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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-14
Educating Congressman

The journey of the congressional
party that is visiting Porto Rico. how
belt it has been described as junket,
has already borne good fruit. Speaker
Cannon, who had been one of the OBJ
structions to just measures for the
promotion of Porto Rican prosperity.
has had the advantage OF hearing from
Porto Rican lips descriptions of the
effect of congressional neglect.
Senior De Lego, speaker of the Porto
Rican house, did not scruple to ex-
press in the presence of the other
speaker his belief that Porto Rico's ca
pacity and fitness for self-government
1t is not strange that Mr.. Cannon was
trihe unready in his reply. Some
thing akin to shame must have come
to him as he reflected that his conduct
had laid him open to the implied re-
buke. 1t was not stimulating pride
to learn that the island is practically
no better off than in Spanish days
that illiberal Spain had granted a
greater measure of autonomy than
liberal America.
America means we'll toward her CO.
lonial appendages. But they are
remote in the Washington mind, which
is engrossed with other things. The
problem looks trif1e different and
more important when seen face TO
face The congressman that Secretary
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-14
CHICAGO LETTER.

Chicago, March 14.-WHEAT-Ruled
lower despite the reiteration of the
crop damage from portions of Kansas
and Oklahoma. The news in a gen
eral way was bullish, but prices did
not respond as easily as heretofore. 1t
was reported that wheat was on a
workable basis with foreign houses.
Sales to seaboard We're estimated at 40
loads but this may be for resale
should the speculative market advance
in the next few days.
CORN-Relief from the car shortage
situation was the chief topic on change
today. Bears took advantage of the
weakness in other grains to hammer
the corn market. Prices eased off
lractionally, the market closing rather
weak with a loss of about five lights
Of cent for the active futures.
OAT1-A very active market for
this cereal The May option selling
down to 40 cents in sympathy with the
general weakness in other pits, later
regained a cent a bushel on very good
buying by the recent bull party. Cash
sales were about 10000 bushels. The
market closed steady.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-14

StetS>ns colossal, dramatic and
scenic psSduction of Uncle Toms
Cabin, comes to the Towle opera
house on Friday afternoon and night,
March 10. This production far sur
passes that of last SEASON in every par
ticular and Will be the best seen here.
Special attention has been given to the
staging of the piece, and several seen
ic effects are magnificent. Tha thrill
ling. floating ice scene on TIE Ohio
river, st. Clair's plantation with the
house and garden by moonlight, and
the cotton fields beyond, and the Sa-
perb transformation scene at the end
Of the last act are among the greatest
One of the largest organizations of
white and colored artists ever gather
ed together in one combination have
been engaged by Mr.. Leon w. Wash
burn for this season, every one of
adaptability for the part assigned. A
clever lot of colored people add ma
terially to the production by a num-
Der of high class specialties. Col
Sawyers prize pack of genuine Siber-
ian bloodhounds, a lot of beautiful
Shetland ponies, trick donkeys, etc,
are also with this great combination.
The street parade has two bands of
music, d number of gorgeous chariots,
tabIeaux wagons and little carriages
built at a large outlay of money, max
ing it the finest free street pageant
on the road.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-14
Working Overtime.

A Chicago teacher gave a boy pupil
a question in compound proportion for
home work one evening, which prob
lem happened to include the circum-
stance of men working ten hours a
day to complete a certain Job"
The next morning the transporting
teacher, in looking over his pack of
exercises, found one pupils problem
uninterrupted, and the following note
attached to the page.
Dear Sir, i refoose to let my sun
James do his sum you give him last
night as it looks to me like slur on
the eigh-hour sistem, emmy sum not
more than eight hours, he is welcum to
do but not more Yrs trooly, Samuel
Blocksy. Success Magazine.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-14
PRODUCE MARKETS.

