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Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-26
THEY ARE GETTING RICH QUICK
Notable Example of Human
CreduIity and onhdence in
n 'Wizard."

Five Hundred and Twenty Per Cent Mil
Ter of Franklin syndicate fame is likely to
have his fame or infamy obscured before
the courts finish distributing the remains
of his loot among the victims in Brooklyn.
Miller gathered in sacks OF money on
promises to pay 10 per cent a week on the
investment. To some the profits was paid
out Of the deposits OF other customers,
while the chief beneficiary blew the coin
at the races. In the end Miller got five
years in the penitentiary and the depositors
got the experience.
Close by the scene OF these operations,
Richmond Hill, in the borough Of queens, a
Wall street broker, in search Of country air
and unshorn lambs, set up shop and is
raking in easy money" by the hsndfuls.
Charles F.. Washburn is the name OF the
new wizard OF nance.
Scores OF men and women who had in
trusted him with their savings for invest
ment in stocks have had their money
doubled and trebled in short order. There
have been no losers. Many who started in
cautiously with small investment have be-
come emboldened by success and have
turned p~lungers. In some instances they
are now playing the stock game on vel
vet"
The fame OF the wizard has spread to
jamaica. the Rockaways and other ad-
jacent localities. and the trains and the
trolley cars each day bring additional in
vestors, anxious to turn over their money
and share In the profits. A few OF his
clients" as the wizard calls them, come
from Manhattan and Brooklyn.
Every Saturday night Washburn has been
furnishing a statement OF accounts 10 each
individual investor and paying out profits
by check where payment was desired. The
crush was so great last Saturday night
that II has been decided to issue statements
monthly in future.
Il never saw anything like It before"
said an officer in one OF the banks at
Richmond Hill. The entire town seems
to have gone crazy and some OF the most
conservative business men are among the
investors. There has been almost a run Oh
the bank in consequence. I o know
where Il Will end. In some cases, ! am told
whole families. children and all. have put
in their money.
u know Of eaS man whs put W 800 ~
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-26
BRANDEIS

as quarry face" which serves to give a
more massive and rugged appearance than
II hammered smooth, after the manner of
the monument on Bunker hill. The stones
vary in estimated weight from two to six or
eight tons.
At each corner Of the structure, as it
rises, is built a tiny upright chamber,
through which arise throughout the height
of the structure a series of rods of twisted
steel. surrounded with cement. each rod
having a tensile strength of $1,000 pounds
to the inch.
These rods are firmly imbedded in the
concrete foundation and will rise to the
very summit. adding immensely to the al
ready great structural strength of the
edifice.
Just without the structure is a rough
pine box, which Is the cover of a point,
upon which the foundation is given a
weekly scientific test as the construction of
the monument proceeds. The slightest
variation in the foundation, the ~faintest
indication OF unequal settling. would thus
be instantly detected.
An interesting feature Of the monument
is the series of memorial stones, some
twenty or more, and which have already
been placed in position in the monument,
when completed will be furnished with a
gradually arising inclined plane, in place OF
a stairway. by means OF which the summit
will be easily reached. From 1t, as the WIS.,
itor ascends, the inscriptions upon the me-
mortal stones will be easily read.
The first OF these stones which were
laced in position were those contributed
~ the various state societies Of Mayflower
descendants.
Stones OF the societies of Rhode Island,
Maine. Connecticut, Illinois. Michigan and
New Jersey appear, but no stone appears
to have been furnished by the Massachu-
sets society,
Stones have already been placed from
the battlefield OF Concord, from nearly al
OF the cape towns. and stones contributed
by the grand lodge OF Masons in Massa'
chusetts. the Ancient and Honorable Artil
lery company, the Scots Charitable society
and the Pilgrim club Of Brewster, in whicl
organization originated the idea Of the mon
ument. Rather more than 100 of thes,
stones have been contributed, the majority
being the gifts OF towns in eastern Massa,
chusetts.
Some stones Of remarkable interest will
find place in the wall, One OF these wal
contributed by the church wsrdens ano
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-26
BRANDEIS DRUG DEPARTMENT

