Hammond Times, Volume 11, Number 285, Hammond, Lake County, 15 May 1917 — Page 2

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THE TIMES

C. I. CHRISTIE TO SPEAK AT PUBLIC

Tuesday. May 15. 1917

Special to The Ttmks.)

INniANATOl-lS. May 15 rrof. C. I. i

1 I1;-iste. appointed by Governor Goodrich to ta', charge of the problem of font production in Indiana during th war. in to speek at a. public mass-meeting .n the. Chamber if Commrre at Hammond. Monday evening at the inUtation o c. L MeDaniel, superinTnrteru o srhools 1n that city.

Trof. Christie Is dean of the agri-l 'iltural extension department at Pur- j Hie university and a. recognised au-1

i iorny. His address at Hammond will a patriotic appeal to the. people to rd opt. the governor's plan. Hammond was on? of the first cities of the state to form a Gardening association fol

low -ire the governor's announcement 1

of plans for Increasing food produc- ; on by cultivating vacant lots and in nds.

passioned pulpiteer in behalf of his faith and is over working to bring about a. bet ter 'understanding and appreciation for the Jewish tare "the martyr race" as he calls it. Engaged in such religions and ntelle. tual activities it is not surprising that he has been a. frequent contributor io the Jewish and eecular press. lie is just the man the congregation need to lead the. Jewish people, of Hammond Into their des:ined place of civic Intellectual and rel'giotn endeavor. Dr. Kosengsrd experts to bring: his family to Hammond this summer and for the present is staying at the home of Mayer Rubin, superintendent of the Beth-.t Sabbath school.

SALARY RAISE DELAYED;

QUANDARY

CALL SCHOLARLY RARRI TO DEM SYNAGOGUE

Through the fortunes of war. BcthAl. the Jewish congregation of Hammond has found the "right man for the right place." Rahhi Dr. Bernard H. P.osengard. formerly of Vancouver. R. C, has lo-j ated in Hammond as the resident j rhfrb:. and the congregation, already j veil founded, finds particular occasion I

The Hammond city council has not set the city judge's salary since the action of the state legislature making it possible for city courts to try civil cases. The council raised the judge's pay to $4,000 but Major Smalley vetoed it. and it has not been acted upon since. Two cases were filed but liaxa not yet been tried. Judge Harnett today said he was discouraging applicants until some action is taken on his increase. Court Bailiff .Tames Trost is wondering where his extra pay comes in. He will have to serve subpeonas free of charge unless a new provision is made. Pon t forget Tied Cross day of the Hammond chapter Saturday. May ISih. 5-9-ldt

to congratulate iiself upoit the acquisition Venus its present aims include a beautiful new synagogue, a school and a Jewish community house for Hammond projects which require Just such a man as Rabbi Rosengard is rcommended to be by prominent rabbis of Great Britain and America. But for the fact that the patriotic war spirit dwindled his flock too much: it would have been impossible for the! Hammond congregation to secure him. I tr. Rosengard was educated in the!

Jewish secular colleges of Ixmdon. .His preparation was thorough and systematic and was enhanced by university extension work. He was ordained as a rahhi twenty years ago. by the late i hief rabbi, Adler and the eccelesiast :- inl board. He was rabbi at Nottingham, Belfast and was subsequently transferred lo Vancouver. A student of the Hebrew and Taltnudic literature, the litin. Greek and modern languages. X)r. Rosengard is alyo the author of several scholarly pamphlets and brochures, among which may he rueutioned: "England. Past and Present," "The Mother of Parliaments." ' .1 idah Halevi, Poet and Patriot." "The Re,-Admisslon of the Jews Under "liver Cromwell." and others. He wields a re.dv pen in defense of his race and creed, though in ins humanitarian work and study he recognizes neither. He is an impressive and ira-

flE TIES'

FINANCIAL

COLUMN

ARE WOMEN NATURALLY DESPONDENT? While there are women who seem always despondent and depressed and expecting misfortune, that is not woman's natural condition. Such unfortunates suffer from ill-health. An abnormal condition of the system expresses itself in nervousness, sleeplessness, backaches, headcahes and despondency. If all ailing women would make faithful use of that grand remedy for woman's ills, Lydia K. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, there would be little occasion to ask If despondency is iiatural to woman. Adv.

