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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-04
EAST CHICHGO PROUD
OF SCHOOL CENSUS
Growth of That City Most
Rapid of Any in the
County.
Especial to THE TINES

East Chicago, May 4.-The school
census for East Chicago has been com
pleted and superintendent Canine
makes the announcement with a de-
gree of satisfaction, that in point of
increase, East Chicago has more than
held it's own, not only with the older
cities of the county. but even with
Gary
The enumeration shows a total en-
rollment of 3,415, which is 27S more
children of school age than were ac-
counted for last year. Gary's enumer-
alton was 1865. and that of Hammond
some few over $500. the grain of the
former being a mere trifie ahead of that
of East Chicago and Indiana Harbor,
and of the latter far in arrears.
Makes Fine Showing.
The enumeration for East Chicago
showed total of 1862, just 1,107 more
children than were enrolled in the re-
port for last year. In Indiana Harbor
the figures were 1853 for the total and
III for the increase. East Chicago en-
braces Oklahoma and GrasselH
The count was finished last Friday
but thus far superintendent Canine has
not made the statistical deductions
which it is his custom to compile The
census takers for the territory, known
as East Chicago, were A. P. FELTON, and
w X Williams while D. w. D.
Dupes, assisted by Mrs. Dupes. made
the count in the Harbor.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-04
LhURAL WREATAS
TO GARY RACERS

The silver loving cup, the gold medal
and gold watch won by the contest
ants in the great Marathon race last
the winners in public, a week from to-
morrow night. The prizes will be pre-
scented at the Majestic theater. be-
tween the first and second acts Of the
performance of the regular play which
will be put on that evening.
The promoter of the race, Sam Sax,
decided that he would make the pres
entation of the prizes a formal cere-
mony so that the people who did not
have a chance to brave the cold and
see the racers Saturday would have the
opportunity of seeing them on that
night. The theater was considered the
best place for the ceremonies.
Brennan to Do the HOnOrs
John Brennan, the local druggist, has
been selected to make the presentation
speeches on that night. Al lof the prize
winners in the race have been invited
to be present and receive their awards
on this date. other business men OF
the city viii also be asked to be pres
ent and make speeches on this occa-
sion.
In looking at the Marathon race in
retrospect, the business men are vel
satisfied with the event and feel that
it was worth all of the time and money
spent in promoting it. Much credit fol
the success of the day is due Chair
man Samuel Sax, who originated the
idea and saw the race through.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-04
DEMONSTRATORS
DELAY EXTENSION

The Improvement of South Broadway
from the Ridge road to Merrillviue,
from where access will be had to
Crown, has received another setback
as a result of the remonstraneesof John
G. Hoffman, Alva Saxon and Anna
Schmidt.
These people were awarded $1,000
damages by a board of appraisers, but
they We're not satisfied with that
amount. It is expected that the trou-
bic will soon be adjusted and that T.
W. Englehardt will see his dream of
a through country boulevard to Crown
Point realized
The contract for the grading on a
portion Of the Broadway extension was
let to Stein. Wyatt & Co of Gary. 1t
is hoped that the road will be opened
to traffic by the time the new con
crete bridge over the river is com
pleted.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-04
He SEES PROSPERITY

New York, May 4. Charles NJ.
Schwab, president of the Bethlehem
Steel company, who sailed for Europe
today, said:
Il believe prices for steel from now
on viii show an upward tendency and
the volume of business will increase.
The manner in which the various steel
companies have weathered the depres-
sion has strengthened, rather than
weakened, my belief that an era of I'M
paralleled prosperity is setting in.
Our new plants are now operating
to full capacity. We have ben making
money on the steel sold at low quota :
tions. and while the Bethlehem costs
of production are low. they viii be
even lower before the close of the
year"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-04
LAW IS MEMORABLE
TOWARD DEL|NQUENTS
West Hammond Lads Cause
Many Scenes at Hub
When Sentenced.

