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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-05-26
Coke Making in Gary to
Begin July l, According
to Present Plans.
1000 MEN ARE EMPLOYED
Plans Provide For a Total of 2Oo
Furnaces-0ficial Quarters
Ready.

The first battery of the BvProdpc+s
Coke Plate company-4S oyens-now
under construction east of the indiana
steel mills will be in operation Nv
July 1st
This was the information that was
given out by an official in charge of
the work today. This will be the arst
battery of 1900 furnaces that are to he
erected and it is thought by july 1st
the actual manufacture of coke ont of
coal will commence. Over 1000 men
are now employed in the construction
work and the ovens and various build
lngs are being rushed to compilation
Work on the second and third batteries
is progressing nicely and it is said
that these also may be in operation be-
fore the latter part of the year w TT
Bigelow is in charge of the construc-
ton work and J. c. Lowell will he
general superintendent of the plant
While the coke plant is subsidiary of
the United States Steel corporation il
Is a separate and distinct plant, operat
ing under a separate pay roll. The
new general Offices of the company
have been completed for some time
past and are now occupied by the of
fcials, office force and men in charge
of the plant. The machine shops are
also nearing completion.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-05-26
POOR DAN IS SENT
TO CROWN POINT
Civil War Veteran Again
the Victim of the Cup
That Inebriates.

Daniel Murphy the civil war veteran
who lives with his brother at Ham
mond, and who still wears the suit Of
blue and hobbies about on a wooden
leg. was sent to Crown Point to serve
a fifteen days sentence in the county
all for baing intoxicated. This is the
second tim Murphy has been hailed up
In the local pelice court, the first time
his sentence was suspended by Judge
Man who himself being a civil war
veteran. noticed Murphy wore the blue
uniform.
Murphy's case is a pitable one. Ap
parently when he is sober he as a
bright man but liquor of late has got
ten the best of him. For the past two
weeks he has been buffeted about from
Hammond to Gary and from Gary to
hammond until on Tuesday night his
wooden leg would carry him no further
under his heavy load. Instead of be-
ing censured Murphy is an object of
pity. He was picked up by the local
police and taken to the station where
he had his trial this morning
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-05-26
GARY DRUGGISTS Hailed
INTO THE COURT
Inspector Frank Tucker
Charges Them With Pure
Food Law Violations.

State Pure Food Inspector Frank W
tucker quietly slipped into Gary last
evening and this morning warrants
were sworn out for the proprietors Of
three Gary drugstores for VIOLATING
the pure food laws by not pronarlv
labelling their patent medicines. Those
VINO were arrested were Josenh MIL
stone, proprietor of the international
Drug Store In the Calumet building.
J. Kahn, of the Economical Drug Store
at the corner of Seventeenth avenue
ana Broadway. and Paul L. Leuer. who
recently located on South Broadway
According to Mr.. Tucker the three
proprietors had been warmed abo,,+
selling the medicines which were not
properly labeled the last time he visit
ed the city.
Il try to be fair in every Instance n
every person who is governed bv the
pure food laws said Mr. Tucker to
reporter this morning. but after
have given frequent warnings and
there is no attempt to stop these viola
lions, / would consider that was
violating my oath of once if 1 did NOT
make these arrests. In patent medi-
clnes the medicinal properties sbould
appear so that a customer would Lnov
what he was buying and If the medicine
contained any injurious ingredients
One of the worst patent medicines il
paragoric which contains alcohol. NOR
prime and cocaine. A small child ba-
comes restless and the mother gives
the child paragoric not knowing OF tba
deadly opiates it contains, whereas of
the medicine was properly labeled
much Of this would be overcome,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-05-26
F|REMEN
EXPECT To
HAVE TIME
(special to THH T1MEs !

