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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-07-07

<,Rp Ow / suppose" said the Owner Of
OSNI the Palatial Home, :" that you,
from appearances and the unlim-
tied nerve you display in asking
such a personal question. are
from the city2"
Yea" replied the Average Man. Il am
from the city. and hope that as you say.
my address shows it"
WELL" unused the Owner Of the Palatia,
Home, - was from the city, too. It's forty
years since I left the towns, and it's the
one step Of my whole life that I've never
regretted.
IL was born on the eighth story Of an
east sS6e tenement That has nothing 10 Go
with how got my money, but It is a start
ing point. Everything has to have starting
point. you know
Excuse me-" interrupted the Average
Man impstien.ly. but you seem TO be wan
dering a little from the subject Your birth
place, while II may be q very interesting
matter to discuss, cannot possibly have very
much to do with what l asked you"
But It has" answered the story teller.
" As I started to say when you interrupted
me- / was born on the eighth story Of an
east side tenement and lived IN the district
unsl I was IS years old ! say lived
mean It. A lot of bread and a little meat
those days made a meal that Delmonlco him
self In his most inspired moments could
hardly equal. Contentment is happiness. and
those days ! was contenoed. My troubles,
my trials. my fluctuations all came after
had a taste of what you would call the bet
ter things Of life. Never mind; that is not
pertinent to my story.
A: IS years OF age I was working on the
streets as day laborer. At 20 was boss
OF a crew and thought had attained'my am
bition.
In my gang there were about thirty
men. foreigners mostly and ignorant as
blazes, but strong as SO many oxen. The
superintendent always claimed that my crew
could do as much work in a given time as
any other two on the street I believe he
was right. There was a reason for It. II
was one man short waited till got man
who measured up TO my standard OF strength
and efficiency before I filed the vacancy.
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Formed New Crews.

CalleG my men lo6SlHe4 a4l@ sussSohco
that we pool our money and form new
crews, each man OF my old crew TO have a
gang in charge, and I to act as general fore
man OF all the gangs
well, as you can imagine. this crew OF
mine was pretty nearly ready TO do any
thing I said, 80 that night. taking four OF
my best men, I went to the home city and
started, to recruit men for our new enter
prise. We had great difficulty in recruiting
men After three weeks Of real hard work
we were only able 10 secure enough 70 make
up five new crews.
but these crews were composed Of the
right kind OF men. And as events developed
l was inclined to believe that our failure to
get enough men at the start was an act OF
providence. Starting twenty-five gangs at
one time on OUT limited capital and with raw
bosses. IN the light Of what I now know.
would have been pretty certain 70 have re-
suited IN disaster.
But the new gangs we did start out proved
a success. And the money came pihng in.
So started TO develop the rest Of my men
into bosses or crew heads one by one. be-
gan a system where had an assistant and
a man ready to take his place the instant
/ graduated him to be head OF his own crew.
As fast as we found men We added them to
our crews. As soon as we had twenty five
new men I put my assistant in charge.
created a new crew, and appointed another
assistant
Inside OF two and one-half years had
thirty gangs OF twenty-five men each, work
ing In various parts OF the country Our
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-07-07
Power of Unconquerable Spirit.


Contrast this with the attitude Of the blithe
singer, a frail invalid woman. not in prox-
unity TO the part of the world she most liked.
but who could. yet turn this idea of being
nobody into a playful Jest and by her uncon-
querable spirit become somebody. She asked
pert1y: 81 amnobody. Who are your Are
you nobody, too? Then there's pair Of US
DONE tell They'd Danish US. you know!
Outward conditions. even though unfavor-
able, are a challenge to the stout OF heart.
Circumstances may and do condition a mans
quality. but II II is Of true metal It Will stand
the refining fire of adverse forces. Quality
and achievement, however, are so often con-
fused end combined with circumstance that
the latter element may be given too much
credit for its part in making a man. Some
one has said that careers are compromises
between qualities and circumstances.
There is not an iota of doubt but that some
dispositions are soured by uncongenial en-
vironn,ents and that much energy is dissi-
pated because the field given It for its exer-
else is too small or in some way unsatis-
factory. but men of sound and sane energy
have made the small field larger and have
made virtue of accommodating themselves
to their lot and learning Herewith to be con-
tent.
The worst winners on the face Of the globe
are those people who are Constantly repeat
ing that they have no one to help them, that
circumstances are all against them. Look at
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-07-07
Took Gang to Wheat Fields.

