Hammond Times, Volume 11, Number 191, Hammond, Lake County, 25 January 1917 — Page 1

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Claim to Haye Enough Votes In Senate to Defeat Measure If House Passes It, TIMES BUBEATT. AT STATE CAPITAL. INDIANAPOLIS, IN'D.. Jan. 25. Interests that are opposing the enactment of a state wide prohibition lawhave adopted a definite program of opposition for their light, and they are working on it with might and main. First, they propose to make every possible effort to prevent the passage of the prohibition bill by seeking to induce the legislators to believe that the best way to handle the whole situation is to beat the prohibition bill and then pass the constitutional convention bill. They explain that a constitutional convention can best handle the prohibition question and that that is the way it should be done. If they succeed in beating the prohibition bill they will next start a fight in favor of the adoption of the amendment to the state constitution introduced by Senator Porter, of Washington? for state wide prohibition. They will say that it would be best to submit the question to a vote cf the people. They hope they will be able to put this through instead of passing the constitutional convention bill. If they should happen to succeed in adopting the Porter amendment resolution it would also have to be adopted by the legislature of 1919 before it could be submitted to the people at the regular election of 1920. If they were to force the adoption of the Torter resolution these interests would then tell the legislators that it was unnecessary to pass the constitutional convention bill, because the Porter amendment would take care of the whole situation. Thus they would 'hoe to prevent the calling of a conveiit ion. These interests understand, of course, that it is practically Impossible to amend the constitution, for the amendment must be submitted at a regular election, when politics and political parties are involved, and the whole subject is thus injected into party politics. The result is that an "amendment is seldom adopted. If these forces are able to carry out this program it would mean that Indiana would not have prohibition at the earliest before 1921, with a likelihood that it would have it at all. Friends of the prohibition, movement fully understand this rlan of campaign by the liquor interests and they are determined that it shall not be carried out. They are insisting on a square Contlnueii on D.vee two.! FOR TOI Ex-Mayor of Gary Out of Mayoralty Race as He May Become United States Marshall or May Be a Consul. The real reason Ex-Mayor Thomas E. Knot is suddenly withdrew- from the race for the democratic nomination for mayor of Gary when he practically had . the tiling cinched is said to be because i he is to receive a choice piece of federal pie. It is stated that there are two jobs that Mr. Knolts may have either the United States marshalship for the district of Indiana, or the post of United ijtatss consul to Santiago or Clenfuegos, Cuba. The marshalship pays $6,000, the consulship at either place $4,500. Jn withdrawing in favor of Harvey ('urtis Mr. Knotts announced it was for 'ilie good of the party." He also told friends the campaign was too long and that it would cost a lot of money. This vva sst range news to many who never knew the fighting Tom to be worried about long campaigns or the chances of other candidates. An Indianapolis paper recently printed that United States Marshal Storen was not to have his commission renewed. That Harvey J. Ourtis has been visit ing political leaders in Washington and; i ,.,l i u r.ol i to hein oof AT r Knotts (for! .Mr. Curtis' own beneiit) lias been common gossip. The ex-mayor, with his son Eugene, owns a plantation in Cuba and it is said that the tropical consulate would satisfy him.

