Hammond Times, Volume 6, Number 225, Hammond, Lake County, 13 March 1912 — Page 1

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UPATVALPO Heirs of Aged Trapper Who Shot Himself Seek to ! Set Aside Quit-Claim Deed to Land Reputed to Be Worth Half Million Dollars. HISTORY AN INTERESTING CASE Interesting charges, it is said, will be ms.de in the land suit soon to be tried in the Porter circuit court at Valparaiso wherein the heirs of the late August Block! seek to set aside an alleged quitclaim and to quiet title on 160 acres of valuable land in the heart of the Gary steel mills now , claimed by the defendants in the suit, the Indiana Steel company and the Gary Land Company of the United State Steel corporation. Blockl, who was a fur trapper, lived on the land from 1883 until 1910, the time of his death. He died as the result of a bullet wound inflicted by his own hand. The aged trapper was 85 years old and he is said to have become despondent when the big mills and blast furnaces towered about his one time hunter's paradise. - Six heirs, his children, rurvlve, and headed by L one of them. Deputy Sheriff George . Blockl of Hammond a vigorous fight Is being put. up for the property, con- ; servatlve esthrate of the value- of " which. t teoo.ot " Father", Wan Deceived. -,-CotemUjw-i:jt Blockl... who was a German and who could not read Kng- " llsti, was irsane: aC the time he executCContinued on Page 8.) IF HOT HELL Ofl EARTH WHY fiOTJEREAFTER? Basis of Famous Evangelists Sermon at First M. E. Church. .After the rest on Monday night the revival opened on Tuesday evening with increased interest. "Hell. "What- Why? and How Long" was Kvangellst McDonalds subject last night. The ser mon made a profound impression. It was not a tirade to frighten. It was an appeal through reason to convince. It was based on the specific teaching of Christ and the apostles, and upon the observation of actual experience in life. If sin makes ti hell for men in this life who can deny that it will continue with life hereafter? The word of God declares that it will be a fact hereafter, and, therefore, cannot be denied, except by overthrowing the truth of the Bible. Hell was made for the devil and his angels and men have no business going there, only that some Insist In living such life as will not fit in anywhere else. At the altar service eight persons came forward to confess Christ and devote their lives to his service. In point or attendance rhe meeting was one of i the largest yet held, and the interest i has reaehed far beyond the local church. It is truly a people" meeting and both church official and evangelist desire that all who wish to profit in spiritual life might respond with the greatest freedom. This evening the congregation of East Chicago Methodists will be present in a body. It Is probable that the , TwntUrT-,nmi win ha nut in full row . on Thursday evening, and rally to this work as an organization. Evangelist McDonald is persuaded that far-reach-ing results are sure to come out of the deep interest being manifested. There is a song book and a welcome for everyone. Day meetings Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 2:30 p. m. OLD SETTLER DEAD(Special to The Times.) Crown Point, Ind.. March 13. The funeral of Janes McKnight of Leroy, who died on Monday, will occur today at Leroy and will be atiended by many of his friends from this place. Mr. McKnight, who has been in poor health for a number of years, was one of the best known men in this section of the county and a prominent' member of the G. A. R., under whose auspices he will he buried. He died at an advanced age and he will he, mourned by all those who knew him for his many sterling iualiHes as a citizen, husband . and father.

STEIN HIRSH READY TO BU1LDJIIIE DOCKS Concern Will Be Potent in Wielding Influence For Calumet River.

