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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-04
NOW Gritty.

we have received an interesting let
ter from thoughtful correspondent
about the Ballinser business in WASH
ington, in which. while admitting that
we are doubtless better posted on the
merits of the case" than he is, lie con-
lie lands which are under the control
of the Secretary OF the Interior. it
would lie better If Secretary Ballinger
were dismissed" There Is something
in that view; but we think Ballinger
ought to get out CT the Cabinet on his
own motion from desire to make
things easier and not because he is in
any sense guilty as charged in the In
dictment. The prosecution has dis
mallg failed to make good on any
single count against him. 1t has adj
mitted that 1t accused him of no Grim
inal act; it has not proved that he had
anything but wholly proper relations
with the Cunningham people, and If
he were being tried anywhere in the
south the jury would acaull MN WIN
out leaving their seats.
We do not know him, never saw
him, do not care to see him. haven't
got much opinion of him, and do not
care particularly what happens to
him; but the case that has been
brought against him hasn't got leg
10 stand on We should be willing
to convict him on general principles
and because he is a Republican, but
not because he has been guilty of any
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in office.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-04
ANOTHER DAY WITH THE COL.
ONEI

The Colonel is getting stale, as his
prize fghting friends would say. He
slept an extra two hours yesterday
morning, and he did not talk in but
three languages during the course of
half an hour He was not particularly
pleased at the splendors of Elsinorc,
and he really did not enjoy the com
pany of the Crown Prince
The rcas6Sn for all this is that the
Colonel felt he was coming down IN
the world and lie could not in Justice
TO himself make merry amid such sur
roundings. The Italians We're a fine
people, and they treated him as he
should have been treated, Vic
tor Emmanuel feted him, and
the Queen chatted with him
and told him how much she had
heard about him. Then, in France, the
people Of that great Republic made
him feel perfectly at home for they
honored him above their own Pres-
dent and felt, when the Colonel stood
at the tomb of Napoleon, that the two
greatest SPIRITS of the century We're
communins The best part about it
was that they told the Colonel all
they thought on The subject, which
convinced him on tho spot that the
French were the finest people on
earth, excepting only the Tennis Cab
met.
II was a decided decline in glory
after his visit 10 the Sorbonne and his
appearance in the Browning moment
of my literary career" before the
Academy, 10 sup with a Crown Prince
and TO sleep in dingy little palace
set aside for the purpose, Besides,
who was this Crown Prince who came
so boldly TO the station to meet him
and talked affairs OF state with him
as solemnly as though he were the
Kaiser himself?
sim, be it said 10 the glory of tho
colonel--the First Citizen or the World.
as we love to call hirn--he was gra-
cious, When the train failed 10 land
the dress suit on time. he did not tel
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-04
A STATESMAN, ronsooru.

II am proud 70 admit that am the
shrst statesman to make an appeal to
The Hague Court" etc, etc, THAT is
what the Colonel is said to have said
to Bourgeois, former French premier.
in Paris, some days ago, and ii was
characteristic of him. statesman
nothing. According TO the Dictionary,
a statesman is "a man who is versed
In he art OF government and exhibits
conspicuous ability and sagacity in
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-04
40 NguD OF TuU CuIp.

President Taft evidently took the
recent criticisms of the State Depart
meut very much to heart, and he show
ed it plainly in his Pttsburs speech
on Monday night. He ought to have
known better. With his long public
service and his wide experience. he
should never be worried because a
few undertaking newspapers and few
libcl-loving editors have seen in our
interference in Central America what
they denounce as dollar diplomacy
Some of the critics did not mean what
they said about Secretary Knox. and
those who did mean all the bad things
they had to say, are either too mis-
guided or too ignorant to be worthy
of serious reply from the President
No one imagines that our diplomacy
is perfect. AT least, no one who has
any sense or appreciates the difficult
ties that always surround diplomatic
negotiations. We have made mistakes,
and many of them, in diplomacy, but
been led astray by the yellow press
and have interfered where we have
had 10 business. as in the Philippines
and in Cuba, but other countries have
made precisely the same mistake and
have carried on unrighteou wars. We
have put commercial considerations
above the amity of nations, in some of
our treaties, and have paid the price,
but the same thing has fallen to the lot
of every other country during the last
century of commercial greed.
We lave sent men to foreign courts
who should have been Kept at home
working in a lawyers Office or in the
banks. And some of these men have
made fools of themselves; but. it Will
be recalled that occasionally minister's
have come to this country from other
Powers whose conduct WIS not above
reproach.
Taking it as whole, 1T is safe to
say that our diplomacy has been as
good Us that of any nation and, speak
ing in perfect justice, it must be adj
mittcd that Mr.. Knox has not fallen
below the standard set his Department
by the late John Hay. If we really
view the matter seriously, net only as
it affects Mr.. Taft's administration,
but as it affects the whole history
of our country, we will find that our
diplomats have been unusually sue
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-04
DIR. COOK COMING INTO HIS OWN.


