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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-05-16
CLUB TO GIVE
A NOVEL FUNCTION
University Club Men Will
Serve Four O'clock Break
fast at 4 A. M.

Notices have been sent out to the
members of the University club of
Hammond announcing a dance to be
held at the Masonic temple Friday
evening, May 90. The cards announce
that dancing will commence at IL
o'clock.
The music, however, will commence
at 10 o'clock. Breakfast will be served
at 800 o'clock in the morning. Just
what the menu will be is a dark secret,
but DR.. Elmore Salisbury, chairman of
the entertainment committee, states
that it will be ample and suitable.
The dance will be one of the most
unique affairs that have ever been held
in this city. and a lively interest is be-
ing taken in the affair A number of
out-of-town people have been invited
Dance ON Two Days.
Arrangements have been made to rent
the ball room for Friday. May 20, and
Saturday, May q. in view of the fact
that the dance extends over one day
and into the other.
large number of replies have been
received. and it is expected that there
will be a large attendance. Those who
have received notices are expected to
mail their replies as sooh as possible, so
that the committee will know just how
many couples to count on.
1t is reported that therre will be a
number of innovations. The comet will
be visible in the western sky on the
evening of the goth, and If by that time
astronomers are of the opinion that it
will be visible for any length of time
a number of telescopes will be provided
with which the heavenly wanderer may
be seen.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-05-16
SHOCKING
MURDER
Charles II. Proctor Of Utica,
N. Y, Fires Al Caliber
Bullet Into Friend.
1910 MURDER RECORD.
Killed by murder in region. -.

"0h, Mister Proctor you have shot
me!'
What! Peter-You?"
The man who uttered the first re-
mark pitched forward on his face,
dead. He had been mistaken by his
friend for a burglar.
The tragedy happened early this
morning in a box car in a Michigan
Central train between Michigan City
and Gibson. Peter Schuyler, the
young man who was shot lies in En-
merling's morgue, while Charles H.
Proctor, the man who fired the fatal
shot, is under arrest at the Hammond
police station.
George Jones, a third man who was
in the box car, is also under arrest
The fatal ghot was fred with that sure
aim that one might expect in a from
tiers man, for such Proctor was going
to be upon his arrival in Oklahoma.
CAME FROM UTICA, n. Y.
Proctor came from Utica, N. Y, he
having claimed a homestead in the
western state. He was shipping
through" in a box car, having chartered
1t to carry a COW, a few pigs, some
furniture and farm implements to his
homestead. AS a live stock shipper
he had to stay in the car. and so it was
arranged that~he take his two friends
Peter Schuyler and George Jones, with
him.
ITO think that I killed my friend
worried Proctor in the police station
this morning. He told his story to q
TIMES reporter:
I'VE had been on the road since last
Thursday night Some time last night
we passed through Michigan City. II
may have been l o'clock or 8, L dom
know. It was dark. and something
awoke me. The train was barely NOV
ing along. L was about to doze of
again, when I noticed the figure of a
crouching human figure in the hall
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-05-16
STORM On
INDIANA
AVENUE:
Property Owners on Leading
Thoroughfare Express
Condemnatory Opini o rs
When They Hear of Ger
tain Councilmanic Action.

Charles II. Stewart. one of the prin-
cipal property owners on Indiana ave-
nue.. who would have been greatly BEN
Gifted by the building of the branch of
the Chicago, Lake shore & South Bend
line, stated today that he is of the
opinion that the councilmen who voted
against the South Shore franchise and
finally knocked it in the head" were
not working for the interests of the
city and the property owners on Indi-
ana avenue.
Mr.. Stewart said when the PROPOSE
ton of the South Shore interurban
came up before the council the people
of Indiana avenue held a meeting and
decided that it would be to the inter-
ests of the city and, especially, of the
territory between the river and the
Michigan Central tracks to have the
road built.
He says that in spite of the fact
that they recommended that the fran
chise be granted certain councilmen op-
posed it, and as a result the plan was
abandoned. Hammond is the loser as a
result.
Among those who were interested in
the passage of the franchise and urged
the council TO take action was Nick
Nahn. the owner of the fiatiron build
ing on Holman street, just south of the
Michigan Central tracks; Louis Heintz
and Peter Wolf, There were also a
large number of property owners on
Indiana avenue and other adjacent
streets who urged the passage of the
| franchise.
Today there was a storm of protests
/ from the property owners along Indi-
ana avenue when they learned through
| THE TIMES that the hostility of certain
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-05-16
C0RBETT
MAY Be 4
CANDIDATE:
Prominent Gary Lawyer the
Latest Talked Of For Of
flee on Democratic Ticket,
and He Has a Good Rec
ord.

