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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-10-24
NATION WIDE FIGHT
FOR STEEL CARS IS
STARTEDINE EARNEST
Interstate commsres Commission and
Congress Expected to Take Def
mite Action in Near
Future.
BY JOHN sNURE.

-
bonn up in connection with the disas-
trous wreck recently on the New
Haven at Wallingford. One is that
the terrible loss of life was in great
measure due to the use of antiQuated,
wooden cars and that in all the long
series Of New haven wrecks 1t is the
wooden car and the passengers caught
therein, like rats in a trap, who have
suffered: the other is that the exper-
;ence of other roads with the modern,
nl!-steel a on high-speed trains Is
h a such cars do prevent less loss Of
life and do contribute greatly to the
safety of passengers.
So far is 1t true that the all-steel
Is q great factor In the safety Of rail-
o travel that a high Pennsylvania
railroad official recently told the In
steel equipment OF that road had more
than paid for itself.
interstate Commerce commission Of
NcialS have gone over the long list OF
New Haven wrecks in the last two
years. They said that In all The pas
senger train wrecks on the New Haven
from 1911 to now. the cars which were
smashed up and in which the passen-
gers were injured were wooden cars.
The Fairfield wreck Of June 8. 1911.
was q freight wreck. Then came the
wreck of the Federal express, at
Bridgeport, July ~. 1911. In that, II
were killed and 100 injured. Here. the
wooden cara and the loss Of life was
largely due to their use. The crushed
to pieces like 80 many e~ggshells. 80
It was In the case Of the Middletown.
Berlin Junction, Clinton, Birmingham
Junction, Westport, Stamford and 9TH
er wrecks on the New Haven in the
calamitous years 1911, 1919 and 1913.
Striking data as to the prevalence Of
the use Of the wooden al on the New
Haven was given to the officials OF tho
interstate Commerce commission at
the time Of the Stamford wreck by Mr..
Wtldin, mechanical superintendent Of
the New Haven. He said that out Of
comprising the passenger equipment OF
the New Haven at the time Of the
wreck, Juno IL, 1913, only 81
were OF allysteel construction, the
balance being constructed OF wood. OF
the Pullman cars used on the road,
ell.steel construction; 81 had steel
underfrarnes and 156 were wooden.
The Tyrene wreck wal almost . du.
plicate OF the wreck at Wallinford. II,
was rear end. "A high-speed train
smashed into another train which was
leaving the station: The g train
was going 10 miles an hour. Not 9 pas
senger was killed. The only person
killed was the engineer of the rear
trsin. The cars used were. all of them,
steel.
In the al Of the Tyrene wreck, the
carr. inatead OF being crushed I pieces
their vestibules crushed and the
was not such an to, break the
to pieces OF to cause ~tele6coping.
Thus. passengers escaped with their
lives.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-10-24
The Gear, Appoints Such : Minister 70
Foster Sport Among His Subjects
Favor q Idea Strength
ems in Europe.

OF Russia has already appointed such
q minister to foster sport among his
subjects. the idea has been strength
ened by the movement in Its favor In
failure of h British Olympic commit
tees appeal for funds. British ath-
letes are still writhing over the fact
that England came in a very poor third
to Sweden and the United States at
Stockholm, but despite influential APP
peals the public has proved gingularly
Indifferent to the demand for money
with which to discover and train new
talent.
The'reason IL that despite the boast
ed democracy Of sport amateur -ath-
letics In England are controlled by tho
aristocratic few and 1t is always q
case OF the poor being asked to pay
while the rich play. When the Duke
OF Westminster, Earls Grey and Rob-
erts and Lords Rothschild, S~trathcona
and Harris appealed for q $500, 900
olympic fund they probably overlooked
the fact that the workers might OBJ
ject to subscribing to q fund which
would be eventually handled by arts-
tocratic associations which bar them
from participating in amateur sports,
Nobismsn Trusted.
Nobody distrusts the six noblennen
In question. for they are all recognized!
as genuine epOrtsmen, although the
public cannot be blamed for remember
ang That four OF them are millionaires
who could put up the whole 100000
p%erience. has shown that ojympic-that
Is. annateur-sport in England L. con-,
trolled by the a~ristocracy and lis linn
tied. as far IA possible, to university.
and. high school students. A good ex-.
ample Of this Is provided by the rules
oi q amateur Rowing association,
Wn1ChM RnnfHn0Q tho onproffN 1nvA- 49,
the Olympic program. The A. r. AS
definition OF an amateur Is: mo per-.
son shall be considered an amateur
sculler or coxswain ~ who
has ever been employed in or about
1oats, or IN manual labor. for money or
trade OF employment for wages a me-
chantc, artisan or laborer. or mage
N any mental duty"
axe the noble lords who appealed for
: help Of all our country
adequacy of the funds available last
year Tor finding d our best men or
giving them-real preparation, or y
caring Tor b properly In Sweden.
The Duke of Westminster headed the
subscription list with $4,000. and was
with $4,000. Northcliffe liz proprietol.
Of the powerful Harmsworts group
OF newspapers, which is boosting the
Olymptc games, n his personal sub
scription was increased by $500 from
the Times. which is n Of the group.
But the $4,000 mark having been
reached by these means the fund sprac-
0ca!!y came to q standstill, despite the
publication OF letter from King
George (without a subscription
pressing sympathy with the movement.
Need Government Control.
Hence the prevailing opinion OF lead
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-05-16
HOG RANCH
ENTHUSIASTS
TO MEET

