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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-26
MAYOR HAS VISITORS.
Condition of Mayor Becker
Continues to Improve.

For the first time since he under
went his operation at ST. Margaret's
hospital, Mayor Becker was allowed tt
have visitirs yesterday. The number of
visitors were, however, limited to his
immediate family who spent a short
time with him.
While he is improving nicely his
physicians will not yet permit him to
sect outsiders The patient is in good
spirits and his doctors fear that when
he receives visitors that he will exert
himself too much in conversation. He
spent a pleasant day under the circum-
stances and rests well at night. His
condition is all that could be expected.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-26
CHRISTMAS DAY MIGHT
HAVE BEEN HIS LAST
George Wade Tries to Beat Out a Nickel Plate Work
Train and Comes Out Second Best After
Brave Effort.

Christmas might have been George
Wade's last day on earth If it had not
been for the Intervention of providence.
AS it is he was struck by a Nickel
Plate train and so badly bruised and
cut that 1t will be some time before
he fully RECEIVERS from the effect of
the accident.
George Wade is known about town
as 'Gunny" and yesterday was slight
ly under the influence Of liquor when
he attempted to cross the Nickel Plate
tracks at Holman street at TAO p. m..
and was struck by an engine to which
was attached caboose.
Body Wasn't Crushed.
Fortunately for him the engine
! brew him to one side and did not run
kSr his body. When he picked HIM
10 he was cut about the face and
and was bruised about the body.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-26
EQUIPMENT
PURCHASED
Other Indiana Cities to Be
Provided With Service
For Use in 1909.

The United Wireless Telegraph
company of Jersey City has decided
to locate stations for the receipt and
dispatch of aerograms in the cities of
Gary and Hammond during the COM
ing year. The equipment has already
been purchased and will be installed
early next year.
This company has secured the pa
tent rights in the United States and
has plenty of capital with which to
begin the installation of numerous
stations all over the west.
At first the area of its activities
will be confined to the cities east of
the Mississippi river and later it will
establish stations west of the river
to the Pacific coast.
Service Is Assured.
Zing. T1ck-tick- -tickety : tick tick
tickety- tickety tick tick. The operator
on the roof of the Hammond building
scribbles away as the wires on the
great high mast which towers over
him receive the impressions from the
ether waves and transmit the1n to the
Instrument in the little office on the
roof.
When he has finished receiving the
message he calls to the messenger boy
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-26
Big Affair Given Next Week
for Sheriff.

Fred s. Carter, Lake county's out
going democratic sheriff, will be the
guest of honor at a banquet which will
be given next week at the Commercial
hotel in Crown Point.
Owing to Mr.. Carter's absence, he
being in the state of Washington where
he will take charge of Willis Hughes
who is wanted in whiting for gorgery,
the day cannot be definitely set, al
though ii was originally intended that
the feast be spread for next Wednes-
day evening. and IL Mr.. Carter returns
in time. the original plans will be car
ried out The thirty or more guests
will be composed of Lake county Of
ffcials and number of intimate friends
of the genial Fred, who will gather to
honor the outging sheriff, irrespective
OF politics.
II. E. Jones, county recorder is
chairman of the arrangement commit
tee and voiced the sentiment of Car
ters friends this noon:
This is not a political affair" he
said. "and we like to do this for Mr.
Carter because he has been a good fel.
low and an afficient official.
More news ON one page than itt
competitors have ON all.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-26
Dog Bites Bow.

The little son of Jim O'Connen of
2S3 Webster street was attacked and
bitten by a dog by the name of Bruno
at 4:30 Thursday. The case was TAX
en- to DR.. w. F. Howatt and the wound
was properly cauterized.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-26
ENTERTAINED AT DINNER.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Leyton, $50 Wal
ter street, were among the many Ham
mond people who entertained friends at
a Christmas dinner yesterday. Mr.. and
Mrs. Leyton's guests were largely out
of town guests.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-26

At the regular annual election In the
Blue lodge of the Garfield lodge, NO.
569 In Hammond, DIR. w. f. Howat was
elected worshipful master for the en-
suing year and will succeed Charles r..
Dyer, who has held this office for the
past year.
The election was held in the lodge
rooms last evening and the great in
terest was shown by the fact that the
attendance was exceedingly large. DR..
Howat's election meets with the ap-
proval of the local Masons, as they be-
lieve he is well fitted to have charge
of the destinies of the order during
the next year. which will be an i'm
portant one in it's history.
Plum Was Well-Deserved.
DR.. Howat's service in the interest of
the lodge. his high intellectually and
his fine social qualities made him the
logical successor of Charles R. Dyer
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-26
Car Over Crossing.

