davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-24

Hammond Business Mems association
to be present at the meeting which
is to be held al the court house and
similar notices will be sent out to the
members of the manufacturers asso-
citation.
The present hitch between the may
or and his board of public works is
expected to be the object of consider
able attention at the hands of those
present.
The question is being asked among
the members of both Of these associ-
ations rs a full and free discussion
to be permitted in which the relative
merits of the steam and electric pumps
will be discussed by competent authori-
ties or is a resolution in favor of steam
pumps to be raiiroaded through both
organizati tions."
1t is these matters which makes the
coming meeting of great interest to the
community. 1t is expected that the
whole proposition will be taken up and
thrashed out and a lively session is
assured
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-24
MEANS MUCH
TO THE REGION
New Plant Will Employ
1000 Men, and Invades
Trust Territory.
Especial to THE TIMEs)

Indiana Harbor, Jan. 24-Another
gigantic industry, the largest that
has been acquired by this city since
the Inland Steel company located
here, is about to begin the construc-
ton Of a mammouth plant in Calu-
met.
The concern Is the Buckeye Steel
Castings company of Columbus, Ohio
which has just completed deal
whereby 1t becomes the owner of
sixhtxzfaxea acres ef land bounded by
Kennedy avenue on the East, One
Hundred and Forty-first street on the
north, One Hundred and Forty-fourth
street on the south and the canal on
the west
DEAL NEGOTIATED YESTERDAY
The land until yesterday was the
property of the East Chicago company
but the recording of deeds late yester-
(COnttnued on page seven)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-24
PAYROLL
CASES ARE
ON TRIAL
Complicated System of Max
ing U. S. Steel Corporation
Payroll Is Brought Out in
Trial; Auditor McNamee
First Witness Examined.

The actual trial of the Gary payroll
cases opened in the Lake superior court
at Hammond yesterday afternoon. Aft
er a day had been spent in the selec-
tion of the jury by Deputy Prosecuting
Attorney r. W. Ross. Cassius Green
ley made the opening statement to the
jury. This required an hour and a half.
Following this Attorney d. L. Boone
of the firm of Boone & Doyle and Jo-
seph Conroy, who is associated with
Boone in the defense of this case, waiv-
ed a preliminary statement.
The first witness to be called to the
stand was George w. McNamee, audi
tor of the Gary works of the United
States Steel Corporation, who went
into detail as to the manner in which
the payroll in the mills is made up.
In his statement to the jury Cassius
Greenley outlined his case as 1T will
be brought out in the evidence. He
said he proposed to show that Charles
Z. BIoomhoff the defendant in this
case; John Caldwell, both in the time
keepers department. and Walter
Thomas a foreman, had conspired to
defraud the United States Steel Cor
poration of large sums OF money.
How Payroll lis Made.
That the case will be a very com
plicated one is evident from the ex-
planation that was made of the man
ner in which an employe gets hi.
pay. Greenley said he would show thai
the pa of the steel mill employe is Sc
cured in the following manner:
1. Following the employment o.
a man in any department he is giver
an employment slip.
2. This slip is taken to the time
CONTINUED on page seven)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-24
DISPLAYS Picture.

The Northern Indiana Gas & Electric
company has on display in it's windows
in Hammond a fine picture of the new
power house which is soon to be built
at the intersection of the Grand Calu-
met river and the Indiana Harbor
canal East Chicago.
The power house and its equipment
is to cost $750,000 when completed.
Work on the new building will COM
mence within few weeks. 1t will be
one of the finest looking buildings in
the region.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-24
Wagner Challenges.

Eddie Wagner. local pugilist, has
been challenged by Chuck" Grothe for
finish fight for $75 a side. Wagner
says that he has the money and Is
willing to put 1T up. but that Grothe
failed to come across.
1t is proposed to hold the fight pri-
vately if a match is finally made.
Wagner has large following in Ham,
mond and believes that he could win
the purse If he had the chance.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-24
VILLAGE
TO BECOME
CITY MON.
West Hammond Taxpayers
Association Hears Favor
able Report Of Investigat-
ing Committee on City
Form of Government.

