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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-25
NJ GOVERN TO GIVE
UP 100000
Contractor Who Built South
Holman Street Paving
in the Limelight.
IS ASKED FOR EXPLANATION
McGovern Company Stands to Lose
Heavily for Charging Exess
For City Paves.

Local people have been interested in
the revelations which have been made
In Chicago regarding the NJ. III. McGOv-
ern cOmpany's contract for the laying
of asphalt pavings in that city on ac-
count of the fact that 1t was the Nc
Govern company which secured the
contract here to lay the composition
asphalt paving on South Holman street.
M. H. McGovern of the paving COR
poration bearing his name said yes
terday he is ready to give the city of
Chicago 100000 That is about the
sum the NJ. H. McGovern company has
charged the city for the repair of
asphalt pavements in excess of the
amount for which four other bidders
would have done the same work.
Is Not "a Grntuity.
Mr.. McGovern's offer is not alto
gether a gratuity, and Mr.. McGovern
does not put it in the form of a gift
or donation. He is prepared to offer
IT in such a way that Commissioner
Hanberg and his aids cannot with po-
lteness refuse to accept it. All Mr. Nc
Govern asks is that the city shall take
the initiative and he will do the rest
The street repair contract provides
that the McGevern corporation shall
be given s1.75 for every square yard
of asphalt resurface it lays and 1 cent
for every yard of asphalt pavement
complete it constructs. The cost of lay
ing asphalt pavement complete has
cost the board of local improvements
during the last year approximately
$2.10 square yard.
Accordingly it is figured that the
McGovern company will loose over 81
every time it lays a square yard of
both surface and foundation under
its repair contract. To date the repair
company has laid II, 800 yards of com
plete asphalt pavement, which means
in cost to the city s1fS and a loss in
income to the McGovern company of
$4,000.
Yesterday Mr.. McGovern said he
stood ready to lay $4,000 square yards
of asphalt pavement under his con-
tract of 1 cent a yard.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-25
DOES INDIANA NEED
A FEDERAL JUDGE?
Attorney General Bonaparte
Is Quizzed Regarding Ma
ter Interesting City.
CONGRESS IS SEEKING LIGHT
CLANCY Bill Is Sent to Cabinet Officer
for His Opinion on Additional
Federal Judge for Indiana.
CONGRESS IS SEEKING LIGHT

Washington, D. c.. Jan. 25.-Attorney
General Bonaparte has been asked to
furnish to congress an opinion as to
whether there is any need of an addi-
tional federal judge in Indiana. A copy
of Representative Chaney's latest bill.
which creates another federal judicial
district in Indiana, was forwarded to-
day TO the attorney general by the
house committee on judiciary with a
request for information as to whether
the condition of the federal court busf-
ness in Indiana warranted the creation
of another federal district, which would
necessarily involve the appointment of
another federal Judge, district attorney.
marshal, etc.
It is very probable that the attorney
general will give some strong advice
against this proposed legislation His
views on the subject are well known.
He is informed that there is not
enough federal court business in Indt-
ana to keep one set of court officials
busy and there is hardly any doubt
that he will advise congress that the
establishment of another court would
simply be a superfiuous waste of the
peoples money.
Representative Overstreet is keeping
a close eye on the new bill He has
asked the committee on judiciary, in
the event it takes the bill up for con-
sideration. to give him time to bring
delegation from indianapolis to point
out why there should be no change in
the present federal court system.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-25
IS AGAIN IN HARNESS
Indiana Legislature Begins
It's Fourth Week
Today.
TIMES BUREAU
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.


Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 25.=When the
Legislature convened at O'Clock this
afternoon many news bill We're in sight
ready for Introduction in both houses
Representative Carter had one to amend
the depository law so that municipal
street or sewer bonds could be ac-
cepted as security also one to estab-
lish drinking fountains on highways
Ratlif to bring the express compa
MES under the jurisdiction of the rail
road commission. SunkeI TO have
county clerks issue hunters licenses.
ton law like the Illinois law, so when
a voter marks the top of his ballot he
may scratch 1t by marking names on
the opposite ticket. Two bills pre-
pared by the railroad commission was
introduced in the senate by Wood. one
authorizes the railroad commission to
order the separation Of the grade
crossings in the country, and another
TO prohibit trespassing on railroad
property.
Speaker Honan appointed Represent
atives Sweeny, Elliott. Eschbach, Klick-
ner and Rentschler committee Of the
house to attend the funeral of Repre-
sentative Sarber at Argos tomorrow.
Sarler died last Saturday Governor
Marshall says he will not call a spe-
ciaI election to fill the vacancy unless
Marshall county asks for it.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-25
IMPORTANT
MEETING
Sanitary Experts Gather at
Indiana Harbor on
Saturday.
Especial to THE TrMzs.l J

