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Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-12-10

THE tidal wave which swept down
i the Republicans in the congress.
sional elections Of 1874 still was run.
ming so strongly in the campaign of
1876 that Rutherford B. Hayes himself
never was confident Of his success.
Nor was the country surprised to read
in the headlines the morning after cleo.
ton that Tilden, the Democratic candi-
date, had won the race.
The Republican national headquar-
tiers in New York city shut up shop
early election night, and the Repub-
lican campaign managers went to bed
resigned to defeat.
Tilden was elected on the face Of
the returns, with 203 electoral votes
to 100 for Hayes, and had also a
plurality Of 250,000 In the popular vote.
His election indeed rested on the same
basis as Cleveand's in 1884 and Will
sons in 1916. But in 1875 the Repub-
!lcians had not yet acQuiesced In the
suppression Of the negro vote in the
South. And II the negroes had not
been persuaded" by various means
from going to the polls, Tilden could
not have been elected.
Both the Republicans and the Dem
ocrats claimed to have carried Louisi-
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-12-10

7 AMES ABNAM GARFIELD was the
y latest and, 1t is fairly safe to Soy,
the last of the presidents born 9nd
bred In log cabins. Notwithstanding
that humble state, he was enc of the
half-dozen scholarly men who have sat
in the presidential chair.
Garfield Is the only president who
was present at his own nomination.
The presidential lightning struck him
as he sat in his seat in that most ex-
traordinary and exciting national con-
ventiOn which met at Chicago in 1880.
All the "Stalwart" clans, believing with
a st. Louis editor that there was zone
more president In the bloody shirt"
seized upon the great name Of Grant,
and under the banner of, the Hero Of
Appomattox" they rallied against the
Half Breeds" who followed "the
Plumed Knight" James G. Blaine OF
Maine.
The rival champions in that remark
able tournament at Chicago were Ros.
soc Conkling, chieftain of the "Stal-
warts" and James A. Garfield of Ohio,
the spokesman of the Half Breeds"
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crowded about her ship from which
she was struggled aboard revenue
cutter to avoid the curious crowd at
New York dock.
There had been only one marriage
OF president, and John Tyler was Il
widowcr. which took some of the rO-
nance out of the occasion. For the
first time Il president was to marry
In the White House. As Miss FOlsOms
mother had given up her home and rs
her Grandfather's house was In mourn
ing for his recent death, like the
ariianCcd Of a sovereign she went TO
her husbands home to he married
The wedding in the blue room was
extremely simple, the only guests be-
Ing few relatives OF the bride aud
groom and the members of the cabi-
net. After the cake had been cut In
the state dining room, the bridal pair
succeeded IN stealing out the back door
under cover of darkness to a waiting
1ruin in switch yard. They had
cluded the curious crowds gathered in
front Of the White House and at the
station, but not the ubiquitous press
whose locomotive was under steam and
n readiness to pursue them, with II
tralnlUad Of reporters, TO their honey
noon retreat in the Maryland NOUN
tninS.
The continued attention of II vigil
liant press wherever the presidential
couple went was Indignantly resented
by the bridegroom, who holly de-
nOunCcd the "gh0ulish glcc" with which,
his family affairs were discussed. Morcl
malicious, more cruel were the imprint
ed tales which were pcrsistently clrcu-
lated as long as he remained In puhlIcl
,ifc
Mrs. Cleveland Is said on one occa-
sion to have given pathetic hint OF
what the strokes aimed ut the prcsi-
dent through her little ones meant TO
a mother. With Chlldlkc bashfulnrsS
a daughter was holding back from thc
greetings of n small company at the
White House, when Mrs. Cleveland
said, speak up, dear, or the people
will be told that you are deaf and
dumb"
Mrs Cleveland herself was spared.
at first her glrllsh charms afterwnrd
Ter wonanly dignity and her maternal
devotion made this most youthful the
most beloved mistress of the White
House,
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-12-10

