Hammond Times, Volume 7, Number 57, Hammond, Lake County, 23 August 1912 — Page 4
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I IP FOR THE 1 EMpiDAY
Shadows on the Shore.
The doubtful dawn came dim and wan.
And dimmer grew tha day;
The klldeer whistled among the words. The blue crane clanged in the river
reeds. And a mist foil wild and gray.
At dawn she stod, her heavy hood
Flung back, in the ferryboat.
To watch the rebel raiders ride. Her rebel love, with his men beside.
His kiss on the mouth and throat.
Lake some wild spell the tempest fell,
Like soma dark curse night came;
For hours she heard the warring dead. Whose batteries opened overhead
"With thunder and with flame.
And now again, in the wind and rain.
She tolled at the creaking oar.
Oh, what had she heard in the night
and storm?
Whose voice was that and where the
form That galloped to the shore?
Across the stream, in the tempest's
gleam, Who sent that wild halloo?
In the lightning's glare, who wasit
there.
The wind and rain in his tossing hair.
And his gray cloak torn in two?
Through rain and blast oar fast! oar
fast!
Look where he rides in the lightning's
glow!
And hearken now to his far halloo! But only a horse, with head hung low, A blur of blood on the saddlebow,
Comes nickering to her side.
Madison Cawein, In Harper's Weekly.
MASONIC CALENDAR.
Hammond Chapter, No. 117, meets
second and forth Wednesday of each
month.
Hammond Commandery. No. 41, Reg
Ular meeting first and third Monday of
each month.
THE STRAW HAT.
Already the death knell Is being
rung for this summer's" straw hat,
and by the fifteenth of next month the obsequies will take place over most of the straw coverings that now thatch the roofs of the average male
residents of this domain.
Assiduous delving ia the archives of precedent and fashion has failed to bring forth any lucid Information
on the Identity of the person who de
creed that straw hats were a dead Is
sue after September 15. But perhaps
it is for the best.
By the middle of September the average straw hat begins to look like
a tramp steamship below the water
line after she has made a voyage to
Hong Kong and return without being
given her complement of paint. The life of the average straw hat ,llke
that of the Miller Station mosquito, is
not long.
The rays of the sun oftentimes bleach this piece of headgear more effectively than a bottle of peroxide will color Dottie Coughdrop's bru
nette curls, and the rain and the dust
and the wind play sad havoc with the straw so that, when the middle
of August rolls around, Its owner sits up nights wondering how on earth he is going to make his hat last for an
other month.
Some men throw convention to the
wind and don their derbies long before September 15, but the average citizen is not brave; therefore he bows to the dictates of fashion and custom and wears his be-draggled straw until that day in September when it has been decreed from time
immemorial that It is taboo.
DEMOSTHENES, the first of the great orators, filled his mouth with
pebbles. What a pity the mouths of
some modern orators cannot be filled
In the same way. It might silence
them.
AN eastern newspaper says Henry Watterson would not support Roosevelt or Clark. The paper is taking
quite a chance on its veracity to at
tempt to tell what Watterson will do
GRAFT IN BUSINESS.
Graft is not peculiar to politics,
Business is tainted with dishonest
practices. In fact, much of the dls
honesty In public life Is traceable to
the influence of profit seeking priv
ate interests.
The scandals in connection with
the management of the Illinois Cen
tral railroad, that were aired a few
months ago, bore a striking similar!
ty to those developed by the Merriam
commission that investigated condl
ttons in the city government. Now another concern, the United States
Express company, has deemed it
necessary to carry on a searching In qulry to ascertain if it is being rob
bed by some of its employes.
The alleged irregularities in this
aee too, are much, like those charg
route from Chicago takes in tbe Illinois and Michigan canal and the Illi
nois and Mississippi rivers.
Our own porta Gary, Hammond,
Whiting, Indiana Harbor and Michigan City will coma in for a great share of the benefits if the waterway scheme pans out. In the early days
waterways la thl3 section were a greater factor in inland commerce
than they are today. A growing de
mand for cheaper freight tariffs which the railways cannot give is responsible for the plans to revive the Chlcago-to-gulf waterway route.
