Hammond Times, Volume 7, Number 159, Hammond, Lake County, 5 December 1912 — Page 4
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.Thursday, Dec. 5, 1912.
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But to answer the question. The coherence of parties depend principally 6n national issues and not on local1 questions. To illustrate: A city must build streets, dispose of its sewage, elevate its tracks, protect the health of its people, etc. These are purely local matters and are wholly unconnected with the national ad ministration. The functions of the national government on the other hand are entirely dissociated from the city administration. And any effort to connect the local administration with a national party must be regarded as dangerous and destructive to the municipal government. Are we ready for a nonpartisan administration of our city government? Indeed we are, and It must appeal to every good citizen that it is his duty to contribute his share in westing the city from the hands of party politics. Indianapolis Star.
MRS. Bob FltEsimmons is suing
for divorce. If It is granted her, it
wil be the worst solar plexus punch the old scrapper ever got.
NEW Orleans doctor is suing for
120,000 for an appendicitis operation
Added to the hi?h cost of living are
now pickled appendices.
it is billed as a progressive league, j not to have a study day as It is to
We will wager that there are not two
members of the Wilson League who can give logical reasons for opposing an improvement that has already been adopted by every progressive, city In the country. The Wilson League is a little coterie of the "faithful" who listen in open mouthed wonder to the preachments of former mayor and now Judge Becker and jump when he does, over invisible obstructions in
the road. And Judge Becker is the Theodore Roosevelt of the Hammond democratic organization.. He has repudiated the man he put in office because he did not follow "my policies' In his attitude towards certain municipal problems. But we are going to have ornamental street lighting in Hammond in spite of Becker, we are going to have it in spite of his plaything the
Wilson League. No editorial THE TIMES
enable children to get the full value of the wonderful auxiliary facilities of the Gary schools.
THE Hammond barbers have raised the price of a haircut to 35 cents, which probably means that the Lake county metropolis will begin to look like the scenery in East Aurora, N. Y., before Washintgon's birthday. Muncie Press.
MARY Garden says that 35 is the wonder age of woman. Mary has evidently arrived there or she wouldn't know anything about it. She is the first woman to publicly admit that she is on her way.
BITER BIT. In a Monett paper we scanned over
these scaring headlines: Tnis 13 a
has! "ltal question. It is fraught with in
If you ha.-e any trouble getting The Times notify the nearest of floe and have it promptly remedied.
BATTLING Nelson insists that he
can still come back. We think that
Bat means he can come back still.
WE'RE WITH YOU FRANK.
Market Master Frank O'Rourke of
Hammond gets results. He has pretty clear Idea of why he does things too and all one has to do to learn his
ideas on a subject Is to poke up the
; animals. O'Rourke also likes an argu
I ment and let some one touch up his
Irish and the pyrotechnics are beau
tiful to behold.
So when Councilman Charles Hub
bard, the groceryman, arose in the
city council to protest against
Garfield Lodge. Nol 569. F. & A. M. "ourne s acuou in saving me peo-
Stated meeting every Friday evening. I pie of this community from 30 to 60
Fast Wasters night, Saturday. Dec. T. cents on their Thankseivine turkevs
starung znv p. m. . w,,
. v. iwat n v vx a. nan it i& v i
Hammond Chapter, No. 117, R. A. M. first U KOUTKO put up a lew ora-
Regular stated meeting second and torical pin wehels and after these had
fourth Wednesday of each month
Election llth.
LARGER PAID UP CIRCULATION
THAN ANY OTHER TWO NEWS'
PAPERS IN THE CALUMET REGION.
ANONYMOUS communications will
not be noticed, but others will be
printed at discretion, and should be
addressed to The Editor, Times, Hammond, ind.
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of officers Wednesday, Dec.
Hammond Council. No. 90, R. S. M.
Stated meetings first Tuesday of each
month.
whirried for a while, he ignited half a dozen Roman candles, then he sent up a few whizzing skyrockets to
illuminate the heavens and before he
got through with his speech his
Niagara Falls in fire" was exciting
the wonder and admiration of the
printed in years has received the re- ieresi lo monett. it permits oi oniy
sponse that was given one enttitled. on answer, it cannot be evaded or "The Mayor Hammond Needs." THE Ignored. A Monett citizen speak3
ttm irsi irnnn-o fmm ir thnnsnnrts tst here. Speaks for the welfare of
readers over the city that Hammond Monett. A citizen's statement is re wants ornamental lighting and THE "able. An utter stranger's is doubt
TIMES is going to represent. this ful- Home proof is best." Of course
sentiment until it finally triumphs we bit- Some one had been cured of
over the ivorv-headedness in this lne oackacne. Kansas city limes
community, r
Tire manifesto of the Wilson
League is not going to carry any
more weight in this community than
the announcement did that the Hammond Business Men's Association vot
ed to oppose amalgamation.
