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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-03-05

first official scalp which should be torn from a brainless
head is that OF Newton D. Baker. Every committee OF
either branch Of Congress which has had anything TO do
with investigating the things which have transpired in
the last year has stumbled onto something which showed
Baker up. He is incapable. Indifferent and inactive. he
is meddlesome. troublesome and irksome; he lacks
judgment, he lacks tact, and he lacks sense,
Why Secretary Baker has been Kept on the job is
more than even the friends of the administration can
understand. He has been against practically everything
that a majority of the American people have been for.
He rolls stones in the paths OF those who are WORKING
for the best interests OF the country and today his de
partment is doing things entirely outside Of its sphere.
HI is in a position where he could help remove The
obstacles incident to the nation passing from war to
peace. but we challenge his friends. il he has any. To
point 10 one thing that he has done to help. II n re.
liably estimated that the informal war contracts aggre-
gate 81. zoe. 900 in the War Department alone. Is Mr.
Baker doing anything to help unravel the skein? Il he
is we do not know anything about It. We do believe
men under him are exceeding their authority and are
doing things 10 muddle and confuse the situation. We
hone and pray that President Wilson will deem id TO be
TO the hest interest OF the country and the hest thing for
his own administration 50 remove Secretary Baker a.
soon as he gets of the shin.
The War Donartsent viii be better without him.
the country will be better without him in Office. and 6
far : We can sec the only community which will fuGer
will be Cleveland 10 which place he will probably 20
when he leaves Washington. according to tile Manufac
turers' News.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-03-05
Nation lmpenled by Its Low Standard
of Physical Efficiency


Ny mind has been deeply impressed for a long time bv the naaaa.v
oP some governmental action designed to encourage and establish to
practice Of physical culture among the citizenship Of this nntr IT,
Ppauing condition. disclosed by the recent physical examinations of the
Ine "n % or natlon oeforet the exemption boards has sent a thrill
! alarm and a sense Of profound concern into the heart of every +b;ntinr
"a 'oyal et1en. lhe question naturally arises within the mind of ever
physical defcients and raise the standard of physical ea8c;encr 80
he men Of our nation?
there is overwhelming evidence that the people Of this nation are
wing IN profound ignorance of the vital and imperative necessity Of tra,n-
'g their bodies with the same care and thoroughness as they do their
hnds. Tram the mind, though the body be crippled" has been the
'Ording practice Of our people 90 long that when the hour of great nems-
ly arises, when the moment Of peril is upon us. and the things that sre
nore priceless to ust than our lives are in Jeopardy and the erv If . nth
esq enemy ls heard at our gates, and the nation turns with confidence IN
ne surglng millions Of It's citizens for defenders. an amazing host is found
nervous, trmid, uncertain, doubtful. hesitant. and with wanino md
iePieted vitality. Well might we hang our heads in shame at the exfi-
ntlon, and douby so, because in all the wonderful achievements Of III,
nation IT has neglected the apparent and imperative duty OF
training IL eitzenshlP IN the necessity Of physical culture.
lts easy for a healthy man to be courageous. hopeful. optimistic md
and It Is easy for a sick man to be a coward. If the resplend-
ent glory OF this nation Is to remain unsulied, it will be because of the
devotion, courage, masterfulness, Fesourcefulness and physical vigor Of
its citizens.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-03-05
A woMAN's SENSIBLE IDEAS.

