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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-01-03
BILL WEIGH NOW 4
CAPTAIN IN FRANCE
He Has the Unique Distinc
tion of Being Promoted
Following Hostilities.

There are lots Of places worse than
Hammond and very Few as good. writes
Capt. VIM. s Welch from Camp Monitor.
France. -Hammond's record in the war
is something she can always be proud
of. !" lie adds When I get back to tho
states T intend to have a good visit
with my friends N Hammond"
Capt Welch was Indiana's star re-
cruiuus officer for more than year in
Hammond enhsting 3.7oo boys and men
from Hammond. West Hammond. Ia S:
Chicago, Indiana Harbor and Whiting.
The German women have requested
the French women to help spare tn.
country from some Of tine terms OF the
armistice. says Welch You can inn
sgine what She French women think
When Germany was winning the French
women were carried off into Germany IS
slaves and nothing was done about the
p ppeals Of the French women to have
the practice stopped
Captain Welch was promoted from 2
lieutenancy after the signing &C the
ormisticc
Captain Welch's many friends lu Ham
deserved promotion as well as the hun-
areds of boys he enlisted Especially
The boys who have seen service in this
war realize that after nineteen years in
the army. the greater portion OF the time
"a top sergeant lie IncrIts the advance
ment. These boys VIII tell you that g
top sergeant has the toughest Job IN a
cornpany
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-01-03
JOKER IN INDIANA
PROHIBITION LAW
George Green, Federal Agt.,
Says Decision Doesn't
Change Matters.

The decision Of Lake county lower
court that q person living in Indiana
under prob hition Is emitted to have q
lallon of whiskes- and twelve quarts of
Beer in his home only cot a laugh from
George w Green, special agent Of the
O oparument Of justice stationed at Ham
taond.
Green admits that the dry law said
that O person might retain that quantity
DC liquor after April End. 1918.
Put on the other hand
You can't transport liquor INTO the
ate or into your home or have liquor
In your possession that was brought in
lo the state after the dry law became
operative.
Sure. you can have a gallon whiskoy
and twelve quarts OF beer in your home.
But how are you going to get it there
It cant be done legally.
If you want TO run the risk of facing
Judge Anderson. as seventy-five Lake
county men have to their sorrow
TRY IT.
oil. YOU won't get more than $1,000
0ns and year in Jail.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-01-03
BILL WILL CLIP
MARRIAGE BUSINESS
Seeks Passage of Law TO
Dispossess Go. Seat AS a
Gretna Green.

L0EELIAAs } hE 4kAAS-
INDIA&APoLIS, Ind, Jan. S.-Tfe
Indiana legislature. which VIII beE.u
its biennial session January 3, WI
take steps to rebuild the marriage
laws so they viii regulate the raatr.-
monial business in JeheTsonviiis ant
crown Point The latter is Gretna
Green for Chicago eiopers. An eftcr-
IL j. said, is 70 be made TO have Tn.
laws so amended that marriage ]a-
censes can be issued only where oos
Of the parties at least must Ies.ds
In Indiana. Similar movements haYs
been started. but little has ever hesn
accomplished. The number OF elopers
going to JeRersonville has been de
creasing for some time. and the six
magistrates are endesVorins to ace
that marriages are conducted on
higher plane ana with more solemnics
Runners no longer are countenanced
The magistrates are working in CO
operation and all have one genersI Of
fee It which licenses can be obtained
through a legal deputy. after the cir
cult clerks office eloses each after
upon. Since the new arrangement
went into effect It is said there have
been no complaints.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-01-03
ARRESTED
ON A WARRANT

John Norman, 2 we'll known Ham
nnond man OF 1s Plummer avenue. was
arrested by Officers Bunde and Elm
ssle os the Hammond police charged
with grand larceny.
Norman is charged with stealing.
among other things two very vaIua Bile
pheasants from M s.. Herman oe the
Hammond sien Company. which had
been imported from Japan.
This is the aftermath OF a eompla int
fled With the police during the holi-
days and the story was then told I'm
theEe colup7
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-01-03
CROWN POINT MAN
FOUND HALF FROZEN
Frank Tatlock Will Stay
Away From the Wild of
Hammond Forever

