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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-07
sidered worthy Of Individual mention,
Over Score In H0mewoOd.

Over Score In H0meWOOd.
It is very likely that there is IN the
process of construction, or recently
completed, between twenty and TWEEN
ty-five buildings in Homewood. An
other great center of building activity
is along Calumet avenue. In A. NJ.
Turner's new subdivisions, where there
have been eight or ten new houses con-
structed during the first few months
that the property has been on the mar
ket. and a score more houses are to be
built during the coming summer.
In East Hammond. where a year or
two ago there was feverish building
activity on account of the locating of
plant, there is little doing for the rea-
son that only few men are being en-
ployed in the plant
Over in Robertsdale, the fourth ward
of Hammond. there has been a healthy
growth on account of the building of
the plant of the American Maize Prod
this district is the fact that there are
not enough houses to take care of the
men who work in the plant, and they
are compelled to go to South Chicago
to live instead of owning or renting
homes IN Hammond.
Many More Are Planned.
In addition to the building of num-
erous business blocks and costly resi-
dences. there are many projects which
are in the first stages of inception
some of which are certain to be carried
out
For instance. the Saengerbund-F FL
della has already raised $4,000 of the
1 con I,t,fl1 f1a
clubhouse for this progressive German
society. The property upon which thi:
clubhouse is to be located has already
been purchased, and the project seems
sure to be a success.
| Only a few weeks ago the Ham
mond Woman's club announced thai
| they had purchased piece OF proper.
/ ty on Rimbach avenue, upon which 6
womans clubhouse will be built.
The Hammond Motor Boat club has
secured a lease upon a piece of proper
| ty and Will at once begin the cons true.
tion of clubhouse. to cost in tn,
! neighborhood of $500. In fact, the re
cent tendency of clubs and fraterna
societies to secure homes of their owl
has meant much to Hammond
VIII Give Social Prestige.
to the fact that this cannot but help t,
make Hammond the social center o
the region, and will give 1t all of tn,
prestige that comes from such dis
| tinction.
Even the University club is making
arrangements to get into quarter
which will cost $4,000, and will prob
ably be located in the business distric
on fba third floor Of ono of the nov
business blocks there.
The Elks have been holding extri
meeting for some time. with the ide
in view of securing a home for tn
order in Hammond 1t has been sug
gested that Hammond should not b
behind Michigan City and some OF tn
other neighboring cities in this re
spect, and it is believed that the 1oca
Elks are enterprising enough to pro
vide the much-needed quarters.
j In fact, while Hammond has been re
operating industrially it has been de
veloping socially, and not the least o
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-18
ENDS WITH A BLESSING.
Chicago Young Woman Who Left
Home Returns With Eiancee.

Chicago, Sept. 18-The final chap
ter of a story. with a happy ending
and paternal blessings was told here
in the marriage of Florence Will
kinson to wilfred Muir Evans of Sur
rey, England, at the home of the
brides father. Prof. William Cleavy
Wilkinson of the University OF Chi
oago.
More than four years ago Miss Will
kinson left her home to make her own
living in New York city. She chafed
at the restrictions imposed upon her
in her home by her father. She was
ambitious to study life and social con-
ditions.
After two years, she wrote a novel,
which later was reviewed by her faith
er with favorable criticism in a maya
zine published in Chicago. The
scholarly fathers recognition of his
daughters ability began the reconcile
alton which eliminated when the
daughter, having achieved fame,
brought her affianced husband. q por-
trait painted of England. home to be
married.
Mr.. and Mrs Evans left on the
afternoon. after a wedding breakfast,
for a short wedding tour. They will
remain in New York during the win
ter and then will go to England to
live.
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now at her home in England. When
she returns to New York she will have
a prominent part in Mr.. Faversham' S
forthcoming production. "Herod."
| Claire Fuller, an ingenue, formerly a
| member OF Thomas Jefferson's COM
pany, has accepted a position in an all
years stock company at Dallas. Tex.
Miss Fuller has just completed sue
cessful engagement with the Ormonde
Stock company. in Toledo. Ohio.
| William Levers, the original Jeffer-
son Ryder in THE Lion and the
Mouse" who created one OF the princi-
pal parts in THE Climax" and who
resigned from that cast when the New
York company moved to Chicago, ex-
poets to resume his role in that play
later in the season.
John Findlay. the veteran character
actor, will be seen this season in his
original role of the Clown in Frederic
Thompson's production of Polly of the
Circus in which Edith Tallsferro is
starring Mr.. Findlay was with Ma
be: Tallaferro in this play three years
ago.
John Glendinning will be Mrs. Leslie
Carriers main support the coming sea-
son in "Vasta Herne," Edwin Peoples
latest play.
Fritzel Scheff is still on her vacation
in Kentucky with her husband, John
Fox. Miss Scheff does not open her
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THEATRICAL NOTES.

