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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-08
ENTERTAIN AT A CARD PARTY.

A number of Hammond people spent
a very enjoyable evening at the card
party given in All Saints Hall last
night by the ladies of All Saints Catho-
lie church. The pubic was invited to
attend and there was very good at
tendance. The proceeds will be used
for the. benefit of the church. Eight
games of pedro were played at the
small tables In the hall and two prizes
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-08

were awarded. Mrs. Celeste Huber and
Gerald Carroll received the honors,
each having won every game. A pleas
ant social time was spent with music
and conversation following the games
IMPORTANT MOTHERS MEETING.
The Evangelist Mrs. s. B. Shaw has
great success In holding services which
are announced as Mothers Meetings"
She will conduct such meeting at the
Methodist church Thursday afternoon
at o'clock. Many should take ad-
vantage of this hour. All ladies are
cordially invited to attend
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-08

Mr. solomon Fox of Anderson, Ind. is
visiting his son, Jacob Fox at his home,
1o2 ogden street
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-25

Ihe peace Of the world mad hat step essential
After tbs commission had finished its work at Paris m M treaty o.
peace IA signed. hen he question arose What compensation should he
paid to the members Of the commission Discussing that point shortly after
The commission hd returned home. the President said:
I expect to nominate Judge Day (now oil N Supreme Court bench, as
Unted States Circuit Judge fol- the district OF which Ohio is a part I am
going to nominate Senator Gray. of Delaware. as United States JudRe I'd the
Circuit Court OF tho district OF which his home State. Delaware. is a art I
would gladly appoint Senator Frye and Senator Cuhman X Davis OF Min
nesota. TO any high Office within my gift. but know that neither of them
desires to leave M Senate"
Casting about in his mind for some wy TO reward Senator FRYE m
PRESIDENT recalled THAT his friend had been dependent. ever sine their friend
snip began. almost wholly On his salary Is n member of Congress He kncv
or several occasions when Senator Frye had declined to accept fees Tor pro
services a a lawyer; lie knew that Senator Fryes standard of
conduct IN that respect was severe. Ee also knew that the senate had very
htue money. Therefore. President Mckinley decided that M o. a contingent
iund owe which be had authority to make such expenditures n he chose
ne wouIda authorize the payment to Senator Frye Of ter thousand dollars ad
n like amount to Senate Davis of Minnesota.
Nhe Senator Frye received the draft for ten thousand dollars 10 hold
II IN his hands for a moment with almost a tender touch. and then said:
Ten thousand dollars! That is the largest amount Of money have ever
received al any on time or any service have eve given And am cry
glad to get It"
Yet senator Frye. had he been willing to accept fees or u rve heed TO
tmIunH propositions TO become a member Of promotion indicates could
times nave received much more than ter thousand dollars for Iapdinp
his name n giving his professional services
II may be appropriate to add that in recognition u III services nj White
law hHd. who rs the nth member IF the peace commission 10 was appoint
VII "3 ~
tCopyrtght. 1911. by = ! Edwards All rights reserved,
Senator" F"h"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-25
THE wAsHERwomAN's SONG.

One Of the late Eugene Wares first
claims to fame was the authorship OF
The Washervoman's Song" No re-
Ger poem in the English language has
come nearer to the heart of the com
mon people than this famous tribute
to the simple faith OF a poor working
woman Ware wrote many good
things. but The Washcrwpmau's
Song has been considered his crown
ing achievement.
Now comes John r Kcndrick %;
Philadelphia. who dcposes that Ware
was not the author of The Washer
woman's Song at all. Kendrick
claims that the first known % p of
tho verses was found on the back Of
a used envelope in a room in tie old
National hotel in Atlanta. Ga. The
room. IL is said. had been used by a
commercial traveller and after his de
partIrc the lines were found on their
frs, appearance iu print he alleges
that they were credited 10 IN
ouymous Mr.. Kcuirick keeps "a
scrap book. and The coir Pc has pre-
served. yellow with axe. and dating
from the period of reconstruction. sets
forth the National hotel story IN :u.l.
Thus The WaslerWomau's Song
taxes its place with other famous and
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-25

