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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-02

Prof. Clark Leaning Nomi-
mated for Presidency of
the Indiana State Music
Teachers Association at
Lafayette Today.

Professor Clark Leaning of the Ham
mond high school, as predicted by THE
TINES yesterday, viii be the next presi-
dent of the Indiana Music Teachers as
sociation. At Lafayette the most i'm
portant work of the state music teach
ers' convention today was hearing the
committee nominations of officers
for next year made the following selec-
tions:
For president-Clark W. Leaning of
Hammond; secretary. J. S. Bergen of
Lafayette; treasurer, Ethelbert Fisher
of Peru.
Program mmittee-Alexander Ern-
estinof of Indianapolis, Miss Jeannette
L. Smith of Lafayette. and George Ray
mond Eckert of indianapolis.
Executive committee. NJ. Black of
Washington, S. H. Nussbaum of Laporte
and Miss Carolyn B. Shoemaker of
Lafayette.
Auditing committee-A w Mason
of Columbus. Miss Jessie Kitchen of
Rushviue and Mrs. E. Louise Williams
of Moores Hill.
Public school commission-Miss Min
nette E. Harlan of Princeton, e. w.
Browne of Newcastle and Edward B.
Birge of indianapolis.
This committee also reported in IA
vor of Princeton as the place of meet
ing next year. These recommendations
win come up for definite action today
After this session had adjourned, the
delegates separated into sections for
round table discussions. George Ray
mond Eckert, in the absence of Mr.
Glenn Dillard Gum of Chicago. led in
the piano section. Karleton Haekett led
in the voice section and Ethelbert Fish
er took the place of E. B. Birge, whose
attendance was prevented on account
of illness, in the public school music
section.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-02
MATTER Up
BEFORE BOARD
County Commissioners Will Act on
Sheffield Ave. Paving When
Civic Body Petitions

is not appreciated. for the reason that
the project to extend 1t directly south
from the Lake Front park to the ex-
tension of Calumet avenue Is not gen.
orally known.
When this is accomplished this road
will take all Of the traffic that comes
from Whiting. Robertsd dale, South Chi
cago and Chicago and will send part
of 1t down Sheffield avenue TO the west
ern part of Hammond and the rest down
Calumet avenue to the eastern part of
the city.
A Hammond business man said the
other day: The board of public works
will show the proper appreciation of
the Importance OF this road II they i'm
mediately insist upon its being paved
to a width of fifty feet and on widen
ing of the street right of way to eighty
or 100 feet to meet the future needs
Of the city.
Calumet avenue could easily become
as important a thoroughfare for Ham
mond as Broadway is to Gary and It
should be widened and extended now
so that the property owners could
benefit by it in increased property valu-
ations-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-02

ADJOURN FOR
SUMMER

The directors of the Hammond Busi-
ness Mems association met yesterday
afternoon and decided not to hold any
more meetings this summer. The mat
ter of taking up the plans of Eich-
man. the idea man." was discussed,
but 1t was finally decided to postpone
the consideration of them until next
fall
Two men appeared before the direc-
tors Of the association and asked that
they give their Endorsement to a plan
to get out a prospectus Of the city Of
Hammond. The Endorsement was Civ
en-. although there may be some op-
position to permitting an outsider to
take up a proposition Of the kind when
II can as wel be done by local people.
it has been suggested that In view
of the fact that the Hammond Bust
ness men are continually agitating the
trade at home. idea they better also en-
courage the idea of making prospec-
fuses at home.
This viii advertise the city as well
and viii keep several thousand dollars
of advertising money in the city. where
it belongs.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-02
COUNCIL OF VIGILANCE