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;WHAT THE BILL t DDATTTnt'Ci TTkT ! The VA rlght-Dorrell prohibition Mil In backed by the united dry fonrn in tbe Male. It was presented In the house by Representative Wrijiht and In the senate by Senator Oorrell, As originally drawn up, the 1IU' provided for the abolishment of saloon next Sept. 1 but nan amended to extend the life of the Ha lmn, provided It pascs, until Jan. 1. 1is. The meaurr would prohibit the Kale, manufacture. ullt, advertisement or transportation of intoxieattna; liquor except pure (train alcohol' for scientific purpose. I Penalty for violation of the law In . tixed at from HM to .0O fine and lin. priHonment of from thirty days to ntx I month. j HruKKlnt are permitted to handle ' Intoxicating liquors in Quantities of not ; lean than one gallon after obtaining, a ! permit from the county clerk, and fclv-1 j In honil of 9l.tHM. Tbey must then i sell i'louor onlr on liredrriplioii of a ', reputable physician nnd only one "ale may be made on each prescription. Druggist muKt file records of Males which they halt made, with the county clerk eery lx months. Provision is also made that within ten days after the law goes Into force every person must hnvr moved stocks of liquor from the state, unites they have procured a permit. demotion is made for private use, one gallon of liquor o'her than beer and twelve quarts of beer to each per. son. The bill, if It is passed by the senate and signed by the governor, will abolish 3..".91 saloons In the state and I '10 whole, sale liquor dealtrs. The largest part of these are located In Indianapolis. Fort Wayne, South Ilend, Terre Haute and Kv nnsville. Liquor concerns paid $1.0."H,577 in license fees to city, township, county and state government last year. I BILL How Senate Vill Line Up On Prohibition Wet Bill When it Comes to Vote as far as Knowledge is Obtained. TIMES BUREAU, INDIANAPOLIS, IXD , Jan. 25. Based on the best obtainable information, through personal interviews and from what can be gathered in regard to those who declined to state their positions, the probable line up of the septe on the prohibition bill, when it comes on for a vote, is as follows: For the bill Armstrong. Heardsley, Bracken. Dobyns, Dorrell, Gemmill, James, MeConaha, McCray. McKinley. Maston, Mercer. Negley, Norman, Torter, Robinson, Signs. Simmons, Spaan, Summers, White, Hudins, Metzger, Humphreys. Total. 24. Wt-ts opposed to the bill Hird, English, Erskine, Frant, Hazen, Hlrseh. Kinder, Kolsem, Laney, X'ejdl, Retherford. Van Auken, Wolfsm. Eisner, Thornton. Chambers. Total, 1 f. Doubtful Culbertson. Hngerty, Hemphill, Jackson, Fleming, Reidelbach. Smith, Lanz, Iteser. Total, 9. The list of those favorable to the bill stood at 24 until the death of Senator Green, of Albion. However, it is believed that his successor, who will be elected at the special elections to be held on February 6, will also be dry. It is understood that there is some doubt as to whether Senator Englisn will vote against the bill. He is wet in his sentiment, but he was elected as joint senator from Hamilton, Marion and Hendricks counties, and in the campaign he promised the people of Hamilton and Hendricks that he would support a prohibition bill. People from those two counties are flooding him with demands that he support the bill. Hemphill and Jackson are two others who are said by some to be very much on the fence. Although he stepped out of the presidency of the Hammond Saving.-. & Trust Company, Adam H. Ebert will continue as a factor in the city's financial activities. Quietly and unostentatiously Mr. Ebert has identified himself with the Lake County Savings & Trust Company, with which institution he has now been for some time. In his new- work Mr. Ebert is enabled to enjoy all the pleasure of meeting his acquaintances in a business, way without shouldering any of the burdens of nn executive office. Scores of Mr. KheH's personal friends will testify tluit Peter W. Meyn added another act and prop of popularity to his remarkable institution. Mr. Eberts, too, is exceedingly well pleased in his new surroundings.

