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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-09-04
TRY To DUST
QUEER CULT
Flying Rollers" May be
Driven From State of
Michigan.
LEADER TO RESIST
Immoral Conduct Charged and Of
fcials Hope to Have Charter
Cancelled.

Benton Harbor, Mich, Sept AN
attempt to Gust the flying rollers"
from the state probably will be made
by Deputy Attorney General Chase. Mr..
Chase has been conducting an investi-
cation for the last two weeks and it
is expected to commence proceedings
within the next fortnight.
Benjamine Purnell, head of the
House of David" of this city, is de-
fiant. In a statement this afternoon he
declared:
You bet your boots we viii continue
to do as we have been doing. We shall
continue to mind our own business,
and the House of David shall live and
prosper as it has done in the past"
The action of Mr.. Chase will take
will be in the form of quo warranto
proceedings asking the colony to show
cause why its charter should not be
taken from it. Mr.. Chase declares that
he is sure of his ground in this direc-
ton, as the House of David" now
Incorporated merely as a church or
ganization, has been operating as a
business concern in violation of the act
under which it was organized.
Leader Says He VIII Fight.
Purnen insists that he will fight this
move to the highest court in the state.
The part that Thomas Erskine. Brit
ish vice consul at Chicago, has been
playing in the investigation is due to
a complaint lodged at the British con-
sulate by William Cleveland, a native
of England and former member of the
long haired colony. Learning that
there were British subjects at the
House of David" who came here from
Australia nearly two years ago, the
vice consul made an investigation. The
British government, however, will leave
all legal action to the state of Michi-
gan. Offering only suggestions as to
what form it will take and what course
will be pursued.
/ The Twin City Ministerial associa-
ton, composed of cIergymen of this
city and st. Joseph, is a leading fac
tor in the investigation. This organi-
cation which has been conducting ar
investigation by itself for the las
month, has collected valuable evidence
and today gave it over to the attorney
general department.
State Has Hard Problem.
Mr.. Chase admitted today that he hat
somewhat of a difficult problem. tt
solve.
When religious fanaticism, graft AND
deception are all one" said he, lit /.
pretty hard to proceed"
The policy of the state will be frs
to commence legal action toward
Strengthening out the business affairs
of the colony and then to probe tn
charges of immoral conduct which hav
been made against Purneu and som
of his followers. Attorney w. P. Har
vey, leading counsel for the House 0
David, made this statement today: Il
is true that the colony has outgrowl
the charter under which it was organ
lied, but we believe these diffcultie
can be Strengthened out without trouble
We do not view the investigation ser
iously, neither do we fear it."
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-09-04
Romance of Modern Trade.

The fact that man to-day can sit
down in restaurant overlooking the
Thames embankment, or at a table
under the trees at the edge of the
Thiergarten and dine on fresh salmon
brought from the waters OF California,
Oregon and Alaska shows graphically
how industrial efficiency has given ro-
nance to modern trade, remarks a
London paDer.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-09-04

hearing. question arose as to the
amunt Of his bonds. it being the opin-
ion of the Judge that the young man
should be placed under $500 bonds.
which amount was demonstrated
against by the attorney for the de-
fendant The matter will be referred
to the states attorney and IL he gives
his consent to the action the bonds
will be reduced to $1,000.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-09-04
cARD oF THANKs

we wish TO thank our many friends,
also the Baptist church and Ladies' Aid
society for the many floral tributes and
kind assistance at the funeral services
Of our wife and mother. hrs A J.
Blocker.
MIR AUG. BLOCKER AND SONS.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-09-04

IT'S As SIMPLE TO PUBLISH A
WANT AID, As 1T is TO SEND A
TELEGRAAE-AND USUALLY, AS M
PORTLAND.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-09-04
Eight Gamblers Fined.

Eight men arrested in a raid on a
poker game in the Open Board of Trade
building Saturday night were fined
yesterday by Municipal Judge Newcom-
er. Andrew Gaduanto, the keeper, was
fined S25 and costs. and the others were
fined $40 and costs each.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-09-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank O'Donneu and
family Of East Chicago. Mr.. and Mrs.
James Carroll and family of North
Hammond and Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Car
roll and family OF Oakley avenue spent
Labor Day with friends in Cedar Lake.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-09-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Sehattschneider of Mich
igan City are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Otto and family at their home in Sohl
street.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-09-04

A regular meeting Of the Tribe of Ber
Hur viii be held this. evening in Weis
hall. and all members are urged to b.
present. Business OF Importance vii
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-09-04

Miss Annie Bassett returned to
Hammond Monday. after spending the
summer vaaetion with relatives in Mi
Ian. Ohio.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-09-04

The members Of the Deborah Aid 50
ciety of the First Christian church
viii meet Thursday afternoon at tn,
home of Mrs. Cora Payne, 7o7 Michigan
avenue. All members of the societ.
are urged to be present.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-09-04

Miss Elizabeth Walsh, who has been
visiting relatives IN Valparaiso for the
past two weeks has returned to Ham
mond.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-05-22
Judge Adams Decision.

