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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-15

could be stolen"
 "Oh, that is one of the cleverest parts of the trick" explained my friend. "The thief comes supplied with a pair of cheap wooden clogs costing but few sen, and the owner of the lacquered footgear goes away with them and never notices the diff ference, at least not until it is too late to profit from the knowledge"
 Are Japanese thieves so very clev. CT, then" asked
 'Oh, very.' he returned. Some time ago heard of one of them who used to carry handful of watch rings to fit into the stems of all sorts of watches that he might come by dis honestly. Once he lifted a watch in train, and the owner, missing it, but not knowing who the thief was, set up shout and had a policeman sum- moned. The police, to satisfy the vic tim, insisted that every one in the train show his watch. When the turn of the thief came he drew out of his pocket the stolen timepiece, and its original possessor, not recognizing 1t on account of the changed ring, missed an easy chance to regain his property
 Tt was the same fellow, believe" he continued, who managed by the expenditure of little money to have himself enrolled under different names in the various lists of different towns. When arrested he gave one of these various names to the authorities. The police, on looking up the record of the name given, were unable to find any black marks against 1t. Thus he al ways managed to escape with light punishment for his first offense, con- mitted don't know how many times.
 But I don't know that any of these fellows were as clever as another thief I heard about. You know many of the Japanese sleep on a sort of bed made up on the floor, called a feuton. We'll, an old Japanese miser Kept bis money in the house, concealed in a small chest of drawers. In the daytime he never took his eyes of his treasure, and at night he had his feuton pushed tightly against it, so no robber could get at his money without awakening him.
 For long time a gang of thieves had been puzzling their brains to find way of stealing the hoard without being detected. Well, on a certain night one of them entered the house and gently, little by little, pulled the bed on which the miser lay away from the chest of drawers. Then he quickly emptied the drawers of their cur rency, showed the bed back to it's orig inal position and made his escape.
 Several days passed before the un- fortunate miser detected his loss Chicago News.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-15

Notwithstanding the continued i'm pToVement in weapons of warfare, peace declarations and arbitration treaties are continuously made and the outlook for peace on the planet was never better than now, says a Washington writer. An arbitration treaty has been made and duly sign ed between Argentina and Brazil. Only last week a declaration amount ing to a treaty was signed between the United States and Japan. It is announced that negotiations have been begun to secure an arbitration treaty between Argentina and the United States, How much better than building batrleships, There is, how ever. something that would go still further to insure perpetual and profitable peace throughout the world and that is an abandonment of con- merCial warfare. It is not only our country. but our good northern npighbOr, Canada, in which the cost of living has been increased fully fifty per cent. Wages have advanced in Canada but they have not kept pace with the advance of prices for food, rents and fuel Lower Canada gets her coal supply from Pennsyl- vania, but imported coal is taxed in the war of tariff rates waged between the two countries, which deprives both countries of the natural benefits of each
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-15
HE THIEVES OF JAPAN
Ingenious RascaIs, Among the
 CIeverest In the World.
ONE OF THEIR FOXY TRICKS.

