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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-25
SUNDAY BASEBALL GOES
ON TRIAL FOR ITS LIFE

the case will not interfere with sun
day ball during this season. If the
court decides that the Sunday baseball
bill is constitutional 1t is understood
that the prosecution will appeal to the
supreme court. II the lower court
decides that the law is unconstitutional
and that the clubs haze not the right
legally to play on Sunday the defend
ants will appeal to the supreme court.
The mill of the supreme court grinds
slowly. and It is not at all likely that
the case will be decided there for sew
eraI months, or until after the close
of the present baseball season. If the
supreme court decides finally that the
law is unconstitutional it will be the
law of the entire state, and will mean
that Sunday games at Fort Wayne,
South Bend, Evansville, Terre Haute.
Huntington, Wabash Button. Fayette.
Marion and all the other places where
league teams are now maintained will
have to cease. Therefore the suit start
ed here will be of state wide import
ance and will probably decided the fate
of professional baseball in this state.
1t is the contention Of the prosecu-
tion that the legislature has not the
power to enact a law that exempts
baseball games from the prohibition of
the general Sunday law, and that there
fore. the Sunday baseball law is uncon-
stitutional. No date has been set for
the hearing of the Carr case.
Afraid to Put Up Bond.
At first 1t was the intention of the
citizens committee to apply for an in
junction to restrain the teams from
! playing on Sunday. but in order to do
so they would have to put up a bond to
indemnify the defendants against all
damages If they should be acquitted
The attendance at the first Sunday
game this season was about $4,000, and
this scared the committee out of the
notion of putting up a bond, for Il
meant a possible liability Of $4,000
for each game that was prevented
They did not care to take on such 6
i risk, so they changed their plan anc
decided to have Carr arrested. 1t viii
| accomplish the same result, because
the only thing the committee is after
| is to. make a test Of the law to see
| whether il is good or not
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-25
C. |. PAULSON ARRESTED
Former Bookkeeper of the
Calumet Supply Co. Lo-
Gated in Milwaukee.

Clarence l. Paulson, the former
bookkeeper for the Calumet Supply
company Of Gary who was wanted on
charge Of embezzlement. was yester-
day located and arrested in Milwau-
kee by Detective John Eagan Of the
Chicago police.
The warrant for the arrest Of Paul
son was issued in Judge P. - tftzger-
AIDS court last Wednesday, the story
appearing in THE TIMES the following
day. AS soon as the warrant was is
sued Chief of Police Martin notified the
Chicago authorities, who Immediately
began a search for Paulson. He is
said to have been in Chicago. but the
police received information that Paul
son had been seen in Milwaukee. De
tective Eagan located his man yester-
day morning
Paulson was brought to Gary last
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-25
TIMES BUREAU
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.


AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
Indianapolis. Ind, May 25.-sunday
baseball in Indiana is about to go on
trial for its life. If it loses the bat
tie Sunday baseball will be dead for
all time and the game on that day will
be declared Illegal. If Sunday baseball
wins in the fight in the courts. it will
become an established fact and will re-
main such until some future legislature
takes a notion to wipe it out by repeal
ing the present law which makes it
legal.
VIII Effect the Whole state.
The battle is to be fought in this
county, but by the time the fight is
over the law will be settled for the
entire state Yesterday an affidavit was
filed in the criminal court here charg
ing Charles c. Carr, manager and cap
tain OF the Indianapolis team of the
American association with violating
the Sunday law by following his usual
vocation on Sunday, and of playing pro-
fessional baseball for pay. The theory
of this prosecution is that the Sunday
baseball law is unconstitutional and
therefore void, and that 1t does not of
fer any protection to persons who play
professional baseball on Sunday. The
indianapolis Ministerial association has
nothing to do with the prosecution. so
far as is known, although the minis
ters of the city appointed a legislative
committee that lowered about the two
houses Of the legislature last winter
and lobbied night and day against the
passage of the bill.
Had Crowd of 10000 Sunday.
Indianapolis and Louisville played a
game here Sunday before crowd of
nearly 10000 persons. The game was
orderly and the crowd did not Great
any disturbance beyond the ordinary
kind Of roofing There was no trouble
of any kind This was the second sun
day game played here thus far this sea
son and in both instances the crowd
was orderly But the committee OF
business men is opposed to the game on
general principles and the members de-
cided to make test case in the courts
to ascertain whether the Sunday base
ball law is legal or illegal
Minister Lobby Against Law.
! indianapolis is about the only towr
in the state in which Sunday profess
| sional baseball is not allowed by the
local authorities This city has always
prohibited it. This has worked hard
! ship on the indianapolis club during
all the years. because most of the other
cities of the American association have
Sunday games. When the effort wa:
made to pass the Sunday baseball bill
two years ago. one of the strong ar.
/ guments used was that indianapolis
was being denied sport that was per
mitted in other cities of the state. Blu
that year the bill failed by small
margin to pass. Last winter, however
the fight was made again. and won
the bill became q law in spite Of thu
strong opposition of the ministers.
VIII Go to Supreme Court.
No matter what the result Of tn
prosecution started yesterday may be
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-25
HANDS Of TWELVE
THOUSAND MEN TIED
seamen, Firemen, Engineers, Stew
ards, Cooks and Walters Can
Change Boats Only With Permis-
sion of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES at
Lower Wages Are Preferred.

