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Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-03-06

I .OST-Strdyed or Stolen valuable white
- BIRD dog, setter. Answers to name
OF Pal" Liberal reward at Capital office.
w-m5
The little pet dog was returned to
his young master, but the party who
had kept the dog penned up had cut
the little puppy'J tail off. The little
boy who owns the dog, however, says
he was glad to have it returned even
without a tail.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-03
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR AooOol D. 1919

stock but Of people who never cared IN the least i0r
Society, but whose affiliations were altogether WIN
church affairs and also with politics This had brought
them forward and into notice but not in the way that
world prove success in the world of which the asprant
aimed to be a member.
He was a good business man, and was thrown with
few men in the Street who recognized this quahty ana
took him up. He was then a mans man. lie joined
several of the clubs that stood for outdoor sports ana
he took intense interest in club affairs In TACT ne nau
remarkable talent for organization Clubs are LOOKING
for Just such man, and IN few years you ID" ,li2
name ON various committees in these organizations, ana
later on the board OF governors.
And them combined with this, he knew-pernapS one
grew from the othcr-tha he understood now 10 ouei
good dinner Today he is the valued trend ana prac
tcalv member and adviser TO two households Doth OF
which are anchored firmly on the rocks OF Newport IN
summer. He is always good humored, and never 700
aSsertive either in manner or IN dress lie mas long Sc
won his own position, and is helping others .
The fashionable establishments OF today are reaiy
run on the hotel club principle 1t treasure troVe
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to find man who is a friend Of the family to look after
MANY OF the complications that you cannot trust 70
a hired person.
And here again was another cxamplc,-a young man.
fairly good looking, who danced well had neat talent
for accounts and not bad executive lie belonged
To- "a most excellent family with Baltimore and Pmla
dcphil connections. Through the kind Offices OF one OF
these cousins ne WAS put into communication with 4
wealthy banker Of multimlions who had pretty and
ambitious wife They were advancing steadily from
smaller city TO New York and Newport and were bent
Twas a happy deal. The banker dcspscd Society
except as q means for the gorhcaton Of his financial
-an,ing He could never have attended 20 the thou
sand and one vcxatious details Of a campaign, and ne
wanted someone whom he and his wife could trust I'M
piiDitlv.
So jhi; most competent secretary took charge, ran
the households rs if ne was the master and did well
that ne brought his people right 10 the front.
Here were lawyers who dabbled a bit in politics OF the
brand that bore influence upon we'll laid schemes OF
trust magnatc, and were taken up by them ana pushed
Here were even influential publishers who had seemed
to >orn fashionable society but were WoOcd and won
in "a very bric period by this same system Of give and
take Perhaps there was exception oil an unior-
.unatc man who volunteered to publish many Of the
cfu-ons o the smart set IN exchange for recognition,
but he nd not go it the rrht way nor get IN wtlthe
right people and he went through the bankrupt court.
New York was FAST awakening 10 the tact that II was
long way behind London and Paris and other cosmo-
uo'n cities across the water the pauCy OF men OF
brains ~ It's suarc-t functions. For twenty years Il
had ignored hcm and It's dinners although marvclS %,
the chef art and gorgeousy lavish as 10 appointments
were drcarF affairs al best
