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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-17
TOWS AUTO 18 MILES
Ralph Temple in Big Nation
al Touring Car Accomp-
fishes Notable Feat.

An automobile was towed through
Hammond and South Chicago territory
for eighteen miles yesterday by Ralph
Temple of Chicago, in his big national
touring car, thus making one of the
longest tows in the history of auto
mobiling The achievement is of ad-
ditional note when the weather and
road conditions are taken into consid-
Grafton.
Guy Brooks of Chicago had taken s.
T. Kellogg, of Springfield. Mass, for a
spin to Hammond. and when one and a
half miles north of Wolf Lake club
house, the light touriTrp car the pair
was in, suddenly stopped. An investi-
cation disclosed that one of the bolts
had worked loose in the gear case.
chewing all the teeth out of the timing
gear. There was no way to remedy
the damage. so with the help of labor
ers the machine was pushed several
hundred yards through snow and slush
to the yard of a farmhouse
Brooks and Kellogg sat down to dis
cuss means to get back to civilization
when along came Temple in his Ma
tional and undertook to tow them.
Through South Chicago all went well.
thouSn the party was J1bed by pedeS-
trians but away from the business sec
tion the trouble commenced. Bond
avenue with its sand and snow was
lodged and the cars taken along the
Hammond car line car tracks Motor
lists who have tried to hold" car
tracks know what it means The park
police barred the two machines hitched
behind one another, so Cottage Grove
was used.
Brooks al the wheel in the crippled
car had several close calls. At TWEEN
ty-sixth street Chauffeur Smith. driv-
ing Temples car. whirled in front of a
north bound car to escape a south
bound car. The motorman of the latter
did not see the rope towing the cripple
and went ahead. Brooks cry as he
frantically tugged on his wheel caused
the motorman to throw on his brakes
TO let him by. but the sudden grab of
the wheel sent Brooks and his car into
the snow bank on the side of the
street.
The eighteen-mile tow required an
hour and fifteen minutes.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-17
Clothes Line Fight Between
Women Resolves Itself
into Question of Sanity.
EVEN THE DOCTORS DISAGREE
One Says Mrs. Weakley is Crazy
and Dangerous, Other Says
Only Crazy.

Seeming more like a farce comedy
than a justice trial, EXCEPT for the
stern dignity of the court and the tur
ors the trials, tribulations and scenes
or the now famoue Weakley-Johnson
feud OF the Masonic Temple block on
state street We're once more rehearsed.
before Judge Mcmahon in the city tri-
ounal of justice today Mrs. Cora r.
Weakley, one of the principals. was
the defendant, charged with insanity.
and Mrs. Marcus B. johnson was the
principal witness and the one who
swore out the affidavit
A jury Of six men was drawn this
morning and fully dozen witnesses
were put on the stand 1t was charged
that Mrs. Weakley was dangerous to
the community and should not be AL
lowed to be at large. Mrs. johnson
was the first and principal witness
She testified that she was afraid for
her life Of the defendant. who occu-
pied n suite of rooms near by her in
the Masonic building In dramatic
tones and striking attitudes she faced
judge and jury, while her voice trem-
bied with indignation as she recited
her grievances against the defendant
" nHt DEFENDANT Did.
Among other things she alleged that
Mrs. Weakley had pointed a revolver
at her (striking an attitude like a SOL
dier firing carbine), threatening to
strike her with a long pole, mailing up
a back door in the building putting
dirt on the said door handle, splitting
beans into her face, claiming that she
(Mrs. Johnson) had stolen coal, a sIop
pail, and had hidden chicken bones
under the defendants, Mrs. Weakley's.
table. Other grievances too numerous
to mention We're recited to show that
Mrs Weakley must be crazy.
Several doctors were called TO the
stand to tell about alleged brain
storms" on the part Of the defendant.
DR.. Oberlin stated that from what he
knew Of the defendant and from an
examination, he thought that the de-
fendant was crazy. although not dan
gerous to the community. DR. Clark.
who owns the building where the two
women had suites. stated that he
thought from examination and appear
ance that the woman was insane and
was dangerous to the community. The
matter was then continued for an hour
owing to the sickness of Attorney Jo-
seph Conroy's daughter, which COM
PEELED him to ask for continuance for
an hour.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-17
GARY IS HANDICAPPED
Poor Telegraph Service Sub
ject of Bitter Complaint
Among Business Men.

