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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-10-27
DEMOCRATS TO GERRYMANDER
STATE IF THEY WIN ELECTION

methods used by the democrats and
the republicans in reapportioning the
state.
But the clearest case of unfair ger
rymandering of the state by the
democrats was shown in the reappor-
tionment act of 1885, which they pass
ed. The election of 1888 was held IN
der that act That was the year when
Benjamin ran for president the first
time. The republicans carried the state
by 2,3S7 and elected all of their presi-
DENTAL electors and ten out of the
thirteen congressman, and yet the
democrats elected fffty-seven members
of the house and the republicans only
forty-seven. This gave the democrats
control of the legislature, although the
state went republican for president.
This year the democrats are making
every possible effort to elect ma
jority of the members of the legisla-
ture for several reasons In the first
place they want to elect John W.
Kern senator to succeed Senator Bev-
eridge. In the next place they want
to repeal the county option law at the
demand of the brewers. And then they
want to pass reapportionment act
which will give the democrats absolute
control of all legislation in Indiana
| for years to come. In that way the
brewers can prevent the enactnenI
of any further temperance legislation
and the democrats will be able to pass
! any laws they please. Under the new
apportionment it would be practical
ly impossible for the republicans to
/ elect a majority of the members of
:, the legislature and their hands would
| be tied
/ This question has been talked of a
| good deal. but 1t is believed that the
people have not yet realized its great
Importance. That the democrats have
| in mind the enactment of a gerry
mander is shown plainly by the way
| they talk of the matter. They say
| that if they pass such an act and it is
found to be unfair the supreme court
| which is republican, can declare 1t il
unconstitutional But suppose the SUI
| preme court also should have a ma
jority of democrats among its mem
| Then what? And it is reasonable to
suppose that If the democrats elect a
majority of the legislature they will
also carry the state and elect the new
members of the supreme court.
There fore. there is not believed te
be any safety in that direction. The
only way for republicans to prevent
their dfsfranchisem in this manner
is to make sure shat they elect theil
candidates for the legislature In thi:
way they can make sure of the cleo
ton of Senator Beveridge to succeed
himself and also that the democrat.
will not have any opportunity to re
apportion the state so as to give the
democrats absolute control of the en-
tire state for an indefinite number OF
| years.
| The Importance of electing a repub
lican legislature this year can be read
/ lily seen when this situation is taker
consideration.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-10-27
TIMES BUREAU
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.

Indianapolis, Ind, Oct. 27.-One of
the most important of all of the propo-
sitions that are now before the voters
in Indiana is that of the prospect of a
democratic gerrymander of the state
at the next session of the session of
the legislature so as to make it i'm
possible for the republicans to have a
fair chance to elect a majority of the
members of the legislature for many
years to come. 1t is absolutely GER
tain that if the democrats control the
next legislature they will pass a re-
apportionment act which will practi-
cally disfranchise the republicans of
Indiana.
They have always done this when
ever they had a chance. Some of their
apportionment acts have been so no
toriously unfair and one-sided that
they have been declared unconstitu-
tional by the courts. re-appoint-
ment act is the act by which the leg
is1ature designates the state senatorial
and representative districts and the
congressional district. The act desig-
mates the counties which shall form
each district and shows the number of
representatives each county or district
C.
has always been the practice of the
democrats in this state to so form the
districts as to make it impossible for
the republican TO elect many of the
members of the Legislature. The demo-
Gratis always arrange it so that a re-
publican county will be attached to a
democratic county which has a demo-
cratic majority large enough to over
come the republican majority in the
other county and make sure of the
election of a democrat
This is unfair to the republicans.
The law contemplates that any reap
portionment act shall be fair and
equitable to all parties and to every
person. but the democrats have always
made ii a partisan measure. In 1891
the democrats had control of the leg
islature, and it was manifestly un-
fair and one-sided that the supreme
court declared it unconstitutional and
II was knocked out. In 1879 the DEM
ocrats also passed e-apportionment
bill which the supreme court knock
ed out for the same reason. In 1897
the republicans passed a re-apportion-
ment which was so fair and equita-
BILE that even the democrats could
not and did not raise any objection
to it. In 1905 the republicans again
reapportioned the state, and they did
1t so fairly again that the democrats
did not make any complaint. In fact,
the last republican re-apportionment,
which is still in force. was so abso-
lutely fair that, while the republicans
were able to control the legislature
under it in 1907, the democrats, at
the election of 1908, elected a majority
OF the members of the house of repre-
sentatives and eleven out of the thir-
teen congressman.
This shows the difference in the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-10-27

