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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-10
HEADS OF TWO
CONCERNS CHUMS
]. K. Dering Does Not Blame E. J.
Burlington for Business Failure
and Steel Corporation Contract for
Coal at Ruinous Prices Brings to
Light an Interesting Story.

II IS a story which concerns the great
industrial centers in the Calumet re.
g1on, but Gary will find it particularly
interesting
The friendship of Damon and Pv-
thias' oft told in song and story. never
raced severer test than did the
friendship of E. J. Burlington. president
OF the Illinois Steel company. and
jackson K. Dering, vice president and
general manager Of the Dering Coal
company. when the latter corporation
went into the hands of a receiver last
week
The two men were boyhood friends
and college chums and their friendship
mad long endured. Every summer for
several years they have taken long
vacations together, hunting and fishing
in northern woods
But the great steel cornorat ion
with one eye upon the fast diminishing
supply Of coal in the United States.
mad turned the other toward the rich
deposits In the Dering mines. but a
few miles from the hungry furnaces at
Gary, Ind
Gets Bond and Stocks.
The steel corporation had reached
out with one of its arms and grasned
Sl.OOO,oO0 of the bonds of the Derine
Coal company Another arm it twined
around a generous part of the stock
OF the same company
The Dering company was furnishing
coal to the steel mills under a contract
at ruinously low price. Suddenly
deliveries stopped and the steel com
pany refused to pay an account Of
$4,000 There was nothing left hut
a recivership.
Ihese details are recited IN a cold
matter-of-fact way in the bill of com
plant in which the receivership was
asked. There was no dispute about the
tacts and the pace was too fast for
the coal concern
But what OF the men at the baad :,
the two concerns. the friends of bow
mood and college days, the men who had
forgotten care and fished from the
same brook and embarked enthusiastic i
cally IN business careers simultane-
ously?
The friendship of the men stin stands |
the test SINUS
There is no doubt that the stee,
corporation would like to have the
oerfng mines" said Mr.. Dering yester-
day Its refusal to pay the s215. 1000
forced the receivership upon us. bur
Mr. Burlington and I are still friends.
We will doubtless go fishing together
again. I do not believe he had any-
hing to do with this affair. His orders
anne from higher up"
You men from E. H. Gary of the
United States Steel corporation?p
No. they came from a source st,lI
higher up. But that doesn't matter
Or. Burlington and l are still the best
f friends"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-10
He COULD WALK SIX
INCH PLANK EASILY
Was Hurrying Toward Monon Depot
as Fast as Low Gear and Short
Wind Would Allow Him and When
About to Make Short Cut He
Buried His Face in Mud.

The closing scenes of the legislature
at indianapolis We're adequately de-
scribed last night by President Knots
upon his return from Indianapolis,
where he himself met with a misfor-
tune that probably would never have
been made public had he been able TO
change his clothes before his friends
at the Denison hotel saw his condition.
No, your suspicious are all wrong.
for at the time it happened Mr. Knots
could walk a six-inoh plank as easy
as any of the rest of us and it was
purely an accident. 1t happened thus
ly:"
The president of the town board
Of Gary and her most energetic and eff
fective legislator for the superior court.
was hurrying to catch a Monon train
TO return home that evening.
Tumbles Into Hidden Hole
About block distant he caught
sight of car on another street that
would materially assist him in reach
ing the depot in time to catch the train
homeward He was hurrying along as
fast as his gear and wind would Der-
NIT to catch that car. Just as he was
about to cross the street to be on the
right side to stop it. his foot struck
lie and rapidly assembled while his
head and shoulders were sunk in
four-foot excavation which was partly
filled with water In the meantime
his suitcase had taken wings and I'm
ally alighted in school house ward
about sixty feet distant The excava
ton had been made for new car
track which the street car company
was laying on that street and was
hidden in the darkness
Mr.. Knots gave up the idea of try
ing to catch that train and returned
to the hotel. All efforts not to reveal
his condition, as said before were il
vain and for the next few hours he
was the subject of the most unmerci-
ful jests
ID IT'S ADVERTISED KTvm Vvopru
LOOKING UHb
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-10

