Hammond Times, Volume 2, Number 7, Hammond, Lake County, 16 March 1912 — Page 1

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At Big Baseball Meeting Held Last Night in Gary, Three New Clubs Come Into Northern Indiana Association for 1912. An eight city circuit In the Northern Indiana Baseball League is now an ossured fact. At a meeting held last evening; In Gary, three new clubs came into the league, the Gary Works organization, Valparaiso and Laporte. The meeting was a most enthusiastic one and augurs much for the coming season. The Northern Indiana Baseball assoelation now embrances the following cities. Hammond, Indiana . Harbor, East Chicago, Whiting. Gary, Crown Point, Valparaiso and Laporte. Every City Represented. Every city included In the league was represented at last night's meeting by "live ones." H. F. (Cy) Stout was there from LaForte, Messrs. II. M. "Wortrell. banker, and Charles Thune, pharmacist represented Valpo, J. A. Umpleby and James Consldine. Gary; "William Kmrorrman and Manager Helm, "Whiting; Tom O'Connefl and Matt Sternberg. Indiana Harbor; Abe Ottenheimer, Kant Chicago; George Kaiser. Crown Tcint. and W. "W. Sohl. Hammond. Dinner Party Held. , Previous to the meeting a party composed of Matt Sternberg. Tom (Continued on Page 8.) FllflftGES Charging that as a result of the black eye" that East Chicago gave his show, Sullivan Brothers Wild Virest & Vaudeville Hippodrome, the show was not able to get a license in other cities in the middle west and failed on that account; John H. Sullivan has etarted a suit for 915,000 against the city, ExChief of Police Lewis and Clerk "Walter Spencer. The complaint related that on May 28, 1911 the advance agents billed East Chicago with advertising matter and ought to secure a license from the city authorities. The grounds were leased and the management made an effort to put on the show. The city officials refused to permit any of the performances to be held. It is related that there were 1.500 people demanding admission 9t the matinee and that there were 2,000 demanding admisson at the evening performance. It is alleged th?.t Other cities followed the example of East Chicago and that it resulted ' in breaking up the show. The complaint said that the cityofficials of East Chicago gave as a reason for refusing a license the excuse that the show was immoral and that gamblers, card sharks and drunks were following it. The case was filed by Harris, Bretsch & Ressler of Gary. HAYES SAID TO BE UNDER ARREST Former Gary Man Held Responsible for Girl's Death Being Brought Back. The (jary police today received word t that William Hayes, for Whom a war-! rant charging him with being acces-i sxry before the fact for murder, is helj j at the Gary police station is said to be i under arrest at Ironton, O. Detective Klsner went to Ironton today to bring Hayes, who is said to have waived extradition papers. On March 4 Alice tiaubb or Robb as ahe was sometimes called, living at 544 1'olk street, died at the Gary General hospital. Before her death she confessed it is said, that Robb was responsible for her conditions The girl died following a self-performed operation which resulted in a great loss of blood. Thereupon her stepfather, E. M. P.obb, caused a warrant to be Issued for Hayes' arrest. Miss Robb was nineteen years old at the time of her death. Hayes, it is said, in a married man. He lived at the Robb home and with her father was employed at the tin plate mills. Hayes, it is said, enjoyed th confidence of the Robb family. His .Wife, the police say, lives in Pi qua, O.