East Chicago. May 26.-Devotees of
the may are looking forward to a
fine time Saturday night when the Fire
mems annual ball will take place at
Lewis rink. It will be a "carnatjon
dance. these blooms being distributed
as favors to all the dancers
Big preparations have been made nv
the firemen to have the event all that
1t should be in point of music, decora-
tons and all the rest that goes to make
up successful function of that sort
fhe interior of the skating rink is to
be transformed by large quantities of
req, white and blue bunting, there will
be an orchestra of five pieces under the
direction of Conductor Schmultz, the
floor will be put into the best condi-
ton 1t is possible to make It, and every
detail is being looked after by men
appointed on the committees who have
the function in charge
The firemen established a hard pre-
cedent to live up to in previous social
events given under their auspices and
they are striving to make SATURDAY.
nights affair one that will be worthy
OF their reputation as excellent hosts.
Chief and Mrs. Benjain Flacx will
lead the grand march assisted bv AS
sfstant Chief and Mrs James Dohertv
and while it will be impossible for all
the boys" to attend simultaneously.
each of them will be given an oppor
tunity to participate in the fun at
some time during the evening But
Wnlle they are tripping it on the light
FANTASTIC toe, their posts at the fire
stations Will not be vacant. Substi-
tutes nave been engaged for the eve
ming, so that should a fire break out.
the will
special provision will also be made to
speed the chief and his assistants 70
the scene of any blaze which might be
lnconsiderate enough to break out on
the eventful night, in case their nres
ence is required, an automobile being
IN waiting for this special purpose.
The proceeds of the dance are to be
USED 10 purchase new uniforms for the
men, and as the department has worked
very hard and done noble" throughout
the entire year, they are entitled to
liberal patronage on the part of the
public
Last year the two companies gave
separate dances. one taking place at
Indiana Harbor and the other at East
Chicago. This year they decided to
unite and give one grand ball which
would eclipse all previous efforts The
event is to be made an annual one. the
one this year to take place in East
while next years will be. held
in Indiana Harbor
The committees which have the event
In charge are as follows: reception.
Chief BENJAMIN Flack and Assistant
Chief Doherty; floor, Glen Schweftzer.
Barney Carlson and Thomas Hoffman,.
decoration. Captain George Darner.
Fred Flint and John Drury; door, Glen
and Arthur jenkins. check
room, Fred Bourque.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-05-26
MR.. BRENNAN SAYS,
CERTAINLY NOT"
John Would Not Think of
Deserving His Own
Beloved Gary.

'onn A Brennan would as soon think
OF cutting off his good right arm as he
would of deserving Gary
In answer to the article appearing in
last nights TIMES which was a Gin
ping from the Laporte Herald of the
previous night, saying that John
Brennan was about to abandon c.arv
ana make his home in I.aporta Mr.
Brennan In letter to THE TIMES TODAY
denied the article and saws II was
without foundation. Mr.. Brennan's LET
ter is as follows:
To the editor of THE TIMES &
Dear Shiny attention has been
Gained TO an article that appeared in
last evenings TIMES to the. effect that
was about to abandon Gary as a per
manent residence city and take up nv
apooe IN Laporte. The article in ques-
lion mas this basis only; that went to
Laporte in quest of a desirable Mace r.
iocate my FAMILY during the hot sum
mer months and was very favorab1v
impressed with the civ ana IT, 60,
soundings and so expressed mvself a.
far as my faith in the future Of Cary
is concerned, 1 can express nv santt
ments no more forcibly than nv fellow
Garyltes have heard me in the mast
believe that Gary is the greatest
municipality that has ever appeared
on the horizon any place in the world.
oelieve that Gary is unique in the
history of the world and that never be-
fore In the entire worlds history has
there been parallel to the wonderful
progress made by the new steel citv
on the southern shore of Lake Mich
igan There is no place in any country
tnat offers equal opportunities for
legitimate real estate investment and
no place where live, hustling humanity
can look forward to equal rewards. +
can offer no better evidence of the fact
of my abiding faith in Gary, in IFS
institutions and its people than the
fact that 1 am even now engaged in
taking bids on a residence that will
cost me ten thousand dollars and
earnestly trust that my descendants
in future generations will boas of the
fact that their ancestor was one of the
real pioneers of Gary; one of the men
who early appeared on the scene with
faith and money and pledged both to
the success OF the industrial metropolfs
that now adorns the southern shore OF
Lake Michigan Very truly yours
JOHN A. BRENNAN
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-05-26
DYER TO HAVE
Il. S. EXERCISES
st. John Township Schools
to Have Nice Program
Tonight.
Especial to THE T1nEsl


