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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-11-24
Gotham Fat Women Outnumber Fat Men

IF one looks about In New York
theaters and restaurants the conclu.
sion that the New York women seen
there are about twenty pounds over.
weight looms large and inevitable.
And in those restaurants lies the ex.
PLANTATION of the phenomena. We eat
too much In New York, because the
best food in the country is shipped
here and the best cooks prepare It,"
But while there are many persons
who will testify to their own ocular
perception of the stoutness of New
York women, there are certain indi.
viduals who know absolutely about the
matter. They are the buyers of ready.
made suits and gowns in large depart.
ment stores. One of these buyers, a
woman who draws large salary from
the most conservative house in New
York, said:
New York women are growing
enormous. Today the average Gus.
toner in our store weighs 1855 pounds.
THE reason why American women
do not look we'll In the hobble skirt is
because they are too large for 1t.
French women have comparatively
small hips and they can afford to have
their gowns pulled In at the feet.
Skirts are narrower than ever this
year, and am sure do not know
how New York women are going to
wear them"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-11-24

took to them quickly and they grew in
number rapidly. All were not success
full. principally because every Tom,
Dick and Harry who had a few dol
lars to invest bought moving picture
machine, rented place and made a
bid for patronage.
Those handled by experienced show
men prospered. A moving picture in.
spection bureau was established, and
after the usual red tape and delay 1t
got down to working order. The Chi
cago bureau has been SO we'll handled
at all times that 1t is acknowledged
to be the best In the United States.
Seventy thousand feet of films are
inspected every week by the bureau.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-11-24
Qucka Best In Winter,

The duck generally lays at night.
It thrives best on soft, succulent food.
Strong, vigorous birds can be sue.
cessfully bred at four years Of age.
Properly fed. at eight weeks of age,
green ducks will weigh nine pounds
to the pair. At ten weeks they should
weigh ten to eleven pounds to the
pair. Tho best prices for green ducks
are given about May 1. Then the
price gradually declines, until the
month Of July. Roasting ducks sell
best In winter.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-11-24

r OPEKA, Kan.-If walking is good
1 exercise for the city man on Sun
day, why is 1t not good for him on any
other day Of the week? That is a
question which not less than twenty
hiking clubs are considering in as
many Kansas towns. Golf and auto
mobiling are threatened by this new
system of exercise. Edward Payson
Weston when he walked through Kan
sas year or more ago started the
idea of hiking clubs among the busi-
ness men Of the towns and cities. In
forty or fifty towns clubs were formed
to go on walks on Sunday morning.
Sunday was chosen because 1t was the
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-11-24

copy. Children have been brought up
to the idea Of asking for a nickel for
candy and spending 1t.
Now the cost OF living is coming
home even to the free-spending west.
and housewives have found that It is
not only well to look after the nickels,
but the pennies, too. It is pointed out
that under the present system II a
purchase comes to an odd amount the
total is put up to make the even nickel
for the shopkeeper.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-11-24
STOLYPIN A MUCH HATED MAN

Peter Arcadgevitch Stolypin, the
Russian premier. who was assassinat
ed, was noted throughout the courts
of Europe as a courtier and master
of ceremonies. Despite his courtly
bearing and the great love the czar
bore for him, Stolypin, 1t can be said
safely, was the most hated man in all
Russia. To the people OF Russia he
was known principally as the man who
by his wholesale executions and drum
head courts-martial sent over the land
the expression. "Stolypin's necktie,
as a synonym for the hangman
moose Death sentences and execu
tions were reported daily from his Of
flee, without the slightest comment or
word of explanation. Cold grim fig
ures alone made known the work OF
the hangman.
Two attempts before that which re-
suited In his death were made on his
life. He had not long been a mem.
ber Of the cabinet as minister of the
interior when the reyolutiOnists blew
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-11-24
.PORTUGAL'S NEW PRESIDENT

