Hammond Times, Volume 4, Number 114, Hammond, Lake County, 30 October 1909 — Page 1

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All Ready for Grand Rally! Which Will Close the Campaign in Interests of Dick Schaaf Judge V. S. Reiter to Speak. Judga Virgil a. Reiter of the Lake superior court Is to be one of the prin cipal speakers of the evening at the j great republican, rally, which is to be held in Towle's Opera House, Monday evening?. Richard Schaaf will, of course, make an address, which will be well worth. )

listening' to. v The meeting on Monday will close 5Z-'tbe republican campaign, and while the Schaaf men will not have to use red fire and a general pyrotechnic display to get out the crowds, there will be band music and enough frills on

the meeting to make it look and seem i like a real campaign rally. And the speeches will have something in them that will be of vital in terest to every citizen in , Hammond. The enthusiasm of Schaaf's supporters over the excellent prospects for his election la making thorn extremely happy. To Be n Celebration. Tills makes It apparent that the meeting next Mnoday will be more in the nature of a celebration than anything else. The republicans from all parts of the city, will get together, and they will pack Towle's Opera House as It wag never packed before. It .r.-lll not be necessary to get a vigiler.ee committee and go out in the highways and byways and drag people into the hall, as was the case with the Becker meeting Thursday. The people will come because they are for Schaaf heart and sou!, because hundreds and hundreds of- people are shaking Schaaf n hand these days and saying, ,"I)ick, old man. I hope you win." The Schaaf meeting will have much of interest in it to the voter. Such representative republicans as Judge John H. Gillette will be one platform and will how by that act that they are for Schaaf. and that they ere looking for his success. Floo:! of Oratory. And there wil be floods of oratory. Hammond orators will make the air ring with their pleas for Schaaf, the people's candidate. The union man will be there, and he will show his friendship for the man who is his friend, and bis opposition for Becker, who says that labor Is never in politics unless it lias It's hand out. Monday is the big day for the

A. publicans, and they propose to make ' . ' . , I P- the Schaaf meeting one of the great-:

est rallies that the republicans have ever had. Of course, there will not be as much red (Ire this year for the rich men of the city have not made their usual campaign contributions, and the republican coffers are practically mpty. ; But what the republicans lack in mony in this campaign will be made up In enthusiasm, and the meeting Monday will be the best republican rally that has ever been held in this city. It is expected that there will be a large sprinkling of democrats, for Schaaf is the candidate of the people, whether they be democrats or republicans, and they are coming out to hear him. 10 SMJJBEL START Roscoe E. Woods, in Absence of Retraction, Will Proceed Against Swaim. In view of the fact that the Hammond Daily News has made no retraction of the slanderous and libelous statements made in a recent issue of that paper, involving Roscoe E. Woods and Richard Schaaf in an alleged questionable deal with the promoters of the Indiana-Chicago Traction company, attorneys were instructed today to begin the preparation of the complaint and to at once start suit against the S. K. Swaim Co. and S. E. Swaim. the editor, charging them with criminal libel. This matter will not be dropped after election, but will be prosecuted with all of the vigor and resources available to the aggrieved party. It is believed that the story waa started for campaign effect, but that does not relieve the editor of The Xews from his responsibility for printing the story, is the opinion of Wood's counsel. The case will probably filed Monday. bej

WARNING TO VOTERS It it lias come to knowledge of The Times this afternoon that certain persons ,favorable to the election of Lawrence Becker, have burned their bridges behind them and from now on until election day will exhaust their repertoire of coercion to secure votes for Becker. The publishers of The Lake County Times will pay $100 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone who violates section 2578 of the Indiana statutes. This reads as follows: "WHOEVER, for the purpose of influencing a voter, seeks by violence, or threat of violence, or threats to enforce the payment of a debt; or to EJECT OR THREATENS TO EJECT FROM ANY HOUSE HE MAY OCCUPY; or begin a criminal prosecution ; or to injure the business or trade of an elector; or, IF ANY EMPLOYER OF LABORERS OR AN AGENT OF SUCH EMPLOYER, threatens to withhold the wages of or TO DISMISS FROM SERVICE ANY LABORER IN HIS EMPLOYMENT, shall be fined not more than $1,-

