Hammond Times, Volume 11, Number 155, Hammond, Lake County, 18 December 1916 — Page 1

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Hew York Banking House Head! Gives Views On Existing Conditions. ' (BT HT,NRV CLEA. - N E W YOKK, Dec. 13.--I doubt very much if president "Wilson will take part in a peace pro-position at this time without its bein.fr in accord with , both sides.' As a neutral nation it is ebvious and almost mandatory thsit that shotld be his attitude, hence the President is likely to wait before taking: any serious action in the matter. The position that is taken by the Allies will doubtless decide the President' action. We must not expect any pronounced position meanwhile. The Teuton peace proposal, from appear(Continued on page four. nn UU I I III I I II! 1 Indiana Republicans Bring Influence to Bear on Goodyin'h A stintr f nr Oust. intr nf i All Democrats, Course, Mr. Lee. and of TIMES BIREAl" AT ST1TB CAPITAI INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. IS. Some of the republicans are bo indignant at the action of Governor Kalston in appointing Edwiri M. Lee as 'a member of the public utilities commission that they are talking of bringing about a situation .where the democrats may not have ar.,resentatlon at all on the com-misTov--j, They point out that the governor ayeci a piece or tunny roiuica when h took flap judgment and placed Lee, progressive ttate chairman who worked in close harmony with the democratic organization in the last cam paign, on that commission a t $6,000 a jear instead of leaving- the place open j ,0 ! filled by James P. Goodrich, the V jlf governor. The law sajs thati T?-"Sfore tha three members" of the j eOmmTssion shall be of the same political party. Therefore, it is pointed out, it would be a deserved rebuke to the democrats if Goodrich 'were to appoint another progressive on the commission nd then appoint three republicans, thus leaving the democrats out entirely. It will be some time before . . - suit himself on the commission, but if he listens to some of the republican leaders lie will eoak the denyocratic outfit for making the commission con1st of three republiciwis and two progressives. No appointment that has been made n Hie state house in many a day has aroused as much talk as the appolntrif nt of Irfe. Most people are still hunting for a good reason why he ?houid have been given the rich plum. LAUNCH FIGHT TO MAKE INDIANA DRY GOSHEX. IND., Dec. IS. The first organized movement In northern Indiana in suppor of the plan for etate-wide prohibition was made here yesterday when anti-saloon field day was observed throughout Elkhart county with special speakers in churches of Gosheit, Elkhart. Xappanee, Wakarusa, New Paris. Middleburg. Bristol, Millersbmg. Benton and Forker. A conference of ministers, Sunday school supedintendents and temperance forces with representatives of the Indiana Anti-Saloon league is scheduled .for tomorrow morning at the First Presbyterian church here. i ELKS RIGHT Smoker tonight and a good entertainment. You will be the loser if you miss it. Entertainment Committee Hammond Lodge 485. rurtljr el-ny tonight l Turmlny. prnhsbly snow flurries 1" Tticmlny tlfth. Minimum tonight about 2 nboe . er: rlrlnsr temperature Tiiewinv. Y"'crptr variable wlm'w. J.

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ANNOUNCES BONUS GRANT TO EMPLOYES