sidesmen of the, ancient church at Auster-
field, England. The stone was cut from
the churh yard wall, Immediately in front
of the main porch. Another stone of in
terest is from Leyden, the Dutch home Of
the Pilgrim company. Still another is from
the pavement of the porch OF the church
at Delftshaven, in which religious services
were held by the Pilgrims previous to en-
barkation.
But perhaps the most interesting relic of
Pilgrim history which will find place in the
monument is a collection OF about 100 an
Client pavement bricks contributed by the
municipality of Delftshaven and taken
from the wharf at that place, whence the
expedition set sail. These bricks are truly
ancient in appearance and may very well
be the Identical pavement bricks upon
which Bradford, Brewster and their fol-
lowers knelt in prayer just before en-
barkation for the new world.-Boston Globe.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-26

The Diamond Fields Advertiser, referring
to the litigious nature of the natives oil
South Africa, gives the following as an in.
stance: "A native had fought and lost al
action in the magistrates court in one On
the small towns in Griqualand East, the
pence. He Immediately after the judgment
was given against him, started on a journey
on foot to the chief town. about thirty
miles distant, in order to instruct an attor-
ney there to appeal from the judgment
given. The attorney laughed at the man
and told him he should desist, as he would
only be wasting his money over a trivial
matter, but he rendered the costs Of the
appeal to the attorney and insisted, other
wise he would consult another lawyer.
After a long consultation and endeavor To
advise his client to act as was thought best,
the attorney complied with the natives
wishes. The native won his appeal"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-26

previous year. TIL same newspapers gave
us praise for our good shooting and did
not indicate In any way that they realized
how absurd their conduct had been in
the first case. If Admiral Bunce had not
drilled us as he did, l feel sure the battle
Of Santiago would not have been the clean
cut, businesslike job it was. One naval Of
tlcer has had the hardihood to state be-
fore a committee Of congress that our
shooting at Santiago was disgraceful. If
we can Judge by results this officer was
clearly wrong in the impression he tried
90 convey-in fact, did conHey-to the
committee. One thing we may be sure Of
aud that is that he will have a small fol,
lowing among those who fought in that
battle.-Admiral Evans in Broadway Maya.
zine.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-26
BRANDETS

drawn and the wording on the bach or
the bond had to be decided upon, The
matter was so important that, after the
attorneys themselves had decided on the
forms to be used. it was turned over to
two OF these experts in verbiage
They looked up the dictionary mean
ing of practically ever word used in the
two documents and made innuneraple
changes and suggestions. Before the pa
ners were finished thirty different drafts
OF the two documents had been made
and there was not a word used in the
final form OF the papers that had not
been considered carefully, not only as TO
us Individual meaning, but also as to It's
irdividual relation to the other words OF
the phrase or sentence containing it. 1t
,s safe TO say that these two documents
are never likely to be assailed success
fully in a court Of law, and that they
mean exactly what the corporation anu
its counsel wished them to mean'-New
York Press.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-26
CournRe of HI. Claim.

Advertise in The Bee, the paper tina goes
into the homes of the best people.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-26
MONUMENT RISING
Progress of the Memorial Mt Province
town, Mass, Equal to Two
Feet a Day.

