Hammond Times, Volume 12, Number 195, Hammond, Lake County, 11 February 1918 — Page 3

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FOB ENLISTED HUM'S FAMILY

Red Cross Horns Service Stands by Relatives of Uncla Sam's Soldiers and Sailors.

r "EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the seconfl f a series of f.vt ankles prepared by Mr. Fieser on thi subject of Cross Home Service. The three remaining articles are: "Financial Aid hi Home Service." 'What Mas Bren TauRht Home Service Workers'" an i "Organizing and Training Sn.ooo Home Service Committeemen." BY JAMES L. FIESER. Director, Civilian Relief, Lake Dlvlion, American Red Cross. Five millioa American women today ire engaged in production of Red Cross hospital supplies, knitted articles fcnd surgical dressings. And these women toil without slightest inkling of the identities of the men who will comforted by their patriotic endeavors. So it remains for the army of 30,000 lied CroBJ civilian relief, or Home Service, workers to bring the personsU contact into the Red Cross work by folding out, in a quiet and unpatronJzlng manner, a helping: hand to relatives of men in the service and, later, to the men themselves on their return from the hattlefronts. It remains for this army of 30.000 '(which is backed by more than 3,000 chapters with a membership above 22,000,000) to marshal a reserve of medical, legal, educational, social and financial forces to assist in this "help

ing-hand business," in a manner honorable to the American Red Cross fcnd worthy of those helped. rirst of all. Red Cross Home Service centers about home solidarity: getting lonely women back to live

"with their own people, watching over i

the interests of an expectant mother, reuniting scattered families and writing to men in the service about the Situation in tho-;r homes. Recently a young Italian in one of the cantonments within the Lake dfvision was worried ta a point where to was of little use to his government because he got no letters from his wife. He appealed to the Red Cross. A Home Service committee member

Investigated (they never embarrass ' the family by sending the whole com- i raittee) and found that he got no let- ' ters because his wife could not write. J Arrangements were made for a letter j to be written for the wife once a t week. Simple serv'ce. but with won-!

derful resulfs upon uie soldier's state of mind. And, perhaps best of all, the young wife now Is learning to read End write. The Child Angle. Then there is the children's side of ft there are men in the service who are fathers despite the fact that the public generally does not think that there are many fathers in the ranks. Home Service workers are explaining lessons to children whcfaH behind in their classes. They see that children in need of medical care get that care. They are seeking to give kindly advice to the child just beginning to be wayward or disobedient. Coming to the economic side of the service. Red Cross service workers pre:. Fitting people to the right job and helping them stay fittf d by trying to find out where the job pinches; seeing that insurance policies do not lapse; encouraging people, who have more ready money than usual (some do have), to spend it with good .sense: protecting the recipient of pay allowAnce checks from the wiles of nn ferupulous installment men and sales agents; getting the best legal and business advice in the perplexing problems sure to rise in war times. And finally helping the crippled soldier or sailor. This work is still in the future, and, while not the most pleasant thing in the world to anticipate, provisions for it must be and is being made. This the Red Cross Home Service workers are planning to do by: Encouraging employers to give suitable work to cripples that they may find permanent opportunity for entire cr partial self support and chance for advancement; maintaining an informatiofi service regarding opportunities for such employment, or working with Ptate and municipal employment instruments provided for this purpose; giving personal attention to the troubles and hopes of those who do not find satisfactory work and to others whose courage must not be allowed to fail; securing vocational training for those unfitted for the kind of work there is available; creating a public opinion which will encourage self support from all crippled soldiers and sailors to the degree that it is possible for them to work. All this is, in brief, American Red Cross Home Service as it now operate and is planned. The program has been built up from the experiences of our allies. Without doubt, like all Red Cross work, the program will grow rs the war grows older. One thing, however, is certain NOTHING LESS THAN THE PROGRAM AS OUTLINED ABOVE WILL MEASURE UP TO THE IDEALS OF AMERICA AND OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS.