Dr. J. 7. Clarke spent months and
money compiling figures that are con-
firmed by government statistics, per-
sonal investigation and the diagnosis
of an expert only to doubt them him
self. He says they are too good to be
true, and argues the matter over for
hours with paper and pencil in an en-
deaver to prove them false. And still
they are apparently facts.
ssThere Amt No Such Animal,
Docs figures proposition which
takes $4,000 to finance it show an OPP
portunity for untold wealth, according
to the figures. of course. 1t is a hog
ranch in Arkansas that he aspires to.
Uncle Sam says that they raise hogs in
Arkansas for u and cents a pound.
They sell for cents at New Orleans.
Shipping down the river is ridiculously
cheap 1t looks like a profit of or
cents a pound. But Doc allows for
floods, tornadoes, earthquakes. panics,
Elks picnics and war, and says that
500 will buy ten acres worth $1,000
in years and make 500 In cash in
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-05-16
THE VALUE
Of A TIMES
Want AID

Here is a story that broke between
editions one day this week and has
been sadly neglected. 1t may not have
any great news value. but it illustrates
a crying need to 1T" All it required
to get it was little leg work.
A want ad appeared in the early edi-
tion of THE TINES 1t read:
FOR RENT-Four furnished rooms
for light housekeeping; second hat;
all conveniences; at SIS. Apply 6e5
Oakley ave.
The GARY EVENING TIMES was not
on the streets in the Steel City that
day until 3 o'clock and the East Chi
cago and Indiana Harbor editions were
distributed an hour later
BUT BY 4:45 THE ROOMS WE'RE
RENTED TO A MAN FROM GARY AND
A PARTY FROM EACH OF THE 9TH
Err TOWNS APPLIED TOO LATE.
At O'Clock after the Hammond edi-
ton had been on the streets an hour
and half six more applications came
in.
All told there Were in the nefghbor-
hood of a dozen personal applications
for those four upstairs rooms that
evening and the next morning.
They kept coming after the landlady,
who wishes her name unmentioned,
had gone to bed. After time they
were compelled to ignore the bell.
IT SEEMED STRANGE THAT OVER
HALF OF THOSE WHO wANEED TO
LOOK AT THE ROOMS WERE FROM
OUT OF TOWN.
Real estate men admit that Hammond
must build for the future, but they do
not seem to see that she is not caring
for present opportunities. The adver-
Using department of THE TIMES can
testify that suitable rooms, flats or
houses are gobbled up after the first
appearance of the want ad
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-05-16
Re paid glowing tribute 10 this eoun-

He paid glowing tribute to this eoun-
try for its spirits of democracy and
uaexcelled opportunities. and yet de-
plored that with all this it was still
cropping in the dark on such subjects
as old age and mothers pensions, when
in the progressiee countries of Eu-
rope they were already established fac
tors In the government economies.
As master of the kings English.
who seasons his talk with humor and
poetic thoughts, Father Travers is
charming speaker who is easily listen
ed to-
He was introduced by his former
classmate, the Rev. Father +. T. Sero-
czzynski of Casimirs church OF Ham
mond, and spoke for an hour and a
half The Misses Tilie and Mayme
Ruschli gave piano duet for an open
ing number. and were immediately fol-
lowed by Miss Lenora OBrien, who
gave two vocal solos, accompaniey by
Miss Marie Malloy. The entire lower
floor OF the theatre was filled for the
occasion.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-05-16
That's a profit of about l.

