Hammond Times, Volume 3, Number 117, Hammond, Lake County, 3 November 1908 — Page 8

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AGAIN SUCCESSFUL! Walter Smith Carries Off Honors For Oratory in 1 Splendid Contest ENUNCIATION DECIDES IT "The Martyred President" Was Title of Young Man's Declamation and Was Splendidly Given. (Special to The Times.) Whiting, Ind , Nov. 3. The - contest In the local high , school, which has been the chief topic of discussion for several -weeks, was held in the high school auditorium last evening. The contest was held for the purpose of deciding whether Benjamin Gordon or Walter S. Smith would represent h Whiting high school at the Chicago university interscholastic declamatory contest (on Nov. 13. Both Gordon and Smith covered themselves with glory, and even after they had given their declamation, the prrsons assembled were very much in doubt, as to which would be accorded the honor. The Judges who were J. II. Gilson, F. A. CafEray and E. Guscow. 4 J 1Z WALTER SMITH. . k-r , all of Northwestern university of 'vaBstori, admitted that it was a very hard matter to decide, but gave the uecteion in favor of Walter Smith, owir.B to his exceptionally good pronunciation of every word. "Thurston's Plea for Cuba" was given by Oordon In a praise-worthy manner. It is doubtful whether Thurston himsf'f could have been more emphatic in the rendition of this difficult declamation. - .V.; Tin declaration given by ...Walter Srr.:tVwas "The Martyred President" by Henry Ward Beecher. No more bssutlful piece of literature could have been selected . than this, by Beecher, and the manner in which it was given, made It all the more beautiful. Every word seemed to touch the very heart as the sad circumstances dealing with the death of Lincoln were revived. Another feature of the contest iwas thfe rendering of Robert Brown's "Herve Reil" by Miss Mary L. Morrison. This, is . the declamation which Miss Morrison will give at the University of Chicago contest, where she will represent the girls of the high school.' The giving of this poem Is exceedingly difficult, but the excellent training which the young lady has received together with her talent in this line, allowed her to go through this lengthy poem in a manner which brought forth much favorable comment. The musical numbers on the program were: Piano solo by Inez Lee; violin solo by Claude Humphreys; vocal solo by Irma Krout; piano duet by Misses Morse and Mathlas, and a song, "Keey on the Move" by the high school octette. Congratulations were showered upon all three of these ambitious young people, and it will now be up to Miss Morrison and alter Smith to hie themselves to Chicago on the 13th and do their best to win laurels for the high school, which they represent. The members, faculty and friends of the school have the utmost confidence in their success, and feel that in them they have two able representatives which will be hard . to duplicate. STREET HEARS RUMOR Important Railroads May Reduce Wages No Matter Who Is Elected. There was a rumor In La Salle street In Chicago of a movement ameig Important railroads to reduce vrages shortly after election "no matter who is elected. Had It been any other year hot election year the carriers would have done It long ago, so the story ran. The rumor mill, however, overlooked an Important detail: In wages were rcdnccd It might precipitate labor troubles of the most dis astrous kind, troubles that would be exceedingly expensive to everybody, IncMing the railroads. Again, the transportation lines would be deprived f the very formative excuse for ad taadBg freight rates.

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CUPlfl ENDS UD ACTION Colored Republicans Hold a Rally in the South End of the City.

