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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-06-21
APRIL
SHO OWE r 6
By FRANK Il. SWEET
Copyright, Ieos. by P. c. Eastment
b. FRANK Z. SWEET

There was swift turn with scarce
i any slackening of speed, the two
outer wheels an inch above the ground.
as they swung the corner. then the au-
tomobile settled down to a long,
straight run.
do you think we can make it, Mr..
Townsend?" the girl asked anxiously.
MAKE it lightly -"of course we
can 1t isn't over ten or twelve miles,
and we can go at a snail's pace and
do that in thirty minutes. and those
clouds yonder are not halfway up the
sky yet
The girls face showed relief.
Il suppose it's foolish" she said, but
( do hate to get caught in a rain. And
and You know-or, rather. probably
you don't know-it's a sort of life and
death affair for a girl with a brand
new hat and costume to get mixed up
In shower. Every true woman can
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-06-21
APPROXIMATE DEATH ROLL
Total Is 100 Jews, 30 Christians.
While 157 Are Wounded.

While it is impossible to give the
exact figures the visits of the CORE
spondent to the hospitals and ceme-
teries enables him to approximate the
killed at 100 Jews and twenty Chris
tians and the wounded at $50 Jews and
seven Christians.
The question of the origin Of the
massacre was carefully investigated.
Although many of the Jews denied
that a bomb was thrown at the Corpus
Christi procession last Thursday the
fact that a bomb was thrown is estab-
lished beyond a doubt, but the ques-
ton of who threw the bomb remains
unsettled. The accounts of impartial
witnesses, however demonstrate that
an insulting cry enraged the Jews, who
attacked the religious procession. Then
from one end of the city to the other
the police spread the report of the at
tack, thus tanning the religious fana-
ticism of the Christians and setting
loose the worst elements upon the
Jews. on whom the crowds watching
the procession had already turned.
The Jews at first fought with re-
volvers and bombs. and with these
weapons the majority Of the Christian
victims was killed But the Jews were
soon overwhelmed and fed for shelter.
like rabbits to warrens. into cellars or
attics. The soldiers watched this chase
and butchery, never failing to fire into
houses where Jews, sometimes to the
number of 100. were making a stand
against their assailants. The authori-
ties who wanted to do something to
stop the massacre We're, with the po-
lice and troops in open sympathy with
the mob. utterly powerless.
Although it is freely charged that
the higher authorities of Bialystok de-
liberately organized the massacre, or,
/ if this was not the case. that it was
carried ont under orders from st. Pc
+ tersburg. there is no evidence to sup
! port either charge. The parliamentary
i commission. which was sent here.
/ composed entirely Of enemies of the
i government. wished especially, So one
of them. Schepkin. said. ito bring home
4 the responsibility to the government. .
i but had to conclude that it could not
be done. nor can the chief of police
+ be accused
The mob and its diaboliSm was due
entirely to the position of the Jews in
the country. which makes them in the
view of the ignorant Russians pariahs
with no rights, and outside the laws
protection.
Three official investigations to de
termine the responsibility for the ex
cesses will be prosecuted. These are t
be conducted by the commission of the
lower house of parliament, the minis
Ter of the interior. and the ministry OF
Justice All witnesses Of violence and
sufferers by excuses are invited by
| the ministry of justice to submit depo
sitions to the judge of the local court
The police are enforcing the Restora
ton Of pillaged property.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-06-21

The wonderful brevity of insect life
is curiously illustrated in the case OF
those that prey upon different species
Of mushrooms. The life of the mush-
room itself is measured by hours, yet
it is often entirely ruined by an insect
which deposits its eggs upon the flung
while it is in the vigor Of youth The
entire span of life of this mushroom IN
sect is so brief that the grubs hatch
from the eggs and the creature be
comes fully developed and capable OF
laying eggs itself before the mush
room dies, even though the latter's life
may not extend over a period of for
ty-eight hours from the moment It frs
pushes through the soil
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-06-21