It was this element that dominated
the Hammond Business Men's Asso
ciation and that Is why It shriveled
up and died and that is why the Hammond Chamber of Commerce ha.s been
created
Hammond's present civic body is
too large and too independent to become the tool of any one man or to be
coerced Into taking his view oi a situation. It has instilled new life and
held up new ideals for this com munity.
The Wilson League voted tigainst
ornamental lights. The Wilson
League is a personal political organ!
zation. It is opposed to the Jefferson
Club, the real democratic party or
ganization of Lake County
Against the Wilson League, in its
Hammond Commandery, No. 41, K.
T. - Regular stated ' meeting first and I whole councilmanic body.
third Monday of each month.
The
TOOK IT STRAIGHT.
,
government is really very I cracners.
In the meantime Hubbard was try
ing to attract attention with "a few bundles of penny a package fire
He was not even a good
partment has ordered at once an in
vestigatlon of the purity of the water
in the Potomac river . .
We see no reason for hurry how
ever even if the investigation isn't
completed by March 4 of next year.
Noticed the other day in respond
ing to an invitation from two demo
crats that neither of them took
water.
GIRL who went West to marry a
prosperous ranch owner, considered
good looking" found her correspond
ent was a club footed dishwasher In
a restaurant which of course la zero in romance and not even Jack London
could weave anything out of such ma
terial.
BY RUBE
NOW" suggested that they retire pres
idents as commander-in-chiefs of tht army thereby giving them a fat pen
sion. Since he already has his title won't it make the colonel sore to hear
of Willum addressed as General Taft?
TALKING of not having boiled shirts
at the Wilson inaugural ball. This will
stand on the lighting question, is the enable the Gary patriots to accept in-
Hammond Chamber of Commerce vltations to attend
iiriiifVi urith 9fn msmhsre nrocont vnt.) AUTOS not allowed on Prince Ed-
ward island. Because of this we do not
believe that the boss barbers there will
ed unanimously and enthusiastically
in lavor oi sucn ugnung. ftnd lt neeessary to raise the price of The people may draw their own hair catting to 35 cents. They can't
conclusion from this presentation of J own machines. j-t
facts.
Heart to Heart Talks. By EDWIN A. NYE.
AMERICAN WIFE OF FAED DIPLOMAT; GERMANY NOW FROWNS ON SUCH UNIONS.
kind.- We see that the Treasury de- side show to the main attraction.
And before Hubbard has gone very
far he will come to learn that the
public is against him and for
O'Rourke on this proposition. Further
more he will learn that the grocery'
men can not afford to go Into the matter of prices with the general
public.
It is a matter that they ought to
let He dormant as long as possible
otherwise a municipal cold storage
warehouse Is not out of the realm of
HOW can Andrew Carnegie suggest poslblllties.
the pensioning of our ex-presidents The people of this community and pose as the apostle of peace. I know that every time O'Rourke
knocks twenty-five cents off the cost
of living he increases the purchasing
THE Wilson girls have evidently power of every man's wages by Just
determined to crowd father for Just that much. a little bit of the lime-light. There is no use arguing the mat
ter of profit and loss with O'Rourke; he knows too much about it. And besides, were he to tell all he knows, somebody's toes might be tread upon.
Everybody wants to see' the grocers
make money and lots of it but conf TrT TinC Tiff SOC O fftianman a V wrnwn
nonpartisan government, iiz
the benefit of market slumps and
of the" municipal government from other practices of this kind arouse the grip of national partisan politics public indignation. are fundamental to an efficient, hon- Hubbard's arugment convinces the
est and service-rendering city ad- public more than ever that the city ministration. It does not matter market should be made a permanent which party is in power nor who the Institution. It should be given con-
mayor may be, national politics lays venient quarters and with a market
a palsy on the administraton which master of O'Rourke'a rlotprminntirm
makes lt weak, helpless and hopeless, and energy the project should save And there Is absolutely no escape the people of this community at least
from the Inefficiency that character-! $100,000 a year.
