Hammond Times, Volume 1, Number 106, Hammond, Lake County, 22 October 1906 — Page 1

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VOL. 1, NO. 106. NIGHT EDITION. HAMMOND, INDIANA, MONDAY, OCTOBER, 22, 1906. ONE CENT PER COPY.

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6 Judge McMahon Throws .'Light on Chicago MurderMatrimony Mystery. ISLE OF QUEER INIP Alveda Wanted Charles for Her Very Own, and Now He Is Dead. The mysterious death of Attorney Charles II. Stevenson of Chicago earlylast Friday morning Is, from evidence gained thus far by detectives, linked Willi his marriage in Hammond before City Judge V. W. McMahon on Feb. 21, 1905. The marriage of Stevenson to Miss Aveda Marsland, a divorcee, whose former husband, F. F. Thul, is now in New York, was, according to a newspaper interview by Judge McMahon, accompanied by drastic measures as well as dramatic Incidents. Judge McMahon said this morning that he told the newspapers "the God's truth." He had known Stevenson previous to the marriage, as the latter had been in Hammond on legal business repeatedly. Judge McMahon absolutely refused to Ulscuss the marriage and the death this morning. He admitted that he remembered the marriage very distinctly because of the incidents in connection with it. In an earlier Interview with the newspapers he Is made authority for the story that early in February of last year Stevenson earae to him and asked him to draw up a fake marriage certificate for himself and Miss Aveda Maryland. Judge McMahon refused to comply with his wishes and dismissed the incident until on the 21st of the tame month Stevenson appeared again In company with a pretty brunette, whom he said he wanted to marry. "When about to perform the cerenfony the attorney balked again, saying that he had no sealed certificate, and with his bride-to-be, Stevenson left the judge. They returned again within two hours and Stevenson still refused. The story continues that the woman drew a gun on the attorney and threatened him with death if he did not marry her instantly, and at the same time made him confess that he owed her Ave hundred dollars. "Will Youf lie Had To. When Judge McMahon asked StevenEon: "Will you take this woman to be 5-our lawful wife?" the attorney hesitated, and finally burst out: "My God, how can I?" He did take her as his lawful wiTe, however, and when the ceremony was over his wife taunted him about the victory she had won. Stevenson became so enraged at her that he almost forgot himself and raised his hand to strike her. From a story that Mrs. Stevenson told yesterday it was learned that she became acquainted with Stevenson when the latter acted as her divorce lawyer. At the time he was engaged to a prominent Chicago girl, a protege of Dr. Sarah Ilackett Stevenson, his cousin. Had 1)11 iugulnheel Connections. The late Mr. Stevenson is said to be a distant relative of former Vice-President Adlal K. Stevenson, and is a Kentuekian by birth. Until his death last Friday his marriage was a secret to his law partners, and even to his most intimate friends. He was known to be a proud man. used to the luxuries of life, but unable to support himself and his wife in a way which he thought was proper for a man of his standing, and by some it is thought that he consequently preferred to keep his marriage a secret until he would be in better financial circumstances. Others, however, think that although he was legally married to his wife he did not want to acknowledge her as such before the world. Three theories are advanced as to the cause of his death, the stronjest one now being premeditated murder. Others explain it as suicide, while the police ere inclined to think that he met an accidental death while intoxicated. A SHOW OF TOYS. Paris is enjoying its sixth annual exhibition of toys. The show is compel Hive. There are prizes for the most ingenious exhibitors. Automatic and antomphile marv.-ls are the feature's of this year's show. It is not the pleasantest fact that make-believe instruments of war lead all the exhibits for boys. On permanent exhibition at the Musee de Ciuny and elsewhere in

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the French capital are the playthings of king? and aristocrats of old. In Amsterdam are shown great dolls dressed in Dutch costumes of different provinces. In various museums are displayed puppets of wood and clay, animal models, popguns and other toys from ancient Egyptian. Greek and Roman tombs. And everywhere the relics of childhood as past ages have known it are regarded by visitor with tender interest. 1

