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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-21
Another Wheel Stolen.

Another bicycle has been stolen in
Gary: This time the loser is Bernard
Szold, whose pa lost $500 a couple of
weeks ago. The machine was stolen
from in front of 553 Connecticut street
yesterday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-21
HAZEL Penn
WINS HEAT
CBULLETIN.)

Crowh Point, Ind, Aug. 81, 3 p. m.
Hazel Penn, b, m, sired by William
Penn and owned by B. Sturgeon Of
Logansport won the first heat In the
2::30 pace, her time havixg been 2:15
IA. She made the last half mile in
l :06 IA.
The ostrich ran the half mile in
1889.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-21

UNION SCOUT SCRAP manufacture
ed from the finest of leaf tobacco. one
of the choicest chews. sold by all deal
ers. Save the tickets for premiuERs.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-21


Gov. Thomas r. Marshall, Demo-
cratic nominee for the vice presi-
dency. Alton b. Parker. of New York.
chairman OF the notification commit
tee. and Thomas Taggart. Democratic
national committeeman from Indiana,
occupied the center OF the stage at
Indianapolis Tuesday afternoon. The
occasion was the official notification
OF Gov. Marshall of his nomination
for the vice presidency. Many Demo-
cratic notables were present from
all parts of the country. Mr.. Tag
CART introduced Judge Parker. who
then did the notifying. Mr.. Taggart
gave luncheon at his hotel for the
distinguished visitors at noon. and
In the evening Governor and Mrs.
Marshall gave a reception
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-21

In another portion of the grove the
ladies reigned supreme. They were
gathered in floral hall. to admire the
many exhibitions shaped by the deft
hands of the housewife. Nearby is
THE TIMES tent. where the free guess
ing contest is on for an aluminium
kitchen set worth FIVE dollars and a
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-21
WEATHER
PROMISING
Co. Seat Thronged
With Visitors For
Annual Lake Co.
Fair, Floral Hall
Is Thing Of Beauty
Especial TO THE TIMEs.)

Crown Point. Ind, Aug. 81. The
annual fair is on. Come on. boys. she's
a hummer.
the second day of the county fair at
Crown Point. Tomorrow and Friday
are the big days.
Everything started out music and
trees could not keep out all the sun
shine. The music was In the air. On
all sides could be heard the pleasant
greetings OF old friends who rely on
the county fair to bring them togeth-
er. That was music.
Across the grounds came sounds,
meilowed by the distance. from the
stock barns. Intermingled were tho
shrill neighing of blooded horses ac-
companied by the bass grunt of fat
blue ribbon porkers, who lay half
buried in the straw, and with half
open squirting eye basked IN the ad-
miration Of ttmid city girls From the
far end of the long row or stalls could
be heard the bleating of calf which
was waiting for its MONDAY meal, and
that cackling and Growing noise came
from the chicken pens. where prize.
winners were cooped up III war the
music of the farm.
Attractions for Everybody.
From under the TENTS shaded by the
spreading trees came the city music.
1t came from the ieather-lined throats
of the barker and fakir who had the
redhots, the pink lemonade and the
popcorn and the toy balloons for sale.
Down in the valley of the grounds
was heard the best music of all in the
afternoon Here could be heard the
clicking Of ivory hoofs of thorough
breds who champed their bits to get
away for the various races, and then
the patter of their nimble feet az they
came under the wires.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-21

ARE YoU READING THE TrMEss
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CONTINUED ON Page 81
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-21

The Lavender Cigar is home prod
uct- None better.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-28
Thanksgiving Day

