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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-19
Especial to THE TINES }

Crown Point. Ind. May 19.-Crown
Pointers in general and especially the
pupils of the high school were delight
ed to hear the decision yesterday Of
the Indiana High School Athletic
board Of control regarding the basket
ball game between Hammond and
Crown Point last fall which raised
such a controversy between the two
schools at the time, Crown Point claim
ing the game on a forfeit and Ham
mond declaring 1t no game on account
OF an alleged irregularity in the hall
The matter was submitted to the
state athletic board at the time. and
their decision reached Supt- Curtis yes
terday, and gave Crown Point the
game on all the counts that were set
forth in the Times at the time when
the two schools were wrangling over
the matter and Crown Point was about
to sever athletic relations with the
Hammond school.
The decision states clearly that tner'
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-19
BANKER IS
SEVERELY
INJURED
Vice President of Lafayette
National Bank Falls Down
Cellarway at Hotel Ma
jestic Last Night and Is
Taken Home.

Albert Goslee. Vice president of the
Lafayette City National bank. was Sc
verely injured last evening about z
o'clock in the Majestic hotel by fall
ing down the cellar stairs. He was
taken to Lafay yette on Monon train No.
8 at 1885 o'clock this morning by DR..
Young of Hammond. and was met at
the North street station by the am
bulance. which took him to his home
at 2O5 South Sixth street.
Mr.. Goslee, in company with George
A Jamison, George B. Thompson and
William F. GUIDE, came to Hammond
yesterday morning to attend a conven-
tion of the bankers of the Tenth dis
trict On their return at Z O'Clock in
the evening Mr.. Goslee, Mr. Thompson
and a Hammond man went into the
toilet room of the Majestic hotel to pre-
pare for supper.
Mr. Thompson and the Hammond
gentleman left the room first and Mr.
Goslee, in his endeavor TO find the
diningroom walked into a dark en-
trance by mistake and fell down the
cellar stairs. landing on his back or
the cement floor below The electric
light in the entrance had burned out
and Mr. Goslee could not see where
he was going The noise made by hii
fall attracted the attention Of some
of the attaches OF the house and ht
was carried to room and physician:
were summoned.
Although Mr. Goslees back was Sc
verely bruised and wrenched, no bones
were broken and 1t IS thought that HI
will be able to be out in few days
/ He had a hard fall and is fortunate L
escape with no more serious injury.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-19

The report of Assessor Bert Escher
of North Township and OF John Nc
Fadden OF Calumet Township shows
that in spite of the financial stringency
and the resulting industrial depression
the assessed valuation OF these town
ships is greater than the proceeding
year and the number OF improvements
has kept pace with wormer years.
That the cities of North Township
have been making rapid progress is
shown by the figures. It is impossible
however. to arrive at the total valua-
ton of these two townships for the
reason that the railroads, banks, pipe
lines, telegraph lines and telephone
lines are not included in the report
These are assessed by the state board
and the returns are not made until
late in the fall when the complete
figures may be secured.
Hammond Has PrOspered.
A perusal of Assessor Escher's report
shows that the personals, the person
al property. chattels etc. OF the peo-
pie of Hammond. have increased from
s55s.s1O in 1908 to sso7 ,ss6 in 1903
While the improvements that were
made in Hammond in 1903 amounted Il
sI74,345 they are only s99.430 in 1909
The number of polls IN 1903 was p
5ss and in 1909 they were 2.3ST.
The showing made in East Chicago
CONTINUED on Page Eighty
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-19

