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Gilpin observer., 1919-09-18
Cheapest Thing at the Most Fa-
nous Of American Resorts
Is Money.
SOCIAL BARRIERS LOWERED
Newly-Made MllIionaires Strut About
the Place to Display the Wealth
They Acquired During tho War
Gambling Is Heavy.

Saratoga, N. Y.-The cheapest thing
In Saratoga is money. Everybody has
1t IL abundance Off and on and spends
1t with the abandon of the drunken
sailor in the old song.
Clerks bet $1,000 on a horse at the
race tracks. Newly made rich pile up
checks and counters on cards and the
elusive roulette ball. Men throw dol
lars around as they used to toss dimes.
Women accustomed to ginghams
and rhinestones gladden. the eye and
stimulate the sense of humor In their
efforts to carry with grace silks and
diamonds. The most suitable is dis
carded for the most expensive.
Extravaganza and n contempt for
money values intrudes itself at every
turn on the picturesque streets Of the
most famous of American resorts, and
Oldest of the cures, In the corridors Of
the great barn-like hotels, at the race
track, In the dining places and in the
lake sections and fits by In the bewil-
dering parade of flashy motorcars.
Natives Reaping Harvest.
passion of Saratoga doesn't need to
be told that the prudent native is get
ting his.
What escapes him falls to the hO-
tel keepers, the bookmakers, the sleek
and rat-faced gentry that cap for Sc
Questered resorts of chance where the
green cloth, the dealing box and the
other implements of their craft are to
be found without much difficulty.
The crowds that flock to the race
courses are greater by thousands than
ever before.
All the old social barriers have been
broken down and trampled under foot
by the crowd that comes from the
financial marts of Wall street, the re-
sorts of upper Broadway. the bench
and forge, and forest and mine and
farm. upon which the fortunes of war
have smiled.
The number of resorts where wOm-
en- are admitted to the gaming tables
is probably less than four. In the
other small places where the wagers
range from $5 to $50 at roulette, haz.
ard and one or two other contrivances
for getting the money women are not
admitted. 1t is not considered chubby
to advertise the location or names OF
the owners Of the gaming establish
ment because 1t might stir the local
officials to interpret too literally the
legal inhibition against such enter
prises.
There has already been more or less
trouble-fOr the gaming purveyors-
as IT is. During the first week of the
racing season all games were closed
Gilpin observer., 1919-09-18
YAP AND ITS PEOPLE

Yap Is strangely old and strangely
up to date. Its inhabitants are still In
the stone age Of progress. The natives
are strict prohibitionists. Bachelor
clubs closed to the women dot the
islands. Food and drink and clothes
all grow on trees. In Yap wealth is
truly a burden. A single coin Of their
stone money sometimes weighs hun
dreds Of pounds. Yap. or Jap, when
translated. means the land, and is the
only land that many Of the islanders
know.
Married and unmarried men alike
belong to the club, which maintains a
fine failu, or bachelor house, the host
ess Of which must be secured by force
or cunning from some distant tribe.
There she lives under n polyandrous
system where no man becomes jeal-
GUS and the wives Of the village never
object to their husbands evenings ut
the club.
The chief decoration OF the male is
string Of pink shells made into a
Gilpin observer., 1919-09-18

necklace, and since no man is rich
enough to own such treasure the
best ones are loaned out for such a
period as the wearer may choose to be
dressed In the height of fashion. As
there are no button holes, the man
may wear two bouquets In each ear. n
sort Of corsage bunch In a large hole
In the lower lobe and a small bouton-
Mere In a smaller hole In the ear
higher up. Shell cuffs made of conchs
add the finishing touch to the correct
attire.
Yap women do not wear the veil.
Their only dress is voluminous skirt
made Of leaves of fiber and composed
Of four or Ave thicknesses. Although
one month Is the average life of a
woman's dress. the style does not
change.
Gilpin observer., 1919-09-18
Volcanoes in the Southwestern
Part of Alaska Are
Accommodating.
GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY THERE
Members Who Went to Study Mount
katmai and Its VALLEY Of Ten
Thousand Smokes" Are Favored
With Fine Performance.

