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The oasis., 1911-01-14

for information as to the where abouts of one John H. Kramer. The letter stated that the writer had not been in communication with her brother for eleven years. The letter states that back in Ak ron there is an old mother, 73 years of age, who is waiting word of her son, himself 50 years of age and there are four brothers and a sister, the writer of the letter, who will welcome the wanderer home. Kramer is described as being 30 years of age, of medium height, light hair, and large scar on the right side of the neck. Kramer is we'll remembered in this city where he lived for several years. He is now in the old soldiers home at Santa Monica, Cal, it is said, and the relatives in Ohio have been so notified.
 Arizona Republican: Thursday afternoon about 4 o'clock, James Anderson, son of J. L. Anderson, was driving some cattle from one field to another on his fathers ranch, which is situated southeast of town. He mounted a horse which they had there for some time, but which he had never rid den before, and started out after some cattle. In some manner, he does not remember how, the horse threw him forcibly to the ground and he landed on his head, which caused a concussion of the brain, and total absence of conscious ness. How long he lay on the ground in this manner or what happened to him, between the time the accident occurred, which was about 4 o'clock in the afternoon, and the time he returned home in the evening about 8 o'clock, he does not know, as the shock of the fall seems to have robbed him of all consciousness up to the time he reached home. When he came into the house he tried to explain what had happened to him but could remember nothing after the fall. He seemed to be in a dazed condition still but told his people that he had tied his horse to the fence and on going into the yard to investigate they found a horse tied there, which they think he caught in the field and rode home. Dr. Palmer was called to attend him and upon examination found that he had been severely bruised as the result of the fall. Today he IS reported to be in critical con-
Gilpin observer., 1911-10-19
ON SACRED GROUND.

1t won't be at all nice for Champ
Clark and Woodrow Wilson to come
into Ohio to go cunning for votes
on Judson Harmon's preserves. Champ
Clark, of course, comes from state
where they have to be shown, but
Professor Wilson, he of the erudite
mind and polished manner, should be
better posted on the amenities OF
polite society. He should TO sooner
think of coming into our Judsor's )
political garden on a foraging eX-
petition than he should of eating
with his knife. - Mansfield, Ohio,
News.
Gilpin observer., 1911-10-19
RUSE OF CHICKEN THIEVES
In New Jersey They Have Been Steal.
ing White Leghorns and Dyeing
Them Black.

Chicken thieves in New Jersey have
adopted an astonishing ruse to battle
owners of the fowls they steal. Late
ly several poultry farmers discovered
that valuable white leghorn hens were
missing. A thorough search was
made, but no one could be found in
the section who had recently acquired
white leghorns in quantity in pro.
portion to the number that had been
missing. The first clue as to their
disappearance came a few days ago,
when Mrs. Edward Hall, who has a
fine lot of white leghorns, found that
walking among her leghorns were
three black hens. She "shooed" them
out of the yard, angrily, as they were
of an inferior type. An hour later the
evicted hens were still hanging around
the place, and when she finally cor
nered one, intending to throw it out
side, the fact was disclosed that tho
black hen was wet and the wet came
from black dye. Investigation showed
that the BLACK" hens were her home.
sick prize white leghorns.
Gilpin observer., 1911-10-19
FIRST STEP DOWN IS FATAL
Will Irwin's Little Sermon Teaches
That Hotels and Newspapers Must
Remain Respectable.


Suppose you are an innkeeper, with
a fine, respectable establishment. To
stimulate profits you take down few
bars, begin to admit disreputable and
unpleasant people. Your hotel enjoys
great prosperity for two or three sea-
sons, then suddenly falls toward bank
ruptcy. The hotel bore a reputation
for respectability; the soiled charac-
ters wanted to enter it In order to con-
ceal their real nature and intentions.
The newspaper bore reputation for
sincerity; prostitute causes wanted to
enter 1t in order to get by association
the color of truth. AS time passed,
more and more disreputable people
came to the hotel, so that 1t lost utter
ly its old reputation. AS time passed
the newspaper had to lie more and
more boldly, suppress more and more
brutally. and the public began to per-
ceive. Finally, even the disrcputable
abandoned the hotel because 1t no
longer covered their intentions. Final
ly, the corrupt powers which fed the
newspaper discovered that its word
carried no more force, that it was un-
able to further their causes, and they
abandoned it to failure.-Will Irwin.
Gilpin observer., 1911-10-19

