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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-07
MOTOR BOAT FANS
TO GET NEW BOATS
Several Hammond Men Will
Get Three Fine New
Craft This Year.

The opening Of the Motor Boat club
season will bring out three, If not more,
new boats this season. Among these
will be the 15-horsepower motor boat,
owned by the Seestadt brothers and
William Leytze. This will be one of
the fastest boats on the river this year.
Commodore Grant Hunter has built
himself a 15-horsepower craft which
ought to give the Seestadt-Leytze boat
pretty race on the Grand Calumet
or In Lake Michigan
Charles Speichert and son will be
among the new corners on the river
with a 12-horsepower motor boat and
there may be others before the season
is well under way
The club tonight has a social evening
at the club house for the members and
their friends. A week from tonight
their will be a business meeting, and
the program for the season will be out
lined as much as possible
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-07

MEETING
IS HELD
Question of Amalgamation
Comes Up Before East
Chicago Commercial Club;
Members Refuse to Take
Gary Matter Seriously.
Especial to THE TINES }

Indiana Harbor, Ind, April Tt was
was a spirited meeting that was held
last night al the Commercial club OF
Indiana Harbor and East Chicago. The
members were forced to do something
to keep themselves warm, as owing to
the presence of water in the basement
and the fact that the son of Ham, who
has charge of arranging for the COM
fort of members, was shy pair of rub
Der boots and was afraid of getting
his feet wet, no fire had been provid-
ed. and the atmosphere was freezing.
When the members protested the
caretaker who combines the office OF
steward with that of janitor informed
the professors that he wouldn't go into
tire basement without rubber boots. for
his own mother, wehreupon the dissat-
ished ones promptly subsided.
The vital question which stirred up
CONTINUED on Page Eighth
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-07
HAMMOND
MAN MEETS
AWFUL END
Hamilton Parks Electro
cuted Last Night by Elec-
trio Light Wire, $500
Volts Having Passed
Through His Body.

Hamilton H. Parke, &c years old. of
s12 Sibley street was electructed last
night by an electric light wire be-
cause of somebody's criminal negli-
gence- The inquest has not yet been
held and the blame has consequently
not been fixed, but it is apparent that
Gus wire to Imperial human lives from
1880 in the morning until 1880 at night.
The inexplicable coincidence In the
death of Parke is that he himself is
an electrician.
The wire was one beIonging to the
light system of the Northern Indiana
Gas and Electric company, and hung
at the street intersection of Sfbely
street and Howard avenue. NefEhbor-
hood report have 1T that the wire was
torn down by aerial truck wagon
for the Gary and Interurban and that
the employees who were working on
their new line, permitted the wire to
lay tehre without attempting to repair
1t or making report. At any rate 1,
lay there all day although there was
no danger then because the electric
current had been cut off. In the even
ing however when the current was
put on the danger was renewed The
light at this corner of course was ou
of commission, and anybody was IL
danger of coming in contact with it a:
1t dang1ed from the pole.
Witnesses to Accident.
Parke although not killed on thu
instant was unable to tell the story o
his accident. It seems hardly credibl,
-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-07
PROGRAM
ATTRACTS
ATTENTION

The indications today were that there
would be a good attendance at the
Saengerbund-F -Fidelia instrumental and
vocal concert at the Towle Opera
House this evening. In order that ev
cry desire of the music lovers of
Hammond may be satisfied, the pro-
gram has been so arranged that there
will be orchestra and solo music, as
we'll as chorus and solo singing. There
will be both German and English songs.
The solo parts will be taken by Miss
Anna Allison Jones, a Chicago con-
tralto. and by julius Brander, violin
virtuoSo.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-07
MAKES new
CIVIC CENTER
State st. and Burhham Ave
Line Gives New Gateway
Into Chicago.