In deciding the Pierce hahaes
corpus case, Judge Adams of the
United States District Court,
thrusting aside technicaiities and
legal retilementS, took 4 broad,
common sense view of the law.
He would not consider the theory
that the affidavit made by the head
of great business corporation
was merely routine and convcn-
ti0nai statement, which carried no
legal or moral responsibility. The
point of his decision was that 1.-THE
indictment states the
substance OF an otiense within the
meaning Of the extradition laws of
the United States"
With reference 10 all in:pIica
tons that Mr.. Pierce might not be
given fair tlial, Judge Adams
reasoned from the sound theory
that the merits of the case ought
to he adjncated in the courts Of the
state demanding the prisoner, and
assumed that those courts would
discharge their duty with fairness
and impartiaiitv 10 the petitioner
as well as to the State. This view
was clearly indicated in the opinion
in the United States Sn4,rem.
Court in the fettibone case, refer
red to by the Post Dispatch.
This decision moves Mr.. Pierc,
a long step nearer the trla! that i.
awaiting him in Texas. 1t sup
plies another gratifying evidenc
that the possibility Of evadin!
court processes and trials, unde
charges uf violations of State law
! by men Of wealth and influence u
limited. 1t is another proof o
the length and efficiency of th
laws srm.-Pos1 dispatch.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-05-22
CUSTOM OF YUMA INDIANS.
Burning The Dead Ore .. Their In
tcsesting Ceremonies.

Hnrning the dead as observed
among the Tu:na5 Is interesting The
body Is first thoroughly wrapped and
then placed in logs and brush over i
hole in The ground. \ bed of logs is
bnllt NJ 81 each side anl at til" head
Of the bier. which Is next covered over
and >treWn about with dry fasnts
The iaMes are applied an6, while they
burn. The clothing. blankets. etc. of
The deceased are added 10 the fire
Thn horse of the dead man however
* not burned among the Yumas. as is
a" custom with some Indians. a day
~ Two after death the wigwa1n of the
deceased. if an adult. is burned the
rest OF the family then going to live
with some relative. The Yumas make
q great show of sorrow over their
dead. Later they are never mentioned
at all. The medicine men are still
largely in control among the Ynmas.
and the government makes no attempt
10 interfere. Usually their patients
grow Sicker, SO that they proclaim
them doomed to die and their proph-
ocy will almost always come true
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-05-22
The War Spirit.

Among the attractions of the
coming jamestown Exposition, a4
set forth in the official programme
of that ENTERPRISE, there is named:
"a great living picture of war,
with all its enticing sp;cndors.
This. it. must be admitted. is 90
ing too far. 1t is offensive to the
intelligent morality of the Ameri-
can people. There ave no ''entic-
ing SpIendors" Of war, except in Il
bad sense and appealing to senti-
ments which we ought to seek to
discourage rather than excite.
Indeed. there is very little of
splendor left in wai in these DAYS.
The noading pIumes and gold lace
of earlier days are gone from the
service: gay uniforms are seen no
more: men who 60 out to fight, 0r
pretend to be ready to 90 out.
march quietly. with little display.
The trapplngS of war have been
relegated to:benevoicnt dissertations
and secret societies on public pa
rade.
, The fact is that General Shcr-
| mans famous definition uf war has
come to he accepted a> approlri-
ate and truthful. III civilized
lands men do not make wHr for
display or for personal glory.
There are times when a people
| have to arm themselves and fight
but no war is righteous that is noi
inspired by the patriotic spirit: il
does not entice hy any spIvndpr>
which can be place>! on exhibition
! No feature ot the jamestown
| Exposition has elected such harSl
and wide criticism as the proml
nence given its military display
! Organized labor has condemned it.
! The legislature of Wisconsin threw
ont a bill making arprcp1iatio,
for That state at the exposition he
cause of the overshadowing prcv;,
lcnce of the spirit of militari+n
there. 1t Is Aiscoun!enanced frun
the pulpit.
All this does not deny the pro
priety Of 4 spectacle Of the mill
tary and naval resources of th,
country at this national celebration
Dut the objection is vaiid aoain-
the incuicatioa Of the war spiri
and the false teaching that war il
itself Is something glorious an
"tniicing. -Eo>t0n Post. Marc
y, 1907.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-05-22

