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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-15
Express Welcome and Sympathy.

Many members of the Army and Navy
Union attended a special meeting last
evening at Grand Army Hall to extend
greetings to Sergt. John ]. Strain. late
Of the Fighting Ninth" United States
Infantry, and veteran member of the
A andN U. The sergeant recently returned
from Canada. where he was employed
in the United States immigration serv-
ice. Resolutions signed by Gen. Andrew
S. Burt, chairman. and A. H. S. Burche,
secretary. were adopted. They recited
that 1.-The comrades of the Army and
Navy Union of the District of Columbia,
in mass meeting assembled. take this OPP
portunity of expressing our great pleas
ure welcoming Comrade John ]. Strain
OF Barry Garrison among US. recognizing
him one of the most efficient workers
in our order.
I'VE also desire to express our heart
felt sympathy with him in his recent
Affections, and trust that time will deal
kindly with him in the future
Sergt Strain made a brief but feeling
response, declaring the action of the
soldier and sailor comrades had touched
him deeply.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-15
BUT ONE EACH WEEK.
Ash Collections by District Limited
in Number

Although many of the householders in
the District are getting but one regular
ash collection a week since the District
government undertook the collecting, they
are experiencing the advantage and sat
isfaction of being able to set out their
ashes in any Nh and form Of receptacles.
Formerly the regulations for ash collections
were very strict regarding the kind Of re-
ceptacle used. Householders were only
permitted to put out their ashes in gal
vanized iron can of certain size and style,
and the suspension Of this strict regu-
lation, it is said, meets with almost uni
versal favor.
Supt John T. Twohey of the street
cleaning department, who Is collecting
the ashes, said today that the regulation
regarding the type of receptacles was
suspended because his inadequate force
made 1t impossible for him to make more
than one collection from any one house
each week, and it Is his aim to collect
as much as possible on this one trip. He
explains that this scheme is proving
equal. as far as bulk and satisfaction is
concerned. to the two weekly visits made
by the ash collectors when the work was
being done by private contract.
Mr. Twohey said everything is running
smoothly, and he sees no signs at pres
ent of the intention to turn the work
over to contractor. He is satisfied that
| the District can do the work more salts
factorly and at q less expense than by
contract.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-15
MAY SAIL FOR HOME DEC. z.
Tentative Arrangements Made for
the Taft Party.

Secretary Taft, through Brig Gen. Ed
wards, who is accompanying him on his
round-the- world trip. has sent a cable
gram from Nagasaki to Maj Mcintyre of
the bureau Of tnsular affairs suggesting
the making of tentative arrangements for
the departure of the party for home from
Europe either of the 7th of December,
from Hamburg on the President Grant or
on December 18th on the steamer Majestic,
from Cherbourg. The dispatch came from
Nagasaki, to which place it was taken by
the cruiser Chattanooga, which is &C
companying the Rainbow. on which the
Secretary and his party are travelling to
Vladivostok. The Chattanooga left Ma ga
saki after delivering the message. Gen
Edwards dispatch said nothing respecting
the Secretary's itinerary in Europe
Tentative engagements for the Secretary
and his friends to sail on the ST. Louis
from Cherbourg for New York December
7 had been arranged here, and the cable
gram informing him Of that fact must
have crossed that from Gen. Edwards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-15
,rities redeemed. $1,000. 900: Investments

curites redeemed, s., OOO, 900; investments
made s9s, 2J9.O5; cash on hand, S232, 5O5.T
Those present at the meeting were
Cardinal Gibbons of Baltimore, Archbish-
ops Ryan of Philadelphia, Farley of New
Y ork, Ireland of ST. Paul, Riordan of San
Francisco, Glennan of ST. Louis and
Bishops Macs of Covington. KY; Har-
l1ns of Providence. r. l.; Foley of Detroit.
Mich, and Mgr. O'Connell, rector of the
university.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-15
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Senator Foraker Strikes Cabi-
net Blockade.
Mr.. KELLOGG A VISITOR
He Will Resume Prodding of Stand
ard Oil in December.
DISTINGUISHED LUNCH GUESTS
Andrew Carnegie, Archbishop Ire
land, Secretary Root and Attorney
General Bonaparte Among Them.
DISTINGUISHED LUNCH GUESTS

