Hammond Times, Volume 3, Number 169, Hammond, Lake County, 6 January 1909 — Page 5

Wednesday. January 6, 1909.

THE TIMES.

GARY COMMERCIAL CLUB MEETS THIS AFTERNOON. Superior Court Fund Will Be Taken Cp -n . By Members. ine commercial ciud wm noia ineir regular, monthly meeting this afternoon In the Gary hotel. There will be nothing of Importance, beside the routine business to come up before the .1..V UU A 1 . A. t M A - - club with the exception of the appropriation by the club for the superior court, i una. utner matters. However, have made it desirable that as large .. .....Ikt. v. COLLEGE MEN HOLD A SMOKER LAST NIGHT. Mtchlg&m Alomnl of Gary Meet With Attorney Harvey Curtis. , , The Michigan Alumni association I l.. Z x 7V. ' whlch has about twenty representative professional and business men In Gary, held a smoker in the offices of Attorney Harvey Curtis last evening. Most of the ' association members were In at-, tendance and enjoyed the gathering. A few pleasant hours were spent in social inter-course and plans made for future meetings. Tfie Michigan college has one young I irl . " schooi, ana was votea tnat sne too may Join the association if she de sires. GARY MEDICAL SOCIETY HOLDS ITS MEETING. Two Valuable Tapers Are Read By Dr. Packard and, Dr. Alexander. The" Gary Medical society yesterday afternoon held Its regular monthly meeting at the Gary hotel. Th society enjoyed a good attendance and two. valuable papers were read, one by Dr. C. "W. Packard and the second by Dr. "W. P. Alexander. FIRST NIGHT SCHOOL CALLED LAST NIGHT. I as tract or la Surprised at Eagerness Wit Which Foreigners Take Tp l.anfraa.ge. The first public school to be put In operation by a city was started last night by the board of education in the basement under the public library with Professor Brickley in charge. The attendance on the first night amounted to twelve prospective students, but the number will increase dally as the equlpmen arrives. The instructor was surprised to see the eagerness with which the foreigners took up the new project, and also with the intelligence of those who appeared at the school last night. Most of them spoke fairly good English and will prove good students. , . The time last night was devoted almost entirely to a discussion of the poper text books, and the best courses to be used. The Right Sort of Wife. Ac Atchison man recently refused a proposal of marriage. "I like you," lie Bald to the girl, "nut you have too many friends. There would be too many at our wedding, for yon would be afraid not to Invite them all, and your many friends wouldn't be satisfled unless they made fools of us by playing some kind of crazy pranks on us when we started on our weddinz Journey. You have so many friend that we would get all kinds of wed-1 ding presents that we don't want, and would be kept poor in future trying to pay back when the donors got married. You are nice, and I like you. a woman who 13 friendless." Atchison Globe. Legal Amenities. Several decades ago there lived in

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lawyer whom he especially disliked ed on American soli It forthwith ran ! Der S J?" T I"' the DUmwas once trying a case before him, and rampant and burst forth into an un- ll I J deS not rePresent the all the while the barrister spoke the told variety of genera and species - , . v6 rattIesn- Many Joints

judge sat wun ms reet elevated on Like the Irish potato which Is said "'JU81 cwent or wear. Rattlethe railing in front of Mm hiding his to have oriated the ew world ZZT f7 CnflD9d t0 tbe faf; . ... . lfc bas ben Rafted into the life I WeBtrn hemisphere.

i.B,-u u, iui me lawyer queried: ( M.u.y i ttBiv wiiiuu eua oi your honor I am to address?" "Whichever you choose drawled the judge "Well." was the retort. "I sunnn there Is as much law in nn nd aa the other.' J Happiness. HaDDiness lies in th r.nn Kronen ao 1 we have of it. and bv no mwnq in fs " way the future keeps its promises. George Sand. j 622 BROADWAY Edith Shaw Soubrette Alack & Relgier Comedian BEGINNING FRIDAY MATINEE Beaham Sisters Singers agd Dancers Lew Walsh Comedian Change of Songs and Pictures each day

