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Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-19

New York. He found dozens of persons waiting their
turn to see Mr.. Hartman. but when he sent in his
name on a piece of paper a messenger at once ushered
him into Mr.. H%arriman's Office. Mr.. Hartman had
an Immense amount of work before him, but he turned
from his desk and shook hands with his visitor, at the
same time announcing to the messenger that he was
going to luncheon and would see no one else until he
returned. The two men went to luncheon in the
Equitable building, and for an hour talked over old
times in the Duchess county village, Mr.. Hartman
remembering everybody that he ever met while there
and asking for each one.
Later, in answer to a letter from Mr.. Clearwater
about a year ago, Mr.. Hartman wrote in autograph
a brief note, in which he said:
Dear Web: Your reference to Jim and Lew
Imeaning James and Lewis Livingston was truly
touching. w are all getting old, the most of us liv-
ing largely in the past. Believe me, l was glad to hear
from you and that you have my kindest"
They tell in Chicago a story OF a time when the
fortune of E. H. Hartman hung in the balance, and
for once he was genuinely worried. 1t was during the
currency famine of 1893. At an acute stage Of the
trouble the bankers in the Clearing House association
met secretly at the city home of Frederick d. Tappan,
then president of the association. The house had been
boarded up for the summer and the shutters we're
kept closed, so that no news of the meeting should get
out. After an all-day meeting it was decided 70 issue
clearing house certificates to relieve the situation.
Just after the meeting broke up and Mr.. Tappan
was left alone he was startled by a prolonged ringing
at the front door. On the threshold, showing every
evidence of extreme exhaustion and OF nervousness al
most beyond control, stood E. H. Hartman. His eyes
were red, his hands tremulous and when he spoke his
voice was low and unesrtAi@. ~ Tappan asked him
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-19

in and offered him a seat, but Hartman, in his excite
ment, still standing, began to tell his story.
Mr.. Tappan," said he, in effect. Il have not con-
sciously slept in seventy-two hours. y l am desperate,
but l am perfectly solvent. l have ample securities
of the ~git-edged sort to cover all my liabilities and
leave a large surplus. But no bank will lend me a
cent on my very best securities even, and if ! can't get
some cash tomorrow l shall be a ruined man; l have
brought statements and schedules to show you what
l say is true"
Seeing that his visitor was in no condition to go
into further details at that time, Mr.. Tappan made him
be seated and got him a glass of wine.
Now, Mr.. Hartman" sNd the banker, Il think l
shall be able to give you a little hope. We have had
a meeting of the clearing house bankers today and at
that meeting a plan of action was adopted. l cannot
tell you just what was done, for l am pledged not to
do so. But you may take my word for it that If you
are solvent, if you have the securities you say you have
your statements to me now, but go home and go TO
and go TO your ONCE. without doubt the compiled
then"
Mr.. Hartman listened almost as one In a dream;
then, with a clasp of the hand, he thanked Mr.. Tappan
for his words, turned and left the house. That night
he got the ten hours sleep advised and more, too.
Next day, when he went tc his ONCE all that Mr.. Tap
pan had said came true.
When Mr.. Hartman took up the reorganization of
the Union Pacific railroad he was little known in Wall
street. His matter-of-fact terseness in speaking had
nothing in common with the big, verbose geniality of
the typical promoter. The road at that time was a
struggling, ill-kept line, running from Omaha TO og-
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-19
During the Last Campaign

