Hammond Times, Volume 13, Number 140, Hammond, Lake County, 22 November 1918 — Page 1

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Marriage of Movie Hero at Crown Point Causes Loring of Valpo to Review Practice of Chicago Couples Who Wed in Indiana. CROWX POINT. Ind.. Nov. 22. They mt.y do it in the movies and they J!' do it h- re at down Pom'., bit that's no sign that It can be done fTenry B. Walthall, movie star, is f ther married or not. The film hero. aftr setting a divorce from his wife i Nov. 15. was married Wednesday by Judge KerapUo Miss Mary Charleson. celluloid heroine from Los Angeles. F.ut here's the legal puzzle: The Illinois law says that no one suail marry within fi year after one l as "been given a divorce. Mr. Walthall has about forty-one week yet to go. Judge H. H. luring of Valparaiso. Ind., in a decision handed down r. fortnight ago, hld that Indiana must recognize the Illinois law. This question has bobbed up and lobbed down in Lake, county for years f.r.d never gets anywhere. Eut Judge Loring may do things. Marriage Illegal, SaTa Judge. "Now, the case ot Mr. Walthall?" Judge Lorlng was asked. "He cannot be married legally in Indiana." lie replied. "My decision has precedent. The Illinois Supreme court has made such a decision, as afso have the courts of Wisconsin. Wisconsin l:as held that a divorcee's marriage performed In Wisconsin wjthin a year after an Illinois divorce, is null and Vfld." "Suppose Mr. Wolthall and his er bride go to Los Angeles, where they hiive been starring in films .and live, then will they be legally married?" he was asked. Law Follows Them. "If they are not legally married in Indiana, the Indiana ceremony would not be legal in California. The law follows them," said Judge Loring. "It is incorporated in the Indiana statutes that Indiana must not make void the work of any law in another state. There is no getting around it." "How about your Indiana Justices who continue to take fees for performing Illegal ceremonies oT marriage? How do they stand in the "eyes of the law?" "H-m-m. That's i serious matter." h- said. "It's it's something to think about." ' Actress In Film Here. Miss Mary Charleson, who succeeds the recent Mrs. Isabelle Harrington Walthall, now residing in New Jertpv, once lived in Chicgao. She starred in "The Prince Chap," and once worked opposite Maurice Costello in Yitagraph plays. Mr. Walthall and Miss Charleson could not be found last night in Chiaso to learn what they thought about the marriage law tangle. It is thought that perhaps they have started for Los Angeles, where both have been starring in pictures recently. Mr. Walthall has maintained a resi-oc-nce in Chicago and came on fiom the west a few weka ego to close up the little business of the divorce. The ceremony in Crown Point was performed by Judge Kemp. FORD TO GO INTO NEWSPAPER BUSINESS (BY United Press DETROIT, MICH.. Nov. 22 Henry Ford will retire from active participation in the management of the Ford Motor company. Mr.. Ford is g .ing to publish a weekly national newspaper. Edsel Ford, his son, will take his place and Ford will divde his time between his newspaper and the Ford tractor. Ford recently purchased the Dearborn Independent, pub'.'shed in his hme tovn, and his plans are said to be well under way. LA FOLLETTE INQUISY ENDS Bt United Pkefs T WASHINGTON. Nov. 22. The senate rrlvileges and elections committee today to recommend that no further action be talten on the resolution for investigation of the speech made by Senator Robert La Follette at St. Paul last September. COL. HOUSE HAS THE "FLU" "fBr United Press., WASHINGTON, Nov. 22. Col. House at Versailles is suffering from a' very mild case of influenza, state department officials said today. NO MORE LIGHTLESS NIGHTS Bt United Press WASHINGTON. Nov. 23. Fuel Administrator Garfield today lifted the Sightless' nights order.