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I HEARD BY RUBE. J I Winter has came. tiow about your coal bin? Heavies feeling mighty nice. - Not so? just plaC6 the snow shoTel wjthin easy reach. Twelve below is not so awful bad for the first winter's day. Billy Frazler can swallow more smoke i - van owtmuw mviu smvw .th!ln ary mn In town. The only trou I ble last nlrht 'Rflllo'ti atnmar-H uram ble last night Billie's stomach was a little off. If you haven't got anything to do of an evening you might get out the old sneller and rithti . speller and night school. If Broadway was made of rubber duuib ui mosa south ena county rarmers ., .. ' 1 wou'u oe stretching it out to the Kankakeo rlver , Better put a few dollars away and have " ready to purchase your tickets for the Mercy hospital benefit. Oxpropylendisomylamlne is the name of a new heart stimulant. The dose Is i one syllable three times a day after leach meal. Although we have had very little of it in Gary, of late porch climbing and pickpocketing is a form of thletlathat should be discouraged. 'Even if there were a few cold fingers today work went on without a murmur. Fireman (chiefly meeting helpers) were so numerous last night tHat they actually got in each other's way. Chief Feely and bis flre laddies worked like troopers at last night's blase and all came In for a big share of praise. Too bad that the Gary and Interurban did not get a chance to use their snow plow. Kindly turn your good ear towards Indianapolis. Shoe sale on now. See the R. & Ss. The Gary Commercial club will hold their regular monthly meeting at the Gary hotel this afternoon. Attorney J. Glen Harris was in Crown Point on business yesterday. Cut prices on Rubber Ware at the R. St Sz. Co., Fifth avenue. tf The ladies of the Catholic church will give a dance on "Wednesday evening, Jan. 13, at the Assembly hall for the benefit of the church building fund. . , ... Dr. T. B. Templin went to Valparaiso yesterday, where he acted as an expert witness in the Walter MoConnell murder case in the Porter county circuit court. Mike Benzin went to Crown Point yesterday to testify in the SlmonsWlckey contest. The R. & Sz. for largest display of Christmas goods. Fifth avenue. tf Town Trustee M. A. Caldwell is suffering from a slight attack of tonsilltls. W. F. Hodges went to Crown Point yesterday on legal business. NOTICE. Gary Hotel Barber shop open on Sundays from 8 to 12. F. P. DEEM. Whence Pis? Th origin of pie, especially mince pIe' 1Ike tne origin of sausage, is Bnroudei in mystery, but certain it is 01111 11 waa known as far back as the tIme ot Pi" the Plowman, and it have ben nnd the precedent which Michael of Pittsburg, now of the hos pital, sought to follow. Those who are surprised, after being led to believe that New England is the habitat of the article, to learn that pie Is an of Its adopted country that it seems m0r Hk a native than n n African Races. The indigenous' races of Afrlea are conaidorpd tn fnnr in nn,- ' lv - Th. r,., -f,. lt Ol.l17I.VUlUj( 1 i KJlli tile At lantic to the Egyptian Sudan, and who comprise an enormous number nf di verse tribes; the Fulahs (with whom tna vrnfana aB.AAu. .s. mftii KtoTa t "'uj wvwu, ja&c nau tne Niger; the Bantus; who occupy the whole south. except its extremitv ,n,i the Hottentots, who are in that ex- . .1 treme southern region. Some anthro pologists include the Kaffirs and Bechuanas are Bantu tribes. The north and northeast are occupied by Semitic and Hamltic races, the latter including Abysslnians and Gallas. Good Record of Punch. Many world-famous poems, : some light, bright and witty, such as'W S Gilbert's "Bab Ballads," others serious, dignified and sad, such as Tom Taylor's magnificent tribute to the memory of Abraham Lincoln and Hood's "Song of the Shirt," first saw the ilght in Punch, or The London Charavari. Always Keeps Ahead. ilany a man has a great future ahead of hir but is unable to catch up with It I New v.. i,.. 7 . New "Vnrv i,,. io " : - w rv a OfllCH l j I fir Irv

