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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-19
7. {. MARSHALL IN GARY
Democrats Expect to Have
a Good Sized Crowd at
Meeting There.

Tomorrow night Thomas z. Mar
shall democratic candidate for gov
ernor, will hold the biggest democratic
rally of the year in the steel city. The
preparations for his reception are not
elaborate, but because of his promi-
nence it is expected that he will draw
a big crowd. The meeting will be
held in the Binzenhof hall.
The members of the Gary democrat
ic club in a body will meet Mr.. Mar
shall when he arrives in the city.
headed by the Gary band. They will
then escort him down Broadway to
the scene of the celebration. 1t is not
known at the present time whether
or not he will come to Gary from
Crown Point, where he speaks in the
afternoon. by automobile or by inter
urban.
There will be no parade aside from
the delegation which meets him and
takes him to the Binzenhof hall. A
strenuous effort will be made by the
ing the deep inroads which the re-
publicans have made upon them in
their Crumpacker meeting, and other
successful rallies. and also to have it
as successful as possible. as the Bev-
eridge meeting Saturday night. Both
of these meetings will be the biggest OF
the campaign for the republicans, and
democrats of the steel city. A big
crowd is expected tomorrow night
from Hammond. Indiana Harbor, Whit
| ing and East Chicago to hear Marshal
/ speak.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-19
CONNECTIONS ARE TO
BE MADE TONIGHT.
Water Tunnel Excites Much Interest
In Gary Today.

The water tunnel being constructed
for the Gary Heat, Light and Water
company by the Great Lakes Dredge
and Dock company will probable have
two of its setions onnetecd up by to-
night. 1t was originally intended to
have them meet last Tuesday, but the
engineers decided to check up their
lines so that If they found a variance
the Jog could be put in the last humid
red feet instead of having it sheer off
if the edges did not come together.
The result is watched with interest.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-19
A DAY IN GARY LAND
THEY PLAN A BIG
BEVERIDGE MEETING

A large number of republicans from
Gary attended the republican rally and
barbecue at Crown Point Saturday and
also the rally at East Chicago in the
evening Owing to the poor transpor-
tation facilities to Crown Point there
was not nearly as large crowd as
there was at East Chicago from Gary.
They were all enthusiastic over the
meeting and plan for an even greater
one when Senator Beveridge comes to
Gary.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-19
PREPARING FOR A BIG
COON HUNT THIS FALL
Charles FIagG VIII Invite the Attor-
neys of Gary to Big Hunt.

Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Chas.
FIagg is preparing to have a coon
hunt some time this fall, in which the
attorneys of Gary will participate. 1t
is the plan to shoot all game that can
be shot and whichever of two sides,
that will be chosen, gets the least
number of points. will be made to pay
for supper which will be given. The
plan of the prosecuting attorney seems
to meet with great favor among the
attorneys to whom he has preached the
matter and the hunt will undoubtedly
take place some time this fall
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-19
HOLD A DEMOCRATIC
MEETING AT CLARK.
Gary Democrats Visit Clark and Make
Speeches.

A large democratic meeting was held
Saturday night at Clark station and
was largely attended by democrats of
this city. Several of the Gary dele
cation made speeches at the meeting,
among them being Mayor Knots and
c. ]. Cooper President Seton of the
Gary Democratic club also addressed
the gathereing.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-19
COMPUTATION TICKETS
BETWEEN GARY HAMMOND.
Tickets on Interurban are Transferable
and Good For Thirty Days.

The Chicago, Lake Shore & South
Bend line started Saturday morning to
sell Stride Communication tickets bet
ween Gary and Hammond The price
of the tickets are five dollars. The
tickets are transferable and for the
present they will be good for only
thirty days although Manager Wallace
is onscidering the extension of time.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-19

If you are looking for clean neigh
borhood to build a home IN S. Carlson's
addition, located on Borman boulevard
in Tolleston, close to all car lines,
churches and schools free street i'm
provements. Call or address, ALT. Carl
son, room 214. Gary building. Gary. Ind.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-19

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The National tribune., 1908-04-09
AN OPEN LETTER.

