Hammond Times, Volume 12, Number 95, Hammond, Lake County, 10 October 1917 — Page 5

Wednesday, Got 10. 1917.

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X .it AS COMI2TO EVENTS. Tha new officers will preside at the meeting of tho Mom je Street Ladies' Aid Society Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. AVeil in Calumet -avenue. Thero will be a meeting of Queen Esther Circle ot "the First Methodist church Thursday evening lit the homo of Miss Frances Honnett, 43a May street. The first division of the M. E. Ladies' Aid Society will be entertained by ilrs. J. Arthur Davis, S3i May wood avenue Thursday afttrnoon. This week's meeting; of the Fine street Ladies' Aid Society will he held in the sewing room of the Irving school Thursday afternoon. The meeting of Circle No. S which was anrounced would take place v esterday afternoon was postponed for two weeks when Mrs. M. Jung of "Williams street will be hostess. Hammond Chapter Xo. 1?0 Women of Mooseheart Lesion will resume its afternoon card parties Friday at the Mouse hall. Miss Dora Otto, president of the Hammond Musical Col tope entertained the faculty at a charming party last evening at her home in Sohl street complimentary to Mrs. Howard Hoy OH7.. formerly Miss Alice M. Brctr.att, whose marriage was an event of last Wednesday. She was presented with a set of hand painted pl.ates. The club colors of white and yellow were carried out attractively in the decorations and during the evening a prettily appointed luncheon was served. Mrs. Olta who was one of Mr. Reckzeh's most talented pupils graduated from the college last year and is the youngest member of its faculty. Other members at the party were Mrs. William Whitaker. the Misses Elizabeth Webber. Laura Hess, Geraldine Swanson and Georgian Hrowc r. MAea Marie Witter of Hammond and Wts3ey Wickey, son of E. W. Wickey of Last Chicago announce their marrv.se which occurred at St. J-o, Mich., September Sth. They will make their fut.ire homo in East Chicago. Mr. Wickey is employed as chief engineer of the Lake County Ice and Cold Storage corn-pen:-at East Chicago. He is a graduate of the East Chicago hife'li school and also of the Siebel School of Technology. Mrs. Wickey is a graduate of the Hammond high school, cias of '15. The Woman's Foreign Missionary society of the M. E. church met lajt evening with Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Towle. 03 Ogden street. Mrs. John E. Mer and Mrs. Russell Smith were the assisting hosteses. Mrs. Duncan was in charge of the meeting and reports for the year were read. The devotions' were lead by Mrs. T. J. Eassett. A program was given consistirg of selections by the Cecelian Quartet, readings by Miss Mable Fowley. vocal selections by Miss Hazel Younger with Mrs. Lavers accompaning on the harp, and a sole by Rev. Paul Benedict. During the social hour refreshments were served by the horteses. The husbands and frir-nda of the members were guests at tha meeting. In celebration of her birthday anniversary Mrs. George Drackert delightful! v entertained the members cf 'he Neighborhood Club yesterday afternoon at her home in State Line street. The guests brought their needle work and during the af'ernon they were entertained with music. A two course luncheon was served, the table having for its decoration roses and ferns, carrying out a color scheme of pink and green. Mrs. F. C. Brincken of Sibley street invited tha club to be her guests in two irVelL on Tuesday afternoon at a party in celbratton of her birthday anniversary Mrs. W. J. Stewart formerly of Hammond but now of Chicago was among the guests yesterday. A surprise party was given at tho home of Mrs. D. Jones. 3J Indiana avenue, on Monday evening honoring her daughter. Hazel. Music and games were features of the evening and were followed with a luncheon. There were covers for the Miss- Delia Hartke. Mabel EInspahr, Eleanor and Florence Fricke. Rose Simberg, Marie. Dexter, Elise Mears. Violet and Hazel Jones. Mesrs. Elmer Peterson, Edward Berry. Harry Pajn Fred Ulrlch. H-nry Boblnson and Henry Brown. Announcement of the engagement of Miss Helen Stewart to Edwin Fisher of Chicago was mado last even I ? at the meeting of the F. E. G. Club at the home of Miss Ethel Jaco' son ir. Calumet avenue. The ' ride-elect was srfowered with many rretty gifts in honor of her coming marriage. Painty refreshments were served and the remainder of tho evening was devoted to music and contests. In two weeks th club will b entertained by Miss Edith Kronsell of Elm street and a feature of the rneetSng will be the initiation oj several new ixnbera. The meeting Thursday afternoon of the Baptist Woman's Fnion will be in charge of Mrs. Floyd H. Adams of the Bilo study department. The meeting will be held in the church parlors and serving as hostessses will be Mrs L. L. Dickey chairman. Mrs. George D.cksom Mrs J'O Dickson. Mrs. A. Dietrich. Mrs George Dobbins and Mrs. E. Ecklund. - parcel post sale v.iU be held in the dement of the First Christian churoh Thursday evening under the auspices of The King's Daughters. The packages v itl be sold from a dres, with a hundred pocket, worn by one of the membe r, orchctra Rolprt. ZirL by Miss Marferlt: Haefer and solos by r,u?ene Nan ue Sande, a professional whistler. A meeting of the Hammond Chapter of Eastern "star was held last evening at the Masonic temple to complete plans for Past Officers Night on Novemer 13th and Grand Matrons Night on Novemb-r 27th. Their next regular meeting will b featured by the initiation of a class of candidates. The meeting last evening was quite largely attended in spite of the disagreeaie weather. t Wonderful Remedy for STOMACH TROUBLE One dose convinces Pummers' Pharmacy. Kidgeley Dm? Store in Oary; Central Drus Store in Indiana Harbor. and other reliable druggists.