Additional support was given the
city movement in West Hammond last
night at the regular meeting of the
West Hamond Taxpayers association
when a report from an investigating
committee was accepted.
The committee was composed of
Messrs Jacob Czaszewicz. William Lew
andowski and Stanley Klawitter. This
committee went into the merits of
city and village form of government
at some length. and it's report. taking
into consideration West Hammond con-
ditions, was entirely favorable to the
city form. After the report the ques-
tion was discussed by the members of
the association. all of whom agreed
that superior advantages would come
to Hammond through the city form of
government. 1t was pointed out that
the city could have better fire and
police protection. Another advantage
that was pointed out was that every
alderman could be held responsible for
the welfare of his ward and that acre
age property could be taxed to better
advantage as compared with the sub
divided property.
City Election Conceded.
citation has about 100 members, most of
whom are residents in the south end
of the village. They have been holding
their eetings for nearly two years. The
organization is non-polftical, looking
only toward the furtherance of the in
terests in the south end Of the village.
The meeting was held at White Eagle
hall.
| It is now praeadcaafy conceded tha!
the city form of government will car
ry at the special election. which will
! be held next Monday. The last spe-
| ial election on the same question was
| lost by only a small majority.
| Two ballots will be given the voters
as they enter the booth. One provides
| for a vote for or against the city form
! of government and the other for oil
against minority representation in the
/ city council. The latten form of vot-
! ing needs to be explained to the voters
who are not acquainted with plump
| ing" for that is what it is. With z
| minority form of voting a voter. in
1 stead of giving one vote to every mar
| on his ticket. can give them all to one
| man, and IT is because of this that al
undesirable politician who knows how
| to use the "plumping" system can bt
| elected despite the objections of tht
/ majority.
The polls next Monday will be opel
| from 6 o'clock in the morning until
| in the afternoon.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-24
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
Especial to THn TrMEs.)

Especial TO THD TINES.
Crown Point, Ind, JAN 24-The fol-
lowing marriage licenses have been is
sued here:
William B. Johnston. Chicago; May
Taylor Chicago. Richard B. Moon,
Chicago; Bertha Burren. Chicago. AL
bert w Schroeder, Chicago: Julia NJ.
Metzner. Chicago. Henry w. Stickem.
Chicago; Mary Caine. Chicago. j. ].
Walker, Chicago; Kathryn w. Stuart
Chicago. Henry Becker, Hanover: Ida
Menge, Chicago Arms ted Hightower
Chicago; May Bannock, Chicago. Geo
E. Knappenberger. Macomb. ILL.,: Agnes
Carnduff Aetna. Ind. Stephen Czarny
East Chicago: Sophia Koscilnick. East
Chicago. Michael Czarny, East Chica-
Tn. Anna Kapnsta. East Chicago
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-24
SOON TO RETURN
FROM HOT SPRINGS

F. S. Betz and DR. w. d. Weis of
the Hammond delegation, who have
been spending some time at Hot
Springs, are expected to return home
the latter part of this week. DR.. J. T.
Clark is also in the number from Ham,
mond. and he, too. may return this
week. A. F. Rohrer of the Betz Co. is
to go when Mr. Betz returns.
Adolph Hirsch of the Model Cloth
ing store is also al Hot Springs, but
he will not return until next week.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-24
Informal Dances.

The entertainment committee of the
University club of Hammond has sent
out announcements of an inforal dance
which Is to be held in the club rooms
on next Friday, Jan. 81, at $50.
These informal dances have proven
delightful affairs and have been en-
joyed by all who attended them. In
view of the fact that the monthly ap-
preparation for entertainment has been
exceeded. charge of so cents couple
will be made TO cover the expenses.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-24
Delinquent Tax Sale.

On the second Monday in February
the annual sale of lands and lots for
delinquent taxes will be held in the
CITY hall of Hammond Property is not
only subject to tax sale for non-pay-
ment of taxes, but also for delinquency
in paving for street improvements.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-24
LATEST NEWS

Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. "a (Times'
Bureau. )-When the Fleming bill to
increase the salaries of the county
commissioners of Allen county from
$4,000 to $2,400 came up in the
senate Senator Crumpacker had an
amendment adopted giving st. Joseph
county commissioners $1,000 instead
of 5000 and Senator Gavit put one
on to raise Lake county commission
ers to $2.400.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-24
Four Get Red Cross.