neatly attired but somewhat wan
raced middle aged italian woman
dressed in black leading little how
with each hand. called at LAWYER
otnce in the Land Title building re-
Gently and arranged with him to an
ply for divorce. After going ovar
the history Of her case the LAWYER said
Wen. 1 suppose you want to get All
monyF In slightly accented. though
nearly perfect English. the cIient re-
pIied' I would just like to get part
OF his money, that's au."-PhiladeI-
Phis Record
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-10
". |. COLE BUYS
THE HECKER STABLES
Gary Druggist Will Enlarge
His New Business
Considerably.
He BUYS FOUR AUTOMOBILES
Deal Has Been Pending for Some
Time-Will eB Known as Cole
Livery and Garage.

Negotiations were closed yesterday
afternoon between ". l. Cole, proprie
tor of the Borman- Watson drug store
of Gary, and August Hecker, whereby
the former purchased the livery stables
of Mr.. Hecker.
The deal has been pending for some
time past as Mr. Cole wished to secure
a suitable location in Tolleston to
start in the livery business on an ex-
tensive scale. Plans are now being
prepared for large additions to the
present stables and it is Mr.. Coles in
tention to have one of the finest liver
les and auto garages in Tolleston or
Gary. The former Hecker livery is
located on Martha street in Tolleston
The present building VIII be moved to
the rear and new building Will be
erected as soon as possible Not only
will Mr.. Cole go into the livery bust
ness but he will deal in automobiles
and he will have them for hire. having
headquarters at both TolIeston and
Gary in the future,
Buys New Bucks.
He has already purchased three new
Buick automobiles which he will offer
for sale. Norman Cole, his son, who
will be associated with him in bust
ness, viii have charge of the business.
The later went to Chicago today to get
one of the machines. 1t is a four-cyI-
inder touring car and viii seat seven |
The other cars are less
The new car viii arrive in !
Gary tonight
Mr.. Cole will also engage the ser
vices OF two expert repairmen who |
Will be at the garage at all times to |
take care of the unlucky motorist who /
may fare badly on the road in the vic
Eity OF Tolleston.
Mr.. Hecker. the former owner Of the
7arns. is yet undecided as to what
business he win enter into
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-10
CANTATA TO Be
GIVEN TOMORROW

The entire cast of characters for
the queen Esther Cantata which will
De given at the Congregational church
next thursday and Friday evenings
We're selected and ready for publication
Yesterday afternoon. The chorus. com
posed Of seventy five voices. which will
appear IN costume Friday night. will
nave their last practice tonight at the
church building.
The part Of Queen Esther Will he
taken by Miss Susan Emma Dranebt
Of the Gary Conservatory of Music
King Ahasuerus. .Dr FauIds
Haman (overseer OF the Realm)
.-.-...---.. J. Roy Morrison
Mordecai. the. Jew ...I,ou Rogers
Aeresh Humans wife. Mrs Hemingway
1iophetess ....-......... Miss Mickey
- nest ......-.-...-.E. F. Rhodes
- ~ ueeai sister $500. Mrs. ]. P. Robb
ne besgar. ......-.. r. NJ. Cleveland
PERSIAN OFFICER. INV. c. CovinRton
queens Maids of Honor
M isses Blaemire and Cathcar+
Zeresh's Maids of Honor.
-. Misses Ada Iverson and Roberts
Persian Soldiers
A. J. Fite and Kari Swanson
Kings Guards.
.,.....--.J L Mcpherson. ]. Frost
IS . a .....J. Z. Sears
Median Princess. -. Miss Ruth Miller
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-10
One Lives and Learns.

An old captain and his mate went
into restaurant near the docks and
ordered dinner. The waiter placed a
plate OF curious liquid before them
Il say, young fellow. what's this
stuff?"
Soup. sir replied the waiter.
"Soup7" shouted the old sea dog.
Soup? Rin"-turning to his mate
Just think Of that Here YOU and me-
have been sailing on soup all our lives
an never knowed it till now."-Pear.
son s. Weekly.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-10
Gary Citizens General Com
mittee Is Busy on Big
Dinner.
THE LEGISLATURE IS INVITED
Magic City Takes Defeat in Court
Measure Gracefully and is De-
termined to Fight Harder.