Very badly mussed UP and q shock
ing looEins sight on the whole. Frank
TatIock OF Crown Point was found
late last night living between Two piles
of lumber st the Hammond Lumber
company by the watchmsn
Tstlock who had been drinking. was
very badly beaten up and had ona of
his ears frozen. He said when taken
to the Hammond police station that
he had been beaten and robbed oc all
his money.
Had he not been found when ne vas
ne probably would have frozen 10 death
a S ne was unable to walk. and I've had
au experience few would ever want
e dpulicate.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-01-03
BELOW ZERO BLAST
FINDS CITY PREPARED
Coal Bins Are Well Fillec
anad Destitute Families
Are Fewer; No Deaths.

The advent of bclow-zero weather this
year found Hammond better prepared
than usual and was attended by less
suffering except in homes made desu-
gute by the ravages Of tho influenza.
\ year ago Hammond was in the
midst Of a coal shortage that created
havoc. The street car service vas also
q. great deal worse than at present ana
streets were impossible by snow.
Early today the Salvation Army which
nas become the main charitable orsani-
zation of the city. began its work OF
aiding tho poor 10 weather tho cold wave
and citizens desiring to contribute
elothing. fuel OF food arc requested 20
30 20 tho army's headquarters on East
state street.
The Thermometer registered below
zero i'm the north wind this forenoon.
Tho cold weather cant be looked on
in the light OF a calamity FOR there We're
no deaths reported IN Hammond last
night or today. the first record Of the
kind in months.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-01-03
THE BEAUTEOUS IRENE
MAY WE'D ACTOR
Tom Powers Is the Man
Who May Lead Her to
the Altar.

NEW YORK. Jan. 3.-Broadway TO-DAY
is discussing \ report from London that
Mrs. Irene Castle, dancer and motion
picture star and widow of Capt. Vernon
Castle. is engaged TO marry Tom Powers.
actor.
Mrs. ElIroy Totte. Mrs. Castles moth
er. said the report was news to her. she
beIleNe cd it was unworthy Of conSidcra-
tIou.
Tom Powers came TO New York from
Texas in 1915. After appearing in sew
eral leading roles he left the oh Boy
company TO join the Royal Flying corps.
He was trained at Toronto by Capt. Cas-
tie and was stationed at Benbrook Field.
Tex. when Capt Castle was killed. He
IS row appearing in the London "Oh
Boy" company.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-01-03
SUSIE CHAMBERMAID. REFLECTS TEUTION OPINION
EUROPEAN CAPITALS
A BRIGHT SPOT IN
THE DAYS NEWS
tny international Now. service,

(Ey International N1ws Serv1oe.)
BRAZIL. Jan. 3.-Detectives
are hot on the trail of i'm
porters' Of fire water" Two
of the best in the department
went out the other: day. de-
termined to bring in the goods.
At the terminal station they
cspied suspicious looking suit
case. Liquid oozed out of the
case onto the floor.
One of the gum shoe" men
smelt of the liquid.
"Whiskey." he told his part
ncr.
Nope. gin" replied the other.
"Whiskey." contended the
first, after tasting some OF the
liquid from his finger.
You're right" admitted the
other, after sticking his finger
in the Juice. and wiping it on
his tongue.
The detectives waited until
the owner of the grip came, and
made him open it. He did with
a smile. and showed the officers:
TWO DEAD 'POSSUMS.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-01-03
EXPLAINS
BIC DEFICIT
To SENATE
Declares Rates Should Have
Been Increased When Wages
Wenl Up During War

