Hammond Times, Volume 1, Number 49, Hammond, Lake County, 6 January 1912 — Page 1

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VOL- I., NO. 49. JANUARY 6, 1912. EIGHT PAGES. SATURDAY AND WEEKLY EDITION.

DEMOCRATS M IN COflTROL OF THE BREWERS

Republicans Jubilant Over Result of Democratic Reorganization Meeting; Sam Ralston Now Sure DemocraticNominee for Governor; Hypnotized Democrats Now Begin to See That They Have Made a Mistake.

TIMEH BlUGAl, , A TSTATK CAPITA I Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 6. Republicans here believe that the democratic i state committee, on Thursday, did the best clay's work for the republicans that ever was done in the state They say that nothing: that .the -democratic committee could have done would have been ns effective In driving democrats out .of their party and' in strengthening the "republican chances. - On every hand, there is jubilation among the republicans over the fact that the democratic party Is now absolutely under the control oT Crawford Fairbanks, the Terre Haute brewer, who elected his candidate, Bernard Korbly of this city.

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, No new developments are expected In -the fight between the stagemeh and the theatre managers of the Calumet region until after the meeting of the Lake County Trades and Labor Council, which will - be .held Monday. It is expected that the matter will be taken up then and thrashed out. ' , , D. Wagner, the president of the Stage Kmployes' "union, said that he did not think anjr conference with the ; managers would be sought until after the meeting 'Mondy. ' '.. . - ' ". V.-i In the meantime' all of the theatres thatres tn he . region have jproyided-;

JZVr-?f& RjMili.n4 e-vvpiiitpi-e4''f-,oair but nut on -MraMq&Sfaw itamiA affected fri ihe .least by. witfkpu.t.y'Th -ctana In -thla sctin have no grievance theatre 'manager say-i-hat; stage -em- j that would prompt them fo deBert their ployesc did not know when' they had a posts or violate their contracts with

good thing. ' It Is rumored that a number of the 5-cer.t theatres will put in automatic music and cut out. the orchestra altogether. One of the musicians employed on a 3-cent theatre said: "That means the permanent loss of a Job for me." In the cities of Gary, East ChUcago and Hammond twenty-two men are affected by the walkout. Many of the musicians say openly that. they are not In

sympathy with the strike, but that they on strike, not the musicians. The lathave been forced out by the Trades and ter are simply waiting until the misLabor Council. ' (understanding Is adjusted, hoping it Another effect of the walkout Is the ' may be soon, that they may get to work fact that the Gary musicians and stage again. Personally I have been assured employe are angry becaust they have that my orchestra, will be. promptly re-

been involved in what thi .call "A Hammond fight." They Say , "t they want a union of. 'their own ' ' er In Gary and do not w;ant to be in 'lved in difficulties that originate in another HUSBAND DENIES ACTRESS IS DYING jr. .- The report that Mabel Barrison,!

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well known to ' Lake coun'ty theater-j having been commissioned as "the orgoers, is dying - of consumption at,gnizer for Lake county.

Saranac Lake, X. Y., is disavowed by Joe Howard, the actress', husband. He spent Christmas week with Miss Barrleon in the Adirtfndacks, and the testimony of his own eyes and of the attendant physician was that while- the actress' temperature continued abnor mally high, she 'had been steadily improving, and was altogether in better health than she had been since her arrival there. Miss Barrison' last appeared in Hammond in "The Girl of the Ranch" at the Hammond theater.

as state chairman, and who displayed full control of the entire committee. Edwin M. Lee, republican state chairman,: sail yesterday that he felt that the democrats had been very kind te the republicans in electing Korbly and going over completely to the brewer from Terre Haute. He said it would mean much in the campaign. Fred A. Sims, member of the state tax board and former secretary of state, said he felt that the action of the driJ8W"ats was worth much to the republicans, and that if, the republicans failed to take advantage of the situation they would be foolish. "This has given the republicans the

