Hammond Times, Volume 6, Number 31, Hammond, Lake County, 11 August 1917 — Page 2

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LIGHT HEAVIES PERFORM 1'J. HAMMOND Jack Clements, light heavyweight champion of Canada, and Toung Denney of New Orleans are to box ten rounds at the Columbian Hall in West Hammond Thursday. August l. at a benefit exhibition. It will be the first time heavies have been tent in action in the region for months. Two fast preliminary bouts are scheduled. Battling: Parny of West Hammond and Mary Roberts of Hamr.i md will go eight rounds and Bobby Goff of Hammond and Young Gans of Baltimore, eight. HUDSON SUPERSIX WINS AGAIN Apparently there are still people who belifve the Hudson Super-Six can be beaten. For every now and then some one turns up and dares the Super-fix to race. The . results are monotonously the same the Superix wins. The T. C. Power Motor Car Co. of Helena. Mont., sends in the latest account of one of these road desperadoes trying to lift the Hudson laurels. The iar opposed to the Hudson Super-Six was of 90 H. P. According to the account: "The race was staged from the center of the City of Boulder. Mont, to the top of Boulder Hill (20 per cent grade), a point nine miles from Boulder and return. J. Stanley Smith drove the car opposed to the Hudson. The racers started on the gun from the center of the city, and raced along the road over Boulder Hill, one of the most dangerous roads in the state for fast driving. The Hudson ran away from the and led the race all the way. The Super-Six despite the 20 per cent grade covered th course of 18 miles in 18 minutes a mile a minute." FUNERAL OF CHAS. STURM The funeral of Charles C. Strum will be held tomorrow afternoon at the family residence. Tfi-142nd street, at 2 o'clock. Burial will be made at Oak UiH cemetery. Mr. Strum died Wednesday. OPEN TO NEW ENLISTMENTS The quartermaster corps of tho United States army is again open for enlistments, according to a statement received from army headquarters by Sergeant Welch today. v Enlistments for eight supply companies are needed immediately for the national army. This part of the service is non-combatant. The company is composed as follows: First sergeant, moss sergeant, supply sergeant, eight sergeants, sixteen corporals, two mechanics, three buglers, four cooks. 71 privates first class. 142 privates, which totals 250 men. The Fort Wayne district, has been authorized to recruit forty men for ihe field artillery. This offer will remain open only a few days and It is urged that men who wish to volunteer in this service do it immediately. CITY PROSECUTOR CALLED TO ARMS Associate City Prosecutor R. C. Johnson has been ordered to report to Fort Benjamin Harrifon to train for the officers' reserve, August 27. Attorney Johnson took the examination fome time ago and passed with flying colors. He is one cf the city's most promising barristers and has a host of friends. This morning in city court Mr. Johnson was wreathed in smiles. "What about? Well. I've been called to report for duty, that's why?" proudly answered the lawyer when asked the reason for the smiles Attorney Johnson announcer he would discontinue active pra t i e soon. Judge Floyd Murray has also been ordered to report. DAVIS WRESTLES JAP CHAMPION Curley Davis of Hammond. will wrestle Matruda, the Japanese champion, at t'oldwater. Mich., this eveningfor a large side het. said to be Sl.Oon. About twenty fans left this afternoon to attend the match. GIRLS ARE WANTED. Elsewhere the W. B. Conkey company advertise fo girls. 16 or over, twenty-five of them, for employment in the book bindery. The work is interesting, the wages good and the Conkey company establishment Is one of the finest places in the world to work in. The girls are wanted right away. They can start in Monday morning. Enlist In The Woman's Army By Cor.servinfc,' foods.

Tliese girls ntiiisi foe 16 years of age of over. some flee jjohs In our bindery: gatherers, Inserters anil book Inspectors, Good wages and a King place to worlc. Come at Once.

