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The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1908-12-19
THE ATTRACTIVE FIREPLACE.

In many houses, even where the
fireplaces are ornamental, and even
artistic, we sometimes notice pretty
glass screens, some plain and 9th
crs painted with beautiful flowers or
ferns, placed in front, TO hide, as
II were, something missing. Pretty
as these may be, and even eXpen-
sive, too, they cannot please the eye
or add to the comfortable appear
ance OF the room as would a clear
fire or a clever arrangement of plants
or flowers There is no warmth OF
deeling about the screens such as is
experienced in the use OF fires or
flowers, to say nothing of the life
and beauty which the latter add 10
a room.-The Queen.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-11-18

Watchful, NEUROLOGICAL, historical or
philosophical he will fiend all phases
of this animal in the opinion of
Judge Lumpkin, of the Atlanta cir
cult, as quoted by Judge Cobb in the
Strong case. We view the dog only
from the standpoint of the well-rec-
ognized facts to which we can not
shut our eyes-that he is daily
bought and sold, raised for profit,
trained for profit, and exhibited for
profit. He may not bear burdens like
the famous Flemish dogs of Holland.
and draw the heavy peddlers' carts,
described by Ouida, until his withers
are unstrung and he drops fainting
by the Wayside, Valueless as a draft
horse But that the dog may have
value, be it much or little, and there
fore must be property, is we'll evil
denced by the facts of this case. The
attachment was taken out for the
purchase price of the dog, showing
that he was originally sold He was
claimed by the defendant in error
which implied value; and when sold
under judicial process, which is at
tackled as null and void for the rea-
son that a canine can not be of
value, he was again bought, even up
on block, at a fancy figure"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-11-18
SHARKS CAN BUY SALARY,
And Still Escape Provisions of the
Adams Act


Adams Act.
The state Court of Appeals has
rendered decision which affects the
Adams money shark act.
j. D. Lindsay coal crane engf-
neer in the employ of the Southern
Railway, sold his salary of $58.O6
outright to r. r. Jackson for So. 10
and subsequently prosecuted him for
violating the money shark law in
charging more than per cent. Der
month interest. Jackson was con.
victed in the city court of Atlanta
for violating the Adams act and ap-
pealed
The Court of Appeals reversed the
decision of the lower court on the
ground that this was a straight ont
sale, and that an absolute sale of
property is not included within the
terms of the Adams act,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-11-18
A BIG GAIN IN CORN YIELD
\ TOTAL PRODUCTION OF MORE
THAN $500, 900, 900 BUSHELS.
Is Preliminary Estimate Announced
by Department of Agriculture.
Yields Of Other Crops.

WASHINGTON.-An average yield
of 26.2 bushels of corn per acre and
an indicated total production of q
GAP, $4,000 bushels of corn are pre-
liminary estimates announced in the
report of the department of agricul-
ture issued few days ago, sum
marizing corn and five other crops.
The yield of corn per acre in 1907
was 25.9 as finally estimated, and
averaged 25.6 for ten years, while
the production is compared with q
592, 100000 bushels finally esti-
mated in 1907. Quality of corn is
$50 per cent. compared with S28
in 1907 and S4.3 ten year average.
About 2.7 per cent. of 71,124,00O
bushels is estimated to have been in
the farmers hands on Nov. 1st
against As per cent. or I30,995, 900
bushels year ago and a ten year
average of as per cent
The preliminary figures for import
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-11-18
300 FILIPINOs DEAD IN FLOOD.
Cagayan Valley Devastated and Ch0i-
era RACES Among Refugees.

Cagayan Valley Devastated and Ch0i-
era RACES Among Refugees.
Belated reports indicate that the
storm of Oct. -. in the Cagayan
valley, Philippines, was the worst
and most destructive within the
memory of living inhabitants of the
valley. official figures are not yet
available, as many places have not
been heard from, but it seems certain
that the number of dead will reach
800.
There was heavy typhoon and
torrential rains throughout the val
ley and in the mountains The riv-
erS were flooded and in many places
rose to height of thirty feet, sweep
ing everything before them in their
path to the sea. Hundreds of ami
mails and houses were swept away.
At Apart, which was almost COM
pletely under water, the American
residents, headed by Lieutenants
.Treadway and Clark. Postmaster
Foss and Engineer Clark, formed a
rescue brigade which saved scores
of natives, taking many off the
houses, which were floating down the
river
The government has dispatched a
coast guard cutter to investigate and
organize relief. 1t is reported that
cholera has broken out among the
refugees.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-11-18

