Hammond Times, Volume 5, Number 286, Hammond, Lake County, 23 May 1911 — Page 4
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THE TIMES. Tuesday, May 23, 1911
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RANDOM THINGS AND FLINGS
MAKE a marathon out of the next grand jury, eh, yes wot? WE trust Mayor Knotts is a subscriber to some good clipping bureau.
n" f upunan THE Moose affidavit seems to be
on the off again Finniganon-agaJn pattern.
OF course if the Hammond G. A.
R. stand for it, why that ia all there is to it
HOBART doesn't propose to let
Gary and East Chicago have all the excitement.
.
GARY seems to be passing the
buck so, rapidly that it is liable to
get red hot.
NOW if Mr. Alfred Austin has his
little ode ready, the coronation will
kindly proceed.
WELL, at any rate, the frost and
the ice seem to have become pretty
well cleared away.
DEACON KNOTTS AS A PULPITEER.
We have never had much faith in revivals or sudden spasms of virtue,
but it must be conceded that every little, helps.
It is with a great deal of interest that the people of Gary note that their
worthy and immaculate-motived mayor has again waddled down to the
mourners' bench and got religion.
Let net your minds be troubled with with the question: "Why does Mayor Knotts always get religion after he has been arrested for some serious
violation of the law? Let that pass.
No sooner was he arrested for embezzlement than the order went out again to raid the resorts and a host of scarlet women were again bundled off
to the police station. The resorts are as lively again, however. Then on Sunday there was another evidence of the uplift. Rev. T. E
Knotts preached a sermon on civic cleanliness, purity in politics and , law clinches
observance. Among other admirable thoughts Deacon Knotts said:
IF you had lived in England very
long you would know that Mr. Tom
Knotts has considerable "side "
SUPREME court is trying to figure
out what a folding bed is. Well, it is
no place to sleep that's a cinch.
HOW would it be to exhibit all the
officials who are in trouble at the
White City in Gary for an attraction?
JOHN D. Rockefeller had better be
ware. Broncho John Sullivan s M ild
The Day in HISTORY
west troupe is headed towards Whiting.
ST. Louis man signed a contract not
to kiss his wife. We take it that the
couple agreed verably to break in the
May 23.
1541 Jacques Cartler left St. Mala on
hia last voyage to the New World.
1706 The English and Allies defeated
the French at- the battle of Families.
1740 John Gibson. first territorial
governor of Indiana, born in Lancaster, Pa. Died in Pittsburg. Pa., April 10, 1823.
1752 William Bradford, who was the
first to demand the freedom of the proas, died in New York city. Born in 1660.
17S1 American force laid siege to
Augusta, Ga.
1373 Memorial to Shakespeare un
veiled in Central Park, New York
city.
1899 .First celebration of '"Empire
Day" In Canada.
1900 Jonas Gilman Clark, founder of
Clark University, died in Wor cester, Mass.
1908 Francois Coppe, celebrated
dramatist, died in Paris. Born
there. Jan. 1!. 1S43.
1910 The Danish cabinet resigned, owing to the severe defeat of the
Radicals in the general election. "THIS IS MY 6UTH BIRTHDAY" Antolne E. Monls.
Antoine E. Monis, who became premier of France two months ago on
the resignation of the Briand ministry, was born at Charenta, May 23, 1&45, After completing the ordinary courso of Instruction he studied law and was admitted to the bar. Since 1891 he has sat in the French senate for Glronde. He took a prominent part in the overthrow of the Durgeols ministry In 1896. As minister (of justice in the cabinet of M. Wajdeck-Rousseau he signed the decree convoking the High Court to try the royalist plotters against the Republic in 1899. M. Monls has many friends among politicians and has oc
cupied a position of great authority in the senate, of which he became a vice president in 1900. In politics he is a radical Republican, moderately inelin. ed toward the advanced Loft section. 1
Heart to Heart Talks. By EDWIN A.NYE.
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"Wail not for precious chances passed away; ' Weep not for golden ages on the wane! Each night I burn the records of the day At sunrise every soul is born again." Of course, there will be other "chances" as long as the burned.
'records" are
Ainu you rememner mat it was
Senator Stephenson who presented pretty Pauline, the boss milker, to the White House.
