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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-10
WHITING GROCER
CALLED BY DEATH
ESPECIAL 10 rHE rrnEs

ISPECIAL 10 TIE TINES
WHITING Ind, June 1o.-Michael
volk. agted 20 years. well known
Whiting grocer died last evening 8
following a lingering illness at his
home. sl3 Indianapolis boulevard.
He is survived by his widow and
one daughter Mrs. John Dovek.
The funeral Will be held Monday
morning from ST. Johns church.
Burial at ST. Johns cemetery.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-10
(BULLET1N)

INTERNATIONAL NEWS sEHVfcEl
LONDON, June 10. - Abe
Mitchell today won the thou
sand guineas golf turnament at
Glen Eagles, defeating Ted Ray
two up and one to go.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-10
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session was give mover to the
drawing up OF a report for the
inter-allied reparations COM
mission which was summoned
to meet at p. m. to consider
IL
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-10

THE Paige car of Claude Camp
bell 5S7 Truman blvd. Hammond
was damaged TO the extent of $500
yesterday noon when Sam Golden
tried to pass a street car on the
side near Oakley ave. on State st.
No one was hurt
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-10

MARK STOREN. JR-. a nephew
of L. S. Marshal Mark Storen. will
come to Hammond after he grad
uatcs from the law department of
Notre Dame University in July and
will enter the offices of McMahon &
Conroy.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-10

HAMMOND Rotarians have ar
ranged to finance a 10o--oot steel
flagpole for Cedar Crest. the sum
rner camp OF Hammond Boy Scouts
in Michigan. A dedication ceremony
will be held shortly after the OPEN
ing of camp.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-10

ABANDONED, but not forgotten.
It's a yellow Stutz roadster carry
Neighbors. curious when car is left
all night in Conkey avenue, start in
quiry. IF could talk I could tell
a story" said the Stutz.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-10

LAST nights shower was not
heavy enough to soak down the Roby
race track, so Jack Leech has the
boys wetting IL down some more to-
day. The course should be perfect
tomorrow.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-10
(BULLETIN)

INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERWcEl
fict of reports over the condi-
ton of Nikolai Lenin's health
was not entirely cleared up this
afternoon but there was every
reason for believing the rumor
of his death is not true.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-10
MON LABOR HARMONY JE0PARD2ED AT CONVENTION
Did You
Hear That

A. J. KESSING, 195 Logan street,
high school student. says his bike
was stolen yesterday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-10

HOW much is that a quart? June
brides can figure IL out. Four crates
OF strawberries were stolen yester-
day from the platform of the South
shore railroad. They were valued at
SIS 90.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-10
tBULLETIN)

INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERvIcEI
LONDON, June lU,-Canni pal-
ism was reported from Kenya.
formerly British East Africa. A
Central News dispatch FROM
Nairobi said that the disap-
pearance of number of young
girls Is believed to have been
cleared up by the arrest of
three natives charged with can
nfbalism.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-10

MANY friends of John Green, OF
the the +. S. Betz Co, will be tickled
to learn Of his good fortune in win
with tinware and silverware thrown
in at the carnival last night. He's
getting ready for a big blowout.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-10

was stolen yesterday
NOT a Hammond school boy but
can tell you offhand just how many
hours until school is out next week.
FOUR suits of clothing were stol-
en- last night from the store of j.
Guss. $50 East State St. so he tells
police.
THE Hammond Boy Scout drum
and bugle corps put pep into the
Kiwanians at Ealpo, Thursday eve
ming.
SENIORS of st. Joseph school in
tend No plant weeping willow"
over the place in which they have
buried the written class prophesies.
BATHING fans are wondering.
during this hot weather, why Ham
nond Beach is not open. or no an
nouncement as TO when IL will open.
CROWN POINT had a nice rain
Thursday night. Hammond had
none. Case of rain falling on the
unjust and not on the just declares
Atty. Dan Moran.
NEIGHBORs declare that the
most beautiful back yard in Ham
mond belongs to G. j. Queram, of
Lewis street, and that ii Is a credit
10 any community.
WELL Carl Herherington. the
bort agent, says he has sold still
another one in the block on Michi-
gan avenue. between Oakley avenue
and Hamlsn street
AS many sprinkEng outfits as have
been stolen in the last year. II locks
pretty we'll supplied by this time and
give other folks some rest.
WHEN you see a man walking
down the shady side of the street.
carrying his hat in one hand and
his toupce in the other. you know
its hot, don't you? Wen say you do.
MANAGER KLINE. of the West
era Union advertised for a girl In
The Times. but 1 didn't want IS of
them" said Mr.. Kline, t'and that
many of them came to get tho job"
THERE is considerable discussion
of the advisability of making the
Holman street. road race into a
race for trucks alone. The latter
have about frozen out everything
else.
HOW much is that quart? June
brides can figure IL out Four crates
of strawberries were stolen yester-
day from the platform of the South
shore railroad. They were valued at
$500.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-10

