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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-23
NEW YORK LETTER.

New york, March 2S.-The stock
market assumed paniclxy conditions
again this morning. The continued ru-
mors of one of the big plungers being
caught long a large line of stocks and
being called for very heavy margins to
protect them was the bear factor
in the market today. The stocks,
which he is supposed to be long of,
were hammered numerically. Union
Pacific. St. Paul, Copper, Colorado Fuel
Canadian Pacific and Atchison were
the notably weak ones. The declines
recorded at the close of these issues
will average about three points in the
higher priced shares and two in the
lower.
The belief that the worst is not yet
over is growing and 1t is limited that
further liquidation will be necessary in
order to give the market a healthy con-
dition. Some shrewd traders are Of the
opinion that the Hill-Harriman fight
is still the prime factor in the market.
The attack today on the Hill stocks
by brokers who usually act for the
Hartman, following emphasizes this
opinion. Great Northern and Northern
Pacific were depressed almost hVe
points respectively while the ore
shares lost about three. Another no
ticeab1e incident is the fact that North
ern Pacific is lower now than on March
II when the panic was at its height
and the lowest prices recorded In sew
eral years obtained; while Great North
ern is but a couple of points higher
than at that time.
The bank statement which was
rather disappointing isasmuch as 1t
showed a loss in deposits of over
million while an increase was expected
After its publication a small rally was
brought about in Pennsylvania, whlch
had been weak all during the session.
it advanced from 11SR to 40, 1t was
only spasmodic, however, as the same
aggressive selling appears upon the
| least semblance of strength In the mar
ket It seems a difficult task and al
most herculean strength to bring ABOUT
any SUBSTANTIAL rally in the stock mar
ket at present.
The close tonight shows losses vary
| ing from one to four points with in
dications pointing to still further de-
clines.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-23

With the advent Of spring the straw
berry season has started in earnest.
Arrivals today were 5000 cases, the
largest of the season. The bulk OF the
berries were In poor condition, lealxy,
overripe and soft Prices realized were
about the same as yesterday. In the
liberal and chicken prices We're of 1ae.
Trade in butter was active and outside
prices were easily obtained. Eggs sold
readily at the recently advanced prices.
Quotations on round lots ranged:
creamery jobbing,. 2S1Asei; price e re
cooieys. nc; frsts, Csc; renovated, 24@
Eggs-Reeeipts, 1896 cases: Mis-
country, cases returned, 15hc; cases
included. Ice; f1rsts, packed IN new
whitewood cases, grading 20 per cent
new whitewood cases, grading 50 per
cent fresh. lie; extra high grade stock,
grading 80 per cent fresh. especially
paPKef TOR els yyW 3VdHs Minnesota
white stock, choice. 409 41c; choice to
fancy. Michigan, 40 q 42c; red, fair to
3Sc; common. small red and white. 35
a sec; sweet potatoes, Illinois, $500
$50 per brl; No. 2, S1.25Q1.75 per brl;
new potatoes. $500 g 500 . per b r., oa
order We're as follows: 90 to So lbs.
6@7c; so to So lbs, -7QS1c;- 85 to 100
lbs. fancy, 9Q10c; $50 to 175 lbs, good
- Dressed Beef-No. 1ribs 12c; No.
loins, 1Sc; No 1 round, Sc; No. 1 chuck,
7c; No. plate, aye.
Live Poultry-Turkeys. pei. lb, 12c;
chickens, fowls, 1216 Q13c; springs. 121k
@13c; ROSTERS, 6QSc; geese, $4,000
FrruitsNApples, s1.5O04oo per brl;
bananas, jumbo, per bunch, $140@1.50;
Straight, S11O@1.25; lemons, Cal, $3.50
a $3.50; oranges. Cal, 200Q3.25.
Green egetables-Beets, 40@ soc per
rots. 50070c per sack; celery, $500
400 per crate; onions, 50c0$1.25 per
bu; parsnfps, rs 095o per sack; spinach,
5O075c per hamper; turnips, 4O@75c
per sack.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-23
ENGINEER CRUSHED TO DEATH
of Whom May Die-Big Four Pas
senger Train Derailed.

