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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-01-15

The program of speakers for the BAN
quet of the ST. Andrews society. which
is to be held In Gary on Monday. JAN
"a, when the society will be honored by
the presence of Governor Thomas R.
Marshall is now complete
The banquet is to be one of the
greatest social events that have ever
been held In the steel city. Covers
will be laid for 800 guests and it is
expected that the banquet will cost
over $1,000.
The banquet is to be held at the Gary
hotel, and an elaborate program has
been arranged. The following is the
program:
.'The Land We Left"-Dr. ]. A. Gra-
ham of Hammond
The Immortal Bard"-Arthur Carn-
dun
Subject Not chosen--rhomas R. Mar
shall.
Trades and Commercial Interests"-
E. J. Burlington.
Our Guests"-Rev. F. e Walter.
'The City of Gary'-Reply by Mayor
r. E. Knots.
The ST. Andrews Society"-Pro-
posed by Captain H. s. Norton. Reply
by j. Caldwell Smith.
The Ladiesr-Proposed by Superin-
tendent C. l. Kirk. Reply by l. B. Boyd.
Toast to the Toastmaster''--Pro-
1a6e<5 zby W. 4 Fulton Reply by WIZ
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LABOR FRICTION
At LOCAL PLANT
Fasteners Try to Stir Up
Trouble at Standard With
Little Success.

number of riveters and heater boys
at the Standard Steel Car company
have gone out a strike. The trou-
bic is said to have been caused by the
agitators who have come to Hammond
from McKees Rock. Pa. where the COM
pany has been having trouble with the
strikers.
These men came here for the sole
purpose of starting troublssand they
have succeeded to certain extent. The
strike is not, however thought to be a
serious one. and a settlement is looked
for most any time.
This morning the Hammond police
took hold of the situation and ordered
all of the saloons in the Standard dis
trfct clsed. AS many of these agitators
make their headquarters in the saloons
it is believed that this will have the
| effect of preventing further agitation
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Standard Steel Car Workers
Arrested on Monday
Night 60 Free.
THE EVIDENCE IS LACKING
It Was Just a Foreigners Suit to Re-
cover Possession of Stolen
Rooster.

For lack of evidence, the four for
eigners at the Standard Steel Car set
tlement who were arrested last Mon
day night and tried today in Judge
Barnett's court on the charge of riot
ing were discharged. The defendants
were Alinko Kokosh Petro Tsoudis,
Janisko Tobardish and Theodore
TsoNdis. Greeks, who reside in company
house No. 1876 The complaining wit
nesses in the case were Mike Solan
and his boarders. Tony Garko. Joe Ger
man and Harry Grotinski. denizens of
company house No. 151. The defend
ants might have been guilty of riot
ing under. the broad sense of rioting for
that term includes multitude of sins,
but strictly the evidence was to the eff
feet that the Slavs and the Greeks had
a merry time cracking each others
heads with beer bottles and destroy
ing property with the use of a hatchet.
beer bottles and other things which
formed good missiles. Petro Tsoudis.
one of the defendants was caught red
handed with a rooster under his arm.
which he had take nfrom the chicken
coop of Mike Solan. To get into the
coop lie had to break a strong lock, and
there is question whether he would
have escaped the charge Of burglary
But conviction on that charge would
! have meant penitentiary sentence.
| and what judge would want to send a
foreigner to the states prison just be-
cause he stole his neighbor's chanticieer
| for revenge.
! Charles Greenwald prosecuted the
case. while Attorney ID. E. Boone ap-
peared for the defendants.
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JUDGE TUTHlLLS OPINION
PORTER SUPERIOR COURT.