(Br United Press.) CHICAGO, May li. Shorts continued to force wheat down on the market toda the second day of restricted trad-

ine in futures. July opened at $2.55

four cents under yesterday's closing and later went to $2.45 which was 30 under the maximum fixed by the board of trade. September went to $2.16. May 15. Atchison 99 American Beet Sugar SOU American Car Fdry. 65 i American Locomotive 66'i Anaconda " America nSmelting , 97i Brooklyn Rapid Transit 5S Baldwin locomotive 55'i Baltimore and Ohio 6S'.i Canadian -Pacific 13S American Can Co. S2 New Tork Central 87 Colorado Fuel Central I-eather 84 Chesapeake and Ohio 55s Crucible Steel 63". Erie 1 2:1 General Electric 153 Great Northern 103 7 Illinois Central 100 Mexican Petroleum S9' Norfolk and Western ., 119s Northern Pacific 99 Pennsylvania Slg Peoples Gas 1it Republic Iron and Steel S0 V. S. Rubber 53 Southern Pacific P0'. Southern Railway '- 24 Chgo. Mil. and St. Paul 71 Texas Oil 204 'J U. S. Sieer U6' Union Pacific J 132

9 CESS

rNO MONEY DOWN

Every Home Can Afford a Victrola

The voices of the TrorlcTa greatest singers are on Victor Records. The moat famous bands and orchestras are

on Victor Records. Unless j

you purchase the genuine.

Victrola, you will be disap

pointed when playing these superb records on machines of inferior make. No talk

ing machine will play Victor j

Records as perfectly in vol-1

time and sweetness of sound a the Victrola.

JOHN McCORMACK SINGS "STAR SPANGLED BANNER" for the Victrola. Come and hear this golden tongued tenor and you will agree that the Victrola is all but human. DO NOT BUY TROUBLE Our repair shop is always crowded with "just as good" talking machines, inferior motors, cheap workinanship, record-spoiling devices, made in imitation of the Victrola. The genuine Victrola is a perfect instrument. Troubleless motors. See that the name 'Victrola" and the "dog trademark' "His Master's Voice" is on the machine that goes into your home.

NEW VICTROLAS Prices, $15, $25 $40, $50, $75, $1C0,-$150, $200

Phcme 661 Hammond.

631 Hdhman Street.

9 H

1 IWifllfl

IS GRAY HAIR NOW HOLDING YOU BACK IN BUSINESS LIFE? Don't Be Gray, Men or Women; Look as Young as You Feel. Guaranteed.

ill ready to

be harmless, not satisfied dray hair in apply Q-Ban

a enampoo,

The r.aht way to restore nmv to a natural color and make our hair really beautiful, aoft. luxuriant and healthy is by the ne of Q-Han Hair Color Re

storer and not daneeroin. dirty, aticu

dyes. J-Han is a liquid. ue and is guaranteed to with your money back if in any way. You never need have n your head again. Simply Hair Color Restorer like

and no matter how trrav your her may

be. or how faded and lifeless, back will come an even. aof?. natutal. dark shade, aurely. safely and permanently. Besides Q-Ban will Rit" your hair true health, so that it will be srlossy and abundant and handsome. This hePpa you to look young, vigorous and attractive, li s good business brings enjoyment. , Remember. Q-Ban is not. a dye, not a patent medicine. It is a simple, natural, healthful preparation, fully guaranteed. Get a large bottle for 50c at Jos. W. !S. SS itate t.. Hammond, or any good drug: store or write HesstgKllis Drug Co.. Memph.s, Tenn.. mentioning the druggist's nam. Illustrated, interesting hook. Hair t'ulture,"sent free. Try Q-Dn Hair Tonic. Q-Ban UiquiS Shampoo. Q-Ban Toilet Soap also Q-Ran Tepilatory i odorless! for removing superfluous hair. Adv.