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CANDIDATES ANNOUNCED G. S. Widholm of Gary and William Newton of Crown Point Are After the Representative Nomination for Lake County. Two brand new Lake county candidates tossed their chapeaux in the encircled space where men of fighting blood gather. Both men believe that they have the call on the republican representativeshlp nomination. The new candidates are G. S. Widholm of Gary and William Newton of Center township. They will oppose R. R. Quillen of Gary, who entered the lists several weeks ago. Mr. Widholm is the sixth candidate that Gary has sent out this year on the republican ticket. He has offices in he First National bank building and is one of the leading young republicans in the city. He Is a large property owner. His candidacy will have the indorsement of many republicans throughout the county. NEWTON WILL RUN. (Special to This Times.) Crown Point, Ind., March 16. Crown Point put its wond candidate In the Peld yesterday to be voted upon next fall, William Newton, a prominent Center township farmer, throwing his hat in the ring in the fight for representative. Mr. Newton's candidacy is backed by a host of the Center township repub Ileans, who want to land him In the representative chair. Since -coming to this section of the country several years ago Mr. Newton has taken an active interest in republican politics and has been a utaunch party worker, He will make a strong bid for the of fice and. the party will-have -a 'tireless caAtpalgnworker asslt,ltyJarIng-the coming- contest. Mr. Newton announced his willingness to accept the tendered honor yesterday. FEDERAL PETIT JURY ilGlOiMPRIL 17 U. S- Clerk Butler Makes the Announcement This Morning. United States Clerk Amos Butler has notified Charles Surprise, deputy United States Clerk at Hammond, that the federal petit Jury has been selected and will appear in Hammond on April 17. So far there are three cases at issue. It is expected that there may be more put at issue before Judge Anderson arrives. The case of George Lawrence vs. the Pennsylvania railroad, which has been on the docket for years will surely be tried. . mis case involves the loss that Lawrence suffered as a result of the destruction of a building by fire said .v nave ween siaueu i ' y a sparK irom a Pennsylvania engine. The building was located on the north side in Hammond. Two other caseH which may be tried are Dewar va. the Fltzhugh-Luther Co, and Noller, administrator, vs. the Pennsylvania railroad. THE "fILllflIRL KIDUEAVES US J. C. Jurgens, Pestered byReporters, Goes Back to Cleveland. J. C. Jurgens the "Millionaire Kid" ) ot Cleveland, Ohio, breathed a sight of relief last night as he stepped aboard the 10:32 Ulckle T'late train in charge ! of Deputy Sheriff James Doran of ! Cleveland, who will take him back to the Ohio city to answer charge of embezzlement. Pestered by newspaper and camera men for stories and pictures, Jurgens said he never spent such . a tiresome twenty-four hours in his life. "I will be glad to get back home on that account alone," he said. He thanked Chief Austgen and the Hammond police department for their kindness and hospitality -shown him and hoped that some day that he' would be able to return their favors. Unable to reach Hammond in the afternoon Deputy Shelff Doran notified Chief Austgen to meet him at the 10:32 Xickle. Plate train where Chief Austgen turned Jurgens over to Doran.

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(Editor's Note This article is written 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 nght for renomination. The situation is reviewed from a strictly non-partisan standpoint.) A' TIjANTA, Ga., March 16. Two fa mous old names, Smith and Brown, figure conspicuously in the current political history of Georgia. Smith is a senator, sometimes addressed as Hoke; 'Brown is Governor Jim. There is no love lost between them and when they are not actually fighting for the same job. they a re generally found to be championing rival candidates for some office or other. Senator Smith early concluded the people, or the demi . I I - 1 f i' r-. t ' rr I 'i W. MMJTT would like to see a former Georgian, now a resident of New Jersey, in the White House. Governor Brown, on the other hand, quickly decided that a sound southern statesman like Oscar Underwood would be a good man for the Florida delegation to support. Governor Brown's view is shared by the Atlanta Constitution, whose editor, Clark Howell, is democratic national committeeman. The ''Atlanta Journal is playing the game vigorously for Wilson. WILSON GKTS START I'POS I'SDERWOOD. Although Underwood is popular in Georgia and the rest of the south, Woodrow Wilson has an advantage in the fact that he had won a big following before Underwood came out. Wilson is probably the popular choice of Georgia democrats and will likely have a majority of the delegation. As In Florida, the Postmasters' Protective Association has a firm grip on the republican state central committee In Georgia. Its chairman Is W. H. Johnson, United States marshal, salary. $5,000. The committee has fifty-four members, of whom eighteen are postmasters, one the husband of a postmistress, two with wives who are assistant to postmaster, three with sons who are, assistant postmasters, twenty negroes, i two of whom have federal Jobs, employed by the department of Justice, one an employe of the treasury department, and - twelve unclassified citizens." .' . - t-i- o. t . ... o fni rv j lne memoers or tnls republican central committee 47, 962 a year. in salaries. TAFT HAS GEORGIA'S DELEGATION SEWED UP. The Georgian delegation will be for SOCIALISTS VERY BUSY Lake county politicians, who are al ways on the alert for straws showing i whieh way the wind is bloing. are be- I ginning to comment on thp nnnaront irroth of th Knr.iiir r,ar i ,v, ty. It is predicted that the fall election, the socialist ranks will have been doubled as compared with former years, and that it will not be so very lone before they will be able to wield the ! parUeV iuu The socialists are carrying on an active propaganda in Lake county and i making new converts right along. The high cost of living, bossism and ring politics in the older parties. In the local. state and national fields are doing the rest to spread socialism among a class I which Is tired of the old order of things. DEMOCRATS AT HUB. ' (.Special to Thu Times.) Crown Point, Ind., March 16. The Calumet township democrats met at the courthouse assembly room last evening to perfect their township organization and elect delegates to the convention to be. held at Hammond today. A good representation of the party workers was present and a harmonious and enthusiastic meeting was held. The heads of the township organization were named as follows: Chairman George Hershman. Vice chairman William Steeb. Secretary John Letz. Treasurer Henry Anlwurm. Precinct committeemen: First precinct E. H. Westbay. Second precinct Fred Horst. Third precinct P. F. Heln. Fourth precinct George Sauerman. Fifth precinct Ed Knesek. The delegates' elected to represent the Center township voters at Hammond today were as follows: J. B. Peterson, A. L. Courtright, Henry Aulwurm and William Steeb. Sell House and Lot. Gostlin, Meyn & Co. report the sale of a house ana lot on Price place to Dr. Keller. They have sold a number of other lots in various parts of the city during the week. William H. Gostlin Jr. said that the month of February had been the best February in the history of the firm.