Indiana HarbOr, Ind, Jan. 25.-That
an attempt to secure appropriation
through the state Legislatures of India
ma and Illinois at their present sessions
for the maintainace of sanitary districts
In the Calumet region was demonstrated
at the meeting of the Lake Michigan
Water Commission at the South Bay
hotel In this city last Saturday after
noon. The meeting was attended by
nbOut twenty-five chemists, state au-
thorfties and physicians interested in
the work of removing the sewage from
Lake Michigan and its proper disposal.
DIR. w. A. Evans of Chicago, president
of the association, was In the chair.
FOUR-FIFTHS POLLUTED.
DR.. II. E. Barnard, chemist in the In
diana Hygienic laboratories, was pres
ent with his assistant, J. II. Brewster.
who recently made such astounding dis
ct veries regarding the water conditions
in Lake county. DR.. Barnard gave an
interesting lecture on the outcome of
this investigation and showed several
stereoptican slides showing the condl-
ton Of Lake Michigan drinking water
under certain wind and current condi-
tions. At times, the charts showed,
four-fifths of the water that entered
the Hammond, Whiting and Est Chi
cago water mains was composed of sew
age that had been dumped into the lake
perhaps five or six miles away The
awful pollution of the lake to a distance
of five miles from the shore was de-
nouneed in scathing terms by the doct-
ors present who attributed the epidem-
les of diseases that occur so frequently
in this region to the wrongful positions
of the sewage mains
CRITICIZE GARY'S PLANS.
Even the Gary sewer plans were at
tackled by DR.. Evans who declared that
the present plans of the steel city were
to run the sewage into the Grand Calu-
met river This would only take it
into the lake at South Chicago, twelve
Continued on Page Eighty
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-25
FUNERAL WELLATTENDED
Mrs. Sarah Day Laid Away
in Her Last Resting
Place

Miss Sarah Day, who was found dead
in bed last Saturday morning by her
sister, Mrs. J. C. Stanford. 426 Cedar
street, in the rear of whose home she
lived, was buried yesterday afternoon
at Oak Hill cemetery. The services
were held at the Methodist church, of
which congregation she was a mem
Der. The services were largely at
tended. Richard H. Day of Youngs-
town, a brother of the deceased. was
present at the burial
At the inquest and post-mortem ex-
animation it developed that the wo-
mans death was caused by a rupture
OF the aorta
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-25
WARMEST IN 80 YEARS
Lake County People Swell
ter on Hot Winter
Day.

Since New Years day of 1875. when
It was So degrees above, there has not
been such a warm January day in Lake
county as Saturday was All records
for thirtytwo ytars were broken, and
the city was really uncomfortable.
At $3.50 O'Clock in the afternoon the
temperature reached its maximum of
65 degrees above zero. It is frequently
lower than that in June, and in June
the population is wearing straw hats
and lightweight clothing and thert are
no fires in the furnaces
Abnormally warm wtather was preva-
lent through the south and portions of
the west. Indeed, about the only part
Of the country that is winterish Just
now Is the extreme northwest, where
there are temperatures as as low four
degrees btlow zero.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-25
Election Fraud ~ Cases
Continued Indefinitely by
U. S. District Attorney.
WHAT WILL PERHAPS HAPPEN
George CrOmer of Indianapolis Fails
to Come to Hammond
Today.