tax commissioners office. The Intel
%ligencer believes that IL the voters OF;
West Virginia thoroughly understood
what the uniform accounting law Is
doing and will do for their benefit.
that public sentiment everywhere
would demand the most exact compli-
ance with its regulations. Little by
little. however. the voter are being
educated. Little by little they are be-
ginning 10 recognize what this splen-
did measure means and what IL ac-
composites. Efforts to defeat its
operations will be fruitless. but II is
worth while TO point out the methods
and purposes OF those who attempt
TO defeat It.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-25

the lowest reasonable rates. Tho men
who invest their money In them are
entitled 20 reasonable compensation
and profit. They are entitled to no
more. but on the other hand. they are
fairly entitled TO be protected against
reckless competition.
How many railroads in this country
have been projected purely as holdup
propositions How many new lines
have been chartered and started sole
y for the purpose of compelling ex-
listing lines 10 buy them of? How
many now railroads have been quilt
where existing lines could well handle
all the bus ness These are the evils
against which tho Public Utilities
Commission proposes TO protcC es-
tahi.shed railroad lines and In return
FOR this protection they may well al
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-25
HOW PUBLIC UTILITIES cOMMIs.
SlONS MAY PROTECT
RAILROADS.

While agents OF public service
corporations aye tearing their
hair and ra.-.n. ,lo.r voices in
Wild protest AGAINST tho alleged
batting o. capital and the per.e.
cu'iou of the railroads. 90 D.. we'll
20 look a. tho other side OF the cues
ton s recent decision az the Sew
York Public rtiit.es commission s.r
ui-a,- az apt illustration For many
years certain capitalists have been
hank'r.ug 20 spend Si.".oYo.o01 on q
railroad from Buffalo o. Troy y s..
parallel 90 the Sew York Central. and
about an average distance of twenty
miles % The north The route ia.d
out touched no important towns q
cepf Rochester. and the CHEZ ro.san
urged f1r building rho road VAS that
f would relieve 'lc c1rro ar ~
through fr...h. between rINal, and
Albany Zoo other words. their aim
'Is fo create o direct Competitor Of
tac Sow YORK central o.. two iu..r,
Hnt terminal points Naturally f.a
people along 'ho l'no hoped ,o goo ,.c
r.lI built
Hero doe Public tfIlfcs Commits.
sion ~ Sew YORK steps 300. and ON
Saturday las' 70 refused Tor tac eoc.
nr1 limo 20 r'ro ifs assent tl fh.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-25
Friday, August p. 1911.
LIGHT ON THE UNIFORM Ac-
COUNTING LAW.


