Hammond Times, Volume 12, Number 111, Hammond, Lake County, 29 October 1917 — Page 1

Don't Let Them Blind You to the Fact That Mayor Smalley Has Made City a Financial Rock

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Mapi'iciant Amount Doubles First Loan, Big Cities Coins Across in Wonderful Shape. (BCXX.ETZK.) (By Tjnietd Press.) WASEINSTON, Oct. 23 Ten million people went "OTer the top" to reach the 85,0OO,00O,C0O goal of America's second liberty loan. All classes and ages are cn the subscription honor list today. Early returns of the treasury department still leave a grand total of America's response for dollars In doubt but that the 35,000,000,000 maximum has teen passed ty a comfortable marffla is assured. When the last cola rolls in it is confiflsatly believed mors than twice as many people will be found to have subncribsU. nearly twice as much money as la the first loan. Thursday will tell the complete story of the loan results. Lake county, to be exact, has subscribed the tremendous sum of $o,336.000 for tho second Liberty Bond loan and oversubscribed her allotment by neaxly a million and a quarter dollars. That's the message that groes ut to the soldier boys who have g?n to give their blood from this country for the cause of- liberty. -,,..,.,, . - First loan. Cities Subs. Amt. Crown Point 150 123.000 Dyer 12.000 E. Chi.-Ind. Harbor.. 1017 230j0 Gary 1.06S.200 Hammond 825 ! 67.000 Highland Hobart " 12.400 Lowell 42 39.000 whitta : 13S-000 Grand total U306 $2,031,600 Second loan. Cities. Subs. Amts. Allots. Crown Pt... 350 120.000 Dyer HO 15.100 13.000 K CMcagO. 10239 1.463.850 1.050.000 Ga-y ..10519 2,131,000 1.650.0O0 Hammond 605S 1.068,600 900.000 Highland .. 2S 5,000 5,000 Hobart .... 2S7 31.400 90.000 Lowell .... 121 70.900 60.000 -IVhlttoff ... 36S0 405.000 200.000 Total 31647 $5,336,050 $4,190,000 Total Subscribed to Both Loans. Crown Point , 271.600 Dyer 301,000 East Chicago-Indiana Harbor. 1,753,850 Gary 3.190.900 Hammond 1,430.600 Highland 5.00 Hobart , 3.80" Lowell 109.900 Whiting 540.000 Total $7,387,650 Chairman H. G. Hay Jr. said today that the figures Issued at 1 o'clock are approximate and the tabulated official figures will be given out tomorrow. The committees of Lake county women under the direction of their chairman. Mr?. Herbert Erickson, Gary, alone fold nearly $400,000 worth of Liberty loans. In percentage of subscriptions Whiting: leads the county. w:th East Chicago-Indiana Harbor second, and Gary third. Hobart subscriptions do not show up so well as scores of Hobart men subscribed through the committees in the Gary steel mill. The women of Lake county led the whole state in their saie. Local sales were as follows: "Whiting. $25,900; Eait Chicago. $2,100; Gary, $250,550; Hammond, $S0,000; Indiana Harbor, $35,700, Miller. $1,100; East Gary. $330, Hobart, $200; Crown Point and Lowell, nothing. When the East Chicago women started their subscription they found the Boy Scouts of their town had pretty well covered the community before them. This was also found to b8 true ia Hammond. SUTO ACCIDENTS ;m t mi B Two other automobile accidents occurred in Gary Ia.t night within a few minutes of each other. An Oakland auto carrying license M40S0 collided with an auto driven by Steve Slaner. 725 Adams street, shortlyafter 8 o'clock on Wsliington street, doing considerable damage to tho machine. The Oakland auto did not stop to see if any damage had be.n tVnr. Shortly afterwards another collision occurred between two machines driven by E. E. Pavis stnd Henry Kolb in &th avenue. Kolb vss injured and taken to the Mercy hospital in William's ambulance. The Red Cross the symbol of a velt.

