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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-13
DIAZ INDICATED.

Usually the man who comes to the
front with an Il told you So when
untowapd circumstances prevent
pushing a forward movement to a
successful outcome in an unmitigated
nuisance mot deserving of attention.
But this cannot be said justly of GEN.
eral Porfiio Diaz, late President OF
Mexico.
From his exile in Europe General
Diaz, a few days ago, sent out this
statement: The world can see now
that | was no tyrant. but a severe
governor. / realized that the iron
hand alone would keep Mexico pros
porous and peaceful"
Diaz is more than justified in thus
| directing attention to the fact that
he has been misjudged not only In
his own country but by many OF the
people of its big neighbor on the
north. The revolution which strip
ped him of power and made him an
outcast from his native land wa;
planned and prepared for in the
United States. A portion of the
American public was made to sym
pathize with it through the efforts o.
a score or so of yellow newspaper!
land a few Undertaking magazine
(which seized the opportunity afford
ed by his stern rule to pose as fear
less and advanced champions o
human liberty
There is nothing to show tina
President Madero is not an uprigh
man and a true patriot. He I'm
doubtedly believed when he was or
ganizing his revolt against Diaz tina
he was striving for real freedom TO
Mexico. In his administration a
President he has done his best to Civ
that freedom to his country. Blu
now this country knows and he prob
lably knows that Mexico is not read
for such liberty.
Diaz knew the Mexican people bet
ter than Madero did.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-13
III e A r. ID
BY
II u B E

ASTRONOMERS again report spots
on the sun. What's the matter with
that Dutch Cleanser factory up at Calu-
met?
NO doubt some young parents would
have stenographer employed to take
down the bright sayings of their baby IL
they could only afford it.
CAN it be possible that the Inland
steel of Indiana Harbor thinks that if it
keeps on growing some day it'll catch
up with Gary?
TWO per cent of Indiana's population
is holding office, and when Alderman
Battle Axe Castleman gets those four
new city sealers on the job the per-
centage will 60 up considerably.
EASTERN matrons now demand that
housemaids have compilations to match
the home surroundings. If the rule
were applied here fuzzy with a ce-
mentcolored visage would be in de-
mand at Indiana Harbor, the sand shade
bloom would be popular in Gary and
kerosene or gasoline tints, would. OF
course. be the thing in the Whiting
aristocracy.
WHOEVER heard of a great mu-
stefan being baldheaded?
WHEN the income tax gets in run
ming order a lot of the South Ham
mond hoi polloi will probably pay lit
tie more than their share in order to
| keep up with appearances.
| IRELAND is to have its own senate
| and legislature. maybe. Here is one
place where Herr Lawrence Becker and
| his Deutscher voting contingent would
| have very little show.
| AS matter Of fact it wasn't T. r S
| great popularity as 1t was Lorimer's
great appropriately that helped him to
make such killing in Illinoy.
| HUNTING the Moose" is a new game
book for sportsmen issued jointly by
| those two famous Gary and South Bend
| hunters. Br'er Hodges and Sam Parker
The preface is by T. E. K and every
book is a chance on 5000 metropolitan
brick (seconds).
| SEEING that the Gary Bolt and Screw
company is to have 500 women ant
girls on its payrolis and il is going Il
put on a thousand more in the mex
two years 1t will not be long until TIKI
i TIMES is able to hold a most beautiful
working girls contest
HAZEL MUTT has asked her beau t.
return a lock of her hair she gave him
| He has some blonde and brunette locks
and as HazeFs hair Is now an interme
date shade all that he can do is t
wait until it gets back to staple color
ELEVEN miles of gravel roads 70
Cedar Creek township this year. Havl
all the natives down there bought auto
or are they merely building the road
to give good pathway for those VIII
. wish to see the annual cutups OF tn
) kankakee.
BY the way this Is S. NJ agar
Where's the old tub and the wool soap
AND lot of careless people will b
wondering in which locker they stowe
away the light ones last fall.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-13
MISSING WITNESSES.

