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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-02-07

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-05
LUKE M'LUKE SAYS

The war has done one good thing Tor the country. The stock of male sopranos seems to have disappeared.
 The trouble with some of the de- voted husbands is that their devotion Is limited to some other woman.
 There may be few old timers left who can remember the o. f. boy who had his hair reached.
 You may have noticed that weevils ard other insect pests have sense enough to keep away from the onion crop.
 As long as Congress is minding everybody's business why doesn't it enact a law compelling skinny girls to wear leather caps on their elbows when they go out in summer?
 Men complain about the lonesome ness of prohibition. But if they had to stick around the house as much as the women do they would get the Jer- ries.
 The easiest thing in the world now adays is to find a man who hates the same reforms you hate. If this carnival of hold-ups and murders doesn't let up pretty soon we'll have to admit that prohibition isn't all that it's press agents prom ised it would be.
 You may get into your house early in the morning without your wife hearing you. But you won't get out of your house later in the morning without hearing from your wife. A year of married life will cut the duration of kiss from five minutes to one-fifth of second Any time your wife asks you if 2 neighbor woman is pretty be sure and lie and say; 'No!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-05
THE WRESTLING FALLACY

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 A passenger wrote to the president of New York bus company to com plain of conductor who whistled. The president. in reply, read the pas senger a severe lesson on peevishness and kindred topics. He commended the whjstiing conductor, and said that he wished all his conductors would whistle. Blitheness and sprightliness are indicated by a whistler, and these are good qualities in conductor or a president Or a passenger.
 All of which, of course, is arrant nonsense. Whistling in public. espe- eially in a public vehicle, prima rily indicates mental vacuity and secon- darily proves lack of breeding and a complete disregard of the sensibilities of others. Here in Cleveland we prob- ably have no whistling conductors, but We do have whistling passengers. street car whistler. is one of the worst of Tnpreventable nuisances. His offense is not sufficiently grave to warrant castigation, but serious enough to disarrange the peace of mind of scores Of innocent men and women who have done the whistler no harm.
 The fellow who whistles in stret car is representative of that peculiarly odious American type whose idea of Americanism is to do as he pleases and invite the other fellow to go to rerdition if he doesn't like it. His mates are the man who persists in nursing soui cigar butt in closed car and the individual who expecto- rates cut of the window of an open car.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-05
He Made Good

q received a copy of the St. Peters, burg (Fla) Daily Times carrying a front page story about a well known Alabama man who went to Atlanta
 about a score of years ago and made good in the hotel business" says Paul Barnett. T refer to J. Lee Barnes, who at one time operated the Aragon hc tel and later the Majestic. The paper states that he and his son, Paul, had bought the Huntington property for $225,000, had taken possession and would at once move the greater part of the furniture of the Majestic MT. Barnes is one of the best known hotel men in the country. His son, Paul. was born and reared in a hotel and is therefore well equipped for service
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-05
MORE LIGHT ON SUGAR

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
 Enough new light to locate the profit eers in sugar was furnished by the testi- mony of Manuel E. Rionda, Cuban sugar operator, with offices in New York, interested in twelve raw and seven refined sugar factories Mir. Rionda, testifying before the Lusk committee of the New York legislature, stated that while it Is true sugar is selling for p cents per pound in Cuba now it is because there are only a few pounds here and there for sale. The bulk of the Cuban crop was sold for prices ranging from 61s to F cents per pound after the United States government refused to take over the crop at cents Only a little, the very small est portion of the Cuban crop. brought as much as 15 cents, he said, while the Brit ish government bought it's needs at 61s cents.
 This establishes what victimized Amer ican consumers have long believed, that the high prices on sugar in this market were due solely to profteering greed. The Cuban sugar mans testimony leaves no doubt that American spectators bought their supplies at a low price and are
 selling it at some 400 per cent profit. While the Aouging in sugar could have been prevented by President Wilson, who refused to act. MT. Rionda's testimony makes t quite plain that American spec ulative buyers could have made very reasonable profit by handling at price not to exceed say, 20 cents per pound retail perhaps less.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-05
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Water Cure


 T heard a very peculiar view about the cause of all the rain which we are having,'' said G. L. Blalock. a sales man, in the city recently. While was coming to Birmingham on the train an old man got on at Cullman and took the vacant half of my seat. very few minutes after we left Gull man the heavens opened and the water descended with such force that We could hardly see beyond the poles on each side of the track.
 The old man fell on his knees on the floor of the car and began to pray. distinctly remember the words. They were;
 70, Lord, grant that the United States signs the peace treaty.
 This, naturally. aroused my curi- os!ty and when the man got back into the seat I asked him why he made such prayer. He looked at me queerly.
 "'Why don't you know he said that all this rain is sent to us as a punishment for not signing the peace treaty and joining the League of Ma tions?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-05

