Hammond Times, Volume 12, Number 101, Hammond, Lake County, 17 October 1917 — Page 1
Mayor Smalley's Superior
BUp4 A Bffi?SMM?ilWlllIil VOL, XII., XO. 101. RIOTERS Distinpised Montenegrans Appear In Hammond Court This Morning. Comliilonr Charles Surprise late this afternoon, found the tare men guilty of having conspired to obstruct the Montenegrin commission's purposes in the United States and bound them crer to the Pederal grand Jury at ladl.capoUs under $10,000 bonds each. itembers of the Montenegrian commission touring the Vnlted1 States to encourage patriotism among the Montenegrins and Servians in the allies" ause today appeared in the court of United States Commissioner Charles Surprise. Hammond Federal building, to testffy against three Servians who attempted their lives at a meeting in the Balkan hotel. Indiana Harbor, Tuesday night, Sept. 11. The commission headed by Mr. Milosh Evanovich. judge of the circuit court in Montenegro, is a representative body of the National Union with headquarters in raria. France. It is the purpose of the Organization to stimulate interest in the allies cause: to keep their brothers who cannot go to Avar at work: to inject patriotism and to promulgate recruiting in both the army of the United States, Montenegro and Servia. Mr. George Voukmirovich. the second member of the party, is chief clerk of the Montenegrian treasury department. direAty ai der the Minister ot Finance. iur. . j.j TLazovich. the third member of the com-. mission. 13 acinus no ' " ) rio tv.rr.nirh the United States. Thai men are high in their nation's affairs and said to be powerful in political influence there. Incited by false accusations, it is said, the great crowd 'hearing the patriotic addresses by the members f the commission suddenly turned into an angry mob. Hurling chairs, bricks and bottles at the speakers they, led by the three men held by the United States govern.it.mMM to kill them. The mem bers ' escaped with only a few minor bruises. B ' The state government arrested four men under the charge of attempted manslaughter. The federal authorities Placed the following three men under arret: George Circarevich. Rada Zarich and Pete Krivolkapioh. It is said hese men with two others, who escaped, had followed the commission from Detroit intending to incite their countrymen against them. HBHWOliHIKE BUSINESS IS BUSINESS THE! CflJE MIXED Matrimony to Frank and Nona Lake did not prove a satisfactory business arrangement. They were married Jan. 13. He was 53. and her oldest child, 26. After a half year of mariage she ronulted her son. aged 20, and youngest daughter, IS. and decided to sue for flivorce, which she did. In the court of Judge Hardy today un application filed by her attorney against permitting Lake to dispose of the furniture wa.s heard. Gerald G-il-lett appeared for Nona, the plaintiff, and L,. L. Bomberger for Frank. It was a bitter fight. The attorneys fought cn the linoleum, under the dinir.g room tabl. rolled off the davenport, tipped over the sideboard and knocked down the hall tree. The referee's decision was that Bamberger had earned a bedroom suite for his client. It was a serious matter to the principals but the decision was highly satisfactory. She is to keep the furniture pending settlement of the divorce, suit with the exception of two small rugs, a bed. dresser, chairs, bedclothes and two pillows which he is permitted to remove from the house at 222 Sibley street. She is suing for divorce on the grounds of cruel treatment. She alleg ed he swore at her and refused to call the doctor when she was ill. He claims that he warned her he was leaving and told her t& preppre and -hat she ordered $3S worth of groceries as part of the preparations. He charged her with s-ch extravagance as having seven cans of condensed milk in the house at once, end paying 10 cents for sugar when it could be obtained for 0 cents a round. It was her part cf the bargain to pay the rent and keep house. He agred to buy the groceries. "When either borrowed from the other they were supposed to pay back. "Let Us Pay With Our Bodies For Qur Soul's Desires." Roose-VtitJ
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WITH FRENCH MORTAR BATTERY C" v - i 1 , PEIVATX AJUCEJ. d. JACKSON. "Over there" Private Ancel B. Jackson, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Jackson of SJO Claude street, Hammond, is with the American Expeditionary force with a crew- on a first trench mortar battery. His first letter home was received Friday. It was written Sept. S. LIBERTY I.OAV RBSILTS TODAY. Hammond, 25 1 aubsrrlptlons . . ?),3RO.0O Gary, 4fl uhacriptlons 4S.750.00 No ether eltlca heard from. Hammond took the lead In the Liberty EonJ subscriptions in Lake county today vith 69.350. At noon there were 2ol subscribers, nearly a ratio of $275 per head. Gary's ratio will amount to about $200 per head. With the actual drive only starting yesterday no biK results are expected before the latter fart of the v. eek, when various committees over the county expect the subscriptions to roll in as fast as they will be able t handle them. According to County Chairman II. G. Hay Jr. this morning, ten days remain :n which to raiso the required allotments. "The campaign is lagging for some reason or other and as yet not quite a tenth of Lake county's allotment of $3,117,000 has been raised. I do not understand why the committers in cities outside r.f Hammond and Gary ignore my requests to report