IN THE NATTER OF GEORGE E.
DUEL AND TWO HUNDRED, TWEEN
ODORE BINZEN AND JAMES p.
SCANLAN, two cases consolidate for
the purposes of trial and judgment.
TUTHILL. ]. 1t is shown by the ev;-
dence that until some time in 1906 the
years as a rabbit pasture. The terri
tory was covered with sand dunes,
swales fills and cuts and md for 9rn,nynp any pur
that district worthless except for bar
ter and exchange. 1t is not far cry
ship had not changed one per cent. in
twenty years During the year 1906
large acres We're purchased by syn
dioate and city Since known as Gary.
as If by magic, sprung into being.
The Vote Figures.
The vote as found by the evidence at
the November election in 1906 was 1856
which under ordinary rules of compu
amet tHa,S'' township % : Of 1,5oo 500 plus At the
time the remonstrance was filed on the
last day of May. 1908, it is stated IN
argument, there were several thousand
people in the City OF Gary, and 1t Is
further stated in argument that at the
present time Calumet township con.
/ tains on conservative estimate G
population of twenty thousand people
Perhaps no such marked change haSs
it may be. no such condition will ever
arise again. 1t is earnestly contendee
Ia argument that rigid interpreta
of intoxicating liquors in this state vii
! work a hardship on many thousand
people now residing in Calumet town
statute will be suffered to control thi
adjudication. However, that statut
cary an If the nese that
eryone is presumed to know the law
amounts to anything, those who nov
i Continued on Page Four)
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A. P. GOLDEN
FUNERAL IS
HELD TO-DAY

Alvin P. Golden of 316 Michigan ave-
nue.. who was killed last Wednesday
afternoon at Indiana Harbor in a
freight wreck the Indiana Harbor
Belt, on which he was switching, was
buried this afternoon Services were
held at the residences by the Rev. c. j.
Sharp of the Christian church. Inter-
ment took place al Oak Hill cemetery.
The pail bearers were all friends of
the deceased. They We're Messrs.
Charles Anderson. NJ. P. Moore, S. King,
L. E. Klutter, Andrew Pluto and Fred
Eigeman.
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AIR MARITAL TROUBLES
Bessie L. Honn Eighth Since
New Year to Ask
Divorce.

The eighth divorce case since the be-
ginning Of the new year was filed in the
Lake superior court this morning. Bes-
sic L. Honn has brought an action
against Charles A. Honn, in which she
alleges that he is guilty of cruel and
inhuman treatment. in that he attempt
ed and did strike her while he was in
toxicated. She alleges that he fire.
quently became intoxicated and that he
finally deserted her. They were married
July II, 1907, and were separated Dec.
Is 1907, after having lived together
for five months. Mrs Honn asks for
an absolute divorce and the restora-
tion of her maiden name, which was
Bessie L. Anderson.
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Of
COMPANY
SURPRISES
Purchase of Half Century
Old Concern of Great In
terest to Real Estate Deal
ers All Over the Calumet
Region and Lake County.

Local real estate men without excep-
ton were surprised to see the exclusive
story in THE TIMES last evening of tho
purchase OF the abstracting business OF
Altman Bros. & Dinwiddfe OF Crown
Point by the Chicago Title and Trust
company. It is a matter of great inter-
est to every owner of property In .the
region.
One OF them. In commenting on the
sale. said: II had an intimation that
a deal was on, but did not know that
it had been consummated until I saw
1t in THE TIMES last evening"
When asked what he thought would
be the effect of the change. he said: 'T
anticipate that the charge for an abb
stract will be increased $40. The Chi
cago prices of this company are $40
higher than ours. and 1 expect that the
price will be raised here
This will of course affect every man
or woman who buys property in the
future, and burden OF $40 extra will
be placed on the prospective purchaser
OF property"
Has Monopoly.
The Chicago Title and Trust COM
pany has practically a monopoly of the
Continued on page nve.)
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law upon the subject could be thor
oughly gone over.
The Courts Decision.


The courts decision is a voluminous
affair, covering As closely typewritten
pages and embracing 10000 words,
touching upon the growth and develop
ment of the territory involved in the
remonstrance from 1906, UP until which
time the present site '.of Gary had been
used for many years as q rabbit pas
ture,' to use the words of the decision.
until the present time. The decision
resumes: The territory was covered
with sand dunes. swales, fills and cuts
and for any purpose then known to
the denizens of that district worthless
except for barter and exchange. It is
not a far cry that the population OF
Calumet township had not changed one
per cent in twenty years. During the
years 1906 large aeras were purchased
by a syndicate. and a city since known
as Gary, as If by magic, sprung into
being
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RIOTERS DISMISSED
Hllnlelpll c0NpI
y. ~ !||Io|7|Qll IIl 1~.!.l| =

road The company IS zAtd 70 ~ tne
largest that has appeared in the city
for some time. 1t is expected that the
dressing rooms will be crowded to their
capacity by this large company.
The show is musical comedy, and
has received the highest praise from
all - the theatrical critics on the Chi
cago newspapers. So far there have
been a large number of reservations
made for this show. and 1t is expected
that the show will draw a large house.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-01-15
FLAT ROOFS
ARE WATER
SOAKED

