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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-12
REFUSAL
MAY SAVE
VAST SUM

on the complaint of the attorneys
for North township. Portage township,
Porter county: the Aetna Powder Co.
and Z. Fiield. demonstrators in the
Burns ditch case Special Judge Steis
a Valparaiso has been asked to refuse
the remonstra ting railroads s6S,OoO
which has been awarded to them as
damages on account Of the necessity
for building bridges and the delay to
traffic.
This refusal will save the project an
enormous sum of money and will
doubtless be upheld on account of the
decision of the supreme court of the
state of Indiana which has held that
the franchises OF the railroads are
held under a provision which makes it
necessary for the railroads to pay their
share OF the cost OF building highways
and bridging bitches.
This will be a body blow to the rail
roads which have fought this great
project relentlessly. 1t was how
over, expected following the decision
OF the supreme court which held that
they must build these bridges
Apparently the Burns ditch case Is
nearing completion. The matter of the
elimination of the railroads claim for
damages is now being argued and a
decision on the matter will be reached
In a few days
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-12
.LULL IN
MAYORS
TROUBLES

Just now there is few days luli in
the impeachment changes which the
aldermen are going to. bring against
the mayor and which the latter is going
to bring aga inst some of the aldermen
Conviction vncnte once.
The expected Impeachment ordinance
OF the councial may be shelved aside
for the time being 1t is said that the
special counsel for the aldermen have
advised them it is best TO wait and see
if the mayor cannot be impeached as
the result of a possible conviction that
may arise from his trial next month of
twelve separate counts of conspsring
TO commit felony. should Knots be
convicted any one count he will be
ineligible to hold office any longer and
thus would automatically vacate the
mayoral chair
Say Mayor Is scared.
While there will be special meeting
OF the city council tomorrow and Fri
day night 1t viii be confined merely TO
franchise topics. TONG the council
will gather to talk on the Ssamon fran
chise while FRIDAY night they will meet
to appoint a special city attorney to
defend he city in the Seaman man
damus suit. William Van Horne of
Indiana Harhor joint representative
who is now attending the legislative
session vii probably be named as the
attorney.
Reports came from the mayoralty
camp yesterday afternoon that he
would have Alderman Bauiyus. Szyman-
ski and Castle-nan impeached on "seri-
Gus charges which would be brought
into the courts but the aldermen mere
ly laughed and said that the mayor was
his last legs with his threat clubs
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-12
BLIND PIG
KEEPERS IN
TROUBLE

Warrants sworn out by Deputy
Prosecutor Westphal, evidence secured
by James Dearbyne and arrests made
by Constable Smith yesterday afternoon
and evening resulted in taking in tow
several Gary blind pig keepers. Four
were secured and warrants were issued
later for as many and arrests will be
made this morning.
Those who are scheduled to appear
before Judge Elwood today are Samuel
Lucas, Thirteenth and Washington
Vwead Vuich. Sixteenth and Massa-
chusetts. Joseph Steele, druggist, Fifth
and Virginia. and a John Doe Warrant
for an unknown saloon man at Eff
teenth and Washington
Steele. it is claimed, sold liquor be-
low the measure prescribed by law and
without a license. Some OF the others
operated saloons under license rights
not in own names. In one instance a
bid pig dealer located in shack was
found selling a half beer glass full o.
whiskey for five cents. The officers
claim however. that the "whiskey" wa:
nothing more than cherry colored dilut
ed alcohol.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-12
APPLIES FOR PERMITS
FOR 6 NEW HOUSES

Architect W. f. Creighton of the
American Sheet and Tinplate company
who has charge of the construction of
the houses for the Tinplate company
yesterday afternoon made application
for the erection Of new concrete
houses. to building commissioner Will
liam II. Kliver.
Application was made for two of the
six houses to be built by the company.
These houses are 24x70 feet and are
OF the cheaper class of houses to be
built The general area of the struc-
ture will be 1850 square feet
Application was also made for four
"B b" terrace houses having a general
area of 800 square feet. These houses
are fthe terrace shape and are 34x15O
feet Each terrace will contain 20 five
room flats, ten on each floor, the houses
to be two stories in heighth Work
will be started in the very near future
on the construction of the foundations
so that next spring operations can be
started on the erection of he houses
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-12
INLAND CD.
TO PUT ON
1000 MEN
Especial to THE TIMES. J


