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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-04
WATCHMAN SHOOTS
At GRAIN THIEVES
Believes One to Have Been
Wounded in Making His
Getaway.
jim, I'M SHOT, I'm SHOT!"
Trail of Blood Along Tracks Tells of
the Direction Pursued
in Escape.
Especial to Lake County Times.)

South Chicago, Oct 4-Grain thieves
are again in evidence according to the
reports received at the Belt Railway
Office. A band of experienced grain
thieves have been robbing ears for the
past two months without detection.
Last night four of the thieves were
chased by Private Waterman John
OConnor of the Belt Railway company
at Ninety-third street and South Chi
cago avenue, and were shot at six
times, O'Connor says he is sure that
he hit one Of them as he heard the ex-
clamation, Jim, I'm shot I'm shot"
However. all the miscreants escaped.
This morning O'Connor went down
the tracks to where the grain thieves
were, and saw blood on the tracks and
all along the path and six bags of
grain were lying on the ground with
their contents half spilled out This
is not the first time that O'Connor has
shot at grain thieves and he thinks
that the gang he encountered yesterday
are the same ones that have been OPP
Grating right along.
Tuseday night a car was broken open
at the Lake Shore and about $50 worth
of grain stolen. Much of the grain was
strewn over the tracks. The method
used when they do not break the car
open is to bore a hole in the bottom of
the car and let the grain come out.
1.-Two special watchmen will be sta
toned at these places after this" said
a special agent for the companies, and
if we catch the thieves, it will go hard
with them in court.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-04
SCHOOLS ARE CROWDED
Serious Problem Confronts
East Chicago; 500 Pupils
Unprovided For.
ESPECIAL to Lake County rimes.l


East Chicago, Ind, Oct. 4.-Dr. Spear,
d. ID. Dickinson and John Spittle, all
members of the local school board,
were present at a meeting of the
board which was held for the purpose
of considering the matter of providing
new rooms. for the 500 children who
have no school to go to on account Of
the lack of a school building.
The building which is now located in
East Chicago was built two years ago
and is already overcrowded. For some
reason or other no action was taken
towards the erection of another build
ing and as a result there are 500 chill
dren who are excluded from the
schools.
1t is planned to adopt the plan of
the Gary school board, which has had
to deal with the problem of furnish
ing sehoolhouses on short notice and
purchased portable buildings for tenn
porary use.
In the meantime August Johnson, the
contractor, has had conferences with
the school board regarding the build
ing of a new school and it is planned to
begin work on it at once.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-04

Glascop. At the close of the games a
delicious luncheon was served Mrs
Fred Summers was the guest of honor
at the party and the members present
We're: Mesdames Seeley. Charles Luth-
MAN, John Huber, Kralowitz Osborn,
Murray, II. Green. ]. Schaadt, Keyser,
Boyle, landmark. +. Scott and Web
Der
The members Of the Deborah society
Of the First Christian church held an
all day session yesterday al the church
on Indiana avenue. Many ladies were
IN attendance and report a very en-
joyable day. The regular business was
first transacted after which the day
was spent socially.
2A
A very delightful meeting Of the
Fern Leaf club was held yesterday
at the home of Mrs. Charles Miller in
Russell street All the members were
present and the hostess had three
guests Mesdames Williamson Wfegand
and Sherry. The afternoon was spent
with cards after which delicious re-
freshments were served. The tables
were prettily decorated with carnations
and the flowers We're given the guests
as favors. Mrs. Miller was presented
with a handsome piece of linen, the
gift of her guests. The next meeting
of the club viii be held on Thursday
at the home of Mrs. Claude Campbell
So
On Saturday afternoon at o'clock
occurs the annual children's day pro-
gram given by the Womens Study
club. The meeting on this occasion is
to be held In the First NJ. f. church
instead of the K. of p. hall as usual.
The children will be entertained prin-
cipally by Miss Faulkner, the noted
Chicago entertainer, interspersed with
a few selections given by home talent.
Admission is 25 cents for adults and
10 cents for children under IL years
of age. The children of club members
of course entering free of charge.
The program will be as follows:
Piano Solo. Miss Falkner of Chicago
Reading ..........M Miss Ethel Hirsch
reading .......-..... Miss Falkner
Piano and Violin duet.
Grill and Claire Burge
Reading. ............... Miss Faulkner
Reading. ........ Lillian Jacobowsky
Heading. .....-..-.. MISS Faulkner
The committee for the day consider
they have secured people to furnish
an unusually good program.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-04
SELECT THEIR FURNITURE.
President and Mrs. It. II. Knots of
Gary Choose Furnishings for
New Home.
Especial to Lake County Times.)

