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Daily picayune., 1908-04-20

The case of Tobe Langford, charged with the illegal sale of liguor, comes up for trial this afternoon, and 1t is understood that Langford will plead guilty. The cases against Warren and Brown have been continued un- til next Monday on account of the attorney for the defense be- ing engaged in Circuit court in Washington, Ark.
Daily picayune., 1908-04-20
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 NOR TERN TEXAS
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Daily picayune., 1908-04-20

There were sixteen hundred and twelve votes polled since the count Saturday. divided as fol- lows:
 Hitchcock 87, Dougan 232, Col. Moncrief. SOY, Daniel PTS and Chalfant POS.
 The vote for the lady contest
Daily picayune., 1908-04-20
1 om Allen High School Prescott, Arkansas.

ants was devided as follows:- Miss Almand 531, Miss Wilson 605 and Miss Buchanan 381.
 Miss Buchanan has instructed the Picayune to take her name down as a candicate for a prize in the veteran contest, and today we are taking her name from the list and adding her vote to the votes of Candidates Withdrawn. This leaves only two contestants for the ladies prize, Misses Will son and Almand.
 Grayson received 69 votes in today's count, which places him in the lead again.
Daily picayune., 1908-04-20

All small goods cash, and all who have notes and accounts due me will please come and settle or send me the money. A. Mon son
Daily picayune., 1908-04-20

J. w. Johnson, of Hope, will send you Hoe Razor, postpaid, for $1.W. Extra blades, 10 cents each.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-08
THE CREAM OF THE
Morning News

William Howard Taft and William
Jennings Bryan meet at the banquet
of the Association of Commerce and are
in jovial mood.
Murder of woman in Chicago with
her baby in her arms by her husband
in a crowded street car Is followed by
his suicide while being pursued.
Judge Taft, in addressing deep water
way convention enunciates his emphatic
belief in a progressive policy as re-
CARDS the inland water ways of the
country.
Methodist ministers at closing ses-
sion of Rock River conference adopt
resolutions denouncing Speaker J. G.
Cannon and urging his defeat
Members of woman's club listen to
partisan speeches-democratic and re-
publican-and vote to join smoke cru
sade.
Republican campaign managers de-
clare the west is safe for Taft.
william Jennings Bryan spends
greater part of day comforting with
national and state leaders.
Treasurt seekers cling two days and
| nights TO wrecked NeSSet IN W est 4nOl eS
hurricane, constantly in peril from
dynamite, and are rescued.
| Thirteen persons are killed in an
explosion of grain elevator at Richford,
| VT.
Cardinal Gibbons arrives from eucha-
ristic congress and bIames British gov
eminent for barring host.
Hartman lieutenant speaking at
trans Mississippi congress. claims for
roads great credit as regards develop
ment of western country.
Campaign to educate the public and
| insurance men on the problems of the
business is planned at annual meeting
of the Fire Underwriters Association
| of the Northwest
| Grain values higher and trades I'M
easy over European war rumors; cattle
strong: hogs and sheep lower.
Stocks in Wall street are highly ir-
regular, with London a heavy seller and
strong support given steel common.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-08
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.

17S2-Ind ependence of the United
States acknowledged by Holland.
1S12-Capture of the Detroit on Lake
Erie.
1s91-Great earthquake along the
western coast of South America.
1S54-Thirty-tw lives lost by the
burning of the steamer E. NJ. Col
Inns, en- route from Sault ste. Ma
RE to Cleveland.
1S62-Repulse of the confederates at
battle of Berryville, KY.
1S69-Franklin Pierce, fourteenth
president of the United States. died
in Concord, n. H. Born in Hills
boro, n. H, November %, 1904.
1S71-Beginning of the terrible Chi
cago fire. by which $4,000 build
ings were destroyed and 100 lives
lost.
BASKERVILLE W. Fuller took the oath
of office as chief justice of the
United States supreme court.
19O7-Secretary Taft was welcomed at
Shanghai, China.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-08
wELL-INFoRMED PAPER, YES? MOI

THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY is to be admired for its
exhiang
Just they taking great deal of satisfaction
that
printed
declares that the republicans
the campaign dope prints is with
republicans Heavens
Indianapolis Taft
into this
well would accuse of being
Panicky?
the compasan be isn't
against
transact itself The republican party
contnu york.
clear their
doubted whether either mudsingng
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-08
For v-President
JAMES s. SHERMAN

1--WE certify to all the great cleo
torate that when their votes in No
vember shall have chosen James :.
sherman to be vice president of the
United states, the senate will be
sure of Il presiding officer in char
acter and competency worthy Of the
hest traditions of that great DELHI
crate body, and that-whieh God
forbid-the sad contingency were
to come which should for fourth
time call a vice president from New
York to the executive Office, the In
terests of the whole country would
be safe In coed hands, and the great
Office of the presidency would suf-
fer NO decadence from the high
standard of dignity and honor and
competency of which we are SO
Justly proud.--EdHU ROOT. at
Sherman Notification Ceremonies.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-08
Heart to Heart
Talks.
ANTHONY cOMSTocK.
BY EDWIN A. NYE.
Copyright. 1905. by Edwin a. Nye.

A strange man, a strong man, a man
of heroic mold. is Anthony Comstock
of New York.
Whatever may be said of his meth
DDS, the sincerity of the man and his
fidelity to his mission cannot be con-
tradicted.
At tremendous personal cost he has
devoted his life to the suppression of
vicious literature.
Comstock began his career in 1873.
The business Of painting and distribut-
ing obscene books and pictures at that
time was highly organized and -four
ishing. In a single campaign in New
York he seized and destroyed the plates
Of 1859 vile books and pictures.
The vendors Of moral cancer then be-
gan their work of misrepresentation
and SANDER of Comstock. They have
persisted ever since In their abuse and
ridicule. They resorted to personal
violence.
But Comstock has never f1inched
Once he got score of the sellers of
filthy stuff in Ludlow street jail In
fuential friends offered brides. Fail
ing in this. they caused smallpox scabs
to be sent through the mails to his
| home. At this time he narrowly es-
capped being blown up by an internal
machine.
| One night at Newark a man whom
| he had in custody drew a knife at the
jail door and severed five arteries in
Comstock's face.
| At one time he was assaulted and
beaten into insensibility. On several
occasions hired assassins have tried
to kill him on the street or at his
Office.
For years this stanch cleanser of
society's sewage has refused to speak
of himself generally Not long ago
he gave his first interview Speaking
of the desperate encounters of his ca
reer, Mr.. Comstock said:
''Shed blood, broken bones, assaults,
ridicule, obloquy and libel have been
my portion. l am content. In
thirty-four years / have made 2,691
arrests and seized more than ninety
eight tons of vile literature and pic
lures" 1t reminds me Of St Pauls re-
cital of his life's perils
Anthony Comstock may have made
mistakes. At times he may have been
indiscreet or fnical. His conscience
is the Puritan conscience. He cannot
abide even the appearance of evil
But
One cannot read the history of his
grim persistence in well doing, his pa
tient, almost pathetic bravery, and
withhold respect for the man and his
accomplishments.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-08
THIS is MY 54TH BIRTHDAY.

John NJ Clark, a member of the
cabinet of Prince Edward Island and
prominent figure in the public life
in that province, was born in Bede-
que, P. E. L, October s, 1854. After
completing his education in the public
schools he entered commercial life His
public career did not begin until 1904,
in which year he was elected to the
provincial legisl ative assembly. He
soon became recognized as one of the
best debaters in the house, making
himself master of his subjects. and pre-
senting his arguments fluently. Mr..
Clark has been conspicuously identi-
fed with the temperance movement and
has been one of the most determined
Supporters of the prohibition law which
was introduced into Prince Edard Is
land by the present government.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-08
LABOR NEWS