By Papal Bull, issued some time ago
by the holy father, what is known as
the council of vigilance, has been re-
vived in every diocese in the world.
The duties Of this council are to watch
whether and by what means new er-
rors creep in and find circulation and
to inform the bishop of them so that
by their united council remedies may
be provided to meet such errors at the
outset; to report to the bishop any er-
rors or danger to the faith or morals
of the faithful
Bishop Aler, has made the fol-
lowing appointments for the Fort
Wayne diocese: Rt Rev. John H.
Oechtering, V. G., dean of the Fort
Wayne district; Rev John BIeckmann,
Sr, dean of the South Bend district;
Rev. VIM. Berg, dean of the Ham
mond district; Rev Bernard Kroeger.
dean of the Logansport district; Rev.
John H. Dinnen. dean of the Lafayette
district and Rev. William Schmidt, cean
of the Muncie district
The new council has not yet bee l
called together, but it will be in short
time
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-02

The matter Of the improving Of Shelf
field avenue is now up to the Hammond
board of public works. The county
commissioners have notified the board
that If they would regularly petition
the commissioners to improve this road
the commissioners will act.
In fact, instead of temporarily re-
pairing the road it will be built over.
and this important thoroughfare will
be made one of the finest in the state.
The suggestion has been made, in view
of the fact that this road carries an
enormous amount Of traffic. 1t would
be a good plan to sprinkle the new
pavement with the taroid preparation
which converted the automobile race
course at Crown Point into a country
boulevard, and will add seevral years
to the life of the pavement.
It Is believed that 1t will only be a
matter of time when this road will be-
come the most Travelled thoroughfare
in Lake county, and mSny people are
insisting that 1t be widened to eighty
to 100 feet before the territory be-
comes so built up that 1t would cost a
fortune to widen it.
May Extend Road
The Importance of Sheffield avenue
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-02
CLEAN WATER
MAY RESULT
War Department Issues Order as
Result of Agitation Started
By DR.. w. D. Weis

The movement. which was started by
DR.. Weis. secretary of the Hammond
board of health, TO prevent the dumping
of dredgings in Lake Michigan, near
the intakes. which supply the cities of
Hammond. whiting, East Chicago, In
diana Harbor and Gary with water, has
brought results in the form of an order
issued by the war department abating
this nuisance.
The city of Chicago was one Of the
complainants. In the case Of the city
of Chicago, it desires to have the dredg-
ings dumped behind the bulkheads at
Lincoln park. and Will have to pay 5A
cents cubic foot to have it deposited
there
WATER SUPPLY PROTECTED.
1t is not known whittier the cities
In the Calumet region will have to pay
the extra cost of having the dumpings
carried farther out in the lake It is
believed, however, that they will not.
as the United States government will
recognize the rights of the cities of
the region to protect their water sup
ply.
The most important things about tn,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-02
ENGINE
JUMPS THE
TRACKS

An italian boarding in a shack on
the G. H Hammond track of land. west
of Bellvue. had great time last night
and today woke up without a place to
sleep today and in fear Of the police.
An Indiana Harbor engine was stand
ing on the side track there. waiting
steam up. for its engineer who was
absent The italian clambered into the
cab and started to give himself few
lessons in engine driving He opened
the throttle and the engine started out
o. X. but went too fast and the Italian
didn't know what to do He simply
jumped and the engine ran OF the
tracks and buried her nose IN the sand.
causing great damage to the drivers
and pilot.
The officials Of the road are looking
for the Italian.
The engineer IS looking for a new
job
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-02
STATE OFFICER PUTS RAILROADS
ON GRILL IN CITY TODAY

W. J. Wood. chairman OF the Indi-
ana railroad commission. arrived in
Hammond this morning to preside over
a conference between the officials of
the railroads and the representatives of
the Hammond Business Mems associa-
tion regarding new depots.
The outcome of the conference was
that both the Monon and Erie railroad
officials recognized the fact that they
are in bad with the business men Of
Hammond. and promised to at least fix
up their stations to comply with the
requirements of the state law.
The conference was held in the direct
or's room of the First National bank.
Those present were B. E. Taylor, the
general manager of the Monon rail-
road, and A. S. Kent, the division en-
gineer of the same road; r. E. Wood
ruff. the general agent of the Erie; ].
J. Sim, the general superintendent of
the Wabash; w. B. Conkey OF the Con-
key Publishing company; w. G. Pax
ton. president of the Hammond Busi-
ness Mems association; E. F. Johnston,
secretary Of the association; Mayor
Lawrence Becker, DIR. H. c. GrOman,
Peter Meyn, and a couple of newspa-
per reporters
Is the MOnOn Poor:
An amusing incident happened after
the railroad officials. with long faces,
had all been telling how hard up" their
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-02