sympathize with the girl who saved
her hat at the expense of a month un-
der a doctors care"
wen save yours without the ex-
pense of so much as a hatpin," he re-
sponded.
But he reckoned without thought Of
the month.
Ten minutes, and the clouds had not
rolled up appreciably higher Then sud-
denly a rain drop splashed against the
girls face, followed by q dash of water
that dropped an ostrich feather toward
her eyes. The girls hands flew to her
hatpins, but before they could be with
drawn the rain was coming down in
torrents, and the hands fell to her side
with a tragic motion of helplessness-
Both shot a quick glance behind
There were no dark clouds rolling up
and above them. On all sides save
where the clouds were creeping up in
front the sky was blue, but overhead
slight patch of mist had obscured the
sky, but not so thickly as entirely to
shut out the blue. The man scowled
Understandings
It's April he said, "and a crack
opened in the sky just wide enough
for a cloud to pop out Human fore
sight isn't proof against that. And your
dress, too. I'm sorry, Miss Ellis"
Yes, so am l." quizzingly, her good
humor quickly returning ''The cos
tune was only sent home this morning,
and | counted on it helping me out at
the house party next week. What shall
we dol"
"Scorch for shelter. I have already
doubled speed. There" as a white spot
showed under some trees in the dis
lance, that's a house. / think. No."
as they rushed nearer, its a small
hotel. Well stop there"
Another two minutes and they had
+ swung from the road and across the
lawn, up to the very door, without re-
+ gard to path or grass, and Mr. Town
7 send threw himself from the car and
lifted her almost bodily to the shelter
F of the little piazza. Then he started
back toward the car.
TN run up to the city and get you
change of clothing" he called hur-
riedly. i can 90 to your home and
be back in half an hour Meanwhile
go in somewhere away from the air.
But she threw up a hand protestingly.
What nonsenser' she cried THE
shower'll be over in FIVE minutes. See,
it's already breaking away; and just
as soon as the sun is out it will be
warm again 1 would rather 90 on
with you" She glanced down at her
wet garments ruefully 1T wouldn't
be any satisfaction staying here" she
added. You may see if you can Dor
row me some kind of wrap, though
he hesitated then stepped with her
into the hotel. Leaving her in the par
Tor. he went to the Office. As he entered
2 young lady appeared at side door
After a moment their eyes met, then
both sprang forward.
Edith he cried delightedly. "When
did you arrive:"
Last night We didn't stop over al
Washington. as planned. One of our
party knew about this quiet little hotel
and we came straight here for q few
days rest. It's funny TO meet you Sc
soon, though. but it saves me sending
message into the city after you My
friend leaves tomorrow, and we're
planning a little home party tonight as
a sort OF farewell. No never mind
your Clothes as she saw him glance
down at them significantly. We CAL
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-06-21
PAINTS A SLAUGHTER PICTURE
Figures That 100 We're Killed and
157 Wounded During the Riot.
Result Of Three Days OF Unrestrained
Butchery-Governme and Au-
thorities Acquitted of
Being Particeps
Criminis.

Grodno, Russia, June Glowing to
the refusal of the censor at Rialystok
TO permit the free telegraphing Of the
result of the investigation by the AS
sociated Press of the massacre of Jews
there its correspondent came here The
anti-Jewish rioting at Bialystok is now
ended. The troops are in full control
When the correspondent arrived st
Bialystok Sunday morning the worst
was already over. but on all sides
there was revolving evidence of savage
bestiality on the part of the blood
drunken mobs, which sacked and
burned the Jewish houses, shops and
stores.
Three Days of Unbridled Bloodshed.
For seventy-two hours. with slight
abatement during the daytime, the
mad orgie of blood and pillage went
on unchecked The inhumanity dis
played would have done credit to the
Mongol hordes of Genghis Khan in his
conquests of China and Central Asia
early in the thirteenth century. At
first police and troops urged on the
mob, but finally, when dismayed by
the bloody dee,.o accomplished, they
reluctantly sought to obey the orders
of their suneriors to put an end to the
work of the rapacious bands of roughs.
they were far beyond control of the To-
cal forces.
Mob Was Not Restrained.
During the rioting the Jews were
hunted down by ferocious pursuers,
who in the majority of cases were not
content with killing more victims. but
tore them to pieces like wild animals.
And while this was in progress the
troops either stood idly by, or, as was
more frequently the case, fired into the
houses and shops where Jews were
concealed under the pretext that they
believed them to be revolutionists, but
really to make way for the murderers
and plunderers who followed in the
soldiers wake.
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New Home of The Times
(Continued)