000. nor less than $20; imprisoned in the state prison not more than five years, nor less than one year, and disenfranchised and incapable of holding any office of truse or profit for any determinate period. LAKE COUNTY PRINTING AND AND PUBLISHING CO. Persons having information to this effect will please communi cate with The Times legal depart ment. New Industry May Be Brought Here As Result of F. S. Betz's Trip Abroad Will Manufacture Razors. A new factory for Hammond is one ! of the outcomes of the recent trip of ! V 3 Ui.t t trx Purnno fhU Klimrtioi' This . " .' . , ... -' , . factory is to be for the manufacture , . , . of razors and employes, who are specially skilled in this kind or work, are to be brought over here to form the nucleus of the working force. This is part of the plant of the F. S. Betz Co. to expand the business of its local plant. The plan involves the cosntruction of new buildings and will mean the employment of a large number of new men. Congressman E. D. Crumpacker has. at Mr. Betz request, taken up the matter with the emigration officials of allowing a number of the employes of the European factory which Mr. Betz has purchased to come into this country. The immigration laws forbid a manufacturer to contract for the employf merit r f men In thi , 1 1 rt I r: 1-mt It necessary for Mr. Betz to do this in order to insure the men's working in this plant when they come to Hammond. Writ. Like norrie. Mr. Bets' project is similar to that of Alexander Dowie, who imported a number of Swiss lace manufacturers to this country to establish the lace industry in this country . Mr. Betz also plans to bring a large amount of Improved machinery to this country from Germany for the manufacture of these new razors. In fact, the project as a whole is unique, and the people of Hammond have never heard of anything like it. Mr. Betz has a gang ol men at work making the excavations for his new office building, which is to be located in front of the main factory building, and will front on Hoffman street. This building is to be 87x145 feet in dimensions and the walls will be high enough So that balconies can be put around the walls for the storing of stock. This is the fulfillment of the prediction that F. S. Betz made during the last campaign, that he would build this office If Taft was elected. He la keeping his promise. THE TIMES PAYS WEEKLY SAI ARIES TO NEARLY FIFTY PEOPL3 I HAMMOND, GARY. EAST CHICAGO, WHITIXG AXD OTHER PARTS OW i LAKE COl'STT, THEY fPEMI TRPII MO!TEY AT HOME. DOES IT Db SCUTE YOVR SIPPORTI

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Why the People Want a Change. CBecause Becker's ring is on the run. Because Schaaf enthusiasm is SWEEPING THE CITY LIKE WILDFIRE ; because the Ahlborn Construction company and the real estate capitalists are panic-stricken. Because from all parts of the city comes the thunderous clamor FOR A NEW ADMINISTRATION for HAMMOND and not for LAWRENCE BECKER. C That's why the people of Hammond want a change. CBecause the "interests" and Becker are pouring money into the campaign LIKE WATER INTO A SIEVE. Free beer, free fireworks, free coal, everything free is the cry. The Becker party has thousands upon thousands of dollars to wager upon the outcome. WHERE DOES ALL THIS MONEY COME FROM? Becker says he owes $25,000? Who is furnishing them this campaign money but the capitalists, the railroad interests and the real estate rich? G That's why the people of Hammond want a change. CBecause the people of Hammond want to see a board of aldermen elected who will not be subservient to the mayor, as has been the case in Becker's administration. There are only two or three out of the fifteen who have ever raised their voices TO OPPOSE BECKER'S ATTITUDE ON CERTAIN QUESTIONS. The board of public works is also a creature of Becker's. C That's why the people of Hammond want a change. CBecause Schaaf, if elected, will appoint none BUT MEN OF MATURE JUDGMENT as members of his official family and men who cannot be criticized in any way by the taxpayers of Hammond, and ' because he will apply business methods to the conduct of the city's affairs. C That's why the people of Hammond want a change. CBecause there are hundreds of property owners who are not satisfied with the public "iiuprovements" that HAVE BEEN MADE ON THEIR STREETS, and they believe that Becker's appointees should have paid more attention to them than to politics. C That's why the people of Hammond want a change. CBecause Becker has not promised yet THAT HE WILL NOT RUN FOR A FOURTH TERM, and Schaaf has declared in his platform that he WILL NOT BE A CANDIDATE FOR RE-ELECTION. C That's why the people of Hammond want a change. CBecause the residents of Sibley street are incensed at the action TAKEN BY BECKER'S ADMINISTRATION IN THE GARY & INTERURBAN RAILWAY FRANCHISE PROPOSITION in forcing the line down their street. C That's why the people of Hammond want a change. CBecause the people want to know why the Indiana Harbor railroad officials are using their "influence" TO GET EMPLOYES OF THE ROAD TO VOTE FOR BECKER'S RE-ELECTION. C That's why the people of Hammond want a change. CBecause the "interests" have made and are making threats to the people who believe that Becker HAS HAD OFFICE LONG ENOUGH. C That's why the people of Hammond want a change. CBecause BILLY G0STLIN is 70rking to elect Becker. C That's why the people of Hammond want a change.