LAW WILT, REACH TRAITORS." SAYS T. W. GREGORY

K "V , " . , J 4 - 1 - "! fu -,- i r , t V: 4 .-4 . - i' " - - . i J,. ,; ...... Thomas W. Gregory. In a recent rtatcment at Washington, Attorney General Thomas W. Gregory warned traitors that the law can search them out and that "the federal groverament can find in existing statutes and others now pending before eongpreas power to handle any situations that may arise because of the 01-advlsed activities of disloyal &itatcrs." mim hive GIG P1ETII AT HfiMMO! The Hammond Masonic temple was the scene of a rousing meeting: Saturday evening-, when over three hundred Masons of Lake county gathered together to watch their senior wardens confer the Master Mason degree. Willis R Ford f Garfield lodge acted as host and master of ceremonies, and L C. Weirk-h of Indiana Harbor. F. V, . Kobelln of Crown Point, Joseph Scec rey of Whiting. H. A. Hawk of Hobart. X. E. Bietrell of East Chicago. L. R. Bain of Gary, and Frank Strickland of Lowell, represented their respective lodfres and- conferred the degree. At the conclusion of the ceremony a luncheon of baked beans, macaroni and cheese with coffee and bran bread ro!ls was served, and the meeting broke up at a late hour after a most enjoyable social time. Senior wardens' night Is one of the innovations introduced into Lake county Masonry by George O. Mallett. past master of Garfield lodge, Hammond. RECKLESS I UTOIST KILLS MAN A speeding motorist who did not stop to see if he killed his victim whom he had run down in Hammond and inflicted injuries which resulted in the death of the man escaped without leaving a clue to his identity more than witnesses told police he drove a 1916 Jeffry car. The man who died tha following morning. Sunday, aftur being struck by the autoist was Richard Talbot. 66 years eld. 471 May street. He was hit at the corner of Summer street and Forsythe avenue. His head was gashed, his face lacerated, his back badly bruise! and ! he suffered interi.al injuries. He was I rushed to St. Margaret's Hospital. The i accident occurred about seven o'clock I Saturday night. NINE ENLIST TODAY. The mend : ftice following volunteers left Hamtoday t! ugh Sergeant Welch's for enlistment at Indianapolis: mas E. Prendergast, Watervalley. Joseph Rosemoen, 456 Summer ; Tho jMis.; : tieet treet lend ; t treet j treet Pefr William Sweeney, 4SS Keeker Ralph J. I'rendei gst. Ham-' Edward J. Leeney, 48S Becker Thomas D. Hail. 34 Alice Fred W. Chisley, Hammond; J. Jacob, Hammond: Anthony Iscs, 40S 155th Place. West HamB. Sir mond. Make It The Last War.

HAMMOND GOES OVER THE TOP

Magnificent Subscription to Liberty Loan Reaches Well Over a Million Dollars. Editor Times: Thanks to a loyal patriotic spirit in the heart of its people and the energetic campaign of scores of workers, Hammond went "over the top" in the second liberty loan to the tune of "A Thousand Men. A Million Pollars." Hammond saw Its dutj-, and responded nobly, and I am sure I voice the appreciation of all In this. As chairman of the liberty loan, committee permit me to express through jour columns my thanks and appreciation to all who assisted me in making the subscription a super success. The success of the campaign is as much a matter of congratulation to The Times as to the city. Standing singly, it recognized its responsibility to the fullest. Daily it gave generously of its best space to carry the gospel of the patriotic duty. It led the way and lighted the path. It helped us ali workers and subscribers. Sincerely yours, W. S. B ELM AX, Chairman Loan Com. Hammond this noon had a total subscription for the second liberty loan of $1,065,000, with D.080 subscribers. Hammond's allotment was $000,000. The city "went over the top" despite the fact that none of. the subscriptions of tho New Tork Central, the Green Line, th Standard Steel Car Co., and the other railroads as corporations, were placed to Hammond's eveflit. The Standard placed its entire credit in the cast, although its employes subscribed for $67,000 which stayed In Hammond. Tha New York Central pnd the Green Line, respectively, did not only place, their corporation subscriptions in New York and Chicago, but in many instances pulled the subscriptions of thir emj loves out of the city and placed these to the credit of New Tork and Chicago. None of the other railroads gave Hammond any credit. But Hammond went "over the top" Just the Fame with $163,000 to spare. By the end of this week every bank in Hammond expects to have all the bonds it needs for immediate delivery. They are being distributed over the country wet off the presses, and for a day or two the supply will be limited but after that the cash buyers can look for delivery. A wide-spread pro-German propaganda against the Red Cross and food conservation has been uncovered in Hammond and evidence is now In possession of the department of justice. It was learned today that at least one woman of pro-German sympathies will be taken before United States Commissioner (surprise if not many more. The woman alleged to be aiding in the propaganda is well known in this city. Her tongue will probably lead her to jail. Two stories have been circulated throughout Hammond. One is known as the sweater story and the other as the j food seizure scare. There are many versions of the first. One of the most I common Is that a Hammond woman ivvho had knitted a sweater for the Red Cross saw- a man in a downtown build- , :ng wearing it. She recognized her own 'handiwork but to make sure asked him ! to take it off so she could examine it. Her suspicions were confirmed when she found a dollar bill she had sewed in the sweater. The story, of course. Is entirely without foundation and it would not be occasion for alarm were it not for the fact that it has been deliberately cir culated everywhere, not only in Hammond but in other cities. The yarn about the food seizure runs something like this: The government :ias sent agents out to seize all canned oods in households over a limited number of cans and for that reason it :s useless to can fruit or vegetables. Another version is that the housewife will have i pay a war tax on very ican of food she puTr r. 'iTiis also is a lie. 1 These stories are doing a great deal of harm and every person wl?h the interest of the country at heart should consider it his (fir her duty to report to Sergeant Welch things of this kind which are told as facts. The department of justice agents will silence the knockers.

