Hammond Times, Volume 7, Number 177, Hammond, Lake County, 27 December 1912 — Page 4

THE TIMES.

'Friday, Dec. 27, 1912.

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PLJTiir 1 M iDAYj

THE RIVALS. "I'll Jingle rhyme tonight." I ald. (Quota Wlndom: MYou jrreat aimpie!") "I'll praise my Maureen' arolden bead. "I'll tell of every dimple. "I'll apeak about ber eyes aa blue "And deep, as Shannon' water. "And of her heart I know 'tis true S he's my ten-year-old daughter. "lint yet I know still other eyea 'tis rival your, my fairy! "With stolen lights from Irish skies "And laughter quite aa airy. MA tounled bead brimful of fun, A face thnt'n just aa bonnle "Your Rival f Yea. there' really one My nine-year-old boy, Johnnie." ticuarly crazy with joy, because Gov. Coal Blaze of California has constituted himself their Special Champion. SENSITIVE SOULS. It is an odd world. Man down in Missouri had quite a bit of a squabble with his wife and shot himself. Have you ever thought that if some men shot themselves after each fussing with wifle they would look something like mother's big sieve? COLUMBUS high chool girls have started a simplicity club. They will wear their hair in braids and curls hanging down their backs. It is too much to hope for that this' stunt could be popular here in this region of rats and switches. ' A WOMAN says a cynical contem porary is never so merry as when there is a lobster on the other side of the table. WELL WE SHOULD WORRY. While Governor Mariha Us up in northern Indiana spending the Christmas holidays he might look in on the maiden city of Gary and ask how about this proposal to reestablish there on a magnificent scale the prizefight game. Press dispatches declare that the Calu- , met club, of Chicago, an aggregation of be-jeweled lowbrows, has leased a hall in Gary on w-hlch to pull oft the prizefights that are barred from Chicago by the police. It Is proposed to put on the first of these sanguinary .struggles '. New Year's eve, and ' apparently there is no fear of interference on the part of the state government. Fort Wayne News. Et tu Brutus? Didsn ever see prizefighting on a magnificent scale? Didst ever pipe the bt-jewled low brows? There isn't a carat on the whole sorry looking bunch. Don't hurry the poor governor. We can run our own business up here without any gubernatorial assistance. Be calm, there won't be any New Year's fights, Sheriff Whitaker has already made the simple announcement. By the way in the dearth of anything dong, why not go after Fort Wayne, South Bend, Terre Haute, Indianapolis where they pull off real knock outs? WrE suggest Col. Harvey or Col. Watterson for secretary of state. Don't see how Mr. Wilson could seriously object. GARY must remember that Montclalr, N. J.t with 12,000 population also pays her school superintendent $6,000 per annum. HOME AMUSEMENTS. Not more than five years ago the only idea the average person had of a good time was to get out of town. This applied to Hammond as well aa to the other cities of the region. Probably 75 per cent of the Christmas shopping was done In Chicago then. Now not to exceed 25 per cent of the volume of the Christmas shopping is done in Chicago. In the parlance of commerce the "balance of trade" Is now in favor of this community. More money is coming in to the Hammond merchants than is going out to the Chicago merchants. Five years ago New Years eve cost the community several thousand dollars in sums spent for convivallty in the theatres and cafes of Chicago. This year over 100 tables have been reserved at the Hammond Country Club for people who formerly had parties In Chicago. This alone means a distribution of at least $500 among the grocers and other business men of Hammond. But this one affair merely, indicates the trend of public sentiment. Hammond theatres . are keeping hundreds of people in town who formerly went to Chicago. On Christmas day the Orpheum theatre was packed for three performances and the Hammond theatre was packed for

