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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-28
COMMERCE AD
BOOSTS HAMMOND

sThe Modern city printed at Indi-
to community interests, and
circulating mainly through the mid
die westren- states. IN its January 1s-
sue contains half page Hammond
ad inserted by the Chamber Of Com
merce 1T. reads az follows:
HAMMOND THE CENTER.
Draw circle 100 miles in diameter.
with Hammond Ind, as the center.
and you viii have enclosed the great
est manufacturing district in the
world OF this wheel Hammond is the
Hub
Hammond. adjoining the city of Chi
cago, has fifteen and one-half square
miles Of territory 1t has So miles Of
brick and pipe sewers; 70 miles of
paved streets; 100 miles of brick and
cement sidewalk; S6 acres of public
parks; eleven trunk line railroads,
seven belt railroads. three interurhan
railroads. Its numerous railroads, and
its proximity to Lake Michigan and
TO Chicago. constitute unsurpassed
transportation and manufacturing IA
cilities. and many of the worlds iarg-
est industries are located here Many
valuable factory sites are still avail
abfe. Before locating your factory or
other industry. investigate Hammond.
For further information address
Chamber of Commerce. Hammond, Ind
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-28
NEW BANK
DECLARES
DIVIDEND

Alshough less than two years old,
the zssthern Trust and Savings bank.
HarA 914d's only financial institution
nortf 7oe the river. will be able to de-
clare a six per cent dividend at the
close of the year and put the snug
sum of $500 into its surplus fund.
For a new bank which started when
the country was still suffering from
the depression coused by the war, this
is considered a splendid showing, and
promises well for the->future. The div
id4rS-. w.ll be given the holders Of the
sab sstoc4 At the annual meeting.
Jan3 The officers Of the bank are
George b. Sheerer. president: Paul b..
Iipinski, secretary and treasurer; and
Rudolph Well. assistant secretary and
treasurer.
Paul b. Lipinski. founder Of the
Northern Trust and Savings bank. is
also one of the founders of the AmerI-
can citizens bank of Gary, which viii
omen It's doors for business just as soon
as the bank building is completed II
was hoped to have the bank going by
the first OF the year but there were
unavoidable delays in getting the build
ing completed.
The Northern Trust and Savings
bank opened its dors in March, 1914
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-28
HIM
WARNING
TELEGRAM.
"WatCh This Weeks Leak SAYS
Famous Boston Copper Mag
nate TO Our Congressman
tBy United Press.D

WASHINGTON, Dec. %.
Over sixty million dollars was
made in Wall street by those hav-
ing advance information of Presi-
dent Wilson's peace note, accord
ing to a telegram from Thomas w
Lawson to Representative Wood
of Indiana. Lawson wired:
"Take a tip from one who play .
ed the big Washington Wall Street
game, the big International pub
licity game before you were old
enough to distinguish between a
stock exchange and a congress
sional hall. Spend less time on
last week and more time on this
weeks leak which is liable to
innundate both Wall Street and
Washington"
'"fhere were only sixty odd million
hogs headed from last weeks. This
weeks may run into millions.
4And this tip TOO. is not in the best
of spirit--if 1T was actually believed In
Washington there was real iavcsti-
Cation of last weeks leak there would
NOT Ne "A the SENATE or mousse
next Monday and there would be y
shifting of bank accounts similar 10
those of the good old sugar investiGa-
tion days.
| Representative Wood said that at no
time has he stated that he could not
locate Lawson or get in touch with
him. He says he has taken Il FOR
granted that when the proper time
comes there viii be no trouble in get
ting Lawson and full statement from
him. He stated further the reflection
cast by Laysson's telegram ''upon every
4 member of the house and senate WAS
sufficient TO warrant the full inyeStiEH-
tiOn and the senate and house should
insist on such investigation. Wood
4 said that If the editorials In the news
papers are any reflection Of public
sentiment the public itseH will insist
on a full investigation.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-28
LAWSON WIRES wool 70 ''1NATCH OUT'
CAMPAIGN FOR THE COURT DEVELOPS NEW ANGLE
Tt Makes This
Man Indignant.
Hammond. Ind. Dec. u.