Mr.. Tart has been accused by a gossippy press of being alto
gether too fond of fast motoring. Whether the accusation is true
or not the secretary of war certainly did race through the streets
and roads between the forts on that day. He caused the stampede
of a troop of government mules and started runaways in every half
mile. The trip was successfully completed, however, and he was
turned over to the reception committee from Council Bluffs at noon,
April Z.
When Mr.. Taft came to Omaha later in the same year he was
the definite choice of the party and was making his campaign tour
through the enemys country. He came October 1, when Ak-Sar-
Ben days were most glorious, and his visit here was not marked
with any Of the elaborate entertainment features that distinguished
the former ones. He arrived Thursday evening and went first to
South Omaha. Before a crowd of 1000 or 5000, mostly of labor
ing men, he spoke for an hour and then came back to Omaha at
$3.50 to greet the 5000 people who were waiting for him in the
Auditorium. Before Mr.. Taft appeared the audience was held quiet
by Senator Doliver of Iowa, whose interesting discourse filled up
the time to the complete satisfaction of the crowd.
When Candidate Taft appeared he was tired and his voice was
suffering from the continued strain, but he spoke cheerfuny and
powerfully. He voiced his faith in the outcome of the campaign
in these words: 81 feel confident that l am going to be elected
president of the United States"
The Omaha men who spoke from the platform on this occasion
were Frank Crawford and A. w. Jeferis.
These are the four calls that William Howard Taft has made
upon Omaha. There has never been any greeting for him here ex-
cept open hospitality and enthusiastic interest. He made good in
deepened that impression. Omaha expects to find him a genial
hearted and serous-minded leader of the people. They know him
to he pleasant and are quite willing to do their best to keep him
aware that Omaha is a good place to stop of at when he crosses his
own United States.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-19

the Panama canal. The construction was under the control of the
War department and Senator Willard was chairman of the senate
canal committee.
At the Burwood theater that night there were as many people
as could be crowded within the walls. The speaker was introduced
by Mr.. Kennedy. He spoke from a stage on which sat General
Dodge, Attorney General Norris Brown. Robert Cowel, Joseph H.
Adams, chairman Of the congressional committee; Tony Donahue,
chairman of the county committee; Judge Doane, Henry W.. Yates,
who conquered democratic prejudices, and a number of other dis
tinguished men.
cusson of the policy of the United States in the island possessions,
and he touched the question of Roosevelt policies. At that time
there was widely circulated a sentiment supposed to have emanated
from Colonel Bryan to the effect that 1t would take a democratic
successor and a democratic congress to make possible the carrying
out of the Roosevelt policies. UpoL this idea Mr., Taft put a heavy
foot, verbally, just IS he later refuted it by personal conduct. After
his speech at the Burwood he was driven to the Boyd, where the
show was over and a thirty-minute meeting was held for another
large crowd. That night he left Omaha for Wyoming. His first
visit to Omaha wa a decided success, and the congressional cam
Under very different auspices Mr.. Taft made his second visit
here June IS, 1907. The Young Mems Christian association had
just finished a new 100000 building and Mr.. Taft was invited to
make the dedicatory speech. He had been ill in ST. Louis for sew
eRl days before he was expected here, but recovered his health
in time to meet the engagement. His route of travel took him up
into the Black Hills before coming here, and bad weather had made
the trains late, so that the committee expecting him was a wor-
red group of officials until his train came in, about 7 o'clock the
evening of the ceremonies.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-19

~ VERY man conspicuous in public affairs has
other shades of character than that con-
stantly in the spotlight. They are rarely
L. observed by the general public and are
shown only to intimates. The late Edward
II. Harriman's life is q striking example of the one
sided view which the general public obtained of the
man of affairs. But he had other and more loveable
sides which bloomed hower-like above the stratum Of
business affairs, These characteristics are reflected in
anecdotes and incidents gathered from various sources.
MI Hartman, in contrast to his brusqueness with
-aH4s.4zrs and railroad rivals, was fond of children and
eeve.eG to his family. He organized a boys club in
Tompkins Square. New York, personally supervised
the putting Of a building and ran the membership up
to 10000 dues l cent a year. members promptly
dropped for nonpayment.
nat is the object of your club?" asked a woman.
dren of New York.
"ooject?" replied Hartman. "object? Let me
see Why, l guess we haven't any, unless it is to see
that the boys have a good time"
A visitor at Mr.. Harriman's Boys club asked one
Of the members, a l4-year-old boy, what he thought of
the clubs patron,
"Mr. Hartman replied the youngster, lis a great
man. He's president OF a railroad, and worth a couple
OF thousand anyway. He comes in, sees Mr.. Taber,
the superintendent, and goes on right about his bust
ness. He's a quiet man, and never tells anyone any
thing about his business. He Amt what I would call
a hne-looking man, but l bet he could put up a great
fight. But he amt stuck up over it, He comes down
here and says to Willie Schmidt; Hello, BH' and
Willie says, Hello, Mr.. Hartman. how's yourself'"
Two or three winters ago he was IN. His doctor
told him he must not leave the house
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-19
Dinner at the Omaha Club