Gary, Ind. Dec. 17-(Special.) J.
Complaints are being heard on all sides
Of the telegraph service rendered at
Gary. At the present time there is
no messenger service and a very primi-
tive method is employed for the de-
livery of messages. The following
story, told by Frank Zamacki, n4ls-
trates the inadequacy of the equip
ment. Mr.. Zamacki is proprietor Of
the New World hotel. corner Of Twelfth
and Broadway.
II allowed one of my employees to
go home Saturday night to Chicago to
spent Sunday" he said. and was sur
prised when he did not return Mon
day morning, according to custom. Il
was certain that he would notify me
in case anything had happened TO de-
lay him. After waiting until Tuesday
morning the man finally came and
reprimanded him for not notifying me
of his sickness, which he stated was
the cause of his absence. He in
formed me that he had sent a telegram
and wondered at my not receiving it.
The next day I got a postal card from
the company stating that here was
message at the office for me II I would
call for it."
This and several other stories Of the
poor service have been related by
business men. The absence Of good
communication is being felt more and
more by the business men 1t is
claimed that 1t is possible TO get let
ter through to Gary from within
reasonable distance as quickly as
telegram.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-17
WHITING COUNCIL MEETS.
Question OF Pnving Pennsylvania Ave
nue. Up for DiscussiOn-Prices
of Brick too High.

Whiting. Dec. Especial. AT the
Whiting council meeting last night
the bids for the brick paving OF Penn
sylvania avenue and the south side of
New York avenue. which were submit
ted by the Cain and Gary Construction
companies were rejected. the price be-
ing too high. In the meantime the
matter will no doubt be reeonsidered
and instead Of brick paving which is
known to be very hard on horses feet
the question OF Westrumite paving will
be brought up. BY a unanimous vote
IT was decided to pay the police ON
GERS $50 of their salary on Dee. 21,
on account OF the approaching holt
days.
IN the absence Of Judge Jones. City
Attorney Greenwald acted as clerk.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-17
THREATENED WITH FLOOD
Garyites Alarmed at Depth
of Swamp Construc-
tion Co. Blamed.

Gary Ind, Decv 17-CSpecial )--Sev-
eral residents in the district between
Broadway and Washington streets
near eleventh avenue are becoming
alarmed at the increasing depth of the
swamp that has formed near their
homes. 1t is said that if the snow
which has just fell. should melt sud
denly. many of the houses would be
flooded. This is caused by the fact
that the Kane Construction company
while grading in the vicinity, filled up
the end of the drain pipes and the
water. having no outlet, has formed
a large pond.
1t would not be surprising therefore
if the residents of some of the shacks
should awaken some morning after a
heavy thaw and rain and find their
homes floating away After the re-
cent heavy rain it is said that some
of the floors of the shacks, and also of
the saloons were covered with an inch
of water. All of the shack jewellers
were compelled to elevate their floors
before the flood subsided and were not
only Inconvenience but found it ex-
tremely unsanitary.
Immediate action must be taken to
clear out the drains, say the residents
of the neighborhood, for the protec-
tion Of their property and health. At
the present time the water is very high
although the pond is frozen and is not
giving a great deal of trouble When
the thaw begins, however, there is
no telling how deep the slough may
become, ard how many people may
be made homeless. The work of clear
ing out the drains would not be diff
cult or expensive, but the people feel
that it is up to the Kane Construction
company to attend to the matter.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-17
GARY MAsoNs PLAN BANQUET