ant corn states, giving in bushels the
yield per acre and total production,
respectively, include:
Missouri 27, 2O3,634,OO0; Texas
25.7 and 2O1,85S,OOO; Kentucky
25.2 and S4,S23,000; Tennessee PAS
and 74,747,000; Georgia 1875 and
56,438,000; Alabama 14.7 and a.
1000; Virginia 26 and 48,828,-
900; North Carolina IS and So
1875, 5000; Arkansas 202 and $3.50
900.
The preliminary estimates of pota-
toes, Tobacco and rice giving average
yields per acre and comparison with
final estimates for 1907 and for
periods of year as follows.
POtatoes-Yield 85.9 bushels
against 95.4 in 1907, and ten year
average $50. Production 274,660,-
600 bushels, against 297,929,OOO in
1907. Quality SIS per cent against
83.5 last year, and ten year average
of 87.6.
Tobacco-Yield 8252 pounds
against S5O5 pounds in 1907, and
ten year average 1875. Production
629, 900 pounds against 698,-
10000 in 1907. Quality 879 per
cent. as against 80 year ago, and
ten year average of &5.8.
Rice-Yield BAT bushels against
29.9 in 1907 and a ten year average
of 300. Production 22,718,O0O
bushels against 18,738,O00 in 1907
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-11-18
The Changing Times.

Times have changed since $50
years ago when Halley's comet for
whose temperance astronomers arc
now looking, was in the heavens
Ihen the christian world prayed to
be delivered from the devil tb w
turk and the comet" Now if save ,
the devil is not SO black as he b9S
been painted, the Turk is a negjipih1o
quantity, and the comet wonld J ho
rather welcome than otherwise
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-11-18
RUSSELL DECISION is RICH
COURT OF APPEALS SAYS DOG is
SUBJECT TO LEVY AND SALE.
unanimously Decides That Sheriff
May Sell Your FavOrite Dog
Along With Other Chattels.


"A dog is such property as to be
subject to levy and sale for the debts
of his owner" decides the state
Court of Appeals in an opinion writ
ten by Judge Richard B. Russell,
and conCurred by Judges Arthur
Powell and Ben H. Hill The decis-
ion settles a novel point in law
which has never before been passed
upon by the Georgia courts.
The case is entitled Vaughn VS..
Nelson, and was appealed from Sa-
yannah. A fine pointer dog was
levied on and sold to satisfy a judg-
ment. A certiorari was taken on the
ground that a dog is not property
and is not subject to the debts of the
owner, the basis of the claim being
that such a pet is a sort of subordi-
nate member of the family and
hedged in by certain sentiments born
of long familiar association The
next court turned the appeal down,
and further appeal was made The
dog at issue being fine pointer and
worth more than 500 in the open
market the contest was not lacking
in ZeSt
The World DO Move.
Despite the sentiment that clings
about the FidOs, Carlos and old dog
| Trays, the appellate courts holds that
modern business, which mas even in
Vaded the realm of dog culture, max
ing the canine an object of exhibit
ton and sale for monetary profit, has
changed the legal aspect of the dogs
standing, making of him property.
the same as is a horse or a COW, and
likewise subject to levy and sale the
same as any other chattel.
Many authorities, both of this and
other states and countries are cited
by the court, and the opinion is a
lengthy one. 1t concludes as follows:
The Opinion.
The writer is not prepared to be-
moan the true associations and I'M
timely death of old Tray, and has lit
! tie association with Fido or Trim
and therefore can take but little part
in the sentiment of the questions
raised in the briefs as to the com
| paratiye value of the faithful watch
dog as boon of priceless worth in
any manner further than to give his
! sanction to the maledictions pro-
nounced upon the worthless eur. We
leave this view to ADLER pens, If
| one is interested in the dog pensiye.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-11-18
HEALTH AND VITALITY
Motifs Nerverine Pills

The great iron and tonic restora-
tive for men and women produces
strength and vitality, builds IN the
system and renews the normal yigor
For sale by druggists or by mail
$100 per box, 6 boxes for * az
WIIlamS M fg. Co., Props, Cleve-
land. .. For sale by T. d. Lee.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-11-18
If You Are Over FIFTY Read This

If You Are Over Fifty Read This.
Most people past middle-age suffer
from kidney and bladder disorders
which Foley's Kidney Remedy would
cure. Stop the drain on the vitality
and restore needed strength and
ylgor' Commence taking FoIey's
Kidney Remedy today. Dawson
Drug Co. and Peoples Drug Store.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-11-18
HOME BUILDING

norn a tHe savings Bank Patiently regularly small
so oL tne income is added to the Building Fund
CNely the building process goes on at the Savings
"'0'' anu TIE carpenters Degln their
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-06
SHERIFF CARTER BRINGS
UP BIG BUNCH FOR TRIAL
Little Brit" Is DuslKy Wench Who
VIII Have Her Trial Here
Today.

