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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-09
RAIL ROAD COS. NEED
BRAINS, N 'AOOO SAYS
Urges Business Made Attractive
Enough TO Attract Ability;
Big Salaries Cut.

Washington. Sept o William g.
McAdoo. director general Of railroads,
today submitted a report to the President
on the work Of the | nited States railroad
administration during the first seven
months of its existence
Mr. McAdoo deals III great detail with
the problems of Government control Of
transportation What II regarded as q
highly significant paragraph deals with
the future of railroad employees f.vi-
IDENTIFY with the thought in mind that
Government control az the roads will
prove no cphencral experiment. the di-
rector general asserts railroad work
should be made sufficiently attractive TO
draw 10 il men calibcr and good quality
Millions have been saved in salaries,
however The director general SAYS
"U ndcr private control, salaries rs
high as 100000 pcr annum were paid
to officers Of railroad corporations. Under
Government control the highest salaries
paid arc 10 the regional directors fof
whom there are but seven and these
salaries from $40. 100 to $4,000 per
annum.
"rhe reduction OF Sf.G11.S~0 per an
mum IN the aggregate of the salaries
paid 10 the more responsible officials has
not been effected by forcing the cx-
pencnced men appointed by the | nited
States railroad administration to accept
salaries incommensurate with their re-
sg.1nslbilitics. although in numerous m
stances these salaries are substantially
less than those they had been earning
ms officers al tho railroads or could ear
IN private employment | have felt that
1t was not only equitable but necessary
that they should be- justly remunerated.
and that the rewards oi brains, Industry
and loyalty should be- suffirien: to ron
tinually attract able men to the service
OF the railroads as their liIe- work L Is
not q question merely o( operating the
railroads during the period d the war
this requires, i Is trlie, The best talent
that can be secured Il the present ex-
traordlnarv demands are 10 be met
bu' II j. a question Of tie post-beiiurn
period Us well, when railroad work must
continue u bc sufficiently attractive
to draw constantly 10 il men of the right
quality ana calibcr Unless the ranks
are unintcrruptcdlv recruited with such
men il will be impossible to maintain
the efficient organizations which are
essential 20 the successful management
and operation Of the roads Of the country.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-09
MINERS WANT TO FIGHT.
Demand More Wages or Right to
Do Their Bit Where il Will
be Appreciated.

Wilke9-Ba~rc. sept o. The war
phrase, work Or fight was borrowed
Yesterday as IA strike slogan hy 6U0 free
lance delegates Of the anthracite caol
miners In defiance Of tho refusal Of The
fuel administration TO agree Ia demand
for an immediate rise IN the wage schp-
dulles, the delegates IN mass-neetlng
unanimously adopted resolution favor
ing general strike IN the hard coal
fields and submission 10 the war order
Of induction into the army through the
medium Of the new draft
A patriotic tone was gwen to the res
oluuoa - II WAS presented TO the miners
and NJ cognHance was taken Of he fact
that Doctor Baldwin. statistical chief.
and eight other members OF the nited
States Department of Labor have al
ready arrived in Wyoming Valley for an
intimate survey Of coal profits and liv-
ing conditions. ThI. is the resolution. !.
Resolved That We, the miners ol the
anthracite region. unable TO make a
living for ourselves and families. do here
bv ask he night to btinducted into the
army. where we shall be recognized as
willing 10 do orr blt for God and country
John Dempsey. president Of the Unit
ed Mine " Norker- IN District No ! and
John VI. Mack. secretary-treasurpr
had been invited 70 the meeting but re-
fused 70 attend Thev declared the Sc
ssion unauthorized and lntIncly in the
light 81 the Government promise
But without any particular leadership
and seemingly a. spontaneous cx-
precision Of disappointment in the re-
tusal Of Doctor Garfield 70 open the wage
agreement made for the duration Of tie
war some months ago 1lp 600 self
delegates convened in business
[ mon Hall last night and went about the
business Of settling their own status
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-09
RACKACHE KILLS!

