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THE TIMES.
Tuesday, May 5, 1903.
The Lake County Times
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THE
Daily Round
This campaign is not going; to get
real interesting; until some candidate
announces that he has a gunnysack full
of cola ready to toss Into the breach.
Elbert Hubbard sayst We are part
of the divine rebulae and t-an'i era
wrong." Can It be that Elby has never
tried to put a bobtail over about four
wolves who are aching for his hide?
It may net be nice to say It, but that
"big flrc" may happen at home one of
these daya. Weird cries are now beard
that they are buying away the conven
tion from Col. Bryan. Chess and
checker clubs started in Hammond. It
is now Rensselaer's move. A whole
week has slid by without some Gary
real estate dealer going wrong. And
speaking about those violets
"If I'm as bad as that by hen,
I'd rather wield a pick than pen."
Speaking of fires, has the city ot
Hammond got a ladder that will reach
to some of Its high buildings in case
a conflagration breaks out?
He Jests at Jars who never had
a maiden aunt come to live with
his family.
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How would you like to be called a
feminine paerophorn among a lot of
unscientific aeldlds?
TIME TO TAKE WAENING.
The holocaust which early Sunday morning destroyed the Aveline hotel
at Fort Wayne and resulted In the death and injury of thirty persons, is an
other horrible warning. Incidentally it serves to call attention to the fact
that w are hearing but little of those fire drills that were so greatly In evi
dence fellowing the Cleveland school holocaust.
1 Hammond Is afflicted with a great many fire traps which are a menace
to the lives of Indiivduals and to the entire city. Hammond, moreover, has
not the equipment to combat a bad fire in a high building. Should a blaze
break out In any one of a dozen buildings that might be mentioned in this
city, where victims were entrapped on the top floor, it is doubtful whether
there Is an extension ladder in the entire equipment of the department which
could be used in the work of rescue.
The warning therefore should be taken all the more seriously to heart
ntv. tiia fttv nffirlat and bv the nubile srenerally. The latter, in the
caution they exercise with reference to "taking a chance"1 with matches,
lighted cigars and cigarettes, lamps and other dangerous implements, and
the former In seeing that the law's safe-guards and maintained.
There Is no doubt that Indiana requires more stringent regulations In
the way of fire laws, then it at present is possessed of. There is no doubt
that improvements could be made, but there Is some doubt whether, had the
laws that already exist been conscientiously adhered to, the awful tragedy at
Fort "Wayne, might not have been avoided. Generally, or. at least frequently,
In the case of bad fires, which have been attended by loss of .'life, investi
gation' has proven that the fire ordinances have not been observed , in one
or another or several lmporant particulars. The mere enactment of laws
does no good, unless the laws are enforced and enforced " right. Eternal
vigilence might be said to be the price of safety in this connection, for a
mere temporary spurt of attention to duty on the part of public officials in
seeing that the fire laws are observed by owners of public buildings, is of
little avail.
It is seldom that a large and disastrous fire occurs, but what city of
ficials start a pious Investigation, not only into the causes of the fire that
has taken place, but into conditions that exist in a similar class of buildings.
There is likely In the near future to be a few scandals started about this or
that hotel not having the regulation number of entrances, fire escapes or
what not, but the trouble is that the zeal is not of ' long" enough duration.
The authorities in the case of the Cleveland holocaust found that the rear
doors, of what proved to be an awful slaughter house, were locked when the
fire broke out. Right now there probably are but few schools in the coun
try whose rear doors are not as free to engress and egress as are the front
doors, but the next school fire is likely to find the same condition prevailing
as that which was so largely responsible for that awful tragedy.
c There are some precautions that should never be neglected.
One of these is to look both ways before crossing a railroad track and
another is the observance of those restrictions and conditions which are made
a part of the laws which govern public buildings as precautionary against fire.
In the meantime no one disputes the fact that there are fire traps in many
Lake county cities, but the people smile complacently and, say, "Oh, what i3
the use of bothering about things."
A pimple on the none Is about
the only thing In life that some
men have to look forward to.