although he was restrained from d.
rectly supporting Blaine by the instruc-
lions of his state In favor Of the nomi-
nation of John Sherman. Conkling, n
handsome fop, carefully studied the
right moment to make his theatrical
entry upon the stage the first day,
drawing the applause as he advanced
down the aisle with his acknowledgement
swell, his majestic supereminent over
PIONEERING, turkey gobbler strut" which
Blaine had held up to the laughter OF
congress years before in a ncyer-tO-be-
forgiven speech. The next day Gar
field took his revenge by entering while
Conllling was speaking, and the well
coming cheers drowned the voice OF
the indignant speaker. On the third
day the two came to grips in de-
bate and the Ohioan scored on the New
Yorker.
While the gallery still was cheer
ing the victor in that round, COnkling
wrote on the margin of newspaper
al sent to Garfield a hooking sugges-
t,on that he was playing to the gal
lcry In his own interest: ~ cOngrat-
ulate you on being a dark horse!"
In truth Garfield could not rise In
the convention without helping him
self more than he helped Sherman,
who never had chance to win. As
ballot after ballot was taken, II be-
came plain that neither the Immortal
200" who followed Grant nor the deaf
rnlng cheers which his name evoked
could overcome the prejudice against
third term In the White House, and It
was made equally plain that this "Oll
Guard" never would surrender to
Blaine.
A new candidate was necessary II
| the convention was not to fall to
pieces In factions. One solitary vote
| for Garfield on most Of the ballots had
continued to point the finger Of des-
tiny ut him. Wisconsin pointed all her
fingers In his direction when her dele
cation broke to him on the thirty
fourth ballot.
Garfield rose with pallId face and
dry lips to IL point Of order. But Sen.
ntor honr OF Massachusetts, who was
Ii the chair, raped him down. In two
more ballots he was nominated by L
combination Of the Blaine and Sher.
man men.
In tba nIdut ~ thn uprnnr thn nami I.
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sion OF congress for the purpose of
Harrison administration. The next day
he submitted himself to the surgeons
knife for TIE removal of canCerOuS
ulcer which had appeared in the roof
of his mouth. His grave physical CON
dition was concealed from the punicky
mind of the public, and the operation
was performed in the closest secrecy
aboard yacht as 1t steamed slowly up
the East River off New York. Not un-
til many years had passed was it
known that VIXEN congress assembled
he faced II with rubber jaw.
Under the pressure of the president,
the Silver act was repealed, but only
after bitter struggle which left the
Democratic party hopelesSly split. The
passage of Il tariff bin divided the par
ty still more. It was such lobby
made, log-roling measure that ClcvC.
land refused to sign II, but let it be-
come law without his signature. After
that TIE Democrats went down in de-
feat In the congressional elections of
1894.
In the depth Of our domestic
troubles IL" president sent his famous
Venezuelan message to congress. In
II he announced that the British gov
eminent had rejected all uur appeals
for ;hr arbitration Of II land dispute
which 1t was pressing III south Amer
lea, and he boldly proposed that We
ourselves Should decide the question
and then proceed to enforce our de-
ciSlon.
Stocks tumblcd headlong in Lon
don and New York, and there was
much wild talk on both sides Of the
Atlantic. But the president confidently
reassured his troubled Iiy0te score
tary, "Thmhrr this does not mean
war; 1t means arbitration" Aad that
was the outcome Of all the hubbub.
Cleveland'S outburSt of plain speaking
Ind the effect Of awakening Tie Eng
lish people, as never before to the val
ne Of AH"rIcan friendship, and 1t
opened now era in the relations Of
the two governments.
Clevcind's hardest, longest battle in
his second administration was for the
gold standard. Almost alone he upheld
1t through four years, abandoned by
most of the Democrats and unnidCd by
the gold Republicans In congress, WHO
were afraid of "hmtIng the party"
with the silver people.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-12-10
~RovER CLEVELAND had no

~ ROVER CLEVELAND had no
~ more than left the presidency in
defeat and settled down to the prac-
tice OF law In New York City than it
was seen that he was still almost ms
much the leader of the Democratic
party as when he was in TIE White
House.
In the four years of his retirement,
he seldom saw party leaders. Yet so
strong was the reaction against the
Republicans and so LOUD the call for
him in 1892 that he returned in tri-
umph to the White House.
One of the periodical pnnlcs Of the
1911: century smotc the country with Il
financial and industrial paralysis in
1893, only two months after the in
auguration. AS usual, the party in
power caught the blame, and day after
day leading Republican newspaper
shouted in gleeful headlines: another
bank gone Democratic! !"
AS the first means of restoring con-
tidence, Cleveland called special SEES
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-12-10