Truth crushed to earth shall rise
again" She may be a long time com
ing up, but she comes, she comes, and
She never fails to arrive. In the Bap-
list Church at Wiliamantic, Connec-
ticut, last Tuesday night. Captain B. $
Osbon, of New York, former secretary
of the Arctic Club, delivered lecture
in which he said that DR.. Frederick \,
Cook was the only man who had been
to the North Pole. We Just knew it.
although we can't prove it; but Cap
tain Osbon knows all about 1t and has
abiding confidence in the good faith of
the Great Discoverer. He has known
DIR. Cook sixteen years and has never
known him to tell a lie, and, as report
ed in the Hartford Courant, has known
1.-THE other fellow" twenty-threc years
Captain Osbon thinks that it is more
than likely that DR.. Cook will so to
Etah and bring back his records and
instruments and then the true story
of the Discovery of the Pole would be
told" 1t is hoped also that DR.. Cook
will arrange to bring back from Mt.
Mckinley the record of his ascent of
that great peak, and particularly the
record he is said by Roby Robinson
of Atlanta, to have made there. While
he is about 1t he might as we'll clear up
all doubts as to these or any other of
his great deeds
We are as confident now as we ever.
have been that DR.. Cook will make
good" II he hasn't been TO the top
of Mt. Mckinley and to the North Pole
he has told better story about botl,
servations have been confirmed by all
the authorities" who have sought to
profit by his original work. The purple
SHOWS, the open sea, the absence of
land, the condition of the ice, tho
quickncss Of travel, the horrible des-
olation of the dead world--all these
things which he told about first were
only confirmed by the other discov-
ercr Up at Etah there are, or We're,
the records and instruments to show
what Dir Cook actually did, and the
Eskimo also who were with him on hts
successful dash to the Pole, They may
not be there now. but they were there
u year ago. DR., Cook says so and
Captain Osbon knows It,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-04

The story that Mr. Hearst has de-
termined to sue the Associated Press,
the New York Times and other news
papers for publishing Mayor Gaynor's
speech about him at the newspaper
dinner last week lacks confirmation
We do not believe that he will do
anything of the sort: but If he should
proceed in this way. 1t is to be expect
ed that his first action will be against
the New York American. his own news
paper, which also carried the same
story.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-04

with the times and the people. when
the wicked bear rule, the people
mourn" when unfit and lawless men
arc IN power, the country is In danger
But write 1t down, the Colonel says he
is a statesman.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-04

THE handmaiden of freedom of the
press. its right to walk unchallenged
the battlements Of truth still survives
from that sentiment of chivalry which
refused to fire upon an enemy whilst
planting a flag" Such is the apostro-
phe of Henry Watterson to free speech.
1t is worth saving, because it shows
what the old man can do when he is
in the notion, And it is all about Tom
Williams at the press dinner!
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-04

When our Connecticut and Rhode
Island soldier friends get to Richmond
next week, they will find that this
splendid atmosphere is turning George
Washington in Capitol Square a beau
tiful Confederate gray. We have call
ed the attention of Hollingsworth to
this matter, and hoped that he would
take it up in Congress- Something
ought to be done about 1t.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-04

