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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-02-27
MORE SPEED DUE
IN LEGISLATURE
ASSEMBLY SEEKS TO GAIN Ex
petition.
BUT MEMBERS DISAGREE
Proposal to Meet at $3.50 in the Morn
ing Causes a Debate and Is Re-
ferred Without Actlon--Total of
1925 Bills introduced in Both
Houses.
Madison, Feb. q

Madison, req, 81.
This legislature is like the rider Of a
high-geared bicycle working hard at
the start but making seemingly little
progress. Perhaps the speed will come
next week or the week after that
Though the desire seems to be pres
ent. Judging from the talk abcat a
short, business-like session. r4itheJ
house of the legislature seems TO be
able to get itself 10 adopt a speedy
expeditions system of holding SEES
sions and committee hearings, The
senate sent a joint resolution to the
assembly, asking concurrence in a
provision to the effect thet morning
sessions be held at $3.50 and not at 10
O'Clock Not long after a motion was
made to recall the resolution and 1t
took the presiding officers vote TO
prevent a recall.
When the resolution came up in the
assembly a half-hour's discussion re-
suited. the up-shot of the whole mat
ter being finally that the resolution,
amendment and ali. was referred to
the committee on rules Mr. Ingram
offered an amendments to add after
$3.50 that the legislature shall ad-
journ sl 20 O'Clock and reconvene at
4:30 In the afternoon" The purpose
of this change was to afford opportu
nifty for committee hearings both in
the morning and in the afternoon,
Other members offered amendments
ic make the hour of converting in the
morning at 8 O'Clock. Messrs. RoetAe.
Campbell and lie Roy made earnest
rieas for short morning sessions and
morning and afternoon committee
hearings Mr. lie Roy proposed to
cut out the afternoon session entirely
and hold the legislative session in the
evening Mr. Carpenter opposed the
changing Of the system now followed
contending that no Improvement re
suited. The social democratic mem
hers feel inclined to meet at o'clock
IT. the morning When fully half an
hour had been devoted to the discus
sion of this "momentous' question of
when the Legislature shall convene in
he morning. the whole matter was re-
lerred to the committee on rules
Total Of 1926 Bills.
The committee on revision made It's
report to the effect that It's business,
90 far as new bills are concerned,
S. as completed The total number of
bills. according to the calendar, then,
Is 500. There may be two more than
tlis when the authorship of two
measures is discovered. This Is in
the assembly alone The senate bills
total approximately 500.
For Uniform Grain Standard.
The assembly adopted a joint reso-
luton, introduced by Mr.. Wehrwein,
memorializing congress to pass the
McCumber bill which provides for a
uniform standard Of classifying and
inspecting grains Disagreement
among the various states on this sub
iect has caused considerable confu-
sion and trouble and 1t is this evil
that the bill purposes to remedy.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-02-27
For Uniform Grain Standard.
Montgomery RetrlaI March 4

Black River Falls. Wis. FeD. 90
Samuel T. Montgomery, convicted Of
numbering his wife two years ago by
dragging her by the hair from a car
rieSe behind a runaway team in
Monroe county, was brought here
from Waupun. He was granted a
new trial by the supreme court and
a change Of venue He will be tried
March A.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-02-27
ADMINISTRATION OF THE
MUTUAL LIFE WINS

New York, Feb. 21.-The admins
tration ticket of the Mutual Life In
surance company was elected by a
majority of approximately 10000 in
recent polieyholders' election, ac-
cording to a statement made by the
election inspectors to the proxy com
mlttee.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-02-27
RIn Ere in Mlchlnan

Alpena, Mich, eb 20.-The plant
Of the Alperia Portland Cement com
pany was almost completely wiped
out by fire last night. The fire de-
stroyed the kiln room, clay house
and coal grinding room. The plant
cost about 100000 and the loss 10
probably 100000.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-02-27

UPPER HOUSE sUsTAiNs HIM
AZ TO %.
A FOUR YEARS. CONTEST
la Toilette Votes Against Utah SEN
ator- House Passes Postoffiee
Appropriation Bill, the Provisions
Relating to Increase of Pay Being
Restored.

