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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-23

ELGIN. ILL AUG % Thirteen
drivers. led by" Ralph Mulford. in a
Dusenberg. sent their machines thund-
ering over the stretches Of the Elgin
track in the Cobe Trophy race here at
noon today Mulford drew Arst posi-
ton ana faced Starter Fred Waz
ner at y o'clock Art Kline. in A
p ugeot followed.
The day was perfect. the track fast
and thousands OF cheering people
greeted the men as they swung their
machines into high speed at 20 min
.lte Intervals \ capital prize Of $+.
600 head the cash prizes.
There were countless rumors Of van
daIism current They ranged from .
report that a quart of carpet tacks
aad been thrown on the hairpin turn
IN the back stretch 10 the rumor that
acid air had been injected into tire
On Mulford's car.
Five hundred wounded soldiers from
Fort sheridan and the marine hospit-
al. witnessed the race and were the
guests Of the Chicago Auto CLUB.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-23

GEN. SMITH ana his officers have not
relaxed their caution Armed scouts
we're sent into All localities whore there
had been trouble 4 big motor bus. nIIed
with soldiers commanded by Mai d
Wray DePrcz, Of Shclbyville. followed
the scouts and sprang from the bus
when moro than two strikers were TO-
gether The appearance of the soldiers
caused the men u retire
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-23
WORK STARTS ALREADY.

Fifteen engineers have been working
on the tract for the past two weeks pre-
liminary to installing sewers. water
gas, electricity and telephone facilities.
as well as paving streets and putting in
sidewalks
One of the most remarkable things
about the deal is that the Indiana Har-
Dor Homes Company is not in business
to make money. but to build the most
modern subdivision. possible and TO give
workmen the best homes to be had al
cost price. on easy terms.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-23
HOMES FOR
INLAND co.
EMPLOYEES
Two Thousand Houses To Be
Built and Sold
1t Cast.

The largest real estate deal ever
put over in this section for subdivi-
sion purposes came to light today
when it became known that deeds
had been filed for record, convey
ing to the Indiana Harbor Homes
company of Indiana Harbor three
hundred and fifty acres of land in
that city.
It is understood that the record
ing of the deeds, done yesterday. is
one of the initial steps in the get
ting under way of a housing pro-
iect of vast magnitude that will in
volve the expenditure of twelve to
fifteen million dollars, the erection
of two thousand modern homes. the
addition Of eight to ten thousand
people to Indiana Harbor's popula-
ton, and the rounding out of the
residential portion ct the city.
INLAND STEEL srocEHoLDERs.
An Indiana corporation. with a capt
tai stock Of two million dollars. the In
diana Homes Company. was formed last
week. Stockholders of the company are
Inland Steel interests. and it is stated
that the two thousand homes to be erect
i
land Steel company
The site for the new project comprises
three hundred and fifty acres. known as
the Alexander tract and the PHILADELPHIA
Land and Improvement company prop
erty. This land was controlled by Riley
and Westberg- 1t is located east OF
Washington Park. north of 145th street
south of 10th street and west of Cline
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-23

BARBER SHOPS in town were be-
sieged by militia men today for their
over-Sunday shave and clean up some
Of the boys looked as though they had
been on the Mexican border for several
weeks
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-23

SHERIFF BARNES, CHIEF Austgen
and Mayor Brown keep in close touch
with the situation. They are extremely
anxious to get all factions together. but
it seems an almost hopeless case.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-23

9-e you reading The T7-a-s7
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-23


ooSs eoiii5iaiH - rile sWei.eii'is ilesA''
nut theS loNe If Iha' al 'hes nave
CORPORAL BOB SNYDER OF Elk
hart. is irving TO sell an Overland To one
Of the strikers. according 10 an Elkhart
newspaper man. with good grounds Tor
l5lt. sentiment tnat peace Is pendins
Was snoWh os An heslra 81 newspaper
~. 80 'oa1s loF ''eH holaes' headed
~ -. ~ = Diousel' oi@1hulahapviis.
THE TIMES has been praised for ~
adherence 70 iacJs 10y Cen. II Is smith
ana otaeF oilcers OF ihe strike guards
men "Ao depiore the strike-breaker talk.
sERG rI-I~z ,roe 6u-, .nso..~tn
calls AZ the police station last night
when the shooting was heard in tha
southeast end of town.
acr-rSS .s---.- -
~ ~ marc 'iii1es nere
~ 49, ..-S
nave more six shirts among the strikers
mere eAdh We nave al nome
~ - e'.aD''7s ana SMOKES
80. 80 -,'''''-'l eoi'.i''1.'s
craad and Glorious Feeling.
ONE Aikhart paper SAID last niEht
that the troops would be sent home
MONDAY lhat reporter + me seventh
over his face
ADJ GEN II 3 SMITH * looLinz
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-23