Gary Dec. IA committee Of Ma
sons viii meet IN the cary hotel To-
morrow 70 make arrangements for the
George aWshington Masonic hanouat
which is TO be held Dec q. The afrair
viii be big Masonic festival and will
be one OF the most pretentious affairs
that have ever been given in Gary.
c. Pierce. one of the Gary Masons
denied today that there was a move
ment on foot to build temple in
Gary.
He said the Masons had formed a
social organization and that in the
future a movement for a building
might develope as a result of a dona-
tlon from United States Steel company
Masons. But for the time being there
IS not even probability that there will
De temple here for great number
of years.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-17
WHAT'S DOING IN THE COURT.

The Kaptur-Orient case. in which
John Kaptur is suing the Orient Fire
Insurance company for sS25 for al
legged fire loss, was given to the jury
in the superior court today at o'clock.
The case has been on trial for several
days
The following new cases have been
filed today:
No. 4264-Peter Zabana VS.. Republic
Iron & Steel company; personal injury.
No 4265-Max Lovinger VS.. Pennsyl-
vania Railroad company; appeal.
No. 4266-Edward Fogerty VS.. p.
Munroe & Sons; personal injury.
In the above cases Zabana and Fog
erty sue for s1.9s5 and $4,000, respec-
lively, for alleged injuries
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-17
ACCUSED OF STEALING
HIS OWN HORSE.
Owner Leaves Animal to Shiyer on the
Street Over Night and Police Take
Rig into Custody Thinking 1t stolen
and Abandoned.

Gary. Dec (SpeeiaD--A man who
gave his name as Harry Anderson was
accused yesterday OF stealing his owh
horse simply because he could not ind
any place 70 keep il over night
Anderson being unable 70 ship his
horse to Chicago Saturday evening de-
cided TO tie IL TO a post in front OF
Castleman and Jones real estate office
and let IL stay there until morning.
The Gary police thought the horse
had been stolen and abandoned and
when Anderson came back II the morn
ing TO ind his horse he was compelled
to explain.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-17
HAMMOND MAN JUMPS
OUT or 2ND STORY WINDOW

Valparaiso. Ind. Dec. 17.-CspeeiaL)
while mentally deranged. Claude
Ollie of Hammond jumped out Of a
second story window at the home Of
bis father in this city and walked a
block or so in his night clothes before
he was met by a neighbor and taken
the county jail. where he was given
medical attention and care. Ollie has
been i'll for some time and It is thought
that sickness was responsible for his
mental condition.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-17
MISS CORLISS RECOVERING.

Indiana Harbsr, Dec. 17-(SpeciaD-
Miss Ethel Corliss, whose face suffer
ed severe burns the other day with
carbolic acid, is recovering nicely Miss
Corliss met with the accident while at
tending to her duties in the Office of
DR.. Robinson. In attempting to reach
up on a self she put her hand into
some of the acid that had been spilled
there. She then thoughtlessly drew
her hand across her face, and the re-
suit was the severe burns which may
disfgure her for life.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-17
CAMP COOK LOSES PoCKETBooK.

St John, Ind. Dec. (Special)-
There was considerable trouble in D.
Harringeon's wood chopping camp near
this city yesterday morning when
about sac was stolen fro mthe cook
The money was afterwards found in
the pocket of relative and
Sheriff Carter was notified of the fact
and requested TO come to ST. John tc
make the arrest.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-17
STRUCK BY HAMMER; DIES.

