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The Washington herald., 1911-12-01
SMOKER ADVANCES
PENSION CAMPAIGN
Petitions from Eleven Pre-
cincts Presented.
FUND DEPENDENT ON CRIME
Present Conditions Are DeplOred
by Charles IL. Turner, Former
United states District Attorney,
in Vigorous speech at PythIan
TempIe-LuncheOn Follows.

Petitions from the eleven police pre-
cincts. containing the signatures of thou
sands Of residents OF the city, indorsing
the movement being aided by The Wash
inEton Herald for the enactment of legis-
lation providing for an adequate pension
fund for the firemen and policemen Of
the District. were presented by repre-
sentatives of the various precincts to
the Metropolitan Police Association at a
special meeting and smoker last night in
Pythian Temple. The petitions were re-
Gently distributed by the policemen
among the people of their precincts.
They contain the signatures of many
persons of local and national promi-
nence.
Charles H. Turner. former United
States district attorney. spoke in behalf
of the pension movement. Mr.. Turner
deplored present conditions, which permit
the Inadequate pension fund to depend
upon the Police Court fines as a source
OF revenue. Mr.. Turner said that Il was
most unfortunate for the policemen and
for the general public to have the pen
sion fund depend upon the prevalence of
crime for existence.
Irish Plan Explained.
Rev P. Murphy. pastor of Epiphany
Chapel. in the southwest section of the
city. also spoke on the pension question.
Dr. Murphy supplemented his remarks by
giving an extensive account of the po-
lice department of Dublin Ireland.
Private Wilson r. Oliver. of No. Is En-
gine Company, gave several piano solos,
and Policeman George B. Wheelock en-
tertained the large audience with in
teresting recitations. Following the pro-
gramme, a buffet banquet was served.
The entertainment committee was COM
posed OF Policemen George Sellers. w. G.
Stott, c. P. NJ. Lord. Joseph Much. and
Joseph Moore. Among those present was
Capt. Thomas McL-ane. of No. 2 Chemical
company of the fire department.
II was announced that the annual cleo
ton of officers will take place Monday.
The polls will be located at the Police
Court building, and will be open from 3
o'clock in the morning until o'clock in
the afternoon. The candidates are: For
president, c. E. Smith and L. d. Ma
han: for vice president, o. c. Hauschild
and A. V. Brown; for recording secre-
tary, ]. f. Thompson and G. W. Sellers:
for financial secretary. w. c. Farquhar
and W. G. Stott; for treasurer, c. P. NJ.
Lord and II. Gilbert. and for trustees,
c. L. Dalrymple and c. L. Plemmons.
The judges of the election will be ]. r.
Hood. Eddy Kelly, and c. E. Showalter
The financial secretary will assist at the
polls.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-01
Dressing the Part.

This party advertises for a snappy,
speedy chauffeur"
I'm that case. stick on a little court
plaster and wear few bandages when
you apply for the job
The Washington herald., 1911-12-01

The mistake that most murderers make
is not taking their victims for a deer
hunt.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-01
DISTRICT MEASURES
UP THIS SESSION

Continued from Page One.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-01
Not "GanE Leader"

There is nothing tangible which might
serve to show that the suspect was lead
er Of a gang. 1t is the indefinite out
groupings during cross-examinations and
the like that has given detectives the
deep conviction that he Is.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-17
WAS LAW UNTO HIS PATIENTS
Tarls Doctor Won Strange Beta
Through Their Obedience to His
Extraordinary Prescriptions.

One OF the most successful phvsi-
clans, at least in his hold on his ma
tients, was David Gruby, who died in
Paris IN 1898. He was a Hungarian
by birth, but had lived many years
In the French capital.
His methods of treatment while
entirely logical in principle. were
often highly original. not to saw fan.
tastic, in the form they took. vet IL
was to them in great measure that
he owed his remarkable vogue among
the most intelligent classes of Paris.
His influence over his patients was
such, says writer in the Dietetic
and HYGIENE Gazette, that he was
able as the result of a wager to in
duce some of the best known Pari
slams to walk up and down the Ave
nue. des Champs Elysees during a
whole forenoon.
In accordance with his prescription
each of these patients-lawyers en-
gineers, writer's, dramatists, gentle
men of leisure-was to swallow a
prune every ten meters while walking
along the avenue and this was car
ried out to the letter and with the ut
most seriousness, to the amazement
of the fellow practitioners whom
Gruby had invited to witness this
singular therapeutic procedure.
One OF his most distinguished pa
tients, Alexandra Dumas, was said to
have obtained great benefit from a
green apple which he was instructed
to eat every day under the Arc-de-
Triomphe de l'Etoile after a walk Of
a given length
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-17
FRIENDS PLENTY IN YOUTH
Sui Love and Trust, Often Betrayed,
Are Not So Easy for One Who
Has Reached Manhood.

