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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-11

and Grounds committee, with D. A G.
Schlieker as chairman; house furnish
ing committee. Mrs. William Meade.
chairman; surgical equipment and
training school committee, DR.. David
Johns. chairman; endowment FUND and
finance committee, Richard Scnaaf. Jr.
chairman. The president named two
others from the original committee to
serve with these chairmen. they to
select in addition one person each from
East Chicago and one from Indiana
Harbor. not included in the original
committee.
The outsiders named on the forego-
ing standing committee are TO consti-
tute Jointly an auxiliary to the main
COMMITTEES.
| Sketches of the proposed building
were submitted and passed around for
suggestions. The plan shows a SUBJ
stantial looking building in the form
of a Roman cross the central portion
to- be three stories in height and the
side wings two stories each The base
ment Is divided into dining room,
kitchen. pantries. laundry. servants
| quarters. store and supply rooms, coal
and furnace rooms.
| On the first floor are to be four wards
LOT men. reception ROOM. O1flCtS. dis
pensary and laboratory, sterilizfng
and preparatory rooms. dressing room
four private rooms. kitchenette oper-
ating room. etc. On me second floor is
sun parlor. two women's wards, one
children's ward, store room, bath
.kitcheneete, six private rooms, ons
dressing room and the assistant super
lintendents office.
On the third floor which occupies
only the middle section. are TO be the
nurses quarters, lecture room, bath
room etc. The nurses rooms Will mum
Der six each being large enough to ac-
comodate two beds each.
The hospital proper including wards
and private rooms will as outlined BY
1.-THE preliminary sketches provide room
| for about AZ beds.
! 1t was stated that the Interstate
mill stands ready to head the subscrip-
ton list with a substantial subscription
to be applied toward the building FUND
as we'll as substantial endowment
fund. The amount not stated bur
it was intimated that it would be q
Igoodly sum.
/ The date of the next meeting has
not been set but 1t is understood thai
1t will be in about two weeks. 1t viii
be called meeting depending upor
when the committees are ready to re-
port.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-11
ST|EGL|Tz PARK HAS
MANY PETTY BURGlAR|ES

He showed it into his trousers pocket.
lay down on the bed and fell asleep.
His wife and two children later retired
in the same bed, with the husband and
father, who did not take the trouble
to undress, but lay in his trousers all
night. In the morning he felt for his
money and found it gone. He asked
his wife If she had taken 1T and on be-
ing told that she had not. Feze had
just begun to look for the roll, when
Mrs. Hesslin came running over from
across the street and told the Feze's
that her house had been entered. This
explained the absence of the money
which had been in Feze's pocket the
night before.
In both the Hicks home and the
Hanson saloon, persons sleeping In the
houses We're aroused by the noise the
burglars made. and got up to investi-
gate. In both cases the premises had
been entered by way of back windows
and a form of man was detected get
ting out of the window whereby he
had entered. In the Hicks house the
burglar had had time to lock the
kitchen door before he made his get
away. preventing his being followed
by those who were coming to investi-
gate from another room.
Captain Mike German is at work on
the job and has come to the conclusion
that the work was done by amateurs
There are a lot of buns hanging
around the new canal, working one
day and laying off the next three or
four" said German. "and 1 strongly
suspect that some of them had a hand
in the job"
The people of Stieglitz park are
anxious to have an officer detailed In
their neighborhood, which has hereto
fore been without police protection of
any kind. There are eighty families In
the little settlement and the burglaries
have caused them to think they ought
to have an officer to look after them,
at least for a while
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-11
LOUIS FISHER
PASSES AWAY
Well Known Whiting Bust
ness Man Is Dead.
Especial to THE TrMEs.)

