Hammond Times, Volume 3, Number 52, Hammond, Lake County, 24 December 1913 — Page 4

THE TRDS3. "Wednesday, Dec. 24, 1913. THE TIMES NEWSPAPERS By The Lake County Printing aad Pob. Usfclag Oapr. The Times East Chicago-Indiana Harbor, daily except Sunday. Entered at the postofflee In East Chicago. November 18. 118. The 'Lake County Time Dally exeept Saturday and Sunday. Xntared at the postofflee In Hammond. June 28. 10. The Lake County Times Saturday and weekly edition. Entered at the postofflee In Hammond. February 4. 1911. The Gary Evening Times Dally except Sunday. Entered at the postoffice In Gary, April IS, 191S. All under the act of Maich 8. 1878. ss second-class matter. ANDOM THIINOS A1ND FLlNQH VALPARAISO POULTRY MEN ARB , MUCH Argentine beef being ship TO HAVE A M KITTING THIS WEEK. ped to this country. Natives down IEED OP ELBERT HUBBARD S , tnere IhUSt be living Off the Wild MOTTO: "WATCH AND SPRAT." game that X. B. is shooting. ! DAYS are longer since the twenJUST thinking -whether it would be proper to say that the phone trust is to be dissolved. Disconnected would be better. y-first and after the thirty-first eas bills will be the same way. KING Menellk is dead this time of ficially. But don't believe It yet. Old Menelik has died officially as often as the Divine Sarah has had "positively EASTERN woman broke her ankle while dancing- the tango. Well, we're not sorry for her. last farewell" appearances.

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TELEPHONES, HwniMoed (private exchange) Ill (Call for deptrtmnt wanted.) Gary Office ............Tel. lit last Cblcag Offle. .... Tel. I4-J Indiana Harbor Tel. Slt-lf; 1$ Whttlns; Tel. 80-14 Crown Point Tel. atecewla .............. Tel. it Advertising solicitors will be sent, or rate r1vn on aonltcaf Ion. It yon have any trouble getting The Times notify the nearest office and have It promptly remedied. LARGER PAID VP CIRCULATION THAW ANT OTHER TWO NEWS. PAPKR IN THE CALUMET REGIOK, ANONTMOU-S communications -wit not be noticed, but others will be printed t discretion, and should be address d to The Editor. Times. HamamotwL Ind. Hammond Council No. SO R. A & M. Stated assembly, first Tuesday each month, 3. W Morthland, Recorder. A CHRISTMAS EDITORIAL. (Reprinted from THE TIMES of December 24, 1912.) Christmas la here. To its friends and readers, yea even to its enemies this paper sends forth its Christmas greetings, Its best wishes, hopes that their hopes may come true. May their Christmas this year be all that it ought to be! This is not a Christmas editorial Only one man in this world that great delineator of human emotion and searcher into the human heart, Charles Dickens, could write Christ mas editorials. - You do not know what Christmas Is until you have read Dicken's Christmas stories, his Christmas carols, and his Christmas delinea tions. One of the finest Christmas editorials ever written comes in that treasure trove of humor and kindli ness "Pickwick Papers," where Dick ens makes his beloved child say: "And numerous indeed are the hearts to which Christmas .brings a brief season of happiness and enjoy ment. How many families whose members have been dispersed and scattered far and wide, in the rest- . less struggle of life, are then rej united, and meet once again in that happy state of companionship and mutual good will, which is a source of such pure and unalloyed delight, and are so incompatible with the ' cares and sorrows of the world, that the religious beliefs of most of the civilized nations, and the rude tradi tions of the roughest savages, alike number it among the first Joys of a future state of, existence, provided for the blest and happy. How many old recollections, and how many dor mant sympathies, does Christmas time awaken! "Many of the hearts that throbbed

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Many or tne looks mat shone so brightly, then have ceased to glow the hands we have grasped have grown cold; the eyes we sought have hid their lustre in the grave, and yet the old house, the room, the merry voices and smiling faces, the Jest th laugh, the most minute ani trivial circumstance connected with those happy meetings, crowd upon our mind at each recurrence of the season, as if the last assemblage was but yes terday. Happy, Happy Christmas, that can win us back to the delusions of ourhildish Javs that Can recall to the old man the pleasures of hi3 youth, and transport the sailor and the traveler, thousands of miles away, back to his own fireside and his Quiet home!" SECRETARY Daniels intends going to a naval instruction school. Per haps In time he will be able to give the nautical term for going into battleship's cellar. ANOTHER CHRISTMAS. In a few hours it will be Christmas Eve, harbinger of the greatest festi val the world has ever known, the festival which commemorates the birth of the Saviour of mankind. All over this wide world in every manner of a home shelter poor and rich, Santa Claus is radiant with the happiness he is going to give his little ones. May He who watcheB oTer every living creature in His beneflicence grant an answer to tie poorest

