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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14
WEATHER FORECAST

Enthusiastically fair tonight and
Friday; cooler east and south tonight
warmer Friday.
Indiana-FaIr tonight and Friday ex-
cept snow near Lake Michigan tonight.
Missouri-Fair tonight and Friday;
cooler east tonight; warmer Friday.
Lower Michfgan-Snow fiurrtes and
colder toni ghti fair and slightly warm
er Friday.
and Friday; warmer Friday.
Minnesota-Fai tonight and Friday
slowly rising temperature.
North Dakota-Fair tonight and Fri
day, moderate temperature.
South Dakota-Fair tonight and Fri
day; warmer tonight.
Nebraska-Fair tonight and Friday;
moderate temperature.
Kansas-Fair tonight and Friday
warmer west.
Montana-Fair tonight and Friday
warmer tonight.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14
Need of Insurance Legislation.

The admission made by the presi-
dent Of the State Life Insurance Com
pany as to the way the money Of
the stockholders has been squandered
is about the best evidence that the
passage of some radical insurance leg
islation is necessary. There are no
figures at hand to show that any
other companies doing business in
Indiana have been guilty of the same
practices. But that is neither here
nor there. The point is that under
the present law any company could do
as the State Life has done without
fear so far as the law is concerned.
It should not be So Men who in
vest their money in like insurance
should be protected from the rapa-
city of the officials in charge of Ind
lana life insurance companies the
same as in those of New York or any
other State No better proof Of the
necessity for passing the Babeock bill
could be produced than facts that
have been elected in connection with
the State Life this week.-Lafayette
Daily Courier.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14
PECULIAR BELIEFS.

1t is a common belief among Chinese
that If one commits any crime against
certain animals-cats, for example-the
soul Of that animal Will take possession
OF the wrongdoer until the offense has
been puTged. A servant girl. accord
ing to the Oriental tale. unmindful Of
tradition, put to death a cat and Its
three kittens. She was taken violently
III. Her mistress. suspecttng the cause
from the fact that the maid was
scratching and mewing. apostrophized
the body Of the dead cat. demanding
to know why it thus tormented the
girl. The spirit Of the cat, speaking
by way of the girls mouth. denounced
the quadruple murder. The whole
story was told by the girl In the char
aeter of the cat. Then she expired
in violent commissions.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14
Mems Club Organizes.

The Mems club was organized at the
Congregational church last night and
in honor Of the event banquet was
served by the Ladies' Aid society and
an excellent musical program was rend-
cred by local talent. About two humid
red invitations were issued and in
nearly every case were responded to.
which made quite a gathering. The
list Of orators for the evening and
the subjects upon which they spoke
We're:
Toastmaster-Henry Beaubien.
Fellowship-Frank N Gavit.
Church and Community-w A. TIP
ton.
How to Make Chemical Analysis
Of a Good Citizen--Dr. W Gray.
Our Host-Rev. NJ. c. Wright.
What Might Have Been-Dr. A. J..
Lauer.
Mems Clubs-Rev. j. n. Artman.
The club Will now begin to sec what
good it can do in the community by
promoting good fellowship among the
citizens and to interest many who here
tofore have taken no interest in church
work. or who never attended services.
If the affair of last night has to do
with the future, the efforts OF the lead
ers will not be In vain for much con-
Germ was taken in the work.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14
Cars and Their Cost.

The number "S57, 500" on Pennsyl-
vania freight car does not mean that
the road owns so many freight cars.
According to the latest report the
entire equipment of all the lines of
that great system. including every
possible kind of freight car. Is less
than 100000 of those necessary We
hicles. But think OF it-nearly q
quarter million freight cars belong
ing to one road! The cars are num-
bered eonsecutively. but the old ones
die out and hundreds are wrecked
and burned annually The Pennsyl-
vania from Washington down to AL
toona. from New York to the desert
ranges of the middle West. owns 5000
locomotives and a passenger car for
each, besides the number of freighters
mentioned.
In round numbers s3So.00o. 900 was
spent last year in rolling stock for
the American railroads. More than
s25o.000,000 was spent for freight ears
a freight costs about $1,000. and q
passenger car $4,000 The price Of q
good engine is about s15,oo0.-New
York Press
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14
SOUTH WATER STREET MARKET


