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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-18
According to the
Firemen They Refuse
to Arbitrate Because

1. Awards are based upon false
evidence. prepared by the railroad
companies, and considered by the
Arbitration Board after hearings
have been closed.
2. Testimony and documentary
evidence introduced, and considered
by Arbitration E.oard. without wit
nesses being plassed under cath, and
testimony as perjury.
8. The Railroads desire to se-
cure proposed legislation preventing
strikes. increase in freight rates.
ETC.. are not matters to be decided
n an arbitration of q wage dispute,
but are matters to be considered by
Congress. or by the Interstate Com
merce Commission.
4. Awards are not based upon
testimony and evidence submitted by
the railroads hnd employees in the.
Railroads. Plan OF Arbitration at
the regular hearings, but upon in
formation secured by the individual
members of the Board, during the
several months intervening between
the closing of the hearings and the
publication OF the award.
s. Opportunity is not given the
employees to controvert false evi-
dence and testimony. considered by
members of the Board after hear
ings are closed.
g. To accept any such plan of arr
bitration would be a deliberate be-
trayal of the rights and interests of
locomotive firemen by the repre-
sentatives-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-18

For weeks THE TIMES has been aware
OF the fact that the H w. Johns-Man-
vile Company has ben looking Tor a
site in the Calumet region for its
monster asbestos plant
1t now states authoritively that Gary
has not been selected as a site for the
plant and it ventures the opinion. from
what Information 1t has at hand. that
the property of the Gwiner estate will
not be selected and that the plant will
not be located in Gary.
Sites in Hammond. East Chicago.
Gary and Chicago have been submitted
to the company and are under consid-
Grafton. No Pennsylvania railroad
officials are interested in the company
and none are likely to be. according to
the statement of one of the officials to-
day.
The railroads are all customers for
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-18
THE
BODY TO
WAKE Up

number of East State street prop
erty. owners are urging that the East
State Street Improvement association
be brought to life. They seem to think
that it accomplished much good while
it was in existence and that it should
be revived.
The president of the association is
John Pascaly, the vice president E. S.
Emerine, and the secretary Mac Turn
er. No meetings have been held and
the interest in the organization seems
to have died out.
James B. Ortt, one of the former
members. was interviewed about the
organization and made the following
statement:
with the formation of the Ham
mond Chamber of Commerce the inter-
est in the East State Street Improve
ment association waned. A great many
good projects were started by the old
organization and 1T seems shame that
1t should have gone out of existence
ut appears to me that 1t would be
good thing for the Hammond Chamber
of Commerce to encourage the forma-
ton of these neighborhood associations
by giving them the privileges OF the
c1ubrooms for meeting purposes.
"Then let each of the neighborhood
organizations, which are in a better po-
sition to understand the particular
needs of the locality in which they are
located, send a delegate to the Ham
mond Chamber of Commerce who will
be properly accredited by being made
a member of the board of directors.
Thus all of the members of the
Hammond Chamber of Commerce who
have interests on State street could
occasionally meet to take up the par
ticular needs of that street, and where
cooperation with the main body of the
Chamber of Commerce is needed its
needs could be presented to the board
of directors by the delegate director
from that association.
"It would have the effect of boost
ing the membership Of the Hammond
Chamber of Commerce by making IT
| represent the entire city locally as well
| as generally. and yet the little local
| needs Of each neighborhood could be
| looked after"
Under the direction of H. L. ST. Clair,
| the former manager of the Orpheum
| theater, a great deal of interest in
| State street was promoted. Now that
| this street is more important than ever
many of the merchants and property
owners believe that they ought to
press the advantage.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-18
RAILROADS
WILL NOT
ARB|TRATE

New York, Feb. 1s.-After a day of
conferences between committees rep
resenting the railroads and the firemen
In an effort to find solution to the
wage controversy which is threaten
ing a strike on all railroads east of
Chicago, the railroad managers late
last night threw down the gauntlet to
their employees by announcing finally
that they absolutely refused to submit
the points at issue to arbitration under
the terms of the Erdman act.
To the surprise of those present the
representatives of the firemen instead
of giving notice that strike would be
called at once, they have declared
for the past several days, asked II the
railroads were willing to give them
time to put the matter before the offi-
cials of the firemen's organization. To
this the railroads agreed and 1t was
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-18

our products and SO you can see how
ridiculous the statement is that we
have the officials of any particular
railroad company interested in our
business" said one OF the officers of
the company today.
Another of the men connected with
the company caid: I'VE are so much
larger than any of our competitors that
we do not believe that any of them are
negotiating for the purchase of so large
a piece of ground. The stories in the
Gary papers are probably founded on
the rumor of our plans to build huge
plant in the Calumet region"
THE TIMES expects to be able to make
an announcement of the location the
plant In a few days. When this an
nouncement is made it will be au-
thOritatfye.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-18
PROGREssIvES MEET.


