Hammond Times, Volume 6, Number 23, Hammond, Lake County, 16 June 1917 — Page 1

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GOT TO GET THE MOEY Indiana Preparing to Start On Monday as toe Greatest Drive In Its History For the Red Gross Work. (Special to The Times.) INDIANAPOLIS. IND.. June 16. Reports to Red Cross headquarters, flashed from every part-of Indiana these last few days, show that Cue whole state is aroused to the stupendous task of raising tl.500.000 this coming week Indiana's share of the $100,000,000 fund for war relief work. n We have got to get the money, is the cry of the Red Cross leaders. - e have got to raise millions for defense now or hereafter pay billions for tribute." is the slogan of Red Crow orators vo are storming the state from the lakes to the Ohio river. Some localises have already begun the campaign. Some conduct membership campaigns in connection with the special dr je for i-nie went out and raUed $1,200. r ;rticwceiun, of --;cthatr rke fled headQuarters they expect . VXjTnlTo atOO.000.. Svwie city campaign leader. Sueshf" drive" will bring in 'Tbfcall of the Red Cross ha, enlist; unteered toYo team work in solicitlnS unteerea Cross enthuslSXS". " 1.1. -"7 oses to contribute anf Hollar per head for each inhabitant. The manner of taking the donations is Irt Treuy much to each local organi- ' oS Bdinbur, offers a rather un, .lon The town and township is ue.P,fr- ,1 tui, naming posters dernding hat eCery one must give. Tho'e who have wealth tied up in .property in bond securities or tank.-.1" Z asked for $1 for each $1,000 of their Prions. Those holding clerical portions and profession men J J expected to contribute $1 for each $100 or vearly salary. Every laboring man ill be asked for one day's wages. Each city in Indiana will be peea to raise fupds equivalent to its total population or greater. National headbarters announces that not less than $10 for every man. women and child in the United States muse be collected t the campaign for $100,000,000 in America is a success. Subscriptions from ten cents to those runnig into millions of dollars are counted upon and are essential if the war relief work in America is to be put on the same plane In efficiency and resources as has been done by the Red Cross in other belligerent countries. One prominent Red Cross enthusiast puts it this way: "The man who grumbles at taxes and at the call to subscribe will do well to keep in mind that if France and Russia and England break down he will be paying everything he has to German tax collectors the rest of his natural life." IB GONTRlBUTOnS The total list of contributors to the Liberty Loan of $2,039,000.00 in Lake courty as compiled by H. M. Johnson, head of the county committee, is as follows: . Gary s-67-Hammond S2( East Chicago 69 Indiana Harbor 368

Whiting - T-- 275 v Crown Point 150 Lowell 42 Hobart 37 West Hammond 22 Dyer 12 Highland 1 The statement made yesterday that the Lowell State Bank carried the biggest individual loan was eroneous. It was the Lowell National Bank. Let your children join the Red Cross.

Yes, He Is SOME Patriot. Indiana Harbor, Ind., June IS. Editor TIMES s Speaking of patriotism X call your attention to Mr. Kenneth A. Carrey of Indiana Harbor, who, to my mind, has established an enviable record. On June 14th, having; lost his registratlon certificate, Mr. Oarvey set out to obtain a duplicate with the following1 results: Obtained his duplicate certificate. Joined the Bed Cross. Subscribed for two liberty bonds. Enlisted in the regular army. , Does this not deserve mention In your columns f Yours very truly, J. A. METEQEir, 3313 Michigan Ave.

