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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-02
COMMERCIAL CLUB
HAS BUSY SESSION
Clubrooms of East Chicago
and Harbor Body to Be
Thrown Open to Ladies.
DELEGATES ARE APPOINTED
Want Fifteen Minute Schedule Be-
tween Indiana Harbor and
East Chicago.
ESPECIAL to THr T1mrs1

Indiana Harbor. Ind, Dec. 2.-The
Indiana Harbor and East Chicago Com
InereiaI club at its regular session last
night took up number of subjects of
much interest to East Chicago and In
diana Harbor. Principal among those
were a movement to secure better
street car accommodation from the
South Shore line. the opening of new
streets in the Harbor leading to the
canal, the dust nuisance emanating
from the Burlington cement plant, the
rivers and harbor national convention
at Burlington, and other topics Ten
new members were initiated.
A rule was adopted last night by
which the club rooms are thrown open
to the ladies OF the club members. The
rooms are considered semi-pubIic. and
their use are extended to the ladies
in the hope that they may prove an ac-
commodation TO them.
DicE<ey Appointed Representative.
The transportation committee. com
posed OF Messrs. Charles E. Fowler.
Dubbs and P. A. Marks. under instruc-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-02
ASKS FOR
WRIT Of
MANDATE

Muncie, Ind, Dec. 1.-The first legal
step following the declaration of the
unconstitutionality of the three-mile
road law by the state supreme court
was taken there Tuesday, when Judge
Joseph G. Leffler. in the Delaware cir
cult court, issued an order for a per-
emptory writ OF mandate commanding
County Treasurer Ralph H Clark TO pay
s17,064.40 to George W. McCray of IN
dianapolis who holds a contract for the
construction of a brick highway on
Walnut street south from near the
center of the city to the township line.
The road was uncompleted at the time
the ruling OF the supreme court was
made.
The question involved is one which
has caused widespread comment and
which has given rise TO many and
varied opinions. The gist of the ques-
ton is whether a road uncompleted at
the time the law was declared invalid
may be legally paid for with money
derived through the sale OF bonds exc
cute and sold and money received prior
to the declaration of the unconstitu-
tiona1ity of the act.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-02

Continued from Page IL
through an Incorporation campaign
themselves they were in a position to
give thei rexperiences for the benefit
Of the Dyer people. They also dwelt
on the benefits which their towns de-
rive through Incorporation and for
saw great possibilities for Dyer as an
incorporated town
A. ". Stommel. cashier of the First
National Bank OF Dyer. presided as
chairman
Dyer Must Act Now.
BY common consent the boundary
lines were fixed last night and accord
ing TO them the proposed town of
Dyer will have six square miles. The
boundary lines are as follows: The
town OF Munster on the north, the sec
ond section line. or the st. John road
on the east the Hoffman road. or the
section line south OF Dyer as the south
boundary. and the state line as the
western boundary.
While the Incorporation project is
old it has been revived with renewed
interest owing to the fact that Dyer
is almost certain to have one or two
interurbans. and as these are knock
Ing at the door the wide-awake peo
pie Of Dyer realize that now is the
time when they must be incorporated
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-02
WELL KNOWN
WHITING LADY
PASSES AWAY
Especial to THE TINES

whiting, Ind, Dec. Mrs. Matilda
Mckay. better known in Whiting as
Aunt Tillie,I died yesterday at the
St Andrews society Old Peoples Home,
SAT Bryant avenue. Chicago. Sturdy old
Scotch woman that she was, her last eff
fort to mingle with her countrymen
on ST. Andrews night cost her life
She caught fatal cold, from which
she died yesterday. Aunt Title" was
20 years old and her old age fastened
her demise.
Although residing in Chicago Of late
Aunt Title" was for many years
resident of Whiting, and hundreds of
the city's people called her affection
ately Aunt Title" Her boarding house
was favored place and to all OF them
she was a mother. Her death Will be
greatly regretted and a number of
Whiting people intend to attend the
funeral. which will be held tomorrow
afternoon.
Arrangements have been made for
services TO be held at the St. Andrews
Old Peoples Home, SAT Bryant avenue,
Chicago. AT l o'clock. Interment will
be al Graceland cemetery.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-02
$4,000 MILES OF
TRACK AFFECTED
BY BIG DEAL

