Hammond Times, Volume 3, Number 116, Hammond, Lake County, 2 November 1908 — Page 1
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ILAKE Parti x cloudy today and Tuesday, with possibly light showers. .ONE CENT PER COPY. VOL. in., NO. 116. t HAMMOND. INDIANA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1908.
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THE! BOTH EXPRESS
COIFIIGE
INTERUR6AN
SUED FOR
Three Thousand Dollars Damages Wanted From South Bend Line.
Republican and Democratic State Managers'Give Present Their Final Estimates on Result of the Election Tomorrow.
Charles Von Rhode and John Kovasy
Plaintiffs in Personal Injury Case In Superior Court.
BELIEVE THAT BOTH
11111 i Pii'i TnncTHcn
ILL I1UI1 IUULIIIL.il
Eepublicans Give Out Legislative Estimate Which They Say Will
Return Senator Hemenway to Washington, But Democrats Also
Are Sure.
Indianapolis, Sot. - The fT of the
election finds boths parties confident of victory. The democrats are cock sure of carrying the state for Bryan and
Marshall by from 20,000 to 25,000. The republicans are equally anre and double
the figures.
'I am confident that both Bryan and
Marshall wili carry Indiana by a plu. rallty ranging? from 20,000 to 25,000,'
said Stokes Jackson, democratic state
chairman, today;. "I think the entire democratic state ticket will be elected."
"I believe Judge Taft will have a
plurality of at least 40,000 In Indiana," said James P. Goodrich, republican
state chairman, "and that Watson will
be elected by more than 20,000."
Neither chairman probably believes
his own fieures but both are sure of
victory. Jackson is perhaps more sanguine than Goodrich. If Bryan and Marshall lose the state, he will be the most mistaken man in Hoosierdom. He sincerely believes that the democrats
have the election won.
Thovgh much has been heard about Marshall running ahead of Bryan and Watsoi running behind Taft, there was
a growing belief today that the candi
dates on the tickets would win or lose
together. Earlier it was predicted that
there were 40,000 voters difference be tween the presidential and gubernator
ial nominees. Now the number is re-
(Contlnued on pause S,J
WEDDING SURPRISES
THEIR HANY. FRIENDS Fred E. Wilson of This Place
Married Michigan CityGirl Oct. 11.
WO- MEN SUFFER ALIKE
I. I Modjeska, and G. C. White are
representing Charles F. Von Rhode and
John Kovasy in a personal injury suit
which has been filed against the Chi
cago, Lake Shore & soutn isena i.iectric Railway company.
The peculiar thing about the case Is
that both the accident to Charles F. Von Rhode and John Kovasy happened in the same manner and same complaint without an alteration except for
the names of the plaintiffs will do for both cases.
Boarded Car at Gary.' Both of the plaintiffs got on the car
at Gary and purchased tickets to Ham
mond. They were both on tke car when the motorman made an effort to cross the tracks of the Calumet Term
inal railway.
A Calumet Terminal train was seen
approaching at a rate of twenty miles an hour. The motorman brought his car to a halt right across the tracks.
He first tried to back off the tracks and then tried to go ahead.
When he got through with his ma
neuvers the rear of the car stood over the tracks. The conductor ordered all of the passengers to leave the car as quickly as possible.
PlnlntlfT. Made a Stab at It. The plaintiffs in the case attempted
to leave the car as they had been directed to do, and in so doing they both
fell to the ground below and both of
their heads struck the rails of the Cal
umet Terminal tracks and both were injured so that they lost much valuable
time.
They were both compelled to pay out
money for medical attention and they both want $3,000 damages. If the two
men had been siaamese twins tney
could not have had an experience that
was so similar.
The case was filed In the Lake su
perior court before Judge v lrgu S.
Reiter.
County Chairman Schaaf Issues Statement
m POSTAGE STAMPS
Series of 190S Will Be Ready
Nov. 16 For the Public.
A Michigan City paper tells the story of the secret marriage of a well known Hammond young man, as follows: "The news of the marriage of Miss Klla Kassube to Fred E. Wilsqn, which tcok place two weeks ago last Sunday in Hammond, will be received with surprise by the friends of the young people. They left this city Saturday evening, prior to their marriage, without divulging the object of their journey from the city, and were married on the following Sabbath by a Hammond justice of the peace. The news of their marriage leaked out Friday evening when a Michigan City young man who happened in Hammond, was confldentally let in on the secret, Mrs. Wilson, formerly Miss Ella
Kassube, came home last night in re-
se to a telegram informing her of
g condition of her father, Wil
liam Kassube. 205 East (Baltimore street. Mrs. Wilson is here assisting in the care of her father, who is very ill of blood tumors. A reporter visited the Kassube home this afternoon and a sister of the recent bride related the story of the elopment Mrs. Wilson was quite shy and would not "show serself." Mr. Wilson was until last August in the employ of George M. Feck, the tailor and suititorium man on South Franklin street. He is now managing a tailor shop in Hammond. Mrs. Wilson was born and reared to womanhood in Michigan City and has many acquaintances, who will be pleased to learn of her marriage and will wish her well. Mr. Wilson's parents reside in Indianapolis. He is a fine young man.
