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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-19
ON THE SPUR
OF THE MOMENT
BIZ ROY Z. MoULToN
It Was W. ]. Bryan

Dear Roy-Can you inform me who
t was that said or wrote:
Lips that touch wine
Shall never touch mine"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-19

fAny reader can get the answer to any
question by writing The Topeka state
Journal Information Rureau, Frederic ].
Haskln. Director, Washington. n. G. Give
run name asd address and enclose two-
cent stamp for return po9sage. Re brief.
All replies are sent direct 10 the inuuirerl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-19

In some OF the uptown cafes the
serving of drinks Is done only in an
extremely secret manner. The other
day a middle western buyer arrived in
New York. thirsty and dismayed at the
prospect of a month OF dry life in
town where he had formerly had such
an enjoyable time. He took a seat in
his favorite restaurant in q state of
unmitigated gloom. which even the
hearty greeting OF the waiter failed to
dispel. Don't suppose I can get one
Of those cocktails you used to fix.
could II" '"Fraid not. sir" said the
waiter. However. a few minutes later
the buyer was summoned to a tele-
phone booth where he found a cock
tall waiting on the shelf.
While the old-timers are still IN
doubtedly obtaining as much booze as
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-19

(Tomorrow-More about Leola
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-13
MEATS UP IN n. Y.
GROCERS REASONABLE
INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE


NEW YORK. Aug. l3.-Retail meat
dealers apparently are exacting big
profits from New Workers. but grocers
prices. on the whole are generally rea-
sonahle. a comparison Of current market
prices. with a list OF fair prices. pre-
pared by Food Administrator williams
indicated today. The fair price" for
high grade sirloin steak per pound. at
which the food administrator asserts the
dealer should make a reasonable profit.
is 36 TO IS cents but in the better resi-
Dental sections meat dealers charge IS
cents. The fair price" for smoked ham
is IS cents. but some dealers are charg-
ing e5 cents. The fair price for bacon
is 81 TO so cents. but the dealers are
charging 50 cents. The fair price for
pork chops ranges from a TO As cents
and the dealers charge So cents.
In the grocery store the fair price"
for butter is IS TO 81 cents and the
grocer charge is IS. Eggs which should
sell at about 81 cents. for the best
grades. actually bring s. cents
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-13
JITNEY GOES
ON RAMPAGE

Jitney went on a rampage at sth
avenue and Broadway in Gary early
this morning. when it side swipped a
Buick automobile. snapped onAa cast
iron ornamental light pole and had
Clarence Halls drug store been open.
Il would probably have been n there.
At a high rate OF speed the Jitney
was travelling north on Broadway and
as the driver attempted to pass a
street car, it side-swipped the Buick
automobile OF ] Hunmaster 7Is Con
neticut street he was crossing
Broadway and sixth avenue
Loosing control Of the machine the
Jitney crashed into the ornamental
street light pole at the northea 81
corner. swapping II of as II it had
been mere twig. The pole dropped
into the Ford and continued on its
way over the sidewalk. up to the front
door Of the Hall Drug Store
Outside of a few dents. the Jitney
was damaged but little and the driv-
Ter luckily escaped uninjured He
promised TO pay for the damage done
and was not arrested His name was
not learned
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-13
GIRL TRIES TO
KILL HERSELF

Respondent young girl was thwart1 !
in her attempt 10 SNUFF out her life in
Gary this morning
she deliberately stood in front or a
Michi gan Central train az the South
broadway crossing and but for the
promptness Of Gary Heat Light &
water employe she would have succeed
cd in her attempt.
Pedestrians turned their eyes when
they saw the young woman step in front
Of the oncoming train. man whose
rarne Was not learned. grabbed hold ot
the half-crazed girl and threw her clear
Of the track as the train whizzed by
\ short time later a telephone call
reached the police station that she had
remarked that she would try again. had
eluded her rescuer and had started down
the tracks.
She was found a short time later by
an officer and brought 70 the police sta
ton. where she told pitiful story of
the neglect Of her parents the hard
ships OF her life and Of her fatherless
child She was taken to the home #
her parents. Her name IS withheld az
the request Of the police.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-13
Stand Pat
Shopmen's
Warming

