Hammond Times, Volume 7, Number 170, Hammond, Lake County, 18 December 1912 — Page 4

THE TTTTEQ.

Wednesday, Dec. 18, 1912.

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The Lake County Times, daily except Sunday, "entered as second-class matter June 2S. 1906"; The Lake County Times, dally except Saturday and Sunday, entered Feb. 3, 1911; The Gary Evening Times, dally except Sunday, entered Oct. 5, 199$; The lake County Times, Saturday and weekly edition, entered Jan. 30. 1911; The Times, daily except Sunday, entered Jan. 15. 1912, at the postofflce at Hammond, Indiana, a.l under the act of March J, 187.

Entered at the Postofflce. Hammond.

Ind.. as secoad-class matter.

FOREIGN ADVERTISING OFFICES,

12 Rector Buildir.g - - Chicago

FCIJMCATION OFFICES.

Hammond Building. Hammond. Ind.

gressive organizers to build up local municipal organizations for national purposes, at this time this objection does not have much weight. "The Colonel cannot become candidate for mayor in every municipality, and it is Impossible for local organizers of his party to hold their forces together without the magic of his name."

MIGHT be just as well to let the children dwell a little more on what they are going to give than what they are to get.

TELEPHONES.

Hammond (private exchange) Ill (Call for department wanted.) Gary Office Tel. 137 East Chicago Olflce Tel. 640-J Indiana Harbor TeL 349-M; 160 Whiting Tel. RO-M Crown Point Tel. 63 Hegewlsch Tel. '8

Advertising solicitors will be sent, or rates gl"-en on application.

If you ha-e any trouble getting The Times notify the nearest office and have it promptly remedied.

LARGER PAID IP CIRCULATION THAN ANY OTHER TWO .NEWSPAPERS IX THE CAL111ET REGION.

ADVERTISING PERSISTENCE. Did you f,ever awaken a heavy sleeper by pounding on his door? It took a good many knocks to get any sort of coherent response, but you finally got him. Did it ever occur to you that it was not the last knock that woke the gentleman up, nor the first one, not any of the intermediate knocks?

Each and every kick on the panels did its share toward arousing our sleepy friend, but no single knock

could claim the honor of having accomplished this purpose. Instead, it

was the cumulative effect of all of

them.

And just as surely as continual

hammering on the door arouses the

heaviest sleeper, so continued rea

son-why advertising is sure to bat

ter down the defense of the most

prejudiced. No single advertisement should claim to have been the meang

of bringing in a new customer. Far

rather should we give (he credit to

the cumulative effect of the advertis ing. Exchange.

Almost any day men are seen on the streets with valises containing thousands of dollars. But if nine hundred and ninetynine out of every thousand persons are honest the thousandth will some day come along with a six shooter and hold up your office girl or your chief clerk. The point is that while there is really but little risk the people who entrust their employes with large

sums of money should avoid taking chances, if possible.

This is made all the- more patent

as a result of the Incident in East Chicago yesterday when two boys, drivers of an Adam's express wagon

were caught just as they were about

to make away with $10,000 in cash

It is a great temptation to a weak

minded person to be given the cus

tody of such a large sum of money.

Employers should avoid, as much as

possible, making these temptations

too alluring.

In this connection a great deal of

credit should be given to the five

dollar a week cash girl or the ten

dollar a week stenographer who

handles large sums of money from

day to day and never even thinks of

being dishonest. The world is a

pretty good old place after all.

ANONTTMOUS commaalcMtoni will not be noticed, but others will be printed at discretion, and should be addressed to The Editor, Times, Hammond, Ind

MEXICO is suid to be praying for

peace. Praying seems to be the only

recourse left in this case.

Garfield Lodge. No. 469, F. & A. M. State meeting every Friday evening. Election of officers Friday. Dec. 20 for 1913. Special meeting Hammond Cv.pter No. 11" R, A. M. Past High Fret night December IS. Royal Arch Igrte No. regular meeting December 25th.

not only would have floundered the

ship, but would have gang-planked

the crew as well.

Hennery Coldbottle Returns.

