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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-10
Tavenner His Pretty Bride Helping Him,
Wins Congress Seat While on Honeymoon

Washington, Dec. 1O-Persons look
ing for novel. pleasant and profitable
ways of spending honeymoons can get
valuable suggestions from Clyde II. :
Tavenner. in the sergeant nt-at-arrs
office in the House of Representatives
Tavenner and his pretty little wife.
spent their honeymoon this fall run
ming for congress on the Democratic
ticket in Republican district, with
such good success that when the fourth
of March rolls round Tavenner at the
age of 80. Will be the youngest repre-
sentative in the card congress, and his
wife. who has just turned 90, will be
by several years the youngest congress
sional wife.
Mrs. Tavenner is included advisedlv
in the running team. From the altar
in Washington on July II the newly
welded Tavenners hurried to take a
fast train for Rock Island, ILL.,, where
a. Tavenner headquarters was at once
opened and where the new Mrs. Taven-
ner assumed complete management OF
her husbands campaign. directing the
efforts of an office force of eighteen
stenographers and clerks, while Taven-
ner spent his time out in the district
meeting we electors face to face.
Up to November 8 there were Just
two persons in the fourteenth Illinois
district who thought Tavenner would
win. One was Clyde II. Tavenner and
the other was Mrs. Isabel Martin
Tavenner. Tavenner won by 1910.
Two days before election Mrs. Tav-
enner, who had been polling the dis
trict, predicted that his majority would
be only 1146. but with practice she
hopes to attain greater accuracy in po-
litical forecasting.
Tavenner has had such tough
time most of his life that there 1t lit
tie envy of his good fortune now. His
parents, out In Cordova, ILL.,. we're very
poor. and from the time he was a little
shaver of twelve. working as devil In
the country printing office, he has had
to make his own way in the world. At
the end of his fourth year In the print
ing office he was sticking type ten
hours a day for only 81 week. so he
struck out for Chicago to find his
fortune.
There for several years he worked
doing almost every assignment, until
! he was sent to Washington. Then he
organized a syndicate to furnish news.
The end of year found the syndi-
cate netting $5 per week and Tavenner.
his saving gone, living in cheap hall
bedroom, but grftting his teeth and de-
termined to make his plan succeed or
starve to death in the attempt. Tav-
enner was Democrat, and his news
letters. favorable to the Democracy,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-10
DELEGATES FIND NO
SMOOTH SAILING
Lake County Men Back From Capital
With Slim Assurance of
Appropriation.

the measure is amended when II
reaches the senate. so as to provide for
the sum of s1,333.oO0 as recommended
by the board of engineers.
Among those who returned from the
Twin Cities are Mayor A. G. Schlieker.
c. f. Fowler, A G. Slocomb and c. A.
West berg.
FOWLER TELLS OF TRIP.
Mr.. Fowler was seen this morning by
a TIMES man and interviewed. He said
the Calumet region men had had their
hearing before the Rivers and Harbors
committee of the house on Friday In
stead 'of on Thursday expected.
something having developed to mako
it impossible for them to present their
cause on the earlier date. Congress-
man Crumpacker accompanied them
into the committee room and presented
their cause. after which c. e. Fowler
was given fifteen minutes to speak in
behalf of the delegation. Although
only fifteen minutes had been specified.
ne was allowed to talk for double that
time the members of the committee
asking many questions relative to the
fCnrtspliod IN Papo IL
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-10
FREIGT WRECK
ON PANHANDLE
Grew Fails to Properly Pro
tect Train and a Bad
S,nashup Results.
Especial to THE TIMEs.)

Crown Point, Ind, Dec. 1o.-A freight
wreck on the Panhandle railroad yes
terday morning about three miles east
of this city was responsible for tying
up and delaying the passenger and
freight service considerably until the
wrecking crew succeeded in clearing
the right of way. The accident, which
resulted in throwing quite a number
Of freight cars off the track and doing
considerable damage, was caused by
the failure of the freight crew to prop
erly protect their train. The engineer
had made a run to set off number of
cars on the siding, leaving his train on
the track some few miles away. The
freight train following. according to
report, was showing the cars to this
city when the train was hit by the en-
gine returning from siding the cars.
No one was hurt from the effects of
the accident but considerable DANA ge
was done and loss sustained through
the collision
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-10
Whitaker TO RESIGN
NEXT TUESDAY
Not Probable That Alder
manic Successor Will
Be Chosen Same Night.

