Hammond Times, Volume 12, Number 195, Hammond, Lake County, 11 February 1918 — Page 8

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INVESTORS IN SHARES OF THE OIL. CITY UTILITIES COMPANY ARE PROTECTED BY

OF EQUAL. PAR VALUE An Absolutely Safe Investment Combined with Unlimited Speculative Possibilities

It has boon stated mid Honest financial men will toll yon that aside from Government bonds there is no such thing as an absolutely safe investment. All oth -r investments are liable to fluctuations in value due to the inexorable law of sumly ajul demand. Even the well known and popular first mortgage. Changes in the directions of public improvements, influx, of undesirable population, crop failures, are some, of the causes which may render it impossible to recover the full amount of your investment from your securities. , For instance: A few months ago a well known automobile stock was quoted at 1230.00 per Vhare.

Now milady niiy have her coat fcnd vest as well as her brother or husband. The vest is feminized of couse. This one is tan satin, embroidered in black. The bkv-k coat is decorated with braided ornaments end is of satin.

SENATOR . NEW HILL HI OUT

TIMES BIHEAV .AT XiTIOWl. CAIUTIU INDIANArcU, Feb. 11. Senator Harry S. Now of Indiar-.a. has started In to rnaUo an Investigation to find out whether, there is any diseriminatiort in the army bctiYfrn rT.slar army- officers ami national puard officers. lie eays if there has lmn any such discri"r.1nation it mu?t ! rooted out and thf offenders punished. Senator Nw is especially interested In some tases that have turned up in connection with the, Indiana national fiuard at Camp Shelby. Hattie.sbur?, Miss. Col. Thomas B. Coulter of Vincennes, one of the most experienced officers of the Indiana national guard, was retired from te service recently, es a result of the , action of a "pluckJnsr board." This incident has attracted considerable attention in military circles and caused much comment, because many persons are unable to understand any good reason why Col. Coulter- should be let out. He has a Icntr and excellent record as a military man and officer. Col. Coulter in a Vlncennes lawyer, etill a young man. who became connected with the Indiana national guard omethinsr like twenty years atro. He Tnade good proerress and received rapid promotion, until he became lieutenant colonel of the Second Indiana infantry. Some time pricr to the campaign on the Mexican border, when the Indiana guard was called into the federal service. Col. London of nioomington. who was the commander of the Second regiment, was retired. Friends of Lieut. Col. Coulter began working- to have him promoted to colonel. Although he was a republican in politics, leading democrats called on Governor Ralston, a democrat, and urged that he promote Coulter and make him colonel of the Second regiment. Governor Ralston Tnade the appointment and since them, up to the time of his recent retirement. Col. Coulter was the head of the regiment. For a time he was the commanding officer ot the Indiana brigade at Hattlesburg-. There have been other similar cases In addition to that or Col. Coulter.' and a good many persons have been wondering if army politics has had anything to do with it. There is no charge that there was any party politics in thi cases, but what Senator New proposes to look for. evidently, is the actual cause that has brought about the retirement of so many national guard officers who were regarded generally as competent military commanders.

If the coal man can't deliver the coal, the postman can an. Twill deliver Thrift end War-Savings Stamps.

Saved money won't grow unless yc Invest it. Buy "V. S. S.

TIRED, NERVOUS HOUSEWIFE TOOK 10L Eow She is Strong and Well Ucrkelcy, Cal. "I was nervous, irritable, no appetite, could not sic- p. nnd was always tired, so my hoi:scvrk was a great effort. After tnuny other medicines had failed Vim 1 built me up arid made me strong. I have ;t c"-d appetite !indskop well. F.vcry n orvous. weak, ailing woman should fry it." Mrs. X. Kdmumls, 2107 lnvight Way. l'erkelcy. Cat. Wo k every nervous, weak, rundown, ailing woman in this town to try

this cod liver nd iron tonic on our guarantee to return their money if it

fails to help you. Joseph AV. "VVeis, druggist, and Xorris Fhcy., Hammond. Ind. Vinol is sold in Fast Chicago by

Schlieker'.s Iharmacy and in Whiting by I.. H. Mattern, jind at the best il'tu etrro in every town anJ city In the country. Adv

A few weeks ao bargain. hunters bought it for around $17.00 per share a loss of about 93 per cent. Again: The bonds of a well known railroad were recommended by conservative bankers and bond men as gibucdgc securities. ' Today they are down. to a ridiculously low figure. There are many more such instances fresh in the public mind.

