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NOVE3tBER 27. 1 1U0L and nation. He was delegate from long mm 1 i this dlstriot to th natlhnftl rnbliran convention in Chicago; in 1880 and a delegate at large from the state In 1888. President Harrisop included him among the 10 appointees for the United States to the Pan-! American congress held In Washington in 1889-90 and he always accounted his association with the distinguished men com posing that body. Secretary Blaine, An drew Carhegle, Cornelius N.

Bliss and others, as one of the pleasantest ex periences of his life In a public way. Mr. Studebaker served as a member of the city council in 1870, 1871 and 1872, the only elective office he ever nem. Many Times Honored. Mr.

Studebaker was one of the com missioners of the United States from Indiana to the Paris i exposition in 1878, to the world's exposition at New Orleans, and president of the Indiana board of world's fair managers at Chi cago in 1893. He was a member of the. Carriage Builders' iNational asso ciation and had served as its presi dent. He was a member of the board or trustees ot the Chautauqua as sembly for many years; and on the death of Lewis Miller, of Akron, succeeded to the presidency wnlcn ne held at the time of his death. In fraternity association Mii.

Studebaker was a Knight Templar MaSon and a member of South Bend! lodge of Odd Fellows. He was a member of the Columbia club, of Indiahapoiis, nd of the Indiana club, of South Bend. Joining the churca in his early manhood he alwjays manifested an active and helpful interest In that denomination both locally and at large. He was twice a delegate to the general conference of ithe curch and was for 15 years a member of the book committee having charge of the national publication houses and allied interests of the church! He was also a member of the board of trustees of DePauw university, GTeencastle, Ind. Locally he wa9 the most ardent and powerful friend which the Methodist organization i.ad.

He was a constant attendant on all the lservlces of the church and to Its temporal needs he contributed unsparingly of his time. his business talents and bis money. I He was active in his sympathy and assistance wnen airs, jsiuaeaaner noc-1 ored the memory of her father. Georee I edifice was no longer Adequate to the needs of the attendants in that part I out while the members of: a devoted. ovlng family Surrounded him, oteih orae IwlthHhelf grat i Studebakers death was due to pernicious anemia! by -digest Iro land heart complications of Jong stand Ingi mMS a very I serious character.

His attending physician. Dr. liSawyer. 1 ai with falm when he passed awayit Dr. Sawyer was out of jthe city when Mi Studebaker became critically 111 and JDr, A.

Daugherty, assisted; by pi C. rrerry. and counseled frequently by Dr. Wllllant E4Qulnej of Chicago, were medical attendants! Their were unremitting lh their attentions and study Of the case, although finally Daraea ana aeieatea or iaiconaueror who may be delayed, but is at the last nviadble and triumphant. The pa tient had also carei of i skilled cureea and: the assiduous: and i tendep mlnlsa-atlons of a Very devoted wlfei.

With the sorrowing family thus bereft or 1 1 husband, father, companion ana counolor. r- the whole community for it hasi lost citizen the itnpr-ess pf whose hind in the material advancement of south Bend is every-whereft be seen and the! influence of whose llife on society, in church and i la eiuniclpal affairs has made all hi debtor, i 3 rite rest Felt by PuhHo. i 'Probably the Illness of no Prominent citizen! created thel universal interest that felt la Mr. studebaker case; Ftom the time he freht; abroad forlhii health to the moment ot his death, the people manifested their pfc- sonal Interest his health by rre-quent taqutry ot mfmbersj ot his family or bf close trleftds who tnlght be postedJ rvvhiie he was abcoaa news or hlm wtS eagerly sought aid ithere ex isted '41 feeling of great i satisfaction ten lb seemed to; be improving. Artec I he was taken to his bed; this Interest.

