Hammond Times, Volume 11, Number 151, Hammond, Lake County, 13 December 1916 — Page 4

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Th Times Gait ChV?ago-Indlna Harbor, da-ily xo?t 8ndy. Batr4 t lh potolT!c In Esst CMc. Novambar 18. The Lake County Time Dally except Saturday and Sunday. Eaterad at tha postofflca In Hammond. June SS. 1V04. The Lake County Tlmea Saturday and weekly edition. Entered at tha oetofflce In Hammond, February 4. 111. The Gary Evening- Tlmea Dally except Sunday. Entered at tha peatoff!oa ta Gary, Apr!! IS. Uli. Ail under the act of March a. 147, aa eoond-claea matter.

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If you bar, any trouble 4-at ting TR Tims a make complaint immediately te l&e circulation department. Tm Timxs wlil not be responsible far the return ef any wnaoltclted manuerls article or letter and win not notice anonoyraoua cemmnloe,tln Skrt algned letters of general interest printed ax dlsereUea.

PEACE AND AMERICA. The theatric peace proposals initiated by Germany, on all men's tongues us the season approaches when there should be "peace on earth and goodwill to all men." are vague and ephemeral. Peace is a consummation devoutly to be sought. It cannot be discussed or even forecast until the basis of Germany's proposals are known. To walk is to stagger in the dark until that time. Everything depends entirely on the basis on which the imperial chancellery is willing to talk peace. There is nothing official on which to predicate possibility of peace. Unofficially we are led to understand that Germany is willing to give back the portions of France and Belgium she has conquered, with the exception that she must have a free seaport in Belgium; that her colonies are to be restored; that she is to make Poland and Lithuania, at Russia's expense, free kingdoms, and that Germany's colonies are to be restored. We do not believe that these conditions, if adhered to by Germany, will vcn form a basis for peace negotiations, and we are pessimistic that the entente allies will even consider them for a moment. Of course, the entente will never give its answer until it has received peace terms from Wilhelmptrasse. It has many times stated the position as to what it is fighting for and on what ground peace negotiations may be conducted as far as it is concerned. ; We are not disposed to believe that the entente allies feel any differently now. The central powers, it is quite evident, wish to put the responsibility for further conduct of the war upon England, France. Russia and Italy. England is not the only factor in the entente. If England were ready for peace today, France is not, for France will never quit until she gets back Alsace and Lorraine, -and that Is -something Germany will never give her. There is no intention of. returning the Trentino to Italy and Poland to Russia on Gemany's part, so that neither of these nations would submit to a -peace which did not provide for that. Last month in the London Post an editorial was printed which, commenting on the American activity for peace, the editorial said in part: "Now let us tell the Americans a secret; it is a secret to them, although it Is known to every chancellery In Europe. "We can have peace tomorrow. The Germans have offered us peace upon the most favorable terms. They are willing to give us almost everything we desire. "And they Impose only one condition. What is it? "We shall tell our American friends. "The German condition Is that Germany should he allowed a free hand in Central and South America. We understand that that condition lias been put forward, of course discreetly and unofficially, by the ;rman government, and that It has been rejected by the allies. But why shoit'd it be rejected? We are selling our South American securities, and. if the Americans really want peace, and do not object to having- Germany for a neighbor, why should England intervene?" Then the editorial recalls a meeting a peace conference at the Guildhall in October, 1912. according to the Chicago Herald, at which Herr Herman Hecht of Berlin asserted that ''England and Germany should stand together, and meet the danger which came from America, whose industries were being so rapidly developed." Washington diplomats are said to have intimate and secret knowledge that the question of peace in Europe affect3 the United States far more than is generally 'known. There Is one thing sure, and it is true as the sun shines, that Germany's eagle eyes are cast longingly towards South America. You may scoff at it and make light of it. but the day Is coming when the truth will be brought hom to the United States with crushing force. We believe there Is one thing today that Germany would rather have than peace in Europe, and that is the death of the Monroe doctrine. We would do well to consider peace in America before we waste any words over peace in Europe. We still etand on the edge of the precipice. We live in a fool's paradise.

