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HAMMOND, INDIANA, FRIDAY. JULY 31, 1908.
LAKE 0
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HI FOR
Northern Indiana Volun
teer Firemen's Associa
tion Hopes For Fair
and Expects to Bring a
Big Crowd in Crown Point
PROGRAM READY
10 CURRY QUI
On Eve of Battle Crown Point Fire-
Men Is Injured and County Seat's
Chances Experience a Set Back-
Aduitor Johnson Makes a Wafer
on the Hub Team.
PROGRAM.
8 a. m. Reception of visit
ors. 9 a. m. Concert on square,
Barney Young's band.
10 a. m. Grand parade of fire
men. 12 m. Dinner.
1 p. m. Champion hose race
dry run. First prize, $75 and
silk banner; second, $35; third,
$10.
2 p. m. Hook and ladder
race. First prize $45 and sil
ver trumpet; second, $20; third,
$10.
3 p. m. Dry hose test. First
prize, $40 and aluminum fire
hat;, second, $20; third, $10.
. 4 p.. m.- 100-yard raee.for fire-
men only. Prize, $10.
5 p. m. Awarding of prizes
by judges.
Crown rolnt, Ind., July 31. The
northern Indiana volunteer firemen's
tournament will take place here tomor
row. The city ha on her glad rnrcs
and I ready for her hundred of vis
itor. The loeal team experts to enrry
off the honors tomorrow, though Whit
ins; expect also to win hands down.
Hohart will not compete, owing to the
township republican convention.
Will Handicap County Sent.
Bert M.'fker, the horse shoer, met
with an accident yesterday that will
keep him from participating in the
firemen's tournament and will materi
ally lessen Crown Point's chances of
winning, as Meeker was one of the
local team's best and fastest men.
While shoeing a horse yesterday the
animal accidentally stepped on Meek
er's foot, injuring the member so badly
that he was unable to walk and is to
day arouryl on crutches, but will not
be able to enter the events tomorrow.
It is an unfortunate occurrence, hap
pening as it does when Crown Point
had perfected their team to their en
tire satisfaction and the members are
disappointed over the accident.
However, a new man will take Meek
er's place in the races and Crown Point,
nothing daunted, will make its best
efforts to win and furthermore, if they
lose, Meeker's absence on the team
will not be offered as an excuse for
their defeat.
Auditor Johnson Is Worried.
The result of the firemen's tourna
ment at the Hub tomorrow is feverishly
awaited by two Dake county men. It
Is fraught with the greatest of im
portance to them.
The principals in the worry case are
Auditor Johnson of Crown Point, for
merly a staunch Whiting citizen, and
George Girard, his brother-in-law.
Johnson is backing the Crown Point
team to win in the tournament; Glrard
is backing the Whiting team to win.
Now. if the Whiting team wins Mr.
Johnson will have to walk from Crown
Point to Whiting. If the Crown Point
team wins Mr. Girard must "hoof It"
from Whiting to Crown Point.
DIAMOND MINES CLOSE DOWN.
Kimberley, July 31. The close of
the De Beers diamond mine, which shut
;own today for an indefinite period. Is
at', ributei to the slump in the diamond
'radrt in America.
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ft BIG
UNSIGHTLY POLES
W1LLHAVE 10 GO
Street Car and Gas Compa
nies Make an Amicable
Agreement This Noon.
FORTY-THREE TO BE CUT OUT
Compromise Results in Beautifying
Business Part of the City to
No Small Degree.
The first step toward ridding the
business district of Hammond from un
sightly and unnecessary guy poles was
taken this morning when the board
of public works brought the gas com
pany and the street car company to
gether to use joint poles upon which
the companies will string their wires
jointly.
Forty-three poles can be dispensed
with by that agreement in the district
from Oakley on State street to Morton
court and from the Erie tracks on
Hohmaa streef'Yo'Fayette street. "r'w
The arrangement grows out of a
compromise that has been effected be
tween the board of public works and
the street car company on account of
the double crossing that the street
car company was to lay over the rail
road tracks on State street. The city
was in a position to force the street
car company to lay double crossings
across these tracks, an improvement
that would have improved the city
little and possibly interfered with the
traffic. The double tracks could be
laid by the street car company at an
expense of several thousand dollars
and while the city was not very anxious
to see the double crossings it felt that
exempting the street car company from
one track that the city should be shown
a favor in return.