REPUBLICANS ARE CONFIDENT Four Different Meetings Are Held to Round Up a Big Vote , in Steel City. The republican campaign ended last night in Gary as it started, with vim and action. There was held last night no. less than four political meetings, three of them on the south side and one in the Binzenhof hall. The latter was the . largest and consisted of a tmoker, a lunch and a heart to heart talk among the republicans of the city on the election today and hoy to get the; vote out. Everywhere they expressed the utmost confidence that Gary's first election would give a strong republican majority. Meeting Was Enthusiastic. One of the meetings in the south end was that of the colored republicans of the city who were so enthusiastic that their cheering could be heard for blocks. , They were addressed by several good speakers, and each one of them was cheered enthusiastically. The I meeting last night assured the republicans that they will have almost a ' s-olid colored vote today. A number of : the leaders will work all day at the j polls getting out the vote, and there 1 has been one man appointed at each of ! the polling places to look after the r cgroes in that precinct, j At Adams and Sixteenth street last I right in a vacant store room the Italian republicans held a splendid meeting, j and they were addressed in their ferj vently by Italian speakers. They also I made so much noise in their enthusiasm how they would vote today. The Italian leader in this city is John Colislme, and he claims that every Italian in the city will vote the republican ticket. ' Slaves Gave Dance. Another enthusiastic meeting was held in a hall at Thirteenth street and Adams by the Slavish people, where they not only held a political meeting but a dance was given for tha benefit f the church which they are about to build. A dance was also given by them Friday night and at the two dances over five hundred dollars was raised towards building the church. The meeting in the Binzenhof hall was the largest and was attended by foreigners, colored men and every republican who desired to go. They were addressed in every nationality, and pol itics was talked over among themselves. Tift meeting was a great success and wrs greater in number though not in enthusiasm than the ones held in the south end. The republicans are predicting .In Gary a majority of six hundred, while the predictions of the democrats are more conservative. They estimate that if the vote of the city is under 1,500 that they will win. If it goes over that amount, however, most of the leaders concede victory to the republicans. There are many charges that there will be trouble at the polls if certain attempts are made to "put it over" on each other, but so far there has been little trouble. VALUABLE TIMBER IN ALASKA. Traveler Tells of Vast Forest Wealth in the Territory. "Although the hardwood men of the United States may have to witness with alarm the depreciation of the area of oak and walnut in the Appala chian ranges and the lower Mississippi there is plenty of the other sort left on the continent," remarked E. H. Mer tes of Spokane, Wash. The world has no idea of ' e re sources from a timberman's view point of the great untouched Alaskan forests," continued Mr. Mertes. "Up from VaWez and stretching on above the Tanana river the forest growth of Alaska, mainly pine it Is true, but the biggest, finest pine in the land is prodigious. The interior of Alaska is given over to much stunted growth, owing to the severe winters, but along the softer climated coast the forests are simply indescribable in their un cut luxuriance. It will be many years before the woodsman's ax is heard over the thousands of square miles in eluded in this domain." THE LADY AND THE DETECTIVE. Startling Statement That Really Called for an Explanation. Mrs. "Jack" Gardner of Boston has taken up the Audubon society's war against the hat of many feathers "This hat is the worst omnivorous creation that the milliners have yet given us," she said at a recent dinner The number of things required to trim the hat i. frightening. Its appetite, in fact, reminds me of a police court episode. "A detective was testifying in the case of a woman shoplifter whom he had arrested In her bedroom. And, your honor,' he said, 'when I told her the charge, she turned her back to me and swallowed a purse, six suits of silk underwear, a silver can dlestick, a chafing dish, and ' 'Rubbish! Are you crazy?' the magistrate Interrupted. " 'Excuse me. What I mean to- say, your honor,' explained the detective is tnat sne swallowed tr. pawn tickets.' "

MEET INOKLAHOMA Hungarian Settlement Gets Touch of High Life' Last Night.

The Hungarian republican meeting at Oklahoma in East Chicago last evening was one of the best of the campaign. The meeting was held in a large pavilion there and over 500 Hungarians crowded in and received final instructions as to how their votes should be cast. . Among the speakers at this meeting were W. J. McAleer of Hammond, Abe Ottenheimer of East Chicago, and several other speakers Including the president of the Hungarian club. During the evening a chorus of 50 Hungarians sang their national air and several hundred naturalization papers were handed out to a corresponding number of first voters. TRUST TO RUILO ROAD Belt Line Railway Being Constructed by Corporation at Head of Lakes. Superior, Wis. The United States Steel corporation started work today on its belt line railroad through Douglas county, which is to have an important bearing on the $50,000,000 steel plant to be built at the head of the lakes. From this time on the operations of the company at this point will be continually increased. The present work Is being done on the road between Saunders and the St. Louis river, where the steel corpora tion has great holdings of land on both sides. LITHOGRAPHJUISANCE Much Damage Caused to Paint Owing to Promiscous Picture Pasting. The posting of the Bryan and Kern lithographs on the windows of the usiness places in Gary and on the poles of the Gary and Interurban rail road was the cause for much comment yesterday, and many were highly in ignant over the affair. The posts had been lately painted by the Gary and Interurban and the plas terlng of the lithographs on the poles caused much damage, and, as well, unghtly, as they had to be scraped off damaging the paint, etc. Workmen of the company were busy all yesterday fternoon tearing down the work of the members of the democratic party. Several weeks ago when one of the epublican party who was putting up his pictures on Broadway he was glvn Instructions that he must cease or he would be arrested as provided by the town ordinance. The posters and ithographs remained on the poles and windows all d-v yesterday and no ef fort was madt by the city officials to have them removed. "If it had been the republican par ty, said a business man this mornng, "the town officials would have seen at once that the posters were taken down. It Is easy to see the way the wind blows." NEED FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION Alonzo's Good Reason for Striking When the Iron Was Hot. As Alonzo came Into the drawing room the fair Gwendoline flew -to meet him. "Darling," she murmured, "papa has changed his mind. He has consented to Our engagement. "Oh, joy!" exclaimed the young man, hugging her. "But why?" "Well, Louise-ponsie, pet, you know father brieves in heredity that wise parents nave wise cniiaren, ana so on. Now, my father has never met any of your family; but last night, at a ves try meeting, father opposed a motion in favor of the docking of torn cats' tails. When it was put to the vote, only father and one other man was against. Alonzo, that other man was your father. My father now thinks your father a very wise person and de sires the honor of his acquaintance! Isn't it scrumptious?" A look of determination came across the youth's fair face. "Gwendoline," he said, "we must be married before our fathers meet." "Why? Surely your father doesn't drink, or anything like that?" was the amazed response. "No; only he's stone deaf!" Stray Stories. New York's Big "Zoo." While the great zoological garden of London has 1,621 birds, there are 2,530 in New York's Bronx zoological park. When tne Face Is Beautiful. "No face' is a failure," says a writer, 'which is loved by even the meanest thing alive. You may be lonely and desolate, but if your face is loved by your dog it is a magnificently triumphant success. If your face is loved by one human being then its success is more dazzling than that of a hated emperor or a loveless millionaire. The shape of your face has absolutely nothing to do with the question In point. You may be worse than ugly that is to say, you may be plain but if your features are dear to one or two human beings, then your featurea are in the highest sense of the word beautiful." v