WEE FAKMEHS FIXD FUX AND F1U - FIT IX BABY BEEF CONTESTS

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Canadian Pacific Demonstration Faslm The boys and ir!s of odav wnl 1 e ;he men and women of tomorrow arv.l '.'estern Canada s children are brj;. trained into the best sorl of farmers. Not only are agricultural schools and demonstration farms maintained at various points, where the young people and older ones too may pro for education, but a Farm School on I Wheels brings education to their ; very doors. This traveling school consists of a train of ten well t-ouipped coaches and has a staff of ! nine lecturers whose subjects cover' live stock, dairying, agronomy and ;

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girls there is an additional domestic : been enlisted. These competitions' in a contest lor fourteen prizes from science course, included in which are . are arranged bv provincial Depart-! $25 to $100. cooking, sewing and laundering ments of Agriculture or W-al live! To Dr. J. C. Rutherford, Superinclasses. Practical demonstrations stock associations. The competitors I tendent of the Animal Industry at are given in all courses. This mov-1 are usually limited to boys and girls! the Canadian Pacific Demonstration :.!.!e school is not an innovation. I between the ages of ten and fifteen! Farm at Strathmore, Alberta, is de It is rounding out its seventh sue-1 or thereabouts. They are required much of the credit for the developcessful year. The co-operation of : to feed, care for and look after a ' ment of the baby beef industry. Thi3 ihe Canadian Pacific Railway and ; calf, a pig or a lamb, as the case is fast becoming one of the importother lines lias done much to insure may be, for a certain period previ-jant branches of farming in Western its succcfs. . ous to the opening of the fair or j Canada where conditions are exPrize winning is always an in- competition. tremely favorable for its success, centive to young and old. That The baby beef competition held" in The advantages of raising baby beef which interests the child, interests Calgary during December was per-- arc threefold: greater gains on the the parents. By instituting Juvenile , haps the most successful affair of i same amount of feed than is possible Stock Feeding Competitions, the at-i this sort so far held. Thirty-eight j with older cattle, quick turnover of tention and interest of boyo and girls t oys and fifteen girls entered pure- ! money invested, and greater stability r.r.d their fathers and mothers lias . bred or grade heifers 1913 born 1 of markets.

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TIMES II I K EA V AT STATE ( 1'H L. INPrANArOI.l?, Feb. ?. Tn ca?o a special session of the legislature is called Uy Governor Goodrich to malie provision for rebuilding the Ininn3 Reformatory at Jcffersonsville, which was half destroyed by fire a few nights atro. It is jrenerally believed that one of the thir.ps the legl.-'latire will do is to pass an excise tax bill. As far as is known, the Governor has not said anything alonsr this line, but the fact is that the excise tax Idea is so strong with him that it is reasonable to expect that he would use It as a means of raisins the money necessary to pay for reconstruction of the buildings at the reformatory. Even the mention of such a proposition will stir up robust opposition throughout the state. Manufacturers and many other concerns besides manufacturers iH object, just ai they objected to the excise tax bill when it was before the legislature last winter. It is estimated now that the loss at the reformatory as a result of the fire wiil amount to something like jr,oiv;m. The first estimates were 1 2 h (),', but as the extent of the disaster is revealed it continues to mount to higher figures. The state has no money on hand that is 'available for the purpose of rebuildine". Of course, the reformatory must be reconstruct

ed. The state cannot get along without if, for the other p.-nal institutions

are not ab!" to take care of the prisoners that nif sent t. the reformatory. The tnmntes of the reformatory are bejn housed temporarily in the remainingbuildlnss at the institution, and they rjin j,,. cared for that way until something better can be devised. tut this is only a temporary arranije-

I ment. and the work of rebuilding will j have to be started soon to handle

the situation. , It is thought that when the reformatory Is rebuilt it will be on a much more modern plan and more extensive. Improvements have been neede.il at the place f,,- years. Kverylmdy known that the cost of rebuilding at this time is hicher than !t was many years a To. P.uildinor material is scarce and labor is scarce. The state will be required to pay dearly for anything it" builds. ISut build it must, and that at once. If the leelslafire is called in special session and authorizes a bond issue to cover the cost of rebuilding the reformatory, some plan also will have

J to be made to raise money bv taxa

tion in some form to pay off the bonds when they fall due. It is ripht there thit the excise tax proposition probably would come to the front. The Governor is wm-kini? diligently to find a way to avoid calling the lawis still hn-.insr that he may succeed.

