Hammond Times, Volume 11, Number 175, Hammond, Lake County, 12 January 1917 — Page 9

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OMEO.N'E partment of Agriculture is doinie about everything for the farmer but shuck his corn." . Department Is doing everything within Its power for the farmer; but at the same time It has the consumer of the farmer's products in mind, and is doing its best to see that a square deal Is being given all round. At this time, when the high cost of living Is one of the serious problems of the people, the Oovernment is especially active In its efforts to find out the cause of the present situation and to point out to the producer, to the distributor and to the consumer actual conditions and to lay before each the facts as they are found lo be, and as far as may be to place In their hands suggestions which may prove THIS BILL OULD HIT LUKE C (By United Press.) IXDIAVAPOLIS. IXD.. Jan. 12. The Dry Federation's prohibition bill was introduced in the senate today by Senator Thomas Dorrell of Greenwood. The bill was scheduled to come up on Thursday but Do'rrell decided upon some last minute chanres ! Both senators and representatives ; from Lake county are known to he opposed to both prohibition and suffrage. . The first draft of the measure pro-; vided for the draft of a conimissoini of prohibition at a salary of 14.500 a; year and appropriated $25.nno for his j use., in enforcing tho law. but it was lecided at the last minute to eliminate! this. Dry workers feared that this! clause in itself might prove disastrous j to the measure. , As the bill was presented, it prohibits! the manufacture or sale of liquor in the; state after Jan. 1. 1918. "with the exception of for medicinal and sacra-i mental purposes. KpeciaUy stiff re-' strictions are placed on druggists who1 may sell liquor. They must procure a! permit from clerks of Circuit courts: sell only on a doctor's prescription and only make ono sale on each prescription. Xo transportation company will be allowed to transport liquor in the state

nitnout a permit rrom tne county audi- ; Here tor three specific reasons. He tor for each shipment. Liquor adver-i wants prohibition, woman's suffrage tisements would be barred from publi-jand a constitutional convention. He cations and billboards. I made a start on hi program by introRepresontative Dillworth of Ln Porte ! duel ng in the senate a. resolution calcounty today refused to commit him-! ling for an amendment to the constiself on what stand he would take on'tution which, if it goes through, the measure. When asked regarding j would give the women of Indiana the the stand he would take on woman suf- right to vote and at the same time frage. Dillworth stated that he had not take that right away from probably madc up his mind yet but was waiting j T.'.oiio foreigners who have been votto hear from the "folks back home." i ing in Indiana without becoming full - j citizens of the United States. His j amendment would remove the word

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Two auto accidents took place in Last Chicago yesterday, both of which were very destructive to property, but, fortunately neither resulted in any futility. Saric-Berzdys. The first - one occurred about one o clock near the O. I. Jordan plant on

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total destruction of the car driven by L. W. Saric of Indiana Harbor. Mr. Saric who had with him Mrs. James Watters of Chicago was on his way to the city hall on business when the collision occurred between his car and that of Steve Berzdys, 3710 Michigan avenue, who was nrlving a well IHled- five-passenger Buick. It is reported that Steve was driving about thirty miles an hour, consequently the cars came together with great force.

Mrs. Watters was thrown from the Saric car and was seriously inujred. She was taken to tho office of Dr. Hob-ideal inson ar.i. as soon as she recovers some-1

