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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-09-17
ERIE CANAL REOPENED
Repairs Completed on Ac-
queduct Which Has De
layed Navigation.

Buffalo, Sept. 17.-The Erie canal
was opened to navigation today after
having been closed since July 80, when
the aqueduct gave way at Syracuse.
Twenty-siX miles of boats were wait
ing east and west of Syracuse. Never
in its history has the canal been closed
for so long a time during the season
and the losses to boat owners, ship
pers, and dealers along the water way
will run into the millions of dollars.
The rivers and harbors committee of
the house of representatives arrived at
Buffalo yesterday morning from an in
spection of the st. Lawrence river and
Lake Ontario. After spending the day
in sightseeing and entertainment the
committee left last night on the
steamship Juniata for the upper lakes
under the guidance of Secretary Mari
of the Lake Carriers association Ed
ward H. Butler of Buffalo has been APP
pointed a member of the national riv-
ers and harbors congress to succeed
Harvey d. Goulder. resigned.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-09-17
STANDARD ATTORNEYS
TRY TO DODGE FINE
Plea Will be Based on the
Expected Immunity for
the Alton.
CLAIM THE TRIAL WAS UNFAIR
Say They Would Have Questioned
Witnesses Otherwise, Had the
Agreement Been Known.

The $29, $40 900 fine imposed on the
Standard Oil company by Judge X NJ.
lands in the federal court recently
will be wiped out of existence on a
technicality If the schemes Of the stan
dard Oil lawyers which became known
yesterday, are carried to fruition.
The line Of action which may result
in the big fine becoming nothing but
a name revolves around the decision
of Judge Lands in the Alton immunity
case, which Is set for hearing on Sept
"a
In the event that the Alton is granted
the immunity which, it has been fully
established. was promised to the rail
road through agreement with former
Attorney General Moody, the Standard
Oil attorneys will demand that Judge
lands fine be set aside. The grounds
for this plea will be that the Standard
Oil lawyers should have been apprised
Of this immunity agreement In order
that they might question the Alton
railroad witnesses properly.
Argue That Procedure Was Illegal
The Standard Oil will contend that
they should have been allowed to ask
these railroad clerks who gave such
full evidence in regard to rates and
shipments and tariffs whether their
testimony had been Influenced in any
way by the knowledge that the road
which employed them would not suf-
fer prosecution. The lawyers claim
that the procedure in the case was IL
legal and that it furnishes sufficient
grounds for setting aside the fine
Then it will be up to Judge Lands
again. but it is asserted by those who
have studied his attitude all through
the case that it is improbable he would
reverse the fine he himself imposed
though the judge. his friends say, is
not pleased with tho Atoms prospects
of immunity.
Knew Nothing of Immunity.
1t was Judge Lands who called the
grand jury to indict the Alton on the
same evidence that had been used in
the Indictment against the oil corpora
tion-that Of rebates. He knew moth
ing of the immunity agreement. That
situation was presented to him in a
letter from Attorney General Bona
parte and he gave a. recess to the jury
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-09-17
AWARDED BIG DAMAGES
Canadian Iron Go. Gets S15,
000,000 Judgment From
Coal Combine.

Halifax, \. S.W. Sept 16-Justice
Longley Of the Supreme court Of Nova
Scotia tonight awarded the Dominion
Iron and Steel company Judgment
against the Dominion Coal company
for $4,000. 600 as damages for breach
of contract in not supplying coal suit
able for metallurgical purposes. Justice
Longley. in concluding a lengthy judg-
ment. says:
Il think, as a matter Of law, that
the contract on its face is a contract
to supply coal to the steel company
for the purpose Of operating an iron
and steel plant. l do not have to make
the necessary and inevitable deduction
that coal 70 operate an iron and steel
plant must be coal with which such a
plant can be operated, for the object
and purpose of the coal contracted for
is expressly stated in the contract
Coal with stone In 1t.
Between Nov. l and the coal com
pany furnished large quantities of coal
not reasona bly, free from stone and
shale, and incapable of operating an
iron and steel plant. and. while they
were mining plenty Of coal fit for such
purposes. they failed to furnish suffi-
Client quantity Of such coal to meet the
requirements Of the contract.
THE coal company thereby commit
ted breach Of the contract and is
responsible to the steel company for
all the loss and damages which re-
suited from this breach
Contract still Holds.
Il think the contract is still in oper-
alton and in my judgment the best.
indeed, the only true remedy in this
case is the issuing of a decree reouf--
ing the coal company to perform the
terms of the agreement I am not I'M
aware Of the difficulties such a course
might possibly involve; but I think the
court has ample power to enforce such
a decree by the appointment of a re-
ceiveS If any attempt was made to
evade performance"
The defendant company probably
will appeal to the full bench of the
Supreme court of Nova Scotia, which
meets on Nov 10.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-09-17
TRIES FOR NEW TIME
Deutschland Now Speeding
Across Ocean in Attempt
to Break Record.

