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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-15
AETNA MAN NABBEO
On SERIOUS CHARGE

Paul Lobert, "a years old. Aetna. was
arrested by Sergt. Lin Of the Gary de-
tective bureau and IL charged with con
t~ributing to delinquency. The police say
that Lobert is alleged TO have induced
a h~fteen-year old girl at Muskegon,
Mich. To come to Gary.
But there is no evidence Of the girl
having been wronged. Her parents are
pushing the case" the police said.
AND rAN ron SCrEx.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-15
u. S. HEROES


WITH THE AMERICAN ARMIES IL
FRANCE March 15-CoL Douglas Nc
Arthur. Thomas Handy and eight Ann
erican enlisted men. have been decorat-
ed with the French cross Of war for
CALAMITY in action.
Macarthur is the colonel who went
over the top during a German barraEe
and took several prisoners. Handy.
who is from Virginia. accompanied Nc
arthur.
The other soldiers receiving the cross
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-15

the companies under the war revenue
acts. The capital tax, the corporation
income tax and the premium tax each
must be paid. Letter postage, and
railroad fares have gone up and em-
ployes OF the companies have received
raises in pay.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-15
TO POLICE.

Peter Gazele. a roomer at 100 state
street. reports TO the police that his
room-nnate. VI. McFagen stole a lot or
his wearing apparel and a pocket book
yesterday. The police are on the look
out and hope to cause his arrest within
a short time.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-15
EAST
SIDE

81. G%erolnetta. who has done much
toward building up Garys east side by
erecting handsome apartments build
plans 10 erect a three-story brick
dwelling at 572 Carolina street. The
permit calls for a $4,000 building.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-15
DRIVERS
ARE

Two automobile drivers were arrest
ed by the Hammond police last night
in violation Of traffic ordinances. They
were Harold Taylor. 271 Truman ave-
nue. and kasnire CaminsSi 81 Chicago
Heights. III Their cases viii be heard
IN the city police court.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-15
OF FIRE
RATES

Julius Meyn. representing the fire IN
surance companies, stated today that
& 10 per cent war emergency Increase
has been announced by all firms.
Three separate taxes are Imposed on
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-15

Are the banks ~ your community do
ing their part In the W~ar-savings cam
paign2 II they are not. il might be
embarrassing to ask them why they
are not.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-15
TAKE NOTICE

We will charge &c for each delivery. Above prices will not
change until Saturday, March %, 1918. Look for our next
al Friday, March %.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-15

PICKLE AND CAN FOR UNCLE SAM.
Tensas gazette., 1918-12-20
YIELDS "APPLE OF S0D0M"
Curious Plant Which Grows on the
Borders Of the Dead Sea Pro-
duces This Fruit.

The Dead sea is situated in the
southeast part of Palestine. and Is
called by the Arabs Bahr Loot, or Sea
of Lot. II is about Al miles long. with
an average breadth Of nine miles. Its
depth varies considerably. 1t Is fed
by the Jordan from the north, and by
many other streams. but has no ap-
parent outlet, its superfiuous water be-
ing supposed to be entirely carried of
by the evaporation. The north
shores of the sea are marked by the
blackened trunks and branches Of
trees which are incrusted with salt, as
is everything that is exposed to the
spray of this sea.
On the southern shore is the remark.
able mass of rock called Udsum (Sod-
om). 1t is narrow. rugged ridge Of
hill extending five miles northwest,
and consisting of rock salt. To the
north of Udsum, and at no great dis
tance. is the supposed site of the an
cient Sodom.
On the borders Of the Dead sea a
curious plant grows which yields fruit
called the apple of Sodom." beautiful
on the outside but bitter to the taste.
and. when mature. filed with fiber and
dust.
The mean level of the Dead sea is
1882 feet below the level of the Medi-
Tensas gazette., 1918-12-20
SUGAR INDUSTRY
!. PROSPECTS BETTER
ASSISTANT CHIEF OF SUGAR d.
VISION SEES BRIGHT FUTURE
FOR LOUISIANA PLANTERS.
PRICE OF ONE GRADE LOWER
Plantation Clarified Sugar Benefits
BY New Ruiing-Mr. Earle Says
Miscarriage of Plans Will Be
Very Beneficial.

