Hammond Times, Volume 13, Number 10, Hammond, Lake County, 28 June 1918 — Page 1

rui ran TIME When You Buy War i Savings Stamps You Do Not Give--You Receive VOL. XIII, XO. 10. Delivered ty TXM.ES earners, 30o pe month.; on streets and at newsstands, 2 er copy; tack naxnbei-s 3o per copy. HAMMOND, INDIANA, FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 1918.

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Hammond Gathering Develops into a Riot into Which Blasphemy Is Hard; Business Men Scandalized at Procedure. For ten minutes last night at a special meting of the Hammond city council bedlam reigned, the lie was rassed. and a semi-riot prevailed. One of the councilmen blasphemed. All parliamentary law was set at naught. Mayor Hrown defied the city council and the city council figuratively shook Its Individual and collective fist at the mayor. Never In the history of the council chamber, memorable for thirty years with the bitterest council meetings Imaginable, was the like ever seen before. The meeting- was called to borrow $60,000 on short time notes and Louis Heckleman. whose reputation as an obstructionist has caused men to say that they doubt his sanity, blocked the loan, as he has blocked a score of other worthy measures since his term of office began. He was on his feet a dozen times and out of order nearly every time, yet Mayor Brown failed to use the Iron hand on him. For ten minutes the proceedings looked like a riot. Mayor Brown had r.o control of the situation. ITeckleman denounced the mayor and denounced his appointees. He denouncer Tolic Commissioner Krlnbill, Street Commissioner Brunt and other of the mayor's appointees. He raved like a madman until Councilman Highland arose and said to the spectators, "Well, I'll be d." "What did j ou say?" asked the mayor. Highland turned around to the mayor and thundered In repetition his startling oath. Other councilmen hung their heads In shame at the proceedings. Councilman Martin, ore of the strong men In the council, said today: "The affair was a disgrace to the council, the mayor and the city of Hamond. I don't know what we are going to do. We can't Impeach anybody yet." Mayor Brown himself said In speaking of the meeting, "Well, we'll put the thing through tonight. Heckleman stopped It last night but he won't do It tonight." The conduct of the monthly council meetings Is roundly condemned for their farcial nature by the manufacturers and business men of Hammond. WOMEN TO MEET ATJM1 POINT Section of Defense Council to Gather for Monthly Conference. rSrEciAL To The Times CROWN POINT, IND.. June 28. The women's section of the County Council of Defense will hold their monthly meeting at Crown Toint tomorrow Saturday. June 23th. This meeting is public and should be of Interest to all women and they are all urged to attenl from all parts of the county as Chairman Jennie Ward Wheeler has matters of importance to present . HERE'S JOB OPEN TO THE LADIES The United States Civil Service Commission has announced an examination for the counties of Lake and Porter, to be held at Crown Point. Gary. Hammond and Kouts, on July 13, 191S. to fill the position of rural carriers, and vacancies that may later occur on rural routes from other post offices In the above-mentioned counties. The examination will be open to male and female ritizens who are actually domiciled in the territory of a poet office in the county and who meet the other requirements set forth in Form No. 197 7. This form and application blanks may be obtained from the offices mentioned above or from the United States Civil Service Commission at Washington, D. C. Applications should be forwarded to the commission at Washington at the earliest practicable date. ALLIED AIRPLANES MAKE RAID AMSTERDAM. June 2S. Four per- j sons w'ere killed and twelve injured in i an allied air raid over Saarbrucken , Tuesday, acordlng to a Berlin dispatch ' today j