Increased many fold and 1 qulriesi-were directed to his residence day an4 sight until it became necessary tot keep one of hi9 two secretaries or! aom other person near Sh tete- phona mlmost constantly. Many who feared linauiry tat she house! would disturplthe patient telephoned ito The Tribuol for; information ar anxiously watched The Trlbuhe's bulletins on Mr. Stldebaker's cohditiou. iOln Sunday morning when comparatively few peoplef rert on tthel street aJ ulletp was laifpiayea ana $ai once crowa gathered and eagerly digested Its 8 1 i 1 -I iThekiellng out of Ihe city vraft much tie same. Newspapers, knowing the Wid, popularity of Mr.

Studebaker. requently asked their corresponaents tU information of his condition and iileveri large city lut the union and In many (BjbalKsr ones there expres sions of regret i that then great and good: man was; apparently passing through his last Illness. This anxiety and desire for news of his Condition at all times was a tribute to the. man wich I words cannot express. His me: had) be4n such hat Jhlmself to Sail classes and caused fho- deepest interest to be felt 1 nin? au ums.

i cp: I pont in iPetytyayita. Hon. Sllem Studebaker was: born in Adams ounty, Pennsylvania, on March nyvssuA xne pnmiuve i nouse in vebicL iwas bora Was situated, about sU miles east of the locality which later; became known Jin history as the CWttysbarg battlefield. His parents WerelMrl and Mrs. John StUdebakeiri sturdy, honest people of those- early dayslwhb loved toll and knew now td appreciate its rewards.

I John Studebaker. the father of the well StudeBaker brothers, wa Paioi Feb. th son of alfarmer. Until 15 years of age; he! assisted in tarmfwork and -wa4 then hJa'brother-in-4awi airagofi maker and blacksmith, with whom finiBhed hll trade! and made hjmself successful workisr: In iron and woea so that ne able to con struct, a'iwagon entire. He was mar-t rfeft oaOct.H9, I820to Mlss jRebeccai ifrihleilof Lancaster! Pa.

af- terw4rd purchased i farm in Adams county irennsylvanla, and JniconnecM tlbn with It conducted a Wagon and; blacksmith later he! moved to Wayne, how Ashland Ohic In 1848! the senior Studebake'r seeing; tliatl was smilSprospecf for the advahcerient of his ons left Wayne cchintari 3ti to prospect Hx tha westdrn Country. SHe traveled over! v. .1... mua wane in connnement. i in.

PRTRfiY "PHR Hff4DfAT VXfc XJXXtL SLIPPERY JIM GIVEN SENTENCE. Notorieus Swindler Once Operating in south Bend is Found Guilty Buffalo, N. and Sent to th State Penitentiary. John Moran, known as Slippery and alo as J. W.

Doyle, J. W. Dry- den, J. D. Parchill, W.

W. Wilson. George Williams, Edgar F. Ormsby, J. w.

iJunn. wiuiam DIenan. lim McGuran, Jack Troy. J. W.

Boyle. William Moran and others, arrested in; 1898; in South Be on charges of pension swindling, has Just been sen tenced in Buffalo, N. to five aid a half years in Auburn, N. prison. He has! been working his famouB pension swindle.

i Moran is the most noted crook that the pension department has ever had to deal with. His prison record is hard to equal. He has performed some great feats in bis way. even disfigur ing himself in an amazing way by pull ing out nos own teeth to prevent recognition by officers who had seen him Derore. Moran served In the 20th New York cavalry! a short time during the civil war and deserted.

He has been a professional swindler for years. In 1867 he served a term in the Michigan. Penitentiary and was afterward sent to Auburn. N. for the theft of a cow.

Tne next sentence he received was seven years for having burglarized the store of the late Representative Charles C. Checkering, of New York, who committed suicide. Then he; got seven years more for the! forgery of a. note of $800. i'l In June, 1893.

Moran appeared in Allegan; and i Kalamazoo counties. Michigan, aa a bogus special examiner of pensions. In July, same year, he swindled residents of the Oneida and Wayne counties, New York, "pretend- ing that bewaa a a-overnment ofaeer. He was convicted on Nov. 22, of that year aid was given a sentence of three years in the Tirlsnn at Rvhsit.r rn.

