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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-22
BREEDING OF POLICE DOGS
Prussian Diet Appropriatcs $3.50 for
Purpose Of Training Animals
Complete Records Kept.

Berlin.-To equip breeding and
training establishment for police dogs
the new Prussian budget makes frat
appropriation of $3.50. The German
opinion Is that the most easily edu-
Gated and the most suitable dogs for
police work are the German native
sheep dog and the English Afredale
terrier
One OF the largest and most power
full breeds. and q national dog of Ger
many, the Great Dane or German
boarhound, has been tried, but without
success. 1t Is deficient in seeming
abilities. and as 1t is very excitable
It il liable TO get out Of hand. and be-
cause of its size and strength become
more dangerous than useful.
The training of police dogs is thor
oughly carried out in Germany The
German police officer Is supplied with
q form IN which to record particulars
Of the tracking work done by his
charge. Details OF the weather, the
nature of the ground and the charac-
ter of the dogs worth are to be sup
Piled, while the quantity and kind of
food given to the dog and the circum-
stances under which the animal can
best do its work are all to be noted
Records of failures as we'll a. reports
of successes arc to be written down.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-22
PLAN TOISOLATE SNORERS

and lungs are affected by the large
quantities of smoke they inhale.
The members of fire company all
sleep In enc large room and when
ever there is a member who has pecu-
ltarly strong snoring powers the other
iaddies often find it difficult to get
needed rest Cases have come up
whore the offending firemen found
their cots transferred to a rear room.
where they were less likely to dis
turb the peace Of the night
Now the suggestion has been made
TO Marshal Seyferlich that one OF two
things should be done The snorers
should all be made members of the
same company where they could have
no excuse for grumblins if kept awake
at night, or provision should be made
at the nrehouses for separate quart
ters for snorers, go that the other
members can have peace. The de-
velopment of the snoring habit with
some OF the firemen is responsible for
the latest propositions and also for
bringing out the fact that II is not
considered trivial subject of com
plant, though there is nothing per
scnsl in the matter AS rule firemen
who snore are among the bravest.
hardest workers and most popular
members of the department.
At one engine house string Is tied
to the foot of loud snorer and the
other fremen keep jerking It during
the night to prevent the man going to
sleep before they do. At still another
house the champion snorer is forced
TO sleep near the pole hole. so that
the man on watch in the station be-
low can prod him during the night to
prevent him from awakening the
other members OF the company.
In the fire department snoring Is not
considered physical defect. for many
of the men who show the most agility
at fires are snorers who can easily
scale buildings.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-22
Professors of Economy Differ in
Their Opinions.
Prot. Thomas Nixon Carter. Head of
Economics at Harvard, Discovers
That $40 Is Fair Estimate
on Average Person

Cambridge, Mass.-The California
state board OF health recently fixed
the value of a baby at $4,000, sum
considered far TOO low by Prof Edwin
r. A Seligman of Columbia univers-
tty. who declares that a baby less
than a year old represents an eco
nonaic value of at least $4,000. Now
comes Prof Thomas Nixon Carver,
who is at the head of the chair OF
economics at Harvard. who using q
hypothetical case discovers that $40
is fair value for the average person.
and that "it would be losing invest
ment to buy baby at that price.
How much is a baby WORTH" asks
Professor Carver.
"Of course, the first thing to be de-
cided in the discussion of this kind"
he says, sis what is meant by the
value of baby. To its own parents
after they have got used to it baby
Is an exceedingly precious thing, but
their estimate is not necessarily the
same as that of their neighbors, or
that of society in general. For ex-
ample certain man is reported to
nave sara flnal ne Regarded edcH Oh
his children as worth 800, 900. but
that he would not give cents for an
other one Therefore. we must ex-
clude from consideration the value of
existing babies to their parents.
One way of finding the real eco
nomic value of a man Is to find out
how much the community would lose
II he were to die or to emigrate. The
community would lose the value of
his labor. but it would save what he
consumed In case he was consuming
more than he was producing by his
own individual labor the community
would gain by his death. In other
words, such man is worth less than
nothing
This brings out the fatal defect In
a great deal of the reasoning regard
ing the economic value of the man
viz. The failure to take account OF
the cost OF keeping him. The man
who earns $500 year and consumes
| exactly that sum Is worth exactly
| nothing. How much would you give
. for a COW that would produce 500
worth of milk and $40 worth of yea
in year and consume $40 worth oil
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-22
Or. Knott Does Not Agree With
Or. Hutchinson.
Highest Living Authority on Subject
Obtains lnccntrovertibse Evidence
Of Twenty-Five Living
Centerarians.

