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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-20
Naval Display at Jamestown
Will Eclipse all Former
Ones Here.
WILL IMPRESS NATIONS
Squadrons From Great Britain. Ger.
many, France and Japan on
Their Way Now.

Powerful as was the American eaat
reviewed by President Roosevalt -
| oyster Bay last fall it will be eclipsad
in strength by that which win he as
/ sembled at jamestown. Va. under
orders issued by the secretary of the
navy today.
Sixteen first class battleships. rang
ing in displacement from 100 to II
oVV tons VIII be the backbone of this
formidable commond. The ribs viii
De made up of three huge armored
cruisers and four protected cruisers
ana the tentacles reaching in every
direction will consist of eleven tor
pedo boat destroyers, at least a dozen
torpedo boats, and seven submarines
ih adltlon there will be a number of
golfers and supply ships.
1t is intended to make the disnlav
one of international significance. Great
Brltlan, Germany, France and Japan
are sending squadrons to the James
town exposition out of compliment to
the United States.
a report received from the Charles
ton navy yards, Boston, Mass, states
mat the famous old sea fighter, the
constitution" is now undergoing re-
pairs subsequent to a visit to the
jamestown Ter Centennial exposition
TO be held on the shores Of Hampton
Roads, The vessel has been In the
charleston navy yards since October
IoS'' where she was towed from
Portsmouth, New Hampshire. and ow
ing to many years neglect it will be
almost midsummer before she will be
aole TO join in the grand naval
pageantry, that will be on display dur
ing the period of the Jamestown ex
position Only structural repairs are
now being made on the CONSTITUTIONS.
but movement is on foot to collect
the many souveniers and equipment
taken from the vessel at various times.
so that she will have as near as pos
slble, her original appearance
The Constitution is IT'S feet in length.
and AZ feet in width, with a normal
draught of 1870 tons. No ship of an
cient or modern type has had such
glorious career as the Constitution.
Such was the uniformity of her sue |
cess that the British admiralty ordered
that the English frigates should not
tight her unless they met her in force. !
On Angst 19, 1912, she fought the |
Guerriere for four hours, leaving the
latter total wreck, which could not |
even be brought into port as a prize. |
Under Commodore cambridge off the
coast Of Brazil in December of the |
same year she captured the British
frigate Java after a sharp fight. Again |
off Cape Verde islands in a fight that |
lasted less than an hour, the Constitu
ton, under Captain Stewart, captured
both the frigate Cyane and the sIoop
Levant. although these ships were far
superior to the Constitution.
In the midst of the modern warships
Of the representative countries of the
world, old Iron Sides" anchored in
historic Hampton Roads, will be one
Of the most interesting and educational
exhibits of the exposition.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-20
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
PLANS BIG REVIVAL
Summer Will Witness the
Greatest Event of Kind
Ever in Hammond.

The members of the Chistian church
IN this city are planning the greatest
revival this summer that Hammond ha
ever known. They are going about II
In repular Billy" Sunday style and will
nave one Of the best revivalists in the
country to take charge of the meetings.
The Christian church people no not
expect TO accommodate the crowds that
viii attend in a Hammond church or in
any of the Hammond auditoriums but
they intend to build a large tabernacle
Of wood that will seat at least 1900 peo-
pie.
The Rev. J. o. Shelburne Of Toledo.
Ohio. Will be the evangelist and is
thought to be the best obtainable be-
cause of his ability to reach men. Prof
fessor Robert Knight is the singer that
has been selected to take charge of the
music and he viii see that good music
is provided.
The services will begin July 7 and
viii continue as long as the members. of
the church deem it advisable Already
$500 has been raised TO carry on the
work and il is certain there will be no
difficulty in raising the rest of the
amount required to carry out the plans
Rev. c. J. Sharp said today he thought
the time was ripe for a revival in
Hammond and that he was Of the opfn
ion that the moral tone of the whole
would be raised by a relig-
ious campaign of the proportions they
are now planning.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-20
THREE NEW DEPOTS
FOR LAKE COUNTY.
Lake shore Proposes Erecting Hand
some Structure NJ Gary. Another at
Whiting and a Third ut Hammond
LaPorte VIII Also Have one.

