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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-18

give space TO these notes from the
pen of Prof G. w. Schwartz. director
of the Gary Y. M. c. A. night college
and superintendent of the public
night schools of Gary. 1t is Prof.
Schwartzs privilege to be at the head
of two institutions that are trying to
help along the young man who has
to work in the day time. And some
splendid results have already been
accomplished.
The Gary Y. NJ. c. A. night college
is open to the boys and men of the
Calumet region whether they live in
cago. Through the magnificent gift
of Judge Ebert H. Gary, chairman of
the steel corporation. night educa
tional facilities that exist in no other
industrial center in the country are
to be had here
The foreigner who wants to learn
English, the boy who hasn't had a
chance to get much schooling. the
apprentice who is anxious to learn
drafting, the workman who desires tt
study theoretical questions. the clerk
who wishes to acquire business law
and the correspondence school student
who wants the intricacies of mathe
matte explained will do we'll to com
municate with Prof Schwartz. TUT
tion fees of the Gary Y. M. c. A
night college are SO low that they are
within the reach of all.
Officials of the steel corporation
|college-trained young men, who ar,
holding down the department super
|intendents jobs, chiefs engineers
fcremen, head chemists. electrical en-
lgineers-men of theory who have &C
lquired practice-make up the facult.
lof the night college. No engineering
college in America can afford such
staff of instructors as these youni
men who are on the job and who ar
doing the big things in the Gar.
mills. And most of these instructor
lare giving their time in the evening
lalmost without compensation.
Never before have there been sue
opportunities for education for thos
Iwho toll in the day time. Are yo
Igoing to take advantage of 1t youn
imam?
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-18
MAKE IT ANNUAL EVENT.

The possibilities of the idea which
the First National Bank of Hammond
wants to work out by distributing
free flower seeds among school chill
dren are greater than would appear
at first For no other purpose, could
the money that is to be spent, have a
more far reaching effect. A city wide
movement to plant flowers, means the
beginning of new era which will
result first of all in an improved mp
pearance of the entire city. 1t will
stimulate the pride of every property
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-18

Your taxes have been raised. DO
THE 1 TTmEs VIII Vii, c carry tomorrow :
comprehensive summary Of the Levy
law passed by the legisIature just
Indianapolis. Ind, March 1s-Better
homes in Indiana are expected to
come from the passage of the hous-
ing bin by, the state legislature just
adjourned. The law affects tenements.
apartments or nat houses only or any
building occupied as the home or resi-
dence of two or more families of one
or more persons. But the law is ex-
pected to be of vital Importance on
account of the spread of the tene-
ment house idea in building.
Dark rooms are banished by the
act 1t provides that every room
must have at least one window to the
light. And to prevent tall buildings
in the narrow streets of slum dis
tricts the law states that no tenement
house shall exceed in height one and
one half times the width of the wild
. est street upon which it abuts.
Yards behind such buildings are
mandatory Not more than e5 per
cent of an interior lot may be occu-
pied by a tenement. corner lots not
more than So per cent. Courts will
be proportionate to the height of the
| buildings and such courts shall be COW
cred Air intakes are provided for.
Rear tenements where there is a
tenement on the front of the lot are
prohibited hereafter.
Rooms must be at least nine feet
| high and at least ten feet square. AL
coves shall be separately lighted and
: ventilated and hereafter no rooms in
a tenement shall be sub-divided. Halls
and corridors shall have windows. al
SO stair halls must have windows
Basement rooms are likewise regulat-
| ed with regards snace and ventilation
Cellars are mandatory in future ten
ements and must be properly drained
Water closet accommodations must be
. liberal and at least one water closet
shall be within each apartment. The
closets must be light night and day. All
future tenements must have sewer con-
! nections accessible to water supply
A tenement of more than three stor-
les must be fire proof, and must b
equipped with fire escapes. Entrance
| halls and stairs are required to be al
least four feet six and three feet 81,
wide respectively. Clothes closets
lighting at night. sanitation. cistern,
and water supply are rekulated by the
new law.
Bath rooms are not made mandatory
While the law primarily deals Will
future buildings it prohibits darl
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-18
Up and Down in
IN d. A N A
HAVE TRouBI.E WITH ~JuDGEs.-

HAVE TROUBLE WITH "JUDGES.'
Prisoners in the St. Joseph County
Jail, at South Bend, who hold mock
court to while away their time, arc
experiencing considerable difficulty in
keeping Judge" Several months ago
Ben Fink, confessed torch or the ar
son trust, conceived the idea or holding
a moot court and trying all prisoners
brought to the institution. Fink was
named the first "juoge" and all went
well until, after Fink's confession, he
was taken to Chicago for trial. Then
Vernon Richter was named to the
bench, but within week had been
given a suspended sentence by Judge
Walter A. Funk on his plea of guilty to
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-18
OF COURSE YOU CAN'T TELL.

