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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-21
Some Steel News

Plans have been completed by the IN
land Steel company Chicago, for the
enlargement of its sheet plant at Indi-
ana Harbor by the addition of eight hot
mills. with provision for the installa-
ton of eight more mills. With the ten
hot mills which constitute the present
sheet mill capacity. the plant will then
have a total Of twenty-six mills. The
total sheet rolling capacity viii be TO-
600 tons a month. Contracts have been
let for the building and parts of the
machinery, which include engine, crane.
shears. etc.
1t is expected that the first eight
mills will be ready for operation by
the end of the year. The galvanizing
pots will be put in in addition to the
three now in use, 50 that when com
pleted the output from this department
will be $50 tons day. The construc-
ton of a large warehouse is also in
clude din the proposed Improvements,
the entire expenditure for which will
be about 100000.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-21
Shows Are Coming

Gentry Bros famous shows. that
section of the canvas world that APP
peals especially to ladies and chill
dren, is TO be the attraction IN Gary.
Their trainload of wonders viii ar
rive in this city Friday morning, and
with the order and thrift character
istic of the showmen their tents will
arise as If by magic on the show lots
at Eleventh avenue and Broadway. The
formal opening of their engagement in
this city will be at 1880 o'clock in the
morning. when their parade of gilt and
splendor wends it's way through the
streets and back to the grounds. Dur
ing their stay they will give two per
formances, one in the afternoon at
2:15 o'clock-and the other in the even
ing at Sis o'clock
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-21
A DAY TN GARY LAND
HEARD By RUDE.

When there is nothing else on the
reports at the local police station the
newspaper reporter is sure of one re-
Sears reports a cow is tearing up the
lawns in his neighborhood."
AS far as we know the only thing
that will grow on the sand in Gary is
sandburs and tumble weed.
Once in awhile, too, it is rare priv
ilege to see a panama that is dirtier
than yours.
18th. The world is coming to an end
then. you know.
Still as each day goes by the num-
Der of unmuzzled dogs grows less.
Cigarettes was the chief topic of
conversation at the town board meet
ing yesterday. It's now up to some in
ventive genius to put near cigarette"
on the market. Gary must get ready.
Occasionally a man is so absent-mind-
ed that he pays his gas bill the day
before 1t is due, but it very rarely hap
pens in Gary.
The crop Of June brides in Gary are
just as willing to take chance in July
or August.
Won't the elephants and camels have
a joyful time in lodging the piles Of
brick and building material on Borad-
way next Friday.
Only few short weeks, too, until the
Katydid will come out and see its
shadow.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-21
HOLD IMPORTANT
MEETING REGARDING ELECTION

The committee Of the republican club
appointed by President ManIove to in
vestigate the proper proceeding for
bringing about the Incorporation of the
town of Gary as a city, and recommend
the proper time for circulating the Pc
tition for that purpose, met this morn
ing at 10 o'clock in the Office of Attor-
ney Clyde Hunter and decided that the
ball should be started rolling on Au-
gust l.
The movement to change Gary from
a town to a city will not be a political
move. This matter. in fact, will be dis
cussed with the town board and the
plan will be submitted for their APPROX
al. The procedure in this matter is so
replete with red tape that August / is
considered by both republicans and
democrats as a time which viii be none
too early for the circulating of the pc
tition which will be presented to the
town board asking that the election on
the question Of city and town be held.
The committee of the Republican club,
which consists of Attorneys Clyde
Hunter. F. L. Welscheimer and w. F.
Hodges, are not yet clear on that sec
tion of the law which sets the time for
the elecIlOn Oh the municipal oIncerS az
ter the town has been made a city.
Neither are the democrats who have
looked into the matter. The law might
be interpretated to read within ten days
after the town is made a city and 1t
also might be construed as meaning
that just the publication of the notice
shall be made within ten days after this
time. The matter in question will prob
ably be referred TO the attorney general
in case the committee does not arrive
at any decision.
The proper procedure up to this time,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-21
GARY BRIEFS.

