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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-21
COUNCIL
WILL MEET
TONIGHT

The South Shore line franchise will
in all probability be one Of the lead
ing topics for discussion at the regular
city council meeting this evening. The
board Of public works this afternoon
felt satisfied that the instrument was
in such shape that it could be submit
ted to the council for such changes as
the council would see ht to make.
Thus far the company has agreed
to run it's cars on forty minute
schedule between Hammond and Gary
and to regulate it subject TO the de-
mands of the board Of public works
1t is also provided that the company
use the alley between Smith street and
Hickory street. and that the same be
widened and dedicated to public use.
The franchise outlines two routes
after Holman street is reached. the one
providing for the use of Lyman street
and the other TO use the Hammond.
whiting and East Chicago tracks
across the bridge.
1t is further provided that all the
restrictions that are put into the orig
inal franchise shall apply in the new
franchise The company has eighteen
months time and must furnish a suit
able waiting room at the corner Of
Holman street and Indiana avenue.
The board and Attorney F. c. Lewis
Meyer of the South Shore line held an
other meeting this afternoon.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-21
WHAT WOULD YOU DO
IN A CASE OF THIS KIND?

that experience and he has answered
the question by seeking a divorce from
his second wife. He alleges in his COM
plaint that he and his wife were mar
ried Nov 4, 1896, and that they sepa-
rated Dec. 10 1909.
What Casper Said.
He says that his wife induced his
daughter to marry Fay Emerson
against his wishes and that his daugh-
ter and her husband. together with the
other gentleman callers whom she in
vited into his house, spent the time
drinking and carousing. Casper Schil-
len is a painter and lives in 335 Tru-
man tsreet. The case has been filed in
the Lake superior court and will be
taken up by Judge V. S. Reiter after the
intervening holidays in January.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-21

MANON A
RAMPAGE
John w. voss Fined for
Boozing Up on Hammond
Streets and Spends the
Night in Jail-Will Be
Careful Hereafter.

A premature Christmas celebration
cost John W. Voss. a Lansing saloon
keeper, an even eleven dollars in the
Hammond city court this morning. For
the same price he might have enjoyed
the comforts of a room in the Audi
torium Annex in Chicago, but as 1t was
John spent the night on mattressless,
blanketless bunk in the Hammond city
Jail 1t was not altogether a matter
of choice with John, as it was at a
late hour that he retired. and he had
made no reservation at a frst-class
hotel. John registered at the Ham
mond hosiery about half past IL last
night. he having been found on State
street by an officer of the law, who
knew that John would come to grief
before the morning should arrive. Con-
sequently he invited him to be a guest
at the police station.
Voss Pleaded Guilty.
John was carrying two loads, one
being of the liquid variety. while the
other was composed OF coin of the
realm. Only John knows how much
he carried of the first. At any rate it
was enough to make him plead guilty
in the city court this morning to hav-
ing been drunk. In his jeans he carried
about $50 in money and three checks
of seventeen and eight dollar amounts.
1t was to save him from the loss OF
these amounts that the law kindly in
tervened, much to Johns regret, how
ever.
On the whole Johns case is not as
sad as it might be. He has no family
to support, and consequently none tc
disgrace, and furthermore he has q
good business which enables him tc
allow a little flyer if the boss has e
mind to take day off.
/ News Reaches Lansing.
Some of his friends have heard of his
little time" that he had in Hammond
and will in all probability make hin
eset 'em up" on the strength of it.
On the other hand. it is easy Il
imagine John denying the whole vocif
erously, saying that the whole thing il
bunk just like a lot Of more that h
knows about. The sure thing bettor
| however, will find that John had tn
goods" last night, and the court rec
ords will show he admitted it.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-21
SMILEY
IS HONORED
BY ELECTION

Three officers were reelected last
night in the Hammond Commandery at
the annual election. The three to sue
ceed themselves are DR. H. e. Sharrer
as captain general, r. S. Caller as re-
corder and J. H. Kasper as sentinel.
The installation of the officers will
take place at the first regular meeting
next year, this to be held on the first
Monday in January.
The annual Christmas services will
be held at II O'Clock on Christmas day
at the Commandery.
The following constitute the official
personnel for the ensuing year:
Eminent commander-Carl A. Smiley.
issimo-George o. Mallett
Captain -genera1-Dr. H E. Sharrer.
Senior warden-w. C. Bailey
Junior warden-J. NJ. Kellar.
Prelate-J. G. Ihach.
Observation-Disclosures Moor.
Recorder. S. Caller.
Standard bearer-Eric Lund.
sword bearer. Floyd Irish.
warder-George P. Daley.
Sentinel. H. Kasper.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-21
MEYN SELLS
OUT GARY
BANK STOCK
Calumet Trust & Savings
Bank of Gary Is Absorbed
by Chicago Banker, Who
Now Heads String Of
3 Financial institutions.