A Satisfactory Arrangement.
The East State street property own
ers were satisfied that the street car
company install iron poles from Oakley 4
avenue to Hohman street to offset the
street car company's exemption, but the
board of public works and .some- oi the
council" f Sought "this "was "not enough
and Insisted upon more Iron poles.
The street car company threatened to
nut in a double crossing and so the
administration and the company lay in
a deadlock for several weeks. Some
thing had to be done, however, and so
yesterday the plan adopted today was
hit upon.
Some Iron Poles.
It will undoubtedly prove a satis
factory arrangement as it removes
forty-three eye-sores from the business
district. The agreement further stip
ulates that wherever a joint pole Is
not feasible, that the street car com
pany erect iron poles.
The street car company has a sub
sidiary agreement with the South Shore
Gas & Electric company by which the
light company set 14 of the 43 poles.
Superintendent Matson and Green were
out here today with the board of pub
lic works to adjust matters.
THEY AGREE Oil PAVIflG
Property Owners on Mue
nich Court Get Together
and Settle on Material.
The Muenlch court property owners
and the Masonic Temple Building as
sociation may now go ahead and have
the court paved. The matter could
have been disposed of long ago had the
property owners gotten together soon
er. The property owners wanted their
street paved with vitrified brick and
wanted the contract let to a private
party. They, however, delayed filing
the bond which is necessary if the
property owners take the improvement
into their own hands. The bond was
filed this morning.
The clerk was instructed to adver
tise for bids for three-quarter inch lead
water pipe in May street.
The improvement of Calumet ave
nue with sidewalks was laid over until
Sept. 4. The main sewer improvement
for Summer street was taken under ad
visement until next Monday.
Plans and specifications were adopted
for the West Ogden street pavement.
The plans are for asphalt macadam,
and the improvement was ordered.
To William Ahlborn was awarded
the contract for Cue building of side
walks on Indiana boulevard.
The Howard avenue primary assess
ment roll was placed on file for public
Inspection.
DENIES GATE WAS LET
DOWN ON THE HORSE.
Gate Tnder Disputes Statement of Mrs.
Van Willigan Made Yesterday.
August Gerber, the gateman at the
Michigan Central crossing on Hohman
street, denies that he let the gate down
on a horse and caused the Van Willigan
accident night before last. In this he
disputes the testimony of Mrs. Van
Willigan who says that the gate came
down on the horse which prceded hers.
The company is making an investiga
tion of, the circumstances surrounding
the accident.
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FALLS INTO A
BURNiNGJPEAT BED
Shocking Accident Happens
-. to Ten-Year-Old "Girl
at East Qhicago, c.
FOOT BURNED TO THE BONE
Ethel Holland's Visit to Neighbor
ing City Costs Her t Dearly
Yesterday.
Special to The Times
East Chicago, Ind., July 31 Terri
ble are the sufferings of Miss Ethel
Holland, the ten-year-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Holland of West Pullman,
III.
With the flesh on her light foot
burned elear to the bone the little girl
lies at the home of her relative, Mrs.
Piper, In this elty and what her ulll-
mnte fate will be Is extremely doubtful,
Steps Into Pent Hole.
Not far from the Chicago Terminal
tracks, near the city is a stretch of
marsh land of peat formation. It is
covered with ashes and is about a quar
ter of a mile long. On its surface it
gives no indication of the fierce con
flagration raging below. Little Miss
Holland 9a.a returning to the Piper
home after a walk in the field and sup
posing the ground beneath the ashes
was solid at least, she started across
the peat bed. Before she had gone but
a few steps her right foot sank Into
a burning mush hole.
Sereams for Help.
The girl lost her balance and sank In
deeper while the flesh on her foot siz
zled and burned. She screamed for aid
but there was none in sight and by a
desperate effort dragged herself out of
the hole. By this time help arrived
and the little girl was carried to the
Piper home where her wounds were
dressed by a physician.
