Hammond Times, Volume 7, Number 224, Hammond, Lake County, 21 February 1913 — Page 1

LAKE EDITION VOL. Vn.,N0. 224. HAJ1MOND, INDIANA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1913. ONE CENT PER COPY, (Back Numbers 1 Cents Copy.)

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THEY WERE Celestials Arrested at Gibson Tell Romantic Story of Their Capture and Deportation; Band of Smugglers Suspected. Th capture of Gong Park and Ng, Ngeoreg, two Chinese stowaways who were arrested at the Gibson yards by the Hammond police yesterday morning to where they had been smuggled across the Canadian border in a box car. may lead to the arrest of an or ganlzed gang of smugglers who have been operating between Canadian oolnts and Gibson during the past year. Following the capture of the two Chinamen Chief Austgen of Hammond notified the Chicago federal officers anil . toiiar a county-wide search is being made for the smugglers. Suffered from I-aeW of Water. An interpreter and a number of fed eral officers came out to Hammond veKterdav afternoon and after some difficulty succeeded in getting a full account of their experience from the two Chinamen. They told the following story: They were kidnaped by four unknown men and placed in a box car at Windsor, Canada last Tuesday. A little food was given them and for two days and nights they traveled in the cold and gloomy car -without water. At Wireton, 111. a small station near Blue Island, they were to have been taken from the car and taken into Chicago. Weather Favored Them. , Both Chinamen told that they were ; sick and cold from their ilnog and , lonesome journey and had they been In j would have died. It was also exceedingly lucky for them that . the 'weather did not tarn cold, as they would nave wearfroafen to-'ieath.-f.-"-wsaW-s "Through the. federal authorities Chief Austgen , learned that the smugglers ask a fee of $500 for each Chinaman they bring Into Chicago. Six months ago Chief Austgen received a tip that Chinamen were being smugg'ed into Chicago through the Gibson yards, but not until yesterday did his efforts bear any fruit. . Although not certain, the tip which was received by Chief Austgen Wednesday evening Is thought to have come from one of the smugglers who failed to get his share of the money. The tip gave the Information that the two Chinamen were in car No. 93,700 and was due at Gibson Wednesday evening or Thursday morning. I THATS HOW THEY FILLJHE BAGS Leak in Star Chamber Ses sion of Nimrods Lets the Cat Out. A scandal among Hammond nimrods has cropped out today as a result of a tart, chamber session which was held at Louis Roth's place last night. Mr. Roth presided as chairman, it is said. and Jacob Loesch of Shelby formerly of Hammond Is said to have offered a motion to the effect that the price of a pair of ducks for the spring shooting season shall be $1.25 at Loescn's place. Those of the Hammond hunters who were present opposed this motion strenuously Insisting that the old price of a dollar should be maintained. Mr. Loesch finally acquiesced this for the benefit of some of Hammond's well known hunters, like William Klcigehe, tVT TmP,?.""' 2?ore K

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John Kuhlman, and a score or more of others. PICTURES AT THE BIJOU TONIGHT The moving pictures at the Bijou last evening were probably the best ever seen in 'Hammond. Under the title of "Satan," a stirring drama of humanity was shown, consisting of five reels, representing over 100 scenes. The pictures will be shown again this evening. Small Blaze. . Fire departments. No. 1 and No. 4 made a run to Morton avenue in the Standard Steel Car district this forenoon, having been'called out on account of a fire which was discovered In the barber shop of Frank Dari. A gas stove from 'which' the' flames spread Is blamed foe the damage, which amounted to a hundred dollars. The departments have been out to this place once or twice before. The fire out and no hot water. Circulating Gas Water Heaters Insure against this. No. lad. Gas & Elec Co.