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GARY THEATER GUTTED BY FIRE. fCoatlaaed from pare I.) I Publl5 fr the first performance of the ening, which was about :45 o'clock. He, It Is said, attempted to put out trie are himself until It got such a headway that he could not handle it, and the fire alarm was then turned in. By the time that the fire deurt ment arrived the building was so filled wun smoke that the blaze could not be found. The smoke poured out of the windows and out of every crack tf' ""V, "LtwL oT' Jf placd the flre flhte t a huge dlsana crevice like a huge furnace, and advantage. Windows were smashed in all parts of the house to let the smoke out so that the fire could be dlscev ered. In the meantime tons of water from four lines of hose played on the floor so that In a few minutes the names were extinguished in the water soaked rafters. Fireman's Life Kndanarered. During the progress of the flre, when tne lames were most danarerous. Flr man Frazler crawled into the basement to nooa that section of the building. Behind him was Chief Feelev and ht eral other fireman who, however, did not notloe what condition Frazler was In. By the time that they found him grasping the nozzle of the hose. Ivin on the wet basement floor, the daring Ore fighter was nearly suffocated. He was taken into the open air where arunciai respiration was used as a means of bringing life back into the noay. He was carried into th Rnrmin Watson drug store, near by, where his lungs were emptied of the smoke as soon as possible. He was treated h-r a physician and as soon as he partially recovered conciousness he opened his eyes an dasked: "Is the fire out, fel lers 7" He then lansed Into lincnn. sclousness again and was taken to the Mercy hospital. Violinist Wants His Fiddle. Several other narrow escapes were reported, due to the crashing glass and enorts to savs property. The vlo14n(t George Tommynosl, rushed in to the Duuamg to have his 400 violin, whlen he prised more than anything else on earth. He succeeded in cetttno- tVi. In. strument out after fighting the dens volumes of smoke and suffered no ser iOUS effect. A JaD. Who had rented space at the entrance of the theater tor tne purpose of disposing of hjs wares, had lust dressed in his catiim of red knee breeches, red stockings, etc, when the flre broke out Thereafter he spent the evening trying to save some of his property and protect himself from the chilly wind. The firemen worked with daring and great abflity. considering th inrh oi time tnat they" have been in the r vice. When the last lines of hose, how ever, had been Dlaced In the w-or and the start was made back to the station, the men were practically ex hausted from their long struggle. Building Ovraed ky Palmer. The building in wtrtoh the flre took piace was owned by E. S. Palmer, i brick foreman of Hobart. Th build Ing was leased by D. D. Chtudy, pro prietor or the Club Cigar store, who In turn had subleased (t to a. mbiat. of which Zimmerman and Hall were the leading stockholders, for the purpose of operating a five cent theater ine brick walls of the buildlnsr and the body of the theater in general was not much Injured, but crreat da.moA was done by the breaklne In of th window lights, the cuttlnsr of th Aimh the damage to furniture and fixtures and the damage by the use of water. . The names and smoke also did consid erable injury to the floors and fixtures. It is estimated that It will be several weeks before the theater can possibly resume operations. Rattlesnakes. It is commonly believed that th rattlesnake will strike without giving the warning rattle dnring the hot days of August, at which time their sight Is affected. A new Joint Is formed to the rattle every time the snake sheds Its skin. As the rentlla ahoa i .vi m no axwu Trained Ears, Dull Minds. Music cannot claim to be a sign of great civilization. The majority of people in Hungary are mn.i musicians, yet this same majority mus,l,!u"' ei mis same majority Is' unfortunately, . illiterate. Hlrlan ""v - Fully Explained. The following renort waa v a subordinate inspector to his chief a suoorainate insDectnr t ln telephone serrica Tt rvmMMA4 - vvumcu a,raxllty h0U89 connection. 'Tound w .re WIin no outside outside. Put in"aejwlre outside and outside inside. reed more mitsida fr j iaDAU3. . Jamaica Ginger the Best. The ginger grown in Jamaica commands more than double the price of any other. Under favorable conditions an acre will produce as much as 4,000 pounds. During the last fiscal year about 1,400,000 pounds was exported from that island. Argentina as a Nation. Argentina is no longer a loosely knit confederation of pastoralists, having little or no interest ln the outside world save a market for natural produce. Argentina, without a doubt, is to-day the premier nation of Latin America, and she means to remain so. Buenos Ayres Herald. Grit Aluav. n...-.j ri i. . ' . srit ways commands reBrtnAt . xx it i r . . . cl, u. is me quajny wnich achieves

