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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-03-02
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fare and pledge myself that Il elected
7 win devote nay entire time and abil-
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the OFFICE. Al l. BROWN
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-03-02

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bad If Col Roosevelt would only snea
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-03-02

IF WOODROW Wilson had lived
wears ago he and not JOB wouI1 h..
figured in the Bible
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-03-02

Editor TINES:
Please announce that am a candi-
date for the nomination OF city clerk
on the democratic ticket az the prirsar-
les to be held in Hanr 0nd March s,
1917
80 CHARLES 0. sCHONERT.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-03-02

NAN dressma lIer says every uc
lovely woman cuts off her skirt means
$4,000 GOO worth OF material saved
the Z. $. Bows. is there any dem .fl
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-03-02
East Chicago.
FOR MAYoR.

IldIt0T TIE ITMEs.
Kindly announce that 7 viii be a can
didate Tor the nomination on the Repub-
lican ticket for Mayor Of the citv II
LAST Chleago. at the primaries to be
held March c. 1917
20 =. r JOHNS. NJ ID
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-03-02

Editor Times. Please announce 70 tie
,-o4ors Of Gary I will be a candidate for
tbe nomination Of City Treasurer on the
T1emooratic ticket. ubject 20 the primaries
on March 6. -
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-03-02

MY No Doubt Germany IS ron
10 be awfnlly shocked when she Helm
what-w are accusing her Of
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-03-02

THE Indiana legislature can ual..
up for all the wichedness it has dou
by barring cold storage houses fro
the state Better no cold storage tha
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-03-02

Editor TIMES:
Kindly nnounce that viii be a can
didate for the republican nomination
for city clerk. which office 7 have held
Tor the past three years subject to the
decision or the primaries March 6.
1917 HERBERT e. FRANCIS
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-03-02
FOR CLERK

LlIltt" II 7 IHFs-
kindly announce that 1 viii be can
didate for the nomination on the Re
publican ticket for Clerk of the City OF
East Chicago. Subject to the VIII Of
the voters at the primaries, March 6.
1917.
2-5- THOS. 7. RICHARDS.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-03-02

lary EFenIng Tines
Please announce that am a candi-
date for the nomination for mayor on
the democratic ticket a. tie primaries
to be held in Gary. March s. 1917.-Adv.
l-24- HARVEY j. CURTIS.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-03-02
.altor THR TINES

Kindly announce that I viii be a
candidate for the nomination on the
republican ticket for the office OF
mayor OF the city OF East Chicago. at
the primaries March 6. 1917.
Yours very truly.
2-7-- LEO MCCORMICK.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-03-02

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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-03-02
THERE'S A REASON.

enzoTern hasn't bothered us
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-15
Local Committee Is Ready for Signing Up of Women
 for War Work
EVERY WOMAN URGED
 TO RESPOND TO CALL
All Registrars Asked to Be at Their Posts of Duty Before Time of Opening-Headquarters at
 Tutwiler Hotel

Women of Alabama will today indicate
 their strength in case of an emergency
 and their willingness to do volunteer ser
 vice when they fill out and sign the reg stration cards for women at the regis
 tration booths throughout the state. For
 the past two weeks the registration of
 women throughout the county. it's pur-
 poses and how it is to be done has been explained and stressed in every part of
 the state and everything has been laid in readiness for the eventful day which
 begins at o'clock this morning and
 closes at o'clock this afternoon. Especially during the past week the
 women have been urged to let nothing
 prevent them from signifying their patri- otism and their willingness to do their 'bit" for the wars work, and every wom- an who is 16 years or older has been charged to register.
 The local leaders in the work have ar- ranged all details for Birmingham's wom- en to register with the least inconven- fence possible. Mrs. R. F. Johnston, chairman for Jefferson county, has ap- pointed community chairnen in every town in the county, and Miss Amelia
 
