Hammond Times, Volume 4, Number 97, Hammond, Lake County, 11 October 1909 — Page 4
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THE PROGRESS OF THE HAMMOND CAMPAIGN. Three weeks from tomorrow the municipal elections In the cities of the north part of Lake County take place. In Hammond the situation is most encouraging to the republicans whose candidate for mayor F. Richard Schaaf has made wonderful gains since a week ago. He has canvassed the city from one end of it to the other in every ward and precinct and has been amazed to find the opposition there Is to putting the present mayor in office for four years more, giving him thirteen years in public office. The party leaders have gone over the ground independently and declare that the anti-Becker
sentiment Is growing every day. Withal the situation is particularly complicated because of a variety of reasons. Party lines are looser in Hammond this year than they have ever been before and it Is predicted with good show of proof that the ticket-splitting at the November polls will be enormous. Foolish would the man be who would declare that there is not a small element of republicans whose Interests are lined up with the Becker politicalbusiness machine, who will support Becker, because there is, but on the other hand the defection from Becker is surprisingly large. It Is reaching proportions that strikes terror to the followers of the Becker machine. Thi3 defection Is divided Into a dozen different classes or more. It includes the east siders who have the goods to show that the Becker political administration has not given them a square deal; the north siders who have been clamoring for improvements, they are not able to get; the taxpayers who know that Becker was a poor man when he went into office and now is a rich man; the democrats who have felt Becker's iron heel and whose political machine has undone their ambitions; the democratic leaders who have been taught to feel the sting of the party lash and whom Becker has humiliated; many who voted for Becker four years ago who believed his administration would be divorced from politics. Indeed one of the elements of strength in the republican ticket is due to the fact that there are on It candidates who were once strong supporters of Becker, but who have become disgusted with the peanut policies of his administration and are determined to elect a man broad and big enough to free himself from petty spite and ring rule and do something for Hammond. The people of Hammond want to get it out of the rut into which Beckerism has jammed it. They point out the fact that Hammond today is run on the policy of a meagrely stocked little shop, whose owner with a single clerk, refuses to advertise his business and is content to earn a bare and stingy living when It might be like his competitor across the way the owner of a magnificent department store employing a hundred clerks and dealing in dollars where the other man Is content with pennies.
WIPE OUT THE STAIN PUT ON GARY BY TOM KNOTTS.
The striking situation of the week In Gary politics has been the vital
izing and harmonizing of the republican party, following the whirlwind walk away that John A Brennan made for the nomination for mayor. The repub
lican party is now In splendid shape in Gary and victory is in Its grasp. The
candidacy of Mr. Brennan is supported by the most representative people of the city. There are now three parties in the field, the republican party which cast nearly 1700 votes for Mr. Brennan; the democratic party for Crolius and the Knotts element which cannot be dignified with the name of a party for its strongest following is the heterogenous mass made up chiefly of the
red-light district, the flotsam and jetsam of the underworld, the vicious
negro divekeepers, crooks and coke fiends, protected by Knotts. It is be
cause of this hideous riff-raff that the decent people of Gary, democrats and republicans" alike ' are determined to bury Knottsism so deep that it will
never be resurrected. They are going to clean up with Knotts and his Augean stable of iniquity. Tom Knotts has advertised the city of Gary from one end of the country to the other as having as an inquitious a red-light distract as could be seen anywhere and the people are laying for Knotts with the mighty ballot on November second.
OH for just one hour of "Gipsy" Smith In Gary! MR. SCHAAF Is certainly there with the bells on. WILL Mr. Hearst take it? Will an Eskimaux eat a gumdrop?
A MUD campaign will never elect
Lawrence Becker, mayor of Ham mond. e
IMAGINE a Chicago editor refus
ing to color a story that had any
news value .
THERE is one thing that some women make quite as well as their
mothers did and that is trouble.
T. W. E. Yes the "Pevo" can be
called an erotic affair all right, that
is if you accent it on the ROT. A
MAN 107 years old went out the
other day In New York state and dan
ced a jig. Now we said Jig, not jag.
AND Mr. Becker has no one else but the daily blues to blame for the
shape in which he finds his chances
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A NEW play is called "The Dollar Mark." It will cost a dollar and a
half to see the dollar mark. .