r - " v E. P. Ripley. President E. P. Ripley of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad, has announced that his road has arranged to distribute $2,750,000 extra among its employes, as a bonus to help them meet the increased cost of living. The additional compensation equals 10 per cent of a year's pay to every employe who has been with the system continuously for at least two years and whose salary does not exceed $2,500 per annum. BETTER GET ) Nifty Ankles Are Going to Disappear From Sight if Designers Win. (By United Pre.,.) CHICAGO, III., Dec. IS. The man with an eye for a nifty ankle would better get in his full share of looks pretty quick for goon there aren't going to tie any nifty ankles. They are not going to disappear per ?e, but they are going to disappear from sight. Sentence was passed on them today by the Designers' Association of "Women's Clothes In session here. Skirts are to be longer- inucii longer. 1 ne whole motif in dressing is to be different. Artistry in design and long flowing lines arc to lio depended on for charm and attention as against "see more" Ft vies of today. But in the edict the dress designers have reckoned without the makers of women's shoos. They are in the campaign hot and heavy to keep the skirts up. "If skirls go down." said a plea in a shoe trade journal, "the high priced and frequently purchased footwear will he replaced with less expensive k:r,33 so something must be done to stop the descent." FREAK STUNTS . . li EXPLOSION Revolver in Drawer Discharged Potted Plant Escaped Unbroken. The proverbial stories of cyclones in Oklahoma which tstretch the credulity of non-residents to whom they are told ... . , ... . lL"11 will no doubt be more readily believed by Ilammondites hereafter. Nothing more fantastic than the freak explosion which blew up a dwelling at 410 Summer street early Saturday morning ever happened in a tornado. They will tell you in Oklahoma that i in -a cyclone a cnic.en was stripped or j every feather, straws driven through tre and live stock carried through I the air and set down unharmed. Hut here-Is one right at home.. When the. boiled exploded in the basement of the home of II. B. Tasnlis in 410 Summer (street a potted plant on a stand in the parlor was shot through the front window, ca rried across, the street and dropped in a yard and not a twig broken. The house is a wreck and an explosian of dynamite could not have done greater damage. The carpet in the living room was raised from under the furniture and stacked in the center of the .room like a tent. The kitchen stove, in which a fire was burning, jumped off its legs and skated across the floor. There wasn't a broken iish in the house after the explosion. The "God Bless Our Home" motto was turned upside down on the wall and revolver in a bureau drawer was discharg ed. ION CHRISTMAS RECESS Federal Grand Jury Meet Again on January 15. Will The federal grand Jury is on Its Christmas recess, having late Friday until Jan. 13. frauds in various parts of the be investigated further when jury resumes its work. The adjournment Friday the hearing of twentv-ei; county w'tne?:-"i'f . who toM ;:ie. i:i the election l.i adjourned Election state will the grand followed ;ht like of ru't'iv- !; ('!:i'y.

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11 OTTAWA, ONT., Dec. 18. The week-end British casualty list gives the name of Private McCauley, of Indiana Harbor, Ind., among the wounded. KAUFMAN AND WOLF MAKEJELP GLAD Year's Success Causes Them to Give Christmas Presents in Cash. Kaufmaii & "Wolf, Hammond's energetic merchandisers, having experienced one of the best years in business they have ever had believe that their employes-co-operation has been in a degree responsible and have determined as a method of showing their appreciation of service rendered, to make the Christmas holiday one of giadnoss for the entire working force. The hundreds employed in th big stores on Hohman street will find in their envelopes next Saturday night in addition to their week's wages a sum equivalent to half of the week's wages plus. In other words of an employe gets J25 a week he will find $37.50 in his or ht-r envelope. If he gets J15 a week there will be $22.50 resting in the envelope. Messrs. Kauffrnan & Wolf in speaking of the bonus said: Ve believe that our employes are deserving of a remembrance and the year has been such a success for us that we feel that our employes should have a little share in the proceeds." THE PASSING SHOW the brolten backbone of fall seems to be IT really IS fall. y'Unow. LAPORTE HERALD calls Hammond a wart BETTER be a wart than apimple, HONESTLY if some women with 4 cr 5 children and 50 years old wouldn't try to PRESS and act like Alary Pick ford AVE'D have far more patience with them. "W'K wish to second the motion with a loud and sonorous voice THAT cold storage men be made to eat the eggs themselves that they store, as a sort of salad to the stink ing fowl THAT comes out of cold storage now and then. IT just dazes us sometimes to think what we have to look forward to THE son and heir Is growing so fast that we will soon be able to WEAR his old clothes. IF any one wants to rent a nice cold storage, plant for a. few months, we have the very thing A SLEEPING porch. WETJ we'd just love to have a picture of the Kaiser decorating himself with the IRON CROSS AT the pathetic solicitation of Von Hindenburg. IT became necessary at this point to inform our friends that we ' have Xmaa ties given us in 1S9S THAT have never been worn IF we lived to be as old as the state of Indiana now Is WE could never catch up with OUR Xmas tie?; THE last extra special fresh eg 5, we cracked "WASN'T fit to throw at our worst enemy. A FRIEND has a peculiar philosophy. He say s I NEVER worry about the future because I am NOT convinced there Is one. MISTAKES REVIVAL FOR THIRST PARLOR LAPORTE, Ind., Pec. IS. Mike Xo'tski is serving a ninety-day sentence at the penal farm as a result of mistaking a revival meeting being conducted by the Disciples of Christ for a saloon. The place where the meeting was held was formerly occupied by a saloon by Mike, who had forgotten it had moved away. He Tr ke Into the revival and offeredto buy a dihik for everyone in the llOll'C

