Hammond Times, Volume 15, Number 12, Hammond, Lake County, 5 July 1921 — Page 5

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PERSONAL AND SOCIAL NEWS

Trinity Aid will. hold a busin SS meeting at the church parlors. Park I'.ace :md Waltham streets, this evening at 7:30. All members reques ted to be present at there is business of Importance . Mr. and Mrs. Arthur L. Woiters re turned t Palm lir-ach. Florida. ycl' ( day after spendin-j several day.? as the - - . . , -. i . nr. tufsis oi Mr. ana .mis. v iisii? . Guilder. Arthur Welters and his prid.wre married June 14 ar1 slopped i Hammond on their honeymoon to vw-it lelative? ar.d friends. Arthur W-e.tt-rs i well kn'iiin in Hammond, having 'i-i.d here nn.-t of his life until two year? ago wh n the family moved to h iorida . The ice cream social siwn by the Kings daughters w as v. til patronizc-d and wan quite a ucoe-ss financially and socialy , Mr. and Mrs. f'unnlnn, accompanied hy several e thers from Whiting attended a social function at the l'trst Christian churcri on Thusday evening. Miss Esther Li instead visited relatives in St. Paul's over the Fourth. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse WtUon and family spent the Fourth with relatives in Eensselaw. Ind. The J. W. Smijh and family were the guest of the David Emerys at Wawassee Lake over tiie Fourth. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Cunningham and daughters Marion and Jean motored to Michigan. They will visit friends at Escanaba for a week. Miss Ra.oha.el Knuth and Mr. Wm. McCullough of Canton, O., ar. .ne house guests for the summer of Mrs. C. C. Bonham of Park. View apartments. Mr. and Mrs. Morris Iddings and daughter. Mrs. J. N. Heckman. Mis. Frei Carter, sr., Leonard Moran and Marie Beckman spent the Fourth at Iddings cottage at Cedar Lake. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Norris and Mr. and ?rs. H. A. Lamprell spent the Fourth as the guests of the Harvey G-oetltna who have taken a cottage at Magadan Lake for the summer. Mr. and Mrs. 11. F. Allison were the guests of the K. W. Childs of Hinsdale, 111., over the Fourth. A. C. Wagner has returned from Mercy hospital where he underwent an operation a. couple of weeks ago. Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Moorehe-ad motored to Lake Geneva over the Fourth. Mrs. Howard faster has returned from a holiday in Cleveland and Toledo where she was the guest of her sister Mrs. A. B. Lort of that city. She returned from Fort Huron by boat. Mrs. K. S. Dinduee of Toledo was the guest of relatives and friends in Hammond over the Fourth. She is a former resident of Hammond. Kennith Stewart and Fredrich B-ck-man spent the week end in Milwaukee n the summer estate of Charles E. Monnehan. Jr. Carl Fredrich of the S uih Shore Country club accompanied them . Mr. and-Mrs n ph Tierce. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Walker and Mr. and Mrs 4 Carl Robinson motored to Lake Manitau at Rochester and spent the Fourth. At her home on Conke y avenue Ethel Towne delightfully entertained a number of girls at a farewell surprise plrty in honor of Miss Dorothy Weber who leaves soon for Jacksonville. 111. The evening was spent wi'h music and games prizes were awarl.d to the Misses Lea Sawyer and Anna Weber. In conclusion a dainty luncheon was served and the girls presented M1ss Weber with a beautiful sterling silver pin. The guests were the Misses Nelda Eidner. Mary Johnson. Dorothy and Anna Weber. Eileen Mi.nleau, Edith Ellsworth. Lea Sawyer. I.rothy Wll'iston. Edna Sehwartzcntroub. Lucy Heekelman, Mrs. DeWolfe. Vera Schmidt and Mrs. Towne. rr. and Mrs. Groman and family and Br. and Mrs. Rachlnbach motored to Bass Lake, Ind., and several other Northern Indiana Lakes over the Fourth. J. N. Beckman spent the week end at Grand Beach, Mich. The members of Justice Ixdge 419 L. A. to the B. of IT . T. will have a beach party tomorrow at the I.ake Front-park. All numbers d'siring to attene are requested to meet at the LIVE LOCAL HEWS "ADS" PLEATING AND BUTTON-HOLE HEMSTITCHING. DITTOS COVBK. IMi, IIKAIDIXG IMtO.lirT. SEK VICECALL WASSEY'S TELEPHONE 4t SI Ii- tfTATIS !iT HAMMUND J. 11 If vou want your HEMSTITCHING done right, have Mrs. Miller. 189 State St.. do it for you. Phone 179ft. Open evenings. 6-7-lmo OTIf F. t i!l not le at my office until July l?th . .1. T. ST A MM, 7-5-2t Chiropodist. 412 Hammond Bldg. Th' Drf-.'fmaliinfr and Ladies' Tailoring parlors of Trinen and Doug! is have been moved from the Emnier'.itir ! ulldinsr to Room 115 First National Lank Bids. 7-5-3 There will he a pedro party Wednesday at 2:30 p. m . at Pythian Castle Hall Admission "5c. Fine prz-. 7 - r, -1 Have you tried Mrs. Wits -n special chicken dinner at !"' -ri C. Minis fn.'m Restaurant? , enjoy it . Come tomorrow and c,. y Wednesday. Prices moderate. Cafeteria will be closed Thursday aft'rnoon during .Tuly and A turns' T-'.-l