Edward Clifford, who is employed in
the electrical department of the steel
mills, left last night for two weeks
vacation. to be spent with his parents
in Buffalo, n. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Kranz and chill
dren. who have been visiting with Mr..
and Mrs. George Smith for several
weeks. left yesterday for their home
In Logansport.
The Eastern Star Social club will
give a card party to the members OF
the order and their friends on next
Tuesday night, July q, at the Paris
cafe, 724 Broadway. The game of 800
will be played. after which refresh
ments will be served.
Free daily deliveries. to all towns IN
the Calumet region. including Gary.
Spiegel, South Chicago's leading fur
niture store. #
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-21
j. S. STEEL COMPANY EXPECTS
GARY TO Be A BREADW|NNER

That will be an interesting meeting
which the directors of the United States
Steel Corporation hold on Tuesday, the
9th of the current month. In addition
to the 100000 investors who own COM
mon stock double that number of pro-
visiona1 holders are directly interest
ed. Indirectly the financial thorough
fares of America and Europe are con
cerned IN the outcome of the directorial
conference. Inductively the business
communities of both continents Will
be affected by what the board decides.
J. P. Morgan will attend, and his at
tendance Is regarded as a fair assur-
ance of either an extra" or a high
dividend. Based on these expectations,
the junior shares of the corporation
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-21
Demand Enlarged Revenue.

J. P. Morgan has heard and re-
ceived most of them. The petitioners
one and all want an enlarged revenue
from their company. They point with
pungent pertinence to the fact that
the owners of the preference shares
have never suffered a reduction of divi-
dends-and there were periods when
the company had not earned the dis
tributions made to the senior issue; to
the fact that current earnings are al
ready IL per cent in excess of the rate
on the common. that some $4,000, 900
have been expended in new construc-
ton and improvements. which should
have come from bond issue and not
from money belonging to stockhold-
ers
The protests doubtless have strength
ened Morgans sympathy, which is in
nately strong. with the ordinary stock
holders. A further inducement, if any
were needed, will be the expectant at
titude of the English and the Dutch,
who together have about $4,000, 900
of the common, $4,000. 600 (par value.
of course), of which Morgan placed per-
sonally with Londoners in the first year
of the organizations history.
1t is a fair assumption, therefore, that
Morgan will exercise his influence to-
ward a higher dividend. If not that,
then a compromise action-an eek
ira"
He will be probably opposed by the
Rockefeller element, which was victort-
Gus in having the dividend abolished
after the 1903 slump in the steel trade.
and which objected to having it partly
restored subsequently. Is 1t necessary
to add that the Rockefellers own very
little common and a great deal of the
preferred?
When there are two issues, the SUI
perior or preferentials may be found
with the Rockefellers. But this is not
invariably the reason why they are slow
in favoring dividends on common
shares. They believe first in putting a
property in perfect condition and, sec
ondly, in accommodating an enormous
surplus.
Both exigencies are present with the
steel corporation thanks chiefly to the
patience of the junior shareholders. The
purse is plethoric and Gary, Ind. Gre
ated from that treasury. is an example
in perfection of what a steel and iron
plant should be.
Gary promises to be a bread-winner,
in a degree surprising the Carnegie
works. That great installation repre-
sents everything that is latest in the
I iron industry. The machinery is of the
newest type. Appliances representing
economy of manufacture are there in
numerical profusion. But the most tell
ing point is the location of the iroI
town Gary will supply the west. Cos
of transportation from Pittsburg will
be saved
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-21

