Hammond Times, Volume 12, Number 44, Hammond, Lake County, 8 August 1917 — Page 1

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RICE OF ME DOW Gov. Goodrich Leader In Conference ot Governors Determined to Bring Operators to Terms. (BULLETIN.) TIMES BVBE.U', AT STATE CAPITAL. INDIANAPOLIS. IND., Aug. 8. jtumori here of special session ot legislature to be called for August 2 1st, nut no call yet Issued. TIMES Bt'BEAl'i AT STATE CAPITAL. INDIANAPOLIS, IKD.. Aug. 8 There will be sixteen Instead of eight governors in the coal conference which will be in Chicago on August 15. It has been decided to enlarge the representation and have the governors of all of the interested central states attend. In addition to this conference, there will be a conference of the members of the public service commissions of Indiana. Ohio and Illinois in this city on August 23. This has been announced by E I Lewis, chairman of the Indiana commission, who made the arrangemer. This , conference will be primarily for the purpose of considering the request of the railroads for an increase of IS cents a ton in coal freight rates, but the entire coal situation will be discusted also. Out of the conference of Governors it is expected will come a definite plan for legislation to bring down the prices of coal. It is suggested that the different states sieze the. coal mines and operate them as a matter of military necessity, at least during the war. A committee of eminent Indiana lawyers composed of Charles E. Cox. Democrat, former judge of the supreme court, and W. H- Thompson. Republican, former deputy attorney general, have made a thorough study of the Question, and they hve advised Governor Goodrich that the state would (Continued on page five.) DTK SPLEI RECORD (Special to The Times.) WHITING. IND., Aug. 8. If there is any city or town in the V. S. that can beat -Whiting's record in the matter of the draft let them do it now or forever hold their peace. Whiting was called upon to furnish 33 men only. The exemption and examining board called 52 men. They only had to examine IS to get the 13. There were no cases of physical disability and the five exemptions were far dependents. "I think it is remarkable," said Chairman Frank N. Gavit. It IS remarkable. THOUSANDS OUT ON BIG STRIKE (By Vntted Press.) CHICAGO. Aug. 8. Practically very mining camp in Arizona was closed today as a result of the I. W. "W. strike there. William Haywood, national I. W. W. secretary, said today. In Washington. Oregon. Idaho and Montana 50.000 harvest hands, miners and lumber workers were out. he said. In Michigan. Wisconsin. Minnesota and North and South Dakotas 10,000 min ers, harvest men and lumberjacks are striking. EXEMPT RATIO GROWS LESS (By Vnlted Press.) NEW YORK. Aug. 8. Draft returns from 15 cities in all sections today showed an average of 63 per cent of the. men called for the national army claiming exemption. This is an improvement over earlier scattering returns when exemption averaged 75 per cent. New York has examined the largest number of men to date 2S.076. Of this total S.7S9 were found eligible. It is estimated 70 per cent of those called are asking for exemption here. Chicago showed 12.402 examined. 3,032 rejected. 6.095 claiming exemption and 3.275 accepted. In Indianapolis 1,367 of 2.561 claimed exemption, 722 were accepted and 472 i ejected on physical grounds. BEDFORD. Tho corner stone of the new Masonic temple was laid here this afternoon by the Bedford lodge No. 14, F. & A. M

