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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-11
MR.. HILGER
GETS POSITION

Bernhard Hilger. 2e Gordon street,
West Hammond. member of Court
Luers. Catholic Order of Foresters, in
Hammond. was yesterday appointed
state organizer for the Foresters BY
Mayor Herzog of Mishawaha, who Is
the state chief rarrxer
s. Mr. Hill ger zceiFed t4fe appointment
ION merit. for the interest ne has taker
in Forestry He had the Endorsement
of Court Luers. having been recognized
by its members as a man of sterling
character. who works earnestly and
who knows how to get results
During the past few weeks. Mr.. Hill
ger has worked untiringly in the West
Hammond primary campaign. and has
made q house-to-ho canvass, not
only in his own ward, but in the whole
city, working for candidates who are
known to be in favor of clean govern
ment. That he worked purely in the in
terests of the general welfare of the
city is evidenced by the fact that In
stead OF staying in West Hammond for
city appointment. under a favorable
administration, his friends urged
him. he prefers to throw his energies
into a Forestry campaign.
Although a rather difficult program
has been outlined for Mr.. Hilger as
state organizer, his friends feel that he
viii make good
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-11
by II. E. WOODS.
tTimes stan MANI

Valparaiso. Ind. March 11.-There
were very few of the fine points OF
the political game, the greatest or
American sports. that were not exemp-
lifted at the convention of the thirty
first judicial district at Valparaiso las.
Saturday.
Conditions were just right for n
great fight but by skiiiful maneuver-
ing this was avoided and the conven-
tfon adjourned with surprisingly little
friction considering the outlook at the
start.
]. A. Patterson of Indiana Harbor.
brought out as eleventh hour can
didate. captured the nomination hand =
down. Up to the time of his entry int }
the field Ralph w. Ross of Hammond
had the nomination sewed up.
Why Patterson Ran.
A number Of reasons are ascribed
for Patterson's candidacy. but he has
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-11

Governor Marshall on Saturday
told II. c. Rutledge, of Indiana Har-
Dor, representing the commercial or
CARNATIONS Of Gary, East Chicago,
Hammond and Indiana Harbor, that
he would, if necessary, attend hear
ing in Chicago March 27, for the pur-
pose of promoting an extensive river
and harbor project, affecting Lake
county, reported favorably by engi-
neers of the United States war de-
partment
RUTLEDGE MEETS GOVERNOR.
The matter was laid before the
Governor by Mr.. Rutledge and H. e.
Barnard. chief chemist for the state
board of health, who some time ago
made an extensive survey of the Lake
county waters.
The proposed improvements, If car
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-11
THIS BRUTE GOES
BACK AGAIN
And Beats Up His Poor
Wife; Barnett Issues
a Warning.

After promising officer Law that he
would not beat his wife and daughter
any more. Ben 10th was arrested in
an intoxicated condition at his home
on Holman and Sheffield avenue last
night. Instead of leaving his family
alone, 10th went back to the house for
the second time and assaulted his wife
and daughter.
Officer Law was first called to the
home by neighbors. who said that
10th had been striking his wife and
daughter. and that they were afraid
he would kill them" When the officer
arrived he found the wife and daughter
both crying and bore marks on their
faces from the drunken mans brutal
attack. The officer succeeded in quiet
ing 10th and left the house AS soon
as he went outside. 10th assaulted the
two women again. He then left for a
nearby saloon to get another drink
when he was placed under arrest. 10th
was tried before Judge Barnett this
morning on charge of drunkenness.
and being found guilty he was fined
81 and costs. amounting to s11. lie
was then warned by the court If he
was ever caught beating his family
again it would mean six months at
Crown Point
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-11
TIMES IS
ROUND[Y
CONDEMNED
West Hammond Supporters
of the Free and Easy"
Ticket Do Not Discuss the
Important Issues ST Stake,
But BenDuli u Newspaper.