In all my experience in local politics I have never been so confident of complete and sweeping republican success in Lake county, as I am today on the eve of the election. I am happy to state that there is, and has been, the most complete harmony in the republican party. Thousands of republicans over the county are fighting for the election of the entire county ticket and there are very few deserters in the ranks. William Howard Taft will secure a majority of 3,000 to 3,500 in Lake county. James E. Watson will have a majority of 2,000 or better. Congressman Crumpacker will lead the county ticket with a majority of 3,000, and no candidate on the county ticket will receive less than 1,000 majority. , The republicans will carry all of the eleven townships in the county and will elect trustees and assesors in each of them. At no time since the campaign began has the outlook been so bright as it is now. ' F. RICHARD SCHAAF, Chairman, Republican County Central Committee. MR. SIMON DECLINES TO MAKE STATEMENT. County Chairman Ed. Simon, of the democratic central committee, who was out of town this afternoon, previous to his departure declined to make any statement as to the outcome of the election, pleading a lack of time and press of other duties.
ICE HOUSE IS A MAL VJREGK Knickerbocker Fire Loss,
It Is Estimated, Will Reach $150,000.
IE il'T 60 ME TIL 101
TIMES WILL GIVE ELECTION RETURNS Results in Nation, State and County to Be Thrown on Canvass Election Night.
THE ARRANGEMENTS ARE MADE
Feast of the Nations Will
Be Served For the Voter in Binzenhof Hall at Gary This Evening Everybody Invited.
People of Hammond Will Be Given
the Result of Election as Soon as Known.
Information has been received at the Hammond postoffice that the postoffice
department has in course of preparation
a series of postage stamps of new de
sign, known as the series of 1908, and that stamp books containing the new
2-cent stamps will be ready for issue to postmasters Nov. 16. Announcement will be made later as to when the postmasters may obtain tlje other stamps of the new issue. Requisitions for postage stamps will be filled with the old designs until the supply of the
department is exhausted, unless the
postmasters indicate , that the new stamps are desired. The postage stamps of the new design are of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8. 10, 13, 15 and 50-cent and $1 denominations. The 1-cent stamp bears a head of Benjamin Franklin in profile from Houdson's bust. The border designs of all the denominations are identical, the head being in al ellipse on end with laurel leaves on either side of the ellipse. Above the head are the words "V. S. Postage," .and below it the denomination. The size and shape of the stamps are the same as the series of 1902.
The republican campaign will close In Gary but a few minutes before the
polls open, and from that time forward it is expected that there will be a live
ly time rushing the foreigners to the polls and challenging men who they be
lieve are not eligible to vote In this
election. In Gary it is expected there will be a hot fight at the polls, as few people have a very wide acquaintance in the city and many of the voters are strangers to each other. Rumors of crooked work emanated from both camps today and the leaders of the democrats and republicans will watch their oponents with an eagle eye. The voting in Gary is expected to start early, as hundreds of the foreigners will be lined up at the polls before they go to work in the morning. The estimate of the vote which will be cast is almost as difficult to arrive at as the pluralities for the various candidates, but it is thought that it will be close to 1,800.
Tonight all of the foreigners of the city will engage in a love feast at the
Binzenhof hall, where they will be ad
dressed by men In every tongue and by several English speakers. This will be a republican rally and is destined to last until the day of election arrives. The men are guaranteed a splendid
entertainment, by both the speaking
and the music, as well as the free
lunch which will be served them.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS HOLDS MEETING
sponse tc thf dyins
MRS. JOHN HILBRICH
Primary Assessment Role For Michigan
Avenue Macadam Held Vnder Advisement.
At the regular meeting of the board
of public works this morning took the primary assessment role for the Michi
gan avenue macadam under advisement
until Nov. 6.
There being no bids for the East Ogden street cement sidewalks, the
clerk was instructed to re-advertise
for bids.
RAIR0AD MAN
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL
BREAKS HER LEG.