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FOR PEACE t BY ARTHl'R E. MANX. United Press Cablegram. STOCKHOLM. June 16. What may be considered an attempt to approximate the German government's peace terms was outlined when the German majority socialists gave out their program for peace. The striking points of the plan are: No indemnity for Belgium because it would be difficult to determine which belligerent was responsible for dami nn -th various fronts, and th one-sided liabilities would merely mask 4rf fhaemjitty. "Return of the German colonies under the socialistic doctrine of no annexation. Retention by Germany of Alsace-Lorraine-"because they are nine-tenth German." ' The German socialists outline likewise insists upon complete political and military independence of all nation. Belgium is to agree with Austria regarding the future of Serbia and other Balkan nations. ' Foland and Finland future is to be left to determination of those provinces themselves. If independence is impossible they certainly shall be autonomous. To Greece. Ireland, Egypt. Morocco, Tripoli and Thibet the German socialists extended greatest sympathy, and socialists in those countries were urged to work for independence. To Alsace-Lorraine the socialists declared, "They are nine-tenths German, originally belonged to Germany and then to France. If they are returned to France now it would be annexation." After return of peace the German? would have "international arbitration and disarmament except for defensive purposes and for short enlistments for a police army." There should be an international decision on all war provoking disputes. Listing their suggestions for future international laws, the socialists want: No exportation of munitions by neutral.'. No prized to be taken at ea. No merchantmen to be armed. All canals, straits and sea routes to be internationalized. Food and clothing not to be held con o H a t H No censorship of letters from bellig erents and neutrals. Vo trade war. full freedom of the seas, no protective tariff, no secret di plomacy. ARE SKIDS UNDER THE K BETTORS? Well, Not So You Could Notice It in Hammond, Says Man About Town. The Peregrinations of the Peripatetic Pool Peddler is the title of a nifty little brochure which the Hammond police are studying these days. Do you think pool-selpng In Ham monrl has stopped? Not so you can notice the stop. "When Chief Austgen broke up the practice of selling race pools in Hammond after it had gone on merrily for 15 years, he jarred the gambling class to its very innards. Then the clan moved to West Hammond, but several arrests were made and the Jig seemed up. Did thepool gentlemen give up? They did not. Back to Hammond came the rractice of dealing out tickets on the third race but it slinked back. Information reached Ths Times yes terday that race tickets were being sold strictly on the q. t. in a certain vV est State street establishment and that certain foxy gentlemen whose home Is where their hat hangs up will give you opportunity to gamble on any old boss race there is a-going and some that are not a-going.

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FFIGIENGY CIVIC CENTRE Steelworkers' Pool at First Floor, Gary Commercial Building Home of the Reform Commission Is Well Patronized.. The Times' announcement of a series of articles on the wonderful efficiency at Gary that part of the efficiency that Is out of the ordinary created much interest. Today's Installment refers to the efficiency to which a civic building caa be put; one part of it being used by members of the club engaged on a commission to Insist on law enforcement, the other part of the building being used for purposes to show how the law could be enforced but isn't. Being busy, the Civic Service Commission probably hasnt had time to investigate the several uses to which its own building is being put, especially the first floor. As was stated last week, there are many odd Illustrations of efficiency In Gary. The article last week concerned what is believed to be the largest and most, law-abiding saloenin-Indiana, -f cated on a Steel Corporation site and adjacent to the most efficient steel plant In the world. There steel-workers are served drinkables in the most efficient manner possible; there steel-workers get their checks cashed in a manner that banks must regard as efficient. DOUBLE EFFICIENCY HEBE. This story concerns the double efficiency that exists at tho home building of the Gary Commercial Club. Upstairs second and third floors is the home of the Commercial Club and its reform subsidiary, the Civic Service Commission, designated to guard morals of steel-workers and others. Downstairs is "The Club" poolroom, where steel-workers may engage in a little pastime if they have the price. Operators of "The Club" lease directly or Indirectly their store-room from the organization, whose business affairs are managed by the officers and directors. Employes of the Illinois Steel "company, or any other steel subsidiaries bridge, tin-plate railroad companies of the corporation wno do not care for accommodations at the Binzenhof may find various facilities at the Commercials Club building. They can either enter the first floor and take part in the baseball pool, or they can go to the second floor when meetings are on and denounce various forms of civic naughtiness which .the Civic Service Commission is seeking to abate. PLACE FBOrZTABXE. Baseball pools, pronounced to be one form of gambling, are very scarce In Gary since the Civic Service Commission of the Commercial Club got on the job. It is said the only large pool in town is that one operated in the club (Continued on page ten.) HERE ARE ALLEGED Twenty-six men of eligible military age are in custody in the Jails of Ham mond, "Whiting. East Chicago and Gary today. Investigator Bragdon signed complaints against fifteen Lake county men and one Michigan City foelgner this morning, charging that they failed to register "for the draft. Diego Torres and Ernesto Anzlvino of Gary and "Walter Bukowskl and Andrew Olsen of Hammond were released on $500 bonds. These complaints made out today follow: Gary Diego De Haro Torres. Tony Tidman, Angelo Taeda. Sava PaseJov, George Popovlch. Alexander Sitchu, Dominiek Karshulif. "Waso Commer and Ernesto Anzivlno. Whiting Jacob Djiadun and "Walenti Dziewit. East Chicago Joseph Hill and Tony Marina. Michigan City Joseph Stimac. Hammond Walter Bukowskl, Andrew Olsen and Wm. Graves.

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Daring! death in a patriotic desire to serve the United States, six Los Angeles young women have formed an aviatiorirorps, offering their services and their airplanes to the government for coast patrol work. Miss Alice La Clkpelle, a finished aviatrix, is in charge of the corps.