The police and fire departments were
summoned and a lead of hose was
turned on the burning peat which is
said to be on fire to a depth of ten or
fifteen feet.
IKE ANOTHER PLAINT
Hammond People Say That
Men Disport Themselves
Semi-Nude at Park.
Hammond people who have visited
Lake Front Park lately have come
away from the bathing beach there
angered at the spectacle presented by
men who go into the water inadequate
ly dressed. Some of the men bathe In
one-piece suits and are semi-nude. Sev-"
eral Hammond ladies have sent in com
plaints to this office and declare they
will not visit the beach again. The re
strictions at the park should be such
that no one should be permitted to go
In the water unless decently clad. At
most bathing resorts it is the women
who are the greatest offenders in this
regard but at the Hammond beach it
is the men who disgust patrons at the
place.
IP TOr DOST SEE IT IN THE OTH
ER PAPERS LOOK FOR IT IIV THB
TIMES.
WHICH 7
MAY CHANGE PRACTICE
New System of Train Dis
patching on Michigan -Central
Proposed.
If the present plans. ?.. ttie J&l iMghl
be but a comparatively short space of'f
time when dispatching trains by tele
graph will be a thing of the past.
Word comes that a ang of men are
stringing telephone wires between De
troit and Jackson, along the Michigan
Central. It is believed that as soon as
the lines can be completed trains be
tween Detroit and Jackson, Detroit and
Saginaw, and Detroit and Toledo will
be dispatched by telephone, and as
soon as possible the telephone plan
will be extended over the entire sys
tem of the New York Central lines.
ANOTHER HIKER TO
GO THROUGH THE CITY
! Swaney fell from the train into the
Lookwood of Jersey City on Hisiriver and suffered a fracture of his
J. L.
Way to Denver on $3.10 Bet.
Hiking J. Q. Lockwood, of Jersey
City, who is enroute to Denver, Colo.,
on a wager, will pass through Ham
mond some time soon. The distance is
a little more than 2,000 miles and he is
to make the trip in sixty days. A
friend of Ixekwood's has $ 3 ! 0 at stake
but Lockwood says that his friend will
be $350 ahead the latter part of August.
Lockwood is averaging better than
thirty-five miles per day.
BRYAN AT LABOR DAY
PICNIC IN CHICAGO.
Senator 1 Follette Also Asked
to Make Speech to Give Aflalr
IVonpnrtlsnn Flavor.
William Jennings Bryan, the
democratic nominee for the
presidency, nil be the princi
pal spenker at the Labor day
picnic under the auspices of
the Chicago Federation of La
bor. John Fltpatrlck of the
federation said yesterday that
the eominittee on pnrade and
pienle had not yet decided what
pleasure grounds the federation
would choose for the demonstra
tion, but that Mr. Bryan had
aeeepted the invitation to he
present.
Senator I.a Follette of Wis
consin was sent nn Invitation
yesterday to appear at the same
gathering. Secretary .ockles
of the federation said that It
was not Intended to make the
demonstration a partisan affair,
but that both sides in the poli
tical eontest would be Invited
to participate in the spcech
mnklng. President Samnel Gompers of
the American Federation will be
at Danville Labor day ns speak
er for the Central Labor coun
cil of Danville on that occa
sion. Former President John
Mitchell of the United Mine
Workers of America will also
be a guest of organized labor
and address an Illinois gather
Ins on I.nbor day.
FURTHER LOCAL NEWS
ON PAGE SEVEN.
Scar in New York Evening World.
HOBO MEETS WITH
SERIOKClDEfIT
Wm; Swaney Tries to Board
Nickel Plate Train; Falls
"
y Into the River.
SKULL FRAGTURED-LEG BROKE
Heartless Companions Leave Help
less Knight of the Road
To His Fate.
Lost night at about S o'clock while
attempting to board a freight train at
the Nickel Plate railroad bridge in
company with several pals William
leg. He was taken to St. Margaret's
hospital in Stewart's ambulance.
It is said that Swaney was trying
to get on the train when he slipped
and fe'l into the river. In falling his
leg caught in such a manner that it
was broken in several places.
Pals Left Him to Fate.
