Hammond Times, Volume 3, Number 56, Hammond, Lake County, 22 August 1908 — Page 8

Saturday, !Ai2rust 22, 190S. MISSpiB Bowlder Monument Marking Site of Lincoln-Douglas Debate an 1 -Members of Illini Chapter D. A. R.,bicb Erected It. Lincoln Park's Deserted Lion Abelps Find New Motner. j HER FIGHT FOR LIFE Whiting Operator in Shad ow of Death, is Recovering. I 'IT i t - :C ' lift ; v DUE TO SHARP BIT OF BRASS Was in Danger of Having Her Arm

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.7" K efflrs Thoele A. Sherwood -founder oillhm Ch&pter Ottawa. 111.. Aug. 22. The semicfntennial of the great debate between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas was celebrated yesterday in the spot where the ' Great Emancipator" and the "Little Giant" stood during their argument fifty years ago. In commemoration of the event a unique monument marking the spot in Washington park was unveiled by Illini chapter, Daughters of the Revolution. A twenty-four ton bowlder has been brought from the farm of Moab Trumbo and emplaced on a concrete base in the park. On the face of the bowlder a bronze tablet bears the following inscription: "This , bowlder marks the site of the fisrt Lincoln and Douglas debater; held A'Jg. 21, 1858. Erected by the Illini chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. Ottawa. 111.. Aug. 21. 1908." This Week's Washington. D. C, Aug. 22. Politics of American newspaper readers the

political doings will not be able to monopolize all of the space on first pages.

Several events abroad will claim attention, the entertainment of the American

battleship fleet in Australia will be of ber of conventions, sporting events and William J. Bryan will occupy the the most Important speeches that he delivered during the wek.

Leaving Chicago Monday, Mr. Bryan will go to Indianapolis to attend the notification of his running mate, Mr. Kern, which is to take place Tuesday. On this occasion Mr. Bryan will deliver his speech on trusts. His next speech will be delivered at Topeka on Thursday and will deal with the question of the

guaranty of bank deposits. After a day or two at his home in Fairview the democratic candidate will again takes to the road, being slated for several

speaking engagements in Mitchell, Sioux west.

Judge Taft has scheduled no public engagement for the week, though It is probable that he will deliver one or more impromptu addresses to delegations of visitors who may call upon him. Republican interest wI be confined more or less to the developments in the New York state campaign, the fight between

the Hughes and anti-Hughes forces and into the contest.

In South Carolina Tuesday a democratic primary will be held for the nom

ination of candidates for United States

congress and minor officials. The contests for senator and governor have been extremely spirited and the result is awaited with much interest throughout a

large section of the south.

Other political events or the week that will attract more or less attention will be the public speaking of the presidential candidates on the Prohibition

and Independence party tickets, the Republican state convention in North Caro

Una to name a state ticket, and a republican state convention in California fo the nomination of candidates for presidential electors.

xne Aiianuc oaiiiesinp iieei, auer Sydney, will depart the end of the week round of festivities awaits the officers uniform. Eight armored cruisers comprising

ber of torpedo boats, destroyers and suply ships, will sail from San Francisco

Monday for a cruise to Honolulu, and and then return to the United States. jne vi me nuiauie events aoroau

the celebration next Friday of the eightieth birthday of Count Leo Tolstoi, th

famous Russian novelist and reformer.

America will have a large delegation at the meetinar of the Tnterx.tinn.i

Council of Women, which is to begin its sessions in Geneva, Switzerland, Saturday. Another international conference in which the United States will' have a representation will be the congress of the International Association of the Protection of Industrial Property. This congress, which will meet in Stockholm, will be one of the most important meetings ever held in connection with the patent and trademark interests of the United States. Important conventions at home will be the annual meetings of the American Bar association in Seattle, the Sons of Veterans at Niagara Falls, the American Public Health association at Winnipeg, Manitoba, the National Association of Insurance commissioners in Detroit, and the National Wool Growers' association in Salt Lake City. Foremost in the list of events of interest to follcfwers of athletics and sports will be the great demonstration in New York in-honor of the return home of the American athletes who took part in the recent Olympic games In London. President Roosevelt is chairman of the reception committee of 500 prominent citizens. The events of the day will be a parade and the presentation of special medals and awards to the returning athletes. Other sporting events of importance will be the open golf championships of the United States at the Myopia Hunt club, Hamilton, Miss., arfd the $50,000 'trotting derby at Readville.

