Hammond Times, Volume 11, Number 183, Hammond, Lake County, 22 January 1917 — Page 1

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Trouble Will Gome in Senate on the Most Important Bills To tie Introduced.

TIMES BUREAU, AT STATE CAPITA!.. INDIANAPOLIS, 1ND. Jan. 2:

When the members of the legislature ar- f

rived today to resume their session at 2 o'clock this afternoon they found that they probably would not have another Saturday holiday during the remainder of the session. It has been announced that both branches will hold Saturday sessions hereafter, because the work of the cession has not been going ahead rapidly enough to suit the leaders. This will be a busy and important week of the session. By. this time the line up in both houses has become pretty well established, so that the various forces know where they stand, and it is understood that there will be a driving ahead from now on. However, it is well known that the actual line-up on some of. the more important issues has not been definitely established. For instance, no one has definite information as to just how the senate will stand on prohibition, woman suffrage and constitutional convention. The prohibition bill will pass the house within the next few days and go to the senate. The house is also certain to pass the woman suffrage and constitutional convention bills. Both parties in the house are supporting the convention censure. On woman suffrage the mem

bers will vote as they please, but it is known that a majority of the members favor the billBut the trouble will come in the senate. The forces that .are opposing pi obibition have found that they cannot count on as many opposition votes

LEGS Legs are convenient attachments used by human beings to cjimbing street cars, elevators, automobiles and other modes of transportation. At other times we just let them dangle from our waistlines. Legs originally were designed in pairs, for human beings to get around on. But we've outgrown them. The only really useful leg today is the leg of ham or the leg of muttonLegs still constitute the only real excuse for burlesque shows, of course; and they're an aid in kicking cats and unwelcome suitors. But as things to walk on, we keep them only for emergencies. This apples only to human beings. With horses, cows .pigs and like animals it's different. They still have use for a leg on each corner. There is only one valid argument in favor of legs. If we didn't have them, what weuld we do with our feet?

SEEK TO

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Hammond 's Monster Sewer and U. S. Construction Company Building It

WOOD

1 Democrats Would I Local Congressman

Oust for

(Continued on page two.)

LIGHTS OUT; SHOW AUDIENCES MERRY

City

in Total Darkness for

More Than Half an Hour Last Night.

' i ADVISORY bull lulL i PHDPDSEDi

Junior Chamber of Commerce and a Municipal Col

iseum Are Among Leading j

Features Suggested for Citizens to Put Across.

Peace 'Leak' Fight. The Chicago Tribune prints the following dispatch: Democrats in the house are engaged in rounding up votes to start impeachment proceedings against Representative Wood of Indiana, whose resolution was responsible for the start of the "leak" investigation. Representative Glass of Virgin;a, is said to be the representative who is stirring up the talk of impeachment proceedings. Several ot her, sou t herners have joined with him, and it is probable that tie resolution of impeachment will he presented to the house Monday. This resolution will charge that Mr. Wood is guilty of misconduct in office by making accusations and implying charges against certain members of the administration without first hand knowledge of the facts and with only hearsay evidence to back up his charges. The resolution will ask a committee be be appointed to investigate the charges against Mr. Wood and to recommend punishment in case he is found guilto,.

Sought a Secret Hearing. The printed record of the proceedings of the committee shows that Mr. Wood tried on two separate occasions to persuade the ru.es committee that he had no evidence that would stand in a court of law and that his testimony might to be given in executive session. It developed today that Mr. Wool was not primarily responsible for the introduction of the resolution. He introduced it after discussing it with a number of his colleagues and after the fornwfthe resolution. ,haii.i)eeil suggested by a republican congressman from Illinois. Other congressmen urged Mr. Wood to put In the resolution. So it probably will develop, if impeachment proceedings are started, that Mr. Wood in the first place introduced the resolution at the request of some one else.

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Prasldsn Wilson Makes in; siooed Plea For k Osllcr World Alter War.

