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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-10-03

Youche have returned from Hammond
where they attended a bridge party at
the Hammond Country Club on Satur-
day afternoon.
The first meeting of the Women's
Study Club was held in the assembly
room of the library on Tuesday after
noon a very profitable and enjoyable
session was held. The program was
opened with a piano solo by Mrs. G.
Tinkham. Mrs. J, B. Peterson read a
very delightful paper on ''Reminis-
censes." Mrs. Jennie Ward Wheeler
gave a short talk on Red Cross work
followed by review of Meridth Nichol-
sons book, ~ Hoosier Chronicle" by
Mrs. Anna Billman.
Crown Point people were very much
shocked on Tuesday to learn of the
sudden death of George Yerk, former
very popular clerk in the Kramer gro
Gerry. Mr.. Yerk left Crown Point sew
eral weeks ago and was working for the
South Shore at West Pullman. In some
way while at work in the yards he came
in contact with a live wire killing him
instantly He was the son-in-law of
Charles IIiIdreth of this city. His wife
formerly MISS Bessie Hildreth. died
about year, ago. He leaves a mother
and father and two small sons. living
with his parents In West Pullman.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-10-03
GARY BOYS EAGER
TO co TO WAR
More Than Needed Storm
Chairman J. A.
Rrengan.

cary has more than shown her pa.
ulotlsm IN the 2Jast. but yesterday aft
eFnoon she bra,1e all records when exc
euelNe OFFICER J. A. Brennan Of exemp-
'1on board 10. i called for S5 recruits
ana there were fully as many more
present AMI all eager to go.
fheAV - exclaimed Mr.. Brennan. half
out OF breath and as he wiped the
persp eration from his brow. 1T is a
rare occurrance to be embarrassed with
mora recruits than you need. usually
you do not have the required number
present.
wen. isn't there some possible way
We can go spoke up one young man and
a, dozen others joined in the chorus
I'VE quit our jobs. left our boarding
houses expecting to go tomorrow morn
ing and now we are in a fine fix. Isn't
there some way to fix it up?"
Mr. Brennan scratched his head as
each one fred some question at him.
AFTER some thought he promised them
that he would wire the war department
and see If the quota couldn't be raised
TO 40 or so men, asking them to appear
thursday afternoon when he would
know something definite.
The appearance of the unusual large
number Of recruits is due partially to
the fact that the war department asked
for 20 per cent of those eligible on the
third call and later the war headquar-
tiers reduced the call to 20 per cent
| There were in the neighborhood OF SIS or
20 recruits that had received red cards
from the local board present
The quota of men are now having
their teeth examined by the Gary
Dental Society at the "" They leave
!
Camp Taylor early Friday morning
The list consists of:
iona Tulsa. ZIG Tenn.
Richard ]. Murphy, % E Sth st.
Geo. Karlensa. 921 Fillmore.
Benz Alhgrin. 433 Jackson.
Marko Stekovich. S4S Broadway.
Lawrence Lahail. 707 Harrison.
Nikola Curcija. 344 Polk
William Pappas $40 Maryland
Stanley Parker Ross, 202 w. 9Th.
Jim Sidaris. Pine St, Clark sta.
Harold J. Anderson. Hobart, Ind.
Gust Caravisilis. % w. 7th.
Jno Philip Davis. 409 Adams.
VIM. II. Brach, SIS Madison.
Jay D. Hayworth. sos L. Madison.
Walter W. Littrell. S14 Wash.
Oscar 4 Bergan. 621 Tyler
Richard Weeks. $50 Adams.
VIM. McCarty. SIT Adams.
Alva L. Decker. Hatcher. Ky.
Jos. Weiner. SGT Rhode Island.
John Havrilla, S62 Monroe
Chester DeBruler, 334 jefferson.
Orval Dewitt Davis. Adhley. Ind.
Chas. Ed. Crawford. 544 Adams.
Giuseppe Garritamo. 437 Polk st.
Herman J. Fisher. $40 Adams.
Geo Marseles. $40 Broadway.
Geo. McLennan. 556 Harrison.
Joe Nemesek. 346 Polk.
Vernum t. Parsons. 217 w It'll st.
Reyburn B. Yates. 526 Washington.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-10-03