Crown Point Ind, Ma y4.-A pitiful
scene was enacted in the courthouse
yesterday when Stanley Wachewitz. IA
years old, and Josef Elias, aged ten,
both of West Hammond. charged with
petit larceny, were committed for an
indefinite period to the boys industrial
school at Fairfield The two young
sters. dirty and begrimed, on being sep
arated from their mothers, set up such
a terrific howl that all work had to be
suspended for time in the courthouse
and Deputy Sheriff Turner had his
hands full in restraining his two
charges from breaking away and join
ing their mothers who were leaving
the courthouse, crying as If their
hearts would break. The two young
lads are reported as being tough young
sters This may or may not be, but
they showed all the best traits and
tendencies of the average human on
being separated from their best friend
in the world. They will be taken to the
school some time this week.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-04
ALCO MAY NOT Be
BUILT THIS YEAR

The presence of a steam excavation
on the Lake Shore railroad, opposite
Delaware street, with the name of the
American Locomotive works painted on
the side of the car, yesterday revived
the hopes of the people of Gary that
the company would begin the immedi-
ate construction of their plant at Gary.
No one who would likely be in a po-
sition to know, however. could account
for the presence of the steam shovel,
and it is not known whether or not it
was placed on the sidetrack to be used
at Gary or whether it was just switch
ed off here temporarily to get it out Of
the way.
So many rumors have been heard to
the effect that the locomotive works
would or would not be built immedi-
ately that it will be impossible to tell
what action will be taken until the first
shovelful Of ground is turned over in
the eastern part Of Gary.
New Plant Not Necessary.
One Of the contractors in this coun-
ty recently stated that all bets were
off" for the present, at least as far as
the American Locomotive works is con-
cerned. He said he had been bidding
on the grading work and that he was
notified that the contract would not be
let in the immediate future. It was be-
lieved from that that the plant would
not be constructed for some time.
The reason given was that the Gary
plant was to be built to take care of
the increase of business. and that the
present status of business conditions
does not warrant the construction OF
the plant at the present time.
The presence of the steam shovel in
this city may have some significance
however and the people OF Gary will
be anxious to learn. However, the city
of Alec may not rise from It's founda-
tions as soon as the people Of Gary ex-
pected it would.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-04
WABASH COLLEGE MAN
FOR STATE FORESTER
Governor to Name Successor
to H. Freeman, Present
Incumbent.
TINES BUREAU
AT STATE ADITAU


Indianapolis, Ind, May At is I'M
derstood that a man from Wabash col
lege will be appointed state forester to
succeed William H. Freeman, of Wa
bash when his term of office expires
on May IS. on that date also the terms
Of all the members Of the state for
estry board will end, and It IS said that
there will be several new faces on the
board when Governor Marshall gets
through reorganizing it. The present
members are f. c. Carson, Michigan
City; Stanley Coulter. Lafayette; sam
uel Burkholder. Crawfordsvilfe Lar
kin NJ Stultz, Westfield.
Lecturers to Tour State Suggested,
Governor Marshall believes the meth
DDS of the board in the past have not
been as productive of results as they
should have been for the amount of
money it has spent. He said during the
session of the legislature that he did
no. favor the retention by the state
of the forest reserve which it owns in
Clark county and on which much mon
ey is spent each year. He says the
| farmers OF the state Of Indiana have
no chance to go there to study tree
culture and forestry without great ex-
pense to themselves. He says he be-
lieves it would be much better to hire
one or two forestry experts and send
out through the state, into all of the
counties, and have them deliver lee
lures on forestry. much the same as
the lectures are delivered at farmers
institutes. This plan, he believes
would come nearer to reaching the
farmers themselves than the present
plan
1t would not cause any surprise il
Governor Marshall would start a move
to dispose of the forest reservation in
order to save the expense of maintain
ing it and so the mony could be used
along the lines indicated. There are
several hundred acres in the reserva-
ton, and it is nearly all covered witt
forest trees and nurseries.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-04
A DAY TN GARY LAND
HEARD By RUBE.