Thomas Smell Of the First National
bank and the First Trust Savings
bank of Gary has purchased the Calu-
met Trust s. Savings bank, which was
organized and promoted by Gary, Ham
mond and Chicago capitalists, of whom
Peter Meyn Of Hammond was the
prime mover
The Calumet Trust & Savings bank
has been a paying proposition from
the start. in spite of the fact that a
large expense was entailed in fitting
up the bank and in getting II started.
One Of the noteworthy Develop
ments as a result of the sale OF the
bank is the fact that a new bank is to
be organized. to be known as the
South Side Savings bank. which VIII
take over the fixtures of the Calumet
Savings & Trust company.
Have Three Banks.
This viii give T. T. Smell and his
friends a string of three banks in
Gary-the First National bank, the
First Trust & Savings bank and the
South Side Savings bank
The deal was contaminated late yes
terday afternoon in Gary. The officers
Of the Calumet Savings & Trust COM
pany are: Oliver Holmes. president;
fr,ontfr,.aa -, pee eevan \
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-21

When look back the bunch who have hd the
sheriff can't find them who has it on Tom
a
O i
he of his He las
o
he
H
the
OF
In
Off on prime
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-21

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, 1909-12-21
COOK DIsCREDITED
Especial to THE TIMEs)

Copenhagen, Dec. 21. - The
Cook investigating committee to-
day reported to the University Of
Copenhagen consistory that the
explorers records do not carry
conviction and that his records
and observations are wholly in
sufficient to warrant a verdict that
he discovered the north pole.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-21
JOE KASPER
DOES HEROIC
DIVING FEAT
In Order to Keep Ham
mond's Water Supply
Possible Joseph Kasper
Performs Dangerous Task
Daily at Water Intake.

The fact is not generally known, but
for the past week Joe Kasper, who
has been doing the diving for the city
OF Hammond, has repeatedly descended
twenty two feet under the surface of
the water of the lake, where he has
cleaned the ice away from the intake
This work is attended by the great
est of danger, for the reason that
should any part of the body of the
diver be caught by the suction of the
water at the intake it would be practic-
ally impossible for him to release him
self
1t was with the knowledge that the
water supply of the whole city depend
ed upon it that Kasper has made daily
trips to the bottom of the lake, and
there he has worked with all the vigor
he possessed to keep the intake open.
Today, however, the strain was prov
ing too great for the Hammond man.
and another man by the name of Han
sen, from the Great Lakes Dredge g.
Dock company, has been employed to
help Kasper.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-21
JOYLESS
HOME: HERE:
CHRISTMAS
Death Comes to Family of
William Friede and Robs
Them of Father and Hus-
band at the Approach Of
Christmastide.

Death today took a hand in the
Christmas preparations for the William
F'riede family at so Hoffman street,
and next Saturday when the family
sits down to the Christmas dinner sor-
row will be their portion.
William Friede, the father of two
children. employed as a machinist at
the Standard Steel Car works, was ac-
cidentally killed this morning at the
Standard, he having been crushed to
death when he was caught between a
travelling crane and d steel up-an-
downgirder. Friede is said to have
worked on little platform which was
attached to the girder, his object hav-
ing been to attach motor 1t was not
his usual working place. and conse-
quently he did not notice the approach
ing crane. Had he noticed it he could
have stepped to one side and avoided
the danger. The body was taken to
Stewards morgue. where the inquest
will be held. At noon today the fu-
neral arrangements had not yet been
made.
Family Moved Here Recently.
F'riede is a German. and, while the
family lived in Hammond less than
half year, Mr.. Friede had already
made many friends owing to his many
fine traits and the family has the sym
pathy of many Hammond people as g
result.
! The accident is one of the very few
! fatalities that have occurred at the
Standard steel Car works, but he is the
4 second one within five days, Dan Kos
Der. young Pole. having met hi:
/ death last Friday when heavy crane
fell on him, causing his death.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-21
CHICAGO
SPORTS SORE
"Bonehead" Green Gets the
Money, However, and
Sports Hold the Bag.

