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The Washington times., 1909-04-26
Capital Tales

THEY miss Joseph Benson Foraker
about the Senate. 1t doesnt
seem quite natural and home
Ike there any more since the
man who in his fiery days earned the
sobrfquet OF Fire Alarm" left it Now
there is scarcely anyone to rise in his
place and pour forth an attack on the
White House or on any Of the rest of
our institutions.
Since March Senator Foraker's s name
has scarcely broken into print He IS
living quietly in retirement at his hand
some home on Sixteenth street in
Washington. He is deV0ting the time
to getting rid of correspondence and to
looking after a multitude of personal
matters which accumulated when he
was busy as a Senator. incidentally,
Senator Foraker is keeping an eye on
the developments in the Brownsville
controversy. He is watching the prog
ress of the movement to give the dis
charged soldiers of the Twenty fifth In
fantry a hearing and TO reinstate those
who are found to be guiltless. Aside
from this Senator Foraker is getting a
needed rest and taking life easy. he
is expected TO go back 10 Cincinnati
eventually, and then TO emerge once
more into the limelight in Ohio politics.
It's just as impossible for Foraker to
keep his hands out of Ohio politics as
it would be for him to keep from eat
ing. And some Of his friends insist
that he will yet be returned to the
Senate from the Buckeye state.
The Washington times., 1909-04-26

Irene Franklin was given the title,
The Queen of American Vaudeville -
in a voting contest in New York, in
which she received many thousand more
votes than her nearest competitor.
The Washington times., 1909-04-26

such a Little Queen" is the title Of a
pay by Mr.. Claiming Pollock, author
of The Little Gray Lady and the
dramatization of 'SThe Secret Orchard, -
which has been accepted for production
by Mr.. Henry B. Harris.
The Washington times., 1909-04-26
Lame Ducks" Abound.

It goes hard for the lame duck to
absent himself from the Senate or
House, where he has been wont to take
a part in the affairs of state The
other day, whitehaired Henry Moore
Teller. of Colorado, wandered into the
Senate chamber, sat down near his ac-
customed place, and watched the pro-
ceedings FOR a considerable time, seem
ing to feel as natural as if he were TAX
ing part in them. Former Senator
Hansbrough often finds his way into
the Senate chamber. William NJ Stew
art used to enjoy going to the Capitol
once in a while and taking his seat on
the Senate floor. as all ex-Liembers are
entitled to. 1t is the same way in tII5
House, where the average ex-membeI
finds it like pulling teeth to tear himself
away. The other day ]. Adam Bede
walked into the House chamber and
went about among his old friends hold
ing sort Of levee.
Representative Halvor Steenerson, OF
the Ninth Minnesota district, has beer
| adopted a member Of the Mississipr,
band OF Chippewa Indians in Mime.
sofa. He was accorded this honor in
recognition OF services he did for the
tribe.
The Washington times., 1909-04-26

For her performances of what Every
Woman Knows at New Haven, Miss
Maude Adams was made an honorary
member Of the Yale Dramatic Associa-
tion amid much tumult and shouting
Miss Adams expressed her thanks.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-08
Railroad Notes

That there IS increasing activity on
the part of railroads In ordering new
equipment is shown by the following
reports which have been made re-
Gently:
The Big Four has ordered five Pa
ciflc passenger locomotives. The Pa
cific type has become a favorite with
the officials of the road for handling
their heavy trains. as 1T moves them
over roads without any loss of time
and with unusual regularity. The en-
gines viii be received within the next
few weeks or as soon as the locomo-
tive works can build them.
The American Car and Foundry COM
pany at Berwick, Pa. will resume OPP
erations on March Is and the output
will be 500 cars a month. It now has
orders booked for 500 hopper and box
cars for the Lackawanna railroad; l.
600 steel hoppers for the Lake Shore
road and 900 gondolas for the Pennsyl-
vania company. This is looked upon
as a very encouraging sign for the car
building shops.
The New York Central Railroad com
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THE CREAM OF THE
Morning News