Danville. Ind, March pa pas
senger train on the st. Louis division
OF the Big -Four railroad, west-bound
from indianapolis to st. Louis, left
the track two miles from Avon. En-
gineer Gregory was crushed beneath
his engine; and was dead when found.
Eleven passengers were injured, one
Of them possibly fatally. Three coaches
rolled down twenty-foot embank-
ment- A gravel pile near the track
being used in placing new switch
caused the engine to leave the track,
carrying the coaches with it.
The worst injured are: r. q. Winter,
st. Louis, head crushed and injured
about legs and back, may die; George
Ashe, Austin, Tex, scalp badly cut
and ribs fractured: ]. L. Flippins, buff
fet car porter, New York. serious cuts
on head; W. R. Cox, Manchester, n.
H, back injured; Miss E. L. Kennedy,
New York. scalp wound; Miss Annette
Hunter, Forth Worth, Tex, bruised on
body; John Gauss. chef on dining car,
scalded by hot consomme, serious.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-23
MOB RULED THE COUNCIL
Municipal Ownership Rules the Mob
and the Council Is Intimidated
by the Outlook.

Kansas City, Mo-, March 23.-The
city council In Kansas City, Kan, aft
er stormy session or three hours,
yielded to the demands of an excited
and angry mob of municipal owner
ship advocates by postponing action
on the application for a renewal Of
the Metropolitan Water company's
franchise until the new mayor, to be
elected April 2, is installed
While it was generally understood
that seven of the twelve councilmen
were in favor of granting the franchise
on the final vote to postpone every
member answered AYE" when his
name was called. Eight ayes had
been recorded by the clerk when the
men in the mob, realizing that they
had prevented the passage Of the fran
chise ordinance, turned loose with
wild cheers.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-23
CAPTURES A CONVICT
Clergyman Holds Thief While His
Housekeeper Calls the
Police.

Green Bay, Wis, March 23.-While
his housekeeper telephoned to the po-
lice Rev. l.. A. Ricklin, pastor of st.
Johns church. held Tommy Johnson, a
convict who broke a parole from the
state reformatory, for twenty minutes,
until the officers came.
Johnson was caught by Father Rick
lin in the act of robbing his home. He
had already lifted a gold watch and
was searching for other valuables when
pounced upon by the priest. The lat
ter is a powerful man and held the
convict in q vice-like grip until Off
GERS arrived and took him into GUS
tody.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-23
Stocks Grain and Provisions.


nouneedly bullish as that of yesterday.
although there was a scattering lot of
kilograms received which spoke of
damage by the green bugs in the
southern part OF Kansas. Receipts in
the northwest large for Saturday
and greater than the same day year
ago; clearances fair. about zoe. 700
bushels. The market closed with a
slight decline for the day after showing
considerable strength early in the ses-
sion.
CORN-Strong and higher, the May
option scoring an advance of about a
cent a busheL Supporting orders on
the decline by the bull element fright
ened the more timid shorts into COW
ering their contracts at a loss. Cash
corn in the sample market ruled one
quarter of a cent higher; sales to the
seaboard light.
OATS-Strong and higher with
shorts liberal buyers on the advance.
Traders as a rule have become &C
customed to the forty cent price for
oats and have abandoned the idea OF
this cereal seeming high at that figure
On any OF the dips under forty cents
for the May substantial buying orders
are disclosed. The cash demand con-
tinues good with expert houses in the
market for the cash article. The spec
ulative market closed steady.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-23
II. o. KILLED IN WISCONSIN
May Be Considered to Have Been
"Railroaded" Out OF Chance
for Further Consideration.

Madison, Wis, March 23.-The leg
islature has finally killed the so-ealled
municipal ownership bill of the Social
lists, introduced by Frank ]. Weber, of
Milwaukee, a labor union organizer,
which provides for public operation
Of the utilities, which may be con-
denmed when once put in the hands of
a receiver by the courts.
The bill was referred to the commit
tee on transportation after being re
ported unfavorably from two other
committees, this reference, according
to legislative procedure, being a polite
manner Of voting down undesirable
measures. This bill was the test Of
strength Of the Socialists who have
served similar but more radical meas
ures, and only the Socialists voted in
its favor
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-23
WITH THE EDITORS.
Teachers Fared Well.


