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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-04
EAST CHICAGO.
Sermons Are Announced.

Rev. f. j. Brown will occupy the pull
pit of the First congregational church
both morning and evening services on
Sunday. taking as his topics. Christ
and the Common People and The
Will" The latter will be the last
Of a series of three sermons on True
Salvation" which have proven very in
teresting to his audiences.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-04
Case Is Continued.

The case of Katie Spudek against
Mary Magletz of Oklahoma has been
continued for another day. to permit
a conference by the two attorneys. It
is whispered about Judge Reiland's
court that an amicable settlement will
be reached and the case dismissed with
out any of the parties appearing be-
fore the court
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-04

lapsed. however, and the consequence
was that the Letter fortune was de-
pleted by several millions Of dollars.
The late Lady Curzon, whose husband
was the British viceroy in India, was
a sister of Mr.. Letter, and another of
his sisters is the countess of Suffolk.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-04

Some people regard religion as
they do moth balls-sOmething
that will save their souls from
destruction once they are stored
away for good and all.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-04

When business men and merchants
Using in any other paper, they do 1T,
Iatfon is five times that of any other
pay FIVE times much for advertising
in THE TIMES as they do for adver-
paper.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-04

AS FAR AS A WOMAN is CON-
CERNED, WE SAY SHE HAS HOB
BY WHEN SHE KEEPS ON FOLLOW
ING A FAD THAT HAS GONE OUT
OF STYLE.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-04

Representative Theodore with
portfolio of of the President-elec Taft
Mr. Taft until after the Ohio situation clarified
n
P
90
Iowa and at oben college from which last institution he graduated
Financial Crises Periods Commercial Depression published in 1902
Fifhrs
Burton against
by Johnson decisvy in
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-04
A Word In Time.

q feel that I can trust you with any
of my secrets said an Atchison woman
to friend today, but you ought to
be mighty careful what you tell me-"
-Atchison Globe.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-04

With uncertain eggs retailing at
three cents apiece. very little hen fruit
is being used in the average home
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-04

The four Singer children divided s16,-
oo0.000 among themselves in Pittsburg
the other day. For this quartet life is
a song.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-04

Even artificial roses may be
cataIOgued as sour grapes when
they are above the hat trim
mings that woman can afford.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-04

Indian summer has wrapped his blan-
ket closely about him and stolen away
for year.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-04

Oklahoma farmer insists that man
can live on nine cents a day. provided
he uses the products of his farm. He
has to until the mortgage is paid off.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-04
Athletes to Meet.

A special meeting of the Harbor
Athletic association has been called for
Sunday afternoon, Dec. 6, to be held in
Cline's hall. Ways and means are to
be considered for the purchase of adj
ditional athletic apparatus for the gym
nasium in the Landef1eld skating rink
and the bos ) expect to start active
operations within the next two or three
weeks.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-04

To the girl in love, the world
is only a crystal ball for her
to gaze through Him.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-04
exercises that some peo-
PIE ever take is jump
ing at conclusions.

Queer thing. More boy babies being
born right now than for years past.
They say this presages war. Well,
that's what there's going to be when
Governor Marshall announces his ap-
pointments.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-04

The only kind of mental
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-01-16
FRENcHMAN GETS EXCITED.
Calls on England and France to In
tervene In Amerlcan-Japanese
Crisis.

Paris.-Lucien Millevoye, men,
Der of the chamber of deputies, who
first achieved notoriety by his con-
nection with the Boulanger move
ment, Is the author of sensational
article, published Friday afternoon,
in which he calls upon Great Britain
and France to intervene in the Ameri-
can-Japanese crisis before 1t is too
late. He declares that Great Brit
ain, supported by France, holds the
key to the situation, but says the diff
ficulty is that no one is able to
fathom the secret hopes of the Brit
ish government. M. Millevoye lays
the responsibility for the Russo-Jap-
anese war at the door of Great Brit
ain. This war, he says, made a
cemetery of Manchuria," and asks If
Great Britain now desires another
orgy of blood which will make the
world shudder."
Continuing, M. Millevoye argues
that Great Britain may believe she
can rule the far east upon the ruins
of Japan and America, but he con-
tends that If she does hold this con-
viction, rhe is playing with fire, as a
war might arouse the Asiatics from
the Indus to the Amur.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-01-16
Charged With Murder Committed
Years Ago.