which will be outlined in the report to
be presented to the republican club at
its next monthly meeting. For the
benefit OF those desiring to know the
necessary steps to make Gary a city,
THE TIMES will publish their findings.
If a third of the number OF voters at
the last election petition the town
board to hold an election to decide
whether Gary be changed to city or
not, the town board by resolution or
order shall to that effect enter it on
record, and shall furnish marshal or
other proper person TO take a census
Of residents in the corporation who
have lived here forty days previous to
the taking Of the census. That person
must make a return under oath within
thirty days of the resident population.
If the population be two thousand
persons or more the trustees within
ten days shall publish notice that with
in twenty days the election shall be
held to decide of the town shall be
made a city If the majority of the
votes are in the affirmative. inspector
shall within five days certify that fact
with the clerk of the circuit court, Civ
ing the number of votes. This shall be
recorded in the civil order book and
the town deemed a city. Within five
days after fling the trustees shall di-
vide the town into wards containing not
less than three hundred people. and
shall within five days cause to be given
to voters ten days notice of election.
When Gary IS made a city there is
no question but what it will be a city
Of the fifth class, as the law states that
all cities having a population of less
than 10000 at the last United States
census are cities of the fifth class When
the last census was taken Gary did not
exist
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-21
THE CITY
GUNBoAT TO ARRIVE
u. S. War Vessel Will Be in
Gary Tomorrow.

The gunboat Wolverine, which as
sisted in the ceremonies incidental TO
the opening of the Gary harbor. is COM
ing to Gary again, and will arouse in
terest in the city. The Wolverine IS
now engaged in a cruise about the
great lakes, picking up recruits for
the United States marine corps An
attempt viii also be made to secure
recruits IN Gary. A Michigan City
dispatch to Chicago paper says:
THE Wolverine, formerly the gun
boat Michigan. will visit this port We'd
nesday FOR the purpose of securing re-
cruits for Uncle Sam. The boat will
reach Chicago Thursday after stop
ping in Gary and viii remain in Chi
cago until July 81. william P. White
is in command and the crew numbers
100"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-21

made daily records" on the stock ex-
change. The preferred, somewhat be-
latedly. attained to historical figure
on Friday.
The effect of these performances on
the other issues was negative; that is,
steel common and preferred were iso-
lated instances of bloyancy. The very
fact of their isolation, however, is sig
nihcant 1t signifies skepticism on the
part of the rank and file stock exchange
members as to a dividend increase. And,
even If a large payment be ordered.
doubt regarding the consequence of
the action on the security market as a
whole is implied.
In the second phase of their deduc-
lions the bourse contingent is undoubt-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-21
GARY TOWN BOARD
IN REGULAR SESSION
President Knots Absent
From Meeting; Take Up
Routine Matters.
DISCUSS MELVILLE LICENSE
Appropriate $4,000 For Outstanding
Observation-Disclosures Get
$4,000.
DISCUSS MELVILLE LICENSE

The Gary city fathers met yesterday
afternoon in the absence of President
Knots and little actual business out
side of the routine was discussed. A
matter was taken up, however, that
will be of great interest to the plumb
ers and contractors of the city, and that
was the arrest of Mr. Melville, owner
of the Melville Plumbing company, for
not obtaining license in due time.
The decision reached by the board
was that the application for the license
was made by Mr.. Melville before he
was arrested, and in this manner he
was indicated as far as his failure to
procure the license was concerned.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-21

eddy mistaken. If the directory decide
to raise the income of the common
stockholders it will stimulate the cam
paign which has been seasonably dull
in the three last weeks. What is of
more Importance, 1t will give another
impetus to the rapidly retrieving in
dustrial situation
But viii the dividend be increased?
If the 2o0,O00 real and 100000 specula-
tive stockholders have their way the
answer is affirmative. There have been
petitions, verbal and epistolary. In
mood they have run the gamut from
humble to threatening. The verbal have
been humble; the threatening epistol-
airy
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-21

From all accounts the attention of the
machinery trade will shortly be turned
toward Gary, as there are reports out
that both the American Car & Foundry
company and the American Locomotive
company are preparing preliminary
plans for the construction of large
plants at that industrial city. Some
preliminary estimates have been made
and plans are now under way for
plant for the American Car & Foundry
company, TO be located on 90 acres of
ground recently acquired, directlynorth-
west from the town proper, with the
Calumet river as the southern boundary
The plans provide for plant which will
occupy a large part of the ground the
company has acquired. AS yet the
trade has heard Of no machinery in
quiries from that source, nor will they
come until contracts are given out for
the cons truction of the buildings. which
may happen shortly. As has been stat
ed. the American Locomotive company
has $50 acres of ground in Gary, and
it Is said among those familiar with
the company's affairs that when the
changes now being made to a number
of plants are completed the question of
building the Gary plant will be taken
/ up.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-21
Gary
Hotel
Dining
Room
is sPofLeSSLy clean.