Don't make the fatal mistake Of ne
glecting what may seem to be simple
little backache" There isn't any such
thing. 1t may be the first warning that
your kidneys are not working properly,
and throwing off the poisons as they
should # this is the case. 90 after the
cause Of that backachc and do it quickly,
or you may find yourself in the grip of
an lncurable disease
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules
will give almost immediate relief from
kidney and bladder troubles. which NAV
be the unsusDected cause Of general III
health. Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Cap
sules are imported direct from the labora-
tories in Holland They are prepa red
in correct quantity and convenient form
to take, and are positively guaranteed
10 give prompt relief or your money will
be refunded Get them at anv drug
store, but be sure to insist on the Gold
Medal brans, and take no other In
boxes, three sizes.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-09
MOSTLY YOUNG MEN
GOING TO MEADE
Workmanship of Son Causes the
Father to Enlist in
u. S. Army.
Camp Meade, Admiral, Md, Sept 0.

Camp Meade, Admiral, Md, Sept o
Mothers are here in greater numbers
than ever The selects, who have been
marching in now for the last ten days
are mostly men who have never voted
the Just-21 class and upon their heels
have come a greater proportion of WIS
itors than any recent draft has attracted.
Many of the latest arrivals have Just
deem married The husbands seem all
the Younger MS they frolc IN the open
air on Sunday, after the rigid program
Of training on weekdays Many Of the
brides seem TO bc mere girls scarcely
old enough to bc out OF school With the
coming OF such large number Of boy
and girl honcymooners the camp ls dit
ferent Even by broad daylight II Is MS
Spoony as a moonlight night on n top
deck on the bay In the welfare build
ings there is the din of monographs and
mechanical pianos. but tins Il not the
music OF the lover. They prefer the
silence az nearby woods, When the time
comes for scouting and spying. as part
OF the training, the Young brIdcgrooins
will be proficient IN finding remote and
protected places
" hen William J. Ashenfelder, of Har
rishurg. heard about the~wonddcrful rec
ord as a snipcr of his son in France he
decided TO get IN this army in spite of
hls 40 years and his wife and family
SO he is here now and will be madc 'bugler
boy of the 2Ilth Field Signal Battalion
Ashenfelder enioved his first day in camp
and found pleasure IN meeting tho fathers
who came TO see sons IN service here.
Many congratulated HIM and said that
they might follow his example when
they oct back home
Ashenieldcr IS former member Of
the old 9th PENNSYLVANIA. and his son,
Weston W. ashcnfeldcr. is now IN the
18th. What filled the father with pride
and gave him the impulse to get IN th,s
scrap was a report directly from his
boy ; superior officer telling how the lad.
a crack shot. saved the lives ot MANY Of
his companions hy quickly detecting in
= nearby tree a snIper who was making
every moment prCcauous for an advan-
cling squad. / be boy, as the officer
spotted the Hun. and with his
first shot brought hlm II the ground dead
Lieutenant William Long OF Harrisburg,
home 10 recover from gaaslnc. assured the
father that tins Achievements WAS exactly
aS reported After that the father said
lie would DO everything hc could 70 get
To France 20 help his son hr7nc down
more Huns iShentclder vas a brake
man on the Pennsylvania Railroad and
i member II the Municipal Band
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-09
SCHOOLS TO OPEN.
Fall and Winter Term viii BE Resumed
Next Monday Morning.