Bion ]. Arnold says hunt for trac-
ton graft in Chicago cost 81, 900, 900 by
stopping rebates.
Discarded sutton who forced a bride
at muzzle of a revolver to elope, is
shot and killed by the girls brother.
National Brotherhood of the Unem-
ployed decides to take over Joe Lett
ers mines, with his permission.
Chicago's annual monetary loss
through disease is placed at $1,000, 900
by DR.. Emil G. Hirsch
Roosevelt's simpufed spelling is
thrown out of the White House by Taft
President Taft walks to his church
in Washington and later goes for
horseback ride. Mrs. Taft plans
changes in administration of White
House affairs.
Theodore Roosevelt and wife walk
from Sycamore Hill to church service
in Oyster Bay and back again, and the
former president spends a quiet day at
home.
Inauguration over and the committees
of the Illinois house appointed, mem
bers of the general assembly are plan
ming to push the actual work of legis-
lation as well as the election OF a SEN
ator.
! Another arrest for perjury is said to
be likely today before arguments are
begun in the Cooper-Sharp murder
trial at Nashville, Tenn.
Wheat values reacted last week,
while corn, oats and provisions ad-
vanced Government estimates on farm
reserves of grain due today.
Chicago shippers learn of changes in
| freight rates to Spokane.
| Death for four is asked in the Brujc
| trial in Cuba, in which members of a
negro secet are charged with having
murdered a girl 3 years old.
White Sox Defeat Ookland in morn.
ing game, II to 4. but lose to San Fran
cisco in afternoon, 3 to 3.
Lipmans' score in bowling tourna.
ment at Pittsburg arouses big interest
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-08
THIS Is MY 51sT BIRTHDAY.
Ruggiero LeoncaxaIIo.

Ruggiero Leoncavallo, the famous
composer, was born in Naples, March 8,
1858 AS youth he dreamed Of a
military career, but abandoned his
plans in this direction to take up the
study of music. He went to France,
where his lack of funds caused him
many hardships. In the midst of his
struggle to make a living by doing
such odd musical jobs as he could find
he wrote a poem called ''Medici.'' For
tunately or his future. he got an OPP
portunity to read his lines to Masse-
net. who advised him to go to Milan
and read them to Ricordi Mr.. Ri
cordi commissioned Leoncavallo to
write music for the poem. The work
was completed in year. but the young
composer had long and weary wait
for the initial production Of his great
effort. Meantime he took up teaching
again to keep from starving. Then he
decided not to wait any longer for the
production of "Medici," but to try to
write something that would be pro-
duced at once. That was how he came
to produce Il Pagliacci" in FIVE months.
On May II. 1892, 1t was produced for
the first time and the next morning
Leoncavallo was famous.
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o and l
breathe Justify ordinary
able able Their verdict
cashd their checks live without
without
million
Have pure plug yourself every
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.HearttoHeart
Talks.
FROM WAIF no MILLIONAIRE.
BysEDWINs A.sNYE
Copyright. 1903. by Americana Press
Association.

Thirty-seven years ago a German
lad who could not speak a word Of
English landed In New York and, hav-
ing no money, spent his first night in
Castle Garden.
That boy was John v. Steger, owner
of the greatest piano factory in the
world
It is a far cry from the condition Of a
penniless waif seventeen years Of age
to that of a millionaire. And such
tremendous step could be taken only
in this land of possibilities.
The second day after Steger arrived
he took a job at rough carpentering at
$1.75 per day. At that time he formed
a resolution which he adhered to for
several years thereafter. One-half of
every days pay was saved.
As soon as he had accumulated a
little surplus he went to western New
York, where he secured a good posi-
ton in a furniture factory. Patiently
he worked and saved until he was
ready to take new step.
He was looking for a site for fac
tory.
After prospecting in the west he To-
Gated in Chicago. He hired to firm
Of electrotypers at 81 a day. Queer
way to build a factory? At the end
of three years Steger was drawing $50
a week and had $500 to his credit at
the bank
Then he started a small retail bust
ness. And all the time he was build
ing that factory--in his mind. AT the
end of FIVE years his initial capital had
grown to $4,000.
Whereupon Steger started his fac.
tory. Capitalists offered to go in with
him, but he refused. He had learned
piano making in Germany and had al
ways held his determination to be sole
proprietor Of big factory.
Seventeen years ago Mr.. Stegel
bought a tract of land several miles
out of the city and created a modest
plant which turned out 400 pianos the
first year.
Today his factory makes 10000 pi
amos yearly. The town has 5000 in
habitants, mostly employed in the fac
tory. Steger is worth several millions
There has never been a strike in hi
factory!
Fighting his way upward, Siege
learned to understand and sympathiz
with the men who labor. If all EN-
ployers were like him labor trouble
would disappear.
How did this man get up in tn
world?
Simply by patience and thrift.
Every captain Of industry has com
up this way-beginning at the bottom
saving money, patiently watching 70
chance, improving his opportunity.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-08
With The Legislators