 various committee members, have worked tirelessly to make the work great suc- cess.
 Since Monday the 5000 registrars have been learning just how they are to handle the registration and will report at the booths assigned them this morning, pro- viding themselves with all necessities. Contribution boxes will be stationed at each booth to receive donations to help defray the expense of the registration and for war purposes
 It has been announced that those who are i'll, out of town or who for other reasons cannot register will have chance to later, but 1t Is hoped that every woman who possibly can will attend to registering today.
 1 The registration, as has been pointed out, will be entirely voluntary and there l Is some service every woman can reg | ister to do. The cards which are to be l filled out provide for a great variety o1 services It Is specially to be noted thai | no woman will be called upon to leave 1 her home to serve if 1t Is against nel | will.
 l All registrars have been instructed tc i be at their places 10 minutes before the | time for the booths to be opened. Head | quarters are to be on the Twentieth stree' I side. of the Tutwiler, where any informa- l ton may be had by telephone Main 5000 Supplies will also be issued from this nlace
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-15
POLICE NOTES

T &. Cambron of Brook side Was struck and slightly injured about the right knee and hip by car at Fourtn avenue and Nineteenth street at lo o'clock yesterday morning. Cambron was carried to St. Vincent's hospital in an ambulance of Johns Undertaking company. No arrests were reported.
 Jesse Harris, negro, wanted py au- thorities on assault charges. was cap tured yesterday by Sheriff Moon of Opelika on information furnished the local police office by Officers Lon Tay Tor and Fred Self.
 1t is alleged that Harris cut and dangerously injured Octavia Harris negro, on August l. The woman was severely cut about the face and head and the man escaped.
 Miss Lillian Barr. who lives with a Mrs. Smith near East End park, was found in East End park in an uncon- scious condition at $50 o'clock yesler- day afternoon. She was carried to the Hillman hospital in an ambulance of Johns Undertaking company, where 1t was said she had taken quantity of carbolic acid. It is believed that she tried to take her own life, but the cause of such action was not given She refused to talk yesterday after noon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-15
1 LOCAL DIVISIONS
 MAKE GOOD SHOW
 0F DRAF TED MEN
City Responds Nobly to Call for Army Service and Examination Will Be
 Completed Today

Divisions and made splendid prog ress again yesterday when 1S3 men were called before division and 14S before reflected. 77 claimed exemption and fl did not file claims for exemption. There were three men transferred to other cities. seven found to be in service and 31 who did not appear before the boards for examination.
 In division ? 19 were rejected, 36 failed to report, SS were accepted and there were 27 who did not file claims for ex- emption The boards were well pleased with the work for the day, and will conclude with these two divisions today Following the conclusion of the work of examination by the six boards of the city, the boards will now take up the work of passing upon the exemptions filed with an idea of getting them out of the way, and ordering the men whose exemption claims were disallowed into service so
 that the second call will not call more men than necessary.
 Secretary Pepperman stated last night that boards l, 4, 6 and would at once begin the task of certifying their lists, and that by September the last day ex- emption claims will be allowed filed in these divisions.
 Today will complete the examination work from all Birmingham divisions, and being the last two to examine men 1 for their quotas. The rush will sub side for a few days, until the second | call for men to appear before the boards | is issued and the second series of ex- l animate start.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-15

private cars on hand for the workers. Places where work is especially needed will be assigned to the men at the meet ing today.
 The official costume for the day will be overalls. Real work will be done and no store clothes are wanted While everyone is promised good time, the plans are for genuine hard work to be done, and some real betterment made in the condi- tion of Jefferson's roads. Material for repairing the roads has been donated by the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company, the Woodward company and the Republic company. This material will be placed in conveniennt places along the roads that will be worked. In addi-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-15
AGENTS
 ARE INVESTIGATING
 LOCAL CONDITIONS
Three Men From Depart ment of Labor Are Look ing Into Situation
 Among Miners

