Hammond Times, Volume 1, Number 190, Hammond, Lake County, 30 January 1907 — Page 5

Wednesday. Jan. 30, 1907.

THE LAKE COUNTY TIMES PAGE FIVE

Telegraph News by Direct Wire from All Over Indiana. Indianapolis, Jan. CO. The Joint committee front the senate and house, which Is investigating the explosions on Jan. 14 In mine N'o. 7, of tho Bering Coal company, near Clinton, heard two expert witnesses, neither of whom completed his testimony. James Taylor, of Peoria, Btate mine Inspector of Illinois, based his testimony on an investigation he had mado of tho mlns for the Bering company. lie said that he had found gas, or-Sro damp, la a drill hole In one room of the mine, but not In such quantities as to ba dangerous, and he failed to find anything that would generate fire damp. Objection to Particularity. He began describing conditions which he found surrounding the pait of mine No. 7, where the explosions occurred, when the representatives of the miners objected to Taylor going Into the particular explosions. Attorneys representing the coal operators at tempted to prove that the accidents had resulted from a disregard by the miners of the laws regulating the firlug of shots. The subject brought aa a clash between the representatives of the operators and of the miners and for a time It appeared as if tho Joint committee meeting had been trans formed into a miners' convention. Committee Postpones the Matter. The operators Insisted that the evi denco adduced in regard to law vio lations be made a part of the joint committee's record, while the miners' representatives demurred. Chairman Covins' ruled that the subject should be omitted at this time. Should furether developments show, however, that Iho question of law violation i vital to ascertain the causes of the Setdeyville and Clinton mine explosions, thy chnlrmnn paid the question would taken up anew. riCOlTIUiKH OP CUIUS VOLTjM Kit They Are of Varied Sort and the Climax Is Reached in a Divorce Suit. Columbus, Ind., Jan. T0. The troubles of Job pale into insignificance beside those of Christopher A'oilmcr, former marshal and now a merchant here. The death of his 10-year-old tson is one of the latest of his misfortunes. dhree years ago a daughter fell on tha Ice and was crippled for life Mrs. Vollmer is almost sightless as the re sult of a blow which put out one eye owmer nimseir is almost blind, a splinter having put out one eye. Another of their daughters has been blind five years. Three years ago sho ras acquitted for shooting and wound Ing her sweetheart, Otis Judd, whom she surprised with another girl. One rf the Vollmer sons is in the Jeffersonville reformatory for highway robbery. Another is at the Plainfield reform ichool for boys. A third is in a home for feeble minded. On top of all. Voll mer has begun suit for divorce. Deadly Blast; Not an Uart hquaka. Worthington, Ind., Jan. 30. What was thought at the time to be an earthquake was felt here, but it was probably from a powder explosion at Fontaiuet. A rumbling noise accompanied the trembling sensation. Worthington Is located twenty-two miles south of Container, where a powder mill blew t'.p, killing two men. Jake Garner and Max P.urndt. Tough on the IIouso Owners. Torre Haute, Ind., Jan. 30. The 3rst real improvement in the situation iere was noted when the Wabash river commenced to fall rapidly. The village of Taylorville, a suburb, has been practically wiped off the map, the waters carrying a great number of houses miles below the town, where they are crushed together in a huge 3rl ft. They Killed a Wife Beater. Evansville, Ind., Jan. 30. John A. CilrMiman, a wealthy farmer, has gone on trial here for alleged murder. Gleiehman and several of his --?lghlKrs, it is alleged, beat Oliver Dryant. a coal miner, t death last summer with fence pickets when they catiffht him assaulting his wife. Banker Charged w ith lhnbezzlement. Jasper, Ind., Jan. 30. The. Dubois cvmnty grand jury has returned an indictment of twety-eight count? charging Charles Dehrens with embezzling $42,000 of the funds of the People's State bank at Iluntingburg, Ind. p.ehrena was arrested, but released in a fdmrt time on ?3.000. In a Receiver's Ilandt. H ..I . T 1 Prt Tli,! T-rtn,.