Indiana Harbor Jan. 1.-TWO new
departments are to be added to the In
land steel companys plant. which
Jointly will employ 1000 additional
men. One of these departments is to
be nut and bolt factory which will
take about 500 men in its operation,
while the other factory for the manu-
facture of steel barrels. This will add
another five hundred men to the work
ing force of the big plant. making the
number of its employees reach the three
thousand five hundred mark.
The new departments will necessi-
tate the Installation Of a great quanti-
some new buildings will be added to
accommodate the new plants.
Just what has been done thus far to-
ward making these plans reality
could not be learned as the proper
parties who would be able to give out
the necessary inforInG zion, could not
be located this morning J. W. Lees
the superintendent Of the mill was not
in when an attempt was made to get
into communication with him and E, ]
Block whom THE TIMES man also tried
to reach. was in Pittsburg.
However there seems no reason &c
doubt that the two mills will be added
to the plants equipment in the near
future, constituting one of the most i'm
portant improvements which has come
! to Indiana Harbor in some time.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-12
BILL PROVIDES AGAINST
WATERING OF STOCKS

sion of such request to the state board
of tax commissioners. and the filing OF
any proper suggestions or recommend
atoms by the last named board. All
corporations. it is set out, shall be
bound by the statements of their pc
titions, and by the finding of the tax
commissioners in all matters relating
to taxation.
When permission is given to issue
bonds, the bill requires. the order of
the railroad commission shall specify
the minimum price for which the bonds
payable to the state. shall be fled to
guarantee the application of the funds
raised by bond sale to the corporation
purposes. In the event the money re-
ceived from the sale is not applied as
ordered. the attorney general shall
have the power to bring an action on
the bond. the amount of recovery be-
ing the difference between the amount
actually applied for certain purpose
and the amount ordered by the commits
son damaged by the misapplication of
funds shall receive payment for dam
ages from the money recovered, and
the balance shall be paid into the state
treasury. In any litigation the court
trying the case shall have the power to
cancel the stock If such course seems
to be the proper one to follow.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-12
FISHERMEN, LOOK WHAT
THE LEGISLATORS WANT TO Dol

ing a license which, however shall
permit him to hunt fish only during
the season when such is lawful. This
license costs 81, and is to be in the
possession of the holder whenever fish,
ing or hunting. No license is to be
issued to any person under fourteen
years old unless the application is in
dorsed in writing by the parent or
guardian. The resident owners of the
land children living with them, or
tenants. may hunt or fish upon the land
of which they are the owners or ten
nants. without license. Any person
may fish in the county in which he
lives without procuring license. All
children under eighteen and the wife
! of a man who has a license shall be
permitted to fish without obtaining IL
cense of their own. Violation of this
provision of the statute made punish
able by fine of from SIS to s25, and
each day the section is violated is made
a separate offense. All non-residents
of the state must have license. The
commissioner of fisheries and game is
given authority to employ to chief
deputies at a salary not to exceed $1,000
per annum each and actual expenses.
He may employ such other deputies as
he thinks necessary at salary OF not
to exceed SIS month.
Among the provisions in the bill
which is largely directed toward the
modification OF the fish laws is one
which makes 1t the duty of the COM
missioner to set apart shadows and
bays in lakes in which bass hatch their
young. These are to be marked, and
no fishing is to be allowed from March
20 to July l. Another section makes
It unlawful to fish with trot-line or any
other set line having on 1t any hook
smaller than what is commonly known
as number so Kirby. Although Com
missioner Miles in his report to the
/ Governor in November recommended
: that the open season for quails be
shortened from fifty-one days as at
: present to thirty days. no bill along
| that line has yet been drawn. Senator
r Proctor has bill which he will In
t troduce making the open season ex-
tend from October Is until December 1.
, Commissioner Miles says he would
. prefer that the dates be from about
November 1 to December I.
, Another bill which will be introduce
ed at the request of protective associa-
, lions will be one that will fix the
salary of the commissioner at $4,000 a
} year and $4,000 for travelling and ONCE
; expenses. At present the commissioner
receives $4,000 and $500 for expenses.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-12
MEETING OF COUNCIL
DID NOT NAIERIALIzE
Insurgents Vote to Adjourn
and No Action Is Taken
on Seaman Grant.
COULDN'T GET TOGETHER
Mayor Knots Gives History of Trac-
ton Situation Of Such Vital
Interest to Gary.