Washington, Feb. 21.-Four years of
contest against Reed Smoot being per
Mitted to retain mis- seat as senator
from Utah was ended yesterday by AZ
CT his colleagues voting to sustain
him as against % for the resolution
to unseat him. Added to this there
were IS senators paired, making the
actual standing on the resolution 81
votes against it and 81 for it. Smoot
himself did not vote. and Senator
Wetmore was absent and not paired
The Smoot resolution was called up
soon after the senate convened. Every
seat in the galleries was filed and
during the actual voting the standing
room on the floor of the senate was
crowded by members of the house
and employees of the senate. Seldom
has there been a proceeding affecting
the standing of a senator that has at
tracted such marked attention. In
the audience We're representatives of
number of prominent women's or
CARNATIONS which have been active
Ia circulating and having presented
petitions of remonstrance against
Smoot These women secured many
thousands of signatures to their petit
tions, which we're sent to the senate
In deliberately bound volumes.
There have been numerous speeches
made for and against Smoot since the
resolution to unseat him was reported
from the committee on privileges and
elections, just prior to adjournment
Of congress last year. Yesterday Sen
stors Dubois, Hansbrough, Newlands
Bacon and Burrows, the latter chair
man of the committee, spoke against
Smoot, while Senators Beveridge, Dol
liver and Foraker spoke in his sup
port
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-02-27

If the legislature viii enact a law
limiting the length of the tights that
- lnate from the saloons to two days
it viii have accomplished something
practical in the way of a moral re-
generation.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-02-27

The Lake Mills Leader seems to
have lost its sense Of feeling when
it compares the legislators to
swarm Of mosquitos-every one
wants to set his bill in.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-02-27
EDITORIAL BY THE WAY.

That spot on the sun may be due
70 agitation among the celestial
hosts over the Hughes anti-tights
bill
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-02-27

Assemblyman Weber, who has In
troduced high license bin in the
Illinois legislature states that
liquor Is responsible for The ccndi-
ton of 80 per cent of the persons in
the jail. workhouse and insane hos
pitfalls" of his district, and after re-
viewing the income from liquor H.
censes explained that It falls more
than 100000 short every year Of
maintaining the institutions which
he said liquor makes necessary. And
his allusion was to only a small por-
ton of the state.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-02-27

Still, a most remarkable phase OF
the Japanese question is that San
Franciscans, themselves most scan
dalous and grating should presume
to charge the Nipponese with immor-
ality.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-02-27

Sherburn M. Becker, the youthful
Milwaukee mayor, has so impressed
himself upon the people of the cream
city that one Of the natives OF the
duehy recently offered to bet $40
that "Sherbie" was author OF the
declaration of independence. Such
faith would remove mountains, elect
governors and possibly build high
way to the whitehouse.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-02-27

Milwaukee people are over fastidi-
Gus They protested when they dis
covered that their baker used the
newly baked bread as a foot-warmer
ana permitted the kittens to nest in
the -four barrel Now they have
discovered that another baker mixes
cockroaches in his loaves. Pretty
squeamish thai Tor people who de-
light in the atrocities of weiner-
vursts. limberger and the brew that
made the city notorious.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-02-27

1t all comes so easy. this con-
trioution of s3200O,O0O to educational
purposes by Mr.. Rockefeller just be-
fore he makes the heaviest advance
in oil prices ever known. Gentle
reader, that gift we make, not Mr..
Rockefeller, even though the credit
for the wondrous benefaction goes to
another.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-02-27

Ambassador Bryce at farewell
banquet rendered Kim in London said
that he was in doubt whether he was
going to America or to another and
better world. Isn't that a dainty
Northumberland from an English
man, too!
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-02-27

the day, battle over the provisions
in the bill continuing throughout the
session
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-16

storm was raging they naturally
thought it was a clap Of thunder and
paid no more attention TO it. However,
they are now satisfied that it was the
blowing open Of the postof1ce safe.
No clue was left by the robbers and
they made their disappearance as
quickly as they got away with the
booty. The sheriff at Crown Point has
been notified and the affair will be in
vestigated today. Some Of the resi-
dents are firm IN their belief that the
job was done by some home talent
while others are Inclined to the theory
that expert cracksmen from the windy
city were the miscreants
No letters in the boxes were touched
nor packages in the vault What
puzzles the officials is the fact that the
robbers left $50 worth OF stamps be-
hind The little town is all excitement
today in consequence of the robbery
coupled with the destruction wrought
by the storm.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-16
FARM HANDS FIGHT;
ONE IS STABBED
John Shonf Inlicts Deep
Cut in Ross Gays
Abdomen
Especial to Lake County Times.)