Crown Point, Ind. April 6.-(SpeciaD
Crime seems to be rampant in Lake
county if the string Of hand-cuffed
prisoners that Sheriff Carter and his
deputies left Crown Point with this
morning for Hammond. Eight men in
the procession that marched from the
county jail to the Superior court at
Hammond charged with the following
crimes:
Joseph Wokszrwski, larceny.
Mike Oswalda, grand larceny
James Daily, petty larceny.
Henry Williams, grand larceny.
J. Reilley, grand larceny.
Henry Wise. grand larceny.
Nellie Williams alias Little Bit" the
colored woman who stabbed the for
eigner at Gary. will be arraigned for
trial today.
Nellie isn't bit worried over her
fate and takes life as ''one glad sweet
song" To quiet her words "Lahfe is
ahi right. but ahm not a-goin to let
any pooah white trash arun orah meh."
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-06
FIND THAT IT WAS
NO APRIL FOOL JOKE.

George McGrath and Frank Enright,
who were arrested on the first of April
for conspiracy to rob Nathan Cohen.
this morning pleaded guilty to the
charge and will later be sentenced by
the court.
William Lofts decided to plead not
guilty and will be held under $1,000
bonds. The bond was provided by To-
cal business men and the surety was
approved. The robbery, the arrest and
the sentence of these two men all oc-
Cured within a week and this is re-
garded as exceptionally quick work
In the case of Enright there are
number of extenuating circumstances
which will probably result in his being
held on parole. The courthouse has
been crowded with young men all day
long who were anxious about the fate
of the prisoners
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-06
MAY 8 FOR PRIMARIES
Democrats Decide Date at
Meeting of Candidates
and Committeeman.

Saturday, May 9. was agreed upon
by the democratic township candidates
for office, on which to hold the pri-
maries for nomination.
This was decided at a Joint meetinp
of the candidates and the township
precinct committeeman last Saturday
evening.
Thirteen polls wi be opened on that
day, seven of which will be in Ham
mond, including Robertsdale, two in
East Chicago. one in Indiana Harbor.
one in Whiting, one in HessvilIe and
one in Highlands
Candidates must designate their in
tention to make the race for nomination
by April 25.
The following trustee candidates
were present: Patrick Reilley, James
frost, John Prohl, Bruno Schreiber and
John Ebert. Fred Krost of Hammond
was present too and signified his in
tention of making the race for the
assessorship E. r. Johnston of this
city was also present and while his an
nouncement for the candidacy for the
asessorship was not formal he never
theless intimated that he might have
his name placed on the ticket.
P. A. Parks of East Chicago of the
township precinct committeeman acted
as chairman of the meeting and was
assisted by Otto Duelke, city clerk, as
secretary for the meeting.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-06
SWITCHBOARD rs NOW
COMPLETELY INSTALLED.
Tower Bell at Fire Station VIII Not Be
Used Any Longer.

The Gamewell fire alarm people who
have installed the new switchboard in
the fire station completed their work
today The board is in perfect running
order. telephone switchboard has
also been installed, of which T. d.
Green, one of the veteran firemen, will
be operator. The tower bell in the sta
tion will be abandoned for giving
alarms.
Tower bells are being done away
with all over the country" said Chief
Dilschneider this morning They are
useful only in calling volunteer de-
partments. Otherwise they are
nuisance as they call ou the people on
the street and cause them to be in the
way of the department"
When the curfew ordinance is passed
tor this city. this bell will be put into
operation again for that purpose.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-06
BAD ACCIDENT IS
NARROWLY AvERTED
Motorman Stops Indiana
Harbor Car in Nick
of Time.
COLLISION BARELY AVOIDED
Conductor Fails to See Train Back.
ing Down Tracks and Trolley
Car Is Damaged.