Lowell. Ind, Feb. 1S--The progress
sives of Eagle Creek took possession
Of the home of Thomas and Maggie
Turner last Friday night The weather
was fine and moonlight night brought
out 100 to enjoy visit and a feast Of
many good things to eat. Select read
ing, vocal and instrumental music and
visiting made it interesting for ALL
All progressives of Eagle Creek
township and vicinity are requested to
meet at Center school house Friday
evening. Feb IS. at 1880 o'clock, for
important business. BY order of the
chairman.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-18
STRIKE SITUATION HANGS fire


A well informed railroad man was
asked what effect the threatened nrs-
mems strike would have on the Calu-
met region He said that II would
affect every railroad in what II known
as the eastern group"
This includes the Lake Shore, Penn-
sylvania, Erie Baltimore & Ohio, Wa
bash. New York Central and Chesa-
peake & Ohio railroads. 1t will not
affect the Monon, Chicago. Indiana &
Southern. or any OF the belt lines.
The matter 10 now hanging on .
plan for arbitration. In the neighbor-
hood Of 100000 a year In wages 10
involved. The demands of the men for
increases in wages would require that
much of an additional annual outlay.
1t is understood that the men have been
offered what would aggregate $3,000.-
900 additional.
Now both sides are willing to arbi-
T1e~ n
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-18

HAS REPORT

w. s. Shields of Chicago who was re-
tained by the city of Hammond as
engineer has made a formal
and estimates to the board of
public works the proposed deep
sewer system, sewage treatment works.
an da pumping station.
The report is twelve page type
written document In which an expert
gives his advice to the city. As con-
su1ting engineer ne was assigned to
max a study of the problem of provid-
ing a deep sewer system in particular
for that portion north of the river, and
in a general way for the territory south
of 1t and to furnish the Hammond city
engfner with design of 1t.
For City Power Plant.
While the report is interesting be-
cause it promises relief from a bad
condition in Hammond, the plans be-
come doubly interesting. because they
necessarily provide a pumping station,
which will serve the purpose of not
only a sewage pumping station. but a
garbage moderator and a municipal
power plant of SOC k. W. capacity. as
we'll.
The assignment was given Mr. Shields
nearly a. year ago. and in his report he
says he visited some of the most mod
ern sewage disposal plants and gave
consideration to all types now in oper-
alton in this country together with the
local condition. before making his de-
signs and recommendations.
His plans provide for a power station,
sewage treatment plant and two
large intercepting sewers, one on each
side of the river.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-18
u. S. DEPUTY
MARSHAL.S IN GARY

1t is expected that couple OF United
States deputy marshals viii arrive in
Gary during the day to make some ar
rests in connection with the recent In
dictments returned by the federal
grand jury.
The report Is that some sensations
will follow in connection with the ar
rests. Who are to be taken in tow has
not been given out.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-18
Death News from Boston.

Members of the Hammond family re-
ceived word today that Fred Hammond.
a brother of the late Thomas Ham
mond and the late George H. HAM
mond, died at his home in Boston yes
terday.
Mrs. Thomas Hammond of this city,
together with her son. Walter HAM
mond. of the Hammond Savings and
Trust company, will leave for Boston
tonight where the will attend the fu-
neral.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-18
Sells Two New Cars.

