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COMMUNICATIONS.
SHOULD CONSIDER THE QUESTION.

Has labor union freedom Of speech and
OF he does not prove hSel - the
welfare o organization?
This question special committee which
appointed by Federation Of Labor to try
supporting James Watson for the nom
St John guilty organization The
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who voted Tor 81 'ohh De
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would had backbone enough vote as they
against destruc-
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attitude toward labor
might construed be traorOus act
opinion this matter In
unanimous the opinion that
of them have written
intention support him
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THE CREAM OF THE
Morning News

Tablfng of Aldrich bill by house
committee cleared way for passage of
Vreeland measure, more acceptable to
banking interests.
Representative Lilley reiterated his
charges before house committee that
Electric Boat company had acquired
millions of dollars in excessive profits
on submarines.
One hundred Tulsa (Okla.) residents
received by President Roosevelt, who
makes plea for Indian and promises
new land law.
Mrs. Charles T. Yerkes said to be
contemplating marriage with Leo Geek
tonius, young pianist.
Jury returned verdict of guilty
against Mrs. r. L. Glinn in second
matrimonial brokerage trial.
Lease signed for twenty story hotel
to be built at Michigan avenue and
Hubbard court.
William Dudley Foulke scored po-
lice for refusing to allow Emma Gold
man to preach anarchy in city.
James T. McCleary, second assistant
postmaster general, heard protests
against transportation of mails in
wagons; said government will recon
slider contract of shown mistake is
made.
Recent accidents costing elevated
roads at rate of 100000 a year
Flower sending to sick and needy
will be chief occupation today among
those who dispense Easter Joy.
Y. NJ. C. A. will conclude evangelistic
campaign today and start on social
week in anniversary celebration.
Campaign brewery agents will con-
test local option election. claiming
students had no right to vote.
Former Governor Yates. in address
at Fairfield. lauded his own admintstra-
ton as most economical
Governor Deneen in three speeches
trained his guns on Yates and Repre-
sentative Mclaughlin.
r. z. Burke and william Prentiss.
calm at pitch game on eve of battle
with Sullivan forces, declare ward
meeting places shall be kept secret.
Two delegations will be sent to
democratic state convention from VIII
county; ono for Bryan, other against
Prince Victor denied that he mar
mied Baby Joe" Moffitt and talked of
relations with other woman in case.
Avenging Russian troops pursued
Kurd robbers into Persian territory and
won victory.
Row in central competitive distict
| is patched UP and 100000 miners will
resume work Monday.
Court of appeals reversed decision in
| Chanler Town Topic libel suit; jury
must interpret alleged libelous state
ments
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UP AND DOWN in INDIANA

Only four persons were injured in
what threatentd to be a bad wreck
when motor car number $40 on the
Shelbyville division of the Indianapolis
and Cincinnati traction line jumped the
track near Indianapolis and after
blowing through the fields, turned over.
A drunken automobiiist in Indian
apolis in Indianapolis seemed to think
that the sidewalk and lawns of the
city were better courses than the
streets and when arrested, was riding
out of the front yard of one of the
residents of the city.
An entire block was threatened with
fire in Indianapolis yesterday when the
residence of W. T. Cunningham at
1925 Ashland avenue caught fire and
the flames spread to the roofs OF the
other houses.
The police of North Vernon have
nothing but pencil to guide them in
their efforts to identify a man who
tired of life and shot himself. He was
40 years old.
While the family OF N. P. Sailing was
visiting the lot sales in Anderson, by
which $3.50, 900 is to be raised to locate
industries, thieves entered their home
and stole $500 worth of jewelry, dia-
monds and silyerware.
While oil drillers We're at work in
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universities. Upon his graduation from
the last-named institution he took up
newspaper work as a reporter on a
Philadelphia paper. He continued his
work as, reporter and special writer
until 1890, when he became editor of
Harper's weekly. In 1892 he resigned
that position to devote several years
to travel and special writing, in the
course of which he attended the coro-
nation of the present car at Moscow
in 1895, and acted as special CORES
pendent of the London Times in the
war between Greece and Turkey. He
attained fame as war correspondent
during the conflict between the United
States and Spain and later in the
Russo-Japanese war. Beginning with
his early short stories of Van Bib
ber." Mr.. Davis has written a long
list of successful novels and also sew
eral farces that met with popularity.
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Voices of the People

