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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-04
MAY BRING MATTER
BEFORE GRAND JURY
Republicans Incensed at the
Perjured Testimony Civ
en- by Saloonkeeper.
IF. R. SCHAAF IS INTERVIEWED
Democrats Are Expected to Wind UI
Their Testimony in Elec-
ton Contest.
(Special to THE TINES. J

Crown Point, Ind, Jan. 4. = County
Chairman F. Richard Schaaf has
reached the limit of his patience in his
endurance of the gross misrepresen-
tations of certain democratic witnesses
in the Simon Wickey election contest,
and is seriously considering the advisa-
bility of calling the attention of the
grand jury to certain statements that
were made before the contes commits
sion by Leo Ordner, an Indiana Har-
Dor saloonkeeper, whose place of busi-
ness is a 3411 Pennsylvania avenue.
Mr. Schaaf says that If the testi-
mony which Ordner has given before
the commission is true, it is his duty
to see that those who are responible
for the crimes he says were committed
are punished. If the statements are
not true, he believes that Ordner
should be tried for perjury.
1t is understood that Ordner testi-
fed to the fact that the republicans
at Indiana Harbor were responsible for
voting the same foreigners half a
dozen times and that other foreigners
who did not live in the city were ship
ped in to be voted by the carload
knew What Was Going On.
Mr.. Schaaf says that this is a base
calumny and that Ordner should be
made to prove his statements or suffer
the consequences. Mr.. Schaaf was at
the helm in the recent contest and
knew, most of the time, what was go
ing on. He says that if anything hap
pened equal to what Ordner testified
to he did not know about it and thinks
the men who were alleged to be re-
sponsible should be punished. Mr..
schaaf made arrangements today to
get hold of the testimony in the case
and he will decide later what action he
will take against those who have SO
grossly exaggerated the stories of the
election frauds and cast reflections on
Lake county.
The democrats will finish their In
| PRODUCTION of testimony today and the
republicans will take up the introdue-
! tion of testimony. BY general con-
, sent George Manlove, the Gary attor-
ney who was president of the Repub-
lican club there, testified this morn
ing. other Gary republicans will be
placed on the stand by the republicans
tomorrow, and it is expected that the
end of the contest is near.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-04
HOLIDAY FESTIVAL
BY SAENGERBUND
Celebration by Joint Socie-
ties One of Seasons Big
gest Affairs.
RECEIPTS FOR BUILDING FUND
Members of Happy Bund Work Hard
and Efforts Are Literally
Rewarded.
RECEIPTS FOR BUILDING FUND

Huehn's hall held a record breaking g
crowd last night when the members
of the Hammond Saengerbund- -Fidelia
gathere dthere for Christmas festi-
val and New Years celebration.
Standing in one corner of the big
hall was a Christmas tree. eighteen
feet in height, and decorated by the
hands of artists. 1t was admired by
everybody, but chiefly by two hundred
children who came there with their
parents to pluck off the goodies" that
hung from its generous branches. 1t
would be hard to say whether the
grown people enjoyed the giving more
than the little ones enjoyed the re-
ceiving.
Barney Young's orchestra provided
splendid music for the occasion and
dancing was indulged in until late
hour. For those who did not care TO
dance there were refreshments and
other amusements, for the rattle OF
articles on which there was no chance
to lose lasted for a long time.
Have Option on Clubhouse Site.
The hall was crowded to the door
but despite this everybody had a most
enjoyable time. and people who came
there for the first time promised that
hereafter they would attend every So
cial function of the singers whenever
possible.
The receipts of last night were ad-
ded to the nest-egg which has already
been laid away in preparation of the
singing society's permanent home. An
option has been secured on seventy
five feet on West State street, twenty
five feet of which is occupied by John
L. Rohde's feed store.
The rattle of the SOS sewing machine
which was set for last evening was
postponed until next Thursday evening
owing to the delay in the return OF
| the unsold tickets. The rattle will be
held in Roth's hall on State street, a
which time the society will also tax,
some action in behalf of the earthquake
sufferers in Italy. Among those who
helped to make the affair such a sue
cess was Mr.. Otto Klemperer of the
Lion store. Mr. Klemperer was chair.
the society has many words of appre
citation for his work and that of hi.
! committee.
The society expressed its thanks t.
the generous donations from the bust
ness men who. by their liberality help
ed the good thing along.
Altogether the affair of last even.
ing was one of the most pleasant anC
memorable in the history of the Ger
man singers of Hammond.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-04
WEEK OF PRAYER
At LOCAL CHURCH
Program at First Presbyter-
ian Leading Event in
Weeks Church Circles.
WILL CONTINUE FOR ONE WEEK
Program Will Be in Charge of the
Pastor, Rev. ]. Eugene Shook,
Beginning Tonight.