Double S. V H. Stamps AD Day Wednesday

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w. s. s. War Savings Stamps for sale at Our Office

THIS year, above all others, because of labor conservation and the national demand for increased home industries, women of all classes will realize the importance of this event and will welcome the detailed preparations, which wcie made by this store to help them plan their Spring sewing. Three Specials for Tuesday and Wednesday

Fabrics the New Weaves Designs and Colors

Wash Fabrics

Our, Spring stocks of Spring Fabrics are large and varied, sec them.

Wash Come

FRENCH GINGHAMS Stripes, checks and plaids in all the new colorings for Spring wear; 32 inches wide, (y 50c quality. Yard J 5 C IMPORTED VOILES Pretty new ei.lk striped voiles, very desirable for dresses, shirt waists, etc. regular quality. Per yard sOC NEW PERCALES Splendid qualiiy light and dark colored percales:

inches wide, regular price yard C.'.c. At per yard

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New Silks j jS Such pretty Silks as these annot but i help be popular with our patrons this Spring. j TUB SILKS Excellent $1.00 quality. In i ;E the new bright colored stripes, for men's shirts and women's shirt waists; Is

Z inches wide. Tais sale

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SILK TAFFETA Regular S1.C3 quality, in all colors for street an devenln

wear; 35 incnes wide. At,

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$1.39

TAFFETAS Beautiful ail silk taff.-ta plaids and stripes in the now colorings; n:ular $2 and $2.50 qua!!- - n ties. At per yard A .0 ZS

makers here for an extra session. H

Whether he till do so is a question

Mrs. f'ulla .1. Vayhiner, president

of the W. i'. T. 1'. of Indiana, and V. V.. Carpenter, of lirazil. president of the Indiana Dry Federation, called on the Governor late Thursday afternoon, and had a talk with him about the idea of having a special session .- te on the ratification of the proposed prohibit ion amendment to the Federal constitution. They told the Governor that they were not asking for a specUl session exclusively for that purpose, but that in case the new developments at the ; foimatory and other causes madit necessary for him to call a special session they should lii-.e. to have the legislature net on the amendment to the Federal constitution. They said it would bo a fine opportunity. A fewdays asro the Anti-Saloon League requested the Governor to call a special session for the purpose of taking action on the amendment, but the Governor, but the Governor refused to comply with the request, saying that there was plenty of time for the legislature to take action without calling a special session for that purpose. If a special session Is called it will be limited to forty days, but is is not limited to the matters Jhat may be considered. Any number of bills may be introduced on any number of subjects, just the same as a regular session. If the business of the session could lie limited to the subjects named in the call for the session it would not be a difficult matter to control the matter. Put this cannot be done. The bars -will be down for appropriations, excise tax. prohibition amendment and even for an attempt to repeal the Indiana prohibition law which la to take effect on April 2. And. by the way, it is pretty well understood that a bill to repeal the prohibition law would be introduced.

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Soldiers of the Switchboard

WE HAVE HELPED, and helped mightily during the past year. "Day and night we have been at our posts speeding on the Telephonic Messages of the Millions. "With our fighting equipment of cords and plugs and flash- . in2 signal lights, we have cleared and directed the channels of the Nation's Speech. "Our orders have come from the highest of authorities from average Americans using the Ten Million Telephones in the homes and offices in Our Country. "Faster and faster they have come, passing swiftly through our switchboards where the insistent, twinkling, flashing, firefly lights summon us to action. "Throughout Our Country thirty million times a day we have been'called; we have answered, and we have obeyed. "Government, Army, Navy, Liberty Loan, Red Cross, Citizen we have helped them all and it is well. "For we are the Soldiers of the Switchboard, welcoming the responsibilities and opportunities to contribute our share to AmericanVICrORY.''

