Hammond Times, Volume 3, Number 105, Hammond, Lake County, 20 October 1908 — Page 1

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WBATH1 Showers today and Wednesday; warmer today cooler Wednesday. EDITION s yoL. m., no. 105. i HAMMOND, INDIANA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1908. .ONE CENT PER COPY. DRIFT SEI C HE -GIVES THE LIE 10 THE DEMOCRATIC ORGA J SIDESTEPS

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Candidate for Governor on Democratic Ticket Speaks Before a Big Crowd in Tent on Hohman Street Last Night. APPL ES Speech Has a Socialistic Trend and Republican Regard It as a Very Weak Kind of Argument Considering the Importance of the Issues. Thnman Marshall came to Hammond Inst evening and ndd reused between 2.00 and 2"00 people In the great tent opposite Central park, and to the great nrprlr of every one present totally Icnored the question of local option. Not only did the democratic candidate for governor totally Ignore the issue which has been uppermost in the campaign, but he ran away from it. Not one sentrnce. not one word and not n single sylable did be utter on this great question. The people of Hammond have heard Mr. Marshall speak, but they do not THOMAS . MA&5ffJLLL know from his own lips how he stands on the great question that is before the people of Indiana tolJay. It Is the most inexpticable thing that ever happened in a political campaign. Down in Crawfordsville he told the farmers thatthe democrats helped to pass the county local option bill and naturally the people of Hammond wanted to know how he stood. But on this important matter he was as silent as a tomb. Spoke In Epljtrams. Summed up, Mr. Marshall's speech was one of glittering generalities Intersperced with many funny stories which kept the crowd in a roar of laughter much of the time. At times he was almost socialistic in his views and his attacks on predatory wealth, the trusts and vested interests were those that might hr.ve been expected t3 emanate from : - most rabid socialistic leader. Mr. Marshall his speech with the story of a y . German who assassinated a Kusuii ruler and when asked why Jie did it he replied, "You dieor the convictions of other men, I die for my own." He then went on to say that he did not ask the people of Indiana to die for their convictions, but "to live for constitutional government and the rights of mankind. Aristocracy put up slavery and the boys in blue put it down. An Abraham Lincoln republican ought to be a William Jennings Bryan democrats." Says Trusts Have All. "I know," Mr. Marshall continued, "That the trusts have everything, but I did not know that they had a copyright on history. I grant that there is no man below men and I will not admit that there is any man above me. (Continued on pace 8.)

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Shift in Public Sentiment in Indiana Is Apparent and Professional Politicians Begin to See the Weak ness of Marshall. REPUBLICANS ARE GETTING RESULTS Brewers Called Off Temporarily By Democrats and Unsuccessful Efforts Are Made to Still the Activity of the Liquor Element for the Democratic Ticket., Special to The Times Indianapolis. Oct. SO It is all so In. definite and Indistinct as to be unnoticed by the layman but the professional politician who sees things afar off says that the expected has happened and that the beginning of the drift to James K. Watson has set In. Professional politicians are as quick to discover such thlugs as seismographs are to record distant rumblings of the earth's crust. The layman is assured that the drift will be so pronounced within a fev days, now that it has started;' that even a blind man will be able to see it. That the professionals believe all they say is revealed by their attitude, which changed as suddenly as the veering of a weather vane. Drift Toward Watson Seen. It ia a wellknown fact that the republicans have been waiting and expecting a shift in public sentiment. They, have realized that the-drift has been toward Marshall and perhaps toward Bryan, but they have been confident that a change would come in time to save the day. Last week found the republicans worried because the change was not at hand. They feared that it might not come at all or that it might come too late but Just now they are jubilant over the fact that the drift has given its first indication of a new direction and more than this that the time is just absolutely ripe. The. change could not, they declare, have set In at a more timely moment. The two weeks that remain, they explain, will enable the republicans to get full benefit but will prevent a reaction. Atmosphere Is Charged. So changed was the atmosphere in the state headquarters today that visitors could not help wondering what good news had been received. But talks with the managers revealed that no one specific cause was responsible. The change was due to the results of indefinite and indistinct signs afar off. The professionals in the campaign recognized these signs before they had been on the horizon thirty seconds. The republicans have a way of getting results toward the close of the campaign. They work days and days bolstering up weak spots, ironing out rough places, spreading salve where salve is needed, using the whip where force is more impotent than argument, ! studying conditions, etc., and it is nati ural that the fruits of these labors would be forthcoming in the closing days. It was the same four years ago and it is the same now. Last campaign the need of the hour was not nearly so great but tremendous results were achieved during the last two weeks. The greater needs this year are calculated to stimulate still greater results. Shift fiets Big Impetus. If the drift has changed, the shift to AVatson will receive great impetus as this is the big week of the republic- ! an campaign. Prominent speakers are ; here from many parts of the country, j These include Leslie M. Shaw, former j secretary of the treasury; John L Griffiths, consul general to Liverpool; and j various congressmen and senators and cabinet officers, all of whom are dei sirous of giving their friend, James E. Watson, a boost. The week will end with a whirlwind tour iy Mr. Taft j covering three days, during which time he will make forty-three speeches In practically all the big cities of the state. The tour will close Saturday night with a big rally at Gary to tee participated in by Senator Beveridge. The senior senator will then spend five days in the state and three days will also be spent by Vice President Fairbanks. Bryan shot down Indiana today from Chicago to Louisville, making fifteen speeches on the way. He will be at Louisville tonight. The nominee is on his way East and will stop off here on his way back home, on the 31st. Burke Cockran will be in this city tonight. John Kern will spend all next week in Indiana. He is now in the East. Watson and Marshall are making (Continued on ynjre 7.)