u.umuu,iuu.,-H.. , Vi M oft?r ne 1Iundd Dollars He lm Elevator company has been placed j ward for any case of Catarrh that canin the hands of a receiver. John &U K?X$?r Miller was appointed and gave bond We, the undersigned, 'l ave known for $15,000. It is alleged the assets AeUevemrfeetiy WJ'lx are $30,000, and the liabilities. $100,- all business transactions and finan

rjO0. Private Car Destroyed. Bedford, Ind., Jan. GO. A gasoline stove in the private car used by J. IV Sucese. superintendent of the Monon railway, exploded, destroying the car while it M as on a siding In tin Bedford yards

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8 i A itpuit from tho Gibaun yards last night la to tho effect that buverul ears weiu oit the tiuck near tho roundhou.se. This was caused Ly running- In on an oi.'t n switch. V. N. Jlickok, local agent at tin; Wa bash depot, la in Indiana Harbor today on business tor tho company. Freight traffic over the Elgin, Jo'.h-t & eastern lias been larger this month j ii.au any oi:;er last. year, according' the E. J. & K. to tho statements by officials. li. M. McLane, operator at the Chi cago offices of the Erie road, transacted business in Hammond todav. The Baltimore & Ohio lias inaugur ated its system of train auditors, the title shown on their caps beine- 'ticket collectors." All fast traii.s are to have an official bearing that title. The railroads in tho Western Pas senger association have decided to make tho usual rate for tourists tho coming summer, definite the trc-neral movement for the maximum rate of two cents a mile. Some of the roads were opposed to giving the usual reduction for tourists' rates, in view of the threatened hostile legislation. The Lackawana Is the latest trunk line to adopt the reciprocal transportation arrangement with nowsnaoers. The Erie, the Eehigh Valley and the Jersey Central have done likewise, says the Wall Street Journal. George Davis, the newly appointed general freight agent of the Vandalia to succeed William Ilodgdon, will take full control on Feb. 1, with headquar ters at St. Louis. Extra brakemen, it is tted, are to be placed on many of the Pennsyl vania passenger trains. A upeclal committee appointed by the passenger trainmen held a conference last week with G. Li. Peck, general manager, for the purpose of having additional trainmen on tho through passenger trains. They believe that fewer railroad accidents would occur If an extra man is employed on the train. M. L. Reynolds, chief train dispatcher of the Lake Shore road, headquarters at Chicago, was a caller at the local office last evening. Will Not Cut Rates. Omaha, Neb., Jan. 29. The Union Paciflo and Northwestern railroads havo refused to make special rates to the government for soldiers enrouto to the Philippines to and from San Francisco. The quartermasters' department of the Missouri is much disappointed, officers expressing themselves in forceful language over the action of the railroads. Yesterday bids were opened in Omaha for tho transportation of 600 men, 500 horses and a large amount of equipment from Forts Pobinson and Russell to San Francisco. Only the Union Pacific and Northwestern submitted bids. Both were for full rates. Railroad officials say tho government will secure no more cheap fares. Pennsylvania Relief Wor The official record shows a membership of the Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg in its relief department of 147 637, 13,133 being on the Vandalia lines. During the last quarter there have been thlrty-ei.ght deaths among tha members, twelve on account of accident and twenty-six from natural causes. Tho Pick and accident benefits were disbursed to 2,101 members. This Is the nrst year that the Vandalia relief department has been reported. Says Engine Is Koodooed. John Williamson, who is in charge of freight engine, x0. 8613 of the Chicago and Logansport division of the Pennsylvania railroad, says that figure "three" is his ill-fated hoodoo. On Jan. 3 this engine, 8613. crushed the life out of Henry Thompson at Royal Center. On Jan. 13 this engino killed Charles Foust at North Junction. On Jan. 23, within three miles of' this place, he ran into a rural routs mail carriers wagon nnd severely injured Carl J. Johnson. On that day his train was made up of 12 freight cars, including caboose, and among: ton of tho freight cars the fatal figure three appeared among the car numbers. FnRlneer Williamson registers a vigorous protest against running any railroad engine having a figure thrro, aa he has a premonition the next accident will result in his own death. Private Car Is Burned. Bedford, Ind., Jan. 28. The private car of J. P. Sucese. superintendent of the Motion, caught lire from the steam heater in the Bedford yards late last night and was almost consumed. The loss is 125,000. The explosion of the gas tank scattered the fire and a train of cars on an adjoining nldetrack were saved only by heroic efforts of tho Bedford fire" department. It was necessary to lay 2,000 feet of hose to leach iho burning car. How's This ? cially iioie to carry out any obligations made by his firm. Waldlng. Kinnau & Marvin, Wholesale Druggists. Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials snt free. Price 75 cents per bottle. Pold by all Druggists. laKe iian s family Pills lor constl- ! pation. tor latest new t Calumet district.