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Efficient Health Officer o Gary Is Found to Be Deserving of a Second Term; Waged Effective War on Offenders and Violators. AHNUALREP0RTSW1LL BE READ HEXT WEEK Applications Are Received From Banks Wishing to Become the Depositories of the City's Funds First National of Hammond Com mended for Its Courtesy. As predicted in Thh Timbs yester day, Dr. T. B. Teniplln was reappointed health inspector for the city of Gary. His reappointment was due to the fact, that ln spite of the conditions which existed In Gary during its primitve etage, when there were no proper sew er and water facilities, no contagious or Infectious diseases menaced the nubile flurmgr bis term of office. Durln his term of office many prose cutions were instituted aratnat offend trs of the law by Dr. Templin, most of which terminated Merchants, citizens and manufacturers alike came under the ban of the law when they were found to h ave emmlt tea violations, until at the present time conditions in Gary are oerfeetlv satisfactory. Hear Reports Strut Week. The annual renort of the various r.itv Tflolals were received by the board, but because of the routinA which they had to transact at this time of the year they were unable to pass upon the reports. These will he taken up at the next meeting of the Doara. Tne business was a. cm mth4 Because ef the desire f the trii5ant Mr. Knotts. to catoh , a traJn for T. dianapotis, where he will look over the prospects for Gary's superior court when the legislature convenes. Big Sewer In Accepted. The rreat district sewer v. 1 -o.-hi.-h bts ben recently constructed by the ureen & Sons company at a cost of about 1180,000 has been comnleted. in spected by the engineer, who reported yesterday that the work hn tan ..t. isfactorily done and recommended its acceptance. The board also ordered the putting in of four more local sew ers on the south side, which win .m brace the territory west of Broadway and north of the Michigan Central and south of the Wabash railroads. These sewers will be put In at once Another matter which was hrrmc-h before the board was a comniaJnt lodged by several of the draymen of me city, who claim that the ordinance requiring a license for all rtravinen op erating tn the city is not properly enlorceo. xney claimed that several of the draymen are compelled to pay a license fee. and that others are, in business who have not as yet secured the permit. The board promised the representatives that they would look into the matter. Finance Board Meets. After the meeting of the haarri v,ari adjourned the finance board held a session at which the applications were received from banks wishing to become the depositories of the citv'm tna There were five banks which made ap plication, tnese being the First National and the Lake Countv Trust company of Hammond, the First state sanK of Tolleston and the First National and the State Bank of Gary. Under the terms of the law each of these will be given their share nt v, funds In proportion to their capital The First National bank of vr.. which held a large part of the funds of the city during the past year, was escpeclally commended bv the bers of the board for their courtesy. Instruction for Emfora.it To teach the emigrant things he should know in order to aadpt himself to hi rn home Is the subject of an imperial school near London. At It the youngster who has determined to fAiinw tune across the seas Is taught farm ing, ndiug, shooting and the roping of cattle and horses. Manias Are Epidemics. Manias and delusions " U4VUkl phenomena, but they are social. They are diseases or the mind, but they are epidemic. They are enntjaa-fmia nn as cholera is contagious, but contact to others Is essential to them. They are mass phenomena. Prof. W. G Sumner, ln "Folkways." Inartistic Pottery. We wonder that some of our enterprising firms with the great resources at their command do not produce cheap artistic pottery, for It would possibly create its own market after a time. One cardinal faith among most shopkeepers appears to be that art with a big A must be paid extra for. Until we get rid of this foolish belief we shall not make much progress tn popularizing art British Architect