give him cheaper and simpler meth
cd for the treatment of his ores. If
gold were in one kind of rock, or
silver and the rest of the metals
equally uniform when found, the rest
would be easy.
The problem today is to take COM
plicated ores and find cheap
method for their extraction. Many
processes are extant. Were they
perfect they would be accepted gen,
orally. From this it may be Judged
science still loiters behind mining.
Gilpin county ores offer a good
field for science. The combinations
are so various through the variety
of metals, the metallurgist has found
here most interesting condition
upon which to work. In some cases
results of experiment have been al
most satisfying. However, the minel
need not despair. If he is gaining
in experience he is also securing re
suits. Probably not all he would wish
from the nature and value of his
product. Eut his is good calling
There are not many better. Coupled
as it is with tthe knowledge o.
science and the large returns from
the output of phenomenal mine. II
is not altogether a desultory voca
ton. In place like Gilpin county
! Gov e.
Understanding the nature of fissure
veins, with all the accessories, he
would not need leave fer other fields
In fact, the successful miner could
find all the requirements in this
city of the hills.
Gilpin observer., 1911-10-19
Gentle Sarcasm.
'elt quite enthusiastic

She felt quite enthusiastic In q
downtown cafe, this young woman.
Waiter" she said, "call me a taxi.
cab"
A few minutes later the waiter
came and said: Your taxicab is
here!"
Her escort, meanwhile, wondered
why the taxi had been ordered.
Were going to the -" and she
named another cafe, which happened
to be right across the street-and is
still there.
"All right" he said.
And they rode across the street in
the taXicab.
Once within the other cafe, she
looked about and saw her mother and
several friends at another table.
I'VE cant sit at this table," she
said.
"All right" acquiesced her escort.
Call taxicab and we'll get another
table!"-San Francisco Chronicle.
Gilpin observer., 1911-10-19
THE MINER AND SCIENCE.

Mining for precious metals may be
an ordinary calling. That is, the
miner may be a day laborer working
under instruction. The man next high
or is centrally TIE superintendent
with smattering of knowledge of
geology, but not technically. maybe
merely possessed of superficial un-
derstandirg of the rocks. acquired
by experience. OF course, there are
Often book-laarned 'superintcndents,
who may produce better results.
Then the manager may be most any
sort OF man, but ke should cer-
tainly be one who understands bus
iness. This individual can make or
unmake producing mine. He has
everything in his care. Fer him {
do the right thing means dividends; /;
the other, must result In debts.
Collectively they have acquired n
smatterlng of cciance. The better
they know their lesson the bigger the
attainment. Eut all these are nearly
helpless without the aid of further
knowledge upon the part of someone
who has acquired detail in the treat
ment OF ores mined
This brings the subject to the
science part OF mining. The metallur-
glst has come upon the field after
tho discoveries have been ma1o OF
the minerals. It is his province to
separate the metals from the dross.
His may have been the labor o.
years. The miner has always beer
compelled to wait upon scierce. lie
is still looking to the metallurgist to
Gilpin observer., 1911-10-19
Kissed a Dead Cow.

Told that her pct cow that had
beer struck by train was so badly
injured that the animal would have to
be killed, Mrs. Max Johnson, of the
foot of Jasper street, Camden, kissed
the COW several times and then
walked away.
The COW was buried near where it
was killed, and board was placed at
the head of the grave By the heart.
broken woman, who, between sobs, ex.
planned to a number of persons that
the animal had been the pet Of the
family for years.-Philadelphia Rec.
ord.
Gilpin observer., 1911-10-19
Sounds ,Warnlno.

''If the duties Of lawmaking and
interpreting the Jaws are pushed upon
the peop'e of this country. one-man
rule will inevitably result. zhe com.
munity is bound to center its conf.
dence in certain men who represent
their sentiments at the time. The gov.
ernment will eventually become a
one-man system, and this man will
have behind him the rower of the
people he is able to interest. This
system created Julius Caesar. It Is
the very reverse Of the representative
government upon which this republic
is built."-Jacob G. Schurman.
Gilpin observer., 1911-10-19
A GOOD ASSET IN RESERVE.