NOT a Hammond school boy but
can tell you offhand just how many
hours until school is out next week.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-10

THE RoDy race track opens TO-
morrow afternoon with a series of
classic dirt track races, starting at
2:30 O'Clock. Ten thousand collars
have been spent in improving the
mile dirt track, grand stand and
fence. II Is now by far the best
dirt track in the Chicago district.
Hammond auto fans are going to
turn out tomorrow in big numbers.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-10

FOUR suits of clothing were stol-
en- last night from the store of j.
Guss, 2S6 East State St. so he tells
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-10

COPS IS; Bankers, l. That was
score OF Banker-Copper ball game
Every banker made one or more
errors; every cop one or more hits
Michaels made a three-bagger on an
infield hit Downey showed up well
as catcher for cops. Hart pitched.
Bankers are silent, they feel griev-
ed when questioned about the game
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-10

DCCATS. That's what sport writ
ers call the pasteboards, the tickets,
the legal tender to prize fights.
other events. Roy McCool has a fine
supply of ducats to the Leonard
Kansas bout at Michigan City, July
4th. Hammond is sending a delega-
tion of fans.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-10

THERE is considerable discussion
of the advisability of making the
Holman street road race into
race for trucks alone. The latter
have about frozen out everything
else.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-10

THE Hammond Boy Scout drum
and bugle corps put pep into the
kiwanians at Falpo, Thursday eve-
ming
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-10

ONE who has just returned from
a visit to Hot Springs, says: That
SO many people are at the Springs.
having the anti-Volstead boiled out
of them that many are Obliged to
wear smoked glasses at night on
account of the intense ''moonshine'
exuding from the visitors
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-10

AS many sprinkEng outfits as have
been stolen in the last year. II locks
as though the thieves would be
pretty we'll supplied by this time and
give other folks sorne rest
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-10

MANAGER KLINE. of the West
era Union advertised for a girl in
The Times. but 1 didn't want Ss OF
them" said Mr.. Kline, Wand that
many of them came to get tho job
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-10

WHEN you see a man walking
down the shady side Of the street.
carrying his hat in one hand and
his toupee in the other. you know
its hot, don't you? Wen say you do.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-10

BATHING fans are wondering.
during this hot weather. why Ham
niond Beach is not open. or no an
nouncement as to when IL will open.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-10

CROWN POINT had a nice rain
Thursday night. Hammond had
none. Case of rain falling on the
unjust and not on the just" declares
Atty. Dan Moran.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-10

SENIORS OF St. Joseph school in
tend 70 plant a weeping willow
over the place in which they have
buried the written class prophesies.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-10

NEIGHBORs declare that the
most beautiful back yard in Ham
mond belongs to c. j. Queram, of
Lewis street, and that ii Is a credit
10 any community.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-10

WELL. Carl Hetherington. the
bort agent, says he has sold still
another one in the block on Michi-
gan avenue. between Oakley avenue
and Hanlin street.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-10
TINES AN7ZV7CE CAMPAIGN TO BE SUCCESS
THE WEATHER

