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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-07
CH|LDRENS LIVES
ARE ENDANGERED
Black Oak People Aroused
At Autoists Who Speed
Through Village.
TWO ARE VERY NEARLY KILLED
Chicago Man Threatens to Shoot
Into Jacob Miller's Machine,
But Desists.

The people of Black Oak, between
Gary and Hammond, are aroused over
the fact that certain automObiIists
speed through their town at such a
rate os speed that the lives of the
children are endangered.
Yesterday Jacob Miller of Griffith
came around the corner of Scheidt's
saloon mt a high rate of speed and
killed valuable Gordon Setter, be-
longing to n Chicago hunter and nnr-
rowIy escaped killing George and John
Scheidt, the children of the Black Oak
SaiOonkceper.
Has Many Narrow Escapes.
According to several people in Black
Oak Jacob Miller has habit of run
ming around the corner at high
rate of speed as the turn will permit.
They say he never blows his horn and
he has narrow'y escaped hitting peo-
pie on several occasions.
Yesterday a Chicago hunter who had
/ been down at the Kankakee marsh,
| stopped at Black Oak to make some
repairs on his machine. crowd Of
men and children gathered around TO
see him work.
without warning the Griffith mans
machine came around the corner and
ran through the crowd. The valuable
dog was killed and the two children
came very near losing their lives.
Chicago Hunter Is Angry.
The Chicago hunter was so angry
at the negligence of Miller that he
raised his shot gun and was about &c
shoot at him when some one Informed
him thai there was little girl in the
/ machine and he desisted.
The dog was placed in the machine
and 1t was hoped that he could be
brought to Hammond and taken to 9
veterinary where its life might be
saved. The dog died on the way how
ever and it was thrown off to one side
of the road.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-07
WARNER INFANT DIES.

infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Warmer. died
yesterday afternoon. The funeral was
held this afternoon. the Rev. Shook, of
the Presbyterian church. officiating.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-07

Better accommodations for the Rob
ertsdale police and fire departments,
and protection to local merchants
against dealers who locate in Ham
mond temporarily for the purpose of
holding bankrupt sales and others SELL
ing produce from cars and ships, com
prised the principal work of the coun-
ell at its regular meeting last night
along with other minor matters.
BY the action of the council last
night Mayor Becker and the board Of
public works are enabled to carry out
their plan for the Robertsdaie station,
at least to some extent this year I'm
Gle Dick" schaaf, OF Robertsdaie. took
few hours off in his campaign to
attend the meeting in order that he
might clinch the appropriation in case
it should come up.
Council Schaaf Urges 1t.
When it did come up in the regular
order of business. he was on his feet
to urge the appropriation for this year.
He pointed out the necessity of rails
ing the present building in order to
bring it on a level with Indiana boule-
ward, which will be raised in the course
of time The appropriation was hard
ly expected for this year, but Mayor
Becker and the board of public works
were in favor of it and Councilman
Schaaf's plea convinced the doubling
brethren in the council that the sooner
the improvement would be made the
better for all concerned
Pass Prohibitive License.
The disbarring line for takers and
/ Nandare WI n irfo oft L.
the peoples money, leaving none OF
their own, to the detriment of the To-
cal people and merchants was drawn
! tighter last night when ordinances
were passed which provides for almost
prohibitive license on such.
i People coming into Hammond under
! the disguise of selling bankrupt stock
! in so-ealled branch stores, will be re-
/ quired to pay a license of $3.50 a week
! Since such a license is prohibitivt
Hammond merchants, who have theil
busines established here will not suf
fer from snch unfair competition.
Hard ON Non-Resident Members.
Vendors. who heretofore have made
practice of having carloads of produc,
| shipped into the city with the idea o
selling from the sidetracks. will b
required to pay $25 a week for a II
cense.
In order that home enterprises ma,
be protected, the license for skating
rinks, which heretofore has been 81
day. has been reduced to $3.50 a yea
for permanent rinks.
A license of So was fixed for pool
rooms and $40 for bowling alleys wit
the further provision that no publ
bowling alley can be established in
residence district where two thirds O
the property owners object to it.
Rat.fv Boards Contracts.
In three different resolutions adopte
the council ratified contracts with vari
Gus concerns entered into by the boar
of public works. According to one c
the contracts, West Hammond is I
pay the city of Hammond ten cents pc
thousand gallons of water furnished b
Hammond. the latter to maintain thre
water meters. In the two remainin
resolutions contracts for water pip
and fire plugs We're ratified.
Previous to the regular meeting {
the council. the finance board held Il
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-07
ATTENDS STATE CONVENTION.