The pilgrim memorial monument at Prov
idence, the cornerstone of which was laid
a year ago with imposing ceremony by
President Roosevelt, assisting the grand
master OF Masons of Massachusetts, is rap
idly rising and may already be seen a long
distance at sea,
1t has reached a height of about fifty
feet above the foundation and is now ris-
ing into the air at the rate OF about two
feet a day.
Government Inspector Clark, who rep
resents Lieutenant Colonel Burr, the super
intendent OF construction, accompanies
every movement OF the workmen and is
highly pleased with the work as It has
progressed. There is not a finer piece of
masonry in the world" he said the other
day.
Mr.. Clark has been for several years In
the government CT 10y as ar inspector OF
construction. Several of the most impor-
tant lighthouses of our coast have been
built under his supervision, the latest OF
these being the structure recently erected
on the Graves.
The Pilgrim monument. in its manner. OF
, construction, closely the govern
ment methods followed in that splendid
lighthouse.
Inc IOunudlon, WnlCn was ldlu last Sum-
mSr. lie thirteen feet in depth and sixty feet
squaTe at the base, built OF concrete and
reinforced with twisted steel. Upon the
northeast corner OF this massive foundation
the cornerstone was laid last August.
On the 18th day OF Tune last the active
work Of the erection Of the monument was
begun, the first stone-after the corner
~stone-being laid in the presence Of the
president and several OF the officials OF the
monument association.
The stones are hewn, squared and mum.
bered in the quarries. conveyed from tn,
Maine coast 10 Provinoetown in floats and
drawn to the summit OF Town hill over 4
temporary railway running up the steel
side OF the eminencs. The motive power
is a stationary engine at the summit.
Each stone as laid is OF the entire thick
ness OF the wall. carefully hammered OF
top and bottom, for bearing surfaces, anC
iaid in portland cement. The exposed sur
faces are left rough. with a surface known
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-26
MARKsMANSHIP IN OUR NAVY
Uncle SANS Gunners Show Remark
able In skill I'm
Ten Years.

During the year 1896 and part of 1897,
Rear Admiral Bunce. then commanding
the North Atlantic squadron of the Ameri-
can navy, undertook systematic target prac-
tice for the first time in our navy with
modern highpowered guns and torpedoes.
He was fully aware, as most of us seagoing
officers were, that our hitting power with
guns was far from satisfactory and the
torpedoes were even worse, and he pro-
ceeded to improve 1t as far as he could.
The first practice was held on what was
known as the Northern drill ground off
the coast Of New Jersey and was in every
way a departure from the methods previ-
ously followed. A target was moored,
ships anchored to mark the shots, and each
ship in turn ran along the base of the tri-
angle opposite the target and fired as
rapidly as 1t could for a period OF about
six minutes. l commanded the Indiana,
our first battleship at the time, and the
fire Of its battery was watched with in
tense interest. Our thirteen-inch guns
were fired. each of them, once in three
minutes and we occasionally put a shell
through the target. The six-inch guns
fired about three shots per minute and
the six-pounders six to eight shots. At
our last practice in 1908 the thirteen-inch
guns dNeTdBeu nearly TWO mus . II the TAR
get per minute-not, you will observe, two
shots only, but two hits; the six-inch guns
went as high as twelve hits per minute,
though the average is much below that.
The record for slx-pounders ran up as
high as twenty hits per minute. / state
all this to show how we have advanced
In accuracy and rapidity Of fire since
Admiral Bunce started us in the right d.
recuon.
The result Of this first practice was
surprising. Some enterprising newspaper
man found out the cost OF the ammunition
we had expended. and his paper. Joined by
a number of others, gave us a fine line
of abuse for wasting the money OF the tax
payers and firing away ammunition we
might some day need; the Spanish war
came a few months later and We were
enabled to repay our taxpayers In a
measure Scr suT EGststul practices Of the
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-26

The campaign orator, while taking a ride
in an automobile with a irlena, was ~ ~
inckv enough to assume the star part III
When he emerged from the hospital p
week or two later his gestuIlhg outlit Con,
sisted Of one arm and a half, the leIt arm
having been amputated at the elbow.
He lost no time in waiting upon the po-
litical manager. ,t .,
he asked. ITO carry out the original plan
Of making a speaking tourg'
why not2" responded the mahaser
"You can still take the stump, cant you
"Its all a matter of bones stltfly re-
ioincd the orator. What will 1t be worth
to your"
~'aetIy than those OF war!-Chicago Tri-
bune.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-26