Representatives in Congress Assembled
unexpected meeting of the Conference Com
mt upon the Widows Pension Bill
helpless every little o~n and M vaae a om one en of %
to the other
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when the
country in its mortal who welcomed their husbands
or lovers
to make
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and affection for
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The National tribune., 1908-04-09
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.

ton, for the transaction of such business
This was accomplished by extending
the regular hours of service two houri
and curtailing all leaves of absence
In addition to the regular routine o.
the Office, as prescribed by law, eacf
of the Pension Agencies transacts ar
immense amount of correspondence
with the pensioners, eorrects errors
makes changes and sets the correspond.
ents right on many matters which
would have to be done from Washing
ton, were the Pension Agencies aboI-
ished.
1t is singular that those who have
proposed this wholesale abolition of
the agencies have not consulted any
prominent Grand Army men with refer
ence to it and its effect upon the in
terests of the veterans. It would seem
natural in taking step of such far
reaching effect that they should con-
suit the representatives of those who
would be deeply concerned in the
change, but this was not done and it
is not on record that any comrade of
Importance in the Grand Army was
consulted or has up to this date ap-
proved of the change.
There is against this change the
strong sentiment of opposition to CEN
tralization in Washington. The country
is going entirely too rapidly in that di-
rection at present, and everything
should be done to arrest rather than
increase the centralizing tendency. The
different Pension Agencies should be
retained because they are more repre-
sentative of the whole mass of people
and are so much closer to the body of
pensioners with whom they do business.
The veterans now, after their years Of
agitation, are in the peaceful receipt
,f their pensions according TO a system
which they have learned and which is
satisfactory TO them. Why disturb
hem with innovations which will in
fort?
The National tribune., 1908-04-09
yINDICATIoN OF THE NAVY.

The Investigations of the Senate Com
mittee as to the allegations against our
Navy have been earnest and thoro
There has been every disposition to get
at the exact truth, and thus far the
Navy seems to be splendidly vindicated.
Our vessels, SO far from being inferior
TO those of other nayies, are decidedly
superior to them in most essential re-
spects. 1t has been shown that our bat
tleships of any given date or type are
equal TO those of any in the world in all
fundamental qualities, while in many
details, especially as to armament and
armor. they are decidedly superior.
Compared with the British and Japan
ese ships our armor belts are as thick
and sometimes thicker, and they are
quite as far above the water line. In
most cases our free board is as great.
and in some cases il is greater than
theirs. with our broadside guns in bet
ter position and the ammunition supply
even more rapid. The plans of our
best ships were closely compared with
plans and cross sections of such spIen-
did fighting machines as the British
Royal Sovereign, Majestic, King Ed
ward and Dreadnought and the Japan
ese Asaho, Mikasa, Kashima and Aki.
In comparison with the French ships
our armor is quite as good, while the
upper armor is greatly superior. The
French ships appear to carry their guns
a little higher but they do this at the
expense of stability. The Japanese cap
tured Russian ship built on the French
plan, and Immediately changed her to
the American type.
The National tribune., 1908-04-09
CIVILIANS IN THE SOLDIERS, HOMES