The recent legislature did exceeding
ly we'll by the teacher. Whatever else
it may have done the assembly did not
neglect the instructors of Indiana.
Fassett A Cotton, state superintendent
of public instruction, has said that the
teachers got practically everything
they asked for and he is surely we'll
enough posted in the matter to know.
The laws enacted were all good and
necessary. They will assist in giving
the state improved educational facili
ties.
There are twelve measures which af
feet the teachers and these extend over
as many subjects. An examination of
the list shows that something substan
tlaI was accomplished for the patrons
and children, as well as for the teach
ers. The thing of foremost Importance
all around, perhaps, was the arranging
of an educational standard fixing larger
requirements in scholarship and pro-
fessional training fos instructors. This
means that the poorly prepared and
the "rnakeshifts' have been, or, to be
accurate, will be eliminated from the
calling.
Mr. Cotton, after reviewing the laws
passed and after observing how they
affect both teacher and pupil, says that
a new day is dawning for education in
Indiana, and he is right The legisla-
ture did much of a beneficial nature
along this line and teachers as we'll as
the people generally should be glad
that such was the case.-South Bend
Tribune.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-23
APPEALS TO ROOSEVELT
Father of II Missing Child Asks the
Presidents Help Along Two Lines
of Investigation.

Dover, Del, March 23.-Dr. H. n.
Marvin, whose 3-year-old boy disap-
peared on March 4, has sent the follow
ing telegram to President Roosevelt,
dated March %, 1907:
Your Excellency-As sorrowing
father Of a missing child l make bold
to ask if government aid can be ex-
tended along two lines. Many threat
ening letters are sent me every day,
saying my boy may be killed by his
supposed captors, and it causes me
much expense investigating these
They should be looked into
81 have sent out pictures and no.
tees regarding my kidnapped boy, and
l am told the postmasters are not al
lowed to display them in public build
ings. The Delaware legislature has
voted $1,000 for the search for the boy,
and has aided me in every possible
way, but believe a word from you to
the federal authorities may be the
greatest aid of ALL"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-23
BULLET IN HIS BRAIN
Yet Jalmer johnson Laughed and
Joked for a Whole Day Before
Death StilIed Him.


Lacrosse, Wis, March 23.-Jalmer
Johnson, aged %, who laughed and
joked for a day with bullet in his
brain, died during an epileptic spasm
brought on by the fatal wound. Last
Sunday Johnson attended a birthday
party where liquor was served freely.
Witnesses allege that one Linhart, who
was equally enamored of pretty Miss
katherine Schierl, was not guest, but
laid outside in wait for Johnson.
Wearying of his grim vigil he entered
the house and mingled with the mer-
rymakers, endeayOring to pick a quar-
rel with Johnson.
Another guest displayed a pistol,
and witnesses say that Linhart
snatched the weapon, and pushing it
almost into Johnson's face fired twice.
Johnson before his death alleged that
Linhart slashed him with razor also.
Linhart turned and fed from the house
and escaped. Knocked down by the
bullet Johnson regained his feet and
laughed, calmly binding up his wound,
and going about as usuaI until the
next night when physician, then sum-
moned, pronounced him fatally wound
cd
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-23
WEATHER FORECAST

:, Ghlcago and Vincinitv-ca,a.,,.
tannd mTa stnrr,, except probably iecayy
tnued warm: fresh southerlvH ia nay; con-
ex flInoI nra AND Indana-Generaiiva fa,.
thunder storms IN the norIb , ~ers and
nlght or Sunday. warmer in toI ertao TO-
Mlssouri-Generally fair tors,t..
night. "Ssl portion to-
Lower Observation-Disclosures
ana thunder storms tonigbt Wers
day; warmer tonight ana sun
Upper Michigan showers
ana sunday warmer tonierb+ eoulSht
4o Wisconsin, y Showers. possibiv ~.
gener r9itls f ana warmer tonight; snndav
eNltTSrdlly Ialr and Continued n Suneay
IN nanlesota-GeneraiIy fair warner an1l,s:
ana ~ sunday. except showers - tohlg slt
poItlon tonight; continued war; cast
,,a North Dakota-Generallv arm I'm.
"'ss South ana hd SUNDAY; warmer tonight To-
continued showers i'm wes{ lar and
h'sht or Sunday; warmer tonje 1bioh To-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-23
INvENTIONSOF MAXIM
They Are for the Purpose of KILL
ing the Most Men in the
Least Time.
ONE IS a DECORATING FUSE
Prevents Shell from Exploding I'm
til 1t Gets Where 1t Will Do
Some Shedding Of
Blood.

