Hammond Times, Volume 12, Number 8, Hammond, Lake County, 26 June 1917 — Page 1

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LAKE COUNTY MAKES MOST-MAGNIFICENT SHOWING

o TO BE RED GROSS TOTAL Several Cities are Yet Incomplete and Amount May be Still Larger, WHAT LAKE COUNTY GAVE RED CROSS Gary $100,000 Hammond 50,000 Indiana Harbor 33,000 East Chicago 20,000 Whiting 12,500 Crown Point 6,000 Hobart 2,000 Lowell i.500 Rest of county 1,500 Estimated Total. . .$223,500 The estimated total of the big drive in Lake county last week for the Red Cross will foot up the enormous sum of $225,000 and it may reach even more for in several cities ' notably, Hammond East Chicago, Indiana Harbor and Vhiting the count is not yet complete and probably will not be complete for several days. The quota assessed against Lake county was less than $100,000 so that the county gave twice as much as it was asked 4o give. By townships, North turned in $115,000 to noon today. This will be probably increased several thousand dollars. Out of Lake county's eleven townships North and Calumet gave $215,000, practically the whole amount. Crown Point over-subscribed her share by a big percentage. Hammond gave two and a half times more than her quota. The city of East Chicago, including Indiana Harbor, gave $53,000, a magnificent sum. Lake county gave more to the Red Cross than any other county in the stats except Marion. She has given more soldiers than any other county, bought more Liberty bonds than any other county except Marion and yet has not been "given representation on a single one of the state defense committees, which shows how jealous they are of good old Lake down state. GIVEN UNTIL WEDNESDAY (Special to The Tlmes.J CROWN POINT, Ind., June 27. Because of the unsatisfactory character of the evidence given by the East Chicago industrial heads before the County Board of Review, nearly all of he manufacturers were asked to find out ebou how much was invested In their respective plants on March 1, 1517, and to report again next "Wednesday at 10 o'clock. The Inland Steel company by its representative, ' Mr. Jones, did not think that the Inland figures could be compiled by Wednesday, and so that plant will have its hearing on Friday. BRITISH BEAUTY IS LORD'S SECOND WIFE Marchioness of Crewe. The Marchioness of Crewe was married in 1899 and is Lord Crewe's second wife, the first Lady Crewe having died in 1887.