waged with the handicap of a bitter
personal feul in which some OF the best
known business men in Hammond were
assailed. he was defeated by only 13
votes.
But since that memorable fight the
old wounds have been healed. Even
the men who were so bitterly denounc-
ed are today openly saying that A. F.
Knots was the best and most progress
sive mayor that Hammond ever had and
should he make the race for the Of
fee they agree to support him.
The republicans of Hammond recog-
nize in Mr.. Knotts one of the city's
most progressive men. They realize
that his ripe experience as the result of
the building of the wonderful new city
of Gary would be of great benefit in
making over the old city of Hammond.
Here the Two Men are Compared.
They point out the fact that while
Lawrence Becker was in Indianapolis
working with might and main for a
bill that would enable him to run for
the office the second time and keep in
tact his bristIing political machine A.
r Knots. without thought of COM
pensation was laboring night and day
for the additional Judge for Hammond
Beckers interests at the state capital
were his own and his political friends
Knots interests at the state capital.
where he worked for weeks at time
and before there was any talk of the
mayoralty, were for the city of Ham
! mond
The friends of A F. Knots point out
that while Mayor Becker was working
70 l,,oct, ont the rnetronolftan police
1continned on Page Twol
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-19
]. c. SHEDD
MAY HAVE
HIS CHOICE
Indiana Boulevard Improve
ments Taken Up by Ham
mond Board of Public
Works, and Wealthy Real
Estate Owner Is on Grill.

J. G. Shedd may have his choice of
either paying considerable assessments
for the Improvement of Indiana boule-
ward or he may buy county bonds at
par, the bonds to be fs-ued in case
the county improves Indiana boule-
ward.
Some time ago the county commits
sioners let contract for the repaving
Of Indiana boulevard as a county road.
Since the law, however, provides that
none of these improvement bonds shall
be sold below par, and since the high
est bid on this improvement was only
90, 1t has been suggested to Mr. Shedd
that he buy the bonds at par in
order that the county lay the pave
ment. The difference between 90 and
par looked too big for the Chicago
man and he refused to consider the
suggestion.
Improvement Is Urged.
Since he ignored the suggestion. the
Hammond board Of public works, in
answer to an urgent demand that In
diana boulevard be improved, this
morning accepted plans and specifica-
nuns AipAll NAl6 NiAS tn6 liitEA LOT 6lS III
foot sidewalks on both sides OF Indi-
ana boulevard. from Wolf river to the
Illinois state line. Since r. Shedd owns
practically all the property on both
sides of this stretch of highway, he is
in for a heavy assessment Just the
same. and will be more so when the
| board decides in the near future to
macadamize Indiana boulevard from
the Whiting city line to the state line
Mr.. Shedd will then again come in
| for a heavy assessment. which he
might escape if he would take 1t up
on himself to buy the county bonds al
par. and let the county do the paving
While Mr.. Shedd refused some time
ago to consider the alternative, the
| board will meet him again in the hope:
/ that he will decide to let the county
do the paving
The county contract for thep avine
has already been let to Davidson Bros
/ of Whiting. but they. of course. hav,
held back with the work until tn.
bonds had been disposed of at the prop
er price. The contract involves s2S,
| O00
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-19
RAILROAD co.
WILL HAVE To
BUILD DEPOT

The G. c. & l. railroad company,
having a franchise in Hammond with
provision that they build a depot af-
ter operating six months. but now in
the hands of a receiver. is at last try
ing to see what 1t can do for Hammond
in the way OF a depot"
At a council meeting held two weeks
ago the council instructed the city at
torney to get after the company at
once" The result was that the COM
pany's attorney answered in letter
saying that his company would do its
utmost to give Hammond a $1,000 de-
pot at once.
At the board of public works meet
ing this morning the city attorney was
again instructed to go right ahead, and
bring mandamus proceedings if possi-
BILE The city officials feel confident
that if they can show to Judge lands
Of the Federal court, that Hammond is
entitled to the depot. and hat it woul6
also be an Improvement for the com
pany, that he will order the construc-
ton. receiver or no receiver.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-19
STATE BOARD AWARDS CONTEST
OCROWN POINT BASKET BALLF|vE

