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Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28
ROOT OF DIVORCE EVIL

HHE new marriage license law in
New York. which will go into
n effect on the first day of the new
year, is reported to have caused great
scramble for the parsonages and rec
tories on the part of those who desire
to be united in wedlock without going
through the formality Of securing per-
mission Of the state. In the majority
of these cases the chief cause which
actuates the rush for cover is the pub
licity which inevitably must follow the
Issuance of licenses This class, and
the ministers who stand ready, for a
consideration, to marry all comers,
regardless of race, color or previous
condition of connubial servitude, are
said to be the chief objectors to the
new order of things.
The law is one which, with possibly
some slight notifications, ought to have
a place upon the statute books of every
state in the Union. 1t Is calculated to
render less easy hasty marriages, and
to a certain extent it will prevent the
marriage of persons who have no legal
or moral right to wed. AS a preventive
Of divorce such a law goes long way.
The key to the solution of the divorce
evil unquestionably lies at the altar.
The New York law will not make it
one whit more difficult for proper per-
sons to become united for life; it's aim
is to prevent, in some degree, the union
of persons who are pretty sure to apply
to the divorce courts after a brief life
together, or, negiecting to do this, lead
lives that are the strongest arguments
for the enactment of the most stringent
marriage laws. If the parties to every
contemplated marriage were compelled
by statute to publish their intentions
at least two weeks in advance of the
date set for the performance of the
ceremony half the divorce courts Of the
country would be compelled to close
their doors for want of trade.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28

demonstration that won for him the
nomination.
He was elected. Full of promise, by
word of mouth, this Demosthenes
among barrel-head orators became one
of the weakest governors the Empire
state has ever had. A wild-tongued
anti machine man before election, from
the day of his inauguration to the
installation into office of his successor
Black was as meek as Moses every time
Thomas Collier Platt, Ben Odell and
the other "bosses' appeared saunterlng
through the entrance to the executive
chamber.
When Blacks term of Office expired
he went to New York and took a job
as attorney for big corporation at
salary said to have been $4,000 per
year. For at least dozen years he
has been continuously in the pay of
corporations of the class whose princi-
pal business is to-well, to make all the
money they can get, one way or
another, but to make it, anyway.
This is Frank 8. Black, president
batter, barrel-head orator What he
says about Theodore Roosevelt doubt
less has agitated the latter, physically,
to Just this degree: 1t has exaggerated
the lines radiating from the external
corners Of his eyes.
One can hardly appreciate the Black
brand Of vituperation without knowing
Black.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28

HlHE country has heard a great deal
about the Galveston plan of city
4 government and how well 1T works.
But little has been heard Of an even
more radical departure from ordinary
methods In Des Moines, Iowa.
The Des Moines plan, as it is called,
has abolished wards, boards and the
aldermsnic system and concentrated the
executive. legislative and judicial work
In one body of men. The executive and
administrative duties are insisted on;
others are regarded as incidental to
these The body of councilmen, in whom
all this power is concentrated, represents
the entire people and not any particular
division. Its members act collectively
In considering the welfare of the city,
executing the laws and administering it's
affairs in accordance with the best judg-
ment of the majority of their number.
Thus at one stroke the ward system
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28

''Look after your oyershoes and the
cold will take care of ITSELF says the
Chatterer in the Boston Herald. Doesn't
that bring to your minds, you former
Bostonese, the ankle-deep, chocolate
colored slush in Scollay square? Isn't
it suggestive of damp, noisy. noisonme
subway stations? Go out into the sun
shine, among the flowers, this morning,
listen to the birds singing, and congrat-
ulate yourself on your good fortune in
being in California.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28
AbOZigheS Ward System;
Concentrates Government

is abolished, the possibility of every
ward being a law unto itself is pre-
vented and the distribution of the city
funds among the wards to satisfy the
aldermen and their constituents is made
a thing of the past. The executive power
has been concentrated and the entire
responsibility fixed in definite body.
Harmony and cooperation are made
necessary and every member of the
council is responsible for the condition
of the whole city.
whether this plan as whole would
prove beneficial in a city so large as
Chicago and containing so many vari-
GUS elements in its population may be
open to question. But the fact remains
that it serves admirably in Des Moines,
and one feature of 1t. at least, might
be adopted here with undoubted advan-
tage. That is the feature vesting re-
sponsibility for the entire city in every
alderman,-Chlcago Journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28
RetIeetIons Of a Bachelor