To the Editor: To your editorial.
DO Sensational Sermons Pay?" Amen!
Surely some evangeIists when once in
the eyes of publicity play such fan
tastic tricks before high heavens as to
make the angels weep.
Tho man who denounces question
able amusements in terms that leave
nothing severer to be said, sadly dis
counts the respect due him as a teach
er. The world is morally sane; do not
forget that
The impulse of Christianity reaches
far beyond the limits of church MEM
bership. The blatherskite who assigns
to endless torment millions merely for
treading on dangerous ground cannot
influence good people morally or men
tally well balanced.
They instinctively place him in their
minds where he belangs-in the class
of spiritual degenerates. That such
insane vaporings do not utterly kill
Christianity is merely additional evil
denee that it's essential doctrines are
the rock of truths
The writer neither dances, plays
cards or goes to theaters, but for the
sake of God and all good, talk sanely
of these things.
Your editorial seems to be to have
been timely. forcibly put and greatly
needed
Respectfully,
A B. CHARLES.
Hammond, Ind
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------ THE -
Daily Round

A woman who goes to a revival
meeting and is called a fool before the
rest of the congregation by a mouthy
guy must feel like one. Messrs.
Rhode, krOst and Davis uoght to get
banquet Erom the city for their good
work. Up to the hour of going TO press
only 342 amateur baseball teams have
been organized In South Chicago. At
ter nabbing those bold highwaymen
who had the nerve to separate Riley
Dean from his magazine gun, the East
Chicago police ought to do a few extra
deuxtemps at the dance next Tuesday
night. Eight hundred and sixteen
inches of advertising In one issue of
the Times is doing pretty well, thank
You, and 1T wasn't big day at that.
Turning to Easter, has your wife seen
her neighbours new lid yeti. And
fancy, too
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various places. We wish the services
of family oman and wife) on the
farm Want them to board elderly
lady in good house where they will
have truck patch, fruit and wood for
fuel Could use two men if in the
same family, but would rather not
have any small children. VIII give
good wages according to ability. Can
advance car fare if we are assured
the parties are reliable. No objection
TO foreigners, but do not want any
anarchists or any who insist on using
intoxicating liquor or profane Ian
guage. If you can put me in cor
respondence with someone who would
like this kind of job I am willing to
pay you a reasonable fee If they fill
the bill. Respectfully,
F. E. BUSH
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to boost the name and hospitality OF
the steel city.
The barbecue end of the convention
will be held, according to the decision
of those in charge, on the big stretch
of sand on the west side of Broadway.
south of the Wabash tracks. Here the
big bonfres will be lighted and the
numerous cattle and hogs roasted in
true Indian style 1t is now planned
to continue the celebration until Sun
day, when clam bake will be held in
some portion of the city. In this man
ner it is hoped to keep the mass OF
visitors in the city on that day when
they will be at leisure to inspect the
wonders and growth of the steel city.
To show the interest which the Com
mercial club takes in the event they
have appointed committee which will
personally request every merchant in
the city, most of whom are members
of the club, to decorate their stores
and windows for the occasion. This
Will make the city present a gath ap-
pearance on the great day of the con-
vention. In addition to this the city
will be paraded by the home and visit
ing democrats led by two big brass
bands which will also help to arouse
the enthusiasm Of the populace.
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the vicinity of Oakland City yesterday
afternoon, the drill struck a gas well
and the pressure was so strong that it
blew the drill high in the air. Oil was
also found.
DR.. E. A. Schnell of LaPorte, pastor
Of the First NJ. E. church of that city,
will be presented to the quadrennial
conference in Baltimore as candidate
for bishop.
The Methodist ministers are stand
ing behind the BARRIERS in indianapolis
against the Boss BARRIERS association
in their effort to have the Sunday shops
closed.
The work of two translators was
needed in the court of Justice w. c..
Mckinney of Indianapolis yesterday in
the case of the State VS.. Pavel Chris
toff. Macedonian was translated into
Greek and Greek into English.
A bulletin has been called to the at
tention of the trainmen and other en-
ployes of the Wabash railroad to the
fact that the drinking of whisky or
other intoxicants will not be tolerated
by the company.
Ten thousand stamps were received
in Indianapolis yesterday to be used in
the new patent stamp vending ma
chine. The stamps are in 2 and 5
cent denominations.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-18

