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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-28
WINTER TOURING TO
Be HEAVY IN SOUTH
Entire Southland Feeling Effects ot
Recently Established Gov
crnmcntfs Cooperation

Between the North and the South
the road shuttle is more active than
ever before in the history of the ma
tion. according to the figures which
are daily being tabulated by the a. a.
\ National Touring Bureau in Wash
ington and New York city.
Florida is the principal Southern
objective at this time OF the year, for
the Peninsula State has gotten into its
highways stride to such an extent that
the fact is commanding widespread
attention. In fact, the entire South
land il feeling the effect of the re-
Gently established Federal roads CO.
operation with the several tSates. and
from the accommodating tSate systems
are emerging the trunk routes which
must accept a growing quantity or
freight tonnage and passenger traf-
nC.
1t is safe to say that every forth
coming State Legislature in some
form or another will consider the twin
subjects Of roads and self-propelled
vehicles one phase of the situation
S the practically unanimous desire on
the part Of all tSates to establish
traveiable connections with adjoining
States, for it is now realized that COM
mere eand social relations do not stop
short at tSatc boundaries.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-28
TENNESSEE CONv|CTS
NOW WORKING ROADS
-Four Hundred Men From Prisons Are
Fast Improving ighways
I'm state.

we have worked 400 men on the
highways during this year. ana the
results have been highly satisfactory
says the president of the Tennessee
state Board OF Control in recent let
ter TO Adolph Lewisohn. president Of
the National Committee on Prisons.
The last Legislature took step
forward" continues the Tennessee, off,
cial, In The enactment of a law au
thorizing the Board of Control to con-
tract the labor of convicts on the pub
Tic highways from April | to Deem
Der l. at the price of s per day We
maintain the men on the 81 per day,
but make little IL any profit. The men
thus employed are in better health
and better condition In every way as
n result of the outdoor employment.
and the State has in this way made
a substantial contribution to the good
roads cause Next year we expect TO
have 900 men working on the high
ways"
The Tennessee Board Of Control is
committed to the adjustment Of The
contract system at the next Legisla-
ture and is endeavoring to secure an
act which will enable all prisoners 10
he employed on roads and farms or in
the manufacture of comm odisles for
use in the State and county institutions
and departments
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-28
IMPROVING STARTER
TOWARDS FINAL FORM
Unit Systems Are Tricd--First
Steps Taken.

Though the starter has been dc
Veloped to stage where its utility and
reliability can be depended upon, 1t
mas not reached its final perfect form.
w hat will this final fefiH be- Will
the designs of the future crystalline in
the one-unft system or the two-unit?
III this connection brief history of
the development of the starter is of
interest and significant The spring
starter was proposed az early as 1893.
nut no cars worth mentioning existed
ana no buyers were in sight. y three
cyiinder compressed air motor was ad-
Vertsed In the early part of the CEN
Jury but again lack of buyers allowed
1t TO die. Many devices began to be
trled as the number Of automobiles
increased, and some Of these were
very curious. Revolvers for firing
Hiank charges into the cylinders,
starting plugs with powder charges in
them, hand pumps for forcing in the
proper amount of explosive mixture
lgnlting cocks through which a big
headed match could be introduced and
whlch contained means for igniting
the match We're among the things
tried Then there was the period,
short lived, of the gas starters, In
whlch the usual mixture of acetylene
gas was used to form n starting ex-
plosive mixture in the cylinders.
Finally the electric device began to
come to the front. Partly this was
due to the steady growth OF the cleo
trio equipment of the car and partly
10 the public faith in electricity as the
universal servant This latter feeling
was stimulated by the growing use of
electric horns and lights and many
other devices where electricity does
the work. Just as the first successful
air starter was fitted to the car which
used already an air governor for con-
trolling the engine, so the electric
starter won out first on those cars
whore the ignition source demanded
storage battery anyhow
Al first the battery was charged at
the garage. but it was found to he
lighter and more reliable If a charging
dynamo were carried on tile car in adj
dition To the small electric motor used
for turning the engine This completed
tho development of tt1r two=urftt start
lng system; but progress did not stop
there Attemp pts at simplihCation soon
showed that one electric machine
could he made to serve as both motor
ana dynamo, and wave Of single-unit
starters swept over the trade. But
doing two Jobs was rather difficult and
sometimes unsatisfactory, so the pen
dulun again swung the other way and
the two-unit outfit again seemed %
he favored. Inventors did not quit,
however, and many improvements
have been made in the various parts
until ii is a question as 10 which win
be the final form or whether both
will he used
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-28
ROUGH HIGHWAYS ARE
EXPENSIVE TO ALL