Although the democratic county con-
vention for the nomination of candi-
dates is less than month distant,
there is barely a ripple on the surface
that would indicate the approach of a
host of candidates. There is but one
explanation TO this, and that is that
the game is not worth while on the
democratic side.
Now and then it is possible to fol-
low up some faint rumor, which ulti-
mately leads to some prospective can
didate. The surest candidate in the
democratic party today appears to be
DIR. George orr of Indiana Harbor for
the office of county coroner. DR.. orr
has not yet made a definite announce
ment, but a deaf man in a conversa-
tion with the genial knight of the saw
and lance could very easily apprehend
that he will be the candidate for the
office. In the five years that DR.. Orf
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-05-16
r. G.. Foster Slain at Ham
mond Depot Yesterday
Morning in Presence os
Scores When He Tries to
Beat Passenger Train.
1910 TERRIBLE RECORD.
Killed in region by trains. =. 22
Injured in region by trains -. 29

R. G. Foster, 26 years old, friend and
fellow worker and fellow boarder of
Harley Parke, of Hammond. who was
accidentally electrocuted on April 7th,
was instantly killed yesterday morning
in the presence Of a score of people.
when he was struck by the Lake Shore
suburban. due in Hammond at S:4S.
Telling his friend George Helfrick
to cross the tracks with HIM at the
passenger station in order that they
might board the smoker on the OFF side,
he attempted to dash across the tracks.
but either misjudged the distance of
the engine or missed his footing, and
was caIsht squarely by the plot and
hurled under the wheels.
The body was literally ground to
pieces. 1t was removed to Stewart S
morgue where arrangements were made
to hold the inquest today.
Was Employed at Standard.
Foster. whose home is in Allegheny
Pa. was employed in the Standard
Steel Car works in Hammond as cleo
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-05-16
LAKE co. PIONEER
DIED YESTERDAY A. NJ.
Hiram A. Green, Born at
Merrillville, Dies From
Dropsy at Home.
WENT TO TEXAS FOR HEALTH
Though He Was Saloonkeeper, Mr..
Green Was An Exemplary
Man.
WENT TO TEXAS FOR HEALTH

Hiram A. Green, veteran saloon
keeper of Hammond and a native of
Lake county, died yesterday morning
at his home, $40 Plummer avenue. His
death was not altogether unexpected.
she had been suffering for a long
time with dropsy, he having been to
Texas for his health only last January.
with him at the time OF his death was
Mrs. Green and his daughter, Mrs.
Riley Dean, Grasselli. Although quite
sick, Mr. Green was never bedridden
and he was not in his bed when he
died at o'clock yesterday morning.
Was Exemplary saloon Man.
The death of Hi" Green removes
from the ranks of saloonkeeps a man
who has always been considered an ex-
emplary business man in his line, and
his untimely death is great regretted
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-05-16
TwEEDLEDEE AND
TwEEDLEDEEM.

In a dispatch to THE TIMES from
its Indianapolis bureau regarding
the campaign assessments of the
state democratic candidates, there
appeared the statement that the
term of office for an appellate judg-
ship was six years and that the cam
paign assessment was $4,000, or 10
per cent of the salary. The local
democratic organ hoped on the
story with both feet and branded
1t as vicious lie for the purpose
of hurting Mr.. Ibach. THE TIMES
this morning wired its Indianapolis
correspondent the denial and re-
ceived the following reply.
'sThe only thing wrong about the
four years instead of six years. The
salary is $4,000 per annum' This
would make the assessment S2,4O0
campaign assessment story LIS that
the term of the appellate Judges is
instead of $4,000. The assessment is
10 per cent of the total salary, as
1 first wired you"
Which only goes to show that the
local democratic organ again
stubbed its sore toe and displayed
its nasty venom THE TIMES in both
its editorial and news columns has
expressed its kindliest wishes for
Ibach and its pride that he is
candidate It might incidentally be
not out of place to say that the
democratic assessment is no more
than the republican candidates have
to pay.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-05-16