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Golden Fiile Council No. 1 P. of I hold its regiilar lodge session last evening at the I. O. (.). F. hull. PXESOSALS. Mr. and Mrs. Gtorgo S. Fink have soid their new homo in Fark Fluce nnd with tluir two little, daught'-rs will leave Wednesday for Indianapolis where Mr. Fink will engage in the au-lo.-iiobi L- business. Miss Grace Kin swill will leave Ham- , mmicl Saturday for Washington, L. C, , where she has accepted a position in j the. war department. Miss Kingwill ' has been ihrarntn Ht tho branch at the new Industrial high school building. Mr. and Mrs. C. MurreM Jewett have i returned from their honeymoon, spent ; in the west, and are at homo in Chi- , cagu. j Mrs. Henry Knoll ami little daughter of Ccnnorsville, Ind., are visiting Mrs. j Knoll's parents. Mr. and Mis. W. A. I Kennedy (if Kuth street. j Mr. and Mrs. J. o'Toole of Lawrencejborg. Ind., lia o come to IhniT'iiitnl for an extended visit with their daughter, Mrs. 15. W. Chid'aw and Dr. t'hidlaw, ! at their hem-. iu liimbaeh avenue. ; Mr. ar.i Mr.-. Charles Schneider cf ' Indiana pedis, are visiting at tie home of Mr. and Mrs. William Lohse, 62 Sibley street. Dr. and Mrs. Maurice Iddings are ' spending the day with Dr. fnd Mrs. J John Iddings of Lowell. They will leave ! Kamm.m 1 tomorrow evening for Fort I Ronton, Mi int. ; SOiDIXES AND EAILOKS j KEET WEDNESDAY EVEOTNO j On account of some of the visiting i soldiers ar.d sailors being obliged to return to tluir posts, the regular weekly ! meeting w ill be held Wednesday evening ! instead of '.Thursday. An entertainment w.H be given and some prominent speak-'-rs wi'l make addresses, and a recepj tion will be held at the close. All boys home on furlough are invited to be pres ent. 10-3t J. T. HUTTON, Pres. ONE KILLED AND TWO KURT IN GUN FIGHT (Continued from rage one.) of the baby I would be his best friend and do all I could for him. But Rose Ad me that Fred Bayne did not intend t marry her because she was a poor girl but only went with her for what there was in it. Wrote Bayne a Letter. "I then wrote Fred Bayne a letter. He answered my letter threatening me. Then to spite nm Rose tok her two-ye-ir old baby and put it with a lady who I understand is seriously diseased. Dr. Buchanan told me that the baby was no doubt diseased. "I went to Judge McMahon at Crown Point. I related the case to him. I told him how the baby had been Iti't with negices and with disorderly women. I also told him of keeping the baby on Saturday nisrht as Rose told me she waa going t3 pay her bill ut the Lion Store. Keeps Babe With Kim. "I took the baby to her mother's and her mother refused to keep it so I kept it with mo at 3i22 Grapevine btrcet, Indiana Harbor, for several days. They (officials) did rot look into the information which I gave thern. I exhausted every eftort to ge.t justice. I went to the department of Justice at Chicago, They referred me to Mr. Bragdon at Gary. He told me he couldn't do anything for me as it was not a government c:i?e. "I knew that Fred Bayne was framing this up against me. I knew he would be in court this morning a3 be wanted me out of the way. As I promised God on my knees to defen 1 this innocent baby until tht l.'ist drop of blood in my vtirs I shot 'urn. I believe God is with me. I believe I have, done by duty. I am willing to taka the conse'juencos whatever they may be." Oscar Landmesser. , Called Him Papa. "Why are you so interested in the baby's welfare asked the reporter. "Why Rose taught It to call me papa and I Just loved it and Rose," the murderer answered almost tearfully. The reported e-skod Chief Austgen if the man couM write out Ms own a tenement. Tho official refused saying Landmesser had threatened to ta.ke his own Ufa and might attempt to kill himself with tho pencil. "The police say you Intend to kill yourself. Is that true?" asked the reporter. God Is With Him. "I di I at first. But the gtm wouldn't work. That shows I was sent here to kill Bayne. God Almighty is with me," declared Land messer. "Wi'l you piead guilty?" "Re -kon so; although it was In selfdefense. Bayne threatened to gt me." Land messer will probably be taken direct before the grand jury. Judge Fred Barnett lectured Landmesser for his insulting remarks to the two girls working at the Woolworth store. Evidence was insufficient to find him guilty, however. He SUrts Shooting. As the judge discharged him Landmesser walked hurriedly back from tha witness chair to the spectators' bench. He grabbed his hat and shoved it on his head. Quickly ho turned and started shooting. Bayne fell a few se-conds later. After firing four shots at the Hartman girl, her mother, Bayne and Mrs. Pfeffor, who ha-1 the Ilariman girl in charge, Landmesser turned and fired directly at Judge Barnett. One bullet went through a window behlrg the jurist's bench. The other splintered the CARD GF THANKS CASD Or THANKS. j Wo. wish to thank our friends and neighbors who so kindly aided us during i ti.e illness mi bereavement of our I mother; and also Kev. Claus cf st. Paul's Lutheran church, the choir. Ladies' Aid. and for the donatiein of automobiles and the beautiful floral offerings, lft-in-i MR. AND MRS. F. BROPE AND FAMILY. MRS. MARY SCHNEIDER. CAED OF THANKS. We wisli to express our most sincere tba-ks to all neighbors, friends and relatives for their kindness, sympathy and liberal flora! offerings at the death of our little daughter Kunlce Belle, and especially do we wish to thank Rev. Plot!! for his consoling services. MR. AND MRS. RAYMOND C. SOltl 10-10-1 169 Coakey Ava.

