Hammond Times, Volume 3, Number 98, Hammond, Lake County, 12 October 1908 — Page 1

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Republican Candidate For Governor Now Strongly Supported By Senior Senator and Reciprbcal Arrangement Is Made. IS BAD NEWS FOR . THEOEMOCBATS Bobs Them of Campaign Argument That Governor Hanly Is To Be Sent to the, Senate Two Years Hence When Beveridge Comes. Up Up for Ee-Election. Indianapolis, October 12. Frora the inner circles of the republican party has come the rumor that James E. Watson and Senator Albert J. Beveridge have developed a truce whereby the latter will work with might and main to elect the republican nominee for governor while Watson will see to , It, after he Is governor, that the present senior senator has no opposition when he come up for reelection two years hence. WILL HELP REPL-BLICAAS. The truce, generally believed to have been established, is regarded as one of the most important developments of the campaign. Politicians agree that it will aid the republican party wonder

fully. Some say that the advance tip M.JairrJ"-l- OiJfcrttcs, had muemtOL do with the sudden fluctuation, of the betting by which the M Jna.ll money, which had been on ,e boards from days, was cleaned up ai. supplanted by

"Watson money. ' , NO BllEAK BETWEEN THEM. There had been no break between "Watson and Beveridge but the two were not working together in confidence. Beveridge was disposed to think that some member of the "Watson crowd would in the event of republican success this fall seek his position at Washington and have the support of the Watson administration. Many of the Beveridge men thought that Governor Hanly had been picked for the senate. PREDICTION WAS WRONG. It will be recalled that Beverldge's candidate for the gubernatorial nomi nation was Charles "W. Miller of Gosh en. nominee now in the thirteenth district for congress. The senator did everything he could for the Goshen man and the 111 feeling between the Watson and Miller foYees was great After "Watson was nominated the Bev eridge crowd openly predicted that the democrats would carry the state and their manner indicated that they did not care if such was the result. AGGRESSIVE FOR STATE TICKET. But just recently the Beveridge men. and they are numerous here in Marion county, have become aggressively active for the state ticket. Beveridge himself has come out strongly for AVatson. , in his Terra Haute speech he paid high tribute to the sixth district congressman and urged his election with such apparent sincerity and force as to convince all his hearers that he was earnestly advocating unbroken support of the ticket. Still greater significance attached to this when a few days later at Tipton, "Watson devoted most of his speech to an eulogy of Beveridge in which he declared that the senior senator must be. returned two years from now to his high position. Beveridge is now on a far Western tour but he has promlsd to give the last week of the campaign to Indiana. He will probably tour the state in a special train. MARSHALL PITS FOOT IX IT. Saturday was . Marshall' day in Indianapolis and the democratic candidate made four speeches, addressing, it is estimated. 13,000 people. While the candidate was well received and created considerable enthusiasm he again "put his foot in it" by attacking Charles V McAdams. former member of the railroad commission, who resigned recently to engage in the practice of law. Marshall asked if it were not true that McAdams since his resignation had been appointed attorney for the commission at a salary of $4,000 a year. McAdams happened to he in the court house crowd and the Impulse was, according to his own statement, to answer the question then and there but he restained himself from the Interruption. Immediately following the speech, however, he went to his office and dictated a scorching answer to the question in which he denied with all the vigor at his command that he had been made attorney for the commission.; He explained that he had handled several legal cases for the commission just as other lawvers lnu other cities had done