Juneau, Alaska.-VOlcanic peaks In
the far southwestern corner Of Alaska
are in eruption this summer evidently
for the benefit Of a party Of scientists
sent by the National Geographic So
ciety to study Mount Katmai, the
greatest of Alaska's smoking noun
tains, and its valley of Ten Thou
sand Smokes"
Persons who have returned recently
from the volcanic country to the west
ward said Shishaldin peak. on Unimak
island, in the Aleutian chain, was In
eruption recently. They also reported
1t was believed Mount Bavloff on the
southwestern Alaskan mainland. also
had spouted, as the snow about the
summit was coal black.
When the party Of scientists left
Anchorage, Alaska, on their way to
Gilpin observer., 1919-09-18
WANTED HER DOG UNWITCHED
Pennsylvania Woman Asked the Fed
eraI District Attorney for Help,
but Got None.

Harrlsburg-"My dog is bewitched;
what can you do to help me?" pleaded
II woman ut the district attorneys
office.
"Its name Is Lady. The woman
that did 1t is witch. My poor dog
didn't eat for two weeks. Whenever
l go away from home Lady keeps
house for me, but this woman be-
witched 1t, and I want the dog to get
well again."
No one In the district attorneys
office knew Of any magic word that
could unwitch the dog.
Gilpin observer., 1919-09-18
Each Beauty in Harem
Demanded a Gold Tooth.

Trials Of toothpuller in
harem were described by DR.. A.
s. Hungerford of Teheran,
Persia, who visited Toledo on
his way back to the Pacific
coast.
Fourteen years as the royal
dentist for his majesty, the
Shah of Persia, who has a nifty
harem in his palace, has con-
vinced the dentist that life with
a surplus of beautiful spouses
does not have all the traditional
joys.
One of the doctors first duties
in the Shah's palace was to pull
tooth for member Of the
harem. When the dentist fin
ished her beauty had been en-
HANGED by a brilliantly flashing
gold bicuspid. Such Jealousy
did this addition to her beauty
strike in the hearts of the harem
that forthwith they all went
salaming and sobbing to the
Shah, charging his majesty with
partially. His majesty got out
of the difficulty by ordering n
gold tooth for each of them, but
to even matters up ordered three
United States molars for him
self.
Gilpin observer., 1919-09-18
WEALTHY FILL
SARATOGA SPAS

up for three days, due to misunder-
standing as to the number that were
to be privileged-and the failure of
certain other negotiations that are of
interest to politicians.
Display Of Gowns and Gems.
The greater part OF the women are
OF the middle class type. The dis
play Of gowns and gems is, If any
thing, more striking than in the other
days when Saratoga had atmosphere"
Almost every woman that passes in re-
view seems to have prospered from the
wal, If diamonds be accepted as con-
vinclng evidence.
One woman was at the Union whose
maid-she had one-had displayed
great ingenuity in finding vacant
spaces on her mistresses' frock on
which to pin n stupendous assortment
of brilliants. Her husband made IA
fortune out of scrap iron in Chicago
Another woman. whose costume no
sane man would attempt to describe.
seemed to run to pearls. She wore
more than any two women has any
right to possess. The combination of
dazzling colors and gems provoked one
of the new voters to comment, Dress
ing that woman up is like putting gold
harness on mule"
But for all the vnnities and jealous
les the women seem to be having as
gooo time as the men and to be as
well supplied as they with all the
money necessary to pay for it. Be-
Gilpin observer., 1919-09-18
FOR
THE SCIENTISTS