Cd in uniform shape An'automaue coun-
fer shows Just how many papers nave
been printed and what the speed Is. As
these Dapers come out. they are seized
In great armfuls BY pressgnen ana thrust
uDon automatic elevator. which caFrles
them TO "A mcZzaUiue gallery ana pres
them upon the desks of the circulation
mon. 4 long line OF newsboyS Is walt
ing with checks for various numbers OF
papers and these are Immediately doleo
out. With a great scurryinS Of ieet,
the bows are away, on the Avenue ana
all over the city. yelling like arabs OF
the great catastrophe in New York. as
told in the columns of the paper
A Marvellous Speed.
THESE various operations which take
so long in the telling have been carried
on with q speed that makes oness mead
swim. l." By means .of these many devices,
If a great event takes place in New
York at / o'clock i'm the afternoon. II Is
possible for the news To be incorporated
in the first edition of The Times Wnlch
goes to press less than half an hour lat
er. Such a statement seems almost like
an Aladdin lamp story. but it Is easily
verified the work being accomplished
every day IN the year.
Again. if some great measure comes
up before Congress and is acted upon
during the last moments OF the days
session. the news is telephoned TO the
editorial department on the tenth floor
of the new building by means of pTi-
vate phone. connecting the press gal
lery of the Capitol directly with The
Times office. The item takes the same
course that has previously been
described. and by the time the Senators
or Representatives can secure their
hats and coats and walk down the Cap
ftOl steps TO the Avenue. they will hear
the newsboys telling of the great event.
and the man who made the important
move can buy a paper a few minutes
after the occurrence, in which Is given
not only a succinct resume OF his res
olution or speech, but which also con-
tains his photograph.
Printing in the Old Days.
Past belief. do YOU say? And indeed it
would seem so. especially when one
considers that a hundred years ago there
were only one or Two daily papers IN
America and these found IL hard work
TO get up FIVE or six columns Of type q
dav. by working a IargeN force OF hand
Compositors.
It was in the presses, however, that
the greatest drawback was TO be found
in the pioneer daysNof journalism. The
Washington hand press, which for
many wears was the only invention for
the printing of papers, was back
breaking. nerve-racking contrlVance
and had a capacity Of a hundred and
forty papers an hour, printed on one
side. so that papers of one sheet.lpTinted
on both sides, were turned out at the
rate Of about seventy FER hour
/ The Times Great Presses.
The invention of the, hat-bcd press was
q great stride forward BY this means
papers were stin printed on only one
side at Il time. however. the paper be
ing fed in sheets TO the press. ana the
impression being transferred from the
linked surface of the type 70 the paper
ON he same principle thar a roller
blottcr receives the ink wne1 PASS
over the surface OF a letter, BY TINS
means the hourly CAPACITY was raised
TO about / 200 These presses are 10 be
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found in all the newspaper offices OF
the 2untry except in the daily papers
OF me Re- or less prominence
BY gradual evolution and by the ms.
eNhau FSive labor and study carried on
by so ne or the greatest mechanical
genius Is Of the age. have come at last
the II FtmmOthf presses Of the modern
newsI Pper. The new plant of The Times
has " 10 Of the largest and finest presses
ever DnstruCted by the Hoe Company
1t has taken months merely 10 put them
togett Ter in the basement OF the new
building. and one can imagine VIII at
length4 of time il took TO manufacture
Them The great color press, which is
conceded to be the biggest and the best
in America. without a single exception
is in process of installation.
Eight Machines in One.
The two presses on which The Times
is now printed are among the most in
terestEng pieces of machinery to be
found in Washington. They are known
as oc1uple Hoe presses. that is. each is
eight presses in one, four on one end
and four on the other BY this COM
binadOn and superpOsition of presses.
a paper of any size may be printed. 2,
four page. six page. eight. ten. twelve.
fourteen. sixteen. eighteen. twenty for
twcnty-four. The paper which is used
in these presses is wound on great rolls.
and it is fed into the machine in a con-
tinuous ribbon.
The speed with which these presses
operate is so great that the bare state