1 1 i I Bt.Lf He Is alleged to have been concern- tornlng of the buildings of KJi? woras, iwwagiac. a I "rlT mr? coMession, or an ZTV i I VC tzT 7" ictf to rT "1 171 afiAKJf- rnittWtTf; 7ii TJ7 ln9 statement against Tics was to secure hia own removal to Michigan as; a with the hope of being able to escape en route. i While in the Rochester prison Kor an! extracted with ajg fingers! his) teeth, with, the irlew of changing the shape of his face and preventing his tdentiflcstlon at 1 Dqwagiac April he pleaded guilty to torgtfr nd was taken to the Jollet, penuenuary unaer an indeterminate: sentence. He was subsequently reieasea on tne ground that he should; have had a definite sentence under the law in force when the offense was committed. i I mm kv JS.Ti.tT!:- Par Ih Cass county.

Michigan, in the ZSSZ' S.t.,1U::: Wtl? Dee. 23 he 'was taken to the jail; ila Kalamazoo, Mich, by Special Pension! Examiners h. Roe the. of Kalamazoo, and: B. E.

Scott, of South Bend. He; was later taken before United! States circuit court commissioner and. a commissioner In Grand Rapids. Mlch Later he was tried and sen teneed by Judge H. F.

Severens, ottha United States court at Grand Rapids, 1 Captured In South Bend. Moran iwas captured in this city by a clever A number of pensioners here had; been swindled by him. Fin- I ally It was decided 1 to work a decoy I letter through the postoffice; A letter was sent him while he was out ot the city, and; as soon as he returned 1 he called tor it 1 1t was sent to the home ot James! Eaton, of North Main street and when Moran followed it the messenger boy gave the signal and the officers dd the rest Moran had made South Bend his headquarters tor some) time previous to his capture. He had also worked in several parts ot Mich- I i. By bis; own confession Moran sent an innocent man to prison under sentence of (8 South Bend people wondered why Moran stayed wlUa James Eaton.

It was found later that Simeon Tlce. the; man whom Moran charged with burning a warehouse of wor" auna the stove works in the labor troubles or 1895, 4w 4vi Fa Autjurn, n. 1 prison, seeing a chance to get out of New York and free; hlmielt he wrote a letter to the Dowagiaoj officers saying that Tice and others fired the warehouse and that he knew the: circumstances. Moran failed in his plan to be taken to Mien- I circumstantial evidence, sent 1 ice to jjeiuiauj. 1 Moran old the Batons that he would clear Tlce and wrote -a statement of his part ef the affair, but he had not signea at the time he was arrestee! and taken to Kalamazoo.

Ill' Fire Breaks Out In Closet i i 1 i -4- An alarn of fire 'sounded from box 28 at 8 cf clock last night called the department to residence on West Jefl(jr80n itreet 0wne4 by C. Hans Jjij by Stephen Abraham. "rfiSi UniJedta borne unknown manner. No. 4 hose company put out the flames with its chemical before thelother companies arrlvto.

OFFICIAL WEATHER BULLETIN. General) ly fair to-night and Thurt slight change in temperature a northerly fwinda. The mercury at oclock this morn- 1 ing was a negroes: sere. suri rose wis morning at and iwlll set to-night at 4:85. morrow morning the sun will rise at 7:02 and set at 4:84.

HOS. CLEM STUDEBAKER PASSES QUIETLY AWAY AFTER A VERY SEVERE ILLNESS. LASTIIOURSPEACEFUL Death Comes to the Great Vehicle Manufacturer Surrounded by the i Members of His Family. Skill of the Best Physicians Devoted to Him But Unable to Conquer Grim Reaper, Story of the Struggles of the Noted Man One Full of Inspiration and Interest. Hon.

Clem Studebaker, president of the Studebaker Manufacturing company, died at 11:50 o'clock this forenoon. The funeral will be held at the rest Saturday afternoon at 1 o'clock. Rev. Dr. J.

Q. Campbell, pas tor of Studebaker 'a church, St Paul's Methodist Episcopal church. will' officiate. He. will be assisted by former pastors ot that church when It was known as Mllburn Memorial chapel, Rev.