New York-Dr. John Knott of Dub
lin, well known as a writer of medical
history, has contributed an article on
"Centenarians" to the New York Med
ical Journal, in which he takes an OPP
posite view to that expressed by DR..
Woods Hutchinson, who maintains
that there are only something like
four authenticated instances of per
sons living more than 100 years.
1T is now some years ago." DR..
Knott writes. that special notice
OF the death of a lady resident at
Richmond, in the county Of Surrey,
England. appeared in the leading med
ical journals of Great Britain. The
lutely unQuestionable and her age at
the close or life was one hundred and
eight years and four months.
The announcement and resulting
comment had the effect of elicitins
from T. K. Young tone of the highest
living authorities on the subjecC a
paragraph OF printed comment which
informed the reader that since the
publication Of his well-known book on
the subject Gin 1897 he had obtained
incontrovertible evidence of the ex-
istence of % individual cases.
"A very curious fact. which is unde-
niably associated with the generaliza
ton OF cehtenarian biography. is also
one which should surely tend to Limit
the confidence of assertion that char
acterixes the aggressive scientific dog
matism which grew to so gigantic pro
portions in the course of the latter
half of the nineteenth century. We
refer to the absolute proof which has
been furnished by the collection Of the
data of all the authentic experiences
that persons of all habits and occupa
| lions. even the most unsanitary and
the most dangerous, are to be found
| enrolled on the list OF centenarians-
and that. accordingly, no ProcrusteaI
| rule Is suitable TO the attainment q
| record breaking longevity. any more
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-22
TRYING AIRSHIPS IN JAPAN
Officers Are Sent Abroad to
Study Aerial Scsence.

Tokio.-Japan is taking an increased
interest in aerial navigation Recent.
y special officers were dispatched to
study the science of navigating air
ships and aeroplanes have been inn.
ported by the authorities. and expert.
ments in flight are being made daily.
So far. no great skill has been at.
tanned by Japanese aeronauts either
in invention or in handling these ma
chimes.
man named Yamada has Invented
an airship which is, to all intents and
purposes, copy of those used abroad.
His ascents so far have not been much
more important than those made in
balloons. The officers experimenting
with the recently imported eeroplaneg
had some difficulty in getting the ma
chimes to rise, and when one of them
did SO. It made such a rapid descent
as practically to reduce Il TO wreck.
One OF the aercplanes did. however.
succeed In mounting some twenty I'M.
tsrs above the parade ground.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-22
NORMAL MIND WITH BIG FEET
That Is Condition Found in France,
While Exact Opposite 10 True ~
Applied 10 Women.

Paris.-That the majority OF nor.
NAL minded men have big feet and
most normal minded women small feet
Is the latest scientific discovery an
nounced to the world by the Paris
Academy of Sciences. 1t emanatss
from Prof MaoAuliffe and Marie, who
for several mouths have been meas-
urirg the feet of French people in ali
walks Of life.
They found that only eighteen out
cf every hundred soldiers were small
footed and only twenty-four of every
hundred weak minded men big footed
On the other hand, they found that
only twenty-three Of every hundred
normal women were large footed.
while only eighteen OF hundred weak
witted women were small footed
This is considered to confirm the
ancient theory that woman is mans
equal for the reason that she Is his
exact opposite.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-22
Inscriptions Which Heretofore Have
Oefied Savsnts Near Decipher-
ing by Recent Find.

