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The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-07-25

"HOW DID YOU COME on
results that ! had made point of
telegraphing to London news of my
proposed suit. The result was little
trading in textiles over there and
slight decline in the price. This fact
was telegraphed to all the financial
centers on this side of the water, and
reinforced the impression my lawyers
announcement and my OWE bear
letter were making
Still, this was nothing, or next TO
il. What could hope to avail against
Langdons agents with almost unlimlt
ed capital, putting their whole-enersy
under the stock to raise it? In the
same newspapers that published my
bear attack, in the same columns and
under the same headlines, were ON
cial denials from the textile trust ana
the figures of enormous Increase OF
business as proof positive that the
denials were honest II the puplIc
had not been burned so many times
by 'industrials," if II had not learned
by bitter experience that practlcalIy
none of the leaders of finance and IN
dustry were above lying to make or
save a few dollars, il textiles had not
been manipulated so often, first by
Dumont and since his death by MS
brotherin.law and successor TINS
suave and cynical Langdon my des-
perate attack would have been with
out effect. As It was
Four months before, in the same
situation, had seen textiles stagger
as they staggered in the first hour OF
business on the stock exchange that
morning. I'd have sounded the charge
clapped spurs to my charger, ana
borne down upon them. Butt had
nv newborn yearning for "resPecta'
bility;" | had my newborn squeah' |
shness. which led me to fear rlsklng
Bob Corey and his bank and the
money OF my old friend Healey;
inalH. there was Anita-the longing
or her that made me prefer q narrow
md uncertain foothold to the boid
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-07-25

r. SHE ASKED EAGERLY"
scribed above, was so marvellous that,
incredible though it seems the mo-
ment the exchange closed, l knew eX-
actly where | stood.
Like mechanical lightning calcula-
tor, my mind threw up before me the
net result of these selling and buying
transactions. Textile common closed
eighteen points above the closing
quotation of the previous day; If
Langdon's brother had not been just
a little indiscreet, should have been
as hopeless a bankrupt in reputation
and in fortune as ever was ripped up
by the bulls of Wall street.
AS it was, believed that, by keep
ing a bold front, | might eXtricate and
free myself when the coal reorganiza-
ton was announced The rise of coal
stocks would square my debts-and,
as | was apparently untouched by the
textile furry, so far as even Ball. my
nominal partner and chief lieutenant,
knew, | need not fear pressure from
creditors that | could not withstand.
could not breathe freely, but
could breathe.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-07-25

,rap mat would land me eIther q,
,os" an ana power or in the hottom.
,u .uS'eaa q continuing to sell tax.
'''eS' covered as ear as oo,I1.
ana / bought so eagerly and so haa,.
10y lnaI more than Langdon's corns
VI rocketers, | was responsive ,nr me
,'o'N rally and start inward When
: say eagerly" and heavily" do NO,
-'e"u mat acted openly or without
h".u 10 common sense. mean sim.
ply mat | made no attempt to hack
up my followers In the selling cam.
pdish had urged them into. q, thc
Co"'rary' | bought as they sold rhat
uoeS not sound wen. and If 10 ma ho,.
'"ah II sounds. shall nos dis.
pu'e any one who finds this action of
''''ne betrayal OF my clients to save
myself All | shall say is that n
was business, that in such extramo
"nu u're compulsion as was mine. IL
Was-and is-right under the code
Tue private and real Wall street code
lou can Imagine the confused mass
vi transactions in which was In
VOWED before the stock exchange had
Oeeh open long There was the stock
we mad been able to buy or get on.
IONS on at various prices, between
'he closing of the exchange the pre
ViouS day and that mornings openinp
stock from all parts of rs country
ana IN England There was the stock
had been buying since the exchange
opened-buying at figures ranging
from one-eighth above last nights
closing price to fourteen points above
It, And on the debit side. there were
over a period of nearly two months
settings of blocks large and small
at hundred different prices.
An inextricable tangle. you will saw
one it would be impossible for a man
to unravel quickly and in the frantic
chaos of a wild stock exchange day.
Yet the influence of the mysterious
state OF my nerves, which have de-
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-07-25
MOST uNLADYLIKE.