Hammond Lady Falls on the Sidewalk This Morning. '
Mrs. John Hilhrieh of Sibley street had the misfortune of breaking her leg today when she fell on the sidewalk near her home. The. fracture is causing her much pain and may be some time before she will be able to be out again.
NOTICE. The Stewart Machinery Manufacturing company will receive subscriptions for a limited amount of stock which will be offered for sale. Those wishing to subscribe aapply to Mr. J.
iW. YVeis, secretary-treasurer. 2t. -
DEATH OF DRUSILLA B0NEY AT INDIANAPOLIS ASYLUM.
Crown Point, Ind., Nov. 2. The death of Drusilla Boney of this place occurred yesterday at the state asylum for the insane at Indianapolis. The remains were brought to this city over the Panhandle at 5 o'clock this morning and the interment will be In the Crown Point Catholic cemetery. The funeral will take place at 9 o'clock. The decedent was a sister of Mat Boney of Hammond and had been at Indianapolis for some time.
FAIR 'WEATHER DAY, OFFICIAL
EI.ECTIOX FORECAST,
1
Washington, D. ('., ot.
Generally fair weather for eleedar throughout the Vnlted States, with possible exception of the region extending from north Pacific coast over the northern Rocky mountain states, wna predicted tonight by the weather bureau.
John Blchnz Meets With Shocking: Ac rldent in Railroad Yards.
John Blehaz, a railroad man employed in the Gibson round house, was
brought to St. Margaret's hospital. "While working at a circular saw.
piece of wood snapped off and buried itself in his stomach. His condition is
serious and it is doubtful whether he
can survive the operation that he had
to undergo.
Later. The unfortunate man died at
the hospital this afternoon.
MEEKISON TO APPEAL
George" A. Meekison, whose petition
to be placed on the democratic ticket
TOWN BOARD 15 SUED
THE FIREMEN WORK HOURS
North Wall of Colossal Building
Shielding Bulk of the Enclosure, Remains Standing.
Arrangements have been completed
by The Times to give the people of Hammond and Lake county the returns of the national, state and county elec
tion as fast as the returns are received from the balloting:.
The result of the voting; will be
flashed by a stereopticon on canvas
from the editorial Be l of The Tlirue
In the Hammond building, begrlning at
o'clock: on the nlsrut of the election
day, and will be continued until mid
night. .-
Pains have been taken to secure cor
respondents all over Lake county who will gret the return of the vote to The Times by telephone as fast as the results are known and these returns will be prepared for the stereopticon and
thrown on canvas as soon as received.
Arrangements have been made to se
cure telephone service that will be exclusive so that Times' readers and
friends may be sure .hat can gret good
service.
By arrangement with the' Chicago
Telephone company the returns of the
voting; over the state and nation will be obtained and given to the people in this way. Yon will not need to gro to Chicago to gret the results of the election. Advise your friend in Crown
Potnt, Lowell, Gary, East Chlcagro and Indiana Harbor, as well as all other Lake county points, to come to Hammond where they can get the results
right off the bat. This election service
Is free to everybody, democrats and republicans, prohibitionists and Independents. Everybody Is welcome. There will be pictures for the children and ladles, aad figures for the men. These returns have been given by The Times In the past, but owing to the Importance of the election the service secured this time is to be better than ever. Tell your friends to come out.
Trustees of Miller Are Haled Into the Lake Superior Court This Morning on Charges of Malfeasance in Office.
WILL ARRIVE HERE TODAY
Remains of Late William
Schmidt Come Overland From Spokane.
The remains of the late William Schmidt will arrive in Chicago this evening from Spokane, Wash., over the Burlington a tl0:05. A committee from
Pioneer Council, Royal League, and the Joe Long Colts will be at the t'nion station to meet the mother and her de
ceased son.
At a special meeting of the Pioneer Council the following committee was appointed to go to Chicago to meet the
remains: F. L. Hansen, J. Kaiser, C
Rohde, F. Waller, J. B. Ortt.
The committee from the Joe Long
Colts, of which the deceased was
member, is composed of the following young men: C. B. Buehring, George
Thon, J. Koehler and E. Mettler.
The funeral has been arranged for
next Wednesday afternoon, to tak
for prosecuting attorney was denied j plase from the home of the parents. 503 after he had instituted mandamus pro-! Logan street. The services have been
ceedings, will appeal to the supreme ; arranged for 2 o'clock, after which they
court. This was the announcement of i will be taken to the church of the
Mr. Meekison yesterday when he was j Friedensgemeinde. in the city. He said he did not ex-( : pect it to do him much good, but he TRILL HOLD MEETING TONIGHT wanted some. points settled that arose
Suit was commenced In the Lake superior court at Hammond today on the relation of D. E. Boone, prosecuting: attorney of the thirty-first judicial dis
trict of Indiana to impeach Gnstaf
Anderson, Patrick and John Carr, the
trustees of the town of Miller, located
east of Gary.