In youth our friends are many. Each
child, thank God, is born into the
world with one friend ready made,
complete and perfect; his own moth
er. For the mother there may be re-
grets and insights, doubts and hest
tations, but at any rate there is never
lack Of understanding, for she, of
all, knows the very stun of which we
are made-our strength and our weak.
ness, our endurance and our failures.
This, at least, is one of the heartening
facts of life-that the child need never
forego some friendships. 1t makes
slight claims. 1t asks only some one
to share its activities and it's inter-
ests; its love of sliding and of skat.
ing hay-raking and padding. Proyid-
Cd another revel in the same things as
we do, behold! Here for childhood is
friend ready made. And for a mo-
ment the solitude of the pilgrims soul
upon its long way is disguised
Youth, too, forms ties lightly from
out the very exuberance of its liy-
ing. 1t loves as readily as it breathes;
1t idealizes and finds it difficult to
recognize any bleak fact in human ma
ture. If the friends seem for the mo-
ment to fail. youth has an unexhaust.
ed fund of hope that remembers this
one as the only failure, or remembers
that back of the failure lies all the
material of future success.
But manhood is more dificuIt love
and trust, often betrayed, are not easy
for one full grown and far along the
path OF life. That friendship is best
which is old and which, like wine has
stood the test of time. Friendships
born in obscurity and misfortune are
hardier and more lasting than those
born in ease. Like human characters
they grow strong on the very oh.
stacles that test them; they are firm
err more strongly welded, as they over
come and still endure.-H arper's
Weekly
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-17
The Spider Cure.

The request for nut TO put a spi-
der in to cure a baby's whooping
cough" which has just startled Som
erset (Eng) shopkeeper recalls the
spider cures" of the past There
was, and indeed is, for instance. that
Irish belief in the web as a remedy
for cuts, warts and bruises and that
superstition of the eastern counties
which credited it with power to cure
feYers. The weaver Of the web, too,
was looked upon as a doctor Of medi-
cine.
A note from an ancient Notes and
Queries gives the illustrations zone
of my Pensioners suffering from
ague," wrote a Somerset vicar, was
advised to catch a large spider and
shut him up in a box AS he pines
away the disease is supposed to wear
itself out" p similar belief prevailed
in the south of Ireland. but there
treacle had to be substituted for the
box as coffin for the ague healer.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-17
ADVOCATES GOOD HIGHWAYS

". Page, director of the United
States Office of public roads and presi-
dent of the new American Association
for Highway Improvement, asserts
that the United States suffers a direct
loss of $40.000,000 annually on account
of incorrect and inadequate methods
in the construction, maintenance and
administration of public roads.
This enormous loss is nothing com
pared with the indirect loss, through
excessive cost of transportation.
which is caused by the burden which
bad roads impose upon the farmers
and others who use the highways, and
this amount, according to Mr.. Pages
report, reaches the impressive total of
$250,000, coo every year.
The American farmer is paying tvs
or three times as much to get his
products to market as the man who
tills the ground in Europe, and this
added cost of transportation is known
to be an important factor in the high
cost Of living problem Road experts
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-17
SUCCEEDS SENATOR BURROWS

Perhaps because of his own person.
ality as well as because he is the sue.
cessor of the old veteran, julius Cae,
sar Burrows. ia the United States sen.
ate, Charles E. Townsend is regarded
as a figure of considerable Importance
in national affairs.
When insurgency broke out in the
house of representatives against the
rule of Speaker Cannon, Townsend.
who had been elected to congress in
1903, became one of its promoters and
supporters. His name was even men.
toned as that Of an available candi.
date against Uncle Joe. Then in the
summer of last year he began a state
wide campaign in Michigan to strip
the senatorial toga from the back OF
Uncle julius. who was a veteran in
the house Of representatives when
Townsend was a student and who al
ready wore the toga when Townsend
was a plodding lawyer in Jackson
county, with never a dream perhaps
of future legislative honors
e primaries. thereby insuring the cleo.
Ny TounaSend il a nafsye of Michigan
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-17
Story That Got lIear.slqhted Man.

