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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-07
Reported Arrest Of EIopers.

Albany, N Y, May despite the
denial Of Chief of Police Charles Martin,
of Saranac Lake, it is reported here that
Rev. Jere Knode Cooke, of Hampstead,
l.. l., for whom the police are seeking
on a charge of having abdnced and
eloped with his 17-yesr-old ward, Miss
Floretta Whsley, has been arrested By
Pinkerton detectives and is being held
in q cottage near Plattsburg, N. Y,
where be was found with the girl.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-07

Philadelphia, . Mag, Z. = 'rnIy Or
dered by his father to shift for himself,
Harold S. Jones, 17-year-old lad, de-
jectedly quit his home yesterday and en-
tered upon what proved short career,
for early today, pursued by policeman
after be had, with another man, held up
and robbed two trOlleymen, the lad
turned his revolver on himself and sent
a bullet through his brain, dying short
ly afterwards. His companion, &. ID.
Feeds, was captured later.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-07
The Rising sun Tavern.

A decree was entered by Judge John
T. Goolrick Monday confirming the sale
of the old Rising Sun Tavern to the
Society for the Preservation of Virginia
Antiquities. Our whole city is to be
congratulated that this historic land
mark is to be preserved, and that where
Washington, Lafayette, John Paul
Jones and General Mercer often gathered
around the old open fireplace is to be
kept intact. Judge Goodrich in his life
of General Mercer gives very interest
ing history of the gathering of these
great men in that old tavern, and he has
also good picture of it in that book.
Gen. George Weldon was mine host OF
this tavern and was also the postmaster.
Ia Colonial and Revolutionary days the
postoffice was kept there. We think we
are very much indebted to Judge Cool
rick for having called attention of the
lovers of old Virginia in his book to this
old tavern. i Fredericksburg Star.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-07
Negro Lynched.I

Augusta, Ca. May Charles Har-
ris, negro, wss lynched near White
Oak Camp grounds, in McDufiie county,
last night The negro fatally shot Har-
bin Pearson, for whom he worked, Mou-
day evening, because the latter remou-
strated with him iu regard to the way
he was doing some work.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-07
Mother and Children Burned to Death

Hszelton, Pa. May IA mother
and her two children were burned to
death early this morning in fire which
destroyed block of houses occupied by
three families at Beaver Brook, min
ing village near here. The dead woman
is Mrs. Joseph Ditcsvry, the wife Of a
miner. The children were infants. 1t
is believed the fire was due to an over
heated stove.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-07
Behaves His Daughter Is Dead.

New York, May Andrew j.
Grady, father of the l4-year-old Eliza
beth Grady, who has been missing from
her home for over two weeks, is about
convinced that his daughter is dead.
He believes she was killed by the man
who abused her. Grady declares the
girl was not the kind 10 voluntarily go
away with man.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-07
A significant Prayer.

MAY the Lord help you make Bucklen's
Arnica Salve known to all" writes ). u.
jenkins, Of Chapel Hill. N. c. II quickly
took the pain out OF felou for me and cured
it in a wonderfully short time. best on
earth for sores, burns and wounds. 25e at
E. 8. Lsadb@tsr & Sons, drug store.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-07
The Baltimore Election.

Baltimore, May THE indications
are that the democrats will sweep the
city in the mayorslty election. Odds
as high as 5 to are being offered that
Mahool, the democratic candidate, will
be elected.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-07
New York stock Market.

New York, May 6.-Prices on The stock ex-
change after a slight improvement in the
first few minutes generally declined to 2
points with an extreme loss Of over points
in Delaware and hudson. Low priced in.
dustrials sustained losses ranging from l-2
to point There was very little support in
the market.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-07
Result Of Separation Issue. .

Rome, May THAT the quarrel be-
tween the Vatican and France over the
French separation law has cos. the
Catholic Church dearly and caused a
deficit in the last annual balance sheet
of the Vatican was admitted today by
Pope Plus X, in private audience with
Bishop Fox, of the Green Bay, Wis,
diocese. Rigorous economies By the
Vatican, the MONTH"; explained, had been
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-07
LEAGUE BASEBALL GAMES.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Chicago, 8; Cleveland. 3.
HOW THEY gTAND.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
w Pet
HOW THEY STAND.

