Hammond Times, Volume 12, Number 171, Hammond, Lake County, 10 January 1918 — Page 1

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COLD WAVE Osiiered by" TIMES carriers, 30o t month; on strerts and at aswittaftfls, si xpar copy; tack numb-trs 3o par ecpy. VOL. XI F, NO. 171. HAMMOND, INDIANA, THURSDAY, .JANUARY 10, 1918. l'v fe ! J 'Sg M SSSFACE ACTUAL SUFFERING FAMILIE;

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-Mayor Browii of Hammond, j Appeals to. Every Citizen' to Shovel Snow From the j Streets to Relieve Worst Famine in Local History

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. lirr t!Hr ':l"r. cf the Cal'iivrt ,-l nut fn IJaby nri. . : v- atk t'r.jr v .th inter t ti :nt j - T-l Pas'.:et on leds ard irt ; d-i .'tiom ; "!t:zens' rytv ;orn.;:, n; j . tc.,y i irrr'J away Upon the a c c.- ; .-. pi 1 1 h n i-n t s in the ri' I ;trcts s-tffr-icnt supply to t?t ; few t:-.,tlt':. ..f Mayor I.-an 1": cw n md I ;,,:,.r.-.n- if tlii strictest j h-.. adnlnlsfalion JepTtd. tj a s'-,t rrai t i i- 'extent the standing- ..f the '.'ih.'-r;;, ; -: e jm.l us esp: ' 5f n'.n tc 1 party ci'jn'y t:-!tt ; r, :- ::aK t:-i. j rders "A Kile ! T3,, j e voi-t ionsry :v.aiJr Ma. ! i-.fMit rupt-li" '" taeu- . nrown n ah-di),injr the board of mj- '

It: -, T .tnpanis t;.al h,. order? rece:v- . t iV tn'i !' h;: th" lia r.r:-.:'.d and t:.--sr. t !;;' fa.'-litate the deli-v'-ty.j ,i, - IS'- or i.roi" riiat. , iy a; raid ;fsa.'!': Ji"4 ! : ve; -I. 'i"i - ' "i'''t : r-r tea:-.!' t-- 'ea: the! .-.-.-e -r tea u? upb-yed i vrit--rday lia4 been pi es- j .-:;-.:. b.a-Vnsc 1 'ah i:p tj c4.'!--- i : l. of th::. ::' ;-, ri.an:t;t :cn eifush to r.t ? c . e j"5 4 j "t'.nz aV'-;-'- . aTia an41 i: n h-.r.":e to ""ict i''jt i'l4. p;ck j1 r! ar.d c'.'nit ' fft ;n cf his l.usc. If the peaple don't 5 at rr.: they Mil! ssffer the Tjeii'-e.' T;4:-" ':'l t-e peoplo - a. i :;; !t " ..r.r 1 .t T.e":,tis o!" oal ad rants tra tors :. le'r.s l.'.d Oat r th4 afternoon and .. ;i the e4it4:ati..n mi tlaninirnd the neia in tii stat. Shnnl4! Offer !hrlter. Ha :r 4: 'Or. i teor,''4' who are causht hi:t w :ri;-jul eoal may ?e"k shelfr in ,.:h..-,.'.! and cimn-in-a o4. er .-inday In r-l t.y.-'za'-il arritc.-. 't r.o ,. ei . a i an. r rape ( ho; ' r. - dor, n fen.''.41 and shedsfor ieporl?r touav 'a 1 f i ; h op and luade inri ?d dealers by !ri9 concerninar e -f.::i: n 'I : t i--n Rasil Valuer c-f t!i "A"."-.': 'k : r t'o'.-.p-in4.4. tat"d ti : order n1 h .ns in.' n b;' t'nnr ou.ern for de-l-..rr-at any spf- iSd thne witiiiti a t eU and the.44. ri n.r ar putting four Poise.-, to a wagor and tndins vei y f ffor!. t del;t er toil already oidTi-'l. 1 sinsr ii.enr.y t n a- h f-n. He r.dv - , d ''.a! T fiont ; d ::r.- r-'l Paly H rd' hov- av. ay a plac-i tn ! ir :;or.- tvhf-re toal can he! ! ..the:-:-. The City I'ne!. the - ond foal Co.. Hon ney. W. hh hi'4)"?. T4i!i:a:,i Aiddhoi .tt o4.Cd not ta.e crWest horn d ' ! . ' T r r v;i t4'. Hi: end r.'f .!!. ver send :va-::. ' ad VilSiavi Ahrnom. if" o:.i-:- ton day ahad " I at" .old :. 44 said K M. riho. j t ' no v oal not enough to l--n ; h4" '''" t"'iti! A w eeh. 4 s-u:d ! Z ovrjn ,'' .-a.d W. . V. - I d th r 1 v. i 1 tho est :4:. p.in;. . "Wo have order-: tod a; il ,n .: y f'H is all sold." i-ani T.'.t.ly "tiol t c ni " trt insr to U'4tt ii.T c pr. mi ed." only t'to cm- tiiree dealers ci.il to oil, according to nistrator Kd l.'cindig. rr'-iheiL-. I.-.4.- r tv : n In fji-t. ate a n y foal Ail::. MOTHER OF GASSED CHILD IS BETTER 1 ; e G a j : e - b...jtil No. J. v.-! Jnd in -or. bo n:--. fiat-, t ;. ror bf-tter ed ?i r .: i'.-ic. iror.i f -n.es in In r IS Adi-ns st reel, (lavi , ; ster-ie;-e Iter dauaht-r. lhflyn. 1 11 1. t 1 dead beside her, is mu h .- -1 - r4o' a aime ;t '.v;ia fearMills "...;, I rpe. e.-Li-e fi.inace, that bad fieri! 5.5.0 leaks, is fila T.ed for th.e .... ... 1 .1 -w 11 the chod. Although the Mill? de.-.t h of fa p.- 1 I M ie 11 1. I -ah ?..-.-e ' s in the second floor the h roi.Rh a i.ndmtor. is is 1 1. ought. Ti.ere hod h.een negle-t about J"t ' ing t tie f in IlAce. w ,j j r, j The G.n.v 1 'nd er i a . k in g f .onpfiny ii r- 1 th" l-t'le Bill's fore: ah ICch arr.iniiiinl h'. : not b trad"