Dyer, Ind, May 26-Dyer is astir 70
day because of the commencement ex-
ercises for the ST. John township public
schools, which will be held here this
evening in the Dyer public school. Over
has the distinction of having had the
only graduates this year and they will
particfpf ate in the program, which com
mences at o'clock.
F. F. HIGHWAY of Crown Point
county superintendent. has promis ed
to be present to take part in the pro-
gram.
The graduates are Ruth Stommel. w.
W. Echterling. Frank Schmidt. Orell
Chalifoux and Frank Beiriger. Thev
were the pupils of Theodore Hammer
The program is as follows:
song. advanced Pupils
Essay ...-......... Lake County
Orell Chalifoux
Essay. American Forests
Ruth Stunned.
SONGS Primary Glass
Essay American Indians
Frank Beiriger
Essay .....-.. Our Territorial Growth
w. w Echterling
songs. .--..-.- Advanced Pupils
Essay The Battle OF Life
Frank Schmidt
Songs Primary Glass
Address and Presentation of Diplom-
as. County Supt F. F. HIGHWAY
Parting Glass Song. Advanced Pupils
Glass motto: Let us always be
learnin." Color, pink; flower, rose.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-05-26
VISITORS
GIVEN FINE
BANQUET
Indiana Postmasters Who
Visited Gary for Annual
Convention Delightfully."-
Entertained at Reception
and Dinner Last Night.

One hundred of the VISITING nos+
masters were rendered banquet Ia ~
night in the dining room OF the Vic
toria hotel from $50 until II O'Clock.
manager Cunningham OF the hotel
opened the dining room at $50 and
when the visitors were seated, the din
ner was served in short order after
which they were called upon to express
their opinions of Gary.
Bryson Tonstmaster
X II. Bryson, postmaster of Indiana
polls, acted as POSTMASTER for the eve
ming He first called upon Mavor
Knots, who related to the guests the
din1cultfes of establishing a postoffice
here and his own experiences in try
ing TO get get away from the OBJ of
postmaster IN the early days. which
was III expensive position for him
Mayor Knots was followed by Frank
y. Gavit, who was entertained at the
banquet in consideration of his mart IN
entertaining the visitors during the dav.
Mr.. Gavit predicted that within a few
years hence, If the postmasters visit
us, that the cities that were visited to-
day would all be- joined in one united
metropolis to welcome them. INSPECTOR
Woltz, of Hammond. who had occasion
to inspect the office under Mayor
Knots postmastership. told of the
difficulties that were faced in establish
ing the mail service for the ever-ffoat-
ing population of Gary
How City Developed
Gary now has developed from that
small Office until now she has service
as well equipped and by far more ex-
tenslve than any other city of this class
in the state" said the inspector
up with Gary in providing for her
needs and the appropriations are ex-
hausted even before they are made"
George Haywood, of LAFAYETTE. in
answer to POSTMASTER Bryson's' in
PRODUCTION. addressed few remarks
to the visitors expressing his surprise
at the growth of Gary and thanked the
committee for the excellent entertain
ment rendered to them.
Tariff Beneficial.
! will go back to my newspaper at
home" said Postmaster Patchell. edi-
tor and postmaster OF Union City, and
be better republican for / believe
that a tariff that creates a CITY like
this Is beneficial thing to this coun-
try
Mr.. Patchell was one OF the visitors
Who was given a ride in the police pa
troll this morning and he told how he
had been trying unsuccessfully to live
down the disgrace since the ride.
John w. Call was introduced bv
POSTMASTER Bryson and after a few
words of welcome. he announced the
convention hour for today.
Captain Elan, the postmaster Of
Valparaiso, gave a humorous talk about
his postmastership and his experience
In riding in Gary's police patrol.
People Appiauded Him.
When I was first appointed" he said
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-05-26
COMING JUNE BRIDE
IS BEING ENTERTAINED
East Chicago Girl Who Is to
Wed Hammond Man
Honored at Functions.
Especial to THE T1nnsN

East Chicago, May 2s-Entertaining
mas begun for the June brides and
tuesday evening Miss. Charlotte Ross.
VINO Is. TO be married the latter part of
next month to Everett Leach of Ham
mond was the guest of honor at a
thirlHto party given by the Girls Club.
The event was an exceedingly Meas
ant one, the hostess being Miss Mabel
BARRON, and there were fourteen guests.
The latter included Misses Edith and
Mildred Evans. Lettie and Belle Dono-
van, Georgia Compton, Lora Weydert.
Maoei Palmer, Edna Odds, Myrtle Alex
amer Leila Mercer. Agnes Fort. Louise
jackson and Mrs. Ed. Hoos. Refresh
ments were served durfnv tre evenirp
which was otherwise passed in sewing
and pleasant chat
Miss Ross engagement was an
nounced less than a year ago. The
young woman is one of East Chicago's
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-05-26
REVIVAL AT HARBOR
Especial to THE TIMES

