Hammond Times, Volume 13, Number 6, Hammond, Lake County, 24 June 1918 — Page 8

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THE TIMEa Monday, June 24, 191;

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Indianapolis Special Writer Visits County and Praises Work of State's Accounts Board Everywhere. (By V.'. II. HLOMETT I CRmyX POINT. IMv. June 2 4 I'ubbcity sports v! fie hi cxuir. triors of the stato board of account s, us is provided for l.y law. j? bringing about C'.'d results in all parts of Indiana That is particularly m.e in l.ake county, which has been a great sufferer from some road contractors ar.d son.e dealers in s. hool surj iios. Formerly whenever an j body wi.-he-l to pot a whack at the Lake county rea.sury he just filed a claim en h'.oc c.ni W it go at that. The state board f accounts bean checking ip on these ciatrns and now th auditor of l.ak ounty will not pay a warrant or a 'aim that i.o net fully itemized and wrtried. That is also true of a number of dher counties in th" state because the .tuditors are realizing from publicity euen to other plsees that if they allow s f-h claims they are liable on their bonds. Chang-a in Buying- Plans. As n result of publicity there also has b-en a great criar.gre in the manner of Kijing school supplies by towns-hip ' -ustee. If the trustee dot-s not ccm!y with the law the lieid examiner finilj out and the public is notified by the "ublication of the Held examiner's te- : ort. It is a well known fact that it was representatives of school suprly bouses and attorneys for public officers, v ho afterward had to settle, that hung a paragraph to the state accounting 'iw that prevented any publicity. Samuel I Ilalston. in his message as Coernor of Indiana, to the seventieth -.T.?ral asseit.bly, said: "The? public accounting law cf Indiana was enacted at the request of the ivic and business interests of tiie state, et.d has accomplished ail thnt was ,x-:-ert-d of it. The department created ! v it has been efficiently administered and the result of its constant labor v ould cause the public to marvel if rtiada known. Dunns the present administration, the number cf eniplov es itas bean reduced, practically 5 per cent., and its service to the rubhc is i:ow greater than ever before. Contents of All Reports. 'The law originally provided that the contents of all reports made to the department should be made public, but the legislature of 1911 modified that feature of the law- by prohibiting publicity by the department of the contest of a report containing charges against an official. This led to the continual embarrassment of those in charge of th work and has at times subjected them to the eye of suspicion. 'Tublicity is one of the greatest deterrents of dishonesty in public office, sml I recommend that you again auhorize the immediate publicity of ail reports made by that department The law should not be modified in any other manner." Governor Goodrich also was a strong advocate of a publicity law for field xamir.ers' reports. By reason of the earnest recommendations of Governor t5i; fw r J From this time forth there is to be jo lack of healthful and inspirational jntertainment at all the Army Caninments and National Guard camp?. Under the skilled direction of the Military Entertainment Council." fust appointed by the Secretary of far, ample provision has been made, ant only to provide the leisure hours rf the soldiers with fine amusement f the higher class, but also to proride a way by which every friend cf She soldier and in these days and ;it "rach a time these friends are lejrion may contribute toward the happiness of the boys in khaki. The work of entertaining- the soliiers has been consolidated under the Military Entertainment Council." of which James Couzens. of Detroit, t3 thairman; with Harry P. Harrison, cf Chicasro, as chairman of the executive committee. Under the Council, the Chautauqua tents and the Marc Klaw theaters are all to. operate together, rrivine nightly entertainments. They will fcereafter be known as "Liberty tents." "Liberty auditoriums." and "Liberty theaters." The Military Entertainment Council is composed as follows: James Couzens, Detroit, chairman: F. W. Woolworth, New York; Asa G. Candler. Atlanta: Mrs. Joiah E. Cowles. Los Aneeles- W. R. Daw--., Chicago: James A. Flaherty. Philalelphia: Mvron T. Herrick. Cleveland: Mrs. Howard H. Spauldine, JrM Chicago: Otto H. Kahn, New York: Major Henry Lee Hijreinson. Boston, md Dr. Frank W. Gunsaulus. Chi:ago. Already the sixteen large "Libfrty" theaters, each seating three Jiousand men. are completed. A entative schedule for the rotation of mrious kinds of entertainment has reen arranged, which provides in reneral that there shall be one week cf standard plays by first class companies, followed by a week cf a miscellaneous program of concerts,