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3. a
profit of $100,000,0o0 in govern
mental operation of railroads, in
stead of deficit of $136,O00,00
would have been shown if rates
had been increased when wages
went up $600,0o0,000 to S700,0oo,-
900, declared Director General Viii
liam 6. McAdoo before the senate
committee on interstate commerce
today.
Only BY government ownership
or control CT comparatively few
companies. which would wipe oue
fold lines. can railroad reforms be
effected which will give America
efficient service at minimum
cost" he added.
WANTS FIVE YxAE TzIAL.
Neither government ownership nor
control however. should be accepted
nnsilg unt.l after Gve wears OF govern
xlent contFoly as al present. Mr. NJ
I Adoo said. urging his recently arnourc-
ID oxtensio. plan.
Seventeen specific reforms which have
had 2 partial 1rlsi already we're einphs-
sized h. tha dlycctcr-geuersl as asser-
tiai TO good service. Some Of the il
, convenienees. especially of passenger
traffic. il the last year were. due 70 var
conditions and not 10 governmentai
! control. he asserted.
Increased expenses would have result
ed as well under private control. NJ.
McAdoo asserted. ana higher rates
would have been necessary jusJ tn.
same
LOOKS rox EIe SURPLUS.
Extensive economies" in government
operation were cited as proving the -.
vsntage over private operation during
The war period Fully s160.100.00o sur
plus will be on hand at the close Of the
next year nc said
Even with the high wage increase.
Mr. NcAdoo made positive as.ertions
that passenger and freight rates CO. -d
be reduced. as the object Of government
control he said should not be 10 MAKE
+; money.
MI McAdoo's advocacy OF his fys
year extension plan was virtually his
last aet as an Official Of the admiaistTs
tion Delay in announcement of hIs
successor which wac expected before
Jan 1 has kept him in Office longer
than he expected
HINES TO TAKE CEARoE.
Ills plans now call for his departure
CONTINUED On page ninel
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-01-03
NO SIGNS OF RELIEF
FROM THE COLD
fRv rnternat1onal news Service.

CHICAGO. Jan. S.-Reports reaching
here today show no signs OF relief
from the extreme cold spell gripping
the entire middle west and south.
At ten a. m, the temperature at
Chicago dropped 70 ten degrees be
low. 4 driving. sand1ike snow added
to the suffering.
The weather bureau predicted con
tiuucd falling ia temperature IA Iii
uo.s and Wisconsin.
A Using temperature was predicted
Tor saturday IN Missouri. Minnesota.
Iowa. North Dakota. South Dakota,
Nebraska Kansas. Southern Montana
and Southern wyoming.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-01-03
WAR CONTRACT
BILL REPORTED
f,gv international News servtc

WASHINGTON. Jan. 5.-Senator
Hitchcock's bill TO take the adjust
rnent OF informal war contracts from
the secretary OF war and give 81 to
commission Of three. appointed by the
president, with the consent OF the ser
ate. was favorablv reported to tha SCR
ste Til sGftornoon by the senate mill
tary affairs committee.
The war department bill now be
fore the house would give the power
OF adjustment to the secI etary Of wa
Secretary Baker was invited by Ser
Chamberlain this afternoon TO appear
before the committee ard give any
reasons he might have for opposin.
the commission proposal
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-01-03
TOM LAWSON
HAILED INTO COURT

BOSTON, Jan. 3-Thomas ". Law
son. the fnanoier, was charged today
by h daughtsr-in-law. Mrs. Lucille
Lawson, with falling to perform 2
contract to provide fer her support
and that Of her four children. while
her husband was serving in the q. S
army. The action was brought in the
superior court and pleadings were or
Cered
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-01-03
KIDS WED IT
CROWN POINT
Fifteen Year Old Damsel Is
Married to Hyde Park
Football Star.