Missouri if the laws now on 'he
statute books were fully enforced.
We now note in recent decisions
rendered by three q Il ere t
i,ldges Of circuit courts in Indiana
that no statutory law at all is reqnlr-
ed to restrain the establishment OF
saloons in any community. Under
the constitution of a state, the or,
ganic law, every community has q
constitutional right that prohibits
the invasion of such community
by a business or undertaking sub
yersiye of the public morals,
health, safety to person or proper
". 1t has also been decided that
the saloon involves all these things
and for that reason the Legislature
had no right to enact law to
license saloons AMI legalize a
public nuisance. These rulings
have been made by jurists of much
experience, prominent on the
bench in Indiana, and SO far none
of these three cases have been re-
pealed. In one case the ruling
was held to be SO just that even
the attorney for the defendant sa-
loon, keeper admitted that he did
not see how it could he set aside
from and reasonable standpoint.
1t is becoming clear that public
opinion is going after the liquor
traffic not with arguments based
upon new and more law. bu, upon
the fundamental right that a pub
lie evil has no right to exist at all.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-05-22
Pointed Paragraphs.
y . t5i.

Talk j. cheap If you get j, ftrn,
a gossip.
Never Judge wha, anan knows
bv his knowing look.
The better so,a,e people are the
:slore violent tise reaction,
Most men are snopeies-iy bad. or
else they are awfuIIy lied about.
When Il woman i unable to get
what she wants. she tries to con
vince herself that i. wasn't worth
hmE,ng. anyway.
i wCman ncva: fnc1ive> man
fer fnrciving her ;nr rot forgiving
him.
l. is Frequently e;,-ie: To he sure
yea: are n,r;.: 'iian i is IT, 90
ahead.
fer,sls USUALLY have .;sr blues
after Swimming the .:,'ik of i,aman
kindness
4 optin,i-! l. Il ,,rtsau wt,, is
locked upon ~ a irrts;i',;v pNaus, Ne
nf The peSs'nliS'.
:ne more ,pati:ucr < woman .ra-
w::ii i,er children he s..-s She ..,-.
WI. 'i,eir fa;.,t,r
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-05-22
putti,g the Drug Trust Out.

Probsb!y many Of t.ic other
combines can read their fate in
that of the drug trust. BY Il de-
cree of The United States court of
the Indiana district the drug irus,
has been perretnally enjolned
from continuing its operations.
There were nlnetv-tWo defendants
in the case. and all of these are
perpetuaiiy restrained from com
hining and conSpiring to impede
the sale Of drugs. to fix prices for
them. a1d to blacklist retailers
who cut the prices or refuse to sci!
to any retailers on equal terms
with the others.
In this, rs in several other cases
against the combines, the govern
ment has gained sweeping vic
torv. The decree which was en-
! tered was dictated by the govern
:nent'S attorneys. and the defsnd.
ants accepted it fully. The black.
| listing AMI }he othe. nbnuxioue
lfactices by the trust erd immedi-
ate4v. Retailers of drHg~ .,ereai
tes who want - re,uce prices be
low the line sci Ir the cumbiue
can 30 So in entire safety. So far
AS regards ANY sctinn of the whole
salers. Each retailer may ok his
own prices on his wares. TIE law
of competition will be allowed free
swing in the drug business, ~ it
ough, to he in all sorts of business
Perhaps the : ariarA OIL srust
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-05-22
Beyond the Alps

