Hammond Times, Volume 6, Number 24, Hammond, Lake County, 23 June 1917 — Page 2

THE TIMES June 23, 1917 ENDEAVORS CAMERA CATCHES FItENCn SOLDIERS CHARGING FOE IN CHEMIN DES DAMES BATTLE

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F STATE II CONVENTION

Four Hundred Delegates of Presbyterian, Congregational, Christian and Other Churches of Indiana Coming to Hammond.

The state convention of the Christian Kndeavorers of Indiana is to be held in Hammond Thursday, Friday. Saturday and Sunday of next week with an estimated attendance of four hundred delegates. The convention will represent the 5'oung people's organizations of the Presbyterian. Congregational and Christian churches and the conventVn headquarters in Hammond will be at the First Christian 'church. Calumet avenue and Summer street. Evangelist "Bob" Jpnes. Dr. Beckemeyer and C. H. Winders of Indianapolis. Dr. Lekman of Birmingham and other noted speakers are on the program. The sessions of the convention will be held at the Christian church ani the Masonic temple. Ttev. C. J. Sharp Is general chairman of arrangements and he states not a third enough homes have been offered for the entertainment of delegates. Rev. J. C. Parrett. Percy Thompson and Rev. Sharp are on the entertainment committee. The committee announces that the delegates are to each pay fifty cents for bed and breakfast. Those wishing to entertain a delegate are asked to notify a member of the committee.

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French troops in the act of rushing forward to capture German trenches during the battle of Chemin des Dames. The first "wave," as military men call it, is away in the background of the picture. The second "wave" in the foreground is preparing to follow in the footsteps of the first men. The smoke dimly seen on the horizon is the French curtain fire. This picture is extremely unusual in that it is an actual photograph taken during an actual charge.

MIMAS EMPLOYES RECEIVE AWARDS Results of "Double Business" Campaign Made Known at Big Store.

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The arding of prizes of $100 in the E. C. Minas Company employes' contest took place Thursday evening when the big store closed a few minutes before the usual time and the more than 200 employes assembled informally. Known as "Double The Business in May" the contest was original, very unusual, and entirely a success. The salespeople In putting on the campaign and sent out cards to their friends, and the public was therefore interested. Jlr. Minas awarded the prizes to the winners. Besides the cash prizes a beautiful loving cup was offered to the department showing the .greatest Increase In business and the grocery department was the winner with the clothing department a close second. Prizes' were not only given to salespeople for Increased sales, but to other employts for efficiency. Even the litt?e girl at the wrapping counter and the elevator boy received prizes which were awarded by a committee composed of department manager and salespeople.

TIMES' BTTEEATT AT STATS CAPITAL. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.. June 20. The campaign for the special election of a congressman Is in full swing in the Sixth district. The fight was opened with speeches by both parties in several places In the district, t.nd from now on for one week the battle will rage with great fury, closing next Monday. The election will be held, on June 26. Finley P. Gray, the Democratic candidate, and Richard M. Elliott, the Republican candidate, are both on the stump. Gray challenged Elliott to a Joint debate, the ondition being that all other speakers be kept out of the district and these two men to fight It out alone. But Elliott declined on the ground that It was Ihe desire of the Republicans to bring In a number of senators and congressmen to speak i

the district, thus placing the campaign!

on national grounds. A number of Republicans ar5 already on the stump, along with Elliott. Senator Hiram Johnson of California, who was to be one of the principal Republican speakers, however, has sent word that he cannot come. It was the hope of Republicans that Johnson, who was

one of the leading Progressives, might come, for they felt that he could do much good for Elliott, especially in Wayne county, which was the hot-bed of Progressivism. Democrats are tickled over the fact that Johnson will not come. Senator James E. Watson will spend some time this week in the Sixth district. Senator Curtis, Congressman Fess, Congressman Rodenburg, of Illinois and other also will be theme. Senator Hollis of New Hampshire and Senator J. Hamilton Lewis of Chicago will be head-liners for the Democrats. The Republican state committee has assumed full charge of the Republican side of the campaign In the Sixth, for the committee feels that it should be fought out along national lines and on national issues. They are urging the protective tariff and telling the people that after the war Is over the country will need the Republican party In power to restore normal conditions. The Democrats insist that the district should send a Democrat to Congress because a Democrat will be more likely to support the policies of the president than a Republican. Both sides express confidence in the result of the special election.

is as Important as the other. In a modern war such as this the artillery depends on aviation and the infantry on the artillery. It would be foolish to have superiority In infantry if we did not have the heavy guns to blast out the barriers before the infantry goes into action."

