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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-04
ASKS METER
RATE INCREASE

TINES BUREAU.
AT STATE CAPITAL.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. May Ham
mond. which owns a water plant. has
asked the public service commission TO
increase all meter rates 10 cents q
1000 gallons. The rate for manufactur-
ing purposes is now from TO cents.
The wabash Water and Light Com
pany has petitioned the commission to
increase electric light rates and grant
strcharge on water rates.
The Washington Water. Light and
Power Company has asked for an in
crease in the rates of water and gas.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-04
DON'T GAG PRESS"
SAYS JOHNSON
nay rNTrrD PRESS !

WASHI.t tiTON, ID. G., May warn
ing that passage Of the pending sedi-
tion bill would breed discomfort and
make great people timid and fear
full" Senator Johnson. California. to-
day in the senate denounced what he
termed attempts to paddock the lips
Of America.
The bill imposes twenty years in
prison and 800 fine for any one who
uses profane or abusive language about
The government. the army OF navy, who
spreads false runors or who favors the
cause Of Germany.
stifle free speech" said Johnson. is
blow at our brave men IN France who
daily perform deeds Of valor which
would put TO blush exploits Of heroes
Of old We must maintain the morale
OF the people at home and keep them
united This bin viii disunite them.
It viii set watch of neighbor upon
neighbor. L will put premium on
hypooracy.
Already we have passed laws which
have left their mark in one Of the great
est Of ofessions-journalis into
the hearts of brave men YOU have put
fear. They are afraid to write what
they think. Even afraid to tell the
truth.
Having done this to the press YOU
are now preparing to do it to the Amer
lean people generally
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-04
LAKE COUNTY MUST GIVE
MORE DOCTORS To ARMY

ages OF q and SIS TO meet in their re-
spective counties on Tuesday evening.
May 9TH. for the purpose Of discussing
the great need of medical men for the
army service. He has called for 5000
men. OF whom 400 are TO come from In
diana. While our state stands among
the leaders in the matter Of Council of
Defense work. the fact remains that we
stand 42nd in the list as regards medi-
cal enlistments.
Members and Non-Nembers Wanted.
We must face the issue squarely.
and its up to YOU to attend this meet
ing no matter if you are not a member
Of the society The meeting will be held
in the Gary Y NJ. c. A. at 1880 p m. on
TUESDAY. MAY 9Th.
I'VE hope TO have Captain Charles p
Sowder. formerly of Indianapolis. but
now stationed at Camp Custer. with us
to explain first hand Just what is ex-
pected OF us.
e N. SHANKLTN. Chm"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-04
WHITING SENIORS
PRESENT COMEDY
ESPECIAL To THE TINES

WHITING. IND, May 4--At the
Whiting high school auditorium last
night the Seniors presented their an
nual class play. "All of a Sudden Peg
gy." in a manner that cannot be spok-
en- too well Of
As the naive Peggy the acting Of
Miss Collette McFadden. the young
lady who won first place in the decla-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-04
S. o. S. Meeting of NEEDLES
Called for Tuesday Eve
ming at Gary.

The army wants surgeons and It
wants them badly Furthermore Indi-
ana hasn't given her quota: neither has
Lake county Some Of the doctors must
go and go soon Several are planning TO
accept commissions
This is the substance of an appeal to
Lake county medical men. They are
asked 10 meet Tuesday evening at Gary
Y. N. C A. and this - tn eletter sent
TO them b. DR.. E. NJ Shanklin Of Ham
mond:
Dear Doctor:
Surgeon General Gorgas has sent out
call for all physicians between the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-04
CARY GAINS 1856
SCHOOL CHILDREN!

The school census of Gary shows IL.
1877 children of school age this year.
gain of 1856 children over last OF the
number registered this year 742 are col
ored children
In the Froebel school district in the
foreign quarter the largest of the eight
school districts. 4423 white and 719
colored children live. only colored
children live IN the FIRST subdivision and
the region north Of the Wabash tracks
and but z in the Ridge road district.
There are 5.Sss male and 5.2S1 female
children.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-04

nation contest at Cary. was enough
to make the writer become second
lighter. The remainder q the cast
did equally well inasmuch as the but
Ter and the valet could get a JOB in
their respective positions any day
The play a whole has all the }if~.
energy and snap that go to make up a
highly successful amateur production
and the writer believes that the cred
rests with Miss Paul. the high school
public speaking teacher
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-04

to by Third Liberty Bonds.
The date OF sOth OF April was chosen
because 1t was the Memorial Day
or the Croatian race. or the day when
there were two Croatian martyrs ex-
ecuted in 1671-Count Peter Zrinski
and Krist Frankopan. for conspirirg
against the Austrian government TO
free the Southern Slavs from the yoke
OF Austrian tyranny This occasion was
used as a spur TO boost the Liberty
Bonds
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-04
CHICAGO PRODUCE.