From the New Orleans Times-Democrat
 N time passes striking siml-
 N\ larity is developing between the q S cases of Presidents Wilson and Deschanel, for it is now apparent that the fall from the train, sustained by the French executive. was not so sim pie an accident as at first reported. In his case, as with the physical break down of our own President almost a year ago. good deal of secrecy has
 been thrown around the details of the happening, and so many imaginations
 thereby have been cranked up that II
 has become pretty nearly impossible to
 tell. even approximately, what hap pened and what was the primary cause. The first rumors set afloat were that the French President had been A victim of physical violence, in con rection with the railway employees strike which was in progress at the time. It was suggested that an ac- cidental fall. as reported, would not arouse the public passions that migh' 
 have followed a public recognition o1 a bold attack on the chief executive This theory either because it seemed ten wild for notice or for another req son. was never officially denied. though accounts given out were in form tc demonstrate the impossibility of al "attentat," as the French would term such an act.
 But the story of an accidental fai from a train window was scarcely more reasonable and plainly did moi satisfy. In the old-fashioned type o1 | French railway coach, with rows oi doors opening over narrow and un' protected footrail, an accidental fall 1 once the door was open, was simple matter, but in such a case the word door and not window would have beer used. Moreover. it is almost out ol the question that an official of hi. prominence would have travelled il
 ary such manner. and the wagon lit 1.-the sleeping car-is not built witt
 such side openings. but has a corri
 do- and platform like on our owI trains.
 In view of the circumstances, there fore. it is not surprising that officia
 circles are pointing out the resem
 blance between the Presidents mys
 terious moment of weakness" and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-05

MT. Bryan's presence at a republica convention is not the paradox it ap- pears at first glance. He goes as a prohibition propagandist and a report CT for Mir. Hearst.
 When Mary and Doug" arrived at a New York hotel austere clerks imme- diately got busy directing swarms of visitors to the Mary y-and-"Doug' suite.
 Chicago or die in the attempt" is the slogan of Boss" Penrose. It's his last chance to put over true-blue standpatter.
 The Credit Mems Association of Bir- mingham wishes it distinctly under stood that no moratorium has been de- clared until new President is elected.
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 Mitch" Palmer is going to find 1t dllIlcuIt to overcome the hdnulcap or being conceded the handsomest presi dential candidate.
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 Miami's rapid increase in population is not attributed directly to it's salubri- ous climate. Whisky smugglers do a thriving business in Miami,
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 trip to a dentists office in the spring puts a quietus on the mood for song.
 x # # Husky, but still defiant, Hi Johnson arrived in Chicago with the glint of battle in his eye.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-05
THE sINKER GOES WITH THIS

From the Chicago Tribune.
 Because of our attitude on women delegates to the national conVentlor we have received several serious threatening letters. We arc led to un- derstand that after the sexual revoiu- tion we will be brought before the spe- cia, committee against counter reVoiu- tion and tried for Disalto Lexis!
 Certain that we will ride in tumorei in the event the revolution succeeos we pin our hopes not so much Tn lhe strength of our tried institutions as m the inherent weakness of the revolu- tionary movement.
 The woman's party, we beleVe' is like the Mexican army, all senerals and when more than two or three gather together some immediately pe- come insurgents. A further likeness is found in the fact that the women generals, like the Mexican generaIs are all millionaires. but with the dit- ference that Mexicans have to be gen erals to become millionaires. wnls women have to be millionaires to De- come generals.
 We still cling to our conception tna' women in the convention hall snouic wear large bouquets and small mats when small hats are in style-not dele' rate badges. We wouldn't mind' now ever. a maid with bouquet fash ionable hat and delegates credentials She could make votes for her candi' date in the way made famous by ths Duchess of Devonshire or bring ths convention to a climax of self-sacrifict by wedding the vice presidential nomi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-05
Plenty of Time to Plant

Tt has, of course. been rough on the farmer to have so much rain" says w D. Smith. Tt has greatly delayed the planting of crops. At the same time it should be borne in mind that, exclusive of cotton, there is yet time to plant most of the crops grown in this state.
 Sorghum, for which there should be splendid demand and good prices this fall, may be planted as late as June 15. Corn, which is rising in price and of which there is no danger of too large a crop, may be planted as late as July and A. Irish potatoes for a fell crop may be planted as late as July 15. There is plenty of time for cowpeas and, as l said, for everything but cotton"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-05