City farmers. You who have long been the butt o
the joke book boys. read this and rally around the stan
dard Of Mrs. C. S. Bangs Steward. farmer extraordinary
Who is in a position to express an opinion because she
runs farms and makes en- pay. which from all accounts
IS sons job these days. We hear some people say
Don't do any gardening this yeaf, it upsets the farm
ers' plans"
Here is the view of Mrs. Steward. who has several
farms in and around Plano, Ill, and is chairman Of tn,
land service division Of the Women's National Farm aud
Garden Association in New York City.
IF a woman gets three meals a day for a dozen farm
hands she has done her BIT.
If a woman takes care of three children. gets them
ready for school and cleans up around the house. in ad
dition TO getting the three meals a day she has done
two bits.
But when the farmer tells her gardening is fancy
work and she can do it il she wants 10, / believe ii II
time to call a halt and start something"
These paragraphs tell what Mrs. G. 5. Bangs Sew
ard of Plano. H.. and New York City thinks Of certain
things connected with food production. Mrs. Steward i
the chairman of the land service division OF the Won
ems National Farm and Garden Association and she has
just worked out a plan Of cooperation with the National
War Garden Commission.
Don't listen to people who tell you to stop garden
ing just because the war is over and that the farmer
will produce the food. The National War Garden Com
mission has Just showed me a letter from an official in
4NNS NC 'C%9 my o'CNt - vi NNAA VI Tx
in that state have gardens. have inst seen another
letter from the Country Farm Bureau of vermilion Coun.
ty in Illinois which outlines the need OF increased gar
dening BY farmers. This shows they are alive to the sit
uation in that state.
1t is astonishing how little the farmer does to pro.
vide food for himself. Think Of a farmer having 10 90
10 town for green stun for his table. Think how the
wife loves to have all these nice little things on her
table. but finds the general bill Of fare is salt pork ard
potatoes. varied with apple pie.
Most farmers think gardening Is fancy work and
are willing 10 let the wives do it after they have served
three meals to twelve healthy farm hands and made
three or four children ready for school. ! think she has
done her bit in doing any one OF these jobs without be
ing asked TO do the fancy work So called.
Mrs. Steward is working out plans for a pig for ev
cry family and is working night and day on plans for
scholarships to teach young women farm life. We hear
a lot Of back to the farm said Mrs. Steward. but the
man will not go without the woman. and what does the
average woman know about farming She must be
scnooled in her end Of it just as much. perhaps more,
than the man. for she viii stick in the face of adversity
where many men will not"
Mrs. Steward is one Of the best known women
farmers in the country and manages her farms on a
business basis.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-03-05
ROLLER SKATES AND DOGS.

Eov much would the youth OF the pre-war days
1881 enjoy the roller skating of today. In those times
the boys and girls enjoyed the simple things of life and
never dreamed OF such a JOY as roller skating that came
70 the succeeding generation. And when one of these
ancient boys or girls looks out and sees these modern
youth gliding gracefully down the asphalt street he IS
apt TO think ne was born too soon. What a bright page
in the history of youth was lost when roller skating
postponed its advent so long.
We think of all this when We see q boy on skates
gliding down street. pulled By a dog which the boy holds
by a string. 1t is the very acme of delight to a boy. And
the dog. too, how it losses its tail and laughs as If all
the fun was it's own. 1t is impossible to conceive Of a
fuller conjunction of fun and sport than a dog pulling a
roller skater down the street. The next day we saw an
other roller skater out with a dog, but the dog didn't
understand the sport. The fact is, IL sulked and sat down
on its tail and wouldn't bulge. The boy coaXed and
whooped and scolded, but the dog didn't believe in such
things and wouldn't play. But the situation changed in
q night, for the next day we saw the boy and his dog
speeding down the avenue. sic thur ad astra. and we
thought how sad it was to be a wise old man without
roller skates or a dog. But they are the first things We
will look for in the New Jerusalem.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-03-05
WHAT WASHINGTON SAID.

IF we remain one people, under an efficient govern.
nent. the period is not far off when we may defy ma
terial injury from external annoyance; when we may
take such an attitude as will cause the neutrality We
may at any time resolve upon TO be scrupulously re-
spected; when belligerent nations, under the impossible
ity OF making acquisitions upon US. will not lightly haz
ard the giving US provocation: when We may choose
peace or war, as our interest, guided BY justice. shall
counsel.
Why forego the advantage of so peculiar a situa-
ton? Why quit our own 10 stand upon foreign ground?
Why, BY Intervening our destiny with that of any part
of Europe. entangle our peace and prosperity in the tolls
OF European ambition, rivalship. interest, humor or ca
price,
1T is our true policy TO steer clear of permanent
alliances with any portion OF the foreign world. so far.
mean, as we are now at liberty to do it: for let me not
be understood as capable Of patrorizing ~inhdelity 10 eX
listing engagements. I" hold the maximum no less appl-
cable 70 public than to private affairs that honesty is
always the best policy. | repeat, therefore. let those en-
sagements be observed in their genuine sense. But in
my opinion it is unnecessary and would be unvise to ex
tend them.
Taking care always TO keep ourselves BY suitable
establishments on 8 respectable defensive posture. We
may safely trust to temporary alliances for extraordinary
emergencies"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-03-05

