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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-05-23

Omar loft. one Of CALIFORNIA;
hopes in the Indianapolis 500-mile
Liberty Sweepstakes. May 31st,
drives his car under the rather odd
name Of Darco Special. Thereby
hangs a tale.
Recently loft and HIS car took part
III a photoplay entitled The Roaring
Road" based on n of a series of
popular automobile stories that ap-
peared in the Saturday Evening Post.
The name bestowed on the car in the
play was Darco Special, and loft de-
cided to let it stick.
The picture. a Lasky production. IS
now being shown in moving picture
houses throughout the United States
with Wally Reid starring.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-05-23
TO THE POWERS THAT BE
The Boys Want to Come Home!
Get EN- Home loot
Sweet

we acknowledge several copies OF
the Army of Occupation newspaper. the
Amaroe News. published in Coblenz
from Private c. Miller. BIT C.. 18th
Field Artillery, q well known and pop
uiar local boy. with the Army OF De-
cupation. and we extend thanks to
him for them.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-05-23

a LII business people use it. So does the
Salvation Army, which is engaged in
the greatest business in the world-the sal
wage of men.
The Salvation Army is not content to save
men alone. 1t sees to it that they keep
saved. If the man who has been helped
falls-he can come back again. And the
Salvation Army will go after him and get
him if he doesn't come back himself.
Girls who have been in a Salvation Army
Home are asked to become personally re-
sponsible for aiding other girls to climb the
path to Self-Respect on which they them
selves have risen. They do it. 1t is an end
less chain.
The Salvation Army never lets go Of any
one.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-05-23

An aged New York woman. penniless and down ana
out, according 70 her own confession, was found in the
depot the other night. Who raised SIS for her to complete
her journey and sent her on her way rejoicing, FILLED with
the knowledge that there was such a thing as tHe mifa q
human kindness after al2 Why the Salvation Army, Of
driver
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-05-23
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There is only room for one flag in Lake county and
that is the Stars and Stripes. There is room for only
one language and that is the language of the people of
the United States.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-05-23

Lieut. Chn~- Koch. who spent several
days at his home n Danvile. III. fol-
lowing his discharge from service. has
returned to Whiting % again take up
his duties in the engineering depart
mont Of the S. o. Go.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-05-23

If you fail TO receive your copy OF THE TINES as prompt.
~ a ; You nave IN the past please do not think i has heen
rervlce + not what / used e Pc and that complaints ere
wee TIE TIMES has increased its mailing equipment and
We viii act promptly. .
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-05-23

Mrs. Bert {. stevens of Bauer st.,
Hammond. has received word that her
husband has arrived from over there"
and will soon return home.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-05-23


The following troops left Camp Mills
today for other eacampments: For
Camp Shelby. 23rd division. ~headquar-
ters' troop. two men; 132nd infantry.
IS men.
For Camp Gordon-sard Division.
headquarters troop. one man; 33rd d.
vision. rail head. one man; 15Sth mo
bile ordnance repair shop. one man,:
I32nd infantry. 16s men.
For Fort O~glethorpe- 3Srd division,
rail- head. one man: 10sth mobile ord
/ nance repair shop. one manI132nd in
fantry. 16S men.
Fort Oglethorpe-3srd division. the
headquarters troop, one man; Bard
! division. rain head. two men; 132nd in
| fantry. SIS men.
For Camp Taylor-33rd division.
headquarters troop. one man; 33rd di-
4 vision. rail head, one man, 1oSth mo-
bile ordance repair shop. 4 men. 122d
machine gun battalion. one officer;
l24th machine gun battalion. 4 mem
1s2nd Infantry. So men
A number or whiting boys arc In
the Prairie Division expected to reach
Chicago within a few days. These are
Francis Denham. Harold Reynolds.
Harry Powers. Dick Woodward. Dan
Mcneil and Thomas Kekich.
Eugene Putnam. whiting, who has
been overseas with the 304ga Machine
Gun Co, has returned home. having
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-05-23

received his discharge at camp Grant.
Rockford. III.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-05-23

ton threatens to leave Paris unless
the Conference takes drastic action TO
restrain the Poles.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-05-23