that time. That's profit of about l.
900 per cent
Now Doc isn't philosopher, but he
says that IL he had chance OF MAX
ing 20 per cent he could get thousands.
But these figures are so unheard of
except in Saturday Evening Post fic-
ton that he has to laugh himself some
times.
Louis S. Long. father of Saylor Long.
has had rs years experience in the hog
business. When the physician showed
him his proposition he laughed. That
Longs expenses to Grant Co, Ark.
where he has an option on 700 acres
of fertile land Long came back con-
WINGED and said that by rotation of
crops to feed the hogs it can be done.
An experienced hog raiser will have to
| be hired.
A meeting of subscribers has been
called for Sunday afternoon in the
rooms of the Chamber of Commerce.
Between $4,000 and $1,000 have been
subscribed. Doe Clarke has an expert
who knows the situation. coming te
| convince Hammond people that they
can get 1000 per cent on their money
The expert will also have to convince
Doc that he isn't on his back andought
to turn over.
How Arkansas has been long neg.
| lected will be told to explain why sucf
| opportunities exist. Unless a mar
gets stung with the hook worm OF
takes to drink he can get a forum,
there in ten or fifteen years. says DR.
Clarke
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-05-16
PRIEST GIVES A
SlENDID LECTURE
Father Travers Of Portland
Greeted by Catholic and
Protestant Alike.

Taking the position that there are
enough men in the world who tell the
toiler what is expected of him, the
Rev Father Thomas J. Travers of
Portland, Ind, last night gave a lee
ture on Justice for the Toiler' at the
Hammond theatre under the auspices
of the knights of Columbus. Not in
the role of the agitator who would
ray labor and employee against capital
and employer, but as the advisor of
both along the fundamental principles
of Christianity did he assume to speak
in the hope of bringing about bet
ter understanding between both, and
in that way a greater measure of JUS
tice for the toiler
Advocates Mothers Pension.
The lecture was free. and was lis
tened to by Catholics and protestants,
and in his masterful address the
speaker handled his subject in a nom
sectarian spirit. Without mentioning
the subject Father Traverse made one
argument against socialism. in saying
that 1t was an inherent and natural
desire in mankind to ow privately what
he had produced with his own skill,
and that hs human factor must al
ways be reckoned with in advancing
theories and ideals whose aim is COM
mon ownership of resources and pro-
duction.
Referring to vice Investigations in
Chicago, the speaker made positive the
statement that environments alone did
make moral degenerates. but this, he
said did not argue against improving
conditions. He was not a pessimist
nor yet the optimist who sees every
thing in a rosy hued light. He argued
| for the broad middle way as the only
practical one. showing by history that
the relatives stations of the toiier had
improved when and where the Christian
| principles were carried out in practice.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-05-16

day when Justice of the Peace Clara
NJ Hess imposed twenty-five days i'm
prisonment in the county jail on Henry
Stoner. The convicted man threw
rocks, breaking Westville shop win
dows. Mrs. Justice Hess is the only
woman magistrate in northern Indiana.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-05-16
New Cases Filed.

104S7 Groom D-East Chicago Co.
(Hembroff & Glazebrook) VS.. Ing
valid Moe and wife. Foreclose con-
tract. Same in 104SS-S9- 90 1-92
1894
10495 Groom D-William Blaemire
tHembroff & Glazebrook) VS.. Har-
Dor Building Co., Foreclose me-
chanics lien.
1896 Groom 2)-Lupane Preston Go
seph Fl. Rapierl VS. John Preston.
Divorce.
10497 Groom 2)-William Kleihege
(McMahon & Conroy) VS.. Fred S.
Cotton. Foreclose mechanics lien.
1o49s Groom 3)-Bessie Rankin tFet-
terhof & Gree) VS.. Anna Hart
sock. Attachment.
1631-State VS.. Vincent Koschelniak
Appeal.
1632-State VS.. Mrs. James O'Connell
Appeal
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-05-16

stituted divorce proceedings in the SUI
perior court through her attorney. ].
II. Rapier. setting up statutory charges
against her husband, who is a Gary sa-
loonkeeper. They were married TWEEN
ty years ago in Summit. Miss.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-05-16

ter and dances are good, and it is too
bad that they are playing second in
favor with Orpheum crowds. However
the two young ladies, who look sophis-
ticated and well over Is. have good
voices. The blonde member of the
team sings a rube song that goes great.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-05-16
MARINE NEWS.

