Hammond Times, Volume 13, Number 150, Hammond, Lake County, 5 December 1918 — Page 2

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PURE FOOD

Si U' S. Food Administration License No. G13773 is

Prices Count . ... Hill I IP -I V -- '" So Does Quality You 11 Find the Very Best Quality of Things to Eat at the LION STORE Grocery. Our prices are generally a little Lower than Elsewhere, Which is Due to Our Mighty Buying Power.

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Week-End Specials No. 2 cans Kiehelieu Brand Baked Pork and Beans, can lc No. 2 cans Viola Cut Strinslcss Beans IN r ran .' . . .' ISc No. 2 cans Badger State Choice Suirar Corn Per can 16c Per dozen, $1.85. " No. 2 cans Habit Brand Choice Peas, 14c; per dozen 31.60 No. 2 cans Lakeside fancv Earlv .Tune Peas, per can .' ' 19C .No. 1 cans Paoli brand Fancy Tomato Paste, i .clean He No.'l tall cans Snidcr's Tomato Soup, can. 121 : per dozen $1.40

VU II Jf I LI tWZ) Flake for week-end sale, package . . .

Zrsm fhi-rkc Nix Kb Electric Soap Cliips jr. OOap KmpS week -end sale Ql f price, per package i3C 1

Fancy High Grade Noodles Macaroni and Spaghetti, per Original boxes of 15 lbs Original boxes of 20 lbs 1 Butter

Plymouth Rock Brand Pure Apple

Butter Mason jars piked

for this sale at Ketchup bottle special at .

"Monarch Brand -Pure Ketchup 14' --oz.

Soap Flakes end price, per package

X Op KsOm Popcorn Wei k-en.l sale price, per pound

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5j wwuwuiUL Dromedary Coeanut, I pound packages

Si T1..3, :ini brand

2j-L VUJLIVI inff Powder. 1 lb. ran

I Navy Beans E! per pound

Sale of Christmas Cigars

RLESnWEIX CIGAR? A broad leaf Havana, packed II in a cedar lined tin; regular price. Jl.50. special pr $1.23 box T.A ZOR.V OPKRA fI ARS Put up 15 in a ran: re;ilar price Jl.SP; Week Fnd $1.35 price, per can . . Drug Specials j Caldwell's Pyrup of Fpin. regu lar 50c bottle, on sale at..... OJC Garfield Tea. strictly laxative. 25e packages, special in herb 16c De Witt's Kidney Tills, the regu lar 50c boxes, on sale at 29c very efK. A- tv. Coulth Pyrup. a very ef fective remedy, the SPc bottles at 34c riHlunTiHUiiuminiiiiiuuiiiiiiiunntiHiw

forth for congressional consideration in. the annual report of the interstate commerce commission regarding the futuro of the railroads. The report in brief follows: "Whatever line of policy is determined the fundamental aim should tie to secure transportation system that will be adequate for the nation's need evf-n in the time of national stress. To this

end there should be provisions for prompt merser without friction of all the lines in time of emergency. "This merger would h such." says the report, "as would be, necessary for the demands of the, domestic and foreign commerce." Tt would assure only the construction absolutely reeded; would encnuniRe inland waterways and coordination of roil and uater t r.i ii.porGROCERY Kello rrrr Faniou Corn IE lei Special fall shapes'), lb 15c S2.00 .82.65 Tomato ': - Famous Lu S o a 1 -AY 1 Shelled ! 18c I nn gdc fresh keeing ; 3 3 o ! Crvstal Bale 1 9c Fancy N a v v M a n i- h u r i a n i Bcan - r$l TIM MCRPHV or HAVAN'A I-ON'DRKS CI'JARS Foxes of fifty: regular price, J2.00; specially priced at rer $1.75 flack and wuitk Smoking Tobacco in IS ounce tins, regular price 15c: on sale. 1ZC Candy Specials Little Folks' Mixed Candy, eortment of hard candy, kind, lb an as- i 1 15c I

Jumbo Salted Peanuts, a fresh bar- E rell. regular 60c grade. T E '4 pound X i. C E Chocolate Pipped Almonds, regular E

price $1.00 pei" pound, spe- a r cial. pound QJLC Old Fashioned Chocolate Props,

regular rrice lb. 40c. special, lb 15c

tation system. Th plans proposed are: Continuance of the present plan of cont rol. Public ownership with private regulate,-! operation. Regulated private operations with Sro fern men tut faiara titers " nosumflinn of private control and manaKoinenx unrter regulation. Public ownrf-hip, Th report explains each of these anttlos separately.