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WASHINGTON. Nov. 22. President Wilson has signed the bone dry prohibition measure and thus made it a law. His action means that the sale of all intoxicants shall be prohibited after June 30. 1919. and continue in force until the last of the American troops have been demobilized. The bill to which the President affixed his signature is officially known as the "Food Stimulation Bill." Prohibition leaders say the law Insures permanent prohibtion for the nation, because the process of demobilization may take two years and by that time the prohibtion amendment will be ratified. GLQQM ACROSS Hi, SIX MOTS TO RUN Business Between Now and July 1 Will Make 'Em Rich, However. Gloom settled over West Hammond and Burnham today when it became known that the president had signed the bill making the country bone-dry Jiily 1. 1919. It was generally conceded that th state legislatures would finish the job by ratifying the prohibtion amendment so that the saloons are gone for years to come if not forever. , There are fifty-two saloons In West Hammond and they pay the city $36,400 a year in licenses. They pay in rentals $6,000 a month and employ more than a hundred bartenders. Whether that Is commensurate with the damage they do is for the wet and dry sympathizers to figure out. Because of the Increased saloon business sines Indiana - went dry the W"est Hammond police department has been increased' many tmes. However, the saloon owners of West Hammond and Burnham will be able to reap a sufficent harvest between now and JulyV'fl" them for life, it is said. On the day of the celebration of the end of the war one West Hammond saloon did a gross busness of $1,100 of v hich $530 was profit. The drings get shorter, the whiskey worse, the beer weaker and the prices higher as the "hone-drys" days approach. It would seem that the saloonkeepers are trying to make the drinker so disgusted that he won't miss the stuff when it is taken from him. DASTARDLY CHIME SEEK AT E. Sixteen Year Old Degenerate Attacks Middleaged Woman. The whole countryside, officialdom, state militia and half of the Gary police force formed a posse of enraged citizens in a man hunt yesterday afternoon for a young man who had crir.iinally attacked a middle aged woman by the name Matilda Patterson, whose husband is a bridge tender on the Michigan Central at Deep River, yesterday, at about the noon hour. The lady was returning along a lonely path from making a call on a neighbor woman when attacked at the point of a gun at her heart by the young pervert, who was captured between four and five o'clock by the enraged popse. The young brute gave his name as Steve Herskivich. said he was not quite sixteen years old and lived in Chestnut strtet. East i Gary. j Mrs. Patter.'on ident.fi'-4 her assailant and he made full confession of his committing the crime. He was taken immediately and lodged in the Jail -at Crown Point where speedy justice will probably be meted out to the young culprit. " BRITISH ISSUE MANIFESTO United Press Caele'jram. IXNDON, Nov. 22. Premier Lloyd George and Chancellor Bonar Law have issued a manifesto on the coming election favoring as the chief points of a lasting peace: Reduction of armamnet; promotion of a League of Nations; land for solj diers; colonial prefernce in trade; re form in the house of lords; equality and renewed efforts to settle the Irish question. RYAN HANDS IN RESIGNATION Bt United Ppess. WASHINGTON. D. C. Nov. 22. Jno. D. Ryan, second assistant secretary of war, and irector of air srevice, has sent his resignation to Secretary Baker, effctlve as soon as con-enient- In his letter he said the copper industry should be quickly adjusted to a peace basis and that he thought he could be of more use in that line. Secretary Baker accepted the resignation, asking Ryan tor emain in office until plans for contract cancellation and demobilization are completed.

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This remarkable photo shows a section of the Hun army in its pell-mell retreat out of northern LAKE COUNTY FOOD 5AV By B- O. PARKY (Federal Pood Administrator lor Gary.) "SAVE FOOD FOR HUMANITY" Is the new slogan cf the United States Food Administration. So urgent Is the necessity that before next ytar's crops are harvested, hunger will destroy more people than -were killed during the entire period of the war. In Russia and smaller neutral states, ten millions of men. women, and children will die regardless of anyrelief which can be sent them. This was the startling statement made by Dr. Harold G. Powell, special representative of United States Food Administrator Hoover, at a meeting f County and City Food Administrators at Indianapolis yesterday at the Severin Hotel. "America is facing a new food problem with the signing of tha armistice." said Mr. PowtH lit his aJres "W are suddenly confronted with the Question of helping to support 20(J.00O,O0O hungry European people. These include Belgium. Serbia, Holland, Greece. Portugal, and the nations released from the yoke of Austria. These countries have population of nearly 75.000.000. They must be fed largely with Imported foods. ATTEMPTS Ppe-iai, To The Times. 1 . LOWELL, IXD.. Nov. 22. Word has been received here that Will A. Robbins, a former Lowell cHizen," had attempted suicide in St. Paul. Minn., where he has resided for the past few years. Mr. Robbins was formerly employed in the Souvenir printing effice here. He was about 45 years of age and single. At the time the letter was written he was in the hospital an i was unconscious and was unable to give any account of why he committed the rash deed. WRECK ON IBfiSH R. R. BT United Press. WABASH. IND., Nov. 22. Two persons were slightly injured when No. 9. Ii wcFtbound passenger train on the Wabash, struck a freight train in a head-on collision at Lagro last night. The frright train was attempting to back on the switch to gft out of the way t .the passenger train but was unable to Oar the main lin. The injured were the engineer and express messenger on the passenger train. GARY fili UlliHj TROUBLE They Think They Can Get Away With This Stuff Over and Over'Again. Paul Pauldragac of 2425 Adams street. Gary, was arrested last ntht on Calumet boulevard by the 1 Hammond police charged with bringing liquor into the state. . Pauldragac who had 13 gallons of whiskey in his automobile has been arrested once before oiv the same charge. He was fined $330 and given a jail sentence of 30 days by Judge Klotz Jn the Hammond city court this morning and the liquor confiscated. FORMER YALE GRID CAPTAIN IS KILLED NEW HAVEN. CONN.. Nov. 22. Lieut. Alexander D. Wilson, captain of the Yale football team in 1915, has been killed in action in Flanders, according to word received here today. His home was in Binghamton, N. Y.