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Left to right, above: Ambassador Spring-Rice, Ambassador von Bernstorff, Secretary Lansing and Ambassador Jusserand. Below : Dr. Paul Ratter and Ambassador Riano. Among the diplomats in Washington who have discussed Germany s peace proposal with Secretary of State Lansing: are Dr. Paul Ritter,

bassador Riano of Spain. Each of I Representing the allies, Ambassador , Count von Bernstorff the German these envoys received instructions to Spring-Rice of England and Ambas- ambassador, has laid before the secascertain and report at once the atti- 1 gador Jusserand of France have held retary the present situation from th tude of the American government- conf erencas wita Lanain; while standpoint of the central powers.

Dollar and Half Wheat Makes 7 Ms 3oy Happy As a Craneman in Hammond Industry He Earned 23 Cents an Hour Now He is Worth $12,000.00, Maybe More.

This is a story that the young man earning between three and six dollars a day during these golden times and spending ten to fifteen dollars a week for pleasure should he interested in. was employed at the Standard Steel Car Seven years ago Orville D. Kichhorn plant in Hammond as operator of a traveling crane in the wooden cax shop. He earned twenty-three cents an hour and worked ten hours a day. He was thrifty and saved a considerable portion of his wages, but the prospect of working for some one else indefinitely d-id not appeal to the young man. One day Kichhorn turned in his gate check and pocketed the last two weeks' pay. He had quit the Standard and the next day boarded a train in Chicago for Montana. Xear Fort Benton. Mont., the IX! HIIIiJG IMH ARRESTED FDR FORGERY (Special to The Times,) WHITIXG, IND.. Dec. 18. .John Ereen, employed as a switchman at the Standard Oil Co. for the past nine months, was arrested on Friday by a Pinkerton detective on a charge of forgery. Breen, whose real name is said to be Morton A. Bryant, has been wanted by the authorities at EdwardsviUe. 111., for the past two years on this charge. Breen tells a story of having bej;n out with friends and going broke he forged this check for 150. while ia an irresponsible condition. Since this time his conscience had troubled him, and. according to his story he had planned to take a weeit off next week when It was his intention to go back to Edwardsville in an effort to straighten up the affair. Breen or Bryant has agreed to go back without extradition' papers, the authorities being expected here today for him. At the station yesterday Breen suffered remorse, as he said not so much for himself, as for his wife, as she in addition to having rheumatism is in a delicate condition, and he says he don't know what wil become of her. Friends whom they have made while at Whiting has. however, offered Mrs. Breen a welcome to their home. NEW LAKE CO. INCORPORATION TIMES DIRE.U' AT STATE CAPITAL. INDIANAPOLIS. ree. IS. The Business Men's Real Estate and Improvement Co. of Gary, has been incorporated for 10.000. The directors are W. M. Foster. F. R. Simon, David Daniel. Amateur Circle of Julius Sdowacki, of East Chicago, Incorporated for dramatics. Directors, Ludwik Jamrot and others. The Gary North Side Realty Company, incorporated for $20,000. E. Pillisher, M. R. Revesz, P. It. Stevens. K. OF cnotice: Regular meeting tonight. Important business. Final arMntrfinnts f.ir (fam ily n'icht) to!H'ri "v fen;r.?. 1 2 : i