New Orleans
Louisiana and its sugar industry"
said Horace c. Tarle, assistant chief
of the Sugar Division, before his de-
parture for Washington, "are entitled
to all honor for having planned
Alright, and are to be congratulated for
having had those plans 90 awry and
still come out all right. The sugar
distribution system for this season
will pull the industry through. where
as other food commodities, which
we're not regulated in the same way,
will not fare as well."'
At one of Mr. Earle's last confer
ences with the Louisiana Sugar Con-
troll Committee of which Judge r. E.
Milling is chairman, several import
ant actions were taken. The most i'm
portant was to lower the price of
plantation clarified sugar. This course
has been forecasted and was adopted
after canvass of the clarified sugar
producers. Thirty of the 165 deciar-
ed entitled to vote did so, and six
teen, representing 6S,570,000 pounds
of clarified, favored the plan, while
seven, representing 24.6S0.000 pounds
opposed.
Tensas gazette., 1918-12-20

that the only thing that will save him
Is TRANSMISSION of blood. Where Is
the blood to come from? He does not
have to wait long for an answer-sev-
eral Tommies Immediately volunteer
their blood for their mate. Three or
four are accepted; blood test is
made, and next day the TRANSMISSION
takes place and there is another pale
face In the ward.
Whenever bone is needed for some
special operation, there are always
men willing to give sOme-a leg If
necessary to save some mangled mate
from being crippled for life. More
than one man will go through life with
another mans blood running through
his veins, or piece of his rib or his
times he never even knows the name Of
his benefactOr.
The spirit of sacrifice is wonderful.
For all the suffering caused this war
Is blessing to England-it has made
new men of her sons; has welded all
classes into one glorious whole.
And l can't help saying that the doc
tors, sisters, and nurses in the English
hospitals, are angels on earth. love
them all and can never repay the care
and kindness shown to me. For the
rest Of my life the Red Cross will be
to me the symbol of Faith, Hope and
Clarity.
After four months in the hospital,
went before an examining board and
vas discharged from the service of his
Britannia majesty as physically unfit
for further war service"
After my discharge l engaged pass
age on the American liner New York,
and after a stormy trip across the At
lantic one mOmentOus day, in the haze
Of early dawn, l saw the statue Of lib
erty looming over the port rail, and I
wondered If ever again l would go
lover the top with the best of luck
and give them hell"
And even then. though it may seem
strange. was really sorry not to be
back in the trenches with my mates.
War is not pink tea, but In worth
while cause like ours, mud, rats, COO
ties. shells, wounds, or death itself, are
far outweighed by the deep sense Of
satisfaction felt by the man who does
his bit.
There Is one thing which my ex-
perience taught me that might help the
boy who may have to go. 1t Is this
anticipation is far worse than realiza-
ton. In civil life man stands in awe
of the man above him, wonders how he
could ever fill his job. When the time
comes he rises. to the occasion, Is up
! and at it, and is surprised to find how
much more easily than he anticipated
he fills his responsibilities. 1t is really
so "out there"
He has nerve for the hardships; the
interest of the work grips him; he finds
relief In the fun and comradeship Of
the trenches and wins that best zort Of
happiness that comes with duty well
done.
THE END.
Tensas gazette., 1918-12-20