In reading the Observer of late it
must have impressed many the num-
Der of announcements of resumption
of work on the old properties in the
district. In this connection it invar-
iably stated the mine had large re-
serves generally broken in the Slopes
This form of asset is peculiar to this
section. Though mine may cease
working, the property was left in
such shape, the owners could resume
most any time by taking out that
which may have been years iE stor-
age. 1t proves the property to be of
value. That which has been knowing
ly left standing to he drawn upon
at will, invariably proves that the
mine can pay for all that may have
been expended in it's development.
1t might be asked why this ore has
not found it's way to the mill? There
are various reasons. Principally, the
owners may have been hoping for
better markets, cheaper process of
treatment. One of these could eX-
plain the reason for having suspend
ed work after accommodating large ore
reserves.
In this year of grace, this condi-
tion is just being found out. 1t proves
the onderfully prolific condition of
the veins of min eral in the district.
AS said, these ore reserves make the
mine in question more valuable than
commonly known. 1t may prove a
reason why prices for Gilpin mines
remain at such seemingly high fig
ures. The owners know what an as
set they hold. In fact the ore in
storage may be far greater than all
the cost
In investigating, with the inttnt
at purchase, the buyer should consid-
things considered. 1t may make a
difference where the mine has big
ore reserve. This could readily be
computed. A mine without slopes full
of ore could not be other than cheap
er. So from this condition, prices are
likely to vary and that considerably
But rundown mine without equip
ment or ore bodies in reserve might
be had cheap. 1t would depend upon
many things. If the company ownel
be bankrupt, the particular property
might be bought for a song. But
becarE, it is cheap is not proof that
it has been worked out. There is a
slogan that Gilpin fissure veins new
er work out. An investment in mines
in this district may prove mora
profitable than a really good-looking
mine elsewhere. AS said. From the
numerous properties that have OF
late made known they possess ore
stored in the workings, these must
have proven Irofitabie in the past,
q good asset in reserve.
Gilpin observer., 1911-10-19
A Color Transition.

An aged colored man was engaged
in burning the grass off the lawn OF a
young broker when the latter returned
to his home and, thinking to have
some fun with the old man, said:
"Sambo, If you burn that grass, the
entire lawn will be as black as you
are"
Oats all right, suh," responded the
negro. Some O. desc days dat grass
grow up an be as green as youh are."
Judge.
Gilpin observer., 1911-10-19
so WHAT'S THE clFFERENcE2

Boston suffragettes have cut the
word "obey" out of their revised
marriage service. However, the mar
riage service isn't used very much
anyhow, by Boston suffragettes.-
Chicago RecordHerald.
Gilpin observer., 1911-10-19
NOT WHAT is WANTED.

The talk of the Hon. Ty Cobb as
a candidate for the presidency is all
in fun, of course. Nobody really
wants the presidential race to result
in a Ty.-Kan5as City Journal.
Gilpin observer., 1911-10-19

The Hawley Mdse. company pride
themselves that they carry. the very
best of everything in the grocery
line. If you doubt this, ask your
neighbor who is a steady patron of
their store.
Gilpin observer., 1911-10-19
WHERE THEY BREATHE TAcKs

a tack has been removed from the
lung of a Pittsburg man and he is
improving, but of course, if he re-
turns home he may inhale equally
annoying foreign matter with the air
he breathes.-Louisvilld Courier-Jour-
nal.
Gilpin observer., 1911-10-19
NO LONGER A MYSTERY.

Colonel Bryan, deploring the reci-
procity outcome. says he spent the
last 10 days in Canada. That explains
it at last st!-Washington Post.
Gilpin observer., 1911-10-19
lie POORLY PLAYED.

A noted physician says that rag
time is bound to drive US crazy. We
have absolutely no inclination to c-s'
agree with him.-Philadelphia Inluir'
er.
Gilpin observer., 1911-10-19
Just Why.