New York, March 23.-Hudson Max
i'm, inventor of high explosives, made
the dinner rendered Sir Percy Sander
son by the Canadian club the occasion
Of the first announcement concerning
a new safety decorating fuse, which
he has invented after ten years of ex-
perimenting, and which he declared
had been the aim of inventors for
years. By it he said it is possible to
send an armor piercing shell through
arnor and cause it TO explode at ex-
actly the distance behind the armor de-
sired by the gunner. 1t will not mat
ter whether the armor is one inch or
twelve inches in thickness, the In
ventor said.
Shells Triumph Over Armor.
The dinner was held In recognition
of what Sir Percy Sanderson has ac-
complished while British consul gen.
eral at New York q post from which
he recently resigned in order to return
to private life. Maxim recalled that
several years ago he made the Cana
dian society dinner the vehicle to car
ry to the world the news of his inven-
ton of the high explosive now known
as Maximite. His present announce
ment, he said, marked another step
forward in the art of war mechanics,
and meant the final victory over armor
as at present hardened by armor pierre
ing shells.
Has q New SmokeIess Powder.
Beside the new safety decorating
fuse Maxim said he could tell the din
ers about a new smokeless powder,
Stabilize" which he had just begun
to manufacture, but which is still in
the process OF experimentation. This
new weapon of modern warfare Max
i'm declared would wipe out, be was
convinced. many or most of the dam
gers attaching to the use of smoke
less powder. The speaker prefaced his
talk about high explosives by a talk
on the comparatively undefended sea-
boards on the Atlantic and Pacific
coasts of the United States.
That Fuse Is a Daisy.
Turning to the subject of his new
| fuse Maxim said I'm experiments at
Indian Head on Tuesday and Wednes-
| day of last week a new decorating
fuse just completed was used in shells
shot through five, six and eight-inch
Krupp process armor, and exploded the
shell behind the armor at the dis
lance that would be most effective. 1t
Is possible to so adjust the fuse that
1t will be utterly impossible for the
shell to explode until after it has been
fired from the gun. This is highly i'm
portant in the use Of high explosives"
Stabilize Bound To Be Stable.
Discussing Stabilize Maxim said
among other things: The new powder
is not affected by the impurities. IT
will not decompose like the ordinary
powder. 1t can be made and used in
the same day. l think it will save
from 100000 to $350O00 in interest
money to the government annually"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-23
CONFIDENCE STILL UNsHAKEN
Current Trade Is Heavy and Prepara-
tIon for Later Season Keeps
Manufacturers Busy.


New York, March Or. G. Dun
& Co.'S Weekly Review Of Trade says:
Business has responded to the influ-
ence of settled spring weather at MOST
points, and the proximity Of Easter
has increased retail sales Of dry goods,
millinery and footwear. Many dealers
had underestimate requirements, and
urgent demands are made upon job
bling houses. Transportation is more
satisfactory, but at many cities there
are still complaints that seasonable
goods do not come forward as speci-
fed.
In addition to current trade there is
a volume Of preparation for later sea-
sons that maintains activity at manu-
featuring plants, the high prices readI-
ly paid on most of this forward busl-
ness testifying to the fact that conf
dence remains mistaken. One of the
features of the present situation is the
steady improvement in mercantile
payments, despite the unsettled condi
ton of the money market. A lull in
the volume of new business Is vel
coined by the cotton mills as pressure
for delivery had advanced prices to
the limit of safety in the opinion Of
many manufacturers.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-23
Convicted of Murder.

st. Louis. March 23.-Arthur G.
Biles, sen of Robert Biles, of Kansas
City, has been convicted in the cir
cult court of first degree murder for
the death of Robert Harvey, of Usage
City, Mo. Biles, it is alleged, drugged
and robbed Harvey. the drug causing
his death
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-23
Tia True snortsman.

The sporting spirit is to be devel-
opened far from the midnight bacoarat
table. far from Tattersalrs ring, and
far from the public billiard saloon,
and to be true sportsman it is nee
essary to cultivate the spirit OF Sir
Galahad, to aim at sane mind in a
healthy body, and to have an abhor-
renee for loud talking. staggering
habits, and all conduct beneath the
dignity OF gentleman.-Fry's Maya
zine
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-23
Baby Freak in New Jersey.

Trenton, n. J., March 23.-Twelve
toes and thirteen fingers are allotted
to a young son of Mr.. and Mrs. Leon
A. Shockley. of this city. The prodigy
arrived last Saturday. and is the first
in the Shockley household. There are
seven fingers on one hand and six on
the other, and six toes on each foot
All are perfectly formed, and it Is be-
lleved will not work to the disadvan-
faga of the little one.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-23

as If intending to spring upon her.
Mrs. Hinseman is quite an expert
with rifle which she carried with her
She fred one bullet into the lynx, but
only wounded the beast. Then rapidly
retreating with the lynx crawling aft
err her she fired seven more shots into
its body. The lynx fell dead atherfeet
The animal was six feet long from the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-23
WOMAN KILLS A LYNX
Fires Eight Bullets Into Its Body
Before the Animal Is Put
Out of Action.