W ith woikmen out of the trm h, Unmiiignd's biggest single tuidert.i king. the quarter of a million ilo'l.ir C;iltimet avenue def p sewer ; an uccomp-

I I lishe.1 fact today. It is one of the biiC

things for whi.-h Jlajor Smalicy's administration will be remembered, for the completion of this district fewer tunnel means unhampered growth and development of the east side, such as no other part of the iiy, without de-;, sewer Service, -in now enj ...

e.vperte-1

The old gag concerning the exact location of the ancient prophet when the incandescen ta were extinguished was brought to life by local wits in Hammond last night when fierce west winds left the town in darkness. In the theatres, churches, homes, res- . taurants and other places where people were gathered, candle lights gleamed from fc:45 until 9:30. There was a ftreat deal of pleasantry and merriment end some inconvenience. A stock company at the Orpheum theatre proceeded with a dramatic performance on a candle-lighted stage. At lift.uin theatre the audience had a

general jollification in the dark, sing-j lng popular songs to the accompani-i jnent of Clem (loyke at the piano. J The storm cast eiectrict light and j telephone wires awry. One hundred!

telephones in Hammond were out ot commission this morning and the total damage is in the hundreds of dollars. Windos were smashed. The plate giass window of the grocer store In S n i Calumet avenue, owned by Emil Lauerrnan, was broken and the awning torn down.

SITE FOR COURTHOUSE ILREftOHIGKED OUT Gary Preparing to Spend $300,0CO for.- New-Courthouse.

By W. H. BIODGETT. INDN'AN'ArOI.IS. IND Jan. 22. In the great amount of oratory as well as

in the gum shoe work on behalf of

new court at Gary the explanation is always made' that the transferring of a court from Hammond to Gary will not create any more expense. That argument is bunk. A bunch of Gary real estate men have already arranged to sell

ground on which a new courthouse is i

to be erected and this will cost not less than $150,000. The county clerk will have two additional deputies to serve at Hammond and he is already rreparing to ask an increase in salary. The sherif will have to put in an additional deputy and he will ask for more pay, and there are other expenses. It is estimated that

transferring that court from Hammond'

to Gary will cost not less than $.100,000. The bill passed the senate and is before the house.

An "'Advisory Council for the ll.un-; mond l'lan," a Junior. Chamber of Com-; meice. and a booklet on Hammond Facts," are among the first things to come out of last week's campaign as part of the foundation for the Ham-: mond Plan. The "Hammond Facts'' booklet to be

compiled by C. Ross Carbin. general salf smanager of the F. S. Rets Com- : pany, is intended as a first aid to those ; in Hammond and outside who desrre to i enter the "Hammond in 1 r 5 0 " ' prize ! vision story contest. Members of the original committee , of ten for the Hammond l'lan met in '

the t ham her or ornmerce rooms Saturday after being in conference with l'rof. J. G. Holden, to discuss the aftermath. Most of the time was devoted to a discussion of the make-up and scope of a permanent committee of ten or fifteen persons to represent 'fcvery element, young and old, social and civic activity in the city. A. M. Turner presiding as chairman of the meeting, appointed Judge V. S. Reiter and Attorneys Jesse Wilson and li. I. Homberger as a committee to sound the city for the most effective and representative members of the advisory council. In the discussion stress was laid on the idea that in thi important work the position will seek the person and not the person the position. A Junior Chamber of Commerce composed of young men desiring to affiliate with the proposed organization are invited to attend aji organization meeting in the Chamber of Commerce next Thursday evening. This promises to be one of the livest bodies in town, which hopes to work effectively through senior Chamber of Commerce. IMrectors of the latter body who have spoken on the subject are enthusiastic for giving the junior body representation on their board of directors. Sentiment for a community building or municipal coliseum is growing and many phases of Hammond l'lan development are being duscussed.

