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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22
BY I. F. FERRIS

custom that prevails in Sierra Leone, where
the "chew stick is the inseparable compan
ion of both men and women. There, how
ever, the stick is not dipped into any other
substance; but is piece of the root of the
cola tree, and when one piece has lost its
SAVIOR fresh bit of root is substituted. 1t
is somewhat remarkable that such similar
habits should prevail in two countries so far
removed.
THAT patriarch among the masticatories,
L betel comes from climbing shrub whose
leathery leaves are gathered and used with
small bits of areca nut. So much is chewed
that the natural growth was insufficient and
the plants for long time have been cult
waited for their leaves.
Those who like sweetened favored gum
would not relish betel; for it is hot, astrin-
gent, and frequently abrades the mouth, and
if the young woman who sells notions and
so loftily calls "Cash!" at intervals was to
indulge in it she would find that it blackened
her white teeth, and made her ruby lips a
brighter and more unbecoming shade of red.
The habit of chewing betel dates back over
twenty-five centuries, longer than any other
habit recorded and is still very general. In
those countries where it prevails the betel
box is carried by young and old of both sexes,
and presented to a visitor, or an acquain
lance, exactly as our grandfathers used to
present their snuffboxes.
The South American has his favorite ma
terial in the leaves of the coca shrub, to
which all manner of miraculous properties
have been ascribed. While the white man
has not found that the coca is so invigorat
ing as has been claimed, it is fact that
native South American can work uninter-
ruptedly for long time if he is provided
with a cud of coca leaves, much as his white
skinned cousin in the North will work plac-
idly if provided with his cud of tobacco
The local consumption of coca is immense,
and in consequence it is raised on regular
plantations, where the shrubs are replanted
regularly in order to keep constant supply
of young growth. The Peruvian regards it
as one of the necessarics of life and is never
without his leather pouch filled with the
leaves
How old the custom is, and whether it
can dispute the antiquity of betel, is hard
to determine Pizarro found it universal
and ancient when he first visited Peru. and
no historical record of the country goes
back far enough to tell who first introduced
the habit of chewing cud of coca, if indeed
it did not always exist.
All people all over the world chew some
thing, whether sweet or pungent, sedative
or stimulant, nutritious or injurious, and in
that respect the placid bovine and the wrig
gly-nosed rabbit have nothing on mankind.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-04
CARS CHANGE
OPERATING SCHEDUIE f
Many Gary People Incon-
venienced by the Sudden
Change.

Although the company evidently for
got to issue notice to the public the
air line cars between Gary and Iaporte
are operating under new schedule
Many who did not know of the change
in time were Inconvenience by the
sudden change.
Trains Will leave Gary for Laporte
on the odd hour instead of the even
one from now The first train will
leave Eleventh avenue and Broadway
at o'clock and the last one at 9
ocolck in the evening
The first train leaves Laporte at 7
o'clock and the last one at o'clock.
on Saturdays and sundays the last
train win leave Gary at IL o'clock and
the last one Will leave Laporte at 1880
o'clock
Hammond and Broadway cars con-
meet with the Laporte cars at the ter
minal. Eleventh avenue and Broad
way.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-04
DID chRMANIA
MEET WITH ACCIDENT?
Manufacturer Wond e r S
What Happened to His
Sons Clothes.

Although the Carmania. the Cunard
liner on which the Betz boys returned
to New York. arrived in that port safely.
f S Betz Sr.. is convinced that the
boat was wrecked 1000 miles out and
that the wreck was so serious that the
boys lost all of their clothes
He received a cablegram from them
that they were 1000 miles off New
York. then day later he received a
message that they were still 75o miles
away.
Only making $50 miles day con-
WINGED him that there had been acct
dent. Then when they arrived in New
York they telegraphed that they would
remain there for day so. to see if
they could not get the company to set
tie for clothes they lost.
They have said nothing about ac-
cident, and Betz says that there is
nothing in the papers, but he is con-
vinced that one occurred. He is not
worrying because he has proof of the
fact that the boys are safe in New
York.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-04
CANADIAN PACIFIC
AFTER MICH, CENTRAL