whether a child is a little hend or
merely restless depends only on whether
it Is yours or somebody elses.
A woman can have a better time shop
ping without having any money than
having the money but not shopping.
The kind OF unselhshness you usually
find is when a man will eat a thing he
Rates because IL he didn't somebody who
likes It could have 1t.
It's much more sensible for a woman TO
stop square IN front Of every mirror she
meets than for a man to twist his neck
or trying to look at himself and pre-
tending he ism t.-New York Press.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28

Admiral Rojestvenslky is said to be
deeply interested in the cruise Of the
big feet OF American ships around the
Horn. He doubtless sadly recalls q
famous long voyage that was taken in
war times. There's no such ending for
this squadron.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28

A daily bulletin of consular reports
sent out by the department of com
merce and labor contains an interesting
article under the heading "Cold-Storage
Congress-" This suggests an appro-
pirate name for the present legislative
assemblage at Washington: Congress
in Cold Storage"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28

LOS Angeles wants mint. Los
Angeles needn't think 1t has monopoly
on this kind Of want"-Chicago Rec
ord-HeraId.
Los Angeles has monopoly. It's a
tight corner on golden sunshine and
coins It into long, glorious days of pure
delight, while Chicago writhes in the
grasp OF snow storms. sIeet and slush.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28

Now an eminent eastern financier
comes forward with the gloomy predic-
ton that we are about to be troubled
with too much money. Let it come;
most of us are braced for it.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28

Now that the billboard ordinance has
been knocked out, shall Los Angeles
become known henceforth as the "City
of Billboards," instead of the "city of
Angels?
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28

England forges to the front with a
torpedo boat catcher with speed Of
forty-five miles an hour. It's only
twenty-five miles across the channel.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28

They don't stuff Christmas dolls with
sawdust any more. The trail of the
lumber trust serpent is a long one,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28

The Hughes boom meets an untimely
death. Chancellor Day approves Of the
New Yorker.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28
The Knabe Angelus

We know of nothing equal to the fascination of driving
motor perfect rhythm of its motion it gde along
over roadsthe exutant feeling of the quyerng
responsive the 1ghtest touch of gdancehe
haratng kaleidoscope sweep of landscape field brook and
ar-unless it be the JOY Of playing the Knabe Angelus
You love music-of courseit's an instructive passion
which you crafty by means of the Angeus combined
with the Knabe Piano-both handsome symmetrical
case which occupies space than the usual piano If
you play the piano. the player will not interfere at all with
your personal playing is Piano Piano-PayerPano
Just as you e-and you will enjoy comparing technique
and Interpretation with the authoritative playing Of the An
gelu which taken from the interpretations of masters
OF course the "Meodant' attachment has contributed
largely the individual supremacy of the Knabe-Angelus
Call on when down and see this extraordinary
instrument
MeMlavRlNanG,
4I6-4I8 So. Broadway
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-18
DISTRIBUTION OF CARS
Meeting at Chicago of Railway Men
Is TO Take Up the Subject for
Discussion.

Baltimore, April 1S.-At the meet
ing next Monday at Chicago of the
representatives of the railroads belong
ing to the American Railway associa-
ton, it Is announced here. the matter
Of the distribution of freight cars will
be taken up and discussed thorough
~.
Some of the roads, it is known. are
DESTROYS of maintaining the old sys-
tenn. under which each railroad insist
ed upon the return of its own ears by
foreign roads for use in its own bust
ness. Other roads alleged that great
economy could be effected il the cars
of all the roads in the country were
used in common, and each road as
sured of the use Of a number of ears
equal to that owned by the road.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-18
Stocks Grain and Provisions.
Latest Movements in Indus centerg by Exclusive
PRODUCE MARKETS.