The Lake Shore railroad Will build
three new depots IN Lake county that
will be handsome structures. The
most beautiful of the two viii he
erected at Gary and the other is 70 he
built at Whiting. and the Lake shore
and Nickel Plate together Will erect
still another at Hammond.
1t is said that the depot at Cary
Will be one of the most pretentious
in the state. 1t will be of brick. trim
med with stone and will be strictly
modern in its architecture and its ap-
pointments.
The depot at Whiting Will also be
up to date, with a convenient arrange
ment Of the mems and ladies' wait
ing rooms, the ticket office and the
baggage room.
With the depot that is to be built
at Hammond by the Lake Shore and
Nickel Plate railroads and the one that
Is TO be built at LaPorte in the place
Of the one that burned a few days ago.
this region Will be simply towering
with new railroad stations this spring.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-20
Clever Work of Steel Town
Police Brings Good
Results.
TWO IN The COOLER
Made Practice of Living Without
Work and Waylaying For
eign Laborers.

clever little ruse on the part OF
ofheers Catey Law and Klopf Of Gary
last night resulted in the captura "
T. }. heegan and +. }. Steinmetz. two
Wen known strong men. while in the
act OF stripping couple of victims
me officers Were returning from .tha
Patch going north along Broaduav
when one of them noticed a coaf l,,fns,
on the sidewalk He remarked az the
time that some one would be along "a
claim 1t in q little while. They haa
hardly gone a block when Keegan and
Stelnmetz and another man met then,
and asked them IL they had seen a conf
Directions Were given as to the loea-
tlon. Catey surmised that the coat
was a mere ruse and he and Law de-
toured on the east side of the straat
10 Keep watch of them. Hardly had
they come even with the three men
before they saw them knock down two
drunken foreigners and start 10 eo
through them. Catey and Law broke
from cover. Law covering two of the
men and Catey running after the third
who Jumped and ran west into the
underbrush. Catey fired four shots as
ne ran and Officer klopf joined in the
pursuit but We're unable to gain sight
- eASii man again. 1neF returned to
where Law was holding the four men.
the two victims and Keegan and Stein
metz They were all taken to the sta
ton. the first two to be held to appear
against the latter
Keegan has been under surveillance
Tor some time. never being at work and
apparently getting a good livIlhood in
some way.
And the COIored Troops Silent.
The ludricious part of the exciting
affair-was that with all of the disturb
ance incidental to the chase, the shoot
ing, the beating Of the men when they
resisted and scuff1ing of the drunken
victims, the two colored watchmen who
We're inside of the First National build
ing in front of which the affair han
pened, slept soundly and when asked
this morning. knew nothing of what
mad taken place. Keegan and Stein
metz will be given their preliminary
hearing before Judge Fitzgerald this
morning.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-20
BELL MAY QUIT
TELEPHONE FIELD
Meeting Called Yesterday to
Settle Matter North
ern Indiana Affected.
Especial to Lake Countx rr,..,

Especial to Lake County TmesA
Fort Wayne, April 20.-The meeting
OF representatives of telephone com
panles held in FIT. Wayne Yesterday
may mean the beginning of the end of
the thirteen years of warfare between
the Central Union and the indepndent
interests in Indiana; the surrender of
the Bell company and the practica.l an
lhcatlon of the service under the con
troll of the independents
If the proposition made to the indn
pendents is accepted it will mean The
retirement of the Central Union from
northern Indiana and the absolute
control of the local field by the lnde-
pendnts
The meeting will mark the most i'm
portant step in indiana telephone cir
cles since the indepe 1dent movement
first started about 1924, ana is likely
TO be far-reaching in its effect on the
business all over the west II the
project carries it will mean a crown
ing victory for the Independents.
Some days ago it was announced
that meeting would be held yester-
day at which representatives of both
the Independent and the Central Union
companies would endea1or to arrive at
some mutual agreement as to toll line
matters 1t developed that the real
purpose of the meeting is to receive
from the Bell interests a straight-out
proposition to retire from the local
telephone fields and lease it's toll lines
to the independents on a commission
basis This proposition if accepted
would mean the complete contro. Or
the Indiana by the Independents and
the monopoly of the business Of tele-
phonic communication. Just what
agreement was made at the meeting
has not been made public
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-20
HOLD BANQUET TO
HONOR MAT. LUDWIG
Employees of Lake County
Times Give Departing
Reporter Godspeed.
columbus Dispatch.