the Katmai country, they said they be-
eruption this summer and declared
they We're certain there was absolutely
no danger attached to the investiga-
ton. Katmai's last big "blowoff' was
in June, 1912.
The party of twenty-six scientists Is
headed by Professor Robert A. Griggs
of the University of Ohio. and some
are from Carnegie institute. They
were planning to make observations
of the botanical, biological and geo.
logical effects of the 1912 eruption.
In 1913 Professor Griggs headed n
party of scientists to Katmai and re-
turned with the announcement that
the crater was the largest on the globe
and that near Katmai lay great
valley whose floor was dotted with
thousands of mouths vomiting gray
Prof. Griggs named "The Valley of
Ten Thousand Smokes" Instead Of
10000, It is said there are literally
millions Of smoking vents.
Congress recently set aside 1.-The
Valley Of Ten Thousand Smokes" as
national property, and 1t is believed
that some day 1t will be second Vel
lowstone geyser field. Steaming
springs, it is said, will eventually take
the place Of the present smoking
vents.
Professor Griggs and his party ex-
pected to remain In the Katmai dis
trict until the middle of September.
Until they return nothing probably
will be heard from them, as there is
no direct means of communication.
Mrs. Griggs and her children accom-
panied the professor to Kodiak, an
island near Katmai, and will remain
there during the summer waiting for
him to return.
Moving pictures of the smoking
mountain and valley are to be brought
back by the party.
Gilpin observer., 1919-09-18
Slaves In AbyssinIa.

Inc inhabitants Of the Gemira
country in Abyssinia are pagans. They
appear to believe in divinity inhabit.
ing the sky-not to be identified with
the Wah Of the Galla-and also in
secondary genii dwelling on the earth.
Slavery is not officially recognized, but
It exists in fact, though with some ex.
tenuation In form. The slave IL not
free to change his master; he Is put
In chains II suspected Of an intention
Of escaping; he is beaten II he does
not work or march at the will of his
master. and he receives NO pay. On
the other hand, II he can be present.
ed" he cannot be openly sold. and
must be designated gabare ("subject")
not baria ("slave"). Even these diff.
ferences disappear in distant prov.
inces like Gemira, and in times Of dis
order. Those who will not submit live
as fugitives In the forests.
Gilpin observer., 1919-09-18
Interesting Facts About the Little
Pacific Island.
Food, Drink and Clothes All Obtained
From Trees-Men Have
Bachelor Clubs.

Washington.-Since the little island
of Yap was mentioned the other day
at the White House conference be-
tween the president and senate for
ign relations committee, there has
been general demand for information
about this former German possession,
which the American navy wants for
cable and wireless station.
According to the National Geograph-
ic society 1t is the westernmost Of the
western Caroline islands, IL situated
about 500 miles southwest of Guam
and $40 miles east Of the island Of
Mindanao Of the Philippine group. It
has a population Of about 1000.
Gilpin observer., 1919-09-18
Preacher weds a. NIne.y.Eour.

New York.-Rev. Moses Allen, itin-
Grant preacher. applying for mar
riage license. gave his age as ninety
four. II am In the golden season of
life. II is not good that man should
be alone" he said. His brldeto-be In
only half his age.
Gilpin observer., 1919-09-18
External oubstltvte.

Here Ii famous Chinese humorous
story. A traveller stopped at a house
and asked for a cup Of tea. Having
none on hand. the host sent his son
out to procure some. Meanwhile the
hostess put pot Of water on the fire
to boil. The son did not return, and
1t became necessary to add some more
water to the pot. This was done sew
eral times. The son still remained alb
sent, and finally the wife said to her
husband: "Inasmuch as the tea does
not seem to be forthcoming. perhaps
you had better o1ssr Jour guest .
bath"
Gilpin observer., 1919-09-18

Of the room. His step was quick, his
eyes very bright.
II understand now Torres signal
on the window" he muttered as he
went. "And-by heaven, how blind
I wasl know what he meant when
he said he was haunting a man whom
he did not likel It's the boldest game
man ever playedw
Gilpin observer., 1919-09-18

cause the statement made at the be-
ginning of this chronicle holds good
to the end. The cheapest thing in
Saratoga is money.
The Brunswick news., 1919-08-20
CHURCH PEOPLE
PROFITEER|NG
MINISTER SAYS MEMBERS OF
CHURCHS ARE LANDLORDS
WHO OPPRESS POOR