Bellingham, Wash.-Three years
ago the body of Frederick Danes, an
Elk street butcher, was found in his
shop He had been beaten to death
and an iron spike driven through his
hear, pinning it to the floor. The safe
and money drawer had been robbed
and the murderer left no clue. On
Monday Charles Weatherford of Su.
mas, Wash, was arrested, charged
with the crime and lodged in Jail
here. 1t is alleged that he admitted
to several friends that he committed
the crime for both revenge and money
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-01-16
COURT FAYORS
SCHM|TZ AND RUFF
Decision Handed Down Which Set,
Aside Conviction of Former
Mayor Of San Francisco.
Scores Of other Indictments Are
Pending Against Both Men, How
ever, and Alleged Grafters Must
Still Remain In Jail.

San Francisco.-A decision was
handed down by the District Court of
Appeals, on Thursday, reversing the
judgment Of the trial court in the case
of former Mayor Eugene e. Schmitz.
sentenced to five wears in San Fran.
cisco on the charge OF extortion, based
upon the alleged holding up" of the
French restaurants in the matter OF
liquor licenses and setting aside the
indictment on which his conviction
was had. The trial was made notable
by the appearance Of Abraham Ruef,
who controlled the municipal admin.
istration and practically placed
Schmitz in Office. as a witness against
the mayor, testifying that he had paid
him his share, $4,000, Of the $4,000 re-
ceived by Ruef from the French res
taurants, in order that Schmitz would
permit the board Of police commits.
sioners to issue liquor licenses to
them. Ruef had, previous to this,
pleaded guilty to the same charge.
ut the same time making the enigmati-
cal statement that he was innocent.
On the ground that the indlct.
ment did not show that public Of
fense was committed, because 1t did
not allege any threat to injure prop.
erty, the court holding that liquor
license was not property. but mere
permission; that g. threat to prevent
the obtaining Of liquor license by
one who had no authority in the
premises did not constitute a threat
against property, and because of nu-
merous errors in the ruling of the
trial judge, the appellate court held
that the indictment was invalid and
the conviction null and void. In ef-
fect, the court held that Schmitz was
not given fair and impartial trial.
The decision will have the effect
of invalidating the other four indict-
ments, charging Schmitz, as we'll as
Ruef, with extortion, and renders void
the plea of guilty made by Ruef, as
the appellate court held that no crime
was committed.
BY this reversal 1t is feared that the
prosecution has lost its hold upon
Ruef and it is freely predicted that
the former political boss will now
refuse all overtures for immunity,
wholly or In part, to testify In the
bribery-graft cases, and fight every in
dictment against him.
Although the court ordered Schmit1
discharged from custody on the ex.
tortion indictments, neither Schmitz
nor Ruef can take advantage of the
reversal for sixty days, and even
then there is little likelihood that
either of them will be able to get the
enormous bail required for their re-
lease. There are still pending against
Ruef 1876 indictments charging brib
cry. on which the total bail is $1,179,.
900, and Schmitz would have to gel
bonds for $450,000 on the forty indict
ments that remain against him.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-01-16
MANY LIVES LOST
IN THEATRE FIRE
Victims Were Attending Benefit for
Sunday School When Flames
Caused Wild Panic.
In Addition to the Rsavy Loss Of Life,
Three Score Were Injured, Many
of the Unfortunate Ones BE.
ing Members Of Leading
Families OF the Town.