There is
cradles by
taxing our
vengeance.
sixty per cent duty on
the new rating. This is
Infant industries with a
"WHEN TOU SEE A TOUNG MAN
GOING AROUND SAYING, "CON
STANCY THY NAME IS WOMAN,"
JUST SAY "STUNG I"
Aetna is rumbling again, but from
the best information obtainable it Is
only a passing tummy-ache.
IN POLITICS
There is a general feeling of satis
faction and confidence among the East
Chicago and Indiana Harbor demo
crats over the outcome of the conven
tion. George W. Ross and P. A. Parks
of the Harbor, and Mayor De Briae,
Judge W. A. Reiland, Alderman O'Girr,
Dr. Robert Spear and J. D. Kennedy of
East Chicago all are enthusiastically
in favor of the ticket, every man on
it meeting with their approval.
t "THIS DATE IN HISTORY.'
May 5.
J818 Karl Marx, founder of German
socialism, born. Died March 14,
18S3.
1S21 Napoleon Bonaparte died at St.
Helena. Born August 15, 1769.
1826 Ex-Empress Eugenia of France
born in Granada.
1564 Battle of the Wilderness began.
1885 General Irvin McDowell of the
Union army, died at San Francisco.
Born in Ohio, Oct. 15, 1818.
JS92 Revolutionists in San Domingo
deposed President Jimlnez.
"THIS IS MY 52ND BIRTHDAY."
Theodore P. Shonts.
Theodore Perry Shonts, who as chair
man of the Isthmian canal commission
from 1905 to 1907 formulated the plans
for the Panama canal, was born in
Crawford county, Pennsylvania, May
5, 1856. As a boy he removed with his
parents to Iowa and received his edu
cation at Monmouth college. His rail
way experience began in 1S81 as super
intendent of construction of an Iowa
line. Later he was owner for a time
of the Indiana Illinois and Iowa rail
road, which he sold to the Lake Shore.
In 1900, with a group of associates he
obtained control of and rehabilitated
the Toledo, St. Louis and Western rail
road. After leaving the Isthmian canal
commission Mr. Shonts took charge of
the surface car and rapid transit sys
tems of New York City.
RANDOM
THINGS AND FLINGS
The cocaine habit Is spreading. Boys
in New England are using it. The
druggist who for the sake of a few
paiiry aoiiars win trainc in coKe is a
monstrosity in human shape.
It Is certainly pretty nice to
meet a smiling person on a wet and
gloomy day. Save your smiles for
the wet weather.
The burning question: Is Mr. Bryan
under the wood-pile in the Massa
chusetts democratic yard?
Why Is it that
a man always ,
pulls a "push"
door?
UP AMD flOWN IN IDIAffi
H. Fisher, a salesman of original oil
paintings, had a fine exhibit on the
first floor of the New Aveline hotel in
Fort Wayne, which burned Sunday. He
Valued the collection at $10,000, and
there was no insurance.
The United States, Adams, Wells Far
go, Pacific and American Express com
panies have filed a petition to enjoin
the railroad commission from enforc
ing a ten per; cent cut in express rates.
Following a quarrel between Will
iam Krise, 40 years old, and his fath
er-in-law, Dan Harte, in the latter's
houseboat at the foot of Mulberry
street, in Terre Haute, Harte was shot
and instantly killed.
As a result of the enterprise of the
Anderson people in selling a number
of lots for 1360,000 for the purpose of
locating industries, it is believed that
at least six concerns have been in
duced to locate.
After being out forty-eight hours,
during which fifty-one ballots were
taken, the jury in the Harvey Hinkle
case, being tried at Bloomington, found
the defendant not guilty on the
grounds of insanity.
Coroner Mack of Laporte county to
day ordered an autopsy of the bodies
of Mrs. Guness and her children, who
were burned in their homes near La
porte, to ascertain if they were vic
tims of poison before they were
burned.
Miss Hazel McMillan was arrested
at her home in Newcastle charged with
setting fire to the home of her step
father, Henry Powell. The police were
called to the Powell home at the time
of the fire and after an Investigation
arrested the girl.