Harry Moose, the city clerk of
Gary, has disappeared. So have
Alderman Baukus and a weil-known
citizen named Himmelblau. That
there should be three such strange
disappearance of leading citizens in
SO small a place as Gary is somewhat
peculiar in itself. but it becomes re-
maThable when we are told that all
of them are star witnesses for the
state In the celebrated bribery cases
in which Mayor Knots and others
are concerned. The disappearance of
all these men under the circum-
stances is apparently something
much more than a coincidence. 1t
seems sinister proof that they have
been in some way by some one Undue
ed to leave in order that their evil
ldence may not be used to secure the
conviction of one of the worst gangs
lof criminals that ever looted and dis
lgraced an American municipality. II
is to all appearances bold and vici,
GUS attempt to thwart justice and
iscreen crooks from the punishment
they so richly deserve. The prosecu
tor of Lake county states that with
out the testimony of these men, hi
Istar witnesses, he will be unable Il
NIKE out a case and that the prose
, cution will necessarily collapse Tha
) is where the case stands now an,
: there is every indication that a con
spiracy to defeat the ends of justic
: will succeed unless the authorities 0
l this state rouse themselves and e
! after this matter in the manner
! hsould be gone after. These miss
ing men. all of whom are probabl
hiding where 1t would not be par
q ticularly difficult to find then
e should be sought out and brough
y back fugitive witnesses, being az
3 lcorded no more consideration than
: accorded so many acknowledge
a criminals. Their fight would seei
0 a confession to the effect that eithe
d they have been bribed or have reaso
e to fear personally the development
# of the bribery trials, and in eithe
t levent it is incumbent upon the stat
to secure their evidence. We car
= not as a people suffer our laws an
If our courts to be so outraged and 5,
olaf naught as criminals of Gary pu
Ie pose they should be.-Fort Wayr
IS News.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-13
THE BASEBALL SEASON.

Lovers of clean healthy sport are
rejoicing that the Northern Indiana
Baseball league season is about to
open so auspiciously and with such
fiattering prospects. With the addi-
ton of Valparaiso and Laporte to the
league new zest is given the game.
While not taking the local feature out
of the sport altogether this addition
will broaden the interest and widen
the scope of this most popular out
door pastime- Both Valparaiso and
Laporte have been In the habit of put
ting out splendid baseball teams.
That is the country where they grow
good baseball players. Both towns
have been in the habit of taking
their baseball rather seriously as is
the habit with communities whose
population Is both rural and urban
but out of the athletic melting pot oil
Lake. Laporte and Porter counties
ought to be developed league that
will furnish rich entertainment for
the thousands OF fans in this part OF
the region.
These fans must remember that
the teams cost money and cannoi
long endure unless they spend the
fans their money at home instead OF
lat Chicago games. Before the frs
ball Is pegged across the plate, it Il
well to remember that your money i:
needed in your own town.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-13

is survived by his widow and two sons,
Walter. of Kansas City, and Roy, of
Chicago.
STRING TO TOE AND DOOR KNOB.
Mrs. Lora NJ. BrumIey. of Jonesboro,
who yesterday filed suit in the Grant
circuit court against Frank NJ Brum
ley for divorce. asserts that her hus-
band, to determine whether the door
| of their room was opened after he
went to bed, tied string to his toe
and the other end TO the door knob.
She asserts that he burned her arm
with hot iron and that he saturated
her clothing with acid. Mrs. Brumley
is asking $1,000 alimony and the Gus
today of their two children.
REwEDs WITHIN AN HOUR
The announcement that Nancy Viola
Jane Prickett was married Tuesday to
William Cole, of the northern part of
lShelby county. brings to light a story
lof interest at Shelbyville- A few
months ago James Moore, the sheriff,
received word that the woman and
Cole were living together. and that the
woman had not been divorced. He in
Investigated and learned that she had
left and was living in Hancock county.
The matter was dropped at that time.
4 divorce was granted her Tuesday
from David Prickett, and an hour later
she was married to Cole
lCONTRACToR DIES OF LOCKJAW.
George Davis. forty years old. a
ihouse wrecker and contractor. died at
Ibis home in New Harmony yesterday
morning of lockjaw. Last Sunday he
stepped on a rusty nail, infiicting a
lserious wound. Lockjaw developed
land he died in terrible agony yester-
day morning. He leaves widow and
three children.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-13

Ocean. He stripped off every stitch
of his clothes and plunged into Lake
Michigan. determined on suicide aft
err a quarrel with his wife. Mrs.
Bladu sent four neighbors to the
|rescue. They hauled him out of the
water by force. He, in turn, swore
|out warrants charging his rescuers
with assault. However, it must be
rendered that the rescuers carried
Bladu through the streets of Indiana
lof the water
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-13
THE WATER ERA.