Chicago, April 1S-DeaIers in South
s " atet street are complaining of a
scarcity IN the vegetable supply 1t is
- general belief now that serious
ceiis mas resulted from the recent
coid spell Of weather Prices are
tSIhptlng enough for holders to sell if
80 H%ld any stock. Green onions were
- poA higher and other vegetables
ALSO showed a corresponding advance.
So - Pou4lfy market continued weak
s 2IItPlie IS, We're liberal and the demand
9.o". ne demand for eggs was less
urgent SPECTATORS holding off on ac-
49, Ul the hlgh prices prevailing.
, ,rSlue IN butter continued active and
~ P 81 US prices We're firmly held.
bulter-ttecetpts 3122 tubs Extra
creamery, 1obbing. 81 lie: price to re-
[ y. 5ti, 81 52e' prints S2Isc; firsts. 81
q = &c; seconds, 220 24C: dairies
Cooleys, 27e; frsts. csc: renovated -
" 12c, passing stock, 19@ zoe.
al 6gs-fteGelpts 1892 cases. Mis-
cellaneous lots as received from the
country. cases returned. 15l5e. cases
I II,c!!uded, 5oci rirsts, packed in new
fN rnltbe %ee9d cases, grading 40 per cent
WhlteWood cases. grading IS per cent
a tI,a,It - 63c; extra high grade stock,
gra4lhS 70 per cent fresh, especially
PACKED Tor city trade, ICE
otatoes-Receipts 20 cars. Wis
SS0 GO rs minnesota white stock. choice.
" e 43c choice to fancy Michigan, 40
red, fair TO good, 36037c; common
small red and white. asa sec: sweet
potatoes, Illinois, $1500 $50 per brl:
no; :, Sl.00 q $50 per brl; new potatoes
Veal-Quotations for calves in good
order We're as follows: 80 to So lbs.
z @67aci so to So lbs. sore; So to
a re. 49,
Dressed Beef-No. ribs, 12*e; No. /
loins, Sc; No. / round, Sc; No. l chuck.
he; No. l plate 41ac
Live Poultry-Turkeys, per ID, 12c;
chickens fowls, 13c; springs, 13c:
ROSTERS ROSTERS Sc; geese. $4,000 $50; ducks,
Fruits-Apples. s1.5oa4oo per brl.
bananas bananas Jumbo, per bunch, $14o al. so:
straight 81 Sl10q Is; lemons. Cal. 1915
q 4.l5; oranges, Cal, $2.0064.0O
Green Vegetables-Beets, 40c per
sack cabbage, S10oQS.oo per brl; car
rots. 40 q Csc per sack; celery. $1,000
$5-00 per crate; green onions, 75e a
SZ.00 per box; green peas, zoe DS1 90
per. box; lettuce, $1.O6@76O per brl;
leaf a9 4212 @ 45c per. case; onions. 90c a
$l.2O per bu; pieplant, $1.2501.35 per
box; parsnips, 65e per sack radishes,
home grown. SOC 9oc per 100 punches:
spinach, 200 Csc per box; turnips, IS
a soc per sack.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-18
New Parole Law.

Under a new law it it within the
power of judges or circuit or criminal
courts to suspend sentence in cases of
persons found guilty of any misde-
meanor or felony except murder. ar
son, burglary or treason The defend
ant may be put on parole. and if so is
under the authority of the officials of
the prison to when he would have
been sent had not judgment been sus-
pended. The parole is to continue only
during good behavior and he may be
taken to the prison at any time the
prison officials see fit, or the Judge may
revoke the parole at his pleasure The
discretion thus vested in the courts
will if wisely used be productive Of
much good in the case Of first offenders
All others should be sent either to
the penitentiary at Michigan CITY or
the reformatOry at JeffersonviIle, where
under the modern methods of trear-
meDt, they will have the best chance on
earth to reform and make something
of themselves, if such a thing is pos
sible, and in most cases it is. No one.
and especially those in whom there is
the slightest hope of reformation.
should be sent to Jail. Such an insti-
tuition is not a fit place for any except
the most hardened criminaIs.-Craw-
louisville Journal
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-18
TOLD ROBBER IS CAPTURED
He Doesn't Try to Get Away, in Fact.
and Says He Was Drunk Mon
ey Not Recovered.