OUR special correspondent. Hennery

Coldbottle, arrived unexpectedly from j Cuba last night without giving any

reason for his sudden departure from

the Island. Hennery, In company with Mrs. Coldbottle, will be en fete at the

Clary charity ball tonight. The Coldbot-

tls usually giv 10 a month to chanty.

but owing to the expenses Incidental

to preparing for the charity ball Mrs. Coldbottle has made no contributions

for the last eight months, as she need

ed the $80 to buy her gown and to rent

Hennery a first-class dress suit. She will attend the hall prepared for an Argentine tango. '

IT must make the effete and Intel

lectual Valparaiso raise her nose in

their air to read that she is In the same postal zone as naughty West Hammond.

SUBMERGED ridge that connects

Australia with the main continent has

been discovered. Always believed that there was a submerged ridge linking

Hammond and Milwaukee.

SUFFRAGETTE advises girls not to

get married until women get tneir

rights. Good advice, but in the mean

time you will not see any of the sweet young things let a chance slip by.

QdDrJJE HEWERS dD

VOICE OF

PEOPLE

IT seems that in the matter of be

ing fine and dandy to prisoners In

diana wardens are paase. In a New

York jail the inmates gave a bridge

whist party.

DISPUTES THE

STATEMENT.

in., mc. 17.

Hammond Council, No. 90, R. S. M. Stated meetings first Tuesday of each month.

NIX ON SUCH STUFF.

It is noted with much interest and

made a great deal of by a lot of newspapers that Mr. Roosevelt now favors the absolute rule of the majority. We don't believe It. If he did favor it he would remain silent forever more. He was rejected only a few week3

ago by a majority or tne people or

this country.

Hammond Commandery No. 41 regular meeting Monday, Dec. 16, tion of officers for 1913.

K. T. elec-

DRUNKS, VS. H00PSKIRTS. There is a great deal of commotion, down state over the reported coming in vogue of the hoopskirt. The Plymouth Democrat says: Hoops are surely coming in again, says a Paris cablegram. If this is true, the sidewalks will have to be made wider. Half a dozen hobble-skirted ladles, who resemble skinned catfish, could find refuge beneath . one well developed hoopskirt.

Of course that put the LaporteHerald man on his mettle and he

forthwith came back with the follow ing: The hoopskirts wouldn't take up more room on the sidewalk than a drunken man does.

In other words as between the drunk and the hoopskirt give the Laporte Herald the hoopskirt. Let the

battle go on.

THE Eastern college professor who has found by Investigation that red-headed men seldom marry wom

en with red hair had his labor for

nothing. The custodian of the seismograph station In Washington

could have given him that Informa

tion off-hand.

ILLIONOIS man refused $500 for

a rooster the other day. Certainly.

A prize hen brought $800 recently,

Isn't the rooster well It is not for

us to say.

EASTERN TOWN ELECTIONS. Reports of city elections held in New England cities since the general election last November, have begun to filter through the general news and the results are particularly imvortant as they tend to show the subsidence of the bull moose frenzy in politics. In Quincy, Mass., they polled 400 votes less than in November and republican candidates made a corresponding gain. In Waltham

their vote dropped from 1,4 4 9 for

Roosevelt to 315, while in nttsfiehl the slump was froml.102 to 243.

In Portland, Me., out cf 9,fi44 votes cast rt mayor the bull moose candidate secured bnt 809. In November last the vote there for Roosevelt saw 3,131. From other municipal elections similar conditions are reported. Commenting on the results of these recent municipal elections the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune says: "Without Colonel Roosevelt the progressive movement falls of Its own weight.

"It may be urged that there is no comparison between a municipal

election and a national; that other conditions enter into the matter.

Ordinarily this might be true, but it is our judgment that, woing to the jsreat efforts being made by the pro-

0NE OF ROOSEVELT'S CHICKEN'S.

As we understand Mr. Roosevelt's

charge against the supreme court of

Idaho, it is trying to destroy the lib

erty of the press by contempt-of-

court proceedings against a Roosevelt newspaper that criticized its decision excluding Roosevelt electors

from the official ballot. On this issue The World's sympathies are decidedly with Mr. Roosevelt and the Boise Capital News. Four years ago Mr. Roosevelt under

took to destroy the liberty of the press in this country by inventing a federal libel law and throwing all

the power of the United States government against The World and the Indianapolis News because of certain

articles that they had printed in re

gard to the sale of the Panama canal.