Hobart, Ind, May 16.-Carinme De-
cicco and Cunato Giuseppe, Italian sec
tion hands employed the Pennsyl-
vania railroad at Hobart, were injured
in the Hobart yards Saturday morning
They We're working along the right of
way when passenger train No. I5 came
along and hit a pinch bar which had
been left lying in the way The bar was
hurled through the air, striking the
two men. Decicco was not seriously in
ured, but Giuseppe had his thigh bone
broken an dwas bruised considerably.
Both men were brought to the Chris
tian hospital In Valparaiso where they
are being cared for. Giuseppe is IS
years old.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-05-16
IS MESSAGE
HOAX, ASK
POLICE?
Especial to THE TIMEs.)

Especial to THE TIMEs)
Whiting, Ind, May 16-"I hope
when you find this little note in
this bottle you won't be surprised.
but we were companions all our
lives; decided to die together.
Good bye wicked world
(Signed) FLORENCE ROY.
DAISY BARNES
The above note, scribbled on piece
of wrapping paper with a lead pencil.
was found yesterday along the lake
shore by John Tomidalski, a 12-year-
old Robertsdale boy. While it is ap-
parently hoax, the whiting police are
giving it their attention.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-05-16
IMPROVE CROSSINGS.

Secretary E. F. Johnston. is very
much pleased to note that the Nickel
Plate and Erie railroads are both i'm
proving their crossings This is the
result of the action that the Ham
mond Business Mems association has
taken along this line.
The filling in of the railroad rights
of way and the sewing of grass seed is
evidence of the fact that the railroads
are trying to do their share to help the
thing along.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-05-16
Hasn't Been Located.

DR. c. W. Campbells Hupmobile,
which was stolen last Saturday morn
ing from in front of his office in the
Rimbach building, has not yet been To-
Gated. The thief has had ample time
to change the appearance of the ma
chine by this time and If the machine
is returned to the owner luck will have
played an importapt part in success.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-05-16
SPEEOERS
ARRESTED
BY POLICE
Department Determines to
Have Safe and Sane Auto
mobile Driving on Streets
of Hammond, Cost What
It May.

Luck would have it that the first ar
rest that the local police made for the
season for violating the automobile
speed limit should be a big fish," a
former official of the Cobe cup race
at Crown Point, A. ]. Banta of Chicago.
Harry Towle also was arrested today
for violating the speed law yesterday
Mr.. Banta was arrested on Calumet
avenue yesterday afternoon by Officers
Einsele and Bunde, who were in plain
clothes. The Chicago man pleaded
guilty on the instant, but as the court
was not in session, he put up cash
bond of s25 and costs and appeared
this afternoon. He was fined $40 and
costs in the city court.
Harry Towle was also fined $40 and
costs, and while he did not plead guilty
he paid his fine.
One Machine Every Thirty Seconds.
The two arrests are the beginning of
a crusade for sane driving in the city
of Hammond, and more will follow.
Outsiders alone are not the only offend
ers. Hammond auto owners have been
just as guilty and there is a general
demand from the public that the speed
burning, dust raising nuisance be
stopped. Notice will also be served on
a number of Hammond auto owners
that they must provide their machines
with numbers at once.
BY actual countup to o'clock yester-
day afternoon nearly 500 machines, in
| Guiding motor cycles had passed
| through the business district. Taking
| the time from o'clock in the morning
this would mean an automobile every
half minute. on the face of it. this
! is figure which spells danger to the
| public at large, and any steps that the
| police take ia bringing this number
within the speed limit will be greatly
| appreciated by the public.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-05-16
Call Dav in Court.

Today was call day in the Lake SUI
perior court. After the business of the
morning was completed the trial of
number Of civil cases will be taken up.
Tomorrow the court will go back to
the criminal docket and the first case
to be taken up will be the case of the
state of Indiana VS.. Doppi, one of the
Indiana Harbor arson cases.
1t is expected that the criminal dock
ct will take the rest of the week
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-05-16
R. z0LL IS
Prize GETTER
Hammond Lad Easily Dis
tances All Competitors
in Interschool Contest.

