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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-06-03
Brief and Pertinent.

Washington Post: Senator Davis
says no man on earth eve made S1,-
000, 900 honestly. Oh, we don't know
about that. Waiting for a rich rela-
tive to die is honest enough, and it's
hard work besides.
Washington Post: The women OF
this country can never be brought to
look upon Japan as one of the world
powers since it has leaked out that
the styles in women's clothes in the
mikado's realm have not changed in
$500 years.
Cleveland Plain Dealer: According
to MIR. Bryan, there we're three posi-.
tons In life that at different times he
aspired to-that of preacher, then
farmer and lastly lawyer. At the same
time there would seem to be something
radically wrong with a country boy
who never aspired to be a stage coach
driver or q circus man.
Record Herald: One of the Sar
Francisco newspapers offered a prize
for the best answer to the question
"When Is a man i~ntOxicated?" The
money was awarded to a subscriber
who wrote: "Vhen he kisses the bar.
tender good night" Only unreasona
BILE people will be likely to accuse the
judges of unfairness in making thei,
decision.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-06-03
GROWTH OF THE WEST.

10 connection with the thirty.ninth
anniversary of the completion Of the
first Pacific railroad, which occurred
a few days ago, attention 10 called by
a writer in June Appleton's to the fact
that when these roads we're projected
the ground on which they were urged,
aside from their Importance as q
military necessity, was that they
would afford an outlet for reaching
oriental trade. 1t was held by those
who advocated!ithe building OF the
roads that they would give q great
incentive to the sale Of American pro.
ducts in China and;J apan. Apparent.
~ nobody, at least among the mem
bers of congress- who discussed the
matter at great length, gave much
thought to the question of local bust
ness that the roads would obtain from
the country through which they ran.
Ia fact, the enormous bounties and
land grants given to these early lines
were bestowed with the idea that they
would have almost nothing to depend
OF in the way of local freight.
In view of the early attitude it is
almost laughable to reflect that of the
enormous total of traffic carried by
the various western roads, 95 per cen,
originates directly in their territory
While American trade with The
n~;,o% has ,SDnr2nA t,,,,,plD,,l,,
the early dreams of commercial great
ness derived from this source hav.
been surpassed by a far nor wonder
dream realized right at home. Still
the promoters of the Pacific lines ar,
not to blame for failing to realiz,
what vas in store for these roads aut
for the great empire they have helped
to develop, for in 1860 the tota
freight movement westward from Mis-
souri, river intolthe Santa Fe distric
was 10, 900 tons, and there was no east
to be seen that these figures would b.
multiplied nearly q million times in
little more than 40 years.
As the Appleton articles points out
this astonishing growth has revolu
tionized the methods of railroad
construction in the west. Th'
newest western lines are now bein{
built for the business in the territory
they traverse, to develop sections
without transportation and to affori
facilities for the RAPIDLY growing ton
mage of the Pacific coast states, which
the existing roads have been unable
to handle.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-06-03
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1908.
Il LABOR VOTE.

Among the political gossipcontained
In recent press dispatches 10 the an
nouncement that John Mitchell, the
we'll known labor union leader, is
favored by Mr.. Bryan as the vice.
presidential candidate of his party
The nomin alton of Mitchell is urged
for the purpose ofiattracting the labor
vote, but its probable effect is a sub.
ject upon which political authorities
do not agree.
According to an article in American
Industries, the so.called "labor vote"
of the country (which is Haunted in the
face Of the timid politicians Of the re.
publican and democratic parties, is
far less formid able than it p~retends to
be. There are 30, 900, 900 wage earners
in the United States, but there are
only 1888, 970Dpersons enrolled in all
the unions whichlcomprise in the ag-
gregate the Federation of
Labor. These11 ,538, $40 include women
and children as we'll as men, and
aliens as we'll as voters. Moreover,
as many of3them work and reside in
Canada andl:other countries outside
of the United Estates, they cannot be
counted amongIeither our working or
our voting forces.
On its own official Figures, which are
quoted here, the persons enrolled in
the American. Federation Of Labor
constitute lonly q small fragment of
Americas w~agelearners. Eliminating
those who l~ive3Iand work In Canada
and other countIies outside of our
boundaries the 1888, $40 would proba-
bly, have to be cut to 1,10O, 900 or L.
200, 600 to represent the actual number
who residelin the United States.
AS before mentioned, these would
include women land children as we'll
40 men, andialiens az we'll as voters.
1t is entirely safe Ito say that of the
II, 200, 600 votesl which will be cast in
the United States for president in
1908, not nor than 1900, 900 will be
cast, orIcan beIcast, by all the organ.
izations in the aggregate which are
mustered in the-American Federation
of Labor.
Farther, ninety per cent. of this
number will be cast for one or the
other of the two national parties &C.
cording to NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and
Independent .of dictates from labor
leaders. History of past elections
proves to a certainty that the so.
called labor vote is q myth.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-06-03
Wasteful.

