Hammond Times, Volume 11, Number 139, Hammond, Lake County, 28 November 1916 — Page 1

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Senator, Banker, Postmaster and City Builder Goes to His Reward Last Night in Hammond,

"Billy" Gostlin, as he was effectionately known all over the Calumet region, is dead. Hammond mourns today as she has not mourned in years. A host of friends of the stricken city and of the bereaved family, from all over the Calumet region suffered irreparable loss in Senator Gostlin's death. From over a quarter of a century ago when Hammond was virtually a sand rkt. to the present Mr. Gostlin was r.ctive in promoting the btst Interests cf this district. He passed away last right at his residence on South Hohrnan street in Hammond. Death came suddenly to llr. Gostlin. He was found shortly after midnight on the fioor In the hall outside of his bed-rt-om door. The end came very unexpectedly as he had been active of late, playing: golf, driving in his electric machine and spent a portion of yesterday In Chicago. The death was caused by a complication of ills, main among these hardening of the arteries. He was 63 years of age. A manufacturer, banker, city builder, senator, former postmaster and a leading worker for the welfare of Hammond, " Billy" Gostlin's name ha3 been written in. the history of Lakecouaty .as JUs,, father of the superior court, the man who re-established confidence and industry in the city after the big packing plant left, and the one who put into efTect the first city beautiful plans, creating Harrison park and the splendid residential district surrounding it. A marvelous force of character, an optimistic spirit that was contagious, rare good fellowship, love of country Kiid respect for its laws, faith in his Ttllow men and a confidence in Hammond that was never shaken, marked Jlr. Gostlin as the highest type of American citizenship. He is mourned by hundreds, and the men with whom he was most closely associated in the building of Hammond from a small town to a prosperous city are deeply touched. Mr. Goslin made his home in Hammond since 1S82 and was in fact one of ihe pioneers. Always active in promoting the varied industries of the city, a former senator, a member of one of the largest real estate firms in Lake county, postmaster and one of the charter members of the Hammond Country club, standing very high in Masonry, his life v as a very busy one. His force of character was demonstrated during the railroad strike of 1 59 4, when the feeling that a revolution threatened the country demoralized business In Hanomon4. Cars were being burned and overturned, merchandise destroyed, lives endangered and lawless was riot. Mounting a box on a street corner with hundreds of strikers and sympathizers sbout him, Gostlin made a speech that is remembered by all who beard it on that troubulous day. He told the people that this country could not exist under lawlessness and called those men who destroyed property, towards. His love of country, law, order and the golden rule and to him more than the presence of the United States troops that later arrived is given the credit for restoring peaceful conditions in Hammond. He ent alone, fearlessly, to the headquarters and spoke his honest convictions. It was this great earnestness cf personality and leadership of men that enabled Mr. Gostlin, then senator, to bave enacted at Indianapolis in 1895 the law which created the superior court in Hammond, and had he done nothing else in his lifetime that one act would have been a gift which the people of Hammond coufd never repay. The business men and manufacturers of the city are not alone thankful that "Billy" Gostlin lived his useful life in their city. The lawyers are today united in their expressions of appreciation for the man and sorrow at his death. Hammond never thought when it went to bed last evening that during the night it would lose one of its most valuable citizens and best fellows." Although it was known that he had not enjoyed his usual splendid health during the last two years, he had been very active of late snd scores of people who had met him casually or socially in the last fortyeight hours the news of his death was like a thunderbolt. No one in Hammond was more closeIv associated with Mr. Gostlin than A. M. Turner, president of. the First National Bank, and Peter W. Meyn, president of the Lake County Savings & Trust company, and since Mr. Gostlin's resignation as president five years ago, bead of the Gostlin-Mey n real estate company. "He was of a different mould than any one I ever knew," said Mr. Turner. "His happy, optimistic spirit created in everyone a feeling of pride In his home town. He was a builder, a leader, and possessed of a marvelous force