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Retreat of the France and Belgium in the closing weeks of the war. Note the disorder in which they are swarming "Because of the blockade, the northern neutrals, with a population of 41,000,000 have been on low food rations and we must send them enough food to prevent tho spread of anarchy and the breakdown of their governments. "We must continue to send the 17.000,000 tons of food to our big alliT. including England, France and Italy, with a population of 126.000,000. which , the United States has promised to send. In northern Russia there are 40,000,000 starving people. Their government and their transport systems are in chaos. They are without hope of help from the - outside. "Before the next harvest, the "only people in Europe who will not have to j depend on importation of food to take ' them through the winter are Hungary andi southern Russia. There is surplus COi1 ih in the W'rla, except the group of fats, Including pork. ' oils and dairy products, to prevent the actual starving of these European peoples, if the blockades are modified and if ships are sent at once to Australia, the East Indies, South America and South Africa, to bring In the cereals, meats, fats and sugar, .which have not been available (.Continued on page five.) GARY LEGISLATOR IS Glenn Harris Picked As One of Men to Frame Con-' stitution Changes. INDIANAPOLIS, IND.. Nov. 22. Governor Goodrich yesterday appointed William E. English, of Indianapolis, and Glenn Harris, of Gary, as a committee to draft the Republican platform measure on constitutional amendments. Senator English was chairman of a similar committee at the session of the legislature two years ago. Mr. Harris, representative-elect, was la the house last session. It is possible, it is said, that the legislature will be called on to reject, temporarily at least, the woman suffrage amendment and the amendment prohibiting the raising of an office holder's salary within his term of office. Both amendments, along with ten others of lesser interest, were adopted at the last session and if they are adopted at the coming session fhey will be ready for a special election or the next general election in 1920. In that event they might become laws at the ligislature session which would follow in a few months, early in 1321. "LIGRTLESS NIGHTS" GONE . BY ORDER OF GARFIELD WASHINGTON, D. C Nov. 22 "Lightless nights" are over in the United States. Next Saturday night the cities and towns of the country may blaze with all their pre-war show Of electric signs, and gay white ways. Fuel Administrator Garfield yesterday rescinded the "lightless" order and set Saturday, Nov 23. as the first night for the full use of' illumination. H00S1ERS HOLD YEARLY DINNER DEGEfinBER 7TH fourteenth annual banquet of the Hoosler Society of Chicago will be held the evening of Dec. 7. The. announcement says the first U. S. soldier to land overseas was a Hoosier and that a Hoosier was one of the first three Americans to give his life. QUESTIONNAIRES TO 18 YEAR OLDS The JIammond exemption board will mall out questionnaires tomorow to 234 eighteen-year-old boys registered this summer. In ordering this move it is believed the government has in mind universal training.