Following almost within few hours
the announcement of the sundering of
the Southern Pacific Union Pacific
combination by the Supreme court of
the United States, comes the an
nouncement, on authority that seems
to insure its authenticity, that the
Canadian Pacific Railway company is
negotiating the purchase of the Mich.-
gan Central line from the New York
Central.
Whether the ruling against the
Hartman merger could be made effec-
tive against the New York Central
ownership of the parallel competing
lines between Buffalo and Chicago is
an open question. But it is believed
in railroad circles that the recent de-
cision will have a tendency to ac-
celerate the deal for the purchase of
the Michigan Central.
IT has been rumored for long time
that the great Canadian system was
trying to secure an entrance into Chi
cago from the East and that the Michl-
l
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-04
WILL TRY TO FIND
out THE owner
Mayor Knots Is Subpoena
ed to the Lake Circuit
Court.

Mayor Thomas f. Knots of Gary will
have the opportunity to come into
court at Crown Point in the near future
and say whether or not he is the owner
OF the $1,000. which was found in his
desk after the memorable interview
with Thomas G. Dean.
Sheriff Thtss Grant yesterday served
him with q s;sF ;sFslnons to arpaar fnscourt
and say whether or not the money is
his. That Knots overlooked a little
item of $4,000 In his desk seems to be a
matter of concern to the authorities, s,
and they are going to attempt to estab-
lish it's ownership
The date of the hearing has been set
on the 18th of this month. 1t will be a
matter of interest to the general public
to learn just what disposition is to be
made of this money.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-04
COAL EALERS MUST
GET ANOTHER EXCUSE
State Mine Inspector Shows
1912 Production Is One of
Greatest in History.
TINES BUREAU,
AT STATE CAPITAL.

Indianapolis. Ind, Dec. 4=The an
nual report of State Mine Inspector
Frank Pierce rather puts crimp in
the contention of the coal dealers over
the state that a lack of production is
responsible for the present high prices
nf coal. Hats re port ehows that more
coal was produced in Indiana during
the fiscal year of 1910, ending on Sept.
so, than In any other year but one in
the history of the state The total
production for the year was 14.204.5 .573
tons of bituminous and 513,700 tons OF
block coal
The only year that ever exceeded
this production was 1910. when the
Illinois miners We're on strike for sew
en- months and thus permitted the In
diana mine operators to take a large
part of the Illinois business
In 1912 fiscal year S,023.701 tons of
the bituminous and 1852 tons of the
block coal were consumed in Indiana.
In the year the Indiana bftuminous
miners received in wages a total of
s12. PATH, and the block miners
received sTS6. .o53.61
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-04
SATURDAY school.
FOR GARY PUPILS
Supt. Writ Gets Permission
From the Board of
Education.

Beginning December Z kids in Gary
can go to school on Saturdays. Gary
public schools have so many attrac-
tions that the pupils have been coming
to the buildings on Saturday so super
intendent w a. Writ secured permis-
sion from the school board to held Sat
urday sessions with the regular hours
that obtain on week days.
The principal departments to be
opened on Saturdays will be the play
grounds. gymnasia. swimming pools.
library and machine shops :and manual
training rooms.
Another feature of the Saturday
school work is that it Will enable the
pupils who have missed classes during
the week to make up their studies.
For the most part. however, the Sat
urday classes will be confined to the
gymnasium, playground and manual
training departments.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-04
WATCHES OUTCOME
OF P. 0. FIGHT
Judge w. w. Mcmahon In
terested in Fulton Coun
ty Squabble.

Judge W. w Mcmahon of Hammond
Is watching with interest the outcome
of postmastership fight that has
broken out in Rochester. Ind. and in
which his nephew, Otto McMahon is
one of the principal figures.
Charles r. Emmons considered
the logical man because of the fight he
waged in behalf of the democratic tick
ct, he declined, because he had lucra
tive law practice in sight. Mcmahon
was the next claimant in line. but a
compromise was finally effected. accord =
ing to which, Harold Van Trump was
decided upon. He has rented Con-
gresham Barnharts newspaper. and
inasmuch as the recommendation is up
to the congressman. Van Trump will
Will very likely be satisfactory to him.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-04
HUBBARD
GETS ON HIS
HIGH HORSE
Councilman Grocer De-
mands Explanation From
City Market Master Why
He Afforded Public Bene-
fit of Cheaper Turkeys.
HIS DEFENSE.