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FRENCH SOLDIER IX CAN USE A

These are the things that a French soldier finds needful in his trench warfare: A rifle, grenade throwing: Brun, pistol, package anti-gas powder, grenade basket, sand bag, pick-axe, gun grenades, signal lantern, gas attack alarm bell, barbed wire, rocket, scoop, corrugated iron, hatch-grate, shovel, scissors, broom, periscope, gun carrier with periscope and a gabion. To supply our own boys with these buy Liberty bonds. The complete equipment of a Vnlted Treits Cnblegram. BEHXE, SWII-Z., Oct. 29. Twenty thousand Austrian nnd Germans hare been lost no far in the drive cgainnt !(, according to Information from Austrian sources received here tuday. By I'nlted Press. WASTTINOTO.V, Oct. 29. General Cadorn'a Italian army will make its first determined stand against the AtistroGerman invasion of Italy on the Tagliamento river, the official Italian cables indicated tolay. Cadorna is now maklnir a tremendous effort to save tha third Italian army stationed at the Oulf of Trieste-end of the Italian cables added. , Cadorna's decision to fall back approximately sixty miles to the Tagliamento river means that he has found it necessary to sacrifice a strip of territory sixty miles wide at its widest point stretching forty-five miles along the Gulf of Trieste and extending north more than 120 miles. Among the larger cities included in the territory which will be given up are L'dine. Tarcenti and particularly Cividale, where all Italian stores and ammunition have been held in reserve. Much of this material already has been destroyed. I'nltcd Fri Cablegram. HOME. Oct. 29 Italy has strong defensive lines with which there Is every confidence here today General Cadorna can stop the sweep of the Austro-Gei-mans. An authoritative source today pointed out that prudence dictates the evacuation of positions which are oi great use in an offensive sense but which are dangerous practically useless defensively. This policy has marked General Cadorna's withdrawel. He is now retreating to positions much more formidable than the present front, on which there is complete certainty here that he will be able to resist all enemy efforts. PACIFIST WHIPPED 10 KIDNAPPED (By TTaieta Press.) CINCINNATI. O., Oct. 29. Stripped of his clothing and boaten unmercifully Herbert lligelow, pacifist leader ana pastor of the Peoples' church here, was found at Florence, Ky. He was kidnapped by a band of men in 21 automobiles who turned him loose after dipping his head in crude petroleum. All evidences indicate he was a victim of another bound organization sworn to wreak vengeance on pacifists and others not in acord with the government's war policies. A black snake had been used on Bigelow whbse condition is serious, liigelow was kidnapped last night as he was about to enter a hall to address a meeting of socialists. He was president of the recent constitutional convention.