ROOSEVELT may keep up his agi
tation for another four years if the
press of the country makes itself the
agent. If the papers were silent on
Roosevelt how long would he last.
ACCORDING to the best of reports Congressman John B. Peterson has discovered a lot of gray wolves in
these parts who have been' mas
querading for some time.
- CHRISTMAS being on Its Servia has passed up Turkey started defying Austria.
way
and
Now go to lt, grocers!
lzes practically every city administration so long as it Is merely a cog In a great political wheel or a link
In a political chain which reached SEATS on the N. Y. stock exchange
from the precinct committeeman to are now going at bargain rates, 65,the white house. 000. Don't seem to have reached It is impossible to secure good bottom yet however, so we will wait
municipal government so lonir as the a few weeks.
oniciais oi tne administration are
first of all Republicans or Democrats.
Whatever they do Is measured prl
marily by the effect their conduct may have on the party and not by
the increment in successful adminis
tration.
The politician at once ask3 how the NOTHING makes a shrimp so dogparty is to maintain its organization I goned sore as when, his wife looks at
without the inclusion of the city gov- a half-back and bleats enthusiastical
PRESIDENT-elect Wilson staved
off the attacks of hordes of officeseekers but he couldn't side step one
little old attack of indigestion.
ernment. And to him this is a very important point. But to the citizen who is tired of political chicanery
. and bossism and who has intelligence enough to take care of himself, this
serious interrogation Is uninterest
ing
ly, "Oh isn't he Just grand."
PROGRESSIVE? AHEM!
The Wilson Progressive League has
gone on. record against ornamental
lighting, and yet, oh. the joke of it.
DRINK.
No comment Is needed on this bit
of news which flashed over the wires
A Hub prognostication:
Some of the superstitious ones on
signs are already telling that we are
to have a hard, cold winter. As usual they Judge by the goosebone." the large rat, houses, heavy coat of feathers on poultry, etc., while In fact there Is nothing In these signs, only that the told pessimist freaks want to say something. If they would tell the coal supply is short, and no good signs of getting any soon they would get many to believe it. THESE balmy days of Indian sum
mer, wniie they may mane me coai
man gnash his teeth, suggests visions
of spring and green onions.
BESIDES being the open Season for
Jeer it is also the open season for the
work of the first cousin of the fool boat rocker.
GOVERNMENT has ordered the
PHILOSOPHY IN A CELL. You remember, doubtless, the story
of the prisoner of the Bastille who
did not want to leave his prison.
He bad lived In Ms cell for many
years, and when the -people of Paris
stormed and tore down the hateful
ramparts the poor, trembling prisoner
begged to be permitted to remain and
was only removed by force.
It was his home. ne knew no other, and. though It
was cramped and dark and noisome, he had grown used to It. and through long association Its walls had grown dear to him.
Some such feeling must have possessed Joseph n. Edmondson. who has been for some time a voluntary prisoner in the Nebraska penitentiary.
Although at liberty to return to the world under an unconditional pardon.
he preferred to keep his cell and re
ceive no favors.
Edmondson was a prominent man
at one time, a member of he leglsla
ture and also county attorney. He was tried for embezzlement and sent to
state prison.
Influential friends, who claimed Edmondson was a victim of circum
stances, set out to get him a pardon,
The pardon board unanimously urged the governor to grant a full pardon.
Which he did. The warden carried the news to Ed
mondson, expecting to witness the evidence of great joy. To his surprise
the prisoner showed no desire to go
away.
"This place is not so bad," he said.
"I'll Just stay awhile." The warden offered him the privl
lege of coming and going as he de
sired and special sleeping accommoda tlons, but he declined.
'My cell is all right: I'll stay there,"
be replied.
Edmondson explained that the prison life had given him a new point of
view of many matters and he would
stay In his cell until he had a chance
to think things out. Queer?
It would seem so. And yet one can
understand the prisoner's desire. He had learned a lesson and did not care
to learn lt over. He wanted to be
sure of himself.
Besides, whatever disgrace attached to his convict life had already been suffered. He wanted the benefit of a
chance to think how he should reform his life and rehabilitate himself among
his fellows.
It Is undoubtedly ranch better to do
one's thinking in the first place out
side the penitentiary, but lt is better
to do lt there rather than not at all.
