Hammond Times, Volume 11, Number 237, Hammond, Lake County, 20 March 1917 — Page 1

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Negotiations To bs Begun Today Ttircugh Several Embassies, (Ey TTnlted Press.) WASHINGTON, March 20. The United States, Great Britain and France will join in guarding the trans-Atlantic ship lines against German submarines if government plans materialize. The administration expected to begin tcday formal negotiations, through the state department and French and British embassies here. In addition to larger navy vessels and its submarine chasers the United States will be in a position to offer protection to commerce off the American coast while Great Britain and France will be expected to take care of the barred zone. Navy men believe the submarine inenire may be brought directly to our shores. Such feats as the U-o2 performed last summer may be repeated. The navy bears the brunt of the work but under the surface the army has shaped its plans whereby it can call out the national guard again and also provide sufficient officers for tfre traiuing ,lv,li.JH.UUen xneoJtbe JKew York, navy yards today begun work on submarine chasers while tomorrow bids will b opened for 200 or more of these tjpeed boats. Nothing will tii permitted to ."land in the way of navy preparedness. TIMES BUREAU, AT STATE CAPITAL. INDIANAPOLIS. INP, March 2". Liquor interests who have just made, an examination of a law enacted by the recent legislature have made the discovery that they, themselves, slipped a provision into the bill that puts them in a deep, dank, dark hole. The bill was introduced by Representative Kimmell, In the house, and by Senator Kinder, of halt county, in the senate. It was understood at the time that Kltider's bill sought to plve the present saloonkeepers In Oary an sir-tight monopoly on all of the saloon business in that city between tio-.v and the time when the state wide prohibition law rocs in effect on April ". !!). and to prevent, any new saloonkeepers from cotniiig into that city and taking away any of the business of the present dispensers of fire-w;ttrr. The first section of the bill is the one that the work. It reads as follows: "Re It enacted by the C-neral Assembly of the state of Indiana. That no license or extension of license to sell intoxicating: liquor at retail or wholesale in the state of Indiana shall, prior (Continued on pagrn five.) TO BUY AUTO F09 GIT! POLICE

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It havlnsr been demonstrated time and asrain that the chief of police and his captains are handicapped in their v ork by lack of a passenger automobile, the city council will be asked at a meeting; this evening; to pass an appropriation for the purchase of a linht - . -passenger automobile for the Hammond department. It is said delivery of the car can be secured at once. During he Hifrifins murder case the police were helpless at times because they had no way of isetitng- over the country. The blif patrol which has tiies costing f'O each, is too expensively operated to run on investigating; (rips. And the presence of a patrol iv3?on often g:ves the tip to crooks to make their pet.ma.v, thus defeating; the object of the nolice. Evpry metropolitan pop. ,, department has an auto which can he used to send the chief and plain clothes men where needed in the swiftest possible time. And the saving in the operation of the bip patrol will pay for the maintenance of the lighter car. at the same time pivi n sr the people more efficient protec-

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LLlTERAT Through his attorneys, Ottonheimer and Twyman, W. O. Harmon, city treasurer of East Chicago, filed a complaint under two paragraphs yesterday afternoon about four o'clock asking that the vote in the third precinct, second ward, be thrown out on account of irregularities, fraud and illegal voting; and asking for a recount of the votes of the city. Harmon was defeated by John Ho -h-nowski for renomination by a count of forty votes. The precinct in which fraud and irregularity are alleged is the one that is charged with keeping the polls open for twelve minutes after siv o'clock. From -this precinct, also, tin t - . -returned to the election cominis?.. :c a total number of ballots which ua thirty in excess of the number which was given them by the commissioners. This fact has given rise to considerable speculation and with some it seems to foreshadow evidence of greater fraud than was at first supposed. John Kellar. the inspector in that precinct, was subpoona-d before the commissioners and questioned as to this phase of his returns. He was not able, however, to throw any light on the situation. In the course of the examination be-! fore the commissioners, Kellar said under oath that he could neither read or write; that he could sign his name but could write nothing else. In view of this situation, the rotnmissioners are prone to think that there was an error in the returns and that no intentional I fraud was contemplated. Talk on the street is quite open to the effect that but little else than irregularity could be expected in a precinct where the inspector could neither read or write. THE BOYS KNEW THE GIRLS DIDN'T! (By United Press.) CAM F.rtllKiK. Mass., March 2h Twenty Iiadeliffe Kiris were asked by Prof. George K. Johnson of Harvard how many different ways a baby creeps. They could think of only1 two. Prof. Johnson derided their ignorance and said he usked twenty Harvard students the same riuestien and grot sevtn answers, to-wi': "They creep on ail f .nr.. ' hitch aioiift, using their h .; s f"f i:n i :-.it ion. So nc roll alonp lii;e a ship in. a .- tormy sea. Some, instead of creeping forward, creep backward. Some t:io e "rt their Viands. lift - llltr Ilieir pouiv " .can wi.m "ii j crutches. Hor.ie r.vve forward with jh.Mies and feet in front. liV a rabbit. Some put their net-is in ipw . incui. propellinar themselves alonsr. This test proved, the professor said, that the boys ware more observing and li i.i belter memori c -n the jriris.