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Aero squadron says liermans Have Met Their Match in the American Soldier. One of the most interesting letters i that has come to Hammond from the French firing line is that written byHarry nimbach. th fighting son of Captain Fred R:mb3oh of the Hammond police department, one of the boys of which Hammond is proud. He says: Dear Mother and Father: Received your very welcome letter of June fith, that was letter No. 3: also received that little, card enclosed and Clara's letters, Nos. 1 and 2. List night was the first good night's sleep that I have had for a week and at that I was up twice as the Roche trie;! 5 HARRY RIMBACH. to raid us again with their aeroplanes. All week I was up where all the big fighting is and was taking things to the rear so the Germans wouldn't get It. At one of these places the Germans were so close to us that you could see them come down over the hill. For two days we worked with verylittle to eat and no sleep. Everything w as in one retrea? T.onc- lin . , ... ... 1 sacks and large Caskets slung over their shounders containing ail they were able to save, were streaming down the road. Some were wheeling wheelbarrows, j acd some were getting away in their i wagons and driving their cattle with I ir.em. one or tne worst sights I sawwas an old grey haired woman with ... ; Iittie Kirl on her back and a little y about S or 7 years old pushing! a boy a wheelbarrow with a few clothes and eais in it. It sure was hard for me to pass all these people, but my truck was overloaded and it was impossible for me 1 to help them. As we were stopping in one of the tewns on our way back I Just happened ' to meet Carl Krolwitz on a motorcycle. ! He was on his way to the front. It sure i 13 fine to meet some one from Ham-j mond over here, but I guess Hammond j boys are all over France. ! Well, things are pretty warm up here now. but don't think it will last long! as the Americans are right on the job. i It won't take us very long to drive j thoso Germans back where they belong when we once get started Fritz will soon see that he has met his match. Your son, HARRY". Harry J. Rimbach, 1st class private j S03rd Aero Squadrin A. E. E. J Sunday, June 2. j Somew hecfi. in France. (WORK STOPS ! IN AUSTRIAN I FACTORIES j ri'NiTED Press Cablegram ' AMSTERDAM. June 27. Premier ;M"ekerl has admitted to the Hungar1 ian chamber that it is true that work ; is stopped in most of the factories The jpiemier raid aiainiiot reports are -e:n ; circulated and the workers refuse to ! resume. 11 KILLED IN AIR RAIDS rUvrTED Press Cbleoram PARIS. June 2S. Eleven persons were killed and fourteen Injured In last night's air raid, it was officially announced today. The enemy planes which arrived at the city over different routes were subjected to the most violent gun fire.

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j at Second Water Hearing Learns of Plans for Improved Service Including 20,000,000 Gallon Pump. Construction of four miles of thirty-! six Inch main to cost nearly a half mil-: lion dollars and repia.-mc of worn out quipment at th pumping station, are rrtcr ' tvVi'rVi the Hammond municipally owned water works must make, a-oording to evidence submitted to the public service commission tms morning ct the city hall by Supt. Geo. Blockie. Controller Harry Broertjese r.nd I. rv Vivian, clerk of the water beard. i The commission was represented by John W. McCardle and Edward W. I iPoor. and facts were sought regarding the financial condition or tne waterworks and the most needed improve- j ments. in order to guide the commission in equalizing the rates as petitioned bv the city som time aeo. At a former hearing: here consumers testified as to their needs and desires. KI, T O CKT RATE. The administration is askinir a flat s-x cnts per thousand gallons rate to j all Industries, railroads and other laree consumers but it is expected that in making the ratine the commission .will change the rate to tUe small users who r.ow pay on a flat rate of $fi a year for one story house and $12 for a two story house. The water works department states t hat the fiat rate X'' f mall u. er not a profitable proposition. At present th hie consumers are paying rates varying from three T " spven cents. With th closing down the distillery the water department has lost between S3f,0 and Siif. a month. The commission was told this morninE that the water works should have another 2r;"f'.fl'i;i ce.llon pump at Iake

Front station and that the growing 1 would immediately start prosecution south side ran only be adequately sup- of persons who have been violating the ! plied with water by a new thirty-six j federal laws by transportation of l.q- ! in.-h main The first unit of this main I uor from wet tt dry territory.

