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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-27
T1me,s Flight IN a Restnurant.

Once a southern senator journeying
through the south was very much an
noyed at the delay in getting food
served in a certain cafe. He had Civ
en- his order and waited patiently an
unreasonable length of time, when the
waiter appeared and was evidently
looking for some one who must have
gone out without waiting for his meal.
When asked by the senator whom he
was looking for he replied: "A little
boy who gave his order" The senator
replied: II am that box."-Argonaut
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-27
RECEPTION FOR STRANGERS
AT GARY PASTORS HOME.
Rev. +. L. Walton Entetains Large
Number of Guests at His Home
Last Night.

A reception was held last night at
the residence of Rev. Fred E. Walton
OF the First Presbyterian church for
the young people of the congregation.
A alrge number Of young people at
tended and the event was very success
ful. The reception was given largely
because of the fact that in Gary there
are SO many strangers that they do not
have an opportunity of meeting each
other in any other way. Mr.. Walton S
residence is at 756 Connecticut street
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-27
A Poor Mans Philosophy.

a rich man once expressed surprise
at the statement OF poor man that
ne never locked his doors 81 am not
afraid" rejoined the poor man, mo
one ever brought anything in yet"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-27
M. E. CHURCH LADIES.

The. Ladies' Aid Society of the Meth
odist church will meet with Mrs. George
Baker, 2273 Washington street, on
Thursday afternoon. The regular
monthly literary program Will be given
and refreshments will be served
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-27
Very Old Paintlnn.

What is believed to be the oldest
European painting in existence has
been found in Crete by the Italian
archaeological mission. 1t is on a
sarcophagus, and is supposed to have
been produced about $500 B. c.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-27
RETURNS TO GARY AFTER
A VISIT IN THE SOUTH.
Mrs. Harry Hall Secures Small Alliga-
tor Which She VIII Tame.

Mrs Harry Hall. who has been spend
ing esvera1 months in the south, has
returned to this city. While in Florida
Mrs Hall secured a small alligator
which has become the pet of a large
circle of their friends. Mrs. Hall spent
most of her time in Florida Mr.. and
Mrs. Hall reside at the Gary hotel
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-27
Golden silence

think the first virtue is to restrain
the tongue; he approaches nearest the
gods who knows how to be silent even
when he is in the right.-Cato.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-27
GREAT INCREASE NOTED
Directory's Advance Sheet
Shows United States Has
1925, 451 Catholics.

Milwaukee, Wis, Jan. 27.-Advance
sheets of the 1909 Wilkins Catholic
directory show the following figures:
Number of Catholics in the
United States .......... 1926 51
Increase during the year.. 35S,025
Churches in the United States. 1898
Parochia1 schools. 1900. 4,703
Children attending schools. 1877, 913
Children educated by Catho-
lies -..-....-. 1887, SAB
Charitable institutions 1900. 1,o94
A few days ago statistics were sent
out from Washington showing the
strength of all the denominations in
the United States, crediting the Catho-
lie church with only 12,394,721. Ac-
cording to the directory publishers, this
is wide of the mark, as It does not
agree even with Archbishop G1ennon's
census taken a year ago.
Adding to the 14,2S5.451, the number
of Catholics IN Porto Rico, the Phil
ippines and the Hawaiian Islands, the
grand total Of Catholics under the Unit
ed States flag reaches 22.474.440, as
compared to 1908. 900 under the British
flag.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-27
PROPOSES SOME
RADICAL CHANGES

Continued from Page one,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-27
WICKEY LINES
UP FOR GARY

Continued from Page One.)
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-08
MILLION WOMEN SIGN,
Work of Preparing Sutfragist Petition
to Congress Asking for Right to
Vote Nearly Completed

SEATTLE. Wash, July 3.-Before
the American Woman's Suffrage assdci
alton today, Mrs. Rachel Foster Avery
who has directed the work of obtaining
a million signatures to petition t.
Congress asking for submission of six.
teenth amendment enabling women Il
vote, reported her work nearly com
pleted.
Mrs. Mary +. Craigie of New York
in her report as chairman of the com.
mittee on church work. said:
There are two reasons why clergy,
men should support the woman suffrage
movement. First, because it is Just and
right and in accordance with the golden
rule. and second. because it would aug
ment the power of churches To have an
enfranchised womanhood to aid in car.
rying on the warfare against the liquor
traffic, the white slave traffic. child la.
Dor, impure food, and many other exist
ing evils depending upon legislative en-.
actment. that is being waged with only
one-third the power of the churches"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-08
THAW APPEALS AGAIN
Counsel Appears in Court to Argue
Against Trying Insanity Action
in New York County.