Nat Goodwin and his wife, Enda
Goodrich, are now touring Europe in
their famous automobile, which is said
to contain private bath and other
accommodations not found in many
European hotels
Joseph Weber's personal tour will
be fnaugurated at the Newark theater
On September IS. He will again use
and 1.-THE Devil
Leonore Harris, once a shining light
in musical comedy. will play the lead
ing part in Walter Lawrence's produc-
Idols" The play will be seen in New
York before many weeks.
George Brennan has set the last
week in October as the date for pro-
cucing Eugene Presbrey's dramatiza-
ton of 1.-The Coast of Chance" in
which Hamilton Revelle and Jane
Oaker will be featured.
Margaret Anglin opens her own sea-
Monday, September 20, when she will
produce 1.-THE Awakening of Helena
Richie" The play, as is well known
by now, is in four acts, a daramtiza-
ton by Charlotte Thompson of Mar
garct Deland's novel of the same
name.
Charles B. Hanford, one of the chief
opponents of Shakespeare in this
country, is now in New York. Mr..
Hanford's home is in Washington, D.
c., but he is here to engage his COM
pany for next season. He has large
repertoire already, and expects to add
several new revivals the coming sea-
son.
Craig Campbell, the popular tenor,
replaced Neal Mckay in the cast of
the Love Cure" the latter being con-
fined to a Philadelphia sanitarium
with typhoid fever.
John Pollock, who has been general
press representative for Joseph M.
Weber's attractions, and also for Ham
merstein's roof garden, has resigned.
Mr.. Pollock will take a short vacation,
after which he goes on the road in ad-
vance of Israel" under the manage
ment of Charles Frohman.
Mabel CraWley. a member of William
company, who under
studied Julie Opp all last season. Is
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BowsER HITS TT.
An Invention That Proves a Great
Success.