MOVIE STAR COMING HERE IN PERSON

P. J. Gregory of the Parthenon theater has just signed a contract with T. C. Li'aun. manager for "Smiling Billy M'isori. for the pT.onal appearance of the popular motion picture star t the I'artht-non theater, for Thursday Friday and Saturday of this week. lieaders will in al! probability rementber -Smiling" Billy Mason, having starred in Christie Comerlje when Bitty Compson was his leading lady. Since leaving the Christie studios out in Los Angeles. Mr. Mason has been headlining on th Orpheum Circuit of theaters and more recently was the feature attraction on he Zigficld Hoof. New York City. For six months Mr Mason entertained the patrons of the Zigficld Midnight Frolic in New York and tins engagement won him the distinction of being the only motion picture star doing a regular recognized big time vaudeville act. Although "Smiling" Billy Mason has not been in motion picturer recently, he does not intend to forsake them very much on'ir. His manager. Mr. Brauti. says that "Billy will be back in the studio this fall." Mr. Braun is not at liberty to state just now, what big distributing organization iwll feature 'Smiling" Billv Mason jctures. but he assure us that the movie lovers of the entire country will have ft chance to see Mr. Mason in his forthcoming pictures. "Smiling" Billy Mason entered the motion picture business several years ago with the Essanay Company of Chicago. His remarkable owrk and tho instant approval of the public caused George K. Spoor, president of the Essar.ay company to buy the manuscripts of George Ade's "Fabless." Billy Maison was starred by Essanay in all of their picturizations of George Ades Fables and it was this work that Mr. Mason answered the call of the west. Mr. Mason went to Ios Angeles, chose a little bungalow in Hollywood and became a star for Universal pictures. It wasn't long after that Al Christie. tCie noted comedy director was offering Mr. Mason unheard of sums to join his company. Mr. Maeon finally signed Al Christie's contract and immediately became the star of Christie Comexlies. Mr. Mason's last picture work was done in cw York City last summer, while he was on the Zigfield roof. He starred in a fWe reel comedy drama, "It Might Hippen to You." during tha day, while he "frolicked" at the Midnight Frolic in the wee hours. four corners at ten o'clock or as near as possible. Jas. Bielby and family who has ben in Tippecam for several weeks expe-ct to return 'o Hammond July 1 . Mr. Bielby's health i8 greatly Improved and his many friends will be glad to know that he expects to return to work in the near future. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Lovekin, a daughter Saturday, July 2nd. at her mother's home, 415 May stret. Mrs .Lovekin will he remembered as Candis Keed . Mr. and Mrs. Pam Silver motored to Milwaukee over the. Fourth. $6,000 DAMAGE SUIT Edward Payne to Receive Good Sum for Personal Injury. Th" judgment of $6,000 damages by a jury in Room 2 of the Lake Superior court in the case of Edward Payne against the Metropolitan Realty Company, owners of the DeLuxe theater, was affirmed by the appellate court at Indianapolis today, according to a dispatch from the state capial. Edward Payne was seriously Injured the evening of October 2nd. 13 IS, when a fire escape attached to the alley wall of the DeLuxe theater fell on the boy. He was thirteen years of age at ths time. The boy was represented by W. J. McAleer in the. law suit and the- $$,- GOO judgment was obtained against I'eter W. Meyn, A. M. Turner, Julius Youchc, Harvey Gostlin and M. M. Towe, operating as the Metropolitan P.ealty Company. The company was represented by Attorneys Bomberger, Peters, Sawyer and Wilson. An appeal wns taken by counsel for the defendant corporation and arguments were heard at Indianapolis three weeks ago. Attorneys McAleer and Gerald Glllett appeared for Payne.