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Disappointed at Failure to Naturalize Monday. Today closes the naturalization campaign as far as the deputy United States clerk's office is concerned. They are rushed to a standstill there, and while the original intention was to have the office open for naturalization 1 on Monday, this plan had to be aban doned, because of the work that has piled up. The half dozen help in the office, who hav worked from early in the morning until 11 o'clock at night, are on the verge of nervous prostration. One man, Theodore Iauer. who worked in the Lake County Savings and Trust company in the day time and helped out in the federal office at night, had to give it up entirely. W. C. Harrison, another strong wheel horse, is unable to assist any further, because his own work as court reporter is piling up mountain high. , With the close of the office tonight the record of the last campaign is 2.700, including 300 from South Bend, were naturalized, will have been broken. All the naturalization money lias been raised right in this territory and the bulk of it came from the democrats. Clerk Surprise says there are easily 500 more foreigners who would want to be naturalized, but their tardness in waiting for the last minutes is the cause for their failure to get their voting papers. Will Return to Hammond. The Times Is in receipt of a letter from K. I. IMnwIddie. now in Uwrenceburg. Ind., in which he states t hat aila A- -'on and Mr. 1 raatman i are to lie transferred M to HawI niond. where they win be employed in J 'he Hnmniond distillery afir Nov. 1.

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I UP AGAJ nVI.I.ETIX. Special Judge Ilnrold Wheeler thin afternon sustained the Koottn demur In the Crollu mnndamiiH complaint, and the the board of election commissioners will not be mandated to place frollns' name under the rooster. J A. The Knotts-Crollus controversy Is still on In the Lake superior court. The second writ of mandate is being tried before Special Judge Harold Wheeler this morning. The Knotts attorneys have demurred to the complaint and if their demur Is sustained the next step of the Crolius forces will be to ask for a restraining order, restraining the board of election commissioners in Oars' from holding the election next Tuesday. Attorney Joseph Conroy, representing the Crollus forces in this tight, threatens, in the event of the demur, to seek to enjoin the commissioners from holding the election on the grounds that none of the candidates have given the necessary fifteen days' notice required by law. This is the very point upon which the Knotts faction won its case in the first mandamus suit. Judge Reiter decided this point In favor of the Knotts faction, and now Attorney Conroy says that in view of the fact that the weapon has been placed In his hands, he is going to use it. Consequently It appears that the decision of the court on the demur of the Knotts faction is not even the beginning of the end. Both the republicans and the Knotts forces would not like to see the election postponed at this time and the opinion is generally expressed that some sort of a compromise will result In an agreement that will settle this difficulty. May Lose Eyesight. Mrs. Kmll Klitzke. 249 Oakley avenue, who sustained a seven Injury to ! her eye when it was ntrut-k by a car pet tsrk, was removed to t lie Columbia hospital in Chicago yesterday. Her eye is in a bad condition and there is a grave i(;istion whether che will retain the sight of It.