Dr. E. A. Schell, of South Bend; Rot. W.

E. McLennan, of Chi cago, and Rev S. W. Goss, of Craw- fordsTllle, There will be no mu sic The interment In the Studebaker-Mllburn mausoleum In the city cemetery will be private. The family re- oueats that flowers be omitted.

The remains will lie In state at the residence from 8 until 12. o'clock. The hours from 8 until 10 will be es peclally for the employes of the Studebaker Bros. Manufacturing company and the general public will view the remains from 10 "until 12. For a Tear vast his family and inti mate friends had apprehensively noted signs ot his falling health.

His tor mer ruddy complexion slowly paled, he became wasted in flesh and his strontr shoulders were bowed with feebleness. Accompanied by his wife, he last spring took a trip to Europe for his health. On the advice In Lon don of Andrew Carnegie end J. Pler- pont Morgan he visited the springs at Alx-les-Bain in southern France. The treatment there was helpful and let ters home spoke assuringly of returning health and strength.

The homeward trip was made in September and on leaving the steamer in New York Mr. Studebaker sus tained an unfortunate fall, paining him severely and giving him a damaging nervous shock. Reaching South those who met Mr. Studebaker made the most of every symptom of improvement, however slight. both for the purpose of affording blm en couragement and to dispel, if possible their own tears that any change for the better was mere surface delusion.

Condition of Anemia Returned. The condition of anemia returned with Its warning sign and became still more pronounced and alarming. He drove out for the last time on Wednesday. Nov. 13.

calling at his office, but remaining only a few moments and exhibiting some despondency over his condition. On Nov. 18 he was confined to his next day he had a sinking spell causing the gravest alarm and at 4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 20, death seemed immediately at hand. Powerful restoratives In each instance enabled the falling powers to rally, but it was felt later that the end was near and could not long he delayed; On Thursday morning, Nov.

21, about o'clock be suffered a sinking spell, with which he nad several times previously been attacked. Prompt medical attention met a response and he rallied. The remainder of the day was passed comfortably'" and he was perfectly rational. He passed a good night, took nourishment and Friday morning his condition appeared to be quite comfortable. All day it looked as though he were holding his own and the physicians, although not -having a great deal of hopev felt Justified in announcing that Mr.

Studebaker had a slight fighting chance for recovery." The patient spent another comfortable night and Saturday morning early seemed to be holding his own. When he heard the early factory whistles blow he said to members of hit family about him: "Oh, I wish could send a message to all of them. It was indeed touching and showed the keen Interest he had in the factory interests of South Bend and in the men employed even in the face of death. About 8 o'clock a change came. Hit temperature began to rise and much alarm was felt He remained in this condition the rest of the day, but passed a fairly good night.

His condition Sunday morning was very feeble and it was nlaln he was slowly grow ing weaker. Monday morning! the con ditions were much the same except that the patient was weaker and it was feared be would not survive long, Condition Became More Serious, Mr, Studebaker, 7 In' spite of his weakened condition, spent a very com fortable night and rested well, but his condition Tuesday morning was very serious and it was clearly seen that he waa failing very rapidly. Ha beeame delirious early Monday morning and on Tuesday unconscious. About 1 o'clock Tuesday evening bs seemed to rally and to recognise those about him, bestowing a last kiss on tne members of his family. This condition prevailed about eight minutes.

All night he was In a state of com plete coma and this morning seemed worse. His temperature and pulse rose and he gradually failed until the light of a noble, christian life went i i i 1 I J-. I -t 4 1 1 13 i i 1 HON. CLEM STUDEBAKER. '-i! rr hia brothers, and referred to thfelr splendid success, in South Bend.

He saw: 1 I i As you are aware the name jot Studebaker. i so far as concerns our blanch of the family, has always Indi cated the association of the brothers together in business. You may be in terested to have? me tell of the first partnership which we formed. It was while we were still living In Ashland county. Learning ot the need of harvest bands in Seneca county, my brothers, J.