That's what I'm thindn',' says Tim.
And as for " Jobs enough to go round" there
aren't enough men to fill the jobs. Tell you
what you do. Get that gang of yours together
and I'll ship you all out to the wheat fields.
You can act as boss and take a rakeoff on
what each man earns. That'n pay you
pretty handsome salary-better for the gang,
too. They'll earn more and eat better
What do you get out of 1t, TIM"
But Tim got his from the other end.
These wheat farmers Of the northwest were
crazy for men-paid Tim so much a head
and all he was interested in'was getting the
men to supply the demand.
This lineup looked pretty good to me, so
1 started out getting my gang together. Out
OF the thirty twenty-five agreed to so with
me. The other five were married, and this
was no proposition for family man.
So the twenty-five huskles' and yours
truly went out to the wheat fields The game
certainly made hit with me. / acted as
boss and treasurer, collected the money.
paid of, and handled the whole thing. The
first week 1 made SEQ. and as vas getting
my meals and lodging free this was sixty
clear. And all the men were making more
than ever before.
The season was drawing to a.close when I
called the men together and had conference.
They liked the life and had figured the diff
ferent harvest belts so that could see year
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-07-07

OvercomeAdverse Circumstances
to Make the Most of Yourself.
BvC. S. MADDOCKS.
By C.. S. MADDOCKS.

v-HE Little People of the Irish legend
are supposed to be the ancient inhabi-
tants of the country who are still
waiting for the turn Of their luck.
Mr.. Richard whiteing has found that
the story about them is an apologize as well
as a myth He believes that by far the
largest per cent of human beings are little
people people who never get into the news
papers, never are and rarely want to De
prominent in any way. He finds no end OF
lovable traits in this class OF humanity, but
among them are not to be found the strong
or influential or aggressive people. the lead
ers of men and the great doors Of things.
Not only are they not the men who gain
great things but one section OF this class
are the losers in the game Of life: the people
who can't make go OF IT. Another sec
ton comprises those who do not want TO
do anything of consequence A peer OF the
realm may belong to this latter class. Feel
ing as he does, he bolts from noble circles
hecomes a common seaman before the mast.
sails the briny deep for many years, dies
and is buried in midocean. the ancestral
vault yawnins for him In vain The man
from the first section generally complains
that circumstances or fortune or luck-these
are all one in fact to such, call this indefinite
thing what he will-never came his way; the
other chooses to owe nothing to circumstance
or fortune, does not want the advantage to
which he was born. What are counted the
best things In life Cypress him unendurably
Mr.. whiteing's restful, charming book.
though Of the causerie type OF writing and q
little whimsical, ie yet full OF reasonableness
and common sense pictures OF everyday
people of whom some one has said, perhaps
II was Lincoln, that God must have loved
them because he made so many of them.
This suave writer's way of treating Fail
ures" has as much genuine and really
hard headed observation and wisdom in 1t
as though he were writing TO instruct IN
stead OF to charm. Under this head he
begins: Ideas often make Ill luck" This
is a text of the most popular modern sor.
and easy to prove by concrete Illustrations.
Mr.. whitsing gives one as follows:
4
Heredity and Failure.
OF suppose that certain families like GER
tain races, have their birthrnark OF some par
ticula- form of failure, and must be ever on
their guard against the surprises Of heredity.
knew Of family of the old disappearing
type. where most Of the women had suffered
generation degeneration because most Of the
men had failed in grit. Not few Of the lat
ter had been men Of parts, but the crises OF
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Like a Company of Soldiers.

