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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-05-13
DOWN WITH BRIBERY.
Fletcher Bill Seeks to Cure an Expen.
sive Evil.

sIve Evil.
Prompt passage of O bill prohibit
ing commercial bribery is expected of
the next session of congress by Vic
tor Murdock, member Of the federal
trade commission. The Fletcher bill,
approved by the commission, failed OF
passage in the general congestion OF
legislation at the last session.
Business men of the United States,
our investigation Of commercial brib-
cry has shown said Mr.. Murdock, las
a rule, are more than willing to have
the practice stopped, and 1 have no
doubt that bill like the one present
ed in the last congress will be passed
speedily. We find that many concerns
have been forced to use methods that
they dislike, because their competitors
used them, and If the whole industry
is freed from bribery, as a means OF
selling goods, these concerns will re-
joice."
The commission has investigated the
varnish, soap, printers ink, printers
rollers, and ship. chandlers' indus
tries, and is now investigating the dye
to stop the practice Of commercial
bribery are being obeyed, and reports
to the commission state that a return
to the former methods is not desired
of the concerns.
The United States shipping board
co-operated with the commission in
eliminating commercial bribery from
the ship-chnndlers' trade. In the dye
industry, which was controlled by the
Germans up to the time the United
States entered the war, commercial
bribery was found to be unusually
prevalent. The commission is now
seeing that 1t does not retain a foot
hold, under American control.
The bill introduced by Duncan U.
Fletcher, United States senator from
Florida, at the last session Of Con-
gress, and which will be reintroduced,
imposes a fine upon the one Offering
bribe to secure trade and the one
accepting the bribe. It also provides
that any person guilty Of the offense
who shall turn states evidence, may
be granted immunity from prosecu-
ton. This latter feature Is expected
by advocates OF the bill to be effective
in enforcing respect for the law, as
one party to a bribe would never
know when the other party might save
himself through confession. The com
mission feels that the stamping out OF
commercial bribery is one necessary
step to the preservation Of free, oper
and feir competition. 1t is believed
that congress has power to pass a
bill which would prevent bribery In
Eintrastate, as well as In interstate
commerce.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-05-13
What ss AeropIane Must Stand

' What an AeropIane Must Stand
The propellers Of acroplanes must pos
sess extraordinary strength, for their
very speed tends to disrupt them. In
q test run, says a writer in the Ameri-
can Forestry magazine, with propel-
lers made of wood, which had been
dried to the lowest possible moisture
content, or bone dry" as they say at
the Forest Product Laboratory, the
ends of the blades actually exuded sap,
forced out by centrifugal action.
Some air-machine engines run at
seventeen hundred revolutions a min
ute. An engine of that power should
use a nine-foot six-inch propeller, and
the speed of the blade ends would be
in the neighborhood Of six hundred
miles an hour.
A good many thousands OF pounds OF
pressure per square inch are generated
by such speed, and propellers nave
been known to split at the centre ana
fly apart. Even the smallest lack OF
balance between the two blades Is a
very serious matter, since the pull OF
ono must counterbalance that OF the
other. In addition, there is the gyros-
copic force that tends to keep the
blades rotating in the same plane
a force that is not easily overcome
when the aeroplane is moving at high
speed. The cross strain that 1t intro
duces when there is a change or dir
ection, either up or down or sidewise,
Is enormous. Yet in conditions OF
modern warfare, where the aviator mas
to loop the loop" or plunge or as
cend sharply in manoeuvring' the
machine has to meet and withstand
these severe tests.
Wood for aeroplane manufacture
must be one hundred per cent perfect
The safety Of the aviator demands that
there shall not be a single flaw.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-05-13

Louis Forget, 80 years old. farmer
is to stand trial at Hull, Quebec, on the
charge of numbering his pima SON
aged IS years. The son was blind from
infancy, and the father Is said to have
confessed that owing to his very strait
ened circumstances he had pushed ms
son into the Little Range river iast oc-
tober, to get rid Of him.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-05-13

be taken to 'church'-really some ofh-
cials house, where he lectured on
Bolshevism. We would sleep during
these lectures. but afterward we would
get a big feed. That feed we under
stood all right; all right"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-05-13

Took, the wind blew it overheard.
Can't YOU save it?" said woman 10
the captain Of the steamship Juanlta,
from Baltimore to Savannah, at sea
last week. The captain said he would
try, and reversed his ship, lowered a
lifeboat and sent a crew to the rescue.
eft" was a woman's headgear.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-05-13

The Federal Council Of the Church
es Of Christ, in session at Cleveland.
Ohio, has adopted resolutions asking
congress to pass a national anti-lyneh-
ing law.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-05-13

The British government has formal
" recognized the independence OF Fin
land and the de facto Finnish govern
ment.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-05-13

VIM. F. Broening, Republican mas
been elected mayor Of Baltimore over
George Weems Williams, Democrat
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-05-13
Woms.n Suffrage.