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AND Upllf ters are demanding SAVE US that slavery be suppressed THE PEN. In the Philippines. Why can't President Wilson Issue an ancip&tlon proclamation? emNOTE that J. Ham Lewis is to quit as the senate's whip. Quite timely. PindeU letters show that Ham has been making lot of bad cracks lately, j .. i j THERE is need of a revised text i book on political economy. What econ omist has figured out such modern phases as buying autos and paying for them with mortgages; bills for dreadnaughts; income taxes; ana fees for eugenlcB examination? GOVERNMENT is to prosecute Hope that it he barb-wire trust. doesn't get scratched. THI9 will take some of the bankers down a peg or two. Notice that new currency bill provides tor gradual withdrawal of national bank notes and substitution of treasury notes. Eye the bye, bankers ' names won't be on fives, tens, and twenties. GRE AT wondering as to how Presi dent 1 Inert a hang on mo Ions;. Ierbap fee ft nt to th Gary Steel worku and got sonie of Major Burr's "Safety First Ideas. BEST of Christmases to every last one of you! EM DAY A NIGHTMARE OF LONDOS. dreamed a dream, perhaps prophecy! That London over Englaad spread herelf Swallowed th Kfrf Held aad the ' waving plaia. Till all this Island grew one hideous .( town. And mn I gared la terror rooted, so The city seemed to take a dreadful life. Tn he a monster that denlrcd and felt And Mill did he perceptibly advance, nineteen and graap and seise aad with er up. Northward she spread, and did aamlmllate Her sinter cities of the lm aad wheel That weleemed her with whirring ecstasies She made the sky a pall, and she snor ed. Blighted the breathing forests aad the woodrt. And where the flower grevr, now her pavement lay. And all the air grew dark, and there waa heard. fa place of rlpillng wave and whisper ing; wind, Only the hoot of grinding ear, the shriek And fiery helch of engine to the cloud. A human army from before her fled 1 lint swollen, aptderlsh, without shape or sleep. he stole, till now opposed her hat the Oeeaa preserved her sanctity of foam. Stephen Phillip. mother's prayer that she may have something to give the being to whom she gave life to make It remember this one day of days. No matter how hardened the criminal, how lost the sinner, Christmas at his mother's l;nee is the one day that comes back to him in the years of shame and sorrow. We may not find all In Christmas that we should, It may not come up to our expectations, but may It at least bring sobering thoughts of Him whose message of "Peace and Good Will To All Men' 'comes from afar and on high. This is not how ever to be a sermon but a greeting of Christmastide and a hope that all our readers and all who are not our readers may find happiness on Christ mas Day. WHEN it comes to letting other people handle their money, New York statesmen seem to be the most confiding people on earth. A CIVIC CHRISTMAS. Chicago and many cities of the United States will follow the lead Of New York in having a civic celebra tion of Christmas. Tonight a huge Christmas tree will be erected in Madison Square, around which a Christmas service will be held. The tree will be lighted with electric lights and tvill afford entertainment for thousaitds or the city's homeless and lonely. Practically everything i is given free for the novel Christmas

