Hammond Times, Volume 12, Number 89, Hammond, Lake County, 3 October 1917 — Page 1

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MsmSar of Public Service Commission Widely Known Over Stale, Is Dead (By United Press.) INDIANAPOLIS. IND., Oct. 3. William J. Wood, member of the Indiana the leadins traffic experts or tne country, died at his home here today from heart trouble. William J. Wood was stricken with heart trouble in September. His term as member of the public service commission started May J. as successor to Edwin M. Lee- Previous to that time he was attorney examiner for the interstate commerce commission at Washington. He was born March 30. 1S50, at Florence. Ala, graduated from law school at Wesleyan university at that place and served in the legislature from 18.0 to 1880 as both representative and senator. In 1SS0 he moved to Evansville. taking a position with the L. & K- railroad. He rose to be third vice president of the company. In 1S93 he moved back to Alabama, serving as state tax commissioner of that state for five years and later as bank examiner. In 1901 he moved back to Evansville and was appointed to the railroad commission by Gov.- Hanley and reappointed by Gov. Marshall. He has been regarded as an expert on traffic problems of al kinds. He is survived by a widow and one son W illiam B. Wood of Detroit, and a daughter Mrs. John H. McNcely of Evansville. SKELETON IS lEHTIRED For over a year Carl Jones. 40 yea" old. Michigan avenue. Indiana Harbor demented, wandered about the country. He left home during May. 1516 Last Monday his clothed skeleton was found in a swamp between Gary and East Chicago by mushroom hunters. It is thought he starved to death. His widow living at Indiana Harbor told Coroner's Investigator Green h-i had been acting strangely sometlss before he left home. She has been self-supporting since his absence. The description of the man given by the widow corresponds identically with the corpse. He wore a soft hat. "blue suit, newly repaired shoes, a union suit pinned by safety pins. He had three gold teeth In the upper Jaw and a gold crown In the lower Jaw. He was six foot tall and weighed about 263 pounds. Jones was married twice. He has an eighteen-year-old son by his first wife at Wabash. Ind. His mother and two brotheis are living. MADE UP IN CHICAGO OFFICE CHICAGO, Oct. 3. Owing to congestion in the New York post office, all mail destined for the American expeditionary force in France from Illinois. Wisconsin and all points west of the Mississippi river will be made up in the Chicago office, it was announced by postal authorities here today. CHEER UP, "GAS" FOR US ALL, SOON 8 AX FRANCISCO, Oct. 3. The United States government It was announced yesterday has been offered and has aeepted the free use of a process, donated by Frederick A. Kormann, San Francisco chemist, which, Kormann said, would increase the output of the country's gasoline by 12 fold. Kormann announced Secretary Lane had authorized construction of a plant at which the process will be utilized. FUNERAL OF AUTO VICTIM The remains of Miss Grace McVey. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John C. McVey. 641 Adams street. Gary, whose shocking death occurred Sunday morning when she was trapped beneath on overturned burning auto were taken to Crown Point by Undertaker "Williams yesterday evening and shipped over the 6:30 Pennsylvania train to her former home at North Judson. Funeral services were held and interment occurred there.

The Calumet Building & Loan opened Dlll.niXO AM 1O.VX JEWS, a new stock series Oct. 1st. Hammond Savings & Trust Co. bank headquarters for subscriptions. - 10:3 U ' :-,'