lawyers will be entirely eliminated.
The better class of lawyers in the
township are backing the judge. with
their moral support.
To Ignore "PuH."
When the suggestion was made to
Judge Mcmahon that political and 9TH
er pressure would probably be brought
to bear with tremendous force to save
the justices and shyster lawyers from
prosecution. he said that he expected
that would be the case.
II intend to see this matter through
no matter what comes" said the judge
earnestly There have been hundreds
of poor people victimized by the
crooked practices of these crooked
lawyers, eonstables and justices and
we must put a stop to it,
Periodical threats have failed in
their effect, and Judge Mcmahon is sat
isfied that the only way to clear the
atmosphere permanently is to make an
example of some of the guilty per-
sons. Judge Mcmahon recognizes the
fact that there are some of the jus
tees whose conduct of their office has
been better than others, and he be-
lieves that some consideration should
be shown them.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-10-27
CALUMET THEATER-

Hoyt's "a Texas Steer" the play that
has made millions laugh, and is as
popular today as ever with American
audiences. will be produced at the
Calumet theater next week by the
Calumet Stock company. which has al
ready given such an unmistakab1e evil
dence of its ability to present high
class comedies. In the hands of such
a capable aggregation of versatile per-
formers it is hard to see how Charles
Hoyt's great play can be anything but
a tremendous success at the Calumet.
II is needless to say that in all de-
tails 1t will be up to that uniformly
high standard which the Calumet thea
ter has maintained all season. No de-
tail will be overlooked and expense
will not be considered in staging the
piece. If you have seen the play be-
fore you will enjoy it all the more
when presented by the Calumet Stock
company for there will be many nov
elites introduced, all of which are cal
culated to enhance the enjoyment OF
the Calumet playgoers. This play
opens its weeks engagement at the
matinee, Sunday, Oct. 80.
Special attention is called to the az
traction for the following week the
management having selected that IA
nous drama, The Lion and the Mouse
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-10-27
PROPOSED RELIEF FOR
MAD DOG VICTIMS

DIR. ]. n. Hurry, secretary of the state
board of health, will attempt to have
the next session of the general assemb-
~ reconsider a bill that failed to pass
in the session of 1909, and that would
provide relief by the state for persons
bitten by mad dogs It is the general
plan of the proposed law to impose a
special state tax all dogs in the
state, to be paid into the state treasury,
to constiue a special fund which may
be drawn on to establish and maintain
a labratory and institute where per-
sons bitten by rabid animals may be
treated. without cost to themselves.
The report of the pathological lab
oratory of the state board. just made
public shows that 165 persons were
bitten by mad dogs during the fiscal
year ending September 80. Only one of
these persons died from the disease.
The others were treated in Pasteur in
stitutes, either at their own expense or
at the expense of the townships, the
trustees advancing the money in ex-
treme cases, although there is no
specific law by which the township
money may be used for that purpose.
The laboratory report shows that the
brains of 213 animals examined during
the year contained rabies germs.
The report contains a recommends :
ton for the enactment of a stringent
muzzling law for dogs running at
large Under the present laws, the
only way in which the muzzling of such
animals can be brought about is un-
der the general powers of county
health commissioners, who have re
sorted to the measure in one or two
instances in which there was danger
from epidemic of rab
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-10-27

Imagine my delight. Out three
nights and not captured 1t makes me
grin. / begin to feel like a criminal
of whom the hounds have lost trail,
although 1 have had a number of at
tacks during the last few nights. How
ever, in each case l outwitted you.
would gladly tell you of some of my
amusing experiences would it not
bring about my capture. I told you
that my plans were we'll laid and so
far they have worked out harm onious-
ly. My visit with you last night was
a. short one l entered at 8 o'clock
under entrance ticket 1902. Without
any interruption I entered Wonder
land. I was met by a pretty little
miss who adorned my lapel with two
pink carnations. I then directed my
attention to the book selling booth
and made inspection of a great va
riety. i was much pleased with the
courteous and influential "saleslady.'
/ thanked her very kindly and then
took a few glances at the jewelry
booth and was tempted with the bar
gains offered. I then went to the
German village and listened to the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-10-27
The Banner Night.