astronomers much discovery of new How T. It. s glow affects them down there WASHINGTON dispatch says that Congressman Bartholdt Is to resign and work in the interests of neaci. Susrgest that he begin in the house and ak Battling Hoison as his first sutJect - NEW currency bill provides that national banks may now loan to a limited extent on farm mortgages. Government we have now is quite accommodating In finding ways and means for the farmers to buy autos. NOTE that the supreme court is to sit in. the Patterson impeachment case. Why not ring in the legislature and make Indianapolis & second Albany? RUMOR is untrue that Hennery Coldbottle will not have egg noe in his home tomorrow because of high price of eggs. Hennery is a frugal person. Started last January to save up money for Christmas and yesterday he was able to buy half dozen eggs. WICHITA admirer of President Wil son ha sent him walking stick that Andrew Jackson once used. Way that Woodrow is going after the Carabao society boys suggests that a heavy birch would be more acceptable. entertainment, froni the tre itself to the gifts with which it is hung. This year at: least thirteen cities will follow the custom established In New York. The day will come when the several cities of the Calumet region will celebrate in this way. The cultivation of civic spirit Is growing in this fair land. YES JUST WAIT.' ' "I am gratified to announce an appreciable decrease in the' price now quoted by American packers on fresh and frozen meat, as compared with prices quoted before the department purchased a large quantity of beef from Argentina." Secretary of the Navy Daniels, discussing cost of supplies for war ships. But wait until you hear how the packers explain it. A NEW SANTA CLAUS.-Mayor-elect R. O. Johnson of Gary announces that he will distribute most of his big plums by Christmas eve. The chimneys of Gary will notice the difference in the new Santa Clans, For the past seven Christmases the Hon. Tom KnotU has been the rotund Kris Kringle and because of the girth of his figure he has&'t been able to get down some chimneys. However, the new Santa is of more slender proportions and this time chimneys overlooked in the past will be visited. IS A PAGE MISSING IN MR. WIL SON'S COPY OF THE CONSTITUTION? It may be both proper and respectful to remark that Mr. Wilson's eag erness for the "prompt enactment" of a statute establishing in all the States direst primaries for the nom ination of candidates for President runs at the very start squarely against this provision of the United States Constitution, in the second clause of the first section of Article II.: "Each State shall appoint. In such manner as the legislature thereof may direct, a number of elortuTS equal to the whol number of Senators and Tlepresentatives to which the State may be entitled In the Congress." This power expressly reserved to the States seems to have escaped the attention of the learned President of the United States; or if he has not overlooked the foregoing clause he must have failed to understand perfectly its significance. The fact that all the Legislatures have, for the time, directed that the Presidential electors shall be appointed by popular vote in their respective States does not In the slightest degree affect their constitutional right to change the present method of appointment if they see fit so to do. The power of the State Legislatures over the methods of appointing the electors is absolute. Even If our erudite and ingenious Chief Magistrate should procure the

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prompt passage of a Federal statute! establishing nationwide primaries ; for the election of candidates for' President again we note singular ; circumstance that he -says nothing about candidates for Vice President and abolishing party nominating f conventions, any State or all the) States could at once by mere legis lative enactment knock into noth ingness his proposed new sytem. Federal law cannot by any con be made to control the votes of electors chosen in such manner as the State Legislatures may direct. New York Sun. A REMEDY. Our old friend the American Medical Association warns the aged and stiff jointed against indulging in the tango, as it is liable to affect the heart. Well, let's devise a sort of dehorned tango to be done in carpet slippers , on crutches, with a net. EVERYMAN. Everyman when he was a boy was a devil of a fellow. Neither himself nor any one else dreamed that he could ever turn out so well. i Everyman might have married any other woman among several if he had wanted to. I Everyman never understands why every other man does the things which he himself would not think of doing. . - Everyman praises women to their face but in talking to every other man he says terrible things about them. When it comes to gossip Everyman can give any woman cards and spades, but Everyman never admits this. Everyman, if . he plays golf, billiards, pool or any other game, never does so well as he did the last time he played. Everyman lets his wife have her own way until he is thoroughly aroused and then he tears things up so Everyman says when he talks about it to every other man. Everyman when he smokes, smokes so little that he never feels it. Life. $1.00 automatic Cigar Lighter FREE with cigar or pipe purchases to 2.00 or more at Nelson's Drug Store. Double stamps all day Wednesday. 22-3

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The Day in HISTORY UECEMBEB IT HISTORY. t 1813 Violent eruption of Mr.. Etna. I 129 St. Petersburg rejoices over peace- of Adrianople. but laments failure to capture Constantinople lfcCS President Johnson granted unconditional pardo nto everyone who fought In the war of the States. j 187f England ani Cape Colony connected by cable. 1904 Japanese celebrate Christmas by taking new positions near Fort Atrthnr; Erlung- and ltse bombarded. 1012 President-elect Wilson spends Christmas with friends In old Stanten, Va, home. UP AND DOWN IN IN-D-I-A-N-A PLACES BLAME ON MOTORMAX. Thomas Stanley of Anderson, motorman on the ill-fated intertirban which was upset at Yorktown on th night cf Oct. 22, when one man was instantly killed and two others fatally hurt, is held responsible for the accident and deaths of the three men by Coroner Fred L. Bunch In his verdict filed yesterday. The coroner reports that Motorman Stanley was under the Influence of li quor at the time of the wreck. FILES SITIT FOR f 10,000 DAMAGES. Oustave Schults of Indianapolis has brought suit in the Dearborn Circuit Court against Victor Oberllng and Emanuel Oberllng for $10,000 for damages alleged to have been sustained when he. was run down by an automobile belonging to the defendants. "DIPS" LEAVE FORT WATXE. The seven "dips" arrested at Fort Wayn Saturday and Sunday after holding up three people are today again at large as Ed Klefndinst bailed them out with $750. They were charged with loitering and the police say no other charge agrainst them could have been made to stick, owlnir to the fact that nothing incriminating was found on them and they were not caught In the act. They have left th city and it is expected that they will forfeit their bonds. NOTED JAIL-BREAKER HELD. Cordia Martin, of Jall-breaklng fama. is again In Jail at Greenfield, having been brought to Greenfield from Tellow Sprngs, O., where he was arrested Saturday. Martin has a criminal record of much note, having been arrested In December, 1910, charged with robbing the