We invite the public to inspect
our Sanitary Kitchen at any
time. Our food is of the best
that can be bought. Our chef
has a worldly reputation, and
is the highest paid chef in
Northern Indiana. We have
trained Japanese Walters who
are polite at all times, no tips
permitted.
We are serving high class
food, cooked in a manner that
is appetizing unpopular prices.
ROOMS $500 AND UP.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-21

Life is marked by disappointments.
and sometimes these come in pairs. A
worthy Camden woman seeking a PEN
sion as a widow has found that her
husband is enough alive to be drawing
the pension himself.-Philadelph
Ledger.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-21
Those Elusive Nrartlans.

Why is it that certaing people insist
that the Martians are a superior race
to ours? If they are so much why in
the world haven't they discovered us
long ago? OF course. there comes the
argument that perhaps they have, but
we have been so inferior they don't
think US worth their while--Boston
Herald.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-21

The extensive list of machine tools
which has been expected for some tfAe
was sent to the trade for bids a few
days ago by the American Locomotive
company, New York, and it is under
stood that this list is the largest re-
ceived in the trade for a long time AS
will be remembered, the company is
sued a list Of machine tools aggregat-
ing 100000 in value last fall, which
was held up, and it is understood that
the list now before the trade covers
about the same quantity of tools. These
machines are to be purchased for the
various plants, but many of them Will
likely be installed in the plants at Dun
kirk and Schenectady, N. Y, where i'm
portant improvements have lately been
made. It is the intention to bring the
efficiency Of all it's important plants up
to that at Schenectady and this will
mean the purchase of this large amount
Of machinery. At the Brooks plant con-
struction was started short time ago
on new tank shop and machine shop,
1S5 by 500 feet, and plans and speci-
fications were recently sent out for an
other building to be 1S5 by S23 feet.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-21

1t is reported that two power plants
aggregating 1900 XIV. capacity, equip
ped with hydraulic turbines, will be
erected by the Oklahoma Midland Elec-
trio railway, Hobart. Ind
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-21

There seemed to be some uncertainty
however, on the part Of the board mem
bers whether he had done work in the
cit yor not before this license had been
procured.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-21
VIII Not Be Prosecuted.

Mr.. Melville at any rate now has his
license and will not be prosecuted. His
arrest was brought about by the in
stigation of several Of the plumbers of
the city. who believed that he was vio-
lating the ordinance.
Other routine business transacted by
the board was the passing of the as
sessment roll for the improvement of
Fifteenth avenue. between Broadway
and Madison street, the passage of an
ordinance appropriating SIS, 900 for the
payment of outstanding warrants and
the payment of $4,000 to Contractors
Gallagher and Williams Tor the esti-
mate of work done on the city hall
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-01
Melloy Not Satisfied
 With Sz,ooO Profit

The second trial in connection with the Water street land purchase by the city of New Haven last winter was completed so far as testimony in court was concerned yesterday afternoon when the evidence and testimony in the action of Thomas H. Molloy, ex- aldermen from the Fifth ward against Thomas P. Rourke for a larger share of the profits of the transaction came to close Instead of hearing the arguments of the attorneys in the case, 1t was decided to have the attor- neys for each side submit briefs and court adjourned with the case post poned until the briefs shall be sub mitted and the case be ready for a decision
 In the course of the case yesterday Molloy testified to taking a share in the deal and claimed that he had not received what he considered his prop CT share of the profits. He said he had received s2.s5o. of which g. 1000 rep resented his net profit on the deal
 An attempt was made by the defense to. show that Molloy was not financial ly able to take a regular quarter share in s55.O00 transaction but this was ruled out as immaterial It was brought out however. that he had only put in s100 up to a few days be- fore the transaction was concluded
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-01
Mrs. Pankhurst Says
 She's Going to Jail

