Hammond Times, Volume 12, Number 46, Hammond, Lake County, 10 August 1917 — Page 1

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Options Are Taken on Ten More Cost ot 70 Will Reach S63 000 as Per Contract, ' ' (Special to Thr Times.) CROWN POINT, IND., Aug. 10. The county commissioners today signed a contract with the Automatic Registering Machine Corporaton of Jamestown, N. Y., for seventy voting machines at $900 each, a total of $63,000, with options on ten more machines. The voting machines are to be delivered by the first of January. The commissioners and .Auditor Simon have investigated thoroughly and found that the machines can not be manipulated, that they give immediate returns and an honest election and' will pay for themselves in saving of election expenses within three elections. The county was recently redistricted to 183 rrecincts. The first of the year it is to be redistrieted again, this time to seventy or eighty precincts. Under the law there can only be 200 voters to a precinct with paper ballots but with machine votingr there may be 600 voters in a precinct. County Auditor Edward Simon and the commissioners are deserving of great credit for the Improvement. U. S. REGULAR ARMY NOW HAS FULL QUOTA WASHINGTON, Ang. 10. The regular army Is at fuU strength. When recruitinff fcegau yesterday cnly 593 enlistments were needed to make the total In this branch 313,833, the authorized strength, 1,134 recruits having- been gained Wednesday. Since April 1 more than 184,009 men have enlisted. Pennsylvania led in Wednesday's recruiting' with 133, New York was second with 116 and Illinois third with 94. Connecticut completed its Qnota with exactly the number allotted, 2,23. If You Think THE TIMES Is Doing Its Bit Your Support Is Always Welcome. A "BASKET OF TAR" 4 $ -X ) Iff 4 f , '1 t - -v I. 4 : :. Loading one of Uncle Sara's men-of war. Supplies for Uncle Sam's men-of-Var are loaded into a hupe basket and swung: from the shore to the ship. When the basket is ready to swing, tars jump on and take the short trip over. Thev then unload the basket and put the supplies in the proper places.

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Swimming Championship LUCY FRlCMAN Miss Lucy Freeman, o fthe National Woman's Life Saving League, won the national American amateur athletic long distance swimming championship at Sheepshead Bay. when she covered the course of two and one-half miles in 1 hour 25 minutes and 36 2-5 seconds. IS HE PATRIOT? WELL, READ! Here's a man leaving a $325 a month job to ener the army at $30 a month. "I'm not thinking of money. It's my duty to aid my country," said Paul Michau, chief electrician at the American Steel Foundry company at East Chicago. He enlisted at the Hammond re. cruitinff office and will Join the aviation corps. Gary Man Borrows Car; It Gets Damaged; Sends a Shot Through Heart Mystery surrounds the suicide early today of Charles Albin. 34 years old. 661 Connecticut street. Gary, who shot himself through the. heart cfter taking a ride in an auto, which he hid borrowed. "Whether the fact that the car. loaned to Mr. Albin by S. P. Engrle. was slightly damaged, caused the rash act is not known. Kisses Wife. Mr. Albin had been figuring on buying a jitney bus. it is said. Early in the evening he borrowed Mr. Engle's car. Among the places he visited was the Iave and Mack clothing store, whero he paid a bill and ordered a hat. At 1:13 a. m. Albin entered the house. He kissed his wife, who had sat up for him, and then asked for his gun. Not thinking for what her husband wanted it for Mrs. Albin gave its location. A shot rang out. and her husband dropped dead. Mr. Albin was a switchman. He was a member of the Elks, Moose and Trainmen's lodges. Undertaker William and Marshall will have charge of the funeral. GERMAN EDITOR HELDSSEIMY President Wilson Orders Arrest of St. Paul Volks Zeitung Head. ST. PAUL, Aug. 10. Upon order of President "Wilson. Dr. Fritz Bercmeier. president of the St. Taul Volks Zeitung. n-as arrested yesterday under the proclamation of April 6. He was committed to jail pending further orders from the president. The general policy of the Yolks Zeitung has been to cast "aspersion by innuendo" on American war measures, It is charged. Dr. Bergmeier said he believed his arrest a mistake, as he had tried to make all matter printed in the Yolks Zeitung conform to federal regulations. He said he did not know what article was found offensive and had "tried to do the right thing by the government," as a rceent editorial on the Oklahoma draft protest would show. Enlist In The Woman's Army By Conserving Foods.

