press, wer
rushed out to the grounds to be sold Il
the prize number winning contest. Tn
papers were numbered from 1 to 100
cOnsecutively. In a box were 1000 slip
of papers. also nmbered consecutivel
from 1 to 1000, the plan being to frs
sell all the papers at cents a piece
and thereafter to take from box con
tanning the slips, after it has bee
well shaken. two slips. The persO
holding the paper with the correspond
ing number viii receive a ticket en-
ttllng him to either a s. gold piece 0
a silk umbrella or an elegant pair C
shoes. Two prizes will be AWARDED
This contest is open to everybody. tn
only condition being that THE TINE
be bought on the grounds.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-18
PAYS SlS,75O FOR
1853 FEET FRONTAGE
Establishes a New Price for Property
North of Michigan Central-Wires
From Europe to Close the Deal
Building and Contents VIII Be In
Class By Themselves.

F. S. Betz today wired Gostlin. Meyn
co. to close the deal for the purchase
of 80 feet of Holman street frontage,
just south of the Paxton Lumber COM
pany, and he announces that he viii
soon begin the construction of large
three-story office building for the retail
sale Of surgical instruments and dental
supplies.
The price paid for the lot was s1s,-
$50. or s125 front foot This es-
tablishes a new high price for Holman
street property north Of the Michigan
Central railroad tracks and means that
Hammond viii have magnificent new
building. which viii contain the larg-
est display of surgical instruments and
dental supplies in the United States.
The purpose OF 7Ar. Betz in building
the new structure is TO co away with
the retail sale of the good he manu-
features at the north side plant of the
company. This greatly interferes with
the manufacturing end of the busi-
ness and can be done to much better
advantage in downtown office.
May Cost s3O,O00.
It is estimated that the new building
will cost in the neighborhood of $780,
600. and will be not only a credit to the
firm but a credit to the city we'll
1t will give the firm a great deal mora
room in the plant for the manufacture
of goods and the transaction of other
business that would naturally be done
at the plant
Every year there are hundreds of
physicians and dentists who come to
almond for the purpose of making the
purchase Of their supplies. They are
now compelled to 60 to the plant and
look over the stock they purchased Un-
der difficulties
In the new retail establishment there
win be every convenience for the ac-
I comrnodation Of the visiting physicians
and dentists. and the goods win be at
/ tractively placed on display under the
most favorable conditions.
plan Exhibition building
In fact. the new building will become
an F. $ Betz exhibition building and
/ is expected to become one Of the sights
Of the town. When conventions of
cago the doctors VIII be brought to
/ Hammond 10 see the greatest display Of
modern physicians and dentists de-
vices that can be seen in the world
1t is not known Al the present time
I what other departments viii be moved
to the new building. but it Is thought
that it is possible thar the mail order
business viii be transacted in the down
town office.
As soon as MI. Betz returns from
Europe he will make fun announce
ment of his plans for new building
in the business district 70 Hammond
Ii was his purpose 70 make the pur-
chase of land before lie left on account
Of the prospect # substantial in
crease in realty values in Hammond il
the next few months
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-18

Tickets on sale for the Hammond
sangerbund picnic at Summers Phar-
macy. and Singer Sewing Machine
store. PA State street-tf
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-18
Location Is DesirabIe.

When George Eder announced that he
would build his new office building. it
was at once seen that its close proxtmi-
ty to the school building would make it
an ideal place for the superintendants
office.
The new quarters win ge in the rear
of the Eder block. and will have a
view over the school house yard. The
commercial department will also be To-
Gated there and 1t may be that some Of
the other departments may be removed
to the new quarters.
superintendent Mcdaniel will now
have an office that will provide all of
the facilities necessary to the transac-
tion of the big business of managing
the schools of Hammond.
He viii have an office that will be a
credit to the schools, and it will also
have the effect of relieving the pres
sure at he Central building and making
it possible to expand some of the de-
partments there.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-18

Get your tickets early for the Sang
erbund Fedalia picnic Aug. %. Hudson
Lake. Ind. Be one OF the crowd.-tf
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-18
Victoria Is of Age.

Jack Guzick is the son Of a wealthy
cigar merchant and has gone under
the name of Miller while he has been
courting the girl. Miss Ullman is Is
years of age. and when she was up
braided by her mother for keeping com
pany with Jack Quick, she would de-
clare that she was of age and could
do as she liked.
According to the story that the moth
er told in Hammond yesterday. the girl
has been very wayward She would go
out with Guzick in the evening and
would not return until the next morn
ing.
On these occasions she would refuse
to give an account of herself. and the
parents Of the girl claim they could do
nothing with her Mrs. Ullman said
yesterday that she did everything she
could to make their home attractive 10
her her.
Preferred Worthless Fellow.
Victoria was given fine clothes and
| never wanted anything to make hel
/ happy. She had many suitors, some OF
/ which were very worthy young men
but she seemed to prefer the dashing
/ and worthless son Of the cigar manu-
facturer
Miss Victoria finished school yea
ago. and became secretary at the Of
fees Of story & Clark. piano mer
/ chants She met Guzick year hefor
that at a high school dance and ha
since that time has been in his com
pany frequently
It is understood that the father O
Quick is of the opinion that his sol
is a worthless fellow and said yester
day that he did not care whether h
( had eloped or not.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-18
WEATHER FORECAST.