The Method by Which They Steal the
 Shoes Off the Women's Feet In the
 Public Streets-How Miser's Money
 Chest Was Barred and Looted.
 An Englishman entered a first class car of one of the railroad trains that run between Tokyo and Yokohama. He was little red in the face and ap- parently rufiied in temper. He had just discovered that his pocket had been picked in the station, and he ex- claimed bitterly against thieves in gen eral and Japanese thieves in particu- lar.
 An American who had been engaged in Yokoh for a number of years noticed the Englishman's quandary. Turning round to me, he said: Our English friend seems bit excited. If he growls at having his pocket picked, what would he say If he had the shoes stolen off bis feet?"
 That is clearly an impossibility," l laughed.
 T don't know about that" he re- turned. Tt may not happen with cur western style of shoes, button and lace; but, all the same, I have heard and I know it to be a fact that the sandals of Japanese have been stolen off their feet"
 Well, how Is it done!' l asked.
 "Very simply" he answered. Sup pose a Japanese woman who has particularly fine pair of lacquered clogs is one of a great crowd that Is watching a passing procession or re- ligious celebration of priests in front of a temple Along comes an expert pickpocket-or pickfoot, I don't know which you want to call him. His keen eyes, fastened on the ground. dis cover those desirable clogs. There upon he makes up his mind that he wants them.
 The first thing she knows the own CT of the clogs feels an unpleasant sensation in her left foot. Naturally she wants to stop 1t, and quite me anu dlIOSI uDStblly SIS slips her right foot out of its clog and begins to scratch that uncomforta- ble spot in her left foot with her toes She feels relieved. Forgetting all about the incident, she becomes ab- sorbed in the spectacle again. Soon the irritation crosses over to a sim liar spot in her right foot. Absently, once more, she slides her left foot out of its clog and begins to soothe the troublesome spot with her toes"
 The thief was responsible for the irritation and walked of with the clogs" I said.
 Certainly. The rascal caused the trouble with a bit of straw or wire" he returned.
 But one would think that the mo- ment the foot of the victim touched the ground it's clog would be missed and the thief would run the chance of being caught before the second
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-15

Washington during the week has been full of distinguished men and most of them have been heard at one or more of the conventions. At the national conservation convention President Roosevelt, President-eIect Taft, MT Carnegie, the governors from a number of states. Samuel Gompers and John Mitchell and a number of other characters were on the stage at the same time, while in the Washington court house, arguing an appeal from an injunction against Gompers, Mitchell and others. was the erstwhiIe democratic candidate for the presidency four years ago, Judge Parker of New York.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-15
HEARD IN PASSING.

President Roosevelt has lot 10 say in his message about forest pre- servati0n We would respectfully Suggcst that messages of length that Mr ROoseyeIt's writes do not help ,o conserve rhe timber supply. No wonder We are shop on wood pulp and paper is at $2.5o hundred weight New Haven Union
 The scandal promoters will not down, but keep mp their cries abOur the sale of the Panama canal II is tough to suggest the expense of an investigation on top of all other in- vesligatiOns. but if that is the only thing that will clear up the matter, let an investigation bo made-One that investigates. Bridgeport Stan dard.
 What would he Pilgrim Fath- CTS have said to the special excur- sion from Plymouth 10 Boston he other night to see the Merry Wid- ow?" One hundred and seventy residents of tho historic town made he trip in three parlor cars. a buffet ''d' anu d uIHtl. anu uOuDtI less enjoyed themselves. without thorght of the breaking waves. the giant branches and the rockbound coast they left behind them.-Provi- dence Journal.
 Let his kind friends advise Mir Roosevelt not 10 follow out his ex- pressed intention of bringing crim- inai libel suits against those who have written too much about the Panama matter. He wei! knows the
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-15

PILES CURED IN 6 TO 14 DAYS PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to cure any case of Itching, Blind, Bleed ing of Protruding Piles in 6 to 14 days or money refunded. soc.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-15

"Homer, why were you not at church last Sunday" inquired q clergyman of boy. Il couldn't find me hat replied the boy. And the Sunday before?" asked his pas tor Me mudder didn't wake me up iG time answered the boy, And living SO near the church, too. IL is true saving The nearer the church the further from God, '' Gee! if dat is so you must be turf I'm think ing" remarked the boy as he scam pered off. 'I must hurry and get dat bag of Browns Quicktre Charcoal to heat de kids milk or he'll have a bellyache for sure.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-15

Since it was discovered by Colum- bus, Hayti has been one of the worlds cauldrons of trouble. The Spaniards cruelty conquered the aborigines Then the buccaneers more cruelty robbed and decimated the Spaniards Then came the importa- tlon of human cattle from Africa with two centuries of anarchy and degeneraCy. The island has some times been an empire, so-called, or a republic in name, but at the present time, it is impossible to indicate it's political classification Matters could not be worse if the idle and criminal colored population of the United States were shipped bodily to the is land.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-15
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS.
TUESDAY, DEC. 15, 1908.
Dec. 15 In History.

