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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-05-21
COMMUNICATIONS
BRIBERY.

There a be TO- crime more sedous than bribery Other onenses
violate n law, whiles corruption strikes at h foundation II IL law.
Under III form Of government all. authority is vested in III people and by
hem delegated to those who represent them in official capacity. There
ear be n onense heavierSthan that of lin in whom sueh sacred trust as
been reposed, who sells 1T for his W gain and enrichment; and no less
heavy is h onense of TIT brtbeedver. HI is worse tha te thief for
the thief robs he individual, while the corrupt official plumbers a entire
city or state. He is as wicked as h murdere for the murderer nay only
take n life against the law, while TIL corrupt official and h nan who
corupts the official alike aim at the assassnaho of the commonwealth
itself Government of the Npeople. by the people, tor the people, will perish
from the ACE of the earth If bribery is tolerated. The gvers and takers
Of brides stand OIL al evil prominence Of infamy. The exposure and
punishment Of public corruption is an honor to a nation, not a disgrace.
The shame lies in liberation mot in corruption "-Theodore Roosevelt
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Kokomo to Bluefelds. Nicaragua,
where he held the appointment of u.
s. consular agent. He has not been
heard from lately. Mr.. Clancey was
first exalted ruler of the Kokomo lodge
of Elks, and prepared the first map of
the city of Kokomo.
ILLNESS CAUSE SUICIDE.
Andrew Coleman, Al years old, of
Richmond, committed suicide at Day
ton. Ohio. by shooting himself In the
head with a revolver. The shooting oc-
CURED in a public park. Dependency
over a long illness prompted Coleman
to take his life.
GOV. MARSHALL SPEAKS.
Governor Thomas r. Marshall de-
livered the class address this evening
at the exercises of the
Jeffersonville high school. Thirty-fve
class members graduated. Following
the address, Governor and Mrs. Mar
shall were rendered a reception at the
residence of Major D. c. Peyton.
ROUND UP yIoLATORs.
Detectives working under the direc-
ton of Prosecuting Attorney Hastings
have made a general roundup of liquor
law vfolators in washington and espec-
tally those who made the attempt to
steal liquor gathered in by the sleuths.
The agents Of the prosecutors, 1t is
said. had been working here for a
week.
C'vILLE Girl BETROTHED.
Teh engagement of James F. Suites
man. United states minister to Bolivia.
South America, and Miss Jessie Heron,
daughter of Captain and Mrs. w. P.
Heron OF Charlottesville. was announc-
/ cd fht~ nffnrnn0n ~ an onD1{+25
luncheon given by Mrs. Austin H. Long.
1t was not stated when the marriage
will take place.
SHOOTS CHICKEN THIEF.
Charles Hammer, a blind man, died
in Terre Haute shortly after being
shot in the neck by William Marsh
The tragedy ended Marsh's vigil at his
poultry house. Marsh had reported
several robberies and toniht procured
a revolver and waited. When Kammel
entered the place he fred. Hammer
told the police he had no accomp1ice.
breaches 3s YEARS.
The Rev. DR.. Charles Little o
Wabash has the distinction of holding
the pastorate of the Wabash Presby
terrain church in continuous servic,
~thirty-eight years.
{ ANOTHER MINER
) Plus Clements. So years old, a miner
! was caught beneath a mass of fallin,
slate in the Mandabach mine, south o
: Washington and instantly killed, Hi
body was badly mangled. He leaves
r wife and two small children.
( BOOOKwALTER WINS PRINTERS.
Former Mayor Charles A Bookwal
ter OF Indianapolis captured the Unite
Typothetae OF America here and wo
4 a promise from the convention that tn
annual appropriation of $4,000 for tn
supper of the printing branch at til
winona Technical Institute will not b
cut off.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-05-21
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.


17e2-Roger Griswoid, governor OF Con-
necticut 1s11-12, born in Lyme. CT.
Died in Norwich. Oct. %. 1912.
1772-John Singleton Copley, Baron
Lyndhurst. son of the famous poR-
trait painter. born in Boston. Mass.
Died in Londan, Oct. IL, 1863.
'1776-The Pennsylvania provincial as
sembly protests to congress against
its interference in provincial mat
ters.
1s37-Taverns of Boston closed
against the sale OF liquor on the
Sabbath.
1ss7-Cornerstone laid for the new
Christ church cathedral in Mon
treal.
1ss1-Tennessee seeded from the
| union.
I1se2HJohn Drew. noted actor. died II
Philadelphia Born in Dublin
September 8, 1928.
l1Ss4-The Manchester ship canal open
ed.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-05-21
THIS Is MY 5eTH BIRTHDAY.
Leon ROurEeOia.