And thus it was propitious moment, and !. Benson
Smith, comparatively commonplace, had even chance
liz the wider opening Of doors. | knew this, and how
That was my business and his opportunity.
7 HAD an inspiration. would hand J; Benson oyer
was ioiug great thing for both Of them.
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this to the best advantage There were 50 many little
oints in dress in manner and in speech, 50 many tricks
that must be learned | would advise him TO- JON a
sI Iong waiting list that it would hardly do for the
present but he might be laying his ropes for this and
in the meantime he could get into another that had at
least money prestige and always available for ne"
material as il needed small fortune to keep II up, u
told him he was fortunate in having lnanclai pun
downtown and not being native. New Yorker; ii he
wanted to beelccted to or two OF the best cuD5 ~
native has his best chance when his name was place.
m iii tbcre would ALWAYS be someone who knew
him and did not like him. had grievance against ms
family or might be ugly in some way ana woa LAY iGl
him and make an objection to his election so tla' ms
name would have to be passed In 'e ht" mean, IT, tnd
Ii - b;b we were lunchng was not too bad. II had
been used as stepping stone by many men, soiiG Oh
whom had been ungrateul enough not TO rele,iIe J
what aid it had given them in their start ana ple'e'
that they had never belonged to IT. .,.
a. ro,l. enough tO say that could not give Naltt-
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was not an Indian. She had no scalps at her . She
had placed everyone OF her admirers, ana III e list
there were no less than baker dozen who ". uong
the most fashionable men about town, who, 30 they
were taken in hand, came literally from no".e-..
And vet, with It ALL never met Bessie Dir. .t She
would pour forth her one grevance,-the in- .t'ude
Of man. that she was crazy 10 marry, and t.' must
find her someone 1t would not be a question ,rcage.
Her parents were firm believers IN Luther Bur 10 and
saw wonderful possibilities in gcnealogic!. .g. In
fact they would welcome good healthy We-."- stock.
Bessie herself preferred new men, whom She D. mold,
who were liberal spcndcrs.
So put the proposition up 70 Benson. H. .s lie.
LIGHTED Like al noyccS in the social game very
glamor Of the Van Twier name dazzIed him. ]. q. had
been some years later YOU might have thought that he
had read up course Of the Wharton novels; n". a had
only .ulicn Gordon as Society saw Mrs Van kaasse
laer Crugcr, and Edgar Fawcctt:
1t seemed such a rapid realization Of his ..es,
dreams that on the Sunday afternoon that ] fought
him to call on the Van Twillers he insisted upon lend
Ing" me a thousand-which, by the way, ST." little
enough.
TT was too easy had told Bessie what had .r,-
1 q new rich man who was wild 20 meet her gave
him a good scndoif. | was told TO bring hin md
post haste; but waited prudently until the nes week.
This made better impression on Smith, who 10
fool | coached him. told him that Bessie "si ,le'
breezy times, and that he must not be ups. . .e
smoked little swOrc little, and had relish i.r ...c
stories. This kind Of girl was always absou,.. lie,
and one had TO be on ones mcttlc al the time .ere
waSa chalkline, and YOU couldn't cross Il.
Well the prelimnarieS were most successful. .eY
took 10 each other at once He became one ne
chronic Sunday callers, and Ma Van Twillcr w n
over from the first. Then had little party he
pllv for Bessie and her mother Benson and II
Ma grew quite jolly at Sherry's attcrward, arl He
bowed to ever SO many people Benson was IN the III
heaven.
He heard from it too downtown the next a. ].
gave him Il closer grip with conservative firm , j
Continued en- E1gs IS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-03