stand firm and wait FOR victory IS
the motto Of the striking railroad shop
men. that IS now in evidence
The Gary end Of the shipments strike
has not changed The Kirk yards where
$50 workmen walked out thirteen days
ago Is at a standstill They are hrm in
their decision not to go back 10 work
until their demands are granted and II
IS Just a case Of "watchful waiting
until they receive the word from high
up to return to work
We have been waiting since the nrst
Of the year. said one shopman. "ard
still nothing has been done Why should
we 90 back 10 work without our de-
mands All machinists are skilled labor
and Is il not logical that We are deserv-
ing or more money than nod carrier
They get more money than VIC do"
Labor officials deny that the men arc
going back to work They viii not ~
back until a national agreement il
signed. This they say is Director Cen
eral Hines next move.
Word from the Gary mills show that
the departments are being more serious
" affected from day 10 day. Men are
being LAID OF for indefinite periods and
those that are working are not getting
in much more time Alan three days a
week. Should the strike hold out an
ether week. i will be almost impossibIs
for the mills to operate at all 40 men
are being employed but what is abso-
lutely necessary.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-13
DENY THAT CRISIS
IN STRIKE is OVER
INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE

CHICAGO. Aug. I3.-The crisis IN the
railway shopmen's strike has passed.
The backbone of the illegal strike IS
crushed. With kilograms before him
from railway men in every section Ct
the country declaring that the men have
already returned to work or are plan
ming to do so Immediately, J. W Pat
terson. general vice president of the
Railway Garments Union, made the above
announcement here today At the sanio
time Patterson congratulated the shop
men on their loyalty in conforming 10
President wilson's request to return %
work and settle their wage demands
later.
J. D. Sanders. secretary Of the Chicago
council Who has been directing the i'll
legal strike. declared Patterson's state
ment was propaganda. without founda-
ton OF fact and that the strike question
would be settled Thursday when dele
gates 10 the national convention vote on
the question.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-13
RATE MEET
FOR COUNCIL
THIS EVE.

Much interest centers about the spe-
cial meeting Of the Hammond City
Council. which will be held this even
ing TO take up the matter OF granting
or rejecting the petition of the H ".
and Eas Chicago railyaw to increase
their fares to seven cents. Mayor
Brown has issued a call for the spe-
cial session and has invited the pub
lie 10 be present ard have their say.
Indications now point TO one of the
stormiest sessions in years As soon
as the word spread that the company
would ak for an increase the opposi-
ton came 10 the surface, Aldermen
have been beseiged by their constitu-
ents TO learn what stand they are SO
ing to take since the board of works
PASSED the buck TO them for first &C
ton
Some Of the members Of the coun-
Gil are Of the opinion that the coun-
cil has no right to consider the matter
until It is frs accepted by the works
board Then they say they csn eth
er ratify the contract or turn 1t down
relieving the board of their RESPONSE
bility
At present it seems that a majority
Of the councilmen viii oppose the IN
crease and the only way they can be
brought to favor it is BY getting some
concessions from the Green Line IN
exchange The company affects in
difference as to the outcome. saying
il is really UP to the car employees TO
get the contract passed as heir salary
raise depends upon the fare increase.
As result number Of the carmen
are out trying TO work up sentiment
n favor Of it.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-13
DEMPSEY TO SHOW IN
GARY ON CIRCUS DAY

Boxing fans who were not lucky
enough 10 see Jack Dempsey put the
finishing touches to Jess willard at
Toledo on the Fourth o. July. will
have an opportunity OF giving the
smuggling worlds leavywei ght cham
pion the once over at Gary next Sat
urday afternoon and evening
Word has been received that Demp-
sey will be in Gary next Saturday at
ternoon and evening with the Sells
Flota Circus which comes to town
willard was with the Sells Floto
people until Dempsey put the X o.
on him seven times in the three
rounds.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-13
GARY GETTING READY
FOR FOOTBALL SEASON

With baseball on the wane and the
cooler weather in sight. the call OF the
gridiron is being heard in Gary and
from preparations being made the
steel city viii see some OF the beat
teams in action in the history OF the
city. Soccer is also expected to come
into its own -.
Besi2cs the Gary Works 5eA.n. 5tA-
er departments of the big mills are
OrSAn'z < steps ade also unaer way
Cor one of the fastest city teams ever
organized and when the lineup is Civ
out. fans will see some star talent.
Gary school coaches are also on the
Job lining UP their 1919 material and
report that prospects look bright.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-13
AMAZING
WRECK At
PENN. DEPOT