But the best news is that which advertises the town in a favorable way. The story can be turned over and used at different times, if the new angle

is properly .presented. On the other hand, the public soon loses Interest in crime stories. It is almost impossible to get through a new angle of something that happened months ago. Yet the public will listen to a tale about a gigantic Industry or the establishment of an institution for the public weal; later when the cornerstone is laid notables are apt to be prebent and it is again a story as it is when the dedication occurs. Often during the construction period there are new angles o it. and once it is in operation there are many sources that either the general public or the individual business or professional line would like to hear of. As to the faking correspondent, hb soon loses out. First,' he loes prestise in his community. In a little while editors get onto him and editors are the hardest people in the world to fool. If he is deliberately sensational and addicted to untruth, he is soon discarded. The modern newspaper aims to get at facts as far as it is humanly possibleto do so. When the news sent in by its correspondents isn't correct the publishers are quite apt to get protests; if he is glaringly untruthful .therp may be costly llbej suus; and a persistence of the work of a lying, sensational correspondent soon causes the circulation department to feel the effects. Occasionally, however, conditions in a community, through the indifference of the people or the dishonesty and negligence of their- officials, become so that the inevitable follows. What's a matter of happening and gossip is also a matter of news. So, as is frequently the case, a community is often in the limelight in a

prominently, undesirable way. Perhaps at the time it is not good for a community, and some people, especially certain business men and timid bankers, often wish that there were no correspondents. But in a little while it is found that the Aost effective cure for a civic cancer is the sunlight of publicity -the more sunlight the better. It i? not the correspondent who creates the conditions, but it is his lot to record news, just as it is the function of the local editor. If a community's activities are good, then good news it gets; if there is a community disorder existent, then the news column is the indicator. When the indicator is unfavorable it is time that treatment be accorded. Yet, despite all the good work they do in boosting a towD. a correspondent, like the home editor, is seldom thankrd. It is only when it happens that he is the inexorable instrument with stylus in hand who records the tide and flow of life just as it is and recording it when it Is a little seamy that attention is paid to him. However, the best sign that he is a good and capable correspondent is that be has the job year in and year out. Were be a sensation-monger, the sign of an amateur or a Munchausen, or both, he would have been dropped long ago. Big newspapers are too autocratic in their management, too considerate of the public pulse, too chary of libel suits, to have allied with them an inefficient and untrustworthy news-gatherer. He might -be in service, but only for a short time. Not every community has a good correspondent: so you are not always being reminded of every community.

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- THE Vtatser: "Enough:-

NO, WE didn't hold any Bethlehem steel common.

IF THERE'S to be peace hurry up Woodrow, with a better tariff.

PEACE announcement had an effect on this country all right. Eggs. are down a half cent.

SINCE Gary is to have a municipal Xmas tree Mayor Johnson should bans on It a new poker playing outfit to replace the one his police took from the "Civic Service Commission's" reform organ, tiia Gary Evening Post.

SUPREME court rules Indiana head, light law is valid. This will now enable

'the Hon. Clarence Bretech of Gary, to

once more appear in public wearing his customary shirt stud.

SO FAR we have been unable to figure out whether Mr. August Busch of St. Louis, wants a saloon that Is a restaurant or a restaurant that is a saloon.

WHY doesn't President Wilson let this country have a sensation and a crisis In the way of firing his present cabinet and giving us a new one?

SKIPPER In from Pitcarin island says women there are in great need of clothes. Somebody ought to take the skipper on a cruise around this town.

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According to the sason's latest, No. S.0S3, fashion still favors the practical mode in blouses. This is a really smurt and serviceable design which the wearer proclaims is for "strictly business."

Worthington. The model is on severely plain lines, has the front closing that may extend to the ihin with the aid of a high turnover collar if the open neck is preferred the collar is rolled us illustrated. The sleeve with plenty of fulness below the elbow is gathered intb a fascinatinj cuff that finishes with a frill of the material. To Rive dasb, the athletic girl will add the tic and it will be very becoming below the collar in opposing color. If to match 0 suit this waist should properly be in the color of the suit materialfor instance, if blue serge formed

the nkirt the waist would be of blue taffeta with a collar of sheer handkerchief linen. It may a 10 be made of Georgette rPpe. plaid silk, cotton poplin, white linen, &c. It is no secret that an amateur can reproduce the design without a bit of trouble the result is well worth the effort it takes. The waist pattern. No. S.0S3. cuts in sizes 06 to 42. To make in . size '' requires -Vi yards of 3t5 inch material and Vi yard of -'2 inch contrasting good'. To obtain the pattern send 10 cents to the office of this publication.

