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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-06-06
THE DEADLY PEEL.

Elizabeth Caleveri of 273 Hudson
street slipped on an orange peel
near her house yesterday morning
and slid under the wheels of an
automobile, where she was in
stantly killed
This is another death due to care
lessness. Chicago and other cities
have ordinances making it penalty
to throw banana or orange peelings
upon the sidewalks; and in these
days of fast autos and smooth pave
ments throwing them on the streets
often brings sad results.
One can hardly enter depot
walk upon a sidewalk or cross :
street without passing the peels. II
people would only think about this
when throwing away their fruit re-
fuse, there would be less accidents o.
this character.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-06-06
COUNCILS WISE ACT.

The obstructionist methods that
were employed by the aldermen who
opposed the appropriation of $500
for the employment of an expert
sanitary engineer to lay out the half
million dollars worth of sewer work
that the city of Hammond will have
to build this year are typical of a
few of these fossils in the council.
A well known Hammond manu-
facturer said of chronic obstruc
ZIONIST in the present city council,
He loudly proclaims his honesty. In
my opinion a CRATER can do no more
harm to the city than a persistent
obstructionist'
This sentiment is expressed by
scores of citizens in Hammond today.
want to wait until some thick head
ed alderman gets 1t through his bean
that an expenditure of $500 for ex-
pert advice on job that will involve
hundreds of thousands of dollars il
economy after all.
If the sewer that is now a disgrace
to East State street was laid properly
as any high grade engineer would
have advised, FIVE business blocks
would now be rising on that section
of it east of Oakley avenue.
The trouble with a great many
Hammond citizens, and, in a few in
stances, the aldermen who represent
them, is that their friends ought tr
be walking slow after them in
stead of laboring under the false i'm
preston that they are live ones.
The council majority In authoriz
ing this expenditure of $500 did ex
actly the right thing and the result
will be that with the combined ey
perience of two engineers the cit,
will get a good job done.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-06-06
THE VALUE OF APPEARANCES.

In most business positions man
is measured by what he accomplishes.
In securing a position, he is
measured by what he APPEARS TO
BE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH.
Appearances count tremendously
is the pursuit of opportunity. The
lack of shave has barred the doors
of advancement times without num-
Der, and thousands of fairly capable
workers have been rejected without
trial, because of 81 seem He done,
and "Youse hain't." Shutting feet
and a STOPPING back. are like a dirty
face in their repelling power; and q
rasping voice has often stood ath-
wart the future of kindhearted and
loyal worker; and "dandyism" has
kept many worthy lad outside of an
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-06-06
GIRLS NOT ALONE AT FAULT.

Editorial comment upon the sub
ject of indecency in dress seems TO
have aroused the ire of at least one
Muncie woman, who apparently be-
lieves in a display of bare arms, bare
shoulders, bare chests and skirts
lacking about three yards of neces-
sary material. In a letter to The
none of the editors business wha.
she or other women and girls choose
to wear.
While this one woman is taking
er women who realize the danger of
such disgraceful attire as has been
conspicuous on the streets of Muncis
during the recent weeks are conduct
ing a campaign of their own against
abbreviated customs that make their
wearers the laughing stock of re-
spectacle men, women, boys and
girls.
Women and girls who appear in
public displaying their nakedness are
deserving of criticism. Harsh word
are necessary to bring some of then
to their senses. Why do they appea
in such vulgar styles? Not because
of the intense heat. More likely ts
display their charms. This being
the easel they should be taken int
the city police court and charge,
with public indecency. This proba5
ly would put stop to some of th'
ridiculous getaways that may b,
seen on the streets, in school and l.
church, at parties, on street cars an
scores of other places.
Suppose that the husbands an,
brothers of these victims of fashion
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-06-06
III z A X I'D
BY
r u B E