And the result was that my men were all
picked They staid with me. too. Very.
very seldom did I lose a man Somehow
or other, under everything there was a sense
Of loyalty that made my gang more Ike
a company OF soldiers than Anything else
I can think OF.
But Just when things were going nicely
a strike was called. You know-or do you
know-what a strike means to the man
behind the pick and shovel? Never mind
the details. only what Gen. Sherman said
about war applies to strikes.
After two months Of striking began
to look around for a way to get out of
town Ny savings were gone. The farm
had always appealed to me, so I drifted
down to one of the Nicely street employ
ment agencies to hire out as a farm hand
till the strike blew over.
First face saw when I entered the place
wasTim Dolan's red phiz- Tim had worked
on the street with me for years and now
that I saw him here , recollected that
year and a half before he'd gone into the
employment agency business.
Tim shook hands with me, forced cigar
into my face. and led me around back Of the
counter to his desk. and we sat down.
Now. me boys says Tim. What's on
your mind? How's the strike coming along:'
Tim says I. the strike is what's on
my mind. don't know when it's going to
break, but am broke right now, My moneys
gone and I'm going. too. II get the chance
How much can I get as a farm hand?'
Tim thoughttuIly chewed his cigar and
finally says. short and sharp like: Where's
that gang of yours. Can you put your hand
on them?'
lean nut my hand on thern7 Tin,
by but from five to fifteen of 'em drop round
to see me and tell me their troubles Say
they'd make fine bunch Of farm hands,
II there were Jobs enough to go around.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-07-07
Chronicled By Irpins r. Allen.

round work for us. provided the men were
willing. They were, so we went to one Of the
big towns and got shipped to another harvest
section where the season was just opening.
After two years Of this work found my
self with 5000 cash and every man-jack OF
my crew had money saved.
I'VE were by this time so well known in the
sections we were working that our services
were at premium. Ny gang could do more
IN a day than an unframed bunch Of harvest
hands under the farmers direction could do
In three. We were being paid accordingly.
All this time had been learning. Acting as
the captain of a free lance crew brings you in
contact with a lot Of different angles, and my
education had certainly progressed
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-29

the old guard, but even this has not
been enough to hold the district in line
for Taft. 1t elected two Roosevelt dele
gates.
The Eighth district result is easily
traced to its source A few months
ago President Taft made some post
office appointments in that district,
notably at Mune and Anderson, and
several other places Some of these
appointments were satisfactory TO all
of the Republicans. but in some places
there had been stirred up such a ter
rifle strife over the jobs that no mat
ter who had been appointed, there
would have been trouble in the Repub
1ican camp as consequence. Factions
had been formed and the fights at some
points were extremely bitter.
Politicians Amazed.
Some of the politicians were surpris-
ed that President Taft made the APP
pointments in advance of the state
convention the election of the ma
tionaI delegates, because they said no
matter what he would do. it would en-
rage the other faction and make trou-
BILE for the President. And 1t seems to
have worked out that way, for Della
ware county and Madison county are
TWO Oh tue EiBItu di5ttiCt CouHlAtS
that soaked the President good and
hard.
The Second district contains thous-
ands of coal miners. and they apparent
lily had considerable influence on the
result Of the convention. The Mine
Workers Journal, the official organ of
the United Mine Workers of America.
is out in opposition to the nomination
of Roosevelt. and it had a great in
fiuence on the action OF the members of
that organization. In addition the Taft
forces were better organized in the
Second district than was the other side.
For some time there has been a
suspicion that the Anti-Saloon League
was taking a hand in the fight for
Presidential delegates in Indiana, and
since the conventions held yesterday
this report has appeared to gain some
foundation. 1t has been denied by the
! leaders of the league. however.
| 1t has been pointed out that if the
Republicans control the next state leg
islature they will re-enact the county
local option law It will not make any
difference, they say, whether the state
/ is In the control of the Taft forces OF
| the Roosevelt forces.
But the impression seems to have
gone abroad that Roosevelt would be
stronger in the country district thar
would Taft and it is the country and
rural districts that the Anti-Saloor
people hope to hold their strength.
/ This is the reason for the report thai
they have been favoring the election o
Roosevelt delegates to the nationa
convention.
The Ninth district is the dryest dis
trict in Indiana. 1t has saloons onll
in one spot. Kokomo- And KoiSon'
only has saloons by the skin of it
teeth. Every other county in the dis
itrict is absolutely dry. Now. the fac
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-29
CUDAHY
PLANT TO
RUN LIGHT

