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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-06
REASONS FOR REMODEL|NG
COURTHOUSE ARE EXPLAINED

At the meeting Of the county com
missioners yesterday the reasons for
remodeling the Hammond superior
court house We're discussed. The peo-
pie of Hammond have been very much
interested in the remodeling Of the
building and have asked scores of ques-
tions about the plans. Beers and Beers,
the architects, now have the floor plans
about completed, and will submit them
TO the commissioners for their approval
as soon as possible
The reasons for remodeIing the Ham
mond court house are as follows:
1. The foundation of the building was
so poorly laid and was put such a
short distance under the ground that
the rear of the court house is al
ready cracking and is actually in a
dangerous condition When the court
house is remodeled the corners will
have proper foundations put under
them and the rear of the main build
ing viii be lacked up so that 1t VIII
be plumb.
Roof Always Leaked.
2. The roof has always leaked. and
this has made it impossible to at
tempt to decorate the interior OF the
building. A new roof will be necessary
before any decorating can be done and
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-06
MUCH INTEREST
IN SERVICES

Interest in the Tuesday evening serv-
ices at St. Paurs Episcopal church has
increased each week as shown by the
steadily increased congregation. This
evening the preacher at the last special
service will be the Rev John Henry
Hopkins. D. D. Dr. Topkins comes to
Hammond direct from st. Louis. where
he has been speaking daily at the Len
ten services for the men of that city.
Doubtless Dir. Hopkins will be received
at ST. Paufs church this evening by a
large congregation who will be glad of
this opportunity to hear him.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-06
E. c. MINAS GETS
FURNISHING CONTRACT
Commissioners Let Contract for
Building Of Ross Township Gravel
Road to Downey and Portz-Board
Adjourns Until Next May Which
Will Be Busy Session.

At the meeting of the county com
missioners in Crown Point yesterday
the application of Charles Allen, the
Hammond man who expected to con-
duct the buffet in connection with Jim
Smiths new Boston restaurant, for a
saloon license was refused.
The refusal was based on the fact
that he is not known here and is not
a resident of the state of Indiana. 1t
is understood that the refusal was
based on certain facts that were pre-
sented to the commissioners by the at
torneys for the Anti-Saloon league.
In addition the county commission
ers refusd licenses to one Whiting man
and four Gary men, whose licenses
have just expired. This makes six Ii
censes in all that were refused. The
Whiting man who was refused IL
cense was one of the men who had his
stock Of liquor confscated by ex-
Sheriff F. S. Carter.
County Buys Furnishings.
Two contracts for furnishings for
the remodeIed Crown Point court house
were let yesterday. z. c. Minas of
Hammond was given the contract for
the furnishing of the basement of the
building where rooms have been made
for the purpose of holding public meet
ings. Mr., Minas' contract amounted to
$235.S6.
J. P. Kramer of Crown Point was
awarded the contract for the carpets
and rugs. This contract amounted to
$2,298.17. The contract provides for
the best of carpets and rugs and the
new court house will be made much
more comfortable as a result.
The commissioners also let the con-
tract to Downey and Portz for the
building of a gravel road in Ross town
ship which is to be known as the Half
man road. The contract price for the
strip, which is less than a mile long,
was s2,749.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-06

the building can be made to look like
a habitable place.
B. The heating apparatus is defective
and viii have to be changed entirely
before it viii serve the purpose anoth-
er winter. The changing Of the heat
ing system is an imperative necessity.
4. The floors Of the court house were
so poorly laid that they viii have to
be taken up and new floors substituted
before the building VIII look like any
thing.
3. The electric lighting IS defective
and will have TO be replaced. The TX
lures are cheap and shoddy, and the
wiring was cheaply and poorly done
6. By the time the contract is let and
the building is constructed most of the
two years will have elapsed between
sessions Of the legislature. and it will
then be necessary to provide a court
room for another judge.
Z. All Of the county officers are
crowded for room and the necessity for
more floor space is imperative.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-06
MOTORNAN IS BURNED
Bad Accident Occurs on the
South Bend Electric
Line Yesterday.
Especial to THE TrMrs.p

