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IS RECEWED WITH EHTHUSMSH BY THOUSANDS Reaches This City at 9:25 O'clock After Relaxation of Forty Minutes, Continues On His Way to Chicago.

With a quick step that compelled those In attendance to exert themselves to keep pace, Edward I'ayson Weston, the pedestrian of three score and nine years, arrived within the city limits of Hammond at 9:25 last night and fifteen minutes later was at the Majestic hotel where he had a forty minute relaxation. Almost two days ahead of his schedule made forty years previous, he again took up the walk from Hammond to Chicago, crossing the IllinoisIndiana line which separates Roby from South Chicago, at 12:48 a. m, and with renewed vigor pressed on to the Chicago Beach hotel at Fifty-first stret't, Hyde I'ark, where he spent the night. While passing through Hammond

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Weston was accorded a reception by the thousands who lined the streets, that warmed his heart to the Indiana city and wheih he expressed in no uncertain terms. While the thousands elbowed and thronged to get a peek at the man they were -s uchtful enough to give him a cle;r path. Cheer after cheer sounded on the .old night air as he came down CaIui.ht avenue, thence into Fayette street, s.uitli Ilohman. to State street and the Majestic hotel, from which place the march was again taken up to South Chic:-. go. Assembling at the M...;esth- hot-! the crowd waited in ,Vn, . whlu. tho wonderfui walker took a ten minutes sleep, and when he again appeared after a fortv minute" wait, during which time not a fnan or woman in the throng left their places, he was applauded again and again. Ad(lrrps Crowd In response to the che.i from the platform at the Majestic, spoke a few wo mg. Yo. door of prat--Tor the city to the audience. H that the enthusiasm with which ! received in this city was dear t and that he w.miM always remem He paid a pretty tribute to the Hainvmi ponce tor their kindly att tent t: along the line of march. It wt as su, kindness, he stated, that helped him ..n his long walk. He again thanked th-: audience and advanced to his position In front of the automobile and the escort drawn around him. he again took up his walk. Through Ilohman street to Shetrleld avenue the procession went and at the car barns it was expected tha; the crowd would drop out, but to the surprise of Weston and his ntte:ida-t;; fully KjO men announced their Intention of continuing on the long d;'.rk r.. i J to the state line. Weston fully appreciated the honor paid, and stated to the men that "Hammond certainly produced stickers, and I love a sticker." Yv'tcii the state line was finally

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RILLING H reached a great crowd of citizens, members of organizations and a large squad of police from the South Chicago stations were awaiting, and when the procession came into view the shouts of the crowd werep lainly heard by the advancing party. A short stop was made here, while the cheering went on with augmented forces the march went on. 1'ralne Hammond Poller. With Wreston on his march were George D. Wilcox and John W. Broyfogle, with the Peerless racing car which accompanied him from Rochester, N. Y. Rations and hot coffee were carried under the hood and kept hot by the machinery. With Mr. Weston, his attendants were loud in the praise of - f - . -.V." - IV, the Hammond police. Weston was so pleased with the work of the men that he took the names of Chief Rimbach. Captain Bunde and Officers Hanlon. Trinan. Finsele and J'.ohman. placing them in his little note book and will send to each a picture of himself and an account of his experiences membrance. as a re AVhen the suad met him at the city limits on the south side, Weston breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "Thank God. I ant pinched." With ropes extending from the hood of the auto to the hands of the officers, a hollow s.juare was formed, and thus the march went on. Never in all his long travels through cities and towns was Weston given better police protection, and he left Hammond with nothing but words of praise on his lips. At the state line, where the Hammond officers bade him adieu, the South Chicago following gave three long cheers for the Hammond officers. the South Chicago bluecoats heartily into the applause. entering (Special to Lake County Timen.) South Chicago. Nov. 27. The trium phal march of Edward "ayson Weston ! i was taken up at On Hundred and ;Sivth street where a arge delegation! j of the Eagles, fifty f ong. while hun-J dreds of others, ir .uding many old friends of the man, and a number ofi ! old time pedestrians, including Thorras , Hoyle. 55 years of age. who had walked j w'tu Weston on his previous trip, i joined with the party which included . Harry Goodman, one-time champion, who joined Weston at Hammond. Shortly after 1 o'clock he crossed the : Nir ty-second street bridge. where ov.sands were lined up along the street and at the intersecting streets, and a large squad of police with drawn ropes took him in charge. On he pressed through Windsor Park and into (Continued on page 5, column 4.)