J. w. McMulleh. who has the agency
for the Chalmers and the Overland au-
tos, today sold his eighth auto for this
season. His latest customer was L.
Elster. the Sibley street grocer. who
invested in a 1913 Overland.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-18
OFFICIALS DENY
STORY F[ATLY

I'VE have purchased site for proposed plant Gary
in other number
the Gary that have located in that city they
either msinformed they misrepresent the facts.
between 800
ground employ 5000 5000
been selected let alone purchased and giving the situation
right up to the present moment.
81 c. YOUNGLOvE, General Manager of
n. w. Johns -Manve Company, 90 North Michigan
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-18
TIMES BUREAU.
At STATE CAPITAL.

indianapolis, Ind, Feb. 1S.-Alleg-
ing that her parents at Hammond had
forced her to marry Dominic
Wajtawiez against her will when she
was only 10 years old. Laura
Wajtawiez sued for a divorce here.
She averts thta she lived with her
husband only a few months when
they separated. Wajtawiez is an
habitual drunkard the complaint says.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-18
At the Capital.

County Engineer Ray Seeley is in In
dianapolis. So is Township Trustee
John c. Becker City and county off,
cials find great deal to interest them
in indianapolis these days.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-18

Six American dreadnaughts with ap-
proximateiy 5000 'jackies'' and Officers
were sent to Mexican ports last week
to protect American interests. Among
the officers in charge was Rear Admiral
Csher. commanding the third division
on board the battleship Virginia. which
reached Tampico on the Gulf. Saturday.
February Is
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-18
THouGHTs,

good chew has ever made n wise
man happy. Moral: Chew UNION
SCOUT SCRAP and smoke FOREx
(xXXX. Save the tickets. McHfe $.
Tob. Co.-Adv.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-18
No NEED
FOR UNDUE
H|[AR|TY
Railroad Officials Declare
That They Are Building
Tracks for Their Own Use
and Not Because Of the
Schlessinger Plant.

The people of Hammond need not be-
come unduly excited over the building
of a sidetrack in the vicinity of the
plant site of the Gogebic Iron Com
pany (the Schlessinger company. 1t
does not necessarily mean that the
construction of the plant is TO begin
at once
In fact the railroad officials who are
building the track say that it is for
their own uses and that while it may
eventually be used to serve the plant
Of the Gogebic Iron Company that this
does not account for the construction
OF the track now.
Along in the spring it is expected
that the company will commence the
building of the wharf that is to form
the northern limits of the plant site.
1t does not behoove the people of
this community to become greatly ex-
cited over this however for 1t does not
mean that 1000 men will be employed
there in a month, six months or even
a year or two.
On Ground Floor.
1t simply means that the company
which has acquired this land is getting
ready to reclaim the northern portion
of it from the bottom of Lake George
and get the site of the plant in shape
buildings can be carried when the
word to go ahead is given.
1t is unfair to point out that even
the construction of the docks means
that the work of building the plant has
begun. The Baldwin Locomotive Works
built fence around its site in East
/ Chicago last year but that 1t as far
as it has gone.
/ The readers of THE TIMES may rely
on this paper to keep them posted on
the actual beginning of the work OF
constructing the plant of the Goebic
| Iron Company.
| The railroad tracks that are now be-
| ing constructed in that locality are for
| the exclusive use of the Indiana Har-
Dor Belt railroad and will be used tenn
porarily for the purpose OF storing ma
terials And when the time comes for
the construction of the plant to go
ahead the railroad will be in shape to
handle the enormous amount of tonnage
| that will be consigned to the plant site.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-18

WHY ARE you NOT A TIMES
READER7
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WEATHER.

FAIR AND WARMER
TODAY: WEDNESDAY,
UNSETTLED. COLDER.
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SUES FOR DIVORCE.

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ARE YoU A TIMES HEADERs
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-06

