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The Lake County times., 1913-02-21
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
MOVEMENT SPREADS
Those Interested in the
Movement Meet and
Name Directors.

So rapid has been the spread of the
woman's suffrage movement in Ham
mond. that the organizers who met
last night in the Hotel Nee found 1t
necessary to elect board of direc-
tors and to prepare for the election of
officers. The latter event is to take
place at meeting to be held next
Thursday.
A score of the city's repre-
sentative 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 be-
fore 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 county. AS a body 1t
will be affiliated with the state organ
ization
To begin with the new organization
has the advantage of having several
experienced members, one of them in
particular being Mrs. " e. Santi of
East Chicago. who for 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
DIR. Mary Jackson, DR.. Lena b. Watson.
Mrs. H. E. Granger, Mrs. Brown of
Sibley street and Miss Lulu Symmes
The Lake County times., 1913-02-21
MRS. DICKOvER DIES
OF BRAIN A|LMENT
Esteemed Hammond Wom-
an, Christian Scientist,
Passes Away.

Mrs. NJ A. Dickover, whose husband
is one of HanEcnd's foremost building
contractors, died yesterday afternoon
at her home a. Al Ruth street
Early yesterday morning her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Willian Whitaker residing at
1o6 Carroll street. gave birth to a
daughter, but ii is no. thought that
the grandmother was able to realize
the meaning Of this asppy event
Death came at 2:so o'clock in the aft
ernoen- The funeral has been ar
ranged for Saturday afternoon at .
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. Diekover. who was 55 years Of
age, is survived by widower and
three children-Mrs. Whitaker. Glenn,
aged IA. and Ruth. aged IL. 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 aiIing 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 doc
trines of her faith, chose the services
of Christian Science practitioner in
preference to the ministrations of a
regular physician. and when one of the
latter profession was called in yester-
day afternoon it was merely to dag
nose the case. She had been In a
comatose condition for nearly twenty
four hours
Mrs. Dickover and her family have
lived in Hammond for five years. She
was never active in club life. She en-
joyed 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
has wide acquaintance, and his be-
reaveraent and that of his children is a
matter of deep regret TO all who know
them
The Lake County times., 1913-02-21
OHIO! THAT'S HOW
THEY FILL THE BAGS
Leak in Star Chamber Ses-
sion of Nimrods Lets
the Cat Out.

A scandal among Hammond nfmrods
has cropped out today a result of
start chamber session which was held
at Louis Roth's place last night. Mr..
Roth presided as chairman. 1. is said,
and Jacob Loesch of Shelby formerly of
Hammond is said to have offered mo-
ton to the effect that the price of a
pair of ducks for the spring shooting
season shall be $1.25 at Loescns place.
Those of the Hammond hunters who
were present opposed this motion
strenuously insisting that the old price
of dollar should be maintained. Mr.
Loesch finally acquiesced this for the
benefit of some of Hammond's well
known hunters, like William KIeigehe
Anton Taper. George Drackert Ed
Rhode. William Eggers. Carl Kaufman.
John Kuhlman, and a score or more of
others.
The Lake County times., 1913-02-21
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 for Chicago
switchmen, strike vote of the 150
Lake Shore yardmen was ordered yes
terday by Vic lent A. E. Whit
ney of the BrotnrrASod of Railroad
Trainmen. There are seventeen rail-
road companies taking part in the con-
ference Before the strike vote was
ordered Vice President Whitney tele-
graphed General Manager d. c. Moon,
who is in Cleveland. requesting that
Lake Shore officials in Chicago be in
structed to meet with the other rail-
road officials and switchmen's COM
mittee. No answer was received to the
telegram.
The Lake County times., 1913-02-21

carded in the semi windup when Eddie
Clabby will meet Dutch" Hendson OF
South Chicago This bout is drawing
nearly as much interest as the main
go and is expected to be the fastest
and hardest fought battle that has
ever been staged in Lake county. The
rivalry that exists between the two
boys caused their meeting next Thurs
day evening. and in order to settle
their little gr-ldge. they will furnish
plenty of excitement. Two other ex-
cellents bouts, one a six-round curtain
raiser and six-round preliminary is
scheduled Between the bouts the lat
est music will be furnished. by Youngs
orchestra.
Ringside and reserved seats will be
placed on sale Saturday evening. and
considering. the number of reservations
made. the tickets will find ready pur-
chasers Reserved seats will sell at 81
or $3.- General admission seats will
sell for 81. 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 g. Me-
Cune's buffet Hammond
Dick Graham. East Chicago.
Buck Bailey's, Indiana Harbor.
Otto Bowers, Whiting.
George O'DonneiHs. Gary
The Lake County times., 1913-02-21
LEWIS B. WHITAKER
RECEIVERS HIS WATCH
Timepiece Dropped in Ditch
Found by Workman
Who Is Arrested.

