Hammond Times, Volume 3, Number 117, Hammond, Lake County, 3 November 1908 — Page 1

AKB,00UN Fair today, possibly light bowers tomorrow allg-htly cooler. EDITION yoL. III., NO. 117. . HAMMOND. INDIANA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1908. .ONE CENT PER COPY, n

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VOTE IS POLLED Eepublicans Are Very Con fident That Calumet Re gion Voting Will Bring Landslide in Their Favor Today. Presidential election day, 1908, start ed In with ideal republican weather conditions. The people of Lake conn ty took advantage of this fact and at 3 o'clock this afternoon old experi enced politicians say that never in their experience has the vote been polled so early and have there been so few stay-at-home republicans. That there is a landslide one way or the other is freely predicted. The vote this fall will be the largest, precinct by precinct, that has ever been cast in Lake county. If any of the political leaders have been of the Impression that there is apathy in this campaign they must be mistaken. Register Entire Srcngth. The republicans take this as an In dication that the stay-at-home vote this year will be smaller than ever and that the republicans will register practically its entire strength at the polls today. The republicans expected to have a great deal of, trouble with the demo crats over the foreign vote. There were mysterious rumors to the- effect that the democrats were planning a great onslaught on the foreign vote, which the republicans believed they had sewed up in their pockets. Irepared for Kmerarency. But the republican were prepared for the emergency, flhey had printed affidavits ready and when a vote was challenged they were ready to take the voter's affidavit that he was legal voter. Early reports from the various parts of the county revealed the fact that Gary was the storm center. There an attempt was made to intimidate the republican -voters -fey- r.n-efctlivg a number of them. They were released on bail, however, and the democratic trick was a failure. This afternoon there has been no interference with the voters since 1 o'clock and It Is not expected that there' will be any further trouble. It is understood that the democrats have given up hopes of keeping the foreign voter from the polls and that there will be no further difficulties this afternoon. ' Foreign "Vote is Large. Over In East Chicago and Indiana Harbor where the intimidation of the foreign voters was expected to characterize the activities of the democrats there was very little trouble. The foreign vote there Is large and it Is principally republican. It is understood that the East Chicago Poles are about the only foreigners who are not unanimous in their support of the republican ticket. Great stress Is laid on the foreign vote for the reason that it was over the voting of these men that there was expected to be the most trouble. With the foreign vote registered it is admitted that the republican victory is assured. All of the republicans are elated over the manner in which the voting is being done. ' There is much less scratching tha,n was expected and the number of voters who are picking their candidates from several tickets is comparatively small. Business Practically Suspended. The scenes in the various cities over the region are characteristic of the average presidential election. Eusiness is practically suspended in the stores about towns and the saloons and banks are all closed. Groups of men congregate on every corner and talk over the issues of the day. The election In Hammond so far has been very orderly. X"p to a late hour this afternoon there had not been a single case of assault or provoking assault reported to the police. In Gary, East Chicago and Indiana Harbor, however, the situation was somewhat different and the re was trouble frequently reported, although in no case did it assume serious proportions. Big Crowd Kxpeetcd Out. It is expected that the crowds which will be out to hear the election returns as furnished by The Times and other ways will be the largest that ever congregated for that purpose. The state campaign is the thing that has made the result of such great interest and not until this evening will the people of Hammond know whether it is to be Watson or Marshall. NOTES OF THE ELECTION. There was little betting done today. A few small wagers were made, however, but not enough to cause a stir. It was figured all along the line that Simon and Carter are practically the only two candidates on the democratic county ticket who will be found In the running tonight, and at that Simon's chances are figured to be a shade better than Carter's. As though to throw the last hook into Hammond. Governor Hanly's telegram came from Indianapolis last night to the effect that all saloons must be closed even after the balloting Is over.