Eugene Putnam. whiting, who has
been overseas with the 3o4th Machine
Gun Co. has returned home. having
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-29

sweeping lashes. Her mouth and
teeth are wellnigh perfect, as is also
her nose, and-well, as we said pre-
viously, Goodwin was mighty good
Judge Of feminine beauty.
Rumor has it that Mis- Gardner is
going on the stage-in vaudeville,
and that New York newspaper
man is now engaged in writing
"skit" for her. If this be true, then
the suggestion would not be amiss
that the New York newspaper man
would not make an error if he were
tc provide ample opportunity for
Miss Gardner to Flash" the seasons
latest gowns. An elegant stage
wardrobe never interfered with an
actress beauty.
While Goodwin speaks pointedly
and rather bitterly on some subjects
in his books, he fails to explain his
attitude toward religion. about
which he so often talked to Miss
Gardner. 1t was his contention there
was neither hell nor heaven in the
hereafter.
He often insisted that the heaven
or hell due person would be cxpe.
rienced while on this earth, ard
rointed to his own joys and sorrows
to substantiate his theory. On one
occasion he told Miss Gardner that
he was really anxious to die. that
he might later learn that his theories
relative to life and death we're cor
rect"
There might be something in his
theory" admitted Miss Gardner as
she caught a stray curl from a mass
OF her wonderful red hair, but l am
not so anxious as he to find out
With all that has been said and done
the fact remains that Nat was a
mighty good fellow and fine man,
and he could attribute his matrimor-
ial sorrows, in the main, to just one
tking-he could not pick them"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-29

face. The undertaken tiptoed up,
softly removed the lid. and mo-
toned to the father.
Does he look natural?" the un-
dertaker said.
I don't KNOW" said Riley. 81
never saw him before
Never saw your son before?
Why
But this isn't my son. There has
been a mistake"
The undertaken insisted that a
mistake was impossible. The father
insisted that it wasn't. The under
taker appealed to the hospital au-
thorities for moral support. They
gave it, They declared over the
telephone that there had been no
mistake; that the body most indnbi-
tably, undeniably, and irrevocably
was that of John Riley, jr. And
they convinced all parties to the dis
cussion with the single exception Of
John Riley, sr.
But know my own son. don't
II" was Johns irrelevant retort to
every argument.
Finally in despair the undertak ker
persuaded the father to go with him
to the hospital. There they were
shown the records. These proved
beyond question that the dead man
was John Riley. Still the elder
Riley was adamant. Even the un-
dertaker was getting provoked with
him, when man dressed in the
garb of patient entered the room
Hello, pop" he said, addressing
Riley. "How's every III ole thirg?"
1t was John Riley, jr.
Afterward it was discovered Ghat
there had been two young John
Rileys in the hospital. The one who
had died had given only the miscel-
laneous information that he lived in
Bayonne. No relatives have put in
any claim for his body, but it at any
rate will get a frst-class funeral.
Just who is to pay for the funeral
has not been determined
John Riley, sr, was too mu;h
pleased to be interested in the mat
ter. He was almost boastful as he
left the hospital after learning that
his son was convalesclng.
"1'm a pretty determined man in
an argument" he remarked proudly.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-29
DAD REFUSES TO
BELIEVE HIS SON
Dead; WAS RIGHT
Two John RiIeys Cause
All Kinds of Trouble;
Father Finds His
Son Alive.

New York.-There is no use try
ing to argue with John Riley, when
John knows he is right. All the
hospital authorities and undertakers
between Bear Mountain and Ocean
Grove couldn't convince John that
the body of somebody else was the
corpse of his own son. John simply
refused to be persuaded.
And John won out. But not un-
til John, jr.-but that is part of
the story which comes later.
For some time Riley, who lives
at North Bergen, had been worried
about the health of John, jr., who
was a patient in the Laurel Hill
hospital On a recent Saturday he
received notice from the hospital
that his son had died.
The grieving father telephoned to
West New York undertaken to
get the body and prepare it for a
first class funeral. The undertaken
fulfilled the commission and deliv-
cred the corpse in handsome coffin
to the Riley home, where it was to
lie in state.
The elder Riley approached the
casket for a glimpse at the beloved
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-29