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of character, while his persistency rn the face of difficulties was a. factor in the rejuvenating of industry in thin city after the Hammond Packing Company left. I feci the loss of him keenly.". J'Mr. Gostlin was one of the builders of Hammond." stated Peter YV. Meyn. "The loss to his immediate associates and to the city of Hammond is a heavy one. He was one of the builders of the city and did more for industry here than any other man." SIXTY-FOUR "YEARS OI.O. William H. Gostlin was born December 2, 1852, on a farm near BrockVille. Canada, being the youngest of the six children of Thomas and Sarah (Kerr) Gostlin. In 1862 the fami-ly moved to the vicinity of Wadsworth, O.. where he attended school. At the age of seventeen, in 1869, he moved to Chicago -where he attended school. And subsequently became identified with the distillery business in that city, and continued in that line until 1879. In that year congress passed a law favorable to vinegar makers, as a result of which Mr. Gostlin became engaged in the manufacturing of vinegar, and was the first manufacturer of vinegar under that new law. The following year he established at Crystal Lake. 111., the largest viigar factory of that time. His relations with the business continued until April 18S2, when he disposed of hi interests to J. J. Wilson. From Crystal Lake Mr. Gosiiin ..-ainf to Hammond where in compan; it'i M. M. Towle he erected th M. M. Towle Distilling & Syrup plant, being the second Industry located in the Calumet region. Mr. P. W. Meyn recalled today that he was the first man in Hammond who ever w-orked for Mr. Gostlin. When the sy-up factory was located here Mr. Meyn was driving a team and he ha'i'ed equipment from the railroad to the site of the plant at Hohnian street and the Grand Calumet river. The factory burned in 1887 and Mr. Gostlin went into the dredging business, and for two years was one of the contractors in the dredging of the grounds of the World's Fair in Chicago, and also for two years used his organization in the constructftn of the Chicago Drainage canal. In the meantime Mr. Gostlin had begun his real estate activities which commanded the greater part of hi? time and energies. In 18SS he laid out two subdivisions, known as Gostlin's first and' second additions, and 183J became head of the firm of Gostlin, Warren & Webb, which laid out Homewood, a tract of 110 acres, an 1 Riverside .containing twenty acrel. In one year this-firm built forty house? in Fiverside. In the Homewood addition the buildings were restricted to the erection of residences at a certain fixed cost, on fifty foot lots, and neither business blocks or school houses were allowed in that district. Mr. Gostlin's home on Hohman street, farcing Harrison Park is located in thij addition and is one of the many fine residences of the city. In 1902 the real estate firm of Gostlin, Meyn & Company was organized and in 1905 it was incorporated wih a capital stock of $100,000. In 1913 the capital stock was increased to J300.000. The first officers were William H. Gostlin, president; A. Murray Turner, vice, president; Peter W. Meyn, secretary and treasurer. Through the activities of Mr. Gostlin, together with those of the other members of the firm, this company has been the most Important mediums of real estate transactions in Hammond, and through its large resources has undertaken many Important improvements. It has done much to beautify the city, plant

ed many trees in the parks and along Hohman street, and" sold at a sacrifice parka-sie to the city. In 1913 Mr. Gostlin returned from active business, and Mr. Meyn was elected president of the company. Politically Mr. Gostlin was a staunch republican and he was very hopeful for the election of Charles E. Hughe3. He was one of the first six councilmen cf the incorporated city, served as a state senator from 1S95 to 1897, and was postmaster of Hammond eight years. He also was the first president of the Hammond Commercial Clu1?. Fraternally, Mr. Gostlin was a charter member of the Masonic order, the KIks and the Hammond Country Club. In 1875 he married Mary A. Hyslop of Chicago. William Harvey Gostlin is the onl- son. Mrs. Gostlin's health has been poor of late and the shock of her husband's death was very great. Harvey Gostlin possesses in no smali

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judgment characteristic of his father.

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EJ.&E Has Grsat Mountain ol It at l3 Station and Michigan Central Acres at f East Gary.

FACTS ON THE COAL SITUATION Industrie are paying f4.12 per ton for mine run that ooat 1.77 a fevrmonths bro, and tbejr can get just barely enough to operate their plants. Hammond dealers are charging the public the highest prices ever reached. Industrie and dealers claim mines can jot get cars to deliver coal. Railroads are storing great mountains of coal for use In event of strike no shortage of company coal. f Five hundred cars of wheat for export trade given preference

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iiry receiving usual shipments of 1,V) cars each of coal a day.

(By H. R. CROSS.) The railroads come first, the industries second and the small consumer last. That is tfce order of coal delivery in Lake county at present during a perrf p.f threatened fuel famine aridT exorbitant" prices." it'

was learned by me on a trip through the region yesterday. "COMPANY" COAL. Of three hundred cars of coal on main lines and side tracks in the Indiana Calumet region, as seen by nie, two thirds were in the classification known as "company coal" and belonged either to the railroads or the steel mills. At Pine Station and Eaat Gary the E. J. & E. ami the Michigan Central roads were unloading coaj from cars onto great high and wide

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CANDIDATES

TRIP or

HOT I

Orak Temple Stages Big Show in Hammond When Twenty - Two Fearsome Supplicants From ManyPoints Are Taken In.

Twenty-two candidates went over the "hot sands" prepared for them by the Shriners .of Orak temple an Hammond last night, and at midnight after a sumptuous banquet at the Country club they were dismissed as full fledged Shriners. The ceremonial took place at the temple, where Potentate Waldo C. Bailey presided. He had come purposely from Cleveland for the occasion. At 9 o'clock the whole assemblage journeyed to the Country club and four hundred and fifteen sat down to the banquet. The courses were punctuated (Continued on v-aga two.)