EAST CHICAGO MAN IN NEW BANK: t V S; V; . M , .v. ' 4 - 7 Ma is H. K. GROVES. AMERICAN ALLIANCE MEETI The "American Alliance" will meet in Superior court room, number one, Thursday nig;ht at 8 o'clock. The "Alliance." an organization for the American people, appeals . to every- man,, woman and child whether he or she be a banker or a banker's wife or a laborer or a laborer's wife. It Is the duty of every American, interested in the upbuilding of loyalty, to take an interest in the success of the association, founded in Harrrmond by Sergeant William S. Welch and fathered by the Chamber of Commerce and the city's official business and laboring life. A great campaign is to be made for members. Thousands of "honor roll" cards will be distributed among all classes of city life. All are expected to enter into the spirit of the movement with unbounded enthusiasm as promulgated by our forefathers in 1776. The organization is not alone one for the rich man. the lawyer or the banker. It is for the working classes as well. All in all. it Is for the benefit of Americans and their interests, and it is urged Americans will "do their bit" to stamp out proGermanim. which, although partly concealed, is still quite evident in all parts of the country. Appellate Judge J. G. Ibach has offered c. silk American flag to the cityward enrolling the greatest number of "American Alliance'" members. Committees for each ward are to be appointed and a systematic campaign mapped out. The following prominent citizens will speak at tomorrow night's meeting: Attorney A. J. Whinery. Frank Hitchcock. Peter Meyn, local chairman of the National Council of Defense: Attorney Joseph Conroy, Mrs. William Welch and Superior Court Judge V. S. Relter. President of the Alliance David E. Boone will preside. E GARDEN CONTEST Awards were made yesterday of the prizes in the garden contest of the public schools of Hammond and West Hammond. First prize was given to Irving school, where the pupils cleared a willow swamp and succeeded in growing $150 worth of produce In the plat. It required a great deal of work and careful attention, but the activity of the school children resulted In the residents for blocks around cultivating backyard and vacant lot gardens of splendid proportions. The Irving school pupils received ten dollars as their prize and the pupils at Robertsdale the same amount although they were second In the standing. West Hammond and Wallace schools were thirtt and fourth and each was given $5. The prizes were awarded by Mrs. C. E. Matthies and Mrs. W. C. Belman. Mrs. Belman stated today that the committee is very well pleased with the results of the garden growing campaign. "If the public schools all over the country would take up th? project next sprins: I am sure it would be an immense increase to production and that is our big problem now," stated Mrs. Belman. BURIED AT CROWN POINT The funeral of George Yerk. the South Shore collector, who was electrocuted Monday night while uncoupling cars near the Hammond depot, will be held tomorrow. By auto the body will be takeh from the South Shore station at 11:37 to Crown Point, where at 1 o'clock services will be held from the Methodist church. Burial In the Methodist cemetry.

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Harbor Man Indicted. TIKES BTJAEAXT, AT STATE CAPITAL. INDIANAPOLIS. IND.. Oct. 3. B. Doloszyckl of Indiana Harbor has been indicted by the Marion grand Jury for violation of the Workingmen's Compensation law.

Overrules Motion. (Br I nlteil rre.) INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. Oct. S. The Supreme court today overruled the :notion for a re-hearing on Its deci sion declaring the law passed by the last legislature calling a constitutional convention was illegal. Auto Smashup. Two minor auto accidents occurred in Gary this morning, both being struck by street cars and as a result of careless driving;. The first smashup occurred between Tth avenue and Sth avenue on Broadway, and a little later another coll nion was reported at 11th avenue and Madison. No one was reported Injured. Goodrich Still Improves. INDIANAPOLIS. IND. Oct. 3. Dr. Charles K. Sowder. one of Governor Goodrich's attending physicians, said i today: "The Governor's condition is ab solutely normal. He Is resting well, is taking a goodly amount of nourishment and is gaining strength daily. I now feci that he Is on the road to recovery." Judge Erwin No Better. FORT WATNE, IND.. Oct. 3 The condition of Judge Richard K. Erwin of the Indiana Supreme Coui;t. who is critically ill of liver trouble here, remain unchanged last night, his physician announced. His death has been expected for several days and only his remarkable vitality has kept him alive thi long. Confers With Commander. , HATT1ESBURG. MISS.. Oct. 3. Major Jay Umpleby, commanding the 3d battalion of the 4th regiment, left Camp Shelby as soon as he arrived for Ft. Sill. Oklahoma, where he is attending the school for fire. At Hattiesburg ho had a pleasant meeting with General H. H. Whitney, his brigade commander. New Marriage Licenses. (Special to Thb Times.) CROWN POINT. IND.. Oct. 3 The following marriage licenses were Issued here: Harry Witt and Josephine Sherile. Gary. Frank Leman and Rosa Musha. Gary. Morris Fleischman. Gary, and Sonia Capilove, Chicago. Lafayette First City. LAFAYETTE. IND.. Oct. 3. A message was received yesterday from the headquarters of the library war fund campaign in Washington congratulating the city of Lafayette on being the first In the United States to subscribe Its quota of the national war library fund. The telegram came to Trofessor William M. Hepburn, of Turdue, director of th local campaign. McKinney Honored. Judge Fred Barnett of Hawnond, received a letter today from Lyle McKinney, one of Hammond first national army volunteers, who is now at Camp Taylor. McKinney. who is democratic candidate for the e!ty Judgeship, has been appointed to Colonel Guthrie's regimental staff, an important position. He is one of three members of the statistical bureau. You'll Have to Hasten. NEW YORK, Oct. 3. An advance in the price of automobiles and auto trucks will result from the tax of 3 per cent on the sale of cars, as provided in the war revenue bill, in the opinion of Alfred Reeves, general manager of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce. "The margin of the manufacturer's profit is so small now." he said yesterday, "that if the tax, as proposed, becomes a law, it will be necessary to pass it on to the purchaser." H Knew His Business. Here's one of the many incidents that crowd themselves into the life of a recruiting officer but l-t Sergeant ! Welch of Hammond tell it. "A fellow "three sheets to the wind' walked into my office today. " 'Say. ol' man. I want to Join the army,' he said. "All right, what's your occupation?" I asked him. "'I'm a boozeflghter. an' believe me. pal, I un'-nerstan' my business. Yeslrree, if I ever sober up I'll flht like hell.'" Crown Foint Man Killed. (Special to The Times.) CROWN POINT. IND.. Oct. 3. The second fatal accident for Crown Point in two days happened .yesterday when Leander Clemmens, an aged watchman for the Pan Handle R. II., was struck by a Pennsylvania flyer Monday night and fatally hurt. He was rushed to the county farm, but died in a shcrt time. He was almost 80 years oid and leaves a wife and several children none of whom live in Crown Point. The funeral arrangements have not been made at this time, '