MRS. DICKOVER DIES

OE BRAIII AILMENT Esteemed Hammond Wom an, Christian Scientist, Passes Away. Mrs. M. A. Dickover, whoBe husband Is one of Hara.tcnd's foremost buikl:ig contractors, dit.5 yesterday afternoon at her home a. 44 Ruth street. Early yesterday morning her daughter, Mrs. Williim Whitaker, resid.r.jj at 106 Carroll , street, gave birth to a daughter, but it is no: thought that the grandmother was able to realize the meaning of this f.ppy event. Death came at 2:S0 o'clock in the afternoon. The funeral has been arranged for Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, under the auspices of the Hammond Christian Science body, of which Mrs. Dickover was a prominent member. Interment will be made at Oak Hill cemetery. . Mrs. Dickover, who was 55 years of age, is survived by a widower and three children Mrs. Whitaker, Glenn, aged 14. and Ruth, aged 12. Her death is ascribed to congestion of the brain, her case having been diagnosed by a medical practitioner shortly bafore her death. She had been ailing for about three weeks, but as late as last Sunday she was still able to sit up. Having been a faithful member of the Christian Science church, Mrs, Dickover, in accordance with the doctrines of her -faith, chose the services of a Christian Science practitioner in preference to the ministrations of . a regular physician, and when one of the latter profession was called in yesterday afternoon it was merely to diagnose the case. She had been in a comatose condition for nearly twentyfour hours. Mrs. Dickover and her family .have lived in Hammond for five years. She was never active in club life. She enjoyed the reputation of being a woman of refinement and her friendship was esteemed by all who belonged to her circle. Mr. Dickover. owing to his business han B a 'nun infnnro omA reaverr,ent and that bf Wg' cndren is a mattel. of deep Tegnt tQ a knQw tnem - ; I'D! SUFFRAGE ;HiirSPREADS Those Interested in the Movement Meet and Name Directors. So rapid has been the spread of the woman's suffrage movement in Hammond, that the organizers who met last night in the Hotel Mee found it necessary to elect a board of directors and to prepare for the election of officers. The latter event is to take place at a meeting to be heid next Thursday. A score of the city's representative women came to the meeting last night, and Dr. Mary Jackson, one of the movers in the organization, said today that she was confident that before long the Equal Franchise League of Hammond as it is known, would count its members by the hundreds. From Hammond the league is to spread all over Lake countr. As a body it will be affiliated with the state organization. To begin with the new organization has the advantage of having several experienced members, one of them in particular . being Mrs. V. G. Santl of East Chicago, who for a long time held the position of national secretary In New York.. At the meeting last night she was made a member of the board of directors. The other members of the board are: Dr. Mary Jackson, Dr. Lena B. Watson, Mrs. H. E. Granger, Mrs. Brown of Sibley street and Miss Lulu Symmes. KEISER IS NOT DISCOURAGED Nelson Kiser. stato buiMlnp and (factory inspector was In Hammond toI mond building Inspector .regarding the ! plans of the, owners of the Hotel Carle ton to give that building better fire protection; They also Intended to inspect the new signal light factory east of town. Mr. Nelson has not yet given up all hope of getting a bill through the leg islature providing for a law to regu late the construction of moving picture theaters, although he realizes that It Is getting quite late In the session. Blue Lpdge to Meet. Members of the Blue lodge will meet at the Masonic temple Saturday afternoon and evening 'and; according to the extensive program that has been arranged, ' an enjoyable time is anticipated. Six Master Mason degrees will be conferred and following the regular routine work inviting . refreshments will be served. Board of Public Works. The board of public works , this morning accepted a plat showing the extension of Cline avenue, and also accepted plans and specifications for the Grover street pavement.