Senator Foraker of Ohio. forgetting that
this was cabinet day, went to the White
House to pay his usual call of respect
upon the President. He had just gotten
his head inside the door of the main en-
trance when he was told that the cabinet
was in session. Without waiting for his
name to be announced, he turned around
and walked away saying that he would
call again. The Ohio senator apparently
had no eyes for the establishment that
his appearance caused among White
House employees and others The sup
posed feud between the White House and
Senator Foraker has never deferred the
latter from an act of courtesy to the
President of the United States, and he
always calls upon the chief executive when
he arrives in Washington for the winter
work of the legislative body.
Promotion for Mr.. Hayes.
Senator Sutherland of Utah asked the
President to appoint A. B. Hayes assist
ant attorney general in place of Josiah A.
Van Orsdel who was yesterday afternoon
named as a justice of the Court of APP
peals of the District of Columbia. Mr..
Hayes has been solicitor Of internal reve-
told the President his record was exceed
ingly good. Upon that record and his
reputation as lawyer in Utah Mr.. Suth-
erland believed Mr.. Hayes deserved pro-
motion to higher field. The President
said he would consider the recommended
ton.
MIR. Kellogg a Visitor.
Frank Kellogg, special counsel OF the
government in Standard Oil cases, called
at the White House today. Mr.. Kellogg
will resume his prodding of Standard OH
December 2, when the taking OF testi-
mony will start in New York.
Mr. Kellogg is the republican national
| committeeman from Minnesota. and when
asked about the meeting or the natlolia.
committee said that he had heard many
kindly suggestions about Kansas CITY as
| the place for the meeting OIL the iepuD''
| can national convention.
Distinguished Luncheon Guests.
| A suests with the President this after
noon were Andrew Carnegie, Archbishop
ireland. Secretary Root and Attorney
General Bonaparte The President went
to luncheon earlier in the day than
nsual. SO that he could get away for
Howard University, where he made an
| address.
They Are All for Roosevelt.
| B. H. Warner Of this city introduced to
the President today party of Pennsyl-
vania farmers, who are here on invest
ment propositions. They told the Presi-
dent that they were for him and his pol
icies, and that among their number were
several democrats. Those in the party
were A. H. Holman, Perry county: Massa
Rogers. Juniata county; Laffett Grub.
Perry county; NJ. l. Harvey. Northum-
berland county; H. F.. Earring. Perry
county; H. o. Bateman. Northumberland;
]. K. Everhart. Perry: l. E. Ulsh and
George P. Guerin, both Of Dauphin
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-15

England has 1872 prisons.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-12
FICTION MADE FACT.

Frank G. Carpenter that charming
teller of life in foreign lands, whose
histories, written In a personal story
style, have been so generally enjoyed
by the old as well the young, has
gone to Africa for a trip through what
is no longer the Dark Continent"
Nearly every portion of that myster-
ious land has been thoroughly explored
its rivers and mountains. its lakes and
it's forests traced and mapped It is
now ready for such men as Carpenter
to tell more fully of the life and habits
of its people, its resources and what
the outside nations are doing TO develop
the portions to which they lay claim
by the divine right of grab.
Even the Sahara desert is changing
under the touch of modern science and
! the enterprise of civilized man. Ar
tesian wells have supplied water to
/ greatly extend the GASES, and planta-
! tions of date plans add to the food
supply Camel mounted people protect
the caravan routes, and now railroads
are being built which will make many
parts as accessible as is much of the
country bordering the Mediterranean
No part of the world shows a greater
change or is of more interest than this
the Great Desert. A generation back
the possibility Of Its ever becoming
habitable would have been thought g
wilder imagining than the tales ci
Jules Verne, which science to a large
extend has dwarfed In realities. or OF
Bellamy, whose dreams have been sur
passed by the development of socia
science.
It is only when age looks back Il
youth that there is a full realization
of the wonderful advancement in the
i material world and IN ideals. 1t is theT
that optimism reigns supreme and th'
pessimist halts in his croakings to ad
nit that even though the process ma!
seem slow, yet the smelling OF th'
world into a unity of nations is M
longer a dream Of a diseased imagina
ation.-Duluth Tribune.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-12
Funeral Arrangements in
Charge of st. Joseph's
Society.
POLICE HEAD CORTEGE
Officers Turn Out In a Body to Honcr
Their Dead Comrade-In
Full Uniform.