This is Thanksgiving day-the day in which all are urged to give thanks by various executives, not only for the harvest, but for many other things, some of a political or social nature. The festival was originally harvest thanksgiving. It was originated by Governor Bradford of the Pilgrim Fathers at Plymouth in 1921, and because of it's New England origin it has come into use rather slowly in the south. But every year shows gains in it's observance in the south both in the churches and in the homes of the people.
 It is estimated that in this city alone 13,000 turkeys will be needed today, and what is true of this city is doubtless true to an extent in the remainder of the state. The festival may therefore be considered estab- lished in Alabama. The banks observe it, and on the calendars the date is printed in distinguishing colors very much as the date of Christmas is. The later festival is observed. in many ways, but the festival of November is never complete without dinner in which turkey is the chief feature.
 In nearly all of the charity organi- zations of this city there will be turkey dinners today, but even 13,- 900 turkeys will not quite go around when in Greater Birmingham 211 ,964 are to be fed together with the in- crease of nearly three years. This would be one turkey to about every 10 people, and that is not enough. Some will lack turkey at dinner to- day, but all can be grateful for great harvests, and that is after all the great object of the festival.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-28
Precedent for Viaducts

Commissioner Weatherly's drastic ordinance has apparently been the means of setting good precedent for solving the viaduct problem in Bir- mingham.
 The commissioner took the attitude that if the Illinois Central and the Belt line would not do their share of the work in building the viaduct on Twelfth avenue, north, across Twenty seventh street, their franchises on cer- tain streets and avenues of the city should be taken away. He also pro- posed that the commission adopt a liberal paving schedule on the streets occupied by the railroads in question.
 Representative of the railroads af- fected yesterday signified their will ingness to proceed at once with this work. It appears that the chief cause of delay was the belief that an equita- ble distribution of the cost of the work had not been made among the various roads affected. Mir. Weatherly. as- sured the railroad men that he would see that a fair apportionment is agreed upon.
 And now that start has been made on this viaduct problem in Birming- ham the commissioners should as- sume a very definite attitude toward eliminating the ever dangerous grade crossings, especially the one on First avenue. The commissioners can erect an everlasting monument to them selves if they will bring about the building of viaduct across the net work of tracks near the Sloss fur naces, thus giving protection to the thousands of citizens who live in East Lake, Woodlawn and Avondale.
 The city commission in confronted by no more serious problem at this time than the satisfactory solution of the grade crossing evil.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-28
High Priced Coal at Norfolk

The high price of coal at Norfolk is Co be investigated by the United
 ties district attorney in accordance Y h instructions received from the department of justice. This West Vir- ginia coal is trundled over iron tracks about 400 miles in order to land it in Norfolk where the Atlantic battle ship fleet takes on its fuel. Such coal is necessarily high in price.
 When Alabama coal can be floated to tidewater by means of slackwater navigation and can then be shipped direct to Colon, Colonel Goethals may see that West Virginia coal, even when kept under water, is an expen- sive article. Alabama coal is every whit as good as West Virginia coal, despite Colonel Goethal's testimony to the contrary, and when it can be put in bunkers at S1 ton less than West Virginia coal can be, there will be a demand for it at both ends of the big canal.
 All that Alabama coal asks is fair play, and soon or late it will secure it, even if it has to do so in opposition to Colonel Goethals. The great engineer stands against Alabama coal because he has not tested it, and Congress should see that there is fair play at the isthmus over the fuel question.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-28
Changes af Time

This will be the first Thanksgiving in my life that will not eat Thanksgiving dinner at my boyhood home on the farm with the old folks.' said man yester- day who has lived in Birmingham for more than a dozen years. "There are no old folks now,' he added, with a per- ceptible quiver in his voice. turning his head to conceal what was in his eye.
 Both my father and mother died two months ago." he continued, "and this Thanksgiving with all It's gladness is bound to contain some sorrow for me- shall never. forget those old dinners when we boys, there are four of us. and all have families. gathered at the old home. We have never missed a Thanks giving up until this time. No such meals were ever served before and I believe never shall be again. l remember that after all were seated at the |table my father always told story and 1t was the same story every year. It was that old fable about the turkey which met a fox and got into very complicated circum- stances when an acorn fell into tho edge of the pond near by. The fox thought it was a fish splashing and turned to grasp 1t when the turkey escaped. We grew to regard the story as almost real. It was 8 part of the dinner
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-28
NEW LIGHT ON ToLsToI

