Hammond Times, Volume 4, Number 85, Hammond, Lake County, 27 September 1909 — Page 8

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In spite of the vicious handbills circulated about the city yesterday, warning the foreigners to stay away, the republican Croations and Servians held big and enthusiastic meeting last night in the Blnzenhof hall. The distinguishing feature of the meeting was its orderly and respectable nature, in contrast to the gang of . bullies and rowdies which ruled supreme in the interests of Tom Knotts in that same place just a week ago. The attendance was over three hundred, more than two hundred and fifty of these being Croations and Servians. The chairman of the meeting was Mike Uuchich, an influential business man of Gary, who is one of the strongest republicans in the city. In the audience,' circulating among the men and asking them not to stay at the meeting, was a gang of bullies of the brand that disturbed the reace and quietude of the city the Sunday before. These men were headed by Policeman Pete Juric, under the direction of Night Sergeant Catey, who seemed to find the proceedings in the hall far more interesting than traveling a beat for the protection of the lives and property of the public. j All Kluquent Speaker. The first speaker of the evenine- was

Mike Pecar, who !s regarded as one of th finest speakers of any of the foreigners in the tity. He told the men present in their language how the poor man was being robbed by high assessments on street paving where the contracts were let for twice the prices that they should have cost. He told them

not to listen to Knotts' promises, but to regard what he has already done in the town as its president. Other speakers in the Croation language were Mike Duchich, John Frasshock, Mike Kesseric and George Rudman, all good speakers, everyone of whom held the close attention of the

audience. The American speakers were then called upon. The first of these was the republican candidate for mayor, John A. Brennan. The word Brennan, as is always the case, called forth tumultous applause, and he was roundly cheered as he stepped upon the platform. Mr. Brennan outlined his policies for a clean, honest, business administration. He said that if he was elected mayor of the city, that after his term of office no one could say that a single dollar of dirty money belonging to the city had been taken by turn. He satd also that public work done by the Knotts concern had a taint of graft connected with it that could not be dispelled. In speaking of the Croations, he said that they had come to this country to better themselves, which they had a perfect right to do, and that they should be protected. He said that the law, contrary to the present custom, should know no favorites, but should be administered justly to all. Mr. Brennan was followed by other candidates for office, including J. Glenn Harris, E. C. Simpson, A. D. Schaeffer, W. M. Dunn, Martin Johnson and Jo-i sepli Cot lire y. I

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Map of the New Wards and Precincts Made Especially for The Times

UGGY RIDE

, (Special to The Times.) East Chicago. Ind., Sept. 27. This is the story of a fiery and untamed broncho which, besides being wild and woolly, is something- of an acrobat. Last Friday James Lewis of the East Chicago Transfer company went to the Chicago stockyards and purchased this animal, which was unbroken to harness, and brought her back to East Chicago. She is a nice looking- little horse and the minute James McMills Jr., one of Mrs. Lewis' drivers, took a slant at her he wanted to be the one to break her. "I'll tell you what 1 11 do, Mr. Lewis," said McMills. "I'll break her in to harness Sunday morning and then in the afternoon I'll hook her up to a buggy and take my girl out riding." "Go to it." said Mr. Lewis, "only I would suggest that you and the giri take out an accident insurance policy before you start." "Oh, that will be all right," was the come-back. "Bon't you pay any attention to me and that broncho at all and we'll get along finer than silk together." Accordingly, Sunday morning McMills put the harness on the broncho

and started to lead her out of the barn to hitch her to a wagon outside. Suddenly the broncho sprang forward and at the same time let McMills have both hind feet in the ribs, knocking him down. Away she flew to the street, where she stopped a minute to get her bearings. Frank McMahan is a nice boy, but the broncho didn't seem to think so, for the minute she caught sight of him she started aftor Frank, bucking kicking and showing her teeth at every jump. Frank ran across the street, the animal in hot pursuit, but fortunately, when she struck the opposite curb she stumbled andturned a complete somersault, but soon picked herself up and continued the chase through the vacant lot next to Joe Wleklinskfs placei At the back end of the lot was a fpno

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MORE CANDIDATES ANNOUNCE IN GARY Republican Ticket Continues to Gain Strength in Aldermanic Ranks.

j "tt'olf, secretary of the Carpent I ion in Gary, who had aires

PS MM UNCHANGED Kessric, Hall and Minzen Among latest to Officially Notify the Voters.

