Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 160, Hammond, Lake County, 24 December 1920 — Page 9

"Friday, December 24. 1920.

HE IS GLAD 10 RETURN TO OLD 0 .3.

Greetings

We are very proud to have served you the past year, but vye are still prouder of the many ties of friendship created and it will be our aim to be of still greater service to you through increased facilities during 1921. Wishing one and all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Bohling Auto Sales N. E. COR. DOUGLAS AND HOHMAN Telephone Hammond 266. MICHIGAN AVE. AND GRAPEVINE ST.

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Greetings ( AV HAPPY DAYS ' iS? Z TKe days are herwhen gloom, and fear, and trouble X VJ" 1 C must depart; when everyone must think of fun. and f 134 V X'fvi joy be in each heart; when greed and hate, and v f jp l fL X every trait that's selfish or that's mean should take f V r 1 fjTt tip, and pack its grip, and leave the happy scene. V Cj Friend unto friend does now extend a wish for luck J J i fO f and cheer. For Christmas Day and New Year, gay, TTy f IV V V y ? we mae this wish, sincere: May these days bring .l&lC wV(-v j you everything that makes for gladness, true and J C V Or I ma' ' ess ou success that lasts a whole life f'"F?? ' A. B. Marks. K9i STATE STREET HAMMOND, Hl

y 7an&s to You " We have in the last year doubled the business of any j iTr" Vrf-- 1 year previous. Your confidence and liberal patron- a rrtuT age has made this possible. Assuring the public of our most earnest wish to please, we wish you "SeLy f f f rvVQA' I A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A lQiCl UYA I1APPY NEW YEAR pSA s Hammond Shade and ' Cq Hi Awing Works 3S 88 STATE ST. PHONE HAMMOND 2242

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Uj FIAK I- MA.0 f STAFF CORRESPONDENT I. N. 3ERVICI UKJtMN Ut rmany Is curing the hyphenated German-American. A do-te of Vatcrland administere J daily for period of one to lour weeks puriiVs the blood of dual nationality and 3ischarges the patlont an American. The Kaiser s Imperialistic wrnbitluns resulted In an elabor-ite system of propaganda to retain tho tojslty of Oerman emigrants even to their child- i ren's children. That wm befora the :u olutlon. The German lea 'era vt l-.-ciay are too busy seeking k oit.t for tha surplus population which thtlr country cannot support to waste, time or sentiment on the German who emigrated a generation ago. A Milwaukee manufacturer entered the office of the German Conciit-Osn-eral In The Hague. Holland. Priding himself on his perfect knowledge of the German lanpruaBe, he requested a t'jiim to enter Germanl, "When did you leave Germany?" demanded the Consul. "I've never been there," replied the American, You've never been to Germany and speak. German like a native? Vha.t' back of this; why are you attempting to deceive me?" "I'm an American," replied the Mllwaukean. "You cant bluff me with that. replied the Consul sharply. In thU case a too perfect knowledge of the German lanyuagre aroused suspicions which delayed rather than facilitated

securing tha visum. "If you're an American I would advise you to stick to your Americanism In the.ie troubled times." warned, the

Consul when he had proved to own satisfaction the validity of

United States pas.-'port. IS AMERICA rSIFORMS. That the masses hold no considerable grudge against the United States Is demonstrated to the tourist by the hundreds of Germans he daily sees clad In cait-off American army uniforms. Thousands of the.e uniforms vera sold to the German government !y the United States Army salvarfvj officers In Coblenz. Germany formally outfitted her postal employes In tha uniforms and sold the test to needy cltliens. The recipients not only did not bother to remove the buttons which bear the United States coat of arms; they didn't even rip off the gold service and wound chevrons. The American coming to Germany usually expects trouble, and his cold reserve is generally met by a more or less friendly curiosity. The GermanAmerican in many rases crosses the ocean with the vague' feeling that he is going to his reward for the Indignities he Imagines heaped upon him during the last three or four years and because of his steadfast loyalty to the land of his fathers. He expects to be greeted with open arms for his faithfulness. He might be were the Kaiser and his mate atlll at the helm. FI'IS CHASGED GF.RMATVY The loss of the war, the revolution, the Versailles Treaty and the wave of Bolshevism have In one way or another radically affected the Uvea of every German and the German-American arriving with his 1914 point of view. Idealised by distance, must be a born diplomat to avoid bitter arguments. He finds that Germany has repudiated the Kaiser and practically all the Institutions which he ko vigorously defended In America. A 'New York manufacturer, a naturalized American, by his loudly outspoken anti-American talk recently Insulted some American citir.ens on a liner bound for Hamburg. On board was a demobilized United States Army major, who was an official of the line. Instead of staying a ytftr in Germany to take the cures as he had announced dally he Ictended to do. the manufact

urer appeared at the Hamburg ship- j ping office within a fortnight and or- i

dered passage on the next poai re-

turning to America. The major re

fused and spared no worda explaining j

why. Tha New YorKer volunteered to apologize for every remark he had made and bitterly announced that he had been an assorted variety i.f unprintable fools. He returned to America on the next boat and left hla hyphen in Hamburg. ATTENTIVE TO TO I K19T A peculiar trait of German character, emphasized by the isolation during the war. Is a grtat curfosity, frequently coupled with admiration, for foreigners. An Englishman or Amer-

; loan who anesn i ppenK a woru or 'Vrman is frequently charged double i end triple the German prices, but In i rt-turn he receives a promptness of

service which would Incite the envy of a $;erman privy councillor. The tourist soon discovers this and he never permits himself to be mistaken ftir a German by speaking the language too perfectly. American, automobiles, Amerlearr pointed shoes,

American coiffures1. American fashions. American )ar.g music and the American dollar are non plus ultra in Germany to-day. The American tourist reflects their glory. The German-American who tries to identify himself as a German destroys his own glamour and he stands In line with the Germans while the American is t,hown in immediately. An American is expected to brg about America they're world-famed for it but a German-American making the same statements' in an accent as perfect as a native, causes repentment. BVCK TO AMERICA X German tailor in New York who had emigrated from Germany about ten years aso and taken out his tj-st naturalization papers voluntarily reported himself, after the aniUst)ce, as an undesirable alien, and asked to be deported back to Germany. Uncle Sam agreed and paid his passage to Hamburg. A few weeks later this German appeared at the United States Embassy in Berlin and asked permission to return to the United States. He had been disillusioned. For a year he haunted the office of every American In Berlin into which he could pry himself and made speeches which would furnish a Fourth of July Orator with material for the rest of his oratorical career. Today he is back In Xew York without the hyphen.

Thank You Heartily

PEOPLE OF HAMMOND AND VICINITY

For your patronage and good will during 1920. We shall strive by "honest values," "good shoes" and

efhcient service to merit a continuance of your patronage during 1921. This store wishes you all a Merry Christmas and a Glad, Happy and Prosperous New Year.

J. B. Orit

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We Thank You For the rapid growth of our business, we thank our patrons and satisfied customers, hoping to have the pleasure of serving you the coming year. Wishing all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Auto Electric Equipment Co. 701 SO. HOHMAN STREET Phone Hammond 2343

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Madera Revision Porrte men are born economical, and others acquire economical habits, but the majority of us have aronomy forced dnwij our throa's

To Our Patrons

Dear Friends: We want you to know huw much we value your friendship and patronage by selling you the best the market affords. We know you appreciate our efforts Through your hearty co-operation. Dear Friends: We want ou to knyow how mucr Wishing all a Merry Christinas and a Prosperous New Year. Chicago Produce Co.

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