Jacob Schloer left this morning for
Lowell as a delegate to the srate CON
vention of the Independcnt Order of
Foresters. which is in sessto1 there.
The convention will be in session until
tou0Trow afternoon,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-07
RETURNS FROM SOUTHERN TRIP

Mr. and Mrs. James K. Stinson and
children of May street are expected
to return home Friday from a few
weeks' visit in the south. They Wis
tied in Alabama. Louisiana. Tennessee
and returned by way of Kentucky
where they are visiting relatives of
Mr.. Stinson's in Franklin
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-07
THREE THOUSAND TONS
IN STEAMER NIAGARA
Detroit (Mich.) Company Consignee
of Inland Steel Company at In
diana Harbor Will Get Monster
Tonnage By Way of Lake Michi-
gan.
Especial to THE TIMEs).

Indiana Harbor, Ind, Oct. with
Superintendent Lees and other local Of
fciaIs of the Inland Steel company
watching it's progress through the In
land cnnnI to the clearer waters of
Lake Michigan, the first cargo of steel
biIIets ever shipped from an Indiana
port left Indiana Harbor at O'Clock
this morning.
Three thousand tons of the steel
billets were shipped in the steamship
Niagara" The Inland company has
had the order for several months and
its preparation alone has been no small
item in the work of the local mill.
For three days a large force of men
have been working steadily. loading
the massive billeted steel into the nolds
of the vessel until the consignment
was completed.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-07
VETERAN WARRIORS
RETURN TO F|RES|DES
Pleasant Memories of Ham
mond Follow Famous
18th Cavalry.
Hello 10th REUNION HERE
Major Calkin's Post and w. r. c. Are
Host-Abraham Lincoln Ora
ton Dedicated to Visitors.

The grizzled old warriors of the ia
nous Twelfth Indiana cavalry regi-
ment. which invaded Hammond yes
terday for it's tenth annual reunion.
pulled stakes and departed today.
handshakes and goodbys, I'VE hope to
see you next year at North Judson."
were the simple departing ceremonies
and words of the visitors who were the
guests Of Hammond since Yesterday.
More appreciative people have never
been in the limits of the city, and no
act of kindness was overlooked by the
veterans. The resolution that was
passed this morning embodies their
sentiments well, and everybody is re-
membered in it. Most of the credit
for their successful entertainment in
Hammond is due to the local Major
Calkins post, and Major Calkins w. r
c.
Business Meeting Yesterday.
business session was held yester-
day afternoon at which 1t was decided
to hold the reunion in North Judson
on the first Tuesday and Wednesday
in October next year. The officers OF
the organization are permanent anc
consequently there was no election OF
officers. The standing officers of the
regiment are:
resident-captain Joseph Turnock
South Bend.
secretary-w P Harmon, souti
Bend.
Treasurer. NJ. rause. Hammond
Vice presfdent-Dr. Mary E. Jackson
Hammond. And an honorary vic,
president from each company.
Remember the Deceased.
| In calling the roll the followin,
members were reported to have die,
during the past year:
| Co. A-John Patterson died at West
vile. Buried at Valparaiso.
Co C.-Lieutenant l. Taylor, died a
Angola
Co. D-David Carpenter. died a
Mishawaka.
Co. H-C Tank of waIkerton, die
at Marion Soldiers home.
Erastus S. Brown of South BenG
died at Marion Soldiers home
4 The camp fire last night in Odd Eel
lows hall was one of the features o
| the reunion. Mayor Becker delivere
an address of welcome. and DR. Mar
Jackson spoke of patriotism in tn
schools. There were other entertain
ments in the way of musical number
and singing, all of which was highl
appreciated.
Dedicates Grafton TO Regiment.
Attorney Joseph Conroy delivered a
grafton on Abraham Lincoln which sim
ply took the hearts of his hearere b
/ storm Mr.. Conroy, who Is a gifte
orator, was at his best last night wit
the result that he was cheered to tn
echo. The oration on Abraham Lin
coin is one of his masterpieces, but de
livering his oration he was prevaile
upon to dedicate it to the regimen
which he did.
In addition to those whose name
were figiven yesterday as having reg
istered, three more were added late
They are:
Lieutenant c. L. Andrews. Co. !
Plymouth.
, Frank Prime. Co A, New Carlisle.
Steve Horn and wife, Co. C, Angel
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-07
Ship CtIIets Direct.