The st. Louis e. San Francisco
railroad. which was segregated
from the Rock Island yesterday. has.
with its subsidiary companies, e.529
miles Of track. Its main line runs
from ST. Louis to Oklahoma City. 1t
leases the Kansas City, Fort Scott
& Memphis road, which has 914
miles of trackage. It's branches run
through Missouri, Kansas. Arkan-
sas, Oklahoma. Indian Territory,
Texas and Tennessee. The system
includes the Chicago & Eastern Ini-
nois and the Evansville & Terre
Haute roads
The trackage of the Rock Island
system was $4,000 miles, including
the Frisco lines. Its trackage is
now 1871 miles. Its terminal is in
Chicago and its main line west ex-
tends to Denver.
Its main line south runs TO Cal
weston. Texas. In the northwest 1t
reaches WATERFOWL, S. d. It enters
Kansas City by lines from Chicago
and st Louis. 1t has numerous
branches throughout the Mississippi
Valley.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-02
To
MANDATE
TRUSTEE
St. John Township Official
Will Be Brought Into
Court by Patron of School,
Who Brings Up Interest
ing uestion.
Especial to THE TrMEs.)

Griffith, Ind, Dec. "A school oues-
ton of considerable interest to the
people of ST John township has been
raised in this neighborhood and will
be brought to an issue in a mandamus
proceeding against Frank Scheidt Of
Dyer. rustee of st. John township.
half dozen school patrons have re-
tanned Judge W. W. Mcmahon of Ham
mond to bring their matter before the
court and immediate action may be
expected.
The question in which the people are
interested is that as to whether the
children who attended the Troy school
near Griffith last year. are entitled to
attend this school again this year, or
whether the trustee must make ar
rangements more convenient than those
established now, to haul the children
to the Schererville school. A conces-
sion along either line would end the
difficulty, as far as the patrons are
concerned. but Trustee Scheidt, seem
ingly is disposed to let the court rule
on the question.
Fourteen Children Affected.
The patrons particularly affected by
this question are: John Hull, having
tite tHAius LOUIS Long, having
four children. John Schiesser. having
four children, Albert Wolf. having one.
and Nicholas Kuhn having three chill
dren. Altogether there are fourteen
children and with this number the pat
rons believe that in the first place they
are netitled to have the Troy school
near which they live. opened. or If
this is not found feasible that the trus-
tee make arrangements to give the
children better transportation faciIi-
ties. The patrons say that the trans
portatiop furnished there now is worse
than nothing. as their children are not
only compelled to walk long distances
to meet the bus. but must In addition
TO this ride unnecessary long distances
until they reach destinations An adj
ditional bus would solve the problem.
as would also the opening OF the Troy
school. The result of the situa ton
thus far has been that the children In
this district have not attended school
this year.
Trustee Scheidt maintains that he is
doing the best nuder the circumstances
but the school patrons affected say
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-02

that he is acting on the advice of the
Rev William Berg OF SchererviIle. who
insists that his Pensioners at least
send their children to the parochial
SCHOOL, Four of the insurgent famt-
lies are members of his congregation,
but they maintain that 1t is working
too much Of a hardship on their chill
dren to make them walk and ride in
the cold bus approximately four hours
a day. Had the Catholic families com
piled with the trustees request to send
their children to either the public or
parochial school in Schererville, the
non-Catholics would have been In the
minority and they too would have had
to Aend their children TO the public
school at Schererville
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-02
Confetti Party, at Gary Skating Rink, Thursday Nigh

tons from the club. will confer with
the South Shore line officials to bring
about a hfteen-minute schedule be-
tween the Harbor and East Chicago
The present schedule provides for a
twenty minutes schedule. The sanitary
side OF the transportation will also
be taken up by this committee, as
cleaner and better ventilated cars are
desired.
President A. G. Lundquist, who pre-
sided. appointed w. c. Dickey to rep
resent the club at the national rivers
and harbor convention which will be
held at Washington Dec. s TO the 10 in
elusive. Charles E. Fowler was ap-
pointed an alternate. Judge T. III. c.
Hembroff having declined the honor,
owing to other busienss interests.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-02
HANDS
4 REBUkE:
TO THE CON-
Superintendent East Chi
cago Water Co. Resents
Impudence of Interurban
Conductor, Who Got What
Was Coming to Him.
Especial to THE TINES