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THE French have succeeded in evolving a brayless mule SO there is hope that one of these days a KOREIONKR let 21 can be found who can nouns on garlic. NOW is ment ioned pass aw ay w ithnut loading up the time to have for mayor your name I'Ui iHABU' please you and ' hurt anybody else. WELL, 19i; whip up a little. SO far you've been dreadfully monotonous. Jl'ST living in fear and trembling "S ALMOST time for some one to amble in with news of the first robin. ALL that we have to say to the Indiana legislature is this THAT Indiana would be a better -state if legislators would quit enacting law s AND the authorities enforce old ones KOK about ten years. KVKRY time we go south p. bout 5::!n in a street car we feel like writing to THE Green line's general manager and ASKING him if he doesn't know THAT air is free. IF a squad of experienced wives could only be employed, the county assessors WOULD have no trouble in locating SEQUESTERED monies and stocks. "SHOE Manufacturers Will Use Piper For Leather, says headline WHADDJA mean will use? ALHEDY making them out-. of laper ana poor paper at that. WHAT HILL null the republicans j Hammond 'naving to decide yet whether they will ; -go It alone," or aid in the forming of I a citizens party against the democrats i in the coming ear.inaisrn tor.,., r,o, republicans, are already being heard as available timber for the mavoraltv In jadditon to that of Attorney E. G . Sproat. who lias been an avowed candidate fop some time, republicans were today weighing the names of John V. I Oyer and Edward P. Deming. It may be news to Mr. Deming that his friends (are p'anning to get him into the cami paign under certain conditions. The i fact tf that his name is being boosted. wnetner lie knows it or not. Jn the case of Mr. Dyer, there is no longer a surprise as he is said t obe well informed regarding- what has already been done toward furthering his nomination. The main subject for discussion at the courthouse meeting for republicans tonight is whether or not the party shall go into the campaign as the republican party. or drop state and national colors and merge with all elements as against the ilemocrntf in power. This much is certain. The situation Is not such that anyone can dictate, and get away with it. "While I am a republican, I can nevertheless, forget party politics in a city campaign and I am for any movement which serves- the best interests of the taxpaper," said a staunch republican today. I1 10-11 The annual state encampment of the Grand Army of the Kepublic will be held May 10 and 11, according to an announcement by John K. Fesler, assistant adjutant of the department of Indiana. The dates were selected when it was learned-that W. J. Pattersdn, Tittsburg. Pa., commander-in-chief of the G. A. It., could attend on those two days, coming to Indianapolis from the Kentucky encampment, which will be held May and 9. The Woman's Relief Corps, the Sons of Veterans, the United Spanish War veterans, and other organizations will aid in the arrangements for the encampment. JOHNSON ELECTED II j l nited Pre.) riTTSlirmill, Jan. 25. A. Johnson of Ph!Ia.le:p:!':a. president of the Baldwin Locomotive works, was elected chairman of the fourth annual convention of the national foreign trade council today.

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The fighting; top of the Wyoming, and a glimpse of her twelve-inch turret rifles; Admiral Mayo, in charge of the maneuvers; tiring a broadside at maneuvers; the Oklahoma, greatest of oil burning battleships, at full speed. The Atlantic fleet is now in Cuban waters for what will probably prove the most elaborate maneuvers ever undertaken by the American navy. More than seventy war vessels, including battleships, cruisers, torpedoboat destroys, colliers, tenders and submarines are on the scene), prepared to take part in target practice, w-r -Karnes, maneuvers and drills. The iimmunition to be consumed in the target practice will be more than twica the amount used last year.

WOMEN'S SKIRTS ON VESEY'S TRAIL TIMES BCKEAU, AT STATE CAPITAL. INDIANAPOLIS. 1ND., Jan. 25. Representative Dick esey. of Fort Wayne, has a flock of women on his trali. Vesey Is chairman of the hou.-ie committee that has in charge the woman suffrage bill. The bill was referred to his committee when it was introduced, and there it is. apparently sleeping quietly and serenlv, with little prospect that the committee will make a report on it. This is what has aroused the women who are backing the suffrage biir. Some of the women went to Vesey yesterday and tried ot induce him to make a report on the bill, but they received no promise or encouragement from him. He gave them no satisfaction whatever. These women are now up in arms and they are bringing all kinds of pressure Jlo bear on Vesey to force him to make a report on the bill. There has been a swift rustling of skirts ever since Vesey turned the women down on this proposition, for they have been swishing around the state house corridors in great fashion. They Kay they cannot understand Vt-s-ey's attitude on the subject. JAPANESE DIET DISSOLVES lly I nlted lre nblrgmm.) TOKIO, Jan. 25. The Japanese diet dissolved t oday bringing the internal political situation In Japan to a crisis. This solution of tha did will force a new election and is the latest s-tep by Count Terauchi to stem the opposition against him by Viscouni Kato, former foreign minister and aspirant for the ' premiership. Kato was rejected by the I elder statesmen in their reconimenda- ; f ions to the emperor for a new premier i last October and since that last date has been organizing against Terauchi. He combined and organized a constitutionalist party and he and his supportersbitterly attacked Terauchi as the "unconstitutional premier." NEW LAKE COUNTY INCORPORATIONS TIMKS m nK Vl AT STATK C APITAL. INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 25. The Delmonico Lunch Company of Indiana Harbor, hi-.s been incorporated for 9,000 and the directors are Paul Lazaris. Gust Palmer, Spiroa Georgas. The House of Muscat of Gary, has been incorporated for $20,000 to deal in general merchandise. Samuel Muscat, Soly Muscat Maurice. Sfev are thHrectors. GROTTO TO MEET Al-Hassan grotto. East Chicago, will meet tonight at the Masonic temple, Chicago avenue, for their anual meeting and election of officers. Election and installation will take place the same evening and following the formal part of the program lancli will be served. A large attendance is expected from Fast Chicago and northern Iike county cities". Members who expect to be present and desire to participate in the business session must be prepared to present their due card for the year 1117. Secretary Martin Peterson will he in the reception room with cards for all.