Sheriff Elect Henry Whitaker, who
is also the councilman of the Second
ward, is expected to submit his resig
nation as councilman at the next regu-
lar meeting, which viii be held next
Tuesday. lie takes his new office the
first of the year.
1t Is not probable that a success will
be elected the same night that the
resignation is submitted. but such ac-
ton is expected for the following meet
ing, which will be the first Of the New
Year.
Thus far there is only one avowed
candidate in the field as Whitaker's.
This man is oscar Plageman who
stands well with the democratic organ
ization in Hammond. AS the council is
democratic IN the majority. the demo-
Gratis will elect a democrat, although
the outgoing councilman is republic
an
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-10
SOBB|NG SISTERS
SAVE ERR|NG BOY
Frank Zaloski Will Be Civ
en- Just One More
Opportunity.

Pleas of leniency made by his par
ents. sobbing brothers and sisters.
saved Frank Zalaski. 43 ogden street,
from being severely punished in Judge
Becker's court yesterday morning when
the wandering son was given one more
opportunity. by being placed under
parole. oung Zalaski. who is Is years
old. was being tried on a charge Of
malicious trespass. having maliciously
torn a large number of transfer cards
from freight cars at the Erie yards.
Several months ago Zalaski was en-
ployed by the Erie. and proving him
self inca pacabie, he was discharged.
With i'll feeling against the Erie rail-
road officials. Zalaski started out TO
get eveen BY destroying transfer cards
on freight cars. This put the employees
to considerable trouble and detectives
were placed on his trail Zalaski was
arrested by Special officer f. c. Han
naman and confessed to the misde-
meanor.
Young Zalaski has also been in 9TH
er escapades in Hammond having CIV
en- the police considerable trouble His
parents have admitted they can do
nothing with the boy, but hope that in
the future he will do better and give
them no more worry.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-10
SHOCKING
ACCIDENT
KILLS ONE
Gasoline Blaze in Tolleston
Kills Mother and Injuries
Two Others Who Try to
Save Woman's Life; De-
.cedent Mother of Nine.

One life was lost and two young peo-
&c were seriously burned in gasoline
blaze in Tolleston late yesterday aft
ernoon. A woman, the mother OF nine
children, attempted to clean some bed
springs by. burning gasoline on them
and in so doing she lost her life
The dead.
MRS. LOUISE OLSON, As years old.
wife of John Oson. Thirteenth avenue
and Lincoln street. died six hours after
she was burned.
The injured:
ALMA OLSON. 81 years old, daughter
of the dead woman, painfully burned
about the face and arms while trying
to save her mother, taken to her home.
BENNY SHUSTER. FL years old. Toll
1estou painfully burned about the
head, face and arms while trying To
save Mrs. Olson and her daughter; re-
moved to the Cary General hospital
Rescuers Are burned.
Mrs. Olson shortly after fourthirty
o'clock yesterday afternoon took a sci
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-10
PROUD HEN
WEARS INDIANA
RUBY INSIDE

La Crosse. Wis. Dec. 1o.--A
Plymouth Rock hen on display at
the western Wisconsin poultry
show, and last night valued at 5000.
was worth twice that sum today as
the result of swallowing 5000
ruby which dropped from a setting
in a ring worn by Charles V. Keel
er of Winamac. Ind. one of the
judges.
The hen belongs to L. c. Dan
vile, of Monfort, Wis. While Keel
er was about to examine the bird
the most valuable in the show. the
gem dropped, and, quick as a flash,
the hen gulped it down. Keeler of
fered DanvilIe 5000 for the bird.
and subsequently increased the bid
to s400. but the latter refused both
offers. and the loser left for home
today without his ruby.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-10
REPORT ON LEvEE.

william Cochran of Crown Point J.
Doak of Leroy and Ray Seeley, the
county surveyor, today made their re-
port on the viewing of the Brown
levee in the south end of the county
This levee is to protect seven miles
of the Lake county side of the Kanka-
lxee river. 1t is one of the most i'm
portant works of land reclamation that
have been undertaken in some time
The levce is officially known as the
Brown levee No 3. 1t is understood
that the viewers are to return ia
vorable report and it will then wait
twenty days for remonstrance
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-10
COMMERCE BOARD HOLDS
IMPORTANT MEETING