qualities of what was sent to the
farms as well as what left the farms.
In addition to that the men have re-
cords of the grades of cotton sold,
prices paid, and have traced the sale
of every pound Of cotton, ascertaining
what it first cost the original pur-
chaser, what he received for it, where
it finally landed, the name of the mill,
either in New England or Europe that
finally bought it, and the purchase
prices. To do this detectives had to
go to Europe, others were compelled
to go to many points in the United
States, while still others, skilled in
the finest art, or maybe 1t is science,
of detective work, employed with
great success the Burns detecto-
phone.
Discrepancies in weights and val
ues it is reported, we're found in many
instances, but Of this the authorities
are saying nothing. Regarding the
cotton the detectives have the gin,
railroad and mill weights, they can
tell the governor the real grade of
each bale, and the exact number OF
pounds and the prices 1t brought, in
each bale.
Whether there has been any crook
ed work In connection with the sale
of products other than cotton seed
and cotton is not known, as informa-
ton regarding this feature of the
probe into the affairs Of the peniten
tiary department is withheld by the
governor and the Investigators. The
fact, however, that the investigator
went into so much minute detail II
their work has aroused speculation
and 1t is believed that strong suspi
cions Of Irregularities In other thar
the sales Of cotton and cotton seet
were responsible for the investigator
going so thoroughly into such mat
: ters.
! When the regular meeting Of tn
: board Of trustees was called to orde
! here this morning there was muc
= interest In the event, people specula
= ing as to whether the trustees woul
r rally to the support Of the governc
e in further probing of the penitentiar
l. department, now that man, at fir
), entirely unsupported of wrong dom
# has confessed to have robbed tn
l. state. Efforts on the part of the go
d ernor heretofore to secure cooper
It ton on the part of the trustees faile
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-06
cHuacH SOCIETIES.

l. t.. h@'i. D. . j
There was good attendance of
the Ladies' Aid of the First Presbyte-
rian church at the meeting held Mon
day at the church. In the absence of
the president, Mrs. Albert Herren, the
vice-president, Mrs. M. D. King, pre-
sided. The next meeting will be held
Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. w. R..
Cochran and Mrs. G. P. Smith, at
their home on Court street. At this
meeting the ladies are asked to bring
in the harvest obtained from the seed
money given them by Mrs. G. 2. Ste
vens, early in the spring.
4. i. +
The Lydian Circle of Main Street
Methodist church met Monday after
noon at the residence of Mrs. A. p.
Miller, on Alkaline street, with a good
attendance. There were two visitors
present, Mrs. G. l.. Miller and Mrs.
George Calhoun. The reports from
the various committees were most
encouraging, especially those on the
calendar committee, the plan adopted
to raise money for the pipe organ.
On arriving the ladies were served
fruit punch from fower-decked bowl
in the hall. After the reports were
handed in and the business over, a
social hour was enjoyed, during which
time Mrs. A. ]. Grove gave several
piano selections and a number of rec
ords on the victrola were heard. The
hostess, assisted by Mrs. George Cal
houn, served Strawberries, cream and
cake.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-06
BEST MEDICINE FOR COLDS.

When druggist recommends a rem
edy for colds, throat and lung troubles,
you can feel sure that he knows what
he is talking about. G. Lower, Drug
gist, of Marion, Ohio, writes of DR..
Kings New Discovery: 81 know Dr.
Kings New Discovery is the best
throat and lung medicine sell. 1t
cured my wife of severe bronchial
cold after all other remedies failed"
1t will do the same for you if you are
suffering with a cold or any bronchial
throat or lung cough. Keep a bottle
on hand all the time for everyone in
the family to use. It is a home doc
tor. Price SOC and $1.O0. Guaranteed
by all druggists.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-06

with its five tapers and a basket of
bags of candy, formed the center
piece on the other table. The bags
of candy were given the children as
favors.
After a number of games a few
selections were played on the victrola
and the children marched into the din
ing room by twos, where cream and
cake was served.
Master Joe was assisted in welcom-
ing his friends by his little brother,
John Turner. The grown folks assist
ing Mrs. Turner in entertaining and
serving the children were Mesdames
B. A. Cragin, Lackey Stapleton, Estes
Summers, Frank Summers; Misses
Annie Merle Barber, of Jackson;
Mamie Thompson and Miss Ramsey.
The little people enjoying the de-
ltghtful birthday party were Margaret
Elizabeth Stapleton, Ruth MCGOWAN,
Rachel, Margaret and Ella McInnis,
Edna Hulett, Sara Cook, Nell, Kath-
leen and Maud Williams, Erin Rawls,
Helen Claughton, Lille Lee Haley,
Helen Lewis, Annie Ellerbee Binns,
Sara Louise and Bertha McInnis, Lucy
Cragin, Marie Denham, Cecile Craft,
Marion Fields, Jack Summers, ]. T
and Edgar Woodruff, Sturgeon and
Bob Lewis, Chester Denham, Oscar
Estes, PRESLEY Seay, Paul Draughn
Waldo Haley, Hugh and John Turner
.t++
Selma Visitor Compllmented.
Mrs. R. A. Logan entertained at 6
most delightful little sewing party
Monday morning, in honor of he1
mother, Mrs. T. w. Barker, of Selma
Ala, who is spending awhile will
her. The rooms of Mrs. Logan'I
home on West Pine street, where thu
ladies enjoyed an hour or two of EN-
broidering and social chat, we're mos
attractive with vases Of pink and vel
low roses.
Several piano solos by Miss Doro
thy Olsen, of Canton, added to tn,
pleasure of the morning.
A salad course, consisting of jar
anese tea. chicken salad, nut sand
witches, olives and crackers, wa
served.
The ladies' enjoying the hospitalit
of Mrs. Logan were Mesdames A. N
Wills, D. M. Watkins, E. L. Robbins
w. L. Logan, Jim Love, A. K. McIr
mis- and her guest, Miss Dorothy Olser
Of Canton.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-06
"How Did Suffer From corns For
Years! "GETs-IT" Got Them
All in a Few DaysI"