THE only thing that will stop T r.
now Will be his running out of such
words as .'brigand." delegate piracy
opposing the people, etc.
SAFETY helmets have been invented
for aviators, but they will have to be
extra strong to penetrate the East
Chicago atmosphere.
WHAT with the Lorimer ousting case
on in Washington and the Battle Axe
Castleman custer on in Michigan City
our linotype department will be taxed
to its utmost.
HAVE you accepted the Chicago Tele-
phone company's invitation to visit it's
Hammond exchanges The switchboards
are fine, but the girls -. They are
worth going miles to see.
EVERY time that we print that
Lake county has been rocked from
stern to stern" Indiana Harbor always
refers to Lowell as the stern.
ONE thing you will notice is that
no newspaper men have been called in
to testify in the money trust probe.
MCNCIE man has been fined s1I-a
dollar for each word for swearing. Over
in Hobart, where they used the old
fashioned "go to- the justice quote
rates al SO.
THEN again Col. Rosenfelts may be
opposing friend Root for chairman be-
cause he recalls that Elihu might es-
say the Mrutus role and stab him in the
vernacular.
THE travels of Mr.. Lewis concluded
from Lowell last week.: L. w. Lewis,
representative of THE TIMES. was in
Hegewisch on business yesterday. He
informs us that his wagon, aside from
needing a little grease, is in good shape,
but the horse is out of commission for a
couple of weeks. owing to some needed
repairs" Indiana always was a poor
place for horses. corre-
spondence to THE TIMES. No doubt We
horse is sore because he has been quar-
tered in dry town.
MAYBE we can induce the circulation
| manager to give each paid up subscrip-
tion a sepia photo OF Doc wiley's baby.
UNDERSTAND that the Whiting re-
hneries will be kept busy day and night
| for the next few weeks turning out oil
for willy Taft's steam roller.
| AND also please hurry up with the
starting of that Gary Bolt factory. II
looks as if Teddy viii give it some
| heavy orders before a certain week in
June is over with.
| TINES editorials hold out hopes for
/ Immortality. Why would one want to
! live forever with all of this political
racket continually ringing III ones
ears?
| WE see by the "poipers" that Judge
/ Gary made a quick trip to the burg
named after him and that he dined al
| the Y. NJ. C. A Maybe old Ebert came
| to town TO get a square meal, fol
you'll recall that that he has been hav-
| ing hard time of 1t ever since tn.
Waldorf Astoria walters went out OF
| strike
/ CONGRESS has started another prob,
| into the high cost Of meat After we'r.
through paying for all of the cost o
high Investigations into the high cos
| of what is being investigated an in
vestigation of the investigation bein,
investigated will reveal the fact tina
your slab of bacon or pound Of beef
= steak is much higher than it was befor
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-06-06

office that he wanted to start to work
in.
We do not mean to say that appear
ances are of more value than realities.
On the contrary. they have not tenth
part of the wonderful power; they
shrink into still less importance. But
they have great influence, neverthe-
less, and-mark this well-that in
fiuence comes into play at the very
beginning of any proposed arrange
ment. when it is almost always Vita
to a favorable introduction.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-06-06
"THIs is MY 52ND BIRTHDAY
John ID. Haxcn.

Hon. John Douglas Hagen, minister
of marine and fisheries In the Domin-
ion cabinet, was born in Sunbury
County, New Brunswick, June 6. 1860.
and is a graduate of the University of
New Brunswick. In his early political
career he was an alderman and mayor
of Fredericton. He remoed to St. John
in 1890 was elected to the New Bruins
wick Legislature. following which he
was chosen leader of the OPPOSITION At
the general election of 1908, the OPP
position party, under his leadership,
won a notable victory and Mr.. Hazen
was called upon to form an administra-
ton, which he did, assuming the
premiership and the portfolio OF at :
torney- general. Upon the formation
of the Borden cabinet last year Mr..
Hazen was appointed to his present
post.
Congratulations to:
The Empress of Russia. 40 years old
today.
Nine. Rejane, celebrated French ac-
tress, 55 years old today.
Ri. Rev. Michael J Hoban. r. G
bishop of Scranton. 50 years old today.
Joseph NJ. Terrell. former governor
of Georgia and L. S. senator. 81 years
old today.
Capt. Robert Falcon Scott, the leader
of the British Antarctic Expedition. A
Years old today.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-06-06