Probably thundershowers tonight
and Sunday, continued warm, mod
crate to fresh southwest TO west
winds.
, 1922-02-09

period of several years. Many of
them recall an Easter fire in 1910
which destroyed a group OF buildings
located about a block south vest Of
The Pen. The firemen were there
with all the apparatus possessed by
the city. but waite pressure barely
forced q trinkl;ng stream to the
height OF a one story shed which wa
filled with broomcorn belonging to
he state. Both shed and contents
burned without hindrance. becausr
Of lack of water, hooks. ladders and
other equipment.
The ironical event OF all fire ex-
periences in Rawlins occurred at the
Firemen's Ball on New Year. 1912.
The ladies were dressed in their
best and the men In their dress suits,
many Of them being the first ever.
fire was a bad one. 1t was several
hours before the boys were able to
leave for home. Many of those dress
suits were wrecks long before the
fight began. Several who were able
% grab a muffler when starting.
later had the pleasure of having them
freeze into a solid yoke which had
to be cut off when removed. It has
not been good form since 1919 to
have firemen's dress affairs on any
occasion. The City. however, gave
each OF the boys IS with which to
re a rev dress suit; this being the
only money ever paid to a fireman
, 1922-02-09

Nearly every business house in
Rawlins has become so accustomed
to having one or more of its force
suddenly desert d customer or drop
work at hand and race out OF the
establishment like mad, that it no
longer disturbs either customers or
business. The Fire alarm explains it
all. even to the location. And then
there is another angle that we know
of. yet accept as a matter of course.
With the thermometer below zero.
nearly every household "steams up"
just before retiring. The fire laddies
know this and consequently sleep with
n ear wide open. Imagine your
self-YOU, the Notwithstanding
peacefully in a snug warn bed. sud-
denly awakened as If struck with a
club and then dragged into an icy
cold night to fight a fire that had
broken out over in another part of
town from where o live. Half
dressed and perhaps without sox.
YOU race to the fire station just in
time to swing on to the chemical
wagon as it turns the corner before
YOU reach the station. OF course.
you know that perhaps o may miss
your hold and be thrown under the
wheels without 1t wen being noticed;
and IL you do hold on and complete
the buttoning OF you clothing be-
fore the fire is reached. you also
know that you will soon be wet
through and through this bitter cold
night. Suppose you were compelled
to keep this up ear after yea for
ten or twenty years and without pay.
Would you enjoy it? Would you like
it?
This little story is not intended as
propaganda or for the purpose OF
creating sentimental sympathy for
the boys who make up the fire
fighting force of Rawlins. The re-
cital of a few facts. however. may
prove of interest to every propcrty
owner in the city. The Republican
has coaxed and pleaded for the bit
Of information received. Not a COM
plant has been heard: not a sugges-
ton OF "strike' or quitting the job:
not a hint that they ought to be
placed on the City payroll: not a
thought has been exn-essed nv 49,
firemen we have met SO far other
than how they hoped to better the
, 1922-02-09

by the city. Most Of the boys look
back upon that experience AZ the one
event of q lifetime.
Rawlins Il beginning to shed its
knee pants for fun length trousers.
Larger and more expensive buildings
In the business district, larger stocks
In all lines. hundreds of new res
licences and promise of doubling the
population during the next few years
justifies the installation of any addi-
tional fire fighting apparatus that
expert judgment approves.
Every fire chief in the Uaited
States will agree to the statement
that nearly every fire that starts can
be extinguished If 1. al be reached
during the first live minutes with the
proper apparatus. 1t Is apparent that
there is complete harmony between
the Mayor and City Couneilmen and
the Rawlins Volunteer Fire Depart
ment. which the business men and
residents generally will no doubt APP
~preciate and applaud generously.
The Strand Theatre will screen
Rawlins Early Day Fire Department
in action tomorrow, Friday night.
Membership and officers of the de-
, 1922-02-09

While the ball was at its height and
al alive to the fact tn,. u. Sm.-..
had about arrived for the old to pass
and the New Year come. the fire
whistle began to blow. Was It a fire
or for the New Year! The fire boys
could not take a chance.
True 10 instinct they boltcd the
dance as one man and broke for the
engine house. each cursing the fell
low who would play such . cruel
joke on such an occasion. But 1t was
a real fire. Ducoln's Restaurant on
the corne opposite where the pres
emit passenger depot lunch Is located
was blazing. Not a man hesitated to
change clothes or remove coat or tie.
1t was a blooming cold night and the
, 1922-02-09