Congressman James E. Watson, who
has been nominated for govern by
the republicans of Indiana, has rep
resented the Sixth Indiana district in
congress since 1895. He is a graduate
or DePauw University and a lawyer by
profession. Mr.. Watson is tall and
slender and is by nature and training
an orator, In his campaigning he fire.
quently speaks in Germon, using that
language fluently.
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'eTHIS DATE IN HISTORY
AUF-fI ~

1i56-Anjou, a province in western
France, taken by Henry II. of
England.
1793-First newspaper in what is now
the province of Ontario, issued at
Newark (Niagan).
1794-Earl Camden, chancellor of Eng
land, died.
1S17-George Henry w. Lewis, writer
and Philosopher, born. Died Nov.
80, 1873.
1S59-wiIliam T. Jerome, district at
torney of New York. born.
1S61-Confederates seized Harper's
Ferry.
1s74-Body of Livingstone, the ex-
plorer. inferred in Westminster
Abbey.
1s8S-Roscoe Conkling died. Born Oct
80, 1929.
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'eTHIS is MY AND BIRTHDAY"
Howard L. Banker

howard al. bRnAGTs
Howard James Banker, a noted
American authority on biology, was
born at Schaghticoke, N. Y. April 10.
1866, and was graduated from SYRIA
cuse university in 1892. He made a
study Of numerous branches OF science
and also completed a course in the
ofogy. For three years he acted as an
instructor in science in the Troy Con
ference Academy in Vermont, and from
1895 to 1898 he was pastor of church
in the same state. He gave up his pas
torate in 1900 to become instructor
in mathematics at Williamsport Dick
inson Seminary in Pennsylvania, where
he remained for one year. The next
three years he had charge of the de-
partment Of biology In a state normal
school in Pennsylvania. His work IN
this department attracted the attention
of De Paw university and in 1904 he
was offered and accepted the profess
orship of biology in that institution.
DR.. Banker is an active member of the
American Association for the Advance
ment of Science and other learned
bodies and Is the author of several
scientific works that have attracted
much attention.
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DR.. F. a. SCHELL WILL
BE CANDIDATE FOX BISHOPIC.
Former Hammond Preachers Name to
be Presented to Conference.

DR.. e A. Schneu of LaPorte and
formerly the Methodist minister in this
city. is to be a candidate for the office
of bishop Of the church. 1t was Of
fcially announced yesterday that his
name would be presented to the quad
riennial conference at Baltimore when
it meets in May.
The conference will be composed of
about 500 lay and clerical delegates
and seven and possibly eight of the
bishops will be elected. Mr.. Schen is
very we'll known in this city and the
surrounding towns and those who are
acquainted with the family will be in
terested in the outcome of the election
in the conference.
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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT.

