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Presidental Candidate Visits Gary
And Hammond And Is Hero Of A Monster Demonstration
g: 0. P. SURE
OF VICTORY
ughr
DIES AT HOBART
Judge Taft, Senator BeverJ Ex-County Treasurer Pass
idge and Others Make Splendid Speeches to Thousands.
es Away at His Home Yesterday.
Thousands of people who bad clam
ored to hear William Howard Taft, re
publican candidate for president, some of them doubting perhaps his friend
ship toward labor; many uncertain as to the republican tariff policy and questioning other matters in dispute, heard him Saturday night at Gary, and their doubts were dispelled. The speech,
which was typical of the man, broad, honest and conservative, brought forth
volumes of applause.
sucn a splendid success was the
monster rally that it is believed that
tae event sealed the doom of democracy
in northern Indiana. There was alnaer
WELL KNOWN OVER GQUMTY
At Time of His Death He Was Pres
ident of First State Bank of Hobart.
(Special to The Times.
Hobart, Ind., Oct. 26. Seward Lieht-
ner, ror rour years treasurer of Lake
county and one of the most prominent republicans in Lake county, is dead at his home in this city at the age of
nearly 59 years. Mr. Ltghtner's death
will come as a distinct shock to hi
id enthusiasm prevalent mmrii.,. Irlfnds ov" Lake county, who though
Over two thousand people oarticinatcri KnowlnS that he was in poor health
In the parade, while over five thousand hai3 no ,dea that he was near death's people looked on. Two thousand Ave door- M"- Lightner had been in poor
nunarea people heard Judge Taft speak, neal1" tor about two years and yet was
roue over three thousand were un- I on lne streets of Hobart on Fridav af-
able to get within the ball. I ternoon. His death was due to Bright 's
it was a Ureat Farade. i disease.
The famous parade was all that cnnM I Mr T.ioi,... - ., , .
have been hnr,. t ! "" 'n every
- .... a grana sense or tne word. He was born In spectacle, more than a mile in length, Russiaville, Ind., Jan. 5, 1S50 He was
a son of Daniel D. anri Prvvw c -a
and composed of the most enthusiastic
crowd that ever walked a street in
Lake county. During the course of its march, from Fifth avenue to Eleventh, Broadway was ablaze with brilliant lights, the air was. resonant with cheers
and music, and the shouts of approval from the spectators.
There was scarcely a feature of the
Lightner, and was married on Christ
mas day, 1872 to Ellen M. Frank, who
survives, him. Mr. Lisrhtner's Buffer
ings ended at half past six yesterdav
morning. He came to Hobart in 1865 and lived here 'ever since, except for
tne rour years that he lived at Crown
parade which was not followed out in I t . he WaS treasur of Lake
aetan. The steam roller was there the I ,," "vu-u Jonn vv. jjyV,
norsemen cantered down the street at
me neaa or the procession, gaily decorated automobiles puffed along behind the splendid delegation from the Hamilton and Marquette clubs of Chi- j rntrn "'n .. . , i j . . ...
uuus piayea ramiliar
airs, delegations from many cities in the vicinity joined in the procession and added to the generous supply of noise,
ura ana eninusiasm.
nr 1-1 w, .4
..c....1,,.1,u, aa treasurer ana was elected in 1900 and re-elected in 1902. Mr. Lightner was a member of the following orders: Masonic, Odd Fellows, Foresters and Maccabees.
The Mason's will have charge of the
funeral service, which will be heM
from the Lightner home on Center street, on Tuesday afternoon at 2 O'clock. Burial will be at PrnTrn "Will
Owing to several misunderstandings cemeterq. Mr. Lightner leaves besides
his wife, an adopted son, Leslie, and three sister.