The police were notified that there
is Southern Indiana car over the
crossing of Hoffman street, at the Reid,
Murdock plant, on the north side. The
railroad will be notified to move the
car.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-26
WEATHER

Fair today, with slight
temperature changes, fresh
westerly vviads.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-26
Service Is Assured.
BANQUET FOR FRED

Confinued ON page 8
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-22
QUARREL ENDS FATALLY.
Tragedy Occurs on Farm in Calhoun
County, Georgia.


Albany, Ga, May 16.-At Edison,
Calhoun county, Clarence C. Weaver,
well known citizen of the county,
shot and instantly killed Benjamin C.
Weaver, we'll known white farmer.
The tragedy occurred on Dukes
farm, and followed a difficulty over
mule belonging to Weaver, which,
1t is alleged, Duke took without the
owners permission.
Weaver went out to his place and
was told by one of his negro troopers
that Duke had taken possession of the
mule, which the negro had been using
Weaver told the negro to go to Duke
and get the mule, but returned with
the information that Duke refused to
surrender tie animal Weaver then
went in person to Dukes place. A
difficulty ensued, Duke, 1t Is said,
drawing a knife, though statements
conflict as to which of the two was
the aggressor. At any rate, Weaver
drew a revolver and fired five bullets
into Dukes body, causing almost in
slant death.
The dead man leaves a wife and
four children, and Weaver is also a
man of family. Duke was almost six
ty years of age.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-22

CONGRESSIONAL MATTERS.
House Pasted the VreeIand Currency
Bill by Vote Of 1874 TO 145.


Washington, May 15-The Vreeland
currency bill, agreed upon by the re-
publican caucus, was put through tle
mouse, under special rule, by a
vote of 184 to 145. Fifteen social.
ed insurgents of the majority party
voted with the democrats who went
on record solidly against the measure,
The closing moments of the debate
were replete with excitement and re-
publican enthusiasm, caused by the re-
fusal of the great majority Of the DEM
Ocrats to go on record for the Will
liams bill, which mad been offered by
Mr.. Kahn, of California, as sub
stitute for the Vreeland bill.
AS soon as the bill reaches the SEN
ate, Mr.. Aldricn will call meeting
of the committee on finance to con-
slider it. It Is expected the commit
tee will vote unanimously to amend
the house measure by striking out all
after the enacting clause and insert
Ing the provisions of the bill which
was passed by the senate
the bill permits the issue of $780,
100000 additional currency. 1t is de-
signed to meet a financial emergency
like that which arose last fall.
Judge HandIey To Be Confirmed.
The nomination of Judge Hundley
for appointment to the federal bench
in Alabama will probably be acted up
on favorably by the senate judiciary
committee soon. Several democrats will
vote with the republicans in favor of
confirmation which has been delayed
for year. Both Senators Bankhead
and Johnston favor Hundley, whereas
the two former senators, Morgan and
Pettus, opposed him.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-22
RECEIVED DEATH WARNING.
farm Hand Predicted Murder of Fam
lily of Prosperous Farmer.

Matawan, N. j., May 19.-William
d. Shepherd, a prosperous poultry
fancier, and a former Rough Rider
was found murdered on his farm neal
here, after a mysterious warning that
his household would meet a violent
death within two weeks.
His wife, and Jennie Bendy, a SER
want, suffered the same fate, but the
Shepherds seven-months-old babe was
found sleeping in her cradle unharm
ed. The entire house mad been ran
sacked and everything Of value hal
been taken.
The police made one arrest in con-
nection with the case, and another man
is said to be under police surveillance
A repeating shotgun was apparently
the means of the murders.
Frank, Zastera, farm hand, who
had been employed only two days on
the place, discovered the bodies short
ly after the shooting, and gave the
alarm. Zastera Is said to claim oc
cult powers, and, according to state
ments of the victims friends, predict
ed In Shepherds presence that in two
weeks time two men would some to
the farm and kill everyone on it.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-22
MAcHINIsT GUILLoTINED.
Engine Crank Cut OFF His Head-Re-
markable Accident,

