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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-03
TRIES TO
END LIFE
IN HOTEL
Young Chicago Man Uses
Gas Jet and Pistol in
Attempted Suicide in Gary
Hotel, But Is Successful in
Neither.

young man about 81 years old.
who registered under two different
names used a pistol and the gas Jet
IN an attempt 10 end his life at the
Gary hotel this morning Promptness
on the part OF the hotel stan probably
saved his life,
This morning about 3 o'clock nearly
everybody ar the hotel was awakened
by the report of a pistol 1t was
thought however. that the shooting
was a block away and this opinion
was held by the policeman on the
beat.
As he was going to his room at s:15
o'clock Night Clerk Gerold Cunning no
ticed the odor of gas on the third floor.
Tracing II to room 800. he got no re-
Spouse and then broke into the room.
Stretched out on the floor was the body
of a young man, his hand clutching
a pistol. Throwing open the windows
to save his own life. Mr.. Cunning host
lily summomned Harry Sommers, the
proprietor. and informed him that one
of the guests had committed suicide.
Mr. Sommers went to the room and
found that there still was some life
left Mr. Sommers rang up a doctor
and in the meantime he applied restor-
atives. Later he was removed to the
Gary General hospital
The would-b- suicide on Saturday
night registered under the name of
Joe Biarton~and on Sunday night as
Frank GraygaI His home is said to
be in Chicago. 4 note he left COM
plains of pain in the head. Mr.. SOM
ners believes that he missed fire when
he discharged the pistol and that he
then used the gas route. but neglected
to close window that was partly open
which with the prompt restoratives
saved his life.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-03

bound. composed of motor car No. ia
and two trailers, reached the Forsyth
|avenue crossing just ahead of the Ham
mond, Whiting and East Chicago car
numbered Sos Northbound. The former
stopped as is customary. on the edge
of the crossing and then proceeded
across. Car No. sos of the H. w. & E. C.
was coming on full speed, but expecting
that it would stop. the South Shore
motorman continued on his way across
Forsyth avenue. According to the mo-
torman on the Green Line car. his brake
failed to work and he took the cross
ing full tilt, plunging into the center
of the South Shore trains motor car.
The South Shore motorman stopped
his train. but not until it ripped of tht
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-03

At the top. banner bearers calling for
recruits; bottom, the stairway
landing to which young strikers
and mothers objected.
The strangest strike on record has
lust come to q close In Cleveland.
Six hundred children of the Giddings
school of that city said the building
was unsafe The acting superintend-
ent of school buildings in the city, j.
A. Mcdonald, declared the building
to be perfectly safe and refused to
make repairs. Then the children re-
fused to attend school and struck for
q safer building.
The mothers of the district, fearful
Of q repetition of the Coliinwood hor-
ror of several years ago when hun
dreds of children were burned To
death, stood back of the young strik-
ers. They even acted strike pick
cts, tstloning themselves on street
corners near the school building and
urging all children TO stay away.
Then Assistant State Fire Marshal
G. b. Crawford was called in. He ex-
amined the school building. declared
the children were right and Superin-
tendent Mcdonald was wrong, and
recommended additional fire escapes
new stairways and general strength
enfng of the building
The repairs will be made
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-03

band Of the goods, according to the shape
of the opening.
Wash suits are decidedly the best for the
active youngster, even in mid-winter. for
the little dresses become soiled so quickly
that a cloth garment soon becomes un-
wearable.
II serge is used, however. a dark blue ID
the best choice, and this can be frightened
by piping the trimming bands with red
cashmere.
In sfzcs and years and will - sent
On receipt Of ten cents. he sure to state
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-03
It Wasn's SMALLPOX.

What was supposed to be case of
smallpox in an Adams street boarding
house resulted in a quarantine at the
residence and it was maintained last
night However, yesterday it was
learned that the patient was not at
f1icted with the dreaded disease so the
quarantine was lifted by the Gary
health board
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-03

leather unless the shoes are labeled
with the name of the substitute A
similar provision is made in the other
BILL
1t is thought that the governor may
sign the public utilities bill today or
tomorrow. and when he signs it he
parobably will announce the names of
the men he will appoint on the COM
mission
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-03
FOR YOU.