NOW that food costs so much
dandelion greens and sassafras will be eaten more than ever and perhaps
some of us will have to come to hay
at $30 per ton.
A HAMMOND man who went to a
ball game to forget his troubles back
ed the wrong team in a pool and now
he has a lot of other troubles.
ed against officials and employes in the public service. The graft, if it
exists, grows out of the purchase of supplies and equipment, the employ
ment of extra horses and wagons and
payments to employes for extra
service.
It Is not alone In the political field
that there is need for higher stand
ards of conduct Chicago Daily
News.
OVER in N. Y. an alimony claim
for $28,445 was sold at auction for
$100. This does not sound like a
sporting proposition. It looks more
like a donation.
LOWELL. Is getting ready to en
tertain "The Girl From Rectors." We
trust that some of the esteemed clti
sens there have their blinders on if
it is the real thing.
SHOULD BE JUDICIAL.
The campaign has not yet advanc
ed to that stage, where President Taft is charged with having murder
ed his grandmother, but those whose
business it is to confuse the issues
would make an argument against
him, that having a judicial mind he
is not fitted for the strenuous duties
of an executive. As a matter of fact the successful executive must have
the analysing judicial mind coupled
with a love for systematic work, and
those who would accuse the presi
dent of a lack of these qualities are referred to his message of March 3rd,
1911, known as senate document No
859, In which he asks for an appro
priation to continue Investigation of the business methods of employes in
the, executive departments.
In this message he said in part: "It was with this strong conviction, based on years of observation in public service, as well as an anology found in corporate practice, that I asked Congress a year ago for an apropriation of (100,000 to pay the expenses of an inquiry into the methods of transacting public business with a view to 'inaugurating new or changing old methods, so as to attain greater economy and efficiency.' First of all this inquiry has sought to know what is the problem before each administrative head, i. e. what are the powers, duties, and limitiations imposed on each officer; what Is the organiation. and equipmment by means of which these powers and duties are executed or made effective; what are the methods and procedure employed; what records are kept; what reports have been made. These inquiries have been made and the results have been indexed and tabulated and made available to the several departmental committees. In the progress of the work the estimates for 1913 have been brought together on a uniform basis; expenditures have been reclassified and the objects of expenditure have been codified; uniform forms of expenditure documents have been devised and are now being considered for Installation; the auditing organiasttion and procedure accounting and reporting are being critically reviewed to the end that a common method and procedure may be introduced throughout the service. A general constructive program has been mapped out." '
WE WILL SHARE IN IT.
Local significance is attached to
the incorporation of an Illinois com
pany organized for the purpose of promoting waterway traffic from Chicago and the Great Lakes to New Or
leans and the gulf country, The
ONE of the greatest drawbacks to
a good holiday is one of the everpresent proclamations of Gov. Mar
shall filled with gush.
Friday, August 23, 1912.
HEARD BY RUBE
REFORM IS TRIUMPHANT.
The mayor and four of the West
Hammond councilmen have proven
themselves worthy of their trust,
The other four councilmen are can
didates for the discard. They will
be weeded out in the course of events
And incidentally the people of
West Hammond have shown their
temper unmistakably. It Is about
time that the dive keepers who have
hung to this community like leeches
were shaken off, once and for all
time.
Great reforms are only accomplish
ed by men with backbone, men with honesty of purpose, men who place
principle above private gain. Such
is the character of Mayor K. M
Woszcynskl, who cast the deciding vote. Alderman C. J. Wunschel, Otto
Planer, Richard Zimmerman and
Daniel Slalvn.
The men who have proven them
selves entirely unworthy of public
trust and who have cast discredit on their nationality are Joseph Wierzvitckl, Mike Modrzejewskl, Alex
Kowalski and John Jaranowski. It was thePolish people in West Hammond who began thl3 reform and it
is a sad commentary on the four councilmen who voted in favor of the dives that they failed utterly to represent their contituents.
The community appreciates the
service that has been done it by the mayor and the four aldermen who have stood steadfast In the fight for a clean city.