East Chicago, Ind, April 81 w.
Cramer, a motorman on the South Shore
line, was frightfully burned yesterday
afternoon when he came in contact with
the live trolley wire while attempting
to connect the paragraph with the
wire. He was burned all over and fell
to the roof Of the car unconscious, but
fortunately was caught by workmen as
he rolled off. He was hurried to ST.
Margaret's hospital at Hammond.
The accident occurred at the "Y'' at
Wegg avenue.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-06
COUNCIL DISCUSSES
THE FRANCHISE
Especial TO TIE T1,rEaN

East Chicago. md, April 6.-The East
Chicago city council held its regular
meeting last night. but took no definite
action on the H., W. & E. c. franchise.
though it was tentatively discussed. A
special meeting Of the council viii be
held on Friday. at which official action
will be taken.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-06
FEEDER LINE GRANT
IS BADLY WANTED
Gary & Interurban and South Bend
Line Have So Far Alternated IN
Victories in Getting Franchises in
Calumet Region Cities of Ham
mond and East Chicago.

The desirability OF Hammond's being
connected with the feeder line of the
Chicago, Lake Shore & South Bend in
terurban is shown by the fact that
there is already being arranged a
schedule of trains between Chicago and
New York.
While the Chicago-New York Air line
has been three or four years trying
to build a line between Gary and La
porte, which is expected to be the first
link in a trans-continental line. the
Chicago, Lake Shore & South Bend line
is actually figuring on a schedule OF
trains through to New York.
The trolley route is an indirect one,
but it is there. It runs from Chicago
to South Bend, Ind; to Indianapolis.
to Dayton, to Toledo, to Cleveland. to
Buffalo, to Syracuse and thence to New
York. officers of seevral of the troll
ley roads say the route will be straight
e1se5 and through sehssdu5es made pose
sible.
The through cars cost s1s.5O0 The
single phase. alternating current is
used. At one point where for seevr-
al miles the tracks parallel those OF
the Lake Shore, the trolley cars beat
the Twentieth century limited in the
short run.
1t is the purpose of the Chicago, Lake
Shore & South Bend line to build
feeder branch from Tolleston TO Ham
mond, which would enter this city
over the extension OF Summer street,
but the officials of the Gary & Interur-
ban line are seeking the same route.
and if they are successful in getting
franchise, it is possible that the Tolles-
toni Hammond -Hegewisch feeder will
never be built.
Fight for Supremacy.
The officials of the South Shore line
have been up against the opposition
Of the Air line people in every project
they have taken up. In the first brush
the Air line secured franchise in Gary
and snatched it from the grasp of the
Chicago, Lake Shore & South Bend line.
In ToIleston the Chicago, Lake Shore
& South Bend line got the best of the
Air line people, but the Chicago New
York crowd did their best to embarrass
the South Shore line people all during
the period Of the construction of their
line.
Now the fight has been carried to
Hammond. Both the Chicago. Lake
Shore & South Bend line are seeking
, a franchise over Summer street, and
it remains to be seen which line will
be given the preference here.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-06
GOVERNOR GRANTS
MILITIA PERMIT
TIMES BUREAU,
AT STATE CAPITAL,

Indianapolis, Ind, April 6, 3 D. NJ
Governor Marshall today agreed to per
enter Lake county under arms TO E-uard
road from Grown Point to Lowell dur
ing automobile races over the course
which has been selected for the Chi
cagO automobile races, for the purpose
of patrOIling.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-06

All that was mortal of the late John
H. Stevens, 116 Russell street, chief Of
THE TIMES mailing department since the
paper started three years ago. was laid
away to rest in Oak Hill cemetery this
afternoon The services were simple
and attended by many of the decedent's
board Of trade friends from Chicago.
Many handsome floral offerings were
given, one being an exquisite wreath Of
Easter lilies and hyacinths from THE
TINES employees The palI-bearers were
from the different departments Of the
paper and Chicago friends: Messrs. NJ
P Ludwig. Rudolph Grothe. Omer
Trout. Otto Muehiberger, Thomas
Many and Dan Ryan.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-06

Get in the pushl Have you seen our
line Of Go-Carts and Carriages? The
prices are less at SPIEGEL'S, South
Chicago's leading Furniture store-tf.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-06
WEATHER

Unsettled Tuesday and
Wednesday, showers prob
mbIeg cooker.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-06
ASHEVlLlE BANK CASE.
District Attorney Is Trying To Account
for Notes.