Nathaniel Carl Goodwin, the man
and author: NAT" Goodwin, actor,
good fellow and food for the press.
Between the first and last half OF
the foregoing sentence there is, as
we find, a semi-colon. To many it
is but a mere bit of punctuation, bu.
to those who knew him this par
ticular semi-colon represents deep
and wide chasm in which lurk most
interesting secrets in the life OF one
OF the greatest comedians of modern
times, the late Nat c. Goodwin
The reading public knows a bit OF
Goodwin's five matrimonial ven
lures and of how. when asked by
the census taker whether he was
married, single or divorced. he re-
piled: "Yes, sir" But the inside
history" as some writer's term the
human interest" part of a story,
remained unrevealed until after
Goodwin's death. 1t was told for
the first time, recently, to the writer
by Miss Georgia Gardner, the beau
tiful girl whom Goodwin had in
sisted should become his sixth wife.
THE difference between our
ages" he often told her, would
justify me in adopting you. BUT If
I should. then some other lucky man
would come along, marry you and l
would be the loser. A husband has
a better chance to dictate than
father, therefore my little daughter
is to become my wife"
Wanted to Be Father.
Though 62 when he died and
man who uquestionably showed the
effects of long life on Broadway,
Goodwin had not abandoned his
life's determination to be the hus-
band of a woman who loved him.
and the father of child by that
woman. Often he had admitted that
he found such a love in his first
wife, Eliza Wethersby, and that he
had been a proud father, even
though but a short time, while mar
ried to his second wife, whd was
formerly Mrs. Nella Baker Pease.
But the desired combination failed
to materialize. On the contrary,
Goodwin delved again and again
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-29

and suggestive names of older days,
such as The Leg of Mutton and
Caulihower," "The Merry Plough
man." THE Three Magpies," or
The Nag's Head"
That part of America which still
regards Germany as place where
people go about with beer stems
hanging from their watch chains
should not leave Britannia uber
Allies" out of the picture. For a
great percentage Of Britain believes
with the Northcliffe press that beer
is the "cleanest, most healthful
drink" in the empire, and who are
these autocrats to grant us half
hours extra drinking time in the
evening, when before the war it was
our privilege to drink IS hours
day if we liked? That's one reason
why the American Anti-Saloon
league, which has opened London
headquarters, has taken a 23-year
lease on its premises.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-29
Argonne Hero Faces !:
Court-Martial for
Deserving Regiment

Pittsburgh, Pa, June 2s.-Private
Richard Steirheim, of this city, has
returned from the great war in the
unusual role of hero-deserter. -
Steirheim was conscientious
objector. He was taken in the draft,
but he told the officers at the camp
that he would not kill-he would not
bear arms against the Germans.
Col. A. c. Knowles, of the 3l5th
regiment, took him to France in the
hope, he said, that talking to him
might make Steirhem a fighter. But
Steirheim would not fight, not even
in self-defense He deserted in the
face of the enemy and was arrested.
But Steirheim was not confined
When his regiment went into action
in the Argonne he was given the
freedom of the camp. The sight of
men falling stirred him.
y "Colonel," he said, going up to
the commander, I'D like to take
little water to the boys, if you don't
mind. l imagine they're pretty
thirsty" The colonel gave the per-
mission and from that moment until
the end of the fighting Steirheim
was in the thick of it, He was con-
stantly going through barrage and
machine-gun fire, sometimes crawl
ing and sometimes running in the
face of the Germans He carried
food and water and brought back
wounded through hail of fire that
won for him the admiration of all
his comrades,
"The man is not a coward, that is
certain" said Colonel Knowles. II
never saw more bravery displayed
in my life. We didn't think any
man could have lived in the barrage
he went through" ~
Steirheim's desertion sent him up
before a court-martial and the de-
cision, which has not yet been made
public, may be death. If so, every
man in his regiment stands ready to
fight for a pardon for him.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-29

