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EO MAC ETURNS COME SLOWLY Several of b Chicago Results Are in Doubt. Election Board Goes Before Court.

(BULLETIN.) Carl D. Norris, R. M. Royce and Thorn ns T. Richards, election commissioners for Cait Chicago, today filed a petition in the Superior court in Hammond asking the court for permission to re-open election returns which in some precincts had heen put In envelopes and sealed up hefore the second choice hallots were counted. Complete returns of the primary election in East Chicago cannot possibly he made within fortyeight hours. This is due to the fact that fifteen precincts made erroneous or incomplete returns to the board of election commissioners last night. The only candidate whose nomination is sure is Leo McCormick, who stands one thousand votes ahead of his nearest competitor. J. K. Reppa is second with Dr. D. R. Johns a close third and W. A. Fuzy fourth. Kur city juris the rac Is npnaren'ly I,, nrfon Hymati M. Cohen and John Stephen, with Cohen a f-nv votes in the lad. A radical clianf1 may be n m de in the final returns on this office if the second choice vole proves to have be,-n use! to any great extent. ... f.,r ffty e'.vrk It ft neck to reck hrtween T. T. Richards and Mirl K. 1;. nil. with Richard" a few votes to the. p-ood. Second .-l..i'" votes, however, may turn the scale. For city treasurer there were only two candidates and the returns from all available sources nave Harmon a small Majority. There is one precinct, however, concerning which there are no off.eial returns, due to the fact that all ti'lly sheets are under seal. The large nunt r of candidates for a 1 ir nna-i-a :-la rn'- and the influence that j! c c,-eond choice vtes will h'ive in ti -initiations for this oiTiee make this position a very difficult one on which to form even an estimate. Hums, Petersen and Oswego, however, are favored. In the first ward Harvey Rhed has Veen nominated alderman by a majority . of twenty-five votes. In the second ward, Paul Mysliwy is jioni i in ted. In the third ward the returns are Incomplete and flo? race is so close that no prediction can he made. In the fourth ward it i reported that " (Continued on pace Sv.

THE PASSING SHOW Wll may be wroner kind friends, but v. ell bef one of the wit's latest batch of doughnuts that VON rdlRN.STORFF pot better treat-Pi-ill in V A SI 1 I Nt '.TON and Halifax THW he w ill pet w h-n lie ire's back to thaTVloar old 15' rlin. i iVU household editor re -em mends a h"t water bottle cover of white flannel embroidered with a wreath in green and pink. Umphl U K take our hot water bottle serioulv and don't want lo sit up and adm't' it. A WOMAN' hatfs to wear n mad.ov. r dr. ss for w hile she knows tin- m. n. : i oor hsh. i VII,L think it is a new one J SHE knows she can't fool the women j for a minute. THE Alli.-s seem to be shifting thej Kut in Mesopotamia j oil doctor you're burtinir me! I i oK lady friend thinks we go a bit j too far. I i Wlll.I,. us for the mourners' bench, there to beat our breast and repent. r.oNK dry and dust dry, eh? 1TRST call for spittinK cotton. A FT K K listening to the wif with our well-known and beautiful patience concerning the THICK of the eatables on the tabhwe have come to the conclusion THAT the pro e , f a peck of e. rythniK except trouble IS absolutely prohibitive. AND they call a man a tightwad for striving desperately to live

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imhi: to iu:ii;iiv in the foilowlnii article ml n succeed! njj aerlrii of article Ilir. TIM lis 11 111 outline ilic saloon iiml ( 1 1 1 1 I en ri i i 1 1 as the ii mm-. -i now presents itself ii m a result of Hi,- -dust ilr" situation that is comj inic In I ml ia mi with n special ri-fprcnt-e to Lake nmiili. 1 III I (lit Wlli:" Lake , ,viii!y Ko,.c dry what e'T.-ct w ill it have n politics? A former dcinocrat'.c oo i:;tv thaii'iiiM sail tiie other lay. "Wit h the wi m-ii vofir-u and the saloon out of pcllM.s 1 wouldn't know it.:. vv to run l e.i ntpa un." Ti.at is a pr.tty t;nol s '1 m rii 1 n z up of tae sitMatinii. No one k-mws u hit a f.o tor the saloon was ia elections of the past who did not get pretty c!e. p in the i a ;m j-.a iRti. Not tli it there was any concerted attempt on the part of the saloonkeepers one way cr anotha-r. There whs seldom it:,y encerted action on th ir part. Hut tin; saioon keep. r, the '.oardlr.tc li"'isr Loss, was tlo- unit of political control. lie was the piwn of whether folic in Kast Chicago. Ha;u!iio;ni and ilary that handled him. So sii.iHV hoardirtr liouse bosses delivered so ra any votes and decided many elections. 1! was an old trick for pol