The entire inner portion of or bodies is covered with a soft delicate lining
called mucous menbranei this is kept tin healthy condition bv The nmishmen and
vital vtgor il receives from the blood So long as the circulation remainsn m tis
membrane Will be healthy but when the blood becomes infected Wihc catarrhal iunur
ihesan pOsons this inner lining of the body becomes iuitabd and dismed ad TN
unpleasant and serious symptoms of Catanh commence There is tight smHy feeling
IN the nose wateye eyes buEInE nodes in he ears often slight deafness diHcuh
breathing etc The disease cannot be reached by exernat treatment though such
Afford temporary relief in some instances S S S cursC atanh by cleansing
te blood OF all impurities and Poso1S Then as rich pure blood cNLats through
relieved and every symptom disappears. Caarrt being a disease in which The entire
blood circulation is Affected can only be cured by Q remedy that goes to he very
bottom and removes every particle of the impunty from the blood And this is Just
what s s s dRS Book on cshnh and any medical advice free
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co. ATLANTA. GA.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-17
GARY BRIEFS.

Attorney Clyde Hunter spent yester-
day in Hammond on court business.
The Lady Maccabees of Gary were
entertained last evening at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. M. Weber, who lives
in the Schlitz building. A large num-
Der of the local organization were pres
ent and very enjoyable evening was
spent in games and music.
Miss Lena Maxon of Gary went to
Chicago yesterday to spend a few days
with friends.
The Fern Leaf club are being en-
tertained this afternoon by Mrs. N. r.
Wood Of Broadway.
Shoe Sale on now. See the R. & So.
Co. If
The ladies of the Epworth League
of the Methodist church are meeting
this afternoon with Mrs. George Deuel.
of 71e Broadway.
The ladies of the Episcopal church
have decided to continue their rum
mage sale in the Paine building on
Broadway and Eighth avenue on Friday
and Saturday of this week. A large
number of articles were left over from
the sale which was held last week and
the ladies have added many other pref
ty things suitable for Christmas gifts
to these, and will dispose of them
at much less than their real value
The proceeds of the sale will go to-
ward a worthy cause and all are asked
to attend.
Benefit performances are being given
tonight and Friday night at the Lyric
theater for the bene1t of the Ladies'
Guild of the Episcopal church.
Cut prices on Rubber Ware at the
r. & So. Co, Fifth avenue. tt
The Gary Bar association are SEIZED
uled to meet at the Gary hotel tomor-
row night. Matters pertaining to the
new superior court for Gary will be
brought up for consideration.
The Gary school board will meet to-
night for their regular monthly meet
ing and several matters of Importance
are expected to take place.
VIM. Whitfield of Hammond was II
Gary yesterday on business.
City Engineer A. P. Melton has beer
at Dunno Park for the past few days
acting on the drainage board in look
ing up the most feasible method fol
running the ditch. The surveys in this
region are now being made.
Silver Dick" Elliott. the Elkhar
banker, was in Gary yesterday on bust
ness
The R. g. 81. for largest display OF
Christmas goods, Fifth avenue. Il
The next dance to be given by the
Bigelow orchestra will be given or
New Years night. Bigelow's dances
are getting more popular each time
they are held and the dance New
Years will prove a big drawing card.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-17
WIDOW SCROMPSKI CLAIMS
STEEL CITY'S PESTHOUSE
Town Board Doesn't Know What 1t
VIII Do In the Matter.

