Hammond Times, Volume 8, Number 43, Hammond, Lake County, 6 December 1919 — Page 2

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THE TIMES December 6. 1010

HAMMOND SUPERIOR COURTS

Amu of Hammond, who found for the defendant. The company has aypealed the ease to the Hammond superior court.

IDLENESS

Km ma Van Kamhoist has filed suit Jn tho Hammond superior court airalnst Raymond Kpker in wh.ch he aeckg to replevy an automobile truck. E. Q. Sproat ia attorney for the plaintiff.

Appeal by de-.'endant from tho courV f Justice O. 13. Reiland of East Chiofieo hdts n filed In the Hammond superior court In the case of T. F. Johnson vi GeTre J!berson. a suit to collect on account.

CHICAGO

, Andrew Barran and lien Barton, the

owner cf two automobiles which collided at tha corner of White Oak. Ave., and John afreet. In Whiting November 30 have been made "defendant in a damde ault because of their negligence In , allowing their machines to turn togeth- j er. The Chicago Telephone CI., has. f.iunrt that it also suffered in the coll:.-.- ' Ion, aa the cars broko off a telephone pole. The company brought suit for Jjoo damages In te court of Squire

LESSONS IN OPTOMETRY BY LC CARftOLL Of Crr: A HmW

IT TOTT COITtI BTTT A 3IIW PAIS OF SYX3 When tha plr you have ar worn out. It wouldn't make s- much dlf Ji-rence how you used them. Hut inasmuch sj you have to make what you have do you for life, it would rm-n wle to Rive them every consideration. Few do that, though, viih the result that eye strain ts just about the commonest affliction in life. Any time that you decide to give vour eves some attention, ffet the benefit of our advice and exverl-mce.

CARROLL & NEWTON Optameirista and J eve4ers 164 Stat 8V, Hm4t4, Ind.

DISTRICT HARD

l INTERNATIONAL HEWS SERVICE OTICA-GO. Dec. 6 lalviie-- today stalked "into the coal shortage sltualion r.ov Brlpprns the nation, striking local lndwitry with crushing force, practically i .ra.Iying production In tht g;oat atsel i.il la of the South Chicago territory, thu.itnif down iiili) plant supplied t-y thr sanit-ary district, ano throw g approximately 50.000 men out

of wor t. The .". -nmoinwealth Edison began pre pa.ratiou iday for shuttles eft power of 400 fihar plants, uid by Mondaj tnrt it'iruber o- Idle workers In this dii-trii-t is expected to reach 150.000. Meanwhile efforts are being made to avert a general oommrcial disaster in this section of tha ountry. II. H.

y.-rrick, pj-esident f the Chicago Association of Commerce, and committee

men from tweinty-two vall-ey states aj-e

anr-oute to "Washington to ask government officials to side track everythlnj and rruU coal to the treat.

To Tortlfy taa System Affaiasl Orlp Take LAXATIVE BKOMO QUININE

Tablets which destroy germs, act as

Tonic mid laxative, aid thun prevent Colds, Orip and Inlluenza. Ther Is only one 'HROMO ijUINI'N'E." E. W. CHOVE'S signature on the box. 80c. Adv.

REVIVAL MEETINGS It -was announced at the Klrst B1tist church where the young Chicago eva.-.gellst, Harry Void Bruch ts co.iducting a eerie, of revival meetings that on account of the present ooal situation that thi meeting which were originally scheduled to be held for a period of three weeks will only be held for tha short period of ten days. Mr. Von Bruch and his rarty came to Hammond direct from the slat's of Califarnia -where he hs.s been c-rnlu-'tlng similar maellngs and did not learn cf the coal altuatlo nuntil ho was on the train hour.d for this city. There will ba three aervires held tomorrow, one In the morning at the hour of ten thirty and the afternoon service will be held

