Hammond Times, Volume 11, Number 172, Hammond, Lake County, 9 January 1917 — Page 1

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Tentative Arrangements Made for Amalgamation Meeting and Dinner at the j Hammond Country Club in Near Future. AMiiiKmation for North township is 3n the horizon. Tentative arrangements for a meetins and dinner of the hoards of directors of Hammond. East Chicago and vvhitlne- commercial bodies have, been mf.de and will be perfected speedily s that a date in th future may be named for the occasion. The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss amalgamation. The initiative in the movement came from the Twin Cities and resulted in the presenting and adopting- of the following resolution at the meeting of the board of directors of the Hammond Chamber of Commerce last evening: Whereas, the Chamber of Commerce ' of the city of East Chicago has requested the board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce of the city of i Hammond to meet" with the airectors ot the Chamber of Commerce of the city of East Chicago to discuss the question of amalgamation, and that the city officials be invited to said meeting and that said meeting be called at the Hammond Country club some evening in the rear future Therefore, be it resolved, that such a meeting be held and that the board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce of the city of "VVhiting, together with its city officials, be also included in said-invitation; and - ....... Be it further resolved, that the president and secretary of each of said Chambers of Commerce hieet and arrange for said meeting and that invitations be extended to any others that might desire to meet with said city officials and directors and that they meet at the Hammond Country club some evening in the near future and that an informal dinner be served at said meeting and' that the members attending shall each pay for their respective dinntr. " THE PASSING SHOW PEOPLE who think there is too much scandal in newspapers SKOPLP endeavor to edit one for a week and try to dodge pi'AXDAh for a week THEY'D be tollable busy wallowing in it SAY we. THFRE seems to be nothing left for us to do than to visit an occuhst WE can hardly Fee the thin stockings the girls are wearing nowadays. WIIVT has become of tho old-fasb-ioncd boy the heighth of whose ambtHon WAS to drink out of a mustache cup? ANOTHER reason a woman IS a woman IS because she is always telling what she has heard BEFORE- she tells what she" knows. BERLIN says. "Our reply can only be given with the sword" WHVT'S the matter? Did you run out of poison gas and blinding torches? YOIt can't help but have respect for a biddy when she lays something selling for 5c THAT'S more than the Jap per diem. WHY bring the stork into the movies t all? LADY we know told hubby he could DRIVE the wolf from the front door ?XTO the garage AS she was done with it for the day OH, no, it wasn't a. d. IT alwavs makes in sore when we bear a doc say, "I'm afraid I'll have to iperate" WHEX he knows darn well HE'S hoping he'll HAVE to operate. THIS is not a monarchy IT'S just a country where food pricenxers Rt N the whole shooting r.ifttch AND we let 'em get AWAY" with it. TIMES advertising will ennble you to break all your boie records for the year end. Call a TIMES ad man rlcht a-nny.