The Gary town board has a problem
to solve regarding its pesthouse which
had disappeared from its location since
last Friday.
For twelve months the building used
for housing persons afflicted with con-
tagious diseases stood on the bank of
the Calumet river. south of the steel
company's plant. Now it is nearly two
miles to the south and resting on land
owned by the Widow Scrompski Not
only that, but Mrs Scrompski is liv-
ing in the building, and claims to be
the real owner.
Her friends advise her that the town
cannot force her to give up the insti-
tuition, although they do not see just
what need she has for a pesthouse.
Her neighbors threaten her with So
cial ostracism. as they cannot call on
her without shuddering at the thought
of carrying away few smallpox germs
or a case of. scarlet fever. Mrs. Scromp-
ski replies that she bought the pest
house for s25. and that it was thor
oughly fumIgated before she set up
her home in it. More than that 1t has
been months since the place sheltered
a patient
The pesthouse disappeared last Fri
day or Saturday. but it's loss was not
discovered until Monday. and 1t was
not until yesterday that the town Of
ficials located in on Mrs. Scrompski s
land. Two men had taken the build
ing apart, loaded it on a wagon and
carried it to the woman and sold it to
her for $25.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-17
SPECIAL ATTRACTION AT
SKATING RINK TONIGHT
Manager Heintx Has Arranged Exhi-
bftion Roller PoIo--Line-Up
Is a Good One.

East Chicago, Ind, Dec. 17.-As a
special attraction at the Lewis skating
rink this evening, Manager Heintz has
arranged an exhibition roller polo
game between the Indiana Harbor and
the Sans Souci aggregation, who are
reputed to be the fastest team in Chi
cago, and against whom the Harbor
boys have already played two games
this season Should the East Chicago
patrons of the Lewis rink become in
terested in polo. a team will be Sc
lected from local skaters and games
scheduled with Chicago teams for the
balance of the season. There are sew
eral good skater ism East Chicago,
many of whom have player roller polo
in Muncie and other cities where
roller skating is the main sport of the
city.
The lineup for the Harbor aggre-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-17
A DAY TN GARY LAND
HEARD BY RUBE.

Gary was visited by several nice
showers last night. which are the first
symptoms that we may have a green
Christmas.
OF course, II you really can't make
selection for US. an automobile is al
ways an acceptable gift.
The next thing that Gary junk deal
ers viii be earting away will be some
of our modern three-story brick build
ings.
Don't forget anxious fire ladies you
will get all the. real practice you want
after a time.
Of course. stealing the pest-house
wasn't so bad If the thieves only left
the microbes behind.
Another real estate firm have opened
their doors in Gary. which goes to
show Realistically speaking the mar
ket can't be so dead.
A bachelor says that mule is the
most obstinate things on earth, but
some. men know better.
A number of Gary chicken fanciers
went to Chicago last night to see the
hen on at the Coliseum.
To the person sending the best
prophesy on Gary for 1909 we will give
one-as-neariy-as-go straw
hat
Our ice cream soda dispensers report
that the sale of cold drinks has not
been hindered at all by the warm
weather
A woman in a Gary store last night
just had an awful time selecting her
husband Christmas present. She Just
couldn't decide between a handpainted
jelly dish and a drawn work center
piece. How pleased father will be.
There are several people in Gary who
have already agreed to climb on the
water-wagon.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-17
WILL SELL AQUA PuRl
Hammond Distiller to Pro
vide Pure Water
Chaser.

John A. Dorman. a prominent farm
err living near Hobart. has planned to
begin the sale of a pure natural spring
water in Gary, Hammond and East
Chicago and the other cities of the
north end early in the spring.
Associated with Mr.. Dorman will be
John E. Fitzgerald of Hammond and
the two gentlemen will form a partner
ship and reap the benefits of the spring,
which is located on Mr.. Dorman's farm,
about two miles south of Hobart. The
spring water has a reputation for miles
around and many automobiles make
Mr.. Dorman's farm their stopping place
when passing his farm. Recent tests
of the water have been made and it
is said that the water is the finest ma
tural water that can be found in the
state.
There is no doubt that the spring
water will find a ready sale next
spring.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-17
CIRCUIT COURT.
New Cases.