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ACCIDENT NEAR WANATiH. WAXATAH, IND., Aug. 8. Two men and their wives from Hammond, driving a five-passenger Maxwell car, went into the ditch half way between Valparaiso and Wanatali yesterday afternoon, and broku a fender and the driving gear. The car was tiirown into a ditch when it struck a deep rut. The parties took a train to their homes, leaving no names, but instructions to repair the car and that they would call for it later. FOUR AUTO ACCIDENTS. RUSHVILLE. IND., Aug. 8. Rush county had four automobile accidents in forty-eigth hours. Dr. J. B. Kinsinger's machine ran into Mrs. J. D. Reddick's car at a crossing north of here, where the view was obstructed by a cornfield. No one was seriously hurt. A machine dri'n by Walter Nelson turned over twice north of Rushville and was almost demolished but Nelson escaped with slight injuries. An automobile driven by Dr. D. D. Dragoo crashed into one driven by Mrs. Levi Thomas of Mohawk. Hancock county, and both cars were damaged. Will Shanahan was pinned under his machine in a ditch east of here when part of the steering apparatus broke. ' He was not seriously hurt. PUSHED INTO BITCH. To be crowded into the ditch and have your car put out of commission is bad enough but following that, to have the tools, tires and all removable accessories taken when you are away trying to get help, is certainly the limit. So thinks Stojan Saric of Indiana Harbor who yesterday was on his way to Cedar Lake to get his uncle. L. W. Saric and Paul Crundwell when a big Illinois car crowded his Ford into the ditch. He says that his descent into the ditch wai the only way by which he could possibly have avoided a collision. The accident occurred about six miles north of Crown Point and In order to get garage assistance Saric went to Schererville. When he returned the car had been completely dis mantled during his absence. He menaged to get it back to the Harbor, however, last night. (By United Press.) WASHINGTON. Aug. 8. After many weeks of debate the senate today at 4 o'clock will take final action on the food control bill. The measure most sweeping legislation ever passed in this country will go to(he president for his signature probably Friday. The house has recessed until then and the bill cannot be signed by Speaker Clark until the house is again in session. In finally passing the bill the senate turns it over to the president six weeks later than the date set, July 1. when it should have been effective to cope with the early harvest. The bill, as it will be approved by the senate today contains among others the following far-reaching provisions: Government control over food, fuel and implements required for their production. Penalizes hoarding, waste or destruction of foodstuffs to increase prices. Authorizes the president to requisition factories, foods, fuels, feeds, and other supplies necessary for army, navy or public use. Authorizes president to purchase and sell for cash at reasonable prices wheat, flour, meal, beans and potatoes. Empowers president to regulate any exchange or board of trade. Thirty days after the law is approved no foods, fruits, food materials or feeds shall be used in production of distilled spirits for beverage purposes. Directs president to commandeer distilled spirits in bond or in stock for redistillation insofar as redistillation for munitions or to save foodstuffs, the president to pay just compensation for spirits commandeered. Distilled spirits cannot be imported. The president is authorized to stop production or limit the alcoholic contents of beers and wines when he deems nec essary. WILL SELL INTERURBAN Federal Judge Arthur Anderson has announced the dates. September IS and 19, for the sale of the Gary and Interurban and subsidiary interurban lines. The Valparaiso and Northern. 12 miles in length' and the Gary Connecting Railways will be sold in Valparaiso September 18, with lowest accepted bids of $40,000 and $50,000. respectively, for the two roads. The Gary division. 22 miles, and the East Chicago division, 11 miles, will be sold at Crown Point September 19, with $200,903 as the lowest accepted bid. On the same day the Laporte division will be sold for not less than $75,000.