From the Indianapolis News.
 1M ENEFTTS should result to both TX the middle western shippers and ~ the representatives of southern seaports as result of the recent visit of the southerners to Indianapolis. The Chamber of Commerce and the board of trade thought so we'll of the suggestions made that they have adopted resolu- ton approving the campaign of the southern men. The plan is to educate middle western shippers away from the idea that all foreign shipments must be routed through New York
 One of the visitors said that 80 per cent of the export business on the cas- tern and southeastern seaboard is routed through New York. The south has har- bors, docks ond other facilities to take
 immediate care of business that piles in New York and is subject to delay. One of the visitors announced, after consult
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-05
The better part of valour Is discre- ton. Henry ".
 # !. # SaIutary Lessons for Eastern Profiteers

A JEWELRY and clothing firm of GA Rochester, N. Y, which also operates stores in Buffalo, was fined $18,000 on the charge of profiteering in clothing.
 The company was found guilty on 60 of 61 counts. In pronouncing sentence, the court took into consid- eration the extra hazards of doing a credit business, but the items men tioned in news dispatch from Roch- ester reveal the sort of profiteering that is little short of highway rob- bery.
 The company was charged with selling goods that cost $22 for $65, those costing $27 for $72.50; those costing $32.50 for $50 and merchan- disc that cost $50 for $75.
 i. Several firms in New York state have recently been fined heavily for violating the Lever law. It is chief ly wearing apparel in which the worst profiteering has been done. No legitimate excuse could be offered for selling goods at profit averaging 150 per cent.
 One of the victims who recently brought a charge of profiteering against an eastern firm was a million aire. In his case he protested as a matter of principle, but for one rich man or highly paid worker who can afford to pay exorbitant prices for necessities, there are thousands who cannot. It is this class which re- gards "profiteer" as merely a longer word for pirate"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-05

Harry R. Franck in The Century Magazine.
 1T 57 HAVANA may not hold the noise ITI championship of the world, but q S at least little old New York IS
 silent by comparison. Unmuffled motors
 beyond computation, tram cars that seem
 far more interested in producing
 clamor than speed believing vendors or
 everything vendible, are but the back
 ground of an unbroken uproar that per-
 meates to every nook and cranny of the
 city. Honest hotel keepers tell you frankly that they can offer every com fort except quiet.
 Even in church you hear little but the tumult outside. broken only at rare in- teryals by the droning voice of the preacher It is not simply the daytime
 uproar of business hours; it increases steadily from nightfall until dawn In olden days the screno, with his dar lantern, his pike, pistol. bunch Of Keys whistle. and rope, wandered through thu
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-05
SOUTHERN PORTS

tation with an Indianapolis commission
 merchant, that carload lots from Maine
 required about four times as long to
 reach Indianapolis as carload lots from
 Florida, although the distance from Florida is greater.
 At New York there are congestion and labor difficulties. Some sort of strike seems always to interfere with the hand ling of freight and the terminals are so clogged that normal working forces will not be able to clear the jam for some time to come. The south offers facilities practically as good as those in New York. Shipments for Cuba, Central and South America should be routed that way. European business to a con- siderable extent must go through New York, but the other markets can be reached more quickly and to better ad- vantage through southern ports
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-05
AFTER THE RAIN

Fly William Wordsworth.
 The cock is growing.
 The stream is flowing.
 The small birds twitter. The lake doth glitter. The green field sleeps in the sun; The oldest and youngest Are at work with the strongestS The cattle are grazing, Their heads never raising; There are forty feeding like one! Like an army defeated
 The snow hath retreated. And now doth fare i'll
 On the top of the bare hin: The plowboy is whooping -anon-anon There's joy in the mountains; There's life in the fountainos Small clouds are sailing,
 Blue sky prevailing; The rain is over and gonel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-05
RATHER BACKWARD

"A town developer was here yester- day" remarked Squire Witherbee.
 What was he doin' in Chiggers- ville?' asked the postmaster.
 T don't know" answered the squire, who seemed to be in a bad humor about som mething. but guess he came to tn right place. If there's a town on tn map that could develop for tn next ninety mine years without havin' to take in new territory, it's Chiggersville."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-05
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

WINNING BACK HIS ELF-RESPECT
 "A sense of unworthiness keeps many a good man down.
 You are right" said Mir Meekleigh. Lots of times. after I've had a warm session with Mrs. Meekleigh. I have to put over several big deals and out can convince myself that a man may be a dub at home and a humdinger in business"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-05
METROPOLITAN FAGINs