Hammond, Ind, Dec. %.
Editor THE TIMES:
THE TIMES yesterday carried
the information of interest to
every taxpayer-the tax levy, due
within the next three months.
Going down the list of town
ships, cities and towns, L see we
are all again up against n steep
rate. With the exception Of the
poll tax, the other levies need not
he discussed here. Permit me,
however. to register a kick against
the annual poll tax outrage, that
is saddIed ON the few so the many
can escape.
Here we Hammond taxpayers-
the poll tax victims-have to pay
S2.I5 in addition to "A personal and
property tax. As citizen L
willing to edo my bit"; would
like to do it cheerfuIIy, but when
/ am annually compelled to pay
my share and i'm addition also that
of the fellow, who through our in
efficiency In law enforcement can
escape, / resent the imposition.
Then we have TO pay a city poll
tax toe. 1t is damnabIe outrage.
We all know the poll tax law as
it is applied is travesty on JUS
tice. 1 challenge any official con-
nccted with poll assessment to de-
fend the methods obtaining I'm
Lake county. particularly in the
northern section
As the enforcement of the poll
tax law is discretionary with our
tax officials, let us as taxpayers
exercise discretion i'm eIecfinE TO
office men who viii pledge them
selves to abolish the poll tax
traVesty.
They let fellows escape who have
one to keep support but
I Themselves and as soon as "a man
/ gets married and tries to keep his
head above water-bang. they soak
him.
+ A TAXPAYER.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-28
MIL LTIARY TRAINING FOR
HIGH SCHOOLS ADOPTED
Army Officers to Be Placed
in Indiana District-Work
is Not Compulsory.

Lake county high schools that wish
to take up military training soon VIII
have the privilege Of doing SO. The
war department has determined to
place the wyoming plan" Of military
training in the secondary public
schools of the United States which
show an earost desire to take up the
work.
To that end. Captain E. z. steever.
United states army, has been placed in
charge of all school training in the
central department Of the army. which
includes Indiana. His Headquarters
will be at Culver Military academy.
culver. Ind. Captain Steever viii
shortly start the Wyoming system in
the Chicago and Kansas City high
schools Twenty commissioned and
noncommissioned officers of the army
have been detailed as his assistants
The wyoming plan is an elective
system aud no pupil is compelled to
take the work. Each boy is provided
with al army rifle by the government
and all other equipment except uni-
forms is provided by the government.
Under the plan credit toward jgradua-
ton is given for military work done
by the boys. The only public high
schools in the United States which
now have the work are those in
wyoming and in Washington. u. c.
The adoption of the plan by the war
department. follows the recommenda-
tions Of the war college for the up
building OF q citizen army in the
United states.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-28

CRIMINAL
COURT TALK
Can Representative Davis be A
Candidate For Judgeshlp
If--EtC. :?

The campaign for the establishment
Of a separate criminal court IN Lake
county. by the next legislature. ana
for which Governor-elect James
Goodrich might appoint the judge mas
developed an angle in the state con-
stitution. which might embarrass
Representative Edwin c. Davis OF
Crown Point. one of those most prom
anently mentioned for the judgeshlp.
The paragraph in the constitution
over which there is some question NO
azs reads as follows:
mo senator or representative shall,
during the term for which he may
have been elected. be eligible to any
office the election Of which - vested
!n the general assembly; nor shall he
be appointed to any civil office OF
profit. which shall have been created
or the emoluments Of which shal
have been increased. during such
term, but this latter provision shall
not be construed to apply to any Of
fee elective by the people
Inasmuch as the judgeship becomes
an elective office after the first ap-
pointee has served his term. that the
law looks upon the judgeship as an
elective office despite the first ap-
pointrnent. and this would admit Rep
resentative Davis If all the other IFS,
are first removed.
Hammond lawyers and business men
who have given the criminal court
talk any ear. are in the main not en-
4husiastic about it. They feel that in
the first place it would add more Ak
pensive machinery for the whole coun-
~. and that unless established in
Hammond take from that city what
measure Of business and prestige it
had in that respect.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-28
MASKED MEN
IN HOLD-UP

was it a vision due to some excess
in celebrating the festive season, or
was there really a masked band COM
mitting depredations in EastsChicago at
an early hour last night? The police
have not as yet solved the mystery.
William Gudeis. residing at l49th
street and Northcote avenue, reported
to the static nthat he had been TO a
saloon at the corner of 150th and North
cote and that he was on his way home
when he was surrounded By band OF
men wearing masks and brandishing
clubs and revolvers. He was ordered 10
throw up his hands. He complied, but
was nevertheless hit with club and
feiied to the ground. The desperadoes
then extracted s11.75 from his pockets
and also took therefrom one quart Oh
perfectly good whiskey.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-28
LAP DOGS OVERCOME;
PULMOTOR USELESS
Especial to THE TIMES.