While I think l am rather inclined
10 give, yet try to be discriminating
not to give to every beggar with an
idle and obviously untrue tale; but"
said the near-sighted man, Il fell i'm
pulsively for story new to me this
morning.
Boss, said this man as he looked
at me, I've lost my spectacles and
I'm trying to get together money
enough 10 buy another pair
You know II should lose my spec
tacles should be lost myself, and on
that story gave up without another
thought"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-17
DUKE Is TO GOVERN CANADA

1t is officially announced that the
duke of Connaught will succeed Earl
Grey in September as governor gen.
eral of Canada He win hold the APP
pointment for two years and that pc,
ricd may be extended
The announcement that the duke
of Connaught will be the next COVER
nor general Of the Dominion was re-
ceived in Ottawa with great satisfac-
tion. Aside from his general popular
ity throughout the empire, 1t is felt
that the presence of so distinguished
member of the royal family at OF
tawa will give the capital more politi
cal and social Importance than it ever
has had
The duke of Connaught is the only
surviving brother of the late King Ed
ward. He is sixty years of age, a field
marshal in the British army and was
personal aid de camp to the late
king, who desired that he receive his
present appointment. This is not his
first trip to Canada, as he served in
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-17
FOE OF cHILDHoOD's ENEMY

In the laboratories of the Rockefel,
Ter institute, near New York, DR.. ST.
mon Flexner and his corps of assist
ants believe they are about to conquer
that dread disease of childhood, infan
tile paralysis, now epidemic in several
parts of the United States. Hundreds
of monkeys are giving their lives ev.
cry year to the aid of science in con
Quering this dread disease, the mon
key being the only animals in all the
list of those suitable for experimental
ton that they have succeeded in inoc-
ulating with the disease. The micro
organism of the disease has been iso-
lated and an early announcement is
expected that preventive, curative
and safe serum has been discovered.
Infantile paralysis, or anterior polio
myelitis, as it is known to the medi.
cal profession, has long bafied medi-
cal science. Ordinarily it attacks
children between the ages of III and
years, but older children and adults
81 ALTHOUGH
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-17

exactly reversed entirely
bad
condition of
Washington The
of
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-17
The Finish.

isn't your new gown finished yet%'
ooh, gracious, no, the dressmaker's
work on it was only completed last
Saturday"
But II the dressmaker's through
isn't that alp"
of course not! All my friends
have % criticize It yet"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-17

the Fenan of the Free England
prince the United Kingdom and Gtha and duke of
Margaret
the wish of the
should Canada general
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-17


defomies which follow nante paralysis makes the disease fully
fully 80 in
epidemic brought strongly to the
o II
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-03
20 Acres Purchased.

It is reported that the Nickel Plate
railroad has purchased twenty acres
of ground from Henry and Eva Proc
VILE.
This is believed TO be the beginning
of the acquisition by the Nickel Plate
railroad of a large strip of land along
its right of way. for yard purposes
The land is located several miles
southeast of Hessville. 1t is under
stood that the deal for the land was
negotiated by John NJ Stinson. 1t is
following the policy of railroads in the
Chicago district to procure land fol-
yards purposes out of the Chicago dis
trict in the event that the city of Chi
cago requires the electrification of ter
minals.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-03
Accuses Hammond Bows.

According to the street car conductors
on the Gary Hammond line, a number
OF arrests are to be made of rowdies
coming home on the late car from Lake
Woods park
The latest car leaving Lake Woods
park at II 80 and now known as the
owl car has given the conductors on
that line any amount OF trouble and as
claimed by one of the conductors that
the Hammond crowd of rowdies prac-
tically took possession of the car last
Saturday night
Any respectable person who returns
to Hammond at that hour takes the
chances of being insulted and if any
thing is said to the rowdies they get
angry and are more insulting than
ever
Plain clothes men will accompany the
car and arrests will be made.
A conductor told the officials of the
road that they rung up fares which he
was responsible for. turned out the
lights. pulled the bell cord and stopped
the car and many other minor charges.
The night owls have been warned and
arrests will now follow.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-03
Advisory Board in Session.