There have been persistent rumors
that the Cudahy plant. or that part of
1t in which Dutch cleanser is manu-
featured. would be obliged to suspend
temporarily, owing to a shortage of
material
This is denied by the management
who however declare that the plant
Will run light for about ten days 1t
Is believed that at the end of that
period work will be resumed full clip.
The ingredient of which the com
pany finds itself short is the seisomtite
a volcanic deposit of ash that much re-
sembles sand and which forms the
basis of the cleanser. The company
owns vast tracts in Western Nebraska
which are covered with this deposit
The ask is mined from the surface and
the lands have been covered with
twenty-five feet Of snow which must
vanish before it will be possible to
work in the mines. If the present
weather continues, it i. believed that
the snow will be gone within ten days
when a quantity of the material will he
procured relieving the embarrassment
at he local plant.
]. NJ. Stafford. superintendent of the
Cudahy plant said everything was look
ing up. The curled hair department
and the car shops. both of which were
opened up last winter, are running full
tilt and business is brisk all around ex-
cepting for this temporary partial ces
sation of activities in the soap factory
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-29
WHAT SORT OF A MARSHALL
RESOLUTION IS It ANYWAY?

ton that the delegation does not pro-
pose to bind itself to anything inside
the convention. 1t Is all right. they
say, to promise the governor support
until the assembling OF the convention.
but that such support will not amount
to anything unless the delegates also
support him in the voting.
Whether this was merely a case of
awkward wording of the resolution or
whether it was meant to say just what
!. does say. Is a question that is at
tracing a good deal of attention. 1t is
not regarded as likely that Senator
Kern would deliberately write a dec
laration that did not declare for any
thing, but this one Is a puzzle. 1t Is
believed by many that Taggart and the
rest of his members OF the delegation
saw the awkwardness of the resolu-
tion and that they were very willing to
permit ii to be adopted. because 1T did
not bind them to support the governor
beyond the assembling of the conven-
ton
Another thing that caused some COM
ment after that meeting was the fact
that the delegation decided not to ex-
tend the Marshall campaign into any
other state than Indiana The Marshall
movement will be confined to this state
1t was explained that the friends OF
Governor Marshall believed 1t would
be unwise for him to go into other
states and undertake to make or
ganization, because IN so doing lie
would antagonize some of the other
candidates for president who already
| had been at work in those states. They
| said the governor would be in better
shape in the convention to receive the
second choice OF the other candidates
if he would stay off their territory in
the campaign.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-29
INDIANA HARBOR
MAY BECOME PORT
For One of Largest Steam.
ships on the Great Lakes
of This Country.

There is a chance that Indiana Har@
Dor may be made a regular stopping
place for one of the largest passenger
boats on the great lakes, namely the
Theodore Roosevelt or the United
States.
The concern which owns these mons
ter boats known as the Indiana Trans
portation company, has written to H G.
Rutledge, secretary of the Commercial
club OF Indiana Harbor anu East C.%
cago asking for Information regarding
dockage facilities and signifying its de
sire TO arrange for one OF these craft
to make daily stops at Indiana Harbor
The company represents that it has
. two other places under consideration
but prefers Indiana Harbor owing TO
the fact that it is the way between
Michigan City and Chicago. The other
points under consideration with the In :
diana Transportation company are in u
different direction.
/ AS the Theodore Roosevelt and til )
United States steamships are excursion
boats and seldom make a trip with less
than 1000 passengers and often with rs
many as 2,5oo on board the Importance
of such boats making landings here is
great.
Two years ago the Theodore Roosevelt
visited Indiana Harbor having been
chartered by the Inland Steel company
to take its employees to Michigan city On
I the first annual picnic give by the mill.
The company's representatives. at that
F., time were greatly impressed with the
possibilities of Indiana Harbor as a
landing place and since the recent wat :
erway agitation their attention was
once more directed to this city. This
company makes the third naviga ton
concern to express a desire to do bust
ness at Indiana Harbor. The Merchant
Lighterage company a freight PROPOSE
ton, the Indiana Harbor and South Chi :
cago Transportation Company, another
passenger company being the other
two.
The matter will be brought up before
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-29

