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Evening star., 1911-08-27

headlights on his car. Any car built can
easily make the trip we made. The de-
scription of the terrible road conditions
has been greatly exaggerated. This Is
entirely unfair to the west. where all
these alleged bad roads existed. AS mat
ter of fact the roads across the plains
are beautifully smooth, the only eau
ton necessary being by reason of the lit
tie washouts crossing the road. and these
are frequent and endanger the springs
Of the car. of course.
.'Good roads will develop the western
part of this country more than any one
thing. 1t is the one thing which will
make the irrigation projects most effect
i've. What Is the use of irrigating II the
produce of irrigation cannot be readily
gotten to market at all times of the year?
And II is automatic that when the prices
are highest the roads are worst The
federal government is doing great thing
for the country by building irrigation
dams But it seems such an incomplete
thing That the land should be made
productive without providing passable
roads at all times would appear to be a
shortsighted policy. as the money spent in
building the dam is far less effective
than it might be made. Good roads would
Evening star., 1911-08-27
Antwerp, Belgium's Great Seaport.

Ralph ID. Paine, In Scribner's.
AS one neArs the entrance Of the
Scheldt from the North sea. the surf
foams on crumbling yellow beaches whose
monotony is unbroken by rock or cliff or
summit. To the northward, along the
coast of iceland, stretches a watery land
scape. of shifting islands almost awash,
Wind-blown dunes, and errant channels.
AS much or 1t as was worth fighting to
reclaim as dry land, the sturdy courage
OF the Dutch has saved from the SUBJ
mersion which nature obviously intended.
Although the river and its commerce are
no longer theirs, they still hold the mouth
of the Scheldt. the gateway to Antwerp,
with Flushing as the key.
few miles inland and the checkered
patchwork of titled fields. fenced by tiny
canals. and the cheerful red brick viii
lagos begin to drop below the surface of
the river. a topsy -turvy phenomenon, in
which the keels of the shipping are level
with steeple. roof and windmill. Along
this elevated highway moves a singular
variety Of traffic under steam and sail.
A deep-laden freighter from the Kongo
whistles for the right OF way. Black sea-
men are chattering at her hatch-covers
and under the deck awning is group of
colonial officials bound home on leave
gaunt. somber men. dressed in tropical
duck, who have been marooned for years
IN fever-stricken ports that the rubber,
oil and ivory might be fetched to Antwerp
warehouses.
In her wake crawls a Norwegian steam
er almost hidden under q deck-load of
lumber which rises higher than her bridge
Bad weather and a shift Of cargo have
listed her so far to port that the lands
man expects her to capsize before his
eyes. The skipper and his crew are used
to living on fearsome slant. however.
and display practiced agility in climbing
up a deck that slopes like a housetop.
II they find nothing to worry about.
then the men of yonder sea-worn old
sailing ship were not born to be drown
ed. Once q nne scotch clipper in the
Australian trade, she. too, brings lumbe err
from Norway, and so rotten and strainei
are her timbers that the hull is wrappei 4
about with four stout chains to hold it
together.
Evening star., 1911-08-27

in a letter received a few days ago by
the writer. who has been in communica-
tion with him since his departure for
Denver, Col. over a year ago.
4
]. E. Pennypacker. jr., secretary of
the American Association for Highway
Improvement. is sojourning at Capon
Bridge. Va. where he expects to remain
until about September l.
X
Tied" S. Johnson. manager of the
Buick Motor Company, returned Thurs
day from Cedarhurst, Long Island. where
he motored about ten days ago in Buick
car.
A simple test for free. fatty acids in
oils Is to pour a small quantity of the
suspected sample into a test tube with
some fresh brass shavings: IL the oil
turns green 1t is a sign Of free acids in
the sample of oil.
The Premier ocean-to-ocean pilot car
was the first to carry the American flag
into Mexico since the late revolution.
Ray Mcnamara. the pilot, VINO drove q
Evening star., 1911-08-27