On a charge of petit larceny Joseph
Andrag, 217 154th street West Ham
mond. was arrested by Officers Bunde
and Einsele on State street last night.
Lewis =. Whitaker appeared as COM
planning witness in City Judge Bar
netts court this morning, where
Andrag was found guilty. He was
fined, $40 and costs and given sixty days
in the county tail at Crown Point
Mr.. Whitaker complained that while
he was working on South Holman
street as foreman about a month ago
he dropped his watch into a ditch in
which Andrag was working. He or
dered the workmen to make search
Cor the timepiece, which was found by
Andrag. He pecketed the watch and
did not tell that he had found it. but
has carried it for aboue a month. Dur
ing the time Mr. Whitaker suspected
Andrag and yesterday caused his ar
rest while he was in State street
jewelry store. to about repairing
the watch
The Lake County times., 1913-02-21
eseAeo FIRE eBEE
ACTS AS WITNESS
Testifies Before Judge Beck
er in CHASER VS.. Fidelity
& Casualty Co.

Martin Lacy, the FIRE chief of the
Eleventh battalion. in Chicago, testi-
fed in the case of Glaser VS.. the Fidel-
ity & Casualty Co. this morning.
He said that there had been a sus-
picious fire in Chicago on property
owned by Glaser in which there was
large insurance and but small property
value
The plaintiff attorney made an ef-
fort 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 ac-
count of the objections of attorneys.
In the course of the trial Judge Beck
er threatened to fine Attorney L. L.
Bomberger $40 for contempt of court
If he did not cease making remarks
which were Objectionable to the court.
The Lake County times., 1913-02-21

Two lots in Fifth avenue. just west
of Broadway, have been sold by the
Gary Land company at the record
breaking price of $500 each. The
price is an increase of over 400 per cent
of the original purchase price. Inn
provement of the property will be
made at once ythe purchasers.
James H Ward. the music dealer.
has purchased lot number and John
Ker, the contractor, lot number of
block los. 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 Gotta build
ing which will cost for both the sum
a. $4,000
The Lake County times., 1913-02-21

4. YET No
DECISION
TIMES BUREAU,
AT STATE CAPITAL.

AT STATE CAPITAL.
Indianapolis. Ind, Feb. 21.-It be-
gins to look like the Senate is tied in
knot over the quf stfon of creating
public utilities col mission. The SEN
ate Democrats hay held four caucuses
on the bill now aid they appear to be
about az. far from q solution OF the
question OF what kind of q bill to pass
as they hav6@ beGp at any fine il he
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 1t
will mean a serious de- ~ to say the
least
Ii Unpop- 4 Measure.
1t has beer .scovered that If the
Shively- -SpenSsr bill is passed in its
present form 1t will permit public
service companies to consolidate in any
community. provided they are of the
same kind. That is two water COM
panies, 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 to permit two or more COM
panies giving dissimilar service to
merge. Thus gas company could
swallow an electric or water company.
a railroad could swallow. another rail-
road or an interurban company and a
street car company could swallow a
water company or anything else This
proposition is meeting with consid-
cradle opposition and Its fate is still
a question.
The Koenig- Dickinson bill to estab-
lish nine hour work day and a fifty
hours work week for women is n
special order of business in the
House for this afternoon, and 1T is be-
lieved 1t will pass. All efforts to amend
the bill yesterday were defeated, the
vote standing about 81 to 35 all the
way through.
The Senate caucus yesterday after
noon 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 conven-
tion and to submit to a vote at the
same time q large number of amend
ments to the present constitution. This
The Lake County times., 1913-02-21
INLAND MILL MAY
BUST THE STAG TRUST
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
the Stag trust, and by means of it the
crushed stone trust which has recent
ly shown its head to add to the burd-
en- 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 sell the
county Stag in its original state for
twenty to twenty-five cents a cubic
yard and crushed, for an addition of
from fifteen to twenty cents yard.
The county is now paying $1.10 per
yard for what it uses of this COM
modify, to the Stag 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 STONE ADVANCES.
Within the past month or such
matter the price of crushed stone used
in paving has gone up from 10 to so
cents square yard. to $1.10. An Illi-
nins 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 un-
bearable and the Inland Steel company
was appealed to as being able to fur
| nish a solution. The Inland is now
dumping all its Stag into the lake. and
| through P. d. Block, its general man
| ager, announced its Willingness to
come to the front in favor Of the tax
( PAYERS. S 1ssSI.s -
.ssExND NAY soI1vis Dtz1,4xsOrrY
| On account of the prohibitive price
The Lake County times., 1913-02-21

ON SCANTY
ARGUMENT
Fire Chiefs and Building
Commissioners Predict Sc
rious Results of Failure to
Enact Adequate Legisla-
ton for Theaters.

