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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-08

Vermillion and Vigo counties, Indiana,
and in Franklin and Vermillion coun-
ties. Illinois, are the nearest coal fields
to Gary. The big trust first crippled
the Deering company by taking from
its contracts for thousands Of tons of
coal and giving the orders to other
Indiana companies.
The Deering company has been car
rying a load of bad properties and wat
cred capital stock, which the steel trust
does not want. Merger companies as
rule have been badly imposed on
when taking over mining properties.
Perhaps more than half the Deer
ing mines are worthless, but they
cost the company heavily and were
| turned in by men supposed to be work
ing in the interests of the company.
It Is estimated that railroad men, high
and low. have been handed more than
a million dollars in this loading up of
mining companies with poor mines.
when the strike in the anthracite
] field was on, coal prices at Indiana
mines advanced several hundred pei
cent, and great fortunes were made
The result was the haphazard opening
of mines by inexperienced operators
and latter on these mines, being un-
profitable in a normal market were
gathered together and turned over L
the merger companies. Last year there
was a falling off of 1000 600 tons in thu
/ Indiana output
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-08

cover the excess appropriations and
leave something like $500. 600 on hand
out Of the money now in the sinking
fund. He recommended that the sink
ing fund tax levy for the next two
years be made one and one-half cents
on the 500 instead of three cents. as
at present, thus reducing the total tax
levy one and one-half cents.
The governors suggestion took hold
of the house and in few minutes a
bill was introduced to carry out the
suggestion. The house suspended the
rules and passed the bill and sent it
to the senate, where it was to be en-
acted upon today. This. it appeared.
had settled the controversy and the
difficulty over the appropriations bill
and had avoided the possibility OF an
extra session OF the legislature.
VIII Consider Only Financial Bills.
When the appropriations bill was
ready for passage by the senate, late
Saturday afternoon, the republicans,
who supported 1t. found they could not
pass it by their own votes and there
was a deadlock for about an hour.
There are twenty-seven republican sen
ators. but two of the that number,
McCallum and Forkner, were absent on
account Of illness. This left twenty
FIVE republicans who voted for the
passage Of the bill. and this lacked one
| being enough to pass 1t. All Of the
democratic senators. twenty three in
number, voted against the bill on the
ground that the appropriations were
| too high. It was plain that unless
some on changed vote the bill would
I die, so the democrats held confer
/ ence and decided to give the republic
ans vote to pass the bill in order to
get it into a conference committee.
/ Then senator Shafer. of Grant county
voted aye, and the bill was passed
! Governor Marshall signed fifty-six
bills and vetoed one. on Saturday. When
he went home that night at II O'Clock
only five bills were still on his desk
and there were all under suspicion
He said he would act on them today
The only bills he vii receive today
will be the financial bills. He has de-
clinad to receive all others.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-08
STEEL CORPORATIONS PLANS
WILL RULE DER|NG COMPANY
E. H. Gary Is Said to Have Obtained Control of 100000
Concerns Stock That Went in Receiv-
ers Hands

That the United States Steel company
will become the owner of the Deering
Coal company, the $5,000,0O0 corpora
ton which went into the hands of
receiver, following the enforcing by the
Steel Trust of a ruinous ffty-year con-
tract, is the belief of Chicago and In
diana coal men who are convesrsant
with the situation.
The receivership proceedings are the
outcome of a struggle between e. H
Gary of the steel company and Jack
son X Deering, the owner of $780,
600 worth of the coal company's stock
and organizer of the company" said
a prominent coal dealer yesterday.
Gary and other officers of the steel
trust own large blocks of stock in
the coal company, so that in fact the
steel corporation is practically the prin-
cipal owner and hacker Of the coal
company.
This is in face of the fact that the
steel company was hammering the coal
company by refusing to pay the bills,
claiming rebates for quality and 9TH
er causes.
For some time men believed to be
agents of the steel company have been
procuring options on coal land in the
same field operated by the Deering
company and railroad projects are be-
ing furthered by which this coal may
be quickly and cheap1y delivered to the
great mills at Gary.
These fields, for the most part in
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-08
RAILROAD EARNINGS ARE SOON To
ASSUME NORMAL PROPORTIONS