East Chicago. Ind. Dec. 2.-An tnonu-
dent interurban conductor got what
was coming to him when he got gay"'
with g, l. Kirk. superintendent Of the
East Chicago and Indiana Harbor W.
ter company, Monday. The conductor
is still nursing a sore head and a con-
pie of black eyes. according to report.
Mr.. Kirk boarded the South Shore
train that leaves Pullman at sac
o'clock Monday evening. and was due
Is minutes later in East Chicago. The
train stopped and baked at eyerv
switch and siding. First 1t was to wait
for another car. Then it was for some
thing else, and altogether an hour or
more was consumed in getting to Ham
mond- Here a wait of twenty minutes
was INDUCED in
Offered a Suggestion.
In the meantime the car had filled UP
to Overlooking. Some of the passengers
We're none too cleanly. and the atmos-
phere in the crowded coach became
sitting to the point of suffocation AS
the conductor went through the car
Mr.. Kirk suggested that the opening
of one or two of the ventilators might
prove beneficial. The conductor re-
piled that he was too busy and that
he would attend to this little incident
when he got good and ready A few
remarks were passed between the two
men and thereafter. the conductor. ev-
cry time he walked by Mr.. Kirk, offered
some bit of impudence
Endured a Plenty.
Mr.. Kirk thinking he had endured
Is much as he needed to. walked back
to the platform to get the conductors
number. The conductor in the mean
time. anticipating this, had taken pains
to remove the number. Mr. Kirk then
asked the man his number and was
promptly informed that it was none Of
his business. As to the atmosphere. he
opined that 1t was good enough for a
bunch of hunkies." Tie water com
pany's superintendent inquired wheth-
er he, Kirk was alluded to as a hun
kie.' The conductor replied that he
could take that as he saw fit. where
upon Mr.. Kirk saw fit to land a we'll
directed and decidedly muscular punch
on the smart Alecs temple. This was
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-02

He Was Subdued.
When the East Chicago man got
through with the street car man the
latter was considerably subdued He
fed for reinforcements to the front of
the car and returned with the motor
man. The latter, coming up behind Mr..
Kirk, pinioned his arms and attempted
to throw him bodily off the car He
failed in this. and when Mr. Kirk ex-
planned the situation he desisted in his
efforts to put him of and went back to
his post In the course of an hour and
a half after the starting of the train
East Chicago was reached.
While the majority of the conductors
on the South Shore line are courteous
and observe a reasonable amount of So
licitude for their passengers regarding
the ventilation of their cars, there are
number who find it hard to give a
civil answer, and still harder to furnish
a particle of ventilation. keeping all the
transoms closed in utter violation of
the laws OF health and decency. This
has caused a good deal of dissatsfac-
ton among the patrons of the line,
who complain about it a great deal.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-02
MARRIAGE LICENSES
IN CIRCUIT COURT

Charles A. Brecht, Matilda Pritz.
Chicago Earl F. DeLlano, Helen J.
Ballard. Chicago. Arthur s Bogg, Ada
l. Perry, Chicago Bernhard OIeSon.
Stewart: Martha Oleson. Chicago Jas.
E Williams, Mae L Clark. Sterling.
Martin Woronowicz, Cpylia Zabloska,
Hammond. Arthur A. Pierard. Mabls
Sleagester. LaSalle. William Dewell.
Martha Wischmann, Hobart. Leonard
f. Pagers, Victorelne Steinhardt. Chi
cago. Robert II. Foster Lillian O.
Erickson, Chicago. Patrick Kittier
Alice Comisky. Chicago. John Graham.
Cherry Williams. Chicago. Joseph
Elizabeth Israel. Chicago.
Lyman Gates, Marion Clark, Chicago.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-02

followed by several more of the same
kind. variously. bestowed,
He yyam Suhdued
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-02
FIRE IN ROBERTSDALE
Especial to THE TrMzs.)