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Fire Chiefs and Building Commissioners Predict Se rious Results of Failure to Enact Adequate Legisla tion for Theaters. . The fire chiefs of Hammond, Gary and East Chicago, as well as the building inspector of these cities, are ready to predict dire trouble because the present legislature refuses to pass an effective law to protect moving pic tvire theater patrons. Fire Chiefs Dilschnelder, Feeley and Doherty, respectively of Hammond, Gary and East Chicago, and Messrs. E. E. Cole and It. Houtschilt, the building Inspectors for Hammond and East Chicago, were at Indianapolis early in the week, where they met with officials of their class from all over the state to boost a bill which had been prepared by the state bureau of inspection. The house committee on rights and prlvi leges devoted a half hour to hearing (Continued on Page 7.) FINDS MATCH III RATE HUSBAND Art Stewart Has Hands Full When Attacked by Jealous Man. Art Stewart- a . Hammond product. who' has. taken part in .a., number pt good bouts, Is said, to have encountered an oppotjetit who Ju"th"ror of -afi. Irate husband outmatched the professional at his own game'..' The encounter Is said to have taken place in West Ham mond Immediately after the young pug was discovered in the home, to which he had no invitation from the husband at least. The woman in the case is said to have been very -much worried for fear that her husband - might apply too much physical force, thereby endangering the three, of .them to a public expose. No arrests have been made. Two workmen employed at the Gary works of the Illinois Steel company were killed yesterday In separate accidents. Falling steel crushed out the lives of the men. .The dead: Fred Straehler, 30 years old.. Killed at the axle mill "yard when a piece of steel fell on him. Residence, Kankakee, 111. Remains at the Gary Undertaking company morgue, 633 Washington street. George W. Stanton, 48 years old, switchman.. Residence, Sixteenth avenue. Remains at Gary Undertaking company's moVgue. Details of Stanton's death as related to Coroner Frank Smith are that he was killed last night. Stanton was riding on a Bat' car when a crane which was lifting a billet snapped a cable. The billet struck the switchman. It was a snapped cable also that caused Straehler to 'lose his life; The two deaths yesterday make a total of four, lives to be lost at the Gary steel works since January 1. . TICKETS FOR GERMAN PLAY SELLING WELL The inquiry for tickets -thus far for the German play which is to be given at th Hammond theatre next Monday evening by the Volks theater troop of Chicago,-! very encouraging to those who are arranging this treat for the Germans of Hammond ane the surrounding cities. 'Unter Zwel Wappen" is the title of the play which Is a rich comedy full of funny situations and humorous character delineations. The tickets are on sale at F. C. Miller's sewing machine store on State street, at Harry Wels' drug store on Hohman street, and at the residence of R. Jonas, ' 449 Hickory street. ". - ADVERTISE AXD AGAIN IN THE TIMKBADVERTISE

