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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-02
COY SCHOOL
MA'AMS JUST
HATE To TELL

Superintendent HIGHWAY of the Lake
county schools is collecting data re-
garding the school teachers of the
county. This informa ton is to be for
warded to the state board OF educa-
ton
The difficulty of Superintendent
Highways position may be appreciated
when it is known that he is compelled
to ask and ascertain the ages of all Of
the teachers in the city.
This is necessary in order to determ-
inc whether they are to be beneficiaries
of the state pension fund. Ordinarily
it is presumed that the teacher would
be rather reluctant TO reveal her age
but the prospect of having a pension
after a certain number of years Of
service in rather alluring to some of
them.
1t is not known whether or not the
county superintendent is compelled to
ascertain the color of their eyes and
hair. to note their general appearance
and to make a Bertillion description of
them. but to say the least the Job is a
delicate one and Mr.. Heighway has the
sympathy (maybe) of the people of
county.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-02

COMMITTED
LAST NIGHT

Burglars last night entered the home
of G. H. Austin, 2 Carroll street, in the
absence of the family and robbed the
house of money and jewelry. They
gained entrance through a window
leading from the rear porch and had
plenty of time to accomplish their pur-
pose. as Mr. and Mrs. Austin did not
return to their home until 9 o'clock in
the evening Mrs. Austin had been out
to club meeting in the afternoon and
she and her husband had their dinner
uptown before they returned home.
The thieves did not disturb much in
the house and consequently their en-
trance was not noticed until this morn
ing when the family arose.
After taking an inventory 1t was
learned that the housebreakers had
gotten away with Mr. Austins gold
watch. his revolver, twenty dollars in
money. a sapphire ring and some other
jewelry. No clew to the thieves could
be found They did not leave any evi-
dence as to whether they were local
talent or professional burglars.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-02
LYNCH MAY GROW"
Up WITH THE COUNTRY
Mail Carrier Lucky in Land
Drawing Would Locate
There.
If IT IS OF ANY ACCOUNT
In Favor of Establishing Lake Coun-
ty Colony in South
Dakota.

William F. Lynch. one of the most
popular mail carriers in the city, may
become real husky farmer by going
out west and growing up with the
country" on his 100 acres that he has
just won in the Aberdeen, S. D.. land
drawing. He will not reach definite
decision, however, until he receives
word from the government notifying
him Just where his land is situated. If
it Is well located he will occupy it him.
self II not he will probably drop his
claim.
Since there are more than a dozen
Lake county men who have been lucky
in the South Dakota land drawing. Mr..
Lynch, for one is in favor Of a Lake
county colony, If by good luck the
land is situated anywhere close to-
gether.
Have Mental Picture of Him Farmer.
In the meantime the friends of Bill
"" Lynch are making mental pictures
of him out on his farm in South Da-
kota; wearing high top boots, and a
broad brimmed hat and raising a nice
crop of chin whiskers. and how he will
drive to town on Saturday afternoons
chewing bit of timothy hay and say
ing by Heck" just as though he had
been on farm all his life.
Just at present he is said to be prac-
ticing up on the song, Down on the
Farm
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-02
Biz MEN
ASKED To
ATTEND

No less a parsonage than United
States Senator Benjamin Z. Shively of
South Bend or DR.. Gunsaulus Of Chi
cago is wanted by the Mems club of
Hammond to address them and their
friends at their next regular meeting
to be held on the evening of the 9th Of
this month. No definite information
as to the coming Of either one Of the
two gentlemen can be given out at this
time for the reason that the club is
still awaiting a reply in response to a
request sent them by Judge Y. s. Reit-
er, president of the club. Should Sem
ator Shively speak here his subject in
all probability Will be Deep Water
ways So much IS certain. the next
meeting of the Mems club is to be a
big event and every member Of the
club viii be proud of his membership.
Seeking big men to address them is
in keeping with the program Of the
Mems club, for the club is strong
enough to do big things and already
has a big thing to its credit the sup
port OF the Boy City movement
The next meeting place has not yet
been definitely decided upon. but the
probabilities are that it Will be either
| Towle's opera house or the big room
or the Hammond Athletic club
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-02
Tonight at Towle's.