The water was not verv deep and
Swaney succeeded in dragging himself
out of it. To the everlasting shame
of his companions, when they saw that
their friend had fallen from the train
and was in danger of drowning in the
river they sought to avoid responsi
!
bility in any way by leaving him to his
fate.
Had it not been for kind circum
stances Swaney might be at the bottom
of the river at this time and no one
would have known how he happened
to get there.
As it was he managed to get out
and summon assistance and later was
taken to the hospital in Stewart's am
bulance. An accident happened on the
way to the hospital.
Accident to Horses.
Just as the driver of the ambulance
was about to turn on Clinton street
the driver failed to slack up his horses
land they both slipped and fell to the
! pavement.
I The driver was able to get them to
their feet in a hurry, however, and the
trip to the hospital was continue. 1. The
report at the hospital this morning was
!
!
jthat Swaney is much better and will
i
get along all right.
The doctors set the fractured limb
yesterday and the wounds about the
head were dressed. Swaney who is a
knight of the road thinks he was
fortunate in escaping with his life.
CARNIVAL IS VERY BUSY
IjOng's carnival, since its opening in
Hammond this week, has had good j
success and last night entertained its
largest crowd. KverytHidy got their
money's worth. The management of
the carnival does not claim to have the
biggest show, but claims to have h
good show, and from expressions heard
last night, has made good its claims.
The Katzenjammer temple is quite an
attraction for the younger folks, while
the older ones enjoy the singing and
the athletic work.
One of the attractions consists of
the scenes from the Gunness farm.
TELEPHONE TOUR SEWS TO THE
TIMES.
ARRESTED OH A
CHABGEJF PERJURY
E. F. McGovern is Haled to
Judge Prest's Court on
Serious Charge.
SO. CHICAGO FIRM ACCUSERS
Judge Binds Prisoner Over to Lake
County Superior Court
Tor Trial.
Eugene F. McGovern, alias Edward
F. McGovern of this city, was arrested
last night at the Instance of A. H.
Stephan of the Chicago Discount com
pany and the management of Spiegel's
house furnishing store in South Chi
cago on a charge of perjury.
lie was ttaken before Judge Jordan
where he was held in the custody of
the officers until he gave bond In the
sum of $200. This morning Judge Jor
dan turnjrffHhe case over to Judge Prest
and 'hearing was set for 1 o'clock
this afternoon.
Waives Arraignments!
Here McGovern, through his attor
ney, Joseph Conroy, waived arraign
ment and he was bound over to the
Lake superior court in the sum of $200.
Attorney John Stinson. who is repre
senting the plaintiff, pointed out that
the crime with which McGovern Is
charged is punishable by two to four
teen years in the penitentiary and he
stated that for a felony of that nature
a $200 bond was not sufficient.
The matter of bail was argued pro
ar.d con until finally Judge Prest fixed
the sum at $200. This did not satisfy
Attorney Stinson, who declared that
he would swear out another warrant
and have McGovern held under addi
tional bonds.
The crime with which McGovern is
charged is that of perjury. Mr. Mc
Govern had purchased a lot of furni
ture from Spiegel's store In South Chi
cago on the payment plan. He had
paid very little on the furniture when
he, desiring to raise some money, went
to the Chicago Discount company and
borrowed $123 on the representation
that- there was no incumberance on
the furniture.
They Caused His Arrest.
AVhon the members of the Chicago
Discount company discovered that the
furniture was mortgaged and that Mc-
I Govern had made an affidavit to a
falsehood they at once caused his ar
rest. His case will come up in the next
term of the Lake superior court and
if Mr. McGovern is unable to furnish
bail he will be compelled to go to jail.
LAKE CO. PI GETS IT
The Honor Falls to Re
corder H. E. Jones at
Indianapolis.
At a meeting of a number of conn
ty recorders of the state In the Clay
pool hotel in Indianapolis yesterday
alternoon, an organization was effected
and the following officers were elected:
President. William H. Hufford of Dela
ware county; secretary, H. E. Jones of
Ijake county; treasurer, H. C. Daugher
ty of Madison county. After the meet
ing it was said that about seventeen
county recorders were in attedance, and
that the meeting was preliminary to a
meeting that will be called later. No
definite action was taken yesterday, it
was said, and the chief matter that
came up for discussion was in connec
tion with fees.
