South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-12
TO PROHIBIT TRAIN
WHISTLES IN TOWN
Mayor of EIkhart Objects to
Loud Noises at Every
Crossing in City.

ELKHART. Aug. 12.-"L4sten at
that, now" remarked Mayor Smith
one afternoon at the Chautauqua.
OF course the person addressed lis
tened" Everybody in the park heard
what he was referring to.
The engineering Of an incoming
train was sounding blasts for the
station. for Oakland av., for Indiana
av.. for Tenth St. and for any other
thing he could think OF. The speaker
on the stage could not be heard,
though he strOve bravely forward In
his remarks
1T will mean that we viii have an
ordinance prohibiting the use of whis-
ties within the city limits and for some
distance beyond" added the mayor.
I'VE can stop just as they do in Chi
cago for 20 miles out. There is no
use in il whateVer-the crossings are
we'll protected and the whistling adds
nothing to public safety. The men
who sound the blasts are thOughtless
or malicious. ] myself saw an order
from headquarters to cut it out. 1t is
not the cOmpany's fault-itS the
mems. After we get an ordinance and
arrest two or three the other offenders
will discover it is cheaper TO remem-
Ter than it is to pay fines"
When, on August 2, the purchase
of the major portion of c. G. COnn's
Elkhart. interests by Carl d. Green
leaf of WauSeon. Ohio, was announced,
it also stated that there was talk that
a milliOn-dol corporation would
soon be organized to conduct the band
instrument business.
The preliminary step in this direc-
ton was taken at Indianapolis today,
when articles of incorporation were
filed in the Office of the secretary of
state for &C. G.. Conn. Limited" with
the authorization OF a capital stock
of 100000
The three men named as incOrpora-
tors-that minimum being required
under the laws governing incOrpora-
tions-are William w. White, John NJ
Eagle and George w. Straub. They
are E1khart residents, accountants now
connected with the administration of
the office affairs Of the company.
Preparatory TO removal to the new
city building, the furniture in the SUI
periOr court chamber is being refin-
ished in mahogany. All the old docu-
ments in the clerks office are being
ready for removal
The TelbaX Co, Of Mishawaka has
moved to Elkhart beause it desired
to be nearer TO its source of sup
ply-the American Coating mills and
the Barger cardboard box factory. The
company, which manufactures playing
cards of various kinds, including
new game called "A b. g. Telbax."
has located in rooms 81, 31S, 319
and 800 of the Monger building, but
on January 1 will take possession of
the former Elkhart Motor Car Co.'S
plant. 1t now employs five men. but
more are to be added as the output
is increased.
The marriage of Rev. FIR Cleon
Bigler, formerly of Elkhart. but who
is priest of an Episcopal church
at Dekalb, H., and Miss Margaret
Kehyo, daughter Of the we'll known
Chicago candy manufacturer took
place at II o'clock Tuesday i'm Epiph-
any Episcopal church in South Ha-
ven, Mich, the former home Of the
brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward c. BOrneman of this city were
members of the wedding party, which
was restricted to the relatives and
only a few intimate friends. The bri-
DIAL couple will remain for a time on
a summer place belonging to the
brides people, near South Haven, but
after September 10 will be at home at
Dekalb. Rev. Mr.. Bigler is the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. b. Bigler former
Elkhart residents. who now live in
Chicago.