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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-05-23
BABY WRAPPED IN
A GUNNY SACK
Little Unfortunate Brought
to Mrs. Weis is Tender
ly Cared For.

Little Edward, the 7-year-old boy
whom DR.. and Mrs. William p. Weis
brought TO their home a few weeks
ago from an orphanage at Lafayette.
has a little sister pro tenn. Edward is
torn between joy over the atom of hu
manity that is making its temporary
home with his foster parents, and a
suggestion of jealousy inspired by the
attention the wee thing requires. but
on the whole he is glad it's there.
The story of how the baby came TO
the Weises is pitiful in the extreme
but as alls well that ends well. it is to
be hoped that the ending to this story
will more than make amends for its
sad beginning. The child was born Of
Slavish parents of unspellable name in
Hegewisch. yesterday morning. There
was neither physician nor nurse in at
tendance and when DIR. J. II. Mcdonald
of Hegewisch was notified of the new
arrival and went to have a look at it
and at the mother, he found a pitifuI
state of affairs indeed. The baby was
afflicted with a slight deformity which
an operation would remedy, and he
proposed sending it to Hammond TO
undergo the operation. 1t was then
discovered that the baby had no
clothes. but the parents made the ply
sician understand that they could pro-
vide something to wrap around the
tiny form. The drapery proved to be
an old thin shawl and a gunnysack and
in that the baby was sent 10 Hammond.
1t was impossible to receive the
child at St. Margarets hospital. and
Mrs. Weis, hearing of the plight the
baby was in. offered to care for it in
her own home. The mite was almost
frozen when received by Mrs. Weis, but
with her tender care 1t is expected that
no serious results will follow the un-
usual experience.
Mrs. Weis will care for the little
baby until it is strong enough to stand
the operation and will nurse it through
the operation after which she will re-
turn it to its mother.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-05-23
WABASH COLLEGE is THREE
QUARTERS OF CENTURY OLD.
Graduating Exercises This Year VIII
BE Best in the History of the School
President Maclxintosh to be In
auSurated.

wfordsville. Ind. May 22s-The
program for the coming June COM
mencement of Wabash college has been
completed and contains a list of inter-
esting features that will characterize
the seventy fifth anniversary celebra-
ton of the founding of the college.
The festivities will begin Friday
evening with the freshman-s sophomore
defamation contest and continue until
Wednesday morning when the sixty
ninth commencement exercises will be
held, and President George L. Mackin-
tosh will be inaugurated as the sixth
president of Old wabash.
Gen. Henry b. Darlington, U. S. A,
of Hyde Park. Mass. and a former stu
dent of the college will act as chief
marshal of the commencement process
sion. a telegram received last night
from John L. Wilson, an alumnus of
the class of IA. now of Seattle Wash.
states that he will start within short
time for Crawfordsville. He will de-
liver the seventy fifth annual address
Tuesday morning, June II.
The five fraternities having chapters
at wabash win hold banquets while q
number of classes will hold reunions
Another feature is the appearance OF
the Ben Greet players. who will pre-
sent Shakespeare plays at ingalls, field
Tuesday afternoon and evening. Indi-
ana University and Wabash Will alsC
play baseball at ingalls, field Tuesday
afternoon. 1t is expected that not less
than 500 alumni and former student:
will attend the alumni banquet a
Masonic Temple Tuesday evening
Prof Asa II. Morton. a Wabash gradu
ate, of Williamstown. Mass, will de-
liver the commencement address at tht
exercises Wednesday morning wheI
diplomas will be presented to the forty
members of this years graduating
class
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-05-23
UNIFORMED ROBBER
STILL At LARGE
Victim Who Lost $135 I'm
able to Fasten Crime on
Suspected Policeman.