The United States department of la bor is being represented in Birming- ham by three men sent to the district to ascertain what they can do about the labor conditions here.
 The men are William R. Fairley. former national committeeman of Dis- trict 20, United Mine Workers of Amer ica, and one of the best known labor leaders in the district; Ryall Daviss, who handled the labor situation in Kentucky, and James Purcell of Penn sylvania.
 They represent Secretary of Labor Wilson and will make report to him at the conclusion of their investiga- tions None of them would make any statement at this time in reference to the local mining situation and ali concurred in the assertion of MT. Fair ley, who said 1t would be improper to make any public statement until re- port had been made to Secretary Will son.
 There was no information to be secured from the office of the United Mine Workers of America, on the ninth IlOOr or the T dTlcN puilulH6. Clemo, secretary of District 20, would make no statement. and MT. Kenna- mer, president. was not in the office.
 That the investigations of the three special representatives from the Uni ted States department of labor have a bearing upon the anticipated strike in this district there is no doubt. but what steps the government will take when the reports nave been received Is the question that is being asked on all sides. The operators have noth- ing to say. They assume the attitude of waiting until the report is made public before they make a state- ment.
 The general impression is that the men sent to Birmingham by the gov ernment will make a thorough inves- tigation of the district from the miners side and from the angle of the operator also. Every phase will be in corporated in the report they send to Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-15
CORPORATIONS AID
 IN SCHOOL WORK

President George B. Ward has issued a written statement in which he pays trib- ute to those industrial corporations and individuals who showed their patriotism in the matter of school sites that are being purchased by the city. The state ment issued by MT. Ward follows:
 .sThe commission Is making good prog ress in buying suitable sites for the en- largement of its educational system, and I wish to take this opportunity for thanking the owners of property for their fair and reasonable dealings in putting prices on their holdings.
 "Especial mention should be made of the Republic Iron and Steel company, who gave us a four-acre lot near Keiser station for the East Thomas neighbor- hood This site Is situated on a beauti- ful knoll, surrounded by rolling country, on the Pratt City pike, near the junction of ,>pwenton and North Birmingham roads.
 "The Acipco company also placed a whole block at the disposal of the city at the same price the company paid for it several years ago.
 s'It is gratifying that in no instance have any of the property owners at tempted to hold up or demand unreason- able prices in our purchases"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-15

All the patriotic, healthy men of Bir- mingham are expected to gather today in front of the Jefferson County Bank building at 1 o'clock and go out under the auspices of the Civic association and work the county roads. Today has been decreed Good Roads Day by Governor Henderson in a special proclamation, and the association decided that no better way could be found to celebrate the oc- casion than by doing some real work that will materially improve the condition of the public roads in all the county.
 Men from all walks of life will be out today in overalls and straw hats doing their bit to make the roads more passa- ble. The entire membership of the city
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-15
FOURTH ALABAMA ORDERED ID FRONT Local Men Included in First State Troops Ordered
 to France

The Fourth regiment, Alabama Na tional Guard will be among the hrst troops to see service in France. Com panies from Birmingham, Montgomery Gadsden, Bessemer and other Alabama towns make up the Fourth regiment l' which will be brigadeds with troops from Georgia and Iowa. The One Hun dred and Sixty-seve infantry is to include the Fourth Alabama. According to information given out there, offl- cial orders to this effect have been received at regimental headquarters at Montgomery
 Company K of Birmingham, under Capt. Mortimer H. Jordan; Company D of Bessemer, under Capt, Lacey Ed mondson; and a sanitary corps under Mai John B. Watts are included in the Fourth Alabama. Altogether there are about $50 Birmingham men in the regiment.
 Other officers of the regiment are Col. William P. Screws of Montgom- cry, Lieut.. Col. Walter E. Bare of Gadsden. First Lieut.. Emmett P. Smith Mai. H. A. Moon Maj. Dallas B. Smith and Mai. J. w. Carroll.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-15
ATTORNEY ULLMAN TO CONTEST EXEMPTIONS
Public Asked to Co-Operate With the Government in Determining
 Exemption Claims