GARY BOARD TO HOLD MEETING. TOMORROW

City Fathers Will Postpone Session One Day Ow- - ing to Election. FRANCHISE MATTER IS READY Question of Permit to Lay City's Wire on Interurban's Poles to Come Up. The Gary town board will meet for their regular session tomorrow instead f today on account of the election. There are many important measures to come up before the meeting tomorrow prominent among which is the granting of the franchise for the new Valparaiso & Gary electric line. J. C. Kestor of Aurora, one of the promoters of the new line, who is after the fran chise was in Gary yesterday and to a Times reporter said that the company had incorporated last week and were now waiting for their franchise in Gary after which they will commence emmediate work of the construction of the line. The plans for the new central fire and police station will come up for their share of discussion and it may be that the board wlil make the final selection To Beautify Broadway. The matter of doing away with all the electric wires and poles along Broadway will also be brought up for discussion. An ordinance has been drawn up by the town board asking the Gary & Interurban to allow the Gary Heat, Light and Water company to string their 'light wires on the top of the trolley poles, thus doing away with all the poles at the side of the street. The agreement has been submitted to Frank N. Gavit, president for the Gary & Interurban company, and It is thought there will be no serious ob jections to overcome. The abolishing of the unsightly poles along Broadway is being approved by many of the busi ness men and other. Gary citizens. This Queer World. And the mystery stilj lingers why Is it necessary to salt a fish caught in the salt ocean? A sea bass caught off Seabright requires just as much salt in the seasoning as a black bass caught in the saltless waters of Lake Erie. New York Press. IF YOU ARB BUSY, THY TO FOBGET A LOT OF THI.VGS AND RE' MEMBER THE WAST ADS. Hi

It is sparing: neither money the advancement of Gary. It city of homes.

It handles exclusively, property in the FIRST SUBDIVISION, that part of Gary where all public utilities are now installed, such as water, gas, sewerage and electric lights. All residence streets boulevards. Gary will be, not only a manufacturing town, but an EDUCATIONAL CENTER, a city of schools and churches, an ideal place for you to build a home, a place where your sons and daughters will have exceptional opportunities.

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Engineer and Conductor of Bryan Train Were Bryan Men. JILL GARY IS SMILING TODAY LaPorte Paper Shows that Republic ans Were Not to Blame for Delay of Bryan's Train. Gary republicans are laughing over the frantic efforis of a Hammond paper strewn broadcast here yesterday to try to convince the voters that the republicans were responsible for the failure of the Bryan train to get in Gary on time last Saturday night. Jn speaking of the charges the Laporte Herald says: "To show how desperate the demo crats are, just notice. Fred Henoch announced to the throng waiting at the Lake Shore station Saturday night that the railroad corporations were de liberately delaying the trains, so as to interfere with the democratic celebrations. Such rot is an insult to the intelligence of the people whom Mr. Henoch would have believe his statement. The lateness of the Bryan train was due to the fact that the engine broke down at Macy, on the Lake Erie railroad. The engineer of the tarln was Barney Flatterday, a democrat and a Bryan man. The conductor was Mr. Pattent, also a Bryan man. Would these men, Mr. Henoch, delay the Bryan special? In Chicago another democrat did some guessing and as a result put his foot in it. He said the engine broke down -at Chesterton on the Lake Erie and that the train was held at Chesterton for four hours during the afternoon. The truth is the train never reached Chesterton, which Is on the Lake Shore, until 11 o'clock Saturdaynight, and it never stopped there. Some cheerful stories are told in the name of democracy." Poor Carlo? Traveler Here, landlord, what's the matter with your dog? I've driven him away a score of times, but he al wayB comes back again and sits close up to my armchair watching every mouthful I take. Do turn him out and let me have my dinner in peace. Landlord Please, sir, my Carlo is such a knowing brute. I expect you have got the plate he generally eats oft. Stray Stories. ADVERTISIXfl MAKES MANY POSSIBLE THINGS POSSIBLE. IMWrite for Map 3gS JFK