NEW YORK, July 3.-Counsel far
Harry X. Thaw. who killed Stanford
White, appeared today before Supreme
Court Justice Gaynor at st. James, l..
l.. and argued against the application
Tor Il change of Venue from West Chcs-
ter 10 New York county of the hearing
to decide the question whether Thaw
should be released from Mattsawan aSy-
lum. District Attorney Jerome is any-
lons to have the question of Thaw's
sanity ultimately tried out in any coun-
ty where he was originally tried and ac-
quilted of murder while the young Pitts
burgers counsel vigorously opposed taxi
ing the case out of West Chester coun-
~. Charles hOrschauser or Poughkeep
sic Thaw's counsel said that when the
issue once more reached the courts, he
would prove Thaw's sanity SO thorough
" that there would be no doubt as to
his right To be discharged and given hi,
freedom.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-08
ELLA GlNGLES TELLS
HER STORY AT TRIAL
Chicago Girl Says She Was Victim of
Plot to Drive Her Into Going to
French Lick.

CHICAGO. ILL.,, July 81 want
you for man IN French Lick Springs
He will give you lots of money"
Ella Ginglcs, the lS-year-old Irish lace
maker testified in Judge Brentano'S court
here today that the above remark was
made to her by Miss Agnes Barrette
proprietor OF a lace store III the Yelling
ton hotel at the time the Gingles cir
was found gagged and bound in Il bath
room of the hotel, January D.
Il was taken 10 Il room by Miss Bar
rctte aud Mrs. Kenyon" said the girl
speaking of II visit prior to the binding
and gagging incident.
Later man came into the room, anC
| cannot tell what else happened. | only
know man of the name of Charlie
called up the man in the room
Miss Gingles declared on the stant
that the larceny charge against her was
part of a plot to drive her into going
To French Lick Springs. The relation
of this story visibly agtated the witness
and ut one time she seemed on the verge
of breakdown. She was able to gair
control Of herself. however, and an
swered all questions promptly and clear
ly.
Miss Gingles was cross examined by
Assistant States Attorney Short, who
attempted to make light of the alleged
attack OH her and showed that she hac
not mentioned it until two days after
ward. although she had visited Mis-:
Rarrette with a policeman in the mean
tine.
The girls past history was raked III
and she was confronted with many Incl
dents that tended to darken the clear
ness of her story. but, she denied every
thing that did not place her in the igh
of victim.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-08
PARALYZED BY COLD.
Connecticut Ball Player Eats Ice Cream
and Packs Ice After Game and
Is Stricken

HARTFORD, Conn. July 3.-After
playing strenuous game of baseball
lasting nearly three hours. Joseph Cor
mier of Somverville ate several large
dishes of ice cream III a store, took n
couple of cold drinks and then helped
the ice cream man repack ice. to cool his
hands and iorearms. On his way home
Cormier was striker deaf, dumb and
blind, and the physicians attending him
found that he is paralyzed. He lay in Il
state of coma all day. and in despair the
doctors took him to the siyteen-ton re-
frigerator, where he was packed in ice
in the hope of curing him by means OF
the apparent couse of his misfortune He
shows slight improvement, has partially
regained his sight and is able to gesticu-
late for things he wishes done The ply
sicians believe that if he RECEIVERS he will
always be paralyzed.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-08
HOUSECLEANING IN JAPAN.
Policeman Sets a Day for the Process
and Then Sees 1t Done

House cleaning done by law, where at
,he outset policemen order tea tables,
bedding. straw mating all the Lares
and Henates out on the sidewalk. where
tuey finish their official inspection with n
tprinkimg Of lime and autlscptc-sprinE
house cleaning in lapHn-Mrs John l..
bearing described to the WOman's Bap
list Social union, says the Boston II ernld
The wife Of Rev. Or. bearing. gen
Sral missionary IF the Baptist Eastern
missions, Mrs. bearing has managed
cleansing for seventeen springs at her
home in the Flowcry Kingdom.
April is a busy month for the Japa-
nese hUusekecper.' she said From attic
to-alas, we have no cellar from attic
10 ground floor wc get ready for the
summer months Of moisture The police
men come and fell MS that we must have
the house cleaned 10y such and such a
day. They 90 through the city 10y blocks.
Every day the hDusekeepers living in one
Nlock are Notified, the next day the house
keepers ia another, aud SO Uu until the
city is clean.
Everything has to Toe taken out into
the street, Uad everything is inspected
They pour in Uurscptics and lime in
preparation Of the coming plague. For
Iuuately it very seldom comes"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-08
KAISER WILL CRUISE.
Emperor William to Take Summer
Trip il Spite of the Internal
Political Situation.