to the American Steel Spring company
OF Detroit. who are large manufactur-
ers of railway springs. They declare
that the saving in carriers rates is
enormous and will henceforth have
their steel shipped via water route
from the Harbor mills. Superintendent
Lees is also a firm believer in the fu-
ture shipping of all heavy steel orders
via the Great Lakes method. Il am
sure" he said to a TINES reporter yes
terday, that the shipment now being
made is the first ever cleared from an
Indiana port, and am willing to proph-
esy that it is but forerunner of many
more equally large. If not larger. con
signments through the Indiana Harbor
clearing department"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-07

Lady dentist at the Harvard" on a
corners"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-07

Fair today and Thursday;
cooler todayj fresh north
west winds.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-25
APPRECIATION

A CCORDING to our ably edited con-
n temporary, the Pacific Outlook
"a the success of Los Angeles Her.
aid proves that there is ample room
and demand in Los Angeles for clean
courageous morning newspaper, pa
per which not only prints uncolored
news, but which in it's editorial col
umns advocates decent government, re-
gardless of partisan politics" Our dis
cerning neighbor adds, MANY thou
sands of the inhabitants of Los An
geles have become so thoroughly nau-
seated with the character of the news
and editorial utterances of The Her
AIDS morning competitors that they
have been compelled to turn to this
paper to satisfy their desires for re-
liable news and candid and fearless
comment upon events of the day" The
Outlook understands and appreciates
us, but as it is one thing to under
stand and appreciate and another tc
express understanding appreciation, we
thank the Outlook for the outspoken
publicity of it's approval.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-25
SAWS FREE STREET CARS
WOULD MAKE PEOPLE LAZY

LOS ANGELES, April 2S.-[Editor
Herald: You are quite correct IN say
ing that "free" street cars would De
impracticable. 1t is one of Tom John-
sons IItopian dreams to have nearly
evervthine free and the crowds jump
inc on and off the cars to ride plock
or two would no doubt, often indulse
in free fights and be conveyed In Tree
citv ambulances to free hospltals,
where free treatment and free soup
conId he administered. II no 1are
sbouId he charged for riding on street
cars M one would walk and thousanos
would attempt to ride two or tnIee
hIocEs walking, that most health
fui of exercises, would become unpo@Pu. @
lar. and the scramble to poaro Ilee
cars would often create pandemoniuni:. y.
In order to save cents many, az
present. will walk five or ten plocks,
and some cranks on the supJect OF
outdoor exercise even trudge mlle'
These walking cranks, however, are
mostly of Scottish and English ances-
trv and have nothing but red cheeks
70 show for their exertion. Men nave
heen known to walk more than a mile
70 saddle a horse in order to ride a
half mile. The ride on the horse was
free of course If congressman dearly
love a ranking privilege and have
heen known to frank pianos and house.
hold goods to and from Washington,
whv should not the average American
ride two blocks free? He WILL ana
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-25
NAVAL PROTECTION