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
 Charles Die ems made his Fagin so de-
 testable a character that for generations
 the idea of the elder villain who trained
 boys to stealing so fixed the imaginations
 of every one that to be dubbed "Fagin' was an indictment that carried with 1t
 the deepest sense of moral turpitude and
 social disgrace New York, however, with an easy-going district attorneys of- flee that is daily under observation and investigation on account of its paln-itch-
 ing reputation, has thrown such a glam-
 our around the up-to-date Fagins who
 have been dealing with and teaching the
 boy bond thieves that everything seems
 topsy-turvy in morals and law. and. ln-
 stead of the crime and the criminals be-
 ing made abhorent the principal offendegs
 are posing as heroes and are receiving almost as much maudlin sympathy as Californias Blueheard. What can De thought of a situation when these smooth Fagins of the great White Way ana wal street defy the authorities and make their own terms with officials and then enjoy the bliss of the limelight of publicity wlth their boudoir life photographed and their domestic virtues paraded for the admira- tion of the sentimental No wonder youth- ful crime is increasing when the iteat- est city in the world makes it's Fagins
 as popular as vaudeville favorites ana then wonders why outsiders do not ad- init that the New York idea Is qulte the , thing to be proud of without grave reser- vations Apparently, new Dickens IS needed to naint New York as it Is and bring it to realizing sense or some oi | it's enormities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-05
0. K. in the Wire Grass

q have just returned from the wire grass" said J. o. Thompson, one of Alabama's largest planters. T have also heard of good reports from the farms in the Tennessee valley. From my own personal knowledge and from what I heard while in the wire grass section, I know that farm prospects there are also good. With good wealth CT in June, the 1920 Alabama farm yield ought to be up to that of the past two years"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-05
BRIGHAM YOUNG MANSION SOLD

From the Columbus Dispatch.
 Amelia Palace" Salt Lake City, once the home of Brigham Young. and built by him for his wife. Amelia Young, has been sold.
 Announcement was made here by Mrs. Edwin F. Holmes, the Silver Queen.' who bought it twenty years ago for s50.0o0, and made it the center of Salt Lake society during her resi- dence there.
 The property was purchased by the directors of the Latter Day Saints Church for $150.O00 and a modern of flee building will replace it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-05
DESCHANEL AND WILSON

corresponding weakness" which over- came President Wilson during his western tour. M Deschanel like MT. Wilson. is failing to respond rapidly to rest, and as M. Deschanel is 66 to our own Presidents 64. both would, seem to have about the same reasons to fear attacks due to the weakening of years. Both, too, have been through terrific mental strains, and although there does not appear to be any req son why mental activity should bring on physical brain lesion, long observ- ation indicates that such connection does exist. Therefore arterio- -sclerosis, cracking of the inner coating of an artery, is accepted as the trouble with both statesmen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-05
MIGHT SING A HYMN

This is my last quart of bondt whisky" said the hospitable host he set bottle of choice bourbon ( the table.
 Several of his friends who were pre- ent looked solemn.
 Before extracting t..e .ork. do anybody here feel like making a fe appropriate remarks of funereal n ture?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-05

Henry" said Mrs. Twobble. excited iy. over the telephone, there's big roach in the house."
 Well we'll, my dear" replied MT Twobble, who had put by a s5o,ooC transaction to answer the call. "Shal I summon the fire department, tht health department. your personal phy. sician or merely send out bug trap?'
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-05
Public Stood Behind
 Postoffice Employees

S7TSARDY relief for postal ~employes 4 will, it is hoped, check further deterioration in the service Although the increases to be granted, which will make a total of $34, ,375.00O for the first year, and additional in creases for the following three years amounting to $3,70O,OOO annually, appear large in the aggregate, they will barely enable individual employees to cope with the present cost of liv- ing.
 Unfortunately, so many postal clerks have been plunged deep into debt through no fault of their own that it will be years before some of them can get on their feet again.
 No legislation that has been before Congress in a decade has met with stronger public approval. In this con- nection, the charge that postal clerks have been carrying on expensive prop aganda work while clamoring for more pay can be easily refuted. The public, particularly the business men of the United States and the news papers, fought for them. Every in- dividual and every business firm or other organization realizes the inn portance of an efficient postal sys- tenn.
 It was only necessary for the post office employees to state their case to receive nationwide indorsement.
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 Farmers Have Anticipated
 Trust Immunity Laws 1T AVS are weak things compared N with practical human ingenuity working on it's own initiative.
 The lower house of Congress has just passed bill allowing farmers to combine for the sale of their products without incurring the penalties of the antitrust law,