A company, somewhat different and
far above the average playing at popu-
lar prices, IS what is said of the Mex
well-Hall stock company. which IS
booked for weeks engagement at the
Towle Opera House commencing to-
night.
The company. which numbers sixteen
ladies and gentlemen, IS headed by Miss
Gertrude Maitland. who is said to be
one of the handsomest and most gor-
geously gowned woman on the Ameri-
can stage. Miss Maitland is also a
musician OF considerable note. being a
member of the musical fraternity of
Boston, her home. and she also bears
the distinction Of being the only lady
who has ever conducted a season Of
comic opera in New York city During
the week here Miss Maitland viii give
a number of her pianalogues which
have created such sensation during
her engagements in other cities.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-02

ACCIDENT
TAKES PLACE


Whiting, Ind, Nov. "A horrible ac-
cident occurred here this morning when
Patrick Kelleher Of John street, who
works at the Standard oil companys
plant. was so seriously burned that he
cannot possibly live.
The accident occurred fifteen minutes
after Kelleher had reported for work.
Kelleher reached the plant at Z
o'clock and took his place on one of
the crude oil stills where he was en-
ployed as a helper BY strange CO.
incidence it happened that the still on
which he was working was numbered
IS. At 7:15 one of the fittings broke,
allowing a heavy stream of red hot
tar to pour out Kelleher was caught
by the flow, knocked down and his
whole body was covered with the liq-
uid His clothes were literally burned
off him. and his flesh in many places
was burned to a crisp.
Workmen ran to his assistance and
he was carried out of harms way and
later taken to the office of DR.. William
E. Putnam, who worked over him as
best he could to give him some slight
relief, but without, however, the slight
est hope of saving his life. Dr. G. II.
Hoskins was also called in to assis
DR.. Putnam, and it was not considered
jured man to the Hospital However
he was still alive up to a late hour this
morning
Kelleher is widower and leaves five
children to mourn his loss.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-02
TO HAVE
ITS FIRST TAG DAY
Club Women Set Aside Sat
urday, Nov. 13, for
Spectacular Work.
PRETTY LASSIES GET BUSY
Benefciaries of Tag Day To B,
Chosen Regardless of Sect
or Greed.

Hammond is to have a tag day.
a week from Saturday. Nov. 1S
Throwing all numerical prejudice to
the winds, the good ladies of the Jewish
Aid society and the philanthropic de-
partment Of the Hammond Woman's
club will go out on the streets of Ham
mond and tag any and all citizens who
are venturesome enough to fare forth
on that auspicious day
A meeting to make the preliminary
arrangements for tag day was held yes
terday at the residence of Mrs. Leo
Wolf IN Rimabch avenue. and another
meeting viii take place next Monday,
when all the final details will be per-
fected. The plan at the present time
Is to get the young peoples services
during the hours of daylight. about
forty five Of the most persuasive and
prettiest high school girls having been
chosen to occupy posts at the busiest
street corners. in pairs and in groups
according as the amount of persons
passing viii warrant. In the evening
the ladies of the organizations. under
whose auspices the tag day is being
conducted, will take hold. relieving the
young girls of their duties.
The benefciaries Will be chosen re-
gardIess of sect or creed. the mon.
ey being devoted more likely to individ
ual charity work, than TO any on,
cause
This viii be Hammond's first tag day
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-02
ANOTHER
FINE TEAM
IS STOLEN
Organized Gang of Horse
Thieves Do Business Near
Dyer-Take Horses and
Buggy Fred Kalvelage,
Farmer, the Victim.
Especial to THE T1MEs.l

Crown Point, Ind, Nov. 2.-The or
ganized gang Of horsethieves. which
have been ravaging the border country
around Chicago, got away with another
fne team of horses last night.
Fred Kalvelage, a farmer. living be-
tween Dyer and Chicago Heights, was
the victim. Some time during the night
the thieves went into the barn and
drove away with his black team, TAX
ing with them a brass trimmed harness
and a light buggy harness trimmed
with nickel.
From the description given the local
police it would seem that the two ami
mails are nearly a match They are both
mares between and years old and
weighing about 1900 pounds. Each has
a star on the forehead. one having also
a white nose and the other a white
hind foot. They are between 10 and
1s hands high
1t was only recently that the theft
of a team of horses from near valpa-
raiso was reported. Some time ago a
horse was reported stolen from near
Lansing. Fortunately this was discov-
cred the next morning at the Blue ISL
and horse market Sheriff Grant has
been notified of the robbery and the
Hammond police are also on the lookout
for the stolen horses.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-02