BELlN, July 3.-In spite Of the inter
nal political situation Emperor William
has decided to take his customary sum
mer cruise in northern waters, which it
was recently reported he would forego.
There is nothing in the situation that he
cannot deal with by telegraph. He will
leave for the north after meeting the
King of Sweden at Sessnitz, July q.
where the two monarchs will iuaugurate
a new steamship line between Sweden
and Germany.
The higher political world is setting
on one of three persons to succeed Chan
celor Won Buelow. These are DR.. Beth
man-IIelweg. minister of the interior and
vice chancellor, Baron Won kheinhabcn,
Prussian minister of state and finance,
and Count Won Wedel, governor general
of Alsace-L Lorraine.
The report sent To America that Count
Won BerustOrif, the German ambassador
at Washington. and Baron Mumm Won
Schwartzensten, the ambassador 10 ia
pan. have been mentioned as possible
successors to Won BuelOw appears to
have been originated solely for American
consumption; there is no knowledge Ol
such rumor in responsible quarters.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-08
BANK MAY BE REOPENED
Sheboygan Falls Institution Squaring UI
Accounts.

SHEBOlGAN, Wis, July 3.-[Spe-
cial. l-Records were filed today with the
register of deeds stating that Stedman
Thomas, cashier of the Dairymen's Ma
tionnl bank of Sheboygan Falls. which
closed its doors last week, disposed of a
total Of twenty-nlne lots IN the village OF
Sheboygan Falls to John DaSsow and Il.
G.. Trowbridge, vice president and direc-
tor of the bank respectively. The rec
ords show that 5000 was paid for the
lots. 1t is understood that Sl4 900 worth
of personal notes have been given by
Stedman Thomas and j. T.. Thomas To
many patrons Of the bank instead of
certificates Of deposits. There is n ru-
NOR that the bank may be reopened
again.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-08
5000 MINERS TO STRIKE.
Australians in Struggle Which May End
in Affiliation with American
Mine Workers

SYDNEY. July 3.-The long struggle
of the United Mine Workers Of America
to draw the thousands of coal miners OF
Cape Breton into it's membership will
come to climax next Tuesday. when
the members of that organization i'll the
southern Cape Breton mines, numbering
about 5000 men, will go out on strike
unless in the meantime the Dominion
Coal company should recede from its
position not to recognize the union.
The majority of the mine workers
in this province, including the employees
of the Dominion Coal company. are
members of the Provincial Working
mems association, which is generally rec
ognized by the operators.
While the United Mine Workers have
for years been endeavoring to gain con
troll of the Provincial association. the
movement received its real impetus just
a month ago, when President Il. L..
Lewis of the United Mine Workers
with II. Bousteld and Peter Paterson of
the internatio board arrived here in
an effort to strengthen the ranks of the
organization in this territory.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-08
NEW TRIALS FOR RIDERS
TENNESSEE COURT GIVES MEN
ANOTHER CHANCE.
Tribunal Reverses Cases of Eight. Six OF
Whom Were Condemned
to Die.

JACKSON, Tenn, July 3.-The cases
of the eight night riders, six of whom
were under the death sentence. charged
with the murder Of Capt. Quentin Rankin
ut Walnut Log, in Reel Foot lake, Octo-
Der 10 last, were reversed by the su-
preme court today and were remanded
Tor new trials.
The six men who were under the
death sentence are Garrett johnson, al
legged leader of the Night Riders organ.
lzation i'll Obion county; Arthur Cloar
Fred Pinion, Sam Applewhite. lid Bur,
ton and Roy Ransom. The other two
Bud Morris and Bob Huffman, We're con.
victed of murder in the second degree.
The opinion in the case was delivered
by Special Justice Henry \. Craft of
Memphis, appointed in the stead Of Jus.
tice NJ. NJ. Neil. The reading of the
opinion required more than an hour anC
in that time the tense stiffness was only
broken by the sound of Justice Craft :
voice.
In reversing the case. he assigned two
principal reasons. The first was that
the grand jury, which found the indict-
ments against the alleged night riders,
was not selected i'll II proper manner,
The grand jury was selected out of a
panel named by Judge j. T.. Jones. the
trial judge, whereas the law provide
that the panel must be chosen by NJ
least three members of the county court
The second error on which the re.
versal was based was that the state did
not allow the defendants sufficient
number of challenges. The eight were
tried on joint indictment and the triai
court upheld the states contention that
the eight defendants were only entitled
to the legal number of challenges, TWEEN.
ty-four, which would apply if one mar
was on trial
When Justice Craft concluded his
opinion, a storm of applause broke out
in the courtroom. but was quickly stillcc
by the marshal and his deputies. The
prisoners will he taken back to Union
City and an effort will be made to Sc
cure their release on bail, pending a
SECOND trial
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-08
AERON AUT NEAR DEATH
Woman Balloonist Catches on High Ten
sion Power Wire While Making
an Ascension