Butter-Creamery extras, 4Sc; cream
cry hrsts, 42ia a 4294 6; frsts, 39942c;
seconds. IS q 37c.
Eggs-0rdinaries. Sfis S2c; frsts.
321a 39a4c.
Live Poultry-FowIs. 27tzc. ducks.
CSC; geese. 13c; springs. 25c; turkeys
&c. ROSTERS. 1SlAc
yEAL-50 to 60 lbs. 14015c; so to so
lbs. Ice; 90 to 110 lbs. 17Q 1sc; fancy.
lee; overweight kidneys. 40 to rs lbs.
14c: coarse. 10c.
Potatoes-Cars. &c; Wis., MINI, 90cG
1925, fancy western. 81 20 n t4o.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-04
Aircraft scaudaD.'
ISpEcIAL To THE TINES. J


LOWELL IND. May 4.-The funeral
services of H. H Ragon will be held at
the NJ f. church in this place Sunday
afternoon a. 2 o'clock. Rev. c. a.
Brown. assisted by Nathan worley will
ofriciate The services Will be in charge
of Colfax lodge of Masons and the
Grand Army of the Republic.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-04
BAND MAKES
LAST APPEARANCE

CHICAGO. May 1.-THE 306-piece ma
val band of the Great Lakes Training
Station made its last appearance here
today. heading the army of workers Of
the third liberty loan campaign
The Sousa organiza ton will be split
tonight when the musicians go TO their
ships.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-04
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

Hogs ~ Receipts. 10000; market.
steady; mixed. s16.90@177o: good, sls.-
a5 6l7.5o: rough Sl605 a l6-a5; light
s17IOG17.75: pigs, s1s.50G1I2O. heavy
s16.05G I7S5; bulk Of sales. Si72o a
1855.
Cattle Receipts, 1900; market.
steady; bevees. s1o.oOG1760; cows-helf-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-04
CONCERT At LIBERTY
HALL MONDAY EVENING

Samuel r. Carton. tenor. Karl Reck-
zeh. pianist; Louis Zander violinist:
Geraldine Swanson. 1sneu i; nnie
Hanes Robertson. reader. md 3 male
quartette consisting of Ira Se.tz. Harold
Seaton. Russell Sims and Carl Limbs ren.
are to be heard Monday evening at Lib
erty Hall
The entire proceeds OF the concert
will be given to the American Alliance
which in turn viii give it to the direc-
tors Of Liberty Hall for maintenance Of
the hall and a speakers fund The con
cert is by members of the faculty Of the
Hammond Musical College under the
auspices OF the American Alliance The
program follows:
Program.
Keep the Home Fire Burning -Novello
Mr.. Carton and Male Quartet
Concert ttude MacDowell
Rhapsodie No. List
KarI Reckzeh
The Fleet Goes Mary Syon
Bonnie Hanes Robertson.
Little Mother Of Burleigh
Knitting ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Rlsner
Land of Hope and -Elgar
Samuel B. Carton.
Rondine - Vieuxtemps
Balade ct --vieuxtemps
Louis Zander.
Land OF Mine---Ma cDermet
Male Quartet
Group Dances-The Dsy-Music from
Peer Gynt Suite, Grieg-
Morning
Noon
Night
Geraldine Swanson.
Accompanies. Miss Marie Lyman. Ruth
Drake Zsnder. Elizabeth Weber
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-04
NEW YORK BEATS
ALL RECORDS
~ LNIrRp - l

BY UNITED PRESS
NEW YORK May 4.-New York CITY
went over its third liberty loan quota
today. The quota for New York dis
trict was $500. GOO 600
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-04
LET j. 5. SPEND
NOW MONEY SAYS
GARY NEWSPAPER
Steel Machine Organ Raps
Proposal That Taxpayers
Aid the Government by
Repairing Road With the
County's Fund.