Rev. j. Eugene Shook of the First
Presbyterian church of Hammond has
inaugurated a week of prayer which
wilr begin this evening at 1880 o'clock
and will continue through the first
week of the new year.
The meetings will enable the mem
bers of the church and all others who
are interested to make suitable rellg
ious preparation for the new year The
following program will be carried out
faithfully:
Sunday theme-'Love divine all love
excelling' Duet-'Love Divine" Mrs
L. L. Bomberger, DR.. H S. Sharrer.
Solo-''The Wonderful Love of Cod"
Mrs. l. L Bomberger.
Monday theme-"Joy of heaven, to
earth come down" Solo-"The Shep-
herd King" Mrs. F. K. Hosler. Solo
"Oh, Divine Redeemer," Mrs. W. F..
Bridge
Tuesday theme-"Fix us in Thy hum
BILE dwelling" Anthem-"God is Spir-
it." Double Quartet Choir. Solo-"The
Lord Is My Light Mrs E. F. Johns
ton.
Wednesday theme-"AT Try faithful
mercies Crown" Solo-R. E. CARRIER.
Chorus-Twenty- five young ladies, led
by Mr.. H. H. Henry.
Thursday theme-"Jesus Thou art all
compassion Solo-"One Sweetly Sol
emn Thought" Mr.. w. l. Schneider.
Solo-"The Lord Is My Shepherd Miss
Esther Gordon.
Friday theme-"Pure unbounded love
Thou art Solo-'Tm a Pilgrim. I'm
a Stranger; Face to Face" Mrs. C. A.
Burnett. Solo-Dr. Elmore Salisbury.
Saturday theme-"Visit US with Thy
Salvation" Solo-"He Is a Savior In
deed" Mr.. Rulo Minard. Duet-"Even-
ing Tide" Mr.. and Mrs. F. I. Ellick
Evening theme, Jan. 1O-"Enter Ev-
cry trembling heart" Duet-"Spring-
time of the Soul" Mrs. George B. Sheer
er. Mrs. L. L. Bomberger. Solo-"Ths
Hills Of Gold. Mrs. T. L. Bemberger
Morning theme, Jan. 1e-"God with
us" Address-Dr. w. A Mills. presi-
dent of Hanover college. Communion
services and reception of members.
! Mrs George II. Summers of Indiana
| Harbor will sing two solos one evening
during the week.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-04
MEMS MEETING WAS
VERY SUCCESSFUL
Audience At Gathering Was
Composed of City's Rep
resentative Men.

The mems neighborhood meeting at
the Presbyterian church, last Satur-
day evening, was success beyond all
expectations. The attendance was so
large that all of those who attended
could not find seats and were compelled
to stand up.
The audience was an interested one
and was composed of the most sub
stantial and representative men in the
city The feature of the evening was
the illustrated lecture which was given
by Mr. ]. H. W. Moore of Chicago, on
Alaska
The lecture was a revelation to all
who heard it and the seventy-fve col
ored lantern slides were very interest
ing. Mr.. Rooney of Hyde Park told
of the great success of the Hyde Park
Mems club and Of the work that il
was accomplishing.
DIR. Sharrer Acts as Chairman,
DR.. H., E. Sharrer acted as chairman
of the meeting and in that capacity
explained the object Of the meeting and
what the new club hoped to accom-
plish.
f. l. Ellick of this city made a short
speech in which he advocated making
the club a permanent institution. Aft
er the lecture and the speeches by the
various persons present there was a
social half hour, during which refresh
ments were served by the ladies of tae
church.
The members of the club are so en-
thusiastic over the initial meeting that
committee meeting will be held in
the church at Sis this evening al
which the matter of a permanent or
ganization will be discussed.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-04
EXPI OS|ON AND FIRE TAKES PLACE
IN GARY THEATRE YESTERDAY
Explosion in Broadway Amusement House Accompanied
By Fair Sized Panic in Which People Fight
to Get Out o f Building.