Boyertown, Pa.-As the result OF a
fire. which threw the audience at
tending performance at the Rhoad's
opera house, Monday night, into a
panic, 167 people are known to have
lost their lives, while scores are suf.
fering from burns or broken bones
and the death list will undoubtedly
grow larger as result of the awful
experience
The population of the place is about
$500. and the disaster paralyzed the
town and the people are going about
dazed 1t is safe to say that every
body in the place either lost one or
quainted with those who died in the
fire. In several cases whole families
were wiped out.
While the Scottish Reformation"
was being reproduced in Rhoade's
opera house by Mrs. Monroe of Wash
ington, a tank used in moving pic
ture scene exploded, and Immediately
there was a wild rush for the exits
of the building. Men of mature years
endeavorei to still the panic, but their
voices could not be heard above the
shrieks and screams OF the terrified
women and children, who composed
the greater part of the audience.
II seemed as though nearly the en-
tire audience made a mad rush for
the exits the moment the explosion
occurred
In their attempt to quiet the great
crowd those persons who were on the
stage accidentally upset the coal.oil
lamps used at the footlights. The
burning oil scattered in all directions,
and the lamps which were used to
light the opera house exploded, throw
ing the blazing oil over the terror
stricken people, who were fighting
frantically to gain the exits. In the
mad rush a section of the floor gave
way, precipitating scores of persons
to the basement.
IL was scarcely five minutes from
the time of the explosion of the tanks
until the entire heart of the structure
seemed a roaring furnace. There was
mad scramble to the stairway, and
scores of women and children were
knocked down and trainpled upon,
many of them doubtless being crushed
to death At least fifty persons, real
izing that exit by the stairway meant
almost certain death. risked their
lives by jumping from the windows.
Limbs were broken and skulls were
crushed by this daring method of es-
cape.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-01-16
Union Station Annex Of Kansas City
Destroyed by Fire.

Kansas City,--The Union station
annex in Onion avenue. adjoining the
Union railway station, was DESTROYED
by fire early Monday. The Union sta.
tion proper one of Kansas City's land
marks, was saved by the firemen after
hard fight The burned building
contained the receiving Offices of the
Adams. Wells Fargo and Pacific Ex-
press companies, a branch mailing
room of the postofiice, the Offices of
the Fred Harvey Eating House com.
pany, the Pullman Palace Car COM
pany's linen room and the Railway
mems Y. M. c.. A. rooms. The loss is
estimated at close to a quarter of a
million dollars.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-01-16
SEVERE ON CORPORATIONS.
corcoran Would Increase Fine Of OF
ficers Who Violate the Law.

Washington.-The amount of the
fine and the length of the term of
Imprisonment to be meted out to Of
ficers and directors of corporations
for violating the law with respect to
money contributions for political pur-
poses furnished material for lengthy
debate in the house on Tuesday, in
connection with the consideration of
the penal code bill All amendments
TO increase the penalty or enlarge the
scope of the law, however, were voted
down. These amendments, without
exception, emanated from the Demo
cratic side, but the one that brought
forth the most discussion was by Mr..
Corcoran of New York, who wanted
the fine fixed at 100000. instead of
not more than $1,000, and the impris-
onment at ten years instead of not
more than one year.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-01-16
KING LEOPOLD REPLIES
TO CONGO COMMISSION
Declaration is Made That He Does
Not Desire any Personal Profit
From the Donations Reserved

Brussels.--The government has Is
sued its reply to the recommends
tions made by the Congo commission.
It declares that King Leopold does
not desire any personal profit from
the donations reserved under the
treaty, which now amount to $780,
900 a year, and are expected later to
grow to s5,0OO,O00 year.
Continuing, the reply sets forth va
rious philanthropic methods in which
the revenue of the Congo Independent
state is to be expended. The income
will be consecrated to philanthropic,
educational and hospital work, Catho-
lie missions and for civilization, such
as an effort to find a cure for the
sleeping sickness. The statement,
among other things, makes it clear
that concessionary companies will be
amenable to the laws of the Congo
and not to Belgian laws.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-01-16
Union Men Denounce Sparks.

Reno, Nev.-Fully one thousand
union men attended a mass meeting
Thursday night. Resolutions uphold
Ing Governor Sparks in calling for
troops were introduced and seconded,
but were voted down amid Kisses.
Resolutions were then passed stating
that the troops were an unnecessary
expense, were called without cause.
and that 1t was the sense OF those as
Bembled that the primary purpose foi
bringing the troops to Goldfield was
to reduce wages and aim a direct blow
at organized labor in Nevada.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-01-16
Smoked Cigarette on seaffoId.