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Many National Characters, Including Taft, Beveridge, Hearst, Marshall, Hisgen and Gompers Yet To Appear There in Future. ACTION ML START THIS WEEK Marshall's Visit Will Be the Biggest Meeting That the Democrats Are to Have There and the Beveridge Meeting Is Expected To Be Largest for the Republicans. This week will see the actual starting of the campaign work in Gary and following in rapid success, Gary will have many national characters as speakers to whip the city oto line. It seems as if the Steel City was the most favored of any of the region, and this Is due principally to the realisation of the leaders that Gary will be a big factor in swinging the county. Gompers the First. Beginning on the 16th, Samuel Gompers, who is president of the American Federation of Labor, will come to the city on his special train, arriving in Gary at 11 o'clock. He will speak from a platform erected near the station to laboring men of the city. It Is reported that nearly all of the unions are seeking to have a half holiday so that tSey can be present when their leader is in the city. Some of them have been i granted this request bo that Gompers will t assured of & large crowd when he ootnes to QarT." l'-ttaought rfof r a whole that it would be next to im possible to get a crowd together Friday, but the problem was solved in Oie union men asking for a half holiday. Marshall Next Week. After Gompers. Thomag E. Marshall, democratic candidate for governor, will come to Gary a week from tomorrow where he will address the citizens in the evening. This meeting will wind up the latter's work in this county, during the present campaign. The democrats will make this their biggest event of the year in Gary. They have already started to make preparations, and they expect to have a large delegation of visitors from all sections of the county. This will practically finish the work of the democrats in Gary along that line, unless they secure Bryan, which seems possible at the present time. Hearst on Monday. In the meantime on Monday the celebrated pair, Hearst and Hisgen will be in Gary where they will be the guests of the two local leaders of the party. Judge H. A. Townsley, candidate of the supreme court of Indiana, on the Independence league ticket, and E. G. Ballard, the candidate for congress on this ticket. Hisgen and Hearst are always good drawing cards and this meeting will undoubtedly be one of the biggest of the year. The republicans will have their innings when Senator Beveridge arrives on the evening of the 24th. This is considered the biggest day of the re-j publican party, providing, of course, that they do not receive a visit from Taft, which does not appear altogether improbable at the present time. COSTLY AUTO IS ' DESTROYED BY FIRE Machine Owned By Arthur McCappin Burned Early Yesterday Morning. A costly automobile owned by Arthur McCappin, H3 ' Ninety-Second street, was burned in front of Bill Thompson' pluce near the ti. II. Hammond coinpany'H ice houses on Sheffield avenue Saturday night an a result of a hot box. The car was being driven by McCappin himself and contained Lieutenant Walter Jenkins of the South Chicago police station. The two men were on their way back from Hammond, where they had been visiting and were in a hurry to get home. Gasoline in Tank Ignited. It was about 12:30 a. m. when they arrlved near Thompson's place and discovered that their machine was on fire. Almost instantly the gasoline In the tank became ignited and after that It was no use to attempt to save the machine. The machine is a total loss, and only the engine and the framework of the machine are left. The Are aroused the people of the neighborhood, but they were unable to do anything to put out Uhe fire.

IB OEM THAI SIBIKEIS SETTLED Business Agent of Machinists Takes Issue With Fitzhugh-Luther. SEND LETTER TO THE TIMES - jt No Official Eeport Has Been Received, Says Mr. A. H. Greener Today. Business Agent A. H. Greener and W. W. Weltzel, the captain of the pickets at the Fitzhugh-Luther Locomotive works, have written a letter to The Times in which they deny the report which was sent out from that plant to the effect that the labor difficulties on the Iowa Central have been settled. They also deny that the trouble at the local plant is at an. end. They say that the receipt of several engines and boilers from the Denver & Rio Grande has widened the breech between the employer and the employe and that the trobule is not at an end. Fitahugh-Luther People Contradict. A telephonic interview with . one of the officials of the Fitzhugh-Luther company this morning? was to the effect that the strike on 'both the Iowa Central and the Denver & Rio Grande had been settled and that the strike at the local plant had petered out. The following is the letter which was received by The Times from the striking machinists. - Hammond. Oct. 12, 1908. Editor, The Times: Dear Sir: Will you please cor rect the error you made in your Friday night's Issue of your paper when you stated that the machinists' and bollermakers' strike at . the Fitzhugh-Luther company was settled because of the fact that the trouble on the Iowaa Central had been - settled. No settlement can. be, made of the Iowa Central ' trouble " unless the Fitzhugh-Luther - trouble Is also adjusted, and this latter is not a fact. The strike Is still on. No official report has been received of any agreement with the Iowa Central. Further than this, all shop employes have been on strlke'on the Denver & Rio Grande for seven months. Five boxes and parts of boiler shells have been received by the Fitzhugh-Luther , companySaturday last, for the purpose of repairs and this serves to widen the existing breach. We shall take advantage of every legitimate point and peaceful method we can, to Induce this com pany to desist from attempting to break strikes. Hoping this will receive creditable notice in your columns, we are respescf ully, A. H. GREENER, Business Agt. W. W. WEITZEL, Capt. of Pickets. SUING COUNTY FOR LIQUOR LICENSE MONEY. Morris Goldman is suing Lake county for $100 which Goldman claims he paid Into the treasurer's office 'for a license which the county commissioners refused to grant him. This is one' of several suits which the saloonkeepers have started for the purpose of recovering various amounts of money which were paid over to the county treasurer for licenses, which fee was not returned.

