Hammond Times, Volume 6, Number 39, Hammond, Lake County, 6 October 1917 — Page 1

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CLUB see Gathering Is Arranged to Plans for the Last "Drives". "The ball will be set a-roliing Monday night." declared one Democratic leader today In speaking1 of the general meeting to be held at Jefferson club rooms Monday night. The meeting, a public one, including all committeemen and candidates, is to arrange plans for the final "drives' before election, 'dvember 6. The "meeting is expected to bring out Democratic leaders from all parts ef the city and all supporters of the administration are expected to be present to discuss ways and means for carrying on henceforth what will be an aggressive campaign. Mayor J. D. Smalley is confident that when the smoke of battle is cleared away he will be found to have a big majority. The Democratic committeemen expect to show in their canvass of the city that the people endorse the administration of Mayor Smaley when they see enumerated what Mr. Smalley has done. DELUXE THEATER. Next week is feature week at De I-Uxe theater. Manager Charles Michelstetter has secured three great pictures. "The Bar rier" on Monday and Tuesday; Bessie Irfive in "Wee Ldy Betty" on Thursday and "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea." Friday and Saturday. "The Barrier." adopted from Rex Beach'a famous novel, has all the punch and realism in it that the story has. Its many tense situations a're dramatically successful and there is not a dull moment in the entire reel. WILL GO WITH NEXT QUOTA Julius Euser. 634 Ann street, was flned for fighting in Hammond, city court, but he will not be re-arrested after serving his sentence by government authorities as was reported. He appeared for examination and was accepted. He will leave with the next Quota. REPORTER ILL. Harold Cross, a Times reporter, is confined to his home by an attack of eye trouble which is said by physicians to be serious. Mr. "Cross was taken ill last Wednesday and has since been confined to a darkened room. He lives at 1124 Monroe street. SLACKER JKEARINGS. Slacker hearings set for today before United States Commissioner Charles Surprise were continued until October 17. on account of the inability of the district attorney to be present. SQUADRON HITS HAMMOND The Chicago liberty Loan flying squadron members who are introdyy squadron who are invading the suburban district came into West Hammond yesterday afternoon and had a good meeting. Tomorrow, led by a big parade, they will address the people at the Wentworth school at 2 p. m. and St. Andrews at 4 p. m. Zarnecki, the member of the Chicago board of education, who "tore the Kaiser out of the Fpeller." is to be one of the speakers. Others are Messrs. McDonaugh. C. U. Sites and J. M. Pregenger. Hammond Rifle Club. On and after October 7th. the regular weekly practice shoot will be held on Sunday a?ternoon fron 1 p. in. to S p. m. All members in good standing will be allowed. Practice at target. AH others barred. By oiCer of Executive Board. E. C. WEEKS. Pres. GENERAL MEETING. All members and friends gregation Kneceth-Israel notified that a general meet place at 300 Indiana Ave. Sunday. Oct. 7th. at 2:S0 p. of the Conc,re hereby iiig will take (Synagogue) . in. report of all Election of officers and incomes and disbursements, ing of the new Synagogue Also buildto be voted RECTORS. upon. ' 10-5-:t BT ORDER OF DI

Hammond Ball Park 'Hammond vs. South Chicago, Sunday, Oct. 7th. Game called 3 p. m. l-5'2 VTho Is Miss Helen? 10-5-3t