Asheville n c., August with the
former teller of the First National bank
still on the stand in the Breese-Dick-
erson conspiracy case. District Attorney
Holton this morning took up the trial
of a great mass of discounted notes of
the defunct bank and pursued 1t until
court adjourned. 1t was the object of
the district attorney to show that the
proceeds of these notes, alleged to be
worthless, went first into one account
then into another all nnally showing up
the government claims, to the benefit of
Breese and Dickerson, officers of the
bank.
In this relentless hunt for evidence, E.
p. Moxey of New York, an expert ac-
countant who investigated the failed
banks books in 1897, and National Bank
Examiner Frederick A. Hull were pressed
into service. A somewhat interesting fea-
ture was found in the Introduction of a
letter from w. H. Poland one of the
bank officials, to CASTOR Sluder of this
city, wherein the latter was asked to
sign notes for the reason that mother
and sister need the money" The letter
also stated that Sluder would be held
harmless as the borrowers were worth
more than 100000.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-06
CHINA SENDS REPLY.
Certain Rivers Are To Be Opened tc
Foreign Trade.

Picking. August 5.-China has sent in her
reply to the Russian note of July 2, re-
garding the opening of the Sungari and
other rivers to International trade In
it she makes mention of the Afghan treaty
and the Russian treaties concerned and
refers to Russia's right to take part in
framing the rules to govern the naviga-
ton on these streams. She does not deny
that the treaties in question still have
a certain validity but avoids specifying
the extent to which she considers they
have been modified by the Russo-J Ia panese
peace treaty signed at Portsmouth, N.
H., or by the objections of the powers
in case Russia should obtain exclusive
privileges on the Sungari. China does
however, admit her willingness to dis
cuss new river regulations.
Continued harmony in these negctia-
tions would appear today to be threatened
by what had been called the high handed
methods of the Russian railroad author
tiles.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-06
BIG RUSH OF ORDERS.
New Business for Westinghouse Com
pany Is Heavy.

Pittsburg, August 5.-Not since the boom
times of 1857 has the rush Of orders
been SO great or the force of men so
large at as present with the Westing-
house Electric and Manufacturing COM
pany. New business for July amounted
to 100000 or at the rate of $4,000, 900
for the year Additional men have been
put to work in every week of the month
past.
The Chicago Cities Railway companies
sent contract last week for an aggre-
gate of 400 motors for use on trolley
cars. This is only one of many good
orders booked.
Structural steel compa MES of the city
are we'll supplied with new business The
McClintic- Marshall Construction company
has taken the contract for the fabricat-
ing and erecting of a railroad terminal
at Kansas City which Will require some
1900 tons of structural material The
steel will be supplied by the Carnegie
Steel company.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-06
POOR DOG MUST
STAY In JAIL

Atlanta, August 5.-wilbur, the dog,
must remain In jail. The law cannot
remove from his neck the cruel hemp
en- cord" the other end of which is
attached to the steel bars of his cell
He must continue to subsist upon corn
bread and pea porridge and thus be ex-
posed to the ravages of pellagra. His
dog-given right to bay the moon and
to search for the fresh laid and nutri-
tious egg is still denied him. The
habeas corpus writ asked for him by
his mistress, Grace Brown. described in
the petition as female "of the genus
Africanus" was dismissed without a
hearing by the ordinary today, on the
ground that such writs are for humans
only and that Wilbur is only an exhibit
or piece of evidence in the case.
Wilbur Is said to be the dog VIII ich
was with William Webb, also of the
genus Africanus, when he assaulted
Mrs Exy Brown, young white wom-
an. She has identified the dog and mas
ter. 1t Is the purpose of the officers
to let Wilbur help Webb to the scat
fold by frisking around the negro at
the trial Saturday
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-06
Search for South Pole.