It was explained that there is a dif
ference in fees charged by various re
corders and it is the desire to have
these fees-more nearly uniform through
a better understanding of the laws
governing them. It was said by
some
of the recorders also that there is con
siderable dissatisfaction over the mat
ter of salaries, as there has been no
increase for a number of years, al
though the work and the responsibili
ties have increased considerably. It
j was sai.l that no decision of any kind
jwas reached as to what action should
! he taken, but that this would be
i brought up at a later meeting, and that
it was the intention to collect statistics
that might be of value in having the
present laws relating to fees and sal
aries amended. It was claimed that
there was no connection between the
meeting of the recorders and the meet
ing the preceding day of the county
clerks.
CHILDREN PLAYING WITH
MATCHES SET HOUSE AFIRE.
j Fire
Department Culled Out to Ex
tinguish Blnze In Resilience of
J. Hnapp.
Children playing with ma tches in the
home of J. Knapp are thought to have
set the clothes in the clothes closet
afire and caused a small sized blaze
which was only extinguished through
the timely arrival of Assistant Chief
Nill and his men from No. 4.
Tho Knapp home la located at 212
Waltham street.
Assistant Chief Nill estimates the
damage at about $25. Fortunately
there was nobody injured in the blaze.
TOLESTOi
GUI CLUB
WILL HELP
Board of Directors of Fa
mous Millionaire Organi
zation Will Reconsider
Position Relative Bridge
to Span Calumet.
SILL STRIP OF
LAfJOJS NEEDED
Money Is Already Appropriated for
New Structure, But It is Doubtful
If it Can Be Completed This Year
Residents South of Steel City
WU1 Cut Off Next Spring.
The directors of the Tolleston Gun
club, the historic Chicago millionaires'
organization, meet in special session
today for the purpose of attending to
matters of great importance pertain
ing to their land in Indiana. Among
other things, they will consider the
granting, if the strip of land 300 feet
long and about twenty feet wide of
their property which the county com
missioners need in order to widen
Broadway, fill In It on each side of the
bridge, and to construct the bridge.
T. W. Englehardt of the South Broad
way Land company, who has perhaps
taken more active Interest in the se
curing of a bridge over the Calumet
than any other single person, was prac
tically certain last night that they
would deed the necessary strip of land
to the county for the widening of tha
street. 1
Money is Appropriated.
The money for the construction of
the bridge has been appropriated by
the county council, but it was useless
to construct the bride unless the ap
proach was elevated so that it would
not be flooded with water. In order
to elevate it to the proper height so
that it would not wash away it was
also found advisable to widen the
street, and all of the adjoining prop
erty owners were willing to give up
the necessary land but the gun club
which seemed opposed to making a city
out of the marsh. Now, however, it is
learned that they are reconsidering
their action and will likely allow the
bridge to go In at once.
After the legal process is gona
through with and the damages and
benefits are assessed, teh contract is let
and other matters are attended to it
is doubtful if the bride can be con
structed this year, because of the de
lay in securing this 300 foot strip from
the gun club. This will mean therefor
that the property and the inhabitants
youth of the river will be shut off from
Gary for about six weeks next spring
like they were last year.
MAY LOSE HER EYESIGHT
Mrs. J. C. Williams of Hos
ford Park Suffers Agony
Since Injury to Eye.
C. J. William.! of Hosford Park was
in Hammond today for the first time
since his wife was injured by a nail
J penetrating her eye. Since then her
existence has been one of agony. Shs
I was taken to a Chicago hospital an 1
i there two specialists operated upon the
'.organ. Mr. Williams says that their
I operation was nut a success and that
by the administration of poor ocair.
on the eyeball
he may lose her eye
She was taken back
sight altogether,
to Hosford Park
suffered pitifully
ami for two months
The eye is but lit
tle better and eventually the stricken,
lady may lose her eyesight altogether.
Her friends and relatives are much
distressed over the cas- and mucli
sympathy is expressed for Mr. and Mrs.
Williams.
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