When I induced men to come into
the market to sell turkeys and
chickens for Thanksgiving day.
lower than most of the merchants
were selling them. l had but one
thought in mind and that was how
to benefit the general public.
have heard no objection from
the consumers. If the people at
large are not TO be benefited by
public market there is no need for
having one.
Farmers who came into the mar
ket told us that merchants threat
ened them for coming into the mar
ket, and told them they would not
buy heir goods in the future
When some of the farmers on the
market tried to organize to raise
prices. we drove them off the mar
ket--Market Master O'Rourke in
defense before Hammond council.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-04

gan Central offered by far the most
attractive proposition. Its lines run
from the immense terminal facilities
of the Canadian Pacific at Windsor.
Ont. and parallel the Grand Trunk, the
rival of the Canadian Pacific. all the
way from the Sarnia tunnel into Chi
cago. Furthermore, the Michigan
Central runs east from Windsor, on
through the province of Ontario to
Niagara Falls, serving one Of the rich
est agricultural and manufacturing
sections Of Eastern Canada.
INVADING CHICAGO DISTRICT.
The Canadian Pacific interests have
been steadily invading the great lakes
and Chicago territory. and for some
time have been known to be struggling
to secure a direct Eastern connection
with Chicago Their main line now
reaches Windsor. Ont. opposite De-
troit. and with the Michigan Central
from Detroit to Chicago they will have
completed new transcOntinental
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-04
DOCTOR TO Be HAILED
BEFORE MEDICAL SOCIETY

Life simply seems to be one Blank
ETY. blank thing after another for the
Lake County Medical society. 1t just
sloshes around in trouble whenever
there is new quarter of the moon.
For the second time within few
weeks 1T has another large basket of
eggs to unscramble and the next gath
ering of the society promises to make a
union meeting of the jefferson club and
Wilson Progressive League look like
an adjourned session of The Hague
peace tribunal.
THE CAST OF CHARACTERS.
The dramatis personae OF the latest
tragedy in which the members of the
society find themselves involved clear
up to their auricles are follows:
DIR T. WILLIAM OBERLIN. Ham
mond. secretary of the Lake county
board of health, B. of p, and possessor
of titles too numerous to mention.
JOHN KL1MES OF No Where in par
ticular and nothing, to be still more
particular
The action of the drama is on Hoh-
man street. Rimbach avenue, Sibley
street and State street.
Picture to yourself the cast of char
acters as they met on Holman street
just as the sun went down and the or
chestra playing shivery music.
OH. THE POOR FELLOW:
Can you give me dime starv-
ing man can get something to eat?"
said John.
Yes. can give you two dimes said
the health sec. as he sized up the beg
gar, extracted his family history, dag
nosed, prognosed felt his pulse took his
temperature commanded him to stick
out his tongue, and thumped his chest,
but l fear me you will exchange my
wealth for booze in yon taproom. or
some kindred groggery. and wfthal
spend it in riotous living"
John sighed very softly and vowed by
his fathers beard and other hirsute
appendages that he would shun the
wassail and flowing bowl and instead
would chortle gaily in some inn over a
mess of pottage or a pot of message.
HAD BAD COUGH.
Then the doctor coughed up the two
dimes and bid the emptystomached
godspeed.
But suspicion ranked in his breast
and he watched carefully the peregrin-
ations of the Klimes aforesaid. The
canny doctor started sleuthing- He
followed Kumes hence and thence
-hither and thither. over there and
yonder He saw him slip in one store
after another. accost this man and that,
collect and collect again.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-04