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S POLLS 390 l Special to Tub Timk--".) AVllITlN'o 1NU. March 7.--In the Whiting republican and democratic primaries the voters picked N. ... buuslas in the republican contest for city cbrk; Frank M. Kong and Michael I'lili-d for alderman at larpe, and Walter Kuflner as th- republican councilmanic nominee for the fourth ward. The democrats in the contest lor ooun-Mlrnen at lar,o pick, d .Join. 1 'ufiy an.l X. P.. Milh-r. William St.. 11 (or conn-',-iin.ati -f lie- l.rst ward and Joseph Man.hak for o.uno! of the fourth ward. The vol's w.re as follows: REPUBLICAN. Mayor Walter K. Schrajie, S00. C(erk X. Douglas, Cot; Thomas I! Cera jevvski. Treasurer D. V- '''riffith. Judge Key lr.-Ti. 2 lift. Councilman at Large Oeorpe FedorUo, 1-"-: Frank M. 1-ong. 33; Michael Fillisi. 171. Councilman Tirst Ward Andrew Halnska. l'l. Second Ward H- ub. n Spurrier. 4a. Third Ward Jama s W. l?urton. 179. Tourth Ward Walter Kuffner. 9H; Miihael lUchvalsky, M; K. Wysocki, 40. DEMOCBATIC. Mayor Peter J. Moser. 174. Clerk John Tokart, l.'ift. Treasurer Michael Kozacik. 14 1. Judga T. Jos. Sullivan. 1-S. Councilman at Large John J. Duffy, 111; o Meek. M: N. K. Miibr, It:!. Councilman 1st Ward Tony liroekn.

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33; William Stoll. 4. Second Ward Miklos ricshan. 2'h Third Ward Arthur VZ. Vernon. 31. Pourth Ward Jos. Manchak, 35; Felix Nizi.-lkiew iez. 23.

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CO. GOES DRY! 1 1 ls to l.-t it !' known that there lots of grounds upon which they ord.r a refusal to issue a li n . ; - cense. Thai was oae of the strongest strings pulled by tlary politics. Then there was what was known as "the saloon campaign." The candidate had to make the rounds. He was seen in every "Oklahoma" bar where the missus served the drinks while the proprietor put the candidate's picture in a. prom n. nt pla e on the back bar, and often took it down after he left, Anybody who did not make a saloon campaign did n"'t t elected. A certain political boss wOul 1 always send this ultimati in to the county chairman: "('.ice me t lie prosecutor and a couple of the commission- rs and ;o'l can have the rest of the ticket." Aid the legislative ticket. The people haven't picked one in years. If a candidate did rot make his position known on the wet. and dry proposition he simply was not nominated. Certain political bosses always saw to that. How Tom drnnt happened to v..te dryis a story in itself. A story that will probably never be told. So when the political bosses sit around the festive board for the purpose of n-aUintr and unmakinc political (Continued on pas five.) 1 S t ; 4 4-" 4 St LP.SE CO. FIBS OF tOIEBlHBF. BACK Messrs. F. R. Schaaf and W. J. Riley Helped Influence Legislation. V. Richard S.-haaf. president of the Citizens' German National Hank of Hammond, returned last evening; from Indianapolis where lie aided Governor Goodrich materially in influencing legislation which the state executive was desirious of having passed. Mr. Schaat stuck Avilh tie- legislature until it adjourned at three o'clock in the morningJudge Waller J. Kiley. of Fast Chicago, also returned la-n night from Indianapolis where during most of the time for the past month In. has bet n watching and helping to shape legislation that directly or indirectly affected his home city. The close association which Judge Riley enjoys with Governor Goodrich and with many o: the hading members of the assembly give him exceptional opportunities for keeping in close touch with all legislative movemints. He has be n particularly interested in securing- the right form to the proposed excise legislation and in sev.-ral other matters of state-wide importance. STUDENTS IN UPROAR. By United Press, I1I.OOMINGTON". INI)., March 7. Stirred to action by the sight of a corps of civil war vt.rans carry ins a battle scarred flag of '; 1 and speeches Mv-iiiiir l.al'". I'el'e and others. ::..chi s'.u.hnts ,f Indiana ii t i rc i t adopted resolutions condemning the s-nat.-"clique" and upholding President Wilson. Several hundred women students pledged th-'n- aid if the country needs them..