car at the head of the caravan from the
Atlantic to the Pacific oceans was ac-
companied into Mexico by the prairie
schooner and arrived at Tia Juana. Mex
leo, after having covered 5.o37.4 miles On
arrival the car was decorated with Mex
lean flags by the natives, some of whom
became indignantwhen they saw the Amer
lean flags carried by members of the
party. The soldiers and citizens crowded
about the car, and frightened the ladies
In the party. making it necessary to re-
turn to American soil.
X
An experienced automobiist declares
that an occasional glance under a car
with the engine stopped and the gasoline
turned on. is a good plan. The fuel tank
should be inspected at intervals TO see
IL 1t has sprung leak through excessive
vibration or whether the union connect
ing the feed pipe to the tank is valve
gasoline tank to the carbureter should
be inspected frequently, especially for
leaks at the union next to the carbureter.
This pipe should have sufficient slack in
il to prevent it from being strained or
overstretched, and a coil or two i'm the
pipe will prevent any trouble of this kind
The pipe should be free from contact
with any part of the mechanism as fric-
tion will soon wear hole in the pipe If
any of the unions show leaks they should
be disconnected, the valve seats wiped
clean and given coating of white soap.
which will stop small leaks. If the leaks
are bad ones, the valve seats must be
ground to make an effective repair.
- X
Throughout the year, and particularly
in the summer. when the chances of over
heating the engine are increased, nothing
should be taken for granted in lubrica-
ton.
\
Automobilists are quick to complain
about poor roads or the lack of what
seems to be a proper care in maintaining
them to a proper touring standard. Yet
compare lively few automobilists seem to
realize that they themselves may be of
great aid to the various local and state
highway authorities by observing proper
discretion at times while driving over
stretches of road just beginning to de-
teriorate or which may be undergoing
temporary repairs.
BY endeavoring through careful driv-
ing and an intelligent observation Of road
conditions the motorists of the country
may become a very valuable and active
adjunct I'm the good roads movement, a
movement in which motorists and auto
mobile organizations are vitality inter-
ested but in which the individual motor
list often forgets his own responsibility.
The Touring Club OF America, through
Evening star., 1911-08-27
easily double the tonnage of the railway
freights of this country.

easily double the tonnage of the railway
freights of this country.
X X
THAT government aid is necessary II
good roads are to be obtained soon will
readily be understood when one remem-
bers that the entire population of sew
eral of the western states, with their
hundreds and hundreds of square miles
of area is much less than the District of
Columbia.
"A boulevard road from coast to coast
would do more for this country than all
the inland waterways that will ever be
built, besides costing but fraction as
much. You can readily believe therefore.
that we all came back boosters for q
good-roads coast-to-coast highway. 1t
will develop the country more than any
other one thing. by getting our own peo-
nile and our own money intimately ac-
auainted with the wonderful possibilities
of our own country.
Local motorists will no doubt be pleased
to learn that H. Chadwick Hunter. for
mer president Of the Automobile Club of
washington, 10 greatly improved In
health. This information was contained
Evening star., 1911-08-27
Boys of 81" Were Boys Indeed.

From the Boston Traveller.
The longevity Of the pension roll has
surprised a good many people, but now
comes D. /. Woods, clerk in the War
Department. with some illuminating sta
tistics.
A total of 2,o1S,5sS were enlisted on the
Union side In the civil war. and all but
11S,UO were less than twenty -one years
old. The war was won by boys!
To be more specific, 1.0OO.oOO were be-
tween Is and Il, 900 were Is. 613,0OO
were IL, 10000 from ii to Is. 800. were
Evening star., 1911-08-27

IS, o25 were II, 3S were IL and there were
% babies OF 10 years.
The war ended forty-six years ago II
the average soldier was twenty at enlist
ment and twenty-five at the close Of the
rebellion. he is only seventy-one years
old now and his wife may be much
younger.
The pension roll is probably good for
many years yet.
Evening star., 1911-08-27
The Summer Parting.

From Puck.
The Wife-Oh, jim! What shall we do
with the cat?
The Husband-Leave her here.
wouldn't take a cat thought anything
of to the place where we're going to
board! 4
Evening star., 1911-08-27
At the Royal Academy.