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Avoid Dyspepsia But Don't Starve. Take a Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablet After Meals. No Nausea, No Heartburn Just Real Comfort. v ' "A-c-v"1'. "2Iy Beauty Secret? Just Use Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets for Oood Digestion; Let Nature Eo tlio Kest." Are you in a desperate mood by the time dessert is served;' Many of the good things to eat are banished altogether to those who hiveri't learned of Milan's Dyspepsia Tablets. Instead of liermmg saroitie sandwiches, . salar.-t, pastry -nd ot her rich food w ise people I eat a Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablet alter! ea h meal i:nd one just before going to be 1, then the.-e is no harm in the rich, tancy dishes. Your si- tnach lacks the proper digestive juices to make your meals easily j digested. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets tgive the sLeioMoh and other organs of jtfio digosCve apparatus the wherewithal I to digest fund. ' Get a 50c box today from any drug I store and note the absence of gas. heartl burn, heaviness or any stomach distress. I Adv. uoor. The judge escaped through the back entrance. There was a wild scramble as those without arms attempted to escape from the flying bullets. Trost Opens Fire. j As Landmesser ran toward the judge's Iberu h Bailiff Trost tired, hitting him behiTid the ear. Tiost fired three more shots, two striking his cllothes. Deputy Fhcriff Whitaker fired several shots' junt as Landmesser fell over the witness chair. A reporter interviewed the Hartman girl. "Who was he shooting at?',' "He tried to kill me, my mother and Mr. Bayne." "When did you meet Bayne?" "When he gave me a job in his restaurant, nearly a year ago." "When did you first meet Landmesser?" x "About nine months ago." "Did he ak you to marry him?" Took It As a Joke. "Yes, but I laughed at him and took It as a joke." "You are married?" "Yes; two years ago. My baby girl, Ethel, is two years old." "Where is your husband?" "I don't know." "When did he leave you?" "About a year end a half ago." "So jou have been supporting yourself since?" "Yes." The girl sail she was afraid of Landmesser. "He always looked like a 'white slaver' to me," she declared Her mother, Cora P'orsythe, lives at 172 Wilcox street ' WATER CO. SUSTHHEI TIMES BXTBEATT AT STATS CAUITAI. INDIANAPOLIS, IND., Oct. 10. Tho public Fervico commission' hes made! several orders in mora or less un-im-portant cases. Once case in the nature of precedent, was decided. It relates to the Bast Chicago and Indiana Har bor Water Company. The Indiana liarbor Bealty Company filed a petition with the commission asking an order supporting an ordinance of the city of; Gary, which had ordered the water company to extend its maim to a real estate Troject tho realty company had in purview. The company had not made the extension. The commission held it had no jurisdiction in the case, inasmuch as the public utility law gives the municipality the right to order main extensions, and such orders merely are subject to review by the commission. DRIVER HAS II 'HARROW ESGP.PE A merchant cartage truck driving: north on Michigan avenue, Indiana Harbor, about noon yesterday was struck by a New York Central passenger train northbound, at the I. 11. B. crossing. John Malesearns. 3449 Pennsylvania avenue, Indiana Harbor, was driving1 and was thrown violently to the ground. He was taken to Dr. Robinson, but while he was badly bruised no bones were broken. The watchman said that he stopped the driver, but that for some reason he started the truck forward again and I ra.i right in front of the approachingtrain. The truck was badly damaged. OAHY GOAL DEALERS RICES Reduction In the prices of leading grades of Illinois and Indiana coal rangfrom 25 cents to $1 per ton arc announced in new circular.? put out today by Gary ccal dealers. The following are the old and new prices f. o. b. curb: Franklin county lump, egg or nut, old, I"; new, $t. Cariervilie lump, egg or nut, old, $7: new, J5. Indiana, lump, ere or nut. old. 15.50: ill Dandruff Germs 11 are very small, but HERPICIDE i .fT. will -nnd lim !! I.BJ