Grasper "a very careful man)-No. l
should never allow my daughter to
marry a journalist. He always wastes
n side Of the paper. And still less
should she wed a poet. He doesn't
even go to the end Of the line.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-06-03

Malta Enterprise: 1t is reported
from Harlem that owing to the rise of
Milk river 1t Is impossible to cross
the river with the large steam pillow,
which was recently purchased by
Major Logan for his braves on the
reserv alton. The bridge at Belknap
IL deemed unsafe.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-06-03
Suited The Case.

Tom-Here! You've started your note
to Borroughs "Dr. Sir" Don't you
know that sort Of Authorization is very
%slovenly? Dick-No. sir. "Dr." is all
right in this case. BE owes me mon.
ey.-Kansas City Independent.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-06-03
A CONVENTION PRIMER
IMPORTANT Information Concerning Past and
Coming National Political Conventons.

DIFFERING CONVENTION RULES.
In what way does the procedure at Democratic conventions differ
from Republican?
First in the number required to nominate. The Republicans re-
quire only a majority, while the Democrats require ~twothirds.
When did the Democrats adopt the twothirds rueG
At their first convention in 1882, since which time the rule has
prevailed, requiring that "twothirds of the whole number Of the votes
in the convention shall be necessary to constitute a choice"
Have the Republicans ever attempted to adopt this rulel
No.
What is the unit rule?
a rule which has always prevailed in Democratic conventions
that a delegation from a state must vote as a unit according to the
wishes of a majority of the delegation.
Have the Republicans ever adopted this rue7
No, though an unsuccessful attempt was made in 1880.
What candidates have been nominated by reclamation or without
opposition?
Jackson, Democrat, 1882; Harrison, Wing, 1889; Van Buren,,
Democrat, 1910; Clay, Wing, 1914; Lincoln, Republican, 1864:
Grant, Republican, 1868, 1872; Cleveland, Democrat, 1888; McKin-
ley, Republican, 1900; Bryan, Democrat, 1900; Roosevelt, Repub
lican, 1904.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-06-03

Water right blanks-only correct
form published-for sale at the RIVER
PRESS Office.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-07
AN ATTEMPTED MURDER
Too Much Whisky Stirs
Passion of Foreigner
in Gary.

What is believed to be an atetmpt-
ed murder stirred the residents of the
foreign district yesterday afternoon
when several shots rang out in rapid
succession. NJ. NJ. Duchich, a grocery
man living at Fifth avenue and Vir-
ginia street, which was in the vi
entity of the place. heard the shots
and at once reported the matter to the
station.
Officers Neuman and Miller respond
ed at once and arrived at one of the
houses where it was supposed to have
taken place within few minutes. The
officers were seen, however before the
man was seen by them so he made
good his escape through one of the
rear windows before they could sur
round the house.
So far as the police have been able
to learn the shooting was the result
of a drunken row, and that the man
was attempting to kill the woman.
Neither the name of the woman or the
man involved in the case was learned
by the police.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-07
SPRINKLE ONCE A WEEK
Gary Town Board Receives
Bids for Contract
Other Business.

The regular meeting of the town
board was held this afternoon, and
was one of the shortest in the history
of Gary. There are but few meetings
in Gary in which some matter of vital
Importance to the city, is not under
consideration. but today was an off
day. and there was little to do ex-
cept transact the routine business, tell
a few stories and adjourn.
After the report of the town treasur-
er was heard for the previous month
the bills were taken up. The bills
We're then allowed and an appropria-
ton passed for the sum of ss,042 for
warrants which had been issued and
had become due,
The matter OF street sprinkling also
came up for discussion and bids were
received for the same The bid calls
for the watering of Broadway from the
Lake Shore station to the Michigan
Central tracks every day. and on
Broadway from the Michigan Central
tracks south to the Pennsylvania once
| a week. Several other paved streets
in the city will also be watered once a
week
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-07
EAST CHICAGO MAY
GET RIPARIAN RIGHTS
Atty. VIM. Duff Haynie
Asks For Conference, :
With City Officials.
COUNCIL APPOINTS COMMITTEE
People Rejoice Over the Prospect
to Get a Fine Bank
Site Free.
Especial to TIE T1MEsl