Atlanta, Aug. 19-DeSlaring that
church people for the most part are
the landlords who are oppressing the
poor and that such profiteers are the
greatest allies Bolshevism has in this
country Rev. John w. Ham, pastor
of the Baptist Tabernacle today de-
nounced the raising of rents in At
lanta.
The days of feudalism. when land
lords elected tenants for complained
of injustice. are no worse than the
situation in Atlanta, said Mr.. Ham.
Profiteers. he asserted. are paving the
way for the Bolsheviki. and are ere
ating a false real estate boom that is
doomed to fall.
Reassessments of property values
by the tax assessors will have great
effect in helping conditions he said
and so will a renters union,
The Brunswick news., 1919-08-20
NEW HOUSE FOR
MRS. MALLARD
HANDSOME 10=ROOM, 2=STORY
STRUCTURE GOING UP ELLIS
AND 1ST SITS

One of the handsomest of the new
residence in the city is going up at
the southeast corner of Ellis and
First streets for Mrs, S, L. Mailard
and at the present time is practically
one third complete, In designing the
house, which is twO-story structure
of very handsome design, with sleep
ing porches upstairs and downstairs
careful attention. has been paid to
tn general convenience of the occu-
Pants as we'll as for the general ap-
learance,
The cost of the house is approx
r,ately $4,000 exclusive of what may
be added later at the option Of the
cwner. 1t is a ten-room house, excfu-
s!ve of sleeping porches and large
porches in front of the house as well
IS storage and trunk closets.
On the front of the house is large
orch and on the right hand side of
the house is the living room, dining
room and kitchen, while on the left
side are the sleeping pprches.
The second story is a duplicate of
the first and the entire house is fin
ished off in agreeable natural woods
with selected flooring. The arohi-
tect and contractor is e. Merritt WHIP
las recently opened offices on New
castle street at 1916 IL. -
The Brunswick news., 1919-08-20
BAKER URGES
LRRGE ARMY
TOLD SENATE SUB COMMIT.
TEE or PLAN FOR STANDING
ARMY OF $4,000

Washington, Aug. 19-Calling at
tention to the disturbed state OF the
world at present" Secretary Baker
told senate military ub-committee
today that he would not be doing his
part unless he urged upon congress
to provide for an army that would rep
resent the strength of the United
States. The committee is considering
the war department plan for stand
ing army CT $4,000 men, and uliver
sal military training.
Mr.. Baker said the nations military
policy must be modified as result of
the experience gained in this war, not
only in the organization of the war
department but also in the Orgariza-
tion of the army Sc as to bring about
greater coordination.
The Brunswick news., 1919-08-20
w REMEDY FOR
UGLY HUSBANDS
A Caiotab at Bedtime and al Swallow
of Water, That's All, No Salts. No
Taste Nor Slightest Unpleasan+ness
Wake Up in the Morning Feeling
Fine.

When your hubby gets cross, mean,
ugly, nasty-a chroonic crouch, sim
ply give him one Of the nausealess
Calomel tablets, tn tdda thnkie to
Calomel tablets, the kind that dc the
work without the slightest unpleas-
antness, The. next morning he will
be the kind of husband he promised
to be- Honest! l am not joking, it
beats anything you ever saw for TAX
ing the meapness (billieusnessl out
of men and women too. The; next
time you feel lazy. mean, blue or dis
couragedtake a Calotab. One tablet
at bedtime, with swallow OF wa
ter-thats all No taste, no grip
ing, no salts, no sickening after af-
fects. You will wake up in the morn
ing feeling fine. your liver clean,
your system purified with hearty
appetite for breakfast. Eat what you
please and goo about your business
no danger
Calotabs are sold in original,
sealed packges, price tthirty-five
cents We hive authorized your drug
gist ito refund the price, if you are
not perfectly delighted with Calotabs.
The Brunswick news., 1919-08-20
HOUSE WILL CONSIDER
DAYLIGHT SAVING TUESDAY