Unheralded and with not even a
wireless dispatch to show its position
on the ocean the Hamburg American
flyer, Deutschland, is on its way to
this port, trying for new record
westward across the Atlantic. While
1t is not admitted by the Hamburg
American officials that the Deutschland
is out for a record, those who know
say that the big German boat will be
pushed harder this trip than at any
time since it was launched
Great care was taken by the en-
gineering force before the ship left
Hamburg to see that every part of the
machinery was in perfect condition,
and the coaling of the record holder
was watched by expert eyes. The per-
Torrance of the Lusitania is considered
to be the cause of the Deutschland
reentry into the contest for records
The Deutschland passed the Mole,
outside of Cherbourg. at 7:1O p. m. last
Friday, the day the Lusitana reached
this port. The ship has been at sea
more than three days, but no wireless
reports have been received from it.
In order to equal the time made by
| the Lusitania the Deutschland must be
/ abeam of Sandy Hook Hghtship at 1851
| a. m. Thursday. To come within its
own best time it must make the light
ship by 2:04 the same morning. The
Deutschland has maintained a better
average speed than the Cunarder, and
it's best days run is COL knots.
IF THE MATTER PUZZLES YOU
LET A WANT ADiIIELP YOU.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-09-17
NEW ENCYCLICAL
IS ISSUED BY POPE
Is One of the Most Import
ant Enunciations From
Rome in Years.
HINTS At A BIG UNIVERSITY
Books and Newspapers Under Eye of
Paual Censors-Duty Falls
on Bishops.

Rome. Sept 16.-The Observatory Re-
mano. the newspaper mouthpiece of
the vatican. tonight published the full
text of the pOpe's encyelical. 1t oc-
cupies more than seventeen columns.
The encyclical is the most important
papal enunciation from the vatican OF
a century. 1t affects the entire world.
The clause enjoining the establish
ment of college censors in each diocese
for the revision of the Catholic literary
output is especially discussed. The
words of his holiness in connection
with this subject are impressive. No
books or newspapers of modernist
tendency may be left in the hands of
any pupil IN the universities or sem
inaries. He adds:
Everything must be done to Danish
from your diocese every pernicious
book. The bishops are to be above
all human fear. to trample all feshly
imprudence under foot, and. needless
OF the cutlery of the wicked. are to re-
member our prescription and to pro-
scribe and tear out of the hands of the
faithful all bad books and all bad
writings. This is not only a right
conferred on them but duty we i'm
pose on them"
Errors of the Church.
The encyclical goes at great length
into the philosophical and theological
aspect of the modernist errors of the
church. which are unequtvocally con
demned as thoroughly anti Romanist
and entirely against the onenesss anC
everlasting unchangeablenes of the
truth of the church. The pontiff say:
| in part:
I'm Rome the movement of mod
ERNST errors is agnostic and immanen
-agnostic in that it limits to simple
phenomena the knowledge of men anC
refuses to grant TO human reason TN
power to raise itself to God, and i'm
manent because it explains faith in Go,
as proceeding from the vital want o
the human mind Modernism is not 81
much a special error as an amalgama
ton of all the heresies. Locally it
double principle of agnosticism and i'm
manentism abolishes the distinction
between man and God. Pantheism i
its normal result"
The encyclical holds that the pride
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-09-17
JUDGE GARY PREDICTS
BETTER TIMES AHEAD
Sponsor Of Steel Town Says
Slow Down Has Helped
Business.
NOW 4 GOOD TIME TO INVEST
Not in Ten Years Have 0ppor-
tunities Been So Many,
He Asserts.