Indianapolis. Ind, May c5-"The
most infamous system of bIacklisting
ever called to our attention is that
used by the Lake Carriers association
of the Great Lakes in dealing with
their employees. said Harry Slough,
state labor commissioner, who has just
returned from Detroit. where the In
diana commission took part in meet
ing designed to bring about working
conditions among the Lake Carriers
association and the Lake seamen's
union. the Union of Marine Firemen
and Engineers and the Union Stewards,
Cooks and Walters, numbering all
about 1900 men.
BY the system in use on the boats
of the association. every seaman. when
he takes a job at the beginning OF the
shipping season, is compelled to buy
a memorandum book at cost of 81
This book is turned over to the captain
of the boat on which he ships, and the
captain uses it as daily record of the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-25

night. where he was locked IN a cell
to await his trial. The preliminary
hearing VIII come up before Judge A.
G. Huber today. Paulson was employ
ed as a bookkeeper by the Calumet Sup
ply company until q few weeks ago.
When he left their employ the books
were carefully audited and it was
found there was a shortage of s302,s0.
but the amount stated in the warrant
was $3.50. Previous to his leaving the
company the books had not been ex-
amined thoroughly and no intimation
Of dishonesty was entertained by the
officials.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-25
They Are Not
Sensitive of
Business Changes

The evolution from the old
method to the new, bright, ad-
vertising way has not startled
them they die a slow BUSH
ness death.
~ ~ ~
The merchant who doesn't ad-
vertise today is being boiled to
death, and the bright attractive
prinGng that we are doing for
his competitors IS the water
that is doing for him what the
frog got at Yale.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-25
FIRE CAUSES
DEATH IN
HOSPITAL
ESPECIAL II TIE T1MEs.l

Indiana Harbor, May 25.-Joseph
Langowski. who was so terribly burned
yesterday morning when fire broke out
in the rear OF his saloon on One Hun
dred and Thirty Seventh street near
Cedar street, died early this morning
at st. Margaret's hospital in Ham
mond. His injuries were much worse
than they We're at first thought to be.
Langowski was about 33 years old and
is survived BY his second wife and
three children by his first wife. The
latter died only about year ago.
Langowski was member Of the Polish
National Alliance and also a member
Of the Polish Catholic church, if Indi-
ana Harbor.
His funeral has been arranged for
next Thursday morning. Services viii
be held at the Polish Catholic church.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-25
GARY DEMOCRATS GET READY
FOR WARM TINE THURSDAY

