Hammond Times, Volume 11, Number 171, Hammond, Lake County, 8 January 1917 — Page 1

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COVER i1 0 Movement to Abolish Useless Offices Will Meet With Kick From the Pie Counter. BULLETIN.) TIMES BUREAU. AT STATE CAPITAL. INDIANAPOLIS, INC., Jan. 8 John Thiol of Laka county is appointed clerk in the honse a also is E. B. Marsha of Lake county. Arthur Lacount of Lake county is appointed a stenographer In the house. TIMES' BUBXAU AT STATE CAPITOL. IXDIAXAPOLIS. IXD.. Jan. 8. "What is regarded here as being the most buslness-ljke message delivered by a governor to the. Indiana legislature in many years, was the one delivered today by Governor James 1. Goodrich, soon after he took office as the successor to Governor Ralston. It is looked upon as the message of a r-al business man who proposes to give a real business administration. However, there is one thing that the message will accomplish that perhaps was not contemplated, and that is that it will undoubtedly bring to the state house the biggest lot of lobbyists that has ever infested the place. The new governor recommends that abolition of the offt.-es of attorney general, 6tate statistician, governor's legal clerk, the oil inspection bureau and a number of others, and it is a cinch that the occupants of these offices will have their J rlends and rooters here to prevent anything of thatj kind from being done. The governor believes that many thousands of dollars can be paved by this program, and he is out to put it through. He is in favor of centralizing the state government in the hands of the governor, who. he believes, should have full authority along with full responsibility for the administration. He urges rigid economy in state management. He would make an effii iency survey of the state institutions in ascertain whether they are being conducted on the best and most ecoliom'.cal plan. It is interesting to note that neither Governor Ralston nor Governor Goodrich mention prohibition or woman suffrage in their messages to the legislature. It is apparent that, since both (Continued on page five.) OPPOSED TO CHANGE Lake County Bar Association by Vote of Four to One Votes at Meeting This Morning Against Change in Court System. Upholding the arms of Governor James Goodrich for state-wide economy during his administration, the Lake I'ounty Bar Association at a called meeting in the superior court house this i'orenoon went on record against ftny th.-ir.f,- in the present court ori ii!iK?ment in Lake county. The whole ituity ted as a unit against Gary, which in hgain bending all efforts to nl a superior cour" from the legis!?.Ivre now in session. Gary is not asking for the creation of a new court, but is campaigning for the removal of ruoi.i three, presided over by Judge t'lu'-ies Greenwald to Gary. Room three now alternates its five week sessions between Hammond and Crwn I'oint. The court question was brought to a l ead this morning, when Chairman J. A. Gavit of the legislative committee, (Continued on page five.) ' j Standing of Lake Basketball Teams. I P W L Pet I E. Chcago 3 3 0 1000 f Emerson 1 1 0 1000 Frobel 1 1 0 1000 j C. Point - 3 2 1 666 Whiting 3 1 .2 333 j Hammond 1 0 1 000 1 Lowell 1 0 2 000 If you'll advertise your holiday barstains we will gret the jfople to shop early. Non'i the tlme'to cet bosy.

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s i : SMI JOSEPH P. TUMULTY . BLftNABtD M JiAflOCH ' OTTO H- KAHN ht? WM, R WOOD Of NIX j Representative William R. Wood of Indiana toid the ruh-s committee of the house of representative, Friday, Jan. 5, what he knew about the alleged stock deals said to have grown from interviews of Secretary of State Lanslnsr and President Wilson's peace note I'ec. 21. A letter he read signed "A. Curtis," and purporting to come from a Wall street broker, mentioned Harney M. Baruch, a well known speculator on the New York stock exchange. The letter also said Joseph P. Tumulty, secretary to President Wilson, had eaten breakfast with liaruch at the Blltmore hotel, in Sew York, about the time of the note and interviews. Mr. Wood asked that Otto H. Kahn, member of the big firm of Kuhn, Loeb & Co.. be subpoenaed to tell if he had advance information about the note. MISS KOPELKE DEAD AT CROWN POiu Respected Lady Found Dead in Her Bed This Morning by Brother. (Special to The Times.) CROWN POINT, INL.. Jan. 8. Citizens of this community were distressed hovnTwl measure this morning to hear of the death of Miss Augusta Kopelke, sister of Judge Johannes Kopelke, at her home in East street. She had not been well for some time, but her condition was in no wise alarming, and it is thought that a slight pulmonary congestion brought on heart failure. cvw u-no taken very ill last night, but rallied and, seeming to be resting easier, her brother, maid and friends left her. This morning when Judge Kopelke went to her room he found her dead. The funeral has been set for Wednesday at 2 o'clock from the Lutheran church and friends are especially requested not to bring or send flowers. Miss Kopelke was born in Germany. January 14. 1847- Had she lived until next Sunday she would have been 70 years of age. She taught in the public schools of Crown Point for twenty-live years, beginning her years of service New Year's Hay. 1877. At tho time or her retirement she was assistant principal of the Crown Tolnt high school. She taught German and was recognized as one of the finest German teachers in the state. She was a person of marked character and talent. As peLdagogue, neighbor, friend and woman none was ever more esteemed in Crown Point than she. Judge Kopelke is the only survivor now of the family ami the deepest sympathy goes out to him iu his bereavement. POSTPONE G. & I. FRANCHISE ACTION The Gary board of works today postponed further action on the Gary and Interurban's proposed new franchise until next Mondav.