UNION SCOUT SCRAP, COUNTRY
CLUB and FOREx plug cut growing by
leaps and bounds Quality and guam
tity counts with consumers. McHie s.
TOb. Co. ADV.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-03
STREET CARS
COLLIDE IN
EAST CHICAGO

tcontinued from Page one,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-03
OFFICIALS.

UNION SCOUT SCRAP with tho un-
ion label stands for superiority. All
dealers handling 1t. save your tickets.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-03
DAILY PARIS FASHION NOTE.

IN BLUE SERGE FOR $3.50.
One and three-quarters yards serge
SO inches wide, at 75c. yard. .$1.31
One spool sewing silk. .......... 10
Quarter yard red cashmere for piping
bands, SO inches wide, at 75c. 4
yard 10
One card hooks and eyes. ......... 10
Paris pattern No. 1907. ........... 10
$50
IN BROWN AND WHITE GALATEA
FOR 60 CENTS.
Two yards galatea, q inches wide
at IS cents yard SO
One spool thread. ......-..-..-.-- %
One and one-half yards white wash
able braid at 5 cents a yard...... .Od
One card buttons. ~
Paris pattern No. 1.OO7.. 10
80
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-09-05
Prosecutions Unsuccessful.

Three of these cases were proSecut-
ed before the court OF NueSa Viscaya,
and the slave traders were acquitted,
the Judge baSing his action on the be
lief thnt the children sold were or
phans and on the further ground that
they were not locked up, guarded, men
aced or threatened or otherwise de-
prived of liberty by force. at least
while in the custody of the accused
Another test case was brought
against Thomas Cabanag. a well
known slave trader, who made busi
ness Of buying and selling IfugDo chill
dren He WIS charged with Illegal de-
tenhon In connection with the admit-
ted sale of an IfugaO girl named Jima-
va. He was convicted In the lower
court, but appealed to the supreme
court March 16, 1907, and went scot
free This was the famous slave cnse
in which Judge Tracey wrote Che opin-
ion.
THE girl in question WIS thirteen
years old, and the evidence showed
that she had been bought from her
mother for some pigs, chickens rice
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-09-05
Get Him Out of Canada,
Orders Premier.
COURT RESERVES DECISION
Detention Of Prisoner Branded as Scan.
dal to Dominion, and Sherbrooke
Jail Is Sarcastically Referred
to as a "Public Board
ing House,"

Sberbrooke, Que, Sept 3.-Harry X.
Thaw will find haven for another
day at leust In the Sherbrooke jail,
secure from the immigration au-
Ehorities who seek to deport him.
Superior Judge Hutchinson reserved
decision after hearing arguments for
and against sustaining writ of habeas
corpus calling for the fugitive's Ne
lease Meanwhile Thaw will remain in
his cell. Crowds gathered here for
the fair cheered him wildly as he was
driven up the hill on his return trip
to the jail He bowed In acknowledge
ment, but showed signs of extreme
nervousness after the morning bearing.
Developments came fast. Aime
Geoffrion, special representative for
the provisional attorney general and
premier, scotcbed the attempt Of
ThawNs lawyers to obtain adjournment
of the habeas corpus proceedings by
declaring that 1t was the attorney gen.
erals wish that the matter be disposed
of forthwith.
This was blow to the Thaw forces
and to Thaw himself. His lawyers
cnntended that to liberate Thaw on a
writ sued out by his erstwhile captor,
John Boudreau. chief of police of
Coaticook, were perversion of the act
and that, if necessary, they would
carry the case to the foot of the
throne
Prisoner Very Nervous.
Ch,,rtlofp nf fnr Tho nxx-
questioned the right of the attorney
| general to intervene, and II. R. Fraser
defied the lawyers acting for New
| York state TO cite one instance on rec
ord where a writ has been sustained
when the prisoner was an unwilling
party to the proceedings, as is the
present case
Thaw, paler than usual, sat through
it all scruncbed up on a lounge He
twirled his new straw hat to ease the
tension, bit his nails and now and
then scribbled notes, using his hat
crown to rest the paper on.
Sir Lomer Gouin, attorney genera
and premier, intervened in the case
through Aime Geoffrion, as special
representative, anu uellluueu lila
steps be taken at once to bring about
his liberation from the Sherbrookt
Jail where for two weeks Thaw has
defied deportation.
His detention was branded as {
scandal to the Dominion, the Jail was
described sarcastically as a public
boarding house." Thaw as one whC
had boasted that he laughed at out
whiting the authorities.
Probably 200 persons waited with
out the Jail to watch Thaw make th'
trip down to the courthouse.
Outside the main entrance ther'
were fully 1900 persons. Several raj
up to clap Thaw on the back as h
made his way through the crowd, bu
La Force showed them forcibty back.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-09-05
FLIP P|NOS BOUGHT
IF CHAT Tells,
Governor Generals Secretary
of Interior Makes Report
to Senate.
LAvERY, in the full meaning of