Utah Copper H2i Western Union - St Willya Overland 37i CKXCAQO OSAIIT rUTITKXS. Wheat July. J2.42: Sept.. J2.21. Corn July, $l.53T: Sept.. $1.4T. Oats July. 6Cc; Sept.. J57'c. CHICAGO LIT! STOCK. Hogs Receipts. 13.000: market, dull. 15 lower; mixed. SIS. TO 16.40: good. Sl6.O01fi.3O: rough. $15.T04?18: light, S15.2516.2S; pigs. SIS. 35 1 6.30. Cattle Receipts. 4.500: market, steady to strong: beeves. $9.5013.T0; cows-heifers. $6.65 1$ 11.60: slockersfeeders. 7. 60 10.40; calves, S'TS 14.25. CHICAGO PB.ODUC. Butter Creamery extras. S7c; creamery firsts. M'jc; firsts. 35$ 36c; seconds, 32334'ic. Kggs Ordinaries, 31 32c; firsts, 33 34c. I-ive Poultry Fowls. 23c: ducks. 14 16c: geese. 1 2 14c turkeys. 20c. Veal 50 to 80 pd. wt.. fair kidneys. l16c; 60 to 80 lbs.. 16 'i $r 1 7 -ic; 90 to 110 lbs.. IS to 18jc: extra fancy, IS c: overweight white kidney. 115 to 149 lb., liSloc: coarse. thin. boney, heavy. 10 4r?13Vic Potatoes Cars. 9; Minn.. J2.75S2.S5: Wis.. $2.75 2.85: fancy western. $2.90 (g3.00: new spring. $3 60 9 3.70.

Don't forget Red Cross day of the Hammond chapter Saturday. May 19th. 5-9-10t COURT RlilTS LOAN CO. METHODS

An Important ruling was made in tlie superior court today br Judge V. S. Reiter who found for the defendant in the case of the Provident Loan' Company versus Charles K. Babcock, a switchman at Gibson. The loan company sought to collect $105 of Babcock. one of of its borrowers. The court ruled the mortgage to be void for the reason that the statute 3oes not provide that interest shall be collected in advance. Collection of4hnterest In advance, under .the court ruling, is extortion. The judge commented on the new loan -shark law permitting thein to obtain five per cent interest. Babcock was represented by Attorney H. R. Granger and the loan company by Attorney E. Ci. Sproat.

FINAL PLANS FOR FIRST EXPEDITION

By United Tresa.) WASHINGTON. May ' 1 5. Final pians for sending an American fighting force lo France were discussed at a twohour conference between. Marshal Joffre, members of his staff. Secretary of War Faker, and Major General Scott today. At the conclusion Secretary Baker authorized this statement: "The visit of Marshal Joffre and his staff was for a general summing up of conferences going on with our experts." Baker would not add to this statement. Marshal Joffre and members of the party of French officers were silent.

DOROTHEA YARCK v TAKEN IN DEATH rorothea Tarck, nine year old daugVr ter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Tarck. died at the home f her grandmother. Mrs. "Seestadt. 2!)! Sheffield avenue, yesterday of bronchitis. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.

Tomorrow is Mattress Day " " " "" 1 ' 1 1 " ' - .. i r ' i m i n i ii

The Hammond

i

Bedding

Company

IVlo.de up

1145(0)

O of these

Cotton Felt

MATTRESSES

especially for this sale

at the introductory ($P 11 ft 1 priceof aiy0 I

n Hi a vrA

ONE DOLLAR CASH, ONE DOLLAR MONTHLY

Pure Cotton Felt

The Hammond Bedding Co. wishing

to further introduce their, Regular $14.50 Mattresses have made us a special price concession on fifty of them and permitted us to sell them at the phenomenal low price of $10.25. This will no doubt be the only opportunity you will ever have to buy one of these high grade mattresses at such a great reduction: if you are in need of a good reliable, guaranteed mattress Wednesday is the day to buy it.

This. Mattress is fully warranted by the Maker and by ourselves

These mattresses are made, layer upon layer, of pure cotton felt and weigh full forty-five pounds. They are covered with best quality art ticking, choice of three different patterns.

Considering the present market price of cotton, this is an-exceptionally good offer. As there are only fifty to be sold at this price we advise that you order yours the first tiling tomorrow morning.

$1.25Cash $l.oo Monthly

$10

Double S. &H. Stamps Wednesday.

Double S. & H. Stamps Wednesday.

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joined his wife. Mrs. Sidmond McHie, who preceded him to Hammond.

Don't forget Red Cross day of the Hammond chapter Saturday, May 13th. 5-9-10t

IIV AND AROUND GARY 1. A. ft. MEETING.

Gondon were married in November of last year and lived together until early this month.