CRASHES

IHWH Runaway Horse Dashes Mad ly Down Hohman Street and Runs Into Plate Glass in Ortt's Store in Hammond Building. A dosen or more people were horrified to see a large draft horse hitched to a heavy lumber wngon come tearing down Mouth Hohmnn street from the south. With the driver and owner, -J. Mnnlkowskl, clinging to the bumping, sway ing vehicle the horse turned oil on Fayette street and plunged squarely into a large plate glass window In Orth & Towle's shoe store . in the Hammond building. The horse was thrown part way through the window and then fell back on the sidewalk where it lay panting and bleeding from a great gash cut in the flesh between the forelegs. In some unaccountable manner Mr. Manlkowski, the driver, clung to the wagon and escaped being hurled by the impact through the window into the store. It is remarkable in view of the fact that the horse was running at break-neck speed that the driver was not killed. Fortunately Mr. Ortt, who was in the store at the time, saw the horse com ing and had time to warn Miss Anna Kruse, who was also in the store, to get out of the way. He saw the tiorse running down Hohman street, he saw him suddenly veer off towards hi win dow, he saw the terrified driver make an effort to pull the horse into Fayette street and then there was a terrible crash. It seemed to Mr. Ortt as though the whole outfit, horse, driver, wagon and all would come plunging through the window. The only thing which pre vented it was the fact that one of the si afts struck the window's sill and that stopped the runaway. The horse lay on the sidewalk for a fewminutes while those who had gathered at the scene disentangled the harness. The horse was examined by Veterinary Glen Ebright, who stated tnat the gash in its neck were not serious. The window which was destroyed was worth, several hnndrpd rfnllarQ ATt Oortt has not been able to estimate hisfth loss but it will be considerable as there v-as a lot of expensive plate glass shelving destroyed. FLIPS TRAIN TO GO ; LOSES LEG Brother and Companions on Same Train When Accident Happens. Whiting. Ind.. Nov. 3. A sad accident occurred in Whiting last evening when Anton Ratajczyt, who is more commonly known as Anton Scholz, had the misfortune' to have his right leg severed by a Standard OH company train. The boy who is but 17 years of age. worked in the canning house department of the Standard Oil company. Coming home from work last night he with a crowd of other boys, among whom was his brother, jumped on the train to get a ride home. Slip Cnder Train. He resides with his parents on Schrage avenue, they got off at the One Hundred and Twenty-first street crossing and it was here that the lad slipped, his leg going under the wheels of the train. His brother was the first to come to his rescue and was horrified to find his brother with his leg cut off, but he with the other boys lost no time In getting him to Dr. W. E. Putnam's office, where he was attended to. There was great difficulty in stopping the flow of blood and the lad suffered excruciating pain. He was later removed to the Presbyterian hospital in Chicago. It was a sort of reminder for Hammond people that they have the metropolitan police law. Precinct No. 12. bound by the Nickel Plate and Erie railroads and comprising practically the entire Standard Steel Car settlement, will register the largest vote In Hammond tonight. While the figures of the republican and democrats varied a little, it is esti - matea mat at least sui voters were tnat at least a in the precinct to cast their ballots. The threatened expose of republican methods in voting the foreigners did not take place today. The democrats practically gave up to carry on the fight, realizing that while they might pick out one or a few foreigners who were no voters that this method would save the situation. The indications early this morning were that there would be a big vote today. The weather for election was ideal, and business was practicallyabandoned. The people seemed alive to the fact this is an important day In the affairs of men, and politics was of course the topic of the day.

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Ml THE PRESIDENT OF U. S. IS ELECIED People Don't Vote Direct for President but Through Electors. INTERESTING FACTS ARE GIVEN Ticket Is Made Up So as to Give One Elector For Each Senator and Congressman. Here are some facts on how a presi dent of the United States is elected: nile the people elect a president by eir votes, they do not vote direct for the candiate. The work is done through an electoral college. In other words, each state puts up a ticket of presidential electors, and these cast the vote which finally decides who shall be president and vice president. This ticket is made up so as to give one elector for each United States senator and one for each member of congress. The college, therefore, this year contains 483 electors. The successful candidates for president and vice president must secure not less than 242. Of the president, Adams, federationlst: Polk, Buchanan and Cleveland, democrats; Taylor, whig; Lincoln, Hayes, Garfield and Harrlosn, republicans, did not. when elected, receive a majority of the popular vote. The highest precentage of popular vote received by any president was 55.98 for Jackson, democrat, in 1S2S, and the lowest, 39.91, for Lincoln, republican, in 1860. Hayes and Harrison, with the excep tion of John Quincy Adams, who was chosen by the house of representatives, were the only president ever elected who did not have a majority vote over their principal competitors, and Tilden and Cleveland the only defeated candidates, who had a majority over the president-elect. The presidential succession is fixed by chapter 4 of the acts of the Fortyninth congress, first session. In case of the removal, death, resignation of Inability of both the president and vice president, then the secretary of state shall act as president until the disability of the president or vice president is removed or a president is elected. If there be no secretary of state, then the secretary of the treasury will act; and the remainder of the order of succession is as follows: Secretary of war, attorney general, postmaster gen eral, secretary of the navy, secretary of the interior, secretary of agriculture and secretary of commerce and labor. The acting president must, upon taking office, convene congress, if not at the time in session, in extraordinary session, giving twenty days' notice. Thte act applies to such cabinet officers as shall have been appointed by the advice and consent of the senate, and are. eligible under the constitution to the presidency. ! SCHOOL CHILDREN VOTE FOR PRESIDENT. Tnft Receives th Majority at Central School Building; Today. If the children of the Central school of Hammond had to elect the president this year Taft would have a cinch. Today being election day, the teachers of the public schools permitted the children to cast their votes for their choice for the presidency. The children were very happy to get a chance to vote for the man that they wanted to be the next president and took much interest In the result. When the votes were counted they found , that Taft received the majority.