M- P. E. and myself, with a team made an excursion to a point not far from and engaged as harvesters. As I recall the particu lars, I was paid SO cents per day, J. M.

60 cents per day and P. E. 25 cents, and wnen we returned nome tne sum Of our savings represented a total Sof pearly S60 and I question -it any body bf miners "from the Klondike these days eels' more ot its success than we did of the wealth that we then naa amassea anal turned, into tne gen eral nousenoia rand; on this occasion. Started With Small Capital, Perhaps a word as to our successes Irf after life may! be a source of encouragement to the ii young men who ere so kind as tot favor me with their attention at this Brother Henry and myself Btarted a blacksmith shop ins 1852 in South pend, when that city was a mere hamlet, our combined means amounting to; $68. We had a few tools; 1 we! bought our supplies as they were needed from a hardware Store in the town, and usually wheel-i ed.them to our shcip on a hand barrow, Some times carrying the Iron and lum-l ber on our The eight-hour system of labor dijd not prevail at thatj period and we were; glad to work at the forge from daylight until far Into; the night Step by step, nbt without I many! discouragements! and some severe loses by fire, Increased the business.

The profits were reinvested Ih materials and increased facilities until we could claim the distinction of being the largest manufacturers; In jthe world, our pro-! duct going to every; quarter ot the United States, aid even, indeed, to every quarter of the globe. "Statistics are usually dull, but when I tell you 'that we have made three quarters of a million anticipating reaching the million mark not far from the beginning of the new century, possibly ypuiwill better grasp what this means When I remark that the vehicles already constructed by us if strung in a line less than 200 feet apart would reach around the Kloba; or, to put it ainerenuy, mat these would fill 30,000 freight cars with fin ished, goods. Audi if this procession were moving in' a solid train Dast your town at the; rate of 20 miles sin hour, it would take more than 12 hours of steady mu to see the last ot the rushing; column cass by." I The foregoing makes reference to the earjy starts In South SBend. Mr. Studebaker came to South Bend in 1850.

and during ithei vwlinter of 1850-51 ha taught a county sohopl. In the spring following ne securea; employment in the' blacksmith shop of factory which made! threshing machines. For this labor bis was paid 50 cents a day and board. The I partnership with Henry bean Feb. 12, 1852.

and the lit tle -blacksmith I shop Wat on the site now occupied by the Auditorium. The firm was styled! end C. Studebaker. Became; Employers of Labor. Very earHr the 1 brothert conceived the idea of being employers ot labor.

At first they procured; assistance only as was required to. meet the demands of the natural growth of their busi ness, but with increasing commence in their own powers to -manage affairs, their ambltibn 'grew tpace and they boldly determined on a policy of stim ulatlng the demand; for their product In; wider fields. Henry's health fail-Ing 'he retired In 1858 to the quieter and. more congenial? occupation of farming, selling hie Interest to the brother next younger than Clem, ML Studebaker. whoi had been out cillfornla with? the! forty-niners and returned toinvest his savings in 9, sheie ot the business thus relinquish! new fjrmiias full of -energy and hope.

In order to increase the out put' the brothers would make up a small stock pf wagons: and the iatber and J. M. wuld trail the vehicles into more remoti districts and swap them off for country produce or whatever they could bring back and turn into money to still further augj ment their manufacturM Vi, bU, V.1 -J UO lUOUkmi yiJXHO I mainly provided for the unus for the erection ot tu raui Metnoaist church, now nearing jeompletloni at Colfax and Laporte avenues, and which will be the most beautiful, ad- mlrably designed and commodious rst urchin in Tt.n. I Last Public Ceremonial. The last public ceremqnlal in which he took part was the laying of the corner stone of this church on a beautiful Sabbath afternoon In May last.

