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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-01-14
WATCH
POOLROOMS
CLOSELY

The crusade against permitting the
presence of minors in poolrooms in
Hammond does not seem to be bearing
fruit to any great exttnt. Last even
ing the various poolrooms in the city
had the regular quota of minors pres
ent.
1t is understood, however, that only
the older of the young men are per-
mitted to enter these places. All of the
boys have been warned not to enter
the poolrooms in the future.
One thing that has been accomplished
is the elimination OF betting on pool
games and other forms of gambling in
connection with these places Of amuse-
ment.
Some of the toughest characters
have been making themselves scarce
lately, and the poolrooms have been
cleantd up considerably. 1t is be-
lieved that careful police regulation
will result in the gradual elimination
of young men from the places
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-01-14
TIMES GIVES FIRST STORY
OF LAKE co. CENSUS DISTRICTS

THE TIMES is able for the first time
to show the enumeration districts for
the entire county of Lake. Each of
these districts will be in charge of an
enumerator, and for this reason the
matter of the district boundaries is Of
great interest
There are forty y-nine districts in the
county and this will mean that there
will have to be forty-nine enumerators
selected In fact. it will be interesting &
to watch the ponderous machinery OF
the census department begin its work
In this locality.
The following is a correct and ex-
elusive description of the various CEN
sus districts of the county:
District No 81. Calumet township
fpart of including Griffith town, but
excluding Gary and Tolleston towns.
Note: All that part of township lying
south of Ridge road including Griffith
town but excluding Gary and Tolleston
towns Griffith town must be shown
separately.
District No. 80. Calumet township
(part of including Tolleston but ex-
Guiding Gary and Griffith towns Note:
All that part of township lying north OF
Ridge road including Tolleston. but ex-
Guiding Gary and Griffith towns. Tol-
lesion town. must be shown separately.
District No SO. Gary city, ward
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-01-14
FAST Train
ON MON0N
WRECKED

The Monon train due in this city
at 6:57 in the morning was wrecked
two miles south OF Fair Oaks this
morning. The train is composed of
day coaches and two sleepers and
comes from Cincinnati.
The two sleepers left the tracks and
bounded along the ties for consider
able distance until the train was stop
ped. and the cars remained upright.
There was not a person of the train
who was so much as scratched, and
the wreck was one of the Monon's s
lucky ones.
1t took some time TO get the cars
back on the track, however, as It was
necessary to send to Monon for a
wrecking crew. f. p. Deming was ex-
pected to arrive in the city from Indi-
annapolis on either that train or the
one which arrives in this city at 1885
but he did not come on either. 1t is
believed that he was delayed in In
anapolis. where he has been attend
ing the meeting of the Indiana Retail
Lumber Dealers association.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-01-14

Note: Commencing at the northeast city
limits thence running south along thu
east city limits line to the north Lie
of the wabash railway. thence afong
the north line of the Wabash railway
to the center line of Broadway, thence
along the center line of Broadway to
Lake Michigan. thence east along Lake
Michigan to place Of beginning.
District No. "a. Gary city, ward 4
Note: Commencing at the Intersection
of the center line of Broadway with
Lake Michigan, thence running south
along center line of Broadway to the
north line OF the Wabash railway
thence west along the north line of thu
w Wabash railway to the west line of
section 4. thence south along section {
to the south line of said section. thenca
westerly along south city limits to west
city limits. thence north along west CITY
limits to Lake Michigan, thence easterlv
TO place of beginning.
District No. 35.s Gary city. ward
Commencing at the intersection Of the
north line of the Wabash railway with
the center line of Broadway and run-
ming along the center line of Broad.
way south to the center line of 1qfh
avenue. thence west along the centor
line of 18th avenue to the center lfne
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-01-14
BIZ SALE
ON At M|NAs
STORE NOW

Following it's annual custom, the E.
c. Minas department store has inaug-
urated a pre-inventory sale, which Is
now on and at which all surplus stock
is offered at prices that are always
appreciated by the public. The OPEN
ing day of this big annual sale was
last Wednesday and the business thus
far exceeds the business of any pre-
vious year for a similar period
The profit sharing plan, the coupon
system for the benefit of the custo-
mers, is one of the popular features
in connection with the sale.
The pre-inventory sale includes
mems clothing and furnishings. ladies'
and misses. ready to wear apparel, in
the latter department being included
coats and fancy coats and muslin un-
derwear.
The sale in the shoe department is
in proportion for the big stock Of
goods and the bargain prices.
The pre-inventory sale will last ten
days. and having started last Wednes-
day will close Saturday, JAM a.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-01-14
HAMMOND
AFTER TRACK
ELEVATION
Business Mems Association
Takes Up Important Mat
ter and Find That It Is
High Time to Pave the
Way for Progress.