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(BILLETIN.) (By Vnlted Press.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. That the next American troops to go abroad will be sent to Russia and that others are soon to go to Duly was the decla ration of Senator J. Hamilton Lewis, Illinois, on the floor of the senate today. UNITED PRESS BULLETIN. WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. The great food control bill was finally aprored by ths senate at 4 o'clock this afternoon. Only seven senators voted against final approval of the measure; 66 voted In favor. Those opposing the measure wars Senators Gronna, France, Kardwlck, SolUs, XaFolletta, Primrose and Read. Speaker Clark of the boose will sign the measure Priday when that body convenes. It will then go to the president for; his Big-nature. Three persons were Instantly killed this forenoon when a New York Central train (C. I. fc S.) struck an automobile on n country road crossing thirty miles south of Hammond near Conrad, Ind. The deadi PHILLIP HOAKES. driver of the car, Enos, Ind. MRS. HOAKES, his wife, Enos, Ind. M. ST. PETER, a neighbor, Enos, Ind. Anne Hoakes, ten-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hoakes, Sirs. St. Peter and her son were not seriously Injured. The engine "of the automobile died while the machine was on the track with the passenger train speeding down upon it. 5 KILLED A. C. Ewing. aged 35, of Danville. 111., met death in a peculiar accident on the New York Central railroad at Hartsdale, south of Hammond, today. Ewing was a fireman on a passenger Ptrain southbound out of Chicago. His engineer noticed him standing in the gangway between the engine and tender on th engineer's side as the train neared the Hartsdale bridge and a moment plater he was gone. Stopping the train the engineer went back and found the dead body of Ewing lying between the rails of the adjoining track. The skull was fractured, evidently from striking the rail. It is believed Ewing either lost his balance or died of heart failure. A post mortem is being held at the Burns' undertaking establishment. SHOCKING CASUALTY TO WELL KNOWN MAN Engineer Mike Dermedy of Hammond, one of the best known and most popular railroad men in the Indiana Harbor Belt Railway service, met with a serious accident at Blue Island today. Dermedy had stopped his engine to take water. He was standing beside the engine leaning against a box car on the adjoining track when an engine bumped into the string of cars of Which it was a part, throwing him off his feet. He fell with one leg under the car and it was cut off below the knee. Mrs. Dermedy and Milton, their son, were notified of the accident and hurried to thef hospital at Blue Island. They plan to remove Mr. Dermedy to his home it Kenwood within four or five days. It was the right leg that was amputated. IF THIS IS TRUE WHAT NEXT? (By Vnlted Press.) LORDBURG. N. M., Aug. 8. Three children are dead here and more than a dozen others ill as the result of an epidemic of diptheria believed to have been caused by distribution of inoculated candy among the children. The children when questioned by the city health officer declared they had been given candy by a stranger before taking ill. ATTENTION, DEMOCRATS! There will be a meeting of the Democratic City Central Committee at the Jefferson Club Rooms. on the Third Floor of the First National Bank Building. Friday, Aug. 10 at eight P. M. All Precinct Committeemen, Candidates and others interested in the success o fthe Democratic Ticket at the coming city election should be present. S-S-2 CITY CHAIRMAN.

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Lumber for Camp Shelby, tents of Mississippi guardsmen In background; quarters for officers; Maj. J. J. Howard. Thirty thousand national guardsmen from Indiana, Kentucky and West Virginia will leave soon for Hattiesburg, Misi., where they will undergo intensive training before being sent to Europe. Camp Shelby is the name of the encampment, and Maj. J. J. Howard of the engineer officers' reserve corps, is in charge of its ..fijmatructioaM. .Officers... qurlerjusucJ eeer Ja thej&w athe jate of two, dozen a day. Until the arrival of the northern troops the camp will be guarded by the Mississippi national guard.

THESE ARE THE BOYS ID PASSED ( BULLETIN.) TIMES B I REAL, AT STATE CAPITAL. 1NDIA.XAPOLI S, ID., AtiJI. 8. Jesse Eschbach, stute conscription agent, rereived telegram from Washington ordering one-third of Indiana draft army to be ready to move to Louis Hie camp between September first and fifth. The following list of names is the roll of honor so far accepted in Hammond by the exemption board: Taylor Long, It. D. Scott, E. R. Snyder, F. Flint. A. J. Prohn, W. L. Stephan. I. J. Rusine. O. F. Bodeman, O. Starr, AV. Conn, P. P. Warner, J. Drescher. JOHNSON WORRIES MACHINE . Candidates of Wall street's machine in Gary as well as the bosses and campaign managers are much worried over the growing demmd that Mayor Johnson be a candidate for re-election. Defeated by a small margin in the republican primaries because workmen in the mills were given nurrbered slips supposedly by agents of Wall streets there is a demand that the riayor make the mayoralty race. Rumor has it that Ex-Mayor Tom Knotts and Dr. B'rank W. Smith will aid the mayor should he come out. Each has a large following, and both men have never been known to accept Wall street dictation or profit in its real estate deals in Broadway.. But the mayor is remaining silent and in the meantime is try ng to lower gas, water and electric light rates for the people as- well as a lake front park in Gary. Wall stret is trying to prevent this by getting up a "committee of fifteen" and by ths use of newspaper attacks. BOAT UPSET; 1 DROWNED IN CHANGING SEATS An attempt to change seats in a rowboat in the Ca'umet river caused the death by drowning yesterday of Joseph Dorelak, S352 Marquette avenue. Dordelnk. with Stephen Drazba, 8748 Colfax avenue, was fish ng. The boat overturned and thetwo were thrown into the water. Dordelak could not swim and Drazba said he vas obliged to leave him. WE ARE The most completely equipped optical firm in Lak county. We make all our own lenses. S. Silver, Jeweler and Manufacturing Optician, 177 State St.. Hammond, Ind. 8-8-1