LOW ELL. Mich. July 3.-NIrS, Del
MeiXell. woman baloonist of Grand
Rapids. was severely injured today be-
fore Il crowd while making an ascension
here. Her body caught among some
high tension power wires as the balloon
rose and she was torn away from the
balloon. Before the current could be
shut off Mrs. MeiXell had been severely
shocked and burned. and her body had
dropped to the ground. Both the WON
ans husband and her son are aeronauts.
She had made many ascensions in west
ern Michigan.
CANTON, o., July 3.-AnXiety for the
safety of j. II. Wade, Jr., and A. III.
Morgan. the Cleveland aeronauts who
assembled here late Friday in the balloon,
Sky Polit, was dispelled this afternoon
when telegram was received announc-
ing their safe landing. The message
read Rough landing in high wind at
> Il. m. one mile south of st. Mary's.
Elk county. Pa
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-08
DRAG SLOOP TO PARK.
Breakers TO Shore to STAND as
Amundsen Monument.

san FRANCISCO, Cal. July 3
The Norwegian sloop Gjoa will be run
through the breakers on the ocean beach
next Sunday and dragged to permanent
resting place N Golden Gate park
where il will stand as II monument I,
Cupt. Raod Amundscn, discoverer %
the Northwest passage. The contrac
for the peculiar hit of navigation wns
let yesterday to Capt klitgnnrd, II fel
low countryman of the explorer.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-08
AUTO STRUCK BY TRAIN.
"Joy Riders" Have Narrow Escape from
Death on Northwestern Crossing
at Kenosha.

KENOSHA. Wis. July 81 Special !
A Joy ride came near ending with
fatalities in kenosha Friday night dur
ing the great storm when a big Thomas
FLYER" touring car was struck by fast
passenger train at the Ashland avenue
crossing of the North Western road. Two
men and two women who We're in the
car leaped out and just as they jumped
the car was struck and literally reduced
to kndling wood. The car bore an Hi
nois number "1250'' and is said to have
been owned by Chicago saloon keeper,
but his name or the names of any of
the members of the party could not be
learned. They fed. leaving the broken
car to be picked up by the curious crowd
which gathered
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-08
MOTHER KILLED BY TOY PISTOL.

KANSAS CITY. July 3.-The Fourth
of July's toll of death in Kansas City
began Friday when Mrs. Thelma A.
Hogan, % years old, died at the South
Side hospital of lockjaw, the result of
the discharge of toy pistol, which she
was cleaning for her 6-year-old SON
PHILLIPSBURG, n. j.. July B.
The first serious Fourth OF July accident
hereabouts occurred Friday, when two
boys each lost hand and one may be
blind. Charles Giddena and Ellsworth
Davis. each III years old, were loading
cannon with dynamite when it eX-
ploded. Their fingers were blown off and
Davis sight was probably destroyed
Surgeons amputated Il hand for each
boy.
SULLIVAN, ILL.,, July 3.-John Full
ton, II years old. was injured by the ex-
plosion of a cartridge which he fred in
toy pistol.
KANKAKEE. H., July 3.-Walter
Jacobson's left eye was blown out and
one Of his hands lacerated by the explo-
sion of dynamite cap. He is II years
old
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-08
RUSSIA SEEKING
aid IN AMERICA
WANTS UNITED STATES TO HAVE
HAND IN ADVISING CHINESE
AFFAIRS.
WANTS TO KEEP JAPAN OUT
Alliance Means independence and Terri
torial Integrity of Oriental EN-
pire, Says Editorial.
THREE RIVERS OPEN &c TRADE