Of is a "goner." You apply GETS
1T" in 2 seconds, that's all. GETS
IT" does the rest. There's no more
fussing, no more bandages to FIX, no
more salves to turn the flesh red and
raw. No more plasters to get mis-
placed and press on the corn. No
more pulling" no more pain, no more
picking and gouging, no more razors.
"GETS-IT" stops pain, shrivels up
the corn, and the corn vanishes.
"GETs-IT" never falls. is harmless to
healthy flesh. Warts, calluses and
bunions disappear.
"GETs-IT" is sold at drug stores ct
Csc a bottle, or sent on receipt Of
price by =. Lawrence & Co.. Chicago
Sold in Hattiesburg by Century prus
store, Love Drug Co. Owl Drug store
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-06
IOWA PLANS TO CUT EXPENSES

lOVH Tt-fNlN0 ! w EENE 6iNS6Ss
Des Moines, Ia, May 6.-Increased
efficiency and reduction in the cost
of conducting the public offices and
business of the state of Iowa are the
results aimed at by the legislative
retrenchment and reform committee,
which organized today to begin Its
work. The committee proposes to put
every department of the state govern
ment. SO far as possible, on "scien'
tific management" basis. By abolish
ing the committee clerk system in the
legislature the committee expects to
effect a saving of $4,000 a year
Another suggestion is that thousands
of dollors in printing bills may be
saved by judiciously boiling down
the legislative journals and the an
nual reports Of the various depart
ments.
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AWAITING next
Continued from Page One.)

sleuths of Burns have tacitly admit
ted that several persons high In au-
thority and the public confidence are
suspected of implications In gigantic
steal of the states money, but they |
smilingly withhold all names, simply |
saying, wait and see."
Meanwhile the public, in expectant
attitude. waits, speculates, recons,
guesses and gossips, for the air Of mys-
terry is such that the atmosphere is
surcharged with suppressed excite
ment.
That gave suspicious were enter
tanned by the governor that certain
persons by him so far unnamed to any
one, that the state was being robbed
in systematic way is evidenced by
the exceedingly exhaustive investiga-
tons. The probe has gone deeper
than the public imagines. 1t will be
interesting to know that the investi-
cations have covered two continents,
and one can gain, after reading Of
what the detectives have accomplish
ed, some idea of the vast detailed
work employed when 1t is statd that
not only have these sleuths secured
accurate and complete records of
every shipment of cotton, cotton seed
from the convict farms of the state
during the past FIVE years, from the
time they left the farms to points OF
destination, but also they have the
minutest records of the shipments OF
every other article produced, includ
ing syrup. sugar cane, corn. beans
peas, ETC., with original farm receipts
weights at transfer points and fig
ures from every pair Of scales owe
which they passed.
The enormous amount Of work re
quired to get this data, the ingenuit
that must have been employed. read
ly can be appreciated when It is r.
membered that from s25o,oO0 to $500
600 worth of products from the cor
Wet farms Of this state annually al
shipped to purchasers.
III But that Is not all. The detectivt
have complete records Of every arr
Gle bought by the trustees, and Sc
/ to the farms, supplies Of every kin
during the same period. They ha
j the records Of quantities, weights 4,