Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 14, Hammond, Lake County, 3 July 1919 — Page 4

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There Is only room for one flag In Lake county and that is the Stars and Stripes. There Is room for only one language and that is the language of the people of the United States.

THOSE MOST CONCERNED. "We have heard in this prohibition revolution the least about those who are the most concerned. Those who ought to have the most to say about it are not saying anything. They are the children. This revolution is much, of course, to take temptation out of the way of those who have developed a weakness for strong drink. It is much to stop the backward lapse toward brutishness which comes with the alcoholic loosening of self-restraint in weak minds. It is much to

get rid of the drag on mental and physical efficiency which science and common sense alike pronounce the inevitable result of habitual indulgence in alcohol. It is much to rid society of the sickness, crime and poverty resulting from the traffic now outlawed. But these are, in a way, negative things. They ire merely corrective. They eliminate existing evils, straighten out many crooked lives, make many homes more prosperous and happy, make the community's burdens a little easier; but that is only a belated undoing of what never ought to have been done in the first i'lace. And in only too many thousand rases the evil cannot be undone. Mind or body or character is too far gone. The big thing is to make it possible for a new generation to grow up clean, without possessing these taints and weaknesses, and even without knowledge of them. Better far than changing a bad habit is never to form the habit. The chief reason w-hy men have drunk has been that the drinking places and the drinks were right at hand, inviting them. It was accessibility rather than any essential call of the blood or any pull of the poison itself that came afterward, artificially developed. It has been proved countless times in the growth of. American temperance that where no alcoholic beverages are offered to boys and girls, it never occurs to them to want the stuff. Not only do they form no alcoholic hiblis; they hardly even think of alcohol. It is this new generation and succeeding genrati-ns that are the real beneficiaries ofthis new regime. They will be cleaner, finer, stronger and better.

tempted to arrest and hang Dr. Mathias Errberger and Philip Seheidemann. This attempt on the lif of Erzberger. who is the Centrist or Catholic leader. Is due. to the fact that he suddenly swerved around in favor of signing fhe treaty. Then, too. they are incensed at the latter because he resigned his place in the cabinet. Admitting Herr Bauer, who was willing to accept the treaty, to the prem.iersb.io. When these soldiers demanded the surrender of Erzberger at VVeimar they found that he had fled to Erfurt. The "Vorwaerts," the newspaper organ of the majority socialist party, has predicted a reactionary attempt to plunge Germany into chacs. Marauders have been wandering about Berlin plundering shops and holding up street cars Germany's chickens have certainly come home to rooat with a vengeance.

THE OLD CHESTNUT. The coal producers must have been reading the propaganda of the meat packers. Their warning to the consuming public to buy coal now if a shortage next win-t-r is to be avoided is couched after this manner: "The reasons for the shortage of coal are various, but the fundamental one is lack of orders." We do not have to search for a reply to that arscrtion. The fundamental reason for the lack of buying orders is the exorbitant price of the fuel A fair reduction would bring a rush of buyers. The producers know that, but they prefer to browbeat and frighten the consumer and so maintain their big profits. They even do not want to pay for advertising the need of getting coal orders in. but expect the newspaper? to throw the public into conniption fits. Coal barons are funny creatures.

W00DR0W IS FOXY. If anybody thinks he can stick your Uncle Woodrow for his prohibition stuff let him string his monev that way, but be ready to take a loss. First Mr. Wilson put repeal of the war time prohibition act up to Congress. Well, Congress has proceeded to the preparation of laws to enforce it. Then Mr. Wilson puts it up to his attorney-general, who passed the buck right back with the brief notation, "Nothing doing until the troops sre demobilized." So on a question of law the president is stricken helpless just when it was the hope and prayer of the liquor traffic he would declare prohibition a dead one before It had ever lifted a foot or stretched a hand. However, Mr. Wilson's attempt with the dexterous feat of playing both ways from the middle has not helped him much. He has been panned by the prohibitionists, denounced by his own church and catalogued by the drys as a friend of the rum power, while booze cohorts now believe he has been fooling them all along. An'l

that is not a bad guess Fort Wayne News.

And now Mr. Palmer, who is Mr. Wilson's attorneygeneral, says that in his opinion Congress and not Mr. Wilson will decide when demobilization is at an end. You know what that means, don't vou?