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YOUTH IS ON TRIAL FOR GIRL'S MURDER Elizabeth Radcliffe and Roy Hinterliter. Roy Hinterliter is on trial at Olney, 111., accused of the murder of Elizabeth P'a8cliffe by injecting an air bubble from a catheter into her veins. His defense is that the pirl attempted to perform an illegal operation on herself, resulting in her death. . ... .. i Appropriations fOr NeW City ; ,. , ! nail, new lncineratoryj and New Alarm System by j the Oil City Dads at Meet-! ing. I i (Special to The Times.) WHITING, IXD, Jan. 9. Whiting is. to have a new- city haii. At the meet- j ing of the council an appropriation o" $21,000 was made for a city hall sit;;, which has not yet been decided upon. An appropriation of $25,000 way a so made for an incinerator pia:; ..: ! grounds. Another appropriation of $25,000 was made to pay for the installing of the police alarm system. The annual report of City Controller R.. F. Denharn was accepted and 500 copies were ordered published. ; THE POLITICAL WORLD Itl INDIANA - From TZS TIMES' Own XsU tupollii Bureau. TIMES BUREAU, AT STATE CAPITA!.. INDIANAPOLIS, IXD.. Jan. S. Speaker Eschbach announced today the appointment of the following- standing ! committees of the House .of Representa tives for the present session of the Legislature. Elections Dynes, chairman; Moore; Wright, of Clay; Mason, "Williams, Harker, Southard, Hyland, Anderson, Bayer, Grube, Haslanger, Turner. Ways and Means McGonagle. chairman; Williams, Gentry, Blackmore, Sipe, Harker, Kimmel, Buller, Dil worth, McNagney, Durham. Cravens, Hartke. Judiciary (A) Miller of Howard, chairman; Davis of Jay, Harker, Houghton, Sipe, Yoder, Wood of Jasper, Kimmell, Jinnett, McXagney, Hartke, Downey. Bonham. Judiciary (B) Vesey, chairman; Wods of Marion, McClaskey. Read, Williams. Jameson, Sambor, Dilworth, Harris, Harmon, Hougham, Walker, Krieg. Organization of Courts Harris, chairman; Anderson, Williams, Mile-., Sipe, Buller, Myers, Symons, AVins-s-burg, Burtt, Cook, Turner, Douglass. Banks Symons, chairman; Sipe. Swain, Eikenberry, Hoffman, Miller of Continueu on page eight.)

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Frepare for Hammond Plan City's Most Important Business Preliminary Meetings Take Place This Week AH Over the City. j With preliminary meetings scheduled I this week for Parents' clubs, lodges and other civic organizations to prepare the" public for the Hammond Flan, the stage Is being set for the big- mass meeting next Monday nipht in Assembly" hall of the Huehn building? In connection with the Parents' club meetings this week, Superintendent C. M. McPaniel today aked The Tivf' to emphasize the fact that any persons. whether a member of the Parents' it 1 or not. is welcome to any of the meetings schduied , this week. In the iist of meetings to he held this week, that at the Wallace school tonight should be included. The school district mee!I lags j lows tonight and to morrow are as folTonicht Joint meeting Par ents' clubs of Central, Washing-ton and Jefferson schools, at Central school. Parents-High School club also meets this evening in Central school for annual election of officers. Hammond Plan is also to be discussed at this meeting. ! Toniplit S:00. Jont meeting of Par- j ents' club of Riverside and Columbia j districts at the Riverside school. ! Tonight S. .Parents' club meeting. Wallace school. j Wednesday 2:30. Parents' club ot Irvine school at Irving school. Wednesday S:(it. Parents' ilub meetinc at Lafayette and Franklin schools. Free admission tickets for next Mon day eveninar's mass meeting- in Assent- t bly hall are being distributed through ! the schools and may be had at the, city's drug stores. ArranKcnrats re j also being made to accommodate tne overflow crowds from Assembly hall, at other places. I Among the speakers who w ill be in Hammond nevt week are: Dr. A. E. Winship of Boston, editor of the Journal of Education; I'r. P. ( ! . Holden of the International Harvester Company's educational extension department; Arthur H. Chamberlain, secretary of the National Thrift Consrfess; Mrs. G. H. Mathis of C.adsen. Ala.; II . S. Mobley of Arkansas.;'. W. Farr, R. A. Hayne. W. E. Riimmel, Mrs. IxUtie J . Carroll. Miss Zella Wljrent. Miss Grace M . Smith and C. C. Kirkpatrick, all of chkaSo. ; g mm is CHASED By WOLVES John Scheidt Will Take Gun Along Next Time He Sees His Girl. (Special to The Times.) CROWN POINT, IXD., Jan. 19 John Schiedt, working on the Matthies farm south of this city tells of a recent and exciting experience with the four prairie wolves said to be lurking in the vicinity south of this city. Returning home recently, driving a horse and buggy, the young farmer was attacked by the animals, they attempting to jump into the rig. Scheidt badly scared and with no weapon to beat off the evidently ferocious animals whipped up the horse and finally eluded the boasts, but not after a long chase. He isn't taking any more love night trips and vows if he docs that he will carry enough ordnance and ammunition to make, the German army look poorly equipped. Several other farmers have seen the wolves recently and there is talk at present of rounding up the animals- and putting an end to their activityfor once and all time. WEST HAMMOND BUILDING BDDM Purchase of nronertv on Hirsh and nnrrtnn Rtreets between State and Sih -

