Hammond Times, Volume 15, Number 219, Hammond, Lake County, 9 March 1922 — Page 5

Thursday. March 9. 1922.

THE TIMtt rwOEFIVE

J1TNEURS PLEDGE AIO TO POLICE President of Association 'Says Business is Properly Conducted.

"We will hare a clean Jitney service or we won't have any." This, was the declaration made today by F. Nicholas, president of the Hammond Motor Association. Denying- that any of the fifty-nine

members of the association operating:

on the streets of Hammond1, were -engaged in Improper traffic, Nicholas as-s-urred Chief of Tollce Bunde 'that he would co-6perate with the police department In the Investigation of a rc, port that Jitneys or taxis were used by women of the underworld between Hammond and road houses In Illinois. The possibility that the car or cars used by these women may have 'been taxlcabs Instead of Jitneys was brought Into the case today. Following- publication of a story In The Times that Jitneys were 'being subsidized by women to lake their patrons to the road houses, Nicholas called a

meeting of all members of th assoela-;

tion and . after each member had Indignantly denied any knowledge of . the

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At all druggists 35c, 70c, $1.40.

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FIRST CALUMET TRUSTAND

SAVIN

Tb Bank That Capital and Sarphu Serrice Built $120,000.00 Auto Insurance that Does Not Protect A local newspaper Item reads: "Hundreds of East Chicago auto and truck drivers are without insurance as a result of the receivership proceedings against the Hudson Motor Indemnity Exchange and Hudson Underwriters, Inc.. which went Into the hands o a receiver on January 7. Notice of the receivership was not officially made public here until early this week and auto owners were unaware until that time that they were without Insurance protection." ARE YOU PROTECTED? What kind of insurance protects your car or truck? Is it a policy in a "mutual" concern or in some other irresponsible company, from which you can collect nothing. This Bank represents only reliable insurance companies. The best is the cheapest. Insure through this responsible Bank.

Telephone East Chicago 950

Chicago and ' Kennedy Arenues

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BAST CHICAGO

INDIANA

Walter J Riley

President

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STREETS

Women Ptf ef er A Strong . j . Bank Like This Among pur depositors are many women. ' They enjoy banking at this strong, .convenient institution. ,' "" . Some women have their own checking accounts, ' some their own savings accounts; others have both. Still otheri are investors in the First Mortgage 7 GOLD Bonds sold by this Bank, to be had for cash or monthly payments. Women are also patrons of our safety deposit box department. Housewives, employed women and girls, and widows, who necessarily must make every cent count, get here not only banking service but money-saving investment advice. .We invite women and girls .to , , make this their Bank. " ''.; Capital and Surplus $125,000. 00 UNITED STATES MATT ON AT RANK

Instance "referred to he laid the gjrleyance of the 'Jitney- driver before The Times.. AWeporter took a delegation of twenty drivers, headed by Nicholas, to 'the 'p'ol'lie station 'where Nicholas promised the Chief of Police the fullest co-operation 'In the proper regulation of the! traffic; The Chief explained that it was not the policy of the police to give -out Information regarding investigations until they had been completed and said that The Times did not get Its, Information through the" regular - pollc channels. : This was confirmedby The Times reporter. . "I am positive .that there are 'no members of this association engaired In irregular, business," Nicholas. "Each jitney, runs on a , schedule and over, a. definite route. .Every Jitney Is watched to fee that they keep their schedule and stick to the route. That Is done so that the service will be regular. . Since the story was printed we are taking double precautions. , Such a cloae tub has been kept on, the cars that I am positive the jitneys have been slandered." ' The result' of the meeting was a prom Ise by Nicholas to aid the polce In every way in the regulation . of Jitney traffic. ' The; public is assured of protection in patronising the Jitneys. - Since the publication of the story In The Times It Is said that V number of "vamps" well known at the Rotmer Inn and other Illinois resorts have absented themselves from the down-town district. ' " The Jitney association has an investment of 150,000 and a monthly 'earning of flS. 000. " - '

CATTLE GROWER SCORES LACK OF DATA

Says Business Is on Haphazard Basis Owing to Absence of Statistics. - (INTERNATIONAL 'HEWS SERVICE) CHICAGO, tyafv 0 lck of accurate Information regarding 'the available

cattle supply' is ipday one of the biggest difficulties faced by. the entire In

dustry. .,, ' , "Estimates of. the number of cattle in Trias to be sent to Northern past

ures this spring." Robert R. Hammond, a Texas Cattle ' breeder and Illinois feeder. " told livestock . men here.