It begins to look as If the s135 lost
by Stanley Jankowski when he was
held up by policeman. will never be
recovered. Jankowsh yesterday failed
to identify Patrolman John Mckay OF
the Englewood station, wearer of star
1908, which is alleged to be the num-
ber given by Jankowski to Lieutenant
Jenkins as that of the policeman who
robbed him Mckay confronted jan
kowski in the captains office at the
South Chicago station last night and
was freed from suspicion or blame in
the case when Jankowski said: That
is not the man"
But Mckay is up against a trial be-
fore the police board in any event. as
he has reported sick at the Englewood
station for several days past, when in
fact he is said to have been having
good time in various portions of the
city.
Jankowski, the victim of the robbery,
poiled by a uniformed policeman. He
is a man advanced in years and of
honest speech and appearance.
The police are inclined to believe his
story, and if an officer is found to be
involved IN the ROBBERY, 1t VIII un-
doubtedly go harder with him than it
would with an ordinary robber, for
the credit of the force. With change
in police administration so recent, and
with every evidence of honesty in the
declarations of intention on the part
OF high police officials to make Chicago
a cleaner city in every respect than it
has been, such a thing as the condon-
ing of so grave a fault as that charged
against a member of the force by jan
kowski is well-nigh impossible. Every
officer about the South Chicago sta
tion expresses the greatest reprobation
for a policeman who would disgrace
the uniform by so serious a crime as
robbery.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-05-23
LAKE SHORE DEPOT
TO Be BUILT At LAST
Definite Information is Re
ceived That Work Will
Start in Two Weeks.

At last. Definite information has
been received at the local Lake Shore
depot that the present shack serving
in that capacity will be consigned to
the rear in two weeks and the erec-
ton of the handsome new ediflce will
be begun.
During the construction of the new
building the present one will be moved
across Oakley avenue and will be used
as a temporary office until the first
respectable depot to be built in Ham
mond is ready to receive its oceu-
pants.
The beautiful Lake Shore depot at
Indiana Harbor which has long been
the envy Of Hammond travellers will
give an idea of what the one that will
be built here is like. There is some
difference in the two, however, as the
one at Hammond will be larger and
more beautiful. the approximate cost
being about $4,000.
This action of the Lake Shore will, 1t
is expected. compel the other roads TO
fall in line The Michigan Central al
ready has plans drawn for a new depot
TO be built in Oakley avenue which
will be about as costly as that of the
Lake shore
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-05-23
STATE MACCABEES
IN CONVENTION
Votes From This City May
Turn Tide at South
Bend.

Hammond with her several hundreds
of votes will be quite factor in the
State convention of the knights of the
Macahees which is being held in South
Bend today.
The principal interest is in the eIec-
tion Of the great commander. which
office is being eagerly sought by sew
eral promising candidates. Among
these is Meredith OF wabash. who is
conceded to be the strongest man in
the field.
In the event that Meredith is not
elected on the first ballot it is thought
that r. \. Smith may have a chance
to be elected TO the Office. The sessions
are being held at the Oliver hotel and
it is said the delegates present repre-
sent 5000 votes.
Hammonds several hundred votes
as we'll as the votes Of several other
tents in Lake county. are claimed for
Smith. South Bend IS filled with Mac
cabees and the interest in the conven-
ton was never greater.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-05-23
WHEAT RUINED
BY HEAVY RAIN
Reports From Neighboring
Counties Indicate Loss
May be Enormous.
Especial to Lake County Times.l

LaPorte, Ind. May 23.--With the con-
tinual downpour of rain during the
last twenty-four hours, the young
wheat crop throughout Lake and
Porter counties are reported as badly
damaged and many hundreds of acres
have been washed away completely.
The damage at present cannot be COM
puted but q conservative estimate
reaches into the thousands. The gov
ernment observer reports rainfall OF
three inches or more and so hard was
the fall that the yung shoots were
washed from the ground.
The wheat farmer throughout the
counties have had a hard time this
spring with the wheat crop, owing to a
backward season. The cold followed
by a drought ruined many of the crops
and this was not the least Of the
troubles. The rain started late Tues
day night and from that time until this
morning, fell in an almost continual
shower So heavy was it that the
wheat fields were soon covered, and
young plants were washed from the
ground and swept away. In cases
where they were not swept from the
ground. they were under water so far
that they will be rotted and lost in
tHdl HdHueI- AeepOil % nave DSOii a
irving from the different townships
in Lake and Porter counties that many
of the farmers are heavy losers, and
that they predict that the crops this
year will be a failure Those that are
not lost already can only be saved by
change in the weather conditions and
a bright, warm sun together with
quick work on the part of the farmers.
With the high figures in the wheat
market, the loss will be very large.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-05-23
THIS MANS WHEAT IS ALL CORN

Having read in THE LAKE COUNTY
TINES that wheat was worth a dollar a
bushel and having a get rich quick"
bug in his head. some person broke in
TO the Merritt elevator at South Chi
cago last night. and in the darkness
got into the wrong bin. This morn
ing it was discovered that 200 bushels
of corn was stolen and how the thief.
made away with it is mystery.
The thief evidently figured that he
had annexed about 5000 worth of plum
der and will undoubtedly administer
several good slams at himself when he
does his bookkeeping and finds that
his plant has shrunk during the night
to about one-half the value. He must
have used g horse and wagon in his
endeavor to be a Joe Letter and cor
ner the wheat market, as he could not
have carried away the goods on his
back The police are now watching
the board OF trade and will try to spot
any individual unloading corn on the
market
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-05-23
SPANISH VETS" MAKE PLANS.