Fifteen thousand dolla's' worth of
hams were destroyed by fire today when
the packing house of Benjamin II. Chap
man, at Smithfeld, Va, was burned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-07

TREASURY statistics show that the per
capita circulation of money in the coun-
try is SS4.l6. People down this way
will be satisfied with the thirty-four
dollars.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-07
Prob

New Yor
of the dead b
81, and his
bathroom of
City today
pact. "A
small gax
with ~
discovered
family wht
had lived b
no reason
lives. Tn
circumstsn
ing a rigid
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-05-24
Get Their Money
Claims for Flood Damage Allowed.
by Northern Pacific.

A letter received this morning
by Attorney G. 0 Anderson from
Claim Agent H. K. Relf, gives
the welcome infor nation that the
Northern Pacific will pay the
claims for damages by water when
the grade broke on Feb'y 9th, and
flooded the Garden Tracts.
The residents have acted in uni
son in the matter aid when the
Agent was here the last time sub
mitted a statement of the least
amount in cash they would accept
for the damage. The company
will allow these amounts. They
range from $500 down to $40 90.
The sums allowed aggregate over
$4,000. The 81 Us. claim for dam
ages to roads was also allowed.
This settlement is exceedingly
gratifying to those interested, for
the reason that fine company has
stoutly maintained that it was not
legally liable for the damage SO
tuat these awards altho they, per-
haps, do not fully compensate the
lass, are the more satisfactory te-
cause they were secured without
the expense ard delay of litigation.
Those receiving tie larger
amounts are f. G. Smith, w. H.
Smith, F. Segessenmann. A. n.
Bergen, w. NJ. Fans and ]. E.
Shannon.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-05-24
Trust Prosecutions.

It is announced by authority
that the Government will soon rro
coed against the Harvester Trust,
which is capitalized at $I2o 100000
aud controls nine tenths of the
supply of harvesting machinery
An investigation has been made
under a reso1ution.-It is repo1te d
also that the Department of Justice
will bring suit against an alleged
com binatlon of the manuf c,u' ers
of watches. Complaint is nj; d..
that, owing to the ma 'ntena, &c OF
prices here by agreement, Ameri
can retailers are conpe lied to Pay
from IS to IS per cent more for the
watches than tie pri,e s at which
the same goods are sold to buyers
in foreign countries In Toledo,
Ohio, the brick dealers and lum-
Der dealers recently indi ed for VIC
la'ion Of the States Antitrust
law have en'esed pleas of guilty
and the lumber dealers have ask,
for the mercy of the court. is
said that Du Pont Powder Com.
pany, sometimes called tie Powde,
Trust, will be made defendant
in a government suit. This is IL G
company in which Senator Du
Pont is interested.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-05-24
1.-THE Primal Duty Of a Carrier.

Justice White, ofthe U. S. ST.
preme court. has habit of p 'ecise-
ly expressing the principle of law
in terms that make it self evident,
says the Philadelphia Press. In
the decision of the supreme court
on the North Ca DINA railroad
cases, he lays down this doctrine:
"The primal duty OF a carrier is
to furnish adequate fsc:liti- S to the
public"
This is the beginning and end Of
the chief commandment of common
carriers. A cooperation which has
such a franchise is in partnership
with the public. Its "prim i duty
is not to make money nor to pro-
vide for It's shareholders (tho this
is also its duty.), but ito furnish
adequate facilities to the public I"
This is the bargain on which j.
has accepted its privileges. and tn is
duty stands in advance Of its other
responsibilities as primal " 1t
may, even as IN tice White says in
this decision, be oomrelled to dis
charge this duty, "althe ugh by so
doing as an incident some pecuni-
airy loss may result.
A common carrier is expected to
make enough to give u fair re'uIn
on its capital. Its rates can not be
reduced below the point at which
thi, is poss be, but it must never
forget that its primal duty" is to
furnish adequate facilities TO the
public.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-05-24
N. ". A. Basket Social.

There will be a basket social at the
hall May 81, 1907. All NJ Ddern Wood
men are expected to be there without
fail and with we'll filled basket. All
members of the Royal NeighbOrs are
expected to be present and welcome
S. ID. PECKENPAUGH.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-05-24

For nice fresh flowers for funerals,
decorations and weddings, write or
phone Spokane Florist Co., Main 5,
Spokane, Wash.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-05-24

Richardson's Shoe Shop in rear
of Courier building, ladies' and men s
rubber heels. Repairing while you
wait.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-04
Dog Starts to Gross Track
Before Engine Master
Follows.
FRED STELOW BRAVE
snatehes Child From Jaws of Death
and Saves Himself by Mar
row Margin.