ADDRESSES HAMMOND MEN ON RECONSTRUCTION WORK (Continued from ys.r- one.) we-t will si end a lot ef money for enlarncfient nf ttieir huildlncs. which v. ill copMiine hi'iit)- !', sliince s. p.-iiiH ntid perhaps patented rooting. Wo hae 1leadx I en aiivit-' d of Hivancs In certain in? i i in Is. vhii h enter into the manufacture of our prodm-t; we have learned that s..nie building materials have inT.'.icii: hut in no case hn" v e bten a.lviM i of a reduction, except prelum's in I he ca.se of bituminous coal, Inch product ion (hi. ea r 'c- !;' Hi.it of any other .; bec;uie of war ! i-tief-; and row coodn ions hecomii'S norm;! the de.ilers are :!;. nmut t- ask you to Vs "a I i 1 1 tf a 1 o!' our h'tdins hem f.ir coal as has heofi I1:V case in the pat i n r :,r. a ha I i. "tieitins- hack to our Muhjett the "Outlook for the Kami Trad-'.' To indicate the general feeling of business hopefulness wi'.h tl;? different lumber dealers, let me rpiote fioio tin- words expressed at n meeting i.f I he Mi.diiau Hardwood Manufacturer3 a Iietroit. Michisan. on Xoveniber 1 5f It; namely, 'The Kip id l Rr-ah For the Plow." "Karm trad'' will ftUe ."dv'in'ape of chenerd condiMons; ffp tile farmvrs s a cIm.s now ore abundantly aide io make impmvemor, : s ti.ey have had in conteinplation l..fo'-e the period of war. "Money i! a comiiiodny. A hushel of wheat will liuv more of a biiildintr today than ever hefote in the liistory ot" the world. Any farm produce that is raised on the American farm will buy more builditiK material than our before. So in considering what ou now term the 'high price of building material' consuler at ihe -ai.te time the f,--er that money is liothint more than a medium of ex-j ha:!,:". !.v the f:i "ir.T ge!;-. ic.on v fort his priduot which he ic so further ings tha nc and th it an:ount t'f money j is for his products will j t the prod;; ct ten ot imihi'r before ill the history of the world. "Today, the farmer is more in iirt.d of farm buildings Horn he cer was before, Kor the oast two or three years building operations Imi' been ebbing, and now lhat the iide has char.KCd. he not only must have the pew building that he would ordinarily have needed. but he must ;'lso take, up the slack' j that has o. curred in ;he ( An or ihreei noii-b'.i i'.d imr years that have just j r:.-,r!-ed." I NOTICE. All t. nibr-i - f tin' W. II. Caii'kin T'oft. No. ""2 and all old Veteran-' of the Civil W a :. are requested t meet a: tJvand Aim'. Ilr.ll. Suiieiior collet l.u.ldinr s.t:M-HHv runmc Herfitil.fr! I 7th. at eiiih to'i I-ck. for election of oflicels. Till II oil lo tins ;'.,eet'n-:. P. P.Fil.l.KV. officer of the la MORE SOLDIERS COMING BACK PATHS, ho-. 