Hammond Times, Volume 6, Number 57, Hammond, Lake County, 24 August 1911 — Page 1

WEATHER. SHOWERS TODAY; FRIDAY UNSETTLED WEATHER. IT COUNTY FAIR EDITION VOL. .VI., NO. 57. HAMHOND, INDIANA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1911. ONE CENT PER COPY. (Back Number i CenU Cop,).

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ITO INVOLUNTARY BANKRUPTCY

(IllLLETIV.) Gary. Ind., Auk. -1. Following the bankruptcy prx-eellogB In the Gary Con I Company arraDicruimta nrrr concluded this afternoon to orgaalne new company to take over the old one. It will be called the McFadden Coal Company. V. ' II. . Cain will be president and Mayor McFadden manager. The Gary Coal Co., John McFadden. president, located at 851 Connecticut street, Gary, has been thrown Into Involuntary bankruptcy on the petition of a number of creditors. It Is alleged In the petition that the liabilities of the company are $13,000. It is not known what are the assets. A deputy United States marshal served the papers on John McFadden, township assessor of Calumet township, this morning. It Is charged that while insolvent that John McFadden preferred the Chesapeake & Ohio Coal & Coke Co. by the payment of $61.35 on May' 19, .1911. It is also alleged that other . creditors were preferred. PRESIDENT , LAKE COUNTY FAIR SOCIETY. , , J a ,i .' i A h? i - J J . "If. J. A. Beattie Some days ago Thb Times noted te formation of. the Gary Connecting Railwav Comoany and yesterday print--d the story that this was to be the name of the interurban now building betweenXJary and East Gary. It is now declared that the Gary Connecting railway was organized for no other purpose than making it the holding company of the New York-Chicago jot Line subsidiaries in Northern Indiana. Further, it is said that the- company foreshadows the long-talked-of, but constantly-denied, merger of the Gary (Continued on Page 6.) DEATH OF IS. HENRY , KES PLACE After a confinement to her bed for more than fourteen months, Mrs. P. J. Henry died this morning at 5:30 at her -jaajis aiBJS uo 'sitju Suoq m i auioii She suffered with a complication of diseases which baffled all medical skill and the best care. The funeral has been arranged for Saturday. A requiem mass will be said at 9 o'clock by Father Barrett at All Saints' church, of which she was a member, and interment will be made in Huntington, her former home. The body will be taken away on the 11:49 Erie Saturday noon. Mrs. Henry was forty years old, and is survived by her husband, her mother Mrs. Frosso, who spent the last year with her, and two sisters, Mrs. F. Reese of Indianapolis and Mrs. J. H. Lawrence of Marion, O. She was a member of the L. C. B. Ai of All Saints' church, and the L. A. of B.R. T. Mr. Henry is a conductor on the Indiana Harbor Belt. Mr. and Mrs. Henry were married nineteen years last Sunday. They have lived in Hammond for seventeen years and have a host of friends who deeply regret the untimely death. of Mrs. Hen-