order Is that the attention Of the gov
ernment engineers has been called to
the undesirability of dumping the silt
from the Calumet river into the lake
and communicating the water with the
sewage, with which it is filed.
It seems probable that in the future
when contracts are made for the dispos-
al of these dredgings another dumping
place will be found which will obviate
the necessity of carrying them out into
the lake
DREDGINGs MAY BE BI-PRODUCT.
The fact has been pointed out that
there are a great many acres of marsh
land In the vicinity Of the Calumet rtv-
er which would be greatly improved If
they were filed in with the dredgings
from the harbor.
One man predicted that the time will
come when the dredglngs from the riv-
er will be looked upon and a bi-product
of the work of digging 4 can and will
be sold instead of wasted.
Dirt for making fills on the railroads
is hauled all of the way from Dunno
park when it might be put into fiat
cars and used for track elevation with
out half the haul.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-02
CORNER STONE TO
Be LAID SUNDAY

Work on the new Evangelical I'M
manuel church. SO SibIey street, has
progressed far enough for the corner
stone laying and this ceremony viii
consequently be observed next Sunday
afternoon. The Rev. c. A. Heldberg
pastcr of the church. announces that
the Rev. John Goebel of Kensington
will deliver an address in English and
will be followed by the Rev. A Helm
of Dalton, who VIII speak in German.
Everything pertaining to the building
has gone along in a very satisfactory
manner and the work as far as it has
progressed is matter of congratula-
tion to the whole congregation.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-02
FROM HAMMOND TO
GULF BY WATER.

Nick Kahl and his brother will
shortly begin cruise from Ham
mond to the Gulf of Mexico in one
of the finest pleasure crafts that
has ever been see on the Calumet
river.
The boat has just been received
from the builders and is now at
the dock in front of Nick Kahl's
property. Mr.. Kahl will run it on
the river for the benefit Of his
patrons for a few months and then
in the fall he will start on his long
journey.
The boat is So feet long and
uses five gallons of gasolene in an
hour. It has complete sleeping
quarters and will be as comfort
able a place to live as any Pullman
car.
Mr.. Kahl invites his friends to
come down and look his new craft
over. He says that it is the finest
boat that ever floated on the river
at Hammond
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-02
Get New Patrol Boxes.

The Hammond police department is
to be equipped with four new police pa
troll boxes, from where the officers will
telephone to the department Instead
of having to go to some saloon for the
purpose.
The three boxes will be located at
the corner of Calumet avenue and Tru-
man street; Calumet and Summer
street; Calumet and Hoffman street. and
Indiana boulevard and Sheffield avenue.
The boxes will be equipped with
telephones, and the officers Will be re-
quired to report at them eERry SO often.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-02

roads were While they conservatively
admitted that times were looking bet
ter they did not see how they could
raise the money for a depot in Ham
mond
Just at the time when the conferees
were the most detected over the financ-
es OF the various roads, Chairman W.
]. Wood turned to B. E. Taylor of the
Monon and asked what the total re-
ceipts from the passenger traffic in
Hammond amounted to for the past
year.
Mr. Taylor fumbled in his pockets for
the figures. He finally found a COM
pflation of them and announced s3,400.
His eyesight was not good and he took
another squint at the book Thirty
four thousand dollars was his next an
nouncement, and A. S. Kent looked over
his shoulder to confirm it.
smile passed over the faces Of all
those present and they had good
laugh, much to the discomfort of the
officials of the poor old Monon. Thirty
four thousand dollars taken out of
Hammond in a single year. and yet the
road was too poor to build a depot.
Wood Outlines Matter.
The conference was called to order by
Chairman ". ]. Wood of the railway
commission. He stated briefly that this
was only a preliminary hearing and
Continued on page ive)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-02