AWARDED
CONTRACT

The Reed Bump Construction Co. Sc
cured the contract for the remodeling
of the Lake superior court house in
Hammond His contract price was $685.
1s2. John Kramer got the contract for
the wood furniture for $1.75s, the car
pets and linoIium for $1,s17 and the
window shades $145. The electric light
fixtures will go to Victor S. Penlum
CO. for SLABS.
Lavene Bros. got the contract for the
Walter J. Riley stone road for s4.7s7.
There was q remonstrance against the
saloon license OF Jacob Friedman at
the Standard district, and as he did not
appear before the board. he viii be
compelled to close his place until the
next meeting of the county commission
ers
Owing to the sickness of Mat Browns
wife, he was not present at the meet
ing OF the commissioners when the con-
tracts were let.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-02

ARE GOING
QUIETLY
No Trouble to Speak of in
Hammond, East Chicago,
Gary or Whiting, and
Heavy Republican Vote Is
Being Brought Out.
Especial to The TINES }

East Chicago, Ind. Nov 2.-The
voting both here and in Indiana Har-
Dor is early and fast. Many of the
workmen from the mills and other large
industries of both cities were out when
the polls opened, and for a while the
election officials at some Of the pre-
cincts had their hands full taking care
of the voters.
There was no trouble in sight up to
noon today and no evidence Of any i'm
pending. The vote seemed to give DR..
Schlieker far the best of it in East
Chicago, and in the Harbor he was GER
tainly holding his own, according to
early morning accounts. Some scratch
ing was being done on account of the
number of mayoralty candidates, but
for the most part straight tickets were
being voted.
Twenty-Five deputy marshals were
voted in last night to be in readiness
in case Of trouble. but their services
apparently will not be needed unless
toward evening. when it is said there
may be some clashing in Indiana Har-
Dor.
Last night there was little doing in
politics that the public got next to"
Dub LuSEc was GREAT Qeal OF W0Tk
done among the political workers
which was not of interest to the pub
Ii cat large. These men got together
in various places throughout the city
and outlined their plan Of action, and
made their final plans in behalf of the
men for whom they are working
The bad weather had the effect OF
putting damper on public demonstra-
tions, and especially in the Harbor
where outdoor meetings had been plan
ned, was this out of the question. How
, ever there was meeting in the fourth
ward among the republicans, which
I brought out quite a large crowd and al
exceedingly enthusiastic one.
/, Betting is active among the men whc
4 like to take a chance. and the bettina
/ in East hicago gives Schlieker the bes
! Of it, while in the Harbor there ar,
/ many who are willing to take chance
+ on the same odds that are offered II
1 favor of Schlieker in East Chicago.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-02
WAYhAN DIES
Old Mer1illville Resident
Passes Away at His
Home.
Especial to THE Tines J

Crown Point, Ind, Nov. 2.-Seymour
Wayman. one of the old residents of
Lake county. who has lived in Mer-
rillvilie for the past fifty years. died
yesterday at his home in Merrillville at
$40 p. m.
Mr.. Wayman was born in New York
state He was a soldier in the war of
the rebellion. He is a shoemaker by
trade. but has served as p justice of the
peace for twenty years
Mr.. Wayman has been a church
worker all his life and has been af-
fliated with the Methodist church. He
has the respect OF all of his neighbors
with whom he has lived so long and
the whole village OF Merrfllville mourns
his death
Forty years ago Mr.. wayman mar
ried Miss Hulda Green and they have
two children as the fruits of their mar
riage They are Mrs. Carrie Phillips
and Mrs. Fred Arnold.
The funeral will be held from the
Methodist church Thursday at ! p. m
Mr.. Mayman is a brother-in-law OF Hy
Green of Hammond.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-02
ARRANGE
DETAILS Of
BANQUET
Five Hundred Invitations
Will Be Sent Out to Ham
mond Business Mems Big
Get Together to Bury the
Campaign Hatchet.