The most interesting interurban
news that has been made public in
some time was the granting Of the
franchise to the Eastern Illinois
Traction Co. by the West Hammond
village board. By the granting Of
this franchise the way will be paved
for the accomplishment of a number
of very important things for the city
of Hammond.
/. Communication will be estab-
lished with Burnham, Hegewisch
and South Chicago. over route
shorter and quicker than the short
line through the granting of a
franchise on State street and Burn
ham avenue. These towns will be-
come tributary to the business dis
trict of Hammond.
g. Communication will be established
with Doltohs and Harvey through the
granting OF q franchise on what is now
known in West Hammond as Sibley
street, rnfg route includes wfrat was
formerly known as One Hundred and
F'ifty-frst street, Stanton avenue, Stein
street and One Hundred and Fiftteth
street to the western village boundary.
MAKES HAMMOND CENTER.
3. Communication will be established
with the Hammond lines. which center
at the loop through the extension Of
the State street and Sibley street lines
to the Indiana Illinois state line.
A. Communication between South
Chicago the Polish cemetery and South
CONTINUED on page fve.)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-07

BUSY, FOR
G. A. R. MEET

1T seems to me that the spirit about
the G. A. r. encampment for the city
of Hammond is that we should try to
get it for the year 1911 or possibly
1872" said members of the Ham
mond Business Mems Association today.
If we want this convention at any
time we will have to begin at our
m Getting tonight
The question of going before the next
state encampment at Terre Haute in
May will be one of the principal topics
at the meeting this evening"
1t seems quite reasonable that an
Endorsement will be given by the asso-
citation to at least make a bid for the
encampment.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-07
.1|5 VOTES
SECURED
ON PETITION
Mayor Directs Job of Ar
ranging Names According
to Streets; Anti -Annexa-
tionists Are Jubilant Over
the Returns Received.

With thirteen more petitions to be
heard from the total number of sigma
lures this morning was 4,115 on the
remonstrance against the East Chicago
annexation.
Basing the voting population of
Hammond at 5000. $500 signatures
would be a safe two-thirds against
the annexation. This number has now
considerably by the time the last re-
turns are in.
The. work OF arranging the names.
according to streets. continued in the
city hall this morning Mayor Becker
was on the job himself directing the
work which was &c rrlsd On by nearly
a dozen people.
Gary Remonstran-e Next.
No report had been made this morn
ing of the of the count that had been
taken at the Robertsdale fire station
or at Gibson. In addition to these
figures there were seevral other large
books still out.
Unless the city Of Gary rescinds it's
action 1t is probable that the same petit
tion will have to be gotten up a second
time.
Mayor Knots is quoted as saying
that he does not propose to rescind the
action until the next legislature acts on
the matter. Should the city of Ham
mond. however, continue to get the nee
essary two-thirds vote on the remon-
STRANGE. he will be forced to lay down
in the matter. He still maintains that
his action was one of self-protection fol
city of Gary.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-07
NJ 'CRACKEN
MAY CONE
OUT FOR II

The name of H r. McCracken, one of
Gary's oldest lawyers in point of resi-
dence, was mentioned in Hammond this
morning as a possible candidate for the
state senate on the democratic ticket
Mr. McCracken himself has made no an
nouncement. Gary may also produce
the democrats candidate for prosecut-
ing attorney in Attorney Ora l. Wild
ermuth While the nomination for the
sheriff's office is generally conceded to
Fred Carter of Hammond, if he desires
IT. the name of Joseph Martin is never
theless connected with 1t.
The date for holding the county con-
vention is still thing for the indefinite
fture.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-07
c. P. BURTON
PAYS CITY
SHORT VISIT

Charles Pierce Burton. publicity
agent for the Gary < Interurban COM
pany. was in Hammond today on bust
ness connected with the company. Be-
sides his work in connection with the
interurban Mr.. Burton finds time to
write boys books. and is the author Of
the Bob's Hill series used in the sup
Elementary reading course of the Indi
ana schools. He is at work on new
series to be issued in the fall.
Mr.. Burton speaks in glowing terms
OF the prospects of the Gary & Interur-
ban railway and says that the busi-
ness which the road Is doing between
Gary and Hammond is amazing.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-07
EXPECT 80 PER CENT
ON WHITING PETITION
Especial to THE TIMEs.)