AT"the close of the campaign hist

Saturday it was stated at the meeting of the committee of ten, that the Hammond flan, the actual work and pre-

aiparation for it, bad cost tne Interna

tional Harvester Company approximately $3,000. As soon as the. advisory council is organized and the "Hammond Facts" are compiled the competition for the prize vision of Hammond in 1950 can begin.

THE PASSING

SHOW

The state supreme tour

to give its decision on the Michigan avenue and north siib- deep s-wer project this- week. The Calumet avenue gejverjioritri ,v.-Ha;lftt,a."'l..e.-yried on t. independently of the origin. a deep sewer project. la the accompanying group picture is thown part of the "ruiny'' and ma-

i chuiery employed by the l.'nited Conj struetion Company, together with some

of the inspecting city oflicni.s, lest Friday noon when the Inst of more than 4, ''00, oei) bricks were l.tid in more than a mile long bore. In the picture reading from left to risht are "Tom" Raverie, ".W Fish' ". William Ahlborn and Henry Hown.-y. who constitute the Civile, l Construction Company. In the 1 1; -egi-onm! c.:t the right is City Kiigi-;-er ivter J . Lyons, directly back of J.ieob S.diroet-

i er, president of the bo.d ; works, and to his right, l";in:

i member of tne board. 1

i.-' part of the $2,000 equipment which the company boujrht before tacking the job. Ground for the Calumet avenue sewer was broken in April on the banks of

.imet tivir. Heavv rains

! ne ( ; :id hr-1, only ; ' 1 1 n

i an

other causes delay so that the fust i n 1 h e ea 1 1 v days th- work has pro ..: and to.' it .the.,. I Of S 'he.Illh - exact c;,u(il of

-i er bai.k to ( 'on

was no labor trouble While there were dents, all with the e? fractured b g, of a many cases ti'ch'ng scratch or a bruise.

BT EOEEET J. BEITBEIi WASHINGTON". Jan.. 22. Spc said, "for liberals" and friends inanity 'in every nation and of program for liberty, Prcsid. nt Today outlined to tht; i nited S:a; ate a program of peace fur th' which he believes would k'-i :

world sale from aggn ssi.m. ciared the only peace which can peace based on 'equality and a participation m a common bcn

guarantees exchanged, he said, neither recognise nor imply a d; v between nations big and small." H laid down the following bis lasting peace: Add the authority and power l.'nited States to the au'-hori-y and

in oiuer nanons to guarant

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brick was of June. : ;res:ied urn

is cominet, d time. ti sew er f

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laid since nter-

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a thin!. '- f.-H rvf a ven ue twcity-t; el while teen feet

a! f et, more timtl a. mile and Iii this length the tunnel hss . Jxilf ..l'.y aliiiulit.'l,' ill -t.; the bottom of the sewer is iree feet below the street levat the liver h;.nk it is nineFrom bei;in ing- to end the

Herman

the job, and a ha.s performed The benelitt met ovenue i w i 11 lie assess

.ill the property 'in the nor.h on the east by II nuts; o- the s, nue. Tiie east .iil'.iJMfe'ae:i tMi

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justice throughout the world. A peace founded on an equality , rights. A united, independent and aurononiplan. So far as rr fic't ieahle freedom to a nations for lull development of i sources and direct outlet to the g. -highways of the seas. Freedom of the seas. l.iiiuiat;o:i of naval and mili'ir., ,-i : c ament. In closing his address the pr. sid, . said: "I am proposing as it were. the nations should with one accord ad c

j uu, uinu x resiuent .Monro,- ; ! the doctrine of the world; that no na : .

intersection of ciiumct avenue and the l ,1Htwn or PW. but that- eve,

south of Michigan avenue. From """4m UK ,VLL lree to det.-rmis

: s o.,n pnntv, its own way of devej,,, ment. unliindered. unthroatened. !.j afraid, and the little along v.i:li i groat and powerful. ."I am proposing that all n. i, i henceforth shall avoid fntanglmg u: an'es which would drive them jt,, , .. petition of powers, catch them it, a n-

rigue and seitish rivalry and d

own affairs with Smb.;. n

le Cunt1, which i lie ' U- its w w s : t river; per ave-

inia'ii ave-

ndary line is jog-

ward uth In

d T:

A colNTIlT which side of a knows

boy may not girl to walk on

WHICH Bide of a cow to walk on IV you, city boy? HOXESThV a band ought to know whether it is playing "Tannenbaum" or murdering "Maryland, My Maryland."