The meeting OF the Hammond Ham
lnond Chamber of Commerce last night
was one of the most interesting ses
sions that has been held in long
time Attorney William ]. Whinary,
who with Judge Virgil S. Reiter went
to Washington to represent the city
of Hammond before the rivers and har-
bors committee of the house. made
his report
Briefly the report was that the corn
mittee before which they appeared
seemed inclined to rush matters and
gave them but little time tor argument.
Congressman E. d. Crumpacker made a
very clear and comprehensive state
ment of the case. according to both
Mr.. WINERY and Judge Reiter. He
seemed to have a remarkable fund of
information on the subject
Congressman Crunpacker talked for
25 minutes. Charles Fowler for 10 min
utes and Attorney Whinery made few
remarks in introduction of some data
for use by the committee.
Some Doubt Exists.
The opinion seems to prevail among
the returned delegates of the Hammond
Chamber of Commerce that there is
some doubt as to whether or not the
house will include the Indiana Har-
Dor appropriation in the annual rivers
and harbors' bill.
The committee members seem in
clined to make a very fine distinction
between new projects and old ones. and
unless the Indiana Harbor project is
finally decided to be an "old one no
money will be appropriated.
The members of the Calumet region
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-10
MAY BE RELATIVE
OF POLICE CHIEF

Joseph Austin. who may be a rel
ative of Chief Austgen of Hammond,
is reported to have been shot this
morning by bandits who rafded the
cafe of Barney Polacheck, 3433 West
Fullerton avenue, Chicago, where AUS
tin is employed. Austin battIcd with
the bandits until his revolver was
emptied and fel Ito the floor severely
wounded. the robbers escaping with
$3.50. In speaking with Chief Austgen
this afternoon he stated that he had a
number of relatives by that name but
did not know where they en-
ployed in he city.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-10

delegation told of running into both
friends and enemies in their pursuit of
an appropriation. For instance, Conf
gressman Bartchfeld, from Pittsburg
district. appeared before the coIlmit-
tee and said that while the Calumet
region and Pittsburg were rivals in a
way as steel producing centers that
he wanted to do all he could to aid the
Indiana measure.
Boehne Disnppointk.
Contrasted with this was the action
of Congressman Boehne, the Indiana
representative on the rivers and har-
bors' committee who promised to be
present when Lake county presented
Its project for consideration and then
failed to show up.
The members Of the committee told
of telegram that was-~sent out by
Judge ecker in the interests of the
project and also of good work that was
done by Gavit and John b. Peterson
One of the mistaken impressions
which Congressman +. d. Crumpacker
and the members of the Lake county
delegation had to correct was the idea
prevalent that the United States Steel
company is back Of the project.
Bad Impression.
After the bad impression that had
been made by the failure of CongHsss-
man Boehne TO be present at the initial
hearing the Lake county boosters spent
great deal OF time persuadng him
that the project is q good thing for the
entire state.
They were required to do this in spite
OF the fact that Senator Shively was
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-10
THREE MEN HIT
ON A SPEEDER
Hammond Youth Badly In
jured and Taken to
Hospital.

Three men riding "speeder'' on the
Indiana Harbor Railroad tracks near
Blue Island yesterday We're struck by
a freight train and two were seriously
injured They We're taken TO the st.
Fancis Hospital in Blue Island The
two seriously injured were Gerald
Daughan of Blue Island and Grover
Vaughan of Hammond, George
Behrendt of Blue Island escaped with
minor injuries. All wede employees Of
the Public Service Company and had
been working at Argo.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-10
TIMES FREE
XMAS SHOW

poor children of
going anyway if they
the time of their young lives
TIMES with Manager Hankenson the
Theatre special Christmas matinee Christmas Day
to Hammond will be invited.
bill Orpheum this year going be
will
the richest theatrical entertainment they their elders
will You don't have
pile IL 80 Christmas
your eager legs will let you
a girl tell
Xmas the Orpheum.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-10
A Fine Truck.