The Tone of the 8 Neighborhood t. Cratvford ShcrlccK "It's simply outrageous," declared Mrs. Bagby emphatically. "To think that such people should have moved to West Park Is Just awful!" "It's worse when you live opposite them," moaned Mrs. Pratt. "I saw that detestable man sitting on his porch lust night in his shirt sleeves, smoking a miserable clay pipe." "That isn't all," chimed In Mrs. Waters, who managed to gain more information about her neighbors' doings than any one else in West Park. "His wife actually scrubbed the porch thi afternoon in full view of every one. I saw this Mr. Smith I believe that's his name grooming his own liorse this morning. They're just common people, that's all they are, not to have servants to do such things." "I wish Mr. Elder had not sold them his cottage," deplored Mrs. P,agby. "I AT THIS MOMXN'T Mlt. JOUN Slimi Df.OYE PAST. didn't think he would let any but nice people have it. It's a shame to ruin our property this way." "Much Mr. Fdder cared," retorted Mrs. Waters scornfully. "He got his price for the cottage; that's all he wanted. Something must be done or the tone of the neighborhood will be lowered." Mrs. Pratt and Mrs. Bagby were of the same opinion, but they could make no suggestion as to how relief could be afforded. At this moment the topic of conversation, James Smith, who had recently occupied a cottage in the fashionable suburb of West Fark, drove past the house of Mrs. Bagby in a runabout. He was a short, stout, red faced man, wearing an exceedingly loud suit of clothes and an air of indifference to the opinion of the world. "He looks like a gambler," sniffed Mrs. Waters contemptuously. "He'll have all sorts of low companions down here, and West Park will be exclusive no longer." "I'll tell you what we'll do," remarked Mrs. Pratt, who. on account of her proximity to the objectionable neighbor, was more anxious for his removal from West Turk. "We'll buy the Elder cottage from this man and sell it to some desirable person. We will havo to pay more than It's worth and sell it at a loss, but it's better to lose a little than to have our homes ruined. We'll get some of the other residents to Join with us, and the share of each will not be much." "But It will take n great deal of money," objected Mrs. Waters. "Who will advance such sum?" "I will," declared Mrs. Tratt, who was a widow of ample means. "All I want is for every one to stand by me and pay a proportion of whatever loss we have. It won't be much if It Is divided among so many. The men shan't have anything to do with it They'd get some one to buy the cottage who wouldn't be any better than this Smith Is." Having been promised the required support, Mrs. Pratt, accompanied by Mrs. Bagby and Mrs. Waters, waited upon Mr. Jamea Smith with the purpose of purchasing the Elder cottage. As the ladles approached the house Mr. Smith, who was sitting upon the porch In his shirt sleeve3, arose and greeted them cordially fl3 he knocked the ashes from his clay pipe. "Just take seats on the porch. It's cooler out here. Wait a minute, and I'll call Marthy." "Horrid creature!" murmured Mrs. Waters as Mr. Smith disappeared In search of his wife. "He thinks we have come to pay a social call." Marthy, In response to her husband's vigorous calls, speedily made her appearance, and the party were soon comfortably seated upon the porch. "Ahem! Mr. Smith." began Mrs. Pratt somewhat awkwardly, after politely declining Mrs. Smith's urgent request for the removal of the visitors' hats, "we've come upon a matter of business." "Jim 'II be glad to do anything he can for you," observed Marthy assuringly. "He's the most accommodatlngest man In the world. Always likes to be friendly-like." "That's eo, mem," assented Mr. Smith affably. "Let's hear what your business Is, mem." "You're -very comfortably fixed here, Mr. Smith," continued Mrs. Pratt, "and I don't know just how to tell you. There are some people very aculous to

