Hammond Times, Volume 4, Number 208, Hammond, Lake County, 21 February 1910 — Page 8
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legal, tut past due. Mr. Blllbeimer at-necessary for "work to be suspended
tributes the condition of the company
to nilamanagement.1 . The report of the company last year shewed It to be solvent. . Had Started Stock Company. ". TJie promoters of the " company had started to launch a stock company. Articles of Incorporation were filed with the secretary of state, but the company had not been licensed by the insurance department.
State Auditor Billheimer ; Orders Ban on Hamilton .Life Insurance Co. of Crown Point After, Putting Officials on Grill. Crown Point. Ind., Feb. 21. State Auditor John C. Billheimer has begun to. take steps to wind up the affairs of the Home Building- Loan Fund and Savings Association at - Linden and the Hamilton Life Insurance company of Crown Point, beth,oI. which have been found, upon examination, to be insolvent. He has requested Attorney General Bingham to file suit for receiver for both companies, but .action in , the case of the insurance company has been postponed pending- negotiations - with two other insurance companies through which it is hoped to reinsure the policy holders The .Hamilton Life Insurance company, examined by H. W. Buttolph, former actuary in the insurance department of the auditor's office, was ordered to cease doing business. It has been, to a certain extent, it is said, a r.ne-man company. The president is W. R. Scudder A petition for receiver for this company has already been prepared, but It will not be filed until the negotiations looking to reinsuring1 the policy1 holders have been closed. It was found, accompany, which is an assessment comcording to Auditor Bilineimer, that the pany, had no reserve notwithstanding that the law would require In its case a reserve of about $30,000. One death loss Is still owing and there are other obligations which are
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until-the necessary repairs . could 'be
made.. ' As soon as the first explosion occurred the gas was turned off from the remainder of the furnace, so that they were not endangered.,. -, The force of the explosion was terrific and the men. principally the foreigners, scattered to all sections of the plant. As far as could be learned there
was not a man that was even slightly Injured. The windows of the office of the Mowing .engine room and other windows In the Immediate vicinity were shattered by the forc of the explosion. Official On Hand. General Superintendent W. P. Gleason and other superintendents of the plant were telephoned for immediately-and It Is reported that one of them arrived twenty minutes after the explosion oc
curred in his automobile ready to superintend the work of getting? the plant back Into operation. V ,
court. The saloonkeepers imxnerlately interested themselves in the case, and secured the services of Attorney George Bard or to .defend the policeman. About fifteen of those who witnessed the affair came to Hammond on Saturday morning to testify for the defendant. Among them were Phil Casner. Martin Bennett, M. McBride, and Gus Ambros. Thej case was continued until Satur
day.
Explosion Takes Top off Blast Furnace ; No. 8 - in Garjs Big Steel Plant, Causing Suspension of Operations.
GARY OFFICER IS BROUGHTIOHALILIOIID v. ' ' .'
Officer. L. A. Titus Is Charg
ed With Threatening to Kill Saloonist.
A serious accident occurred in Gary
Officer I A. Titus of the .Gary police
force was arrested and taken to Ham mond on Saturday for trial in the Jus
tice court of Judge Frank Prest on the charge of threatening to kill a
yesterday -at 4 a m. in the steel south-side saloonist. John Bllkovich,
mills when the top of blast furnace Titus was practically acquited of - the
number eight causing- for the first time charge as the case was continued In
In the history of the plaiit a temporary suspension of operation. . "Work in the big mills was entirely suspended for the remainder of the night but was continued as soon as the day force reported for duty. The accident was caused by the sudden shutting off of the power which stopped the pumps from pumping water Into the furnaces, and which In turn caused an unusual amount of gas to accumulate In the furnaces. The pressure proved too great In number eight and the power of the gas blew out the entire top. ' Work Wu Suspended. As the operation of the plant is dependent upon the power house. It was
definitely by Judge Prest.