Especial to Lake County Times.)
Gary, Oct. president T. E. Knots
and Mrs. Knots spent yesterday and
part Of the day before in Chicago
among the furniture dealers picking up
line of fittings for the new home
that is TO be ready for occupancy by
Thanks giving or Christmas. The furn-
ishings are to be on a par with the
exterior and interior of the home which
is beyond anything else in the private
residence line in Gary. The interior
finish is hand polished quarter sawed
oak trim. ali special work and inlaid
floors. The general design is some
what after the plan of States Attorney
Boone's home in Hammond, but it has
been elaborated considerably and
makes a pleasing result. The painters
are just finishing their part of the
work and the fnishers expect to get
their part done by the latter part of
next week when the furniture will be
here ready for installation. There will
be a house warming at the home of
the mayor and his estimable better
half for the pioneers Of Gary and
others when they get II
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-04
sHOTT CHILD BREAKS ARM.

Clara Shott. tne four-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton
Shott, ia Cedar street, suffered a
broken arm today when she fell from
a fence while playing in a neighbor-
ing yard.
About year ago her little brother
had his two arms broken while play
ing
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-04
CAR GOES OFF TRACK.

The street car traffic was delayed
several hours on account OF a car be-
ing OFF the track at the turn between
One Hundred and Forty-eighth street
and one Hundred and Forty ninth
street in East Chicago.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-04
CASE GOES TO JURY.

The case Of ". T. Beahler against
Jacob Weis for breach of contract
which was on trial in the superior
court yesterday and today, was given
to the jury this noon. Mr.. Beahler is
suing for $4,000 damages which he al
leges he sustained owing to a breach
of contract on building lease for his
laundry business.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-04

Huehert Doctor of St. John was In
Hammond on business matters spend
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-04

Your store ad Is not adequate III you
sell any seasonabIe goods that are not
priced in II
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-04

Observation-Disclosures fair tonight
and Saturday; slightly cooler to-
night.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-04

Mrs. Osborn entertained the members
OF the Fleur de Lis club yesterday af-
ternoon at her home in Plummer ave-
nue.. at one of the pleasantest club
parties of the year. The afternoon was
devoted to cards and the honors We're
won BY Mesdames Schaadt, seeley and
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-04

Miss Emma Schwartz of Lotion, Ill,
is the guest Of the Misses Mae and
Della Prange at their home in State
street.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-04

Mrs. p. Seehausen and children. Cora.
Emil and PAUL left yesterday for an
extended visit with relatives in Min
nesota.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-04

Mrs. Charles Kasson is entertaining
the members of the Marquette club this
afternoon at her home in Bellview
Place.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-10-11