Ira Dickinson, the traffic manager of the Ilirsh-Stein Co.. which has a large amount of frontage on the Grand Calumet river, West HamraonM, said that his firm is ready to at once commence the construction of concrete docks along its property frontage on the river. lie said that it is very anxious to see the development of the river as a waterway undertaken, and that his company will do anything it can to further that development. He said he understood that there has been some opposition to the government plans on the part certain property owners who have filled In river property and now want to retain It. He said that he failed to find anysuch opposition, and that judging from what interviews he had had with the owners of river frontage they were till in favor of the development. The influence of the Hirsh-Steln Co. will be a potent o.ne in the concentrated effort that Is to be made by the people of this region to secure federal aid in the development of its waterways. Mr.1--Dickinson said that the HlrshSteln Co. is doing splendidly, and although the seasjon for the sale of fertilizer has just opened, he said that more fertilizer had been ordered for Indiana consumption than the entire business in this state amounted to last year. SOME FORMALITY ISjIECESSARY Straightening of Humpfer Road Must Be Advertised by the Board. A bit of corrective city building by which the owners of acre -lots in the southern section of T the city sctlc to have. .the; KMmierroad.r;tral:htenel. so that It will - run .directly "east and west instead of diagonally "through their property will be accomplished as soon as the county commissioners go through the regular formalities. W. G. Paxton. who is interested in this Improvement, thought that all that would be necessary, in view of the fact that all of the property owners had consented to the straightening of the street, would be for the county commissioners to pass a resolution vacating the old road and accepting the deeds to the new one. He was misinformed, however, and he now finds that the county commissioners will have to advertise the matter for three weeks before the street can be changed. This Is one of the Improvements that are expected to make this section of the city one of Its garden spots. SCHOOLS TO HAVE NOVELTY At the meeting of the board of education last night it was decided to equip the various schools in Hammond with playground apparatuses, which are to be installed this summer and in readiness next fall for the opening of the schools. Playground equipment for the schools has been talked of for a long time by the board. In the main this quipment J is made up of parallel bars, trapeze swings, teeter boards, May poles, I swings and coasters, so that both the! small and the lai ger pupils may exercise on them. Expect to Surprise 'EmThe Dave Ledeiers of Hammond will spring a surprise at East Chicago tomorrow night, when They will line up against the Indiana Harbor polo the Indiana Harbor polo asgregation with almost an entirelv At i ferent line-up. Practice work was held t last night and from all appearances 'the team played like clock work and are bound to give the Harborltes a j hard tussle. ! They have also secured the services j of Carroll, East Chicago's star skater. ! who nas now joined the ranks of the Mfrers. It is likely that Heintz, who has been out of the s;ime for som i time, will be seen In action again J Thursday night, as the team is trying j to make him get into a uniform. Hamniond Is preparing to send over a good ! sized delegation who will see that the Loderers have plenty of noise to back them. AH THERE, YOU GROUNDHOG! There is no stopping the approach of gentle spring now. The two ground hogs, who saw their shadows at the Lake Front park. February 2nd, yesterday came out of their hiding place, and have been wide awake ever since. Their allotted six weeks time expires on Friday of this week." Joseph Kasper, one of the engineers at the pumping station had alreay made plans to bring the weath progrostigators out by sheer force, if they had refused to come out by next Friday. ARE TOU RKADIVG THE TIMES?

NEGROES MAN ALABAMA

FEDERAL JOBHOLDERS (Editors Note This article is writ ten by a correspondent who is personally investigating political conditions in the central and southern states, particularly the latter, wherein President Taft expects to poll a solid convention vote in his fight for renoniinatlon. The situation is reviewed from a strictly non-partisan standpoint.) By A". V. MpXIH. M' ON'TGOM ERV, Ala., March 13. The republican party ought to enjoin the federal office-holding clique in Alabama from calling themselves republicans. The tactics of these gentlemen may be amusing enough, but they certainly discredit the party. These "regulars" are supposed to be for Taft delegates to 'Chicago. As a matter of fact, they would drop Taft instantly if could better serve their own selfish ends by supporting His Satanic Majesty. The state is democratic, partly because the federal clique earnestly en deavors to keep down the membership of the republican party to postmasters, revenue collectors and negro janitors, and the democrats are n for Oscar Underwood for president. Underwood proves the rule by being the prophet with honor in his own country. As long as he has a chance. Alabama democrats will listen to no talk of Wilson or Harmon. Before Underwood became a candidate, the state was for Wilson. F. P. Glass, editor of the Birmingham News, was a college mate of "Tommv" Wil son at Princeton, and would like to nave the Alabama delegation SUDnort me Afw Jersey man in case Under wood falls by the wayside. Whatever may have passed through the mind of Senator Eankhead, Underwood's manager, relative to a second choice, the party as a whole objects to such suggestions. IADERWOOD DENIES HE'S IN HARMON DEAIi. The other day Editor Glass quoted Lieut. Gov. Nichols. Harmon's managr, to the effect that Alabama would later line up ior Harmon. The editorial then demanded information as to whether a deal had been made privateJy to. make a Harmptt. stalking; .horse of Underwood. V'!'' ' The net result of the whole affair seems to be that Editor Glass has put Bankhead on record 'n such a manner that the Alabama delegation cannot very well be thrown to Harmon at the convention. Mr. Glass ought to be pleased, v Before taking up the republican situation in the state it should bo explained that fewer than 3,000 negroes are permitted to vote, and half of them are democrats. After the- war the neOr mom nrflf t1lt11 v rlnmlna tVi for a time, as they outnumbered the whites, and were keen to make use of . vin u suffrage granted them by the fifteenth amendment. In 1870, the chairman of the Montgomery county republican committee was a tall, lanky negro minister, named Holland Thompson. He was a Napoleon In politics, and in holding conventions he- drew the color line against white republicans. Capt. Robert Barber, who commanded a company of New York cavalry in the war. was one of the white republicans excluded from party councils by the dusky chairman. Barber was a wag and a mischief maker, and Thompson was afraid of him. 1VEGRO CHAIRMAN MEETS POLITICAL WATERLOO. The county convention In 1S70 was held in the courthouse. After the chairman had caused Capt. Barber to be MOIEES CANDIDACY Attorney "William X. White of Gary was in Hammond today and announced ills candidacy for the office attorney j general of Indiana on the democratic ticket two years hence. , j "White formerly lived in Covington, ! Ind., where he was prosecuting attorHo said today that he believed ne5"Attorney General Ilonan ought to be given a second term, but after that he wanted the nomination for the office. White is connected with the law firm of White & Jones of Gary. Meets Tomorrow. The Hammond Motor Boat club wjll hold a regular meeting tomorrow evening, and among the things to come up is the arrangements for a social program to be given some time this month. Hunter Improving. Grant Hunter, who was very ill last week, is improving steadily, and hopes to escape a second operation, which was threatened. He is able to be up and around now.