. The trouble between Bllkovich and the officer arose at a meetingi of the
saloonkeepers association held - last week. The two men became engaged
in a heated argument In which It was alleged that Titus threatened to ' kill
Bllkovich.. The cause of the . trouble
was that Bllkovich had made several
complaints against the police to the
higher authorities which were entirely unfounded, according to Titus. They started to discuss this matter at the meeting's and trouble seemed to be
narrowly averted.
It seemed as if the matter had been
dropped, when Titus was served with a
warrant by a constable from Prest's
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BUILDING COIHJY FORMED
(Special to Tub Timks.) , East Chicago. Ind., Feb. . 21. Word
was received in East Chicago last Saturday that Mrs. Sam Jacobson, formerly
of this place and sister-in-law to Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel Cohen, had died at her
home in Cleveland last Saturday. Her death was due to heart trouble, f rom which-she had suffered for many years.
Mrs. Cohn of East Chicago went to
Cleveland for the funeral, which was
held yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacobson lived in East
Chicago less than two years ago and conducted a little grocery store on Forsyth avenue.
A number of Gary business men have
formed what is to be known as the
European Building company, which has been organised for the purpose of pro
viding Gary with a number of homes
of the less expensive kind.
This ' company has let the contract
to E. E. Eckert for the construction
of twenty frame cottages that will
cost from $1,200 to $1,400 each.
The president of the new company
is C. V. Gough of the Gary Lumber company. Four of the new homes will
be built at once. - '
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o Its Rura& Patrons Anywhere
TRUST CO. DIRECTORS
HOLD MEETING SAT.
, Chicago Title & Trust Co
Gets in Burge-Warner Building.
The directors of the Gary branch of
the Chicago Tittle & Trust company
met last Saturday afternoon In thel
new quarters in the Burge-Warner
building and decided to open up thei
local office as soon as possible.
' The office furniture has arrived and just as soon as the Interior of the room has been redecorated the company
will be ready to open up for business.
The big vault, formerly used by the
Calumet Savings & Trust company, has
been re arranged so as to take care of
the new abstract books of the firm. President A. R Marriott of the Gary Trust' & Abstract company and vice president of the Chicago Title & Trust company, was In Gary Saturday and said that the new . abstract company would be ready for business about the first of March. David Money will be in charge of the local office and C. W. Allman, formerly ,.Of Allrrtan Brothers -.
J t!awldd5 compear, wi t chstgij j o tit title a t tr.e cour.ly meat.
DIBS IN CLEVELAND tlon f th aat r th convention., : jai the prosperity of Gary and other
C. L. Fowler moved that the last Sat
urday in March be net for the gathering and James Nedjl, of Whiting, spoke for
the last Saturday in April. The chair
called upon- th candidates present, to
give their views and while no one favored a late convention, there was quite a little argument as to the exact date. Ernest L. Shortrldge. A. W. Hill
and Albert J.- Swanson all spoke, and
Mr. Fowler offered to withdraw his mo
tion, but "Bill" Edwards 'seconded the motion and it as allowed to stand. A compromise as finally effected, Satur
day. , April 9. being chosen, and the
primaries were set for the day before, from 1 until 9 o'clock. The announcement of Indiana Harbor's victory over Gary was made amid
wild demonstrations of approval, the
ttatt "-TT,XrnT'ltTnlconventlon nal1 'airly ringing with the X3.VS.LlLJ Jlii.XjXaXJ.XlU'lcheem and innUnt. Th. rat ,
got but 24 votes grave rise to considerable badinage in . which "Skidoo for Gary!. Twenty-three for you" figured conspicuously, but the Gary men took the raillery good naturedly and the meeting broke up without any evidence of Ill-feeling: on the part of anybody.
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To atr, onceriding Three Dollars for a Year's Subscription to the Tirries , we will send them:
One year's subscription to the Times, One year's subscription to the Farm and Home, One year's subscription to the American Fashions, One year's subscription to the Woman's World Note the Quality as well as the Quantity of the Journals. The Times is the great County Daily. Its aim is 30,000 circulation by January 1911. Four periodicals for the price of one. As their name indicates the Farm and Home, the American Fashions and Woman's World are the leading Magazines of their kind. No farmer's wife can afford to be without them The Greatest Premium Offer ever made in this part of Indiana.