(Continued on page t.) part of the county. This threat of a separation fro-n the Hammond local la similar to that which took place a year or two ayorwhen other Gary unions got a charter of their own and withdrew from the Hammond local. STATEMENT FROM MUSICIANS .Editor . Timew: It was the cause of surprise and regret to me to note in your'last night's paper a. statement to the. effect' that the, musicians of Hamend .-.jrarja-. ant ar wut on. strike. They their employers, and I might say right here that the musicians of Hammond ar not, ' of themselves, and when left to themselves, striking or trouble-making men. It is true, regrettably true, that we are out just as present, called out by our local, because such action was demanded by the Trades Council on complaint of the Stage Hands and Opepa tors Union. These Stage Hands and Operators are engaged as -soon as this trouble between parties in no- way connected with the musicians is ended. Will The Timer be good enough to place the musicians In a rather more favorable light by simply giving space to the facts aboe outlined? Very truly, BARNIE YOUNG. DOES NOT LOOK FOR REM BREAKER Manager of Reid-Murdock Plant Stands For Conservatism. " E. F. Garthy, the manager of the Reld-Murdoch plant at Hammond, said that he thought business would be maintained at about its present standard during 1912. He said that his company deals with grocers all over the country and has found that-they are quite conservative in their buying. This has resulted in a redaction of he volume of business that has been done by the company. The prospects of an election this year year may have a , deterrent effect on business in the opinion of Mr. Garthy. He believeR, however, that business conditions generally are sound. Mr. Garthy is well satisfied with Hammond as a location for manufacturing plants. He says that his company, has been well treated and that the labor market here Is of the best. New Lodge in Town. "The Bears," a fraternal organization, are about to invade Hammond. Attorney Rudolph Nowak. 571 Summer street. j Their headquarters will be known as a "den," and all the members are te be bears. Mr. Nowak s;iys that the "Bears," to be numerous in Hammond. As an inducementtn It-kin . KAfitA Ka nhar Hist is closd, the initiation will be onlv $5. The ironthly dues will be 75 cents and the weekly sick benefits $7. Free medical ai.terid.mce will be given the members and their families. - One hundred dollars will be allowed for funeral expenses!

BOARD 1 2 BRIDGES

East Chicago Especially Favored by Board of County Commissioners and County Council at Session Yesterday. APPROPRIATIONS BV COtTStTY ' COUNCIL. (Chicago avenue bridge. $ 75,000 Canal street bridge 25,000 Addition to fair grounds....... 9.000 1109,000 (Special to The Times.) Crown Point, .Ind., Jan. 6. The wealth and importance of Lake county may be appreciated from the fact that at, the last session of the county council $150,000 was appropriated for an in firmary to be built south of the county seat, and at this session $109,000 was appropriated for bridges at Fast Chi cago and for the addition to the fair grounds a Crown Point. Both the county .commissioners and county councilmen ended their seslsons yesterday. The appropriation of $75,000 for the Chicago avenue .bridge was expected, but the appropriation of $25,000 for the canal street bridge was a surprise. The people of East Chicago are of (Continued on Page 7.) inniin A UIPL'CV .oLLU II, 1I1UI1LI corns SUICIDE 7ell Inorra;IIaminond Ilan Absence of Family. Unsuccessful in an attempt to commit suicide about two months ago Rollo A. HIckey of Hammond made a second attempt yesterday afternoon and succeeded, when, after turning on the gas In his room at ' 777 Hohman street, where he was later found by his wife. Ill health and despondency over the fact that his wife had been compelled to apply for a divorce In the superior court are among the reasons for his rash act. It is also reported that Hickey' had been drinking heavily of late (Continued on Page 7.) COUNTY COUNCIL - SPENDS $9,000 Appropriation Is Made For 40 Acres of Land at Crown Point. (Special to The Times.) Crown Point, Ind., Jan. 6. The appropriation of $9,000 by the county ebuncil for the purchase of the fortyacre tract of land south of the fair K grofciids Nrill set at rest the matter of the future ownership of the beautiful wooded grounds, as they will now be made over to Lake county - proper as its one, beafitiful natural park. The buying of the tract comes like a special gift to Crown Point, as it is close within her confines, and although the county seat will not exercise any more privileges than other communities in Lake county over the grounds. Their perpetuation as a park grounds will be the means of adding much beauty and enhancing the value of Crown Point as a residence place in the future. The purchase is therefore especially pleasing to Crown Point people in general. The dSed to the property will proba bly be made in Lake county's favor not later than the first of the week. PITIFUL FUNERAL OF LITTLE CHILD Anna Baranowski, the little West Hammond girl who was accidentally shot by her .11-year-old brother at the home, 517-155th street. West Hammond, was buried this morning in Holy Cross cemetery. 'It was a pitiful funeral. Services were- held at St. Andrew's church at 8 o'clock and a large congregation turned out despite the cold weather to take part in the funeral. Girls employed by the - IlirjiCh-Stein company, where an older sister of Anna also works, sent a beautiful floral piece to the home to. dec-orate the little white coffin. The five youngest children in the family, who were taken to the Settlement House in Hammond yesterday, were .taken to the funeral and were later taken back to the Settlement House again. "'"