should appear in public minus coats
with shirt sleees cut off two inches
below the shoulder and the tops Of
their shirts tucked In say eight or
ten inches. There would be a rebel
lion among the women. Wives would
Girls would blush with shame when
they met their brothers, who previ-
Gus to this time probably never did
anything worse than play marbles
for keeps. . Why, the poor men
would be invited to leave the church
pew They would be Stunned on
every side by those persons opposed
to the style
1t is ten times worse for woman
or girl to appear in public attired IN
IA piece of peekaboo material, some
times referred to as a waist. minus
the collar and shoulders, and just
little bit more, and with no sleeves.
There are in Muncie girls not
more than fifteen years of age who
are following the example of their
elders and who are coming out with
such costumes.
Is it any wonder that girls and
boys go wrong?
A girl who will appear in school
with one of those cutaway waists
should be sent home by her instruc-
tor and her parents should be given
to understand that she could not oc
cupy her seat until she appreciated
the value of decency in dress. There
are scores of cases in the Muncie pub
lie schools that are deserving of such
treatment.
The skirt made of three yards of
material is just as repulsive to de-
cent citizens as the abbreviated
dress. A girl weighing anywhere
from 135 to $50 pounds will now and
then appear in public with a social
ed skirt that would be more appro-
pirate for a swimming suit. Is it any
wonder that other women, men and
boys turn about and stare? Such
| freaks should be stared at until they
learn the folly of their ways.
The Western Union Telegrap COM
pany has started a campaign for de-
cent dress that bids fair to accom-
lplish much good The other day
There was posted in the offices of the
company at Chicago notice to en-
lployes, informing girls that in the
future it will be necessary for them
to wear waists equipped with COL
lars and long sleeves. There was no
Explanation accompanying the order
The 125 girl employees of the general
office of the company in Chicago
must provide themselves with cloth
| ing coming up to the requirements Of
the notifications, and without delay.
Every one of those girls well
knows why the order was issued. II
was discovered by the officials of the
company that the abbreviated waists
worn by many of the girls were go
ing from bad to worse. The primary
object of the order, therefore, was to
impress upon the young women the
importance of decency in dress. But
there was a second reason, none the
less important. 1t was ascertaine1
by the heads of the company in Chi
Icago that the girls came to work in
all kinds of weather with the same
1imsy waists, minus the sleeves. As
"a result many of them caught cold
land it was figured that from thesa
Icolds resulted catarrh, tuberculosis
pneumonia and many other diseases
The mothers and fathers of Muncie
would accomplish much In a cam
paign against indecency in dress
Muncie Press.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-06-06

the investigation into the investigation
of the high cost of investigation for in
vestigating the cost of high living was
started to be investigated. Now, IL you
don't investigate this al first sight just
investigate it again.
IN plain English it isn't so much the
high cost OF living as ii is the cost of
high Investigations.
DO you investigate?
YOU investigate?
INVESTIGATE?
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-06-06