POSTPONE GARY CENTENNIAL SHOW Gary will not observe the centennial of tne state and its- own dennial year as planned. It was the idea of Librarian L. J. Bailey, general executive centennial chairman for Lake county, to stage a pageant at Emerson school auditoriub on Admission day, Dec. 11. However, school teachers and repreeeitatlves of several clubs announced it would be impossible to get ready for the. event. The plan now is to hold a celebration on Gary's next birthday in the spring. Those Interested in the celebration plans discussed tnem last night at the Gary library, Mrs. Frank Sheehan acting s ehairmn of the meeting

THE PASSING

SHOW

WHAT with street cars and taxicabs LEGS are" becoming a bore and the DAY may come when we shall actually be ashamed of them. They are of use now OXLY to fox-trot with AND as appendages to put under SOMEBODY'S table WELL, if we let 'em go will it lower the cost of living any? '3 'DOLT time to harvest the nut crop. THE peanut politician never has a stand but he's there with a roast NEARLY every time. YES, we'd be content with our lot too, if it was worth $5,000 a front foot. A MILLION wild geese flew over the city last night WE know because their honking disturbed our virtuous slumber and we GOT up and counted them. CHICAGO lady lecturer says that girls MUST help men to be good help: WHERE in the world has the landslide gone? IT would give us great pleasure to pass judgment on the new dimes IF somebody will send one in BESSIE, our w. k. cashier refuses tJ let us make any more touches this week. SOUTH Missouri dominie announces that he is collecting statistics v WONDER how many it takes to get A RAZOR strop? THE wlft refuses to let us see any more DOGGONE dangerous girls AND not a wet eye in the house.

THE WEATHER Partly cludy tonight aad Wednesday. Somewhat colder Wednesday afternoon Moderate southwest to west minds. '

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Secretary Tumulty at his desk. rieasant Mr. Tumulty, the president's 100 per cent efficient secretary, has been a very busy man since Wilson's recent victory. Almost every train from the west has brought politicians who want to see the president and tell him just how they won the election for him. Their onslaughts have been determined, but Tumulty has absorbed them loth craftily and pleasantly. Thi6 is a brand new picture of the secretary, who is now assured of four more years in Washington.

Girl- Hurls Six Dozen Ripe Eggs Air is Full of 'Em on Hammond Street During fierce Bombardment.

Who will save us?

Tot ehce will!

This is a preparedness story. When tne day arrives that the United -States is invaded, whether by the Orient or European powers, Hammond will for'a time be secure at least. But after a while,' the alarmists claim, the forces of the ' enemy will storm the city. Phil Schmidt's stand at the state line with reinforcements from Capt. Cuneo can be of no avail. At tne Calumet river tha Hammond police force may make a desperate but unavailing fight and go down to honorable death. QUESTION: WHO SHALL SAVE US? ANSWER ALTOGETHER: FLORENCE SHALL With six dozen over-ripe eggs ..purchased at ten. cents per on a rush order from a local storage house, Miss Florence Wilson exhibited rare talent as a hand grenade artist Sunday when a union, waitress did picket duty in front of the Wilson restaurant on West State street. Tne sign "Don't Eat Here" and the boycott didn't appeal to Florence who is one of the attractive daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson who own and operate the restaurant. The union waitresses were doing all in their power to' keep patrons from entering1 the restaurant which she told tnem was on the unfair list. Florence broke up the boycott. Of the six dozen eggs a great maJorlr.ty hit the target.

AMERICAN SHIP WITH

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POSSESSION OF THE CITY

(By Vntted Press.) EL PASO, Nov. 28. Pancho Villa is in possession of Chihauhau City and Gen. Trevina with his Carranzista garrison 'has evacuated and fled southward in an attempt to force a Junction with General Murtui's relief column of defacto troops, according to reports obtained today by United States authorities and transmitted to Washington. Mexican de facft officials at the consulate refused to make any statement except to say that they have no information and complete confirmation of the capture of the city is unavailable. According to U. S. department agents a message early today signed by Trevino and carried by courier to Terrazas to which point a telegraph point was opened from Juarez, stated that Trevino had left the capital to meet Murgia. Following a junction with Murgia the message stated, Trevino would return and attempt to drive Villa OJt of Chihuanua City. The wire was received by relatives of Trevino, U. S. officials said. High military officials here believed the report. Before Gonzales' troop train pulled out of Juarez today scores of cases of cartridges were loaded on the cars.