From Lippincott's Magazine
 An excellent translation of Tolstofs famous story, "A Long Exile,' appears In
 the December Lippincott's-one of series of "short Story Masterpieces, by Russian writers. As usual, there is an introduction by the editor. Among other
 interesting things he says:
 "A great number Of didactic essays wearing the transparent gauge of fiction came from Tolstors pen, as well as many religious and ethical treatises, besides one astounding, ideal smashing discussioh' What Is Art? Radicalism is the native air of reform, and our author was fond of drastic measures in practice and In theory. The communism of his middle period found new emphasis in the later long essay, What, Then, Must Be DoneY Yet his was directly contrary indiVid- ualism Of personal philosophy. Contra dictory again was his abandonment Of the city and adoption of the peasant life on his own estates. Indeed, one looks in vain for consistency in the working out of iiis whole career; and yet, while the general course swerved startlingly time and again. no one could doubt the naive sincerity of this sophisticated, simple mind, this nobleman peasant. this icon oclastic gentleman, this nihilistic Chris tian, this pessimistic idealist, this con tradictory soul of single purpose, this in- carnation of selfish unseifshness. For there can be no doubt that Tolstois char acter was greater than his confused sys- tenn of ethics, just as his intellect was greater than his philosophy. Think of the supreme selfiess egoism that could permit a wife with whom he lived as with sister for years-probably ever since he propounded his extreme marital theories in The Kreutzer Sonata, to copy as often as 10 times the myriad pages of his works, all laboriously by hand! And yet, be- cause his followers demanded that he should exempiify his doctrines, and part ly also because this S2-year-old father of 10 children could not live peacefully under stress of the divided beliefs of the home, he broke the heart of this devoted woman by leaving home secretly by night, and died thus in retreat shortly after. November 20, 1910. For four days the Countess Sophia was beneath the roof where her husband lay i'll, yet only at the last did she venture to come into his room. drop on her knees by his bedside and kiss the hand that for conscience's sake had smitten her. Strange eontradic- tion of human life when this idealizer of family love, this apostle of gentleness, this generous soul who could withhold nothing from the needy, made over his estate to his family years before he died, refuse to receive royalties from his books, beg the public to forget his masterpieces of fiction and read only his tractates, labor in the fields, and eat peasant bread-when this great soul could love-starve the aged helpmeet who had been his strength for three score years''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-28
Summing Up the Popular Vote

The figures tabulated in New York of the popular vote in the recent presidential election are by no means complete. They are, however, approx imste, and they will no doubt be &C., cepted until the full official figures are gathered in by the almanac makers at the beginning of the new year.
 For all practical purposes the vote will stand: Wilson, 6,156,748; Roose- welt, 3,92s,14O; Taft, 9,376,422. The combined Roosevelt Taft vote is 7,304 ,562, and Wilson's vote was short of this total 1,14s,S14. The Bryan vote in 1908 was 409,104, and Wilson's vote was 252,356 less than the Bryan vote in 1908. With candidate whose election was assured from the day of nomination the democratic vote in 1912 was less than it was when Mir. Bryan was fighting an up hill battle in 1908!
 The plain explanation of this re- markable result is to be found in an immense democratic defection to Roosevelt and in a very. large stay at-home republican vote. If we assume that one million democratic votes went over to Roosevelt and that 500,. 900 Taft republicans stayed at home, we would then have these party fig ures; Democratic, 7.156.422. as
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-28
Not Hercules
Congressman Burnett's Opportunit!