M M. IJllman, city attorney, named +o renresent the government in all cases appealed from the local exemp ton boards to the district poards' mas issued a statement in which he asKs the coop sration of the public MT UJlmani says:
 Under the regulations issued by the President, it is made my duty to ln- yestigate all discharges from service made by all local exemption boards and to receive complaints from citi- zens with regard to all persons ex- empted or discharged by the boards and. to file appeals where an investiga- tion of the complaint seems to jus tify it.
 q will gladly receive from any per son any information regarding false statements made by or in behalf o1 anyone called for examination. If the people will cooperate by bringing tc my attention information as to the financial condition of those alleged te be dependent, many unintentional dis criminations will be avoided. The local boards cannot thoroughly investigate each claim for exemption in the linn ited time at their disposal. and, there fore, the possibility of fraud and falss swearing Is increased
 "I would request that as the names of persons exempted are published in the press that anyone having informa' ticn that such persons are not en- titled to be exempted should confer with me in person as speedily as pos sible"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-15

commission has promised to be present and almost all the candidates have ex- pressed a desire to help the movement.
 Besides the men from the city, parties in the suburbs have been organized who will work the roads leading from their homes to the city. The merchants of the city have generously responded to the re- quests to allow their employees liberty to work, and Mayor Ward has proclaimed the day a half holiday. There is no time limit for men to register themselves, and any that have delayed can come to the gathering today and will be warmly well comed.
 The committee of automobile men has arranged to have plenty of trucks and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-15
STUDY OF GERMAN
 AT UNIVERSITY
, the Editor of The Age-Herald:

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 The article of MT. George H. Rogers in
 Thursdays Age-Herald in regard to the
 study of German at the University of
 Alabama has just come to my attention
 and have these few words to say in re-
 ply
 I want to commend MT. Rogers for his
 evident patriotism and might say that l
 am none the less patriotic than he seems
 to be, but to me, his ideas, as he ex-
 pressed them, are not only illogical and
 unbalanced, but humorous.
 In the first place, he misinterpreted in
 its entirety my statement in Wednesday 8
 paper. It would be detrimental to the ln-
 terests of the university for any course
 of study to be dropped from the curricu-
 lum, regardless of it's character, and It
 was to correct false rumor that such was to be done and not to regale the
 public, as MT. Rogers expressed it, with
 statements in reference to the study or the German language, that l wrote my
 original article to The Age-Herald
 MT. Rogers evidently belongs to that class of war enthusiasts to whom re- ferred, who would like to see the study of German abolished from all of our American universities. Nothing could happen which would more belittle the American people in the eyes of the world than that By what line of infant reason ing does he reach the conclusion that German is studied purely for its commer- cial value? Germany, though now Tn dls- favor with us all, is a great nation ana has produced some of the most intellectual men the world has ever known Also some of the greatest literary masterpieces of the ages are German, and the study of these classics for their literary value is an important factor in a liberal educa- tion. Even England has not reached the state where they would abolish every thing German because of the war and never will If this is the condition that MT. Rogers desires to see a reality in this country such a hope is born only to be shattered for that is not nor never will he the desire of the American people as a whole.
 MT. Rogers also made another totally irrelevant statement Let the an nouncement be made" he said, that ev- cry student who enters the state uni versity would be required to study Ger man and the matrculation could be num- bered on the fingers of both hands" Nc such a condition has ever been imposed nor is likely to be in the future, and more so than the study of Japanese Sanscrit or the history of Africa. Let us have patriotism, but not the kinc that leads us to such wild conclusions that the German people have nothing by which other nations could profit. More wholesome Americanism and less patri 1 otic fanaticism would make the burder l of this war much lighter.
 HARRY MANSFIELD. Charleston, s. C., August 13, 19l7
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-15
S|L|COM|TE BRICK
 MADE AT |RONDALE. First Brick Made by New Process Were Turned Out
 Last Saturday