Lake County schools did things at
South Bend last Saturday night.
Raymond Zoll, of Hamfond, cover
ed himself and the Hammond High
school with glory when he won the
first prize last Saturday in the North
ern Indiana oratorical contest.
zoll won against a strong field
which included Chancellor Moschell,
of South Be nd, who was generally eS-
pected to emerge the winner. The
latter was awarded the second prize.
Crown Point won third place and
Gary fourth. 1t is noteworthy that
three of the prizes went to Lake
county.
Eight schools of northern Indiana
were entered for the contest, but the
Hammond candidate easily outdis-
tanced his competitors, having re-
ceived two firsts in both thought and
delivery. His victory was celebrated
In the high school this morning with
an appropriate exercise.
SIX JUDGES.
The rankings were based on thought
and composition and on delivery. there
having been. three judges for each de-
partment. The judges on thought and
composition were Miss Anna Wilson,
principal of the Charlottesville high
school; Prof w. A. Mcmillan of the
(Continued on page 2)
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ADVERTISE AND ADVERTISE
AGAIN IN THE TIMES.
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dContInued on page f1ve.,
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Was Ex'

Continued on page seven.)
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SIX JUDGES.

CONTINUED on page 2.)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-05-16
THE WEATHER

SHOWERS TONIGHT
AND TUESDAY,
WARMER TONIGHT.
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CONTINUED on page nve.l
La Junta tribune., 1910-04-30
SATURDAY. APRIL 30. 1910
REMINISCENT
0D1PaD FRo1 TRIBUNE
FILES Of
TWENTY YtARSA0

In the harvest Of 1890 the Arkan-
sas Valley and Southern Colorado had
100 900 acres Of wheat.
Charles Norman ordered three
drums and 4 fife as . present to the
new camp Of the Sons Of Veterans.
1t was announced that twenty-five
Wells Fargo express messengers
would have their lay.off In La Junta
soon.
II was reported by some irrever-
ent persons that Las Animas was
dead and only waiting for some one
to come along and hold a funeral
Mrs. J. C. vroman. wife Of County
Commissioner vroman. died at her
home near Rocky Ford May /. 1890.
Mrs. Vroman was a sister OF J. w.
and J. N. Beatty.
A $500 house on the claim Of E.
NJ. Dietz, six miles north of town. was
burned to the ground. II was thought
someone was trying to interrupt his
residence on the claim in order to
file a contest
II was estimated that sixty-fivc
per cent OF the water used in the
bitches In the Arkansas Valley found
its way back into the river. The
water in the river was measured
Just above the headgate OF the Fort
Lyon canal and again at Lamar. fifty
two miles below. and the amount OF
water was found to be the same.
F. 7. Lewis, chief engineer OF the
Otero Canal Company. established his
headquarters In La Junta. The com.
missary department Of the surveying
corps was refused 4 supply OF water
when the tents were pitched at Rocky
Ford. SO the whole works moved to
La Junta The Tribune assured them
that every hydrant In La Junta would
be free for their use. with something
\ little stronger than water farther
down town.
II. q. Bourne and DIR. b. r. Haskins
were candidates for the position OF
secretary Of the school board. Has
kins was elected by 4 majority OF
81. Twenty years ago the Tribune
remarked that II was very foolish
for our people to get up contest
every year over the school election.
~ II can only result In injury TO
the schools" Same thing applys to-
Gay. Habits are hard things to break
away from. however.
La Junta tribune., 1910-04-30
wha, Public Librarie. Ar. Doing.

The whole influence of the public
liorarles will probably never be
known, but that they are doing much
10 supplement the work of the pub
Tic schools is evident, says the Colum.
.Dus Dispatch. A significant report Is
that Of the libraries OF Brooklyn,
where 100000 volumes were circu.
Iated last year. the branches serving
the largest proportion Of immigrants
showing the largest use. The new
comers are reading English and
American books and they are read
Ing books in their own tongues, OF
which the libraries have fair and
growing stock. Better still. they are
reading, not so many novels as books
OF serious import-books that teach
them something OF the country to
which they have come and shed some
ltght on the practical side Of life. This
v, OF course, partly due to the efforts
thai all modern librarians are making
to put the treasures that are with.
In" into the hands Of those whom
they may help. A library is no long
er something to be looked at and
admired, but something to be used.
something to sharpen the wits and
broadea the knowledge and increase
the efficiency Of those who read.
And the man for whom the library
ts doing all this is being helped both
negatively and positively. Exactly
how much he is being helped and
Just when and where the benefit will
appear not even he may know. but
that the aggregate Of helpfulness is
Ereat is undeniable. 1t is adding
TO the education that is making both
the Amcrican.born and the newcomer
q better man and citizen.
La Junta tribune., 1910-04-30
ANNOUNCEMENT.