~ LAVERY, in the full meaning of
> the word, exists throughout the
A Philippines, even in the city of
Manila, and peonage is general
in the islands, according to a special
report Commissioner Dean G. Worces-
ter, secretary of the interior OF the
Philippines, has just made to the in
sular government.
According to Dean Worcester Fill
pinos in some parts of the islands COM
monty capture children and sell them
into slavery for profit Some are sent
to China, where they are dressed in
the native fashion. Some children
have been enticed from their homes by
slave agents upon promises Of scholar
ships in schools, and some of those, in
an instance which Mr.. Worcester re
ports in detail, were sold and others
were farmed out for money.
He cites the case OF a thirteen-yeaT~
old girl, bought for some pigs, rice
chickens and cloak. The supreme
court OF the islands released the slave
trader on the ground that no crime had
been committed because no physical
force had been used. This one case,
Mr.. Worcester says, has blocked 9TH
er slavery prosecutions.
New Governor General.
The report follows close on the heels
of the announcement that President
Wilson had appointed Representative
Francis Burton Harrison of New York
to be governor general of the Philip
pines to succeed w. Cameron Forbes,
who has held that post since NoveIn-
Der, 1909.
The nearly simultaneous publication
of the report and the appointment of
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-09-05
AND SOLD AS
SAYS WORCESTER
Sordid Details Of Traffic In
Children Revealed by
Investigation.

sold him to Benito Marcelo for 90 pc
SOS. The case came before the secre-
tary-treasurer of Patawan, who is also
justice of the peace, because Of some
trouble over the last payment for
slaves, and in that way the govern
ment learned o9 the matter The Off
cial sent Laeso back to his tribe and
furnished me with a statement OF the
facts.
persons less rash than those Of the
class Of slave traders just referred to
have made a claim that slavery does
not exist and never has existed in the
territory subject to the authority OF
the Philippine Legislature as dtsttn-
guislled from that inhabited by Mros
and other nOn-C Christian tribes and
subject to the authority Of the Philip
pine commission only. But Palawan
is one of the provinces subject to the
authority of the PhiliIIire assembly.
Replies to Qnezon.
"It is possible that Sgror Que0ou,
the Philippine delegate in co1igress
who denies the existence of sdaHery, Is
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-09-05
BONDS FOUND, MAN SEIZED

Police Trace to House Securities
Taken In Buffalo Station.
Buffalo, Sept. 3.-The police an
nounced that bonds valued at $4,000,
stolen last week from John G. Lalor
in the New York Central station, We're
recovered.
The securities were found in the
home of Fred Werner, and Werner
was placed under arrest on an open
charge. Jewelry valued at $500, which
Lalor said also was in the satchel
with the bonds, has not been found.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-09-05
13 DUBLIN FAMILIES BURIED.
Houeee colIapee-Seven Deed Extri-
cated-53 Persons Missing.

Houses CoIlapee-Seven Deed Extri-
cated-53 Persons Missing.
Dublin, Sept. 3.-Two houses IN
Church street, occupied by thirteen
families, collapsed, burying ali the in
mates.
A large force of rescpers was speed
lily at work, and seven dead and many
injured have been eXtricated.
1t is feared that the death roll will be
heavy, as it is reported that fifty-three
persons are missing.
Heartrending cries are heard from
the ruins, as many persons still alive
are imprisoned in the wreckage.
The houses fell without the slightest
warning Church street consists on
old, dilapidated tenement buildings, &C
cupied by members of the very poo1
classes
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-09-05