Very unpleasant developments are be-
ing made in the present policy of the
Board of Governors of the Soldiers
Homes. There is apparently strong
tendency to get rid of the veterans, who
are holding official positions. and give
the pleasant billets to civilians. For
example, Gen. o. II. La Grange, re-
membered with pride~and affection bv
all the veterans Of the Army of the
Cumberland for his splendid services as
the commander of a brigade of cavalry.
has had to retire from the Goyernorship
of the Pacific Branch of the Soldiers
Home. The plea was his i'll health and
need of rest. His resignation was asked
for and accepted, with grant of n
months leave of absence in which to
arrange his personal affairs. This seems
very curt dismissal for a man who
deserved as much consideration as Gen
La Grange. Capt. z. II. Parsons. the
Quartermaster of the same Home. was
asked to resign, lowing to your adj
vanced age and the arduous duties of
quartermaster." while the records
showed that in the two and a half wears
that he has been there he has not been
off duty one day either on leave or from
sickness Capt. Parsons refused to re-
sign. but appealed to President Wads-
worth. who affirmed the action of ,be
Board, and said that it had been de-
cided to put in new blood and Younger
men. and that he had already appointed
a Mr.. Barr to fill his place, who wouId
take charge April II. Capt Parsons
asked for time to make a proper 1rans-
Ter and for 80 days leave, but this wa
denied him. Capt. Parsons was sent to
the Home at considerable expense to
himself from Washington, with the as
surance that the appointment wouJd no
during good behavior. 1t is said that
TOUR members of the Board have ex-
pressed surprise and regret at the
changes, but they have not received anv
attention. 1t is claimed that the Treas
urer' whoishas been appointed to the |
Home. is ia civilian. an EngIishman.
who never saw days service in tbe
Army or Navy and did not take out his
papers until it was necessa rv
to qualify for job under the Govern
ment. President Wadsworth is much
blamed for this, and his action is claim
ed to be in, violation of the spirit of the
law which provides that, ''The officers
of the Home shal be chosen, so far as
may be practicable, from persons whose
military or naval service would render
them eligible to admission to tboI
Home"
Certainly If there is any place under
the Government where veterans should
fill the offices. it is those connected with
the Soldiers Homes, and any ;.ppoint-
ment of a civilian to such places must
hurt all veterans and arouse their in
dignation.
The National tribune., 1908-04-09
RELIGIOUS THERAPEUTICS.

The most profound interest has been
aroused in the movement started by the
Right Ree- Samuel Fallows, ID. ID. and
Ii. D., and Chaplain-in- Chief of the
Grand Army of the Republic. and term
ed religious therapeutics" Comrade
Fallows has been deluged with letters
from all over the country with relation
to it, and which show that everywhere
the greatest interest is being taken in
his doctrine. He has consented to write
an article for The National Tribune on
this subject, and We know that it will be
welcomed by everyone. readers of The
National Tribune or not. 1t is a con-
fribution of the greatest value. and it
will appear in an early number of the
paper.
The National tribune., 1908-04-09
GIRL CLERKS.

The Grocery World is discussing the
question of the suitability of girls for
grocery clerks. In many ways a girl
would handle the cash and look after
the books betters than a man. and she
can, il she wishes, make herself a very
acceptable clerk, especially in waiting
on ladies. She has naturally a knowl-
edge of cooking and she will talk over
the various articles in a way that in
terests women. This much is in her
favor. On the other hand, it is said
that practice has shown that all the
fippancy, indifference and impertinence
behind store counters emanates from
the girl clerks. The average man is
more polite, more attentive in every
way than the average girl. Probably
the trouble arises from the inability
TO understand that there are girls and
girls. So far, what might be termed
the better class of girls have not been
attracted to clerk work, and a class
that ought to be in the kitchen under
a rigid mistress are generally those who
seek such employment. These girls,
coming from inferior homes where
manners are not made a prominent
feature, are disposed to be rude. smart
and unsatisfactory. If girls We're at
tracted to store service from middle
class homes we think that they would
be found to be quite IS acceptable, if
not more so, than their brothers
The National tribune., 1908-04-09
FEDERAL GRAIN INSPECTION.

| Senator Porter J. McCumber. of
North Dakota. is advocating a bill of the
utmost importance to Western farmers
1t provides for National inspection of
grain to definitely fix grades and stop
the wholesale robbery of farmers in the
grading of their wheat and other grains
The prastice is too general of the ware
house men, commission merchants and
others purchasing wheat from the farm
ers, say, at a grade of No. 3, and then
selling it as No. 2, or even No. 1. This
breeds trouble all along the line until
the grain is finally sold to the consum-
er, for each man in the long course of
transit. with its many changes, tries to
buy the grain at lower grade and sell
it at higher
Senator McCumber says that con-
fidence is the soul of the grain business
as well as that of all other branches of
business, and this confidence never can
be secured with the many differences of
opinion which must naturally exist
among the shippers and carriers in the
many changes that the grain has to un-
ueISO DetWeen lne place OF production
and the market. He says:
"Distrust as to grade, distrust as to
character and quality have for years
hung over the grain trade. The farmer
has mistrusted the local buyer; the local
buyer has mistrusted the commission
man; the latter has mistrusted the ter
minal elevator. and the consumer and
foreign purchaser have mistrusted all
the rest. Can any man say that such a
condition does not seriously affect the
values of our grain? Can anyone ac-
quatnted with the grain trade of the
country deny the distrust?
Our farmers know at what grade
their grain is taken in at the terminal
elevators, and they know at what grade |
it is sold out of the same. elevators. The
annual reports made by the inspection
departments of the several great cities
are public, and the facts which they
disclose necessarily engender dissatis- |
faction and suspicion on the part of the |
farmer and the independent buyer"
He supports his charges with the fol-
lowing table, taken at random. from the
report of the Chief Inspector of the
Grain and Warehouse Commission of |
the State of Minnesota:
The National tribune., 1908-04-09
SENATOR JEEE DAVIS