The new school year opens week
from TODAY and will see the II. 900 pupils
at their desks, while the other 1000 that
are or should be enrolled are looking
for excuses. or are otherwise accounted
for. To look after this small army Of
juveniles, some $50 teachers will he in
evidence IN the 3 school house build
ings that form the equipment of the
educational department.
There are two new structures among
them, the new building for No 22. at
Second and JustisOn streets, and the an
mex to the High School, which has been
under way for some time. These build
ings while relieving the local conditions,
do not adequately keep pace with the
growth of the city population, and part
time" arr. ngcmcnts will be necessary in
certain cases, as a result, as additional
teachers are also lacking.
An interesting and remarkably credit
able feature of the last session. cited bv
Superintendent Scott, is that the pro-
motions were fraction over 81 per cent
of the total number Of pupils
According TO resolutions passed bv
the board there will be no study Of the
German language in the Wilmington
schools this year In modern languages.
the students will have both French and
Spanish offered them
Soft coal will be used in the city schools
this year by order of the fuel administra-
tion, in place of anthracite as heretofore
The change necessitated some changes in
the heating apparatus.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-09
GERMAN ARMIES DWINDLE
Foes Waning Strength Apparent
Everywhere Say American
Soldiers in France.

With lie American Troop n fr5nco
Sept Z Every evidence ohtainahlc bg
the Americans as they press upon b.
German armies points 70 the gfaluai
continuous and evrr-nore rapid weaken
ing morale IF he troops and ~ lowcrng
of their effectiveness to q serl0gs point
The American military aUf horit4n- draw
this conclusion from thc action III tHe
German command 10 shortening the inc
hy voluntary withdrawal Hs enforce
rnent of longer tours RI dufv in fhr front
trenches upon hc rgDps tko e.wir.g
Of the service for infartrvuen tno dis
banding 0f storm hatfalIons I'D lobster
np inferior divisions and nvcu the -
Of Austrian troops IN tnc western front
st least seven German divisions aarc
been disbaDded -o bat the mon might
be used = replace losses sustained during
the Summer campaign Some -oparate
regiments also have broken ~ Prisoners
declare that the practicc of forming
storm bnttalions had n weakened tnc
infantry regiments that # had 70 ~ give1
up.
The number ~ German divisions
classified a. tested It anDears ne-
dropped rapidly from 8 m July 5 until
If stood ~ 20 On Aug - wonty-rire
~ tAf-f alFi@iOii@ "tFf JflglnatlA lfS-
ignated rs first class but onlv l} we're
20 designated on tho August date seven
Of these had ONLY fuo yaeks regt ~
that tune In many CAGES German gi-
visions hive had to reruaIn In H. Inc
for long periods. and fa!v lao of ,Hp
flrst-line divisions have 6een fighting
n'inuousIy from two and half 3 four
months
4 captured document shows that
plan has heen projected 10 lIsband the
fourth company Of every battalion ghieh
had fallen Fellow go rren reducing The
battalion to three c0mpanes The ad-
vatage # this plan, pointed our
Nv lorrnan nfLcers !. .ha1 n. - -,.-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-09
SELL REAL ESTATE.

BY virtue Of an order Of the Orphans
Court. William ; Prickett. trustee. sat
urdav sold real estate Of William f. Tuch-
ton, deceased. as follows
Dwelling, No 9lS jefferson street, to
Mrs Helen r Ross for s., 900.
Dwelling No 7l3 Tatnall street, to
Stanley F. Tuchton for 81 500
Dwelling No. 9l7 Linden street. to
John Petuszka, for s.. OBS.
Land on the west side Of New street be-
tween Eighth and Ninth, to George b
Hutton, for 81 $50.
A barrel factory on Heald street near
Beech was not sold because the bidding
was Insufficient The property IS assessed
Harry j Stidham conducted the sale
which was held IN the Public Building.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-09
]. Frank Huss to 60 TO Italy.

New York. sept. James Franklin
Huse. who lives a. The Y. VI. D. A..
Wilmington. has volunteered for y NJ
e A work abroad and has been accepted
bv the National War Work Council ri
that organization He has been recon-
mended for appointment as assistant
secretary, musical director or camIon
driver with the "" forces in the Italian
army. For he past Eve wears Mr. Huss
has been clerk and secretary for The Atlas
Powder GO. He teaches in the evening
school of the VI g 4. and conducts
the bows department He Will begin his
training the latter part Of September.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-09
ROAD WORK DELAYED.
Various Difficulties Have Been En-
countered i'm Brandywinc Hundred.

