Hammond Times, Volume 1, Number 41, Hammond, Lake County, 4 August 1906 — Page 4

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- THE LAKE COUNTY TIMES Saturday, Auerust -1, .. 100(5.

THE LAKE COUNTY TIMES

AN EVENING NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED BY THE LAKE COUNTY PRINTING AND PUBLISHING COMPANY. "Tenas of Subscription: Yearly $3.00 Half Yearly l.Z0 Single Copies.... 1 cent. "Entered as second-class matter June 28. 1906, at the postoffice at Hammond, Indiana, under the Act of Congress, March 3, 1879." Offices In Hammond building, Hammond, Ind. Telephone 111, SATURDAY. AUGUST 4, 1906. Statement of Circulation of Lake County Times July 16 to August 1, 1906. July 16, 1905 .2310 July 17, 1903 2434 July 10, 1908 3271 July 19, 1998... ...2671 July 20, 1905. .... . 2691 July 21, 1908...... 2767 July 22, 19-03 Sunday. July 23, 1908. ...... 28S0 July 24, 1905 3103 July 25, 1903 3296 July 1908. .... .3237 July 27, 1906 462 July 23, 1903 S531 July 29, 1906'. ... Sunday. July 30, 19G3......S312 July 31, 1903 3573 ' 42,903... Samples, Waste ..2938 Net , Circulation . .39,987 i EUGENE F. M'GOVERN, Circulation Manager. Circulation book3 always open to public inspection. THE treatment of the Syrian leper in a couple of our states is attributed to ignorance. I should say it is a caae of too much bible. APROPOS of baseball rowdyism, there seems to be no excuse for mobbing an umpire and the theatrical profession will be glad to read the final decision of the press that, "Eggs are not arguments." NEW YORKERS are complaining In open lexers to the press of the fil-ttiutc-r and rabidly calling on the city to give them water, "at least" fit to drink. Suffering saints! Do they consider their bath of more importance than their stomachs? OH, to have been a fly on the window pane when Uncle Joe Cannon visited John V. Gates at hi3 summer home. Wouldn't it have been a treat to have heard John W. express his injured feelings on all the fool legislation of the last congress? NOW THAT Rockefeller ana Morgan are at home and Lawson has mislaid his hammer or sent it on a vacation, Some of the lambs feey they can take a vacation and leave the market in.-pretty good hands. WE CANNOT have perfection in everything, therefore make the best of what you have. We should be glad of the chance to live and to work and play. When things seem to .possess no redeeming points then glorify them and see what wonderful results you will obtain. If some have more tlmn you, there are others who have far h'--s, then "Be satisfied with .vour i?ojiiiessima but not content "until you have made the' best of them." 1 DURING the past two or three months there have been several cases of assault called to the attention of the police. Fortunately, in each of these cases the victims managed to escape the worst and the degenerate either retained his liberty or was given a light sentence. The case of the old man in West Hammond, whom those who witnessed the assault. - will swear is guilty, is th? most aggravating case recently recorded and will certainly have the effect of emboldening others who would be inclined to commit such a deed. It is a serious matter when a respectable woman cannot venture abroad even in the day time, without running the risk of meeting one of there moral monstrosities: Instead of taking these thiugs as a matter rf course, and merely inflicting nominal penalties, the situation demands that the.'-e men be given all that is coming to them, and just a little more. O, WOMAN, lovely woman! Are you right when you declare that all men are alike? The last word3 of Stanford White were, 'Introduce me to Miss Fulton." Uncle Joe Cannon

went to Coney Island and while "doing" the imitation train robbery he exclaimed, "Introduce me to Miss Ormonde," the bandit chief's sweetheart. Secretary Shaw Well Cannon says that he is a sly old dog. John Rockefeller just returned from Paris and observes that French women are. fascinating, not beautiful and that their "feet distressed him." How did he happen to observe their feet and what right hath he to be distressed? And at his age, too. when he should be saying his prayers. The Gaekwar of Baroda declares that our women are not beautiful. This is surely a case of "His wife wouldn't let him.