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IN IJIG WAR GAME IN :..: 4 V y ' -li i' AWLr.i A "S PREDICT BIG SPRING OFFENSE By United Press. WASHINGTON". Jan. 25. Official sentiment is that a great spring offensj ive will prove the turning point in the 1 interna:ional maneuvers. The president nnd his close advisers still remain as secretins as ever; but among other high officials who know the minds of these former few the pinion is a near certainty that the president himself believes one more great effort will be made by one or both sides before the first step forward toward a real peace goal is taken. And regardless of the responses 011 the president's address, many diplomats agree that the goal of peace will not be in sight until after a gigantic effort they feel is coming in the spring. They say news from the front shows plans for such a drive are in full sway. All details of the campaign will lie completed in six weeks. PRESIDENT LAFAYETTE. IXD., Jan. 25. Fred L. Saylor, president of the building trades council of the Indiana Federation of Labor, has been unseated by impeachment. Ray Abbott, an electrical worker of Hammond, the first vice-president of that organization. succeed him. Saylor was charged with using the official stationery of the building trades council in connection with political advertising, in which he advocated the election of a certain candidate for president. The committee decided that although Saylor had a right to champion the cause of any candidate, he had no right to pledge the building trades council -to any candidate. $5,000 FOR SMALL TRACT OF LAND VALPARAISO, INK., Jm. 25. Another tract of bind on the Kankakee river has brought a record price. The deed has been filed in the county recorder's office conveying a piece of land, which if square would have been 237 to 160 feet. The price paid for the land wa $6,000. The new owner is Charles Smith of Hammond, and Leonard S. P.urrows i? the ltciicr.t of the record price. WEATHER. Partly cloudy tonight an . contlnned fold; lowest about 5 ehove. Friday slowly rising temperature.

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r UEEV LR JEST WAR MEWS (By United Irei Cablegram.) M i t IIESTF.R, FAG, Jan. 25. The labor party today rejected m reio?ut1on in favor of Immediate peace proposal to end the ivar, and rejected by n two to ne vote the pruponal for mi International labor conference at the war's end. The delegate urued adoption of an equitable conscription of the wealth. Including a tax of at least 73 per cent of threat income. (Ily I nlted Presa Cablegram.) IIKRMX, Jan. 25 Captnre of Rtmdan fort ponltlona with ix irtMea extent with fourteen officer, l.TOO ranks and mnchine imm waa announced today, both aides of the River A A, lllga se-tor. ny United Prena Cahletram.) JIKHLIN, Jan. 23. Sncwunt ill op. erationa of tierman thruatina; detachment on the wetern front were renorted in today statement which nI"o de tailed a temporary In. rrenae In fighting activity, artillery nnd mine throning; In Artol and between f renin. the Somiue nnd Msoe Hy 1 nlted Pres. WASllI"NGTO, Jan. 25 ConfU dentlnl menue of the state de. partment have leaWed because the state department code nre known abroad, the state department ha renon to believe, n high official stated today. (By T nited Pres (ahlrgram.) PARI. Jan. 2,". "Lieut, tiuyen. mrr brought down hi twenty-seventh aeroplane today hi second in 4S hour. The oflcial report detailed an unsuccessful aurprise attack by tiermnn south of llerrybnc by which the enemy lost heavily. JUNIOR CHAMBER ISJO ORGANIZE Every Young Man in Hammond is Called to Organization Meeting. Kvery young man in Hammond, bejtween tillages of is and 3i. is invited 'to the organization meeting of the JunI ior Chamber of Commerce in the Cit- : izen National bank this evening. ; The Jnlior Chamber of Commerce is i going to be a fact. It will materialize i and' it will be a factor in the city's 1 civic life. It is hoped that through this j body the young element of the city can I get expression before the big Chamber j of Commerce and before the city counj cil. A temporary set of officials are to ' be elected this evening to hold office ! until a constitution and by-laws are , prepared. Various committees are also to be appointed. A lire newspaper for people who are till on earin mats nnai THP j TIMES -