Chicago. Feb. 1.-THE Lenten season
which begins today and viii continue
for seven weeks, is expected TO cause
a better demand for eggs. butter and
vegeta bles in general, while in meats
and poultry trade is expected to ran
OF somewhat. There was an eXcel!eht
shipping demand for eggs and dealers
are Of an opinion that the demand al
the. present level of prices is settled on
a firm basis. There was a good local
BatterNReeeipItss. SSH tubs. Extra
creamery, jobbing, 80 Lc; price to re-
talIers, 34c; prints, Soc; frsts, y g -sce,
29e diaries, Cooleys. 27c; flrsts. y g
25c; renovated, p a csc; packing stock
ggs-Receipts 1920 cases. Fresh
stock at mark new cases Included or
cases returned, 23Q25c; frsts, 20 ~ g
prime hrsts, packed in whitewood cases
6radlhg 90 per cent fresh stock. Z939G,
extra, so per cent fresh stock, especlally
PACKED for city trade, 81 12c; storage
Potatoes Receipts 80 cars. Wis
AZ G 44c; choice to fancy. Michigan, ~
g 44c; red, fair to good. 80 @ Ace; mixed;
reg req an9 white age 40c; common smaIl
Sweet potatoes. Illinois. S2.25 case
per Dbl; No. 2, S1.5001.75.
New potatoes, s3.0oQ7.00 per Dbl. 4,
Eeal-QuotatiOns for calves In good
orrder We're as follows: SO to 50 IDS -
~ q639e; so to SIS lbs, 7 S13c; so to
good, meaty, s. re.
Dressed Beeff-No. I ribs 15c; 10. !
chuck, 612c; No. / plate. 4&c.
Live Poultry-Turkeys per. ID, 12c;
chickens, fowls, 11@111zc; springs, 1lc'
ROSTERS 642c; geese. 5000 1905 ducks
Fruits-Apples, s1ooQ8.50 per brl;
bananas, jumbo, per bunch, $1.40 20 Log
| straight. S1.10 at 1.25; lemons, can
fornia, $3.00Q3.5o; oranges. California
SITS Q3.25.
| Green tables-Beets, 40050c per
/ sack; cabbage, $4,000 $500 per ton;
carrots, 36Q65e per sack; onions, 500
| soc per bui parsnips, 75c per tub
! spinach, 25030c per hamper; turnips
| 40 a sc per sack.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14
Mr.. EDISON RETIREs.

1t is announced that Mr. Thomas A.
Edison, who celebrated his sixtieth
birthday yesterday, will henceforth de-
vote himself to having a good time.
His much discussed and. it must be
confessed much announced but long
awaited storage battery Is about ready
for the market and will be put OUT
next summer. 7 believe" he con-
tinued that the new storage battery
solves the problem Of vehicle trans
portation in large cities" Doubtless 1t
will, when 1t finally comes out" But
the most interesting feature Of the
great inventors talk was his idea of
what constituted retirement-giving up
active work and devoting the rest Of
his life to recreation. Here Is the
plan IN his own words:
For forty-five years / have been
making experiments with electricity,
but all these years l have been turn
| ing these experiments into commercial
value so fast that / have not had
chance to play with electricity for the
/ fun or the thing. But from tomorrow
I am going to give up the commercial
end Of it
In other words. from tomorrow"
that is. yesterday, he enters the labora-
tory IN an entirely new spirit, as an
original research worker In science,
not an electrical engineer. His pur-
pose will be not to see how much
money he can make out Of new in
/ ventions, but how much he can find
out about electricity" This Is a
pleasure he declared, 7 have long
/ been promising myself"
/ one might naturally think a person
who had worked for half a century
with electricity would already know
i enough about it to be willing, If not
anxious u turn his attention to auto
MODELLING, horses. or IN some other
electrically antipodean direction, when
it became a question Of giving up work
and enjoying the fruits Of his life
/ times labor. Inventors are peculiar
creatures, however. and cannot 81
Judged by ordinary standards. For thi.
II reason the Wizards" retirement from
active work to play may prove as fer.
tile in discoveries OF Importance to tn.
world as have his years Of active work
Original research has way Of develop
ing the most unexpected results, an,
inquiries with no apparent possibiut-
OF practical outcome sometimes inauE
urate new epochs Of civilization. A
one OF the inventors friends has point
ed out. his idea Of having q good tim
is discovering new facts 81 value 20 tn
world. and his so-called retiremen
may be but the prelude to even NOR
valuable inventions than those he Ia
lalreadX achieVed.-NeW York Globe,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14
WHITING NEWS