The special meeting of the Gary com
mon did not materialize last night. The
council came together but the insurg
ent six promptly voted TO adjourn and
no action was taken to ratify the
Seaman-Ga and Southern franchise
which Mayor Knots through the board
of public works is so eager to give in
order that the south end of the city
may have transportation service.
More than one hundred citizens from
below the Little Calumet came to at
tend the meeting but their hopes that
the mayor and council would get to-
gether on the question was dashed on
the rocks No sooner had the alder
manic combination walked out than
Mayor Knots proceeded to call an
Indignation meeting
Alderman Rowley was the first
speaker He told how the council com
mittee had worked hard to straighten
out the matter and his colleague Alder
man Feuer followed in the same tone
Mayor Dodges Blame.
Then Mayor Knots mounted the
rostrum and explained the situation
He told how the Seaman people had
been granted a county franchise, how
the city eventually annexed the terri
J. y
the company last June started to build
its lines under its county grant after
the city had jurisdiction Then the
mayor told that he thought that the
company would not do the right thing
and how he used police power from
preventing the line being built. A
description of how the company went
| into the courts and got a temporary
| CT order al rocited
| The mayor said that his object was
to give the city control so that the
people would get good center pawn g
transfers, etc, which no one ever heard
| that the company would decline to per
form. He stated that it looked Il
the courts would decide against the
city and that the traction corporation
would then be permitted TO build undei
it's original county grant without thu
city having anything to say.
| To tempt the company out of thu
court fight the mayor and his sup
porters had franchise drawn up which
the company is willing to- accept AM
drops its fight. However. the council
cannot see it that way and while tn
mayor didn't tell it the aldermen be
lieve that since Mr.. Knots brought
into the courts there it should b
fought out for while. The mayo
concluded by shouldering all the blam
on the aldermen.
Robert Jensen, chairman of the soutl
end delegation, also put up a plea 70
street cars He then made a supporte
motion that an Indignation meeting b
held at the Garden hall Friday nigh
!; where pressue will be brought to ge
1.-The long wanted street cars.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-12
TIMES BUREAU
AT STATE CAPITAL.

AT STATE CAPITAL.
indianapolis. Ind. Jan. 1.-THE fish
laws of the state will be up for con-
sideration at the hands of the legisla-
ture. not only in bill already intro
duced by Senator Yarling of Shelby
county, who would permit SEEMING I'm
der certain restrictions, but also in
two or three bills which have the APP
prevail of George W. Miles, state COM
of the principal features of the meas
ures which are to be proposed later is
the fshermen's license, to raise money
to be expended in protecting and propo-
grating the fish of the state.
The Yarling bill wipes out the pro-
vision of law whereby it is an offense
to have seine in possession. BY other
provisions it permits the spearng OF
bill-fish. dog fish, carp, buffalo fish and
red-horse fish at any time without
license. The pricipal provision of the
bill makes il lawful for anyone on the
payment of license fee of 81 to com
missioner OF fisheries and game, to use
| a spear or seine. gill-net of not
| less than one and one-quarter inch
| mesh. between June 10 and November
! l. for the purpose of catching fish il
such fish are not sold or offered for
sale. and If the written consent of the
| landowner upon whose land the seine
| is used is obtniaed Any property own
| err is give the power to arrest anyone
violating the law if the arrest is made
while the unlawful act is being com
mitted on the land of the prperty own
er. The use of seines nets and spears
except as permitted by the statute is
made unlawful.
In the bills which are backed by the
Marion county Fish Protective Assoc
citation, and similar associations OF La
fayette, Fort Wayne. Laporte and Wa
wasee, the fish laws are codified, most
of the provisions in the bills being
a re-enactment Of existing legislation
which however has been scattered over
a number of years and is not gathered
| together in the statutes. On of the new
features however Is a bill for an act
concerning licenses to Ash and hunt
and prescribing the duties of certain
officers in connection Herewith. The
license for hunters is unchanged, but
the law IS enlarged 50 as to include
fisermens licenses, and certain excep-
tions in regard to the fishing permit arc
set out 1t is made unlawful for any
person who is a resident of the state
| of Indiana to hunt or fish anywhere
within the state without first procur
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-12

