Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 49, Hammond, Lake County, 14 August 1919 — Page 2

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THE TIMES Thursdav. August 14, 1010 L'urwnHHMnmwitHia3HmnnfffHffnnt iimmi;iiiiniiiiiiiiinii!Miniiiiiiiiiiu TRUCE AFTER ALL BIGHT THE TIMES FINANCIAL COLUMN FEDERAL OFFICIALS DISCUSS WAYS AND MEANS OF REDUCING- HIGH LIVING COST

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j U. S. Food Administration License No. G 13773 ! I Those who Watch Oar 1 Weey-4cs in the Times economize greatly on their Food stuffs while we cut prices for I these Week End Sales we always maintain our same high standI ard of Quality. jf Here's Friday's and I Saturday's Specials 1

MUSTARD SARDINES Mother Goose Brand Finest Packed Mustard

Sardines, regular price, large cans, 22c; extra special per can Per dozen, S2.10.

19c

Extra Choice New White Potatoes 500 PECKS TO BE SOLD One peck to a customer while they last, per peck 75c

No. 2 cans Honest Brand Extra Quality Tomatoes l'fhc per can Foulds or Red Cross Macaroni and Spaghetti, regular size packages 9c or Three for 25c

INTERNATIONAL FEOKIA, III.. Aug;.

is lions if ni'Iitisi ai.'iilj' on guard a true was formally dot-lured between striking emplosts of the Keystone Steel - Wire Co. and authorities of South l'-artonville this morntng. Tt followed i day and n.Rht of fighting in which pistols, shrtU!i?. roriis and dynamite v;ro ustd. A rr-count of casualties shows four persons, one of them a woman, seriously wounded and numerous others suffering minor injuries. Damage to the Keystosne plant Is estimated :i the thousands. Pnamite was brought into play Lite last night. The authorities say eight sticks of the explosive were hurled in itii effort to wreck teh plant, which covers an area of fifty acres. Fart of the roof of the building housing- the f ffices was blown off and other portions of the plant damaged. The blast of the explosion brought hundreds of men and women rushing to Ilie scene and the throng of angry strikers who had hovered about the plant nil riny and ee:ii-p. was son augmented hv many striking coal miners of '.he Stubeis and Kuck plant, and striking railroad men. ; A rumor sprenU through th crowds hit the militia was coming and a hunlrfd revolvers niur sawed-off shotguns i HI r-eared. Tnc sirikors took to ambush to await the M-ddi'rs' arrival. The militn. however, were being held back rending the result of nt gotiatio.iH whihj w ei e being enrried on between MaJ. II. M. Powell, in romrnnnd of the Peoria j triors. Mayor "Woodruff and a commi-.-tfc of strikers. At daybreak it was announced that an armistice had been declared until H o'clock th s evening, pending the outcome, of a conference between the strikers' committee and representatives of ;hrf Keystone Co.. and the Tenth regiment, composed of companies from over the- sistr. marched quietly in and camped about the town. The four Peoria companies were not ordered from their armories, where they ire being held in readiness. Adjt. Gen. Frank S. Dickinon F.irivod soon after the Tenth regirrent f.n dpersonally took command of tin troops. , Mrs. Emma Cone, an attendant at the Peoria State hospital, was the womin shot. She was hit by a stray bullet uhen firing broke out between strikers and a truck-load of armed guards. AIlin and Keubin Sommers. sons of two of the owners of the plant, are both in St. Francis hospital and not expected :.. lie. as the result of gunshot wounds rc lied as they left the plant.

' vrxi!-NTEwVJ,,ONAL Nlws SERVICE) J-M, ORK. Aug. 14. The stock . market closed weak Ktfel r-nnimAr.

dropped id 101k, with a rally to 101 ; at the close. American Locomotive, from a high of 02, , dropped to 7. Pan American Petroleum yielded to 109 and Royal Dutch to 9. Studeb.iktr firoppexl to a final price of 10S. Central Leather was finally 97ti. Baldwin 107 '4; Mexican Petroleum 175,; American International Sfii; American Car and Foundry 126 and United Food 73. Total sales of stockB. wer 1,018,100; bonds. 112.077.000.