East Chicago, Ind, Oct. East Chi
go is about to be given riparian
rights extending 25 feet into Lake
Michigan for distance of about 700
feet in front of the city park property,
known as block "B" of Indiana Har-
boris subdivision of East Chicago. In
a letter to Alderman Lewis, received
yesterday from Attorney William Duff
Haynie of the law firm of Knapp,
Haynie & Campbell Mr.. Haynie says:
''Since you spoke to me about
procuring the riparian rights in
front of the park, l have had the
matter up with our people many
times, and am pleased to say that
conditions are now such that be-
lieve if we could get together and
talk the matter over, we can reach
satisfactory conclusion in regard
to it."
| The council has already appointed a
committee to investigate the RIPARIAN
rights question and they are in Chi
| cago today. comforting with the attor-
neys of the Indiana Steel company, the
owner of the property.
The addition of the riparian rights
/ to the city's holdings will be de-
sirable acquisition. as East Chicago has
i heretofore held the unusual position OF
being one of the rare lake front cities
without any possessions extending be-
yond the established beach line.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-07
WANTS MISSING SPOUSE
Anxious Indiana Lady Asks
Times to Help Her Find
Husband.

In letter from Trafalgar. Ind Mrs.
Belle Dilley asks THE TIMES to assist
her in finding her husband. Eugene
Dilley, who has been missing since July
25, she says. He was injured on the
head several years ago and was oper-
ated on for pressure of the brain but
has since had spells of mental trouble.
He always wanders away from homo
and does not seem to know who he is
or where he belongs. Mr.. Dilley is
SO years of age, 5 feet So inches tall,
weighs $50 pounds, black hair. blue
eyes, dark mustache and has a horse
shoe-shaped scar on left side of head
nearly concealed by hair. He is a man
of good education. quiet. steady and a
great lover of home. We have had sew
eral traces of him but he seems to go
from place to place always trying to
get home. $25 reward will be paid for
information that will lead to his where
abouts. If found. detain him and tele-
graph to us or write if you can give
information. Respectfully.
MRS. BELLE DILLEY,
Trafalgar, Indiana.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-07
PARALYSIS KILL CHILD
Funeral of Little Gary Boy
Took Place This
This Afternoon.

After suffering untold agonies for
many months Paul Ettna Kennel. the
3-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Kennel, died yesterday afternoon. The
child was the victim of a stroke of
paralysis several weeks ago and has
been seriously sick ever since. This
was the second stroke that the g.
year-old child suffered, although it had
practically recovered from the first.
The second stroke was so serious that
it was seen to be but a matter of time
until death would come.
The funeral will be held at o'clock
this afternoon from the residence. The
child will be buried at the Toleston
cemetary Mr.. Kennel is a drayman,
who has been in business in Gary for
some time. Mr.. and Mrs. Kennel came
to Gary from Gas City, Ind.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-07
SOUTH CHICAGO REAL
ESTATE TAKES JUMP
Yesterdays Activities Out
number Those of En-
tire Last Week.
new PARK FOR FERNWOOD
Surrounding Territory Is Included in
Transactions Promise
to Continue for Some Time.

Real estate activities in South Chi
cago and surrounding territory took
sudden jump yesterday, and more trans
fers were filed in the single day than
were in the whole week proceeding.
Fernwood will soon have a beautiful
new park covering twelve acres 1t is
situated between Wallace street and
Union avenue and One Hundred and
Fourth street and One Hundred and
Fifth place. For this purpose the Fern
wood park district has bought from
John Guerin the plat of land, 496x61O
feet, on the west side of Wallace street
S31 feet south of One Hundred and
Fourth street, for $4,000, and from Mrs.
Zorah E. Patrick the vacant land at the
southwest corner of Wallace and One
Hundred and Fourth streets, 331x613
feet for $4,000.
One Hundred and Fourth pl., $40
IT. W. of Wentworth ave, s f.,
37hx124, April IS Richard J.
Ton to Cornelius C. Tom. 81 500
One Hundred and Tenth St. so TT.
W. of Perry ave, n. f. 81 x124,
May III. Ton to Emil Ander-
son ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 1850
Illinois ave. s. w. cor. Eighty
M j. Wentworth to Andrew
Buza ................. 700
Illinois ave-, 75 IT. s. e. of Eighty
third pl., n. e f.. 25x125, Sept 81
M. j. Wentworth to John
zock 700
Ingleside ave. 2e6 #. s. of Sixty
third St, W. f. 25x125. Oct
0ncumbrance, $4,000 = Henry
Gieseke to Myrtle Knieling ,000
Oglesby ave, 1s6 TT. $. of Sixty
seventh st, e. f.. 33x1So. Oct. 2
James Cahill to Elizabeth Car
berry ...............
One Hundred and Fourteenth St,
249 #. w. of Michigan ave. n. f.,
75x1oS, Sept. % = William H.
Dallyn to Roseland Dairy Co... 1,5ot
One Hundred and Fourteenth St,
199 TT. w. of Michigan ave, n f.,
50x10S, Sept. 19-Frank E. Cook
to Roseland Dairy Co......... 81;
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-07
TAFT AND BRYAN
LAND IN CHICAGO
Republican and Democratic
Nominees at Water
Ways Convention.