1492-Columbus landed at Santo Do. mlngo. 1S40-Napoleon's remains deposited in the chapel of the Hotel des Inva- Hides, Paris 1873 - Agassiz, celebrated American naturalist. died: born 1897. 1S96-Alexander Salvini, actor, son of the celebrated Tommaso Salvini, died; born 1861. 190O-Oswald Ottendorfer, noted Ger. man-Amerlcan journalist, editor of the New Yorker Staats-Zeitung, died; born 1926
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-15

The Evening Democrat and the Cosmopolitan Magazine for 42 cents month. All that Is necessary Is to pay your subscription h advance
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-15
Partners In Debts,

My tooth is just killing me-" she complained.
 "Why don't you go to the dentist about 1t" asked he.
 Because" said she. T owe him money"
 "You and seem to be in hard luck, '' said he. Now, look at me. Every time I go out in my automobile it breaks down right in front of some store where owe lot of money."- New York Press. sa
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-15
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

Sun sets 4;30, rises 7:14; moon rises 11:54 ?. m; moons age p days; 4:12 D m. eastern time. moon at last quar- stellation Scorpio, nearing Sagtttarius; 3 q. m, eastern time, Jupiters four moons seen east of the planet.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-15
PAINTING and EXPERIENCING

is our old rrade-we satisfy everyone in work and price. We furn sh paper, border and labor complete for S250 per room and up. Make no mistake but come to my place tail. or in same business next door. We are nc! tailors, but papefhangers
 DAVID GOLDBERG. ee Abbott Avencs. Phone 12s-6 Open Evg's
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-15

A wise skepticism is the first attr1- bute of good critic.-Shakespeare.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-01
GOV. HANLY
GETS CLEAN BILL
Chief Executive Exonerated
of Bribery Charge in Lo-
cal Option Fight.
REPORT CAUSES A GREAT STIR
Censure of Senator Wickwire Is I'm
piled and He Demands
Investigation.

indianapolis, Ind, Sept. 3O.-GOvern-
or Hanly stands tonight exOnerated
from the charge of attempting TO
brige Representative knisely of De-
KaIb county to vote for the county 10
cal option bill, but Senator WicEwire,
charged in KniseIy's affidavit as n go
between, did not come out SO well in
the house committees report. The
committee brought I'm a report this aft
ernoon and it was unanimously adopt
ed.
+. No Evidence Against Governor.
After describing the methods of the
inquiry the report says:
I'VE further find that there is no
evidence that ]. Frank Hanly, gov
ernor of Indiana, offered Representa-
tive Knisely any position, official or
otherwise, or any consideration to in
fiuence his vote on the county local
option bill, nor did he authorize any
other person to make any such offer.
I'VE further find that Senator Wick
wire and Representative Knisely had
certain conversations prior to the pas
sage of the bill relative to his vote
upon the measure. Representative
Knisely inferred that certain improper
inducements We're being rendered him
to influence his vote, but from all the
evidence we find that Representative
Knisely did not intend to accept any
position if any were rendered. Your
committee depreciates the making of af-
fidavits such as the one involved in
this investigation from which infer
ences as to improper conduct might be
drawn"
Implied Censure Causes Stir.
The implied censure of Senator
Wickwire caused a good deal of feeling
in the senate and several members took
the floor and charged that the house
had not treated the body fairly. Wick
wire made an impassioned speech in
which he asked for an investigation,
but as the house had adjourned sine
die such a thing was impossible.
committee was appointed to go over
the evidence and it reported there was
nothing to justify the eensure of Sen
ator Wickwire. The latter seemed sat
isfied and the senate adjourned.
At times the session of the investi-
eating committee bordered on the SEN
sational. Senator Kistler, who APP
peared for Knisely. asked that Re
publican Chairman Goodrich be called
but when he was asked what he ex-
pected to prove he refused to say. He
was sworn, but the only result was
that Kistler said Goodrich had been
quoted as saying that he had instruc-
tions from Governor Hanly with regard
to Offering positions. To this Govern
or Hanly interposed remark that some
body had lied.
Kistler said he had first heard this
from State Democratic Chairman
Stokes Jackson, and it looked for a
time as if both state chairmen would
be called before the committee. II
was decided, however, that Goodrich's
testimony would not be relevant.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-01
PRODUCE MARKET.