! doctrines of socialism and the Catholic
church are dramatically opposed to
! each other.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-29

that the Ninth district deserted it's old
time old line attitude as to the con-
troll of the party and elected Roosevelt
delegates IS being pointed to as an In.
dication that the Anti-Saloon League
has taken a hand In the fight The
league is stronger in the Ninth district.
perhaps, than in any other district.
The Eighth district, too. was abso-
lutely under the control OF the Anti
Saloon League long the county
option law was in force. and the Eighth
has gone for Roosevelt.
The second district had saloons in
several counties under the county. op-
ton law. and the Tenth district had
saloons at Lafayette and in Lake coun-
". Tippecanoe county went 20 for
Roosevelt and Lake county for Taft
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-29
SHUCkS
From the Diary of ST. Lencs

HEX Spence ser II he ever gets on err
Jury gain he's goin t be Jest ez good
er Teller ez Tommy Marshall down t.
Indynoplus an have 1t over sooner
It's been demonstrated thet y kin
never tell what angle a blind pig'n
lake.
Owing to the heavy weight of the
fire alarm bell over the city hall it has
been decided to change the plans of
putting the big changer on the hose
tower as was al first proposed. the plan
being at present to build a steel sup
port for the bell and hangings. The
hose tower upon inspection proved 10
be of too light construction TO support
the weight and the building commit
ter then decided on the latter course
OF action.
An Easter Monday dance will be held
at Central Music hall. the management
having plans under way for a big
time. The Easter dance generally
proves the largest of the year and a
capacity crowd will no doubt attend
the AFFAIR.
Mrs. John Bosel died al her home on
Ridge street yesterday morning after
short illness. The funeral arrange
ments have not been completed at this
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-29
Crown Point News
Happenings of Day in Lake coun,y's Lively Capital

writing. but the burial is expected to
take place on Sunday.
The Housekeepers were delightfully."-
entertained at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. w. OFT on South Court street
yesterday afternoon, most enjoyable
time being reported by those present.
Mrs Lenora Hart Is having plans
submitted for the remodeling OF the
residence on the corner OF South and
Court streets and may decide to make
the alterations on the property dur
ing the coming summer.
The new dry goods store of NJ Vein
er will open for business today.
Nearly all of Crown Points politi-
clans attended the congressional con-
vention at Hammond and saw old Lake
county lay down 80 solid for Taft.
Mrs. Earl Crawford is visiting with
friends in Hammond and Michigan
City for a few days.
An unusual amount of sickness Is
reported in Crown Point. In the nature
, OF colds. grippe and bronchitis.
Deputy Sheriff Fred Furman tran
sacted business in Hammond yester-
day
J. Frank Meeker. Charles H. John
son and Ernest Shortridge were Ham
mond visitors yesterday.
Another carload OF automobiles ar
rived yesterday for Meeker & Claussen
the automobile agency.
A private roller skating party was
held at Central Music hall last evening
by a crowd of neighboring country
people.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-29
SPEAKERS
ATTACK
SOCIALISM
CONTINUED from Pas. l.,

stricted his arguments to one of the
foundame entail principles, as laid down
by the foremost socialist writer's the
denial of supernatural life. a supreme
being. and the fallacy of religion-and
treated the subject in relation to the
Catholic church particularly and
Christianity and religion generally.
Father Raymond at the outset admit
ted the rapid growth or socialism and
Furthermore that some of Its isolated
tenets may have merit from view
point of social and political economy
He placed the Catholic church in the
van of the forces arrayed against the
propaganda. because fundamentally tho