Deming, N, M.-Martin Amador was
hanged in the county Jail here on
Monday for the murder of Conception
Mendoza, with whom he was in love.
He went to his doom without the least
evidence of fear, smoking cigarette
until the 'sheriff was ready to adjust
the black cap. Magdaleno Sabolloz,
who was to have been hanged at the
same time as Amador for killing a
child in an attempt to shoot the man
he thought had won his sweetheart.
had his sentence commuted to life
Imprisonment.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-01-16
NEVADA LEGISLATURE WILL
SOLVE MILITIA PROBLEM
Governor Sparks, II is Said, viii En-
deavor to Have Law Passed Pro.
vidlns for state Rangers.

Carson, Nev.-The special session
of the Nevada legislature, called by
Governor Sparks, met at noon on
Tuesday. After organization, Gov
ernor Sparks message was read. In
the senate the appropriation bill for
the session was passed. The only i'm
portant action taken was the passage
of a resolution referring all bills that
may be introduced relative to state
rangers, constabulary or military, to
special joint committee consisting
of the judiciary committee. with Sen
ators Oddie. Campbell, Okane, Boyd
and Pine; the committee of military
and Indian affairs, consisting of Sen
ators Oddie, Martin and Locklin. and
the federal relations committee, with
Senators Brossmer Easton and Hun
ter.
The governor will from day to day
send any special message that be-
comes necessary.
There WAS no attempt to introduce
any measures in the assembly, and
from this action 1t seems that the
senate will take the lead in the mat
ter of attempting to regulate the af-
fairs beween miners and the unions.
Governor Sparks, it is thought, will
endeavor to influence the passage of
a state ranger law similar to that of
Texas, as he has the Texas law at
hand, and 1t has been read to a num-
ber Of the members. 1t is likely to
meet with strong opposition in the
lower house, where the labor union
has a strong representation.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-01-16

st. Louis.-Hungry and out of work,
500 thinly clad men marched through
the snow and cold to the city hall
Tuesday, seeking Mayor Wells in or
der to make application for his assist
ance in securing employment. James
Eads How, philanthropist and scion of
a prominent family, who proudly
styles himself hobo" led the pro-
cession, and the Welfare association.
of which he is the founder and bene-
factor, formed the nucleus of the
army. The mayor assured the men
he would do all in his power to help
them.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-01-16
Those Kentucky Night Riders.

Henderson, Ky.-The state meeting
of the. American Society of Equity, in
session here Friday, adopted resolu,
tions declaring that the night riders
are common criminals and the worst
enemies of the association, and that
the statement of Governor Wilson, or
any one else, that the society Is re-
sponsible Is entirely without founda-
tien. The resolutions further declared
that the society has the right to send
sober and unarmed men, by daylight,
TO plead with their neighbors for the
interests of the society.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-01-16
Kansas Anti-Liquor Law Upheld by
Supreme Court.

Washington.-The supreme court of
the United States on Monday upheld
the antl-liquor law of Kansas by af.
firming the decisions of the supreme
court of that state in a number of
cases, including that of Fritz Durien
of Shawnee county, convicted of vic.
lating the law Durien appealed to
the federal supreme court on a writ
of error on the ground that the stat.
ute contrayenes the federal constitu.
tion because it gives discretion to pro.
bate judges in granting permits.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-01-16
Huahes Boom Launched.

