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n n n ft ,t?x .r 1 a.DIANA Judge RocMord in Marion Suprems Court Holds Bill To Be Unconstitulional (By United Press.) INDIANAPOLIS. InJ.. Sept. 17. The nine-tenths woman's suffrage bhl passed by the last legislature was today held unconstitutional by Judge Rochford In the Marlon county Superior court. It will be appealed to the Supreme court. The judge sranted a permanent restraining: order preventing enforcement of the law. The court said the legislature had no. such power because the Constitution specifies who may have right, to vote and does not mention women. Judge Rochford held that the legislature has no right to grant suffrage powers unless the power is conferred by the constltutian and he held that this power is not conferred by the basic law. Th nrfvilere of voting being a con stitutional grant, can only be altered! by constitutional action." the jurist! held, "Suffrage is not an inherent or natural right and is not a necessary incident to citizenship. 'It is a privilege possessed by those to whom it is granted. In this state the right of suffrage is governed by the ' constitution and not by the' statuary regulations." In making his decision the Judge declared that it would undoubtedly be a harship to prevent women from registering at this time as his decision would undoubtedly be appealed. He suggested that attorneys agree on same method of permitting women to register until the higher court makes its decision. The suggestion was approved by attorneys for both sides. (By United Press.) CULVER, IND.. Sept. 17. Mrs. R. E. Edwards, president of the Franchise league, says she is not discouraged over Judge Rochford's decision, declaring the suffrage law unconstitutional. She expected an adverse decision in the lower court. (By United Press.) INDIANAPOLIS. Sept. 17. Judge Rochford this afternoon entered an order which .does not'prohibit the registration of women but which does enjoin the registration boards from certifying the women's registration lists. LAKE COUNTY . U. S. TRIALS PTPONED CHICAGO. Sept. 17. Joseph E. Bell, mayor of Indianapolis and his political coterie selected by an Indiana federal grand Jury to answer a charge of conspiring to corrupt the 1914 election as fellow-conspirators of the convicted Samuel V. Perrott and others, will not be brought to trial September 17 to 24, the date tentatively set for the beginning of the hearing. -This means that the Gary and Lake county cases will be set proportionately as the Indianapolis cases are to come first. This was announced " here today by Frank C. Dailey. special assistant attorney-general, who has charge of the pending prosecution, and who i.i here directing the government's investigation of the treasonable activities of the I. W. W. CONDITION OF GOV. COODRIGR UNCHANGED (By United Press.) INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 17. The condition of Governor James P. Goodrich showed no material change this morning, said a statement Issued at the Methodist hospital where the governor is confined with typhoid fever and a nervous breakldwn. He Is considered better general!!", however, than for two or three days. BRITISH PLANES BOMB SHIP (By United Press Cablegram,) LONDON, Sept. 17. British navy planes scored hits against a huge German destroyer and several trawlers in an air raid carried out between Ostend and Blankenbenghe, the admiralty announced today. The planes bombed destroyers, thowlers and drifters of the enemy. "One large destroyer was hit amidships and one, and probably two out of four trawlers were sunk," the admiralty declared.