WIN the recommendation on tue
part of the board of United States
engineers that s1,333,000 be appro-
priated for the improvement of In
diana Harbor the Calumet region en-
tiers upon a new era in its develop
ment
Its railroad development was fol-
lowed by remarkable Industrial de-
velopment and this turn is to be fol-
lowed by remarkable waterway de-
velopment.
The need for this is shown by the
fact that the plan of the American
Maize Products Co. in Hammond
alone ships three car loads of freight
a day to Chicago where it is trans
ferred to lake steamers and sent out
to lake ports.
The economy of loading this on a
steamer at the very door of the plant
and sending it to its destination must
be appreciated by all. The govern
ment appropriation is a step in this
direction.
Just as the railway development
that has come to the region in the
past ten years was a great stimulous
to Industrial development, the I'm.
proyement of miles of dockage prop
erty will stimulate further activity
along these line.
The Calumet region should be yer.
grateful to General William H
fyh ~
linn of the board of United tSate
Army engineers for the stand the,
have taken in this matter.
The storm of opposition to the In
diana Harbor appropriation which
has been aroused in Chicago an,
which is reflected in the articles OF
the subject in the daily press of tina
city will be quoted.
If the fact it would be a good plal
for the commercial clubs OF tn
region to pass resolutions, signed b
their officers and directors. calm
the attention of the Chicago news
papers to the fact that they enjoy
large patronage from the 10000
people of the Calumet region an
that their attitude of hostility to tn
waterway plans of this secion {
Commercial Chicago is an affror
that can not be overlooked
In the meantime the waterway d,
velopment of the northern part {
Lake County, Indiana is as certain
go forward as it is certain that tt
force of gravity will always hold ,
to this terrestrial sphere
Chicago may delay, but it ca
never prevent, the development
the Indiana Harbor canal, the Cal
met river and Lakes Wolf and Geor,
from becoming the greatest syste
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-13

Roosevelt men concede only 1o2 of
the delegates accredited to Taft-64 in
New York in Iowa, in Michigan. s
in Kentucky, 4 each in Missouri and In
diana. and each in Vermont, New
Mexico. Oklahoma and the Philippines.
or those above listed as uninstructed
the Taft forces claim two in South
Carolina, in Virginia and in Michi-
gan. Taft men viii contest accred-
tied to Roosevelt from Missouri. from
Oklahoma, from Kentucky. 1 from
New Mexico and 6 from Michigan.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-13
Up and Down in
IN d. A N A
EGGS HIGH EVEN IN EGYPT.

William G.. Irwin, banker and trac-
ton magnate, of Columbus who is
touring Egypt and Asia, has written
home that the high cost of living is
just as big a problem abroad as 1t is
at home Eggs in Egypt have advanc-
ed from 2ls cents a dozen to Is cents.
The hens are laying just as many eggs
as ever and there are more hens than
in past years. but the high cost of liv :
ing stays on the job and prices con-
tinue to go up. Mr.. Irwin says.
In Jerusalem Mr. Irwin says he
found a tax on almost everything.
Every advertisement printed in a
newspaper is taxed. every billboard is
taxed, every check, draft and receipt
must have the government stamp tax,
and scores of other things are taxed
by the government to raise revenue.
hoy KILLED IN RUNAWAY.
ROLAND Irwin, age fifteen. of Mr..
and Mrs. Aimon Irwin, of Auburn at 2
o'clock yesterday morning from in
juries he received in a runaway. The
boy was driving a wagon and was
jolted off, falling on the tongue and
then under the hoofs of the horses
THE horses ran away and the boy was
dragged some distance before the team
tcOulu We StOpptu. Ills Skull Was lEdt-
tured. He was kicked to death.
BORROws MONEY TO DIE.
| Despondent because he had lost his
position in a Muncie glass factory anc
lcould find no other employment. Whip
Ipele Mccartney last night borrowed
no cents of his mother, bought strych
mime. babe his young wife good-by
lswallowed the poison, and died in {
few mir c(so was ri n
four months ago. He had freauentl.
Threatened to take his life. and whei
The said to his wife, last night, GOOD
by. Dollie, I'm going" she merel.
laughed at him and went about he
household work. He was found dea'
a few minutes later.
"HoosIER HUSTLER DEAD.
Charles G, Yelm, one of the hes
, known travelling men in Indiana, die
at Lafayette yesterday of interna
hemorrhage. Mr.. Yelm was known a
the "Hoosier Hustler" and for tn
Hast thirty-five years had sravele
through Indiana for different whole
| sale houses. He was known tn
D man with the megaphone voice" an
was prominent figure at many of tn
state conventions at Indianapolis. II
was a Republican, and at a number q
Republican state conventions was tn
: official announcer. His voice could o
9 lheard in all parts OF the larges
buildings. Before going on the roa
Mr. Yelm was member of the Lafa )
lette police force. His first wife die
a three years ago. and he was married
iyear ago to Mrs. Mary Benjamin. n
left the road few months ago to g
Unto the laundry business. Mr.. Yell
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-13
FOR RECORDER.