Valparaiso. August 16.-During
quarrel yesterday afternoon at NAL
denis grove. south of Valparaiso, John
Shoup stabbed Ross Gay. a farm hand
with whom he was working. Gay was
taken to the Christian hospital at VAL
paraiso, where he lies in critical
condition and may die as a result OF
his wounds. The men had just come
in from their work IN the fields when
the two became engaged in an argu-
ment which led to blows. in which Cay
is said TO have been the assailant Cay
struck Shoup several times on the head
and friends of the two men separated,
them. Shoup went 10 a nearby water
trough to wash his wounds and Just
as he was entering the house he was
again attacked by Gay. and this time
he pulled out pocket knife TO defend
himself and in doing so stabbed Cay
once, the blade entering the mans alb
domen innicting a deep cut
Shoup was arrested yesterday after
noon and gave bonds for appearance
He is being defended by ex-Judge
Franklin Feterer.
According to reports from the hos
pitaI last night. Gay is in a very seri-
Gus condition, but the physician in
charge of him believes he Will recover
The trial will be held in abeyance
until the recovery of Cay.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-16
FRIENDLY To TRADE;
LOSES GOOD MONEY
Arthur Magee Victim Of
Forger, Who Gets Away
With SO.

Affability lost Arthur Magee, a sa-
loonkeeper at 266 South Holman
street, the sum of 50 yesterday. IN
the course Of his business Magee
tries to treat all of his customers as
we'll as possible, but he cay change
his rule hereafter A man known as
Paul Bronson, has been making a num-
ber of visits to the place during the
past few weeks, and the saloonkeeper
laughed and joked with him, as he
did with the other customers. His
bartender had only been employed in
the shop but a short time and he
thought that Bronson was an old and
trusted friend. Yesterday Bronson
came around to the saloon and asked
the bartender to cash a check for SO,
which was signed with Magees name.
Wishing to please all hands. the bar
tender handed over the money for the
piece of paper. When Magee returned
he saw the check and at once dis
claimed all knowledge of signing any
such article. lie reported the matter
to the police. Bronson is described
as being about q years of age, five
feet, seven inches in height, and
| weighing about $50 pounds.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-16
STORM WORKS HAVOC IN Lowell
New High School Building Razed and Two Residences
Down-Prostrate Trees Block Thoroughfares
and Telephone Wires are Rendered Useless

According to reports from Lowell this
morning the storm through the section
last night was the worst that ever Wis
ited that town. 1t started its destruc-
ton about u o'clock and continued
until after I. Trees were uprooted.
telephone wires were blown down and
this morning everything throughout the
quiet little town presents dnapidated
appearance.
The worst obstruction occurred on
the north side where the high school is
located. The large addition TO the pres
ent school building. which is under con-
struction, was blown down and the
loss is estimated at s2.500. The struc-
ture which IS being built Of brick was
nearing completion and the carpenters
were getting ready TO put on the roof.
When the strong wind which came be-
fore the rain. struck the framework,
bricks were sent flying in all direc-
tions and this morning there is moth
ing left OF the building only the founda-
tion.
Two residences on the east side OF
the town were blown down, but nc
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-16
COUNTY FAIR To
Be BIGGEST EVER
Lake County Homecoming
and Special Features
Insure Success.

The forty ninth annual fair, which
opens next Tuesday. promises to be the
biggest event of the kind ever held in
northern Indiana. All the arrange
ments are complete and the officers
who have worked long and hard for
the success of this years fair say the
prospects were never better. One of
the new features that attracts much
attention is the night fair and this is
sure to draw a big crowd.
The ZONE coming days" are a new
feature this year that is sure to bring
success. Many former residents of Lake
county have arrived here during the
last few days on purpose to attend the
fair and every day brings others. Others
have sent word that they are coming
and there is sure to be a great gather
ing of former residents. People who
have not seen each other in years will
have an opportunity to meet and renew
old acquaintances.
The special attractions this year are
greater than ever before, and include
the famous Nelson family of acrobats
grand displays of fireworks, Barnie
Young's concert band and many good
shows.
Some unusually good races are as
sured as many fast horses are already
quartered at the fair grounds, and
every race will be filled with from five
to fifteen entries. The grounds and
track were never in better condition.
The fair is a public institution and
everyone is interested in its success,
and everyone should make it point to
attend. The sale of, season and fam
lily tickets this year should be unusual
Iy large owing to the night exhibitions
as it will be cheaper to purchase a sea
son ticket for 81, which is good all
during the fair than pay % cents each
time you attend.
Don't miss the Lake county fair
Crown Point Register.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-16
Especial to LIKE County TImc..l }