The plant of the Siliconite Refractor- ies company at Irondale has been com pleted and the first Siliconite brick
 was made last Saturday.
 The plant, which represents a very substantial investment was designed and constructed by Robert R. Zell, me- chancal engineer. who is president and manager of the company. Mir. Zel has received from the United States patent office notice of the allowance of the first patent applied for by him and transferred by him to the company. This is a basic patent and covers broad ly the use of siliconite for all refrac- tory purposes, granting to the company the exclusive right to use this mineral for the manufacture of refractory ma terials, and giving to MT. Zell full cred it for finding and developing pro- cess for it's use.
 Siliconite brick are made from the mineral siliconite, which is mined near the Seaboard Air Line in Calhoun county, and shipped to the eompanya plant at Irondale, where it is pre-
 pared by sizing and crushing through special machinery. whence it passes into a large mixer. The chemicals are
 prepared and mixed in another ma
 chine, added to the siliconite and again
 mixed; the combined ingredients are
 then discharged into a hopper leading
 from the second to the ground floor Of
 the mill, where it is received in boxes
 which contain sufficient quantity of
 the mixture to make five standard size siliconite brick. The brick ma chimes press the brick under 40,000 pounds pressure on steel pallets, which are placed on steel cars, holding 500 brick each, and then run into the cur ing ovens 120 feet long. When hard ened, the brick are stacked in a storage shed alongside the railroad track, to be loaded for shipment.
 The brick holding department has capacity of 10000 brick daily: the re- mainder of the plant has a capacity ot 1 20, 900 brick daily. The plant has fine water supply from an artesian well, with a pumping plant and tank 43 1 feet high and of 10000 gallons ca pacity; the water being piped from the l tank over the plant
 | This is the only plant in the United States making siliconite brick, which
 are highly refractory and are stated to be superior to any silica brick now made.
 The company has a number of in- quiries from various sections for these brick and is negotiating with large company for the entire output The
 plant is expected to be operating at
 full capacity within the next 30 days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-15

Birmingham industries of various kinds are already beginning to feel the impetus of the new construction work the Tennessee company is doing at Far field.
 The policy of the company will be to place orders for every piece of equipment that can be manufactured here with Bir- mingham concerns. This will apply par ticularly to machinery and castings.
 It means that local foundries Will De given orders for whatever they can turn out that will be required in the new con str-ction This situation results not only from the desire of the company to place the orders here where possible but is also 2 matter of economy and time saving.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-15
MEDICAL SOCIETY TO NAME SUCCESSOR
 TO DIR. HARRINGTON

The Jefferson County Medical SO ciety will name a successor to pr. F E. Harrington, county and city health officer, resigned to return to the serv ice of the government upon call oi Surgeon General Blue on next Mon day night at special meeting, 1t is understood.
 pr. Harrington has rendered his res ignation to the society as county healtt officer.
 A point was raised at the meeting of the medical society that a success sor to Dr. Harrington could not be elected until he had officially re signed and weeks notice had beer given the members of the society ol the intention of electing his sue, cessor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-15
LOCAL FIRMS ALREADY BEGIN TO FEEL EFFECTS
 OF TENNESSEE co. WORK

Outside concerns are so damned with work that it is difficult to get promises on dates for delivery. The railroads are hard pressed to handle the governments W ork and to keep the crops moving.
 The Tennessee company is having con- siderable difficulty in getting delivery dates set on material and equipment which cannot be manufactured in Bir- mirgham.
 feeling the effects of this construction work. Enormous quantities of lumber must be used. Cement, sand brick-in fact, building materials of every kind are to be used in abundance.
 As has been stated in these columns be- fore the new Fairfield construction work will be felt beneficially in every part of the district.