After the expiration of his term as
county treasurer, Mr. Lightner was made president of the First State Bank
Hobart, and was eneaerert In ho
of
in me general arrangements, several complications resulted In the program, only one of them, however, being ser
ious. Speakers Are Delayed,
Long before the time scheduled fr.r
the speakers to arrive at the hall, the building of cement walks.'
c,uinl' was nnea by those who desired tO hP9F Taft J n . -
srH TASTE OF WINTER
Then it came 8:30 o'clock, the time set
lor tne speakers' arrival. No one ap
peared upon the platform to address The flrst taste of winter was experithem, but they were still cheerful and enced in Lake county yesterday when content, believing that they would soon a near-snow rain of .03 of an inch fell
..r me distinguished ora- wnue tne temperature varied but fou
..o. H a o clock Chairman Hodges degrees, from 43 to 47 degrees, in th
uUc lu mem mat there had been twenty-four hours.
aeiaj, Dut that if they would remain miles-an-hour
R.v.rii I--.. ,mnue8 longer west, where snow and cold blasts have
The -e ;. been raging, and the mean temperature mJ ' S .T.- to re- of 45 degrees made the day cold and'
t.ovp uuc aiter tnat
a vociferous veil for o .r,,v U"""S' ne west, with snow in of the regu!ar sneike " the -rthwest and rains in the middle
could be found or induced to com . , C temPerats were record the Binenhof to t- k ,1" ed nort"west and north. Battleford be
upon Attorney Clarence WreV.vT I e the lowest- wlth 24 degrees above
- vv. ii tv Ui
JOHN POPE BATTLES m. A i
wITHjTiE 0 T'S"
Aged Hammond Spending
His Last Hours on Cot in Jail.
VICTIM IS. NEAR HIS DEATH
Chief of Police Eimbach Is at a loss
to Know What to Do With His Patient.
John Pope lies in the city Jail on the
little, cot fighting off what is believed
by the doctor to be his last attack of delerium tremons. It will be his last
ror it is believed that the aged man can not survive the continuous convulsions which are wreckiii. his old and emaciated form. John Pope is another Hammond man who is going over the terrible route ir. the foot steps of many other victims of drink. His struggles are not as terrible as some of the others because he has very little strength left, but they are still terrible to behold. Faceted With the Case. Chief of Police Rimbach does not
know what to do with his patient. The
sisters at the hospital say they can not afford to take in such a case for the
reason that they have neither the ac
commodations or the help which is required to look after a violent patient.
Owing to the fact that the citv has
failed to provide adequate hospital facilities for sick prisoners, it is neces
sary for John Pope to lie in the poor
ly ventilated cell in the jail and there
struggle until his life ends.
Dr. H. E. Sharrer was called to at
tend the patient and pronounced his
case a dangerous one. He realized that
the sisters in the hospital had their
hands full and could not take care of such a patient and also depricated the fact that the city did not provide hos
pital facilities for such prisoners.
AVI 11 Try to Get Him There. He decided to see what he could do
to get the prisoner into the hospital
and in the event of his failure it will be necessary to have Mr. Pope turned
over to the township trustee and have
some arrangements made for his care.
John Pope was taken to the county
poor farm some time ago on the verge
or aeierium tremens, but his condition
..no iinjjiuveu Bomewnat ana ne was
released. It is believed that he deliberately suicided by going back to
drinking and is now paying the penalty. MRS. E. C. McGDOnS
DIES IN KENTUCKY.
Former Hammond Girl's Sad Death Be
comes Knovrn Today. Mrs. E. C. McGinnis. formerly M4s
Bellamy of West Hammond, died at her home in Berry, Ky last Fridav
after a comparatively short illness.
Only 19 years old, she was married
last July by the Rev. W. F. Switzer
of the Methodist' church.
She was in Hammond about six
months ago. and was well then. The remains will be sent from Berry to
Hammond for interment in Oak Hill cemetery.
The funeral has been arranged for to
morrow afternoon to take place from
er father's home, 25 West State street.
A GREAT CROWD
GATHERS
W. H. Taft Is Greeted By
the Largest Crowd of Ped TTt - - ji i .
yio xmvgi ixamerea in Hammond in City's Entire
History.
HIGH
SCHOOLS IN A
DRAW Oil GRID1HQN
Score for Hammond and
Rensselaer Game Ends r in Tie, 6 to 6.
WILL PLAY A RETURN GAfi
The largest crowd which ever gath
i.-Kcincr in Hammond, heard AVUIlam Howard Taft, candidate for president of the United States, make a brief
speech from the rear end of his special train at the Michigan Central depot
last Saturday evenlof, and although Mr, Taffs voice was broken and an afaii - .
v.. . nr- mroai made it a tor
ture for him to speak, he talked for
about ten minutes and before the crowd
realized what had happened the train
amu ar vras taken out of the
crowd. .
ii nas been estimated that between
6,000 and 7,000 people gathered in
?rreat circle around the candidate and
if they could not hear what he said they saw him and heard the sound of
his voice.