BY conden1i1ing THE TINES for It's
stand against vice and crookedness in
West Hammond. Martin Finneran.
Judge Frank Green and their cohorts
who are fighting for the nomination of
Joseph Geyke for mayor on the peo-
pies ticket. yesterday fired their last
broadside In the ante-primary cam
paign, which ends with the election
tomorrow.
Inc meeting was held in Skwirtz
nan, and was an open one for all the
candidates and the taxpayers. Prac-
tlcally all the candidates were there.
H. NJ Woszczynski heading the clean
government candidates, and Joseph
Goyke. his opponent on the same tick
ct, leading the anti Woszczynski forces.
Val Lowandowski presided as chair
man and Frank wachewicz acted az
secretary. and with the exception of
Finneran and Green. the floor was Civ
en- only to the candidates
Despite the intense feeling OF tbe
various speakers. the meeting was not
without its humorous side can anv
thing more funny be imagined. than the
appearance of Judge Green haranguinp
his Polish audience and winding un
with vote right and vote for your uf-
tie babies at homer'
Martin Finneran's little stunt OF tell
ing his hearers that God is watching
yon, as you make the cross opposfte tbe
name of our candidates." sounded
somewhat hypoeriticssl. when these
same voters should by the same rule
also bear in mind that the same All
seeing eye, has watched the affairs in
the West Hammond village hall for 10
these many years.
he
one argument in trying to confuse the
issues; namely. to make the taxpayers
believe that Virginia Brooks would bo
the mayor of West Hammond. Thev
can find no point of attack on wos-
zczynski, and SO they are trying TO
confuse the issues
1t became apparent today that John
Brehm. the candidate for mayor on the
citizens ticket, is instructing his fol-
lowers to throw their votes to Govke
tomorrow in the hope that Goyke viii
, be nominated. feeling that he will have
better opportunity to defeat Goyke
| than Woszczynski.
| That Martin Finneran and the others
who are supporting Goylxe are making
every effort to saddle him on the tax
PAYERS. even If Goyke should lose in
| the primaries tomorrow is evidenced
by the fact that plans are already
made to run Goyke on an independent
ticket in case he is defeated in the
primaries.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-11
IRISH START
NOW SOCIETY

Plans for the organization of the
Irish Fellowship club of the Calumet
region were perfected in Hammond
yesterday 81 fteruoon at a meeting held
in Weis' hkli ARA a5reaay seventyrfiye
members are carol oldHl3s The fnhers eke
Z ~ 5iea
svt11lam Hastings secretary. aid xohrsl
carroll. treasurer. rhexs men, tog $ther
with eight others. who are to be named,
will constitute the executive board.
As the name implies. the object of the
organization is to promote good fellow
ship among the Irish in the Calumet
region. 1t is to be purely social or
ganlzation, non sectarian and non-po-
litfca1.
The constitution was adopted at yes
terday's meeting.
The Irish Fellowship club of the Cal
umet region was in formation for some
time. in fact for several years the top
ic was up wherever good Irishmen met,
in the region.
Being a purely social organization,
the Irish Fellowship club will meet at
stated intervals at the banquet table.
at which a speaker of some prominence
is to be the guest of honor. He will
address the club on some subject near
and dear to the Irish heart. The club
is to be conducted on a high plane,
so that those who are members will
take pride in it. and induce others to
come in. 1t is expected that by Easter
the membership will have grown to a
hundred.
The first banquet is to be given
after Easter. The next business will
be called by the president.
The Irish Fellowship club of Chicago
has taken for model in organizing
the Calumet Region club, the Chicago
club has been big factor In bringing
the Irish of Chicago together and
keeping alive the old Gaelic language
and customs, and in giving the irish
nationality the place that rightfully
belongs to it in the public mind, and
the same ideals are to be worked up to
by the Irish Fellowship club Nof the
Calumet region.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-11
GRAND JURY
rs CALLED

The grand jury will be called in the
Lake superior court at Hammond for
the purpose of investigating crimes
and misdemeanors in the county of
Lake.
Judge Virgil 5. Reiter entered the
order calling the grand jury and will
probably instruct them. It is also pos
sible that in view of the fact shat
Judge Lawrence Becker will take up
the criminal work this term that he
will instruct the jurors
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-11
EAST GARY MAY Be
CONNECTED WE'D.
Unless Obstacles Arrive
Hammond Will Be Joined
To East Gary Then.