William ]. Bryan was the first of the
presidential aspirants to set foot to-
day on the soil of Chicago, which now
has the calcium in national politics.
He came unexpectedly at GAS a. m.
over the Chicago and Northwestern.
He was not looked for unit: $3.50
o'clock William Howard Taft fosacwed
fast upon Bryan's heels, coming in
at 8 a. m, over the Illinois Central
system from St. Louis. While both
of the big party standard bearers are
there to attend the lakes-to-the- gulf
deep waterway convention the re will
be all sorts of national politics doing
here today and tonight.
Taft and Bryan at Conference.
Important conferences are scheduled
and final plans for fast and exciting
finish of the presidential canvass of
1908 will be laid. Chairman Frank H.
Hitchcock of the national republican
committee will confer with Mr.. Taft
and Mr. Bryan will meet with leaders
high and low in his party before the
day is gone.
Bryan Too Early for Rscort.
getting in so early. He was to have had
an escort from the railway station
headed by a platoon of police, but all
these plans fell through. Mr. Bryan
came near not having any one to wei
come him. John E. Kehoe of the AS
ISOLATION of Commerce and John 1.
! Martin, sergeant-at-arms of the demo =
cratic national committee however, got
/
here at GAS o'clock and they got UP
with the birds and were on hand to
extend the hand of welcome to the
democratic idol.
Mr.. Bryan was driven to the Audi
tori Annex, where he took breakfast in
/ a private room closeted with Mr.. Ke-
hoe. who himself is an ardent demo
crat and one, it is said. who has always
stood Loyalty by Bryan. Others in the
breakfast room were John E. Lamb
Indiana; Charles w. Bryan, Don Farms
worth and John G. Johnson, Kansas
The Nebraskan had some good new:
to mpart through his secretary. Rob
ert Rose, who accompanied him along
with number of newspaper CORE
/ spondents.
Mr. Bryan came direct from Lincoln
Neb, and no speeches were scheduled
/ en- route. At Cedar Rapids vast Grove
congregated at the railroad station ant
would not be appeased until Mr.. Bryan
responded. He did and his secretar!
said it was a good talk and one tina
took with the crowd.
John " Farwell, W. H. Manss an,
Charles H. Wacker were the member
of the Association of Commerce NAMED
to meet Mr.. Taft at the railroad sta
ton. Both of the presidential candi
dates are to be carefully guarded dur
ing their stay here and in Illinois. De
tectives Bailey and Rohan, Dubach
and Biddinger. Horwish and Morgai
were detailed to watch over Mr.. Taft
To guard Mr. Bryan We're assigne
Howe and McGinnis. Ellsworth an
Quinlan and William Rohan.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-07
ANIMALS ARE
BURNED TO DEATH
Fire of Unknown Origin
Does Big Damage in
Gary This Morning.
NfYoB KNOTS DISCOVERS II
Fire Protection Is Badly Needed in
Steel City to Frequency
of Blazes.