Los Angeles, August 5.-Capt Roland
v. Webster, who was appointed by the
Royal Geographical society to lead an
expedition in search of the south pole,
left here today for New York. whence
he will embark for London to prepare
for an annual antartic trip which Will
begin next August
Notification of the appointment as
leader of the projected expedition came
to Captain Webster just as he reached
San Francisco on his twenty fifth jour
ney around the world.
. Captain Webster earned his title in
the Soudan with Lord Kitchener. He
also served in the Boer war
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-06
AlRSHIP TRAVELS SAFELY.
Count Zeppelin's Vessel Arrives at
Cologne.

Cologne, August 5.-The Zeppelin airship
arrived here at 1918 a. m. today, two
hours and a quarter later than the time
she was expected. The vessel was de-
layed by unfavorable weather conditions.
The ship circed the Cologne tower, fly
ing lower, and then sailed to the suburb
of Biokendorf to come down. The land
ing place and the balloon shed were sur
rounded by immense crowds.
The progress of the vessel was report
ed by telegraph as it came down the
Rhine. Crowds witnessed the passage
from Limburg, Neuwied. Remgen and
Bonn. The ship ran into thick fog
as 1T approached Cologne deviated to the
southwest and missed Cologne by 10
miles or SO. The ship got its bearings
again near Duseren, and when the fog
lifted headed straight for the city and
came in rapidly.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-06

fe wmonths ago, leaving $4,000 to local
charities and about $4,000 to negro en-
ployes, has been started here by Eugene
Schaller, brother. Tho estate was val
ued at $4,000. The petition alleges that
the testator was addicted to the use of in
toxicants which impaired his mind and
made him incapable of making a will
when the instrument was drawn. He
also alleges that Mary E. Yates, a negro
housekeeper, whom the will gives $4,000.
exerted undue influence over his brother.
A negro porter and a negro nurse were
also beneficiar1es under the WILL
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-06
SWEDISH STRIKE
BECOMES SERIOUS

Stockholm, August 5.-Stockholm today
is suffering seriously from a shortage of
food which so far is the most notable
result of the labor conflict that reached
its acute stages at the beginning of this
week. The stock of bread already is
almost exhausted and meat Is scarce and
expensive. The restaurants have raised
their prices and the figures today are
prohibitive except for persons possessed
OF ample means. The strikers themselves
are living practically on fish. Thousands
Of them are camping out, some in tents.
but many without shelter, on the shores
of Lake Malar and the islands of the
archipelago, where they spend their time
in angling. The authorities have taken
charge of the milk supply of the city and
soldiers are distributing milk in limited
quantities and supervising the sale from
milk cars at the railroad stations. The
deliveries Of ice have ceased. This is
especially trying as the weather Is UNI
usually hot
Paupers from the state poor houses
have been enlisted to replace the strik-
ing grave diggers and undertakers, and
instead of hearses stretchers are being
used to carry corpses through the streets
to the cemeteries. The funerals proceed
under military escort. The employees of
the gas works and electric light plants
have gone out on strike, and as result
military guards have been placed over
the establishments.
The authorities say protection Is neces-
sary and asserted last night they frus-
trated an attempt to blow up the gas
works with dynamite gunboat has
been stationed opposite the gas works
and no boats are allowed to pass be-
tween It and the shore.
A battalion OF Grenadiers from Link
oping and a detachment of $50 men from
the vestergotland regiment have been
ordered into Stockholm.
At Gothenburg work at all the slaughter
houses has come to an end. the general
strike committee has called upon the rail-
road mon and printers to join the move
ment.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-06
Trying To Prevent strike.

Chicago, August 5.--With strong hope
of preventing the threatened strike of
the street railway employees in this city
conference has been arranged for to-
morrow between the Illinois state board
of arbitration and representatives Of
the street railway companies and tn g
unions. A large percentage Of the
union men today cast their ballots IN
the strike referendum 1t was IS
serted by the union leaders that over 80
per cent has voted in favor of strike.
The result will not be announced until
Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-06
Bio MORTGAGE Filed.