A special meeting of the P. A. R. will be held at, the home of Mrs. .. O. Bower. 525 Van F.uren eereet, next Thursday afternoon.

ORDERED INTO COURT The work of isuing summons in the Gary ahatement rases was begun today, Owners and tennents of property in the south side alleged to be used

I for immoral purpose are ordered to

appear in Gary superior court on June 4. Tre batement suit was filed by I

(Throckmorton Gibson a former gam-Ibler.

POPULAR SCHOOL

GIRL PASSES AWA$J

Kieanor Mary Jenkins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Jenkins, jr.. passaway yesterday afternoon. She had been ill a week. Death resulted from neuphritis. Eleanor was nine years old and a favorite at the 'Lincoln public school and the Congregational Sunday school. She is survived by her parents and a sister, Grace. The funeral is to he held Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock from the residence and interment will be made, in Oakhil! Cemetery. TJev. Cowley have charge of the services. A special funeral street car is to" leave the corner of Gostlin and Hohman streets at 1:40 o'clock which will take the memebrs of Eleanor's Sunday school to the. burial grounds.

SIDMOND M'HIE HOME ON FURLOUGH Sidmond MeHie. son of Mr. and Mrs. R. II. McHie of 864 Hohman street, who is In the engineering department of the U- S- army, is home on a furlough to recutfcerate from his recent illness before being tailed into active service. He -arrived in Hammond yesterday from Washington, D. C. where he had been in the Walter Reed hospital. He

HEEK-FAD IMT. Ray Kvani and Sergeant-at-Arms Roy MrGurke of Fort Sheridan, 111., spent the week-end at the home of Mr. and Mra. W. C. Uhl, 415 Tyler street. IWROVHIi I X HKtl.TH. Mrs. V.. K. Graham. :t4 Marshall street, who has been quae ill, has greatly improved. Miss Rath Graham is ill with the measles. IMTIXU FATI1F.H. Miss August Goldberger of Pueblo, Colo., arrived in Gary yesterday for a. two months' visit with her father, M. GolJberger, in Tennessee street. Ol'T of HOrrr.r Miss fharlotte Chesness of West Fourth avenue, has been discharged from a week's treatment at the freshytenan hospital, Chicago. MR. sPROWI-s.. Mrs. Frank Sprowls of. Glen Tark, has been called to Nebraska by the death of her father.

IXFBCTIOX I Hr. James Frown of the Stanton-Browrn-Hess Company, Reynolds building, Gary, is troubled with an infection In his left hand caused by a small scratch a few days ago. XT on Mrs. W.

J. Halles. BTS Harrison street, is ser

iously ill with spinal mtmus"'"Death of Clem Wilson. Clem Wilson, colored. 35 years old, . 1 r.. riwK.t h Wilson.

son 01 Air. aim - 1 824 Madison street, Gary, died vaster- . : I ftA AOS.

day afternoon or "pneumonia. " . 1 . hr made for the f u-

nieius imic nwi wvcii - neral but it will probably be held Wed- . .-. p.j.rtiltinr Com-

nesaay. ine uarj ( hut. - pany has charge of the remains.

CANVASS COAL SITUATION The East Chicago Chamber of Com

imerce sent out a letter to all coal deal

ers and coal users, this morning, in an effort to make a canvass of the coal situation prepaiatory to the hearing of the public service commission at Gary on Thursday. It has been decided to hold a meeting of men interested in this problem at Chamber headquarters tomorrow. Wednesday evening, at 8 o'clock. At that time representatives will be selected to present the Kast Chicago situation to the commission. . A large attendance is desired.

EAST CHICAGO MASS MEETING.

I A home preparedness meeting to (which all citizens of Kast Chicago and I ake county are invited will be held tonight at the McKinley auditorium f.lohn K. Lathrop t New York City, will deliver the address. It will be the opening of the campaign which the local council of najtional defence w ill conduct in that city

in order to conserve every possible resource and increase efficiency along ail lines.

Kenna, was unconscious. The report is that he is somewhat improved today.

RUNAWAY BOY. Harold .Ciega. a young lad in years of age, left home yesterday morning apparently with no thought in mind except that of simply leaving home. Ti.i night word was received that a boy answering his description had been pieked up at Ixweil. It proved to be the recalcitrant Harold and his father got to him as soon as possible and enconsed him under the parental roof once more.