THEY have accused Mr. Schaaf of
chewing battle axe, but fortunately no one has said that he smokes corn
silk.
BRENNAN is just the man to hand
out a dollar, a cigar and a smile to the wayfarer who comes to Gary to
get a welcome.
IF Mr. Becker Is such a poor man
who is putting up that $2,000 that it
Is costing him to run his campaign
for mayor? Looks bad!
GUESS we had better send In
hurry order for a little of that Texas snow that fell Saturday. Getting too
hot in the Calumet region.
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REMEMBER young lady, that he
may not be good enough for you to marry, but he ought to be good
enough for you to practice on.
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PERHAPS it was Just as well ths
Cubs didn't win the championship,
anyway. There are enough cases of
heart failure around here now.
CANDIDATE John A. Brennan looms up in the offing as the next mayor of Gary. Surest thing you know. That's what they all say. LAFOLLETTE says, Beveridge won't stay squelched. Certainly he won't, a good man never does stay squelched. He's no good if he does. A CLERGYMAN in Kansas who said that no honest man could preach the gospel, quit his job and became a steel car conductor, where he can be
honest.
Republican Tickets
GARY.
MAYOR John A. Brennan. CLERK Joseph H. Cothrey. TREASURER Eraest C. Simpson. Aldcrmaa-at-Larn-e William McNeill AJdermun-at-Lara-e Doialnlclt Ssy-
manski.
HAMMOND. MAYOR F. R. Schaaf. CLERK Peter Ripley. TREASURER Pool B. IJplnsM. CITY JUDGE E. G. Sproat. Alderman-at-Large C. W. Hubbard. Aldermau-at-Larsre Henry I.nndt. Alderman-at-Large W. B. Newman. Alderman-at-Large Fred Lash Sr. Aldermaa-at-Lara-e A. J. Satherlaad, ALDERMEN. First Ward Charles F. Brubaker. Second Ward Henry Whi taker. Third Ward Edward C. Hanson. Fourth Ward Henry F. Essers. Fifth Ward William Kahl. Sixth Ward Daniel Kalman. Seventh Ward Fred S. Cotton. Eighth Ward Arthur Sehntn. Ninth Ward M. Hower. Tenth Ward J. J. O'M alley.
Tins DATE IN HISTORY. October It. 1689 Frontenac succeded Denonvllle as governor of Canada. 1709 Hons taken by the Allies. 1854 First zinc works in Bethlehem. Pa., began operations.
1873 Ex-Senator Pomeroy shot by exCongressman Conway In Washington. 1901 Charles Kendall Adams resigned the presidency of the University of Wisconsin. 1904 U. S. battleship Georgia launched at Bath, Me. 1908 General Eppa Hunton, a noted officer in the confederate army and a former United States senator. died in Richmond, Va.
Mrs. E, H. Harriman ; i t - Widow of Late Railway. King
EAST CHICAGO. MAYOR Dr. A. G. Schlieker. CITY CLERK Walter Spencer. TREASURER A. G. Slocomb. AIderman-at-Lare Thomas Buckley AIdenuan-at-Lara;e M. R. S chock. Alderman-at-Lnxse J. II. Barns. ALDERMEN. First Ward W. II. Olds. Second Ward Paul P. Mysllwy. Third Ward Joseph French. Fourth Ward Dan Varady. Fifth Ward Carl Anderson. Sixth, Ward W. M. Mentser. Seventh Ward John W. Gnlvln.
THIS IS MY eSTH BIRTHDAY. Louis KempfT. Rear Admiral Ioijis KempfT, U. S. N.. retired, was born near Belleville. 111.. Oct. 11. 1841, and was appointed to the Anapolis academy in 1857. He left the academy at the beginning of the civil
war and during 1861 he served in the
blockading squadron off Charleston. He participated In the battle of Port Royal, the bombardment of Sewell's Point and the capture of Norfolk. He
reached the grade of captain in 1891 and that of rear admiral In 1899. In the latter year he was appointed commandant of the Mre Island navy yard.
n 1900, while on the Asiatic station,
Rear Admiral KempfT declined to loin
the foreign admirals in firing on the Taku forts, but after the V. 3. S. Monocacy was struck by a shot from the Chinese forts, he landed a force for the
protection of the life and property of Americans. Admiral Kempft was retired for age in 1903.