NELLIE'S PI HEAVES

1 AT SID ft Scarcity of Labor Raises Prices All Along the. Line. Here is an excerpt from a modern primer: Mamma, why can't we have an automobile like Nellie Smith's papa?" "We can t afford it, dear." "But mamma they have a Victrola and go to the movies every night and Nellie gives parties and has real ice cream and " "Tut, tut, daughter, you must remember Nellie's papa is a coal heaver and gets ten dollars a day while your papa is only a Latin teacher." "Why can't my papa be a coal heaver too. mamma?" "Oh, dear, if you must know those things, your papa wasted his time going to college. Toil and I must suffer because of his misspent -youth." Until quite recently shoveling coal from cars was looked upon as a rather unprofitable profession. Only two years ago four dollars a day was considered top price for such work while in the dark ages of 1912 the pitiful sum of $2.75 sufficed. At the United Chemical & Organic Products Company (Hirsh-Stein) plant of Hammond ordinary coal heavers receive nine dollars a day and extraordinary coal heavers ten to twelve. , Common labor recives 35 to 37 cents an hour. The scale for unloading salt and sulphur is as high as that for coal. A reporter was talking to Manager T: R. Tennant today to inquire concerning a ten per cent increase in wages effective throughout the. plant this week. Only six weeks ago a general increase was granted. "We pay thirty-five cents a ton for unloading dry bones." said Manager Tennat, trying to Coax the reporter away from the field of journalism. "No, 111 change that scale right now. Make it forty cents." It appears they have the raising habit over at the United States Chemical & Organic Products plant. There are about 750 men employed and more men needed. Some morning Manager Tennant will be standing out in front of the gate when they come to work and he'll say, "Awful sorry boys, I can't give you your usual daily raise this morning. We're only going to raise you every other morning hereafter." (Special to The Times.) BY IRVIG (HAYKEX. MOBILIZATION CAMP, SYRACUSE, X. Y., June 26. The 600 extra artillerymen at the state fair grounds here will be sent to Sparta, Wis., and Fortress Monroe, Va., it was announced today. Among the boys to leave are ten froYn Hammond, and It is possible they will pass through their own city in case they are sent to Sparta. The camp is very populous but not crowded with Its present contingent of 15,000 men, and the new camp grounds are being rushed to completion. The men detrained here are the pick of the country, and it developed that they are here only as visitors for some purpose that is best known to the war office. HAROLD liOID LIKES ARMY LIFE Attorney W. J. McAleer has received an interesting letter from Harold Hammond, son of Mrs. Walter Hammond. The young man is a soldier at a fort in Delaware. His letter follows: "The army routine is very different than the average person imagines. Everything is systematic and things have to be done in the best possible I manner. We arise by bugle call at 5:15 a. m. and Btand roll call. We" eat breakast after which we drill on the large coast defense guns for two hours. The rest of the time is devotel to infantry drill and class instruction. I was placed ag the man to fire the gun on the 12-incher, and believe me, those big boys certainly do bark. It takes thirty-four men to handle one and every fellow is busy all of the time. The company to which I am assigned is a mine laying and gun company. I believe the coast artillery is the most complicated branch of the service. "The fort where I am stationed was a federal prison during the Gtivil war and hundreds of soJdierB died here and no wonder. The dungeons and prison cells remain Just as they were at that time which gives you an Idea of the suffering which the southern soldiers had to go through with." The writer states that he enjoys the busy life of the coast artillery.

HAMMOND BOYS MAY GO THROUGH

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The plans of these men are ambitious nothing less than to build in America the greatest air fleet the world has ever seen, blind the eye3 of the German army with it and insure victory for America. Thirty-five hundred airplanes are to be built this year, and 6,000 aviators trained. This board will place contracts for everything the government buys in aircraft. Left to right in the picture: A. G. Cable, of Chicago, secretary of the board; R. L. Montgomery, New York; Sidney G. Walden Detroit; E. A. Deeds, Dayton, Ohio; Rear Admiral David W. Taylor, chief of the bureau of construction and repair, navy; Brig. Gen. George O. Squier. of the army, and Howard E. Coffin of Detroit, chairman of the board.

PRESIDENT

S CALLING (Every man who volunteers from the state of Indiana means one less to be conscripted from this state.) Capt. Ryan on Recruiting Week. Enlist Xow. The President calls yont Your country needs you! Come on, loyal Americans and help free the world that our child. ren may live in peace! This was the message carried by the Hammond recruiting office today to Hobart on the second day of the campaign to get 100 men for the army for the 70.000 President Wilson has called upon. In a talk at Hobart Sergeant Welch, who had secured seventeen in Hammond at noon and needs eightythree more, said: "The young men who respond to the call of their president and enlist during Recruiting Week are going to be the officers of tomorrow. At the present time , in the European armies there is only one way for a man to secure a commission and that is to enlist as a private. In the United States army this condition is going to exist very soon. Even now, army officers are called upon almost daily to recommend first-class privates and non-commissioned officers for commissions. Many regiments of the regular army are being divided into thirds. Each third constitutes the nucleus for a new regiment the other two thirds being supplied by recruits. These new recruits learn soldiering just as the regulars learned it. They get a thorough foundation. The corporals and sergeants of the old regiments are being trained for commissions, and the recruit of today is going to be a corporal tomorrow and selected for a commission perhaps. "Registration is no bar to enlistment. Every man betwen the ages of IS and 40 may nnd the opportunity he is looking for. The British Tommy finds something to wonder at in the fact that his American cousin in the private rank receives $30 a month and for overseas wort 20 per cent increase over that." " - SUPERINTENDS OF . CHAIN FACTORY DIES William J. Woodall, superintendent of the S. G. Taylor Chain CompanyJ died this forenoon atj his home in 12S 142nd street. He is survived by his widow, four daughters and two sons The chi.oren are Mrs. E. A. Thierfeldt of Buffalo, X. Y.; Mrs. rhillip Schneck of Haimncnd; Mrs. D. L. Watters of Hope, Ind.; Mrs Arthur Williamson of Greenfield, Ind; Benjamin of Indianapolis, and Arthur N. of Hammond. Mr. Woodall had lived in Hammond five years. He was a member of Orak Shrine, a Knights Templar, an Odd Fellow and a Maccabee. He was 65 years of age and had enjoyed gooi health until three months ago. The death was caused by heart trouble. The remains are to be taken to Buffalo, his former home, for interment. INDIANA HARBOR IS NINETEENTH IN POST REPORT The postal savings bulletin for May places the Indiana Harbor post office nineteenth in the list of offices having the greatest in postal savings deposits for that month. The list of twenty-one cities having gains in excess of $20,000 for May follows: New York. Brooklyn. Detroit. Pittsburgh, Chicago, Cleveland, Buffalo. Philadelphia, Newark, Boston. Bridgeport, Akron. Toledo, Niagara Falls, Milwaukee. Seattle, Jersey City, McKeesport, Indiana Harbor, St. Louis and Canton.