When | saw | was to have respite
of a month or so, went over TO the
National Industrial bank with Hea-
ley's roll, which my tellers had count
ed and prepared for deposit | fin
ished my business with the receiving
teller of the National Industrial, and
dropped in on my friend Lewis, the
first vice-president did not need to
pretend GOODNESS and confidence; my
nerves were still in that curious state
of tranquil exhilaration, and | felt
master of myself and of the situation.
Just as | was leaving, in came Tom
I.angdon with Sam Ellersly.
Toms face was laughable exhibit
OF embarrassment Sam-really,
felt sorry for him. There was no rea-
son ON earth why he shouldn't be with
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-07-25
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Hold out your hand" said
d ool anu ne did' | laid the five hum.
ecu s,a uollar Dill in it. Now. shut yonr
myers tight over that" said ! Sa U"
uon open them till you get homo
,n neh tell your mother to do what sbo
'Aes with it And we left thon
gaping after us, speechless boforo ' ts,'
fairy story come true '' '''is
You must be looking hard for luc,
today said Joe, who under.tooa
s ,aiS '.ansaet'on where another might
nave thought 1t snowy and not yerv
wise charity They'll stop in at the
church and rray for you, and burn a
candle" Jul"
need it," "'''"s
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-07-25
XIX.
A BREATHING SPELL

Langdon. after several years of of.
ioft' mad got recognition for textile
IN London, but that was about ALL He
nam succeeded in unloading any
great amount of it on the English So
1t was rather because neglected
nothing than because was hopeful of
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-21
ALL OPPOSITION
NOW WITHDRAWN
Judge Tuthill Announces
Michigan City's Support.
of Court Bill.

Speaking as a representative for
the Michigan City Bar Hon. II. b.
Tuthill, Judge of the superior court,
announced this morning that the mem
bers of the Michigan City bar had with
drawn all opposition to the proposed
superior court bill which is to give
Hammond a continuous session and
that now. provided the proposed plan
is carried out they will support the
measure.
The understanding now is that an
amendment be incorporated in the orig
inal bill providing for a superior cir
cult for LaPorte and Porter counties
Hammond attorneys are only too glad
to support any measure that vii
benefit the neighboring counties and
indirectly Lake.
One other provision that Michigan
City makes is that the Judge of the
superior courts shall be appointed b.
ballot at regular elections and that IL
the event the bill passes a judge b.
elected for next September. Another
meeting of the North Township bar ha
been called which is to be held in tn
superior court room this evening. Tn
meeting is set for 1880 and every mem
Der of the bar is requested to b
present
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-21
YOUTH GIVEN WHISKEY
ONE TAKES ALL
SaIoonkeeper Coleman Accused of Sell
ing Liquor TO Minors In unlimited
observation-disclosures May Be Revoked,


Yesterday afternoon Rev. Brown,
son 81 the deceased Steve Brown II
company with several other boys all Of
whom were minors went in Coleman's
saloon in the Huehn block and all pro-
ceded to get drunk. Altogether all the
boys were minors, the bartender sold
them all the whiskey they wanted.
After imbibing freely for about two
hours, Young Brown was in very
intoxicated condition. Just as he was
about to depart he was given bottle
OF whiskey Two Of his friends &C
coza panied him trying TO persuade HIN
to go to his rooms on the corner Of
Morton court and State street where
they finally got him there he began to
show signs of serious sickness. An
emetic which caused him to give up
enough raw whiskey 10 kill an ordinary
man. The boy was not out Of danger
until 10 o'clock this morning, at noon
he was able to sit up. He said that
he could not remember much about
what had happened
Asked about the age of his COM
panion he said. Il am il and I think
l was as old as any one Of them.
Some of them l know were younger.
A movement is now on foot to ban
Coleman's license revoked. The matter
is in the hands of Alderman Swanton.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-21
HEAD IS SEVERED
FROM HIS BODY
August Kneeter of Whiting
Run Down by Train at
Standard Crossing.