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First To Leave .M.stah v. a'.'..r.' said t-.in ho. ? ;i.;ic'i porter ht the r.;;vo; ba:i':;' s! "p ri siie ? ;. . Sam tlT.-t, ye.-4 e ri! a f : evrio- 'ii. Ah just co-cie b;i. li r :" "v in v.v ei ; n' m-ili n, J--1 1 n 1 1 an an wants tab r th-b-ch rise Mistah l;ter, v.ais mighty h:rd 1o Yo. sah: he s re sure I'ood to me. Yi.;. . M ,.- t J?: Walker, h- pl.t n-e 1 11 the fu?t d;v ision. Cjass A" No. ! COUNTY Accomplishments of New ! City Administration in First Few Months and Its i Popularity in Hammond ; May Decide Its Fate. j Not t.r.;.'.' m t'-'" re!.si:i;i"! i c!dr. but in the nu-thod ? ' :-Tit n.ir.:r.:-.nd is undrsc-ins rt'ff. -hins in r-an.-- rar cm- , and ' WorUs takr3 fi-otii hir.i the power ,' oictatins tho 1-t'nS of p-jSlh- con-

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.ti. - ts and :t u e-. ;d-nt l,e doe r-, : : to a;: i:i;pcr:ult.t or le iv.j-ild i :v.oi l.a' th ;:. i usid ti. rat .id4-att- ! age cf hit ins and firins board n;em-