That westbound freight traffic is
steadily on the increase and is gradu-
ally working up to normal proportions
is shown by reports of executive Of
ficiaIs Of many Of the western carriers
and statistics compiled by railroad
commissions in many of the states.
These statistics have been CONSOLE
dated by the Utah freight traffic bureau
and a statement issued for the month
of January, showing figures for west
bound freight to Utah common points
Ogden and points south.
The percentage gains in freight traf-
fic for January, 1909, over January,
1908, for the different roads are as fol-
lows: Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe,
6O91; Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific,
1898; Chicago. Burlington and Quincy,
9297; Miss Pacific, 1852; Union
Pacific, 27.4s, and Colorado and South
ern, 1881.
Earnings of Texas Lines Larger.
The report issued by the state rail-
road commission of Texas shows re-
markable increases in earnings for the
twenty-three roads which comprise
what is known as the Texas group of
carriers. The freight earnings by these
roads for 1908 were s34,121 900 and in
1907, $S1,759, 1000, an increase of $2,361,-
600 or 7.44 per cent
Passenger earnings of the Texas
group increased 2.04 per cent last year
over 1907. The figures for other earn
ings, compared, are as follows: For
1907, s148,20S.6s; for 1908, s17O.74O.7O
an increase Of S22,447.20 or 1914 per
cent The income from operation
shows percentage increase of 5os2
for 1908 over the preceding year.
| For other roads comparative figures
have not been compiled, but the Den
yer & Rio Grande is said to show 6
heavy increase in freight business west
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-08
A DAY IN GARY LAND
GARY BRIEFS.

Wilbur Hart, who has been employed
in the Indiana Steel company and who
has been sick for the past few days.
went back to Crown Point. his home,
yesterday, where he will remain until
he recuperates.
Merle Campbell of Hammond was in
Gary last night, seeing the city.
L P. Goodwin, who has recently
formed a partnership with NJ G..
win & Reiner, announces, that con-
trary to the report that he would not
handle the Gary Investment company's
property, that the new firm would place
it on the market. They, however, will
abandon their old office at the corner
of Eighteenth street and Broadway.
Carl Cooper, who has been Identified
with the Gary News for the past year,
has resigned to take a position with
the Lake County Directory company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Sax were in Chi
cago yesterday. visiting friends.
We deliver the Furniture and Car
pets to your door, no extra charge-no
waiting and at Chicago bargain prices
Spiegers. South Chicago's leading fur
niture store. II
Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Brown of Crown
Point were the guests of DR.. and Mrs
E. E. Giesel over Sunday.
A very delightful time was spent last
Saturday evening when a crowd OF
young Gary people formed hayracl
party and drove out to the farm oil
Mr. w. w. Wolf. near Hobart A big
supper was served after the party ar
rived at the farm, and it was in the
early hours in the morning when they
returned to Gary.
H. A. vossler of the real estate firm
of Young & Vossler went to Wheel.
ing. w. Va. Saturday on business.
Miss Margaret Warren of Chicago
has accepted a position as stenograph.
er at the Gary hotel
All the bargains advertised by spieg.
els in the Chicago papers are dis
played and for sale at our large South
Chicago store. 91s3-9135 Commercial
avenue. t
The Ladies' Aid society Of the Chris
tian church will meet on Thursda,
afternoon with Mrs. A. B. Kellar of III
Harrison street.
Sergeant Glen Rambo of the loca
police station is able to be at his desl
after a weeks illness
The Ladies' Guild of the Episcopa
church are preparing for a big bazaar
which will be held Immediately afte
the Lenten season. The proceeds o
the affair viii go toward the new
church building affair.
Mrs. Joseph Martin is recovering
from a severe attack of the grippe.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-08
HEARD By RUBE.

Although the color scheme, the food
and the decorations Of the Gary court
banquet VIII be lemon. It Is hoped that
the taste Will not be yellow
Gary has a real healthy health de-
partment, no matter what may be said
about the rest Of the city.
It is to be hoped that none of the
Robertsda1e sewage will be found
lurking near the vicinity Of the Gary
water supply tunnel.
The signs of spring last week were
evidently nothing but false alarm.
The South Broadway real estate deal
ers agree to the letter that the Broad
way street improvement can go as fast
as it likes.
Up to the time of going to press
the Gary police have failed to To-
cate the nightie belonging to Judge
H B.. Tuthill.
Now that the Inauguration of Taft
Is over and the court question is set
tied, town politics win boom form this
time on.
The town board may feel loath to
leave their new quarters after the new
city hall is completed.
Several very optimistic people II
Gary are of the opinion that they will
have their mail for breakfast before
very many months to come.
To the South Gary property own
ers, who now inspect their lots in G
boat, we say, have patience. It soor
WIN be August.
To those who don't care especially
for lemon pie. we would suggest E
sour bran mash.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-08