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! V v Attorneys in the Oary court injunction suit conferred today on a number of available judges to try the case, and it was expected that by tonight or to morrow the judt;e who is Hammond to try the case termined upon. to conn. Will be t. Attorneys W. J. Whinery , i, v. 'ravens for the plaintiff. rioscoe E. Woods, nnd Attorney Ciaude Kidgely of ;ar'y representing the defendant parties conferred in the court library this morning and expected, to submit a list 'if names to Judge Hardy to make a selection this afternoon. The Judges agreed upon to he asked in their order are Judze Charles Cox. until recently on the supreme court bench: J-idge Henry Kirhorn of the Wells county circuit court at r.luITton. ''"' H- J- I'auios of the Grant i rc u i t cm, r t. ''.. time for the trial will be termined bv the trial lu.lirc -deThe change of Judges is asked by the de- ; fense attorneys. Judge Fred Barndt of Hammond in view of the fact that the new law gives the. municipal Judges ci il jurisdiction has withdrawn as one of the attorneys for the plaintiff. JOE HIRSGH GRADUATES WITH HIGHEST HONORS Having completed his hih s. -hooi studies in Hanimond and added six years of studious work in higher schools of learning to prepare himself for the law profession. Joseph 1,. Hirsch, oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Hirsch, 41) Carroll street, was graduated at the spring commencement, of the Cni versify of Chicago today. Kxtra credits enabled Mr. Hirsch to complete the curriculum three months before the (lose of the .school year, and he with seven others in his ciass are therefore given their degree today. The commencement for the law department and the other departments for the university were held at Mandel hall this afternoon. The big commencement exercises in which Mr. Hirsch will participate will be "held next June. Mr. Hirsch will lo:'e no time in getting started in his chosen profession. He willgo into business for himself, for the present sharing a suite with Attorney J. K. Stinson. After having completed his school course. Mr. Hirsch proceeded immediately to prepare himself for the law. spending one year at Arm Arbor, and five years at the t'niversity o- Chicago. , devoted love years to a literary c'lirse cud three to the law, so that he btgins with all the accomplishments that could he desired for a bright career, and to this is added the best wis'.ies of many friends In Hammond n -id clsce hey..

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(By United Press.) NKW YORK. March . The Adamson law decision clearly establishes the riKht of the Koverirnent to prevent strikes, railroad managers contended in a state, i, .tit today. A sharp difference of opinion has developed, brotherhood chiefs contending- that the rulmt- does not five the eminent such power. The managers, according to another statement, will take care r,f the members of the sw;t--.tr.iians union of North America who recently sinned a j ear's ware contract. CITY EMPLOYES SKJI QUESTION Want to Know Whether City Should Not Observe State Pay-Day Law. Is the city of Hammond violating- the state l.nv- by paying heads of departments, police, firemen and clerks once a month instead of- twice-monthly asrequire,! by all corporations by the slate law? This qufstion lias been raised by citv er;iploes who complain that the monthly pay system is a .trreat. inconvenience to them. At the city hail it was pointed out that the government does not observe, this law and that if all city employes were paid twice month more clerks would have to be .ire?l. At present lite ;r."H and alley department work.! af'1'' employes in City Engineer T. .yor's office are paid INTERNED GERMANS MAY HAVE PERISHED Ily I lilted Prc.) WASHINGTON, March CO. Two men art1 misslna; from an interned German ship In rhii.v'.f 'phi.i. believed to have been drowned in an attempt to escape last night. With sfvrn other seamen they leaped overboard and attempted to swim ashore. Seven wiere taken from the i-y waters nearly frozen. It was believed three had escaped when tiiree German uniforms were found on sii re about a mile from where the men are supposed to have made their dash. Four of the men who were captured were found to have, more than $1,000 in bills. THE PASSING SHOW AS L-uke McUuke says "(iN'K thing we like about prohibition is that a number of large cities will soon have MITIIlXtl on Yap C, n!er. Kan . where a. pool hall is a hell-bole ami where cigarette smoking IS prohibited by law." "WOXI'lllt bow it would seem if somebody instead of advertising for a girl who will CO home nights would advertise FDR one who would STAT home nights? SOM KhOPT is always taking the joy out of life AN' Ohio man has been adjudged insane who went around giving wall of money away Jl'ST ns we began to think be might head towards the Calumet region. V. S. TPil'.ASt'KKR says there are 8S.2.17 ten thousand dollar bills in circulation. WKLb we haven't got very many of tliwii, where are they Moating around? Sl'IKlKONS and dentists having organized for war YVin:rti' are the corn doctors? I. S. Department of Agriculture makes us titter for sure HKliK it is sending out a lot of literature on "How to care for the canany" . A XI) because of the h. c. of 1. we ate our. long ago. HOW can a man expect to marry for nionev and have a little love thrown in? WEATHER. I'artly cloudy tonight nnd rilnra-protinblj-bffomlng unnettled by WedneiMlny nlgrhtj not much rhitntr In temperntnre: lowest tonight nenr free. i n iz ito'nt: rno'le-nte inrfrbt,. ulnds.

