Hammond Times, Volume 13, Number 244, Hammond, Lake County, 28 March 1919 — Page 8

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THE TIMES.

Friday, March 28, 1D19.

FINE HOMES TO- LINE HOHMAH . TO LITTLE CALUMET

Trie prorrrt owners who live on either' "F;le of Hchman street smith -f the old i!y limits met at the Chamfer r Cm- , merce ro'ju J.-tsi -i'nins ami d iscnssed ' the. proposal to t-uild a sower ystm on tl lit street in order that it may be opened '. tp to hiKli Kra-le d- clopnint . j The meeting dcvt lupfd th fact thnt ' rnct of .the propertj owners north of i fifteenth avonu are in favor of tin-: while moH of thrm south of Fi I - : tf"nth avenue are opposed to anything: hut a moderate asaessmer t for such an ' improvement, j The art vs brought out in the meet-; i'i that South ll.diinaii street Imppn to ' escape thf upd-fiiril!. .rt ,.f d-ve!op-r.ent tl.at is inking pim e in the new

Uwn of Ues.vi;ie wliirh lies south of Hammond and east of the Motion trat-ka

Because of a I.jck. of swers, water j erviee. electric Hphts and ra. the Hess- i

tne river. He taid that the broken down condition of the Oonliey venu sv.er maue it tmperiUe tht this be built at ome and that unless South Hoh'nan

street ce.rne in at this time- thHt it niht ji em.

1 enrs before another plan could h" devised thU would tfilve isr. of this It rrtior j . red Humpfer. who owns a large pieof vroperty close to the city indnat.d that he f;iored the pi oje-.-t. Mutt Huriipltr. his brother. as nni-committal. lr. William ! . Wt is told how he had R-oiK' south of the city limits to. ft

lre- fin re of ground where h could i

hae plenty of room and be quiet, lu.w j eotnj any Ins holdings increased in vnlue until;

v, ,tli the development of Kt ti0"tl mid ! the. tuildlnn or W. "".. Taxton's home i at'tr the iraighteninsr and opening of 1 if"hmsn street he Uni mad'- a modest j l' rtune out of his holdings. He favors se w.-rs to further that dv lopnient.

Ktchard Winckl- r stated that he had Ix'UKht an aere with the expectation ef lii!d;nR a home there but that a lack of public utilities had prevented him from d nf so. It is estimated that theie are 1 tt 0 aorrs of srround th.it iro absolutely usetess without dr in.-ice. It is also be. lieird that the prese-nt 4hy reliance on the automobile for l ra ti sport a i ion will result In bui'dmjt up Hohman street all the way to lhi river with fm homes in the rst ten ar

h tipe over 4nOU aerra of exceedingly al-jand coal remained practically unchaxiud liable, shallow drilllnn terrttrv. eleeeled . In prices.

land fee. Pimple, ftom the w yotmnj,Thornton Oil Company, an Indiana con- ;

is now hippitifr a powerful drilling;

rig to Osage. Wyornit.ir. wliliii l tn infl I pton-Thornton district. i The above leise was purchased from! the Wyoming-Thornton oil Company, ai

i.iiu iiiTiunnt.ii eoncern. wnicn nn

otfices in the Hammond buildm. Th

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officers are very jubilant and anticipate biK thing in the near future. This is in the same field as the North Central leases. another l.av County

are located in the same county.

