Hammond Times, Volume 6, Number 115, Hammond, Lake County, 1 November 1911 — Page 8

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li GARY IS ONJOIIP

the Widholm hotel building, which will occupy two "lots In "vVashington street nr Eighth avenue. It will be two stories In height and will have twenty room and one storeroom. G. S. Widholm is the owner. The estimated cost is 115.000.

New Development in in Gary Building. Opening of bids for (wftf-part-mest Salinger building. Melton nad Cutler begin 940,000 ronerete eoutrmrt at t.ary Holt and Screw Work next Monday. Building pernrlt linued for the rw Wldholni fcotel. Goodaon building; Marted. City to Mart work on two new lire enarlae honaea.

GARY hIAfJ BUYS WHIM THEATRE Elsworth Wicklow Will Go Into the Moving Picture Business.

CALIFORNIA WOMEN VOLUNTEER FOR DUTY AT REGISTRATION POLLS TO ENCOURAGE MEMBERS OF SEX TO VOTE UNDER NEW LAW

The flush. f the fall building' boom is on in Gary and new hoires, apartment houses.- a hotel and a couple -of business blocks are to be started very shortly. Salinger Contract Today. Rids were opened last night and the i-ontrac will be awarded today for the Salinger apartment building-. There were eleven bids in for the . general contract and eight for the plumbing work. George W. Voung bid for genoral work and, the plumbing amounts to $2,9,500. Mr. Young is the low bidder. - Salinger brothers of (Joshen are the owners. Plans, which were prepared by J.' S.w Hammons &- Sons, architects. First National bank building, call for a two-story twenty-apartment .structure, costing about $30,000. Another story may be added, making the total cost $3?, 000. ; The building will be buiit in the west side o.f Adams strtet, south of Fifth avenue. It will be U-shaped in plan, , giving light, to every apartment. Flats will be of three and four rooms each. To Start Bin; Cement Contract. Melton and Cutler, consulting engi-, news, Knotts building, will begin their Gary Boit and Screw Works cement ' floors and concrete, "'work "on Monday, when they will put fifty men to work. Their 'contract calls for 165.000 square feet of cement flooring. 7.300 cubic yards of concrete work and 24.000 cubic yards of filling. Four thousand barrels of cement will be used. The estimated cost is $39,300 to $40,000. . The, contractors have received orders to complete part of the work within fix weeks and the balance by Jan. ir. By lec. 1T the company wishes to install its motors. ew I'ollce-FIre Station. . The money having been received from the sale of the $50,000 police and fire bonds the safety commissioners will start work very shortly on the two new fire stations. One will be at Nine-t-enth avenue and Adams street and may include a police station. The site of the old Tolleston town hall will be the location of (he socond bui'.ding. 'The Goodnow building in Washington srret and Baker's $15,000 garage building in the safhe street are now. under way. A building permit has been issued for

(Special to The Times.) Whiting. Ind., Nov. 1. M. 1). Baylas proprietor of the Palace theatre on 110th strste, hes sold tho playhouse to

Ellsworth H. Nieklow. of Gary. Mr. j Baylas has been proprietor of fblsi

theatre for the past four years. This show has always been very popular with the public, who regret greatly to learn of Mr. Baylas going out of the theatrical hur.iriess. Mr. Nieklow is a young man and is popular in Gary lodge circles .being a member of the- Masons,' Oddfellows ana the K. of P.. His father who was a railroad man at Gary, recently met with an accidont In which he had his leg cut off. This led the son into the business world, in an effort to support the family, and is therefore very deserving of the same liberal patronage which the Hay lax' enjoyed. The same -force will remain at the show and Mr. Baylas will for some time Make the bookings, so Mr. Nieklow will -have the same-class of pier lures which were always shown. Mr. and Mrs. Baylas will continue to reside in Whiting, but have not yet decided hat business they will take up.

GARY NEGROES ARE ARRAIGNED FOR THEFT

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a roomer. The burglary. was committed stbout two weeks ago. at the same lime a great many other bold robberies were being committed in the. city. Suspicion in the local ' robberies wa.-i first directed against the pair when Ihe authorities sat 'Milwaukee. Wis.,

found a watch in the possession of Taylor, which is said to have been stolen in this city. Taylor told the police, it Is claimed, he got the watch from Scales, who had already been arrested

in this city. The Investigation locally was haulted for a time, because Scales had to be returned to Gary", a was Taylor, wh: was arrested lust wee-k in Milwaukee. Both men were tried in Gary for highway robber;", but Scales was released, while the other was sentenced to 40 days in jail. With the release of Scales he was brought to this city. Although authorities are not inclined to talk of evidence they have against Scales, it is claied new facts have been obtained which indicate strongly the colored tran and his companion know considerable of the local crimes. Kvery effort is being made to connect them with the thefts and it Is barely possible Scales will confess details, which will implicate both he and Taylor.