Continued from Page One.)
ternoon and then he let loose on Tai
bolt. He gave him a calling down from
the chair that made the rest of the
house sit up and take notice. He GER
tainly landed on him for wasting time
in speech-making and at play. Since
then Talbot has been in a quiescent
state.
Others, Too, Have Good Time.
Elliott, of South Bend, Crieger, of La
Porte, are two more that have a pref
ty good time while the festivities of
closing the session are at their height.
They toss few things around and
help to make a rough house the same
as the rest of the fellows.
In the senate Senator Fleming, of
Fort Wayne, is the man who keeps
things in an uproar during the closing
days. When the Tomlinson bill for the
repeal of the county local option law
failed to pass Fleming became an OBJ
structionist and he has been on the job
ever since. Whenever there Is an i'm
portant matter before the senate and it
has about reached a point where there
is to be definite action taken, Fleming
butts in with a motion to adjourn and
calls for eyes and noes, just to kill
time and prevent somebody else from
getting something done. 1t is safe to
say that he has raised $4,000 points Of
order in the senate during the last few
days. II the number is not that large
1t is because there has not been suf-
hcient time in which to make them.
The crowd around the side lines have
picked Fleming out as the clown of the
senate and his antics please them i'm
mensely.
kirkman on the Job.
But during all OF the hilarity that has
marked the closing the senate, Kirk
man OF Wayne has maintained his sena-
| toriaI dignity and has been one of the
| few members who have kept their eye
open for Jokers that might be slipped
through when no one was looking He
has been rather a safety valve for the
senate ever since the session started,
| however, and more than once has been
1 the time that he has had to come to the
/ front and straighten out the senate on
some tangie into which 1t had plunged
itself. Saturday night, when the SEN
ate was passing bills in punches OF
half a dozen or more at one time Kirk
man walked back and forth in the sen
ate Gambler keeping the senator.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-08

for both January and February over
the same months of last year.
The Pittsburg & Lake Erie railroad
has give nthe Carnegie Steel company
a contract for 5000 tons of steel rails
The average price is said to be s2s per
ton, making the purchase amount to
more than $250,o00. The Duluth, South
Shore & Atlantic railroad has purchased
400 freight cars. and the Canadian Pa
cihc is reported to have made a con-
tract with Canadian car building
firm for the construction of 500 all steel
box cars.
The Minneapolis & ST. Louis was re-
Gently reported to be in the market for
100 freight cars. 1t was yesterday de-
cided by the officials of the company
to Increase the order to 500 thirty-ton
box cars, and 100 forty-ton gondola
cars. The Atchison. Topeka & Santa
Fe has ordered four flfty-five foot, all
steel, 200 horsepower gasoline motor
cars to be used in the west. They are
of McKeen design, similar to those now
in operation on the Union Pacific road
on the heavily graded parts of that
line.
New Bridges and Track.
An immense steel and masonry bridge
over the Columbia river has been con-
tracted for by the North Coast rail-
road. 1t is estimated this improvement
will cost $1,O00,00o. The international
& Great Northern is to begin construc-
ton next week on a roundhouse and
shops at Taylor, Texas. The specifca-
lions are said to call for an expendi-
ture Of about $250,000
Directors OF the Norfolk & western
have authorized the construction OF
seven miles of double track in West
| Virginia and thirty-one miles in Ohio
This work will be undertaken at once
and Will include considerable revision
of lines and grades. The cost Of the
improvements will be about s1.225, 900
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-08
Recovered Himself.

A southern pulpit orator was describ-
ing the experience of the prodigal SON.
In his endeavor to impress his hearers
with the shame and remorse that this
young man felt and his desire to cast
away his wicked doings, he spoke thus:
Dis young man go to thinkin' about
his meanness and his misery, and he
TUX of his coat and frowed dat away;
and he TUX off his vest and frowed dat
away, and den he TUX of his shirt and
frowed dat away. too; and den he
come to hisself."-Harper's Weekly.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-08

DELAY DITCH HEARING
Change in Survey Causes
Alteration.