Chief Reid. whom he whisks to the
fire either day Of night. Some day,
of course, Rawlins will provide a car
for the fire chief.
The boys have never been permit
ted to enter a burning building or
dangerous looking position without 1t
having been first entered or inspect
ed by Chief Reid. This regard for
his men has brought the morale Of
each company up to a high standard.
To the best OF the recollection of the
Oldest inhabitants and OF the Chief
as well. every fire hat has occurred
in Rawlins has been confined to the
building in which it started and the
iaudabie ambition to sustain this I'M
broken record explains in a measure
why both companies are SO persistent
in such recommendations for the i'm
provement of the service as they turn
in to the City Council occasionally.
Naturally they feef-that they are
best qualified to offer suggestions
and it is apparent that the City
Council concur in this idea to the ex-
tent of available finances.
The purchase of the Chemical
truck was severely criticised ab1lt
town when the purchase was first
made. The stationing of a day and
night man with the truck was also
thought to be extravagant by a few.
but the wisdom Of both events is
proven by the recent fire at the
Masonic Temple. In all probability
that entire structure and adjacent
, 1922-02-09

residences would have gone up j,
flames had either truck or might
driver not been available. AS # was
the loss Vas comparatively light,
Probably a majority of Western
towns with wooden buildings like
Rawlins still has. have had sweeping
fires-and one may come here sooner
or later. The big idea prevailing
among the men is to encourage fire
prevention methods which have been
so full Of results elsewhere and to
continue to receive that loyal support
of the Rawlins Fire Department that
sc much to the maintenance OF
al efficient fire fighting force.
Service of many OF the present
members Of the department cover a
, 1922-02-09

Service and more efficiently fight the
fire demon whenever 1t shows its
head.
We called upon veteran Fire Chief
Thos. Reid who has for forty-five
years OF his young life been the prac-
tical head of Rawlins Fire Fighting
Fiends. He was asked about the
present fire department as compared
with that Of early days. and other
than a modest reference to the crude
ness of equipment and the descrip-
ton OF an early fire or two. we had
to go to the records and interview
other old timers to get the facts.
One OF the fires Chief Reid re-
ferred TO is mentioned In the Carbon
County Journal OF the year 1880 as
follows:
When the Union Pacific switch
engines screached their fire alarm
last Saturday. thirteen noble fire
laddies raced to the roundhouse
where each shouldered his coil OF
solid rubber hose 80 feet in length
and ran nine blocks toward the brew
cry to the hydrant nearest Ole
Murphy's shack. which was Attire.
Tom Reid made the first coupling in
IL seconds. Bill Daley was second
WILL Mo " AeCts out OCAOAc NV
coupled up Hans Larsen was on the
spot and finished coupling to the
Daley length at the same moment,
The other boys arrived in piecemeal
soon after out the burning building
was making so much smoke thai
your reporter forgot to time them
However. the 325 feet just reached
the east side OF, the shack and with
the water pressure just sufficient tt
u the water over the top Of tn.
roof and 4 bunch of neighbors carry
Ing water from the next block tn
fire was completely extinguished
, 1922-02-09

ALA as we have been able to gather
up. The fires were in Cummings
place of business, L. P. Stock yards.
O'Donnels residence and billions
place OF business
The fire department of today in
Rawlins is a long step in advance of
the old. The spirit and loyalty to
the service is as great as ever and.
with slightly more modern equip
ment. much greater efficiency is re-
sulting. The boys of today are al
proud Of their Chief as of their own
records. With the fire alarm whistle
at night, an electric alarm in Walter
Lambertson's room is set off. Walter
maintains a speedster at his W ex-
expense for the purpose of picking up
, 1922-02-09

less than an hour without setting
fire to the barn nearby. All the east
side of the house was saved. There
was nothing in it. The fire laddies
worked hard and some of them are
sore because some big hearted cuss
did not offer to cart the hose back
to the round house, as each joint
weighs 81 pounds. Later: 1t has
just been found out that Ole had Civ
en- the shack to a homesteader over
on the Sweetwater: they say because
it was full of bugs"
Chief Reid expresses the opinion
that luck sometimes plays a little
part in fire fighting. While at times
the strong winds have a tendency to
spread fire and make loss greater. ii
so happened in one case where fire
had broken out and enyeloped the en-
tire roof OF a house during a raging
gale before the department arrived.
BY the time water was turned on the
wind had practically blown the fire
out by tearing off and carrying
away the blazing shingles.
When the U. P. freight depot
burned down about two years ago q
long string of loaded oil tank cars
occupied the second track south OF
the depot. Two of the cars directly
opposite the heaviest blaze were
filled with gasoline. The rails were
warping with heat, but the switch
crews could not move them because
of rule No. 1913. according to one of
the fire lads. Chief Reid worked his
way down between the cars and
burning building and then ordered a
line Of hose run to the neares
vantage point and directed the
nozzle men to play water on the two
cars of gasoline until he could reach
the office and remove rule 1913 from
the records, following which the
switch rev coupled on and moved
the cars to safety.
Chief Reid is proud of his fire
fighters; of all OF them from 1877
TO date. He recalls wildly the
first U. p. solid iron hose cart and
its use at fires and in contests for
speed. where the men ran in harness
and had the every appearance Of real
p~-ars. whore tho run. coupling
with hydrant and delivery Of water
was a question of seconds: OF the
later tournaments and contests with
, 1922-02-09