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ELECTION OFFICERS TONIGHT

Klection of officers of the Sixth Ward Improvement association will tako place tonight inr Kunert's hall, Tolleston. Two weeks tho following ticket was nominated and as there is no opposition it wiM be Inducted into office: v President Attorney J. Alvin O'Oon-

nell. Secretary 1. 1. Greenwald, railway official. Treasurer Herman Fecker, banker. Frank Borman, police commissioner of the City of Gary and democratic boss of Tolleston is the retiring president. luring President Borman's administration some very effective work has been accomplished. He being a potent factor in the upbuilding of Tolleston'

jtiaugh left her home at tl8 East iKtghth stree't, Michigan City Sunday

night, she was in high spirits, and said she was going to church. He knew of no reason why she should have gone

away without letting her parents know of her whereabouts, unless sha had

fallen a victim to some serious harm. It has been learned since that sha purchased a ticket for Pullman and Intended to stop off at East Chicago. The youn woman Is described as 23 years of age, height five fet seven inches, dark brown hair, and .blue eyes. She wore a whtle waist and black voile skirt, ' black patent leather shoes, a gold chain and locket when she left home. ' ...

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CALIFORNIA WOMEX REGISTERING In California, where the recent election cave to women the right to vote, many women are serving as registration officers to encourage members of their sex to come to the polls. Thoueands nave registered for the fall election. Of the women who have stated their party leaning, the Republicans claim a majority, with the Democrats and Prohibitionists running evenly for second. The picture was taken on a registration day at Los Angeles. ... ... ...

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GASOLINE EXPLOSION TAKES PLACE

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SERVIANS OF REGION WILL JOIN

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years a gasoline lighting plant former-'nt last Sunday's meeting. Officers and

iy made by the Nagle people, blew up trustees for the new church were namin Hammond. , Jed and these" were empowered to look Fire and smoke followed the explo-linto the question of location for the sion in the writing room of the hotel new church. A number of lots are uncaused great concern to employes and'der consideration by the embryo conguests and attracted a crowd on Hoh-1 gregation and a report will be made at man street. A bucket of. water brought a .meeting to be held at the Pennsylfrom the- bar extinguished the flames J vania avenue hall next Sunday. Servwhen thrown on after the gasoline had , ices will be conducted here every Sunbeen consumed. j day until the building the Servians proJoe McNanny proprietor of the Me- j I"" putting,up is ready for occupancy. Nanny Gasoilne Lighting Company, was 1 The officers and trustees are as folbadly burned on the left hand by the lows: President Nick Meyers; vice explosion which he accldently caused. J president, Pester M. Parpovlch; secreMcNanny was preparing Ut fill thejtar'- i"k 'Popovkh; treasurer, R. tank which was sitting directly below ! Bulatov ich ; trustees, M. Talovlch, Gary; a burning gas light. Upon removing R- Nickevich, South- Chicago; 1). the tap flames from the light above'' GvozvlcJ, East Chicago; J. Radojlvlch, ignited the gasoline so quickly did this Gary; Lacancke, Indiana Harbor; Paul occur that the hand in which McNarny Popovlch. Indiana HarborJ K Marlcich, held the cap was skinned by conussion Hammond; E. Veyovich, Indiana Harand burned by the flames before he had aor- T- Stepanovich, . Indiana Harbor; placed the cap on an adjoining table. jMike Staklch. Indiana Harbor. Already Everything was in disorder and $1-000 has ben raised toward defraying everyone panic stricken at the arrival '-he cos building. of the central fire department some) There are said to be 13.000 Servians minutes later. Number 4 also made the in the towns which will be represented run. The street was crowded with in the new church and it is expected curious hundreds and from all outward that th church will be quite a power

appearances Hammond was in the midst for good in the Servian communities

dends ...... Commond dividends . . . Surplus Final surplus. Previous surplus Total surplus.