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GRAND LODGE . 0 1 F. TO BEET Odd Fellows of Indiana Will Have Great Celebration This Month. TO DEDICATE THEIR NEW HOE Torchlight Parade Will Be One of the Pretty Features of the . Big Celebration. Lake county Odd Fellows will be interested in news which comes from the state capital today. The grand encampment and the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows and the i dedication of the new Odd Fellows building will be held in Indianapolis Nov. 17, IS, and 19. The grand encampment will begin in the Grand Lodge hall Tuesday, Nov. 17, at 8 a. m. and 1:30 p. m., and at 7:30 p. m. the subordinate degrees will be exemplified in Tomlinson hall. The Grand Lodge ' will assemble in the Grand Lodge hall at 9 a. m. on Wednesday, Nov. 18, and will continue through Thursday. At 3:30 p. m. on Wednesday, Nov. 18, will begin the dedicatory ceremonies of the new building. At 7:30 p. m. there will be a torchlight parade and at 9 p. m. in Tomlinson hall Grand Sire John Nolen will deliver an address. Special rates on steam and interurban roads have been secured, that on the steam roads being one and onehalf fare for the round trip and the interurban companies will give rates for special cars. This will probably be the largest gathering ever held in Indianapolis. In the advance report prepared by Grand Secretary W. H. Leedy is given statistics that indicate that the order is in a prosperous condition in the state. There are 749 subordinate lodges in the state, with a total membership June 30 of 76,294. The total accessions during the six months ending June 30 were 3,733; abatements, 2,363; total net increase, 1,375; total growth for the year, 1,751. The total relief paid during the six months ending. June 30 was $169,713.25; total relief, for the year, $310,620.30; total brothers relieved, 5,695; total widows relieved, 175; total weeks' benefits paid, 34,073. The total receipts of . subordinate lodges for the six months were $376.881.96; total receipts since the order was organized in the state, $16,03S,402.25; total relief since the organiza tion of the order in the state was $5,920,325.62. WHAT ROOSEVELT. TAFT AND BRYAN WILL DO, NO MATTER WHO WINS. Washington, Sot. 3. President Roosevelt William II. Taft probably will Indulge in a hunting trip together about ThanksIns in the mountains of North Carolina. Mr. Taft is said to be planning to take a lone rest from his campaign labors. Ashvllle, X. C, Is reported to be the point he has selected Galveston, Tex., Sot. 3. WI1llam J. Bryan has accepted an Invitation to spend tvi o , weeks dock banting In Southern Texas Immediately after the electton. "