As far as the head of the ticket is concerned there has been no change in the field of republican candidates, althouht for alderman several new aspirants loomed up which, it is believed, will add strength to the ticket. There are now sixteen candidates for nominations who have announced themselves officially in Thb Time-. Two

or these are for mayor, two for cityJ

treasurer, four for city clerk, two for alderman-at-large and six for alderman. Among the latest to announce themselves are: John Kessric, who resides in what is believed will be the Fifth ward, when this is designated by the town board. Kessric, who is a Croation, it is believed, will be able to poll the Croatian ar-.d Servian vote across the Pennsylvania almost solid. He will also strengthen the rest of the ticket He is in the real estate business at Twenty-fifth and Broadway. Mr. Kessric is now president of the Croatian Benovelent association, in which position he wields considerable power among his countrymen. Henry- Hall Another. Another aldermanic candidate iy Harry Hall, the president of the '.Young Men's Republican club of this cVty, who announced himself in The T;mes Saturday. Mr. Hall has been yine of the hardest republican worke.rs of the present campaign and (js conceded to be especially strong among the young men of the city. Another man who has entered the race from the east side of Broadway, in the first sub-division, and who, it is believed, will be elected with little opposition is Mike Binzen, a man who is acquainted with a large number of the steel workers, in the steel plant and is known to nearly every man in the first sub-division. '

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candidates, made their official announcement in the paper Saturday. Both are strong men and should prove of great strength to the ticket in general.

WRECK IS IHGEHTIVE TO REFORM

Reports made to the Indiana railroad commission by its inspectors are to the effect that the Chicago & South Bend interurban line has put into effect the recommendations made by the commission following its investigation of the wreck this summer on its llnp

at Chesterton in which ten people were killed. The nature of the recommendations was not made known, but it is understood they included a change in the entire management and improved and more careful methods of operating cars. The commission made a thorough investigation of the wreck, and in the course of its work called before It not only the officers and trainmen of the road, and passengers and others, but summoned the owners and directors of the property from Cleveland, O. After making its recommendations and giving the company reasonable time in which to comply with them, the commission sent its inspectors to go over the line from end to end. At the time of the commission's investigation threats of preecution were made, and it is said that evidence of the careless operation of cars was found.

Ill ROWS II GARY SALOONS

One Bloody Affray Credited to John Standich's Place While Three Occur in the Dump Conducted by John Bonic in Broadway.

STEINER BUYS OUT

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Joseph Steiner, one of the oldest merchants in Gary and one who has been.- eminently successful, has purchased the stock of goods formerly owned by the Haxton & Kattman company and will place them on sale at once at his place of business, 712 Broadway. The value of the goods was determined to be about $4,000 at the invoice. The goods will be moved tomorrow. The former owners of the company contemplate going on the road and do not care to further conduct their business. They came to this city from Terre Haute. The sale at Steiners place is expected to be one of the bigCest ever held in th city.

John Bogosh, with his clothes saturated with blood, and with a bad wound on his head, was brought into the police station last night at 6 o'clock by one of the officers of the south end district. The man bore evidence of a vicious attack, which he had sustained in the saloon of John Stanich. between

Thirteenth and Fourteenth avenues on

wasntngton tsreet, where it is thought he and his companions had been drinking. It is believed that Bogosh was hit on the head with a beer bottle, although he says that he was shot. After being struck he rushed outside of the place

and broke in the front window, evidently partially out of his senses.

I he man who hit him was a Pole.

as was his victim, and a cripple. Later

he appeared at the police station, but was not placed under arrest. The

man's wounds were dressed by Dr. C.

V . Packard. Several Row at Itonic'w. John Bonlc's saloon on Broadway, be. tween Sixteenthetaoinaoin ntuan utna

between Fifteenth and Sixteenth, as usual, was the scene of fights and brawls. Three disgraceful rows occurred in this one place, the first being between two colored persons, Edna McDonald, who has been told to get out of town several times by the police, and a colored man. This fight was stopped when the principles became afraid of the large crowd which was gathering around them. Another bad mix-up at this place was that in which George Smith knocked James Benton down with a pool bsJl and rendered him unconscious. For a time it was thought that Benton's skull was fractured. A third fight recorded in this disreputable "dump" was that between Richard Lowery and Frank Henry which occurred over a pool game. Neither one was seriously injured.

WHY TAKE A CHICAGO PAPER FOR SPORTING EVENTS f TUGY DOST GIVE YOU LAKE COUNTY EVENTS.. THE TIMES DOES, AND ALL. OTHERS AS HELL

REPUBLICAN POLLING PLACES. Tolling places for the republican primaries, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 1909: FIRST WARD. First precinct 709 North Hohman street. Second precinct Fire station, Calumet avenue, near Hoffman. SECOND WARD. First precinct Superior courthouse. Second precinct H. O. Young's paint store. 208 South ' Hohman. THIRD WARD. .-First precinct 31S East a?e street. Second precinct Corner Fayette street and Walter. FOURTH WARD. First precinct Mrs. Hunter's corner Indiana baulevard and Pearl street. Second precinct Henry Hatt's hall, Indiana boulevard. FIFTH WARD. First precinct 55 Calumet avenue Second precinct 129 Calumet avenue. Third precinct Gibson. SIXTH WARD.