United States aircraft production board in session.

TWDI-GITY RAISES A

FINE SUM East Chicago comes to the front with a total subscription to the Red Cross war fund of $53,000. according to figures compiled in the headquarters of the Chamber of fjommerce at a. late hour last night. $33,000 of this amount was raised in Indiana Harbor and $20,000 in the west end. This $53,000 was raised at a total expense of less than $100. the expense running about $60 at Indiana Harbor and $35 at the west end. In the west end of the city, the subscriptions would have been largely increased had the committee found it possible to get to work earlier in the game. It will be remembered to put on only a four day campaign Thursday, Friday. Saturday and Monday. It was discovered by telegrams received from the headquarters of various plants yesterday that had the companies received the solicitations earlier a proportionate share of their contributions might Just as well have been mad through the East Chicago office. As it was, there were several of the industries that subscribed wholly through their home offices in other cities. For example. Superintendent Thum of the United States Metals Refining Co., (Continued on page five.) PERSHING'S MESSAGE GOES TO POILOS (By United Frets Cablegram.) TARIS. June 26. Four hundred and fifty of France's grizzled veterans bore to the poilus today Major General Pershing's first message. It was delivered to them through Captain Margetts, Pershing's aid at a meeting here last night which for overflowing enthusiasm has seldom been equaled in Paris. The four hundred and fifty were preparing to return to the trenches. During the day they had each received a "tuck bag" made by American women, attended a luncheon whore some of France's stage stars etnertained them and at night met in a great room in the basement for what In America would be called a smoker. It was In this smokefilled room Margetts in behalf bf Pershing gave the polius the first message from the American general. He told the soldiers America is with the allies and assures them that if they can hold on until the American army is ready the common enemy will be ejected from France and completely crushed. L TO HAVE FRIEND THERE By WEBB MIX.X.EK (United Press Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON. June 26. The laboring men of the nation will have a "friend at court" on the appellate exemption board that sifts out the men for America's army, it was learned today. On each of the district boards that heap exemption claims for occupational reasons there will be one representative of the laboring man. In response to urgent appeals from national labor men the war department decided today to ive organized labor representation. Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor and a member of the labor committee of the advisory board of the council of national defense has submitted a list of prominent local labor leaders to the appellate tribunal. The personnel of the boards was complete today with the exception of two states.