At the station he was met by Brgadier General Edward S. God
frey of the Department of Missouri and his staff and a number
of prominent citizens. He was taken in charge personally by
Victor Rosewater and taken to the Omaha club, where Mr.. Rose
water gave a dinner in his honor. The guests were Mr.. Taft, Gov
ernor George L. Sheldon, Norris Brown, Major General ]. Franklin
Bell, General Edward S. Godfrey, John L. Kennedy, H. H. Bald
rge, John L. Webster, Charles j. Greene. John C. Wharton, C. M.
Wilhelm, Luther Drake, c. C. Rosewater, Robert Cowel, Wendell
w Mischler, Gurdon w. Wattles, w, J. Cornell, Fred H. Davis,
Arthur C. Smith and Victor Rosewater. At the dinner the candidacy
of the guest of honor for the presidency was much discussed. The
only remark that he would vouchsafe upon the matter was IF the
duty comes to me, will accept it"
From the Omaha club he was taken by John c. Wharton to
the new Young Mems Christian association building, at Seven
teenth and Harvey streets, where a huge crowd was already col
lected. Tickets were necessary to gain admission to the building as
the affair was a reception to the Commercial club and the populace
of Omaha anxious to catch sight of Taft crowded the pavement and
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-19
Before He Was a Candidate

In April, 1908, the political campaign was growing dangerously
near convention time and Taft represented in the minds of every
one the choice of the administration to lead the republican party.
April 6 a huge dinner was given by the Mckinley club of Omaha in
the Auditorium and William H. Taft was the guest of honor. He
arrived in Omaha early on the morning of the 9Th and was taken
to the Rome hotel, where a special apartment was fitted up for him.
At noon he took luncheon at the Omaha club as the guest of Arthur
c. Smith, Victor Rosewater and Myron L. Learned. There were
about twenty-five guests at the luncheon, most of them either Ne
braska delegates to the national convention o r members of the Taft
party. In the afternoon a public reception was held in the Rome
hotel and the presidential candidate shook hands with hundreds Of
people. His cheerful, good-humored kindness was shown in his
manner with the crowd and those who shook hands with him were
for Taft from then on The Women's club held a reception for
him at it's club rooms in the First Congregational church, where he
spoke for half an hour.
In the evening came the great banquet at the Auditorium, where
1900 people took part in the dinner and about $500 heard the
speeches. The hall was abaze with lights and bright decorations
and the tables were arranged in a huge letter ct" The speakers
table was in the center of the room, with festoons of lights stretched
from it to the balconies, and overhead was spelled out, "T-A-F-T."
When the chief guest appeared he wa subjected to a dazzling lime
light until the crowd could get a good look at him and then he was
seated at the table.
IsedoTe Ziegler, as president of the Mckinley club, was toast
master and introduced Frank Crawford, who spoke on the subject
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RID AND STAFF.
of the Mckinley club. Governor George L. Sheldon, Howard II.
Baldrige, John C. Gown and William Allen White were the other
speakers preceding Mr.. Taft. When William Allen White rose to
speak the audience had become tired of waiting for the big speech
of the evening and was not disposed to allow the Kansas editor to
have his say, but before he was far along in his remarks they de-
cided that he was quite we'll worth listening to. Mr.. Taft had for
his subject, William Mckinley" and gave a splendid eulogy of his
former political chief. His speech was long, but was listened to
with rapt attention by the crowd.
The next day, as secretary of war, Mr.. Taft took a trip to the
two forts. Rain was falling in the morning and 1t looked as il he
would have a bad day of it, but the ceremonies at the military posts
in his honor were not interfered with. Four automobiles, with o.
C. Redick in the lead, took the party first to Fort Omaha and then
to Fort Crook. At each Of these places the salute of fifteen guns
was given and army receptions were held by Colonel and Mrs. Glass
ford at Fort Omaha and by Colonel and Mrs. Gardener at Fort Crook
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-19