We very mussn fear that Senator JEFF
Davis. of Arkansas. has reached the
topmost rung ip his career. 1t has been
only few years now since the Senator
appeared above the National horizon
as light shining from Arkansas That
state has not attracted much attention
IN her long history, and has been con-
sidered rather a back County in the
National domain. Missouri, Kansas,
Texas and Louisiana have had their
days of scintifiating brilliancy in the
front of the National stage, while Ar
kansas has kept quietly in the back
ground. Mr.. Davis started out to be a
sumner, and he evidently had chosen
as his models Andrew Jackson for pug
nacity, Davie Crockett for rough-and-
ready representations of Western ways
and b. c. Tillman for fervid oratory
and luridness of epithet. He wanted to
be all of these. and seemed to be meas
urably succeeding, and fortune smiled
on HIM as Senator Tillman became sub
Jected to the civilizrng influences of a
wider acquaintance with men, and toned
down his ideas and especially his Ian
guage There is not space in the Senate
for more than one vituperative volcano.
and as Tillman subsided into merely
smoking crater room was made for Da-
vis's lurid eruption. All this prospect is
now vanished from purely local reasons.
Senator Davis has made many enemies
IN Arkansas. and they do not seem to
he the kind nf Oh
much by a Senatorial toga. One of
these is T. E. Helm. Deputy Prosecuting
Attorney, who has been for some years
handing back Davis's epithets and some
more, and last week the two met on
the streets of Little Rock. After a few
brief remarks Helm knocked Davis
down, is said to have struck him after
he was down and then snatched up the |
cane which Davis carries as his mascot |
and carried 1t off as trophy of victory.
Davis ran, actually ran, thing which |
Arkansans find hard to overlook. He |
went into the protection of a building.
and says that he retreated strategically |
to get possession of pistol 1t is true
that he came out little later with a
pistol, and flourished it savagely around
with much hot air. 1t does not appear,
however, that he made any show of fol-
lowing up Helm and using the pistol on
him. 1t is not an infrequent occurrence
FOR whipped men to do the same, but
this sort of demonstration rather in
,reases the disrespect into which they
have fallen by being thrashed Nor will
senator Davis's passionate outcry that
ne was the victim of an attempted as
iassination and was struck with a load
ed bat" whatever that may be, help
1im. To the element to which Mr., Davis
las been playing it is fatal accident to
De whipped. They do not care about
explanations. The fact of being whipped
sufficient for them. Andrew Jackson.
David Crockett and even Ben TilIman.
n all their stormy careers, never were
Ictualiy whipped and for this reason !,
etain their hold upon the people. Sem \
tor Davis has heretofore taken much
ride in the fact that his name was the =
anne as that of the President of the O
ate so-calted Southern Confederacy. We .
cry much INCLINE to the belief that \
ereafter his name will be Dennis" in r
ne politics of Arkansas and the United n
tates.
The National tribune., 1908-04-09

1t will be remembered that that great
man in Israel, Thad. Stevens, of Penn
sylvania, left his entire fortune when
he passed away, to be used in establish
ing an industrial school for boys. His
estate amounted to about $4,000, and
it has been carefully nursed until now
the fund has reached $4,000. The
State of Pennsylvania has voted to con-
tribute $150,0O0 to aid this fund, and a
fine school building of the latest and
most scientific design has been COM
pieted and will soon be opened for use
All manner of trades will be taught to
poor boys, and there is no question that
the school will diffuse all the benefits
that Mr.. Stevens hoped for when he
made his bequest.
The National tribune., 1908-04-09