Indiana Harbor. May ga ser,es
or revival meetings are being held
at the new Church of Christ under the
supervision of Mrs. Martha Stout
lrimole or Chicago. Mrs. Trimble has
just closed meeting In Whiting which
was the most successful ever held in
that city, nfty-hve new members be-
ing ADDED to the church through her in
nuence- The meetings in the Harbor
Will last longer than one week al
though Mrs. Trimble will only be In
charge for that length of time.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-05-26
GARY LODGE
Of MAS0NS
GET CHARTER
Worshipful Master Joseph
.Cothery Brings Back Good
News From Grand Lodge
Meeting at Indianapolis,
Which He Attended.

Gary Masons are rejoicing today
over the news received from Indiana
polls yesterday afternoon from Joseph
III. Cothery, worshipfuI master of the
local lodge, who is attending the grand
lodge meeting at that place, saying that
the Gary holdge had been granted a
charter.
Mr.. Cothery arrived In the city last
night and was met at the Gary hotel by
number of members of the local
lodge, where he received congratuIa-
lions. The number of the lodge Will be
Gary lodge 667, A. F. and A. NJ.
The lodge will be instituted under
the regular order on Tuesday night.
June Z. and preparations are now be-
Ing madS to celebrate the event by Civ
Ing either n smoker or banquet. the
plans at this time not being definite
enough for publication.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-05-26
POSTMASTERS'
O. K. ON GARY

Continued from page one,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-05-26
BURNS DITCH
rs ASSURED

CONTINUED from Page one.y
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-05-26

Il used to have bargain days in stamps.
for was once a store keeper, and be-
fore long. people said I was the best
postmaster in the city"
The meeting adjourned at IL O'Clock
ana the guests were conducted to the
places that were prepared for them by
the committee.
Hotels throughout the city were
crowded full and many of the visitors
went by automobile to Indiana Harbor
and Hammond as guests of the post
masters there
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-05-26

popular girls. and the young man she is
70 marry Is equally well liked Both
the young people have been largely
luehtined with the social doings of
last chicago, and have many friends
ne exact date of the wedding has NOT
ueen SET, but it has been decided that
Will take place the latter part of
June Miss Ross is at present making
arrangements for the event. but has
not YET chosen her bridal party, nor
perfected the details.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-05-26

Continued from Page One.y
railroads must build and maintain
bridges across the Burns ditch and re-
liese the property owners. of this ex-
pense.
INVOLVES A MILLION.
1t is decision involving hundreds
of thousands of dollars and insures
the building of the Burns ditch bevond
peradventure. It is a distinct victory
for the city of Gary which. with the
completion of the ditch, will have an
Eden of truck gardens at its back
door instead of the marsh which yearly
mandates the land
The abstract of the decisions is as
follows: "21541. Chicago & Erie Rail-
road company vs.. Joseph D. Luddington
ct al Porter c. c. Affirmed. Monks
c. j.
TEXT OF DECISION.
"A railroad company acquires its
right of way subject to the right of
the state to extend public bitches across
the same and subject to the condition
that 1T must place. keep and maintain
its road across said public ditch in
such condition as not unnecessarily to
impair the usefulness of such ditch, and
as not to interfere with the free use
thereof. 2. The rights of railroad as
to its crossing over a public ditch es-
tablished after a railroad is built. are
subject to the same duties as are its
rights in highway which it crosses"
AS the lawyers say. This is new
law and it is of great interest to the
score or more Of attorneys who have
been interested in one way or another
in this Burns case
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-05-26

