Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 44, Hammond, Lake County, 8 August 1919 — Page 5

Friday. An crust S, 1919.

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KIDS SEND FLOWERS TO THEIR FRIEND

A rackage of flowers containing- a card inscribed ';Froni the kids of the ne ighborhood,'1 and carrying all th5 love In the world and wishes for a speedy recovery, threw a big ray of sunshine '"i happiness in a sick room at the ll'rcy hospital in Gary this morning-. It 5a for Assistant Fire Chief Adam reifert, who underwent a serious operaon. and from his bedside this noon the tni .luraKin news was piven out that he spent a jrod mgU and today is resting comfortably. AVhen the kids in the neighborhood I'.irned of Mr. Peifert's ilhiess yesterday, they started dipping tip their candy find je cream pennies and in a short t .me had enough money to purchase a 1" ely bunch of flowers. When the flowers arrived at the hospital this morninK. a ray of sunshine rept over his pallor and the kindly little deed did hini more Rood than all the nedlnlne he could have taken in the world. The veteran flro flsrhter Is a preat favorite among the "kids In th r ei frhborhood" of the Central fire station and many a little prayer will pass out of their Innocent lips at bed time toTiight asking that their good friend be spared. POST OFFICE PREPARING FOOD STOCKS How Shipments Will Be Made of Army Stocks and Rates Prevailing. f INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! WASHINGTON". Alio- S ..Th. department is preparing to distribute j b-cadcast over the country the new price! list, order blanks and instructions and. thrse will be in the hands of postmasters in time, for beginning- the sale of ermy food on August IS. Postmaster General T'urleson has obtained temporary authority from trie Interstate commerce commission to raise the weight limit on parrel post to 125 pounds in order o take some of the heavier articles to b sold by the government. It is not fiitic:pated that the maximum will e-c-"ed 100 pounds, however. The regular parcel post rates will pre-j van on these shipments. The products for sale will be allocated. Depots for distribution will be so located that consumers will be within the first and second zones so far as practicable and it will be important that buyers place :iieir orders In as near the maximum v.eifirM as possible In order to secure 'he benefit of cheap rates, it was stated. The rates of postage on the first pound is five cents up to and including the secend zone, and one-half cent for the local and on cent for the first and second 2'nes for each additional pound. Buyers will frive their orders through t!is local postmasters or letter carriers In writing in duplicate. The cost of the srticle. plus the postage, will be collected a' the time. It Is announced that the postmaster general will make any tcm-r-'rary regulations roverlng the carriage r-r these; articles. Postmasters will order from the several depots which can arrange for supplying their territories. There are 55.000 postoffices and 43.0-00 rural routes from which the orders can be received, although the distribution will be confined largely to towns of over 10.000 population or through the fiOO first class and the 2.500 second class P' stoffices. postal officials believe. "Milano" Library Tabl Phonograph Made in Hammond. Sold by THE MUSIC MART 151 State St., Hammond.

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A Few of our Specials Week of August 9th to 15th inc. Economy is reconstruction. The Tribune says: "The public should be convinced by this time that economy is the M AIX ROAD to economic adjustment." You will find that this road leads you to 540 Hohman Street.

"Armour's Veribest" Tuna Fish oC or can Ivory Soap Flakes 3 pkgs. for 4 VEgg or Green Gage Plums 3 cans for 63c Jap Rose Soap 5 cakes for io Red Kidney Beans 3 cans for 40c Rub-No-More Powder Large pkg. each...21 "Armour's Veribest" Fruit Jelly olb. crock 1.10 Mason J ar Caps Per dozen 29d We and carry Morris & Cp.'s Fautless Cala Hams