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buy this house, and they would be will- j ing to pay you something over what ' was paid for it. It won't make much ; difference to you, as you have no chil- j dren and one place is as good as an- j other." j "As to children, mem," responded Mr. I Smith thoughtfully, "there will be live of them down here next w eek. 'Twasu't ! right to bring 'em till we got things i fixed up u bit." Consternation reigned in the breasts , of the visitors. Five little Smiths run- ; ning wild in West Park! There would j not be a wholo pane of glass iu the place in two weeks. The necessity for getting rid of the Smith family was ; greater than before. "We will give you $2.,0 more than I you paid for the property," offered Mrs. 5 Pratt in a businesslike tone. "That j

will be a good profit in so short a time. Will you take It?" "Couldn't think of it, mem," returned the affable Mr. Smith. "'Twouidn't I pay for the expenses of moving both j ways." "Will you take CC0r j Mr. Smith had never moved in good 1 society, but he was nevertheless a man of keen Judgment. A faint smile ap- i peared around the corners of his rather j large mouth, and his gray eyes twin- j kled merrily. j TVilc rvPirp wil s for sruo fl Ion" timo 1 before Mr. Elder sold it, warn't it, ! mem?" he questioned, eying Mrs. Pratt closely. "It's a pity your folks didn't buy then." "They didn't want the house then," replied Mrs. Pratt evasively. "Will you take the $500, Mr. Smith?" "Then there's two or three houses in West Park, just as good as this one. that can be bought for the price this 'ere cottage cost," continued Mr. Smith, not heeding Mrs. Pratt's question. "I can't quite make it cut, mem, unless" "Unless what?" demanded Mrs. Tratt, not relishing the searching glance Mr. Smith fixed upon her. "Unless, mem," continued Mr. Smith slowly, "you don't sorter think me and Marthy good enough for West Fark and want to get rid of us." "Oh, Mr. Smith!" demurred the three visitors in chorus, but the telltale flushes on their cheeks betrayed the consternation that had been wrought by the unexpected words. "What makes you think such a thing?" "Well, ladles," returned Mr. Smith, without the slightest trace of ill feeling, "I saw one of you pass the other evening when I was a-:ttlu' here in my shirt sleeves, and that one's nose was turne'd up so far that I was 'fraid it would get out of j'int. Then, when another of you folks saw Marthy a-washin' off this 'ere porch, that one's mouth got all puckered up as if she had been eat in' persimmons. I guess you think we ain't good enough for you, don't you?" "We look at it this way, Mr. Smith." stammered Mrs. Pratt nervously, feeling devoutly sorry that she had undertaken the plan of purchasing the cottage, "we don't think you are ahem well, accustomed to such society a3 there is in West Tark. We don't mean any disrespect, Mr. Smith, but every one likes to mingle with those who are congenial. You don't keep any servants and you won't enjoy it down here, so we thought we'd make you this offer. What do you say?" "It's very kind of you to think of me," returned Mr. Smith, in no way offended. "I'm sorry, mem, but I must saj' that we're goin' to stay In West Fark." "Good evening," chorused the visitors, indignant at the failure of their plan and crestfallen at Mr. Smith's correct surmise of their view regarding him. "One moment, ladies," called Mr. Smith as his visitors descended the steps. "Me and Marthy won't lower the tone of this neighborhood. We don't own this house not much! Marthy she's the cook, and I'm the gardener. We just come down to fix up the place for Mr. Norwood, who's comIn' down next week with his wife and children and three more servants." The Gamy Blneflah. Along the Atlantic 6hore the devastating bluefish has terrorized the menhaden schools and delighted the spray swept yachtsmen for generations. His personal prowess "needs no bush." It has been the relish and crowning touch of excitement to many a vacation. The peculiar charm of the churning waters, riotous gulls, swift trolling a conta gious atmosphere of motion that sets the veins aglow has cast its spell upon many. But despite the thrill and exhilaration no form of handling can Justly be termed sport on the same basl3 as rod and reel angling. It being too nearly akin to the methods employed In strict! market fishing. The bluefish, taken from a stationary vessel on a light rod and fifteen strand line, furnishes magnificent sport, but as this is often accompanied by the nauseating stench of "chumming" with menhaden, it is somewhat marred by the discomfort Involved. The vast school of myriad individuals of this tribe have an Indefinite migration and a wide distribution. In a general way they move north and south with the birds, though at all season they have been seen at many points between Key West and Halifax. Field and Stream. Paternal Provocation. I. It is 10 p. m. They are seated In the parlor. "No," she says, bowing her head. "Fa eays I am too young to become engaged." n. It is just 1:C0 n. m. They are still eated in the parlor. Suddenly from somewhere upstairs a gruff voice shouts. "Henrietta, if that fellow waits a little longer you'll b old enough to accept his proposal." Woman's Home Comnanlon,

