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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-02
BH FRANK n. WILSON
Federal Farm Lonn bureau.
I. ;. Treasury Department.
written for the United PrcssD

WASHINGTON. Juno 2.--Unele Sam
glanced at his trial balance April ],
1917, and CLEANED tho following brief
! statement or his condition;
Assets $2oo. o0o. ooo.o 600 plus
Liabilities. 1.023.357.250
in other words. tho total material
wealth Of tho United States was in
excess OF two hundred billions Of dol
lars. some estimates placing IL as high
as two hundred and twenty-five bill
lions. The last official total was IN
1912. when the figure wan one hundred
eighty-seven billions on April i. 1917.
our national debt was slight over n
billion. Uncle Sans debts as compared
with his assets were about as one il TO
220.
But the smile that decorated Uncle
Sans face was not inspired entirely
by the statement or his comparative
debts and credits. lie looked AT the
record of national income and saw
that thu total was forty billions Of
dollars year. or forty times his debts.
He took out his pencil and made some
comparisons lie found that his ma
tional income had Increased more than
80 per cent In the last aeven years.
and more than 1ta per cent IN tho laat
seventeen years.
Continuing further with tho invep-
tory. the old gentleman turned 10 the
page devoted TO foreign trade and
discovered that this item for 1916
amounted 70 between aovon and eight
billions Of dollars. or more than double
that of the previous year. lie pecred
over at the page whore II is recorded
the distribution Of tho worlds gold
supply, and discovered that he. pos-
sesses nearly three billions Of dollars
of gold or one-thrd Of the worlds
total He discovered that there We're
on deposit in banks and trust COM
panies of his realm approxima tely 25
billions Of dollars. and that there was
borrowed from banks and trust com
panies, for commercial purposes about
eighteen billions Of dollars.
In addition TO keeping a good set
Of books on his own business. Uncle
Sam also kept books on the affairs
Of his mel ghbors He made some in
teresting comparisons and discovered
that the material wealth OF the United
States was greater than that of any
two nations on earth. He found that il
was as great as the total combined
wealth Of Great Britain. France. Rus
STA and Italy. 1t was more than dou-
Bile that Of England: four times that
of France and eight times that Of
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-02

roads. Each of the railroads fur
nished a car comprising an essential
unit OF the train. one Of these cars
has been fitted up as a modern oper-
ating room with every facility enabling
surgeons and nurses to perform oper-
atoms. while the other cars have been
converted into wards with rows of
beds for the accommodation Of pa
tients.
Complete surgical and medical equip
ment similar to that found in large
hospitals has been installed on the
train. including stores Of medicines.
bandages. clothing. etc. to provide for
the comfort of patients. The wards
are equipped with an overhead con-
veyor for moving patients through the
cars or to and from the operating
room without interfering with others.
Accommodations are also provided for
the corps Of surgeons. nurses and hos
pital attendants. In arranging the
general design pr. Dunott has tho as
sistance of other eminent Baltimore
surgeons.
General Carl r. Gray. chairman OF
the Maryland Preparedness and Sur
vey commission and president of the
Western Maryland railway. under
was equipped. is authority for the
statement that the train viii be held
in readiness for any emergency. The
train is q valuable unit in the gov
ernment's preparedness program. should
warfare to be brought to our shores.
the hospital train would be OF great
assistance to the medical stan as a
field hospital or for conveying the
seriously wounded to base hospitals
1t Is also likely to he used for relief
work in times OF national disaster
such a occurred recently at Eddy
stone. Pa
The patriotic women Of Maryland
have completely equipped the train
with bed-clothing. bandages. GONZALES
cents cloths, and through their eff
forts medicines have been furnished
and other equipment installed.
The train will be taken TO Washing
ton in the near future for an inspec-
ton by officers Of the Medical stan Of
the army and members OF the War
College.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-02
VOICE OF
THE .knr.-
. e Q p l. e
A WORTHY pRnGRA1I.y

