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Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-11-09
SNlBLEY IN TOWN

Harry Smiley is here doing huSi
ness for his produce firm Of Reno.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-11-09
FROM FRISCO

q. w. Hall and A. p. Peck of San
Francisco arc spending the day here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-20
How the shortsiahted See.

The shortsighted and those in pos
session of perfect sight look upon the
world from totally different aspects
The latter see spaces between the
clearly defined leaves of tree and
the light shining through those spaces
the former gaze ut soft, blurred
mass with no spaces.
\ shortSightPd man gets quite used
to addressing people who arc appar-
emily without eyes and nose. and out
of doors faces at quite a short dis
lance melt into the atmosphere and
become simply IL cloud. Looking down
4 brilliantly lighted street you would
probably see long procession OF
lamps, twenty yards distant, and each
having distinct fame. but your
shortsiShted friend would see a con-
glomeration of shining circles shut
ting out the rest of the street But.
by way of compensation. color to the
shortsighted becomes much softer
and more beautiful. A coarse req
face appears to wear only becoming
blush and the sky seems nearer to q
short than to the normal sighted per.
son.-London Answers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-20
OLD ACE DISEASE
World Showing Much Interest
i'll Discovery by Metch-
kinoff.
VIEWS OF FAMOUS DOCTORS
Agree in Thinking That Large Intes-
tine Is Most Frequent Seat
of Deadly Maladies.

In medical circles throughout Amer
lea. especially in the larger cities. pub
licaiion of the discoveries of Professor
Ellie Metc:iiikun. head of the PaStcur
institute in Paris. to the effect that old
age constitutes an actual. definite dis
ease etIauatin. from The large intcS-
tine has been received with great in
terest.
Professor Mctchnikoff in expert
ments which he has been conducting
for several years has DEVELOPED The
theory that death is Il disease. due to
the formation of pUtrefactivc bacteria.
These bacteria. which produce deadly
poisunS. form in the large intestine.
and their effect is 10 poison the blood.
causing the hardening of the blood
vessel walls.
1t is Il well known medical fact that
hardening of the walls of the blood
vessels. the tightening of the arteries
and other phenomena of old age often
occur in very young persons as q re-
suit of ccr.ain diseases Young per-
sons afflicted with prolonged poisoning
with such metal as lead frequently
take on the appearance of old age.
BY analogy Professor Metchnikoff
concludes that constant absorption of
some similar poison is responsible for
the early appearance of old age i'll
men. The eminent scientists connect
ed with the Pastpur institute and 9TH
er famous European specialists. ac-
cepting this theory. have set to work
to discover the means of Kidding the
intestine of putrefactive bacteria.
Could Stave OFF Death.
If an antidote powerful enough TO
combat the poison germs is found
Professor MetchnikOff and his asso-
ciates are confident that death can be
wardcd off indefinitely.
professor Metchuikof's discovery
may form an epoch in the annals of
medical science" said DIR. Raymond
L. DitmarS. curator of the Bronx zoo
in New York city. It's discovery
which scientists have been hammer
ing away ut for years. | have no doubt
that man could live indefinitely if the
large intestine could be cut out safely
But I'm afraid it can hardly be done
now.
t1t is a striking fact that animals
that have no large intestine live to
an advanced age. Compared with
other animals. old age develops in the
liu uaD being prematureIy. Among the
animals that have no large Intestine
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-20
THE LURE OF THE ARCTIC.
After One Experience 1t Outweighs
Love of Home or Money.

4
Polar life brings strange revelations.
A man who is model of amiabilty
at home is savage in those high Iati-
tudeS. where Mother Nature and hui
mainly seem bent on revealing their
crudeSt characteristics When man
goes to the arcticS first he dislikeS it.
III he is caught there one winter he
vows to himself that he will never
repeat the adventure. Yet when he
gets back home he discovers that the
white silence" has compelling faS-
cination. have never known a man
who could resist the chance to go
again. even ut Il financial loss. After
twenty years of experience. if another
opportunity came to me. it is doubtful
whether any consideration would pre-
vent my taking up the work again.
Once the charm of those long months
of daylight. the mysterious. deathly
silence of those long nights. the white
glare of that brilliant moonlight across
trackleSS wastes of snow and ice, has
been felt Il man is unable to resist the
siren call of the north that has be-
come more to him than family. home.
friends OF money. Gladly he takes his
life in his hands and fares forth again
into those frozen Captain Coffin,
of ZiegIer Polar Expedition. in Ma
tional Magazine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-20