"Do you find the cost Of living any
higher than 1t was, say five yeax1
ago"
"Yes, sir. Two Of my daughters have
got married ce."--Washington Her.
aid.
Gilpin observer., 1911-10-19
MEMBER COLORADO Editorial ASSOCIATION

On sale at Hynd'nan's and Post Off,
Ice Book Store, Central City; Post Off,
tee, Book Store, Black Hawk; kend-
riek's Book Store, 18th and Stout Sts.,
Denver. Single Copies Five Cents.
Gilpin observer., 1911-10-19

If you want a good cigar
A mild satisfying smoke, that won't
tamper with your nerves, smoke a
ROTHENBERG 1Oc CIGAR.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-15

bart. who is conducting series of
Tuesday night Lenten sermons at the
Sacred Heart church here. last night
gave the second one, his subject being
is One Church Good Another
Questions which had been placed in the
question box. which by the way Is
feature of the Leuten sermons, were
answered by the Rev Hoff. The Rev.
Berg having issued special invitation
to the non-Catholic of Whiting to at
tend these services goodly number
responded and after the services. re-
ce1ved copies of the book, The Faith
of Our Fathers.
After the services the knights OF
Columbus gathered in the church hal
for an impromptu program, which had
been arranged by John f. O'Neil the
lecturer of Unity Council Fathers
Berg and Hoff were present and both
made short talks. Father Berg himself
member of Unity Council and Father
Hoff,~ while not member. is neverthc-
less considered by the members u
Unity Council one of its best friends.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-15
ALLEGED SlUCGERS
ARRESTED BY POLICE

The Gary police last night nipped IN
the bud "a we'll laid plot to slug Jas.
+. Donan of the J. w. Lower company
on Washington street and Sixth ave-
nue. and Contractor A. S. Hess.
The two men, John Bloomdorf and
Evan Begeio. who, according to the
police We're to receive $50 each for
smuggling Mr. Donan and Hess are
now locked up at the local police sta
ton on suspicion, and Chief Martin
stated that he was working on the
case and that several other arrests
would be made during the day.
Last night Mr.. Donan was down
town when he was followed to his
home. The two men even entered Mr..
Donans home, but he succeeded in
notifying the police. and they making
hurried call caused the arrest of
the two men. 1t is said that they
also followed Contractor Hess last
night with the intent of committing an
assault
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-15

buildings al Gibson.
5. The development of the plans for
building docks on the river north OF
Gibson and the construction of the
northern terminal of a Lakes TO ths
Gulf railroad.
Awaiting the Word.
All of these projects will go forward
when the word comes from New York
that it is advisable TO do so. 1t may
he only a month TWO or it may be
year but the order is sure to come
sooner later
The Gibson project is one of the
many in Hammond which await only
the magic touch of the Wall street
wand. A big corporation like the New
York Central Lines moves slowly but
1T moves surely and eventually Gibson
| is to be made the most important juno
tion point on the entire system in the
west
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-15
STEEL cos. NINE
MAY REPRESENT GARY

There are now possibilities that the
Indiana Steel eompany's baseball team
will represent Gary in the Northern
Indiana Baseball league.
This question came up before a meet
ing last night. held at Gary, and was
heartily approved by all the members
present
The steel company has fine base
ball park of its own, which will do
away with Gary being a travelling team.
and will also be the means of bringing
the people of Gary and the Indiana
Steel company to closer relationship.
number of prominent men of the
steel company have given their approx
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-15
GIBSON MAY
TRY TO SHOW
A FRAMEUP
Gary Commercial Club Call
ed to Consider the Bribery
Charges Against Council
men; Outcome Watched
With Interest.