Late, and running at the rate of
thirty-fve miles an hour a west bound
Pennsylvania freight train broke loose in
the middle AT the Pennsylvania depot on
South Broadway in Gary at 7.45 o'clock
last night. demolishing the station. tying
Up traffic. for over an hour and .injuring
tVo.
Not knowing how many had been in
1ured or how serious the wreck was. the
police patrol loaded with officers and
arnbUlances rushed 10 the scene. Re
ports reached the downtown business
district that many had been killed and
the Hasenbeck and wallace circus wreck
a. Tolleston in which seventy people
we're killed was recalled
In ffteen minutes hundreds of people
were on the scene. Traffic on Broadway
was tied UP and service over the Penn
sylvania both east and west was para
lived for over an hour.
The wreck was not only a lucky one
but unique. Had il happened hundred
yards further east il would have caught
a heavily loaded street car. Two color
ed women Mrs W NJ Powell and Miss
Jessie Green. 17I4 Pennsylvania street.
Gary. who were waiting in the depot for
the west bound passenger train into Chi
cago were considerably bruised and
shaken up They were taken 70 the
Mercy hospital where their injuries were
cared for. They will be able to leave
today.
The wreck IS said TO have been due 20
a broken fiange on a wheel. When exam
ine0 it was found red hot. The freight
was an extra and running late at a rate
of ehirty-lve miles an hour AS the
broken wheel struck the switch just
east Of Broadway II threw the car in
about the center OF the train over onto
the east bound track. The forward sec
ton then broke in two. Similar 10 a
small boys when they play crack the
whip" the last car was thrown clear of
the train. crashing into the waiting room
and practically demoIshtng it The two
colored women inside were trapped. II
Is only a miracle that they were not
killed
a surprising incident Of the wreck
was the fact thai only three OF the
freight cars LEFT the rack As fast as
the train was going Il is a wonder that
there were not mora. Soon after the
accident the wrecFor was sent for The
track was cleared and traffic was resum-
ed in about an hour.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-13

garden army soldiers who viii sadly
miss their boss gardener
The gardens which are twenty feet
wide and from two to four hundred feet
deep ar very prolific. For the tiny lit
tie tots of the school garden army Mr..
Lex divided tn eground into squares Of
six feet each way and the older boys
and girls were delegated to assist in the
overseeing. and were Mr. Lex to re-
main till the frost was on the pumpkin
and was ready for the harvest ne would
see the best of gardens yet produced in
other years in spite fthe dry season.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-13
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.
Allis Chalmers

HOGS - Receipts. 10000: market
mostly e5 higher; top. $3.50; heavy
weight s21.40 1910; medium weight
$3.50 a 1880. light weight. s215o q 2S.-
so; light lights, s1s.506 22.4o; heavy
packing sows. smooth s2o5o n 81 35
packing sows. rough. sI9.25 q 1850. pigs
$3.50 dl9.5o.
Receipts. $500; market ma
tive beef steers slow others steady.
Beef Steers-Choice and prime, $500 q
1910: medium and good $4,000 100;
good and choice, sl475d 1S.so; common
and medium. s9.75Q14.75. Butcher Cat
tle-Heifers. S7.75@l5.5o; cows. $3.50 q
l475; bulls. ss.5oGI325. Gamers and
Cutters-Cows and heifers. s6.25 q $50;
Gamer steers. s6.50as.75; veal calves
Oisht and handyweighD. $4,000 @2l0o;
feed steers. ss.25d1s.75: stocker steers.
s750q1125. stocker cows and heifers.
s725@ 1875; stocker calves. $500 q ii-5o.
western Range CattIe-Beef steers.
s1125@l7O0; cows and heifers. $3.50 q
1850
VEAL5o TO So lbs. csc: 10 to so lbs,
24r csc; 30 10 100 lbs. asa &c; fancy.
2sc: overweight kidneys. 40 10 ITO lbs,
Is q 17c, coarse. 120121zc.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-13
HAMMOND GIRL AC-
CUSED OF LARCENY.