;,pt - 3 x-ir.d cotitroUsn the hoar. t!-,r.-ic'- I rower ? app.!nt:n.tit. T-i-.-idejitai-the . :.y n ,' Lm- fav(! !1,t!0 '3 r T,,:. j a j.x Wjicri Tt ppr fltlfl A T.T.Orn PVR 1 " - - " - - from Chicago Board Speak at Chember of Commerce LmiClieOn Some Cold Facts Laid on Table i r. n.ouutain tame iy Moiidir.mcd to- ' day. And it m a tery diplomat:!-, well1 informed and busuiess-iii.e mountain, i In I'll; the cities of Hammond. j ins, Ka-t Chicago pud Gary toled dot n ( the fauitary rii.Untt pian of sewig.-. dis-posal. largoiy because of the f'ar '. th--t one man v a .5 s'-.fkinK i fat jol.. With that personality c Inn mat ed thc hsuo is ott'-o roore for" tho nr. 1 l.an?don I'.-ar.-e. chief : ?tiH-ji-.-.- Ciir- ; i;eer ff tb- i!;::ar; dirtrivt of i.'iii-l cage, and Atc.rnya r.o?.f. Hall ai.d j "W alt-r lh Keebe, r'-prr .ci:t in-j the U-.-it j der.o rt men t of the d!.-4tri t. addre..t.-o,i ; lh sitembers i-ouno;! of the Hammond. KatnliT .f t'V.tntnor.-e t!n t...o, t 11-..-mond hating do..ihd four tt-nrs eo not to go to the Chicago board 11 ha ? ' come to Hammond and the othtr citi-4..' of th.e Indiana Calumet region ttith ai tempting proposal and a not very in-j riting alternative. j A.-s conveyed in the speech of Kmji- ' neer 1'carco today the Chicago district it planning to carry the Indiana si-w 1 use from the -state line west but will' insist tins of course was not put ;o! ha rt h t hat the sctvagc lie first prop-, trly treated and the p. ae.lce of dump- , ing it into T.ake Michigan, the mutual , source of supply, discontinued. 1 Io precise, tvln-n t ii ."-ac toi.-i.if i:i opeii'-'d this o.-ir and t nn-at'i "liter's the la set iig; from t.ake MtcbiCRti it I u ill apply to tho e rn men t 1'or an j injunction against cities of Indiana thmironir sr. .-co !nto th a lake or i j f.t reams leading t the. lake, and polluting th.- source of its iirir.Ktiijr rupTly. And as there is a frderai Sm pro I bibiimg pollution of the lake u should not lie a hard matter to secure the in-j junction. notion. i Hut the snniat y district as roprc- ; srnii-il by toe ppcakers today u takoi;r ! a diii'-rent attitude. The spirit of co- ; operation pre tailed in the talks of Knsi- ; neer I'earcc and the attornets. Another angle ii the tact that the bill providing for the improvement of 1 (.i'nl JUiicd on i.age five.)

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Alrch-Disciples of Militarism May Break With Kaiser Over Peace

3t V s & 1 1 r J Se K44 4;. i-V i Lft to right Von Hindetiburg. , Prince Leopold of Bavaria and Ludendorff. Repeated dispatches from central i P3uropean scourccs and snatches of! new3 and cossip w hich escape the ; eye of the German censors patch j themselves together into what seem41! to be a rather solid foundation for the rumor that a spitt is imminent in the jcovernment at Berlin, which wis prow wider the farthfr pro-peace Germans are able to get. There seems little? doubt in the minds of many students of Berlin politics that resignations would be immediately ' forthcariinig from von Hinder-burp, commander of thi- Teuton armies, and LudertdortT, the silent strategist who is called the ' brain? of the armies, if Germanv agrees to any of the Russian peace BUnaP-.C: p : Band declared tocUr that separate peace had been. foitnaUy igaed be- . twees Bulgaria and BujU. ' The tnnounremrnt n na a prci-h to 1 tUe Bulgarian obrnj. tr l'rcmier ! n miopia -4 off. Itr reail a telcsrntu 'irom Hret-I Uoi k ilrrlnrinR: ' "The :;r lielnrrn Itoiiia and Dill , liariii re;M. Kroiiomic rrlntioni ill 1 i he rrikumetl. Hib re-osie' Rul- t anrln's rltht t' nominate n lelete on the interuationnl Ilamihe roramlsnlon."' The nrrmlrr .oinmfnleil that Ihl-s : h rt nrare roncliiUed In the: .' vrar Tlth llulsarta4" !illie conaent- ' ing. linr-.1chc here nlo nld n . . . ... . m. - .1 ft.- I iwinister nun .......... . . . ... . ti prurtru ... HE LEAVES 'PHONE CO.i

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t popu:$r iics!4i".r in' 11 in tini i-ag-i v. as in ll-imn.ona tooay ti;n the ' announcement that he i' about to !- I .ato in Minot. N44. P.. :itid vro into bn-'i-ness there for himself. Tli" Genial Mr i.,.t ttill 1," mied around In-ie and tho ie.t t ishes

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tt ith him. , At Gary Hospitals xoir ix cow ax n or cox v or fleet wyaiiiiii. -' 9 r' i.- ft-, w e,- : :..v... . i--.v..i V -,- .-: . r ' ' i Icar dmiral II. U. Wilson. The recall of Admiral William R Fletcher fcr service st home resuitcd in tli elevation of Pear Admiral j JI. li. Wilson to the post of com- 1 mf.nder of America's cenvoy fleet in i European waters.