II believe boxing is an art in
which every man should take
PRIDE" said the Rev. Frank c.
Bruner. a Methodist Episcopal pas
tor, i'm Chicago. II canno. agree
that il is demoralizing. My father
was the best boxer in his county"
Well we never knew good
Methodist boxer but several of the
very finest 'side-holt'' rough ant
tumble wrestlers we ever saw were
Methodists.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-18
IT'S VERY INSPIRING.

We note with a great deal of in
terest from a London cable that one
of the best and most exciting pictures
of the season is Surprised At Bath
ing"
We can readily understand this
There is nothing more exciting an6
surprising than to forget to faster
the bathroom door and have some one
Icome in accidentally in the midst O
1.-THE ablutionary festivity.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-18

Our fellow citizens of West Ham
mond, H.. have fought the good fight
and sustained the high hand exalted
principles of their revolutionary sires
Note the following from the Ham
mond Times:
Mayor X. NJ. Wosczynski, of
West Hammond. Ignatius Man
kowski. the clerk of the city and
the rest of the administration
forces are to be congratulated on
the complete cleanup they made
of the old gang. Michael Modr-
zejewski, the gang candidate for
mayor, with the support OF Rev. B.
Nowakowski, got only 1913 votes. or
one-third as many as Wosczynski.
IF the solemn statements of Mayor
h. NJ. Wosczynski and Clerk Ig-
natius Mankowkski are to be cred
tied there is a sorry state of ar
fairs They charge that Rev. b.
Nowakowski openly worked for
the election of Michael Modreze-
jewski. 1t is known that at the
last election he sought to bring
about the election of his relative,
Joseph Bilinski. for city attorney
| But in spite of his attempt to in
| fuence the election the forces of
reform won and now there is the
! certainty that peace. quiet and
| prosperity will prevail for at least
another two years.
All that seems to be lacking is tn
statement that the D. A. r. or Colon
iaI Danes served lunch at the poll
1 Cor to the Poles) while the grea
OIL of ir1, Il
waged.-Fort Wayne News
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-18
JUST FINDING IT OUT.

lot of democrats here and thither,
mostly thither, that election is over
and that President Wilson and Gov.
Ralston won't need them at least for
another four years.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-18
MY WORD WHAT NExTq

Some of the English suffragettes
have struck new tack, and are adj
women of raising boys to be fed to
the cannon's mouth. Better race sui
eide than war, they claim, and they
put it up to nations to choose between
boys and war, as the women propose
to see to it that nations don't get
both.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-18

LEARN from Washington that Mr..
Pryan's night cap is a pitcher of fresh
milk. Awful thing to be Mr. Bryan s.
dairy maid and have to go out in the
barn at night and punch up bossy for
a jug full.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-18

NOTE that Mr.. and Mrs. John Post
of Shelburne, Pa, have become the
parents of fine boy and that the
pater is sore because the mater won I
let him call the new arrival Parcel.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-18

VINCENT Aston says he would like
to be a reporter. We have one or two
hard-working reporters who will
trade places with Vincent in a pinch
and we know one or two editors who
wouldn't make much fuss about like
trade.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-18

AFTER all is said and done about
Mr.. Wilson, Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Nc
Adoo, the fact remains that we are
more interested in Mr.. Redfield s
whiskers than in anything else.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-18
HAMMoND's PARK PROPERTY.