Goodrich and Mr. Ralston, when Governor, the legislature enacted a name which which permits publicity of the reports. In ordinary human affairs, the principal has the absolute bight to know all the details C evci net of his agent. The agent at no time hts the authority to keep secret from li's principal matters involved in the agency. The principal has a strong nio'.'.vp for close bupervl.'lvu en his agent. 1'ulillc Service. Matters. In matters of publlj service there is every reason that the records of the acts of the agent at all times should be accessible t every tax paj er because the taipaer Is the principal, liccause of tho publicity, incompetent men .-an not hold public office if their const ! t urn t s are advised of their incompetency. Dishonest men will not be to'.eiated in public office- !. the people they servo are acquainted with that fact. Many good citizens are elected to the offo fro mi he farm, work shop and other honorable v 'cations, without anv experience i J accountants or Knowledge of what will bo required of thorn in tho administration of their new 1 i -t'es. Competent exat:'.nrs sent out by the stft" Into districts ir rones and frfiin fr us have the business w;th!n these rones. The others either ts out entirely or bid in such a w ay that they w!t! not interfere with the concern that is to hive the particular z c n e allotted. Another scheic.e is to b.i very low on articles that will not be used, or if used, will be !n small Quantities and hid 1 'gh "n. articles that w.'.l bring in the money. letter Sent Out bv Henderson. T n c letter sent to public c ff -. c e r s by G.ibert H Henderson, chief examiner of trie stae board of account?. Mr.

lien. or siys er of supple aeents have n-. been coining across the line from Illinois, part -ulaily from Chicago, and also from Mi.higan and Ohio, and have been ?l!insr trustees disinfectant, towels, dusters, books, adding ma chin s and other material. The trustees have not advertised for any such articles and f : e q i e n t ! y tho advisory board have ma do r.o appropriations. Oftn 'n ore of suh supplies have been purchased than v. ere needed. and so ire of 5 nh supplies, such as adding r.iacii'nes. are not needed at ail. In the future, trustees who thus suffer t fc !!'.- s'es to be imposed on bv these foreign grafters will b charged with all such illegal purchases by our field examiners That is only just to the legitimate mediant and supply d'aier of I r.d a n a 'In any ritf p v h e r e a trustee, with or withottt the approval of the advisory h"arj. i ejects or ignores ail bids. an-i tr.ereaiter roivs supp.:. wjienever rnd wherever l.e pleases. re cardless of the ! et r.r.d test bids, and by so doing loses money for the taxpayer, such trustees thereby violate the Jw and w ill be charged by the lrl examiner? with the 1-fTrenee between the lowest and best bid ar.d th price pa'd for such suppl.es bought In the open market without advertising. 'Any deaier se'onc" a trustee rnore sippile than are needed for the town? ship, or supplies 'hat a-e not actually needed at e.H. will be required to reimburse the township in the sum equal to the amount they l'ceive for supplies that are not actually needed. If the dealer is not flnaiv-'ally responsible the trustee will be held liable on h's official bond for the amount paid for all such supplies." For a lumber of Vrnrt. Stuffing trustees has been for a number of years the great indoor sport for certain dealers in supplies. A fewdealers who overload public officials with supplies have gone to the penitentiary and c. number of ethers have got pretty close to the prison walls. In his letter to public official", and particularly to trustees. Mr. Henderson sounds this worntng: "I desire to sound a note of warning to trustees. Vhn a supply dealer proposes to furnish the trustee with gold fountain pens at his own expense: lectures, motion-pictures and local talent, of which plenty has been discovered among the boys themselves. The third week will "be devoted to vaudeville, two performances a day. and the fourth week will be another miFcelTaneo-js week. Four Broadway companies will present Broadway comedy successes, the plavs already arrar.eed for being: "Turn to the Right." "Cheating Cheaters." "Here Comes the Bride," and "Inside the Lines." rian3 are ajreadv t:rdr way for the presentation of musical comedies and lisrht operas, hose under consideration bing: "The Prince of Pilsen.' 'The Red Mi!"." "The Chocolate Soldier." "Robin Hood." and the Gilbert and Sullivan productions. E. F. Albee. the well known general manager of the Keith Circuit, has arranged four special vaudeville bills whose routings through the camps will be so arranged as to prevent an unvaried succession in any camp of any one kind of entertainment. Through Harry P. Harrison, the Chautaunuas have arranged to provide their best talent and most attractive features, including graphic lectures from men who hnve returned from "over there." Th Chautaunuas will also provide Jaz? Bands, orchestras, the members of which will also sing and put on snecinl stimts: historical and patriotic muscial reviews p.n o on. All this, of conrs. is frointr to erst money a goo-" deal of ron. Toke te Liberty Theaters, for iistarce. Their errt'on wps pai" for from appropriations by the "nvfinert ard s'inerviped by the War Department Commission m Trainine Camn Activities. Each is 12n fet wide and 179 long. They are built of pine hoards, unn-nnted. hut faced with heavy building paner. making the sides wind tifht. Comp'ete ventilating systems have ben installed and during the winter beat is suppi " bv steam and smnll stoves. Each tfcpater has five larg" entrances s"i fifteen ex-its pnd a hnilding. whii'h seats con-fortablv "5.000 men. may be emptied in about one minute. The stage of each theater is complete and modern: sixty-five feet wide and deer enough to st?ee any production. The floor of the audi-

