Hammond Times, Volume 3, Number 86, Hammond, Lake County, 28 September 1908 — Page 8

THE TIMES.

Monday, Sept. 28. 1903. ;

BR1IS FLAYED BY

DOSEVELT President Gives Out a Sizzling Reply to Letter Sent Out by W. J. Bryan and It Puts the Nebraska in a Bad Light. GOVERNOR HASKELL BITTERLY DENOUNCED President Blames Bryan for Defending Haskell and Foints to the Celerity With Which Taft Ousted Foraker When Standard Oil Charges Were Brought Up. Washington, D. C, Sept. 27. William J. Bryan and the democratic party are subject to what is probably the most bitter rebuke in the history of American politics in a statement issued by the president tonight. The staetmcnt is in reply to the criticism made upon the president, Mr. Taft, nd the republican party by Mr. Bryan yesterday. Mr. Bryan is accussed of trickery, of attempting' to fool the public by false charges, and of trying to shield one of his own managers who was guilty of all sorts ot evil doings, both against the afirnc-ss of politics and the laws of the nation. Haskell Is H- Hit. This later charge concerns Governor C. N. Haskell, of Oklahoma. Mr. Roosevelt says Haskell's deeds either were known to Mr. Bryan at the time he was chosen as treasurer of the democratic national committee and condoned by him or the Xebraskan was guilty of extreme carelessness in choosing his advisers without inquiring into their status, moral or political. That the latter seems the more likely is the opinion held by Mr. Roosevelt. In support of his opinion, he quotes the statement of an Oklahoma editor "who says he offered Mr. Bryan proof of Haskell's guilt, but that Bryan ignored his pleas, tore up his proof, and continued to aid Haskell's campaign.' Some Charge Against Haskell. Mr. Roosevelt names some of the evils of which he says Haskell is guilty. There are many othe rs, he says, which he has not the time to discuss at present. Some of the charges against the Oklahoma governor are: That Haskell, as governor of Oklahoma, gave illegal privileges to the Prairie Oil and Gas company, a sub- - sidiary of the Standard Oil trust. That he secured title to town lots in Muskogee, Okla., by fraud, drawing them by the use of a "dummy." Haskell now is under indictment on this charges, he says. That Haskell offered a fee of $500 to an Arkansas lawyer if the latter would lobby in the Muskogee council for the passage of a certain franchise and then refused payment, although the franchise was secured. That Haskell dodged payment of a judgment by a New York count for $42,235 and, that a sheriff's execution failed to recover but $20.80 of this amount. Blames Bryan for Defending Aid. Even after these cnarges have been brought home, Mr. Roosevelt says Bryan is atetmpting to cover up the dis grace of his and allowing him a chance to resign and demanding that he be held blameless until convicted by a court, in spite of the fact most of these charges already have been threshed out in' courts and decided ad versely to the Oklahoman. In this con nection Mr. Roosevelt compares - the speed with which Mr. Taft ousted" Senator Foraker when the. latter was con nected with Standard Oil by William R. Hearst. The-president also rakes up the other points on which Mr. Bryan wrote yesterday and handles them without gloves. The Bryan claim that democracy will prosecute the trusts more vigor ously is answered by a comparison of the . records of the parties in the past. The last democratic administration, that of Cleveland, he says brought only four cases under the anti trust act, two of which failed and a third of which was decided in favor of the government by Mr. Taft, then a Judge. Convictions Voder Present Rule. In the present administration there have been' scores ' of such cases, against some of the biggest concerns in the country. The vast majority of these have "resulted in oenvictions, he says. . . There have been forty-nine indictments for secret rebates, of which eighteen cases-have resulted in convictions and only four failed. The remainder are still pending. Straw Hats a Recent Invention. Headwear made of straw was already in use among the ancient Greeks, but straw hats, like those we wear, did not come into use in Europe until half a century ago. ADVERTISING MAKES MANY IMjPOSSlBLE TH1XGS POSSIBLE,