The case against the property own
ers affected by assessment in the
Burns ditch matter, which was to be
heard in the Porter county circuit court
tomorrow, will be continued until some
latter date. as the assessment roll has
not as yet been completed. 1t is said
that changes in the survey Of the
Burns ditch were responsible in max
Ing a material change in the assess
ment against the property owners.
The viewers of the big ditch project
were to make their report before the
court tomorrow.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-08
Meets Tomorrow.

The Genesis Rebecca lodge Of Gary
viii meet tomorrow night in the /.
o. o. F. hall, where they will initiate
five new members into the order. Since
the Rebeccas have been organized in
Gary they are rapidly gaining in mem
bership. The meeting nights are on
the second and fourth Tuesdays of
each month.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-08
Work Is Started.

Work was started in earnest today on
the foundation work for the new city
hall building, and Contractors Gal
lagher Williams have a large force
Of men employed. A large amount of
concrete and other building materials
have arrived on the ground and, after
the survey has been established, the
work of placing the forms for the con-
crete foundation will take place
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-08
GARY TO DEFEND
May Issue Statement Rela-
tive to r. g. & I. Deal.

New York, March Sc. H Gary,
chairman OF the United States Steel
corporation. may issue statement de-
Tending the purchase Of the Tennessee
Coal & Iron company, subject which
was before congress with a view to
determine the legality of the transac-
ton. If Judge Gary issues such a
statement It will not be ready for pub
lcation before next week, according
to an announcement at the offices of
the steel corporation.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-08
Will Open on 18th.

printed in the local papers in regard
to the opening of the new Mejestic
theater Of Gary. The management wish
to announce that the theater will posi-
lively open on March 18th, as every
thing will be in readiness by that time
The company for the first performance
has already been BOOTED
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-08

The last entertainment given the
auspices of the Gary Masonic Social
club by the Grand Lyceum Concert
company of Chicago. took place at AS
sembly hall on Saturday night, proved
to be very enjoyable affair. The hall
was crowded to the doors and quite a
handsome sum was realized, after pay
ing all expenses. The four entertain
ments of the lecture course have proved
to be rare treat to Gary people.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-08
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
ADJOURNS SINE DIE

Continued from Page one.)
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-22
Matches Underwear Clearance Baruains

Mems Shirts Or Drawers, Porousknit,
Isle thread or balbriggan, all sizes
and colors, values to csc garment,
dl '.s''''''' ........ zoe
Mems Combination Suits, regular 81
quality, all sizes and colors, choice,
at SOC
Boys SOC Blouse Waists, in blue
chambrays, ETC., big lot, to close,
at 2HG
Ladies' Muslin Understands, values to
$500, cut long and full, beautifully
trimmed, wonderful at 9Sc-S1.5O
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-22

Mems Shirts, 800 values. neat black
and white stripes and figures. big
snap at clearance price 2oH
Ladies' Muslin Gowns, big assortment
of styles, regular values to S2.OO,
generously proportioned, big snap
at Csc soc
Chemise, n big lot of values to So,
al cnolce' Csc
Ladies' SOC Knit Pants. .....156
Ladies' Knit Vests, regular 19c values,
10 close .1OC
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-22

100 pretty Wash Suits, all colors, very
newest style ideas, suits sold regu-
larry at $3.50, Clearing Sale Price,
at 1895
Dainty Lingerie Dresses, values to
$40, pinks, blues, helios, white and
%fancies, also Dutch neck Bingham
dresses, lace and insertion trimmed,
on sal at S4.05
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-22
Extra Specials in Our Famous Domestic
Room
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At $3.50 A. NJ.

At $3.50 A. NJ.
One case Simpsons fine prints, blue
and white, black and white and Shep-
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they last ....... An q
At $3.50 A. Nj.
One cas- of 1870 Towels, Turkish
bleached and unbleached, also linen
Huck, 4 pairs to a customer, at,
eacn ~
At $3.50 p. NJ.
One cas- OF 45-inch Persian lawn. 45
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-22

$500 Pongee Dresses SS.05-115 of
the neatest silk pongee dresses ever
offered at SIS and SIS, come in two
different styles. at....... SS.95
$500 Jumper Dresses, all sizes, at.
cholce S1.45
Jap Silk Waists hat sold up to $500,
aI' choice S1.4S
Lawn Dressing Sacques ..,... l5c
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-22