BURNHAM. ILL. Dec. 2S.-Hurry-
calls for the pulmotor We're sent to
Hammond and South Chicago during
the night Svhen the pet lap dogs Of
two resort inmates on the state line
yvere found by their mlstresses to
mating gas.
Learning the nature OF the case the
authorities refused TO send out pull
motors, saying veterinary hould
be called instead. The lap dogs could
given to the women as Christmas pres
ents.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-28
LATEST NEWS

Russia is about TO face another
Germany invasion. Teutonic
columns will be on Russian soil
north of Dobrudia and east Of
Moldavia within the next few
days if they continue their pres
ent rapid rate of advance. This
and the apparent drop in the Rus
sian power of resistance was the
most important deveopment in to-
days official statement. Berlin
which reported capture of Rimni-
cu-Sarat last night told today Of
further progress beyond that city
in Roumania
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-28
ABALMAN
IS AGAIN
ELECTED

sam Abieman Of Hammond was
lain elected president Of Blumer
lodge No. 81. Western Star Order at
EAST chicago the hrst Of the week.
and with the other newly elected Off
eers viii be installed the second sun
dav in January The fulllist Of Off
GERS is as follows.
Pres.-Sam Ableman.
vfce-Pres.-B. Tuesman-
sec.-Rev. Rublesteln-
,rreas.-.M Eipschutz.
j. Gil. Gubler.
TIT Goldberg.
Tr.-Sam Cohen.
Tr-I L. Cohen.
The lodge is fiuoTishing and now
has a membership Of over zoo.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-28
MINISTERS
PLAN NEW
MOVEMENT
Will Gather at Gary Shortly
for Joint Meeting to Dis
cuss Ways and Means for
CoEnty Wide Campaign
Against Saloons.

Prospects of dry Sundays for all sa-
looms in Lake county by compelling
obedience to the state Sunday closing
law are beginning to assume tangible
shape
That every saloon viii have to close
its doors on Sundays is the aim of the
ministerial associations of Gary. Ham
mond, Whiting and East Chicago-Indi-
ana Harbor.
To Meet with Mayors.
The joint ministerial associations have
been working quietly and they were to
hold an unannounced conference with
the mayors of the region at the Gary Y.
M. C. A. tonight. However. due to the
inability Of Mayor Smalley of Hammond
to be present the session has been post
poned for a short while.
you are no doubt aware that this is
in the interest of law enforcement re-
garding Sunday closing of saloons IN the
Calumet" region. we hope that better
understanding and closer cooperation by
the church forces and the municipal au-
tborities on this question may result in
a better and cleaner city life for all Of
u.s. reads the letter sent to all mayors
and other officials.
COHtinuulcdiohS AtStH ~
citation are being sent out by the Rev
Rollo c. speer. 1902 Elm street. Indiana
THarbor. pastor of the First Baptist
church and secretary Of the East Chi
cago Ministerial association.
Mayor johnson of Gary. who had
planned to attend the conference, today
got word of the postponed meeting.
In connection with the plan 70 en-
| force Sunday closing g-something tha'
obtains in most Indiana cities-prohi-
bitionists have been circulating dry
petitions in the county. They are to DC
presented to the legislature mex
r41onth
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-28
EXTRA SESSION

WASHINGTON, Dee. 2S.-Whether
there win be an extra session of con-
gress after March 4 depends TO a large
extent as to the peace progress in Eu-
rope. President Wilson Will try to
have congress in session if peace is ap-
parent.
in one group today it was suggested
the president might desi& to keep
congress in session II the possibility of
a break with Germany came. The pres
ident himself win remain close TO
Washington.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-28
WOOD WON'T LET EN-
SMOTHER LEAK PROBE
Hoosier Representative In
tends to Pursue Investi
cation Of Cleanup.