THE Indianapolis News has sent its representative, E. R. Lewlo, one of the most versatile newspaper writers in Indiana to Hammond with instructions to get details for an extensive wrileup of Gary and this part of the Calumet region. Mr. Lewis called at this office last evening and highly complimented the appearance, of the plant and the paper turned out here, which praise was pleasing to us, coming from a man of Mr. Lewia' newspaper experience. We will look forward with pleasure to the review of the new steel city in the "X;:ws" which will be unlike the reports hertofore given in that paper, secured second hand and grossly exaggerated. WITH THE EDITORS. The Syrian leper Rashld is a fit object for pity. Health officers of Maryland and West Virginia have been dumping him back and forth from one state to another in ridiculous manner. Their actions surely prove that the silly season is upon us. These officers have in reality, although not inteneionally, been doing their best to arouse needless alarm. According to the best' authorities there is no danger In the leper's presence as long as he is kept under reasonable surevillance. The horror of the disease with which the Syrian is afflcted has by science been rendered a thing of the past, at least in this country. While the affliction is incurable, it has been shown not to be contagious in the ordinary sense. A leper at large is said to be not so much of a menace to a community us would be a smallpox victim. It is safe to say that the authorities of neither Maryland nor West Virginia would waste much time in pushing the latter from one commonwealth to the other. How much better it would be for one state to care for this Syrian and say no more about the ease. As it is, the officers of both states have come In for apparently just criticism and in the meantime nothing has been done for the sufferer. South Bend Tribune. It is one of the commonest experiences of business life that when one of two business men who start side by side succeeds better than the other, the less 'successful charges success to the other's evil methods and the failure to the decree of fate. How about fate as an arbiter of ths other fellow's accomplishment? It is an equally common experience in social life to find that of two women who are aspiring to the leadership the defeated accuses the successful of triumph through chicane, not to personal tact or individual charm. I his same natural disposition to charge one's failure to some one else or to some condition which we did not control mark childhood in shrinking responsibility for disobedience and its results, and marks the older in his efforts to explain his mishaps or his downfall. We are never willing to confess that we are to blame for anything. Some fate or fortune or even Dame Nature herself is against us when we do not triumph or when we fail. So we soon learn to hate success that does not crown our own efforts. Elkhart Review. Between Trains An authority says: "To Kill bugs lay a shingle near your squash plants and squash 'em every morning!" Will some kind reader please suggest some method of evtermination for our dear old Hammond mosquitoes? According to a Missouri paper a ballet dancer known to the footlights has her feet insured for $20,000. Naturally her feet come high. it is said that Horace Fletcher started "the chewing fad" that is. the thorough mastication of food. That's all right for Horace, but who started "chewing the rag?" In a recent survey of American leteratuxe George Moore found only three commendable writers Poe, Walt Whitman and Edgar Sa'ltus. Gee, that's tough on Richard Harding Davis and George Ade.

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GAGO'S WATER

Story of Intricate Financiering Which the Taxpayers in the Shore Towns Are Trying to Unravel.

The citizens of East Chicago and Indiana Harbor ire wrestling with a problem that is as conpucaUci "s a Chinese puzzle. The interest in the solution is so great and it is so vital to the citizens that the matter! be settled properly, that the leading men of the town go to the meetings night after night and swelter in the stuffy little council chamber in or der that they may put an end to a condition that has for years been a reproach to the city and certain of its officials. Last night Mr. J. II. Guy of the Jones-Caesar-Dickinson-Wilmot company rendered his report to the coun cil and made his recommendations I - r I as to the terms he would advise the! i cit izens to make to the bondholders of the watef company, who were rep resented by Judge Oakley, of the firm of Wood and Oakley of Chicago. To give a clear idea of the water problem in East Chicago it is necessary to review the remarkable history of the numerous transfers of property, issues of bonds and other deals which have so complicated this matter. In April, 1894 the city granted a franchise to the East Chicago Water Works company under which that company built a plant and mortgage I it for $80,000 and in addition received $ IS, 000 from the city. Later the city took over the plant from the water company and agreed to pay hydrant rentals which amounted to approximately $100 per hydrant per annum. As the court has decided that $45 is an equitable rate, it would appear that these excessive rentals were paid in order to relieve the company of Its bonded indebtedness. f The auditor included the sum of ? 18,000 paid by the city and $41,000 the total hydrant rentals, in hi; statements, in order that the eouncU might decide what proportion tht city might claim. Transaction number two consisted in the flotation of the East Chicagc and Northern Indiana Water company, which went through similar manipulation, the only difference being in the figures, for in this case the city paid $20,000 in cash and $1,520 in hydrant centals. Transaction number three was the fkvtation of a third company called the East Chicago Light & Power company, which received only $3,311.92 from the city, though the company issued $34,500 of its own bonds and exacted from the city certain arc light rentals which aie understood tc be of the same nature no me nydrant rentals, in plain language, a subterfuge, making the city pay the bonds of the companies. About thi3 time the court enjoined tho city from paying any interest or principal on the bonds of the various companies whether under the name of hydrant or arc light rentals or any other subterfuge. A fourth company was formed, named the Lake County Water and Light company which took over the A fat boy named Stone whose fighting weight is seven stone ten, was bitten by a mosquito in Homewood. When the brute tasted the fighting blood he refused to remove his harpoon and" a, three-round bout followed. A fierce uppercut finally vanquished the winged one but the fat boy hit himself such a hard jolt tbat he was put clear out of business. One of the Crown Toint youngsters who makes Cedar Lake in a buggy every Sunday night, sends us this: "Have you ever driven along a country road by moonlight?"' "You bet, and she wa? the prettiest, daintiest, sweetest bunglfjff taffeta and frizzes that ever made a fellow's heart go p:t-a-pat." A Nebraska woman, much wroth, wanted to horsewhip an editor but the fool editor wouldn't stand still. Editors are not always as accommodating, as they might be. There is an old man in town who is always working as a means to an end and that end is usually a drink. He is a sign painter and if he is especially hard up for liquid refreshments he will paint your name on a suit case for a dime. ' It happened that he owed Dr.Oberlin for professional services and the doctor thought the best way to realize on his assets in this case would be to get the old fellow to paint some signs on the doors of his new offi e rooms in the Majestic building. The man took the job and was goon at" work on the doors, not In the