Indiana Harbor, Dec 17.-(speciaD-
John Vicas, who was employed in the
construction of the bridges west of
this city, was struck in the face by one
OF the power hammers yesterday. The
blow was terrific one and the man, in
an unconscious condition, was removed
to Dr.. Sauer's Office where he died
while being operated on. His body was
later. removed TO Tears undertaking 2
establishment.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-17
WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS
ELECTS OFFICERS FOR YEAR

Lowell. Ind. Dec. Especially
a meeting OF the Woman's Relief Corps.
held here yesterday afternoon. the fol-
lowing officers were elected: Presi-
dent, Mrs. Mary Clark; senior vice
president. Maggie Laybourn; junior
vice president, Mrs. Sulah Pulver;
treasurer. Mrs. John Hack; conductor.
Mrs. Dora Gregg; chaplain, Mrs. Y. C
Fosburg; guard. Mrs. Edward Walker:
delegate to the next convention. Mrs
George Clark; alternate. Mrs. Emma
Hale. The installing officer is also
Mrs. Emma Hale
A committee was appointed to con
fer with q like committee of the G. A
r. regarding arrangements for the an
nual camp fire TO be held next month
IN 1sxfa e.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-17
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEET

Crown Point, Ind. Dec. -(SpeciaL)
At q meeting Of the county commits
sioners yesterday afternoon County
Clerk Chas. s Pierce bond Of $4,000
was accepted The contract for sta
tionary and supplies was divided be
tween the Thornton Levy company Of
Indianapolis and Wade and Wise Of
the same city. The fetal value OF the
supplies purchased amounted IS $1,000
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-17
DIVORCE CASE ON TRIAL.

The divorce case of Henderson VS..
Henderson was set this afternoon to
be tried in the superior court The
divorce wiz in all probability be
granted by default. as the husband.
James Henderson. who is the defend
ant, is not in Lake county. The Hend
ersons formerly lived in Whiting.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-17
J. W. WEINLAND RESIGNS.
President of Burnham Board of Trustees
VIII Remove TO Chicago.

Burnham. Dec. (SpeciaD-J. W.
Weiland, president OF the village board
of Burnham, sent in his resignation TO
che other members Of the board and at
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-17

Furnished Rooms for Rent on Page q.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1907-08-09
G. Mgr Messmer ct les
MARRIAGES Cath0llQues

Milwaukee, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
de ce diocese, Mgr Messmer, Went
de prendre la decision suivante au
sujet du marriage: Aucun catholi-
que du dios6se de Milwaukee ne
pourra dor6navant contractor ma.
riage apres 5 heures du soir Phi
YER ct apres 6 heures Pete; aucun
catholique ne pourra etre marie
dams une maison particuliere; les
chats ,religieux, quels quilts
soient son interdis q ces c6remo-
MES, ct les personnes qui d6sirent
contractor une union matrimonia-
le sont pr6venues qu'un marriage
catholique nest pas une occasion
d'exhiber DIES toilettes ct des for.
mes f6minines ct qu;une 6glise ca
tholiques nest pas un lieu Oh ces
exhibitions peuvent Sc faire.
Les marriages entire catalogues
doivent avoir lieu q l'6glise catho.
lique ct ceux entire professionals ct
catalogues aux residences des pas
teurs.
Ces regles sont quelques -unes de
celles contenues dams une petite
brochure de cent pages, intltul6e lie
"Livret des psroissiens catalogues
du dioc6ses de Milwaukee,, que
Went de publier l'archeveque s. O..
Messmer.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1907-08-09
L'Exposition de jamestown
OUvRE UNE AGENCE Az CANADA,

OUvRE UNE AGENoE Az CANADA.
Norfolk Ve......La Compagnie
de lExposition de Jamestown, qui
SO tlent actuellement sur les rives
de Hampton Roads, Virginie, ct
avoisinant les villes de Norfolk,
Newport News, Portsmouth, Old
Point Comfort, Hampton, Phoe-
bus et Fortress Monroe Went de
d6cider de fonder une agence ca
nadienne, GU toutes les informa-
tions n6cessaires concernant lex-
position pourront etre obtenues,
Cette sgence sera 6tablie q
Montreal. M. louis Lariv6e, qui
depuis sept mois a gu la direction
du d6partement de publicit6 cana
dienne ct franco-americaine aux
QUARTERS g6n6raux de Exposition.
q Norfolk: We, en- sera lie g6rant.
Tous les renseignements,
pamphlets de Exposition, plans
du terrain, catalogues, etc., Sc
ront fournis gratuitement q ceux
qui en- feront la demande q NJ.
Louis Larivee, Agent de l'exposi-
ton de jamestown, Montreal, o.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1907-08-09
Amanda de $29.24O.OOO
pour Ia Standard Oil