March First the Offer will be Withdrawn
Big Ball Tomorrow. Everything is in readiness for the
big Washington Masonic ball tomorrow
evening at: the Washington skating
rink. The big floor has been placed in
fine condition, and the hall Is tastily
decorated. Invitations have been Issued
to many of the outside lodges ard a large crowd are expected to attend.
This is the tHird annual Washington
Masonic ball and its advent Is largely
looked for.
G. Lunquist, Indiana Harbor; Frank Hammond of Hammond, and L. E. Barman of Hobart.
w. j. niLEY Lopsided. The meeting of the countv central
committee, which has the Question ot 1 IT TJ fl A VTT TTI"IBP
mo lucanon ana date at tne county convention to settle, met in the Auditorium at 2 o'clock Saturdav afternoon. rVinn.
ty Chairman. "Dick" Schaars affable countenance -fc-as in evidence early, but he did not preside, the meeting being
caned to order by Vice Chairman Walt, er J. Riley. Committee men were present from every precinct In the county with the exception of Hoes, the vote
indicating the absence of this town
ship's representatives as none was re
corded from that section. The gather
ing, both before and after the trans
action of business, more resembled a social gathering than a political meeting, with politicians and candidates
from various localities distinctly removed, who seldom see each other excepting on occasions of this kind, shaking hands and exchanging hearty greet
ings across the hall, while little-knots stood grouped about discussing the situation. After the convention had been called
to order County Chairman Schaaf was Introduced by presiding Chairman Riley and he made an eloquent appeal for party harmony in a fine and char-, acterlstic speech. He asked that every republican in Lake county put his shoulder to the whe.i with a view to a republican victory. He expressed his appreciation of the honor that had been conferred upon him by being put in the office of county chairman and his remarks were received with much enthusiasm by the meeting. He did not speak long and following- his remarks there was a demand for Judge Tuthill.
The Jurist from Michigan City had been Invited to attend the gathering and was on hand. He explained that he did not know why he was there, axcepting that he had been eent for and came. He made a great point of the necessity for harmony and incidentally took occasion to voice his sentiments in regard to the wonders of Lake coun- ?; , If j friendship for him and his friendship for it. In following up his plea for harmony, he declared that harmony did not mean apparent unanimity before Ui convention, but actual ; harmony RCttr It and before, too. Candidates he declared, should go to work with the Kooi of the party In view, and there lid be no "soreheads after the nominations were made. If the party saw fit to nominate one candidate in preference to another, the defeated candidate should take his defeat like a man
and go to work for his successful rivaL
and many other uncomplimentary terms of a similar nature. Next the city's executive trained his guns upon the steel corporation in referring to the Garyt and Interurban franchise, which was granted to them solely through his lnffuence. "The people of Gary," he said, "now have to thank the old town board for giving the street car franchise to the Gary and 'Interurban company in pref
erence to a corporation which asked for everything and promised nothing."
Hardly less interesting were the remarks of Judge Virgil a Relter. who diverted from the course of his remarks long enough to assert that he saw good In everyone, and illustrated his point by no leas a personage than the mayor of Gary. "Tou can't help but feel that there Is some good in every person," ' he said. "People are too apt to formulate their opinions by what other people say, and
by what they read In the newspapers. As a general rule when you come to
shafke them by the hand, feel the real
pulsation of their heart, and their per
sonality, you come to feel that they are
not bad men after all. The newspapers,
for Instance, would have you believe
that Tom Knotts Is the worst man that ever lived. It Is only necessary to meet and talk to him -before you come to feel that newspapermen are the damdest liars that ever lived."
nearby cities, for he believed that what
would help one city of the region would help another; one city's growth would mean the growth of others. In Introducing Mayor Knotts. Judg Gillett caused considerable laughter when he referred to charges against playor Knotts by quoting an author with the following: "Considering the opportunities he has had, I am sur prised at his own moderation." Knott. Fear. Anarchy. ; " Mayor Knotts at once launched into a defense of Gary against the "attacks
of narrow citizens." He 8aid that it was hard to enforce the law in this
city because Gary was In a class by Itself.