BE ENFORCED Clerks and Meat Cutters Ex pected to Ask Courts to Close Stores Sunday. Blue law-enforcement in Hammond may be the outcome of a campaign be ing waged by the organized meat cutters to close up the small groceries and markets Sunday. Threats of the grocer and market men that they will In turn see that every other place of business is shut tight if they are compelled to obey the statute, make Sunday closing a possibility. Neither side appears willing to give in. The small dealers claim that if they are not permitted to sell bread, milk, meat, etc., on Sundays the public will not have the privilege of buying liquor, tobacco, ice cream, newspapers or go ing to theatres and ball games in Hammond on that day. They take the stand that a court enforcement of the Blue Laws on their business will set a precedent making it easy for them to apply the same closing laws to all other lines of business. Incidentally, the small dealers state, there are many people who cannot afford Ice or ice boxes and during the hot months must be able to buy perishable foodstuffs on Sundays. Having the grocery stores and markets open for a few hours on Sunday Is necessary to the national economy the people are urged to practice at this time, they state. The union workers take the stand that labor is entitled to six days of work and one of rest and should not be compelled to work on the seventh. HE DELIVERED THE COAL BUT WHERE? Sam Curtis, a coal driver, went astray yesterday. When Sam started out with six tons of coal from the Standard Steel Car Company's plant to deliver to one of the employes' home, he may have had the best of intentions. But in the city court this morning Sam old Judge Barnett that he acquired a Jag en route and don't remember where he delivered the six tons of coal. At any rate, it appears that he didn't deliver to the intended destination and drove back with an empty wagon. He was arrested for embezzling the coal. The company'Ss representative in rourt stated that the coal sold off the car to employes at $2.99 a ton. The Judge continuel the case until Monday to give Sam a chance to recall where he left the six tons of coal. WILL PLAY AT LANSING - (Special to The Times.) EAST CHICAGO, IND., June 16. The fast East Chicago Tigers will invade Lansing Sunday and will try to' win their sixth straight victory when they will cross bats with the fast Kindt Colts. Faherty and DeLore will be the Tigers' battery. Game will start at 2:30.

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Francis and Miss vea Kitchin. In the When Your Own Son Lies Dead The Ked Cross has issued to this country an appeal for assistance, an appeal for funds. The Red Cross will attempt to open the hearts of the country at large. It is a difficult task. Your brothers tell you their sons lie dead. Tour heart aches, and you try to understand it. Tou feel it Tou think you feel it. But it Is not your son, and you have no conception, even though he be one of the nearest you have in the world to you, of what your brother feels. It is your brother's son that lies dead. In six months, in three months, in one month your own son lies dead. It is for every one of us to bring before this country now what it feels like to have our own son lying dead there. The Red Cross Is about to issue the S. O. 3. call to this country, to save It from ignorance, from Indifference, from carelessness, from selfishness. It Is a difficult task, but $100,000,000 must be raised immediately. SUIT IS FILED AT (Special to The Times.) CROWN POINT. IND.. June 18. Suit to enjoin the construction of the $300,000 district sewer west of Clark rbad was "filed against the city of Gary in the circuit court yesterday by At torneys AVildermuth of Gary and Barr of Crown Point for the heirs of the Edward M. llandell tract of land comprising between two and three , thousand acres. The improvement Is attacked on the grounds that there are only about twenty houses i nthe benefitted district of five or six square miles and that it is therefore unnecessary to expend such a vast amount to furnish sewage for that number of houses. The complaint recites that the cost of the sewer to the Mandell heirs alone would be $S0.000. Notice to Water Sprinklers Allowed from 8 a. m. to 5 p. m.; not allowed from 5 p. m. to 7:30 p. m.; allowed from 7:30 p. m. to 6 a. m.; not allowed from 6 a. m. to 8 a. m. This is per mayor's proclamation in the Lake County Times of May 18, 1917. Please be governed acordingly. 6-14- C. N. JEWETT, Supt. Hammond Ball Park, Sun day, June 17th Hammond v. Roseland Eclipse. 6:15:2

