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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-27
CREDIT TO HAMMOND POLICE.

Although the city of Hammond has
one of the most efficient police forces
in Northern Indiana and has to its
credit the capture of scores of big
crooks the Chicago police and the
Chicago newspapers are reluctant to
give that city the credit.
Assuming an air of metropolitan
superiority they assume that il big
crook is captured in a small town 1t
is an accident and not due to any
particular efficiency on the part of
the police.
Yesterday PatrolIman Mike Zerich
took into custody one of the most
notorious criminals that have ever
been captured in America. The man
was Peter Maletin who has operated
in all parts of the middle west. Uncle
Sam has been chasing the fellow two
years.
His stunt was to cut one of the
ciphers from a bill, place 1t on a ten
dollar bill and make hundred dollar
casenote out of it.
Now the Chicago papers give Cap
tain Porter of the United States
secret service the credit for making
this important capture. 1t SO hap
pens that Maletin was captured and
the extent of his criminality estab-
lished before Porter saw the man.
Captain Porter may find it advisa-
BILE to make people in general believe
that he is the rlost active little
sleuth this side of Washington, D. c.,
but the facts are that the entire
credit for the detection and arrest of
Maletin belong to an East Hammond
saloon keeper and a wide awake
police officer.
When the real facts are known by
the people of Hammond 1T is rather
nauseating to read in the Chicago
papers that Captain Porter has made
an important arrest at Hammond.
A secret service officer who was
1.-The real goods would not attempt
to add to the luster of his own crow
at the exepnse of the police force Of
small town. Especially when 1t /.
so rare that small town has an eff
cient police force.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-27
ISN'T IT so?

Suffragettes, mannish women and
their ilk are always ready to talk
about woman's work. They think
they are doing far nobler and better
work than the rearing of children.
DR.. George Draper, of the Rookie
Teller institute, discussing woman's
work in the world. said:
1.-TWO women sat one day on a
windswept ocean pier. The first
woman had three beautiful chill
dren; the other was childless- The
childless woman. gazing wistfully
out over the tumbling blue water.
said:
I'D give three years of my life
to have three such children as
yours
WELL three children cost about
that the other woman answered
gravely."
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-27
.eTHIS is MY 18TH BIRTHDAY"
norxev W. ShackIef0rd


Dorsey w. Shackleford, one of the
Oldest Democratic members OF the ma
tional house of representatives In point
of service, was born in Saline County.
Mo-, August 81, 1883. He received his
education In the district schools and
for several years of his early manhood
he was employed as a teacher. During
the time that he was a teacher he also
studied law and in 1879 he was admit
ted to the bar. He began the practice
OF his profession in Bonneville. Mo.
and in 1882 he was electedw prosecut-
ing attorney. He filled this position
two terms and from 1892 to 1899 he
served on the Missouri district bench
In 1899 he was elected to Congress
from the Eighth Missouri district TO
fill the vacancy caused by the death OF
Richard P. Bland.
Congratulations to:
Most Rev. Patrick w. Riordan. head
of the Roman Catholic archdiocese OF
San Francisco. 20 years old today.
Charles G. Dawes. former comp
troller of the currency and now Chi
cago banker. AZ years old today.
william Henry Head. Delaware's
only representative in the lower house
of Congress, 4S years old today
Daniel j. McGillicuddy. representa-
tive in Congress of the Second Main,
district. So years old today.
DIR. James H. Linford, president OF
Brigham Young College. 40 years old
today.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-27

The Columbia avenue bridge. built
four or five years ago but only used
recently, is rusting out. It's appear
ance is anything but attractive and
gives the city slovenly appearance.
The Calumet avenue bridge is
fightful looking thing and Its life
will be reduced by several years ow-
ing to the lack of paint. The new
Holman street bridge. built at a
cost of $4,000 needs paint.
1t is about time that the county
council, in the interest of the tax
payer, was insisting, before it appro-
pirates money for bridges within the
city limits of city. on having a con-
tract in writing with that city in
which it agrees to maintain the
bridge.
In Hammond one would think that
the street commissioner would note
the need of paint on the bridges and
would take the matter up with the
proper authorities.
County Surveyor Ray Seeley was
asked this morning whose duty 1T
was to maintain these bridges after
they are built and he was of the
opinion that it devolves upon the
city in which the bridge is located.
A bridge subjected to weather con-
ditions for year after it first needs
a coat of paint can be incalculably
damaged 1t is safe to say that the
county is losing thousands of dollars
|every year through the failure of the
city to paint It's bridges.
1t would not make so much differ.
lence were these improvements cost.
ling the county only few paltry dol
| lars but when one considers tha
every bascule bridge costs the county
$3.50 900 it is time that steps were
taken to properly maintain them.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-27
The Day in
HISTORY
.THIs DATE IN HISTORY"