Whiting. Ind. April Mayor Parks
OF whiting reports that the Whiting
remonstrance will contain between so
and go per cent of the legal voters of
that city. He says that there was some
little opposition 10 the remonstrance
but that is disappearing.
There are a large number of people
who live in Whiting and work in the
surrounding cities. and Mayor Parks
said that these are being picked up
nights and mornings. The whiting re-
monstrance will be ready on time
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-07
REPUBLICAN,
p OGR A M

FRIDAY.
/ p. m.-Primaries open.
q -

FRIDAY.
p. m.-Primaries open.
8 D. m.-Primaries close
$50 p. m.--Primary boards will
convass the result in the various
precincts.
1890 p. m.-Results from south
end of county will be telephoned to
the courthouse at Crown Point. Re-
suits from Hobart, Calumet and
North townships will be telephoned
to city hall at East Chicago.
SATURDAY.
s a. m.-Canvassfng board. con-
sisting of Harry Johnston of Low
ell. Leonidas Boyd of Gary, Walter
Altman OF Crown Point. Walter
Black of Hobart. C. L. Kirk of East
Chicago, A. G. Lundquist of Indiana
Harbor. and Fred Friedley of Ham
mond. will meet at the city hall in
East Chicago to figure the percent
age of delegate strength.
1:30 p. m.-Convention called to
order and nominations made.
2:s0 p. m-Speech by party
speilbinders.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-07
WILL MEET TO DISCUSS
MANUAL TRAINING PLANS

There will be a meeting of the board
of education next Tuesday at which
the question of having plans and speci-
fications drawn for the next manual
training high school will be taken up
1t is expected that nothing more will
be done than TO discuss a method for
arriving at the best way of securing
the best manual training high school
building in the district. 1t is possible
that the board will write to architects
all over the country for copies of plans
of buildings that have already been
built.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-07
not TO HURT
BEvER|DGE
Administration Will Give
Indiana's Senior Senator
Free Rein.
TIMES BUREAU,

TIMES BUREAU,
AT STATE CAPITAL.
indianapolis, Ind, April THE
announcement that President Taft
has cancelled his date to come to Indi-
annapolis on May 5 is understood
here to be a move in the interest of
Republican harmony in the coming
state campaign.
When the first word reached here
yesterday afternoon to the effect that
the President had decided to not
visit this city it was said that he was
angered over the action of the Re-
publican state convention in ignor-
ing in the platform the Payne-Ald-
rich tariff law and because of the
insurgent speech which Senator Bev-
eridge delivered.
NOT GOOD POLITICS.
However, later in the day it was
stated that such was not the case.
Nothing was heard at the White
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-07

FANS HAVE
NEW LEAGUE

A league has been organized by the
citizens of Boyville and the teams be-
longing to the league will play series
of games this season for the cham
pionship. The winner in this league
will be furnished with suits and will
schedule games out of the city, and will
also have a likely chance to go to Boy
City at CharlevoiX.
Two of the teams belonging to the
Boyville league, the Homewoods and
the Grays played at Harrison park
yesterday, the Grays being defeated by
a score of to 0. Following is the
lineup:
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-07
HAMMOND
GIRL GETS
DAMAGES

Michigan City, Ind, April THE suit
of John ]. Hartley and daughter. Helen.
of Hammond, VS.. the Nickel Plate rail-
way was settled out of court here to-
day at a conference between Judge Olds
of Fort Wayne attorney for the rail-
road, and Attorney Fred Crumpacker
representing the Hartleys.
BY the terms OF the settlement the
girl. who was injured in an accident on
the Nickel Plate crossing in Hammond
March %, 1909, and sued for $4,000
damages, was given $4,000. Her father.
who sued for 1000 because of the loss
of the girls services. was awarded
el2SO
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-07
OSCAR IS HAPPY.
Officer Daddy Of a
Baby Girl.

No policeman ever swung his club
with greater nonchalance and no cop
per ever came nearer bursting the but
tons from his waistcoat than Patrol
man Oscar Borchert, today. for he is
the father OF bouncing baby girl. DR..
H. G. Merz ushered in the youngster
this morning. and Oscar is receiving
the congratulations.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-07
RELATIVES WILL
ATTEND FUNERAL
Many Go to ST. John Today
for the Interment of
Michael Weis.

Quite a number of Hammnod rela-
tives of the late Mike Weis, who was
buried at St. John today. went to the
funeral from Hammond. Others had
gone down yesterday and remained at
ST. John for the funeral today. Serv-
ices were held at 10 o'clock. The fu-
neral was a large one, the deceased
having had not only large relation
ship. but many friends in the whole
county.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-07
G.. A. SCHMIDT I'LL.
Eats at Local Restaurant
and Becomes Ill.