bank at New Palestine. He was arrested in Indianapolis, where he was caught with the spoils, tried and sentenced tn Marion county for a term of ten years, on the charge of burglary. i IX JURIES MAY PROVE PATAU ' Mrs. H. H. Crump, 79 years old.

mother of L. K. Crump, proprietor of the Doxey Hotel at Anderson, was struck by a North Anderson car at Tenth and Main streets late yesterday afternoon and la in a precarious condition at the hotel. The elderly woman evidently did not see the approaching car and stepped out on the track directly in front of It. Sha was carried Into Sells Bros.' undertaking establishment and Dr. D. S. Quickel was called. WITHDRAWS HIS PETITION. Appearing for the six men, who, on Friday, obtained an order in Circuit Court restraining the board of public worka at Evanavlllo from granting the contract for th sweeping- of the city streets, for 1914, Attorney Frank HHatfleld yesterday withdrew the petition. When the boardopened the bids I Saturday the lowest, ever made the city for th work were submitted. Mr. Hat- ' field asserted his clients felt that they, accomplished their purpose. I Letters To Santa Claus Hammond, Ind., Dec 24. Dear Santa Claus: I am a little boy six years old. Please bring me what you think ia nice for a little boy to play with. Be sure to leave a Christmas tree, nuta and candy. Do not forget my little sis tern, Lillian and Dorothy. 1 wish you a Merry Christmas. Your little friend, EDWARD COPE. Cedar Lake, Ind.. Dec. 24. Dear Santa Claus: For Xmaa I want a rocking horse, a Teddy bear and some candy and r.uts. My brother Ernest would like a sled and some candy and nuts. Harvey would like a coaster. Don't forget mamma or papa. Your, litUe friend, CLARENCE LIVINGSTON. Crown Point, Ind., Dec. 24. Dear Santa: As it is getting near Christmas I'l thought I would write and tell you what I want' for Christ mas. I want" a doll bed and a pair of bedroom slippers and a new dress and a doll. Please go to the poor people's home first and then come to my house and the other people's. Our address Is 102 Goldsboro. Crown Point. From, GENEVA MUZZ ALL Hammond, Ind., Dec. 24. ' Dear Santa Claus: Bring me a King air rifle, football, moving picture machine, train that goes on a track, a sweater, a station, a great big rocking horse, an automobile, some blocks, a big sled and some good books, an over-

coat, a new suit, a pair of high tof shoes, a box of soldiers that have sulti with a little bun, a great big boat, s coaster wagon, a nice watch, a llttU axe. JOE WASKA. Hammond. Ind., Dec. 24. Dear Santa: Please bring me a little baby Coll and a little hobby horsi and a whip and a stocking of nuts and a bag ot candy, and I am X years old, and don't forget the poor. Your little friend. JOE MYERS. Cedar Lake, Ind., Dec, 24. Dear Santa: For Xnjas I would like a horn, a sled, sum candy and nuts. Don't forget the poor. Your little friend. MILFORD ROY LIVINGSTON.

TK.Y TO OUST TACKJART. Pjlaaa of Republicans and Progres. siv.e Democrats to put forth formel Representative John W. Boehne as l fusion candidate for Congress fellow, lng his break with the Democratic machine in th First District, are rapidly crystanlizlng at Evansville. Mr. Boehne has definitely severed hi connection with Benjamin Boose and others In control of the Democratic party In the First District, and In an interview, given" at Evansville yesterday, lauds the anti-Taggart movement In the state ad declares he will attend the Insurgent' Democratic convention, to be held in Indianapolis Dc. 20. PRETTY MODEL OF BLUE SUPPLE SATIN

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