The city of Hammond has six parks
including u 1-2 acres. purchased at
cost of $4,000 and now estimated
to be worth $26S.000. This does not
include the II acres purchased for
the purpose of sewerage terminals at
a cost of $4,000. the two acres pur-
chased for city yards purposes at a
cost of $4,000 and the city hail
property. These last mentioned pur-
chases are not for park purposes.
The following gives an idea of how
Hammond has benefited from the
purchase of real estate for park pur-
poses:
Harrison park. 20 acres. cost $25,-
GOO, worth $4,000.
Lake Front Park, acres, cost
$4,000. worth $4,000.
Douglas Park, IS acres, cost Sc
500. worth $4,000.
East Side Park. 3 acres, cost s2s.-
1000, worth $4,000.
Central Park. 2 IL acres. cost ss,-
600, worth $4,000.
Conkey Park, acres, cost S1S.500.
worth $4,000.
Totals. six parks. 72 1-2 acres, cost
$S2. 900. worth $26S,000.
In addition to these purchases
there have been half dozen triangles
and corners secured for city beautify-
ing purposes
| Thus 1T is seen that the city Of
Hammond has profited materially by
tits investments in real estate The
poorest investment of all, Douglas OF
Pats aPrk" as it came to be known
Is worth today three times what it
cost.
Hardly one of these purchases were
made without encountering bitter OPP
position. The criticism came from
the ultra-conservatives who are to-
day still raising their voices against
any and all improvements
The school city has made purchases
which have increased vastly in value
The site of the proposed manual
ltraining school will be a park OF
Igreat beauty when 1t is improved
/ Now with all of this park propert,
There Is no real organized effort t
improve the ground and make thu
investment available for people. II
fact Hammond's parks are being con
lstructed in the most hap-hazzare
lway.
In the east side park there hal
Ibeen spread several acres of grount
lover with cinders and thus made ugl,
Ia place which was designed to b.
green and beautiful
Now the point is that the work o
planning the Improvements in Ham
lmond's quarter of a million of dollar
worth of park property should be il
: the hands of a landscape gardening
} expert.
) His services would be worth al
lthey cost. If he were hired to lay on
levery bit of city property that coul
be used for park property and the
Supt. Fox was given the work @
carrying out his ideas the city woul
. soon be made a thing of beauty.
Il 1t is time that Hammond was fol
lowing the lead of the city of Gar,
having a park board and taking step
to make available for the people tn
! Isix beautiful parks that the city ha
!, luckily purchased at so low a figur,
el This board could also take up sys
. dramatically the matter of the pul
lchase of other parks in the city $
that Hammond can continue to ben,
fit by the wise purchase of par
property.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-18
TO YOUNG MEN.

Any young manor midd1e-aged
man for that matter-who is ambi-
tious and who wants to get ahead
will do we'll to read the Y. NJ. C. A.
educational notes which THE TIMES
is printing.
THE TIMES is only too glad to
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-18

|plication of the. defendants lawyers
for suspension of sentence. The evil
dence in the case was presented with
such fulness and SO fairly that the
public also knows the facts. It be-
lieves that the verdict rendered re-
luctantly by the jury was just.-New
York Sun.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-18

Stated meeting Garfield lodge No.
$50. f. & A. NJ. Friday. March 81. 1850
p. f. A. degree. Special meeting
March a. 1880 and 1880 p. m. NJ. NJ.
degree. Refreshments. Visitors well
coined. r. s. CALLER, Sec. E. NJ.
SHANKLIN. w. NJ
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-18

Hammond Council No. go r. & A NJ.
will hold a ceremonial Tuesday
evening, April 1st- Stated assembly
first Tuesday each month. j. w. NORTH
land. Rec. r. s. Caller T. L NJ.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-18

At the top, first float TO pass the re-
viewing stand; bottom. Mrs. Florence
Fleming NOyes posing as sLiberty"
In suffrage tableaux.
The most striking features of the
suffrage pageant In Washington on
March were the tab1eaux on the
steps of the treasury building, and the
first float in the parade. In big let
tiers so that all could see on this float
was written: 1--WE demand an amend
ment to the constitution of the United
States enfranchising the women of this
country"
Among those who posed in the tab
leaux. none caused more comment than
did Mrs Florence Fleming Noyes. the
barefoot dancer who appeared as
Liberty"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-18

ONE of the greatest calamities that
could happen this week would be to
have the new Easter bonnet freeze
up SO badly that it couldn't be thaw-
ed out by Sunday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-18

1T has come. Mr.. Rockefeller
says: Motor boating would be Just
delightful were it not for the high
price of gasoline" Well what the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-18

3 Hammond -comrnendery, No. II. X.
7. Regular stated meeting Arst and
third Monday Of each month.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-18