The democrats Of Gary are prepar-
ing for a warm skirmish on Thursday
night, when they meet for the purpose
Of electing their ward committeeman
for the coming campaign. In all parts
Of the city the two factions Of the
party are lining up against each other.
and the war OF the Knots and anti
Knots people taken up at the last
meeting will probably be renewed
The only regrettable thing about the
coming meetings is that they will all
be held at one time, and like a three-
ring circus. it will be impossible to
watch all Of the proceedings all Of the
time. It is question whether o. not
William Cain and Hugh Corbett will
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-25

employee. Once having shipped on
boat owned by the association. the en-
ploye cannot leave the boat and get a
Job on another controlled by the asso-
citation, except on presentation of the
memorandum book.
Power of the Captain.
I'm cases where the captain has
grudge against the employe, or where
work is scarce and the captain fears
to lose any of his men, he refuses to
turn over the book. or makes false re-
ports in it. and the outlook is hopeless
for the employee unless he bends to the
will of the agent Of the association
and remains on the boat on which he
subjected to all sorts of undesirable
working conditions, and they must
stand it. because to leave the boat
would mean that they would be with
out work during the entire shipping
season.
In the present trouble, we found.
agents Of the association visited the
homes OF the seamen. when the head
Of the house was absent, and attempted
to browbeat the women into inducing
their husbands to accept the terms of
the shippers and return to work.
he United states SleeI corporation
which is the backbone of the Lake Car
riers' association, is blamed for the
conditions which have stopped lake
traffic as far as the association is con-
cerned, and have thrown $4,000 men
out Of work. We gathered in the De-
troit meeting that the purpose of the
carriers is to drive the American en-
ployes from the great lakes just as
they have been driven from the sea-
coast shipping, in order to substitute
foreigners at much lower wage"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-25

A Frog jumps readily enough
when put in Warm water, yet
frog can be boiled without a
movement If the water is heat
ed slowly enough. In a psy-
Geological experiment at Yale
University the water was heat-
ed at the rate of .0O36 of a
degree a second, Fahrenheit.
The frog never moved, and at
the end of two and one-haIf
hours, was found dead. Hehad
evidently been boiled to death
without knowing it. There
are hundreds of business frogs.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-25
HEALTH oFFICED BUSY
Restaurant Man Says He Is
Prosecuted.

The Gary health officers have begun
a crusade against the unsanitary res
talrants in Gary, and yesterday Harry
Bolius was arrested on the charge of
keeping an unsanitary eating place.
The case will come up tomorrow In
Judge Huber's court The first cru
SADIE in Gary was against the milk
dealers, the next was against the meat
dealers and grocers, then came the
crus ade against the bakers and now
tt ey are after the restaurants.
They manage to keep UP an interest
in life even in the sand dunes Of Cary
and Mr.. Bolius will endeavor to show
up what he calls persecution instead oil
prosecution.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-25
who Is Your Plumber. JUDGE?

In a recent case tried before him.
Judge Mayes Of the Mississippi su-
preme court remarks that the bust
ness of plumbing is an honorable and
necessary one" 1t is necessary. all
right, but how about all those times
the plumber has to 60 back to the
shop after things Law Notes.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-25

not furnish more amusement N the
second ward than the people Of the
bloody sixth precinct which is now
known as the third ward.
As near as can be learned the can
didates for precinct committeeman in
the various wards are as follows:
First ward. G. J. Cooper. second ward,
William Cain and Hugh Corbett: third
ward. F. T. Houron and B. P. Muller
In the second ward Cain represents
the Knots division of the democratic
party, and Corbett seems to be the
campaign manager of ex-Mayor Crol-
Illus Of Joliet, who would also like to
become chief executive Of this fair city.
The meeting places Thursday night
are: First ward. Bakers garage; sec
ond ward. Fifth avenue and Jackson
street; third ward. Joe Morris store.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-25
Burns Favorite Word.

A contributor has had the curiosity
to look up Mr. ]. B. Reds Burns
Concordance, and measure the
amount of space devoted to certain
words. IN the result be found that
Burns used the word "hea more
than any other word. the quotations
under this word filing no fewer than
six of the closely printed columns.
Lass friend and heaven" come
next, each having about two columns.
PERSONAL---VERY. the young lady who
lost a purse getting on a street car
asst wetk. advertise for 1t in This
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-25
BOTH SIDES GAIN
A CONTESTED POINT
Bosses Agree to Hire Only Men Be-
longing to Local No. ST., But Re-
serve the Right to Choose From
Among the Journeymen Without
Dictation from Union.