"vary from 100.000 to 375.000 head. The

Department of .Agriculture or some other government agency ' would be performing a valuable service If ac

curate information were obtained and

made available to all.. The cattle busi

ness Is on a more or less haphasard basis for lack of accurate figures. "In spite of the post-war alimp In cattle values. In which we all lost

heavily, I am optimistic over the out

look. . . "During the decline in'values many producers lost .from forty to ' eighty dohars a head. It was a depreciation that could , not possibly, have- been

averted. Some so-called economists

have', sought- to place blame on' the present marketing system, but expert-

ence'wlll convince anyone of the value of the com)ftUlve market.-

'Nothing now affectng the livestock producer adversely can be remedied at the rqarket. " Our problems are ajmost entirely wlthn the sphere of production." '

DAINTY SLIPPERS AND SMART SHOES FOR THE NEW SEASON

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Wild Cries Heard, but i Foul Murder Not Done

f I N7EP NATIONAL NEWS SERV1CE1 Bl'Cl'HUS. Ohio The phone rans.. NiRht Patrolman Fred Bacon answered; It was a nlfrht when the zero weather was the nippiest. Bacon was Informed that a woman believed murder had been, committed in North Uucyrus. Wild screams of a woman could be hoard plainly, it was asserted. ' Kred, who is a Spanish-American War veteran, hustled along,' rlimbing hills en route like the luan hill. Arriving; at the north nide Bacon found that the woman had been mistaken. The shrill cries emanated from' a few hogs calling for their breakfast.

In DuyiDK shoes one must now took ahead to a spring season !n which sports costumes, wool hose or silk ar.d wool, cr silk lisle in all of the soft colors, will b worn with footwear of the sport order in a variety of leathers. A shoe la

not in the sport clas simply because there is a dominant interest in sport wear. Sport shoes are for street, golf end walking, but for dress and setri-drcss the pretty straps in patent, satin, brocade and suede are correct. Shown here are

a number of new styles, including straps with jeweled buckles for evening wear, sueiles and satin for evening wear, white buck with fringed tonpue for street and sporta w:ar in sunmer and go'd cloth uaules for the boudoir.

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Mr. O'Connor was a pioneor resident of Gary, having lived here since Gary was started. He came to Gary in 1907 and began to practice law. At the time of his death Mr. O'Connor was 6S years old. Two children Robwrt O'Connor and Loretta O'Connor survive. They both reside in Chicago.

GARY NEWS

ROBERT O'CONNOR "BXTRIEDYESTERDAY Robert O'Copnor, pioneer resident ot Gary, who died at his home, tl 4 -Washington street,' was burled fixm the home of his 'daughter. Miss oretta O'Connors S&51 Mission street, Chicago. The hody was then Interred in a cemetery tn Chicago.

SMALL CHIMNEY FIRE The firemen made a run to the home of Mike Zarro. 3765 Washington street The firemen fou.nd a small fire in the chimney. It was adjusted and there was no loss. '

CELBRATED NEW YEARS; GETS SIX MONTHS IN JAIL There are all sorts of ways of welcoming the New Year In, 'but it is a rafe guess that Stella Aldrlch wilt neved celebrate the way she did Januaryfirst past. Her cele-bration will cause her to spend six months in the woman's, prison at Indinnapolis and she will have $25 less in her purse on account of a sentence and fine, which Judge Martin Smith of the Criminal court handed out to Stella. In the evidence submitted yesterday It was alleged that Rtella had been td an all night party at her home J5th and Jackson street and at S o'clock New Year's morning she fired a revolver to celebrate the New Year. Just at that time. Mrs. Hattle IaCour was pasplne the defendant's house on her way to church. The bullet struck Mrs. JjiCur inflicting serious Injuries. Mrs LaCour Immediately had n warrant sworn out for the . arrest of Stolla. Hattie LaCour lives at 1510 Pennsyl-v.-nli Bvemie. All arn colored.

BULGARIAN

BLOOD TEA

Anlati Mature t CKVTLV MOVE THE DOWELS SWKKTEX THE STOMACH FLt SH THE Kinr.EYS TO KILL THAT COI.n Take It steaming hot at bedtime. Sold by dracrt'ts. Adv.

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AT OUR TWO STORES

Phone; 793

GROCERY and MARKET

HUBBARD

Hessville Store 1376Y1

Armour's Lighthouse Soap, 10 bars 49c

HAMBURGER' Freh Made, 2 lbs. 25c

PALMOLTVE SOAP "3 Bars For 27c PLATE B0ILJ1NG . BEEJF ; UJNffl: WAX : " PAfER, 3 For 10c XXXX COFFEE McUnjrHiii'i x ' . 15c

MILK Per Can 8c

PERCULATOR GLASS TOPS, 3 For 10c NAPTHA WASHING POWDER," 3 Fir 12c : OYSTERS, Direct . From Baltimore, Qt. 60 c

PEACHES No. .3 Can 33c

CALF OF BEEF BRAINS 15c Alaska salmon 2 For 25c BONELESS BEEF STEW 18c TOMATOES 3 Cans For 20c GRANDMA'S WASHING POWDER, Large 18c

'nTOTOES READ IXTTUCE GREEN ONIONS , We Handle Fresh aod Smoked Fish and Oysters C. W. HUBBARD r . ' - AUTO7 SERVICE - ; ! ? 741 CLAUDE ST., HAMMOND

SMALL FIRE; LOSS $10 Spontaneous combustion of several rags in the basement of the residence of Frank Roellig, SUS MadUon ctreei; caused the firemen to make a run yesterday. The flame was extinsculshii.i with a loss of $10.00.