Hammond Chapter No. III r. A. NJ.
Special meeting Wednesday. March 10.
1880 p. N. Royal Arch degree.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-18

THE weather man quite evidently
has bad case of epizootic or pip or
lsomething of that sort.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-18

Your taxes have been raised. DO
you know why and how muchs
THE TIMES Will carry t0m0rrOw 2
cumpre henSive summary Of the Levy
law passed by the Legislature just
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-04-14

licher replied. 1T has been my ex-
perience that when our girls leave u
to be married they generally come
back. I think we must have twenty
Ave girls working for US now who re-
turned after unfortunate matrimonial
experiences. Some worthless fellow
marrles . poor girl for her savings.
gets them and has no further use for
her. But should say that the aver
age girl stays IN our industry about
ten years. She marriss when she -
about twenty-six or seven. We had
one girl who left to be married re-
Gently who had been with US twenty
three years"
she must have had substantial saw
ings." I suggested.
"She had" Mr.. Sicher replied. but
l Investigated that fellow. lie was al
right In every respect
At this moment Mr.. Sicher's good
looking young wife interposed a pro-
test against his role as a discourager
Of matrimony.
"Oh. the classes will have good ef-
feet that way too" he replied. THE
girls will be more Intelligent and will
exercise more judgment in choosing
husbands and they will know how 20
cook and sew and will therefore make
better wives"
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-04-14
RICH MAN SLAIN;
REVENGE BELIEVED
MOTIVE FOR CRIME
George Dietz Found Dead in
His Chicago Home and
Note Near His Body.

CHICAGO. April H.-George Dletz.
owner Of a women's tailoring establish
ment, was found murdered In his homo
at No. 733 Aldine avenue early to-day
His head had been crushed and he IL
believed to have been beaten to death
with a hammer which was found In the
room.
A letter was found in the room indl-
eating that revenge was the motive FOR
the crime.
Dietz was wealthy and lived with his
wife, who discovered the crime, The
slayer escaped without awakening Mrs.
Dietz who occupied separate room.
When questioned by the police Mrs.
Dietz said the first she knew OF the
murder was when she went to awaken
her husband.
The letter found in the house was un-
signed, written on a Typewriter on
yellow paper and was illtcrate TO a
degree that led the police to suspect
that this feature OF the crime had been
planned to confuse investigators. II
read In part as follows;
II feel like a man that do riht. ! Kill
him like We Kill Beast. Gerry tsle M
all when she VAS sick, work hard and
he Is rich man. lie steal my little girl
Poor gerly she is not bad she Is FOOLS!
and IKE good clothes he gave her, II,
not think she tele me. Then | wriht Il
| get killed young friend not done 1t
no, give name, II I ret chance 4
kell old pig We all saved"
The police are working on the theor'
.aai either the father or sweetheart %
| soncN gil committed the murder. Mrs
| Dietz told the authorities that she knew
nothing Of the circumstances ment,one,
! IN the letter,
I The crime was committed with
/ G'aron's hammer, the handle OF wh,cl
| hal u.en wrapped with y red handHer
chile. looped In such a way that tn
murderer could maintain . nrm grssg
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ACTED AS A CHAUFFEUR IN Az.
ToMoBILE RoHeER,Es.

