Hammond Times, Volume 13, Number 270, Hammond, Lake County, 28 April 1919 — Page 8

HOSPITAL

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NOW ASSURED

It looks now as if a hospital for East Chicago-Indiana. Harbor was an assured thing. It is reported on good authority that the Manufacturers" Association has brought about a financing of the enterprise and that The Hand Maidens of Jesus Christ will take over the management. The plans for this hospital have been in the air for several years and it will be a welcome piece of news indeed that at last these plans are to become a reality. The structure will cost in the neighborhood of $350,000 and will be located at the old ball rark on Euclid avenue. The committee which is in charge of this movement consists of J. W. Lees, of Inland Steel Co.; H. A. Foppcnhuson. of the Green Engineering Co.; Chas. II. True, of the Locomotive Superheater Co.: Chas. Llndmiller. of the Mstal Thermit Corporation; George M. Davis, of the Republic Iron and Steel Co.. and "W. J. Riley, secretary of the Manufacturers' Association.

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f INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! TOLEDO. O.. April 2S- Rum runners between this city and Detroit were busy today, rounding tip and warning all "females of the species" who are engaged in this very lucrative occupation, to beware of the "bloomer censor" at Monroe. Mich., half way between the two cities, where persons suspeted of having concealed liquor about their persons are held up by stat constabulary end searched just after they enter the fetate of Michigan. Officials engaged efforts to prevent the running of booze into Detroit announce,! today that because so many women have become active in the work of relieving the drought at Detroit and so many in-

genlus devices have been employed in hiding wet goods that they are kept busy ee arching' women.

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DIPS FALL IN DRAGNET YESTERDAY 40 Pocektbooks and Purses Are Found in Street Cars Sunday.

(BTJtiaiTXN.) Jtr WagTr of 1833 Madison t., Gary, wu robbed of 9182 la currency while In Hammond Saturday afternoon. Mr. Waratr think. that he was robbed while getting on a Hammond-Oary traet car aa be was crowded between two men who acted strangely. He bad fire 930 bills, six 910 bills, three 95 tills and seven 91.00 bills. All but the one dollar bills bad a cross marked oa them with a lead pencil. Chicago dips were operating extensively in this region last Saturday. Complaints were filed in several cities. Even at South Bend their operations were reported on the South Shore lines. At the II. V. & E. c. car barns, at Hammond. It is said that over forty pocketbooks and purses were found on the street cars that came in at the close of the day. The police of East Chicago have four men under arrest. Two were picked up on description at the corner of Chicago and Forsyth avenues by Officers My beck and Petro and Deputy Sheriff Olds. They give their names as Harry Laws. S119 S. Halstead St.. Chicago, and James Cass, 812 N. Michigan St.. Chicago. A passenger on the car from Whiting to East Chicago saw these men operating and gave a description to the East Chicago police. At Calumet, polica Captain Tom Downey arrested two men who had gotten off the South Shore car at that point and were apparently dividing their money. When arrested, one of them had $97.S5 and the other $33.53. They said that they had been gambling on the train but not picking pockets. They gave their names as Bert Conley. 1132 Sunnyside ave.. Chicago, and John K. Hendron. SOS Grace st., Chicago. A $200 cash bond for each was furnished by K. X.- Herran, Chicago.

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We have 25 Busy Salespeople handing the Bargains Out to the Eager Buyers. Friends and Neighbors are talking about this CARNIVAL OF BARGAINS and dollars are being saved here each day. This is a GENUINE CLOSING OUT SALE with Lowest Prices for all on Ladies' Coats, Suits, Dresses, Underwear, Hosiery, Etc.