August IT.
175s-Fort Frontenac livingston. Ont)
surrendered to the English.
1776-British under Lord Howe de-
feated the Americans in battle Of
Long Island.
17so-Sixty distinguished citizens of
South Carolina seized by the
British and transported to st.
Augustine as prisoners
17S3-First hydrogen balloon ascent
made at Paris by NJ. Robert and
Charles
1ssi-Lucy Webb Hayes, wife of Presi-
dent Rutherford B. Hayes. born.
Died June rs, 1889.
1S39-James Clarke, governor of Ken
lucky, died In Frankfort. Born In
Virginia in 1878.
1Ss5-Thomas Chandler Halliburton.
noted Canadian writer, died. Born
In 1896.
1S69-First monument TO Confederate
soldiers unveiled at Griffin. Ga.
1S9O-First meeting OF the Oklahoma
legislature at Guthrie.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-27
s150,Ot,o PLANT BURNED.

A loss of about $4,000 was caused
yesterday when the plant of the Indi-
ana Reduction Company. southwest of
Indianapolis, was destroyed by fire.
TIL company, which has the con-
tract for the disposition of the citys
waste. will handle the garbage and
other refuse without inconvenience to
citizens, according to Jesse T. Moor
man of Winchester. Ind. president but.
in the condition of the plant now, he
said. 1t will be impossible to reduce it
by machinery. and Ii will be buried
until new buildings can be erected and
equipped,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-27

TO discuss the high cost Of living
a group of women and economists APP
propriately enough met in a big city
the other day and had luncheon in
one Of the costliest restaurants in the
city.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-27

PEOPLE who are shocked at the
published stories of the affairs in
West Hammond cannot begin to have
any conception of the real truth. The
facts are unprintable.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-27
p ITHF.|
HOW. CAN YOU DAREf

HOW CAN YOU DAREf
How can you dare TO doubt or to sigh.
How can you dare to frown or to frcts
Over your head Is the arch of the sky.
Summer is only half wasted yet;
After the roses of this year shall die.
Dewdrops will sparkle and triumph be
sweet.
Right will press onward and Wrong
will retreat
How can you dare to doubt Or tn sfGhf
lew can you dare to frown to fret.
wherefore in proftIess sighing en-
gage.
Though you be weary and sorely beset,
Have you not lived In n glorious age
Ueep In the future the dewdrop< shall
Petals more fragrant than those TINT
bt, Un;
Fairest of lands is this land of our
How can you dare to frown to fret
IS. L. Kiser.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-27

SCIENTISTS produce artificial
daylight. Good. Let some of 1t be
turned on the puzzling question of
What has the republican party ever
done to Charley Davidson that he
should kick over to the bull
moosers?"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-27
MAINTENANCE OF BRIDGES.

The County of Lake is appropriate
ing large sums of money each year
for the construction of steel bridges.
And yet these bridges, which. have
been built at enormous expense are,
in many instances, falling into disre-
pair on account Of lack of paint.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-27

IF you don't care whether your
daughter lives or dies just let her
ride double with a speed-bug on a
motorcycle.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-27

BURNHAM'S officials in taking
the stand against the West Hammond
saloons that they have taken are to
be highly commended.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-27

CONGRESSMAN Crumpacker's
firm stand for Taft and the admins
tration have made him many friends.
No one can accuse Judge Crumpacker
now of being fence-straddler.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-27

MR.. Archbold is the latest nifty
little consignor to the Ananias Club
He says HE is not liar, politely as
Stunning that some one is.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-27