Bravery and presence of mind on the
part of Fred Stelow, driver for one
of S. G. Carley's express wagons. saved
the life Of q young boy and almost
cost Stelow his own life.
A crowd of boys was standing in
front of Kushmaul's cigar store on
State street, watching the erection of
a watchman's shanty close by. One OF
the boys was accompanied by a dog.
Suddenly the whistle of the 9:19 Mo-
non train was heard. AS the train
rapidly approached the crossing, the
dog, which was a small mongrel cur,
started to cross the track directly in
the path of the swiftly moving engine
The boy seeing his pet in danger,
rushed after 1t. Several women stand
ing on the Monon platform witnessing
the child's danger, cried out in a terri
fed manner, believing that the boy
was to be ground to pieces under their
eyes Stelow was also a witness to
what appeared to hold almost certain
death for the boy and with one leap
he was out upon the track caught the
youngster and hurled him across, land
ing him safely on the other side.
moments hesitation on Stelows part
would have cost him his own life as
we'll as that of the boy. With n bound
he cleared the track and the train
whizzed by
As soon as 1t pulled out, Stelow was.
approached BY a crowd OF persons. who
had witnessed his brave act and wish
ed to CONGRATULATE him upon it. The
boy he had saved, however, was now
where in sight. He had fallen after
being thrown out of harms way, and
had picked himself up Immediately.
He ran whimpering down the street.
followed by the little dog, to save
whose life, he had risked his own, and
placed that of his rescuer in jeopardy
Stelow, though pleased. was visibly
embarrassed by the many compliments
that were pressed upon him. He modest
" declared that his act was the i'm
pulse OF a moment and that he did not
realize his danger until everything was
over
Il would do the same thing for any
body" he asserted.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-04
VOTED TO JOIN WITH ELKHART.
ST. Joe County Bar Approves Joint
Superior Court Idea.

South Bend. Ind, Jan. 3-The st.
Joseph County Bar association, by a
vote of IL TO 10, decided today to unite
with the Elkhart association in secur-
ing a Joint superior court with Elkhart
county. Opinion is about equally di-
vided: some local attorneys urging that
St Joseph county should have a super
ior court OF its own, and that even
were a joint court secured, present
crowded conditions would not be bet
tered to any extent. The lawyers most
strongly opposed may present individ-
ual protests to the legislature against
such action. The question is one which
has aroused much interest both here
and In E.lkhart. If a court should be
secured. Ii would hold sessions alter
nately in this city and at Elkhart. This
would mean the building OF a court
house in the latter city St Joseph
county is amply furnished with facili-
ties for another court.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-04
Cupid Still on Deck Here
Though County Clerks
Do FroWn.
INSIST upon M'MAHON
Alice Keller of Milwaukee Pfster
Family, and F. E. Post Loyal
to City Judge.

Forrest E. Post, aged % and Alice
Kellar, 20 years old, whose mother was
Louise Pfister, member Of one Of the
most prominent families in Milwaukee,
would have none of the new Gretna
Green at Crown Point and insisted that
Judge Mcmahon marry them in Ham
mond where Cupid is better acquainted
with the lay of the land
So insistent were they that the cere-
mony be performed where the spirit Of
romance is still rife, that they hired
an automobile and persuaded Judge
McMahon to accompany them to Crown
Point where the license was secured
and then return with them to Hammond
where the ceremony was performed
just as they used to be in the halcyon
days before County Clerk Wheeler Is
sued his famous decree.
The young couple came all the way
from Milwaukee to be tied up in Ham
mond by Judge Mcmahon and thew
were not the kind to be baked even by
the manifesto of the Lake county clerk.
And just as little token Of apprecia-
tion for his services Judge NcNfahon
was presented with a yellow backed
$50 bill
Judge Mcmahon does not believe that
the ban will be kept on the Hammond
marriage license business very long
Thousands of dollars We're brought into
the city by prospective brides and
grooms and were spent for hotel bills
dinners, drinks soft and otherwise and
Tor souvenirs and jewelry. This will
be dead loss TO the business men OF
the city and It is believed that it Will
not be long before the loss will be felt
Then there will be reaction in favor
OF the old regime with perhaps better
defined rules for directing the business
into the proper channels and Cupid
will be vindicated
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-04
PORT ARTHUR'S DES0LATION.
business all Gomez Europeans, Too
Japs Only Care for the
Fertilization.