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French soldier in the trenches. (By United Frets Cablegram.) PETBOQEAD Oct. 2?. Evacuation by the Germans of Werder peniasul-v was fromally announced In today's war cilice statement, (By United Press Cablegram.) ZURICH, Oct. 23. The Stuttgart newspaper Nenste Tagablatt declared today that Chancellor Mtchaelis' resignation had been accepted by the Kaiser. (Ey Unletd Press.) WASHINGTON, Oct. 29. While predicting another strategic retreat by the Geroiana on the west front Secretary of War Baker's weekly war review today e.dmits that "Ttaly Is passing through a difficult moment." No Indication 13 given as to what the allied war chief's may do to relieve the gigantic pressure of Hun hordes sweeping over the plains cf taly. Baker's report apparently was prepared before the Austro-Gerroaas rush assumed Its present critical proportions. It outlines as the foremost developments of the week the British and Trench advances on the west front. Anticipating "Important developments" soon the report states that any strategic retirement by the Germans In tho west would now be under conditions less favorably than heretofore. The allies' snperlority Is increasingly apparent, the statement adds. There Is a steady rise In the enemy casualities. Vnlted Press Cablegram. I.OMJOIV, Oct. 20. Thirteen million men hnve crossed nnd recroKsed the seas dtirlns: the three years of the war and only 3,500 of these have been lost. Premier I.loyd George told the house of common thix afternoon In lauding the work of the navy. ZVItK'H. Oct. 20. The central powers continue to declare their renolne for pence. If the enemy persist war we will show the power nnd force of pence," declared tire Austrlnn premier. Dr. Von Seidler, In nn nddress to the relchstrnt today. dech members of the Austrian rclehrnt sat silent In that body while others voelf erausly cheered the news of Italy's defeat, neeordlng to the Vlennn report today. The president of the body announced thnt the Itnlian had been defeated "nml all nnxiety an to Trieste had been raNed." tJreut np. pliuiKe from German nnd Polish mem. nrrs greeted thin announcement, still further augmented when the prenident concluded: "This raises our hopes of u speedy, honornble peace." tuesday meatless day; wedne:daywheatless Restaurants in Hammond to Serve Sugar in Individual Portions. Tuesday is to be Meatless Day and Wednesday Wheatless Day in Hammond hereafter as elsewhere in the country. The. change was announced today. Restaurant keepers and hotel proprietors have been asked to be more conservative in serving sugar and instead of putting it in bowls it is to be served in individual portions. This is in order to conserve the limited sugar supply. Whiting Total Grows. (Special to The Times.) WHITING. Ind.. Oct. 29. Three thousand six hundred and eighty subscribers in Whiting have purchased 340.5,000 of Liberty Bonds, and of this amount J 200.000 is paid up. The Stan dard Oil company took $100,000 wo-th.

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A Peek Through the Periscope At the Ham.ncnd Political Situation

ARTICLE NO. 6. SOME THINGS THE VOTER SHOULD PONDER, T!Mr. Brown, what are you going to do about Sunday closing? Your sup porters have been making a graat deal of capital out of the fact that Mayor Smalley has allowed the saloons to keep open cn Sunday. You think you have a great advantage because you can go to a certain class of people and denounce Smalley for keeping cpen on Sunday, Imply ing that you will close the saloons in the event of your election and yet FAILING TO COMMIT YOURSELF ON THE SUBJECT. Thinking citizens take the position that to close the Hammond saloon on Sunday when the city is situated so close to open towns would be an injustice to the saloonkeepers who pay their license to the city and ye would see their business all go to some neighboring city on Sunday. NOW, MR. BROWN, HOW DO YOU STAND? YOU ARE EITHER GO ING TO PERMIT THEM TO REMAIN OPEN OR ORDER THEM CLOSED Whatever you do you are going to incur the ill will of one element or the other. DN'T SLIDE IN BOTH WAYS, DON'T DODGE, DON'T SIDE-STEP LET'S HEAR FROM YOU. AND WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT PETE AUSTGEN, CHIEF OF POLICE? Are you going to dispense with the services cf the best chief of police in the stste of IndTana, a man who has kept the city clean, has kept out the dives, has kept down crime to the minimum and has redeemed Hammond from its old reputation of being a prize-fighting, dog-fighting, cock-fighting city? And Pete Austgen has done all of this with the minimum number of men and in spite of the fact that the Burnham situation hss made Hammond, mere or iess, the objective of numbers cf Chicrgo crooks. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT THIS IMPORTANT MATTER, MR. BROWN? Are you going to ignore Pete Austgen'3 splendid record and make the office of chief of police a part of the spoils in the event of your election? Mr. Fred Crumpacker and Mr. L. L, Bomberger, we would like to ask you both a question. Will you please take the witness stand, Mr. Bomberger. You are the attorney for the Northern Indiana Gas & Electric Co., the Baltimore 5. Ohio Railroad Co., you are the local attorney for the United States Steel Co. in Lake county. Now, Mr. Bomberger, you must have considerable ability or these largo corporations would not employ you. We think it to your credit that you have these clients. Your judgment must be good or they wouid dispense with your services, NOW, SUPPOSING ONE OF THESE CORPORATIONS WAS TO ASK YOUR ADVICE IN THE MATTER OF THE SELECTION OF ONE OF TWO MEN FOR AN IMPORTANT LOCAL FOST, ONE OF THESE MEN BEING MAYOR JOHN D. SMALLEY AND THE OTHER DAN BROWN? You would go over the records of the two men, wouldn't you Mr. Bomberger? You would say to yourself, "Here's Smalley, an expert accountant, a good financier, he i9 secretary of the Northern States Life Insurance Co., for which I am the local attorney. In all of his dealings that have comj under my observation he has been fair, honest and efficient." "Now, here is Dan Brown. He is a clean, decent fellow. Hi has made -,ome money running a railroad men's restaurant. He disposed of that to take an interest in a moderately successful brick manufactory." NOWMR. BOMBERGER, WHICH OF THESE TVO MEN WOULD YOU RECOMMEND? Mr. Fred Crumpacker, you will please take the witness stand. v Mr. Crumpacker, you are the local attorney for the Hammond, Whiting & East Chicago Railway Co., the Standard Steel Car Co., and the Erie and Monon railroads. You get large annual retainers from these corporations for looking after their interests. Now, Mr. Crumpacker, if the general counsel for the Erie were to ask you to pass on the qualifications of Mayor Smalley and Dan 3rown for an important position and you felt that his estimate of your judgment wouid rise or fall depending cpon your selection, would you pass up a man of Smalley's caliber and recommend Brown, all things considered? You would be pretty careful, Mr. Crumpacker, not to let anything tut the fitness of the men affect your decision, wouldn't you? We believe, Mr. Crumpacker, that you ought to approach the question of choosing between two mayoralty candidates with tc sane impartial, judicial attitude that you assume when you are giving your valuable talent3 to the interests of the corporations you 6erve. DON'T YOU THINK SMALLEY IS THE BETTER QUALIFIED OF THE TWO MEN? Don't let the cuttlefish Ink up the waters. We must view these problems clearly or ft is possible that a costly four years' mistake will be macy. Irrevelart matters must be eliminated, prejudice must be banished. WE MUST DECIDE IMPARTIALLY WHO IS THE BEST MAN FOR THE PLACE.

