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10 The Lake Shore News, Thursday, September 12, 1912 The Lake Shore News Successor to the Evanston News Published Every Thursday The Bowman Publishing Company 526 Davis St., Evanston Telephone 585 and 586 Wilmette Ofice No.5 Electric Place Telephone 502 Albert H. Bowman, managing editor Arthur Roberts, Associate editor James Leonard Lee, City Editor Subscription price, $1.00 per year All matter for publication in any week's issue should reach our office not later than noon on Monday. Entered as second-class matter June 28, 1911, at the postoffice at Evanston, Illinois, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Thursday, September 12, 1912 See Hope in Defeat The Roosevelt newspapers, notably the Chicago Evening Post and the Chicago Tribune, seem to get a good deal of satisfaction out of the results in the Vermont election Tuesday of last week, when the regular Republican ticket got about 25,000 votes, the Democratic ticket about 20,000 votes and the "Progressive" ticket about 15,000 votes. This the "Progressives" call a "virtual victory," and they read from it indications that the country will be swept by Progresive sentiment in November. To the sensible observer, however, no such indications are apparent. What the results do show, is that if any one party is to gain by the new third party movement, it is the Democratic party. The results in Vermont show even more clearly than words of ours can do that the Roosevelt Party is a"wreck or rule" movement, and that the chances are much greater that the "Progressive" party will pull just enough votes from the Republican party to let the Democrats in power, than that the "Progressives" themselves can be elected. ******* Dawes Funeral Impressive The tribute paid to the memory of his son [Rufus Dawes] by Mr. Charles G. Dawes at the funeral from the family residence Sunday was a remarkable document, but to those who were well acquainted withthe young man the father rather understated than exaggerated the high character and exemplary attributes of the son. His record at Princeton, the heroic trials in the surveyors' camp in South Dakota, and other detailed experiences recounted by the parent were new to many who there heard them for the first time, but all realized that the more intimate relationship of the father served but to emphasize their own estimates of hte son, and to bring into greater relief the depth and broadness of his character. During the short span of life which had been allotted to Rufus, probably more was accomplished of good and character building endeavor than even those who were closest associated with him knew, for the young man was never one to talk of things done or contemplated, nor to boast of the help and relief he daily extended to others. Mr. and Mrs. Dawes and the lone sister of the dead boy are not solitary in their grief. A city mours withthem, not in sympathy alone, but because the whole community feels a personal loss in the tragic death of one of its most promising youths, a young man lovable in every way, and destined, by reason of his individual character and inherent virtues to climb, had he but lived, to the highest places among men. ******* The Question of Circulation Some time ago this newspaper questioned a circulation statement made by our eteemed contempory, "The Evanston Index and North Shore Saturday Night," but we were unable to get a reply to the repeated challenges to make a comparison of actual circulation records as indicated by postoffice receipts. For the very good reason that Mr. Postmaster Childs is not ownly the owner of the Evanston Index, but is also postmaster at the office through which both his newspaper and the Lake Shore News are mailed, and so has easy access to the records of both papers, the magnagement of the Index refused to consider our proposition. Not content, however, that the matter should be dropped while the weather is still warm, we make the new proposition for the consideration of the postmaster-editor. We believe that the circulation of the Lake Shore News is larger in Evanston, in Wilmete, in Kenilworth, in Winnetka and in Glencoe than is the circulation of the Evanston Index. Both papers are mailed through the Evanston postoffice, and the records of that office will prove conclusively what the respective circulations are. If Mr. Postmaster-Editor Childs will submit the records of the two publications, and we hereby give authority for th epublication of all our records, the truth of our repeated statement that the paid circulation of the Lake Shore News in the territory north of Evanston is many times that of the Evanston Index will be verified. If we should be wrong and the proofs should show that our circulation is nt the larger, then we will pay to the charities associations in Evanston and Wilmete the sum of 100 dollars, to be used by them as they think best. This is what Mr. Postmaster-Editor Childs has had to say in answer to previous propositions of this kind: And this is probably what he will say in reply to this challenge: But the fact remains that the proofs are all in tehhands of Mr. Postmaster-Editor Childs, and who doubts that he wuld hesitate to accept the challenge made by this paper if he ABSOLUTELY KNEW that he would have the better of the argument, and that he could force us to pay the forfeit to the charities associations? Then rmember that the proofs are ABSOLUTELY IN HIS HANDS and dthat without any possiblity of doubt he KNOWS TODAY which of the two newspapers has the LARGER CIRCULATION. Come on, John A., be game! Dogs in Bag Bark and Cause Man's Arrest *** The barking of two dogs which he carried in a sack proved the undoing of Harry Sheldon, alias "Handsome Harry," who was arrested Friday by Chief Shaffer of Evanston on the charge of stealing dogs from residents of the north shore suburbs. The Central street office of the Peabody Coal company called the police station Friday stating that a man had just been in their office asking for a sack in which he could chlofoform a dog. His appearance was not prepossing and thinking he was of the "slippery sort," the office man called the police. Cief Shaffer went out to watch the street cars going south. HIs wait was not long. ON the second car passing was Sheldon, who has a reputation of being a dog and horse thief. The chief boarded the car, saw the bag, and a few noises which were emitted from it convinced him that the contents were dogs. He arrested Sheldon and locked him up. Then a call was put in to the police stations in Wilmette, Winnetka, and Glencoe, asking if they had had any reports of missing dogs. Shortly afterwards the Wilmette police called and said that Miss Helen Cady, 825 Forest avenue, had lost her Boston bull terrier. One of the dogs was identified as her property. The other dog is a white poodle and is still at the station. U. of I. Will Break Attendance Record Urbana, Ill., Sept. 12. The attendance at the University of Illinois this year will be the largest in its history. More than 1,700 permits have now been issued to freshmen, against 537 the same time last year. There wer registered at the university last year 4,340 students, including 300 for the summer school. The registration this year will be held Sept. 16 and 17 and instruction will begin Sept. 18.