Francis waggoner. 10 years old. Of
los Wabash avenue. Hammond. was
arrested yesterday by Hammond po-
lice matron. Mrs. Myrtle Pfeffer on a
warrant signed by the East Chicago
police charging grand larceny
The Wagner girl who is charged
with not having turned in the mon
ey she received for sales when she was
employed at Nassau & Thompson
stationery store in East Chicago. is
out on $1,000 bail
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-13
LEVIATHAN ON LAST
TROOP SHIP MISSION
INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE

NEW YORK;. Aug 1s--The United
States Transport Leviathan sailed on
her final voyage as troopship TODAY
and. according to a report circulated at
the port of embarkation Office in Ho-
boken. she will bring back General
Pershing and his staff from France
The Leviathan will also bring a contin-
gent of the First division when she
returns early in September Upon her
arrival she will be reconverted for pas
senger service.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-13
SCHOOL GARDENER
LEAVING THE CITY.

Louis Lex. the Gary school gardner at
Twenty-fifth and Tyler street school.
whose work in the victory gardens at
tracted the attention of the army gar
den authorities at Washington. y. c.,
leaves Gary today for Cleveland to so
into the autmobile business with his
brother James
Gardener Lex this season has planted
forty acres well cultivated market gar
dens and attended to by 400 school
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-13
Rioters Attack Officer

In attempting 10 break Up a drunk
en reveny Yesterday. officer Yanitor
was attacked by the participants ana
knocked cold when one Of them hi
him over the head with a sharp in
strument.
The Gary men under arrest for the
assault are Peter Demonitz lIo9
Madison street. Phillip Kolnick Of
1915 Carolina street and Mike Cheko-
Wiz. 1900 Washington street.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-13

son street. Gary. was arrested by tn
Gary police this morning in one Of the
most disgusting cases ever called u
the attention Of the police. a color
ed woman appeared as conpuainine
witness She charged him with as
sault and battery with akn.fe Il was
the second time he has been arrested
on the same complaint He will be
tried before Judge Dunn in the Cit.
Court
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-13
ARE ARRANGING
THE DETAILS

Or. ". z. Nichols and irving Chay-
ken are in Chicago this afternoon ar
ranging some details connected with
the Hammond Water Carnival. August
81 If possible they will contract for
the Daily News band Of sixty pieces.
They are also planning to land Walter
Eckersall to act as director of events
and sit as head referee.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-13
CHICAGO PRODUCE.

BCTTER-Creamery extras. 81 q 81
&c extra frsts. 81 a 81 nc.
EGGs-Current receipts. S7G CSC: or
binary frsts. IS q SIC; frsts, 4o141c; ex-
tras. 42G421zc.
LIVE POULTRY - Turkeys. Csc;
chickens. 2sIac; springs S3c; ROSTERS.
zoe. geese. 2oc ducks. 27G 2Sc.
POTAToES-New Ohios. $500 q s.5e-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-13
COSTA RICAN
IS ASSASINATED.
f1nrERnArlonaL NEWS SERVICE

WASHINGTON. Aug. 13.-Joaqujn
Tinoco. brother of President Federico
Tinoco Of Costa Rica. was assassinate
on August IN. according to advices
reaching the state department today. No
details were given =
joaquin Tinoco vas premier desig-
nate of Costa Rica, a position cores
ponding to the vice presidency
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-13
WILSON WILL
VETO BILL.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE

WASHINGTON Aug. 13.-President
Wilson will veto before Saturday the biz
repeating the daylight saving law. II was
stated authoritatively today. The ten
days following passage of the bill dur
ing which the president must either veto
or approve If the measure is not auto
raatically to become a law. expires at
that time
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-13
u. S. FREIGHTER
is SINKING


NEW YORK Aug 13.-The American
freighter Englewood. 5000 tons. is sink
ing off Black Deep. near Dover. Eng
land. said a cablegrarn received today
by her owners. the Cosmopolitan Ship
ping co. The vessel was recently chart
cred from the United States Shipping
Board She was enroute for Rotterdam.
carving a million-dollar cargo.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-13
GARY MASONS TO
ATTEND PICNIC

Gary will be well represented at the
monster Masonic Picnic which is TO be
held at Harrison Park. Hammond. on
Thursday. as a large number Of mem
hers OF the popular order has signi-
fed their intention of attending.
Among the prominent Gary Masons,
ex-senator Dwight VI Kinder. who Is
making a whirlwind race for Prose-
cutor. viii greet you on the receiving
committee
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-13
WRECK IN THE WEST