Editor TINES: You are authorized to
announce to your readers that / am q
candidate for the nomination of County
Recorder. subject TO the wishes of the
Democratic nominating convention. to
be held at date to be decided upon.
JACOB FRIEDMAN.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-13
Political Announcements
FOR AUDITOR.

Editor TINES: Kindly announce my
name as candidate for the office Of
Auditor OF Lake County, subject to the
will of the Democratic nominating con-
vention ED. SIMON.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-13

1T is a. sure sign that summer is
in the offing when they start on its
rounds the story about Crown Point
flying the league pennant 1t won last
year but never got.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-13

1T simply is no use trying to be
happy. Here's Easter over with and
we are informed that a bunch of tax
money is to be dug up darn soon.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-13

THREE persons in the northern
part of Lake county shot in two days
while monkeying with guns. Will
people NEVER learn a lesson?
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-13

CHICAGO has begun to sulk over
the fact that Indiana Harbor is to get
$1,500,000 from Uncle Sam and that
is just like Chicago.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-13

READER--No Col. Tim Engiehart
has not yet decided whom he will
permit to run for auditor on the
democratic ticket.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-13

F. YOU have a right and
privilege to arrest or cause the ar
rest of any person for any misde-
meanor you may witness
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-13

TREASURY suggests printing our
bank notes smaller to save money
Stop. They are small enough now.
Ought to print 'em larger IL any
thing.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-13

AS an exchange aptly puts it. the
Oyster Bay Colonel is the Enoch
Arden of the republican insurgent
movement.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-13

CABLE says that Paris won't
stand for the turkey trot. Wonder
if Paris would stand for Garden Hall
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-13

WHAT shall it profit president
if his predecessor says that under no
circumstances will he become can
didate.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-13
CHAMPION OF HIS CLASS.

The champion ungratefu1 man
turns up in Indiana Harbor in the
person of John Bladu says the Inter
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-13

ILLINOIS won't keep them from
hanging the colonel's hide on the
fence in the long run
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-13

NOW that the egg-rolling is done
at Washington, 1t is nice to have it
out of the way for the log-rolling.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-13

SUPPOSE a woman were to recall
her divorce couldn't she put a chap
in fine position? Well.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-13

A BACHELOR doesn't have to lie
about where he spent the evening
anyway.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-13

Mile has handled the subject in his ac-
customed skilifui manner which Is
characteristic of all his plays. He has
made the principal character in The
Stampede" an Indian girl OF education
and refinement. Aside from the inter-
est which is always manifest, there
is running through the play the sweet
est. saddest love story ever told. The
play IS one of the greatest dramatic
hits of the season, and is everywhere
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-13

of inland waterways on the shore of
Lake Michigan.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-13

Try a Lavender cigar. It's soods
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-18
HARVESTER CO.
|SASSA|LEO|N
TRUST INQUIRY
Witnesses Declare That
Steel, Beef and Sugar Cor
porations Own Majority
Interest in International.