Difficulty III obtaining Stag is delaying
work on the Miller road, in Brandywine
hundred. Stag ordered three weeks ago
has been delivered at Concord station, in
stead of at Oberly's crossing, threc-fourths
of mile distant. Hauling the Stag by
motor truck from Concord station to the
Miller road requires extra work.
Shipment of freight by motor trucks
through Brandywine hundred and adj
jaccnt districts is increasing, and in conse-
qucncc the condition of public roads is
fast becoming worse. The question Of
levying special tax on motor truck
freight service is being agtated
A few nights ago large motor truck
greatly damaged bridge on the barley
road
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-09
Slightly Injured By Collision

Mr. and Mrs John D0nonue Of 5I4
West Twenty-third street were slight
~ injured Oh Saturday when an auto
mobile they were riding in was struck
by truck of the DUPONT Powder Com
pany at Sixth and Spruce streets
The truck was operated by William Me-
kinlcy Of 702 Fast Fifth street.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-09
HERE'S YOUR REMINDER
FOR REGISTRATION DAY

Registration Day under the new
is-to-45 selective draft law will be
Thursday next. September Il.
The United States Government
says: ''All male persons who shall
have attained their eighteenth birth
day and shall not have a, aimed
their forty sixth birthday on or be-
fore the day set for registration
must register. "
Don't fail 10 register if you are
within the draft age. Failure TO
register will cause you trouble.
Your registration place will be
the regular polling place in your
voting district. If you don't know
where il is, find out. The papers on
Tuesday viii print a complete list
Of all polling places in the city. but
you should not wait until then TO
learn where you must go.
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-09

mert would rlrulf nerrd rcrd fat
gil.ocrs Equipment r. uan l ae
bo available = ali 49 af1iea,5
1hieh hoped q r,fan sthn gf
the trenQth If rr,a roretar-r
ai'rn ~ from t,e FL Efe r
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-09

r0p eaIF FhRzy ATT Dark -D.f.f
Nd a ard d i -asan -e.
er-. f,.a~ satcs rrrv, Newark IIet ..
conducted ae : dairy and .1ritt- .--
15O acres 1-lsr r1cde-n t.n-ff.-(.ate -... q .re
T lfs Is an excerpt i1ual fs-r1 Hrrnr~f ~
sonAhlr
KOrITtBI p TRUST C0.PaSt
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-09

You trs an Every Even ing want adv
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-22
OF
A REPORTER

Fmuiating Percy Hammond on the
three-a-day circuit is an ambitious
but seldom dignifed undertaking
Where each town has its Maine res
taurant. Four Corners and Orpheum
theatre the drama has ceased to thrive
EXCEPT in the cinema and not the only
form Of entertainment that calls for re-
viewing is the kind dubbed vaudeville
and presented at popular prices.
wit so little to do the highest stand
ard OF accuracy should be maintained.
Yet it often happens that a marksman
trained at 200 yards viii miss at
fourth that distance.
Mana ger James Miehelstettter Of the
Hammond Orpheum theatre has made
a comparison which is indeed odius.
1t appears that bill appeared at his
theatre last week which proceeded in
tact to the house of that name at
Gary. After studying the Hammond
reviewers printed remarks carefully
Mr. Nichelstetter came to the conclu-
sion that aspiration was cast upon the
show. Doubtless the mana gers decis-
ion was very good" and the writer
had dipped his pen in vitrol. Jim's
judgment is generally beyond question.
For instance, he is wise enough not to
bet IS on a pair Of queens and in buying
neekwear he exercises the greatest of
individuality.
Two DAYS later in the Gary news Of
THE TIMES appeared another comment
on the same show. by the Gary reporter.
in which the latter praised the per-
Torrance to the utmost. pointing aut
the sterling qualities Of each act his
ally in Hammond had demurred at.
Upon reading the second critique Man
ager Michelstetter became obdurate.
surely. constituency could be s&pect
ed at least.
The Gary reporter will come along
later with his alibi and no doubt It
VIII be a good one. although the Ham
mond writer suspects that the former
never saw the show and wrote the ac-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-22
HERE THEY ARE AGAIN