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YOU know how easy it is for tools to get misplaced how quickly they get rusty and lose their iharpness when you try to keep them in the old-time taol box. A good set of tools deserves the best of treatment. For tht3 reason various sets of Keen Kutter tools have been selected and arranged in

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Tool Cabinets Every tool, from the smallett gimlet to the largest saw, has a place of its own. They never touch each other, so they can't get dull that way. They don't get rusty, for the air-tight doors keep out dirt and moisture, EetT tool i the best of it kind the Keen Kutter trade miifc ij roar guarantee. It bat nooi for hic'nest qnalltT In tools for n.arlr a hall century. Keea Kutter Tool Cabinet rarT in ptice from $10-00 to $135.00, de

pending on tne Bumoer so kina of tool aelectea. Anderson Hwd. Co. Cutlery, Tools, Hardware, Sport. lng Goods. Tel. 145 Hammond.

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A TIMELY GREETING OX CHRISTMAS MORNING.

The wrist watch she receives for Christmas will find a way of stealing into view if it's a Waltham! Nor will he be ehy of "matching" it with his new Waltham. We suggest that you give a watch. A watch that is both ornament and instrument. A watch to be worn, not just "carried." A watch which shows on the face of it that it is heir to a fine old tradition and will beat true to it through life. In brief, a Waltham Watch. It will be the special little "thrill" of the day and the faithful servant of many days to come. '

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King of all the Walthams and hence watch-monarch of the world is the "Maximus." To -bestow a "Maximus" is to give literally the most accurate watch in all the world, for Waltham leads the world in accuracy (by actual competitive tests) and the "Maximus" is the leading Waltham. Instrumental precision and visual charm in a watch can go no farther. The dainty, diminutive "Maximus" watches for ladies are jewels of exceeding beauty. Those for gentlemen possess the slender grace that adorns strength. Here are timepieces that capture the eye and imagination and will prove themselves the soul of constancy and honor. Could any other gift quite duplicate this? John E. McGarry

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THE LOCAL CORRESPONDENT. A. town may have & live-wire chamber of commerce and admirable Institutions to attract the country's eye, but it isn't on the map unless it has a trained and alert correspondent for out-of-town newspapers. Communities that do not have a capable correspondent or two on the job suffer as a reult. Contrary to the view held by many, an efficient correspondent isn't continually on the look-out for cirme and scandal. Rather the opposite. A murder or, a robbery everyday occurrences in America are of little value for oat-of-town news purposes even in these days of lurid headlines. Unless there Is the unusual to the crime, a double killing may not get into metropolitan newspapers fifty miles away. On the other hand, there's no correspondent in America who relishes a sensational crime story that will linger on the front page for four or five days. In the first place, if the story is a big one editors will send their own staff men to handle the assignment and the correspondent is off it. Should he still take care of the story it will kill off other news for days and even weeks to come. Editors and readers having been fed on a sensational story have their appetites sated so that it takes time before they will get down to accepting ordinary news as?ain. No correspondent, unless' be is an amateur, gloats over the breaking of a story involving murder, divorce, arrests of public officials for bribery, etc. Just as detrimental news leaves its shadow on the town's business interest, so does it proportionately affect the correspondent's earnings. The news the correspondent thrives on is that of a constructive nature. The odd and the unusual if he recognizes it is apt to add to his income.

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Pleasing, Fragrant and Satisfying. i , A Lake County Product Made from the purest Turkish and Domestic I TobaccosA Cigarette of Quality to please the most particular smoker. The onlr cigarette made in the middle -west. i I

The Western Cigarette & Tobacco Co, Indiana Harbor, Ind. 20 for 10c. All dealers.

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