National Crop Improvement Service.1
GWTHAT at hrst glance may seem
w TO be a hardship will, in
Guilty, prove to be O great blessing"
avs Mr.. Frank Baackes. vice president
american Steel and Wire company.
The new tax law says that every per-
son shall make q tax return, stating
lis income, from which the unmarried
a may deduct $1,000 and the mar
lied mar $1,000 exemption.
"A very small percentage Of Amer
can farmers keep records which give
his exact information. Uncle Sam
now steps in and insists that every
'armer shall keep records of his bust
ness.
Like every other innovation. there
sill be some confusion, but after he
;ets the hang OF it the farmer will
Wonder how he ever did business with
tut 1t.
"A few years ago the crop improve
ment committee. by the aid Of the
,fice OF farm management at Wash
ington, issued a very comprehensive
record book which has been widely
adapted by more than forty states.
Every agricultural college now has an
extension department which will,
through the county agents, help each
man TO keep the necessary books.
The fundamentals are very simple.
The first thing the farmer is to do is
to take an inventory of everything he
owns on December 81, 1918. He is ad-
yised to keep a bank account and de-
post everything received and pay by
check. Most of the information re-
CURED can be thus obtained. You
should make a plain statement of e1-
penses and receipts. which should be
kent Separately.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-03-05

Regarding expenses, you can In
clude all money paid for hired help,
except any wages that you pay TO your
children under age. Gasoline, oils.
grease, etc, Is expense when used for
machinery, trucks, tractors. automo-
biles, etc. about the farm. When
used for motorcars driven for pleas
ure II cannot be Sc deducted.
Taxes upon farm land. live stock,
machinery. buildings, personal prop
erty. and the home. Is expense. All in
surance is expense except life insur-
ance and insurance on the home. Cost
Of repairs is expense except repairs
on the home. The cost of permanent
improvement is not expense. Repairs
on pleasure cars must not be deducted.
What is Ineome7
"The tax return blanks will explain
TO you what you are to include. The
government will establish branch on
ces in banks. etc, where you may OIL
tain assistance in making your return.
Your income must include oil money
received, such as interest, dividends,
rent, insurance loss, and whatever yon
may sell, salaries, wages and prohts
from speculations must also be in
cluded.
THE money you pay for income tax
will be we'll spent, as it will teach you
to keep exact records Of different farm
activities and you viii find that when
you have learned to compute costs that
you will be on the high road TO sue
cess.
"At a very nominal expense you may
get farm record books with full instrlc-
lions from your agricultural college.
In every farm bureau there should be
a section devoted to farm accounts"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-03-05
THE TRAINING OF SCOUTING.

About fifty Hammond business men were given
tests at a Scout conference the other night in answer.
ing such simple questions as, How many teeth have
you in your head?" Which end OF a sheet goes to the
head of the bed" and none of them could correctly an
swer all the questions.
From these tests was developed the fact that civ
ilization has taken from US The powers of keen observa-
ton that marked primitive man. The schools have failed
to give anything that adequately replaces the training
our ancestors received when they we're forced to seek
out and pursue their food. to overcome it and prepare
it themselves; when they bathed in the open rivers and
lakes, and were housed in caves or huts made by their
own hands. Their bodies were trained TO endure and
their senses were alert.
Scouting seems TO be about the only system Of train.
ing extant today that in any reasonable measure tends
toward developing those very necessary qualities Of
body and mind which characterized the race in the early
days.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-03-05
y - - -
THEY WON'T SHIRK.