TWENTY WANT THE J. P. JOB In the neighborhood of twenty candidates are now aspirants for the Justice of Peace job learned to their amazement yesterday that instead of the Job payinsf anywhere from $6,000 to 110,000 under the law passed In 1919, JustIces of the peace only receive $1,000, with an additional $150 for office expenses in cities having a population of

REPAIR BIG GAS LEAK.

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SHIR.TS

The. big leak in the gas main of the

People's Gas. Light and Coke Company of Chicago. Just south of the Little Calumet river near Hroadway, which has been 'burning for several weeks ha.i been repaired. Autoists traveling on South Broadway were mystified over the flames which shot up ten feet high out of the watered covered marsh.

Public May Not Get to See Harvard Game CAMBRIDGE. Mar. 0 What is regarded as the first ofHrial intimation

that the public will be excluricd fr dis- j courafe-ed from attending Harvard j pridiron contests is contained in Tresi- i

dent A. lawrenre Lowell's annual re-

not less than 23,000 and not more than i port to the board of overseers. Rumors

60,000. the law

According to local attorneys applies to Gary.

TEAR GAS SHOW IS POSTPONED At the eleventh hour yesterday the Lewis Tear gas demonstration which was to have triven by Stewart Bartram, captain cf the Intelligence of the Illinois Constabulary before metrfben of the Gary police and city officials, was postponed until a week from today March 15. If the demonstration proves successful, the Gary police may u.e the tear fras prenades in fighting street rioters and other criminals In Gary in the future.

were current following various hostile demonstrations at frames last year that the public would henceforth be barred. While avoiding any direct statement on the matter. President Lowell questions the advisability of making the

I annual football clashes a big- public

spectacle. President Lowell's report also practically makes It plain the Harvard squad will make no trip to a Weste- n college. He says sucti a tour would interfer too seriously with studies.

A rrow Shirts For "A Buck' - Never before have you harJ such values. Broken lines of ARROW Shirts, fast color taken from our regular stocks. Sizes 3Vi to 18. Soft and stiff cuff included, tf 1 Friday and Saturday only. . Rothschild & Hirsch "THE MODEL" Outfitters for Men aniBcys HAMMOND, INDIANA

"TRY A TIMES WANT AD"

Kidney, Liver and Bladder Troubles CONQUERED or Money Back

For 40 years, said rr. Carev. I have I been prescribing Marsh-Hoot for kidnev. j liver and bladder sickness and now that' I have retired from active practice I i have made arrangements with leading! drufTRist to dispense thl3 wonderful prescription at a moderate price, on the. money hack If dissatisfied plan. Beware of kidney disease thousands ' die of it every year who oupht to be I enjoying the blessinps of life and ! health. Watch the symptoms. If you j hae specks floating before the eyes,' puffy eves, clammy feet or moist palms. backache or headache, you ouerht to pret j a bottle of Ir. Careys Marsh-Hoot right away. ( It has wonderfully benefitted tens of, thousands of cases of kidnev. liver and j bladder troubles and Is tne medicine you , can alwavs depend upon. Ilesults are i g-uaranteed. NOTK Pr. Daniel O. Carey was a J practicing physician for many vears and I his exeat Prescription. Marsh-Rcot. aid- j ed thousands of sufferers from Uldev. i liver and Madder troubles. Hereafter

you can always ret this effective prencrintlon In both liouid and tablet form at all reliable pharmacists the country over. Keep In mind the name. Ir. Careys Marsh-Root prescription Xo. 777. No other medicine can take its place. IMPORTANT Trln! bottle of MarshKoot. tablet or liouid form, enn b" secured bv sendlnir 25 cent to Dr. Carev

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State and Hohman

Hammond

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Children's

turdy Shoes The Simplex To our already large children's department we have added the new line of Simplex Welts and Double Welts. These are the finest little Shoes money can buy. They come in Elk or Calfskin.

The light smoked Elk or dark, in button or lace.

Priced at $2.50 to $4.00 According to Sizes and Style Bring the Little Ones In We have anything and everything in the children's line. Our quick turnover enables us to sell $1 to $2 below others. Miller's Bootery "Shoes for All" 595 Hohman Street Hammond, Ind. SUCCESSOR TO HELLERMAN SHOE STORE

You Know Children's shoes are going to get a great deal of strenuous wear. You know that before you buy them. Here are some that possess all the strength it's possible to put into shoes. But young sensitive feet are entitled to good style and comfort as much as you are entitled to good value for your money. We'll see to that too. Our expert fitters know the fine points of growing children, what they ought to have.

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