Hammond Times, Volume 15, Number 328, Hammond, Lake County, 12 June 1922 — Page 4

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THE GRADE CROSSmG7'6S?V Indiana grade crossings havqgtajkrthree terrible tributes in lives within the ' pastweek. Three times have trains splintered automobiles, crushing to death nine men and women and injuring others. The elimination of the grade crossing is an immediate impossibility although of course in time there will beno such thing as country roads crossing railroad rights of way at grade, says the Fort Wayne News. The "stop, look and listen" law proposed by some would accomplish some good results but too many school bus horrors have occurred even when the drivers stopped and walked to the tracks, to allow one to believe that this law would prevent crossing accidents. Automatic danger signals have he'ped but only helped. Possibly some inventive genius will evolve an' automatic gate which will lower and raise with the approach and passage of trains, just as automatic signal bells are now rung, but the gates would have to be built of reinforced concrete to force some drivers to observe their warnings. This mania of some drivers to race a train to a crossing, or to take for granted that no train is approaching is incomprehensible to the normal person. The auto driver who races the train to the crossing or who seeing a railroad crossing ahead takes it for granted there is no train approaching, cannot realize that he can make only one mistake. He gets no second guess if he's wrong. Suppose he does beat the train to the crossing he's gained nothing "more than the averting of a delay of a few minutes. He stakes his life and the lives of all" the people in his machine to win a couple of minutes. But there is another figure in these trage

dies, whose suffering is little reckoned. He is the engineer driving the powerful locomotive weighing itself over 200 tons and pulling a heavy train at a speed that makes stopping impossible. The engineer trained by years of service to judge relative speeds, sees an automobile approaching a grade crossing. He senses long before the automobile driver does that unless one or the other slackens speed materially or changes direction sharply a collision is inevitable.. The engineer cannot stop and the rails do not admit of his steering his train out of the way. All he can do is jerk the whistle cord and trust to the blasts to carry to the automobile driver warning of the train's approach. In a few seconds that elapse, the engineer has time to picture the whole terrible horror, which he knows cannot be averted by any action of his, and then come the piteous screams of the victims who finally realize their peril too late to save themselves. The sickening impact and another grade crossing horror is registered. Is it any wonder that railroad engineers curse the fools who run their machines to the very edge of the right of way and then stopping suddenly grin inanely at the man who has been frantically sounding warning blasts, the while the picture of human bodies torn and mangled by his engine, flashed across his mental retina?

COMPLETING REHABILITATION. Announcement from time to time of prog-' ress made in rehabilitating the devastated regions of France evoked admiration in this cuontry. The French government now announces that 90 per cent of the farms in the war-torn regions of France have been restored to productivity, indicating that American assistance in rehabilitation has been of substantial practical value. A somewhat small but tirelessly energetic group of Americans has been engaged in the work of bringing back the tillable acreage made useless by the ravages of war. Still more significant is a supplementary tsatement that the output from this 90 per cent of acres will exceed the pre-war production of the former 100 per cent. The difference is credited to improved methods, which includes manner of working and the utilization of improved agricultural tools of American manufacture. When the French peasants are as fa-

miliar with their new implements as they will

become it is fair to assume that with their fidelity to the soil, the productivity of the land will far exceed the highest limits ever reached before the war.

SOME PERSONS must be talked into doing things, and others must be talked out of it.

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NOW IS THE SUMMER OF OUR DISCONTENT. I look upon summer with sorrow.

My Jinx will be coming: to bat, The dog: days are coming: tomorrow. And, frankly, I'm what you'd call fat, The friends of a man who is portly Gaze on him with unmixed alarm. The tone of their talk is not courtly, It doesn't contain tact or charm. They say: "I dont see how you stand it. While toting- around all that flesh. You've no more right to live thar. a banditl" . Advising: a guy's their prof esbu Unmolested, I'd not mind the summer. I'd try to forget it. at least. But those boys put me on the hummer And make me a suffering- beast. Td wiggle along and be happy And worry would not fill my cup. I might even try to be snappy If my skinny friends would shut up.