Sheriff Tom Grant of Lake county,
and Chief Martin of Gary, occupying
seats close to the ring in the Ma
jestic theater at Gary where Johnny
Coulon and Earl Denning, both Of
Chicago, last night were fighting a
battle scheduled to go ten rounds,
stopped the contest before it had be-
come three rounds old, and placed
five persons, including the principals
under arrest.
Those arrested were Johnny Coul-
on and Earl Denning, the fighters; !;
George Coulon, father and manager
of Johnny; Barney Green, manager
and promoter Of the show; and Ref
cree Otto Williams.
MADE TT CERTAIN.
The police officials practically
made certain that they could not
leave the county or state by refusing
to accept any bondsmen other than a
resident of the steel town. Several
Chicagoans made an effort to secure
the release of the prisoners, but their
bonds were counterfeit in the eyes
of the sheriff and local police Of
ficials
The sheriff was loaded with Johr
Doe warrants when he went to the
ringside Immediately after the ar
rests Judge v. S. Reiter was commu
nicated with and those under arres
must appear before him charged will
having violated the law agains
prizefghting.
FIGHT LID ON.
However. the fight lid is on in Gary
as it has been in Hammond and othe
parts OF Lake county. The Chicag
sports know now that Indiana of
ncials can differentiate between
sparring match and a slugfest at an.
rate 1t did not take Sheriff Tom Gran
of Crown Point and Chief of Police 10
seph Martin long to distinguish be
tween the two. and as these two OF
floials. in the third round of the Coul
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-21
To
HAVE AN
AFFAIR

The University club of Hammond is
to have ladies' night tonight. This
is an occasion when the better halves
of the members will take possession of
the club rooms. There will also be a
number of the unmarried young ladies
of the city present.
The chaperones will be Judge and
Mrs. Virgil 5. Reiter, Mr.. and Mrs
Peter Crumpacker, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
lin Blackmun, DR.. and Mrs. II. c, Gro
man. Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Groman. Rev,
a dnMrs. Charles Albert Smith, Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Thompson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Francis Ryan. Mr.. and Mrs. r
Scott Caller and Mr.. and Mrs F. c.
Crumpacker
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-21
CHRISTMASTIDE TO
Be CELEBRATED HERE
Public School Exercises to
Be Given in Central
Building.
SUNDAY SCHOOL SERVICES
Banks and Business Houses Will b
Closed on the Christmas
Holiday.
SUNDAY SCHOOL SERVICES

Preparations are being made all over
the city of Hammond for the Christ
mas holidays. All of the stores will
close on Friday night, and this will end
one of the best holiday seasons the
local merchants have ever known.
The banks and other business houses
will also be closed on this, the great
est holiday of the year. With the
general return of prosperity the COM
ing Christmas will be the happiest
that Hammond has known in num-
Der of years.
In the schools preparations for
Christmas exercises are going on. The
high school Athenian and Ionian Liter
ary societies will give program in
the assembly room Thursday afternoon
between 1880 and 3 p. m. The grades
will have Christmas exercises in the
auditorium on the same afternoon
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-21
To Make Fudge.

An innovation will be fudge max
ing contest. in. which a number of the
feminine "newlyweds'' viii vie with
some of the feminine may y-be-weds' in
the making of fudge
suitable prize will be offered to the
winner of the contest. All Of the in
gradients will be provided and all that
will have to be substituted will be the
culinary skill of the artist
Twelve chafng dishes viii be pro-
vided for the purpose and tw4ve con-
testants will volunteer to make the
sweets that are to be consumed by
those who are present.
A great deal of interest is being TAX
en- in the meeting tonight and it is ex-
pected that there win be large at
tendance. The meeting will be held in
the University club rooms.
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attorney
a X Rockville having
Valparaiso will be there in the
called of the the
wonev in
has half mile in s time alongside Of pamae and undoubt
Kendae reduced record there which had stood for
profit addition she sold above the purchase
o
o lei
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-21
Schools Close Early.