their progress to me. and again I ask them to report to me every day so I will know where we stand. "Although the present subscriptions are more than those of the first loan at this time, fviry one has got to qut his shoulder to the wheel to make this second loan more successful than the fi-st. I; certainly cannot be done .individual''." ALIENS CAN I0T BECOME GITIZEIS NOW Judge A. B. Anderson in Federal Court Makes New Ruling This Morning. Aliens or allies jif aliens cannot become citizens of the United States during the duration of the war. This declaration was made yesterday by Federal Ju Igi Albert B. Anderson in Federal court session at Hammond. The jurist refused thirty petitions for full naturalization papers tendered by Austrians. Turks and Bulgarians. "Citizens of an enemy country or allies of an enemy country cannot during the duration of the war become citizens of the Fnited States," declared Jud;e Anderson. This sets a new precedent. Last April Jud,?e Anderson- admitted Austrlans, Turks and Bulgarians to full citizenship rights but refused petitions asked by Germans. To gain naturalization rights the alien petitioners must wait until after the termination of the war. Sixteen petitions were accepted by the court yesterday. PARENT-TEACHERS ASSOCIATION MEETS The Parent-Teachers association of the Lincoln school met last night with the board of education and Superintendent MePanlel to discuss the need "" a. new school building on the north .if
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HAMMOND, INDIANA, (By United Press.) WASHINGTON, Oct. 17. An effort by pro-Germans in the southwest to intimidate banks aiding the second Liberty Loan was reported to the treasury department today. This was met with a threat to remove government funds from the banks not giving their hearty co-operation to the bond sales. Minneapolis reported that Germanborn farmers are buying bonds. Only about one-fifth of the $5,000,000,000 goal has been subscribed. The situation is considered critical by the treasury department. Unofficial estimates from federal reserve districts today are: New York. J413.0OO.00O. Chicago, $200,000,000. The Chicago district divided its subscription by states as follows: Illinois, outside Cook countv, $10,000.000. Indiana, f23, 000,000. Iowa, $40,000,000. Michigan. $30. 000,000. Wisconsin. $2., 000,000. With $25,000,000 subscribed by the boys inkhakl at the cantonement camps campaign speakers today made a fresh appeal to civilians. IB m 1,250,000 And Germans Didn't Take a Single British Life in 40,000 Shots. BY W. P. SIMMS. WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN FLANIiEIiS, Oct. 17. - While Haig's guns and men break the German's hold on Passchendjfele Ridge the Germans are striving desperately to throw against the advance the barrier which the Belgians successfully invoked to stop the Teutonic hords in 1314. The enemy is working night end day, rushing to completion a dam two miles above Nieuport by which they hope to flood the ground beyond the ridge. One of the many proofs that the German artillery is disorganized was furnished in one sector where a German bombardment of thirty-six hours failed to cost a single British life. I personally saw this bombardment. At lea3t 40.000 shots must have been fired at a cost of $1,250,000. The German's favorite methold of defense, the counter-attack, has recently been a conspicuous failure. NEW BEAUTY ESTABLISHMENT IN HAMMOND BLDG. Mrs. L. Ellison, chiropractor, is now Installing the Kruse sulphur vapor baths in two suites of rooms on the lifth floor of the Hammond building. Mrs. Margaret McMahon. a graduate of Kelleysburg institute, will be the masseuse. The beauty parlor is in charge of Mrs. Edna Radloff. The establishment is very modern and thoroughly metroplitan. Ladies will be welcome on all days except Saturdays and Sundays which are for men patrons. There will be a man attendant. ACME COMPANY TO DECLARE DIVIDEND The Federal Insurance Co. of Indianapolis! was defeated in its application for a receiver for the Acme Realty & Underwriting Co. of Hammond at Michigan City, where Judge Harry Crumpaeker heard the case in chambers. The defendants proved their solvency and the application was denied. Moreover, it was learned the company is Rbout to declare a dividend. The case had been taken from Hammond to the Porter superior court on a change of venue. George Fits is president of the Acme company and Joseph L. Sherby, secrei tary-treasurer. DEMOCRATIC MEETINGS j Wednesday evening. October 17th. at ! City Court Room, 430 Hohman street. ! Speakers, Mayor J. D. Smalley, Treas- ! urer Otto Duelke, Clerk William Xolb, J. K. Stinson. Walter Lotx and others. Thursday. October ISth. at Aubrey's theatre. South Hohman street. Speakers. Mayor J. D. Smalley. Treasurer Otto Duelke. Clerk William Kolb. J. K. Stinson. Judge Barnett. Friday. October 19th, at Olson's Hall, corner Ash and Hoffman. Speakers, Mayor jj D. Smalley, Treasurer Otto Duelke, Clerk William Kolb, J. K. Stinson. Walter Lots. The publio la Invited to come and hear the real issues of the campaign honestly and fearlessly discussed. 10-17-1