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. Preserved Hawaiian Fruits Kelly's Pure Tropical Preserved Hawaiian Fruits Packed at Honolulu Something New Special Prices to Introduce Guava and Poha Jelly, 10-oz. tumblers, O O regular price 35c, special price j!j Papaia Pineapple Marmalade and Sweet Mango Chutney, 9y2 ounce tumblers; regular r q price 45c. Special price J s Q

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Cooking Apples per lb.

7yc

Best Fresh Milled Rolled Oats per lb. QV2C

importation; Pearl Tapioco -f w

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Kirk's Hard Castile Soap, large q! DO Up regular 10c cakes, this sale 02C Q Fairbank's Famous Fairy Soap, 1 tjOap the oval cake, per cake ..- 02C Qwrl Kingsford's Silver Gloss sr OZaTCfl Starch 6-lb wood boxes, each...OC? C

SUMMER DRINKS Hydrox Beverages Ginger Ale Lemon, Sarsparilla, Berch Beer, and Peach, bottle 16c Six for 90c

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Goods P&lmollve Shampoo, none better, 60c size, specially Off priced at JJC Ueola Cold Cream, Cno for cleaning, Hlb cans, 85c r g llie, special.. .OC Pear's Ucsce ntod

Soap, 18o cake, ape-

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ECmery Boards (one. dozen in package) regular price 20c,

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Candy Specials Chocolate Cover e d Cherries la one l ib boxes, 80c -value, 'at Oii C Spiced Jelly Strings, .r-ssort e d flavorp very good eating, 'regular price 0c, special, O O H-lb ZJLC Maple Taffy, a nice eating maple flavored carmel, reg. 50c value, -g ib J 7 C Wrapped Caraanel Creams, 40c grade,

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Black Flag Insect Ponder, 00c size.

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Caldwell's Pepsin, special

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Hankie's Cascarln Tl'ls, regular price 25c Fpe. -I etc, cial at...-. Jt-'' Swat The Fly DistnfecUng Powder, Urge 1-lh can, reg. price 25c, y m special 1 OC

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The. East Chicago Chamber of Commerce held a lunchon meeting at the Phillips hotel yesterday to discuss the application for the raise in rates by the II.. W. & E. C. Street Railway company. " A committee was appointed to investigate the petition. It consists of Willis E. P.oe. chairman; Judge Hyman Cohen. 7.. B. Camrbell. Frank Orth and Ray Koyce. The committee is ready to receive any suggestions from any one interested in the matter and communications should be addressed to Willis E. Roe, chairman, at the Calumet building.

HOPE OF OIL REVIVAL.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE) B LOOM I X liTON, Ind , Aug. 14. Hope cf revival of the oil industry in Indiana was increased by the discovery of petroleum at a depth of 2300 fet in a nf;w well near here. Experts were expected to arrive today to decide whether or not to "shoot" the well.

DREAM OF FIRE CAUSES INJURIES. T f'I"i!.T,NAL NEWS SERVICE LAFAYETTE. Ind, Aug. H.Fred Haller's dream that the house was afire end the walls collapsing nearly cost the life of his sister. Letha. twentyono. Aroused by the cries of her eighten-year-old brother, who slept in an adjoining room at their home Colburn. Ind.. she rushed to him. The young woman seized him as he rlunged from a window and was carried with him. She suffered Internal Injuries and seve-e bruises in the sixteen-foot drop. The youth was unhurt.

3 r; you rsading The Times?