the yard of the court house across the street. The president-to-bes
carriage drove up and he was taken into the building. The crowd
was disappointed, but not for long, as he reappeared almost imme-
diately n the balcony. He made a brief speech, gave the people a
good chance to look at him and then withdrew again for the recep-
ton.
the speakers. They were H. H. Baldrge, Judge Sheldon S. Spen-
Ger of ST. Louis, Governor George L. Sheldon and Mr.. Taft. After
his address Gurdon w. Wattles spoke briefly.
All the speeches and the whole spirit of the occasion were in the
spirit of the Young Mems Christian association movement. The
association had finished with brilliant success a campaign for funds
and the building was ready to be turned over for the use and benefit
of the youth of the city. Mr.. Taft told of his own interest in the
work After the speech-making was a reception, in which hun
dreds shook the hand of the secretary. At that time the Nebraska
Taft league, a new political organization, made its first appearance
and a number Of those at the reception wore the Taft badges.
The opening of the new association headquarters wal a brilliant
affair and well worthy of the distinguished guest of honor. The
new building, with its handsome rooms and corridors, was beauti-
fully decorated and was filled with the members of the Commercial
club, the representative business men of the city. His second visit
must have made still more pleasant Mr.. Taft's impression of Omaha.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-29
WORK OF THE HOOOLUM
DR.. Sharrer's Automobile
Ruined by Shameless
Scoundrels.

Some of the north side hood1ums
who have a free reign there on ac-
count of the inadequacy of the police
protection played a trick last night
that was about as far from having any
merit as any that could have been de-
vised.
DIR. II. f. Sharrer left his automobile
at the interurban depot while he went
to Gary and when he returned he found
that the young, ignorant. toughs who
roam about that part of the city at
all hours of the day and night had
cut off the rubber bulb to his horn, re-
moved the spark plug and had taken
off the top Of the machine.
Their idea of a joke cost the doctor
about S35. and he and the rest of the
Elks who went on that trip to 'lary
would have made a fine example the
budding crooks who We're resi- ynsible
for the prank if they had found out
who they were.
AS result the machine had to be
left over on the north side in the rain,
and was nearly ruined as result. To-
day the doctor would like TO talk to the
narrow minded idiot who thought a
trick like that would be a joke.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-29
MILK CASES CONTINUED
Dealers Say Crusade il
Fraught With Unthink-
ing Vigilance.

The cases against the three local
milkmen, which were brought by Pure
Food Inspector Tucker, were continued
this morning. They think that the
crusade for pure food is being waxed
with unthinking vigilance and that 1t
has taken on the form of a persecu-
tion instead of a prosecution.
KHtzke says that the charge against
him is that his milk was 1.2O of one
per cent below the standard. Pohlplatz
says he told his customers that his
milk and cream were a little below the
standard on account of an accident to
the separator.
The other is charged with the indie
fensible thing OF having dirty milk
and very little sympathy is lost in his
case. Some of the men who are bot
Ting milk complain that it is tmpos-
sible to keep the milk sweet and clean
when the bottles are washed in lake
water.
Some of them are digging wells to
enable them to get clean and pure
water, and they are making efforts to
have their supply as pure as it can be
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-29
MEMS CLUB BANQUET
Club to Give Fine Social
Affair at the Masonic
Temple Tuesday.

The banquet of the Mems club of
Hammond. which is to be given in the
Masonic temple Tuesday. May I, is to
be a brilliant affair 1t will be the
first annual feed of the thriving Ham
mond organization. and every member
will be provided with a plate upon the
presentation of evidences that he is a
member of the club.
DR.. Frank Shepard of the University
of Chicago viii talk on American Men
Of Energy" and, as he is reputed to be
one of the best lecturers on the uni
versity STAFF, it will be well worth
while to hear him.
The members of the Mems club are
making every effort to make the first
annual banquet a success. This or
ganization already has a large number
Of successful meetings to its credit, no
tably the amalgamation session. and,
if the winter season is ended with a
blaze of glory. as is anticipated, the
club will have been a success.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-29
TWO DIE IN
A BIG FIRE
MANY HURT