THE TIMES suggests that the good
citizens of West Hammond and Hammond who appreciate the service that these men have rendered In protect
ing their homes and the virtue of
their women show that appreciation by calling the mayor and the four aldermen up on the telephone and congratulating them.
Mayor Woszcynski's telephone
number is 377, Chrl3t Wunschel's is
578, Richard Zimmerman's Is 174,
Dan Slavln's is 837 W. Otto Planer's name Is not in the directory but
postal cards may be sent to him. People who want to do something to
aid- this movement should show their
appreciation by at least telephoning their congratulations to the above named men.
As to the four Judas Iscarlots of
the West Hammond cause, who are
also named In this editorial they should be treated with contempt, as
things unclean, a menace to the
sanctity of the home.
They should be made to see that
decent people do not approve of their
cent people do not aprove of their
course of action, that the dive keepers are but a small factor In the situation after all and a poor element to
tie to-
They should be shown that this
dive question is sure to be decided in the Interests of the home after all and
when the last dive is eliminated, the keepers seek greener pastures, the last wearer of the red letter is gone and the dissolute characters have vanished for ever, that all they will have In return for their support of the dives Is the contempt of decent
people.
CAN it be that the executive committee in charge of th Northern Indiana Editorial association at Gary figured that the visiting editors never saw a hose cart and hook and ladder before? Part of the "entertainment" yesterday was a trial run by the firemen. IN the passing of General Booth of the Salvation army the world loses a good scout. An institution that goes in for helping the poor instead of preaching to the rich will certainly cause old St. Peter to pass its founder by the golden portals without even the ordinary pass word. THE worm has-turned! London newspaper has started libel proceedings against a politician who said that one of the stories it printed wasn't true. London editors must be awfully touchy. SINCE the school board is spending
a measly $24,000 for 14.000 yards of
"black dirt" so that "the grass will
grow" around that new schoolhouse in Gary's patch," one shudders to think of what an awful trimming the taxpayers would have received had the patriots
in charge of the letting of the con
tracts decided for sunflower decorations
also. MUSTN'T have very much to do down
alt Muncie since Mrs. Anthony got the
town into print by wearing diamond spangled box. They've Just incorpor
ated a perpetual motion company at old
Munc.
SCIENTIST claims to have invented daylight. Since its council won't stand
for boulevard lights the Hammond burghers might insist that at least $8 worth of the new stuff be bought to
light up State and Hohman streets.
OH, well! what if August doesn't
warm up to us. The fall will soon be
here and It will be more generous
What with lighting the lamp at 5
o clock, pumpkins, red corn, harvest
moon dances, church bazaars, woolen
blankets at night, tbe kids all around the study table after supper, pa not
even wanting to go to lodge and con
tented with sitting by the stove read
ing Tm Times, ma darning the sox,
etc. Then if you are young some nice
walks in the evening with her, or If
you are'old, a pipe and a mug of cider.
Some balycon days, eh?
"WHAT will happen on Nov. 6?" writes
d. K. As far as we can figure it out there'll be a lot of bull moose brethren up before daylight trying to crawl through the fence into the republican
pasture.
THE Vanderbilts are paying $5,000 for a special performance of a play at their home. Around here a nickel or a dime lets us see even better things on
th schein, '
DON'T notice that Governor Wilson
is sending out very. many lithographs
of his mug. And he is only going to
make six speeches csuring the campaign.
Evidently Wcody don't want the people
to know him too welL "GATES LEFT ONLY $18,000,000."
Newspaper headline. No wonder heads
of families get the hay fever.
AS it Is the out-of-town papers must
imagine that our "Virginia Brooks does the Joan of Arc stunt riding around on
a white nag.
IF West Hammond would give a county fair or something like that it
might forget some of its graft racket.
TIMES last night had an article on how girls can make enough money to
go to college. A lot of papas would be better pleased if the fashion editor could rig up some advice on how girls can earn enough money to buy their
trousseaus.