If the supreme court of the United

States had sustained Mr. Roosevelt's lawless action there would have

been no freedom of political discus

sion left to the American people. Except by President Taft's permission, no newspaper would have dared print any of Mr. Roosevelt's speeches against the president during the re

cent campaign,. Those speeches would have been "a libel upon the United States government." We hope the Idaho supreme court is not trying to do in a small way what Mr. Roosevelt tried to do In a large way. If such proves to be the case, however, we do not believe that the editor of the Boise Capital News will ever be punished for contempt.

The same united states supreme court that protected the liberty of

the press from a presidential reign of

terror will protect it from a judicial

reign of terror. New York World.

TEACHING FOREIGNERS.

A new plan to teach foreigners

English is being tried out by Prof,

Schwartz, educational director of the Gary Y. M. C. A. Prof. Schwartz is

going about the work quietly and

his policy is at first to bring the school to pupil rather than bring the

pupil to the school.

The Cudahy soap plant and car works at East Chicago has been

selected as the place for the first experiment. Here the workmen have a half hour for lunch. Noon day

lessons are being given and it is found that at least fifteen minutes is

available and already twenty-five

eager men have joined the classes

It is probable that teaching will be arranged so that the men can eat

during class sessions thus gaining

more time.

If the Cudahy experiment is sue

cessful the noon hour teaching sys

tem will be applied to the several

Gary steel mills which now employe upwards ot 17,000 men, more than

half of whom are foreigners.

increased eniciency to the cor

porations, chances for advancement

to the workman, and many advant

ages should accrue from the plan

Too long have we neglected the wel

fare of our foreign citizens and it is pleasing to learn of the launching of

Prof. Schwartz's plans.

Burnham,

Editor Times:

A hearing on the proposed improve

ment of all the streets of Burnnam.

was held by the Board of Local Im

provements of Burnham on Oct. 29-12

and a petition against this Improve

ment, signed by ninety per cent of the

property owners, was tendered the

board on that night. Mr. L. C. Hard

ing of the Burnham Land Ass'n and

Mrs. Ahren also a large property

owner, were present at this meeting

to object against this Improvement.

also a letter of objection from Mr. C,

Fox another large property owner

was presented to the board.

Tha statement made by Mr. C. W.

Whitney that the large property own

ers of Burnham are In favor of this

improvement is erroneous, and If Mr,

Whitney made this statement. It was

made through the suggestion of our

highly esteemed" village attorney.

Mr. Markham, who is looking for a

"Christmas Gift" from the taxpayers of Burnham through this improvement.

As to the correctness of this report.

it can be confirmed by Mr. W. C. Neel,

a nlgniy respectea citizen or Burnnara and a representative of the large

property owners of Burnham.

Yours truly, A TAXPAYER.

Up and Down in

INDIANA

Whiting. Ind., Dec. 18. Dear Santa: Mamma says I am a good boy, especially before Christmas. She said you could bring me an engine and three coal cars on a track, and a sled and some handkerchiefs and If you have a fire hook and ladder auto you may bring it. I hope you can find me fore we have moved from where we lived last year. Your little friend, FRANK HANSEN. Hammond. Ind., Dec. 18. Dear Santa Claus: I will write this

note Just to tell you what I want. I want a story book, a game, a new i .r,o 4n4 a cur i if m Qi.dt .1 n f VA1I i

have any candy and nuts left please) give me some for in my stocking. From

KAIHKIM EBBKT. 237 Michigan avenue. !

P. S. Don t forget orphans ana poor

children.

Hammond, Ind., Dec. 18. Dear Santa Claus: I would like a

horse and cart and animals and train.

am two years old. My name Is HARVEY' BARBER. 389 Pine street. Hammond. Ind., Dec. 18. Dear Santa Claus: I am nine years

old. Now I would like to tell you what

want for Christmas. I would like to

have a mesh bag. a bed for my doll, one or two story books and a stocking

full of candy, nuts, oranges and apples. Don't forget the poor children.