Butter-Receipts, 5.OO7 tubs; cream
cry, extra, 26c; price to retail dealers,
1lrsts. 22c; seconds, zoe; dairies. extra,
22c; seconds, 1Sc; ladies', No. 4, 1872
packing stock, 1712c.
Eggs Receipts, 5,101 cases; miscel-
laneous lots, cases returned, 1914 a
161ac; cases included, 14@17c; ordinary
firsts, 20c firsts, whitewood cases and
firsts. packed in new whitewood cases
and must be 60 per cent fresh, 23c; ex-
ira. specially packed for the city trade
and must be so per cent fresh, 25c; No.
Potatoes-Receipts. 40 cars; choice to
fancy. 72Q 73c; fair to good, 65g CSC.
s SWEEP Potatoseis@Jerseys' N$275 per
Veal-Quotations for calves in good
order were as follows: 80 to so lb
weights, @6 Nc. so to so lbs, 61s q nc;
Dressed BeefVNo. loins. 1Shc; No. 1
round, SIC; No. l chuck, &c; No. plate
Live. poultry--Turkeys. per ID. 14Q
1S1zc; ROSTERS, re; geese, s5.00G7.0o;
California green fruit-Plums. $50
pears, 5Oc@ $3.50 per box; grapes. 75c@
Frult-AppIes. s1oO@s.OO per brl; soc
bunch, sl.60; straight $1.10@ 1.40; culls
SS $500 d875; oranges. ss.oo9 peach.
es. ,75ca $50 per bu; 2OQ25e per ID
blu basket; grapes, lac per S-lb basket;
pears, brls. $1,000 400 75c@s1oO per
blu.
Beans-Pea beans, hand picked,
choice, $2.1O@2.15; fair to good, $1,000
zoo; common. SITS a 1.S0; red kidney,
$200@215; lower grades, depending on
quality. s1.50@160; brown Swedish,
$2.2@ 80; off grades, $1.75@2.oo; Il
Melons-Gemss standard crates; 25c@
Berries-Cranberrie per brl, $4,000
700; boxes. $40.
Green vegetables, Beets. 75c per
box; cabbage, 1880 1.5O per crate; car
rots, 75c per box; cauliflower, Acc a s1.00
per box; celery, 10000 per box; Gu
cumbers, 25d soc per box; garlic, &c
per lb; green onions, sc per bunch;
horseradish, zoe per bunch; lettuce,
head. tub. 4oc; leaf, tub. Toe; mush-
rooms, "a 45c per III; onions. 35 a 40c
per blu; peppers, 50c@$1.25 per crate
parsley, loc per doz; radishes. home
grown, 75c q $1.00 per 100; string beans,
green, soc per blu; wax. 6575c per sack;
sweet corn, Csc per sack; tomatoes, 35 a
soc per box; turnips, 75c@s125 per
sack; watercress. rs q Csc per basket.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-01
LleHTNINe's QUEER FREAKS.
Dog Killed in Lap of Painter Who
Escapes Uninjured.