Allis Chalmers American Car and Foundry American Locomotive American Smelting American Steel Foundry Anaconda Atchison Iialdvsln Locomotive Baltimore and Ohio Bethlehem Steel B Canadian Pacific Central Leatner Chesapeake and Ohio . Chicago and North Western , Chicago, Mil. and St. Paul Colorado Fuel Crucible Steel Delaware and Hudson Erie General Motors Gt. Northern Pr. Illinois Central Lackawanna Steel Lehigh Valley Mltfvale Steel

N". T. Air Brake New Tork Central

N. T.. N. H. and Hartford Norfolk and Western ... Northern Pacific Ohio Cities Oas Pennsylvania Hallway Steel Springs Reading . Republic Iron and Steel Southern Pacific Studebaker Texas Co. . Vnlon Pacific V. S. Steel Westinghouse Willys Overland Sinclair

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From left to right: Walker T. Hires. William E. Colver, a newspaper man William C Redfieid and Victor Murdoek. These men are taking a prominent part in the government's fight jir.fct the high cost of living and the photo was snapped as they emerged rorn a conference with President Wilson. Colver is chairman of the federal trade commission and member of a Eub-commirtee named by the rresident to reoomraend ways and means cf reducing hig-h living costs. Hines is chairman of the committee and also director jrneral of the railroads. Redheld is secretary of commerce and Mardock is a member of the fednral trade commission.

CHICAGO LITE ETOCK. HOGS Receipts. 35.000; market, mostly 100 lower: top, f23.00fl; heavyweight. JiO.gOf 22.40; medium w eight, 1211.7022.50; light weight. $20. 5 ra 22.35; light light. $1$ 50 rj 2150: heay packing sows, smooth, $19 60(?i 20 &n; racking sows, rough, J18. 50 13.50; pigs. J16 50-gf IS. 60. CATTLF. Receipts. 15,000; market, native beef steers, slow to unevenly tower; others slow to 15 lower. Beer Steers Choice and prime. $l.75i 19.25: medium and good. $13.00$ 16 76; good and cboice. $14.6018.50; common and medium. $3.76'? 14.60. Butcher Cattle Heifers. $7. 75ft 15 50; cows. $7.60 h 1 4.75 ; hulls. $8.51 & 13.21. Canners and Cutters Cows and heifers.. $6.357.50; eanner streers. $.503.75; veal calves (light & handweight). $20.00 ft 21.00; feeder steers. $8.2513.75; stocker steers. $7.60 if 11 25: stocker covyi and heifers. $7.25 ff9.25: stocker calvS. $8.0011.50. Western Range Cattle Beef steers. $11.25(?8 17.00; cows and htlfers. $9.50tS 13 50. VEAL 50 to 6ft lbs., 23c; 70 to SO lbs . 2425c; 90 to lbs.. 22g"2:ic; fancy. 28-3 29c; Overweight kidnes, 140 to 175 lbs., 151T17c: coarse, 12B12MIC. CHICAGO raODTJCE. Bl'TTER Creamery extras. 52e; lsts, 4915 6mc; packing stocks. 4245e. EGGS Current receipts. 35?r40e; ordinary firsts, SSH37tjc: firsts. 40 g 41Hc: extras. 42H(?T4Se. LIVE POULTRY Turkeys. 26c; chickens. 30c: springs. 32 34c: roosters, 21c; geese, 20e; ducks, 28c. POTATOES New Ohio. $3.00 3.25.

PRISONER SHOOTS DEPUTY HERIFF. INTERNATIONAL NEWS SIRVICEl NEW ALBANY. Ind.. Aug. 14 Wm. Engl, acting deputy sheriff of Vanderburg Co., was believed dying here today as a reauH of bullet wounds inflicted by John Cole, convicted prisoner in a dash for liberty. Cole used a weapon pasted to him by a woman said to be his wife, and forcing a negro to whom he was handcuffed to run with him. fled several blocks before surrendering. The woman Is held here. Engle and Charles Buhl, deputy sheriff, were taking tbV prisoners to the state reformatory at J-fforsonville. The shooting occurred in a traction station.