18,916

19,061,343 4,645,826 4,645.826

18,914,737 19. 061.343 36,520,C87 16,520.687

166.043.490 151,354.528 170,698.316 167.875,215

The balance available for dividends on common stock for quarter ended September 30 is equal to 1.79 per cent compared with 3.43 per cent in the like period of '1910. This is an annual rate of 7.16 per cent compared with 13.72 per cent in 1910. For the nine months ended September 30 the available balance for dividends on the common stock was equal to 4.66 per cent compared" with 10.33 per cent in same period of 1910. This is at the annual rate of 6.21 per cent against 14.52 per cent in 1910. .

MICHIGAN CITY MAN CANT FIND DAUGHTER

(Special to The Times.) East Chicago, Nov. 1.- Charles J. Haugh of Michigan city was a visitor at til. nnl1.A .tatinn thla wn-l in

.... , . . ,., . ! the liver and carry off the decomposed

Haugh who has been missing since'

CASGARETS WORK WHILE YOU SLEEP

Saltm Calomel and Cathartic Pllla Ar Vloleat They Art ea BorrpU aa Pepper Acta la Nostril. - Take a Cascaret tonight and thor. oughly cleanse your Liver, Stomach and Bowels, and you will surely feel great by morning. You men and women who have headache, coated tongue, can't sleep, are bilious, nervous and upset, bothered with a sick, gassy, disordered stomach, or have the backache and feel all worn out. Are you keeping clean "Inside with Cascarets or merely forcing a passage wy every few days with salts, cathartic pills or castor oil? This is important. Cascarets Immediately cleanse and regulate the stomach, remove the sour, undigested and fermenting food and foul gases; take the excess bile from

Sunday. Haugh, who Is an engineer, is ,

waste matter and poison from the intestines "and bowels.

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hereabouts. At last Sunday's meeting an ajttempt was made by some socialists who came down from Chicago, to break up the meeting, but the police were called and routed the wouM-be trouble makers.

STEEL EARNINGS ; FALL $7,842,462

Regular Quarterly Dividend Declared on Preferred and Common Stock.

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Xcw York, Xov. 1. Net earnings of the United States Steel Corporation for the quarter ended September 30 were $29,522,725. comparing with $37,36.187. for the corresponding quarter of 1910. The . directors of . the corporation at their meeting yesterday afternoon declared the regular quarterly dividends of 1 3-4 !er. cent on-the preferred stock and 1 '4 per cent on the common. For the first quarter of 1911 the Steel Corporation's net- earnings were $2:i.519.203. for the second quarter, $2S,1 OS. 520; and the first nine months of the year the net agregatts $S1.150,44S, against $115,153,023 for the corresponding nine, months last year. The statement of earnings for the th-d quarter in details compares as follows:

" 1911 Net earnings..! 29,522,725 Depreciation reserve 6, SOS, 568 Totals. . . .$ 6.806,568

Balance $ Interest on . bonds , .Sinking fund U. "S." bonds." .

1910. 37.365.1S7 6.316,462 11,048,725

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lie Gary Laed Co,

CONTROLS EVERY UNIMPROVED LOT IN THE HEART OF THE OF THE CITY OF GARY. This Company will pave every street in the First Subdivision. Sewers and water mains are now in every alley in the First Subdivision. The prices of lots in the First Subdivision include the cost of paved streets.

12,716,157 $ f 5.284.H6

5,761,157

1,550,806

1,487.816

7.311.962

Totals

Available for dividends " '. .' Preferred dividends Available for .' common Commond dividends ...... Balance ...... Appreciations Surplus

$ 7,311.963 $ 23,736,738

15.404,194 6,304,919 9,099,275 6,353,781 2,745,494

6,304,9J9 3153,330

17,431.841 6.333.781 11.078.063 7,500,000 3,578,063

2,745,494

Following are earnings for the nine months ended September 30 compared with same period last! year; 19J.1. , 1910. Net earnings .$ 81,150,448 $115,153,023 Available for , tilvidends- .. 42,621,926 74,496,87 Preferred divi-

Fojr Years to Come

the properties of the Gary Land Company, situated directly south of the Steel Plant and other subsidiary companies of the Corporation, will be the home of the merchant, banker, clerk and workmen. Compare the price of our Improved Lots with those south of the Company's properties. A clear title to every lot.

Is 'this not Reasop Enough?

Why you should purchase property for residential purposes in the First Subdivision? Beautifully situated, high and dry, accessible to. plants of the Steel Company, to schools and churches and the business center of the city. A few unsold lots in the First Subdivision ranging in price from $450 up.

The Gary Laind Co, ji : n

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