Now. YOU cannot find an older or more respected
name than that of Van Twiller in all New York-and as
it is extinct it is for this reason that have chosen
stand for the real one that Of family with long and
as ancient lineage.
The Van Twillers were rich Knckerbockers There
are vet few of that sort. They owned vast tracts Of
rocky land in the lower part OF Westcheser County,
the Bronx boom was just beginning and they stood an
excellent chance of being mionares many times over
When the great invasion of Caifornians and South.
erners who had not suffered by the Civil War; but had
proted thereby and Pittsbughers, and the rest swept
into New York and were taken into the fold by the late
Ward McAliser many Of the old families routed
and retired as they could not keep up with the exrava.
gance of the times And when they had sufficient
fortune their heritage of prudence from Holland an.
cesors forbade their indulging in such prodigalitv.
They kept up in a way until their renassance with tie
birth Of the Bronx.
The Van Twiller home was an imposing mansion Of
red brick not exactly lower Fifthave. but one
of the best known cross streets in that quarter. They
had built it in the early sos moving up from he Bat.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-03

that they had never belonged 10 II. 9,
was frank enough TO say that coul
able time even to the best Of friends Tor
an ENTERPRISE Of some hazard. Society
was an oyster, which had to be opened
like anv other bivalve of its kind. Onc
had 10 employ finer methods IN reach
ing conclusions, because the traditions
were opposed to out and out nego'ia-
tions. 1t was absurd. Gradually a
broader view will be taken OF such
matters.
There has been a great change al
ready. Nowadays the best foreign
cotiliion leaders titled gentlemen, II
Won pleasc-havc not Scorned 10 take
checks for their services, and expect TO
be paid lust as are the caterers, thc:
musicians, and the florist. Many OF
these little transactions have been con-
Quoted through the medium OF sccrc-
taries. Others have been adjusted by
the one working party sending IN an
account and placing the services ren-.
dered under the head Of "SccretaHal
duties. 49,,
In London several women OF title
make no bones OF asking a sum-so
much down and so much for expenses
etc.-beiorc they will move a lnger TO
help their client or customer lthc latter
term NAV sound brutal; but this client
knows well in our own slang that Lady
So and So can deliver the goods, 50
they are willing to pay the price
We came to terms on the basis OF a
wager. he to give me a certain sum II
| landed him in two ycarS-but there
was a proviso arranged in case ! lost:
During the campaign | was 70 have all
funds ncccssary-just as ii | was run
min, him for the presidency or The
govcrnorship. was 10 be his manager.
No doubt people would have Their
then knew my world well enough. 1t
provide amusement, and II could not
own funds, or if did not care 10 pay +
own pocket, there was no reason why
should not stand for il. Here was my adj
is nothing new in all this. Il has been
times. We know the tune by heart
THERE Is no set recipe for the mctho,
l. Society IL differs a- to the inilvi
circumstance. Wu.f Is the vig.t thing
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lGIA, dllOllS NllS ieiob VI AAAN 't't EAlllt 70
quit that locality. And now they were
hemmed in again by trade; bur they in.
tended to hold the fort until The very
last.
It was a house meant for kindly hos.
pitality on broad lines, and il Yund its
home there. The Van Twilc-s enter.
tanned whom they pleased. They were
related to nearly everybody .. conse.
uucnce; but Society consiier.i their
dinners and dances a BIT mixed, and
possibly they were just a little o.t the line.
They were too kind hearted, we're con.
stantly picking up social asp,- hts and
passing them along, and they g..e many
a climber helpful shove up '.' ladder.
Society could not ignore he Van
Twillers, and you found the u.,.a on all
the lists of Patriarchs, and Al.-iarchs,
and Family Dancing classes Of .lc day.
1t gave distinction and digni' 70 any
enterprise, social or otherwise.
Bessie Van Twillcr was not q, Gtante.
She might be described as ba.. .Jr girl.
She had long since eSchewei 'ncing.
although there were dances give lv her
mother: but she had fallen in' HE age
of dinners and cards. She w witty,
most amusing, and rather daring Her
mother was anxious TO see her tied:
but. although she had many 1..s, was
good to look upon, and was or.tul Of
her complexion and figure, wl.h were
perfect, Bessie had never been aa 70 de-
eide. In fact, she liked her liberty too
much-and she had too good time.
One Of her fads was to have n year
amandangling afterher, mostde- Gland
presumably the one to be chosen The
next winter there was another; '.. Bessie
-. O.. III 60 -.a1, .+ t.-. FL. SL.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-04-28
MUCH INTEREST is
TAKEN IN HAMMOND
Many Hammond People
Own Property Adjacent
to Baldwin Works.

There is probably much interest
being taken in Hammond in the an
nouncement that the Baldwin Locomo-
tive works would build as there is nj
any place outside of East Chicago, for
the reason that Hammond investors
have large holdings of real estate that
would be benefited by the building of
the plant
Take on Forsyth avenue, south OF
Chicago avenue. and three -fourths of
the frontage north of One Hundred and
Fiftieth street is owned by Hammond
men.
Hammond men own several hundred
feet of frontage on Chicago avenue be-
tween Barring and Todd avenue. Some
of the best corners there are owned
by Hammond men. About the only
Gary men who is in on East Chicago
property is Timothy Englehart.
So the location of the Baldwin Lo-
comotive works and the announcement
that the plant will be built at once
also means reflected activity in the city
as a result of the development of the
region as a whole.
Not only has the Johns-Manville Co.
located to the south eastward of Ham
mond but the Gogebic Iron company
has purchased a site in the city and
the next news of Industrial activity
is expected to be the announcement
that this plant will be built.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-04-28
WANTS WASTE
BASKETS
Alderman Has Plan to Help
City Beautiful Idea.