The new constitutional president OF
Portugal, DR.. Manuel Arriaga, has q
hard task before him. When the re.
public was proclaimed in October
1910, a provisional government was
established and, beset by reactionary
tendencies on every side, 1t found diff.
ficulties in maintaining itself. The
monarchists were active in undermin.
ing its stability and many of the re.
publicans who aided in the overthrow
Of the monarchy became lukewarm In
their support of the republic because
disappointed In obtaining the sweets
of political office.
Not long since the National Assem-.
bly, chose a new president and adopted
a constitution: The choice for presi.
dent, DR.. Arriaga, is popular, but
whether this popularity will remain
after he is in Office long enough to
make enemies is another question.
Meantime the supporters of the exiled
King Manuel are active both in Por.
tugal and outside its borders and at
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-11-24
TO TEACH FILIPINO FARMERS

The recent appointment Of Frederic
W. Taylor as director of agriculture
for the Philippine Islands, recalls the
career of one Of the most interesting
personalities associated with the de-
velopment of agriculture. For this Is
the same Mr.. Taylor who made a
worldwide reputation as superintend-
ent of agriculture at the st. Louis ex-
position, and who has been prominent
ly identified with the agricultural ex-
hibitions at nearly every American
exposition of any Importance, from
the irrigation of arid lands to the
reclamation Of the swamp lands Of the
south.
Mr.. Taylor's appointment to his new
post is especially merited. for few
phases of agricultural development
are unknown to him. A horny-fisted
farmer himself, born In Iowa, he long
ago established an enviable reputation
as a most capable student and writer
in the advancement of practical agri-
culture.
The government may we'll expect
tial development Of agricultural resoul
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-11-24


invasion monachs Spanish province Gac
widespread
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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-11-24

mouse almost nung his little girl that she crippled for
Weaker than would
policy which
had outlined
Several
terror he the portfolio Just
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-11-24

600 franchise
a
a the hall
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-11-24
An Exception.

D A pretty girl is charming sight
anywhere. except on the back of
motorcycle.-Detroit Free Press.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-13
Discovery Made Yesterday.

Brewer is a Sandusky citizen and is
employed on the government dredge
Phoenix He also digs up clam shells
from the river, during his spare time
and while engaged in that work yes
terday, came across the pile of lead
bars embedded in the bottom of the
river The find was made opposite the
sluiceway in the canal wall and but a
short distance from the shore. The
water in the vicinity is from two to
five feet in depth and in the main
channel of the river at that point.
Clam diggers use an instrument
which easily detects anything lying
on the river bottom and when Brew
ers sticks struck the lead, he realiz-
ed that it was something different
from rocks. Investigation brought
forth one of the bars of lead and fur
Their investigation proved that there
was pile of the bars on the bot
tom. He marked the spot carefully
and today began getting his treasure
out to dry land.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-13

day afternoon. Van Fleet was return
ed to the custody of the chief of 20
lice and is now in the city Jail.
Not single witness went on rec
ord as believing Van Fleet to be in
sane, except when driven to it by ex-
cessive use of liquor. In his sober
breaths, they regard him in the
light of sane person Mrs. Van
Fleet declared that his sober breaths
were of an infrequent nature
Mrs. Van Fleet told the commissions
ers that 1t was her intention in bring
ing the charges of insanity to have
her husband taken away some place
to be properly treated. She did not
know the full meaning of the insanity
charge, simply taking recourse to it
to bring about the treatment which
she believes he is in need of All of
his seeming insane actions have
been committed while in an unsober
condition, she said
number of other witnesses testi-
fed, several of them relating in a
general way to the occurrence at the
Van Fleet home week ago Saturday
night. DR.. Coffey did not regard the
man as insane and said he was in fair
physical condition. Mrs w H. Jones
said he talked peculiarly many times
and often talked queerly of a certain
dog in the neighborhood, swearing
every time he talked of it. She tes-
tilted that he threatened to kill his
wife Mrs. Emma Kraft heard Mrs.
Van Fleet cali for help at midnight
on Saturday a week ago, and George
Kraft and wife testified to hearing the
disturbance at the same time. Mrs.
j, w Brinkman thought him insane at
times.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-13

was built, was where the lock wall
now stands, the canal being dug out
of the shore, instead of the canal
wall being laid out in the river. This
brings the scene of the early day
wreck which spilled the lead bars in
to the river, close to shore and there
is much material for the Imagination
to run freely and tell how the wreck
happened. The barge may have
broken loose from the steamer while
coming through the rapids and swung
over close to the shore and sunk,
the lead bars sliding out through the
holes in the barge. Then again, there
may have been a disastrous wreck.
Until more definite information is
secured, the wreck story will have to
wait.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-13