OUR MOTTO Smaller Profits to Effect Quicker Sabs DURING THE SHORTER BUSINESS HOURS Will Reduce Your Cost of Jewelry and enable us to accommodate the large patronage we have developed during our 20 years in Hammond. EARfcY BUYING is more essential NOW than ever., A one dollar deposit will secure any article in our store for Christmas; so If You Appreciate a Good Bargiin in Guaranteed Reliable Jewelry, you cannot afford to neglect consulting us fcr your gifts. Store Open Tonight Until 9:30 p. m. Chas. Arlrin & Son CITY'S OLDEST JEWELERS 1 63 STATE STREET. HAMMOND, IND.

about the hour of two-thirty and the evening service will be held at seveu thirty. There will be service tonight.

EMBARGO ON FOEl OIL IS ISSUED

THE TIMES FINANCIAL COLuuN

INTERNATIONAL NEWS SIRVICE WASHINGTON. Dec. o. In an effort to alleviate the fuel shortage throughout the Wtt and to avoid unnecessary tranaportation affecting the shipment of coal, tha director genorol of railroads today issued an embargo against thn movement of fuel oil from western territory to points east of Chicago and St. Ixuls. Tha embargo la effective Uocembar Sth. This embargo does not Include refined oil and tankers, such as gasoline and kerosene. Simultaneously with hia embargo Senator Capper of Kmns has flloii complaint with Atty. Gen. Palmer, alleging that western oil producers are profiteering. It Is understood that the attorney general today ordered Investigation of the oil producer who have taken advantage of the fuel shortage of tha West to increaao tha price of thnlr product. Fuel oil shipments accempanied by blls of lading dated prior to December R will move to destinations a billed. Where there is an actual requirement ;oe f-iel oil, permits to go through this embargo will be issued by W. L. Honda,

assistant manager, car sorvico section, of the railroad administration. Edinon building, Chicago. These applications wiil be restricted to those who have L?en using ful oil prior to November 1.

CHICAGO. Pec. (Hog reoetrts. 18,t'00; market fairly nxtive, 1525 lower; bulk. 13.2013..r.0; tp, IS. 50; heavy weight, 13.SOffl3.S5; medium weight. la.ZfitJ'lS.SO; light 13.:041J.60; light lig-lits, 12.75H13.23; heavy parking cows, smooth li.608 13.00; packing sows, rough 12. OO 12. SO; pigs. l-'.OO 12.85. CATTLK Ileceipts 4.S00; market as compared with wek ag-. strictly prime steors 25 cents higher; others mostly 60100 lower; 'butcher stock lower; calves 23 higher; westerns tfU'i lower.

CHICAGO CASH CORN -No. 8 white. 143lj; 3 yellow. 14$ 3. 1 47; 4 rolitd, 13S JT141; 4 white, 141 if 12; 4 ylioW 140'a S143i . OATii -No. 2 whit. 81 No. 3 white, 78S0H; 4 white.

BIG BUNCH OF AUTOMOBILES I'robftbly tTie largest shipment of automobiles at ona time that ever went through Lake county, went over the Grand Trunk lines this morning, when a whole train, fifty cars, with four automobiles to a car, pasesd through toward Chicago. The automobiles wer Oak-lands.

CHICAGO VEAIs 60 to 0 lbs. 17c; TO to SO lbs. 18inc; 80 to 100 11. 2J 21c; fancy. 22; overwelgrht kidneys, 140 to 175 lb. lzqiic. BUTTER Receipts, J7S2 tt; co-earn erj'. extra 71,4; firsts 60; pcklaa stock. 44(0 49. El HiS Receipt. 2398 cases; current receipts. 69t(79; c-rdlnary firsts 75i"2; lirsts 7987; r.lnclts, 40; dirties 4U-S'5a. OfEESE-Twins, new 304; tlailsies. 3145?2; youn? Amorlcas. 32 Hi Xonghorns 32 ; brick SO. L.1VH IXn,TRY Turkeys, 80; chickens, 16S1S; springs 22; raster 15; 8s 2-2; d'icka 2S.