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
Since our country has made n COM
mon cause with the Allies in their war
against German military despotism. it
would seem itting that it should en-
dorse their terms OF peace given In
the note to President Wilson. dated
January 10.
These terms express in concrete
form the general principles proclaimed
by our president on several occasions.
namely. security for the rights OF
small nations and recognition of the
principle that each people should de-
termine for itself tho government IN
der which 1t shall live.
Peace terms Of the Allies do not
threaten the integrity of Germany.
guilty though it be of awful crime
against humanity. They provide mere
" for the return of districts which
had been taken from the French and
the Poles The principle Of nationality
is observed even as against Germany
and, there is no intention Of partition
ing it.
But the case is different with Ger
many's partners. Austria and Tur-
key. Both these empires are collec-
tins of nations and fragments Of ma
ruled by minorities.
The Allies show their Thorough com
prehension Of the difficult racial prob
lens Of Central and Eastern Europe
when they provide for freedom of
Poland the emancipation of Armenians
and other Christian races of Turkey.
the creation of Jugoslav state. COM
bining Serbia with the Serbs, Croatians
and Slovenians Of Austria-Hungary.
the maintenance of the principle of
nationality by joining Austrian Rou
manians to Roumana. italians 10 Italy,
Russians TO Russia, and finally the
erection Of independent Bohemia. which
means the liberation Of ten million
Czecks and slovaks from the Haps-
burg yoke.
This is a program worthy Of the
high ideals with which America en-
tered the war. We should endorse IT.
FERDINAND VALKSUN.
49S s Holman St. Hammond. Ind.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-02
LOWELL.

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Baughman went
to Chicago yesterday and met their
daughter. Miss Henrietta, who was re-
turning from her school at Forrest
Glen. Nd.
Mrs. J. w. Brannon of Billings, Mont
who is visiting relatives in Lowell. is
in CHICAGO visiting relatives.
Dale Clark has returned to his home
in Tremplau. Wis. after having spent
considerable time here with his grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Sisson.
Alonzo Dickinson of Hammond, has
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-02
3. s Q. Furnishes
a Hospital Train

Maryland has furnished the United
states government Its first hospital
train. The train was completed under
the direction Of the Maryland Prepared
ness and Survey commission according
To plans prepared by DR.. D. 2. Dunott.
chief surgeon OF the Western Mary
land railway. and with the co-opera-
ton OF the Western Maryland. Balti-
more & Ohio and Pennsylvania rail-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-02
gansnort Thursday.

ganspOrt Thursday.
Peter Reiplinger. one of SchereryiIle' :
soldier boys. write from a Kentucky
fort that he is enjoying fortress life
and that all conditions are fine.
A few days ago a wheel on a tourist s
car flew off and landed in Joseph Klos-
ems garden. The machine skidded about
two hundred feet before it could be
stopped. No one was hurt.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-02
SCHERERVILLE

The marriage of Russell Kroner and
Miss Elizabeth Schafer, daughter of
Nick Schafer, was solemnized at Lo-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-02

sA1 >ASsH sssSseHe sAL aast ~ LsIt iievxlna
ALMOST got acquainted
WITH A charming man at a
DINNER PARTY last evening but
THE WOMAN who sat between
US HAD spent too much
MONEY FOR hair that had
BELONGED TO others.
EVERY PLEASANTLY of mine
WAS EITHER hooked by
A CURL or DETECTED by
A FALSE puff. Then, too, I
FANCtD THAT all of the
ORIGINAL OWNERS of that
ASSORTMENT or hair were listening
TO OUR conversation and I.
EMBARRASSED NE. Why in
THE WORLD more women don't
LEARN or fiERPsQDE and
TRY FOR the home grown
VARIETY or hair is
MYSTERY to me- (
Yours for beautiful hair,
Hsya@e1A H7ax
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-29
OIL MINED" IN COLORADO.

In view of the "war prices" caused
by the tremendous demand for oil
and its products, a new industry for
Colorado-that of mining" oil from
shale-is being developed in western
Colorado, and is rapidly assuming
vast proportions, as more and more
capital is attracted to the industry
by rich profits. The process consists
Of distillation of oil from shale rock,
where it is not present in sufficient
quantity to warrant sinking a well.
Many deposits rich in oil have been
located in the Grand valley region
and several huge plants for reduc-
tion of the product are under con-
struction.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-29
INCREASED VALUE OF FARMS
Influence Of Road Improvement on Ru.
raj Property 10 Described by Bal.
tlmore Flnaneier.