Almost every primary election that is held nowadays sort of create a small earthquake that Is caught by the seismogTaphie instrument at Washington. Our guess is that the flapper craze will die out as suddenly as it

scarxea. ne importance ot the situation nas been exaggerated. In a recent discussion in the United States senate, a senator defined a diplomat as "a man who appropriates your coat in so engaging a manner that you thank him for taking it." That recalls to mind a definition I heard many years ago: "A diplomat is a man who takes your hat and coat and explains it so well that you give him your watch chain." , HERE'S A HAPPY GUY. I am the gayest of the lot; My girl is not a flapper, I always smile and worry not: My girl is not a flapper. I jump with joy and laugh with glee, My heart is filled with ecstasy And all the fellows envy me;

My gin is not a flapper. --Jesse H. Lefkowitz. We cannot possibly start the summer season until the first maneating: s1 ark is reported on the Jersey coast,

President Harding says he wants the Leviathan to retain her nres-

e&k name. That makes it unanimous. Taken from a recent short story in magazine: "Amerlie's head fell upon Bellamy's in a warm, convulsive clasp." They must have been dancing.

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THE new man in a responsible position AXWAYS has a rather trying TIME fi It at first ' AXD -we suppose tor months AFTER Elisha'a mantle DESCENDED on Elieha. people thought IT was a great deal too bis for him. ; THE Russians would BE willing- to attend any OLD conference as long as IT was accompanied BV a few eats. OVER in New YorV th other day A woman admitted to the court SHE'S trying her beat to ljv on asoioo a year and if she SEEDJ any help to show her how TO live on less If she will telephone us we will be glad to tell her how. A man's hair turns gray 'before a WOMAS'S does scientists now ssy MAKING no allowance APPARENTLY for the fact that A man wears his all the time. ANOTHER thing the thoughtful MAN learns after a while AS he blunders along through this old VALE of tears and laughter TRYING to do the best he can L'NDER all the circumstances IS to distinguish rather carefully BETWEEN' the reformers WHO really mean it and the ONES who are doing It merely TO make their Jobs last.

LIFE is a pretty tough proposition for THE poor fellow who has JUST enough money to get Into debt AND not enough to get out. WE don't know who Is GETTING the money, graft, according TO denizens of Gary underworld BIT we have an Idea on whom SOME of It could be foumd by RUNNING a vacuum cleaner OVER certain persona LEARN to dance eays an advertisement BUT the world ha been DANCING for the past seven years AND is now howling its head off BECAUSE it haa to pay the fiddler.

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Hugh E. Keough, former editor of The Times ana well known Chicago newspaper man. died yesterday noon at his home In Chicago.

Swarms of gnats are making life miserable for Hammond people. Their -bites seem quite poisonous and a number have been made sick. Among those affected are Charles Frledrlch. Henry Whitaker. J. F. Krost, W. J. McAleer. Lawrence Cox, Lew De Bow Peter Fox, M. P. Ludwig and Gustav Zachau.

Railroad officials, replying to complaints from Hammond, have sent a letter stating that they will do everything In their power to prevent blocking of street crossings longer than necessary.

The unidentified body of a man was found hanging to a Umb of a tree in the woods near the Knickerbocker Ice House

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'Above, Kb Klox Klanners ready for midnight ceremony In the gar of the order. Below, K. K. K. altar and Ueagla with black robe. Ka Oax Elan Initiation near Chicago recently might have been mysterious, but they were not secret, Motion picture cameras clicked off the scenes Thlle the "K. 2L K, clicked in new members. Thirty thousand knights are said to have taken part In the rites. The klansmen were garbed ir. the white robes of the order while the kieogles and other dignitaries wore black. The thousands made the trip from Chicago and other northern IlUaoJa cities In autos,

No. 2 in North Hammond thia morning-. Two boya made the discovery.

Pennsylvania and Erie rallraoda have filed eiilt to enjoin the Gary & Southern lnterurban railway from attempting to cross their lines near Crown Point. '

When the automobile of S. Davis of Hobart crashed Into a buggy o the larkness two miles south of that place last night the driver discovered that the girl occupant of the rig was his own siwter, Ura. She hal a bad scalp wound. Hr companion, Andrew Kopp, was 'uninjured. Clarence Kaspbde. who was in the Davis auto, had his arm broken.