The recent warm spell has developed
the fact that there is hardly fiat roof
in the city that does not leak a re-
suit of the large amount of melting
snow on them.
The roof of the federal building has
been leaking badly and the water re-
Gently came through into the tempo
rary office of the clerkzof the Lake SUI
perior court
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G. A. R. INSTALL TONIGHT

The w III. Calkins G. A. r. post in,
stalls its officers for the ensuing yea(
this evening. The meeting will be hef
in the hall of the First National bat
building.
Tie following officers viii be elec1
Commander-George Post.
Senior Vice Commander-Rev. II
Elliott.
Junior vice commander-Jf
Wood
Chaplain-Rev. George Streete
Adjutant-G. c. Jaqua.
Quartermas teri. NJ Krause!
officer of the day. Thornu
officer of the guard-Patricl
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Sephas Taylor will have the honor
Of carrying the ''hogeis" and will be
followed by three highland pipers The
..hogeiss is the great national dish OF
Scotland.
Those who will be invited from Ham
mond who are not members OF the st
Andrews society are: Superintendent
H B. Douglas of the Standard Steel Cal
company. Peter w. Meyn, Joseph Ibach
DR.. w. F. Howat and P. A. Parry. edi-
tor of TIE TINES
Among the Hammond people who are
members of this society and who reside
In Hammond are DIR. j. A. Graham, AT
torney John F. Sawyer, Robert Taylor
c. H. Stewart and James Blythe.
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GOOD ONE
FOR CITY

Tomorrow night one of the best at
fractions of the season, The Goddess
of Liberty" will appear at the Towle
Opera House for an engagement. This
attraction is the original company and
comes direct from Chicago, where 1t
had run of ESQ performances at the
Princess theater.
The booking of this show is another
evidence of the fact that Hammond is
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-01-15
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE
OCCURS At HARB0R
Coliseum Building, Valued
at $50, 1000, Destroyed
by Flames.
|ExC|T|NG SCENES WITNESSED
Business at The Harbor Was Practi
ca1ly at a Standstill Dur
ing the Fire.
EXCITING SCENES WITNESSED


Indiana Harbor Ind, Jan. 15.-The
grafton that Indiana Harbor has ever
known, took place here yesterday, when
the big Coliseum building. at Guthrie
and Waiting streets, was totally de-
stroyed, with loss to building and
and $4,000. The total insurance was
$I0,30o
The loss was divided between DR.. C.
&c. Robinson and Henry Landfield. who
as we'll as owning the building con-
Quoted a skating rink in the upper
floor of the two-story structure, and a
billiard hall and bowling alley on the
ground floor; the Indiana Athletic as
sociation. who occupied the store build
ing adjoining the billiard hall, and John
Martin, who owns the Sentinel, the
weekly newspaper published in Indi-
ana Harbor. The newspaper occupied
the corner of Guthrie and Waiting
streets Mr.. Martins equipment was a
total loss.
Amount of Insurance.
| Of the insurance, $4,000 was carried
| by Messrs. Robinson and Landfield or
their building and the contents of the
billiard hall and bowling alley. while
the remaining $4,000 was on the Senti
mel
The fire was a spectacular one ant
| during its progress business at the Har
Dor was practically at standstin. Ev
ferybody was watching the blaze ant
the work of the firemen, who made
gallant effort to save the building from
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necessary for the owners of the build
ings to have men get up on the build
ings and shovel off the snow. The snow
melts, but the slush does not permit
the water to run off and it seeps
through the roof and to the ceilings of
the rooms below.
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IF YOU ARE A POOR LETTER
WRITER, SEND THE TIMES TO YOUR
FRIENDS WHO LIVE OUT OF TOWN.
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Train No. IL. south-bound, due In
Hammond al 11:45 p. M; taken off al
together.
Train No. IA, south bound. due in
Hammond at 45o p. M; changed to 5:5s
p. m.
Train No. IA will be Wells-Fargo
express train exclusively and will not
carry passengers in the future.
Train No. 8, north bound, due in
Hammond at 750; carries WeIls-Fargo
express exclusively and will not carry
passengers.
Train No. 49, north bound, due in
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lengthy
is OPINION
demonstrators Win Famous
Legal Battle by Majority
of Seven Signatures.
Especial to THE TINES,