ARRESTED IN INDIANAPOLIS. Henry Goldblatt, a Crawfordsvllls
Junk dealer, is alleged to have stolen
3,000 pounds of dross from the Crawfordsvllle Wire and Nail Company, and is in Jail. The metal has been disap
pearing gradually for some time, and
upon investigation it was found that
Goldblatt had shipped 1,000 pounds to
Indianapolis and had left by interurban to receive the goods. The police left
for Indianapolis at once and finding Goldblatt returned him to Crawfords-
vllle.
After being taken to the station here
Goldblatt made a confession, in which
he implicated John Wilson and Ora
Roach. They were arrested and are in jail. Goldblatt furnished $500 bond
and was released.
BROOKS CASE BOND FILED. In the Circuit Court at Noblesville
yesterday afternoon a bond for $2,000
was filed to cover the costs for an ap
peal of the famous Madison Brooks
will' case, which was tried in Nobles
ville last spring. At the same time
James Cook, a banker and farmer of
Fortville. was appointed receiver for
all of the Brooks property Included In
the codicils in the will, about 1,300
acres of land. The Jury set aside the
codicils, but held the original will to
be valid. The estate is valued at $300.-
000. At the time of his death two
years ago Madison Brooks was the wealthiest farmer in central Indiana,
owning more than 3.000 acres of land.
VALl'E OP KSTATE 9275,000. John Vaughan. a brother of E. K.
Vaughn, of Richmond, who died Sat
urday night, said today that the estate of the deceased would not exceed $275.-
000. The will has not yet been pro
bated, but it is said the chief beneficiarlea will be the young widow, Wal
ter .Vaughan of Richmond, Mrs. Mary
Reynolds of Dayton, both children, and Mrs. Carl Bernhardt of Indianapolis.
PARENTS DESERT CHILDREN. As, a result of terrible exposure
Stella Stransky, 17 years old, and her brother Joseph, 15 years old, are paralyzed and unable to speak. The chil
dren were found In an outbuilding in
the foreign section of South Bend and take to the County Asylum. The authorities have started an Investigation to fix the responsibility for their piti
ful condition, but so far hve ben un
able to locate the parents, who have probably left the city.
GROCERS EIND FORGED PAPER." When W. H. Reynolds, and Ray
Keach, grocers, at Seymour, went to
the bank last evening to make deposits, they found that each had 9 forged check. Each check was for $14.40 and had the firm name of M. Huber & Bro.j shoe dealers at Sey
mour, signed to it. The checks were
The Day in HISTORY
THIS DATE INWISTORY. Aurust ax 1628 George Williers, duke of Bcklng
ham, assassinated by John Felton
1784 State of Franklin, afterward Ten
nessee, was formed.
1793 For the third time in thirty years
the British captured Pondlcherry
the capital of French India.
1813 Perry's squadron sailed from
Sandusky for Put-In-Bay.
1866 Treaty of peace between Austria
and Prussia signed at Prague. 18S3 Completion of the Northern Pa cine railroad to the Pacific coant.
1898 The United States and Canadian
joint high commission met at Que bee.
1911 President Taft addressed the G.
A. R. national encampment at
Rochester.
SOME of the political stuff tW is printed in some newspapers comes about as near being piffle as it possibly could be.
THE conceited person merely expresses what every person thinks about himself.
THEY ftre now making cheese out of beans, and they could use worse stuff at that.
YES a leader will get to the front through any ki&4 of a crowd.
THIS IS MY 62ND BIRTHDAY. Herbert M. Wllsoa.