The cases against Mike Rutana, Tony
Tumanie and Stanislaw Zaugra, three
East Chicagoans of "a years who are
charged by Peter ]. Lyons. city engin-
eer, with having given wrong informa-
tion in procuring their papers to de-
clare their intention of becoming Unit
ed States citizens. were continued for
an indefinite time before United States
Commissioner Charles Surprise The
request for continuance came from ]. B.
Healing of Indianapolis. United States
district attorney, who has the prosecu-
tion of the cases.
Won't BE Surprising.
The charges against the three men
were preferred in connection with the
Simons- Wickey election contest. In
case the contest is dropped in the leg
islature it would not be at all sur
prising if the case against the East
Chicago men were dropped.
George w. Cromer, the indianapolis
attorney who conducted the contest for
the republicans, is the attorney for
the East Chicago men, but did not
come to Hammond today. Attorney
Kealing has a sister who is at the
point of death, and this is given as one
of the reasons why he could not prose-
cute the case today. In addition to this
he has not yet secured all the neces-
sary information from the department
st Washington.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-25
WON'T INVITE SOLONs
Gary Boomers Decide to
Wait Before Extending
Invitation.
TINES BUREAU
At THE STATE CAPITAL.

Indianapolis. Ind. Jan 25. = Gary
people will not invite the legislature to
visit Gary until after the court fight is
disposed Of Senator Bowser said to-
day to invite them sooner might en-
danger Garys prospects. as it would
be looked upon as undue influence
Bowser says the invitation will be is
sued later
large Hammond delegation, in
Guiding Winery and Gostlin is here
today working among the Legislators
and showing them that Hammond needs
relief and not Gary. They will stay
till it Is all over. Gary gets her hear
ing before the senate committee tomor-
row afternoon
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-25
LOTS ARE GOING
IN GOOD SHAPE
South Homewood Addition
Selling Like a Lot of
Hot Cakes.
WILL BUILD HOMES THERE
A. NJ. Turner's Sub Division Is Hav-
ing Remarkable Sale for Last
Few Weeks.

1t is doubtless if there is a subdi-
vision in Hammond in which the lots
have had such a ready sale recently as
the South HomewoOd addition. Last
Saturday five lots fronting on Holman
street were spoken for by Hammond
men who have an appreciation of their
present and prospective value, and who
too kadvantage of the present low
prices to make their purchases.
Among those who bought Holman
street frontage were ex-Sheriff F. S.
Carter who purchased seventy five
feet; DIR. William D. Weis, purchased
seventy eight and one-half feet, and
George Eder, purchased fifty feet. All
of these men, who are making arrange
ments for the purchase of the Hoh-
man street frontage, expect to build
homes there eventually, and, as Fred
Carter puts it, will become residents
of Ruffe Shirt Hill.
Night Desk Seargeant Schaefer has
purchased two lots, and L Harry Weis,
the brother of DIR. William D. Deis,
purchased five lots on Detroit street
at $275 and $500 each.
Having a Hot Sale.
A. M. Turner's subdivision of Calu-
met avenue has been having remark
able sale since it was opened and in
spite of the fact that real estate is not
very active in the winter the lots in
this subdivision have been going like
hot cakes.
The Calumet avenue frontage has
been exceptionally attractive to the in
vestor and it is looked upon as one of
the best bargains in residential prop
erty that can be found in the city
Both of these subdivisions have prof
tied by the extensive advertising that
has been done and as they were attrac-
tive properties thare has been ready
sale.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-25
GARY rs BEATEN.

The Gary Lyric Athletic club wa.
most numerically trounced by tht
Baptist Athletic league in a game
which was played in Hammond Satur-
urday night The score was 70 to II
in favor Of the Hammond team.
In the second half the splendid work
of the Hammond guards prevented
Gary from getting a single goal, and
they only secured one foul.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-25
LAvENE BROS. GET 1T

At the regular meeting of the board
Of public works this morning the con-
tract for the Columbia avenue culvert,
leading into the Calumet river. was
awarded TO Lavene Brothers. The pri-
mary assessment roll for the South
Holman street pavement was placed
on file for public inspection.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-25
FUNERAL TOMORROW.

Myrtle Koch, one of the twin daugh-
ters OF Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Koch,
5241z East State street, who died last
Saturday. will be buried tomorrow att
ernoon at Oak Hill cemetery. The Rev.
Peter Well viii conduct the funeral
services. The infant was months
old
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-25
YOUNG MEN ARE
PROUD OF PROGRESS
Gymnasium to Get Fine Equipment
and Shower Baths-Athletic Field
To Be Laid Out West of Club House
and Will Be Used for Football,
Baseball and Track Purposes.