is no law TO govern the slight irregu-
larities OF basketball halls. as no two
can be exactly alike. and were it COM
pulsory to establish buildings OF ex-
actly the same measurements. etc. it
would easily sound the death kneu Of
the game.
The board in their decision and an
nouncement state that in ali future
contests. no protests will be in any way
considered. where claims arise from ir-
regularities in halls, etc. are made af-
ter the game has been started: and
where a school uses this to establish a
on-contest the decision will be award
cd to their opponents. The decision
shows very clearly and concisely that
Hammond was entirely in the wrong
and the awarding OF the game to
Crown Point when they were also
ahead at the time Hammond Quit.
proves that the down-state board look
ed at the matter with the same eyes
as the balance of the Lake county peo-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-19
HAMMOND AND GARY WILL HAVE
LOOP CONNECTIONS NEXT MONDAY

will be a train leave the gates of the
mills at Virginia avenue at 7:15 p. m
and arrive in Hammond at 7:45-
At night there will be a train leave
Hammond for Gary at 5:15 o. m. which
will arrive at the mills at 5:45. or ff-
teen minutes before time to start to
work, and the day gang will be taken
to Hammond on a train which will
leave the mills at 615 and arrive in this
city at 6:45
Only to Calumet Avenue.
For the present time the trains will
only be run as far as Calumet avenue
for the reason that the Chicago. Indiana
and Southern has. as yet, found il inn
possible to make traffic arrangements
with either the Nickel Plate or the
Michigan Central railroads The ulti
mate plan is. however, to have the
Michigan Central railroad complete its
four tracks to Hammond and then de-
posit its passengers at the Michigan
Central depot, at the corner of Plum
mer and Oakley avenues
The shuttle trains on the Gary and
Western vii make connections with the
c., l. & S trains Nos. fs and q suoth-
bound. and will also make connections
with trains Nos. 46 and 30 northbound.
This service and these connections Will
not be arranged until May 80.
The officials of the Gary and West
ern railroad have been anxious to es-
| tablish the passenger service between
Hammond and Gary. but have been so
delayed by the inability to find a way
I into Hammond that it was finally
thought best TO establish the service as
far as Calumet avenue until further
arrangements could be made A small
depot viii be temporarily erected in
4 Hammond for the use of passengers
who avail themselves of the new serv.
4 Ice.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-19
The Fifth Runaway.

The tendencies of horses to be rest
les sat this time OF the year and the
fact that drivers are careless in hitch
ing their teams. resulted in another
runaway In Hammond yesterday. John
Sonbed Of Dyer was in John Schwab's
thirst parlor when his horse became
frightened at passing car and ran
away. The animal ran into the car and
was so badly injured that it is feared
# will never be able to walk again. One
of the shafts on the wagon was broken.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-19

The real purpose of the Gary and
Western railroad was revealed this
morning by one of the high officials of
the road. That purpose is to provide
the Chicago, Indiana and Southern rail-
road with a passenger feeder from the
cities of Hammond and Gary.
While it is true that the Gary and
Western will operate a shuttle" service
of fourteen trains daily between Calu-
met avenue. in Hammond. and Virginia
avenue. at the gates of the steel mills
in Gary beginning next Sunday and
that this service will cross the Chicago,
Indiana and South road at Gibson af
fording the employees of the steel mills
at Gary the opportunity to find homes
in Hammond. 1t will also make 1t pos
sible for a persion in either Hammond
or Gary to take a train on the Gary
and Western railroad and make connec-
tions with the Chicago. Indiana and
Southern railroad for Danville and all
points south.
Feeder for the c., /. & 5.
The Chicago. IKdtana and Southern
railroad thus becomes a competitor Of
the Monon railroad in Hammond for
the north and south passenger bust
ness In fact. later on. when the serv-
/ ice is perfected and the facilities for
/ travel are better, a person will be able
to buy a ticket from Hammond to New
! Orleans. or vice vSrsa
The service between Hammond and
the steel mills at Gary viii be as per-
feet as could be devised. The shifts in
the mills change at o'clock in the
morning and at in the evening
To illustrate: a train will leave Calu-
met avenue in Hammond at 6;15 a m
and arrive al Virginia avenue in Gary
at the gates OF the steel mills. at 6:45
a. m. Returning TO Hammond there
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-19
FOR YOUR HEALTH'S SAKE
MORE ABOUT BREATHING.