Two horses and two valuable mules,
which are worth an aggregate of $3.50,
the property of Patrick O'Brien, an
excavator, were burned TO death in
fire which destroyed a barn belonging
TO Smith and Winters, and was To-
Gated between Sixth and Seventh street
on Washington street in Gary, this
morning
The fire is of unknown origin, but a
peculiar fact which may have a bear
ing on the matter, is that O'Brien was
warned on several occasions that he
had better take his horses out of the
barn if he did not want to lose them
This leads the police to believe that
the fire was of incendiary origin The
barn was worth in the neighborhood
of $780, and the loss includes two bug
gies, wagon, some harness and feed,
which were worth $500. The horses
were insured with Oliver Holmes.
Chemical. outfit Useless.
The fire department was called out,
hut the fire had gained such Roadway
that it was useless to. try to use the
chemical outfit for any other purpose
than attempting to save the surround
ing property.
The fire was discovered by Thomas
f. Knots. who turned in the alarm
The fire started at about 4 o'clock in
the morning and burned until day
light. When the fire was discovered
it was too late to attempt to get the
horses and mules out. and the animals
were compelled to tug at their halters
until the smoke finally rendered then
unconscious and they were burned il
the fire.
Fires in Gary are becoming so ire.
quent that the matter of fire protec-
tion is a serious one. The, Gary Com
merciaI club will take up this matter
at its meeting today and will see il
some better means of fire protection
cannot be devised.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-07
NO LAUNCH|NGs IN 1903

For the first time in the history of
the Chicago shipbuiiding company's
plant, One Hundred and First street
and Avenue n, East Side. not "a single
boat was launched during the year
1908, and the prospects for the remain
ing period are that none will be.
Last year and years preceding it
was no uncommon thing to witness the
launching of boats on an average of
one month. and East Siders, includ-
ing others throughout the Calumet dis
triet. looked forward to this attractive
feature.
Prospects for future orders at the
plant are encouraging. and while many
believe that a comparatively large force
viii be put TO work the beginning of
the New Year others deprecate the idea
At any rate. the East Side laboring
element is holding its own as large
following is employed in Indiana Har-
Dor. East Chicago and Gary. many OF
whom own their own homes on the
East Side.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-07
BIG TRANSCRIPT FILED
Seven Hundred Fifty Thou
sand Words, Or Over
Two Thousand Pages.

The transcript of the evidence taken
in the. suit of the Lake Shore & Nclf-
igan Southern railway company vs.. the
Lake Shore Sand company from Lake
county, tried at the February tern. Of
the Laporte circuit court, was 1leu Sat-
The evidence. which covers 1853 type
written pages, will become part of the
bill of exception to be filed in the In
diana supreme court on appeal from
the circuit court As each page con-
tains about 800 words the bill of ex-
ception contains more than 100000
words.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-07
HIS. GOODS ATTACHED
Elusive Saloonkeeper Re
turns to Former Haunts
in Gary.

Alex Hartman, the elusive saloon
keeper who recently packed up his
earthly belongings and without the
customary formality of saying good
bye to the police or several of the at
torneys, left town. was again back in
Gary yesterday. Mr.. Hartman had in
tended to ship his goods to Chicago
by way of the Pennsylvania railroad,
but Attorney j. Glenn Harris suspect
ing as much found them in the box
car and detained them. Mr.. Hartman
left his place of business at Eleventh
avenue and jefferson street owing con-
sidering rent to a South Chicago own
er represented by Mr.. Harris. and for
this amount the goods were attached
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-07

IF YOU ARE BUSY. TRY TO FOR
GET A LOT OF THINGS-AND RE-
MEMBER THE WANT ADS.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-07
TAFT's SINGING WORDS.

snow some ordinary cheap,
common liar has devoted him
self to the business of running
of running around the country
and saying that 1 am In favor of
paying faboring man "A dollar
"a day nd that L have said that
That is enough. was ut the
the head of the Panama canal
for four years and we pay steam
shovel men down there $3.50 a
a month"; As figure that out it
makes a little more than dol
lar day.
"Anybody that says that 1 ever
made that remark is a liar and
the man who believes him Is n
fool, for why under heaven
should say that / cannot under
stand, or in what connection, or
under what circumstances."-- -
w. III. TAFT.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-07
The KING is KILLED

Chicago, Oct. 1t is reported here
at the press associations that the king
of servia was disseminated early this
morning at the cnpftoI in Belgrade. No
further details can be secured.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-07

any other treatment"-E. s. Parrett,
Jeffersonville, O.
Summers Pharmacy, the druggists,
sells Hyomei pronounced High-o-Me)
and guarantees it A complete ous-
ut. including inhaler, only costs sl.0o.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-07

ARE YOUR STORING LOT OF
UNUSED THINGS ABOUT YOUR
HOUSE OR oFFICE-THINGS THAT A
"FoR SALE AID IN THE TIMES
WOULD CONVERT INTO MONEY!