The Hammond Athletic association, at
a meeting held In the temporary quar-
ters of the club in the old Masonic
temple on State street, announced yes
terday the completion of negotiations
by which 1t secures lease ON the
building which WIS formerly used for
offices by the G. H. Hammond Co., re-
Gently used as a skating rink, which
will now be converted into one of the
most attractive and up-to-date athletic
cIub-hOuses in northern Indiana.
The committee has secured a lease
on the building and is now making ar
rangements to lease several acres of
land in the immediate vicinity, which
will be used for an athletic field
This is the aggressive action which
has been taken by Hammond's newest
and most active social-athletic organ
ization. and promises to make it one of
the representative institutions Of the
city.
Seemed Big Undertaking.
When the matter of securing this
large building was first broached to the
members of the club it seemed like a
stupendous undertaking. There was
not only a large amount of rent to be
paid, but the project involved the re-
modelling of the building, the furnish
ing of large floor space, the construc-
toin of shower baths. the purchase of
large amount of athletic equipment
and finally the leveling off and con-
struction of an athletic field, which will
be used for a football field, baseball
field and upon which can be placed a
quarter mile athletic track and tennis
courts.
The membership of the new club was
not quite a hundred. but those one
hundred young men represented the
cream of the brain and Drawn of the
Continued on Page Seven.)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-25

upbulinding of East Chicago and the
Harbor and under his guidance the East
Chicago company has made some won
derful strides in the Improvement of
their properties. The removal of Mr..
Ross and his family to the Illinois city
will also take from the East Chicago
social set one of its favorites and le-
gems of friends will regret their depart
ure.
"A very tempting offer was made by
the Moline company" said Mr.. Ross this
Continued from Page Three)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-25
G. v. ROSS
To LEAVE
LAKE CO.
Vice President of East Chi
cago Land Co. Will Go
Back to His Former Posi-
tion With Moline (Ill.)
Land Co.
fsnecial TO THE TINES !

East Chicago, Ind, Jan. 26.-East Chi
cago is to lose one of her prominent
business men. George w. Ross. vice
president and general manager of the
East Chicago company. has decided to
sever his connection with the local con-
Germ on April 1st and will return to a
former position with the Moline Land
company at Moline, Ill. Mr.. Ross has
been one of the active spirits in the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-25
INFANT CHILD DEAD.

The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Will
liam Babcock, 337 Claude street, died
yesterday afternoon. The funeral Will
be held tomorrow morning at Oak Hill
cemetery
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-25

Fair today and Tuesdays
variable winds, shifting to
southerIy.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-25

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Arizona republican., 1909-06-09
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS
 DAMAGES BY FLOODS THE DEVASTATION IN COLORADO
 AND WYOMING. ] The Union Pacific Has Suffered More
 Than in Years.

Denver, Colo. June S.-Flood water in the streams of Colorado and Wyo- ming has caused many thousands of dollars damage to crops and delayed railroad traffic throughout both states It is reported from Greedy. Colo. that the Cache Ia Poudre river rose six inches today and flooded large acreage planted in beets and vege- tables. The water is flowing over the Colorado & Southern railroad tracks below Fort Collins and Greedy and all through trains over the Union Pacific between Omaha and Cheyenne were run over the Julesburg short line to avoid washouts on the main line.
 Farmers living in the lowlsnds near Greedy are leaving their homes and many are compelled to use boats as a means of transportation.
 From Laramie, Wyo., it is an nOunced that both the big and little Laramie rivers are in flood and that the farms upon the banks have suf- fered damage. Many bridges on the Big Laramaie are unsafe.
 From Cheyenne comes a report that the Union Pacific railroad has suf- fered the most serious loss in years between Smeed and Bushnell, Neb.
Arizona republican., 1909-06-09
THE COURT
 ENTANGLED InOneofthe QuaPPe|s of the
 Calhoun Trial HIS DEFENSE Of HENEY
Who Had Been Irritated by What He Regarded as a Filtration With the Jury. Allowance Made For His
 Temperamental Weakness.