Most arguments for road improve
ments as an aid in transporting farm
products are based on hauling grain.
cotton, timber. and other heavy ma
terials, says the American Highway
Association. There is another class
which il important in some sections
to which attention was recently drawn
by Fred W Davis Commissioner Of
Agriculture of Texas This is the class
of perishable products, which 1t is
very important to deliver IN good con-
diton at the shipping station.
Many shipments have been rejected
by Consignees for bad condition start
ed while hauling the produce over
rough roads. Such reflections are
usually ascribed TO the crookedness Of
the commission merchants. but Mr.
Davis says he has observed tomatoes
and other produce loaded into cars in
such a damaged condition that they
could not possibly he accepted at their
destination. As IA remedy in a poor
roads district many farmers fit their
wagons with springs. which reduce
their capacity and in this way incur
an expense 10 overcome
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-28
AS{HONS DICTATES IN
AUTOMOBILE lists APPAREL
Accoon Goats In Demand For Both Men and Women For
Winter Distinguishing Colors For Feminine Taste.
Comfort Must Be Considered BY Motorists.

become superiuous,-thev are many.
And well 10 the top of the list will
come again that favorite cloth Of the
fall--Bolivla Burilla cloth viii vie
WITH the others for first honors, while
high place for heather mixtures Is
assured. Diagonal velours, new
fabric known as 'loopinc, and varia-
ton Of the Bolivia cloth idea. an at
tractive fabric that has been marketed
under the name of Amaze Bolivia,
Will also rank high in popular favor
for motor coats.
Fuliness Is Keynote.
The style keynote Of the most pop
ular spring coats will he fuhness-
which means comfort-as has been
the case for the last TWO or three sea
sons While there viii he novel ar
ranEcm ents as to collars and sleeves
and a variance from last seasons use
of belts and pockets. II is difficult to
point out in detail just what these
changes viii he. especially so sincc
the designers are still struggling to
produce the motorists trinity in gar
ments-style comfort. and utility
This much can he said Of the popular
lengths, howcver--they viii not dn-
fer greatly from those of the coats de-
signed for street wear
The feature ef the mems end Of the
automobile apparel business is said by
all odds to be tho great demand that
has developed for raCcoon coats. in
spite Of the sharp increase in price
that has come about, a thing that had
been thought would hamper their sale,
AS a result Of this demand there is a
marked scarcity of raCCoan coats. not
only In the shops but IN the hands Of
the manufacturers as well 4 further
result is that coats of this kind, which
two wears ago could he had for S55 to
ss5. now cost $95 and upward A
really good one would retail in the
netRhborhoNd Of $3.50.
In the cheaper goods some of the
big shops are offering long khaki
coats that are lined with sheepskin
from shoulder to waist and set off by
womhat or raceoon collars. one Of
the little features Of these coats is
the knitted wristlet that is set in the
bottom OF the sleeve to keep the wris'
and lower arm warm Not only ARE
these coats used by certain class OF
chauffeurs to considerable extent
hut they have taken well with persons
who want something warm for out
door sports wear, where great activity
Is not required. at a reasonable price.
t. their sorrow. some OF the buy
crs fo. the leading apparel shops are
HndtAE fht' Cotofea ilNetttS i7I tIhu'-
tturs ar, more or less rapidly hccom-
ing things Of the past. plain fur coats
are replacing the dark colorcd outer
garments that used to be trimmed
with fancy frogs and things. The
chauffeur suits are for the most part
made of oxford gray whipcord or
serge both Of which are materials that
stand the wear when "A chauffeur has
10 tinker with the internal mechanism
Of a car or wrestle with a refractory
tire The old idea that a paid driver
of a car must he adorned IN impress
sive raiment a relic of the days whom
the transition from CoaChman TO
chauffeur was in progress, Is dying out.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-28

