Hammond Times, Volume 13, Number 33, Hammond, Lake County, 19 July 1918 — Page 10

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THE TIMES. Fridav, Julv 19. 1918.

OFFICIAL NE WS B ULLETIN BY THE PRESS COMMITTEE OF INDIANA FEDERATED CLUBS

RUTH ROSS IIERRMAX (Kokorno, State Chairman ) Pivra New Clubs This Month. Since the Juno issue of the bulletin live c'.ubs have joined tho Indiana Federation of Clubs. The Catholic Women's Ctudy Cub of Michigan City has thirty members. Tho president Is Mrs. !.. G. Kramer and the secretary Is -Mrs. R. C. Fedder. The "IV. O. X. A. R. D. of Indianapolis Is composed of business women who are druggists. There are twenty-seven members. The president Is Mrs. Edward Ferg-er and the secretary is Mrs. J. C. Clarke. The Cass County Chamber of Commerce has ninety members. The objects are philanthropic and civic. Mr. Edward Metzeer Is president and Mr. A. T. Poshstoin is the secretary. Cass county also has u second c'mb in the list, for the. Wornrn's Literary club of "Walton has has affiliated, with twenty-six members. Mrs. Anna Duch worth is president and the secretary is Mrs. Frances Lucas. The Research club of Hartford City Is the fifth club on the list. The president ?3 Mrs. Grace Short and the secretary is Mrs. Grace E. Whitaker. Child Welfare Work. Mrs. Albion Fellows Bacon Is working1 untiringly for children. She Is emphasizing the necessity for supervised play. Recreation Week is announced for September 1-7. Mrs Racon urges community singing", "singing schools" and gles clubs as well as simple military training for the young boys and folk dancing for the girls. The National Playground Association of America and the National Child Welfare Department in Washington as well as the State Councils of Defense are working in every possible way to keep the health of the children even above normal. Do you realize that the welfare of the children has a vital relation to the factory production In America? Wherever there is a contagious disease, It means less workers, not only in munition plants but In every line of business. Not only 1s the head of the 'house kept at home but bo are other members of th& family who ere wage earners. There Is nothing o much needed at the present time as peed. We must win the war and to win the war America must be assured of health as well as food, munitions, ships And all kinds of supplies. It is not so much how we safe g-uard our health during working hours as what we do during the hours of rest and recreation that will keep us able, to give to our country the best that is in us. The ideas which Mrs. Bacon Is promulgating should apply to the grown-ups as well as to children. Manufacturer! Praise Woman Factory luspectof. Indiana Is honored In having Mrs. Arthur T. Cox of East Chicago for its woman factory inspector. Mrs. Cox has long been associated with the welfare work in one of the most congested factory districts in the world. Governor Goodrich recognized her high qualifications when he appointed her at the request of the Indiana Federation of Clubs of which Mrs. Cox is secretary of the lioard of Trustees. Because of her devotion to the interests of employes Mrs. Cox has made a fine impression upon the manufacturers of the state. Recently 1-fT work brought her to the Haynes

Automobile Company !n Kokomo. In telling of what Mrs. Cox whs able to "put across." Mrs. Frank A Itossetcr of the Haviit s Company spoke of lirr ability and infiu- nce and how she had gained his respect because of her perscrveronoe and ability to accomplish results. The task of Mrs. Cox is not an casv one. Thousands of women in Indiana are entering industrial work. Their whole mind, heart and strength must be given to their new work which is one of the factors toward winning the war. That the women are doing this in a trulv patriotic way there is no question. In a recent article In "Industrial Management" Mr. C. U. Carpenter says: "We have a large nssembly department employing two thousand girls. Two sets cf prominent engineers who Investigated the possibilities of production reported that the best output possible was 1.",000 .fuses per day in two shifts. By thoroughly training the girls we have been able to reach an average production of oS.OOf pr day in one shift." Site Is Selected at Ttvrkey Run. To no other person in the state does Indiana owe more than to Mrs. .Juliet V. Strauss, for the preservation of Turkey Run Park. It is very fitting that the "Women s Press club of the federation should lead in the movement to erect a memorial In her honor. For many years she has appealed through her widely read writings for this beauty spot where she grew v.p closo to nature; where she learned to see the good in plain country living and plain country ideas; where she learned to love "kindness, tolerance and interest, real interest in simple things." Mrs. Blanche Foster Bo ruff, the federation se,-rtary. Is chairman of the committee to plan the memorial. The other members of the committee are Mrs. Ulster Alverson Moffett of F.lwood and Mrs. Carrie B. Fenton o,f Eogansport. At a meeting at the home of Mrs. Fenton on Monday it was decided that a sum of not. less than $2.fn0 should be raised by the admirers of Mrs. Strauss throughout the United States, for this Indiana woman was known wherever the Ladies' Home Journal was read. Mrs. Moffett visiTed Turkey Run last Sunday in order to select a location for the memorial. A spot was selected about sixty feet from the pioneer cabin home, where Mrs. Strauss spent her childhood. It is on th brink of Sugar Creek Caynon where there is a fine outlook. It is Interesting to not a that the very f.rst subscription of S.'OO came from a man in the small town of Kansas, Illinois. The man is "William McAdams. sr. The men as well as the women who have read these "plain ideas" have seen the beauty in the simple, useful !i,fe of the house mother. All contribution!: are to be sent to Miss Florence Her?:, of the Indianapolis News. It Is hoped the memorial may be placed this fall. Inquiries should be sent to Mrs. IV : 'iff cf Bedford. Club War Work. The Shakespeare club of Decatur is continuing all war activities during the summer. They meet at the library every Wednesday afternoon to make surgical dressings. They have made it a rule that the sar.v? rules shall apply to this war work as to club study work. Absentees will have their name

stricken from the membership roll if j absent for three consecutive Wednes- ( das without reasons as printed in the I rules of the club. In addition to other .

war work the club is supporting a Belgian orphan. The Woman's Department club of Kokomo held a picnic on the lawn at the home of the federation president. Mrs. John E. Moore, on Wednesday of this week. The husbands of the members

1 were guests of tho club. j The Elwood Department club met last

week at the Methodist church. Reports of the bnbv clinic were given and the need shown for more inspect ion of the

children. The club Is supporting!!

ihrough voluntary contributions a French orphan. Prof. Mary Matthews

spoke, on "Woman's Part in the War." She emphasized the fact that "We must no longer do our bit but must do our part, and the biggest part we are cap1 nble of doing."