The inclement weather of last even
ing resulted in poor attendance at the
meeting Of the Hammond Business
Mems association, but the meeting
proved to be one of the most import
ant of the year.
There were two matters OF great i'm
portance taken up. One was the matter
of electric lighting for domestic, COM
mercial and municipal uses and the
other was the matter of track eleva-
tion.
On the first question there was a
division of opinion regarding the ad-
visibility of making contract with
the Northern Indiana Gas and Electric
company or with an independent com
pany. more or less municipality own
ed, and good arguments were advanced
on both sides.
Favors Track Elevation.
The concensus of opinion seemed to
be that steps should be taken at once
by the business men and the city
administration to pave the way for
track elevation. Attorney L. L. Bonn
berger's hobby, track elimination, will
come as a matter. of course, along with
track elevation in the opinion of those
who have made a study of the matter
The steps necessary to track eleva-
tion as outlined last evening are as fol-
lows:
1. Hammond must unite with Laf-
ayette, Richmond. Logansport and
Hand 4 !, q :, -.
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L,..el.e thNss To molso ri1s. s. 80. -

loan association may capitalize, and
another increase in the future can only
be made by change of the bylaws.
Limit VIII Soon Be Reached.
If the company increases in the fu-
ture as it has in the past. the limit
will soon be reached, for year ago
the capital stock was increased from
100000 to 100000 and this stock was
bought up in a year. That the money
has been well invested is evidenced
by the fact that general average for
the last semi annual dividend was
slightly in excess of s per cent, and
with the prosperous times in store it
may even be more in the future. The
officers were practically all neglected.
Following is the list of officers for the
ensuing year:
Pres'dent-Anton H. Taper
Vice president-Frank Hammond.
Secretary-John d. Smallev-
Treasurer E. Wolf
Assistant secretary. S Blackmun.
Attorney-John' NJ. Stinson,
Directors for three years-George
Eder, o. A. KrinbiH. H. E. Sharrer.
Appaisers-J. F. Krost, P. B. Lipin-
ski, Gus Muenich
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-01-14

The st. Louis Post-Dispatch publish
ed a copyrighted story yesterday pur-
porting to be a confession of Ray
Lamphere, laying bare the secrets of
the Guinness charne1 house at Laporte.
The confession is alleged to have been
made by Lamphere before his death in
the hospital ward of the state prison at
South Bend, Ind. 1t recites the scenes
of the death of Mrs. Belle Guinness and
her three children and the burning of
her house. 1t also says Jennie Olson,
who was thought to have been killed
by Mrs. Guinness, was. one of the VIC
Tins in the ruins. According to the al
legged confession, Lamphere chloroferm-
ed Mrs Guinness. the children. and
Jennie Olson and left a lighted candle
which accidentally ignited the house.
Lamphere made some sort of confess
sion to the Rev. Z. A. Schen, now presi-
dent of Iowa Wesleyan university. and
The Post-Dispatch says DR.. Schell
would verify the published story If he
would consent to break his silence. DR.
SchelI said last night, in response to
long distance telephone call, that he
never had repeated to any person what
-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-01-14
kelE1irOau Anen .. De cfllessS
Of Business Mems
Assn. Shortly.
FRIENDLY RELATIONS SOUGHT
Track Elevation Is To Be Considered
and Studied From Every
Possible Angle.