WASHINGTON, Dec. ttep1ese Pc
ative William i. Wood of Indiana
stated today that he does not int'f.d
that the committee on rules sh-
smother his resolution providing r
the appointment of "a special comm Z
tee to investigate as 70 whether hQ4
high official of the government, or lae
relatives of any high Official MADE
cleanup" IN the stock market aA
result Of the contradictory statemeats
given out by Secretary Lansing cou
cerning the Presidents peace note
Cites Old House RuIe.
Il am going to bring this matter ua
in the House at the hrst opportunits.
which viii be on Jan. o., said Rep-
resentative WooeR There is ru3e
of the House which provides that arr-
er a bill or resolution has been la
committee seven legislative DAYS
motion may be made TO discharge the
committee from further consideration
Of it and bring It before the Ttous
for action. If majority Of the House.
on a roll call says the committee on
rules shall be discharged. then the
resolution can be taken away from
the committee and brought up for ae-
/ ton in tie House. Jan. 9 is. the eafli-
est time when that motidN can be
made and if 1 am alive on that day
/ and the rules committee has not aeted
4 1 intend to make the motion.
! When Representative Cantrin OF
Kentucky. who is a member of the
rules committee. was told that Rep-
! tresentative Wood has served notes
the rules committee can not smother
the Wood resolution he smiled aad
! said:
Mr.. Wood is new membsr Iis
has got a lot to learn. lie does nat
seem to know what the rules cou-
mittee can do. but he Will and out 5
due TING"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-28
We Must Do Without
Monkeys, Too, I Guess.

WASHINGTON. ID. c. Dee. 2S.-
Like food. white paper and shoe
prices. the cost of monkeys has
gone up. and it was disclosed to-
day that pathological experiments
being conducted by the public
health service. are in danger OF
being seriously hnmpered by the
scarcity of available Siminns.
south American monkeys are used
and the price Is now $1S head.
while year ago, although they
were more plentiful, they sold for
$500.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-28

CBy United Press C0bIesram.)
WASHINGTON, Dee. 2S.-Ger-
many's answer TO President VIII
SONS pence note reached tie state
department today. The official
who announced the receipt said
nothing confidential was attach
ed to the reply. There had been
suggestions that Germany might
give a secret accompanying. mes
sage. secretary Lansing was told
of the receipt of the message and
provided with copies by the cable
office.
Lansing purpoSeiy avoided afudy
of the note as contained in press
dispatches so his mind would be
clear of the exact points made by
Germany.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-28
SMILES
AS HE COMES OUT

MICHIGAN. CITY. IND. Dec. 2s--l
Thomas Harmon. the lifer given al
Christmas parole by the governor. as
heretofore told by The News, was the
first man to be sent to the state
prison from the city Of Gary, Harmon
was released from prison yesterday.
enc day after Christmas. but he wore
a broad smile just the same
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-28
| The PASSING |
lsHowI

WHEN it comes right down to cute
ness in its highest state OF develop
ment
We don't suppose anything else. can
compare
WITH pretty little female child
with
HER panties showing quite promi-
nently
MR.. LANSING j. furnishing as with
more diversion than troupe Of
TRAINED seals and couple Of
swORDswALLowERs.
c.-NO. when we said the coyotes
predicted hard winter we did not
REFER to the food manipulators.
but we might.
VILLA has seized SAN Luis Potesi
and is roaming around grabbing
everything before him
WE have cautioned our young hope
fuI about leaving his velocipede out
o. nights.
THE Adamson law IS mighty
GOOD thing
FOR the lawyers.
HE who kept US out of war dida't
dash off another note today. Dash il.
JUST because We said We didn't like
peanuts with our movie pictures
m.oNG comes chap who says
Make it $3.50
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-28
FILLIBUSTERS
CROSS RIVER

Ell. LAREDO. TEX. Dec. IS. Two
parties of fiI1ibusters in which was
one American. crossed the border and
one Of the parties engaged in a run
ming fight with soldiers
An unofficial report has been re-
eeived here that Carranza soldiers We're
killed In fight with bandits.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-28
SHANKLIN
HEADS MASONS

Hammond chapter III r. & A. NJ OF
Masons met last night and elected the
following officers for the ensuing
year:
High Priest-E. NJ. shanklin
king. B. Klotz.
Scribe-W. r. Ford.
Treasurer. n. Hitchcock
secretary-G. o. Mallett.
c. of H.-F, c. Morris.
p S-R. J. Skellinger.
r. A. &C. J. Moore.
NJ 3 VS.. +. Kaufman
NJ VII. p. Overton-
NJ V.-R. S. Bonsib.
Guard. X. Kasper.
Trustee. H. Rohde
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-28
MAKES. PROPOSAL