Mr.. r. B. Pegram has been appointed
general agent OF the Southern Rail
way at Charleston, performing such
duties as may be assigned to him by
the president and vice presidents.
There are four vice presidents of the
system, and If they are as active as
they ought to be, Pegra,n ought TO be
kept busy. Pegram has good name.
and he is worthy OF it, even If he
we're not born in Virginia. That, of
course, is something that no man can
quite overcome; but there is still
lighting chance for North Carolinians
and South Carolinians, and occasional
~ for Tennesseeans. when they are
OF the right stripe, as Pegram is, Be
sides, Smith will continue to do Pc
grams work at Charleston, as hereto
fore, and the Government at Washing
ton still lives!
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hats orr no HALE,

Colonel Frederick Hale is seeking
the Republican nomination in the
Portland District, way up in Maine.
Charles Portland Libby The editor of
The six-Town Times, a weekly news
paper. is opposed to his nomination,
In one Of his editorial articles he
protested that the ambition of Colonial
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-04
sHAw,s APOLOGY.

George Bernard Shaw has just
apologized to the Universe for liv-
ing in England; but England has
long been apologizing to the rest of
the world for inflicting Shaw on the
suffering people of other- nations.
has said that England is in a most
deplorable condition, and that he feels
ashamed to live In 1t. He made these
and like remarks to the satisfaction
of his own conceit in public speech
in London. while he was discussing
the question OF labor, and nobody had
sense enough to throw him from a
window
Shaw has always been a nuisance.
and he is gettisg worse with every
passing year. In the very speech in
which he made his apology for living
in England, he went on to abuse every
body for existing conditions, and was
particularly bitter against good per-
sons who hesitate to give all their
goods to the poor He did not throw
open his bank account to his auditors.
but he INDUCED in this fine bit of
philosophy:
"A great deal of what has been cali
cd religion In this country for the
last 900 years has been nothing less
than a conspiracy to persuade the rest
of the people that virtue is cheap
thing. Now let me tell you that there
are no good things that are cheap II
you want a decent, vrtuous population.
which you haven't got at present, you
Will have to pay for it. but you will
find in the end that II will not cost
as much as the vicious people"
If this really mean anything, which
is doubtful, its meaning is obscure and
It's lesson is trite. 1t might be worth
while. in the case of another man, TO
point out that buying" virtue and
feeding the people, as Shaw proposed,
is poor philanthropy. In this case,
however. it is hardly worth while to
comment on the subject, because Shaw
is too much OF a iackass TO be taken
seriously by anybody. Perhaps he
meant what he said. even If he did
not drop dollar into the collection
plate; but the chances are much
stronger that he was talking then as
he is generally talking, to make
spectacle of himself
Shaw apologies to the Universe for
living in England. and England apollo
gizes for him. Neither apology is
for the Uaiverse cares moth
ing for Shaw. and England cannot
help his living within her borders.
----------------------- IF
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-04
A nit or Church rInnncc.

BIT of Church Finance.
II y is the treasurer of church, and
receives during the year s56O.0s, and
pays ont sos, there will be balance
in his books OF s2.06, but in his add,
ZION of what he pays out he makes
tho figures 3555 and says balance in hli
bond Is $500. Which would you call
the mistake in favor of, the church
or the treasurer?
Hanover, Va a SUBSCRIBER.
In favor OF the church. because h,
paid out more money than he charged
to the account or the church. and h,
credited tho church with a larget
amount than was really due.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-04

In the opinion of Colonel r. II. John
ston, of Houston, Texas, its a Demo-
cratic year. Like ossian's warhorse,
the Democratic hosts have scented vic
tory from afar." ossian's horse. 1t
should be noted in passing. was foaled
in Virginia. He was the sire, several
times removed, of Eolus, who was a
Nirsinian.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-04

Everybody stood silent while the
Colonel looked at Rembrandt's Might
Watch" which happens to be a day
watch, Some said 1t was respect for.
the Colonel that made them keep ST.
lent' others were afraid the Colonel
would say that Rembrandt knew no
more about painting than Rarye knew,
about modelling lions. Then where
would Dutch traditions hs2
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-04

The Southern Newspaper Publishers
Association Will make note of the
election In Alabama on Monday and
be of good cheer. There will be bar
rels of it at Mobile next week.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-04

If Mr.. Hearst intends to punish any
body for the Gaynor affair, we would
suggest that he take action against
John Temple Graves, who ought to
be punished on general principles.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-04
Confederate pcrsIons.