"BOUT time to bring some of the
Bnappy eyed women insurrectos into Lake county. Perhaps they can save the situation.
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Up and Down in INDIANA
SOCIETY page says there is a fad
CROPS ARE MOST PROMISING. 4 '
Since Lake county has become important , as a manufacturing center
the question of its agricultural resources is freauently lost sight of. It mav for early rising. It's no fad. We
be said that the prospect for the production of great wealth in the way of 8lmply eaut break a baby ln to Bleep
. . I longer man o a. m
agricultural products is netter than in years. I
ine spring came seasonaDiy ana tne recent rains served to mane con-1 'TWAS a distinct shock for Indiana ditions Ideal. It is believed that nothing can now prevent the harvesting of Harbor to know that Crown Point
could dig up a bunch of rooters like that for a Sunday game.
one of the finest early crops that has ever been known in the county.
The small fruits, the cherries, apples, pears, etc, will be plentiful. The
") '-'"y, " i'1" "o a lonuic iai ci, im ue line luia year. up I TIlVTtV. la mnw than nn A wntr in
until a few weeks ago hay brought as high as $20 a ton, an unprecedented show the human form and a Gary
rjrice. Cheaper produce oueht to mean cheaner dairv rroduets. but the breeze can do it if the weaver en
mlllr trust enntrnk tiricoo tn on cvtort thnt maVoa ihio imnV,oM I ClOSeS herself in a kimono
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The small grains ought to be a good crop this year. In fact, everything
AND then when he is driven to the
points to a prosperous year for the farmer for the reason that the weather iast; ditch. Mayor Knotts will prob
has been good and the rains timely. ably jump in and take one of his fa-
If the industrial situation doesn't look good now, you can bet your last moua little old immunity baths
nlcaviino that It will in the full
iNUHUHi inai jonn i. miner, me
student thief, was saved from Sing
TROUBLES OF GARY. Sing by being paroled. That's noth-
Our sister city, Gary, is having her troubles. Mayor Knotts, who went lng, John simply had it on Motograph
to school in Tinnecanoe countv. Is nndpr arrest fnr nthfr Hllpfofl orimoo Th a I MaCf adden
public also is suspicious of a street railway franchise recently granted.
WHENEVER City Attorney
Gavit of Hammond watches
John that
This contract gives an unrestricted franchise to an eastern corporation. We
are quite sure that Mayor Knotts didn't learn how to do these things in the great son of his stepping the half schools of Tippecanoe county. Of course Mayor Knotts is innocent, under mile, he is reconciled at the passing
the law, but it must be admitted that the case against him looks serious. ot the tor8e-
Garv la havinsr nil thf irnrlfnf nf a nlnnAor fntrn Tha n..).
" . TAKES a woman from two to ten
i.uue umu t veaetj wmi iub iubu lur town lots. io aouot tne town nas been bours to dress. We do not believe the. prey of adventurers and beyond question politics has been played for that a woman ought to be allowed to business returns. Mayor Knotts may be the victim of evil forces and h work over eight hours a day any
mar be one to have taken advanter of t h nnlltionl nnnnrf,.)! a more than a man should.
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However the situation calls for careful investigation. Gary has been grow
ingr rapidly and she has been reckless. But the town will settle down to the regular life and the political pirates will be driven out. The Journal
has faith in Gary, which is destined to be one of the important cities of the !
state. But before substantial progress is made the town must adjust itself to the right standing. The demand being made now for the investigation of alleged wrongs indicates that Gary is getting down to business. Lafayette
Journal.
HAT ORNAMENT SAVES GIRL. While riding yesterday in an auto
mobile driven by C. H. Carlisle, of
Petersburg, Jos. Brian, county clerk, and his family and Miss Barbara Elfert, court stenographer, were fired
on from ambush. One of the bullets hit an ornament on Miss Eifert's hat
and was flattened. Inflicting no injury.
It Is not known who fired the shot. TO CATCH 'EM BY PHONE.