From London Opinion.
Artistry object was to try and exc
press all the horrors OF war. How do
you like 1t?
Friend-I have never seen anything
more horrible.
Evening star., 1911-08-27

The body of John II. McCue. who died
in British Columbia while engaged in
railroad construction, was brought to his
Old home in Staunton, Va, and buried
Thursday.
Evening star., 1911-08-27

These bearings carry over half the weight
Of the car at the same time making steering
remarkably easy-a vital feature in car
driven by woman. Look for this point in
the car you contemplate purchasing If there
is no anti-friction bearing there, it means rapid
wear and hard steering and that frequent ad
justment at this point will be necessary.
The wheels themselves are mounted upon
unusually large Timken bearings.
Note further, the Speedwell method in
protecting the steering apparatus. The con-
Meeting rod between the two front wheels is
placed directly in the rear of the axle and the
reach rod which connects the front wheels to
the steering gear is placed above the axle If
the car accidentally meets with some large OBJ
struction in the road, its steering gear is per-
fectly protected
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-22

by cure defypg stomach trouble
that baGled doctors, and resisted all
remedies he tried John W Modders,
of Moddersville, Mich seemed doom
ed. lie had to sell his farm and give
up work. His neignbors said, he
cant live much longer Whatever
ate distressed me-" he wrote, till
tried Electric Bitters, which worked
such wonders for me that can now
eat things could not take for years
Its surely a grand remedy for stom-
ach trouble" Just as good for ..yel
and kidneys. Every bottle guNan
teed. Only soc at all druggists.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-22
CORPORATION TAXABLE
VALUATION REPORT

Oklahoma City, Okla, Feb 2O-The-
first public service corporation to
submit returns Of their taxable valda-
ton for the 19tl-12 tax to State Aud
itor Leo L. Meyer were the Wells
Fargo Express company aud the
Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Rail
way company The WellsFargo re-
ports property with a taxable yaIua-
lion Of $36,31S.42, and the Orient
railway makes a return Of $2,3777i5
of taxable property The main track
Is valued at s1,S705O0, the remaining
amount represented side tracks sta
lion property and rolling stock
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-22
STABBED THROUGH HEART
Supposed That Farmland and
Wife Settled Quarrel BY
Fighting Duel
lRv Assoclated Press.l

Aberdeen, S D., FeD. 2o-Philip
Krciter. farm hand, was stabbed
through the heart in battle with
Ills Wife today The wife, aged ~,
is held for mur5er 1t is supposed
The couple duaweled and attempted
10 settle matters by duel When his
body was found Kreiter gripped
knife in his right hand and anoth
er knife was thrust through ms
hnnrI
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-22

ii carrier does comply with order for the payment OF
money within the time limit in such order the complainant
person for whose benefit such order made e IN the circuit
co Of the United States for the district in which he resides or
which Is located the principal operating office Of the carrier through
which the road of the carrier runs any state OF general
jurisdiction having jurisdiction OF the parties petition setting forth
briefly the causes for which he claims damages and the order OF the
copmpl m Page seymn
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-22
SPECIAL PENALTIES FOR DISCLOSURES.

Any person corporation association violating any OF the
provisions of the next preceding paragraph OF this section shall be
d guilty of mdcmcanor and for each offcne conviction
snail pay the United States penalty OF not more tnan one
thousand dollars.
# the Of property transported under ihS Act acy q
, renders anv service connected with such transportation
furnishes anv rsmenaty used therein the charge and allowance
therefor shall be than just and reasonable and the com
determine what is reasonable charge as the maximum 70 DC pa
M the carrier or carriers for the services sey 50 rendered or fo
The use Of the numentay furnished and fix the same by appro
~ order which order shall have the force and effect and be
enforced in like manner the orders above provided for TIM under
this section.
The foregoing enumeration Of powers shall not exclude any
mower which the commission would otherwise have in the making Of
an order under the provisions Of this Act
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-22
AwAnn nr nAMAcEs Ia rME COMMISSION.