766-State VS.. Jim. Zzibzick. State
dismiss es
775-State VS.. Edward FairBrothers
Defendant fies motion for new
trial.
7S2-State VS.. William LOTUS De-
asks for inspection of written con-
fession of Defendants Enright and
McGrath. Overruled and excepted.
Trial resumed.
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can revolution.
1S24-Lord Byron. the poet, died at
Missolonghi, Greece. Born in
London, Jan. %, 1888.
1850-Clayton-B ulwer treaty signed.
1SS1-Benjamin DisreaH, Lord Beacens-
field, died. Born Dec. q. 1904.
1907-Iloilo, Island of Panay, destroyed
by fire, and 10000 people made
homeless.
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.crH1s DATE IN HISTORY.
Anru 10.

April 10s
1390-Robert II. of Scotland died at
Dundona1d Castle.
1757-Viscount Exmouth. famous Eng
fish naval commander, born. Died
1893.
1775-Battle of Lexington and Con-
cord, the beginning of the Ameri-
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ssTHIS is ny 44TH BIRTHDAY"
Richard Harding Davis.

Richard Harding Davis. the well
known novelist and playwright. was
born in Philadelphia. April 10. 1864 His
mother was the late Rebecca Harding
Davis. who was also prominent as a
novelist. Mr.. Davis received his edu-
cation at Lehigh and Johns Hopkins
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SHANNON THE sIANDERER OF GOOD WOMEN!

hthy-nnded rba braggadocio basphemy
it1tes
He Christianity
the He
laughed and
at the of he
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-18
NEW CASES FILED
IN CIRCUIT COURT.

Crown Point, Ind, April 1S.-(Spe-
eial.)-The following new cases were
filed in the circuit court yesterday:
7s56-Henry Schrage VS.. the City of
Hammond. Civil.
7957-Thaddeus s. Fancher VS.. John
Zimmerman, ct al. Quiet title,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-18
HERE'S A CHANCE
FOR THE UNEMPLOYED.
Iowa Farmer Writes Local Trustee
Offering Jobs for Good Men.

Township Trustee F. Richard
Schaaf has received the following letter
from Iowa which he has turned over
to THE TINES:
April II. 190s.-Midd1e River. Iowa.
Mr.. F. r. Schaaf, Hammond, Ind ;
Dear Sir-We read in the papers of
the great numbers OF unemployed in
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-18

John ]. Hamilton of DesMoines, has
announced his candidacy for the re-
publican nomination for governor of
Iowa. Mr.. Hamilton is an ardent ad-
vooate Of statewide prohibition and his
candidacy will test the question wheth-
err majority Of the members of the
republican party of Iowa are for prohi-
bition or committed to the present sys-
tenn of mulct tax license
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-18

Dick Schaaf. chairman of the Lake
county republican central committee.
is the Teddy Roosevelt Of northwestern
Indiana. He is by all odds the most
popular leader Lake county has ever
had. He always hits the nail squarely
on the head.-Chesterton Tribune.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-18

Don't see how some people get
along with this business of in
suItinG people. It's not very fill
ing. You can get hold of it very
well and when you do you feel as
If you've had a meal of a toy bal
loon.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-18

TALK TO A TRAVELLING MAN
ABOUT A HOTEL AND HE WILL
SPEAK THE SAME WAY A WOMAN
DOES ABOUT HER HIRED GIRL,
"MIGHTY FEW GOOD ONES"
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Chairman Schaaf after taking a per-
spective squirt at the political situa-
tion up and down the county. says he
is satisfied that it is going to be
warm and interesting fight
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-18

Senator William P. Frye Of Maine,
who has declared his preference for
Secretary Taft as the republican state
candidate. is one of the leaders of the
senate and has been president pro TEN
of that body since 1895. He has been
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-18
ANNOUNCEMENTS

I will be a candidate for nomination
for sheriff on the democratic ticket.
subject to the decision of the demo-
cratic nominating convention, to be
held May 2, at Gary.
FRED S. CARTER
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WHEN YOU WANT SOMETHING OR
WANT TO GET RID OF SOMETHING,
TRY OUR 'oWANT COLUMN IT'S A
WINNER EVERY TIME.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-18

A prominent Gary democrats who
visited THE TINES office today expressed
confidence that the invitation sent to
Governor Johnson would be accepted.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-18