PRICES SHOW A

WILL KEEP

deration whn tha county meeting U called. letters are bein ent out from the T-st Chicago chamber asking the rarlims orftanlzattona In tha county to expreaa an opinion on the feasibility of a county meetlnK and suggest a time and place. As soon replies are received, further action will be taken. '

DOWNWARD TENDENCY

T INTERNATIONAL NfWS SERVICE! WASHINGTON- Mfr.-h 2 - Wholes".

thn utibftit the I i ite.i .-i.ii a .iisunct downward trend at

,f the new year, aeo tii-

1 today by the

bureau of labor

trent of

Other conferences on the matter will

-.i ia territory adjacent to Hammond's take place in the next week and it Is tt.!it-up territory is developing into a hoped that the project maybe trot'en un-"shanty-town" of the worst sort. Andicfer way in the- next month. TV. C. Taotics having taken on that character of 'on. w ho has done more to build up and

beautify this territorv than anv other

matt, is 1n favor of the plan. uets. fuel and lifchnnp T- is fTtiwtoH thot .v i!'trni-i r hnildlne materials, ard

r pinion will be merely as to the char- Id rugs. House furnishinss remained un

development it is not expected that it" will j ever becoma a delrab'e place of resi-i drica. j It la this that the Hohmarv street property owners want to avoid. Most of the territory west of the Morion and south t' the Little Calumet river hfui been enreed to Hammond and is rtpo for ilvt Infment. One hunralow that was built in' fhlr territory was abandoned becausa of water in tha basement. Water stands on tha land jn many plrces In tha sprlnp and this prevents both tha culttwatioTi of the farms and

tlia ia or t.he property for resniotitial

purposes.

City Engineer Erl.lge outlined the pro

ject as ling a plan to construct a sewer ' Pr. .7. T. Clark has heard frm WyomConkey avenue to Hohman street. u;r that the tisage -oal & rij Syndicate, thence southward on Hohman street tovvhteh has recently acquired by ub-

r r : e ; how ei:

thf: beeinnins

i,.tr t,) a bulletin i"su

tatist ics tn the depart -

labor. In .Tantino. omp:.d

witti the precfdinr month, ih. re rs a urop of alK.ut three cent- on the ,1- liar f. r foodstuffs; cb.th-' and cloihinij went down some f.fte' n cents, while ni'Mnl and metal products sh wed a declin.-of about eleven cents. Smaller decreases

re shown in the aroups of farm pr

ecter of the project, its extent at.d cost, rather than opposition to tlie plan itslf.

OIL MEN HEAR INTERESTING NEWS

I changed. i Amor, imnortanl ailicles 'wholesale pioes averaite.l less in

Urv than in IVoember w c r

core oats, ha v. hid"S. toba

i tr, heese. eeRs, rye. flour lard, ci.rnmeal. bacon, hams, cotton and woobu ! Eoods, raw silk, glycerine, ammonia.

caustic soda, soda ash. rubber. onk aift woodpulp. hogs, cattle, sheep. peHmit. Miiltri- nnnltes. I.an.b. mutton. otN.

j maples, douslas fir and tnaple Uit.ib r. 1 laundry aoap and whiskey average, 1 ! higher in prices: w hile bariey hops. !anned goods. flh. heef. veal. milk. ro e. Isnlt. suear. tea. vinegar. le.-th.r goods

I INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE l.ONlw.N, March 2S. Tankts. as an m.plf nu nt of war, will not be abolish" d by (ireat Britain. The value of these, moving forts of ateel, which played such an important part in breaking the Htndenbjrg line Is considered so rreat that a committee superceding the government tank board, lias been organized by the war office to supervise all tank activities. 1'xperiments will be carried on in hope of improving "The Whippets," and Hie H in carrying tj'pe. f'ficjalc of the war office realize that an army of 50.000 n n, equipped w ith t inks ind airplanes, could easily defeat a force of 100,000 men without tanks. In fuct. one officer well versed in the history of the present war. rnade the folloulr.g ptcdiction today:

"In any future war we shall

l.:ivc the ij.'garitio armies of men with enormous stores of supplies which can Ih so easily bombed and needing miles of communication lines, always liable to be tit. "1 feel that we shall ha ve' romparat iv

j small armies of men. w ith numbers t f w hosa ! mechanical applianct s. of which tank. Janu- I aircraft and arc'Mery will b the most

lion. f!a-, important far tors.

but-i are now aiming to deeop more

speed and mobility in our tanks. I do not think the future tanks will be much higRer than thoi;e we h-ive now. For the t'US'-r the tan'i 'h ".ogger is the target offered." It is confidently Imped that tank' will be constructed vith a speed of twentyfive !"i;'os an hiur ever dry level ctenind. If oh France ;rid J t!y are work'iig 1o m'rr" e the wa- tnnk.. rlse.