London, Jan. S.-A German merchant
who has just returned from Port Ar
thur. gives in a private letter an in
teresting description of that famous
stronghold. He says:
"On landing I found myself in the
squalid harbor quarters. 1t was de-
serted except for a few Chinese and
Japanese loafers. A Chinaman drove
me past great heaps of rubbish and
debris of demolished houses In the
so-called European quarters a death
like silence reigned. Only ten Euro
peans live there now, and of business
there was no trace
The Japanese conf1ne their efforts
to refortifying the place. 1t is still a
picture of ruin, especially in the neigh
borhood of Forts and 3. Some II
inch shells weighing two hundred
weights each were lying about In the
casemates one comes across human
bones, army boots. caps. cartridge cases
and various articles of military ac-
coutrement lying about in confusion.
The sight leaves an indelible impress
sion of dreary. utter desolation.'
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-04
SUBMIT FIRE ENGINE PLANS.
Elraira Concern Representative Ap-
pears Before Board of
Public Works

A. H. Miller. representing the Amer
ican-LaFrance Fire Engine company
Of Elmira, n Y. appears before the To-
cal board of public works this morn
ing to present plans and make bids
for fire engines and chemical wagons
for the new fire stations that Hammond
Is to have. The board has asked for
further details and will consider the
proposition
The engines and trucks that are
now in use in Hammond were furnish
ed BY the American -LaFrance Fire
Engine company
No other work was taken up by the
board at this session.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-04

PURE FOOD LAW NOW IN EFFECT
Invoice Must be Taken to Mark Goods
Time for Denatured Alcohol.

The pure food law went into effect
last Tuesday. Any grocer or druggist
who hasn't invoiced his stock for
"conterband" stuff, should do so at
once as an inspector is liable to drop in
at any moment. The denaturized al
cohol law went into effect at the same
time. OF the immediate effects of this
law the United States commissioner of
internal revenue, Yerkes, says: 1T is
expected that before the end of year
this industry will become of tremendous
Importance and that Terre Haute and
Peoria will be the hub of the industry
because of the large quantity Of neu-
trail spirits made at those places. and
their location in the heart of the corn
belt. where an abundance of grain can
be had at all times from which to make
the alcohol" incidentally, Mr.. Yerkes
believes that the large quantities of al
cohol certain 10 be manufactured will
stimulate the grain market in Indiana.
The internal revenue bureau has in
quiries from manufacturers a. over
the United States who are preparing to
use denaturized alcohol for power and
other purposes.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-04
HAMMONDITES
SIGHT 'AIRSHIP"
Aerial Floater Proves to Be
Camera Suspended by
Kites.
Considerable excitement was caused

Considerable excitement was caused
by the report that an airship was float
ing over the city this afternoon.
Hundreds craned their necks to see the
object that was supposed to me a
ship, before it was really discovered
that is was a series of kites supporting
getting birdseye views of the city of
Hammond.
The most conspicuous figure ap-
peared to have a large black body,
tail and extending wings and this
looked every much as an airship might.
Floating above it was flock of small
er kite-like affair. that looked like so
many soaring eagles.
The black body was In reality the
camera, and the wings and tail the
three spars whereby the curiously ar
ranged device was supported The
flock OF smaller hird-like kites were
attached to the camera and kept it
floating.
The kites and camera are the prom
erty of The George r. Lawrence com
pany of Chicago. who took the birds.
eye views OF San Francisco after m,
earthquake. The aerial apparatus was
a.
nipuIated by means of 1000 feet of
electrical wire. Two men had the an
paratus in charge and began to let
out the wire several hours before II
became noticeable to the people of
Hammond. When LOO feet of wire
had been freed from the roll, 1t was
noon, and as the distance from the
ground and the light were both pro-
pitious, by 12:45 the electrical cur
rent whereby the exposure is made
was applied. and the snapshot was
taken.
One story that gained currency on
the streets was that the kites were
the invention of Philip Debolt. who has
ben experimenting for some time with
aerial navigation and Is expected by
his friends Some day 20 be Hammond 5
Santos Dumont
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-04
Gates VISIT
SIGNIFICANT
John w. in East Chicago Os-
tensibly to Inspect Re-
public Mills.
SEE BETHLEHEM IN It.
Those Who Are Next Declare Call
Has Bearing on Location
of That Concern.