Efforts to obtain conferences
between the American Federation
of Labor and the L. s. Steel Cor
poration on the right Of collective
baf!s~.ning, eight hour Day and
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-23

y BIG bunch of eatables ana smokes
came TO the Gary militia company yes
terday and they all sang Amt 1t
Grand ard Glorious Feeling?
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-23

IN SPITE Of lack Of street cars.
many people are finding ways Of getting
to the Standard vicinity Strings of au-
tomobiles line the street as the occu-
pants stare curiously at the guardsmen
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-23

SOMEBODY asked top seargent
downtown today. How the 'corn-willie'
was?" We don't have 10 eat corn
willie, thank God" he retorted. We're
all gentlemen out there"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-23

GUESS there's no hard times here.
said ShelbyNille guardsman. They
have more silk shirts among the strikers
here than we have al home
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-23

CORPORAL BOB SNYDER. OF Elk
hart. IS trying to sell an Overland to one
of the strikers. according to an Elkhart
newspaper man with good grounds Tor
success.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-23

SERG. kUNTZ was busy answerins
calls at tha police station last nigh;
when the shooting was heard in TIL
southeast end 81 town
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-23

THE TIMES has been praised for Ills
adherence 70 facts 10y Gen. II. Is. smith
and other officers OF the strike guards
men who deplore the striko-breakor talk.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-23
WILL MEEr WITH CRAFTS.

dCon'inued on page rs"-1
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-23
FEDERAL
MEDIATOR
IS ACTIVE:
Peace RGigns in Strike Zone
Situation Remains Un-
changed Today.
(BULLET1E.l

INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE
IEDIANAPoLIS, Ind, Aug. 23.-Gov.
Goodrich IS spending the weekend at
winchester. He will keep N touch with
the situacion at Hammond oy telephone.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-23

On gtreess and newsstands, &c
per copy. Delivered by CARRIER in
Hammond and West Hammond, 500
per month.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-23

INTERNATIONAL NEWS
FULL LEASED WEE
SERVICE.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-23

HERBERT EILER, Of the Indianapo-
lis star IS here covering the strike for
mis- paper and he IS doing a nice clean
job Of it. Eiler looks for facts and he
doesn't color them in the least
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Mrs. Valentine Van wandelser
Miss Van Wandelser
At Home.
The Last OF the Knickerbockers.

The address given was that Of a
we'll known bookseller in Union
Square, New York. Not a few OF
what since the days OF the late Ward
McAllister has been known as the
-Four Hundred" solemnly and pune
tiliously responded by enclosing their
own cards in Acknowledgement.
The book brought other complica-
tons. Mr.. Viele had carefully chosen
upstate" names for his Knicker-
bockers, but that did not prevent an
onslaught from Manhattan Dutch
men. Peter was my great grand
father" wrote one, "he married a Van
\ and not a Van der Y" Another
said: Aunt Caroline is now too old
to set you right. but l have often heard
her tell"
An author who wishes to hear the
postman's whistle without inward un-
easiness cannot be too careful in
verifying apparently trivial statements
IN his manuscript. Mr.. Viele's THE
Inn OF the Silver Moon" contained a
song which the author chose to call an
old provincial ditty. He was unaware
that there were people who collected
good faith and some in irony, wrote
demanding the original. They begged
the author to produce the music. To
crown all he was invited to a dinner
OF the New York chapter OF the Fell.
ores Of Provence. which onl,
shows" was Mr.. viele's later com.
ment' that 1t is never safe to mon.
Key with poetic buzzsaws."
A stranger once wrote to Miss Caro-,
iyn Wells. outlining his preconceiye.
notion of her working methods:
Il picture thus the manner Of YOU,
average day. You wake. 'Ha,' vol
say. to-day will write much non,
sense. will sit at my big desk ans
Jingle a few lines-just enough Il
Keep in practice. Then will dash of
burlesque novel. a short story To-,
girls. a shorter story for boys, writ,
divers letters to members OF the Nor
maid Club. call on Mrs. Prunes VIII,
has such a lovely kitten, browse n,
the book shops and lunch at the club
'Afterward I will call on 100000 pub
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coming along and when and where
it was likely to appear.
Mr.. Lefevre's first genuine letter
from a stranger was sent from a sum-
mer resort in Massachusetts,. 1t read:
VIII you pardon an Englishwoman
sojourning in your country If she VEN
, lures to request your autograph? She
has read your stories and has greatly
enjoyed them"
The name signed was a very pretty
che. The author wrote back that she
bad doubtless made u mistake, that
she could not have enjoyed the stories,
because she was English and woman.
But that If she wished to do a good
deed would she permit him to name
| the heroine of his next novel after
her? Consent came at once:
Il have read your Wall Street
stories, all of them. and I've enjoyed
| them all. A friend explained some
OF the points, but not many, notwith-
standing my sex and nationality. As
for using my name for your heroine
you are welcome to it. 1t will not be
, mine much longer. I am to be married
next week"
The first announcement Of Herman
Knickerbocker Viele's THE last OF the
, Knickerbockers" took the form OF a
visiting card, conventionally engraved,
which read:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-01
Sam" Vauclain's Career