r.sh,on has annexed a new king
ON since motoring became SO wide
prpad. II is Kingdom bounded BY
Va - question. What il the proper ap
&SnAre5 10 wear in the automooiIe7 Bu
ls38 il n limited monarchy. for fashion:
IT. fCtates may not be founded on mere
NJ ~ rice Comfort must be considered
INN the DEGREES ana this is especially
true Of winter STYLES
Sw This season. taking M motor STYLES
For women first. coats Of natural rae.
sMFnt,n heayer and wombat have taken
ssaunsually well this year. not only for
ss&he warmth and protection they az
ssforcf. bur because OF the fine lines on
ssswhich they are cut Among the best
S@teiiers Of all however have been coats
@n4de 81 the fur of the little animal
s<kailed nutrta To the good qualities
Msbf the other FAIRS this one brings the
added virtue a. warmth without
sEeieht And the cost Of nutria coats.
Ahcueh not small j. less than tina; OF
Some of the others
@ The best styled motor coats " t1r
Nre noted al once by tho comfortable
1uIineSs Of their COST They hang free
from the shoulder an graceful lines
ss hat are often hrokea a the waist oy
being gathered n with "a belt. eisLet
full or half Some If The half belt
ARRANGEMENTS are dec dedS novel, re-
ing SO made that the belt can no worn
Meither In the front or back. as suits
3he vagaries Of tho wearer Nearly all
of the best coats have pockets. some
of which are edged with p contrasting
Tar or decorated with a single iarca tur
Button.
long Coat~ Designed.
@ To insure fdlI protection, long e@afs
have been designed and have found
Favor with the public While these
se1engths vary with heights and tastes
sof the purchasers, leading retail shops
saport that forty five and fifty-inch
coats have sold freely so far and that
~ here Is every reason 10 look for con
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-28

straight refinery product The char
acteristic properties are, therefore,
wholly due to the details Of blending
"One Of the important factors in
the present gasoline market is the pro-
ductton of cracked or synthetic gaso-
lines These are being marketed in
enormous quantities, largely. Il not
altogether In the form Of blends with
straight refinery and casinghead gas
oline.
Cracked gasolnes are similar in
physical properties to straight re-
f1nery products but are different
chemically in that they contain vary
ing percentages of unsaturated and
aromatic constituents. 1t has been
demonstrated that these constituents
do not decrease the value of gasoline
if they ere not present in too great
proportion 1t - still an open uuee-
ton whether motor fuel containing
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-28
CITY BEAUTIFUL" TO
SUPPLY GARDEN PLOTS

birmingham. Ala. Jan. 27-This
city is again going in for the city
beautiful contest An announcement
has been made from the City Hall
that If anyone wants Ia plant some
thing on vacant lot and has no lot.
the city will dig one up" In other
words, the municipal authorities are
keeping books and seeing that no enc
man has so much property that ne
cannot beautify it, for II it Is rounl
that he has, the city Will get some .
one else to heautify IT,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-28

very high percentages OF unsaturated
compounds can be utilized In the same
way as the straight refinery products.
Attention is also called to the fact
that refiners are today marketing gas
oline containing considerable percent
ages of unsaturated compound, and
these products are being Satisfactorily
used by the public"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-05
DYER