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moderate prices and to rent, was re - ported in West Hammond today. The deal is being consummated, it was said, and H. V. Downey is interested. Mr. Downey could not be reached this afternoon. One hundred forty, twenty-five foot lots are to be utilized, it is said. Sixty-three buildings, nearly all flats and houses. were erected in West Hammond last year and the total spent for building exceeded $175'"'). A $15,CC0 BLOCK ' Thomas Hannon has taken out a per mit for the erection of a two-story brick building at 356 Washington street, Gary. It wilt cost $15,000.

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The picture shows how one of Britain's tanks, halting for repairs, was assaulted by German infantry on the western battlif front. The Germans flung bombs at it, clambered on its top and tried to smash it with the butt ends of their rifles, but without success. When the Teutons finally abandoned the task and retired, it was found that tetween 200 and 300 of their numbers had fallen from the fire of the monster.

KINDER HIS HIS BILL REIOK Gary" Senator , Wants to Change Dajo of Holding City Primaries. TIMES BUEEAU, AT STATE CAPITAL. INDIANAPOLIS, 1XD. Jan. 9. Senator UwiKht M. Kinder, of Lake county, has & bill ready foY introduction to change the date of holding city primaries in all cities except Indianapolis. He would shove the date off from March to the first Tuesday after the first Monday in September. Kinder says the present ww manes a city campaign entirely too long, and that the nominations should be made later than at present. The reason Indianapolis is excepted is because Ttepub)!I'iiii politicians litre says it requires a longer time for sore spots after a primary to heal in a big city than in a smaller one. Today is the day when real business begins in the legislature. The Jirst introduction of bills was set for today, and reports were that many of the members had bent backs and were bowlegged from carrying around tte big loads of bills that they will introduce. It is said that the leaders in the two branches will try to have practically all of the bills for the session introduced inside of the first two weeks, so as to avoid congestion of the calendar at the tail end of the session. WEST Willi CITY ELECTION COMING EVENT When the starter's whistle blows for the city nomination races in West Hammond there will be a crowded field in the 100-yard dash for tiie mayorship, if political talk at this time is any criterion. layor Paul Kamradt will have ExMayor K. M. Woezinski, Justice Frank Green andperhaps one or two others as competition in the preliminaries leading to the March primaries when thse tickets to be voted on the third Tuesday in April are selected by the voters. On the democrat ticket onlyMartin Finneran for mayor and Andrew Stachowitz for clerk are talked of at'present. A new mayor, city clerk, city treasurer and four aldermen are to be elected. The petitions of all candidates imust be filed twenty days before ths primaries. City Treasurer August Zimmerman can not succeed himself, aci cording to the Illinois law ! Second ana in y . nee this time unless re-elected and t.ie place left vacant by the death ot - j derman Michael Berwanger of tne Foarth ward is to he filled. 1 nol"as O'Connor is said to be a candidate for : the council in me " man Wiening in the t ourth. I Woezinski and Green are Kamradt, identified with the peoples. It is reported that Adam Stachowltz,; will not be a candidate for re-election as city judge arKi rrariK uiet-ii i tioned for that office also. THE WEATHER Psirtlj rlondy tonicht nnd AVrdnesInyj etilder Wediiemday nfternnon.