No better tribute has been paid to
the genius OF Sam Vauclain-succinct-
ly summarizing the thought OF those
who know him intimately-than this
from William I. Schaffer, Attorney
General Of Pennsylvania and a close
friend OF the locomotive builder.
when see the great locomotives
tear through tho night" says Mr..
Schaffer, when hear them shrek
their songs. Il seems TO me they say:
I am the spirit OF Samuel Vauclain!'
The shells that scared over the enemy's
trenches. dealing death and destruc-
ton, sang: 4 am the spirit OF Samuel
Vauclainl' The huge batteries that
We're his own creation thundered: We
are the spirit OF Samuel Vauclain!' II
was this spirit which more than any
thing else won our struggle. 1t is this
spirit we all honor with humility"
And that's why they call him
"Uncle Sam" Vauclain.
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the authors address from q Chicago
travelling man who happened to be in
that. part OF the country and wrote
a long letter in the course Of which
he said that he was eager to read THE
Sherrods." which had just been pub
lished. He had ridden forty miles,
going and coming. twice a week for a
month, but had been unable to secure
the book at the nearest town. He was
writing to ask II the author would mail
him a copy If he would send on the
price. Mr.. McCutcheon, being in those
days susceptible to fiattery. sent him a
copy with his compliments and told
him not to mind the price. A month
later came the following:
"I don't wonder you are happy TO
give 1t away. You don't expect people
to buy it, do you? I'm much obliged
to you for giving 1t to me for nothing
but even at that think there is some
change coming to me-"
That hurt; and Mr.. McCutcheon
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Selling a carving knife (for we were
at dinner. and he had told the servants
to leave the room till he rang) and
rushing at me. cried, I'll have you to
know that whenever I do you the
honor Of addressing you, 1t requires an
answer l said. For Gods sake, take
caro- OF what you are about. Edward
He then dropped the knife and, spring
ing on me. made his great teeth meet
in my cheek, and the blood spurted
over me. The agony was so great that
my screams brought the servants
back; and presently Cresson, the cook,
seized him by the collar, but he broke
away from him and seizing one of the
footmen's hats in the hall, pushed down
Picadilly'
But to come down to a less impas-
stoned age Of authors correspondence
Leaving the FIirt in Doubt.
Perhaps the most extraordinary
series Of letters ever received by Booth
Harrington was provoked by THE
Flirt." The exact relations existing
between the heroine of that story. Cora
Madison, and Corliss were shrouded
so far as the actual text went, in a
certain doubt. No sooner had the
book appeared than the author began
receiving daily letters, all from women,
insisting curiously on further en-
lightenment. In every case Mr.. Tark-
ington discreetly replied that he knew
no more. about the matter than did his
correspondents.
At one time Stewart Edward White
considered the most extraordinary de-
velopment OF the letters received from
unknown writer's to be the number Of
doubles that a man possesses scat
tered about the civilized globe Once
a letter In a feminine hand and with
an English postmark rather startled
the author OF The Blazed Trail" 1t
read, in part:
II believe 1t must be you who sent
me the lines on a Christmas card
Only the other day came across the
lines In the Zone OF his books). and so
now l know you are. have often and
often wanted to say something to you,
and now ind you wrote It, part of IT,
before / felt II, and long before
thought of II, for II took me some time
to know what did feel. Among other
things they taught me that without
love each kiss adds to the woman's re-
gard for the man. but takes away from
his desire for her. And would like
you to know that there are some
women whom II hurts forever most
bitterly and makes them feel too cheap
and nasty for words One feels so
mean to all the ordinary men who
Have really cared for one. / never
knew quite how It happened at that
garden party"
Neither did Mr.. White, not having
the slightest knowledge OF the garden
party in question, nor OF the lady who
so Economically wrote about II.
George Barr McCutcheon is one pop
ular author who has learned that
there are occasions when the I'M
known correspondent comes out best
In the exchange OF friendly hostilities.
There was cowboy living in Arizona,
forty miles from a post Office or book
store. who delighted in the romance
Of the Graustarck novels He learned
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-01
CAROLYN WELLS