WHAT IS THE ANSWER? So far no explanation whatever has been forthcoming as to why the assessments in North Township should be five times what they were a year ago. and

probably the taxpayers will look in vain for an exj planation. Calumet Township was assessed three times

as high and some of the other townships only twice as high. It is said that the Board of Equalization has expressed its astonishment at some of the valuations made in North Township If this newspaper were to publish a complete record of the complaints that have been made to it by taxpayers in one part and another of the township, it would be an amazing record. The proposal to re-assess realty values in the township has come up for serious consideration and the decision to be made will be of profound interest to people whom it is ruled are to pay taxes on 550 million dollars' worth of property.

THE TWO JOHNDEES. It's a hard, hard world. None other than John D. Rockefeller is homeless when he comes to Cleveand The other day John D. wired that he was tired of Tarrytown and wanted to see Cle-.eland again. Since the Forest Hill mansion of Rockefeller burned down a year ago the aged millionaire had had no Cleveland "home." His friends got busy immediately, and as one of them expressed it, they had a "deuce of a time" locating a roof 'neath which John D. could rest his head after a strenuous game of golf. And here's old "Johndee" Burke of Hammond, just about as peeved as he could be because the Standard Oil company has put him on a pension after thirty-three years of service, when the veteran salesman says h can go out today and sell the heads off most of the younger generation. It is not only a hard, but it is a tough world.

GREAT UNREST IN GERMANY. There is widespread unrest in Germany, a condition of great tension which some believe to be indicative of another revolution. There are strikes and riots throughout the coun'ry. Hamburg, one of the great cities in Germany, and long known as a hotbed of Spartacism or Bolshevism, is said to be seething with the spirit of revolt and has been placed under martial law. This paper carried dispatch's yesterday that 450 had been killed in Hamburg last week. Germanv is facing, in addition to her other troubles, a nation-wide railroad strike The men are demanding higher-wages. There is the possibility of open warfare between the troops of the late imperial army ?.nd the Spartac3n workmen or Bolshevists. Field Marshal von Hindenburg has resigned as chief commander of the army. From Weimar it is reported that troops have at-

HISTORIC PROPERTY SAVED. The members of the Tribe of Ben-Hur as well as every admirer of the book Ben-Hur and its great soldierauthor. General Lew Wallace, will be gratified to learn that the old Wallace homestead in Crawfordsville, Indiana, hag been saved from being cut up into town lots by the society which a quarter of a century ago was founded on that immortal "Tale of Christ." Just as the beautiful acres where General Wallace spent the greater part of his life and did his literary work were about to go on the market the executive committee asked and were granted the privilege of buying it for $20,000. Eventually it will become a memorial to D. W. Gerard, founder of the Tribe of Ben-Hur and a close friend and comrade in arms of General Wallace. Every citizen of the district who may be in or near Crawfordsville will be repaid to visit this famous American literary and historic shrine. Thousands stop .there every year and there is no similar spot in the middle west more interesting to the traveler.

BORAH SAYS LEAGUE WILL PROMOTE WAR. In addressing the Senate on the subject of the League of Nations Senator Borah reviewed at length the facts as to the present extensive military and naval plans of America, Great Britain, and other countries, and declared that the proposed peace-time enlargement of these wax establishments is due solely to the obligations to be assumed under Article X c ' the proposed League o fNations, which requires the preservation of the territorial integrity of all members of the League. Senator Borah also emphasized the fact which he states has been admitted by Mr. Taft that Article X will make it necessary for the United States to use the draft plan regularly during peace times in order to provide the large number of soldiers needed to cary out ou world-wide obligations to protect the territorial integrity of League members. In view of these facts the Senator characterizes the League covenant as a war-promoting compact rather than a means of maintaining peace.

SPEAKING of the League of Nations controversy, a Boston paper remarks that "the United States is a land of quiet majorities and vociferous minorities. The vociferous ones have been heard from.

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WHAT b'gosh has become of all the

"No Beer. No "Work" buttons? WE suppose the nearest that we f SHALL ever come to being- shot In the movies IS when wi are trying to LOOK over the crowd on the sidewalk WHEN some celebrity goes by in a street parade. NOW that everything is at least SUPPOSED to be dry WE have the unusual spectacle of a MAN beating It home to GET a drink. IF you watch the crowds gathering on the STREET cars TOl" will notice what a lot o rirls there are WHO have mighty thin excuses FOR wearing these shadow stockings. IT doesn't hurt to tell the truth once ina while as we all DO favors for others BECAUSE we expect something Just as good in return.