-Four candidates were given the Red
Cross degree in the Commandary last
night.
Tomorrow night will he big night
in the Hammond Chapter. when eight
or ten candidates will receive the de-
gree of mark master
The fellowcraft degree will be con-
ferrcd upon four or five candidates in
the Blue lodge next Friday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-24
NEW CASES IN
CIRCUIT COURT
Especial to THE TIMEs)

Crown Point. Ind, Jan. 24.-The fol-
lowing new cases havesbeen filed in the
circuit court here:
State of Indiana VS.. Ival Kidwell.
Bound over from Gary city court. AS
sault with intent.
Carl f. Bauer. Frank O'Shea, George
Dobn, Charles II. Frederick. Charles
Lavene, Henry Miles and John Kane
VS.. the school city of Hammond. George
w. Caldwell. Lester Drake. Edward c.
Lewis and> John H Kitchen. Injunc-
tion.
Frank Stuart VS. Hobart school town
ship in Lake county, Ind. Civil.
Leonard Fitzgerald VS.. George v. Ba-
con. Civil.
The Peter Schoenhofen Brewing Co.,
a corporation, VS.. Ettora DelIachiesa.
Civil.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-24

Indianapolis Ind, Jan. PA bill
has been sent to Senator Gavit for in
PRODUCTION in the Upper House to
exempt from taxation-to the
amount of $1,200-the homes of all
soldiers of the civil and Mexican war
who have been bona fide residents of
Indiana for at least a year prior to
the passage of the proposed act. New
York, Iowa, Michigan and several
other states have had such a law in
effect for several years. Nelson J.
Bozarth is behind the proposed meas
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-24
Surety Of the Peace.

Albert Schlensky has filed an affida-
Wit for surety of the peace against Lee
Nowzski whom he alleges has threat
ened to Kill him. The case was venued
from Gary 40 Judge Frank D. Prests
court in Hammond and was afterwards
venued to Crown Point.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-24

PRESIDENT BUSH.
MAKES PREDICTION

S. p. Bush the president OF the
company said yesterday I'm dis
cusssng the steel outlook for the
country at larges 81 believe the next
two or three mont ms will see greater
activity in the steel Industry than
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-24

Washington, Jan. 24.-The National
Progressive Republican league. an or
ganization that promises to play an
epochal part in American politics, was
born at noon yesterday, when state
ment announcing the birth of the
ton of principles was Issued from this
city. The statement is signed by nine
United States senators, among them
Senator Beveridge, six governors of
state. thirteen representatives in con-
gress.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-24
CALUMET GETS
STEEL INDUSTRY
Biggest Deal in 3 Years Concluded
at Indiana Harbor, By Principals
Yesterday
FACTS ABOUT
NEW PLANT

site covers S5 acres, purchase price
being e15O.OOO.
Plant Is the Buckeye Steel Cast
ings Company of Columbus. Ohio.
Deal IL largest from Industrial
standpoint I'm Calumet region in
years.
$15O,0OO appropriated by company
to be expended in 191L
Preliminary work to be completed
within sixty days.
VIII mean completion of new
south Chicago and Southern Rail-
road at once.
In three yenrs plant Will employ
$500 men.
Immense ore docks Will be COM
pleted on canal.
Negotiations have been pending
for year.
Company will compete with L. s.
steel Corporation
Product Is car cOuplers and all
kinds of steel castings.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-24

Hammond, Ind, Jan. 24.-Eliza-
beth, the two weeks old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Hughes of Oak
eileen was buried this afternoon at
the Oak Glen cemetery. Services
were held at the home at two o'clock.
The infant died yesterday afternoon.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-24

Fort Wayne, Jan. 24.-Arthur
Smith, the young man who has con-
structed an airship after his own de-
the latter part of the present week.
The machine is now at the Driving
Park, where it has attracted vast
amount of attention. Smith has $2,-
500 tied up in the machine, his
mother having sold a lot to obtain
the. money with which he constructed
the plane
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-24