The North township advisory board
met at the office of Trustee John c.
Becker yesterday and awarded con-
tracts In connection with the removal
ing the Hessville and Saxony schools
and providing school supplies.
The contract for calcimining, reslat-
ing and glazing the two buildings was
let to W. c. Golden of Hammond. The
other bidders were Carl Vermett fol-
STA: Kendall & Young, 14o: Walter
Webster & CO., lis; and Herman Sasse
500. The contract for school supplies
amounting to about $3.50. was awarded
to the A. Flanagan company of Chi
cago. on part of the contract. how
ever. for book cases, the f. c. Minas
company of Hammond was the lowest
bidder. they having agree dto furnish
the cases for total of $3.50.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-03
CLARK STATION.

The Clark Station Athletic club held
a meeting last night and transacted all
necessary business on hand. The first
thing accomplished was the changing
of the name OF the club to the Clark
Station Glee club. Election OF officers
took place and the officers are as fol-
lows: president, c. r. Spitznagie. vice
PRECEDENT, ~. Schumacher, treasurer and
secretary. L. Barsley directors, F.
Byron.,A. Marshall and F. Behn.
Mr.. G. Solder of Cavanaugh was q
Clark Station visitor yesterday.
Mr. +. Holifield of Gary spent the
evening with Clark friends.
Mrs. w. Dettman of Clark was an
Indiana Harbor visitor yesterday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-03
Gleghorne New Captain.

At a meeting of the directors of the
Hammond Athletic associations base
ball club this week 1t was decided that
in the future Walter Cleghorn of
whiting formerly of Hobart. and an
all around athlete, should guide the
team on the field as captain. Fowler.
the former captain. has resigned for
the good of the team, but will continue
as the first baseman of the team. Other
changes on the team are contemplated.
one of them being to use home talent
in the pitchers box and for the other
positions as much as possible.
There was talk today of having
"Heine'' Blissmer Of West Hammond
twirl for the II. A A. against Gary
next Sunday. Will Humpfer and Duke
Walker may also be called on.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-03

Ind, as the guest or Mrs. Trotter, who
has a cottage at the lake.
Mrs. Clara Ogden is spending the
day in Chicago, the guest of friends.
Mrs. A. Henry and daughter Nellie
of Spencerville, Ohio. are visiting with
Mrs Fred Newell and Mrs Frank
Hitchcock at their respective homes.
Mrs T. Brennan OF Rimbach avenue
was the guest OF her mother. Mrs.
Swift in Englewood yesterday.
Mrs Jos. Stultz of Merrillville spent
yesterday with her sister Mrs. J. Fox
at her home in Doty street
Mrs. Harry Dietrich of Chicago is
spending the day with her parents Mr..
and Mrs. +. f. Kunert in Russell street.
Mrs. Galasgow is entertaining the
ladies of the Sunshine Club this after
noon at her home In Plummer avenue.
Cards will be the feature of the after
moons entertainment.
Mrs. ORourke will be hostess this
afternoon to the ladies OF the Acme
Club at her home in Claude. They will
be entertained at cards.
The Martha Aid Society of the Chris
tian church is meeting this afternoon
in the church parlors. There will be a
business session and the remainder of
the time will be devoted to sewing.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-03

white English crepe fascinet with hand
embroidery and she carried cluster
of La France roses. She also wor the
wedding gift, a necklace with a fill
gree pendant set with pearls and corals
Miss Laeey's gown was of white mar
quisette and Cluny lace After the
ceremony. the guests. numbering about
thirty, were served with buffet break
fast Mr.. and Mrs. McElroy left this
afternoon for lake trip and they will
be at home in Hammond after Oct /.
The bride viii travel in a gray tailored
suit with a black hat trimmed with
kings blue. Among the guests were
Mr. McElroy's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
r. McElroy of Greencastle, and broth
err. Or j. i. McElroy, Mr.. and Mrs o.
w. Douglas and daughter, airy Kathe-
rine. of MISUNDERSTANDING News.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-03
Prof. M'Elroy WEEDS Miss Lacey
Popular Hammond Couple Are Married Capital Yesterday
Hammond
In Hammond.