Twin City News Notes

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an 1 n nd ,

The'Miteral translation of the letters S. O. S.. as applied to a club conducting a elnnce at Indiana Harbor tomorrow evening at the Auditorium, baa leak'd ut and in fact was suplcloned and so

on a wager that if the correct solution be given, that th courtesy be entendei lo publication. As promised, true te all precepts, here it is: 5ticr.al of foe ubilitv. Now the party who fathomed this dark s'cret and forwarded it, via the way 'f 1 nele Sam. is asked to please not tell It to anybody. The dance is on tomorre.w evenln- and if the keen wit can he observed she shall b- showered with many con' pi im' n ts for her quick intuition. It can almost h wagered with a double cross that no one ever cave the

'.ert away. Twin City young folks are never fi'11"' trusted wrth the most com

plicated prf'Meins not to no n.vunyeei. T hey vvill represent tb youth and beauty fit the affair tomorrow evening. ii.i.im r.ui.DKn DF,n. The Angel ei f Death claimed William Colder at an early hour this rnornlnir ut the I'i f sbyt er ia rt hospital, where be had been for the past several weeks under the observance of Chicago's best medical experts who were baffled St first in their diagnosis of a most peculiar tnaladv with which the vouth was

medical mn who delre deeepeat Into the science which afflicts and stricken, it was found and determined by more than one that a tumor had formed so close io the brain that surgery could not be attempted and that fatal it flauimat en . spreading to the ti-Kiif-a snrroin-ling Tha deceaaed was a bright lad. Jintor at the Washing-

! ton high 'hoed and f-r everal yeara

Ketved a a '.-,lt t Alhan's Kpiacopa 1 ehur h fe the son of Mr.

n ','idf-r of a,')! Pnnii, i' 'fsrejs to this ffftUnd whn tt hoy , u' ff.-r r '.f g. and hll-'.r.g o make the

toda. The m'li oTjrji

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and Mr

tty I van la aver, cou n t r .- f r for W 1 1 ! 1 a rn v. a I oi a 1 1 r, K here

city progressiva !' father I an Inland H'

and la allied with b.e Maaonie, Odd Fellows, rd K. e,f I". rrd rs. the mother l a Tnemher 'f the Katern S'r. Ilebekahx tn'l Msj flower ' amp Royal Neighbors, r.svlr.g been the letter's r-

corder for many years Roth are 1ndefatis;at.le it, their ad thepiscopal faith and aupp'rtars of Ft. Alhan's church Three children. John, .fumes. Hannah and Te)' omr-rie ,n" remaining family. The Krandparents are Mr. and Mrs. WCil-am Ijohhie of I'enn a.-enue and an un'!, Mr. William robb!e. Jr. of 'irapevme street. No dte is set for the funeral at this time, the remains are belr.g brought here today to the family res:dene. lj'r snnounren.ent wili be given as to the services Profound sympathy Is extended the family in 'heir bereavem e n t . Tonight. Is the social to be held at the B. C Luker.s lone In Grapevine

street, where general soolaMltty wia reign supreme, taking the place of the box party which was announced, but changed as opinion was divided in the popularity of the form of diversion, s.j. a program with selected numbers vill be rendered and an invitation is extended widely to all members of the

and their large cirri, of frlsnds to Joia in this evening's pleasure arranged for their benefit. a small silver offering will be taken to go toward tha church fund.