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.-J Of WOMEN GERMAN INTRIGUE N PHILIPPINES By CARL D. OSOAT (United Press Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON. Sept. 17. That German intrigue, has stretched out its talons into the Philippine, Islands to create Insurrections there was learned today by the United Press. Conrad Andre, German consul for Cebu, Holio and other islands, was detained on a charge of trying to create a "disturbance" which in reality was insurrection. Taken to Manila to escape an angry mob Andre was held there and then released for want of positive evidence. Ha is still under government watch. The Philippines were promised among other things any whit5 women in Cebu they wanted if they would rise against the Americans. This was last April. Residents became incensed when they heard of the pl.ins and there was talk of lynching Andre. Andre also was suspected of attempting to establish a submarine hasp. Subsequently a ship bearing a complete machine shop outfit was detained off the island. Pictures are said to be in the possession of the American government of the contents of a trunk fall of papers Andre carried aboard a ship. He was attempting to evade British , naval authorities at the time. ELEYEN HAMMOND MEN ENTER ENGINEER CORPS Married men need not hide behind wifey's skirt any longer with the plaint. "I can't go I'm .married." Sergeant William S. Welch, Hammond recrufting officer, received orders today to enlist married men in the Quartermaster. Engineer, Signal Ordnance and hospital corps providing their families are not dependent on them for support. Eleven Hammond men who have enlisted in the engineer corps within the last week and their former positions 'are: Buel Pryor, saw mill engineer; Sam Ramnick, tailor: J. J. Laughlin. fireman: Charles H. List, brakeman; Charles Pearson, signal malntiiner; Thomas Fogg, telegraph operator; Ben J. Bronson. steel worker; Peter Edenman, machinist; Sidney Bick. pipefitter; William Sullivan, car inspector; Larry Wetmore. foundryman. TRIED TO ENLIST, NOW HE'S ARRESTED He was "doing his bit registration day and he didn't register. Secret service men heard about Willie H. Wilse not registering and arrested him. He is a Hammond resident. On registration day Wilse was at Fort Thomas preparing to take final examinations before becoming a regular "Sammy." He failed to pass muster and was discharged. He didn't think he had to register. He uas been released from jail on his own recognizance with orders to appear before United States Commissioner Charles Surprise. "Wilse was 'exactly six feet tall. He was the only applicant out of ail who have been examined at "Fort Thomas thousands who was just six feut in height. INSTIL pr WILL LEAVE SH The Calumet region's, 1300 expert car builders to be sent to France to construct railways and rai:road materials may leave soon. This was learned today when it- was reported Manager G. H. Vincent of the Standard Steel Car Works. Hammond, was in Washington completing arrangements. Superintendent E. G. Schillo of the Standard expects to send one hundred men from his plant. Two of his foremen, David llolderman and Charles King, are at the Standard company's headquarters at Washington, where with hundreds of other expert car builders will train ani receive commissions as officers. The "industrial army" will be chosen from Pullman, Hegewisch. East Chicago. Gary and Hammond mills. KEREHSKY MARRIES ACTRESS, SAYS REPORT (By United Press.) NEW YORK. Sept. 17. Premier Kerensky is married, according to a dispatch printed today by the New Tork Times. The report by a Stockholm dispatch said Kerensky and Mile. TImmet, well known young actress of the Alexandria theatre, were married after the fall of Riga. TOMMIES AND SCOTS ADVANCE (United Prens Cablegram.) LONDON. Sept. 17. English and Scottish regiments last night carried out successful raiding- operations cast of Epehy. Field Marshal Huig reported today. East of Ypres there was heavy artillery fire durTng the night.

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Tragedy, at Schererville Sunday Marked by Auto Accidents Throughout the County. Three people were instantly killed, one died while on an operating table and one is seriously injured as a result of a Pennsylvania fast express crashing into the automobile in which they were riding, late yesterday afternoon at a Lincoln highway crossing at Schererville. The dead: Mrs. Anna Ozimiskt. 32 years old, 792J South Shore drive. South Chicago. Henry. 10 months old. her son. Joseph Ozimiskl, 60 years old. her father-in-law, (27 Brandon avenue. South Chicago. Alexander Gadzlnski. 12 years old, a brother of Mrs. Ozimiskl. died on operating table; fractured skull. The injured: Frank A. Oztalski. 35 years old, 7920 South Shore drive, a painting con tractor at 8436 Burley avenue. South Chicago; suffering from severe scalp lacerations. Owner and driver of car. According to Frank Ozimiski. he had waited until a freight passed, pulling onto the Pennsylvania crossing as the caboose cleared it. He had Just driven on the tracks when the Chicago-bound flyer struck the machine, hurling the occupants in all directions and completely demolishing the auto. Mr. Ozimiski claimed there were no gates or a watchman to warn the-m. He said box cars obstructed a view of the tracks. The party was on its way to Cedar Lake for dinner. The car. an Elgin &ix, had been purchased but two months ago. Women Antolsta Runs Over Man. John Fitzgerald. 440 Adams street. Gary was knocked down, run over and badly injured when he was struck by an .auto while standing in the traffic "safety zone" at Fifth avenue and Broadway late Saturday afternoon. The car is eald to have been driven by Pearl Buford, 524 Madison street, and the passenger with her, accoTding to police reports, was Dawn Turner, 616 Harrison street. AUTO PLUNGES OTP BKIBQS. About 7:30 last evening a five-passenger Ford containing seven occupants, went off Kennedy avenue bridge. East Chicago. Remarkable as it may seem, only one of the passengers was injured, and that one not seriously. Carl H. Fotee, Seventh and Ellsworth streets, Gary, with his wife and fouryear old child, his father and mother. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Potee, his sister. Catherine. 15 years old and his brother Max. 11 years old. were driving south on Kennedy avenue. As they approached the bridge several cars were coming across from the south and one of the drivers had an exceedingly brilliant headlight which he did not dim. In an effort to avoid collision with approaching cars. Mr. Totee turned so far to his right that he ran oft the north end of the bridge. A projecting timber on the side of the bridge caught the car and the occupants were spilled out in the marsh grass. Mrs. Potee is a heavy woman and has had heart trouble for some time. Although no bones were broken she was rendered unconscious and remained so until taken to her home where the services of the family physician were secured. Joseph Kleiman,. 2121 Broadway. Gary, was injured yesterday afternoon when an automobile crashed into the front of his machine, throwiijg him against the wheel and causing ooncussion of the brain. His wife and son were not hurt. The accident occurred on the Hammond-Gary road. SIX KILLED AT E ABJCVILLE. AURORA. ILL., Sept. 17. Six persons were killed and six injured early today at Earlvilie, 111., thirty miles west of here, when two each-bound stock trains came together in a rearend collision on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad. BIDS OPENED FOR CALUMET AVE. PUMP Bids were received today by the Hammond board of public works for the erection of a pump for the Calumet avenue sewer. The bids were as follows: Nejdl & Greenwald, Robertsdale J2S.000: -United Construction Co., $22, 100. The letting of the contract was heldover until Sept. 24. The city engineer was instructed to draw up plans and specifications for the paving, laying of cement sidewalk and making water connections on Jefferson street. A report was received from an inspector approving the condition of the state street sewer