ment of the fact that each one is
capable of turning out eco eight-page
papers an hour. making the total out
put OF the plant exclusive of the color
Or IS 10000 papers every sixty minutes.
cannot be fully grasped.
A Huge Output.
To convey the idea more clearly; if
these presses were kept running at full
speed for twenty-four hours. they
would print enough paper to form a
complete blanket over three and half
square miles OF ground. If the columns
of type were placed end TO end. as they
appeared on the paper after run of
just one day. they would form single
string, column wide, eighty-nine thou
sand miles in length. sufficiently long
TO reach entirely around the earth
three times, and with a surplus that
would reach from Washington to the
Philippines on the way toward a fourth
circumference. The paper used, print
ed on both sides in a run Of this dura-
ton, would be 46.SOO,OO0 square feet
This amount Of paper. figuring 500
sheets to the inch. would rise in the air
to height OF two and one-third miles.
if the column was foot square.
The great color press is a law unto
itself. and is a piece of mechanism the
like Of which has never been seen be-
fore in this country except in New York.
It represents an outlay of some $50, 900,
and Is of greater size and better quail
ity than any similar press on the con-
tinent It prints nine distinct cOlors,
and these may be graduated into any
number of shades. When il is ready for
operation will prove veritable reve
Iation To those who watch it.
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The development Of every commun-
ity rests primarily upon its ability 10
induce people from other sections 10
locate there II a city should depend
for its growth upon its natural excess
Of the birth rate over TIE annual
deaths. its increase would be as slow As
the upbuilding OF the coral reefs OF
the Pacific There must be in every
growing and progressive community an
influx Of wide-awake. industrious peo-
pie from the outside. either from the
rural sections. as is usually the case,
or from less favored centers Of activ-
ity.
The mOr1entous question in every
city that desires to increase and prOht
by the added activity in all lines Of
industry that result from new hands %
work and new mouths 10 feed. is how %
bring about this Influx Many OF the
largest cities Of our nation have been
the outcome of the lemigrailon from
foreign countries. Tire advantages OF
such a means of expansion are ques-
! tionable While there is always an ele-
ment of thrifty and enterprising i'm
migrants to be found in every COM
munity, it is much to be doubted IL
they form d sufficient leaven Of sobTie-
~ and industry 70 counterfeit the bale
full influence eXeTted by the shiftless
the disgruntIed, and the criminal class
that pour into America at the rate OF
hundreds OF thousands a year. Not
only do these elements, come into
hurtful competition with domestic Ia
Dor, but at the same time they engen-
der n spirit of dissatisfaction and anar-
chism that has had its deleteTious eff
feet upon this nation in more ways
than can be appreciated at this time
Z
self felt in the years to come
The Need of the City.
There is another class OF people
however, that every city should be anx-
ious TO claim as citizens. This class is
composed OF the men who are DESTROYS
Of lettering their condition, and who
are willing TO remove to more favored
sections whenever the opportunity pre-
sents itself There is a strong line OF
demarkation between the unsettled
wavering individual, a Bohemian in in
stinct, an unstable. incompetent being
from habit. and the man who reasons
for himself the advantages pro and
con. The latter Will be a welcome ac-
cessiOn 10 any. community while the
former will. sooner or later. develop
into a care upon the state, or a charge
Of some charitable institution.
II has always been municipal prob
lem TO persuade the one class to locate
in a community without attracting the
attention of the other. No more effica-
cious agency has been found. or viii
be found, I'm the achievement of this
end than the public press Of a com
munity.
No well-balanced, intelligent man OF
the twentieth century can deny the
power of the press. It's audience IS
one which exceeds thousand-fold that
of the pulpit. 1t is a part of every
mans life today. 1t links the man OF
the East with the man Of the West. II
makes the interests OF one section OF
the country identical with those OF
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Papers Are Prosperous.