Many of those present wer
appointed, first because they could not
bi wunin seeing distance of the republican candidate, and secondly because they could not hear him. Those who were near enough to hear were not surprised, considering the condition of his voice and the effect of the damp night air, that he did not speak longer. 4 AVhence Came They? But the crowd showed its interest in the man by coming out to see him and the marvel of it all its, where did they come from. Shortly before 7 o'clock long converging lines of people came from every direction and poured their thousands of spectators into the space around the depot. It seemed as though the crowd would never stop coming. Hundreds of Hammond people never saw such a crowd together before in their lives. Even the
politicians on the Taft special, wh
Ebert, Murray and Atwood Distin
guished Themselves Among local Players.
Continued on page 2.)
STABBING AFFRAY AT
STANDARD DISTRICT
Skis" Get In a. T.nt
Trouble and One of Them Is Stabbed.
STRUCK BY TRAIN AT MAYNARD. Foreigner Lies In Critical Condition ta
St. Margaret's Hospital.
The twenty-four-
wind from the south-
11 t... VI. r
-..v.c. ,w services 10 entertain them with a political discussion for the few minutes which he supposed would elapse before Beveridge would arrive At the conclusion of his splendid talk the crowd, however, which had packed the hall almost to suffocation and which was estimated at over 1,000 people, broke up and swarmed to the outside. - AH Nationalities in Line. But the people who were unable to hear either Taft or Beveridge seemed satisfied with the splendid spectacle of the parade. At 6:30 o'clock the lines began forming on Fifth avenue both east and west. There were men present from every nationality, headed by their leaders, carrying banners with the
i.ame or tne club inscribed upon it. The
lureigners and the negroes were an enthusiastic crowd and furnished much of the noise which filled the air while the lines were forming. Grand Marshal C. H. Maloney had his hands full In nlarino- -i i . .
, ucicgauoni in line
arrived, Dut perfect order maintained at all times.
The great mass of humanity stood ready to move but was delaved by the non-arrival of the Chicago delegation whose train was nearly an hour late. As soon as they came, however bringing with them the First Regiment band of Chicago, the procession started
zero, while San Francisco and Los An
geles held the high mark with 82 de
grees. Portions of the western storm may be expected in this region.
Nicholas Salvoski, a foreigner who was employed in the Maynard brick yards, lies in a serious condition at St. Margaret's hospital from injuries received last Saturday night when he was struck by a Pennsylvania train at Maynard. He was taken to St. Margaret's hospital in Ernmerling's ambulance. The funeral of Mr. Gehrke has been in thist country he has nevertheless a family with six children in the old country who know nothing of the critical condition in which the husband and father is at the present time.
sior;
AT ST. PAOL'S
Rev. Walter Howard Rector
of Plymouth Church Is Coming.
as
was
(Continued on Pace 8.)
Rev.
aiier o. Howard, rct-
ot. x nomas church of Plymouth, Ind will conduct a mission at St. Paul's Episcopal church, on Rimbach avenue from Nov. 12 to 24. inclusive. The purposes of the mission are for enlightenment and instruction on the faith, practices and teachings of the church. Rev. Father Howard has successfully conducted missions in various parishes throughout the diocese of Michigan City and . is a very eloquent, forceful speaker.
RiKE
DEATH OF 1. GE
Aged Hammond Man Answers the Last Roll Call Today. dents of Hammond passed away at his home last night at 10 o'clock after an illness of several weeks. The deceased was 73 years and his demise wasly largely due to old age. His death was not unexpected, and at his beside were the members of his imme
diate family. The deceased leaves wife and two daughters, one of whom
is Mrs. M. M. Towle, Jr., and the other John Cerwin. It was only' recently that another daughter, Mrs Fank Davis, died. The funeral of Mr. Gerhke has been arranged for Wednesday afternoon, interment to be at Oak Hill cemetery.