patient was allowed to sit on his bed.
and smoking was permitted. only at
certain designated hours. The face
specialist did nothing for me except
to look at the wound. I made appli-
cation for a transfer back to Paignton,
offering to pay my transportation.
This offer was accepted, and after two
weeks absence, once again 1 arrived
in Munsey ward. all hope gone.
The next day after my return Doc
tor Frost stopped at my bed and said !:
"Well, Empey, II you want me to try
and see what l can do with that scar
I'll do 1t, but you are taking an awful
chance"
l answered: swell, doctor. Steve
BrOdie took a chance; he halls from
New York and so do l."
Two days after the undertaken
squad carried me to the operating
room or pictures" as we called them
because of the funny films we see un-
der ether. and the operation was per-
formed. 1t was a wonderful piece Of
surgery and a marvellous success.
From now on that doctor can have my
shirt.
More than once some poor soldier
has been brought into the ward In a
dying condition, resulting from loss of
blood and exhaustion caused by his
long journey from the trenches. After
an examination the doctor announces
Tensas gazette., 1918-12-20

inspecting the ward, when one Of the
patients who had been wounded in the
head by bit of shrapnel. fell on the
floor in a. fit. They brought him round.
and then looked for the ward orderly
to carry the patient back to his bed
at the other end Of the ward. The or
derl- was nowhere to be found-like
our policemen, they never are when
needed. The officers were at loss
how to get Palmer into his bed. Doc
tor Frost was fidgeting around in a
nervous manner, when suddenly with
a muffled ''d-n" and a few other
qualifying adjectives, he stopped down
and took the man in his arms like a
baby-he was no feather, either-and
staggered down the ward with him, put
him In bed and undressed him. A low
murmur of approval came from the pa
tients. Doctor Frost got very red, and
as soon as he had finished undressing
Palmer. hurriedly left the ward.
The wound in my face had almost
healed and l was a Notwithstanding
sight-the left cheek twisted into a
knot, the eye pulled down, and my
mouth pointing in a north by north
west direction. l was very dOwnheart-
ed and could imagine myself during
the rest of my life being Stunned by
all on account of the repulsive scar.
Doctor Frost arranged for me to go
to the Cambridge Military hospital at
AldershOt for special operation to
try and make the scar presentable.
arrived at the hospital and got an
awful shock. The food was poor and
the discipline abnormally strict. No
Tensas gazette., 1918-12-20
THE END.
ROMEO WAS CLAD IN KHAKI
Played the Popular Game, Choosing
the Dinner Table to Work on A.
fection, Of Waitress.

1t Is natural that we should be eager
to do whatever we can for the boys
In khaki; but sometimes. when the pa
triotic zeal is not accompanied by
sympathetic Imagination, the benef-
ciary may pray to be delivered from
our friends, writes IAN American
Woman" In the Outlook.
A homesick lad Is likely to want
either an. atmosphere like that Of his
own home or else the exotic flavor the
expectation Of which has helped him
to undertake the great adventure so
cheerily.
In one family among my neighbors
the son Of the house was scandalized
when one Of their guests at Sunday
dinner made the perfectly simple and
natural request that he be permitted
after the meal to repair to the kitchen
where the pretty waitress was. Per
mission was denied, but young Romeo
was not discouraged. and this letter
came ITO the Girl That Waits for Mrs.
So-and-So: You are the best ever.
Are you keeping company with any
bOdy?" He added his name and few
personal details. and this delicious bit
Of Identification: IF you don't know
which soldier wrote this. 1t Is the one
that touched your hand under the dish
when you passed the potatoes"
Tensas gazette., 1918-12-20
Ugh! Ca|ome| Sickens;; Sa|iuates!
Please Try Dodson's Liver Tone
am sincerel My medicine does not upset liver
and bowels so you lose days work.

You're bilious! Your liver Is slug
gish! You feel lazy, dizzy and all
knocked out. Your head Is dull, your
tongue Is coated breath bad; stomach
sour and bowels constipated. But
don't take salivating calomel. 1t makes
you sick; you may lose a days work.
Calomel is mercury or quicksilver,
which causes necrosis of the bones.
Calomel crashes into sour bile like
dynamite, breaking 1t UP. That's when
you feel that awful nausea and cramp-
ing.
If you want to enjoy the incest, gen.
tlest liver and bowel cleansing you
ever experienced just take a spoonful
of harmless Dodson's Liver Tone to-
night. Your druggist or dealer sells
you a bottle Of Dodson's Liver Tone
for q few cents under my personal
money-bdck guarantee that each spoon
Tensas gazette., 1918-12-20