Track Elimination, Bomberger's
ideas are fast taking hold of the COM
munity. The matter was not only a
subject of discussion at the meeting
of the Hammond Business Mems asso-
citation, but the suggestion is now made
that the business men of Hammond
hold a big banquet to which the htads
of all of the railroads running through
Hammond be invited and the matter
presented to them for their considera-
tion.
. 1t is thought that the banquet would
also serve the purpose of bringing
about more friendly relations between
the railroad officials and the citizens of
Hammond.
1t is proposed 10 have as fine ban
quet as the limited hotel facilities OF
the city will permit and have practical
ly every important railroad man in
the region present
NThe plans for the proposed track
elimination could then be taken up and
discussed and an idea of~the attitude
of the railroads could be had
One of the splendid features OF this
plan Of track elimination would be
that all of the railroads crossing the
river between Holman street and the
state line would be compelled to use
a single four-track bridge instead OF
the two bridges that are row in use
This would eliminate one bridge and
would be great help to navigation
when the river is finally dredged.
In view of the fact that the Monor
railroad is about convinced that Il
ought to have a depot nj Hammond
it is thought that the time is especially
opportune to take up this matter ant
settle
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-01-14
WORD COMES
HERE TODAY
Engineers Are Now at Work
Making the Several
Surveys.

One million and FIVE hundred
thousand dollars was appropriated by
the United States Steel company for
the building of an addition to the
plant of the Universal Portland Ce-
ment company at Burlington. The
new addition viii be completed with
In year and will have capacity
of 5000 barrels of cement day.
Four hundred extra men will be en-
ployed in the new addition and the
capacity Of the entire plant will be
increased to 1900 barrels daily,
making it the largest single plant
In the United States.
THE TIMES PREDICTED 1T.
This is exactly along the lines of
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-01-14
SOUNDS
WARNING
TO CITIES
Mishawaka Manufacturer
Takes Up Construction
Investments in Gary and
Other Indiana Cities in
Annual Report.
TIMES BUREAU,
AT STATE CAPITAL.

Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 14.-Melville
W. Mix, a prominent manufacturer CT
Mishawaka, sounded warning yester-
day afternoon to the manufacturers of
this country. and especially of Indiana,
on the subject of training workmen to
become real workmen. He is the chair
man of the committee on mechanical
engineering of the Indiana Engineer
ing society, and his warning was
sounded in his report. He charged that
manufacturers do not try to make ex-
pert workmen out of their employees.
but they put men to work in their
shops no matter whether they have
any ability or not just 50 they can
turn out the work. He expressed the
fear that this system will have a de-
plorable effect on the industrial world.
Mr.. Mix's report was as follows:
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-01-14
WRESTLING
CARNIVAL
IS F|zz[E
Hitch Between Promoter
Berezniak and Hammond
Athletic Assn, Who Pull
off Basket Ball Game on
Same Night.

The wrestling carnival that was to
have been pulled off by the Empire
Athletic club of Chicago at the Towle
Opera House last night was a fizzle
The wrestlers came out all right but
there was not more than a score of
people present, and they would not go
on before such an audience.
There seems to have been a hitch
between the Hammond Athletic asso-
citation and Attorney Leon Berenzniak,
who promoted the affair last evening.
Some time ago the Hammond Ath-
letic association held wrestling car
nival in this city. While it was not a
money-making proposition. it paid ex-
penses, and was considered a good en-
tertainment.
Attorney Berezniak promoted that
affair and naturally he expected the
support of the Hammond Athletic as
sociation boys when he pulled off an
affair of his own
Hold Counter Attraction.
The members of the association,
however, did not seem to think that
they were very much indebted to
Berezniak, and last evening. on the
occasion of his wrestling carnival, they
had a basketball game. The result
was that the crowd was lacking and
the affair had to be called on.
1t is understood tht Mr.. Berezniak
will make an effort to hold another
wrestling carnival in this city next
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-01-14
NEW YEARS DAY At THE
STANDARD STEEL CAR PLANT

In the Standard Steel car settlement
the foreigners are greeting each other
with Happy New Yeear,s for today is
their new years day. The Orthodox
Greek Catholic church is thirteen days
behind the balance of the Christian
world. and so they celebrated their
Christmas last Friday and observe
their New Years today.
The day is time for celebration,
just as Ii Is with other Christian ma
tions. Owing to the fact that only
one day intervenes between Sunday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-01-14