WASHINGTON. Dec 2s.--Ihat Gen.
Carranza has not signed the troop
withdrawal. but has instead again made
a counter-proposal was the growing
belief mere today This belief grew in
official circles where earlier hope was
expressed that the chief would uiti-
rnately sign the paper. Men close in
touch with the situation said they ex-
nected Carranza would seek another
conference
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-28
TRUSTY ESCAPES
Especial to THE TIMEs-)

CROWN POINT, IND. Dec. zS.-Wii-
liam Dunman. a trusty. escaped from
the Crown Point jail this morning and
is being sought by the police Of the
cities Of the county. Dunman wss
sent to the jail from Gary where he
had been bound over to the superior
court under a charge Of highway ROB
berry
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-28

LONDON. Dec. 2S.-Russian war
loan subscriptions have increased
since the publication Of peace
notes, Petrosrad dispatches VIA the
wireless press announced today. All
co-operative societies have sub
xcribed - per cent Of their capital.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-28
I,APORTE LAWYER
DIES ON TRAIN

IAPORTE, md, Dec. 2
Fisk. age sixty-five. a weii-Ano"il =, "a
porte attorney when on A'ahe 80 Z
- r-o5cauo. fell dead Of heart dis
80 fIst before the train reached
fsa,6. The body was taken off at
cav and brought back to Laporte-
M. F5sE came here FIVE Years age
from Scrti Dakota. where he served
a term aa Judge. He leaves tamiiy-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-28

RERLIN, Dec. 2S.-The capture
of 5000 more prisoners brought
the total of Russians Imprisoned
during the engagement about Rim
nicu Saraf up 40 1920, is was re-
ported by the war office today Ger
man forces have pushed beyond
Rimnicu-Sarat while simultaneous
u Austro-Hungarian troops 20 the
southeast pierced the Russian lines
east of Macin.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-28
CLERKs APPOINTED.

Especial to The TIMEs.)
INDIANAPOLIS. IND. Dec as
Washington dispatch says H. W.
adams appointed clerk at Gary post
,nioe. and H, c. Hartman clerk in the
hammond poatoffice
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-28

BERLIN (Nia Wireless 10 Say
,iIIea Dee. -. - The Norwegian
steamer Deito was sunk by the
German naval authorities because
she vvns ..nssisting the enemy In "A
way contrary to neutrality" Ger
many explained in "a special state
ment to Ambassador Gerard to-
day.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-28
REPORTED CAPTURED
cBy United PresS-'

NEW YORK. Dee 2s.-That the
Lambert and Holt Liner. Voltaire. long
overdue from Liverpool. has been cap
tured by German submarine and
turned into Teutonic raider. was the
report published here to-day
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-28
VERH EA TES y
WAR NE
(nv United Press Cableeram. }

6By United Press Cabiegram)
LONDON, Dec. 2s.-Dispatehes
say the allied reply TO Germany's
peace proposals is ready. Inform
alton indicated the phraseology had
been settled upon.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-28
DEATH OF
AGED WOMAN

Mrs Elizabeth schmeltz. aged 81.
died at the home of her daughter. Hrs.
j. Hill, at 423 Logan street. Tuesday,
and the remains are TO be shipped TO
Michigan city the home of the deceas-
ed woman. for burial tomorrow
Golden opportunities for you In
TIMES want ads
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-28
Mrs. Alfred Graham Miles.

The fortune Of upward of $20.0o0,-
600 which George C. Boldt, who died
in New York on December 5. passed
to his two children, will place active
" in the hands of his daughter, Mrs.
Alfred Graham Miles, the greatest
estate personally directed by a wom-
an since the death of Hetty Green.
Mrs. Miles Miss Louise Clover Boldt)
inherited. along with his millions, the
genius with which Mr.. Boldt lifted
himself from obscurity to the owner
ship of two of the most famous
hotels in the United States.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-28

A live newspaper for people who are
.tgIl nm earth - that's what THE
TIMES Az
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-28
ROE IS NAMED
TIMES BtREAU.

INDIANAPOLIS. IND. Dec. 2s.-Fhe
progressive state committee elected
wills Roe Of East chicago as vice
state chairman