CONTINUED
HEARING
viii Not be Resumed Until Thursday
Afternoon at 2 oclock-van
Fleet in Marshal's
Custody.
S-s~1p1z

After swearing out an Information
against her husband, charging him
with insanity and classifying him as
a fit subject for treatment at the state
hospital at Mt Pleasant, Mrs William
Fl. Van Fleet took the stand near the
close of long investigation before
the county board yesterday afternoon
and said that in her opinion Mr. Van
Fleet was not insane,
This direct contradiction by the
leading witness of the hearing was a
great victory for Van Fleet, who is
contesting the efforts to send him
away for treatment. The case has
been continued until o'clock Thurs
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-13
the river for over thirty-fve years
perhaps much longer.
Dubuque Lead Mines.

The Dubuque lead mines were first
worked in 1888 when Julien Dubuque
secured grant and began working
the deposits which had hitherto been
worked by the Indians. Dubuque
amassed fortune in the mines and
the lead was shipped down the river
on barges.
1t was one of these barges which
either sank or spilled it's cargo into
the river. 1t may have been one which
came down the river 100 years ago,
and may have been one of more re-
cent date, but the fact remains that it
was years ago. for the shipping of
lead bars by steamer from Dubuque
has long since ceased.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-13
Large Quantity of Lead Bars Discovered in the
Main Channel of the River by
Lucky Clamdigger
WAS HIDDEN FOR SEVERAL YEARS
Wreck of Barge in Days of Flourishing River
Trade is Recalled by Finding
of the Cargo

, Lying hidden on the bottom of the
river, incased in mud and sand and
iesistlng the force of the current for
yoars great quantity of lead bars,
rvs. from a barge load being trans
ported down the river from the fam,
s W. iead mines Of Dubuque years ago,
nas Deen discovered and today the
s.easure is being removed from the
,ser at Sandusky by the lucky find
81, VINO viii ship the LEAD bars to Keo-
nun nun and dispose of them as junk,
90 .saiizihg nice sum from his discov-
n, EDWARD Brewer, a government EN-
p'0se and clam digger made the dis
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-13

covery yesterday while claiming in
the river opposite the sluice way at
Sandusky, accidentally coming across
the hidden horde of metal which had
remained hidden for SO many years.
AS the hidden mine is not yet eX-
hansted, there is no way at present
of estimating the value of the bars,
but at least $3.50 worth has already
been brought to the surface and taken
ashore. Forty bars had been removed
this morning and the pile in the mud
was still there.
MIR. Brewer has engaged Rudy Bail.
ely 10 assist him in bringing his find
to shore and the two men have been
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-13
Another Theory.

Unless more bars are found than
have already been recovered, a good
theory would be that the load was
purposely thrown into the river in or
der to tighten barge load of the
lead which had been grounded on the
rocks. This spells the romance Of a
wreck story, but it sounds reasonable
and is probably the real reason for
the bars of lead being in the river.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-13
Known to Have Existed.

Some of the older residents at San
dusky say that they knew of the lead
being in the river near that point,
but did not know just how much
there was of it, Or whether 1t was
worth searching for. They recall the
wreck of barge in that neighbor-
hood years ago when river traffic vas
at it's height and before the canal
was built.
The canal was built in 1876 and pre-
yious to that time the river was used,
so the lead has undoubtedly been in
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-13
Eiahty Pound Bars

This afternoon, Mr. Brewer had re-
covered &c bars and Mr.. Bailey had
brought in 10 of them. Each bar
weighed eighty pounds and lead is
quoted at st. Louis this week at $4.40
per hundred pounds according to
Sandusky people who are quite inter
ested in the ind.
The work of searching for more
bars was continued this afternoon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-13

working steadily since daylight, neck
deep in the water, filling their skift
with the lead bars and bringing them
to shore where they are being piled
up for shipment.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-13
Chance for Pioneers.