GREW SUNK

..B J-V ni te -Prvsa lrhgra m. V LONDON'." Nov. 23. The American steamer Chemung has been sunk. The Chemung is owned by the Harbey Steamship Company. She was a steam vessel of 2,615 tons, was 323 feet in length and was built by the Union Dry Docks Company of Buffalo. NEW YORK, Nov. 2S. Tne steamer Chemung reported from London as sunk was an out and out American vessel and carried a crew of thirtyfive men, practically all Americans. The United Press cable announcing her loss carried only the usual information permitted by the admirality of of the vessel being sunk so that it is not known as yet whether she struck a mine of was torpedoed. At the offices of Harris Magill & Co., agent of the owners, it was said no information 'nad been received there from their offices abroad. The Chemung was taken over by her present owners, the Harbey Steamship Company last April. She sailed from New York Nov. 8, with a general cargo. She left Shyal on the Azores a week ago and was due at Genoa next Monday.

POULTRY

SHOW IS

READY

With S50 entries lined up, the fourth annual show of the Calumet Poultry association opened in Hammond today and almost every variety of domestic egg layers in the chicken family, from the big bremers and langshans down to the little bantams are strutting in their cages and showing off their glossy feathers, . their blood-red combs and ivory-like bills. Visitors to the Roth building on State street west of Hohman street, tonignt and for the remainder of the week including Sunday night, will find every coop labelled according to the awards made by Judge B. O. Swaim. The general farmer, the city dweller who keeps a few chickens in the back yard, and the fancier who raises chickens for show purposes exclusively all will find the show a very interesting place, to; get pointers and to make comparisons.' It is one of the finest attractions staged once a year, not as a money-maker, but to promote & bigger interest in poultry, and for this reason the admission price had been made very low.

JOHN MULLEN IS FINED $50 John Mullen, proprietor of a hotel at 301 Jefferson street. Gary, was fined $50 and costs in Gary city court today. Mullen refused to plead guilty on a "blind pig" charge, but Judge Dunn fined him, nevertheless. Considerable beer and whiskey were taken from Mullen's place when the police raided it.

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SHOOT li PLIES TO THE EARTH

27 th. Aerial Raid Mads by Germans Results in Failure to Invaders as Zeps Plunge To Death.

(BULLETIN.) (Dr United Press Cablegram.) LODO, Sot. 28. A German aeroplane dropped six bombs over the city of London early today. General Lord French reported that four trere Injured, one a woman seriously. ' LONDON, Nov. 28. Eight thousand feet aloft above the North Sea, a British hydro-aeroplane sent a German zeppelin hurtling down to destruction in flames today. j A little earlier, anti-aircraft guns, co-operating with an aeroplane accounted for another German air raider off York and Dorham counties the great air cruiser also sinking aflame into the water. Graphic details t the British success in repelling the 27th aerial raid made by the Germans since the first of the year were announced today by General Lord French, commander la chief of the British home forces. Ho said damage in lives or property from bombs dropped by the raiders over York and Durham counties during the night were believed slight. The first zeppelin which apparently entered over Durham was pursued by an aeroplane as it turned hotrieir&rd. Not until the zeppelin was over th sea. offthe. Eui-;coSr.4dili.-lSrlt ish aviator uccee4 la teaching vitaispot. Then he brought thi great dread naught of tha air down, in a burst of flame. The second German zeppelin catered over North Midlands, dropping bombs at several places. French's statement said. Then she turned homeward and south to escape and with British, aeroplanes pursuing and anti aircraft guns peppering her aerial course, l'inallr the great vessel was apparently struck. The last part of her Journey was made with great difficulty.' The zeppelin lamely pressing- onwardi She was unable to reach the coast by daybreak. Later somewhere along oh tb4 Norfolk coast her crew appareniy effected repairs. The machine immediately proceed?, i eastward, arising rapidly to a height, of 8,000 feet then four naval aeroplanes attacked the invader nine mllf s at sea. An armed trawler aicfi?d in the attack. Finally a shot received a vital part and the great ship aank from the sky a blazing mass at S.li a. m. Thousands o persons collected m the shores breathlessly witnessed th duels of the forces in the air, water and land for shore batteries als poured their fires at one of the skv dreadnaughts by joining in a fusilad; from aeroplanes and the armed trawler. There was a great cheer from those spectators of the combat as the zeppelin rushed downward, destroyed, like a great blazing comet. ' '

HER SINGING WINS PRAISE IN CAPITAL

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Marj Burkholder in th Indian opera, "Powhatan." Is Ohio due 'to furnish a second Mary Garden? That's, the question musical critics of the national capital are asking. The girl who is causing the speculation is Miss Mary Burkholder, a classic-featured, blue-eyed $rirl of Dayton, who is making Washington sit up and take notice.