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EXPECT , TO CLEAR Is pretty little Julia Bojuloski dead? Since the child's mysterious disappearance last Friday night Gary police have continued a frantic hunt for the babe. All clues to Julia's recovery or trace of .her abductor have proved futile. Police doubt that the "beast" said to b the former husband of Julia's mother arid so characterized the beast" because of his brute strength and meanness, killed the child. He would not dare, the police think, but the parents of Julia are afraid. They fear John Beda, the "beast," the man the police are after. He is known as a bully and desperado. They put nothing past him. Another Clue Blasted. The police were notified of a child's tracks along the Michigan Central railway yesterday afternoon. A squad ot police were rushed to the spot. All negro and foreigner's shacks along the tracks were searched. Jsot a trace was found. With the finding of John Beda the authorities expect to clear the mystery. Julia has two sisters, Estella, two years old, and Sophia, eight years old. When a reporter called at the Bojuloski home today he found the father away and the mother rocking her baby Estelle to sleep. She looked careworn. Her eyes glistened. She had been crying. Sophia, not old enough to realize the seriousness of it all, playfully cried out, "Mamma, where is Julia. Gee, she's been gone a long time for such a little girl." The mother did not answer. She glanced at the reporter. A far away look was in her eye. She was thinking of her lost baby and its welfare. She told brokenly how she had sent Julia to the grocery store and she had not returned. Then Tiunting herself, then the call for the police. She mentioned of the quarrel John Beda had with Julia's brother's wife. She seemed to shudder when she mentioned Beda's name. "He's got my baby. My baby Julia," tearfully spoke the mother. Julia is thought to be a child of John Beda. the mother separating from him several years, ago. Friday he was divorced again. , The Congregation Temple Israel will build a $15,000 new church at 445 Adams street. Gary, according to the building commissioner's report. It will be one story and made of brick. Harry Barker & Co. have taken out permits to erect four residences in the south part of Gary, costing $1,500 each. WITH HAMMOND SOLDIER BOYS Walter Sterlin, one of the boys who fr.Iisted in March, came home on furlough Thursday, and returns to a fort in New York state tomorrow. His mother is Mrs. Catherine Sterling, 4S0 Michigan avenue. Walter is in the coast artillery. Rudolph Monberg, 43 .Doty street, recently visited the high school boys at an eastern fort. Ben Roy, and Clyde Hudson are corporals. The boys are all hard as nails. In a letter to his father, R. E. Hickman, Charles Hickman states that after completing a thirty-two mile march the boys walked three miles and played a nine-Inning baseball game. SEE Bohling-Haehnel Auto Sales Co., Douglas and Hohman Sts. for Dodge, Hudson and Chevrolet cars. 6-261wk