A frightful accident was narrov,v
a'erteo this morning at Indiana Har-
Dor when Chicago, Lake Shore ana
South Bend trolley car by the frac-
tion Of second missed being struck
squarely by an Indiana Harbor train
which was backing up at fairly rapid
rate Of speed.
As it was, the front end OF the car
was somewhat damaged. though no one
was hurt.
There were twenty-five passengers
aboard the car which left Indiana Har-
Dor at TAO o'clock. When it reached
the Indiana Harbor railroad CROSSING.
the conductor, as is his usual custom.
alighted from the back platform and
ran ahead to see that the crossing was
clear. He looked up and down the
tracks but the tower partially obscured
his view in one direction and he failed
to see an engine with three cars that
was backing down the tracks He sig.
nailed the motorman to come on and
the latter applied the power, the car
starting swiftly forward. AS it reach
ed the tracks the motorman noticed
the train and turned his controller.
stopping the car in the very nick of
time. Had he been a second later a
serious accident would have been un-
avoidable.
The caboose grazed the front of the
car. damaging the vestibule in which
the driver stands. but the force was
not sufficient to derail either caboose
or the trolley coach. Many of the pas
sengers were not aware of their dam
ger until xFhad passed and there was
no panic.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-06
LOSES EMPL LOYMENT
GOES RAv|NG MAD
Standard Steel Car Enploye
Found in Water at
Cedar Lake.
CAPTURED BY SHERIFFs POSSE
Steel Worker Alarms Farmers and
Is Nabbed After Great
Difficulty.

Crown Point, Ind, April 6.-(Special)
Yesterday afternoon Sheriff Carter
and deputies received a "hurry-up" call
for Cedar Lake. Ind, to help in the
capture Of a supposed wild man who
had been running around in the garb
of original Adam
On arriving there they found the story
had not been exaggerated in the in the
least. The man violently insane was
laying with his head partly in the
water yelling and kicking like mad
man. After a desperate struggle they
succeeded in getting the handouts on
him but being big stalwart foreigner,
he broke away from them and gave
them chase for half a mile before he
was finally recaptured. Here he put
up an awful scrap and his ankles had
tc be manacled and he was roped to the
bottom Of the wagon and brought to
town, Shere Carter took him from here
to the padded cell at the Crazy House
at the County Poor farm" From what
could be learned his name is Sam
Coppo, formerly employed at the Stand
ard Steel works at Hammond and
boarded with a foreigner by the name
of Mike Dubish. Worry over being
thrown out of work is said to be re-
sponsible for his insanity. It is said
that he left the Standard district Sat
urday night and walked all the way to
Cedar Lake. An effort will be made
to find his rela to ascertain what
disposition will be made with him.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-06
OTTO DUELKE APPOINTED
AS PAVING INSPECTOR.
Question of decentralization for GAS
Company for Cutting Wires for
House Movers Goes By
Default of Precedent

The board of public works held it's
regular meeting in the city hall this
morning and appointed Otto Duelke as
inspector for the Bauer street macadam
improvement and cement sidewalk
The board went into the records to
ascertain whether the South Shore Gas
ana Electric company has any right to
demand Naturalization at the hands of
mousse movers where the company has
TO cut It's wires in order to permit a
house to pass.
Nothing could be found in the records
Justffiying the company to make the de-
mand. The question was raised by
Frank Shine who is moving a two
story house from Clinton street to Doty
street.
The company decided to grant the re-
quest to cut the wire without any
further opposition on their part.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-06
DAY ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.
Murderer of Daisy Phillips
at Rensselaer, Eats
Glass.

Rensselaer,, Ind, April 6.-(Spccin)-
Dan Day, the murderer of seventeen
year-old Daisy Phillips of this place,
tried to commit suicide last Saturday
night by breaking the electric light
siobe in his cell and eating the glass.
His throat was badly cut and he bIed
quite good deal, but will recover.
He has been placed in a padded cell
to prevent any further injury to him.
self and is watched constantly.
Young Day has refused to eat any
thing since he was arrested on Thurs
day and smokes his pipe constantly,
however.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-06
NEW TERM BRINGS OUT
GRIST or CASES.
Pros. ID. E. Boone Is Turned Loose On
Bunch of Alleged EVIL Doors.