(Special to The Times.) ; "Washington, Jan. 6. For years edu cators have been seeking a method by which the high schools of the natlo might be filled up. It has remained for Philander P. Claxton. United- States commissioner of education, to find It. or perhaps It would be better to plac credit where it is due. and yield tho honor to William C. Reavis, the youthful, smooth-shaven superintendent of schools at Oakland City, Ind. One of the most discouraging features of public school work as now conducted -is the tendency of so many of the pupils to drop out after finishing the grammar grades, failing to continue the pursuit of education into the high school. How' to remedy this obvious weakness of the system has long been a puzzle to Ilr. Claxton. All Go to High School. -Then it came to the learned cars of the commissioner that out in Oakland City, Ind., for three consecutive years, one hundred per cent of the grammar school pupils every last one of them have continued right on, after graduation, in to the high school. Dr. Claxton gasped with surprise, then packed his grip. By nightfall of tke same day he was well on his way toward Oakland City. - There he met Superintendent Reavis. From that young man he acquired the valuable information . which he. now means to Incorporate fn suggestions for radical changes In school methods throughout the country. "I had never before heard," said Dr. Claxton, "of a town where, for three years In succession, all of Its grammar school pupils remained In school. I knew there must be some plan, some system, some cause which had brough about this educational phenomenon." Planning Study Program. He and his aides are busily engaged in formulating plans for a national pupils" study program, fashioned afte" that devised by Superintendent Reavia . "It is a rather novel thing," said the commissioner. "I found that in Oakland City, children didn't go to school because they had to, but because they like the work. The Oakland City system instilled In their minds habit anl regularity of study,' and through these, a genuine love for their studies. It con sists of a defltfte -arrangement in alvanee for the-entire term of U eact hour f each day when the pupil shall jttidv his ori lief lesst. and the -era subject. ; ' - t , . - . "It has been found that the children, knowing Just what they have to face, FIRE AT LAXP HOUSE. A small building known as the "lamp j house." at Columbia avenue and Mich-: igan Central tracks, caught fire about i 8:15 o'clock last night an,d caused a: damage of about 30. , Departments Nos. 1 and 3 responded ; to the call and were unable to find out j the origin of the fire. In this building; is kept switch lamps, and on account ; of the oily condition of the building! the flames gained a good headway before the departments arrived. . Tou will say that at m Vendor cigar cannot be beat. If you try one. NEWSPAPER READING MAKES FOR PROGRESS JON"AS JACKSON" reads ,the newspapers. Artemas Stubba does not. , From this mere statement can you not form mental photographs of Jonas and Artemas? . WHICH WOULD YOU PICK FOR A WINNER? If jou were an employer, which would you hire ? IfLa voter, which would vou vote for? TO SAY THAT A MAN READS THE' NEWSPAPERS IS A RECOMMENDATION. It proclaims that he is up to date; that he keeps in touch with what the world is thinking, saying and doing; that he has ideas, even if acquired ones ; that he has at least a certain sort of culture and j .1.1 . ii.t i. i euueauuu, inai uc ia tucn mm m - formed in a word, that he keeps - - up with the procession. The intelligence of a community may be judged from the amount of newspaper reading it does. America reads more newspapers than any other nati6nV Who can measure the influence for progress that has been exerted by the American press? TAKE 1 YOUR HOJrE. PAPER. .