Five hundred invitations will be sent
out to Hammond business men by the
Hammond Business Mems association
for the big get-together banquet. the
feature of which will be the burial of
the campaign hatehet.
Secretary E F. Johnston. who is busy
arranging the details for the banquet
for Nov. II, has already prepared list
Of toasts which promise to put ginger
into the affair and make it memoir
able evening in Hammond for the pro-
motion of good fellowship
The ffve hundred invitations that will
be issued the latter part Of this week
may not reach all the men in Ham
mond who should be there but the list
of guests may be extended by personal
solicitation by the various members of
the Hammond Business Mems associa-
ton. The banquet will be served at
$50 in the evening. and the room is
expected to be filed to the doors with
guests.
Must Apply by Tuesday Night.
To those who are not members Of the
association but who would like to join
in time for the banquet. Secretary
Johnston says that they should make
application by next Tuesday night, the
application to be accompanied by a
membership fee of IS. BY this arrange
ment the banquet which otherwise costs
a dollar plate viii be free to the
newcomer.
The program thus far arranged pro-
vides for an address by the mayor-elect,
whoever that may be. His subject in
all probability will be, The Mayor s
Pledge to the People" The candidate
who is defeated for the mayoralty is
expected to give evidence of the fact
that he can be a good and game loser.
His toast viii be, still LOYAL to Ham
mond"
The Hon. D. W. Foulke of Richmond,
Ind, is expected to be a guest of honor
| and answer to the toast OF public Veal
VS.. Party or Personal Woe" There
| will be fve-minute addresses by the
various councilmen and city officials
and an address by W. G. Paxton, presi-
] dent of the associ alton, and then the
| grand finale-the burial Of a hatchet in
| good old Hammond soil. The Rev. g
A. Smith will ofhciate at this ceremony
and it may be taken for granted that
the minister will mix the proper amount
of dignity and humor in performing
this pleasant little act.
Secretary Johnston received a tele-
gram this afternoon from Mr.. Foulke
in which he states that he will be pres
ent for the occasion.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-02
A. Fl. Rohrer I'll.

A. f. Rohrer. the secretary Of the T.
5. Betz company. has been in Hot
Springs, Ark. for the past ten days.
where he has been III with an attack Of
rheumatism. His friends are solicitous
for his welfare and are hoping that he
will soon be able to return to Ham
mond and resume his duties at the
Retz plant
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-02
SUBSCRIBERS CAN
GET THE RETURNS,

The Times will be glad to fur
nish the election returns in Ham
mond, Gary, East Chicago and
Whiting tonight to any of its SUBJ
scribers who so desire. If you
want to know how the elections
are going, call up The Times pri-
vate exchange, No. Ill, and you
will be given the news. This will
enable our subscribers to get the
returns at their homes instead of
coming downtown and enable the
ladies, who are interested in the
election, to keep posted as well as
the men.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-02
HAS $1,000 TO INVEST
Outsider Desires to Put That
Sum Into McElroy Belt
ing Concern.

That Hammond capital has faith In
the McElroy Betting company. which
is about to locate here, is evidenced
by a communication which F. S Betz.
who was on the committee TO locate
the concern here. has received from one
man This man alone would like to in
vest some $4,000 in the company. be-
ing satisfied. since the McElrOy people
have the Endorsement of the Hammond
Inventors and Investors council. his
investment VIII be a safe and profitable
one.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-02
HEAVY VOTE EXPECTED
Especial to TIE TrnEsN

Crown Point. Ind, Nov. Election
day dawned bright and clear this morn
ing and the voters were out early at
the polls, nearly two hundred casting
their ballots before o'clock Indica-
tions are that big vote will be polled
and from the way every candidate is
working. the counting of the ballots
this evening will not give any of them
a very large mapority. Great inter
est has been envinced in the election of
the favorite candidate by their adher-
ents during the last two days and not
until the last vote is cast this evening
will the struggle cease.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-02
SLOW VOTING
AT HOBART
Especial to TIE T1mEs.l )

Hobart. Ind, Nov 2-Party lines
have not been drawn at the election
here and the voters are turning out
very slowly to the polls. There are
no town issues and it has been hard
for the candidates to excite any unusual
degree Of interest
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-02
QUIET AT LOWELL.