TOTATOKS- Kecelpts 6; Minnesota

and Dakota. Chios 305 315.

INDIAWAJOU3, ZSTS. INrIANAIl)l-iIS, Ind.. Ieo. 5. John L. Le is has been ?ummcn4 to Washington in connection with the coal crisis. This was learned by the International Kens Service from an authoritative source this afternoon. A break in the coal strlk may b expected in a very few days. It was declared by the informant of tha International News Service, an cfQclal In close touch with the fuel situation. It was not stated by whom the miners' executive was called to the national carita!, but his departure) is conisdered significant, especially In view of the secret sesion of operators there.

SBCRJETARrCS ORG ANIZE . Frank I. Kvana. of EiH Chica-'. Is meeting with L. M. Vs-.:aiiri. of I." -Porte and Frank Oreme, of South P.-n 1 In Chicago this afternoon for the purpise of planning an orcan)7.atin : commercial secretaries in Northern Indiana whioh will bd a part of the state organiiation . The three iv.tn who er? secretariea of the commercial organizations of their cities hope to work out a plan of organiiation and then invite the other organisations of Northern Indiana to Join in the movement.

Wl. FAST ttAJIB.

Tho East Chica-po Club took a fast game from tho East C'hicog-4 Itlsrh school last night when the two baskettell teams met in a practice gs.rne. the first for the high school and the second for the East Chlcasro Club. The members of the East Chicago Club were in better trim than the high school l-jys bad expected but the (ram was clo.e and exciting throughout. Tho final -core was 12 to 8.

STew Tork. T5ec. 6 The stock market closed irregular today. Heavy buying of the sugar stocks via the chief feature In the final deaJing-j. Cuba Cane S-jgar 3 to 14') and American Beet Sugar over 2 points. Com Products rose over one. point to 83i a.nd United Food rose one point to 79 H. Most of tJie ether active Issues were heavy, Repuhli-c Stel falling to 107 .nd tcel common hung around Its closing of 104 H. Pa-n-Amerlcan Pet

roleum yielded four points to 108Vi and Mexican Petroleum yielded six to 201. The marine haren suffered looses of about one point. General Motnrs wai finally 341 H; Bethlehem teel B 89; Crucible 2114 ii Pierce Arrow 81. Govfrnnient bonds, unchanged ; railway and other bonds stea.dy.

Aliis Chalmers 43H American Car and Foundry 136 American Ixcornotl ve 94' American ineltinff 5V American Steel Foundry 42 Anacorda f8H Atchison $36 Atlantic Oulf and W. 1 175 Baldwin locomotive 10SH Baltimore amd Ohio S3' Bethlehem Steel ?l Canadian Pacific 14I Central Ieather 35 t'hesapea.ke and Ohio Mv, ""hii;A8ra and Northwe.tern S9 Chicago. Mil and St Paul 3S '"lorji.do Fuel 40 Crucibl-e Stee,l 211U iJolaware and Hudson 99 Erie li General- Electric 18S General Motors 341 Illinois Central ". 9 I-ackiwanm 6t?el 85 Mid vale- Steel B04 New York Central 0',i Norfolk and Wentern 99 Northern Pacific .. 82 Ohio Cities Gas 50 Pennsylvania 41 Pressed Steel Ca..- 99 Reading Re public Iron and Sleel 10 7 Smir.hern I'ailfic ..106 Union Pacific 123 V. S. Stel 104 V. S. Steel Prfd 113

j Willys Overland 80 Va

Sinclair Oil ...... . 46

UNCLE SAM'S THANKSGIVING FEAST would be incomplete without a dish of Pilot's ice cream to top off his turkey and the good things that come with Thanksgiving abundance. We will tend large or small quaruities, delivered in a freezer, for Thanksgiving or for dinners, parties, weddings, receptions, from PILOT'S I37b tni Cedar St., Indiana Harbor.