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Py the end of this week the gospel of the 'Hammond l'ian" will have been spread sufficiently to Insure a citywWe audience next week the week of the big- campaign The movement is so big. important and far-reaching, that no one has dared to define it, or limit its scope. The city-wide understanding which is aimed at, will enable the leaders to work out what is now termed the "Hammond Plan" and therefore the meeting's large and small this week and next. The first requirement is a frame of mind for co-operation and an attendance at meetings. Already co-operation Is assured from the schools, public and parochial, from the churches. Catholic and Protestant," from the lodges and labor organizations. The meetings this week, preliminary in their nature for next week's big events, are limited to parents' clubs in the schools, to lodges that meet this week and to th Trades and Labor council. Two score of men and women met In the superior court house Saturday evening to discuss in more detail the work for the campaign and after. The meetings scheduled for this week are as follows: Tonight 8 p. m. West Hammond club and Parents-Teachers club joint meeting at the Wentworth school building. Tonight S:(0: Future citizens" meeting, Central school. Tuesday 2:30 p. m. Parents" club meeting for Lincoln school district. Tuesday S:00 p. m, Joint meeting Parents' clubs of Central. Washington and Jefferson schools, at Central school. Parents-High School club also meets Tuesday evening in Central school for annual election of officers. Hammond Plan will also be discussed at this meeting. Tuesday S:00 P- m- Joint meeting of Parents' clubs of Riverside and Columbia districts at the Riverside school. ' Wednesday 2:30. Parents' club of Irving sevhool at Irving school. Wednesday 8:f,0 Parents' club meeting at Lafayete and Frauklin schoois. The preparatory campaign this week will be carried on by home talent which is already enthused with the work ahead. Next week, men and women professionally trained in civic co-operation will adress the scores of meetings. Many of these are "loaned" to the city for its week's campaign by the International Harvester Company. Supt. C. M. McHaniel, one of the leaders"" of the movement announced today that any congregation willing to open its doors will be given a speaker, and any home which Will be opened for a neighborhod artfWrli.fr next week will he accommodated with a speaker. The Chamber of Commerce should be addressed for this. The campaign plan is to reach every , . i; and corner of th, city. At the close of next ween eneie suuuiu a single person, American or foreign born, who has not heard the new gospel, which is non-religious, non-political' non-commercial. The least that tan be done is to hear it the most is to co-operate.

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(Ily I nlteil Pre Cablegram.) HKHLIV (Via SayvlIIe WlreleM) Jan. 8. Foonanl was raptured by the German with 3,910 priwnrrn, today's statement nays. Focsani lies 100 miles north of Bucharest, and is situated between Hungary and Russia. It Is an important stragetic point in the neck which connects Roumania with Muldavia. (Hy I nlted Press.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. The state department today eabled Am. baxsador Gerard requesting; a report on the speech re is said to have made at the banquet of the American Assoelntlon of Commerce and Trade at Merlin, Saturday nigh night. (Ily I'nlted Press Cablegram.) 1JKRL.I". Jan. 8. Lous of six neropPanes by the enemy through German air victories was announced by the German official statements. Artillery duels in the Vpres front and north of the Somme Increased in intensity. IIKI1I.I Jan. 8. Russian forces which attacked Again yesterday the strong columns on a front west of the Kiga to Iitau succeeded In broadening somewhat the gains of Jan. 5 on the. A A river, today's official statement said. Elsewhere, however, the enomy was repulsed. Knlr toniirht mail Tnesdayt warmer tonight: somrliri'. Colder "Tuesday. ...