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ATJTO HITS MOTORCYCLE. MICHIGAN CITY. IND., Aug. 10. Thomas Clatforthy on a motorcycle, and H. L. Timm in an auto, both struck a street corner at the same time. Clatworthy was tossed ten feet in the air. Internal injuries. HAT-CATCHUIO CAUSES DEATH. RENSSELAER. IND.. Aug. 10 Mrs. Thomas Durkin was killed when the Durkin auto overturned because Durkin tried to catch his hat which had blown off. She had her baby with her and on recovering consciousness asked if it was hurt. Then she died. TOUR HTJKT AT SHILBtTILIE. SHELKYVILLE, IND.. Aug. 10 Audrey Hendricks, age IS. daughter of Mrs. Anna Collins of Arlington, suffered a broken right ankle and was cut and bruised when an automobile in which she was riding skidded into a ditch. Miss Mabet Gardner, Miss May "Winslow and Owen Long, all of Arlington, who also were in the machine, were slightly hurt. (Ey United Press.) WASHINGTON". Aug. 10. Bearing the president's stamp of approval and Secretary McAdoo's plea that it be made a law in justice to America's fighting men and their families the long expected war compensation indemnity and insurance bill was introduced in both houses of congress today. It represents America's first attempt to be forehand in providing for those whose homes are wrecked by war. Its outstanding features in organization of insurance for every fighting man and nurse at $$ a year per $1,000 worth up to $10,000. Drafted by international experts under Secretary McAdoo's direction the proposal is a substitute for the civil war pension system. It will cost the government $556,000,000 the first two years divided thus; First year. Sec. year. Family ances Death allow.$141,000,000 $100,000,000 Indemnities Compensation total disability Compensation for partial disability Insurance against death and- disabili 3.700,000 22,000,000 5,230,000 35,000,000 3,200.000 21.000.000 ty 23,000,000 112,500.000 Totals $176,150,000 $380,5)0,000 The slain body of rrofin Nucak, 34. a Russian Pole whose family is in Russian, was found today at his boarding house in 3805 Walter street, Indiana Harbor. The police believe Nucak was murdered. His skull had been crushed, evidently with a blow from a blunt instrument. Tho police are holding fourteen men for investigation. Nucak was employed at the American Steel Foundries. DEATH OF MRS. PAUL KAMRADT The wife of Mayor Paul Kamradt of West Hammond, died this morning at the family residence. 14S 156th place, after a year's illness. Mrs. Kamradt was born in Poland. September 17, 1SS6. She was brought to this country when three years old. Besides her husband she is surived by five children. Mrs. Kamradt is well known in West Hammond. Her funeral will be held from St. Andrew's church Monday morning at 10 o'clock. Burial will be made at Holy Cross cemetery. AND HE'S FROM HAMMOND TIMES BUREAU, AT STATE CAPITA!.. INDIANAPOLIS. IND., Aug. 10. Edward C. Anderson giving liis address as general delivery. Hammond, passed the examination for draft this city and did not claim exemption.

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Here's a fellow worth more to the army than to ihis wife, according to her. Patrick O'Hoolihaa, Gary, applied Hammond recruiting station for enlistment' Married men must first get consent of their wives. Sergeant Welch called Mrs. O'Hcolihan and told her all about it. .; "My God did that man get up enough nerve to enlist?" she exploded in the surprised Sergeant's ear. "Yes. Are you willing?" answered the "Sarg". '.- "Take him he ain't worth a damn around here," and down went the receiver. "Pat" O'Hoolihan joined the army. HE WISHES 10W HE HAD REGISTERED '4 Ever reaching, the iron mailed talons of the government are fast corraling the slackers over the country and sending them to federal prisons. The man who failed to; register has less chance to escape than the boldest murderer. There's one man in Hammond who wishes now he had registered. A big strapping fellow, George- Pridham, 114 Clinton street, is charged with failure to register. He has cowered behind his mother's skirts, it is said He claims he is only 20 years old but school records of nine years ago show him to be 22 now. His mother couldn't keep quiet about it and after registration day had passed three or four weeks, as the story goes, told the neighbors. "They didn't get my son. He didn't have to register and he's 22 and no one has come around after him either," she bragged. But someone did come around the federal officers now George and his parents must appear before United States Commissioner Charles Surprise Saturday morning and prove lie is not a "slacker." If records provs Tridham is 22 years old ho will be bound over to tho grand jury and if that body finds him guilty Prideman will be sent to a federal prison. Wanted to Be in the Bind. The alleged "slacker" with his mother tagging along appeared at the recruiting station a few days ago. He wanted to enlist the water was getting too hot and ho wanted to escape the federal eye but he wanted to join for service in the United States only and he wanted to play in the band. Sergeant Welch couldn't stand the gaff and all but told them to get out of his office. Then he reported Pridham. Along with Tridham 12 other alleged "slackers" rounded up at Gary will be tried tomorrow. DO NOT GIVE UP If your results are not satisfactor y regarding your spectacles, see us. We are Specialists for twenty years practice fitting eyes for the proper glasses. S. Silver. Jeweler and Manufacturing Optician, 177 State St., Hammond, Ind. 8-10-1 FARMERS WIX OUT IX NORTH DAKOTA John M. Baer. John M. Baer, Nonpartisan league man, elected by the First district of North Dakota to the seat in conprres3 made vacant by the death of H. T. Heljresen, will take his place within a few days. Mr. Baer, a cartoonist, employed by the Nonpartisan league newspaper, was elected in a threecornered firrht, defeating the Repubi lican and Democratic candidates. j The Nonpartisan league is an ori ganization of farmers.