GERMANY'S PEACE OFFER WITH LANSING

Hammond boy -located on three hundred and twenty acres of government land. He built a shack and lived throughout the. winter on the land, making what improvements he could. For three years he worked elsewhere during the summer and lived on the land in winter until he finally secured papers of ownership. Then Eichhorn bought forty acres adjoining his and had three hundred and sixty acres to his name. Keeping account of every expenditure. including car fare west and all living expenses, Orville found at the end of three years that the land hadost hint less than three dollars an acre. He has made improvements until now a portion of the land is under cultivation. Crops have been bumpers in the vicinity for three years and dollar and a half wheat has caused a big boom. The land has Increased in value from five to thirtyfive dollars an acre. Orville drjopped oft in Hammond this morning on his way to visit his parents at Craigville, Ind., and modestly said he would not sell his three hundred and sixty acres for $35 per. In short, the young man has made himself independent In six years. . He is worth today, at. a conservative figure, no less than twelve thousand dollars. "You bet,- I'm a rube." said Eichhorn. "I wouldn't be anything else." Few concerns prosper right off the bat as the new-E. & S. garade at 15215 4 Fayeette street has since its opening a week ago. Emile Huff and Sid Kaufman, the proprietors, are well pleased with the patronage. The garage is worthy of it, not only because of the enterprising management that looks after every detail of service, but owing to the splendid facilities. The building is of brick construction, steam heated and there is elevator service to the second floor. ' There is room for forty cars upstairs and twenty downstairs. Six dollars a month is charg ed for live storage and four for dead ELKS TO HAVE ! The Hammond 21ks this evening will hold a stag for members only at their club rooms . T. Edwin Bell, exalted ruler, announces that the entertainment committee, consisting of F. J. O'Rourke, F. A Hitchcock and D. Hi'-ch, has provided a high-class vaudt e bill. Every member is urged attend. CITY BRIEFS Ernest Nehls. the saloonkeeper who contracted to walk to Hobaxt from Hammond yesterday, made the journey in four hours and fifty-five minutes. He won his bet as the time limit had been extended owing to the bad footing. The fire department answer two calls la small chimney firje occurred, and the other at 544 Morton court. Neither fire was dangerous or damaging. ftoldcn opportunities for you I 1 TIMK want ii.

rev w IS R: NEVUS By Vnited Press Cablegram.) LpXDOX. D. IS. America Ambassador Page today delivered the- (ier"n peaee note to the Brit, iah foreign office. (By 1'nited Press Cablegram.) 14DO, Dm. 18. Premier Lloyd Cieorace hoped to get oat today and reaume praptJcally alP of hia duties after illaesa of r-early m week. It seemed certain he vrotUd be able to address the house of eouunone tomorrow, outlining; the new koy. eminent' policy and statins; Britain 'a view of Germany's peace proposal a. (By I nlted Press.) SEW YORK, Dec. IS. The presence of a German commerce raider wu again Indicated today when a lirltlsh battleship off Sandy Hook flashed a warning to shipping. It did not describe the suspeeted vrt. arl. (Hy Vnited Press Cablegram.) ROME, Dec. 18. The Central' Powers have urged the pope and the Vnited States of America to back up their peace roponals, ae cording to a report In circulation here today. (By Vnited Press Cablegram.) -IIERLIV (via "Wireless) Dee. IS. Retreat of Russo-Roumanlans to Brailla and attacks of the retreat, lag columns by German aeroplanes was reported In today's official statement. Hostile columns re. treating to Ural Ha were attacked by filers with observed success, United Press Cablegram. LONDON, Bee. 18. The priss court today confiscated tmder tha reprisals order German securities valued at thirty thousand marks, about $7,146, which wars seized en route to the State-Commercial Savings "bank of Chicago. United "Press Cablegram. CHRISTIANA, NOR WAT, Deo. 18. "I'm certainly very interested," was all United States Ambassador Girard, en route hack to his post at Berlin, would say when newspaper men sought to question him on tha American peace proposal. Gerard arrived on the Scandinavian liner Frederick in. (By Vnited Press.) WASHINGTON, . C, Dec. is. America must push her prepared, ness plans, lest peace come and And her still with pending International "ifflcultie or with militarism stiltf crushed abroad said many congreas. men today. The warnings were called forth by the series of stories carried by the Vnited Press telling how A'ew York Is laterally rolling and rollcklng in wealth. IRy Vnited Press Cablegram.) PKTROGRAD, Dec JS-Ad-vaaee3 of Russian forces In the Carpathian mountains was announced In to. day's official statement. "Around the Little Porsk otr position was restored", it was stated. "Kast of Glashutte we cprured! several heights, enemy counter attacks be-. Ing repulse. (By Vnited Press.) WASm.VGTOX, D. C, Dee. IS. Vnited States officials sre convinced today there can be no formal dls. cuwslon of peace until Germany and Anstri- avow their wHi'inBne t rrmtorr: Belslnm and Servla and until sll nations are ready to !lnrin on a Isrce sele. !