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GROSS ABO Life Insurance Quiz Committee Raps Companies, Especially Inter-State. EXPENSES ENORMOUS Committee Files Report With Governor Hanly Wants Commissioner of Banking. (Special to Lake County TiracM.) Indianapolis, Oct. 22. In an exhaustive and voluminous report, filed with Governor Hanly today, the members of the investigating committee, James Noel of Indianapolis and W. B. Durborow of Wllliamsport, who have been at work in the office of the state auditor for more than a year, made their findings with reference to the life insurance situation in this state. The report covers over three hundred typewritten pages, and considers each of the thirteen Indiana life insurance companies in detail, Including exhibits of all contracts issued, advertising matter, etc.; it considers specially the special contract feature of Indiana companies; gross extravagance in the cost of management of these companies; treats in detail of what are known as the guarantee funds of some companies; advises against the use ot the preliminary term insurance charged at level premium rates; advises, against the use of the commuted premiums; recommends an entire reorganization of the insurance department, . finding fault with the niggardly provision that the state makes for. this department; makes recommendations for an entirely new set of laws with reference to the department and life insurance business. Perhaps one of the most interesting phases of the report concerns the analysis of the management expenses of six companies. A table is given show ing that the ration of operating expenses to whole premium income ranges from 21 to 51 per cent, of the income. The ratio for the State Life is 42 per cent.; for the Inter-State Life 51 per cent. The report continues: "It appears from the above table that the ratio of operating expenses to the whole premium income is not excessive except in the case of the State Life and the Inter-State Life. The ratio of 42 and 51 per cent, are excessively high in comparison with the rates of the great majority of the companies of respectability." The State Life, the Inter-State Life and the American Central Life are most prominent of this class, and are handled without gloves. The Report Continues. "When, however, we have analyzed the statements of our home companies, and have separated the actual cash as sets from the so-called policy loans. and have ascertained what portion of their income has been actual income, we find the ratio of expense very much greater. It is so high that it must be subjected to severe criticism. For instance it appears that the State Life Insurance company spends 42 per cent, of its entire cash income, the Reserve Loan 65 per cent., the Liberal Life 5S per cent., the Meridian Life and Trust 6S per cent., the Inter-State Life S5 per cent, and the American Central 50 per cent of the cash income for management expenses. These ratios of expense are extravagant in the extreme, and can be justified on no plausible ground." When the commission handed -in its report this morning it recommended that a department be created with commissioner of banking as a title. CAUSES NECESSARY FOR DIVORCE Divorce Consrres Meets in Philadelphia Xext Month to Establish Uniform Laws. When the divorce congress meets in Philadt-lphla next month the committee appointed to draft new and uniform laws that applicants for divorce be compelled to wait one year before a decree shall become effective, and then only after it lias been made permanent. When collusion is proved the committer- urges that a decree shall be denied, "to obtain a decree six causes are reeojniied: 1. Adultery. 2. Bigamy, at the suit of the Innocent and injured party. 3. Conviction and sentence for a crime followed by conii auoirs two years imp ionment. 4. Extreme cruelty. This is definec". as being such as to endanger the life or health of the other party, or such Indignities to the person as to render the conditions to the other party Intol crabie and l!fe burdensome. 5 Wilful desertion for two yonrs 6. Habitual drunkeness lor two years.

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REPUBLICANS INVADE THE DEMOCRATIC STRONGHOLD. F. B. Fnttee and A. A. Ribler o Crown Point Speak; to Good-Sized Audience at St. John. St. John, Oct. 32. A republican speech was delivered at St. John last Saturday night for the first time in the political history of the country."' Heretofore thi3 democratic stronghold has btjen deemed impregnable to republican spellbinder's, and even the candidates themselves have passed it up as being too strongly democratic to be worth a visit. Contrary to expectations the meeting was a very successful one. Hammer's hall was fairly well filled with an audience that gave a respectful and careful attention to the speakers. Attorney Frank B. Pattee spoke for over an hour, and he was followed by A. A. Bibler, who spoke for about half that length of time. The majority of the audience were democrats, but this was to be expected, as there were only twenty-six republican votes polled there two years ago as against over four hundred democratic votes in the township. The fact that a republican speaker could gain a respectful hearing there proved a surprise not only to the democratic leaders, but to the wheel horses of the republicans. WABASH LOSES "IKE" WILLIAMS. Played Ten Minutes in the Last Game of the Season During His First Year, Therefore Ineligible. "Eig Ike" Williams, Wabash's famous football tackle, has been declared ineligible, and is out of the game for all time to come. He is one of the original "Little Giants," and his retire ment marks the passing of one of the greatest players that ever donned a Wabash uniform. For two years he has been picked by many students for the all-Indiana team. In addition to playing three full years, Williams was sent in for about ten minutes during his first year against Earlham. Had that been an early season contest It would have made no difference under the intercollegiate rules, but, unfortunately for Wabash's present prospects, it was the last game, and counts against him. Under the strictest interpretation of the' rules he is ineligible, but Indiana waived the technicality, as did Illinois University. Purdue has raised an ob jection, however, and since they have been very strict themselves in their observance of conference rules, Williams will step down and out for good. He is a tower of strength, and his loss lessens Wabash's chances against Purdue very materially. Captain Sutherland will probably be shifted to tackle and Powers sent in to fill his place at left-guard. Williams is a star basketball player as well, and his great work at guard has helped Wabash win the state basketball championship for two successive seasons. He is eligible for basketball. MIST ANSWER FOR MURDER. South Bend, Ind.. Oct. 20. Information was filed In the circuit court this afternoon by State's Attorney George A. Kurtz charging Alvin R. Ludwig with murder in the first degree. Owing to the nature of the crime an effort will be made to secure the death penalty, although the greater bulk of the evidence is circumstantial. Ludwig is charged with murdering his wife, Cecelia Ludwig. daughter of Mrs. Jane Henderson of Kingsbury, Ia Porte county, at their home, 220 Eist Marion street, Mishawaka, on Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 25.