The police force, Mayor Hanking, of Connersville, and many citizens jook favorably tn a,' piarl fust proposed to
them by an Indianapolis inventor l prevent Sunday sales of liquor in saloons, and to preserve order there. lie has applied for a patent on an
apparatus similar to a telephone, which
would connect every saloon 1b the city
with police headquarters, and which
would make the raintest clink of a glass or the lowest tone of voice audi
ble at the other end of the line. The
cost of these arrangements, he says.
would be Jittle more than that of telephone. ISPEB HYPNOTIC 1SFUESCE. Mrs. Al Cunningham has asked County Prosecutor William J. Wood to Investigate the alleged hypnotic powers of Everett South, a bieycle repairer of Lebanon. She says her son, James Cunningham, can net be aroused to activity in the daytime because he is thrown inte a trance by South. South conducts large classes of boys in hypnotic seances. Mrs. Cunningham eays that because of South's influence ever her son Je spent the night digging for gold, outside of the city.' The next day, she said, he was ln a trance and she could not awaken him. CO-EDS KIIX VIPERS. Two spreading vipers were killed at Bloomington Thursday. One was fought by Mrs. J. A. Williams and a
CHILDREN OR. CALVES? Here Is something new under the sun fattening school children. The school authorities of Philadelphia discovered that some of the children were underfed. They cam from homes where the parents leave for work early In. the morning and return late ln tbe evening, and there Is not much to eat An experiment was made. Fifty of these children were selected, and for a month they were glren three cent hot lunches, consisting of hamburger steak or Irish stew, with rice or gravy. The result? These lean school children poor kids gained an average of four pounds in twenty-six daysl Borne, half starved, gained more, but the average was four Pounds of solid flesh. Now I have just been noting in a farm Journal a tabulation of some elaborate feeding tests of cattle and hogs. Much Is said about tbe "balanced ration."
And I remember that experiment
schools are maintained and bulletins
issued by the government to promote
proper feeding of farm animals.
Which Is aU right, but
Why draw the Hue on famished chil
dren? Is It because cows and pigs rep
resent money and children are mere
human flesh, which has no value on
the stockyards quotations?
Ask yourself.
Why do we spend so many millions on battleships and rivers and harbors
and conservation of forest, mine and
stream and so little on tbe children?
Afraid we will pauperize them if we
feed them?
Did we pauperize the Union Pacific when we gave it millions of acres of land? Do we pauperize tbe steel barons when we give them a monopoly
on steel rails, or our army officers
when we retire them on half pay? How about free schoolbooks?
Did we pauperize the children of the
poor when we gave them in many
places books free of cost?
The fact 13 we pauperize these poor
children or make criminals of them
when we let them go hungry.
You can give a thin boy or girl one wholesome meal a day for a less sum of money than It costs to feed a fat
calf.
Ton do not pauperire the calf by giv
lng it something to eat
How can people of the cities where
the ill nourished children of the poor are found permit such conditions? Are
they hard hearted, or don't they know, or have they become used to the pitiful thing?
WEARS COAT 63 YEARS OVD. Joe Glazier, of Owensviile, appeared
In the streets recently wearing s Prince Albert coat sixty-two years old. The coat was worn Mr. Glasler's father on his wedding day ln 1849. It has
been well taken care of and is good for many more years.
Barney Murray has a pair of boots
which he wore when he was married,
forty years ago. The boots are also good as new and Barney wears them
occasionally.
While the father, Henry Keifer, of
Vincennes, a night engineer, was sleeping and his wife was at tha home of a
neighbor, last night, thalr home at
Bridgeport, III., caught fire from an
unknown source, and before Gerald, eight months old, could be rescued, he was burned to death. Marvin, three
years old, sleeping-with the father, was
thrown out of a window and thus saved.
THE DAY IN CONGRESS
could not build an electric road from Gary to Crown Point because of the courts. The most important Improve
ment in northern Lake county today
is held up by the courts. Prainage of
the Calumet and when they get.
through with It it will cost more for
court expenses than it will to dig the
ditch. Our courts have had Knotts in hand enough to make it hot for him. But what have they done? The judges either want Knotts' Influence or they are afraid of him. Four-fifths of the
lawyers of Lake county are for the wide' open saloon for they know that causes most the crime and misery and
if It was not for the saloon most of them would be out of a job.