THE NUMBER OF COPIES OF THE
ZINES SOLD ON THE STREETS
ALONE EXCEEDS THE ENTIRE CIR
CuLATION OF ANY OTHER PAPER
IN THE CITY.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-05-26

tContInue0 from Page OdA1
hrst president Of the association when
II was organized as the Tenth district
convention and it was through his eff
forts that the organization became
state association
The trip through the Gary steel mills
yesterday was revelation to the most
masters and to many coming from the
smaller towns and cities down state
where there are but few manufactures
1t was rare treat to see the art of
steel making from the time 1t was un
loaded from lake steamer in the har-
Dor until 1t came out of the rollers in
perfect rails in the rail mill
NEVER SAW ITS EQUAL.
never saw anything like it and
1 do not expect to see its equal said
one postmaster Gary with this won
derful industry is bound to be the
greatest steel city in the world"
On board the sight seeing car with
the postmasters were 200 members of
the Builders Club OF Chicago. The
Masons and Contractors Association
and Illinois Chapter of the American
Institute of Architecture. who came out
to Gary on special train to go through
the mills
IAhE AN AUTO RIDE.
About o'clock the postmasters were
met at the mill gates with automobiles
owned by prominent business men in
Hammond. East Chicago and Indiana
Harbor and after stopping at the
Emerson school they took trip
through the district, first visiting Ham
mond. going to the w. B. Conkey Pub
fishing Company. the Federal building.
banks. ETC., and from there to East
Chicago and Indiana Harbor. The re-
turn was made to Gary by train where
the banquet was awaiting the. hungry
postmasters at the Victoria hotel.
The association went into executive
session this morning and elected of
hcers for the ensuing year. Following
are the officers:
President-W. E. Peck, Remington.
First vice president-Charles Fihler.
Evansville
Second vice president-A. d. Lund-
quist, Indiana Harbor.
Third vice president-John W. Baker.
Columbia City.
Secretary and treasurer-John f.
Shideler, assistant postmaster, Indiana
polls.
The association went on record in
favor of the good roads movement and
appointed a committee, known as the
legislative committee. to confer with
good roads committee to procure favor
able legislation at the hands of the
next Legislature.
Charles RACER, chief clerk Of the rur-
al mail service out of Cincinnati. adj
dressed the association on the good
roads movement. He had been sent to
the convention by the postoffce de-
partment from Washington. !
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-06-08
Looking Splendid for Fleetwood.

AS the time for the caucuses approach
es Mr.. Fleetwood may we'll feel encourag-
ed over his prospects at the state con-
vention. Some of the papers who have
hitherto been non-committal are so dis
gusted with the lavish use of money
that they are now Loyalty supporting
the man who has conducted his campaign
upon the high level he outlined in the
beginning. During the past week the
White River Junction Landmark has
given Mr.. Fleetwood ringing endorse
ment, and such influential dailies as the
Montpelier Journal and the st. Adams
Messenger are giving him their support.
The men all over the state who carry
their suffrage under their hats are rally
ing around his banner and endorsing the
platform upon which he stands. The
freemen of Vermont know just where he
stands upon every issue of the day. If
anyone doesn't know Mr.. Fleetwood
is ready to make his position plain any
where and anytime. The people know
this and they have also discovered that
his opponent has the "arttul dodger"
nailed to the mast.
1t is exceedingly gratifying to the
CALIFORNIAN, which has supported Mr..
Fleetwood through this strenuous
campaign, to see it's candidate in the
lead so near the wire, and it rejoices that
he has refused to adopt any questionable
politics. but stands before the voters of
the Green Mountain state as an exponent
and champion of honest politics. And it
is especially pleasing to many of our
readers that the man who has done this
is native of St. Johnsbury and one of
many successful public men that this
town has given to the world.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-06-08
People You Know.

mo worse poet than the governor of
Georgia has ever been produced in South
Carolina or even in North Carolina"
says the Columbia State. The only real
poet among the governors is Gov. Prouty
of Vermont and his private secretary
Boston Globe.
That's because they are so near a
rhyme Unsatisfactory and Grout-y.
+ Barre Times!
A pleasing feature of the joint meeting
of the Vermont and New Hampshire
dental societies at Rutland was the
presentation of handsome loving cup
to DIR. George F. Cheney of St. Johns
bury, one of the oldest members of the
Vermont society, and a member of the
examining board for many years. The
presentation was made by DR.. R. NJ.
Chase of Bethel, in behalf of the Vermont
society, and was a complete surprise to
DIR. Cheney, who made aftting response.
Il MOrrisville Messenger.
Many frj~uds in all parts of the state
will be glad to learn that w. J. Bigelow,
the editor of the St. Johnsbury CAL
EDoNIAN, is recovering rapidly following
an operation for apprenticeship Mont
pelier Journal