The funeral of Peter Geib was held
this morning at o'clock from st.
Joseph's church. After Father II II.
Plaster had conducted the service, the
funeral procession headed by the en-.
tire policy force and the st. Joseph'm
society which had charge of the ar
rangements. left the church for Green
wood cemetery where the interment
took place.
The death of Peter Gelb Is mourned
by friends ali over the city. He was
one OF the pioneers of the county hav-
ing been gorn in Turkey Creek fifty
seven years ago.
When a young man he came to Ham
mond and was employed on the kill
ing floor of the G. II. Hammond COM
pany's packing plant. Later he run
what was known as the West State
Street Hotel for a peroid Of nine years.
He was then given a place on the
Hammond police force and has held
this position for the eight years pre-
ceding his death. Mr.. Geib is the first
of the police officers to die in the SER
vice
This morning requiem mass was cell
ebrated and later the funeral services
were held in st. Joseph's church. The
pail bearers were: Peter Austgen, Se-
bastian Trinen, Henry P. Shafer, Au-
gust Homan, John Kunz and Nicholas
| Einsele.
/ Mr. Geib was a member of the St
Joseph's society and also member Of
the Tribe of Ben fIur. He is survived
! by his widow and two adopted children.
Ethel Kleinfeldter Geib and Mary Geib.
He also leaves a sister, Margaret Hoff-
man. and three brothers, Mat. Nick and
Frank Geib.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-12
. 8 . . 80 . . . -
WORK PROGRESSES RAPIDLY.
Chicago. Lake Shore and South Bend
Railroad Company Puts in
Monster Shovel.
.spec,al to Lake County Times).

LaPorte. Ind, Jan. 12.-The Chicago.
Lake Shore and South Bend Railroad
company. which is to penetrate Ham
mond with its interurban road, today
put in this county a monster shovel,
bv means of which 1t is expected that
great headway will be made.
that a new resort is to be opened at
Saugeny lake. which will depend upon
the electric road for its transportation
facilities. The people in the vicinity
Of Saugeny feel that a resort there is
well advised and are pleased with the
prospect of having one located at that
point.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-12
VISIONS OF A "HIDDEN HAND"
DISTURB MICHIGAN CITY
Scents Prospect of Being left Out"
on HammOnd's Continuous Court
PropOsitiOn-Say Clause Affecting
Penitentiary Town VIII BE Forgot
ten.

The movement now on for con-
tinuous session of the superior court
in Hamond has evolved itself thus
far to the satisfaction of everybody
with the exception of the members OF
the Michigan City bar. Michigan CITY
and its newspapers see hidden
hand" somewhere in the agreement
that was reached between representa-
tfves of Lake and Porter counties bar
bar association. LaPorte has also been
Ginning in to give Hammond its con-
tinuous session and now Michigan City
sees only the selfish interest that each
city has in the move.
The agreement among the LAWYERS
from the three counties, with the ex-
ception Of those from Michigan City,
is that Hammond gets its desired
court and that in return circuit be
established between Valparaiso and
Michigan City. But the latter fears
that when the measure comes UP in
the legislature, part of the bill that
would insure Michigan City with some
kind Of court will be forgotten and it,
therefore, would be left in the cold.
While Michigan City is not blamins e
Hammond so much for wanting a con-
tinuous session of the superior court.
1t accuses Valparaiso and LaPorte of
aiding this city in order that Michigan
City lost it's court and. that conse-
quently its legal business would have
to be transacted either in LaPorte or
Valparaiso.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-12
POPE CALLS IT ANARCHY.
Says French Church Law is Attempt
to de-Christianixe France.

Rome, Jan 12-Pope Pius,in a re-
markab1e encyslical letter to the en-
tire Catholic church, brands the French
church law as anarchy and an attempt
to de-Christianize France.
While the Pontin declares that the
church does not desire a religious war
involving violent prosecutions, never
theless the French Catholics are ex-
horted to stand firm and maintain
their union with the Hold See.
The encyclical is remarkable also for,
it's denial that the church ever had con-
spired to overthrow the republic.
The Pope says France has despoiled
the church and left 1t too poor to care
for Its priests.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-12
BUREAUCRATIC
NONSENSE"
That Is What Mccormick
Calls Report Of Water
way Commission.
Experts" Admit When They Come
to Chicago That They've Made
Up Their Minds.