The discovery of the lead gives a
chance for the pioneers of this vicin-
ity to call to mind a steamboat wreck
on the rapids opposite Sandusky and
perhaps some old citizen will be able
to tell just exactly when the cargo
was dumped in the river.
The early history of the rapids, be-
fore the canal was built, is filled with
stories of wrecks and accidents to
boats and barges and in one of these
old stories, cargo Of lead must
figure
This is the first time in many
years that anything of great value
has been discovered in the river at
this point.
So far during the removing of the
lead bars, the searchers have not run
across anything to give clue as to
the date of the accident which dump
ed the cargo overheard.
Close to the Shore
The old riyar hanl, hafora tb1, o,rol
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-13

Doan's Regulets cure constipation
without gripping. nausea, nor any
Weakening effect. Ask your druggist
for them. 20 cents per box.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-13

Miss frankie Rebo of Alexandria
Mo-, is visiting at the home of Mrs.
VIM. Oertel, GIG Des Moines.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-13

Close to the Shore.
The old river bank before the canal
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-13
GARY COUNCIL WILL
HOLD SESSION TONIGHT

The Gary city council will meet to-
night for their regular weekly session.
but nothing of special Importance save
routine matters are expected to come
UP, according to statement by one OF
the councilmen this morning.
I'VE commence work in earnest this
week on the city hall PROBE said a
member of the combine" today. I'VE
are not going to single out any certain
city officials, but will investigate the
books, etc. of all departments of the
city administration of which we have
authority TO do.
1t was rumored this morning that
the council as a body is to approve the
action of the Commercial club in in
vestigating conditions of Gary and
their report, but the rumor cannot be
confirmed. 1t is true that number OF
the aldermen have commended the
Commercial club for their action.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-13
LEG AT. NOTICES.
LIQUOR LICENSE NOTICE

Notice to the citizens of Hammond,
North Township. Lake County, State of
Indiana: That l am male inhabftant
OF said CITY of Hammond North Town
ship, Lake County, Indiana. and above
the age OF Twenty-one (2D years, and
that l am a man of good moral char
acter and have been continuously a
resident Of said City. Township and
County for more than ninety 600 DAYS
last past: that 1 will apply to the
Board of Commits sioners of Lake Coun-
ty, at their March term, 1911, for a
license to sell intoxicating, spurious.
vinous and malt liquors in less guam
titles than a quart at time and per-
NIT the same to be drunk on the prem
Uses, described as follows:
The ground floor front room of a
two story frame building, situated on
lot 4. block 2, Morris addition to Ham
mond. Room Is 23x59 feet and faces east
on Columbia avenue. a public highway
Bar room has glass front, front and
one rear entrance, bar faces north
There are living rooms above, and all
of said room can be seen from said
highway.
MILE CyJANOvICH
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-13


they dared to the burning building and
proceeded to tell Chief Flack and his
men how they ought to go about their
task. and criticized the department for
calling the engines from Hamond.
The fire APPARENTLY started between
the ceiling and the floor above the Fair
store, Sein and Ginsberg. proprietors.
1t is not known how it started, but it
is believed to have been caused by
crossed electric wires. 1t had evidently
been smoulderiEg for some time before
any evidence of its present reached the
street Smoke at length attracted the
attention of passers by and the fire
department was notified.
When Chief Ben Flack and his men
broke in the door of the Fair store.
shortly before IL o'clock there wa. u
rush of flames which burst out from
the opening and reached clear across
the walk. almost taking Chief Flack off
his feet.
The Calumet building is one of the
finest structures in the Twin Cities and
realizing that the loss would be a
tremendous one If the flames got be-
yond the local departments control,
Chief Flack called for assistance from
Indiana Harbor and Hammond, which
arrived in due course and in time to
be of much assistance in putting out
the fire.
The loss on the building cannot be
accurately estimated at this time. but II
is believed to be not less than $4,000
The entire stock of the Fair store. the
heaviest losers, was destroyed This
was valued at between $4,000 and $4,000
and was insured for $4,000.
Judge Lester Ladd occupied the suit
of Offices over the Fair store and his
fixtures and furniture were also total
loss. Koch and Hoffman, whose shoe
store is next door to the Fair store
sustained considerable damage to their
stock, mostly by water and smoke
These three tenants were the principal
losers
The fremen worked for two hours
before getting the blaze under control
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-13
REV. +. {. HOPKINS
LAuDs WORK|hGnAN