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One case Hills celebrated 1910 Mus.
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12hc Organizes .......... 7hC
26c Pongees 15c
Doc silk mixed Wash Goods. 2Sc
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-03-18
LOCK CANAL DEFENDED
econtlnuea from page u

adds that with the view to govern
ment ownership and control congress
directed an Investigation of the
Nicaraguan Canal for which CON
cession had been granted to a pr.
vate company. The report of the
commission to look into the sub
iect was adverse to the Nicaraguan
route, he says, and favorable to the
Panama route and the lock type OF
canal.
Much attention is given to the
subject of the Gatun dam. This,
Col. Goethals says, is to consist OF
two piles of rock 1900 feet apart
and carried up to go feet above
mean tide. The space between them
and up to the required height is to
lie filed by selected material de-
posted in place by hydraulic pro-
cess.A He speaks of the slip which
occurred last November which, he
says. amounted to practically moth
ing. This Slip says he, probably
would have passed unnoticed, as did
the former ones, hut for the fact
that at the time flood in the
'Chagres River had obtained such
proportions as to cover portion Of
the Panama railroad tracks Just
south of Gatun. A newspaper cor
respondent, going. from Colon to
Panama, saw his opportunity for a
sensational story and attributed the
flood to the dropping of the Gatun
dam into the subterranean lake UNI
der the dam and locks. which an
other faker had previously discover
ed, and the news of the destruction
or the dam was cabled to the
States The slip, he declares. did
not affect the south slope or side of
the rock pile. 1T was entirely To-
cal, = he says, and did not in any
way interfere with the work AS n
result, however, the public is told
that dire disaster will follow the
undertaking unless the present plans
are abandoned and the Straits of
Panama constructed; that is. a sea
level canal across the rsthmus 500 to
500 feet wide. To accomplish this
however, lock canal mast be built
first. and subsequently widened
and depened until the ideal is reach
ed. There is no data available for
such a canal. With mountains In
stead of hills to be removed, esti-
mates of course, are impossible: 30
the most optimistic figures, suitable
alone to the ideal. are offered as a
bait In any event 1t is claimed also
that Bohio should have been select
led Tor the site of the dam in lieu
OF Gatun.a Col. Goethals points out
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-03-18
UNCLAIMED
Are These Letters at the Lo-
cal Postoffice and They
Are Advertised.

The following list of unclaimed
letters are advertised at the Clarks.
burg postotfice:
Witkor Asumna, Tosefa Artunicz
Charlie Anderson. Toni Bullock,
Salvador Burnett, Mrs. Amy Bates,
Dayton Bennett. Miss Mary Biddle
Flcurs Burnett. Thomas Bennett, w
A. Baker. Miss Nellie Cinden, Mrs
Myrtle Cook, Mrs. Lettye j. Craw-
ford, Gilbert Cunningham, Mrs. Geo.
Cox, Miss Carrie comford, Miss
Anna Cook 2, Alpho Cottrill, Porel.
10 Disesugelo. William Davis. Miss
Minnie Ellison 2. Pictro Famingo,
Mrs. Elizabeth F'lody, Willie Frat
nall, 7. S. Clifford A. j. T. Goodwin,
~ P Grim, Albert Higgs. Garrett
Hedrick, Miss Ellie Harrison, Gippy
Henderson, j. H. Hatten. Miss
Meady Harris. Hall Optical Co., c.
%. Jarvis, Ray Johnson 2, Miss Min
ME l.. kon, Paul Karutz. w. S. KEEL
ley, Tovio Luuri. Emidio Loccorst.
g. !. Lyon. Mr.. Legate, Mrs .Lloysl,
Miss E. Miller Mrs. Lula Martin,
Miss Mary Moore, Miss Margaret
sleasan, Richard Miller. Warren
Morris, George Nicoloie, E. q. Nor
ison, Minnie Ogden. Tony Paladiuo,
Lz<anowny Panzun. H. c. Powell,
Ida B, Post, j. Phillips Miss
Grace Patton. Frank Purcell. ch,,s,
Phillips. Worthy Reed, Miss Jess,e
Redman, a. W. Richards. Miss Nell
lie RACER. Calvert swiger. Buftca
siniw Thos. stansaeld. G. M Self
lno. Summers, Miss Mary slewort
Mrs. Dora Sawyer, Mrs. Samuel N
sommers. T. A. smallwood. Karoi
Isrostaweki, Ray Thompson. Mrs
Maggie Tonkin. Miss Martha Van,
petit Mrs. Martha vanpett. Mrs. los.
Vaughn. Mrs. c. w. Wright Bran
Warter, George woottar. Tbomas
Watson. Mrs. violette Williams