A number from here went TO the
storm-swept regions south of here
to see the ruins and havoc that the
tornado has wrought and all are of
the same opinion that II is beyond the
ina gination to give the right picture
Of the scene.
Jocob Klapper OF Highland. visited
Dyer YER Sunday
On account of the splendid weather
Sunday afternoon hundreds OF autos
passed through town, but no arrests
are TO be reported.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Kaiser were the
guests at the home OF their daughter
at Chicago. over Sunday.
Ths ball game scheduled TO take
place here Sunday Afternoon did no,
occur as the boys from Hammond did
not show up. OF course the D. Fl. S
team do not care to take credit for a
game that was not played, so IL was
stricken from the list.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Ginther have xe-
turned f;om Unicn Mills, Ind, wheA
they were called to attend the funeral
or their sister-in-law. Mrs. Ortha Ire
land. whose death was caused by CAM
/ GER. Mr.. and Mrs. Ireland formerly
lived in Whitiog. they having moved
from here to PIT Richmond Cal. about
thirteen years ago. Q. Ireland Will
spend a few days visiting his sisters
before returning to Whiting.
The ". 3. A. of Maccabees Will hold
a regular meeting tomorrow evening
in l. @ 0. F. hall at 7:s0 o'clock. Mrs
I Mary OHara5s committee will have
: charge of the program and refresh
ments Mrs. Frank B. Lewis will speak
on the Red Cross.
The funeral of Mrs. Dor Garfield,
hnee Miss Esther Evans, viii be held
/ Tomorrow afternoon when services will
/ be held at the home of her parents.
FMr. and Mrs. J. E. Evans al Cleveland
avenue and I1Tth street. The remains
viii lie in state tonight but the flu
neral tomorrow will be private. The
remains will be cremated at Oak Hill
cemetery. The deceased. who was 81
years Of age and a bride OF two
months. is survived by her husband,
I Don Garfield. her parents. Mr.. and Mrs
j. F.. Evans and one sister. Miss Dor
othy Evans. together with a host Of
sorrowing friends
Thomas Mathews. son of VIM. C.N
! Mathews OF 324 Cleveland avenue. was
taken suddenly Ill on Sunday night. 1t
was necessary to rush MIN to the En-
glewood Union hospital at II o'clock.
where he underwent an operation for
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-05

erts and daughter Amy, motored to
haywood, H.. on Sunday where they
spent the day visiting relatives.
Mike Pillisi has taken over the man
agement of the Star theatre on il9th
street.
Princess Theatre tonight. Gretchen
Thief A vivid portrayal of wom-
ans passion and jealousy. Also a good
comedy 6-5-1
Our United States Government LIB
ERTY LOAN BOND CLUB affords you.
may be. an opportunity to own a United
States LIBERTY BOND and pay for it
by small weekly deposits.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
6-2-2 whiting, Ind,
At the meeting of tie w. H.. s.
Alumni association Benjamin Gordon
was elected president: Leonard Turn
er. vice president and Nora Dineen.
secretary and treasurer. The alumni
will have a dance for the graduating
class a the H. s. auditorium on Fri
day evening. June 10.
Miss Kate Wade has returned home
from a visit through the south where
she spent several weeks Miss Wade
left yesterday for Laporte, where she
will attend the wedding of her niece.
There were 1o6 received first holy
communion at ST. Johns Siovak church
on Sunday.
Mrs. John Northrupp OF Lowell is
spending the week here visiting her
mother. Mrs. ". c. Payne of Myrtle
avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Allison and
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-05

A noted Cincinnati authority discov-
cred a new ether compound ard called
1t freezone and it now can be had in
little bottles for a few cents from any
drug store.
You simply apply a few drops of
freezone upon a tender corn or painful
callus and instantly the soreness dis
appears. then shortly you will find the
corn or callus so loose that you can
Just lift 1t off with the fingers.
No pain. not a bit of soreness. either
when applying freezone or afterwards
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-05

appendicitis. He is reported to now
be getting along nicely.
Roman Rosinski, arrested for having
no lights on his wagon was dismissed.
Miss Gladys Oeffinger of Oliver
street. has been entertaining Miss
Gladys Ayres of Oak Park.
Sam Aronberg has purchased new
Overland car.
Mr. and Mrs John D. Morrison. Jr..
OF Lake avenue. are the proud parents
Of little daughter, born 10 them last
Saturday.
The Red Cross P1ectral quartet OF
Chicago, will give a concert next
Thursday evening for the Whiting Red
Cross association to which the entire
proceeds win be given. The concert
viii be given in the high school audi
torium and promises 10 be a very high
class entertainment
The Red Cross classes are held al
the library every day from l TO p. m
All women of Whiting and RoPertsdale
are invited to join the sewing classes
on Monday. Wednesday and Friday
also the classes on surgical dressings
day afternoons.
MIS-. 1fpfEr f1utipAi - I" ~ A"N
sold her building on New York ave-
nue. to d. ]. Heyden, is now making
her home with her daughter, Mrs. j. j
Kelly on Laporte avenue.
Choir practice Is held at the NJ. e
church on Tuesday and Thursday
nights.
Help Your Country BY Buying 4
Liberty Bondi
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-05