First precinct Barber South Calumet avenue.

Second precinct 822 Morton avenue. SEVENTH WARD. . First precinct Central Park livery stable, corner Truman and Hamlin. eScond precinct Hammond Machine & Forge Works, Truman and Sohl street. EIGHTH WARD. First precinct Simpson's barber shop. National bank. Second precinct 315 South Hohman street. NINTH WARD. First precinct Barn, R. H - McHle, South Hohman. Second precinct Corner Harrison and Conkey avenue. TENTH WARD. First precinct 930 North . Hohman street. Second precinct 828 Calumet avenue.

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SCATTER ABUSIIE

CIRCULARS

Knotts' Managers Distribute Defamatory Handbills Printed in Foreign Tongues Among Croations tions and Servians.

IS STRONG CANDIDATE Andrew Baran ShouMMake Good Showing in Race. (Special to The Times.) Whiting. Ind.. Sept. 27. Andrew Baran, candidate for alderman of the first ward in Whiting on the republican ticket, is a well-known resident of this city, where he has been in huin...

the past eleven years.

Mr. Baran. who lives on Schrage avenue, is engaged in the

express business and recently ventured

n unueriaKing. He Is a man of broad ideas and this together with his popularity, should insure him strong sunnnrt

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Circulars printed in the Croatian language were distributed broadcast ocer the city yesterday afternooon and handed to the foreigners as they left the mills. The content of the handbill has been translated for The Times and well depicts the unscrupulous tactics of the candidate for mayor who caused their circulation. The circular was one of the dirtiest and most contemptible

tricks of the many that have been sprung during this campaign. A week ago Sunday night the Crolius men attempted to hold a democratic meeting of the Servians and Croations and they were put to route by a bunch of bullies. Last night the republicans attempted to hold a peaceful meeting and for the purpose of throwing a blanket on their efforts the

nanclbllls were passed about the city. At the same time the pictures of Tom Knotts were posted about the city and the foreigners were warned not to tear them down on pain of arrest. Here's The Translation.

The translation of the handbill is as follows: "Brother Workmen: "For this evening at 8 o'clock a meeting is called in the Binzenhof hall by people that are trying to deceive you and where they intend to take you like fools, rope you in like cattle and deliver you into the company's stock yard over ti" bridge. "Be careful that you do not fall into the trap, and look out because they have sold themselves to the company like a sack of filth and will sell you the same way. "Those are the same deceiving people which have so shamefully failed last Sunday and now they have no candidate, and they think that you will deliver to them the administration of the city, so that Gary for four years would go to the devii"This is not a meeting of the democratic party, neither will our candidate, Mr. Knotts, come. The meeting of the

democratic party will be next Friday, Oct. 1. In this lneptfnjaj" all lionst poopie rtiiU every honest Croation and

This Week's News Forecast

Washington, D. C, Sept. 25 The Pacific northwest will entertain President Taft during the week. The presidential special will leave Salt LakeCitr Sunday noon for rocatello. Ida., and Butte, Mont., the latter city being reached early Monday morning. After spending half a day in Butter, there will be a brief excursion into Helena. Spokane will be reached early Tuesday morning and the entire day will be spent at North Takima and the party will arrive at Seattle at .8:15 that evening. The president will devote the greater part of two days to seeing the sights of the Alaska-Yukon-Paciflc exposition, leaving Seattle late Friday afternoon for Tacoma where the evening will be spent. - The party will reach Tortland early Saturday

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The Hudson-Fulton celebration in New York will be continued with a se of historical parades and pageants on land and water that promise t e anysing of the kind ever seen before in this country. An historlca

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procession on Tuesday, a grand military parade Thursday, and a naval pa

. - c wic piiiiuijiai evemsui xne weeK. The United Confederate Veterans and its allied organizations throughout the south have arranged for a widespread observance Monday of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Rear Admiral Raphael Semmes, one of the foremost naval heroes of the Confederacy. The Fpdyke Milling company of Omaha on Tuesday will file in the United States court at Des Moines, la., suit against the government to Vletermino whether the bleaching of flour by millers is in. violation of the pure food laws. The action will be in the nature of a test case, and upon the outcome depends practically the entire white flour industry of the United States An event of interest in church circles will be the consecration of Rev Dr George Gardner Murray as bishop coadjutor of the Protestant Episcopal'dio-! cese of Maryland. The ceremony will take place Wednesday, in Baltimore Tammony's candidate for mayor of New York will be formally selected by the democratic city convention, which is to be held in Carnegie hall Thursday evening. What is designed to be the most powerful warship afloat, the battleship 'Neptune" of the British navy, is to be launched at Portsmouth Thursday with great ceremony. The vessel will be christened by the Duchess of Albany Both the republicans and democrats in Massachusetts will hold their state conventions during the week. Governor Draper will be renominated by the republicans, while the democrats in all probability will name State Senator Vahey as their candidate for governor. One of the notable conventions of the week will be the annual meeting of the American Mining Congress at Gold field, New It is expected that the convention will be attended by many delegates from the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Servian will attend. These hypocrites can hold meetings for themselves and we will again next Friday, altogether, hail our candidate, Thomas E. Knotts. "COMMITTEE DEMOCRATIC PARTY."