OFFICIAL Chicago stinks worse

worse every day PERIIAI'S that isn't the politest way of putting it HUT there's nothing polite about Chicago. IF some women paid more attention to the frying pan and lesa to the beautiful Bunsetsj

alley

here ?i line is CMC-led westw. -if n I o

teen feet. Fro:n h'iri;iu injr to end the ley avenue. tTiem e sont hto ti:e south j sewer is of three ring construction line of the Cichig.in Central right of i w it.!: the exi ep'ion of tiie railroad se - way to Kulb tin strc.-f, th.-Kce south to j ii.ms w her four rings were used. ih. alley soutii of Stale street, thence At its mouth nt the river the ?.vpr east again O.tkley -a veiiue, thene j !i.,s an insh'e diameter (.'f Seven feet sou"h to. Imus'.w streft. thence west j w hi. h is carried south as far as S'ate:tr the east right of way line of fie street w-c.ere it is reduced to six feet j Monon rai'road. theti-e sou t h to the i six lucres. The latter diameter is then j alley north of Walthan street, thence j carried as far as Carroll street, where ! east to the west line of the Krie right i It is jiu.iln reduced three Inches, to of way, thence south to Washington j c,i-ry a diameter of six t'eei three inches thence south to the alley north of Con- i

the risrht is Citv Kngi-cr I'eier .f . to sh ,d at Conkey avenue. . street. t.i nee west to an 1 .ar. u s. reel.

I 'i'i'e contract figures wer.- ? .' 1.1. "00. i ! cy ave;ue. theso-e to tee east inie of j I... .. .. , , i.u ,...., . ,. t,.,,M, ,!

of riurdtc I he company tmpioyew sieauuv i rom , ine juthni i.iiooc.. .... ,x t j el Kntight.l eito II.". men. pttying not less than $3 j Standard avenue, the scutherti-tnost j

ip inaett i it er y oi to ?iii mu oo l.c- j,..o. ji.,. ., ,

iir nnnnsn ""I hHr i Mm i HUUbt iDHm

i w warn m saw l - , ms;m , h Uth ANNUAL htvltifV i. bAlULU

and II Mi Bl B fl RPH

(By Henry Clews) MA 111 hi I j f L.EJ . ...... I

irs will tie nMiged to make

league to elt "There js j,, Concert of r

of int

turb their

from without." , Of some form of peace. Wilson said:

tangling alliance m a

When all unite to act in the same and with the same purpose ji common intf rest and are free t'

.im I. on m ouMi r n common

tion."

The president declared these to he American principles and policy. could stand for no others," lie d-cla

pro

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.WHEN the day

THHI4E wouldn't domestic naggerj.

is dying

be near'

y so much

WHITING IN

DARKNESS

K. OF ONOTICE Siecial meeting tonight. Big musical programme. Smokes and refreshments. 1-22-1

(Special to The Times.) WHITING, IND-, Jan. 22. The storm of yesterday put Whiting in total darkness last night, the wind having blown down the electric light wires between 125th and 42Gth street and also at Indiana boulevard f.nd 119th street. Several people also fell down on the ice. the velocity of the wing being so strong that people were unable to stand up. The plate glass window in Goldsmith's liquor store at 119th street and White Oak avenue was blown in.