Last night was the best night of the
week so far for the EIk's bazaar, and
from now until midnight Saturday the
crowds will be all that the various
committees can handle.
James Carr, holding ticket No 1884,
was the winner of the plate glass mir
ror that was given away for the lucky
entrance ticket last night.
An elegant umbrella will be given
away this evening, the condition be-
ing that the holder of the ticket be at
the bazaar at the time.
If any one doubts the real bargains
that were given away last night, look
here:
"A $50 davenport sold for s35; a s55
stove sold for s32: $40 brass bedstead
sold for $25; a $40 Sealy mattress went
down for $13.
The auctioning of the larger articles
continues nightly now, and tonight
there will be an auction on stoves.
beds, parlor furniture and six tons
of hard coal.
Gavit and the Ham.
The Saengerbund- Fide1ia. which
sang numerous German and English
songs in Wonderland and in the Ger
man village. was big attraction. Bar
ME Young's orchestra will play this
evening.
The Elks have so many articles to
sell at their fair that they must sell
Sunday morning.
Between now and then many an
article will go for less than half of
its value.
The only reason the Elks can afford
erything is donated. Some of the wise
bargain hunters have caught the drift
of the thing and they are present ev-
cry night getting their choice right
and left.
Frank Gavit, the republican candi-
date for joint senator, was at the fair
last night and If he has many more
speeches to make before his campaign
closes he will probably ring in the
story of the ham occasionally. Mr.
Gavit won So ham for 10 cents. He
was contemplating the pleasures of
eating that ham and at the same time
reading a learned article on the in
creased cost of living, when suddenly
he found that dear dear, used here as
term of affection) ham, being passed
back and forth among some brother
Elks. 1t was a rude awakening for
| the candidate and he gave the distress
| signal.
1t was finally restored to him, but
| only for q short time, for soon he
| found that it was being ratified off
| again. Talk about taking candy from
| a baby. That's tame compared to TAX
| ing a ham from a candidte for the
| state senate.
| Here's another tip on the increa sed
| cost of living: Take the family to the
| German village, where they serve sub
! stantials as we'll as liquids. Plenty
| of tables and an Elk for a waiter
| Ladies will be admitted free every
night. Look for Raffes with the SIC
| gold piece.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-10-27
HAMMOND WOMAN
PRODUCES SCENARIO
Mrs. Paul Wright, go Sibley
Street, Has Idea Accepted
by Moving Picture Co.

Hammond patrons of the moving
pictures show will have an opportunity
see a silent drama of whose scenario
Mrs. Paul Wright, 60 West Sibley
street is the author. 1t will be ex-
hibited next Sunday at the Princess
and because of the fact that it is a
home production should prove good
attraction.
The title of the condensed drama is
Uncle JIM" The principals are Bill
and Jim, young miners, who both love
the charming, attractive Nellie Bill
marries Nellie, and they live happily
until the husband and Nellie's father
are killed in mine explosion. The
attention is next centered on Jim, who
for the sake of his friendship to Bill.
gives such assistance to Nellie and her
child as he can, but an accident to the
little girl makes him regular caller
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-10-27

river up to his waist he seized the
drunken foreigner as he appeared on
the surface of the water for the second
time. and walked with him to the shore.
The short ducking really brought the
intoxicated foreigner to his senses and
1t was but short time until he was
able to be taken to his home by his
friends.
Kermis although he had been in six
feet of water hardly got his feet wet
from his experience and was loudly
cheered as he brought the foreigner
safely back to land.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-10-27

human life yesterday, and whether
he is awarded a Carnegie medal or not
he will always be remembered for his
valuable act by his friends.
Yesterday afternoon at o'clock as
the mill employees were returning from
work, Andrew Cerneck, a foreigner
who had embibed too freely during the
afternoon, standing on the bank of
the Calumet river lost his balance and
rolled down the embankment into the
river. AS his body disappeared beneath
the water a number of other foreign
shouted to Kermis for assistance. 1t
was just a matter of a moment until
Kermis, who is feet Z inches high,
was on the spot, and wading into the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-10-27
CHICAGO AND CALUMET REGION
FACE SERIOUS COAL FAMINE