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CHICAGO BAKER

STRIKE IS ON

Dealers Insist There Will Be No Serious Shortage in Bread Supply.

t !1TFHATt0NL NEWS SERVICE CHICAGO. April 2S. "With close to 2.000 bakers on strike demanding shorter hours and no night work, and no prospects of an immediate settlement, both a'les of the controversy issued statements today assuring Chicago's millions there would be no serious shortage in the supply of bread. The master bakers have voted unanimously to "fight the strike to the end," and promise the public their factories will be working on a 100 per cent basis tomorrow. Charles Hohman. chairman ef the Trorkers' strike committee, declares the bakers are also prepared to "light it to the end," and that In the meantime 600 small bake shops who have signed the workers' agreement will be able to "prevent any serious shortage of bread" until the men win their strike. WEE RIOT ON CROWDED INTERURBAN

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doorway. He had orders, he said, to keep the car locked. "How stupid," said Tenney. "There's no reason why some of these people shouldn't get in that empty coach and were going In." The conductor. It ! said, picked up an iron bar and waved it threateningly. Tenney grabbed his wrist and then began a savage battle, while the train tore through the rain, over culvets. ov. er bridges, through stretches cf prairie. Tenney had one foot on the of the second coach door, the other on the sill of the first coach door standing over the couplings. The coach load back of him writhed In excitement and urged him on. Women were fainting, men were swearing, trying to get past Tenney to reach the conductor, but the battle continued until the train pulled into East Chicago. OTerrrhelm Conductor. Then the men from the second coach ran up the stairs of the front car. poured In. overwhelmed the conductor, took possession, and the train went on Its way. The conductor was badly beaten. The collector and the brakewan, and the motorman had made no' move to help him, according to the passengers, though the collector tried to conciliate the riotous travelers. Among other pasesngers on the train, some of whom witnessed the fight between Tenney and the "conductor, were Mr. and Mrs. Sherwood Anderson. 12 Hast Davidson street: Dr. Caroline Hedger. 150 East Fiftythir street; Mrs. Catherine Graham, Miss Mabel Lee, Prof. Wellington Jones of the University of Chicago and sixteen university students; Victor Tarros. his wife; Jens Jensen, landscape gardner; George E. Hooker, of the City club, Mr. John F. Urie, and Miss Sarah Cunnicllff. There was a small outbreak when the collector went into the first and rear coaches and tried to collect fares. But It passed. The collector made no trouble.

RESCUE 5SEAMEN. INTERNATIONAL , NEWS SERVICE! BOSTON". April 28j Coast guardsmen from the Point Allerton station rescued five fo.amen from the burning coal htrge Oc-oaro, in Fresidcnt Koads totia y. Flpnr-s were shooting up from the bow to the stern of the boat as the roast guardsme ntook off the Ossoaro's crew.

THE TIMES FINANCIAL COLUMN

Allis Chalmers 37 4 American Car and Foundry 95 14 American Locomotive 771, American Smelting 72 American Steel Foundry 35 American Sugar Kenning 1:9 American Tel. and Tel. 102 American "Woolen 66 :-j Anaconda . g; i Atchison 35 Baldwin Locomotive 337t Baltimore and Ohio 4$'i Bethlehem Steel B Canadian raciflc 162 Central Leather . SO'i Chesapeake and Ohio 62 i Chicago and North Western 95 Chicago, Mil. and St. Paul , 3S1, Colorado Fuel 43 Corn Products 63 Crucible Steel ggij Cuba Cane Sugar 30 t U. S. Food I 77 Erie 171; General Electric 162 General Motors ISO Gt. Northern Pr. 0 t Illinois Central ..101 Lackawanna Steel Tl'j Lehigh Valley . 55 Midvale. Steel 45s; New Tork Central 73 N. T.. N. H. and Hartford 30 'i Norfolk and Western 105 s Northern raclfic 53"g Pennsylvania 44 H Pittsburgh Coal 50 'i Pressed Steel Car 75 Railway Steel Springs S6'i Headings 84Ti Southern raciflc 107 T Southern Railway 23 Sinclair 59 'i Teas Co. 32S 1, Union Pacific . 130 U. S. Steel 100 i, V. S. Steel Frfd. 116; Utah Copper 76