Ind, is spending much time with the
animal making tests.
SUICIDE WILLS RAZOR TO son.
Thomas z. Crute, IS years old. COM
mitted suicide in the T. P. A. Park in
Franklin City yesterday morning by
drinking carbolic acid. He was found
In an unconscious condition by park
attendants. but died before medical aid
could reach him. A note found in the
dead mans clothing was addressed to
his employer and it read:
&c. S. Coombs. R. r. 2.
Give everything belonging to me to
my son, Lewis. will be dead on June
/. Notify him. Good-by every one.
Give Lewis my razor, shoes overcoat
and anything you can find that belongs
20 me. / am done with this world.
T. e. c."
for several weeks.
SAWMILL DESTROYED.
The sawrnill, machinery and a large
quantity of logs and sawed timber be
longing to F. NJ Ricketts, of Kennard.
were destroyed by fire last night.
causing a loss of $4,000. The origin of
the fire is a mystery. The town has
no fire protection except a bucket
brigfiade and it was with difficulty
that the canning factory was saved.
VETERAN ENGINEER Is DEAD.
Robert F. Elvin 90 years old. one
of the first engineers to pull rail-
way train west of the Allegheny Noun
tains, is dead al his home at Columbus.
He was perhaps the first engineer on
the Indianapolis Madison railroad.
which was the first road in Indiana.
For thirty-eight years and until year
ago he ran a stationary engine. The
veteran engineer retired on a pension
last year.
RUN DOWN BY AUTO.
Williams Tors, 10 years old, may die
of injuries received last night when he
was run down by automobile driven
by John McCurdy of Anderson. The
boy ran out of moving picture thea
ter and stepped in front of the ma
chine. The driver was unable to stop.
No blame is attached to McCurdy. The
front wheels of the machine passed
over the boys abdomen and chest. and
DR.. John Arlington, who attended
him. said the lad might not recover.
CARS GO THROUGH BLOCK.
The office rooms and salesrooms of
the Ahlbrand carriage factory at Sey-
mour were wrecked by a run away
cut of cars in the Pennsylvania freight
yards here yesterday. A freight crew
kicked" cut of FIVE cars which went
to the end of the siding, plowed across
a sixty-foot street and crashed into the
building with great force. Both side
walls of the building, which is new
two-story brick, were so badly wreck
ed that they will have to be rebuilt
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-06-06
Up and Down in
IN d. A N A
CRAwLs FROM BED ENDS LIFE.

Henry Eyer, a truck farmer. So
years old, near Tell City, committed
suicide this afternoon by shooting him
self through the heart. He had been
suffering with tuberculosis for several
years and became Respondent. He was
belfast and il is said had made several
threats to end his life. This afternoon
he took advantage of the absence of
his sister, who had kept close watch
over him, and crawied out of bed, seiz-
ed a double barreled shotgun. tied a
string to the trigged and. pulling 1t
with his toes, fired a shell into his left
breast. He is survived by his sister
and several brothers.
SHE CERTAINLY is SOME COW.
A COW which cost $1,000. weighing
nearly 1900 pounds and giving twelve
gallons Of milk, daily. is attracting
much attention on the farm of Edward
Needler. northeast of South Bend. The
COW was purchased by Mr.. Neetler
from a herd of high grade Holsteins
lin Traverse City. Mich. representa-
tive of Purdue University, Lafayette
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-06-06
The Day in
HI T r Y
sTHIs DATE IN HISTORY,

June @.
1755-Nathan Hale, the famous patriot
spy, born in Coventry, Conn. Exc
cuted by the British, Sept. %, 17T6.
1792-Frankfort selected as the capital
of Kentucky.
1S32-Indians under Black Hawk made
an unsuccessful attack on Apple
Rier fort, near Galena, Ill.
1S62-Brig. Gen. Turner Ashby, C. S.
A, killed in a skirmish near Har-
rissonburg, Va. Born in Virginia
in 1924
1s72-Republican national conention,
in session in Philadelphia, nomi-
mated Gen. u. S. Grant for Presf-
dent.
1s91-Sir John Macdonald, Canadian
premier, died. Born Jan. II, 1915.
1911-Edward Harrigan, veteran actor
and playwright, died in New York
city. Born there in 1S45.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-06-06

SEVERAL esteemed Indiana news
papers are helping along all this
prizefght talk in connection with
the republican national convention
without thought of the future Of
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-06-06
Let us be natural.