1hlrty-one of the Hammond empIovee
OF The LAKE COUNTY TIMES attended a
banquet given in honor of Matthew, D
LudWlg' member of the reportortaI
stan who has resigned his position and
leaves tomorrow for Montgomery. Ala
where he Will be employed as re-
porter on the State"
The banquet was prepared AZ ~
Hammond cafe and was a succass in
every particular. At $50 the guests
were all seated, and there were man,,
good-natured shop filings that vara
exchanged as the various courses were
served.
After the covers had finally been re-
moved the stan photographer took two
lldshIlSht photographs of the groun
n. T. keough, editor of THE TIMES
VINO had been made POSTMASTER. smoke
IN happy vein of the pleasant reIa-
tlohs that existed between the NOM
pers OF the staff and the other de-
partment employees and then regretted
that the happy family" shouId bo
broken up by the loss of Mr.. Iud1vie
Several of the others present vva,,o
called upon to respond to extemnorap-
eous toasts and did so. The party then
repaired to the fifth floor of the Ham
mond building where a social session
was held and dancing indulged in.
The banquet menu was as follows.
Manhattan Cocktail
Chicken a la Rein.
Celery. Olives Su,ao+ co-,-,
Boiled White Fish Point Shirley
Julienne Potatoes.
Roast Spring Chicken
Fresh Shelled Peas
Snow Flake Potatoes.
Early Vegetable Salad.
0iilila ice cream Assorted Cake
After Dinner Coffee.
Cream Cheese Recen+ior
Cigars.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-20
WEST HAMMOND DIVES
HOLD THREE NEW VICTIMS
Reported That Girls Who Sought Work
IN hammond Borrowed Money of
Dive Keepers and Since Then HIVE
Been Held Prisoners.

1t IS reported that three young girls
not over seventeen years old are being
held in some of the West Hammond
dives, who it is said, came to Ham
mond in search of work and after bor-
rowing money from the dive keepers
and not being able to repay it were
placed in the dives along West State
street to make their homes.
In speaking of the matter this morn
ing Captain Bunde of the Hammond no
lice force said: This report came into.
the station here but I do not know
whether it is SO or not; but it probably
is"
Some time ago it was rumored over
the village that two Whiting girls
We're frequenting the dives and when
their parents came over in search ~
them they decamped and have not baan
seen since. Now that the news that
three new victims are being held il
the West Hammond dives is circulated
it is expected that the police of the
village will at least make an attemnt
to get them out.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-20
GARY WOMAN ASSAULTED:
MAN IS ARRESTED
John Poppa AssaiIs Mary Poppin While
LATTER is Gathering Fuel on Lake
Shore Right of Way-PoIice Chase
POppa Down.
Especial to Lake County Times.

Gary. April 20.-While gathering coal
along the south side of the Lake Shore
! tracks last evening Mary Poppin was
assaulted by Jonh Poppa. The occur
renee took place about FIVE rods west
of Broadway. The woman's cries and
struggles frightened Poppa who ran
after her threatening to shoot Mrs
Poppin If she did not keep quiet. She
hurried up to the station and between
sobs told Officers Catey and KIopf what
had happened Picking up their clubs
the officers started on a run after Poppa
who could be seen running west over
the hill eighty rods away along the
track. In eighteen minutes the officers
had run TO Pine Station and caught
Poppa just as ne broke from cover
along the track. He was nearly ex
hausted and could hardly walk as they
took him back to the station. Mrs.
Poppin lives just north of the Lake
Shore tracks back of Broadway a little
ways and was picking up fuel as was
her custom along the railroad right
Of way. No one was near when Poppa
approached her and a passing freight
train prevented any one seeing or hear
ing her from that direction although
a number of men were working lust
below the hill twenty rods away.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-20
Indianapolis w. G. T. u.
Adopts Plan Hammond
Might Emulate.
TO PREVENT SPOON|NG
Young Girls Menaced by Opportuni-
tles-Shady Nooks Afford for
LoveMaking.

