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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-17
GARY LINE
IS REALLY
BEHIND It
Those on the Inside Believe
That by Strategic Move
the Gary & Interurban
Has Acquired a North
erly Route into Chicago.

Whiting. Ind, Dec. 17.-Those on the
inside say that the Castleman franchise
which was secured from the Whiting
city council is really intended for the
Gary & Interurban line. Frank Gavit,
according to this information, has been
back. of the whole deal and by this
strategic move he has secured north
erly route to Chicago.
The franchise was granted on Indiana
boulevard, where the Hammond, Whit
ing & East Chicago line now has a
franchise. in order to compel the COM
pany which now holds the streets to
make terms with the invading line.
This makes it apparent that Frank
Gavit has become the interurban mag
nate of the Calumet region. Starting
with the Gary & Interurban franchise,
which he secured in Gary from the
Knots administration. Gavit has strug-
gled along with small resources until
he was able to build the Tolleston ex-
tention.
Pushes Westward.
With a foothold in Tolleston, where
he got a franchise in spite of the op-
Continued on page nve.I
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-17
FOUR COUPLES FREED
FROM The YOKE
Judge v. S. Reiter Grants
Divorces to a Number in
Superior Court.

''Oh. gee, I'm glad I'm free. No we'd
ding bells for me-" This is the song
that four Hammond couples are sing
ing today as result of the granting
of four divorces in the Lake superior
court this morning.
Friday is the day set for the hear
ing of divorce cases in the Lake su-
perior court, and there were a lot of
them came up for a hearing this aft
ernoon. At o'clock the court was still
grinding out divorce decrees4
Those who were relieved of their
matrimonial troubles were Sophia Car
roll, who brought an action for di-
vorce from her husband, John Carroll;
Alma Pedue, who had the bonds of
matrimony between herself and John
Pedue severed; Maymie Swanson, who
was divorced from Charles Swanson;
and Edna Mack, who will no longer
look to Charles E. Mack for support
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-17
URGE HORSE OWNERS
NOT TO CLIP ANIMALS
Hammond Society for Pre-
ventionof Cruelty OPP
posed to Practice.
is NOTHING BUT VANITY
Commends Times For It's Advocacy
of Blankets in Cold
Weather.

The question of clipping horses DUR
ing the coldest month of the year, that
is to say in January. is being taken
up by the local branch of the Society
for the Prevention Of Cruelty to Ani-
mails. of which Miss Lulu Symmes.
principal Of the Lincoln school. is the
founder.
The inclination on the part of own
ers Of horses to clip their animals at
practically, the beginning of the real
cold weather is a matter that is de-
pIored by members of Humane socie-
ties the country over. There seems to
be little reason for the act, outside Of
the very frivolous. one that horses,
some Of them, begin to shed as early
as the middle of January. and this
mars somewhat the beauty of their
coats. Then, too, there is a fable about
the clipped horse not taking cold 80
readily as a horse that is unciipped.
Theory a FaiIacy.
Veterinary surgeons. however, de-
clare that this is not 50. excepting in
the cases of horses which are driven
hard and whose drivers have not the
energy to blanket them after their
coats become moistened with the exer-
else. Veterinary surgeons moreover
declare that more horse pneumonia is
due TO the unreasonable exposure OF
horses to the cold. minus their hair.
than even comes from the failure to
blanket the animals after driving. in
proportion to the number of clipped
and upclipped horses.
Miss Symmes puts the question; How
would men and women enjoy being
forced to put on lighter clothing in
the dead Of winter If it would be
cruel in one case, She believes it is in
the other. And it is her purpose to
arouse in the breasts Of horse owners
a sense of the real cruelty involved.
The society Of which Miss Symmes is
/ the founder will also take up the ques-
tion Of the proper blanketing Of horses.
I THE TIMES has already taken up the
cause Of the horse in this connection.
and Miss Symmes had few words of
commentator for the paper in this
| connection
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-17
LONGER AND
WIDER ROADS
Recommend Building Three
Splendid Thoroughfares;
Other Changes.