I
i few days ago. The mere reading of t-outnern ana union racinc railways to
get unscramoieu. 11 wouia oc nice ii
it suggests all that we could record
here:
Indianapolis, Dec. 3. Frightened by her son who came home intoxicated, Mrs. Emma Alyea, 61 years old, wife of George A. Alyea, Buffered a recurrence of hart disease early this morning and died" before aid could toe Riven. The eon is Bert Armstrong, about 35 years old. Mrs. Alyea had been suffering from heart disease for Bome time, it is said.
Uncle Sam would order a dissolution
between part of the steel trust and hlzxoner, the Hon. Tom Knotts, so that the pe-pull would get a look In on sewer
contracts.
ANOTHER fascinated observer: They
had a social function the other day at Lowell and the person who wrote lt up embalmed the story in poetry and
had it printed In the Lowell Souvenir.
NO sewers In Constantinople. In
case there is a clean up in Gary Its city hall contracting gang"' might make for
the Bosphorous and do some contract
THE corn crop is reported to have ,ettlns business-with the sultan.
Court of impeachment began taking
of testimony in trial of Judge Arch bald.
Chairman Martin announced tobacco
commission would meet toduy.
Adjourned at 6:30 p. m. until noon
today. HOUSE. Convened at noon. Annual report of secretary of the treasury was read. Chairman Padgett of the naval affairs committee introduced bill to confer title of admiral on commanders-in-chief of the Atlantic and Pacific battle ship fleets. The New, York delegation caucused and decided to oppose the Burnett immigratlo nbill. Tassed the Crago bill to pension Spanish war veterans' widows and children. The banking and currency committee will meet today to consider the Levy bill. Representative Sulzer introduced a bill for relocation of New York, City pier head line In the Hudson river. Adjourned at 4:23 p. m. until noon today.
been extra good this year. A number of people whose feet pain them when
the weather gives sign of a change
will not be Inclined to dispute the
fact.
SATURDAY SCHOOL.
More than ordinary interest will
attend the move of Prof. . William A.
Wirt, superintendent of the Gary
public schools, to .have Staurday
classes.
CHICAGO DAILY NEWS is running
stories on the seven great plagues, the dancing mania Included. Wonder if the bull moose mania will .be told about? BOO HOO! There will be no presidential postoffice jobs to be filled in Indianriy until 1914. Oh, lean and austere years! IN case you haven't anything else to do these cool evenings read the presidential message to your family. THEY are going to hold a charity ball In Gary very shortly. It Is estimated that at least (3.000 will be spent for the event and $300 will be realized. As there are no poor In Gary, no one
needing charity In these fat times, the
Already noted for the wonderful
way in which they attract pupils the florists, the taxlcab men, the modistes Gary school system Is undertaking a an(J tne boiled shirt haberdashers will
new departure. It seems that the Sat
urday school movement is more of a demand on the part of the boys and
girls attending the schools than it is
a new Idea on the part of educators
What with the gymnasia, manual
training, cooking, playground, swimming pool and shop facilities that the Gary Bchools afford it is no wonder that the children have found school very interesting. The Saturday schools in Gary will serve to keep boys off the street and the girls will find some very useful hours in the domestic science courses. Pupils who have been absent from classes during the week will have a chance to makeup studies. On the
be the chief beneficiaries of the charity
ball. '- JUST how long Woodrow's passion for Bermuda onions is going to last Is another troublesome question.
THE DAY IN CONGRESS
' SENATE. Convened at noon. Nominations by the president. Senator Bristow Introduced resolutions.
The Day in HISTORY
"THIS DATE IX HISTORY" "December 5. 1782 Martin Van Buren, eighth President of the U. S., born at Kinderhook, N. Y. Died at Lindenwold. N. Y., July 24. 1862. 1791 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the famous musician, died in Vienna. Born in Salzburg, Jan. 27, 1756. 1808 Dr. William Hawes. who foundd the first humane society, died in London. Born there In 1736.
1843 Dedication of Tremont Temple
In Boston. 1850 New York wecomed Louis Mos suth, the Hungarian patriot. 1S54 Jesse D. Bright of Indiana elect
president pro tern of the United
States senate.