-Berryman in Washington Star. SAD DEATH IS. F. CHURCH Wife of Consulting Engineer of U .S. Metals Refinery Passes Away. FREINDS ARE BADLY SHOCKED Interment Will Take Place Tomorrow Afternoon From the Residence on Carroll Street. Mrs. Florence Church, aged 2S, wife of M. F. Church, died at her home, 39 Carroll street of uraemia yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock, very unexpectedly, and the news of her death came as a great shock to the many friends in this city. It was only last Sunday that Mrs, Church was apparently in perfect health and received a number of call ers. Today she lies dead at her home, and the community is shocked at the suddenness of her demise. Her condition was not thought to be serious yesterday morning when the doctor called. Shortly after his visit she went to sleep and it was thought she was resting comfortably, when it was suddenly discovered that she was not breathing naturally, -and the doc tor was hurriedly called. Consultation Is Hopeless. He arrived at the bedside at 1:30 and at 2:30 he became convinced that his patient could not live. Those of the immediate relatives who were not present were summoned to the bedside and Mrs. Church died at 3 o'clock, without having regained consciousness, and after a consultation of physicians had decided that her case was hopeless. Mrs. Church came to this city about seven years ago with her brother, Attorney L. L. Bomberger. A few years later she married Harry Albe, who died a few years after their marriage. Last February Mrs. Florence Albe and M. F. Church surprised their friends in this city by the announcement of their marriage, and the fact that they would leave at once for Lima, Peru, where Mr. Church had charge of the construction of a smelter for the United States Metals Refining company, t After residing in South America for nearly a year Mr. and Mrs. Church returned to this city only a few months ago and took up a tempoary residence on Carroll street until they could secure a permanent place of residence. Grent Shook to Friends. There were fewof even the close friends of the young couple who knew of Mrs. Church's sickness. Consequently the news of her sudden demise came all the more as a shock, and the deep est sympathy is expressed for the bereaved husband. The deceased is also survived by her father, H. C. Bomberger, of Harrisburg, Pa,, who is now on his way to Hammond; her sister, Mrs. Susan M. Surprise, and her brother, I L. Bomberger. The funeral will be held from the residence Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Rev.- Charles Albert Smith of the Episcopal church will officiate. The interment will be at Oak Hill cemetery. BERREN0 HELLMUTH DEES AT EIGHLAND. The funeral of Berreno Hellmuth of Highlands has been arranged for tomorrow. Hellmuth, who is 36 years old, died yesterday, a victim of typhoid fever. He leaves a wife and two small children. Hellmuth formerly lived in Hammond and before taking sick was employed as a draftsman In the Standard

Times Election

Election returns will be displayed by The Times tonight SteroDticon bulletins will be thrown on a screen opposite the

Hammond building in Fayette street

These bulletins will begin as soon as the election returns begin to come in and will continue until the returns are all in. The bulletins will cover Gary, East Chicago, Indiana Harbor,

Hammond and Lake county in general. They will cover all the socalled doubtful states and New York in particular.

These are the places in which Lake county is vitally interested. - Hammond will know before it goes to sleep through The Times whether or not it is Taft or Bryan. The Times has made arrangements for gathering and handlingthe returns promptly and accurately. By its own telephone switchboard it will get returns from special correspondents all over Lake county, and over these private wires th ereturns will come as soon as the election boards have obtained the results. There will be pictures for the ladies and children and all are invited. PERSONS WHO ARE UNABLE TO BE IN THE VICINITY OF THE LAKE COUNTY TIMES' OFFICE TONIGHT, may have the benefit of this service by calling up HAMMOND 111. All queries from any part of the county will be answered promptly. Come to Hammond and see The Times' returns. The Hotel Majestic will have its cafe open all night for drivers.