Your little friend, DOROTHY MOORE. 345 Cedar street. Hammond, Ind., Dec. IS.

Dear Santa Claus: As Christmas Is

coming soon I thought I would write

and tell you what I would like for

Christmas. I would like a little high

chair for my doll, a little cradle, a lit

tle doll that goes to sleep. If you have

a Christmas tree to spare bring It to

mv house and a nice story book. That

is all. Good-bye. Your little girl. ESTHER PRUGH. 560 Oakley avenue. Hammond. Ind., Dec. 18. Dear Santa Claus: I am eight years

old. Please bring me a doll bed and a story book and candy and nuts. I am your little friend. LOUISA SHADE. Hammond, Ind., Dec. 18. Dear Santa Claus: I am a little girl nine years old. I would like to have

a big doll and buggy, dishes, candy.

nuts, cupboard, a story book, dresser and trunk, dresses for my doll, and a sewing box. My little sister Pearl wants a piano and tin dishes and a doll and buggy and bed fDr her doll and dresses and rocking chair and table. The baby would like a doll and buggy and tin dishes and table and rocking chair and piano. This Is so much I don't think you could carry it. We remain your friends. MARGARET ROBERT. ROSE ROBERT. PEARL ROBERT. Hammond, Ind., Dec. 18. Dear Santa: I want a violin, an engine that goes around on tracks, an airship and a story book, a couple of games, some candy and nuts. I forgot to tell you that my brother wants a drum and a moving picture machine.

so you can Your best

We' will have the fire out come down the chimney.

friends, HERBERT AND RAYMOND ROSS. 654 Wilcox avenue.

Hammond, Ind., Dec. 19. Dear Santa Claus: I will tell you what I would like you to bring me for Xmas. A new dolly, a doll buggy, a sewing machine, a flat Iron, a rocker, a set of dishes and a Xmas tree and nuts and candy. I pray for this every night. I am 4 years old. I am your good little girl. ROS1E L. KNOERZER.

chair for. my dolly, two yards of ribbon for my dress and a big Xmas tree. Please do not forget grandpa. He Uvea out In the country. Please do not forget mamma and papa. Bring them something, and some nuts and candy. Wishing you a Merry Xmas ano Happy New Year. Your little flrl. LUELLA HENRIETTA LUSCHER. . 207 Logan street. ,f Hammond, Ind., Dec. 18. Dear Santa Claus: As Xmas is drawing near I will write and tell you what I want for Xmas. I would like you to bring me a watch or an overcoat, also a story book, whatever you have lef.t Lots of nuts and candy and oranges and a large Xmas tree. Do not forget mamma and papa. Bring them something, too. Wishing you a Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year. I re

main your true friend. ELMER LUSCHER. 207 Logan street.

Saxony, Ind.. Dec. 18. Dear Santa Claus: I am a little girl eight years old. I will tell you what I want. Please bring me a pair of shoes and a set of dishes and a Xmas trees and some nuts and candy. Goodbye, Santa Claus. From EVELYN KNOERZER. Saxony, Ind., Dec. 18.

Dear Santa: As all the other chil- i

rii-cn hiva vrittan thlr l.tt.r, T games.

thought to write my letter. I would like a pair of shoes, a new white silk dress for my doll. Please bring a yajrd and a half of white silk dress goods.

East Chicago, Ind., Dec. 18. Dear Santa: I am a little girl ten

year old. I would like for you to bring me a rain cape, a locket and chain, a ring, a writing desk. My I brother Edward wants a moving pic

ture snow, a story dook, a rain tsoat and hat and air gun. My brother Jflmitl want m train 1- A

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My brother Charles wants a

large rocking horse, a small train, a story book, a drum and horn, a soldier's suit. My little baby sister wanta a small doll, a cradle, a small piano.

Santa nloaao r r n rt nn o L- a It- hona ma

I can make it. I have a doll pattern . '"J,1- Pleas don't forget the poor

and a cape. I would like a dresser. mamma ana papa.

could you bring me a doll's hat?