Councilman Harry Eastwood ap-
peared before the board of public
works this morning to advocate the
placing of suitable waste paper boxes
along the Cubs of the streets. He also
asked that the city provide a tennis
court in Central park. While the
board promised to act on the play
ground matter it did not commit itself
on the matter of waste boxes The
board has had this matter up from
time to time, but it never went beyond
the inquiry of prices. which were A.
ways deemed too high.
Councilman Eastwood blieves that
any money spent for waste boxes
would be well spent, provided the oc-
dinance would then be enforced to stop
persons from throwing old papers. ba-
mana peels. in fact anything they dc
not care to carry with them. on the
sidewalks or in the cutters. EASTWOOD $
idea is to have a strong metal box at
tached to a pole at the height within
reach of a child, set at regular dis
tances apart on the curb. The tops
and bottoms of these boxes, he SAYS
should be hinged for convenient use
The fixing of a tennis court in Gen.
trail park will meet with favor from
the residents in that neighborhood
The court is to be placed on the north
side of the grounds.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-04-28
bARhAC[ES
JE0PARDIzE
BIG PLANT

visit rather significant in view of
the anti-deep sewer agitation by north
side property owners was made to the
office of City Engineer Peter J. Lyons,
in Hammond. this morning by Engineer
Hunt of Milwaukee for the Gogebic
Iron company (Schlesinger syndicate)
and c. A westberg. vice president of
the East Chicago company, which sold
the north side factory site.
1t viii be remembered that the
Gogebic company bought its 400-acre
site with the understanding that the
city of Hammond do two things; one,
the vacating of One Hundred and For
ty-fifst street through the company s
property. which has already been done,
and the second, that the city provide
adequate sewer system
Engineer Non-CommittnI.
While the location of the monster
steel plant is assured. it is very appar-
ent that delay in the construction OF
the north side deep sewer system will
mean delay in the construction of the
plant.
sEngineer Hunt when asked this
morning by TINES reporter whether
he could or would say when the COM
pany intends ton begin constructio
work said that he was in no position
to say The East Chicago company
however, is proceeding with the dredg
ing of the west branch of the canal
Engineer Hunts quest this morning
was for the deep sewer data. He came
purposely from Milwaukee to get the
figures from City Engineer p. J. Lyons
The purchase of the Gogebic plant
site has given all north side property
new values, many times more than the
assessments on the deep sewer amount
to- and those who want the sewer i'm
provement feel that the opposing prop
erty owners are greatly jeopardizins
the building of the plant for some time
to come.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-04-28
POLICE FIND MANS
ARM HANGING LOOSE
But John Bergstrom Was
Too Drunk to Know
Anything About It.

Too intoxicated to realize that his
right arm was almost amputated be-
low the elbow, John Bergstrom, 354
Cameron street, Hammond, was found
staggering down Plummer avenue by
Officer Wallak late last evening He
was placed under arrest. and not until
the police station was reached did the
officers discover the mans unfortunate
accident Bergstrom did not seem to
realize until informed by the police
that he would be a cripple for life
He was rushed to St. Margaret's hos
pital in the police patrol. where the
amputation was completed by DIR. t.
w. Oberlin. To Bergstrom his accident
is more like a dream. The peculiar
case is just much mystery to
him, as it is to the police. as he is at a
loss to know how, when or where the
accident occurred From the condition
of the painful wound it is apparent that
his arm may have been run over by a
train, but an investigat tion made by the
police failed to throw any light on the
mystery.
officer wallak found Bergstrom stag
gering down Plummer avenue while on
| his way to the station with another
drunk. Unable to take care of bott
| prisoners. officer Wallak summoned
| another officer and the police patro
was called Arriving at the centra
station, the officer noticed he was Gov
cred with blood, and upon investigat-
| ing it was found that Bergstrom's right
| arm below the elbow was hanging BY
| few shreds He was then removed
to St Margaret's hospital. where the
| unfortunate man is getting along as
| well as can be expected.
! Bergstrom is victim of his own in
discretion and has been brought to the
sta ton in an intoxicated condition or
several occasions. 1t is thought tha
his lost will be the means of reforming
him from his habit of periodic dissipa
| tions.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-04-28
NJ An SLAIN
BY TRAIN
FOUND
Former Crown Point Man
Meets Untimely End
Near Calumet Park.

Following q wide search extending
over the Calumet region, which was
being made for Jacob Wagonblast, 492
Sibley street, Hammond, his badly
mangled remains were. found at Calu-
met park early yesterday morning
where it is belied that he met his un-
timely death. sometime Saturday night.
The body which was hardly ogniz-
ed was found on the 1. II. Belt right of
way. 100 feet west of the Pennsylvania
crossing at Calumet park Mayor
Patten of Hegewisch who was notified
at once got in communication with the
Hammond police and the remains were
identified that of Wagonblast. Tho
body was then removed to Curtis's
morgue at Hegewisch where an inquest
will be held this afternoon.
How Wagonblast came to be at Calu-
met park or how he met his untimely
death is not known. The condition of
the body shows that he was struck by
fas train and that he was rolled q
(Contfnued on Page ID
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-04-28
GOOD CHANCE
FOR A JOB
Civil Service Examination
at Valparaiso.