Chancellor Day has come out tri-
umphantly in his trial before the 10gth
session of the New York Methodist
Episcopal Conference for attacking the
President. Bishop David H. Moore
ruled the charges out of order on the
ground that they were a direct attack
upon free speech and free press His
decision was greeted with earnest and
long-continued applause. and at the CON
clusion Of his speech the question, shall
the character of James r. Day be
passed. was decided in the afirma-
tive with great enthusiasm.
The National tribune., 1908-04-09


Ohio maintains her reputation for
having more politics to the square yard
than any other State. This is illus
trated by the fight that Ralph D. Cole.
member of Congress, is having to Sc
cure third term. Cole is from Hancock
County, which, with Champaign, Della
ware. Hardin, Logan and Union, consti-
tutes the Eighth District 1t has a nor
NAL Republican majority of about 5000.
and the candidates for Idr. Coles seat
are numerous and vigorous. Six weeks
ago the convention was deadIocked at
Marysville, and recess taken when it
reassembled at Kenton, with all the
candidates present as full of fight as
ever. On the 212th ballot Jewell re-
ceived Ga, Cole 81, Miller 81, Willis 3G
and Hopes 20. Owen, of Champaign
County, had 33 votes, but was forced
out, when it was expected that Cole
would get all of his votes. In this he
was disappointed, as his competitors
grabbed up about two-thirds of them.
Owen finally won the nomination by
Tipping coin.
The National tribune., 1908-04-09

In spite of Gov. Hughes's declaration
that he will not take second place on
the ticket, many newspapers are pre-
dieting that he will be given that as
signmeEt, and say that no man has
ever declined the nomination of Vice
President of the United States. Some
one has discovered that Silas Wright
absolutely refused the nomination, and
probably many others have fatty pro-
hibited their names going before the
Convention when they were certain of
nomination and election.
The National tribune., 1908-04-09

Our old acquaintance. William Loch-
rem, of Pension Bureau fame, has re-
signed the position of Di. let Judge to
which he was appointed ! Mr.. Cleve-
land, and the President is looking for
his successor. 1t was proposed to ap-
point William E. Hale, but it is found
that he is 63 years old, while the Presi-
dent has expressed a deternlination not
to appoint any Judge over <6O, as his
term of office would be so short.
The National tribune., 1908-04-09

Very much dissatisfaction is ex-
pressed by the veterans in New Hamp-
shire over Chairman sideways attitude
on the widows pension bill, and the
County newspapers are speaking their
minds quite strongly against him Pos
sibly he may hear something that will
induce change of heart
The National tribune., 1908-04-09

The MethOdists have most encourag-
ing reports as to the progress of their
work in Porto Rico. Fifty years ago
there was not a Methodist in the island.
but now they have 5000, embracing
many of the best men in the island.
The National tribune., 1908-04-09

Joseph Howard, a newspaper man,
who gained much notoriety but not
reputation, is dead at the age of Is.
Howard was an excellent specimen of
the sharp, conscienceless variety of
newspaper men. He would sacrifice
anything or everything for the sake of
a sensation, and even the strongest pa
triotic considerations did not restrain
him. He first came into notoriety in the
most critical time of the war in 1864
by taking proclamation by President
Lincoln for half a million more troops
This was done to help the Copperheads
and peace-at-any-pric men in their
campaign against the Government. The
Journal of Commerce and the New
York World. which were the leaders of
the Peace Party, were the only papers
which published this fake proclamation.
and both of them were seized by the
Government and their publication sus--
pended, while Howard was locked I'D
in Fort Lafayette. Henry Ward Beech
er succeeded in getting him released on
the ground of friendship for his father.
who was one of the founders of Henry
Ward Beecher's church.
The National tribune., 1908-04-09

The Populists have not been dead,
but merely sleeping, and they propose
to hold a convention at which they will
adopt a platform damning everything
more than year old or foot high.