LOOKS as if that Hague Peace conference will only be attended by the Kaiser, W. J. ltryan and Jeremiah 0'L.eary. SPEAKING about girls WHY is it that almost every female who gets married under 30 years of age NKARLY always thinks of herself as a child-wife for two or three years? SOMEBODY wants to know what has become of the old-fashioned girl who J1ADK rick-rack? WK are informed by the w iff, whom we regard as pretty fair authority, THAT the girls don't wear the things anymore, that were suitable for rickrack trimming IN the good old days. LETTER from a New York friend says that "five o'clock tea dances" are his specialty IF we get home in time to get the ashes carried out in the alley by five we are quite contented SO see the difference in men.

INSTEAD of giving those female White House pickets ANY hot peanuts or hot footwarmers

THE best way to do would be. fuse to cither print their names

re-

OU give them any publicity whatever.

THE WEATHER Fair and Kliulitly colder tonight. I. invest trmprratnrr lilioul S almvr, Tnenday Inereafcinis cloudinew. with rtoinic temperature. Moderate to frenh tiorthweirt lvlmls becoming outhnrit win A.

(Special to Tn k Timks.) xkv YORK. Jan. 22. The busin

community has already settled down to the conclusion that peace, though within sight, is somewhat remote, and that the wearisome struggle must continue for months- more, and possibly another year unlessj Germany makes unexpected concessions. Our security markets are now adjusting themselves to a new situation. The strictly war industrials have partially, but not entirely recovered from the reaction pre

cipitated in December by opening or peace negotiations. These shares are now being handled with caution by speculators and investors alike, since it is recognized that the furore therein was overdone, as vas f reefy predicted in mv previous advices. Another class of industrials, which benefitted from but was not dependent upon war orders, has enjoyed more marked recovery. This was especially true of some of the steel shares. For these it is well understood that peace will not mean cessation of prosperity. On the contrary, what is lost in abnormal war orders wil probably be largely offset by peace orders for reconstruction work abroad, it being fully realized

that under the most favorable circum-for

stances Europe will be unable for several years to come to meet the demands ; for rebuilding cities, railroads, bridges, ; cars, steamers, e'tc. The railroads of'

c.r3t Britain. France, Germany, A us- to

tria-Hungary, Kussia. etc. have overworked and under-repaire 1

since the war began. Every

t.iese eoun

extensive repairs and replenishments outside as well as insid the war zone. Their own steel facilities will be tremendously overtaxed, and the only satisfactory source of supply will be the United States. It must be remembered that important enterprises and construction work in all parts of the world have been held rp by Mis. great war. Fully 4.(100. cOO tons of shipping have been destroyed since the war opened. Great Britain, with her enormous shipbuilding capacity of amout a mil

lion and three-quarters tons a year, will require several years to make good her" loss of 2.400,u0 tons by war. British ships have suffered hard usage, and repair bills will be tremendous, while a larger tonnage than usual will be scrapped for the first year or two after peace is established. American shipyards will consequently have opportunities never dreamed of, and for the next two or three years at least foreign and domestic oruer3 will keep them" fully employed, even without the expected orders for the American navy or the new policy of preparedness. Still another helpful factor is the trade activity within the United States, which insures a large home demand for steel

railroads and other construction

purposes, mere is s" le-oi. e fore, to anticipate a period of prolonged artivitl in the domestic steel industry, but profits cannot be expected

continue on tne aunoi mi ,i,v,.

iqiS since the competition is growing ' . ., i,., nl..Qae.

ever an 1 costs ol prouucnu.i nae.

one or risen iunu "j .

Appointed by Mayor Smalley as Member of Board of Works Succeeding Nicholas Lauer, Deceased Takes Seat at Noon Today.