is there any law to stop boys from
killing birds and robbing their nests. ="
said Mrs. O. c. Mcclure 459 10th St.
10 a Times reporter over the telephone
this morning. "Tf there is. I hope
there was some means to put a stop
to the practice" She was advised to
take the matter up with the police
There i a large orchard across the
street from where we live said Mrs
Mcclure" and last year the young
boys killed the sonEsters with sling
shots. robbed the nests Of the eggs
and by the middle Of the summer there
We're few birds left Now the young
boys In this neghborhood are up to
their same old tricks and we will be
without song birds again this summer
unless the practice is stopped
There are gangs of boys in Home
wood who hunt birds and cats with
guns regularly and they fear nobody.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-22
ROBERTSDALE

Mrs. Ira Moore and granddau ghter,
Miss Helen Holmes of South Haven.
Mich. are spending few days here
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wis
Of Myrtle avenue.
Mrs. Edward Langohr and Miss Elsie
Larson visited Miss Amanda Utusch at
the st. Bernard hospital and report
her doing nicely.
Miss Vivian Cough of Roberts ave-
nue.. spent Sunday in Chicago. the
guest of Miss Elizabeth Witzenberg.
Mrs. a. NJ. Martz Of Myrtle evenue,
was Chicago visitor Friday.
Miss Rose Market of Myrtle avenue.
was the guest of Mrs. Wells of Chi
cage, yesterday.
The Community club meeting Fri
day evening was we'll attended. An
excellent program was give and a gen
eraI good time enjoyed by those pres
ent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Holman have moved
from Lake avenue to the Twait cottage
in Roberts avenue.
Mrs. Mike Novak is quite I'll at her
home in Reese avenue.
A. NJ. Martz and son Milton of Myrtle
avenue. spent several days at Lagoda.
Ind, visiting his parents who are quite
sick.
Mrs. G. NJ. Cough of Roberts ave-
nue.. has been on the sick list for sew
eral days.
Mrs. John Blaul. Jr, spent the day
at the Red Cross headquarters in Ham
mond
Mrs. John Brown of Myrtle avenue.
returned home from Hobart where she
spent several days visiting her son,
Val Brown and family.
Miss Metha Shallow of Hammond.
was the guest of Mrs. Herman Regnier
Of Indiana boulevard. Friday.
Red Cross meeting at the Franklin
auditorium tomorrow afternoon. Come
and do your bit.
CARD OF THANKS.
We wish to express our since thanks
TO our friends and neighbors. the en-
pioges of the switching and canning
departments Of the Standard Oil Co.
for their beautiful floral offerings.
kindness and sympathy shown us in
our recent bereavement. the death of
our mother, wilhelmdna Schmittle.
SONS AND DAUGHTERS.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-22

count from tho advertisements.
It is. however. not Impossible that
the Gary journalist did attend the
show. having had g good dinner. a
pleasant smoke. a stroll in the April
evening. a raise IN pay and letter
stating that his mother-in-law had de-
cided not to pay her daughter visit
this summer Under such eircum-
stances q person would be lenient. The
lumpy logged acrobats. the nut comedian
the tawdy soubrette. and ell that Is Of
by and within vaudeville might dance
before his eyes in Kaleidoscope splendor
under such mitigating circumstances.
That Is the only explanation that oc-
ours. The answer or the Gary man IS
awaited with interest Heretofore he
agreed excenently with his Hammond
friend even to a preference for straight
drinks instead OF mixed
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-22
THREE PERMITS.