HOW about the Hammond people
who own and rent those West Ham
mond buildings for immoral pur-
poses.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-27

GOSSIP is all right if you only
gossip about the good things, but be
sure you don't call your neighbor a
good thing or he might resent 1t.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-27

TWO Chicago cops were forced to
climb a tree by an elephant. Well
some cops have to get away with a
little exercise once in a while.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-27

QUITE little difference between
fame and notoriety but the bull
moose knows quite well that either
one is mighty fine advertising.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-27
MASONIC CALENDAR

Hammond Chapter. No. 1T. meets
second and forth Wednesday OF each
month.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-27

NOW for the Labor Day celebra-
ton and the Hammond Country Club
dedication.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-27

THE proposed sterilizing process
places than inside the penitentiaries.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-27

and you were.''s There is none In
either case it implies that you are ia
hasbeen.''
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-27

Hammond Commandery. No. Al. Reg
ular meeting first and third Monday OF
each month.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-27

WHEN will we ever get a chance
to say our adieux to the present Con-
gress?
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-27

THEY have invented a new spank
add to the high price Of spanking Ell :.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-27

MAN who inented volapak has
gone to his reward or his punish
ment we really do not know which.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-27

PHILOLOGIST is concerned about
the difference between you was"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-27

WELL isn't bathing suit made
ito fit. the. occasion?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-26
CONGRESS HANGS ON.
In Deadlock Over the Deficiency APP
preparation Bill.

Washington, Aug. ga few score
weary members of congress and All
impatient president of the United
States today confronted an unprece-
dented governmental situation, follow
ing Saturday nights prolonged and
fruitless struggle 70 adjourn congress.
The outlook for today's sessions of
the house and senate promised an even
more chaotic legislative condition than
obtained in the fight that began Sat
urday morning and continued until
nearly church time Sunday.
Disguised with the failure to adjourn
many members of the senate took
trains for their homes. Senator Penrose
predicted that there would be much
less than quorum in the senate
when it meets at noon and the house
leaders were satisfied that that body
would be nearly 40 members short of
the number necessary to transact bus
mess.
The double hlibuster which compelled
the abandonment of the plan to end the
session of congress is expected to be
renewed. Senator LaFollette made
known to friends that he would insist
upon a record vote on the adoption
of the Penrose resolution for an in
vestigation of campaign contributions
of the Standard Oil company in 1904
and of the correspondence between
John D. Archbold, George W. Perkins
and members of congress.
Senator Chamberlain, who led the
other senate filibuster, the object of
which was to force the house to agree
to the payment of 100000 of old state
claims. will have the support of many
senate Democrats if he renews his at
tempt to hold congress until the claims
are paid. The house leaders are de-
termined to fight the claims until De-
cember" if necessary.
Either of the senate filibusters holds
trouble for any plan of adjournment.
If Senator LaFollette should insist on
a record vote. it would become neces-
sary to secure a quorum. In such an
event he could hold the senate indefin-
itely because it would again be unable
to make adjournment agreement
with the house.
The general deficiency appropriation
bill is agreed to on al, points except
the 100000 of claims demanded by Vir-
Sinia, Maryland, Oregon and Texas,
and the extra months pay for en-
ployees OF the house and senate Chair
man Fitzgerald of the house conference
renewed his declaration that under no
would the house concede
the payment of any of these.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-26
OH, WHAT A NIGHT.
Chorus Girls Tell Experience at the
Vanderbilt Ball.