Leon Victor Auguste Bourgeois, for
many years one of the prominent po-
litical leaders in ran was born in
Paris May 81. 1851. and was educated
at the Lysee Charlemagne. Since 1888.
when his public career bega nwith his
election to the chamber OF deputies. he
has at various times and In various
cabinets filled the offices of under sec
Rotary Of the interior, under secretary
of state, minister OF public instruction.
minister of justice. premier and minister
of foreign affairs. He served for a
time as president of the OF
deputies, and he 10 also familiar from
long experience in numerous official
positions with the administrator and
control Of communal and departmental
AFFAIRS. In politics NJ. Bourgeois is q
radical In 1922 he vas the centra
figure in a dramatic scene when he rose
IN the chamber Of deputies and vindi
Gated his honor against charges levelet
at him IN connection with he Panama
: canal scandals.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-05-21
UP ~ DOWN IN
INDIANA
A ENTERS BIG RACE.

Caleb Bragg. millionaire amateur
motor pilot of Cincinnati, who put
Oldield and his Benx into the
losing class at the Los Angeles Motor
drome events this year, yesterday tele-
graphed his entry to the speedway for
the meeting next week. Bragg will
bring his big Fiat on to Indianapolis
and start trying out for the meeting
in the next few days.
COUPLE ELOPE.
Schuyler G. Hiteschew of Michigan
Western conductor of indianapolis, and
Ethel c. Bidlesteeter, 81, of Peru
eloped to St. Joseph, Mich, Wednesday
and were married. DR.. j. P. Parker
also of Indianapolis. and Mrs. l. T
Gallagher. of Danville. ILL.,, were mar
ried Sunday In st. Joseph by the Rev
c. E. Hoag of the Methodist church.
BEN EUR VOTES $4,000.
The delegates to the seventh biennia
congress of the Supreme Tribe OF Bel
Hur held a special session and votes
$150,00o to the executive to build a new
home In Charlottesville. Indfvidua
contributions from the various court
of the country are expected. The dele
gates also ordered that the building b
completed In time for III quadrennia
meeting in June. 1912.
CONSULAR GEN MISSING.
Their is a great deal of s~peculatfo
In Kokomo as to the Whereabouts Q
. Michae S. Clancy, h went fror
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-05-21
Uncle Walt
The Poet Philosopher
WHILE YOU'RE LIVING.

Do good In h world as you're prancing along, nd throw thu harpoon
into error and wrong; ad always remembe the nan with a scowi is dense
al a donkey mi dumb al a N owl; he man who is joyous fills others with
joy, and people will call him a peach Of a boy. Oh live while you're living,
IN hold vi your head, for a mn eve knows juth low long he'll De deadI
Drive out III that's vichous I'd mean from your mind; be honest n tender
m faithful n kind; don't criticize pilgrims III wander astray but jolly
them back to the straight narrow way; don grunble aroun vine you're
doing your chores but kick up you heels ne a colt tut of DOORS; get what
pleasure you can for when airs n an said, a la neve knows Justh how
long heU be dead! Some time in thu future you handspring will snp. and
Death will come up with a skip, jump n hop; n when you ire facing
that griiy old cuss, an looking our last on the world and its fuss Twill
brace you n cheer you nd let you dow light, to kno~ that you always
u for he reht; you'll mak n 10 excuse for the life you have led.
WALT MASON.
Copyright, 1910, by George Matthew Adams
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-05-21
NOTHING TO THE STORY.

A member OF the Hammond G. A. r writes this paper to ask whether
there is n truth in the story hat h ZybyskoGotch wrestling match nav
take place in Hammond on Decoration Day. 1t will lot take place in Ham
mond nor had it ever been intended to have 1t In Hammond. The police
would not permit it N more han the police OF Chicago YOU permit it. and
the people of Hammond don't want it n more tha the people of Chicago
wan it Hammond la teo much respect. for her dead soldiersa d h living
remnant o celebrate Memorial Day by bringing tut a motley crew of sports
from Chicago o. that day.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-05-21