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5 S 1 plans which entail withdrawal L-v T PREPARES oto Man President of Indiana Lumber Dealers, Acting Secretary. (Spsclal to The Times.) CROWN44 T'C'f NT. 1M'.. Tat:. l-'.-T i Kctail I.und'Ci4 Ueal4-r"5' A;;;oi lalion Indiana holds its annual contention m Iridianapo'i.' .laii'iary .md .-inj U 'i r l r: , the year espcefd tint the arc" ii'cmberrhi;4' of thorsanuali'.'ii cavr, ;ai n of win promote a joaie-t home build inc. hine irr.ireiity 1 i et a V.n in cenniiTcl. indis.trial and ag I ricultural b.ne-i. an effort v..'l be made lir.n.A IftlTI"? llVlTKr 111 ritlttl - - ..... ,vest their surplus in houses ........ , . - OI Tnet. ? . Tt. .li' iu.iiL.vi lit-... a mnrk-1 Phorta-?-4 of dwellinK, 4 p ri)l,alln n.1(j H ' , n.imwrr . ' - 'state tvill be on the n. t Potli at tne May s"iioiii an'i at. uie cnnuai uimi'i i 1 J'"l -5 ' - '.oeiatlon anu me iiu4i 000 -H. C. iScearte. Mrc'vill". t icepresident: George 1- .Mass, muiaicn4olis, treasurer. STRIKING FENCE t'ti-i t'oescher. a.c tit renter lit ime a: J,ii liaring at euue. hi-t ,lucas'4. fell fourteen feet from til's second story of : a 1 i linder i-pns! rmt.ion for T..

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I striking a fence rccivcd serve Prutse- 1 and sprain He was carried in 10 -nearby house where medn-ai sttenuou i teas given and then taken to In home, j The instance t the fall ttas fourteen I I feet. I New Marriage Licenses. ! CROWN Vol NT. INP.. Jan. l'h The iff Hotting marriage licenses it ere isi ...... . I sueu xoua . ' i'eter yout-er, Gar;., Inti; Helen (on'lat'iion. Gar4-4. Hugene HciAath. Gary: Ih-ithn Zit- ; l.o ,ck. i.', 3 vy. 4 j Paul Hull. Gary: F.lsi" Haviis. Gai -y ! AV-.ilo- tied'by. Cart : Khza .Stolt. i ' ia ry . 1 I John l-'sensK. Indiana Hnhor; Anna I 1'auinp-n. Vhiting. ! Jessie I- r.i-ierirhl. Gait, l.uU j Santh. Gar . i f lot d Ta is. Hammond. May me G. I Parnes. Hani -.nond. ! New Cases in Circuit Court. cRoWN POINT. lNlv. dsn. 1 rt. The ! follow ing new cases .were filed in the j hake circuit fourt : 1 .'374 A ttomey's fees. Kdwaid .1. Hess P R. Straby i vs. John Tods, :375 Pamages. siania-t Kaiita s. hr ph M-ncrka