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to the legislature, recommended a change in the marriage law which should do no injury to any one, except "marrying justices," and might be expected to result in much good. He suggests that no marriage license shuold be granted except in the county where the woman has been a bona lide resident for at least sixty days. L'ach application for a license would bo accompanied by tho affidavit of a householder certifying that the affiant has actual knowledge that the woman has been a resident ef the cwunty sixty days. Severe penalties would be imposed for making such affidavit. The effect of a law such as the governor proposes would be to put an ehd to the hasty marriages and olopements that so often eventually get into the divorce court. The law would not interfere with those who wish to be married and have made plans after due deliberation. Drys Claim to Have Signed Up More Than 5,000 People in Lake County for Prohibition and Are After 10,000 More This Month. A rush ord. r fur an additional ten thousand individual dry federation petitions has been sent to Indianapolis by the Lake County Woman's Christian Temperance Union forces to complete the canvass started in December. The original supply of ten thousand petitions has been exhausted and allowing half of that number as mutilated and destroyed, dry workers estimate the number of petitioners, so far, to be in excess of five thousand, possibly six or more. In the dry camp an instance' of the feeling that exists is being told. A man who is addicted to alcoholic beverages returned one evening to his home in a state of intoxication and finding fifty signed petitions to the legislature asking that Indiana be entered on the prohibition columns threw them in the fire. His wife, who had worked hard and faithfully to secure the signatures, was chagrined. On tho other hand the daughter of a saloonkeeper is working voluntarily for the drys as stenographer, answering and typing the increasing correspondence of the campaign. One worker for the drys secured ninety-nine petition signers in an hour's work at Whiting Sunday. The entire section of Hammond north of the river to Robertsdale has been thoroughly canvassed and the corp of women workers will start through the south end of lite city a soon as the new supply of the petitions arrives. By the end of the month the canvass throughout tho county will be complete. Lowell, Crown Point and Hobart are to be visited shortly. Gary is being canvassed. The movement is state-wide and a vertible snow storm of dry petitions, each bearing a signature and residence address will begin at the state house before long. C0I1L SHORTAGE OVER; SCHOOLS REOPEN Iue to the recent spell of mild weather they were able to get enough coal into the Gary schoolhouse bins to permit the reopening of sessions today. Xot only that but the high schools will reopen today. Because of the coal shortage the night schools closed early in December and weren't open until mid-February er perhaps not until March. However, the coal contractors got in eough mine run to assure a big enough reserve for day operation and quite a bit to boot for high pressure in the boilers at night. Another victim was added to the Pennsylvania railroad's long list of thosa killed on its tracks in Gary when Edward Early was killed at Clarke Station late Saturday afternoon. Early's death is one of many recent ones that have occurred either on the right of way or on the crossings of the company in Gary. Early, who was a young colored man of 25, lived in Atlanta, Ga. where he leaves a wife and a child. Undertaker Williams will ship the remains to Atlanta. Early, in company with a companion named Ward, were walking along the tracks enroute from Chicago to Gary, where they expected to find work.

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S3? Pv.. 'A ,. t- '-WSjf. K 4" S if- t ? Ambassador THE PASSING show! THERE used to be a time when little girls wished they COULD grow up and wear long dresses I TVS different now. SOME men will throw a penny in a Salvation Army tambo and THEN think what a lot they are doing for the poor and needy in this world. LA PORTE women have, begun a crusade to cast off corsets WE warn the esteemed Herald to be on guard for WHEN they start this casting off stuit HEAVEN only knows where IT will end! WE read with much interest that a pugilist 1V11 200 feet and escaped uninjured HE probably fell on his head AND bounced. WE take it that Sam Ralston saw to it that all the rest of the people in Lebanon. WHOM lie hadn't already appointed to jobs were taken care of BEFORE Mr. Goodrich took the oath of office. NEW YORK policeman was badly bitten BY a squirrel GO on, you say it! PERHA PS you didn"t know that the money given by employers to faithful employes as Christmas presents WAS exempt from income tax WELL, Uncle Sam didn't lose much at that. THYSICIAN says emotions are conducive to health, that YOU should either fall in love or get angry ALL that's necessary say we, is to do the first THE second will follow. OLD Luke McLuke says THAT there is one good thing about -every man and that is HIS own opinion about himself. MATHER MADE ACTING CAPTAIN Detective-Sergt. James Mather of the Gary police has been made acting captain in charge of the day force, taking the place of Cart. Aydelotte who vent w.h ftr his henlth.