DO M
THINGS AND FILINGS
RoUT the professional beggars from
Chicago.
FINE growing weather for automo-
bile bills.
AGAIN we ask, how are the vi-lets
| getting on?
BRYAN Will not talk for the "drys."
So mote 1t be.
FIRST call for the open-work and
it is a loud call at that.
NAPoLEoN's hair is for sale.
Which color do you prefer?
DO you like the spring tonic any
worse this year than o did last.
--eA-
LAKE county has been a mighty
fire spring-winter resort anyway.
EARTHQUAKE reported in Della
ware. OF course it was a little one.
-
THE comet seems to have got her
tail on crooked as near as we can find
out.
PSHAw! Nothing to 1t, not even q
head-end, head-on, rear-end or a side
swipe.
HAMMOND is now turning out hel
own brew, and she certainly has il
o. Gary.
WE believe we have solved the so
luton of the comet tail mystery. Some
body has bobbed it.
) -
| MEANWHILE other parts Of tn,
{. country are experiencing just as start
ling weather as we are.
INDIANA has a congressional car
didate who is "A years Of age, bu
D no relation to old Doc Osler.
WE would like to have the ballool
races for this region, but we canno
= guaranteed to remove the lake.
WHAT a long time the world wi
have to wait to find out whether an
; really great men are being born i
i 1910.
"BLEACHED Flour Under Ban
reads headline in an exchange. Goo
: place for it, anything to keep it OIL
of the barrel.
THE man over 40 who doesn't ow
7 a farm may lay his lack to i'll luc'
but generally he finds the cause in b
own makeup.
y. SEEMS as if Mr.. Roosevelt YOU
not enter any strenuous objections
= he was Alexander, Caesar and Napt
'eon combined.
ID 10
SOME men are glad to drink a coo
=. tail to every cid thing hat com
- along. No matter whether 1t is
comet or a holiday.
-
FOR the last time, will the gent
men who assured us that the con-
was going to hit the earth, kind
send In his photograph.
al Sc
SHERIFF Grant, of Lake coun
no says he may have to hang up some
his prisoners on racks as he would l
W hat. because the Jail is SC crowded.
'a TIA Dams De La Robe De Mutt"
Gu the latest sensation. We did it on
'e carpet tack about three the other mo
'h ing cooking up a consignment Of mi
ire
III M
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-25

| for completion during 1911 In case thl,
hope is fulfilled the enterprise will plao,
at the disposal Of motorists one of The
most beautiful tours afforded anywhere
in the United States
II. b. Leary. jr., delivered a Bailey
Electric. equipped with 4-cem Edison
battery to DIT. W. P. c. Hazen yester
day.
Mr. Simpson. Of the Philadelphia
branch Of the Goodrich Rubber Com.
pany, is in town for a few days.
The United States Engineer Depart
ment placed an order for Washington
touring car, finished in royal blue witt
cream geers, fully equipped.
An agency for the washington car has
been established for the State OF Georgia
with headquarters at Atlanta. and add.
tional negotiations are on for the repre-.
sentation Of the Washington car in q
majority of the Southern States.
Harry Seamark. leading the Merkle.
Light Motorcycle Club: John Berryman
the Harley-Davidson Club; Charles s
Vermillion. the Reliance Club, and E. p
Hazleton, the Yale Club, will go in a
party to see the bicycle and motorcycle
races at Baltimore to-day. given by the
Carroll Cycle Club of that city. There
will be four races. two tweIve-mile mo-
torcycle and two twelve-mile bicycle con-
tests.
". c. Edmunds came over from Balti.
more In his Chalmers go touring car
Wednesday and reports the road very
much improved. He left for home last
evening.
W. A. Britton. OF the Philadelphia
branch of the Diamond Tire Company, is
In the city for a day or two.
With Col. Theodore Roosevelt applaud
ing and declaring it bully" and a crowd
of $1,000 other spectators making the pro-
verbal weIkin ring with prolonged
cheers, Ralph De Palma, plotting the
famous Fiat Cyclone. once again officially
broke five worlds records for one-mile
circular dirt tracks at Syracuse Satur-
day, September L. He covered a mile in
IS As seconds, and broke all intermediate
marks UP TO FIVE miles, which he covered
in the phenomenal time of 4:10 4-5, clip
ping Oldheld's record for this distance.
which stood at 4:24 10 seconds. by Is is
seconds De Palma twice broke the
worlds rnile record. made only week
ago by Oldfeld in a 200-horsepower racer
at ST Paul. Mimi. which stood for a few
brief days at 491-4 seconds. and previ-
ously held officially by De Palma for more
than two years at figures between so As
seconds and 81 fat De Palma promised
to regain his coveted marks and made
good.
AT Syracuse the track champion COW
cred his first mile trial in 40 As seconds,
a spectacle which made the $1,000 spec
tators gasp as he took the turns at ap-
parently top speed Then, when Col.
Roosevelt, honorary referee of the event.
arrived De Paint got permission to
make another trial at the record. and
this time drove the most sensational lap
ever seen on any mile oval anywhere in
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-25
GREAT AUTO EVENT
NEXT SATURDAY
Unequaled Interest in Van
derbilt Cup Race.
ENORMOUS CROWD OF PEOPLE
The Entry List Is Twice as Large
as Any Previous Year-Racing
Teams Are Already Established at
Headquarters-AceOm fog
the Expected ThronR.