Oil Investments. An examination of the history of investments n new oil fields shows astounding fortunes realized from almost insignificant investments. In one instance for which we have r. sworn affidavit, the investor received $330,000.00 cash from an investment of $250.00 in a new oil field. The oil industry is in an enviable position and condition at the present time. It offers the most attractive investment feld in the world today. The fivelopment and the use of the automobile, 'auto truck, stationary gas engine, farm tractors, the Diesel oil online for use in every type of marine craft from tiny tug to mammota freighter and passenger Fhip, the astounding; development and use of aeroplanes and dirigible p.ir Fhip?, have all created an overwhelming; demand for petroleum products and the demand is only in its infancy 1 1 There is room for immense expansion in the use of all power units using; petroleum products for fuel it is inevitable. Civilization in its present state' of exceptional development and demand cannot exist without petroleum. There H only one conclusion: New oil fields must be opened up. The market is assured for years to come. Tortunep are certain for )wner of producing oil wells especially in new fields with large output. The Olympic Oil Field The western Flope of the OiympSe Peninsula, bordering on the Pacific Qcean in the. state of Washington has lone; been known to contain petroleum. The field comprises a district about one hundred and ten mile In length by about twenty-five miles in width." At various points throughout the length and breadth of this territory are found strong seepages of high grade paraffine, base petroleum and natural gas. Investigation and Results. A short time aco the officers of ihe Oil, CITY UTILITIES COMPANY investigated the Olympic Field and satisfied themselves thath'ere was an unusually attractive field for development. A great deal of time and money was expended in the examination of th various parts of the field and the collection of data on many anticlines. They finally selected four tracts comprising about 620 acres near the center of the field at OIL CITY on the Hob. River. The geological cross section of the anti clines on this property was worked out arrd a shaft was sunk by hand on one of them to a depth of eighteen feet. This shaft produced five gallons per day of very fine petroleum, indicating a Btrong seepage from the deep sands. The conclusions reached were verified by the examination and reports which followed by both the Ftate of Washington and United States geologists. All of the reports were favorable. An unusually complete standard drilling rig. equipment an& casing supply was Installed fifteen hundred feet from the shaft above mentioned. This well. Number 1, is now over three hundred feet deep, has encountered several thick sands with strong showings of oil and gas, and expert opinion predicts a rusher in less than two thousand ;t, of depth.

Holdings of the Oil City Utilities Company. The property of the" company consists of two claims containing three hundred acres at OIL CITY. On one of these claims the company own3 drilling equipment .which could not be duplicated on the ground at present prices for less than sixty thousand dollars. In addition to this is the investment in the well which as stated is now three hundred feet deep. There is on this property abput ten million feet of merchantable timber. The company also owijs a very favorable option on two more claims, 320 acres, with all the oil, mineral, timber and surface rights, at a figure which should net the company a very substantial profit from the sale of the timber besides leaving the land and oil values clear profit. Operating and Marketing Conditions. The location of the Olympic Field is ideal. The climate is mild, seldom below freezing, making it possible to work out of doors every day in the year without discomfort. The water and "fuel supply is abundant and close at hand. Water transportation is available for the movement of labor and supplies from nearby markets and for shipment of oil to all parts of the world. Four lines oftank steamers pass within a few miles of this property almost daily. There is a lare market for an immense quantity of natural gas at very profitable prices. In addition to water transportation, railroads and automobile roads are rapidly building into the territory and within eighteen months there will unqueFtionably be tremendous development of the entire 'district. Industrial Development. Several large paper pulp mil'.s are under construction or projected, and a number of large timber companies have recently been incorporated to log out aeroplane Spruce. Considerable of the timber belonging to the OIL CITY UTILITIES COMPANY is large spruce. This timber brings high prices owing to the immense demand for its use in aeroplane construction.

Management.

The management of the company is in the hands of expert engineers with a high reputation for honesty and efficiency. Resume. The oil industry ofTers an unparalleled opportunity for profitable investments. Oil is the vital necessity for the conduct of the war and money invested in the development and production of petroleum is engaged in strictly essential undertakings. Monev invested in the OIL. CITY UTILITIES COMPANY is triply useful in that it is invested in Liberty Honds, is engaged in the production of vital war munitions and Is at the same time engaged in working for your benefit ' in the most effective way. The Olympic field is new territory and it is in new territory that the greatest profits are made. which has bfen critically examined and favorably reported on by professional oil experts of the highest standing. Their reports have been verified by the State of Washington and the United States geologists, thus insuring to the investor AN ABSOLUTELY UNBIASED OPINION. Operating and marketing conditions are unsurpassed, especially for the small independent producer. The property owned by the OIL CITY UTILITIES COMPANY is sufficient to make shnres of the company worth many times par upon the discovery of a big gusher. The management of the company is honest and efficient. Unparalleled Offer. THE OIL CITY UTILITIES COMPANY offers threo hundred thousand shares of its' capital stock, participating fully in all the unsurpassed possibilities for profit offe-r-ed by the development of its oil lands and public utilities in the nw Olympic Oil Field, at $1.C0 per share. . The OIL CITY UTILITIES COMPANY guarantees a minimum return of ten per cent per annum and backs that guarantee with United States Liberty Bonds for the full amount of your subscription placed in escrow in responsible banks subject to the order of the purchaser upon failure of the company to fulfill its guarantee.