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! ! Final Arrangements Made for Election and Indications Are That the Republican Ticket Will Go Through With a Whoop. (Special to The: Times.) Whiting. Ind.. Oct. 30. Politics in Whiting is becoming interesting and arrangements are now being completed for the election next Tuesday. The voting places are as follows: First ward, at the city hall; second ward, at barber shop on New York avenue; third ward. Peterson's tailor fhop on Sheridan avenue; fourth, ward, Bruce building on Davidson place, opposite Fred street. The election inspectors are: First v:ard, Frank Lcathcrman; secosd ward, C. A. Hellwlg; third ward. William Greatrake; fourth ward, Christ Ktter. Both the republican and democratic parties are doing .ome hard work now as the time for election Is rapidly ap proaching. The republicans will have a mass meeting this evening in Lieihert's hall In Indiana boulevard, and the democrats will meet in Goebel's hall this evening. Monster Meeting Monday. On next Monday evening the monster mass meeting of the republicans will (Continued on Page Eight.) LITTLE GIRL DIES. Daughter of Alex Budai P?.sses Away. After a short iikness, laat only two or three days, Lultt Budal, the five-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Budal, 73 'Fields avenue, died last night. The funeral has been arranged for tomorrow afternoon. Interment to be at Oak Hill cemetery. Services will be conducted by the Hungarian priest from Enst Chicago ai, 2 o.loek in the afternoon.

DESPERATE APPEAL.

Mayor Becker, in an effort to appeal to the employes of the New York Central lines at Gibson last night, made a statement to the effect as follows: "The New York Central lines pay enough taxes into the city treasury of Hammond every year to enable the city to clean out that district between the river and the Gibson yards, burn down all of the houses, drive the people to other parts of the city, and convert th( territory into a park." What do the people of this district have to say about Becker's estimate of its Importance as a residential center? Grand Contest on the Grid iron Between Local Team and Strong Visiting Eleven This Afternoon Advantage With Latter. Today the Hammond high school football team faces the critical game of the season with the team from South Bend. The game will be played at the Harrison Park grounds, and with a perfect day to encourage the crowds there should be a large attendance. The teams will not be evenly matched in weight, although there is only about seven pounds per man advantage for the South Bend team. The South Bend team will average 14S to 150 pounds per man, and the Hammond team will average 141 to. 142 pounds per man. In the matter of experience the South Bend team has a litle the best of the Hammond team. South Bend has already played three of the games on its schedule, while Hammond has played but one regular game, the 5 to 5 tie with Michigan City and the practice game with Gary. South Bend'f record so far is as follows: South Bend 11. Michigan City 6: South Bend 20. Niles 0; South Bend 13, Mishawaka 6. South Itend. Stranger. It will be seen from this dope that Hammond has rather a hard proposition to go up against in its game with South Bend this afternoon. The South Bend players and a number of rooters came into Hammond at 9 o'clock this morning on a special car on the Chicago, Iake Shore & South Bend Interurban line. The. Hammond team is in good shape. There are no serious bruises and none of the players are seriously injured. Captain Kennedy had his nose hurt in practice scrimmage some time ago, but it will not bother him in today's game. The lineup of the Hammond team Is as follows: Kennedy, fullback; Graves, leftback; Zoll, right halfback; Mott, quarterback; Frlederichs, right end; Blocker, right tackle; Plvmb. right guard; Minard, center; Wilhelm, leftguard; Bauer, left tackle, and Meyn, left end. NINE ABE HURT If! ERIE SMASHUP Erie Train Fit for Cattle Only Is Wrecked Near Fort Wayne, -w Bluffton. Ind., Oct no. In collision between a west-bound Immigrant train' and an east-bound freight train nti freight train at Toesin, on the Chicago & Krie railroad at 6:30 o'clock yesterday morning. Samuel Barnes, fireman, and eight Hungarians were injured. Traffic was tied up for five hours. The fireman probably will die. The freight train crew had orders to pass the immigrant train at Tocsin. The immigrant train was standing on the main track, while the freight was going east. Just before reaehine- the switch the engineer of I r.r Vw frtlrht nnnliod the brakes hut he says they refust d to work and the train could not be stopped. Both engines remained on the track, but Sam uel Barnes, the fireman of the freight, was caught between the side of the tender and the engine cab. His spir.e was broken and his Hide Injured, one car of the Immigrant train -was partly telescoped. THE Xl'MBEH OP COPIKS OF T7TR TIME" ?OLP ' THE STIIEKTS AT.OXB EXCEEDS THE KT1RE CIRCIXATION OF AMI OTHER PAPER IS TUM CITV.