Robertsdaie. Ind, Dec. 2.-Fire early
this morning destroyed the summer
kitchen on the place of Fred Bingham
mer. 80 Harrison avenue. The fire had
gained considerable Roadway before it
was onticed by Mr.. Binghammer, but
the fire department was summoned in
time enough to prevent the spead of
flames to the house. The latter, how
ever, was somewhat scorched. The ORR
gin of the fire is unknown
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-02
DYER TICKLED
OVER SITUATION

tcontlnued from Page H.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-02
REBELS PREPARE
TO CRUSH ZELAYA

Colon. Dec 2.-Advices received to-
day by wireless from Nicaragua de-
clare that reinforcements have been
rushed to the insurgent armies and that
General Estrada. the pretender. is de-
termined to push the struggle and fol-
low up the advantage given him BY the
action OF the United States in refusing
to further recognize Zelaya.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-02

incorporated in order that they might
derive all possible benefits in return
for the franchise which they will have
to give
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-02

WHY TAKE A CHICAGO PAPER
FOR SPORTING EVENTsR TuEY
DON'T GIVE YOU LAKE COUNTY
EVENTS. THE TIMES DOES AND
ALL OTHERS as WELL.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-31
Foreign Capital In America.

Foreign Capital In America.
J, Tho late king of Belgium held stocks
Of railways in this country. King Ed
ward recently. made a good turn in
speculative stocks here. These In
stances Of royalty investing capital in
America are not exceptional. It is said
that about $4,000, 100000 In foreign
money has been brought to this coun-
try for investment during the last fifty
years.
The Inflow Of capital from abroad
began with the financing Of q new
railroads. The financing Of American
enterprises from this source will prob
ably continue for a long time, although
the relative amount may diminish.
Our national wealth Is now fixed at
about $107,O0o,0OO,OOO and will doubt
less increase. The amount Of foreign
money at work here is too small to5be
Of influence except as It contributes to
greater productivity in certain fields
and adds to our own wealth. The for
eign investor gets the dividends, but
the advantages Of substantial develop
ment remain here.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-31
Farm ass
Garden
ICE FOR THE FARM HOME.

How to Secure and How to stors The
Crop For Future Use.
Ice is as workable as wood, 10 it can
be either split or sawed into desirable
sections for handling and storing.
Commercial ice making In generally
carried on with an eye single to rapid.
ity rather than accuracy In cake d.
mansions. so the ice plow Is used and
the cakes split OF, thus leaving the
under side Of each cake Irregular.
making close storage impossible. The
slower and better process for the
farmer is the Ice saw or, In lieu Of this,
the common crosscut saw. which is
found on nearly oil farms. Lake or
pond ice has the preference over river
ice. due to the fact that there Is no
current beneath. Pond ice freezes
thicker and is less liable to contain air
bubbles. meaning clearer and more
uniform cakes.
Avoid slush or snow ice as much as
possible. Watch for those several
days of continuous hard freezing, then
tap the ice field at its best. Six Inch
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-31
zslayaism and After.

HEEEE--a
III his ultinatum to Zelaya's repre-
sentative 81 Washington Secretary
Knox brandished q club. The world
Will be likely to know soon, &c not al
ready convinced, that q club will be;
needed TO bring the lnnd over which
sge!ss.a has reigned within the zone Of
civilization. a,le force mas be moral
or may have to be physical and could
rome from native statesmen or some
outside hand. Such fragrant misrule a.
has been reported from Nicaragua q
not calculated to prepare q nation to
do It's own cleaning up.
The people of Nicaragua have never
been Jealous for civic progress as 9th
er nations. understand the term. Poll
tics is the daily occupation Of the men,
young and old, but sordid greed for Of
fice and spoil is back Of all the acttvi-
ties. Nothing better could be- expected
from the example Of a Zelaya. The
Cubans took due notice OF q big
stick without ever feeling the weight
Of It. Perhaps the Nicaraguans will be
the better for a wholesome sense Of
fear,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-31
Perhaps this fuss is all because nj
caragua has a canal site to sell.
Schooling