While we have a great respect for
old age, we draw the line on some of
the spring chicken that is served in
some of the Gary boarding-houses.
As warmer weather approaches still
another problem confronts the grow
ing citizen. as TO whether there is
enough of last years belt to go around.
A laundress, who died in New York,
left fortune of $40, 900 Persons who
have noted how hard it is to dodge
laundry bills will readily believe it.
On the other hand there is absolutely
no reason why you should wait until
your neighbor covers his lot with black
dirt.
A few more accidents at the Clark
road and maybe the South Shore line
will either engage a Waterman or in
stall safety gates
Now that the stand storms are over
for day or two, at least, and as far
as we are concerned, spring may re
sumo any time it is ready.
Neither do the police enforce the Il
o'clock closing in those places COM
only known as blind pigs"
Efen dAte hAdIheE Aas "oAASu AdIe
all day, and goes home at o'clock
after closing the store. there are al
ways few pictures that he may hang
on the wall that mother couldn't
reach.
| If the lake traffic is to be tied up By
! strikes it might as well come at this
| time of the year when sixty mile wind:
are in style.
week might help some of the Gary 8
| Interurban cars.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-04
Falls Is Feet.

C. W. Schneider of Pittsburg. O., was
seriously injured at II o'clock last
night at the Indiana Steel plant, where
he has been recently employed. Mr..
Schneider is employed as motor in
spector, and, while employed in this
capacity, fell a distance of twenty five
feet and struck on his head and shout
ders
The inspector was removed at once
to his room at Seventh avenue and
Massachusetts, street. where it was
found that his head and shoulders were
badly bruised. It may be possible that
he was also internally injured
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-04

All the bargains advertised by Spieg-
els in the Chicago papers are dis
played and for sale at our large South
Chicago store. s1sS-s1s5 Commercial
avenue. a.
For a good home cooked meal. with
quick service, go to the German Home
on Tenth avenue, near Broadway. The
best meal In the city. Lunches of all
kinds from a. m. to 10 p. m. Mrs. A.
Jensen, proprietor. 91-m
We deliver the Furniture and Car
pets TO your door, no extra charge-no
waiting and at Chicago bargain prices.
SpiegePs, South Chieago's leading fur
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-04
MAY SESSION
At 60. SEAT
BUSY one
Especial to TIE TINES. J

Crown Point, Ind, May 4.-The
county commissioners met yesterday
for their regular monthly meeting and
transacted big amount Of county
business continuing their session to-
day.
Several bridge and gravel road con-
tracts were let, liquor licenses granted
and bills were allowed paid. The board
was besieged all day with petitions and
various other county business and it
proved to be one of the busiest ses-
sions of the year.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-04
Stray Bullet Smashes Glass.

A bullet yesterday noon shattered
the plate glass window in the restau-
rant Of C. W. Rawles at Seventh ave-
nue. and Massachusetts street, just be-
fore the patrons of the place crowded
in for the noon meal It is thought
that the bullet was a stray one and
was aimed at the restaurant or any
of its employees. It was impossible to
find where the bullet was imbedded
in the fixtures or wall, so that its
course could not be followed.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-04
Will Sue c.. L. S. & S. B.

Attorney Gustave Heart, who repre-
SCENTS the heirs of William Rose, the
Tolleston contract, who was killed by
the South Shore line at Clark, an
nounces that he will either settle with
the company or sue at once. Mr.. Heart
believes that he has a good case
against the company. because of the
manner of his death.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-04
K. of G. Meeting.

The knights Of Columbus met last
night for their regular meeting in
the Feuer building, on Broadway. The
only business of Importance transacted
was the decision to change the meet
ing night from Monday and Tuesday,
because Of the fact that It conflicts
with the meeting night of the Elks.
The knights of Columbus baseball team
have scheduled a game for May % with
the Calumets Of this city.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-04
THE CITY
Episcopalians Plan Church.

