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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-15
MUST DOUSE THE GLIM
Electric Headlight on Monon
May Be Abandoned
Soon.

The electric headlight which the
Monon has been using on some of it's
engines may be abandoned because it
is too powerful. Among other reasons
given is that it is too bright for the
switch lights TO be seen.
The railroad commission gave a
hearing on this question yesterday. and
it was attedned by more than TWEEN
ty-five engineers and as many more
railroad men of various employment
Every man heard was practical rail
road employe and gave valuable infor-
nation to the commission TO aid it in
determining the proper kind of head
light to be used upon locomotives Tn
der an act passed by the last IeEisla-
ture ii is the duty of the commission
to determine the most suitable head
light and order its use.
The engineers and firemen all testi-
fed 10 the fact that the oil light was
sufhaient, and that they preferred ii
| to an electric or gas headlight. 1t was
stated that the electric light was too
powerful NJ r Lacy of Fort Wayne,
one of the engineers who testified. stat
| ed that it was not possible to see ahead
with an electric headlight from the
windows of the engine cab. In order
to see at ALL he said, it was neees-
sarv to get down off the seat to the
step of the cab, so as to look under
the light" He stated that an engin-
eer was not always looking ahead, and
that the light was of little service ex-
| cept to people as warning of the ap-
proach of the train. Even with ar
/ electric headlight. he said the object
/ seen on the track would he too close
/ for the engine to be stopped. Engin-
1 GERS. he said. trusted to track men thai
/ the condition of the right of way be
/ safe
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-15
UNIVERSITY CLUB To Be
SCENE OF IMPORTANT MEETING

Notices have been sent to the mem
bers OF the University club of Ham
mond of an important meeting that
is TO be held at the club rooms this
evening. Reports viii be made of the
work that has already been done to
further the plans for club grand
stand a the automobile races
The University club grandstand is
the most-talked-of stand on the race
course in this part of the county and
the members expect to have it filled
with Lake county people who will not
only want to see the races from the best
point of vantage. but who will help the
Hammond club furnish its quarters in
the magnificent new Taper building
Tonight many matters Of Importance
will be taken up and a large attend
ance on the part of the members will
insure the success Of various projects
There are scores of parties which are
being former over the county for the
purpose of viewing the races from the
University club stand.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-15
MASONS HAVE OUS1ED
FORMER LOCAL LAWYER
c.. w. Caldwell Is Found
Guilty of Attempted
Abduction.

Charles w Caldwell formerly Ham
mond lawyer. who is in jail at Colum-
bus, Ind. charged with attempting to
abduct Belah and Helen Remy, his
is and l4-year-old pupils was expelled
from the Masonic order after stormy
trial at Eliza bethtown. which, with
that Of the Rev. W. F. Hunt, former
pastor Of the Elizabethtown Presby-
terian church, charged with attacking
Belah Remy. VINO is a member Of his
church. lasted until o'clock Saturday
morning The minister was found guilty
and sentenced 20 he publicly reprim-
anded in the lodge
A big sensation was created at the
trial of the minister when an affidavit
from the girl was read, in which she
made oath that the minister had en-
braeed her and repeatedly offered her
money and jewelry. On one occasion
she said. when his wife was away at a
revival meeting he had offered hel
money and A diamond ring to accom-
pany him to his home. The ministers
/ conduct will he investigated by the
/ INDIANAPOLIS Preshytery tomorrow
when more testimony against him il
/ promised.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-15

CASES ARE
SETTLED

Owing to the crowded condition of
the docket of the Lake superior court
many cases are being settled rather
than put up with the laws delays.
Governor Marshall said when he We
toed several Of the court bills that he
did not believe it wise 10 make ltiga-
tton too easy.
The Hammond lawyers are convinced
that litigatio in Hammond Is anything
but easy. and many of them are com
PEELED to take much less than they
could get in court because they are
compelled to avoid the congested courts
I'm the case Of Muster vs.. the Grand
Trunk railroad a settlement was made
for $500 This was personal injury
suit in which the plaintiff was repre-
sented by Ibach and rtholomew and
the defendant railroad vas represented
by Crumpaeker and Crumpacker
The case Of Larson Us. the Indiana
Harbor Belt railroad will proba bly, also
be tettled along with several others.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-15
BETz IS
NAMED As
PRESIDENT