two performances. The Bijou, Gem,

Princess, Pastime and Idlehour were crowded. Thus the first solution of the "trade at home" problem is to pro vide home amusements. Anything that can add to and diversify homo amusements will keep just that much more money at home. With their characteristic lack of foreslghtedness a number of the' Hammond merchants discouraged the building of the Orpheum theatre. They started to calling it a "white elephant" before it was built. They prophesied the financial ruin of Mrs. Peter Schutz, who had the nerve to stake her fortune on it. But the theatre was built and it has been so much of a success that j it earned four times the amount of the annual lease the first year of its existence. That snows what poor judgment some Hammond business men have. And the way . for Hammond to maintain its prestige as the mer cantile center of the region Is for it to encourage amusements. They are what keep the people at home and make them contented. THE beast Jack Johnson is also about as welcome at Lake Geneva as turkey hash three days after Christmas. Lake County should breathe a sigh of relief that he didn't decide to buy property at Cedar Lake. WELL, WHAT'S THE ANSWER? A gentleman from Newcastle, Ind., ends the following wail to the papers in his home town; "Men as a class are a bunch of gelatine-splned shrimps. All that a woman finds it necessary to do nowadays is to spring a charge against a man, and all his neighbors will say. 'Well, he's always seemed a nice fellow, but you never can tell.' "A woman can even murder her husband in cold blood with the certainty that right after her acquittal she can take her choice of accepting a position in vaudeville or in the office of some long-whiskered billygoat who has been watching the farce of a trial." BULL moose dues are to be 10 cents a week for each member of the party We know one possibly two In Ham mond who are too tight to be sepa rated from that mxi'ch money. A BILL to substitute electrocution for hanging is to be introduced at the coming session of the legislature, i Why bother with punishment at all? Haven't we a busy little pardoning board? MORE ABOUT B0EHNE. Because this paper criticized Con gressman Boehne for his attitude re garding the Indiana Harbor water way appropriation, a coterie of gentlemen there denounced It in fiery resolutions. The Indianapolis Herald a democratic paper, (Boehne is a democrat too, mind you) has this to say of Boehne: "The truth Is Boehne 'bulled" all during the recent campaign, but could make no headway among his friends in the First district, who loyally supported the Democratic tickets. Mr. Boehne la too muck of an egotiat and la anbject to political "brainstorm" at stated periods. The fact that Boehne has now declared in favor of several proposi tions will defeat all of his pet schemes and they ought to be defeated. . "The Democratic party of Indi ana Indicated its opinion of the po litical policy and practices of Mr. Boehne when it refused almost to a district to nominate him for Gov ernor. He make a poor leader and hi Jvdarment aadly lacking He may understand making cheap stoves by non-union labor and in manipulating schemes around Evansvllle, but when it comes to State politics, or State policies, he does not spread out, nor meet the situation. - Air. Haenne raised just such a "brainstorm" a year ago when he attempted to 'bull' his, candidacy lor Governor, but the Democrats of Indiana refused to be stampeded and, in our opinion, the Democrats in the Legislature will refuse to be misguided or stampeded by the Hon. John W. Boehne, f Evans vllle, by Washington interviews. Mr. Itoebne la, apparently, bent on being known aa an alarnilnt and a dlMtarber. His threats should not scare any one but should be resented by opposition to all his Bull Moose pet schemes." BROOKLYN is protesting against being called the "vestibule of hell" and New York doesn't like it either. Move the word "vestibule" be left out. Our aim Is to please everybody. NO OFFENSE INTENDED. "If the average man had to travel on his shape," says the Youngstown Telegram, "he would not get far enough away from home to need a slumber robe." Probably that's why so many men persls in traveling on other people's shapes. Joliet Herald. Don't you mean traveling "with" instead of "on"? You don't? , ' Excuse us.

Heart to Heart

Talks. By EDWIN A. NYE. HEROES OF A NIGHT Some sturtliug facts were brought out in the long drawn British investi gation of the Titanic disaster. For instance, as we know, some passengers mostly of the first cabinwere saved; all the officers except two were saved; a few seamen used as oarsmen for the boats were saved. ButAll the engineers save' one, all the stokers and coal passers went down. And yet these men of all those aboard best knew the peril of the ship. And not one of them made an effort to get away. Every one, save one engineer, died at his post. You remember the thrilling story of how the band went down, playing up to the last final plunge. The story was exaggerated and has been denied. However that may be The splendid men who made the wheels go round did stay by the strick en vessel to the last. They shoveled the coal to keep the pumps and the lights going; they tended the machines nd drowned at their posts. Nothing spectacular about that Yet these heroes of the night, en gineers in overalls, with grimy hands stokers and coal passers with black faces and half naked bodies, these modest workers, faced certain death for four mortal hours without flinch ing. Not a mother s son of them was a coward. Nobody wrote poems about them their pictures were not lo. the papers and nobo'dy cared to Inquire partlcu larly how they died. Plenty of description about the "gal lant captain on the bridge in his spotless uniform and gold lace, fresh ly summoned from a Champagne din ner with Owner Ismay and other nota Dies Plenty of praise for the brave Astor and the noble Stead and Captain Butt, worthy of recordPlenty of tears shed over the pa thetic figure of Isldor Straus and his faithful wife, notable in Its heroism and unforgetable In Its beauty of de votion But The greasy engineer, the stoker in the depths, the naked, sweaty toller bent to his coal shovel, who must stay and drown like rats in a hole who sings their praise? What snobs we mortals be! IK E A,R D BY' iUBE. J NICKEL PLATE railroad has put on new Chicago theatre train for Ham mond patrons, having it reach the big city at 12:20 a. m. instead of 11:37, p. m. This will enable Hammond natives to attend three nickel shows instead of two as heretofore. EAST CHICAGO Judge has opened up swell bavieior apartments, in the meantime If some Maud Mueller doesn't cop him off they'll continue to be swell. ONE of the results of the parcel post will bo cheaper prunes." Great Caesar! We hope that our boarding house missus doesn't read this boluymn to night. THE sob reporter overflows: His deep brown eyes, full round and appealing, looked up long and steadily. His head was cocked pleadingly to one side and one ear rigidly awaited, almost forlornly, for a word of kindness. He was to die in the morning and did not know It for you see he was oniy a dog. Chicago Tribune. IN this kolyum the other night we Popular Actress Now in Chicago