DENVER. Col. Aug. 1s-Joseph
Alexander. of Denver. engineer of Colo
RADIO & Southern passenger train No. 2
is reported TO have been killed when the
train was derailed and two cars turned
over a mile from walsenburg. Col. early
today.
S c. Elliott. fireman. and Thurman
Hotchkiss, express messenger. were re
ported severely injured.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-13
To Visit At Formers Home

Miss Lulu Lloyd daughter of Supt
Lloyd. OF the American Sheet and Tin
mills at Gary. will leave next Satur-
day for a visit back at her former
hoem. Morgartown. W Va
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-13
CHICAGO CASH GRAIN CLOSE.

CORN-No. mixed. s2.o7; mixed.
s2O6: mixed. s2.O4: mixed. s2O4; :
white. s2.O71z q20SA: z yellow. $2.o7 q
2O9; yellow. s2.os.
OATs-No. mixed. 73t1c: white.
76Ls q 7SIac;.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-13
COTTON IN ADVANCE

INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERVIcEJ
NEW YORK. Aug. 13.-An advance Of
seventeen 70 twenty points marked the
opening Of cotton market today
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-13
One Gary Building Permit

But one building permit for Gary
was issued since yesterday. for that
to he David Glaeck Realty Co. a two
story anne fat to cost $4,000 a. zs5l
" shsngton street
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-13
Battle Is Intense.

The battle between actors and pro-
ducers is steadily growing more bitter
with statements issuing on both sides al
the rate Of 200 an hour George Conan
has quit the Lambs and Friars Clubs
rendezvous for striking actors, on the
ground that ne was insulted and has
promised to spend his entire fortune
helping 10 defeat the strike even If he
has 10 run an elevator Afterwards. The
strikers promised today that following
the closing or two theaters IN Chicago
the strike would spread TO other cities.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-13
WEST GARY IS IN
TOTAL DARKNESS

The suburb Of West Cary who is
furnished their lights by the Cary Heat
Light and Watre company. have been
cropping in total darkness for the last
three nights. Some defect Of the light
ing system TO the suburb is out Of re-
pair and cannot be located
Sickening Case Revealed.
Charles Walker. colored. 1928 Jack
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-13

Ale you reading The Times7
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-13
NEW YORK
WITH GIRLS
OF CHORUS
Theatres are Dark and Bat
tie is Bitter Between the
Strikers and Managers.
,l,I.nIsssA!loSAl NEWS SERVICE


NV YORK. April i3-New York IL
about 995 for striking chorus girls
Fourteen walking delegates of the new
Chorus Girls Union invaded wall street
and the down town financial section TO-
day 70 seek popular support and they
got il. 0h they got i With no trouble at
all
Brokers and bankers went flying out
10 the street. deserving million dollar
transactions 70 see the touring carloads
OF beauty and To shout WHO'S all right.
chorus girls" which was Interpreted by
the chorus girls to mean that their cause
was all right. Here are the chorus girls
demands. formulated at a meeting at
which Marie Dressler. who once earned
s. a week as a chorus sprite but who
long ago outgrew tights. was elected
president Of the union
Here's what They Want.
Free shoes and silk stockings lfor the
theater).
Half pay for rehearsals lasting more
than four weeks
AZ present the girls get pay for re-
hearsals.
NO discrimination BY managers in fa-
vor Of good lockers
Ethel Barrymore motored in 10 tell the
chorus girls she was with them 10 the
limit and one Of the chorus boys-forty
are members Of the union too-led shrill
cheers with little bamboo cane.
Miss Dressler was first opposed for
the presidency by one of the lovliest
girls from the Follies. but some of the
girls thought the Follies queen would
arouse jealousy because of her youth and
good looks. so they made it unanimous
for Miss DRESSER who admitted she had
neither.
, 1919-11-20

States Conference at Dorpat has been
advised that Finland has oecide5 to aid
General Yudenitcb with 30 900 volunteers
in a new attempt to take P%etrograd
withinthe next few days S,
Washington. Nov. 14h.-President
Wilson in a cable to Queen Alexandra of
Great Britain said he was happy to say
that his health was steadily improving.
His message was in reply 10 one from the
Queen thanking him for receiving her