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Secretary McAdoo tendering $1,000 bond to Trls Speaker. The first bond sold in the second Liberty loan campaign was purchased from the secretary of the treasury himself by Tris Speaker, the well known baseball star. This happened at -Cleveland, Ohio. "Every $50 bond an American citizen buys is a base hit against our enemies," Secretary llcAdoo said- "Every four bonds seer a home run. Tris Speaker has scored five home runs the first day."

WORK IS DELAYED AT GIBSON

Inability to secure laborers has delayed completion of the Gibson yard freight platform which was to have been ready for use Octobar l. McClay contractors have been caused much trouble by the labor scarcity. It is thought, however, the big platform will be finished within a week or two. The transfer platform, which is to cost JTo.OOO, will relieve the great freight congestion in Chicago and local yards. It is thirty feet wide and 200 feet long. Latest electric freight moving apparatus will be installed. It will be the last word In transfer houses. The Gibson yards were swept by fire the 'morninsr of August 1. Three big platforms. 100 freight cars and miles of track were completely destroyed, entailing a !-ss of J233.000. It was at first understood the companies operating the yards would rebuild on a much greater scale, erecting yards costing over $1,000,000. This plan was abandoned on account of the war and the present platform substituted. However, the mammoth freight yard will be constructed a? the termination of the war. officials say. DAMAGE (TTnltad Ptis Stafi, Correspondent.) TOKIO, Oct. 3. The most destructive typhoon and flood in twenty years today has destroyed thousands of buildings, rendered 40.000 homeless, paralyzed railroads and shipping and done $3,000,000 damage In the city of Tokio alone. At least eighty are dead. Newspapers predict this figure will be doubled. The storm broke Monday. It struck first in the vicinity of Tokio Bay and over the eastern Pacific the whole shore line was lnnudated. The official estimate is at least eighty dead in Tokio alone. The telegraph system is entirely demoralized and reports of loss of life or damage In other parts of the empire are lacking. Sumida River is still rising and it was predicted that 20.000 additional homes will be flooded in the Tokio districj. The hurricane stripped roofs off buildings, whipped ships from their moorings and beat the downpour of rain into floods. The Imperial Talace buildings suffered considerably. Train service was at a standstill. Resigns Position. Leo H. McCormack. candidate for mayor on the Republican ticket. of East Chicago is no longer a member of the police force, his resignation having been accepted on October 1st Thenceforth he will devote ell of his time to the details of his campaign. H. M. Cohen, deputy prosecutor, who is a candidate for the office of city judge, has also sent in his resignation to take effect Jv.st as soon as his successor i-nn be appointed. It H understood tivat Mike Havran will likely get the appointment at the Harbor and JoHn Stevens of the Har bor also will Up appointed for East

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SELLS CLEVELAND HASEHALL STAR IN THE SECOND LIBERTY LOAN CAMPAIGN

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AMERICA never fought a war except merit of enemy roods In territory offer freedom, and she has never copied by the allies U to he held

A. Ja failed to win one upon which she has engaged. Rule by the bayonet is arrayed against rule of justice and freedom. American citizens have been murdered repeatedly upon the high seas.

