Hammond Times, Volume 5, Number 46, Hammond, Lake County, 11 August 1910 — Page 5
Thursday, August 11, 1910.
THE TRIES.
WISHES TO IKE SCHEDULE 10 FIH INJURY DfilGES
GMfAIGl IS GETTING
A. thorough system of compensation for workmen who are victims of industrial accidents will be embodied In in a bill which will be presented to the next legislature by the Indiana council of the National Civic Federation, probably in conjunction with the Indiana Bar association. If the bill passes, the price of a man's life will b fixed as definitely as the price of a postage stamp. E. B. Sellers of Monticello, chairman of the Indiana council; Daniel Rims, an attorney of Lafayette, and John T. Dye. an attorney of Indian
apolis, form a committee which Is now drafting this bill. Before it is finally adopted a conference will be held with the corresponding committee of the bar association of which Daniel Sims and John T. Dye are also members. The two bodies are working along divergent lines at present, but hope to get together in solid support of one strong till before time for presenting it. The civic federation, council favors & plan of automatic compensation of workmen which involves no alternative featrues, such as the privilege of filing suits in case the regular compensation does not satisfy the workman. It Is th idea of Mr. Sellers to establish a new Indiana court with special
Jurisdiction over these cases, to decide Just how the definite schedules of the compensation code will apply in the case of each individual who is hurt. The system is proposed to be definite as far as possible, fixing the value of life and limb. Certain accidents, of course, it will be impossible to set in any fixed class end the pay for these will probably be lfeft to the discretion of the court according to the new bill.
The council believes this should provide the one and uniform way for a workman or his family to recover loss by accident. The employers stand all this loss directly, but in turn, in the event of the passage of the bill, would fix their prices so the burden would ultimately fall upon the public. This la throwing the final responsibility for accident in factories back upon the social system of the present day. KenponMbllity Settled. It is a mode of settling the quest of
responsibility which Is always contest
ed so bitterly in the courts, the em-
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ployers claiming negligence of the workman and the plaintiffs attributing the accident to deflcent equpment or lack of safety applanies. The Indiana Bar association's pres-
' ent Idea is along the line of the New
York law. In that state the workman of his family may accept the fixed schedule of compensation, or if dissatisfied, may bring suit in the hope of recovering more damages, this being known as the alternative feature. Indiana manufacturers are said to be heartily in favor of a workmen's compensation law for the reason that 90
per cent of the amounts awarded by courts under the present system never
reaches the people who should be the
beneficiaries. It goes for court costs
and to the ambulance station lawyers.
The law's delav orolongs the cases
while families starve. Injured wornmen are often influenced to sign away their right to damages while they are not in condition to judge and act rationally. "Whether the employers are rsesponsible for the latter conditions or not, they desire to have a larger proportion of the damages they pay go to the people who deserve it. There are' constitutional questions which will have to be settled before the bill could go into effect. One is that every man has the inalienable
right to sue to protect his rights. Another is the question of trial by - jury, which would probably not be counted on the compensation system. It is believed as the government has
been able to legislate to regulate railway employes as a class the uniform compensation bill applying to all Industrial employes could not be blocked as class legislation. The bill will rest for authority upon the general police power of the state.
"It must be admitted the system will
have a paternalistic character," said
John A. Lapp, secretary of the Indiana
council of the National Civic federation, Monday, but much of our legislation nowadays is of that type, and the socialistic trend doesn't scare people as much as it formerly did. "It is a paternalism which protects
the laborer again-jt his own negligence, but most employers, I believe, will be in favor of accepting a fixed scale which will afford prompt settlements and abolish much costly legislation."
Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 11. The Indiana campaign has begun. The organization stage has been reached. Both republicans and democrats are at work in the precincts. This is the big organization week of the year for republicans. The democrats give oue the word that they are hustling. The significant sign of the times is the actual realization of republican holidarity. The significant political omen is the manifest disintegration, going on in democratic party.