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about some remedy. Department Of Agriculture Investigating The meat situation Is as poignant today as ever it was In the history of the United States, and the average housekeeper Is at a logs to know where to look for relief. It Is, therefore, or Interest to know that the Department o Agriculture is thoroughly investigating every branch of meat production from the raising of the stock to the placing of the Joint of beef, i mutton or pork on the table of the j consumer. Specialists in every branch ! of animnl husbandry are investigating j the subject and are spreading their j results as widely as possible where I they will serve the best purpos what from the shock she will be removed to her home in Chicago. Berzdys' car was also wrecked but no one injured. Vlller-Taaanevicz. Tho second accident occurred about four o'clock when Dr. A. J. Tananeviez, driving a five-passenger Jeffrey ran into the Eeo roadster driven by Dr. G. W. Miller. This happened at the corner ot Chicago and Baring avenue. Dr. Miller was ocuiiing east on Chicago avenue, returning from Hammond, and Dr. Tanant-vicz was driving south on Baring avenue. Dr. Miller's car was knocked across tho corner and upon the Baring avenue curb. The fenders and side of the car were smashed and two holes stove in the engine. The damage to this car will approximate $400,000. Tho Jeffrey car suffered the loss of tho right front wheel and the fenders and radiator were also somewhat damaged. This is the fourth accident that Dr. Miller had been in during the last thirty day. Usually a careful driver, it seems that tho doctor has been pursufd by a very unfortunate chain of circumstances which at last has resulted in the complete destruction of his prized roadster. AND SUFFRAGE TIMES III REM' AT STATE CAPITAL. IXDIAXAPOLIS, Jan. 12. Senator Bcardsley of Elkhart, says he is "male" from that section of the constitution which says that only male citizens, of the United States shall be entitled to vote, thus opening the way i for men and women alike to exercise the. right of franchise. I." ruler the present constitution any foreign-born man over tiie age of 21 years !io files his declaration of injtention to become a citizen of the 1 it has been the common practice about election time for foreigners to file such declaration and take out what are commonly called their first papers. The first paper is good for seven years and the holder niay vote at any election held in that time. It is said that Mn some parts- of the state the foreignfirst papers three different times, thus enabling them to vote twentyone years without becoming naturalized. Senator Beardsley's1 amendment would put a stop to this practice and would limit voting to those who are full citizens of this country. This new arrangement would have a disastrous effect on the politics of Iake, F.ikhart, St. Joseph, Allen, Import l' and numerous other counties in which the foreign e'ement is strong. and it is expected that the proposed; amendment will meet with a great of opposition from politicians j who make it a business to handle the

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t With a view to ascertaining the ei sentlal facts and conditions pertaining I to the marketing of live stock, de- ! termining the feasibility of improving marketing methods and facilities, and promoting a better understanding I among the various interests connected with the Industry, the Secretary ot Agriculture, some time ago directed hat the Office of Markets and Kural rganization, of which Dr. Charles J. Brand Is Chief, to conduct a conference with the representatives of the Interests concerned. This conference was held In Chicago last winter. A $tt-i,00O Appropriation. The results of that conference bore fruit It gave the Department of Agriculture a clear view of conditions as the actually exist, and since then It has been at Tvork formulating plans for the relief of the situation. To further these plans the last Congress voted the OfTice of Markets and Rural Organization sixty-five thousand dollars. This appropriation read: "To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to gather from stockmen, livestock associations. State live-stock and agricultural boards, common carriers. stockyards, commission Arms, live stock exchanges, slaughtering and meat-packing companies, and others information relative to the number of different classes and grades of marketable live-stock, especially cattle, hogs and sheep in the principal live - vote in such counties. Marion county has a very heavy foreign vote and hundreds of first papers are issued just before election day. DON'T WANT SYMPATHY OF DEMI-MONDE WOMEN (Continued from page one.) spent my evenings in Chicago returning on the early morning train and getting! a few hours sleep. I drank whiskey. i spent money on cabaret women and r j Frieberg's was the place X patronized' the most. I have a barrel of clothes in j j Chicago at the Xew Southern Hotel I i don't know how many suits. I paid fifty dollars for a suit or an overcoat. 1 lost $300 on Hughes. It's a good thing the primrose path came to an end for 1 was saturated with whiskey and would have drank myself to death. My friends used to wonder how I could drink so much whiskey. I could get away with a quart in an evening. Went to Louisville. "It was the second day after Thanksgiving that I saw my boss, Mr. Lamprell and an officer go to my room in the Hotel Mee and I knew what was up for I had passed two $50 fraudulent, cherks ! on Joe Geese, a saloonkeeper, and othMrs. Mee and John Snyder. I 6