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, (United Tress Cablegram.) LOSDOS, Oct. I7 Resumption ot heavy Tli-ltlsh artillery fire coincident with elearlnn . nral.t - added to-., the public's belief todar that the BrltUb commander mi preparing another drive In Flanders. Sir Douglas HniK reported extraordinary aerial and raidIns; activity. (United Free Cablegram.) LONDON. Oct. 17. Russia Is making desperate resistance to the German naval encroachments In the Baltic and has already taken toll of at least six German vcsncIs, according: to Petrograd dispatches today. A continuous battle around the group of Islands nt the head t the Gulf of Riga naa reported, with the German slowly making progress. They were reported today In control of practically all of Oesrl Islands nnd Incomplete command of two other Islands. Petrograd reported the sinking of n Russian destroyer In a running fight Sunday between a German ilrendnausht and n convoy of destroyers nnd Russian naval forces. The Germun fleet retired. (By United Press.) WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 Germany's reported Intention revealed in wireless messages Intercepted by the British admiralty to establish a submarine sone ebout the United States was taken here today with a touch of skepticism. Naval authorities id it was entirely possible, however, as Germany Is now building much larger U-boats. It Is believed such a conrse would be of little benefit to Germany. The great distance from home bases would make effectiveness difficult. moreover, torpedoing off the American shores would undoubtedly be one of the best possible stimulants to American war spirit, and officials do not believe Germany would risk such a boomerang. (United Press Cablegram.) LONDON, Oct. 17. The icrentest Interest wes aroused here today by announcement In the houio of commons by Dr. , -lIocNamarn, secretary to the r.dmlralty, that Sir Krlc Gcddes. the Woollen Can't Take It. INDIANAPOLIS. Ind . Oct. 17. Evans Woollen has declined repeated requests from the national fuel administration to accept the position of fuel director for Indiana and probably will not take the Job under any consideration, it was learned definitely today. He pleaded that hia business duties prevented him from accepting the place. Illinois Mines Close. 4 By United Press.) SPRINGFIELD. 111.. Oct. 17. That every coal mine in central and southern coal fields will bo closed by nightfall was the prediction of coal operators today. Only one mine in the central field was still in operation at noon and it fwas expected to close some time this afternoon. Indiana Miners Strike. (By United Press.) TERRE HAUTE. Ind.. Oct. 17. Six thousand miners In southern Indiana were on a strike today and thirty mines were idle as a result of refusal of operators to guarantee Increased pay as arranged at the recent Washington oenference of miners and operators
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nn 1917. DGfD 5:-iB new first admiralty lord, would shortly make n statement of fcln policy Together with recent Washington dlsnatches carrying; reports that Ad-
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American Atlantic fleet. Just returned from Kngland, had brought a plan, for eyn grreater co-opcrntlon between the allies on the seas, the above dispatch may be signincant as pressman; im portant announcement. (By United Press.) WASHINGTON, Oct. IT. The United States will be represented at the coming allied war council in Paris, It was officially announced today. The conference will discuss military problems ot broad uind vital scope. (United Press Cablegram.) .PKTROGRAD. Oct. 17 A German dreadnaugbt struck one of the mines around the Island of Oesel Friday and was apparently damaged, n report stated today. The warship made for the coast," the war office reported. "It's fate Is unknown." (United Press Cablegram.) WASHINGTON, Oct. 17. Germany is working for a separate pence in the Balkans. Having failed to gain sarh a peace In Russia, she Is now centering her efforts on Roumanln and Serbia, according to diplomatic nd vices today. The prospect for winning over these states, however, is regarded ns slim. Balkan diplomats have been aware for months of Germany's plans to get Russia out of the combat nnd then to force the small Balkan allies to terms or exterminate them. Hut as Bulgaria 1s Insisting on retaining Bobrudga and Macedonia according to her prewar pact yiere is little chance now that Roumanla nt last will swerve. (By United Press.) WASHINGTON. Oct. 17. Dennis Sheehan, Brooklyn, N. Y., was killed und Yance Perklnson seriously scalded in an explosion on a United States scout patrol vessel off an Atlantic port font nlKht. the Navy department announced today. The accident was roused by the falling out of a return tube In the boiler. ARREST GERMAN AS INCENDIARY KANSAS CITY. Mo.. OcV 17. Police this afternoon announced the arres of a German formerly employed at the stockyards in connection with the alleged Incendiary fire at the yards 'yesterday. The arrest was made by an operative of a private agency em ployed on the case.- The man's name was not made public. In his formal report today. Fire Warden J. E. Martin declared his belief that the fire was incendiarv. CHANGES IN BERLIN OFFICIALS IBr United Press.) AMSTERDAM. Oct. 17. Positive information" from Berlin that the arJpointment of Foreign Secretary von Kuehlmann to the chancellorship In place of Dr. George Michaelis was "imminent," was printed in a newspaper here today. The same dispatch asserted that It had been definitely established that Minister of Marine von fjapele had resigned. I TWO ARE INJURED. Dr. O. D. Morton and wife of Gary were shaken up and bruised and their auto damaged when It was hit by a freight train at Calumet Park.