first be crowned as nearly as possible
to the form desired in the finished road.
The road surface should slope from the
center to the sides at least one-half
inch per foot. 1t should be noted that
it is much more important to form first
this foundation crown with a clay than
with sandy subsoil.
The foundation having been properly
prepared, the surface should be plowed
and narrowed to a depth of about 4
inches until it Is pulverized as COM
pletely as possible. 1t is then covered
with to 8 inches of clean angular
sand. The sand should be spread so
that the layer is thickest at the center
of the road, following in general the
same plan as was outlined for spread
ing clay upon a sandy foundation. The
first mixing by plow and harrow is now
done while the materials are still in a
comparatively dry state. 1t has been
found that the clay foundation can be
more evenly disintegrated when in this
condition. After this first mixing has
been finished the road is finally puddled
with harrow after rain. In case an
excess of clay works to the surface
and tends to make the mixture sticky,
sand is applied until this trouble is over
come.
Upon the completion of the mixing
and pudding, the road should be shaped
while it is still soft enough to be prop
erly finished with a scraper and at
the same time stiff enough to pack well
under the roller or under the action of
traffic. In case it is impossible to OBJ
tain the proper consistency of the sur
face material, it is better to shape the
road when somewhat too wet than when
it is too dry, even if it is necessary tc
stop traffic upon it for few days. The
road should be opened to traffic as soon
as practicable after completion, as this
will be found to have beneficial effect
upon it.
Note. "A portion of the road between
Williamsburg and jamestown Island ha.
recently been constructed of sand anc
clay under the,direction of the author Of
the foregoing article. 1t will afford 3
valuable object lesson to those interested
In road improvem ent and who live il
sections Of our State where stone. OF
other suitable material for the perma.
nent improvement of roads is no
available. The Highway Commission
will be glad to hear from any one inter
ested in the subject and to give then
any advice or information that it can.
P. STJ. WILSON,
State Highway Commissioner
Richmond, Va.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-10-11
FAREWELL 70 SUMMER.

Summer is fading; the ,oad leaves
that grew
So freshly green when June was young
are falling;
And all the whisper-haunted forest thro
The restless birds in saddened tones
are calling,
From rustling hazel copse and tangled
dell:
Farewell, sweet Summer,
Fragrant, fruity Summer,
Sweet, FAREWELL
Upon the windy hills, in many a field,
The honeybees hum slow above the
clover;
Cleaning Of the latest sweets its bOs-
SONS may yield,
And, knowing that their harvest time
is over,
Sing, half a lullaby and half knell;
Farewell, sweet Summer.
Honey-laden Summer,
Sweet, FAREWELL"
The little brook that babbles mid the
ferns,
Ger twisted roots and sandy shadows
playing.
Seems fain to linger in its eddied tums,
And with plaintive, purling voice is
saying
(Sadder and sweeter than my song can
teln:
Farewell, sweet Summer,
Warm and dreary Summer,
Sweet, farewellp'
George Arnold.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-10-11

broken up, and which at the same time,
without being too plastic, has sufficient
binding power to cement the grains of
sand and form smooth, impervious
surface on the road. Clays of this
nature which have given excellent re-
suits are found in abundance in many of
the Southern States. Their color is
usually red or notified red and white.
Occasionally clay are found sufficiently
sandy to be suitable for use without
further mixing. When this is the case
it is only necessary to spread the ma
terial on the road and allow it to pack
under traffic. 1t is obvious that it is
necessary to pay careful attention to
the physical properties of the available
clay in the neighborhood Of the road,
as it will frequently be found economical
to haul good material for some distance
rather tLan to use an inferior material
which is close at hand. The qualities
to be considered, as has been pointed
out, are the greatest binding power
obtainable, together with the least
amount of labor necessary for disinte-
grating and mixing.
Method for Estimating Proper Pro
portions of Sand and Clay.
1t has already been shown that the
best mixture for sand-clay construction
is one in which there is just enough
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-10-11
FOR BROTHER pEERMAN.
(t rom R1chmond Chrlstaln Adroc