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vi ien 7 Tru. OH LOOK AFTERGHILDREH Mrs. Bertha Bresna and Her Family Are in Dire Need. Whiting, authorities. Aug. 22. (Special) The including Mayor Fred J News Forecast will claim the lion's share of attention coming week, though accounts of the interest, and there also will be a num other happenings worthy of attention. center of the political stage. Several of has scheduled for the campaign will be Falls and other points in the North the efforts to draw President'Roosevel senator, state officers, members o ten days or lavish entertainment in for Melbourne, where another elaborate and men wearing the American nava the Pacific fleet, accompanied by a num thence to Samoa, 2,300 miles distance oi interest to American readers will be

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gMt3 3.F. Isinaolirx 6 of I lh til CAapSer.Oilem.Hl Smith and Probation Officer Thomas Muzzal, are taking the case of Mrs. Bertha Bresna of Clark and Short treets, in consideration. The woman's husband died one year ago,' leaving her with five little children, aged 9, 7, 5 and and one a half years respectively. The family has been receiving the regular amount of aid from the city right along. Now the woman com plains that she cannot leave the house to work and wants the authorities to put the children in a home. The matter will be taken under con sideration, and in the meantime the woman will continue to receive her aid, at least until a satisfactory settlement can be made. HAS HARD LUCK YARN Indiana Harbor Men Get Phony Dollar and Funny Angle Results. (Special to The Times). Indiana Harbor, fnd., -Aug. 22. George Plunkett of Everett, Mich., and William Prosser of Canal Dover, Ohio, two pals, who blew into Indiana Har bor, are certainly entitled to the medal offered by The Times for the best hard luck story of the season. Plunkett and Prosser, after spending the past seven weeks traveling around the country looking for a job at their trade, were finally promised a job in the tin department of the Inland Steel company's mills. They were to have gone to work last Monday morning ,but the mill being a new one was not ready to start up, and the boys, having nothing to do, started in to have a good time. But here is where the combination turned against them; between their traveling expenses and lost time they found themselves out of money, so they began to figure on ways and means to- make a raise to tide them over. The only opening was for Plunkett to part with a pair of new Walk over shoes that . he had bought last Saturday night, but which were too small for comfort.' So they hied themselves down Pennsylvania avenue, look ing for a buyer. They found one and sold the ghoes for one of Billy Bryan's old daddy dollars. After they got their money they . adjourned to the Golden Gate wine -house and called for re freshments, -which they partook and proudly offered their one sixteen-to-one metal currency to the genial young man that dispenses liquid refreshments. But, lo, the dollar was of base metal and the beer was' djunk, and what to do was the question. , Zip, : the porter. advised the use of the stomach pump, but Prosser came to the rescue with a dime and then they started out, for the man that gave them the phoney dol lar.. They found him at his bnch working, and after the matter was explained he said the dollar had been given mm Dy a Doy tor repairing a pair of shoes, and he thought it was good. He gave them another dollar and took back the bad one saying he knew the . boy that , passed it on him. Plunkett says he was always a Bryan man but na more sixteen-to-one for him. The Uplift of Pride. When flowers are full of heaven-de scended dews, they always hang their heads; but men hold theirs the higher the more they receive, getting proud as they get full. Beecher.

Amputated Paid Little Attention at First.

Whiting, Ind., Aug. 22. (Special.) Physicians at St. - Anthony de Padua hospital in Chicago yesterday an nounced that Miss May Quinn, the pretty chief operator of the Whiting telephone exchange, who has been near death for several days as the result of a scratch on her finger, has won her fightfor life and is now convalescent. In order to save the young woman It was at first feared that that It would be necessary to amputate her hand. A .'less serious operation performed a few days ago proved successful, however, and she will leave the hospital without the loss of any member. Slight Wound on Flniter. Miss Quinn was injured more than a week ago. A sharp bit of brass, so small that it was scarcely perceptible, inflicted a slight wound on one of hei fingers while she was at work. ' She bound the injury up in her handkerchief and continued to work. Aftei scarcely giving it a thought for two oi three days the young woman was pain fully reminded of her wound by the discovery that her finger had swojlen to twice its normal size. Within . a few hours the swelling spread to her hand and then to her arm. She was unable to take her place at the switchboard, and, after suffering untold agonies for some time, finally called in a physician. The doctor, as soon as he saw the condition of her hand, immediately beMISS MAY Ull-VN. gan preparations to remove Miss Quinn to Chicago. Warning by Phj-aielan. "She has blood-poisoning," the phy sician said, "and the ailment has made dangerous headway. It may be ne cessary to amputate her hand and if that is the case the effects may be fatal." At St. Anthonys hospital it was de cided that an amputation would not be necessary, but the injured- finger was operated upon. Miss Quinn ex pects to leave the hospital in a few days. "I had no idea my Injury was ser ious," said Miss Quinn today. "It was the tiniest scratch imaginable at first and I should not have noticed it at all if it had not been for a drop of blood that appeared. "After I had put a bit of court plas ter over the cut I forgot about it for a few days until a sudden twinge of pain reminded me. Almost immedi ately afterward .the wound began to swell and the speed with which the infiamation spread from my finger to my hand and from the hand to the forearm was terrifying. The pain was awful, too, and when I finally called the doctor I was ready to faint with agony and fear." Physicians at the hospital say Miss Quinn's attack was due to Infection from the brass and that she is fortunate in escaping without being injured for life. "Chance" and St. Anthony. Who knows what Is chance? A golfer told me lately that he was playing In Spain with a young Catholic student of divinity, who hit his ball into a forest of thistles. He sought for it sorrowfully, for golf balls are expensive in Spain. At last the player bethought him of St. Anthony of Padua, that great finder of things lost. On his watch chain the young man wore a bronze cross dedicated to St. Anthony, or mixed up with him somehow. Detaching the cross he threw it high Into the jungle of thistles; while my friend marked where It fell, went up to it, and found the lost ball lying within a few Inches of the bronze cross