Til Al AUTO ACCIDENT

Sheffield Avenue the Scene of a Bad Spill Last Night in Which E. C. Ames of the Chicago Automobile Company Was Injured. 10 WAS THE LADYW1TH HIM? She Said She Was Not Mr. Ames Wife and the Latter's Breath Reeked With the Odor of Bubble Water Say Those Who Know. An elderly man, an affiinlty (may a be), a champaigne breath, :a bird and a bottle for two, an automobile, accident and the decision of one, E. C. Ames, and his young lady friend to ride all of the way back to Chicago in a closed carriage are the Incidents which go o make up one of the most sensational automobile accidents which have taken place In Hammond In a long time. The accident occurred on Sheffield avenue, at the turn in the road near Douglas park. It appears that Mr. E. C. Ames, that was the name he gave, was driving along the road In the direction of Hammond when he came to came to the turn in the street which is near the south end of the park. For some reason or another Mr. Ames did not see the turn and he lost control of the machine. It started off into the ditch and itvwas impossibly for Mr. Ames to stear out or stop the machine. Strikes Two Poles. The car first struck one telegraph pole and tore off a front wheel, smashed in the hood of the machine and then whirled around and the rear end of It struck another "pole, and the occupants of the machine were sent sailing out of the car. . Mr. Ames fell in'-a heap and was knocked unconscious. He had several cuts In his head and he was a sorry looking sight when he was picked up by the crew on street car No. 342, which happened to be going by at the time. For some reason of another the young lady, who was with Mr. Ames, was only slightly bruised and was otherwise uninjured. She came to Hammond with Mr. Ames. When the two arrived In this city they were met by an officer who had been apprised of the accident. "What Is your name," said the officer to the Injured man. "I am E. C. Haynes, of the Chicago Autornbbile company," was the reply. ' .' "Are you Mrs. Ames?", said the (Continued on page. 7.)