that live fc IN extremely al :;gc arc
birds. They preserve their youthful
agility and spryness to the end of
their long SPIN. l am told that some
of the Chinese s;icred cranes without
the large intestine live to be 1000
years old. Turtles. too. whose intes-
tine is greatly abbreviated, live very
much longer than man"
The "Mot!ler" of Old Age.
DIR. Peter ]. Gibbons of New York. a
well known physician. was enthusiasts
tic over Metchnikoff'S discovery.
The large intestine can truly he
called the mother of old age" he said.
Nearly all the troubles that aflict
the human race today come from that
one source-the putrefaction of the
large intestine. Uric acid is Il great
trouble today. which has its seat in
the large intestine. The great trouble
is indican, which produces intestinal
fermentation and causes destruction
OF the large intestine. If we could do
away with the large intestine, we
could do away with Bright's disease,
which is really the most common
cause of death today"
There is no doubt that bacteria in
the large intestine cause Il great
amount of suffering and DEATH" said
DR.. John 4. Wyeth, one of the lead
ing surgeons of New York. But to
say that one could live indefinitely
simply by removing the large intes-
tine is the height of foOlishness. do
not believe that Professor Metchni-
koff claims indefinite life through his
discovery. just now the discovery is
of no practical benefit. The operation
to remove the large intestine is so
dangerous that scarcely any one could
live through it."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-20
GRIM GAME IN RUSSIA.
Little Lads Play at "TriaI' and Almost
Execute a Comrade.

A letter from Cherson, Russia. in de-
scribinG an execution. says that mill
tary trials and the speedy executions
which follow them have been of such
common occurrence that the public
mind has become blUntPd sentenced
TO death and executed" has become a
stock phrase. and the oft repeated gal
lows stories have Influenced tho minds
of children to such an extent that they
have n game called trial" in which
the brutalitics of which they have
heard are enacted. The writer says
that the playin" of this game by a
number Of boys in that town. none Of
whom was more than thirteen years
old. nearly resulted in the death of
one little fellow who had been selected
to play the part of the prisoner. He
was tried. found guilty and sentenced
to he executed Only the timely inter
ference of elders prevented the trag-
edy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-20
Etiduette.

In our republican atmosphere old
fashioned etiquette has ceased to be
necessary, but the word etiquette" is
suggested whenever one hears the
phrase that's the ticket" for 'eti-
quette" is French for ticket" and its
present English signification sprang
from the old custom of distributing
tickets or etiquettes which contained
the ceremonies. etc. to be observed
at any formal event, exactly like our
word program
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-20

didate For the Bar-An alibi is COM
hitting a crime in one place when you
are i'm another place. If you can be i'll
two other places. the alibi is all the
stronger in law. Puck.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-20

is steadily increasing and already
some of the gymnasium classes are
being crowded The junior class, which
meets on Tuesday and Friday, has
been trebled in the past two weeks and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-20

the officers of the association find it
necessary to divide the class into two
sections, one. for the boys between 10
and u years and the other for the
boys between IL and 1C years. The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-20

working boys class, which met last
night. was so large that there was
hardly enough room in the gym" for
them. 1t is certain that an increase OF
10 or Is is the limit for this class.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-20
FINE GROWTH OF Y. M. C. A.

Already Some of tn e Gymnasium
Classes Are Being Crowded.
The membership of the Y NJ. c. A.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-20

An Abb.
Examiner-What is an alibi? Can
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-20

that furnishing
Double Trading
cent ,ase
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-09
CIRCUS is
On ITS WAY
TO THE CITY

The police force today are warning
the business men of Hammond to be
careful of their stores safes and val
tables tomorrow while the Sells loto
circus is in town, as reports have come
to them from various cities where the
show has been that there are a crowd
of toughs, thieves and robbers trailing
them. who are liable commit depreda-
lions in the city.
The memory of the robbery of Blerig-
er's harness shop and Bradfords paint
shop two years ago when the Wallace
shows were in the city, is stilI fresh
in the memory of thep eople. Both Of
these stores We're robbed in the morn
ing as the parade was passing by the
proprietors had locked up to see the
excitement.
No store in the city should be left
unguarded, especially during the pa
rade. say the police, and it would be
well for all of the patrons of the
show to keep their hands on their
pockets. The owners of these big shows
do all in their power to eliminate this
undesirable feature. but the excitement
incident to a show and a parade in
the city makes a good stamping ground
for the crooks with little danger of ap-
prehension.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-09

much of anything but sand heaps
where Gary stands. But in two years
time large city has sprung UP. 1t
was easy to find many citizens Of the
present city who would sign a remon-
STRANGE against the saloon, and with
little difficulty the needed number Of
signatures was secured to make Gary
prohibition town. AS fast as the
licenses expired. no new ones were is
sued. The Binzenhof closed up in ac-
cordance with the law and the steel
corporation did all in its power to see
that the law was complied with.
Not Safe Side Yet.
We really do not want to let peo-
pie know how bad the situation be-
came said one of our former Joliet
residents last night, but If they had
gone on with the whole truth it would
have come out.
I'VE do not feel safe yet It is true
that the women who were inmates of
the dens of the Patch have gone. They
just swarmed out of here and went to
Chicago a few days ago. The blind tig-
ers have been closed up. But we are
afraid that it is a mere spasm and
unless we get new administration in
here. these people viii come right back
here and Will start the same conditions
right over again as soon as they think
they can safely do it.
" Knots seems to be in full sym
pathy with the law breakers. The idea
of his making the statement that these
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-09
EPISCOPAL
CHURCH TO
BUILD EDIFICE