WHITING. MAYOR Henry Seta race. CLERK J. T. Cameron. TREASURER D. D. Griffith. Alderman-at-Large Geo. Fedorko. Alderman-at-Large W. A. Tipton. ALDERMEN. First Ward Andrew Baron. Second Ward Pante Haralovlteh. Third Ward David Paskwietx. Fourth Ward James W. Burton.
Political Announcements
GABY. Editor, Times:
Please announce to the republicans that I am a candidate for alderman
from the ward in which I reside, which
is to he named by the town board of
Gary, subject to tbe republican noml nations. MITCHELL DUCHICH.
Editor, Times! Please announce to the public that
am a candidate for alderman from the ward la which I reside, which is to be named by the town board of Gary, sub
ject to the republican primaries. JOHN KESSERIC.
Editor, Times:
Please annonnce to the republican
voters of Gary that I am a candidate on the republican tleket for the office
of alderman from the ward la which
reside, to be named by the town board
of Gary, subject to the republican pri
maries.' A. NAYLOR, "the Plasterer."
Editor, Times: Kindly nnaounce my name as a can
dldate for alderman in Gary oa the republican ticket, subject to the repub
lican primaries. HARRY HALL.
WHAT OF THE MONIES SPENT BY BECKER? It was a great source of satisfaction to the people of Hammond who have faith In F. R. Schaaf to read In the TIMES last Saturday night, that Charles Chick, who has been a member of the advisory board of North Township for ten years and Phillip McLaughlin his confrere, endorsed every single act that Mr. Schaaf had done as trustee of North Township; that he had properly administered his financial affairs. It more than offset the juggling of figures and the mistatements made by Becker's organ which had before loudly praised Mr. Schaaf s administration of his office. In passing, It might be well to remind the people of Hammond that Mr. Schaaf's annual reports fully itemized and dated have always been printed in the Becker organ, in order that the democrats might see what disposition he made of public monies and so that he could not be criticized for not printing them in all the papers. Nothing was said about them then. WHERE BY THE WAY ARE THE ITEMIZED ACCOUNTS OF THE WEEKLY ALLOWANCES MADE BY THE BECKER ADMINISTRATION, which are never published by the Becker organ as they used to be In years gone by. How do the people of Hammond know where their money is going and for what it Is spent?
THERE are still a number of old ladies who think that Becker should be mayor of Hammond again, because the city Is so peaceful and quiet like. - IF these chill mornings continue, it might be just as well to offset the political heat by getting up a guessing contest as to who will get the first chilblain.
CONSISTENCY, THOU ART A JEWEL. Much has been said in a certain Gary paper, ever since it started, along the line of patronizing home merchants and home trade. The changes have been rung on the theme until even the merchants In whose interests It was put forward as a principle have grown weary of seeing it in print. Yet now that the paper is about to erect an addition to its building, the Elkhart architect is engaged to draw the plans for the same and superintend its construction. This company certainly must be cognizant of the fact that there are architects in Gary amply qualified to do the work for which the services of the Elkhart architect were engaged. Nor is this the only instance that might be cited of the transaction of business which might be done at home, outside of Gary's borders by those closely allied to thi3 paper. "Patronize home merchants and home trade, but bring bis bundles from Chicago" seems to be its motto.
IF THE PEOPLE of Hammond elect F. R. Schaaf, Jr., mayor of Ham
mond, they know that they will elect a mayor who has a sense of dignity
and the eternal fitness of things. They know that Mr. Schaaf would never
get up in a meeting and pour mud over a political opponent. They know
that F. R. Schaaf will never wallow In the mire and forget that there Is a
little dignity to his offce. Mayor Becker might he 6omewhat surprised if he knew that it was a democrat who heard him Epeak last Friday night and who said "Becker will have to tell me more about himself and less about
3chaaf, before I will vote for him."
Editor, Times:
Please asaosnre to the republican
of Gary that I am a candidate for aid ennaa from the ward In which I re
side (to be named by the town board)
subject to the republican primaries. EMERSON BOWSER, 64 Virginia Street.
Editor, Times:
Kindly announce in the columns o
your paper tbat I am a candidate for
alderman from the ward In which
reside (to ha named by the town board)
subject to the republican primaries. R. E. ROWLEY. 576 Jarkson Street.