ELEGTIO

South Chicago Holding Its Own During the Present Situation Steady Increase in the Various De partments of the Big Mills Waiting For Nov. 3. 1ST PUMRNOW RUNNING FULL TINE Ground Is Already Broken for Wire Mills To Be Opeated in Connection With Wisconsin Steel, Company Additional Plant Will Give Em- , polyment to 1,000 Men. Although the market reports and the financial situation during the past week has shown a disturbing tendency, such cannot be said of the conditions in South Chicago and other cities of the Calumet region. While there Is no marked Improvement, yet there has been no shutdown of any of the mills. On the contrary, several of the depaitments of the Illinois Steel company have resumed operations and other mills have taken on more men. In an interview with an official of one of South. Chicago's largest Indus tries today, a Times reporter was told that immediately after election, if Taft was elected, the mill would resume oprations full blast. The offlclar refused to have his name mentioned and also the industry, but said at that time he would be willing to give out any information to the press that was wanted. Depends on Taft's Election. "It is on this account," went on the official, "that many of the Industries in the Calumet region have been idle. I dare say that the majority of the mills ana manufactories have orders on hnd at the present time, but are witing to see the outcome of the elec tion. Much depends upon Taft's election, and if such is the case you will hear all the whstles n the Calumet blowng the soundng notes of the resumption of operations. At the present time more men are working in the Calumet region than at any time since the mills' closed last October. Among the mills that are running full time are the Illinois Central Shops, Wisconsin Steel company, Western Glucose company, Nickel Plate shops and Pullman company. Many of the minor manufacturers and mills at South Chicago, Pullman, Grand Cross ing and Burnslde, although not em ployirg as many men as they formerly did, are running full time. Break Ground For Large Addition. Ground is alrody broken for the big plant of the wire mills, for the Wis consin Steel company at Irondale. The new mill, it is estimated, will cost the company at least $1,COO,UOO. The foundations are now being constructed and a large number of extra men are em ployed in the work. It is said from 800 to 1,200 men will be employed in the new department when the mill is completed. The Wisconsin Steel company, which is a subsidiary company to the International Harvester company, now has 1,200 men on their roster. There is a slight improvement shown this week at the Illinois Steel company. At the present time there are 4,894 men at work in the mills, which is an increase of about 300 over the number a week ago. Although several of the mills closed down others are scheduled to start operations in the course of the next two weeks. f 5,500 Work at Pullman. At the Pullman company the roster today numbers a little over 5.500 men, although no new orders have been secured the company are making estimates on several new contracts. The company aie at the present time engaged in the big orders for the Chicago City Railway company. Over sixty of the new street cars are completed and will be delivered some time this week. They will be taken over the South Chicago lines downtown. IT ALL DEPENDS Oil TAFT In the iron and steel trade a few deals of Importance have been closed during the past week, but general conditions are still dull and are expected to remain so till after the presidential election. Indications are that the industry as a whole will continue to run on the present basis of about 60 ier cent of capacity till the big political questions are settled. In case of a satisfactory settlement, and to the great majority of manufacturers that means the election of Mr. Taft, it is believed that numerous important projects now held in abeyance will be pushel forward at once and give new life to the steel industry. In Chicago alone, according to trade estimates, there are projects for buildings and bridges, and bridges that will call for 80,000 tons of steel. In New York, It is fig--ured, the plans in contemplation will require a total of more than 100,000 tons. Several of these projects depend on the result of the election for completion or abandonment. In St. Louis and several other cities plans of importance in tota are pending in the same way.

BOOSTS IN GARY:

Pacific Coast Federationist Says He Is Neither Republican Nor Democrat, But Asks Laboring Men to Vote For W. J. Bryan. SPEAKER GREETED BY THREE HUNOREO J. S. Parry Leaves Hammond For Gary Where He Addresses Crowd of Workingmen at a Meeting In Theater Presided Over By C. 0. Sefton Crowd Was Enthusiastic. J. S. Parry, president of the California Trades and Labor council, who has been sent out by Gompers to boost Bryan stock throughout the country. appeared in Gary Saturday night in the Gary theater before a large crowd of the working class. Mr. Parry talked to the laboring man as a fellow laborer and not for the standpoint of a fellow politician. He asserted that'he was neither a republican nor a democrat, but that he was taking the stump for the individual interests of the workingmen, whom he thought their interests would be better subserved by voting for William Jennings Bryan. Met by Reception Committee. Mr. Parry was met Saturday afternoon by a reception committee composed of Ora Wildermuth, Frank ZawThe

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taken immediately to the Victoria ho-' tel where lunch was served to them. The afternoon was- then spent In seeing the city, meeting the leaders of the local union men, and discussing, the local situation with the leaders. In the evening before three hundred people, Mr. Parry discussed the various issues in the national campaign, directly effecting the working man. He said that they had gone to the republican convention at Chicago to obtain planks favorable to unionism and that they were turned down. At Denver they did not receive quite so harsh treatment, on the injunction platform, said the speaker, and therefore Mr. Gompers and other labor leaders had decided that it would be for their own interest to have Bryan elected. He also discussed the guarantee bank system and advocated its adoption. Crowd " as Enthusiastic. The crowd which gather, although small, was enthusiastic. The theater was comfortably - filled with mostly workingmen. Mr. C. O. Sefton, president of the local democratic club, presided at the meeting and introduced the speaker of the evening. Mr. M. H. Stanton, democratic candidate for joint representative, also addressed the crowd for a few minutes. The next big democratic meeting is planned for Oct. 14, when Thomas E. Marshall will be the big attraction. HIT BfiHTERURBAN CAR Frank Culuman of Gary Is , First Victim on the Division. The first man to be struck by . a Chicgo Lake Shore and South Bend car on the Gary division was Frank Caluman, 50 years old, employed in the Indiana steel mills. Caluman was crossing the tracks at the time walking towards the mills and did not see the car approaching from the east. The par was coming at a moderate rate and hit the man before he could get off the track. He was thrown to one side and narrowly escaped having ' the wheels run over his body. After he was picked up it was seen that his legs were badly crushed and hiAhead bruised. He was taken immediately to the Mery hospital, where ! his injuries' were dressed. The acci dent happened betwen 7 and 8 o'clock yesterday morning. The motorman claimed that he rang his bell several times, but that the man appeared to be deaf and could not hear him. Caluma-n is employed as a carpenter in fthe mills and resides In the south end of town.