New York. Dec. 1-"when I go back to England" said Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst. the militant little English suffragettes. T am going to serve thirty days in jail with ninety others, and I shall tell you now that there will be another hunger strike We shall refuse to submit to being strip ped and searched in jail. and shall re- sist until we are overwhelmed by force. We shall refuse to eat prison food. not because of the sort of food 1t is. but because we think this a good method to gain our end If any of us dies in prison. heaven help the gov general election"
 Cooper Union was damned last Eizht( mostly with women. as Mrs. Pankhurst. on the eve of her depart ure for England to-day. made this spirited declaration as she would up her campaign for the cause in this country. -
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-01
DRUGGISTS MAY SELL LIQUOR
 AT ALL TIMES
Member of Trade Points Ont the Excise
 Laws Regulating H Sales.

Anyone over 21 years of age, not intoxicated. and not posted by the town authorities, may buy liquors of druggists on Christmas day or any other day, except Sunday without breaking the law" declared a promi- nent druggist discussing the excise regulations of his trade with Farm CT reporter today.t "I noticed in the Farmer that Observer apparently placed the wrong construction on the statement that drug stores would be allowed to sell liquor on Christmas day.
 Druggists" he continued, "are is- sued a special license to sell liquors in lots of one gallon or less-not to be drunk on the premises. In the first place. no druggist of professional standing will allow liquor to be drunk on his premises on Christmas day or any other day. The law regulating the sale of liquor on Christmas day states very plainly that saloons must close on that day because liquor is sold there to be drunk on the prem ises.
 Druggists can not legally sell on Sunday except on a physicians pre- scription but they can sell any other time. On Sunday the same practice is followed in selling liquor as in the case of poison The prescription with name. etc. must be filed away, and 1t cannot be filled a second time.
 '.This Is my understanding of the law" said the druggist If Observer can find any statute to the contrary let him bring 1t forth"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-01
..:'" 11N34zHx INSTRUCTION IN
 HOUSE BUILDING
Course is Open to I6 Young Men, Who
 Will Do Practical Work.

Young men who are learning the carpenters trade in and about this city are invited to visit the. carpentry class of the Y. M- c. A school which meets on Tuesday and Thursday even ings from 7:30 to 9:30 in the carpen- ters' shop in the Boys building. The course this year. as laid out by three well known builders of the city, is de- signed to teach the students the prin- ciples of house framing. The students work in groups of four. each one of whom frames corner. Then each of the four corners is put together and the attention of each of the builders is turned to one of the four sides in which he constructs a window and a door and a we'll hole for stairs. The sills and the floor joists for the first. second. and third floors are put in place and eventually the roof is added to complete the structure The course also covers the subject of outside house trim and inside house trim with special attention to stair building and the reading of working drawings. The instruction is by G. A. Robinson who has had wide experience at both out side and inside work in this city and others.
 That the young man may get the most out of this course the enrollrnent is limited to 16-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-01
JUDGE EGGLESTON
 DIES IN HARTFORD

Hartford Dec 1.-Following an ill., ness of two years. Judge Arthur F. Eggleston. died at his home 29 Wind sor avenue. late yesterday from apop- lexy and kidney trouble He was born in Enfield, October 23. 1S44. son of Jere ID. and Louisa Eggleston and re- ceived his early education in Munson. Mass. In 1861 at the outbreak of the Civil war he enlisted in the 18th Mas sachusetts Volunteers. serving until the regiment was mustered out On his return from the war he entered Williams college. graduating in 1888, and entered the law office of Strong & Buck of this city. A few years after into partnership with John R. Buck Judge Eggleston during his life in the city was active in local Republican politics, holding several local offices.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-01
FORMER YALE ATHLETE
 DOWNS DARTMOUTH STAR

It has become known that Miss Ori- thyia Wales Knapp of Newburyport. Mass secretly married James J-Healy. a former Yale athlete. at Montreal last June. This followed a suit for s20.- 900 for breach of promise brought by E. csJake'') Smith, once a famous Dartmouth athlete.