Regarding woman suffrage, Mr.
Marshall said he is opposed, but mas
too much sense to fight what ne
knows is sure to come. He urged the
women, however, after they have the
ballot to fight for an amendment which
will restrict the ballot to true Amer
leans who speak, write and use Only
the language of this nation.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-05-13

ch1setts. delegates tore down many oi
them.
Massachusetts will not agree will
inq,v TO having a convention OF SOL
diers in the great war go to city that
has as its first citizen by 7ote, one VINO
cannot measure up in any small part 10
the test of 100 per cent American"
said Mr.. Herbert when Chicago was
suggested.
"The hall is placarded by signs say
ing The American Legion, Chicago
wants YOU in November If these
signs said Chicago soldiers and sailors
want you,' we could consider It, put
our reply now must be: Chicago can
not have us now or any other time un-
til Chicago has an American for may
or"
The applause following the speech
lasted several minutes and then, led
by the Oregon lelegal n. in casting
its vote, said it wanted to know the
action was accompanied by the senti-
ment. ITO hell with Big Bill Thomp-
son."
John P. Cummings Of Chicago, re-
piled to Mr. Herbert, urging the dele
gates not to impugn the patriotism OF
CSC, 900 Chicagoans who rallied to the
flag because the city had mayor OF
which it was ashamed" The soldiers
and sailors council Of Seattle was bar
red from the organization on the
grounds that its members contained
+. w. w. and other socalled radicals.
The caucus elected Private P. c. CAL
houn a marine Of Bridgeport, Conn.,,
third vice chairman, and passed reso-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-05

Soft finish, sc inches wide,
beautiful quality, 10 yards to
the bolt, for S2.15.
This number is our regular
$500 seller, and if purchased
on to-day's market would re-
tail for $3.50 per bolt.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-05
SOC Longcloth, 23c Yd.

contract about three cases OLD GLORY LONG
CLOTH, full yard wide, soft finish put up in
sealed packages running 51a, 6, 6h, Z to 9M
yards to the package. We place this on sale at
&c yard: We do not cut the pieces
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-06-23
GRIFFITH

Dr. ana Mrs. G. C Aurand OF Yves
ton. o. visited at the NJ. B. Eastwood
horne on Thursday
Bulah and David Todd left on sat
urday for Burke D. where they
VIII spend the summer with their
sister
olive and Lille Richards Of Fair
mont Ill. are visiting their cousins.
Frank Kistler and family
Scion Welsh had his cousin. c. "
Collins visit him Thursday night He
has been in the L. 5 service for nine
teen years, has had four honorable
discharges and now working on the
dfth. HIS home is al Bass Lake. Ind
" here he went to visit from here.
Miss Esther Lightfoot graduated
from the Hammond high school on
Thursday night Those who attended
the exercises from here We're Mr. and
Mrs At Lightfoot. Miss Ellen Welsh
Mrs Warner christianson and DR. and
Mrs Maimstone
Mr. and Mrs Robert Conlev have a
fine baby girl, arriving sunday morn
.nE
This week. from the 22nd to the
18th. all the railroads in the northwest
division have Safety Week Having
their employees on the watch 10 avoid
ail accidents. ana Il ans occur t. wire
keadquar crs promptly.
The ball game sunday, played with
a Cary team. was won by the Griffith
hoys by score of to 5.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-06-23
GARY MAN WEBS
AT KANKAKEE