Cairo.-An important discovery has
been made y Professor Sayce, who
is engaged in digging on the site of
Meroe, in the Sudan. Many ancient
inscription in the Sudan are written
in the hieroglyphics of Egypt But
many others are in a language that
has, up to now, successfully resisted
all attempts at Identification. This
mysterious writing is known as the
Meroitic Its pictorial characters are
similar TO the ancient Egyptian hero
glyphics. and is styled q denote al
phabetic writing" Dr. H. Brugsch
and DR. Fl Schafer have tried to de-
cipher it in vain but Professor Sayce
writes that ne has Just obtained some
Egyptian translations Of Merotic
words Thus. owing to this discovery,
the unknown Merotic script may be
read by Egyptian hieroglyphists for
the first time, just as the key to the
latter was obtained from the demotic
and Greek translations on the Rosetta
atone.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-22
sneeze Powder Disturb. "4oo. !,

New York.-Some person with no
art in his soul and less humanity
brought distress to New York's four
hundred at the Metropolitan opera
house the other night by distributing
package of sneeze powder In the
standing space behind the first row or
orchestra chairs on the main floor.
Within few minutes hundreds of men
and women were coughing and
sneeTing and within a few minutes
more most of them found II necessary
to hurry out in the lobby OR air.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-22
PLUM PUDDING is COMPLEX
American Investigator Describes Fac
NOUS Dessert AZ Mixture of Fruit.
Fluids and Spices

London.-"A smoking aromatic,
complex compound Of fruits and fluids.
nuts and spices" is the definition Of
plum pudding given by An American
commercial agent In . report to head.
quarters.
English plum pudding. says ]. ~.
Carson. the United States government
agsnt Ia qrestton. remains. unlike the
roast best of old England. . distinct
ly English product, and promises to
become OF SUFFICIENT importance In ths
foreign trade Of the kingdom a. To-
be specifically named In oHicial re-
ports
The national confection," goes ON
this American investigator. still oc-
cupies the personal attention of the
thoughtful housewife. but not to the
extent Of former years. because SOL
eiace has intrlded upon the domestic
economies and ingenious mechanism
has displaced the dough trough and
other kitchen utensils that used to be
essential
The manufacture of plum pudding
which. by the way, contains no
plums-is an infant industry OF much
promise. It is mainly confined to
London, and is carried on by all the
principal bakeries. delicatessen and
other adjustments
THE industry was given great
boom by the Boer war. Thousands
of pounds of plum pudding were sent
out. but the demand was far in excess
of the supply.
The extent and magnitude of tho
trade today may be inferred from fig-
ures furnished By one of the several
large manufacturers. The firm. in or
der to supply their trade last Christ
mas. used the following materials and
quantities:
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-22
Men in Different Organizatsonse Who
Make UncsrthIy Noises In Sleep
Are to &c Grouped.

Chicago.--Chicago will have a
unique organization of fire fighters IL
suggestions made by Fire Marshal
Charles F. Seyferlich are carried out
by the head OF the department The
proposal Is nothing less than that all
OF the confirmed snorers of the fire de-
partment be gathered together IA
members of the same company and
chartered in the same firehouse. A
man to qualify must prove his ability
to snore and snore loudly
What there is about the work of a
fire fighter that fosters and encour-
ages the snoring habit would be hard
to say. but the fact remains that
among firemen are often found men
who can always shake the putty out
of the windows when they once start
snoring Possibly their bronchial tubes
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-22
LOCATES RICH MINE
Cowboy Trailing Deer Sturbles
on TO Wealth.
Long-Lost Lead-Siiver Property,
Founded by Mission Fathers, Is
Discovered Again In Heart of
San Andreas Mountains.