Chicago. March 14.-Arrivals OF
trawberries were of good volume,
1900 cases being received. The ber-
bulk of them of good color. They sold
market was unsettled. There were
yesterday and arrivals today were Of
good volume The demand was good
at the decline. Butter trade was fair.
Quotations on round lots ranged:
Butter-Receipts 1850 tubs. Extra
creamery. jobbfng, 2sc; price to re
tailers, 31c; prints, SIC; firsts, p q Csc;
seconds, 22Q 25c; June extras, 291ac;
renovated, 24Q 25c; packing stock, -
Eggs-Receipts. 1850 cases Mis-
country, cases returned, 15c; cases in
cIuded, 151ac firsts, packed in new
white wood cases. grading 70 per cent
fresh, 16ci. prime firsts, packed in
white wood cases, grading 50 per cent
fresh, 16l2c; extra high grade stock,
grading 80 per cent fresh, especially
packed for city trade, nc.
Enthusiastically % cars. Wis
consin. Minnesota, white stock. choice.
u a 43c; choice to fancy, Michigan, ~
43c: common, small, red and white,
81 q 9Sc; sweet potatoes, Illinois, $3.50
a $50; No. 2. S1.25 Q1.75; new potatoes,
5000 SOC per brl.
Veal-Quotatiens for calves in good
order were as follows: 50 to IS lbs.
6 G6 &c; 50 to So lbs. SIC; IS TO 100
lbs ga Toe; 80 to 175 lbs, good meaty
dressed Beef-No. l ribs. 15c; No. ]
chuck. 7c: 10. / plate. SC.
Fruits-Apples, $3.50 q 400 per bril-
bananas. jumbo. per bunch, ST. q I;50l
straight sl.loq l.25; lemons, Cal. s2.5G
| q $50; oranges. Cal, $2.00Q 800
Green Negetabl es-Beets, 40 q soc pei
sack; cabbage, S1.25 per brl; carrots
so Qsoc per sack. celery, s1.5OG4-st
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-14
Using His Friends.

When Thomas A. Edison was living
in Menlo Park, visitor from New
York said to him one day:
BY the way, your front gate needs
repairing. 1t was all I could do to get
it open. You ought to have it trimmed,
or creased, or something"
Mr.. Edison laughed.
ooh, no." he said. oh, no."
why not?" asked the visitor
Because" was the reply, every one
who comes through the gate pumps
two buckets of water into the tank on
the roof"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-14
Between Trains
Editor Also Would Make Good.

In view of this alarming news ode
spatch from Rome that the earth may
be destroyed by a come) we call the
attention of a few delinquent sub
scribers that they should be prepared
for the worst, by paying up their back
accounts and for year in advance
so that they may be able to meet such
calamity with a clear conscience
which they certainly cannot do so long
as they owe the printer. Do not for
get that the time for preparation is
brief-besides we need the money to
square up a few things ourselves
Concordia (Kan.) Kansan.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-14
TOWLE OPERA HOUSE.

The management of the Towle opera
house wishes to announce the engage
ment of the Winninger Bros. and their
big company of metropolitan players,
for seven nights and Saturday matinee
commencing Sunday. March IT, in an
entirely new repertoire of high class
plays and polite vaudeville between
acts. The company includes among its
members some of the best dramatic
and vaudeville talent in the profession,
and their plays are positively all new
and not worn out and cast off trash
under new names. A clever band and
orchestra are one of the numerous
features carried by this organization.
Ladies free Monday night under usual
conditions.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-14
The Referendum.

The trouble with the referendum
scheme in all it's more advanced
phases lies in it's reversal of prin-
ciples of representative government.
1t has always been assumed that law
makers, who give their time to at
tending committee hearings and 9TH
erwise investigating any question that
comes before them, can know more
about it than the man on the street
who, with nine out Of ten current pro-
posals, would confess that he had Civ
en- them absolutely no attention. He
would be Influenced very largely by the
way the question was worded. Ger
tainly the adherents OF any proposal
who could buy the most advertising
space in the newspapers and elsewhere
for setting forth thGN cause, would
have an advantage in Sing before a
popular tribunal which they would not
possess if the arguments on both sides
could be heard in a legislative com
mittee room, and analysed according
to the practices and precedents of our
representative system of government.
Had Shoots seat in the senate de-
pended upon a nation wide popular
vote every state in the union. ex-
cepting Utah, would have thrown a
majority against him. Who would
vote yes" on such a question as this:
should a Mormon apostle make our
laws?"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-14
WITH THE EDITORS.
Indiana to the Front.