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50AJ. WOKt? Taft to a man. There may be contesting delegations, of course, but if the Taft forces are in control at Chicago, the contestants may twiddle their thumbs and take their medicine. A word about contesting delegations: Don't always conclude when you hear of a contest that a set of unselfish patriots is fighting nobly In the people's cause for Roosevelt. That may be the case. bUt it is Just as likely to be this way: Hungry for Jobs, a hand of "outs" may be contesting in the name of Roosevelt in hopes of a turn of luck that may. seat them in the convention, give them control of the party machinery in the state, and, most blessed of all boons, place the federal patron- , age within reach qf thehr-' voracious paws: ' Southern republicans may be divided' iL. ftrto- threw ?harp!yenty?d elapse?,; as follows: ' - ' XA) The politicians who are "In," who hold the Jobs and control the machine, who support Taft and will fight for him in the convention in hopes that he will reward them with continued control and more VICTORY TO TAFT IN PRIMARY TEST Indianapolis Voters Give a Three to One Decision Against Roosevelt. (BtLLETIX.) indlanapolln, Ind., March 16. (Ttmea Bureau.) Mayor. Shank and William 12. i KMC"h elected delegate from seventh district to republican national convention. Hot h Taft men. Indianapolis,' -Ind.. March 16. Pcsldent Taft won easily in the preferential primaries -in this .tthe Seventh') district today.. The first; eleven of the fifteen wards of the city gave the president B.743. votes.: . Col. "Roosevelt received 1,635. In the six country townships Roosevelt . received 495 votes and -Taft ! 378. The president carried every city ward by a'- three to one vote over Roosevelt. He also carried the two largest townships out of the fist six reporting, the other four going to his opponent. ' ' The district will hold Its convention tomorow afternoon and will elect Mayor Ftiar and W. E. English and instruct them for Taft. TAFT GETS TWO IN FIRST Kvsnsville. lud., March 16.- Two sets of delegates, one pledged to President Taft and the other to Theodore Roosevelt, will contest for the right" to represent the first Indiana district before the Chicago convention in June, as the result of a tempestous two hours' session at Germania hall yesterday afternoon, followed by the Taft and Roosevelt conventions sitting separately. Former United States Senator James A. Hemenway of Boonville and Mayor Charles F. Heilman of this city are the Taft delegates. Charles Finley Smith, a banker of this city, and W. P. Adams, deputy county clerk of Spencer county, are the Roosevelt delegates. Resolutions commending y President Taft were passed by the regular convention before the session of the Roosevelt followers. The Roosevelt convention condemned the alleged boss methods of control of the regular convention and pledged themselves to Theodore Roosevelt as the leader of the people. THERE'S A CHANCE THAT VOU OUGHT SOT TO POSTPONE THAT "SHOPPING ANY LONGER. READ THE TIMES' ADS AXD EE IF THIS IS NOT SO. '

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StIITH SkUNKw5T pi. (B) The politicians who are "out," who will fight for Roosevelt against Taft, with the Idea that if the convention ' goes their way and seats their - delegates, they, will become "ins." .and take a turn at the pie counter. (C) The rank . and file, who , haven't a word to say, and who are never even considered. They may be for Taft; more likely . they are .for Itoosevelt, but no one cares. They are looked upon by classes A and B excess baggage, as undesirable, citizens. .They: ought to get off the earth or Join the democrats, think .the statesmen In classes A and B who really don't care a hang for any, more republicans, than are needed, to man, the committees and the delegations, , The ranH nl "Bls detested antf degraded, are praying for a new deal of Rome kind that wilt purify the party, and get some leaders who are on the square. A democratic victory this year might be helpful to the republican party in the south. It would turn out the federal office-holding gang, at any rate. ST. PATRICK'S DAY SUNDAY Tomorrow is St. Patrick's day, a day dedicated in this country to the Irish, while In some portions of Ireland it is celebrated as a national holiday. Aside from the home talent play, which was given by the Dramatic club of All Saints' church on Thursday night at the Hammond theatre, as an annual Sf. Patrick's day offering, nothing else on a large scale was attempted In Hammond, :-- A number 'of private St. Patrick eve and St. Patrick's day parties have been arranged, however, and will be carried out this evening-and tomorrow.HAMMOND COMMITTEEMEN "At the meeting of the Hammond democrats in the. Jefferson club rooms the following precinct committeemen were elected: 1 John Kuneo. 