Knotts is not the cause but the re
sult of conditions in Gary. "The happiness and stability of the people
of this earth have always been in
strict accord with their morality."
SAM B. WOODS,
SENATE.
LaFollette called up resolution for
the appointment of a special committee
to investigate . Lorlmer's election, and made a hot speech denouncing Lorimer and demanding that the case be re
opened. His speech will be continued
tomorrow. The committee on privileges and elections has withdrawn its opposition to the reopening of the case,
but will insist upon the right to con
duct the Investigation instead of having It made by a special committee, as LaFollette insists. The democrats will support LaFollette. Dillingham introduced a resolution seeking to postpone
action on the LaFollette resolution. 1 HOVSE. Debate on Arizona and New Mexico constitutions resumed. Bill introduced by Berger of Wisconsin to regulate the hours of working women in the District of Columbia, COMMITTEES. Finance committee continued hearing on reciprocity treaty. Senator Kelson spoke in condemnation of Taft's attitude in blocking
amendments, saying It was evasion of constitution and trifling with the sen
ate, which was part of the treaty mak ing power.
The committee on exppenditures of
the treasury department held a hear
ing on charges brought by a magazine writer that the department has not en
forced the collection of duty on creo sote in southern ports.
The committee on expositions held a hearing on the Hakes resolution asking the Latin American republics to
participate in tha San Xiego exposi tion of ISIS.
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VOICE OP
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girls engaged ln the snake fights say they were not frightened. '
GAVE 50 CENTS FOR KIDS. On a complaint charging that he has
contributed only 10 cents a day toward
the support of his family, which con
sists of wife and four children, Ed
ward Mahler, of South Bend, a barber holding a good position, was arrested yesterday. "My wife lies," said Mahier to Judge G. A. Farabaugh ln police court, "if she says I give only 10 cents a day- to keep her and the 'kids." Why, Just the other day I gave her 50 cents to buy clothes for the 'kids. ( The case was continued for Investigation. KEEP FIRE FROM SICK GIRL.
Firemen at Loganspiort fought desperately, yesterday, to prevent flames from reaching a room in the
home of W. S. Ay rea, where a daughter
lay critically 111. Physicians said she would die If moved and they remained with her, using powerful restoratives while the firemen beat back the Are and saved
HE WAS NOT THE MAN. v Hobart. Ind., May 23. Editor Times: Will you kindly correct the newspaper reports sent out from Chicago that I was arrested in Chicago in company with Mrs. Yarger of this place. It was I who arrested her in my official capacity as deputy marshall of Hobart, when she was with a well known Hobart township man and brought the couple back to Hobart I shall make the Chicago papers set me right but as your paper Is widely read ln Lake County you can straighten matters up for me.1 ALBERT WYANT.
A NVISANCE. i East Chicago, Ind., May 53. Editor Times: When It is said that East Chicago is baseball mad, the statement is lnded a very true one. This will apply to others of the Calumet region also. Jt seems that a person with any common amount of pride and good sense, will not tolerate, neither participate !n such rowdyism as has the last three Sundays attended the baseball games. The noise of the fans upon their return trips were a positive disgrace to the town. People can hardly carry on a conversation, two or three blocks away
from the strett car line. Jt seems that the noise, that will tend most to desecrate the holy day, is the one most
favored. Such as the ringing of cow
bells and blowing on horns.
Should this be permitted? By no
means. Are there not people who have different ideas of how the Sunday should be spent? The greater number of people by far, wish to spend a quiet.
social afternoon at home.
It is indeed very unpleasant to have
some friend visitor, go home and say,
"East Chicago permits such law breaking celebrations," and at that on Sunday afternoon. What do you think? If the writer is not badly mistaken a certain law exists, that provides for
the arrest and conviction of any law breaker. If a man who is intoxicated, starts any kind of an up-roar, he la quickly hauled in yet the drinker will not have made, one one-hundredth the noise, that the baseball fanatics make every Sunday. Why do the officials permit it? Some one may ask, how will the noise be stopped? The writer would answer, do not try to stop all the noise. Simply force the fans to make all their noise while ln the baseball park. And when outside, either keep still or face the law. Is not this noise an evident breaking of the peace of a community? The writer does not intend that this article should be against Sunday baseball. For he believes that a baseall game Is far less injurious, than to
have the same crowd of men and boys.