Bunch of Alleged EVIL Doors.
In addition to trying the McGrath.
Lotus, Enright cases in the Superior
court today several other cases were
disposed of by the court and D. E.
Boone, who has his inning now as pros
ecutor for the March term of court.
James Daley of Gary was dismissed
without further punishment, he having
spent some time in Jail to await his
trial Daley was charged stealing an
overcoat from a fellow employe. He
W as admonished by Judge Reiter. who
said that hereafter he would be shown
no leniency by the court even if he
should plead drunkenness as he did
this morning.
Frank Williams, Jos. Weis and John
Riley, three Garyites, who stole a barrel
OF wine, were each sent to the penf-
tentiary, Williams and Weis going to
Michigan City while Riley was sent to
Jcffersonville. The trio pleaded guilty.
Their sentence is from 1 to IA years
Ia addition to which they are dis
franchised for five years
The grand larceny case Of joseph
Wohszrwski of Gary was put on trial
this afternoon and will be followed by
the assault and battery case against
Nellie Williams of Gary, a young
Hegress who stabbed a white man,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-06
NEW KEY STRIKE
IS PLANNED TODAY
Commercial Telegraphers to
Go Out Unless Demands
Are Granted.
SAY WAGES HAVE BEEN GUT
Efforts Made to Line Up Forces Prior
to Republican National
Convention.

Chicago, April 6.-CommerciaI teleg-
raphers are preparing for another
strike against the telegraph companies
Resolutions We're adopted at yester-
days meeting of the Chicago local fa-
vortng strike against the Western
Union Telegraph company in all parts
Of the United States and Mexico, to go
into effect June 1. unless the demands
presented prior to the strike of last
August are met by that time.
The resolutions provide that the Pos
tai Telegraph company be given until
July l to accede, and in the event of
both companies refusing the men en-
ployed by the Associated Press, the
brokers and individual corporations
also will be called out
Since the men returned to work last
November they charge that the Western
Union company has reduced wages 10
per cent and more in some instances.
and that while the Postal company has
made no general reduction it has i'm
posed many other conditions which the
employees resent.
Officials of the two telegraph com
panies last night did not regard the
strike threat as serious, declaring that
it would be impossible to again get
the men to walk out. The officers of
the union assert, however that CON
ditions are such that they have nothing
to lose by risking another fight with
the companies. They are demanding
the same conditions as they did last
summer, an eight-hour day. equal
wages for equal work, regardless of
sex, and the companies to furnish type
writer's.
Copies of the resolutions adopted by
the local are to be sent to President
Roosevelt, Samuel Gompers president
of the American Federation of Labor.
and officials of the Order of Railroad
Telegraphers. They are also to be sub
mitted to other local unions, in the
hope that if a strike is ordered it will
take effect just before the republican
national convention.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-06
LAKE CD. TEACHERS
HAVE 4 GOOD TINE
Sixty Hammond Pedagogues Return From State Meet
Meeting at Indianapolis and All Report
Report Profitable Trip

Sixty Hammond teachers and many
from Gary, East Chicago, Whiting,
Crown Point and Dyer attended the
state convention and Superintendent
Mcdaniel speaks for them all when he
says the convention this year was one
of the best that has ever been held by
the Northern Indiana teachers.
The county teachers took a prom
inent part in the proceedings and were
at all times a factor in the convention.
Professor w. A Writ of Gary was made
one of the members of the board of
directors of the association and several
of the Hammond teachers were recog-
nized by bein collected to office.
Miss Marie Stout was elected mem
Der of the executive committee of the
kindergarten section, NJ E. Snyder Of
Gary was elected vice president of the
manual training department.
The announcement was made at Tom
linson hall by Mrs o. P Kinsey of Val
paraiso that the school teachers of the
state could have advantage of the
course Of study offered last winter to
the womans clubs by the faculty Of
the Indiana university.
Considerable interest was aroused
among the Lake county teachers in the
remarks of President Charles S. Chaplin
of the Rhode Island State Normal
school.
He said: What we teachers need
more than the best book on pedagogy
ever written is a good game of bridge,
a dance, game of golf or some gossip
with men or women as far out our
sphere as possible"
Superintendent Mcdaniel was asked
his opinion of the liberal stand this pro-
fessor has taken and he said he agreed
with him except that these things
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-06
VAUDEVILLE STAR WEDS
Walter Jones Weds Blanche
Pixley at Crown Point
Saturday.

Crown Point. April 6.-(SpeciaI.)-
The county scat was the scene of an
other stage marriage last Saturday af-
ternoon, which will keep it in the lime
light for some time.
Late in the afternoon Judge Harry
b. nicholson married Walter II. Jones
and Blanche Lillian Pixley, the latter Of
Chicago. Mr.. Jones has been doing a
tramp speciality act at the Olympic re-
scently and is we'll known among the
vaudeville fraternity. This is his sec
and venture in the matrimonial line
He halls from New York City.
Jones, it will be remembered. married
Norma Whalley, the famous Australian
beauty, and the matrimonial career was
a stormy one.