The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-05-26

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NEW YORK. May 26-Aaybe the un
usually STRENUOUS at least chaotic
GAYS we have been living lately &C
count for the rush Of people who went
10 live all alone on an Island all sum
o''r' with nobody whatever within the
CIRCLE Of the horizon except sea g1llls.
Whatever the cause, there certainly is
a large hermit--mlnded population
among US The other day this adver-
tsement appeared in a New York morn
lns paper:
Wanted man to live alone on
an island; inland lake, eight miles
from shore: transportation food.
shelter. boat. etc. furnished: no
work no compensation. Address
Summertime. 500 Tribune Bldg.
New York"
sixteen hundred men applied for that
payless-aIi alone Job, And they were
not tramps. "down-and-outers." They
were all sorts. able, outstanding college
men for a great part. a Harvard grad
uate was finally chosen for the tob. Ed
ward Hatch, Jr, who owns -Four Bro
Ihers Island, near Burlington. Vt. plac-
ed the ad. The island is a breeding
Place for s~ea-gulls and Mr.. Hatch is
tremendously interested in their well
fare To protect the eggs. and save
the young from Instruction by vandals
who visit the island. he has constituted
himself protector of the breeding ground
and for nine years has procured a war
den for the summer months. But ney-
er before We're SO many anxious for the
JOB Among the applicants were nat
uraIists. lawyers. poets. artists, authors
ex-soldiers. sailors and ornithogist.
Daylight savings time serves some
one besides the golfers. after all-the
lovers George Manning went 10 court
the other day about a dispute between
himself and hts niece who lives in his
home over the proper hour for ones
best young man to bring his evening
calls to an end. les this way said
Mr.. Manning. Ny niece has her fellow
ia the perIor until close to - o'clock.
I say Il is the limit" Are you speak
Ing Of standard time or daylight saw
ings?" asked the Judge. The uncle ad-
mitted that he had been counting court
ing hours as well as others according
to daylight savings time. and the Judge
decided that Sc old-fashioned a matter
as that should be controlled by old
fashioned time. So it viii be IL stan
dard time or IL daylight savings here
after when the parlor IS deserted.
The New York Real Estate Board Is
to have a woman. Mrs. Gerritt Smith.
as an active member for the first time
in It's history. Mrs. Smith has been in
the real estate business for ten years
and is an interior decorator on the
side
Richard Strauss. who has caused as
much of q vortex Ia the musical world
Of this decade as did Richard Wagner
in his time, is TO come TO this country
next season under the joint direction of
the international Concert Direction and
5 Horoks- Musical Bureau. Three dates
are already announced for his appear
ance at the Metropolitan Opera House.
Nov. Is and %. and Dec. IS.
Two thousand new trees have been
planted this spring in Central Park. It
sounds like a forest. doesn't it? The
present intention is to plant 1900 more
every year for five years, In order to
bring the park tree family up to the
proper figure. After tina 400 or 500
each year VIII do it. says Park Com
missioner Galiatin. The high mortality
rate among the trees of the park makes
the big numbers of planting necessary.
Evidently the shallow soil and the en-
eirclement Of high buildings put the
transplanted boughs and branches at a
disadvantage.
The tearing down of the old Herald
building means the passing Of one more
famous landmark Of this city. A TWEEN
~ story commercial building "a TO be
erected on the site of this low struc-
ture. which was designed after a we'll
known Italian building and Of an arch
lecture which was particularly refresh