Herbert M. Wilson, chief engineer of the United States bureau of mines, was
born in Glasgow. Scotland, Aug. 23
1860. At an early age ha accompanied his parents to America and was educated at Cooner Union. New York, and
at the school of mines of Columbia
college. For a year or two after tak
ing up the profession of civil engineer
ing he was engaged in railway con
struction work In Mexico. In 1882 he
joined the United States geological sur vev as a topographer and filled the po
sitions of irrigation engineer and geographer before he became chief engineer several years ago. Mr. Wilson is
widely known for his lectures before
colleges and engineering societies on
irrigation, mine nres and rescue, swamp
reclamation and other subjects. He
has been especially active In the move
ment to abate the smoke nuisance in the large cities of the country. $
Up and Down in INDIANA
AS NORTHERN CROP RIPENS WATERMELONS CET CHEAPER AND SMALL BOYS ARE CLAD
( &$"f t Y I AT ( - J ? i I ft v-Vf", ; ?- M " iVjff Ml :
"Do Ah like watahmeionr
presented by a stranger, who purchased two pounds of coffee at each store nd got the difference in change. The same man tried to pass a check for $18.65 with Judge John M. Lewis's name signed to It, but refused. The police have been unable to get any trace of the forger. WILL MARCH FOR FIRST TIME. For the first time in the twenty-eight
years of its existence the Indiana Federation of Labor at Richmond will have a street parade, when it meets there during the last week in September. It is, hoped to make the parade an annual event hereafter. W. C. Demlller of Indianapolis has been at, Richmond for several days making arrangements for the Federation's meeting.
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Hammond's Greatest Dept. Store Saturday Grocery Specials OUR BUILDING WILL BE IN THE HANDS OF THE WRECKERS IN A FEW DAYS. TO SAVE MOVING STOCK WE ARE OFFERING EXTRAORDINARY VALUES. SEVERAL LINES BEING SOLD UNDER COST. READ CAREFULLY THE FOLLOWING BARGAINS:
Quaker Oats, three pack
ages for Genuine
per can only Red Cross Spaghetti,
2 packages
25c French Peas, 15c
Macaroni or
15c
Fancy Spanish Olives, ........... 25c Best Quality Peanut Butter, per 4 O0 pound I CXt Fancy Freestone Peaches, per 19n basket 1? Fine Quality Pink Salmon 1-pound . 1 On
IU
MILK Lay
can.
Fancy Santa Clara Prunes, 3 pounds OlZr-r for. :. Z3C Argo Gloss Starch, A per package . ." t Home Grown Tomatoes, basket. . , 10c
Snider's Famous Tomato
Catsup, 25c bottle ,
19c
51c
It Is 6timated that the expepse of the recent convention in Ohio to frame a new constitution and of the special state election next month to ratify or reject the proposed amendments will amount to three-quarters of a million dollars.
Fancy Japan Rice, three pounds 09f for...
SUGAR Best Eastern Granulated,
with erocerv order or l.UU or more
(meat, butter or flour not included) 10 pounds ,
FLOUR Gold Medal or Ceresota, V-barrel sacks, 3.12; -barrel sack, 1,57 H-barrel. -JfQ-, sack ,,. I Ou BUTTER Elgin Creamery, made from pure sweet cream, special OQft for Saturday, per pound Uu
HAMS Oscar Mayer's Moose Brand, weigh from 8 to 12 pounds each, 4 C 1 per pound 1 J2u
VINEGAR Pure Apple Cider, per gallon, (jug included)
only
in a supply and save
m- i T-k j
money, liie price is advancing. Jrer brand, dozen small cans, 47c; per can, 4c dozen large cans, 95c; Op per can. 0u
POTATOES Local grown stock,
splendid cookers, per bushel, Soc;
per peck
SUAf ivirk's American family or
Fels Naptha, with grocery order, 7 bars
24c
ily or
29c
.......30c
COFFEE Minas Blend, best value in Hammond, 4 pounds, 1.05; OTc per pound Cm I MASON FRUIT JARS Specially priced for Saturday, -gallon size, c'AOf quart size, 50c; pint size TrOU CREAM BRICK CHEESE Holstein Brand, 1 Qper pound I OU SWEET CALIFORNIA ORANGES Another large shipment to be sold t)n Saturday at per dozen iLu Saturday Candy Specials
n
Imported Walnut Meats, all halves, QQp per pound 0Ju All our Regular 40c Hand Dipped Chocolates, C per pound. .31?
New Crop Salted Peanuts, pound. . . 10c Finest Quality Jelly Beans
per pound
9c
Peanut Kisses, regular 15c value, per , A ( pound I Cracker Jack, a big spe
cial, 6 packages for
10c