MM' SPECIAL AGENT MAKES WHOLESALE ARRESTS Boys Break Into C. I. & S. Freight Car and Steal Grapes and Flour. PARENTS TO BE PROSECUTED P. : J. Burke Makes Important Cap ture Which May Break Up " Wholesale Thefts. , Chief Special, Agent of the C, I. A S. and I. II. B. railroad, 1. i. Burke made a wholesale arrest of boys In the Standard Steel car district Saturday afternoon for stealing fruit and provisions from freight cars.. But he is not going to let the matter stop at that; he has sworn .out -.warrants against the parents of the. boys for receiving stolen property and he believes that he will hit at the root of the evil in this manner. Some of the boys are old offenders, but as all of them, but Andy Stone, were under 16 years of age, he was the only one who was held in jail. The others will be taken care of by the truant officer, and especially Joe Standerski, Gus Likus, Ixuis Sakel and John Sakel, who are all old offenders. The other boys are: George Laporan, Joe Lash, alias Joe Hegewisch; Frank Paravolick, John Dunlavey and John Waublis. All of the boys who nave been arrested have confessed their guilt, and they will be taken care of in the juvenile court by Truant Officer Muzzall. One Boy Held. Andy Stofic, who is 17 years old, will be held for petit larceny and will be tried in Judge McMahons city court. The amount of crime among the boys in Hammond is alarming, according to Officer Burke, and he believes that the parents of some of the boys wink at their crime, if they do not connive, In it. Special Agent Burke discovered the fact that the car had been' broken into Saturday afternoon, and within an hour and a half after the robbery was discovered he hd arrested all of the boys whose names have been given above, and had secured a confession from each of them. Believing, that the boys were encouraged in carrying on their depredations by their parents, Agent Burke swore out warrants for the arrest of the parents of the boys on the charge of receiving stolen property. If he can secure convictions in these cases he believes that it will have a salutary effect on the parents of the boys, and will make them hesitate before they will tolerate a repetition of the thefts. The articles stolen from the car include twelve crates of grapes and ten sacks of flour. Andy Stofic. one of the young men who were responsible for t"he theft of fruit and flour from a car on the C. I. & S. railroad and who was captured by Special Agent Burke, pleaded guilty and was sentenced from one to eight years in the reformatory at Jeffersonville. The young man said that he wanted it over with, and so instead of giving him a preliminary hearing he was taken directly to Judge Virgil S. Reiter's court and was immediately sentenced there.

TELEPHONE TOUR HEWS TO TH TIMES.

(Special to Times.) (Special to The Times.) Chicago, Oct. 12. After getting two nawsty snarls jerked In his caudal ap pendage, the Tiger grappled with the Cub in his own lair today and downed him before 17,000 people. The score was 8 to 3. FIRST IXXIXG. ' Detroit - Mclntire out. Evers to Chance. O'Leary hit to Steinfeldt. who threw badly to first. Crawford out, Kling to Chance. O'Leary going t second. Cobb singled, scoring O'Leary. Rossman out, Steiny to Chance. One run. tubs Sheckard struck out. Schulte singled to left and was out stealing. Evers fouled to Coughlin. No runs. SECOND IXXIXG. Detroit Schaefer out, Steiny - to Chance. Coughlin out, Evers to Chance. Thomas fouled to Chance. No runs. Cubs Chance popped to Schaefer. Steiny struck out. Hofman also fanned. No runs. THIRD IXXIXG, Detroit Mullin out. Steiny to Chance. Mclntyre fouled to Chance. O'Leary out, Evers to Chance. Cuba Tyiker singled to right but was out stealing, Tiromas to Schaefer. Kling flied to Rossman. Pfeister fouled out to Thomas. No runs. 12 3 Detroit ...10 0 Chicago .0 0 0 0 3 Batteries Mullin. Schmidt; Pfeister, Thousands of People Gathered in South Chicago to Witness Dedication of Drake Monumental Fountain. E IN SONG ID SPEECH Business and Fraternal Organizations Unite Monster Parade Is One of the Features of the Day Many Able Addresses Are Delivered By Speakers. PBBSBsnSH-4 The unveiling of the Drake Columbus memorial fountain and its re-dedication at Calumet theater square yesterday was unquestionably one of the Iraest demonstrations ever witnessed In South Chicago. Threatening weather lu the early morning hours promised to mar the festivities, but toward noon the sky wasp ractically cloudless with a typical autumn breeze coming from the north, and by 2 o'clock, the honr of the most Impressive scenes, the j temperature of the atmosphere was perfect.. Many Hammond Gary and East Chicago Knights of Columbus attended the ceremonies. - While the dedication was under the direct auspices of the Knights of Columbus citizens of South Chicago and throughout the Calumet district participated. People from all walks of life were either in the parade, or crowded the pavement anJ streets to watch the magnificent pageant. Parade Forms at Fountain. The parade, 'which formed at the fountain, flanking at South Chicago and Exchange avenues, started at exactly at 2:20 p. m., and proceeded east on Ninety-second street to Commercial avenue, thence to Ninetieth street and east on Ninetieth street to Buffalo avenue, then south on Buffalo avenue to Ninety-second street, thence east on Vinety-second street and Ewing avenue to Ninety-fifth street, returning to Calumet theater square at 3:20, where addresses were delivered by the distinguished guests, among whom were Congressman James R. Mann, Alderman Beilfuss and George G. Clarke, former state's -attorney of South Bend, Ind.. who delivered the principal address of the occasion. Grand Knight Byrnes of the Knights (Continued oa Page S.)