THE day of the see-more skirt

IS fast approaching.

THE foreigners who say that

America has no ruins SHOULD come to our fair city and SEE the brewery on the one side and the DISTILLERY on the other. ONE of the joys of spending 10 years FIXING up a nice looking yard ROSES and everything is that just as soon as RESULTS for your labor begins to come TOUR wife decides to sell AND move somewhere else. ONCE upon a time there was a chap WHO didn t think that his wife talked too much BUT when we came to investigate WE found he had only been marri'd

two days. TO lock at West Hammond nowaday one never WOULD think it would ever be Joy

ful again. NO less an authority than OUR doctor announces that the brain-worker

SO lnrg as he is working USES every muscle In his entire body AND as soon as it gets a little cooler WE are going to begin to work harder and

SEE if we can't develop OUR legs a little. EVERY fellow who owns a car ADMITS that the worst driver in the WORLD is the other fellow. BEAUTY may be only skin deep but that's DEEP enough if a girl has beauty WITHOUT having her try to show something else. WHEN the neighbor women go away on their vacations WE may try to make a little home made beer

I IF we can get tne raisins ana a J recipe or two.

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WEATHER mans prediction yesterday "FAIR and quite warm" WONDER what that pip would call hot? SOMEHOW the boys who are BLOWING In from overseas

The Americans Creed I BELIEVE in the United States of America as a government of the people, by the people, for the people, whose just powers are derived from the consent of the governed; a democracy in a republic: a sovereign Nation of many sovereign States; a perfect Union, one and inseparable, established upon those" principles of freedom, equality, justice, and humanity for which American patriots sacrificed their lives and fortunes. I therefore believe it is my duty to my country to love it; to support its constitution; to obey its laws; to respect its flag; and to defend it against all enemies. "William Tvler Page.

HE WENT ONE PLACE; SHE WENT ANOTHER Just a few hours of married life r.nd then Stewart Smock and Alice Srrork were separated. Stewart went to the army whila Alice went to the dogs, according to the divorce complaint filed this morning in the Hammond superior court by the husband. The complaint, filed by Attorneys Boone and Murray, savg that the weddintr. married life and separation, all

took place on April 15. 1918. The hujband alleges that as soon as he wan gone the woman bean running around with other men and visited low resorts in Chicago and Burnham !n thfir company. He was sending her an allowance of per month to aid in the support of herself and child, but she abandoned the baby and it was adopted into another family. The woman is said to be living witn another man in Chicago.

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FOR you will all remember that AS soon as the 41-48 bunch was called out THE Germans blew and the armistice was signed. THERE must be something radically WRONG with the fellow who IS not welcome in his own home.

HINTS FOR CERTAIN TRAVELERS. Don't be courteous in public conveyances, or people will think you ar poor. If a gentleman old enough to be your grandfather gets up to give yov a seat, don't thank him, because you are doing him a favor. His leg; would get stiff sitting so long. If you fret a seat alone in one of our close communion street cars witr cross seats that are supposed to accommodate two, always turn your kneef toward the window. This will give you enough room between you and tne side of the car for a half grown setter pup which you may have smugglec into the car, but will not leave sufficient room on the other end for any thing but the hang over of your Mole Skin. It's the "big idea"; try it. These suggestions studiously observed show that you know things. , J. N. L. The month of May, 1919, developed the fact that a man can fly across the ocean quicker than he can get a phone call. - Perhaps it's for better; It may be the worst. But after this month See America thirst. E. L. Klein.

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WELL, PASS HER THIS PAPER.

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c.nner some night next week with your "Much Ado About Nothing columr before me and suddenly spy my name under the following so as I coulc sort of "nonchalantly pass the paper to her with my fin per pointing at mj

ALBERT B. VOICE.

TO THE POWERS THAT BE The Boys Want to Come Home! Get 'Em Home Toot Sweet!

Mlu Mary Ward. f Tolleaton, U receipt of a telegram announcing the safe arrival on June 29th of Sergeant Harold Evans, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Evans. 465 Jackson street. Sgt. Evans enlisted in December. 1917. and was a member of the 11th Company. 4th Regiment Motor Mechanics and was overseas for over a year in some of the fiercest of the fighting. He expects soon to receive his discharge he will come to Gary.