The promoters of the model fac
tory for sale" project met in the Lake
superior court house last evening and
elected officers. The president of the
company is +. 5. Betz, the vice presi-
dent. J. G. Ibach. and the secretary
treasurer is Otto Knoerzer
4 committee on real estate. which
viii select site. is ". H. Gostlin. Otto
Knoerzer. Joseph Weis, George Brussen
and John E. Fitzgerald. The commit
tee on the constitution and bylaws
is F. S. Betz. Otto Knoerzer, J. c. Ibach,
H. B. Douglas and Peter Crumpacker.
The report was made at the meet
ing that $4,000 has already been raised
and it is expected that the rest Of the
$4,000 will be raised before the next
meeting, which is to be held Mon
day.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-15
Bulletin Service Grent.

The executive committee, which has
the matter in charged. scored a great
triumph when they secured complete
bulletin service for the club grand
stand This Will make the races much
more interesting, al it will enable the
guests of the club 10 know just what
the cars are doing at all points on the
course. The service comes directly
from Chief Executive Trego's head
quarters and will be thoroughly relia-
bile.
In several places in Chicago the seats
in the University club grandstand are
selling better than those in the main
grandstand for the reason that the
smaller stand has most of the advan-
tages of the other and is in the shade.
while the big stand will be as hot as a
gridiron
At the meeting tonight there viii be
a number of new members voted in,
and the club has now reached the stage
where applications are being received
without solicitation.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-15
IS CLANDEST|NE MASONIC
LODGE BEING STARTED HERE?

In the Masonic World, dated East
Foxboro. Mass. June. 1909. a paper de-
voted to clandestine lodges over the
United states. there is an article under
the caption. How to Become a Free
Mason at Small Expense"
The article goes on to state that those
who desire to become such may do so
if they apply Immediately to Thomas
Joseph Burns, grand masters deputy,
No. 95 State street, room 3. Hammond,
Ind.
The article goes on to state that
when fully instructed in this work a
brother Mason can call to his aid the
Free Masons of every rite in the world.
Copies of this have been received by
members of Garfield lodge. F. and A NJ.
The officers of the local Masonic or
der say that this is pure bunk. The
so-ealled Masonic order, which this man
offers to the people of this locality at
half cost. is what is known as a Gland
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-15

estine lodge and is made UP generally
of men who possibly could not get into
the real recognized Masonic orders
This so-called lodge has no standing
with the grand lodge of Indiana or any
other state in the union. If its mem
bers, by wearing buttons similar to
those worn by real Masons call upon
bonahde Masons for aid, they are i'm
posters,
The Hammond Masons do not fear
that the new order will amount to any
thing. but desire to warn those who
may not he aware of the character of
this pseudo organization that it is a
clandestine lodge.
The information that an attempt was
being made to organize a clandestine
lodge in Hammond and that one or two
men had been deceived into the belief
that it was regular. caused a great deal
of interest in Masonic circles all over
this part of the country.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-15
CONTRACT is LET
FOR |NTERURBAN
Electric Line From Crown Point to
Gary Will be Built In
side of Year

when it might have been in the current
Of traffic the main highway, the short-
cut.
Mr.. Seaman says that he is backed by
unlimited capital He has the conf
dence OF John Brown, one of Lake coun-
tvs best known bankers. He claims
that he is backed by Warren Bick-
nell, the receiver of Tom Johnsons
Cleevland traction system, the presi-
dent of the Savannah lines and one of
the best known traction erperts in the
country.
CARS RUNNING NEXT SPRING.
Mr.. Seaman says that his line will
be completed to Gary as soon as the
bridge over the Calumet river is In
ished. The work will be planned with
the object of having the road ready to
carry interurban cars as soon as they
can cross the bridge. In any event,
it must be completed May l, 1910.
The route is almost a straight line
north from Crown Point to Gary. There
is a jog in it TO the east at Lottaville
and another at the point where it
ford Park.
The road will be worth thousands
/ Of dollars to the people of the farming
districts through which it runs and
viii make the growing market at Gary
4 accessible to them. 1t will open up a
new residence district away from the
4 smoke and noise of the city that will
be more accessible to Gary than Hyde
4 Park is to the business district of Chi
cago.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-15
MANAGER
NYE SAYS
It IS NOT So