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250 NEW TOLL OF SUBSCRIBERS Hammond last night had 250 Liberty Loan subscribers who . had taken up $63,350 of the city's $300,000 allotment of the second Liberty Loan Bond Issue. That is less than 8 per cent of the city' bond Quota, with only fourteen days remaining for buying. The teachers in the public schocjs held the bond sale ppotllght yesterday. Fol lowing a talk by Miss Porter of Chi cago. and -W. C. Belman, city chairman of the bond sale committee, 120, all In fact, who attended the meeting In the Chamber of Commerce rooms subschlbed to the Liberty Loan. You ought to drop in the bank once and see one of those beautiful $100 bonds with the nifty little $20 coupons all ready for clipping. Next Sunday forenoon, beginning at 11 o'clock, all the church bells in Hammond will toll for a period of ten minutes to call the attention of the public' to the seriousness of the campaign. In letters which the committee sent to every minister in the city yesterday, the request is made that next Sunday be set aside as Liberty Bond Sunday and that the clergymen speak to their congregations from the pulpit regarding the Liberty Loan. What shall the little bond buyer, who has neither a safe in his home nor a safety deposit box In a bank do for the safekeeping of his bond after he gets it? It is like having so much cash money In his possession all the time. The banks of Hammond and West Hammend anticipated the question and in order to accommodate the rublic have agreed to give the public, without charge the use of the bank vaults for the safekeeping of the bond. The banks are handling the bond issue without profit and with considerable extra work to themselves, but consider this their patriotic duty. Applications for the bonds can be made at any time, and by the end of this week the banks hope to have the their patrons. SEVEN UNHAPPY ONES ASK FOR DIVORCE New divorce cases filed In the Hammond superior court are as follows: Clara Banghart vs. Raymond Banghart; attorney. D. F Boone. Arthur Seefeldt vs. Elsie Seefeldt; attorney, M. M. Bruce. Walter Percifiel vs. Hazel Perciflel; attorney, H. E. Granger. Fannie Mae Price vs. Bert Price; attorney. D. E. Boone. Rose Nutini vs. Roy Nutini; attorney, J. J. Modjeska. Irene Newman vs. Jack Newman; at torneys. Meade & Royce. Nona Lake vs. Frank M. Lake; attorneys. McAleer, Dorsey & Gillett. John Espranek vs. Agnes Espranek; attorney. J. C. Wells. Minnie Steele vs. John J. Steele; attorneys, McMahon & Conroy. STRIKE AGAINST GARY SCHOOL PLAN New York Pupils in RiotsPolice Guard Buildings. NEW YORK, Oct. 17. The police to day continued to guard four public schools on the upper east side where several thousand pupils went on strike yesterday as a protest against the eo called Gary sj'stem of school admin lstration. which has been made an issue in the local mayoralty campaign. Trouble started when pickets attempted to prevent boy pupils from going to their classes. Several boys who refused to be Influenced by the pickets were beaten and their books were taken from them and carried to a vacant lot and burned. DRIVER HAS NARROW ESCAPE (Special to The Times.) IIOBART. Ind.. Oct. 17. John Frislnger. who does the delivering at the Scheidt and Keilman store, narrowly escaped death Saturday afternoon when his delivery truck was hit by the 4 o'clock Nickel Plate passenger train at the crossing near the local depot. It seems that he did not see the train approaching, and Just as he attempted to cross the front end of the truck was struck and dragged along the right of way for about ten feet. Mr. Frisinger was thrown from the seat and escaped being Injured except for a scratch on the left side of his face. The truck was badly smashed. HE PRIZESTHIS BALL. James Clabby. Sr.. father of the prizefighter, has received a prize which he values highly. It Is an ordinary appearing baseball to the eyes of the unrnitiated. but the expert sees much of unusual interest in it. The ball was thrown out in the second of the games at New Tork between the Giants and the Sox because the objections of McGraw. the Giants' manager. McGraw claimed it was one of Eddie Clcotte's "shine balls". Germajiy Schaeffer was on the Giants' bench and secured the ball when it was thrown out. He sent It to his friend in Hammond.