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MORTGAGES LINE Chicago, Lake Shore and South Bend Files Trust Deed Against Road. $6,000,000 AMOUNT OF LOAN This To Be Paid Part in Lump Sum and the Rest in 6,000 Installments (Speclnl to I.nke Couny Times.) Ial'orte, Nov. 27. The Chicago, Lake Shore & South Bend Interurban Railread company, whose line will run through Hammond next spring, has mortgaged its line to the Cleveland Trust company for $6,000,000. Three million five thousand dollars of this amount is to be turned over to the railway company immediately and the balance, $2,500,000. later when the company will make additional improve ments. The trust deed which has been filed in the circuit court, is signed ty J. B. Hanna, president of the company, and Ills secretary, M. H. Nelson, signed the document for the railway company. while the signature of C. Morris, president of the trust company appeared on the document for the latter. The trust deed is dated Aug. IS, 1907, payable in 6,000 payments, the last of which falls due Aug. 15, 1943. PET HEIFE STOLEN Thief Breaks Down Fence to Purloin Fine Two-Year-Old. Some person coveted a fine fat heifer which was peacefully dozing in the barnyard of Thomas Norman on Sheffield avenue some time last night, and probably the same person will enjoy juicy beef steak instead of turkey for Thanksgiving. To get the heifer out of the barnyard it was necessary" to chop down a goodly piece of high wooden fence, but this did not deter the thief who usel a hand ax and a saw. The Norman family were asleep in the house, but a short distance away and did not hear the thief at work. When the owner went out in the morning he saw the damage done to the fense and then round that the pet heifer, a 2 year old, was missing. From the marks In the road it is thought that the animal was driven In the di rcction of Whiting. CHARGES GEAND LARCENY. Liquor Ascent Sir. Gooda Sold to Sa loonkeeper Hut Unpaid For. Gary, Nov. 27. (Special.) R. A Hoerner and John Lalerich, represent ing two liquor houses, were arrested this morning on a warrant sworn out by Burt Moore, a saloonkeeper, charging them with grand larceny. Hoerner and Lalerich entered Moore's place yesterday and without legal authority and the permission of Moore, carried away fifty-nine bottles of whiskey which they had sold to him some time ago ar.d which they feared would not be paid for. Moore remonstrated with them but they paid no attention. The case will be tried before Justice Fitzgerald today. CITY REFUSED TRIAL. Valparaiso. Nov. 27. Judge Tuthill yesterday afternoon refused to grant a new trial in the damage case of Vet Chester against the City of Valparaiso. The plaintiff was awarded $2,000 I against the city last spring. Chester was a driver on tne nre wagon ana while going to a fire was thrown from the wagon because a part of the street was not in repair. He brought suit against the city for damages, but died before the judgment was awarded. RECORD FOR TOY BALLOON. Elwood. Ind.. Nov. 27. Charles F. Wiley, of this city, sent up sixteen litthe balloons with tags attached, each one calling for a prize, and he received a letter from Miss Eleca Mathenv, Orovesport, O., distant 150 miles in a straight line from this city, inclosing j a tag from one of the balloons, which called for a pair of shoes, and naively addir.g that her size was No. 3. The balloons were liberated on the 16th inst. Fifty-seven miles is said to have been the longest known distance for one of these little rubber bags to travel prior to the one caught by Miss Matheny. 85,000 FOR BEING CALLED THIEF Valparaiso. Nov. 27. (Special) Martin Meister. saloonkeeper at Wheeler, this county, this afternoon filed suit in the Porter Circuit court against Wm. Yonke. a prominent farmer of Union township, for slander. The plaintiff alleges that the defendant called him a thief. He wants $5,000 damages. D. E. Kelley of Valparaiso Is attorney for i Meister. .