Congressman Burnett's Opportunity
 Congressman Burnett is now chair man of the immigration committee. This is an important committee, but its importance to Alabama is less than it is to Illinois or Pennsylvania, for comparatively few immigrants come to this state.
 On the 4th of March Congressman Sheppard of Texarkana will step into Senator Bailey's seat and MT. Bur nett will then be the ranking member of the committee on public buildings and grounds. In the Sixty-third Con- gress MT. Burnett will no doubt have to choose between the two commit tees.
 The people of Alabama hope he will prefer to become chairman of the committee on public buildings and grounds. In granting or in refusing to grant appropriations for postof- fees and other buildings that com mittee will have it's hands full. Such appropriations may be called in the aggregate "a pork barrel" but there re communities in which they are realty desired, and there are some in which they are greatly needed.
 The Age-Herald expresses the sen iment of Alabama when it says that
 r. Burnett can serve the state to h tier advantage on the public build- ug gs and grounds committee than he
 on the immigration committee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-28
] Taft-Roosevelt vote of

against a Roosevelt vote of 6,s04, ,562.
 Look for example at the states of Indiana and New Jersey. The Bryan vote in 1908 was 39S, 1868; this year the Wilson vote was PSI, ,890. In New Jersey in 1908 the Bryan vote was 182,567; the Wilson vote was 17S,2S9. These were the states of the candi- dates. In both Wilson and Marshall ran behind Bryan and Kern.
 A good many Taft republicans voted for Wilson and a great many Taft republicans stayed at home, but any view of the popular vote which does not take into account demo- cratic defection to Roosevelt will prove misleading. when closely an- alyzed.
 The popular vote in 1908 was 14,- SS8,442. The figures thus far fur nished point to a vote of 14,135, ,000 on last election day. The discrepancy of 650,O00 is further evidence that these are revolutionary days--days of new alignment, and the process is going on and will continue to go on until 1916 when perhaps the people will be content to settle down in two big party camps, both of which will claim to be progressive.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-28
A BROADWAY COP

"A Vagabond," in London Truth.
 I first met Dempsey-as I will call him when I was Joking for the bread line. I heard of it as offering the chance of something to eat, but did not know it's whereabouts. | happened to pass Demp- sey. who was regulating .the traffic at the corner of Broadway and Union square, and I asked him. Broadway bellies it's name at that point, and the traffic was very heavy, but he found time to smile amiably, to ask me if was up against it-which was-and to lend me pin, which I wanted urgently as I was unpro- vided with serviceable braces. After ward, in tho intervals of dragging old ladies from under the wheels of street cars, he found more time to cheer me up. which I neded badly. to lend me 50 cents, which needed more, and to tell me or a man who needed an assistant. Officer Dempsey thought that if I said he had sent me and that I could speak German I might get the job. l did get it. and very interesting it proved, though that is be- side the point.
 do not for a moment say that the New York police force spends all it's time in practicing active benevolence toward needy foreign vagabonds, but this story happens to be true-and I have met noth- ing like it in London, Paris, Berlin or Constantinople. No doubt Dempsey is an exceptional man. possibly he Judged that was not quite such hobo as looked; at least to me he typifies the whole splen- did force of which he is member And I never read little hapenny press at tack upon that force without wishing to mobilize few corner boys. toughs and gunmen, and to make a clean sweep of the particular office from which it origi- mates. There is only one other police man with which 1t is not an Insult to compare the New York ''cop"-the Lon- don copper and the comparison is not altogether to the Americans disadvan- tage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-28
NICKELS AND DIMES

John A. Sleicher In Leslie's.
 Five and 10 cents Rivulets make the mountain streams and mountain streams the wide river rushing to lake and sea.
 A s2O, O,000,O0o building is approaching completion in New York city. It is to be 50 stories high, the tallest business structure in the world.
 This colossal building is being erected by a self-made man. He has amassed great fortune by selling articles at and 10 cents each. He charged noth- ing more and nothing less. Nickles and dimes were good enough for him, yet many of us treat these insignificant coins with an indifference amounting to contempt.
 Think of the army of eager custom CTS, marching with ceasless tread be- fore the and 10 cent counters and paying the cost of a $20.000,oo0 sky scraper from the profits they left be- hind. .
 Can it be that the high cost of living stimulated this tremendous rush? Isn't 1t more reasonable to Infer that the cost of living cannot be beyond the reach of the humblest and poorest when a nickel or dime will go so far and buy so much?
 Isn't it possible that these unique 5 and 10 cent stores, the peculiar crea- ton of an alert American business man afford the most satisfactory indication of the thrift and economy of those who know how to save and to whom the matter of the cost of high living has not been confused with that of the high cost of living? So much for the nickeis and dimes!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-28
CAN MAN LIVE WITHOUT SALT.