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ste Winning of Edmonia By JANET CHRISTINE STEPHENS. Copyrighted, 1908. by Associated Literary Press. There waa nothing of the knight errant about Percivale Bonney. In the thoughts of Edmonia Turner, thoughts which Invariably formed the frownlns background to Perclrale's waking hours, he was dlscouragingly and modernly inoffensive. She bad once stated succinctly, as was Edmonia's way, that the only thing about him that remotely suggested standing up for Itself was the cowlick at the back of a square and otherwise Irreproachably groomed head. The subject of this rather doubtful approval was secretly encouraged In the belief that the cowlick indicated an aggressive spirit which seemed to be the heroic attribute in the imagination of Edmonia's set Edmonia's faintly appreciative remark had been inspired ln her mother's attic during the rummaging of a rain bound house party, when, upon the discovery of an ancient coat of mail, Percivale had pulled it out from under the eaves and had fallen speedily to calculating how many chain dishcloths it would have made for Sirs. Turner's carefully ordered kitchen. This was too much for Edmonia. A man who could evolve dishcloths from the fabric of romance must be lacking in the most rudimentary instincts of chivalry. It counted for naught, with her that Percivale Bonney was evincing a business ability that made his father prouder every day or that she had never had a rival In his loyal devotion to her. She dreamed of the clash of armor and the risks of joust and tourney, a knight who should perform feats of arms for her sake and rescue her, if need be, from a tyrant's might la the free wholesomeness of American society the tyrant had not appeared, and to do Edmonia justice she really did care a great deal for Perclvale's allegiance, only she desired a more daring proof. It was therefore Incumbent upon this thoroughly consistent young lady that she steel her heart against the pleasing picture which a tall, broad shouldered, gray clad figure, hat off and light hair tossing ln the breeze, mndn against a morning sky on the first day or one or his erratic autumnal visits near her country home. She accordingly let her disdainful glance dwell upon his offensively ruddy cheek and ignored his unaffected stare of astonishment at her modern equipage, a brilliantly red automobile at a standstill upon the country road. "What, ho, Rebecca T' he ereeted her when within speaking distance of where she sat In the crimson ram bler. "Armed cap-a-Die I see! Is th drawbridge down?" Edmonia smiled tolerantly and gave him her hand. "But why linger so far from the paternal castle? Has thy gentle palfrey gone lame?" Edmonia glanced suggestively back along the highway. "I'm waiting for a friend." She said it with conviction. The dusty road stretched in two lone. undevlatlng lines ln either direction. Po one was In sight. Percival's caze abandoned Its quest and returned sus piciously to the crimson rambler. "Could I," he asked anxiously, "figure In that capacity?' She reddened ln turn, then scanned him critically. "Perhaps." She was still rather doubtful of his capabilities. Mentally scorning as inexcusable a devotion to hia business which had made him hitherto ignore the automohHn craze, he flattened himself out after the manner of the ardent automoblllst under her car and confided his despair to her tonneau. It was bad enough not to be roman tic, but not to be even useful was unbearable. Ee had not the slightest idea of how to start the machine. He Fred Peulecke Patterns and Models 1 to 36-Horse-Power Marine Engines. - - - - GENERAL & ELECTRICAL MACHINE WORK. AUTOMOBILES Re-ted ( Repaired. 0122 Erie Ave. South Chicago raoXX 741. wny not start the NEW TEAR in a Ne w 1 way and Borrow Monty to pit all I creditors end tnereby concentrate aU 1 your indebtedness to on: place. WE LOAN on personal propaty security CONFIDENTIAL...... Chicago Discount Co. 9138 40 Commercial Ave. South Chicago Room 200 Phone so. Chicago 104 Open Monday, Thursday and Saturday evenings until 9 P.M. We close ether evenings at 6 P. M LEAVE