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ejected, he appointed a resolution commttt.o u-hlch ratlra ,v twnnlni nvr lts labors. Capt. Barber slipped Into the committee room and volunteered his servIces as clerk to the committeemen, none of whom could write. He was received with glad acclaim. The resolutions which he drew up, as you may already have guessed, were entertaining If not exactly dignified. The committee turned ' In the ' resolutions and the secretary of the convention started reading them. A look of horror overr,rerf th vl ft Afire of the chairman, who reached down from his seat In the H-.h .nt.hM the nuner and ; after-tesding; a, few lines, tore tfce-doew ment to bits. " '".'".'.'""" ''My God, he has torn up the fifteenth amendment!" tragically shouted Capt. Barber, leaping to a table. A riot followed this supposed assault upon the black man's most sacred privilege. While the sheriff and ' his deputies held back the crowd with guns the Reverend Thompson leaped through a window and scrambled fraetically across back lots. Capt. Barber had killed him dead, politically speaking. Colored politicians are otherwise em- - p,oye the existing regime. -we nave to put a nine omwu in put a little onion In the soup," explain the federal manipulators, as they name the negroes for places on the county and state committees." and delegations t the national conventions. LOOK TO SE6BOES TO KEEP OTHERS OUT.

Onion is offensive to some folks, you . negro rendezvous In the tenderloin, know. If the. practice of playing. up ' . The "regulars" will send a Taft delethe colored brother tends to keep new gatlon to Chicago. "While the president blood out of the republican party In the will benefit by the votes, he Is not restate, so 'much' the ; better. "There will" sponsible for existing conditions." Frank be fewer candidates . for "the,.3obs held . H Hitchcock, however, is a sympathetic by the present . clique. A healthy, assistant In perpetuating the methods growth In party numbers would be re- described above.

garded as a salamity by these patriots. Pope Long, marshall for the northern

district of Alabama, is state chairman. Charles H. Scott, former national cornPrelate D. Barker, postmaster at' Mo- mitteeman," and -Toseph'O. Thompson, bile, is national committeeman. The former state chairman, will raise by state committee of forty-seven Includes subscription $10,000 to be used in hold-thirty-nine office holders, three appll- ing a tate republican primary. -

MONON ENGINE HITS FREIGHT New Passenger Train Road Is Derailed. on F.loomiiigton, Ind., March 13. Running at the rate of forty miles an hour the. Monon's new train, christened by General Passenger Agent Frank J. Reed "The Rod Devil." which . was placed in service two weeks ago, met with its first wreck yesterday morning, when it crashed Into an extra freight near Carpentersville. The engine va? demolished, setting fire to and destroying the caboose of the freight. Four cars were derailed, but no one was injured. The passengers, all bound for West Baden and French Lick, most of whom were from Chicago and Mil waukee, were badly shaken up, but none injured. WHITING TO HAVE LODGE District Deputy John A. Brennan of the Elks received word In Gary this morning from Grand Exalted Ruler Sullivan that he could go ahead and organize a lodge of Elks at "Whiting and institute It before April 21. The "Whiting lodge will be, the fourth In Lake county, the others being at Hammond, Gary and East Chicago. Johnson Appointed. Harry M. Johnson, cashier of the Citizens' German National bank of Hammond, has been appointed administrator of the estate of George V. Bacon, recently deceased. The change was made on the motion of the plaintiff. Henry C. "Wood, in his case against the estate of George V. Bacon.