It is interesting to the observer 'to follow the stages or these developing political phenomena. On the republican side Col. Roose
velt, idol of the people, is coming to speak for the Indiana ticket, while on the democratic side W. J. Bryan, -last democratic candidate for president, one time party idol, i3 hooted, cartooned in democratic papers, and refused an invitation to speak in the state. And he is at such odds with his party that
he purposes speaking whether or no against the bosses who rule democracy. The republican candidate for United States senator commands united support and attracts independent and democratic commendation and aid, on his record as a servant of the ! people. The democratic candidate for United States senator is at bitter war against the democrat who must be his senate colleague if he is elected, and cannot
by any means command the backing of his party caucus, any more than he could In 1909 when he was betrayed by trickery in that caucus. The Taggart crowd says the cam
paign pust be made on prices as an
issue, and that the tariff commission
idea must be attacked, while "revision of the tariff, and revenue only," must
wait for another time.
The Marshall-Adair group of demo
crats insist on a cry for "immediate
Hess and Clyde Hunter are the committee in charge of the event. It is planned to invite many outsiders, and among the guests will be district Deputy Pepple of Michigan City.
The club house is now in the course of erection on Washington street.
tariff revision to a tarift-for-revenue-only basis." Jim Keach and his crowd of democrats laugh at the issue of "prices," and demand that conditions shall not be changed. "I have had enough of soup house days," says Jim Keach, and many democrats echo his words.
At least one democratic candidate
for congress has the temerity to run
on the reDublican state platform, or
something like It. Half a dozen democratic county con
ventions have repudiated the demo
cratic state platform, and have ordered
their candidates to revolt against Tag
gart bosslsm in the coming legisla
ture. Others are following this suit.
Men like Jim Keach and Cy Davis are in open rebellion within the demo
cratic ranks, and the Taggart men are
busy reading them out of the party. The Taggart men have read Mr. Bryan out of democracy, and In turn he has done a like polite service for the Taggart bunch. And Stokes Jackson calls it "har
mony." while Sam Ralston, democratic state chairman in ; fact, declares that each county and each district must handle the issues locally, get the votes and the bosses will whip the nominees into line for the platform later. Republicans of all elements stand on the republican state platform. C. W. Fairbanks, former rice president; Col. W. T. Durbin, former governor; James
E. Watson, former nominee for gov
ernor; former Senator J. A. Hemenway
and all their friends, are working with
the state central committee in genuine accord and harmony, for the building
of a victorious organization. Demo
cratic hopes of republican disaffection
have vanished along with that dream
of democratic harmony.
Dmoralizatlon and disallusionment, defection and despair have hit the
democrats, and republican enthusiasm
is correspondingly high.
Steel Orders Fewer. '' Announcment was made by ...the United States Steel corporation today that the unfilled orders on the books of the company on July 31 were 3,970,931 tons. This is a decrease of 286,863 tons from the June 30 unfilled tonnage. The report was awaited with interest.
but had little effect on the shares of
the steel corporation, as it merely con
firmed the impression previously entertained regarding the recession In in
dustrial activity, as exemplified by the
steel trade.
today preparing for their dinner to be
given tomorrow in the north store
room of the Ohio building, now occu
pied by the office of the Nyhoff Coal
company. The dinner and supper win
consist of home cooked things- which
the ladies have been busy preparing
today. During the afternoon and even
ing ice cream and cake will be served.
EXTERTAIXS FRIEXDS.
Dr. Harold Stevens of the Reynolds building entertained a party of friends
last evening who formed an automobile
rparty from Indiana Harbor.
RETURNS FROM VACATION.
W. L Plew, paying teller at the First
National bank, returned last evening
from a ten days vacation spent in
Michigan.
HERE OS A VISIT. Miss Nellie Harris of South Chi
cago is visiting witn Air. ana airs. jm.
F. Phillips, 644 Caroline street, for a
few weeks.