The members of the indianapolis w
=. l. T. have made a suggestion that
some of Hammond's citizens think
would be a good one for the local au-
thorltles to follow. 1t is a request
that the city officials provide chap
erons for all of the public parks.
The local police are all well aware
of the fact that the Hammond parks
are frequented by a cass of Young
toughs and would-be sports who are
accompanied by girls of tender wears
They know that in spite of their
Vlgllence many of these young people
do things that are entirely wrong and
as the officers can not spend all of
their time watching for "spooners" the
evil has become a serious one
IL has even got to a point where the
pubic parks are made undesirable for
large class of citizens because these
indisereet upstarts faunt their love
making before anyone and everyone.
Here's the Solution.
The following from the Indianapolis
News might offer a solution for the
problem:
"A plea for chaperons in public
parks, particularly at Riverside park
was made to the park board this morn
ing by a committee representing the
Central Woman's Christian Temperanca
union, composed of Mrs. Felix T. Nc
Whirter, Mrs. S. D. Farrabee and Mrs
L. D. B. Cowan.
Mrs. McWhirter acted as the prin-
cipal spokesman for the committee
advancing arguments in favor of mark
chaperons for young girls who go IN
protected to parks. She spoke of the
conditions under which hundreds OF
young girls come to INDIANAPOLIS and
live here without the protection of
proper home life, and the necessitv Of
watching over these lest they come
to harm.
The idea of those seeking chaperons
for young girls in the parks is that
certain women should be appointed
the cooperation of the W G
T. I. and the park board, who would |
be given police power. so that anv
suggestions they might make to voung
women in the parks would come with /
the force of authority, and would ma
troll the parks from noon until near
the closing hour at night. particularly
in the darkest and least freouented I
sections, keeping a watchful eve for
young women who might seem to he I
better at home or at their lodging than
in the parks.
Mrs McWhirter commended the
work of the matrons already in some
Of the parks, whose duty it is to care
for the children who play there, but
said that others We're needed to do a
arger work. concerned with girls an
womanhood.
The park board took the whole mat
er under advisement. its members saw
ng that 1t had not given the subject
thought 10 give an opinion
Without further reflection"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-20
AUTOMOBILES PAIL;
MOTOR BOATS NEXT
Blase Hammond Auto Own
ers Need New Excitement
Will Form Club.

NOW that Hammond people have very
generally become addicted to the au
tomobile habit some Of the more blase
OF the motorists have decided to go in
In Hammond and it was he who finally
secured the promise of Commodore
Wiese of the Illinois Motor Boat club
to come TO Hammond and help to or
ganize club here.
All persons who are interested In
this new project are requested to be
at Nick KahTs boat house at 3 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon. They will have
an opportunity to see one Of the most
powerful motor boats in Chicago or vi
cinity, the one in which Commodore
Wiese and six Of his friends will make
the trip.
for INCORPORATING. one Of the most de-
lightful and exhilirating of sports.
Tomorrow afternoon those who are
interested in motor boats will meet
the officials of the Illinois Motor Boat
club and the Calumet Boat club OF
South Chicago at Nick Kahls boat
landing and organize what will probab-
~ be known as the Indiana Motor Boat
club.
So far 1t Is said there are no real
motor boats in Hammond but there are
several people who are contemplating
the purchase of them and quite a club
of these enthusiasts could be gotten to-
gether.
The two Chicago clubs are coming to
Hammond for the purpose Of giving the
Hammond enthusiasts some pointers as
to the manner of effecting the organi-
zation.
Nick Kahl is one Of the promoters of
the plan to start a good live boat club
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-20
VISITS GARY INCOGNITO.

A special bearing the officials of the
Lake Shore road. left Chicago for Gary
yesterday and it is said on good author
ity that ". z. Corey, president OF the
United States Steel corporation was
on the train.
The Lake Shore agent at Indiana
Harbor said he did not know who was
on board more than that there were
several ofnciais Of the road. but a
Hammond man who is acquainted with
the conductor in charge OF the train
said this morning the conductor told
MIN Corey was on the train although
he did not want It known that he was.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-20
Chicago Real Estate Board
Sees the Error of it's Ways
and Drops Opposition.
WILL COST 100000
People In Lake County Will Benefit
as Much as They VIII In
Chicago.