Do you want to be U. S. deputy
marshal or a revenue collector?
Well, here's your opportunity NJ
matter whether you are democrat, bull
moose, republican or socialist
Examinations for positions in the
field service of the United States.
which include deputy collectors of in
ternal revenue and deputy United
States marshals, will be held in the
near future-the time to be announced
by the district secretary, at Cincinnati
at the following places in Indiana:
Bloomington, Fort Wayne, Indiana
polls. Lawrenceburg. Richmond. South
Bend, Valparaiso
This announcement is made by di-
rection of the civil service commi ssion,
the above offices being under the clas-
sified service, according to advices re-
ceiyed by THE TIMES from Congress
man J. B. Peterson.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-04-28
THE TIMES GAVE
THE NEWS FIRST

Just as over year ago THE
TIMES was the FIRST paper in
the region to tell of the purchase
of a site for the Baldwin Locomo-
tive Works at Calumet. SO was 1T
FIRST on Saturday the first paper
to tell of the beginning of work
this week at the Baldwin site.
AT 1880 o'clock when the first
edition was hurried to various
parts of the region by auto and
street car the waiting news boys
shouted the glad news into eager
ears. At two O'Clock real estate in
the region had started to boom
again. Other daily papers in the
region came out several hours
after with the news and one of
them didn't come out at all with
1t, neglecting to get an early edi-
tion of THE TIMES contrary to
custom.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-04-28
START WORK ON
ASBESTOS PLANT

It rains but it pours. First definite news by
THE TIMES regarding the great Baldwin plant was
given to the region early Saturday afternoon
Today the last vesge of doubt to the location of
the mammoth Johns -Manvile company, Just southwest
of Hammond, cleared away.
The corporation has closed contract with the R.
Hanshman company to erect the first two buildings each
100x450 feet and of temporary nature They be
complete within four weeks. AS they are COM
pleted 300 will be put at work in getting things
ready for the operation. The is swamped with
orders and has decided to put up temporary buildings
cost of $50000 Later they will be converted perma
nent buildings.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-04-28

John j. McDevitt, who won the
title of millionaire for a day" by
an extravagant trip to New York.
has written to President Wilson of
fering himself for a foreign post or
any other lob which may be lying
around loose. The ambassadorship
to Ireland would suit him best be-
cause he is "closer in touch with the
Irish than with any other race"
he wished to know whether he
would have the privilege of conduct
ing ball in the reception room of
the White House in case he accepted
one of the offers he expected the
nxeaidant to make,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-04-28
Play at Hub.

Saylor Long of Hammond took part
of his all star aggregation to Crown
Point yesterday afternoon, whsre with
a number of the Hub team, they trim
med the Krit Giants by a score of IL
to /. Henning, who did the slab work,
doomed up stronger than ever and
promises to hand out some teasers this
season. According to reports he did
not even warm up and part of the time
had the Giants eating out of his hand.
Next Sunday the Hammond aggrega-
tion will open the season with the
American Giants at Chicago, and will
endeavor to bring back a victory like
they did last season. A large crowd of
fans are expected to take in the game
at the old White Sox park. and ar
rangements are now being made to run
special cars over the South Shore. A
week from Sunday they will travel to
Michigan City.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-04-28
WHO WORE THE
FIRST STRAW LID
Season Is Now Opened for
Venturesome Creatures.

It's arrived.
Can't help it. but once a year kind
ly remarks of greeting must hail the
appearance of the first straw hat.
Last year 1t was swarthy gentle
man from the Standard district who
appeared on Holman street in one OF
the early spring snowstorms with a
straw bonnet.
This year the identity Iof the first
brave soul is mystery.
He scooted along Holman street IN
Hammond as the theaters were filling
up, and he certainly was some scooter.
Perhaps that wss why people shiy-
ering under heavy coats and craven
cites were laughing at him and won-
dering at his teremity.
But the near zero weather is ex-
pected to bring out other lids like it.