PRAISE FOR F. R.
SCHAAF FBOM THE BECKER ORGAN.
"Trustee Schaaf Is entitled to great credit for the tremendous amount of work he has done In improving the township school system in addition to his other onerous duties as trustee." Hammond Daily News, Sept. 17, 1906.
PRAISE FOR F. R. SCHAAF FROM NORTH TOWNSHIP ADVISORY BOARD.
We wish to state to the people of Hammond that the administration of F. R. Schaaf as trustee of North township was carefully, ably and honestly administered as to the disposition of ALL monies in his charge. Not a single thing did he do for the township, not a penny did he spend but was with the fullest sanction of the advisory board and the people of North township. Petitions by the taxpayers were made for the improvements of all roads and school houses before anything was done . with them by the township officials. We endorse Schaaf's every act. CHARLES CHICK. P. II. M' LAUGH LIN. (Mr. L. H. Mattern, the third -member of the board, is on a three weeks' vacation, but he cheerfully substantiates the above, though his signature is not obtainable till he returns.
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UP AND DOWN IN IN-D-hA-N-A
GIRLS would much rather be told that they look like their favorite actresses, than they would to be told that their intellect resembles their favorite author. TOM TAGGART says that Gov. Marshall will be the democratic nom
inee for president in 1912. Let's see Taggart predicted Bryan's election last year, didn't he?
A THE cities in the Calumet regions
are having nice clean mayoralty cam
paigns. N6ne of the candidates are
tampering with each others records,
nor burglarizing some igloo for evidence. Oh, no! Never think of such a thing!
WITH the skirmishes between the outposts now going on, you couldn't expect the daily Pevo to do aught else but give a moving picture talk of what the boss has not done for Gary and cast a horoscope of what he will do when he Is not elected mayor. THE fact that a vicious young degenerate in the Jeffersonvllle reformatory was able to secure an Iron bar and beat his cellmate to death with it, speaks eloquently of the reformed conditions under the superlntendency of Major Peyton, one of Governor Marshall's pet3. Nothing like that occurred while Whltaker was In l--harge.
Editor, Times: Please annonnce to the republicans that I am a candidate for alderman from the ward In which I reside, which Is to be named by the town board of Gary, subject to the republican nominations. JOHN BENNETT.
Editor, Times: Please announce to the republicans that I am a candidate for alderman from the ward In which I reside, which is to he earned by tbe town board of Gary, subject to the republican nominations. MIKE BINZEV.
Editor, Times: Pleaseannounce to the republicans that I am a candidate for alderman from the ward In which I reside, which In to be named by the town honrd of Gary, subject to the republican nominations. WILLIAM WOLF.
Editor, Times!
Please make the announcement
tbrenarh the columns of your paper that
I will be a candidate for the democratic nomination for mayor of Gary, subject to the democratic nomination. W I LI-JAM C. CROLIIS.
Editor, Times: I wish to state through your paper that I am a candidate for alderman from the ward In which I reside (which la to be named by the town board), subject to the democratic primaries. JOHN DOWLIXG.
Editor, Times: Please annonnce tbat I am a candidate for the office of aldcrman-at-larnre, subject to the action of the democratic party. ELNATHAN E. BRADDOCK.
Editor, Times:
Please announce to the democrats of Gary that I am a candidate for the office of city clerk, snbject to the action f the democratic party. J. E. GRIMES.
POSSESSES OLD ARITHMETIC. Silas Wilder.a resident of Seymour,
has in his possession an old arlthmettlc which was used In 1803 by his father, Ethan Wilder, in Sterling, Mass. It
is interesting because it is so differ
ent from the text-books now . in use
In public schools. The old book, which
is written on heavy paper, is about
12x7 inches. It contains a statement of' the various arithmetical rules,
which are immediately followed by il
lustrations that are solved in full. SENTENCE COMES QUICKLY.
William Robinson, who shot his wife
to death In a department store in Kokomo Thursday afternoon, Saturday
began serving a life sentence for his crime in the state's prison at Michigan
City. Robinson's case was disposed of
In the quickest time on record In How
ard county. Within twenty-four hours from the time he killed his wife, he had been indicted, arraigned, convicted and sentenced within thirty-six hours
from the time the crime was commit ted he was on his way to prison.