Whiting. Ind. March 11.-Louis
Fisher. IS years old. business man
we'll known In South Chicago and
throughout the Calumet region. died al
his home in Cleveland avenue last
night. his death having been due to
Brights disease. He passed away al
1880 o'clock last night.
Mr.. Fisher had been ailing for five
months A week ago yesterday he
was taken home from st. Margaret's
hospital. where he had been a patient
for some time. He is survived by a
widow two daughters and two sons
The funeral arrangements had not yet
been made this forenoon.
Mr.. Fisher operated a planning mill
in Whiting and had similar plant in
Gary. He. came to Whiting from
South Chicago. and had host OF
friends who regret his untimely death
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-11

who entered Conrad Hansen's. house
thought it best not to touch the sill
verware. They found no money. A
boarder in John Schick's house, oppo-
site the Hansen's home, awoke in the
night to find his bedroom door open.
Sitting up in bed he saw that the
front door was also open. AS he tried
to close his door he noticed man
about in the act to step I'M The in
truder turned and fed pell NELL and
was out of sight before the chase
could be taken up with any prospects
of success.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-11
BURGLARS
IN S0|REE
AT. WHITING
Especial to THE TrMEsl

Whiting. Ind. March IL. The
home OF Michael Adley, on John
street was entered by an intruder
Sunday night. as the result of which
the Alleys are minus two watches.
The house being too warm when the
family retired. a window on the south
side of the house was left open. At
1850 a. m. Mr. Adley was awakened
by the shutting of feet, and jumping
out of bed was just in time to see a
man jump out Of the window and
make a dash fro the alley AS the re-
suit of hasty search 1t was found
that the two gold watches were miss
ing, one belonging to Mr.. Adley and
one to his SON The police were noti-
fed. but after securing the neighbor-
hood were unable to find any trace of
the burglar.
In addition to taking the two
watches. the thieves also took $1o.15 in
currency.
Burglars had a regular soiree in
Whiting and Stieglitz Park on Satur-
day and Sunday nights. In addition to
entering the Adley place. they entered
two others in Whiting on Sunday
night. and four in Stieglitz Park on
Saturday night
They entered the residence of Rob-
ert Gordon. on Schrage avenue. by
climbing through a rear window and
over the bed of a sleeping child They
laid a pillow over the boys face and
proceeded to ransack the house. All
they got, however. amounted to only
So, while fortunately for Mr.. Gordon
they overlooked $500 which he had hid
den elsewhere in the house.
The residence of Sam Stizak was also
entered, but nothing was carried away.
1t is thought that they were fright
ened away 49,
Charles Fisco of Stieglitz Park was
the heaviest loser there. the burglars
having gotten away with $50 of his
money In Daniel Hesslins house they
got $40. For some reason the burglars
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-11

Stieglitz Park. the little settlement
between East Chicago and Whiting is
in the throes of an exciting burglary
scare. four houses in the settlement
having been entered at an early hour
yesterday morning, and two of them
robbed of sums of money, while the
contents of bureau drawers. including
articles of jewelry were strewn over
the floor by the maurauders in their
search for the dough-"
Some of the victims of the burglary
ARE convinced that they were chloro-
formed. fifty dollars being taken from
the trousers pocket of one man, while
he. slept while a hand bag containing
sci was stolen from under the pillow
of another. the burglars throwing the
bag on the kitchen floor. after having
made sure they had pocketed all the
money the reticle contained.
The houses entered were those of
Daniel Hesslin. Charles Feze and John
Hicks, and the saloon of Con Hanson
12sth street and Forsyth avenue. The
other places entered were all in the
same vicinity near the saloon.
1t was from Mrs. Hesslin that the
$21 was stolen. The burglar entered
the Heslin house by way of side
window off the kitchen. A bedroom
window, looking out of a room in
which two girls were sleeping. war
open, but the thieves apparently did
not care to take a chance on entering
through this. apartment. fearing to
arouse the slepers. They did not hesi-
| tate. however, on searching in other
| rooms of the house In vain for the kind
of booty they most desired to enter
Mrs. Hesslin room, where she lay
asleep with one of her daughters. TAX
| ing the purse from under her pillow.
| Mrs. Fee who lives across the street
from the Hesslins had gone Saturday
to Whiting to deposit fifty dollars In
| the bank there. She found the bank
closed brought the money back and
gave 1t to her husband to take care of
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-11
NOISY SCENE MARKS
LEGISLATURES END