Stephen B. Fleming of the senate and
Fort Wayne went over into the house
last night to push through one of his
bills and almost had trouble before he
got away As It was he was asked to
leave the house floor and, by the speak
er to return to the senate, Miller, OF
Elkhart furnished part of Fleming s
embarrassment, calling him liar,
and accompanying him to the lobby to
continue the argument. The unpleas-
antness occurred after Flemings bill
had failed to pass.
The bill sought to fix a limitation Of
one year that a mechanics lien shall
be valid, except when the time is speci-
fed in a contract Fleming was on
hand when it was handed down and
Immediately gave one of his followers.
Representative Wells, instruction Now
Wells, get busy" were the instruc-
lions Wells got busy and so did
Fleming.
Miller Calls Him Liar.
After the vote, showing failure TO
pass. has been announced Fleming
went to the seat of Representative
Miller to ask the latter about certain
statements he had made concerning the
bill. Miller being one of the lawyers
who had attacked it. Fleming, in the
course of the conversation, told Miller
that Miller did not knoy what he
Miller, was talking about
you're a liarP' Miller remarked.
you won't come out in the hall and
say that, said Fleming.
II say that anywhere. if you tell ms
I don't knoy what I'm talking about
| Miller answered
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determined their
theirs har of the
will independents
likely to arise to he olds
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-08
ELECT Els SUCCESSOR.

ELECT HIS SUCCESSOR.
The township trustees at LAPorte
elected Fred R. Farnum (rep.) county
superintendent of schools to succeed
Professor Elmer G. Bunnell (dem.),
who becomes assistant state superin-
tendent of public instruction under
Robert J. Alley.
POLICE BOARD GETS S15O.
The ciyt council Of Lafayette at the
request of Mayor Durgan, fixed the
salary of the members of the board of
police commissioners at $3.50 a year, the
same as at present and approved bonds
in the sum Of $1,000 each. The new com
missioners are: William A. Roberts,
Thomas J. Barns and r. D. Arnold.
Arnold and Roberts were members of
the metropolitan board. Lewis w
schafer was appointed superintendent
of police
MURDER ONLY AN INCIDENT.
After all night work detectives solved
the mystery of the assault on Fred Hit
ner, wel-known Evansville barger, in
livery stable on Thursday night.
Walter Adams, colored employee at the
stables, was arrested and confessed.
Because Hitner wished to use the tele-
phone, Adams became enraged and
knocked him down with a chair crush
ing his skull. Hitner died last even
ing Adams pleaded guilty in the city
court today and was held to grand
jury without bail.
LOCATE FOUR POLICE STATIONS.
Chief OF Police Robert Metzger and
Captain Martin Hyland Of Indianapolis
have made the selection OF locations
for fnnr hSt af {0pS ore n he as-
tablished within the next few weeks.
1t is hoped that the new system will be
in operation by April /
ATTEMPT TO WRECK TRAIN.
A desperate attempt was made yes
teroay morning to wreck the Pennsyl-
yania passenger train. which reached
Richmond from Cincinnati shortly be-
fore noon Sunday. A heavy railroad
tie was placed on the rails near Rem
comb Junction, o., at point where 8
curve IN the track Unsecured the view
of the engineer until within short
distance of the tie. The train was
stopped. however, in time to prevent ar
! accident.
SLAsHED HIS OWN THROAT.
While temporarily insane, as the re
suit of brooding over i'll health, Harry
w. Henry, one of the best known nur-
serymen and agriculturists in northern
Indiana, slashed his throat with {
knife and died at p. m. The doctors
promptly stitched together the cuts IL
the hope of saving his life, but to nj
avail, as he had lacerated the wind
pipe and jugular vein, and in addition
had slashed his left wrist.
POUNDS OLD LADIES, HOME.
Definite arrangements were com
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-08
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.