MYSTERY

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With Air Fleet

Latest 'Bulletins (By United Press Cablegram.) ATHEXS June 26. Kingr Alexander formally announced today he had intrusted former Premier Veniseloa with the task of forming a new cabinet. At the request of King; Alexander, Premier Zaimls and his ministers agreed to withdraw until late today the date on which their resignations become effective. The presumption here Is that the kins desires to have no lapse in governing; authority between Zaimls ministry and that to be formed. King; Alexander has notified the allied officials that he wished Veniseles to head the new ministry. (By United Press Cablegram.) LOXDOV. Jnne 26. Three British naval planes fought ten Germans in an air battle over Ronlers, shooting: one down In flames and probably destroying two others, an admiralty statement declared today. (By United Press Cablegram.) PARIS, June 26v Suddenly assuming the offensive over a wide front northwest of Hurtehise French forces last night captured front line German trenches and completely attained all objectives the war office announced today. "Monday morning following a short period of artillery preparation north, west of Hurtehise the Franoh brilliant, ly attacked a strongly organized front and took all objectives almost Instantly," the official statement asserted. The first line of the enemy was completely captured. The enemy, surprised by the rapidity of our attack lost heavily. Three hundred prisoners, In cluding ten officers were captured. Counter-sttackn following an Intense bombardment of the two heights on this front were stopped by our fire." (By United Press Cablegram.) MADRID, June 26 Suspension of constitutional guarantee was announced by the cabinet today. The ministers explained that wide-spread political Intrigue necessitated the step which in effect established, martial law through out the nation. ' (By United Press.) INDIANAPOLIS. June 26 Additional Indictments by the federal grond jury, of politicians and officials for fraud in the election of 1014, were expected today following the conviction of Police Chief Perrett and five others on charges of conspiracy to corrupt the election. Testimony brought out at the trial tended to involve others. The chief and his five co-workers today faced a maximum penalty of $5,000 fine and 10 years imprisonment. Orders were Issued for the calling of a federal grand Jury in July, the summons being the direct result of the startling disclosures made during the trial of Perrett. (By United Press.) WASHINGTON, June 26. Nine more suffragist pickets carrying banners were arrested in front of the White House this afternoon and taken to the detention home in automobiles before a large crowd could assemble. Tbe women tried to retain their holds on the banners, but they were forcibly taken away. (By United Press.) XEW YORK, June 26. Despite the shipping prices In the United States, 21 of the largest eastern ship yards will be tried up Saturday by a strike, of their 12 OOO employes, unless the men are granted a weekly increase of f3. Efforts of Secretary of Labor Wilson to settle it have been unsuccessful. The men insist they will not submit to a compromise. (By United Press Cablegram.) PETROGrRAD. June 26. If every ally and every allied people turns Itself fully over to the business of making war, victory will come by 101S, In the opinion of Elihn Root, chairman of the American mission. Ee made the prediction at Moscow where the Americans were being entertained today. In an Interview with newspaper correspondents. Dispatches from Moscow stated the city had accorded the Americans am enthusiastic reception.

JUDGE PUTS 0. !(. 01 PART

OF THE LA Legislatures Convention Call Legal But Women Can Not Vote for New Constitution. TIMES BUKEATJ, AT STATE CAPITAL. INDIANAPOLIS, IND.. June 26 Judge Thornton, of the Marion' county superior court, has decided that the law enacted by the 1917 legislature calling for a constitutional convention is constitutional, but that the part of the law which seeks to give women tne right to vote for the election of delegates to the constitutional convention is unconstitutional. The case will be appealed to the supreme court by both sides, because neither side is satisfied with the decision. The court held that the legislature has the power to call an election for the election of delegates and to call a constitutional convention which would give the people an opportunity to adopt a new constitution if they wished to do so. It was held that thi3 did not mean that the legislature was attempting to revise the present constitution or adopt a new one. The court said all tne legislature was doing in this matter was to arrange for the people themselves to determine that'auestion. Therefore, he said, the act is constitutional, and it is perfectly proper for the speciad election to be held for the election of delegates. But, Judge Thornton held that Women are not "people" in the sense in which the term "people" is used in the constitution. He said that the present cons- -titution was adopted by the people of the etate at a time when the men alone had the right to vote on all matters at elections, including the adoption of the constitution. At that time women had no right to vote, and they, therefore, had no part in the making of the present constitution. He said the present constitution specifies- who shall have the right of suffrage in Indiana and (Continued on page five.) C. I. & s. IS BURNED UP Alien Enemies Supposed to Have Set Structure Afire. LOWELL, IND., June 26. The Xew Tork Central railroad bridge over the Iroquois river, yiree miles north of Morocco, was burned last night. The fire is supposed to have been the work of alien enemies, as strangers were seen near the bridge by farmers shortly before the fire. Many freight trains run over this division of the New Tork Central and great quantities ,of war supplies are carried to the east. All trains are held up and are being detiircd until the bridge can be rebuilt. FORMER MRS. GOULD IS PRINCE'S BRIDE 721 til :?'SV . m git , The former Mrs. Helen Kelly Gould Thomas, now the bride of an Albanian prince. Mrs. Helen Kelly Gould Thomas, formerly the wife of Frank Gould, whom she divorced, and then the wife and widow of Ralph M. Thomas, has become the bride of an Albanian prince in Paris. She is in her early thirties. On divorcing Gould she received $108,000 in cash and wa granted alimony of $40,000 a year.

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