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This photograph shows the lonely epot near Concord. S. C, where Mrs. Maude A. King, tie millionaire Chicago widow, was killed. Gaston B. Means, who was with her, said he had gone to the spring for a drink, having left his pistol in the fork of the tree. He heard a shot and turned about to find Mrs. King had killed herself in handling the weapon.

STATE 111 ATTACKS LAKE COUNTY'S OLD BOHD CONTRACT

A story concert fn the fee charges; made by the office of County Surveyor Seely for - services was published under sensational heading in the Indianapolis Star this morning. The authority for the article is given as the state board of accounts, and in a signed statement to The Times today Mr. Seely makes counter-charges. The story and the signed statement follow: "Startling disclosures, involving the alleged illegal expenditure of thousands of dollars tf Lake county funds are contained in a report Just completed in the office of the state board of accounts," eays'the - Indianapolis Star. "More concern I attached to the alleged shortage in that the county official against whom it is charged is said to have no bond on file. An odd contract between officials who interpreted laws liberally is said to have been at the bottom of the whole affair. State board officials declare that other counties have operated under what is, in "effect, the sams sort of an arrangement, and that the application of the Lake County case may be widespread. "The situation in northern Indiana came to light first when two of the state board's accountants went to work on the books of the county last spring and developed to the points where Ray Seely of Hammond, Ind., the county surveyor, is now alleged to have drawn J17.550.58 in excess of what was due him under the state board's construction of the law. Pact Mxde With Commissioners. "This, it appears in the report, Seely

Jap, Posing As Catholic Nun, Caught Shaking

A Japanese, who for the past fifteen years has been posing as a Catholic nun, was caught at Lafayette, Ind., after having fleeced church people of Hammond, it was reported today. It is alleged he secured nearly $100,000 "for Japan missions," during his career. Clothed in the garb of a sister the Jap with his mellow feministic voice and long veil was secure in his disguise. He went under the name of Sister Mary Louise. Only a few weeks ago "Sister Louise" visited Hammond and "cleaned up." it is said. Sisters at St. Margaret's hospital were completely deceived. HAD $75,000 WITH HIM. At Lafayette, the story goes, the Jap was caught shaving. It is said he drew the suspicions of one of the brothers at the Lafayette Catholic hospital by asking for a fclass of warm water every IIH ir PRESIDENT OEAO VALPARAISO, IND.. Sept. 17. Henry Baker Brown, president and founder of the Valparaiso university, aged 9 years, died here last night, following a paralytic stroke. President Erown was born in Mount Vernon, Knix county, Ohio. October 6. 1847. When fifteen years old he began his career as teacher, in this way paying his tuition in higher branches of learning. In September, 1S73. he opened the Northern Indiana Normal school here with a class of thirty-five students. The school later became Valparaiso college, and then Valparaiso university. Surviving him besides his wife are four children Henry Kinsey Brown of the university; Bruce Brown, Miss Ruth Brown and Mrs. Helen Axe Brown Stephens of Chicago. (By United Press.) VALPARAISO. IND.. Sept. 17. The body of Henry Baker Brown, 70. founder of Valparaiso University, who died here last night will lie in state at the residence tomorrow afternoon. The funeral will be held Wednesday afternoon. It will be private. A public memorial service will take place within two weeks, probably in the university auditorium.