- II IA tf- 40 / fF iIMt.s-f
CROWN POINT. IND Jan. 3.--An-
other one Of thos kid weddings in which
fifteen year old Miss was married to
q lad but little older took place heZe
last week when Bob Halliday Of Hyde
Park. accompanied by Paul FIinl1le. a L.
Of c basketball star and Miss Mary
Whitehead. took Dorothy Jones for his
wife The boys mother notified the
Chicago police and there is a warrant
for his arrest.
Mrs Halliday said I though I'd die.
found that baby OF mine. and I tried
to talk sense to him.
Tie insisted nmy talking to his
bride Well told her mother I would
never recognize the marriage.
Belongs TO Her.
Then / told the girl we would send
Robert through the university. and then,
If he wanted to marry her. he could
But. NO. sir she said, Robert belonged
70 her
n couldn't 10 thing. Ny boy
wouldn't come home. had to leave Him
with the girl and her mother. I'll see
what the courts say tomorrow"
Mrs Halliday would not reveal the
brides address AT Crown Point this
couple Eave their sses as q.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-01-03
COMPLAIN OF
FRENCH CAMPS
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WASHINGTON. Jaa. Camp pom
t3razen is the w7rs- camp in any Of
ttc French ports ct our disposal" was
the reply toda s5 Secretary of War
Baker from Major General G. II. Hub
bord. chief of the United States ser
vice Of supplies. answering the secre-
ts9g's request for information on the
charge that tho carp was "A mud
hole" The camp is used as m en-
be-kation point for troops being de-
raoonizcd.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-01-03
TWELVE BELOW!
GOOD PEOPLE
1t Was Hard to Get the
Girls Out of the Trenches
This Morning.

B-r-r; = whole box ful 81 buns.
Twelve below ezro in the Calumet
Iesion this morning: Gas froze up ana
everything else froze up.
The weather Is 10 last al least an
other day before 1T moderates.
Arrives In the Might
Like the first robin. the first cold spell
Of the Winter reached the region IN the
night and was here when the region
svoke Al 8 o'clock. the mercury barely
touched the tenth degree above ezro
Riding on high wind whose teeth"
penetrated the heaviest of wooIens and
sent a shivering citizenry scurrying
about its business. the cold brought with
il the usual Winter crop Of suffering
and broken bones.
Remembering its tragic experiences or
last January. however, the region &c
copted the sudden cold with cheerful
good nature. There was no coal short
sEe. no heavy snow. no total paralysis
OF transportation.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-01-03
ADVANCE ON RIGA.

COPENHAGEN. Jan. S.--Four d-vi-
sions or Bolshev5k troops are advanc-
ins towards Riga. and three others
are movins on wilma and Kovno. it
wss learned today
Ten thousand volunteer German
troops are enroute to the Russisu pro
+incts
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-01-03
HUNS
ARE: No 7
DEFEATED
Susie Says They We're Just
Forced to Quit Because
OutnumbSTed.
Ey BERT FORD
tTnterr ationaI Service stan Correspond
Ane1


WITH AMERICAN ARMY OF
OCCUPATION IN GERMANY,
Jan. 3.-(By Courier 10 Nancy.)-
Susie is only the chambermaid in
the hotel in Coblenz, where the
American war correspondents are
quattered but her view on the out
come OF the war reflects the gem
eral German opinion and it is we'll
worth listening to.
Susie is attentive to her duties
but in leisure she reads her Ger
man paper and keeps up with the
times. She cannot speak English
and when she converses with the
American guests she has to talk
through an interpreter.
SUSIE SHOWS SOME sPUNK.
The Germans were not defeated" ue-
clared Susie with 4 great deal Of spirit.
They were simply forced to quit by
superior numbers. If the United states
had not been drawn into the conflict it
'.cuId have been a different story
The sinking Of the Lusitania as a
Msr Heesssit itzs..~ ~EsSst G,ae IIzboats brought
hEd luclE to Germany after all
eoTT STILL NIT UEs.
LUdeadorn and Ven TIrpitz were ne
GOOD. Hindenburg is the real Cerman
hero Cod was with us; not with the
allies
We expect the Americans 70 stay
about four months and then leave after
peace Is signed.
Everybody thought that the allied
troors would do tae same in Prussia as
tle Germans did in Belgium But the
German women and girls soon found
that they would not have te fee. We
.rc not afraid Of the. American soldiers
whev are good and geutle-wheu not IN
battle. jim fact we are kind OF glad to
have them here
CONSIDERED IT JUST WAR
The German p 2s9P.s.s 3P. f6sT SssJ'95sS eoa
aidered it a just war TWO broth
.rs in the war one ~ killed. but
ne otber came home Christmas after
lighting on both the western and the
Russian fronts.
He was certainly surprised when he
,arc home 10 hnd four American sol
dfe~s sitting around a Christmas tree
ri elt at this hotel
The Germans began 70 lose fatth
last July and from then on 1t went from
bed 70 worse
I'VE are eli glad the war Is over bat
Germany was not defeated
susie said her brother considered the
western front much harder propos1-
fion than the eastern.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-01-03
BY DELT NJ. EDWARDS
international News Service staff Cor
respondent.l