Although yellow will be the colo,
that will predominate at the big ban
quet given by the citizens of Gary
on Thursday night, in honor of the
members of the court committee who
iabored so faithfully all through the
session of the Legislature at Indian
apolis, it will be by no means synonv-
mus with having any yellow feeling
whatsoever
The citizens of Gary entered into the
court fight determined to win. 1t might
be said that, Gary being new CITY.
they had everything against them. All
through the session of the legislature
Messrs T. E. Knots and George e.
Manlove and other Gary citizens who
went to lobby for Gary court, labored
necessarily. At times 1t looked verv
dark indeed but this made them work
all the harder. In the end all the court
bills were defeated. Gary. Hammond
and Crown Point, and Lake county
must do the best they can until some
future time when conditions will be
relieved
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-10
NELSON DE LORE
rs DEAD

CONTINUED from Page one.)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-10
Act anickIx-

and you'll save Yourself a LOT 81 s,r
tering and trouble. If you have sud
den chill-or taken coid-if you have
conc. cramp or diarrhoea, don't wait a.
Perry Davis Painkiller in a half a
gIass OF hot water or milk. you'll he
covery. Then you'll escape serions III
ness But you ought to nave this tried
ana proven remedy hand for inn
nediate use Being prepared is half
the battle when there's pain to subdne
New size bottles 35c.. also in so cent
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-10

This Beautiful Baby
Carriage, only $6.75
which is considerably
less than cost. The
former price was SIS.
1t is extensively up
hOlstered and built i'm
an expensive manner
and on modern lines.
1T is a Carriage that is
good enough for any
man and one that the
young m o t h er will
never be ashamed of.
on the contrary she
will take pleasure in
it. 1t will last a long
time and always be in
style, and it will be a
question of time when
the little baby will
commend the judg-
ment of the mother.
The Carriage is offer
ed as a leader. 1t is
but one of the attract
ions Of Our March
Furniture Sale. We
have big bargains all
along the line. Come
early and see them
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-10
Take Defeat Gracefully.

1T was no disgrace to loose" That's
the way the citizens of Gary feel about
the situation. we put up a magnifi-
cent fight and we lost" That is the
sentiment that is heard everywhere in
Gary since the legislature adjourned.
All credit must be given to those who
worked for the court in Gary.
The citizens general committee met
yesterday afternoon in the Gary Hotel
70 make the final arrangements for the
Dig lemon dinner" for THURSDAY night
Invitations have been sent out to each
member of the legislature and about
four hundred We're sent to the citizens
CT Gary At the meeting YESTERDAY a
graphic description of the last few DAYS
fight in the legislature was given nv
Mr.. Manlove who also returned from,
indianapolis yesterday morning. He
was not able to attend the meeting
ne having been called away on bust
ness earlier in the day.
The dinner will be laid in the Car
Hotel. Owing to the large crowd thar
Will be present 1t is thought it will he
necessary to use both dining rooms in
the hotel It is thought that from thirty
TO fifty members of the legislature viii
be present at the dinner
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-10

Get in the push! Have you seen our
line of Go-carts and Carriages? The
prices are less at SPIEGELS, South
Chicago's leading Furniture store. If
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-10

u IT'S Advertised E1vs woRrn
LOOKING W.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-10

t(OHllHued from Page One.)
age of Fl. For the past sixteen year.
he has been a member of the fire de.
partment and for four years before his
death he served with distinction as its
chief. Prior to receiving the appoint
mnt as chief he had been assistant
chief.
Decedent Was Popular
The deceased was very popular in
East Chicago. and some time ago a
movement was started by the organiza
tons with which he was affiliated to
give benefit for him. Although his
death has been the means of tempor-
arily arres ting the plans for the event.
1t will be held just the same, on April
u. the proceeds to be devoted to the
family
Mr.. De Lore won many friends by his
exemplary life, both as a private citi-
zen, a public servant and in his fam
lily relations. AS a friend observed in
speaking of the dead: He was a
credit while he lived and a loss to the
town when he died"
He leaves widow and four chill
dren-three boys, Clovis, Is years of
age; Leo, 10, and Nelson, three; and
one daughter Beatrice, aged eight. Be
sides these there are surviving him the
Iolowing near relatives: Charlie.
brother; Mrs. Peter Gothaer. a sister
both OF East Chicago; Mrs. Eldrich De
LArush of Pullman, Ill. Mrs. Emile
Pepin OF Chicago; Mrs. Mary Durand
OF Bay City, Mich. and two other sis
ters living in the same city. Mrs. Dur
and was at her brothers bedside at
the time of his death.
Get in the push! Have you seen our
line OF Go-carts and Carriages? The
prices are less at SPIEGELS, South
chlcago's leading Furniture store. If
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-22
GETTING READY
Believe First Game in the
Worlds Series Will be
Played in Pittsburg.
BY United Press wire.

