Hammond Times, Volume 3, Number 240, Hammond, Lake County, 30 March 1909 — Page 8

THE TIMES. Tuesday, March 30. 1909.

GOVERNOR'S

DENT OF

CREATES SURPRISE

Marshall Disregards Pull and Influence in Making Selection; Big Reception Will Be Given in His Honor Before He Leaves for N. Y.

TIMES Bl'ItEAl" AT THE STATE CAPITAL. Indianapolis, Ind., March 30. Govern Marshall gave a correct imitation of a man doing as he pleases when, yesterday, he appointed Colonel C. C. Matson of Greencastle as member of

by the governor will be that of member of the railroad commission to succeed W. J. Wood, the present democratic member from Evansville. Wood will have to go. That is generally understood on all sides, and Wood himself has a hunch that this is the case.

the state tax board to succeed Parks . But who will succeed him is a mys-

Martin, who has held the office , for tight years. No one asked the governor to make the appointment until after it became known that he had Matson under consideration. Then Matson's friends got busy and let the governor know that the appointment

would please them greatly.

tery. Governor Marshall said during the campaign that he would have at least one practical railroad man on the commission, and there are none there now. So this probably means that the man appointed to succeed Wood will be a practical railroad man. It is said that Governor Marshall has his eye

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FR01 HOTEL

Captain Bacon, Well Known Gary Real Estate Man, Disappears Very Suddenly From Hotel Dieu at New Orleans.

In making this appointment Gov- j on several men for this place and that

ernor Marshall stepped out of the beat

en path, for he did not allow political pull or influence to have a thing to do with it. Where was there ever another governor that did the like? Tiie old politicians and party rooters, who have their faces buried in pie for years or who have just ached for a chance for a whack at the pie counter, cannot understand it. They cannot realize that a governor-could do such a thing. With them politics and party is everything. With Governor Marshall it is nothing. And they are getting a demonstration that he means what he says about that matter. Mntsou an Old War Horf. True, Matson is an old-time democrat, one of the kind that has always fought for the party and taken victory with defeat. He has held office all right, for he was congressman from the Greencastle district for four terms. He was never known to run away from an opportunity to land a political job. For many years he was a party leader in the state and exerted great influence. But he has in recent years been out of it to a very great extent and little has been heard of him. So his selection by Governor Marshall for one of the very best positions at his command just at a time when the rest of the boys- are hanging around the pie counter like a lot of hungry children almost crying for bread is a jolt to the

old-time theory of passing things out to the gang. TwfBty-tw tn the RneeWhen Governor Marshall was elected there was a flutter of excitement among the democrats in all parts of the state who thought their time had come. Booms started everywhere and for everything. The tax commissioner's position pays a salary of $3,000 a year and does not take all of a man's time was an alluring prospect, and a score or more of the faithful went after it. They all had booms. A good manv of them found after making a canvass of the situation that they stood no chance of winning, so they dropped out of the race, but twenty-two of them staid in to the end. They were Warder W. Stevens. Salem; F. H. Heschner, Noblesville; Charles W. Reed, Upland; F. J. Reinhard, Rockport; Gilbert Hendren. Bloomfield; George T. Beebee, Anderson; Charles R. Follard, Delphi: John A. Cravens, Bloomington; C. U Earhart, lloachdale; Levi H. Scott Xew Albany; Jacob Lindsay, Albion ' Nelson W. Miller. Peru; George W Lehner. Ossian; W. H. Harkins. Portland; Jerome Herff. Peru; Cornelius D Green, ratriot; William F.ggeman. Fort YVavne; Charles A. Edwards. Huntington: WiUard KUiott. Dogansp,.rt: Daniel Walsh, Now Albany; Millard H. RoyUs, Salem; Parks Martin, Indianapolis. How He "l it" on Malxon. Tli fact is that the tight became so

wavn among the candidates that Governor Marshall decided to go entirely outside the bunch and get a man for llinlclfpn,. that had not been heard of in connection with the place and ti.is avoid mixing in the hot fight that had arisen among the contestants. He looked around over the state and finally lit" on Matson as the most acceptable man be could pi k out. That was the way the appointment came about. Gilbert H. Hendren of P.loomfield was one of the men who wanted the position so bad he could almost taste it, but he did not even come close to it. Hendren was chairman of the speakers' bureau for the democratic state committee during the last two campaigns, and last summer and fall he worked like a beaver at planning the speaking tours which Marshall made

over the state during the campaign. If ny political worker in the, party was entitled to anything for services rendered it was Hendren. but he got

nothing, and there does not seem to be anything in sight for him. Hendren worked hard for the appointment as tax commissioner. He did it openly and evervbody knew he was a candidate. But then so did many others, and they all got left. AYnnt Successful Administration. Not long ago Governor Marshall said that in making his appointments he intended' to pick out men whom he believed would aid him in making his administration a success. He said he would appoint strnightout democrats and they would be men who would have minds of their own. "I do not want men who will be guided by what somebody else wants them to do," he said. "When I appoint a man to a board I shall expect him to use his best judgment in performing his duties and shall expect him to do what he believes to be rig-nt. I do not want a man who will be so subservient to mv that he will do anything at all because it pleases the governor. I do

not i-nnt administration men on the

boards. There will not be any admin

istration men. The administration will nnt have anv men. I want them to

be free to do as they like, and it shall

be my aim to pick men for the vari

ous places who will do as they like.