Washington. aug. 19-The house
today ordered COP liberation Tuesday
Of President Wilson's veto of the day.
light saving repeal.
Chairman Haltgen Of the agricultur-
al committee. and other western mem
bers protested. Calming many wes-
tern members who wish to override
the veto are not in Washington now,
Speaker GilleEt was criticised by
representative Wingo, Arkansas. for
not placing the presidents message
en- the veto before the house.
The Brunswick news., 1919-08-20
/ 400 GALLONS OF WHiSkEY
SEIZED ONE BIG STILL

Atlanta, Aug. 19-Revenue officers
fave returned from Cherokee county
where they seized one big still at
v hich 1400 gallons of corn whiskey
was all ready for market. The still
had a capacity of 100 gallons daily. Il 4
The Brunswick news., 1919-08-20
GOVERNORS MEETING
SCHEDULED FOR CAPITAL

Atlanta Aug, 19-Invvitations have
been issued to the governors of North
and South Carolina, Florida, Tennes-
see. Alabama, Mississippi and Louis
lana to attend a great stump blasting
demonstration here on Sept. ;.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-01-17
THREATS Of
RESIGN|NG
FROM EBERT
Exclusive Cable BY international
News Service and the London
Daily Express.)

AMSTERDAM, Jan. 17.-Chan-
cellor Ebert, of Germany, has
threatened to resign, rather than
take the responsibility of signing a
"peace of might" said a dispatch
from Berlin today.
Now that Berlin is quieter the
political leaders are growing III
cTeasingly uneasy at the idea that
while Berlin was in the throes Of
anarchy the allies idly looked OF
and continued their peace work.
The Berlin zeitung Am Mittag. ara
the Dusseldorf Nachrichten and Other
papers sound this same note:
What have We been doing for peacef
Our enemies are hard al work We have
done nothing but war on bandits. Wher
the time comes We shall see the disae
trous effects Of our inactivity Our
enemies arc preparing Il cut and dried
peace treaty. When it is ready we shall
not be allowed 10 discuss it, but must
accept whatever terms they wish 70 i'm
pose"
Tt IS apparent that German Is going
10 make desperate attempt 70 bluh the
allies. She is not ready 70 accept any
terms offered
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-01-17
BIG OOINGS ON
THE SOUTH SIDE
World s Amateur Bull head
Chef to Oficiate at
Eats Tonight.

DR.. L ". shanAIin admits that lie
Is the best cook in Hammond.
And tonight he's going to prove it,
The Mems club Of tho First Pres
~ terian church which includes in its
membership some or the most promt-
ucnt men in tae city, is TO dine at The
church gym tonight and DR.. Shanklin
who got most Of his cooking exper-
ieace fixing up Kankakee river bull
heads and channel cat, with Ralph
Pierce. is COINS 70 have charge Of the
eats.
Dr. John Nicely. the noted Presby-
tcgian divine. IS 20 lecture to the men
after the dinner
Fred Crumpa eSer Will preside at the
meeting and DR.. r. ". Oberlin is said
TO have been practcins some songs
for some time and il viii undoubtedly
be q large and luscious evening
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-01-17
DT ROBERT COPELAND
international News Service stat
Correspondent