SCARE WHITES AWAY

MACHINERY i cants and five plain citizens. Four ne trrnna siinnlv tho "nninn ' on on nf the four will go to Chicago. A convention to select two delegates 8 t0 Chicago was held In the third congressional district a tew days ago. Nine counties sent a total of four dele gates to this convention, and all four were postmasters. They picked two of . their number to go to Chicago. ;: Here Is an incident which illustrates the disposition of the machine to discourage clean republicans from taking a hand In party affairs. " . Baldwin county. In the southwestern rt ot th stat has filled up rapidly during the past few years with new--comers .; from jOtlwen. states," -many of .whom artrfepublicans. -The machine, to keep things on an even keel, made a negro county chairman. The clean republicans called a mass meeting, which was attended by over 200 men. A new .organization was formed and delegates were selected to attehd the state con- . vention. , Four or five days before the convention, a postmaster, an exconvict, and two negroes held a "regular" meeting in a negro school house, and elected delegates to the state convention. These delegates were unceremoniously thrown out. It is pleasant to relate, however, that the Baldwin county Insurgents kept on ignoring the negro chairman and man.aging party affairs in the county. 4 alabama to h ive 'rival delegations. In Mobile, the regular republican conventions are held in Creole hall, a Alabama will also send a contesting Roosevelt . . delegation to Chicago IS--. . SENTENCED lOPfllSOil Patrick Hawley of Indiana Harbor, who assaulted Romeo Brown with a razor and cut his throat from his ear to his chin, narrowly escaping murder, ing and was sentenced to from 2 to 14 years in the state penitentiary at Michigan City, fined $100 and disfranchised for five years. He pleaded that he was insanely drunk at the time he committed the assault and asked that the court be as lenient as possible. The court would not permit a change in the charge and he was given the usual sentence for the crime of assault and battery with intent to commit murder. Grand Jury Instructed. Judge Becker instructed the grand Jury in his court this morning and that body began the investigation of crimes and misdemeanors in the County of Lake. There was nothing unusual in the court's instructions and he simply read the legal form of Instruction. There are a-number of criminal cases which Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Ralph AV. Ross! will submit to the grand jury for its consideration. Try a La Vendor cigar. It's goodl

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Friends of Clean Government Triumph

at First Primaries Ever Held There Yesterday

West Hammond voters in the primaries yesterday nominated enough clean government candidates to insure a clean administration if these same candidates are elected in the April election. While three aldermanic candidates who were pledged to the reform forces fell by the way side, the primaries yesterday, can nevertheless be said to have been a sweeping victory for the reform element. K. M. Woszczynskl, Ignatz Mankowskl and August Kamradt, candidates for mayor, clerk and treasurer, respectively made a fine showing, and prac tically walked away from their opponents. CENTERED ON" PEOPLE'S TICKET. The whole fight centered on the People's ticket, there having been only three candidates on the Citizens ticket. John J. Brehm for mayor, August Zim merman for treasurer and O. Planer for alderman of the fourth ward. They were nominated by their own votes, although a few more were cast for each one. The result on the People's ticket was as follows: H AT OR. K. M. Woszczynskl 346 Joseph Goyke -.231 A. B. Krzyanowskl ........ 54 TREASURER. August Kamradt ......... 325 Jacob Czaszewlcz 237 CITY CLERK. , Igratz Mankowskl 467 A. Stachowicz ..134 ALDERMAN 1ST WARD. r., Rlavin 59 P." Esser, Sr 64 ' Frl H. Prechtel . 48 P. A. Push. , .. .45. - Val. Schwelgert ............ 20 ALDERMAN 2D WARD. Michael Modrzejewaki 85. Joseph Wierzblcki 82 Joseph N'owickl 72 Stanley Lukowskl . 55 K. Kobeszkl S3 ALDERMAN 3RD WARD. John Jaranowskl ....112 Alex Kowalskl 93 Anton A. Bradtke 71 DRAMATIC CLUB GIVES "SHOCK AND ROSE All Saints Congregation and Friends Prepare For Nice Time. Comedy and tragedy are nicety blended in "Shamrock and RoBe," a romantic Irish drama of Irish life in four acts, which will be given at the Hammond theatre tomorrow evening by the Dramatic club of All Saints' church. The entertainment 1s given In lieu of a St. Patrick's day celebration, the feast falling on Sunday this year, and marking the beginning of a two weeks' mission, All Saints' church. The play provides for five songs In the acts. Mrs. "W. C. Murphy in the role of Ileen, sings the first, "Where the River Kenmare Flows." George Kingston, as Lieutenant Douglass, sings "My Killarney Rose" in the second act; D. S. O'Connor, who has one of the principal roles as Barney O'Brady sings "My Irish Queen." "Of All Those Endearing Young Charms" will be sung in the fourth act by Jack Desmond, while Leo Engleton, as Shaun Carey, sings "Go Find . a sweetheart from the Emerald Isle" in the same act. "Mike" Kelly and the Hammond four, and the boys of All Saints' church will appear between the acts, and something very good is expected from them. The Dramatic club made a reputation last year with "FInnigan's Fortune," and the advance sales of tickets indicates and a packed house will greet the home-talent entertainers. BOWLING GAMES TONIGHT A large crowd of bowling fans are expected at. Cox's alleys this evening when the E. B. A.'s and the Plantlstas roll off a tie for first place in the Hammond bowling league. So much interest is being taken in the outcome that seats are being arranged for the ladies who are expected to Rah! Rah! for their sides. The teams are bothy In first-class form having spent all their spare time and nickle3 in practice work during the past week. The E. B. A.'s are the boys that seem to be carrying the odds in the betting column, but the Plantlstas are giving the fans a gentle tip not to wager too much, as they are going to roll the series of their lives.- -