HSONO NEWS
Approve of Interlocked l Railroad men and electricians who have made an investigation of the eietrlcfntenocltfng tower ut the Mo non and Erie crossings of the Michi
gan Central railroad in Hammond say
that it is one of the most modern and upto date In the country. A number of the levers were tried out this morning and they were found to be working perfectly. It is expected that the work of putting in the crossing frogs, so that the two new tracks of the Indiana , Harbor Belt railroad may be used, will begin at once.
hold its regular shoot and a big time is expected. The members of the club are very grateful to Chas. Delaney'of this city for the prise he has offered its members, and there is a good deal of good natured rivalry over the prospect of winning the glasses. ,
Special Shooting Event. There will be a special event at the shoot of the Hammond Gun club at Sharpshooters' park next Sunday, when the members of the club will contest for the Charles Delaney prize.
This prize is a pair of shooting i fugitive has left the Calumet region.
glasses, and it will be awarded to the
man who makes the best score out of
fifty birds. In addition the club will
. .Identity a Mystery :.
.The identity of the man killed on
the Michigan Central track, a quarter
of a mile east of Hammond last Mon
day, still remains a mystery. Coroner
E. M. Shanklln has sent a description of the man to the Chicago authorities in the hope of locating friends or relatives. The body is still at the Burns undertaking establishment, and will be held another two or three days before burial.
UN
FILLED STEEL
DECREASE
AT THE MILLS
No More Clues. Not the slightest clew has developed by which the Hammond police might trace the whereabouts of Theodore Demo, the Macedonian who is wanted for the murder of Nlc Peter, his countryman. It Is highly probable that the
The steel trust is eating up the orders on its books at the rate of more than 9,500 tons a day. Wall street regarded this showing as quite satisfactory, which throws significant light upon existing ideas as to the state of the steel trade. The first monthly report ever ' issued by the corporation, published . toda. eiiows unfilled orders on hand at the end of Jul of 3,970,931 tons, against 4,257,794 on June 30,' the decrease for the month having been, therefore, 286,836 tons. The shrinkage
during the previous three months was 1.144,720 tons, or at the rate of 381.580 tons per month, against 286,863 tons in July. But is it not more than possible that the output of finished products last month was not maintained at the rate of the June quarter? The monthly report affords no clue as to the percentage of capacity operated, a point that might with advantage be dealt with in these statements, since it is the avowed policy of the company to give the public the fullest' information possible.
While thankful for the increased information already vouchsafed, it may
not be amiss to .thus suggest an ex tension of the corporation's principle.
Although the showing of the United States Steel Corporation as far as
shrinkage in unfilled orders was concerned was surprisingly good, it failed to support the .market,, which closed
dull and soggy at (.about the bottom
Most of the stocks were under the close of the day "before and there was no
hopefulness or elasticity in the stree
at the end of the day.
The steel figures showed that - the shrinkage In unfilled orders was much
under the rate of decease per month
for the previous quarter.' Had the sam
rate been maintained as in the quarter ending June 30 .the loss for July
would have been 381,573 tons instead o
286,863 a difference of 100,000 tons for the month in round figures. The figures were well received and steel common only sold olf one-eighth on the published figures.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS. The Knights of Pythias meet
for
their regular weekly session last even
ns? and conferred the second degree
upon two candidates.
WILL, ACCOMPANY HUSBANDS.
The wives of the city officials who
are to go to St. Paul insist that thel
husbands taking them with them to at
tend the annual session of the League
of American Municipalities. Mayor. Knotts, City Engineer Melton, City
Clerk Moose, Street Commissioner Fin
erty and most of the aldermen Bowser, Rowley, Feuer, Castleman, Walsh,
Slmiaskio and Szymanski are to attend, and their ladies wish to make the
trip also. The Gary delegation will
leave town on Aug. 22 and will be gone four days.
NEWS THINGS SEEN IN THE SHOPS.
A pretty bow pin is of rhine stones
set in silver and mounted on biacK
ribbon.
Smelling salt bottles with the fancy
colored salts and silver tops are having a large sale.
Strictly tailored shirt waists of hand
kerchief linen range In price from f3 up, custom made.
The French darning silk now comes
in soft balls like the cotton, and costs 15 cents a ball.