A meeting called for the purpose to transact builn'H of importance pertaining to the Woman' Benefit Associatie.n of the .Maccabees of Indiana Harbor, will take plaee at the home of Mrs. 1. C. MrnelUn, sog E!m street, Monday evening. It is urgent that there he a good attendance of members pi fifnt. Idttje T;0-e Mathews ef South Olcot'. ave . who has been ill for many weeks with typhoid fever, is convalescent. Attorney .1. C. Stephens of Fir st. is eti'Ttalning his father, John Stephens w ho ha ' "me from Toungstown. O., to become betier acquainted with hla brand new little granddaughter, iimily Jane. Apropos to the ushering in of the warm if pring-'ike weather, u has teen founl necessary to discontinue th class's conducted at the Kilty school for physical training. Monday and Wednesday. The decline of inf-rest at this time of the year is natural and with the approach of the fall season, activities will sKain be renewed. There is much interest manifested st present at the Kiley school for a movement in

early gardening as years heretofore have instilled a willingness to conttnu" the producing spirit implanted in wsrperiod days. The children fairly revel in the enjoyment derived from the fruits of their labor and never seem to tire of their e-xhausting efforts to gain the very beet results. Mrs. Phillip Swentzel who recently moved from Indiana Harbor to mak Chicago her future home was a guest of Mrs. Itosa Myers of Ivy st., prior to her departure for Pittsburg. Pa. Mrs. Frank Forrester of 3431 Fir is calling a meeting this evening of all members of Woodmen Circle Vo. E5.

suffering I'pon consultation with First M. E. church of Indiana Harbor

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CHICAGO

HERE THEY NIFTY SPRING

ARE SUITS

At Prices to Fit Any Purse

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(tQ ff For the tlirifty man or youii man you Avill travel a lon PdLtJJJI way before you will find the equal of these splendid values we are selling at twenty dollars. (tiQC' ff These are snappy Sprin? Suits and look the art. (iuarPd&JJ anteed fabrics, many pleasing shades to choose from such as silk novelty irrLxtures, etc. Also some conservative models. OQfl AO ou e unusually impressed with these fancy blue )jUvu serge herringbone all wool worsted suits. They are exceptionally well tailored. CAf AA These are without doubt the classiest suits found on sale tpxKJxjKJ in the city for the money. These are for the young man and man who cares. They are stunning in appearance waist cut coat. We have them in the newest shades such as green, blue and brown flannels, basket weaves and lined with fancy silk striped lining. We guarantee every suit to fit. Call early look them over while selection is complete. We save you $ $ Max Levim Go. Clothiers and Tailors

East State Street Hammond, Ind.

MS LAW

ENFORCED

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Gassman

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Herbert Reed Made President of A. of I. & T. W. of A.

Vice-S.

ID.

East Chicago was opposed to the passage of h County Unit Road Eill but the bill hart become a law and at the !a?t rnfceung of the chamber of commerce that organization expressed its desire nn'i willingness to back up the law in letter and in spirit and to co-operate in every way possible in securing for the county a system of roads that will lie a credit to the district and that will work

upon no one any injustice. It is believed that the spirit of the. law really involves the adoption of aj system of roads, carefully worked out' and adopted by the- county enmmissio tiers, a system that will provide through . roads of benefit to the county at lure pud n.d such roads that have been built j

in the pM for special interests. Members of the board of commission

ers ha ve expressed themselves as favor- i 8 nhl lo this idea and it is believed thati"

t such a svstem could be informally Q adopted which would receive the unan-j 8 ! imous support of the tax paying public.: g , Preliminary to the adoption of such ': Q

a fuft'-m, the Fast hicago cnamper or : g commerce is proposing that a county; m . I tm

meet re be ca eej at which the repre- s.

sentative of the various civic and com-i meroisl beidiep of the county may meet; with the- county commissioners and dis-J cuss the law. its provisions, its llmita- .

tions and the plans under which i' may )! be utilized for 'he pood e.f all. At the meeting of the board of directors held this afternoon a committee of

ai torneys and road experts will be select- q

ed to delve mte the law and interrrer ia

its provisions. Thus a tentative report

nil he prepare.! ani pe reany it vm

Quality Hats For Spring Featuring only the quality product of the leading hat makers of America. The most complete and varied exhibit of fine hats ever brought to the attention of men and young men in Hammond.