TRIES TO GET TOLLESTONFR AN GHISE Representative of Chicago- - New York Air Line Meets With Trustees.

INTERURBANS IN A WRANGLE Gary and Interurban Line Gets Bad News From Tolleston v Town Board. (Special to The Times.) Toleston, Ind, Oct. 20. George Raff, one of the principal stockholders of the Chicago-New York Air line and the Gary and Interurban line, went to Toleston last evening in the hope of taking advantage of the fact that the Chicago, Lake Shore and South Bend line has not built the Toleston extension within the specified time by securing a franchise for the air line. Mr. Raff was turned down, but it was not until after the town board had held one of the warmest sessions that have ever been held in Toleston. Mr. Raff was accompanied by Attorney Darrow, and the two men asked. providing board should decide to renew the franchise of the Chicago, Lake Shore and South Bend line, that they be not given an exclusive franchise. The representatives of the Gary and Interurban line said that the ChicagoNew York Air line would positively be constructed to Gary within the next nine months, and said that cars would be running between Laporte and Gary by next June. Attorney Darrow said that it was the great plan of the air line people to construct a road as straight as the crow flies and that this road was surveyed through Toleston to Hammond and Chicago. He said that if the Chicago, Lake Shore and South Bend line were granted an exclusive franchise it would put a bad crimp in these plans and that it would be necessary to make a detour around Toleston. Mr. Raff said that the air line company now had all of the money behind it that is needed to carry the first part of the project through, and that there would be no delay in the construction of the line through to Hammond from Laporte. But this argument did not convince Edward Behnke and Christ. Boreman of the Toleston board for they stated that they were In favor of granting the Chicago, Lake Shore and South Bend line an extension to their franchise and making it an exclusive franchise for a period of five years. The life of the franchise is fifty years. The representatives of the Gary and Interurban line admitted that the decision of the Toleston town board would put a big crimp in their plans. MANY NEW IMPROVEMENTS. The building occupied' by the Manufacturers Outlet company, on Morton court, has been equipped with a new sign, a big one, and an awning, and the improvement is expected to draw more business to the enterprising company.