a dispatch yesterday from Charles
ton tells OF the d~elinquencies
OF four former sherlns. The audit
conducted by the tax commissioners
department shows that the former
sheriff OF Preston county Is delinquent
to the extent OF some $4,000 90. and
three former sherins OF Harrison coun.
~ are delinquent in sums ranging
from 100000 10 s2O.OOOOO. Another
dispatch from Charleston tells about
q recent secret meeting OF the sherirs
and county clerks OF the state in
which a resolution was offered de.
mandisg the resignation OF the pres.
ent a commissioner. The resolution
did not carry. but some Of the sherlns
and county clerks vent out Of the
meeting declaring that they intended
10 pay no attention TO the uniform &C.
counting law.
Now let the public put these two in
teresting pieces OF news together. ON
the one hand the state tax commits
sioncrs Office. through the uniform
accounting law requiring restitution
by delinquent officials 10 the tax pay
ers OF the state Of sums ranging from
S+u.uuo 20 , 100000. and on the
other hand some o; these delinquent
officials themselves and their assoc.
ates declaring that they did not in
tend 20 obey the uniform accounting
law. and arogantly attempting ro de-.
mand the resignation O. the state tax
commissioner.
Let the p~ople OF West Virginia
study these VI pictures carefully.
Let -h'm decide which s. the best
for th" state. which is DOING she best
public service. the state FAX commits
%s.or'rs office. headed by an honest
% efficient man who makes t. "a bus.
mess without Tar or favor. % r..
qu.re public officials haudliu. public
ro make honest settlements.
or various delinquent officials who
have been making n practice Of
robbing the counties and the tax pay
ers. and who d,aant,y SET themselves
Up above the law
From time 20 time there have been
Manifestations Of the vicious opposl.
tion ~ county officials aII over the
state 20 the uniform accounting law
From time 20 time there have been
Individual outburs's os Resistance.
some OF which have received local
sympathy and support. As q matter
o. fact. 90 per cent o. tho opposition
70 the Uniform accounting law comes
from men who fear !ts operations. n.
comes from men who know that they
have been lax in handling public
moneys. Who know that they have not.
made straight and honest accounting.
and who intend % cvade the operation
o. The law ~ possible. r. .s we'll for
the public 90 20. some understanding
o: these facts
so piece o. LEGISLATION over rg. on
'h@ statute BOOKS in Wet virginia
has been ~ moro practical benrq,
than tho uniform accounting iav. JOS
GOOD results are lI-t beginning 90 ho
seon Iar thorough auditing 'hl- las
been done .u a foR counties ought. %
BE- ana VIII Doc carried Into every
counts W m" s'a'" Thus % ls chat
90.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-25

Tho Sew York Tribune say. that
OBJ" extra session wil Doc remembered
FOR having uncovered fho unhlus hing
greatness ~ Adam o. LitIcrleo Wc
venture Co predict that fHe next o'cc
ton in Adam district will bo Nom.
orlhic f1r covering that samc great
ness under 90 mass ~ ballots POI thick
30 viii never set ou Tor any moro
-AruLluac
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-25

after Mckinley entered Congress. Frye had then been
a MEMBER OF congress three terms. and he once told me
mat mckinley was the first Of the new members whom
ne greeted on the day that the new Congress OF which
Mckinley was a member was organized.
Their intimacy was maintained after FRYE Quilted
me House for the Senate; Il was continued after McKin-
icy entered the White House. And II was because of
mis- intimacy. and McKinley's high regard for Senator
fryes Integrity Of purpose. that the President decided
10 make his longtime friend the second member Of the
peace commission. Besides. Mckinley knew that Frye
was OF the opinion that there was not only "A moral obli-
cation on the part of the United States to take over
the sovereignty OF the Philippines. but. furthermore thai
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-25

Workers on tho Panama Clrll AFRO
not allowed Co use rro'inc or abusive
language And you had au idoa that
was a rather tough place. didn't you7
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-25

rrcat importance. involving as SO docs
iHo fate ~ f%r1tcrn1i Insurance in
tHis state The case Is entitled The
Grand Fraternity vs. Auditor John s..
l'arW and is brought 90 compel che i+
suancc OF % permit Co transact bust
moss without au expensive cx1min-
alton OF certificates by 3n expert.
attorneys s O. Smith 1rd Guy r. O..
ST 'r OFF This city Will appear for the
plaintiff
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-25

q Eve million dollar picture has DIE
appeared from Tho Louvre This prob
ably means that suspicious riauccs
viii Do cast J. 3 M~orsanvarI
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-25

President fovctt 81 tho Hartman
lines calls Wall street q uc factory. 10
is rratiryins to hear ~ Wall street DO
lns 20 producer Of something.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-25

ford to submit TO reasonable regula-
tons OF freight and transportation
rates.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-25
New News of Yesterday
Senator Frye's Largest Fee for Services Rendered
10y e. J. Ed~ards-)

TUE late Senator William p Frye. OF Maine whose death ccurre on An
gust = IA The second selection made by President Mckinley for mem
oershp IN the commission nominated by Mckinley to negotiate the
treaty o peace with Spain at Paris in the late fall OF 1895
Mcnlnleys fst selection a naturally John Hay. who AZ Secretary o
a the m OF the Spanish War. had had charge under Mckinley OF All
'' eWuau after which arose out OF our difficulty with Spain.
Mcklnlev N ErYe ecamn Intimate uonIcala -
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-11-24
ASSAULT ON NANKING SOON.
Rebels to Attack by Land and Water
Ten Warships for Bombardment.