Bishop. Cal.-Prospectors through
out the southern camps of Arizona,
New Mexico and Cid Mexico tell of
the Lost Padre mine, from which the
mission fathers OF Spain, more then
200 years ago. rninsd quantities of rich
silver ore with which they enriched
the Golfers of their church, sending
shipment after shipment 81 silver by
way of Vera Cruz back 10 their native
country Legend had this mine locat-
ed In various places, in New Mexico.
in Arizona ard in Old Mexico; but the
best authenticated stories fixed the To-
cation of this long-loFt mine some
where in the southeastern part OF
New Mexico. and II was there where a
cowboy, On long chase after
workings II years ago.
In the very heart OF the San An
dreas mountains tnis cowboy came
upon abandoned workings. which upon
inspection proved the very extensive
ruins OF a mine There were several
shafts. some long tunnels. the rem
nants Of cross-cuts. surface trenches.
and at point of vantage the remains
OF fort. The cowboy understood the
fort proposition easily enough. Even
IN his days mountains were not al
ways the safest place for white man,
warlike and hostile Apaches still
claiming this part of the country for
their own.
The records OF the Lost Padre mine
are yet to be found in the churches OF
the mission padres in Mexico How
long this mine was worked by the
| padres is not known, but the records
speak of the hostile Indians. and how
| they succeeded, after many attempts
| to drive the fathers back from those
mountains. until time wiped out al
trails; those padres who knew the 10
cation of the mine died. and only the
| legend remained of a once rich prop
erty.
/ The American cowboy relocated th<
old workings every year. hoping ts
sell the properly, hope which n
never realized. On his deathbed Ia
confided the map showing the Location
of the mine to his family. from whom
the records were secured last year b,
Arthur Kunze, the original locator o
the once famous Greenwater district
who journeyed into the isolated Sal
Andreas range last January and relic
Gated the property. In a letter to thu
editor Of a local paper here he corrob
crates sll the details of the old mine
as told frequently by the cowboy, and
believing that without doubt the Los
Padre has been found, he has gives
that name to the workings.
Kunze has organized company,
road is now being constructed to tn
remote ruins, and active operation
will begin on the property.
To an expert miner most interest
ing feature In the old abandoned plac
wac a dump with about leo tons o
rich ore on 1t. The ore is lead
silver, six feet. averaging IN assay
" at Globe, AriZ., IA per cent. lead
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-22
PORK AND BEANS ARE BEST
Sir Hudson Maxim Praises American
Dian and Offers to Teach Women
How to Cook Them.

London.-The food controversy in
London has elected from Sir Hudson
Maxim glowing letter In praise OF
what he calls the American national
dish-pork and beans. Sir Hudson
closes his tribute to the best dish In
the wcrld'' by Offering TO give cooking
lessons at bis laboratory to English
housewives who do not know how tc
prepare this nutritious food. His let
ter states:
mo food In existence is so benefi
cial TO man as pork and beans. /,
has been proven scientifically tina;
pork and beans excel cod liver oil as
stimulating food in cases Of con
sumption"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-22

so ounces of silver; picked samples
went IL per cent lead and 724 ounces
in silver. In enc of the old workings
he found q two-feot vein of rich ore
that carried 40 ounces of silver and
rs per cent. lead, the lead coming In a
carbonate. Lime and Monosite are the
prevailing formations. Wood and wa
ter are plentiful.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-22
Or. EiIos's Secret.

New York.-"M liberation In eating,
q fall allowance Of sleep and no regu-
lar use OF any stimulant." This Is
the answer given by Charles w Eliot,
president emeritus CT Harvard. in ex-
planning hts good health at II years.
DR. Eliot also said he had the habit
of taking some exercise and some
fresh air every day.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-22
KEY TO EGYPTIAN HISTORIES

Professor Sayce has also discovered
the names of some new kings. Some
of them call themselves kings of
Egypt. and as they belong to the OBJ
scure period of the twenty-seventh
dynasty. the inscriptions are expect
ed to throw some light on Egyptian
history.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-22
T Abolish Birch at Etc n.

London-The birch has been abol-
ished at Elton college so far az the
upper form boys are concerned. A
cane may be used instead over the
clothing The lower form boys, how
ever, still may be birched on the bare
flesh. The use of the switching block
at Elton dates back to 1910
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-22
Jagersburger' Log Is Amputatss.

Jagersburger's Log Is Amputated.
Joe Jagersberger, famous as a rae
ing driver. and named to pilot a Case
car in the second annual 500-mile race
At the Motor Speedway May 80, has
driven his last race. Jagersberger's
leg was amputated at Columbia, s. c.,
In an effort to save the life of the
noted racing driver. Jagersberger was
injured In practice before the Charles
ton. S. c., races last fall while driving
q Case car. The car plunged into the
fence and the Flying Dutchmal"
came out with broken and mashed
leg that refused to heal. Jagersberger
MAS teammate of the late Louis Strang
In the first 500-mile race and broken
steering knuckle on his car caused
the big smashup at the grandstand
during the race.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-22
Find wa.hInaton,s Sword.