Steven LOFTS was in South Chicago
yesterday.
Orren Mackey of Cleveland avenue
was in Chicago last night.
Miss Mary Thiel Of Chicago was the
guest Of Whiting friends last night
Herman Ohnberger, rail inspector for
the Illinois Steel company at South
Chicago. was in town last night.
Mrs. A. Anderson Of Short street Wis
tied her mother, Mrs. Moroc, at Ham
mond yesterday.
Miss Essie Hatch Of John street has
been quite sick this week, but Il
slightly improved now.
Mrs. Quiggle Of New York and OhiC
avenues left for Franklin, Pa, yester.
day in answer to a message stating
that her mother was seriously i'll.
Thomas Boyle was brought home
from St. ATargarets hospital yesterday
where he was taken about two weeks
ago suffering with rheumatism.
The W. II. S. girls 60 to Hobart to
morrow night for a game Of baske
ball with the high school girls Of tina
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14
Great Fortunes.

A year or two ago Henry Clews, the
New York banker, named the five
leading fortunes in the country as be-
ing John D. Rochefellers, estimated at
$500, 100000; Andrew Carnegie's. $3.50,
100000; w. ". Astor's $500. 900, 900
Goulds family. s150,OOo.oOO, and Mar
shall Fields, $1Oo,000,OOO. The fact
that the Field estate is found to in
ventory very close to $1O0,o0O,000 is
regarded at Chicago as tending to con
Arm the accuracy of the Clews esti-
mates in the other cases.-Philadel-
phia Record.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14

Mr.. Nickerson of South Chicago was
here on business yesterday
Mrs. William Timm, sr., of Indiana
boulevard is on the sick list.
Mrs. James Judson visited with rela-
tives in Chicago Wednesday.
Jacob Heintz of Lansing, Ill, was
Robertsdale visitor Wednesday.
William Rought is confined to his
home with severe attack of tonsil-
tits.
Mrs. Charles Stress. sr., of Roberts
avenue was a Chicago business visitor
yesterday.
Dr.. T. w. Kohr of Indiana boulevard
transacted business in Chicago yes
terday
Mrs Erick Lund and Mrs. Chapman
visited friends in Edgewater, Ill,
yesterday.
Mrs. Louis Horndobler of 10s Rob
erts avenue was a Chicago visitor
Wednesday.
Miss Emma Palmer of windsor Park
was the guest of Mrs. William Rought
on Wednesday.
Mrs. Herman Theisen and Miss Anna
Gross saw Mixed Up" at the Calumet
Wednesday afternoon
Little Vera Flaugher of Harrison
avenue, who is seriously Ill with pneu-
monia, is a little better today.
Edwin S. Davis Of the Atwood Davis
Sand company of Chicago. called at
Robert Atchisons Office on business
Wednesday.
Mesdames Dick Blaul Henry Egg
gers, jr, and Edison Moore visited with
Mrs. Q. ". Johnson yesterday, who is
at the St. Bernard hospital in Chicago
They report that Mrs. Johnson is re-
covering rapidly and that sho expects
TO come home Tuesday.
The members Of the Marquette Pedro
club were entertained at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Matthias of Har-
rison avenue last evening. A very
pleasant evening was passed with cards
and music, after which a dainty lunch
ives served. The honors were awarded
to the following. Miss Mamie Eggers
and Arthur Stress. first: Mrs. Arthur
| Stress and Harry Golding, second, ant
Miss Clara Schaaf and Frank Buehler
/ consolation.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14
A Foolometer.

Some visitors who were being shown
over pauper lunatio asylum inquired
Of their guide what method was en-
ployed to discover when the inmates
were sufficiently recovered to leave.
Well" replied he. you see, it's this
way. We have big trough of water.
and We turns on the tap. We leave
it running and tells EN- to bail out the
water with pals until they've emptied
the trough.
How does that prove it?" asked one
of the visitors
Well" said the guide. them as amt
idiots turns off the tap."-Harper's
Weekly.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14
NEW YORK LETTER.