FINDS WAY TO KEEP CHILDREN, IN SCHOOL

t ! V Si v r , ' ir if v. f f ; i f P. CLAXlOW .win nuay more, diligently and take a j groat deal; more iit -rest in - their les- , 'sons than hey formerlj jiiid, iatkder'cn - i dltiOim . such as ex.ist n!t -pil:t5 i ' schools. i 1 j preach , broadcast thA 'Cir-.ni oV the "study program" he f'ur d out there in i Indiana. IT AO Urn PH-TO ILnullUl IML0 CHILD : lilt TENS. FATHER TAKES 'EM Remarkable Incident Noted Showing Greed of a Parent. Is The backbone - of -the present cold spell, although somewhat .cracked, is anything but broken anf zero and below, zero weather is to continue for an Indefinite time, according to the weather man's -forecast today, " The ther- ' mometer, which stood at 10 below yesterday, went up a bit today and by this I noon it was about 3 degrees below. A shortage-of .teams to .deliver coal put-some, of. the buildings in the business . district in Hammond in danger of . a "freeze out" because of a coal shortness, s- ; . ; ; -, The teachers in the, various, schools were busy. looking after, children who had walked a considerable - distance to see . whether .any , of-. ; them haA been frost-bitten.. - In the Irving school In Hammond two children are said to have come.to' school -yesterday .'without any gloves.. Their hands, were . just about frozen, and. the , teachers who, have a supply of. clothes on hand," fitted them out with a pair ech. j They returned at noon .without the gloves and. after being questioned by the teacher,- reluctantly answered that, their father had taken them away from; them., saying they . were ; too good ;tot be worn to school. The matter, was reported to the truant officer for. an Investigation,. Nearly-all ; tratas were an hour or more late, and frequent complaints were heard about cold street cars. 1 Henry Merz 111Henry Merz, the 13-year-old son of Dr. and Mrs. H. G. Merz, 39 Warren Btreet, who' was quite ill with scarlet fever during the past .week. Is improving rapidly and will be able to be up in a day or two. Owing to the quarantine and his profession Dr. Merz Is : UMbu to rMnatn home ere are at present ten scarlet fever .cases and three diphtheria cases In cases and three diphtneria cases Hammond. There is also one case measles in the city. of Gets Nice Present. Col. LeGrand T. Meyer of Hammqnd, who la the attorney for the Greek Catholic church of Whiting, has been remembered with an elegant holiday present by the trustees of the congregation. He was presented with a silver meat service consisting of a double carving set and a silver platter. Like another famous colonel, the Hammond man expressed his pleasure with the one" wo'r "delighted. " . '