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AMBASSADOR Gerard say? in bis book running serially In tho Examiner that in Gf rmany the tuetl officials control a lot of newspapers. Well, Germany hasn't got a monopoly on this sort o thing, although it is said that the Krupps do it more efficiently by not letting It cost so much.

WHEN" th next Indiana legislature meets it ought to take summary steps to make Wall street's political agents keep their hands off local government in Indiana.

'i THERE is no other street In Indiana as broad, as long, as busy, as cosmopolitan and as up-to-date s Broadway. The How of traffic in this famous highway, 100 feet wid. jind brilliantly lighted at night, is greater than in any other city in the state. It also takes more traffic policemen to rule it.

WITH Tammany hall in New York nghtins? t.ho Gary school plan and Wall street opposing his re-election. Mayor Johnson has some delectable opponents.

WHAT boots it to the steel company aldermen if they refuse to make appropriations to meet the pay of the street laborers, unpaid these tight days end mar.y cf them without money to buy food for their wives and children? Yet the steel company aldermen hasten to appropriate $70,000 for the steel company's gas, water and electrical concern paying it $75 for each arc light when adjoining cities get theia for $51'. 50.

THE Gary police have aided the United States department of justice to arrest over 500 person? slackers, seditionists and breeders of disloyalty.

THERE is an official nrt far hence whori it i. said by many was in the not long distant past under the gravest suspicion of having gained substantial suptio'-t in his politictl ambrions by his friendliness with the interests of the then underworld. It Is now quite plain to b-" seen that. lie has deserted his former frierds and become an ardent and vociferous advocate of "reform." This i.--, no surprise to tin? people who know him best. The only thing that is puzzling the public at this time is said to be their inability to decide whether he is trying to build up for himself a somewhat belated reputation for dignity and virtue, or is he trying to paint a camouflage to deceive the public and shut eff 'h-ir view as to the sources of his power nn-1 popularity In the past.

new, 55.75. Central Illinois, lump, egg or r.ut, old, $6.5 ; new $3.73. Pocahontas, mine run, old, $3; new, $7.75. Pocahontas, lump, tg cr nut, old, $3; new, ?(!.75. These prices represent, as nearly as the local dealers can determ ne i'rorn their records, the prices they are expected to charge for the various grades under the government ruling. "Feme of us are golr.it to take losses on some grades of coal under the new prices." said or.e of tho leading dealers, "but we realize that it will be impossi-bl-; for Dr. GarrieU to make a ruling that would cover each individual case, therefore we shall have to take our medicine.' These prices, dealers say, are subject to revision by ".he local government board when this board is