When he reached home the other
evening Mr.. Bowser was grinning
During the dinner hour he frequently
chuckled. Directly after dinner was
finished he began to talk of a trip to
Europe, a manor house and a steam
yacht. Mrs. Bowser realized that he
had made a discovery" of some sort
which was to bring in untold wealth,
but she refused to ask any questions.
At length, when he could stand it no
longer, he. said:
Mrs. Bowser, If I have seemed
pre-occupied and absent-minded for
a week or SO past there is an explain
alton for it,"
'I hadn't noticed that you were so,"'
she replied. "have you been pre-occu-
pied about a flying machine or any
thing of that sort?"
Something greater than that.
Something simple, and yet something
dear, have struck it this time. 1 hope
to arrange things SO that we can start
for Europe next month"
THAT will be nice. What is the in
vention?"
you would never guess it in a life
time, and yet you will wonder why 1t
was not invented thousands of years
ago. We live in a house. don't 2"
Eyes, it is called a house.
''It stands back 20 feet from the
street. 1t has a fence in front. When
anyone wishes to communicate with
US what do they have to DOR
1.-The peddlers and that class yell
out at the top of their voices"
''This is no time for Jokes, Mrs.
Bowser. When people desire to COM
munfcate with US they must open the
gate, walk to the steps, ascend them
and ring the bell. They walk a dis
lance of 40 feet, climb and descend
six steps, and open and shut gate.
The time consumed, to say nothing of
the waste of energy, is eight minutes.
How many eight minutes can the av-
erage person spare out of his life?
Eight minute represents at least rs
cents in cash value Dou you see the
point?"
at can't say I do. We don't ask
people to waste their time ringing our
doorbe1l."
"That is not the way to look at it:
Suppose I wanted to see Jones and
could in any way save eight minutes
doing it. Time is money, and we must
save time Eight minutes saved per
week would amount to days in the
course of a life time"
''WeIl, the nub of the thing is that
you have invented a new way of call
ing out Jones when you want to see
him ?"
ct have I have invented a way by
which millions of people can save mil
lions and turn them into cash. The
invention rs particularly valuable at
thousands of lives every year. 1t will
almost put a stop to burglary IT will
do away with half the present police
force The greatest idea of the age
and the wonder is that some idiot
hadn't brought it out long ago"
well, if you are ready"
MRS. Bowser, when you are up
stairs and wish to speak to the cook
in the kitchen how do you manage
it %
at use the speakin g-tube, of course"
"Of course you do-hai hal ha! Do
you see what I'm driving at now? Do
you see how we are to make our mil
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fence will permit the hired girl and
her fellow to court at any old hour.
The possibilities OF the thing cannot
be mentioned. The more you talk
about 1t the more it grows upon you"
when do you propose to give it a
trial ?"
Tonight. The idea is q tin tube
sunk in the ground, but tonight /
snail use the garden hose as a make
SHIFT Same principle, you know One
end up in our window and the other
tied to the fence, and Jones will come
along and see how it works Tomor-
row I can give an order for a lead
or tin pipe and proceed to get out
our patents I've got to wait until
most of the people around here get
to bed.'
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/
| During the two hours of waiting
Mr. Bowser's enthusiasm did not abat,
| a jot. He figured things over anC
| over, and he could not make thu
profit on what he called his "Eas,
| Speaker" less than 200 per cent. H,
| walked through the rooms. and ht
| walked in the back yard. and the hose
was carried up and down stairs thres
i or four times before IL o'clock came
| and all the neighbors were abed. Their
| the hose was dropped from the cham
| Der window and run along the gras:
| to the fence, where 1t was bent VI
and made fast. With Mr.. Bowser al
the fence and Mrs. BoWser upstairs q
| lively conversation was INDUCED in
Every word was perfectly distinct.
us it the grand success or a fiat
failure?" shouted Mr.. Bowser as he
came in from the experiment.
Why it seemed to work all right
woman, don't have not butts about
it. You have just witnessed the I'M
qualified success of something that ii
is bound to revolutionize the world
and make Rockefeller's pile look like
Is cents beside ours. You can go to
bed and I'll sit up for a while and
wait for Jones'"
Jones had agreed to be along about
midnight, and half an hour later than
that time MIR. Bowser sat dosing in his
chair when something jumped him
hose, and he looked out of the window
to see man at the fence.
Hello. old snoozer!" shouted the
voice.
"Who are your" asked Mr.. Bow
I'm the bully boy with the glass
eye. Say, you old baldheaded, pigeon
toed son-of-a-gun, throw me down a
dime to get some champagne With"
go on, you loafer-go on!"
fsVahf Old ROWSAF T0WGaF W0W-
ser!"
The fellow sang a song through the
hose and went on, but 10 minutes later
a second appeared and yelled out:
els the blooming old idiot at
homer"
"Who are you talking tor" de-
manded Mr.. Bowser.
ooh, that's you, Is it? Come down,
dearie, and walk with me and buy
me the foamy beer. Nice invention,
this. 1 can call you up 10 times a
night. Give you Is cents for half
interest"
The second went away and third
came. He talked to Mr.. Bowser with
the greatest freedom He spoke of his
bald head and bowlegs and general
appearance in a sighting manner, and
he advised Mrs. Bowser to get
divorce and marry tin peddler. Mr..
started downstairs to rush forth and
slaughter, when the fellow gave a
great pull on the hose, brought it
down and ran away UP the street.
dragging it after him. Five minutes
later policeman met the great inven-
tor, half-dressed and running down
the street. and demanded an explana-
ton. When 1t had been given he said:
"Give it up. man. give 1t up. Give 1t
up and sit down and wonder why
you weren't born balloon. An ever
better thing than your tube. If you
want to call a man out, is to throw
stone through his window. Get to
bed and forget it."-(Copyright, 1909,
bv Associated Literary Press.)
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lions? Do you see how time and mon
ey are to save the world at large ?"
mot quite yet
''Why, run a speaking-tube out to
the fence, my dear. Saves opening and
shutting the gate-saves a walk and a
climb-saves ringing the bell. A gem
tleman has business with me. He
doesn't know whether I am home or
not. He inquiries through the speak
ing-tube. A lady wants to call on you.
She does the same. The butcher,
grocer and others get their orders
from the fence. From the fence a
tramp asks for a bite to eat. He is
either told to come in or skidoo. At
night a pedestrian passing along sees
a burglar at work at the door. He
notifies me through the tube and the
burglars head is blown off. Have
struck it or not?"
''why. it looks as If it might work. !"
replied Mrs. Bowser, seeing his en-
thusiasm and not wishing to dampen
it.
Work? Bound to work. The public
will see the convenience of it in a
month, and then the orders will pile
in. Every house will want one. A tube
running from the basement to the
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Iaghtweights Are Matched.