into the clouds of matrimony, only
to emerge each time with a never
again" attitude. But young and
beautiful women had him, in his own
words, coming and going" and so,
in turn, he married Maxine Elliott,
Edna Goodrich and Margaret More
land. Three additional failures" lie
admitted.
The mention of wife No. S. Miss
Moreland, recalls most vividly the
attempt of certain writer's to con-
vince the public that Goodwin S
death was hastened by the news of
the second marriage of his fifth
wife. We have but to listen to Miss
Gardner, the sixth sweetheart, to be
disillusioned on this subject:
NAT always appreciated Miss
Moreland," she told the writer. "In
fact, in his book, he referred to her
as "all woman" But he was wise
enough to know that when two PEI
sons cannot agree, they should
separate. 1t is not for me to discuss
Miss Moreland. l am only telling
what | know of Mr.. Goodwin and
what he told me. He has assured
me times without number that he
never regretted separating from his
fifth wife.
Death Due to Breakdown.
"Mr. Goodwin's death was due to
the natural breaking down of won
derful constitution which had been
abused. OF course, the episode with
his eye added to his weakened con-
dition. But his health was simply
undermined and not, as some
writers said. that his broken heart
led to his death.
Sometimes l marveled at his
even having any heart after such
dreadful matrimonial experiences.
From his own experience he went
through more disappointnlents and
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-29
BEER SHORTAGE
and RIOTS LIFT
BAN ON BREWING
Demonstrations in England
Force Removal of Govern
r1ent's Restrictions on
'PeopIe's Beverage"
By FLOYD MACGRIFF,
international News Service Staff Corre-
sn0ndenfl

spondentJ
London.-There's probably more
concern in vLondon's over the beer
shortage and the traffic jams than
the peace negotiations. Since Bonar
Law explained to the firebrand
Horatio Bottomley in Parliament
that I'VE did not win the war en-
tirely by ourselves" the small clique
of agitators yelling for a superin-
demnity so as to liquidate England's
war debt has subsded.
Anyhow, the beer shortage and
the traffic scandal" as it is termed
by the Northcliffe press, and the re-
actions thereto are typically British.
Peace conditions appear more or
less remote to the average English
mar, but doing foot ball scrim-
mage on a "co-ed" basis daily for a
bus, tram or tube train. and that
upon an unslacked thirst, is interfer-
ing too much with what the average
Islander has come to regard as his
rights. And he's protesting good
and strong. Hundreds of thousands
OF men have been added to the city's
population by demobilization. while
travelling conveniences are just the
same as when the armistice was
signed. They were crowded then.
Hence the jams.
All of which has bestirred some
rabid Londoners with damaged toes
to advocating that no person be al
lowed to come to London to live
without a permit, because OF con-
rested conditions everywhere-ho-
tells, houses, streets, traffic, restaur-
ants. The truth of the matter is
London has far outgrown all exist
ing modes of accommodation. No
body foresaw that one-hfth of all
England one day would attempt to.
huddle together within lS miles OF
the Tower of London. The heads
mans axe evidently acted like
magnet.
Following riots in Lancashire for
more beer, the government has de-
cided to permit more brewing. In
fact, it added 100000 standard bar
rels to the 100000 barrels already
authorized, thus making about 35,-
100000 ordinary barrels of beer. or
about one for every man, woman
and child in the United Kingdom
Perhaps the children should be
omitted, for, unless they are babes
in arms or over IA years old. a
child is not allowed in pub"
The British "bar flies" include
women as we'll as men, and Mrs.
Clancey Jones with her apron on
and a half dressed child on one arm
may be seen as the evening sun
descends hot-footing it to the near
est pub, where Mabel, the wash
lady" may already be imbibing her
"pint O. stout" with other work folk:
both male and female. In the rural
districts, where every cluster OF
FIVE houses has at least one pub"
which always is the most pictures
que structure of the lot, the ale
houses still carry their mellifluous
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-29