appointed. They also are subject to any increase in cost to the dealer. LOOK INT JUDGE'S Y PFEGH Mayor II. O. Johnson said today that he would attend all Y. M. C. A. membership campaign' luncheons. At the membership campaign dinner on Tuesday night Ji'.Cge C. H. Creenwald of Gery Superior court, was quoted as havintr rapped Mayor Johnson. The judge has been a devoted booster of W. F. Hodsre' mayoralty catr.pa.lg-n and In the primaries mounted the stump. miUmg speeches attacking the n ayor. "There should be iio politics discussed at the Y. M. C. A. membership meetings. The Y. M. C. A. H not in politics and politics should not be dragged in there. Hodges' frier.ds should not take advantage of the "Y." The Y. M. C. A. is coiner good work lure and should not be embarraas-'l by talking politics there." said the mayor. "And as for my.'-'lf and any of our campaign orator? they will not make spetches at tho Y. ?.t. C. A. dinners assail. rg; either Mr. Hodges or Mr. Curtis, or any other candidates." M. E. Burns of East Chicago, of tha Burns-Woodcock Publishing: Co., has received a most interesting letter from one of the Company B bojs in camp at Hattiesburg, Miss. Part cf the letter which is quoted below prompts the ejue-tion os to what is being done to raise; that company fund concerning which there has been so much talk in that city. It v.-ii: V" remembered that the matter w is (irsl in the hands of a Chamber of Commerce committee, then It was turned o:r to a special com ml tine appointed by -h-3 ma, -or. To's emmlttee in turn got I ho Biks and E-.igles to shoulder 1 ho responsibility. It is said that there are wjnl hundr, d dollar c o.'lec t-d that is lying l ;lc in i.rncbcdv haul?. It 'his : true, rt me action f'ici.I be taken nt rnce. Here are evrscts f r mi the lt-ticr: "Mike, rignt now tho men n this . ptliy are re.v to do almost anything thh side of ..-.uGir,'. V. e have been kicking on our eats for a couple of weeks and have o-en promised bet;r. Well .;.' a. m. fr breakfast wt- had About two tab'espoonsf ul of lima beans that we could not eat and a piece of punk ain-l a cur. ol .lh'K coii'ee. Well, nonedy yelled a" -ut tint .1 n ok' ttvit we would g. t en - gh dlnntr. ,i tjjon today tht'o wa-i olhtn '' in tie Uncbn for our cooks to fix up and they did to best th cooi l b i-i-in'ii? s -oie Irad pu'bihi' There was on.i tal.'.osn nful lo c-a m man. And piece of i. tea. and i P f ri.T. . hub for our men ta ' thip couti'rj '.n.l vv c.k hard pu'. Ing stunts tnl dign'im ind leveling to -e a .1 r 1 ' 1 ground, tut Mike, we nnnM Ht.me oiir tapHia. He is s-.Td'.-s-; l,icul. Drecpcn tj i v n now to buy a little soim thing out of their own pockets so as to give the men a half way decent supper for once. Mike, rubber around if you can and find cut about that company fund. Other companies arc eating pretty g-ood es they have company funds." And yet this same Company B subscribed out of their wages 0 per cent more money for Liberty Leans than any other company in the camp! Make It The Last War.