Cleared yesterday evening at Indi-
ana Harbor: The Standard Oil steam
ship Renown, loaded with 40, 900 barrels
or gasolene, and the oil company's
barge c, loaded with $4,000 gallons o,
Illuminating oil, both bound for SUI
perior.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-05-16
GARY ENGINEER
ASKS FOR DIVORCE

Charles Crockett, Gary eIectrlcaI
operator in the steel mills. charging
cruel treatment and abandonment
against his wife, Mariana, has asked
for a divorce in the superior court
through his attorney, J. Leon Gould.
They were married in 1899 and sepa-
rated in 1910. They have no children.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-05-16

WANTED TO BUY-A second hand set
of Burns Annotated Statutes 1908.
State condition and lowest prices. Ad-
dress r. Times, Hammond.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-05-16

Heat. when and where you want it.
Get a Gas Heating Stove.-No. Ind Gas
G. Elec. Co.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-05-16

s1e7-Kuriakowski v Simplex Ry Ap
Co.
s2os-Corman Congregation Kneseth
Israel.
LAKE CIRCUIT COURT.
Judge w. G. McMshan.
At Grown r0fnt.
Thry cases having progressed only
far the last case on Tuesdays
call. the settings for Wednesday, May
IA. will be taken up on Monday. The
indications are the first case will take
all of Monday and more. The settings
for Wednesday, May a. were as fol-
lows:
9452-Spanier John ct al Orrin T.
Thompson.
e46e-Dove Joseph William p. Lau-
man.
9473-Nancos John wallintin Urba-
mex.
Sues for Divorce.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-05-16
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THEATRE
GUIDE
Paulist Choir Coming.

Summer road shows are scarce ar
ticles and the Hammond theater will
be without regular attractions until
the season opens in August. In the
meantime amateur and benefit per-
formances are plentiful. The famous
Paulist choir of Chicago will sing at
the Hammond on Friday evening. June
6. The Rosary Ladies and other Cath
Ollie societies are to entertain the boys.
Father Barrett was the leading factor
in getting the choir to come.
Virginia Brooks play. 1.-THE Little
Lost Sister" will come on the 30th.
The Hammond Eagles have a black
face show on the 29th, which is being
boosted to the limit. Jack Casey, an
old minstrel man, is putting on the
minstrel with the able assistance of
talented performers in the lodge. A
sketch, Fifteen Minutes from Hess
ville,' is the feature. New jokes and
songs" will open the show. The Eagles
are working to be able to give HAM
mond the best minstrel by amateur
talent it has ever seen.
The X. of P.s had the house for May
31st. intending to hold a lodge affair
with a company from Indianapolis.
Word came that the down-state people
canont fill the date and so all is off
Elderly friends, antique books and
fermented wines may be best after all,
but once in while one likes to see
something new in vaudeville. And
there's where one is always doomed to
disappointment There is never any
thing new I'm vaudeville except in the
way 1t is dished up TO you. Maurice
Hankenson understands this and is a
pas tmaster in the art of making lop-
sided bills balance up. Every act at
the Orpheum this week is of the old
reliable school of vaudeville of the
variety" days. And each is we'll re-
ceived, one taking curtain calls and
giving an encore.
Bayless Cosner came to town last
week and predicted that a negro act
then at the steel city would be a
scream. 1t certainly is all of that.
Marshall and Trihble put on 1.-The
Troubles of Sambo" with good dialect,
singing and dancing. When they fin
ish with the spot the crowd fairly
roars
Hardie and Dorothy in songs. chat
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-30

as he goes about visiting the firesides !
of this happy land, laden with Christ
mas bounties; but, from whomsoever
it may have come, we give thanks for
it. There is, to our apprehension,
spirit of cordial goodness in 1t, play
fitness as of fancy, and a benevolent
alacrity to enter into the feelings and
promote the simple pleasures of chill
dren which are altogether charming.
We hope our little patrons, both lads
and lassies, will accept it as a proof
of our unfeigned good will toward
them-a token of our warmest wish
that they may have many a Merry
Christmas; that they may long retain
their beautiful relish for these I'M
bought, home-bred joys, which derive
their flavor from filial piety and fra
ternal love, and which they may be
assured are the least alloyed that time
can furnish them, and that they may
never part with that simplicity Of
character which is their own fairest
ornament, and for the sake of which
they have been pronounced by author
ity which none can gainsay the types
of such as shall inherit the kingdom
of heaven"
The poem, with its title, "The Visit
from st. Nicholas" was printed OIL
the third page of the Troy Sentinel
and did not attract attention immedi
ately. A few newspapers copied it
and then it was forgotten, as its au
thor was unknown. In 1880, however
the newspaper carriers of Troy, look
ing about them for a good subject fol
their Annual Address" which they
gave to their patrons, and expected
the latter to reward them suitably
seized upon THE Night Before Christ
mas" 1t seemed to be appropriate
and, what was infinitely better, they
would not have to compensate the
author, which they had been accus
toned to do.
These carriers addresses were quite
common in the first half of the last
century, and were distributed al
Christmas time to induce an expires
sion of yuletide generosity on the par
of those whom they served with pa
pers. The Troy carriers did go t.
some expense, however, for they
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-30
Change PLANS
FOR HEARING
ILLNESS OF McADOO NECESSl'
TATES DELAY-SOME CITIES
NOT ANXIOUS FOR BANKS.