Vcsntinusd from Pare IL
to have charge of horse racing
throughout the state. This Is the bill
that will permit racing at Mineral
Springs.
The Carter bill providing for the
changing of grades in cities of 10000
to $4,000 was signed by the governor.
This bill affects Hammond.
The Gavit bill raising the salary of
the recorder of Lake County was kill
ed after being indefinitely postponed
on motion of Weisman.
The Gavit bill increasing the salaries
of the Porter county officials was kill
ed after Branaman moved to indefinite-
lily postpone it.
| The Van Horne bill permitting city
councils to pass ordinances to permit
the use of automatic valves to stop the
flow of gas was killed on viva voce
vote in motion to Indefinitely postpone.
This was the ordinance introduced in
the Hammond city council
The Van Horne bill making whiting
a fourth class city goes to the COVER
nor for his signature.
COMMISSION Is KILLED.
The Stotsenbelg bill to permit Han.
mond and East Chicago to become
commission government critics was
killed without debate by the House.
The House passed Senator Gavit's
bin to increase the salaries of two
township trustees In Lake County to a
maximum OF $4,000 a year, the county
commissioners to determine the specific
iamounts. after having voted it down
saturday. 81 to So. Representative
Carter called the measure down with
the statement that 1t had failed to re-
ceive a constitutional majority, and,
with that understanding, ii was voted
ION. although the House records showed
the bill had been voted down. On the
House record was an entry showing
that there had been a motion to recon-
slider but the record did not show who
introduced the motion and no one re-
membered having heard It entered.
Senator Gavfts bill create a spe-
cial drainage district in Lake County
to facilitate construction of big
drainage ditch to connect with the Chi
cago drainage canal passed, rs to 2.
Both measures were passed under
suspension of the rules. This bill in
the Senate went through with flying
colors
l The Fleming sheriff's fees bill was
vetoed by the governor but he allowed
llegalizing measure to become a law
while disappearing it's reenactment.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-11
LUNG TROUBLE YIELDED
TO THIS MEDICINE

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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-11

County.
The bill practically does away with
the old laws, which caused former Gov
ernor Marshall to send troops to the
Porter County track to close up the
race meet that was being conducted
there last fall. 1t is believed that Gov
ernor Raltson Will sign the measure.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-11
GARY ELECTRIC
LIGHTS LIGHTLESS

The downtown sidewalk system of
Illumination went on a tear In Gary
last light.
Fifth avenue and South Broadway
lights burned, but the downtown
lights f1ickered out. Three lights
burned. however. one of them white
and two showed up green. Just why
the green no one but an electrical ex-
pert cam tell and st. .Patricks day is
not until the 18th.
On Sunday night the arc lights of
Gary went on rampage in various
parts of town. None burned in East
Fifth avenue.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-11
ESTABLISHES NEW RECORD.

All former records in the Columbus
locality for duck kills were broken
when former Sheriff John w. Phillips
and his son. Homer Phillips returned
from a day and a. halfs duck hunt on
White River. They killed forty-eight
ducks. and one of these took twelve in
one flock with six shots.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-11

IF THE WORKER YOU'RE LOOK
ING FOR DOESN'T ADVERTISE TO-
DAY, YOU ADVERTISE FOR HIM
IN THE TIMES TOMORROW! AND
THE SAME DOUBLE CAPACITY FOR
SERVICE HOLDS TRUE OF ALL THE
WANT AID CONSULTATIONS
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-11
NEW STEEL PLANT
MAY COME HERE
scsnssauea from ear. L.
manufacture.
BIG MARKET DEVELOPS