1635-First legislative assembly con-
vened in Maryland.
1726-Admiral Richard Howe, who
commanded a British feet in the
American revolution, born in Lon
don Died August 5, 1899.
1815-British ship Tiger captured the
American privateer Leo.
1834-Commercial treaty concluded be-
tween United States and Japan.
1S62-The Confederate ram, the Mer-
rimac. appeared at Hampton Roads.
1S64-General Grant formally presented
with his commission as Lieutenant
general.
1SS5-Coal discovered in South Da-
kota.
18S7-Henry Ward Beecher, famous
pulpit orator, died in Brooklyn. Born
in Ldtchleld, Conn, June "a, 1913.
1S98-Congress appropriated 50,000,-
for war purposes.
19O6-American troops killed 500 Mores
in battle near Jolo
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-08
WHAT HEALING HAS DONE.

Nothing else could
Chief Joe Healing United
libel
Charles W Fairbanks
the justice Of the
those palmy hanmock
anything that
court with that smile
Somebody hiredg
AN EXCHANGE SAYS You
editor or other editor will
don't know which editor will
that win make them you"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-08
WHAT A REAL EDITOR THINKS.

Hammond The city of Cal
Chicago and Indiana
limits their immediate
persuaded to
he complete
promoting the hopeful
foot Michigan forese the
thousands Of
factories
unfcaton there
in the early future.
its
Of They
Of worth
marke aboutth project in
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-08
ABOUT THAT NIGHTIE.

surprising that the editors won't let Judge Tuth his nght
Newspapers all the
Michigan
declared that the contained the judges nghe
the
think respect
1t that Tuth very
then reliably
hills full
$ justa
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-08

pleted today by Mrs. Minerva ]. Good.
widow of Samuel L Good, for the
founding of an Old Ladies' Home on the
Good farm, which is about one and a
half miles outside of South Bend. Mrs.
Good has set aside thirty-six acres
which she inherited from her fathers
estate and the erection of the home
will be begun as soon as the affairs OF
the Good estate are settled, probably
in about a year.
MYSTERY STILL UNSOLvED.
The coroner and police at Corners
vile are not only wishing for a Sher-
lock Holmes, but the county commits
sioners and city officials. believing that
every means possible should be used to
solve the mystery surrounding the muir
der of Mrs. John Wilson. met today to
consider the Offering of a reward for
the arrest of the murderer.
HAVE CANTALoUPE SOCIAL.
More than one hundred Decker peo-
pie last evening enjoyed a ''cantaloupe
sociar' at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
William Hunley. The guests, without
exception, were melon growers. A new
wrinkle in dancing maneuvers, called
the "cantaloupe swing" was intro
duced. and the music was by the can
taloupe string band"
WANTED NoToRIETY ONLY.
Cleo Long. the 16-year-old Rich
mond girl, who disappeared from the
| home of Professor and Mrs. Allen Hole
and who was found in Cleveland, O..
! by police. will not be returned to
Richmond. Professor Hole does not
desire to take her back in his home
An investigation of the girls story
told to the Cleveland police, to the eff
feet that she was abducted by a mar
unknown to her, has proved 1t untrue
| the police say.
DOCTOR ACCUSED OF MURDER.
DR.. George e. Snearly, who was ar.
rested at wabash, accused of the muir
der of his wife, will have prelimin
airy hearing next Wednesday. The ar
rest of DR.. Snearly has caused con
siderable comment both here and at hi
home town. Roam. as he is one of tn,
most prominent young physicians of tn
county.
ROBBER TERRORIZES OLD WOMAN
A masked man entered the home o
Mrs. Selepta Stupde, at Kokomo, who i
nearly 80 years old, late last night an,
threatened her with a drawn revolver
checked her, forced her to turn over t
him certificates of deposit and othe
securities to the amount of $1,000, to
gether with all the cash she had i
the house, which was about $40, an
before an alarm could be given, dis
appeared. The police have cIew. blu
are not yet disposed to reveal the iden
: tity of the person suspected.
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Higher Courts Record.
supreme Court Minutes.