Especial to THE T1MEs)
Michigan City, Ind, Jan. 15.-In
the decision rendered today by Judge
II. B. Tuthill, of the Porter -LaPorte
superior court, the ban placed on the
liquor business in Gary twentv
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ADVERTISE AND ADVERTISE
AGAIN IN THE TIMES.
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: lnonstrahce against all applicants for
liquor license, remains intact, and
the Steel City is destined to slake its
thirst for at least three and a half
more months via the water wagon.
Victory Is Complete.
Though the victory of the remon-
strators is complete and will hardly
be subjected to further legal tests by
higher tribunals it survived only by
the narrow margin of seven votes,
which, when compared with the orig
inal sixty majority, gives some idea
of the relentlessness with which the
remonstrance was fought. However.
the lean majority of seven votes is
as effective as the proverbial miss
is as good as a mile and the deni-
zens of Gary will be compelled to
forego the public dispensaries of the
amber fluid for the remaining few
weeks covered by the remonstrance.
Outcome of Reform.
The decision just rendered by Judge
Tuthiil was the outcome of the wave
OF reform affecting the sale OF liquor
in Indiana that has been sweeping owe,
the state during the past few years
Heading northwards the wave struch
Gary two years ago, a few months aft.
er the inception OF the new steel city
and less than year after the first elec
tion in TIE infant municipality. The
laws OF the state Of Indiana require
emily a majority of the signatures O.
the voters at the last previous election
to successfully combat an application
for liquor license, and thus it wa.
comparatively easy for the remonstra
tors 10 successfully terminate theil
movement as the original voting popu
latioH only numbered 1856, while at tn,
time of the fling of the remonstranc,
the voters were numbered in the thou
sands
220 Signatures.
Out of the original voting popula
ton of the town the demonstrators Sc
cured a total OF 229 signatures. a ma
jority of sixty. and upon which show
ing the county commissioners of LAX
county refused to grant liquor licenses
Following their decision the liquor in
terests took various steps to comba
the demonstrators but to no avail an
ultimately the new steel city was place
on the dry" list. Following these bat
ties Theodore Binzen and James
ScanIon, two of Gary's most prominen
liquor dealers. pooled their interests /
an action to set aside the remons franc
on the grounds that it was insufhcier
by reason that some of the names ar
pearing on the remonstrance were nc
of bona fide residents of the territor
affected, and henceforth should not
considered for against the remor
STRANGE. The action was filed In tn
Lake county superior court and eventu
ally venued to Porter county. evidenc
citations and arguments of a volum
nous nature being heard by Judge Tu
hill in Valparaiso some weeks ag
The court took the case under advise
ment. Withholding Judgment until II
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ERIE RAILROAD TAKES OFF
TWO OF BEST TRAINS

South-Bound. Due in Hammony
No. % ........... $40 a. m.
No. IL so a. m.
No. ......... 5:43 p. m. $40 D. m.
No. .10:19 p. m
North Bound. Due in Hammond.
NO. 7:0S a. m. 1922 a. m.
No. 25 ..... $3.50 a. m
No. % .......-...10:00 a m.
No. 3 .......... 4:45 p m.
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Banquet
PROGRAM
COMPLETE

Especial to The Times.)
Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 15>-Gov-
ernor T. n. Marshall today formally
accepted the Invitation for the st.
Andrews' society banquet at Gary
Jan. "a.
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wrATHrn.

Partly cloudy and unsettled
weather today ana Sunday,
warmer Sunday.
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Amount of Insurance.

CONTINUED on page nve.)
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-09

ARE HELD UP
Copper Company Pefuses to
Continue at Present.