Oakland City, Ind, Jan. Ex-senator
Albert ]. Bevridge yesterday after
noon notified ]. w. Cockrum of this
city, secretary of the Indiana Republic
an Editorial association, that he would
be present and deliver an address at
the banquet of the association in In
dianapolis Jan. 27 VIM. l.. Taylor.
former attorney general. of Indianapo-
lis, will also speak, his subject being
"Sonservation in Indiana.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-24
/ DEPENDS
ENTIRELY On
THE PUBLIC

With the patrons of the Hammond
postoffce will rest the decision as to
whether the employees of Uncle Sam
shall continue to do Sunday work or
not.
A movement which was begun some
time ago had for its object the laying
of the matter before representative
bodies in Hammond to get an express
sion from them and then to act in
accordance. There is no hard and fast
rule which Uncle Sam lays down as to
when and where mail need not be CIV
en- out on Sundays. The rule, how
ever, is specific that the patrons of
postoffice shall receive their mail on
Sundays if they desire. In some
other and larger cities than Hammond
Sunday mail service has been abol-
ished and the movement now on, while
it has for its object the elimination
of Sunday work, has progressed no
further than merely the sounding of
public sentiment The movement not
only fourishes in Hammond, but is
said to be abroad throughout the whole
country.
IndOrseents Come In.s
Thus far Endorsements of it have
come from Baumgartner Court, Catho-
lie Order of Foresters, Unity Council,
Knights of Columbus, the John A.
Logan encampment and the Hammond
Manufacturers association has prom
ised to bring the matter up for discus
sion at one of its early eetings. The
matter will also be laid before the
Hammond Business Mems association,
the Lake County Bar association and
the Hammond Medical society and 9TH
er organizations semi professional
business or social in their nature.
BY keeping a count on the number
of patrons who call at the postof-
flee it has been found that only about
one tenth of one per cent of the popu-
lation receiving mail calls at the post
office on Sunday for its mail. and many
of the calls are made by people who
are on their way to from church
and would apparently not go out o1
! their way but for this.
The elimination of the Sunday work
would, of course, not do away will
all Sunday work. There would still be
a number of employees at the office
all day long whose duty it would be Il
collect and sort the mail in order tina
I the Monday business would not suffer
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-24

Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. "a (Times'
Bureau THE Proctor local option
bill was special order of business
in the senate for passage this after
noon, Proctor and Stotsenburg will
speak for bill and Wood, Moore and
others against it. 1t will be passed
and go to house at once.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-24

Ayers, Ga, Jan. 24.-William john
son, a negro, charged with the MUIR
der of Brakeman Humphreys, white.
morning, his body riddled with bull
lets and later burned. After shooting
Humphreys Johnson gave himself up
and was placed in jail. Hardly had an
hour passed when . mob numbering
fifty men appeared at the Jail. over
powered the guard and forcibly took
the negro.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-24
TINE wnA~Hus

FAIR TODAY AND
WEDNESDAY; SLIGHTLY
COLDER.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-24

Continued on page seven-)
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-03-09
Iookine at Tlaem squarely.

Frederick Townsend Martin de-
clares in an article in Everybody's s
Magazine that the average employe
in this, country produces $3.50 of
wealth every year. Of this amount
he gets S437. The remainder, sS4S,
goes into the hands Of other men,
the capitalist or the exploiter of Ia
Dor. Mr.. Martin adds: 81 do not
mean to say that all the dividends
and interest are gathered by the idle
rich. Such a condition as that can
exist only once in the history of the
nation. It came about in Rome
and it led to the fall. 1t came about
in France-and it led to the terror.
"Here in America it has gone Tar,
to be sure, and the tendency is on
ward; but it has not yet reached a
point where we can say tomorrow
the harvest is ripe For thirty years
we have been piling up wealth in the
hands Of men who do not work. 1t
has gone so far that today, in every
city in the union, the class Of idle
rich has reached proportions that, to
the thoughtful student, are alarming.
Machinery, instead Of emancipating
the worker, has welded chains of in
dustrial slavery about their necks.
The fruit of invention Is plucket! by
the hands Of the few.
"The once powerful middle class,
which Is the safety Of every nation,
is weak and Is every day declining.
When the nineteenth century closed
America worshipped wealth. 1t sane
titled it's possessors. 1t defiles the
multi-millionaires. Plutocracy is dis
gorging, but public opinion is relent-
less. With trumpet and drum and
black banners flying came the army
of muckrakers. And their revela-
ticns made the nation heartsick. We
can no longer blind ourselves with
the outworn boast that the American
workingman is the highecy paid arti-
san in the world. We know those
lying fgureS TOO well.
eve are learning that what we
give the workers in wares, We took
back from them in the higher cost OF
necessities, in food, in clothing, in
medicines, in insurance, in hundred
devious ways, all with one tendency
to keep the living margin down. To-
day we of the class that rules, that
draws unearned profits from the toll
of other men, know full well that the
time is almost here when there must
be a true according" Mr.. Martin,
who is New York millionaire, reads
the handwriting on the wall. There
is going to be change, if it takes
another French Revolution to bring
1t about.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-03-09