Il rom Richmond Christian Advocated
Last year within the bounds of the
Rappahannock District special collec-
tion was taken to assist in the support
of Rev. E. L. Peerman, then a minister
of this district, who was about to leave
for the foreign field. In this way Broth
er Peerman became representative of
the district in his appointment to Korea
and is now a Giving link" between that
country and our section of the Southern
Methodist Church. Those who attended
the District Conference on West Math-
ews circuit last summer did not wish to
discontinue the work already begun, or
fall behind the precedent of the previous
year. Subscriptions were taken then
amounting to $3.50. The purpose of this
letter is to appeal to the churches, Sun
dayschools, Epworth League, mission
ary societies and individuals of Kappa
hammock District to join with us in our
endeavor to make this offering one
worthy of our ability. Itdoes not come
to us in the nature of an assessment, but
as labor of love; of love, first to the
Christ who died for all men; secondly, to
the people of Korea, who, sitting in
darkness, are so eager for the light, and
finally, to Brother Peerman-a man en-
deared to US by his faithful ministry in
our midst and his devotion to his Mas
ter. Shall we not share in the great
work he has undertaken by liberal
contribution to his support?
The undersigned, appointed by the
presiding elder missionary-secretary
of the district, will be glad to answer
communications on this subject and re-
ceive contributions for Brother Peer
man, either before or during the next
session of the Virginia Annual Confer
ence. All money sent or handed to him
will be properly credited in the Annual
and devoted to the purpose intended.
CLAYTON o. FUTILE,
Montross, Va. Secretary.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-10-11
GIVES A PERFECT SKIN.
Sulphur In Liquid Form Adds
to the Beauty of Women.

"Beanty is only skin Deep" but you cannot
be beautiful if you have any Skin Disease or
bad complexion. HANCOCK'S LIQUID
SULPHUR quickly cures Eczema, letter,
Sores, Eruptions, Blotches. and all Skin Dis
eases. Apply HANCOCK'S LIQUID SUI
PHUR OINTMENT to the face just as you go
to bed, and it will soon give you a smooth.
velvety skin.
Taken internally. HANcOCK'S LIQUID
SULPHUR purifies the blood and clears up
the complexion. A few spoonsfuls in hot
water makes the finest of sulphur baths. All
druggist sell it. Sulphur Booklet free, ii
you write HANCOCK LIQUID sULoHuE
CO., Baltimore.
Dr w. w. Leake, of Orlando, Fla. who was
cured, says: ut is the most wonderful remedy
for Eczema have ever known"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-10-11
'IG. 2-Cross section of road showing displacement
of Jumps of cley when subjected TO travel.

the point of overfowing. The volume
of water removed from the glass which
was originally full of water can be
taken as an approximate measure of
the voids in the unit volume of sand
contained in the tumbler. A simple
calculation will reduce this to percent
age volume.
Practical experience has shown that
the tendency is to calculate too little
rather than too much sand for given
amounts of clay, and almost invariably
a second and even third application of
sand is necessary over and above the
calculated amount. It often happens
that clay will work up to the surface
under the action of traffic, in which
case an extra top dressing of sand
should be added when required.
Constructing a Sandy-Clay Road
In passing to a detailed description of
methods of construction, it must first
be stated that there are two distinct
conditions which are likely to be met.
In the first case, the road may have a
sandy subsoil, ordinarily spoken of as
"deep" sand, the Objectionable features
of which must be overcome by the addi-
ton of clay. On the other hand, the
subsoil may be of clay, and in this case
sand must be added to it. Since there
is radical difference in the methods of
construction in these two cases, each
will be treated separately.
DRAINAGE. In all forms of road con-
struction the mostimportant considera-
ton is that of drainage. If natural
drainage does not exist, artificial methods
must be used. The best natural drain
age is usually found upon loose gravel
or a sandy soil, especially when the
grade of the road is somewhat above
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-10-11