PLEADS GUILTY Former Hammond Lawyer, Bigamist, Forger and Swindler Makes No Attempt to Deny Guilt on First Named Charsre. SENTENCED TO PENITENTIARY FOR FROM 2 TO 5 YEARS Judge Coolidge, However, Recom mends the Minimum Sentence and Is Thanked by Prisoner Is De serted by All His Former Friends Asks to Begin Sentence at Once. (Sperlnl to Lake County Times.) St. Joe, Mich.. Nov. 27. Wilbur B. Reading, the former Hammond lawyer who was captured hero recently, after a checkered career of many vears in which lie was repeatedly credited with forging and obtaining money under false pretenses and finally with bigamy, pleaded guilty to the latter charge this morning before Judge Coolidge and was sentenced to the state penitentiary for from 2 to 5 years. Judge Coolidge recommended that he serve but two years of the lime, owing to the voluntary plea of guilty that he made. Reading was deserted by everybody, even his second Wife from Dayton, O. turning her back upon him after he had received his sentence. Reading, however, characteristically kept up his good cheer and was in good spirits and thanked the judge heartily for the easy sentence. He asked that he be taken to Jackson at once in order to begin his jail life. COHEN ACCOMMODATING Sells Permit to Seine Calumet; Charged With False Pretenses. Gary, Nov. 27. (Special.) The formal charge against 1. 11. Cohen, a saloonkeeper, who was arrested this morning Is "obtaining money under false pretenses" but in the Patch ver nacular where his saloon is located, it is termed a "case of catching a sucker who wanted to catch a carp." The crime with which Cohen is charged, is the result of a combination of circumstances that can be found only in Gary. An ignorant Pole, seeing a gold mine in seining in the Calumet river for fish, went to Cohen for advice on the fish and game laws of Indiana which as everybody should know, prohibits seining at any time. Cohen, however, was accommodating to the newcomer, and agreed to give him a seining permit provided Szermanskr would turn over $40. It was much money for the Pole who wanted to get started in the fresh fish business, but he paid and gleefully showed it to his friends, among them Frank Chambers, deputy constable. Advice came thick and fast and all against the seining proposition. Szermanski was In a quandry and resorted to the courts to be reimbursed. EW QUESTION RAISED Granting of Franchise for Loop to Frank Gavit Opens Query. Gary, Nov. 27. (Special) Owing to a franchise having been granted Frank Gavit of Whiting for additional right of way for a loop for the street car line, there is considerable speculation what effect this grant will have or the petition for a referendum vote now pending in the circuit court in Crown Point. At last Monday's session of the town beard a franchise was granted to Gavit for a loop on Twentieth, Twenty-first End Jefferson street, this loop to reach the street car barns. This franchise being granted after the petition was filed some time ago, gives rise to the question whether another petition will have to filed. THOUGHT IT WAS NOT LOADED. Terre Haute. Ind.. Nov. 26. Thomas A Cleveland, aged 34, shot and killed his brother, William, aged 17. when William entered a door at the moment Thomas was snapping a revolver. He thought it was not loaded. A merchant cannot always preTent the- churlishness of a clerk mo be does hln bent to atone for It by- offering Too nrfce concession.

GIT! LEASES EAST SIDEPAHK SITE Action Giving Local Temporary Possession Taken at Meeting.