PLAN WATERWAYS CONVENTION.
Congressman Cline, of Angola was In
Fort Wayne Friday nl?ht to assist In the arrangements for the deep waterways convention to be held In this city, Nov. 10 and 11. He was in conference
with the Commercial club's special
rommltt'f, consisting of Charles It.
Lane (chairman). Judge O. N. ITeaton,
George W. ner. Robert Millard. B. Paul Mobsman. P. A. Randall and T. J. Losran. SI'ES FOR JlO.ftfiO CIP. Th- .larksin Automobile company Friday fled a suit in superior court
against the IndianapoMs Motor Speedway company to mandate the company to present It with the $10,010 cup which was the prlz in the three-hun-drf-d-mile rac on the program for the August meet In Indianapolis. The race was not finished owing to the three accidents which caused the deaths of two spectators and a mechanician. The
Jackson company brought suit several weeks ago to obtain the prize and ask-j ed for $100,000 damage? because the j prize had not been awarded. Th j Jackson machine was In the lead
when the race was rallrd off by thu referee. IXOK FOR FAVORABLE DECISION. Anticipating a decision fevorable to the liquor interests when the Indiana supreme court is heard from on the county local option law. several Clinton saloonkeepers declare their inten
tion of applying for liquor licenses at the November term of the county com-!
nilfsioners' court. Some lawyers are advising their clients that there is a
probability of the law being unconstl-j
tutionai. other attorneys tell their
clients that there Is about one chance
In ten of a decision favorable to the liquor interests.
ACCEPTS THE NOMINATION. Although he had repeatedly declared
he could not be induced to be the dem
plans to use teams of polar bears In exploration work. Carnival of reckless "joy riders" leaves woe in path In St. Louis. CHICAGO.
Greatest cleanup of Chicago s vice
ocratic party's candidate for mayor of district started by Chief Stewart's or
Muncie, Edward M. Tuhey, at J-naay ! der. more to follow
nights city convention was momnaiea almost unanimously.
DENIES THERE IS HAZING. Colonel A. F. Fleet, superintendent
of the Culver military academy, takes j
exceptions to the report of the interview win George Sunday, son of Billy Sunday, he evangelist, in regard to al
leged hailng at the academy.
THE CREAM OF THE Morning News
WASHINGTON. State department takes- up with Greek government mortgaging of immigrants' property to secure steamship tickets. C. R. Crane may end diplomatic service unless able to clear himself of diplomatic Indiscretion. DOMESTIC. Tuberculosis workers plan to keep up fight on plague in Chicago with renewed vigor. President Taft preaches sermon on self-restraint at Fresno. Cal. Captain Amundsen, Danish explorer.
Company to be incorporated to take over consolidated, tractloii lines. Aldermen approve plan to reform insepection service. Chicago real estate men preparing to lend aid to land and Irrigation exposition. Motion for new trial of McCann to be argued this week. POLITICAL. Governor Marshall of Indiana in fight for leadership against Taggart says he would divorce moral issues from polltics. Senator Lormier hurrying back from Europe to attend to state political com
plications. . State Senator Raines denies Herbert Parsons' charge of deal to aid Cannon. FOREIGN. Organized bullfighting arranged for in Spain by league of owners of arenas. Professor Dorsey tells how nature enhances interesting dowo In Isl-s Luzon of Philippines. nav RELIGIOUS. Army of churchmen gathers at Pittsburg for international centennial of Disciples of Christ, which begins today.
Wow open for Inspection and Registration frtammonb ffrusical College
HANS BIEDSRMANN, Director
Free Examinations every Saturday, 9 a. m. to 7 p. m., by the Director. Write or ask for Catalog. Moderate Terms. Visitors Welcoma 83-85 STATE STREET Phone 27C
Thomas Music Studio EUGENE THOMAS, Pianist
i !K' f ' E
Will open on Oct. 16th, a school of Artistic Piano Playing.
Beginners Courses Artists' Course, Certificate and Diplomas issued.
Hours: Saturday 9 a. m. to 6 p. m.
Room: 7 Eder Bldg. 203 South Hohman St. Hammond, Ind Chicaso Phone, Lincoln 3034.
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