NEW HAVEN SHOPMEN DECLINE NEW HAVEN, COXN., AUG. 14 The striking shopmen 0f the New (liven railroad who went out a week aeo causing serious curtailment of the road's schedules, have refused to accept President Wilsons proposal that 'they, with other striking shop-men return to work, pending efforts at a settlement. Tre, New Haven system federation met her today and spnt four hours canvassing the vote, the result of which will he officially announced this afternoon. It is unedr-s'-ood that th heavy vote of shopmen In and around Bot-ton. carried the rult against the President's proposal.

PICNIC BIG SUCCESS. In spite of th rain yesterday morning the Salvation Army picnic at Coy's park whs a great sjc.es. A crowd of about 125 mothers and children attended, conveyed to the grounds in machines furnished by Hammond ctizens. Capt. Hedegaard had arranged an excellent program and gave a lot of prizes to winners cf the games. Everyone was filled up on ire cream and pop. Th-i captain wishes to thank the business men on behalf of the roor as well as himself 'or their kindness in lending

their machines to carry the to and from the park.

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NOTICE TO SELL GOODS TO PAY STORAGE AND REPAIR BILL. To John Doe. whose true name is unknown and all others concerned: You and each of you are hereby notified that on Snturdaj. August. 30th. 1315. between the hours of 10 A. M. and 1 P. M. of said day. we the undersigned will offer at public auction at 154 Fayette street, Hammond. Indiana, the following described personal property, towit: One Oaklond. 1317 touring car, engine No. B. 16317. to pay for the storan and repair bill upon said automobile, as same has now been in our possession for more than one year. Terms of sale. cash. AUTO CONSTRUCTION & REPAIR CO. let Fayette St.. Hammond. Ind. 8-14-21-2S.

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You know that you will pet value received at this tailor shop. Each dollar that you spend here will purchase worth-w h i 1 e woolen materials plus style and fit. Our prices are popular.

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HATS Like This and Many Others are included in our final Clearance Sale. Values To $20: the balance of t)iir Summer stock nothing reserved. Your choice at 95c Choice op any Unt rimmed Hat in the store at 49c

PASTIME TCDAY PETE MORRISON In A Big Western Drama Also Two Reel Comedy TOMORROW VIOLA DANA

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BIJOU Last Time Today SUPREME ATTRACTION Paul Smiths' Mighty Picture "THE FINGER OF JUSTICE" All the Vivid Details of the Fight That Smashed the Vicious BARBARY COAST

DeLuxe Theatre THURSDAY AND FRIDAY Dorothy Gish In "Nugget Nell" SATURDAY Wm. Farnum In 'The Lone Star Ranger' SUNDAY Mitchell Lewis In "Jacques of the Silver North" Monday and Tuesday John Barrymore In "The Test of Honor"

REMAINS SHIPPED TO ANDERSON. The body of Miss Ruth Comer, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Comer. 67a Polk street. GarV, who passed away Tuesday, was shipped today to Arderson, Ind., the former home of the deceased for burial.

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Shorthand School

The only select school in Lake county for the special and expert training of stenographers and typists. We also give work in Bookkeeping, Penmanship, English and Spelling, Arithmetic, Rapid Calculating Machine. All enrollments" until September next, are 10 a month, or a flat rate of 1$75, cash, time limited to 12 months. After Sept. 1st, the charge is $12 a month or a flat rate as above. We employ no solicitors. Our school is patronized by the most representative people in the community. Our students fill the best posittions and are in constant demand.

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These players pianos are beautiful in tone and appearanee. We sell them for $100 less than offered elrewhcre. We arc aMo to save you this handsome sum because we pay no commissions. Marsiial! &. Wendell Player Pianos Price Distributors for Estey Kranich & Bach, Haines Bros., Hazelton, Straube, Behr Bros., Kohler & Campbell, Brambach, Hammond, Cable & Sons, Lindeman, etc. Straube Piano & Music Co.

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