The fire chiefs of Hammond, Gary
and East Chicago, rs we'll as the build
ing inspectors of these cities, are ready
to predict dire trouble because the
present legislature refuses to pass an
effective law to protect moving pic
ture theater patrons.
I Fire Chiefs Dilschneider. Feeley and
Doherty. respectively of Hammond
Gary and East Chicago, and Messrs. E.
E. Cole and r. Houtschilt. the building
inspectors for Hammond and East Chi
cago. were at Indianapolis early IN the
week, where they met with officials of
their class from all over the state to
boost bill which had been prepared
by the state bureau of inspection. The
house committee on rights and privi-
leges devoted a half hour to hearing
L..
The Lake County times., 1913-02-21
GARY TO HAVE A
HUMANE SOCIETY

Formal organization of a Gary HUI
name Society will take place next
Tuesday evening, at the meeting of
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 the Lake Coun-
ty Society will also assist.
Gary has a humane officer for a long
time. but never an organized body up
on 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
The Lake County times., 1913-02-21
TICKETS FOR GERMAN
PLAY SELLING WELL

The inquiry for tickets thus far for
the German play which is 10 be given
at the Hammond theatre next Monday
evening by the Volks theater troop of
Chicago, is very encouraging to those
who are arranging this treat for the
Germans of Hammond anc the sur
rounding cities.
4.Unter Zwei Wappen'' is the title of
the play which is a rich comedy full
of funny situations and humorous
character deIineations. The tickets
are on sale at F. C. Miller's sewing ma
chine store on State street, at Harry
Weis drug store on Holman street, and
at the residence of r. Jonas. 449
Hickory street.
The Lake County times., 1913-02-21
NEW TIME TABLE
BY GARY & SOUTHERN
Provides for More Frequent
Service and Other
... Changes.
Especial to TIE TINES }

Crown Point, Ind. Feb. 21.-New
time tables of the Gary g. Southern In
terurban will be ready for the patrons
about the first of April and 1t is un-
derstood 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 the day. the
cars to make the 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
assured the manaeenent intends to
give the best service possible. Thirty
minute service will be hailed with ac-
claim by the patrons Of the road.
The Lake County times., 1913-02-21
CH|NKS SAY
THEY WERE
KIDNAPPED
Celestials Arrested at Glib
son Tell Romantic Story
Of Their Capture and De-
portation; Band of Snug
glers Suspected.

The capture of Gong Park and Ng.
Ngeoreg, two Chinese stowaways who
were arrested at the Gibson yards by
the Hammond police yesterday morn
ing to where they had been smuggled
across the Canadian border in box
car. may lead to the arrest of an or
ganized gang of smugglers who have
been operating between Canadian
points and Gibson during the past
year.
Following the capture of the two
Cinnamon Chief Austgen of Hammond
notified the Chicago federal officers
and today a countrywide search Is
being made for the smugglers.
suffered from Lack of Water.
An interpreter and number of fed
eral officers came out to Hammond
yesterday afternoon and after some
difficulty succeeded in getting full
account of their experience from the
two Cinnamon.
They told the following story: They
were kidnapped by four unknown men
and placed in a box car at Windsor
Canada. last Tuesday. 4 little food
was given them and for two days and
nights they travelled in the cold and
gloomy car without water. At Wire
ton. ILL.,. small StdOOn near blue
Island they were to have been taken
from the car and taken into Chicago.
Weather Favored Them.
Both Cinnamon told that they were
sick and cold from their ilnog and
lonesome journey and had they been in
the car day longer they probably
would have died. 1t was also exceed
singly lucky for them that the weather
did not turn cold. as they would have
bpeHefrozen to death
Through the. federal authorities Chief
Austgen learned that the smugglers
ask fee of $500 for each Chinaman
they bring into Chicago. Six months
ago Chief Austgen received a tip that
Cinnamon were being smuggied 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 We'd
nesday 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 Cinnamon were in car No. $4,000
and was due at Gibson Wednesday eve-
ming or Thursday morning.
The Lake County times., 1913-02-21
FINDS MATCH IN
IRATE HUSBAND
Art Stewart Has Hands Full
When Attacked by
Jealous Man.