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INDELIBLE Democratic Candidate for President Arrives in Hammond and Is Greeted by Good-Sized Crow, Which Hears Him. SPEECH LASTS HJUJAH HOUR Candidate Is Warmly Greeted and Gets Over a Great Deal of Ground Is His Attack on Taft and President Roosevelt and the Republican Policies. William J. Bryan, the democratic candidate for president, spoke in Hammond this morning from his private car at the Monon depot. The crowd of people that heard him was variously estimated from 1,000 to 5.000 people. His train was scheduled to arrive in Hammond at 7:30, and within a few minutes after that time heappeared on the platform and spoke until 7:50. He spoke of the various democratic planks in the platform, winding up with typical Brantic shots at his opponent, W. H. Taft, and Theodore Roosevelt. Multitude Greet Him. A shout went up from the multitude as he appeared In the doorway ot his private car and after exchanging a wrong fedora hat which he had sratched in his hurry for his own on which a porter handed him, he was ready to begin. Rrginn With Campaign Conntrihutlon. Beginning with the plank in the democratic platform which provides for the publication of campaign contributions, he hurried on to the election of senators by direct vote, touching on this in a few sentences. He took it for granted that his hearers were conversant with these two planks and next took up the guarantee bank deposit plank. He dwelt at some length In this, repeating ome of the arguments that he has made many times before and which have appeared In the newspaper (dispatches. In speaking of the labor plank, he (Continued on Pace S.)

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Mrs. Phoebe J. Anderson - Pays Her Rent. to.j3tick; Stranger Today. POLICE ARE BUSY ON CASE Householders Should Be Careful to Whom They Give Up Their Precious Money. Mrs. Phoebe J. Anderson of 834 North Hohman street was defrauded out of a montll"s rent by an unknown person who claimed to be the agent for Gostlin, Meyn & Co., and who came around to collect the rent. The man came around at about 2:15 in the afternoon and Mrs. Anderson paid him the $7 due. At about 5 p. m Mrs. Ursula Borndover came around to collect the rent. Police Are Xotltled. She was informed 'that the rent had just been paid to her agent and of course Mrs. Borndover told Mrs. Ander son that she had authorized no one to collect the rent. The police were notified and were given a good description of the man who had just obtained the money un der false pretenses. So far they have been unable to locate the swindler. This is the first time that this scheme of securing money has been success fully tried in this vicinity in recent years and the experience of Mrs. Anderson will make house-holders more careful paying money out to men who have not the proper credentials. I IS Judge Anderson Says the Business Won't Warrant Holding Court. Much to the disapointment of local attorneys. Federal Judge Anderson adjourned the federal court in Hammond this morning on the grounds that the business did not warrant the summoning of a jury. Several cases were set for trial and the attorneys appeared, but Judge Anderson continued the cases until next term, which opens on April 20. He was accompanied by Chief Clerk Noble C. Butler, and Merril E. Wlson, chief deputy marshal. GROUND IS BROKEN TODAY. Ground was broken today for the big addition to the Simplex Railway Appliance factory. The site which is east of the present factory was acquired some time ago and has river frontage. It i expected that when completed 300 more men will be employed by the company.

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Indiana Harbor Business Man Verifies Times Story And It True In Every Particular

FRED GASTEL, JR., MAKES AHDSVVEARSTO AFFIDAVIT Has Again Consulted Officials and Has Again Received Confirmation of Existence of Election Contingency.

On the 2nd of October The Times published a story regarding the purchase of certain lands by the Frick Interests at Indiana Harbor and the erection of a plant there contingent on the election of William H. Taft. ' - Among those who confirmed the story was Fred Gastel, jr., a real (-state dealer of Indiana Harbor.

On Oct. 17 the local democratic publishing the story. The paper stated that he made the statements credited The paper stated furthermore "that ntatement and that no thought had been, In other words the paper deliberately

the attack is beneath contempt, Mr. Fred Gastel, jr., voluntarily made the following affidavit, which he -wishes published. It reads:

gTTATE OF INDIANA, SS COUNTY OF LAKE: I, Fred Gastel, jr., of the city of Indiana Harbor, in the state and county aforesaid, do solemnly swear that the article appearing ' on the front page of the daily issue of The Lake Cocntt Times, printed and published in the city of Hammond, Lake County, Indiana, under date of Oct. 2nd, dealing with the transaction of several acres of land for steel mill purposes to the H. C. Frick interests, of Pittsburg, Pa., was given by me to J. Roy Morrison, the authorized correspondent of the said The Lake County Times, after a consultation with the parties through whom the deal was consummated. ,1 have never repudiated the paid ntory and to the best of my knowledge and belief, based upon the declarations made to me by those parties vitally interested fn the said transaction. It In true, both In aubstance and In fact. I further declare that that portion of my story so given to Thb Lake County Times, .dealing with the building of the mammoth steel enterprise, was reported to me by the person who sold the property, and whose position in the transaction is one of the utmost reliability,, as being contingent upon the election of William Howard Taft as' president of the United States, although such contingency and its existence was not for publication before." I Fl'RTHER DECLAHE THAT I HAVE AGAIX COXStLTED THE SAID GRAXTOH'S AGEXT, AM) HAVE AGAIN RECEIVED A CONFIRMATION OK THE SAID EXISTENCE OF SlfH CONTINGENCY. Moreover, the, records in the office of the recorder of the state and county aforesaid will show, in due course, the merits of said transaction, showing ' the conveyance of said property from the East Chicago company to the name of Henry C Frick, of Pittsburg, Pa., at and for a consideration of over 1,000. This affidavit is made voluntarily and is true to the best of my knowledge and belief in every clause. IN WITNESS WHEREOF. I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 19th day of October, 1908, A. D. FRED GASTEL, JR. Subscribed and sworn to this 19th day of October, 90S. (SEAL) CHARLES F. EGBERT, Notary public in and for said county and state aforesaid-

LINE IS PLANNED Capitalists Negotiating With Gary Authorities For a New Interurban. (Special to The Times.) Gary, Ind., Oct. 20. Capitalists who are said to have plenty of financial backing and include James Hopkins, the son of Senator Hopkins of Illinois, who is now master in chancery in Chicago and has many financial interests in and about Chicago, George Earl who owns a large amount of acreage in the neighborhood of Gary, and Francis Yeaker, a railroad promoter who has built interurban lines all over the country, will build a new inteurban line into Gary. The line is to be known as the Val-paraiso-Hobart-Gary line and will be built as soon as certain franchises can be secured. Mr. Hopkins appeared before the town board of Gary this afternoon and asked to be granted the right to run over its line in Gary as is provided in its franchise. This step is said to be merely a formality as the franchise of the Gary & Inteurban company compels it to permit other companies to run over its lines for a certain consideration. Application for franchises will be made in Hobart and Valparaiso at once and it is not believed there will be any difficulty in securing the necessary rights in these places. YOUNG VALPARAISO BOYS ABE CAPTURED TODAY (Special to The Times.) Valparaiso, Ind., October 20. Hiram Peterson, 17 years old. and Louis Prosz, 15 years old, were captured in South Chicago last night with a horse in their possession belonging to Barney Rozynek, living on a farm north of Valparaiso. In their possession was found a 22callber rifle, a 22-caliber revolver an amount of cartridges and a dagger. The South Chicago police notified Sheriff Green of Porter county, who made Dretrarations to go to South Chicago.

organ bitterly attacked The Times for

that "Mr. Gastel denied emphatically to him by The Times. there wan not a word of truth In the given to building nueh an Industry." accused The Times of lying. Though SOI JOYOUSNUPTIALS East Hammond Is the Scene of a Boy Wedding CelebrationEast Hammond is' the scene of a big wedding celebration this evening, the occasion being the wedding of Miss Mary Novak, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Novak, to August Bakala. The wedding party early this morning chartered a special street car and went to Robertsdale. where they were, married by Father Benedict. On the return trip the party stopped at Franck's studio, where their pictures were taken. After that they proceeded to East Hammond, where the festivities began. Many friends and neighbors were invited for the "big doings," since the couple belonged to the most popular people in East Hammond. ACCIDENTJSJEPORIED E. J. & E. Freight Train in Collision "and Three Men Are Hurt. It was reported this morning, although the report could not be confired, that there was a wreck on the Elgin. Joliet & Eastern in the vicinity of what is known as the "Jungle." The report is that George Clay, Frank Burns and Joe Wright were all severely injured in a rear end collision which occured at 6:30 yesterday evening. The wreck was caused by the dense fog which made it 'impossible for the engineer on one train to see the rear of the freight. The rear end of a car was badly wrecked. LAKE SUPERIOR COURT. New Cane. 5097. George C. Prott Lumber company vs. Overland Lumber company. Attachment on garnishment.