Just previous to the departure of himself AUdisaiti or Europe. Tne evident lm- pairment of his health Iwas particular- pairment ly noticeable on this occasion and many a silent prayer fwas offered In the large assemblage Ithat the mis glvlngs which bis appearance excited might prove unfounded; and that the life of the good man might be spared to hear the voice of preacher, the chant of praise and the roll of organ un should finally be thrown open for pub- slvely bowed- decreed otherwise and his linflnlshed work here and else- where will rest for fulfillment upon his reverent and grief-stricken famlm Second only to this! labor of love and philanthropy was the work with which Mr. Studebaker had been associated with his wife in! providing the city! with the new Epworth hospitaL This institution, which a model; of appropriate design, tasteful and ele gant in finish and furnishing and mod ern and complete in its equipment has cost 'many thousands of dollars. To the as yet comparatively small sub scriptions by the public; Mr. and Mrs.

Studebaker made generous additions, besides which Mr. Studebaker was personally pledged as security for the remainder of the money! borrowed tor the building ot the hospitaL It Would be an unending task to at tempt an enumeration of the instances illustrative of Mr. studebakers gen erous and philanthropic nature. He delighted to do good and in a thousand ways by little acts as well as by deeds which more commonly find their place in annals he was a helpful and stead fast friend of Among his employes he was greatly beloved. Neither wealth nor worldly honors engendered In him the slightest trace of ontentAtion or assumption ot su- nrinritv.

He snDreciated the enjoy ment of the comforts and; elegancies of life, hut parade for the sake 01 show. xc.lt the. envv of others 1.." mm hand grasp ana sanitation or. gooa cheer were as freely offered 'to the humblest worthy workman as to the titled and cultured. He was patient and slow to hlame; harsh end unfor- rivine never, hut Quick and generous In praise ot service taitniuiiy renaerea A Delightful Home Life.

a large itibrtion of Indiana nd finally I if not bow, then of days gone by. Ad-daetded stoats South; Blend aboeared t6! undoubtedly has its uses. It been sowa before leaving Pennsyl-j vania. i Father lad become the lndorser for one or more of his friends for several hundred dollars which he was required to with the result that our home had to be sold and given up. He next secured a small place of IS acres, with grist mill.

saw mill and double log bouse for! residence, bought of Mr. Devllbiss. inspired with the Idea that there was money to be made In a saw mm our father engaged men to remodel and enlarge the one purchased, Incurring quite an expense in so doing. During this period in order to get funds to carry on the building and to supply needful expenses for the family oijr father went to blacksmlthlng at a potat about three miles distant, on the Roop farm, where he labored for several months, mother keeping house for him in Quarters near by. the re mainder of the: family continuing In the log bouse, by the mllL Our, home was not exactly modern is construc tion, and many a winters morning un der that roof did we boys wake to find snow on the floor and on the cover of the bed.

I 8aw Mjll Not a Success. "Tie saw mill venture resulted disastrously. Our father had undertaken a business, with which he was. not ac quainted, and he had the usual exper ience which falls to the lot of those who -undertake unfamiliar lines. The cost of repairs land building had ex ceeded his estimates and the.

water power on which he i had counted proved to be uncertain and at times altogether jwanung. He! lost everything and Waal badly involved besides, I trust that I may further with pro priety aqa that our father never failed to do what he could to pay oft the claims' against him and was rejoiced beyond measure; when In after years. assisted by his boys, he was able to satisfy to the last dollar every credl tor remaining unpaid. i "After; the disastrous experience with the mills; we removed to a still smaller tract of four acres, which, un- aoie to own, we rented from Uncle Samuel Foss. have been particular to allude to names; because some of you Ul recognise them as familiar sounds, schools men and women and In the frontier age the boys and girls got the lessons tooId self-denial, courage.

sympathy with human suf fering and prudence. I "Our father and mother never lost their cheerfulness and, notwlthstand ing me poverty inai we reit, we dots end: girls had a happy childhood. The food was Usually coarse, but It was wholesome and! abundant We named our humble; home Pleasant Ridge, and we neveri lacked, wnen tasks were well done, the approval of father; or when troubles beset lus, the sympathy and comfort which Only a mother can give. "Here again father engaged in blacksmlthlng and wagon making and here Henry; J. M.