John w. Gates, the well known
the street" in New York. visited East
Chicago yesterday in his private car
for the purpose of inspecting the prog
ress that is being made towards the
rehabilitation of the Republic Iron
and Steel plant in that city.
In company with Mr. Gates was Mr..
Topping. the president of all of the Re
public mills. and H. L. Round, the
treasurer of the corporation. The mat
ters under consideration were sup
posed to be the enlarging of the plant
at East Chicago to meet the competi-
tion in the western field of the United
States Steel corporation. 1t is be-
lieved however, that the visit in real
ity had some bearing on the plans of
the Bethlehem Steel company, who has
been seeking a location in the vicinity.
Both Companies independent"
The Republic Iron and Steel COM
pany is Independent of the steel trust,
as is also the Bethlehem company and
the activity of the independents in the
field that has been promoted by the
trust is significant.
The Independents manufacture sc
per cent of the steel that is manu-
factured In the United States and II
Is believed by many who have been
closely watching the activity Of the
steel bRrons that they. realizing the
great strategic Importance of a To-
cation at the lower extremity of Lake
Michigan, are looking around for a
site where mills as large as those at
Gary may be built.
C. w. Hotchkiss, the general man
ager of the Chicago and Indiana South
ern railroad was interviewed in re
gard to the visit OF John w. Gates
to East Chicago. He said he knew
nothing of the presence of Gates in
this region. In reply to questions as
to what interests the Republic Iron
the Steel and Bethlehem Steel corpo-
ration were affiliated with, Mr.. Hotch-
kiss said emphatically that they We're
both independent When again ques-
toned as to the significance of the re-
cent activity of both of these copora-
tions in this region, Mr.. Hotchkiss had
nothing to say and that was signifi-
cant.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-04
MAKES Astounding Revelations
w T. Carskaddon, Aggravated by Failure to Bring
Alleged Brbers to Justice, Gives Lake
County Times Inside Facts.

One OF the most amazing revelations
of municipal and corporate dishonesty
was made today to a reporter for THE
LAKE COUNTY TINES by w T. Carskad-
don of South Bend. who is the former
vice president of the National Con-
struction company
Mr.. Carskaddon has been informed
that Pros ecuting Attorney Boone made
the statement in open court that he
had not been fairly treated by the South
Bend man. This statement followed
the action of Boone when he moved
that the case against President Cole
and Treasurer Harrop. charged with
bribing East Chicago city officials, be
quashed.
Mr.. Carskaddon felt keenly what he
alleged was a gross injustice on the
part of the prosecuting attorney and
determined to make public for the first
time the details of the whole crooked
transaction which resulted in the
awarding of East Chicago's sewage
pumping station contract to his COM
pany and the sensational developments
which followed.
Quashing of Case the Climax.
The story is a sordid study of the
up to-date methods of unscrupulous
contractors who hesitate at neither
| trickery, dishonesty nor coersion to
accomplish their questionable purposes
and involves some of the best known
men in this vicinity.
The quashing of the case against
Cole and Harrop last Wednesday by
| Prosecutor Boone was the climax OF
the whole affair and although crossed
at every turn in his efforts to bring
certain men to justice, Mr.. Carskaddon
is still in consultation with his at
torneys with the idea of determining
what action would be advisable in the
future.
He still maintains that IL given a
chance he has evidence enough to prove
that bribes were given and received
and the revelations he will make will
shake the community from center to
circumference.
Resume of CRse-
/ In order to get a. clear unders tand-
| ing of the case it is necessary to re-
view it briefly from the beginning and
the following, in all of its remark
able details is the story as it was
given to the reporter of THE LAKE
COUNTY TIMES in the lobby of one of
the hotels in LaPorte by Mr.. Carskad-
don himself.
Mr.. Carskaddon became the principal
stockholder in the National Construc-
tion company of South Bend on April
l, 1904, at which time he agreed to
CONTINUED O