nLESSED Is the feeling of security
* which takes possession of the aV-
~ erage citizen as he views the war
ships off our for-the-present-w well-pro-
tected coast and realizes what they
mean. The foreign foe who few days
ago loomed gigantic on the mental hori-
zon of the timorous now becomes a
paltry pigmy. How puny would be the
efforts of any possible enemy if di-
rected against these splendid ships,
''ready for fight or frolic." What, then,
is the obvious duty of every citizen? To
do all he can, to use every means In
his power, to procure for the Pacific
coast permanent adequate naval pro-
lection. The national government
should be made to realize that popular
sentiment in California is all in favor
of permanent naval establishment on
the Pacific, not for purposes of menace,
threat or aggression, but for purposes
Of defense. Three of the numerous ex-
pressions of opinion quoted in The
Herald give three different aspects of
the case One citizen said: "a big
matter whether it is the fleet which is
here now or another one, but it should
be large and equal to coping with any
emergency" A second remarked: 1--WE
are all in favor of having strong
fleet maintained on this coast. Such a
fleet is absolutely necessary here and
the government should waste no time
about effecting it's establishment"
A third citizen remarked: "If at any
time in our history there should be
display of force on the Pacific now is
that time" For force" perhaps the
word strength" might be substituted.
A bully will hesitate to attack a strong
man, we'll armed. Our authority for
this common sense statement is the
highest. With only slight verbal va
Ration it is a paraphrase of one of the
sayings of the Prince of Peace. 1t is to
be hoped that the government will see
the necessity of stationing on the Pa
cific coast an efficient naval guard
composed of vessels of the visiting
fleet, and if the plans of the govern
ment for the cruise of the fleet must
be carried out to the letter we should
not be left without protection. We
should have fleet Just as good as
the Atlantic squadron. An expert said
recently the great naval war of the fu-
ture would be fought on the Pacific
Civilization and humanity demand the
abolition of war. But since disarma-
ment seems a long way off let us ac-
cept circumstances as they are and not
imperil the welfare and the lives of
our wives and children and of the
stranger within our gates by lying
supinely snoring like big, unarmed Gull
liver, drea.l ling happy, peaceful dreams,
until the Lilliputians swarm over us
and bind us.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-25
SINN FEM

n UBLIN, not London, will be the
new Irish capital and seat of Irish
~ government should the Sim Fein
movement succeed. Many people be-
lieve Ireland is on the brink of revolt,
and even if this should be an extreme
view it is at least certain that a crisis
is impending. The new party, Sim
Fein, believes in absolute and uncon-
ditional separation. 1t does not be-
lieve in Irish representation in the par
lament of the United Kingdom, and is
willing to sacrifice it's interest in the
British empire in order to accomplish
domestic independence. Americans
cannot understand why the British
government should not have settled the
Irish and all kindred questions long ago
by following the plan of America and
founding a union of self-governing
states. 1t would be a practical, prac-
ticable and easy solution of many diff
ficulties. The abolition of the house of
lords and substitution of a chief eX-
ecutive for a hereditary monarch would
give the British and Irish an up-to-date
system of government. Unfortunately,
the Norman element does not believe
in up-to-date methods. For instance,
it has imposed on the American Ian
guage a foreign alphabet to which
Americans cling with a devotion that is
pitiable, even though one-fourth of the
sounds of the language have no repre-
sentation in Latin or Norman letters,
but must be represented by arbitrary
combinations like "th," "ch," "sh," etc.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-25
CHOOSE THE BEST!

IN old saying runs, "The hour is
IN come but not the man." The
IA hour of opportunity has come for
the Democratic party. The man 10
lead it at the national election is one
whose name is known all over the civ
ilized world. Few will dispute the as
sertion that he is "the man." But the
way to national victory must not be
blocked by obstacles placed in it by
party errors. One of the greatest pos
sible errors-perhaps the very greatest
would be to choose delegates to
the conventions who did not represent
the Democracy. but the private inter-
ests or corporations which seek to use
the Demrocatic party for selfish and
unpatriotic purposes. 1t is the duty of
the Democratic voter to choose the
right kind of men as convention dele
gates, men whose devotion to the DEM
ocratic party is rooted and grounded
on the faith that it is the mission of
Democracy to reassert and restore the
first principles of Americanism, in a
recognition of which our country will
be saved from possible perils which
may menace it if the policy of the
greatest good for the smallest number
should be persisted in. II would be a
wonder if estrangement from prin-
ciples vital to the welfare of the
country had not interfered with its
real prosperity. Never was a word
more misused than prosperity" 1t
has been worked to death. Repub-
licans have used it to take the place
of principles. If you asked a Mark
Hanna Republican, What are the first
principles of Republicanism?" he
would reply, prosperity" If you had
asked Mark Hanna, What is pros
perity?" he would have replied TOP
notch protection for iron and steel and
cinch on government contracts"
Every man associated with the highly
protected industries has exhibited the
same failing. 1t is a weakness Incl
dental to human nature, but it is
neither patriotism nor craftsmanship.
This common failing is to mistake the
profits that may be earned or squeezed
ticular industry for american pros
perity!" What is true prosperity? The
greatest good for the greatest number,
square deal for everybody, a chance
to earn wages all the year round, to
provide a comfortable home for the
wife and to send the children to school.
Democrats must realize that pros
perity and patriotism are allied, and
that patriotism is not a selfish concern
for mere money making, but an un-
selfish concern for the public welfare
Lee Democracy choose for delegates
the best men. Let the best men dc
their duty fearlessly, and Demo-
cratic party, independent of every in
terest but principle, freed from associ-
alton with any motive but the inspir-
ing and patriotic motive, Americanism
will win, not by machination, or by
striking bargains with corporations
but by making a clean race, on its
merits.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-25
MAROONED