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j or t " pay for theatre tickets, hotel bills and state fair admission expenses, or 'pay f-T the drinks of those trus tees, ...r pc.y for round-trip car fare from trustee s place of residence to the pla.e of business of the supply dealer, or furnish the trustee automobile tir-4 c.r anything else at wholesale cost for the trustee's personal use. or pa v what t ie dealer rails a commission i vs inch is in fact a rebate) of from 15 per cent tc i.T per ent. to the trustee on all s hoo! supplies and road supplies purchased or if architect pays the trustee 2 per cent of the per cent commissi usually allowed for achitect's h-rvi es. and various other expenses, please remember that all such expenses are properly the personal expenses of the. trustee. Somewhere along the line the township will have to pay well for such favors to the trustees by paying much more, than the market price for school supplies and road supplies, and in some instances the supplies are never delivered. One of the Practices. "One of the practices of these traveling grafters has been to engineer. j through the trustee, as many different dates for letting as possible so they could attend the greatest number of lettlngs to get in their work with the largest number of trustees. These a?commoda ting gentlemen have even served as secretary, in some cases, at letting. I am pleased to state that pel Z A IS S4 1 1, I Am I ttf I tn.J...-,'.Hl torium is saucer-shaped and sloping, so that every seat in the house is a good one: the sections are so numbered that seats may be reserved in advance. The theater is placed on the highest point in each camp and nearby are grouped the camp post office, the library and the hostesshouses, making a small town within itsejf. Nor is the utilitarian value of these theaters overlooked, for on the tall tower that comprises the stageloft, the training soldiers have a point of vantage for wig-wag signals, giving them practice in longdistance signalling that is sure to prove useful in the practice of actual war. Each theater is provided with a motion-picture booth, asbestos-lined, and the stage of all of them has an nsbestos curtain. The lighting effects are similar to those used in , city theaters. Ordinarily, the cost of operating such a series of theaters, tents and auditoriums would be prohibitive. : rTT

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II do no) believe very many trustees can b" deceived and inveigled by these parasites on society. ''ir Meld examiners have been inistiu.. ted not to show any favoritism . between merchants, supply dealers, or contractors; but they have also been instructed to urge all trustees to make I a sufficient investigation that the firm or individual with yhoni they may deal ;:- r-liable"