full will clean your sluggish liver bet
ter than a dose Of nasty calomel and
that It won't make you sick.
Dodson's Liver Tone is real liver
medicine. You'll know 1t next morn
ing because you will wake up feeling
fine. your liver will be working, your
headache and dizziness gone, your
stomach will be sweet and your bowels
regular. You viii feel like working;
you'll be cheerful; full Of vigor and
ambition.
Dodson's Liver Tone Is entirely
vegetable, therefore harmless and can
not salivate. Give it to your children.
Millions Of people are using Dodson's
Liver Tone instead Of dangerous calo-
mel now. Your druggist will tell you
that the sale Of calomel Is almost
stopped entirely here.-Adv.
Tensas gazette., 1918-12-20
Yprea.

Ypree.
In the salient of Ypres there are not
less than one hundred thousand
graves of allied soldiers, sometimes
marked by. plain wooden crosses, some
timeS obliterated by the debris of
ruined trenches, sometimes hidden In
corners of fields. The ground Is for
ever England; 1t Is also forever
France. When the war is over this
triangle of meadow land, with ruined
city for its base. will be an enclave Of
Belgian soil consecrated as the holy
land of two peoples. 1t will never be
common ground. 1t will be for US the
most hallowed spot on earth, for 1t
holds our bravest dust. and It is q
proof and record of new spirit
John Buchan in Kansas City Star.
Tensas gazette., 1918-12-20

The sixteen so-caIled tent camps.
one Of which il Camp Beauregard.
originally constructed As training CEN
terse for National Guard divisions
will be abandoned as soon as praeti-
cable. General March. chief Of STAN.
announced In War Department cir
cular. No additional tents or sup
plies will be sent to these camps,
nor will any further construction be
at them unless absolutely
necessary.
Tensas gazette., 1918-12-20

A, loaf weighing one pound contains
IL per cent of water IL it Is round
and only "a per cent II 1t Is cylindrical.
Therefore. she who buys long loaves
gets 40 grammes more actual food for
her money than she who buys round
lOaves.
The reason for this Is that the
sphere Is the figure that contains the
largest possible volume under the
smallest possible surface, and, as evap-
6ratiOn is a matter Of surface, this is
greater from cylinder than 1t is from
a sphere Of the same weight.
Tensas gazette., 1918-12-20
M.kino the pandeIIon ee.utifuI.

The original chrysanthemum. from
which all the superb varieties we
know today are descended, was. In its
wild state. no bigger or handsomer
than dandelion. 1t Is found that the
latter grows with astonishing rapid
ity and luxuriance of bloom under
cheesecloth shade.
Tensas gazette., 1918-12-20

terranean. The water contains from
"a to 20 per cent of salts, of which z
per cent is commo, salt. A saltwater
fish put into the Dead sea perishes at
once. Owing to its density due to
salt the water Of the sea Is very buoy
ant.
Tensas gazette., 1918-12-20
keepInq the Faith.

A man returning from Philadelphia
tells Of ragged newsboy. who. after
his papers were all sold, still stood
near Independence hall Justify shout.
ing the news Of Germany's surrender.
I'm just a-doin' what the Liberty bell
would do If 1t could" explained the lit
tie patriot.
Tensas gazette., 1918-12-20
How'S This ?

We offer 10000 for any case Of cetasxA
that cannot be cured by HALLS
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE 10 tax.
on the Mucous Surfaces Of the System.
Sold by druggists for over forty yeara,
Price 7tc. To0timonials tree.
y. J. Cheney 4 Co. Toledo, Ohio.
Tensas gazette., 1918-12-20

hSolihy ooloS Which indicates poor bloo1. "a 9
S ~ e ~ g eli 'si sad;a ~ sssssssi:s
fos tvS OF talss vcsk2 viii s.r!sn - Dee. i3-
ssiss fonie q - vSoIe sSsss1. Ssssfe vih -
g h: fi:s.ss, : e ~ =; ~ 2e ~
Tensas gazette., 1918-12-20
Her Repartee.