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KING- WAS KILLED AND was able to do through a contract with two of the Lake County commissioners. The money was drawn for pay in connection with the construction of La.ke County's extensive bridge and road improvement system. The period covered in the report began Jan. 1, 1914, and ended Dec. 31, 1916. Nearly S00 tpyewritten pages comprise the document. "Gilbert H. Hendren, state examiner, had the conditions forced upon him early in May when Hugh D. Studcbaker and Charles E. AVeybright, field examiners for the board, wrote him concerning a contract which they found in the surveyor's records. The contract follows, in part; "The board or county commissioners do now find that an indispensable public necessity required that the said board employ in the county a competent civil engineer on all roads and bridge construction and to make surveys and estimates and prepare plans and specifications on such construction work as he may be empowered by said board to perform from time to time not otherwise provided for by law. We further find that Ray SeelV, the county surveyor, is a competent civil, engineer and that he should be employed to do such of the above-named work as said board may from time to time authorize him to perform and to be paid for such services the sum of $25 per day for each crew, consisting of one engineer and two helpers, for each day so engaged either in field or office work, and the said Seely is to pay all expense of (Continued on page five.) " morning before communion. Those connected intimately with the church are not allowed to drink or eat from midnight until after communion. Suspecting something wrong the brother walked in on "Sister Louise," and caught "Sister" side-swiping "her" face with a safety razor. It in understood the Jap was arrested and about $75,000 in bills of big denominations found pn him. Sisters at St. Margaret's hospital say the Jap was well educated, speaking six different languages, French. German. Japanese, Chinese, Maylay and English. He said he was 72 years old. He showed the sisters a letter he received Irom Japan written in six different languages. HAD AUDIENCE WITH PRESIDENT? The swindler claimed to have had an audience with the president and a party at the White House and secured sanction to solicit donations. It is held plausible the Jap might have been a German spy. Sisters at the Hammond hospital say "she" was radically in "sympathy with Germany. The sisters said today "she" had often repeated that the allies had "no right to pick on Germany and 'she' hoped they woud get whipped.' " It is thought the Jap might have been a part of the German spy system in the States, getting information of .railroad facilities, bridges, munition . plants, forts and other important war secrets vaulable to the enemy. The "sister" always traveled alone, which was considered strange, as the custom 13 for two sisters to travel together. One belief held is that he might have spent most of his time in the Calumet region being here nearly three months, leaving but a few weeks ago around the mills securing plans and valuable information. "Sister Louise" would appear before church congregations and ask for aid in maintaining Japanase missions. He would also make house to house canvases. It is conservatively estimated said "she" secured more than $2,000 from Hammond people during "her" stay here. DINNER FOR DRAFTED MAN The Gry. Typo rrarhical Union Saturday evening gave a dinner 5n honor of E. II. Darter, a printer formerly employed by Thb Time.5, who has been drafted and leaves with the next quota. V. E. Huddleston f.cted as toastmaster.

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NEW PHOTO OF HER. put - - J , f 4" ' 1 i ' ' 4 5 ' A : ; rc-,. - ? u 1 1 i. . J, ' ' - J MfcS.MAUDEA.KllsUjJ RIOTS ACAIIST n ii1 OIL EMPIRE (United Pre Cablegram.) ROME. Sep. 17. Austria-Hungary is reported finding it increasingly difficult to keep in agreement with Germany. Diplomatic advices received here today told of an epidemic of riots throughout the dual emp4re and political differences as to Frussianism that indicate a growing breach between the two Teutonic powers. Austria is suffering from lack of food, according to reports here. Most of the disorders detailed, news of which has been suppressed, have been due to this cause. Thousands of the people are making pilgrimage to various shrines imploring divine intercession for peace. Prussian officers, it was asserted, are frequently insulted on the streets of various Austrian cities. Italy's - successful drive east of Gorizia is likewise reported as causing wide-spread apprehension throughout Emperor Carl's dominion. U. S. BATTALION TAKES FRENCH NAME AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE. Sept. 17. One battalion of United States infantry today took pride in the fact that it has officially rereived its war name. It will go down in history as the Clcmenceau battalion. The name was given by Major General Sibert in honor of trie visit of Georges Clemenceau, former premier of France. Clemeneeau once lived four years in the States. SAYS SWEDEN NOT RESPONSIBLE (By United. Press.) MEXICO CITY. Sept. 17. Swedish Charge Carl Anderberg declared today he had never received instructions from his government to transmit German messages. Efforts to reach Former Charge Kronholm, named in the American expose have been fruitless. It could not- be ascertained on' what authority Kronholm forwarded the messages for Eckhart. Anderberg said he did know where Kronholm was. GRAND JURY BRINGS IN INDICTMENTS The grand jury at Crown Point today returned indictments against five people in a Gary child stealing case and against Jos. Lach of Indiana Harbor, an attorney, said to have charged a woman $265 to "get her boy out of the army." BRITISH PLANES BOMB SHIP (United Pre Cablegram.) LONDON, Sept. 17. British navy planes scored hits against a huge German destroyer and several trawlers in an air raid carried out between Ostend and Blankenbenghe, the admiralty announced today. The planes bombed destroyers, trawlers and drifters of the enemy. "One large destroyer was hit amldship and one probably two out of four trawlers were sunk," the admiralty declared. RUSSIANS DRIVE ON RIGA FRONT (By United Press.) WASHINGTON, Sept. 17. The Russian army is driving back to Riga along a wide front. Within the last five days it has 82vanced more than seven miles, the Russian embassy announced today. The cables say Russians are forcing retention of mora German troops on the east front now than at any time since the war began.-