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BULL WRECKS AUTO

ALEXANDRIA, lad., Aug-. 8.ngry "bull, which escaped from a tock farxa south of the city, wrecked an automobile owned aad driven by William Richcy, of Xlwood, and In. Jured Sirs. Klchey seriously. Mr. and Sirs. BJchey were return, lnff to their home In Elwood hy way of Alexandria from Anderson Monday night and the machine was traveling' at a moderate rate of speed when the animal appeared In front of the car. Mr. Klchey was so excited , that he forgot to apply the emergency brake. The hull lowered his head In position for a charge and the automobile did not budg-e him whea it struck. The driver was held In his seat oy the steering wheel, but Sirs. BJchey plunged through the windshield and alighted on the road. She was cut tljout the body and badly shaken up. A passing motorist brought Mr. and Mrs. Eichey to this city for medical treatment and the car, which was wrecked, was towed to a local garage. The bull disappeared down the road none the worse for his encounter with the automobile. PRICES IN NEW BREAK r INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE 1 N-F.1V YORK. Aug. S. Prices on the stock market broke violently at noon today, but the movement was followed by a recovery. , Many issues fell below the level established on Thursday. United States Steel common fell to 100'i, but later was carried upward to 102 on a re-buying wave. Baldwin Locomotive yielded five points, going to ;f7. There were losses of from 3 to 7 points in most of the stocks in which there was any active trading. Large blocks of railway stocks were thrown on the market. Union Pacific slumped fHe points to llS1. Reading sold down 3 points to 75. This was the' had sold in a long time. The trading was accompanied by exciting scenes on the floor of the exchange. INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE 1 NEAV YORK, Aug. S. There was a complete reversal of stock movements and speculative sentiment at the opening of the stock market today. The issues which had shown such pronounced weakness in yesterday's trading showed an urgent demand and during the first fifteen minutes gains ranging from one to over six points were recorded. United States Steel common was heavily bought and started with an advance f -'.i points at 102 ai, and after a reaction to 102 'i. moved up again to its opening price. Baldwin Locomotive. Bethlehem Steel B. and Crucible Steel mada galn3 of about 3 points and other industrials moved in the same way. The extreme advance was made In United States Rubber which responded to the news of the capital readjustment, with an advance of 6 i points to 12812. Central Leather rose 3 to OSU; Ma rine Common two points to 55 '2; Stude-j baker H to ln4 V I Declines were recorded in some stocks' but they were chiefly in issues which! had not been traded in yesterday after-! noon ani were influenced this morning by the appearance of a few belated selling orders. I ANNOUNCEMENT ! Mark Sing laundry. 639 Hohman St.. has closed for tho summer. Parties having work there will please call for sanje at Wah Kie's. 67 State st. Will open again in a few weeks in a new location. 8-S-2t HAMMOND. IND. Best Parlor Broom 5 .strimr, each 69 White Flyer Soap 10 cakes for 65c Columbia Macaroni oi Spaghetti 2 ifkgs. for 15C Helmet Ketchup 16 oz. bottle 3 for 63o 8Hoz. hot., 2 for 25 Large Roll Toilet Paper 5 rolls 3S Campbell's or Snider's Pork and Beans 2 cans for 25 1 Wax Beans3 cans for. x Marigold Oleomargarine and Special Squares. HAMMOND, IND.