st. Paul, April 1S.-It has devel-
oped that the money stolen from the
Union station Office Of the Northern
Pacific Express company was a pack
age of $4,000 that the Merchants Ma
tional bank, Of this city, had consigned
to Duluth. The express company has
turned over a check for the full
amount TO the bank.
Another thing developed is that the
robber didn't even try to get away any
farther than outside Of the station.
Then he went home and went to bed.
where he was found by the police. who
had been notified by his brother of his
whereabouts. The express clerk knew
who he was-a discharged employee
named John Gunderson. and though
his name was given to the police they
never thought that he had only gone
home.
The trouble is that the money has
not developed. Gunderson says he
was drunk when he committed the
robbery and doesn't know. even, that
he did rob any one; neither does he
know what he did with the money-so
no saws.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-18
POLITICS AND THE POLICE
Detective Officer Testifies
That the Police There Raised q
Campaign Fund for Dunno.

Chicago, April 1S.-"Fear Of the man
higher up has always ruled the DO,
lice department of Chicago, the civil
service commission has just been told
IN the investigation of charges against
ex-Chief Collins that a levy had been
made on the police for campaign pur-
poses during the recent mayoralty cleo
ton. Captain O'Brien, of the detective
bureau, was questioned by the commits
sion. "A short time before the pri-
maries." he said, Chief Collins called
me into his Office and said he was try
Ing to raise money to assist Mayor
Dunno. He wanted me to help him.
He said those opposing Mayor Dunno
had plenty of money, while the mayor
himself had but little.
Il didn't say anything, but when I
reached my office l spoke to my lieu,
tenants about it. l told them that I
was not in favor of 1t, but that would
leave the matter to them and they
could do as they pleased. \ few days
later $445 in envelopes was handed to
me and l gave it to the chief him.
self"
Captain O'Brien said it would be
greatly to the benefit of the police de.
partment If politics were kept out en-
tirely
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-18
THE CHIEF DOES THE WORK.

Aside from the question of whether
Chief of Police Rimbach is entitled to
any more pay for his srvices, it must
be admitted that Mayor Becker's argu-
ment in ruling adversely against
raise in the chiefs salary is weak. He
compares the salary the latter is now
drawing to that of the city treasurer,
the city comptroller and the mayor call
ing attention to the fact that the chief
of police draws the same amounts of
money for his services as do the of
ficials named. This may all be true. but
Mr.. Becker apparently has failed to
take into consideration that the duties
OF the chief of police require all Of
his time and exclude him from other
lucrative pursuits while those of the
mayor, although entailing great re-
sponsibiity are comparatively insig-
nificant as a hindranee to the holder
Of the Office from pursuing his regular
vocation.
With the comptroller and city treas
urer, this same cannot be said. But
the mayors Office which carries with
it the highest honor a city can render
its citizens and does not materially in
terfere with his business. is another
matter
AS to the relative requirement of
the other Offices concerned we have
nothing to say. Neither have we an
opinion to advance as to whether
Chief Rimbach should be given the
raise We merely take exceptions to a
portion at least of the argument adj
vanced by Mayor Becker.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-18
HE ASKS FOR INFORMATION
President Wants to Know What Ia the
Memorial Day Trouble at
INDIANAPOLIS.

indianapolis. April 1S.-In response
to telegram from William Loeb. Sec
rotary to President Roosevelt, received
Mt the headquarters Of the Indiana de-
partment, g. A. r., the president has
been supplied with all the infogma-
ton concerning the protests of the old
soldiers against the unwilling of the
Lawton monument on Memorial Day.
The presidents secretary has asked
also for all the resolutions adopted by
the various posts
The action Of Secretary Loeb is TAX
en- by some of the G. A. r. men to In
dictate that it is possible that the presi-
dent may decide not to come to Infi-
annapolis on May so. The president
was invited to speak at the Lawton
unwilling and accepted. The @. A. II.
men were not consulted when the date
for the unwilling was set for May
30, and objected to that day because
they would like to hear the president
and could not attend because of the
memorial exercises.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-18
BETWEEN TRAINS

gentleman recently had occasion
TO engage a gardner One morning
two applicants appeared-one a decid-
edly decent-looking man. and the other
OF much less progressing appearance
and manner.
After very little hesitation. the man
Of the house chose the latter applicant
friend who was present evinced
surprise at the selection. asking
Has that man ever worked for you
before?"
No" replied the other; lin fact. I
never saw either Of them until today"
Then, why did you choose the
shorter man? The other had a much
better face"
Facet" exclaimed the proprietor of
the place. in disgust Let me tell
you that when you pick out a gardner,
YOU want to go by his overalls. If
they're patched at the knees you want
him. If the patch is on the seat of
his trousers. you don't"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-18
NEW YORK LETTER.