KANKAKEE. Ill. June 2S.-Elsie
Mabel. daughter Of Ernest Lauerman
Of 1895 :. Third avenue. and Elmer
Ralph Thompson. son of Mrs. B. J. Sc
rene OF Lawrence. Mich. were united
in matrimony BY Rev O. q Penti-
con-. at the Trinity parsonage. The
simple ring ceremony was read. the
couple were unattended. except by
their immediate relatives. who wit
messed the ceremony.
The brides gown was a pretty blue
tailored suit worn with becoming
blue taffeta hat She carried lovely
bouquet Of brides roses and sweet
peas
Mrs Thompson IS one Of the most
popular south side girls a she IS
very earnest worker in the Trinity
church. and has taken part in all of
the social activities In this commu-
nifty. She is an accomplished mu-
stefan and a graduate Of the Kanka-
kee high school.
Mr. Thompson IS a brother Of Mrs
George Bossert Of s. Washington ave
nue.. and has resided here at differ
ent periods with his sister. so is very
we'll and favorably known. At present
he is employed as a machinist for
the American Bridge company at
Gary Ind
Mr. and Mrs Thompson have gone
on a short honeymoon trip TO South
ern Michigan. After July 1st they viii
be at home in Gary. Ind.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-06-23

made by Harry T. Arnold. president Of
the Gary Trust & Savings Bank and
director: +. A. Ridgeley, director and
DR.. Milton Hopper. examining physician.
on the growth and welfare of the fnsur-
ance company. All were well received.
The Gary National Life Insurance
Company as a Gary institution and has
made some wonderful strides and has a
bright future ahead Of it. The company
wrote up S25o0,0o0 the first year Of is
cxistance and viii more than double
that the coming year. It now has 5000
policy holders with new policies being
taken out each day.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-06-23
BERSTEIN-
WESCHLER
WEDDING

Sunday. June 22nd at Gary the mar
rage OF Miss Loretta Bernstein.
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. Max Bern
stein. s12 MADISON street TO Cyrus
wechler Of Cleveland was solemnized
az Temple Beth Ell at o'clock
The ceremony was performed by
Rabbi skirbau Of Cleveland. o.
The family relatives and friends
within and without the city were in
v!ted guests. Those participating in
the ceremony were: Misses Elizabeth
Milgram. Bessie Friedman. Stella
Copeland, Mildred Feuer and Ruth
Wolf. ushers Henry Weschler. a
brother OF the groom. as best man
Miss LILLIAN Bernstein maid of honor
and the bridesmaids were Misses Fav
Bernstein Of Chicago. Rose Lazerwitz
OF Chicago, Lee Altman of Peoria and
Kate and Florence Bernstein. Jack
I.azerwitw acted as master of cere-
monies
Immediately following the ceremony
the immediate relatives and friends
were entertained at a banquet at
Military hall and from to II a recep-
ton was given and informal dancing
was INDUCED and enjoyed The new
~ married couple will make their
home at Cleveland. where Mr.. Wesch-
Ter is engaged in business
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-06-23
GOING AFTER MOTOR
ARREST RECORD

officer MAYER Of the East Chicag go mo-
torcycle is trying to hang UP A record
and all speeders are getting 70 be pref
ty careful Following are the men ar
rested Saturday for speeding: Vincent
Stefanik. 3715 Elm st. Ind. Harbor
Stanley Wrona, 1855 Magoun ave, East
Chicago; Ruben Levin. 34S4 Michigan
ave. Indiana Harbor; Thomas Marrow
South Chicago Milton Putnikovich. 3o-l
Hemlock st. Indiana Harbor; John lttn.
Cary. Ind: Marciu Hadupski. S611 Ce-
dar St. Indiana Harbor: /. Richter 1920
Michigan ave. Indiana Harbor; Geo.
Mirkov. 1910 Elm st. Indiana Harbor.
nv officer Hathaway; Paul Goiuts.
Whiting: H c. Keller. Chicago.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-06-23

engages 10 fulau the conditions Of
peace, but adds
1T the German republic) desires.
however. in this solemn moment to ex-
press itself with unreserved clearness
in order TO meet IN adv ance any accusa-
tion Of untruthfulness that may now or
later he made against Germany The
conditions imposed exceed the measure
Of that which Germany. can ia fact per-
form. The government Of the German
republic. therefore. feels itself bound to
announce that it makes all reservations
and declines all responsibility as re-
CARDS the consequences which may be
threatened against Germany. when. s
is bound 10 happen. the fmpossibflty OF
carrying out The conditions comes to
light. even though German capacity to
fulhn is stretched Ia the utmost"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-06-23
Rheumatism?
Try Snake OIL
Guaranteed 20 be Satisfactory or Money
Back.