New YeNrs day is practically resolv-
ing itself into a three day affair.
Unless somebody tries to get away
with another fellows rooster, the
evening will be passed in an orderly
manner On Christmas the foreign
ers were ION their good behavior, but
the strain was a little too much for
some of them and rough house resulted
While no trouble is anticipated, Chief
Austgen is taking the precaution OF
having extra men at the Standard set
tiemcnt today.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-01-14

Your committee on mechanical en-
gineering has had much difficulty in
finding time properly to cover it's sub
ject in an annual report. The manu-
featuring establishments all over the
state are in very active operation, many
working over time-every vestige of
the panic of 1907 and 90S having dis
appeared, and the number of factory
employees now engaged being ahead of
any previous record.
The reduced volume of business of
those years gave long needed oppor-
tunities for plant changes and improve
ments in products is being reflected In
the enormous production that is now
being made in many lines. to the end
that 1910 will, without doubt, prove
to be the banner year of manufacture
ing production in Indiana. This con-
dition is reflected in reports which
your committee has but recently re-
ceived from all parts of the state
Many substantial plants and extensions
to plants have been built and are now
in process of construction, notably al
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-01-14
Death of Baby.

Frank John Kohl, the 3-months-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Valentine Kohl,
died yesterday after short illness.
The funeral has been arranged for Sat-
urday morning. Services will be held
at All Saints Catholic church at 5
O'Clock by the Rev. E. F. Barrett. and
from the church the funeral will go to
ST. oJsepfss cemetery
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-01-14
MILLION
DOLLARS
CAPITAL
Home Building & Savings
Association Makes New
Plans at Meeting Last
Night, and Dividend
Reaches Over 8 Per Cent.

Good evening. are you a stockholder
in million dollar corporation2
Several hundred people in Hammond
awoke this morning to the fact that
over night they had unconsciously been
thrown in with the idle rich. the bloat-
ed bondholders and what not. and here
is the explanation.
The Home Building and Savings ar
sociation at its annual meeting las t
night increased its capita stock frQgn
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-01-14
Blue Lodge Meets.

The Blue lodge holds a regular
meeting this evening, and the proba-
Dlnties are that there will be no work.
The Commandery meets next Monday
evening, its principal business for the
evening being the installation of it's
officers for the ensuing year.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-01-14
BIG DEAL CLOSED
AT COUNTY SEAT
Oldest Realty and Abstract F arm in
Lake County Sells Out to Chi
4 cago Title and Trust CO.
FACTS IN BIG DEAL.

GEstimated amount involved in
deal, $4,000.
GNames of concern making pur-
chase, Chicago Title & Trust
company.
GBusiness founded by Amos ALL
man in 1859, two years be-
fore the war.
GAbstract books compiled by
founder, are still in existence,
GSince 1879 firm has got up and
continued nearly $50 alb
stracts.
GWalter L. Altman, senior men,
Der of present firm, has been
in the business thirty-three
years.
GConcern is the oldest of its kind
in Lake county, having offices
in Hammond and Gary.
GNew central Office will be in
Gary, with branch at Crown
Crown Point.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-01-14
Must clean sidewalks.

The ordinance was passed without
dissenting vote and will become effec-
tive some time this month. There Is
no great need for it this month nor
next, but as soon as the warm weather
returns the authorities will have their
hands full.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-01-14

The modus operandi will be some
thing like this: At one minute of
9 o'clock in the evening heavy po-
liceman will throw his ponderous
weight on the bell cord, and with
watch In hand will wait until the sec
ond hand points due north and then
ding, dong ding, dong five times, just
like that or vice versa, with the last
noise dong instead of ding
To be exact there will be two cur
fews in West Hammond, one in the
north end and one in the south end.
The village hall bell in the north end
will rule all the German, Irish, Swed-
ish and English children off the streets.
while the bell in the fire station No 2.
in the south end, is distinctiveIy for
the Polish hopefuls.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-01-14
GARY TO
GET OFFICES
Consideration in Sale Re-
ported to Be in Neigh
borhood of $4,000.
Especial to THE TINES. }