fiUSTRO-GERMAN TROOPS SURRENDER TO THE R (By United Freaa.) WASHINGTON', Aug. 11. Hundreds of Austro-German troops are surrenderins voluntarily to the Russians, cables to the Russian embassy said today. This evidence of weakening of German morale is strengthened by additional cables, it is said, saying that Emperor "Wilhelm visited the German troops at Matou and pleaded for their continued loalty. The Russian troops are continuing their retreat across the Galician border i nthe direction of Kametz Podlosk but at a much diminished pace and in good order, They are rutting up a strong resistance along the entire Galician line, particularly on the frontier of Dessarabia. the cables said. Questioning of German troops revealed they have virtually no reserve troors behind the Gafician line and are suffering from serious lack of food and other supplies, it was said. SCOUT ON WAY WEST The Elgin "Six" National All Trails Scout car is row its way westward over the Lincoln Highway. Starting from Chicago August 4 this car. in charge of Roy Marsh and Edward M ILawifnoe, has set out on a 12.000Jmile jaunt which w-ill carry it over I the Lincoln Highway, the National Old Trails road and the dual route of the Dixie Highway. The Lincoln Highway Is being covered from Chicago to San Francisco. From there the car will hit out over the road to Los Angeles where the National Old Trails road will be picked up and followed eastward to Washington. I. C. The drivers then will get back on the Lincoln Highway again and follow It westward to Chicago where they will switch over to the Dixie Highway and travel over that road to Miami. Florida, thence hark over the dual route of the Dixie Highway to Detroit, then to Mackinac City and back to Detroit. C S. Rieman. vice-president and general manager of the Elgin Motor Car corporation, has instructed the drivers of the car to gather information about road conditions for the benefit of the war department, to be filed for reference in Washington. In addition, they are also reporting the condition of roads for the benefit of the large touring traffic which will b seen on these highways during the j summer and the coming fall and win ter. IRENE GLAD TO RETURN HOME MICHIGAN CITY, LVD.. Aug. 11. John Eii-h reported to the police yesterday afternoon that his daughter. Trene. aged 14 years, had left home Afterwards it was learned that she boarded a westbound train on the J South Shore electric line. Sergeant GlafcUe communicated with the police j ot nammonci ana wnen trie train reached that city an officer went aboard and took charge of Miss Irene. Irene said she had a desire to go to Chicago, but she was mighty Klafl to cet ba''k home last night. After buying a ti ket Irene had a few pennies left. Henry Bunks ,--nd Lettie Berry, negroes, were fined $60 each in city court today by Judge Barnctt. Banks whs found guilty of running a blind pig in 1 East Hammond, and the woman for! keeping a house of ill fame. An associate. Florence Allen, was released. Twenty chicks were stolen from the coop of Mr. Elder. 5SS Summer street, last night, according to a police report. ROB PRINTER OF $3.00 A printer named Martin was last night held up and robbed of $3 on Van ! Buren street. Martin left the Corikey i plant at 9 o'clock and was on his way j to his room when two men stopped ; him. One hi'ld a gun against the printj er while the other went through his I pockets. NOTICZ. Knights and Ladies of Security will give their annual basket picnic at Douitlas park on Sheffield avenue, tomorrow. Sunday, Aug. 12th. Members are kindly requested to notify all those they meet who are connected with the order also to bring their friends. HARRY G. SYLVESTER. Secy. Adv. NOTICE. On and after Monday August 13th barber shops in Indie.na Harbor will open at S a. m. and close at 8 r. m., except on Mondays, when they close at 6 p m , and Saturdays, when they close at 11 p. ni. Shave to be 20c and hair cut 40c. By order of Barbers" Local No. 322. Hammond. Ind. 8:'J:3 If You Think THE TIMES Is Doin? Its Bit Your Support Is Always Welcome.