by HEX, muttered T. William J.
Burns Oberlin. "the fellow is trying to
get enough TO board ten days at De
Jonghes.' and the more Ire thought
of klimes' the more he thought of his
zwanziger pfennige.
HE HITS THE TRAIL.
Finally he gave chase and ran into
the object of his charity on State street
4 thought you were hungry" quoth
the doctor. Come on I'll get you some
thing to eat
Il don't want anything to eat" said
KIimes. recognizing his benefactor.
here's your 2oc'
Then the doc. bubbled over Hecubas
seething cauldron couldn't hold a
Tungsten light to his seething breast.
John Klimes.'' he Missed, by the au-
thority vested in me an officer, I ar
rest thee in the name of the great COM
monwealth of Ohio (the doctor used to
dwell in Mansfield), come with rnuh."
Did John come?
Fen SO and then some.
The doctor saw to 1t that he did.
A THRILLING EXPERIENCE.
John was turned over to the corner
cop. who bunnyhugged him to the dom
jon keep. where he was booked on
charges of begging and drunkenness.
When asked by busy body reporter
what he would have done had John
threatened him. refused to come and
raucously consigned him to the neither
regions, the genial doctor said: Why
I'd rum of course
But the question at the head of this
screed remains unanswered. The Lake
County Medical society vows it will
take action.
The society's ethics expressly forbid
doctor acting as sleuth and usurp-
ing the functions that belong to anoth-
er part of the municipal government
Undoubtedly there will be more OF
this anon
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-04
THE MOOT QUESTION.

After giving whining beggar
twenty cents of his hard-earned
hoard with heartfelt benisons, has
a doctor of medicine, regretting
his action. any moral right to aft
erwards follow the chap seven or
eight blocks. lay rude hands upon
him, arrest him and turn him over
to the bloodhounds of the law as
an impostor?
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-04
TAKE 4 CHLNKS
OFF TRAIN

Four Cinnamon. who are thought to
have been smuggled into the United
States via Canada and Detroit were
taken from n Nickel Plate train at
Nickel Plate Junction Yesterday They
are being held at the South Chicago Po-
lice Station and will be arraigned be-
fore United States Commissioner Foote
this morning. The men aroused the
suspicion of the conductor in charge of
the train by displaying a large sum of
Canadian money.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-04
\. s. GIRL
SOUGHT
BY POLICE
Search Made in Calumet
Region Cities for 17-Year-
Old South Chicago Girl,
Who Has Disappeared
From Her Home.

All efforts made by police in the
various cities of the Calumet region
to get any clues to the whereabouts OF
Edna Foster the South Chicago girl
have failed.
Absolutely no trace OF the missing
girl has been found. Miss Foster. sew
enteen years old and a sophomore stu
dent at the Englewood High School,
has not been seen since she left home
Monday morning for school.
Whether they believe the girl was
1ured to lonely spot and slain or was
abducted and is being held a captive
neither the police nor her parents
would say last hight. third theory
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-04
Organize New Club.

The JoNiaI CIuh. an 0rganIzatl0n OF
young men Of st. PsuIs Lutheran
church. has prepared program of en-
tertainment which will be given to-
morrow evening and Friday at the
school hail. at the corner of oakley
avenue and Sibley street
The members Of the club have re-
hearsed faithfully and have a repertoire
of songs recitations and dialogues
which will undoubtedly he entertaining
Several hundred tickets have already
been sold for the performances
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-04
WOULD RESTORE
ONE-CENT RATE

Washington, d. c., Dec. 4-One cent
letter postage within a city where mail
is rst deposited would be provided by
a bill introduced today by Senator
Penrose. The measure would extend
the l-cent rate now applying in towns
that have no carrier delivery to all
cities. restoring the general drop let
ter rate.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-04

Frank ]. O'Rourke, Hammond mar
ket uaster and city sealer. who last
week manipulated the coup de tur-
key" on the public market. much to
the delight of the consumers and to
the chagrin of the middlemen. was
called on the carpet" before the Ham
mond city council last night to defend
his action.
Charles w. Hubbard. councilman-a at
large. demanded explanation from
Market Master O'Rourke for the en-
barrassing situation that he had Gre
ated for the merchants in causing
them to be undersold. Councffrnum
Hubbard is in the grocery business
himself, and about dozen OF other
rniddlemen were at the meeting as
spectators.
Mr. Hubbard's quo warranto oues-
tion was really aimed at Mayor Small
ley and his administration for giving
the market master practically free rein
to make the market a success, or in
other words. why the city does in any
way countenance an action which
plainly is injurious 70 the business
methods of the Hammond grocers.
Looks to Pubiic's Interest.
Mr. Hubbard wanted an answer TO
two specific questions. the AIse Of
which was In effect. why the market
master in bringing about the lower
prices On poultry for Thanksgiving g
had played into the hands of West
Hammond dealer. and the second OF
which was why he had caused so much
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-04
Honeymooners Back.