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This is the second damage auit hlch has been terminated suicvbstuily for Attorney McAleer in the. past week. He obtained the record sum of $33,000 for his client, Herbert Melville, a street car conductor, against the General American Corporation at Michigan City last week. Attorney MeAlwr's argument to the jury in that case occasioned a good deal of favorable comment. rausTrMS END IE1G

Heat failed to scjuclch the ardor of 430 Polish who gathered at Hammond Sunday and Monday for the annual con vention of the Sixth District comprising Indiana and a part of Michigan. South Bend has two Falcon nests and in the fthlrtic and stunt contests at the Wontworlh school ground?. Nest No. SO of that city carried ofT first honors. I.al"orte took second place.. As Lake county was entertaining its athletes did not compete. Thfi business rsaion was held Monday. There were 61 delegates present. It was voted to hold the next convention in U2J at Grand Rapids. Mich. Headquarters ef the district will continue at South Bend owing to the fact that Stanley Chelmtnak of that city ws. re-elected president. Hammond captured one of the offices in the election. B. Selik, treasurer of the Northern Trust & Savings Bank was elected to the board of directors. Dr. U. O. Ostrowski of Hammond, one of the states leading men in the organization acted as chairman at the meetings of delegates. Attorney Legrand T. Mejer acted as arbiter in the athletic contests. MEN BOUND OVE& After being examined before Judje JClotz in the Hammond city court Saturday afternooti, Charle Russell, 58 Merrill avenue, Carl Iavon, S25 Ames avenue, and James Eleades, 534 Morton avenue. East Hammond, were bound over to thd criminal court under bonds of $5,000 each, charged with grand larceny. They are alleged to have robbed the store of Sam Luries, S80 Morton ivenue. One of the men has made a statement. DIES ON SUNDAY. Mrs. William Andersen, nee Susan Meier, died suddenly Surday at the home of her parents. Mr.and Mrs. H. C. Meier, 351 East State ,-treet, Hammond. She leaves a husband, her parents, 'five sisters and two brothers. The funeral will be held Thursday at 1 :30 o'clock from the home and at 2 o'clock from St. Paul's Lutheran church. Burial will be in Concqrdia cemetery. NOT LEPROSY. Report tha.: Tom Rogers, who runs a little ice cream tand al Standard and Calumet avenues, Hammond, ins afflicted with leprosy gained circulation Saturday afternoon from some unknown source and soon that part of the city was on the verge of a panic. Dr. W. A. Buchanan, secretary of the board of health learned of it among the first and Immediately made an investigation. Rogers was found toe suffering with a peculiar skin' disease. The doctor made him strip for a careful inspection. He decided that the ailment was) leuooderma, a disease which is not contagious. Owing to lack -of coloring, the skin turns white and has the appearance of dead tissue. It was these colorless botches which had alarmed sonv-one who visited the refreshment stand. IT WAS A BUSY SESSION Speeders, drunks and truck drivers comprised the law viei'ators who appeared in the Hammond city curt this morning. Alex Behnatte, 1721 Washington street, was fined $2S for speeding; Dominick Galieni, 2265 Massachusets avenue, eJary, was fined $20 for disorderly conduct, and Phillip Consartl. LS29 Broadway. Gary, was fined $20 for speeding. Tony IMnovino. 15 West 70th street, Chicago, was fined $10 for driving his truck on the boulevard. Joseph Stocker, 623 West 31st street, and Robert Lindeman. 2023 Wabansia avenue, Chicago, were fined the same amount for the offense. Joseph Hughes. ?5S4 Anthony avenue. Chicago, and William Balozs. 313 Me; vile avenue, East Chicago, were fined $15 each for speeding. NEGRO PICKPOCKET IS CAPTURED A negro pickpocket was- captured by the Hammond poice Sunday everting after making a determined effort to escape, in a chase which ied to an Erie freight train, on which the thief at- ' 1 M i '