John W. Talbot of South Bend Is
not satisfied with the fact that the
Indiana appellate court reversed the
ruling of the Elkhart circuit court,
which disbarred him. He wants an
other hearing to clear up several
points. s
A committee representing the stock
holders of the Chicago-New York Air
line Investigated the progress which
is being made in the construction of
the line and claim to be satisfied. They
suggest that subscriptions of stock be
paid up to enable them to push the
work at Gary.
The Hanna power plant, which Is to
supply the electricity for the Chicago.
Lake .Shore and South Bend interurban
line, is about 80 per cent completed.
The finished plant will have three giant
turbines and the property around It
will be beautified.
Vance Johnson, an Indianapolis
holdup, escaped from the prison at
Michigan City, made a clean getaway
from the Indianapolis officers by feign
ing severe Illness. He had his arm
in a sling as a result of being shot
when he was arrested.
There are no indications that the lid
will bo raised in South Bend. In view
of the wholesale arrests made last
Sunday the saloonkeepers have come
to understand that the city officials
mean business and have closed up.
Dr. Robert Spear predicts that the
democrats would cut more Ice in Lake
county than they ever have in the past.
I know of a number of democrats
about here," said Dr. Spear, "who here
tofore have been afraid to acknowledge
their convictions. But they are com
ing out this year. This city has been
so overwhelmingly republican that a
business man has taken a chance in
allowing himself to be called a demo
crat in the past, as though some stigma
attached to the name. You will see
that it will be different from now on."
gress a few years ago he made this
remark:
" 'I do not believe Mr. Aade wants
the place in the first instance, and In
the second instance he could not get
it if he wanted It.'
"Now that," continued Mr. Ade, "is
exactly my position In the tenth dis
trict." Mr. Ade took no active part In the
meeting of the national delegates yes
terday afternoon. ! He extended an In
vitation from the Chicago Athletic club
to Indiana delegates to make that place
their home that Is, they fall short
of accommodations while in Chicago.
"Of course," said Mr. Ade, "we could
not work the miracle of the loaves and
fishes and feed, 10,000 hungry politi
cians." At 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon Mr.
Ade tumbled into the arms of an old
friend in the lobby of the Claypool.
"Is that you, Sheepy?" gasped Ado.
"Is that you, George?" gasped the
other. In an Instant the two men were
wringing each other's hands. They had
not met for years. Ade's new-found
friend was Vernon Randall, postmas-
er at Shelbyvllle. The two men knew
each other in college. "Ade tried to
teal the sweetheart of my boyhood,"
said Randall, "and I headed him off.
After that we were fast friends."
"What put all of those gray hairs
n your head?" an acquaintance asked
of Ade yesterday afternoon.
"Putting comic operas on the stage,
replied Ade. "Things like The Sultan
of Sulu.' I've got every gray hair in
my head labeled. I know what put
every one of them there." '
Miss Mary Cos, Violinist.
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THE CREAM OF THE
Morning News
The mantle of fidelity and party sub-
servence which was worn for years
by the late Nicholas Scherer, the found
er of Scherervllle, seems to have fallen
on Joseph Portz of St. John. As chair
man of the democratic precinct com
mltteemen of St. John township, the
St. John Justice of the peace is recog
nized as the new standard bearer, and
no politician need figure that the St.
John township delegation in the hand
of Joe can be traded about in a con
vention for a mere "I thank you.'
Joe Portz and his delegation expect to
return home after every convention
and say to their constituents: "We
done gone and did the right thing."
Who knows but what James K. Risk
of Lafayette planted the olive branch
which he bore so ostensibly when he
visited Lake county at the Gary con
ventlon last Saturday.
SOCIETY WEDDNG AT NEWPORT.
Newport, R. I., May 5. St. John's
church was the scene of a brilliant
wedding today when Miss, Pauline Le
Roy French, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Amos Tuck French and niece of Mrs.
Alfred G. Vanderbilt, was married to
Mr. Samuel Wagstaff of. New York.
Both the wedding and the reception,
which followed at the- home of the
bride's grandmother, Mrs. F. O. French,
were largely attended by prominent so
ciety folk.
"Any speaker," said Mr. Cannon,
"who is worth a damn., will displease
some members and be called a czar."
Great old scout, that.