5. in addition to the steamers K.nriss of Fntain and Adriatic h-.und for New Voik with soldiers, the Canopn" ii left Liverpool for Huston with f-oty off ceis and I.(",2 men of the air s-er uv. it was ofncially a rnounced tori a v.. The Knip.ress of biilairi is cairvir.g six art" .'.;ii.i(ii-npi roni;uisit t wen ty officers and 550 m n. four air servo e i iitis! r '-t ion ("in p.a n : ' s of 24 fJcers and 9:5 men and about 400 si. k nnd wounded with attendant nurses. :oc()o-al effh '. and men. A boat d 1 1 e Alt-iitti'' a?e yeven Sftundtons total -it; t "A c n t ' -1 i i r e ; - officers aid l'7f no-n and five air .iff ! c.-n-if. ! ion compani o: ..T-r '. t ' t . ci.i; -one ofi'ic rs and l."!4 m ti. 1,700 PIECE BAND DROPPED CHItWH Xav.il T:r. I ii,-. 5 The OreSt Lakes nmirg Station hand, consist - roil p errs, will he disbanded.! in? " on oidevs from tie bureau of navisa-j ;,,n it w as announced. The bf?id. ! under d'te tir.n of Lietit John I'htllit) .ousfi. has aprieared in whole or In part in fll ai ts of the ountry during tl;o Libert v H8V.-1 reLoan campaigns and to aid uiting. Its d i shp ndtrien t ca !! !. 1 1 i n f. ,resions of d : sa Ppintnien t j c s at the ! rea t Lb k es . ! order e. new hand of L""1 j ex Off! I'mUr pier-es W I iza tion. replace th-- present orj;aiiRUSH WORK ON CALUMET AVE. W.-.t U of ..-onstru. fi'-n of the Columbia aonuf Lne of t'ue Tiaiv.niond. Whiting and I'iast "',,, -ago street ear company is b- ns rushed as fast, as flit materials can he .secured in an effort to have it comp'etfd before winter sets In. As soon as the line in finished ' from Sunnier street to ton avenue, the new loop servic be installed. , Morwill DEATH OF WEST HAMMOND WOMAN Mrs. Klizabetli Green. 4 years old. of 234 Tngraham avenue. West Hammorning. Mrs. Green leaves to mourn her two dtiit shters. The funnrsl will be held tomorrow morning from All Points' church, Tr. Ptrrett will nffu iate, Ttiterment will be in Pt. Joseph cemetery in charge of Fndertakor Kmmeilinc. 1.1 Stop Itching Eczema ! r' J ! Never mind how often you have tried er4 I !-H a-- r crrtfi Kiirnln er i f Vl i n CT eczema quickly by applying a hule zemo i furnished by any druggist for 3oc. fcxtra large bottle, $1,.00. Healing begins the moment zemo is applied, lu a short time usually every trace of eczema, tetter, pimples, rash, b'ackheads and similar skin diseases will be removed. For clearing ths skin and making it vigorously healthy, always use zemo, the nrnetratinp. sntisDtic liauid. It is not a greaST salve and it does not Stain. 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W.1CISW..UBUIC uuc uClKi Ua5uv- d ,Uv),r. Finder phone 217 Hannent for 6km troubles of all kinds, ond 12-5-1 The W.Rose Co.. Cleveland. X .......