A pretty home wedding was cele-
brated today al noon at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Fl. Lacey, in Col
lege avenue. the bride being their
daughter, Miss Nora Ann Lacey and
the bridegroom. +. d. McElroy, of
Hammond. The ceremony was perform
ed by the Rev. A. r. Hoffman of Ham
mond, friend of the bridegroom. in
the presence of the relatives and a few
intimate friends. Miss Margaret Blake
OF Chicago played the wedding march
from Lohengrin as the bridal party
entered the parlor. The bride was ac-
companied by her father. who gave
her away. and her maid of honor was
her sister. Miss Marion Lacey. The
rooms were daintily adorned with bas-
kets and bowls of Queen Anne's lace
and ferns The bride wore a gown of
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-03
THE DEBORAH AID SOCIETY.

The ladies of the Deborah Aid society
meet yesterday afternoon in the Chris
tian church parlors This was regu-
lar meeting and there was an unusually
good attendance. A short business ses-
sion occupied a part of the afternoon
and the remainder of the time was de-
voted to quitting. The July commit
tee served the ladies with refreshments
of watermelon. In the evening the
ladies gave an ice cream social al Cen
trail park. Small tables were arranged
for serving refreshments and the park
was decorated with lanterns. The
church band furnished music for the
evening. A good crowd was In attend
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-03
SHIPPERS LOSE
THEIR FIGHT
Hammond Business Men
Not Interested in Rail
way Rate Question.

The increase of Sc to SO car for
minimum of 40. 900 pounds went into
effect Tuesday, Aug. i on all of the
railroads in the Calumet region. The
increase carries with 1t reciprocal ad-
vantages which make II desirable to
the average shipper and all opposition
to the increase has subsidized.
The increase of from " to 101a
cents per hundred on less than car lots
also went into effect and the report
that this increase had been withdrawn
is denied at the freight offices who
have received no notice of the with
drawal
1t is this latter increase that will hit
the small shipper in the various cities
of the Calumet region. A meeting of
the Hammond Business Mems associa-
tion was called for the purpose of pro-
testing against the increase but no one
attended the meeting.
SO far as is known no further action
Will be taken by the officers of the
Hammond Business Mems association
who find the organization in a de-
cidedly quiescent state
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-03
Az INsPTRING PRAvER MEETING

An unusually large number of the
members of the First Baptist church
were in attendance at the prayer meet
ing service last evening 1t was the
last service before the coming of the
new pastor and was conducted by the
Rev. G. J. Coulter, who gave an ad
dress setting forth the attitude of an
organization toward its leader The
address was beautiful in language.
clear and inspiring in thought. which
is uniformly characteristic of the SER
mons delivered by the Rev. Mr.. Coulter
while acting as supply of the church
for the past few weeks. After the ser
vice, en- informal reception was held in
honor of Mr.. Coulter, his estimable
wife and daughter Miss Kittie. During
the social many expressions of graft
tude were personally extended Mr..
Coulter for the splendid manner In
which the services of the church have
been conducted. On all sides express
sions of regret were heard that Mr..
Coulter and his family are so soon to
leave Hammond to reside in Golden
Colorado.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-03
HEGEWISCH.

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Bristol have
moved back to Hegewisch from Under
wood, Wis. where they have been most
of the summer and are livinN On
tario avenue
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Starkweather
and little son from Joliet spent Tues
day here with the formers parents
Mr. and Mrs. Starkweather of Ontario
avenue.
Mrs. Frank Weiland spent yesterday
in Chicago with her sister.
Mrs. Pearson and little daughter
Helen stopped here their way from
East Gary and spent a few hours with
her sister before returning to hel
home in Evanston.
Mrs A. E. Stout and little son re
turned home after a months visit with
relatives in the southern part Of the
state.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-03
NEWS OF THE SHOPS.

Rugs OF wool fber are 1925 and up
ward.
Summer hats are selling for $3.50 and
So each.
Outing waists made of genuine Irish
linen sell for sass.
Colonial rugs OF charming design in
large sizes sell for se.T5.
Pretty sailor collars of batiste with
colored borders. sell for so cents
Wilton rugs by Il feet. in hand
some designs and colors. are now $3.50.
Long crepe kimonas in all shapes.
many with fancy borders. are now s5
cents
Night gowns In empire style. trim
med with fine lace and ribbon. sell for
$685.
Boys Russian and sailor suits of
gaIatea linen, chambray and white drill
are $1.45.
Combination suits of sheer striped
materials nicely made and trimmed sell
for s1.s6
Couch hammocks that may be left
out in the weather without injury are
Sc. 9s. They are made of khaki cloth
and fold into a small space.