The Square Deal Auto Co, of which
II. c. Friederichs is manager, is the
exclusive agent for the sale of the serv-
ice motor trucks in Lake county The
1913 trucks are now on exhibition at
16S Fayette, street This trucks has a
decided advantage over any other truck
on the market, that it sells for almost
$1,000 less than any of the standard
makes. There are several large stores
in Hammond that are using same in
cluding the Lion store and Griswold &
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-10
TIM BACK
FROM BOOM
COUNTRY
Gary's Famous Booster
Lands in Hammond With
His Boosting Outfit, In
Guiding a Huge Roll of
Yellow Boys.

With a big batch or oil leases bulg-
ing out his pockets Alderman Tim
Enslehart of Gary just in from the
Saginaw oil boom paraded up Broad
way yesterday and their skipped over
to Hammond to talk In five figures
with the Holman street bankers.
Diamond Big As Onion.
Big Tim was the reflection of pros
perity. He was clad in new 500 over
coat and a checkered suit said to have
cost him $50 He carried a gold head
ed cane and had his dome of thought
topped off with s7-made-to-ord er
Stetson stiff hat. A big diamond, the
size of an onion, decorated his shirt
front. casting it's rays in many diree-
tons
Had Heard About Him.
AT the Gary Y. NJ. c. A. cafe where
Big Tim dimes when he visits the up
town part of Gary he told how he had
been to the oil boom at Saginaw, Mich
in company with George Carney. a
| West Virginia millionaire who has
more money than there is in all of the
banks at Crown Point
Yep. they heard that / was the guy
that collected SIS from j. Pferpont
Morgan for the Gary democratic bal
and | had everything coming my way
II had on these togs and this 20-cara-
diamond and a couple of those Michi-
gan tightwads took me and my partner
for j. Rufus Wallingford and co.
For Rich Men Only.
MY oil leases cover 1000 acres. W.
pay Is OF the profits in case we strils.
oil and after the first year if VIZ
haven't struck it we pay a dollar al
! acre. Pete Meyn of Hammond is in OF
| this deal and I expect to organize
company among the big men of TIL,
] i(-ontinued on Page IL
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-10

All is not to be smooth sailing in
the matter of securing from congress
the appropriation recommended by the
board Of government engineers for
the improvement of Indiana Harbor.
Several of the men who went to
Washington last week as delegates
from various organizations through
out the Calumet region to submit the
needs of the region in regard to har-
Dor improvement, have returned and
word was brought back that opposi-
ton to a large appropriation for this
purpose had developed among the
democratic leaders.
ARE NOT CAST DOWN.
The local men not discouraged
however, believing that the opposition
may be overcome, if not to the entire
appropriation, at least to a small sum
being set aside for the fmprov ement,
and if this passes the house, Senator
Shiveiy has promised to sect to it that
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-10
Farmer Chops Off Ear.

Darlington, Ind, Dec. 10.-Edward
Mcguire. a farmer, three miles north
west of here. chopped off his right ear
while splitting wood. The ak struck a
clothes line and glanced, slicing off the
ear DR. n. F. Peacock sewed the ear
in place, taking seven stitches. He
says it will grow fast again.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-10

Contractor J. H. McClay, who has
ten or more construction jobs under
way, is hurrying his gangs of men to
get them as tar advanced as possi-
Bile during the present spell of fine
weather. Give me another week of
nice weather" said Mr.. McClay this
morning land | shan't worry about
the weather at ALL" This has been the
busiest year for Contractor McClay
that he ever experienced.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-10

besides, nobody else wanted the nom-
ination.
Tavenner and his little bride had
talked it all over-what sort of a
campaign they would make. Miss Mar
tin had critically read Tavenners let
ters for months. She a young
woman of advanced political ideas. AT
first she told Tavenner that. even
though a Democrat. he was right in
many of his political ideals; later she
said she couldn't see any difference at
all between the things La Toilette be-
lieved in and the things Tavenner be-
Heved in finally (this after the
engagement and just before the we'd
ding) she saw plainly that Senator
La Follette's only fault was that he
was not a Democrat. She said that
Tavenners ideas could not fail to win
the election for him. They didn't fall.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-10

long series or accidents and mis-
fortunes which have betallen her on
Friday convinced Miss Cecil Cunning
ham, play ying the leading role in the
new Henry w. Savage production
Somewhere Else" that 1t was her
hoodoo day. And so Miss Cunning
nam, in returning the contract with
her signature. interlned that she was
not TO act on Fridays. which Will give
her understudy chance on the sixth
day.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-10