THE worst instance of bureaucratic
This is the characterization which r.
r. Mccormick, president of the drain
age board, applied yesterday to the re-
port of the international waterways
commission, in which the investigating
engineers recommended that not more
than 10000 cubic feet of Lake Michigan
water a second be allowed for the Chi
cago drainage canal.
No, I'm not afraid of being quoted
too strongly" said Mr.. Mccormick.
THE whole thing is ridiculous. This
commission was appointed a couple or
years ago to Investigate the condition
of Niagara falls, and this is all they
were appointed for Now here they
come butting into Chicago affairs,
where they have no business, and. what
is worse. making recommendations in
regard to a situation that they know
nothing about.
Decision Made In Advance.
I'VE had a dickens of a time getting
the commission to come to Chicago at
they did consent they told us before
hand that they would listen, but that
they didn't think we could change
their minds.
We've been fifty years working out
a plan. for our own salvation-put
several municipal fortunes and two
+ generations of work into it-and now
this commission is making recommen-
dations to congress without even visit
ing the Calumet district. They've
never been there at all
"As for taking the report seriously
! IL such a thing is possible, here are
some figures that may be to the point
If we take $4,000 cubic feet of water
/ from Lake Michigan every second that
will be just one twenty-sixth Of the
smallest flow that ever passes from
/ Lake Michigan to Lake Huron. That's
/ as near as Chicago is coming to de-
stroying Niagara!
VIII Ignore 1t Anyway.
LAS a matter of fact, though the re-
port won't amount to anything. 1t has
no legal standing and in our work we
shall simply ignore it. It is exasper-
ating. though"
President Mccormick, Chief Engin-
eer Isham Randolph and Attorney
Lindley Will start for Washington thi:
afternoon to ask the secretary OF wal
for a formal permit to reverse the
Calumet river. this action being, Of
course, a direct ignoring OF the com.
missions report
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-12
HITS WAGON;
SPEEDS AWAY
Automobile Collides With
Vehicle Bearing In
jured Man.
POLICE IN VAIN PURSUIT
Early Morning Example Of Reck-
less Motoring May Cost Life
City Official.
Special to Lake County Times).


Chicago, Jan. 12.-John G. Myers may
die as result of a collision between the
patrol wagon in which he was being
carried to the county hospital, and an
automobile in Jackson boulevard, at an
early hour this morning.
Police in a patrol wagon pursued a
speeding automobile in a sensational
chase in West Jackson boulevard
shortly after a. m. today. The
horses, however, proved no match for
the machine6and after a dash Of half
mile during which the policemen
vainly shouted to the chauffeur to
stop, the pursuit was abandoned and
the man in the auto escaped. The
chase followed a collision between the
patrol and the automobile at Market
street and Jackson boulevard. In the
crash the rear part of the patrol wa
gon was partly demolished.
A patient, suffering from a fracture
Of the right leg was being taken to
the county hospital by the police at
the time of the accident. The wagon
was approaching the bridge.
In the darkness Policeman Gable
saw the headlights of the automobile
coming toward the wagon at great
speed. The next moment there was a
"honk, honk," then a ripping sound as
the patrol wagon balanced on two
wheels almost topping over.
The policemen and the patient were
thrown to the floor in a heap, but
Driver Mangan managed to retain his
seat. The driver of the machine stop
ped for a moment, evidently with the
intention of surrendering himself
The chauffeur changed his mind.
however, and as the wagon drove to-
ward him he turned on the lever and
dashed away. Driver Mangan whip
ped up his horses and followed in pur-
suit, while the policemen In the wagon
threatened the chauffeur The threats
were not needed and as block after
block sped by the automobile soon be-
came a speck to the pursuers..
The patrol wagon reached the hos
pital some time later and there it was
necessary to make repairs before the
return trip could be taken.
The patient, John T. Myers, 277 Loo
mis- street, suffered a severe shock as
the result of the collision. Myers is
a city sidewalk inspector. He sustain
ed fracture of the leg by slipping
on the sidewalk and falling down a
stairway at Monroe and Clark streets.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-12
Trip to Hobart Results in
Victory 1882, and De
feat 10 to 6.
FLOOR WAS VERY BAD.
Part of Girls Game Was Played
Under Boys Rules-Teams Spent
Fight In Hobart.