The next rnd iobs to be given out

he will make up his mina pretty soon which one it will be. There is some talk about a candidate from Richmond, but his name cannot be learned. There is also one at Terre Haute and one at Evansville, one at Fort Wayne and a large number of others in the list of possibilities, and, it is said, that all are working railroad men. All Good Plums. The position of chief accountant under the new public accounting law will also be filled, and this will have to be given out before long. This position will pay $4,000 a year. The railroad commissioner gets $4,000 a year also. Then there will be two accountants to appoint. These pay $3,000 a year. Governor Marshall is going to New York the latter part of next week to make a speech before the National Democratic club at a banquet, and it is believed that he will announce several other appointments before he leaves for the east. The railroad commissioner and the three accountants' places may be filled then. Next Wednesday night the Indianapolis board of trade will hold a large reception in honor of Governor Marshall and his wife, at the hall of the board of trade. Invitations have been sent out to something like 2,000 persons, and it is the intention of the organization to make it one of the sweil-

est events of recent years. A fine musical program has been arranged, there will be a lunch and all the guests will be introduced to Mr. and Mrs. Marshall. Marshall Xot a Society Man. Tom Marshall is not a society man, however. He adapts himself to any

and all conditions and surroundings, but when it comes to real society, it

makes no hit with him. This was shown by a remark which he made ,a few days after his inauguration. There was an inauguration ball, to which

all of the members of the legislature

as well as several hundreds society

foiu nf this citv. were Invited. A

squabble arose among the Marion

county representatives because they could not get as many invitations as

thpv wished to send out to some of

their constituents, and one member

Representative Beaver, said he would not go unless he got the invitations he wished. Beaver took a large hand in making the complaint. But the ball was 'held and it was a swell affair. All

fo the society people were there in their glad rags and foxy clothes, and

it. was pretty fine.

But afterward Governor Marshall was

sitting in his office with his feet up

on his mahogany desk and puffing at

a big cigar, when a friend came in.

"Say," said the governor, "I didn't see von at Mike Beaver's dance the

other night, did I?"

It was not a "ball" with Tom Mar

shall. It was a "dance." That's what he had always called them, and that

was what this one was.

MISSING MILLIONAIRE

GGOSED BY WOMAN

HABRED VERY QUIETLY

Friends Surprised to Hear of Wedding of Popular Gary Couple.

A wedding which caused considerable surprise to their friends was that which took place Monday afternoon at Crown Point In which Mr. Charles Herbold. owner and manager of the Gary Pharmacy company at Sixth avenue and Broadway, and Miss A. S. Goodall who has been In his employ for some time. Beyond admitting that the report was true, Mr. Herbold having

little to say of the circumstances of the wedding, prefering to enjoy the

mysterlousness with which the affair is looked upon by their friends. Among the facts which are generally known are that the well known Gary people were married by Rev. E. H. Kaiser of the Gary Lutheran church, at 4 o'clock Monday afternoon. Mr. Herbold intimated that he had been married in this city, but the fact that on

the day of their marriage an attempt was made to secure an automobile, leads to the belief that the ceremony occured in Crown Point. Everything was done so quietly that even their closest friends were not aware of the important event that was transpiring. Mr. and Mrs. Herbold have both lived In this city for several months past where they have made a number of frineds. They are now residing at the Victoria hotel.

Treated for Alcoholism In South,

Search (?) Is Made for Him By Attorney Corbett of Gary, Who De

clares That He Represents Ba

con's Former Private Secretary.