There was another stabbintr
Ule ocanaara district last evenW ,
o'clock and had it not been for the fact
wnen voce! Kovalski plunged
v "s twine into me side of Peter Wykf
uiaae struck a rib and did no
go any farther, there might have been
a muraer case to deal with. Vocel Kovalski succeeded in eettini
away and the police have not yet ar rested him. The fight occured in i
Huoon on fields avenue. The officer
on me Deal says that those who mixed
"uu 11 are members of a tough ganj who have been infesting the place fo some time. It is said that Pete TVvkski hu v
cil Kovalski over the head with a lantern. Kovalski started after his assailant. Just as TV'ykfski was about to
finer a saloon and get away from hi' pursuer, it is said that Mike Topolf
ski prevented him from entering the
pmce ana as a result the stabbed in the side.
"ammona doctor attended th in
jured man and it is not believed that
ne win suiter any permanent injury
o a. irsun oi me encounter.
man was
'Mm ENGINEER HURT
Harry Sarles Hit By Rowdy
Who Throws Rock at Him.
As
Bieker Bros, sell the finest flour. The best and most popular flour milled. Also coala and feed. Phone 58.
CARD OF THANKS. The relatives of Mrs. Byron E. Burge extend their sincere gratitude to the societies and many friends who were so kind during her illness, and whosee sympathy was exepressed at our bereavement. Their maiy kindness will
never be forgotten.
the north-bound son o-a- .
on the Monon. due in Hammond in the ex-ening, was pulling out of the fat(
aL v-rawiorosvme Thursday night a big rock crashed through the" cab window from the east side and struck Engineer Henry Sarles a hard blow on the side of the face. The missile was thrown with such force that an ugly gash resulted. The rowdy who threw the rock must have been concealed in the bushes which skirt the deep ravine at Crawfordsville. It is not known what object the man had in hurling the stone and the motive of the act is not known. The train was stopped when the engineer was struck and a search was made 1 it ,
iui me assailant to no purpose. The Monon detectives are investigating the
J matter.
"Although Hammond was not vie
iwua mat oaiuraay. she was not
defeated nor her prestige lowered, six to six tells the story, but another game
will be played between Rensselaer and
Hammond high school at Renssalae. The game started with Hammond kicking off to Rensselaer. They failed to advance the ball and Hammond gained. Fubling was a large drawback to Hammond and the purple and white lost possession of the ball a good many times on this account. The ball zigzagged in the field, first in possession of one side and than the other. The ball was in Renssalaer territory most of the time during the latter part of the first half. Hammond tried numerous times to make a field drop but the ball went wild or was blocked each time. The half then ended. A Bitter Contest. The halves were 25 and 20 minutes
each and for the whole of the first half neither team was able to score. In the first ten minutes of the second half Renssalaer scored a touchdown an,i
kicked goal. That gave them six points and it began to look rather dark for
the Hammond team considering the fact
mat the first half had been so bitterly
contested.
However, within eight minutes of the
enu or the game Hammond secured
touchdown and by kicking goal tied
the score. The Hammond team then
started in the few remaining minutes
or tne play, to rushing down the field
with the ball and if the contest had
lasted two minutes longer the came
would have been won by the Hammond
team on another touchdown.
nuius nunter made one of the lone
est runs of the game when he wen
unnjr jams aown the field but the very fact that there were no longer
runs is an Indication of the splendid
defense of the opposine team anri ti,
closeness of the game as a whole.
The work of Ebert, Hammond's left
tackle, and of Murray, Hammond's right tackle was excellent. Atwood starred at end and these three men made some
great gain through the enemy's lines
Kennedy at left half was also good. Walter Sohl was referee while Mor gon of Renssalaer was umpire. Pro fpCClf Mill .a,n 1,1 J . . 1 .
aa uciu juuge ana tarmer
Smith of this city, was head linesman
.there was no criticism of the officials
or the game.
WHITING BOY IS A LUCKY UND DRAWER Registers for $1 at Rosebud
Agency and Gets Farm in Return.
ER WAS 4607
C. Moore, Now Employed in Standard
Oil Works, Will Follow the Simple Life Next Year.
(Special to The Times). Whiting, Ind., Oct. 26. Several Whiting persons were recently attracted to South Dakota by the Rosebud land
drawing contest, but not dreaming that any of them could be fortunate enough
to be one of the 6,000 out of the sev
eral thousand there who would receive prize farms, the trip was taken merely
as one for pleasure.