Ackley, Mimi, March 23:-Mrs.
Hinesman. living near Lake Itasca,
fired eight bullets into a lynx which
attacked her before the animal was
killed. Mrs. Hinseman was on her
way from her home to where her hus-
band was ~ work in the woods, when
she met the animal. The lynx ernnched
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-23
He Got or Easy Enough.

Delphi. n. Y, March 23-L. d. Har-
rington has been found guilty of at
tempting to wreck a passenger train
on the New York. Ontario and West
ern railway the night of March 8. 1906
He was sentenced TO six years and six
months in state prison. His plan was
TO wreck a train rob the dead and
elope with his paramount. upcn whose
husband the wreck was to be blamed.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-23
Four Lost in a Blizzard.

Bathurst, n. B., March 23.-Word
has been received here of the loss of
four lives in the severe blizzard which
swept over the eastern provinces late
Wednesday night. During the height Of
the gale Mrs. John Comeau and three
OF her children were frozen to death
in a snow drift at st. Simon, a small
inland village.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-23
Gift to a Veteran Comedian.

Boston, March 23.-Henry Clay Bar
nabee, the veteran comedian who for
years was head Of the Bostonians, was
handed checks for $4,000 at the close
OF a benefit performance given in his
interest at the Boston theater. The re-
ceipts of the benefit were $4,000;
friends subscribed $4,000.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-23

Copperas. Tex, March %. = Miss
Alta Mcneil, who took to her
bed Jan. 20. refusing nourishment OF
any kind except water, has died. in in.
tense agony, having survived sixty-one
days without food. she was 10 years
old and believed to be OF unsound
mind.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-23

Atlantic City, \. J., March %. -
James Parker, who attempted to save
the life of President Mckinley by
striking the arm Of Czolgolz as the
latter fired the fatal shot at the presl-
dent, IS in jail here a rav1ng maniac.
Parker was taken in charge by the po-
lice and will be committed to an asy-
lum.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-23
Indiana Man Takes omce.

Washington, March %. A. T..
Lawshe, of Indiana, eX-auditor for
the postoffice department, and later for
Cuba and the Philippine islands, has
been sworn in as third assistant post
master general in succession to Ed
win C. Madden, resigned.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-23
He Accused Gen. Wood.

Washington, March %. = President
Roosevelt has announced his disap-
prevail of the findings OF acquittal in
the case of Captain Lewis NJ. Koehler,
Fourth cavalry, .. S. A, cavalry COM
mander at Jolo, Philippine islands,
who was charged with making cap
t!ous and unnecessary charges against
his commanding officer, General Leon
ard Wood.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-23
Alter Him with Rloodhounds.

Florence, Ala, March %. = A mob
with bloodhounds is searching for
Cleveland Harding, negro farm hand
who unsuccessfully attempted to rape
Mrs. Ben Rice, but was chased away
by a dog.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-23
President Replies to johnson.

St Paul, March %. - Governor
Johnson has received a letter from
President Roosevelt in reply to the
governors proposition for a conference
of governors and the various state rail-
road commissions to consider railroad
questions. The contents Of the letter
were not divulged by the governor, he
saying that it was purely a personal
letter
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-23
Metal Men Approve Roosevelt,s Idea

Boston, March 23.-At the closing
sessions Of its annual convention the
National Medal Trades association
urged preparations TO give national
scope to President Roosevelt's new
movement for the prevention of
strikes.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-23
Between Trains
Shallow Draft Fishes.

The cows broke in and drank up
nearly all the water from Fit Smiths
pond, leaving 1t so shallow that the
fishes have TO swim on their Sides
Hogwallow Kentuckian.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-23
Has a Grudge Against the Town ?

East Grand Forks. Mimi, March %.
An incendiary fire destroyed the
city hall, fire station and city electric
light plant, causing a loss of $50, 900.
The police have a clue to the alleged
incendiary and his arrest is expected
shortly.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-23
Lumber Fire That Costs 100000

Pine Bluff, Ark, March %. = Fire
swept over the entire plant of the
Bluff City Lumber company and de-
stroyed several small dwellings owned
by the company. The loss is variously
estimated at from 100000 to $780,
600.