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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-01-27
TIMES BUREAU,
at STATE CAPITAL.

INDIANAPOLIS. IND. Jan. 27.-
Shortly after the house had convened
yesterday Representative McNagny in
troduced motion to have the commit
tee on judiciary b. of which Representa-
tive Nesey, of Ft Wayne. is chairman
report the Alldredge part suffrage bill
to the house 'at it's next session" Me
Nagny made a short speech in support
Of his motion. aying he saw no reason
why the house SHOULD not have an OPP
portunity to consider the woman suf-
frage measure.
Representative Harris. of Lake coun-
ty. a member of the Vesey committee,
quickly took up the cudgel against such
a plan. 1--WE had an understanding with
the suffragists that we were to give
them a hearisg on this bill" he said
He declared he believed the committee
should give the suffragists a hearing
before reporting the bill to the house.
The bill was introduced January u and
has been in Nesey's committee since
with no prospect of its being reported.
No smothering, Speaker Says.
Representative Jinnett said he be-
Iieved the wording of the McNagny mo-
tion should be changed, that it was too
indefinite. Speaker Eschbach then said,
in brief: IF there is any movement on
foot in any committee to smother any
bill the chair is very much opposed to
such proceedings. but / believe the mo-
tion of the gentleman from Whitley
should be worded differently. for the
next session would be held this after
noon and that. according to the state
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-01-27
C0roner's Record Shows Appalling
FIGHT TO THE DEATH ON THREE BILLS NEXT WEEK
The Whai-YO
Column
LAUNDRIES

A man in Mexico, the De-
partment of Commerce bulle-
tins, sis desirous of purchasing
machinery for a small laundry"
What anybody wants with a
laundry in Mexico is more than
we can understand, but since it
is so we append a partial list of
things he should get.
Above all, he must have a
button smashing machine, any
laundry worthy the name let's
no guilty button escape.
Then he will need a collar
ripper and cuff frayer. This in
dispensable little contrivance
will utterly demoralize the
strongest shirt that was ever
built.
Next, a clothes mixer. In
these days of pre-digested food
and vest pocket bungalows by
mail, every man expects his
laundry ready mixed. He's sore
if you send him the same color
ed Pajamas two weeks in sue
cession.
Some authorities claim you
can't run a laundry without a
machine or two to wash the
clothes, but this really isn't
necessary.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-01-27
NEDJL IS
AGAINST
THIS BILL.
Lake County Senator Enjoys
a Tilt With Government
Highway Experts Over
State Highway Commits
sion Bill.
TTldES BUREAU,
AT STATE CAPITAL

INDIANAPOLIS. IND. Jan. 81
While J. L. Pennybaeker and J. T.
Voshell. government highway experts.
were explaining to a legislative com
mittee the need of an Indiana state
highway commission. attempts we've
made by Senator NeJdl. a Lake county
contractor. TO discrcdit The state high
way commission scheme. but the two
government experts We're able 10 fore
stall Nejdls attempts each time NeJdl
sought to apply principles he said were
true in Lake county TO the general state
situation.
Lake county now mas the highest tax
rate in the state friends Of good roads
for Indiana say and the millions oil
dollars that have been spent in road
Improvement" in that county have
brought practically no lasting results.
Contractors have reaped enormous bene-
fits in Lake county under the present
disorganized system of road bullding.
friends OF the state highway .commis-
sion bills declared
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-01-27
TIMES BUREAU,
AT STATE CAPITAL

INDIANAPOLIS. IND, Jan. FL
Most Of the real activity during the
,-er,ainder of the session of the legis-
1at,ra will be found in the senate, ac-
cording to those who know something
about legislative matters. The house
has passed the constitutional convention
bill and the prohibition bill and about
the only real fight that remains on the
house program will come if the Judici-
arv B committee ever Ioosens up and
makes a report on the woman's suffrage
bill. This committee is holding back
on that bill and there is at this time
little indication that it viii make re-
port in the near future. If the com
nfttee does trot this bill out on the
floor of the house. it will be the signal
for a scrap that will go down in Indi-
ana legislative history labeled a ding
er." Representatives from Lake. St.
Joseph. Allen, Vanderburgh and one or
two other counties have their clubs
ready to give the bill warm greeting.
The senate, however. has not yet passed
any of these bills and the fights on that
side are yet to come. The first probably
will be on the constitutional convention
bill. which now has precedence over the
others This bill probably VIII be pass
ed because the republican and demo-
cratic state platforms both declared for
IL and Governor Ralston and Governor
Goodrich both recommended it.
The fight on the prohibition bill in
the senate promises to be one of the
best little scraps ever pulled off in the
senate and if the bin finally gets
through it will be lucky. The third
fight will come on the woman's suffrage
bill if this measure ever reaches the
senate.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-01-27
TAXPAYERS
CALLED To
KILL BILLS