The Spanish American War Veterans
held a meeting last night TO perfect
arrangements for the Decoration day
parade to the cemetery. Attorney Ed
ward Schottler was selected to make
the opening speech and committee
was appointed to solicit funds to de-
fray the expenses OF securing carri-
ages TO take the old soldiers TO the
graves. The work is being carried on
in connection with that of the Wom-
ans Relief corps and between the two
il is expected the affair viii be a great
success.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-05-23
INTERESTS ALL
RAILROAD MEN
Transportation Exhibit at
Jamestown Exposition
is Very Complete.
COSTLY MODELS SHOWN
Gross Section Of the Pennsylvania s
Tunnel Under East River og
Unusual Interest.

Norfolk. Va, May 23.-The palace of
machinery and transportation at the
jamestown exposition, which was not
ready for the opening day, is now fast
filling up and exhibits which have
been installed are of so costly and dis
tinctive a character that the building
promises as a whole to excel in inter
est all that was planned and hoped
for.
Conspicuous for size at first glance
on entering the great building are the
exhibits of the Pennsylvania railroad,
the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad, the
Pullman company and the Allis- Chal-
mers company.
The Pennsylvanias exhibit has the
center of the great hall, its crowning
feature being a section of the iron
tube, twenty-three feet in diameter
used in the construction of the East
river tunnels. The section shown con-
sists of two rings of two feet width,
each containing eleven segments, all
bolted by means of heavy flanges. The
tube is of two-inch cast iron. It
stands in chocks, and with the oc-
companying concrete work constitutes
a cross section of the TUNNEL. When
the exposition is over it will be taken
back to New York and placed in the
| tunnel
| Within the tube is an inner heavy
| tube of concrete while on a stone
| ballast roadway is one set of tracks
and a third rail for the electric cur
rent. Either side the tracks are gal
leries for electric wires, telephone and
telegraph on one side and high tension
wires for power supply on the other.
Near this exhibit is a model section
of the tunnel. showing refuge inches
for trackmen and ladders reaching to
the top of the side galleries.
Not less interesting than these is
the typographical model of the entire
| Pennsylvania tunnel system at New
/ York extending from the New Jersey
portals, under Jersey Heights, under
the north of Hudson river, under Man
j haitian island under the East river
to the Long Island portals of the tun-
nels, a distance of 56 miles. There
are two tubes under the North river
and four under the East river. Those
under the North river are six thousand
4 feet long and those under the East
/ river are 500 feet long.
! Beneath this model are cross sec
tions showing the character of the tun.
nels at different points and the mater
ial through which they are cut TIL,
top of the river tunnels are sevent.
feet below the surface of the waite
at mean high water. Above the model
in fact a part of il is shown a larg'
section of the city Of New York in min
iature, with all Of the conspicuou
buildings and steeples easily recog
nizable. The center of attraction
however. is the Pennsylvania nev
station between Thirty-fir street an,
Thirty-seconds street and Seventh an
Eigth avenues. 43O by 7SO feet in area
and with tracks sixty feet below tn
surface, while the walls of the hand
some structure rise sixty feet abov
the pavement, and the roof in the cen
ter above The general waiting roor
rises $50 feet
A model of the bulkhead system 0
tunnel building shows just how tn
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-05-23
STRIKING TRANSFERS
ARE STILL OUT
Brothers in the Union Fail
to Come to Their
Support.