Whiting. Ind. Aug 16.-One OF the
most spectacular fires that has ever
been witnessed in this city has been
raging here for the past twelve hours
as a result of the electrical storm last
night during which the llghtenirg
struck tank number So and destroyed
nearly $4,000 barrels of oil.
The fire was started about o'clock
this morning when there was a ter
rible crash and an explosion and one
of the big tanks was found TO be on
fire. As the oil burned. great clouds
of coal black smoke rose TO an enor-
nous height and as the flames burned
beneath it they cast a lurid glare on
the black column that made the
spectacle one never TO be forgotten.
AS soon as the Standard oil company
had been notified that tank numDer
SO, which is known TO have capacity
of $4,000 barrels OF oil and which
containing approximately $4,000 bar
rels of oil at the time, was on fire,
measures were taken to save as much
of it as they could.
Years ago when an oil tank was
set on fire, the practice was to press
an old cannon into service and by
firing a shot into the side of the tank
near the ground, the oil would be
released and as much saved as pos
sible.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-16
LOSES LIFE IN
CALUMET RIVER
Weak Platform Precipitates
Driller for Dredging Con
Germ Into Water.
Especial 10 Lake County TImes.l

South Chicago. August 16.-Albert
Shubert. aged %. was drowned yester-
day afternoon in the Calumet river at
One Hundred and Thirteenth street
Shubert was employed as a driller by
the Great Lakes Dredging company
and while standing on a platform it
gave away. causing Shubert to fall into
the water The accident was witness
ed by John Dorsey and John McGill.
Although immediate attempts were
made to help Shubert to the surface,
they were useless as his body did not
appear above the water until life
seemed to be extinct. AS soon as the
body was recovered attempts were
made TO revive Shubert, but they were
Of no avail
The body was removed to Murphy's
morgue. where the inquest was held
at 10 O'Clock today.
Shubert is single and resided at 993
One Hundred and Sixth street.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-16

one was injured. The names OF the
owners could not be learned as the
telephone wires are down and i. is
impossible to get into communication
with the town.
On East Commercial avenue trees
that were blown down and are lying in
the street and traffic is practically
blockaded in some places. Beer kegs
and boxes obstruct the thoroughfares
and the town. according TO those who
have seen it since the storm. say it
looks as though cyclone had swept il.
When the wind struck the telephone
wires Of the Lowell and Northwestern
Telephone company. the wires snapped
like tafry. and large crews OF linemen
are working today repairing the wires
and service viii probably be resumed
by tomorrow.
South OF Lowell near the Kankakee
region. the damage was not as bad as
that in Lowell proper. but trees and
oat stacks were blown down.
The loss though the storm in Lowell
and surrounding territory is esti-
mated at fully $4,000. IL not more.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-16
TRIES To
COMMIT SUICIDE
Crazed With Drink, Adam
Doursaski Attempts to
Kill Himself.
Especial to Lake County Times.)

Indiana Harbor. Ind, August 10
While crazed with drink, a bartender
in l. Gaufs saloon. known as Adam
Doursaski, attempted to tear himself
away from officer Jay Ford and Con-
stable Gust Often this morning and to
commit suicide by throwing himself
under Pennsylvania passenger train
that was rushing by at the time.
1t was all the officers could do to
save the man, and in the melee they
were both struck in the face. 1t is
said that the man was desperate in his
attempt to get under the cars and COM
plete his lf-destruction.
The man was restrained until the
train had passed and was then taken
on across the tracks 20 the police sta
ton.
Here he was searched and it was dis
covered that he carried as weapons, a
billiard ball wrapped up in handker-
chief. the handle of a wash boiler so
wrapped as 70 be used in place of brass
kunckles, and a long knife.
1t is thought the man was tempor-
arily demented by the continual use
of whiskey.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-16
BLAZING TANK ILLUMINATES
NORTHERN END Of COUNTY
Most Spectacular Fire in Years Takes
Place at Standard Oil Plant
in Whiting.
"a, 900 BARRELS OF KEROSENE IN FLAMES
Lightning Strikes Giant Receptacle and Fires the Con-
tents-Large Gang Employed in Saving What is
Possible of the Great Volume of Fluid.