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WHEAT CROP IMPERILLED BY CONGESTION

Time-" P.rr.Fvr, At Sta l E Cap-TV!.. INDIANAPOLIS. lnd.. July 10. John W. M Cardie, of the public service commission, has sent a letter to Herbert Hoover, federal food administrator in whi'h he sets out that the wheat congestion in Indiana is imperilling much of the crop unl nsks the food administrator to make, wheat a preferential shipment for at Hast three weeks in order to relieve th present congestion. Lack cars to move the gram and I.'.c'k of forage facilities on at least 5 A per cent of the farms of the slate are pointed out by Mr. MrCard'e, in discussing the wheat situation, as reasons for the present conditions existing. He says that the elevators are full and that rains that may come at any time will make the wheat In shock sprout. Imtr.e.lia'f! action js necessary, the commissioner believes. H? also has wired Mr. Hoover asking that some relief be given the Indiana farms and has prepared data on actual cases where wheat should be moved for the federal authorities. His letter follows: Dear P'r: I am addressing this letter to jo'l ti inform jou of th

cal situation that now confronts farmers who have wheat tO

thresh and deliver to the martcets throughout the State of Indiana. The writer was in Washington last week and took up the matter with Mr. Markham, car distributor, of Philadelphia, and explained to him the situation confronting the farmers here. Mr. Markham Informed me that empty cars were being forwarded west to take care of this crop, but so far. If cars have been coming here, they are not sufficient, to take care cf the, w-heit that Is now being threshed.

want to say that perhaps 50 per : of the farmers in Indiana who

raise wheat have no storage capaclty on the farm. The time is hre now

for threshmsr and th weather ha;

Winds Up the Great July Clearance Sale All remaining odds ana juds and broken lines and new merchandise arriving too late for the earlier days of this sale have been regrouped and lower priced; providing for this last day, value-giving offerings that should bring a response greater than any previous day of the sale. The magnitude and phenomenal success of this great sale lies in the art of merchandising, tremendous buying-power and unfailing efforts of the E. Minas Company in giving to the people of Hammond and vicinity the greatest values in the Calumet region. With the closing of this store's doors Saturday evening, marks one of the most important economy events in this store's historv.

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There's a Reason for Hurry for the offerings are so conspicuously value-giving that thrifty buyers will avail themselves of the specials early in the day. Early shopping affords better assortments always. Dont be disappointed by waiting.

Single Stamps All Day Saturday. Store Open Tonight 'til 9 P. M. Saturday 'til 9:30 P. M.

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to be taken into consideration. Many of the elevators at this time are full and unable ti take any more wheat. The result Is that the farmers cannot thresh, and if rain pets In. as is threatening at this time, there is a possibility of this wheat, being lost. I want to impress on your mind the Importance of these conditio is because if we do not get box cars to move this wheat thousands of bushels of u will spoil. The writer is a grain buyer and own? some country elevators, and I heijcve I understand the situation, and we are appealing: to you for relief. I think that the wheat should be made preferential for at least three weeks. This would relieve the situation if cars can be had so what wheat Is left could be taken care of and other war munitions could be forwarded If necessary, but at the present time the outlook Is indeed discouraging because we have elevatois full of wheat and no cars to ship It in and no prospects of relief.

I would appreciate very much a letter from you indicating; whether we can hope for relief. The same subject has been the cause of consideration by the state council of defense and the federal food administrator for Indiana. Efforts have been made by the state grain dealers' association recently to start a movement under which the federal government might pay the farmers a small percentage of the purchase price of wheat in addition to the regular prices to reimburse them

j for losses in storing, thus slowing up the annual rush to the elevators with the

gram. I nese movements have had no results so far.

showing according to Dr. J. R. Eastman, chairman of the medical section committee of the state council, of defense. Dr. Eastman scored young doctors of the state who have not come forward in sufficiently large numbers, he sail. Most of those who have enlisted thus far are men with dependents. Indiana has furnished 1,00 physicians and there are still 4.000 more to be obtained. Dr. Eastman stated that there was too much quibbling over commissions and contended that physicians should enter the army as lieutenants and take chances on deserving promotion.

tions because of delinquency, according to reports gathered today from a'.l parts of the state by the state board of charities. This increase 3s not alarming, according to the authorities but parents were urged by the state board to watch their children carefully. Reports from Europe show that during the war child delinquency has increased to a critical extent. Authorities stated that this is due to the fa"t that they are allowed more freedom of action.

If you're not in khaki vou ought to be carrying a War Savings card.

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DOCTORS OF STATE Er United Tress. INDIANAPOII5. Ind . July 19 Alhough the record of Indiana In sending physicians to the army has improved over several months ago there is still n great deal of room for a better

DELINQUENCY CASES ARE ON INCREASE Bt United Press INDIANAPOLIS, nd . July 19 An increasing number of children are being brought before juvenile courts and confined in state and local institu-

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