What has become of the old
fashioned man who had a cauli
flower earf v
A lot of people who have been
"shown up" by the newspapers are
simply tickled to death to read Senator
Jeff Davis' sizzling Jibe at the news-1
papers.
The new reporter's heart was sick)
He'd read Jeff Davis philliplc.
Here is a chance for either of the
parties to outdo the Gary event: Match
"Uncle Dick" Schaaf with Frank Zow
adskl his opponent, for a debate
which promises to become heated.
George Ade, humori3t, politician and
farmer, came to Indianapolis yester
day to attend the meeting of the na
tional delegates to the presidential con
vention. Ade is one of the delegates
His friends in Newton county got to
gether while he was In New York and
elected him a delegate, says the Indian
apolis Star.
Ade does not like politics. How
ever, he is an obliging sort of person
and he did not like to turn down his
old neighbors In the tenth district
when they selected him as a delegate
"I shall never run for congress from
my district," said Ade. 'Congressman
Crumpacker has stated the matte
tactfully and correctly. When lie
heard the name Ade mentioned for con
Martinsville The democrats of
Washington township on Saturday
nominated Ell Thomas, Jr., for trustee.
and Andrew Shireman for township as
sessor. The republican candidates aro
J. W. St. John for trustee and James
Walker for assessor.
Evansville Philip Zoercher, an at
torney of Tell City, Ind., is being
urged to make the race for state sena
tor from Perry, Dubois and Crawford
counties on the democratic ticket to
succeed Senator John Bentz, who died
recently at his home at Leavenworth,
Ind. Mr. Zoercher was formerly prose
cuting attorney for Perry, Spencer and
Warrick counties, before the circuit
was changed.
Eastern railroads decide to advance
freight rates to a point that will add at
least $100,000,000 to their revenues, but
anticipate bitter fight with shippers
and public opinion.
Ice box, utilized as a saloon and sit
uated at Halsted and West Lake
streets, in Chicago, attracts the unfa
vorable attention of the building de
partment. Mercy Hospital, the oldest one in the
state, for the first time in Its history
appeals to the public to help pay for
new annex. Harry J. Powers promises
half week's receipts from his theater.
William R. Wilcox, chairman of the
Greater New York public service com
mission, tells City Club state legisla
tures generally fail to adjust satls-
fatcorlly such questions as railroad
rates.
five thousand representative bust
ness and professional men In Chicago
and Cook eounty organise to insure the
renomination of Governor Deneen.
The republican leaders In Congress
have finally got off their high horses
and started to work with the intention
of finishing before June 1.
President Gompers of the American
Federation of Labor condemns Speaker
Cannon for blocking needed reforms.
Sherman Cass, principal of the
schools at Tolono, 111., after serving
seven months in Jail for debt, pays $700
to his creditors to reimburse him for
paying his prison board bill and is free.
Illinois general assembly will meet
today. Probably but little work will
be done and another recess taken.
Harry K. Thaw wins the first bat
tle for freedom from the Matteawan
Insane Asylum, and it is announced
that Evelyn Is ready to testify for him
again.
Stuyvesant Fish resigns from the
directorate of the Missouri Pacific Rail
way company.
Insurance companies find school house
business unprofitable.
Wheat and corn advance; catt'e
higher; hogs lower; sheep weaker.
Annual report of the General Elec
trie Company shows on increase In
sales and a decrease In profits.
Selling movement In Wall street car
rles prices of railroad shares down.
Columbus Albert M. Keller, a for
mer Columbus boy, has been nominated
by the republicans for auditor of state
of Arkansas. Mr. Keller, who is less
than thirty years old, is cashier and
one of the directors of the Wilmot
bank, at Wilmot, Ashley county, Ar
kansaw. He is a son of Mrs. Emily C.
Keller of this city, and a brother, Geo.
Keller, waos formerly mayor of
Georgetown, Ky.
Terre Haute P. M. Foley, chairman
of the democratic committee of the
fifth district, has called a meeting of
the committee for Tuesday to select
place for the congressional nominating
convention. He says the date will be
May 28.