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1NGREASEDEARNIN6S Common Stock U. S. Steel May Not Go Above Five Per Cent. United States steel earnings promise to increase materially in the last quar ter, but that improvement is likely to be marked enough to earn 5 per cent on the common stock is thought unlikely. In the event of expected easy sledding for the republican presidential candidate steel manufacturers expect a boom in business the last two months of the year, and in this case the last half of the year might yield $55,000,000 in net earnings. Such a showing would mean 5.3 per cent, but as deductions for depreciation, interest and dividends on preferred stock would increase proportionately,' the showing for the year is expected to fall somewhat short of this figure. . 4 Net earnings of the United States Steel corporation during the first half of $1908 were $38,494,761, and should earnings the last half reach the figure named, the total net would be $93,494,761, about $67,500,000 less than last year. Deductions proportionate to those of the first half year would be $66,416,550, leaving $27,078,211 for common stock. Stock is now selling around 45. High was 52 in June, 1901, and low 21 in October, 1907, when the yield was 9.09 per cent. In 1904 the dividend was passed. Following table, compiled by the Wall street Journal, shows comparative earnings: 1908 . . .$93.494,761 1904... 73,176.522 1904. . .109,171.152 1902. . .133,308,764 1907 .. 1906 .. 1905 .. 160,984,477 156.624.273 119,787,658 Possible earnings. UMBRELLA IS MAN'S ONLY ROOF. Strange Mode of Life Adopted by Eccentric English Recluse. In a wood about 30 miles from London, Eng., lives an old man who for 20 years has known no other roof than an umbrella. "Twenty years ago I took to the woods," he said. "During the great snow storm last winter slept soundly, and when I woke up in the morning I was covered with enow many inches deep. But I am never 111. I have not had a day's illness in my life. I have lived a simple, single life, and I have no more worry than that tree has. I have no rates and taxes to pay, I have no wife to bother me, and I have plenty of friends. No one ever interferes with me. I never light a fire, and I never ask for money. When darkness comes on I put up my big umbrella, take my boots off, put my legs into a sack and cover myself up with clothing, on top f)f which I place this mackintosh." Last Moments of Great Musician. A letter written by Count Grzymala, who was an ardent admirer of Chopin, has been made public in London by Eduard Zeldenriist. In it the last moments of Chopin are thus referred to: "A few hours before he died he asked Mme. Potocka to sing some melodies by Rossini and Bellini, and this she did with sobs in her voice. Listening to her voice he passed away." Speaking of the fu-" neral the writer says: "Mozart's requiem and his own funeral march were performed with the assistance of Lablache, Viardot and the concert society. It was characteristic of the times that the artists should have asked 2,000 francs for this last tribute to Chopin. One would hare thought that pride would have kept ihem from selling their gifts cn such an occasion.''

Says Bryan Is Unsafe LEA-DIINQ MERCHANT OF CHICAGO A.IND PROMINENT DEMOCRAT LEAVES DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

Franklin MacVeagh, millionaire grocer and known the country over as the "scholar-merchant of Chicago," friend of Grover Cleveland and leader in civic reforms, has became a republican and will vote for William H. Taft Nov. 3. In departing from the democratic ranks, Mr. MacVeagh announces that he is actuated by the fact that his interest is in "progressive politics and in a party backing which makes them practicable." Say Bryan Is Unxafe. In further defining his position, the merchant prince compares the two candidates for the presidency, and says he is for Taft because Taft "will carry forward what Roosevelt has begun" and will be "another epoch-making president." As to Bryan, he remarks that the Nebraskan is "able and honest," but "lacks political judgment and common sense and would be extremely uncertain apd unsafe." Reachen Karly Declxion. Long before the national conventions were held, when it became evident that the nomination of Taft and Bryan as rivals for the White House was a foregone conclusion, the intimate friends of Mr. MacVeagh gathered from his comments on the political situation