A Kansas girl graduate who had
been given the theme. "Bcyond
the Alps Lies Italy" promulgated
the following:
Il don't care cent whether
Italy lies beyond the Alps or in
Missouri. | DO not expect to set
the river on ire with my future
career. am glad that ! have
good cducation, but am not going
to misuse it by writing poetry and
essays on the future woman. 1t
will enable ne to correct the
grammar of any lover | may have
should he speak of ',lorgs' in my
presence or seen Il man. 1t will
also come handy when want tu
figure Oh, how many pounds of
soap a woman can get for three
dozen eggs at the grocery. So |
do not hegrudge the time | spent
in acquiring it. But my ambitions
dc not fly 50 high. | Just want to
marry Il man who can lick any
body of hi$ weight in the town
! snip. who can run an eightyacrc
! furm and has no female relatives
! to come around and try to boss the
ranch. ! will agree to cook din
ners fer him that won't send him
to an early grave, and lavish upon
/ hin, ii wholesome affection and to
see that his razor has not been used
! t. cat broom wire when he want,
!. IT, shave. In view If all this | do
ne: care ii | got :, little rlstE on
tIv rule Of three and kindred
things as the years 20 by" To.
pel>a Capital.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-05-22

An easy way TO make money is
10 buy stocks when they are low
anl sell them when they are high.
How difficult it is for a man to
get back to hard work after nurs-
ing political job for few years.
On ner wedding day young
widow always wonders how many
men viii! commit suicide on her ac-
count.
Many man has lost his mental
balance by attempting to entertain
two or more ideas ut the same
time.
While vnu may not be able to
lead man Ia water. you seldom
have to ask him twice to face the
bartender.
Many a woman averages things
up by figuring that her $2S bonnet
and her husbands s. lid average
81, ch.-Chicago News.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-05-22

NAV see something ominou> in the
fate Of the drug combine. The
custer case against the Standard.
which has been before the United
States circuit court at St. Louis, is
to 90 to the United States court of
appeal, for hearing on May q, at
St. Paul. The exceptions which
the Standard has filed against the
governments bill are to be argued
there at that time. The Standard
has been getting some hard blows
recently, and the present case may
90 against it also. These are bad
days for the trusts of ali sorts.
Those antitrust and antirebate laws
which the Republican party has
placed on the statute book at diff
ferent times for the rounding up
of the big offenders are being put
in vigorous operation by a Repnb-
Iican administration. In trust
suppression and regulation, AS on
many other great questions, the
Republican party has been making
a record which will! roll up hun
dreds of thousands of new votes
for its ticket in 1?0>.-Globc-
Democrat.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-05-22

1t is with some qualification that
we note that there is one paper in
St. Louis that is not so hedgcd in
by that community of interest
spirit but what it can still comment
freely upon the conditions present =
ed in the case of millionaire Fl.
Clay Pierce, the Post-Dispatch.
There are some very peculiar fea,
tures of law presented in this case
on the side of the defendant, one
of which is that Pierce takes RI
appeal TO the highest court in tie
hand to prevent his trial on "
criminal charge. This is Il re
source of millioDaires only. evi
dently, for ordinary mortaIs mus'
stand their trial tirst and then, il
the verdict is not satisfactory a1t
they have money enough to carry
or the litigation. they may taxi
their appeal to higher courts.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-05-22
a Skatin1 One.

Yvette Cuilbert the famous French
actress, is an excellent skater. IL the
3ois de- HonlegGe. il Paris there is an
ice rink where Nine. GuilDert' S skating
is one Of the p!;U@i, ,;4i attractions.
Talking about skating il New YORK.
one Gay. Nina. GuiIhaYt said:
II l. only through i'e; severance
tha: one learns to skate we'll. I am
sure no one ever suffered more than
] il learning 10 skate.
Il remember nne day in my gill
mood. the second or third time I had
ever been on the ice. / was returning
home in crowded nnlGibUs. and a
Kind OH man gor up and offered me
his seat
Il shook my head, and 'he Old man
laughed i good deal when | said:
40. thank yDr. I've been skating.
ani I'm tired Of sitting down
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-05-22
Saving Money Easy.

s;uinc time since a genial look
ing Irish gent wanted an empty
bottle in which to mix Il solution
he wanted 10 prepare, and went
int" a drug store up town To make
the purchase. Finally selecting
one that suited his purpose he ask
ed the clerk hnw much it would be.
'>Weii." responded the clerk
:bongntfnlI,. If you jus: want
the empty bottle it will be ; cents,
bet if yon want ANYTHING in it you
can have tho bottle free of charge. "
'Begorra, An that's fair said
ti" yrinfu' Pat. Put in p cork. "
--l'hiIadeIphia Telegraph.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-05-22

St. Louis papers keep up their
deep waterway agitation unremlt
tingly, but have very little to say
III favor of good roads, and moth
ing in favor of federal aid in road
building. The demand for deep
water in the Mississippi River is
not imperative, but everyone
knows the necessity of better high
ways rises to screaming clamor.
Transportation by water is too
slow for the American people, and
only resorted to where railroads
cannot be built. If the great lakes
and the oceans could be bridged
with iron rails. traffic by water
would become absOlete.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-05-22
The Crowninu Blow.