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There are three creditors who have Joined in the petition for bankruptcy. These are the Peabody Coal Co. of Chi- j cago, 111., to whioji McFadden is al leged to owe $2,144.24; the Pocahontas Fuel Co. of West Virginia, to which $2479.40 is alleged to be due and the Hostter Coal & Coko Co. of Illinois, to which $25.80 is alleged to be due. It is alleged that in all the Gary Coal Co. owes in excess of $13,000. W. J. Riley Receiver. Referee-in-Bankruptcy Harry Sheridan appointed Walter J. Riley of East Chicago as the receiver, at the request of one of the petitioners. John McFadden was the pioneer coal dealer of Gary, and was thought to be in com fortable circumstances. The Michigan City Sash & Door Co. was admitted to bankruptcy, and a re ceiver has been appointed. Judge A. B. Anderson of the federal court will hold court in Hammond, Oct. 17, at whichtime there will be 146 applica tions for second papers. There are one or two cases on the docket which are expected to go to trial at this time. The special committee of insurance commissioners of the United States has investigated the Continental Casualty company of Hammond, which has offices on the fifth floor of the Hammond building, and has advised that this company make changes of employes connected with adjustments. The company . was incorporated in Indiana apd maintains an office here o' com ply'"' with ... t&i ''Indiana statutes. JCOjorney IZ"i!''Borjbfcf ger repsnts Jbe. company here. . ... Rest's Insurance reports has the following regarding the company: . H. O. B. Alexander, president; W. H. Betts, secretary. "This comrany -was originated in November and commenced business in December, 1897. It is an Indiana corporation with 'executive offices in Chicago. It writes only personal accident, and health insurance. It is licensed in all the states and territories except Guam, Philippines ana Porto Rico. Han Bis; Itualneaa. The company transacts a large and increasing business. It makes a spe(Continued on Page 7.) DOES HOT EFFECT ANY OF J.0CAL BANKS Right of National Bank to Organize Trust CompanyInterests Financiers. The question of the right of a national bank to organize a subsidary trust company, Capitalize it out of the surplus or earnings of the bank, organize it from the officers and directorate of tht bank and then pro-rate the stock among the stockholders of the parent concern does not affect any of the banks of Hammond. The question was raised as a result of difference of opinion between Secretary of the Treasury MacVeagh and Attorney General Wickersham. President Taft will have to settle the question as to whether Chicago'' ajid other national banks must disassociate themselves from control of state trust companies. It was believed that the National City company constituted a new method of evading the laws. An investigation by Controller of the Currency Murray, however, developed that the National City bank was doing merely what had been done by other banks in other parts of the Union. Poea Xot Apply. While the First National bank of (Hammond and the Lake County Savings & Trust company are friendly concerns I they are entirely independent. The Iake County Savings and Trust company was ! organized entirely Independently of the I First National bank. j There are different officers and stockj holders in the two Institutions. One i was not organized out of the surplus of the other, the stock of one was not pro-rated aong the ttockholders of the other. . j The two banks are competitors of each other, and there are stockholders in each bank who are not stockholders of the other. f In fact, the relations between the two banks are entirely within the requirements of the strictest construction of the law. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING aella aalahle property REAI)II,V tn, makes all GOOD property "saleable.

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IF YOU'RE GOING- TO Ebert, assuming a threatening attitude. The board had signed the notices in advance, leaving the street commissioner, John Kuhlman, to fill in the names. Jacob Friedman, the city sealer, who loves nothing more than to tell Ebert a funny story, or to get the president of the board worked up unnecessarily about something, had "purloined" one of the notices and slipped it into the mail. GAMBLERS ORDERED OUT OF CROWN PT. Crown Point, Ind., Aug. 24. Sheriff Grant and his deputies gave a bunch of confidence men and alleged pickpockets the high sign to vacate the city yesterday or the next alternative of boarding for several days at his hotel. The gang was getting ready to operate in the fair crowds, but the sheriff spoiled their game by compelling them to vacate the greatest part of the city of Crown Point. They all went. Work Is Begun. The work of excavation for the foundations of the new Monon depot has begun. The work is being carried on rapidly, and there are a number of carloads of materials on hand. It Is expected that the building will begin to rise within a few months.

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THE COUNTY FAIR.

Courtesy Chicago American. LATEST HEWS ATW00D HAS AN ACCIDENT. Nyack, N. Y., Aug. 24. An acci dent to his motor prevented Harry At wood from completing his flight after landing on Hook Mountain. Atwood came to this city with pieces of the motor which he said would have to be repaired before he could resume his flight. He said he doubted If he could fly again before tomorrow. He took rooms at a local hotel. ' PREPARE TO END TRUST. New York, Aug. 24. Counsel for the American Tobacco company, it is stat ed here, have formed plans for the dissolution of the corporation and its re-establishment in accordance with a decree of the United States supreme court. The reorganization plan, it is understood, will be presented to the United States circuit court before Judges Noyes, Lacombe and Ward in chambers tomorrow.