Because the pending court iegisla-
ton at Indianapolis is matter that
vitality concerns every taxpayer for
all time to come. and because there
must be an overwhelming expression
Of crystalized sentiment against the
bills to remove one court from Ham
mond to Gary and establish sep
arate criminal court in crown Point,
a mass meeting OF taxpayers is cal
led for next Monday evening to be
held in the Hammond Chamber Of
Commerce rooms
The Chamber of Commerce and the
committee of the Bar association un-
der whose auspices the meeting is CAL
led. ask the people TO rally 20 q last
call to give uhmistakable expires ea
to Governor Goodrich that the tax
PAYERS want to hold him to his cam
paign promise of economy in public
affairs and the committee unable to
reach everybody. has issued q public
call for the meeting.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-01-27
GEORGE Y. BACON JR.
IS SAFE IN LONDON
Mother in Gary Hears He is
Not Held in Irish Prison
by English Military.

Mrs. George V. Bacon. sr., of Gary,
today get word from Central Press as
sociation of New York that her son.
George. jr, is safe in London and not
IN a military prison in Ireland as was
first reported
Yesterday Mrs. Bacon had Mrs. John
A. Logan. of Washington, appeal to
President Wilson and Secretary of
state Lansing to ascertain the where
abouts Of her SON The report had
come to New York that young Bacon
probably had violated some rules Of
English censorship while acting as a
war correspondent and had been i'm
prisoned.
Harry b. Barker. of Gary, person.
al friend of young Mr. Bacon. yester-
day wired Congressman SABBATH at
Washington to look into the case.
Mr. Bacon is war correspondent and
English manager of the Central Press
association Of New York. His employ
er is Virgil McNitt editor-in-chief of
the association.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-01-27
1875 ARE
KILLED IN
COUNTY IN
LAST YEAR
Trains, autos and Street Cars
Take Big Toll of Ru-
man Life.
1876 Persons Killed
in 1916 by R. r.,
Autos and Cars.
439 coroner s cases.

439 coroner's s cases.
p homicides 1.-TWO more than
Marion county in which Indi-
annapolis IS located.
II droWnings.
81 suicides.
40 killed by automobiles; 81
in ali killed by autos and mo-
torcycles.
Six times as many persons
killed by autos here per thou
sand population as in Detroit.
Slain by railroads in Lake
county, 79 plus 18 killed on
railroads while riding in motor
cars; total 81. Only % killed
in Marion county, which has
2's times our population.
Nine times as many persons
killed here on railroads per
thousand population as in Indi-
annapolis.
11o slain IN other accidents
(including those in mills).
Lake county is supposed to
be the home of safety first.
136 persons were killed in
this county of 10000 popula-
ton by railroads, traction cars
and motor vehicles; hundreds
were injured. Many of the lives
were unnecessarily taken. What
are you going to do about it?
There will be more autos this
year? More dead and injured? ?
-Four times as many people
are murdered here per hundred
thousand population than is the
average for the United States.
What do you think of it?
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-01-27
RECEIVER
DISCHARGED

As the result Of a decision handed
down by Judge W. c. Mcmahon. of
the Lake circuit court at Crown Point
yesterday. the Lake County Ice and
Cold Storage plant. East Chicago. is
no longer in the hands Of a receiver
and E. w. Wickey. as manager. is in
charge Of affairs this morning.
This action comes as the result of
a motion on the part Of representatives
Of the company to discharge the re
coiver change of venue was taken
from Judge Reiter's court to Crown
Point Upon thorough review OF the
finances of the company. Judge Nc
Nfahon ordered dissolution of the re-
ceivership. H. X. Groves has been re-
ceiver for several months.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-01-27
WILL ERECT
$500 SEAT
TABERNACLE {
Eight Protestant Churches
of Hammond Unite in
Calling DR.. Henry w.
Slough for Union Meeting
Must Raise. $4,000.