The engineers of the Canadian North
ern have applied for a Dominion arbi-
tration board, and ask for an entirely
new schedule, which includes a revi-
sion of working hours. a rearrange-
ment of routes with respect to senior
and junior employees, and an increase
in the wage schedules of 10 to Is per
cent. There is said to be no posi-
bility of any serious trouble between
the company and the men.
1t is reported that some 1000 join
ers and carpenters in Buda-Pesth, Aus
tria- Hungary. have been locked out.
Ire season alleged is that the men
boycotted the work of fourteen firms
who refused TO concede the advance of
10 per cent in wages. as demanded by
the men. The other firms resented this
and all agreed upon a lockout.
The Boston Roofers' Protective
union, after an existence of forty years
under its present charter. and total
life of more than eighty years under
various forms of organization. last
week voted to amalgamate with the
Boston Sheet Metal Workers union. and
thus bring the men engaged at all
forms Of roofing in one big union under
the pTOLecIIO1 OF INe BGStOn -. IL u.
and its building trades department.
The Canton of Zurich Switzerland,
has by 1912 votes against 1928.
passed a general strike act, prohibiting
picketing and infiicting punishment for
preventing persons from working by
bodily force, threats or libel Other
cantons are contemplating the intro
duction of a somewhat similar meas
ure, and all over Switzerland this move
has been received with warm support
on the part of most of the inhabitants.
At the seventeenth annual convention
of the United Brewery Workers of
America, held in New York. there were
delegates present representing 3TS local
unions, with a membership Of approx
mately 10000. The International union
OF the brewery workers was organized
in Baltimore in 1886. when there were
but eight local unions and a member
ship roll of barely 5000.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-08

defeating Watson cand
combine other
The furnish Marshall
chosen the title
Marshall
to
Ruhvile
Catholic upheld Watson criticized
parsa press sanderng him
republican
campaign of republic
will Thomas Marshall for the friends hold
will
ando to of
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-08
Federation Is Repudiated
ATTACKS ON JAMES e. WATSON RESENTED
UNION LABOR MEN.

as the Federation of Labor, opposed the
nomination of Mr.. Watson. In all fair
ness to Mr.. Watson and the organiza-
ton of which have the honor to be a
member. | wish to state that the In
diana Federation of Labor has been
misinformed. as no local subdivision has
any power TO favor or condemn any
candidate for office as body. as party
politics is absolutely prohibited by the
constitution of said organization.
we have always been very careful
to avoid being dragged into party poll
tics and cannot afford at this time to
give our support TO a resolution COM
ing, as see it. from the saloon ele-
ment in the state of Indiana"
WATSON EVER THEIR CHAMPION.
Harry Markle of Upton. another
leading member of the railroad mems
| organization, wrote
Il find that most of the railroad men,
both democrats and republicans. are
favorable to Mr. Watson because the
brewery and saloon element has under
taken to drag the railroad men down
with them by accusing Mr.. Watson of
being unfair to their cause. The rail-
road men well know Mr.. watson has
always been their champion in every
measure introduced in their behalf"
The Flint Glass Workers union at
4 Dunkirk. which adopted resolutions
last year denouncing Watson. has re-
voked the resolutions by almost a
unanimous vote only three members
voting against revocation. A. c.
Meier, member of this union, who
brought this information to Indian
apolis, says the union decided. after
an investigation, that President Perk-
ms of the State Federation bad failed
to make a case against Watson
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-08
For President
WILLIAM II. TAFT

He is as strong as he is gentle.
His reputation Is simply spotIess.
In all the agitation of heated
campaign for the grentest ONCE I'm
the world, no one has yentured to
intimate a doubt of the absolute
honesty of this man who has been
before the country for quarter OF
century. Nor can any one sue
cessfuliy dispute the simple propo-
sitfon that in the whole history of
the United States no one was ever
named for the presidency who was
so fitted by nature, by training and
by experience for the duties, digni-
ties and responsibilities of that uni
que offce-CHARLES HOPKINS, IN
The Independent"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-08
THE NAME OF THE STATE MENACED.