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1 I I I I I n -H'V T firs' stock feeding districts and growlcg sections; prices, -receipts and Shipments of the different classes and grades of cattle, hogs and sheep at live-stock market centers; prices of meats and meat food product and the amounts of such products In storage; to compile and publish such Information at such frequent Intervals as most effectually to guide producers, consumers, and distributors in the sale and purchase of live-stock, meats and other animal products; and to gather and publish any related Information pertaining to marketing and distribution of live-stock, meats and animal by-products." Live-stock is the largest single industry !n the United States, and reports show Its value to be about six and a half billion dollars. So when one approaches the question cf livestock markets one is considering something which concerns both the welfare and happiness of a very large population. Unbiased studies tend to show that the reason for the high cost of living lies all along the line from farmer to consumer, and the investigations of the Department of Agriculture have so far found little proof that the loss !s made more at -one point than anj other. Xo one class of people who j handle meat products can create meat j reform; all must work together. A ! great many people have gained the knew they would come back from Boston protested in three or four days and the time was up. I was drunk when I made out those checks. I could have gone on indefinitely at the plant and riot get (uglil. "From tho time I saw the boss and the officer go in my room in November, to this day I haven't taken a drink. I went to Chicago that night and the next day to Louisville, Ky., over the Pennsylvania. The following day I went to Indianapolis. The whiskey drinking had left me sick and I could not eat. I went to the reformatory at Jeft'ersonville to give myself up and then changed my mind. I was in the reformatory three years and nine months and got out a year and a half ago, going DacK to Boston, i was inno-j cent of tho crime I was sent to the reformatory for before. Another lad and took a trip and ran out of funds in Indianapolis. He stole a piece of jewelry out of a jewelry store, pawned it and as 1 had knowledge of it I was convicted as being an accomplice. At tho reformatory I was secretary for Deputy Warden Warren and so when I met him in the lobby of a hotel at Indianapolis this week he notified the police. They asked me if I was thei one wanted ot Hammond and I told them yes. The company has no evidence on me excepting my word." The question of his parents is the one upon which Farnham is touchy. He says he hopes they do not learn of

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r& 2ri?Pf&' 0 idea that the fault lies entirely with the packer and other big "middle men." This has not been proven. A great many people think that municipal abattoirs are the solution. As a matter of fact those which have been established have not yet fully borne out this conclusion. Cost Of Production Increased. That there is a decline in the production of beef In this country was the general dictum of the stockmen who met at the Chicago conference, and they pointed out that everyone who is familiar with the subject knows that the cost of producing a good three-year-old steer suitable for the feed lot is more than twice what it was twenty years ago. One reason for this is the fact that the great grasing areas of the past are now being rapidly settled, making conditions much more complicated for those engaged in stock-raising. The same applies to the grain-raising sections. ' The enormous Increase in the cost of beef production in recent years Is not appreciated at all by the man in the street. With corn a hundred per cent, higher than It was tea years ago, beef cattle in order to be profitable to the producer has had to advance somewhat in the same proportion. During the past three years the producers of beef have been going through one of the most critical situations in the history of their business. The system of centralised live-stock markets in the United States is the largest single factor in the marketing of meat animals. It i. noteworthy the disgrace he has brought upon himself. His father is an electrical engineer. The young man is a graduate of the Xewton. Mass.. Technical high school where he captained the track team and his record for the low hurdles still stands, he asserts. He attended Xewton Classical High and took a course in the Straton Business College of Boston. His salary at the American Glue Company was eighteen dollars a week and he never asked for a raise. Before he came the company employed girls to pay off. Farnham states. Asked whether he expected any assistance or sympathy from the women of the demi-monde In the cabarets on whom he spent money. Farnham laugh ed. "Why should I? he asked. "I I don't want the sympathy of those kind of women. I've danced and now I'll pay the fiddler." MEETS ON MONDAY The East Chicago Chamber of Commerce will hold its January monthly meeting at the Methodist church parlors, Chicago and Baring avenues, next Tuesday evening. Jan. 16. J. J. Webber from the U. S. Chamber of Commerce, Washington. D C. will be present and will deliver an address along the lines of business efficiency. Reports will be given by the committees having In charge the amalgamation of the adjacent cities, the TRY