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, Jan. IL.
Many bills that have been intro
duced in the House of Representa-
tives of the seventy-first Indiana
State Legislature are under consid-
Grafton by various committees.
The first meetings OF the com
mittees TO discuss the proposed
laws, were held yesterday and to
day. The first of these measures
are expected to be rportd back to
til house within few days, and
then the work of passing new laws
or revising old ones will start in
the lower house Of the legislature.
SHARP FIGHTS PREDICTED.
Sharp fights are predicted i'm commit
tee over some Of the measures. and is fl
expected tho Aghts VIII be taken TO the
aoor Of the house When the republi-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-01-17
SEELEY BACK
IN CIVILIAN LIFE

cart Ray seeley. or the I. s Eng
neers. has swung back into civilian
Hfo to nnd great stacks or work piled
np in hts office But the surveyor was
never more able 90 tackle lot %
work than now. after passing through
the most risid ira ming at Cams.
Humphreys. Va. where he went
through the officers trainine school
under West Point officers. The train
inS was 50 severe many professional
athletes broke down M. Seeley los
thirts pounds and pulled in his belt
lncaes.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-01-17
COUNCIL.
ADVOCATES
BOND ISSUE
Council Says SaIVatlOn's Free
and Turns Down Offer 1880
for Religious Services.


CROWN POINT, IND, Jan. Il.
Lake county will have its new
tubercular sanitarium and it viii
cost at least 100000.
That sum was appropriated By
the Lake county council after two
day session yesterday.
The council provided for t.n vesr
bond issue in Lake county for the estsb-
hshment Of tubercular hospital.
The sum Of $500 was appropriated for
The plans and specifications for pubic
hall TO be erected at the fair grounds
SALVATION FREE.
There viii be no paid religious serv-
tees at either jail OF poor farm. one
divine wanted $3.50 for holding services
there and the county council said that
gospel was free ana turned down the
offer
Other sums appropriated y Nere
Nultieraph q A6O On
Plat books. North Twp 542s
Additional salary Pro com. 500 90
county Agent ------ l.o6e.95
Supplies ----------- 225oo
The council also thought that the
pauper attorney was getting enough
salary and said no to a petition for
$3.50 increase.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-01-17
TOOK HIS MONEY
FROM CARY BANK
Doctor Is Forced to Sign
Check for All He Had,
to Robbers.

VALPARAISO. IND Jan 1s-Dr.
John Metxas today told the police that
while he vas alone in his office IN the
heart Of the business district here two
robbers beat him up and with revolver
forced him 10 sign a check for $3.50. ell
the money ne has ON deposit in bank
at Gary. Then. according TO Tho doctor
ONE Of the robbers kept him under guard
while the other wont TO Gary twenty
miles from Valparaiso. and drew the
money. when the man returned from
Gary both robbers fed. the doctor said
Two Greeks are under arrest and held
i'm $40 bond each. DR.. Metaxas said they
were the two who held him UP. Hun
dreds Of pedestrians passed tho Office
at tho time OF the alleged holdup
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-01-17
ROTHSCHILD HEADS
HAMMOND |. & s.
Clothier Succeeds A. H.
Taper AS President of
3. and l.. Ass n.

n Rothsch.Id. one OF the oulwarhs
of the Hammond Building, Loan and
savings Association was at a meeting
OF the stockholders last night elected
president. succeeding \. II. Taper.
who has been president OF the asso-
ciation for the last thirteen years:
Following arc the officers elected.
n. Rothschud. president; A. II. Taper.
ce-president, J. 2. smaley, secre-
tary and treasurer. J. NJ Morthland.
attorney Three new directors We're
also elected They are; oscar A..
Krinbnl. J. Is stinson, and J. z. Wolf
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-01-17
GARY BANK
TRIAL IS ON

VALPARAISO, Jan. 17.--A special
session OF the superior court was held
here todav. with Judge William Nc
vey, OF LaPorte, presiding. The spe-
eisl session was held 70 hear the case
OF Ruman vs. the Northern State Bank
OF Gary The case is the outgrowth
or & suit among the stockholders Of
the Boston Store. in Gary. Some time
ago petition was heard by Judge
Crunpacker wherein il was asked
that 8 receiver bc appointed for the
store but the appointment Of a re-
ceiver was denied. quite q large
amount OF money IS involved in the
GaSe