Yon don't know what tobacco chew
ing Is till you've tasted WinegOld. The
sweetest lingering flavor ever. The
best of 1t is You get premiums with
WinegoId.-Adv.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-10

finally attracted the attention of
Champ Clark, who arranged with the
national congressional committee to
have them sent to $500 country news
papers. With this new lease of life and
the advertising 1T gave him Tavenner
extended his service to numbr of city
newspapers.
Eight Of the latter class were pub
lished In towns and cities of the
fourteenth Illinois congressional dis
trict; and when Tavenner went home
to Cordova visit two years ago.
he found that his neighbors had grown
rather proud of him. and as mark of
their favor they offered him the Demo-
cratic nomination for congress. This
honor was really more of liability
than an asset-there hadn't been a
Democrat elected in the district since
Tavennersswas wearing rompers, and,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-10
EyERyBoDy.s SMOKING TT.

FoREX xXXX)-the smokers
dream of tobacco par excellence. II
you haven't tried it you've missed
something In life. BE sure and ask the
dealer for a premium list.-Adv.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-10

M'HIE-S. TOB. co.
UNION SCOUT SCRAP has caught
the consumers. They know good quail
ity. PA for 5c.-Adv.,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-10

Miss Bessie Yoakum, daughter OF
B. +. Yoakunl, president of the Rock
Island FRISCO railway lines Killed
five javelines. or Mexican wild fogS.
a few days ago near Houston. Tex.
after her Mexican guide had thrown
away his rifle and deserted her.
Miss Yoakum was following her
guide through heavy woodland
when suddenly the pack of javeiines
charged upon them. The guide threw
down his rifle and fed. Then Miss
Yoakum picked II up and Slaughter
ed the fierce beasts one after the
other.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-10

Fair today md Wednes-
day. brisk to high south
west winds.
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Contractor Rushing Work.

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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-10-04
Beaver Chapel

Ohas. Andrew, wife and daughter spent
Sunday with jim Monroe and family.
Abe Burris and daughter spent Saturday
and Sunday with Joseph Ruin and family
Anna Mccoy spent Sunday with Opal
| Ransbottom.
Edward Smith and family. Francis and
Jacob Smith and mother Sundayed with
Levi Shively and wife.
Dallas Jenkins passed through here Sun
day on his motorcycle.
Clifford, Floyd and Henry Ransbottom
and wives spent Sunday with Monroe
Ransbottom and WIFE,
Roy Splcer has been visiting friends at
Columbus.
Florence Ransbottom spent Sunday with
Bertha Armstrong.
Ray Jenkins was n caller at the stone
crusher Sunday viewing the new locomo-
purchased by j. w. Karch.
Goldie Lacy and Marguerite Byrley called
on Opal Ransbottom Sunday.
Roy Shlvely and family spent Sunday
with Val Hole and family.
CLARA and Noah Hellwarth and mother
and Mary Brookhart spent Sunday at the
home OF Mrs. Emma Garrison.
Joe Cordier and wife spent Sunday at the
home OF Albert Seibert.
Orva and Ferman Miller attended Sun
day-school at this place.
day with the latters mother, Mrs. Andrew.
Willie Brandon and wife, of Rockford,
spent Sunday with Mrs. j. o. Brandon
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-10-04
East Wabash

Mrs. Sarah Birch called on Mrs. Wm'
wilkins Sunday evening.
Molly Rettic spent last week with Zada
Redman.
Henry Snider and wife called on their
son Sheldon and family one day last week.
Mrs. Minnie Knox called on Sheldon
Snider and family Saturday.
Adrian Cheney, of Hartford Oity, Ind, is
spending few weeks with his uncle
Virgil Carmichael.
Marguerite Byrley called on Goldie Lacy
Sunday evening.
Mrs. Chas. Rettic called on Mrs. Walter
Purdy Saturday.
Mrs: Virgil Carmichael is visiting rela-
tives at Hartford City, Ind.
Mrs. Mcdonald, OF near FIT. Recovery
visited her sister last week.
Mrs. Bessie Plchon and children and
Virgil Carmichael spent Sunday with
Henry Suhr and family.
Hanford's Balsam cures nail In the foot.