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GREEK STABS GREEK: ONE DYING. 0THEH JAILED. Deputy Sheriffs mad St. John Men Succeed In Capturing Knife WieSder After All Xlht Chaste. James Calkemus, a Greek employe in the Gibson yards, was fatally stabbed yesterday afternoon by a countryman, Gust Stathacopulos. The former is in SJt.1 Margaret's hospital in a dying condition while the latter is in the county jailt'liavihgVeen, Ca:p,ured at St. John early this morning with the aid of Thomas Coners, station agent there for the C, I. & S. railroad and John Miller. The two men suspecting Stathacopulos, of whom they had a description were successful in detaining him in St. John while Deputy Sheriff Agnew was on his way from Crown Point to arrest him. Stathacopulos had already bought a ticket for Danville, but Connors Induced him to let the train pass by. On the advice of Deputy Sheriff Albert Morris here, a description of Stathacopulos was sent along the entire C, I. S. road. Connors caught the description at St. John and when a frightened looking stranger dropped into Miller's saloon early this morning he has arrested. The two Greeks were at work yes V x " n L - . , ' - f N-Av if i 3; v ,

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and were compelled to pass each other at, a narrow passage. In doing so Calkmanus injured his partner's foot. They began to quarrel and on his re turn trip Stathacopulos plunged a bi knife into his opponent's chest above the heart. Immediately there was a chase set up in which three shots, were fired at the fleeing Greek. A report was circulated this morn ing that $250 had been offered fwr the ;aptre,'af Siatlmtojiulos. , Ui'ioni jnves to be. .unsubstantiated. '. - :: HOPES FOR Cl'RK IV ATTICA. About three months ago Louis Hohraan was compelled to leave Chelsea I. T., where he has extensive oil fields, on account of a bad attack of rheumatism, and has been in St. Margaret's hospital in this city ever since. Today he had recovered sufficiently to permit him to leave, in company with his sis ter, Mrs. Fred R. Mott, for Attica, Ind where he will take tho mud baths at Mudlavia, in the hope that a cure may be effected. WKATHKR. Partly cloudy aad posKihly threat entng tonight and Tuesday; not much cbnnge In temperature. ' . S.-: . A x.. . V.-. A va-.v . .... c V - - 4$.

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Chit-ago, Oct. ZZ Dr. Warrrn 11. lliuitcr, coroner'n phyKlt-ian. declared totiny thnt Sa hi-t opinion Mr. Margaret l.rftlie. the ucirrss found desitl In the Pnlat-e hotel, n.n jniirdt-red. At the bame t?uie it ai r.( abiihed tleliniicly for the first time thHt the door of .Mrs. l.r&l.Va room locked from the outside. This Is the wtronfteat point in support t,f the theory of murder so far dUcovrred. "Aoalstant Chief Schuctilcr tas fall ei.ii rue of the case," unid Inspector Henly. "The deteetlve noT ont of limn is ecling; nndrr his direct orders. Mcholan will not be released

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would prove Nicholas ullty." II. 1-;. Mchoiss nt:istered at the Palace hotel from Pittsburg Sept. 1. "II. E. Ellis, city." registered at the Miue time. They were rsslncd to room T,. El!! Icrt nfter n week. Nicholas remained until Thursday moruinsr A woiiuin clalioiox to he Mri. Mt-holas spent two weeks

with Nicholas In the latter j.-irt of September. Assistant Chief Schuettler's murder Mnutul went to work on the ease today

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Jamaica, L. I., Oct. 22. First Ilnce Barlajro. flrstj Fantastic, second; Sully Preston, third. Second Race John I,yle. first; California King, second MerllnKo, third.. Third Race Sewell, first; Monet, second; Prince Hamburg, third. Fourth Race Brlmere, first; Dishabille, second; Coy Maid, third. First Race Garret Wilson, Orst; The Clansman, second; Meadow breete third. Second Race -Belltoone, first; Nuns Veiling', second; I.idwlna, third. Third Race Tom Dol.-in, first; Ileautlful Mayo, second; John Kauffraaa, third.