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Virv--I-f "l0N- "EWS SERVICE M-ft -iuitK. Aug. S. The stock, market closed strong. Steel common odd up to 103 but closed at 103. Baldwin Locomotive, after moving up S points to 104. reached at the close to 103',,. V:nited Food Products from a low of 76 i dosa to SOU. and Mexican Petroleum rose 8 Vi points from the low to 175. Texas Pacific fielded 5Vi to 45 i and rallied only slightly. General Motors was finally 217; V. S. Rubber. 125; Southern Purine. OS's; Vnltcd Cigars. 197; Central Leather. 96 . and Crucible, 131 Total sales of stocks today were 2.015.700 shapes; bonds, $14,780,000. Allls Chalmers 35 s; American Car and Foundry 117'? American locomotive 82S American Smelting 76 American Steel Foundry 38 5i American Tel. and Tel. 102', Anaconda 671-. Aichlson ' 90 Baldwin Locomotive 103 Baltimore and Ohio 42 Bethlehem Steel S2 Canadian Pacific 156 Central Leather 96 i Chesapeako and Ohio 5 J Chicago and North Western 32 S Chicago. Mil. and St. Paul 40 Colorado Fuel 4 5 Crucible Steel 134 '4 Delaware and Hudson 104 Distilleries Securities SOU Erie 157 General Kllctrlc 1C0 General Motors 217 Gt. Northern Pr. 85 1, Illinois Central 05 Lackawanna Steel 78 Lehigh Valley 48 Midvale "Steel 50 H New York Central 72s Norfolk and Western 90 Northern Tacific , 85 U Ohio Cities Gas 51's Pennsylvania 4 3'i Pressed Steel Car Sj'lRailway Steel Springs 86 Reading "7N Republic Iron and Steel 85 Southern Pacific !5i Sinclair 52'i Texas Co. 252 Union raelftc 122U U. S. Steel 103 r. S. Steel Prfd. 115 West inghousa 52 Willys Overland 32 HOGS Receipts. 0.00; market, steady to unevenly lower, but few bids or sales because packing house strike and railway situation; trade advises suspension of all live stork loading for Chicago until further notice, rricted not quoted." CATTLE Beef Steers Choice and prime. $17.40 ff 19.25; medium and good. $13 00ft 17.40; good and choice, $14 25 18.25: common and medium, $9.75 fx 1 4.25. Butcher Cattle Heifers, $7.40'?? 15.00; cows, $7.2514.50; bulls. $S.50 rri 1 2.50. Canners and cutters Cows and heifers, $6.00iTt 7.25; canner steers, $6.40 S 9.50 ; vea Icalves (light and handyweight). $lS.50r(f ID. 50; feeder steers, $S. 00 fj 13.50; stocker steers. $7.00 (fi 11.00; stocker cows and heifers. $7.00 n 9.00 : stocker calves. $S.003 11.00. Western Range Cattle Beef steers. $11.00 i 16.50; cows and heifers. $S.75?J 13 25. VEAL 50 to 60 lbs.. 50 V 21c; 70 to 0 lbs., 21??23e; !0 to 100' lbs., 241? 25c: fancy. 26? 27c; overweight kidneys. 140 to 175 lbs.. 15c; coarse. 12c. CHICAGO CASH GRAIN CLOSE. CORN No. 6 white. $1.98; 1 yellow. $2.05; 2 yellow. $2.05; 4 yellow. $1.97. OATS No. 2 white, 73 g 76c; 3 white. 71 'n 73c; 4 white. 73sc. CHICAGO PJtODTTCE. BUTTER Creamery extras. 53lic; firsts. 49',i52Hc; racking stocks, 42fl 4 5c. EGGS Current receipts, 3942'ic; ord.nary firsts. 3S-f?39'2c; firsts. 42 4.1c extras. 4 3i Ti 41c. LIVE POULTRY Turkeys, chickens. 33c: springs, 34 3 36c; ters. 21c; geese, 25c; ducks, 28c. POTATOES Ohios. new, $4.50. 25c; roosSHOPMEN PICKET PASSENGER STATION INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERV1CE1 EVANSVILLE. IND, AUGUST S. Striking shopmen today were picketing passenger and freight stations h"re when the force of the walkout bcean to be f wit by the city. Partial freight embargo Is In effort and travelers are advised not to attempt long trips. NEW YORK HONORS SECOND. (INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE1 NKW YORK. AUGUST 8 New York today paid homage to the Second fitvision of the American army, the heroic unit which stopped the Germans on the road to Paris in the great dtive of 101S. Led by MaJ. Gen. Lejeune. of the United States Marine Corps, the second division. 25.000 strong, will parade through ht city late this afternr on and a record greet. ng was promised. T).T''te hot humid atmosphere the p.-opt:-. lpn to gather along the line of r-arch lir-urs before the time for the proc.s on to start. fifth avenue was ablaze with flags in honor of the occasion. ;7,C00 MINERS IN FORCED IDLENESS INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVlCEt TERKK HAUTE. INDIANA. AUG." Seven tH4)isand miners in the Terre Haute field were Idle as a result of the Chicago and Kastern. Illinois shopmen's strike which has tied up all the freight service on that line. Seventeen hundred shopmen employed In the Pensylvania railroad shops are on strike today. After 300 men had walked out because they Vere asked to repair locomotives from the Chicago ani Kastern Illinois shops, wrere shopmen are striking, the remaintier Joined the walk-out. Count DC stliKe nanois snoweu -. per rem. in favor of the action. U. S. SELLS ITS FOODSTUFFS TO FRANCE. f INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE 1 PARIS, Aug. S. The whole American, stock of foodstuffs in Prance has been sold to the French government for $100.(H)O.O('O. according to a statement by Marcel Hutin, famous French economic expert, in the Ecro de Paris today. Pav-