The building committee of the Gary
Episcopal church met last night for
the purpose of considering plans for
the new $4,000 church. which is TO
be erected at the corner of Adams
street and Sixth avenue. Architect j.
s Sutely, who has planned many
churches for the Episcopals, submitted
draft, which was ordered to be laid
before Bishop John Hazen White OF
Michigan City.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-04

ARE YOUR STORING LOT OF
UNUSED THINGS ABOUT YOUR
HOUSE OR OFFICE-THINGS THAT A
ssFOR SALE" AID IN THE TIMES
WOULD CONVERT INTO MONEY!
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-04

MISCELLANEOUS Times ia the
best medium for renters and rial es-
tate dealers In Lake county List your
property In The Times and git rid OF it
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-21
By Cor1iss Bu1ger

Honduras mas arrived TWO
J. days earlier than expected. Re- ny SOIL
port at once. You will take twenty
cars over the N. o. & N via ST Louis
to Cincinnati, where you will leave ten as per
instructions which will be handed you, and then
go on with the rest to Chicago"
The order was addressed to Messenger H. and
the office boy who delivered it knew that II meant
Carl Reuter- of Rue Chronicle.
But Carl Reuter- just recovering from a
severe attack of grippe, brought on by exposure
while delivering fifteen cars of bananas over the
l.. & N to Atlanta ten days before. sudden
blizzard had swept down on them from the north
west, stalling the train with packed and lower
ing the thermometer forty degrees in twice that
many minutes. The had been warmed as
usual before leaving New Orleans, with the expecta-
crate enough heat of itself for later warmth. But
the change had come too soon and been too great,
and in saving the fruit under his Messenger ]
had neglected to take care of himself. He had got
back to New Orleans, made his report, been COM
plimented getting his fruit through the blizzard
in good condition. and then had hurried home and
to bed.
No steamer had come in since, and the Honduras
two days ahead of her time; moreover Carl
not a who cared to share his personal
So it happened that the company had not heard
PUT twenty minutes after the order came Carl
- Reuter-, nineteen years old, hurrying into the
Office on the company wharf. new man was at
the desk. .#s -e--s
Seventeen, sir" began Carl when the man.
whose eyes running down page of ledger
before him, interrupted with:
oh, yes, see II. You are Carl Reuter?"
Yes, sir. My father"
But the man was pushing an envelop toward
him. There your Instructions Now hurry!
You're younger man than l imagined, from what
l have heard of you. But sometimes young men do
fully as good work as the older ones. No, no." as
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ton gradually made his expression both fluent and
correct
Commercially, Virginia in closer touch with
the old country than with it's neighbor colonies
north and south The tdewater region, where
located most of the large plantations is land of
pennsulas, with many inets from the and navi-
gable rivers that allowed ships to direct to
the planters doors These ships brought furniture
clothing, crockery, tools, medicines, spices; in
fact there scarcely article used in the houses
on the plantations that had not from Eng
land. Among the various things that thus
imported the horn books from which the chill
dren learned their letters the primers arithmetcs
On the return voyage the ships were loaded with
tobacco This the planter main crop, and the
early Vrgnians used to reckon the cost of things,
not in money, but in pounds of tobacco. In that
commodity they paid their taxes and accounts, and
the salaries of the clergy, and they doubt paid
the schoolmasters in tobacco also.
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and loading, them. The Honduras brought in the
largest and finest lot ever had and they're going
to be rushed through to market. The agent told
to tell you messengers to be specially vigilant
with your thermometers on this trip Have them
rpen retard the bananas SO they will reach
ket in exactly the right condition. But of course
you understand all this?"
with evident anxiety, My father is"
Never mind your father now, briskly. You
may tell me about him when you come back Your
train is the wharf, track 3, forty cars, twenty
of which will be in charge of Messenger g. who will
switch off at Corinth for Memphis Get your section
heated rapidly possible, and then remove the
stoves. By the time you're through the train will
be ready to pull out, l think. Hustle! Oh, here's
Messenger now.
A heavily bearded stopped at the desk and
took the envelop that handed him, and then
listened to the same advice Carl had been given.
Carl fingered apparently hoping for chance to
finish what he had begun to say; but
sengers hurryng into the office, and the at
the desk motioned mperatively toward the wharf.
Hurry along, ~! he ordered. From what
I've been told supposed you to be one of the best
men have; but you mustn't oiter like that. You
haven't any time to waste in getting your section
ready
CARLS lips frightened suddenly and he walked
rapidly down the wharf, overtaking the bearded
he crossing in front of two putting engines
to track 3. The man looked at him and nodded
Where's your father, Carl?" he asked. Seems
he and | are be the same train this time, at
least far Corinth couldn't ask better
rush trip like this is going to be-.
Fathers sick" answered Carl Z" / came down
to see-to get his place. I've been watching with
him the last four or five nights, sleeping little
Continued page 10
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Williams was a capt.
tai teacher of read
ing, spelling, English
grammar, arithme-
tic, surveying, book
keeping, and geogra-
ply; but as to Latin,
which in colonial days
was considered a
prime necessity in the
education of any boy
who aspired to some
thing more than the
rudiments of knowl-
edge, he understood
perhaps as little as
Balaam's ass"
Nevertheless there
is evidence that W ash
ington did at some
time in his youth
study Latin; but no
doubt, like most boys,
he forgot what he
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Effect of His Fathers Death