WORKMEN ARE KILLED

LEWIS B. WHITAKER

RECOVERS HIS WATCH Timepiece Dropped in Ditch Found by Workman Who Is Arrested. On a charge of petit larceny Joseph Andrag, 217 154th street. West Hammond, was arrested by Officers Bunde and Einsele on State street last night. Lewis B. Whitaker appeared as com -plaining witness In City Judge Harnett's court this morning. where Andrag was found guilty. He was fined, 1 10 and costs and given ,sJxty days in the county jail at Crown Point. Mr. Whitaker complained that while he was working on South Hohnian street as foreman about a month ago, he dropped liis watch into a ditch in which Andrag was working. He ordered the workmen to make a search for the timepiece, which was found by Andrag. He pocketed the watch and did not tell that he had found it. but has carried it for aboue a month. During the time Mr. Whitaker suspected Andrag and yesterday caused his arrest while he was in a State street jewelry store, to see about repairing the wat.-h. DECISION TIMES BIRKAU, AT STATE CAPITAL. Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 21. It begins to look like the Senate is tied in a knot over' the question" of creating a public utilities cot imission. The senate Democrats hat t held four caucuses n the bill now ai'd they' appear to be about a. far . from tr solution -Of the question of what kind of a bill to -pass J past. Yesterday afternoon they were to meet and settle all the details, but when "they met the first thing they did was to decide to postpone the caucus until next Monday night. What that means no one seems to know, but it will mean a serious dey to say the least. Is I n pop ' .t Measure. It has been .scovered that if the Shively-SpenV-r bill is passed la its present form It will permit public service companies to consolidate-in any community, provided they are .of .the same kind. That - Is two water companies, or two gas companies; or' two or more of any one kind might form a merger. But Senator Fleming and a few others are trying to amend the bill so as to permit two or more companies giving dissimilar service to merge. Thus a gas company could swallow an electric or water company, a railroad .co.uJd .swallow, another railroad or an interurban company and a street car company could swallow a water company or anything else. This proposition is meeting with, considerable opposition ' and Its fate Is still a question. The Koenig-Dicklnson bill to establish a nine hour work day and a fifty hours work" a week for women is a special order of business In the House for this afternoon, and It is believed it will pass. All efforts to amend the bill yesterday were defeated, the vote standing about 67 to 35 all the way through. The Senate caucus yesterday afternoon decided to put through today the Stotsenburg bill to submit to a vote of the people the question whether there shall be a state constitutional convention and to submit to a vote at the same time a large number of amendments to the present constitution. This (Continued on Page ?,) GARY TO HAVE A HUMANE SOCIETY Formal organization of a Gary Humane Society will take place next rj iij qH.i ir A,.onlnn a. .V. .a I .m ouuj lulling, CL k 1.1V 1I1CC11II Ul j interested persons. In the auditorium of the public library. A prominent humane society worker of Chicago is scheduled to come out for the occasion to help In the organizing and Miss Lulu- Symmes of Hammond' who Is the president of th Lake County Society will also assist. . Gary has a humane officer for a long time, but never an organized body upon whom he could rely for cooperation, and there are many people in Gary now who believe the time is ripe for a healthy organization there. ASK DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP A petition has been filed in the Superior court for the dissolution of the ' . partnership between John Schmueser and W. A. Kenney, agents for the Ford automobile company in Hammond., The petition was asked for bv Mr. Kennev. ,

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REVA1P CALUIT REGION

New Map Showing Many Recent Changes Gives a Different Aspect to Entire District; East Chicago Co. Responsible. ! . The East Chicago company has gotten out a new map of the Calumet region which gives the entire district a changed aspect. The new map is two and a half by three and a half feet In size and takes In Hammond; Whiting, Indiana Harbor and East Chicago and continguous territory. ; I An interesting feature is the elimination of Lake George,, which appears merely as a turning basin for the Schleslnger Steel company. This is significant of the changes that are being made in the physical aspect of the country itself, and while Lake George still exists as it did before the new map was gotten out. It will net long. It oeinu me luirmiuii iu im m me "-" ; laKe Dea, witn me exception oi wnai is being dredged out as a turning basin. JVevr Streets and Swltckea. A number of new streets are shown, one of the most Important being the extension of Calumet avenue from 141st to 123rd street. This was recently condemned by the city of Hammond for the benefit of the Schleslnger tract, of which Calumet avenue is the western boundary. The Indiana Harbor and the Pennsylvania switches, which are to serve this tract, are also shown. Proposed dockage for the city of Hammond Is designated as, extending from the Schleslnger turning basin to Calumet avenue, a distance -of 610 feet frontage on- the canal -and running (Continued on Page 7.) ACTSASWITIiE$$ Testifies Before Judge Becker in Glaser vs. Fidelity & Casualty Co. Martin La-ey, the--fife thief of the Eleventh battalion, in Chicago, testified In the case of Glaser vs. the Fidelity & Casualty .Co. this morning. He said that there had been a suspicious fire in Chicago on property owned by Glaser .in . which there was large Insurance and but small property value. The plaintiff's attorney made an effort to discredit the statement of the Chicago fire chief by asking him why he did not follow up his investigation if the fire- was suspicious, and Lacy was unable to get in his reply on account of the objections of attorneys. In the course of the trial Judge Becker threatened to fine Attorney L. L. Bomberger $10 for cotitempt of court if he did not cease making - remarks which were objectionable to the court. FIFTHAVE. LOTS SELL FOR BIG SUM Price 400 Per Cent Greater Than What They Originally Cost. Vacant 5th Ave. Lots Bring $300 Pront Eoot Capt. H. S. Norton, property agent of the Gary Land company, has sold two of the company's vacant lots In Fifth avenue for the ' high, 'water price of 1300 per front foot. The purchasers' paid $7,0'0 each for the lots. Two lots In Fifth avenue, just west of Broadway, have been sold by the Gary Land company at the Recordbreaking 'price of $7,5J)0 each. The price is an increase of over 400 per cent of the original purchase price. Improvement of the property wJU be made at once b ythe purchasers. James H. Ward, the music dealer, has purchased lot. number 3 and John Ker, the contractor, lot number 2 of block 105. These lot sare In the north side of Fifth avenue and just west of Savage block, now being built. Mr. Ward and Mr. Kerr will have to Improve their -property by erecting a two story brick and terra. cotta .building which will cost for both the sum at 140.000. ' ., '