1876 Brooklyn theater burned during
a performance of "The Two Orphans," and 295 Ives lost. 1S81 Joseph Keifer of Ohio elected
Speaker of the national bouse of
representatives. THIS IS IY 5TH BIRTHDAY" Count Metternlch. Count Paul Wolff Metternlch, who recently resigned the Important post of German ambassador to Great Britain, was born Dec. 5, 1S53. He entered the diplomatic service In 1882 at Vienna, and served in Paris, London and Bussels before going to London as first secretary in 1890. Subsequently he was German consul general at Cairo
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Mme. von Bernstorff, wife of the German ambassador to the Vnited States, Is one of the women against whom the order of Chancellor von Beth-mann-Hollweg prohibiting German diplomats from marrying foreigners applies. She was Jeanne" LucKemeye 6 New York before her marriage.
is a close personal friend of Emperor William, the two having attended college together and afterward traveled extensively together. Congratulations to: Sir Henry Lucmy, Tobey of Punch, 67 years old today. F. Augustus Heinxe, capitalist and mine owner, 43 years old today. Sis Frederick Bridge, noted organist and composer, 68 years old today. Baron Decies, who married Miss Vivien Giiuld of New York, 46 years old today Baron Thurlow, who once was attached the British legation at Washington, 74 years old today. Paul Howland, representative In Congress of the Twentieth Ohio district, 47 years old today.
Up and Down in INDIANA
rum6red, however, that the session was unusually warm, Beveral of the counctlmen feeling that the police department was treating them with anything but respect. FOURS YEARS E.OlGH. Tippecanoe County Democrats are greatly puzzled at the action of Stephen Beaver, who yesterday filed his resignation as trustee of Jackson Township wth County Auditor Georg Baxter, to be presented to the county commissioners and to take effect Jan. 1, 1913. Beaver was elected to the office four years ago. Since that election the Legislature has extended the term two years. Beaver takes thestand that he was elected for but four years and that he had served long enough. Beaver Is a Democrat, pnd the commissioners, who are all Republicans, will name his successor in a few days.
Subcommittee on commerce heard I and Prussian envoy to Mecklenburg
representatives of capital and labor on I and the Hanse towns, before he was proposed seamen's involuntary scrvl- ! annointed ambassador to the Court of
Whole, however. Prof. Wirt's plan is tude bill ist. James in 1901. Count Metternlch
SHOOTING "PROVES FATAL. Returning to her home four miles southwest of Clayton after a visit with her sister at Ptilesvllle, Mrs. Cleve Duncan found her husband sitting unconscious on a chair, with a revolver In his lap. He died in a few hours without regaining .consciousness. It is thought he was cleaning the weapon and accidentally discharged It. 1 ENDS ELECTION CONTESTS. Judge Ed Jackson of Newcastle yesterday afternoon sustained demurrers to the petitions In election contests filed by defeated Republican and Democratic candidates for office In Henry County. His ruling affected every case except that instituted by Dr. C. A. Weaver of Kennard, Democratic candidate for coroner, against Dr. Julius E. Hiatt. The Democrats contested the office of recorder and coroner, while the unsuccessful Republicans entered contests against the Democrats elected represented, treasurer, sheriff, prosecuting attorney, surveyor and commissioners from the Northern and Middle Districts. The judge held that the petitions did not contain allegations of fraud. ' HOPES TO It A I SI". S2O0.0OO. The Rt. Rev. H. J. Alerding, bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne, yesterday announced a plan whereby lt Is hoped to raise $200,000 within a short time for the purpose of
establishing churches for the great foreign-born element In northern Indiana. The Rev. Joseph F. ICroll, who has been pastor of St. Paul's Church at Fort" Wayne has been relieved of his duties for the purpose of devoting his entire time to the work of raising money. The new churches are to be erected in Fort Wayne, Whiting, Gary, Laporte and one or two other paces. SAFETY" HOARD O.V CARPET. Preparatory to what will probably lie a probe of the police department because of its alleged failure to enforce city ordinances, the Common Council of South Bend last niht called Joseph E. Williams, president of the board of public safety, on the carpet with a view to obtaining from him an explanation for the laxity. The session was secret and nothing was announced. It is
HEAR THIS! FOREX (XXXX) Kentucky Flo Cat in mads of the beat Kentucky Hurley tobacco. o eholeer or more delightful moke for the pipe. It's dad'a choice. Save the tickets. McHIc-S. Ton. Co. Adv. PARISIAN FASHION IN WINTER COATS
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The latest fashion In winter coats (or women is made of chinchilla lur and trimmel wlta mink- The cost which la aleeveleia, has a large roll collar and .deep cuffs, end Is mads to conform to the shape. The hobble effect prevents th cold from plerclnf tij AalcitY ackjes cX Ue Fe&rcr