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t (By United Press.) WASHINGTON, March 7. Ponnal announcement by the president that he will instruct Secretary of the Navy Daniels to arm American merchant ships is eitpected 'rod thin a few hours. The president, it became known today on highest authority, has been told be has the power to do this. Immediately the power is Issued Secretary Daniels will instruct navy yards at Boston, Philadelphia and elsewhere to issne the ?uns they have available. In the meantime arrangements for additional armament will be rushed to completion. The president's decision was reached shortly after a conference at the white house today with senators. He conferred also with Secretary Lansing whom he had Instructed tog-ether with Attorney General Oreggory to prepare for him a formal opinion as to whether he had the power to go ahead with his armed neutraUty plan for protecting the Uves and property of American citizens, despite the filibuster which deprived him of congressional sanction. Following his confierence the president is said to have wasted no time in reaching a decision. He is said to have decided suddenly not to await a change of rules by the senata designed to eliminate the unlimited debate rule and thereby make certain the passage of a j resolution identic with that which the ' 'willful" few men killed at the close of the session that died at noon Sunday. Statute Has Enough Teeth to Give the State a Good Start in Direction of Better Roads Commission of Four. TIMES BUREAU, AT STATE CAPITAL. INDIANAPOLIS. IN P.. March 7. The state - highway commission bill, which was passed by the legislature at the. last moment of the session is regarded as a good bill. W hile it does not contain all of the provisions that its early supporters wished it to contain, they say it has enough teeth to give Indiana a god start in the better roads " rrjUntir.ue.il on imte- rive.) HIP! PRIMARY IS DULL The primary in Hammond yesterday, to determine whether William Kolb or Charles Schoenert should have the nomination on the democratic ticket for the office of city clerk, brought out 474 democratic votes and 10 O. O. P. ballots. Securing 317 votes as against 1T.7 for Schonert, Kolb won the nomination for city ob-rlv on trie democrat ticket. There were no other contests. Mayor Sni.illy seeking re u oral na t ion received I'Vi votes. The vote yesterday was double that expected. Smalb-y received 35; Kolb, 317; Schonert, 137; Duelkc. 333 and MoKinney. 31S, while the vote for aldermen at large (five to be nominated of live candidates on the democratic ticket follows: Golden. 231; Hitchcock. i,S!; Kane, 27; K.llner, 276 and I.evt renz, There were two candidates cm 111" i i publi, an ticket, William Pri a- for judge. and Henry Fgg. rs To in the Fourth ward. Prh Id votes and Fggcrs b'.erma a receive 1 Better Than Ordinary. The highest point of perfection ;s attained in every lens, every eye glss cr spectacle tfiat leaves our shop. S. Silver. Jeweler & Optometrist. 177 State St., Hammond. Ind. 3-7-1 WEATHER. I nm-tleil -with probably rala tonight; lovtent temperature near freriInt; Mtrnns oiitheat ahiftlnijr to nnrtlinrit wind.

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MISS VALENTINE DEL GUERRA. E'.lack-eyod and lai k-'.iaired Valentine Del Gtierra, who fainted when she saw lite corpse of Frod I.. Histrins in ttie Hammond niorpue and identified thte muffler he wore when murdered as one she gave him for Christmas,

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.style, alluring and chic in manner, it was not hard for those who saw her at the coroner's inquest, to see the "eternal feminine" in her. "Was fhe the girl who stood on the Little Caumet river bridge when Street Conunissioner J. L. Kuhlman of Hammond, saw the mysterious auto there?