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MENAGE? City Aroused as Result ot Meeting Which Barred Americans But Was Open To Europeans. The European versus American movement that has originated in political circles in East Chicago is causing considerable excitement and a good deal of speculation as to the result that it will have in the coming city election. It is the talk of the town. There are certain quarters where it is spoken of a threatening menace to American life and American institutions and the suggestion is being made that a movement should be started at once to repeal the present nauralization laws and compel the foreign born to live in this country twenty-one years, as native-born must do, before they are given the full privilege of franchise. Especially should this be done if this class consider themselves a class separate and distinct from Americans, American thought and American life. But An Entering Wedge. The report came djrect from th-. headquarters of the Citizens' League this mornig that the endorsement ..f this European ticket In East Chirac, was but the entering wedge in a 'movement that was destined to sweep ail of IRke county and that already conferences and meetings .were being-secret! y held In Hammond, Gary and Whit-in-r looking toward the control of all of t!,j executive offices. It seems that when the league ticket waa first outlined, there were a number of the more conservative and mc-. Americanized followers that wanted place a sprinkling of Americans 01 nomination, but that the majority ., the conference were against It: thit was the prevailing opinion that ').. should enter the campaign with a tic', -. made up wholly of those who epoke 1 h ; foreign tongue either to win or to ! j.. : as a whole. Exclude Americans From Hall. This sentiment was in evidence w'n - : the motion was made at the last m ing that all Americans should be -.-eluded from the hall. The chairman of the harue says tl.pl (Continued on page two.)" SUPPORTS BILL FOR HEALTH INSPECTION Dr. Wm. D. Weis, Secretary of the Board of Health, Goes to Indianapolis. A bill for health inspection and sup ervision of children in all the echoes of Indiana has been introduced to. t; . legislature by McN'agny of Coiumbi. City and Dr. William D. Wei of Hammond, speaking with ten years' expe; . ience as a school teacher and ten yanr as secretary of the board of health, :s hearily in support of the measure. . Dr. Weis stated today he wi 1 go t . Indianapolis tomorrow to see Dr H-irtv of the state board of health and askthat the position of health i 1 s e y r , . ;- ;:i the schools, created by the Jaw. bgiven out. not as patronage:, i-it to those ranking highest in qualifying examinations. The Hammond man of the opinion that if the state boar.": conducts the examinations only tr.s 1: ai men thoroughly capable could secure the offices. Dr. Weis has long advocated IT. o r and better care of the physical tion of school children. Kxamin children when they enter schoo 0:1.1:)'i of . 1 at stated intervals afterwards, insri n -tion in hygiene and prompt not : .'1 .1 . Nm of parents of physical defects in tUeichildren which should be co res!- !. and reports of illness, are a part of t' duties of the health inspector. The parents will be urged to take the (bil l to the family physician but if t! is is not done the health Inspector will give the ca?e special attention. if there is one thing thnt Oovernor Goodrich can do to build a lasting monument to himself," stated Dr. Weis. 'i: is to support this measure for the betterment of the coming generations. While we are very solicitous ;ibout tlomental training of the child, as we should be, the physical de velopmen ' and health are neglected. What precautions are we taking? Practically none." ACQUITTED OF MURDER (Ily Vr" d Prese ablegrnm.) PARIS, 'an. 25. Josephine Bartbelemy. 20 'Olr oll3 killed her baby. Today s otood acquitted of the crime bjr a y of Frenchmen. The reason was tr . oaoy liuu a, ijcoriaii i.iuicr. A 1 - i three other German soldiers at,'ked her.