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ills' iTUCR A. 13eTlTrirdjr TXM'5rcirHrir30 pel month; oa streets and at Bwsrtsdst 2 par copy; back numbers 3c ;pr oopy. GOT CITY VVSien Smalley Game In Olfics Hammond Had $.1,000 In Treasury, When John D. Smalley first assumed control of the finances of the City of Hammond, his immediate duty was to ascertain the true condition of Its finances, together with Its assets and liabilities. It was a difficult task to perform, because no record of any consequence had ever been kept of the transactions of the city. He was, however, able to find from the records and from an investigation of the treas urer's office that there was on hand in the treasury of the city the sum of $1,066.31. That there were outstand ing bonds amounting to $121,725.00. and that the amount of the bonded indebtedness of the city at that time exceeded the two per cent constitutional limit by $13,786.00. In other words, the city had issued bonds In an amount exceeding $13,000 tn excess of what it could lawfully Issue. How the administration preceding that time had been able to secure money upon the sale of bonds In excess, of the limit placed upon cities by the constitution, has never as yet been fully understood, but it nevertheless remains a fact, as shown by the records of the city at that time. All of these bonds were drawing interest at the rate of 6 per cent per annum. He likewise found that Judgments had been recovered against the City of Hammond in excess of $65,000.00 and thatthese were likewise sdrawlng; interest at - rate of six per cent. That la addition to these amounts there were outstanding against the city unpaid warrants Issued before thai time, slightly in excess cf $35,000.00, ana these city warrants which had been stamped "no funds" with which to pay them, by the treasurer, were likewise drawing six per cent Interest. The city was consequently laboring under a burden of Indebtedness amountingto $245,000.00. all of which was drawing interest at the rate of six per cent, and there was on hand In the city treasury from which to pay that amount the sum of $1,086.31. The credtt of the city had been wholly destroyed. It was in fact a bankrupt concern, and had no money with which to meet its obligations. The problem then was: What could be done to remedy this condition and place the city on a sound financial basis? Steps were immediately taken to pay off the Judgments and outstanding wartants, and reduce the bonded indebtedness of the city as far as possible. How fully that was accomplished Is demonstrated by the fact that at this time there is not one dollar in Judgments outstanding against the city. No unpaid warrants are in circulation or held by any person, but every warrant issued by the City of Hammond i paid in cash upon presentation to the treasurer or any of the financial institutions of this or any other city. Refunding bonds were issued, drawing iVi per cent interest to take care of the bonds that were then outstanding, drawing interest at the rate of rir per cent. There was not at that time an obligation against the city but was drawing six per cent Interest. Today the city has no obligation drawing more than 4t per oent Interest, and its standing in the business and fnancial world Is perhaps superior to that of any other city in the State of Indiana. Although the city at that time had a bonded Indebtedness in excess of the limit prescribed by the constitution today, should an emergency .arise. It can issue bonds to the amount of $93.0u"0.00 and still be within the limit provided by law. Instead of $1,066 in the treasury as was shown by the first report of John D. Smalley as controller, there was. on the first (lay of October. 1817. a net balance In the treasury of the City of Hammond, amounting to something over $S6.000. The records are complete and well kept. Any taxpayer can readily ascertain these faots from the records kept on file in the city hall. It demonstrates ability on the part of the present mavcr to properly manage and control the financial and business affairs of the city and surely entitles him to the vote of every taxpayer that has an interest In the future welfare and prosperity of the city. Enlist In The Woman's Army By Cor.servintr Foods. NOTICE. On ana after today reading notices in page one of this paper will be charged for at the rate of 50c per line or fraction thereof. All display advertising on front page (in type larger than body type) will be charged for at the rate of $5.00 per inch.
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