School will close Thursday afternoon
at 3 o'clock. and the vacation will not
until Tuesday, Jan. 4. This will give
everybody an extra day this year. In
consideration of this the school VIII
begin promptly at the, usual hour on
Tuesday.
The sunday schools of all of the
Hammond churches are planning to
have exercises on Christmas eve. This
is one of the important events of the
Christmas holidays. and the little folks
will be made happy by the church
members. 1t is not thought that there
will be services in any of the churches
on Christmas day. that day recognized
a being best observed In the home.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-21

Should one of the divers be caught
by the suction of the intake It would
then be possible for the other to rescue
him. As it was during the first part
Of the week nothing in the world could
have saved Kasper if he had been
caught in the intake Kasper worked
under seven pounds of air
Today the pressure of the water is
fifty pounds This is the best pres
sure that has yet been given to the
city since the slush ice began to clog
the mouth of the intake.
Kasper has been conveyed back and
forth to the intake each day by the
tug ALERT of the Great Lakes Dredge
& Dock company. So far no change in
the wind has brought relief, and 1t is
a remarkable afct that the wind has
blown from the northwest or the west
steadily for the past two weeks.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-21
WEATHER

Generally fair tonight and
Wednesdays not much change
in temperature.
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FIGHT LID ON.

Continued on page nve.o
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1909-10-01
A HELPING HAND.
Paul T. Brady Relieves Man in
Embarrassing Situation.

The other Sunday, when two Ger
man equestrians were riding their
very spirited mounts along Anderson
avenue, the wind blew off the cap Of
one. He managed to stop finally, then
the horse pranced back and was
halted over the cap lying in the road
The rider was very uncertain about
the situation He was big and ro-
tund, and his horse full sixteen hands.
To dismount there meant long lead
and no fences in sight His legs were
too short to mount from the ground
Here, I'll hand it to YOU, said
Paul T. Brady, hundred feet away,
,and he walked over and relieved a
very embarrassing situation. The fell
low was profoundly grateful, and said
so, as Mr.. Brady and his companion
continued their walk How many men
would have OWNED that riders pre-
dicament and lent him a helping hand?
Most men would have snickered at
his embarrassment.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1909-10-01
Walter Hunter.

A kindly disposition in man IS
great virtue The other day Walter
Hunter, so we'll known in Palisade,
came along, going to New York. To
our friend whom he met he pulled
out beautiful red carnation from his
pocket, and said:
Here, pin that on your coat"
As he entered the ferry house he
showed a carnation under the wicket
with his nickel with this remark: put
that in your button-hole"
Then, as he reached the ticket
chopper, he handed him a carnation
with:
"You like a carnation:" and walked
on it. When he got to the Subway
station he yanked out another car
nation and handed it to the ticket
man, saying:
Catch the odor Of that, now" and
passed on as unobtrusively as though
he hadn't that morning passed out at
least four rays Of sunshine that made
four people at least momentarily
happy. And it was all just ike this
fine. big-hearted Walter Hunter boy.
He didn't know anybody was watch
ing him, either.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1909-10-01
AEROPLANE IN PALISADE.
No Question But That This One
Solves Problem.

William H. Martin, c. E., which
stands for Civil Engineer, and who
gives his address as "R D. No. 3,
Canton, Ohio" has been in Palisade
with a real aeroplane. During the last
week of the county fair in the Pail
sades Amusement Park, Mr. Martin
gave little talks in explanation of his
invention, and it looks as though, with
few other accessories, he has about
hit the nail on the head in the mat
ter of having the fright idee" about
heavier than air flying machine. He
has taken the exact principle involved
in a Konine kite, such as Paul Brady
and other boys around Palisade have
been flying for several years, and built
a machine which certainly looks good.
As yet he has no motor attachment,
depending upon towing to make the
thing go into the air AS it stands to-
day it is nothing more than big kite,
with wings spreading about thirty
and appears perfectly simple. Or,
as the inventor told "The Palisadian,
st is simple enough for child to ride
in it with safety" It looks it, pro-
vided the child held on.
MI. Martin IS looking 1O1 Capital.
No wonder he came to Palisade. He
could be referred to several gentle
men right here who no doubt would
finance the machine and put it on the
market Sam Baer, Eugene Brady,
Captain Darby, and others, who are
fond OF taking flyers" might take on
this one and come out ahead. Indeed,
and seriously, this Martin machine is
a wonder The civil engineer inven-
tor has a toy model with which he
demonstrates his principle, The model
has chicken feather propellers, the mo-
tive power being a coil OF rubber
band. When he winds it up, the bird
like toy rests upon the hand, and when
the spring is let go, the feathers split
the air and the little machine flies off.
some thirty or forty feet, exactly as
though it knew what it was about.
And, joking aside, if some man will
put one of the Martin type OF mono
planes in proper constructive trim,
with a good motor, and it doesn't beat
all the Wrights and Curtiss flyers,
then no one else need try Mr.. Mar
tin should name his machine
Eureka"
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1909-10-01
"Worn in 1000. "
One on Uncle Sam" Baer.