Five young men and five young wo-
men journeyed to Hobart yesterday
to battle on the basket ball floor with
five other young men and five other
young women, who represent Hobart.
The masculine representative of the
Hammond high school returned with
a scalp literally jerked out by the
roots. but the aggregation of athletic
feminity has another story to tell
Athletically, they are scalpIess.
The outcome of the game in figures
is. Hammond high school girls, 6; Ho-
bart high schools girls. 10. Hammond
high school boys, AS; Hobart high
school boys, 80.
In ra9ard to both of the Hammond
teams. there are extenuating cfrcum-
stances that account for the failure of
the girls to win and boys to run up
bigger score and this was the cause of
considerable wrangling during both
games.
Instead of playing on a regulation
floor with the baskets located accord
about two-thirds as long as 1T should
have been and the baskets were placed
only foot and a half below the cell
ing.
Every basket ball player knows what
a handicap il is to play on strange
floor, even when 1t is of regulation
size and the baskets are correctly
placed. and to be. compelled to play
under the conditions as they were In
Hobart, was big handicap.
| The Hammond girls learned the
game according to the girls rules and
when the second half came were not
| able to overcome the handicap of the
| first half. However, they believe that
when the Hobart girls play them a re
turn game in Hammond they will be
able to even things up.
Ed Bowers refereed the first half oil
the girls game and John SchnelI OF
Hobart officiated in the second half
game.
The trip was marred by the acci-
dent that happened to Elston Ellio
two minutes before the end of the
game. His ankle was turned and bad
ly sprained, and he had to be assisted
to the train this morning.
The two teams and several rooters
| chaperoned by Principal w. a Hill
remained in Hobart all night on ac
count of their inability to get a traiI
back to Hammond and did not return
until early this morning.
The lineup of the Hammond teams
was as follows:
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-12
SPEECH OF THE TOWNPUMP.

"Hans Wy shews a man to-
D hacc0g" asked the pump this
afternoon as passing stranger
D bit off the corner of a 2O-cent
B plug of Heitzerpeipig.
3 .Afaybe 1T ISIS for der same
B reason dat Peter MAX iss yet
D president fon West Hammond"
D answered Hans.
D "Right you ere, Hans, dare is
3 no reason at all. 1 haf made
some statistics up yvich ere how
efer incomplete aIreattty-but
p so Tar so gOOt.'
o "Shewers of tobacco ere d.
0 vided in dree big classes, flerst
dose wat shew sometimes, sec
0 Ond dose wat don't shew only
D sometimes und class number
. dree, dose wat don't shew ut
all.
. Now each one of desc classes
D hass a distinction, for instance,
D der fierst class dem wat shew
sometime always spOnges dare to-
baccO. No Hans, dey don't haf
D to go to tailor shop to sponge.
B 1 see you aren't over here long
D yet.
, "Der second class of course
D buys der tobacco or else der
. fierst class could not sponge.
3 Some men of der second class
. Will do diss. Once In vile dey
D Will sit down by you about fifteen
B feet fOn n cuspidOr und den talk,
3 yust talk. Der conversation be-
o gins. You say sOmeding und
B den der Odder one says someding
D too, only he makes a period be-
= hind his sentence about two feet
. ON diss side of der cuspidOr.
D Maybe den he will ask you If
D soft coal would make n nice bed
o und follow it NIT question
3 mark two feet east of der GUS
D pfdor. Den wen you tell him dat
B der laos Nickel Plate vas on time
, he will make II exclamation mark
q on der vail und say he don't be-
. lief it. Class number dree wat
don't SheW at "hh oOn S""e AA
D dfSS statistics.
= eyes. Hans, yu will haf to learn
= much AngIish yet till You can
. sneak it like 1 can. But dare
. fss one inconsistency In der
o AnSlfsh und dat iss, wen You
q shew it we call 1t tobacco und
q wen we smoke it, you call 1T a
= rag, dipk cOrrecter way
q vouId be if it vas-smoke to-
q bacco und shew der rag.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-12
GIBSON EMPLOYE INJURED.

W. G. Foster. an employe Of the Chi
cago, Indiana and Southern road at
the Gibson yards was seriously in
jured Friday morning. Foster was
standing under. one Of the large coal
chutes at the yards when a piece of
coal, weighing over two hundred
pounds, that was going down the chute
fell out. striking him on the head, cut
ting an ugly scalp wound over five
inches long. He was taken on a
freight train to Hammond where an
ambulance was summoned and he was
taken to st. Margaret's hospital. AS
soon as he had regained consciousness
the doctor who was called took six
stitches in the scalp. 1t is thought by
the hospital authorities that he will
soon be able to go back to work un-
less complications arise.