Indiana has not been one of the
states which have been most active in
the movement to secure popular cleo
ton of senators by amending the fed
eral constitution. Not since 1890 has
the Legislature of the state passed
any resolution on the subject, and
then its resolution took only the mild
form of asking congress to. propose
such an amendment
This year. however. the spreading in
terest Of the country in securing this
important reform has affected Indiana
to such an extent that it has become
one of the first states this spring TO
adopt a resolution making a formal
demand for a constitutional convention
to consider the reform. Both houses of
the legislature took action last Sat
urday
The preamble to the resolution is
worth reprinting. 1t reads:
Whereas, We believe that the SEN
ators of the United States should be
elected directly by the voters; and
Whereas, To authorize such direct
election an amendment to the consti-
tuition of the United States is neces-
sary and
Whereas The failure of congress to
submit such an amendent to the states
has made it clear that the only practi-
cable method of securing a submission
of such amendment to the states is
through a constitutional convention, to
be called by congress upon the applica-
ton of the legislature of thirds
of all the states; therefore, etc.
This sets forth the situation COM
pactly and exactly
The Indiana resolution should be fol-
lowed by prompt resolutions from
every other state which has a legis-
lature in session this winter. Even
where a state has within the last
couple of years taken similar action
as is the case in Illinois, the legisla-
ture will do well to repeat the reso-
! lutions so as to make sure that no
| technical objection can be made to
them on the ground that they no long
er express the will of the state.
1t is a labor of the greatest diff
fculty to secure concurrent action
from thirty state legislatures. In this
matter of the popular election Of SEN
ators it is safe to say that if a vote
of the people could be taken on the
subject the majority would be over
whelming in favor of the change. In
deed, vote of ten to one would not
be improbable. And yet the obstacles
in the way of getting expression from
the state legislatures. which do not il
the individual case feel any pressing
responsibility for action or failure t.
act. have thus far prevented success.
This is, however, the year Of hope
If all the legislatures now in session
in states which clearly want tn,
change viii pass resolutions demand
ing the calling of a constitutional con
vention success will be certain.-Chi
cago Record Herald.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-14
Stocks Grain and Provisions.


ana isli l7S, and Indiana-Fair tonight
1laay; warmer Friday.
,,.- , r.sso url-Fair tonight and Friday;
a IIIeI friday and west tonight
nie-bt e 81, igan-Generally fair to-
T-n1e Gnu rlday; warmer Friday.
,ieL 80 lgan-Partly cloudy to-
nie 7I ny ana Friday with snow near lake.
and w lEEG9idassiilnl-Generally fair tonight
''i1 SIi, nIdIay' rising temperature
ana friday warmer tonight
IoWa-ta1r tonight and FRIDAY. war
I nlSF 1aay and in west ana central
Dakotas and Montana-Fair toniqbt
and Friday moderate temperat9Ira' > ~
Nepraska, kansas-Fair ana warmer
tonight and Friday. 'N warmer
Lake Michigan-Fresh so,,+,,,r-a.4
wind tonight and Friday; generaIi,.
fair west. 9N"eAa any
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-14
Methodist Church Nearing Completion.

The new $4,000 Methodist church
which is to adorn this city as re
suit of the enterprise Of its $50 mem
bers, IS now nearing completion and
the dedication viii take place about
the first of May
Architect J. T. Hutton and Contrac-
tor ". ". Parker have been instructed
TO make the building as substantial
as possible and they have followed
their instructions 10 the letter. The
cost as given above includes the fur
nishings of the church, but does not
include the organ or the finishing of
the basement, which is TO be used for
social purposes and is to be converted
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-14

into kitchen and large dining
room.
The art glass is to be one of the
features of the church and will cost
in the neighborhood of $1,000. The au-
ditorium OF the church will seat TOO
people and the Sunday school room
will hold an additional $50. There
win be fifteen additional class rooms.
A sky-light in the roof viii be one Of
the features Of the new church and
will shed a subdued light over the
whole auditorium.
There was an original building fund
Of $4,000 TO start with. a large portion
Of which was donated by Mrs So
phrona Wilcox and the Ladies Aid So
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-14

c,etv Later a subscription was taken
ard an additional $1,000 was raised.
A special Sunday service was then
held. at which the Rev. Parr was the
principal speaker. and $4,000 more was
raised This made the building fund
approximately $4,000 and it IS be-
ueved that it win be comparatively easy
to raise the rest
one noticeable thing about the build
ing OF this church is the interest that
has been manifested BY all OF the
members, including the children IN the
Sunday school, who took it upon
themselves to raise $500, s4ee Of which
has already been paid into the church
building fund
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-14