The very apparent prosperity Of the
three publications in the city IS evidence
of the fact that efforts along the Ene
of a G eater Washington have their oT Il
reward The work is being conduct ef,
upon unsensational lines, but with a
vigor that is entirely in keeping with
the Importance Of the task before them
Each of the three great dailies is now
domiciled in commodiOus modern es-
ia Adjustments.
The Times, which is the youngest of
the triology. and the last to secure its
permanent place of abode. like David
of old is girded with the strength OF
a lofty purpose and a fixed ideal II
goes forth to battle with the Gol1athS
Of pessimism and provincialism. It has
a worthy ambition. to be one of the
foremost agencies in the upbuilding OF
Washington With the continued CO
operation of an army of eager workers
in the persons of the many citizens Wpe
offer their support and moral approval
the result is not hard to predict, mol IS
the contamination far in the future.
Should Washington become the lea"
ing city of America in the course OF
Continued on Page 4. This Section.)
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Only the Best Wanted.

The cogent reasoner will read
ily recognize the desire Of
Washington TO have naught 10
do with the rabble element which
can be secured by any city 1t
is the earnest desire Of every resident
OF the District that Washington s
growth shan be the result Of the mi
grafton to this city Of the hardy in
dustrious. sclf-assertive. independent
ly-thinkins element Of Americas citi-
zenry. How is this element TO be awak-
e1ed 10 the advantages and possibilities
OF this city? There IS but one reply
10. this important question:: the press.
that greatest vehicle OF information
and education of modern times.
The press OF a growing community has
a sacred and at the same time a vital
mission 10 perform. II IS not only the
duty OF the press 10 its home city TO set
forth the many advantages OF thai sec
ton. but it is likewise a duty 10 the
Dopulace Of nation 10 make them
aware OF the benefits TO accrue by Tea-
son OF location IN that city. In this
movement for growth and development
along the lines OF commercial activity, a
moral obligation attaches not 10 over
rate the possibilities OF a community
but to treat the subject with COnsCien-
tious directness and sincerity that viii
prevent the fostering of a spirit OF dis
content among some who might other
wise be induced to locate in Citv on &C
count OF misrepresentation The ac-
quirement of a new population by such
questionable methods defeats the end for
which it aims. namely, the betterment
of tho cCu1u1uuirE
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another. These are undeniabIe and in
disputable facts. No desire is enter
tanned 10 elaborate upon these. but it
is I'm relation TO the Greater Washing
ton movement and the meal eulable in
tiuence of the press upon this laudable
endeavor. to which attention is direct
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8
AN AWAKENED PRESS
Washington Has Able Organs Publicity Which Have Recently Awak
ened to the City's Great Opportunities.

papers and magazines runs in accord
with the spirit Of the people who are
alive to the possibilities of the District
This awakening must go further how
ever. and il viii do so. The press must
begin It's active labor in the field OF ex-
ploitatiOn OF the advantages and posi-
bi!ities of the ideal hcme city, the lOgi-
cal commercial center. and the heart
city OF the Republic
Presenting the Facts.
The great avenues Of endeavor which
lie open 10 all who viii seek them must
be presented TO the people of America
with dignity and sobriety entirely in
keeping with the Importance and au-
thenticity OF the facts IN this exploita-
ton there VIII be no Ponce de Leon fan
tastes of boundless wealth and easily
achieved happiness with a guaranteed
freedom from care. but a careful pre-
sentation OF what Washington has 20
offer the reasoning and logical reader.
II is preferable 10 leave to the press of
boom cities the famhoyant presentation
OF GOlconda opportunities in the com
meTcial and industrial fields. The class
Of citizens that such claims attract may
be characterized as those who declare
that the world owes them a living" and
they are willing 10 wait supinely for the
liquidation OF the obligation, without eff
fort to force the payment This golden
bait f impossible opportunities attracts
the gadflies OF our social system. They
viii swell the census figures OF a com
muuity. hut at the same time augment
the crimi lal record and increase the as
sessment for public charities.
Washingtou's claim for consideration
at the hands OF intelligent readers is
sufficiently convincing without the
paltTy Dyrotechnics Of promises that
cannot be fulfilled
II is largely upon the sanity Of the
press that Washington must relv for
the character Of her future uDbuilding.
This agency could be exerted at this
time 10 the serious detriment of our
city but. fortunately there seems 10
be but one interest which pervades the
literary and journalistic atmosphere OF
Washington namely. the healthful
growth OF the Capital along lines that
will for all time rebound TO the glory
and advancement OF the nation and the
ofr