Santa

Please bring me a nice set of dishes with gold border on It. Please bring my mamma a nice apron and a cap. Please bring my papa a box of cigars.' I think this is all for this time. I forgot the nuts and candy and a Xmas tree. Good-bye. From your dearest friend. MARIA C. KNOERZER. P. S. Please bring my dear old grandma something for Xmas. Hammond, Ind., Dec. 18.' Dear Santa Claus: I wish I could get a few toys for Christmas. I need a pencil and a copy book and some

candy and nuts to fill .my stocking. I Year.

That is all. Good-bye, from your

friend. ELLEN HANSEN. 811 Walter street. Hammond, Ind., Dec. 18. Dear Santa Claus: I was glad to

see you at the White Store. Did you bring something for good boys and girls. I would like a set of dishes and j

a murr and fur and some, dresses for my bl gdoll. Don't forget the nuts and candy. Good-bye. Don't forge the poor children. Your friend. EDNA HERMAN. 449 South Hohman street. Whiting. Ind., Dec. 18. Dear Santa Claus: I want a blackboard and a baby doll and a little stove with some kettles on It and a little dresser and some little chairs and a table and some nuts and candy, and don't forget my little brother and sister. Your friend truly, EDNA GEHRKE. Hammond. Ind., Dec. 18. Dear Santa Claus: I will write and tell you what I want for Xmas. I go to the Riverside school. My teacher is Miss Ward. I am in ths fourth grade; I would like a toy piano, a china closet for my dishes, a story book, a high

From your little friend.

MARGARET TOBIN. EDWARD TOBIN. JAMES TOBIN. CHARLES TOBIN. IRENE TOBIN. Griffith, Ind., Dec. 18. Dear Santa Claus: It just come to my mind that Cristmas is drawing near so I will tell you what I want from you. I would like to have you bring me a shooting gallery, a picture book, a sweater, a moving picture outfit, candy, nuts and fruit. Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New

I am your sincere boy.

VICTOR BEIRIGER. Hammond, Ind., Dec. 18. ; Dear Santa. Claus: I am a little girl four years old. Will you bring mo a doll, bracelet, ring, stocking filled with toys and some candy and nuts. Don't forget my brother. Your little friend, ELSIE HUNT.

417 Pine street. East Chicago, Ind., Dec. 18. Dear Santa: Will you bring me a doll head, and a story book and a box of candy and some nuts. Tours truly. LEOTA PURSLEY. 4S34 Magoun avenue. Hammond, Ind., Dec. 18. Dear Santa Claus: I want a pair of gum boots, a tool box, a pair of gloves, a sweater, story books and I will hang my stocking In the tame old place, and wish you to fill it to the top. Dorft forget our little brother Manfred. He wants some blocks, a horse, not a big horse, and a horn. This will be all for this time. Do not forget the poor, San ta Claus.' . . ? , , " ''w'S'or4trfentf. ; LAWRENCE GARDNER. w MANFRED GARDNER. .",

ONE trouble with the good little boy these days is that he is almost

too good to be true.

HEARD BY RUBE

THE New York walking suffra

gettes however had to take a bull

dog along with them when they took

the tramp. There's no b. c. about

this either.

HANDLE MONEY WITH CARE.

The world is becoming so honest that the custodians of valuables are becoming earless. In times long

past no one would think of trans

porting a large sum of money with

out having it guarded by a number of police officers of a company of

of soldiers.

loday it is a common occurrence for a business man to send his office boy or his stenographer to the bank

with from $1,000 to $5,000 in cash

POOR old 1912 can barely walk. We are about ready now to shove the old gent Into history where we can be sure

that he never will come back to bother

us.

THE way that the corset trust is

squeezing the girls in such a frightful

manner it Is a wonder that the gov

ernment doesn't make It unloosen.

IN the meantime remembers that on

March 4 that Virginia becomes the mother of another president. School

teachers and book publishers will

please make the necessary corrections.

WHILE the Bible, students may

boast of the wonders of the tower of

Babel, we will stack the llnguisitic

differentialities of the East Chicago na

tives alongside the tower and bet ten to one on the result.