The Rounder Says

The pare milk exhibit at the county fair is one of the most interesting of sights in this great farmer's exposition. In view of the fact that it is no longer popular to murder young babies with milk "mixed with formaldehyde and that the general public have expressed a mild disapproval of the sale of laceal fluid in which the cow accidentally put her foot, the farmers of the county have risen splendid'y to the occasion and have a sanitary dairy on the fair grcunds which is about as ideal as can be found anywhere in the country. The first sight that greets the eye of the visitors is a fine new pump with the handle tied down. This is to indipublic that, "Blessed is the tie that binds." The model dairy has a concrete floor.

It has a place where the milk cansCute any other milk dealer, whether he may be washed in superheated water j be a member of this association or not.

which is guaranteed to kill all germs, j There is an ideal stall where the floors are of concrete and the bedding is clean new straw. The doors and windows are screened so that the flies can neither get into the barn or tumble. into the milk after they have taken a jaunt over a neighboring manure pile. In the dairy, which is seperated from the barn, there are several old bottles. On them is a label bearing the words: "Formaldehyde, Use this and save the milk; never mind the babies. You can let your milk get as dirty as you HKe and this will prevent it from souring. Used by all disreputable farmers. Caution: Avoid feeding valves milk which has been treated with this preservative. They do not thrive when fed it." The guide who takes you through the model dairy explains that bottles no longer contain formaldehyd, they are now filled with carbolic acid, another poison, which is also used as a disinfectant. In the model dairy there Is a seperator. This provides the cream which the milk mm sell. The residue, however, is not sold to poor people for milk; It is taken out and fed to the calves and pigs. On the walls of the model dairy is a card upon which Is printed the following: Square Deal Milk Producer Annociation Because of the fact that some of the milk dealers in Lake county have bunkoed the public by selling a dirty inferlor article we have all been brought into disrepute by the pur-, chasers and consumers of milk in Chicago, Hammond, Garv Indiana Harbor

that his independence in politics would

lead him to support the republican party in the present-campaign. The fact was not generally known, however, until yesterday, when political circles began to hum with the news that Mr. MacVeagh. who In 1894 had been nominated by the democrats of Illinois for the United States senate, had voted the republican ballot at the primaries August 8. Mr. MacVeagh said I am a republic can because my interest is in progressive politics and in a party backing which makes them practicable. The republican party, thorugh Roosevelt and the western people, has become a sure backer of progress, including even tariff progress. The reactionary republicans are certain to become a smaller and smaller minority. I am for Taft in particular because he will carry forward what Roosevelt has begun and because I believe he will be another epoch-making president. Bryan, though able and honest, lacks political judgment and common sense and would be extremely uncertain and unsafe. The democratic party, though now superficially unified, cannot possibly be really so. and will, for years to come, be unable to consistently and usefully back any policies. and the other cities of the Calumet region. The people in these cities have demanded that the milk dealers, who supply them, purchase milk in the Illinois dairy districts where the milk is shipped in its natural state under sanitary conditions. We therefore, the members of this association, have found it advisable to insist, for our own protection, upon having all of the milk, which Is sent out of the county, prepared for ship-, ment under sanitary conditions. AVe, the members, subscribe to thg following rules which shall govern us in the future. Kach member violating these rules shall be subject to a fine of $25 for every offense and every member promises to report and prosewho is found wilfully violating tha rules of this association. Thousands of people visited the ideal dairy and there - is considerable talk of having a marble bust made of Hiram Square Deal, the organizer of the asso elation, and place it in the county cour house. African Natives' Drum Signals. All through the continent of Africa the natives have a very perfect system of signaling with drums, by which means they rap out messages from village to village, and it is quite wonderful how swiftly and how far they are able to spread news. The drumming is always done at night, when sound travels further, and as one lies awake on a still, clear night, the ear is often gently assailed by e low, musical roll from a drum in the village near, and one waits with pleasant expectancy till the answering echo comes, muffled by distance, from a village sometimes two miles away. Wide . World Magazine Physical Hardships. "It's a pity that the band's tour is a failure, but don't be too much cast down. Come, face the musio." "How can I, when I'm backing It?" Baltimore American. POFCXAR WITH THE FARMER. THE BUSINESS 3IAX, THE PROFES. SIOXAL, MAX ASD THE MA A VF ACT t llEIl TUB TIMES.