George A. Schmidt, 4l5 South Hoh-
man street. has been suffering from a
severe case of ptomaine poisoning. The
poisoning is believed to have resulted
from something that was eaten at one
of the Hammond restaurants Mr.
Schmidt is being attended by DR.. H G.
Merz, and Is reported to be some bet
tier today.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-07

one 81 thes festures of the republic
can county convention at Indiana Har-
Dor next Saturday will be the presence
of Congressman E. d. Crumpacker of
Valparaiso. who will come from Wash
ington to address the delegates and
other members Of the party who may be
present
Word was received today from Con-
gresham Crumpacker and he accepted
the invitation to be present. In view
OF the fact that Senator Albert j. Bev-
eridge has taken the stand he has on
the question of tariff revision. and Con-
CONTINUED on page seven.)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-07

M0[O|NG
Sentiment
Local Unions May Try to
Force a Satisfactory Set
tlement With Chicago Tele-
phone Co. Unless Strike Is
Soon Settled.

AS a preliminary step to force
satisfactory settlement between the
Chicago Telephone cor4pany and some
of its former local Hnemen who have
declared themselves to be a strike
against the company, the union men
are beginning to create sentiment in
Hansruond IN favor of an opposing -tele-
phone company to give the Chicago
Telephone company opposition. This
competition can only be brought into
the local neld by granting the automat-
fc people an operating franchise In
HamTn ond," say the strikers.
Two years ago the Illinois Tunnel
company of Chicago and the automatic
telephone people sent representatives
before the Hammond administration to
pray for a franchise. At that time,
however, the company was given very
little consideration for the reason that
two telephone systems were not
thought advisable in town the size OF
Hammnod."
Secretary Leaves Hammond.
]. w. Murphy of Springfield, Ill. the
general secretary of the international
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. who
was in Hammond yesterday 70 look
over the situation, left Cleveland this
morning, but will return in few
days.
While am the local representative
of the Chicago Telephone company in
Hammond, the company has delegated
no power to me to negotiate in this
matter and. consequently, 1 am not in
position to speak of the matter" said
Oscar Krinbill today, when asked as to
the company's position on the question
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-07
READY
FOR BIG DAY
SATURDAY
Congressman E. D. Crum-
packer Wires County
Chairman Schaaf That He
Will Be Present at Lake
County Convention.
CRUMPAC,KER COMING

Washington, D. c., April I.
Richard Schaef Jr., Hammond, Ind
will be present at the convention at
Indiana Harbor next Saturday.
Signed, q. d. CRUMPACKER.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-07

IF YOU THINK THAT THE TIMES
Is TRYING TO GIVE you THE
NEWS, YOUR sUBsCRIPTToy- WILL
mn AppRECI ATEn.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-07

ARE YoU TAKING THE T1MEss
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-07
wEAruEn.

FAIR AND WARMER
FRIDAY CLOUDY.
VARIABLE WINDS.
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(Continued on page five.s
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tContinued on page five.)
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-11-02
FOREIGN.

Crippen, the London wife murderer.
Is to be hung November 10, the time
having been advanced one week by
the sheriff.
Eighty-five per cent of the inha-
bitants of American Samoa are suf-
fering from the hook worm disease.
according to the annual report of Cap
tain F. Parker. U. S. N.
President Falliers and the members
Of the French cabinet are being guard
ed constantly as the result of the APP
pearance of anarchistic circulars con-
demning the ministers to death.
The United States government is
preparing to pay rebates to importers
mated amount of nearly one million
dollars on account of excess duties
collected during the last seven years.
Joe RelvaS. Portugal'S minister of
finance, in an interview declared that
he was appalled, at the corruption of
the old regime which his inyestiSa-
ton is revealing. For the future. he
said, il would be war to the knife
against special privilege abuses. and
1t was almost unnecessary to say that
all the old government employees
would be dismissed. The kings civil
fist of 100000. the minister added.
would be replaced by a modest presi-
Dental salary.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-11-02
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lGMH,G;;92!5;NN!I66EdJ.
Will Come Up Thursday.