SHANK SAID TO EE WINNER (BULLETIN.) INDIANAPOLIS, March 7. With 113 out of 140 precincts, Charles W. Jewett was leading' Lew Shank for mayor. Illy I nlted PTexs.) INDIANAPOLIS. March 7. Official figures unofficially compiled at noon today showed Low Shank of vaudeville and potnto fame, winner in the race for republican nomination for mayor of Indianapolis at. yesterday's primary, by 3'-ij votes over Charles W. Jew ett. Latest Bulletins ( lly I lilted Pre ( alilmram.) l.oIM, March T HrilNli troop bnif approached alimiftt within range of llnniliid. Official announcement from the expeditionary force today declared that on Monday Ilrllixh cat airy enguged n Turkish rear icuard at I.ajj, nine milen HuutheaNt of C tesithon. Illy I nited I'rcss nbji-raui-1 IHIS, Iarch 7 French mill gained many erm:in pristinerw, today official statement declared, Thile l.rrnuii atlen.pts to penetrate trenchea were checked nltli heavy losses. '"French forces raided tiermaln trenchea and took trenchea near Alane," the statement nn,. 111.111. IN" ia lroIeR March 7. Tbr Rurlk. a HiiNKian atenmer of l.'.IHHt tons, at ruck a mine in I "In I a in I Hay and vna sreatly ilatnajied, the offfi-inl prca hiirecu declared today. "Tiie Russian authorities tried to conceal the disaster," the press bureau asserted. The Iturik nan later (linked at Kronstant.

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( 'i - , It ' is " - s . -V -; - , , -r it j - . A i -.ffn - ' ' 1 " --j' - 7 ?" s" 2 i -&-Kc ' A-... ...:c-l ; -: o. '3 :( 5 . 1 5 . OPEN FIGHT ON FILLIBUSTERING By United Press. WASHINGTON. March 7. The fight to end tillihustering was op- no, l in the senate this afternoon by Scpator Walsh of Montana, who declared: "Traitors might find their way into the. halls of congress and by f; 11 1 blistering hold the senate at bay whii.- a foreign foe thundered at our gates. " "It is not inconceivable that lillihusters might be actuated by traitorous sentiments. The revolution had its la ncdi. t Arnold. "Ten m. n.hers of ti e senate were expelled from the seii -te in Is.; I. A vice "resident has been mdioi.d for treason at one tune in our history. A member cfithis senate was once exp.li.-d for traitorous nego ia t ions wi'li another country." AGREE ON TWO-THIRDS BILL By United Press. WASHINGTON, March 7. The ... uaurni.s committi'-i this afternoon agreed on a two-thirds rule which will be reported at 3 o'clock. The rule provides that by a two-thirds vote of the senate debate on any bill can bo limited to one hour for each senator Tie- proposed rule is one th- presi.k-nf .'iprpcves and it is said it will be a- , . pp i by the republi.irn cauct-s. GERMANY AIDS CUBAN RFJIJELS? By United Frsss. HAVANA. Mur.h 7, Dir.:t id- t.ce of (Jermsny's aid to th-- Cuban r.-bel cause was declared discover. .) today. (B5 United Press.) WASH IN w . . ..m.ui ,'.--V. ith a view of training an armv of b.,1: a million men 'f ne.rb-d. the war .: i -. rt i-i.-nt has issue! orders to legitc- iC.al commanders on tli.- bord' r to ; i, iatu lists of sixty men in each i o -,-a ad wh could be appointed to offic-us placed as high 85 captain to do training work. The promotions will be mad.- only iti case ,.f j.etual reed.