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(By United Press Cablegram.) PARIS, June 23. America is talking too much about that vast fleet of aeroplanes and hot paying enough attention to the equally necessary infantry and artillery. In the opinlop of a high member of General Pershing's staff. After reading of the aeroplane agitati6n in America he declared: "While supremacy in the air is Imperative, aeroplanes are not going to win the war alone. The three elements, infantry, artillery and aviation, should

be considered In co-ordinaticn. One arm

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Ninteen industries of East Chicago are before the county board of review today In answer to subpoenas sent out by that organization asking them to ap pear and show cause why their assessed valuations should not be increased. Not only the municipal city, but the school city, of East Chicago ar in hard shape financially because of their having reached the limit of their bonding power. The only relief lies in an increase of the taxable valuations, and inasmuch as the industries are bearing the least proportion of the burden, these are the ones that have been subpoenaed before the board. The East Chicago Chamber of Commerce is behind the movement. Members of that committee feel that an increase of five millions of dollars should be obtained today.

ACKNOWLEDGE COMFORT BAGS The following letters have been received a tthe Red Cross headquarters from Hammond recruits In acknowledgement of the comfort bags sent to them: "Thursday. "American Red Cross, Hammond Chapter: Tour remembrance reacneo here this afternoon and It will be used to the full extent. Accept my most sincere thanks, individually and collectively. "We marched six miles and dug a couple of hundred yards of "trenches this morning and almost everybody js on the road to 'taps' now. "I certainly appreciate your ditty bag and will always remember you all. "Yours very sincerely, "JOHN T. SCOTT. "9th Co. 9 P. T. Reg't." "Co. 8, C. A. C. Fort Monroe, Va., June 2, 1917. To the Hammond Chapter, Red Cross Society: I wish to thank you very much for the comfort bag which I received today and also Rev. Sharp for the Testament. Will take it with me day after tomorrow to Panama and its contents will have daily usnge. With best wishes for the Red Cross society, I am "Tours sincerely, "CARL A. POWLET."

me showing It to the other members of my company you might realize in a f.mall way that I am very grateful for it. Needless to say, there were remarks of admiration on all sides. And why not? Anything so downright practical and absolutely useful Is bound to come in for Its share of appreciation. It was with pride that I told them 'that is the way they do things in Hammond.' "This is only one of the many ways in which your organization, or rather our organization for I, too, am a member goes about to lighten the soldier's burden, and I dare say all of the boys scattered over the length and breadth of the country have a warm Bpot In their hearts for the American Red Cross. "Thanking you again, I remain "Gratefully yours, "W. R. METTE. "9th Co. 9th P. T. Reg't., Ft. Ben. Harrion, Ind."

THE TIMES' FINANCIAL COLUMN

"Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind., June 21, 1917. To the Hammond Chapter, American Red Cross: I do not know how to properly address this organization, but feel that I must say a few words of appreciation for my 'kit.' which reached me today. I am not sure that I can make you understand how greatly I value It; hut if you had seen

June 23.