The situation is nothing short of
alarming" said T. ]. D'Gara of the
O'Gara Coal Company, the largest pro-
ducing concern in Illinois, last night.
I'VE could turn out more coal if we
had the cars. and other companies are
in the same fix. I do not believe there
is a weeks supply of coal in hand in
Chicago. and what will happen if there
is a sudden cold snap is more than
can tell
Blames Car Shortage.
Il am not blaming the railroads al
together. They probably are doing the
best they can, but we are certainly not
getting the cars. The railroads have
allowed their equipment to run down
and I do not believe they have the cars
to give us. II they are not allowed to
raise freight rates they probably can
not raise the money to reha biIitate
their lines.
We have not faced such a serious
situation since 1902. when there was a
strike in the anthracite fields. Usual
ly at this season of the year we had
hundreds of thousands of tons of coal
stored in the city, ready to meet the
winter demand. This year we haven't
any. The weather has been so fine
that the shortage has not been felt, but
/ buyers should make every effort to
get their yards filled now. I" There is no
way that 1 can see of averting a coal
famine this winter, unless the weather
keeps open until Christmas. and the
| railroads can furnish more cars"
Railroad officials asserted they were
doing the best they could under the
circumstances, but that the demand for
| cars following the settlement of the
strikes in Illinois and the Southwest
has been more than they were able to
meet.
: One fact in connection with the rail-
i ways declaration of car shortage is
, the fact that this can bet taken as an
| avowed declaration that their steel
equipment stock is at its lowest ebb
and some big orders await the local
steel mills mighty soon.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-10-27
TEN DOLLARS IN CASH
FOR CAPTURE OF RAFFLES

good old German melody of the Saen-
gerbund Fidelia. 1 departed at 1925
Tonight 1 will again appear in my
same attire. A Roman gold stickpin
will stud my light washable four-in-
hand. l will take luncheon in the
German village and will seek admis-
sion to the fortune teller. with a view
of oscertaining particulars as to my
capture. 1 will visit with you be-
tween the hours of and 10. l will do
my best to again defeat you tonight,
for 1 know there is a carload of fun
in store for me tomorrow night, the
great Elk's night, and I know it will
be a rare and an appreciated privilege
for the grand exalted ruler, Brother
Garry Hermann, to have the mysteri-
Gus Mr.. Raffles his guest
Do not forget that if you want the
honors and price for capturing Raff1es
that you must have copies of both the
daily papers and you must approach
me saying, you are the mysterious
Mr.. Raff1es of the Elks bazaar" These
are my conditions. Can you bring
about my defeat? Yours truly,
RAFFLES
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-10-27

office of justice of the peace and
should make an effort to elect honest
and capable men.
Judge Mcmahon has recommended to
the grievance committee of the Lake
County Bar association that disbar-
ment proceedings be brought against
one lawyer who is known to have
taken advantage of the boarding house
law to garnishee the wages of a man
whose debt was not for board or
lodging.
1t is also believed that proceedings
will be brought against the judges
who have violated the law in this re-
spect. When the machinery of justice
gets to working in these cases it is ex-
pected that the greatest sensation in
the history of the township will be the
result. It is said that hardly shyster
lawyer in the township will escape In
fact. it is believed that this class of
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-10-27