Washington, D. c., Jan. If. J.
Lowe representing Independent manu-
facturers charged before the house
rules committee today that ''f1fty-one
per cent of the stockholders in the
steel sugar, beef and bankers trust
also controlled the International Har-
vester Co.
He declared that the department of
justice had "chloformed" every effort
made to prosecute the harvester trust
shown by the facts that the Town
send report to the department in 1906
has slumbered there ever since"
Mr.. Lowe said that last autumn he
asked Col. Theo. Roosevelt's advice
as to what he should do to urge prose
cution of the harvester company and
Mr.. Roosevelt had said: ="
you had better come to see me
later about that" r. -.
Later" said Mr.. Lowe, II was as
founded to learn that Mr.. Roosevelt
had placed clean bill of health on
the U. S. Steal corporation. also re-
ceived letter from Mr.. Roosevelt stat
ing that he could give me no advice on
the harvester company and asking me
to drop in any Friday, morning and
I'll explain why" } g..
w. H. Green of Creighton. Eeb.,
veteran dealer in farm machinery, de-
clared that the so-called harvester and
steel trusts the national city bank Of
New York and the great transporta-
ton systems of the country were domi
hv Tho -or1o IfroCfOra
Mr. Green urged the committee not
to give the Harvester trust" an i'm
munity bath. He asserted that the
company had raised prices from Is to
20hper cent. ss'T sr
F. j. Lowe News York charged
that In the Sformat4Ch of the trust" !"
the smaller, manufacturers were frozen
out. The actual work of forming the
trust, he declared, was directed by J.
Pierpont Morgan through George w.
Perkins. Charles r. Flint, he added
was the original promoter.
eve propose to show" said Mr..
Lowe, that the U. S. Steel Co., gives
rebates to the International Harves-
ter Co., and that the Belt Line Railway
In Chicago obstructs freight traffic of
independent companies"
He also charged that the trust" sold
goods at home at profit of 100 per
cent and sold abroad almost at cost,
demanding cash from American far
mers and giving long terms contracts
to foreign trade. -
eve charge that the International
Harvester Co., through the National
City bank" Mr.. Lowe continued, "can
break any Independent concern in the
United States."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-18
MINERS FAVOR
us. OWNERSHIP
OF INDUSTRIES
U. M. w. A. Convention
Passes Resolution Backed
by Socialists; Attack on
Gompers and Mitchell.

indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 17.-Govern-
ment ownership Of all industries was
favored by the United Mine Workers
of America, in convention, in resolu-
tion adopted today. The resolution fol-
lows: q,
Whereas, we consider it would be
a benefit to the community at large,
therefore, be it
Resolved, that this convention go
on record favoring government owner
ship Of all industries"
The resolution was backed by the
socialists and found practically no op-
position among the 1900 delegates.
The result of the vote was greeted
with cheers.
Gompers and Mitchell Hit.
Heated debate followed the reading
of resolution providing for with
drawal of the Mine Workers from the
American Federation of Labor, and
condemning the leadership OF Samuel
Gompers and John MITCHELL former
president of the miners, as affiliated
with that s1eep-producing agency, the
National Civic Federation.
1.-THE Federation of Labor the
resolution declared, "is in the grasp
of Judge Gary of the steel trust,
Andrew Carnegie of Homestead fame
and August Belmont, friend OF the In
terurban railway workers of New
York"
It advocated the calling Of great
labor convention in the city on April
l., and the formation Of new national
industrial organization ITO emancipate
wage workers from the yoke OF indus
trial servitude."
r..,. Merger of Unions Favored.
One great union of the coal and
metal miners in the United States and
Canada must be formed if mine work
ers are successfully to combat mine
operators. corporations, declared Ed
ward Young Of Great Falls, Mont,
representing the Western Federation
Of Miners, in an address before the
United Mine Workers of America to-
day. He urged that the national coal
miners organization absorb the metal
miners union and said he believed a
merger plan now going forward would
be successful within few years.
, A referendum vote is to be taken
among the metal miners Of the West
ern Federation OF Miners on the ques-
ton of consolidation with the coal
miners and j. A. McKinnon of Denver,
Colo, reported to the convention that
indications were the proposition would
be approved by large majority.
after we have united on the in
dustrial field we will unite on the
political field, and then the men who
daily risk their lives in mining coal
and metals will get that which be-
longs to them,' said Mr.. Mc-Kinnon.