Many strange freaks of lightning
are reported from a recent storm,
says a Clayton, N. j., dispatch to the
Philadelphia Record. While a man
was painting a sign at Landisyille a
frightened dog jumped on his lap. A
streak of lightning encircled the mans
neck. passed down to the dog and
killed it instantly The sign painter
was blinded for about three minutes,
but felt no other effects of the light
ming after his sight had returned to
him.
The bolt that struck Walter Keen
made a hole through the floor directly
under his foot, but did not make the
slightest mark upon the rug. A win
dow pane, 80 by So inches, in the Keen
house was taken out by the lightning
and stood up against n walnut tree
without cracking the glass, the light
ming having melted the putty and
glaciers points
A tree in North Clayton was struck
by ball which appeared as big as a
barrel aud stripped entirely of it's
leaves without otherwise injuring the
tree. A tin can at the McWilliams
house was shaped by the lightning
like an accordion plated skirt. A bolt
of lightning filled Harry Essler's eel
lar with dense smoke, but made no
marks whence it came or whittier ii
went Lightning jumped from wire
fence surrounding a poultry yard and
gave Mrs. Francis Hill a shock from
which she has not yet fully recovered
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-01
LIVE STOCK MARKET

Union Stock. Yards, Oct. Hogs,
IA 600 head; left over. 1000 head; mar
ket steady to shade lower. Light, $685.
07.0O; heavy. $6.35@715; mixed, $1,000
lis; rough, s6.35@655.
Cattle receipts, 5000 head; market
STEADY. Sheep receipts, $4,000; market
strong.
Hogs Cattle Sheep
4 Ransas city azG 5000 $3.50 5000 1890 $500
Union Stock Yards Oct 1, 9 a. M
Market steady to sc lower; estimated
tomorrow, 10000. Light, $685. q 700;
mixed, s640@7,15; heavy $3.50 OILS;
rough, S6.35 q $50.
Cattle weak to shade lower Beeves,
$3.7O@760; Texans. $500 500; west
.rn sS50G6.00; sotcresk etaointaoi
ern, SS.50@ %; stockers. $2.7O@4S5;
cows. Sill 90.
Sheep strong to 10c higher Native,
$2.30Q4.30, western. S2.35Q4.30 lambs,
native. s3.5045.75 western, $3.50 a :. SIS.
Union Stock Yards, Oct Hogs
close slow and weak, 5 to 10c lower;
estimated for tomorrow. $4,000 Light
S625Q695; mixed. s6.35m710; heavy
$63007.10, rough, s6.3006.55.
Cattle slow, steady. Sheep, 20 to zoe
higher than yesterday
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-01
FlsHwoMEN ON THEIR DIGNITY.
English Show Up Police Inspector
He is Removed.

A telegram from Cherbourg, Eng
land, describes a strange happening
there. The fishermen had brought in
q big catch of fish and shellf1sh and
the market was just opening when
police inspector stepped, up TO one
of the fishwives to make a hote OF
an infringement of the local bylaws.
The woman had stepped two yards
further than the bylaw allowed her to
do. A minute later a second police
complaint was made-against a wo-
man who had undertaken to sell the
fish of a fishwife who was i'll. A third
complaint was made against a fisher
man who went out of his turn in put
ting up his catch for sale
The news of the police of1ciousness
spread quickly. Many of the women
were Sill bargaining with the fisher
men, put the last bids and counter
bids could not be heard for the shouts
Of the women established behind the
fish baskets on the market place. In
two minutes the word was passed
round that he fishwives wero going tn
close the market in order to show
their indignation against the police.
For some time all was hurry and
hustle, within ten minutes the market
square had been cleared and the fish
returned to the boats in which they
had been brought into harbor. Thus
1t was that the $4,000 inhabitants of
Cherbourg were without fish. The
strike came to an end, owing to the
removal by the municipal authorities
Of the obnoxious police inspector.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-01
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
WHITING