The Gary Tribune, one Of the organs
OF the steel political machine organ at
Gary. opposes ard unsuccessfully the
repair at county expense OF Lincoln
highway IN Lake county. saying that the
federal government has plenty Of money
TO waste.
Whether an editorial labeled This is
not Prussia" il inspired by interests
that do not wish TO join in with other
willing taxpayers. only too glad to aid
the government by repairing a highway
which viii be used for the transport OF
war supplies. is not indicated
steel Paper Ignored.
When the state engineer appealed 10
the county council that $500, 900 be used
TO repair the road, a sum the council
voted. Tribune editorials were circuIat-
ed at the meeting. bat were laughted at
Last night the Tribune printed this edi-
torial.
THIS IS NOT PRUSSIA
Lake county has done moro than
its share in all war work. It has
over-subscr1bed in every campaign.
Are We to DO repaid now by being
ordered to expend S2oo,ooo upon 3
country road, which "a of the slight
est practical value TO the taxpayers
OF the county, in that motor trucks
may run across the county,
This is America, not Prussia.
Lake county has its own govern
ment, free to do as It's officials may
decide in the matter Of issuing its
own bonds.
when the state of Indiana or the
Federal governments undertakes to
order Lake county 70 expend large
sums, then home rule in Indiana
counties is over.
III the Improvement OF Lincoln
highway In Lake county Is so i'm
portant TO tho Federal government,
let II spend its own money. It has
plenty to wasse (sss revelations in
aircraft scanda1)."
County councilmen and the bulk of
the taxpayers feel that they are only too
glad to have the opportunity TO aid the
government by assuming a burden that
is negligible considering that very few
roads will be built this year and that
road expense will only be a faction OF
what it was in other years.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-04
CREATIONS BUY
LIBERTY BONDS
ESPECIAL TO TIE TrwEs. ]

WHITING. Ind. Nay 4-Ihe Croa-
ton Benevolent Society OF Whiting.
Chapter No. 81. of the National Croa-
tian Society Of America at a special
meeting voted out OF its treasury $500
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-04
CHICAGO eRAIE FUTURES.

Corn-NIay. s1.27z; July. s1.4s7s.
Oats-May. 7lsc; July, 68A June.
74sc
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-04

ers. 1915 q14.00; stockers-feeders. $3.50
Ql25O; calves. sS.00Q 400.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-04

You will lose all If Germany wins.
Buy Liberty Bonds
He Is in The TRENCHES. Won in Your
Dig! DiSi. Die.i
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-04
LAKE COUNTY To PAY
UP BACK Y" PLEDGES

May LIST to May Sth is being observed
a. clean up week in the second Army
and Navy Y N. c. A. campaign in a
standing pledges on this campaign
Every person who has not paid his
pledge in fun IS urged 20 do so at once
in order that every available dollar can
perform it's service for our soldiers and
sailors.
Gibson Man Leaves.
Lake county this week had the war
work of the association accomplished
by the departure Of another association
secretary for war work. {. H LAYERS
central secretary of the Gibson Rail-
York preparatory to spending several
months in 7. NJ. c. a. service on board
transports
This IS another evidence that the Y
NJ c. A is serving the enlisted men the
time they enter a troop train 10 go 70
camp until they reach the front line
trenches.
A secretary from the Gary associa-
ton has accompanied three troop trains
from northern Indiana enroute 70 Camp
Taylor, near Louisville. Ky. General
Secretary A. B. Dickson Of the Gary
association is now in Y. u. c. A. war
work in France Ernest E. St John.
former secretary of the Rossville branch
of the Gary Y. NJ c. A. left some
months ago for association war work in
Russia and a number Of other Gary men
are now in Y III. c. A. war work.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-04
HEAVY BRITISH
CASUALTIES

UNITED PRESS CABLEsRAsr1
LONDON. May 4.-Brftish casualties
during the past week totaled 36.2s2. ac-
cording to official lists made public
today The casualties were divided as
follows:
Killed officers, 522; men. s.o34:
wounded. officers. 1892; men. 2S.994;
missing. officers. Sal, men. 67s.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-06-21
KEEP HOLY. THE
SABBATH DAY