PARIS, Jan. 5.-The problem of
the Bolshevik menace in Europe
will be taken up more seriously
than at any time yet when Presi-
dent Wilson arrives in Paris from
Rome.
A number Of anti -Bolshevik Rus
slams are in Paris at present, among
them former Premier Alexander
Rerenslzy and Prince Lvoff
An appeal is being made for allied
Intervention IN Russia.
Tho American commissioners are not
receiving amy news from Feurograd or
Moscow throuEh official channels. but
unofficial messages indicate that the
German Bolshesih influence IS growing.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-01-03
TEN DAY
EMBARGO
ONEXPORTS
Labor Troubles at N. York
Harbor Cause Railroad
Administration to Take
Stern Step to Eliminate
Congestion.

tBy international News Service.l
WASHINGTON, Jan. a.-No blizzard
that may threaten railroad traffic serv-
ice this year has the U. S. railroad ad-
51linlstration bluRed, said Frank NC
Esnamy, head Of the locomotive repairs
division today.
1--WE have ready for just such an
emergency I,2oo locomotives IN the best
of trim whenever the hour Gomez" he
said.
Last year there were no locomotives
in reserve TO meat one of the hardest
winters IN years"
On all the railroads OF the country
there are today GI.ooo locomotives, said
E6r. NcMaaanly and they are constantly
being added 10 through delivery or the
standard types OF engines every week.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-01-03
DISORDERS
MAY BRING
NEW WAR
Unsettled Conditions May Re-
tarG Peace Work 10 Begin
When Wilson Reaches
Paris.
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PARIS, Jan. 5.--The desire TO speed
mp the peace prelintnar1es may result In
one formal sitting at the end Of next
week, although it is generally believed
that the sessions Will not commence un-
til the week of the thirteenth.
The unsettled conditions in Russia
ana the central powers may have some
result in retardinG the peace work.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-01-03

tBT international news SeTTtce.)
NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-A ten
days embargo on all exports and
other overseas shipments from
New York, Boston and Philadel-
phia went into effect today as re-
suit of the labs troubles and con-
gestion in the three ports.
The embargo, which went into
effect last night at midnight, was
decided upon by officials of the
railroad administration here. fol-
lowing the strike of marine work
ers in New York harbor.
Although the embargo covers sn ex-
port goods at the three Atlantic ports.
it does not prohibit the shipment Of
grain at Boston
]. a. Martin. assistant traffic director
Of The food administration. said today
shat the embargo NAV be lifted Within
few days or as soon as the labor
troubles were solHsL and the congestion
eliminated
a meeting Of army and navy repre-
sentatives the food administration and
railroad administration Will be held to-
day 70 discuss the embargo,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-04-24
EUROPE TO SEND
GREAT MEN HERE TO HELP
Many Prominent Military Leaders and
Statesmen of Allied Countries Will
Come Over to Speak for
Victory Loan.

