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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-12-19
JEWELRY SHOPPERS
EARLY THIS XMAS

Carroll & Newton, the Hammond jew
lers. sre pleased 70 report that their
customers OF the Calumet region have
apparently learned the value Of early
Christmas shopping Their early
Christmas business was exceptionally
heavy this year compared with form
er years. Both AR Carroll and Mr..
Newton have been IN the tewelry bus
mess IN Hammond for several years
and are in a position to judge.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-12-19
COMBAT AIRPLANES
CRASH IN MIDAIR
rs4u,l 7ai OIL 7vioySsl

ARCADIA. FLA. Dec. 1.-Two air
planes are a MACS OF wreckage. one
aviator IS dead and another injured as
the result OF collision over 5000 feet
in midalr. between two combat air
planes late yesterday. The victims arc
Lieut.. NJ. :. Baily. OF Worcester. Mass.
killed. ana Lieut. a. ". Bradenstein.
arm broken and badly bruised The
accident happened near carlstrcm neid.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-12-19

WIFE OF BLUEBEARD
ARRESTED IN PARIS
INTERNATIONAL NEWS SEE

INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERyicel
PARIS Dec. madam Landru, wife
OF the so-called French Bluebeard. " no
Is accused OF numbering thirteen wo-
men has been arrested along with hex
son, Maurice on charge of illegally
securing valuabls goods. It Is claimed
that Nine Landru unprecedented Nile
Buishon alleged nancee OF her h'rsbsad
and secured possession of a valuable
stock certificate Maurice was accus-
ed or receiving STOLEN property
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-12-19
HAMMOND
SUPERIOR
COURTS

Anna Muha of East Chicago has fled
complaint against the East Chicago
Land Association in which she asks that
a Judgment unfavorable 70 her in an old
title suit be set aside and the case be
reopened4 W. J. Winery is her attor-
ney
Hierony A. TrieI has filed suit TO fore
close a mechanics lien on an automobile
owned by Paul J. Parduhn. NJ. .. Metz
is attorney for the plaintiff.
Appeal from the East Chicago city
court has been taken TO the superior
court BY the defendant in the suit on
account. Frank Singer VS.. Jacob Smul-
evit1
Divorce proceedings have been insti-
tuted by Florence Stanton against her
husband. Ralph IN which she charges
that no beat her and struck her and
failed 70 provide for her. She SAYS all
Of her clothing since they were married
was furnished by her parents. They
wero married July II. 1918 at ST. Joseph
Mich, and separated December IL. 1919
z. r. Brandenburg is attorney for the
plaintiff.
The Johnson City Coal Co ". Morris
Jonas et al is the title OF suit on ac-
count. filed by Attorney ]. II. Stinson.
Charging that his wife. Rose. ran away
with one John Doe. Roy Nutini of Ham
rnond has fled suit for divorce. The COM
plant, which was filed by Attorney Phil
Greenwald. states that they were married
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-12-19
New Chemical Fuel For
Autos Costs 10c a Gallon
NEWS srRvIcE1

NOTTINGHAM, England-A sensat-
ion has been caused IN the motor world
by the discovery that cars and motor
cycles can be driven By chemical ac-
ton on water.
Alderman Albert Ball, Of Noting
ham. a large estate dealer. used the
mixture with remarkable success re-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-12-19

g Many a towering
business success owes
its first strides to the
little modest want ad.
timidly bidding fo,
customers.
Your little business
may be helped to sue
cess in the same way.
q Mail ads are the
Bargain Counter Of
newspaper space, and
you should have your
share Of the benefits.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-12-19
CHICAGO-FLORIDA
FLIGHT, Is HOURS
INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE

INTERNATIONAL NEWS sEFvIcEl
MIAMI. Fla. Dec. i9.-Consufning IS
hours and % minutes actual flying time,
an atrplane arrived here last night from
Chicago. blazing the way as tho first
airplane to travel the Dixie-Chicago-
Miami aerial highway
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-12-19