SELLS LIQUOR
TO 4 MINOR

II. F. Hasslbring, who IS the proprie-
tor of a saloon at 162 Michigan avenue,
was arrested on a warrant sworn out
by Mrs. Anna Baumgardner only the
charge of selling liquor to minors and
was fined total of $40 after he had
pleaded guilty in Judge Henderson's
city court.
Hasslbring called at THE TINES Of
flee after the trial and made the awful
threat that he would stop his paper
unless the news Of his crime was sup
pressed. An effort will. however be
made to get out a paper at the usual
time tomorrow
Mrs. Baumgardner found that Hassl-
bring had sold her son some beer and
that the youth had been permitted to
drink 1t in her saloon. She at once
swore out a warrant, in which she
charged the Michigan avenue saloon
keeper with selling intoxicating Hq-
uors to minors.
The case was called in the city court
this morning and Hasslbring walked up
to the Judge like little man, and after
pleading guilty paid his fine of $40.
It was bitter pill for the Hammond
man. for he probably realizes that the
county commissioners are keeping a
watchful eve on those who break the
laws and Will refuse them licenses.
The commissioners look upon the sell
ing of liquor 10 minors as one of the
saloonkeeper's worst offenses. and in
view of the fact that the representa-
tives of the anti-saloon league are very
active in presenting the facts to the
commissioners. there is little wonder
| that Hasslbring sought to avoid pub
licity even If he did adopt the worst
possible method of accomplishing his
purpose, that Of making threats.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-02
BODY OF
LEON is FOUND

New York, July 2.-The nude body Of
a Chinaman was found In the Hudson
river late last night and is believed by
the police to be that of Leon Ling, the
supposed slayer of Elsie Sigel Captain
Carey who has charge of police work
on the Sigel mystery. and the coro-
ner's office are certain that the body
is that of Leon. basing their belief on
the resemblance of the physical dimen-
sions and features to those Of the fugi-
tive.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-02
Hospital Dedication.

Sunday, July II. has been set as the
day for the dedication of the new wing
to St. Margaret's hospital It is ex-
peeted that Bishop Alerding will be in
Hammond for the occasion. and a suit
able program Will be arranged for day.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-02
LAKE SUPERIOR COURT
New Cases.

NV t-stHs
57s7 b Theodore Colvert vs.. Hattie
VI. Colvert, Divorce
57ss Edward Strong vs.. Old Tokay
Distilling company. Petition for the
appointment of a receiver.
57s9. Frank Burrichter vs.. F. c. Sny-
der. civil
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-02
DYER IS
WORRIED
OVER SNAKE

Here are the facts in the case, shorn
of all imagination, in regard to the
killing of a large copperhead snake in
Dyer yesterday. It was found coiled
among the frewood as Christ Ambre
approached the pile for an armful of
wood. He procured a Ss revolver and
killed it. The snake was found to
measure forty inches.
Following are comingled facts and
fancies OF an excited correspondent;
Especial to THE T1MEs)
Dyer. Ind. July 2.-The biggest cop
perhead in the world was shot here
yesterday. The terrible battle, on
which depended life and death, was won
by Christ Ambre. He was assisted by
Theodore Hammer, who looked on and
wondered whether, it being a copper
head it would be profitable to sell the
copper to a junk dealer.
While the animal. which looked like
an escaped sea monster, was alRve no
one knew how large it was. Sometimes
it seemed to be IS or 10 rect long and
at other times 1t looked much larger.
It's head reminded one of the Pente-
cost because of the Kissing sound it
made. which sounded like a strong
wind 1t had a fiery tongue and It
was fOrked-
where Did 1t Come From.
For a time it seemed as though the
snake was 80 feet long No one knows
how 1t got there, the only explanation
! that seems reasonable Is that it just
growed, like Topsy. The fact that this
snake was discovered around Dyer is
thought to be the explanation of the
damage that is reported from various
farms, such as stolen chickens missing
calves. lame horses and cows that are
milked dry.
Before the snake was shot 1t looked
| TO be longer than 30 feet. but It is use
| less to say just how long, as nobody
would believe it. We quit guessing as
| it would have to be measured anyhow
after Ambre had killed 1t.
! The fact that this big monster was
| found here leads to the belief that there
are others in the neighbOrhood, and 1t
might be advisable for everybody that
must venture out at night to carry a
bottle in order that the liquor might
counteract the poison in case of an at
tack. Christ Ambre is the hero of the
town.
P. S-Your correspondent drinks
nothing stronger than sheboygan wa
ter.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-02