Fresh interest is contributed to the
coming Victory Liberty loan cam
paign by the announcement that many
eminent military leaders and states
men will come here from Europe to
speak for the loan.
1t Is reported that the great inter-
est and support evinced by the alien
population in previous loan drives is
responsible for the decision resulting
in the speakers being brought here.
Felix ]. Streyckmans, federal re-
serve director for the Liberty loan for
eign language division in the Seventh
district, on his return to the district
headquarters in Chicago, after confer
ences in Washington, issued the fol-
lowing statement:
MANY prominent Europeans will
visit this country during the coming
loan drive and bring the message Of
victory to their Americanized country
men. I regret that cannot announce
names at this time, but they will come
through Washington after acceptances
have been received. The invitations
are, being sent through the state de-
partment, working in conjunction with
the diplomatic representatives.
eve want these foreign men Of af-
fairs to visit us not only as an express
sion Of thanks to our own foreign-born
for their support during the war; but
so that they get frst-hand in
formation from their own countrymen
as to the changes that have been occa-
stoned in their native lands by the
world war;"
While Mr.. Streyckmans was noncom-
initial regarding the identity Of expect
ed visitors, it was learned from an au-
thentic source that some of them have
achieved worldwide recognition in af-
fairs of state, while others have leaped
into prominence by their spectacular
participation in the great war.
HELP "FINlSH THE JOB."-
Our. boys fought hardest in the last
few hours of the war and won the
great battle for humanity. They did
not quit US in the final test of their
bravery, and we cannot quit them now
in the supreme test of American pa
triotiGm-the patriotism Of peace-the
Victory Liberty loan.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-04-24

An interesting trial of fertilizer was
made by Mr. Sanford Hendrickson of
Chippewa County, Wisconsin, in 1918.
One side of the field was fertilized,
while the other was left without fertiI
izer The yield from the unfertilized
side was l035 bushels to the acre, while
the fertilized side yielded 1881 bushels.
The fertilizer used was manufactured
by the American Agricultural Chemical
Company, Empire Carbon Works, st.
Louis, Missouri. Write and ask them
for copy of their free bulletin I'm
portant Factors in Potato Production"
+ Advertisement.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-04-24
MIFFLIN
By MRS KATHRYN SMYTa.

by MRS KATHRYN SMYTH.
Misses Irene Rowland and Gladys
Stacey were Mifflin shoppers at Mineral
Point last Thursday.
Miss Della Gibbon of Rewey was the
guest of Mr. and Mrs Albert Gibbon for
several days.
William Butteris, Sr. was here from
Edmund Friday.
Elder l. S. Crecelius, who spent sew
eral weeks at Jackson, Missouri, and in
Iowa, returned home Friday.
Mr. and Mrs j. O. Scott and son Earl
motored to Mineral Point on business
Saturday..
Glendora Trevarrow has been enjoy
ing visit with her grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs J. Gundlach, at Livingston.
The many friends of Mrs George
Austin are pleased to learn that she is
recovering from her operation.
Miss Olga Young was a guest over
Easter of her cousins Miss Inez How
land and Mrs G. D. Boutelle of Platte
Vile.
Mrs M. Slack spent one day last
week with her daughter Mrs Bert
Ovitz at Linden.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-04-24
Reverse Side of Medal.

awarded one of these medals. The
only restriction is that the medal will
go only to those who in advance of the
drive are authorized to perform the
work Of distributing the Victory Lib
erty loan among the people.
If you want one of those medals,
your Distinguished Service Cross as it
were, for service in Uncle Sans finan-
cial army, it behoovcs you to hustle
over and see the chairman of your Vic
tory Liberty loan campaign and tell
him you are on the job.
Some of the medals have just
reached the Seventh federal reserve
district. A large quantity Of them
will be available for distribution be-
fore the campaign begins.
HELP FINNISH THE JoB."-