Tfee South Cfclragro Aristocracy. More brilliant than any of the preceding affairs stretched over nearly a score of years, with probably the greatest attendance and the most dazzling array of gowns eVer seen at a social function In South Chicago, the season's function In South Chicago, the season's classic, the annual charity ball of the Woman's Benevolent association was held at Lincoln hall last evening. South Chicago tlld herself proud on this occasion and it will be a long time before society folks cease talking about that magnificent affair of last evening. It was a source of pride to South Chicago and a cause of great astonishment to visitors, many of whom realized for the first time what South Chicago can do when the occasion demands. South Chicago Calumet. TEN or twelve years from now a motorcycle will be as old-fashioned and as out of date as the humble bicycle. If you are desirous of owning a

motorcycle and can't afford one rest assured that In 1925 you won't mind it

at all.

CONGRESSMAN now says that Boston tea party patriots drank beer. We fear that If the colonists drank some

of the stuff they served now days they

FIRK DESTROYS MILL. .

Fire of unknown origin, late last night. destroyed Samuel Lanum's planing mill on North Morton street, at Bloomtngton, together with a quantity of lumber. Suarks from the blaze set fire to the nearby residences of S. C. Sudburg, H. J. Foutty and Charles Cornwell, but the flames were extinguished without difficulty. Lanum's loss is estimated at $6,00 and la fully covered by Insurance. The loss on the other buildings is nominal. TRAMPS KILLED IX WRECK. Two freight trains on, th North Vernon and Louisville branch of the B. & O. S. W. Railway collided headon near Lexington about midnight. Two unidentified men, tramps who were stealing a ride, were killed. No member of either train crew was Injured. Both engines were badly wrecked. The cause for the collision has not been determined. REFUSES DINNER SANCTION. After completing an investigation of conditions existing at Elwood at the present time. Mayor Brumbaugh announced that there were but three cases of destitution in Elwood, and he refused to either sanction or contribute to the annual dinner to the

poor planned for Christmas by the Salvation Army. Tha, township trustee has had but six .calls for charity

since Sept. 1, and there is less poverty at Elwood now than ever known before. It is not believed the record can be duplicated by any city of similar size in the state.

HORSE RETURNS TO STABLE, A young man hired a rig at Goble's

livery barn at Monon last night, say

ing he wanted to drive a mile and a

half into the country. The horse returned' today minus buggy and driver. The buggy was found two miles south

of town with body torn from the run

ning gear and otherwise badly damaged. The young man was a stranger about 20 years old and nothing has

been heard of him since he left the

livery barn.

NAMED ILLUSTRIOUS POTENTATE.

Arthur F. Hall, for sixteen years ad

vertising manager of Indianapolis

Journal and secretary and manager of

the Lincoln Life Insurance Company,

was named illustrious potentate at

the annual election of MIzpah Temple,

Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, here this

evening. He succeeds E. H. Merrltt.

who was appointed when the Shrine

was instituted by the Indianapolis or

ganization In 1909 and who had been

re-elected to the position three timest.

FIRE THREATENS VILLAGE.'

Fire at Muddy Fork, a Clark County village, twenty-five miles from JefTer-

sonville, destroyed two residences and

a store building, entailing a loss of about 84,000. Muddy Fork has no fire fighting organization and the blaze threatened to wipe out the little town. It was held In check by the hard work of a bucket brigade.

TOBACCO. UNION SCOUT SCRAP Is kaadled ott by all dealers. SV4 - for Be. Save year tickets mm sea our arcaalasa list.

Gary Lainid Co CoEiflrols Every UnfimmpFovecil Loft in ftfiie Eearft oS ttBie City This Company will pave every street in the First Subdivision. Sewers and water mains are now in every alley in the First Subdivision. The prices of lots in the First Subdivision include the cost of paved streets. Foe Years to Come the properties of the Gary Land Co., situated directly south of the Steel Plant and other subsidiary companies of the Corporation, will be the home of the merchant, banker, clerk and workman. Compare the price of our Improved Lots with those south of the Company's properties. A clear title to every lot. Is this not Reason Enough? Why you should purchase property for residential purposes in the First Subdivision:. .Beautifully situated, high and dry, accessible to plants of the Steel Company, to schools and churches and the business center of the city. A few unsold lots in the First Subdivision ranging in price from $450 up.

dairy Laed Coc Call at this office and talk over selling plan. FIFTH AVENUE AND BROADWAY PHILLIPS BTJILDINGr