Atlanta, May 19-Frank Huey, a
machinist, aged forty five years, who
boarded at 201 Glenn street, met his
death at the river pumping station
by having his head severed from his
body in one of the most remarkable
accidents that has ever been known.
Huey was at work placing a patch
on one of the large pumps and was
lying on the gallery by the engine
with his head over the platform. The
crank to the huge wheel was just
above him. The steam was cut off,
and without any apparent cause, the
wheel suddenly made a quarter turn
and the steel crank descended, struck
Huey across the neck and complete
ly severed his head from his body.
The head fell to the floor beneath.
while the body remained on the gal
lery landing.
The engine had never been known
to make such a turn without steam
and it is believed that the accident
mas never happened anywhere before.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-22
SLAVES OF THE STILL
PitiabIe Condition of the Victims
of Alcohol.
THE BONDAGE is ABSOLUTE.

Why Whisky Is Awarded the Chief
Place as a Destroyer-It Creates
Strife and Leads to crime, Destroys
Ambitions and Wrecks Homes.
Courts deal with crimes after they
have been committed. 1t is for the
people to do the preventive work.
Whisky means danger, and the
degree Of danger depends on ones
sNseentibility to the poison of alcohol
Fw9 young men may begin to take
IN occasional social glass under pre-
cisely similar conditions. After few
years one of those men may be mod
crate drinker. The other may be a
drunkard. But which one will become
the drunkard? There is no way to tell
save by making the trial. 1t may be
the one of greatest natural ability. 1t
may be the one of seemingly strong
est will. But it must be the one who
was NEST susceptible to alcoholic
poison.
There are characteristics which indi-
cate a predisposition to certain dis
eases SO that the cautious may avoid
them. But there are no such alarm
signals SO far as drink is concerned.
It is this element of uncertainty as
to its results that gives whisky the
chief PLACE as a destroyer. II 1t af-
fected all people alike there would be
laply one method of dealing with it
But It does not. Whisky Is a seeming
~ harmless stimulant to the few. hut
It brings wretchedness and misery to
the many. 1t plants suspicion where
there WAS trust. It creates strife and
leads to crime. II destroys anlliltion
ruins happiness and wrecks homes. Z
Even that somewhat limited and al
ways uncertain class who think they
| have proved by years OF example that
it Is possible to drink moderately
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-22

Good Morning! Have you read The
HERstD?
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-22
FELIX sTIDGER DEAD.
known as Exposer Of the Golden cir.
nusin1 Civil

knewn as Exposer Of the Golden eIF.
cIer During Civil War.
Chicago, May 15.-Felix GFundy
stidger,, exposer of the golden cir
OLE" who dropped dead last Monday
at his home. was buried Friday,
Scarcely kAowA by his neighbors
and having only a small acquaintance
with the civil war veterans of Chica'
60, his death attracted little attention,
II he had passed away forty-five years
ago General Grants army might havs
taken two more summers to reach the
city of Richmond.
Stidger was secret service man
during the two last years of the war.
He worked his way into the order of
southerners In the northern states,
krcwE as the knights of the Gold
en- Circle" and became one of its
chief officers.
After the war Stidger's life was
threatened many times. He moved to
Louisville in the late sixties, but
found he could not live in the south in
safety and was forced to go north.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-22
80 KILLED IN STORM
Work of Tornado Near Shreve.
port Quite Appalling.
TWO HUNDRED ARE INJURED
Further Aecounts Of the Twister that
Swept with Such Disastrous Results
Through Northwest Louisiana, De.
stroyinq Three Small Towns.