Through three years of patience un-1 for modldcntlon of the American exparalleled in the history of the world. port embargo on steel, the IVIchl through three years of forbearance in ( ichl, a newspaper, declared today. the face of insults which were never of- j fered before by one nation to another.' (By Vnlted Presa.) your great president stroxe to keep this s.V FRANCISCO, Oct. 3. Arrest of country at peace. ' Konrad Schlrman, a young German AVe chose to fight, and why? Because. ' chemist, and revelations that he had first, national honor and self-respect im- organised n plot to plant bomb, on pearatively demanded it. and. second, be- hPa "J'" "n Snn Francause we can never concede the right 'dco and the Orient was announced of any nation, however Powerful, to or- today by the I nlted State. Dl.trlet

rlr American vessels to keeD off the high seas and prevent America from selling her surplus products of the farm, the factory and the mine to other nations.

Our prosperity and our welfare as a posals to France and Enaland was whole are inseparably connected with made In nn official statement Issued our right of free and unmolested inter- today by Forelxn .Minister von Kuehlrnurse with other nations. .man, according to dispatches from

If there is an American who knows : the record and who says deliberately, that America did not have ample provo- , cation or justification for this war, that '; it was not essential to protect America's1 Integrity and honor, then yellow blood. runs in his veins and not a drop of the red blood of our ancestors in him. Freedom and derrocracy must be supreme tnroughout the world and America made saie aaa secure tor tne future. Every pacifist speech in this country made at this inopportune and improper time is in effect tratorous. America finds ucrseu in the fight and America intends that this fight shall be won and won quickly. The first necessity of war is mone. If one single loan offered to the American people should fall It would be a more fateful disaster than the loss of a great battle. We must be Just as willing to sacriflee our money for our gallant soldiers and sailors as we know they are willing to sacrifice their lives for us. America never defaulted and never will default an obligation. Every American citizen who buys a $30 bond makes a base hit on the enemies of his country. Every one that buys four bonds scores a home run against the kaiser. Tris Speaker at Cleveland scored five home runs by buying a ?1,000 bond. If every man In America who is Interested in baseball, and every woman and every child, should do his or her part in buying Liberty bonus, we tinill have more subscriptions than the government will know what to do with, hecause I don't believe there is a man, woman or child who Is not interested in baseball. America's sacred rights must be vindicated; a just and lasting peace must be established: democracy must be triumphant; despotism must be destroyed, and. when these great things have been accomplished, everywhere throughout the length and breadth of the civilized world men shall proclaim noble America as the valiant knight who came upon the scene in the blackness of the night and rescued civilization. SMALLEY TO MEET EAST SIDERS At Lafayette school at 8 o'clock Thursday evening. Come and hear the Mayor and J. K. Stinson discuss the Issues of the campaign. X0-3-2t

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"1 Latest 'Bulletins l'nlted Tress Cablegram.) LO.DOS, Oct. 3. -A a allied confer - ence at Tarl to deal with the treatshortly, it rram announced here today. (United Press Cablearram.) TOKIO, Oct. 3 Japan has offered the tnlted States the use of cargro vessels totalling 100,000 tons In return Attorney nere, He Trill be Interned as n dangerous alien. AMSTERDAM, Oct. 3. Denial that Germany made separate peace proDerlin today. The denial n made In In reply to Premier Kerensky'. recent statement that Russia's allies had rejected a German offer to conclude separate peace at the eapense of Russia. (By Vnlted Pre...) CHICAGO. Oct. 3. Since the dec laration of Tvur the railroad, have J moTed T20.OOO American soldier, from j nep honlM to training point.. (By Vnlted Pres..) WASHINGTON. Oct. 3. Vmerlc.n destroyer, Beverely, damaged In collision with British warship. (By I nlted Pres..) WASHINGTON. Oct. 3 A loan of two million dollar, to Belgium wa. announced today. This make, total lonna to Belgium of f "..OOO.mK) and a grand total to the allies of (2,51$,400.000. . I U nited Press Cablegram.) i PKTROGRAD, Oct. 3. The All-Rua-!lnn Democratic conference today ' ted 813 to ISO against a coalition government. The decision I. a blow directly again. t Premier Keren. ky and the provisional government. Ve.terday the same conference voted 760 to 68 In favor of coalition of all partic. In the formation of a cabinet which would firmly administer the Run. Ian democracy. The vote today came after the conference had formally determined to recon.ider that decision. The sudden change of mind Is not explained, unless the Volshevlkl and nnti-Kcrcnsky force, seised upon a moment In the proceeding, when the majority element wn. nb.ent to hurry through . n reconsideration and then had .iifflelent strength to overthrow the previous vote. It wn. pointed out that In the vote of approval the total number of delegate, who participated was 1,454. The second vote for rejection wa. east hy only 09.1. The other, were ab.ent. The rejection In such a fashion may or may not stand. (I'nlted Pre.. Cablegram.) PARIS, Oct. 3. Baden ha. been bombed by French aviators, today, official statement announced. Baden is an important German city j In the Grr.nil Duchy of Baden nnd I. one of the aunt famous watering places In the world. It I. approximately . ninety-flve mile, from the front battle line and lies about thirty