President Wilson may go TO Europe fully consolec
and assured that the Senators Who are against the
League of Nations pact in its present form viii accept
the responsibility for their act 10 the American people.
Republican Senators are not in the habit of dodg
ing their responsibility TO the people. These Senators
are not convinced that Mr.. Wilson Is as close TO the PEG
pie as he seems to assume that be il. In other words.
their ears are perhaps a little closer 10 the ground than
his. They do not and their constituents welcoming the
idea that Europe is going TO run the United States o,
America
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-03-05

ROTTEN
SPEED UP. teachers gone away
again.
WE see that down a. Denau0
THE dear goods have decided thai
sPooNING must be stopped
AND inasmuch IS VIC understsnd
there is
CONSIDERABLE human nature
DOWN there
We imasinc ina, the girlies have cut
out for
THEMSELVES quite a task especially
IF the boys Of this generation are as
ornery
AS hey were IS Years ago.
NICOTINE FIRST, Their abolish tea and
coffee is the program
YES. then raise the water rates and
DEVISE a scheme for taxing the all
AND Wen be ali set.
IL there is anything in eincarnstio
AND We ever come back again
TO this troubled old earth We are go
ing 10 live
so that whatever the neighbor women
KNOW about ms they'll have
TO imagine.
\ WHOLE lot Of people 20
THROUGH Ire hiding their petty
meanness
AND ~stingine.s behind thst nice word
ECONOMY and
YoU know sons just as we'll as we Do
TIE world is a stage it is true
AND the majority Of us are merely
stage hands. however.
MR.. GLASS SAYS thrift is wars gift
70 US
GAVE us an awful shock at first
THOUGHT he said graft.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-03-05
MANY . pair Of wings IN January

NA~y mir az ~
rr~a,r
about Jul,.
soNF neople.e i5es ~
CHURCH privileges
thorough sleep
III oid-fashioned office
THAT used to seek the man is now
roped
TIED. branded and herded into the
CoRRAL Of tbosc who nianned
AHEAD for i FOR rul1y ten vc.r,
can poh.. ALI the FINN At The WON
81 ,ou
WANT 10 but
MADE
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-03-05
DIRECTED TO
MAKE REFUND

INDIANAPOLIS. March All tele-
phone companies operating in Indiana
have been directed by the Indiana pub
lie service commission TO make fun
reparation for ell money collected under
the Burloson long distance and toll
rates and 70 refund money charged for
installing or moving telerhN es since
Dec. j. 1915. The companies we're re-
Gently restrained from continuing the
rates in an injunction granted here.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-03-05

dreds Of Indiana soldiers at Camp
Taylor nxious TO return to civilian
life WIS received today IN an order
from the war department stating that
the maximum monthly inflow Of cas-
uals for rehabilitation viii he 5000.
and directing that the strength of the
cantonment be reduced - conform 70
this standard Previously II had been
contemplated that the station would
received S.o0o casuals FOR discharge
monthly. II is roughly estimated that
the population. which is 400 viii be
decreased to between 5000 and 5000.
The provost guard company viii be
retained to guard the reservation.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-03-05
sergeant Lambert osborne. n mem

Der OF Company c.. 1O4th Machine
Gun Battalion. 27th Division. who has
just returned from France Is visiting
with the Chariesvorths. 1882 Wash
ington street. Gary. He relates some
very thrilling experiences on the bat
tie front over there. He was in the
battle OF Chateau Thierry. Cambria
and the Somme and was awarded tho
cross OF war for being under shell
fire for eleven days at Cambria and
cepn his machine gun in action
with only three men left. He was
wounded twice by a machine gun and
Sasscd Sights. Sergeant Osborne re-
sides at Gaar.eroi, Pa.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-03-05
All men al the Great Lakes statior

who have been approved for release
without reIief-rhat Is, withou sub
stItutes-wil be ordered TO sea. In
other words the 500 or 500 men not
needed at the station VIII be trans
fcrred to transports. upon which there
il urgent need Of sailors. The men are
being assembled st Camp Luce for
transfer There the draft lists viii
be checked over and al men not re-
quired at the station niIi be sent to
Atlantic ports for active duty.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-03-05
DEMOCRATS
ENDORSE LEAGUE
rntenataoual News servto

An~tern1b1ona1 news SefV1cs.
INDIANAPOLIS. March 4--The
league Of nations was endorsed in reso-
lutions adopted by the Indiana demo
cratic committee last night. following
an address by L. Ert Slack. United
States district attorney. approving the
presidents stand. A copy OF the reso-
buttons will be sent 10 President vii
son.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-03-05
NTI
Here's Buddy!