the new governor general are regarded
in official circles at Washington as sig
nificant. At the same time it is un-
derstood that President Wilson will
not announce definite Philippine pol
icy until Mr.. Harrison has had ample
opportunity to investigate conditions
there.
Pending his report the government
will endeavor TO block at once further
traffic in human beings in the islands
If it is found to be possible.
Dean Worc9ster's report follows a
request for information made to the
war department by the senate on May
1, when Senator Borah read a letter
from DR.. Worcester stating in a gen
eral way that slavery existed to such
an extent as to make it one OF the
most serious problems confronting the
government. The report is all the
more interesting because the war de-
partment Informed the senate that it
had no information concerning slavery
in the islands.
The commissioner says he made a
report on slavery to the bureau of in
sular affairs in 1910 and another in
1912. Defining peonage as the condf
ton of a debtor held by his creditor in
involuntary servitude and slavery, as a
condition In which human being is
held us a chattel. fed and clothed, but
not paid, DR.. Worcester describes IN
detail the forms Of human traffic, the
impossibility of suppressing the blsk
ness under the present laws and the
futile efforts at new legislation since
the American occupation of the is
lands. The citations cover the entire
period down to the present time
Slavery Common.
at has been and still is a common
thing for Filipinos living in territory
adjacent to that inhabited by Negrftos
Tagabanaus, Eongots or Ifugaos," say
the report, "to obtain children b.
capture or purchase and hold them as
slaves, selling them to others when
ever 1t proves financially advantageOui
to do so. Such unfortunates re clear
ly chattei slaves and often are repeat
edly sold and resoid.
"a typical case is that of Tagbanal
Of Palawan, Lasso, who was bough
from one Patrico Tabastabas by Pas
tor Medino for 40 pesos. Medino soil
him to Vincente Baculh for the sam
price, and Tabastabas bought him bacl
In 1912 for As pesos. This year b
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-09-05

so ignorant of conditions there as to
be unaware Of the conditions I have
just described and of the fAct that
many Moros Of that place heid slaves
until compelled TO give them up by the
provincial government administered by
me as secretary Of the interior, but If
so he he has no right to claim that he
is a Filipino fhniliaz With conditions.
isabella b pEUvtnce afso subject
to the authority Of the Philippine as
sembiy, but 1t differs from Paiawan in
that the large majority of its tnhaoi
tants are Christians and IN the further
fact that IL iS organized under the pro
vincfal government act and is there
fore not in any way subject 20 NE It's
secretary OF the interior Yea slavery
has been common In this province
from the beginning OF historic times,
and it is common there today. Its oc-
currence is admitted, and its cond1
tions are described in report made
by a fellow townsman OF Senor Que
zon, Francisco Dichoso, who wRs gov
ernor of the province when he made
the report In 1908.
william II. Taft was civil governor
of the Philippines at the time, and he
directed that a full investigation OF
these facts be made. Among Other
things Governor Dtchoso himself had
been charged with owning slaves, but
he denied it, not because there were
no siaves to be had, but because II
was against his nature 20 treat human
beings as property.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-09-05
HARRISON RESIGNATION I'M.
Addressed ITO the Governor" II coes
to Mr.. SuIzer.

Addressed ITO the Governor" II coes
to Mr.. SuIzer.
Albany, Sept. 3.-The resignation of
Francis Burton Harrison as congress-
man, representing the Twentieth New
York district, to take effect Sept. /,
was received by William Sul5er Mr..
Harrison recently was appointed gov
ernor general of the Philippines.
The resignation was addressed, "To
the governor Of the state of New
York" Following out the policy in
effect since both Mr.. Sul2er and Lieu
tenant Governor Glynn laid claim to
the gubernatorial prerogatives, the
postoffice authorities placed the letter
in the postoffice box of which Mr.. Sui
zer had the key.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-09-05

isabella province in 1903. MIR, Taft
referred them to Commissioners Wright,
suggesting that anttsla~ery laws
ought to be Incorporated I'm the new
penal code which was being drawn
up under Wrights supervision. The
revision Of that code was q tremendous
piece, of work, which has not been
completed yet, and so Mr. Tafts rec
ommenda tions might just as well not
have been made.
"In my own annual report fUC the
year 1912 I urged the passage OF some
law to penalize the slave trade. and on
Oct. "a Of that yelr the Philippine
commission did pass one. 1t went to
the Philippine assembly on Jan, 8,
1913, and was promptly tabled 1t
is tabled still, and this is the status
Of the situation today.
Some light may be thrown on the
subject by going book to the year 1908,
when my attention was first called to
the subject Of slavery by Louis d.
Knight, governor of NueVa Viscayn
province. who told me some narrowing
tales Of certain doinSs 50 that some
thing might be done about II, and he
wrote out very lengthy and detailed
account. including the prices at which
women and children were sold into
bondage. ranging from few pesos to
hnndred dollars.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-09-05