plants, assumed the bonds of the three .previous companies and gave the city $60,000' of stock. As the court had enjoined the city from paying the bonds of the com panies, it was obviously improper for j the city to accept as part payment fori the plants the assumption of this lia-i bility, and the courts therefore, set aside the transfer of properties to the new company. A year or two later a receiver was apointed who has operated the plants j to the present time. In the meantime j the city has built an intake at a cost of 47,000. a tunnel for $2,925. mis- j cellaneous improvements to the water system to the extent of $35,000 and' the light system of $16,000. The! city has also paid the hydrant and light rentals to the receiver while1 it was at the same time part owner of the system and should therefore receive a return of part of this money. The report concludes with a summary of the items to be considered, some of which should be claimed by the city in full and some should be reduced as the citizens think just. Following Mr. Guy's report the citizens asked many questions which were answered to the satisfaction of the inquirers. It seemed to be generally felt that the people of East Chicago had at last arrived at an understanding of the bad mixup which has brought them to their present state of water shortage and bad lights. The meetings which have proceeded that of last night were not free from splashes from the political mud puddle that is still being stirred up by the councilmen from East Chicago. On Monday night the city hall was packed with citizens who came to hear the auditor's report, but all they heard was a wrangle as to whether the auditor's report should be filed with the city clerk or with the chairman of the finance committee. As usual Alderman O'Girr was the cent ral figure in a senseless argument. On Tuesday the council met as a committee of the whole to hear a proposition from Mr. Metcalf, who has plenary powers from the bond holders interested in the plants On Wednesday there was another meeting at which Mr. Guy read hi report which has been summarized in thia article. Mr. Guy stated before reading his report that he had not attempted to make a final statement of the city's equity as that was dependent on considerations which were not of an actuary nature. As an example he stated that the 'present value of the plant would have to be determined by the council which could take his report, which showed all of the items that should enter into the adjustment of the difficulties and then reduce them as they thought best. Mr. Guy explained that all of the operating expenses had been eliminated from his statement with the exception of certain items of interest which he had included on account of the legal decision. Majestic building where he had been instructed to do the work, but in some of the back rooms in the Commercial bank building on the corne. He was buried in his work when some one asked, him ;what .he was painting Dr. Oberlin's name on those j doors for. The fellow looked around, wiped the sweat from his brow and for the first time noticed that the rooms were empty. It cost Dr. Oberlin the required ten cent piece to put the, fellow in the right mood to begin work on the other doors again. There is more catarrh in this section of the country than a'l other diseases put tnpe-ther arvi r.ntr the list few vears was suppose-l to 1 e incurable. Forasrcat raanv vears doctors pronounced it a local disease and prescribed local remeiies. and by constantly failintr to cure with local treatment, pronounce! it incurable. Science has proven catarrh to l e a constitutional disease and therefore requires constitution.-' treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured t y F. -I. Cheney & Co.. Toledo. Ohio, is the only constitutional cure on the market. It is taken internally in doses from ten drops to a teaspoonful. It acts directly on the blood and muco 9 surfaces of the system. They offer one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure. Send for circulars and testimonials. Address: F.J. CHENEY i Co.. Toledo, Ohio. Sold by DrTtfrgrists. : 5o. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. Times subscribers not receiving ! their papers properly will confer a ; favor on us by calling Telephone 111 j and telling us. j Palace of Sweets CANDIES AND ICE CREAM

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