partment As It stands today are MAJ
mp as follows:
City Executive-Mayor Kell.
Fire ChieE-Tom Reid.
Asst. Chief p. Sheahan.
Secretary. J.. Morgan.
Treasurer-W. r. NcDermott
Membership Chemical Co. No. /
Jas. A. Sheahan. foreman; W. J
Hays, Leo Rankin, r. D. Gunnins
Sam Kelly. John Bevington, WaltE
Lambertson. Frank Keefe. JOIN
Smythe. John Robinson. Joe Smira
F. ]. Morgan. Walter Jensen, Lou
Causing.
Membership Union Pacific Ho-.
Co. No. IN. C. Brown, foremaH
Wesley Spencer, Karl Eklof, H. <
Gates. Carl Seth. Waiter Gallahe.
Elmer Peterson. John Cunning. =
w. McDermott, Frank O'Donnell. H
Williams, Harry Dettmer. Lawreac.
Jensen, Jas. Jensen. r. Engstro-
Robert Benedict. Will Sieth.
, 1922-02-09

the new wooden hose cart in this and
other towns along the U. P. which
were annual events Of supreme i'm
portance. but hone of these leaving
such satisfying thought as the
knowledge that not a human life has
ever been lost in a Rawlins fire dur
ing his As years in the service.
Chief Reid has been honored by
having been elected President Of the
State Association Of Fire Chiefs, and
on another occasion elected a dele
gate to the New York meet Of the
National Association. The boys who
know him best say he always paid his
own expenses while IN these trips.
The Department has been purely
volunteer from the first. Early rec
ords do not cen to have been kept
until 1890. On May 7 OF that year a
minute book at the fire station gives
the following personal rs members
Of the department at that time: H.
b. Henderson, N. r. Rankin. A. F..
Thode. William Daley. w. 8. Dow,
J.. F. McMillen. J. r. Lytle, H. E.
Ball. ". L. Buchanan, Carl Bryant,
Guy Carpenter. Dan Healey. Mike
Ryan. James Donnelly, Jacob Rhod-
enbaugh. H. B. Fetz. I. c. Van Hous-
en-. John Mathison, J. e. Etaugh,
F! VIM. weightman. W. J.. Mcvety.
Minutes were signed by H. B. Hend-
erson, secretary. The minutes of
the following January meeting show
that five fines for non-attendance
were imposed that month; that five
fires with 4 total loss OF 500. 90 had
occurred during the year; that the
annual ball had been . social Aand
financial success; that the hose cart
companies engaged In 4th Of July
racing contests; helped in the Disc
Grafton Day parade; purchased . fir
piano from Nalachai Dill
, 1922-02-09
GROWTH OF THE RAWLINS
VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
Tom Reid, the Veteran Fire Chief of RawIins, has Watched
the Rawlins Fire Department Grow from Few Men who
Carried the Hose to the Fires to the Present Excel
lent Department of Thirty-two Members.

Ion for SIS and adopted a report to
the City Council reading as follows:
THE Department has 1000 fee.
OF hose, 500 feet OF same being ro--
Ell and worthless and the balance
not much better. The citizens are
criticising the efficiency of the fire
department and evidently do not
understand that We do not have hose
that viii S and pressure and We earn
estly recommend buying 1t least 500
feet OF new hose. We also haze one
hose cart and such other paraph n
, 1922-02-09

Don't forget to SET "POWDE!,
RIVER" at the Strand Theatre F
day and Saturday, February 10
and 18th.