TO LATE TOO CLASSIFY WANTED Young man to drive Ford! truck. Apply. Calumet cleaners, n1. ' Hehman St. Hammond. 6-24-1 FOll SALE Ice from car at Howard and Plummer arenues. Will deliver to all parts of city. Win. Sielaff, phone 172D. Hammond. B15"J NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT ESTATE. OF ! IN TIIE LAKE STTERIOrt COURT. MAY TERM. 1018. IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN "WALTERS. NO. 1502. Notice is hereby given to the Heirs. ftHljTiujue. but the managers hae met with such patriotic co-operation as to put these entertainments within the reach of every soldier. Operating expense has been reduced to such a practical and patriotic basis that the actual cost of these performances to the soldiers will range from five cents to twentyfive cents a seat, with a majority at ten and fifteen cents. Even at these bedrock prices it Is realized that there will be many soldiers who cannot afford to attend many performances, but even this has been provided for. The Commission on Training Camp Activities has devised a book of coupon tickets in two sizes. One book sells for SI, and contains twenty coupons good for admission; another sells for $5 and contains tickets of admission to one hundred performances. They are called "Smileage Books" and the coupons they contain are good for seats at any performance at rtr- rii-tn theater. - iv'3 ' , '.-tc,-.-v:Tw er --.fll.-' .

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Legatees and Creditors of John Walters, deceased, to appear in the La-ke Superior Court, held at Hammond. Indiana, on the 0'h day of September. K'lS. and shoe, cause, if any, why the Final Settlement Accounts with the estate of said decedent should not be approved; and said heirs are notified to then and there make proof of heirship, and receive their distributive shares. WITNESS the Clerk of the Iake Superior Court, at Hammond, this 17th duy of June, 1015. HERBERT L. WHEATON. Clerk Lake Superior Court, june 17-24 101S .S T ATE OF INLIAN'A,) COUNTY OF LAKE, ) SS: IN THE LAKE SUFERIOR COURT. May Term, 1315. ROSE DIEBOLD. ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF MARGARET DIEBOLD, DECEASED vs. HARRY DIEBOLD. ET AL No. 17134. NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE PT ADMINISTRATRIX. The, undersigned. Administratrix of the Estate of Margaret Dlebold, deceased hereby gives notice that by virtue of an order of the Lake Superior Court, Room 2, sitting at Hammond. Indiana, she will at the hour cf ten o'clock A. M. or the Sth day cf July. 191s, at Hammond. Indiana, on the premises known

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eNrtrtWWfcNTtt These Looks, which are to be placed on sale the week of January 28 all over the country, offr to those who are obliged to stay at home a fine chance to contribute to the camp life of the soldiers wholesome and cheerful entertainment. As gifts these "Smileare Books" win possess i-i a distinctive character. Each time the soldier tears coupons from hi3 book he will in a sense touch hands with the person who sent it to him. and. of course, in a great many cases the donor will remain an unknown benefsctor though there is a place cn every coupon for the giver to sign hii name, thus adding a personal touch to his gift. No doubt, of course, the most popular soldiers will receive the most "Smileage Books", but this fchou'd not matter, for 13 characteristic of the American soldier to share his abundance with his mates. It is. indeed, an army axiom that "everything' is common property around a camp except money, and all von havp to do is to ask the next

as No. 05 Slbloy Btrcet. offer for Bal at private sale, all of the Interest of sail decedent In and to the followlna Ccecr:t.e2 real estate: Lot Bsvonteen (17) in Block Three (J) in Dug & Hammond's 2nd Addition to tho City of Hammond, Indiana, eald ss.l to lo maio oubject to th approval of ce.:l court, for not lets than the full rprrtlseS alua cf otld res! estate, cr.l ur-s the fol'.swls ter.-r.s end conditions: One-third purchase money, cash in he.r.3. ono-thlrd In six it) months frcm date of sale ar.d the fir. a", raymen: cn or beforo March 1, 1S16. Deferred payments to be evidenced by notes bearing six per cer.t (Sri) Interest from their date, ' ve.ivlr.ff relief from valuation or appraisement laws end pro-vliln-for attorney fees and court costs and upon confirmation of sale, secured by mortgago on said real estate Bold. r.OSE DIEBOLD. GEO. S. EDZR, Administratrix. Att'y for Aiir.rx. 8-10-17-24 7-1