Confederate Pensions.
Is widow entitled TO pension where
her husband was honorably discharged
from the army twenty-five years ago ?
S.
Not unless he was veteran OF the
War Between the states. or was in
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-04

jured in the service. Your other aues.
tons cannot Unanswered in this col.
uiun.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-04
rhe Governor of California, Etc.

/. Please tell me the name and ad.
dress of the Governor of California
Co, of Chicago, 1 think.
a READER.
j. Hon. James n. Glllett sacra-
mento, Cal
2. letter addressed to Sears Roe.
buck q Co. Chicago. H.. Will reach Its
destination
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-04
American Percys.

American Percys.
Now. If the Percy eardom of Nor
thumberland became extinct in 1870
with the death Of the eleventh earl, it
was in the belief that there We're no
other heirs to the earldom in the male
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-23

THE county auditors, who are lead
ing such a precarious existence, are
about to ask for raise in money from
the legislature.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-23

-AS
TORTOISE caught in Indiana in
1898, branded and released, turned up
again the other day and was branded
1910 and turned loose again. Hope
the next time it reports they will have
settled the court fight.
to
MUST sort Of gall a certain Gary
paper to have to admit that a certain
Hammond paper" puts it all over
aforesaid c. G.. P. in the matter of
news from Gary six days a week. The
CALLED jade certainly do vince.
40
| After reading an editorial on the
| late Mrs. Eddy in the New York
World, we recall quite vivedly that ac-
cording to The World about three
Years ago Mrs. Eddy was dead. She
must then, according to The World
have died again
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-23

and my brother Donald is five, Ny
brother wants a coaster wagon, Indian
suit. nice man that shakes his head
motor, a football. a cowboy suit and
a gum. pair of gold cuff buttons and
nuts and candy. Bring my grandma
poeketbook, and also remember my
grandpa and grandma in Hammond
Aunt Laura 2 real live baby,
RAYMOND WARTENA-
DONALD WARTENA.
Hammond, Ind, Dec. %. 1910.
Dear Santa: would like to tell
drum, a coaster sled, shot gun, an
engine. violin, blocks. pair of
magic lantern And please do not for
get little sister Dorothy and brother
Hillary rhss YkVEgsffG GqR; BERGER. |
Hammond, Ind. Dec. %, 1910.
Dear Santa, 1 would like some dish
ess, q doll and a doll house and some
blocks. a store and little washtub
and board and ringer and nuts. candy
and crackerjack and a doll bed:
5n ar you very mu nd ARP ana pap 10y, and
DOROTHY BERGER.
East Chicago. Ind, Dec. %, 1910.
four years old. For Christmas would
like a set of dishes. some little red
chairs, mesh bag and a little ironing
board. RUTHIE HARTLEY.
Hammond. Ind. Dec. %, 1910.
Dear Santa Claus am little girl
nine years old l wish you would
bring me a doll and trunk. 1 broke
doll Sunday. Dec. 49, She would be
three years old Christmas. My sisters.
Josephine and Thelma, want dolls and
we all want a necklace and anything
else to play with. Here is little
poem I made to you. 1 wish you would
| tell me If you like it.
| Santa Claus is coming
| Down a chimney steep,
With a load of playthings,,
And fur clear to his feet.
| When the clock is striking 10,
| And you are fast asleep,
Santa Will pull back the shades,
To see that you don't peep.
Now be careful, little children.
When Christmas comes around,
That Santa, dear old Santa,
Does not hear single sound.
Don't let him hear rafting feet
Or you Will be SURPRISED.
| When you come to count your play
things.
And find a stocking close by.
forgot to tell you that my brother
, HELEN O'CONNOR.
Robertsdale, Ind. Dec %, 1910.
Dear Santa: AS it is getting near
Christmas would like to tell you what
l want for Christmas. Please Santa, II
you can bring this one thing would
like a typewriting machine. That is all
I want. Please don't forget the poor
children Gf / GsET iFg BENSON.
Robertsdale, Ind Dec %, 1910.
3 Dear Santa Claus: AS Christma is
i getting l would like for Christ
mas. I want a doll dress, doll bonnet
Y story book, pair of mittens and dress
/ err. / have handful of money you car
3 buy the poor children thaat have M
I mothers and fathers some presents fol
a that Don't forget my teacher, Mis-.
+ Stein. l eight wears old and il
e the third grade.
e Your loving friend
s HATTIE GOTHE.
: 712 Indiana boulevard.
t Schererville, Ind, Dec. %, 1910.
u Dear Santa Claus: I am a little DO,
" eight years old. / go to ST. Michael
school. l would like for you to brin,
me some toys for Christmas, some can
dy, nuts and oranges, and l have
It little brother Clarence, who is on
month old today. Please bring hir
d and papa. Wishing you a Merr
lr Christmas.
n HARRY ROHRMAN
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-23