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CHICAGO 1.1 "7 E STOCK. HOGS Bulk. J205g2O.S5; top. J20.90; butcher hogs heavy. $20 70 20. ?0; packing hogs heavy. $20.55 20. S5; medium and mlied, $18.20 5 20.50; light. $20.10 20.80: pigs. $17.25 318.50; roughs. $lS.75'g 13.75. CATTLE Beef cattle good choice. $17. 75S 20.00; medium and common. $13.65'918.00; butcher stock heifers, $7.60 J? 15.00; cows. $7. SO 14.75 ; canners and cutters. $3.8o'g 10.25; stockers and feeders good choice. $10,23 3X5 60; common and medium, $8. tdft 13.73; veal calves g"ood choice, $12.75 14.00. CHICAOO CASH O SLAIN CZ.OSX. CORN No. 2 mixed. $1.63 l.TO'.i : 2 white. $1.69 ?1. 70 Vi; 2 yellowfl $1.63 1? 1.70: 3 mixed. $1.6701.69: 3 white. $1.67 1.68: 3 yellow. $1.66,i U 1-70; 4 mixed. $1. 6611-67: white. $1.66 S 1.66 V, ; 4 yellow. $1.66 31.68'.:,. OATS No. 2 white. 74iit?75c: 3 white. 729'3ac: 4 white, 71i72c; standard. 73ViS4lic CaiCAO-O PBODTJCX. BUTTER Creamery extras. 604 c: firsts, 57HS60c; packing stocks, 37 44c. EGGS Current receipts. 40142c; ordinary firsts. 39si04OVic; firsts. 40 42Hc: extras. a43i444c. LIVE POULTRY Turkeys, 32 33c; chickens. 04c; springs, S2c; roosters. 23c: geese, 23c; ducks. 8133c. POTATOES Ohios, $2.10 3 2.25. VEAL SO to 60 lbs., 15ffl6c: 70 to SO lbs.. 17?18c; 80 to 110 lbs.. 19920c: fancy, 21c: overweight kidneys, 140 ro 175 lbs , 1415c; coarse, 14c

MARTIAL LAW AT BUDAPEST 1 INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! AMSTERDAM. April 2S Martial law has been proclaimed at Budapest as a result of the steady onward drive of the Roumanian army of invasion in Hungary, said a dispatch from Vienna today. Since Thursday night t!i Roumanians have occupied four more towns Nyrbathr, Gylula. Varar and Oifar.irn". Commissioner Pogani, of the soviet p-ivernment, threatens to exterminate the burgeoia hostages if the city Is

entered.

Ladies' and Misses New Spring Suits

Serges. Gabardines, "Wool Poplins, Novelty Cloth in the wanted shades, values to $10. Closing Out price

$17.50

New Spring Cloth Coats $32.50 values. Closing Out price

18.97

Silk Dresses Taffetas, plain and fancy patterns. Closing Out at $9.89

Serge Dresses A big closing out bargain at $9.89 Georgette Crcpc Waists, values to $7.50. On sale $3.48

New Spring -Coats Wool Novelty Cloth. $15.00 values. Closing Out price

$4.89

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Due to the Fact that We Must Close Out This Store Within the Next Few Days. We Will Take Your Liberty Bonds the Same as Cash'

PERCALE LADIES' HOSE LADIES' VESTS SILK COATS ' LADIES' SILK HOSIERY HOUSE DRESSES F a s t black, 25c cloqincr out bargain $3r,- valuc' Clos" SILK H0SE S5c val"?. Now on $2.50 values value. On sale rt h ing Out Special, pair sale at $1.79 11c 17c $16.79 39c 41c