PASTOH RUSSELL . LEADER SENTENCED This May Cool the Ardor of the Russellites in the Calumet Region. Those people; of the Calumet region who have been boosting the Tastor Rus5 II game wiil no doubt pull themselves far into their shells henceforth. Joseph F. Rutherford. uccessor of Faster Russell as head of the International P.ible Students' association, and six of his associates were sentenced Saturday in New York to twenty years' imprisonment for conspiracy to violate the espionage law. The others sentenced are William E. Van Amburg. treasurer of the Watchtower Bible Tract society; Robert J. Martin, auditor of the society: Fred H. Robinson. personal representative of Rutherford; A Hugh McMillan, superintendent of the Rehei home, where many members of the organization live: George H. Fisher and Clayton J. Woodworth, loint authors of the "Finished Mystery," snd directors of the international association. Sentence of Giovanni de Cecca. another defendant convicted, was deferred for two months pending an investigation into his career, suggested by the cou rt. The sentences of twenty years are concurrent, sentences of twenty years on earh of four counts en which the defendanis were convicted. j "-Catherine Howard. 431S Oleott Ate. Phone 2S3, trill be pleased to write and , receive social nets and nd vrrtUIng for ! The Times, also Job rrork of all dcnrriptlon promptly and well done. A high noon wedding occurred Saturday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Angers, in South Oicott avenue, j when Miss Blanch Reed, the sister of j th latter became the bride of Mr. j L A. Burns, of Champaign. 111., and j this city. Rev. George B. Jones, pastor I an employe of the Interstate Mill of man for that." Raymond B. Fosdick. Chairman of the War Department Commission on Training Camp Activities, is enthusiastic about this newly created entertainment plan. He writes: "I remember standing on the streets of Columbus shortly after Villa had devasted the village, watching our 5.000 soldiers come over the railroad tracks into town in the evening. There was absolutely nothing for them to do there no movies, no libraries, no place to write letters, no homes to which they could go nothing but saloons -and a well-organized Red Light district. "In this war we are driving those vicious aeeceies out cf business and setting un clean entertainment in their place. This has a direct bearing on the reaitn oi our army, ana is an absolute necessity in maintaining the morale cf our men " . . . m j And this testimony is amply sup ported by Fee re who, writirj to .li'V cd Cra.r War Baker, Kan Fosdick. declared: "A proper amount of clean, wholesome entertainment contributes Isrgelv t; the hnonifess of our soldiers in camp and is fundamental in surT'emer.ting their physical and miliary training. "To make such entertainment rezdilv available for all soldiers is one of the most important duties cf tht- War Commission for Training Camp Activities, and the work must be eort'r-.Tio-d and extnoVed, "I am glad to know that all entrt3TTi"i?nt protects w"! he consolidated and managed directly by your Corom issuer. "Your n!an of seHrrrr .""mileage Peck- reems to be un admirable way of financing this worthy enterprise. :-vai:se jt cives to the individual citizen si easv oorortur.'tv furnish,r,g the r.Gs for "-imerous good f:mes t" his se.ldier friends. Very tv.lv yours, (Signed) Newton D. Baker. Secretary of War. So, the Military Entertainment Council, which has so successfully worked out a perfect co-ordination of all the entertainment problems at the camps, has doe. its part- It will provide entertaiameats which, under