Indianapolis,
to all
legislature
United
would Work have PLAY PLock
O
DEMOCRATS MONKEY
the republicans
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-08

For its attack on James f. Watson.
at It's recent meeting in Vincennes, the
State Federation of Labor was re-
pudiated yesterday by three of the fore
most leaders of railroad mems organi-
cations in Indiana, who sent signed
communications to an Indianapolis pa
per stating that the action of the Fed
Grafton in regard to Watson and its
entrance into politics meets with the
hearty condemnation of the railroad
mems organizations.
Elmer st. John of Fort Wayne, vice
chairman of the Legislative board of the
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen in
Indiana and presiding officer of the
largest subordinate lodge in the state
who was delegate to the State Fed
Grafton meeting at Vincennes. says:
Il wish to state most emphaticaily
that the railroad organizations. as or
CARNATIONS, do not approve of any
radical resolutions whereby organized
labor enters partisan politics or con.
dennis the action of the lawmakers oil
| the state of Indiana. The railroad or
ganizations, so far as I know, have ia
ken no part in condemning James z
Watson, and positively they stand foi
| temperance, because the fundamental
| principles of our organization ar
| founded on sobriety. and all possible
efforts are being made to impress upol
the minds of the public that we ar
trying to live up to the principles ad
vocated by us"
NO POWER TO FAVOR OR CONDEMN
II. L. F1dler OF Indianapolis, an en-
| gineer and a delegate to the Vincenne
meeting in his statement saws:
THE anti Watson resolution adopte
by the State Federation in part read
that the railroad organizations. as wei
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-08

to enjoy the MONDAY meal with his
family. and never failed to take the
morning paper in order that the pa
tient wife might CLEAN from its col
umns all the local happenings of the
day and night previous. Little was
said of the matter until the local gos-
sips told it abroad that he was a model
husband, that his wife did not half
appreciate his worth. Ere long all the
ladies of the town heard of this mans
one noble traft-that of taking his
morning paper home regularly-and
these decided that such lofty virtue
deserved public recognition and merited
reward. A convention was called, and
by unanimous consent gold medal set
with diamonds was presented to the
gentleman whose kindly forethought
prompted him to always take his morn
ing paper to his wife at the noon hour.
San Angelo (Texasl News-Press.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-08

JUST REMEMBER, DEAR GARY
READER, THAT THE TIMES GIVES
YOU MORE NEWS THAN ALL THE
REST OF THE GARY PAPERS PUT
TOGETHER, AND THEN LET THE
"GALLED JADE VINCE
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-08
Up AND DOWN IN INDIANA
BOY BURNS IN BARN.

The 4-year-o son of Erastus
Wright of Nebraska street, Marion. set
fire to a barn yesterday and was
burned to death. Two playmates es-
capped. The fremen found the charred
body of the child after extinguishing
the flames.
BRdBED TO STEAL PACKAGE.
James Rotgerson told on the witness
stand in criminal court in Indianapolis
yesterday of an alleged attempt by Eu-
gene F. Mcdonald to bribe him for $500
to steal a package from the Adams Elk
press company. Mcdonald was placed
on trial yesterday before jury on the
charge of conspiracy to obtain money
under false pretenses.
STRIKE CLOSES PLANT.
The larger part of-the Penn Ameri-
can Plate Glass works in Alexandra,
was forced to close down last night
due to a strike of the men who re-
belled against a new rule requiring
them twice a month to work eighteen
hours continuously
INCENDIARIES BURN PLANT.
The box factory and one warehouse
full of bottles of the Citizens glass
plant of Evansville burned at l o'clo K
yesterday morning with damage of $780,
600. The fire was started, Manager
Derbyshire declares. by incendiaries.
The factory will not have to close. The
insurance is about $50, 900.
MATCHES; CHILD DIES.
While playing with matches yester-
day afternoon. Lavone Butts, 3-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Butts,
of Rushville, set fire to her clothing
and suffered burns which resulted in
| her death several hours later.
MARSHES ON FIRE.
The marshes west of South Bend
again are on fire and the great volume
of smoke arising from the plat hangs
over the city. The fires were un-
| usually bad Sunday and Monday morn
| ing. Just west of the city the blaze
could be seen throughout the tOwr.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-08

WHAT HAS BECOME OF THE OLD
FASHIONED MAN WHO ALWAYS
HE TACKLED AN OBTRUsE PROB
LENT
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-08
Undesirable Truth.