Among the party who wen from
Whiting was Clarence Moore, of One
Hundred and Eighteenth street and Central avenue, who accompanied his father and brother on the trin.
Makes an Inventtment. When they reached South Dakota
they were much surprised to see the large number of people who were like
wise attracted to the place, partly on account of cheap rates but mainly for the purpose of registering in an effort to draw some of the valuable land.
As the cost of registering was iv
$1. Mr. Moore thouht he would trv m
luck, feeline
much by the investment of this spi.hi
ou'"' "men on the othet hand would
pernaps bring results beyond his ex pectation.
The party
DEMANDS TRIAL BY
HIS PEERS
Henry Aulwurn of Crown Point, Member Board of Election Commissioners, Sponsor for Interesting Angle in Meekison Case.
OTHER MEIERS D0N7 WANT IT Noted Case Is Expected to Sake Rest of Day and Perhaps fjomor row Before It Is Concluded. Many Complicated Legal Tangles Are Presented.
HOLD OPPONENTS TO THREE TOUGHDOW
Central Athletic Club Fights
Hard Battle Through ' Mud and Clay. The Hammond Central Athletic dnh
played the West Suburbans yesterdav
at Drexel, 111., and on a sloppy field of clay and mud held the giants, which were 160-pounder, to three touchdowns
and one goal, or a score of 16 to 0. The Hammond team will protest the game at the meeting of the association and the game may be credited to the locals.
A great time was had on the trip and
except when Sam Livingston got a hard bump in the ribs over the heart
the boys were uninjured. In the first half of the game Sam was out, as it is always his luck to get hurt. A nice ride to the train In the patrol wagon was given him by the police as a ride
in a street car was forbidden bv the
doctor.
Manager and Coach. E. Cole eave
the boys a chop suey supper at King's Chinese restaurant after the game and
nne time was enjoyed all the wav
U 1 m, . . .
"'- iae oaCK neld was nmnnooH r,t
Frank Myers, Dick Wheeler and Frank
Sehoots, the latter taking Sam Livingston's place, and showed himself ca-
paoie or noidlng the position. Frank
Myers was th only one of the locals who was anywhare near their oppon-
entss weight and Frank stopped some of their good plays.
The game will be protested tonieht
at the meeting of the association and the result will be made known later.
iciumcu nome nnrmt a
wee ago and ever since were oare-
-w.v naicinng me columns of the daily papers which were printing the
niiiies or tne successful drawers His JVumber 4,07.
"uiuers were going well up in the thousands and Clarence was sure
e was going to be left when he received word which encouraged him and
ins iamny very much. - ...
...c. oi me iamily went to the postoffice Saturday evening, they received a letter from Mr. Clifford Moore, in which he was Informed that the number 4.607 had won for him one
jl me ibij-acre farms. - There was rejoicing In the home and Mr. Moore has since been receiving the congratulations of his friends. The flrst 4.000 people who drew lucky numbers will be allowed to enter upon the land in March, bvit the next 2,000 will not be allowed to exercise any privileges until August, when they will receive in allotments in the reservation which then remain untaken by the first
A'i'u winners of prize farm.
Rosebud reservation lottery.
will Leave Next August. As 4.607 comes in the second in w
will not be necessary for the fnrt.m.t.
Whiting young man to leave here until August, when he will go there to regis-
taite up his residence for four
teen months. In addition to residing
uicjano ior iourteen month ht-
Moore will be compelled to , pay from
'.ou to t per acre.
Xfr- lr .
..... wno is a young man. In
Tiupiojea at tne Standard Oil com
no n tr ir t j. .
la uul certain that he will like farming, but he says he is willing tn 4n1rn . .1 .
n. a cuance as it Is too eoorl an
opportunity to pass up.
In the
. G. IBAOH SUGGESTS
COURT ADJOURi
HENT
JUDGE TOUCHED FOB
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
Judge Frank Prest is mourning the
oss of $100 which was either stolen
from him last Saturday night, at the Gary demonstration, or was lost hv
im in some inexplicable way.
one or his clients paid him 1100 late
n the evening and it was impossible
at tnat hour to bank it. He placed it in his hip pocket and when he got home found it was missing.
