The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-06-04

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construction Of these streets had been
ordered.
COUNCIL APPROVES IT.
The county Council Of Defense ap-
proved the Improvement of the streets
and passed a resolution TO that effecs.
The defense board also permitted the
city Of Hammond TO improve Gostlin
street south. Calumet avenue and Co
lumbia avenue as Mr.. Meyn stated that
such improvements were badly needed
and no road can be improved at this
time without the sanction of the Lake
county Council If Defense. which also
approved the Improvement Of the streets
in the Gary Land COS new subdivision
in Gary which Improvement was asked
for by Capt II. s. Norton.
PREACHER CITED TO APPEAR.
It had come to the attention Of the
Defense Council that certain utterances
and remarks made by certain Gary
preacher about the United states sol
diers and officers. the general morality
Of our soldiers and the telling Of a
specific instance which he witnessed.
He IS said to have stated that he got
his information from the Red Cross.
These statements were made at meet
ing Of the Mems Bible Class al a certain
cary church The man in question has
been notified to appear ~ the next meet
ing Of the County Council Of Defense
and his case Will be dealt with as they
see Mt
p. w. MEYN REPORTS RESULTS.
The splendid results in the clean up
Of West Hammond and Burnham which
Was brought about by q resolution pass
ed al the last melting of the council and
forwarded to the war department was
told hy Mr. Meyn who stated that the
authorities Of these cities had for years
been trying TO remedy thes conditions.
which were so appalling that the gov
eminent agent who was sent to look in
10 the matter said he never saw such
vice and did not believe such conditions
could exist in a clilized community as
existed in West Hammond and Burn
ham. He also stated that if the saloons
i'm West Hammond did not operate in
lawful manner. they would create
zone and close all the saloons. The
above clean up is monument to the
activities of the Lake Council of Da-
Tense.
COUNTY AGENT WANTED.
Lake county at the present time has
no county agent and the council was
asked to ask Purdue University to
furnish a competent county agent. a
good live first class man. The Lake
county board Of education through Co.
Surt f. + HIGHWAY also asks the ap-
pointment Of a county agent for Lake
county as farm interests are so vital At
this time and so many questions are
arising which need one in authority TO
handle
Sergt W S Welch Of Hammond was
guest of T W. Meyn at the meeting
and in a short talk stated that AZ volun-
teers had left Hammond from the differ
ent Lake county cities for L s. service
on Monday.
DEPUTY MARSHAL WANTED.
A resolution was adopted by the coun-
eli that the United States marshal at
indianapolis provide this district with
deputy L. s marshal and also an as
sistant district attorney Chairman
I Peterson was appointed 10 ask the coun-
tv commissioners for a suitable perma-
nent office for the Lake County Council
ST Defense and also 10 equip such office.
4 resolution was passed that $1,000 be
used out Of the $4,000 appropriation
which Lake county is entitled to for
use OF the A@dkN NttAAlNF f-NF'4At-t' wa t
fense for the expenses of the secre-
tary's office. Mrs. Jennie " ard Wheeler
the secretary to use the money as she
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TWO MEETINGS PER MONTH.
The government is sending out an an
I real for walnut wood which is used in
the manufacture of guns The Boy
1 Scouts tia the different sections of the
county viii be asked to ascertain the To-
cation Of these trees and report 20 head
quarters
Hereafter two meetings OF the Lake
county council Of Defense viii be held
each month as The volume Of business is
50 stupendous that it can not be taken
care Of at one meeting. The next meet
ing will be held on Monday. June Il.