A well-known Gary man was brought

in the limelight this morning by a Chicago newspaper, which prints a story

purporting to be the facts about a

scandal in which the Gary man figures

prominently. The story is:

Captain George V. Bacon, multimillionaire real estate man of Gary, is said to be missing from the Hotel Dieu, in New Orleans, La., where he went. for alcoholism treatment several weeks ago. His disappearance has been revealed by a search for him carried on by Attorney Corbett of Gary, who declares he represents Mrs. Nellie Bowen, private secretary to Captain Bacon. The papers in the case, which Attorney Corbett says he is to start for the young woman, contain a story which he said out not to be told publicly. The affair on which the proposed suit is said to be based is alleged to have occurred while Captain Bacon and his handsome private secretary were alone in his office. Refused to Tell Evidence. Although the damages to b asked have been placed at $15,000, neither Attorney Corbett nor Mrs. Bowen would say what evidence exists of Captain Bacon's alleged act, or when it occurred. No charge is made that Captain Bacon fled to avoid the consequences of the alleged affair. Ever since he suddenly left Gary for Hot Springs, Aark., March 9 Attorney Corbett has been awaiting his return. When Captain Bacon soon afterward went to New Orleans he was joined by Mrs. Bacon and word was sent back that his condition was serious and required expert treatment. Captain Bacon Is said to have disappeared from the Hotel Dieu Friday night. When George V. Bacon Jr.. his son, learned of it he and-bis sister. Miss Alice Bacon, took charge of the affairs of the Steel City Realty company, Captain Bacon's firm through which he handles all his business. Nothing in the books of the firm indicates that anything there prompted his disappearance. The theory that Captain Bacon wandered away from his nurses while temporarily unbalanced through illness has been advanced. Fear for His Safety. Fears for the safety of the missing man expressed by members of the family have caused the suggestion that Captain Bacon may have committed suicide while brooding over several incidents in his life. Mrs. Bowen is not the first woman to charge him with offenses. A maid in the Chicago home of Captain Bacon on Sheridan drive is said to have dropped certain charges she made against him two years ago. f All members of the Bacon family are preparing to go at once to

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without considering the change of heart which the defeat of the attack on the Municipal Voters' league wrought. The arch-enemy of the franchise, Michael Mclnerney, got the floor. He defied Mr. Drennan to prove that he had ever asked for a grant either directly or indirectly and then began a personal attack on the railroad attorney. "He got his present position because of his great power to convince legislators that what the Illinois Central has wanted In years gone by was right to

give," he said. "I remember him at Springfield twenty years ago, when his path looked like a gold mine. He don't dare say outright what he has said in the newspapers by inuendo. He is here

tonight. He talks by insinuation of graft. He is hobnobbing around in his suave manner."

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tlonality regardless of politics. The meeting at which this decision was made is said to have taken place on March 27 in Frankowskl's hall. The meeting was held for the purpose of discussing the attitude of the Croatians In the coming city election. A resolution was adopted by which the Croatians to nominate one of their nationality in every city ward. Walter Bukowskl is being talked of for mayor and Michael Kosacik, Georga Ij. Fedorko, John Kosur, A. Baran, Fante Harolo'vich, Fred Drahos, John Buckooisky. James Xagel. Peter Bukowski and George Bteill have been named as possible candidates for aldermen in the various wards.

F0REI6NERSHAVEUNITED Whiting Republicans and Democrats Get Together Last Night.

Certain members of the Whiting Croatian club have written to The Times describing a meeting in which the Croatians of the city are reported to have united in their decision to elect members of their own nationality to the various city offices. The report is that the impossible has happened and that the two parties, republican and democratic, have been united. It is said that the four Croatian clubs have united and have decided to support members of their na-

HOLD GiGARETZ INQUEST

Coroner E. R. Gordon of Hobart was in Gary yesterday afternoon. Dr. Gordon was in East Chicago in the forenoon where he had hfld an inquest over a child. In regard to the Cigaretz case, in which Joseph Cigaretz died from a bullet wound inflicted by Mike Cigaretz, Dr. Gordon established the fact at the inquest that Joseph was an innocent bystander and in no way involved in the quarrel. The shot that mortally wounded Joseph was fired through the side of the building after Cigaretz had been thrown out of the shack. Two shots were fired from the outside, only one of them taking effect. Voconovich, whom Cigaretz intended to kill, es

caped with but a slight wound and has long ago left the hospital. Dr. Gordon says that If the prisoner is not taken to the insane asylum he will be held for murder.

IP YOU ARE Bl'SV, TRY TO FORGET A LOT OF TI1IVGS ASI) REMEMBER THE WANT ADS.

GARY MASONS SIGH I

LODGE R00I11 LEASE 1

Contract for Use of Third Floor of Mast Building for Five Years-

CONSIDERATION IS $6,000

Petition Now Has 110 Names Representing 17 Pifferent States and Three Foreign Countries.

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M'FARLAND FIGHTS DESHLER TONIGHT Boston, March 30. Packey McFarland of Chicago and Dave Deshler clash here before the Armory A. C. tonight in a bout scheduled for twelve rounds. McFarland is admittedly the faster of the two, but Deshler's capacity for absorbing punishment has made him well liked here.