Tn Harper's for December Stefansson, the explorer. begins the narrative of his four years in the Arctic and his finding of the blond Eskifnos. In many ways MT. stefansson's expedition was unique. and not the least interesting point which he makes is his statement that man can do without salt.
 Most people are in the habit of look ing upon the articles of our accustomed diet. and especially upon salt, as necessi- ties. We have not found them so. The longer you go without grain foods and vegetables the less you long for them. Salt have found to behave like narcotic poison--in other words, it is hard to break off its use. as 1t is hard to stop the use of tobacco. but after you have been a month or so without salt you cease to long for it, and after six months I have found the taste of meat boiled in salt water distinctly disasreeable. Tn the case of such necessary element of food as fat. on the other hand. have found that ths longer ysu gre without t, the moro
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-28
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
nroken GIass In stfeet

There is too much oarelessness in re- gard to throwing broken bits Of glass in the street" said an East Lake citi- zen yesterday. There is a city ordinance, understand forbidding such acts, but have not heard of it being enforced
 in many. months.
 An incident occurred on an East Lake car yesterday morning that recalls Vthis subject to my mind. I was standing on the rear platform of a crowded outbound car when in some way which I did not learn the glass window in the rear be- came cracked. It was merely cracked and not a hole knocked in it. and would probably have held it's place indefinitely. However, the conductor spied the broken glass and came back and knocked 1t out with his fist He picked out all of the broken pieces and threw them right in the middle of the street, some of them being fine bits and others large pieces.
 Any horse passing that way later stood a very good chance of getting one of those pieces of glass in it's foot. More over, any automobile or bicycle tire pass ing over that spot would probably receive cuts ,or punctu es that in the end would cause much trouble. This instance only recalls the matter to my mind, but have seen similar occurrences several times within the last few weeks. On one occasion I noticed a woman on the South side dumping a pan full of broken glass into the middle of Twenty-first street. That's an easy way to get rid of the broken glass. but it is bound to be the cause Of trouble and danger to countless passersby for many days after, and think 1t should be stopped"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-28
STATE PRESS

Montgomery Advertiser: The Methodist preachers of north Georgia and north Ala bama have recently received their trans fers, but 1t is understood that none of them is to be moved from the land of fried chicken.
 Mobile Register: There seems to be rather overmuch concern over ejecting Jonah, considering that the story does not once mention the word whale, but says that Jonah was swallowed by a great fish. The translator of the gospel of St Matthew made the great fish whale but he had Greek text to so on, and we are not called upon to ac- cept his version as better than the one in the story itself.
 Selma Times: An Alabamian has before graced the cabinet of a democrat Pres- ident, and the Presldent-elect could not come to better state nor find more diversified number from which to make his selection.
 Anniston Star and Hot Blast: ',rhe fact that MT. Bryan is visiting Florida is not thought to have had anything to do with that seven and one-half inch rain fall at Miami,' says the Atlanta Consti- tuition. No, that's the way they greet MT. Chain.
 Tuscaloosa News: The prosperity of a town may, to a certain extent, he juoged by the dearth of candidates for federal jobs.
 Montgomery Journal: No, says Conner and Seed to Hobsons proposition, but the people are still in the dark as to their future course in politics.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-28
ROMANCE
By Andrew Lang.

By Andrew Lang.
 My love dwelt in a Northern land,
 A gray tower in forest green < Was hers, and far on either hand
 The long wash of the waves. was seen And leagues on leagues of yellow sands
 The woven forest boughs between!
 The sunset slowly died away. And herds of strange deer, lily white.
 Stole forth among the branches gravy About the coming of the light,
 They fled like ghosts before the dayt know not if the forest green
 Still girdles round that castle gray; know not if the boughs between
 The white deer vanish ere the day; Above my love the grass is green,
 My heart is colder than the. clayt