WI" SOtU0 w sssos OSeJs
The case involving the railway COM
missions order permitting the Omaha
Stockyards company to increase Its
switching rates at the South Omaha
yards and requiring the railroads to
absorb the increased charge. will
come up for q hearing on the Objec-
items of the railroad companies be-
fore the commission on Thursday
next. These rates were to become ef-
fective October q. but the commits
sion issued an extension until NOvem-
Der 1 that the railroads might make a
showing on their protest against be-
ing compelled to pay the increased
charge. The railroads in the past
have absorbed switching charges at
the stockyards. and when the permit
to increase rates was granted the
commission incorporated in its order
that the railroads must pay. This the
railroads will fight and an array OF
legal talent representing all the roads
involved is expected to appear before
the commission thursday. The rail-
roads will question the jurisdiction
Of the commission to make such an
order.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-11-02
The Sky Pirate.

haps a caretaker will tell OF hearing
strange sounds overhead ut night. The
newspapers take it up and urge 4
more stringent enforcement of the
aviation laws.
Then an old caretaker is found with
his skull crushed in. the house looted
and the trapdoor open. and a police
man recalls seeing an aeroplane
start from that house the night be-
fore. The whole country Is aroused.
One night a rocket scars up over
the city II is the signal which every
policeman has been prepared to give.
and it points the culprit's line Of
flight toward the west.
With a whir of angry engines one
of the waiting machines swooped from
her perch. Swiftly she climbs up
ward. hunting for her quarry. Her
two men see the shining double chain
Of Broadway lights wink out at one
place and then flash back again. That
was where the pirate craft went by.
The pursuers swerve toward her trail.
lcaping in a terrific downward slide.
The man in uniform sees her first ard
points her out to his taut-nerved COM
panion. They have the upper plane
of her. and as they follow her out
above the silent river the man at the
wheel coaxes his quiverins noun.
higher and higher still
At word from him the man in uni
form unfolds the wicked little four
fiuked anchor. With a turn of its
silken cord brought around the alum
mum keelpost he lowers II until II 1.
swinging 100 feet below them The
more revolutions a second out of his
grooming engines. Then gently. he
turns down the forward rudder. The
silken anchor cord trails whistling be-
hind them like the tail of kite That
sickening plunge overtakes the fugi-
tive as IL she were standing still
A scared face looks up ut them.
The dark craft tries to swerve. but it
is too late. The pursuer goes over
her like a whirlwind The man at the
wheel ramps her upward to take the
shock. and then the assailants hear
the crunching Of metal as the li'rle
anchor sets its teeth in the pirates
frame
A shrek comes from below The
line slackens suddenly. They see the
dark aeroplane reel and 90 sidewise.
overturned. hopeless and our Of con-
troll. The man in uniform cuts the
tine with one sweep Of the tnife he
had laid beside him for the purpose
IN a finttering broken spiral the
wounded machine plunges down 400
feet and Is wrecked. Just such n
chase may never be seen in the skies
81 Manhattan. Certainly II will not
Until there are aeronauts Of a differ
mt stamp from the fellows who take
1p the great flyers Of to-day. A bur
,lar alarm Is a mighty good thing to
fave on that roof door. anyway.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-11-02
CAUGHT Under Machine.

Gage County-Jay Coll:cott, the
seventeen-year-old son of VIM. Coli
colt. living five miles southeast Of
Beatrice. was brought to town suffer
ing from numerous broken bones and
internal injuries. While assisting in
bailing hay Co!licott was in some way
caught between the traction engine
and the bailing apparatus. The engine
was closing in on the baler and crush
ing the life out Of the boy. when he
was noticed by q fellow workman and
the machinery stopped just in time
to save his life.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-11-02
Hen Schultz Guilty.

Jeeffrson County-The jury in the
case of Henry Schultz. charged with
burglarizing the mill at Jansen on
the night of June ;. brought in a YER
dict of guilty. after having been out
seven hours. While there was con-
siderable evidence favorable to the
prisoner. there was one witness who
swore that he had heard the racket
in the mill on the night in question.
and that he went to an open win
dow. struck a match and thrust it into
the room and saw a man trying to
pick the lock Of the safe. This man
he positively identified as Henry
Schultz, the prisoner. and says that
he talked to him at the time.