August Kneeter met instant death at
TIE Standard crossing on one Hundred
aid -weaty-irst street Saturday after
noon about 4:30 o'clock. Kneeter was
on his way to his work at the Standard
OIL company and in crossing the
tracks the train, in charge OF Engineer
Vincent and Fireman McFadden, which
was backing cars on the side track,
ran him down. His death was in
Simultaneous, and his body horribly
mangled, his head being completely
severed from his body. It was i'm
possible to recognize the unfortunate
victim. but after the remains were re-
moved to Hellwig's morgue, they were
identified by his wife, by means of his
shoes and other articles of wearing
apparel.
Mr. Kneeter, whose home is on One
Hundred and Twenty first street has
been employed as fireman at the stills
of the South Chicago company. for the
past several years, and was recognized
as one of the company's most faithful
and trusted employees. The coroner is
holding the inquest this afternoon, and
the funeral will be on Tuesday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-21
PUMPING STATION
MUCH NEEDED
Natural Drainage Cannot
Take Care of Surface Wa
ter in Time of Flood.

There is considerable talk among
the business men of this city regard
ing the need of a sewer pumping sta
ton to take care of the excess of
sewage that flows through it at times
of flood.
Mr.. Wolf, of the firm of Kaufman &
Wolf. said to day that the matter of
insuring dry Easements in the bust
ness district was matter of growing
Importance. Mr. Wolf added:
1T is not molly great inconvenience
to have to continually be on guard for
fear the floods in the fall and spring
time will drown you out, but it is an
expense to pump the water out and en-
tails a great loss of business as well.
we have been compelled to suspend
business entirely in our basement de-
partments today to say nothing of the
damage that has been done to our
stock"
He voices the opinion of many of the
other of the business men of this city
who would be glad to take advantage
of the basement floor space If they
thought they would be sure of dry eel
lars.
| Mr. Z. c. Minas said some time ago
that he had spent several hundred dol
lars trying to insure his celler being
dry at all times of the year, but had
/ found it impossible.
! The complaints Of these men seem
we'll founded and it is to be the metro
/ politan city that it aspires TO be, it vii
have to insure the builders of bust
ness blocks dry Easements.
1t means the difference Of an extrs
floor at small additional cost and as
the value of business property in
creases this will be an important con
sideration to the investors in tn,
future.
The sewer in State street should b,
lowered to meet the demands of bust
ness for years to come and a pump
ing station should certainly be in
stalled at once to dispose of the sew
age in emergencies.
W. F. Bridge, the county enginee
who has had considerable experience
in Hammond as the city's engineer, ex
pressed the opinion casually that
sewer pumping station was much need
ed in Harmon dand would cost in tn
neighborhood OF $4,000 to $4,000 t
build.
Several of the members of the boar
of public works were interviewed Of
the quuesqtion and all seemed TO b
of the opinion that some action wa
necessary and the matter will be take
Iup at ORE of the meetings of the boar
lin-the mar future
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-21
ANIMALS NEVER COMMIT SUICIDE

Il do not believe that animals ever
commit suicide. I do not believe that
they ever have any notions Of death,
or take any note Of time, or ever put
up any bluff game. or ever deliberate
together, or form plans or forecast the
seasons.
@They may practice deception. as
when a bird feigns lameness or paraly-
sis to decoy you away from her nest,
but this, of course, is instructive, and
not conscious deception.
There are at times, something that
suggests cooperation among them, as
when wolves hunt in relays, as they
are said to do, or when they hunt In
couples, one engaging the quarry In
front while the other assaults it from
the rear; or when quail roost upon the
ground in a ring. their heads outward;
or, as when cattle or horses form a
circle when attacked in the open by
wild beasts. John Burroughs in Out
ing.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-21
How's This !?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case Of Catarrh that can
F. ]. CHENEY & CO, Toledo. o.
We, the undersigned. have known
F. j. Cheney for the last 10 years,
and believe him perfectly honorable in
all business transactions and fnan-
cially able to carry out any obligations
made by his firm.
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo, 0.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken intern
ally, acting directly upon the blood
Testimonials sent free. Price Is cents
per bottle Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-21
LYNCH VICTIM OF PNEUMONIA
Weakened by Grip He Dies After Only
II Hours of Illness.

Weakened from an attack of grip
Nicholas J. Lynch died Sunday after
noon at the home of Phil. Mclaughlin
at Black Oak, a victim of pneumonia.
Mr.. Lynch was teaming for Mr.. Nc
Laughlin in the Gibson yards and was
taken sick on Saturday, twentyfour
hours before his death The remains
were brought to the home of his father,
Thos. Lynch, Sr, GAS State street, and
will be buried tomorrow forenoon in
Greenwood cemetery. Funeral services
will be held at o'clock in All Saints
church.
The deceased was a springmaker by
trade and was member of the car
riage and wagon makers union of Chi
cago, and leaves many friends there
and in Hammond.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-21
La PORTE WORKS IN INTEREST
OF HAMMOND CONVENTION.
Pastor of Local German Nj. e. Church
From Neighbor City Principal Speak
err at District Minister'S Meeting,
Held Here Feb. -.