There are lots of ways to get re-
suits" says the Philosopher of Jolly,
but after all, it's the red rag that al
ways hits the bulls eye"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-08

mond on a business trip. 1t is under
stood that Mckinney has given up his
purpose of living in Washington state
:. "A petition has been filed asking that
the name of Nathan H Baker of this
city be placed on the county ticket as
the candidate of the independence party
for congress from the eighth district
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-08

If a woman finds out ten
things her husband was
keeping from her, she
guessed seven of them.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-08
POLITICS CAUSE DEATH.

In a dispute over the merits of the
county local option law, Absolom Young
today stabbed and perhaps fatally in
jured his partner. Edward Barr. The
trouble took place in a house in Roach
dale, Ind, where the men had a plas-
tering contract
INDIANA NOT REPRESENTED.
The fact that Indiana was unable to
make an exhibition at the interna tional
congress on tuberculosis, in Washing
ton recently. was deplored last night
by DR.. ]. n. Hurry secretary of the
state board of health, who gave an ac-
count of the meeting of the congress
before $50 members of the Indianapolis
Medical society meeting at the Com
mercial club.
FESTIVAL Is OPENED.
Richmond's fall festival was opened
today. Thousands flocled to the city
and a continuance of good weather will
make the event a great success All
the exhibits were opened this morning
and the judges began making awards
DOG WRECKS AUTO.
DR.. Jewett and Harry Golfer of Rush
| vile narrowly escaped death when DR..
Jewett's touring car was wrecked. A
dog ran under the front wheel and the
driver lost control of the steering gear
The machine ran into the ditch at the
| side of the road and turned turtle
JERKS ARM FROM SOCKET.
Found unconscious last night at Ko-
| komo with his arm torn from the sock
| ct, Justice Creed of the Salem neigh
l T.
sustained the injury while handling a
| fractions horse.
TO INSTALL MACHINERY.
There has been a revival of work
on the factories being erected in An
derson this week. Seven plants are
nearly ready for the installation OF
machinery. A number of, the Older
factories have increased their forces.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-08
ANSWER 1T FOR YoURsELF MIR. VOTER

The first question you should ask yourself, Mr. Working
man. and don't believe that you need Mr. Gonpe to answer
you whether the policy of the candidate asking for
your VOTE will be for the upbung of the country for bust
uncertainty and confusion?
Taft and progress
Bryan and confusion.
Which it is to be?
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-08

Guess Mr. Crumpacker has the situa.
ton we'll in hand No?
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-08

You can bank on it that Mr.. Bryan
has exhausted all his arguments. and
Mr. Taft has just started
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-08
r ANDOM
THINGS AND FILINGS

The Hammond city council deserves
vote of thanks from the merchant
and the housewife for barring out the
pestiIential faker and vendor.
THERE ARE NO WALKS IN Life
ANY LONGER. EVERYBODY HAS TO
RUN FOR 1T AND RUN LIKE H
We believe it would be a good plan
for Mr. Roosevelt to use the big stick
on his son-in-Iaw.
So far, neither Mr.. Bryan nor Mr..
Taft have their chubby chins kissed.
So far they haven't succeeded In
teaching either politics or football
by means of correspondence
school.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-08
TO INSTALL MACHINERY.

jority for Gary. predicted by THE
TIMES six weeks ago, echoes throughout
Lake county.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-08

Wait till Mr.. Hearst's emissaries get
through with Mr.. Kern and Mr.. Tag
CART.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-08

Lots of handsome women pose as
beauty specialists just as n lot of
bald-headed BARRIERS claim to have
a sure cure for bringing bacl< de-
Ifnquent hairs.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-08
An Indomitabie worker

During the past week, annoyed by
the many little trials and vexations
blazing sun, In the struggle for grits
and existence, we for once find our
never too brilliant literary ability at a
style enlighten our readers with a few
of our daily happenings-Sarasot
(Fla) Times
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-08
IN POLITICS

e. w. Kirkpatrick, president of the
Texas Farmers congress, has won out
in his fight to become the independence
party candidate for governor of his
state.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-08

People generally are very nice,
but there sre few who deserve
some criticism.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-08

Well. go ahead Mr. Bryan, make Mr..
Roosevelt the Issue if you wish. His
democratic admirers will be simply
tickled to death.