At a conference Of the electricians
and the contracts Of Gary last night.
the trouble between the union men and
their employers was effectively settled.
Hereafter If either side is guilty Of an
infractiont of the rules they will be IL
able to a fine of 5000 1t is believed
that the men VIII now remain at work
without further trouble until their
present agreement expires.
Under the terms Of the settlement
yesterday the contractors are forced to
discharge the union men working with
the Reed Murphy cards and employ only
those who are members Of No. ST..
This will mean that the Reed Murphy
men will be thrown permanently out Of
work in Gary and that they viii either
have to join the other union or not
work.
All Back to Work.
The conference which was held yes
terday an dat which an amicable set
Element was reached. was held in the
office Of Justice Of the Peace H A.
Townsley in the Dodd building The
session was the last of a series of
meetings which have been held for the
purpose of bringing the trouble to a
close. Both were anxious to effect a
settlement and start back to work
In the matter of the hiring of men
each contractor has the privilege of
hiring whomever he chooses instead Of
having the union send around whatever
men they wish to have work for a con-
tractor. This point was q concession
by the union men, and the discharge of
the Reed Murphy men was victory for
the union
All Of the men went back to work
| today.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-06-26
Renort IN the Boil WeeVil,

Baton Rouge The Crop Pest
Commission has issued its regular Pc
riodical report on the results or the
experiment at Mansura, In determin-
ing the percentage Of weevils surviv-
ing the winter. The report shows
that the number Of weeyils emerging
from winter quarters In the latter
part Of May and the early part OF
June has been far greater than was
expected. The emergence Of weevils
from Information during March and
April was very heavy, and 1t as
hoped by the commission that the ma
jor1ty Of the weevils had emerged
before the middle Of May. This has
not proven to be the case however,
and the number Of additional weevils
coming out of winter quarters be-
tween May 90 and June 10 has swell
ed the total number Of surviving wee
wills to over 20 per cent of the num-
Der confined in the cage last fall. The
planter who destroyed his cotton
plants before October 20 is indeed
fortunate, for with a survival of less
than 8 per cent of the weevils his
chances for three-foutrhs Of a crop
this year are considered excellent. On
the other hand, the planter who did
not destroy his cotton plants until
midwinter IS in a bad way, starting
the spring with Al per cent Of the
weevils he had last fall.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-06-26
HEAVY Loss In Tax L.eYies.

Mansfield.-The assessor is about
winding up his work, and the police
jury will meet as a board Of review
on the first Monday in July, and the
assessment roll must be in the hands
of the state board Of liquidation by
July 10. There will be a material de-
crease in the assessment OF this par
ish, probably as great as 20 per cent,
and in case the board Of liquidation
does not raise the same, the finances
Of the parish will have to be read
justed so as to come within the limits
of the receipts. This will be a serious
blow to the good roads movement, as
the ambitious scheme marked out can
not be accomplished upon the 2 IL
mills special road tax levied unless
the vehicle and Per capita road tax
is much greater than anticipated.
However, this reduction Of assess
ments will be the more acutely felt
by the school board in the reduction
OF the money receivd from the 3-mill
parish school tax, and the sums re-
ceived from the special school taxes
levied in the II school districts will
be considerably short of the amount
heretofore received. The principal
loss is on timber assessments.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-06-26
ALBANIAN HELD FOR LAR.
CENY IN NEW JERSEY.
Picked Up Jewel on Sleeper Which
Had Been Lost by An
other Woman.