If the finances are arranged and
there are no further changes in plans,
Hammond VIII have big tabernacle
union revival with a sawdust trail
and a wei know metropolitan evange-
list. beginning Sunday. Feb. 25. ana
continuing for six weeks.
Pastors Of eight protestant churches
of the city have extended a call to DR..
Henry W slough and his corps Of ex-
perts who are conducting union re
vival in Cincinnati at present with
daily attendance of 35oe people or
more Rev. slough recently evangeliz-
ed Buffalo, y. Y, and 1000 converts
are said to have responded. He has
company Of thirteen salaried people.
1t is estimated that tabernacle to
scat $500 people can be built in Ham
oaa nj a cost of $2.5o0 and the
churches are preparing to guar
antee or underwrite $4,000 for the ex
penses Of the revival. The $4,000 will
cover cost of building and heating
the tabernacle and the salaries and ex-
penses of six or eight assistants. To
keep down the expense the evangelist
is willing to cut in two his staff OF
workers for this date.
Free VIII Offering.
DIR. slough is guaranteed nothing.
on the last Sunday of the revival he
will accept a free-wiu Offering of the
people. as is customary with evange-
lists.
A meeting Of pastors and represent
atfves of their congregations was held
at the First Methodist church last
evening with a Mr.. shannon. personal
representative of DR., Sough. present
There were twenty-five men in at
tendance including the Revs- Parrett,
Wit Cowley, Adams Bassett, Kern
Nagler and Roberts of the First Pres
bvterian. Pine street Congregational,
Rantist. Methodist. Monroe Street,
German Methodist and Nazarene
churches. respectively. All churches
favored going ahead with the plans at
once but the Firstt Presbyterian rep
rAsentatives asked for time in which
ia take the question before the con
ereration sunday. once more. All
Congregations acted favorably last
sunday. 1t appears that the protest
ant church members believe the time
Il rine for union revival.
The First Christian church has not
as vet signifed its intention. Of coop
Grating III the movement. il was stated
TODAY. but will be urged to do 50.
Mr. shannon, the advance man, said
tbat while DR. slough is dated ahead
two years. it SO happened that he had
this open date in the early spring.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-01-27
SCHOOL HEALTH BILL
LOOKS PROMISING

Everything is favorable at Indian
apolis for the passage of the law to
compel health inspection of children
in the schools. DR.. w. d. Weis re-
ported today on his return from "a
visit to the governor. Dr. Weis rep
resented the board of health and the
Chamber of Commerce Governor
Goodrich is enthusiastic in his support
OF the measure and all represent
atives and senators from Lake county
with the exception of Sambor. prom
ised their votes. Sambor stated that
while he is personally in favor of the
bill he desires TO consider it further
before giving his promise.
DR.. Weis states that he feels very
encouraged. The appointment of
health inspectors in the various cities
will be made only after the applicants
have been passed by the state board
of health as qualified.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-01-27
Brennan Quits Gary
Mayoralty Race.
The TIMES has received the following
rom John A. Brennan.

The TIMES has received the followin
from John A. Brennan:
Gary. Ind. Jan. ~ 1917
To the Republican Voters Of Gary.
Inspired ~ sssOs' 1eelient example
of our Democratic brethern in pro-
noting harmony in their ranks pre-
liminary to the coming city cam
paign, and believing that Mr. ". F.
Hodges ideas in regard TO giving
the city Of Gary a clean, honest
and energetic administration are in
complete harmony with my own
views on this subject. have CON
cluded that it would be a mistake
70 divide the force who favor clean
government l have therefore. aft
er consulting with my friends. con
cluded to withdraw from the may
orally race.
l desire to return my earnest
thanks To my friends and acquaint-
ances. who have honored me with
their support, and TO assure them
that my only motive in taking this
action is to promote harmony in the
Republican ranks and to assist in
securing clean. decent government
for our city
Very sincerely,
JOHN A. BRENNAN
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-01-27
SERVICES OMITTED
FOR FUNERAL

Owing to the funeral of Mrs Elisa
beth Hess Sunday afternoon the regu-
lar services for the Evangelical Luth-
eran Concordia congregation at the
Hessyille school house viii be omitted
Mrs Hess was one of the founders of
the congregation. and as her funeral
services Will be conducted at her home
at O'Clock by the Rev. Bruno Sager
it is expected that many of the mem
bers will be in attendance there.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-01-27