ALO. KANE IS ONLY DISSENTER Bases Opposition on Principle of Economy Other Councilmen Believe People Want Park. On a motion of councilman J. C. Becker, seconded by Councilman John Pascaly, the city council last night passed a resolution ordt-ring the board of public works to lease the land offered by Joseph O. Morris on the east tide for park purposes and so instructed the city attorney to draw up an or dinance providing for a special ap- j propriatlon to make the first payment. The matter was disposed of without any formalities or further discussion. Councilman Kane being the only one that voted against the resolution. Councilman Eastwood and Schaaf were absent from the meeting. Speaking of his vote later in the evening Mr. Kane said that he was not against the park per se but that he did not think that the city could well afford the additional debt at this time. The remaining coun cilmen, however, acted in accordance with the promise they made several weeks ago when they desired an ex tension of time in which to learn the wishes of the people and say that they believe they are actlnsr in accordance with the latter. Routine Work. The resolution for the sale of city property to the American Steel Car & Foundry company, located between the Simplex and the distillery was tabled after a motion had been made to that effect by Councilman Shroeter, who desired more time in which to look into the deal. City Clerk Otto Duelke read the report of the special election commis sioners on the result or the vote on the school debt for the Wallace school whicli report was accepted. The mayor and clerk were instructed by the coun cil to notify the school board of the acceptance in order that the latter might dispose of the bonds. The saloon licenses of John Folmer and J. P. Taylor were transferred to Frank Can Marian and Thomas Monahan respectively. Owing to the fact that Edward Payson Weston was due to arrive in Hammond last night the meeting was cut short as speedily as possible in order to give the council an opportunity to see the old man pass through and to give him the city's welcome. AWARD JUDGMENT OF $1,500. Jury In Frank Wenzel'n Salt Against Whiting IlrinKM In Ita Verdict. The jury in the Frank Wenzel case against the City of Whiting for $20.000, returned a judgment of $1,5'"0 yest jday evening in favor of the plaintiff. The jury was out for a number of hours and its judgment was somewhat cf a surprise to those in the court house, as it w.'-s net expected that more tnan $500 would l,e awarded. Court adjourned this morning In order to give the jurors time to get home for their Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow. The case of Ptardslaw Kulu and John Jaracz against Frank Jaraez was filed in the superior court today. THEIR CORN TURNED OUT BAD. Greenfield. Ind.. Nov. 27. Reports j from over the county are that corn Is i In the worst condition in years. Farmers who began cribbing the good corn and giving the soft corn to hogs have abandoned using the damaged grain, as it is feared it Is unhealthy to stock. All members of Silver Light Hive L. O. T. M. are requested to be present at the meeting this evening in Long's hall, as business of importance will be discussed-

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Wife Beater on His Way see Woman Who "Owes Him Money." Gary, Nov. -7. (Special.) Justice Fitzgerald's court is not without an occasional episode and it was brimful this morning when Martin Quinn. an ancient culprit, was haled before the justice charged with abusing his wife. Martin Quinn has served several sentences in the county jail on this charge and was released only a few days ago when he returned to make life miserable for Mrs. Quinn who keeps a boarding house. "Guilty, or not builty?" asked Justice Fitzgerald of Quinn. "Not particularly," answered the latter 'I'm thryln' to git to New York to see Mrs. Smith who owes me some money, but me worser half won't let go of me." Mrs. Quinn was on her feet. "Spalpeen that ye be, comin' here to tell his honor such a story. Everybody who knows yez well, knows that nobody owes yez any money and as fer to get yez a good for the Oirish," New York," "How much you?" 11.me, I d be only too glad away from here. You're nothing and a disgrace to "lo you want to go to asked Justice Fitzgerald, personal belongings have fore the culprit could Quinn was again on he answer, Mrs. feet. "All he owns In this world, is the clothes on Ills lazy back, and a bad temper. ()1 bought the clothes for him by washing for them, but where he got the temper Ol don't know, unless lie got it from the divil's own grandmother." "You may keep the clothes," said the justice, "and you have just twenty-four hours time to get out of this town." "Now you can see Mrs. Smith as long as you like, and may the good Lord take pity on her," said Mrs. Quinn as she passed cut of the justice shop. LAST COURSING CLUB EVENT TOMORROW. Sixteen Dorh 10nerel to t'npture Twenty-two Huhbita for WUltlnft on the Lake FrontValuable l'rlfii Xanifii of Those Entering Contest. Whiting. Ind., Nov. 27. (Special The Whiting Coursing club will hold the next and last event of the present successful season tomorrow afternoon at the usual place, on the lake front, on