So are we commanded in the Deca-
logue and thus duty is laid upon
us all. Given that we do not de-
vote the day to self-indulgence, with
never thought of it's sacred char
acter, is it required of us that we
must go to the extreme of making
it day such as the Puritans made
of it, among whose laws governing
its observance was one making it
unlawful to give meat or drink to
wayfarer whose creed was not
their own?
For him who elects to observe the
day with almost puritanical severity.
we have naught but respect, pro-
vided he makes no attempt, by leg
islation or otherwise, to impose his
manner of it's observance upon 9TH
ers. For those clergymen who
would recast the day in the mould
of their own conception of it, and
make unlawful recreations not in
themselves unlawful, our attitude is
much less indulgent one.
If preachers of this stamp con-
tinue their attacks upon baseball
and other harmless games and en-
tertainment upon the one day in the
week on which the average working
man may enjoy himself, they shall
have only themselves to blame, as
Labor's Emergency Liberty League,
in its ad in this issue, points out,
if the masses drift away more and
more from their churches.
That stern morality that would
hang the cat on Monday for having
killed the rat on Sunday, is a moral
ity that would long since have gone
the way of witch burning were it
not for that anomaly. the preacher
in politics. ADV.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-06-21
AMERICAN FIRST

The turnverin Club, of Joplin, Mo-,
has voted to disband forever and to
give its property, valued at $4,000,
to the American Red Cross Society.
The words with which this organiza-
ton has put itself on record ring
with patriotism. They ought to be
framed in the home of every foreign
born citizen:
I'VE must realize the vastness of
the change of conditions. 1t is
a unique situation, but it is a sur
prisingly clear and plain situation.
We left one country. Why? Be-
cause we were not satisfied with our
conditions. We entered another
country with the full knowledge (un-
less we were lunatics) that we had
to abide by the rules and conditions
imposed by this new country. The
new country was very lenient with
us. We hardly knew that we were
being governed. To us this war
comes like a bolt of lightning out
Of clear sky. We are awakened
from dream, awakened to the
realization that when we changed
countries it was also our duty to
change our sentiments and sympa-
thies. The object of the Verein is
to advance German customs, German
habits, and the German language.
This is, under the conditions which
have arisen, intolerable and impos-
sible. Our countrymen can not and
will not and should not be expected
to countenance the existence of our
Verein."
This is 100 per cent Americanism.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-06-21
A LARGE PRINTING
CONCERN UNIONIZED

The Hill Publishing Company, of
New York, one of the largest pub
fishing houses in the United States,
has come back into the union fold.
This concern refused to accept the
eight-hour day at the time the In
ternational Typographical Union be-
gan to put the shorter workday into
effect twelve years ago, and had
been run under non-union conditions
since then. Now all departments
are working in unison with the diff
ferent printing trade organizations.
The Hill concern prints number
of the leading technical trade Jour
nails of the country, and it's NAM
moth plant in New York City is
light and sanitary in every respect,
which makes it an ideal place for a
union man to. work.-Typographical
Journal
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-06-21
PARTISAN POLITICAL
PROSTITUTES

Recently the Washington State
Grange met in Walla Walla, in the
high school building.
Because the convention allowed
members who are also members of
the Non-Partisan League to speak,
the school board drove the Grange
out of the building.
The city and county officers Of
fiers backed the action of the school
board and would not allow the
Grange to meet in Walla Walla.
This was done by partisan politi
cal conspirators, under the guise of
patriotism, in the hope of choking
off the activities of the Grange,
the members of which oppose the
continuance of the dirty, partisan,
m-American control of the state by
this gang of nefarious stand-pat
schemers.
The Grange has addressed mem
olial to the President urging official
investigation Of this outrage upon
the freedom of all people who oppose
the Vaccinations Of this gang of po-
litical freebooters.
The crowd which has misruled this
state see "the handwriting on the
wall" and will stop at nothing to
control the next Legislature. They
besmirch the regulations of honest
men and women, show no respect for
law and prostitute patriotism to
gain their ends.
Meantime they are playing into
the hands of the enemies of the
country, making it harder to prose-
cute the war against autocracy
They are worse than enemy aliens
or spies in the pay of the German
military party.
Let US hope the President will
grant the request of the State Grange
for an investigation Of this out
rage.
Meantime, the people will do their
duty to themselves and to their fell
low citizens if they will sign the
NonPartisan primary initiative pc
tition in order that it will be placed
upon the ballot for the November
elections. If the citizens will do
this they will have an opportunity
to clip the wings of this flock of
political buzzards.
Read the memorial of the State
Grange in this issue under the cap
ton, Partisan Politicians Drive the
State Grange Out Of Walla Walla
County"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-06-21
PRESIDENT WIRES
CONGRATULATIONS
TO MIR. GOMPERS