Augustus Caesar found Rome a city
of wood and left it a city of marble.
If Mayor Becker follows out the rec
concentrations that were made by the
Hammond Business Mems association
posterity will be able to say, Mayor
Becker found Hammond city of
streets that started nowhere and led
to nowhere and left it a city of magnif-
cent thoroughfares"
At a splendid meeting of the Ham
mond Business Mems association at
Weis' hall last night a new era in city
building was begun. Recommends
tions were made for the building of
three splendid thoroughfares, each eight
miles long, from the southern limits
of the city to the Lake Michigan shore;
one important city thoroughfare. con-
Meeting the business district of the city
with the north side and another i'm
portant auxiliary thoroughfare connect
ing the business district of the city
with the residential district to the
south
The following are the proposed ex-
tensions of streets which will mean
much to the city of Hammond:
RECOMMENDATION BUSINESS MEN.
1. state Line street.-It is recon-
mended that this street be opened from
the south limits of the city to Sibley
street. thence through the obstructing
blocks to Plummer avenue. thence
through the G. H. Hammond Co. prop
erty to the Grand Calumet river, thence
northward across the Western Indiana
Continued on page nve.)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-17
HAMMOND IN
PERIL OF FIRE
Owing to Break in Water
Main City Is Cut Off
From Water.

Hammonds water supply was prac-
tically cut in half last night owing to a
leak in the water main on Sheffield av-
enue. near Hanover street.
IN order to facilitate the repairs on
the road it was found necessary to
shut off the supply at the pumping sta
tion, but even with this provision the
repair men were compelled TO work all
night.
On the whole the water pressure has
been greatly reduced Of late. because
of slush ice. which clogs up the intake.
The suction at the mouth of the intake
brings the ice around in a whirlpool.
thus forcing it into the intake. In or
der that the big pipes may not be en-
tirely clogged UP it is necessary for the
pumps to reverse their pressure in orr
der TO flush the intake. This is largely
responsible for the low water pressure
that was found intermittently yester-
day and today
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-17
STOCKHOLDERS MEET

The stockholders of the United Heat
ing, Boiler and Foundry company met
i'm the office of Attorney William j.
WINERY in the Hammond building
last night and heard report Of the
management regarding the condition of
business and the prospects of the COM
pany.
Since the amalgamation of the Ham
mond Boiler works and the North Star
Foundry company the prospects of the
amalgamated company have been very
bright
1t was reported that the company
has a large number of orders on hand,
and the prospects for new business
are very ffattering. The company now
employs over forty men and this num-
bers will be increased in the near fu-
ture
The stockholders all paid the first
installment on their stock and prepa-
rations were made for many better
ments in the plants of the company.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-17
GETS new
DECISION
Right of Way Point Clari-
fed by Ruling of High
Court.

Attorney f. ]. Lewis Meyer general
counsel for the South Shore line
which is now seeking a franchise
through Hammond for its main line.
came back to Hammond this morning
to enter into further negotiations with
the city administration after the mat
ter had been permitted to rest for a.
number of days.
Mr.. Meyer came back loaded with
additional ammunition to blast a right
of way through Hammond, he having
just come across a recent decision of
the Indians supreme court which he
hopes will aid him in securing rea-
sonable concession from the Hammond,
Whiting and East Chicago railroad. in
case he finds it necessary to use their
tracks across the Calumet river on
Holman street.
Refers to south Bend Case.
The case to which Mr.. Meyer refers
will probably be the future law in In
diana. the supreme court decision hav-
ing grown out of a South Bend suit in
which the Grand Trunk railroad was
the appellant and the city Of South.
JCoutfnue0 on page nve.)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-17


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frsto In h a
fought
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kind of
of
bill providing
of
Wckey is di
of
of Indiana invited
citizens
He
building the Harbor
He
of Odd Fellows grand
East hicago Protective of Elks
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-17
OFFERED FINE JOB
Hemenway May Have Pres
idency of Big Company.

Washington. Dec. 17.-Former Sen
ator Hemenway said that he has been
offered the presidency of the Interme-
diate Life Assurance company of Ev-
ansville. but has not yet accepted. His
plans for the future, he says, have not
been matured. He authorizes an en-
phatic statement that he will not be a
candidate for congress in the First dis
trict.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-17
WILL COACH
BACKWARD
STUDENTS
Supt. Mcdaniel Introduces
Forward Step Into Educa-
tional System in Ham
mond; Individual Instruc-
-tion for "slow" Pupils.