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Charges Preferred Against Former Bull Moose, Goodrich Asks Lee to ResignLee May Seek Aid of Injunction Suit. TI7.IES BUREAU", AT STATE CAPITAL. INDIANAPOLIS, IXD., Jan. 0 If anyone thinks Governor Goodrich is not a live wire and that he does not believe in real action, he should have seen the Governor in action, late yesterday afternoon in regarJ to Edwin M. Lee as a member ot the pubjic service commission.' The new Governor had scarcely "lit" in his new office before he started on the trail of Lee. Charges were filed against Lee by Bernard E. O'Connor, an Indianapolis Democrat, asking that he be removed from the commission. O'Connor said in his charges that Lee did not possess the necessary attributes that are required to make a member of the commission. He also called attention to the public utilities law which says that not more than three members of the public service commission shall be from the same political party. O'Connor said that Lee -was essentially a Democrat, although he claimed allegiance to another political party. There had been rumors to the effect that somebody was going out for Lee's scalp as soon as the new administration came in, but it was not known until yesterday afternoon just what form the matter would take. L'nder the law when charges are filed against a memher of trie comission a hearing must be held before the Governor, and it is (Continued on page seven.) R RESTED N By I nitert Pre.) NEW YORK, Jan. 9. Harry K. Thaw, slayer of Stanford White, was named in a grand jury indictment returned today as kidnapper of a 16year old high school boy and assailant of that youth. The indictment charges i that Thaw persuaded Frejerkk Gump j to iPave Long Reach, Cal., for New , York and after Jlis arrival there tiod , lne yoUng- man and threshed him with a whSp jn D(,cember. Gump is said to , have returned to his home in Kansas .y he famiv they had the facts made known to the authorities here. Thaw is said to be at the Hotel Belgravia In Philadelphia. A detective ' with a warrant is en route there today. j jncU(le(J in the evidence which the then District Attorney Jerome collected against Thaw during the famous murder trial was testimony of a number of women that Thaw lured them into certain rooming places in New York's disreputable district and there had beaten tbem with a jeweled whip.

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'Jw:: ""-His "x yff INDIANAPOLIS, INDT Jan. K -Ben H. Urbahns, of Gary, formerly county treasurer of Porter county, has been named by t'z McMurtrie. of Marion, the new Republican state treasurer-elect, as deputy treasurer, and the appointee will take office February 10, when Mr. McMurtrie becomes treasurer, succeeding George A. Bittler, the present treasurer. Urbahns has been a rersonal friend of McMurtrie for several years. He former! v managed a large department store at Valparaiso and was elected county treasurer of Torter county from that position. Since his removal to Gary he has been connected with the First National Bank, of Gary. He long has been prominent in Tenth district Republican activities and is popular among state Republicans, although he is not particularly well known outside of his district. His experience in the county treasurer's office and in banking will make him a valuable man for the deputy treasurer's job, McMurtrie believes. The deputy treasurer's position pays $2,500 annually. Taking cognizance of the work the Gary machine did to prevent the nomination of Governor Goodrich and the practical loss of Gary to the democrats in the November election a choice, plum has come to Gary, but it has been awarded to a republican who did not bow down to the steel-slag-city hall machine. FATHER SCROLL TD REMAIN Sacred Heart parish of Whiting, which sees its popular pastor, the Rev. John Berg, transferred to St. Joseph's jn Hammond this week, will get some comfort out of tlie fact that its new pastor, the Jtev. W. C. Miller coming kfrom Fort Wayne, will have an assist ant in Father V. J. Roederer, who for the past three and a half years was an assistant at St. Joseph's in Hammond. As far as is known Father Oharlas School will remain as assistant to Father Berg at St. Joseph's. No oficial announcement regarding the change in the assistantship has been made public yet, but The Times today confirmed the report at St. Joseph's rectory. During his three and a half years of labor in Hammond Father Roeder endeared himself to the congregation. While a disciplinarian in his duties, he was a tireless worker with a deep sympathy for his cause. He and his" classmate. Father Scholl did excellent work, particularly as Father Tlaster's health was giving way. A letter from Father master's attending physician in Cuba says there is no change yet in his patient's condition; that he needs absolute quiet and must be kept fra-u any excitement. The physicians letter was taken to indicate at the rectory that Father Plaster himself was not permitted to exer himself to write. Father Roeder Is a native of Gas City, Ind., and after studying at Rensselaer college and at St. Ignatius college In Chicago, was ordained at Fort Wayne. He came to Hammond directly. Father Berg is expected to ta"ke up his duties in Hammond this week. ARB TOO -WAITHO tn?, M CHANCE" TO PUSH THAT BUSJ.N'ESf VENTURE OR PLAN OR TO FINO BACKING FOR THAT IDEA OR II 'EXT'ON' Cxr TOTTRST