Generally fair tonight and
Thursday; no decided change
In temperature.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-03-25
That English Complexion.

The compilations of the English have
often been exploited for our benefit.
The damp climate and the exercise
out of doors produce the red, they say.
But on examination it proves to he
not the red of the rose, but the rcd of
raw beef, and often Strealiy and fibrous
at that. The features are large and
the face high coiOred, but it is not
delicate pink. 1t is n coarse red. At
distance the effect is charming. bright
refreshing, but close to often rather
unpleasant. Here the features of the
women. even the features of the beau
tiful women, are nodded, while the
features of our beautiful American
women are chiseled-Scribner's
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-03-25
WhistIins on Sabbath In Scotland.

Concerning the Scottish reproba ton
Of whiStling on the Sabbath Dean
Ramsay has n characteristic story. A
famous Glasgow artist met an old
highland acquaintance unexpectedly.
Donald, what brought you here?"
"Ou, wecl, sir, it was Il baad place
yon; they were baad folk, but they're
Il God fearin' set O folk here" "Wcll,
Donald, I'm glad to hear it, "Ou. aye,
sir, deed are they. an I'll gle We an
instance OF. Last Sabbath just as the
kirk was skailn' there was n drover
chicld frae Dumfries comm along the
road whislin' an loOkin as happy as if
1t was ia middle o the week Weel.
sir, DOR lads is Il God fcari1' set o.
laads, an they were just comm DOT
O. the kirll-o'd they yckit upon him
an Almost killed him.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-03-25

z a &C e
Of SO-CalIe6 Trust Bust
ing by the Powers at
Last Shown up
in True Light

Standard Oil is victorious, The
great twenty-nine million. dollar
fine that was hailed as the trium-
plant climax of the campaign
against the "malefactors of great
wealth, !" that was used with such
effect during the campaign to show
the ''incorruptibility OF the courts,
has proven TO be but the final how.
ling climax ina great farce.
For four years this fierce has been
played for the amusement and my
stilicatiOn of the workers. Now it
is over. The "big stickn has turn
ed out to be a slapstick. The
workers have been amused and di-
verified, voted ''right.' and the
farce is being taken off the boards
This decision of Judge Anderson
does not stand alone. 1t comes al
most simultaneously with the de
ciSion of the Missouri Supreme
court declaring the two-cent fare
law unconstitutional, the af1ir-
nation of the decision against
Gompers. Mitchell ,and Morrison;
and the announcement from Wash
ington that the remainder of the
cases against the trusts are to be
dropped.
During campaign times the
courts wore the mask and played
their little part i'll preventing the
political revolt oflabor. Now that
the election thas passed and labor
has voted as it's master wished, the
mask is dropped, and they are
getting back to their regular work
of protecting the interests Of those
whom labor has put in power and
who live by exploiting the
workers.
= All this will, of course. increase
the respect of labor for the courts.
1t should at least to expose the
uselessness, hopelessnesS and gen
eral tarcical character Of the entire
campaign of trust busting and
trust regulation. Not Il single
trust has been disrupted. not a
single ''abusc' remedied. 1t has
now been twenty-five years since
the interstate commerce law was
enacted. The one principal object
OF that law was to stop Relating.
Next TO this it aimed to prevent
further railroad consolidation.
After generation of the oper-
alton of this law, sometimes under
Democratic. sometimes unncr Re
publican administrations, the rail.
roads of America are consolidated
until their owners are the most
powerful industrial rulers on earth
and now 1t is announced that this
decision of judge nIprSon rpnInrS
1t impossible to prosecute for
Relating.
So ends the story of trust bust
ing and regulation. -Chicago Daily
Socialist.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-03-25
Reached An Agreement.

After conferences lasting more
than two months the joint trade
arbitration board of the Mason
builders Association and the
BricklayerS' unions of New York
came to an agreement as to wages
and working conditions. \ con
tract for two years was signed
The present wages of 30 cents an
hour for eight hours day and
double wages for overtime and Sun
days and holiday work are to
continue.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-03-25
a FUNNY Far1iIy.

what makes your hair snap so?"
asked the child who was watching his
mother comb her hair.
ELECTRICITY" his mother replied.
I'VE are Il funny family" remarked
the child after Il few moments of
thought. The other day you said
papa had wheels i'll his head. and now
you've got electricity in your hair. If
You put your heads together you
might make an electric motor, mightn't
you New York Times.