Hammond. They attended the confirm
alton of Walter Portz, son OF Mr. and
Mrs. AL Porez which took place at the
ST. Joseph church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Melsch and chill
dren spent Sunday with relatives al
Hammond.
The bans of the approaching mar.
rage OF Miss Rosa Stark of this place
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-05
let a corn ache twice.

and 1t doesn't even irritate the skin.
Hard corns. soft corns or corns be-
tween the toes, also toughened calluses
just shrivel up and lift off SO easy. It
is wonderful. II works like g. charm.
Try 1t.
Women should keep freezone on their
dressers and never let q corn ache
twice. If a corn starts hurting Just
apply a drop. The pain stops instantly.
Genuine freezone is only sold in
little bottles packed in a round. wood
caSe.-Adv.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-05
WHAT BILLY SUNDAY SAYS

In one of his meetings al Boston the
noted evangelist said. 4 believe that
every disease can be cured by some
weed If we can only discover it. There
is not an ailment that God hasn't some
where an herb growing that will cure
that ailment''
The choice medicinal herbs which
Will cure womens ailments were dis
covered more than forty years ago. and
have been doing their beneficent work
for half century. Lydia T. Pinkham
combined them in convenient form in
her famous Negetabel Compound, which
is to be found in the drug stores where
every aiiing woman may conveniently
get it at small cost. 1t does the work
ADV.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-05
ST. JOHN

Henry Hero was arrested Saturday
by the town marshal. Ben Berg, for
drunkenness and disorderly conduct.
and was fined $3.50 which he paid.
Among the Hammond visitors here
on Sunday were Mr.. and Mrs Andrew
Boiling and Mrs Peter Dahlkamp.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Portz spent Sat
urday and Sunday with relatives at
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-05

Are You Patriotic. Then Buy a
Liberty Bond?
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-05

and Bernard Miller Of Griffith. vii
be announced in church Sunday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-05

A nve newspaDef for DeODHe vvAs are
still - earth - thars what Thu
TIMES L.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-05
Whiting
| And Its
People

Buy q $4,000 Liberty Bond. Sana OF
Whiting, open q. m. to p. N. 5-21
Mrs. z. A Aiizo and Mrs Agnes Rob
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-05

Help Your Country By Buying 4
Liberty Bondi
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-08-02
OFFERS GARDEN PRIZES.
Brooklyn Park Chief Encourages Gull
tivation of House Lots.

Park Commissioner Raymond V. In
gersoll Of Brooklyn has announced
that his department will award this
year prizes aggregating 500 for the
best vegetable gardens developed in
private house lots in the borough.
Concerning the promotion Of garden
ing i'll Brooklyn the commissioner said:
I'm the spring of 1914 the first chill
dren's gardens We're opened on park
property in Brooklyn. These have
been extended each year until this sea
son individual plots will be cultivated
Snd harvested by more than 1900 chill
dren. So many inquiries We're made
at these gardens for advice about back
yard cultivation that last spring the
George NJ. Houge, secretary of the
North Dakota game commission, an
Eounced at Steele that the names of
the newly appointed game wardens
throughout North Dakota would not
be made public by the commission.
This action, he said, is to protect the
game Of the state by making it more
difficult for those who hunt out of sea-
son to know when they are clear of
game wardens. THE commission in
tends to try a little secrecy in connec-
ton with the deputy SERVICE" Mr.
Houge said. "We have followed the
plan of giving publicity to our ap-
pointments for a number of years and
find that it makes an embarrassing sit
uation for the men. Now no one needs
to know who the deputy is until he ap-
pears in court as a witness. We be-.
lieve that the doubt as to the identity
of the warden will make prospective
game law violators hesitate.