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Hodges Has No Majority But Leads H:s Rivals. Centra! Gommlitss to Decide GARY WINNERS. BZPirBI,ICANS. No candidates nominated by voturi I as none had majority but W. r. ' Kodges is in lead, althorh his right j faces contest by .Mayor Johnson, i City committee proha'oly will ratify j high man. ; Clerk Probably "Walter ood. Treasurer W. X. Hunt'r, raoin. , lnated. j Judge William Suiui, r-aotn-inated. , EZMOCSATIC. Mayor Harvey Curti3. Clerk V. J. Sehroedsr. Treasurer iFrank Eorman. Judge Between. laol C-laier o.id : Emtnett White. 'i 4 Not a single candidate was nominated in the Gary republican p?lmaries yesterday and although V. F. Hodges has the lead of 174 votes over Mayor R. 0. Johnson fher,; are prospects that the latter demand a recount or fie a cont.vjt. The voters not having awar-.ied a majority to any candidate it v ill be up to the city centrnl com:r: i'f ! to select a ticket and unici; .hf.I are no contests or new fr'ur?.? j showing changes the romrriittef. pxobabiy will select the high irin in each case and declare; him the j duly qualified candidate. j Deprive Vlan- of Totes. j Yesterday's rpub;iein prims'-fs vf.iY ! marked by a shortage of Vt J - t by j vvhi-h it i said from 300 to were deprived of their vote, i on the election by civrrnn'tit j charts by dafeatl candi e".Jl -. at. i es i hat workmen vver su'. j. ce 1 to ' i "i ; j and Riven marl; caru:i. j Mayor Johnson s-hi tidav ,- I f his men wor rr priv.i of their i'z'-.i j to vote, there b- int,- i haa -.-s Pi .-.r r.-pj precincts a'teP ; .T.ihn-cn ; ; Smith men r-j,.... ...... 5 .V).,rIi ,n the aftqrnoon so ih 'hey ror.j J found no opportuii; to a.it fi -c- h.ili lot. j The rrnyor r.hi chtrs'"d 'h-?r msnv o .his b-ill-its were unri ,.h .f j 11 y r- jc-c. e-1. I i ''ont mued .n t'ase "Ktve.') LilHLl TPMORHOW Every live businessman who heliev- -in stirring up th- bargain hunters i.. two stales, an.' everv . - ... ....... . i- llil j persons itcrcst.-I in 'safety first" at the members' council tie Hammond Chamber o ' oa Th r.hiy this week. ' - r Las Secured the i shuul I I ; lute .- - i j Comm. i ... , presem. of Mr I -,-,. the .safety first man of th- X, w o,-k Central lines and one of ! - foremost men in the country on this subject, for the no..n day luncheon, and he hor.es that auto owners particularly will bear tie luncheon guest. I The o-h. r proposition which is sci.ed juled to come up for discussion followjing the luncheon U of a commercial j nature. In short it is a Dollar Dav for u..... i ,i.iu..uo:io, Mi.a, as pel other cities in I the t.'niied St s have put on with exess. '!" ..t Hollar Day "ri. m-e t"i other cities traord in.a rv be a s ice. Si j 1 -as t.,.i;ul t no r. h mis tiat real and 1 actual bargains most be offered an.l jthere must be tie !, st of .o-operatb'n ' fr.-irn .'ii, the no . li n, is n 1th a view of .. making Doll..i- Day an ial fir s.-mi-j '"""' ft. 1': ci:-ic;,.iry action N 1 to be taken at the ii-.lo-oii tomo;rovv Presioent Jes.,. v.-lj.-oi, has look- .' into the it;.-, tier a nd lo- says it is a big success i-i o;h. cities' aid can he made so in H.uumond if the merchants !enter into the s:.i :-if of the movement. ! Wherever a Dollar Da . ,s inaugurated 'in tiie j-i-ht wa y. the Vep'ur has : proven a 1 e-i.c .1 . 1 ev. i;. Ti e men hat t scan h.-s tiiroush, his :-!o lv 'and pulls out a piece of good nierehan- . disc here and ti er.- and says to hlius. If: "I will put this on for Dollar Day". I will give the public something 'to talk about by giving if the greatest i bargain for one dollar it ever had. ' i There' are hundreds of w ays the rner- ! chant cm work the Dollar Day into the finest kind of p'lhl.city for his store and for the city. Joliet two weks ago hrd a Dollar Dav and ao ni'ilin? to reports coining to Hammond it was a lug success. Similar reports come front Aurora. Kigin, Rool-.-ford. Kankakee, -Michigan City and South Fend. TIfi:s advertising will enable joa to break all your btixiiies records for right awar.

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