Especial TO Lake County Itmes.)
LaPorte, Ind, Jan. 21.-Rev. A ],
Loeppert. pastor of the German Meth
odist Episcopal church of this city, is
giving his assistance to the preparation
of the program for the district conven-
ton of the German Methodist church,
which will be held in Hammond Feb
20, Washington's birthday. Mr.. Loop
pert says he has assurances that the
attendance will reach fully 500, this
including the delegate representation
from the Indiana leagues, represented
in the Chicago district South Bend
LaPorte, Michigan City and Hammond
The largest representation will come
from the Chicago churches, all OF
which are embraced in this district
The officers Of the Chicago district are
as follows:
President-George Anelbach, Chica-
go.
Vice President-H. c. Loeppert, Chi
cago.
secretary-Miss LueIla Wagner, Chi
cage.
Observation-Disclosures Hoffman. Chi
cago.
The principal addresses will be de-
livered by the Rev. A. j. Loeppert' o.
this city, and F. E. Richmond. mem
Der of the laity and Chicago bust
ness man. The former will discus:
Patriotism in the Church" while TIT
latter will treat Church Loyalty
These addresses viii occupy th'
morning session. The afternoon vii
be devoted to the presentation Of
program prepared by the Epworti
Ileaguers of the district, and will have
variety for its particular charm tn
Epworth leaguers will be entertained
in the homes of Hammond resident
and Rev Mr.. Loeppert anticipates tn
most pleasant convention in recen
years.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-21

his manner of life failed and he wan
dered away. At her death the Oldest
child, Fanny, who had passed through
the public schools with great credit
and become a trained nurse in Indian
apolis and Chicago, assumed the moth
erhood of the young man and did her
best for him, but she too failed.
Edward came home 10 his mothers
funeral and by her coffin in the little
cottage she had raised him in he tear
fully promised the sister he would do.
better; but as he turned away from the
grave he was arrested by an officer
from another county and taken away
on charge of forgery He escaped
conviction and disappeared.
Fanny never gave up the search for
him. That she is Of the stuff that
makes heroes is shown by the recent
fact that she nearly lost her life
through giving UP a portion of her own
cuticle to a scalded patient who had
no friend to perform that sacrifice for
him. Her brother Thomas also mem
Der of the Salvation Army, made use or
that organization to try and discover
the fugitive.
The letter above referred to brought
the first news and it was followed by
another written to Edwards Sunday
school teacher of the old days. The
first was addressed to an attorney woo
had befriended Mrs. OFT in various
ways during the progress of her strug-
gle. The two missives convey the in
formation that OFT is serving a sentence
of ten years and that he now desires an
opportunity to retrieve his past by liv-
ing a respectable life. He says that he
has had enough and that the memory
of his mothers sorrows on his account
haunts him day and night
4 was impatient when she gave me
good counsel out of the warmth OF her
loving heart" he writes, and spoke
harshly to her when she was grleVlhg
bitterly over me. Whiskey was my
downfall, and she warned me IN good
time against it. I now see the truth
of the old saying that the way OF the
transgressor is hard
steps are being taken TO investigate
the matter and if he is thought worthy
- an effort viii be made TO secure
,fs release. The circumstances Of his
ao,viction and the crime which coca
stoDad # are not diclosed by him.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-21
LONG SEARCH
IS REWARDED
Black Sheep Discloses
Whereabouts After Years
of Patient Effort.
IS IN THE STATE PRISON
Sister Never Relinquishes Hope Of
Finding Hayward One Who Dis
graced His Family.
Especial to Lake County Times.)