Superintendent c. NJ Mcdaniel has
devised a system for the coaching and
tutoring of backward students in the
public schools that IS a decided step
forward and. excepting in the city of
Richmond, where the plan has been
tried out, Hammond will be the first
city to take up the new plan.
East Chicago and some other Indiana
cities coaching system, the plan be-
ing the employment of special teach
er to act in this capacity
superintendent Mcdaniel has, how
ever, recommended, and the Hammond
board of education has approved of
plan by which the principals of the va
rious schools about the city will be
required to tutor all backward students
in addition to her work of the gener-
al supervision of the school instead of
teaching the students of one of the
rooms as is now the case.
Has Been Tried In One school.
This plan has been carried out with
marked success in the case of the Laf-
ayette school. In Richmond the plan
has done wonders. and in Cincinnati it
has revolutionized the work of educat-
ing the masses
At present education is by the lock
step" method One student regardless
of his mental and physical qualifica-
tions is required to go as fast as the
other.
superintendent Mcdaniel says:
That there has not been enough in
dividuaI work with epupf1sr in the pub
lie schools has always been valid
| zoo r,.,,c5,
class instruction and not enough indi-
vidual teaching The slow and back
ward pupil is neglected, held back, be-
cause he is discouraged, and finally
i leaves school The very bright pupil,
not having enough of work develops
idle habits becomes careless and does
| not rise to the best that is in him.
Amy plan that will reach both
classes of pupils should commend it
self to the public. The teacher tutor
| for pupils in a building is being gen.
orally tried The plan is good but
it does not reach far enough.
Hammond Goes step Further.
The board of school trustees of the
| city of Hammond. md, has gone ster
] further. Beginning with the next schooi
year the principals will not be II
charge of a room. Their time will be
used in supervision of-the general work
of their building and in teaching the
two classes of pupils mentioned above
| AS a result there will be closer super
! vision resulting in more systematic
work, and pupils who need special helI
will get it, resulting in fewer failure:
4 and a deeper interest in school work OF
the part of the pupils.
Even from the purely economi,
! point of view there will be a grear
saving when we keep in mind that i
costs from SO to SO per capital cos
for each school year. The usual mum
4 Der of pupils who fail would alon,
4 justify the plan. because each failure
means another year or half for eacl
I pupil and consequently an additiona
cost for teaching.
However, year saved by a pupi
cannot be measured in mere cents anc
dollars. It means year saved in hi
future life work.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-17
GET FIVE SLOT
MACHINES IN RAID
Hammond Detectives Act
ing. Under Greenwald's
Orders Take Devices.
OWNERS PROTEST AGAINST ACT
Claim They Have Right to Operate
What They Term TRADE
Machines.

Another raid, originating in Ham
mond and extending to one of the
neighboring cities resulted in the cap
ture of four Liberty Bell trade ma
chimes and one Dewey slot machine at
East Chicago
The raid was made by Constables c.
Merryweather and H. G. Strumpher.
The machines were brought to Ham
mond where they are now stored in
Emil Minas' secondhand store
The machines were cracked open by
the Hammond detectives and the money
was taken out of them. Constable Mer-
ryweather says that he is accounting
for the money and that it will be
turned over to the proper authorities
when the case is tried in court.
The owners of the machines, however.
say that they have a right to operate
trade machines Merryweather answers
them by saying that they are only trade
machines by pretense. They pay mon
ey just as any other slot machine does
and the proprietor hands the winner a
stick of chewing gum every time he
plays.
GreenyaId Issues Warming.
Prosecuting Attorney Charles Green
wald says that the slot machines in
I East Chicago and Indiana Harbor must
3 go. He states that he will prosecute
the proprietors of any place where they
are permitted to operate.
Constable Merryweather went over
to East Chicago this afternoon with
two more warrants for the arrest OF
the proprietors. OF places where ma
chimes are kept.
The date of the hearing in Judge
Prest's court has not yet been set.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-17

THERE ARE FOUR COPIES OF THE
TIMES SOLD IN HAMMOND FOR EV-
ERY COPY SOLD BY ANY OTHER
PAPER. 1T GIVES YOU THREE TIMES
As MUCH NEWS FOR ONE CENT As
OTHER PAPERS DO FOR TWO
CENTS.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-17

THERE'S CHANCE THAT roo
OUGHT NOT TO POSTPONE THAT
~sH0PPINGD ANY LONGER. READ
THE TIMES ADS AND SEE Vt THIS
rs NOT so.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-17
WEATHER.

yuar and cold tonight and
atrrdays minimum tonight
hb0zf ten above.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-17

ADvERTTEE IN THR T1MEa.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-17

iContinued on page five.)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-17

CONTINUED on page five.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-07-24
LOCAL NEWS.