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Without an flourish of trumpets the first street car on the Gary Connecting I railway, the new interurban line,nqjfc Ing East Gary and Gary was placed in operation this morning. Passengers on the first car rode from East Gar to one mile past the Gary limits. Were It not for the fact that litigation Is tying up for the time being the completion of another mile strip the car would have been able to proceed to Broadway which would have given East Gary connections with Hammond and other Lake county, points. Complete Line On Time. The franchise of the Gary Connecting railway which is affiliated with the Gary and Interurban railway and which is a paTt of the Air Line group of trac tion subsidiaries called for the operation of the first car by January 7. Superintendent Philips of the Gary and Interurban who has charge of the Valparaiso and Northern railway will also direct the operating department of (Continued on Page 7.) County Seat Man Mentioned For County Cliahmarin Republican Ticket Not Gecd Iix?r, Bat Is Gen- .. Johnson j f t he- l i- 1 .TTnittee - n-j n a cy oft. o o count 5 f.ir the P j " an ritral Mirs to ue a tori sone kiwuik the relit emcnt conclusion, f'Jof F. Richafd Politicians ' In Hammond seem to think that he will till the bill, and most of the party leaders are for hiin. j A number of others were suggested. but they have all declared mai mey will not make the race, and so from present indications Johnson will not have any opposition. Early in the game C. L. Kirk of East (Continued on page 8.) litll GAMBLER ANXIOUS McQuiston Offers to Settle Provided Mrs. Parker Would Drop Suit. A meeting was held at the residence of MraC.W., B. Parker, which was participated in by Proprietor McQuiston of a West Hammond gambling resort. Miss Virginia Brooks and Mrs. Parker in which the West Hammond gambler offered to make a settlement with Mrs. Parker to Induce her to drop her proposed suit against him., Mrs. Parker did not think that his offer was sufficient and she turned it down. 6he said that she . would go ahead and sue under the dramshop act. This course of action was advised by Dr. A. Ranes of the Citizens' League of Chicago after he had been interviewed Ion the matter ever the long-distance teleshone. In the course of the conference McQuiston Is sild to have remarked that he did not like the publicity that has been given this matter. According to Miss Brooks, . he said that he did not like trouble with a woman and would rather settle. He denied that he Is in partnership with Flannagan. After his offer was refused he said that Miss Brooks and Mrs. Parker could go ahead and bring suit, that he would take his chances. McQuiston Is said to have admitted that Parker lost part of the money to him. Billiard Tournament. That an interesting handicap billiard tournament wili be held at Cox's billiard hall in thenear future was talked of yesterday -and as a prizts a gold medal has been secured for the winner. Although Hammond has no renowned champions there are a number of clever cue artists and should a handicap tournament be arranged some interesting, games can be looked forward to. . - ' THERE IS ALWAYS A "BKST PLACE" TO BUY. TIMES ADS TELL YOU WHERE.

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Lake County's Newest Interurban Line in Vr' Operation Today. r . .' v ( The first ear on the Gary-ast Oar y division of the Gary. Connecting railway wait operated today. . ' The line In now bnllt from . Ban Gary to one mile pant-the. Gary llnjfcIts, and the settlement of condemnation proceedinga now la the cpnrta will witness Immediate connections with Broadway. , - In a short while Hammond will have direct traction connections with East Gary, and Ina few months with Chesterton, I .a port e, Goodmm and Valparaiso. The South Broadway division of the Gary and Southern ; Traction company will he placed la operation nome time between Jan. 15 and SO. Oc.soH :: Enlcsion ;at East Chic aU :o liens Eun:s Drfn 'Is ..1 V, - Kast t 11'! IfiM. j);tpOr wit h Rorirtut! tuiurv -vvsti ut tit - lv-n4cl LnUl t . - mi ; ea: , : ( in Nrt't s"ii. of.. Letter I-a-.kI at Ms b'it' Mjs-niiti avf.-r ua. -.and : 145th'.-f-eet and. nt-:u )y resulted in. tr - ie?trrc.t:lon . t-f i the- house. The mother's. heroism is a'l that saved the -hlld'e 'life. As 4t' w-h his was face badly badly, hurried, buz it is hoped that he will recover without, serious d'flgurement. . Damage ta thi house and contents will not exceed J2ut. Frosen Water Pipes. Frozen water pipes Were at the bottom of the disaster. Mrs. Ladd went lo the cellar to thaw out the pipes the Sudden flow of water from the faucets upstairs, notified her that her efforts had met with success. She ran upstairs to shut off the faucets and had not mor j than accomplished her mission, when she was " terrified . by 'a strange sound from below, followed by a scream of (Continued on page 8.) DON'T HITCH TOCll. WAGON TO A BTAR HITCH IT fO-A TIMES' AD AND GET RESULTS THAT COUNT. SHE'LL TAKE A FOURTH . MATRIMONIAL CHANCE LlLllAM f?USSLL When Lillian tlussell weds Alexander P. Moore, publisher of the Pittsburg Leader, to whom she is engaged, it will be her fourth ma tri--monlal venture. The first occurred in 1882, when she was a chorus girl. 6he has been husband less since 189S, when she obtained her third divoxca.

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