january and February this organiza-
ton has provided a welcome at the
Al. n. 81. =. for Isl returned soldiers.
furnished them with rooms. board or
anything necessary to set them on
their feet while looking about and 10
set settled back into civilian life. The
s~even-in-one is maintaining a finance
for the purpose Of welcoming the re-
turning soldiers.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-03-05

This department viii be happy 10
welcome all returning soldiers md
sailors 20 drop In and register their
arrival or 10 hive their friends do
IL for them. There arc still hun
drcds upon hundreds OF boys from
this region In camp and overseas.
They get tho Times mud will be jim
terested In hcnrinE about the
friends they know.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-03-05

Lieut.. Albert Chapman. lately re-
turned from France. arrived In Lowell
last night He is the son OF Mr.. and
Yrs. a. p. Chapman Of Eagle Creek
township and has been honorably dis
charged.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-03-05
NOTICE TO suDsczrsEHs.

= = You have in The past please do not think Il has beer
est or vas not sent on time. Remember that the mai
ser.iee = not what i used to be and that complaints are
general from many sources about the train and mail ser
ice THn TINES has increased its mAnins eauipment a5d
= striving earnestly TO reach its patrons on time BE
we will act promptly.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-03-05

Word has been received by Mr. and
Mrs. T. II. Snyder, 1877 Hohmen street,
Hammond from their son, Earl r.
SNYDER. telling Of his arrival in New
York from France. he IL now at Camp
Mills awaiting his discharge.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-03-05

About twenty-five discharge papers
Of returned soldiers have been filed in
County Recorder Johnson's office and
the keep coming in every day-pa-
pers from Gary. Hobart. Lowell and
Crown Point soldiers. Will be put on
record for safe keeping.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-03-05

Secretary Glnss today asked secrc-
tary Baker whether II would be posi-
BILE 10 move forward the date OF the
return OF the 42nd (Rsinbow) division.
IN which there are a lot Of Lake Co.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-03-05

the f4sth +. A.. and has been through
all the big battles. having been on the
bring lin, .or fifteen months. His ex-
reriences are very interesting as he
had many narrow escapes and was
Doth gassed and wounded.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-03-05

Mr.. and Mrs. W. T. Wilson Of Ohio
avenue. Whiting. enjoyed a Visit from
their sister, Mise May Wilson and her
fance. John r. Davis. 81 Wsukessn.
LII N naris was chief mechanic for
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-03-05
GET HIM OFF THE lob.

1t is about time the American people rose up AZ one
man in a demand that President Wilson get rid Of some
of the incompetents by whom he is surrounded. The
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-03-05
rhon,n. MISUNDERSTOOD. Who hn. be

home on q furIough for a few days.
at Hobart. 20 attend the marriage OF
his sister. MISS Mary W%eatherspon.
which was held al Hobart. SATURDAY.
returned yesterday to Camp at To
bokeu. \. j.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-03-05

boys. from April IS. the scheduled en-
barkation date. so that the troops
might parade in the United States dur
Ing the Liberty Loan campaign.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-03-05
~EIappy~ Monnett. he OF the SILVER

Tongue. who l. with the Medical corps.
A. II. F.. writes his brother Melvin
Of Hammond. that he has been detailed
permanently at Brest. He SAYS condi-
tions there were very bad but arc be
ing improved right along.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-03-05

Gary has welcomed nearly n thous-
and returned soldiers. The ~organiza-
tion that handled The late ~seven-in-
one war fund drive has been maintain
~ 10 provide a welcome home for the
raturned snllLers DurlE.- Decamhor.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-03-05

Harry Strom. Of Hobart, sent word
to his parents. who reside here. yes
terday that he arrived safely from
overseas and IS at camp Merritt, New
Jersey.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-03-05

I'LL. wounded in the leg By a high ex-
ploslve at the Argonne on october ..
yesterday visited his uncle. Herman
Pringnitz. 225 Logan street. Hammond
The wounded soldier is stationed at
hospital No. ~. Drexel blvd. Chicago.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-03-05

Sergeant Chodic q. Ender arrived In
New York sunday with the H~eadquar-
ters ssth ARTILLERY Brigade from 3
French port. He il noA at Camp Mills
waiting TO be mustered out.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-03-05

Wilbur CrandiI. who has been in the
naval service at Palm Bay. New York.
lis back at work at Summers Pharmacy
in Hammond.