Three permits for small cottages
we're taken out at the office Of building
commissioner Wis At. the city hail in
Hammond TODAY. They are:
Cottage at "a Grover street. owner
w Budz. $1,000
Cottage at 5e2 Kenwood avenue. J.
Meier. owner. $1,000.
Cottage at 451 Eaton avenue. owner.
~. f Cramer. $4,000.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-22
MOTORCYCLES ARRESTED.

Stanley Iwankiewicz. who lives at
s617 Market street. South Chicago. was
arrested by william Hammond at
Lake street and Indiana boulevard fos
speeding after ne had collided with Mr..
Glimm badly bruising him.
Iwankiewlcz's trial Is set for the
27th Of April He left his motorcycle
tor bail
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-22
BETTER BABY
CAMP AIGN ON

Baby clinics are 70 be held in each
school district Of Hammond beginning
Tuesday at the Central building. Moth
ers VIII be notified when to take their
babies to the schools. There is an or
ganization OF women in each district
and house to house canvass will be
made 70 register the babies. Dr. Oberlin
has been appointed by the government
to have charge Of the work in Hammond.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-22
1T AGREES WITH HIM.

Captain Fred Rlmbach OF the Ham
mond police was the recipient Of four
letters from hts son Harry who is
now located somewhere near Paris. 1t
was the first time he received any
news from him in about n month. When
Harry enlisted in from Hammond he
only weighed t32 pounds and he states
In one Or his letters that he now tips
the scales az 1872
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-22
SUNDAY EXCURSION.

Rev Bassett. pastor Of the First NJ
=. church stated today that not enough
tickets were sold TO secure a special
train on the South Shore for the ex-
eursion on Thursday to the Sunday tab
ernacle. Chicago. and money forwarded
will be refunded Communication tickets
are to be purchased. A portion Of the
crowd viii 60 on the South Shore
sos p. m. and others on the Monon at
5.12 ,. m.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-22
cHrcAao I've sTocK.

HOGS Receipts. 5000; market. 10 to
Il lower; mixed. Si695at77o: good.
si3.25af7.2o; rough $1s.1od 1880; light,
S1710a17.75. pigs. s13-25Q II Is.
CATTLE-Receipts. 24,5oQ. market,
steady. IS lower; beeves. S1o-S5a 1926
cows-heifers. S7.40a13oo' stoekers-
feeders. $s.30a12.6o; calves. 9.ooG 1918.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-22
NEW CASES IN
CIRCUIT COURT
Especial TO THE TIMES

TgpFrrAI TO The TINES
CROWN POINT, IND. April 22.-The
following cases have been filed in the
Circuit Court here
12446-On note; McCrHlus Medical Co.
CKnight & Brown vs.. Albert Bas-
tiani
12447-To cancel mtg and quiet title;
George F'iegle and Lena Fiegle and
Geo. p Kleine and Clara Kleine IF.
M Grimmer) vs.. Harbor Securities
& Realty Co. ct al.
1244S-Transfer from Gary: David Will
son I'll S BARR vs.. John f Meek,
az al
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-22
DIVORCE SUITS.

Two suits for divorce in which deser-
ton Is charged have been filed In the
superior court al Hammond Ethel
Krislovski asks divorce from Robert
KrialoyslSi and Mae Mushrush for F.
Murshrush The attorneys are Phil
Greenwald and Gillett * Sheerer. re-
spectLNely.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-22
NAUGHTY 30 S.

Special Agent Clayland. agent Of the
H. b. r. r. reports that burglars
entered the depot some time last night
and stole some street car ticket books
good on the Indiana Harbor and Gary
lines and numbering from 657i16 to
657f99. The thieves also opened sew,
eral suit cases and tried to open the
desk drawers.
They think 1t looks like the work
Of BOYS