Section Is (4ucldcd March 1880 Nel0 sce!l0n N0HfWfd
ue 90 1000 and amended e 49, I9Io) That IL alter hearing
IN cnant made as provided in section thirteen OF this Act the
commission Shall determine that any party complainant entitled 10
an award Of damages under the provisions OF this Act Tor violation
of the commission shall make order directing the carrier TO
NV 70 e complainant the sum which he entitled or before
dovt ar1pd
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-22
WHEN WITNESS IS IN 4 FOREIGN COUNTRY
VINO NAY COMPLAIN 10 coMMlssIoN.

Section 49, (4s amended Jtne I8 IoIo) That any person.
firm corporation company association any mercantile agr-
cultural manufacturing society other organization body
polite municipal organization any common carrier complaining
to the provisions Of this Act in conraenton Of the provisions thereof
apply said commission BY petition which shall briefly state the
wlereupm statement OF the cages complaint thus made
shall be forwarded by the commission such common carrier who
shall be called upon satisfy the complaint the same
ii writing within reasonable time to be specified by the commission
II pr common carrier within ih time specified shall make epara
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-24
|OR. MARKleY LECTURES
MADE DEEP IMPRESSION

"Harpstrings and Heartstrings's a
lecture delivered last night by DR..
Monroe Markley al the First Methodist
church under the auspices of the Ham
mond Womans club. was an artistic
treatment of the subject. in which the
gifted orator blended the beauties of
tonal sounds with the major and minor
voices in the human heart.
DR.. Markley did not sing a word, in
the accepted sense of the term. and vet
his eloquent discourse poured forth like
one continual song, principally in the
major key He played on the heart
strings of religion and love and cheer
fulness. giving expression to the emo
tions in a voice which in tself was
pleasing, and in language which flowed
like a pure stream of beautiful words
He had a real message, and he deliv-
cred it exquisitely that one was
frequently tempted to give himself
over to the charms of his figures of
speech, the word pictures. and the
rhyme of his sentence instead of fol-
lowing him into the Starry flights of
thoughts into which he led his audi
ence.
1t seemed a If DR.. Markley has gath
cred together all the stray sentiments
of music, given poetic EXPIRE ssion in
rhymes and meter. and mixing them
with odd bits of humor and the finest
emotions and made them into one ar
tistic whole.
DR. Markley is former minister of
the gospel and there is stiH something
about him that reminds one of the min
istry, probably ii is the message that
he has for his audience
large audience, and the frequent ap-
plause from his listeners were evidence
of the fact that DR.. Markley is under
| stood in Hammond and appreciated
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-24

IS PLACED
UNDER BOND

William Everett, who was arrested
yesterday noon for forging a check for
S34.62 on G. A Schmidt, placed
under $500 bonds this morning by
Judge Barnett and the trial was post
poned until Monday March 81. at 9
o'clock.
Everett has certainly got himself
into a bad fix. First he claimed that
the check given to him and tried
to imp1icate other parties, but when
he was being questioned he got all
mixed up and told new story that
he went into Schmidts bakery to buy
some buns and when he returned home
he found the check in the paper sack
He confessed this morning OF hav-
ing taken numerous articles from the
Northern Indiana Gas & Electric Co.,
where he was employed as night
watchman-
Attorney Boore has been called to
plead for the defendant and some IN
teresting facts are expected to develop
at the trial Monday
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-24
]. N. lAUIMAN TALKS
OF MICHIGAN CITY

The proximity of Michigan City to
the Calumet region has inspired ii to
look forward to unprecedented in
dustrial activity. J. NJ. Lautman. a
former Hammond merchant. states
that while business is quiet at the
present time great things are promised
for the future in Michigan City.
The Haskell Barker Car Co, which
has been prevented from expanding on
account of the conservatism of Mr.
Barker is now going into the business
of constructing steel freight cars
Heretofore the Haskell Barker COM
pany has confined itself to the manu-
facture of wooden cars and in this line
of work has made great progress But
the future of the steel car is such tha.
the company is forced 10 enter this
field.
1t Is estimated that between So o0O :
600 and $5.oo0,o00 will be spent at
Michigan City in the near future in
the building of a steel car plant
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-24
STREET MUST Be
REPAIRED BY COMPANY