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Gff STARTS LIBEHTT- LM With Gary's allotment of $1,650,000 being announced for the first time yesterday, the campaign for gathering the new Liberty Loan bond is to start in earnest today, and while, subscriptions have come in rather slowly to date, opinion is expressed that Gary will again over-subscribe her allotment and :ad the. list with subscriptions, as it did in the first campaign. Chairman II. J. Hay Jr.. of the Gary State bank, made a thorough canvas of the ccunty on Monday distributing literature and giving' final Instructions to the various committees. To arouse more enthusiasm Mr. Allbricrh, chairman cf the committee on publicity, has prepared plans for a bigger and more successful campaign than before. Talks at the churches, schools and theaters by prominent men and women will be given. L iUSSM TO . GIVE BIG DANCE DHGOUIHBUS Friday, October 12, Columbus day, will be celebrated by the Al Hassan Grotto by giving a cance at tho Slavish Home. 119th street and Laporte avenue. Whiting. Abe Ottenheininr. mcr.ircli of the Grott.o. claims that Coiumbas was a membjr of the Grotto, because ho was a grea devil of a fellow, the peculiar characteristics of a Grotto prophet Tho music wi'l b furnished by the Al Hassan orbt.ra. It will be an invitational affair, but Masons do not need an invitation. The. Al Hassan Crotto is well known in Lake county as one of the best social entertainers. The grand march wii! be led by the monarch, Abe Ottenheimer, and frau. at 9 p. m. sharp. Charles M. Brenner, George Hay, Dr. Jacob Goldman and Charles Spurrier are the members cf tho dance committee. About one hundred members of the Al Hassan grotto are getting ready to go to attend Aryan G-rotto ceremonial at Chicago on Saturday evening, October 27, which will be the greatest affair ever pulled off In Chicaijo. ODDFELLOWS TO CELME fiT HARBOR A bigr "Bill Leedy" class of forty-five candidates of the Harbor Odd Fellows' lodge will receive the degrees at Indiana Harbor tonight, and about fifteen more from Bast Chicago, Hammond and Whiting. The Indiana Harbor lodge stands at present as the first "live wire" lodge In the jurlfdictlon of Indiana. It is not yet eight years since the Harbor lodge was inst'tuted, and tonight they will l ave 300 members In good standing. The membership Is composed ofthe best cJass of citizens. The lodge has an orchestra of twelve pieces which is a credit to the ledge. .The initiation will start at 7 p. m. sharp. The initiatory decree will be done by the Harbor lodge, the first degree by Prosper' ty lodge of Kensington. Chicago. Anton Dick, the most famous Jonathan -in the world, will be there. Come and see Anton Dick. He is an actor right. The second degree by the Harbor lodge. Tha third will be done by the East Chicago third decree staff, which will make its first appearance and which Is goioa- to be To Fix Gray Hairs Here's the simple, easy, safe way to surely change gray or faded, lifeless hair to n uniform, dark., lustrous, beautiful shade perfectly nTurnI in appearance. Merelv do as many thousands have done and apply Q-bnn. Not a quick-acting dye. but deles detection. Guaranteed harmless 75c a large bntlle. Sold by J. W. Wels and al! good drug stores). Try Q-bati Hair Tonic; O-ban Liquid Shampoo; Q-ban SoaD. Also Q-ban Depilatory. Hair Color Restorer