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TW-v S , , James W. Gerard. EGE1SCH II A new industry a car building plant, as important to Hammond probably as any if its present industries, will be located in Hegewisch, west of Hammond's Douglas park, according to well informed persons today. The site said to have been purchased is reported to include what is known as the "Bat" Nelson farm eighty acres and probably some other acreage. The purchase ends negotiations for a site extending over several weeks. The syndicate which is behind the plant was convinced that Hammond or its immediate environs was the most suitable place for the industry. It had options on a tract of land Just south of the Standard Steel Car Company's site and north of the Knickerbocker farm, tut these are now said to be abandoned for the Hegewisch site. J R McBride, formerly general manager of the Haskell-Parker Car Company of Michigan City, is reported to be heading the new syndicate. His Michigan City experience has made him a firm believer in the Calumet region and when he and his associates got ready they selected this territory The number of men to be employed is said tj lange anywhere from 500 to 1500. Ta company while new as a corporation, has experienced car builders connected with it. The real estate firm of Gostlin. Meyn & Company first interested Mr McBride iii the Hammond site, and to them goes the credit for keeping the proposed industry within Hammond's environs after the Hammond deal fell through. DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS LOADED; BOY SHOT Entering the stomach, making exit through the abdomen and lodging in a leg, a bullet from a .38 calibre revolver seriously wounded a six-year old boy at East Hammond. Saturday night, and Joseph Duhap who fired the shot is j missing. . The shooting was accidental ana occurred at 157 Company House where the boy, Michael Olanchtak, and his mother were visiting. John Serbin, who lives at that place, had fired several shots outside the house and going inside gave the revolver to Duhap, saying it was empty. Duhap "pulled the trigger and the shot struck the boy. Dr. B. W. Chidlaw was called and probed for the bullet which he found deep in the thigh. The physician sewed four perforations in the bowels. The boy may recover. TIMES advertising vrill enable you to break all your business records for the" year end. Call n TIMES ad man

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BULLETIN-.) (By United Press.) WASHING-TON, Jan. 8-Thomas W. Lawton declared this afternoon he had been told by a member of congress that a member of President Wilson's cabinet had speculated in stocks on advance Information of the president's note to belligerents. Lawion made the charg-es at this afternoon's session of the house rules committee problsS' the leak in Wall Street. (By TTnited Press.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. The name of James W. Gerard, United States ambassador to Berlin was mentoned for the first time before the house rules committee investigating the leak to Wall street of advance information on the president's note to belligerents, while Secretary Tumulty was being cross-examined today. Tumulty had made comprehensive denial of reports that he was concerned in the leak supported by an authorized statement from President Wilson that the secretary knew nothing of the note. He had testified that the president wrote the note himself on his own typewriter. Tumulty was asked ivhether he had ever visited a l"cal stock broker. Tumulty replied yes and after further questioning he said he had introduced Gerard at the office of H. B. Hibbs & Co. Gerard, Tumulty said, wished to buy some bond.--. "Have jku ever had any business dealings with J. B. or J. R. Eaele .-" the Knickerbocker hotel, X. Y. ?" was questioned. ".Never," returned Tumulty. "Ever had any business with Hibbs & Co.?" lumuity said he had ilsited Hibbs A t o. once, to introduce Gerard. BY J, P. YCDEK. (TTnited Press Correspondent;.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.--"I know many persons who profited from the leak. I profited myself," Thomas W. LawBon told the house rules committee, probing- the leak to Wall street, this afternoon. Just before Tumulty finished his cross examination, Thomas W. Lawson, who was not present when his name was first called, entered the committee room. The committee held recess Immediately after Tumulty left the stand. At the executive session It was decit! .-d to subpoena Alfred H. Curtis of New Tork, former president of the National Bank of North America. His name was broug-ht out by Representative Chipperfield, who asked Tumulty it this was the Curtis who had written to Wood. Tumulty replied that he knew nothing about it. Cross questioned hy Representative Campbell, Tumulty explained that Wilson had written the note on his own typewriter and none of the executive had any hand in it. Pressed as to whether he had any information point, ing" to any person in on the leak Tumulty said, "I have net. I may have suspicions built on rumors, hut when reputations are in volved I would not say anything." Secretary lansin? grave a history of the note. "A draft of the note was received from the White House about 4 o'clock Monday. Z talked to Prank Polk, the counselor, and Sir. Wolsey, law adviser in my office, to discuss 'the form in which it should go out. It was delivered to t'ie .chief of the index bureau. An assistant, his most confidential man, was selected and they locked themselves in a room for ciphering," said Lansing. SUSTAINS HURTS Jll BSD FALL Victim Falls Thirty Feet and is Removed to St. Margaret's Hospital. Special to Tub Times. "WHITING, IXD., Jan. Bert Ja risen, age 3; years, was thrown to tinground a distance of 30 feet on Saturday when the rune of a ladder on which he was standing broke. He sustaining serious injuries. Jansen was employed by the Prohi company of Hammond, and was engaged in loading the Seipp Brewing Company with ice when the ladder broke. Jansen was taken to the office of Dr. Xewton where it was learned that ho suffered a broken hip in addition to a bad. cut over the eye. He was later removed to St. Margaret's hospital in Heyden's ambulance where it was reported that he was improving yesterday. There are 10,000 Luke County people nho nre livlna; all over the V. S. A subscription to THE TIMES Tflll snve you the trouble of writing letter t r- -v pnp of them.