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ELECTRIC!! FULLS THIRTY FIVE FEET Fatality in Indiana Steel Mills at Gary Results

Yesterday . ACCIDENT IS SEEN BY MM Young Breaks His Neck When He Lands On His Head. Inquest Held Today. The first fatal accident that has taken place In the'mllls for some time occurred yesterday afternoon when Edward Harrison, an assistnt foreman of an electrical gang fell for a distance of thirty-five feet, striking 6n his head on a .concrete floor below. The man died instantly and. was removed - to Jones' morgue. The accident occurred at 2:10 yesterday afternoon and was witnessed by cores of -his fellow employes and friends. ... r Edward Harrison resides in Chicago and has ben ' working in the Indiana Steel company , but a short time. He is single, and lived with his parents in Chicago, where the- body will be shipped today. He was well liked In the mills, where he was recognized as a very - competent electrician. ; Recently he w.as placed in the position of assistant foreman of the gang in which he was working. 1 It was While employed with his men on "Pig Iron mill" that he met his death. He as working on top of a thirty-five-foot beam when he suddenly lost his balance, and fell headlong to the floor beneath. He was killed the instant that. he struck. the concrete floor. Dr. ; Gordon, the coroner, was called from Hobart and? the inquest was held , yesterday afternoon. The man's neck, had ben broken by the fall. The . parents of. the young man were notified of his death in Chicago. Find Field for Rubber Industry. The rubber' industry of Hawaii is still in the experimental stage, but experts believe the opportunities for profit are going to be large. Be Printed

PIOIJEERS OF GARY H0L0A MEETING T. E. Knotts and C. Oliver

Holmes, Formerly of Hammond, Elected. The pioneers of Gary, who held a preliminary meeting some time ago, held another meeting last Saturday night for the purpose of perfecting their organization. The meeting was held -In the office of Judge A. C. Huber, who 'himself Is a pioneer. . Officers were elected but the constitution and by-laws which were to have been finished by last Saturday night, were not reported completed. The officers who were elected are as follows: President T. E. Knotts. Vice president A. P. Melton. , Secretary and treasurer Judge A C. Huber. '" . Historian C. Oliver Holmes. Membership Is Growing." About twenty-five members attended the meeting last night and the prospects now are that more members will be secured for the organization. . .Only those who established . Jhemselves . in Gary before July 1906 are eligible , to membership. . - . Judge Huber and . President. .Knotts, who are a committee o.n by-laws and resolutions, promise to. have their. work completed at the next regular meeting. SELLS HIS ENTIRE BLOCK T. "W. Englehart, of Gary, who has been pushing his Jackson partk addition to Gary with characteristic energy fsold the entire block No. .13 consisting of over fifty lots to Lee and Fred Vader, of Hagerman, Ida. The. consideration is not known, but the deal involves considerable money. Lee and Fred Vader are the owners of a large sheep ranch in Idaho and. they have Just been to Chicago, where, they disposed of a quantity of their stock. Mr. Englehart is doing very well with his Jackson park sub-division and has been selling lots intermittently all during the recent money stringency. An English Proverb. Better one's house too little one day than too big all the year round. September

PASSENGERS RIGHTS

S Sunday Schedule on Interurban Line Is Etirely Demoralized. ... : PASSENGERS WAIT IN RAIN Stand In Front of Unfinished Depot in Gary for Two Hours. Unable to Get- Seats. The patrons of the Chicago Lake. Shore and- South Bend interurban last night wrung their hands with anguish as they stood for ne arly two hours in the sand under the roof of the uncompleted passenger station at Gary waiting for the arrival of the Hammond car. The air was chilly and the women and children; many of "whom had their light summer, clothes on, were unprotected' from the wind,' while" they waited for he Hammond 'car to arrive. There was no pretense of maintaining a schedule". ' yesterday ' as several times ' during the day the traffic was demoralized completely. There were no cars in the afternoon betwen 2 and 4 o'clock, and in the evening between 7 and 9. The large. Sunday crowd which usually patronizes the line. found themselves stalled in various places in the cities, or somewhere in the Jungles surrounding Gary. After the Hammond car did arrive it was so crowded that it was almost impossible to secure standing room, some time after 9 o'clock. Among the patrons of the lines was Judge W. W. McMahon, of Hammond. He took the trip to South Bend and was held Up for two hours. Just east of Gary and then for an hour and a quarter in Gary. He was with a party og friends from Hammond, who were disgusted at the service. They together with several others who . made the trip were heartily disgusted with the. service. Few and Far Between. An employe ot a matrimonial bureau in Chicago testified on the stand that only ten photographs of men and women out of 10,000 are of Bufflcien merit to attract. Sup 30th cp

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