CITIZENS TO CHOOSE AT MnSSGOHVEflTlOll Tolleston Candidates Will Be Named Tonight; Primary Plan Abandoned.

Tonight at Kunert's hall, Tolleston, the mass meeting to be held by the citizens'-' party will select their candidates for the town offices in opposition to the republican ticket which was selected last week. In a meeting held last Monday night the following committeemen were selected: John Connors, Ward Walker, Dr. J. C. Watson and Rudopn Dung. The members of the citizens' party have decided that instead of holding primaries they will select their men at the mass meeting tonight. The candidates are: First ward Albert Bormann. Second ward Henry Miller and Edward Behnke. Third ward W. R. Brown. Town clerk Henry Uecker. It is said before the mass meeting tonight there will be other candidates for the various offices, and it is expected that a rousing meeting will be held.

PAVING CONTRACT NOT YET SETTLED

Dusen, one of the signers of the Pe ters' petition. Those on the town board's petition were: Jennie A. Patton. L. A. VanDusen, Elizabeth Vani Dusen, Nick Mikulich. Theodore Krucz' kowski and M. C. Streeter. The Peters Brothers company claimhowever, that the petition of the town board was not filed before the hour of' 10 o'clock and that therefore it is not legal. The matter will be thrashed out? at the next regular meeting of the towj board Tuesdaj-. i

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HORSEJID BUGGfi Sheriff Exhausts All ; Re sources in Tracing Willow 1 Dale Horse Thief.

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Gary Town Board Fails to

Take Any Action on Matter.

The Gary town board did not take

any action Saturday in the way of let

ting the contract for the pavement of South Broadway owing to the absfnee

of Town Attorney L. L. Bomberger, who was unable to be present. The contract was to have been let at the

special meeting Saturday, but owing to the petition which the Peters Brothers

Paving company presented, in which

the property owners living on Broad

way ask for asphalt, their plans were

decidedly 'jpset.

It looked as if the contract would be

let for the paving of this section of Broadway to the Gary Construction company without much trouble until a bomb was thrown into their midst in the shape of the Peters petition.

The city officials, who canvassed the

freeholders, obtained the names of six

signers on their petition asking that brick pavement be put in on Broadway, one of these being Elizabeth Van

(Special to The Times.) - . . Crown Point, Ind., Sept. 27. Afte three days" continuous search for tha, horse and buggy stolen from Joe Beat-.; tie and John Bohllng's barns, respect-. ively, on last Friday, Sheriff Grant and! his deputies have practically abandon! ed all hope of recovering the property. The horse, a large black mare, wn taken from the Beattie barn, near thm Willowdale stock farm, early Friday morning, the thief taking the animal two and one-half miles further, west, where he took a buggy from Joh Bohlings barn. All traces of the miss ing property were lost at this point. Had th authorities been notified of the theft sooner they are certain tfiat. they could have apprehended the thieflj through their system of telephone communication recently inaugurated by' .Sheriff Grant. They were not notifleit until last Saturday morning, the lapses giving the thief ample time to make successful getaway.

MTEO TO SEE GARV

The Magic City has been the excusau for many a venture of varying character., but it has now been put forward as tha Incentive which prompted three Chica; go boys to become bold, had hors thieves. One of the youths is Roger Toohey, 11 years old, 4029 AVest Van B-ure'n street, son of Policeman James Toohey of the Lawndale station and brother of James Toohey, who was arrest-

ed a few days ago charged with nu

merous "le-blowlng. Toohey's two companions are James Kelzey, 12 years old. 4127 Gladys avenue, and Ralph Smith, 14 years old, 4154 West Van Buren street. The boys, according to their stories, had wanted to go to Gary, Ind., but, being without funds, planned to steal a horse and buggy. According to their story they broke into the barn of John Beatty, 2625 West Monroe street, and took his horse and buggy. The youths were in no way discouraged by their arrest. Their parents were notified and they will be turned over to the juvenile court.

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