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FOURTH IXXIXG. Detroit Crawford singled to center.

Cobb forced Crawford, Tinker to Ev ers. Rossman hit a fly to Evers and was out, Cobb being doubled off first, Evers to Chance. Xo runs. Cubs Sheckard fanned. Evers walk ed. Evers stole second. Schulte fouled out to Thomas. Chance singled to center, Evers scoring. Chance stole second, Steiny hit to Coughlin, whose throw was bad. Chance scoring and Steiny going to second; Hossman threw wild to plate to catch Chance. Hofman tripled, scoring Steiny. Tinker out, O'Leary to Hossman. Three runs. FIFTH IXXIXG. Detroit Schaefer filed to Evers. Thomas out. Tinker to Chance. Coughlin .fanned. Kling safe at first .on O'Leary's fumble. Pfeister fanned. Sheckard forced Kling and was doubled, Schaefer to Rossman. ; SIXTH IXXIXG. Detroit Mullin walked Mclnf., singled. O lary safe at first fjn Ff j ter's bad throw, filling bases. Cr i . ford singled to right. Mullin scoring, Cobb singled, scoring Mclntire. Rosfman singled, scoring O'Leary and Crawford. Schaefer filed out. Cobb wa3 doubled, Hofman to Kling. Thomas doubled, scoring Rossman. Coughlin out, Evers to Chance. Five runs. t'plm Evers out, Coughlin to Rossman. Schulte out. Mullin to Rossman. Chance singled to left and stole second. . Steiney struck out. Xo runs. 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 0 5 0 2 0 S 12 3 0 0 Kling. 0 0 03 71 $2,000 Worth of Jewels Formerly of Hammond, Lost In Simplex Vault Owned .By the Chaves, Robbery in Montreal. RECEPTACLE IS DYNAMITED News Received in Hammond By Mrs Merryweather, Who Is the Mother of Mrs. Chave Other Misfortunes Which Have Befallen the Family Lately. M. E. Merryweather, the mother of Mrs. Archie Chave, whose husband Is employed by the Simplex Railway Appliance company at Montreal, Canada, received word from her daughter recently in which she said that thieves had broken Into the vault of the Sim plex company in that city and had stolen $2,000 worth of diamonds which the Chaves had put there for safekeeping. Vault Is Blown Open. It is understood that the diamonds were put there temporarily and It just happened that the robbery occurred while they were there. The vault was blown open and a quantity of valuable papers. Including some contracts and other instruments were taken, but the thieves failed to getany of the Simplex cash. It is understood that the Chave losses include a beautiful sunburst, several diamond rings, a stickpin and diamond stud belonging to Mr. Chave and several other less valuable articles of j-w-elery. Only recently Mr. Chave lost a valua ble horse through its untimely death, and they have had several other misfortunes which have given them a run of bad lurk. Mrs. Chave was formerly Miss Rose Merryweather, and is very well known in this city. Several years ago she moved to Montreal, where Mr. Chave has an Important position with the Simplex Railway Appliance company. They have returned on several occa slons to visit friends here.

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