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NOTIONS

Small Wares at Small Prices

Laces, Embroideries and Ribbons Several Specials

A 9c Sale in which scores of dependable : Items in I'less Findings and oth- : er Notions worth to 10c are of- : fered at !o. HAIR PIN.S Shell and amber, i Rood size box. Prtved for this sale at Zs C i LINGKP.IE RIBBON Pink, litrht : blue and white. Per bolt -k ': only ZC 1'KESS 1? E LT 1 N G- til o o d quality, j in white and "black. Per yard z) C COATS" THREAD Black and white, two large spooks i at 9C j HOOKS AND EYES Rest grade, j a dozen on a card, 2 cards s : fr 9C I I-WING SILK Good range UJ ; olors. For this sale three .-..is 9c i I'KAHL RFTTONS Rest trade, : ioz'en on a card, two cards - : --r 9c WOODEN NEEDLES 14 Inches ': lonp. On sale per pair i -.t t)C ! CROCHET COTTON Rest quali- j ty. Priced at two spools s f.r 9C lit'TTONS For knitted sweater j coats. Priced at per card ;' only I ni'TTONS For trimming pur- : poses. Priced for this sale s : at per card J C ' GARTEHS Children's side elastics, good quality. Per y- ; pair JC I PINS Two papers of best i quality pins, at J C ?

Make a special effort to attend this sale tomorj row as the "specials"' offered in this department and oth'-rs will save you nu-nty. I l'LOL NCIXG Infants' embroidery flouncing". 27 inches wide, pretty new- patterns, for little tots" j dresses and underwear. Priced at per i ard .". 59c

i FLOUNCING lS-ineh batiste and nainsook em. broidery in pretty designs, for children's dresses and under garments. PrierJ for this , sale at per yard." J 5 C

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W RIHBONS 5-

)nch all satin ribbon, a splendid quality, in all the "leading; new colors. Per yard at 2t5C

R I R B O X S Fancy Jacquard Ribbons, all siik, excellent quality, 3 to S inches wide. Priced at per cy m yard CfjC

A SPECIAL Odds and ends of regular lines of 10c and 2'n: Mescaline Satin Ribbons, 5 inchts wide. Triced at per yard Zs C

This Sale of Women s New High Boot Has Proven

Great Success

and why shouldn't it when one can purchase the latest style Boots at a saving of from $1.'0 to $".00. All are 8-inch modrile rTn:n too t- I t Ti !rs tu ! I t i nr a T .-.; V.1-- l . - i

with white, champagne, or brown tops, black kid with gray j"

tops, patent jeau-.er witu :ory t. ps, and plain black kid. All ,

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$t.50 BOOTS-Pair

$0.00 BOOT; Talr

$5.00 $3.50

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These New Spring Waists are Rare Values at $1.25 Every one now, dainty and in the latest s'.yle. Waists that will delight every one who sees them. They are made of Voiles with large collars of embroidered organdy, . trimmed in lace and insertion or with colored voile collars; all sizes. Exceptional values for thi. y sale at A .Z) Confirmation Dresses The new white dresses have just arrived and they certainly are beautiful in both style and quality of material. The prices, too, will interest you. At $6.98 to $10 There are a number of becoming styles to choose from, all carefully made of finest voiles and organdies, trimmed in rich laces and insertions, plaited and ruffled skirts with satin girdles; sizes 6 to 11. Splendid values every one of them. White Frocks at $4.98 A special vr.lue Is offered in girls' white Confirmation Dresses made of organdy trimmed In pretty lace and

insertion; two very becoming styles.

. sizes 6 to 14; $9 value

All Remaining Stocks of Women s and Missees Wearing Apparel have been Marked for Final Clearance

: All remaining stocks of Women's and Misses' j Coats, Suits, Dresses and Skirts must go. We ; cannot Jiold on to thorn any longer. New Spring goods will soon be piling in and Ave must make j room for them. These garments are in the seaj son's most stunning models, made up in the choicest of materials. Beautiful Coats of Pom Vej lour, Plush, Chiffon Broad- ; cloth and Hindu Lynx; $.30.00 Wool Velour Coats that sold at $20

i and $22.50, newest j styles and colors. Choice

i Odds and ends of regular $15.00 j lines of coats, all this season's models. Priced for this sale $Q$)5

Silk Taffeta Dresses formerly priced at $20.00 and j j $25.00; becoming new styles. Now priced qq j j Women's and misses' pretty new Serge Dresses, i ! white messaline collar and cuffs. Priced Y 5 ' for this sale at J ;

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I $18.50 Colored Velvet Coats, trimmed in kerami, !

colors are wine, brown and navy. Spe-

cially pneed at

$4.98

Women's regular $6.00 and $7.00 All Wool Serge Skirts, plain and plaited, navy blue and A9& black. Priced at : p i

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