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Mayor Smalley Will Tell the People of Hammond Facts About His Administration at DeLuxe Theater Tonight. Democratic candidates are in front line trenches and the great mass of the citizens are behind them. War department officials of the democratic forces today announced a gigantic offensive move on the enemy and neutrals the voters beginning tonight at 7 o'clock. Gunners will fire the first shell tonight at Webb street trench in the fight for efficient government. As the "motor bomb" explodes the great "drive" 350 automobiles will start. Through the streets the long line of democratic war machines will drive. Xot with the silence and easy shuffle the "boys across the way" are marching, but with one continuous shout the battle cry for democracy. Besides many bomb attacks along the line of march the advancing warriors will electrify the city with flaring red fire torches. Two big bands will keep things moving continuously. After the big offensive move the advancing forces will end their drive by an immense mass meeting of people at DeL,uxe theatre where prominent generals will expostulate matters of extreme importance to the welfare of the city of Hammond. Mayor John D. Smalley and City Attorney John A. Gavit will be the principal speakers. Come out and hear them rip the citizens party intosplinters. The parade will start at 7 o'clock. The theatre meeting is to open at 8:15. The position of the machines at the start from the different wards will be as follows: First Ward: Form in line on Waltham street, west of Hohman street, facing east. Second Ward: Form in line on Hoh

man street from Webb street south, facing north. Third Ward: Form in line on Ruth street, west of Hohman street, facing east. Fourth Ward: Form in line on Mason street, west of Hohman facing east. Fifth War: Form in line on Warren street, west of Hohman street, facing east. Sixth Ward: Form in line on Webb street, west of Hohman street, facing east. Seventh Ward: Form in line on Waltham street, east of Hohman street facing west. Eighth. Ninth, Tenth nd Eleventh Wards: Form in line in Harrison Talk, facing east and south. The parade will then proceed north on Hohman street to State street; east on State street to Calumet avenue, south on Calumet avenue to Morton avenue; east on Morton avenue to Columbia avenue, north on Columbia avenue to Michigan avenue, v est on Michigan avenue to Calumet avenue, north on Calumet avenue to Huchn avenue, west on Huehn avenue to Sheffield avenue, south on Sheffield avenue to GostHn street, east on Gostlin street to Hohman street, south on Hohman street to DeL,uxe theatre.

WAR TAX ADDED TD SHQWJEAT PiIEd When You Attend a Performance You Are Helping to Load a Gun. Theatre men and merchants are confronted with the penny question this week for the new war tak goes into operation Thursday. Manager James Michelstetter is convinced that he will be doing his patrons a favor by eliminating the penny and he has arranged prices so that the copper is not necessary. The prices are to be 10, 25 and 35 Instead of 10, 20 and 30 for evening performances whil? there will be no change on the matinees. Thus the balcony and down stairs ratrons at night will pay the war tax and the fellow in the 10 cent seat and the woman at the matinee escape.

WARSAW, Oct. 27. Amish families near Nappanee refused to purchase text books for their children because several members of their faith were drafted for army service despite their pleas for. exemption. t