The five teamsters who went out on
a strike Monday, claiming their en-
ployer. Jacob Wiker, refused to pay
them the union scale. are still out and
no settlement has been effected.
A special meeting was called last
night by the president Of the Hammond
local and was attended by over 100
members. The first subject to come up
for discussion was the strike of the
WilSer teamsters. After talking the
matter over it was decided II wait a
few days in the hope of a settlement
between Wiker and his men.
over 200 members of the Hammond
local are anxiously awaiting the out
come of the strike, and it is expected
that some kind Of settlement will be
effected by tomorrow.
Jacob Wiker called at THE LAKE
COUNTY TIMES office this morning and
denied the charges made by the union
men. Mr.. Wiker said that there were
no team owners in Hammond that had
agreed to the S14 scale and until such
a scale was signed by the other team
owners he would not agree to pay it.
Mr.. Wiker also denied that his driv-
ers were compelled to take care of
their teams. He said he was one of
the few team owners who hire man
to feed the horses and clean out the
barns so that the drivers would not
have to do it.
He also denied that his men worked
Sunday and laughed at the idea that
any of them ever put in IA to 16 hours
day. Mr.. Wiker declares he has
been grossly misrepresented~ by the
union men and asks that his side of
the matter be placed before the pub
| lie.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-05-23
HAMMOND DISTILLERY
BUILDING WAREHOUSE
$4,000 Structure is Being
Erected to Comply
With New Law.

AS a result of the new laws WHICH
require that whisky must be stored
in a warehouse for that purpose alone,
the Hammond Distilling company has
started the erection of a new $4,000
warehouse at their local distillery
which will have a storing capacity OF
1000 barrels.
William Ahlborn and Herman
Schmidt have the contract for the
building, which must be completed in
side of forty five days
This addition which is being con
structed makes the local distiHery one
of the largest in Indiana.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-05-23

Contract Subscribers 020z
SlTesl Sales 1921
TOlal, Yesterday lO,4lS
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-05-23
SIX 'vARMINTS"
BITE THE DUST
One Hundred Hunters Cor
ner and Kill Six Wolves
in Kankakee County.

LaPorte, May 23.-A wolf drive. in
which over one hundred hunters par
ticipated, began yesterday morning
and ended this morning with the ex-
termination of a pack Of six var
mints," which had been raiding stock
pens. The animals were killed in the
Kankakee country.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-05-23

Trains on the wabash road were
delayed nearly an hour last night on
account Of a broken rail east of Ham
mond. The night section force was
called out and soon had the track
repaired.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-09
TELLS WHY PLAN
WAS ABANDONED
Mr.. Whitehead Explains James
town Building Matter to the
Chamber 81 Commerce.
CAN GET SPACE ELSEWHERE

Hon. John Whitehead ~ Norfolk ..,,-
missioner or the jamestown Exposition.
addressed at the Chamber ~ Commerce.
yesterday afternoon "A meeting ~ gentle
men Interested iu The exhibit of Rich
nond manufactures AZ the exposition
ana offered au explanation OF inc aban-
Comment ~ the plan 20 provide a special
virginia manufactures building as COM
t"mpiated The meeting was rather
poorly attended. there being only eight
or Ten gentlemen present. MT T.. o.
Laird. president Of the Southern Manu-
turing Company. presided.
The demand for space. Mr. White saId
was great. and the exposition officials
found thar no other space would Doe left
i0r q virginia manufacturers build ng
unless one We're erected AZ once Under
these conditions 81 was deemed best 20
provide for the transfer OF the Virginia
manufacturers exhibits which had APP
piled for space 20 the building IN which
thoy would Dee properly classified and
shown. After al the Virginia manufact-
urers who had applied Tor space in Vir-
ginia building are provided FOR I'm tho
general manufacturers builders. there Is
stl left therein about 1000 square feet
az space. which the manufacturers Of
Richmond may secure they desire The
exposition company has stopped consid-
ering applications Tor space in this build
ing from outside manufacturers until
every Virginia manufacture who desires
20 preempt space can secure the oppor-
tunitv 10 do So II Us understood Of
course. that this space can not be held
for them indefinitely
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-09
MurderOus Industrialism.

y tho United states We're 70 engage an
nuailv I'm war resulting in loss % 20 ooo
injured and killed. the entire. country
would soon rise IN protest against such
s@nselcss loss ~ human Nfc
fut unknown 90 the average citizen. a
pearoful warfare. ertailing q loss Of over
half "a million in killed and injured is an
nuallv being waEed in this country to-
day. and gives promise OF continuing for
some time TO come. This stupcnGous loss
results from tae intense struggle 81
100000 wage-earners for international
industrial supremacy.
The rank and file 90 tho army directly
engaged in 70 is composed % the sturdy
American artisan. While Indirectly 10 az
fects fifty milton uore-the family unit
dependent upon his efforts for support -
Tho World To-Day
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-09
VIRGINIA HOTEL
MEN IN SESSION
Delightful Day Spent at Pine
Beach and at Exposition
Grounds.
ALL OFFICERS REELECTED
AIR. ConsolvO, Who Has Made
Very Popular President
Retained.
Especial to The rimes-Dispateh.l