WOMAN WHO SPENT GREATER PART OF 2 YEARS IN BED FINDS HEW LEASE OF LIFE Helpless and Tortured With Rheumatism of Joints, Nov; Healthy and Happy Adds Crutches to Var-ne-sis Boston Collection

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"It means a new lease of ln ie u.to go about as I do now," said Mrs. Alice V. Turcnne of ICS South St., Fitchburg, Mass. "The greater part of two years I spent in bed, not only was I hoiiiless but I suffered agony every hour. My knees were friehtlul to look upon, swollen to almost twice their natural size and as siiif as two blocks of wood. The enly way I could ease tho terrible pain was to place two pillows against the knees to keep them from rubbing together. "I was propped up in bed with pillows on both sides of my back bes : v MRS. TUREKXE ON CRUTCHES cause of the extreme tenderness of my spine. I could not stand even the pressure of the bed clothes on my back. "My feet were quite useless, swollen terribly, and every time I attempted to move the pain would make me sick. I also had sciatic rheumatism, the pain would start at my hips and run down my legs to my toes, it was as though a red hot iron was searing the flesh. It is impossible to describe what I have gone through and only one who suffers from chronic rheumatism can understand. ' Theatment of various kinds failed to relieve me and I wes completely d.scouragcd, whn I heard of Var-ne-sls. Friends persuaded me to try the medicine. a3 it was helping so many ethone of the best in the state. Captain Crammer, the Wells 1'argo man, says so. Refreshments and music. The grand lodg'e of Indiana will be represented by Dr. Jacob .Gol'man. grand marshal, and I. L, Pratt, district deputy grand master of Lake county. James Gardner and Earn Eenante, the organizers of the Harbor lodge, will be the happiest members present. STEEL CENSOR OF GilMifiES ROW! "Committee of 15" in Secret Move Ban on Labor Dramas? The Times is enabled to print today evidence on the part of the seeret members of the "committee of fifteen" of Gary to attempt to impose a censorship on the movie theaters. Itun by Med Officials. This "committee." whose executive committee for the heavy work is not revealed, was organized by the political and anti-labor union officials of the steel chiefs in Gary, ostensibly for "reform" purposes, but really for the city campaign. It ia feared that the secret "committee" intends to try to impose a censorship on movie, plays dealing- with labor problems or thc-e that tho-.v up the insidious and suffering arising out of war profits. Hfrt'i the Report Slip. The following Is the copy of censorship blank issued tr, the committee's asrents, who have been detailed to watch Gary movie houses: BOX THIS ! COFIDKXTI.U. Motion Picture Survey. j Theater Bate j j Film Coir-"-'- ' j Passed by Xat. Board of Censors.... ; i Vaudeville Remarks I Signed Character It was stated today that labor union leaders intend to watch the censorship and to take action regarding it. They recall that some time ago a labor play booked for a Gary movie house was suddenly canceled. AND IT IS SOME SAVE" (By United Press.) CHICAGO. ILL., Oct. 9. Reductions of passeneer service by railroads traversing the 15 central states dsisrnated by Secretary Baker as the "central division" has resulted in the savinjr that HOURS 9 to 12. 1 to 6. 7 to 8. CITIZEN3' BANK BLDG