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Most Successful Meeting Ever Held by Lake County Teachers Assn. Comes to a Close Dr. Butler Princi pal Speaker. One of the most successful meetings of the Iake County Teachers' association ever held here, came to a close this noon at the Central school. Three hundred teachers from every part of the county had been in session thera yesterday and today. Dr. Nathaniel Butler of the Chicag university was the principal speaker. An authority on education he chose for his topic a series of talks on "Soma Important Aspects of the School." Asida from his interesting talks and the entertainment that was furnished by the various high school students over th county, new features were outlined for the coming year. Principal anions these are a county debating society, which is still in embryo form at this time. The object of the society is to form; debating teams in the various high schools of the county and to arrange for debates between schools, each school to have at least two debates a year. Eaclt school is also to appoint a delegate, who is to meet with the others to ba appointed, and these delegates will draw up a constitution and bylaws for the debating society. Steps were also taken to form a closer relation among the schools for athletic meets. Divided Into Section. The sessions yesterday afternoon were divided Into three sections, taking up the primary, grade and high school work. In the high school section thern was an especially interesting subject and discussion, that of "Punishment in the High School." The tendency for many years has been to eliminate corporal punishment in the school, ami especially in the high school, and judging from the paper and the discussions yesterday, there is no indication that the local system of education will countenance this method in the future. espe rially in the high school. The lecture by Dr. Butler last evening on the subject, "The I'ses of Literature" was very interesting, and drew a good attendance, not only of teachers, but of outside people as well. Before the close of the session thin forenoon new officers and directors for the ensuing year were elected. Tht following compose the officers and, board of directors: President F. B. McElroy. Hammond. Vice president Miss Laura Bradley, Gary. Secretary Miss Clara Robinson, East Chicago. Treasurer F. F. Helghway, Crown Point. Directors W. R. Curtis, Crown Toint; S. 11. Thompson and W. S. Painter, Lowell. HALLOWE'EN IMP 10 EE ABROAD TONIGHT Mothers Who Miss Young Hopefuls May Look for Them in Jail. Look out for Willie tonight, for Jac O'Lantern is kirg today and the Hallowe'en imp is abroad. Willie nuiy appear n the dinner table with his hair plastered down in K"od style and put on an ancrle face when trraee is sub!, and he niKV talk to nrunma about S'tn- , , , , r,m,.... ,.. ,.,. Willie i " ,,, ,...,, will call him "Billy." and, prh;ips. hi fond mother wi'l h.'tve t!, ii asure of seeing ids sweet ffii i. through the bars at the police station tonight, about 10 or 11 o'clock. If he fails tr -'., w up at T'-tjular bed time hour. e,ll up tie- poHe station aiid tick what his bond will be. Any mother who happens to mis a bar of soap from the baih ro-m tonight may feel assured that Willie is out i daubing the windows, and w!n sh hears the j k c-f t'.e p-as and beans on the windows of her h'-i;v .-. r.d sec Ids about the naug:ity boys. i n;,' tak" j comfort in ti probable fact that her Willie is pestering somebody t if-'. Whiirt the l)Oi;-e .Oil 1 he I:lib-hi-f ! going on oisb;.-, ti,, re u hi b- xeores of iio-i ry I ii. !;.. . e'er, par; b s m t h- various borm-.t litis tieoii. g. f..f, vrr.iM the r-e-;:h-r Ib;l Sow -', n f on tomorrow nig.it. the ni vis l e - n. rally" i OS,' e. 1 t h : e- t : i iir. TIMES "DS" CLLEKS." ARE "SrSISES

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