William Eelnts of Crown Point who is learning the carpenter trade with the Smith gang, struck; his foot with a handaae yesterday and Is barely able to get aroundi

The Great Lakea Dredge & Dock Co., started work this morning on cutting the ship canal through Foreytbe avenue, at East Chicago and extending It westward to Calumet avenue, la Hammond.

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1 What Is Innocents Day? 2 How far Is Honolulu from Can Francisco? 3 What waa "Tha Fronde?" 4 What was tho "Great Rebellion?" 5 What were grenadiers originally used for?

6 What Is the velocity of the Gulf Stream? 7 When was "Sweet Marie" a pojyuJar eong 8 What does "Oolong" mean? 9 What is the literal meaning of spaghetti 10 What was KodoLf Valentino's first picture? ANSWERS TO YESTERDAY'S QUESTIONS. 1 When was oxygen discovered? Ans. 1774. 2 What was the oldest form of marriage? Ans. Monogamy, 3 For whom was the state of North Carolina and tho state South Carolina named? Ans. Charles I of England.

4 What state had the first purSj. food law? Ans. Michigan. 6 What college first playe American football? Ana ? 4 How much, wheat Is consumed per capita per annum la this coua try? Ans. About four and one-half bushels. 7 When was Henry Ford iorsf Ana July SO. 1863. 8 What Is flotsam? Asa Shipwrecked goods floating oa the sea. 9 What Is jetsam? Ana. Goods thrown overboard which sink sad remain under water. 10 How are gate receipts divided in tbe American League? Ans. The visiting team gets 10 cents on eaoh 50 cent ticket and SO cents of all tickets above that amo-uot.

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better time to build a house a garage a store a public building a barn a fence a chicken coop and a reputation for having good common sense than right now! And the best way to prove you have the latter is to buy your building material from Hammond Lumber Co; Oakley and Wilcox Ave. Phone Ham. 14

Dear Mrs. Thompson : If one

Sves in a neighborhood where every

one knows every one else and treats every one with respect, but there is one party that eossips and thinks

evil about every one else, and if

that person causes trouble for the whole neighborhood by talk and blames it on to the innocent one until no one will speak to her. do

you think she should care? Or

should she think they have no knowledge of good manners ? They are all so lacking in what it takes to make a lady. DONT WORRY. It would be impossible not to Care under such circumstances. I would advise the innocent person to forgive her neighbors for their uncharitable attitude toward her and to look for their lovable qualities instead of their lack of manners. When it is possible to do a kind turn to those same neighbors she should not hesitate to do it. Perhaps some one is sick and would enjoy some garden flowers and a glass of felly. If she watches for opportunities she will find ways of paying back their lack of courtesy with kindness. She should refuse to discuss the gossip any more than to say it did not come from her. To blame the other woman and spend a lot of time haggling over something unpleasant and worthless would not bring back the respect of the neighborhood. Selfrespect, charity toward others and kindliness will correct matters. NEEDS TO KNOW: I doubt if your daughter gave the name of the father. You might, write and Inquire for information, however. Send a stamped envelop with your address on it so that it will be easy for them to mail the information you desire. I admire your daughter for the loyalty of her love, but I think she is making a mistake since the information would be of!

so much help to you in your need. She thinks she is doing the right thing, but she is far from fair to you. The man deserves no consideration. Dear Mrs. Thompson: My husband has been very much interested in a young foreigner who has coma to this country and is lonesome because he is not acquainted. We have done all we can to make things pleasant for him and until now I have felt that he appreciated our effort. One of my girl friends invited the three of us to her house to play cards. She did this on my

request because 1 thought he would enjoy meeting her family and having the good time one always has in he home. He said he would be very glad to go. When the night came, which was last night, we waited until eight-thirty for him to come and he did not show up. We phoned the place where he boards to find that he and another person boarding there had gone to the picture show. Although he feels he cannot use the telephone yet, he could have had, some one else let us know he did not intend to come. I was so humiliated I didn't know what to do or to say to my friend. She was disappointed but she forgave me. This young man often romes to our house and I know that in a few days he will come again. My husband says he is through with him. I feel that way too. Do yo-J think

we should explain to him that he has insulted us by ignoring oui invitation after he had already accepted it? MARGARET.

Yes. I think you should explain.

Perhaps the young man does not realize the extent of his offense. He should be made to understand that in America that when one:

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