HU "4 s4 ? "4 'f' tiermany from any of its occupied territory. The two leaders say any backdown of the sort would result either in the enraging of the soldiers to a point where an uprising might ensue or in the depressing4 of them to a point where they could rot fight with heart. Prince Leopold of Bavaria, although he was president of th? Brest-Litovsk peace conference. 13 a staunch member of the militaristic forces and an arch-foe of the factions who would give ground anywhere it was taken by conquest. If the kaiser defers to the wishes of ihis "riight-is-right" trio he faces t .n wrath cf the f ast-prowinp and fast-convirfrinaf socialist and liberal parties. t is believed in some quarters that an uprising of the people r-iijht he erisjineered by the po"er- :'! socialists. Latest Bulletins By Unlttd Press Caljle-fram.) BEENE, Jan. 10 Closing4 of tne Germau-ST-dis and Oerman-HolUnd fmtl., for t, w,. to presage extensive troop transfer. No travelers or merchandise will be allowed to cross ths borders. 'Presumably it means switch oT Teutonic troops from tba Italian to th west front. Bj United Pros Cablcsram. ) LONDON, Jan. 10. Slight hostile ar. tiUerylng4 In the neighborhood of DonneUien was all Hal? reported today. (By United Press Cablesriam. ) FETROOEAD, Jan. 10. Bhest-Idto-Tk telegrams today reported indica tions cf a satisfactory conclusion to xrnnsier pesca negotiations to neutral aoii. By Ualted Pre Cablegram.) ! petbooead ja-a. io.-wkr.inu and ' Pr4ii"l'1' tint joined bands in the peace negotiations with Germany. Blspatches irom iiresi-wJOTii soaay asserrea Tiorn delegations were Insisting on transfer of negotiations to neutral soil. V JtjJJOJ-iVlt v W XI WOMAN DIES (Special to The Times.) o nOW.V rOIXT. IN P.. Jan. 10. The l-ath of Mis. Oscar biinv, iddio. mother: of Mr lilmer Inntviddie, and a woman! tvcli Iciohii and icspectwd all over (lie' county occurred at her heme ti"ar t.ottell on Wednesday morning. rrs. ! l.nnv. iddie v. as jears of ago at iho time of her death and has been in fail-j ing health for some, 'time. Tho funeral i will be held at the home on Friday at i 1 p. m. DISMISSED " . -n tt.ii.j Y . t j w w .t.,, A .cai.., VALPARAISO, INP., Jan. 1 11. The temporary injunction suit filed by Mar - tin Krueger, former mayor of Michigan City, to prevent Charles Miller, mayor - elect, from assuming office was con - tinued today until tomorrow by agreehimiI of Innvers. It was intimate.! li e suit would then be dismissed. Miller took office Monday without incident. A SMALL BLAZE. Tlie Indiana Under T.e depa t tint nt T.xrla a rerord for i'"lf Mondav tt hen a call came j fror.i Joe Host s pla---t ::"02 Cedar i-trect. It had been frrelv - predicted Hint any fire once under headway would result in a total loss because of the inability of any fire npparatuo P. get an;, tt here thi ons'r i h' leeplv pf-.tkej snow. j The boys from No. S. b.owet er. q..t ihe entme out ar.d pit her nose into the drifts. Pmiei4 full power it tor.(broutli th" ebs'iuction more easilv than was expected. The run was made in good shape end liie fire was put out w it'll a da:-..i;e of only about. $ty ,,r (..

Amazing Progress for Calumet Region Cities in 1918, Gar, Indiana Harbor and Hammond to Complete Works During Present YeBr,

Expansion in the iron and steel industry in 1917 in Lake county i eclipsed all previous records, -while ! the mammoth projects now under ! way or slated to be started in 19 IS ! involve millions of dollars and I i ( will add thousands of workmen on I the payrolls of the region. THE TIMES today is enabled to pre-j sent accurate and official data.i I compiled at the general offices ofi ! the several industries. j I Literally speaking the monster Gary steel plant acquired what is tantamount to an additional steel1 works in the way of 4 new blastfurnaces, Bessemer steel works, roiling mills, as well as new cckc , ovens and merchant mills now un-j dcr way. Gary plant now has 12; blast-furnaces, the largest group j ifi America. j At Indians ll.irb'.r the Inland S'e-1 j -oinpany added wlixt praeticj;!y an-! , oth r tXfl plant.' llnt fiiri4i.-ie-. open - , j hearths, coke i :md many roiluis ' I inill. ; ; GREAT MAKK TUBE WOHKS. j .l.ndianalla.cbce-.wtirl44. vas started cii : tho gr'-at tnbe ttork 444 of Manufacturing company. th.e Mark tt hirh 1? : huildinc Misi-'urnace. open hearth. coke otcn and ptpo mill fn ihti'-- eti.j -nliat was tTt bottom of l.okc Michi- ; cn. -since filld in. ! ! The tear also w itnesed tb.c oniric-1 ! tion of the Gary tin plant of 24 iv.iUs ( and the drawn v.-oil;--. i E9.COO.OOO GUN WOEKS. I ;iant projects for IMS at Gary and j Indiana' Harbor include the $S.v0O.4'n j Gary gun work? and rcr-sible -t.4irtins j ot c O U t r J . 1 1 o 1 1 to wo: . .. ' i.ij. 4 j 1 4onpant .... Tilt: TI.MUS 1-rtMth present funic, of work fitii'l.'-d, mid"r way. or