If YOU have rheumatism. iumbago. sore
throat, or any ache or pain. you can de-
pond on getting gratifying relief from
Miller'S Nnfiseptic Oil, formerly known
as snake OIL. This great scientific prep
aralIon has brought JOY and happiness
70 thousands when everything else failed.
IL penetrates removes Inflammation
congestion and irritation. ard promotes
healthy circulation.
The manufacturers Of Nili0r's Anti-
septic oil tknown as Snake Old are sa
confident that YOU too VIII be more than
satisfied that every bottle IS sold with
the district Lnde rstanding that If YOU
are not saflsflcd after trying II that Yeu
can get eNe rN cent of your money back
hy returning the unused part Of bottle
TO druggist From. vi HON purchased Get
4 soc soc cr slG0 bottle today from any
Sood druggist.-Adv
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-06-23
SUES FOR DIVORCE
FROM WHITING MAN

Closing ell OF the doors and windows
John A. Young of Robertsdale turned
on all of the gas in attempt 10 kill
himself and hts family. The wife man
aged to Illustrate him and thus saved all
from death This happened last De
cenber but the affair was smoothed
over and me family continued TO live
together until June II when Mrs young
says conditions became unbearable and
they separated. She is now suing for a
divorce in the Hammond superior court,
asks for $4,000 alimony, the custody OF
the two children and an allowance for
their support. Young is employed at
the STANDARD oil plant in whiting They
vere married November rs. 1911. Nc
Mahon & Conroy are attorneys for Mrs.
Young
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-06-23
OBITUARY

VIM. p. Hoffman. Of 286 Truman ave,
died Saturday. June 21 at st. Margaret's
hospital Mr.. Hoffman has been an in
valid for thirteen years and for the past
few years has been almost entirely help
less. He was born in Nassau. Germany.
October %. 1852; came to this country
when in infancy. He was married in
1875 to Sophia Renner Of Indianapolis.
Came to Hammond twenty years ago
and was in the mattress and furniture
business until he became ILL., He leaves
besides his wife nine children: Mrs 3.
L. Stinson Of Great Bend. kan: 9. II.
Holman Of Douglas. Wo.; p. P. Hoffman.
Duluth, MINI; Mrs. a p. Frank, Mrs.
John Van Tamlen. Renner Hoffman,.
Anna. Charlotte and Leotha Hoffman,
Funeral services from the home Tues
day afternoon at O'Clock.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-06-23
AFTER WORLDS
SHIP RECORD
INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE

INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE
SAVANNAH. Ga. June 23.-The Foun-
dalton Company is planning to give
Georgia the worlds record Tor launching
ships by releasing six vessels on the
Fourth Of JULY from the ways of their
shin Yards a Savannah. All operations
the plant are being directed towards
this end
The Hog Island yards hold the record
now Of five ships released the last
Fourth ~ july The Foundation Com
rany is building steel mine-sweepers.
convertible to fishing trawlers for the
French government. Twenty ships have
beon launched to date on the contract for
twenty-cight.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-06-23
TRAINING TROOPS
FOR SCOUT LEADERS
INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERYIcEl

Tomorrow at 100 at al the East Chi
cago Chamber of Commerce a training
troop for scout leaders will be organic
ed by Executive A H Watts. II will
be known as Troop rs and VIII be or
gained and conducted just as the
troops for younger scouts.
The purpose of the troops are two.
II will give the men who have been
backing the scout movement here 9,
chance TO learn real scouting from the
standpoint OF the boy. Also 1t will de-
velop leaders for new troops.
A circular letter has been sent 70
each member Of the local council asking
he be present and bring others whom ne
would like TO see interested in the
movement.
Any man interested in scouting II
cordially invited TO attend. Fathers OF
the scouts will find the troops Particu-
larly interesting. The troops will meet
regularly on the last Tuesday of each
month
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-06-23
RAILROADS
OPEN WEEK
CAMP AIGN