Special for Tonight and Saturday

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orsalino - $7

KnappFelt DeLuxe $5M Perfek Felt $4M

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Fine Shoes Fine Hats Fine Furnishings 577 Hohman Street, Hammond, Ind.

At thp tnetinK oi i no nnn oi jir i- n UF IV m - , y tm

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P! --1 3--jli 1 its provisions. Thus a tentative report j nVa BB Bill BIB BOBBBBBBBBIBSSBEiDBBSBaBBBa

ifi: . s --- ' i i r i , Hn j, prepared and be ready for eon- j-mjmppwipsbmmmmi

HI -ami. g f jf 1 T Qiiife Pnate

rntn tm to? u i tn ntra n-tn. rrf oi o ranes. Doimans. skirts

a a i u i n u y rin mm ti n n n4 i Wrti uu . r 7

kJjp'ii liliU jpiiJl-llilll - Waists and Dresses

We Announce Our Eight Day Men: Big Bargains For You in Our 8 Day Sale John B. Stetson HatsValues 6 to $10, at our Sday sale only $4.50 Men's Suits Tailored to measure, in our 8-day sale 1 A of ftho regular price. Spccbl for the 8-day sale $25 to $37.50 Men's Union Coveralls "Lee" brand, regular $4.50 sellers, at our 8-day sale $3.25 Men's Blue Heavy Overalls Best $3.00 grades such .is "Carharts," "Winona Special," "Oshkosh."- Special for our 8-day sale only. .$2 Men's Black Sateen Shirts $1.75 grade, only.. $1.25 Men's Blue Chambray Shirts Good grade, only. . . .85C Men's Good Work PantsHeavy weight, regular $2.75 seller, at $1.75

BOY'S SUITS In Our Spring Opening Sale

Boys' Latest Style All Wool Blue Serge and mixture, all colors, "bolted" and other latest models, values up t $15.00, at our S-day sale only $8.00 to $9.50 Boys' Caps All wool, 39c to 89C Boys' Blouses in good blue striped blue chambray, black sateen and white striped, regular 89c values, at our 8(fay sale only 49c Boys' Suspenders G o o d quality, regular 39c seller, at our 8-day sale 19c Boys' Overalls 497

Men's Finest Furnishings, John B. Stetson Hats, Suits Made to Order

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79 State St.

Hammond

Indiana

We offer to the people of Hammond and surrounding towns the op portunity to purchase their Spring Wearing Apparel of the finest high grade merchandise at a great saving. Visit our store before you buy. It will pay you.

H. Sh

neiaer

Tailor and Furnisher 79 State Street Hammond Ind. The Store of the Lowest Prices in Hammond

Ladies' Suits in blue, all wool serge poplin, latest models, high grade, values up to $40. at our Spring sale $19.50 to $27.50

Ladies' Coats, Capes and Dolmans, latest models, speeially 'priced $15 to $25.00

Skirts All wool serge and poplin, silk poplin and taffeta silk, latest models $2.9S to $7.50

New Georgette Waists -- Spring styles ,high values, only $5.00 to $0.50

GirPs Dresses Boy's Suits GIRLS' DRESSES AND HATS In Our Spring Opening Sale.

Girls' Silk Dresses in rose taffeta silk, sizes 8 to 1 I onlv $10.00

Girls' Gingham and Linen Dresses P-oautiful styles, sizes 2 to li and 8 to 14. specially triced at 75c to $2.98

Girls' Hats, Spring StylesLatest, all colors $1.19 to $3.19

Girls' Princess Slips, white, good grade, only 98

Kid Gloves Special, ors, regular $2.50 onlv

t.l- Children's White Muslin C) . Drawers Good grade, sizes .50 2-2 to 12, only 19c