The members OF the Episcopal church
and others of the congregation who
are interested met Saturday night in
the Office of the Gary Land company for
the purpose of considering the plans
for the new $4,000 church which is
soon to be erected on the corner of
Sixth avenue and Adams street where
they have already purchased four lots.
The plans for the church. which were
accepted, were drawn by Elwood &
Sons, the well-known church archi-
tects of Elkhart. These plans have al
ready been approved of by Bishop
White Of Michigan City. but met with
hearty favor by the members of the
congregation here.
Now that the plans have been ac
cepted it is believed that the work
viii be started on the construction of
the beautiful edihce at once. The
church, when erected, will greatly re-
semble an Episcopal church which is
widely known throughout the country.
located in New York.
The building will be set back fifty
feet from the street on four lots and
surrounded by grass and shrubberv
and should present a splendid appear
ance.
Now that the plans have been ac
copied it is expected that the building
committee will prepare at once to let
theecontract for the work.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-09
IN CASE
CONE OUT

More of the inside facts about the
differences between Speaker Cannon and
Representative Crumper, which result
ed in the latter's retirement from the
ways and means committee, came out
today. 1t appears that almost from
the time tariff revision began in the
ways and means committee Cannon and
Crumpacker were at loggerheads. The
speaker wanted certain things done
which Judge Crumpacker considered
outrageous from the standpoint of the
rights of the consumer
Their differences reached such a point
that the speaker left Crumpacker's
name off of the list whenever he sum
moned the republican members of the
ways and means committee for confer
ences He refused to recognize Crum-
packer and fixed up hts deals through
other republican members of the com
mittee- 1t was after one of these con
ferences with the speaker that the re
publican members of the ways and
means committee met and at the speak
er's command, increased the tariff on
gloves for the benefit of former Rep
resentative Littauer of New York.
Crumpacker created a scene at that
meeting by denouncing the increase in
immeasured terms OR a few days he
thought of resigning from the ways and
means committee and giving his reasons
to the press, and if he had done so he
would have created a national sensa-
ton. Finally he decided to keep ST
lent but the speaker never forgave him
for his lack of sympathy and chose
the first opportunity to punish him.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-09

speakers who talked in the foreign
langued loudly denounced the rule of
"Hinky Dink" Knots, whom they
blamed for high assessments, the clos
ing of streets by railroads and the per
hitting Of the notorius chain of dives
to exist, which resulted in taking away
from them the respectable saloons in
which the foreign steel worker makes
his club room.
Officers Are Elected.
Officers were elected as follows:
T. f. Houren, president; f. Matika and
George Stareteic, vice presidents; F.
Brillmeyer, secretary; and Martin
Michnokoth. treasurer. The club has a
membership of 100 and will meet every
Sunday night Mr.. Crolius' candidacy
is assuming big proportions.
Wednesday night T. E Knots will
open his candidacy for the democratic
mayoralty nomination at a meeting to
be held in the Cozy theater. His vir-
tues will be recited in eight languages
by orators who are now engaged in
the task of preparing their speeches
Whether Mr.. Knots will make his
usual declaration for the love of the
Jeffersonian principles is unknown, but
last night one of the south end speak
ers referred to Knots as the lex
populist" and the outlaw" democratic,
"Bolter" and similar terms.
Tomorrow evening the Young Mems
Democratic club will hold a mass meet
ing in Assembly hall. President Moose
of the Painters union will preside
Addresses will be made by prominent
speakers.
To - g.
republican mayor, little can be said.
Last week. as noted in THE TINES, a
number of prominent young men were
invited to a "sociable" supper at the
Victoria hotel. While the guests were
not told previous the affair turned out
to be an attempt to take the Harris
boomlet out of the cradle. The au-
dience was too intelligent and as there
was a few uprisers present, so it was
thought best to keep the chile" in the
cradle until another dinner can be
given. But by that time there will be
few guests to attend as everyone now
knows the object of Mr.. Bretsch to line
up the votes of the respectable ele-
ment with his notorious following in
the Patch.
Other important developments will
take place in the next few days, but
the most important event in the past
few days is Mr.. Brennan's determin-
alton to make the mayoralty race. His
candidacy is viewed favorably by both
sides and as Mr.. Crolius will undoubt-
ly land the democratic nomination Gary
viii have a chance to have the cleanest
municipal campaign in northern Indi-
ana. Both candidates have declared
themselves that the affairs be con-
Quoted in this manner during the cam
paign and the past records of the prob
able contestants indicates that Gary
will have clean election.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-09
Suffers Painful Accident.