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IIun along: the road. No goose-step here just an overwhelming desire to get back to Gemrany. In the HOSPITALS II GARY FLU W'ith temporary flu hospitals established by the Gary Chapter Red Cross completed today will be open to receive patients Saturday morning. C. O. Holmes stated that equipment would be placed in the Knights of Columbus and Masonic halls, and women and children suffering from the malady would be taken care of at the Masonic hall in West Fifth avenue and the men will be taken to the K. of C. hall in East Six avenue The Steel Company hospital has furnished thirty beds for the use of the temporary hospitals while the Aetna Explosives Company will loan mattresses, bedding andother supplies. Miss Underwood will superintend the hospitals and direct th work. She will be assisted by volunteers and helpers who are Responding nobly. Many teachers of the Gary schools are assisting in nursing and visiting work. ' The Masonic and Knights of Columbus have officially turned over their halls and the Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias are preparing to turn over their halls if needed. Mrs. K. M. Burr of the surgical dressing department of the Red Cross here is rushing 1,000 "flu" masks and pneumonia Jackets for use in Gary cases and she needs further hlp from those who will volunteer to sew at the Y. M. C. A. Red Cross rooms. Miss Ruth Benfield of draft board No. 2 loaned to assist Miss Reynard of the home service department will receive calls from influenza cases up until 9 p. m. at phone 3346 and Mr. Holmes will receive calls after that hour at phone No. 5. WATSON DENOUNCES nrnnnnnmn "ninii . btNauiKiiir Mb Indiana Senator One of Many Who Grills Administration. WASHINGTON. Nov. 23. President Wilson's action In taking over the control and operation of marine cable systems and express agencies were vig-j orously criticised today in the senate . fby republican senators, who said it; was part of a plan to establish permanent government ownership. Senator Watson said. "We are left to the wide filed of conjecture as to; I why the President saw fit at this par ticular time to take over the cables. Certainly no one will claim that he is taking them over as a necessity of war. I take it for granted tha when the President leaves these shores to all Intents and purposes the cable lines will be cut. I take It for granted that he does not intend that any man at the peace table shall know what is being ?aid in ihe House of Representatives and. on the floor of this body and I take it for granted that we are not to know on this side what they j are doing. . "With George Creel at that end controlling all the messages and information, and with Albert Burleson at this end controlling all of the sources of Information, ltd very verbiase. in fact. the country may well be warned that I it may take at least with a grain ofsalt whatever is published as to what happens on the other side." YELLOW PAINT USED IN KOUTS TSPECiAt. To The Times. CROWN POINT. Ind.. Nov. 22. Kouts is pretty well worked up over the painting of cars thye with yellow streaks, because the people did not respond as the painters thought they should In the United' War Work campaign. In addition a number of homes were treated with yellow etripes. Pleasant township has gone over the top in the last Liberty Loan' campaign, and has otherwise shown its loyalty. The people there are justly Indignant over these yellow stripes, and it is said that prosecutions are sure to follow as a result of this work.

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foreground is s-?en an immense hole caused by the explosion of an allied shell. 27 SHOPPING DAYS UNTIL irSJHRISTMAS Hammond Merchants Prepare for the Greatest Trade in History. Twenty-seven shopping days until Christmas! While the Christmas shopping period is officially opened the first of December each year the public has been so thoroughly educated in "Do Your Christmas Shopping Early" that it is thinking and preparing now to some extent for the Yuletide. Hammond merchants anticipate the greatest Christmas business in years. What a few merchants said today follows: Carl Kaufmann of Kaufmann and Wolf, "The people are earning good money and they will buy high class merchandise. They will buy practical things" Mr. Underwood cf the E. C. Minas Co.. "We expect the greatest-Christmas business we have ever had, and are preparing for it." Mr. Armstrong of Laederach Bros., "From present indications the Christmas business will be better than normal Just as the business for the year has been considerably better than normal." H. M. Gassman of Gassman Bros "We are prepared for a big Christmas business in the best merchandise. There will be class to Christmas gifts this year." William Norrls of the Norris drug store, "The spirit of the people was never so fine as now and it will be an old-fashioned Christmas of heavilyladen Christmas trees and family reunions." ill. McGarry of the Gately Clothing Co.. 'We are very much enthused by the outlowk for the Christmas business." DR. E.A. GILSON AND . TEMITJIUW 50IT Physician Charged in Court Today With Forcible Entry. Dr. E. A. Gilson. onwer of a flat building at 57 Ogden street, is the defendant in a suit in the court of Justice of the Peace Ames in which John W. Underwood, a tenant, charged the physician with forcible entry. The evidence was heard last night and the case will be concluded later In the week. Underwood and his w.-c testified that Dr. Gilson. accompanied by Constable Dobson. an unknown man and a Mrs. Stahl, forced his way into the apartment and removed household goods. There was no evidence that Gilson or Dobson had any order from a court. The case of the state versus Martha Stahl was tried and Mrs. Stahl fined i and ccsts. o.rs. Underwood testified that Mrs. Stahl, wno is In the employ of Dr. Gilson as a caretaker, entered the apartment and slapped her several times. CECILIE SAYS FAREWELL United Press Cablegram. AMSTERDAM. Nov. 22. Cecilie, former German crown princess, assembled her household servants in the throne room Sunday and bid farewell, according to advices received today. She plans to visit her sister, the queen of Denmark, and will reside permanently with her children near Copenhagen. The former kaiserin is said to be so seriously 111 that the doctors oppose her journey to Join the former kaiser, who is telegraphing dally for her to come. RALLYNG TO MOONEY'S SUPPORT "BT United Press. SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 22. Union workers from widely scattered points are rallying to the support of Thomas J. Money, according to officials of the International Workers Defense League which today anounced recipt of telegrams from all sections of the country promising strike if Money is not granted a new trial. The kaiser it at bat. Strike him out by buying War Savings Stamps.