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IS CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOL Crdc.Eiglit SPELLING Eighth Grace December 19, 1910 Note: Dictate to the pupils the following text and the list of word bclo. The pupils will be marked on. the n?orda -ia italics and the words in the list. fllE KAISER IN THE MAKING In the gymnasium at Cassel the Gefman Kaiser spent three years of his boyhood, a diligent' but not a brilliant. pupil, ranking tenth among seventeen candidates for the university. Many tales afe told of this period of his life, and one of them, at least, is illummating. A professor, it is" said, wishing to curry favor with his royal pupil, informed him overnight of the chapter in 'Greek that was to be made the subject of the next day's Ieson. The young prince did what many boys would not h-- ve done. As soon as the class room was opened on the following morning, he entered and wrote conspicuously on the blackboardHhe information that had been given him. One may say unhesitatingly that a boy capable of such an action has the root of a fine cltcracter in him, possesses that chivalrous sense of fair play which is the nearest thing to a religion that may be locked for at that age, hates meanness and favoritism, and will wherever possible-, expose them. There is in him a fundamental bent toward what is clean, manly and aboveboard.

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The offensive page in the Chicago speller. j The Chicago school board has decided to eliminate forty pages from 70,000 spellers now in the hands of the board and have the books rebound. Among the pages is one eulogizing the German emperor entitled "Kaiser in the Making." - He is compared with the greatest of modern men. There are 130,000 of the same spellers in the hands of the school children. The board refused to issue an order to teachers or children to tear the kaiser out.

Latest 'Bulletins (By XT nit e d Fret Cablegram.) LONDON", Aug-. 10 Renewed advance "by the British, and Trench forces la Flanders, including' completion of tne capture of Westhook, was reported oy Field Marshal Haifr today. The British attack was made early this morning-. Additional positions on the Westhook ridge were also taknn. "East of Brxchoot," the statement said, "the Trench continued to progress." rir I'nited Press. WASHINGTON, Auk. H Evidence pointing; to a conspiracy to corner the lomnto output of the 1'nciflc coast by Ilie large pack ers of the country was placed In the hands of the federal trade commission today. By Vnlted Press. W.5HITO, Auk. 10. Speaker C lark of the house, and Senator Salisbury, president pro tem of the senate, isned the two bills. By Vnited Press. "EW YOII K. Auc. 10. The strike at carpenters of the army cantonments yva settled today at a conference between Rear Admiral Harris, chief of yards and docks; John Moffitt of the department of labor, and Henry Spears, a contractor. It had threatened to spread. By United Press. Miff YOKK, Auk. lO. "ine men were arrested today In the tlrst swoop of the police asalnst what Is believed to he n elKuntlc plot for smuggling; rubber and platinum to Germany. Six of those seized are sailors of the "trnnier (Gothland, a FielKian relief hfp. Three others ore nlleeed American ajscnts of the conspiracy. The plan Is said to have been to bring German bonds to the I'nlted States, sell them, and use the cash to buy. contraband. Arrests of "hlsher-ups are expected. The snilors were discovered ; have coils of rubber wrapped around their bodies. A visit to one of their homes broiilit the discovery of seventy-five pounds of rubber. Authorities said they have reason to be lleve the profits aggregated fss.ooo to 930,000 u week. By I'nlted Press. WASHINGTON. Auk. 10. In -answer to a complaint of J. V. Stlmson, lumberman, HuntlnKton, Ind., the Interstate commerce commission today held that rates of the Southern Railway company and other lines on lumber from HuntlnKton to various points In Illinois. MK'hicnn nnd "Wisconsin are not unreasonable. At the same time the commission ruled to permit the Southern Hallway- company to ebarKe lower rates from Evansville, Ind., to certain destinntions than from HuntlnKton and other intermediate points In cases where the routes of the Southern are not less thnn fifteen per cent lonser than the short lines between these pvlnts. By I nited Press. WASHINGTON', Auk.' 10. The state department today brfan limiting; pass