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Manager P. D. Block Offers Paving Material at Less Than Half What It Now Costs the County for Road Purposes.

There is an opportunity to break I the slag trust, and by means of it the crushed stone trust which has recently shown its head to add to the burden of Lake County taxpayers in the matter of road improvements. This opportunity is offered through the Inland Steel company of Indiana Harbor which is willing to ell the county slag in its original F.tate for twenty to twenty-five cents a cubic yard and crushed, for an addition of from fifteen to twenty cent3 a yard. The county is now paying $1.10 per yard for what it uses of tnis commodity, to the slag trust. As the freight is only two dollars a car from south Chicago, and a car carries about thirty tons, this feature of the expense should be a small Item. - CRUSHED STOXE ADVANCES. Within the past month or such a matter the price of crushed stone used in paving has gone up from 70 to 80 cer;ts a square yard, to SI. 10. An 1111nins dealer named Sullivan is given the credit of being the president Of the stone trust, and on,a recent visit to this region is said to have admitted that there is a combination among the stone dealers in the district from which most Lake county paving stone comes. This fact has made the situation unbearable and the Inland Steel company was appealed to as being able to furnish a solution. The Lnland is now dumping all its slag into the lake, and through . P. D. Block, its general manager, " announced its willingness to tome to the front In favor of the taxpare rera.'lJJCmus... '.w ,:m. .: --i- ? -ui .. 5T MAY SOLVf? DQJT.X'r.TT'.' ' 1 On accoqnt of the prohibitive price

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GREAT INTEREST ATTACHES TO 'CUBBY-HICKS' GO

Fight fans of the Calumet region were treated to some good news yesterday afternoon wehn Matchmaker F. Campbell announced that ' he- had closed articles -with Jimmy dabby of Hammond and Freddie Hicks for a tenround no decision go at the Hammond theatre next Thursday evening. Ernie -Zanders, the boy printer, of --as. t'o have bean -Clabby's opponrnnan that evening, but in , his training work last Monday Zanders ruptured a blood vessel and was compelled to call off the bout. Clabby and Hicks will tip the beam at 156 pounds. The fighters will weigh in at Clabby's buffet, on Hohman street, at 3 o'clock. For such a short notice intense interest is being; shown in the coming battle, and it alone will be a drawing card mat win pacic me nouse. Although Clabby's admirers are expecting him to at least gain a shade, it will be remembered that Hicks has made rapid strides toward the ' top during the past year and will undoubtedly give the Hammond middleweight a tough encounter. Of late, Hicks has faced such men as McGoorty, Gibbons, Dillon and Christie and was able to gain a break in each battle. Another interesting set-to has been LAKE SHORE IN STRIKE VOTE Owing to the refusal of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad company to take part in the negotia tions 'for 'new conditions 'foi1 Chtcago l switchmen, a strike vote of the 150 Lake Shore 'yardmen was ordered yesterday by V- ' Jent A. E. Whitney of the" Broine..d of Railroad I Trainmen. There are seventeen ralli road companies taking part In the con- ' feren'ce'. " ' BeTbVe the strike ' vote' 'was' ordered. Vice President Whitney telegraphed General Manager D. C. Moon, who Is in Cleveland, requesting that Lake Shore officials in Chicago be instructed to yieet with the other railroad officials and switchmen's committee. No answer was received to thetelegram. . Fumigate School. As a preventive to the spread of scarlet fever( or any other' prevalent disease, Hammond health officers' took necessary precautions last night and thoroughly fumigated the Washington school building. This was done because a substitute teacher was taken ill wfth" scarlet fever several days after leaving the school. ABtnl voir A TIMCS HBAJDimt