At the reQue~t Of many OF my
friends and patrons Of the schools
l have consented U announce myself
as candidate for reelection for d.
rector Of school district No. II. At
the coming election held Monday.
May "a.
AID not expect 10 run again for
that office. but ] am very much In
tcrcsted In the completion Of the
improvements that the Board now
has o. tho way. such ~ the Boys
Club and the Commercial College tina,
the plaas ase BOW being drawn for rt.
modelling eor school PURPOSES and
have . prsde In helping bring them
10 Completion.
Respectfully.
A. q. DRAPER.
La Juata. April -. 1910.
La Junta tribune., 1910-04-30
Oeys' Agricultural Clubs.

There are over 10000 boys and
girls In rural schools In Colorado. and
Q greater number In towns depending
upon farming communities for sup
port. The Colorado Agricultural Col
lege has begun the organization Of
Boys and Girls Agricultural Clubs
with the object Of interesting them
In studying plant and animal life.
and In compelling In school district,
county and state contests for cxhib.
It's Of farm crops.
The Agricultural College will take
up this work In each county. where
the county superintendent is willing
TO help. Potatoes and sugar beets viii
bs studied this year. In irrigated sec.
ttons. mad milo in dry land sections
on the plains. Next year II Is pisnn.
I'd to add = study Of grains. alfalfa
and fruit. and the third year. the
Feeding and judging Of stock.
Tho plan u TO organize . Boys
ana OIrIs Club Ia any school dis
trtct where the farmers and the busi.
sess men will offer SO In prizes
1os say one Of these crops; . first
pstss of -. . second psiss Of ". and
five prtses Of q each. making seven
psisss Tor each crop In Z school dis.
tsiet.
TIE college furnishes plans for the
work and . constitutton for the club
The childrsa elect their own officers
and conduct their own meetings. The
teacher acts - librarian. securing
bsilstins for each pspil. free. from
the Colorado nxpsSiment Station. and
from the United States Department
ol Agriculture. The club elects
soms successful fasner In tho neigh.
borhood. prsssssbiy . nsnbsr Of the
school board. - eosassl 70 advise
With the ehiI1ssa. particularly durins
the summer vacatiea.
La Junta tribune., 1910-04-30
Another Victim.

Coroner McGovern received notice
Monday night OF the death of Mrs.
Alice Gore, wife Of Edward S. Gore.
1855 West Thirty.ninth avenue, there
having been no regular medical prac-
titiouer In attendance on the case.
MIR Gore, who is 80 years OF age.
was stricken two weeks ago with
pneumonia She was a Christian Sci
entisl and declined to call In any
one 10 attend to her excepting follow
ers OF her own faith.
Mr. Blanche Murphy. Of the Chris
tian Science church, living at il6l
King street, attended Mrs. Gore since
the beginning OF her illness. Not
withs landing the treatments she re-
ceived Mrs. Gore rapidly became
worso and the disease finally devel'
oped into double pneumonia.
DsSlng the time OF her last Illness.
Il WAS stated at the Gore home this
morning. the patient received only
Christian Science treatment and none
OF The methods employed by doctors
Of the older schools were applied In
her case.
The coroner Is looking into the
facts and has not decided whether an
inquest should be held.-Dcnver Post.
La Junta tribune., 1910-04-30
AMMoUMc cGMGNr.

Al the rsquest Of numerous friends
who feel . deep interest In our pub
lie schools. have consented To an
nounce myself - . candidate for d.
rector ol school district No. II s'
the coming election 70 be held Mon
day, Nay 3. 1919.
Rsspsctsuuiiy.
tll TO n. PHILLIPS.
La Junta tribune., 1910-04-30

NOthing Il removed from The house,
and you don't have any dusting to
do, because oil dust Is carried out
and deposited In the machine. Ma
chine 10 on the way.
Phone Il 1919. c. u. RITTER