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ports to Russia to block German a cents KOlntc there from New York. (. pon information from the Root mission that New York Russians well supplied with German money are flocking Into Russia, the passport commission will make anyone wIshinK to go to Russia prove that his mission Is vital. Russia, aiding In this direction, has closed her frontier to travelers, blocking; hundreds of incoming; linniiK rants. BY J. W. rECLER. AMERICAN FIELD HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE, Aug. 10. Wounded Sammies will not have to be sent home for treatment. They will be cared for outside the tientinn rone. This was announced today alontf with the announcement that the American Red Cross would be made responsible for the care of the wounded. The Sammy has beKun to save his money. The marines have purchased ftt.OOO worth of 5 per cent bonds and have decided to buy n similar amount. United Press Cablegram. LONDON, Auk. 10 Brtlsh labor today decided to be represenated at the international socialist conference scheduled for Stockholm In December. The decision was the outgrowth of a conference of six hundred delegates representing; all labor elements In England. WOMEN URGED TO ATTEND MEETING Women of Hammond, especially the mother of a soldier boy, is urgently requested by the United States government to aid In the conservation of food. There is to be a meeting tonight at the Chamber of Commerce, convening at 8 o'clock and the women are to be the special guests. "Learn to save, to can fruits ancother food stuffs needed by our soldiers and our people," is the message the food commissioners of the country are bearing to the housewives. The meeting at the Commerce rooms tonight will instruct along conservation lines and every patriotic woman should attend. SMALL BLAZE. Fire of unknown origin caused damage amounting to $400 to household goods in the living rooms of the proprietor of the Gerlach studio, 571 Bulletin street, last night about 9:30. The fire department responded and saved the structure from complete destruct tion. WRITES NEW SONG. Edmund Finningley of Hammond, has written another song. The newpiece is entitled "Uncle Sam Is Calling." and is published by the Xer-dham Music. Co. of St. Louis. The words are patriotic and express a fine sentiment. Attention Grand picnic given by the Arona Boys, Saturday evening, Aug. 11th at Kowalski's Grove. West Hammond, 111. Dancing all night. Also picnic Sunday, August 12th. S-10-2 E A S E B A L L WAUKIGAN VS. at Ham. xnond Baseball Park, SUNDAY, AUG. 12, Championship series.

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Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin Executives to Gathering In Chicago Tonight. (By "United Frits.) CHICAGO, Aug. 10. Twenty-one Illinois coal mines will be closed down today as a result of a strike of 9.00U miners, according to announcement by representatives of the Illinois Qoal Operators' association. The mines affected have a combined ofttput of 100,001) tons a day. The official, who refused to allow his name to be used, said the men were striking; for $1 a day additional wages, "because of the unfounded publicity given alleged enormous profits by operators." Several hundred miners are already out, he said, and others to be affect oi are at Sawyerville, Gilepsie and Benld, all on the Northwestern railroad and owned by the Superior Companys; Madison, owned by the Consolidated Companies; Thayer and Cii'ins ville on the Chicago Bolt railroad and the Missouri Pacific mines at Buh. This report followed the announcement that the governors of Illinois. Indiana, Michigan and "Wisconsin would meet in Chicago either laie today or tomorrow to discuss joint action in reducing coal prices. Governors Sleeper of Michigan, Phillip of Wisconsin, an.', Lowden of Illinois, were already hero. Governor Goodrich of Indiana is expected tonight. A statement attributed to the operators said a voluntary slash in prices i3 contemplated. was intimatei at the state counci! of defense that a statement would be forthcoming from Governor Lowden of Illinois with twenty-four hours, outlining terms on which operators V yield. ANOTHER BOND ISSUE (By "United Press.) WASHIXGTOX, Aug. 10. Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo will ask for a additional bond issue of this sc-ssio:i of congress, it was learned following a conference today. The issue will run into million?, it is understood. BANK ASSETS ARE SOLD AT AUCTION The remaining assets of the Kast Side Trust & Savings bank which closed its doors December 9, 1915. were disposed of yesterday t auction in the directors' room of the Hammond Savings & Trust bank. Five thousand dollars was realized on the sale and this was largely from real estate holdings. Ulrich & Bick bid in most of the assets. Attorney Jesse Wilson acted a-i auctioneer. The next step, it is anticipated, will be an attempt to realize from the liability of the stockholders. U. S. STEEL TONNAGE. (By United Press.) NEW YORK. Aug. 10. The unfilled tonnage of the United States Steel corporation decreased by 339,123 tons, the monthly report today shows. Unfilled orders on hand July 31, totaled 10.S-H,-164 tons compared with 11,383,287 on June 30. The tonnage of unfilled orders was 11,856,591 on May 30; 12,183,083 on April 30, and 9.593.592 on July 31 a year ago. Chief of Artillery in American Army in France n - H i tSHKi GS.N. ttVtON MARCH Brigadier-General Peyton March has been designated by the War Department as chief of artillery for thi American Army now in France. Ho will have charge of every type of ordnance used in siege operations.

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