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TEN NEW CARS FOR , GARY ST. RAILWAY Thn more new cars have arrived for the Gary Street Bailway company from the factory at Cleveland. Ohio. The. now cars win be placed In service in Fifth avenue and Broadway. Gary. Hlzht more new cars are. expected to arrive sc;m5 time this week. The new cars Just received will scat B persons and nearly as many more In the aisles. They have end entrances and exits and side dors. The new additions to the car barns at Twenty-second and Jefferson street are nearine completion for the storingof the new extra cars to be put In the service. Two more new cars are comlnsr. to will be placed on the Gary and Valparaiso interurban line. '

SUNDAY NIGHT SUPPER A SUCCESS A new movement was Inaugurated yesterday at the Gary T. M. C. A.. In the nature of a big; Sunday nig-ht community supper. In explaining the need for such an affair Secretary Dickson mentioned the fact that there were many strangers In Gary who were Just anxious to Ket acquainted with the people of the city. On the other hand, he stated, there were many old-time residents of Gary who would gladly help strangers get acquainted. Sunday night supper can easily be made a function when both the old t:mers and the new comers can set together. The f.ervlnar of a modest community supper 13 a help t the housewif because ft saves her the necessity of preparing an extra meal at a time when the family is not generally very hungry. It i thought that this feature alone will become very popular as it will help in solving the problem

of when and where to eat on Sunday night. About scventy-fle people responded to the Invitations sent out for last Sunday. After a few minutes ot cornmun.ty singing, which was followed by t-ome fine solos by Mrc. Clara Edmunds Heming-way, adjournment was made to the north section of the Y. M. C. A. cafe, where round tables had been prepared for the aruests. The guests gave

their names and the states in which

they were born. There were manj churches rep-esented and church parties were formed for attendance at the evening service.

125 feet In depth. The two stores are occupied by the Gary Faper Company and the Architectural Sheet Metal Works, and the upper s.tory Is occupied as flats. The building was built about six years ago by O. A. Clark of South Eend and J. R. Noble.

VICTORY PARADE A GRAND SUCCESS Iad by Mayor Hodges and the squadron of police and Gary Municipal band the Victory parade at Gary with forty thousand in the line of march, was grand pageant and success. As rer schedule the line of march was formed at Twenty-first and Broadway at 6:-3') in which twenty bands, soldiers, mothers of soldiers, wives of soldiers, civic orders, both American and foreign, and from the ranks of the Gary Works, and detachment of citizens afoot and In automobiles participated with flying colors taking the monstrous line forty-five minutes to pass a given point, disbanding at Pennsylvania street and East S de Park.

$466 PER FT. PTID FOR WASHINGTON ST. PROPERTY

One of the biggest deals In real esatte sales of the season at Gary was consummated last Saturday when Miss Gladys Paine purchased from O. A. Clark and the heirs of John B. Noble, of South Bend, the brik building at 552 Washington street. Gary, at a consideration of $;VO0 or $466.66 per front foot. The property Is improved with a two-story brick business block covering the entire sixty-foot of frontage, with & depth of 65 feet, the lots being

HE CARRIED CONCEALED WEAPONS Harvey Elakemorc. a colored seventeen year old boy. was this morning arrested at loth avenue and Broadway, Gary, charged with carrying concealed weapons and brought to the police station, where he is being held without bonds for his appearance In court.

$45,000 STORE AND OFFICE BLDG. FOR GARY The Model Clothiers. Gary, Saturday, was Issued a permit for the erection of a two stry tile, brick and terra cotta store and office building at 732-38 Broadway to cost $45,000, the excavation and ' tha foundation being made now. Visa Carbonara, 2401 Monroe street. Gary, took out a permit for the erection of a one-tory frame residence to cost J2.000.