Barney Carter, r ganizel labor, who "street, car conduct.

pr scntaliv o gained fame r legislator"

of as at

orthe the

WASHINGTON, Jan. :

oim lime in History the president of United States today addressed a ses:of the senate. His speech follows; "Gentlemen of the senate: in lth - of December Last, I addrosse. note to the governments of the nati now at war requesting them to s: more definitely than had yet br , n si a

by- cither group of belligerent s

plans upon which th y would deem i possible to make pcao. I spoke on be half of humanity anc. of the rights all neutral nations like our own. m-:, of whose most vital interests the v. : puts in constant jeopardy. The enr:: powers united in a iply which st-.o merely that they were ready to m. e their antagonists in conference to dis cuss terms of peace. The entente power have replied 'more definitely and ha v. stated in general terms indeed, but wi l sufficient' definitness to imply ,i the arrangements, guarantees and acts ot reparation which they, deem to be t:,

iiiojsjtensHoie conuuions ol a si tory settlement.

we are mat much nearer a

discussion of the peace which sh the present war. We are that

nearer the discussion of ih tional concert which must

hold the world at peace. "In every discussion of i.eace

' must end this war it is taken f,,r k led that peace must be follow. (i bv (definite concert of power which jmakti it virtually impossible thru

1 1.-

1013 session of the house of representatives in Indiana, became a member ofj the Hammond board of public works at; twelve o'clock today, taking the place j

Iett vacant by Nicholas I.au. r who di-tl

suuueniy oi pneumonia last week. such catastrophe could ever

-Mayor omuncy announced the np-1 us again. Every

pomunem at a ooara oi works meet hi ' cry thoughtful

this morning and it was approved by granted. that body. j "I have sought thi

hie appointment ot Carney Carter ; address you becau.'

was the unanimous request of h'Aor ' it to

int t here

illlite . Ill ouch rna:f:er

lover i

man mus

f ma uk lie I take lln

Was best titled j me.

Mr. Lauer who

been .

VEItSW IV a R. MEWS

(Ily I nlteI Prensi Cablegram.) IllKVOS I It ES, Jan. 1-aeent-e of eeounla f ilepre.lntionM by the (ifrman raider or ralilerj apiearlnc within the pant week and the fact that allied nar vcKrl and gnardlnna of neutral.

fly hmr failed as yet to locate her, led to the belief thot the terror or terror had changed Its Held of operations.

RIO DM J AX BIRO, Jan. 22 81Iied BtenniKhtn ostnts were today dl.eiiNMing plans " tor convoy of allied merchnntmcnt attrosj theaweno. I nder niirh a scheme - allied mar. eliiintment would amiemble and on oerjnln dates aall under protection of allied warhtj aorosa the Atlantic "

leaders who believed he to take up the duties of

was a representative of union labor

A staunch democrat, hartley

defeated Newton, republican, and Davis, progressive, and was elected to the state legislature in the fall of 11)12. attending the 3 913 session. Ho secured the passage of two important bills; one, giving cities the power to secure eleva

tion ol ranroaus witnin tneir corpora' e limits and the other changing the. metropolitan police system so that the fixing of salaries restsvvith the individual cities and not with the state law. Mr. Carter stated to. lay that he did not s.-ek the honor. He will. also continue in the employ of the street car company.

o ' port on '

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ternitional obligati you without r s. rv

that

government, in the Jays to it will be necessary to lay upon a nevv plan the foui peace amtmg nations.

lise!,,..,

the thoutrhi

have been taking fori regard to the doty of

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tlly 1 Ulted Ires. WASHINGTON. Jan. 22. V II. OUoa wa. iaitaatly killed poral George Wilson Bligtly in an engagement Saturday

rivate C. and Corwounded between

American marines nt Macroria and bandits, according to a navy department message.

TEN DOLLARS IN GOLD GOES BEGGIGNG Out of hundreds of answers received by Secretary lialph Fly nn of the Elks' minstrel committee, no person submitted the correct missing word which appeared in the advertisement of the "Elks .Booster" under data of Jan. 15. Chief of Police 'Cha rles Ilowen who, holds in the police vault the sealed envelope containing the misslnij word together with the name of "ad" from which it is ommitted, will be asked tomorroy by the committee to publicly open the envelope and make known the eargerly sought word.