-HHEA- SSAAVOAAAA6 g. 49, 50
The national forest service has been
experimenting with 2 school for ran
gers, and good results are reported. It
might be supposed that forestry could
be. learned only in the woods, ak or
spade in hand, cutting out or planting.
The sessions Of the. first forestry
school held in this country took place
in September and October. The train
ing consisted Of lectures in the morn
ing and field work In the afternoon.
Rangers from four different forest sys-
TENS attended.
The idea Of practical training for
adults who might be supposed to be
proficient in their calling is growing in
this country. Even commercial drum
,mers modestly take points from past
masters on the ''road," although their
gatherings are called conventions. Acc
tivities SO overlap at present that 1t
becomes more and more difficult for
Mr.. Know-it-all to make good. The
school for grownups is often only an
organized effort to do what has been
done at random all along. But there is
inspiration in a crowd filled with the
same idea, and the most r~esourceful
man never admits that he sis too old
to learn"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-31
F arm ena
Garden
HOMES FOR POULTRY.
The Open Front Type That Gives Ven.
tiIation Now Popular.

it, es0SsVu sNVVv VVPWsWSs
A few years ago the open front poul-
try house was practically unknown.
The tendency at that time was to con-
struct houses that were very tight and
ventilated by the opening Of windows
and in many instances by a of
fues and cupolas. This type of house,
as a rule, was more or less damp, and
it did not take many years for pro-
gressive men to realize that damp
houses meant cold houses and an
abundance Of disease. The result has
been a gradual increase of the amount
Of fresh air in the house and less at
tention given to warmth until today
we have what is known as the open or
cloth front house. One can still find.
however, many types Of poultry houses.
but the open front house is fast be-
coming the standard for every climate.
The beneficial effects of a dry house,
with IN abundance Of fresh air, has
been very forcibly demonstrated by
several experiment stations. Professor
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-31
OPEN FRONT POULTRY HOUSE.

Graham Of the Kansas Agricultural
college states that after careful tests
made with warmed buildings. with
double wall houses having curtains be-
fore the perches and six feet away
next to the wire netting, he has found
that the Il ply board houses With
netted fronts have given better results
both as to the number Of eggs pro.
duced in winter and the fertility and
vigor of germs.
The open front house can be modi-
fed to meet a wide range of climate.
In the northern state the house is
generally equipped with a curtain
front and hooded roost. These curtains
are dropped at night to insure a warm
er house while the fowls are inactive.
The open front shed roof house
shown in the cut is a type Of the con-
tinuous house. 1t is 100 feet long, 20
feet wide. 8 feet high in front and
e feet in the rear. 1t is divided into
five pens 20 by 20 feet. with solid
board partitions between each pen.
Zone bird is allowed to every four
square feet Of space.
The roost is provided with a cloth
curtain. which is dropped on very
cold nights. Two small holes with
sliding doors are used to ventilate the
roost when the curtain is down. The
floor consists of a layer Of sheathing,
then a layer Of building paper and
flooring. The outside Of the studs on
the ends and back Is first covered
with a layer of sheathing, then a layer
Of building paper and novelty siding.
The inside Of the studs. with the ex-
ception of the hooded roost, is entire
ly open. The nests are placed on the
end walls and partitions. The entire
building rests OH brick piers about
two feet from the ground. and each
pen is equipped with a trapdoor,
which allows the hen to go down and
,wallow in the dirt under the house.
On many farms where poultry is car
ried on as an adjunct, to the other
farm crops is found a variety Of small
stationary houses. There are several
advantages in favor of the small sta
tionary house. Where land is restrict
ed it is possible to provide a sys-
TEN of cultivation where the houses
are small and set far enough apart to
permit of double yards. These yards
can be cropped alternately and thus dc
away with the danger of tainted soil
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-12-31
Cook ana tho Danes

Cook ana tho Danes.
Il was suggested some dime ago that
Dr. Cook sought the shores o. Den
mark IS the best point from which TO
launch his amazing story chiefly be
cause certain people Of that country
harbored animesIty With respect to
the intrepid i,earj la that cas g..
doctor certainly calculated well, for
the Danish press and people and many
Danes Of great influence became the
champion before the world Of the ''un-
der dog" in the controversy, as to the
first visit to the actual pole.
But scientists cannot afford to be,
and true scientists never will be sway
ed by personal feeling. Furthermore.
science Is given to bluntness Of speech.
It's utterances abound In yeas and
nays. The scientific authorities Of
Denmark would have suspended judg-
ment for years in order to give Cook a
chance to produce the promised ade-
quate proofs. But, smarting under re-
peated challenge, the bold explorer
submitted his hastily prepared case
only to learn the old, old truism that
science is a hard proposition to go up
against.