the removal of the civil service from
politics and spoils-mongering had not
both parties combined in congress to
thwart his every effort In that dlrec-
ton.
Hayes boldest challenge to the
Republican politicians was his aban-
donment Of their 12-year struggle to
reconstruct the Southern states from
Washington. Ever since congress
had seized from Lincoln's llfeless
hand the control OF reconstruction
the entire proceeding had been a
tragic failure.
Hayes came to the presidency In
the depths OF an industrial prostra-
ton when wandering bands OF
tramps thronged the highways Of the
land. and soon the first great railway
strike paralyZed transportation be-
tween the Atlantic and the MiSsis-
Sippi. In response to the popular cry
for "more money" both parties in
congress were for repeating or modi-
Tying the resumption act and for In
flating the currency with greenbac&S
on silver coinage. The president
firmly resisted such surrender. Had
not his veto Of the silver bill beer
ovcrrIdden he would have saved the
country from taking the first step on
the road that led II TO the brink Of
free silver In 1896.
All this independence cost Hayes
the support of the political time 3erv-
crS and the applause OF the partisan
press. These united in Arnomclng
and rIdICuling him as renegade in
politics and as 4 snivellng hypJcrltc
in private life.
The White House went dry" for
the first time under the Hayes, and
the president was held up to con-
tempt as a man too stingy to stand
treat and too weak to resist domi-
neerlng wife.
Hayes found the North and South
divided and he left them more nearly
reunited than they had been In Il
generation. He found the national
currency paper and he left 1t gold
and silver. He found the prosperity
of the country ut dead low tide and
he left 1t at high tide.
1t fell to Hayes to ring down the
curtain on the epoch of the Civil
war and to usher In another epoch,
The voices OF the past cried ou'
against him, but In his complete re-
tlrement from politics he lived to hem
the voices Of the new time give .
more favorable and more just yer
dict Oh Ms administration.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-12-10

ann, South Carolina and Florida, and
from those states two sets of returns
were sent to Washington. Who should
decide between them? The Constitu-
ton provides merely that the president
of the senate shall, in the presence OF
the senate and house, open the certi-
ficates, land the votes shall then be
counted"
But when there are two sets OF
votes, who shall say which shall be
counted? "The president of the sen
ate" answered the Republicans be-
cause the president of the senate was
Il Republican. 1.-THE two houses" said
the Democrats, because one Of the
houses was Democratic.
Compromise was necessary to save
the government from chaos and the
country frcm another Civil war. The
bitter dispute was left to IS men, one
third of whom were senators and an
other third were representatives,
equally divided between the parties.
To guarantee Il calm, judicial decision
the remaining third were justices Of
the Supreme court.
Nevertheless, the commission pro-
csedeG to decide every essential ques-
ton In favor Of Hayes by strict party
vote OF s to I. Alas, the partisan
zeal Of that fevcrlsh hour burned just
as ilrrcGly beneath the gowns Of tho
Justices as under the frock coats Of
tire legislators.
The Judgment Of the commission
waR without force in law until adopted
by the two opposing houses, and some
disappointed Democrats in the house
ballted at ratifying the decision against
Tilden. But representatives of Hayes
whispered to certain southern Demo.
Gratis In q secret conference at Worm.
ley's hotel that II they would let the
Republicans have the presidency, the
Republican president would let them
have their own state governments. The
bargain having been struck, It was
kept. After turbulent night session
Of the house tie result Of the election
was declared at four o'clock In the
morning Of March 2, 1877, just 56 hours
before the inauguration.
For three months Hayes himself had
been alternating from day to day be-
tween expectation Of success and de-
feat. Even when he started for Wash
Ington on March / he was still 10 un'
certain that he frankly told the PEG.
pie OF Columbus in his parting speech
that he might be back with them and
IN the governors chair again In less
than 4 week
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-06-12

WANTED:-Yomg mn de-
string to learn the work as
Switchmen, switchmen S full
pay at start, apply Hump of
fee, Gibson. So
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WANTED:- Boy 16, wants
to work during summer
months, thoroughly familiar
with Calumet Region, can
furnish references as to in
tegrity, phone East Chicago
1910. s-l0-3
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WANTED: -
BRASS MOLDERS

WANTED: = Experienced
Bench and Floor Brass
Molders, a steady job,
good working conditions and
good wages, open shop, Ed
wards Valve and Manuf'g
Co., E. Chicago. slot
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WANTED Seventy-five Ia
borers at $3.50 per day.
One blacksmith helper at SO
cents per hour; Interstate
Iron and Steel Co. East Chi
cago. Sill
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Wanted-Female Help.