Now. however. there are emergency
pipes that are used to draw of the
oil from the bottom while II is burn
ing at the top and these were all
utilized.
While the pumps were working as
fast as possible TO draw OF the oil
a large number OF men were set TO
work 10 spray the bottom of the tank
with water to keep II cool so that .he
oil would not burn so fast and more
could be saved
BY noon today 1900 OF the $4,000
barrels Of oil had been drawn OF and
there was some hope OF saving part
Of the rest. Hundreds Of people from
Whiting got out of bed and dressed
and swarmed into the streets 70 see
the spectacle. Others witnessed the
ravages OF the flames from the Sec
ond stories of their residences.
Today when the news OF the fire.
was received in Hammond. East Chi
cago and Indiana Harbor, a great
many people sought high elevations
from which they could plainly see the
smoke.
Some of the Whiting people thought
the fire might spread to the other
tanks and start a general canflag~a-
tion but the company, having fore
seen such emergencies had placed the
tanks far enough from each other so
there was no danger from this source.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-16
LOWELL POSTOFF|CE IS ROBBED
Thieves Take Advantage Of Last Nights Storm to
Dynamite Safe-Citizens Hear Explosion
and Think it Thunder Clap

Lowell. Aug. 16.-During the storm
last night at Lowell the postofice was
entered and the safe dynamited by
robbers, who secured S76 in money and
two pension checks. about $50 worth of
stamps. which were in the safe were
left untouched by the robbers. The
robbery is supposed to have taken
place about 1890. when the storm was
raging the fiercest.
4 large hole was bored through the
safe and several sticks Of dynamite
must have been inserted for the safe
was blown through the partition sep
arating the outer from the inner Of
fee and on through the front door into
the street.
The robbers evidently have been
studying the place for some time. as it
is said they gained an entrance through
the basement IN the rear of the build
ing and came up through a cellarway.
Several residents remember of hearing
an explosion about 1890, but as the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-16
MURDER SUSPECTED
IN HAYES DEATH
Deputy Coroner, Who Con
ducts Inquest, Withholds
Verdict for Investigation

At the coroner's inquest over the
body OF Albert Hayes this noon at the
West Hammond village hall, Deputy
Coroner Hoffman postponed q verdict
for two weeks in orde~ that the death
might be investigated. Murder is
hinted at
A large crowd OF friends of the de-
ceased man were in attendance at
the inquest, but none of them seemed
TO know where his relatives lived
Hayes was formerly a fireman in the
employ OF the Rock Island railroad and
had a run out OF Chicago
After the inquest the body was re-
moved TO Emmerling's morgue to
await the arrival of relatives If they
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-16
NEARLY CAUSES BAD BLAZE.
Especial to Lake County T,ne..l


Indiana Harbor. Ind, Aug I6-
Dwight Filson, the 12-years-old son Of
Mr. and Mrs f. W. Filson. came very
near being the cause OF a disastrous
fire that might have destroyed thous-
ands OF dollars worth Of property be-
fore being extinguished If It had not
been for the presence OF mind OF the
mother who saw the blaze in time and
extinguished 1t with garden hose.
The Filson boy and several OF his
companions found a tar barrel and
some rubbish and decided TO start a
bonfire. They piled the rubbish high
on the tar barrel and then set ii afire.
It was not long before the fence near
by and the shed were afire. and Il
looked as though the lumber in the
yard of the Indiana Harbor Lumber
company would be burned.
Mrs. Filson noticed the flames and at
once got hold Of the garden hose and
attempted TO put It out. After some
effort and with the assistance Of some
OF the neighbors she was finally sue
cessful and the fire was put under con-
troll.
II IS said that # the fire had not
been seen as soon as It was. there is no
question that il would have spread
to the Filson residence and then TO the
lumber yard. where It is hard 10 tell
where the damage would have ended.