general clean up OF the Gary city
council Is scheduled to take place to-
night. and the Commercial Club Is TO
make the probe which may be instru-
mental in removing at least two mem
bers OF the city council.
The search light will be turned
against Aldermen Walter Gibson and
M. N. Castleman. once close and bosom
friends of Mayor Knots, but who since
the insurgent council combine took
AAwy the power of the mayor they
have meen enemies.
May He Filed Today.
It is said that informa tion suit in
the nature of quo warranto proceed
ings will be nled against NJ. n. Castle
man in the Superior Court at Hammond
today. by the State of Indiana with
Charles E. Greenwald prosecuting at
torney as the relator to test the legal
ty OF his seat in the council This was
learned by TIMES reporter today from
. prominent Gary attorney and it is
said this will also be brought up at
the Coasprarcial Club meeting.
The charges which will be aired
against Alderman Gibson are that he
accepted $40. in marked bills from a
junk dealer by the name of Lee
->oFl'1hi lot presenting the JUNK ofuI-
nance in the city council. According
TO a story which Mayor Knots is said
TO have told he heard that NovitzlSi had
promised Gibson $50 for the passage OF
the ordinance. Last Friday night four
$500 bills which were previously mark
ed by Mayor Knots were given to
Novitzki who in turn handed them TIC
Gibson. The alderman was later ca II ed
TO the city hall where the marked bills
were found on his person
May BE Frameup.
Information came to the Office OF
THE TIMES today. from several sources
indicating that the whole deal is a
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-15

Schlieker knows, that every word of
this is absolutely true. The second
error made last night that I came
to Chief Lewis with offer of fifty
dollars and was kicked out.
Just imagine our Big Little Chief
kicking out man, who came with ar
offer of fifty dollars. Twenty-Five dol
lars would have been enough to have
secured mo the most comfortable chair
! in his office.
In his remarks, last night. the mayor
said he would have no objections to- a
sociable game of cards, let this be SO.
But the chief. who does not believe in
i grating and who wiz repulse, all
| bribes Immediately sent his 'go-be-
| tween" in the form of Julius Friedman
! to tell me that twenty five dollars 4
month would give me the privilege OF
! having social game of cards
J I told Julius there was no reason for
EN- to pay hush money, as there was
nothing going on. in my place. that had
| to be hushed. On inquiring from othSr
| city officials why he was sent to me.
to collect twenty five dollars. all the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-15
COURTS STOP
THRILLING WITH
THE WIRES
CONTINUED from Page one.)

mayor and the alderman had been serv-
ed with the Injunction.
Yesterday the plant OF the Cuhads-
Soap Manufacturing plant near East
Chicago was put out of commission for
time as the South Shore company has
contract to furnish them electric
power The trouble was remedied
however after the wires had been
spliced and service resumed
History OF Trouble.
Two weeks ago at a council meeting
Alderman Bowser introduced an ordj-
nance that the council should look
into the matter of the South Shores
electric wires. At that time Alderma n
Castleman tried to put through an
ordinance compelling Chief Martin TO
cut down the company's wires but this
was voted down. The matter came up
again at onday nights meeting of the
council in shape of a resolution in
which the mayor was instructed to Sc
cure the cooperation of the police de-
partment in removing the wires.
1 Absolute secrecy is still maintained
as to who severed the wires early yes
terday morning. Both Mayor Knots
, they know nothing of the cutting of
the wires.
Just what the city.s disposition in
course the injunction case will be
brought up for trial and il the city
can show that they had right to cut
the wires, the company will probably
have to ask the city for franchise.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-15
POWER WAR
rs NOW ON
IN EARNEST
Continued from Page one.1


result of the power war that has been
carried on In this region.
In fact Attorney f. J. Lewis Meyer,
the attorney for the South Shore line,
who was in Hammond last evening aft
err he had secured his restraining or
der at Crown Point declared that his
rivals were at the bottom of the war
fare on his company in the Gary coun-
ell
When the South Shore line made ar
effort to sell some of its surplus pow
er in the various cities of the Calu-
met region it was met by a threatened
invasion of the traction field by the
construction of an interurDan line that
would be a direct competitor of the
South Shore line. The fight for the
control of the Chesterton territory is
still fresh in the minds of the people
of the region.
1t may be necessary, in the inter
ests of the general public, to make more
of the facts concerning this warfare
for the control of the power business
of the region public. but enough has
been made known already to enable the
average citizen to view the matter in
diligently and form his own concur
sions to how it happens that COM
pany which came into Lake county, be-
fore Gary was on the map, built one
of the finest interurban lines in the
west and has since been harassed be-
yond measure in at least two of the
cities in Lake county, through which II
runs.
1t is expected that some interesting
I; facts about this matter will be revealed
next Friday when the application for
restraining order by Attorneys Cur
tbs, Davis g. Starr of Gary will be CIV
en- hearing at Crown Point.