Shreveport, La, May 15.-Thirty
dead and two hundred injured is a
conservative estimate of the fatalities
caused by the tornado which swept
through northwest Louisiana destroy.
Ing three small towns and leaving
wrecked houses and ruined crops in
q path a mile wide and fifty miles
In length.
The dead at Gillian, which had
about 200 inhabitants, number thir-
teen, while at Bolinger the known
death list Is six.
These two towns are about Is miles
apart, and nothing has been learned
Of the work of the storm in the ter
ritory between.
At Elmore, a small town near Gil
liam, several houses were destroyed,
and it is not known how many people
perished Several of the dead were
brought to Shreveport, and the hospit-
ais and sanitariums are crowded with
injured, several of whom will die.
The injured at Bolinger number
about forty persons. OF these it is
believed that not more than three or
four VIII die.
Only two houses we're left standing
at Gillian, where the force of the
storm was greatest.
A flood of rain following the lorna
do, made the work of rescue very diff
ficult in the darkness.
Prompt steps were made to succor
all VINO are in need.
At Oil City, the first town struck,
several derricks were wrecked, but no
one was hurt. Its course was north
east. and as 1t progressed it gather
ed in force, until 1t reached Gillian,
gradually spending its force as 1t near
cd the Arkansas state line.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-22
Strike of lumhermen.

Pensacola, Fla, May 16.-The
plant of the German-American Lum-
Der comT any, one of the largest saw
mills in this section, was closed down
at Millville, near here, on account of
ers in the plant and at logging camps.
TIE men declined to go to work on
account of a reduction of wages. 1t
is believed the men will return to
work soon.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-22
GEORGIA REPUBLICANS.
Delegates to the Chicago Convention
Go Uninstructed.

Macon, Ga, May 15.-The work of
the republican convention at Macon
has been completed, all delegates to
the national convention at Chicago
having been chosen and properly ac-
credited without instructions as to
the support of presidential nominee.
The four delegates at large are:
Walter H. Johnson, Atlanta; Clark
Grier, Dublin; H. Lincoln Johnson,
negro, Columbus; Judson w. Lyons,
negro, Augusta.
Alternates at large for the nation
al convention are George F. White,
Macon; ]. w. Gilbert, Atlanta; w. H.
Harris, Athens, and 8. S. Mincey, Au-
gusta.
Twenty out of the twenty six dele
gates from the state are said to be
Taft and administration supporters.
The convention was harmonious.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-22
TiIIman Sails for Europe.

Boston, Mass, May 19.-senat9r B.
r. Tillman, of South CAROLINA, sailed
for Europe an the White Star liner
Ganopie. The senator, who is accom-;
panied by his wife, is making the trip
for his health. Before sailing Sen
ator Tillman discussed the political
situation, expressing the opinion that
If Secretary Taft receives the repub-
lican presidential nomination, the
democrats will win.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-22
convention of Governors.

Washington, May 15.-The senate
ence of governors adopted without op-
position a declaration of principles
which suggest that the president call
future conferences but provide fol
no permanent organization. The
president thanked the conference fol
the manner in which it had performed
its work. w. ]. Bryan addressed the
convention.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-22
California for Taft

Sacramento, Cal, May 15.-The re-
publican state convention elected four
delegates at large and four alternates
to the national convention at Chicago;
instructed the delegation to vote for
the nomination of VIM. H. Taft for
president; adopted a platform endors-
ing the policy of President Roosevelt
and selected new state central COM
mittee.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-22
Elected DELEGATES.

Birmingham, Ala, May 16.-At the
convention of the republicans Of the
AIptA district anti-a.iministratton fac-
ton john Towers, of Birmingham
and ]. A. Diffey, a negro, of Birmipgz
ham, were elected as delegates t9 the
national convention and J. B. Sloan
ef Blount county, and F. S. Samson.
q negro Of Birmingham, were elected
alternates.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-22
WATERWAYS COMMISSION.
Bill Providing for Its Continuance Is
Passed by House,

Bill Providing for Its Continuance Is
Passed by House,
Washington, May lathe bill pro-
vtding for the continuance of the in
lands waterways commission introduc-
ed Thursday by Representative Bur-
ton, of Ohio. was passed by the house
under suspension of the rules,
remark attributed to President
Roosevelt that he would continue the
commission whether congress author
lied 1t or not was the subject of much
adverse criticism from the democratic
tide, particularly by Messrs. Clayton,
OF Alabama, and Williams, of Mis-
sissippi
Mr.. Burton, of Ohio, member of
the committee, came to the defense Of
the president and said that the mem
bers of the commission stood ready
to again volunteer their services I'VE
have" he said, ito accomplish a de-
gree of order where now a degree of
chaos exists"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-22
CONVICTED CASHIER SUICIDES.
Preferred Death to a Term in the Pen.
itentary.