I has already been laid from Huehn ave- i j nap. south on Columbia, avenue, to j the south hunk of the Calumet river i and from the waterworks to 121st St I To connect up from 121st street to Hu- ! ehn avenue and from the south bank of the Grand Calumet river to the j south city limits will require four 1 miles of pipe. The new main would I not only provide strong pressure for I the entire south side hut would supply ! the territory in the Standard Steel Car Co zone where hundreds of new houses are to be built. n r im s.v,ooo. Superintendent F.lockie stated that he believes It will be cheaper to lay the main from 121st street to Huehn avenue, by way of Sheffield avenue, rather than through Lake George. I The clerk of the board said that j the water fund has a surplus of $5i". pn n takp fnr but bills are on file which will a portion of that fund. The com mission was toifl that the waterworks hoard has never created a fund to care for depreciation and replacing of old equipment. It was shown that the city has a water tax levy exclusive of the revenue from consumers. GERMANS LOSE 12,000 IN MARNE BATTLE WITH THE AMERICANS ON THE MARNE. June 2. The total number of Germans killed and wounded in Tuesday night's battle is between 1 1 0 0 j - . " , :ng up or oniciai reports. in,s Dig jpropoiunn n, asuan.es was aue I the barrage firf of America nartillery rreventlng the oorhes from fleeing the! wood. They had to stand and take j our rifle fire and 'jayonets and machine ! guns. The Germans shot up with ma- I .chine guns one of their own patrols.; Another, incident was the use of gas: I shells against a small American patrol, j THOUSANDS ON STRIKE IN BUDAPEST rUvtTED Press Cablegram COPENHAGEN. June 2S Thousands of persons are participating in the general strike at Budapest. Socialist workers have formed a workers council and demand dissolution of parliament. Strikers continued their demand that : the government obtain peace. I AUSTRIAN PEACE FEELERS FAIL r United Press Cablegram 1 ' LONDON. Jun 25 Another Austrian ! attempt to throw- out peace feelers via Switzerland has failed. Zurich disj patches reported today. The attempt was made by an Austro-Hungary repiresentatlve who after failing to learn! jthe "Allied standpoint regarding imi pcrtant questions." returned to Vienna.

j Opinion IS R8tlIM8d by Supreme1

Court Today at the State Capitol. Br United Tbf:?s 1 INDIANAPOLIS, IND., June The Indiana prohibition law j today was held constitutional by , , -A1lrt TV. ha- , w.v. ... 1.V- , I WCKt into effect April 2 and the cort m0Ved that the Sa- j loons and breweries mUSt remain! closed. The court handed down Its decision in the suit brought by the Cook Brewing Co., of Kvainiile, and other liquor dealers of that city which asked that ; ,,)Cal authorities be restricted from enforcing the law. Reverses Lowir Court. The circuit court held the act was unconstitutional and issued an injunction. The higher court today reversed the lower court. All judges except John Spencer. Kvansvllle. concurred In the decision. That the state constitution i gives the legislature power to enforce police regulations in the state and passage of a prohibition is merely carrying out these powers was the stand taken by the drys. , : It held that the contention of the at torneys for the liquor interests that the j law should be held 'unconstitutional on j a ruling of the supreme court in 1S55 when a similar law prohibiting traffic) in liquor was declared unconstitutional, j was groundless. j Another argument of attorneys for the brewery was that the title of the act was not sufficient. Prosecution to Follow. Immediately following th announcement of the supreme court's decision U. S. Attorney Slack stated that he Slack announced that he had been gathering evidence pending the announcement of the supreme court's decision. He declared that Jeffersonsvllle and New Albany would be the first places cleaned up. The decision said: "There Is no provision of the constitution which has been pointed out which would prohibit passage of laws protecting the health, morals and welfare of the people in connection with the liquor traffic." It held ti.at the constitution gave the legislature police powers and the passage of the prohlbtion law- is merely an exercise of thse powers. JOINS THE CITY LEAGUE East Chicago's big team has Joined the Chicago City League and will open the series Sunday. June 2Dth. at Eai-t Chicago ball park. 140th street and Forsythe avenue with the Joliet Giants. The East Chicago team is made up of home boys only and are entitled to the support of the city. So wake up East Chicago and put the town on the baseball map. The battery for the home team will be our own Killie Morgan and . on hand at 3:00 p. ni. La!.t Sunaay s game at Griffith was! the same as all other games ,we have! jplaved. Score w as 1 0-3 in our favor. EIGHT BILLION By T-NITED rESS , j WASHINGTON. June 25. The house! voted today to authorize issuance oft 1 $S, 000. 000. 000 more in liberty bonds. The treasury department now has au thority to issue a total of twenty bll- j lion dollars in bonds. The bill also provides an additional $1,500,000,00 for loan to the Allies. I iTjONDON ALSO rrrir, nnnnnm I GjTS EEPORT ' f United Press Cablegram. 1 LONDON. June 2S. The British gov ernment today received reports from unofficial sources that Hungarian sol- J diers have mutinied in Pechs and Gyor. Interior cities, and that 2.000 mutineers have been condemned to death. PRO-GERMAN CHARGES) John Kenecny of 152 Clark street.! . . . . , . was arrested by Captain Strong and Officer Singer list night chargtd with being pro-German. Buy W. S. S.