FIRST CALUMET TRUST-AND SAVINGS -RANK. WHAT IS YOUR HOME WORTH? If a fire came tonight and destroyed your house or furniture would you have enough money in the bank to replace either or both? Fire insurance will protect you from being bankrupted by a fire. But you must have ENOUGH insurance in these days of rising values. If you aren't sure how you stand simply ring East Chicago 950 ani ask for the Insurance Department. EAST CHICAGO

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IlNTrRNTIONAt. KEWf fERVICEJ NKW YORK. Dpo. 6 Altli.-ugn some ga.lns wtta made at the opening of the stock market today, the price tendency at the start wis to lowr levels, declines ranging from fractions to over three points. tfeel Common ranfred within 104 an.i 104. Crucible fell 3 to 211: Republic Steel 2 to 2C A.nd Baldwin 1 to 107. Pan-American Petroleum broke S to 109 and Mexican Petroleum after sell lag at 207. yielded to 295. General Motors fell 3 points to 339 and 7'ieree Arrow one point to 31. Frat'tlor.a.1 loose were suffered in Studfbaker and White Motors. The railway chares were Irregular. Southern Pacific dropplTiy from 1P7 to 10fi; while upturns of were made in Reading and I'ni-on Pacific . I'nlted fctctes Rubber was a-ctivo, selling on point bip-her .t 124 .

The Store Boy Who Saved A Hard won: ne little fellow of fourteen. Everv Davdav he came

'to the bant, d?pos;iL;g in a small way at first, but regularly. When

Opportunity came he was able to take advantage or it. The vears oassed. his holdines increased, and a Dart of what he

owned wa? a half million dollars worth of land in Indiana Harbor. One continual series of successes the story of his life really begins with his first savings. A few days ago the story ended, when he died in New York. That boy was Henry Clay Frick, who became a great coke and steel magnate. He won because he learned to save part of what he earned. First Trust And Sayings Bank EAST CHICAGO INDIANA

Capital and Surplus, $80,000.00

If You Burn You Lose

Compare the amount of your fire insurance policy with the present value of ' your house and see what you stand to lose in case you are burnefj out. You cannot afford to risk this difference, especially when protection in a good sound company like the Hartford costs no more per $100 than it ever did.

Clair M. Stephens REAL ESTATE LOANSINSURANCE FOREIGN EXCHANGE NOTARY PUBLIC 3402 Elm St. Indiana Harbor. Phone 993.

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FAMILY THEATRE, Indiana Harbor

Tonite, Tomorrow and Monday-

Admission Adults 28c, Children 11c

DECEMBER 6th 7th 8th Continuous 1:30 to 10:30

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"riSgi'ilk All the joy out of life? Feeling blue

and gloomy? Everything seem to be going wrong?

Let's see -guess 'you'd bertervisit a doctor: must be your liver or stomach or something. No? You don't need that kind, of a doctor? Oh! That's different Vou Warit VYTtentaf

jolt, you say - something to give you a fresh start?

Well there's only one chance for you but it's a sure cure. Better gi and see the joy specialist

in his big new picture of fauq and ove, thrills and surpfa

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The Lights in front of Theatre will not

I be lighted owing to recent Government I orders, but show will continue as usual.

LIVE NEWS FROM THE TWIN CITIES

OU Comtaay thirty-six hours alter the first had aparently been completely -FLfovfadp A TTe ly quenched. "Chief Spencer Inspected the scene of the f re about sixteen hours after the fire bai been p it o'lt and he saw no alna of smoke or enibers. No further loss vti caused by t'as aerond outbreak.