preferred Death to erm IN the Pen-
itentiary.
Baltimore, Md, May 16.-When he
finally succeeded in effecting an en-
trance 70 the barricaded residence of
John w. H. Geiger, for whose arrest
and Incarceration in Jail he had an
order Of the United States district
court, United States Marshal Lang
hammer found Geiger dead.
Later Coroner Caruthers found
bullet wound in the roof of Geiger's
mouth and 32-caliber pistol lay be-
side the body.
Geiger was the central figure of one
of the most sensational cases that
has ever been tried in Baltimore
court d. He had been cashier OF the
Canton National bank, but resigned
the position in January of last year.
AS a result of Investigations Of Ma
tional Bank Examiner Ham, he was
arI ested on February %, 1897, and mis-
AAiuASll4CnI ny lAC OhANCQ 0bobCo 5A0AN
jury On 100 counts preceded his trial.
OF the extensive misuse of the funds
of the bank he was convicted on five
of the forty-seven counts. He was
sentenced by Judge Morris to serve
five years in jail.
Geiger's counsel appealed the case
to the United States district court of
appeals. which, about week ago, sit
ting in Richmond, decided against
him. Appeal was taken to the United
States supreme court, but Judge Nor
ris decided that pending that courts
decision, Geiger must begin to serve
his sentence.
Accordingly, Marshal Langhammer
went to the Geiger residence, only to
find Geiger dead by his own hand.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-22
To Amend VreeIand Bill.

Washingtos, May 16.-The senate
committee on finance met again and
voted unanimously to amend the Vree-
land currency bill passed by the
house by striking out everything after
the enacting clause and inserting the
provision of the Aldrich bill as passed
by the house.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-22
FORESTRY BILL PASSED.
To Establish Reservation in AppaIachi-

To Establish Reservation in AppaIachi-
an Mountain Range.
Washington, May 19.-The bill pro
viding for acquiring national forests
in the southern Appalachian mountains
and the White mountains, was passed
by the senate.
The bill appropriates S5 100000 for
the acquisition of lands on the wa
tersheds of the navigable streams in
the southern Appalachian mountains
within Maryland, Virginia, West Vir-
ginia, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, Alabama, Kentucky and Ten
nessee and in the White Mountains
Of New Hampshire and Mains.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-22
eeoruIa Pharmacists to Meet.

Atlanta, May 16.-The thirty third
annual meeting of the Georgia Pnar-
maceutical Association will be held
In Thomasville on Tuesday and We'd
nesday, May 1920, and the state
board of pharmacy will meet in the
same city on Monday preceding the
meeting of the pharmaceutical asso-
citation.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-22
--------------
/ 900 Want 20 See HanQipQ.

Columbia, S: g., May 15.-Jim NAL
ley, the negro murderer, in Jail at
BeHnettsyille, will be hanged at that
place May 90. Fhe sheriff has receiV.
ed more than 900 applications for
cards of admission to the execution.
Only a few will be permitted to see
the hanging
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-22
Police Chief Exonerated.

Hattfesburg, Miss, Ma. 16.-The
city council has exonerated Chief of
Police Charles Poole, against whom
impeachment proceedings had been
brought by Mayer Donald: It was
CLAIMED Poole was q membeF of and
failed 10 raid an athletic club alleged
to operate bar in violation of the
law
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-22

Milledgeville, Ca, May 16.-Wil
lard Brewer, aged twenty-three, was
shot and killed near Milledgeville by
his father, Dan Brewer. The faith
er was in turn shot by another son
and is in a serious condition.
Threats made against the wife by
the father is said to have been the
cause of the trouble.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-22
tiindoo April First.

The Hindoos have on their Hull.
March 81, day on which they play
pranks similar to those in vogue here
on April 1. They send persons with
messages to fictitious individuals or
10 those who are sure to be away
from home. and enjoy laugh at their
disappointment.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-05-22
FIotIlIs Goes 70 Sacramento.

San FrsnsiEcp, Gal, May 15:1Ihe
torpedo boat hotilla, under command
Of Captain E. n. Freeman, has gone
to Sacramento. Five days Of solid
entertainment has been provided for
by the reception committee of the cap:
!tal city. This is the first time any
vessels of the navy have gone so far
inland In California.