Crown Point, Ind, Jan. 14.-The
Chicago Title & Trust Co., through
its vice president, A. r. Marriott, yes
terday closed deal for the pur-
chase Of the four-fifths interest in
the Altman Brothers G. Dinwiddie,
abstractors of title, company, owned
by Cls.ud w. Altman and Walter L.
Altman of Crown Point. It is ru-
mored that the deal involved $50, 900,
although the company is capitalized
at only $4,000.
IMPORTANT DEAL.
The deal is of the greatest sig
nificance for the reason that through
the purchase great business that
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Walter L. Altman since 1876 and
Ciaud Altman since 1889, and
Elmer Dinwiddie since 1895, Chica
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-01-14
CURFE:W
WILL RING
IN VILLAGE
Bell Clapper to Give TIP. to
West Hammond Citizens
That It Is Time for All
Boys and Girls to Take to
the Feathers.

West Hammonds village board last
night adopted a curfew ordinance. All
discussion might end here and still
there would remain enough food for
thought. West Hammond is serious
about it. All children under Is years
of age must be off the streets by 8
o'clock.
Curfew in West Hammond, think Of
it. What an inspiration it will prove
to the poets of the future who will sal
ly forth from that burg in the course
of time Only one thing will stand
in the way of the ordinance being car
ried out and that is that in the years
to come the bell clappers may wear out
and fall down.
+, The everlasting honor of having fa-
thered the ordinance will rebound to
the credit of Henry Peters, who is viii
lage trustee, primarily, and a saloon
er Incidentally.
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Contiaucd on Page Eighty
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-02-03
SAVINGS BANKS MADE GAINS
Summary or state commissioners he
port shows TOtal Deposits Of
a41.5Ic,g-c.H.

Newport, Jan, GA report from the
Office Of Frank C. Williams State bank
commissioner. summarizes the condition
of the savings banks and trust companies
January /, 1870 as follows:
The q savings banks In the State had
deposits OF sAl.5lo,G "A.
July /, 1893, the same banks had depos-
its OF si0,+s9 sG2 81, which Is a gain in SIX
months Of 81 ,Oo2, sO9.4,.
The assets of these Il banks have in
creased during the same period, N,oaS,
1859
January l. 1910 the % savings banks
ana trust companies In the State had saw
ings deposits Of 81, 94l ,443.7s.
july !, 1899, the same banks had savings
deposits 81 z'9, 46l. which Is a gain In six
months Of 1901 ,9S2. 49,
January /. 1910, the % savings banks and
trust companies had commercial deposits
OF s27ss, S6a,2s
July J. 1909, tho same banks had com
'herc'ai deposits, 1878 .G.7.ys, showing q
decrease III six months of Sl.sl37o.
inc assets OF these ~ banks have in.
creased during the same period, 1909,
| SAT-,
iho 'o'ai gain In savings deposits in the
Il" pahks over which the bank commits
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-02-03
FAMILY ROW ETIRS TOWN.
Arrests Promised A. Result Of At
tempt 10 Separate Mother md SON,

Waterbury. Feb. This town In IN n
turmoil over tho family differences Of
Mr. and Mrs George w. Randall, Jr..
In whicl, the custody Of their son. IIealey.
is Involved.
II appears that Mr. Randall some time
ago parted company with his wife and
took up nis residence with bis parents
The couple have two children. Healey
and Belle. Tho boy went with his father
and tho girl remained with her mother.
Mrs. RanGals attorney alleges that
Saturday Mr.. and Mrs. Randall. sr.. ac-
companie1 by G. !. Hatch. n Waterbury
druggist. went 10 the home OF Mrs.
Randall. Jr.. and demanded the posses
sion OF tho boy. who had gone TO visit
his mother Upon her refusal, on the
grounds that she had perfect right 70
keep him, the child was taken by force
1t Is said that warrants viii be Issued
fcr the three people interested in
a day or two and that the whole
affair Will be brought into court for
settlement.
Mr.. Randall ST.. who is 70 years old
has been n prominent b'Isincss mpn here
for many years He has served orr tern
80 county senator Mrs Randall IT.
was before marriage Miss Eva Luce OF
North Duxbury. Tho whereabouts Of
the younger Mr.. Randall are not gen
orally known at the nresent time. Al
pnrtios involved are well known and I'll,
affair has aroused unusual interest