These Hun Prisoners of Amricans Are Now Convinced the United States Is in the War

i OCEMANS CAPTUXEP These are Just a few of the Hun the past three weeks, and they have Bt United Prkss LO.VUOV, Jane 2S. Alexander Kerenskr, farmer Russian premier, left today for I'arls. United Press Cablegram. I-0DOX, June 2S Heavy gun fire " sssrsslonr ' Knertruli coast throughout last nisht. The cunonadIn was beard In London also. Br United Press. STOCKHOLM, June 28. A report Is published that the holsbevlkl has been overthrown and Moscow orcupled by (General Kaledine and General Kornlloft and the Germans and the Premier Lrnlne and nr Minister Trotsky have fled and .Mrholi Kilolevilch has been Made emperor. German military authorities In Finland haTe no confirmation. Grand DnWe .Mrholi at the start of the ar was commander of the Russian armies. United Press Cablegram. HALIFAX, June 2S Tnrnty-four additional survivors of the Dnlnskl, the British steamer sunk recently near Bermuda, were landed near here today by the Schooner Jnmes M. .Marshall. The schooner picked them up after they had been eight days In the lifeboat with Insufficient food. fRT United Pfhss WASHINGTON, June 2S. Complete control of the Austrian armies will he demanded br Germany as a result of ! the Austrian defeat along the Piave. fPT United Press WASHINGTON. June 3 All tie WEST HAMMOND HERO IS HONORED Bt United Press WASHINGTON. June 2 5. The commander in chief has awarded the dis- ! tinguished service cross to Private Jos. j Leitzan. field artillery (deceased), for j the following act of gallantry: i At Coulemelle. France. April 27. 191S. ! under a heavy bombardment, voluntari ly went to the assistance of other soldiers who had been buried in a dugout by enemy shell fire and was killed w hile engaged in this heroic action. GARY HUSTLERS WORKING HARD All records of the week's War Savings Stamp sale were broken in Gary up to noon when the last 24 hours' sale was Mii n.lilnc a total ef St 7015 In ' all so far. SIGNS OF GERMAN OFFENSIVE UytTED Press Cablegram. "LONDON, Juno 27. "Important events are developing on the west front.' the Chronicle said today. "The Germans are maneuvering to resume the offensive." An agency dispatch from Kieff today purpostcd to confirm the assination of the former czar. DIES AT HOSPITAL. Mr. Herbert Hutchins of SSS Hohman street. Hammond, died at the hospital this morning. Funeral arrangements have not yet been made. GARY YSOLDIER DIES. t CT;r '?ITEn Fr,,E" '3 , WASHINGTON, June 25. Fellow ng died in the United States during the j week ending June 21: Indiana: John i Tcylor. Gailas. Gary, Camp

f AMIR .CAM prisoners taken bj the Americans in in the war. proof the Amerirans r 1 branches of the -lnT race should be completely freed of German and Austrian dure." This Is the declaration of the United States made today through Secretary Lnnslns. The position of the 1'nlted States Is made public so there will be no misunderstanding;. , TSpeciat, To The Timfs. COPEXHAGE.V, June 2S. Chancellor Hertllnc baa been called to headquurters for an Important conferece. This followed the news that Von Kuhlmsn would keep off ice until eastern questions had been cleared np. Following: Kuehlman's speech the kaiser was reported to be furious at blm. The summoning; of Hertllng to j beudquarters may Indicate the kaaer Intends to take further action In the matter. Bt United Prefs WASHINGTON, June 2" "Aside from repnlsc of hostile parties which attempted to rld our positions In the VoKlir (Thursday), there Is nothing to report." TUnited Press Cablegram. LONDON. June 2S. The British (tot. eminent todsy received repor from unofficial sources that Hungarian soldiers had mutinied in Gyor and that two thousand bad been condemned to death. The government attaches great Importance to these reports. It was learned. It Is further reported thnt eltlsens have staged violent demonstrations In Austrinn and Hungarian towns. HAMMOND II GETS J OFFICE LAFAYETTE. IND., June 2 7. Officers were elected here yesterday by the Indiana Pharmaceutical Association at the conclusion of the thirty-seventh an- j nu.il convention at Purdue university, j The selections follow: ! i E. . Stucky. Indianapolis, president; William Oren. Indianapolis, first vicepresident; J. A. Aubry, Hammond, second vice-president; Charles Haupt, Terre Kaute. third vice-president; William F. Werner, Indianapolis, secretary; Frank Carter, Indianapolis, treasurer. and members of the executive commit tee. B. M. Keene, Indianapolis; Bruno I Noefel. New Albany, and Roy E. Tilford. Martinsville. The visitors inspected the university Wedensday, paying particular attention to the pharmacy and chemistry departments. They were then taken to Camp Purdue, where they inspected the Purdue training detachment of the national army. PERSHING REPORTS 56 CASUALTIES Br United Pres" 1 WASHINGTON. June 25. General Pershing today reported 55 casualties: j Killed in action. 24; died of wounds. 4; died of disease. 3; wounded severely, j 22; wounded degree undetermined, 2; prisoners, 1. FIFTY U. S. TROOPS CITED v. Aini.viiav, June irty more ; Americans have been cited for bravery, j General Pershing reported today.