A noted physician has said that
only those who are too lazy to
breathe have consumption. Medi-
cal men, too, are generally agreed
that people who breathe full and
deep-that is, use their lungs TO
their full capacity, seldom have
this disease. It Is also asserted
that persons stricken with con-
sumption and who begin at once
to breathe as they should recover.
Breathing, like eating, is a mat
ter that each Individual may con-
troll. In other words, It Is left
with each one of US to say Just
how much or little of life giving
air shall be taken Into the lungs
and how much Of the life and
health destroying products shall
be exhaIed.
For those who work indoors Il
Is an excellent thing TO take a
few breathing exercises In the
morning and then again at night
before retiring. Be sure to throw
open the windows in order that
the air you take is good, fresh out
door air. If possible, the morning
exercises should be taken out Of
doors.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-19
It Is Old News Now.

Several weeks after THE TINES an
nounced the sale of 120 acres Of land
by the East Chicago company to the
Calumet Kennedy Land company, the
Chicago Inter Ocean now comes out
with a leading article in the real es-
tate column IN which the sale is an
nounced.
The article goes on to state that the
land is located in the heart of the Calu-
met region, FIVE or ten minutes by troll
ley from all of the towns of the region.
The article will probably be extens-
lively copied by the various papers over
the county In reality it is old news.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-19
\. \. ROGERS
END COMES
VERY SUDDENLY

New York, May 1s.-H H. Rogers,
the Standard Oil capitalist, died at his
residence in this city today.
Mr.. Rogers died at his home, East
Seventy eighth street. about o'clock
this morning. He arose about and
about $50 he began to feel ILL., com
planning of numbness and nausea. Be-
fore anything could be done he sank
and died.
He went on Friday last to his coun-
try place at Fair Haven, Mass, and
returned yesterday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-19
Jury TRYING Civil Cases.

The case Of Sllas vs.. the Western Glu-
cose company. which was expected to
take considerable time for trial. was
settled yesterday for $500. The case
was a personal injury suit and the
Western Glucose company agreed to pay
$500 by way of settlement
The case of Edinger KS. Love is now
on trial before jury. and the next case
which is to be taken up Is Wunchel
vs.. the Monon railroad. This, too is a
personal injury case
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-19
BANKERS GO AWAY
IS REJOICING
Visiting Financiers Express
Their Delight at Good
Time They Had.
PROGRAM WAS A SUCCESS
First Trip for Many of the Visitors
Through the Calumet
Region.
PROGRAM WAS A SUCCESS

The visit of nearly a hundred bank.
ers in Hammond yesterday has left q
pleasant taste, so to speak with the
people of the city 1t was the second
annual session of the Tenth district
group and the bankers were 9vidently
not sorry that they come to Hammond.
Although the local men had little time
in which to get ready to entertain the
visitors, they managed to make their
program successful. And the visitors
were correspondingly appreciative It
is hard to tell what pleased them most
but as the program varied. there must
have been something for everybody In
one thing however the visitors were
unanimous when they voted their
thanks to the Ladies Aid society OF
the Methodist church who had prepared
and served the business luncheon. and
Especially to her who had made the
strawberry shortcake." They were not
only appreciative in words but went
down into their pockets. and before
they left the dining room in the Ma
sonic temple more than s25 had been
given to the aid by the visitors. in the
way of tips" This in addition to the
contract price for which the luncheon
was served.
Tour Calumet Region.
For many of the visitors it had been
the first visit through the Calumet re-
gion. but even to the local residents
1t was most pleanant outing. Their
trip lay through Hammond. thence to
Whiting via Robertsdale then back to
Hammond by the same route and thence
to East Chicago and Indiana Harbor.
From here to Gary via East Chicago.
Hessville. Black Oak and Tolleston. At
Gary, H ]. Hay. Jr., president Of the
Gary State bank had arranged with
Supt Gleason for trip through the
big steel mills. The trip through the
plant was partially made on. fiat cars,
which stopped at many points to let
the visitors off for closer inspection
of the plant The trip was SO arranged
as to return the visitors again to Ham
mond before eight o'clock in the even
Ing.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-19