Taft took to the Philippines have
since been the most stalwart advocates
Of a policy of justice. and it may be
safely predicted that the members of
Speaker Cannons party will be more
attentive to Porto Rican pleas as a
result of their journey.-New York
Globe.
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10 subscribers. Readers of the
Times are requested to favor the
management by reporting any irregu-
larties N delivering. Communicate
with the circulation department, or
Telephone Ill.
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If you wish help, IA situation; If you
desire boarders, or boarding; IL you
desire to rent rooms or have rooms to
rent, 20 buy or sell horses, carriages,
machinery, store or Office fixtures,
household furniture. then insert an nd
I'm the classified columns Of THE LAKE
COUNTY TIMES for ten cents.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-14

The liquidation of course has play
ed it's part and a good many stocks are
probably cheap, so would not get too
gay on the short side, as I think set
timent has undergone a considerable
change However, | believe any bull
market improbable now. as you will
surely run into money menace.-W. b.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-14

Union Stock Yards, March 14-Hogs
closed strong to shade higher.
Light. 500 to 6.92; mixed, 500 to
6.92; heavy $3.50 to $50; rough, $3.50
to go.
Cattle slow; sheep steady.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-14
Primary Movement.
Northwest Receipts Cars.
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Union Stock Yards, March 14.-Hog
receipts, 10000; market steady; left
over, $500
Light, $3.50 to $50; heavy, $500 to
$50; mixed, $3.50 to 6.92; rough, $500
to $40.
Sheep receipts, 1900; market steady.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-14

The supply of bank money on the
floor of the stock exchange this morn
ing was practically nil and the fact
is remarked that the money does not
seem to be attracted at a high rate.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-14

rotary Cortelyou will place $4,000. 600
of national gold in banks.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-14

Savings deposits are not increasing
at the same rate that characterized
the opening of the month. This bank
ers say, is natural as the new ac-
counts are mostly opened at the first
few days of the month. The gains,
however are at a fair rate.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-14
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HEARD ON THE BoURsE

J. B. Walker, who has been prom
inently on the bear side since last
August, covered stocks this afternoon
and now advises purchases.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-14
WEATHER FORECAST.

Chicago and Vicinity-Generally
fair tonight and Friday; minimum
tonight near the freezing
point warmer Friday; fresh south
westerly winds
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-14

to the extent of a silent panic. But
Notwithstanding a tremendous shrik
age in values in the days movement
no tangible evidence of calamity in the
Wall street sense Of the word was
presented. The situation was aggra-
waited by a panicky condition OF af-
fairs in London.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-14

The projects which have found in
dorsement in popular balloting are Of
ten highly fantastic. Some years ago
a western state voted in this way to
manufacture all kinds of alcoholic Ii
quors which could be sold within its
limits. a project, which would have
thrown the state into bankruptcy.
Fortunately a lack of funds acted as
a veto upon this decision. New York
only recently voted by 10000 majority
to spend upward of 100000 600 on a
projected enlargement Of the Erie
canal, which by almost common con-
sent will be monumental waste of
money, with no reasonable return. The
people, relieved of the restraints of
the representative system, will give
overwhelming majorities for any ex-
penditure which makes work and
ges.-Boston Transcript.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-14
LIVERPOOL MARKETS

Liverpool, March 14-Wheat onenea
one-eighth lower; corn, one-quarter
lower ~
Liverpool. March 14-Wheat closed
one-quarter lower; corn, one-quarter
lower.
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GRAIN MARKET.