it's availability for the purpose of steel
manufacture
Rig MARKET DEVELOPS.
The plans for a western plant were
then accelerated by the tremendous de-
mand for pig iron that developed in
the Chicago territory. With the blast
furnace capacity of the Calumet dis
trict taxed to its utmost 1t became
necessary for manufacturers of steel
products and fabricators of steel in the
Calumet district of Indiana and Hi
nois to ship in ingots from furnaces in
this community
western market for steel and building
up a business in that locality that the
Independents are considering the build
ing up a business In that locality that
the Independents are considering the
building of a new plant at Indiana
Harbor
SITE AN IDEAL ONE.
The site is said to be an ideal one.
1t is located on the Lake Shore where
there is room for at least half dozen
blast furnaces and by means of sub
ways under the Lake Shore, Pennsyl-
vania and Baltimore & Ohio tracks the
ingots of ore could be conveyed to the
200 acres of ground which Mr.. Friclx
, owns along the Indiana Harbor canal.
There they could be manufactured and
tho ideal shipping facilities that are
afforded by the belt railway winch
have access to the plant site would put
the plant in touch with every railroad
in and out of Chicago.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-11
ARRIVE AT
CINCINNATI
Especial to THE TIMEs.)

NSptCIdI 10 HE IIMES.J
Cincinnati. March 1.-THE Gary
Commercial club market committee.
consisting of Capt. H. S. Norton, C. il.
Maloney and Perry II. stevens. arrived
here today and inspected the city-mar-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-11
INDIANA RACE
BILL ADVANCED
Senate Passes Turf Measure
and the Governor May
Sign It.

Indianapolis. Ind, March 1.-THE In
diana senate last night passed the
Representative Miller house bill pro-
viding for the appointment of a racing
commission to regular horse racing i'll
Indiana. The bill had previously pass
ed the lower house and by reality
means victory to the promoters of
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-27

in the suits of w. w. jackson and
his wife. Ida G. Jackson, against the
Virginia Hot Springs company. in
which damages to the extent of s25,-
600 are being sued for in each case.
the plaintiffs have filed amended de-
claration and bills of exception to the
ruling OF Judge II. G. Mcdowell, when
he sustained the demurrer entered by
attorneys for the hotel company.
The Indications are that the plain
tiffs. after protecting their interests In
the District court by the fling of
amended declarations prior TO April
LIST, the time prescribed by the opin
ion of the court will take steps look
ing to an appeal from the decision OF
the court in sustaining the demurrer
to both of the declarations.
These suits were instituted here -
year ago for $4,000 damages each.
the plaintiffs. who hail from Shippin-
burg. claiming they We're refused en-
tertainment at the Homestead hotel at
Hot Springs during the night Of
March Il. 1911. after which they were
compelled to so mile in order to
secure lodging for the night.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-27
SOUTHWEST SCHOOL,
LEAGUE REPORTS

EMORY. VA, March 26.--The An.
paiachlan School Improvement foun-
cation incorporated under the laws
of Virginia for the promotion of ean~
cation and social betterment in the
appalachian region, has published
statements of its activities for the six
preceding months. This statement
SHOWS that in the furtherance of it's
purpose one hundred and forty nine
lectures, addresses and entertainments
nave been given under the auspices
OF TINS organization. Many of these
addresses have been given in the ru-
raj communities Rural and village
sanitation, prevention of disease. i'm
pfoVement of agriculture and of the
rurai sections, good roads and the
general enrichment of rural and viii
iaee me nave been discussed in these
meetings Under the stimulus of this
organization number OF comrnuni-
ties nave taken steps to improve the
conditions IN sanitation, health and
tne intellectual life OF the people
rms foundation co-operates with the
com munities in securing Libraries and
IN inc circulation OF books and good
literature The statement of the worL
OF the foundation shows that II has Sc
cured scholarships in several institu
uons Tor worthy young men and wo-
men VINO are thereby helped to Sc
cure an education with the under
standing that they are to Cooperate
with this organization by teaching or
some other form of social service ar
ter they leave school.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-27
GROOM GETS DRUNK
So DOES BEST MAN
BRIDE GETS BUGGY AND DRIVES
OFF. LEAVING HUBBY
IN JAIL.