New York, Aug. 26.-Two dozen
chorus girls and a lot of PRINCIPALS in
The Merry Countess company stem
ped YEARLY off special train at the
Grand Central station. The train mad
brought them from Newport where
they put on their show for the Cor
neiius Vanderbilt's record breaking
Oriental ball.
20, what night" moaned one of
the girls.
Never againl" sighed another.
there was nothing to drink but cham
pagne-and in pitchers!"
Lorraine Bright and her sister, Mil
dred, two of the actresses, were found
by reporter mincing over grape fruit
which was about all they wanted for
breakfast, and they told all about it.
You ought to see those millionaire
women dancei" said Lorraine
Il used to think I couldn't dance
Mildred broke in. but after seeing
those women get up in front of that
crowd and stumble around in what
they call dancing, 1 think 1 ought to
have a medal"
And such skinny legs!"-and Lor-
raine covered her face with her
hands at the thought.
But L must tell you about the
great chorus men, and such Johnnies
they are. You know they put us all
out in the yard under a tent after the
show to eat our supper. None of the
guests was there when we started
but one by one you could see the men
skating out under the trees and COM
ing around to pass the time of night
Before we got through every chorus
girl had millionaire Johnny.
But the rest" exulted Lorraine.
20, this is too good to tell!'
Go, on" pleaded the reporter
They wanted us all to remain and
have moonlight bathing party on
the beach. Can you beat it?''
And some of the girls were willing
to do it, said Lorraine
!. But none of them did.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-26

ade previously erected on the prairie,
and the next day started in to sur
round them with solid stone and
concrete prison, builded by them
selves. Today they have 1875 pris-
cners housed in almost as fine a pris-
on as that of the state of Kansas,
surrounded by a high wall inside of
which are erected all kinds of work
shops such as saw mill, planning
mill, wagon shop, blacksmith and ma
chine shop, harness and shoe shop,
tailor shop, bakery, cold storage, cleo
trio light plant, etc., and all built by
farm a large acreage of the land,
raising corn, wheat, cotton, potatoes
and all kinds of fruit and garden
vegetables and forage for the live
stock used at the prison. They do
not at present produce enough to
maintain the prisoners, as SO much
labor is used in the building line, but
they hope to in time. They are now
erecting stone wall around this
LOO acre tract of land and using a
great many prisoners to build coun-
~ roads.
The state of Oklahoma has a law
permitting the use of convict labor for
road building. The county commits
sionerS may make a request for as
many prisoners as the warden can
spare from prison labor. The county
pays 40 cents a day for their board
and supplies all the material needed
for the work and the state donates
the labor In this way Oklahoma is
getting some fine roads. Kansas
would do we'll to follow this plan.
Most of the prisoners prefer this out
side work to work within the walls,
and soon learn to be just as indus
trious and trusty as the free labor.
I was squirrel hunting one morning
while there and saw one gang of GS
prisoners working the roads ten miles
from the prison, without a guard or
a foreman other than the conVicts.
They maintained a camp like any
gang of road builders and had not
been near the prison for days.
Warden Dick believes in allowing
the prisoners the utmost freedom ana
liberty consistent with discipline. The
silent rule and solitary confinement
are only resorted to as extreme pun
ishment He is a wonderful student
of human nature and rarely misses
his Judgment in selecting TRUSTEES
The day 1 went through the prison
there were almost 500 TRUSTEES outside
the walls without guards. The rec
ords showed 1,276 prisoners CLASH
White. male, $50; female. 5; col
ored male, 539; female 9; Indians,
male, rs; female, 8; life prisoners,
male 1856; female, A.
Warden Dick is ably assisted by p.
NJ Fry, also from Ardmore. DR.. j. W.
Echols is head physician and Mr..
Shepler has charge of the Bertiilon
system of registration
tt WHIPPED
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-26

motion to table the resolution, follow
ed Burge out of the room except DR..
Ryder, who remained to urge the COM
mfttee to take large doses of harmony,
An effort will be made to seat both
chalrmen at the meeting of the party
council tomorrow. It is asserted that
State Chairman Stanley will recognizes
chairman CLANCY, and this proba bly,
VIII precipitate a fight before the state
committee. The action taken Satur-
gay by the Shawnee county committee
IS looked upon as a forerunnor of sim
liar action by the state COMMITTEES ana
may mean bolt" in that body as
we'll -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-26
FORMER KANSANS meet
September IA Will Be Reunion Day in
Southern California.