= ere IS muc my thy FOR Rob
he is placed in through the wiping
out of his office, H added strength
to the republican ticket last fan.
largely because of the fact that lie
was a travelling man and the travel
ing men Of the state lined up and
voted for him. Although the state
statfstfcians office never has been
worth a nickel to the state. Roberts.
it is pointed out. made the race in
good faith and spent his time and
money and should be recognized in
some way.
It is understood that some plan win
be worked out TO keep Une state free
employment agencies ia South Bend.
Fort Wayne. Evansville and Terrs
Haute. as well as the one in this city.
going. They are part of the state
stafistician's office. but they have
been so valuable Ia finding EMPLOY
ment for thousands Of men that it
seems to be the belief that they should
be continued. Just how this isfo be
done. however. remains to be worked
out
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-10-03

made to carry on the office beyond
September 80.
or course, Roberts cannot afford to
conduct the office without pay, He
said at the time the law was passed
and it was generally understood that
Governor Goodrich had a plan in mind
By which he would take care Of Rob
erts with another position for the re-
mainder OF his term, but Governor
Goodrich is seriously sick and nothing
has been done to look after Roberts.
Wis salary as state statistician was
$4,000 a year. and the plan as it was
understood was to give Roberts a
place in some other department. at
the same salary. But nobody seems
to know where II VIII be.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-10-03
Crown Point News
Happenings of a Day in Lake couny's Lively Capital

is western iobbing connection for the
Letz Co.
DR.. 4. H. Farley has returned from a
business trip to Chicago.
The first meeting of the Hazard Club
was held on Monday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. E. r. Cole The prizes
were won by Mrs. Min Rockwell and
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-10-03

Mrs. Walter Altman. Five members of
the Hazard Club have resigned which
makes only two tables. so the Hazard
Club are going to ask the 3. f. r. club
to consolidate with them and make
club of twenty members.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent Youkey and
Mrs. YOukey are moving to the home
Of Mrs. Jacob Houk on Main street to-
day.
Mrs. John Lehman and Mrs. J. w.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-10-03

Mrs. Herbert Erickson, one OF the
county organizers of the Libert Loan.
was in Crown Point on Monday and
Tuesday in the interest of that work.
Mr.. Jos. T. Lyons. president o. the
Southwestern Supply Co. of Little Rock,
Arkansas. was doing business at the
Letz Mfg. Co. on Tuesday. The above
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-10-03
TIMES BUREAU AT
STATE CAPITAL.

, 4 z
INDIANAPOLIS. oct. s.-Although
Henry A. Roberts is out of job as
state sattisticiaa because his office
has been abolished. he still continues
to hold forth at the state house and
he says he will remain there until
something is done besides what the
law did to him. When the legislature
last winter passed the general appro-
priations bill. carrying appropriations
for the support and maintenance of
the various state offices, institutions
and departments. few lines were
slipped in the bill which abolished
the office and no appropriation was
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-10-03

CONSIDERING the Mayor Johnson
something
when both
which S
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-10-03

Let Us Pay With Cur Bodies
For Cur Souls Desires. -Roose-
veil.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-10-03

GAS advanced from the
"ee reduced
York,
is entile to another term
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-10-03

WITH hardly
under Mayor Johnsons
from 10000 to $4,000 ermo OF off
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-10-03

THE Kind Tribune tax
ing about Well the the Wall
street bdient will
and who
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-10-03

THERE continually
calling other
are denOuncng with them
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Of
called the poor
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-10-03

GARY is full Of indecent peopeThe Holy Slksockng Pr
$50 can be decent and support Mayor Johnson
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-10-03

INDEPENDENT tonight Turne
hai Fourteenth Washington
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-10-03

GARY was asked give $4,000 the Liberty loan
million Gary will not be behind in the second loan
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-10-03

WHEN o
miles
the
be elsewhere children
neghboring Whiting
bathing
front
What would Cincinnatians
The Ohio
o
bathing beach
in
Chicagothe residents
Toleston
children
da
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-19
Communal Kitchens.