MA.VY nURSCS IN DANGER Dozens f houses In East Chicago and Indiana Harbor are In imminent danger of bursting into flames, causing loss to the owners and danger to the community, according to Chif of the East Chicago fire department, Clyde Spencer. During the past two weeka the East Chicago fire dt-partment has ben kept busy righting flres, a number of which have been "basement fires" caused by overheated furnaces. rollonrlr.gr the fire at the home of R. M. Shepherd of 41S7 Kortheott avenue in which the r-r.er suffe.-ed a. loss of about 12.000. Tire Chief Spmcer made a thorough examination and be found tbat the construction of the furnace brought tha chimney pipe too Close to a Joist which caught fire when the chimney became o-erheated. He has noticed this same faulty construction In other houses in the city and has found the trouble to be the same In both old and new buildings. Chief Spencer suggf-sta that if the house owners would JDreatigate and place asbestos covering over pipes that are In clos proximity to wood & number of Are might be averted and the heavy Are loss along with great inconvenience tr.Ight be saved. A second Are broke out at the Shaffer

BOY SCOUTS COUNCIL . The East Chicago Ixoal Council of the Boy Soouts of America will meet Monday evening in tn Klks Club for a annual election of officers. The members will be served to a chicken dinner prior to the business meeting. In addition to election of officers the council will consider work to be accomplished during the ensuing yar.

j FLAYS ON STRKET) IIIRT. Mike Remclch. a cveri year old boy who lives at 2106 lS7th street. Indiana Harbor, was playing with bis sled in jtha street yesterday and received a bac cut on his head when he ran Into o Cv.dn.hy Ta klg Vrr.rff.y truck rlvrn 'by Joseph V.?ki. cf S'mth Chicago. The boy was taken to Dr. L. J. Ojtrowjkl wUo pronounced the cut not terlous.

B-I-J-Q-U Today '

CRANE WILBUR in STRIPPED FOR A MILLION Also Billy West ffoppy Days. Tomorrow LEWIS BENNINSON ia HIGH POCKETS

Services at the Unite! Pre.-by tcrlan church, tomorrow will iba at the usual hours; Sunday school at 9:45 with a.ib;ect "Peter and John In Getheajme," Mark 14:82-42. Morning worship at 11 o'clock, subject. "A Lost Brother." Young People's meeting at 6 43 with Miss Krajewski conducting and subJtct "Foreign Mission." JJuniors will meet at ":45. Evening worship sermon "The High Trlest." Hebrew 5-. A cordial invitation Is exte-nded to all to te present at all services. A church slogan adopted "Ton need the church and the church needs yv,i." Come.

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44 Where Everybody Goes'' HAMMOND, INDIANA

TODAY AND SUNDAY 6 ALL STAR ACTS 6 FOUR ROSES America's Greatest Acrobatic Dancers. THE VANDER K00RS Don't Fail to See "Felix, the Mind Reading Duck.' CARCELU & ADAMS, Musical Novelty. FISHER & EVERJTT Singing and Talking. H0WLAND, IRVING & H0WLAND Mirth and Melody. GEORGE AND MARIE BROWN Comedy, Singing and Talking.

Feature Monday and Tuesday A Miniature Musical Comedy "The Palm Beach Beauties." 12 People. Also THE GREAT GAMBLE Serial No. 13. New show Monday. Wednesday and Saturday. Matinee daily at 2:30 p. m. Night eonynuous 7 to 11. Sunday and holidays continuous 2 to 11.

PASTIME Today VIRGINIA PEARSON ia IMPOSSIBLE CATHARINE Also Comedy. Tomorrow

TOM MOORE In CITY OF COMRADES

DeLuxe Theatre Today ENID BENNETT in "THE VAMP" Sunday

SESSUE HAYAKAWA

"THE SECRET GAME" Monday and Tuesday HARRY M0REY in "HONOR'S WEB" Wednesday and Thursday OLIVE THOMAS in "THE SPITE BRIDE" Friday and Saturday EUGENE O'BRIEN in "THE PERFECT LOVER"

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AUDITORIUM THEATRE SATURDAY, DEC. 6th FRED STONE in "UNDER THE TOP" TOMORROW SPECIAL D. W. Griffith Presents "THE GREATEST THING IN LIFE"

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