HERE'S WHAT SPECULATORS ARE DOING f INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! WASHINGTON. D. C., Aug. 8 There were 64,570,000 pounds of all kinds of froien poultry In cold tor-ag-In June, 1919, &s against 18,340,. OOO pounds In June, 1918. Of this total, stocks of froien fowls totalled 10.962,670 pounds In June, 1919, aaralnst 2,749,077 last year. The price, howerer, In New York In Juno was 37ic per pound and In June, 1919, 34lc a pound. Trozen lamb and mutton la cold storage In June, 1919, aggregate 7,. 100,000 pounds, compared with a total In June. 1918, of 3,725 povmds. There were 138,300,000 pounds of froien pork In storag-e In June, 1919, as against 115,625.000 pounds a year ago, while pickled pork totalled 432,. 300XOO pounds and 394,800,000 re. spectlvely. Eggs on cold storage on June 1 last totalled 5,975,000 cases ag-alnst 5.440,0O0 cases on June 1, 1918. The ptlce of fresh efgs at Chicago In June. 1919, was 40 cents per dozen, while In June, 1918, it was only 29 to 303c, the report stated.

mcnt has been deferred to avoid losses through the exchange mark-t, M. Hutl'i said. 5,000 MEN LEAVE YARDS Stockyard Workers Say They Will Tie Up-Yards By Saturday. r INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE) CHICAGO, Aug. 8. Upwards of 5,000 stock yard workers, including 300 girl employees, left their work at the stock yards today, announcing that they would not return "until the guard of police soldiers and special deputies" which has been assigned to the yards since the race riots, is withdrawn. The strikers are alfiliat-rd with f-rty-two labor unions and union leaders say the strike will become general and t!r! yards will be completely tied up by Saturday mornintr unless the guard is removed immediately. UNION NXOROXS HAVE NO TEAK. The Ruard was thrown al"ut the stuck yards early Mornday whn rpro employes who had ben unable to reach the yands since the start of the riot:?, returned to work. Vnton officials say there Is r.o need for gruard, thnt the race focllm? has subsidised and that negro workers wearing the union button need have no fear. They say that stock yards officials have taken advantage of the situation and have enydoyed hundreds of non-union negrroes to work "Under police and military protection." Tfoy Scout Column BOY SCOUTS ATTENTION! Next Monday is the opening of thi last period of the most remarkable Scout Camp ever hell in the Miili!e A est. This will be your last chance to ret in until next year. If you have net registered send in your money to the Executive at the camp. The bunch will leave at 9:15 Monday morning from the Monon depot. Our equipment Is fine. Thanks to Mr. Dempsey. we linve storage battery and flashers ils well as buzzers and heliograph. It is great fun and they have learned a lot, too. Mr. Lund has been installed as Swimming Instructor an 1 he is sure getting the boys by on their first class swimming work. It is a ple.-i-sure to work with "Barf here in the open. Then there is Mr. H rgeron who was formerly an Kxecutive. 11 ; is In camp as an instructor and sure makes things hum. His c lasses In First Aid and I Tracking, etr . are w inners A'c want to haio . very boy that can come and will stretch the capacity .f the r.-imn to the l:mit. Thcr is grat excitement, richt n ver strange linds ! of ' Indiana remains." made by c-rtain Scouts who make mysterious trips late at night to excavate. Executive Harris ill meet you Monday morning at the Monon depot at 3:1.' STEPS TAKEN TO CONSERVE GASOLINE fNTERNT10NL NEWS SERVICE 1 ATLANTA, (la.. Aug. V Mong to preparations to combat a food shortage as the result of the railroad shopmen's strike, the city guverr mcnt has issued an order prohibiting the sale of gasoline except to nutomobilists and truckmen whose business is absolutely esse-ntial to the food supply or health of the people. An appropriation of nno h;.s been made by the city council to purchase Motorman Not Losing Any Time "I don't think anyone ever suffered more from stomach trouble and Moating than I have. I h id to lay off my run more than half the time and cou'd get no help from prescriptions or medicine. Orfe of my friends advised using Mayr's Wonderful Remedy, which i found to be the greatest remedy ever put on the earth. I have not lost a day since taking it. It is worth its weight in gold." It is, a simple harmless preparation that remove the catarrhal mucus from tho intestinal tract and allays the inflammation which causes practically ail stomach, liver and intestinal ailments, ineluding appendicitis. One dese will convince or money refunded. At druggists everywhere. Adv. Anything and Everything in Music and Nothing But Music. THE MUSIC MART 151 State St., Hammond.

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