and probably they are right. For in
stance, they tell us that by virtue
of the greater care given the insane
the mortality among them is not so
great; also that insane people are
not discharged so readily from asy-
lums as they used to be, more care
being taken to assure that their rea-
son has returned before they are
sent home. It is also said that be-
cause in former days many feeble
minded and insane were kept home
.stead of being sent to institutions
as now, they were not enumerated as
lunatics. Doubtless there is consid-
erable truth in these statements and
they ought to have a quieting effect
upon nervous people who are filled
with dire forebodings as to the fu-
ture sanity of the human race.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-03-09
Bryan in Atlanta.

| William Jennings Bryan recently
delivered one Of his famous lectures
in Atlanta. He spoke for more than
an hour, using ''The Price of Soul
as his subject. The lecture was Civ
en- under the auspices of the Atlanta
Baraca Union and the Atlanta Con-
stitution says "the size of the audi
ence was a glowing tribute to not
only Mr.. Bryan's unbounded popular
ity, but to the esteem in which the
organization is held here.
The lecture, which is pronounced
by many as one of Mr.. Bryan's best,
is as far removed from the ordinary
run of lectures as Mr.. Bryan Is re-
moved from the ordinary run OF
speakers. In it the speaker dealt
with many of the perplexing PROB
lens of the present-day civilization,
in manner which marked him as
man whose ability as thinker is
not second to even his own rare abil-
ity as speaker. His lecture was the
application of an ethical principle to
present-day life, to politics, business
and government.
Beginning with the laws that gov
ern legitimate accumulation, he dis
cussed these laws with reference TO
their relation to the legal profession,
Journalism, commerce and the min
istry. He also discussed the applica-
tfon of moral principles to party life
and the problems of government.
The rule he applied throughout is
that set forth in the Saviors Ques-
ton, "What shall it profit man If
he gain the whole world and lose his
own soul?"
Mr.. Bryan WAS introduced by Gov
ernor-elect Hoke Smith, who made a
short, but apt talk. Mr.. Bryan, he
said, stands first in the hearts Of the
American people. No other mans
eloquence has charmed and taught so
many as has the Nebraskan's, said
the governor-elect, who wound up his
introduction by saying that Mr.. Bry-
ans chief charm lies In the fact that
he believes something and Is not
afraid to say it.
In opening Mr.. Bryan referred to
Mr.. Smiths talk, telling of the strong
friendship existing between the two.
He called attention to the loyal man
ner in which the governor-elect sup
ported him in his former campaigns
and wound up by saying that should
it so happen that Mr.. Smith should
be chosen as the next dem ocratic
nominee for president Che said he
saw no reason why he should not be)
he would support him as loyalty. y
1t looks as II IMr. Bryan holds his
own in the South at least.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-03-09
What Are You?

Every community has its shirkers,
ierkers and workers. The shirkers
carefully abstain from doing any
thing to help the town and systemat-
ically oppose every project design
ed to benefit it. The jerkers usually
are enthusiastic for awhile over any
new idea, but the enthusiasm soon
dies out and fails when it is most
needed. The workers deal with ev-
cry project for improvement on its
merits. and when it commends itself
to their judgment they push it with
all their might and intelligently un"
til it becomes an accomplished fact.
Ever alert to the best interests Of
their town, and imbued with true
local patriotism they are untiring in
their efforts to promote its welfare,
and the result is seen in growth and
prosperity. 1t is up to every man in
this and every town to decide as to
the class he will join, and whether
he will be a tletriment or valuable
asset to the community.