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August 11. Atchison 9!M; American Car Fdry. T."' American Locomotive T"1 Anaconda i American Smelting Iff'3 National Biscuit "' Baltimore and Ohio 6f'H Canadian Pacific 1531 American Can Co. 47 New York Central SM4 Central Leather , Chesapeake and Ohio 601 Crucible Steel ' 81 a Erie - 24 American Steel Fdrs. 70 4 General Elect ric loo Great Northern 105 Maxwell Motors 29 H Mexican Petroleum 95 Norfolk and Western 120 H Pennsylvania 52 H Pittsburg Coal 27 Republic Iron and Steel 89 Reading - . . 93 " U. S. Rubber 64 U American Sugar 122' Southern Pacific - 94 'a Southern Railway 2S3Chgo. Mil. and St. Paul 66 &i Texas oil 157 V. S. Steel 123S Union Pacific 126 H Utah Copper - 104 4 Willis Overland 31'j CHICAGO GHJLIN rUTTJHJCS. WHEAT Sept.. 2.15. CORN May. $1.12.: Dec. $1.147. OATS May. 60 He; Sept., SS'c; Dec-. 58c. CHICAGO LITE STOCK. HOGS Receipts, 7.000; market. vek 10 down; mixed. $15.75 17 10; good. $16.408 17.15; rough, $ 15.60 1 7.00: pigs, $11.25gl3.40: heavv, $15. 60?i 17.10. CATTLE Receipts. 6.000; market, steady; beeves. T.PO'g 14.35; rows-he1 fers. $ 4.50 a 12.00; stockers-f eeders, $5.80 (9 9.25; calves, $8.75 ? 13 50. CHICAGO PRODUCE. BUTTER Creamery' extras, creamery firsts. 3S'2c; firsts, 37 35c; 315c; seconds. 35 Vs 'q 36 !jc. EGGS Ordinaries. 264f2912c: firsts 31 g 320. LIVE POULTRY Fowls. 17ftl3'2c; ducks. 155s ISc: geese. 16ilSc; springs. 20 5?23c; turkes. ISc. YEA L 50 to 60 lbs.. 11? 15c; 70 to SO lbs . 1517 16c: 90 to 110 lbs.. lc; overweight kidney, 140 to 175 12c. POTATpES Virginia, bU. 5.25; Minn., il.tiO-g 1.70. lbs.. 11 -ft $4.75 ? LAUNDRYMEN MEET Laundrymen of the Calumet region from Gary to Roseland met last nignt at the Geneva House fit tho Five Points on Indianapolis boulevard and oleetod Charles Leary of Gery. president The laundrymen voted that starting next week they would make every custompay cash for their liundrv on delivery. C. 0. F. ATTENTION Maine Court No. S32 C. O. I of South Chicago will hold a picnic at Kindel's Grove next Sunday. August 12th. Every Forester of the different Courts in Hammond. Whiting and East Chicago is cordially invited to attend. No admission will be charged for such members or their friends. g-10-2 1 XI nil,-! POOR IN AT GARY One Man Wants Exemption As He Supports 6-Year-Old Boy. More claims for exemption have been filed with board No. 1 at Gary of which John A. Brennan is cliairma.. Mvost of them are for dependent wives and children, but a large share are because the men are aliens and don't feel like fighting for America while they are getting such good wages in the steel mills. In districts two and three hundreds of aliens claim exemption. Some timtN. Harry P. Williams, a garage man. claims exemption because he pays $25 a month to support his six-year-old boy at Mishawaka, Ind. Williams is divorced. Charles Tighe. 421 Harrison street, is the sole support of his mother. Ella,. He says he gives her $75 a month. Lawrence P. Keilman. 677 Tyler street, says he supports his parents with $600 a year and that his father has a complication of diseases. Frank Larige. 409 Monroe street, says he gives $500 a year to support his parents in Chicago. Forest H. Bell. 1116 West Eight"! avenue, says he supports his mother, giving her $400 a year. John Mohrs. 401 Jackson street, wants exemption because he gives $25 a month to his mother for her sup-

PUTTING IDLE LAND TO WORK By P. G. HOLDEN. w V WE are to nttain the possibilities of American agriculture In these days of world-wide food shortage, we must utilize every possible acre of our idle The farmers of this country will do their share. They Trill respond to the ippfal of the necessities of the people by increasing the products of the farm. Reports from all parts of the corn belt indicate that the acreage of that cereal xill be increased. In the southern states arrangements are being made to grow a larger quantity of food, especially potatoes and root crops. Less farm land will remain idle this yeir than for many yenrs. But there is much idle land In the towns and cities of the country. A large portion of this land can ,be used for both field crops and gardens. A few of the larser cities are giving particular attention to cultivating back yards and vacant lots. But In the smaller towns and villages there is not

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"Putting Idle Land to Work" In the Chicago Garden In cities should do our Campaign, utmost to raise our own food. If we do not r!ont now we may go hungry later. Unless an abTmdant supply of food is provided, there will be bread riots, and the brend riots will not take place on the farms, but in the cities, and the cities must deal with them. The home garden will, in a large measure, stop these food disturbances. Chicago has awakf-ned to this fact. There are 100,000 gardens planted within the city limits. Chicago is organizing community garden clubs. School children are active In this movement. Clubs, societies, churches, are helping. Ownere of vacant lots are either cultivating them or turning them over to someone else to cultivate. Ten thousand acres of land heve been donated for gardens. Fifty teams and 21 tractor plows are working night and day. Thirty thousand people have purchased garden seeds of the Chicago Garden Bureau. Corporations should do their rart. Many of them own land adjacent to their factories or offices. This should be placed at the disposal of their employees. One manufacturing concern in Chicago bought a farm. It bought tractor plows and other tools. It employed an expert gardener as superintendent. The produce will be sold to the employees at cost. In like manner railway companies should, and many of them do, encourage gardening on their right of ways. "Grow a Garden" should be the slogan in every city and town.