San Francisco. Sept. 1S.-The Pa
cific Athletic club announces that it
has matched Lew Powell and Johnny
Frame, the crack lightweights, to fight
rounds on the night of October 5.
The men will weigh in at 1873 pounds
at O'Clock on the afternoon of that
Cay. Eddy Smith will referee.
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season in 1.-The Prima Donna" until Oc-
tober.
Francis McGinn, who portrays the
drunken foreman of the gun foundry in
Via Wireless.'' formerly was promi-
rent in Forbes -Ropertson's company.
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Smokers.

Save your bands on Burghart's
Favorite Club House. and Aurora
cigars they are valuable, besure your
dealer gives them to you and bring
them to Burghart's, sol Kansas ave-
nue. and have them redeemed. Come
and see the window display of val
liable premiums and get a catalogue.
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Get our estimate II that lumber bill
J. B. Whelan & Co., zth & Santa Fs
tracks.
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The Witching Hour.


Most of the comedy in THE Witch
ing Hour" Augustus Thomas's great
est success, which ran for more than
a year at the Hackett theater, New
York, and in which the Messrs. Shu-
bert will introduce John Mason as a
star to our theatergoers on Oct. list. at
the Grand falls to the role of Lew ELL
niger, an inveterate gambler, who will
always sit in a square game, and who,
after borrowing $4,000 from Jack
Brookheld, the Louisville gambler
(John Mason), offers to play him for
the check on the spot.
One of the funniest series of lines
in the play is spoken by Ellinger after
Brookfeld has disclosed to him his
power of thought control and second
sight-the first of which enables him
to force the decision of hostile jury
and the second to read the cards
which Lew Ellinger deals himself
from straight deck.
Ellinger. being convinced of Brook
fields power, says:
Can you do that every timer
Brookfeld replies: II don't know, I
never tried
that every time, know a game in
Cincinnati"
BY this time the audience is ION"
and when Brookfield refuses to make
use of his power in crooked games,
Ellinger brings the house down with
a roar by his closing line, which is
full of the spirit of disgust:
GOD almighty gave you a mind
like that and you won't go with me to
CINCINNATI
Jos. NJ Gates will offer at the Grand
shortly the musical comedy success,
Three Twins" which had a run of five
months at the Whitney opera house,
Chicago. and one year at the Herald
Square theater, New York.
TN-~v4-~
press endorsements on its opening in
New York which stamps 1t as a high
class attraction. and Mr.. Mr.. Ashton
Stevens Of the New York Journal said,
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See ]. THOMAS LUMBER co. for
lumber and DEWEY PORTLAND CE-
MENT. Warranted none better.
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The Prudential State bank savings
accounts.
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Three Twins" is a credit to Broad
way.
There are more novelties in Three
Twins" than in all the other muslc.I'
comedies combined - THE Dancing
Yama Yama Chairs" the wonderful
Photograph, and the gigantic electric
Aerial Swing.
AT the Majestic.
st. Elmo" a dramatization of Au-
gusta Evans popular book will be pro-
duced for the first time in Topeka at
the Majestic next week. This play was
adapted by Miss Grace Hayward who
dramatized "Graustark" which was
possibly the biggest hit of the season
last year. North Bros. was the second
company to produce "St. Elmo" play
ing the piece in Des Moines the past
summer to enormous business. Mr.
M1nturn is said to be exceptionally
clever as st. Elmo and Miss Russell rs
Edna Earle.
The scenery for this production is
elaborate and exceedingly pretty and
the piece should draw capacity bus.-
ness. North Bros. company made .3e-
c1ded hit here last spring and the pres
ent company is proving to be even bec-
ter. Every member of the large cast
Is an actor Of recognized ability and all
Of the productions are given elaborate
mounting and careful attention to de-
tail. The last performance of 'T. re
Heir to the Hoorah'' will be given to-
night,
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At the Novelty.