The influence of road improvements
on the value Of rural property was de-
scribed In letter recently sent to the
Manufacturers Record by the president
Of the Baltimore Commercial bank.
who wrote: "Around my home town In
Virginia property could be bought
three years ago for $50 to $50 an acre.
We put a fine road several miles
through that county. and today you
cannot buy anything for less than $780,
and some is held at $3.50 per acre"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-29
ROAD BUILDING LARGE TASK
President Of National Highways Asso-
oistIon Tells How q Great sys-
TEN Can Be nuiit.

Thanks to the pushful, pervasive
motor car. American road building has
"got a move on" at last. There Is ev-
erywhere the cry for roads. The draw
back has been that. as yet, there has
been no coordination of these multi
tudinous enterprises. The president
OF the National Highways association.
Charles Henry Davis, In a recent paper
stated that we spent last year $249,-
955967, or more than two-thirds the
total Of money expended so far on the
construction Of the Panama canal
for road improvements throughout the
country. Mr.. Davis contention Is that
good roads, roads that run for thou
sands of miles through state after
state, are, properly, not the RESPONSE
bility of the state, but Of the nation.
He would have the federal government
build system of national roads join
ing the West with the East, the North
and the South, connecting every part
Of the country, as is the case with the
national highways Of Europe. and, as
history shows, such as was the essen
,tial equipment of every first-class
power Of the past, according to the
Boston Evening Transcript.
How would such an enormous con-
struction be paid for and kept up?
Suppose" asks this eminent engi-
neer, ''the government built 100000
miles Of properly planned roads, and
at the same time purchased, say. 800
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-29
Poland China Bears

Three extra growth boar
pigs that are beauties and will
make fine breeders. Weigh
from rs to 100 lbs. each, and
are offered at $4,000 each, if
taken at once. Will register
in purchasers name for $l.OO
extra.
r. II. McGAUGEiEY.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-29
KNITTING FOR HUNGRY SOLDIERS

Catherine was taken to a nearby
camp to see the soldiers. She was
much impressed and since her visit
has been untiring in asking ques-
tons about them. One morning her
mother entered the room just in
time to see her busily ripping her
sweater which she had just about
finished for the Red Cross. To her
startled cry of Catherine, what are
you doingS" her small daughter
calmly answered, 81 knitting for the
hungry soldiers"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-29
A PROCESS OF REASONING.

''Mister," said the small boy, "did
you buy any Liberty bondsS''
"What business is that of yoursS"
"Well, 1 guess if you don't know
what business it is of mine, you don't
know what business it is of yours and
everybody else's. So l may just as
well take it for granted that you
dreamed on and didn't buy"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-29
Roys' ~'a raids Of meSieo.
Best c lions Iloar Coast.

California; long Lave known that
the best carn"t'"ns are grown near the
coast. Nov Eastern growers near the
interior are y9raying ihe plants with
salt water anal declare good stiff flower
stems eanno' be obtained without such
treatment.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-29
Time Card
Effective Apr. Is, 1917.
TRAINS GOING SOUTH.


TRAINS GOING SOUTH.
No. &C. &N. U. Lin. 1921 a. m.
No. 5l-St. L. Express 5:29 p. m.
No. 95-Dixie Flyer 9:32 a. m.
No. 55-Hopkinsville Ac. TOO a. m.
No. 53-St. L. Fast Mail 5:36 a. m.
No. 91-Ev. and G. accom-. S;5S o. m.
TRAINS GOING NORTH.
No. &C. & st. L. Linn. 5:29 a. m.
No. 52-St. Louis Express 1920 m.
No. 94-Dixie Flyer 7:n5 p. M.
No. 56-Hopkinsville Ac. 8:55 p. m
No. 64-St. L. Fast Mail l0:l4 D. m.
No. 90-Ev. and G. accom-. 3:26 p. m.
No. 81 connects at Guthrie for
Memphis and points as far south as
Erin, and for Louisville, Cincinnati
and the East. qf,
Nos. SO and 55 make direct con-
1ection at Guthrie for Louisville,
Cincinnati ard all points north and
'ast thereof. ellti
No. SO carries through sleepers to
Atlanta, Macon, Jacksonville, st.
Augustine, and Tampa, Fla. Also
Pullman sleepers to New Orleans.
Connect at Guthrie fer points East
and West. No. SO will not carry To-
cal passengers for points north Of
Nashville Tenn.
W. N. CHANDLER. Ticket Agent.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-29

feet of land on either side? This land
would so continually increase in value
and in demand for leasing on long
rental, that the cost of the road and
the land purchase would soon be paid.
A rental rate of $3.50 per acre would
pay the interest on the cost Of con-
struction. But such would rent at vast
ly higher rates In cities and towns,
high enough to give the nation an In
come equal to its total annual expendi-
lures, from these national highways
alone"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-29
BarnacIe-covered Lobsters.