The interest in the Vanderbilt cup
race. which occurs next Saturday. is
greater this year than ever before. Thous-
ands of motorists from New England,
New York. Pennsylvania. New Jersey.
and points as far South as Virginia and
North Carolina, In addition 10 the leading
cities OF the West. are making arrange
ments TO visit New York for the purpose
OF witnessing the races.
Hundreds of inquiries have been, re-
ceived at the Touring Club OF America
asking for information regarding differ
ent routes. with a particular reference 90
the most convenient method of reaching
the racing center on the Motor Parkway.
Hotels and transportation companies are
making special efforts to accommodate
the great influx OF motorists. All OF the
ferry lines connecting with Long Island
CITY and other North Shore centers OF
travel viii provide special facilities for
the quick transportation of thousands OF
cars. The Sea Clin ferry. Crossing the
Sound from Rye 10 Sea Cliff. which will
be patronized by many motorists from
New York and New England. is making
arrangements TO run It's boats at frequent
intervals during the day and the entire
night preceding both the Vanderbilt and
Grand Prize races. accommodating
twenty-five cars on each trip.
Racing Teams at Work.
All The racing teams have established
headquarters along the course. Ralph
milford and his Lozier car are at Craig
Corner, This IS the car in which be won
the stock car championship at Elgin. Ill,
and it still retains the stamps of the A.
a A. technical committee which guaran-
tee that II is bona hde stock car chassis
The Buick racing team. consisting OF
Louis and Arthur Chevrolet and wild
Bob" Burman and fifteen others, are also
at Kings Corner. Burman is driving his
first Vanderbilt. but he has a fine record
as a driver.
Double the Number of Entries.
The number of starters this year will be
double that OF any previous contest for
the classic trophy. The latest entries are
two corbln cars, one OF which VIII be
driven by Joe Matson, a racing pilot OF
national reputation. who won the Massa-
pequa Sweepstakes in last years Wander
biit Cup event. Matson won the Crown
Point Trophy in the Western stock
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Mr. d. S. Hendrick, Washington deal
er for the Thomas flyer. accompanied by
Mr.. G. H. Colbert. also OF Washington.
left Buffalo Thursday in one of the 1911
/ fve-passenger $40 cars.
Mr.. Hendrick has recently closed with
the E. r. Thomas Company for the Dis
trict of Columbia. In order TO form
some idea OF the endurance qualities and
! fleXibility OF this car, and TO verify the
excellent reports Of its last seasons per
1 Torrance, they drove overland. by way
Of Elmira, Harrisburg. Gettysburg. and
Baltimore 10 Washington. II viii be re-
membered that a portion of this road
/ formed part Of the Munsey Tour, over
/ which the New York to Paris car re-
Gently travelled. and which the Munsey
tourists have reasons 10 know was
rather a strenuous trip. The road. there
fore. offered plenty of opportunities for
testing the hill climbing and speed quail
/ ties of the machine.
| one Of the new Thomas ears was re-
Gently sent on a trip OF 1900 miles, with
all gears but the high and the reverse
eliminated from the transmission. The
trip is over three mountain ranges. in
Guiding the White Mountains. with an
average altitude of 1900 feet The gear
box or transmission was sealed after the
removal Of the intermediate gears and
Will not be opened until the car returns
to Buffalo.
There are now eighty-three different
makes of cars licensed under the Selden
patent.
A Washington car of the toy ton
neau type has been delivered to Mr.. F.
A. Blundon. Mr.. Blundon's car is fin
ished in Portland amber and striped in
gold.
A Washington roadster. finished in
olive green and striped in gold, has been
delivered to Mr.. c. A. Fiske, of Stock
EFT & Fiske.
The Zell Motor Car Company has de-
livered two 1911 Chalmers go pony tom
neaus, fully equipped to George A. Full
Ter Company and DR.. C. w Childs.
w. W. Bill. owner of Washington
Highlands, has bought a Halliday model
J five-passenger car. Mr.. BIZ will take
the local agency for this car.
An example OF what automobile en-
thusiasm can do for good roads is shown
BY the effort recently inaugurated TO re-
build the "old wire road" between ST.
Louis and Springfield. Mo- 1t used IA
connect the national highway. which
ended at st. Louis with the great South
west. but it has deteriorated so that II
is almost impossible even for wagons
In many cases the road had been fenced
in and made part of the farms along
its border and only the wireless poles
marked where 1t once existed The au
tomobile interests have combined 70 Sc
cure restoration OF the road and prop-
erty owners and township officers have
promised assistance The general stir
ring up of interest has resulted, already
in a considerable improvement on the