Pittsburg, Pa, Sept 22.-October 8
will witness the opening game of the
1909 pennant series with Pittsburg
and Detroit as the combatants, unless
all dry and wet weather signs fail.
This announcement was made to-
day by President John A. Heydler of
the National league who arrived here
ia. talk matters over with Barney
Dreyfuss Heydler, while secretary,
personally had charge of nearly all
of the arrangements for the pennant
series for the last two seasons, and
right from the Jump is planning to
eliminate some of the features which
proved undesirable in this connection.
The first is the matter of the price OF
admission. With the enormous ca
pacity of the Forbes field, Heydler
gave it as his opinion that the general
admission would be fifty cents in
stead of one dollar as in the past. He
said that If the race is decided in
time, he will recommend the plan of
receiving all orders by mail and de-
llvering the tickets in the same way
Heydler declared that every safeguard
would be applied to prevent the soap
ers repeating their operations of the
past esveral seasons.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-22
LAWSON ON HARTMAN

When II. II. Rogers died, Thomas
w. Lawson broke out in a strain OF
impassioned prose that was modelled
on some Of the late Robert G. Inger-
soils best efforts as a eulogist OF
the dead. And again when H. e. Har-
riman passed away, Tom come to the
front with another tribute which was
a singular mixture OF bad rhetoric
and demagogy. Lawson says Harri-
man was white and manly" AS he
was never charged with being black
and effeminate. the statement does
not. amount TO much. But how the
stern, austere and thoroughly practi-
cal nnancier would have scoffed at
the following piece of post-mortem
eloquence
"To us who are still left upon the
field is left the nauseating aftermath,
be awful days when we must stand
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-22

In the abattoir and look on as the
big butchers draw and quarter the
life efforts OF this really great man, TO
the groanipgs and meanings OF those
who will be slaughtered to the last
necessary man and woman in the
in the frenzied battle for the spoils
Harriman's undaunted bourage and
brilliant brain segregated from the
peoples wealth"
The kings of finance must feel that
Tom Lawson is adding new terrors to
death. He is certainly the proud pos.
SCISSOR of the fiercest obituary style
that ever reveled in the contempla-
tion of a coffin. He talks about a
bond and stock-stuffed," couch dol
hounds" the splash of Char
on's oars" and "the wolves upon the
carcasses of their mote," and "the air
rent with their baked mad houls."
AS a frenzied and ferocious purveyor
OF elegiac lltature Mr.. Lawson stands
in a class by himself. Marvellous as
Is his bad taste, 1t Is surpassed by
his astonishing command of repul-
sive language.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-22
ALARMED
Wall Street Does Not Take
Kindly to the Taft
Backward Plan.
Continued on Page Three

New York Sept. 21--The New York
agency, this afternoon says:
'1f legislation is enacted along the
lines suggested by President Taft In
his speech yesterday, II will mean
disruption of the present statue of
the leading railroads I'm the country,
in the opinion of some of the best rail
road and banking authorities AL
though the speculative community
appears to pay scant heed to|certain
portions of President Tafts address,
many conservative men regard the
utterances as embodIng q more radi-
cal policy than President Roosevelt
ever attempted to put through"
References Is made in particular to
that section in which he stated that
he would recomend an amendment to
the interstate commerce laws. pro-
hibitng railroad corporations from
owning any stock in competing lines
and also compelling them to divest
themselves of any such securities now
held. Should congress pass a law, 1t
is pointed out, nearly every important
railroad corporation In the country
would be attacked I'm the court. II
might also be added that local rail-
pear to be greatly concerned about
the matter. One reason for their at
ttude is serious doubt as to whether
such measure could ever be put
through congress-
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-22
A CLOSE CALL
Two Workme1 Almost Pre-
cipitated More than
Fourteen Stories.
BY limited Press Wire.