Chicago, March 14-Cor lots today:
Wheat, Is cars: corn, 249 cars; oats
142 cars; hogs, 10000 head
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-14

Van Emburg & A. bought 10000
shares of stock around the room.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-14

per crate; onions, 50cIS125 per bu,
padsnips, 750 95c per sack; spinach.
75c per hamper; turnips. 40 q 15e per
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-14

National bankers all report a heavy
demand for money and a strong mar
ket. The east has been in the market
for the past few days and paid Ga per
cent for loans for three and four
months.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-14

Total CIearances.

Wheat 10 cars: corn 26I cars; oats
, cars; hogs, 1900 head.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-14

1t is reported on the floor of the stock
exchange that the secretary Of the
will deposit $3O,O00,0O0. This
is not confirmed as yet.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-14

We hear from the floor that Read
ing IS again tipped for higher prices;
also that Southern Pacific should be
bought on breaks.-B. T. c.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-14

traffie conditions are stiu responsible
- me Tying up Of a lot of money in
s,,li's ana thefe IS good call from
railroad interests. It is a1so .s
that IN one instance large ralIroas !,
terests account is being transfsr.a,
from the east TO Chicago
FROM the bottom figures Of The sa,.
there Were rallies chiefly dua - -.
ing of short contracts but AZ tha -
end the sagigng tendency was renav-a,
and the closing prices were ahom+ -
the lowest Government bonds mn
changed. Other bonds lower
The market declined confin,,o,,.,..
from the start ana prices feu sew,
points below the previous lowest e.
ures of the entire break Cali n,one,,
touched Is per cent and London was a
seller of American stocks and the in
nuenees tended to aggravate the local
situation also.
The market continues irregular. but
the tendency Is to rally. Stocks should
be purchase if weak Wednesday
morning.
Yesterdays letter covers the situa-
ton. We think Anal and c. f. L
should recover a large part OF their
recent losses. Penn. mas had more
than its normal break. and is a pretty
cheap seven per cent stock.
1t IS possible some reassuring state
ment may come frome Washington or
explanation that the policy of the adj
ministration is really for the benefit
u the public and OF investors in the
/ long run but that this policy will be
changed in any essential particular
mas not yet been divulged in the
washington dispatches. We are hard
~ prepared to see the market heavily
supported in the trading today under
conditions ruling
While the high rates for call money
this week are partially explained by
: the heaVy payments to be made Friday
e IN connection with the Chicago and
o Norli"est new stock, and the negotia-
= lions connection with the 100000 ,000
Q Penn. notes other items like the Union
Il racine purchase of the BALTIC. & Ohio
Il from Penn. road and the dividend dis
J. triouton by Consolidated Gas and
ment ngures and carry-over rates will
financial developments and the climax
y Is reached Friday when bank state
: ment figure and carry-over rates viii
t be under consideration.
r Mcdonald heavy seller of u. p. and
reported selling all round room.
k Traders selling the market.
e
s 1t must be that some big men who
cannot keep their stocks had to sell
out and very little support in the
/ market.
'e The stock purchased at the lower
levels We're by the short interest as
buyers were scarce otherwise, and the
ID public is very much discouraged, not
It knowing conditions at large.
1t That Nebraska law is confiscation.
le more or less. sell this U. r.. it will sell
Is below 125. Miller
: Caspary. Content and Manning SELL
ers of Z. P.
g The London market is demoralized
ID NJ. 5. & Co.
G. Would get out of stocks; money 6
st per cent. and looks like going higher
IS, IIoshland
Reports Of unsettled conditions al
ne Berlin and London created a very
n nervous feeling here and our market
ct today was almost the weakest which
OF we have had in years past and new low
levels were made in a great many Sc
curities, and at times It looked as II
nd prices would decline points at time.
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trafnc conditions are stiu responsible
lor the tying up of lot of money in
grams and there is a good call from
Iailroad interests. It Is also noted
1hat ~ one instance large railroad III
eerests account is being transferred
from the east to Chicago. ca
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-14

The market declined continuously,
from the start and prices fell several
points below the previous lowest 60
ures of the entire break. Can money
touched Is per cent and London was =
seller Of American stocks and the in
fluenees tended to aggravate the local
situation also.