Los Angeles, Aug. 26.-The Kansas
State Society of Southern California
will hold their semi-annual picnic in
Sycamore grove Saturday, September
"A. This will be an all day affair. The
program will consist of the following
Address of welcome by the president,
H. II. Huntsberger; song, Want to
Live in Kansas Where the Sunflowers
Bloom" by Belle G. Harris, past ma
poria, kansas; "A Message from Kan
sas," by J. N. Harrison of Topeka,
Kansas, department commander of-the
G. A r. of Kansas; an address by
Webster Davis, ex-mayor of Kansas
CITY and former assistant secretary of
the interior in the cabinet of President
Mckinley; 1.-THE Heroes of 81" by p.
H. Coney. past department commander
of the G.. A. r. of Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-26
IS OLD REPORTER
Ellis Nj. Clarke Prefers to Write
for Country People.
Has Worked on Big City DaiIies
Aged 65.

Kansas City, Aug. ga tall, elderly
man, whose hair and goatee were
slightly tinged with gray, sat in the
lobby of the Hotel Baltimore last night
smoking a pipe of another generation
and looking happy.
A reporter approached the man.
Little did he know that he was about
to tackle a newspaper man who could
give him cards and spades. The man
was Ellis M. Clarke of Ottawa. Kas.,
the oldest reporter in the state and
possibly the oldest in the United States.
Clarke is a reporter on the Ottawa
Daily Republic. Some years ago he
was the editor of that paper. That
was in the days when A. T. Sharpe and
Gov. P. P. Elder owned it. Clarke sue
Ceeded Gov. George T. Anthony as edl-
tor of what was then the Republican.
Since Thomas w. Morgan has as
sumed editorial control of the paper.
Clarke has done politics. local and a
feature in the way of proverbs caption
ed Uncle 81 Says"
Worked ON Many Sheets.
Years ago, before Clarke went to
Kansas, he was a writer on several
big papers. Among them was the st.
Paul Dispatch. He also handled the
st. Paul end of the Gopher Mirror, n
illustrated weekly published in Chi
cago.
Before the fences came and the In
dians left, Clarke went to Kansas
and grew up with the country. He
was a man after Horace Greeley's
own heart and catered some to Bill
Nye and Eugene Field.
'tPickin's' were good in Ottawa and
Clarke stayed there and reared his
family, and wrote folk lore for The
people of Franklin county. He now
is 65 years old. Occasionally he goes
back to the old stamping grounds to
see how things have changed. But
with the exception of this annual abb
sence he is to be seen at the Santa
Fe depot in ottawa every morning
rain or shine, with his pad and pencil
and pipe.
Loves Country Work.
When the morning trains leave he
hikes about the town. In the afternoon
he dons his overalls and scouts for
features and inspirations.
Clarke said last night he would new
er leave the newspaper game. He said
it was too fascinating. Asked why he
did not go to some city again he said:
No; no more city for me. Some one
must write for the country folks and
they are as intelligent and as appre-
ciative as city folks. I enjoy. life and
ave been in the game fifty years now
and ought to know what / want to do.
The comings and goings of the country
people interest my readers as much as
the murders and political intrigues do
the Kansas City readers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-26
EYES OF WIFE MURDERER TO Be GRATED INTO THIS
BLIND NEWsBOY WHEN CONDEMNED MAN is EXECUTED

The execution originally was set for
July.
DR.. Phinzy Calhoun is to have
charge of the operation if Clay dies.
Here is the plan:
Clays eyes will be removed i'm
mediately after he has paid the pen
atty. They will be placed in a warm
saline solution and hurried to a hos
pital, where Cashin will be waiting.
The cornea, the seeing part of the
eye, will then be put in place of
Cashin's useless cornea- Then, DIR.
Calhoun says, the optic nerve, long
unused, will exercise its function, and
Cashin will see.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-26
KANSAS GOSSIP.
Buv Lincoln RenubIican.

Salina. Kan. Aug. 26.-W. E. Men
her has sold the Lincoln Republican
to c. F. Lebow and Cleo c. Hardy, the
former cashier in the Salina Journal
office and the latter Senator Bristow' 5
private stenographer for the past 4
years, and both practical newspaper
men with their first training on the
Ottawa Herald. Hardy has worked
on other newspapers including the
Wichita Beacon and has written Tor
several magazines. The Republican IS
one of the oldest Republican papers
in the Sixth district, as well as one of
the most influential. 1t had been pro-
gresSive in the past and the new pup
fishers announce they will support the
progressive ticket in the future. The
change takes place September Is.