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Luxuries and Many Necessities Come Under Law and Even Movies Will Be Taxed One Cent for Each Ten Cents. (By United Press) "WASHINGTON. D. C. Oct. 6. The war tax toll on the American pocketbook has began. Within two months the buying public will be paying over the counter, through ticket windows of various kinds and almost everywhere else the levies under the $2. 535. 000. 000 revenue bill, now a law. ' Throughout the hind today the high cost of drinking mounted with additional taxes on hard, soft and medium beverages effective immediately. Auto owning, with a tax of three per cent, of the sale price, becomes more costly. Pills, patent medicines and chewing gum are hit. Sporting goods, motor-boats, estates, inheritances, incomes, war profits and other luxuries of the wealthy are taxable immediately. Smoking may also be more costly within thirty days, with added taxes on tobacco, cigars and cigarettes, ranging from $1 to $7 a thousand on cigars and eighty cents to $1.20 a thousand n cigarettes. Kven snuff users will suffer. On November 1 also the tax on freight and express packages, one cent for each 20 cents charged becomes effective, together with a ten-cent levy on berths, or staterooms on Fullman cars. Every telegraph, telephone or wireless message costing more than 15 cents after November 1, will boar a five per ! cent tax and taxes of eight cents cn each $100 of life insurance and of one cent on each dollar of fire insurance also begin. With a tax on "movie" and "legitimate" theatres after Nov. 1, of one- cent cn each ten cents admission charged, the cost of "looking them over" cither on the screen or in the "pony" row promises to mount. The usual New Tear's outbreak will be more expensive with a new tax on table reservations. It will cost a toll equivalent to ten per cent of the dues to join a club after Nov. 1. Stamp taxes on bonds, promissory notes, hills of sale and playing cards become effective Dec. 1. as does the onecent tax on parcels post packages costing 25 cents or more. An additional one cent on letters is effective November 1. Money raising bills being disposed of. Congress will adjourn Saturday. House and Senate are to pass the adjournment resolution today. The Senate also will pass the soldiers and sailors insurance bill. WAR TAXES Whea and How They Become Effective. WASHINGTON. D. C. Oct. 5. The dates on which taxes in the revenue 'bill become effective follow: The income taxes and war excess profits taxes apply to the calendar year 1917. except in the cases of corporations having a fixed fiscal year. Returns must be made upon these taxes by March 1. 1918. and the tax Ipaid before June 1. 1918. The increase to 3-cent letter postage and 2-cent postal cards goes Into effect thirty days after passage. Tftc increased postal rates on second-class matter become effective July 1. 1918. There are no new taxes on tea, coffee or sugar, but .taxes upon many articles of common use perfumes, jewelry, chewing gum. films, pills, powders, etc. are effective at once. The ta::es on admissions to amusements, shows, etc., are effective Nov. 1, next. Stamp taxes on" legal instruments, etc:., Dec. 1. next, and the same on foreign passage tickets. Additional tax on playing cards, effective at once. Tax on club dues. Nov. 1. next. i Inheritance taxes are effective at jonce. as are the liquor taxes. The i tobacco taxes become effective thirty days after passage. Taxes on freight, express, passenger fares, parlor and sleeping car accommodations, new life and fire insurance policies. Nov. 1. next. , A tax of 5 cents on telegraph and telephone messages costing more than 15 cents each become effective Nov. l. TAG DAY AT EAST CHICAGO Mayor Callahan has issued the following proclamation setting aside tomorrow as tag day for the East Chicago Associated Charities. This 1 a very worthy call that is thus being made for funds and no one with any degree of charity or philanthropy in his heart can turn a deaf ear to the appeal. Lalei The observance of this day in the Indiana Harbor end of the city has been postponed .o Saturday, Oct. 13.

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FORD AGENCY GOIWT IS SUST1EI 'Special to The Times.) HOBART, Ind., Oct. 6. A case" of vital interest to the Ford Motor company and its agents over the country was concluded in the Superior court at Valparaiso this week. It was the case of Ford Motor company vs. Paul Newman, one of its agents of Hobart. The suit was brought against Mr. Newman for damages because of the violation of his contract with the Ford company in selling Ford cars outside of his territory, whirh wna , Hobart township, and in selling below the advertised list price. On a demurrer to the complaint the defendant ' claimed that the contract was illegal uui.ee u.. and in restraint of trade. The court ourt pi ined h overruled the demurrer and sustai the contract. The case was then tried before a jury at alparaiso and a ver- i diet was returned for the Ford com pany adjudging damages against the defendant in the sum of $250 less $80 for rebates which was due the defend ant and which was admitted by the plaintiff. The suit was brought by the. Ford company as a test case and In order to establish Its agency Contracts with its agents over the country. The contract was fully established and Ford agents are assured of entire protection in the future against competition In their territory by other agents. This decision will be welcomed by all dealers in Ford cars and all purchaser of Ford cars will be assured of like treatment by all agents. DISTRICT COURT