Xew Orleans to take up the search

for the millionaire. So far rrivate detectives put on the case have failed to find him and the police will probably be called in by the family soon. Captain Bacon is reputed to be worth several millions. When the Gary boom started he bought heavily of real estate. His Bittersweet property at Lincoln park, Chicago, is valued at $700,000. He is well known in Chicago society nd financial circles. For years he maintained offices there at 108 Dearborn street and his operations in Chicago property were large. It is declared by his relatives in Gary that they know where he is and that he has not disappeared.

CLEARING PARK

Memphis, Tenn., March 30. In order to convert Montgomery Park, for years the home of thoroughbred racing, Into a modern track for the use of harness horses, all owners of thoroughbred stables have been notified that they

must vacate by April 7. As a result

several hundred horses, will be shipped north, the remnant of the once power

ful string of J. W. Schorr being In

cluded in a consignment for Pimlico

Kentucky Derby candidates and Oaks fillies, in workouts today, accomplished easy miles around 1:45, Rome Respess. Rock Castle and Wtntergreen were among those shown.

A meeting of the signers of the petition to establish a Masonic lodge in Gary has been called and set for next Friday evening at the Gary hotel. At the present time there are 110 signers of the petition for the charter in Gary and steps will be, now taken to perfect the organization of the

lodge. At the meeting in the office of Clyde Hunter iast night, the committee on organization, composed of Joseph H. Cothery, Ingwald Moc, Homer J. Carr and Clyde Hunter, to lese for the entire third floor of the Mast building was signed for a period of five years. The price paid will be $6,000 for the five years. When completed the lodge rooms not only will be the largest, but the finest of any in Gary. The meeting on Friday night is called for the purpose of perfecting the plans for organization. In the 110 signers of the petition there are eighty different lodges represented, coming from seventeen states and three dif

ferent foreign counties. All that is necessary to secure the charter for the Gary lodge will be for the Indiana Masons to have their receipts showing that they are in good standing and their demits from their home lodge. The same course is necessary for all out-of-state Masons. When these are secured they will be forwarded to the grand lodge for inspection. It is also necessary in order to institute a lodge in Gary to get the sanction of the Hobart and East Chicago, they being the nearest lodges to Gary.

Gray Wolves in Chicago City Council Are Held at

Bay, and Kensington and Eastern Is at Last Assured.

and most values given for the last day

Bargains in

Bargains

Man Is Hurt. Pat Ragan, employed at thu Gary water works tower, was injured this morning about the head by a fall from an elevator, and was taken to Mercy hospital where his injuries were dressed. He is 50 years old.

Phonograph in Austrian Schools. The phonograph is in use in some Austrian schools, and by its means pupils' are made familiar with famous speeches in history. How Atchison Girls Find Things.

Every time a girl wants to find anything in her top bureau drawer, she gets a stick and stirs up everything in the drawer 'round and 'round. If what she is looking for doesn't come to the surface, then she is satisfied it Isn't there. Atchison Globe.

Letters from four Chicago ministers to D. J. Fitzpatrick, former Hammond man living at 4034 Indiana avenue in Chicago, which were published nearly in full by some of the Chicago papers, are largely responsible for the final passage of the Kensington and Eastern franchise in the Chicago city council last night. Mr. Fitzpatrick has been an ardent worker in the cause for better transportation facilities, and consequently the correspondence, between hiin and the ministers resulted. The letters contained arguments that could

not be ignored by the Chicago city council, and only aided the agitation which was opposed by the "gray wolves" in the council. At last through interurban service is assured the Calumet region from South Bend, the eastern terminus of the South Shore line, to the heart of Chicago, its western terminus. The twice defeated Kensington and Kastern railroad franchise was adopted by the Chicago city council last night, ending a fight which has been in progress for seven months. The vote In favor of the measure was 41 to 14 against it. The victory of the Municipal Voters' league over nonpartisan or

ganization of the council earlier in the evening had tamed some of the aldermen and they fell into line readily. The ordinance was amended by the local transportation committee so that the objections of many of the aldermen were removed. The measure carries with it a provision that the Illinois Central, the parent corporation of the Kensington and Kastern, shall give a strip of twenty-five feet in Front street in Kensington. John G. Drennan, district attorney of the Illinois Central, who was on the

Iloor early in the evening urging the grant, said that the road will be in operation within a month. Both ends of it have been built, and five blocks In HegewUch is all that remains to be constructed. The road is a feeder line of the Illinois Central by which it will get a freight inlet to Gary, and also is to be

used by the Interurban lines of northern Indiana and Ohio as an entrance to Chicago. HegeTvUoh Oat In Force. Sixty residents of Hegewisch crowded the lobby and corridor, demanding that the ordinance be called up. Its supporters hesitated. They counted noses and were convinced it would fail as it had twice before. Thev reckoned

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