No Subscription Received for Less Than One Hundred Dollars. Upon receipt of your remittance the bonds will be placed in escrow in the bank, three copies of the escrow agreement will bo signed by the Bank, one copy will be mailed to you within five days after the receipt of your remittance, one copy will he retained by the Bank, and the third by the undersigned. Upon the failure of the OIL CITY UTILITIES COMPANY" to pay to you in dividends, the sum of fifty per cent of the amount of your investment, within sixty months from the date of issue of your stock, you can notify the Bank and receive your bond, at your option, according to the terms of the escrow agreement, which please read carefully. You will also retain your shares in the OIL CITY UTILITIES COMPANY, together with all dividends that you may have received during the life of the escrow and will be entitled to your full share of all future dividends.

The security offered by the OIL flTY UTILITIES COMPANY to investors in its shares has never before been conceived or surpassed. The man who trusts his own Judgment and acts upon It Instantly is the man who wins SUCCESS. NOW, TODAY is the time to invest in the Olympic Ooil Field, not tomorrow, the future, when the far sighted, quick acting men shall have skimmed the cream from the field and money invested there will bring only a moderate rate or return, seven, ten, twelve per cent, but TODAY when you may reap a thousand fold from your investment. NEVER BEFORE has the opportunity presented itself for making enormous profits combined with ABSOLUTE SAFETY. We urge you to consider your own best interests in the light of the above facts, sign and return the coupon with jour remittance. IMMEDIATELY. This block of stock should be over-subscribed within a very short time.

Below Is a copy of the escrow agreement space does not permit of showing an exact reproduction of an actual printed agreement. The copy is a verbatim reprint o the wording of the agreement. Nothing more liberal or sound was ever offered as a guarantee of the certain success of an enterprise or the sincerity and honesty of the men of a Company. A Personal Statement by A. W. Lane. The offer herein submitted is guaranteed to produce $100.00 for every $100.00 invested. The absolute safety of the investment you make in shares of my company, coupled with its most certain possibilities for enormous profits, together offer an opportunity which you cannot in justice to yourself afford to neglect. Respectfully, A. W. LANE, President, OIL CITY UTILITIES COMPANY".

ESCROW AGREEMENT.

Bank

Gentlemen: We are leaving with you Liberty Bond Number to be held by you subject to, the following conditions: The said Liberty Bond is to be delivered to the ord.eriof

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after sixty months from the date hereof, provided the saicF - or his representative shall not have received from the OIL CITY UTILITIES COMPANY the sum of at least dollars in' dividends from shares of OIL CITY UTILITIES COMPANY stock certificate number within the said sixty months. In the event that the1 said OIL CITY UTILITIES COMPANY shall have paid'to the order of the said the sum of dollars or more, the same being at least fifty per cent of the face value of the said Liberty Bond, on or before sixty months from the date hereof, then you will continue to hold the said Liberty Bond upon these same terms for an additional sixty months. If at any time within the periods above mentioned, THE OIL CITY UTILITIES COMPANY shall have paid to the order or the said the sum of dollars, the same being one hundred per cent of the face value of the said Liberty Bond, then and in that event you will please deliver the said Liberty Bond to the order of the President of the OIL CITY UTILITIES COMPANY. You will please clip the coupons attached to the said Liberty Bond during the time it is held by you under this agreement, cash the same and place the amount to the credit of.A. W. Lsne, President of the OIL CITY UTILITIES COMPANY. Very truly yours.

We accept this escrow upon these terms.

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Address All Communications to A. W. LANE President Oil City Utilities Companies Eastern Office: 612 Tacoma Bldg., 5 N. La Salle St., Chicago, Illi

S. B. HILL, Vice President.

OFFICERS 'AND DIRECTORS. A. W. LANE, President. W. R. HILL. Secretary and Treasurer.