BICYCLE THIEVES AREJRRESTEO Vigilance of Ed McFadden Enables Policeman to Capture S. C. Man. JOHN KOZQBA THE GUILTY IVIAN Klitzke Bros. Lose Wheel Which Was Stationed in Front of Minas' Store. Two bicycles were stolen yesterday afternoon by South Chicago parties, who came into Hammond and picked up two of the best-looking wheels they could see. Had it not been for the fact that Ed McFadden stood in the door of the Hammond building andsaw a man mount a wheel, and afterwards saw C. S. Bonnell, the owner, come out of the store and look for the wheel, the thief might never have been captured. Mr. Bonnell rode up to the Lion store and went Inside to make some purchases. When he came out of the building he noticed that the wheel was missing. Ed McFadden pointed to the fast disappearing figure on the bicycle. Frenck I,oeates the Thief. Mr. Bonnell went at once to look for an officer and located Fred Frenck on the corner. He pointed out the thief to the officer and the chase started. Frenck trailed the bicycle thief to Gostlin street and then west on Howard avenue towards Hegewisch. Although Frenck's wheel gave out and he was compelled to borrow another, he succeeded in catching the' thief and placed him under arrest. The man gave his name as John Kozora and stated that he was from South Chicago. It happened that while Officer Frenck was chasing the first bicycle thief, his partner, who had stolen a wheel from in front of E. C. Mlnas' store, passed him as he was making his getaway. Of course, the officer did not know that he was within easy grasp of another bicycle thief, or he probably would have bagged them both. The men are charged with petit larceny and will be tried tomorrow. The second wheel belonged to Klitzke brothers and was being ridden by the Jergens boy. Sill COTTON SLUGGED Sim Cotton of Hammond was the victim of an assault early this morning. He was Just coming out of the Majestic buffet when two pluguglk-s jumped on him. One struck him a vicious blow in the face and another kicked him In the shins. One of the men shouted, "You're the man we are looking "for," and then the assault took place..- Mr. Cotton says that- he never saw the men before. He does not know any one who has a grudge against him In his opinion, the men were professional sluggers who have been hired to come out to Hammond and intimidate the voters. His was the first trouble of election day. He presented a sorry appearance this afternoon. He has a badly blackened eye ani he is compelled to walk with a cane. Mr. Cotton's friends are indignant at the outrage and an effort will ! be made to locate the sluggers. HAMMOND BREWING CO. IS INCORPORATED. The Hammond Brewing company of West Hammond was incorporated at Springfield, 111., yesterday. The newcompany Is capitalized at $200,000. The incorporators are Isaac Goldstine, Thomas J. Lasless and A. M. Eberhart. This is the company which was recentlv formed bv Hammond capitalists and took over the Crown Brewing company of Crown Point. E. A. Kinkade of this city, and William Ahlborn were the promoters of the enterprise.

Returns Tonight

on the Central school building. President Theodore Roosevelt Puts Thursday, Nov. 26, As the' Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving For the American People. Washington. Jfov.- 3. The preaidea has issued the following; Thanksgiving proclamation. "Thanksgiving A proeV lamatton by the president of the United, States of America.." Once again the season Is at hand vrhen, according; to the ancient custom cf our people, It becomes the duty of the president to appoint a day of prayer and of thanks- -giving to God. "Year by year this nation grows in strength and worldly power. During the century and a quarter that has elapsed since our entry into the circle of independent peoples, we have grown and prospered in material things to a degree never known before, and not now known in any other country. The thirteen colonies which straggled along the seacoast of the Atlantic and were hemmed In but a few miles west of tidewater by the Indian-haunted wilderness, have been transformed into t he mightiest, republic which the world has ever seen. Its domains stretch across the continent from one to the other of the two greatest oceans, and it exercises domain alike in the Arctic and tropic realms. The growth in wealth and population has surpassed even the growth in territory. Nowhere else in the world is the average of individual comfort and material well being as high as in our fortunate la-nd. "For the very reason mat in material well being we have thus abounded, we owe it to the Almighty to show equal progress in moral and spiritual things. With a nation, as with the individuals who make up a nation, material well being is an indispensable foundation. But the foundation avails nothing by itself. That life is wasted, and worse than wasted, which is spent in piling, hep upon heap, those things which, minister merely to the pleasure of the body and to the power that rests only on wealth. Upon material well being as a foundation must be raised the structure of the lofty life of the spirit, if this nation is properly to fulfill its great mission and to accomplish, all that we so ardently hope and desire. The things of the body are good; the things of the intellect better; but best of all are the things of the soul; for, in the nation as in the individual. in the long run it is character that counts. Let us, therefore, as a poeple, set our faces resolutely against evil and good will toward all men. but with unflinching determination to smite down wrong, strive with all tha strength that is given us for righteousness in public and in private life. "Now, therefore, I Theodore Roosevelt, president of the United States, do set apart ThurBlay, the 26th day of November next, as a day of general thanksgiving and prayer, and on that day I recommend that the people shall cease from their daily work and, in their homes or in their churches, most devoutly to thank the Almighty for the many and great blessings they have received in the past, and to pray that they may be given strength so to order their lives as to deserve a continuation of these blessings in the future. ! "In witness whereof I have hereunto ! set y hand and caused the seal of the 1 United States to be affixed, "Done at the city of Washington this 31st day of Octover, in the year of our Lord 1908, and to the independence oC the United States the 133d. 'THEODORE ROOSEVELT.

ANNUAL r- ' DOCIENT ISSUED