lie ]uge de la cour f6d6rale
M. Lands. a rendu son arret dams
rafalre de la Standrad Oil Com.
pany, de l'Indiana, reconnue cou-
pable d'avoir commits, de 1908 d
1905, 1892 violations distinctes de
la loi Sherman, en- accordanta GER
tains do ses clients des tariffs de
favour qu'elle refusait q d'autres.
L'arret impose, pour checun de
ces 1852 violations, le maximum
de l'emande pr6vue par Ia loi, ct le
total de ces amendes, que devra
payer la Standard Oil Company.
de lIndiana. sleeve q $29. 240.000
La compagnie va faire appel q Get
te decision devant la cour de CIR
cult, ct de Ia l'affaire sera port6e
devant la. cour supreme des Etat.
Unis, d Washington.
Ga Standard Oil Company, de
l'Indiana, est une fliale de la Stan.
dard Oh Company du New-Jersey,
don't M. Rockefeller est le princl-
pal actlonnaire.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1907-08-09
CANADA

Montreal, Qu6.,-De $27, O0O, 00O
qu'elle 6tait en- 1906, la dette con-
solid6e de Montreal a 6t6 port6e
cette aimee a 32,00O,0O0, ce qui est
certainement une somme ASSET ron
delete.
Quebec, IL y await pres de
1000 p6lerlns dimanche dernier a
Ste-Anne de Beaupr6, formant
quatre grapds p6lerinages: les
Franciscains de Montreal, 1000
p6lerins; les Clercs st. Viateur,
a. utremont, LOO; Notre- Dame
de Jacques.C Cartier, 1000; st Lau-
rent ct Ste Famille, lie d'Orl6ans.
400.
Winnipeg.-Le jubil6 der gent
de Mgr Langevln q 6t6 solennelle.
ment c6l6br6 q la cath6drale de ST.
Boniface, splendidement d6cor6e
pour la Circumstance.
De tous les points du diocese,
des membreu du clerg6 6taient We.
nus presenter leurs Fluctuations ct
leurs hommages au dlstingo6 pre-
lat. On remarquait aussi nombre
de pre..res venus des autres provin-
ces.
Mgr Langevin oficia a la messe
pontifcale. Au chour avaient pris
place au milieu dune ~ceataine de
pretres Mgr Racicot. Mgr Pascal,
de Prince Albert, Sask.: Mgr Du.
gas, vicaire general de st. Boniface,
ct son cousin, Mgr Dugas, de New
York.
Ottawa, Ont. - Les Freres dies
Ecoles Chr6tiennes ont d66nitive-
ment decide de gutter la capitale,
ct Ia Commission des Ecoles Ca
tholiques d'Ottawa cherche a les
rempfacer.
Les Fr4res des Ecoles Chretien-
mes ne peuvent contlnuer d'ensei.
gner sans un dipl6me d'institu.
teur.
lis ont r6solu de gutter Ottawa
WI que lie gouvernement d'Ontarlo
refuse de leur accorder une 6cole
normale bilingue pour pr6parer les
examens n6cessaires pour obtenir
leur diplome.
La Commission %scolaire ne pa
yait les Freres que $3.50 chacun
par aimee. Il est question d'avolr
les Freres du Sacr6. Occur, d'Ar-
thabaskaville pour venir s'6tablir
icl, ct rempiacer les autres.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1907-08-09
La Femme ct lie SAVIOR
Viyre