There Is ev.denc" t on occasiona
when Levine. as he called by his
intimates. heard of Job" being
planned by some of the highwaymen OF
his acquaintance he was willing TO leLd
his services as chauffeur for some
stolen automobile to be used In the
getaway" Just how many times Lee
vine allied himself with the automoLil.
bandits the police have not discovered
Edna Lorraine, striking brunette
who was a member OF Billy Watson
Happyland Girls tarlesq'so compan,
two years ago. was Levlne's light 4"
love. They are said to have lived to
gether for time on Grand street when
she was not on the road. -
How far Levine was in on the secret
OF . robbery planned by two other asso-
ciates OF the Lorraine girl Ia not known.
The records of the courts show that
In August, 1871, under her alias of
Violet Emmery. the woman was con-
victsd Of grand larceny in the second
degree and sentenced to serve between
two and half and Ave years In Auburn
prison.
On Aug. 20 Of the same year Levine
was arrested on a serious charge, pre-
ferred by an agent OF the Gerry So
ciety. He pleaded guilty on Oct. II
apd was sentenced to an indsterminate
term In Elmira.
Three weeks ago Levine was released
on parole and came Immediately to this
city. He went to Young Terry" a
friend Of his and fellow member of
the organixation known as the Ravens.
which has Its headquarters In the pool
room owned by young Terry at Riv-
ington and Norfolk streets.
OLD FRIENDS PROVIDED HIM
WITH NEW OUTFIT.
Through the Intervention OF Young
Terry" Little Harry" another boon
companion of his. and the Little Archie
Association" composed largely of East
SIDE chsuffeurs. Levine was "staked" to
Q new outfit Of clothes and some
money.
lie rented room at No. 139 Norfolk
stress and started out to find job u
chauffeur. Though other tenants - ths
Norfolk street address denied to-day
that Levine had lived there. the dis
cover OF laundry ticket OF the
Broadway Union Laundry OF No Ia
Norfolk street. led to confirmation b,
The Evening World Of the police clue
Al the laundry to-day they said that
bundle Of laundry, all now clothing
had been brought there by a girl Few
days ago and that twas In the name
a Levine, who was to call for 1t ~
person Saturday night
The man did not call for II.
How the enemies Of Levine got OF
the trail Of the man from Elmira onl!
the people of the underworld know. To-
no sx.eenvies cen hide his identity
sAsrA. 49,. -..-....-.
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Mr.. Sicher. who lives at No. Is. East
Eightleth street. belongs to the new
type OF employer who realizes that he
,anno; expect good work from em-
pioyces VINO believe themselves unJustly
reated.
re admits frankly that hio plan
OF part time education st tho en-.
ploycr's expense 10 not philan.
thropic, but attempts merely to
convince the employee that her In.
tsrssts ANA her employers Nrs one
and the same; that tho girl who
puts the most into the business 70
the girl who viii get the most out
Of H.
When first had the idea Of increas-
ing the efficiency OF the girl employee
by enabling her to improve her educa-
Ion I consulted three other manufac-
,urers In New York and they fell IN with
ray plan. agreeing to pay the wages OF
iour g!rls-who would alternate one
week At school and one week In the
factory-the girl to be paid during the
school week sum equal to her earn
ings In the factory the week before.
ARRANGEMENT MADE FOR THE
CLASSES.
Then We submitted our plan to the
Board OF Education, which has approved
Of II. and classes will BIO held at Public
School No. 4. under the supervision Of
Miss Rector. In the morning the girls
viii receive instruction In the three
RS. In the afternoon they will be
taught mental. moral and physical
nygiene, They will have light gym
nastics. will learn how to make a neat,
economical shirt waist or dress. win
be taught how to purchase and how to
prepare food.
They Will learn everything in
fact which Will enable them to do
the most for themselves with the
wages they rsosivs.
I'm the beginning ! was q little tlmid
as to how the girls would receive the
suggestion. was afraid they might
take the attitude that their education
was their own personal concern and
consider my efforts impertinent Bu,
when went into the factory the other
day and with foreman started to make
q selection Of the four girls to attend
tie school ! was delighted to see the
employees look ap as though seeking
10 L. chosen. and some Of them called
out. Take me! Take me!' felt thai
they we're beginning to learn the lesson
OF cooperation which both employer
and employee have to learn before they
can hope for mutual success"
sAANo ~ WLlrh TUE HIPl Q
COULD be IMPROVED.
"How many girls do you employ. and
spea king from the employers standpoint
in what way do you think they coul'
Increase their efficiency" I asked. III
other words. what are the defects o
women az workers.
II can't say that they have any" Mr.
sicher replied. II don't want TO pu
myself In . position Of criticism. Some
times So giri coming out Of the fac
| issk NE lesiA - u ~ eeuA uas
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-04-14

"ohASht oho AhohA tho WI 0Aho SAAA-
en- of the injustice and oppression
OF the employer. . New York manu-
facturer set his brain to work to
evolve a plan by which the interests
Of employer and employees could be
made one, business conditions i'm
proved. the girl operatives made hap
pier and more thrifty. and the peril
Of strikes. which affect both disad-
vanta geously, reduced to q minimum.
The name Of this manufacturer 10
Dudley d. Sicher. and his Arm Is .
power in the undermuslin industry.
which employs many women. Many
persons believe that in Mr.. Sicher's
suggestion Of part time education for
working girls at the expense Of the
employer, which the Board OF Edu.
cation has approved and will put In
operation In Public School No. 4
the solution OF many labor problems