1t is even recounted that at one
time when Goodwin contemplated
opening in a certain New York
theater gamblers at once got busy
and opened a den just across the
street from the stage entrance to
the theater. Horse racing was an
other fascinating sport for the COM
edian, who has been quoted as say
ing:
LET me have a dollar or so on
the nose of a bangtail and I'll find
interest in the race even though my
choice finishes a dismal last. But
without money on an entry the
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-29

game is a tame as watching a race
between a lot OF milk wagons"
Goodwin's one streak OF venom.
if such it may be called, was toward
the theatrical critic who dared to
find fault with him when he had es-
sayed to play the more serious
roles. Few, if any, Yankee critics
ever took Goodwin to task while he
was playing comedy parts, tor
Goodwin excelled in such lines. But
when he invaded the "heavier"
parts critics found fault and Good
win fumed.
Contrary to the general impress
sion, Goodwin did not leave a large
estate. Beyond doubt what prop
erty he had, excepting, perhaps, bis
apartment at No. COL West ll5th
street, New York City, will 60 to
his parents, who are now living near
Boston. Relative to what disposl-
ton would be made of his effects
Miss Gardner said:
"While | have certain documents
to show that Mr. Goodwin intended
that should be his heir, I shall not
dispute anything which may right
fully belong to his parents. That,
Claims Apartment House.
do claim that the apartment
house rightfully belongs to me and
I fully expect the courts will de-
eide that question in my favor.
''As for the claim or claims of his
fourth wife, Edna Goodrich, they
are only verbal, as far as l can
understand or learn. l do not be-
lieve she will ever attempt to place
such claims in court or even on file.
At least, I do not see wherein she
would be justified. But l have al
ways been led to believe from Mats
own words that he intended |
should have the apartment and, Of
course, shall try to get it."
1t is generally understood that the
apartment in question is rich IN fur
nishings and contains many articles
of exceptional interest and value.
Perhaps not the least of these is an
item which may be listed as
booze" According to Miss Gard
ner, Goodwin foresaw the dry wave
and took time by the forelock by
st cking his larder with the finest
domestic and imported liquors,
which are conservatively valued at
$4,000.
Liked Good LIQUOR.
His liking for good liquors"
dates back several years, even be-
fore he almost lost an eye while
indulging in a Social drink with a
party of friends in a London club
Goodwin was in the act Of opening
a bottle of wine when the cork flew
out and struck him in the eye. 1t
was this same eye which caused him
so much trouble and was eventually
removed.
"But, regardless of defective eye
sight" as one of Goodwin's friends
laughingly said to him in a club
several months prior to the comedi-
ans death, you've got mighty
good judgement of pretty women.
And l am serious, Nat when l say
that, in my opinion, Number Six
could scarcely be improved upon.
The remark was ofttimes repeated
by Goodwin, who, like most any
other mortal, lent an ear to flattery
and prided himself on his judgement
of beautiful women. incidentally.
no critic would ever be so blind as
to take one look at Miss Gardner
and say that Goodwin was not able
to decide on beautiful ferinity.
Has Dark Red Hair.
Her hair is of that dark, rich red
which so many rave about and
which so few are able to describe.
Her eyes are blue, large. full of e<-
preston and topped Off with long.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-29
Influenza Increases.

Sydney, N. S. W.-Inhuenza is
on the increase in South Wales and
the government has prohibited all
indoor entertainment IT,.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-29
Raise Asylum Workers,

Dublin.-The Asylum Workers
union has won its demand for
increased wages and shorter hours.
The Washington times., 1919-03-10
Announces Engagement.

Mrs. Eugene Joseph Tighe an
nounces the engagement Of her
daughter. Laura Marie Friday, TO A.
Edward Kountz. of Pittsburgh. Pa
The Washington times., 1919-03-10

The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Adas
Israel Congregation will give a nov
city Purim dance tonight at Old Ma
sonic Temple.
The Washington times., 1919-03-10
D. c. HELLO GIRLS"
|. WON'T JOIN STRIKE

Washington telephone girls do moi
plan to join in the proposed nationwide
strike OF telephone operators. The
Times learned today from authoritative
sources
There are between 1000 and 5000
telephone girls in Washington, a ma
jority Of whom are employed in the
Government departments" II was said.
The telephone operators in the Ma
tionaI Capital are given good wages and
many OF them are housed by the Gov
ernment They have no complaint of
low wages to make, such as is acting
as a strike incentive to telephone girls
in other cities
In addition the, telephone girls in
Washington are not organized: and not
being organised could not very we'll
call q strike.