Suday was the opening day Of NO
Accident Week" on the sixty-two rail
roads of what is designated as the
Northwestern region. The safo.s section
Of the United States Railroad Admins
tration has proclaimed this week in orded
to show that with proper care the major
ity Of the accidepts on railroads Of the
country could be avoided
The Indiana Harbor Belt Z J & T
and B. & O. c. T. railroads are the lines
of the Calumet region which operate al
most exclusively in the Norrhwester.l
region In the Central and Northwestern
regions there are rs lines ali Of which
have entered into the contest 20 50,
which Will have the best record at the
end of the week. F G. Steinecx. OK
aminer and safety agent for the Indiana
Harbor Belt railroad. has been carrying
on an active campaign preparing tho
employees for what he believes viii prove
10 be a turning point IN the history Of
railroading
In these regions" says Mr. steineck.
there are 113 different railroads which
will compete for the best record in this
respect. and the result will be widely adj
vertised so that the Indiana Harbor Belt
railroad. Is well as each employees rec
ord. IS atsstake
In entering this competition they arc
in no way handicapped by the lack of
excellent conditions so that in striving
TO make the Indiana Harbor Belt lead in
the record. is chiefly matter of exer-
cising intensive supervision over the
men to see that they scrupulousIv fo3-
low the rules laid down for their bodily
protection and make no careless moves;
"A large force has been detailed 70
inspect and clear the premises of all
movabls hazardous distractions. and all
tools. facilities and everything involved
put in absolutely safe condition Also
each individual employe will have his
attention brought to the Importance Of
taking every precaution TO avoid acct
dent"
This stupendous movement on the part
Of the Safety Section of the United
States Railroad Administration is duo
70 the fact that Interstate Commerce
Commission statistics show that during
the i've year period ending December
31st 1917 the Toss OF life and limb
amounted to 48601 killed and ss1764
injured. In 1916. in train accidents
alone. one employe was killed every
three and a half hours, and one injured
every ten minutes.
On an eastern line where SAFETY was
a new thing until last August, they
either killed or injured an employee every
fifty-seven minutes. and their average
at this time is one hour and ffty-fve
minutes.
On the New York Central (the Pioneer
of Safety the decrease of seventeen per
cent in fatalities and fifteen per cent in
injuries prevented more than 1000 homes
going on the rocks of despair by reason
IF the labors 25 Safety Agents and sew
eral thousand committeeman engaged in
accident prevention during the year
1918
On the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad
for the first four months Of this year
personal injuries involving more than
three days loss Of time have been re-
duced twenty-eight per cent
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-06-23
1T WAS NOT A
MERRY XMAS

Christmas day. 1918 marked the
close Of two months Of married life
for Blanche White and Addison White
OF Ind lana Harbor. II was some day,
too Addison, according to the divorce
complaint filed by his wife in the
Hammond superior court. celebrated
by losing his temper beating and
choking her. The ring finger of her
left hand was broken in the fight.
Mrs White. who lives a. 3411 Block
avenue Indiana Harbor. asks for d.
vorce and the restoration Of her maid
en- name Blanche Best. Her attor-
news are Mcmahon and Conroy
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-06-23
CORSETS
LUXURY?
WELL, NO!
At Least That's What 500
Women Say In Petition
to Senator j. E. Watson
In Washington.

WASHINGTON, d C., June a.
Senator James Eli Watson knows q
great deal about corsets If Indiana
women. 500. count 'em-fve hundred
Of them are to be believed.
Certainly everybody ought to know
By thi slime that they are not a luxury
and that all women have TO wear them.
Some have to more than others. TO
be sure, and that is where the Indiana
women are justified in charging that
II is a discrimination between small
and slender persons and large or portly
persons. and therefore is a violation of
The constitutional rights Of citizens and
a discrimination between citizens Of an
equal station in life based solely upon
their physical size"
You Married Men Know.
Il IS difficult to see how congress
could have made such a blunder. Any
married man knows specially II he
pays the family bills-that his wife
can't get them for IS. OF course. if she
happens to be very small or very
slender she might get them for that
sum. or even for a trife less. but for
any one with a tendency toward en-
bonpoint SO or SIP is the lowest price
on record.
And then, too. as the women OF Indi-
ana point out. the slender reed OF a
woman does not really need them at all
Senator Jim" Watson Of Indiana is
a discreet man and model husband. and
he may be counted upon TO TO handle
this matter without creating scandal
That is the reason why the 500 Hoosier
women sent the petition 70 him. 1t was
clever of him not to go and publish their
petition in the Congressional Record.
what DO You Think.
How do YOU think any woman would
feel II she saw her name in print in
paper like the Congressional Record.
which is read almost exclusively by
men. anyway, as a signer TO a petition
which said
The corset is in no sense luxury
but a necessity. For the foregoing rea-
sons we respectfully petition and pray
that you give your influence against the
special tax on all corsets s12 and under
and that YOU voice your vote for the
repeal Of the section of the luxury tax
providing a special tax on coTsets over
the sum of s.. and that no tax be placed
ia corsets until they exceed the sum
Of SIP"