When it became known this morning
that the show was to be given in West
Hammond instead of Hammond, argu-
ments similar to those used against
dry town were used, and as for the
civic pride one man said:
Hammond is no Evanston, nor popu-
lated by millionaires and there is harm
for its people to see a dog show or a
lot of intelligent animals. There are
worse things going on now in Ham
mond now than dog shows"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-02

Cnltl HeteF AuSLgen this afternoon
said that if the Gentry Brothers cir
Gus did pitch its tents in West Ham
mond on Sunday under no circum-
stances would it be permitted to
parade the streets of Hammond.
Mayor Becker this morning revoked
the license issued to Gentry Bros dog
and pony show. menagerle, or circus,
or whatever it is, and thus forestaIIed
any action that the church element in
Hammond decided taking.
This, however, will not prevent any
Hammondite. who is anxious to see the
show, from doing so, for the word was
given out today that the tents win be
pitched just beyond the state line in
West Hammond, near enough to the
Indiana city to get its money and yet
far enough to escape this city's license
ordinance.
Ministers Meet.
A committee of protestant ministers
who met with a score of laymen last
night at the Methodist church. acting
in conformance with a resolution adopt
ed last evening, waited on Mayor Beck
er this morning to ask hi INTO revoke
the license. but he had already taken
the initiative
He had revoked the license on the
ground that it had been obtained under
false pretenses. 1t was learned that
the advance agent had gone to the city
hall, where he procured a license fe1
Monday. July o.
Worked Little Game.
Then, taking this. the chief of police
received the latter's sanction to show
in Hammond and from here he hurried
back to the city hall. where he said
| that the chief of police had o. KID the
, proposition to show on July 4th. ]. D.
Smalley, city controller, who has the
issuing of the license. being assured
that it was satisfactorily changed, the
| license TO permit the show for the
Fourth, instead of the 5th
AS a Matter of Civic Pride.
This was one of the reason why tht
license was revoked. Furthermore. the
| concern only took out a dog and pony
show license cost So, whereas, they
advertise the Biggest show on Earth. -
for which they should have paid 500 a
day.
1T is not only from a religious point
of view that we want this kind of en-
| tertainment barred from Hammond, but
also as a matter of civic pride" said
| Rev. c. J. Sharp. pastor of the Chris
| tian church, this morning, the tents
would be located in a section of the city
! where they would not interfere with
any regular service and that class of
people which would patronize the cir
| Gus would do so despite all preaching
! But Hammond has a reputation to live
! down and now that it has lifted itself
! out of the mire it should not permit
/ everything to be dumped into its city
and again give 1t an undesirable repu-
tation. You would not see a company
try to put one over a place like Ev-
anston, for that city has too much civiC
pride"
Hammond Not Evanston.
When it became known this morning
that the show was to be given in Wes-
| Hammond instead of Hammond, argu.
ments similar to those used against &
dry town were used, and as for tn,
| civic pride one man said:
Hammond is no Evanston. nor popu
lated by millionaires. and there is harm
for its people to see dog show or