acknowledgements William.
Richardson, of Alabama, has returned
to the city after spending several days
in Newark, y. j., where he went to tes'
tify to the high character Of Mrs. Fran
ces Robinson Ridley. of Huntsville, un'
der Indictment for grand larceny. Judge
Richardson expresses Indignation at the
manner in which the case against Mrs
Ridley is being prosecuted, as he believes
her to be an innocent woman, certainly
of the purest reputation.
Mrs. Ridley was arrested March 10
last, as she arrived at New York from
Atlanta, charged with the theft of jew
els by Mrs. Andrew Albright, of Ne"
York. They were in the same sleeper
Mrs. Ridley found in the ladies' dressing
room a bag containing jewels, which she
retained with the intention of handing
to the proper authorities as soon as she
reached Newark. 70 her surprise, she
vas arrested.
Judge Richardson said that there is Nc
sort of case against Mrs. Ridley, anc
it is an outrage that she is not triet
and vindicated without the slightest de
lay. She is on bond, which she was am
ply able to give. Mrs. Ridley's excep
t%ionally high character and social posi-
ton was testified to in dispositions b.
prominent Southern citizens, including
Senator McLaurin and Senator-clect Jno
Sharp Williams.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-06-26
Automatic Poultry Feeder.

An automatic poultry feeder to hold
charcoal, grit OF anything which it is
desired to keep before the fowls all
the time may be made from a cigar
box and a quart milk bottle or other
bottle having an equally large mouth.
The box, which should be shallow,
has a single cross-piece reaching dag.
onally from one corner to another,
with an opening to fit the mouth of
the bottle cut in the middle, about
half the depth of the c%ross-piece.
Stand the bottle over this and fasten
the bottle upright by a strong rubber
band passed around it and an upright
strip of wood, which is nailed to the
back of the box, and which is also
used to hang the feeder just high
enough SO the fowls can reach to feed
from it, but cannot scratch dirt into it.
The box being shallow, the space be.
meath the bottom is proportiOnately
small, SO that as fast as the food ia
picked out by the fowls more falls
down to take its place, consequently
it is only necessary to see that the
bottle is kept full.
These devices for keeping feed or
other material always before fowls are
perhaps all right if they are not neg.
lected and allowed to become clogged
or foul with dirt or droppings. Al
ways replenish the supply every day
or two, as in this way one can be sure
that the boxes are clean-and cteanli.
ness is the most important thing in
| poultry work.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-06-26

Bouvy Would Gain Freedom.

Plaquemine.-In the district court
Judge c. X. SChwing presiding, attor.
neys for +. F. Bouyy, who is charged
with the murder of Prof. Fred S. Van.
Ingcn, filed a motion asking for bail.
They allege that confinement in tbs
parish Jail during the summer months
will impair his health and prevent
him from being able to make the
proper defense when the case comes
uD for trial in October. They also al
lege thai the jury in the first trial,
having stood one for guilty without
capital punishment, seven for man
slaughter and four for aCQuittal, en-
titles him to bond. They requested
also that two physicians be appointed
by the court to examine Bouvy, both
mentally and physically, SO as to find
out whether or nos confinement would
impair his health. The court, instead
Of appointing two physicians, appoint
ed five.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-06-26
BODY FOUND IN TRUNK MRS. RIDLEY |NN0CEN1
IDENTIFIED AS ELSIE SIGEL,
NEW YORK MISSIONARY.
Body So Badly Decomposed Father
Could Not Identify 1t-Chin-
aman Suspected.

New York.-Packed in a steamer
trunk, tied with ropes and left in a
stutfy little room in a house occupied
principally by Chinese, the body of a
young woman was discovered Friday.
All indications are that it was y muir.
der by strangulation.
The murder, following closely upon
the recent finding Of the dismembered
body of a mar on the East Side, gives
the New York police two sordid mys.
teries to work upon. The police in
their Investigations found Henry Barn
we'll, who is interested in the Americana
izing Of Chinese. He gave the police a
valuable clue in that he described q
Chinaman who formerly occupied the
room where the body was found. While
there is no direct evidence to connect
this Chinaman with the murder, the fact
that he was the L..st occupant of the
room makes him a valuable witness at
least.
A number Of letters which the police
expect will throw light on the case were
found in the room where the body was
discovered. One written in English, ad:
dressed to the missing Chinaman who oc
cupied the room, but unsigned, warned
him that if he did not stop paying at
tention to elsie SigeP' he would meet q
terrible fate. The other letters found
were written by a girl who signed herself
elsie"
According to the police, the misslves
were written in terms of endearment.