Ter. The mixing can be left, after the
materials have been properly spread,
entirely to the action of traffic. In all
construction, however, the best results
are hasteRed by the use of plow and
harrow. In all cases it is advisable to
use a road machine or other similar i'm
plement to crown and smooth the sur
face, after which light coat of sand
may be added.
The quantity of clay required to
build mile of road will vary of course
with the width and depth of the clay
layer. A roadway II feet wide with an
average depth of inches of clay will
require cubic yard of clay to cover
Al feet of road length; that is to say,
each cubic yard of clay will make II
running yards of clay road. Since
there are 1,760 yards to the mile, it will
be seen that 1, ,173t cubic yards of clay
will be required for l mile of construc-
ton. From this data the cost may be
readily calculated, when the rate of
wages and distance of haul are known.
The average load has been found to be
about two-thirds to three-fourths of a
cubic yard, when the hauling is done
over sand, and about cubic yard when
the hauling is done over a dry claysroad.
1t may be said after rough calculation
that a 2-horse load of clay will cover 1
linear yard of 12-foot surface, making
1,760 loads to the mile. The cost of
shoveling sand upon the clay is the
same, whether the mixing is to be done
with plow and harrow or left to traffic,
and should therefore in each case be
added to the cost of hauling.
SAND-CLAY CONSTRUCTION UPON A
CLAY sUBsoIL. proper drainage
has been provided the roadbed should
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-10-11
RvINGTON, VIRGINIA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER H. 1907

clay to fill the yoids in the sand, thus
producing the proper cementing bond
in the road surface. No exact rules
can be laid down for calculating in
advance the best mixture. An easy
method for making rough or approx
mate estimate of the volume of the clay
filler required for any unit quantity of
a given sand is as follows: Two ordinary
glass tumblers of as nearly as possible
the same size are filed to the brim, one
with the dry sand to be tested and the
other with water. The water is then
poured carefully from theone glass into
the sand in the other until it reaches
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-10-11

BIG showing elias deep

the surrounding country. If the land is
dry and the sand deep enough to absorb
quickly even the heaviest rains, no
special attention need begiven to drain
age other than to provide the proper
crown to the surface of the finished
road to divert the water from it. Fre-
quently, in tide-water regions, the
country is so low and level that the sur
face of the road is likely to be kept
continually wet from seepage. If this
condition has to be met, it is necessary
to dig wide bitches on each side of the
roadbed and raise the grade so that the
crown of the road will be sufficiently
high to shed water thoroughly before
hauling any clay upon it.
1t is very important that no stumps
or branches of trees or other matter
subject to decay should be overlooked
and left in the roadbed, as at such
points weak places are sure to be de-
veloped in the course of time. Although
natural drainage IS much better on
sandy subsoils than on clay, in clay
districts the conformation of the country
is more likely to be of an undulating or
rolling character, thus furnishing a
natural watershed. Temporary or So
called 'wet-weather" springs are not
so likely to occur in sandy soils as in
clay soils, and therefore need not be so
carefully guarded against. Neverthe-
less, if any indications of these springs
are found, precautions should be taken
to conduct the water to the side bitches
by some form of underdrainage.
SAND-CLAY CONSTRUCTION UPON A
SANDY suBSoL. When the drainage
has been properly provided, the road
bed should be brought to a crown. II
has been found more economical to
crown first section of the road nearest
the source of the clay. The first load
of clay is dumped on this prepared sec.
tion at the point nearest the clay bed,
each succeeding. load thus being hauled
over the proceeding. Care should be
taken to spread each separately anc
evenly as soon as it has been deposited
and before it is driven over. The clay
cover spread upon the subsoil is showr
in figure 8.
After spreading the clay it should be
covered with layer of clean sand
When the road has been opened to traffic
sufficient amount of sand should bt
added from time to time to keep the
surface smooth and prevent the forma
ton of mud. Both the thickness anC
the width of the layer of clay to b,
spread are determined by the volum,
and character of traffic which the roat
is to sustain. If narrow, single tract
roadway is to be built, thas been foun,
best to spread the clay to a width O
about IL feet and to depth of to
inches in the center. tapering the laye
to a thin edge at the sides. In som
cases it may be necessary to modif,
these directions to accord with tn
quality of the clay and the amount O
sand which it contains. The leaner O
more sandy the clay, the greater will
be the amount required.
After the clay layer is iscompleted an
covered with sand, as already stated,
the clay is of plastic and lump char
acter it will probably be necessary t
, plow and harrow it alternately until tn
/ humps are thoroughly disintegrateC
4 Advantage should be taken of rains