The story to the effect that Manager
Daniel NJ Nye of Towle's opera house
will not be in Hammond next year, is
totally without confirmation from Mr.
Nye himself In fact. the story was
printed without Mr.. Nye's permi ssion.
Mr.. Nye stated today that the man
ager of the house which is leased at
Waukegan was requested to resign. He
desired to protect his reputation by
saying that ne had been assigned to
another of the Wingdeld houses.
This made it appear that Mr. Nye was
to he relieved. when the facts are that
Manager Nye is just the man for the
local place and Mr.. Wingheld has no
intention Of transferring him to any
other place. so far as Mr. Nye knows.
a whole lot of imagination. a total
lack of confirmation and a disposition
TO spring a pseudo sensation which has
burst like a bubble. is al there is te
this half-column story.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-15
NO ACTION IS TAKEN
ON OLCOTT AVENUE
Will Not Interfere in
ettlement for Contract Money Be
tween Eforan and Hatch-Resolu-
ton is~Passed Providing for Pur-
chase of More Riparian Frontage.
Especial to THE TIMBs),

East Chicago, June 15.-Considerable
discussion was stirred up before the
city council last night by two propo-
sitions that came before that body.
One was on the question of the passing &
Of the South Bend interurban franchise
permitting the company to lay double
track from the canal to the Junction,
doing away with the Junction and
erecting a new depot at Kennedy and
Chicago avenues. thereby putting the
Indiana Harbor- East Chicago branch
on an independent basis and permitting &
the cars to go from one town to an
other without the interruption Of OF
long waits on the sidings for through
cars to pass through The other discus
sion was precipitated by the question
of the Improvement of Olcott avenue
from 18th to 145th streets.
The first argument, which ended ir
victory for the street car company
the franchise being adopted. partook t.
a certain extent. of a kidding" nature
Aid. Lewis however. strenuously op-
posed showing any further favors tC
the company. until the latter madf
good with at least twenty minute serv
ice between East Chicago and the Har
Dor. If this was not provided, Mr.
Lewis favored houlding out for th'
fifteen minute service as stipulated IL
the companys franchise
EVERY County Heard From"
f. j Lewis Meyer the general coun
sci of the company. and General Man
ager II. [. Wallace We're on hand t.
speak for their lines. Their presene
was the signal for rapid fire o
scathing comment by every aldermar
present (ard and there was a full
ll,nrttnnad 81 Page Eichtn
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-15
AUTO|STS ESCAPE
WITH THEIR LIVES
Nicholas EmmerIing's Chauffeur
Faints While at Throttle
of His Machine

With an unconscious driver at the
steering wheel, six Hammond people,
four women and two men, none of
whom knew how to stop a machine,
were spilled headlong beside the road
side on their way to Crown Point this
morning, near StaIlbohms corner.
The driver was Walter (Shorty) Mel
Ion and his charges. Nicholas Emmer-
ling, the local undertaken; his aged
father, George Emmerling. Mrs. Geo.
Emmerling Jr.. 129 Russell street: her
daughter, Clara, and her sister. Mrs.
Christina Meyers. 131 Russell street.
At local garage they had secured
an automobile. to take them to Crown
Point. to attend a celebration there in
honor of the twenty fitch anniversary
of Father Guethons ordination.
Going at Good Speed.
The machine was going at a rate of
from fifteen to twenty-five miles an
hour. when without warning to either
himself or the occupants of the ma
chine. shorty Mellon. who was at
the wheel. tainted dead away. In a mo-
ment everything in the machine was
confusion. The machine was without
guiding hand ana NOBODY VINO knew
how to stop it, Nicholas Emmerling.
who sat beside the driver. was the
first to notice the terrible situation.
but before he could give warning cry
to those in the rear seat the machine
was already plowing headlong from one
side Of the road TO the other
No Time to Think.
There was no time to think. The
rigid body of the driver threatened
to fall from it's seat, and it was, in
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-15
COMMISSIONERS
MEET TOMORROW
Traction Interests Are Ex-
pected to Get Together
at Session.