Art Stewart, Hammond product,
who has taken part In a. number of
good bouts. Is said to have encountered
an opponent vino IN the role OF an lrate
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 endang-
ering the three of them to a public ex-
pose. No arrests have been made.
The Lake County times., 1913-02-21
KEISER rs NOT
DISCOURAGED

Nelson Kiser. state building and
factory inspector was in Hammond to-
day to confer with e. f. Cole the Ham
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 In
spect the new signal light factory east
of town.
hope of getting a bill through the leg
fslature 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.
The Lake County times., 1913-02-21
CHANCE TO BUST
THE STAG TRUST

ssJudging from the facts that are
presented to me by THE TIMES the
taxpayers OF Lake County are pay
ing a tremendous profit to the men
who have a monopoly of the sale OF
Stag I'm that locality.
"While we would not sell Stag to
dealers I'm that material we would
consider setting aside little ground
and the erection of Stag crusher
so that the roads I'm Lake County
can be built cheaper.
"If Stag combine is taking ad-
vantage of the taxpayers IL would
be a good reason for ms to aid the
county I'm defeating them. We now
dispose of our Stag by dumping It
into the lake but we could spare all
Lake County needs for road pur-
poses.
ssIf the county officials or private
citizens want to go into this matter
more fully l Will be glad to talk the;
matter over with them. We want to
do anything we can to aid I'm the de-
velopment of Lake County.
~ have NOT talked with any OF
our department. heads about 1t, hut
1 am sure that the sing would mot
cost the county over 20 to rs cents
= yard. Then figure 10 to 20 cents
n yard to crush 1t and freight
amounting to. 10 cents n yard from
the Inland plant to most any point
In the northern pnrt Of the county
aud you have at the outside so to IS
delivery.
The Lake County times., 1913-02-21
Blue Lodge to Meet.

Members of the Blue lodge will meet
at the Masonic temple Saturday after
noon and evening and, according to the
extensive program that has been ar
ranged, an enjoyable time is antici-
pated- Six Master Mason degrees will
be conferred and following the regular
routine work inviting refreshments
will be served
The Lake County times., 1913-02-21
ASK DISSOLUTION
OF PARTNERSHIP

petition has been filed in the
Superior court for the dissolution Of
the partnership between John
Schmueser and w A. Kenney,s agents
for the Ford automobile company in
Hammond. The petition was asked for
by Mr.. Kenner.
The Lake County times., 1913-02-21
.FIFTHAvE. LOTS
SELL FOR BIG sum
Price 400 Per Cent Greater
Than What They Origi-
nally Cost.
Vacant 9Th Ave. Lots
Bring $500 Front Foot

OF the Gary Land company. has sold
two of the company's vacant lots in
Fifth avenue for the high water
price of $500 per front foot. The
purchasers paid $500 each for the
lots.
The Lake County times., 1913-02-21
Small Blaze.

Fire departments No / and No. 4
made a run to Morton avenue in the
Standard Steel Car district this fore
noon, having been called out on account
of fire which was discovered in the
barber shop of Frank Dari. A gas
stove from which the flames spread is
blamed for the damage which amount
ed to a hundred dollars The depart
ments have been out to this place once
or twice before.
The Lake County times., 1913-02-21
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 be-
cause a substitute teacher was taken
III with scarlet fever several days aft
er leaving the school.
The Lake County times., 1913-02-21
Board of Public Works.

The board of public works this
morning accepted a plat showing the
extension of Cline avenue, and also ac-
cepted plans and specifications for the
Grover street pavement.
The Lake County times., 1913-02-21
PICTURES AT THE
BIJOU TONIGHT

The moving pictures a 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 pic
lures will be shown again this evening.
The Lake County times., 1913-02-21

The fire out and no hot water. Cir
culating Gas Water Heaters insure
against this.-No. Ind Gas & Elec. Co.
The Lake County times., 1913-02-21
REVAMP
CALUMET
REGION
New Map Showing Many
Recent Changes Gives a
Different Aspect to Entire
District; East Chicago Co.
Responsible.

The East Chicago company has got
ten out a new map of the Calumet re-
gfon which gives the entire district
changed aspect. The new map is two
and half by three and half feet in
size and takes in Hammond. Whiting.
Indiana Harbor and East Chicago and
contiguous territory.
An interesting feature is the elimi-
nation of Lake George, which appears
merely as a turning basin for the
Schlesinger Steel company. This is
significant of the changes that are be-
Ing made in the physical aspect of the
country itself, and while Lake George
still exists as 1T did before the new
map was gotten out, it will net long. 1t
being the intention to fill in the entire
lake bed, with the exception of what
is being dredged out as a turning ba-
sin.
New Streets and Switches.
A number of new streets are shown,
one of the most important being the
extension of Calumet avenue from
Hist to 123rd street This was recent
ly condemned by the city of Hammond
for the benefit of the Schlesinger
tract, of which Calumet avenue is the
western boundary. The Indiana Har-
Dor 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 Schlesinger turning basin to
Calumet avenue. distance OF 610 feet
frontage on the canal and running
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s ADVERTISE AND ADVERTISE
AGAIN IN THE TIMES
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ARR You \ r1AEs RnADERs
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CONTINUED on Pare ~
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wEATHER.

RAIN OR SNOW TODAY
AND PROBABLY
SATURDAY.
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fConrinued on Pare 10
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