TNOIANAPOLIS. Jan. 27.-Dry work
.odav declared that they had enough
,,,,,,bera of the senate pledged to vote
- .he dry federation prohibition bill
- a.sure massage of thnt measure in
- unner house of the legislature
..vre have the pledges of nine demo-
1t. members of the sennte to vote for
-. ,,-ohtbtttOn bin Indorsed by the dry
<-s.-.+,or and this assures it's pas
.4.ted one of the most promtn-
~ workers today. I'VE are con-
-, not the measure viii meet with
oa.s In the senate. with the nine
l,1.o.rots- we have seventeen repubh
xxbo viii vote for the bill making
. total of tyventy-six.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-01-27

Miss Mary Lord Andrews, of
Washington and Virginia. has been
appointed chairman of the Colonial
hunters division in the inaugural
parade This section viii be com
posed of society horsemen and horse
women of Virginia, dressed IN Colo
nial costumes from white wig to
boots. The women will use side
saddles and their costumes will com
hine the national colors, red, white
and blue. Miss Andrews, who is an
accomplished horsewoman, though
less than twenty years old. received
her appointment from Mrs j. H.
Boggs, chairman of the woman's di-
vision
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-01-27
HARRIS Of CARY WINS
POINT ON SUFFRAGE BILL

ment of the gentleman from Lake,
would not give the committee time to
give the suffragists hearing. How
ever that is a matter that is entirely
in the hands of the house"
At this point after a long wait. and
an invitation from the chair to speak if
he so desired, Representative Vesey
arose and gave an explanation. He said
that, on a suggestion from the chair
that whenever bills of the same import
had been introduced in both houses. the
house committees should await action
by the senate, he had held up the bill.
Then he suddenly moved to lay the Nc
Nagny motion on the table. Represent
ative Miller. of Kokomo, was recognized
by the chair to second the Vesev mo-
tion. although Representative Nicolas
key and Turner were on their feet TO
second the motion.
viva voce vote.
viva voce vote brought a chorus of
ayes" and not so many noes" " Tho
noes" came tardily. as if the voters did
not quite know what they were voting
on.
Speaker Eschbach declared the Nc
Nagny motion tabled, and then said.
The chair desires to say that if he
finds disposition to bury any bin in
any committee in this house. he win
take charge Of the bill. in so far as the
rules of this house will permit. and f.
will be placed on the floor Of the house
Tor you and the chair will do what be
can to let you know which way you are
headed"
An outburst of applause from the rem
resentatives greeted this speech from
Speaker Eschbach.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-01-27

The year 1916 was one of bloodshed
in Lake county. according to the sta
tistics from the coroner's office. which
show the record-breaking number Of
cases of 439 that came to the officials
attention
With Marion county, in which Indi-
annapolis is located having a population
of between two and one-half and tbrao
times as great as that of Lake county
this county exceeded it in murders and
it had nearly twice as many lives lost
in motor vehicle disasters and three
times as many in railroad accidents.
Gary Hard Hit
The bloody record of Lake county.
which is said to outdistance all other
counties in Indiana. is the most fearful
one in Its history. Appalling is the
word to use in describing the toll in
motor vehicles Gary alone. counting
nine Of ills residents killed just beyond
the city limits. in Miller. has nearly a.
many deaths .rDm motor vehicles as did
Indianapolis.
There were % murders-more than in
Marion county. which includes Indi-
annapolis.
There were 80 suicides
There were 50 persons slaughtered in
motor vehicle disasters-more than
twice the number OF persons killed in
indianapolis and the rest of Marion
county.
There were 70 persons killed on the
steam railroads; 2 on the interurban
railroads; 3 by street cars, making
total of S4, which does not include per
sons killed by trains and street cars
who We're riding in motor vehicles al
the time In Indianapolis and Marion
county only % persons were killed by
Continued On page nve.1
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-01-27

PARIS, Jan. 27-Ffghting with
great intensity over a battle-ground
long ago accurately ranged for ar
fiIIery, has marked the renewed
struggles about Dead Mans Hill
and Hill 3O4. Advices today indi-
Gated that the French have Vvrested
back from the enemy again praeti-
caIIy ally of the advance positions
which the German assault of Thurs
day night won. flood of ma
chine gun bullets, rain of nrtiI-
Iery fire. and Aerte hand TO hand
Guhrtng hzye soaked and bIackeB-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-01-27
THE WEATHER

UnrettIed and warmer tonight and
sundayt probably rain snow; lowest
tc.1,nernture tonight nbout 20. moderate
ca.te-Iy WINDS beconinE frcsh 10
strcEE south to southwest sunday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-01-27
cRULLETIN.)
TIMES BUREAU,