DEAL CLOSE DETAILS Standard Steel Car Company Secures Tract and Prepares Build. BlffWIHEGIiy Impetus Given Real Estate Market Unprecedented in History of Hammond. Attorneys Jones and W. D. Webb, both representatives of the Standard Steel Car company, were in the city today securing abstracts and deeds to the property which has been purchased for the purpose of a site for the new factory, and rapid progress is being made towards a consummation of the deal. Matters have progressed to such an extent that it has been announced that the actual building of tho plant will begin within the next four weeks. As stated last Saturday in The Lake County Times, the machinery that is to be installed in the new plant is already being manufactured and will be readyas soon as there is a roof to cover it. Mr. Gostlin went to Chicago today to assist in the arrangement of the details of the transfer, and before he left said to The Lake County Times reporter that the deal had been in no way endangered by the detailed announcement that appeared in The Lake County Times last Saturday. He said that at first he had serious misgivings as to what the consequences would be, but that now he knew that the plant would come here, and that there is no question about it. "Positively Assured," Says Meyn. Mr. Meyn also said that the new industry was positively assured for Hammond, and that there had not been the least setback in the working-out of the nians of the company. The land is all secured by options, and the deals with the various property owners are being closed up today as rapidly as possible. Among the citizens of Hammond there is the greatest enthusiasm, and it is expected that the real estate transfers that will be made in the next few months will be more numerous than have ever been made in the history of the city. Every real estate man you meet is full of the subject, and has so many deals on that the only way a conversation may be carried on with them is on the run. In the meanwhile every man con nected with the building Industry is looking forward to the busiest winter Hammond has ever known. DIPHTHERIA CASES INCREASING. As shown by the monthly bulletin of the state board of health just issued, more deaths occurred in the state during September than in August. Cerebrospinal meningitis was extraordinarily prevalent, the exact number of cases not being known, but there were fifty deaths from the disease. . The disease existed in every county in the state, but most of the cases were of a mild form. Rheumatism was the second most prevalent .ilsease. Then follows ionsilitis, diarrhoea, typhoid fever, cholera morbus, cholera infantum, bronchitis and dysntery. Pneumonia was reported as thirteenth in area of prevalence and lafiuenza fifteenth. Small

mil mil "-D0CT 0' fur e have found no evidence which RESULTS. BEVERIDGE OUGHT Big Crowd Expected to Fill Towle's Comes "Well Advertised. C iwariMPH iPPJirp un hiiiiiilUii iOuuU ur Senator Will Arrive on the 7:49 Monon Leaves Tonight Gompers Fails to Appear. Senator Albert J. Bcveridge, Indiana's foremost public speaker will be in Hammond tonight and will addresa his audience at Towle's opera house. Everything Is in readiness. His epeech has been well advertised and a record breaking house is expected principally because he has a national reputation as a speaker. The doors of the opera house will be thrown open to everybody irrespective of party affiliations and irrespective of sex. Iieveridge is booked to speak on tho campaign issues from a Republican standpoint, so the state committee has outlined his program, but at local headquarters this afternoon in a consultation it was decided to meet the speaker with an outline for his talk that can be mora readily applied to local conditions. Samuel Gompers, president of tha American Federation of labor was expected to be in town this noon to deliver a short address before he goes on his way to Lafayette where lie speaks tonight. Mr. Gompers In tho tenth district is after Congressman Crumpaeker and appeals to the laboring class and the union men in his fight that he is making. At the local headquarters where his lighting scheme is known it was decided to instruct Senator Leveridge to take up the cause of the laboring men in the same way that Gompers would have done because of the advance notice of President Roosevelt's message in which lie comes out especially strong for the laboring class. In a message received thi3 afternoon local headquarters were notified that Beveridge will not be able to be in Hammond this evening until the 7:49 on the Monon arrives. The time for preliminaries will be very short nevertheless there is no four as Senator Beveridge is one of the exceptional class that is able to think and speak while on his feet. No arrangements have been made thus far for the speaker to remain in Hammond this evening as it is expected that he will return to Indianapolis on the late Monon tonight. pox v.-as reported as present in nine counties fifty-one cases in all. In the corresponding month la?t year thf-re were sixty-one deaths in fiv.; counties, with no fatalities. Pneumonia, wnich caused 13S deaths in September, 1503, caused only niney-three this September. The all-prevailing and ever-destructive consumption did its usual work, 231 falling from this cause. There were ninety-five cancer deaths, 1S6 by violence, 425 from diarrhoeal diseases and thirty-one from diphtheria. Diphtheria commences to appear usually the lat week in September and will probably increase in virulence in October. The state board of health has sent out circulars to the counties urging that anti-toxin be furnished free to poor people.

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