New York, Feb. 1.-THE stock mar
ket started the day slightly higher
with st. Paul the strongest feature.
The advancing tendency, however was
OF short duration. After the opening
furry, prices began to ease off. The
opinion prevailed in some Of the best
posted quarters that the market had
gone up too rapidly and that a reao-
ton was IN order. AS a consequence
the selling was of better order than
the buying. Selling pressure appeared
largely in St. Paul. Union Pacific, Great
Northern, Southern Pacific. Copper
Shelters, Sugar and Atchison. The
highest prices were obtained at the
opening, later the market lapsed into
dulness with a declining tendency
Losses for the day were the largest
in St. Paul which opened at 1903 and
declined to 14s15i Union Pacific from
I176 to 1851 and the balance of the
active list in a like proportion
The directors OF both Union Pacific
and Southern Pacific met late yester-
day afternoon and declared the usual
dividends on both properties. This
announcement had no material effect
on the prices of these two Hartman
roads. They followed the balance or
the market throughout the session.
In the late afternoon, the call money
market showed signs of becoming a
trif1e frmer, loans ruling as high as
8 per cent finally closing at per
cent. This induced further liquidation
by bull operators who are afraid OF a
money stringency.
| The market as a whole closed with
a weak tendency with indications
pointing to still further declines
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14
CHICAGO LETTER.

Chicago, Feb. 14.-WHEAT-A broad.
active market with range of a full
cent for the day. The news was more
in favor OF the bulls than otherwise.
Despite the denials issued yesterday
pertaining to the Russian situation, the
fact will not down that Russia is q
large buyer of wheat in this country.
Bad crop reports also were in circula-
ton from houses with foreign connec-
tions stating that the drouth in India
would cause a shortage for export
from that country Foreign cables
were practically unchanged from yes
terday Cash demand both here and in
the northwest reported only fair. The
market closed strong with a gain of
about a cent for the day.
CORN:-Develope marked strength
in the last half hour. Continued re-
ports Of the drouth IN Argentine Re
public and renewed activity by the
local bull operators started the shorts
to covering bringing about rally OF
three quarters Of a cent for the May
option. Cash corn in the sample mar
ket also sympathized with the general
firmness, prices being one quarter to
one half q cent higher. The market
closed strong within a fraction of the
highest prices Of the day.
OATS:-Duu and hfeless early. but
turned strong in sympathy with tbs
advance in other grains. There was
few scattered buying orders executed
by the local commission houses. The
volume Of trade not large. Sales x
the seaboard about $4,000 bu. Tbs
market closed steady with Sigh
[ advance for the day.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14
The Other Side.

There are ministers Of the gospel
all over the country defending the I'M
written law, but there is a written
law that has not yet been repealed that
is a little more binding than the I'M
written law whatever that may be. 1t
is to the effect that Thou shalt do
no murder" Assassination, which,
the unwritten law seeks to justify, is
about the most revolving form of MUIR
der. The fewer excuses offered for ii
from the pulpit the DETERIORATION
Chronicle.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14
Basket Bali Notes.

Ihe W. II. S. girls defeated the S. p.
a. q In a game Of basket bali last
night by a score Of % to 6. The score
might have been larger but when the
5. T. A. c. girls saw the score they
thought 1t time to "skidoo. The line
up was: W. IT, s.-R f.. Gaynelle
Eaton; L. r., Helen o'Hara: q Jo-
sephine Jewett; r. c.. Martha schaaf:
l. g.. Bessie Naef. S F. A. CT. IL.
Miss Bonham; 1. f., Margaret Griffith:
Center; Ella Klose r. a. Miss Glad
felteri L. G., Helen Pfeifer.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14
SMELLING FOR A LIVING.

A new occupation has been devel-
oped in London and already is be
ing successfully and already is be-
ment is a sensitive sense Of smell
and a little practice makes the detect
or quit proficient. He inspects the
gas pipes and fixtures Of a building
and charges IS cents for each leak
he discovers. Some Of the men earn
SIS week,-Popular Mechanics
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14

A popular Hammond physician took
it into his head to go rabbit shooting
a few days ago. About o'clock in
the afternoon he returned, tired out
and empty handed, telling his wife that
he hadn't killed thing. Thereupon
she remarked: L told you so. If you
had stayed at home and attended to
your legitimate business you might
have been more successful"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14

The story is that Mr.. Hill and the
attorney general have come to an
agreement and that the suit Will be
dissolved. the former agreeing to speci-
fly what the money Is going to be used
for. This. however, is only a rumor,
but 1t is having its effect by forcing
shorts to cover
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14

