The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-10-26
HAMMOND
NEEDS To
HURRY Up
Reported last night;
No. OF subscribers, 241e.
Amount subscribed, $3.50, 800.


Now, if Hammond could only get a
response from the hundreds OF men and
women who individually have hundreds
Of dollars lying idle in safety deposit
boxes of the banks. in strong boxes at
home, the city is bound to get over the
100000 mark.
If there is a money Stacker at this
time IT is the person who refuses to
take per cent interest on a gold band
the governments own money. negoti-
able and acceptible as the gold itself
more SO, because this bond-money draws
INTEREST,"
This much is certain about Hammond
TO date no class. no nationality. and
no organization as such has refused to
endorse Uncle Sans liberty loan bonds
The women of Hammond under the
leadership of Mrs. 0. C f. Matthies. by
tonight will be crowding the $4,000
Last night they reported $4,000. and
when 1t is remembered that the work
ers are campaigning from door to door
in weather like today. they deserve un-
stinted praise for their loyalty. Their
largest subscription TO date came from
E. c. Minas, who placed his subscription
in the booth in the E. c. Minas Company
store.
Practically every home in Robertsdale
will own a bond Although most of the
men there subscribed in the industries
in which they are employed the ladies in
addition got $1,000 which was increased
$500 last night after City Chairman w.
c. Belman and Mrs. Matthies addressed
g community meeting. and more was
promised.
Miss Rena Ames. principal of the La
fayette school. who like many other
Hammond teachers is always engaged
IN civic work. secured subscriptions
among her pupils amounting TO $3.50.
The Ladies' Aid society of ST. Paui's
Lutheran church subscribed for 500
bond. and the three divisions of the
Ladies Aid in the Christian church sub
scribed for $50 bond each. Members of
Unity council. Knights Of Columbus.
have taken out approximately $500.
The committee is still hoping to get
a liberal subscription which the Stand
ard Steel Car Co. will place to the credit
of Hammond. Most of the large en-
ploying corporations in Hammond, such
as the railroads and others. have placed
their subscriptions TO the credit of the
city in which they have their headquart-
ers- Among these however. who helm
ed to place Hammond on the map are
the Reid Murdoch Co. for 10000; the
Northern Indiana Gas & Electric Co.
for 10000; the Straube Piano Co. for
$4,000 the O K. Champion Potato Co.
for $1,000; the I. S Betz Co. for s. .Ooe.
the American Steel Foundries (Sinplex)
for $4,000. The subscriptions we're
made by the corporations as such and
do not include the amounts subscrib-
ed by the employees in the plants.
The banks Of Hammond. which have
from day to day helped Hammond's
showings by placing their own subscrip-
tions. expect to do more in order that
hammond shall come out of the cam
paign with flying colors. They want to
see Hammond's good name and STANDING
protected. and by promoting the cam
paign have piled UP months OF unrenlun-
erative work for themselves. For those
who argue that these liberty bonds are
a good thing for the banks" the answer
is: Get in on it, If it is duty. then
have you done your share?