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crawled out from under the machine and mounted to the driver's seat. Her sudden accession of trust, Inspired by his businesslike manner, provoked him to fresh endeavor. He made a great show of moving brakes, tight

ening useless screws and peering into the machine while she scanned the scenery. Whatever he finally did to that automobile to start it Percivale does not know. .Suddenly it slid out of the shade into the road like a bird from under his hand. Aha," he cried, with an assurance that he was far from feeling, "I thought bo?' He held a trembling hand upon tb wheel and answered irrelevant questions at regular intervals. They were now gliding along between hedgerows of gorgeous autumn color. He began to feel more at ease. Edmonia hummed a little sing as old as it was sweet: The rose that all are praising Is not the rose for me. He looked at her and ln that look forgot his new responsibility. She was gazing steadily down the dusty turnpike, a little smile upon her lips, a though she would see the knight of her dreams ln plumed helmet and shining armor riding to bear her away., "He couldn't catch us," said Perclvale in response to her thought, aha' started and looked with more Interest at her companion. He had spoken in! the confidence that Is born of igno-l ranee. "Say, Ted," he continued, "I don't know much about your 'flowers of! chivalry.' I don't even understand the! nrst thing about an aut" He caughtj himself up. He positively would not divulge this humiliating fact He went on more confidently: "But too are the rose for me, sure, Ted. Yotr must say you will marry me this time," he ended, with an air of desperation, "or 111 The threat was not completed. In the earnestness of his plea Percivale had forgotten that he was running an automobile for the first time in his life. They were now going a I a tremendous speed and every Instant gathering momentum. Edmonia gripped his arm as they lurched around a curve and bounced over a culvert. "Hang onr yelled Percivale as they approached a slight descent. In his clumsy efforts to control the machine he Inadvertently put on more speed. "What are you doing?" screamed Edmonia. "Stop! Why, you are running away with me!" she laughed tremulously. "Why not?" he shouted wildly, as she thought, recklessly. The idea of stopping was a delectable one now to Percivale, but one which lie felt that he must abandon. The roadsides of fireweed and goldenrod flew by like a track of flame.

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Hens Sapped from under his wheels as they passed farmhouses at a rate of speed that made the occupants rush out of doors to stare after them. Outraged cries followed them when a barking dog waa not quick enough to elude those blurring wheels and with a yelp of pain rolled over and over Into the ditch. Three horses baiting by the roadside In front of another house stampeded as they whizzed by and raced them out of sight Edmonia now tried to expostulate with her md cavalier. But Percivale said nothing to her almost tearful ap. peals. His whole attention was concentrated on keeping the thing within the limits of the road. "Beats LochlnvarP he yelled breathlessly as they grazed a watering tub. Edmonia moaned. "You are crazy'" she cried. "Let's go home! Oh, take me home!" she commanded him. "Home!" Percivale ground the word passionately between his teeth, "You will be lucky If you ever see home again. We shall never stop!" But even as he spoke he felt something respond to his groping fingers. The machine was obeying his controlling hand. Joy and a relief that rolled over him like a wave made him shout aloud. Edmonia received this new demonstration as the exultation of a captor and commanded and Implored by turn. But he did not at once diminish his speed. He knew now that Edmonia had not realized his impotence. He put the machine at a hill and plunged down the other side. Edmonia was clinging to him with wild promises. He brought the car carefully to a standstill and climbed painfully to the ground. Edmonia was sobbing into her handkerchief, ne hoped he was accepting the role of victorious knight

inoaesuy, DUt the iron was hotl "Ted," he cried, "you've got to keep your promise, you know. I'm not much of a knight and I don't Enow how to run" His unsuspected confession was interrupted for the second time as she suddenly, to his astonishment smiled up at him through her tears. "I never was driven like that in my lifer she remarked, with pride. "But but let's go home in a buggy I""Not until we're married," said Percivale firmly. Edmonia refnfvd n ntinn. n,r vvuuuuc m tue car, however, so they walked on to the nearest town, where the minister's fee was the first of a series f more mundane charges which punctuated their homeward Journey fa the buggy. But in his new Joy, which was only enhanced by pecuniary Interludes with the wrathful owners of slaughtered hens, the tearful mistress of an Injured dog and damages due to the recovery of errant horses, Percivale made It a triumphal journey. n I POCAHONTAS Lj Conn Street and Wabash R. R. Phone 210 650 Broadway J that needs cleanind? L5.aLiLaln7 . njraercial Ave. ( &Z73 So. Chicago Ave south Chicago 2423