Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 307, Hammond, Lake County, 17 June 1921 — Page 7

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Entertained His Friends, the Newspaper Reporters, at His Camp on Lake Scattering-Rice. "BiUy" Majon of Illinois was Joveabie. Th veteran congressman made companions of hla eons and lived in a delightful free masonry with his neighbors. Th newspaper "boys"' were iiis Playmates. Whenever "Billy" Mason went fishing on Lake Scattering-Rice In the North Wisconsin woods. It was his ha.bit to have several of the reporters from the downstate or Chicago newspapers tn the party. Boarding th train ilason would put on his spectacles dig up an old blade pipe and begin a Rhum g-ame lasting: until b.;d time. There was a tacit understanding that nothing was for publication. The emin. ent representative would talk of Washington affairs freely with his reportorlal friends. Ho never blamed a reporter for th editorial policy of his paper and at a time when certain Chicago dalies wero attacking him he was not in the least put out at the "boys." A member of The Times staff was fortunate In sharing the hospitality of the Mason camp two summers ago. Reaching Eagle H;-r. Wis., early one Saturday morning !n August the party left the Pullman to shiver in the biting cold. The sun was a daub of red emerging from the forest on the Deerskin river. The fire In the big wood burner at the little hotel was welcome to the rnateur fishermen who wore sweaters and overcoats and talked of the change of climate from the torpid loop. It was natural to feel almost contemptuous of the perspiring thousands milling over the dirty streets in that human bakeovtn back In Chicago" Breakfast was devoured rapaciously and the party was led to the boat house where the mornings wcrk of loading the camp outfit and provisions bfgan. It almost noon before the launch

was In the river chuggi;:g its way up the winding Wisconsin stream through the chain of twenty-one lakes, each more entrancing than the other. Past all rsorts and cottages the boa plowed on until it reached the shores of Lake Scattering-Rice. The camp site was ideal a little plateau reached by a steep ascent from the water and skirting the majestic pines. A little spring bubbled cold clear water from beneath the hill. Leiws F. Mason was the cook and assigned each member of the party to his chores. After the tents had been raised and everything put In the place It was to occupy for three weeks to come, the boys began felling trees and cutting firewood with a real that they regretted when they tried to raise their aching bodies from the hard camp cots in the morning. The Becond day limped by and It was two or three days before the soreness was gone. Then began the sport in the water, fishing for muskiee in the rain, diving from floats into the ice

cold lake, wrestling and the horse-play. I

Every once in a while somebody got hurt but there was no use being mad. The rarty kept getting rougner as the hides cf the participants got tougher. Kow those boys could eat: Billy Mason said they should be ashamed of themselves, filling up to thi bursting point and then laying down in the sun like negroes on the levee to sleep. Nobody to much as asked for a newspaper. And when Arthur Evans of The Chi

cago Tribune, stopped oft to Inquire the way to a desired destination, he failed to recognize the bewhiskered tribe as hailing from the Chicago Fourth Estate. Big-hearted, whole-souled, and cleanminded. "Billy" Mason left a priceless heritage to his sons. He taught them how to play and to love the natural pleasures. He made woodsmen of them. lie was a playboy himself and carried the comraderie of the north woods into the politics of Washington. His death is a lss to Illinois and the nation

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THE VOTES TO BEAT GONERS

BY MI LP RED MORRIS fSUFF CORRESPONDENT 1. N. SERVICE DENVER. June 17. John L. Lewis. h.C33 o fihe United Mine Workers of America, has enough votes pledged and enough in sight to assure his election as president of the A. F. of L. in place of Samuel Gompers, according to claims of his supporters today. Tho campaign being conducted for him is the biggesi talk of the labor convention next to the Irish question. It is the first serious attempt to oust the veteran head of the fedeartion It is generally believed Lewis has the support of the United Brotherhood of Carpentiers and Joiners, which has

SEMENOFF CALLED ANTI-RED LEADER AT VLADIVOSTOK

General Semenoff. According tc word from Vladivostok, General Semenoff, Cossack anti-Bolshevist leader, has been proclaimed supreme ruler of the new state established there since the overthrow of the soviet forces. He is the irost prominent of the anti-Red leaders in Eastern Siberia.

the largest voting delegation, nert to the miners, while the railroad unions are known to be in a receptive mood to "talk business."

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It is conceded that the opposition to Gompers is large enoogh to oust him and that Lewis, of all the possible candidates for his Job, is alone strong

enough to muster the votes to be elected. There 1s a question, however, whether Lewis will finally be the candidate. He refuses to make comment on his plan. According to reports ho insists upon assurance of 20.000 votes to convince him that there is enough sentiment to demand hie running. The consensus of opinion is that if this number of votes is pledged to Lewis, Gompers will announce his retirement and leave the field free to the miners' head. A clean sweep of the executive council is demanded if Lewis runs. Representation of the basic Induslries on the council is tho first demand. The miners and metal trades are already represented while the railroad unions are not. The building trades and other large crafts would be given representation instead of small organizations like tho barbaj-s, declared "Little cogs in the Gompers machine" if the program now talked is carried out. The needle trades demand adequate representation. Efforts to have the Irish resolution providing for the boycott of British goods have failed. At a stormy conference of Irish delegates a number who signed the resolution withdrew their names, announcing that the Canadian

affiliations of their international union would not permit them to support it. Before entering the conference, C R. Foley, one of the leaders of the group behind the resolution issued a. statement declaring it will be made the test or "real friendship" for Ireland when the roll of the convention is called.

To Brighten Carpets. Brighten your carpets after the dust has been beaten out of them by scattering on them cornmenl mixed with salt, and then sweeping them off. Spots ccn be removed by the use of oxcall or ammonia an? water.

The Truth of the Matter. There !s much Indignation here lately because people don't behave. We don't want to tell stories out of school, but people nver did behave. Atchison Globe.

Indoor Plants. Indoor plants should be watered with tepid water, and kept when po. sible in an even atmosphere. Camel's Hump a Delicacy. Like veal in color, and beef In taste, the camel's hump Is a favorite, delicacy among the Arabs.

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