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HAD THREE DEFECTS (By Vnlted Press.) COLIMBIS, 1XD.. Aug. 8. Ht you any physical defectst" Inquired exemption board officials of a man called for examination under the selective service act. "Yes, sir, a wife and two children," the candidate replied. GMT CITY JUL TJ. S. to Decide Today 'What's to Be Done With Prisoners On Hand. Gary police station prison is "crowded to the guards" with federal prisoners, some o fthem being held pending probing into alleged seditious utterances, while others are alleged slackers. Since June 5 the police and the secret service in Gary have arrested over 200 men, and the cases of many of these await disposition. Today Chief Forbis of the Gary police and Chief Bragdon, head of the secret service in Gary, were to make a decision as to the future home of the priPpners. Hold Harbor Man. The police have under arrest Bruno Carsini of Indiana Harbor, who had no registration card. If Carsini proves he registered he will be released. A halfdozen other men not having droft cards were also taken into custody, Round-Up Under Way. Pursuant to orders from tho government the police have begun a system atic search for all men who have not registered under the selective draft law. PRISON FACES EXAMINATION SLACKERS Police and federal operatives will soon be given the list of all Gary men ordered for military physical examination who have not put in appearance. For the next few days the three draft boards will give delinquents a chance to be examined. By Friday or Saturday all those who have disobeyed military law in this respect will be certified to the district appeal board as eligible for military service. Slackers will face prison. U. S. TO APPEAL ' ALL EXEMPTIONS Every claim for exemption filed before draft boards will be investigated by the secret service. Each claim will also be appealed by tho government to the district board and deputy V. S. attorneys will be assigned to handle each case. The government win insist that each man be held for service, but those who have just claims will be released. The chances are many exemption claims will lose out. GREEXSBURG. Local grain buyers have informed farmers that damp wheat is unsalable. Farmers are advised not to thresh wheat when in that condition

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(By Vnlted Press Cablegram.) LONDOW Aug. 8. The roar of big guns as they hurled their tons of lead against the German line was distinctly heard last night within thirty miles of London. Windows In south end on the Thames vibrated from the concussion of the bombardment. (By Vnlted Press Cable:rm.) LODO, Aug. 8. Four Americans were among the thirty-eight members of the crew of the steamer BelgianPrince who perlshed'when that vessel was destroyed by a submarine. It was learned today. One American In the crew was saved. The submarine commander. It was stated, destroyed alt lifeboats and lifebelts aboard the steamer, took the crew aboard, closed Its hatches and then dived leaving the men to their fate. (By Vnlted Press Cablegram.) LONDON', Aug. 5. Independence of Serbia will be one of F.nKland's demands which must be met before peace Is possible. Premier Lloyd Georae made this clear today In nn address at n luncheon in honor of the Premier of Serbia. '.rcat Britain will not he satisfied until Serbia In Independent," he declared In the name of the government. Serbia la entitled to full reparation and most get It, Lord Cecil 'declared following Lloyd George. By Vnlted Press, WASHIXGTOX, Aug. S. Believing a German war Inevitable. Argentine's array of 100,000 men will be mobilised this month, according; to reliable in. formation received here today In gov. ernment circles. The pro.ally sentl. ment has. been sharpened by German espionage plots. It was stated. Vnlted Press Cablegram. LONDON, Aug. 8. Whether any rec. ord exists of alleged correspondence I between King George and the kaiser, i through Prince Henry of Prussia, re. latlng to England's Intention of keep. Ing out of war, will be asked -of Pre. mier Lloyd George In the house of com. mons by Swift McNeal. McN'eal an. nounced this today following publics, tlon of the kaiser's telegram to Presl. dent Wilson by former Ambassador Gerard, stating such assurance had been given by King George. Vnlted Press Cablegram. BIENOS AIRES, Aug. S. An extens. Ive German spy plot ns result of which ship srllings and other Informa. tlon has been revealed, was discovered by the foreign office today. A letter Intended for the head of the espionage orsanlsation which fell Info the hands of the foreien office led to the discovery of the plot. By Vnlted Press. BVTTE, MONT, Auk. S. Active In. terventlon by federal troops In the mine strike situation here was Imml. nent today. The mines have contracts to furnish copper to the government, and It is thought miners would return to work If protection be guaranteed. It Is believed the troops will take over