FATAL DOZE CAUSED BY OVERHUNG? 1

Prcbing Commissioners Learn Thai Engineer Sargent May Have Been Groggy Be cause of Gorgi Two mysteries surrounding the wrecK of the Hagenbeck and Wallace circus train between Hammond and Gary remained unsolved today as the seriously wounded victims battled for life in St. Margaret's and Mercy hospitals. The first is the reason Engineer Alonzo Sargent of the deadhead equipment was overcome by sleep after being on duty only a few hours and the second is the motive of the interstate commerce commission and th; public service commission in barring the public from the Investigation. One of these mysteries may never be cleared up. Two Heavy Meals. That Engineer Sargent was In a loggy condition owing to the fact that he ha-t eaten two heavy meals within a frv hours before going on the run. was the theory advanced yesterday at the Joint probe which was concluded late in th-J afternoon. This was considered a reasonable explanation. All others connected with the operation of the troop and circus trains were absolved from blarte excepting the engineer and fireman by the evidence submitted to the commissioners and upon the nodding head of Engineer Sargent rests responsibility for the frightful wreck which cost fifty-nine lives. Pi'y -for the engineer is being expressed by , the general public although it is believed thnt Lake county authorities have done right in having the engineer indicted for manslaughter. Both Sargent and his engineer. Gustav Klauss, are under bond to the superior court. Clear Up Doubts. The hearing yesterday set aside the possibility that the flagman of the circus train was tardy i i running back to warn the approaching troop train. It was "proven to the. satisfaction of the commissions that he did not first walk ahead to investigate the flaming hot box before running back. That the circuf train storped because of a hot box and that the conductor of the circus train was Justified in stopping halfway on the switch and halfway on the main line to mae repairs were also established. Experts testifying at the inquiry stated that the only way in which the wreck could have been averted with the engineer of the troop train asleep was by the much-talked of automatic trainstop system. The Michigan Central, it was stated, is one of the best guarded railroads in the country. Only Coring. Engineer Sargent had not slept more than one or two minutes before; the crash as the Michigan Central records show the troop train changed its speed after passing Tolleston. Those. who testified yesterday afternoon were W. H. Jackson, brakeman of the troop train; James E. Mover, brakeman of the troop train; Louis Johnson, conductor of the troop train: Oscar Timm. brakeman and flagman of the circus train; J. O Wiedeman. signal foreman for the Michigan Central; W. H. Grosskop. signal supervisor for the railroad; James Curtis Mock, signal engineer of the road, and. R. W. Johnson, conductor of the troop train. TONY BRUNO GUILTY OF MMSUUGHTEfl Harbor Man, After Two Days' Trial Is Found Guilty. Four criminal cases have been disposed of in the court of Judge Hardy at Hammond this week. Tony Bruno of Indiana Harbor was found guilty of manslaughter for shooting and killing Frank Gesnoldo. Patrick Hurphy of Gary, a switchman, was sentenced to a year at the penal farm for stealing from the Indiana Harbor Belt Ry. Ernest Briggs. employed by the E. J. & E. R. R. received the same penalty for a similar offense. Tim Campbell. Gary, was sentenced to serve six months in the peml farm for grand larceny. Campbell rifl e a saloon in which he worked. , BRITISH BRING DOWN SEVEN HUN FLIERS t nvnov t,. oc t s j - uunr osvfn oerman I airplanes were brought down bv BritI i.k W.J I , . .r-.. a.. i in-ii ii euiirrai; &ni iw o otners were driven down out of control, It was officially announced today Two British machines are missing.