Go quill ne fault pas fsire d ia.
Bile:
1. Pencher son assiette pour re.
cuelllr la derntere goutte du pota-
&c.
2. Aspirer le potage avec bruit.
3. Frapper fort la CUTLER contre
l'assiette.
4. Porter son couteau q sa bou-
che.
5. Essuyer son couteau sur son
pain.
6. Copper son pain avec son cou-
teau, on dot rompre, en- petits
morceaux au fur ct q mesure deb
'besoins.
z. Essuyer son assiette evec une
bouch6e de pain.
z. Sucer les os GU les prendre
avec ses doigts. On doit d6tacher
la viande qui tient aux os avec son
couteau ct lalsser CO qu'on ne peut
enlever.
9. Wider son verre on ses verres
en- quittant la table; on doit, au
contraire, laisser du liquide dams
tous les verres.
10. METRE le coin de SO servlet-
te entire le cou ct le col de la che
mise; la servietta est pos6e 4 moi
tie d6pli6e sur les genOux.
IL. Mordre d meme un fruit.
10. Cracher les noyaux dams son
assiette.
u. Ne boire que lorsoue Ia bou-
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1907-08-09
La Question du Tariff

On lit dams la Justice, lie Ho'
lyoke (Massachusette):
ION SO plant en- certains quar-
tiers que les expectations de cotton
nades am6ricaines ne soient pas
consid6rables. II ny a rien Ia qul
puisse 6tonner. Les lubricants &c
cotonuades produisent pour lie
march6 AMERICAN qui absorbe
pressure complement leurs pro-
durlts, ct Get 6tat de chooses subsis.
terra aussi longtemps que sera en-
vigueur le tariff douanier protec.
teur.
Isl par malheur on le rempla.
Gait par un tariff libre- 6changiste,
lie march6 AMERICAN devien1rait lie
d6potoir de pEurope, ct les fabri-
cants de CO cote ci de IOc6an Sc
verraient, CONNIE sous le gouver-
nement Cleveland, obllg6s de fer
mer les portes de leurs 6tabl1sse-
meuts".
Sur la meme question, la "Justi-
CO" dit encore:
"Les partisans de la "porte, ou-
verte" aux Etats- Unis en- favour
des produits de.l'6tranger travail
lent achievement pour forcer le gou-
vernement d apporter des change
ments au tariff douaoier en- vi
gueur.
Isl on voulait sen tenir q CO
qu'ils pr6conisent, le march6 am6-
ricain serait sous peu perdu pour
les INDUSTRIES americans ct nous
r%everrions bient6t les t'jours fortu-
mes" du regime d6mooratique aet
les "soup houses pousser CONNIE
champignons, dams les grandes viii
les de lUnion.
"Heureusement pour l',ndustriel
ct l'ouvrier, Get 6pouvantail du
s'tarif revise" nest encore qu'un
point imperceptible a l'horizon po-
lltlque, ct il fault esp6rer, dams Pin
t6ret de la nation, quill n'augmen.
terra pas de volume. Ce serait vrai-
ment d6plorable'.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1907-08-09

On a lnaugur6 q Providence,
r. l., au milieu de ceremonies i'm.
posantes, un plaque commemorate
vesur le SONNET de ,oh
Rochambeau ct ses troupes cam
percent vers la fin du dix-huitiAme
steele.
La foule 6tait nombreuses ct
distingu6e, ct DIES discours de re-
connaisssnce envers la France fu-
rent prononc6s par p%lusieurs per-
sopnages en- vue, entire autres le
pr~ofesseur W. II. Munro, pr6si.
dent de la Rhode Island Historical
Society, l'ex.gouverneur @. w.
Lippitt, ct M. John P. Farnsworth
ancien president DIES Sons of the
Revolution
La plaque porte Inscription
sulvante:
"On this ground. between Hope
s'street and North Main street and
north Of Rochambeau avenue, the
French troops, commanded by
"Count Rochambeau, were encam.
'ped in 1881. on their march from
Newport to Yorktown, and in 1881
ION their march from Yorktown to
Boston where they embarked.