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POWERS TO REJECT IT

President Wilson's ResfaledC

War Aim - Message Expected to Prolong the War, (By United Press.4 "WASHINGTON, - an. 1 4h Pi e; id-. -.1.1 "Wilson's restated ttar aims if enforced literally v. ill mean indei'init o pro'.-ng-i. tion of the ttar instead of early pc-o-according to- interpretation f Yc.titan officials it was learned througn semiofficial sources today. Vhil the president's prog: am ha-: been receited with acclaim by ail 'me nt'-iib: countries ewept possibly G' 4 ' ' and the Halkim states the hnnh mci believe the Central powers v. iU ntu.; to consider it. One r.lficial said that of the It pro ! v isions only flte and at mo.;t sis gr e nnnnrlnnilv for CClierul li g I' C 111 -11' I - : .... - - - . - w ! "Tho others are impossible- at ,v.-.u ! Vatican officials believo the A i i. 1 f.rmly believe they tan crush t.crm.ito. t The Holy Father believes the entente ; will prolong the war another tummci unless Germany sues lor p-c .. Further peace suggest nr. ' the Pope arc now virtually impos.ble. it is said. ! The Holy Father and va.ican t..v.. - . 4 .ire far from acecord w ith t.o4 pre- en i. .- t s on Italy it ' ' 1 .oi-te.J. Austria, i 1 t hey feel, is I he "mo. t fin"' vbile Italy is the "lra.-t favor j i . e , , t, loti.-.:.s of tlf u.i ' ion r!d4r problenis 'whilv d'-sir-lde t il! bring . ,.n offieiats s i.44. At has! r e - a,,rtlier .ear of the i re? ult j the entente stand they fear, COTHERY APPOINTED WASHINGTON. P. H. -Manning, director u I .., t-.,. mines, department of the itiieiior today uppoin ted Joseph H. i.'oih.ry if Garv as licensing officer for Lake county in t .nnect ion w ith the en force men t of the new federal cplositc3 l"Sula'ion

Big Steel Jobs For 19L8 Completion in total or the major part of the following steel and iron projects is scheduled to be done in 1918. GARY. Illinois Steel company: 12th blast-fcurnace, 140 more coke ovens, steel plant, 2 merchant mills. United States Steel corporatun : .$9,000,000 gun-forging plant to produce heavy artillery. 1-tational Tube company: 4 blast furnaces, ore docks. Bessemer plant, rolling milb, auxiliary shops. INDIANA HARBOR. Mark Manufacturing company's tube works: 1 blast furnace, 4 open-hearth furnaces,

'ore docks, 120 coke ovens. blooming and butt mills, and homes for employes. HAMMOND. .Standard Steel Car company: Additions and new machine shop, 800 feet long, in order to handle $.50,000,000 howitzer mount contract for the artillery service. IPIIIMP" mi or reilly (Special to The Times.) WASHINGTON. 1. C. Jan. 1m.-Tl-i-natc conn-iittee on militar44 affair and the dfpartmnt of justice Tm-e under consideration a p!;.n. prccnlej lit Attorney .1. y. T": t It - of llamnior.d. j Ind.. for a countrt -t ide cns'.s and t: treat ion of alien adtisory boards. The plan was presented to the i"nate through Vic rro?idT.t Marshal: and to the department of justice b fecretiry Tumulty. Keilly believe-. country-wide census eould bo made 1 local nuthoi iti--s v. it hoc. t cost to tifodcral government but under it? dirortion and in this- v. ay all alien cnc-ni;"s li.-tod. Alien enemy Hdti.-ory board a on Id bo created miliar f the ! -.u ndiory draft boards and every a4.':, called leforc n board v.hich v.ould . cure coinpletv informal jojj as to lo. cn, oyment. residence etc., and cive t. I lopartni'-nt fi justice iniortr.a: ion 1 11abling it to have a complete the..k on i the aliens. I HOLDS BIG WAR IX DUST RIAL POST -tC. 44 -ts. -' t Iff 1 V :i -a - ja. .a r ' VV - 2. It Mrs. Katherine Phillips Edson. The first woman in the country to hold the important post of industrial mediator is Mrs. Katherine Phillips Edson of California, who ha3 recently been appointed to that work in her ' tate by Sccretari Baker. Hhe will ,. aci as. l-iiv4.' leaerai ini'aiaior in anv industrial dispute which may arise m I jrovernment contracts, as in the mak- ) ing: of army and navy clothing and sr on. Mrs. t-dson is r.iso an executive officer in the industrial welfare comI mission of California.