November 20 this year when she says
ne put her out of the house and told her
never TO return She asks for $1,000
allmony. Her attorneys are Cleveland &
Cleveland.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-12-19

that the arrangement which has been
made will aid materially in the fight
which he Is waGing to .ower the cost
or living.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-12-19

in every conceivable form for presents
and general use. Get Pilots and you
sill get those Of the most delightful
favor. For decorating the Christmas
tree We have the largest assortment OF
most beautiful designs. colors, etc
Our confections arc ali absolutely pure
and heaIthful. and can Be eaten by
children with impunity.
TH0S. PILOT
18TH and Cedar Streets.
81 indians Harbor.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-12-19

cage high school A large crowd OF
EnersenIans accompanied the players.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-12-19

December is. 1915. and that Mrs. Nutini
left for parts unknown on July 10, 1918.
leaving their little daughter on his
hands. Nutini does not know the present
Of his wife.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-12-19

was the largest basketball crowd thai
Whiting has had in six years.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-02
Amortization Of Loans.

II View Es 81 oss xhs
eS55S Ihe Diyisioa PUBIC wofks and
discuss sai Of n aSGr e isdn has
Ions esHs ngy,s sasns is
IN the ba he nGPs,sy tp
,saGh S Is expressed for the progress
s 10 Advance the methods Of institutional in
tonnt ~ fcai estate loans as opposed GUS
when Of is the P5aspo
,,t M1 Make available . greater turnover Of
''vs e. 0i Rt ihs Sui HAN 3, INDUSTRY
inc risk OF investment that 30 often relies in
1T the in sa Tue S "
- 50 Repisnish the reservoirs OF financial CAPT.
5H1 af sunR q r.spenss
lnkssrs Is he fae that the
cinaTse OF the campaign for amortization in
q the stitss easueD Of
Tor the ha9 ihe una 5o as
by ien ana IN real es,a:e loans provided BY the
sgS nosh In na respect to the capital
upon the Of he 70 Su i'd dreG
i Is b5aiatvfiy as 6e 9Is, the
pi;,nies combined. or the insurance companies
md; hoia CT shfngfs only
due ,endeey for 0a5n anRss a 81 ali typas
20 !hsiF syS,e s into ss
70 The belief that funds destined for invest m
IN mortgages no longer will follow old Channels
IN .heir Gus tomiiy volume. These changes are
new member institutions in real estate loans
suggestions already have been advanced from
NOR. IMAM one quarter, that the country needs
~ ucTc!op 4 new medium. similar to the Fed
specii,l a'tension to temporary building loans ms
ana long time real estate mortgages In or
cities rms clearly is the function of a mort.
s ;n nanh Why then make the CONNIE ndabie
.iHatioh 10 city reai estate loans and omit
proVluinS an adequately broad national ma ri. az
Tor such a desirable FORM investment We
nave our Federal farm loan system, why then
cry origin by allowing them be crowded out
from the old cham Els and arteries of the ne1x
member banks, simply because these arterics
are becoming adapted SO rapidly to the cie-
s1ltutinE some new machinery for their ac-
coinInodation. Tie application of morfiza ion
principles is an important step towards sand
aruiHins the methods for handling mortrage
which 70 establish Federal mortgage bank
and safely to issue broad lines under 20,
ermtnent SUPERVISION, real estate debenturcs and
The United STATES League OF .:uiIdipo ,,a
Loan Associations has been partlcuiariv active
IN mprcssinB upon the government the need for
new medium 10 be called the home loan ha nE 6
mat VIII standardiZe mortgage collateral and
thereon 1t Is gratifying TO know harmony OF
interest prevails between the American Bank.
ers Association and United States League or
Huldins and Loan Associations In the mate r
from the mar. when we infer the possibilily
that the points upon which these two nterests
agree, may u! imatcly include tho need for cs-
tabli9hing a Federal mortgage bank.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-02
FROM OTHER VIEWPOINTS
National Of
Authoritative Writers-A Duly Feature. -
THE AMERICAN SHIPPING PROBLEM.
by ALFRED H. WILLIAMS.