LABOR NEWS
m moifrii tt
Miss Mary Cox Is not only a most attractive young lady, but a super?
violinist as well. An old chap who strayed into Chicago from his farm lasf
week, was taken by a kindly disposed, city friend to a musical recital af
Orchestra hall in which Miss Cox figured as an active participant. Unci
listened with more or less indfferenee to the piano numbers, but when Miss
Cox appeared, tucked her violin lovingly under her chin and began operations,
he sat bolt upright, his eyes riveted on the, pleasing young performer. Soon
the sweet strains set his old heart strings pulsating, and totally oblivious
of his surroundings he began to pound his knee vigorously with his hard,
brown hand. "Lord, how she kin fiddle," finally burst from his parted l!pa
as he leaned forward, fearful of losing even one of the liquid notes evoked
by the fair girl's bow. Half an hour later as he passed through the foyer,
the spell of the music was still uponhim. "My, how she kin fiddle," he muttered
as he wandered out and was lost to view in the Michigan avenue crowd,
Can't blame the old fellow's enthusiasm, for Miss Cox is indeed a splendid
violinist. She may be heard Thursday evenine. Mav 14. at Towle's onerfl
house, as she will assist the Hammond Male Chorus in Its third concert.
1
Saloonmen Eealize That Their Worst Enemies
in Their Own Ranks and Will Inaugurate a
Bitter Fight.
Are
Newcastle Both the republicans and
tne aemocrats 01 nenry county are
now engaged in the six months' poll
and each Is using the greatest of care
in the work. Chairman Chambers of
the democrats, and Chairman Christo
pher of the republicans, have each put
a large force in the field.
NORTHWESTERN LAUNDRYMEN.'
Fargo, N. D., May 5. Members of the
Northwestern Laundrymen's association,
representing several states, rounded up
here in annual convention today. The
laundrymen will spend several days in
gatting acquainted and exchanging
views on trade matters.
A San Jose (CaL) co-operative bakery
is about to begin operations.
The new Labor Temple at San Fran
cisco, Cal., Is the largest In the coun
try, built by labor unions.
The amalgamation of the two bodies
of organized plumbers' laborers at
Brooklyn, N. Y has been completed.
Over 60 per cent of all boys from
fourteen to sixteen In Berlin, Germany,
are students In the industrial schools.
On May 5 at Youngstown, O., tha
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel
and Tin Workers will hold its annual
convention.
Monday, Sept. 7, has been fixed as
the opening day for the forty-first an
nual Trade Union Congress at Notting
ham, England.
At a meeting of the Ohio Valley
Trades and Labor Assembly held re
cently, it was unanimously decided to
put a labor ticket in the field.
A proposition Is being advanced
among the retail clerks of San Fran
cisco, Cal., to build a hall for the use
of the several unions of that craft.
The California stats convention of
the National Association of Stationary
Engineers is to be held in Stockton, on
June 11, 12 and 12, under tha auspices of
the Stockton local.
The life-savers of Coney Island have
requested the Brooklyn (N. Y.) Cen
tral Labor Union to organize them Into
t trade union, and the matter has been
referred to the organization committee.
During the year ending Oct, 30, 1907,
there were seventy-one strikes in Con
nectitcut involving 7,000 employes, and
96,610 days' time was lost, while the
loss in wages amounted to more than
155,542.
Boston (Mass.) carpenters' district
council has elected a trial committee
which will henceforth hear and adjudi
cate all Jurisdiction and trade matters
that arise between the thirty-four af
Milwaukee, Wis., May 5. Plans for a
national campaign which Is to Include
every state' in the un"pn for elevating
the standard of the saloon business of
the country will be launched at the
convention of the United States Brew
ers' asociatlon here, June 8 to 10. The
asociatlon includes nearly every brewer
in America and all the influential mem
bers have agreed that disorderly and
ed. With this end in view, it is be
disreputable saloons must be eliminat
lieved a good part of the time of the
convention will be given up for the dis
cussion of this important subject.
In a small way the crusade, against
dive saloons has already been begun by
the brewers in various parts of the
country, but the plan Is to extend this
movement and during the next year
many undesirable saloon men will be
driven out of business. In a number
of cities this work is now under way
and has resulted in such good condi
tions that the national association has
decided to take hold of the subject and
extend the house cleaning.