port. Willie Waldo Brooks. 529 Harrison street, swears that he supports his father and mother in Bloomdale, Ohio, neither of whom are able to work, with $25 a month. He wants exemption. Hsivlng fe and ( hlldren. Additional men claiming exemption on the grounds they are the sole support of either a wife or of a wife and children arc as follows: Lyle Clifford Wise. 54S Van Buren. Lewis Cordon, 173fi Jackson. Frank X. Htephan, 432 Marshall. Al"x C. Landis. 220 Ambridge. Kbert H. Wells. 408 Jefferson. Stanley A. Jonen. o73 Virginia. Vincent K. Loeffel. 559 Jefferson. F.sy J. White. D4: Jefferson. Arthur J. Dailauew, 213 Ambridge. Oswald H Atwell. 412 Jefferson. Louie E. C. Pio. 732 W. 4th. Elisha C. Hooper. 74S Polk. Charles W. Schneider. 520 Monroe. Ralph M. Landis. 420 Tyler. The destructive fire at Aetna today, following almost immediately the withdrawal of I'. S. troops, added to the burning desire of manufacturers and business men of Hammond for a home guard. Men under or over the draft age limit, men who have been exempted for army service because, of physical deficiencies or dependents and men in industrial activities necessary to the government during the 'war, would be urged to join the home guard. Besides devoting an hour or no a oaj e.ich, or a number of hours a week to the guarding of bridges, etc., the heme guardsmen would be trained so as to fit him for service when the time comes that he will be needed despite restrictions which kept him out on the first call. There is no dening that the United States has enemies within its borders as well as across the Atlantic. Many of these enemies-'iow many no one knows are in Lake county and seek only the opportunity to destroy. Fifty enemies in this county with careful planning and preparation could para yze transportation and industry if ' they met with no armed resistence. Police protection is not sufficient. There must be trained military protection. THE TIMES stands for the U. S. and President Wilson.

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the Interest in this movement that is shown in the great centers of population. Probably JX per cent of the families in the average small town have gardens, but these are generally only large enough to furnish fresh vegetables for their own use, while SO to 75 per cent of the vacant land in each small town is uncultivated. Every vacant plot of ground should be planted to substantial food products, as potatoes, root crops, pecs, beans, and other produce that can be dried or canned. Those of us who live E E. John A. Lapp, Indianapolis, was in conference last night with those interested in the Boys' Working Reserve organization for East Chicago. The conference took place at the office of Supt. Canine, McKinley building, and was attended by a number of the enrollment solicitors who were assigned various portions of the city. It was discovered that the situation in this city is unique and unusual compared to the cities in other rarts of the state. As a matter of fact, the industrial agent of the public schools. I-'red T. Buse, reported that there were very few slackers among the boys and young men in East Chicago in so far as working was concerned; that practically every boy in the city had a job and was working at it; that the mills and factories were using all of the young men and young women that were available;and that this region instead of having boys to spare for farm work needed more boys for work in plants where the product was sure to be a large factor In the development of war material. Mr. Canine said that it seemed to him that the big problem here was to eee that the boys and girls had work that used their full man power and work to which they were peculiarly adapted and best fitted. It was decided after- a spirited discussion to go ahead with the enrollment and registration of boys and young men and to open registration stations and give the movement a publicity that would secure voluntary enrollments. Some plans are being carried out today and an effort made to locate rooms or building where ground floor stations can be opened up, especially for evenings. Mr. Lapp impressed upon those present the absolute necessity that was sure to arise next spring for a general mobilization of workers in order that the enlistments for war might not seriously handicap and hamper the maximum of productive work in the mills, factories and on the farms. It is not expected that the organization will be able to accomplish much more this fall than to get thoroughly organised for effective work later.