He said in part: "You cannot pound law Into Ignorant
heads. It Is possible to make a model city but you cannot make model workmen. Iron-clad laws, such as We have
In this state, .creates only - anarchy among the foreigners. The foreigners
are here to be assimilated and we would
rather have them fill the night schools than the Jails. He referred to the fact that in one year there 'had been ISO arrests in Gary for every 1.000 population. Since that time- the proportion has been much less." He then. , asserted that Gary ' was really not such a bad city as fanatics and various other
corrupt undesirables would have th. public believe. : ; .. i The speaker following, Charles Burton of Aurora, editor of the Air Line News, made an eloquent address on the Calumet region. Mr. Burton was on. of the most humorous speakers of the evening. One of the most amusing re -marks he made was in relating th. story- of a little girl who was about; to move to Gary with ner family. In finishing her prayer that . evening, she said: . "Good bye God, I'm going to
Gary." If it had been nve. said Burton,
I would have 1 said, God by. I I'm
going to Gary." . ,
Speaks Abont the TvHma. " In introducing Mayor Sdilleker,
Judge Gillett said that he would talk
about the "Twin Sisters." One of the twins, he said, was at present a little peevish but fortunately was in the hands of a good doctor. Dr. Schlieker said that East Chicago was a self-made city, and was also a city of diversified industries. He alluded to Thb Times' article of that evening in East Chicago was shown to have the highest death rate of any city In the state, but explained this by the fact that this was based vp on the census- in which East Chicagoonly had a third of the popu
lation that It has at present and that the city is not . as unhealthy as it would appear. He also predicted - flowery future for the twin cities and ascribed this as being largely-due to the great canal which would eventually
connect East Chicago ,wlth Hammond
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Huj rMatlngrutshed Gneati There.
A few of the distinguished visitors 'and Gary with the big artificial water
Funeral Takes Place, The funeral of Miss Irene Boseker,
who died last Friday evening of typhoid
fever at the Mercy hospital, took place
from the Holy Angel Catholic church
this morning at 9 o'clock. Rev. Father Francis Jansen officiating. The funeral was largely attended, and the floral
offerings were beautiful. The Interment took place In the Tolleston ceme
tery.
Woman May Die. Mary Csargo, wife of Frank Czargo,
formerly In charge of the street cleaning department, who- had the misfort
une to fall and break, her leg several weeks ago, is reported to be very low
at the Mercy hospital today and little
hopes are entertained for her recov
ery. .Shortly after her confinement to the hospital Mrs. Czargo contracted pneumonia and her condition has been
very serious ever since. -
HARKED BACK TO CLEVELAND. The speaker called Attention to the
fact that the local situation should not
always be regarded as the only vital
one. Grover Cleveland had been elected by 1,700 and some wud votes. Where
close run was made it would be pos-
ible for Lake county to cast the de
ciding vote In a presidential election.
Lake county was referred to as the
banner republican county of the state, having rolled up 1,600 more votes in
908 than In two years before. Judge
Tuthill paid a glowing tribute to Chair
man Schaaf,- whose wise policy and
gfod management he commended in
every particular.
Following this address Charles E.
Fowler arose to move that Indiana Har
bor be selected as the place of meeting for the next county convention. He promised a free hall, music and all the necessary accommodations for the comfort 'of the delegates. He asked the
committee men to stand by Indiana Harbor, calling attention to' Its acces-
ability and other features which make
it convenient and desirable as a con
vention city. The time has now come,
Returns From East.