"John. wish you'd stop snoring"
"What's the matter with you nowr
Nothing. only Tn getting tired of
these sleepless nights."
Tensas gazette., 1918-12-20

Civilian-"How did you get that
wound stripe?" Private-sMe heart
broke when we didn't march to Ber-
lin."
Tensas gazette., 1918-12-20

Reduced passenger fares and spe-
cial convention rates likely will be
granted New Orleans by the Railroad
Administration. Thomas J. Hill. man.
ager Of the Convention Bureau of the
Association of Commerce. predicted
upon his return from Washington.
Tensas gazette., 1918-12-20

On account of bad weather and the
persistence Of the influenza epidemic
the plans for a joint fair at Coving-
ton. in which the Tangipahoa Parish
Fair Association had agreed to par
ticipate have been abandoned.
Tensas gazette., 1918-12-20

Sidney Anderson, IA years old, &C
cidentally shot and killed Jesse Wind
sor, 13, while riding in a skin on
the river, accompanied by a negro
boy, when he attempted TO scnoor a
tin can on the river bank, the author.
tiles say.
Tensas gazette., 1918-12-20

1t IL better to liye In the foggy pre-
ent than In the misty past
Tensas gazette., 1918-12-20

The men of the Student Navy
Training Corps of the Louisiana State
University have turned in their equip
ment, preparatory to being mustered
out Of service in accordance with or
ders received from Washington.
Tensas gazette., 1918-12-20

New Orleans Rotarians are making
plans to get the 1920 International
Convention for that city. Between
now and June Of 1919, definite action
will be taken towards this end. and
every effort will be put forth in this
direction
Tensas gazette., 1918-12-20

The troops at Camp Beauregard
have commenced to receive their dis
charges. Those who first received
discharges were members Of the de-
velopment battalion and ans were
foreigners who are from Chicago. De-
troit and other cities throughout the
country. .
Tensas gazette., 1918-12-20
PAPE'S DlAPEpSIN
FOR INDIGESTION
Eat ONE TABLETI NO GASES,
AcIDITY, DYsPEPsIA OR ANY
STOMACH MISERY.
Undigested food! Lumps Of pain |;
belching gas, acids and sourness. When
your stomach is all upset. here II In
slant relief-No waitingl

The moment you eat . tablet oe two
of Pape's Diapepsin all the Indigestion
pain and dyspepsia distress stops.
Your disordered stomach win fed
fine at once.
These pleasant hsrmiess tablets Of
Pape's Diapepsin never fail apd east
very little at drug storsa Adv.
Tensas gazette., 1918-12-20

Governor Pleasant has appointed ].
II. Fulton as chairman Of the Louis
lana commission in New York to dec
orate q block on Fifth Avenue in hon.
or Of Louisiana soldiers returning
from France.
Tensas gazette., 1918-12-20

On account of the municipal elec-
tions in Monroe. the proposed bond
issue for the construction of improve
ments In the city will likely be post
poned until early next year.
Tensas gazette., 1918-12-20

The Grayson ginnery which was
owned by ]. w. McKeithen. or Gray
son. was destroyed by fire. 1t is be-
lieved the work of an incendiary.
Tensas gazette., 1918-12-20

Henry G. Hester was reelected sec
retary Of the New Orleans Cotton
Exchange to serve his 48th term. Mr..
Hester was first elected to this office
for the year 1871. and has served con-
tinuously since.
Tensas gazette., 1918-12-20

The largest sweet potato ever pro
duced in the Pointe a la Hache sec
ton was raised by J. Fox on his farm
in Grand Prairie. It weighed II
pounds.
Tensas gazette., 1918-12-20