A CURRENT bit of baseball news
is disturbing. 1t tells that Rube
Vanguard, the $1,000 pitcher pur-
chased by McGraw, beat Marty
O'Toole. the s22,500 pitcher acquired
by the Pirates. If s22,500 will not
beat $1,000, what becomes of base
ball as an investment for capital?
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-06-06

THE Lake County Board of Com
missioners are doing some splendid
work on the highways throughout
the south part of the county.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-06-06

1T may be well indeed for you to
be careful of your health and habits
during the hot weather If you care
to be happy and thus make others
happy about you
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-06-06

famous saying of President Mckinley,
that the man who would set labor and
capital at war against each other is
the enemy OF both. Let us cease the
unnatural war so that we may live and
love.
Let us be natural
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-06-06

1T is remarkable the number of
real estate men who are knocking
the Baldwin Locomotive plant and
they ought to be ashamed of it.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-06-06

1T is a cinch that the democrat rs
are little bit apprehensive about
the outcome of the convention at this
lstage of the republican game.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-06-06

AS far as the third time candi-
dates friends are concerned, the
senator seems to be the Root of al
evil.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-06-06

POOR beginning doesn't always
lead to good ending. A man may
start out all right on an auto trip
and come back with four fat shoes
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-06-06

1T is no business of ours to as
sumo that the saints are asleep be-
cause the affairs of the nation are
taking surprising turn.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-06-06

REMEMBER that if you swat the
garbage pail you swat the fly where
it lives.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-06-06

This dainty little coat may be carried
out in serge, striped mohair, linen, pique
or rep. 1t is easy TO fashion and can be
made with square or round collar, which,
like the belt and cuffs, is made Of con-
trasting material
The pattern, No. 5.s04, is cut in sizes
? to s years. Medium requires 3,s yards
Of SO inch material and q of yard of 81
inch contrasting goods.
The pattern can be obtained by send
ing 10 cents to the Office of this paper
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-06-06

BRYAN looms up as the one big
probability if Wilson is not named.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-06-06

nual plea for a safe and sane Fourth
of July from this time on.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-06-06

THE price of coal has gone up but
who cares?
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-06-06

WE shall now be edited by the ar
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-08-23
A Generous and Useful Donation

The Leavenworth Furniture and
Hardware Co., by way OF showing its
interest in public school matters pre-
sented the school board one day this
week with a handsome sixty dollar
range for use in the domestic science
department which will be opened in
the new school building which was
completed in February last. Teach
ing practical housekeeping to the girls
has become one Of the features of the
public schools Of the present age,
which makes the old fellows hark back
to the days Of the blue-back Webster
spelling book when such things were
regarded as fads unworthy Of attention.
Modem life and the high cost of liv-
ing has wrought a number Of changes
in school methods not the least impor-
tant Of which is domestic science.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-08-23
Makes Suggestion to Band Leader

A visitor to our town last week on
hearing our band in its usual Satur-
day evening concert, remarked that
we had one Of the best if not the best
kid band in the state. But he said
there was one mistake being made,
and that was that they were not play
ing enough of the popular ragtime mu-
sic. Such pieces as "Everybody's
DOM it," "Alexander's Ragtime
Band" and many more of the same
kind will make more OF a hit with the
public than some of the classical mu-
sic which is being played. 1t is sad
to think that the great American peo-
pie have so degenerated that the mu'
sic from some of the old masters nc
longer appeals to them, but neverthe-
less such is the case with the great
majority Of them. They want late
popular catchy airs aud the band Oh
orchestra that gives them that kind oi
music gets the business and the ap-
plause.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-08-23
School Lands to be Sold Sept. z

The state land department has is
sued list of school, granted and other
public lands which are to be sold at
public auction on Saturday September
7, in the several counties Of the state,
the sales 10 be conducted by the var
ious county auditors at the court
houses Of the counties where the lands
are located. This will be one Of the
largest sales which has ever been held.
In Chelan county three tracts Of land
are to be sold. Two of these tracts are
located near Chelan Falls, and one
tract being appraised at $4,000, i'm
provements appraised at S4,499.50
and the other appraised at $4,000,
improvements valued at $1l, $500.
The third tract, half a mile from Pc
shastin, is appraised at $4,000 and
the improvements are valued at
$500.