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the sight of the old race track. Sixteen dogs have been entered and will attempt to capture 22 rabbits. For the first prize the winner will receive $150 and a silver cup donated by Gus Sleboldt, a Whiting jeweler; second prize will be $125, and the third $75. Most all of the entries are from Whiting and a few from South Chicago. The judge of the event is Daniel Credon, an expert from San Francisco. Charles Ballard of Hyde Park will act as slipper. Those who have made entries are: James Donegan, Harry Kilcullen, Tim Schlerty. John Connel, Frank Donnegen of Whiting, and Patrick Loftus, Daniel Lehey and OSs Koy of South Chicago. MARRIED AFTER DELAY Whiting Belle is Wedded to Officer of Mounted Squadron Whiting. Nov. tine, one of the of Whiting, was at 7 o'clock by 27. Miss Ltona Enspopular young ladies married this morning Father J. U. Berg, in the Catholic church to William Reed j of South Chicago, a member of the J mounted police squadron. Miss Scanlon j was bridesmaid arid Howard Reed Jr., j a brother or tne bridegroom, acted a3 groomsman. The wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Reed was delayed for more than two months owing to an accident that befell Mr. Reed on the day that was set for the wedding. On Sep. 15, as he was about to mount his horse, his re volver was accidentally discharged, the bullet striking him In the leg and disabling him. After a wedding breakfast, this morning at the home of the bride, the couple left for Baltimore where they wiii spend some time.

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Frank For Baldaeccini is Out Vengeance Against Man Who Tried to Shoot Him Will Keep On His Trail. ASSAILANT IS MISSING Man Who Defended His Sister Against Alleged Insult by Countryman is Said to Have Left the Country Incident Arouses Much Interest in Indiana Harbor. e (Special to I.nke County Tlmri.) Indiana Harbor, Ind., Nov. 27. Th shooting affair at the Morelli fruit store in Indiana Harbor in which Nobla Morelli of Hammond attempted to kill Frank Baldaeccini for an alleged lninsult to his sister, Duill Morelli, is attracting n great deal of attention. Frank Baldaeccini says that Nobld Morelli has left the country but ha says that he Is going to keep on tho lookout for him and as soon as he can, have him arrested for attempted manslaughter. The trouble all occurred over tha sister of Nobel Morelli. She is said to ho as pretty as Noble is handsome, and there Is great rivalry among the Italians" in' the vicinity of Chicago to win her .affection. It seems, that there had been on Italian idahee in Chicago, at which all of the elite of the race were in attendance. , Frank Daldaecclnl is also on of the-' more attractive young Italians and made a successful effort to win the attention of Senorita Morelli. This made her former suitor jealous and it Is said he went to the Morelli girl's brother with the stories that angered him and mad ehlm determined, to have an accounting with F.aldaccinl. Baldacclni says that he saw Morelli coming towards the store with his hand in his pocket and with a revolver In the concealed hand. Morelli came into the fruit store on Michigan avenue. near the terminal of the interurban line and at once demanded an" explanation for the alleged Insult. Baldacclni told Morelli that he did not insult his sister whereupon Morella Is fald to have become abusive and Baldacclni was compelled to eject him from the premises. He had no more than closed the door after Morelli when it was opened again and Morelli grappled with a clerk who Is employed in the store and in the melee fired a shot In the ceiling. The clerk became frightened and fled from the scene. This gave Morelli a clean shot at his intended victim. Two more shots were fired but they both went wild and Morelli slammed the door and dlssapeared. NO PAPER TOMORROW. Follow In'x the polfry conducted Kinee the birth of The I.aUe County Tlite, all edition will be upeled tlurlng the Thankgit Ing holiday. The Luke County TIrues vUhr Itn render and the people of the Calumet region n very pleasant ThttnkftKlv lug. '"JZxtran" will be iHwned through the day It new should deeIop to narranl. WKATHKH Generally fair tontxht nuil Thursday; ctiolrri mluliuum temperature tonight a i 1 near the freclaK paint.