ST. PAUL, Mimi, June 15.-On
the opening of the convention Presi-
dent Gompers read a wire he had
received from President Wilson con-
graduating the A. F. of l.. for the
loyal and patriotic support it and
its members has rendered the gov
eminent in upholding the war pro-
gram of the nation during the past
year. 1t is as follows:
"Please convey to the thirty eighth
annual convention of the American
Federation of Labor my .congratula-
tions upon the patriotic support
which the members of your organ
ization have given to the war pro-
gram of the nation in the past year,
not only in the trenches and on the
battlefield, where so many of our
younger men are now in uniform,
but equally in the factories and
shipyards and workshops of the
country, where the army is sup
ported and supplied by the loyal
industry of your skilled craftsmen.
1--WE are facing the hardships of
the crucial months of the struggle.
The nation can face them confident
ly, assured now that no intrigues of
the enemy can ever divide our unity
by means of those industrial quar-
rels and class dissensions which he
has tried so diligently to foment In
these days of trial and self-sacrifice
the American workingman is bear
ing his share of the national bur
den nobly. In the new world of
peace and freedom, which America
is fighting to establish, his place
will be as honored and his service
as gratefully esteemed"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-06-21
SAME OLD GANG

They think because the nation is
at war
And all our eyes are turned on
things abroad,
That now's the time they have
been waiting for
To work the olden game of
greet and fraud;
The men who profit from chill
dren's toll,
The evil band of masters who
Cypress,
Scheme how the conflict shall in
crease their spoil,
And feed anew their avaricious-
ness.
This is our chance" they whis-
per, "this is the hour
To sweep aside the laws that
hamper greed,
Now is the time to gain our for
mer power
And while men fight and die, and
women bear
Their burden bravely for the
nations sake,
With craft and subtle cunning we
shall share
In swollen profits that are ours
to take"
We must keep watch upon the foes
we face
And on these Sinking wolves
within the fold,
Who think no deed too low, no
means too base
Which leads to power or to
yellow gold;
We're fighting ruthless greed
across the foam,
We're fighting ruthless greed
that turks at home.
-Berton Braley.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-06-21
MUST HAVE A BABY
TO GET LOW TAXES

JERSEY CITY, N. j., June IL
Landlords who discriminate against
tenants with children will have to
pay more taxes after this if James
F. Cannon, director of revenue and
finance, find it, out.
eff families are to be annoyed
because they have children" Gan
non said, "the city administration
will adopt retaliatory measures. |
shall raise the tax valuations of such
landlords to the limit. The baby
hating landlord will have to pay
more take"
Bernard M. Baruch, Chairman Of
the War Industries Board addressed
a telegram to the American Fedora
ton of Labor convention, congratu-
lating labor on it's loyalty in the
war.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-06-21
THE SERVICE FLAG

Dear little flag in the window there,
Hung with a tear and a woman's
prayer;
Child of Old Glory, born with a
Oh, what wonderful flag you are.
Blue is your star in it's field of white,
Dipped in the red that was born of
fight;
Born of the blood that our fore
bears shed
10 raise your mother, The Flag.
o'erhead
And now you've come, in this fren-
zied day,
TO speak from a window-to speak
and say:
Il am the voice of a soldier son
Gone to be gone till the victory's
Il am the flag of The Service, sir:
The flag of his mother-I speak for
her
Who stands by my window and waits
and fears, -
But hides from the others her un-
wept tears.
81 am the flag of the wives who
wait =.
For the safe return of a martial
mate,
A mate gone forth where the war
god thrives
To save from sacrifice other mems
wives.
Il am the flag of the sweethearts
true;
The often unthought of-the sisters,
too;
am the flag of a mother son
And | won't come down till the vic
tory's won." Selected.