New York Sept 17.-Despite the
fact that both the preferred and com
mon shares of the United States Steel
corporation made new low records for
the year yesterday. ex-Judge Gary,
chairman of the board of directors of
that company expressed optimistic
views regarding the outlook.
Mr.. Gary said:
Il have always hesitated TO make
public any estimate for the future. ex-
cept so far as differences of future busi-
ness may be drawn from statements
of present conditions.
Before leaving for Europe in July
I expressed the opinion that the orders
for the last half of the year would not
be equal to those of 1906. 1t looked
then as I stated, that the falling off
in new business would be not less than
20 per cent. The figures show IS per
cent. and the decline was caused
largely by the railroads.
Until the committee of railway Of
ficers and steel experts make their re-
port on what rate should be adopted
as standard best to meet the re-
quirements of heavy traffic and modern
locomotives, no orders for rails will
Dt pldCtu. IL nat i6pOiL Will De lndOt
III the near future.
Nation Forced to Slow Down.
ITO me the general situation is this:
The country was in need of between
$500, 600, 900 and $1,000, 900, 900 additional
capital and could not get it. The next
best thing happened, a slowing down
If the favorable weather continues for
the next two or three weeks we will
get $7,OO0,O0O. 900 for our crops. That
Will keep the railroads busy, and to
keep ahead the railroads must order
new cars and rails. A general quick
ening of business will follow.
Doubts have existed in the minds
of the investing public as to the out
look. But without qualifications I pre-
dict that in the near future the in
vesting public will realize that not ir
the last ten years has such a chance
been offered to pick up good securities
when that time comes. and it sure
ly will. standard dividend shares viii
not only be taken out of the market
but a situation will be created thai
will enable companies to raise funds
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-09-17
State Board of Tax Commits
sioners is After Back
Taxes.
FINDS IT HAS The AUTHORITY
County Treasurers Will Be Notified
of States Intention to Force
Payment on Arrears.

Indianapolis. Sept. 17.-SpeciaI-The
state Board OF Commissioners. having
gotten the habit OF doing things. now
proposes 10 take a hand in seeing 10 it
that the local delinquencies OF taxes
IN the several counties are paid. TO
that end the board Is having prepared
a letter 70 be sent to the several eonn-
" treasurers. notifying them Of their
interest IN the subject OF these delin-
quent taxes.
Never has the State Board of Tax
Commissioners taken any part in the
collection of delinquent taxes before
1t was not thought that this board had
any right to enforce these collections.
bur an investigation by two OF the
commissioners. Park Martin and john
MoCardle showed that they had tho
right to do so. And to make their
case stronger. Attorney General James
Bingham delivered to them an opinion
10 the effect that under section Of
the general taxing law that was cited
to him, not only did the tax board have
the right TO burrow into these local
taxation problems, but that was the
positive and direct duty of the board.
Have the Authority.
Section s5SS OF Burns r. S. 1901
states that one OF the duties of the
state board is TO see that all taxes
due the state are collected" Upon this
clause do the commissioners depend for
their right to help with these collec-
lions. This is the clause that the ATT
torney General construed.
The first letter to be sent to the
county treasurers viii notify them OF
the intention of the board To interest
itself in these matters, This letter viii
also ask for statement showing the
total amount of delinquencies now due
Itemized statements will not be asked
for, but totals must be given.
.arhere is every reason that these
delinquent taxes should be paid" said
Commissioner McCarde today. " III
every community you will find tas
payer or two-or more-who will no
pay their back taxes. For some reason
or another the local taxing officers viii
not go after them. This we propose K
do now that we have found that W.
have the authority. "-Tuesday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-09-17
Strikes Hard at Italy.

Modernism has great vitality in italy
itself. where many learned priests
have been removed from PROFESSIONAL
chairs in recent years for favoring it.
although without any apparent effect
in suppressing it.
The Giornale D'Italia, a conservative
Journal, declares the encyclical shows
that the Vatican is incapable of keep
ing in harmony with modern civil so
ciety, while the Italia says: ''The en-
cyclical strikes the characteristic note
of the pontificate of Plus X. and his re-
forms 1t is reconstruction of the Ro-
man inquisition."
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-09-17
Hints at Big University.