2134 E. Ellsworth Ward. ct al vs..
william r. Yarnelle ct al. Wabash c.
c. Appellants brief.
Appellate Court Minutes.
6945. James n Halstead ct al. vs..
vandalia Railroad company. Putnam
C. c. Application to dismiss appeal and
withdraw transcript
711o. Lake Erie & Western Railroad
company VS.. Susan Huffman, admins
tratrix. Marshall c. G. Plea in bar to
the assignment of errors on the ruling
of the court below refusing to remove
said cause to the United States circuit
court Cross errors on the overruling
of appellee's motion that interest be
computed as part of the judgment
from the date Of the return of the YER
dict.
1867. Sherman P stultz ct al vs..
Jacob D. Mntenberger ct al Allen
c. c. Appellee's petition for time.
Granted thirty days.
1881. George B. Markle vs. Roy Neil
Burgess Fayette C. c. Appellants
reply brief.
$3.50 Allen L. Taylor. administrator
VS.. Zachary Taylor, Clark c. c. APP
pellee's remittitur for s1O4 Appel
lant's motion to apportion and ad
Judge one half the costs against appel
lee.
1855. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co.
vr Frank NJ. Keiser Starke c. c. APP
pellant's petition for extension of time
to file reply brief Thirty days grant
ed from March H.
s946. J. Irving Holoomb VS.. Charles
E. Norman. Marion S. c. Appellee's
auxiliary appeal. Brief In support
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-08
Heroic Measurss-

Mrs. Knicker( to policeman Very
well, here's the money; and, remem-
Der, you're to arrest my husband to-
night and take him to headquarters.
I hate to do it, but It's the only way
I can persuade him to have his picture
taken.-Harper's Weekly.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-08
STEEL PLANTS WILL REOPEN.
Plate Mills at south Chicago to Re
sumo Operations After Shut
down of Six Weeks.

The No. and 2 plate mills of the
Illinois Steel company will resume op-
erations tomorrow, after being idle
more than six weeks. Orders on file
are said to be larger than at any time
in the last fifteen months. Seven hun
bred men will return to work
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-08
LEACH GOT SOME ADVERTISING.

W Leach, methodist minister Chicago
yesterday which he said other foolish things
knowt the betwee
William B.
his fellows
have enhroned him spendor"
other according
Taft Almighty
in papers
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-08

payn has contracted for 1000 cars to
carry automobiles. The cars are to
be thirty-six feet in length and nine
feet in width. The doors will be
diagonally constructed so as to enable
the loading and unloading OF this line
of vehicles with dispatch.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-08

Frank Serino. an italian who lived
at 1853 Eighteenth street. Chicago, was
short and instantly killed yesterday by
Michael Pacellani, 10 years old. The
latter had just returned from New
York, bringing with him Serino and
his sister, Mrs. Josie Fresso, 16 years
old, who had eloped to that city sew
eral weeks ago. Pacellani claims he
asked Serino when they left the train
If he would marry Mrs Fresso, pro-
vided she secured a divorce. that Serino
refused, and during a quarrel reached
for his revolver, when Pacellani fired.
The slayer says is glad he killed Serino.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-08

What I'm BIazes Were They Up To.
Out at Tim Finnigan's. yesterday, the
boys tried to burn out nest of bum
blebees. They didn't get the humble
bees, but managed to get a good wagon
and hay rack, and came near getting q
span Of mules.-Atchison Globe
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-08

When some people get in the
social swim they never get In
deep enough to wet their feet
very much.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-08

There were a number of tears shed
in Indiana yesterday. but it was not
because the legislature had adjourned.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-08

The only thing that keeps "A
from falling in love with other
men is to be in love with an
other man.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-08

AS long as President Taft didn't get
his feet wet and catch cold, the rest of
the country won't care very much how
the storm hurt Washington.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-08

And now we can bank with both feet
proposition comes up.