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The October' term of the United States; district court for this district will convene with Judge Albert B. Anderson sitting as justice in the Hammond Federal building, Oct. 16. The first day will be given over to the hearing of more than fifty naturalization papers, petitions for full citizenship papers. The second day, Wednesday, Oct. 1". a suit in equity against Wm. Wright as receiver et al for the Indiana Harbor Trust & Savings bank and Charles Fowler, cashier, by Elmer Green of Milwaukee. Wis., for $3075. will be tried. Several motions and demurrers will be argued that day. There will be no jury trial this term. DEATH OF MRS. KLAHN. Mrs. Catherine Klahn. 15S Indiana avenue, passed away yesterday at the age of 69 years. She was an old resident of Hammond. Funeral services will be held from the German Lutheran church Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock and burial will be made at Oak Hill cemetery. AWARD CONTRACT. The Hammond Board of Public Works yesterday awarded the contract for the new automobile combination pumper and hose truck for the fire department to the White Motor Car company of Cleveland. O. The big truck will cost $8.2:5. The appropria tii.n was $10,000. Against three other bids, the White tim k was found to be the most serviceable. The big four-cylinder trufk is the last word in modern firefighting conveniences. It is to be de livered in 1 0 days. 7 Burglaries Reported. Two burglaries were reported to the Hammond police department today. The Calumet garage was entered lest night and six Michelin tires. 30x31'i, stolen. Joe Scatena's ice cream store, corr.er Calumet avenue and Sibley streets. was lobbed of $67 in cash by thieves. vho entered through a basement window. REMAINS BURIED. The body of Mrs. George Wolfe, who died Tuesday at St. Margaret's hospital, was buried at Oak Hill cemetery yesterday. Funeral services were held fro'n Burn's chapel. Mrs. Wolf with her husband lived I at the South Shore hotel. East Chiicsgo. She had been in this section of j the country but two weeks. having j come here from New Jersey. Be sure and get acquainted with Miss Helen. 10-5-3t

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GUTS ID Chicago Is Entertaining The Biggest Sporting Crowd In its History. (HICAGO. Oct. . The White Sox. (with t'leotte pitching in supurb form. I I-.,... ,. , w - k ,.,,. . Hirst it a me for the world's baseball j The frame abounded In rirlting title. f situations. Sallee held his own with ! the nremter t'hlcnKo hurler. butrm c ! ilhe premer Chicago hurler and al Sowed the same amount of hlt even. The score by Innings! It. II. K. (Wants OOOOIOOO O i 7 1 A White Sox.,0 O 1 I O O O O x 2 7 1 flatteries bailee and MrCarty; Clj cotle mni Schalk By H. C. HAMILTON (United Press Staff Correspondent.) CHICAGO, Oct. 6. Giants and White Sox reached the baseball Marne today. Before sundown, with more than 30.000 red-blooded Americans cheering the victor on, one must be repulsed in the first assault along the road that leads to the world's baseball championship. The sun was shinning brightly early today upon . Comiskey park, the field vjhere these representative leaders of American sport will meet IrTThe first clash for the highest baseball honors. After 48 hours of rain, It appeared that perfect weather was assured for the opening of the big series. One of the greatest crowds that ever gathered for a world's series packed itself into Chicago before midnight. Every hotel reported "standing room only." The thousands came from every corner of the country. From every side rose a constant cry for tickets, the supply of which was exhausted hours ago. America's sporting blood has not been thinned by the war. That is evidenced the crowds and the enthusiasm with ich this biggest of America's sportevents is being greeted. But the war Is not forgotten. Clean-cut. khaki clad men are in the throngs seeking i tickets. In the long line waiting at me bleacher entrance to Comiskey park at dawn, sailors and soldiers in uniform swapped yarns with "civies." The war has scattered, too, the audience that world's championship contending teams have rlajed before in the past. ' Thousands who last year witnessed the games in Brooklyn or Boston, or followed them on their scoreboards at home are "over there." With their guns, however, they have (Continued from page five.) HEFLIN CRITICIZED. (Ily United Press.) WASHINGTON. Oct. 6. Representative Heflin's charges against Congress, men in connection with the $50,000 von Bernstorff "Mush fund" are untrue and his fconduct in making them "is subject to criticism," the special investigating committee reported today to the house. In hearings which ended today, Ilefl.n appeared before the committee, but failed to produce evidence to sub stantiate his allegations. FORD'S SON REFUSED DRAFT EXEMPTION (By United Tress.) DETROIT. Oct. 6. Edscl Ford, son r,t tipnrv Ford, today was denied ex emption from selective service by the district appeal board, j Ford's claim was based on industrial grounds. It is said he was indispensable to maintenance of the Ford Motor company. Ford was married about a year ago fond has a child. T. R.'S PEACE TERMS. NEW TORK. Oct. fi. Complete overthrow of Germany and dissolution of Austria and Turkey arc Colonel Roosevelt's peace terms today, as proclaimed to a patriotic rally in Madison Sqiare gardens. ASSAILS LAFOLLETTE. (Ily I nlted Press.) WASHINGTON. Oct. 6. Senator Kobinaon of Arkansas bitterly assailed Senator LaFollette this afternoon, declaring "If I entertained the sentiments of the senator from Wisconsin I would not think I had a right to . seat in the senate. I would apply to the Kaiser i for a seat in the Bcichstag." PERU. While returning home from school Wall.ice ne:in-ls was seriously Injured, wlu-n the pony he was driving ran away and the boy, holding tight to the lines, had his arm pulled cut of its socket. One rib was broken.