There viii he a meeting of the coun-
ty commissioners at Crown Point to-
morrow for the purpose of taking up
the granting Of the franchises to the
various lines which are seeking an
entrance to the county seat.
There is nothing new in the matter.
except that the Seaman interests and
the Hopkins interests viii probably
get together in the matter of the dis
puted portion Of Broadway. which they
are both trying to get.
Mr. Seaman said this morning that
he was willing % agree to compro
mise and it was all up to Mr.. Hop
kins, There viii be no other matters
of Importance taken up at his NEE
ing.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-15
AIR BRAKES TOO TIGHT

Clarke Station. Ind. June 15.-The
first wreck here for a number Of years
took place on the Pennsylvania road
Sunday. The air brake on one car was
too tight and 1t caused a car to rise
upon another car. The different ma
chinery, and even the coupler on the
engine We're broken.
The damage was large because two
cars were completely destroyed and
also parts of the engine. No one was
delayed very long and in few hours
the wreck was cleared.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-15

was let to August Johnson of East
Chicago.
The work Of construction will begin
next week. and the building win be
built before fall This will make the
sixth business block to be constructed
in Hammond this month. and is an in
dication of the building activity that
is going on in Hammond al the pres
ent time
The effect is that the shacks which
have been used as store rooms in many
parts of the city will be abandoned
for the newer and more attractive
buildings and other and better store
buildings viii be erected in their place
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-15
SCHLOER IS STILL
INSISTENT ABOUT LOOP
President W. P. Ijams of Indiana &
Chicago Traction Company and G..
W. Hotchkiss of Indiana Harbor
Belt VIII Be Present at the Meet
ing.

The city council in its session this
evening will make history for Ham
mond. At any rate it will place Mayor
Becker's administration on record
whether or not an interurban can come
into Hammond without tieing itself
down to the Red line to use the loop.
O nthis question hinges the success of
the Indiana and Chicago Traction COM
pany to establish an interurban which
will not only give Hammond direct con-
nection with East Chicago and Indiana
Harbor at the rate of FIVE cents. but
also whether Hammond is to have an
interuFban leading out into that fertile
territory surrounding the county seat.
Crown Point For this Is what the In
diana and Chicago Traction company
proposes to do for Hammond IL it will
be permitted to make its own agree
ment with the A. L. Drum company
about the loop rights
Franchise stu Unsigned.
The franchise is still unsigned by
the board Of public works, but two OF
its members. Adam Ebert. president. and
Peter Davis, find it satisfactory in ev-
! cry provision with the exception Of the
| loo pclause, on which Jacob Schloer in
sists, but which the other two members
are ready to leave to the discretion oil
/ the council. Messrs. Ebert and Davis
at least are satisfied TO act in accord
ance with the will Of the council on this
matter. and. being a majority of tht
/ board, will sign it or insist on the loop
/ The franchise must of course be signed
/ by a majority of the board before the
council can take action. but the boarC
will not proceed before it has had al
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-15

deed. trying moment for an mex
perfeneed hand to attempt to guide
the machine with one and hold an un-
conscious form with the other.
The machine sped along without di-
minishing its pace and seemingly en-
ioying the freedom with which it could
hurry its occupants to destNuktion.
There was no time to explain, but the
women in the rear seat noticed the
confusion ahead. and in a moment add
ed to the excitement with their fright.
The machine went on fortuna teIy
there was no turn to make. nor vehicle
to pass How it staid in the road none
of them will ever tell least of all
i shorty" Mellon.
Says He Tainted.
Now it seemed to have human in
telligence and picking out an easy place
it ran into a fence along a shallow
! ditch and came to stop. All Were
more or less injured, none of them Sc
riously.
7 tainted. but I did not feel it come
upon me-" said shorty" Mellon this
/ afternoon.
The first thing 1 remembered was
when I awoke laying on the grass. We
must have been going at rate of L
miles an hour. It might have been ter
rible, but it turned out fortunately af
ter all considering what it might have
been, will never touch a machine
again. It has happened to me twice
before. but then l was at and in bed
The wrecked party teIephoned tt
| Hammond for another machine an'
! continued on its way to Crown Point
and the other machine. which was un
mayed. was brought back.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-15
Mayor Becker Feeling Fine