A fire panic in theater accompanied
by all the terrors, which would re-
suit from the word FIRE" If uttered
in crowd of 500 people. occurred in
the Broadway theater, a scent moving
picture show, located on Broadway, be-
tween Seventh and Eighth avenues, last
evening at about $50. Fortunately no.
body was seriously injured One wo-
man, however. suffered slight bruises
in the crush of humanity.
While it lasted the scene was replete
with incidents accompanying a pan
ic. Three hundred people showed and
pushed, and elbowed and fought with
each other to gain the exit. which also
is the entrance to the amusement
place. Some of the calmer men urged
their neighbors to avoid the rush and
seeing that their entreaties were in
vain they snatched the babies from
the arms of screaming women and held
them high in the air.
The fire was due to an explosion
in the operating room. How is oc-
cured is a mystery to the operator,
Henry Rasmussen, who suffered pain
ful burns on his face and arms. The
several hundred feet of lluloid film
went up in a blaze. eh lasted an
instant after which the smell of burn
ing celluloid pervaded the room and
adding to the horror
Ingwald Moe, the proprietor of the
theater, was there at the time, and
knew instantly what had occurred. He
made an attempt to calm the audi
ence, but the stampede for the exits
was on Rushing to the operating room
he turned Non the fire extinguishers
which made short work of the blaze,
which had started. but which would
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-04
OUT OF OFFICE TODAY
WITH A SPLENDID RECORD
Township Trustee F. Richard schaaf Is Checked Out by
Advisory Board and Goes Out Of Office
With Unequalled Achievement.

County Chairman f. Richard Schaaf
of Hammond ends his term of office
township trustee today. The advisory
board is going over his books and
when they are all checked up they
Will be turned over to John c. Beck
er. his successor.
The advisory board, which is com
pcsed of Charles Chick, its president; /;
l.. H. Matten and Phillip Mclaughlin,
will not complete the work of going
over the books until Tuesday when MI.
Becker will finally take charge of the
office.
Mr.. Schaaf has just completed a four
year term He became township trus-
tee after he had succeeded in wrestling
the office from the control of Henry
Schrage of Whiting and Bob Ross of
East Chicago. who had held It alter
nately for sixteen years.
On strictly Business Principles.
After he secured the office he at
once reorganized it on business prin-
ciples. The whole business was sys-
tematized and those who have had the
opportunity to see the work that Mr.
Schaaf has done and compare it with
that OF his predecessors say that he
has done the township a service simply
by installing the new system to say
nothing of the other things he has
done.
Mr.. Schaaf made it a practice to call
the advisory board together whenever
there was business of sufficient i'm
portance to demand it and in this he
established a new pr lent, for before
he took office it was only customary
for the advisory board to work in a
perfunetory manner and they met only
twice a wear
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-04
BISHOP ALERD|NG
WILL OFFICATE
Work Is Being Rushed to Have the
Edifce Entirely Completed and
Beautiful Pipe Organ Will Be In
stalled Also On Occasion of the
Church Dedication.

Sunday, january 18th, has been set
aside for the dedication of the new All
saints church on Sibley street.. This
was announced TO the parishoners yes
terday by the Rev. Edward Barrett,
pastor of the congregation, who also
called attention to the fact that this
would be the eleventh anniversary OF
the birth of the congregation.
1t Will ks a big day of celebration,
and the Rt. Rev. Bishop Joseph Aller-
ding of Fort Wayne will be present to
officiate at the dedication services. If
the plans of the building committee and
the contractors carry out. the edifce
viii be entirely completed, work being
rushed to that effect now. 1t is also
the intetion to have the new pipe organ
installed for that day. but whether the
building is completed or not the dedi-
cation win take place nevertheless.
The pews in the church viii also be
rented on the. afternoon Of that day.
Church Can Seat 1000 People.
The church vii. tlavF sssEfihg eapac-
/ ity Of $50 people this being provided
for by the removal of the pews from
the old church to the new. In addition
to this the gallery in the church will
seat 300 people and by this arrange
ment sufficient room for the entire con-
gIegation will be provided for
The new building was erected with
the idea of providing a church and also
to accomodate a parochial school The
rooms for the latter institution are 10
GATED on the first floor and will be
first occupied on January is.
As the congregation increases, as it
surely will from present indications.
the entire new building will be given
over to school purposes and another
and larger church viii be built. This,
however, is project which is still far
il. the future as the present new build
Ing provides ample room for a number
OF years to come.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-04
SELLS FORTY ACRES.
Important Deal Consum
mated by Gus Jacobson.