1t is possible that East Gary will
have direct traction connections with
Gary and Hammond and other north
county points by Wednesday of this
week. The Gary Connecting railway,
which now operates from East Gary up
to the Gary city limits, did not expect
to get cars into Gary until the end of
the month. but progress has been much
swifter than anticipated.
The company which, with the Gary
and Interurban, is part of the air line, =
notified the Gary city officials that the
Gary East Gary division will be opened
up by the middle of this week unlocked
for obstacles arise. City officials are
invited to ride in the first car, which
will gQ to East Gary The line will
also be>in operation east of that town
to the Porter county limits.
Were it not for the fact that the
United States Steel Corporation blocked
the line from coming Into Gary over
its property cars would have been in
operation the 1st of January. Con-
demnation proceedings were resorted
to, but later the steel trust and the
traction people reached an agreement.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-11
AbLEMAN
WANTS A
RECEIVER

Sam Abalman. through his Attorneys
W. J. WINERY and Edward Schottler,
yesterday, make application for a re-
ceiver of the assets in the hands of
Otto Haehnei. administrator for the
Michael Guenther estate. The petition
was filed before Judge Gallagher of the
Michigan City circuit court, and was
contested by Attorney George Sheerer
and ID. f. Boone, attorneys for the ad-
ministrator. Several questions of law
having been raised. Judge Gallagher
took the petition under advisement un-
til next Saturday.
The case grows out of a former case,
in which the jury returned verdict
against Abalman, but for which he
secured new trial, which in turn
ended with disagreement. He is su-
ing the Guenther estate on notes to the
amount of about $500.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-11
BECKER TO BE
DISTRICT DELEGATE
Hammond Judge Slated For
Trip to Baltimore With
Mayor Durgan.

; SLafa yette. Ind. March 11.-Tippe-
scanoh County's delegation to the DEM
s-ocfatic state convention will go in
structed for John w Boehne of Evans
vile for governor.x At meeting of
the democratic county central COM
nftsee. held Saturday afternoon, dele
gates were elected to the convention
! 10 be Reid III Indt4napolls March 81
ana IN szst lesnesa:a tic
'fnesfins Il 81 held ia tiisIianasso1is tle
ssieht heforss ne st ate eona:ent lon: The
aeleEatss were Instructed re vote for
Boehne for the gubernatorial nomina-
tion, providing he is a candidate.
May CIinch Delegates.
They We're instructed also TO vote at
the district meeting for George r.
Durgan of Lafayette and Judge Law
renee Becker of Hammond for dele
gates to the democratic national con-
tion from the Tenth district.
It is understood that Lake county
democrats will also instruct for Mayor
Durgan and Judge Becker. and if they
do it will assure their election, as the
delegates from Lake and Tippecanoe
county's together have majority OF
the delegates in the district meeting
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-11
REPUBLICANS FIND
AFTERMATH Interesting

always been a candidate since Green :
wald defeated him. Some of the Ross
men are of the opinion that he was
brought out by the Hodges supporters
who figured that they could divide the
delegate strength of the county be-
tween Patterson. Hodges and Ross and
in the three -cornered fight that would
he precipitated would succeed in land
ing the Gary man.
Another theory is that some of the
East Chicago republicans saw in Pat
terson strong opponent of those, who
are generally believed to be aspirants
for the office of mayor of East Chi
cago. and that by securing the nomina-
tion for prosecutor for Patterson they
would eliminate them from the field of
municipal politics.
A third theory is that the nomina-
tion of Ralph W. Ross, who has been
the strong arm of Prosecuting Attor-
ney Charles E. Greenwald in a number
of his graft prosecutions in Lake
County, made him persona non grata in
certain political circles and that Pat
terson was brought out in the hope
(Coutfnued on pa9e 81
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-11
BIDS ON CLUBHOUSE
WERE TO HIGH
Plans Must Be Changed to
Conform With Figures
Submitted.

The bids on the Hammond Country
club house We're opened last evening
in the presence of the building COM
mittee. but they were too high.
The committee decided not to give
out any of the figures until 1t deter
mines whether to go ahead along pres
ent lines or to make some reductions
In the plansthat will bring the figures
down to somewhere near the amount
that has been appropriated for the
purpose.
This will delay matters some, but
1t Is thought that. within a few days
the committee and the board of direc-
tors will have arrived at a definite con-
clusion in the matter
A representative of Swan Nelson Co.
of Chicago, landscape gardeners. was
in the city today to take up the matter
of beautifying the grounds of the
Country club.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-11
MET DEATH
LAST NIGHT
AT HIS WORK
"h vAIIIHH