FRANK Gould and his new wife
have been living happily together fol
several days." according to Chica
go paper. Probably the wife is no
doing her own cooking.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-23

WE know a boy who had just been
wearing his first pants for one day.
At night he said: Mother, l wouldn
want to be an angel because / couldn't
wear my new pants then, could I?''
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-23
CLEAN YOUR SIDEWALK.


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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-23
AN EYE ON JOLIET.

Republican The Herald
mission by the Illinois legislature
Commercial
Should Joliet forward months
to
of
this
the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-23
Letters To
SantaClauS

y,aor Saammond. Ind. Dec Y, 1910.
years old and a go to d'''i the f WALLACE sTae
school and I would like to have you
o. me a gold bracelet. a: little sew
ONE clothes. and bring my mamma a
nice shade lamp and bring August a
t Yei poo1 ana Santa don't forget the lit
papa Goodby. Santa. my number is
az Merrill avenue
CLARA MCAY
st John. Ind Dec. %. 1910.
Dear Santa Claus / am little girl
edght years old. l would like to have a
christmas tree, set of white furs, a
for my doll, some candy ard fruit I
guess this Is all for this time. Wish
ing nn you Merry Christmas and Hap
Your little friend,
DOROTHY kOEHLE.
East Chicago, Ind Dec. %, 1910.
so lear SANTA; My ma said | was a
er. All 1 want for Christmas is a pair
OF yellow shoes, fur cap, a basketball,
d COWBOY COWBOY suit an axe, a sparker for a
don't forget to give Davy Rosenthal
anything because he called me Scayan-
burg and swede. Merry Christmas,
LEROY PETERSON.
Hammond. Ind Dec. %, 1910
Dear Santa Claus: As Christmas is
drawing near l would like to have a
little e f fry ssr pan and a sled; hope
bring me pocketbook- Well, goodby,
santa Do not forget the poor and my
MA MAY 11sisf Ell HoUE.
Hammond. Ind, Dec. %, 1910.
| SO near l will tell you what I would
Ike Ike to S,, haye; Please bring me hand
| kerchiefs story book. nuts. candy and
fruit. Dear Santa, the side door will
be open for you to come in SO you will
| get your clothes all dirty. / am clever
yea 9d and go to s. Josepdhs Cath
| get the poor children.
am your loving friend, -
Hammond, Ind, Dec. %, 1910.
| Dear Santa Claus: AS Christmas time
| is coming / will write you few line.
and tell you what l want. Please
bring me some skates and a game ant
some handkerchiefs and some nuts ant
| brother Edward He is three Years old
He wants a ladder wagon and SOM
Your truly friend,
HAROLD WEY
EDWARD WEY.
West Hammond. ILL.,. Dec. %, 1910.
to write you few lines to tell yo
what we want. 1 want a light gra
brother wants a billy goat and a bal
| and boy doll, and my sister wants
| doll and gocart and nuts and box O
candy and oranges. and my MANN
wants salt shaker and my fathe
wants a new blue necktie. L am min
years old and my brother is thre
. years old and my sister is five year
old. And don't forget my cousins Ca
vim and Norma Taylor. They are g
grandmaS house in Dyer. / wish 70
2 | a Merry Christmas and a Happy Ne
Year. So / will close.
Your loving friend,
WILLIE DUVALIA
327 West Plummer avenue, We.
: Hammond, Ill.
! LIE Roy, ILL.,. Dec. %, 1910.
Dear Santa Claus. We are two GOO
n boys and want you to come to OF
| house Christmas. u am ten wears o.
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SAME CONDITIONS ELSEWHERE.

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to
he
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-23
1T SHOULD BE REPEALED.


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