NORFOLK. VA. January A-Virginia
hotel men and women, members of the
Virginia Hotel Mems Association. and
members Of the families OF those OF
their number who have them. 10 the
number of about 100. did things here
abouts to-day. An annual meeting of
the association was the occasion OF their
assembling. and they We're here from
points in the centre as well as at the
uttermost bounds Of the State, repre-
sentng almost every hosiery OF Conse-
Cuence In the State.
Convincing with luncheon at tho Pine
Beach Hotel. things took on a real
lively ts1rn. The repast finished. the pub
lie entertainers with a sufficient number
or exposition officers and employees as
guides hicd themselves 70 the Exposition
Grounds. a short distance from the hotel
AS are other folks who have never been
on the grounds or who haven't been there
for a. long time they were surprised ~
the progress they saw there IN exposition
construction. and AT the mighty works
done
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-09
Personals and Briefs

Mrs. Laura Jordon very DELIGHTFULLY."- on
tcrtained q number Of Young people Mon
day evening at q supper given in honor
oC her daughters. Misses Clara ana Estcne
Jordon Music and games served 90 GA
Nvcn the occasion.
Among those present were Misses Lizzie
Tyson. Julia Pierce. Myrtle McCabe
Estene Tordcn. Jennie Martin. Mabel
Str0udc Lucy Price. Mamie Kane Esther
Lewis. Clara JOrdon. Messrs. Andrew
Farmer. Joseph Whitman. John Cham
hers. While Price. Ruffin Tyson. Eddie
Carter. Leslie James. Calle Steward and
Albert LewiS
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-09
GOOD MAY HANG
FOR KILLING GIRL
General Opinion Is That Young
Man VIII Pay Extreme
Penalty.
STAY IN ST8EETS ALL NIGHT
Crowd SO Anxious to Get Good
Seats That Many Stay
Up All Night.

LURAY. VA. January 2s-About TWEEN
~ Of tho States witnesses testified yes
terday and to-day in the Good murder
trial. now in progress In Llray The
testimony attracting the most attention
was that 81 Jesse stroop the nine-year-
old brother - the murdered girl. and inc
only witness 90 tae crime Die gave
straightforward evidence. ana slcc.ssf..I
ly eluded all tee pitfalls OF the d.f.rss.
~ is difiicult nt this ---e, 90 venture au
opinion of tho outcome though thc pre-
vaiiins one j. that the verdict viii De
murder In The first degree % nor ID hung
jury.
The scene of the crime is about ten
lNiiD7 from s-Iray. and scorer. of v.ft-
Hr7ses and spectators from thar section.
passed inc uisnt on the streets - rn.
1'Wh' ih order 70 gain au e.srly eufrauo..
ID the courthouse. tlc building tn-Ea. ..-
cofnmodatlug not moe tnan laff t,o
crowd present. Good was on fhe v-itrle4s
stand for several hours and gave hfs ar-
count of how he shot Miss Sfronp claim
Ing u was an accident. though a.. lrr-
preston created hv - witness while
favorable one
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-09
IS Of Space Reduced.

Mr.. Whitehead stated that cost Of
space in the general manufactures
building has neen from $3.50 10 IS per
square foot while the cost In the CON
templated Virginia manufacturers
building WAS from S1.50 to So per foot
The company has decided 20 offer Viz
ginia manufacturers space in me gen
eral manufactures buiding at the fig
ure offered for the abandoned Virginia
building
After this statement the meeting adj
1Ourncd with the understanding that
Mr.. whitehead would ascertain and re-
port 70 the secretary OF the Gambler OF
Commerce Just no WmuCh space was
available and how long ~ viii be- opcn
to Virginia manufacturers 70 lease.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-09
COTS FOR JURORS.
Henrico Court Makes Thoughtful
Provision for Them.

Tho Circuit Court OF Henrico has got
down 20 business iu serious fashion. Not
only has Judge Scott called an extra
Term Of the court to take up the over
crowded docket. but q stock Of fourteen
cots h-Le been added to the furniture OF
the jury room.
The trst case called yesterday was that
against Reuben Johnson. COlored. charged
" tu having waIfri0uslv assaulted Maria
Icwis1also c0lored. The jury let Reuben
on WIN Nefr 'u the Tcnitont0ry.