GL m OF .. INDUSTRIAL ; ACTIVITIES

Selling Gary Rails To be 1Mb In 1918 at Advan ced Price: 1? iOi The Steel corporation's increase :n unfilled orders on its books during November, reported last Saturday, absolutely broke all monthly records for In crease. The previous maximum was the increase of 1,024,047 tons in November of last year; the past month's increase was 1,043,282. This Is a very extra ordinary showing; in its way, the mark of a climax of industrial activity. "W hat did it really mean? Sell Gary Sails Por 1916. The Interesting thing about it is t"n! wealth of explanation that haa been offered in the past week. From Chicago comes a statement that approximtely one-half the increase was due to the Illinois Steel company, which sells, in addition to its own product, the output of the Gary plant and the new Duluth plant. The bookings there were chiefly in rails for 1918 delivery, at the advanced price effective November 15, and In car material. Tin Plate Business Booked Ahead. At Pittsburgh. , the Carnegie Steel company Is said to have contributed very largely to the Increase, with heavy bookings of car and ship steel and shell steel. The pipe subsidiary is credited with having booked nearly twice as much as it shipped, and finally, the American Sheet & Tin Plate company is credited with having placed under contract during the eingle month of November nearly all its prospective sheet and tin plate output for the first half of 1917, while it shipped only one month's output. Thus the! ncrease in the MnBlled tonnage is afully enough explained. Most of the business was of & kind that could not be duplicated in December, and even a week ago there was every prospect that December would show no more than a small gain in tha unfilled tonnage: that it might easily, Indeed, show a slight loss. XMAS BONUSES ! FOR STEEL ! ' . OFFICIALS I Salary increases ana special compensation given by t'nited State Steel corporation from "iime to time,'' (Continued on pags four.) MOTOR TRUCK BREAKS HEGK0F GMY BOY Martin Razus, 12 Years Old, Dead From" Unexplainable Accident. "When a Berghoft brewery motor truck Saturday afternoon was rounding the corner of 17th avenue and Monroe street. Gary, at a moderat-3 rate of speed 12-year old Martin Razus was standing on the sidewalk, playing with a companion. All at once Martin cither slipped or Jump to the street. The motor truck rounded the corner, ono wheel passing over the Poy'a neck. The chauffeur, Martin Basich, 1 0tt Washington street, jumped to the ground and picked the'boy up. Polica Capt. Aydelotte who happened to be nearby, ordered Basich to take the boy in his truck to Mercy hospital. When they arrived there they said the boy was disad. His neck had been broken. Basich was in tears over the accident. He was arrested, but later bailed out. Chief l'orbis said his detectives had learned Basich was a careful driver. They have yet to discover how young Razus happened to slip or jump in front of the truck. The boy's body was taken to th. Williams and Marshall morgue and word was sent to his mother at 1SQ2 Harrison street that Martin was dead. JACK CARRETTE DIES AT ilUbFlTALt SUNDAY Jack Edward Carrette, aged 24, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Carrette of Roberts avenue, Robertadale, died last evening at St. Margaret's hospital o appendicitis. The youiig man was taken suddenly 111 early in the week and although . rushed to the hospital an operation was too late to save his life, as the appendix had bursted. Carrette was . a member of the Knights of Columbus and other orders. He j3 survived hy his parents, Mrs. William O'Neill of Whiting, a sister. Charles of Whiting and Richard of Indiana JTartor, brothers, and two sisters In Chicago. He was employed at the Standard Oil Company's plant and his brother Richard Is a dek. sergeant of police at Indiana Harbor. LOSES AND FINDS AUTO Gus Friedlander. 568 Van Buren street. Gary, reported to the police that his Ford car had been stolen from in front of the Chicago hotel, Broadwxy land Pennsylvania tracks. jAu hour lat r j Officer Negowan found the machine in Jefferson street. 'near 2 3rd imn.

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