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of tha East Chicago First M E. church, officiated and used the beautiful double ring service. Mrs. Burns wort a gown of deve-hued georgette crepe with trimmings of hand embroidery. She was attended by her sister, Mrs. Angers, tvho m as attired In a becoming blue foulard. Mr. Earl Kapp vas best man. Donna Angers, a littlo niece, was the rtca-bearsr and was.frocked In crist) v.'hlle organdie. The parlor, where the ceremony was read, was banked with ferns and Towers and immediate relatives of both families were the Invited Kuests. A banquet luncheon followed end Mr. and Mrs. Burns after a few days spent on a honeymoon trip will return here and make their home dur-i-g the summer months U(i Mr. and Mrs. Angers at 4821 Oicott avenue, where they tela receive friends. Mrs. B. Roop. cf 3S06 Fir street, has returned home from a visit to the home of her sister, at Bucyrus. Ohio, the town which has won considerable distinction for the amount of Red Cross supplies sent to the Clearing House for distribution and from where they received the hearty stamp approval of not only the amount turned In but the perfection of work attained. The work at thht centre is turned out with lightring rapidity and accomplished on machines constructed so that the finished garmets can scarcely be told from those of the hand knitted ones. Fifteen pairs a day of socks Is the minimum number for one worker. Mrs. Roop has a machine of this kind Installed in her home and bids the most skeptical knitter to come and examine it and learn something concerning the work which will relieve, to an advantage, the constant strain attendant to hand knitting The Bucyrus Centre has received an honor award and much publicity through the daily publications of the state, for their deserved merits. The Garfield school girls, under the supervision of Miss Gosch and Miss Ciilum. have been able to complete, before the vacation term opened, a good supply of hand made articles for the Red Cross Centre at East Chicago, including sweaters, seeks, and tied f omforters. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Barker of Michigan avenue today are returning from a week-end visit at South Bend. Mrs August Jernberg. of Euclid avenue entertained the Misses Hattie and Grace Strauss of South Chicago over Sunday. Miss Charlotte Tedro, a graduate of the St. Louis Academy, at Roselyn. this June, is here the guest of a former classmate. Miss Helen Ruth Huber cf White Oak j venue, before going to

California on an extended visit. The Twin City Council. Knights of Columbus, will hold a most important meeting this evening for the transartion of special business. Every member is urged to be present. The East Chicago Red Cross Centre has completed its quota of work recently assigned to them and now have a rush order for the making of four hundred black sateen pinafores for the refugee children. The completion of this work Is expected within a few weeks and this means that many women must be willing to give their time to the sewing, either at the Centre, at the home of Mrs. S. T. Johnson, 413 Northcotte avenue or take the cut garments home and make them. A new quota of work is coming soon and possibly a large one and for this reason it is asked that all women respond to the call and perfect the work now w-aiting for w-illing hands to complete. Women of Calumet are asked to go ti the Centre in their district. Thursday afternoon, ready for the sewing Women cf East Chicago will apply at the Centre in Forsythe avenue. Enlist the tld of your friends in this needy work. The Fythian Sisters Lodge of Indiana Harbor, will meet thts evening to conduct the regular election of annual officers. It is asked that all members attend. ordinary circumstances, would cost $1.50 or 52.00. and the highest price charged the soldier will be 25 cents. To make this possible the citizens do their part by providing the boys of the camps the Smileage Books that will admit them to the shows. There are sixteen theaters each seating 3,000 soldiers, nightly. This calls for 4S.000 coupons of admission a night, or 336,000 coupons a week. Very largely, these must be the gift of the civilians to the soldiers. That is why the Military Entertainment Council looks forward to the sale of at least 1,000.000 Smileage Books when once the campaign has started. At least so many books must be sold in the week of January 2S. which marks the first drive, but thereafter the Smileage Hooks will always be on sale and tny time a stay-at-home thinks of the hard work that our boys are going through to fit themselves to fight our battles in the greatest war in history, he can purchase a book or a har.dful of books and send them to the nearest camp even though he hasn't a boy of his own in the ser-' vice certain that he is adding to the joy cf life: helping soms soldiers to go about their work the more cheerfully and pladly. because knowing that back of them, outside the camp, is a great bodv of patriotic citizenry eager and willing to do all that may be cone to make the training period les3 arduous, less monotonous and more healthfuL The wale of the Smileage Books will be carried on throughout the country. In the cities the work will have the assistance of members of the Rotary Clubs. Rotarians representing nearly fifty cities having recently met in Washington to offer their services to the Smileage campaign. In the smaller cities, towns and country districts, the work will have the organized assistance of the lyceum and Chautauqua managers, who are prominently represented on the War Service Committee, of which Harry P. Harrison is executive chairman. The Committee is cooperating with the Entertainment Council in charge of the campaign for the sale of Smileage Eooks.