In the accusation made by William
Cook t h re are many charges of mal
feasance In office which are brought
against all of the defendants, but in
addition Patrick inlone is charged
with habitual drunkenness.
If the charges in the complaint can
be substantiated in the trial the town
board of Miller will probably stand
as the most Inefficient body that ever
assumed the responsibilities of public office.
Patrick Malone is charged with al
lowing claims amounting to $3,000,
which were not itemized or verified
according to the requirements of the
law.
Make Records Secret. The board is alleged to have gone
so far as to pass an ordinance refusing tlie citizens of the town access to the records of the town board. This preposterous ordinance is in direct violation of the law.
The board members are alleged to
ha-e refused to make an accounting
of the funds at their disposal. They
are accused or making contracts for
city work without advertising for bids. Patrick Malone is also said not to b.e
a resident or the ward from which he
was elected. Probably the most serious charge 13 that in defiance of the wishes of the taxpayers the town board passed several franchises in which they gave extensive rights to corporations without requiring them to pay any penalty or make any forfeiture in 'the event that the terms
of the franchise are not complied with. The complaint states that one of the trustees, Patrick Malone, even signed the franchise without examining its contents. The trouble started when fifty indignant taxpayers signed a petition in which they asked the town trustees to resign. Met With Jeers. This they refusod to do and meet the demands of the citizens withdeflant sneer3 and jeers. It was then that the people of Millar decided that drastic means would have to be taken to get the board members out of office. Attorney George Bardon was hired as the attorney for the citizens and he in turn secured the services of Attorney W. J. McAleer. Prosecuting Attor
ney l). J-., tioone was called into the
Knickerbocker Ice house No. 3, prob
ably the largest Ice house in the United States, is a total wreck, the last spark
of the first which started yesterday afternoon having died out yesterday noon
Standing at the mercy of the autumn wind is a huge mile of ice which did
not melt. It Is estimated that this pile contains 12,800 tons, and unless it can be removed within the next few days
the wind will rot it. It is further esti
mated that the entire loss caused by
the fire amounts to at least $150,000
if not more.
Ice house No. 3 was 400 feet long, 380
feet wide and 40 feet high. Only the smallest part of It had been filled, the Ice company taving taken ice out of It
all summer. One Wall Remains Standing.
Despite the presence of two fire en
gines and three fire departments, in
cluding the crews from Hammond, Rob
ertsdale and Colehour, little could be done to check the flames. The north wall of the building alone remains standing. It was a stuborn fire, with
the flames eating their way through the ice, along the petitions and Into the sawdust. Td get water Into these places was merely guess work, as none
of the firemen dared to go onto thje ice
for fear of the big holes that had melt ed in the Ice. The bulk of the Ice to
day Is still In good shape, but It wil
not be long before it will start to
crumble. Knickerbocker Ice company No. 3
located on Wolf Lake and Is the build
ing farthest south of the gpoup of ice houses. The engine of the Central station was the last to come In from
the work, it having been released at
11 o'clock after working nineteen hours.
THIS iS fiLL SOULS' DAY
Local Catholics Celebrate
Church Holidays in Fitting Manner.
Yesterday, Nov. l; which is All Saint'
day in the Catholic church calenda
was the names day of the local All
Saint's church.
The day was fittingly observed both
at the low and high mass. Many
the congregation received communio
at the early mass while special musl
and singing marked the celebration the high mass.
Vespers and benediction were had im
mediately after high mass.
Today is Ail Soul s day and a re
quiem high mass was said this morning for the rest of the souls of the departed.
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AT GARY
Four Hours Delay' of Spe
cial Train, the Night Chill and Lack of Entertainment Throw Damper on Crowd of Admirers.
TALKS 15 MINUTES
ON LABOR QUESTION
His Train Was Scheduled taArriv
in Magic City at 7 0'CIock Crippled Engine, However, Plays Havoc With the Schedule of ths Special. A splendid crowd of two thousand
people gathered at the Lake Shore depot at Gary aSturday night to hear the last appeals of the Peerless Leader for
their vote tomorrow. The enthusiasr
iiic -i vi vv 11 which was at a u I
i i L t.. 1 1 uuni t i np par v nan ni T n f f '
fir. Divan a train fiaa Deen aeia
cause of an accident, the fire
nmewba aa tVia t-i ( it- . wnc
thatU'A Kiev t,-v -n n Av-Anm
ready been exploded.