Secretary A. B. Dlrkson of the Ciary Y. M. C. A., is in receipt of a letter from his brother, H B. Dickson. In France, saying that he has been appointed a dtmobiliiation officer of the American Expeditionary Forces. Y. M. C. A., his duties bring tho release from service of fOO "Y" secretaries. The two brothers were in France together for k;r, months during he summer of 131S when Mr. Dickson of Gary returned home, the other brother, who U aecreta.-y of the Payton. Ohio Y. M. C. A. remained Ir. France. Secretary H. D. Dickson and w-lfe have visited at Ga.-y.

Dr. Frank Townnley. formerly a Hentenant in the army, is now in the Calumet building. East Chicago, has received a notification from the chief surgreon Walter D. McCaw. A. E. F.. that he was promoted from lieutenant to captalo In the medical reserve. Mrs. ElUabeth Uuermas, St. John, received a letter from her son. Leo In Selters. Germany. lth Infantry. 1st Division, saying that he did not know when he was coming home. He is the last one of t he boys in this community that is over there.

Saturday.

Edward Sehuti. Landing, baa Joat returned from overseas after thirteen months of service. After spending a five day furlough at his home in Lansing he has returned to Fort Sheridan from where he expects to be discharged soon.

Mrs. John G. Bohllng, St. John, has received word from John J. Maginot, saying that he arrived safely in New York.

mnda "f fieorge Dookweller f Lansing, will be glnd to know that he has arrived safely In the United States.

Alex J. I.aoerman. of St. John, arrived hnme Tuesday evening from Aberdeen Proving Grounds. Md , where he resigned his position as a foreman in the shell loading plant. He formerly was a soldier in the ordnance department at Aberdeen and when he was discharged on the 19th day of March, he accepted this position. He served a year.

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m m m IN THE MEANTIME THE MOST POPULAR COLUMN BREEZES HAPPILY ALONG. Don Marquis, who has been doing literary work for three weeks, hai rone back to his regular diversion. F. P. A., in the Tribune. Old Frank Adams will devote his vacation this year to gettmg out a humorous column, we understand, after which he will return to his regulai job on the "Tribune." Den Marquis in N. Y. Sun. To avoid trouble and unpleasantries of this nature read the column ot sweetness and light which nas no enemies to reward and no friends to punish. Thousands of happy faced people are doing it. ' a As the old lady said: '1 2on't mind the heat ordinarily, but there i so much humanity in tne air that it takes the tuck out of you." She means humioity. doesn't she? Angelo. No, we think the wcrd is stupidity. Note that Mrs. Drum is press agent for Luna Park. If there is anything in a name, Mrs. Drum should be heard from. a German writers say the people along the Rhine are "annoyed" by American occupation. Well, now.ain't that just too bad! A Constant Reader writes in to find out how Bolsheviki is pronounced. By listening carefully wherever we have been, we have found that it is pronounced as follows:: Bolshy-vikky, Balshy-vishy, Bol-shave-eeky, Boshyveeky, Bosky-visky, Bols-ski-veeky, Bolzy-vizky. Among those conspicuously not on hand to meet the NC-4 at Plymouth was Mr. Arry Awker, the sour graper..

THAT'S DIFFERENT

By Probasco.

Mr. and' Mrs. Arthur Dexter, Whliner. have received word that their son Emil Dexter, has arrived at Newport News, Va. from France.

J. J. Comnilngs. another enlisted Times mar., reached Charleston, S C-, yesterday on the U. S. S. Powhattan. He Is with the 336th Field Remount Squadron and expects to be back In Haninmnd next week. nome'te Atkrfnwon. of Crorn Polat. -Abo has been at home on a thirty day leave of absence from Panama, was made happy on Tuesday by the arrival of a teiepram from the war depart-r-nt ttalirg that he had been transferred to Fort Sheridan and had ben granted a 1-day extension of his furlough. He recently enlibtc-a.

Mr. and Mr. William Innerts of'

Gary received a telearram that their son. Carl, arrived at Boston. Mass.. Sunday June 29th from overseas, and Tuesday mornin they received another telegram telling- that he would Wave Wednesday. July 3 from Boston, to take h's company to Louisville. Ky., and thourht he would rt there about

LAPORTE The Motor Transportation corps of the fnited States war department which will dispatch a motor train for San Francisco over the Lincoln Highway will pass throug-h here about July IS. HUNTINGTON Rev. J. M. Moran. of this city, recently ordained into the priesthood has received his appointment as assistant to the rector of St. Mary's church at Lafayette.

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