and a cloak. Cabanag sold her to a
man from Nue9a Viscaya and the lat
ter IN turn to native OF Isabetfa- The
court held that no law was violated
since the girl was not detained by ac-
tual physical force That decision has
blocked every slavery prosecution we
have attempted since.
what reason has the Philippine as
sembly for blocking laws which would
stop this traffic? That body has mem
bers from Pampanga, Tailhc, Bataan,
Zambles, Isabella, Cagayan and nu-
merous other provinces tn which slav-
cry flourishes, and it holds its sessions
In Manila, where also slavery exists.
Island Assembly's Apathy.
Without hesitation, express the
opinion that the chief reason why the
assemblymen object to such law as
the one they have tabled is that it
would not only prohibit and penahze
slavery, but would necessarily penalize
peonage as we'll And peonage is SO
widespread that 1t must be called gen
eral Indeed, have no hesitation in
asserting that it prevails IN every mu-
nictpality in the Philippine Islands
'Tn Manila an assembfyman, Sffvero
d. Cecilio, was caught red handed In
slave ownership, but no prosecution
resulted, and the slave girl involved
was left IN the possession of the as
semblyman, although she appealed to
the courts and complained OF brutal
treatment. But why multiply ases7
"T could obtain conclusive evidence
concerning hundred, Thousand, ten
Thousand OF them 1t is simply Ques
ton OF time and work. 1 have moi
made the slightest effort 30 get at the
peonage records of the asSembtymer
ON their farms back IN the provinces
but, taking the cases as they come,
have already run across three which
directly involved members or ezDmem
bers of that body. Is there any won
der they would not pass the Philippine
commissions ant-slavery billy
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-09-05
United States Needs Press Agent.

The United States wants press
agent to boom the good roads move
ment according 10 an announcement
Of the Chicago branch Of the federal
civil service commission The posi-
ton may be competed for by any male,
but trained newspaper man is pre-
ferr<d. The position VIII pay Se a day
for each day employed.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-09-05
Children Sold to China.

"Ambus Camarfnes IS regularly or
ganized province, under control of the
Philippine assembly, yet since the
American occupation children have
been sofd into slavery there for depof-
tation into China. The essential facts
were reported by the Filipino governor
and the Filipino fiscal Of the province"
Dean Worcester presents records TO
prove his assertions, Including q letter
from Lieutenant Governor SAM of
Ramblon, where seventy children were
enticed from home Dr.. WoUoeSter
then says:
-Sanz has subsequently recovered q
number of these children, but to do
so he had 10 enlist the aid Of The Sc
cret service at Manila and tho Philip
pine constabulary at Capiz. Tho great
er part OF the children, howeVer, have
never been located. The men con-
cerned In these transactions were ar
rested and tried, and the principal
who was operating under am assumed
name. was convicted OF abdDctiun of
minors
"The question win be asked, What
has been done to stop this traffic In hui
man fieshT And really do not know
where 10 begin. Upon receiving re-
ports of the slavery which existed in
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-11-13
Needed Only ehe Beginning.

Needed Only che Beginning.
Anatole France ono agreed to write
m essay on Moliero. He repeatedly
broke his promise 10 his Publisher.
who finally threatened him with legal
proceedings unless . certain number
OF pages were delivered within a spe-
cited time. France hurried OF to his
lawyer. who Was nome other than Ray.
mond Poincare. now president N.
Roincare heard his story and said that
the author would better comply with
the publishers demand -It.s tmpossL
!hle," said France. But you're y ge-
MUS" was the reply. Genius Ia ,ins
Unite patience. / can't possibly do It
In the time." said France. 'Neverthe-
less begin" replied the advocate, and
we'll see." So Poincare dictated the
FIRST sentence, "Mollere fs . P~axasfan,"
and added, Go on from there" France
was complacent, perhaps inspired by
the Suggestion es b words, and The
brilliant piece Of criticism was easily
done In time.