New York-The candidacy Of Chas.
j.. Hughes fr the Republican presi.
Dental nomination was launched at a
Hughes dollar dinner given at Terry
Garden Thursday night. The COVER.
nor was not present, but sent tele-
gram in which he expressed the wish
that all should contribute in making
the Republican party a constantly eff.
fective instrument for the correction
of abuses and for conserving the
rights and opportunities of all by i'm
tration.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-01-16
strike-breakers Pouring Into eoldfield

Goldfeld. Nev.-Eighty miners az
rived in Goldfield on Thursday on a
special train and were unloaded al
Jumbo Town and taken directly to the
boarding houses OF the Consolidated
company. OF this force, fifty will be
employed in the Mohawk mine. The
men are all Americans, and were re-
cruited in Salt Lake City from former
employees of the mines at Park City,
Utah. The majority of them are said
to have been Western Federation men,
but all are said to have signed the
pledge exacted by the Godfeld opera.
tors
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-01-16
Bandits Beaten OH by Guards,

Tashkend, Asiatic Russia.-'Rail way
guards recently repulsed an attack by
band Of twenty brigands upon a
train carrying large shipment of
gold. The brigands. displaying red
lantern, caused the engineer to slow
down. They boarded the train and
backward, smashing several cars.
They threw bombs right and left TO
create a panic, but the guards, who
were outnumbered, held their ground
bravely and shot down two of the
bandits. their comrades. however, car
rying off the bodies to prevent iden-
tifcation.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-01-16
Mentai Healers Held Responsible fer
Death Of Child.

Kalamazoo, Mich.-The coroner's
Jury at Plainwell, which has been IN
quiring into the death there Of Wal.
ter Neeley, aged two and half years.
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. David N. Neeley
of Sacramento, Cal, brought in n yer.
dict Thursday afternoon finding that
the child died of pleuro-pneumonia
and declaring the mother guilty OF
gross negligence for failing to secure
a service Of physician or to cali in
medical attendance.
medical attendance. The child was
treated by two members Of sect Of
mental healers.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-01-16
FIREMEN CAUGHT IN TRAP.
Four Killed and Twenty-six Injured
by Falling Walls.

New York.-Four firemen went to
their deaths Saturday night when
they responded to fire that ruined
the Parker building, twelve-story
business structure on Fourth avenue.
Fought by half the tiremen of Man.
haitian and apparatus that blocked the
streets, the flames were never con-
trolled and only with difficulty were
they confined to the building in which
they originated. Floor after floor
gave way and dropped to the base
ment, and beneath these and crum-
bling walls no less than thirty fire.
men were caught and either killed
outright or seriously injured.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-01-16
Panama Canal viii Cost 5000, 100000

Washington.-Because of changed
conditions from those existing in
1905, when the minority of the board
of consulting engineers of the Pan
anna canal submitted its report, it is
now admitted in responsible quarters
that the estimate made by that report
for building the canal was far too
low, and the cost may approximate
S20O,000,G00. This includes various
incidental items, such as administra-
tion, sanitation and improvements
aggregating several millions of dol.
lars In Panama and Colon, which
however, will be refunded.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-01-16
sheepmen viii Urge Campaign
Against RooscVelt's Policies.

Helena, MONTH Tuesdays session
of the forty.fourth annual convention
is to be accepted as rejecting the
views of the stockmen and sheepmen
of the west, a bitter campaign is to be
waged against the announced policies
of President Roosevelt and his ad-
visers for the federal control of the
public range. The woolgrowers will
send delegation to Washington to
oppose any legislation by this con-
gress in carrying out the presidents
recommendations.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-01-16
Austin Asks for Injunction Against
Issuance Of Panama Bonds.

Washington.-In the case OF the ap-
plication of George w. Austin for an
injunction to restrain the secretary of
the treasury from allotting the issue
of Panama canal bonds to national
banks, instead of to individuals, the
supreme court of the District of Co
lumbia on Friday ordered a stay OF
proceedings until next week, when a
decision will be announced not later
than Friday. This action was taken
on request of counsel for complain
ant,
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-01-16
cuBANs TO GO 1T ALONE.
Islands viii be Turned over to Them
Before February, 1909.

Washington.-In transmitting to the
senate on Tuesday the report of Pro.
visional Governor Magoon on condi-
tions in Cuba, the president said:
81 am glad to be able to say that
we can now definitely announce that
by or before February 1. 1909, we
shall have turned over the island to
the president and congress to be elect
ed next December by the people Of
Cuba. Our word to turn the island
over to its own people will be scrupu-
lously regarded"