ST. PETERSBURG, July 3.-The
Novo Nremya today in an editorial on
Russo-Chinese relations urges an under
standing with the United States i'll far
eastern affairs and close cooperation OF
the powers interested in maintaining the
independence and territorial integrity OF
China. Attention is called to the success
of the Russian policy i'll Korea prior to
1896. when working with America for
the defense and independence of Korea,
particularly the defeat of japanese de-
signs in Korea after the Chino-Japanese
war and thanks for this cooperation are
given.
Russia Supports China.
4 contrast is then made with the ut
ter failure of the Russian representatives
when they abandoned this course and
attempted to play lone hand in Korea.
The editorial. which is based on reports
that China is about to follow the eN-
ample of Japan and seek the abolition
of extra territorial restrictions, declares
that Russia should as far as possible
support the Chinese government IN TINS
direction inasmuch as Russian interests
would be but little affected,
Protests Are Presented
PEKING. July 3.-The protests by
Russia against China opening to inter
national trade the Sungari, Amur and
Ussuri rivers, were presented here 10y
NJ Korostovets, the Russian minister,
and are based upon Russia's right, under
the Aigun and other treaties, to conJoiu
with China in the arrangements. Gen.
Horvath. the Russian administrator ut
Hardin, acting for the Russian ministry
of finance, has asked that the opening of
the rivers be postponed for Il fortnight,
and that the question be considered by
a Joint commission. China has not re
piled to this proposal. Japan S taking
no part in the controversy.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-08
GETS OPTION ON TROLLEY LINE.
La Crosse Water Power Company Sait
to Be After Street Cars.

LA CROSSE, Wis, July 3.-Follow
ing several unsuccessful efforts. the IL
Crosse Water Power company, controlled
in the east, Friday secured ninety-dny
option upon the lines and property Of
the La Crosse City Railway company ~
a figure said Ia have been made attrac
tive since the recent strike. Representa-
tiycS If both concerns are understood tt
be in the east closing negotiations. II H.
denied that the water power company
has secured options on the La Cross,
Gas and Electric company, but the facl
that the hitter concern has signed con
tract with the water power company fol
all current sent here from the big Hat.
field works, indicates this concern may
soon be absorbed also.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-08
Sues Shipyard Company.

SUPERIOR. Wis. July 2.-ISpccial l.
John A Mckhl0p has started suit agains,
The Superior Bodybuilding company for
sAo.Up uecning THIS sum no more than
Ihtlbabte Tor personal Injuries which hc
.ihims 10 hnve received while working at
ihe shlpyards aud as a result Of alleged neg
neehc' Tor ~'dob the company IL charged
a. ne 70 biame Al the time Of the ucci
dent In which MrKnlop saya he received
~ ln-lrlcs, he vas member 81 n crew
4. men who were tiJane down q derrick
smhit u the lroefesS Of he won. u liInhe
eged Injuries.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-08
IS NOT LING'S CORPSE.
Body Found in Hudson River Not That
of Chlnaman, but of White
Boy.

NEW YORK, July 1.-The body
found in the Hudson river and supposed
at first to be that Of a Chinaman, is not
the corpse Of Leon Ling the alleged
murderer of Elsie Sigel. After an
autopsy today, DR.. Thomas Curtin, cor.
ouers physician, declared the body was
that of white boy not more than ii
wears of age. DiscoloratiOu following
long immersion gave the body the ap.
peHrance of that of Mongolan. 1t wa.
not until after n careful examination The
police were convinced that the search
for Leon was still unfinished.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-08
KILLS RUSS COLONEL
Attendant in Siberia Stays Officer When
Latter Rebukes Soldiers for I'm
proper Statutes.

KOLSKOYE, Siberia, July Cool
Ivomik of the quartermaster's depart
ment. was shot and killed here today by
an attendant of the military canton. The
colonel stopped two soldiers on the
street and rebuked them for failing to
salute him properly. The attendant who
noticed the incident. drew revolver
and shot the colonel dead.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-08
POISON IN HAIR LOTION KILLS


TOLEDO, O., July Poison con
tanned III hair ointment concocted from
the "coculus indicus," commonly known
as Indian FISH berries. caused the death
here Of Mrs. Grace Phillips. aged -
The case has few parallels. according
to Coroner lIonzlor. who will render i
verdict IF accidental poisoning
The Kettle III which the berries had
been boiled was found by the coroner.
The ointment had been applied TO the
head of Mrs. Phillips and her two chill
dren, aged and 3. Absorption Of tn"
poison Though the scalp caused the
molherS Apnih