DEAR GUSTAF-We think the
by the Tyre bird.
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Hail to Favorite Son George Gray
of Delaware, the noblest democrat of
them all! His refusal to accept the
place made no difference to the con-
vention.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-18

Valparaiso republicans will hold their
convention this afternoon in Memorial
opera house.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-18

James Whitcomb Riley has a new
poem called Spring in Indiana
Doesn't ring right There isn't a wore
in it about housecleaning.
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Freighter from the east is unload
ing 4oo,00O,Ooo frecrackers. Only so
days more and TT will be here.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-18
IN POLITICS

The republicans in Lake county are
resting on their oars until after the
democratic county convention at Gary.
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With Jim Goodrich and Jim Watson
and Jim Bingham and Jim Peetz out
hustling it ought to be a case OF jim
jams to democratic hopes this fall
Fowler Republican.
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Editor of THE TINES:

I hereby authorize to announce nv
name as a candidate for township trus-
tee, subject to the democratic nri
maries, May 9. -e-o-d
JOHN c. BECKER.
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The body of Hon. Addison Parker.
president Of the First National bank
at Rensselaer, and a prominent Jasper
county republican, who died suddenly
on a train yesterday afternoon while
en- route home from a trip to Burnett,
Cal, where he had been spending the
winter. was taken through Hammond
yesterday.
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Never mind, Lucinda, a kindly
grow to a gOOdIy tree.
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T. RS foreign itinerary for next
year we take with a due allowance
of winks.
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Hon. T. r. Marshall, who was re-
Gently nominated for governor of Indi-
ana on the democratic ticket, writes
from Arizona that it is hot and cold
country down there, and that it is not
such an ideal country as depicted. At
night the mercury reaches the freezing
point or to within a few degrees of
it, and by noon it has raised to 80 de-
grees. Being a northerner for years,
this system of extremes is rather out
of the ordinary. Both Mr.. and Mrs.
Marshall are enjoying the country
Columbia City Post.
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ported. A Hammond man was con-
graduating another on his marriage.
He shook hands heartily and said:
"NO more sewing on of buttons. Ell ~
"NO,'' said the young benedict. 'T
wear u belt now. 1t keeps me so busy
time TO sew on buttons"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-18

South Bend, Ind, April 17.-Politi-
clans of st. Joseph county and the
Thirteenth district appear about as
much divided as ever on the method
of choosing a congressional candidate
for the vacancy caused by the death of
Congressman A. L Brick. 1t is prob
able, however. that a delegate conven-
tion will be held, and that the seven
county chairmen will ratify the action
of the convention. Local politicians
are in favor Of the plan. and 1t was in
dorsed at a meeting of the st. Joseph
county central committee held last
night. John Norman, district chair
man, and avowed candidate for con-
gress, is also in favor of the scheme,
and he has obtained the consent of a
majority of the county chairmen to
ratify the conventions action.
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a member of the senate since 1881, in
which year he succeeded James G.
Blaine.
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Muncie, Ind. April Ito settle the
squabble in the democratic party in
Delaware county, where there are now
two county central committees. Con-
gresham ]. A. NJ. Adair may be called
in. He has not taken sides in the re-
cent discussions and probably will not,
except to urge both sides to come to an
agreement. One faction of the party
contends that the new central com
mittee recently chosen was not elected
according to the rules of the state
committee, and therefore has no stand
ing, thus leaving the old committee in
power. It Is believed that both fac
tions would be willing to abide by Mr..
Adair's decision, if he could be induced
to give once.
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Four battleships or bust. Mr.. Crum-
packer says, bust, them
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Another sword swallower is dying.
Why not eat with your fork?
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Mr.. Taft will not linger longer in
Washington. No, in truth not, Bill
will not linger anywhere very long
until the returns are all in next fall.
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z A n DOM
THINGS AND FILINGS

The Merry Widow puff is the latest
Now don't ask US what is it.