Larger Bareron, twenty-five years
old. an empioye in the Gary steel mills
met his death while at work in the big
plant either later last night or early
this morning. Officials of the COM
pany refuse to give out details regard
ing the accident
At the Gary police station it was re-
ported that the dead man was fruit
pedler and that he was killed while on
a visit through the mills However,
this story seems improbable as the
company does not allow pedlerssin the
MILLS. he pniice uzill u iny esfigAta- the
- Stissfs =s--r=--.
kBareom lived at IA Adams street
His remains were taken to Hoovcr's
morgue where the inquest will be held.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-11
How Indomitable Persistence Finally Won
PATTERSON REcKoNED
ALIGNMENT

stamps him as living example of the
old maxim: If at first you don't sue
ceed, try, try again" He came to Lake
county fourteen years ago and he has
not attained his position and ranking
in politics without some memorable po-
litical mills.
After he concluded his legal educa
tion at Valparaiso university and the
Chicago Law school, having lost his
arm in a railroad accident. he settled
at Hobart, where he practiced law for
four years. taking but little part in
politics. Ten years ago when Indiana
Harbor was a babe in swaddiing
clothes he came to that city and has
the honor of being It's first lawyer. 1t
was some years before Indiana Harbor
was considered anything but strip
ling in politics, but all the time Mr..
Patterson was building up large ac-
quaintance and valuable constitu-
ency.
ALwAI-S FOUGHT
FOR THE MAN BENEATH.
He was always on the side of the
under dog and the unfortunate. and by
his energy and plodding overcame
many a handicap in manner that won
him a host of friends. Four years ago
when Charles Greenwald won the
prosecutorship Patterson was a candi-
date and won his spurs. He contested
with Abe Ottenheimer for the Indiana
Harbor-E East Chicago delegation to the
Hammond convention and won out.
That convention at the Auditorium
in Indiana Harbor is historical. 1t
will never be forgotten by those who
attended IT. A big fight was provoked
in the packed hall--so packed that 1t
was impossible to get another man in
the hall--aYfd great many OF the East
Chicago crowd was unable to get in
side.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-11
ERIE EXPRESS TRAIN
NO. 13 DITCHED BY
BROKEN RAIL
Flagman Is Fatally Hurt
and Traffic Is Blockaded
For Eight Hours.

Rochester. Ind, March 1.-THE west
bound Erie express train No. 13 was
ditched four miles east of Rochester
early yesterday by a broken rail.
William Conway. the rear fiagman,
was probably fatally injured.
Traffic on the Erie was blockaded
for eight hours and a large quantity
of express matter for Chicago for Chi
cago carried by the Wells Fargo COM
pany was damaged.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-11
governor INTERESTED
IN OUR HARBOR

ried out, will mean that the Lake
county lake front and the docks that
may be reached by the deepening OF
streams will become the chief landing
point for southern Lake Michigan
traffic instead of Chicago The engi-
neers found the plan reported much
more feasible than to attempt combin-
ed harbor and railway facilities at Chi
cago. As proposed the trunk lines
leading into Chicago from the east.
south and southwest may be made to
connect more or directly with the har-
Dor facilities.
ENGINEERS, DATv0Nx.
The recommendations in the report
OF the engineers which chiefly concern
Lake county and the state are:
That commercial harbor, COM
bining rail and boat facilities,
should be Jointly constructed by
the state and the federal govern
rnent in the vicinity of Indiana
Harbor, on Lake Michigan.
That the Grand Calumet river be
made navigable from the upper
point of the Indiana Harbor canal
CONTINUED on Page S.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-11
FOR new CHICAGO
AUTO ROAD
Meeting Will Be Held Soon
in Four Northern Indi-
ana Counties.

Hii.h meetings called for Lake. Por-
ter IsAporte and st. Joseph counties
ii caut aiep~ has &een lnnalf f5lrs4eda astu
bufid - mac adAn1fk led All fonobiie his1.
way Ecosspecting Chicago and Sc~
Bend by way OF Gary. Valparaiso an
Laporte. The connecting up of sew :
eral links in the highway extending
from Chicago westward would estab :
lish an improve highway between this
city and Cleveland, making one of the
longest autmobile courses in the Unit
ed States.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-11
PROBLEM OF VITAL
INTEREST TO REGION
Hammond to Be Scene of a
Most Important Meet
ing April 4.
-Four STATES TO GATHER