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Gounty Fair Broken. Horses Win in Straight Heats. Rain Fails to Dampen Enthusiasm. Big Day Promised

(Special to The Times.) Crown Point, Ind., Ag. 24. A heavy rain storm last night failed to lessen the enthusiasm of the county fair officials although it did dampen the spirit of the concessionaires. Nothing but raining pitchforks wll kp tha people away today and tomorrow. The races yesterday gave the crowd a good taste of what is coming this afternon and Friday. Good time was made in the 3:00 minute trot and 2:30 pace. "Laura Fay" Third. Viola J. owned by J. McFafland of Laporte won the 3:00 minute trot In three straight heats In 2:35, 2:23 1-4 and 2:26 flat. Bessie Hart owned by Heisrodt of Coldwater, Mich., took second money and Laura Fay finished third. In the 2:35 pace Frank Medium own ed by Ed Mason of MIshawaka, Ind., finished first, winnig the race in three straight heats. Bell Crouch owned by Ton Lindsey of Kankakee, 111., finished second and Broncho Bell owned by W. F. Baker of Kankakee took third money. The summaries in 3:00 trot: heats. Laura Fay, bm, owned by Vernon McGirr 2 3 4 Ray Alerton, bg, owned by C. P. Dill 4 4 3 Viola J. bm, owned by H. C. McFarland 1 1 1 Bessie Hart, bg, owned by J. Heis rodt 3 2 2 Dick Entertainer drawn, C. Drydea. Time 2:35 12; 2:23 1-4; 2:26. Summaries In. 2:35 JPaccv . . . In th 2:35 pace-the summaries wero' as follows: heats. Bronfho Bill bm, owned by Baker 2 3 6 Martha Muffet, sg, owned by Moriarty 7 7 7 Xellie Girl, ch, m. owned by 4 4 4 Frank Medium, bg, owned by Mason 1 1 1 Delia J, bm, owned by E. Judy 6 5 3 Star Medium, bs, owned by Holmes v 5 6 5 Bell Crouch, sm, owned by Lindsey 3 2 The track is in excellent shape and fast and with god weather some track records are looked for to be broken before the races end tomorrow evening. More paid admissions were recorded yesterday than ever before on the first day and a god crowd witnessed the spedevents and the free vaudeville perExhibitors Are Plentiful. The following exhibitors from all parts of Lake county have creditable displays in either the stock department or Floral hall: Frank Arnold, South Chicago; J. B. Blackley, Crown Point; C. T. Bailey & Sorv Crown Point; C. W. Bowman, Lowell; Edna Benjamin, H. Bielefeld. L. C. Breyfogle, Crown Point; L. J. Bemiller, Elkhart, Ind.; Mrs. A. Burge, Gary; Miss Ella Bowman, Stella Breyfogle, Dean Courtrtht, Crown Point; Elizabeth Culver, Tollestop; George W. Colby, Dyer; George Crawford, Miss Charlton. Crown Point: Mary Cabell. Ft. Royal, Wis.; George Shuester, Thos. j Schmidt, Miss Pauline Schmidt, Thorn-1 as Swanton, Joseph Shields, Singer j Sewing Machine Co., Hammond; Roy Tanner, Tom Tanner, J. ST. Tanner, Hebron; L. A. Waggaman, Mrs. Nettle Waggaman, Kokomo; Walter Williams,! Hebron; Benjamin Williams, Gretchen j Wheeler, Dorothy Young. Aug. Lottes, Crown Point; Mrs. John Luder. Crown Point; Grace B. Matson, Ashtabula; R, C. M. Miller, Mrs. Edna Meeker, Crown Point; M. Michael, Lowell; Nellie McNay, A. Maark, Crown Point; Xiles & Cornish, Hebron; William Newton, Crown Point; Sadie Nichols. Lowell;; John Newson, Oak Hill Stock Farm, rs. J. W. Watt, Crown Point; William. B. Owen, Hobart! William Hill, Anna1 Hoffman. Mrs. W. L ' Handley, Fred Hack, Mary Herlitz. Crown Point: -Mrs, J. N. Hardesly, Hobart; Cora Horst, Crown Point; J. O. Hayden, Lowell; Mat Jourdain, Mrs. H. E. Jones, Ralph Kramer, Alma Kramer, Alma Krinberg, Pearl Knight, B. R. Kline, Crown Point; Mary J. Lynch, Kokomo; Hermeina Lehman, Mae Lehman, John Loagne, Mrs. Julia Lueder, Crown Point; Aug. Piehpho. Ida Plepho, Dyer; Charles Porch, Hebron: Sarah Pozar. Crown Point; Mrs. K. Pierce. Merrillville; S. C. Pletcher, Lowell; Mary Rowan, Kokomo; allace Rigg, Valparaiso; Alma Reithmlller, Elsie Reithmiller, Crown oint; Mrs. George Lands, Kokomo, Mrs. Lillian Smith, Kokomo; John Schmeire, Crete, 111.; Jacob Steinhibler, Hebron; B. W. Stratton. Hobart; Mrs. George Sherman, Sarah Laub. Joseph Schneider, Joseph Sauter, George Sauerman. Crown Point; Thomas E. J. Casey, Lowell; Mrs. E. J. Crawford, Will J., Davis. Crown Point; M. Drlscoll, Lowell; John Doehler. Scott J. Davis, " Crown Point; Harry Dahl, Lowell; Mrs. J. S. ! Continued on Pace 6.) .