Twin City News Notes

inaisposition. The regular order of business was taken up at the elope of the luncheon service. Voted into membership of the club, was Mrs. Knight, a former Evanston club woman who has

come to make this city her home, and : also the reinstatement of Mrs. F. L. I Evans, who formerly belonged to the club. Revisions and amendments to Tie , by-laws of the constitution were pre-! sented by the secretary. Miss Gertrude' Van Geisen, and Mrs. II. II. Clark, form- : er club president, gave explanations of the feasibility of the change and all were duly adopted by motion and sup-' port of the club members. Most of the changes made were either to eliminate the more frequent chances to those of the more permanent ones and in some instances a more stable regime was to , be formulated involving the general and departmental activities of the .club.1 Those who voluntarily offered sugges-j tions to facillate tha general club meet- ' ings with the various departments were' Mrs. Laura D. Floyd, city and county' chairman of the suffrage movement, Mrs. George Summers, a well known club woman in the Twin Cities, especially, in musicale progranl arrangements. Mrs. William Meade, former club president,' Mrs. J. A. Fatterson. county chairman ! of clubs and club parliamentarian, Mrs.! J. D. Kennedy, also former club presi-j dent, Mrs. George Crummey.' and Mrs. j George Sweigart. The decision finally j was voted to be placed in the hands of j the general program committee with thoj advisability of selecting the most opportune times. Announcement was made; that during the -week of May 3rd thcrej would be a Milk and Milk Products Ex-!

SZBS. E. X.. BEXD ELECTED. The East Chicago Woman's Club met in the Congregational church parlors

Saturday at noon for their annual election and dinner. The introductory num-! her was a piano solo by Miss Gertrude j

.'.neddon who responded to the second !

rendition promoted by the warm applause s-he received. Regret was expressed for the Inability of Mrs. W. McOmber to appear in vocal selections owing to an

hibit to be held in East Chicago, the designation to be made later regarding place, etc. Co-operation of all club women was aisked and a generous response wes the result. Mrs. E. L. Reid will be the successor of Mrs. ,E. N. Canine. Loyal support was promised

the new president and there are pros-j pects of a most successful year to come.

Mrs. Canine has been a most capable leader and the choice of Mrs. Reid now shows that the club will maintain its high purposes. The Tenth Federation meeting to be held at the Christian church. Whiting, next Saturday, May 3rd, was announced by Mrs. George Summers. Tickets are now ready for distribution

and club members will have an oppoi -tunity to hear Dr. Preston Bradley, v. h. will take for his subject. "The United State."? e'f Tomorrow." Miss Snider N also to address that meeting. Reports of the activities of the . -ulcus departments of the local club were given l.y their presiding chairman. Mr?. Je-e Thompson, reported net receipts e:' 550.000 realized from a theatre beneii!. on the part of the Literary section and the money divided in gifts to the Associated Charities and the Welfare Asso-,-ation. Other reports were equally interesting. Mrs. Ottenheimer, for the Civic departments, winch embraced fin protection in all rublic buildings. Mrs. Frank Dixon reported on the beneficial music influence of that department; Mrs. Edward Schwab gave a brief summaiy of the Home Economic section. The newly elected vice president is Mrs. A. A. Ro?s; secretary, Mrs. W. W. Smith; assistnn; secretary. Mrs. William Meade: Federation secretary. Miss Van Geisen; treasurer, Mrs. A. Ottenheimer. Elected to the directorate for three years, were Mesdames E. X. Canine and Ben WPllams. In conclusion. Mrs. George I :. Crummey gave in reading, an originaT poem, "Over the Top in October." by Mrs. J. A. Patterson, complimentary to the State Federated Endowment Fund and a pledge of a gift from the club of this city was voted. Also, a vote of the greatest appreciation -was extended to the ladies of the Congregational church for the luncheon serice and which included the banquet features of the County Federa tion .of Clubs held here of recent date. Elected 3S delegates to the Tenth Federation ssf-ion at Whitinp. pre the Mesdames E. N. Canine, T. I-'.. Williams, and J. D. Kennedy.

DROPS DEAD IN LODGE ROOM

John Fears. 532 W. 10th ave.. a member fT tTie colored Masonic lodge, Gary, drorped dead while attending a meeting of the lodge members in lodge room Tart night., The deceased had been a victim of several attacks lately with heart weakness and -.e cause of his budden death is thought to be from that.