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- i i December 6. ,tch1son 9j American rt Sugar 58 American Car IMry. M i American hfn-nmnt iv CZ'i Anaconda . 6S' American Smelting M' ftrooklyn Rapid Transit 3 Baldwin I.oeoniotive Baltimore and Ohio 53 Canadian Pacific . t59 American "an Co. . l.itj New York Central Central Leather 60 'i Chesapeake and Ohio 5Dsi Crucible Su-el 67 Krie American Stee Kdrs. 9H General ICleitric HS'i Great Northern 98 International Taper . 31 Norfolk and Western - 107 Northern Pacific 96 '3 Pennsylvania 4 7 Pittsburg t'ual 47 Peoples Gas fi5 Republic Iron and Steel TS'i Heading 84't I'. S. Rubber 7 4s American Sugar -, 110is Southern Pacini: KCU Southern Railway 31' Chco. Mil. and St. Paul 1t Texas oil t5 I'niled Cmars lost, V. S. Steel 33T I'mon Pacific l"9'-a I'tah Copper 73 -i Western I'nion SS7 Willys Overland -' Sinclair Oil 33 :

LIBEKTT BONOS. 4 4.s. conv. 3'sS 4'ts ... 94.30 ... 93.74 . i, i.10 i I i;s. conv. 3is 97.74 4 i4 . conv. 4s 9-5. 12 4h 4is 900 VKAh. ;.n-6" lb.. 15'-c: 60-?0 lbs., Iiifim,,-; ftO-lin lbs.. 2223c; fancy. 23'c: heavj weight kidne'js. 13 13c; course, li'c. 1'OTAToK Cars. 20: WisconsinMinnesota. Jl.tSOfi l.'.o. CHICAGO OEAIN TCTUKEB. CORN Dec. l-34t: Jan., $1.32; Feb , $1.32: March. Jl.32-. OATS Dec, 73'ic; Jan., 72 4c: Feb.. 72tic: March. 727tc. CHICAGO LIVE STOCK. TlOiist Ueceipts. 74.000: market. 10 lower: rough. t.23V 1S.75: light. $17. on '((17.65: pigs. $14 25 'i 1 " B0: butcher. $17.50 'a 17.75: racktiig, 516.90tf 17.45, CATTLE Receipts. 22.000; market, steady: beeves, $3.75 'd 20.23 ; cows. $65 fj H.frf.; stockers-feedeis. . $7.no& 1 1.23: ennners. 6. 1 5 Q 6. &5 : calves. $ 1 7.30 n 1 ( 0: butchers. $6.85 f 14.23. CHICAOO PRODUCE. t Bl'TTKi! ("reamery extras. 7c: cream.-ry firsts. 62'i ti 62'8c; firsts. 53 tl bttc: .ipeonds, j1 a jiC. l ".t ; "iS Ordinaries, ;St?63c; firsts. 64 'a S title. LIVK POl LTKy Fowls. 1721ie: ducks. 24c: geee. 22'iic; springs, 21c; turkpya. 24c. - ' FOUND GUILTY. Vound guiltv of petit larceny, Wm. t'urtis, a freight hauler, was fined forty-eight dollars by a jury in the court of Judge Hardy yesterday. Curtis wa charged with the theft of ISO dozen igs from the. Krie railroad. . William Kalati of F.ast Chicago was placed on trial in Judge Hardy's; court today on a charge of asaault with in- ! tent to kil!. F.al.iti. it is claimed. I shot John Antonin through the aim. NEW MARRIAGE LICENSES ISSUED CT:owN" POINT. Ind., Pec. S Pavi.l A .Mct'ool. age Jl. Indiana Harbor: Minnie I'etrrs, age si. Fast Side. 111. Josef Jasek. Whiting; Mary Jamioi. Whiting. William I!. Buckie. Hinsdale, 111.: Marjoiy Study via, Chicago. WILL REMAIN UNTIL PEACE WASHINGTON, Pec. 5 Veteran divisions now in France such a the first and second regulars and the Painhow and New England National Cuaids probably wiil remain there until peace is actually concluded, accardlng to the opinion of Secretary of War T5aker. 1EISNER WANTS CONFERENCE MKCXirir. Pec. 5. Kurt Eisner, head of the Pavirian government, has t eleurn phe-d Caancellor Lbert rer:iet;ng a conference of the heads of the German state at Jena to discuss the .-omp'osit ion, convocation of a national assembly and publication of se- ; ' t document!. HAS TOTsTANd" BY BRO. BILL IPVTTtsn PftFSS CaBLEi'IMAM 1 AMSTERDAM. Dec. 5 Prince Henry of rrussis.. brother of the former kaiser, has issued a proclamation, stating that the "eldest Ilohenzollern has left Prussia and that it Is therefore incumbent upon him to do every thing possible to assit the lawfully elected government. "At the aame time," the proclamation concluded, "it i my duty to stand by the kaiser and protect him from harm." "BE CALM," SAYS U. S. f Br T"N!TEt PHES 1 AVAKHINGTOX, Dec. 5. The Vnlter! States covernment has Jmrresed on oth Peru and Chile "the absolute neesity" of comrosinr their differences. Thi urging has been made informal ly and on the arotmds that South Ameru sn T,ldri,y niu,t be maintained. TO LITE TOD CLASSIFY WANTF.D Dhwasher. Home "Restaurant, 230 State St.. Hammond. 12-5-2 LOST Pocket book, Tuesday evening on liauer or Unliman St.: contained $4.00