LADIES-Learn hair dressing. carceling
beauty culture. Be self supporting in
few weeks. Big pay. Write for cata-
logue. Moler College. 105 S. Wells St
chicago. 610-6
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-06-12

FOR SAI4E-Place in W-aceler. Ind.
room house. garage. incubator house.
20 lots, garden in, would make good
chicken or truck farm. blocks to
depot. $4,000 cash or $500 terms Call
at AS 10Th st. Whiting, Ind. 6-7-6
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w anted Agents.

WOMEN OR MAN WANTED-Salary
s24 full time. soc an hour spare time
selling guaranteed hosiery to Wearer
Experience unnecessary. International
Mills. Norristown Pa 6-l2-1
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WANTED-GirI for general house work
IN small home. No washing Phone
2l5l Hammond 610-2
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VANTED-Auto mechanic helper 645
Holman St Hammond. 6-l1-3
BARBER WANTED-25 dollars. so per
cent over S57 Hours from TO s.
No Sunday or holiday work Phone
2255. Frank Roth $50 Holman St cor
Holman and State St Hammond.
s-11-a
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WAETED--Typdst experienced for per
manent position. High grade typist
work International Lead Refinery,
East Chicago. 6-l0-5
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SPECIAL
HOME BARGAINS
FRANK j. WACHEWICZ

Home Of the Best Home Bargains
Cor. Oakley and P1ummer Ave.
Phone 1917 Open Evenings
6-T-2
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MACHINISTS

WANTED: - Experienced
Lathe Hands, Turret Lathe,
Milling Machine Drill Press
Boring Mill Hands and all
around Machinists, Edwards
Wave & Mfg. Co., East Chi
cago, Ind. SIT
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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS THE TIMES 4ARE WORTH TRYING"
Real Estate Bargains

FOR SALE-ReaI bargain. Two lots,
with cottage. Phone Hammond 2643.
5-2I-tf
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. maid and waitress
Good wages. Room and board. Lyn-
dora Hotel. Hammond 6-l2-I
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MEM will supply your clothing needs
at IS per cent less Mems work
clothes a speciality. See me al NY new
location. s. Greenbers, SIS State st.
Hammond. 6-12-1
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Wanted to Rent.

WANTED TO RENT-w<th privilege Of
buying, by responsible party, modern
s or Z room house or cottage in good
neighborhood. Write A-1S4 Times.
Hammond. sos
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-06-12

MEN WANTED@For insurance work
Good pay; quick promotion; previous
experience unnecessary; men of any ma
tionality. Room 9, Bee Hive building,
East Chicago. Ind 6s-6
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FOR SALE AT INDIANA HARzoH

FOR SALE AT INDIANA HARBoR
room brick bungalow and bath oak
trim and flooring. tiled bathroom, linen
closet. kitchen cabinet. and all other
extra modern improvements; il must be
seen 70 be appreciated; Just being com
pleted; a small payment down buys it,
Let me show you the place TO-DAY
Gail NJ. Hershcovitz. Phone Indiana
Harbor 20
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Wanted Freight Handlers,
Checkers, Callers and
Truckers.

Apply Gibson Transfer. Piece work
basis with guarantee. Take employees
train al $50 a. m. from NJ c. depot.
stops at Calumet and Columbia Ave.
6-4-tf
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MEN WANTED: = Steady
work, s hr. shift, good pay,
Metals Refining Co., Osborne
Ind. 80
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FOR RENT-lst class strictly noo6ern
furnished apartment with private
family suitable for people 42s Ma
St. Hammond siTNtf
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NOTICE

WANTED-W are in a position to
polishing and plating. either nicxie
copper Automobile work our speciali
Frank s Rctz Co. Hammond Sill
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CHEAPER MONEY

Ist or 2nd mortg See 3. Marley and
save interet. 402 Hammond bldg Ham
mond. OIL
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FOR RENT-FurniShed room with
board If desired in private family.
1863 Columbia Ave. Hammond. GLE
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Tool store We carry full
line Of machinist and carpenter tools
$50 Bulletin ST. Phone 1852 Hammond
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We do home washing
Called for and delivered.
Phone Hammond 1893. 4-29-1t
New-York tribune., 1920-06-26
Expects to Invest $4,000