of naval construction proposed and
begun by President Cleveland, Secre-
tary Whitney and Democratic ad-
ministration and continued, through
force of circumstances, by Republican
administrations.
Naval construction has filled to
overflowing the Golfers of the steel
trust. While congressional sentiment
is against such a radical method of
attack as the proposal to invite for
eign shipyards to bid in competition
with domestic for the construction of
United States vessels, and while pa
triotism is shocked by the suggestion
that the navy should be built abroad,
it should not be forgotten that the OPP
position to the four battleship plan
would have had little to commend 1t
to serious consideration if it had not
been for the artificial, unearned, un-
necessary extra expenditure required
by the conscienceless treason of the
Steal Trust.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-25
BLOCKHEAD BLOCKADE

HI HE bill to put print paper and
pulp on the free list is persist
II entity blocked by the agents Of
the paper trust at Washington. The
measure wc3 not framed in order to
advance the reputation of some states
man for patriotism, or to advance pri-
Vate interests, or crafty malice, or
serve Whim. It's purpose was to give
the newspapers of the United States
and the business interests which ad-
vertise in the newspapers of the United
States the benefit of the improved con-
ditions which would be produced in the
newspaper business if print paper and
pulp We're put on the free list.
The duty on print paper and pulp
is unnecessary from an economic
point of view. It's imposition has moth
ing to do with national prosperity.
In fact, the continuance of this out
rageous assessment on a great public
industry will hinder national prosper
ity. We agree with an esteemed even
ing contemporary that the only pro-
lection the duty on paper and wood
pulp gives is to the tribute takers. In
our judgment, adds our contemporary,
sit is the duty of the newspapers of
the country to demand a revision of
the whole system of oppressive taxa
ton. 1t is not seemly that any of
them should seek relief from the in
justice of the particular schedule which
affects the business interests of the
publisher, and editorially support a
system that inflicts an equal injustice
upon many equally meritorious lines
of industry"
A man does not need to be endowed
with preternatural sagacity in order to
be able to perceive the cases in which
tariff does not protect industries, but
merely fosters trusts and creates injus-
tees 1t is outrageous that print pa
per and wood pulp, the raw materials
from which, speaking materially, news
papers are constructed, should be taxed
for the benefit of a trust.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-25
HYMN OF WORSHIP

Several literary critics have bestowed high
praise upon the following verses, written by
Miss Estelle Fort, a 16-year-old girl, who lives
at Monrovia. where her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Homer Fort. are social, literary and church
leaders. The poem is published in The Herald
for the first time).
1.-THE Lord is in His holy temple. Let all
the earth keep silence before Him.
Tho earth beneath His footsteps is,
The heaven high His throne,
The twinkling stars the altar's lights.
The wind the organs moan.
The rushing, tumbling mountain brooks.
The deserts crystal springs;
Those the Lords baptismal fonts,
To these His own He brings.
Then look not within man-made walls
For the Spirits holy sway;
The heavens and earth are His abode.
His sabbaths every day.
-ESTELLE FORT.