I might be restored. One day a tele-
gram received by Mr.. McCutcheon
read as follows: ITO decide a bet, what
is the quickest way to get to Graus-
tark?" That telegram was from the
East. Cincinnati went it one better.
There was found a cynic who COM
| planned of the hour mentioned in
Graustark for the departure of a GER
| tain passenger train. The author had
missed the correct time by full sixth
minutes and such carelessness spoiled
the book for the travelled and dis
eliminating reader. San Francisco
apparently outdid even Cincinnati. for
a woman from the Golden Gate city
| wrote the author:
II have q friend here who has trav-
elled extensively. She says she has
been In Graustark twice. and loves 1t
very much. Your description Of the
country is excellent, she SAYS. We
expect to 60 abroad this fall. and I
am writing to ask you how to reach
Graustark. My friend is in the East,
and cannot find the place on the
\ map. She says she has seen the
Princess Yetive and gone through the
castle"
Once Mr.. McCutcheon was routed
out OF bed late at night by the follow
ing telegram: please send me your
Autograph at once by wire"
Edwin Lefevre, the author Of wall
Street Stories" "The Golden Flood"
land Sampson Rock OF Wall Street"
confesses that the first letter that he
received AZ an author was ono written
by himself. II was addressed In care
OF the editor Of the afternoon paper
for which he was then working. The
letter told how much the writer had
enjoyed that special on the banana
industry. 1t was, the writer said. the
best monograph extant ON that i'm
portant subject. The editor, after
reading. called Mr.. Lefevre.
Here is highly encomiastic letter
about your damned banana story"
YES" replied Mr.. Lefevre. you
see that"
Whom did you get to write it?"
pursued the editor coldly.
Nobody, but that would make c
good story-the young author who IN
q disguised hand sends letters to thu
editor telling the great pleasure the
lperuSal-
You will continue TO enlighten the
readers OF this paper" went on the
editor, 'as to the latest quotations on
butter. eggs, cheese. petroleum. fer.
tilizers and pig iron. and everything
else that will fit in the commercial
page"
A Request From Toledo.
| Ruf hara 10 O oan,,tna cortrih,,ttn.,
to Mr.. Lefevrc's letter box, from To-
ledo, Ohio.
II have read your Wall Street
stories with much interest. Keep II
lup. There Is one story you ought Il
write about a man in this office that
we call Willie the Duke. He always
lbrags when he wins. but when he
loses 1t Is always the brokers' fault
He owes us some money and we CAM
sue because everything 10 in his wife'l
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made the mistake Of sending on q
dollar and fifty cents in stamps and
asking II that settlement made author
and reader square. The cowboy re-
piled that he could use the stamps to
great advantage in warning his friends
not to read the book. Mr.. McCutcheon
had no further retort.
Many Of the readers OF Mr.. Nc
Cutcheon's novels formerly took 1t for
granted that Graustark actually ex-
listed and many were the letters Of in
quiry about the money. language. GUS
toms and location of the principally. A
woman in Cleveland requested direc-
lions for reaching the place by rail after
arriving In Europe. Her daughter was
al invalid and she was quite sure that
the climate OF Graustark would be
beneficial. Another woman wrote tc
say that her husband was consump-
tive and that she felt that II they
could rent or buy a house on the
mountain side in Edelweiss his health
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rior to the snarlings OF dyspeptic libel
lers or the spiteful attacks and brutum
fulmen Of ephemeral authors
Or:
Sir: have just read in the Corn
hill Magazine for January the first
portion Of a tale written by you and
entitled 'Lovel. the Widower.'
I'm the production in question you
employ all your malicious spite (and
you have great capabilities that way)
in trying to degrade the character of
the corps de 6allet. When you imply
that the majority OF ballet girls have
villas taken for them in the Regents
Park say you tell a deliberate false
hood.
Having been brought up to the
stage from Infancy and though now an
actress, having been seven years
principal dancer at the opera I am
competent to speak on the subject.
as yourself should be allowed to preside
at the Dramatic Fund dinner. think
II would be much better II you were to
reform your own life instead Of telling
lies of those who are immeasurably
/ your superiors.
Yours in supreme disgust"
Whatever eccentric letters may have
found their way to Bulwer-L ytton
posterity Is inclined to extend very
little sympathy to the gifted author of
THE Cations" For no letter that he
ever received could have possibly been
as extraordinary as the following
which ne himself indited in his court
ship days:
MY Adored Poodle: Many. many
thanks for 90 darling letter. Me is so
happy. me is wagging my tail and
putting my ears down. Me is to meet
90 tomorrow. o day Of days! l can
not tell you how very. very happy you
have made me. No my own love. don't
come before twelve; but really ! shall
meet you! Oh. darling of darlings.
|. Oh, zoo love of loves. me is
ready to leap out of my skin for Joy!
Twenty million kisses.
And SO they dressed my darling in
| white and black? o zoo darling! how
like a poodle! And had 90 oo.s booti-
full ears curled nicely. and did 90 not
look too pretty. and did not all the
what darling 90 was. All, me sends
90 nine million kisses to be distributed
as follows: 100000 for 90 bootiful
mouth, 100000 to 90 right eye, $4,000
to 90 left eye. 1000. 900 to 90 dear neck,
and the rest to be equally divided be-
tween 90 arms and hands.
Ten million more kisses. my own
darling, for your letter which is Just
arrived. 1t Is read, and now before It
Is answered. take the following (marks
Of kisses). Pray. darling, shall we
not kiss prettily tomorrow. darling?
(O (a) (r) ~ ~ (n) (g)?
"Adieu, my own Rose, my life OF
life. very poodle Of very poodles,
| adieu!
"Adieu. 90 own idolatrous puppy.
Ever my dearest. dearest, dearest.
fondest. kindest. bootifulest, darling
est, angelest poodle. 90 own puppy"
1t was a few years later that the
lady so addressed wrote of the COM
poser OF the foregoing document:
Upon his asking her with whom I
was going to the christening at Mr..
Fonblanque's that night. and I reply
ing with Lady Stepney.' he then re-
peated as fast as he could, a dozen
times running. My mother calls her
that ugly old woman He then called
out, do you hear me- madam? 'Of
course I hear YOU Then why the
in-don't you answer me-? Il did not
think It required an answer D
'vsH soul, madam he exclaimed,
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Continued from FIFTH Page