HARRISONBURG, VA. March %.
- don't care where ne goes" de
clared a bride of several hours as she
was helped into a carriage yesterday
afternoon. but I am going home"
After waiting for about an hour at
n livery stable for the groom to come
and start on the homeward journey,
Rockingham bride and the maid of
honor were informed by sympa
thetic friend yesterday that the new
iy-made husband was full of booze
and in jail. The bride wasted but few
moments deciding upon what was to
be done, but ordered her carriage and
started for her home near Lynn
wood
The sympathetic friend then went
around To the jail, and together with
the brides father, succeeded In hay
ing an immediate hearing given the
groom-eIect The $3.50, fne and
costs was paid by the father-in-law
and the groom was free TO go home.
The best man was shortly afterwards
found dead to the world in the hay
NOW at the livery stable. With no
little difficulty he was persuaded to
leave his resting place, and was placed
In q carriage. along with the groom,
and they. too, were started on the
homeward journey.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-27
LOCAL. OPTION ELECTIONS
BEING CONDUCTED QUIETLY
URGE YOUNG MEN
To OPPOSE SALOONS
LAST UNION PRAYER MEETING
HELD IN SUFFOLK III
sDHXS,-

Especial to The Richmond Virginianl
SUFFOLK. VA, March 26.-At the
Presbyterian church tonight large
crowd assembled to attend the last
union prayer meeting during the wet
and dry campaign. The SNEAKERS Of
the evening We're Colonel r.. l.. Brewer
Jr., Hersey Woodward, Jr.. a promi-
nent young man of the city and Rev
r. NJ Maxey, OF the Main-Street Metho-
dist church.
quartette.
Colonel Brewer spoke from the
standpoint of the business man. pro-
ducinG figures showing the increase IN
the revenue OF the city since the dry
period He stated that the real and
personal property from taxable
standpoint had increased during the
last four years from three million to
four million dollars and the revenue
from taxes had increased in the four
years over fifty five per cent.
Mr.. woodward spoke from the stand
point Of the young man. In his remarks
he stated that the young men or the city
the league meetings by the older peo-
pie as they should have been: He
further stated that he especially de-
sired to hit the business men who fears
disclosing how he would vote for the
fear of losing customers.
Rev. Maxey spoke for several min
utes on the moral question. referring
to the young men and also appealing
strongly to them to cast a dry vote in
behalf of a petition signed by $40
Ladies OF Suffolk asking that the city
remain a saloonless city.
Arrangements have been made for
an open-air meeting on Washington
street Saturday night and a mass meet
the academy and of women at the
Christian church.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-27
BUCKINGHAM HAS
FARMERS UNION

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
81 CkiNGHAM, VA. March 26.--
The epidemic of measles in this coun-
ty has caused the attendance in the
schools to fall off greatly
A local farmers union has Just been
organized here with the following of
f1cers: President. James G. Spencer;
vice president f. NJ. Swoope; secre-
tary-treasurer, w w. Haskins; chap
lain, r.. T, Davidson; conductor, IT. r.
Han; doorkeeper, r. b. Rosen Sat
urday afternoon the local union will
meet here in the courthouse at 3
O'Clock to arrange for the purchase
of fertilizers, which will be ordered
shipped In car lots TO Diilwyn.
r.. ID. Gillespie, of Orson, Iowa, has
been on a visit TO his home people
during the past week
The tobacco crop has been mar
keted, and planters are arranging for
the new crop and plants are coming
up.
G. Hobhouse Patterson has located
at Sc"ttsNille for the practice Of law
and has gone into partnership with
ms brother, w. d. Patterson
w. g. Trent is at his home, near
New Store. after spending some weeks
in q Richmond hospital.
The sessions of the rural schools
have closed in number OF instances.
The Cat Bank school, which was
taught by Miss Leila y. Whitehouse,
Will close on Friday of this week.
Miss Roma Garnett has had meas
els at the Farmville Normal and has
been advised by her physician to
come home, which she will do this
week.