Sam Baer had just hnished his
fourth ear of corn, and was reach
ing for the fifth, when Alma Frey,
his precocious niece remarked.
Uncle Sam, you eat as much corn
as boss"
Horse, you meant" he suggested
"Ca1l it what you like, you ought
to be ashamed"
why, IS it offensive
'sNo, but it is very expensive, en-
phacising the first syllable.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1909-10-01
ITALIAN CAUGHT INTRUDING.
Fellow Makes Himself Comfortable
With a Fire in the Cellar a
Cold Night.

As Officer Carney was pafroII1ng
Anderson avenue about a. m, Sept
IS, he saw a Pickering light in the Gel
lar Of one Of the new Tallman houses
in Anderson avenue, near Dorincourt
road. Carney jumped in through
window, and found an Italian making
himself comfortable before a fire. He
was handcuffed and taken before poor
DR. K. Burton-Opitz, the much1y-
awakened Recorder, who gave the in
trnder two days in the Hackensack
Jail. The Italian said he had been
sleeping in the woods, and, getting
cold, bethought himself to try the I'M
finished house He will doubtless walk
In his sleep next time.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1909-10-01
pm THE CONDUCTOR.
Eoad the Cause of a Merry
Prank

q cA4As
Ioad, IN Palisade, has always
goear to the motormen and
e Of the Fort Lee trolley
PeFe the cars come up from
1 ana are compelled to stop
E'aoel corner to turn the
f. idea IS to get away" to
fort Lee with all speed.
again Palisade passengers
u carried up into the woods
burned car" would stop,
j passenger gets off on the
olia rs at any point north
oaa, rs a cinch that there's
eussIn" unless it happens
!, and, oh, myl they can
- 'aings themselves under
9as, before the Borough
n many Fort Leeites didn't
% Palisade, and when
80 - reached and called out.
~, ,-l q $ would be heard.
Il DLa1 some chap would
] E sIol9sone else would yell,
/ ;n 9iaH and other kindly
+. -l.leating some measure Of
n. g say prejudice.
were no ladies present.
30 ling a party Of Palisade
g play q prank on the
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1909-10-01
,caI Society on Grand Stand

4 Management Gave Pail
Fine Views of Illurnina-
fireworks, and Rlver
u he enterprise Of Harry
e,r lfs May, Arthur Kings,
i : Douglas, Fred. Bull ?, and
~ = build a grandstand, the
4 psIisade were given an OPP
to see the events on the
|auring the Hudson-Fulton
i Il that they could not pos
j obtained elsewhere. In
] one point on the river was
srded anything like the view
10 81 line of battleships as in
.b 1 grandstand. The scene
n bewildering interest, and
u river. as far as the eye
H., fairly alive with water
'eyerv conceivable kind and
Fad the mere cliff itself been
Il would have been a scram-
Slaces and an indiscrinlinate
aly thing to be regretted is
GENERAL public did not really
fhe splendid position of this
/ was not adequately patron
1 this was no fault of the
kn who built it. It afforded
|Dortunity for our people to
her, and the afternoon and
b September rs found Pail
b the grandstand chatting in
.hion and visiting the vari-
|ps like they do at grand
The day was wholly perfect,
evening one of the kind to
bod feeling and good fellow
L air was crisp enough for
Ind made talk sprightly
to promote wit and happy
h the thanks of the COM
e due to Harry Herring and
ciates who made such a
outing a possibility. The
was perfect, en-
it was by a competent
charge Of Garfield May. He
Isted by Barnard Brady,
logan, George Frew, Arthur
d others, while Ray Dwig-
lrlce Gray, Harry and Glen
Buckley Wheeler, Chris
~ Lane, and Arthur Temple
Dwiggins helped take tic
Ter guests to seats. dis
OgrauS and +ha 1;l-a