Gus Jacobson. of the jacobson agen-
cy, sold 40 acres of land east of Toll
lesion and north of Black Oak to At
torney Peter Crumpacker of Hammond,
for $5, 900. The sale was consummated
last week and is in the nature of a
speculation. Mr. Crumpacker has been
very fortunate in his investments in
acreage and believes that the whole ter
ritory between Gary and Hammond
will some day become a thriving in
dustrial center.
The property was purchased through
Gus jacobson from Oliver Brass 1t
is located at the point where the road
from Black Oak to Tolleston tlrns east
The sale is one of several which
have taken place in Hammond during
the past few weeks and is one of the
transactions which marks the complete
resumption of real estate activity.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-04
|SW|ICHMAN IS KILLED
Ed Rogers Dies in Gibson
Yards After Being Hit
BY Train.

The year 1909 was short one for
Ed Rogers. swItchman, who met his
fate last Saturday evening about 3
o'clock in the Gibson yards. Rogers
death can only be established from
circumstantial evidence, as there were
no witnesses to the accident. AS far
as 1t can be learned, Rogers was
struc kby passenger train. hurled un-
der moving freight train, which in
turn cut him in two. Only after the
trainmen saw his lantern flying in
the air did they know that a man had
been struck. Death must have been
instantaneous. Stewards ambulance
was called, which took the body to the
morgue where the inquest was held to-
day
Undertaken Stewart learned that the
victim has a wife who lives in Penn
sylvania and the disposition of the
body awaits her orders.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-04

would have been checked in the operat-
ing room because it is fire proof.
The fire was extinguished before the
fire department could arrive on the
scene. The damage to the building is
slight, and by next Thursday the place
will again be opened.
The Broadway theater is reasonably
fire proof, and, while the authorities
Chicago and New York have conducted
a regular crusade against unsafe
houses. no safeguard can be found
against the celluloid films, which ex-
plode easily. If the operating room
however, is fire proof there is no dan
ger to the patrons, although the opera
tors life may be endangered
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-04

While the township tax levy was
$50 when Mr.. Schaaf went into Of
fee it has been reduced until in re-
cent years it has gone down as low
as 20 to 80 cents. There is now
surplus of about s11,0o in the town
ship funds and the revenues OF the
office are $4,000 annually.
Other Things He Did.
new school house was built at
saxony, and during Mr.. schaafs ad-
ministration there We're over five miles
of road built in the township. This
is splendid showing. Old roads were
repaired and are now in good condition.
One of the peculiar things about the
administration of the affairs of Mr..
Schaafs office is the fact that his ex-
penditures. in spite Of the increase of
population in the township during the
past four years have been less than
they were in any previous year.
The relations Of Mr.. schaaf to his
advisory board have always been pleas
ant and there has always been har-
mony between the board and the trus-
tee. It is understood that the advis-
ory board will ask Mr.. Becker to adopt
Mr.. schaafs system Of conducting the
affais of the county.
The people of North township feel
that MI. Schaaf has acquitted himself
and his office with great credit to
himself The recent testimonial of the
teachers of North township, who pre-
sented Mr.. Schaaf with a handsome
desk set, is enough Of an indication
that he was wei liked BY all with
whom he was associated.
Mr. Schaaf has engaged a suite in
the Hammond building. where his va
Iied interests will be cared for.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-04
SENTENCED TO PRISON.

East Chicago on the charge of assault
with intent to commit robbery, was
taken before Judge Virgil s. Reiter this
afternoon where he pleaded guilty to
the charge and was sentenced to from
two to fourteen years in the reforma-
tory at Jeffersonville.
When Judge Reiter asked him if he
had anything to say before sentence
was passed upon him. he stopped pick
ing his teeth and said Nav" He did
not seem to. be much concerned over
the fact that he would be compelled
to go to jail for such a long time.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-04
CATHOLICS RAISE
RELIEF FUND
Local Churches Asked for
Aid by Diocesan Bishop.