1852. Louise Zeitz VS.. EngeI Reich
lag ct al. Petition to sell real estate.
Frank B. Pattee, attorney.
1853. Matthias Scholl VS.. Matthias
Reder ct al. Quiet title. Fancher and
Smith. attorneys.
1854. State of Indiana ex rel Mar
shall E. Gallon VS.. George N Horst.
Habeas corpus. Otto ]. Bruce, attor-
ney.
s155. Mccoy wessling Hardware Co.
VS.. Albert p. Oser. Civil. Barr and
Wheeler, attorneys.
1856. Melvin Nudge VS. Albert S.
Hill. Foreclosure of mechanics lien.
Dwyer & Robinson, attorneys.
1857. Wood Lumber Co, a corpora
ton, VS.. Alfred R. Hoover and Law
renee Hoover. Civil Hodges and
Ridgley, attorneys.
S15s. Henry A. Paine VS. John Nc
Cormick eft al. Foreclosure of mechan-
les lien. Fetterer and Hall. attorneys.
Sf59. H A. Paine Co. VS.. George
les lien.
$3.50. Smith. Roper & Co. vs. Vito
Stefanelli ct al. Foreclosure of me-
chanics' lien
s16t. Mamie c. stutzgrein vs. Char
les Stutzgrein. Divorce. ]. Frank
Meeker attorney.
1882 Anna F. Altman and Jessie ALL
man Pattee vs. Hubbard Dunlevy ct al.
Quiet title Frank B. Pattee, attorney.
s16s. Ethel Marvin VS.. Wallace J.
Marvin. Divorce G. White, attor-
ney.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-17
Nothing That Is Durable.

Man must be prepared for every
event of life. for there Is nothing that
Is durabie.-MeRuder.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-17
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
TOLLEsTON.

TOLLESTON.
Lot 80. block AZ in SECOND Oak
ca to aq End%ie G Pelko Title Land
Lot SO. block 5, Oak Park addi-
ton, EVA G. Bryan to Claude =
D. RioE sofUTH ToLLiEsToN 81
Lots 16 and II, block II. NJ B.
Early to Marshall E. Gallon sc
HAMMOND.
Lots 1 and 2, block l. Stafford &
Trankle's addition. Englehardt
Ullrich to John 3. Hussey -. &c
Lot %. block 8, Birkhoff's addi-
ton, Englehardt Ullrich to .
Lot IL, block g. Towle & Young's "
addition, Mary A. Reilly to An
ma Miller .--. G.pv ..--...-. 2,3C
Lot rs, block 5, Broadway addi-
ton. Martin B. RosenthaI to
Rosa Langendorf .......... 1.Os
Section 24-$6-1O W-Part-1 acre, ~
John Fredrick Kutzbach to
Section i6-s5-s WWLots i. 2. 3. -
esrville. Peter Rolling to Peter :,
SECTION as-sl-io w.Part Sc x i'''
Part fraction w Y NV 4,
Section Ss4S woPart Ne Z Ivy
Henry Rietman to Anton Huse-
Section S-34-S W-Part S " SW
z, Henry f. Siebach to August
section assne 1s-s5-s w-undivided Il ''''
north sc. acres E Y Sc Il;
section 1889 wv 80 acres
II SW u and part w u NV
Il, Lizzie Reder to NJ. Joseph
Reiplinger 1,6C
CHICAGO PARK.
Lot 26. block 10, Ryans addition,
J. G. Ryan to Marshall E. Gal
:. +. :
J. g. Ryan to Marshall 2. Gal
EAST CHICAGO.
Lots rs and %. block %, Lake
Shore addition, William j. Ana
BILE to Marshall z. Gallon 81
Lots 46 and AZ, block IL. Lake
Shore addition James l. Nc
Cluer to Marshall E. GALLON 81
LIVERPOOL HEIGHTS.
Lots and 8, block 8, Matthias
addition. Sam Armin to Frank
RTOkuplndS AZ