TIMES BUREAU
AT STATE CAPITAL on
rND1ANAPoL1s, IND, jan
when women in the gallery Oh 4e
1rorse Kissed while the DEBATE = '--'
,,rohtbition bill was in progress ~ ?
dav. they may have damaged ensa. na
Snsros for the passage Of the suHras
I'm in the house. 1t is said tna' a Aew
,,,ar,bers of the House were waiverlhs
,t++le on the question of whether 'hey
---o,Id or would mot support the nllA' ano
.orne Of these members are now saying
that they took onense at the kissing ano
+,,s+ 4t caused them TO decioe 70 op-
80 the woman's suffrage bill
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-01-27
OTTO BORMAN TO
Go TO FLORIDA

Otto Borman, the pioneer Tolleston
and Gary real estate man. leaves Mon
day night for Florida. Mr.. Borman's
family is at St Petersburg and he viii
join them there
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-01-27

Herbert G. Hoover chairman of
the American Commission for Relief
in Belgium, has just returned to this
country to spend four weeks in de-
vising relief plans for another year.
He says there are 5,5O0,000 destitute
persons in Belgium and northern
France. and that it will take between
s15O,000,O0O and $500, 100000 to
carry on the work of the commission
another wear
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-01-27
INTRODUCES
INSPECTION BILL
TIMES BUREAU
AT STATE CAPITAL.

INDIANAPOLIS. July 27.-Represent-
ative Day Of East Chicago introduced
a bill to legalize Sunday hunting and
fishing in Indiana. and one to create
a state building inspection department
with the chief inspector at $4,000
year and four assistants at $1,000.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-01-27
HISS HURT
WOMEN
SUFFRAGE
Legislators AngereG at Kisses
Turn on Suffrage, Hot Fight
In Senate Next Week
CBULLETINS.D

7 IfIFsN bI Nf--tI
AT STATE CAPITAL.
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 27.-The prOhi-
bition bill which passed the house
Thursday win arrive in the senate Mon
day and 1t IN understood that the COM
Ynittee to which 1t will he referred viii
give IL prompt attention. The public
morals committee Is composed of SEN
atcrs White, Signs, Grant, Mckinley
Haxen, Erskine and Eagerly, and the
majority of the committee Is understood
10 be opposed to prohibition. The bils
will probably come out of the commit =
Tee with divided report. the majority
favortng passage and the minority TO
kin the bill. Then the big hEht viii
follow on the floor of the senate.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-01-27

There are 10000 Lake County people
who are living all over the u. :. A
subscription to THE TIMES viii save
you the trouble of writing - letter 40
any one Of thCm.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-01-27

A live Newspaper for people who are
still on earth that's what THE
TIMES In
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-01-27

ed the soil of the two hills. The
concerted assault is an atfempf Nv
the Germans to ascertain whether
the French are preparing an attack
on the west bank of the Neuse
following their successful advar.ce
on the east where Gen. NiveIIe Gel
ebrated his departure from Verdune
BERLIN, Jan. 26.-Frencb -
tacks throughout last night ,,a
this morning against posifions n,
Hill 3O4, won yesterday by the Ger
nians, were fruftIess. AH sucb
saults broke down. The state
ment also details fighting aroma
combres Heights and st. Michael
OF other operations on the west
ern front the statement says;
southwest of Dlxmude, "A BeIgian
outpost of ten men was captured
with no losses to our forces. Soufh
of the LaBasse canal advances of
English dete ehments faiIed.o
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-01-27
YER IA YES ,
NAR NE eN 8


CBy United Press CabIeEram.D
LONDON, Jan. 2s-RepuIse of
German attacks in the Cashin tCas-
inu) valley, was announced in "a
ROumanian official statement re-
ceived today. "After eIeven hours
of desperate fighting in the snow
and cold we repulsed the enemy to
the SOUTH" the report stated.
PARIS. Jan. 27.-Spirited artII-
Iery combat marked the struggle
for supremacy on HiH 304 today be-
tween German and French forces,
the official statement said. The
French fire was directed with de-
structfve effect against German
works. The same sort of fighting
was in force around Estarges. Five
German aeropIanes were brought
down on the western front, the
statement said. Elsewhere along
the front there were no new deveI-
Opments-
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-01-19
COMMISSIONERS
CONTINUED from page 81

before the board and matters relative
to the Hinsdale sewer improvement
district No. l were discussed.
At IL o'clock noon, on motion, board
took a recess until 2 o'clock p. m. of
ever date.
PETER A. WEST,
Chairman.
Attest:
w. B. SHOEMAKER, Clerk.