2 Phil Schmidt. . . ,3 Louis Heins. 4 Jacob Schroeter. 5 Henry Haage. 5 6 Conrad Markmueller. 7 Lawrence Becker. ' .'$ O. A." Placeman. f 9 John Pascaly. JO Frank O'Rourke. 11 Ed. Aubry. 12 J. , P. Smith. 13 Clarence Ogden. 14 J. K. .Stinsoh. . 15 Joseph Btodola. 16 John L. Kohde. ' 17 William C. Golden. 18 W. It. Hamilton. 19 P. J. Lyons. ,20 W. It. Hammond. 21 William Prohl. Sent Away for Burial. ' The remains of James M. Griffin will be shipped to Chicago Tuesday morning on the Monon, where funeral and interment will be held. Relatives arrrived in Hammond this morning and made arrangements for, the funeral. Baby Is Dead. The 'year old - son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lether, 18-156th place, West Hammond, died this morning at the family residence following a short illness. Funeral arrangements have not been made and will he announced later. Mr. Lether is well known in Hammond, where he is employed at the Straube Piano .company. Try La Vendor c!ar. It's good!

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GAVIT WlliS VICTORY Convention Hall, S P. M. Mayor Parka of Whilinjg, a Becker mu, nu named temporary chairman. The first fight resulted in the election of temporary secretary. Jacob Friedman, formerly dty neater of Hammond, and Louis Mekatlnaky of Gnry, n strong Knottn man, were named aa candidates. A secret ballot wan taken. Friedman received 61 votes and Mekatlnaky 38. Thin wan the tent of the BeckerKnotta ntrengtb. Judge Becker then placed John Gavit la nomination for ecretarr. Joseph Sater of Scherervllle seconded the motion. O. E. Honren of Gary nominated John Dornuu. Fat Ftnerty of Gary neconded the nomination and made a fiery srpeech. He called the organization a Joke. The convention . J .; ! . The flrnt and only secret ballot taken ' reamMed in victory for John Gavit by n -vote of AOH " Dormu'i 41 Vi. Gavit wan declared elected. Mayor Tom Knottn of Gary moved to make the election nutmoiu. Thin win done. The convention then proceeded to the election of delegate to the atnte convention. John Dflrmia of Hobart was elected vise chairman and the chairman was arlven 1 the privilege to name bin own secretary. Judge Jones of Whiting was made trennorer, defeating Walter H. Hammond. At the Lake County democratic convention in Hammond today, the moat spirited and warmest democratic meeting ever held in the county was called at 1:30" this afternoon."7 Jr A. Gavit of Hammond and John Lorman of Hobart are out for the county chairmanship. Judge Lawrence Becker of Hammond, and Mayor Tom Knotts of Gary have come to the parting of the ways. The "break" precipitated by the Gary mayor was expected to come today SSJBLE It is a good plan to tell the truth lo the federal naturalization examiner. Perjury is not overlooked in the federal courts as it is in. some of the state courts. Aladar Golgocy of Indiana Harbor lied to the naturalization examiners regarding the length of time he had been in the United States. A year and a half later, when he had forgotten all about the incident, he was arrested and is now serving a team in the penitentiary for the offense. These suggestions are offered to the 87 applicants for second papers who will appear before Judge A. B. Anderson on April 16 for the purpose of qualifying as full fledged citizens. For the past four days these 87 applicants have been called into the office of United States Commissioner Charles Surprise by Frederick W. Weber, assistant naturalization examiner, for the Just Plain Drunks. With the exception of three arrests for drunkenness and disorderly conduct nothing of Importance occurred at the police station last night. A total of seventeen lodgers were taken in and from all appearances Sergeant Schaffer is looking for 1912 to break altvformer records. The arrests were: Henry Lyons of Louisville, Ky, and William Pope of Champaign. III., arrested at the Krie depot by Officers Einsele and Bunde at 11 o'clock on a charge of disorderly conduct. They were held over night and promising to leave town they were released by Chief Austgen this morning. ( William Kennedy of Hammond was picked up by Officer Fandrei at State and Hohrnan for drunkenness. This being his first offense he asked leniency and was released by Chief Austgen. Waiting for Ducks. Local nimrodg are anxiously awaiting for the duck season to open and already some of them have their boats, shooting irons, coats, etc., in a handy place so they will not miss their first shot. Reports from the Kankakee marsh states that the river has not yet broken up and it is thought that it will be several weeks before there will be any ducks.