optimist who always is chasing rain
bows.
ANY alarm over depression is with
out foundation" he Rverced. ANY
business can readjust NY within
three months. Successful b Illness men
must always be prepared to meet new
conditions. There is no need to worry
about the labor programme. II that
problem Is handled through the ear
nest cooperation Of employer and
employee. The employee must UNDER
stand you. He must understand your
business. He must be in sympathy
with your purposes. and there must
be mutual understanding II the in
terests OF both are to be best served"
Nor has Mr.. Vauclain any qualm
about Bolshevism In America.
There is no need to worry about
Bolshevism or any other ISM" he de-
clares.
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name. He is q lightweight and he Is
ull of hot air. He therefore weighs
seventeen pounds less than q tooth
pick. You ought to write him up.
Let us know in what number 1t ap-
pears"
That letter was the first note in
one sided correspondence on the sub
jeet that lasted more than a year
The writer evidently travelled for his
firm, for Mr.. Lefevre received letters
on hotel stationery from various cities,
every letter offering fresh sugges-
ton and inquiring how the story was
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rns and Roses in Queer Letters That Flood Authors Ma
One Writer'S Own imprisoned Epistle
Indicted in Courtship Days, Sur
passes Any Written by Ec-
centric Correspondents

fishers and leave each few manu-
scripts. BY that time 1 must run to
the matinee. Then I will have tea
with oliver HEREFORD and talk over the
Illustrations for the Forthcoming nine
ty-four books, then will catch tn,
5:22 ferry from the Twenty-third
street station and go home to Rah-
way"
From Oliver HEREFORD Miss Wells
once received a drawing of group OF
kittens accompanied by the words:
81 send you a wreath Of kittens. II
I were q poet I would write a poem