nNE result of the close intercourse with the mother
~ country was that the planters sons often went
to England to finish their education. Washington S
father had been thus educated, and in due time he
sent thither for this purpose his two eldest sons.
George would probably have had the advan-
tage; but when he eleven his father died. He
then went to live with his brother Lawrence, and
attended local school for time Still later, while
at his mothers home in Fredericksburg, he went to
excellent academy then presided over by Mr.
Williams. If going to believe Parson Weems
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to which he chung ever after For example, he al
ways wrote I've" for lie" 'oyl" for "o"
blew" for blue" just he had learned the
words when a lad. But there many other
those he memorzed in his school days. The trouble
to have been that the instinct for correct
spelling lacking He was equally weak as
grammarian in youth; but experience and observa-
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learned of it with the greatest facility he
ceased studying.
An anecdote of this period gives an interesting
glimpse of his bodily vigor He was sitting one
day reading book under oak tree the
schoohouse, when along a young fellow
who reputed to be the champion wrestler
of the county. Washington continued to read his
book while the other boys after another
thrown by the newcomer When the last of them
had been vanquished, the champion dared Wash
ington to wrestle with him and tainted him with
being afraid. Thereupon Washington sprang up
and grappled with him A short struggle ensued;
and them, says the champion, in reporting the
affair afterward Il felt myself hurled the ground
with jar that shook the marrow in my bones"
Left School at Sixteen
WASHINGTON left school for good in the autumn
w preceding his sixteenth birthday. During the
final two years he had paid special attention to the
study of surveying, for which he had decided par
TALLY. Moreover to make practical application of
his knowledge he surveyed all the fields in the neigh
borhood of the school, and entered the measure
ments with ornality and precision in his notebooks
if his figures had to do with important land trans
actions instead of being school exercises 1t
seemed to be his habit from his earliest years to
leave nothing half done done in hurried and
slovenly manner, and all his boyhood manuscripts
remarkable for the care with which they
kept and the neatness and uniformity of the hand
writing
Washngton's school experiences typical of
what fell to the lot of most lads of his class in colonial
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for playing at in part due to the fact that
his eldest brother had served in campaign in the
West Indies
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Carl tried to speak, there's no time for
talk now Your cars are nearly ready,
l expect. We have half a thousand
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Virginia who were edu-
Gated in this country. l
have mentioned the pri-
vate schools and the old
field schools and the tu-
tors in the households of
the rich. 1t is to be added
that the parish ministers
sometimes took students,
and that there were so
called "pauper schools
for the poor; but as a rule
the poor got along with
out any schooling what
ever. A good all-round
education was not
\ impossible to ia
y vOred individuals;
yet, on the whole,
.s the facilities for ed
ucation in the Old
Dominion, whether
primary or higher,
were imperfect.
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SUBSTITUTE SEVENTEEN

THE Honduras has arrived two
i days earlier than expected. Re-
port at once. You will take twenty
4l, NJ q e NJ yin Ct I