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OATS ARE German Admits Loss of Eight More Submarines That Allies Had Claimed Lost Bjr LOWELL MELLET (United Press Staff Correspondent.) ABOARD U. S. S. ARKANSAS, Nov. 21, 3:00 p. m. Seventy German warships lie in sulky silence in the Firth of Forth surrounded by more than 200 allied tattle craft which will guard them until peace, is signed. At 9:10 this morning the German naval officials carrying out the demand of their people delivered to the allies this powerful fleet. Five "American dreadnoughts and three French warships assisted in the ceremonies. As observed from the crow's nest of the Arkansas this scene was most eramatic. The first to make its appearance on the horizon was a British balloon towed by the Cardiff which went yesterday to escort the Germans to the rendezvous. This was quickly followed by large bJaclt clouds of smoke which as It drew closer was taking the appearance cf a battle cruiser. The battle cruiser SeydJItz led followed by the ranalnder of the German fleet in single file, passing.betweea two lines of warships six mites apart. The feeling of the Americans apparently was chiefly confined to the most Intense curosity which Increased with a leap at 8 o'clock when the battle flags were hoisted atop to the graceful "basket" of the American ships preparatory to reception of the surrendering fleet. King George reviewing the grand fleet yesterday visited the New York. Ha expressed to Admiral Rodman the hope that the working arrangements of the British and American navies would be continued In some manner after the war. - It was revealed today In connection with the armistice negotiations that Germany had lost eight more submarines than the allies were certain had been sunk. Simultaneously with the surrender of the German fleet Admiral Beatty signaled: "The German flag roust be hauled down at 3:57 p. m. and must not be hoisted again without permission." The admiral then sent messages to the allied fleets recommending that a service of Thanksgiving be held at 9 p. m. offering homage to victory. The pent up feelings of the fleet were loosened when Beatty's ship passed pack through the lines.. Men and officers cheered wildly. Sailors of all the allies Joined in singing the French national anthem as the French cruiser passed. GERMAN TROOPS STAMPEDE FROM BATTLE FRONT Uxited Press Cable'sra, THE HAGUE. Nov. 22. German troops are stampeding from battlefront toward Berlin In order "to see the revolution." according to German newspapers here today. Troops have been stationed outside the city to disarm the soldiers and divert them from the capital to their native towns. THIRD U. S. ARMY IN LUXERBURG WITH THE AMERICANS ADVANCING TOWARD THE, RHINE, Nov, 22 The American army cf occupation passed through the city of Luxemburg, capital of the Grand Duchy of that name, this afternoon. Great crowds of civilians escorted the doughboys through the streets which were gaily decked. THREE WEEKS TO RELEASE 8,000 Bt United Press CHICAGO. Nov. 22 Officials at Great Lakes Naval Training Station estimated that it will take from three weeks to three months to release the first 8.000 bluejackets at the station. Men with needy dependents and business Interests will be given preference. KATO IS JAP ENVOY. United Trss Cablegram -TOKIO. Nov. 22. Viscount Takakira Kato will head tho Japanese peace envoys who are sieduled to leave so;n for France by way of the L'nited States, it was announced today. Viscount Kato has been foreign minister three times, was ambassador to London in 1912. and head of a leading political group.

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