Fire which lit up the sky of the dull
April morning and cast glowing re-
fiections on the low-hung clouds as far
as Whiting and North Hammond, was
started by a bolt of lightning in grain
elevator of the Illinois Central rail-
road at South Water street and Lake
Michigan at 4 a. m, today. Before it
had burned half an hour an explosion
from the smoldering grain drove the
south wall outward with terrific force
and took as its toll the lives of two
iremen. Many others were injured
more or less seriously. Although the
elevator was only about one-third full,
the loss will easily exceed $1.00O,0OO
1t is estimated
The structure, which covered almost
an entire block and was 200 feet wide
and several stories high, burned fierce
ly, and in a few minutes was enveloped
in flames.
high wind was blowing. tanning
the flames toward elevator A of the
same company. A all" and four spe-
cial calls for engines brought out all
the available apparatus in the city,
and the fremen poured thousands of
tons of water on the adjoining struc-
lures.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-29
FINE HARBOR RESIDENCE
Hammond Architects Pre-
pare Plans for William
Fox Home.

William Fox of Indiana Harbor is
having plans for a $4,000 residence
drawn by Architects Bump and Berry
of Hammond. The building is to be
built of brick and stone and will be 20
by SO feet in size.
The furnishings will be of oak and
Pine andS the building will be thor
oughly equipped with the best Of
plumbing On the main floor is To-
Gated the dining room, library, recep-
tion hall, parlor, kitchen. buffers pant
~. etc.
The reception hall and dining room
viii have beamed ceilings. On the
second floor there will be four bed
rooms. each of which will be connected
with bath.
Ice Box Built In.
The basement will contain the boil
er room. coal room and laundry In
the kitchen will be an ice box built
into the house so that is is accessible
from within for the household and ae-
cessible from without to the iceman.
feature of the main living room
Will be the fireplace al the end of the
room. The mantle will be of brick
and there will be fire place on either
side Of it.
This is but one of a number of fine
residences that are being built in In
diana Harbor. and which promise to
make the harbor city much more at
tractive place of residence than it has
been heretofore.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-29
HOBART MAN ASSIGNS
William Tyler, Grocer, Els.
capes Involuntary
Bankruptcy.

William Tyler. one of the leading
grocers and meat men in Hobart, made
an assignment to Frederick G. Thomp-
son this morning and in this manner
escaped an involuntary bankruptcy.
By this arrangement, which is being
used by Attorney Joseph Conroy to
avoid the expenses and waste Of re-
ceivership, the business Is placed in the
hands Of Frederick @. Thompson in the
interst Of the creditors, who have the
right of appeal to any court of proper
Jurisdiction in the event they do not
think he is making an equitable d.
vision of the assets.
William H. Tyler is well-known
Hobart business man, and the fact that
he is said to be insolvent will come as a
surprise to many of his friends and as
scciates.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-29
LONGFELT
WANT IS FILED
University Club Members VIII Have
Third Floor in New Building,
Which Will Have a Frontage Of SO
Feet on Hohman-Plans Made By
Bump & Berry.

George Eder has had the plans drawn
and will at once begin the construction
Of an $4,000 two-story business
block on his property at the cor
ner of the school house property and
Holman street
The building will have a frontage of
hfty-five feet on Holman street and
thirty-six feet on the alley. It will be
100 feet long. There will be two stores
on the first floor and the second floor
will be converted into ffces and
fat.
The drawing Of the plans have been
completed by Architects Bump & Berry,
and the work of construction will be-
gin at once. Nr. Eder expects to see
the building completed within a few
months
At the suggestion of the members
of the University club of Hammond it
was proposed that third floor be put
on the building. and that it be devoted
to club purposes exclusively.
Investment Too Great.
This idea appealed to Mr. Eder at
first, and for a time he thought he
/ could accommodate the members of the
club He. discovered. however. that the
estimates OF the cost OF the first two
stories would exceed his calculations.
and he finally decided not to build the
third story.
The members of the University club
are now considering several other
plans, which they think are as mer-
| itorious as the proposed rooms on the
third floor of the Eder block, and it is
very likely that permanent new quar-
| ters will be provided for the club in a
short time.
| In the meantime the people Of Ham
mond may rejoice over the fact that
another vacant lot is to be covered by
an up-to-date block. and that the tum-
| ble-down shacks on the Jarnecke prop
| erty are to, at least. be hidden from the
view Of the people in the downtown
/ business district