Catholics of Ft. Wayne diocese, in
cluding the two congregations, St. Jo-
seph's and All Saints of Hammond,
will contribute toward a relief fund
for the sufferers in the earthquake
which visited the southern part of
Italy.
circular letter from Bishop Alerd-
ing OF Ft. Wayne to all the priests in
diocese, was read in all the Catholic
churches yesterday. asking that the
faithful contribute charitably toward
the victims in Italy
The collection will be taken up ac-
cordingiy next Sunday and Hammond
Catholics will undoubtedly contribute
generously toward the relief fund.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-04
GOOD COMPANY GIVES
A GOOD PERFORMANCE

"The Man of the Hour" at Towle's
opera house attracted a fair-sized
crowd and was a great success. The
company which put on the attraction
in this city is a strong and an excep-
tionally we'll balanced one.
The play deals with corruption in a
large municipality and is intensely in
teresting from start to finish. Had
the play been booked for a week night
it is thought that it would have at
tracted even larger audience than it
did.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-04
NEW STORE GOING IN.

The following sign appears in one
of the windows of the store at 40 West
State street, formerly occupied by the
Outlet Manufacturing company: This
store will be open in few days with
a full line of clothing, hats. gents fur
nishings and shoes and Iubbers, as the
Hammond Bargain Store"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-04
SUPERIOR COURT.

NV N6StSs
$3.50. Mary Ann Parker and Melvin
G. Parker vs.. Bridget Newman. Fore
closure of mortgage.
1891. David A. Bradley VS.. Anda H.
Maxwell. Suit on note
S35. State VS.. Ed SaeIer
1892. Calumet Lumber company VS..
Charles Homza ct al. Foreclosure of
mechanics lien.
5333. studebaker Manufacturing Co.
VS.. Harry King.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-04
CASE OF DR.. PANNENRERG
CALLS FOR SPECIALISTS

DR.. Louis Schmidt of Chicago, an ex-
pert in the diagnosis and treatment of
bladder troubles. will come to Ham
mond this afternoon for the purpose of
comforting with DR.. J. A. Graham re-
garding the case of DR.. Pannenborg.
While DIR. Pannenborg is very much
better and his case seems to have re-
sponded to treatment. yet he is not
entirely cured and a further examina-
tion was thought advisable.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-04
MORE UNION MEN GO
TO WORK ON ICE HOUSE
New Force VIII Do the Construction
Work Which, However, VIII Not
Interfere With OMnthfy Help.

Thirteen union men went to work at
the Knickerbocker ice house on Wolf
Lake. which is being rebuilt owing to
the fire loss that it sustained last fall.
AS more material arrives the company
will put more men to work.
The company still retains its monthly
help, which has been helping in the
handling of the material. The con-
struction work, however, will be en-
tirely done by union men.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-04
MERGER
TALK Of
THE TOWN

First National Bank Acquis-
ition of Commercial Bank
Leading Topic in Business
Circles of Hammond and
Lake County Today.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-04
WEATHER.

Unsettled weather ana
probable showers today,
with fresh southerIy winds.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-11-14

held by local Nevada Northern peo-
surface showings, while such sink
ing as has been done has placed it in
position to enter the regular ship
ping class with a little nor expen-
diture of money. In fact it is I'M
derstood that shipping could have
commenced some time ago had not
the management concluded that it
would pay to wait for custom smelt-
ing arrangements here which will
save it about So on every ton of it's
ore in comparison with costs of ship
ping to Salt Lake.
CHERRY CREEK-Reports con-
tinue coming of success in the OPP
Grafton of the new Star mill and OF
improving conditions in the district
generally. The faith is high there
that resumption is ahead for all of
the old mines and that some new
ones will also be brought into prom
inence within the next year.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. quiet but
confident that railroad facilities
through either the main line Or a
branch line of the Ely-Goldfield will
change the situation there to one of
big boom times within the next year.
fully and generally On the properties
and all interested in the camp are
confident that it is but a matter of
time until it comes into the big
things which it merits.