New dry corn in shucks for sale
by the barrel, l.. Bienvenu, feed
dealer.
The Military Company of Breaux
Bridge passed here Thursday on
their way home from encampment
at Alexandria.
The bridge on the Sillan Canal
was completed this week to the
great satisfaction and relief of the
people of that section.
A nice dance was given at Du-
champs hall Thursday night by
Misses Marie Louise and Ruth
Martin in honor Of their guests
Misses Bertha and Marguerite
Burke of New Iberia which pro-
we'd ono Of the agreeable social
events of the summer.
-Messrs. j. G.. Durand. j. H.
Duchamp, John Hanley, I. j.
Liable, Henry Fournet and Sid
ney Gonsolin left Monday to spend
tho week at High Island, near
Galveston.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-07-24
The Supreme Court Re-
fuses MandamuS.

The saw mill people fighting the
Second Ward election after their
INDUCTION had been bonded, ap-
piled to Judge Simon for sus-
pensive appeal which was refused.
Their next step was to apply to
the Supreme Court for a writ Of
certiorari and mendamus.
The order endorsed on the back
of the petition is as follows:
THE prayer of applicants petit
ton is granted to this extent.
The Judge of the 18th Judicial
District Court is directed to send
up to the Supreme Court, certified
copies of all proceedings in the
said cause, and he is directed to
make due returns in writing in the
clerks office of said Court on Sa-
turday, the Ath instant, ut III
o'clock, u. IN.
The said Judge and the other
parties. respondents, are ordered
to show cause Oh the said day, at
the same time aud place, by due
return, why a suspsnsive appeal
should not be granted from the
order dissOlving the injunction
proceedings in this case.
THE RESTRAINING ORDER APPLIED
FOR Is NOT GRANTED.
II parties are entitled to an ap-
peal the limited time does not per-
NIT an order of appeal to be issued
and be perfected.
The election is fixed for to-mor-
Whatever the alleged rights of
applicants are, thsy are reserved
under the law and under tho ef-
feet of this order.
A somewhat similar question
was considered in the Dubuisson
case, 1913 La. II Applicants
alleged right whatever they were,
which fell within the jurisdiction
of the Courts remained to be con-
sidersd after the election.
The decision in Roudany case,
20 Ann. 27l, may, also, be consi-
dersd, aud in fl Ann. 27l.
Considering the foregoing dsci-
sions the restraining order is with
held.
In other respects; aud only as
relates to the rule to show cause
Oh the Gath inst, the prayer of sp-
plicant to compel the respondents
to show cause is granted. Let due
notice be served on the parties.
Officially, this 2lst day of July,
1909.
(Signed JOSEPH A BREAUX.
Chief Justica
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-07-24
Attention Corn Club
Members.

The interest being manifested
in the work of the boys of the corn
club of this Parish is most graft
flying. The results achieved by
the use of superior seed, as we'll
as by CO in cultivation, are rea.
lized even long before the time of
harvesting the crop. The interest
in this work will increase from
now on, and the boys will be Gag
or to know what to do next. Be
not impatient, boys. Just lot your
crop continue to mature for the
present. l do not advise using
any of the corn now, as the total
yield has to be measured. and
every ear of corn picked or des-
troyed now, dimishes the yield by
that much.
We hope to publish early next
mouth the full list of premiums,
with the exact amount of each.
There will be, however, a money
prize for the best exhibit at the
parish fair. one for tho second
best, and about fifteen money
prizes for commsndable exhibits.
There will be a first and q second
prize offered for the best yield of
corn. prize for the best record of
cultivation, and one for the best
Judge of corn.
Next week there will be mailed
to the members of the corn club q
circular letter giving instructions
as to how to judge corn. Some
study is required in order for boys
to know good corn when they SEQ
it. By this process of study. they
will be able to Judge their own
crop. and more intelligently select
corn for exhibit.
Elsewhere is published the an
nouncement of the premiums Of
fered at the Louisiana State Fair
to be held in Shreveport Nov. Is,
1909. The st. Martin Parish
Boys Corn Club must participate
in this contest.
LEO M. FAVROT,
Supt.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-07-24

Galveston experienced a severe
storm Wednesday. but the sea
wall proved a protection that saw
ed the city from the dessster OK
perienced nine years ago. The
damage to life was about ten deaths
on the coast and large damage to
property.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-07-24
State Fair of LOuisiaan,
Boys Corn Contest.