TAKE THE TIMES AND GET MORE
HAMMOND NEWS PRINTED THAN IN
ANY HAMMOND PAPER, MORE EAST
CHICAGO NEWS THAN PRINTED IN
ANY EAST CHICAGO PAPER AND
MORE GARY NEWS THAN PRINTED
IN ANY GARY PAPER. The ONLY
PAPER THAT PRINTS THE COUNTY
NEWS
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-19
WEATHER

Partly cloudy tonight and
Thursdays not much change
in temperature.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-20
THE SPOKANE PRESS EDITORIAL

TO NAIL SUB3CRIBERS-The subscription
pres on the address label of each When that date ar
taken from the list date the address
label ID :
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-20
REAL SITUATION, AGAIN

Here is what Judge Mann of this city had to say about
free speech in rendering his decision in the Thompson
case:
''The right to assemble, so long assemblage is
reasonable and does not interfere with the rights of
Others is undeniable, but when that assemblage be-
great extensive to interfere with the
citizens who desire to and prevented from so
doing, it becomes unreasonable and THEN the law
can stop it.
The right to speak the streets any other place
is inherent It is natural right. It is gift from
God that every man is supposed to have. Every man
under the laws of nature and the laws OF the universe
is born Of the ability to speak when and where he
chooses in long he does not interfere with the
interests Of others and the rights OF others
This ordinance, as is well said is blanket ordl
nance It prohibits any kind of speaking that will
tend to draw crowd, with reference to the num-
Der of people who constitute crowd. Therefore
think it is unreasonable
That is the courts opinion OF the new ordnance ana
It the old ordinance well that the authorities have
dared to make arrests under it, but have had to make
them on the "dsorderly conduct charge.
Of free Speech ANYWHERE "! AND AT ANY TIME That
and mercifu way of treating ALL prisoners is all for
which The Press has commended
As The Press repeated several times before it is not
fighting for the W. w. the socialists any other
eanzaon It doesn't care any more for the society for
the prevention of cruelty to kings than does for the
order for the relief of the benghted Hindus The Press
simply urges the recognition in Spokane OF the right OF
free speech as it is recognized in Seattle Chicago and New
York city
The Press believes that the trouble would be solved by
the adoption of the Seattle ordinance This newspaper
urges every element in the city to unite and settle the mat
ter as possible
If they would once get foreigners" anarchists, "
boody Shirts etc., out of their minds and simply re-
member that it is the principle Of free speech at stake and
that only dscord would end and all sides would be salts
fled For SO out of every 100 people believe IN free speech
in any public place any tio long thoroughfares
are not blocked and the speakers act IN decent and
orderly manner That's all there is to it.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-20
MOST ANYTHING

this is the only thing enjoyable
about grand opera.
Nebraskans gave Mr.. Aldrich a
fine pair of cowboy chaps" Gen.
tie hint, no doubt, that he west
will buck.
It's neck and neck between foot
ball and the Maine hunting season,
with foot ball gaining rapidly, for
the corpse medal.
See where a waiter in belmont
co.'s amassed fortune of $500, 900
through tips. The writer can hold
up his right hand and take oath
that he had no part in building up
this extravagant bank roll.
ooh, husband, wake up!" cried the
wife In alright,
81 am sure there's a burglar
downstairs"
go down, them" said hubby; "you
told me last night
Not to NEEDLE in household af-
fairs" The Sphinx.