Atchison 101 American Beet Sugar 93 ?i American Car Fdry. 77 American Locomotive 74 Anaconda S35j American Smelting 108 Baldwin Locomotive 72 U American Can Co. 50 New York Central 92 Colorado Fuel 53li Central Lea-her 97 Corn Products 32 Crucible Steel S4; Erie 25 'i Arierican St;el Fdrs. 72 Vs Great Northern 107li Illinois Central . 103 Maxwell Motors 50 Mexican Petroleum 97H Northern Pacific 104 Peoples Gas , 77 Republic Iron and Steel 92i Reading 974 U. S. Rubber 61 American Sugar 120 3i Southern Pacific 94 U Southern Railway 28 Texas Oil - 2154 U. S. Steel 130 Union Pacific 137 Wabash 12 Willys Overland 35 ' CHICAOO GHAIN TUTU EES. Wheat July, ?2.14; Sept., $1.87. CornJuly, $1.55: Sept., $1.47. Oats July, 63c: Sept., 53 c. CHICAGO LIVE STOCK. Hogs Receipts, 9.000, 10 to 15 lower; mixed. $14.6515.33; good, $15.05 16.05: rough. $14.70-514.95: light, $14.50 15.35: pigs, $11.00(814.40. CattleReceipts, 1,000; market, weak: beves. $8.50 f 13.80; cows-heifers, $5.75 11.75: stockers-feeders, $.90 10.00. CHICAGO PRODUCE. Butter Creamery extras, 36 J? 36; creamery firsts. 36f?.36c: firsts, 35 c; seconds. 3334c. Eggs Firsts, 2930c. Live Poultry Fowls, 1919c;

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You are cordially invited to attend the opening and inspection of the "ATLAS APARTMENTS," between 144th and 145th streets on Forsyth avenue, East Chicago, Saturday, June 23rd, from 10 a. m. to 9 p. m. and continued to Sunday and Monday following. Atlas Building: Sz Investment Company SMITH-BADER-DAVIDSON COMPANY, AGENTS. PHONE 1161-J, EAST CHICAGO.

MICHAEL F. HUGHES, "resident.

WILLIAM A- BAYOR, Vice Pres. and Gen. Mgr.

OFFICERS: HAROLD T. PROUT, W. J. 8TEWART HYDE, Second Vice President. Secretary and Treasurer. 4

ducks, 1417c: geese, 12 14c; springs, 252Sc: turkeys, 18. Totatoes Wis., $2.75 3.00; Minn., $2.753.00; fancy westerns, $2.753.00. Veal 50 to 60 lbs.. 171418c; 70 to 80 lbs., 1819c; 90 to 100 lbs.. 19 20H'c; overweight kidneys. 140 to 175 lbs., 15S17c; coarse, 1217V4c.

NOTICE. Miss Ursula C. Noyes. director of the department of Red Cross Instruction,

Chicago, 111., will speak at the Chamber

of Commerce on Thursday afternoon, June 28, at 3 p. m.. on the subject of "The Home Nursing and Other Training Courses for Women." Every one Is cordially invited to attend this meeting. Miss Noyes is rated as a most charming woman and interesting speaker, as well as being the highest authority on this subject In the country.

DEEP SEWER REVERSED

This Is the abstract of the supreme court decision yesterday reversing the deep sewer verdict in the Lake circuit court so vital to Hammond: "23011. James E. Prevo et al. vs. City of Hammond et al. Lake O. V. Reversed, Lairy, J.

"(1) Thi3 was a suit by appellants to

enjoin the appellees from constructing

sewers on each side of the Calumet riv

er, and the erection of a pumping sta

tion and other matters for a scheme of

disposing of sewage for the city, and the city treated the whole improvements as a slrgle enterprise as one drainage district, and also attacked it

upon the ground of fraud. The finding

of the trial court being for the appellee,

and there being some evidence to support the finding upon the question of fraud, it is beyond the Jurisdiction of

this court to disturb the judgment ot

that ground. (2) The power to make

public Improvements upon special as sessments is entirely statutory, and un

less me autnority attempting to use such power reasonably follows the method prescribed by law, it is of no

force, as the power granted makes the

method of exercising the power jurisdictional. . The court holds that the

showing here is that there are at least

two main sewers, one south of the river and one north of the river, and that the law contemplates special assessments only as to the building of sewers for the adjoining property and for the main sewer into which such sewers