Albany. N. Y.-George Washington
sword has been recovered from the
ruins of the New York state library.
The weapon is little damaged. 1t was
at first believed that the sword had
been demolished by the heat and
flames
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-22

Topeka, Kan.--More than 100 east
ern college boys have already inquired
of Charles Harris. director of the state
free employment bureau. as to the
prospects for employment In the
wheat fields the coming summer.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-22
Gives Sweden $3.50, 900.

stockholm Andrew Carnegie has
donated $2S0.000 for a hero fund for
Sweden, 1t is announced here.
The hero fund for Sweden is the
sixth of its kind established by Mr..
Carnegie. In February he gave $780,
900 for the same purpose TO Denmark
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-22
BIG SALARY FOR PILOT
AUTO RACERS DRAW GREAT SUMS
FOR WINNING CONTESTS.
riaures in indianapolis 5oo-Mile Race
Run Up into Millions When Com
puted on Annual Basis.

Who wants a salary of s2s,2s0,oC3
year,
The figures almost stagger the av-
erags person who figures that salary
of s2.500 year is good, yet the use
of little calculation shows that the
winner of the second annual 50o-mile
International Sweepstakes motor race
on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
on Memorial Day will bs drawing
salary Of that rate for the time con-
sumed in the driving contest
The figures would amount much
higher il the side money which will
be given along with the $4,000 purse
is considered. The winner will re-
ceiye $4,000 from the Speedway,
while the makers of various acces-
SORES will contribute about So, 900 ad-
ditional to his pot of gold and donate
literally 10 the winners OF the other
eleven prizes offered, which brings
the total to $50. 900.
On a mileage basis the winner will
receive $40 for every mile driven. and
the rate of travel maintained in the
race will be more than seventy-fve
miles an hour. This is the richest
offer ever made in the history of auto
mobile racing and will prove a magnet
for the greatest pilots in the world.
True, the race will be one of the
toughest battles ever fought in the
cylinder conflict world, for 500 miles
is test supreme of both men and
metal, but the gold and glory are
greater than the hardships which will
be undergone, and danger is not an
element of consideration by the fear
less masters of the motor.
The International character of the
event is assured as the French, Ger
man and Italian makers are as much
interested as the Americans. From
the standpoint of the spectator this
contest will be one of the most thrill
ing in the annals of motordom Seven
hours OF a speed battle royal is what
they will see, and the motoring public
to-day demands more from men and
machinery than any other class Of
people. That demand is to be salts
fed at the cost of thousands of dollars.
And yet perhaps the reader wonders
why the Speedway should hang I'D 4
purse of $4,000
The manufacturer does not enter
the racing game simply to see his car
whirl round and round the track. He
enters the game for the benefits that
he receives from the publicity at.
taehed to the event, to study his car
while subjected to the test of high
speed and to learn its possibilities.
The racing game is an expensive
proposition. The drivers do not care
to compete in events where sufficient
prize money is not offered Neither
does the manufacturer care to race
for charity. Thus the Speedway, by
hanging up this great purse. settling
the date of the race almost at the
opening of the season, and with its
specially constructed track, will be
able to give the public not only long
race, but it will bring the best cars
in America and possibly several from
Europe to the track for the fve-cen-
fury grind.
JarersburEer's Log Is Amputafss
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-22

"The number OF yrddings fur
nished aggregated 100000, and there
are three or four other London manu-
facturers. each of whose output
equalled that described. besides quito
large number of smaller establish.
ments'
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-22

Charley Merz. nominated as driver of
one of the National racing ears at the
Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the
second annual 500-mile international
Sweepstakes race next Memorial Day.
Merz is one OF the young drivers in
the business in years. but old in ex-
perisnce. lie has participated in
events at the Speedway ever since IL
was FIRST constructed in 1909 and has
been a successful driver. MerI fin
ished eighth in the first Soe-mile
Sweepstakes race, driving National
car.