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Prof. Paul N. Milukoff. Prof. Piul N. MUpVoff, revolutionary leader and Russia's new foreign minister, is widely known as a historian and an editor who always has been a very determined fighter for progress in Russia. Hia leadership in the revolution has given to it a genuinely American tinee, for he is imbued .with many American ideas and ideals, which be htedied and scqaired during his lecture tour of America in 19C7. He has oftea Loen hissed by reactionaries in the duma a "th -American."

WHITING MAN KILLED BI FULL John Biocan, Oil Company Pensioner, Found Dead Near Car. (Special to Tub Timer.) WHITIXG, l.VD.. March 20. Joseph liisoan. age 75 years, of 1012 Schrage avenue, was found dead yesterday morning he having evidently met his fate by a fall. Mr. Bisoan who was pensioned by the Standard Oil company last year aimed to get some extra money by doing odd jobs. He was at present engaged in unloading a coal car nt the AVhiting Pure Ice company plant on Schrage avenue. It was beside a car of coal that be was found dead on the ground to where he bad evidently fallen while trying to get into the car. He had fractured bones in bis head and other parts of bis body, which Information was brought about at tho autopsy held by Inspector Green at the Owens morgue yesterday. Tim blow was a hard ono for Sirs. Riscan she and her husband living all alone. 1'rulertaker Owens will be in charge of the funeral which will be held tomorrow. Interment at St. John's cemetery in Hammond. GIUT INTERESTED . BATTALION There is much Interest in Gary in the war department s suggstion to the Indiana national guard that a battalion of engineer troops be organized in one city, preferably Gary, where the steel mills afford a likely roster. The latest act of congress provides Tthat a battalion of engineers consist of one major, one captain, one sergeant major, three master engineers, junior grade; and three companies. Each company shall consist of four officers: captain, two first lieutenants and one second lieutenant; thirteen sergeants; twelve corporals; one horseshoer; two buglars; one saddler; two cooks; nineteen first class privates and fifty-nine privates. The president, however, may increase each company to a certain size. The suggestion has been made that former City Engineer A. P. Melton, captain of engrheers. United States army officer reserve corps, enter the guard and become major in the batallion. There is also a suggestion that one of the companies be located at East Chicago-Indiana Harbor. It became known during; the day that orders from the war department have reached the state headquarters for the immediate application by the state to the department for complete equipment and supplies for the national guard, at the minimum war strength, required under the Chamberlain guard reorganization act of June, 1916. This means the providing of equipment for It tin Indiana ge:': dvmen

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4 itrf'i'' s , .-I (By United Tress.) KW YORK, March 20 The oelnllnt party ill rettlMrr a mighty protext acninnt nar when It meets In St. l.otii. unlcnn more dangfrotiN matter are added to the rrlxls, according to Alfred llrnnon. Hy t nll. ,1 JPress.) PIIII. VWanil , .March 20 , Ten dfrnuiii nilora from the Interned boats In the league Is. land navy yard are today at larite, according to the belief of police here. Hy putting; together conflicting; stories of recaptured men the police were led to the belief tbnt fourteen tried to iinloi ttielr way to liberty In the Icy water lat night. The police bcllejc the attempted escape was a cencral movement on the part of ticrman Nympnthlzer to llbernte the men. This belief Is supported by the fnct that a number of mime nnd addresses were found on the men captured. Theae namrg and addresses v 1 1 1 he turned over to nocrnicrnt agents who will im eMlg.-Ke. (Hy United Press Cablegram.) PETKOfiRAI), March I'O. The (rand Duke Nicholas cemented his alliance with the people in the Kiisatan revolution and added to his popularity today when It became known It wns he who had in. duced the cr.ar to abdicate the throne. It was revealed the nrnnil duke held a lengthy audience with the cuar nnd urged this step on him prior to the visit of the rev. olutionary committee. The action of the duma in resolving to our. throw the jrovernmcnt was iinnul-ii.-otis with the exception of fifteen members who stood out for an immediate republic. (Hy Tnitcd Press Cahlecram.) H K HI, IN (Via "WIrele March 20. 'ojleavy losses to our enemies'' were detailed In today's official re. port as the result of several on. (cagemrnta of Infantry and cnv. airy detachments In the abandoned district on both sides of the Sommc INTRODUCE BILL IN RAILROAD RELIEF (Hy I'nited Pres. WASHINGTON, March 2'h Congress at the corning extra session will be asked to pass a law granting increased freight and passenger rates to the railroads to reimburse them for increased wages they will be compelled to pay under the A lanison eitrht hour law. prominent railroad officials and officials of the Interstate commerce commission said today. "Since the supreme court has decided congress has the rilit to fix wanes It has the right to fix rates," s.i:d one offi. i.i !.