John P. Grantham of the real estate firm of. J. P. Grantham & Co. of the
Gary building department returned from the east last Saturday, where he
has been in the Interests of the firm for seevral months. At his former home
In Scottdale, Pa, Mr. Grantham sold
sixty-three lots lnGary. He says in his travels In the east many Inquiries
were made about Gary and the pros
pects for a prosperous year look ex
ceedingly bright. A number of the purchasers who se
cured lots from Mr. Grantham will
move to Gary and build residences and
make their homes in the new steel
city. "
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ADDRESS WITH REMITTANCE , Times' Newspapers HAiVlIVlOIND, INDIANA.
Wolf Arrested.
: William Wolf was again arrested on a warrant charging him with assault and battery, the charges being preferred
by his wife.
Wolf was arrested several weeks ago on a charge of beating his wife
and children. The case was tried by
Judge Wildermuth, who Imposed a fine on Wolf, but suspended the sentence on good behavior. Mrs. Wolf now claims that her husband has been drinking
and again mistreated her and her chll
dren.
The case has been continued till Wednesday morning, and it is thought
that Wolf will now be given a chance
to repent his misconduct if he Is found
guilty.
Wolf claims that ail the troubl
arises from the fact that his married
daughter is living at his house.
present on Saturday night from the surrounding cities were: Judge Harry B. Tuthill of Michigan City, Mayor Lawrence Becker, A. M. Turner, Peter W. Meyn, W. J. McAleer, Judge John H. Gillett. and. Councilman Kane and Hower, of Hammond. Judge Harry B. Nicholson of Crown Point, A. J. Smith of
Hobart, Mayor Lemuel Darrow of Laporte. Mayor A. G. Schlieker of East Chicago, Judge T. M .C. Hembroff of Indiana Harbor and a number of the bestknown citizens of Gary. The menu prepared was one of the most elaborate ever served by the Gary
hotel. So crowded was the dining room that fifteen of the guests were seated at .tables placed in the hotel lobby near the dining-room door. The service, under the supervision of Proprietor Harry Summers, was excellent, and was heartily commended by the guests. ' An Ideal Toa.tma.ter. The toastmaster was Judge John H.
Gillett of Hammond, who proved an excellent presiding speaker. His remarks
were tactful and yet filled with wittl
cisms. In-' ins Introductory remarks he
referred to menus such as had been
served that evening as being largely
responsible for the high price of living
In this country. "Gary," he said. Judging by what had been set before them,
"was largely accountable for the In
creased cost of living In this country,
He also referred to the fact that nearly
all of the speakers present were mayors, the region being well represented.
The first speaker was Mayor Becker of Hammond, who proceeded to extol the virtues of his city. He said that he could be regarded as the pioneer of Gary as he had landed In this city on what is now known as the Becker farm immediately after coming to this country. Soon after he moved to Hammond when that place was scarcely a village and has watched its growth since that time. He Illustrated his early arrival
he said, when if Indiana Harbor was J by the fact that when he came here the
Calumet river was such that ne was able to take a bath in it where now It is almost possible to walk across It. He stated that the great advantage of Hammond was that it was a city of diversified industries so that Its conditions were such that If one factory was closed It would not parallze the entire city. He also stated that there were rnore people who , owned their own homes in Hammond than any other city of the region. He was happy, however.
ever to take its rank as a convention city, "it should do so. There was no
reason, he declared, why Crown Point should get every county convention, nor was thede any reason why Gary should
be given the preference over Indiana Harbor.
NORTON TAKES CARE OF GARY. . Captain H. S. Norton followed Mr.