This spirit of inquiry which has been
started by the anti-saloon agitation has
brought the brewers and the reputable
saloon men throughout the country to
realize that their worst enemies are
within their own ranks. For some
years efforts have beeen made here and
there to rid the saloon business of its
disorderly and law-defying element. In
Massachusetts and In Pennsylvania this
has ben pretty thoroughly accomplished
by wise legislation. In other states the
laws themselves have invited and stim
ulated over-competition, which has
proved disastrous to the moral of the
business. Individual brewers in every
center have done what they could as
Individuals to improve the situation,
hut without much result, and it became
evident that the-work must be done in
an organized way by the brewers and
the retail liquor dealers as a body, if
any lasting benefit was to be had.
The Texas brewers two years ago
employed their own lawyers and se
cured their own evidence, and forced
the hands of the police and prosecutors,
and have rid the state of two thousand
gambling and other Joints, which were
annexes to the saloons. The brewersJ
of the Board of Trade of New York
have now undertaken to do the same
thing in co-operation with the Com
mittee of Fourteen (organized to reg
ulate the Raines Law Hotel evil) and
the bonding companies, which bond the
licenses. As a result of this arrange
ment. It is expected that 150 disorderly
places will be put out of business
through their Inability to secure new
licenses.
The Buffalo brewers have already
done the same thing, and it is expected
that similar resolutions will follow in
Rochester, Syracuse yid other up-state
cities. -
The West Virginia Brewers' associa
tion has sent a circular letter to liquor
j, dealers insisting upon their rigid com
pliance with the law in every parties
ular. The New Jersey brewers passed
resolutions to the same effect a few.
months ago, and the Ohio brewers hava
taken similar action.
The Minnesota brewers are also lij
line and the Milwaukee brewers ara
now taking the matter up. It is ex
pected that a wholesale house-cleaning
will take place In the retail liquor trada
in every city of Importance.
AT TOWLE'S THURSDAY, MAY 7,
"THE CANDY KTD."
In these prosaic days the seriousnesj
of the heavy dramatic productions,
need something in the way of a re
lief and the new Parker musical melo
drama fills, the long felt want nicely.
"The Candy Kid" is the very latest
from the pen of Lem B. Parker, tha
prolific writer and who knows how to
blend lyrics nicely. The musical end
of the piece fell to the lot of the com
poser of "Sunny Songs,"" W. R. WIN
Hams. "The Candy Kid" is staged with
an exceptional scenic environment mas
sive and a master work of the sceniq
artists art. The. mechanical effects ara
decidedly original and the finale act
which shows the American consulate's
home in Columbia, South America, act
ually blown to pieces by shells from
the battleships in the harbor, is called
a marvelously realistic stage contrt
vence. There are then big scenic ef
fects and eight special musical num
bers. Mr. Ray Raymond and a cast
of thirty-five players have the piece
well in hand. It will be seen at
Towle's Thursday, May 7.
INDIANA NEWS
FROM WASHINGTON.
Senators Beveridge and Hemenway
have reappointed Postmaster Radcliff,
at Pierceton, Kosciusko county, the
district of the late Mr. Brick. The twd
senators also recommended that Dr. C,
N. Howard be appointed a member ot
pension board at Warsaw, also In tha
Thirteenth district.
Senator Beveridge will go to Fhlladel
phia Thursday, to talk to the conten
nial meeting of the Pennsylvania Biba
society.
Colonel Adams, who Is representing
the war department at Michigan Cltyv
Ind., in the work being done in tha
Michigan City harbor, is seeking a pro
motion to the rank of major before hl
retirement from the service. He is en
deavoring to enllat the support of tha
Indiana senators.
Indiana postmasters appointed: Pekin,
Washington county, Charles E. Graves,
vice W. A. Graves, dead; Sugar Branch,
Switzerland county. Earl K. Heath, vlca
S. It. H'ftth. dead.
Will H. Whltaker. superintendent o
the Indian Heformatory, accompanied
by his wlf and son. is here on his way
to tha National Charities Conference at
Richmond. V. He called on the presi
dent while hero
filiated unions of the counclL
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