A pretty dressing sack, made of
white dotted French bands and lace
insertion with ribbons is seen in the
shop windows.
A large iridescent butterfly, to wear in the hair, is poised on a hairpin is one
of the latest novelties direct from
Paris.
A flowered sash, with hair ribbons to
match, in a box, makes a nice gift for
a. young girl, and are very inexpensive LADIES AID. The Ladies' Aid society of the Meth
odist church are meeting this afternoon at the home of Mrs. Snowden, 756 Van Buren stret. It was planned
by the ladies to give a picnic at Rob
ertsdale, but this was given up a few
days ago. HAYING A FINE TIME.
Postal cards sent by Miss Lena An
derson to her Gary friends indicate
that her vacation is a very enjoyable one. Miss Lena is taking a trip on Lake Superior and Lake Michigan, making stops at various ports. She experts to return to Gary after two weeks. THE MEI.TONS ENTERTAIN. City Engineer and Mrs. A. P. Melton have two Iowa guest3 at their home
this week. They are: Miss Lottie Quilling of Burlington, la,, who Is Mrs. Melton's sister, and Miss Myrtle Hewett of the same city. Both young ladles are charmed with Gary, and declare it superior to any city in the Hawkeye State.
spending several weeks with her uncle, T. J. Stearns, has returned to her home at Merrlllville. , Mrs. J. Burt is suffering from an attack of pleurisy. ; Wm. Marquardt is visiting with C H. White, former teacher here, at Val
paraiso.
Mrs. M. Crisman and daughter. Flor
ence, of Crisman spent W eanesuay with the former's mother. Mrs. J. Burt.
Miss Isabel Blaemire of Gary tran
sacted business in town Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Kate Crlsrnan attended the
Sunshine club at Miller yesterday.
WISCONSIN CHEAP
AND MILD CLIMATE WIN SETTLERS Opsning of Hound Lake Countrj Brings Kush. of Landssekcrs.
The rush to the Round Lake Countrj Of Wisconsin, where 150,000 acres ol fine farm kind In Sawyer County hav een released to settlement by the bia fumber interests, promises to become I veritable stampede of eager homeseekrs. Farmers in the Middle and Southern states have come to their senses ot the question of Wisconsin climate. Th government reports have dissipated th ' cold weather" bugaboo by establishing the fact that the Wisconsin winters ari mild. There Is only 9 degrees difference between St. Paul and Leavenworth, Kan. The average annual temperatur In the United States is shown by thes fficial figures: St. Paul, 4 2 deg.; Leavenworth, Kan., 51 deg.; St. Louis. 53 deg.: Indianapolis. 51 deg.; Des Moines 49 deg.; Austin, Tex., 67 deg. Tin American Immigration Co. of Chippewi Falls, Wis., is selling this vast body ol rich land at $6.50 to 120 per acre. A man
with a. lew nunarea aoilars can secure title t his farm and pay th balance in five or tee annual Installments, oul of tije crops. For books, maps and full particu, ' lars address
AMERICAN IMMIGRATION CO. Cfclppewa Fall. Wta.
LEAVE FOR CAMP. About ten boys left this morning on
the South Shore train for Michigan City to begin a week's camping ex
pedition on the lake front at that place under the supervision of Rev. and
Mrs. Fred E. Walton. Although all the
boys were unable to go today, many of them will go tomorrow and Saturday, and it is expected that at least thirty boys will join the camp within the next few days. Cottages on" the lake front have been secured, and with the complete camping outfits which each boy took along, they expect to have the time of their lives. Saturday has been set aside for visitors' day, and as the camp will be completed by that time, it is expected that a large
number of the parents of the boys and their friends will spend the day at the camp. CONGREGATION Ali LADIES' DINNER. The members of the Ladles' society of the Congregational church are busy
HE TAKES A BRIDE. Frederick -Graham of Klrkvllle is in Detroit, where he is to be married to a
very charming girl. Upon their arrival in Gary Mr. and Mrs. Graham will make their temporary home in the Gary hotel. Mr. Graham is employed as an engineer for the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern railway. SOUTH CHICAGO VISITORS. Mr. and Mrs. James A. Jones and daughter, Marie, of South Chicago were the guests of Gary friends yesterday afternoon. They left Gary In the evening for a trolley trip to Pullman. The South Chicago visitors are well known here.