SECOND ATTEMPT TO RIFLE SAFE A second attempt to rifle the safe at the Calumet Station. East Chicago, oc

curred last night.

Agent Irish this morning found that

the combination had been broken and

that considerable effort had been made by some one to get the safe open. j

The first attempt was made just a few months ago and the similarity of the two efforts makes it apparent that one man did the two jobs.

army. It was learned heretodav that th Tafayette Ksradrille is shortly to be reoutfitted with"the new French war plane which has the highest power and is the fastest invented. It is an expression of the French tribute that the American flyers are the equa' of any similar force in the French army or in the whole world. The Iafayette Esi'adrillw would he glod to get new machines but they weuld be happier to get new uniforms. Not one of the njembers has ben able to ascertain what kind of a uniform an American aviator is supposed to wear. Edward Hinkle of Cincinnati, a corporal In the squadron and a graduate of the Paria Beaux Arts, das designed a new signal of the corps to be- worn on the uniform.

STRANGE SHOOTING

AT IND. HARBOR; T. E. Tenniss, 36 IS Kim street. Ind ana Harbor, was shot in the leg injj John Pora's basement last night. Tenniss was standing near a rigarj stand w hen suddenly a muffled report j was heard and a bullet hit the floor,! glanced and pe"ttrated the-calf of his right leg. He was taken to the Inland I Steel hospital, where the bullet was lo-j caed and removed. j Iater an empty cartridge from a 15 j caliber automatic revolver was found: by officers. Thus far there is so clue) as to who did the shooting or whether! it was intentional or accidental. j

RETURN FROM

CULVER CAMP

Five Hammond high school boys at

tended the annual military training camp at' Culver. Intl., for the past two weeks. The course closed Saturday. They are E. W. Beckman.1 J. Caplart, Ti. P. Heeler. F. S. Seidenbecker and R. P. Tinkham. There w ere 600 students present, rpresenting ten states. The camp was named "Camp Thomas II. Barry," in honor of General Barry, eommanding Central department. 1". S. A.

ENTERS SERVICE.

Frank E. Keenan of East Chicago,

entered the quartermaster corps of the regular army at t. Ixuis. Mo. Mr. Keenan is well known In this vicinity. He was business manager for the Iiast

rz r.rUer fr,ithll tAam l;ist f A 1 1.

This is the third ,memblr of the Keenan family that hai enlisted. !

SHE SMOKED;

HE OBJECTS Charges that his wife Helen, smoked cigarettes, neglected her housework and was guilty of cruel anl inhuman treatment are made In a complaint In a divorce suit flied In Gary superior court by William Gondon of Whiting. Through his attorneys. Gavit. Hall A Smith, Gondon states that his marriage

was a short lived one. "Mr. and Mrs.

INJURED IN STREET FIGHT John McKenna. IS years of age, $12-

. . nnJiti mm 111. rcllttt '

of a street fight near the Phillips. res i Av. rhiirn evmie i

lament w . McKenna was hit by R. U Slight, a conductor on the B. A O. C. T.. who rooms at the Phillips hotel. Slight said at the police station that he struck but once and that was in selfdefense. McKenna was knocked down and hit his head on the cement sidewair. , For nearly twenty-four hours Me-

FRANCE TO EQUIP j AMERICAN AVIATORS) BV HKXRV AVOOn. j (Br lulled Pr.) (With the Lafayette Air qodro, ! French Army. itteTrhere In , i France.) France proposes to show her appreciation of the American flying squadron's work by giving it the finest equipment

of anv similar corps in tne trench

PASTIME TO-DAY 'PEARL OF THE ARMY" And a Two Reel Fox Comedy "THERE'S MANY A FOOL" with Hank Mann. WEDNESDAY "JOAN OF ARC" THURSDAY WM. S. HART In a Western Feature.

PeLuxe Theatre

TODAY WILLIAM FARXUM in "A TALK OF TWO CITIES" Seven Acts. NO ADVANCE IN PRICKS. TOMORROW LENORE ULRICII in HER QWN PEOPLE' Also "THE GREAT SECRET" THURSDAY Mary Miles Minter in "THE GENTLE INTRUDER" Always GoodAlso PAT HE NEWS Coming MARY PICKFORD In "A ROMANCE OF THE REDWOOD." May 24 and 25.