Humor and Philosophy By DUNCAN M. SMITH

THE TEN DOLLAR SUIT. I'm r.ot in the market for office this fall, Xo snaps frcni the public 1 seek. II y rarr.e on the ballot you wouldn't observe Although voj might look for a week. Th.iv is no occasion for r.ie to be plain And common and humble to boot. I won't cstt ntaiiousiy go to the shop And buy me u ten dollar suit. In running for ofhee. you know, it's a fad To be unfft'Cted and plain. The candidate coims to the front in a garb That guvs the ttholdtr a pain, lie Uimbs on the platform fend starts his bazoo. And then if the thing is a frost lid points to tho suit and triumphantly t.avs, "Ten dollars is all that it cost." Although at society's nobby events And when he is bid to a feast Ilia garments are cut on the latest designs And cost forty dollars at least. Tet when he is running like fury ha hopes For cilice and what it will brim? Among common people who scoff at tha styhs A ten dollar suit is the thing. r,,!t ,,a t um not as I said at the start. Th.ls .ar running wild In pursuit Of office (perhaps, though, It hsn't my fault) I won't need a ten dollar suit. And to I am free to indulge in the tastea Befitting my noble estate. I think 1 will amble around to the store And buy one for six ninety-eight. Training a Husband. Thore are several systems for training u husband, and some of them aro put Into practice by the women of the land with more or less success. It seems to be the general opinion, probably based on experience, that a husband is not of much use about the place until he has been trained, although many women, after trying all of the printed recipes from kind words t" the application of a flatiron, give the job up and then claim that they like him best as he-is. Training a husband so that he will lie down, roll over and jump through a hoop really requires a great amount of patience, firmness, skill and tact, and it Is no wonder that some women come to the conclusion that they could better put in the time in putting up canned tomatoes. The reasonable woman, if she can get a man trained to give her his wages, Is usually satisfied to let him enjoy such eccentricities as he may have accumulated. Eternal Vigilance Needed. Man, If he values his freedom, should be mighty careful how he allows the first suggestion of a chain to creep in. A few years ago he was induced to wrap his manly form in a shirt waist for a time. Now come the disinterested ladies begging him to wear hats that have feathers and fruit and swTaybacked crowns and in general some style about them. Suppose he yields to 'the temptress Next she will climb the tall lecture piatferm and teil him that he must braid his whiskers and tie them up in a pink ribbon if he would be correct In appearance. Then it will be but a step to the ekirt. After that she will have him in her power, and he will have no option but to say "Yes" and "No" when tha milliner or dressmaker issues an edict. With such a prospect he will, if he ia wise, throw things at the hat and run. Gave the Impression. "Is he much of a lawyer?" "Considerable. I should judge he wrote the constitution to hear him talk about it." FERT PARAGRAPHS. A lady doesn't become of an uncertain age until we are quite certain about her age. When blue blood loses its money and its grip on things it becomes still bluer. 9 Those of us who would not be ashamed of our ancestors, could we meet them, might find that they would be ashamed of us. When an henest man hears that he is an honest man he feels as if he ought to get out a search warrant to find himself. There Is this to be said for baby talk: Although few people understand it, it is no dead language. Money Is a key tknt will unlock any door except the one you are trying to get through on a chilly night at about 2 a. m. It is more than likely that an honest dollar is often ashamed of the purpose to which it is put. j You can forgive some people when you think of the narents thev drew in the lottery

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