Fowler, and placed Gary in nomination for the distinction. He explained that
he was not a member of the committee.
but had come to ask that the convention be held in Gary, in the name of
the Gary Commercial club. Referring
to the question of hall he represented that Gary could provide a place of
meeting three times as large as could Indiana Harbor. Gary, he said,. had ex.
cellent accommodations which could
provide for the comfort of the Inner man, and that not only would he guarantee the delegates all they wanted to eat, but that although Gary was sup
posed to be "dry" he could vouch for it that there would be plenty to drink
as well as to eat. The Gary Commercial club's idea in going after the convention was for the purpose of adver
tising it would give the city. J. A. Patterson arose to secotad C. E. Fowler's motion and with reference to the question of providing enough to drink for the delegates he took occasion to remark that Indiana Harbor wae not "dry" as was Gary, and that moreover there was no democratic mayor and police force over here to put the entire convention In Jail if they happened to feel a little too good after their libations. H. H. Highland, president of the Merchants" association came forward with a second to Captain Norton's motion to hold the convent'n in Gary; and while ballts were being prepared quite a little discussion came up regarding the ques-
way. Commended Enterprise. Mr. Turner heartily commended the enterprise and courage shown by the promoters of the Gary and Interurban which reminded him of the time . that he had started the first street car line
in Hammond the Hammond, Whiting and East Chicago line and the banquet which was held Incident to that occasion and glvea 'by. himself. He said that In addition to being president he also had the pleasure of being conduct
or, when they . needed onei one of th
extra motormen, and when not occupied In either position he 'assumed -the duties of an assistant barn foreman. For this he said that he received a salary of $1,000 a year. Judge Virgil A. Relter said that the interurbans did more for th. advancement of the region than any one thing. "It helps," he said, "to cement the cloe. relationship of the various cities." Mayor Darrow of Laporte spoke upon the railway -systems of Northern Indiana and showed how they had devel oped and prospered and of numerous others that were being contemplated. Mr. Gavlt Vl.lbly Affected. The toastmaster through courtesy to the host placed Mr. Gavit as the last speaker on the list. The latter was visibly affected by the cordiality of his greeting. Mr. Gavlt said that he had Intended to Invite all of the friends of the road to be present that evening, but found upon Investigation that the most spacious of the dining rooms of the county would not seat more than 150, This, he said, prevented him from enters taining all that he would have liked to have present. He payed high tribute to the bankers, officers of the road and their subordinates, and the general public, who lent their good will and services in assisting him in this enterprise. "AH of the success of this road,' h. said, "is due to my friends, and after all friends are the greatest asset that a man can have." Mr. Gavit. said that he felt well repaid by the expression of good will for all of the sleepless nights and physical worry which the building of this line had necessitated. He thought that the road would accomplish much in the upbuilding of the two cities and bring their people nearer together. Upon tle completion of his talk he was given a splendid ovation by, his guests, who rose from, their chairs in a body In their enthusiastic applause. -
GAS,
DYSPEPSIA
HEARTBURN
AND OTHER MISERY VANISH
If your meals don't fit comfortably, I Or you feel bloated after eating and you believe It is the food which fills you; if what little you eat lies like a lump of lead on your stomach; If there is difficulty In breathing after eating, eructations of sour, undigested food and add, heartburn, brash or a
belching of gas, you can make up your mind that you need something to stop food fermentation and cure Indigestion. To make every bite of food you eat
aid In the nourishment and strength
of your body, you must rid your Stom
ach of poisons, excessive acid and
stomach gas which sours your entire meal tnterfers with direstion and
oauses so many sufferers of Dyspepsia, Sick Headache, Biliousness, Constipa
tion, Griping, etc Your case Is no different you are a stomach suffer,
though you may call It by some other
name; your real and only irouoie im that which you eat does not digest,' but quickly ferments and sours, producing
almost any unhealthy conauion. .
A case of Pape's Dlapepsin will cost
fifty cents at any pharmacy here, ana will convince any stomach sufferer five minutes after, taking a single dose that
Fermentation and Sour Stomach la causing the misery of Indigestion. No matter if you call your trouble Catarrh of the Stomach, Nervouslness or Gastritis, or by any other namealways remember that a certain cure la waitlag at any drugstore the moment you decide to begin its use. Pape's Diepepsln will regulate any out of order stomach within five minutes, and digest promptly, without any fuss or discomfort all of any kind at
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