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Between Gary and because of his ambition to be a delegate to the democratic national convention, an honor which is generally conceeded to the Hammond Judge. KSOTTS SOUXDg SLOGAN. "Down with Hammond's Oligarchy is the slogan that Tom Knotte sounded through his organ the Gary Post last night. Fighting over the shoulders of county chairman John A. Gavit on the issue of delegate apportionment, the Gary mayor called on his followers to adopt ringing resolutions denouncing the delegate spportlonment as a disfranchisement of the Gary voters. The county convention in Hammond was called for two purposes, the first to re-organise the county central committee, and the second to elect delegates to the state convention which will be Tteld at Indianapolis next Thursday, and at which the delegates to the national d . . hn emoeratlc convention Mass meetings were held in the different cities i and township in Lake county last night at which precinct committeemen and delegates to the county convention were named. GAVIT FOLLOWS CAMIn accordance with the decision of the state central committee, the delegate apportionment is to be based on the democratic vote for Govenor Marshall at the Noyember election in 190S, one delegate to each one hundred votes cast for the governor. John Gavit the country chairman Issued his call in accordance with this" decision, which allows Hammond twenty delegates, and Gary six. But what Tom Knotts and his followers want is that he should have based the.,, aportionraent n 'the democratic vote, for secretary of sta tn.-the . election --;ll&. , fh-ua ''glvin tr Gary nine instead of three delegates to the state convention. Hammond is entitled to ten delegates to the state convention. AFTER GAVITS SCALP. But John Gavit stood pat on the instruction and decision of the state central committee, and therefore Knotts organised to get his scalp anil incidentally his , position as county chairman through John Dorman of (Continued on page 1.) TO BEAT purposes of a preliminary examination. This is done to facilitate matters when the cases are heard before Judge Anderson next April. Applicants Investigated. And Examiner Weber knows when a man is telling the truth. For months' he has had agents in the field Investigating the applicants for second papers. A man appeared before him the other day and was asked If he had anything to do with the saloon business. He denied he had. "Does your wife or any of the members of your family ever tend bar." The applicant again denied that he was in the saloon business. "Well don't you recall ah incident that occurred on such and such a dats when a man fell from his bicycle and your wife sewed up a rent In his troui(Continued on psgs 87) MISSION AT ALL SAINTS A two weeks' mission begins tomorrow at All Saints' church in Hammond and big congregations are expected to attend daily for the morning and evening services. Fathers Handley and Slldian, members of the Order of the Passionates, are expected to be here to conduct the mission. The first week will be devoted to the ladles of the congregation and the second week to the men. Street Completely Blocked. The matter of blocking crossing was called to the attention of the police this morning when a report came in that a number of freight cars had been left standing on the Henry street crossing, leaving only about fifteen feet passage way for traffic. The Torrenca avenue crossing was also reported blocked and the cars were left in such a position that the crossing was nearly closed. The police will take up the matter. at once and unless existing conditions change In this matter prosecutions will follow. , . It you smoke a La Vendor one yo will always call for them. -

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