Cordova, Alaska. August 5.-Attorneys
yesterday iled for record mortgage for
$50, 100000 made by Copper River and
Northwestern Railroad company in favor
of the Standard Trust company. trustee.
of New Yor. The mortgage is to Sc
cure like amount OF 50-year per cent
gold bonds. The mortgage covers right
of way. rolling stock, terminals. machin-
cry and all equipment owned by the rail-
way, 1t is the largest mortgage ever filed
In Alaska
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-06
FIRERUGS ARE BUSY.
Houston People Are Aroused By
Threats Of Negroes.

Houston, August 5.-Following series
of fires in the residence district OF the
city some of which have been preceded
by burglaries, coupled with anonymous
threats of negroes to burn up the city.
Houston citizens are aroused to the
frenzy point.
A vigilance committee has been formed
and a curfew law for negroes Will be
advocated The Chronicle editorially ad-
vises the citizens to arm themselves with
shotguns for protection against mid
night intruders with jimmy and torch
Eleven houses were destroyed IN one
night this week by FIRE. The Citizens al
lance has been applied to and If the
negro firebugs are caught they will be
dealt with summarily.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-06
Killed Rx Sewer Gas.

st. Paul, August 5.-John Seagran, aged
4S years, was killed; Hans Anderson,
aged so years. is dying in the city hos
pital, and John Hendrickson is in a crit
ical condition today from being overcome
by sewer gas from sewer 40 feet below
at the corner of Grace and Webster
streets today. The cause of the accident
is believed to have been due to failure
of men on the surface to keep the air
pump at work after the men had entered
the hole. F1remen rescued the men from
the ditch,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-06
News Of Greensbo ro.

Greensboro. August 5.-(Special)--"A
lady farmer Mrs Charles Stollenwerck.
has the credit Of having brought In the
first open boil Of cotton for Hale county
for the season. Mrs. Stollenwerck and
her husband live at the home of her
father, the Rev. r. H, Cobbs about two
miles west of Greensboro, and Mrs.
stollenwerck for several years has had
the complete charge Of the farm. AS a
farmer she has made a decided success,
her crops Of cotton. corn and various
other things (she believes In . diversity
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-06
Curtis Abandons FLIGHT.

Mineola, N. Y, August 5.-Glenn f.
Curtiss, who was to have made fight
In an aeroplane here this morning, aban-
doned the effort because he said the wind
was too high. The large crowd which had
come out from New York city over night
to witness the proposed fight gave the
aviator a noisy sendon when he started
for New York by train to sail on the
French steamer LaSavoie to represent
America in the interest of aeroplane con-
tests at Rheims, France.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-06

From Iuf

+ TOM JUDGE. n y"
About a year ago cook informed her
Boston mistress that she was apt to
leave at any time. as she was engaged
to be married. The mistress was genu-
inely sorry. as the woman is a good
cook and steady. Time passed. however,
without further word OF leaving, though
the happy man-to-be was a frequent call
err in the kitchen. The other day the mis-
tress was moved by curiosity to ask:
When are you to be married, Nora? p
'Tndade, an it's niver at all, I'll be
thinkin, num- was the sad reply
"Really7 What is the trouble?'
'"Tis this, mum. won't marry Mike
when he's drunk, an when he's sober
he won't marry ms!'
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-06

men farmers in the county.
Mr.. M. D. L. Moore of near Newborn
one of the very best and most progress
sive farmers of Hale county, was in
town yesterday, and on being interro-
gated as to the condition of crops in his
neighborhood, said that his and his neigh
bors' crops of cotton were still very small
and backward. and that the corn crops
were about as they were at this time
last year. He says that 1t will take the
best of seasons from now on for that
part of the county to make anything like
an average crop.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-06
VAIN SEARCH FOR
THE KIDNAPERS

st. Louis August 5.-The police spent
a fruitless day In following clews as to
the kidnapped Viviano children, Grace and
Tomasco. Search for the children turned
to neighboring Illinois towns today. A
message from Mascoutah, ILL.,, that two
Italians had been arrested there caused
the dispatch of st. Louis officers to the
town They reported later that the men
were not connected with the case.
Another clew came from letter sent
to Joseph Pegano, who is in custody on
suspicion of being one of the band who
plotted the kidnapping. The missive was
mailed from DeSoto, Ill.
The text of the missive has not been
revealed and its exact bearing upon the
case is uncertain.