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mentioned "46 states." There are 48,

but our proofreader never counts Kansas and Oklahoma. 'HOWEVER, you cannot expect any ail deliveries by me before I Step out of office. Too much application of the parole law at one time, especially when a governor is retiring from office is not good thing." The governor of Mich. igan. Itespectf ully referred to the gov. ernor of Indianny. BATTLE AXE CASTLKMAN is lead ing a bevy of taxpayers against high assessments in Gary. Even though Battleaxe is at the head of the move ment it is pUTisant to see that the squeezed Garyltes are finding out that the shoe pinches. OUR special correspondent. Hennery Coldbottle, will, as usual, cover the forthcoming annual trip of the water wagon as long as the trip lasts which will be at least three weeks. 'STEEMED old Gary Tribune is kick. ing up its hoopskirts because an Indianapolis lawyer said unkind things about the steel trust. Bye and bye proper cognizance should be taken of faithful obedience to orders and another red cap or an Invitation to a rail mill soiree should follow. SEEING that Congressman-Elect Pet erson has secured a $10,000 business Job for the county chairman, township chairman may now hold out their hats with the ftfll expectation that nothing less than $3,500 berths will drop into them. GREAT polecats'. Easter comes on March 23 the earliest in 56 years. Just when the poor married man has his Xmas debts paid his wife will swamp him with a spring millinery bill. DOWNSTATE democratic papers speaking of several patriots, says tha they will join the brigade of office seekers if they are "given the proper encouragement to seek the position." Ought to come up in these confines where political courage as affects job seeking is as rampant as the waters of Lake Michigan. OUT in Nu Jurzey clerks in an office drop 2 cents in a box for the Salvation Army every time they swear. As they wanted to help out the army for Christmas every living man swore a dollar's worth. "BRIDE WINS HER CLAIM TO RIGHT SIDE OF BED." Examiner headline. The next thing you know she'll be wanting a hot bag at either end. WHY ARK READER? YOU NOT A TIMES E. C.

Hammond's Greatest Dept. Store nWenBrsBsBsn'snVBBBBBB New Year GFOcery Specials A BIG HOLIDAY LIST OF SPECIALS AT PRICES THAT ARE CERTAINLY THE LOWEST IN TOWN FOR HIGH GRADE GOODS.

SUGAR 10 pounds of fine granulated with order of 1.00 or more, butter or flour not included. . .... .UtvfVe Raisins, fancv new seeded, 3.pkf..l9c Mincemeat, Log Cabin brand, 1 pound " 6r pkff 01" Walnuts, fancy new California, per lb 9 17c and UL Pancake Flour, Grandmas or Acme Buckwheat, doz packages 95c; 6f per package Or Navy Beans, fancy hand three ls . .

CANNED GOODS Choice of Sugar Corn, Wax, Green or Pumpkin, dozen cans, 83c;

per can . Oscar Mayer's Moose Brand Hams, weigh from 8 to 12 pounds each, per lb . . . 16c Cookies A fine assort ment of the 10 and 12c kinds, per lb . . 8c Old Dutch Cleanse flir ifiteP 3 cans Quaker or Oats, three packages . . Dr. Price's 25c All Our 40c Hand Dipped Chocolates, Xer lb 25c Cracker Jack, 3 packages . . . lie Extra Fancy Meats, per lb...... Walnut 42c Buttercups, a . fine candy, with cocoanut -fl fig center, per lb. . . . JLH