Word from Mayor Becker. who Is At
present sotourning in Montana In search
Of his health is sending encouraging
news to his Hammond friends about
hts health. He has been in the north
west now for two weeks. but there is
nothing to indicate how soon he viii
return.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-15

The contract for the grading Of the
Seamen line from Crown Point to Lot
taville Hosford Park and Gary was let
yesterday at Chicago TO Contractor
Culbertson of Gary. The contract was
let on the basis of % cents a yard,
and the contractor viii simply follow
the specifications of Engineer R. W.
Toxel, who has made the survey of the
route.
HAILED WITH DELIGHT.
The fact that the contract has been
let for the grading is the best indica :
tion that the people of Gary and Crown
Point could have that the road will be
built at once. 1t will be hailed in both
cities as one of the best things that
could happen.
While Hammond is fooling around
with the Indiana & Chicago Traction
company and it's city officials are put
ting obstacles in the way OF the con-
struction of the line, Gary is now as
sured that it will be connected with
the rich farming section in the south
ern part of the county and will be bene-
fitted by the reduction in prices Of farm
products which an unlimited market
will make possible.
NEW ROUTE TO CHICAGO.
The cheap way to Chicago, the. way
the country folks will take. will soor
be via the Seaman line to Gary anc
thence over the Chicago, Lake Shore &
South Bend line to Chicago. To 5000
people in southern Lake county, Ham
mond, excepting the northern and leas
attractive portion, will be off the map
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-15
DR.. 7. {. BELL LETS
BUILDING CONTRACT
Construction on Another
State St. Block Will
Begin Next Week.

The contract for the construction Of
DR.. T. E. Bells new block, which is
TO be built on State street. just across
the Nickel Plate tracks. across the
street from Peter Schultz property
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-15

Come to the piano factory and see
how good pianos are made. For sale
at factory prices. straube Piano fac
to-v. Hammond. Ind. tt
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-15
BURGLARS EMPLOYS
A NEAT LITTLE RUSE
Lady Boarding in House Becomes
Hysterical, Police Are Not Mott
fed of Affair, Which Took Place
in City Week Ago Today-Causes
Excitement There.

The fact that an attempt was made
to burglarize the residence of DIR. H.
O. Groman, 26 Rimbach avenue, and in
cidentany frightened the wits out of
Miss Agnes Hendricks, a we'll known
Hammond school teacher, who was
rooming there at the time, has just
come to light
Dr.. and Mrs. Groman had gone to
Iowa to visit relatives. and Miss Kend-
ricks was alone in the house Mrs.
Groman suggested to Miss Hendricks
that she had better get some one to
stay with her. but she said that she
was not afraid to stay alone.
shortly after the doctor and his wife
left on their visit, some one called
UP on the telephone and asked if DR..
Groman was at home. Miss Hendricks
stated that he was not
The man al the other end of the
phone said that he was very anxious to
see the doctor and asked If he would
be home soon Without thinking. Miss
Hendricks said that he was out of the
city and would not be home for sew
eral days.
Nisior Walks In.
That evening while Miss Hendricks
was in the house alone, she went to the
telephone to call up a friend Just as
she was about to give the telephone
operator the number she turned to see
a man standing in the doorway,
She was so frightened. according to
the story she tells, that she could not
utter a sound and was frozen to the
spot The man looked at her for a
moment and then turned quietly and
walked out of the house.
When it was all over Miss Hendricks
! became hysterical with fear. She called
one of the neighbors to the telephone
/ and later on her brother in Chicago
was sent for.
For several days afterwards she
! became hysterical at the thought o1
I the burglar. and it was only recently
that she has been able TO retain com
I plete control. 1t is safe to say thai
4 from the time the robbery occurred un.
/ til she left for her home in Michigan
1 City she did not stay in the house alone
/ The incident happened a week ago to
day and was not reported at the po
I lice station
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-15
FRAN(,H|SEUP
BEFORE BODY
THIS N.

Hammond City Council Will
Wrestle With Important
Question at Meeting To
night, and Promoters Will
Be Present in Force.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-15
WEATHERs

Fair tonight, probably fol-
lowed by increasing cIoudi-
ness Wednesday.
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