It Is expected that, with the assent
of the food controller Of Great Brit
ain, an experiment in the use Of COM
munal kitchens will be in vogue very
soon. The need for these aids to the
feeding Of the people is threefold
the large number of families who are
unable, through ill-health or other
causes, to participate in the economic
advantages of the war; the difficulty
Of obtaining suitable and nourishing
food for children; and the necessity
Of having, an organization like this In
direct touch with the central headquar-
tiers. The food once cooked at the
central kitchen would be sent out in
large tin-lined boxes or double cans
to the various depots for sale, and In
these big, closed receptacles it would
keep hot long time. At the depots 1t
might be we'll to supply hot plates for
the food to stand on so that when
bought it would need little relocating
before it was served, says London
correspondent. The demand for va
riety Of diets can all be met, and
plans have already been thought out
for dealing with a thousapd-and-one
interesting questions that arise.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-19
Mot Much REQUIRED.

The newspaper which succeeded in
getting the following paragon would
be lucky. Yet 1t is probable there
were applicants who believed they
could come up to. sample: "Subedi-
tor-Smart, up-to-date man wanted for
leading weekly journal. Must be a
man of initiative with nose for good
copy with practical knowledge of
printing and publishing routine and
capable Of making up, passing for and
seeing through the press. Office hours
r-daybreak till midnight. Salary
whatever he is worth. No conventional
Fleet streeters' or any unappreciated
journalistic geniuses need apply. Must
be man of the world, with wide hui
man sympathy, with no 'kinks'-either
moral, political or artistic-with firm
faith in the inherent goodness of man.
kind and the policy of making the
best possible use of this life as a
sound preparation for the next. Must
always wear smile-but never a snig-
ger. Dress optional. Must treat his
work as one continuous holiday. 1t
will pay any man, answering to these
conditions, to relinquish any other in
terest and secure the post. London
Tit-BitS.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-19
STORY OF sEAGoING STEER
u FIoated Around New York Harbor
for Many Hours and Caused Much
Excitement Before Rescued.

Several lOngshoremen were biting
Into thick sandwiches of garlic on the
water front when there came prodi-
gious humping on the plank under
meath. The floor of the pier gave forth
hollow sound.
One of the 1ongshoremen, the Brook
Ign Eagle testifies, swallowed his gar
lie the wrong way and let out q Polish
exclamation. Then he bent over and
applied his eyes to a crack in the
woodwork. At first he could not make
out anything in the murk, but at length
a pair of green eyes met his Mortified
gaze, it seemed, to his untutored mind,
conclusive evidence Of a personal call
from the evil one, and when horns
raped the planking and long tail
Swished the water he went away from
there very quickly. With him went
the rest Of the longshoremen.
Up winding Fulton street they sped
and around the crooked corner into
narrow Poplar street, where they very
nearly carried the door Of the Poplar
street police station off it's hinges. They
arrived before the desk sergeant all
abreast and told their story, as their
knees smote one against another and
their hands CROPPED feebly for the desk
rail. The desk lieutenant thought at
first it was O case of greenhouse"
whisky, but he finally sent man down
to investigate. The patrolman found
that the apparition was only steer
which had been thxOwn into the river
and had swum up under the dock. He
did not know just what to do and his
police manual gave him no help. OBJ
viously he could not loosen the steers
collar and roll it over barrel. Nor
could he give it an antidote for poison.
At last he had bright thought and
called up the dock department, the
steer being at a dock and therefore,
per Sc a fit subject for the dock de-
partment.
The dock department responded-or
part of it did-with saws. Then having
opened a nice round hole in one Of the
city's docks, it's work was done, and it
sent for the s. P. 9. A. The S. P. G. A.
does all hosting jobs appertaining to
steers, mustangs or other animal fot-
sam lifted from the river.
Some brave man passed a rope
around the middle Of Taurus and every
body gave ''Yo, heave ho!" Up came
the steer and stood dripping on the
dock with the seaweed hanging from
his TANKS.
This steer is supposed to have been
in the river for 48 hours before 1t was
rescued.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-19
Substitute for Copper.