Speaking of the present conditions in
Gary from working mans standpoint,
yesterday morning at the Congrega-
tional church, Rev. F. E. Hopkins, the
pastor, said, In part. as follows:
Il know the whole road, from a lit
tie printers devil to a profession. I
have washed printers rollers. and there
is not a dirtier job, when the I've burn
ed the cracks in my hands like red hot
iron. 1 have thrown myself down in
the shaving bin of a book bindery long
after midnight. too tired to sleep.
have clerked for 50 a week, and at the
end of the year received benediction
from my pious boss and a book on our
wasted resources. And l have taken my
lunch out of a tin bucket and thrawed
the cold meat on a rusty old stove, and
have banqueted with mighty men Of
wealth and genius. So 1 know what I
am talking about, And have the pro-
foundest sympathy for the working
man. He is and has been and Is going
to be the builder and the preserver OF
our glorious land. No more glorious
truth has history written than that 200
out OF ESQ of our most successful men
started life poor"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-13
"vAG" sTIRs LOWELL
Especial to THE TIMES.

Lowell. ind. Feb. 13.-Charles; No
binski, Russian who hailed from Chi
cago was arrested Saturday night by
officer Bells haw on complaint eff sew
eraI people in West Creek, and brought
to Lowell and put in jail over night
The farmers took him to be crazy and
thought he should be taken care of.
He was arraigned in Squire Wood
cocks court yesterday a charge of
yagrancy. Several of his countrymen
interceded for him and offered to pay
his passage back to Chicago If the
complaining witnesses would not prose
cute the charge, which was agreed to.
He was sent back to Chicago on the 4
O'Clock train, and was glad to go, he
declaring all the people down here were
crazy.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-13

most dastardly act she had ever wit
messed. She told the passengers and
the conductor that she had two sons,
and that If one of them had been
guilty of such an act she would disown
him. She said she had known DAILY the
greater part of his life, that he never
had been any good and that his present
job was the first he had had worth
| mentioning in years. He was a cur
and a coward, and there was little left
| in the category of abuse, when she had
concluded her remarks. She said she
would report the case to the COM
| pany's officials the moment she reach
! ed South Bend. and took the names of
| several passengers who had witnessed
| the trouble
| This aroused the smou1dering resent
ment of the men who had witnessed
| the scene, and when the conductor
came to them for their names to make
his report of the incident complete.
they replied that they would gladly
| give their names, but not with a view
of helping the conductor out in case
j he got in trouble with the company.
The conductor, seeing he had abso-
lutely no sympathy from the crowd,
| but his book in his pocket.
Those who witnessed the scene said
/ the attack was altogether unprovoked
/ on the part of the old man. He had
not shown the slightest indication OF
violence, ether physical or verbal; that
| that his protestations had been of the
! mildest and that he had not made use
| of profane or improper language dur
| ing the entire alteration.
Superintendent Gray said regarding
the incident: The company will look
| into this matter thoroughly. If it finds
| that the conductor was in the wrong
he will get what is coming him. The
road cannot afford to have passengers
| ill-treated and will not for a moment
| permit any acts of uncalled for vio-
lence on the part of its employees. ]
| will be exceedingly grateful if any
one who witnessed the incident will
give me the benefit of his observa-
tfons''
The name of the victim could not be
learned