Question-Will you kindly suggest a list
of stocks and bonds suitable for the in
with a fair degree of safety, possibility
of appreciation in value is desired. What
is your opinion Of Cities Service bankers
shares ?-M. Is.
Answer-Good investment securities
have not offered such high returns be-
fore in generations. When conditions
return toward normal, which we believe
they will do, these investments will! ad-
vance in price. Earnings play a small
part in the selling prices of securities
these days. 1t is case of bonds and
stocks conforming to money and credit
conditions. The following we'll secured
stocks and bonds yield from per cent
to over per cent: Illinois Central
per cent, 1858; American Telephone s
per cent, 1886; Kansas City Terminal
4 per cent, 1850; St. Paul general per
cent, 1885, New York Telephone an
per cent, 1899; Illinois Steel an per
cent, 1910; New York Dock per cent,
1910; New York Dock 4 per cent, 1861;
United States Steel z per cent pre-
ferred, United States Rubber per cent
preferred, Central Leather per cent
preferred, American Tobacco per cent
preferred, National Biscuit per cent
preferred, Standard Oil of New Jersey
7 per cent preferred. While it is pos
sible for you to obtain higher return,
else caution in choosing ones invest
ments. Cities Service bankers shares,
in our opinion, are speculative because
they are sensitive to any change in
earnings, and this company derives a
large part of its income from the pro-
duction Of oil, which is business Of
verv uncertain character.
New-York tribune., 1920-06-26
Grants marlborough Plea
For Time Extension
Date for Payment of 81, 900, 900
Loan Put Off From June 80
to December


Judge Julius M. Mayer, Of the Fed
eral District Court. yesterday granted.
a petition Of tho 1nterborough Rapid
Transit Company for the extension Of
the time Of payment. from June 80 to
December !, Of 81 900 900 loan from
the Intcrborough Consolidated Corpora
tion, which was made by the holding
corporation to lido the operating com
pany over its financial difficulties on
JanuAry l. The loan was represented
Ivy 7Ates.
In the financial district the action
Of Julge Mayer was looked upon as an
other step In the plans Of the Inter-
borough Tor meeting its July oblig.ss,,
tons, nil of which, II Is believed, Will
be paid, thus obviating this danger OF a
fccoiwrship at least for another SIX
tnontha.
New-York tribune., 1920-06-26
Hesitates About Buying Bonds

Ouestion-I am about to invest in the
following bonds, but before doing would
like to have the benefit OF your advice: i:
Wisconsin Central Railroad first per cent,
ana Railroad y per cent. duo 1334; Rio
Grande & Western first per cent, due
1899; ST. Paul & Kansas City Short Line
frst A., per cent, due l941 DO you regar
these bonds as gilt-edge securities, pos
sessing all that Is necessary for safety OF
curitics in your opinion are better from a
safety standpoint.--H. u.
Answer--The bonds you mention are
not gilt edged. Their selling prices
ohow that. These are all roads of
poorer credit. However, they are Sc
cured by first mortgage in each in
stance, and it is our opinion that they
offer very fair investment opportuni-
ties. Bonds of the highest grade do
not yield more than 51R per cent to 6
pcr cent. Among these are Atchison
general per cent, Union Pacific first
per cent, Louisville & Nashville uni
fed per cent. These issues arc legal
investments for savings banks in New
York State, and for that reason COM
mand higher price than bonds which
are not legal. 1t is not necessary that
vou purchase securities of this class.
There are many bonds suitable for
vour purpose. Besides those you men
tion are Colorado Southern first per
cent. 1929; Wabash first 6 per cent,
1895: Chesapeake g. Ohio general An
per cent, 1862; St. Paul general 4 per
cent, 1889.
New-York tribune., 1920-06-26
Finds a Profitable Switch

Question-Do you consider the L., N 0.
& T. collateral trust As. 1853, Of the IlIi-
vestment? I have number of bonds Of
the Baltimore & Ohio first mortgage 4s
l948. AS these are now selling at about
ferred to, would 1t not be wise to ex-
change the Baltimore & Ohio bonds for
the Illinois Central. 1853. In view of the
been making good showing for few
years ?-W. S. *.
Answer-We regard the Illinois Cen
trail 4 per cent, 1858, as better secured
than the Baltimore & Ohio per cent
1943. 1t is our opinion that the ex-
change would place you in better
investment position.