The use of soft steel and iron as
a partial substitute for copper in the
manufacture Of decorative metals is
being experimental with in the depart
ment of manual arts at the University
Of Wisconsin.
For years it has been traditional for
decorative metal products to be made
wholly or in large part of copper, brass
or some other alloy Of copper. The
price of copper is now so high, more
than 80 cents a pound, that a substi-
tute is needed in decorative metal.
The kind of steel and iron required
In this kind Of work costs at present
ii cents a pound. In many respects
this steel is as good, If not better, than
copper. It works easily, wears as
well, is not discolored or oxidized as
quickly, and for many uses is even
stronger than copper. 1t lacks the
red-gcsd luster, but can be given a
silver-hued FURNISH, or can be decorat-
ed with paints.-University of Wiscon-
sin Bulletin.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-19
NEW METALS BEING SOUGHT
Manufacturers Looking for Substitutes
s for Those Now Used, Because of
Advance in Prices.

The recent advance in price of many
Of the more commonly used metals has
led manufacturers to adopt or consider
the adoption of various substitute
metals or alloys for certain purposes.
The advice Of the bureau CT standards
has frequently been sought in this con-
nection. An interesting field Of inves-
tigation is opened up by such inquiries.
1t appears that the metals tradition
ally and currently used for various
articles are in many cases no better
adapted for the purpose than others,
and a slight difference in price would
warrant a substitution. 1t is not usu-
ally possible, however, to suggest sub
stitutes offhand, as there are many
factors involving manufacturing pecu-
liarities, durability and other physical
and chemical properties that first have
to be determined. "There is" says the
bureau, "a very wide field of research
here, which would undoubtedly repay
MANIFOLD the efforts put upon it,
Scientific American.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-19
The Reichsrath a Babel.

That parliament of Babel, the
reichsrath, now engaged in playing an
obscure part in the Austro-Hungarian
peace hunt, is permitted to express its
emotions in eight official languages
symbolic of the war of tongues raging
in the empire itself. In the great vocal
chorus the Slavonian may be said to
have struck the. strident top note, COR
the very word he has coined for him.
self expresses the belief that no man
is a talker except himself. "Slowan,"
in Old Slovenian, meant ito speak"
and as the Slav understood no other
speech, the others were naturally the
dumb dogs.-London Daily Chronicle.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-19
w. N. w., Minneapolis, No. 27--1917.
Smart Man.

After the supper party the host
handed round box of cigars with an
expansive smile of the help-yourself-
and-don't-mind-me variety.
Lovely cigars, We know" he de-
clared, offering the box to the first
guest. "They were a present from my
wife,"
Gently, but none the less firmly, ev-
cry man present swore that smoking
would expand his heart to colossal pro-
portions, or else that he had sworn off
the weed for the duration, says Lon
don Ideas.
When they had all gone the host ex-
tracted card from under the first
layer Of cigars: "From Uncle James,"
"That little speech saved me that
box" he unused. "Jolly smart wheeze!"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-19
LiIv Beds Beautiful River.

Some of the most beautiful and ex-
tensive natural water-lily beds in the
world are to be found along the up
per Mississippi. During the summer
months persons come from miles
around to look upon these vast ex-
quisite displays. When the river Is
low portions of its bed, in some cases
scores of acres in extent, are covered
with shallow water, or wholly exposed
In such places the white and yellow
lilies, surrounded by their shining
green leaves, are to be found, some Of
the beds stretching as far as the eye
can see.-Popular' Mechanics Maya
zine.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-19
ale Lights Bit of Paper Sos RE Can
Look Better"