WHITING.
Lot l. subdivision lot rs, For
syth's addition, James A. Gill to
Petrolene company ...........-S3,00 900
Lot 10, block /, Davidsons Fred
street addition, Charles D. Da-
wilson to Charles Geffert - 800
HAMMOND
Lots / to Al. block 3, f. L. Tyr
relPs addition; lots l to SO, blk
4; lots l to AZ. block l; lots l to
46. block 2, +. L. Tyrreils ad-
dition, Frank Hess to Standard
Lots SO and SO, block s. Morris
addition, liaz Ignatz to Steve
Lots IS and SO. block 8. Morris iV'VOV
addition, Steve Panko to Anna
Lot 8, Stafford & Trankle's sixth
addition, Louis II. Stafford to
Melvin l. Anglin ........ 400
GARY.
Lot 81, block s, South Broadway
addition, South Broadway Land
Co. to Lee S. Vader ....... 1
EAST CHICAGO
Lot Al, block 2, NV A32-37-9.
Wiktor Delong to Paul b. Lii
plnSkl 1000
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-01
Fines for Bachelors.

Suffragette-Fines and penalties
were imposed on bachelors in Greece
and Rome. At certain festivals in
Sparta it was the custom for women
to drag old bachelors around the altar.
The victims were not handled gently.
In England as late as 1885 higher
taxes were imposed on the servants
of bachelors than on those OF other
people.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-01
InMents Chafina Dish.

Princess Stephanie of Belgium mas
Just put on the market a chatting dish
and spirit lamp of her own invention.
This is by no means her first inven-
ton, for the patent Offices of Belgium,
England, Germany, France and Italy
contain records of many of her labor
saving Improvements.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-01
WEATHER FORECAST.

Weather Map-Extreme northwest
"a to as, partly cloudy; northwest. rs
to 40. generally fair; west, 80 to 40
clear, heavy frost, southwest. AZ to so
illinois. Indiana Missouri lave,
Michi gan. Wisconsin. Minnesota Iowa
Kansas-Fair, warmer tonight and to-
morrow; frost tonight
Dakotas, Nebraska, Montana-Fafr
warmer tonight; Friday increasfne
cloudiness and warmer
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-01
Stocks, Grain and
e: s:::: PROVISIONS s' e: 1 S;::
GRAIN MARKET.

v GGhietagos Oct. 1,-carIIo9ts today:
oats, 231, II pa.
Chicago Oct. Estimates tomorrow:
neat 81 cars; corn, 1913 cars; oats,
179 cars.
Chicago, Oct. 1.-Clearances today:
Wheat and flour. 100000 blu; corn, 5000
bu; oats, none.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-01
LIVERPOOL MARKET.

Liverpool, Oct. Wheat opened firm.
g to IS higher; corn opened quiet
unchanged.
Liverpool. Oct 1, 1870 p. m.-Wheat,
% to q d higher; corn. "A d higher
Liverpool, Oct. Wheat closed q a
q d higher; corn closed 4 q I'd higher.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-01
Think Before You Ao1.

Precaution is better than Ferent
ance-Greek Proverb
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-01

WANTED-To buy gents strong bicy-
Gle: must be in good repair and cheap.
C. Randall, 20 w. State. 1913
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-01
MISCELLANEoUs.
BARTER AND EXCHANGE.
WANTED TO HuY.

wANTED-To buy second hand furni-
ture and tools of all kinds. Also Sec
ond hand bicycles and frames; second
hand monographs and records. Second
hand goods of all descriptions for sale.
Call Sparling's Two Big Stores, 304 and
3O6 Sfbley street, corner Oakley ave-
nue. Hammond. Ind. Lift
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-01
NOTICE

WANTED-To bug secono hand >sV'--
cles and frames: highest cast $50 >
paid. 304 Sibley street 33-tf
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-01

The Friendship Building and Loan
association will open a new series Mon
day. Oct 5. Shares can be purchased
at secretary's office, 10303 Avenue M,
South Chicago.