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HARDING PRESENTED WITII REPLICA OF FRENCH MONUMENT TO U. S. HEROES

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Left to right: President Harding; Marcel Knecht, French high commissioner; Ambasasdor Jusserand and Theodore Roosevelt, photograph?d during presentation ceremonies. As the rift of France, Ambassador JulesJ. Jusserand presented to President Harding a few days ago the first replica of the Flirey monument, the tribute of Lorraine and Flirey to the valor of American troops who delivered their soil from German occupation. At the same time the French ambassador transmitted to Commander John G.Emery of the American Legion the formal invitation of President Millerand and of the French government requesting the presence of a,Legion delegation at the unveiling in August.

tempted to make his. getaway. The light fingered negro lifted a pockctbook from the dress pocket of Mrs. McNeil. 639 Lyons street, as she was alighting from a street car at Incorner of State and H oh man street. The man then ran north and hopped a north bound Erie freight which was passing at the time. Officer Lovei'ey. with Mr. McNeil, follow ed the man and after a ha. d chase captured him. At the station he gave the name of Robert Thomas Cole, and Iks address as 16 Plummer avenue. Golf at Country Club. Although the hot weather held the attendance down quite a bit. the golf evens scheduled for he Hammond Country Club yesterday were played. The Sweepstakes in the morning went to Charles Albert Smith, with a card of S1-13-7S. The blind bogey, which. when drawn, was found to be fT. was! won by four m:n. who tried for the honors. The winners were Or. ;illes, W. E. Russell, C. Nan and O. X. Eoland. The flag tournament in the afternoon was won by C. C. Iteming, who placed his flag on the 17th fair way. J 9 12 Li i ''24r s IT kl w w ) V kj. INTERNATICNL NEWS SERVICE NEW VtltK. July 0. St'ks, close: American Steel Kdry 25!4 I American T' 1 and Tel 103 j Baldwin Locomotive 7ni Bethlehem Steel it j Colorado (las and Elei:!ric to ! C'rucible Stet l h i "j : Me xican Pete .M 4 1 Mid vale Stet 1 22 'j ; Pure Oil 26 Vs I Pressed Steel I'ar 70s, J Railway Steel Springs 82 Vi TteTinhlir Steel 4 S !. ! Texas Co 32 "8 I". S. Steel 73 x4 Willys Overland 6 Sinclair Oil f . . . . 19 Vn iiii( ai;o rnnnrcK BETTER Receipts. 12.161 tubs; creamery extra, 35 H . EGCt.S Receipts. 15.10! cases, miscellaneous. 25f)2Rc. LIVE POl'LTRV Turkeys. 30c; 1

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CHICAGO MF. STOCK. HOGC Receipts, 4 4.00; market, strong to l"c higher; bulk. $8.7339.40; top. $9. JO. CATTLE Receipts 17.00n; market, steers steady, others steady to strong. Beef Steers Choire and prime, $S.o0 8.83; medium and good. J7 . oo 3 8 . f 0 ; light weight. $6. 007. 00; good and choice, $8.00-5: g. 75 . SHEEP Receipts. 7,000; market; firm to 40c higher; lambs. (84 lbs. down $8.50rll .00.

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Woodchuck Living Room. The burrow of a w oodchuck at first descends obliquely Into the earth ; It then passes nearly horizontally for several feet, rises moderately for tha last half of Its lentth, to terminate in quite a spacious and round chamber which constitute the "Uvlns-room" of the entire family, says the American Forestry Magazine. Such a burrow rosy be at least thirty feet in length so long that one never dreauii of digging a hole.

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