'old wire road" in the populated dis
tricts. AS soon as the systematic improve
ment is begun next year, work will be
pushed, and there is an excellent chance
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jr.. Fred Harveycutter. Tayloe Pollock
Ted Johnson. Charles King, James W
Strayer. Ralph Hall, and NJ. a Carpen-
ter.
II IS said that the track Is very much
faster than that Of 1893. Jack Fleming. in
his Pope Hartford. made the circuit We'd
nesday in eleven minutes fat, or equal
10 sixty-nine miles an hour. the fastest
time so far
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the world. the timing instrument catching
him in IS 4-5 seconds. As the timing was
| automatic this mark will stand as off,
cial on the records OF the A. A. A.. as
will the five-mlle and intermediate marks.
De Palma's time by miles was as fol-
lows: First mile. 0:49: second mile, $40 -:
| third, 2:30 l-2; fourth, 3:23: fifth, 4:10 as.
The car fired perfectly al all times. After
the brilliant performance Col. Roosevelt.
who timed Ralph with his own stop
watch. asked to be introduced 10 the
track champion. and gave him a strenu-
Gus dee-lighted handshake. The cheering
lasted for several minutes, the din being
terrific. De Palma demonstrated beyond
all question his right to the title of
champion on this occasions
GIbbon White and ". F. Kurtz are
going for a run TO Baltimore to-day, com
ing back Monday morning. in a Thomas
roadster.
The Zell Motor Car Company reports
the placing of an order by Anna Maude
MiIburn for a 1911 Chalmers roadster,
fully equipped.
Theodore Barnes & Co. received a new
1911 Pullman car yesterday
Robert Callahan. jr.. and family left
yesterday for a trip to Stanton and Luz
ray. Va. going by way of the Shenan-
doah Valley. They expect 10 return to-
morrow.
The Selby Company will unload a car
load of Paige-Detroit cars of the new
model on Tuesday.
1t is evident from recent developments
that the seventh annual tour of the
American Automobile Association for the
Glidden trophy will be a most memorable
one, not only because of the conditions
during the event, but also because of the
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chassis light car race In Indiana in June
1909. a mighty lively contest. in which
were entered many OF the crack drivers
track races last year all over the country,
and made several records on the Atlanta
(Ga) Motordrome. The other car which
will be driven by Alvin jacksonville, is
entered in the Wheatley Hills Sweep
stakes. Like the Massapequa Sweep
stakes. this event will be run In conjunc-
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ton with the big race, starting about an
hour after the heavy cars are sent on
their way.
Many Visitors from Washington.
A large number of automobiles from
Washington viii attend the races. includ-
ing Charles Bender. OF the Standard Oil
Company's local branch; Or. j. F. Hilton
and wife. William Muehleisen. T. Il.
Spence. Joe FalcOner, Lester D. Moore,
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Theodore Barnes & Co. received a new
1911 Pullman car yesterday.
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The Selby Company will unload a car
load OF Paige-Detroit cars of the new
model on Tuesday.
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The Zell Motor Car Company reports
the placing of an order by Anna Maude
Milburn for a 1911 Chalmers roadster.
fully equipped.
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GIbbon White and ". F. Kurtz are
going for run to Baltimore to-day, COM
ing back Monday morning. in d Thomas
roadster.
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Robert Callahan. jr.. and family left
yesterday for a trip to Staunton and Lu-
ray. Va, going by way of the Shenan-
doah Valley. They expect TO return to-
morrow
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-12-29
SCORE DEAD IN FIRE.
walls OF Five-story Building Crush
Firemen and Police.

Philadelphia.-Probably twelve fire.
men and as many policemen lost their
llyes and scores were injured in fire
winch destroyed D. p Friedlander q
ieatherworking plant, a five-story build
ing at llld to 1920 North Bodine street
when walls crumbled and crushed them
there were two separate disasters
curing the conflagration. Firemen
fighting the seething furnace of the
leather factory were caught when the
south walls fell, and while efforts were
Deing made to rescue the survivors of
tne wreck and policemen had been sent
IN to prevent a repetition of the acct
pent at the north wall, that part of the
building tottered and fell, burying half
OF the thirty policemen at work there.
More than twenty injured have been
taken to the hospitals. At least twelve
are still in the ruins.
VI those taken to hospitals, half
dozen have fractured skulls and are
internally injured. The chances of re-
covery are slight.