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Mayor J. Friends of Mayor John D. Smalley of Hammond, candidate, for re-election to succeed himself, smild at the strenuous efforts made by the Citizens' party campaigners to spread the story that Mayor Smalley's administration had accomplished nothing. As a matter of fact Mayor Smalley Is one of the most progressive mayors that Hammond ever had. Progress, Is his middle name and the city has grown faster and better while he has been mayor than it has ever done before. During the past four years Mayor Smalley's administration has accomplished splendid results. The city's finances stand on a rock-bottom. Mayor Smalley's financial record has brought him the staunchest support. He has reduced the tax levy and despite the tremendous increases of cost of supplies and labor snd improvements made, additions to the policemen's and firemen's pension funds both ot wnicn Aiayor Smaller established, the city has $40,000 more money than it ever had in its treasury. What are some of the things that Mayor Smalley has brought about while he has been Mayor and because of which he is entitled to re-election: 1. Settling of the street lighting controversy. Obtaining reduction in price to $52.50 per year for arc lights. 2. Purchasing of $7,000 fire truck, thereby improving the efficiency of the fire department, which reduced the fire insurance rate. 3. Purchasing of $2,700 patrol wagon, increasirg the efficiency of the police department. 4. Tut in police alarm system that makes it possible to reach any ratrolman in any part of the city almost instantly, day or night. 5. Built Calumet avenuf deep sewer. (By United Press.) WASHlC.TO, Oct. fl Inder dramatic circumstances the war session In congress will ndjourn before night. It hns broken nil' world's records for npproprlMtlon and revolutionary legislation within a period of six months. Oat of tke storm Thich has razed during the Inst two weeks It appears likely two men Represenlatl e Heflln and Senator LaFollette will be under fire to answer charges of disloyalty when the session ends. The wnr session lasted IS dnys. In that time a deeade of appropriations nll compressed. The flnal figures exceded 21. OOO.OOO.OOO. The largest previous total was Sl.COO.OOO.OOO. (United Press Cablegram.) AMSTERDAM, Oct. . The German government has announced Its plan for reform of the Prussian House of Lords, according to dispatches from Berlin today. The plan of representation Is: Agriculture, 4S seats; education. I; clerlty, 17 municipalities, 35 rural communities, 3l landowners. Ml hurKomasters of large towns, j. The Knlser I to name representatives, among them 12 princes. The Inclusion ef the labor represen11 lives is an Important Innovation. It Is evident the government Intends to he riircful In permitting labor nnd nppre - soi'ini - - - , i-inble Influence ns it will he hope - lessly outvoted on nil big Issues bethe upper cause of the presence In

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v Si v. Si , : i . 'Arr -V if' . i J. ,'fit - t. - t--v-'t"" D. Smalley. 6. Purchased new park land opposite Industrial High chool on Calumet ave 7. Built new bath house at a cost of $11,000 under 20 year bond issue, and in the first two years of operation this bath house shows a net profit of $8,200. S. Built new woman's quarters at I police station and created the office of police matron to take care of women prisoners. 9. Built new State street sewer. 10. Put in larger water mains on the south side to relieve the water shortage in the extreme south end of the city. 11. Put in ornamental lighting system on State and Ilehman streets. II. Put in baseball and football grounds in Douglas, Harrison and Columbia Parks. Put in lawn tennis courts in different parts of the city. 13. Put police posts in the down i town siro.-i i street traffic. intersections to govern 14. Put into effect new plumbing ordinance that insures everybody sanitary plumbing for all time. 15. Put in system for treating drinking water thereby increasing the health of the community. 16. Put in new street signs at all street intersections over the entire city. 17. Council authorized the bond sale that mnde it possible to build the new Industrial High School on Calumet avenue. 18. The city is now purchasing a $9.000 automobile fire truck to further increase the efficiency of the fire department. 19. Annexation of territory to the north bank of the Little Calumet River to the east city limits, adding to Hammond some of the most valuable property in the entire Calumet region. house of a large number of reactionary influences. BY "WILLIAM P. SIMMS. (United Press Cnblesram.) WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IV THE FIELD. Oct. . Field Marshal Unix's most successful blow against the German lines was nehieed against Germany's newest defensive scheme and aignlnst the plan of warfare on which the Teutonic high command had pinned all its hopes. The outstanding fact of the Tlctory as Its fruits were computed today was that the Germans' pill box" defense scheme Is just ns vulnerable as the old-style trench defense plan. Because they found tk British offensive barrage made death traps of trenches, Iltndenburg demised the plan of concrete shell crater defenses distributed over a wide tone and sprinkled vrltli pill boxes. Ilindenburar Installed this system on the very front where Hnig struck and it was to the German rank snd file the unbreakable "Ulndenbursc defensive.' But Hals broke it. Along; with "break Ins; this "Invulnerable defensive,' the conviction must now have been born home erushinsly on the Germans that their armor is cracking. WASHINGTON, Oct. . Senator LaFollette today In a spectacular speech before the senate defied those In the country mho charged him with sedition and treason. Denouncing the "campaign of lihe? and character assassination against one mnn opposing war measures, he deelnred "neither the clamor of the ranb nor the voice J of power villi turn me.' 1 It was the first time senator ver ' replied to so erloiis a charge of the j electorate, In dramatic situation It ranked with the famous speech of Senator Lorlmer of Illinois of May,