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ers. t t.ii,;ie5 V ai -tic ia 1 w;is able to go about on crutches and gradually recovered so that I discarded mv cane. During: ray ilineps I fell away to ninety poupds. Var-ne-sis not on.lv cured my rheumatism, but helped m'v stomach from the first and gradually I regained my former weight. I epi well and strong today, thanks to Var-ne-sis." Rev. Pnul M. Cayer of 56 Willow Street, Xcw Bedford. Mass., vcriflej the condition Mrs. Turenne was in, and watched her progefs from helplessness to recovery with marked interest. Var-ne-sis is the one preparation for chronic rheumatism of the joints; it tends to help the stomach and relieve the pain and stiffness. You oufrht -n read "The Rust of Human Hinges," just off the press. It's free. Just address W. a. Varney, Lynn, Mass. W. A. varney says: "I will pay the expense of three business men to investigate the evitheir names. Can I do more?" If you are suffering from chronic rheumatism of the joints you will have to fake var-ne-sis sometime- do it NOW every day's neglect is just one mere day of needless suffering. MRS. TURENNE AS SHE 13 TODAY NOW every day's neglect is Just one more day of needless suffering. Get Var-ne?:s now, today, at Summer's Pharmacy and all reliable druggists. Advertisement,' will amount to 1.086,171 tons of coal. 203,037 barrels of oil, 350 locomotives and 1774 men a year, according to figures made public today by the railroad's war board. The board also reports unless somethin? unferseen occurrs the railroads will transport anthracite coal this year In large quantities tha never before. GARY "Y" SENDS WORKER TO CAMP The Gary T. M. C. A..s which row has two secretaries at Camp Shelby, tho National Guard cantonment at Hattiesburg. Miss., has detailed Phil Heal for duty there. Mr. Hell has two brothers who a.re members of Company F. ot Cary, now at Kattiosburg. The news worker will stop off at his home at Gas City, Ind., before goinsr south. Carl Holm and Elmer Dlls ot Gary are also connected with the work at Hattiesburg. If You Think THE TIMES I? Dojng Its Bit Your Support Is Always Welcome. 7b Live Long! A recin; given by a famous phj'sMan for long life was: "Keep the kidney in good order! Try to eliminate thru tha ekin and iatc-tines the poisons that otber1 wise clog vthe kidnevs. Avoid eating I meat as much as possible; avoid too much j ealt, alcohol, tea. Try a milk and vege- ; table diet. Drink plenty of water, and ' exercise so vou pweat the skin helps to eliminate the toxic povxras and uric acid." for those past middle life, for those easily recognised symptoms of inflammation, as backache, scalding "water," or if uric acid in the blood has caused rheumatism, "rusty" joints, stiffness, get Anuric (double strength). This is a wonderful eliminator of uric acid and was discovered by Dr. Pierce of Invalids' Hotel, BufTalo, N. Y. If your drugpist docs not keep it cend 10 cents to Dr. Pierce for trial packajzo and you will know that it L, many times more potent than lithia and that it dissolves uric acid as hot water docs erigr. HOAiE FOLKS TESTIFY. Fort Wayne, Ind. "I have bee? made most comlortable ty the use of Dr. Pierce's Anuric Table ts. When I etarted to take this medicine my r ipht kidney pained me at each excretion and my back ached all the time and was so fctifl 1 could scarcely get up after lying down. The first bottle I took of Anuric completely cured me of these conditions, and the rheumatism in my shoulders, hands and feet is dimirxifching so rapidly .1 can scarcely beli?ve that Anuric has done go much for me ia so nhort a time. I feel extremely grateful for this relief and am only too glad to recommend Anuric every chance I get." Mes. s. J. IIobests, 917 Cottage Ave.

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