and myself learned the trade of our father, laying the ba sis for our juture life work, it was at this old shop where we got our boy hood lessons in blacksmlthlng and wagon making land that constituted what we like to refer to and picture to the world as the 'First Studebaker Wagon It was, as it were, our mechanical alma mater, while we nev-er exnect to recall the nlctnre of that bid shop ind the neighboring log bouse where at the forge of household love and duty bur mother presided, without experiencing emotions 01 lenaeruess end nliai ariecuon. A Cejiter of Hospitality. i "Our home wag always center ot hospitality, ana so one needing food 6r ehelter was fever turned from the There were; but nwot living rooms' beside the attic, but notwlth standing the number ot our family, I recall on lone joccasion I father and mother givimg entertainment to a par ty composed of nuns, on their way to Some western convent. If in number. Those were dayis when entertaining friends or strangers meant sacrifice of personal comfort and some times serious diminishing of meager stores.

On- another occasion recall the use ot bur house In the evening tor a Dunk ard meeting, our parents being mem bers ot this gooq oia reugtoua denom Ination. In order to make room for the congrgttion father and mother's bed waa taken down until after the Service. i Mr. Studebaker, in this same ad dress, related incidents of Interest in regard to his early labor and those of In 1857 a favorable opportunity presented itself and fortunately they were in a position to take advantage! of it Territorial troubles on1 the western frontier were threatened and the United States government required a large number of heavy transportation and army wagons for expeditions Into the west The young! firm I was for tunate in securing a contract tor ibuild-lng a considerable number of these wagons. This was a propitious time and is generally regarded as the great event which gave them i a splendid start and resulted In' the magnificent institution of.

which not South Bend but the country 1 justly proud. They delivered the first; 100 wjagonf within 90 days after receiving the con-t tract This would not! be a difficult teat at the present day, but at that time it was remarkable for a nortlon of the timber waa standing In the or est wnen they recelvedT thelr contrai and had to be cut, seasoned and shaped by hand, while the Iron had to be forged and each wagon slowly built The successful and satisfactory, com pletion of this contract was ah Important step in advance, Gained Their First Laurels; At that time there was a greet depression in trade and such were the difficulties and embarrasementai sur4 rounding the young men! that many of their friends predicted failure. Never theless the agreement with the! gov ernment was satisfactorily executed with the qualitytof the Iwork fully up to the required standard, Thus they gained their first Uaurels as manufac turers, and the firm has never permit ted these laurels to lie taken by others. In the meantime the next younger brother. Peter E.

Studebaker. I waa gaining experience in merchandising ii11, In1; a-nd in 1864 he; too. Joined the South Bend brothersj He had an especial genius for selling. rand rapidly and widely enlarged the demand for the production Of the home 1 factory. J.

F. Studebaker, ithe young est brother, was admitted In 18681 He had studied the art of fine carriage building and this branch of the ibusi- ueaa uuwr ut vara auu lutuiagcuieuL was in time combined with the jorig inai undertaking. The enterprise be gan to assume national proportions. It was incorporated under the name of the Studebaker Bros. Manufacturing company In 1868 with idem Studebaker as its president and presiding genius; J.

M. Studebaker, i vice-president; P. E. Studebaker, treasurer; and; J. F.

Studebaker. secretary, and the present institution known; in every! land where vehicles are run, was auspiciously launched on Its; corporate career. Energy Brings Success, The, company has always been; suc cessful, a fact attested Ibyi its enor mous plant Much of this success is due to the untiring energy the 'conservative judgment and the wise ad ministration of Hon. Clem Studebaker, wno naa Deen president or tne company since 1868. The honor of being president of the greatest vehicle company In the world was prized byj Mr.

Studebaker more than any; other of tne many that have been bestowed up on him, and he took more pride in the Studebaker company than ini any other business in which he wis interested. Of the famous quartette which built up the great business only J. M. Stude baker now remains, J. F.

studebaker dying Dec 17, 1887, and. Peter Si on Oct 9, 1897. Henry StudebjOcer, lone of the original founders, died March 2, 1895. Mr. studebaker i had other business interests ot more or uess magnitude, owning stock in the Misha- waka Woolen Manufacturing company.