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machine, Miss Alice La Chapelle. Latest bulletins By I nlted l'r-. WASHINGTON, Jane 16. The Anter. lean schooner Rltter m attacked by a German submarine and damaged by shell fire, the atate department waa In formed today. Although badly battered by shells from the U.boat's guns, the ahlp waa not sunk. - The announcement of the state de partment did not disclose the location or date of the attack. Dispatches atat ed the boat was towed Into port. Whether any of the crew was Injured by nhells waa not stated. BY ROBERT J. BENDER. WASHINGTON, June 16-Respond. ina; to the mandate of Preaident Wil son, the senate agricultural commit, tee today reported oat the Lever food control bill, putting the Initial fight on the measure directly up to the aen ate. The bill la sent out of committee without recommendation. It will come up for debate In the upper branch early next week. . By United Preaa.) WASHINGTON June 16. Belgium' mlaalon to the ITnlted States arrived at an American port today. They are expected at Washington tomorrow. The personnel includea former Min later to the Vnlted States M. Moncheur, General Le Clerc, Col. Durrell, Geae Mertens and Hector carter. (By I'nlted Preaa Cablegram.) PARIS, June 16 By arising early this mornlns; and attacking a knee pile of letters with relays of stenographers. Major General Perahlng cleaned up hla pressing; busineaa at American head, quarters and motored to the head, quartern of Gen.Petaln, head of the French armiea. He waa to lunch there and expected to return to Parta later In the day. A number of Perahlng'a start officers accompanied him. CURIOUS NIGHT WATCH MAN LOSES IN COURT Judge Fred Barnett in the Hammond city court today rendered a decision which will earn for him the gratitude of countless thousands. The Judge decided that, a man has a right to defend the papers on his desk I against the curiosity of the Janitor or the night watchman. No longer are they public property. The decision is as important as though a court had ruled a country postmaster has no right to read postcards or slip the cover off the paper and digest the news before delivery. W. R. Patterson, for four years president of the board of education in West Hammond, was arrested by Pearl Henley, a night watchman, on a charge of assault and battery. In court today Patterson admitted hitting Henley on the head with hammer, but said the watchman had struck him first. The evidence showed that an argument started between the two men when Henley objected to a "Hands off" note left by Patterson inside the latter's desk. In order to see the note Henley had to raise the roll top. whiKi was exactly what Patterson didn't want him to do.. The men ere employed at the Chicago t eed and Fertilizer plant.

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OFFICIALS AT Any Further Efforts of U S to Compose Chinese Difficulties Are Embarassed. (By United Press.) WASHINGTON. June 16. JaDan has turned down the United States' request that she Join America in Wilson's recent advice to China to composer her internal difficulties. This fact was an nounced today following receipt of advices showing that .Great Britain too naa disregarded America's suggestion for Joint action in the Chinese situation. Japan apparently was sensitive and somewhat embittered because the T'nit. ed States In the first instance did not consult her about tha Chinese situation. Japan's "paramount interest" in China evidently influented her to withhold support of the American position but Great Britain's refusal perplexes authorities hem who tnus far have had no official reason from England for the refusal. The United States secretly asked the allied powers to Join in her advice In China after the note had been dispatched. Great Britain's orricial answer had not reached the state department today but there was no reason to doubt the unofficial report that her reply was a rejection. Officials attempted to minimize the importance of the refusals but It was pointed out that they will probably embarrass any further American efforts to compose the Chinese internal difficulties. - Of Oil ED That the robbery of the First State bank at Tollesron yesterday noon was planned Is the opinion of Gary Chief of Police Forbis. who with a squad of detectives last night scoured the surrundlng woods, in which the robber made Ms escape. No trace of the holdup man was found. Takes S70O. The robbery, the second at the bank within six months, was similar to the Chicago bandit raids. It is possible that the thief is a member of a Chicago bandit gang. In bills of different denominations, the largest being a bundle of $500 in $5 bills, the robber made away wlth $790. It was first reported that he took but $300 but investigation proved that he grabbed money oft hooks and shelves, possibly totalling over the given amount WelI Laid Plana. The robber, who Is known at the bank as C. A. Buff, probably a fictitious name, contemplated the robbery several months ago. according to evidence produced by Chief Forbi3. In March Buff deposited $150. From time to time he would draw this amount out -and re-deposit it in order to acquaint himself with the bank. A few weeks ago he bought a safety deposit box In which was found by tho detectives nothing but a few scraps of paper.. Yesterday at 12:20 Buff rode to the bank on a bicycle. He asked the cashier. C E. Phillips, to open his box. Phillips turned and Buff struck him with a crude blackjack which the police have in their possession. However, Phillips was not unconscious, arising he made for Buff but was held at bay by a revolver. Bufif grabbed 'currency within his reach and ran out of the bank, climbed on his wheel and escaped into the woods. A posse immediately followed and olthough they came within seeing distance of him several times were stopped by Buff, who fired several shots at them, it is said. Buff waa dressed in a dark suit and cap. Uolice of adjoining cities have been asked to. aid in his Capture. He is an American and speaks fairly good English. He is about 35 years old. VERY PARTICULAR AT THE HARBOR Max Klismalitz. 3517 Deodar street, Indiana Harbor, was arrested today for carrying the kaiser's picture on his watch fob. Joe Ginsinger, a Jeweler in Cedar street, was arrested also. Klismalitz said he had purchased the fob from Ginsinger. The two are in Jail at Indiana Harbor. The police confiscated the Jeweler's stock of fobs having the kaiser's picture on them. Join the Red Cross.

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