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NEW NIGHT MESSAGE RATES Manager C. U Yuille of the local Western I'nion office announces a scale of greatly reduced rates for overnight" messages, effective "January I. The new rate are calculated to develop a nw class of telegraphic correspondence consisting of short communications which should not suffer the delays inseparable from physical transportation in the mail but which will not atand the higher rates, necesaariTy charged for the longer night letters. The new service, known as night, megaages. a d1gned to upplement and round out the night Jet,ter service. The minimum night niessaae rate is 2c, and for 25c ten word overnight message can b sent a considerable distance, while the maximum rate is 50c as against a maximum of II heretofore charged.. The new rates should not enly prova a boon to the "business interests of this .ty hut lead to the me, large usa of the telegraph in social eorrespondfnce that prevails In European countries. MASONS HOME FROM FT. WAYNE The infl'irnz, epidemic Is at its he cht at Fort Waj n and Pk county Masons who were there, taking the onsistory were compelled tn enm j home yesterday without finishing Among the candidates were George jSchaaf. Whiting; Theodore Klotz. and j Frank TT. Thompson. Hammond. J. j T. Ilutton of Hammond was with the ca ndidates. I 'Kveryhody In Fort Wayne wears i.'i masKij, stated Mr. Hutton, "and the town is closed toght on public gatherings. A hundred and thirtyseven caes dvelope4 !n a da'.. The mayor refused to permit us to continue the woik without masks and we f.iulrt not do tha work satisfactorily with masks. LIVELY FUN MAKERS AT THE ORPHEUM ONeil and Walmsley proved the livLest funmakers the Hammond Orphtum theitre has had in a coon's age, when the j opened yesterday as a feature act of the mid-week bill. When Walmsley complained that the horse he bet on ran "the other way" O'Neil opined he should ha'e "played" him both ways." The race track was muddy. "I thought you aaid that horse liked tht mud?" questioned Walmsley. "Yah." replied O'Neil, "he likes it so well he runs back the other way so they can't kick in his face." It Is O'Neil who declares that the way to keep a horse from frothing at the mouth is to teach him to spit. Influenza and kindred diseases start with acold. Don't trifle with it. At the first shiver or sneeze, take CASCARA Wl QUININE Standard eold remedy for 29 rear (a tabX form efe, sure, no opiate breaks up a cold ia 2 hour relieve grip ia 3 day. Money back if it fails. The genuine boxhai a Red top with Mr. HiU'a picture. At All Drug Store.

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Most Sensational Show of

In order to accommodate the thousands turned away we have decided to run MA bZlLS E (SfHJMPB.Bm in

ALL THIS WEEK in addition to our regular features. TODAY

Bryant in 6(SBW faff

Also Charlie Chaplin

Also Charlie Chaplin SATURDAY

ilary in PicktOFd

Also Charlie Chaplin.

in "Branding Broadway" Also Charlie Chaplin

Suit Cases and Bags Are Practical Christmas Gifts

Greatest possible selections of traveling luggage in our Drapery Department (second floor). Bags and Suit Cases at all prices.

BAGS Genuine leather, made in three pieces brass trimmings, leather lined, very Frons anl durable; black only, at $7.50

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IJOU HAMMOND. IND. TODAY PRISCILLA DEAN In "The Brazen Beauty" Also Official War Review. T &I J AT ' EDITH ROBERTS in "The Stolen Option" SATUKDAT GERTRITE St rOY in "THE SILENT' WITNESS," and a Keystone Comedy. Hji lip im. immnjn n'.nrt-if ir. -h..t. aii PMSTTBFJEE TODAY NEAL HART In a pepperr western feature full . of speed anti action "The Husband Hunter" 1 IDAT Norma Talmadge In "THE MOTH" A story of social sin and sorrows with an endir.f that thrills. Sat. CLARA KIMBALL TOUNG in "MAUDA." Sunday GLADYS K ROCKWELL in "KL'LTL'it." ilWjUWU Sate&AiWUIWtattM

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Thursday. December 5, 1918

SUIT CASES Fabrikoid. leather straps and corners, brass rivets and trimmings; 24-inrn. size. Con tains shirt, fold, Mack only 17.00 RPHEU Theatre Wi HAMMOND, IND. FEATURE ATTRACTION. Today and Friday O'lleit&Valmsiey TWO LIGHTNING BUGS in Comicalities of Life. Alvin Brothers Sensational Balancer. Arnold & Percival Talking Pictures. Arthur Guy Trio Ncvelty In Black and Tan. Gordone Bros. & Co. And Thslr Real Live Boxing KangarooThe Only Act ef Its Kind In the World. Ruth Roland in "Hands Up" New Show Mon., Wed. and Sa. Matinee Daily 2:30 Nights Continuous 7 to 11 Sundays Continuous 2 to 11 Mr-ill J Help the government to pay its debts bv buvine War Savine Stamps. The Season! Charlie Chaplin in "Shoulder Aries" ALL THIS WEEK!

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