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ONE BUTTLE OUT First of Series of Accounts Glyen Out By the Committee on Information (BT7X.X.STZX.) WASHINGTON, Oct. 6. Am American patrol vessel oa duty In foreign waters has beea lost, the nary fispartmsnt announced today. A dispatch fro-na Admiral flams states that the ship founded lnt the en tire crew and officers wers saved and safely landed. The accident occurred on the morning of Oct. 4. An Investigation Is "being made Into the loss of the vessel. This patrol vessel Is the first American ship to "be lost in foreign waters. (By United Press.) WASHINGTON. Oct, 8. American destroyers have sunk a considerate number of German U-boats. The first oT a serios of descriptions portraying l' battles between these destroyers ai. ' enemy submarines was made public ! the committee on public Information day. The dates of the first encounter ii which the U-boats apparently was sii, in view of .a fleet of merchant ships m. der convoy is withheld as is the nam of the destroyer engaged. The account as prepared from th navy department reports follows: "The American destroyer first sighted the sub in early morning of a clear day. The sea was entirely calm with hardly a ripple of foam. The submarine was runnig submerged with only her periscope showing. A large number of merchant ships were in sight. The U-boat was less than a mile off port beam of the destroyer and following a parallel course in an opposite direction when the periscope was discovered. It was throwing up a column of water several feet high so like a nearly spont torpedo that the officer of the deck thought for a minute this what what it was. "The next instant the destroyer changed its course shaply to the left and it headed for the TJ-boat full speed. At the same time the forward gun opened fire on the periscope. The commanding officer ordered a course steered that would bring the destroyer across the wake of the U-boat, a little to the rear of the periscope. "As the destroVer dashed across the line of bubbles a deep charge was dropped and a column of clear water shot 30 feet into the air. The desroyer turned to the right swiftly circling and a star board gun opened on the periscope as she came across the U-boat's wake again. Again a column of water showed that the charge had not reached its mark. "Another quick turn to the right brought the star board gun to bear but this time the destroyer turned so sharply that she was able to come down for the third attack in the wake of the Uboat. "The last time the destroyer came to the attack exactly in the wake of the U-boat and ceased fring as she neared the end of the line of bubbles, the fourth charge was let .go and there followed a widespread boiling of the surface of the sea. large bubbles and at last a film of oil." 1910, when be was charged with buyins; his senate seat. 'I believe that had congress exercised this power we would have avoided the present war," continued LaFollette. "I belle e If we are to extract ourselves, from thia war and restore this country to on honorable nnl lasting peace, congresa must exercise in full the war powers entrusted it by the Constitution. He asserted that congresa has alio ed the president to abrogate powers not vested In hi to. 'Today the president Is regulating commerce with foreign nations under t an attempted delegntion of , power from congress nnd regulating In sxrra a way as to Involve us In serious difficulties if not actual war with Hotland and the Scandinavian countries,' he said. "The president under hia constitutions! authorities gets no power to declare the object and purposes ef any war in which the country may be engaged and cannot make n treaty of peace without the approval of the senate. I commend this thought to those gentlemen both In and out of publle office to condemn all efforts either by the people or their representatives In congress to discuss terms ef peace or who even venture to susses t that u peace la not desirable nntil such time as the president, actlna; en his own responsibility, shall declare for peace. "It Is strange doctrine w bear these daya that the mass of the people who pay In money, misery and blood all the costs ef tills war out ef which a favored few profit ao largely may not freely cad publicly discusa terms of peace. The universal conviction ef those who yet believe In the rights ef the people Is but the first step toward the prevention of war and the establishment of permanent pence Is to give the people who must bear the brunt of war's awful burden more to say about It," be continued. Tho Red Cross the symbol of a tause -wide as the world and high as Heaven.

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