"Lobsters shed their shells annually,
but none of us knows how long they
keep on doing it," said an old Penob-
scot lobsterman. II am sure they do
not shed all their lives, for l have
caught many big Holsters on whose
backs was heavy incrustation of bar
nacles that must have taken several
years to grow"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-29
GOOD HIGHWAYS IN ONTARIO
Approximately $1,000 Miles Of Road
In Provlnce-4S, 900 Miles In
Fairly Good Condition.

The province of Ontario has ap-
proximately $1,000 miles of road.
More than 1900 miles have been
treated and are In fairly good condi-
tion. About 10000 miles are we'll
graded earth roads; about 5000 miles
are surfaced with broken stone and
about 1900 are surfaced with gravel.
In the city Of Toronto there is one
motorcar to every twenty-five inhab-
itants.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-29
Fresh Pen for Each Head.

At the prison of st. Paul's at Ly-
ons there is a curious collection
of pens. They are the pens with
which the executioners have signed
the regulation receipts for the pris-
oners handed over to them to be
guillotined. At each execution a
fresh pen is used for the purpose, and
the ink Is left to dry upon it.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-29
Maybe They're All RIoht

One hears a person declare that an
other hasn't much sense. But there is
always somebody else to think that
the man who said that hasn't much
and somebody else thinks the man who
thinks that hasn't any too much to
hurt-and SO, If we listened to the
opinions of everybody nobody would
have any sense.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-29
Worlds Popcorn Center.

The hillsides of Sac and Ida coun-
ties In Idaho are said to be the worlds
popcorn centers. The section covers
about 6,S45 acres, on which are pro-
duced 1871, 7,322 bushels OF popcorn. Ths
growing season covers about f80 days.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-29
UME lax 0ERS |
tory. to Have enough Euus 70
Supply Each Man With One.


. At cafe in New York which is
ch frequented by actors they were
Z king Of German methods as ex-
'plifed in this war. Jack Hazard
tmoved to tell the following story,
: tording to the Saturday Evening
{, st:
: fs0nly the other day l heard a
IA y interesting case, which Illus
A tcs how careful those fellows are
Cat obeying ORDERS" stated Haz-
n at seems that during the in
a I'm Of Belgium a captain in
an regiment got hold Of a hum
fresh eggs somewhere; and,
thg to give his faithful soldiers
at-there were just exactly 100
n in his company as it happened
ihe turned the eggs over to the top
srgeant and told him to see that
every man in the command had an
ssg for breakfast next morning.
"But the company cook smashed
me Of .he eggs, and next morning
here we're only 80 eggs to be dis
ribated among 100 hungry soldiers.
lhs sergeant was puzzled at first. He
new he had to obey orders, and be-
,isy a true German, he meant to do
he
= "For a while he didn't know just
ow to distribute those eggs. Final
a he had a wonderful Inspiration
Typical Prussian inspiration. 1t
Iorked all right too"
Here Hazard paused.
swell, what did the sergeant dop
demanded one of the company.
"Killed one of the soldiers" said
IBi,zard.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-29
Network Of oood.Reads.

This whole country Wi some Of
these days be a network OF good
roads, which will have place on the
maps along with the railroads. The
Lincoln highway linking the East and
the West. the Jefferson highway. link
ing the lakes and the gulf. and the
Dixie Overland highway. are begin
ming.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-29
FIauratIveIy Speaking.

A play Of stage life was in progress.
showing flashes Of the chorus girls In
the fressi6g room.
"The ruan who picked out the girls
fos that part had . great head for ng-
area" remarked Kl1ss.
-fe4" replied ksoss; -hs certsinly
sss . Eeed n'nthsus''e'ss Fila
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-29
PERT :lon Of stamns.