Hints AT Big University.
In conclusion. the pontin says he
foresees that the adversaries or the
church viii take advantage Of his en-
cyclical TO represent him as the enemy
OF science, progress, and humanity. To
that accusation he replies BY acts. He
has decided to support by every means
IL his power the foundation Of an In
stitution which shall group the most
Industrious representatives of science
among the Catholics. and which shall
have for its object. with Catholic truth
for light and guide. the progress Of all
that can be designated under the name
OF science and erudition"
There is much speculation as to
whether the encyelical is aimed at one
country more than another. Some re-
gard 1t as specially directed against
France, while others hold that the
United States is aimed at. but ii may
be doubted whether the pope was in
fiuenced by any national considera-
lions
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-09-17

curiosity, and ignorance of scholastic
philosophy are the cause of modern
ism.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-09-17

If THE NATTER PUZZLES YOU,
LET A WANT ADiIIELP YOU.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-09-17

doors it's home for business Wednesday morning Sepe-
viii be open for inspection from p. m, when you
lie show you modern Banking House where and
especial attention Public Lobby This feature is said
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-02-01
Rich Men Work for Pleasure.

Theodore Gill, the worlds greatest
authority on fishes, works for the
United States government, receiving
one dollar a month for his services. He
ia a rich man on whom many univer
stiles have conferred titles and de-
grees. DR.. Harrison G. Dyer, another
wealthy man, who knows more about
mosquitoes than any other living per.
son, devotes much of his time to gov
eminent, receiving $25 month. Gif
ford Pinchort. millionaire. Is head of
the United States forestry service, but
he is comparatively well paid, his sal.
airy being $45 per annum. Several
other rich men are ON the government
pay roll at nominal figures, working
for the pleasure of doing things" as
President Roosevelt puts 1t.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-02-01
GREAT AWAKENING TO WESTERN
IDEAS SURPRISES WORLD.
Is Adopting the Latest Inventions and
Making Strides Toward Complete
Modernization Of Habits and
Methods.

At last western ideas have pene
trated the Chinese intelligence and
the awakening is likely to be swift
and of extraordinary Importance to
the world. The sleeping giant is rous-
ing himself, and when he shakes the
counterpane of the world the nations
of Europe will do well to look to their
supremacy. For behind the exclusive
ness of the ages there lie forces that
need only to be set in motion to be-
come overwhelming. The China of
to-day is not that of ten years ago.
Her army is undergoing thorough
reorganization, and no longer will the
Chinese approve their ancient prov
erb, "One does not take the best iron
to make hooks, nor brave men for
soldiers" Smart uniforms, modern
weapons, and drill are now in use on
every parade ground, and even the
very small boys of the nation are IN
der military instruction. The soldierly
ideal is taking root, and these small
cadets are said to give every promise
of smartness and efficiency.
In industrial life it is the same. The
printing press OF the west has come
to the land where the art was known
long before Caxton. The Celestial
compositor stands at European cases
/, filling his stick, and in the machine
rooms the most perfect presses driven
by electricity are looked after by
clever workmen who have learned
their business in Europe. Thus the
Chinaman Of to-day receives his up-to
date newspaper.
On the railways Chinese officials
drive the latest patterns of locomo
tives, which are sometimes built IL
China, or If not, are put together there
by native artificers.
On the roads the motor car hal
made its appearance-not the anti
quated machines that Europe has cas-
aside, but powerful new vehicles o
from 20 to 80 horsepower. 1t is moth
Ing uncommon to see the staid man
DARN rushing along in his motor oil
business or pleasure. 1t is regretts
BILE that the picturesque national COS
tune is yielding to the top-hat an
frock coat, but this penalty to pros
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-02-01
Big Battle with Ocean.