EAST GARY.
The town board held their regwlat-t
meeting at the town hall Tuesday evening. Mrs. William Carter is reported sick at her home in the West End. Miss Dorothy Arnold, who has been
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THERE'S a lot of money here and in this vicinity. Possessors of thatmoney read this paper; they swear by it. They .want to be showni If your goods are right, they want to buy. This paper talks to that money at regular intervals. It's money that talks back and talks back strong. Get your share do your talking through our advertising columns.
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Sunday. Aug. 14
Matinee and Night W. F. MANN Ouina Marion and Miss Dora Swearinger In Lem B. Parker s Dramatization of Mary J. Holmes ' Famous Book Tempest AND Sunshine
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Scenery Specialties Costumes
Electric Effects
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PRICES 25c, 35c and 50c
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ARRANGE FOR OLD SETTLERS MEETING
The first meeting of the pioneers o-f Hammond last night at Roth's hall grave Indication that the old settlers'
organization which is now in formation will be a live one, which will un
doubtedly promulgate good fellowship. Charles Heimbach was appointed temporary chairman and Louis Roth temporary secretary. Another meeting will be held next Wednesday night, at which time a permanent organization will be formed and arrangements made for a picnic. In the meantime a committee will attempt to see as many of the old settlers as possible. The committee appointed by Chairman Heimbach consists of the following pioneers: Louis Roth, Amos Towle, Wil
liam Newman, Michael Mulvely, Nason and Frank Kaiser.
Popular Actress Playing in Chicago
WILL HAVE HIGH CLASS STORE THERE
Towle's store is bei-g ripped up and
torn out until the place Is hardly recog
nizable. In addition to changing the front the partitions on the second floor are being taken out so that it may be utilized for store purposes. It Is understood that the proprietors of the ne wstore, which will occupy the old Ruhstadt stand, will cater to the very best trade in the Calumet region. The Idea will be to deal in a quality of ladies" tailor-made suits and in a quality of stock that will make trading in Chicago unnecessary. In fact. It Is said that the people of Hammond have no idea of the high class of the store that is to occupy the Towle block. The work of remodeling the building is going forward very rapidly and it is expected that the store will be open for business in about a month.
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LAD'S SPUNK MADE Ri RESENT INSULT
The boy had a "reputation" in the neighborhood; but while his father, j who Is a well known Gary resident, of
i Scotch descent, discouraged fighting, he gloried in the lad's spunk. , It was dusk when one night about ! a week ago young James returned to 1
his father's house, his face smeared j with blood an-j his clothes dishelved' and torn. Tt needed no explanation. !
for hl mother knew instinctivelv that'll
her son had been fighting; but she v.-&s astonished when she learned with whom he had been fighting. j " What made you fight with a big laddie like that?" asked the angry parent. "Yes. And I'll fight him again," re- 1 torted Jamie, " if he says that Scots-! men wear kilts because their feet are j too big to get into trousers." i
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Money Is Easier. This morning the Chicago Tribune prints several columns of opinions from western bankers between here and the Pacific showing an Improvement in the money market. A marked improvement is noted in Gary, and President S. J. Watson of the Northern State bank finds that the placing of mortgages, especially Chicago capitalists. Is showing marked improvement.
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DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE YEAR 1910 THE VOLUME OF TI IVIES ADVERTISING HAS INCREASED
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OVER THE CORRESPONDING SIX MONTHS IN 1909
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Elks Corner Stone. At a meeting of the corner stone committee of the Gary Elks' lodge, it
was decided that the stone laying cere- j E mony should take place some day next ! I
week. Chairman A. D. Schaeffer, A. F.
DURING THE SAME PERIOD THE CIRCULATION HAS INCREASED
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