New York, April 1S.-Stagnatfo ton pre-
dominated in the stock market I'D 10
within twenty minutes Of the closing
houf- There were periods during the
session OF five minutes at a time be-
tween transactions. An idea of the dull
business and lack Of trading may be
had from the number of sales up TO
the noon hour which was only las. 600
ms undoubtedly was the dullest day
IN many months. Traders as rule
are predicting a continuation Of this
class of markets for some time. There
Is nothing in the days new to cause
any radical change in values. The
greater portion of the business done
today was by professional operators
Ihelr operations are not conducive to
broad active and buoyant market.
inns class OF traders are willing to play
either side as long as they can see a
profit in transaction
Union Pacific probably showed more
recovering power than any of the 9th
er high priced shares with the excep-
ton of New York Central These two
stocks were the active leaders on the
weak spots and strong ones At the
mai close each of them show a gain
or about point respectively.
The same muddle over the metal sit
uat1on continues in New York. One
faction makes the statement that the
offered price for lake copper upon that
exchange is a fictitious one, while the
other ones, the larger Lake Superior
copper producers, maintain it is a le-
ultimate one and that they are sold
ahead months at over twenty cents per
pound for the best grades of copper
The Alamgamated Copper company
declared the usual dividend No change
was expected and as a market factor
1t had practically no effect. The en-
tire market closed dull and uninterest-
ing with slight changes from yester-
day
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-18
CHICAGO LETTER.

Chicago, April 1S.-WHEAT-From
the action of today's market it looked
very much as if the green bugs had
emulated the ground hog and crawIed
back into their holes ror a neviod
Freezing weather throughout the win
ter wheat belt is said to be doing as
much damage as the bugs did. The
plant being entirely exposed. Several
sections of Illinois had reports Of con-
siderable damage, but on the whole.
the news was less discouragine than
heretofore. Prices of all of the speer-
lative futures were weak Nav and
July showed declines Of about a cent
a bushel at one time. A small rally
of half cent was brought about on
the report of large amount of wheat
being worked for export The market
closed steady with weak undertone.
CORN-Dull, featureless all dav
Scalpers and professional pit traders
about the only ones doing anything
A good demand was reported for cash
corn, although prices in the sample
market were one quarter to one-half
lower for all grades The speculative
market closed steady
OATS-Quite an active market for
this cereal with prices swaying back
and forth within a range OF three
quarters Of cent for the active fu-
lures. Profit taking on a rather large
scale was noticeable. But on the de-
cline sufficient buying orders appeared
to prevent any serious break in values.
The market closed steady with very
little change from yesterday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-18
A Wholesome Sig1A

It is wholesome sign that people
generally express only condemnation
of the dementia Americana doctrine as
announced by Mr.. Delmas. Briefly
stated. this was the assumption, sup
posed to be peculiar to American civil
ization, that mans household and
domestic circle are so sacred that he
has a right to take into his own hands.
law or no law. the punishment for
invading them. The law does not rec
ognize any such distinction in it's de-
fnition Of murder. A wronged hus-
band, father or brother has no right
to take the execution of justice into
his own hands. 1t is gratifying to
know that majority of the Thaw jury
stuck steadily to the old-fashioned the
DRY that murder is murder, and that
a personal feud between two aspirants
for the favors of a pretty wanton can
not furnish a basis for the promulga-
ton of new principle of law The
civilization OF the age is opposed to
lynching. yet the practice has its de-
tenders. They argue that there is one
CRIME Ihat oVerrldeS all legal enact
ments and justif1es men in taking hu-
man life. Senator Tillman and other
defenders of lynching contend that
this one crime demands the execution
of higher law" regardless of statutes
This Is exactly the doctrine of de-
mentia Americana. as promulgated by
Mr.. Delmas. 1t is to be hoped that
we may never hear another eulogy of
the Delmas doctrine. What we need is
justitia Americana.-India News.