Chicago and vicinity is facing the
most serious coal famine since 1902.
Coal yards are almost empty, the sup
ply coming into the city being about
equal to the demand. A sudden drop
in the temperature would result in
actual suffering ma week, according
to the opinions of coal operators.
Local Dealers See Rise.
Not only that but some of the local
dealers conclude in the opinion of the
Chicago operators that the recent coal
strike. the lack of cars and the advance
of the winter season is to cause coal
to rise way up. BY the first of Novem-
Der it is expected that anthracite will
leap from s7-75 to $500.
Shortage of cars on the railroads is
held responsible for the present con-
ditions. The Indiana coal fields were
practically idle yesterday. though the
demand for coal is such that the mines
could al be worked to their full capaci-
ty. The reason for the suspension was
ack of coal cars on the Chicago and
Eastern Illinois Railroad.
The Southern Indiana, the Illinois
Central and the Big Four roads are al
in the same predicament and cannot
supply cars to keep the mines running
The Illinois Central is said to be run
ming but so per cent of its usual equip
ment.
Conference On Situation.
Indiana coal operators are coming
here tomorrow for a conference with
the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Rail
road officials to see if there is any way
of relieving the situation The Illinois
operators also after the railroads
and have been pleading for more cars
for the past two weeks. Many of the
miners In Illinois are not working te
| their full capacity because there is mo-
a sufficient supply of cars to haul the
| coal to the markets. On account O.
| the strike in the coal fields all summer
which kept the supply down to actua
demand, buyers unable to stock VI
their yards, as has been the custom IL
past years.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-10-27
HUMAN STEP LADDER
SAVES LIFE YESTERDAY

Gary has won distinction of having a
hero in the person of George Clinton,
of hobble skirt fame, who last week
was termed the human elevator for
his assistance he rendered at a hobble
skirt party and now steps into the
1imelight another hero, Harry Kermfs,
a Waterman at the Indiana Steel mills,
who has been termed the human step
ladder" by his friends.
Kermis, or Nut" as he is better
known by the steel mill employees saved
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-10-27
Divorce Granted.

Florence Kistler has brought an ac-
ton for divorce against Clyde Kist-
Ter. in which she alleges that her hus-
bands treatment of her before their
son was born, Nov. Z. 1909, was such
as to compel her to leave home and
go to her mothers to live. The couple
were married March u, 1906, and
separated in July of last year.
The plaintiff asks for alimony to the
amount of $1,000 and 5000 a year for
the support of the child. Attorneys
Ross and Lott filed the case
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her widowed mother, who resides at 20
State street; her brother, william. and
two sisters, Mrs. Frank Lyons and Miss
Genevieve.
Was Model Young Woman.
Few cases in Hammond have
brought forth such universal sympathy
as that expressed for Miss Hastings
and the bereaved family. During the
seven long weeks that she fingered at
home after she had been taken home
from the hospital not a day passed
but what loving hands sent her bou-
quets of cut flowers. Her condition
was such that few could be admitted
to the sick room. but the flowers were
a cheering message to her coming 10
times from the most unexpected
sources. After she was removed from
the hospital a specialist. who had been
called in, gave her but a few more
hours to live, but she fingered for sew
en- more weeks. suffering severe
pain, but just pining away. She never
complained, and tried to be cheerful
and resigned in order to ease the wor
ries of her mother, who was at her
bedside night and day.
Miss Hastings was born in Ham
mond twenty -four years ago last
March. She first attended ST. Joseph S
parochial school. and later All Saints
parochial school. She was untir-
ing church worker, and two years ago
was the president of the Young La
dies Sodality in All Saints church,
and a the time of her death she was
the president of All Saints Alumni. To
the children of the school she was Oft
en- presented as a model young woman
who combined in her the noblest traits
to be sought for.
AT Reid -Murdoch's, where she work
ed for five years as time and book
keeper. she was universally popular
and deep regret was expressed there
this morning when the news of he1
death was learned.
1t was announced at the home this
morning in answer to many inquiries
that the body will lie in state at the
home, 20 state street, and that it may
be viewed there at this evening.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-10-27
Hermann Will Come.

John F. Kelley, exalted ruler OF
Hammond lodge. B. p. Q. E. received
telegram from Garry Hermann at Gin
cinnati this afternoon announcing that
he would be present at the Euks ba-
zaar with a party of leading Elks to-
morrow night.