Some time ago the Tottenville
Copper Company, whose plant is at
Church street, Tottenville, an
nouneed that Ii was about to make
some extensive improvements to the
plant here and t O erect several more
Buildings to meet the demands OF
the business that had Increased dur
ing the past year Since that time
it has been learned that several in
dividual pfoperty-owners ear the
pfant had complained to the depart
nent of health of the city Of New
York that the gases and smoke from
ting plant were a nuisance and q
menace to health.
AN inspector from the Health De-
partment visits the plant of the cop
per company every now and then
and has reported favorable on con-
ditions found there. President Ben
5amiB Lowenstein, who practically is
the owner of the plant, and Superfn-
tendent Thomas Thompson, are MAX
mig every effort to- have these I'M
pxovements go on but since ne
matter is being constantly brought
before the hea1th department. the
work OF making the proposed
changes have been slapped
The company was also contemplate
lag the erection OF several dwellings
!athe vicinity Of the plant that also
has been stepped. With the few In
aastries tina, Tettenviile has and the
s~htpyaFds, where a good many are
employed, working with half their
aumber, 1t appears that If the Tot
senvifle copper plant were to shut
down by order Of the Board of
Health a number of others would be
thrown suit OF employment.
In conversations with a NEWS
representative Superintendent Thorn
,son expressed a desire to get the
sentiment of the people of Totem
sille whether the place has become
a 4nuisanees to the community or
xhether ft is q benefit. Two large
Buildings were erected about a year
ago with "A considerable outlay OF
aioney and the plant has steadily
grown since 1t came here several
years aGo.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-09

William Alien White has a very
| interesting article la the December
American Magazine on the political
situation. He believes that there
| never has been an election In this
| country that has so truly expressed
the voice of the people as the recent
one. He sums up the results that
have already been accomplished and
| outlines the aims and purposes OF
| the people In o few Illuminating
paragraphs from which the follow
ing Is quoted:
During the early years Of the
passing decade practically every Am
erican state passed through the first
stage of the political manifestation
Of insurgency. Faction warred with
faction, party with party to no good
end. The people grew tired. Then
Efnto thirty-two of the American
states came the direct primary with
varying degrees of efficiency. With
the primary came the contest of the
bosses OF all factions and parties of
people. In nearly every case the
peonle have won. A new breed of
plain-speaking political leaders has
/ appeared, who know that their mas
tiers are not the great public service
corporations, but the peop]e.
"The third stage of the poiiti-
cal phase of INSURGENCY is found in
the demand for the right Of direct
Iegislation--the initiative and refer
endum, and the demand for the right
to recall recalcitrant public officials.
1.-THE principle. of direct legislation Is
recognized either by the constitution
or by the laws of nine American
states. These states are Maine "is-
souri,, Michigan, Arkansas. Okla
homa, South Dakota, Nevada, Ore
gon and Montana. Texas Is In a
r1ass NV ITSELF and hoe p law which
gives the people in the primaries the
risht to vote upon issues to be pro-
| claimed In the party platform. More
over. the initiative and referendum,
| without flaw or e~o~H~~"~a'~" "s
pledged to the people by the plat
form of every political y y
year in Nebraska, Wisconsin, Illi-
nois, Colorado. california. North Da-
kota and Kansas. 1t has been prom
ised to the people of Arizona by the
| dominant party in the recent cleo
! ton. and by one Of ehe two great
parties this year in Idaho, Wyoming,
WASHINGTON, Utah, Minnesota. Iowa
and Ohio. More than all this, in
our cities over fifteen millions of
Americans are living under charters
| giving them the right of referendum,
more than ten millions have the
right to initiate legislation, and more
than two millions have the right to
retail unfaithful public officials.
This political phase of the insur-
gent movement. OF course, means
reyDlution-so far as our state and
ere government are concerned. It
md MS the direct control of politics
by the people without the ~interven-
ton Of bosses. who yer financed by
aggregations OF capital seeking sDa-
! cIai privileges in governments. The
people are reaching definitely and
with instructive prasciaRce for the
! gan Ana<thas brings us wAas
they are aiming k@Ehn@ssGk q
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-09

The regular~monthly meeting Of
the Ladies' Aid Society of st. Paul's
W. r. church was held on Monday
evening at the home of Mrs. Will
liam Pepper, 174 Main street. In
spite of the Indictment weather. a
goodly number were present. A
meeting of the S. s. purchasing COM
mittee was held at the same place
and time and all business satisfac-
toriIy transacted. After the meeting
a social time was enjoyed and light
refreshments were served by Mrs.
Decker and the hostess. The Janu-
airy meeting will be held at Mrs. d.
B. Skfdmore's on Bentley street.
A Valentine social will be held on
the f4th of February. at'which time
the experiences OF members Of the
church and Ladies' Aid Society earn
ing a dollar In various ways will be
held