Cleveland, o., Sept. 21-The col
lapse Of a steel framework atop the
fourteen story Schofeld building came
near sending two men to their death
on the pavement below today.
The framework is being constructed
for wireless telegraph receiving tow
er for the United Wireless company.
with offices in the building. The
work is being done by the McClaren
Brothers Steel company. Louis La
Fontaine, and Robert Gray being two
of the employees u4F. rs -.
"A framework had been constructed
seventy feet above the roof OF the
building when it collapsed and La.
Fontaine and Gray were knocked
from their footing. A bending girder,
however, caught. IaFontaine and
pinioned him fifty feet above the
roof OF the building, which Is that
sloping had he fallen he would have
been unable to gain foot hold and
would have been dashed to the earth.
Gray managed to grasp an iron rod
and hold himself forty feet above the
roof until workbench could rescue
him and La Fountaine.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-22

This is magnificent fall weather,
giving the the corn a splendid chance
to ripen and wheat to be planted, ger
inmate and grow. The pumpkins are
also fine andeven alderberries without
mildew. But 1t takes the Frost King
to pencil the gold and crimson on the
forests and touch up the old world
with his magic paint brush. The
facts are he'll have to hurry or he
will not get a chance to do his best.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-22
fire IN SHAFT
IA Dozen Picked Men Go
Into the Mine to Fight
Blaze.
BY United Press Wire.

Ellsworth, Pa, Sept. 21-Twelve
picked men, facing what seemed near
ly sure death, descended into Ellis
worth mine No. of the Lackawanna
Stee ! company, and fought a fire in
the shaft. staying its work of destruc-
tfon until 400 miners working in the
rooms had escaped.
When the alarm was sounded,
Superintendent Holiday called for
volunteers and with twelve picked
men descended with fire fighting ap-
raratus and began u fight against
death and destruction. Some of the
men were holsted to the surface.
Others got warning and were enabled
to escape into mine No. 1 from where
they were taken out Soon after all
had left the workings. the sheave
wheels and cages fell and the flames
spreading to the surface, destroyed
the tipple. The loss to the Lacka-
wanna Steel company is estimated AZ
$4,000. Five hundred miners were
thrown out of work.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-22
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. %, 1909.
Sept. 22 In American History.

1776- Nathan Hale. martyr of liber-
ty." executed as a spy at New
York. Hale's last words were. II
only regret that | have but one
life to give for my country"
1SG2-President Lincoln issued his
warning proclamation of emanci.
patton. which was perfected Jan.
]. 1868. freeing the slaves In GER
tain states at the last named date.
19O4-Chief Joseph OF the Nez Perces,
called the Red Statesman" and
the Napoleon Of Indians" died at
(. Spokane, Wash; born 1884.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-22
NEW RAILROAD
ACROSS ISTHMUS

Warrington, Sept. GA third route
OF transportation across the isthmus,
Is about to be opened up. The Tehu-
antepec road Is a ready formidable
competitor of the Penham railroad,
and Nicarauga is coming forward
with a new line which II Is
claimed will give service of about
thirty-slx hours between Monkey
Point on the Atlantic coast of the re-
public, and the port of Corinto on
the Pacific, via Lake Nicaragua.
Generally speaking, the new line
viii follow the route which was pro-
posed for the Nicaragua canal. The
road will be 11S miles long.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-22
CRAWLED TO CREEK
AND ROLLED IN
BY United Press Wire.

Marietta. o., Sept. 21.-Having pray
ed in vain that death relieve him, ia
cob Motz, eighty, took matters into
his own hands and committed suicide
by drowning. His aged wife was
asleep when he left the house. In
firmities prevented him walking so he
crawled TO the bank of Duck Creek
and rolled into the stream. His wife
found the body lying in a few inches
of water Motz came from Germany
and was wealthy.