Councilman Arthur schultz of the
Eighth ward and his bride Of week
returned last night from A short stay
in Grand Rapids Mich They will stay
at a hotel temporarily and after the
holidays Will establish themselves in
their own home. Before doing this.
however, they intend to take another
trip, to visit in the east.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-04
LET INSURANCE RISKS
Especial to THE TINES J

Crown Point. Ind, Dec. T. The
board of county commi ssioners today
let the insurance on the courthouse at
Crown Point. There was about $50
900 and it was distributed among the
local agents al Crown Point.
This is the quarterly meeting of the
board and visits are being made to the
poor farm and county jail. The board
will end its session tomorrow.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-04
Benefit Performance.

raneements, according to which they
viii give a benefit performa nee on the
afternoon and evening ef Dec. 2oth al
the orpheum Seats can be reserved foi
both performances. and exchange tick
cts Will be sold for 90 cents
The proceeds are to be used for char
liable purposes.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-04

This is the very latest picture of
Miss Genevieve Clark. daughter of
the speaker OF the house OF repre-
sentatives. who has just celebrated
her eighteenth birthday. She Is
greatly interested in newspaper work
and Is being tutored by a Washing
ton ewspaper-wonan- She has al
ready written one or two news stor-
.es and is OF the opinion that she
would rather be q newspaper reporter
than almost anything else
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-04

FoREx tyxxXD Kentucky Plug Cut
smoking tobacco has made the smoker
wise. He knows quality. : on. foil
package for 5c--Adv.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-04

MON SCOUT SCRAP hn. caughf
the consumers. They know good quail
ity. "a or. for 5c.-Adv.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-04
UNCLE SAM EXPERIMENTS IN CAPITAL
WITH NEW POSTAGE VENDING MACHINE

In the effort to
give the public
good postal SER
vice the post
master general is
trying out = new
invention In the
form OF : postage
s mp vending
machine. One of
the machines is in
the lobby OF the
Washington post
ONCE building and
a penny placed
in the slot marked
'one cent stamps"
viii operate the
interior mechan-
ism which forces
tho penny stamp
out Of a horizon
tai slot. The same
operation Is nee
essary for t b e
two-cent variety.
There Is = letter.
box below where
the mail may be
deposited.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-04
Will Meet Wednesday.

The south Side lmprovernent associa-
tioa. which was TO have met last night
has postponed its meeting until next
Wednesday when number OF matters
Of Importance viii come up for consid-
GRAFTON
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-04

You viii say that a La Vendor cigar
cannot be beat. II you try one.--Adv.
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WEATHER.

FAIR TODAY.
PROBABLY UNSETTLED
THURSDAY.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-04-11
WHY SEND YOUR MONEY AWAY
A Home Investment at Good Interest
Offered Every Man.

There is one building and loan as.
sociaton located away out in Idaho
which ii is said takes over $1,000
a month out of Ardmore alone If
an enterprise situated so far away
from home has proven itself merito-
rious and good Investment, why
would it not be we'll worth ones
time to stop and investigate the
local concern We have operating
along the same lines?
There is in Ardmore Building
and Loan Association originated,
founded and operated by home men.
This Association affords you every
chance tor profit upon your invest
ment that can be afforded by any
foreign concern. and in addition to
this is directly amenable to the s,aj
panking laws and one invest NJ hi
money in this home ASSOCIATION has
every assurance that his money :
Sdit anu ludt ms lutpTtSlS are DC"
ing guarded by the home laws
4 thorough and careful investiga-
lion of the Peoples Building and
Loan Association is sought by its
officers. Every entry in its books
is subject to the inspection of the
state banking board and money in
vested therein is absolutely secured
and can not go astray.
If you have a few dollars lying
idle which you wish to invest at a
good rate of interest, or if you are
a wage Garner and have a small sur.
plus no matter how small-left
over from your weekly expenses,
which YOU would like to put to earn
ing a few dimes for you, see the
secretary OF this Association.
W. A. EDWARDS.