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Wilson Within 24 Hours Ex pected to Show Notion Germanys' Many Affronts, " (BULLETIN.) By United Press. LONDON. March 20 An unconfirmed rumor was spread in financial circles hero this afteraooa of a revolution in Germany. (BULLETIN.) LONDON, March 20. A drunken German U-boat crew sank the Colling--wood, a Norwegian steamer, accordingto reports. It was destroyed March 12. Tlie captain thoug-ht the sub g-ot liquor from a Trench sailing vessel suck two hours before. (BULLETIN.) Ey United Press. WASHINGTON, March 20. The Vlgllantia was sunk without warning March 16, 125 miles from the nearest land hy torpedo from a submarine of unknown nationality, according- to official information to the state department today. This Information was laid before President Wilson and his cabinet. (BULLETIN.) WASHINGTON, 3C.rch 20. Certain members of President Wilson's cabinet when they arrived at the White Emu for a cabinet meeting- tils afterncjon were outspoken in their view thai ' a state of war now exists with G-tsravany. While saying1 they "believed a de-iiara-tion of war unneuccssary at tbi t title they werefl ra in their stand lor prsp. aration. B,y TJulted Press.) WASHINGTON, Merch 20. President4 Wilson is expected tc outline the real status of relation; between the United SLates anc Germany within twenty-four hour; as his next immediate step in preparing the people of the countr for possible and probable war. A state of war now exists between the United States and Germany, it is taken for grants. There are few who believe the president will fail to acknowledge this in his first public utterance. Having worked rapidly yesterday in speeding o: preparations the president worked late into the night. Tie met with the cabinet today. Complete proof of Germany's bold affront en the high seas is now before this country and form an imposing array of war acts against the United States. (By Uuited Fress.) CHKi;,i y,.,,. ;n.T hk as a national park tl..- beautiful stretch of SJttid dums that l-.ird.-r l,.-.ke Michigan ahuig the n.irt iii-rn lal.-- ceaM .f Indi.uri ir. the object . !' the project undertaken by a body ci' n.-iui-.- lovers and workers, who as.- p -a nr. ing to present a historical pag. .Mil .-.lei ir.as.iue on Upwooded bill) slic The- I u lies pais incorpoia I ed 1. men and v. otu. i: . repn seining ti.--c"i s of tile dunes, ml. As.-ociatioii hi h some of the Lading i - ;n the v.nri-d circles arts. -i-. ic, religious. business and other viaiks of life, is b.ved on the ision f these people are looking to sac- fn.-n commercialism a region a mile wide and fifteen inl!. -1'im;, which is paid d 1"- nature ,, c . scif neists and arti.-is to surpass m beauty any o'h-r spot in th. Cieai Lakes terrilory :-.!:! is ui.i-iue in its natural formation. The pa urea n t and masque will be j.p.--PHili d May M' and .fun-" 2 on a :-j.ni w ithin the area of dun s. nloiiK t h southern shore of Lake M ich i ra n. 'I'je nrranements will be under tie- ilne.--tion of Thomas Wood Stevens of Pntsburph. Most of the production will be approximately $ 1 D."iM and hundreds or persons will take par'. DEATH OF HARRY B. WILLIAMS Harry P. Willi. im cars of a-:c. pas.sc-d ;nvnv at the home of his s:st-r. Mrs. Alva lfoltz, 41:1 lieeker str.tt. Monday noon, of t u h.-r'-uiosis. lie vca rubber worker by trade and had i ecently returned from lietroit win-., he had been employed. A widow and child survive and the service is to be from th.- sister's home at 2'1't Vfilncilay .afternoon with burial at St. -ej,;-. Mich.

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