Democratic Lawyer Pays a
Compliment to Judge V. S. Reiter. One of the finest compliment th
could be paid to Judge Virgil S. Reitor
came this morning when Attornev in.
seph Ibach, a democrat, moved that the
court adjourn until after election as he expressed it, so that the court and the attorneys could help :;avs the country.
'f .
iit-ie is not a man at th.i h i
Lake county who does not realize th t
Judge Virgil S. Reiter has attended strictly to the duties of his court regardless of the demands of the campaign. Regardless of what there has been at stake Judge Virgil S. Reitor has been at his post and as a motion to adjourn the court until after election could not properly come from a republican Attorney Joseph Ibach rose to the occasion and made the motion. The motion was passed by the members of the bar unanimously and as soon as Judge Reiter dipoes of the cases which he now has before him he
win ce tree to go out and look after his interests.
The moMt interentlnir drrplnnm.. i
the MeeklHou mandamus proceeding, n which the WhitlRR man eek to
nave hi name placed on the dPn.ni.
ticket, wn the demand ot Henry Aul- " of the hoard of election
commissioner, that the board be given a trial b- inri-
Krnet Shortridge and Harold
er, the other member of .the board, ald that they did not want a jury trial and Judge Vlncil s. Reiter of the Lake Superior court, before whom the cae I being tried, denied the demand of Mr. Aulviurm on the rtrouud that the board of election eomniiloner an entity and that the majority has a right to determine whether or not it demand a trial by jury. Ankm for Change of Venue. Whereupon Henry Aulwurm asked for a change of venue to another county, but after due consideration he was overruled by Judge Reiter. The case now comes before the court for trial and It is expected to take the rest -of today and tomorrow to decide it. The chronology of the case, as it has developed so far, is as follows: George A. Meekison filed a petition with the board of election commissioners in Lake county asking that hia name be placed on the democratic ticket as the candidate of the demo
cratic party.
The board considered and refused hi.
petition.
The relator flied a writ of mnH,t.
by which he sought to compel the board to place his name on the petition.
The attorneys for the board of elec
tion commissioners demured to the l.
suing of the writ.
Judge Virgil S. Reiter overruled th
demurrer.
The attorneys for the board filed their answer, denying the allegations in the complaint and setting up the fact that the nomination was made by the chairman of both the democratic and republican county central committees after they had been authorized to make them by the convention at Hobart. The attorneys for Mr. Meekison entered a denial of the statements in the answer of the attorneys for the board. They also denied the legality of the convention at Hobart. This placed the matter before the. court, and it was then that Mr. Aulwurm asked for a trial by Jury and was refused on the grounds that a majority of the board wanted the case tried by the court. The granting of the request for a trial by jury on the part of a majority of the board of election commissioners and the refusal to grant a change of vanue in the case, places the issues before the court and the actual trial
of the case will begin this afternoon.
The introduction of evidence will begin and within the next dav or so the
case will have been tried and the decision of Judge Virgil S. Reiter in the matter will be given.
LAKE SUPERIOR COURT. NEW CASKS. 5109. Joseph Moldrawski vs. Constance Moldrawski. 5110. Joseph L. Hampher et al. vs Fred Lash. 5111. Stanislaw Bebro vs. Inland Steel company. Personal Injury. 5112. Alex. Lipman vs C. O & S Railway company Appeal.
una. lown or upieston vs P., F. &. Appeal
W.
WORK ON TRUMAN
AVE. PAVEMENT BEGUN
Work was begun this morning on raising the Truman avenue pavement from Hohman street east, past the new fire station. This improvement is necessary owing to the location of tha new flrl station in order that the department may have a proper approach to Hohman street. The improvement being bounded on al sides by city property, the work is being done by the street . department. The new pavement will be of brick. At the regular meeting of the board of
public works, this morning, the petition of Elster and others for a sewer in Wood avenue, from Kane avenue to Sibley street, was adopted and the city engineer Instructed to draw up plans and specifications for the same. The petition for a sidewalk on One Hundred and Fiftieth street from Calumet avenue to Columbia avenue was placed on file. The contract between the city and Mankowski & Son for the removal of the little waiting station on South Hohman street, near Conkey avenue, was ratified.