Harry Theil. son of Mr.. and Mrs
John B. TheiI of Clinton street. met
with a painful accident at 1880 this
morning in the works Of the Champion
Potato Machinery company. when he
had the end of one of his fingers tax
en- off on an emery wheel He was
taken to the office of DR.. Graham in
the Hammond building. where he was
treated and later taken home.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-09
THE CITY
Building Permits Issued.

Building permits have been issued
for story and half frame building
on Mason street, to be erected by ".
Hanky, on lots 40 and TO- The build
ing is estimated to cost $4,000.
A permit was also issued to Otto
Klemperer for his $1,000 two-story
brick fiat building on Ruth street. An
other permit was issued 20 o. I. High
land for story and half cottage at
S24 Indiana avenue. - cost 81, 900.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-09
Held This Evening.

meeting of the Hammond Indus
trial association will be held this even
ing for the purpose of hearing the re-
port of the executive committee which
has met to pass upon the bylaws and
general organization of the associa-
ton. The meeting tonight will be a
special meeting for this purpose. Finan-
cial matters may also be discussed at
this meeting.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-09

loon when the time Of the remonstrance
expire. that a city government viii be
secured that will not permit dens of
vice gambling
The lesson Of Toilets fight is having
its effect on Gary. The battle carried
en- here for years for a clean city has
made It easy for the Joliet residents
OF Gary to know how to fight and they
are doing it in splendid shape"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-09
Sells His Property.

George S. Rawlins has sold his prop
erty at 42s Truman avenue to Peter
Geisen Of Crown Point. The property
consists of a two-story frame building
on forty-foot lot. The consideration
was $4,000. The deal was put through
by F. L Wyman.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-09
Becker High Man

]. c. Becker was high man at the
regular biweekly shoot of the Ham
mond Gun club at Sharpshooters' park
yesterday. Following is the score out
of a possible fifty: J. Becker. 46; F.
Williams, As; C. Williams. 40; F. Ham
mond, 40; NJ, Haehnel, 40; ]. Schrum.
~; P. Warnimont, 80; C. Schrum. 81;
Wilcoxson, So; H. Green Jr., "a; F.
Warnimont, 26.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-09
Resigns His Position

H. NJ. Potter, chief chemist at the
Stein-Hirsch glue works in West Ham
mond. has resigned his position there
to take another in the copper refining
department in big factory at Madi-
son, Wis. Potter will leave some time
this week for that city. While in
Hammond Potter was member Of the
University club and made many friends
in the city.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-09
FARE RATES
ARE MUCH
DIFFERENT

4 striking difference prevails in the
rates of fare. which the two New York
Central lines charge between Gary and
Hammond.
Both roads. the Michigan Central and
the Gary & Western, which is operated
by the Chicago & Indiana Southern.
use the same depots at the terminal
points and parallel each other, yet the
rate Of the former is twice that of the
latter line.
The Gary & Western charges but
10 cents. while its sister company has
the public pay twice that amount for
the same service.
The New York Central system is the
parent company operating both roads.
AnNEn uuzrr ~ rrrrr- rr,rn.rr
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-09
"Muskie" on Exhibition

W. D. Jones, bookkeeper Tor the r.
S. Betz company, is some" fisherman.
as an exhibition in the Cox and Nee
Window will prove. He has on exhibit
ton there a muskellunge which he
caught in Tomahawk Lake. Wis. The
'muskie" is thirty-three inches long
and weighs eighteen pounds
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-09
CroIIus a Factor.

Strange as it may seem former May
or Crolius Of Joliet is playing an i'm
portant part in the battle for reform
Captain H. s. Norton, j. ]. Kelly.
Pontus Heintz. Teddy Binzen. Captain
Bowen and many Others well known
here are also taking an active part
All Of these, with the exception Of
Croltus, are republicans over at Gary
and they are devoting their efforts to
put Mr.. Brennan, a we'll known and
highly respected business man of Gary
up as the republican candidate for may
or.
The elements fighting for a cleaner
and a better Gary are confident Of
winning They feel sure that Knots
will be put down and out and that
with the return Of the legalized sa-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-09

keepers of blind piss had bought prop
erty with the intention Of running sa-
looms and that therefore they could
break the law. 1t was ridiculous.
The real battle for cleaner and a
better Gary Will probably come at the
primaries and election this fail Al
ready the battle is being waged desper-
ately. 1t is here that many former
Joliet citizens are playing an important
-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-09

ADVERTISE IN THE TIMES.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-09

n fact. at that time there WASH t