SLAG TR CHANCE TO BUST THE SLAG TRUST "Judging; from the facta that ara presented to me by THE TIMES the taxpayers of Lake County are paying a tremendous profit to the men who have monopoly of the sal of las In that locality. "While we weald net sell mlms to dealers In that material w would consider setting- nslde n little around and the erection of n slan; crusher no that the 'roads In Lake County can be built cheaper. "If ulag combine Is t a kins; ndvantafrc of the taxpayers It would be n good reason for us to aid the county In defeating- them. We new dispose of onr slag by dumping; It Into the lake but we could spare nil Lake County needs for road purnoaea. "If the county officials or private cltlscna want to go Into this matter mdre fully I will be glad to talk the matter over with them. We want, to do anything we can to aid In the development of Lake County. ' ' "1 have nof talked : with uny of our department heada about It. but t am aare that the slag would not cost the county over SO to 25 cents a yard. Then figure 15 to SO cents a yard to crush It and : freight amounting to, 10 cents a yard from the Inland plant to most any point In' the northern part of the county nnd you have at theoutalde BO to 55 cents n yard f. o." b. at- the' place of -.delivery. .. ti- .,.ai-:.';f.." ..-Countt asu - .my.; .'- - --y--"-T r '.c I. -IX blocC ' i I. carded In the semi-wlndup when Eddie . Clabby will meet "Dutch" Hendson of South Chicago: " -Tnis- 'Bduf-fs' drawing nearly as much interest as the main go. and is expected to be the rastest and hardest -fought battle that has ever been staged in Lake county. The rivalry that exists between the two boys caused'their meeting next Thursday evening, and in : order to "settle their littfe- grudge, 'they will furnish plenty of excitement. - Two other excellent bouts, one a six-round curtain raiser and a six-round preliminary , Is scheduled. 'Between the bouts the latest musk iwt -be -ftHtishe- by- Toung'S orchestra. Ringside and reserved seats will be placed on sale Saturday evening, and considering. the number of reservations made, the tickets will find ready purchaser's". Keserved seats will sell at $2 or 3.-' -General admission seats will sell for. 91. 'but will not be placed on sale until the evening of the contest. Seats are now on sale at the following places: . Clabby's buffet and Meeker & Mc Cune's buffet, Hammond. Dick Graham, East Chicago. Buck Bailey's, Indiana Harbor. Otto Bower's, Whiting. ' George O'Donnell's. Gary. nct'i Tine tadic ULIf IIIIIL I HULL BY GARY & SOUTHER!! Provides for More Frequent Service and Other Chances. . loprnai iu ins iijus.; Crown Point Ind., Feb. 21. New time tables of the Gary & Southern Interurban will be ready for the patrons about the first of April and it is understood they will contain some radical changes In the way of Improving the service.' Several thirty minute cars will be run and it is reported that an express service will be Inaugurated during the busy part of tho day, the cars to ' make th'e' 'best " time possible between' the two cities. The business done by the new line up to the present time Is said to have been phenomenal for a new road and with, its success assur'red the manigenient intends to give the best service possible. -Thirty i minute service "will ba hailed with ac claim by the patrons of the road.