run, and that there is no authority to

create a drainage district, which em

braces two separate and distinct sewer systems, and tailng the whole of the property in tne district for the expense, (3) 'The court does not hold that there is a lack of power to construct the work contemplated by this proceeding, and to

assess the cost against the property

benefited. The holding is that the

proceedings do not conform to the re

quirements of the state. Because there Is an attempt to exercise a power In a manner essentially different from that provided by the statute, the attempted

proceeding must fail. It Is

suggested that there is no power grant

ed to construct a pumping station and

sewage disposal plant at the cost of the property benefited, but such improvements must be paid for by a gen

eral tax. As to this, appellants are

clearly in error. Section 696, Burns

1914 provide?,' etc."

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juries in an accident at the Western Car Bhops and was not injured in the j automobile accident with Mr. and Mrs. ' HI Green, according to Mrs. Nordstrand who called Thts Times today. Mrs. Nordstrand stated that the man ; injured in the auto accident was not ' her husband. j Her statement, a reporter learned, is '

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for three years, at $5,000 per annum. Superintendent Wirt has made himself and" Gary nationally famous in the school world by the Wirt system of teaching. Jack Gilroy, athletic advisor, and Principal Spaulding, also signed articles of agreement to stay with Gary schools.

FEDERAL INSPECTOR IS Ifi HiOi

Federal Inspector Bragdon la in Hammond today taking up the cases of those men whose loyalty is under question. From East Chicago there are only two cases. John Sopcic, a saloonkeeper at 3490 Guthrie street, has been arrested under the accusation of his using treasonable language. His friends, however, say that the arrest is the result of a frameup against him. John denies the charge and says that he has been in this country about thirty-two years, has his second papers has a son in the United States army. The other case is that of Mike Tampco, who resisted the authority of soldiers who were guarding the New York Central railway bridge at Indiana Harbor, and who, upon arrest, was found not to be registered. He Is reported to have said that he did not have to register.

Help the Soldier Boys by helping the Red Cross.

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TWO SIGN CONTRACTS William A. Wirt. Gary's famous educator, has signed for the fourth time a contract to pilot Gary's school system

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TODAY Lillian Gish axd : Wilfred Ljca"'SOULS TRIUMPHANT" Alco "PINCHED IN THE FINISH." SUNDAY Dorothy Daltcn ''WILD WIN3EI?'S WIDOW" Monday, Tuesdiy and Wednesday "THE GARDEN OF ALLAH" Do not miss this picture.

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GAY OFFICEi 205-07 Phillip Bids- Phone 3090.

Twenty-three men, held by Gary po

lice for npn-refflsteringr and violation of

the president's proclamation were examined by government investigator Bragrdon yesterday. Their names: Max Meerson and Henry Fiske. released on charges of violation. The following were taken for not registering but gave satisfactory excuses or were released to register: Fred Shaw, John Stanley, negro; Stanley said he was in the south registration day and he didn't try to regisi because he thought he wasn't allowed to, saying the darkies not being allowed to vote. George Howze. negro; Steve Kovac; George Heard, negro: Ike Madin. negro; Madis Is six foot two inches tall and was found to be only 16 years old. Sam Guarney; Kd Henderson, negro; Henderson was 21 years old . six days after registration:' John Dickson, negro; Stanley Widamovski. Henry McDonald, Charles Johnson, McKinley Weaver, Charles Kelley and Robert Lee. Felix Vidamovski, Joseph Leibers, Ernest McKinney, Oscar Sanders, Sherman Dougherty and Wilbur Sanders, the last three negroes, are being held for further investigation. . Frank Thompson, American, 30 years old, and William Taylor, negro. 24 years old, were arrested since last evening for not registering, making a total of 64 arrests up to nine o'clock Saturday morning.

EX-CITY DAD SEVERELY HURT Leg Fractured While He

Was at Work m Shops.

John Nordstrand, ex-councilman o

the Seventh ward in Hammond, whose home Is at 9 Clinton street, sustained

a fracture of th.e left leg- and other in-

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