Orders were issued by the War De-
partment for the release Of enough
soldiers from the military canton
ments in the South to take care Of
the crop harvesting situation In Louis
lana. This information came to L. M.
Pool, president of the Marine Bank &
Trust Company of New Orleans. In
a telegram from Senator Joseph E.
Ransdell, Washington.
Tensas gazette., 1918-12-20

A shortage of fishermen - retard-
ing the shipments Of oysters to the
New Orleans market. A number of
them are Ill with the influenza that
seems to have broken out again in
the fishing section.
Tensas gazette., 1918-12-20

swhat's been on the carpet latelyr
King Albert going to Brussels, for
one thing"
Tensas gazette., 1918-12-20

Rice farmers in some sections have
been seriously handicapped by the
unfavorable weather of the past two
months and its continuance will re-
suit in heavy loss from rotting and
sprouting rice.
Tensas gazette., 1918-12-20

The War Department has suspend
ed the granting of industrial fur
loughs under the provisions of the
act of Congress Of March 16. 1918.
according to instructions received by
w. A Barrow. representative Of the
oil division fthe United States Fuel
Administration.
Tensas gazette., 1918-12-20

From reports received at the State
Board Of Health influence in certain
parts Of the state is far from being
stamped out.
Tensas gazette., 1918-12-20

Dissensions among the stockholders
of the Sugar Cane By-Products Com
pany. which owns a pulp and paper
making plant at New Iberia, have re-
suited in an application to the Dis
trict Court for receiver for the cor
poration. The plant was built to make
pulp and paper out of bagasse. rice
straw and other waste products Of the
farm, but beyond being given q test
1t has never been placed in operation.
Tensas gazette., 1918-12-20
FoR rooTHAcHg

Netting gives quicker relief than
vacher-B Balm, It II harmless DE IN
jars or tubes. Made By R.X YAchoe
Inc. New Orleans. La. AdyySnh
Tensas gazette., 1918-12-20

Cane farmers near Abbeville are
having a hard time saving their crops.
They are paying from $275 to $3.50
a day for laborers and bad roads and
rainy weather causesthem increased
cost in handling the cane.
Tensas gazette., 1918-12-20

Louisiana will make fine showing
In the tenders to the government of
land for the colonization of return
ing soldiers and sailors. Several 9TH
er states with less land with tracts
of smaller size, propose to make their
offers more attractive by arranging
to legalizing the financing of the
deals and to have the lands fully pre-
pared for cultivation and occupancy.
Tensas gazette., 1918-12-20

Rice threshing and the cane har.
vest near Pointe la Hache has been
hindered of late on account Of the
continual rains flooding the fields,
causing the sugar factories to close
down for several days. Rice remain
ing in the fields has been damaged
80 per cent.
Tensas gazette., 1918-12-20

Numa Carmouche Of New Roads re-
ports growing four sweet potatoes on
his Claiborne plantation which meas
ures ten inches long and weighs four
teen, sixteen and nineteen and q half
pounds, respectively.
Tensas gazette., 1918-12-20

B. w. Baker, assistant demonstra-
tion agent, announces that a carload
of hogs belonging to the Boys Pig
Clubs has just been sold to Alex
andria firm for the price of fifteen
cents per pound on foot, or an aver
age Of $50 per hog.
Tensas gazette., 1918-12-20

Two coaches containing soldiers Of
the famous Rainbow Division passed
through Baton Rouge, from France to
the Central Convalescent military post
at Camp Beauregard. These men
were wounded at the Chateau Thierry
and in other big battles.
Tensas gazette., 1918-12-20

"when get a car. want one which
will suit me-" Then, my dear. you
had better get q runabOut."
Tensas gazette., 1918-12-20

The Grant parish chapter Of the
Red Cross has elected Tor 1919 all
officers and committees who served
for 1918.
Tensas gazette., 1918-12-20

His satanic majesty must have lot
of branch ofices.
Tensas gazette., 1918-12-20

Character is the substance: reputa-
ton the shadow.
Tensas gazette., 1918-12-20

There is no book so bad" said the
bachelor. ''but something good may be
found In it."-Don Quixote.