"Mo.hers and nurses have devised
and invented many ways of procuring
obedience and correct behavior from
their little charges" said a park pc-
ticeman. The familiar bogy man is
still employed. but the times change
and the people with them.
The last fine day when the park
was filed with mothers and nurses,
| heard new way of appealing to the
love or fear of child. y s,ylishly
1ressed young woman leading an ire
pressihle youn@stcr, after making all
sorts o: threats and promises without
eject said: Child. Child Enu give
lle wrinkles under my eyes.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-05-22
In Old Euypt.
hOdy's,

The camel express had come and
gone ana still Mark Anthony had not
arrived.
-Four long months since he was
here" sobbed Cleopatra, "and he
promised to return in a few weeks. I
wonder if anything has happened to
him. Can it be possible
Can what be possible, your ma
iestyo" asked one of the court ladies'
The great queen turned deathlv
pale.
"Can-can it he possible that he
smoked some OF those Egyptian cigar
ettes he bought at the pyramidso If
SO. his doom is sealed
Calling the swiflest Egyptian run
rer she dispatched him to Rome 10
&ira ont tt,, truth
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-05-22
GOOD As TilF. BEST II \Ot
Bt.Ti F.R-i'he .,nurnai.
Subscribe now. 81 90.
The DARING DYNAMITE NAN,
Death May Come Any Time, but lis
Ooesn', FEAR 1t.

Some day | guess twill get me. We
never know
J. Il. Boone. professional powder
man, dynamite and nitroglycerin han
der. moved cautiously about i fire as
he talked. At his feet lay so pounds
OF dVnamite-frozeD. Three feet away
was a roaring fire. He was at a stone
quarry AZ Courtney. Mo, where the
hight before 500 pounds of his materi-
ais had exploded. And he had built
the fire 10 thaW out more.
This is the dangerous part of the
work" he said. The jar of cinder
popping from the fire. striking this
dynamite. would make it explode. A
twiS snapped against it or some OBJ
ject dropped upon il. would bring the
end Dynamite is nN exploded by
heat. II requires some ja:-some fric-
ton. When ii is froZen-and it freezes
sooner than Water-it is fairly safe TO
handle. But in thawine the warmer it
becomes the more sensitive il is.
When these sticks are warm Z dime
dropped upon them will make them
explode It's Z dangerous business"
No screen was between the dyna
mite ana the fire wiler" the powder
man worked. Il h" feared that fatal
cinder popping from The dry sticks in
the fire he did not show il. Ia u
nethJdical. careful way. this grave,
quiet man worked swiftly and silently
br the fire
Il began It with my father when |
was l., years old. he said More
than 20 wears now I've been a powder
man. anu-Wt!i. I'm her, today. any
how
bnt he would venture no prediction
FOR the morrow
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-05-22

wisconsin has ust elected ser
richest man to the United States
senate. and the Globe Democrat,
commenting thereon. says that we
should 90 Il little slow in raising
al outcry "abont another addition
to the miilionaire> club for the
reason that the new senator start
ed in life as poo boy. 1t is not
or purpose to c:ecry the success
Of any citizen or to wish to with
hold from him the political prefer
,gcnts Of his country, for each of
Us has the right aEd privilege to
w;iain our highest ambition: bet in
this ace when the welfare OF The
a,nsses concerns us more than .hc
fr!fillmCnt of in}eridGal success,
the representatives of the people
should hold their @'rief from the
people rather tha" from aggrsn
died wealth. " hiIe the new
seaator from Wisconsin doubtless
attained his election by honorable
means, we have seen in the past
toe many instances a; the election
Of men to the senate through the
deiauchery of legislatures. men
whose duties to their constituents
rose no higher than lie Se'tishucs>
of ttiseir own interests ant tho hc-
hests of corporate greed. W Is
consin Republicans wculd have
done themselves create: honor t,
have sent tn the senate y man
whose thoughts and interest liz
with the common MASSES, than h,
the election of the Maie's rirhes1
man.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-05-22

Ruef, the San Francisco political
boss and boodler, plead guilty to
obtaining graft by extortion rath-
or than undergo the ''strain" of a
trial. There must have been some
strenuous facts concealed in the
evidence against him. Boodlers
and grafters have struck a rocky
road of late.