LaPorte, Ind, Jan. 21.-The culmina-
ton of a story Of hayward youth has
just gained publicity through the re-
ceipt of a letter written by a convict
on stationery Of the Iowa State Prison
at Anamosa and addressed to an old
time friend Of his widowed mother,
now deceased, In the hope of gaining
release. The signature to the letter is
Martin O'Brien," but the prisoner
true name is Edward OFT.
Thirty years ago there came 10 Ply
mouth from a small town Mrs Martha
OFT, a widow with four young children
who was thrown on her resources by
the accidental death OF her husband
Slight in build and not rugged In health
she was yet determined TO raise hel
children well and give them the ad-
vantages Of good education, and hel
fixed pursuit of that one central pur-
pose of her life won the respect and
sympathies of the best people in Ply
mouth. She did Homework, janitol
work and washing. keeping the chill
dren in school and in Sunday school
When the youngest came Of age and
was able 10 care for himself she died
She was worn out in the long and diff
cult struggle.
Edward. her baby, turned out to bt
the black sheep, and his waywardnes:
contributed to her death. He was fire.
quently arrested for intoxication ane
sympathy for the mother was all tina
kept him from prosecutions for theft
| In his early years, Her efforts to alte
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-21
MEN OF MANY LANGUAGES.
Cardinal Mezzofantl Probably the
Greatest Linguist of them All.

Fifty-eight languages at the end of
ones tonguel Yet this was the num-
Der Of tongues of which the Cardinal
Merchant was master, and the most
wonderful thing about it was that
nearly all of these different languages
had several separate dialects. Mezzo-
fanti was probably the greatest lin
guist the world has ever known. To
hear language was with him to
speak it. He was man with three
score words for every idea, and he
laid his great attachments to his excel
lent memory and to the fact that
once hearing word he never forgot
1t.
Jeremiah Curtin, the translator of
Quo Vadis," is credited with speak
ing so, languages and dialects.
There are few men nowadays who
pass the mark of q speaking knowl-
edge Of ten languages. Six or eight
seem to be the limit, even with men
of great learning. Mithridateg, Pico
and Sir William Jones were said to
be masters of over 30 tongues, and
Sir John Bowring. Muller and Fres-
mel are said to have spoken in 90
The Sunday Magazine.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-21
CORN LAND IS
INUNDATED
Hundreds Of Acres of I'm
husked Grain Ruined
by Flood.
FREEZE SAVES HOBART
Mill Dam Breaks and Rushing Tor
rent Threatens Town-Railway
CulVert Held Up by Chains.

The heavy rain and wind not only
struck Hammond but also Hobart and
other small towns east of here.
At Liverpool, a small town north of
Hobart, the rain, wind and snow raised
havoc. Hundreds of acres of unhusked
corn on the Calumet marshes were COW
cred with over five feet of water and
the corn is totally destroyed. causing
an Immense loss to the farmers. Among
the farmers whose land is submerged
are Melvin Parker, Gus Nehring and
George Carpenter.
The inundation was caused by the
sudden thaw of the recent snow which
had fallen to a great depth in that
region and the heavy rain Saturday
and Sunday
10000 Acres Submerged.
In all there is about 10000 acres of
land covered with water from depth
of from to feet. Some of the farm
ers living near the river had to use
boats to come to and from their homes
on account of the depth of the water.
Hobart Mill Dam Gives Way.
At Hobart the old mill dam which
and the town was threatened with a
weather turned colder causing the
water. to freeze thus possibly saving
the town.
Culyert Secured Chains.
The large culvert under the Pennsyl-
vania railroad there being inadequate
to carry the tremendous current of
water was threatened and for time it
was thought that a washout was in
evitable. The section crew assisted by
several of the citizens armed with ropes
and chains, finally succeeded in getting
it attached to other buildings near
the road and this probably is all that
saved a bad washout and one that
would have tied up traffic on that road
for a couple of days. The people from
the south end of the town did not alto
gether escape as quite an overflow COW
cred several of the residents lots. Ev-
erything taken into consideration the
town of Hobart had very lucky es-
cape from being given a free bath
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-21
COMPANY PLEAsEs AUDIENCE
Every Seat Sold in TOwle's Opera
House and Pnrtons Are Turned
Away.

Few companies that have appeared
at TowIes opera house have made such
decided hit as did THE Time, The
Place and The Girl" company which
appeared here last night.
Most of the songs were already
familiar to the audience and were well
rendered. The costumes were pretty
and the acting was good, but of course
Arthur De Agon as Happy Johnny
Hicks" the light hearted gambler, was
the Tt
The show was advertised as an all
star cast and while that was merely
advertising, it was entitled to some
credit. Every seat in the house was
sold and patrons were turned away.