after a protracted discussion the reaI
estate board yesterday disapproved the
report Of its sanitary district commit
tee opposing building the Calumet and
Sag and Evanston channels, and recon-
mended that two years time be given
for the completion of swinging bridges
over the canal
The latter was in the form of a
resolution which followed the disap-
proval by the board of that part of its
committees report which opposed a
three years extension of the time for
the completion of the bridges.
Following this a discussion arose
over that part of the report adopted
at previous meeting opposing the
proposed increase in the rate of taxa
tion from so cents to ST.
Says 1t Would Cripple Work.
Trustees Henry f. Eidmann, with
reference to the latter, said the de-
feat OF the bill. now before the leeis-
lature. would cripple seriously the
work OF the sanitary district while
George Blrkhoff, jr, and Wylls w
Baird said that, according to the lnan-
cial showing made by the district in
a report circulated at the meeting. II
would, under the present rate Of taxa
tion, have sufficient money to carrv on.
the work in connection with the pro
posed Calumet and Evanston channels
for two years. If, at the end of the
two years. they said. it becomes evil
dent that additional money is needed.
1t would be time to go before the leg
islature and ask for it.
The principal discussion. however.
centered about the Calumet and Sag
channel and the Evanston channel. r
G Lindley, retiring attorney for the
drainage trustees, opposed the report
OF tho real estate boards committee
in this particular, as wen as that re-
garding the extension of time asked
for in opening the bridge The com
mittee's condemnation Of the Calumet
channel, because of its size and deDtb
ne said, was unfounded, as the best
engineering experts were agreed that
such a channel could be constructed
more economically than a shollow one. /
and that it was no larger than was de-
manded.
Have Taxation; No Excavation.
He declared that the people in that
district who had been paying sanitary
district taxes for three years might I
justly claim that they were subject to /
taxation without excavation. and
urged that works of this character
should be for the whole district and
not a part of 1t.
With reference to the bridges, Mr..
Lindley said it is physical impos-
sibility to open them inside of eigh-
teen months. and, possibly; two years.
r. a. Halsey, chairman of the boards
committee. who spoke in behalf of the
report admitted it was necessary to
get rid of the Calumet north shore
sewage, but that the question was,
who was to pay for it? He CON
Tended that it was manifestly unfair
20 the 100000 people who had paid
S5G.000,00 for a great drainage system.
While those to the north and south
lad refused to come in until recently. !
should now be compelled o pay 95 per
cent Of the s16.OOO.o0O required to give |
these outsiders a drainage system. I
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-20
BUYS A NEW AMBULANCE.

e II Stewart the Holman street
undertaken went to Chicago this after
noon 70 purchase new ambulance for
hls Undertaking establishment
Mr. Stewart says that it will be one
OF the most up to date ambulances he
can buy.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-20
ENGINEER sPRAINs ANKLE

Z. Rossiter an engineer of the STAN
oaro steel Car company suffered the
misfortune OF having his ankle badly
sprained last night as he was walking
to Hammond with several other engin
eers.
Rossiter was walking along over the
rough ground and not noticing a large
hole on Calumet avenue walked right
in it. AS result OF the accident he
is not working today
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-20
ONE LONE PLAIN DRUNK.

]. T. Plunkert. a plain drunk. was
the only one Of his ilk arrested last
night and officer Hilbrich had the
pleasure Of pulling him in. He was
brought up this morning before Judge
McMahon who gave him II days in the
county Jail
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-20
ANOTHER SOLUTION OF
CRAZY MAN MYSTERY

The Hammond police have been noti-
hed 70 be on the lookout for Rudolph
befnhard OF 9S0S Avenue L. South Chi
cago. bernhard disappeared from his
nome IN south Chicago March %, and
mas not been heard from since 1t is
DeIleVed that when he left South Chi
caBo ne may have gone to Hammond.
POSSIBLY Bernhard may be the crazy
man tnat was seen roaming around
West Hammond last week.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-20
YOUNG CHILD DIES.

of Mr. and Mrs. H Goerg of 524 West
State street died last night The fu-
neral services will be held at o'clock
tomorrow afternoon at the residence
after which the body will be taken to
Concordia cemetery for burial.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-20

The newsbOys band of Chicago, six
ty-fiye pieces, Will visit Hammond Nom
day and after street parade and n
concert 1T will accompany THE LAKE
COUNTY TIMES newSboys TO Ring
ling Bros circus at the Coliseum.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-20

The Lake county newsboys are going
10 RinEIing Bros circus as guests OF
THE LAKE COUNTY TIMES Monday
evening.