Anaconda made the most striking
opening at better than three points
above the close price of Monday. The
movement was in line with that de-
veloped at the beginning Of the week
and the response in London was an
especially encouraging factor. This is
practically the first time the stock has
moved on the other side in sympathy
with the great strength shown in Rio
Tintos.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14
Prfmarx Movement.
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Union Stock Yards, Feb. 14.-Hog re-
ceipts, $4,000; market cents lower;
left over, 10000. Light, s6.85 to 40;
mixed, $500 to III; heavy $500 to
ceipts $500; market steady. Sheep
receipts, $4,000; market steady.
Union Stock Yards, Feb. 14.-Hogs
closed strong Light, $3.50 to 10Y :;
mixed $500 to us; heavy, $500 to III;
rough $3.50 to TOO. Cattle closed
strong; sheep closed steady.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14
LIVERPOOL MARKETS

Liverpool, Feb. 14.-Wheat opened 4
Liverpool. Feb. 14.-Wheat closed Il
to 8 lower; corn, q higher.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14

The Butler (Pa) Times OF yester-
day tells of a dozen youngsters being
arraigned in the mayors court for be-
ing caught bathing in the creek near
Butler. Evidently the good folk of
Butler do not believe cleanliness Is
next to Godliness-at least in Febru-
ary.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14

Washington dispatches are encour-
aging for the passage through congress
between now and March Of the fl
nance bill, reported through the senate.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14

The s. 7. 4. G. boys go to Han,,,,
tomorrow night for a game Wiz .1.4o =,
Baptists, whom they simply outcIass s.1s
about three weeks ago. our tss,,, = =
IN excellent form and we have
doubt but what the victory viii be o,rs
The $. F. A. G. Juniors VIII aslo -
to Hammond tomorrow night ana baya
for their opponents the second higb
school team.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14

There are seven million telephones
in the United States, so that it Is not
strange that you should occasionally
find that the line you want is busy
Toledo Blade.
No: in fact in creates a good deal
more surprise when you find that it
isn't.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14
Between Trains

Look over your change again. please.
A $1,000 bill has mysteriously disap-
peared from Chicago
That Milwaukee man, sixty-one years
old. who says he has never been kiss
ed, should have made the fact known
sooner. Unless he's awful rich it's al
most too late now.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14

Most things point to a stronger mar
lzet today and activity in the coppers
which became a most pronounced fea-
ture Monday will quite likely prove
the leadership in today's trading,
though steel shares appear to be un-
der the influence of good buying in
the preferred issues. The Union and
Southern Pacific dividend meetings are
expected at any time and rather point
ed attention is being called to the earn
ings of Southern Pacific with discus
sion regarding the possibility Of an in
crease in the dividend Of this COM
pany, though the recent strength of
the stock is about the only reason for
this gossip.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14

The high school hoys nIa,-a,7 ) ,~.,,..,
of basket bali at tha 0vyrs s,,,,s ~ T,s'...s
day night. ana bowed ~ bonars,,a IS
feat to the owls tbe scora 49,. :,
to u.s. The linenn was se,,s.-'
w. H. S.-P. pfetfYer R4. = Ars,,s.
#; c. Artman. IF. ~ sn,t,b :
Smith, LG. Owls rehia T,,ss,er %.
Roy Welslv. If. Ta t.ira-a a. -.
Eaton, RIG; Hovt oarap, Tg c,-a.,1l
Lumm was much in evidence al rafaraa
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14

The home ct Lew Williams Of cleve-
land avenue was the scene az = very
pretty birthday party Monday niphf
the guest OF honor being Miss Aenas
Dickinson The evening was ysrv
pleasantly spent IN playing games ana
vocal and instrumental music. Dainty
refreshments We're served by Mrs. WI
mans Miss Dickinson was the reein-
lent OF many beautiful presents. among
the most valuable being a gold watch
and two beautiful rings.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14

The advance in the Copper shares
appears to have for its basis the enor-
nous earnings of all copper producing
companies, which is good enough rea-
son for speculative support at this time.
There is also a much improved senti-
ment gaining ground with regard to
the attitude of the administration to-
ward corporations, IN addition TO evil
dence of solieitude regarding the finan-
cial situation and the promise of legis-
lation on this subject before the adj
journment OF the present congress.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14

Wheat opened lower RI aympathy
with lower cables and weakness north
west. Everybody we'll supplied with
selling orders. Very little buying.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14

I think we are destined for consid-
cradle irregularity and when stocks
are strongest they ought to be sold.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-14

Reports from Indianapolis say that
the metropolitan police bill is still
slumbering. Sort Of last sleep, which
ever way you please.
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