When 1t comes to measuring |
strength with the mighty ocean man
has to bring all his ingenuity and
skill and patience to bear to win the
victory. And yet how often he has
been victorious over the elements and
planted his lighthouses In places
where 1t was said that no human pow
er could succeed. And although at
first defeat and failure may be met
with, as was the case in the fall of
1895 with the effort to sink caisson
in Chesapeake bay for the building of
a lighthouse foundation, man generally
persists and finally conquers.
There is a struggle going on at the
present time off the mouth of the Ma
gothy river, in Chesapeake bay, 20
miles from Baltimore, which is at
tracing the attention of the engineer
ing world. AS we have said, in the fall
of 1905 972-ton caisson was fioated
to the spot. but before it could be
sunk below the power of the waves
1t was caught by northeaster and
capsized, and now the struggle is on to
right the immense wooden. box. Early
last spring, says the Scientific Ameri-
can, In telling of the beginning OF the
herculean task, after the ice had gone,
the new contractors, who had been en-
gagged by the surety company which
was on the bond of the first contractor,
began the erection of pier on either
side of the caisson. Owing to the
formation of the bottom, which was
of soft mud for a considerable depth,
1t was necessary to drive 100-foot
piles, and by the first of August the
piers, 40 feet wide and 100 feet long
were completed. There were then laid
ON the upper side ten 5O-foot 12-inch
square timbers, bolted securely. The
ends of the timbers projected out over
the iron cylinder, and the whole was
firmly bound with wire cables. Then
on the after part of the caisson ant
resting on the foundation of the tim
bers, an frame was erected. TIL,
frame is 55 feet high, and from thu
base there projected ten 70-foot weigh
arms, and to each of the latter Their
were swung 20 tons of pig lead, max
ing a total of 200 tons. 1t was est
mated that, by using the lower lip G
the caisson as a fulcrum, the actua
weight to be lifted would not excee
! 500 tons, and 1t was estimated that tn
! weights could be supplemented by de
ricks.
, In order to obtain for the derrick
, as much of a purchase as possibl,
there were built two Sticks" each Z
feet long and "a inches square, whic
the divers put in place through til
{ central shaft in the caisson. Frol
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-02-01
China Making Progress

ress has been paid by Japan, and
China can hardly escape. The women
of China do not adopt Paris fashions
at home, but they do so not infre-
quently when they travel. Since they
discovered that they must go abroad
the awakening of China has become
an accomplished fact. They send rep
resentatives to the French maneuvers,
and have also some cadets under in
struetion at the French naval school.
In this they are only following the lead
of Japan. In every science they are
becoming capable, and in the applied
sciences their experts are to be met
with everywhere.
Cinnamon are now accomplished in
the conduct of telephones, telegraph.
| and railway service. AS engineers
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-02-01
JUDGES on Their Dignity.

The ceremony of the United States
supreme court judges marching from
their robing room across the corridor
to take their seats on the bench,
which occurs at high noon every week
day while the court is holding session,
ts always a matter of interest to the
average visitor at the capitol. Every
day there is a small crowd waiting to
see the stately procession. The other
day Justice Moody, as the youngest
member of the august body, brought
up the rear. A flicker of a smile ap-
peared on his face as he noted the
black-robed figures ahead of him, but
1t passed away instantly and he be-
came as solemn and grave as the
others.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-02-01
BOY WAS SOMEWHAT MIXED.
Had Wrong idea Of the Sound 10 Be
Removed.

Deacon Alien Sheldon, who recently
passed away, was universally respect
ed by all who knew him, and his
stories were listened to with much de-
light, says writer in the Boston
Herald. He used to tell the following
with a great deal of interest:
When very small boy he asked his
father to let him go with him to the
town meeting. He went, with the
promise that when he returned he
would tell the folks what happened.
In those days the church was sup
ported by tax on every property
holder. Whatever of interest came up
for the church had to be voted ON at
the town meeting.
The pastor being feeble and his
voice not strong, an article In the
town warrant called for the removal
of the sounding board from over the
pastors head, since 1t acted as an ex-
tinguisher, and not as originally
planned. When Allen returned he
told his mother about the sounding
board, and said:
"Mr. Flagg got up and said, in his
squeaky voice: Mr.. Moderator,
make a motion that we remove the
sound from under the board"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-02-01
Shakespeare az Novel Hero.

William Shakespeare Is the hero OF
q new and striking navel by the DAN
fish woman writer Sophus Banditz.
Moreover, British and American read.
ers will probably soon have chance
to read this tale. for Queen Alexandra.
who recently read 1t In the original.
was so much impressed by 1t that she
advised the authoress to have 1t
translated into English. This transla.
ton Is now proceeding and the Eng.
lish version is to be dedicated to the
queen, who is herself q Dane.