spending their afternoon in a poolroom or in a saloon. It Is indeed a very poor idea of how to-spend the Sabbath, but better than what is often done In the cities of this region. These are not the ideas of an old church fogy, but the ideas of a young man who is not a church member, never the Jess one who regards the feelings of a people, as well as his own. EAST CHICAGO.
that part of the house in which the girl
number of university girls ln front of lay. The patient's recovery Is doubt
ful.
the home of Mrs. Anna Burgoone, In East Fourth street, until Frank Rogers killed It. Miss Hazel Oliphant, of Dugger, killed one In West Eleventh
street, with a hoe, after it struck at removed, the buildings and her. It measured four feet long. I have been on the market for
HOME FOR AGED WOMEN. The Indiana Children's Receiving
Home, having been abandoned, or rather
grounds year or
Miss Etella Hanna, Juat west of more. There Is a movement on foot to town, killed a viper of the same I make the place a home for aged wornspeeies, the first of the week. All thelen. A woman of wealth has offered a
KNOTTS HESl'tT NOT CA15E. Lottaville, Ind., May 23. Editor Times: Last Tuesday's Times had a long article on "How Gary Suffered by Knotts." The worst part of the whole bustness la from the conditions Of things over there It must be true Gary made its bow to the world as going to be a model city. No saloons and a happy and prosperous people. What did they do? Had more and worse saloons than any town in the county which attracted the worst element to
Gary and made it possible for such men as Knotts to be elected to office. Where the saloons flourish there Is always crime and misery and Gary could have had a -town without saloons and the conditions would have been very different there today, The Times says. "Utter Disregard of Decency and Law." The trouble Is we have no law or justice. Our courts don't amount to a hill of beans for punishing law-break-ers. They are more inclined to get us into trouble than out of trouble. We
CARPENTER COMPLAINS. Hammond, Ind., May 19. Editor Tmb Times: Condition in regard of our carpenters' union, local 599. On May 16 there was held a meeting in Hammond under the name of our district council. This body was acting like a district court and fined five of our union members $5 each for working under the scale. Mostly all of these men appointed to act on this trial court, were outsiders. Now the question arises whether our local 699 will allow more dictating or not; If ne action 1b taken at once our home members will come to the conclusion that our 'union officers are not much better than bur electricians. You home men are getting tired of this bulldozing business. For example, the members of this local are trying to let out. one of the present business agents. Two business agents receive $54 a week and the income of this union ia not more than this amount. This shows clearly our business agents are making an easy living at our brother members' expense. Our brothers in this union are getting tired ot feeding two business agents. I wish your paper would take notice of our present condition. On an open shop ruling this will make a bettermen in our union and protect you home member. ERNEST KENNING. 64 Gostlin street.
Would You Dash from a Theater Panic? Leave These Brave Girls at Their Post?
THINKS GARY TO BLAME.
uary is Deiiowmg witn rage over tbe presentation of a fifty-year franchise to a gas and traction company and there is loud talk of a jack pot.
However, there is a strong impression over the state that Gary has merited
her woes. Any city that would elect Tom Knotts mayor and a majority of
the councilmen from the ranks of foreign saloonkeepers deserves the dose
they hand out to her. Fort Wayne News.
AFTER THE editorial ln these columns last night, regarding Memorial
Day observance, the directors of the Hammond A. A. met and decided to
have no fights on that day. 'Tis well.
"GRANDMA" CARR says she has a mission to perform. Ought to join hands, grandma, w'ith Deputy Oil Inspector Swaim. Perhaps he can suggest a remedy. ! 1 4fe , AN UNGRATEFUL world should not thank the supreme court for improving industrial conditions. It .ought to get down on its knees and thank God Almighty for the magnificent rains.
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These are the girl ushers in a Chicago theatre who are highly indignant at Aid. Fred Britten for his proposed ordinance aimed at their Jobs, would rush out of the theatre and be jpaaicstricken. The girls deny this. They assert that they would stick till the last man waa saved.
He claims that in case of fire the girl