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GO THEM ONE BETTER Republicans Turn Trick of

Democrats in Gary Last Night. Monday morning the republicans of the city woke up to find that the dem ocrats, some time during the'night had littered the streets and buildings "of the city with democratic literature and pictures, so thick that it filled the streets, and Bryan's countenance glared from every available space. This morning, .however, the democrats found that the republicans had gone the one better and they awoke to find that on every door in the city was fastened a neat ring on the bottom of which was fastened an Eagle in the center of a circle with a big cross just below it. Inscribed on the poster, was the words, today is election day, vote for Taft and Watson. The novelty of the thing appealed to the voters of both policies and they all admitted that the republicans of Gary had pulled off a neat and clean surprise. The work was done early this Vioming and there was a tag In front of every man s door before he could get to the polls at six o'clock to vote. . . - GURGUIT COURT JURIES Jury Commissioners Meet at Crown . Point Yesterday. Crown Point, Ind., Nov. 3. (Special) The jury commissioners held a meetirg here yesterday . and selected the fcllowing Lake county men to secure a jurors for the coming term of the November Lake circuit court: , Petit Jnry. John G. Adank, Center township. Wm. Stomel, Hobart. Stayley Donahan, Eagle Creek. Henry Eggers, jr., Hammond. Albert Batterman, Winfleld. Martin Trester, Indiana Harbor. Frank Borman, Calumet. Barnard Carlin, West Creek. Henry Halfman. Ross. Fred Wasman, Hanover. Le"o. J. Baker, St. John. L. E.-McNay, Cedar Creek. Grand Jury. Geo. W. Lewis, East Chicago. Chester Guernsey, Ross. Wm. Bieker, Hammond. Wm. E. Belshaw, West Creek. John Austgen, St. John. Henry Aulwurm, Center Township. IF UNSATI5FIED READ THE CLAS SIFIED ADS AND GET AX OTHER BOARDING HOUSE. "

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ELECTION EXCITEMENT PLENTY AT GARY One Man Who Has Been in America Nineteen Years Is Arrested.

MANY CHALLENGES ARE MADE Democratic Game Is to Delay the Voting as long as Is Possible. Seven foreigners were arrested at Gary this morning, charged with making false affidavits to the effect that they have lived In this country the required number of years. Thl3 is the first attempt reported on . the part of the democrats to prevent the foreigners from voting! The Gary republicans say that the democrats are challenging the foreigners as fas as they come up to vote. The whole game is to delay the vot ing as long as possible and prevent as many foreigners from balloting as possible. The democrats have stated that if they an keep the vote down to 1,800 they will have a majority in Gary, but if the vote goes above that figure it will mean, a republican victory. The situation in Gary is very acute. It is said that there is a large numler of sluggers sent out from Chicago to intimidate the foreign voters. The whole idea is to deprive a foreigner of his vote, no matter how much he deserves to vote. In Country nineteen Year. One man who was challenged proved conclusively that he had been in this country nineteen years. That did not make anq difference. He was arrested and taken to jail, where he was compelled to furnish bond to gvmrantee his appearance at the trial. There are scores of other cases whero the democrats have attempted to intimidate the foreign voters. The situation is being taken In hand by the party leaders and the democrats have been informed that they cannot challenge voters indiscriminate!-. . Most of the trouble has been .in the first, sixth and seventh precincts. Those who have already been arrested are Mirko Djahovic. Mike Gregic, Antone Marie, John Bogatzo, Adam MixIch, Londro Falvossory and John Vasn y. If you bave a koaie or a room to rent yon cam Inform 40,000 people by ado vertlaing; la the classified columns ef The Times. 3IH w C e. promote a model