The following prizes are offered
to the Boys Corn Clubs of the
State and to their members. Ex.
hibits should be sent in not later
than October 81, by the club man.
ager. The contests are opened on-
ly to boys under eighteen years Of
age. The ears of corn shall con.
stitute an individual exhibit for
each boy. and the parishes are re-
quested to send not less than ten
exhibits nor more than thirty.
Each ear of al individual exhibit
should be wrapped separately, and
then the exhibit of ten ears secure.
ly wrapped, tied, and numbered.
Send list Of boys numbered to
identify the exhibits. The Fair
Association will gladly furnish a
season ticket to not more than
three boys or two girls for each
parish, upon presentation of cer-
tihcate from the parish superin.
tendent, for the purpose of enter.
ing the judging contest or for look
ing after exhibits.
1872 General exhibit of corn by
boys corn club LIST $50, End $40,
3rd $40.
1913 Exhibit of ten ears Of corn
by an individual member of a
boys' corn club LIST $40, End SIS.
Bird $40, 4th IS,
S24 Best and most perfect ear
of corn shown by any member Of
a boys corn club LIST $40, End s.,
Ord "a, 9Th 81.
S25 Best general exhibit Of corn
by Alloys corn club in the Third
Congressional District 1st SIS,
End $40.
Provided that twelve or more
duly accredited boys representing
the corn clubs of the state are pre-
sent to contest, not more than
three from any parish, the follow
ing will be offered for the greatest
ability in coru judging SIS, $40 IS.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-07-24
A Night Riders Raid.

The worst night riders are calOmrl,
crotOn oil or alOes pills. They raid your
bed to rob you Of rest. Not so with DR..
Kings New Life Pills. They never dis
tress or Inconvenience. but a WAYS
cleanse the system. curing Colds, Head
ache, Constipation. Malaria, 25c. at T. j.
Liable drug store.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-07-24
REWARD.

Will be paid to any
y AVV one for the arrest and
conviction Of the person or per-
sons who at night on July IL
1909 maliciously cut the wire
fence on Catahoula Plantation
the property of Mr.. BLevert.
MARTIN & MARTIN, Attys.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-07-24

The bids received wore az fol-
lows:
BY the Valley of the Teche:
In compliance with your request
for bid of Parish printing will Of
fer you thirty dollars to do the
work that is publishing ordinance
account"
This bid was received by wire
but it was not clear and Was not
considered.
The bid of the Banner:
l tender this my application to
have the St. Martin Banner ap-
pointed the official Journal of the
Parish of st. Martin.
Il will publish your regular
monthly proceedings, ordinances,
notices ETC., free of charge, and
will do all your job work at cur
rent rates.
When this bid was read the
ringsters smiled, it was apparent
that they knew it would come as q
clincher."
The bid of tho Messenger:
Il will publish the proceedings
and other publications of the Po-
lice Jury and supply the job print
ing for one year for forty eight
dollars"
The Messengers bid was the
only legal bid, covering the law
and the notice, it supplied speci-
fically what the parish was to re-
ceive, all its publications aud job
printing for $48.
Mr.. Guilbeau in view IF the fact
that the Messengers bid WAS the
only one to be legally considered
moved that the contract be given
to the Messenger, Mr.. Gauthier
seconded the motion. and when
put to vote these two indepen-
dent members voted fol- the Mes
senger, but the riugsters, Beg
maud, Champagne aud Mendoza
voted against.
Now, Mr.. Champagne, with an
eloquence that would fit him
for a seat in United
Senate we'd that the
Banner be given the contract, Mr..
Mendoza who appeared bashful
aud hesitating 8 ON d g d
the motion and when
put to vote Mr.. Begnaud voted
yes in such low tone, that he had
to be asked to repeat his vote.
Guilbeau and Gauthier voted
against the bogus bid of the Ban
ner.
The proprietor of the Messen-
ger then in unmistakable terms
protested against the practice of
such tricks and placed the matter
in the hands of his attorneys with
instruction to push this matter to
a final legal test.