Washington, Dec. 30.-The reserve
bank reorganization committee last
night announced change in plans for
holding public hearings in New York
and Boston. Because Of the illness of
Secretary McAdoo the committee now
plans to sit in New York from Jan. 5
until the night of Jan. 8. 1t will sit
in Boston Jan. 9 and 10, and return
from Boston to Washington. The trip
West will not be changed.
Although Secretary McAdoo shows
a steady improvement, Surgeon Gen
eral Rupert Blue of the Public Health
Service advised a complete rest of five
days before the Secretary takes up
public hearings. Mr.. McAdoo will
spend the rest Of this week in the
country. During his absence Secre
tary Houston, the other member OF
the committee, will take no action.
This change of plans will cut three
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-30
FRISCO Strive
Will Be AVEaTED
TELEGRAPHERs AND RECEIVERS
OF ROAD EXPECT TO REACH
AGREEMENT TODAY.

st. Louis, Dec. 30.-There will be no
strike of telegraphers on the st. Louis
and San Francisco Railroad, according
to indications last night. The strike
committee of the Order of Railway
Telegraphers will meet the receivers
of the railroad again today, in an at.
tempt to reach an agreement.
Conferences that began Monday
morning continued, with one intermis-
sion, until late in the evening, and
when adjournment was taken for the
night Jas. w. Lask, chairman of the
receivers, said he thought an agree
ment would be reached.
The outcome of the conferences thus
far may be summarized as follows:
The railroad company has agreed to
wage increase, but not to the Is pei
cent increase asked by the grievance
committee.
The railroad company has agreed tc
pay overtime, but not double overtime
as asked by the men.
The chief points now at issue are
technical matters regarding the con
ditions of labor.
1t was announced at Frisco head
quarters but not by the receivers per
sonally, that the company had pollet
the telegraphers and agents and tha
the result indicated most of the mer
would stay at their posts. The person
responsible for this announcement
a representative of the company, wht
is in close touch with the controlling
officials-said that 80 per cent of thu
agents had indicated willingness tt
stay with the company and that no
more than 300 men would go out if ;
strike should be issued.
Telephone circuits were operated
Monday over most of the system. w
c. Nixon, receiver and chief operatin,
officer did not say whether this woul'
continue il a strike Is averted. HI
said: 1--WE already had the telephone
system and it is not new thing will
us. We employ operators to TRANSMIT
orders over telephone lines and we pa.
them the same as we pay the tele
graphers.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-30
ANOTHER PROMISES TO BE KEPT

The national Democratic platform
of 1912 pledged the party to the enact
ment of legislation preventing the
| overissue of stocks and bonds by inter
state railroads, express companies, tel
egraph and telephone lines"
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion, in it's annual report made public
yesterday, renews it's former recon-
mendation for control over railroad
| capitalization. The sooner Congress
grants it's request the better.
Federal supervision of railroad capt.
talization should be the next great I'M
dertaking of Congress when the cur
rency Is out of the way.
If the railroads are to receive the
per cent increase in freight rates, it
is imperative that there should be Fed
eral legislation that will prevent fur
ther initiation of their securities for the
profit Of bankers and promoters Fed
/ eral control over securities will not
only safeguard the country from such
scandals as the New Haven, the Bos.
! ton and Maine, the Pere Marquette
and the Frisco have furnished. but in
the long run it will be of inestimable
value to the railroads themselves
When the public knows that railroad
capitalization is no longer at the
mercy of the Wall Street loan-sharks
it will be the reader to invest in rail
road securities and save the properties
from the high-finance usury they are
now subjected to.-New York World.