South Broadway over which the land
company had no control, to a point that
made business locations a drug on the
market
When Gary went wet. after having
been under a remonstrance for two
years, all OF these locations were filled
with saloons. There was an enormous
demand for saloon locations. and every
empty store room was promptly occu-
pied by soloon In fact, Gary, with
II little more than two-tnirds Of the
population of Hammond. has many
more saloons than Hammond has
Hurts Small saloons.
Most of the saloonkeepers are for
eigners. who have enough neighbor-
hood trade to pay the rent on the
saloon and make little profit besides.
The saloonkeepers, like many other of
the business men of Gary, have been
discounting the future
So it is natural when it seems to
certain that the democratic legislature
will raise the license fee to 81 900 for
the Gary business men and property
owners TO have some misgiyings as to
what will happen.
1t has estimated that fully one-half
of the saloons in Gary will be COM
PEELED to go out of business rather than
pay the $1,000 license fee.
This will mean that scores of store
rooms Will be made vacant again just
as they were during the dry period.
The owners Of these buildings will be
compelled to rent them for little or
nothing in order TO get some return on
their investments.
In other words. Gary will be in prac-
tically as bad shape as it was before
the remonstrance was signed two years
| and a half ago. If the license goes to
| 81 900 Gary will be harder hit than any
other city in the state.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-12
TIMES BUREAU,
AT STATE CAPITAL.

Indianapolis. Ind, Jan. ia bill di-
rected against stock watering" is
among the measures championed by
Senator Proctor. In the BILL as drawn
by the Elkhart senator. it is provided
that no stock shall be issued by any
corporation for profit at any time. I'M
less 1t is paid for dollar for dollar in
money. or in moneys worth. Any pay
ment other than in money is to be re-
garded prima facie valuation only,
and the true value may be open to in
quiry at the instigation of any credit
or or on relation of the attorney gem
eral. Building and loan associations
are excepted from the operation of the
bill
An increase in the capital stock. the
issuing Of bonds, or the consolidation
with any other corporation on the
part of any steam, commercial, electric
or street railway, any electric light,
heat water. gas, telephone, telegraph
company or any other public service
corporation within the state, without
first obtaining permission from the
| railroad commission of Indiana, are
made unlawful. The bill provides for
the method OF procedure to be followed
| in filing with the railroad commission
| q petition for such permission, the
| transmission by the railroad commits
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-12
RAIL MILL
TO RESUME

As stated In THE TIMES several
days ago that the Gary rail mill
would start within very short
time, notice was given yesterday
that the rail mill would resume op-
erations on next Tuesday.
This will mean that there will be
gradual resumption fn all de-
partments of the mill with the ex-
ceptiOn OF the axle and billet mills,
which Will start operations later
on. 1t Is estimated that at least
1000 men Will be put back to work
next week.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-12

ticipation of population of. say, 10O,-
600 people.
Land Company Sees Danger.
The Gary Land company saw the
danger of the over development of the
business district of the city nearly two
years ago. when it took all of the I'M
sold Broadway and Fifth avenue lots
off the market
But while the Gary Land company
was taking precautionary measure
some of the real estate men of the
city were urging the development OF
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-12

A FEW DIMES FOR CAR FARE OR
POSTAGE IF YOU'RE ANSWERING
ADS. A FEW DIMES FOR YOUR
OWN WANT" IL YOU'RE ADvER-
Using IN THE TIMES-AND THE
USUAL RESULT Is
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-12

Representative Van Horne of Indf-
ana Harbor who is now in the state
capitol seems to be the logical choice
for the job.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-12
GARY TO Be EO!F|EO
BY MUNICIPAL MEETINGS
Various and Rival Indigna-
ton Meetings to Be
Held Tomorrow.