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Tons of Molten Mela. Smothers Laborers At Inland Steel Plant At Harbor Last Night One of the most shocking and worst accidents in this region for years occurred at the plant of the Inland Steel Company, Indiana Harbor, at nine o!clock last night. Three men, whose resemblance to humanity lies only in the general outlines of their skeletons, lie at Burns and McGuan's morgue, charred, blackened fairly burned to a crisp by molten metal. Four Others Are Caught Four others, two of whom are no doubt fatally burned, lie in anguish at the Gary hospital. Several more, with legs and arms suffering deep burns, are being cared for by local doctors. The names of the dead are: Niculae Dinea. 3544 Pennsylvania avenofe; Tom Golenbreiski. 3815 Cedar street, and Flore Prevk, 3501 Pennsylvania avenue. The dead and injured are said to be all Roumanians. How Tragedy Happened. The men were unloading a car of brick to be used in the repair of certain furnaces. Two men were in tho car carrying the bricks to the car door and the other were wheeling the brick in wheelbarrows to a pile not far away. Suddenly without a moment's (Continued fu jare nve.) the work of guarding mines. roads to the Vntted Press Cablegram. TOKIO, Ang. 8 Austria will be in. eluded in China's war declaration ngalnst Germany In n few days, thr foreign office stated today.. The Jnp.i. nese political mission for America will leave here In September. By Vnlted Press. WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 German? may try to trample Switzerland under foot and swing her armies around the southern end of the west front, nnlr the mountain republic yields to Ten. tonte Importunities for n loan. That l the dismal prospect International an. thorltles see today In Germany's pres. sure for gold In return for coal sup. plied Switzerland. Should such n situ, atlon come It would meant jrrcat rend. Juatment of the existing battle line n'ni would be discouraging to the west front situation. Switzerland's reslVt. ance to the loan proposal was a sur. rise here. Switzerland is generally considered pro. German. . HUB HAS A SEVERE STORM (Special to The Times.) CROWX POIXT, IND., Aug. S Crown Point was visited by a very severe electrical storm on Tuesday afternoon about 3 p. m. The thunder and lightning were" very severe and the rain fell in torrents for over half an hour. The lightning struck the smoke stack at the Letz plant and did quite a little damage. This makes the second time that the plant has bewi struck the past few weeks. MURDERER HAS ESCAPED UNIDENTIFIED The murderer of Max Hess may never be known, is the opinion of Hammond authorities after running down every plausibleclue. "It is, one of those affairs that are so well covered that unless the murderer confesses no one will ever know." said Chief of Police Peter Austgren. Hess, a young fruit dealer, was shot down near his home, midnight, July 24, by two men, thought to be Italians. Business Jealousy is given as the only motive. The story circulated that Hess was intimate with the wife of a Michigan City prison convict who was released from the penitentiary the day before the shooting has been examined. The ex-convict proved a strong alibi and his innocence proven. LITTLE GIRL RUNS AWAY A little girl crying was taken from a South Shore train by police yesterday afternoon. She had run away from her home in Michigan City. Police of that city notified local authorities. "My papa beat me and mamma. Mamma run away from home a long time ago and I just couldn't stand it any longer," sobbed the child. 13 years old, to officers. Her name was Irene Kirk. Several hours later her father came after her. Her parental fears vanished and she flew into his arms. They went back home together.

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