Upon recomme nda tion by John Kuhl-
man, the street commissioner. the board
of public works this morning ordered
the McGovern Construction company.
which built the South Holman street
asphalt macadam pavement to return
to Hammond to make some repairs in
accordance with its contract
No fault is to be found with asphalt
macadam in general, but soon after in
thee building of the Holman street
pavement it was noticed that a number
of bad spots did not get all the neces-
sary treatment they should have had
from the beginning. These spots have
developed to such an extent that> they
interfere with the smooth driving, and
consequently the company is ordered
to make repairs before its contract
expires.
Upon instruction from the board, the
city clerk will ask for bids. returna :
, BILE April 18th. for the bathhouse and
lake front privileges.
The matter of the LaSal1e street
sewer was taken under advisement un-
til March 29th.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-24
SALARIES
RAISED At
{. CHICAGO
Especial to THE TINES )

East Chicago, March 24.-The school
board at the last meeting on Wednes-
day evening held the election of teach
ers and decided to make a raise in SAL
aries of from $25 to 800 q year
The maximum salaries hereafter paid
grade teachers will be $3.50 instead
of SIS a month as in the past the SAL
ary paid to start in with being $50
The principals in East Chicago have
always been paid more than those of
most other Calumet region cities and
their raise per year is from $40 to
800. Teachers are paid according to
their term of service in the city schools
their salaries being Increased from
year to year until the maximum is
reached.
Today is pay Gay In the schools and
with their pay envelopes the teachers
will receive a notice informing them
of their re-appointment for next year
and of the change in salaries.
The increase is to take effect with
the opening of the next school term in
September.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-24
HERE'S A CORKER,
LOOK out FOR HIN!

The police have received notice from
New York authorities to watch for
Harry Waite and wife Mildred, notori-
Gus clairvoyants, palmists and fortune
tellers who are wanted in many of the
principal cities of the United states OF.
numerous charges
Some of the places they are wanted
at are Mason. Mich. for breaking Jail.
Scranton. Pa, for larceny and shooting
the Chief of Police; Plain1eld. \. J..
and Baltimore. Md. larceny; Philadel-
phia, Pa. for selling fake mining stock
and larceny Also wanted in Ft
Wayne, DECATUR III, Little Rock. Ark.
for defrauding and other charges
Waite is a professional bond jumper
and goes under different name in
every city. Numerous rewards are out
for him all over the country.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-24
NEWSPAPER
CAUSE OF LAWSUITS
Especial to THE TIMEs.)


Crown Point, March 24.-John r.
Farovid yesterday before Judge
* Kopelke at Crown Point, won the suit
that had been brought against him by
J. ID. Kennedy. for the recovery of $50
paid in by Mr. Kennedy TO apply on
stock in the defunct Herald company.
While only s. small sum was involve ed
in the case. it is of some Importance
as it establishes precedent, the Ken :
nedy VS.. Farvoid action being one Of a
number pending and liable to i be
brought as an outgrqwth Of the same
venture.
The Herald company was organized
for the purpose of starting what was
to have eventually been a daily news
paper in Indiana Harbor, and a build
| ing was erected as a home for the pub
lication Mr. Farvoid was the secre-
| tary-treasurer and in this capacity re-
ceived funds paid in to apply on stock
Mr. Kennedy was one Of the stock
holders investing $50 in the project
He sued Mr.. Farovid to recover the
amount but at the hearing yesterda
| it was shown that the Herald company
was a de facto corporation of which
Mr. Farovid was merely an officer, and
that the money received in paym ment or
stock, was not used by Mr.. Farovid ,r
any way other than in defraying ex-
penses incident TO the Herald compan
| This is not the first case that has
come up as an outgrowth of the Herald
| company. II is however the first de
cision rendered William Cain of Cars
some time ago sued Mr.. Farovid fol
5000 paid in by him for stock tht
lhearing being before Judge McMaha II
Judge McMahan took the case under
advisement and has not yet rendered
his decision.