North Brothers Stock company in
'St. Elmo"
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Jefferson de Angels in Beauty Spot
What is the real valuation of
chorus girls time when she is not en-
gagged in her stage duties?
It is safe to say that very few lay
men have ever figured this out IN a
mere dollars and cents FORM Prob
sbly they have never given the matter
a thought. 1t remains for Miss Fran
ces Burns, a charming member OF
The Beauty Spot company Wnlch
day, matinee and night, September 20
to place the question on a cold imam
cial basis.
woman of the stage, the matter Is
simple one. The chorus girls time,
figures Miss Burns, can be gagged
from a financial viewpoint as follows:
She is, we will say for the sake OF
argument, one of a company contain
ing fifty people. This companys re
ceipts for a performance let US ngure
at $4,000. Now, rating the companys
salaries equal her portion for the TWO
hours and half of the plays dura-
ton, would be exactly one-hftieth or
$4,000, or $40. Now, allowing the dir
ference between the stars and prln-
cipals' valuation and the chorus girls
we will deduct a certain amount Tor
the other expenses, and figure the bal
ance for her share of the receipts Tor
the above mentioned two hours and
half, striking an average of say $40.
Accordingly, her services as an en-
tertainer and she is an entertainer
when she is amusing some chance ac-
quaintance in whom she has no inter
est, is worth SO for two hours ana a
half. 1t matters not whether she is
dining with him, or out for an auto
mobile ride-her escort is being en-
tertained by her just the same, so why
should she not accept, as remunera-
ton, all the little suppers or other
Iresents he may choose to shower
upon hier.
'"There is a decidedly wrong i'm
preston about the girls of the stage"
Miss Burns continued, because they
choose to dine with the gentlemen
whom they have known short time.
The uninitiated at once cry wof"
and never stop to reason that she has
as much right to a little honest en-
joyment in life as her sisters in the
shop or factory.
There is far less immortality on the |
stage of today than there is in many |
other branches of employment filled |
by women, nor are the temptations
any greater. A girl who goes into the |
learns to protect herself very |
soon after she takes her first position, |
and being thrown into constant con-
tact with the meaner side of mankind |
as she is, she is always on the defen- |
sive, nor Is her worldly wisdom neg /
lected. If she does not acquire 1t by |
personal contact the older girls in the |
profession teach it to her, and few
nights careful attention to the dress
Ing room conversation equips her with |
q fund of information that enables
her to combat against any situation
that may arise. Let any of those who
doubt the truth of this statement Gull |
tivate the acquaintance of a woman
Of the stage, and they will find but |
little trouble in verifying it,
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Baseball Phone.

The State journal has a special
baseball telephone. For all baseball
information. scores. etc.. call In
dependent phone No. SIS.
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q All THE %
THEATRTaS.

AT the Grand.
6aturday-Jefferson de Angels in
"The Beauty Spot" (Matinee).
October 1.-The Witching Hour"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-26
NEWpORr NEWS VA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY IT, 1909
GOVERNOR PAROOhS IN
ADVANCE or TRlA:
Forestalis Kentucky Court by Freeing
Newspaper Men indicted in Dis
tant Counties.
fBy Associated Press.)

FRANKFORT. Ky Feb. One "i
the stronge st defensrS OF tn" freedom
of the press and iii criticism OF pus
lie officials ever delivered In tn"
South, was written by Governor An
gustus r.. Wilson today in granting
a pardon TO the Herald PublshinE
I ompanv of Louisville. publishers oi
the Louisville Herald. fer an tndict'
men, in the GALLOWAY and Trigg cnun-
~ courts Of Western Kentucky. chars-
ing that paper with crim,nallv Hhel!ng
Judge Thomas p. Cook and Common
wealth's Attorney Denny =. Smith.
The two officials presided in the DIS
trict when the greater part OF IN"
Night Rider troubles III Western Ken
lucky occurred and the paper Wig"
rously scored them for iailur" to per
form their duty in The prosecution
of the lawless element. Governor
Wilson wrote upon the pardons I"
the newspaper company this rraE"n;
"B.calse the lRrgC series OF crimes
in this district which have NOT been
nunishcd under thcs" officers admin
iy.ra,ion. made It necessary for III"
pres t" crticise al! VIII" can be held
responsible.
If the courts do not nut an end
,c the rule Of or Inc in the counties
in which the jude and common
wcal;h's attornevrarc selected to n"
Of permanent relief from such conai-
bold law and order. tn" only hop"
lions IS in enlightened public s"ni-
aroused by The press Of the country.
anv instead of Furnishing the news
paners which make fight against
such con .!i,ions it should b" regarded
as fulfilling its duty"