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Ghlpperfield and Lawson Have Another. Hot Encounfer Today, (By Unitei Press.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. The house note leak committee today voted to receive and enter a motion by Representative Bennett to report Thomas W. Lawson to the house as in contempt of the committee for failure to answer its questions. Actioa on the motion was deferred. Shortly after, Representative Chipperfield started to move to cite Lawson for contempt but fellow members prevailed against such action at this time. Lawson said he believed in federal regulation of the stock' exchange. The financier today again was asked the name of the New York banker who told him "a cabinet officer" had profit ed by the leak to Wall Street. "I'll take you or any other member out into the cloakroom and tcH you confidentially," said Lawson, leaning toward the Questioner, "but. I won t tell it here." Thereupon Representative Bennett moved Lawson be reported for contempt for the pointed refusal. "Do you advocate the abolition of the (Continued on page seven. HEALEY IS RIGID By I nitrd Press.) CHJCAGO, Jan. 9. Chief of Po ke Charles Healey, caught in the drag-net thrown out by State's Attorney McClay Hoyne last night was arraigned before Judge J. A. Mahoney in the municipal court today on a charge of conspiracy and corruption. At the request of Hoyne and over bitter protest of Healy's attorneys the case was continue I for ten days.' Healey's bond was reduced from $100,000 to $25, two. Sergeant John Naughton. secretary and confidential clerk to Healey for whom a warrant had been issued, appeared in court and asked to be allowed to give bonds. Hoyne objected, arguing that a man for whom a warrant had been issued but who has not been placed under arrest can not arrange beforehand for a bond. Worn and haggard, Hoyne, who has been at his office for more than twenty-four hours went directly to is home shortly before noon. Healey appeared sleepy and angry, evidently having spent the night in conference with his attorneys. REFEflEHDVHS TO IE TAKEN Remedial legislation to permit cooperative agreement.-. under federa: supervision in those industries which involve primary natural resources, on condition that the agreements tend t fonserve the resources, lessen accidents and promote publi.- interest; amendment of the constitution so as to permit the president to approve or disapprove of separate provisions contained in any approprlation bill: and full public investigation of the merits of disputes between railroads and employes, are issues to be submitted to a referendum of members of the Hammond Chamber of Commerce council luncheon Thursday. As a member of the Chamber of Commerce of the United Slates, the Hammond Chamber of Commerce will put i its members on record for or against the proposed legislation. . The referendums to be voted on follow: (1) The committee recommends tha.t Jiuere Miuuia oc remedial legislation !o i permit co-operative agreements un.!'-i-I federal supervision in those industries I which involve primary natural resources, on condition that the agreeJments in fact tend to conserve the re sources, to lessen accidents, and to promote the public interest. (2) Should the United States constitution be so amended as to permit the president to approve or disapprove any separate items or provisions contained in any appropriation bill? (3) Shall existing law be so amended or supplemented as to require, full public investigation of the merits of every dispute between railroad carriers of inter state commerce and their employes, to be instituted and completed before any steps tending to the interruption of transportation shall be attempted?

COURT BILLS TIMIIS ni'RE.t I" AT STATE CAIMTAI.. INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 9. Senator Kinder and Representative Harris both introduced bills today providing for the removal of the su-perior court No. :i from Hammond to Gary.

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