W. R. HILL, Civil Engineer, Secretary Hill Hydraulic Machinery Co., Seattle, Washington. S B HILL, Civil and Hydraulic Engineer, President Hill Hydraulic Machinery Co., Seattle, Washington. Shares, Par Value, $1.00.

DIRECTORS.

A. W. LANE, Consulting mining tnyiup, Chicago, Illinois. C. E. h ILL, Civil Engineer. Seattle, Washington. S. AVERY, Expert Accountant, Chicago, Illinois.

SUBSCRIPTION BLANK. OIL CITY UTILITIES COMPANY, 612 TACOMA BLDG., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. ISIS. Dear Sir: riease enter my subscription for - shares of OIL CITY UTILITIES COMPANY at $1.00 per share and issue certificate in name of Check for $ -'- - 'n fyH payment therefore enclosed. Check for $ Jn PaFt Payment therefore enclosed. Payments may be made twenty-five per cent cash and twenty-five per cent every thirty days from the date of application, if necessary. It Is understood that Liberty Bonds of par value equal to the amount of my subscription are to be placed in escrow In . , Bank of within five days after receipt by you of the full amount of my subscription, in accordance with the terms of the escrow agreement on the reverse side hereof. Address

No Bonded Indebtedness.

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WILL IT BE HAYS OR ADAME?

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their brand of politics. It is reported here that Penrose is cominjr to St. Louis for tha national committee meeting;. Another interesting arrival booked for tomorrow is James A. Heirenway, of Indiana. Ucmonway is the Indiana number of the republican national committee and a meir.bor of thj exemtive committee. Jlenienway's reactionary political activities and proclivities ."re well known. .He has always been an Important part of the reactionary and standpat machine. interests in politics are almost identical with those

of ivnri! ml Crane: he represents at Wtshtr.ftcn the rreat corporations tliat are tyrlfled by Crane and Penrose, and

it is not at all unreasonable to assume , agomont

that when it comes to the question of whetheh the Republican party shall be managed by the reactionary olemvnt or the progressive element he would feel just as Crane and Penrose would feel about it. On and Under Surface. On the surface Hemenway is for

would be tolerated by .the away from Democratic control and pave

American people ! its electoral vote to Jtuprnes: eiecieu If Hays Is Chosen. ! Republican Governor and a state ticket; If Havs is chosen national chairman, j displaced two Democratic senators with and it need snrn,k no one if he is. it! two Republicans and caused nine Rc-

will be for two reasons. In the first place Hays represents the new deal An Amojican political management. He has held to the position that the Re-

Hays for national chairman, but it is J publican party should be a party of the

publican congressmen to prow where one grew before. Throughout the country Republicans recognized that Indiana is the best organized of all the states. These are the reasons that have caused

understood that below the surface be is ! whole pqj.ple and not a party devoted many Republicans to feel that a man of

for reactionary control and for Adams. ; wholly to certain interests. He is of There has been a good deal of talk that clement that brings broad ision about the attitude of Adams himself ; into party affairs. Hays has brought as to the prosecution of the war against j all of the factions and elements of the Germany. Some of the men who al- i party together in Indiana and convertreaCy have arrived here say that the ed them into a siren?, virile opianizafaet that Thompson and LaFollette fa- j tion. He assumed the management of vor Adams should itself be enough to J the party in 1914 just-when it was in prVvent his election even if there was its worst disorganized condition arid be no other reason. It is w .11 recognized pulic 1 it toother with sv.ch marked that t.o roLUea! pr.rty tr cr; i:-.::..'.:cr. su .c. .-s '.'.r,v ;t his rfc:;t;:ned control of with even a hint of pro-Germanism or , Indiana. iai-evrsj-uiness on the v-cr in iij iJZJi- Under his leadership Indiana broke

the Havs type should be elected na

tional chairman. The name of A. T. Hert. of Louisville, is heard occasionally as a dark horse possibility. A number (if Adams supporters are here and they insist that Adama has enough votes" pledged to win. Some of them claim twenty-seven votes, while others say twenty-one and others place the ilgurc as high as thirty-four. There ere fifty-four votes in the national committee, tut the best impression here is Uii.t i.j iuiu h:ui li-iLi iiui-un .auv.ee.! lui--

Lake County Title iz Guaranty Co.

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FRED R. MOTT, Pre. FRANK HAMMOND, Vice Prea.

ALBERT MAACK, Sec'y-Tr&: EDWARD J. EDER, Mancger.

Orcwn Pcrit, Iniim.-., Branch OCces at H::r.:::cna r-nd Gp.ry.