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Citizens' Party Held Big Meeting at Theater Last Night and Grilled Present Administration. The Citizens' Party of Hammond, as its campaign quartette expressed melodiously, has began in earnest the work of "Putting Over Brown." A large audience at DeLuxe Theater last evening appeared satisfied with having Brown put over and the big mass meeting was everything the committee that arranged it could have desired. An automobile parade preceded the meeting and a reporter counted a hundred and eighteen machines carrying an average of five passengers equipped with banners, red lights and horns. One of the autos carried a band. Attorney Fred Crumpacker was the featured speaker of the evening and It was iis task to indict the Smalley administration for lack of accomplishments. Mr. Crumpacker made a eplendid speech for the Citizens' Party. He charged that the present administration is hopelessly inefficient and incompetent but had little to say of the efficiency and competency of the candidates on the Citizens' ticket. He stated that during a period of twelve years in which the democratic machine has been in power in Hammond the city has marked1 time while Gary sprang up out of the sand desert. Last Chicago developed from a village to a city, and West Hammond cleaned up. "It can't be Eaid our people lack public spirit. We have the natural advantages. We are suffering from the fact that a political party has been Jn control too long," stated Mr. Crumpacker. The things -that have been neglected were listed by the speaker as follows: Track elevation. Straightening Calumet river. Adequate sewage. Good, pure, clean water. Good pavements. "There is no city in the etate with more important problems to solve." said Mr. Crumpacker. "Hammond has not taken a single step irt advance. Patrick Reilley, who seeks re-election to the council, consumed a good deal of (Continued on rare five.) : : t mile, beyond Stuttgart, which wa. raided Monday by French airmen (By I nlted Press.) FILLMORE, ( a I., Oct. S. Ten persons nre known dead and .ever. I more missing are believed to have perished in a forest fire which today Is .weeping the little Sespe oil and mining region, six mile, north of Fillmore. Property damage Is estimated at f50O,OOO. The bodies of ten per.ons have been found. At daybreak today, forest supervisor, arrived nnd prepared to put a force of .eve'r-l hundred men in the field to atop onrush of the flames, nhlch nre attributed to Incendiarism. Thirty-two oil derrick., a gasoline plant and dosen. of buildings have been consumed. (By Vnlted Pres..) WASHINGTON. Oct. 3. The Interstate Commerce Commission today postponed indefinitely operation of cvernl transcontinental freight rate Increase, proposed by leading railroad, to go Into effect Oct. 15. (By Halted Press.) WASHINGTON, Oct. 3. Wetitenaat a. P. Howe, medical officers reserve corps, was killed la action on Sept. 23, while on duty with the British forces In France, the Adjutant General announced today. (By Tnlted Press.) WASHINGTON, Oct. 3. An American destroyer operating' in Xuropean waters was severely damaged In a night collision with a British naval vessel, the navy department announced today. After the accident the British ship stood by and took off part of the destroyer's crew and towed her into port. None aboard either ship was Injured and the destroyer has since been repaired and returned to active service. An Investigation by naval officials found that the accident was due to the fact that the destroyer suddenly emerged from a heavy downpour which made her invisible up to the time of collision. (By United Press.) WASHING-TON, Oct. 3. The wage adjustment board of the shipping board left for the Pacific coast today to settle existing shipyard strikes.. The first stop will he made at Seattle where several thousand workmen are out. Prom there the hoard will go to Portland Ore., and San Francisco. At present 25,000 ship workers at San Francisco are at work pending the arrival of the hoard. They declare a permanent settlement must he made hy Nov. 12 or they wQl quit work. , Judge Bartln Payne of Chicago, representing the emergency fleet corporation, made the trip with the hoard. Also a representative of the navy and depart, ment of labor were along. The hoard will he gone a month. THE ONLY FIRM In Lake county that has a complete Optical Department. We make all our own lenses, including the invisible bifocal. S. Sliver, Jeweler & Manufacturing Optician, 17" State St, Hammond, Ind. 10-3-1

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