The perfor.ll"n Of stamps was first
commenced Il e. land In 1859. for re-
ceipt and drs'fi ramps. and for post
age stamps In -. Prior to that pc
Rod stamps ~' separated by means
OF SCISSORS or hnlfe or similar means,
and in some 'g'>'s those who required
many resorted To- the use of a roulette,
kind OF fc":wheel furnished with
small cutters. n, ding a series Of cuts
between the si'lp ps,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-29
WHERE THE TROUBLE WAS.

Mother-Why do you have SD
much trouble with your housekeep-
ing2 You told me your wife could
cook.
Son--Shs can.
Mother Thsn xhai . The ma.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-29

Mr.. Knowsit-Doctor, l think my
wife has too much leisure.
DR.. Emdee-Then why doesn't she
take up something?
Mr.. Knowsit-She does. She
takes up most of my time.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-29

0soFyla's Coed NeAas
bstyees tbs yssrs 100 and lo1A
oeorps surnesd e.So< miles of state
The Robesonian., 1917-06-25
NOTICE OF EXECUTION SALE

NOTICE OF EXECUTION SALE
North Carolina,
Robson County,
In the Superior Court,
July Term, 1917.
W. B. Brice and son, VS. E. S.
Walters.
By virtue of an execution directed
to the undersigned from the SUPER
ior court of Robson county in the
above entitled action, will, on Mon
day, the 9 day of July, 1917, at II
o'clock, noon, at the court house door
Of said county, sell to the highest
bidder for cash to satisfy said ex-
ecution, all the right, title, and in
terest which the said E. S. Walters,
the defendant, has in the following
described real estate, to-wit:
All of the four tracts of land de-
scribed in a deed from the Buffers
said deed registered in book 5-W,
page 463 in the office of the regis
ter Of deeds of Robson county. All
That tract of land described in a deed
registered in book 81, page 155 reg
listers office Of Robson county. All
the land described in the deed regis
81. III JUN I'D, page o44 IN the
office of the register of deeds of
Robson county. All the land describ-
ed in deed registered in book an,
page 285 in the office of the regis,
ter of deeds Of Robson county. An
the land described in the mortgage
from E. S. Walters, defendant to r.
r. Barnes, said mortgage registered
in book of Mortgage Deeds No. 35,
! page 226 in the office of the regis
ter OF deeds OF Robson county. The
description Of each tract of land above
referred to in each several deed is
made the description in this notice
as fully as if the same was set out
in detail. Excepting however from
this sale the life estate and home.
stead right Of the said E. S.Walters in
one hundred acres of said lands II
Sterlings township, Robson county
known as the home tract where The
The Robesonian., 1917-06-25

adjoining the lands of Isaac Moore
on the north and on the north side of
under said deed, on the following
Back Swamp and on the south side
of the White Oak swamp, and known
Patrick Barnes and William Cobb,
containing IA acres, more or less,
which is a part Of the LAT IL acres
registered in deed book 3 &c" page
2; also reference is made to special
proceedings docket of 1889 page 80,
box so No. 1881, in which William
Cobb instituted suit for his part of
said land, and being all the lands
described in said proceedings and
owned on the 18th day of October,
1901, by William Cobb.
And that the said deed to the Roam
oke Railroad and Lumber Company
gave period Of Is years from and
after October 18, 1901, to cut and re-
move the timber thereon conveyed,
and to exercise other rights, privil-
eges and easements therein describ-
ed, and provided further for an ad-
ditional Is years limiting the total
period to 80 years from October 18,
1901, and the second period was con-
ditioned upon payment of 6 per cent
OF the consideration, to-wit $4,000
named in said deed, and the plain
tiff desires an extension of eight
years from and after October is,
1916, under the stipulations set out
in said deed, and has paid into court
the present cash value, to-wit, S55.89
for said eight years additional period
which sum was computed at the
time of the institution of this ac-
ton; and that plaintiff will ask fo1
a decree for said extension in con-
sideration of the said sum so paid
into court, and that title be made
to it for said extension period; and
for such other and further relief as
it may be entitled to upon all the
matters and things set out in the
complaint, and Of all this you will
take due notice.
This 9Th day of June, 1917.
C. B. SKIPPER,
Clerk Superior Court
Mclean, Varser & Mclean,
Attys. for Plaintiff. 6 II Amor