San Francisco, Cal. June S.-A quar- rel of unparalleled bitterness involv- ing Judge William P. Lawlor and vlr- tually all of the attorneys engaged in the trial of Patrick Calhoun enlivened a day otherwise devoted to the pre- sentation of routine testimony. Heney started the dispute oy charging that Earl Rogers had been smiling at the members of the jury There was an angry response from John J. Barrett of the defense. who declared that the prosecution had unnecessarily prolong- ed the trial by the introduction of trivial matters.
 At this joint Judge LaWlor interven- ed, threatening to send Barrett to jail for intimating that the court had ad- mitted trivial matters. The court said that allowance had been made for MT. Heney's temperamental infirmities be- cause of the fact that he was shot down in the court room a few weeks before the trial opened. A. A. core and l.. F. Byington, attorneys for the de- fense, designated the remarks of Judge Lawlor as serious errors, to which eX- ception was taken.
 A dozen witnesses were called to the  stand during the day by the prosecu- tion which refused to make any state ment relative to the probable ending of the case James L. Gallagher, chief of the board of supervisors during the administration of SchmitZ, told of in- cidents connected with the dynamiting of his home in Oakland during the month of March. 1908, and he denied that he had any hand in bringing about the explosion. He said he had been followed by agents of the defense both before and after the dynamiting-
 When an adjournment was reached, Adam Dahler, acting treasurer of the United Railroads company, was telling of payments made to various agents of the defense who have been summon ed as witnesses. A dozen vouchers, purporting to be for general service and expenses" showed that more than s20,OOO had been paid to Luther G. Brown, an attorney and detective dur ing q period of less than two years
Arizona republican., 1909-06-09
GOOD HUNDRED SESSION
The Senate Finds Fun in Tariff
 Revision.

Washington, June S-Much good humor and many pleasantries were injected into the debate on the wool en schedule in the senate today
 MT Deliver offered several amendments and announced his in- tention of presenting others, appeal ing to the republican members to vote with him because he said these amendments would justify the atti- tude of the republican party in ad- vocating a protective tariff.
 Mir. Shoot assisted to a large ex- tend by MT. Warren, defended the finance committees recommendations with regard to the wollen schedule. 2
 The various amendments proposed to the house bill by the finance com mittee are intended to restore the Dingley provisions of the woolen schedule, which in some instances provide higher duties than does the Payne bill as passed by the house.
 one of the interesting features was a lecture on the woolen industry from beginning to end by MT. Carter, who brought forth a large box filled with samples of various grades of wool. To the senators who gath cred about him, he explained each step in the manufacture of woOlen goods, from raising sheep to making garments He familiarized members of the senate with the uses of shod- dy, waste, soils, tops and various grades of wool
 MT. Deliver proposed an amend ment that would assess the duties on woolens on an ad valorem basis, ac- cording to the shrinkage of the wool
 Much amusement was offorded when Messrs. Deliver Nand Warren became involved in a colloquy in which they stood within a few feet of one another and each endeavored to convince the other of the sound ness of his opinion regarding the advisability of assessing woolen duty on the value of the wool in the cloth.
 Representatives of newspaper pub fishers headed by John Morris, chair man of the committee on paper of the American Newspaper Publishers association will be given a hearing tomorrow by the senate finance com mittee The committee has thus far taken no action on the question of wood pulp and print paper, and the differences of opinion have been so great that the outcome of a vote could not be foretold. The action of the house is regarded equivalent to making wood pulp and paper free.
Arizona republican., 1909-06-09
THE UNIVERSITY CITY
It Landed onLookout Mount ain 375 Miles From Start ing Point and Could Have Gone Farther if the Wind Had Not Reversed Itself.

St. Louis, June S.-Confident that he is the winner of the national balloon race which began at Indianapolis on Saturday, John Berry, pilot of the bal loon University City. arrived at home tonight accompanied by his aides, P J. Mccullough. The balloon landed on Freestone Peak, Lookout mountain, at ' o'clock Sunday evening. Berry was in the air 26 hours and 35 minutes, and he figured that he had covered 375 miles.
 The University City passed over Chattanooga, Tenn, at 2:SO Sunday afternoon at an altitude of 10000 feet. Sunday evening the balloonists could not find favorable currents to the south and after they discovered that they were beginning to go northward. they made quick descent
 Berry said they could have remained in the air for at least S6 hours longer if the wind had been favorable.