South Bend Fuel and Gas company. South 'Bend Malleable Iron! company and American Malt ind Drug company, besides possessing a large tract of farming land, city real estate, etc. But the best powers of his life were given to upbuilding the Studebaker company, and 1 he look-ed forward with the liveliest an tlclpatlons of pleasure to' celebra tion In February next of the 60th! an. nlversary ot the birth of the great industry. Mr.

Studebaker had considerable fondness for politics, and resolutely eschewing ambition for personal I reward, his counsels in his party were always sought and- his influence -was strong. and widely felt I Republican jln his affiliations, he wall intimately acquainted with the leading men In that organization throughout the state In Ala home life none were seen atllganl as witness, but the letter withi bei the boost advantageous location, its exelIeH water power being him om of te chief attractions, il tie re turned I icf Ohio and. irranged his bualnlss and disposed of his propf erty. Sgtm fitted himself with wagons arid fni to South Bend. Mf Stu4ftaker did i nit devqtel himself to4 ianbrt Particular business 1 but hii grM jetrprt lvfas to do all in hte powet toiadviace hir two 'ions, Henry and I Or.

Studebaker and his wife llvd togither for 57s; years; and were thiiparbhts of 13 children. Stu. debakei Idled Dec 15, 1877. end his wlf died April 8, 1887. i Hon.

plena Studebaker attended reunlQoh Ashland county Ohio, lu October; and while there made an entertaining address In which hS spokejofpe trials ox bis lather, of the! removal fronj Pennsylvania; and supsequeM eyema. saiui ll li I trio lade In a Waaori. "The trip was made In a huge Pennl ylvaniilpagon of a style peculiar to those Seatly thei box haying an enormous carrying a vehicle coistructep our father, 1 whlchj driwnl by I four horsei carried our portable Hlongings. In a double car sdrawo by another kelra, our mother 1441 frthe-J yodngesti Children rode. llt ffas to us children, Iwho wre to appreciate it, a snp ruu of Itnteresi i fTheilatei Jacdb Hllde-brindi then a young man, wai one ot the ami t3l There were mountains to cliiab.t frifers to cross, and weary stretches; distance to covey by slow tallfntf.

shft annetlte was tht scejery Wa varied anq we efe bless ed lourney tnai naa 90 serious I I "A 'ecrei liad been purchased, the previous year from a Mr. Mowry, I Andrew Collins, our hired mak hadl preceded bdr peribrfiwlth a teate tnlfhls early soring and liad al ready iput in! such crops as! required early plaMn orsowtog. While! BvlBg on this farm' myself and qer eniiaren attended school at distance bf two miles "from home, of isbursef walking; the Sdlstarici morn- ing jand nlfeht, summer and winter. samd toother liked itlie new fufltryai were; full! of hope to de well; for themselves and children. The seeds oil misfortune, however.

had happier advantage. To guests he was Invariably uroane, enienaining ana hospitable. To his wife and children he was devotedly affectionate, consld- rt and indnleent He could scarce- ly ever allude to the happiness of family relations without manifesting an excess of feeling. His servants. one and all, loveu him and-foun it a pleasure as well as a duty to minis ter to his requirements.

MrJ Studebaker was twice married. He had two children bom of his first wife. They died in infancy and their mother did not tog survive them. He P. marrted George MUburn, president! of the Mil-burn -Wagon company, then of Mlsh- awaka.

now of Toledo, o. To them were born three children. George M. Studebaker. col onel of the 157th Indiana regiment during the Spanish-American war and secretary of the Studdbaker Bros.

Manufacturing company; Clement Studebaker. cashier ot the Stude baker company, and Charles Ar- 7 1 a thur Carlisle, whose husband Is at the head of the Studebaker purcnaslng de ipartment The wife and these children survive Continued on Page Two, 2d Column. i Ill 1.