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that this system is peculiar to tbe United States, no other country havins developed such markets for their livestock. The chief outlet for food-producing animals in this country Is wholesale stnttlfVrAvlnsf nil w-v a nartlrinw On aK ' industries are associated with the great centralized markets. More than 1,200 slaughtering and meat-packing establishments were operated in the United States in 1915, and they turned out products worth $1,654,785,424. Munlclpally-owned and controlled abattoirs are becoming Important In the local marketing of live-stock, and the Government report shows that they are rapidly displacing the old type of slaughter house. Public abattoirs have been established in twenty-two cities in thirteen States. The Department of Agriculture advises that local conditions should determine whether or not a city should build its own abat. toir, and advises a thorough examination of conditions before definite action is taken. The Department of Agriculture has been sending the market quotations! upon fruits and vegetables throughout the entire country for a year, and over, through a dally telegraphic service which has extended to all marketable crops. This has proven of so great a financial benefit to the farmer that he has asked for its continuance This service has proven so beneficial to producers of fruits and vegetables that the Department has preparations under way for its extension to the livestock market. To this end it inaugurated on December 1. 1818, the issuance of a monthly report of seven different kinds of meats in cold storage. These comprisa three reports on beef, three on pork and one on lamb and mutton. Feeding Nation A Big Task. To bring the matter down to the Calumet industrial advertising campaign, the hospital movement, the water situation, and certain legislation in which we are Interested at Indianapolis.. . This is an open meeting for members and friends of the organization. - the cost being but the nominal one of 50 cents per plate. The address by Mr. Webber will be ihe feature of the evening. MANY LODGERS Thirty-five lodgers were housed at the Indiana Harbor police station last night, corridors, cell floors. Jail cots, and every available foot of floor space being utilized by the sleepers. It is said that some of the men are regular lodgers and that there are lodgers even in the day time, men who work nights and must have some place to sleep during the day. Notwithstanding the opening of recent hotels and rooming houses, there is still a great dearth of accommodations for workmen. FORM NEW COMPANY A new building and loan association is the latest addition to the financial institutions of Indiana Itirbor. it is incorporated under the name of the Indiana Harbor Building and Loan asso - elation. Thirty thousand dollars work of stock lib

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home, it should be borne in mini that the production and distribution of food, v.ith the constant increase i: population, has become an exceedingly complicated matter, and tha' feeding the Nation Is a tremendous undertaking. The extension of the country's railroad system and of its agricultural sections have increased the distributing area between the farm and th table. Cities have also grown enormously, amd the number of city dwellers who live in apartment houses necessitate a certain form of purchase. The apartment dweller must buy food in small quantities, as there is no room for the wholesale purchasing which was possible for the city dweller twenty years ago. Living in this fashion makes housekeeping costly. TT.e retailer cannot sell a slice of ham a cheaplj as lie can sell a whole han and the purchaser must pay the difference. The housekeeper of tod.iv wishes her bacon for the family' morning meal boned, sliced and ringed as well a daintily wrapped In the finest of oll;d paper. She pays no' only the high cost of living, but the cost of high living. The Department of Agriculture : advocating as an item In cost reduction the bringing back of mutton tn more general use. Of late years a preference for lamb to older mutton has been noticeable in the United States. . In England, on the other hand, mutton has always been more commonly used. The general belief that mutton and lamb are wholesome has benn strengthened by the Investigation of Government food Inspector of meat, whose reports show that has bten necessary to reject relatively few carcasses of mutton as unfit for food, and that the sheep is particularly free from diseases which render meat undesirable. So far as nutritive value is concerned, mutton is usuallyclassed with beef. has been already subscribed and it is expected that the list will reach tht $60,000 mark within the next few days. J. W. Brissey is given credit as being the principal organizer. Those who thus far have become interested In the proposition are L. Zimmerman, C. P. Packer, L. H. Siefer. J. K. Farvoid, II. Barker. Otto Seehase, M. L. Sternberg. Chris Dollas, Irwin Sheaks. Mike Cohen. J. W. Brissey, Mrs. B. Cohen and Mrs. S. Herschcovitz. I The subscription list is still open snd is in the hands of the Citizens Trust and Savings bank. FATHER RESTORED TO FAMILY The arrest of a Raymond C. McKay in Chicago on a charge of wife desertion and his release on promise to sunport his wife, occurred in Chicago this week. McKay is said to have lived in Hammond with a woman not his wife and was traced through the union to which he belonged. His wife and tvo children live in St. Louis. GEROMETTA TO BUILD FLATS Jo'nn Gerometta has taken out a peri mit for the erection of an $S.ooo Ra: I building at Gary, to be ere. ted at 5i j Pennsylvania street. It will have two flats and a basement. I 1