Up and Down in INDIANA

GIVES CHEER TO THOUSANDS. The M. Rumely Company of Laporte brought Christmas - cheer into the homes of 5,000 workmen in Laporte, Richmond, Ind., and Battle Creek, Mich., distributing J15.000 to its operatives. In addition to this valuable gifts were made to the heads of departments and to the thousand or more men employed, in the offices JnLaportc and In branch houses, scattered throughout the United States. DEATH CLAIMS THREE. During a fight in a dance hall in the red light district Marble Davis. 20 years old, was shot and killed by James Ramsey. There ,vrre also two deaths from accidents al Terre Haute yesterday. Emory Miller died from injuries received when an auto crashed into a street car and an unidentified man whose wagon was demolished by an lnterurban car died at a hospital yesterday morning. AUTO PLUNGES INTO RIVER. While driving an automobile Christopher Reese and Elmer Geyer, both of Buchanan, Mich., were given an im-1 promptu bath, in which they also sustained serious injuries. Their machine became unmanageable and plunged down a forty-foot embankment into St. Joseph River near South Bend. KILLED BY INTERUIIAW. Earla Owens, 13 years old, son of William Owens, a farmer living near Amity, was struck by a Seymour limited car on the Indianapolis, Columbus Sz Southern traction line yesterday morning and died an hour and & half later from his injuries. The boy was lighting fire crackers in front of the Amity station and thrown them on the interurban track. When he was struck he was stooping with his back toward the approaching car, peering at a cracker to see why it had not exploded. The car hurled the boy a considerable distance, breaking one of his legs and crushing his breast. EVERY ONE IS REMEMBERED. It is believed that every poor child in Muncie was visited by Santa Claus Wednesday. Great preparations were made . by the charitable organization! and individuals for the care of the poor, and the secretary of the associat ed charities announced that she bellev ed every poor family in the city had been supplied with either food or

MINAS CO,

FLOUR Gold Medal or Ceresota, the best at the lowest price. bbl sack ....2.62 bblsack. 1.31 H bbl sack.... 66c Prunes, fancy sweet Santa Clara, good size, 5 Jl lbs 31c; per lb HJ2v Butterine, Jelke's GoodLuck, per -fl Q0 pound Jit Mixed Nut3, only the best ir!:t.i.e:,..le.r....l8c Tomatoes, new pack, red ripe, three 2-lb Q)flJf4 cans s&ePtL ; Empire Brand Brisket Bacon, pieces weigh from llA to 3 pounds each, fl O-r per lb Ji-' Macaroni Blue Cross Macaroni or Sphaghetti, two packages j Oriole Corn Flakes, per package. d Armour's Pork anc-fl Beans, 15c can LLs

Candy and Live Fish

A BIG BARGAIN 10c. Complete Aquarium containing two live fish, pebbles and aquaria plant.

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clothing, and In some cases both. Muncie merchants say that business this year was the best in several years. POLICE PROMISES SENSATION. The police of Anderson stated last night that they have unearthed evidence which will cause the arrest today of a woman who found and sequestered J30 lost by John Roberts on the street last week. A man came to police headquarters last night and said that while standing on a corned he saw Roberts drop the money and saw the woman pick it up. He said he wa close enough to observe that the money consisted of one twenty and one ten-dollar bill. Owing to the prominence of the woman, whose name the

police decline to reveal, they say sensational developments will follow. Roberts advertised ' for his keys and the money, but received no reply. CHIC BLOUSE MODEL IN CREPE METEORE si Har la a, smart blouse modal In ivory-oolored crepe meteor with trimming of Sac which matches ths chemisette. Ths long, closs-flttlng aleevoa are cut with the body of the waist. The opening is in back. The model requires in medium alxe, yards of 44-Inch material; yard of 20-inch net: 1 yard of lace. 4 inches wide; 1H yards of 24-lnch silk for Unlnc MILK Pet or Carnation. Take advantage of this price: HJJg Dozen cans. Lt u Doz. large cans, 97c; per can SVzc Oranges, fancy Indian River Russets, per Peas, Just Fyn Brand, doz cans, 1.10; fl fk per can iLvrV Brazil Nuts, extra 14c quality, per lb. Armour's Shield Brand Lard, guaranteed . fl pure, per lb. Peanut Butte Peanut Butter, the-fl 41 best made, per lb . or Kidney Beans, Hominy 7f a Elgin Creamery Butter, finest quality obtainable, per lb Jv'' Coffee Minas v Blend, a splendid value, 4 0)9 lbs 1.05; per lb... i d Cream Brick Cheese, finest quality, per. 2C American Family or Fels Naphtha Soap, with groce ry order, 7 ... fpQp bars for aJct' Sale A Fine Variety of New Year Candy, sells from 15c to 20c, per lb Fresh Roasted Peanuts, per lb.'.-. ........ 10c Salted 10c Chocolate or Fudge, per lb Vanilla 10c Molasses or Peanut 10c Kisses, per lb . . ,