Gradually the magnifies
of two thousand people
to one thou
up hope of
hundred grave andy however, gathered rJ fire which they har waited in the pas the train final!.' pu' ,
- ..'."""Sprnk.a 11 Mr. Bryan spokel
as he was in no
his engagements!
been cancelled
ment to the lab
like. Taft, that GJ
center and that
vitally interestetf
spoke of the injunci
cussed the labor pli
platforms. The two
remained to hear tij
were enthusiastic inl
they had waited a
nousana peopiey housand, as thr of hearing if T president!
n
cf
Continued enl
ATTRACTION
WHITING IS ALL READY
Whiting, Ind., Nov. 2. Preparations have about been completed in Whiting for the election tomorrow and Inspects ors, judges and challengers of every office have been filled. The inspectors appointed for the various precincts are as follows: First precinct Frank Long. Second precinct Harry R. Scott. Third precinct James Burton. Fourth precinct D. D. Griffith. Fifth precinct Harry Gordon. Sixth precinct F. I Leatherman. Seventh precinct Romanye Sczudinski. The polling places in which each voter will cast his vote, according to residence, are: First precinct Peterson's tailor shop on Sheridan avenue.
Second, precinct Jones' carpenter
shop on East One Hundred and Nineteenth street. Third precinct Humphrey building, on New York avenue, opposite post-
office. Fourth precinct Next to Vater Bros." store, on One Hundred and Nineteenth street. ' Fifth precinct White Oak avenue and One Hundred and Twenty-first
case to fulfill the requirements of the street. law Sixth precinct City hall. The matter ' was brought before Seventh precinct Rear of HaraloJmie virtrii S Reiter tht mnrmn. vitch building, comer of One Hundred
Morris-Thurston Stock C
pany Pleases Audience at Towle's
The Morris-Thurston company be-
Kgan a three weeks stand at the Towle
opera house last night and gave as U.eir initial production, "A Man of the Mountains " This company is far the best popular priced stock company which ever visited Dowagiac. The production given last night compared favorably with 50 cent attractions now touring the country in one night stands. "The Man of the Mountains" Is a comedy drama fashioned along the lines of "Piney Ridge," "Old Kentucky." "Under Southern Skies." and plays of their class. Despite this similarity this show is a good one in more than one sense of the word. William B. Morris and Miss Grace Thurston head the company and they are decidedly capable reople. They are assisted by some realls' clever players. Between acts high class specialties are presented. There is singing and dancing, moving pictures and a sleight of hand act by Andrews, called the handcuff king.
and he Nov. 10.
issued a citation returnable
THE POWER IS WEAK
and Twenty-first street and New York avenue. The pollaWlll be open from 6 a. m. to 6 p. m.
IT WAS NOT UNANIMOUS
In the contest. He also wants to have it passed upon in higher court as a matter of principle. Valparaiso Messenger. "
Phone 267 when your shoes need repairing. Quick Shoe Repair works, 114 Plummer avenue, first door west of
Hohman street.
The Baptist Athletic league usually holds its meetings on Tuesday evening, but owing to the fact that the quarters of the league have been rented as a polling piace the regular meeting will be held this evening. This notice is for the benefit of the members who do not know of the change in the arrange-
lt ment.
Disappointing service again characterized the operation of the South Bend line yesterday, and the large Sunday patronage were again disappointed. For several days past the cars have been on time to the minute, but yesterday owing to the poor power thei" ran several hours behind time in some cases. At 3 o'clock in the afternoon the power got bad and the car which left Hammond at 3:20 o'clock did not arrive in Gary until 5 o'clock.
WORD FROM LABOR LEADER.
Editor, Lake County Tiniest I deny that organised labor la against J. E. Wation for governor. Mr. Watxon met vith our organization and anaured ua that he would take np plana to further the intercut ttt union labor. FRAXK GREEXWALD, President Lake County Building and Tradra Council.
Officials of Bartender's Union
Say Their Local Did Not Concur.
W. H. Ripley, secretary and treasurer
Hilbrick, the recording secretary, has voluntarily issued the statement to the effect that the organization of which he is a member never roncured in the action of the Hammond Trades and Labor council in endorsing Judge Wm. W. McMahon for the office of Judge of the Bitperiar court. On the contrary a vote was taken at a recent meeting In. which there was o large majority of the members present in favor of Judge Virgil S. Reltee.