Lowell, Ind. NOV. ELECTION day IS
not bringing out much excitement here
and light vote IS being polled. Non
partisan lines are being drawn and it
Is the quietest municipal election Low
eli ever had. the interest being very
small
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-02
HEAVY VOTING
At TOLLEGTON.
Especial = TnB TrnEs.l J

Tolleston, Ind. Nov 2.-The republic
cans are working hard to elect the1
ticket with excellent chances Of sue
cess. although the citizens ticket men
claim that they have a cin2ll 4 big
vote viii undoubtedly BE- east T1s
election IS very orderly ard no trouble
of any nature fs aatieipated
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-02
ENTERTAIN AT DINNER.

Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Lederer enter
tained at 4 prettily appointed dinner
yesterday AT their home n West Sib
lev street. N honor of Mr.. and Mrs. c.
F. G Payne
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-02
VISITS RELATIVES HERE.

Mrs. Pat Paterson. formerly of Ham
mond. but now OF Chesterton. Ind, is
spending few days visiting at the
home or Mrs. Elmer Kelly in Indiana
avenue
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-02

YOu MAY TAKE ALL THE PAPERS
But IT YOU CAN ONLY TAKE ONE
TAKE THE TINES.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-02
SCHAAF MAKES
GREAT RACE
Brennan in Gary Seems to
to Have His Election
Assured.

The elections in the cities of Lake
county are being held today. It is
beautiful republican weather and in
Hammond, Gary and East Chicago
big vote is being cast. In Gary the
election Of J. A. Brennan by big
majority seems practically assured. In
Hammond the fight is hot, with
Schaaf likely winner everywhere
but in the Sixth ward, which has 700
votes and where Becker men claim he
has big majority. This statement
IS disputed, however, by the repub-
licans, who claim they will get al
most a split at the Standard district
and will go to that ward with a big
enough majority to wipe out Beck
er's. Tie democrats say that Becker
is elected by 500 majority.
The Standard Steel Car district is the
crux Of the political situation in Ham
mond 1t is strange, but 1t is true that
the people of the newest territory in
Hammond. most Of which are foreign
ers. may determine who shall be mayor
OF Hammond.
The democrats are today claiming
that they will cast two votes in the
Standard district to the republicans one.
The republicans on the other hand are
saying that they viii get an even
break. or better, in this district.
Decide the question as to which
claim is the correct one and it will
come very near deciding which OF the
mayoralty candidates will be elected.
There are in the neighborhood OF 500
votes in the sixth ward in which the
Standard district is located.
If TIE republican claim is the cor
will be in the neighborhood of 21o.
of these votes, and the territory out
side Of the district Will elect Schaaf
by a big majority.
The Big Question.
IF the democratic claim is a correct
one and they get two votes TO every
one that is cast for Schaaf then the
democratic majority in the Standard
will be in the neighborhood of 1e5
This is expected to be more than over
come by the majority that Schaaf viii
get in Robertsdale, which is conserva-
lively estimated to be 250.
Assuming that Robertsdale will off
set the Standard. then the republican:
believe that the majority that Schaa
will get on the north side and what III
will pick up In East Hammond. th'
territory between Calumet and Colum
bia avenues and north of Sibley street
will Offset the slight majority tha
Becker is expected to get in the bust
ness district.
This would make the election a toss
up and either Schaaf or Becker Nigh
be elected by very small majorities
But there is very little use in attempt
ing to dope out the present election
The voter is keeping still and is voting
his own convictions
How Is the Silent Votef
The silent vote. the vote that neve
tells what it is going to do, the vot
that is termed the under current" an
has caused many an election surprise
Is what the democrats have most t
fear. This voter smiles as he shakes n
hand OF either candidate, and neithe
candidate knows to a certainty whic
way he is going TO vote
The question that will only be de
cided when the votes are counted to
night is how far this revulsion of feel
ing against Becker gone. If it ha
gone as far as the republicans believ
it has Schaaf is winner by severa
hundred majority.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-02

THERE ARE SOME "CAsH-vALpR.
FACTS IN ToDAYss TIMES ADS.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-02

TINES ~ADs" ARE sBUsxNEss
RULLERs.s
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-02
WEATHER

Fair tonight and Wednesday,
moderate temDerature3 Enoder-
nee vwewt to- soufhvvesE wAndn.