Shanghai Nov. 24.--Wu Ting fang, a
directorSof foreign affairs, has notified
the consuls that the bombardment OF
Marking will begin shortly. He warns
them to withdraw their respective coun-
trymen from that district.
The revolutionary forces are making
rapid preparations for the bombardment
of the city. These will be completed
upon the arrival of ten warships now on
the way to this place, and an attack
will be made on the city simultaneously
by land and water. small body OF
General Changes scouts tore up section
of the railway four miles to the south
of Marking Tuesday night. Prior to this
the railway had been considered neutral
territory and had not been interfered
with. Within the city, Changs 1000
men hold strongly fortified position
They are said to be well supplied with
arms and ammunition, but they are
badly provisioned. The former Chinese
minister to Japan, Tsao, who is warm
personal friend of Chang's. has been
endeavoring to induce him to surrender
but Chang is obdurate. Tsao, who is
the guest of President Bowen of Nan
king university, has not yet given up
hope of winning over the Manchu gen
eral. The latter has at least stopped
killing those who have cut off their
queues and has issued decree assuring
the Chinese and Others within the city
that they are safe. He also has guar
anteed protection to the Red Cross.
About 10000 rebel troops are now
marching toward the scene of the ex-
pected battle. The majority of these
troops are said to be well drilled.
Great Britain, Germany and Japan
each have vessel at Marking, and these,
with the American vessels there, are
deemed sufficient for adequate protection
of foreign interests. The United States
torpedo boat destroyer Barry land the
cruiser Albany reached Marking and re-
leved the New Orleans, which went to
Shanghai. The collier Nanshan is also
at Marking.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-11-24

the pure food and drugs act has had on
the business world. The methical spirit
of commerce in foods and drugs, he as
serted, had been wholly reformed and
the character of foods and drugs offered
for consumption had been immensely
improved.
dThese effects have extended not only
to foods and drugs" he averred, but to
correlated business interests, and now
the people are crying for enactment Of
pure food laws for all forms of mer-
chandise The hope is not idle that ere
many years all forms of business will
be controlled by the ethical spirit which
animates the food and drugs act"
DR.. Wiley opened his address with
the assertion that the primary cause. Of
the pure food law was the cupidity of
commerce.
@The keen competition of trade" he
said, lied men to debase the wares
which they hoped to sell at the price
of the genuine article. II they did not
debase the genuine article they made
an imitation of it which they offered
under the name of the genuine article
IF they did neither they misrepresented
the qualities of the article, ascribing to
il virtues of all kinds which ii did not
possess"
A symposium of methods which were
used by these adulterators WAS then
given by Dr. Wiley. He said the makers
OF these goods were not prejudiced
against humanity, or bore any enmity
to man as an animal
"The conscience of the people," he de-
clared, 'was scared as with hot iron
and these practices were boldly con.
Quoted by men who would have spurned
any .imputation of dishonesty or crooked
dealing and vet every one Of them was
getting money under false pretenses and
was as much thief as If he had gone
upon the highway in the good old fash
Toned Robin Hood manner. These then
were the evils TO be corrected,
"The fight for pure food was fight
against the communism of greed. All
the interests stood together. They felt
that if anyone was sacrificed all might
90, hence every movement which was
made to correct this condition of affairs
by legislation was met with the united
and thoroughly controlled lobby repre-.
senting the interests of every descrip-
ton which were thriving on the sale of
adulterated and misbranded foods and
drugs. These interests did not fight in
the open except on rare occasions. They
tried to conceal their identity and their
purpose. and usually appeared as friends
of pure food and drug legislation and
thus urged certain amendments or verbi-
age, which if adopted would have LET
out the offenders one and all.
'Tf they could not succeed in this, they
brought substitute bills with a show Of
honesty and yet full of flaws favorable
to corrupt practices. They never for
moment ceased their active opposition
and to the legislator who did not look
under the surface their arguments
seemed somewhat plausible and were for
many years effective.
"a bill is pending for pure food law
for paint" said DIR. Wiley in concluding,
"and so it extends from one realm of
commerce to another"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-11-24
DIR. WILEY PRAISES
PURE FOOD ACT
Says 1t Has Inspired New Code of Ethics
in the Trade of Pure Foods--Gave
Address Last Night in
Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, Pa, Nov. 23.-"The eff
fects of the pure food and drugs act
have been most salutary," declared DIR.
Harvey w. Wiley chief chemist of the
department OF agriculture, principal adj
voeate of that measure, in an address
before the American Academy of Politi-
cal and Social Science here last night.
"'Not only has it inspired a new code
of ethics in the trade of pure foods"
continued Dr. Wiley, "but it has made
it possible for honest dealers to con-
duct a business without the ruinous COM
petition of adulterators and debasers."
The theme of DR.. Wiley's address was
the pure food and drugs act, which he
strived for many years to have enacted
by Congress. He told of how the "spe-
cial interests" got together and blocked
the enactment fthe BILL whoch some
times passed one house of Congress only
to be killed in the other. Friends of the
legislation. he declared, had waited for
the education of a public opinion which
would emphasize so strongly the neces-
sity for its passage that even its oppo-
nents could no longer obstruct.
''This great fight" he said, "went on
for more than quarter of century
before the passage of the act of June
30, 1906"
DR.. Wiley epitomized the result that
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-11-24
The City Now Invested by the
Rev0lutioniStS
LATTER HAVE 10 WARSHIPS
And Army of 2o,ooo--Yuan Seeking to
Crush the notwithstanding All
His Energies to This
End.