Problems of vital interest to tho
whole Calumet region. with reference
to Its drainage snd ri11kfnE water
supply. viii be discussed in Hammond
on Thursday April 4th, at the fifth an
nilal meeting of the Lake Michigan
Sanitary Association. The association
is composed Of representatives OF the
states Iaadlax.sa. zsfs,k4 x
ssxazxs afseszs sazz " els, -rvs-
retary Of the Hammond board of
health is the president OF the organi-
zation.
While these four states bordering on
Lake Michigan are all interested in a
pure water supply from the lake, the
program deals primarily with the
problems in the Calumet region. and
men who are considered authority on
the subjects they discuss. will be in
Hammond to take part in the program.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-11
Death of Baby.

The 16-months- old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. w. Fredericks, lis Clinton
street. died at St Margaret's hospital
Friday evening following a short i'll
ness of typhoid fever. The remains are
now being held al Emmerling's morgue
and will be shipped away to Hunting
ton, Ind. for burial. The 2 4 year old
son, who was also taken to the hos
pital last Friday with the same disease
rs reported some better this morning,
but is not yet out of danger.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-11

Patterson's vic
tory at Valparaiso
on Saturday marks
another epoch in
Lake county politi-
cal history - the
demolition of a po-
litical m a C h / n g
whose motives are
not looked upon
with favor by Lake
county repu blicans.
The day has passed
when it IS possible
to force any candi-
date on the repub-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-11
RAN FOR MAYOR
AGAINST sCHLIEkE ER.

lie was then made deputy prosecut-
ing attorney when Greenwald was
elected and two years ago he resigned
to make the fight for the republican
nomination for mayor of East Chicago.
He put up magnificent fight, but was
beaten again by the machine. DIR. A. G.
Schiieker triumphing over him.
But Patterson was by no means dis
couraged lie laid his plans again to
win the proseeutorshipr and possessed of
that unconquera grit that finally
made good, he proceeded TO systemati-
cally capture the plum and how he did
it is now matter of history He was
bitterly opposed by the Friedman fac
tion in East Chicago. which had prom
ised to deliver for Ross and were un-
able to do So The winning of this
fight strengthened Patterson for the
Valparaiso convention. and when
Greenwald tried to get a Ross delega-
tion in Gary with the aid of his BIZ
partisan machine, Patterson stock shot
up above par. Rather than see Ham
mond triumph. Gary threw the Hodges
strength to Patterson and his nomina-
tion followed. Mr.. Patterson has a
strong following all over Lake county.
especially in the out-townships, and
will be a formidable candidate. The
over his victory and it will have a
mighty strong bearing on the county
convention the last of the month.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-11

and Patterson's triumph at the 1912
thirty first judicial convention will
long be remembered by politicians.
PATTERSON NEVER
GAVE UP HIS FIGHT.
Mr.. Patterson's signal victory
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-11

r AMES A Patterson, the one-armed
II fighter of Indiana Harbor. hero of
many red-hot political scrap,
possessed of the tenacity of a bulldog
and the courage of a lion. republican
district prosecutor nominee, must
henceforth be reekoned with as a new
leader In Lake county politics and in
the re-alignment of Lake county poll
ties, assisted by those astute politi-
clans. Tom OConnel1 and Charley
Fowler, has brought Indiana Harbor
East Chicago again in the limelight as
the stronghold of republicanism in
Lake county
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-11

Ex-Congressman Herbert Parsons.
for years a leader in the Republican
party In New York state. is assist
ing the famo.s attorney, Delaney
Nicolil, In the defense of his father.
John E Parsons. who is charged
In United ties district court In
New York with conspiring TO violate
the Sherman antitrust law. Par
sons is known as .the father OF the
sugar trust" and is former director
in that combine a
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-11

This is the first of a series OF ar
ties written FOR THE TIaEss which will
appear al intervals. The series will
not be partisan. but those who are in
the political game, democratic or repub-
lican. will be handled without any bias
whatever.-I Editor.l
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-11

PATTERSON captured the delegation
pody and breeches and came to Ham
mond with the hope of beating Green
wald, but the latter won out. Patter-
son saw the futiiity of bucking the ma
chine and withdrew on a late ballot,
throwing his strength TO Greenwald.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-11

CONTINUED on page Sd
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-11

RAIN OR SNOW MONDAY
AND PROBABLY
TUESDAY.