ALDERMAN 4TH WARD. Chris J. Wunschei 119 Vrvin Ppafford 97 A. M. Lietzan 35 CITY ATTORNEY. Jacob Katz 47 THANKS TIMES AND FRIENDS. "I want to thank Thb Times, for its fight for clean government In West Hammond, and the voters who supported me in the primaries yesterday, said Mr. Woczszynskl this morning," if I am elected, I will try to show the people that they have not misplaced their confidence." Mr. "Woszczynskl was a "happy mail this morning. Last night after th' results of the pramarles were announced, hundreds of his friends. Including many of the successful candidates gathered at his place, 311 State Line street, and celebrated the victory. Everybody was happy, that la those who were on the winning side. Hotw the losers will take their defeat remains to be seen. The anti-Woczszynski forces who! were beaten to a frazzle yesterday are said to be plotting already, as to hour they can regain their lose of yesterday. The average voter, in the people's party, who voted for a losing candl-i date, for the sake of personal friendship is expected to fall in line with the ticket as It now stands, while the

cheap beer candidates and their followers are expected to make another fight, although & weak. one. FINNERAN MAKES A MOVE. That Martin Flnneran. Joseph Goyke's campaign manager had planned some coup,- Is evidenced by tactics which was use4 yesterday afternoon in the fourth ward. Accompanied ., by two policemen, .one of them ' Officer Esser and the other a special policeman, he went &ito the polling room, about 4:30 a half hour before the polls closed; and announced himself a a watcher for the counting of the i-.al-.' lots. According- tdThe ejection law of" Illnols Henry Lieber arid B. Hilger, the challengers who had acted as stich, during the day should have remalneO. for the counting of the ballots, but remained, although he did not show any credentials. ".." The law furthermore provides that they were ordered out, and Finneran the watchers shall be from the pre(Continued on page S.) " P.OLICE ENJOY REST. Not an arrest or disturbance of any j ! sort occurred at the police station last n is in, anu wnn me exception or a few night lodgers there was little of importance happened. During the past month the police have experienoed an unusual quietness, and are now looking for a crime wave at most any time". Submits to Operation. Word from Mrs. "W. F. Grtvler, who underwent a serious operation at St. Luke's hospital, Chicago, last Saturday, is reported slowly improving this mors, ing, and will be able. to return to Hammond n about ten day. Mrs. Orlvlar is well known in Hammond, where she was formerly employed, at the White store. Delegate Strength of Candidates For the Presidency FOR WILLIAM II. TAFT. (Instructed or Pledge A.) Alabama IS District of Columbia Florida 12 Georgia. .......................... 20 Michigan 2 Oklahoma 2 Philippines 2 South Carolina 8 Tennessee , 10 Iowa . 4 Virginia 24 New Mexico 7 Total ....lit (InlBKtrartrri, bat Claimed ky Taft. South Carolina, Sixth distriot. ..... 2 South Carolina, Fourth district.... 2 Tennessee, Second district 2 (iBBtrncted for Taft ' Coatest Threatened.) Missouri, Third distriot.... 2 Georgia, First distriot 2 Missouri, Fifth district 2 Grand total ..122 FOR THEODORE ROOSEVELT. Missouri j New Mexico ...... ' X FOR ALBERT B. CCMMINS. Iowa ' J FOR ROBERT M. LA FOLLETTB. Xone. FOR CHAMP CLARK. " Missouri . SS Oklahoma 10 Total . , S FOR YVOODROW WILSON. Oklahoma ........... I FOR JtOSON HARMON. Nona. , ....