II is more difficult at the present mo-
ment TO accurately estimate the situa-
tion in China than at any other time
since the revolution began. One fact
is patent and that is that Yuan Shi kai
is military dictator at Picking, and so far
as he is capable is exercising his whole
power to maintain the Manehu dynasty
He is prepared, according to report, to
crush the armies of the revolutionists
wherever it can be done. 1t is said that
there still are one hundred thousand
troops that have not yet joined the
forces of the Teformers On the other
hand all but two provincial asserolies
have declared for the revolution and the
national assembly is also tainted with
the popular movement. 1t must have
been an enjoyable moment for Yuan
Wednesday when he was able to talk
back" to Prince Chun regent, who exiled
him from Peking few years ago. The
rebels appear to be holding their own
at Hankow. Marking is gradually being
invested and the issue seems likely to be
joined soon by twenty thousand troops,
and ten warships are in the investing
force. The defenders, under General
Chang. are concentrated within the city,
according to report, and will make their
fight there, leaving the dominating
heights outside the city to the revolu'
tionists. This does not seem plausible,
for Chang is a general of experience and
would not be likely TO leave position
unoccupied which, in the hands of the
enemy, would render his position unten-
able. It turns out as suggested that
there was no massacre" at Sianfu, only
two or three foreigners being killed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-11-24

American Federation of Labor, in con-
yention here, made this declaration yes
terday when announcement was made
on the convention floor that Justice
Wright had yesterday handed down de-
eision overruling the motion of Mr..
Gompers, John Mitchell and Frank Nor
rison for a dismissal of the contempt
proceedings arising out of the Busk Stove
and Range case under the statute of linn
itations.
News of the courts decision reached
the convention while the committee on
laws and adjustment was making re-
port on the charges against the labor
leaders. in which discomfort was voiced
at their ''unwarranted persecution"
Vice President John Mitchell declared
he was sick of the whole matter and
that he was anxious TO have the affair
ended.
IF we must 90 TO Jail" said Mr.
Mitchell II want to have it over with
Under the present situation am afraid
to accept a position for fear it will be
abruptly terminated by an order of the
court. Under the present circumstances
the only job | can take is digging coal,
and am not anxious for that"