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TO Traction Cars Wrecked' In Demonstration Against Strike Breaking Crews !n Charge, (By United Press.) SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 17. Rioting in connection with the strike of United Railroad platform men was suddenly reopened today following the walkouts of employes of the Union Iron Workws. One thousand Union Iron Works strikers paraded down Market street jeering at strikebreaking motormen and conductors as they passed on street cars. Street cars were partially wrecked before the iron workers reached the labor temple. At 10:15 a. m. six riot call3 had been turned in from the Mission district where it was reported several street cars had been wrecked and the crews beaten. (By TJaited Press.) SAN FRANCISCO. Sept 17. A strike of 24,000 iron workers employed in the ship yards of San Francisco and th bay cities began officially at 9 o'clock today, it was announced by officials of the iron trades council. The strike is expected to stop shipbuilding in the San Francisco district, affecting all plants in S,an Francisco, Oakland and Alameda. It was stated at the headquarters of the iron trades council that the situation is now up to the federal authorities at "Washington and that federal courts have already begun work toward an adjustment. RINGLEADER OE ROBBERS SEiTEiEO Felix Miller, one of the ring-leaders of the Erie, Nickel Plate and C. & O. "car bandit" gang, was sentenced to one to fourteen years at Jeffersonville reformatory and fined $50 and costs when he pleaded guilty to grand larceny before Judge V. S. Reiter in superior court, Hammond, today. Miller was arrested through the cleverness of a stool pigeon when he attempted to hold up a saloon. He was known as the East Hammond desperado and had directed his gang of plunderers in the thieving of merchandise cars for the past four years. About $60,000 worth of goods had been taken by Miller and his thieves, eight of whom "were given various fines by Judge Barnett in city court when they pleaded guilty to petit larceny. Joe (Hegewisch) Lach, the C. & O. detective, who was caught as "the man with the brains," has not made a statement as j et as to his guilt, although railroad and police officials declare they have evidence substantiating enough to imprison him for an indeterminate sentence in the state penitentiary. Lach as a detective picked out the best cars for his gang, headed by Miller, to rob. It is said he was given the detective job especially because he was suspected as being one of the crooks. In this way the web was drawn tighter about him and he was arrested with ten others a few week3 ago in a roundup of the "bandits." Lach is also specifically charged with two juvenile offenses, contributing to the delinquency of children. He would give boys, ages ranging from 10 to 12 years, guns and instruct them in the art of robbing freight cars, it is said and it Is possible he will be held to Judge McMahon' Juvenile court for trial. His hearing has been set for Sept. 21 in Hammond city court. Homer Wisley, engineer, and William A. Lutes, fireman, Indiana Harbor Belt, who have confessed to robbing I. H. B. merchandise trains wiZl probably be given preliminary hearings within a short time. They were arrested after evidence had been procured against them. It is said they brought loot from Illinois where they robbed the cars, into Indiana by boat over the Grand Calumet river. PERMITS FOR $200,000 FACTORY ADDITIONS Building permits were issued this morning for expansions of the Standard Forgings Co. plant at Indiana Harbor that will reach a total expenditure of approximately $200,000. A new main factory and machine shops will be erected. INVINCIBLE Bifocal Lenses to see at a distance, and read with same glasses. No visible dividing line is one of our specialties. Let us show and explain these wonderful Lenses to you. S. Silver, Jeweler and Manufacturing Optician, 177 State St., Hammond. Ind. 9-17-1 See what Verne C. Summers 'says Hypophosphite, Compound 03 about ' page S. , 9-17-