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For First. Day at (Bl'LLETIV.) Crown Point, Iud., Auac. 24. T Make rare will be run tomorrow In place of today. The track fa very heavy. There will be two additional

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rood today considering the heavyweather, but tomorrow with fair weath er will be a records-breaker. , Straight Heats Wim Crown Point, Ind., Aug. 24. Two races were on the card at the harness meeting here yesterday. Bofh were won in straight heats, the mile trot by Viola J. and the 2:35 pace by Frank Medium." ' ' j First race, 3:00 trot, purs $300. Viola J. (McFarland )........ 1 1 1 Jessie Hart (Meisrodt) .3 2 2 Laura Fay (McAleer).. 3 3 4 Boy "Allerton (Dice)........ 4 ' 3 Time -.2:22. 2:27, 2:25. Second race, 2:35 pace, purse, $300. Frank Medium (WaUwortb)l 1 Bell Grouch (Baker) 3 2.2 Broncho Dell (Baker) 2 3 6 Nellie Girl (Shields) .;4 4 -.4 Delia J., Star Medium and Marpln started. ' ' . i Time 2:25Vi, 2:23, 2:26. HUSTLINGSECRETARY OF -a j - j i , , ... COUNTY FAIR.1 Fred Y. Wheeler. Notes of the FAIR The" race commitee composed of th three Johns, Donnaha, Peterson . and Gavit will start In with thei trouble today In earnest. . T ' The races today started at 1:30 Instead ef at 2:00 as on Wednesday. This ' was done in order to get all the heats in before dark. B. W. Strattan the Hobart merchant has entered a string of fine horses in the races and they are a nice-looking lot of animals. Charles J. Daughetry superintendent

of the grounds has them in magnificent shape and has booked more concession than were sever seen at the fair before. - Visitors throng to The Times tent at all hours of the day and the special display of premiums are eagerly inspected by subscribers new and old., - The W. J. Davis exhibit from Willowdale is up to Its usual standard and the theatrical man is in receipt of un-1 . stinted compliments on his fine looking animals. - It was a soggy morning in the fair grounds today but the concession men many of them with their goods all bedraggled were hoping for a good day tomorrow to pull them out of the hol-i. - J. M. Turner of Hebron, Ind. has on exhibition a string of 19 head of the finest blooded horses ever seen at tha fair and expects to land in the blua ribbons pretty strong. ... Barnie Young's bound In the grand stand on the quarter stretch Is furnishing itsv usual fine program and 'may rightly be considered one of the special (Continued on Page 6.) - .