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.HASTEN SHIP CONSTRUCTION (By United Press.) WASHINGTON. Aug. 1 1. America's great shipping work is taking on vast proportions. New steps were taken by the shipping board today to assure immediately more vessels for military purposes and greater tonnage with which to supply the allies" demands for supplies. Requiationlng of ships flying the American flag has begun. Simultaneously it was learned a plan of co-operation with allied ship concerns has been completed whereby cheaper freight rates on supplies to the allies will be possible. Soon it will be unnecessary to depend on neutral ships for any of this work. The shipping board already feels the need for more money for its vast plans. MILITANTS FLAUNT TWO MOR? BANNERS (By TTaited Press.) WASHINGTON. Aug. 11. Two more attempts of women party pickets to flaunt a banner addressed to "Kaiser Wilson" at the White House met with disastrous results today. N'o sonner had a crowd of government employes torn down th first one carried by Elizabeth Stuyvesant of New York than Mrs. M. Watson, Chicago, and Mrs. Lucy Burns marched out with another. This too. was ripped away after a lively scuffle between the crowd leaders and Mrs. Burns whose hair and clothes were badly mussed. (By TTaited Press.) "WASHINGTON. Aug. 11. Predicting a cut in retail hard coal rrices and condemning a September first boost of more than ten cents unless miners' wages increased, the federal trade commission today declared that dealers who raise their prices wil be guilty of profiteering. The statement followed conclusion of a long hearing before the commission. The remain of Charles Albln, 661 Connecticut street, Gary, who ended his life by shooting hlmsel? early Friday morning wil! be sent Sunday to Logansport for burial by Undertakers Williams andMarshall. A widow survives. Mr. Albln was a member of the Trainmen's, Elks and Kagle lodges. CONDUCTOR IS Fill When trainmen hold crossings in East Chicago they should take a sharp look into the waiting crowd to sec that Chief Struss or Mayor Callahan or some police officer is not among those that are experiencing the inconvenience. This city has the reputation of keeping its many crossings in fairly good share but there has bten a. seeming laxness of late on l lie part of train employees to keep certain crossings from being blocked unnecessarily. Many complaints have come to the city authorities, but it was only last night that one of the officials themselves was a party to the occurrence. Chief Struss was on his way home shortly after five o'clock and was on the South Shore street car when it came up against a blockade at the I. H. B. crossing on Chicago avenue. There were several automobiles standing there at that time. TODAY LOUISE GLAUM in "A STRANGE TRANSGRESSOR" also EXTRA ADDED ATTRACTION W. S HART in "THE SAGE BRUSH COUNTRY" inTOMORROW WILLIAM DESMOND in "TIME LOCKS AND DIAMONDS" Also the Great Triangle Comedy "A TOY OF FATE"

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The chief took out his watch and by actual count the cross ng was held fourteen minutes after lie arrived. As a result he had the train crew arrested. In the city court this morning P.alph Knight. 313 Indiana avenue. Hammond, conductor on the train, was fined $10 and costs by acting city Judge. MrCluHkey. Because of the fact that the statute makes the conductor responsible, the others were discharged. The chief says that he proposes t - keep these crossings open and thc-t every case where unnecessary d-lay is imposed on traffic, he rroposes to arrest and prosecute the o:fendcr.

HOOVER ON THE JOB. (Hy I nlted PreK.) WASHINGTON. Aug. 11. Herbert I Hoover. offV'ial food administrator, toi day began to drive out of business wholesale food gamblers who gou; the American public. Hoover made it clear, however, that he is not going to attempt to dictate retail food prices nor will he promise to reduce the high cost of living, though he will try. Hoover proposes to eliminate wart in United States kitchens, to oust gamMer.a and to teach the nation to fubstltite some foods fir the staples. Hi- would have each American reduce his wheat consumption one pound a week, his meat and sugar seven ounces, thus releasing a cast store for use abroad. 3H0RE BARBARISM. I nlted r " Cablegram. AN ATLANTIC PORT. Aug. 11. Another instance of German submarine bartarity such as resulted in the death of 3i members of th crew of the Belgian Prince, was reported today by crew of the American steamship Carmelt. The Carmela was sung b ya submarine July 24. The crew was ordered aboard the submarine. Smoke bro and a British destroyer appealed. The L"-boat hastily submerged. leaving the Americans floundering in the water. They were picked up by the destroyer. 34 EXEMPTION CLAIMS DENIED Exemption board No. 1. Gary, which takes In tne first subdivfjion. has listed J21 men to the district beard as eligible j for military service. The district quota i is 171 plus 17 extrj. total 157. The list is incomplete and will be adeed to j by the naming of other men whose exemption claims are deiied. A num1 ber rf married men are included in tho ! list of 121. the board ha ing elenie I . thei rcleims. However. th?y may appeal 1 to the district board. Tel. East Chicago 21 DR. J. Q0LDMA DENTIST First National Daak Rlta. Cor. Chicago & Forsyrhe Avea rcT rmrt;o. i.. Consultation in KngiWii, ucuit Polish. Slavish and Russlaa. PASTIME TODAY ALICE BRADY in n live act World iVatuiv 1 mfT-TI TkTTTATl ,f Tl rt ACTII! I IJlli JJ1 V UXVUti vjrJ-Vi. LHj SUNDAY a live act feature 'MUTINY" MONDAY ROBERT WARWICK in "THE SILENT MASTER" Also a Paramount Bray Cartoon. j I i CLARA KIMBALL in ' "MY OFFICIAL WIFE" The regular Orpheum Theater 8?i son will begin Saturday, Sept., 1st.