for being attracted: she simply knew
pening every second among mortals on
this globe it seems a waste of time to
inquire why.
Elva Burt lived alone in furnished
room" in the big city. The bed mas
Queraded as a couch during the day,
and screen covered the stationary
washstand. She made it look like q
sitting room, and the house was clean
and respectable, if not fashionable.
Still she felt slight qualm at receiv-
ing the stranger in her humble quar-
ters.0. He seemed to her like a man
used to good society, one used to
mingling with cultured people in re-
fined surroundings. In this superstition
she was right. The mother of Cedric
Shaw had belonged to family Of high
social standing, and his father had
been president of college. When
lad of twelve, lis father had died,
leaving moderate fortune to the wife
and son, and at eighteen, Cedric had
started in to earn his own living. He
had done so well that at twenty-five he
was now a junior partner in the con-
Germ.
Elva, on the evening Shaw was to
call, put on her most becoming frock
and sat down to wait for him.
"Oh, dear!' she said to herself, "It
isn't very scrumptuous," surveying the
room. "But If he's what think he is,
- I'll I,N x-N1l
The sentence ended in sigh.
1t did not appear, from the animated
conversation and the length of Shaw's
call that he did ''mind." The next day
he wrote note of apology for having
stayed so late. and asked when he
might come again.
Even after Shaw had become fire.
duent visitor and had several times
taken Elva to dine and to places of
amusement he knew little or nothing
of her circumstances. She had told
him her parents lived in small village
in the states, and with the exception of
a few friends, she was alone III the city,
and was earning her own living. AS to
how she was earning it she had not in
formed him, and had eyasively put him
OFF when he had asked. He concluded
that perhaps CHE might have a little
foolish pride about revealing her occu-
patton. and said no more.
The suite of offices occupied by his
firm were in building which had
been remodeled from a dwelling house.
Next to it stood residence which the
march of business up the avenue had
so far left undisturbed, and it was
now rented out for bachelor apart
ments.
One morning the papers had an item
on the front page telling how Spray,
Galland & Co., diamond importers, had
been robbed of valuable gems by the
blowing open of a safe. This was
Shaw's firm, and that evening he fold
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-19
? E.lva S
Profession
"
By John EIkins
Copyright, 1917. by w. G. Chapman.)

Copyright, 1917. by w. G. Chapman.)
Cedric Shaw was intently watching
the girl across the room. Sometimes
the swaying dancers in the hotel ball
room came between him and her; but
always his gaze went back persistently
to the bright animated face of a young
woman who stood talking with an elder
ly lady. The first thing that had at
tracted him was the absence of the
painted lips and cheeks, which he saw
on almost all of the young girls pres
ent. Next to take his attention was
the pretty dancing gown, which unlike
the others covered her back, and came
above the shoulders all around in be-
coming line.
The young man could not have been
called old-fashioned or straight laced"
but certain fine respect for woman
hood which had been carefully instilled
in him by his mother, felt kind Of re-
pulsion at the artificially covered faces.
and the too scantily covered forms OF
the girls he met in society everywhere.
He felt that this girl must be differ
ent, and as he watched her face his
conviction grew. He determined to
know her, and started out to see If he
could find someone to introduce him.
Finally he accomplished his object,
and soon found himself guiding Miss
Burt through the mazes Of the dancers.
Yes, decidedly Miss Burt was differ
ent." 1t was not long before Shaw's
heart began to give curious but I'M
mistakable evidences of being consid-
erably off it's normal condition.
He managed to get an invitation to
call, which was not exactly difficult
since Miss Burt was quite as anxious
that he should ask as he was to get the
permission. If the truth must be told
she was at the same time experiencing
something like the same alarming
symptoms the young man was suffer
ing. She had not analysed her reasons
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-19
Merely . SYMPTOM.

A prominent academician Of New
York defines culture as that breadth
of view where our knowledge and in
terests extend beyond our own parti-
cular vacations and which enables US
to meet with intelligent and sympa-
thetic interest people Of widely diver
gent activities and attachments, but
out here in this garden spot of the
world we suppose most of US will con-
tinue to regard 1t as not using tooth
pick in public.--Ohio State Journal.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-19
A Question.

"The Hindoos have some queer GUS
toms. The women wear strings Of
gold coins and many bangles. One fe-
male will frequently carry all the fam
fly wealth"
"Are we so very different" inquired
FIubdub, indicating a display of easy
payment diamonds that was going by.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-19
THINGS WORTH KNOWING

There are now IL national parks.
Three crops year may be grown In
the canal zone.
Iowa clubwomen are urging conser-
yation' az the states natural scenic fea-
lures.
A gray, lowering sunset or one
where the sky is green or yellowssh
green indicates rain.
The Texas industrial congress gives
directions how to make an independent
living from fire acres of land.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-07-19

Miss Mary Correll, Chicago, has not
missed Sunday in 16 years and 10
months in attendance at Sunday
school.
Suffrage for $4,000 educated Indians
in the province Of Ontario is urged on
the Dominion government by Scobie
Logan, chief Of the Muncey tribe.
The fox nearly always takes his nap
during the day in the open fields, along
the sides of the ridges, or under the
mountain, where he can look down
upon the busy farms beneath and hear
. their many sounds.