Three big municipal attractions. in
the shape of a council session and two
rival Indignation meetings are on the
bill to entertain the citizens of Gary
tomorrow evening.
Mayor Will Roast Aldermen.
Immediately following the adjourn
ment of the council Mayor Knots and
his followers will repair TO the Garden
hall where the south end traction
tangle will be delved into and the
aldermen will be roasted to a turn
Aldermen 10 AssaiI Mayor.
Heading n the same direction. but
to a different hall, Aldermen Baukus.
Bowser. Simiasko, Szymanski, Castle
man and Gibson of the council MAORI
ty will proceed with their adherents to
also delve into the traction tangle and
incidentally to show up the mayor and
city administration
Sensations and accusations are
promised at both places and one of
the aldermen stated that Mayor Knots
would be shown up in his true light.
None of the councilmen have been
indicted but the mayor. the chief OF
! police one Of the safety commissioners
and other members of the city admin
| istration have been indicted on grave
charges was the come back of the
city fathers.
The burden of no street cars for the
south end is upon the aldermen re-
torts Mr.. Knots. and SO there you are.
A Hot Time Expected.
There is no doubt but that each
meeting VIII be well attended and the
proceedings may take on a more seri-
Gus aspect than comic opera doings
Neither side will praise the other. but
] both will he damned eternally.
From the aldermanic side of the
| fence comes the accusation that if
| Mayor Knots had not been so high
handed last summer in tearing up the
Crow Doint-Gary interurban tracks
the south end would have cars now
The aldermen also aver that the mayor
is trying to get certain citizens of the
south end to hold the mass meeting
to detract attention from himself.
Where VIII 1 EndY
J On the other hand, from the mayors
camp comes the story that he had tho
tracks torn up SO that the city coult
dictate the terms of he franchise. HI.
followers also accuse he aldermen o
using the other south end faction fol
Interior purposes.
Between the aldermen and the may
or all of the south end citizens agre
, that they should have had street ca
service long ago, and that now is tn
! time to start to get it. SO present in
dications seem to point that the Knots
meeting tomorrow night will be uset
| merely to denounce the aldermen ant
the aldermanic gathering will be mere
ly a pow-wow to denounce the mayo
without anything being accomplished
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-12

USED THINGS THAT YOU DON'T
WANT CAN BE SOLD IF YOU AD-
vERTISE IN THE TIMES
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-12

Tomorrow evening at 7:3o o'clock the
council will meet pursuant to a call
signed by three aldermen when a spe-
cial city attorney will be hired to
fight the Seaman mandamus case at
Valparaiso
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-12

for the sout~ end at either gathering
COus~sI to Meet Also
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-29
New York Philharmonic Concerts.

The subscription sale for the course OF
three orchestral concerts To be given at
the New National Theater hy the Philhar-
monte Society IF New York. with Lillian
Nordica as the soloist for the first event
Tuesday afternoon, November =. VIII
open "Wednesday morning al the office Oh
IT. Arthur Smith, through whose EFFORTS
the famous organization was hrouSht
here last season for the HrSt time IN Inc
now seventy years of its existence.
Josef StranskX, the bohemian conduct
ar. has assumed direction af the orches-
ira and already his personality has as
serted Itself and called forth the com
mediation of musicians.
The Washington course VIII comprise
thr.e TJspdaN afternoon concerts schrd-
ulcd FOR November =, January III and
March :, at ~ o'clock. The suloistS VIII
hc Nine Eordica for the tirst concert.
Efrern Ziuhaiist. the Russian Vioituisf,
who viii make his tirst appearance IN tins
.ity. FOR the second. and Josef Lh"vinnc
pianist. for tdc third. MIR Smith states
the demand for reservations il such that
those who desire choice locations should
secure them At once a even tickets that
are laid aside will be. held only so long
as lie Is able To supply other tickets tor
thoSe who may apply.