Suppose two mon in Richmond start
ing In tho drayago business as rivals.
One buys motor truck for $4,000 and
pays his driver $3.50 a month. The
$1,000 and pays his driver SIS a month.
Both arc working on borrowed capt.
Ia, tni ana PAYING tho same Interest. The
could afford to haul for less than the
other. The puzzle for the man with
tho more expensive machine and driver
would be how TO meet tho lower prices
and live; Roughly. that is tho posi-
,,oG !, o. 1ac inc hhmerican merchant marine
Holland Franco and japan and the
Scandinayian nations
glowing account Of the number and
S5un,i''y ,nG OF the merchant ships we have
nihcrent fleet we will have ready 10
90 DO o business ' as soon as peace is dem
at the time remarked that probably we
VIII ind ourselves with our fine ships
al dressed up and nowhere to 60.
bringing our men back from abroad
and presently will be sending over the
long. When We get down 10 the regu-
lar business OF hauling freight across
the seas VIC must haul as chcaply az
anybody else. or have nothing TO haul
Not even our own manufacturers and
exporters can patronize American ships
y It,. they sro charge n, more than others, for
changes for land hauling on the rail-
ways and must figure closely to meet
the prices of foreign competitors With
present conditions the American ships
must compete with those OF other ma
tons costing from two-thirds 10 one
hall as much to build or buy and far
less to operate.
The subject was taken up In Congress
several times in the last days OF the
recent session. Senator's fumbled with
II fcehly and confessed frankly that
they did not know what TO advise. 1t
Is the insrai ned habit OF all good Dem
ocFats to shy and act UP at mention
does at a fire engine. A good many
or ua have vague ideas OF Just what
II Is, but We knew 1t was Something
40 to tho the country; Yet in an emcr:
the stump: So almost everybody agreed
with Ar. Hurlcys suggestion that tho
government sell the ships Il has built
AT about two-thirds OF what they cost
The plain reason for this is that the
ships were built In haste and under
war conditions. and therefore cost two
or three times as much as those built
In other countries and under normal
conditions We were TO charge of
billion or two to excess cost and give
our shipping men opportunity to buy at
something like the prices at which they
could build for themselves. Thcreupon
comes 4 storm OF protest from the So
ciety OF Equity and other sociaiisttc
and government ownership citizens
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-02
Health Talks by DR.. VIM. Brady

Eycstrain.
ecoDyrirht. 1s1. b, H.u on.. Novspap,~ s.r,,c.

oc peT,est eyesight + practically unknown to
dSfce.lys ONO may have very defective VISION
hy n9 IS eaea fs0% it
TO Dc IN good physical condition. But whon the
ssse OF essp he f tho y
un MISE for aGGonWlescsnts 70 read in bed
sans without suffering any symptoms or iii con.
Si G Sagsins Of tho stomach or float
fo.mfd Of tho dispaeement But let such an
somethns and t Ha the dsp St by
'iie nina may begin to give trouble
S ditoS sees blue; and occ9list con-
and he was given carte blanch in i great Colony
nor, epiiTptics Tic spent much time accurately
nine OF them continued with their epilepsy un-
and p4tent Immediately ceased i" h asiT1:
s seizures ire and had for many months
ward had his first seizure New CLASSICS were
tsti and he had moro seizures In his
removed tho cpilepsy-onc out Of a hundred
bodn nai eSsstr1in often causes aches every
cause more than one in hundred hcada chcs
n IT might seem at first blush. ridiculous To-
or obstinate constipation. hypcrch iorhydrii IeN
ceSSive acid secretion in stomachJ. undcrwesht
irritable haddcd too freaucnt evacua1ioa of
1t IS not unusual to sec such symptoms disap
pear permanently after the patient puts On
forty In order to obtain such happy effec ps
from glasses, however, il is indispens BILE tbai
cyciopicsic-whiIe the eye is under the arc CON- OF
Rie.e physoloSical rest produced by drops.
on drops eannu, Of f. vision in sue
eliminate the latent cyes;rain
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-02
WEDNESDAY,. APRlL :, 1919.

Comparison OF the war preparedness
record OF Mondell. the new floor leader of
the House, with that of kitchin, OF North
Carolina, and Dent, OF Alabama, is sufficient
to blast his prospects even before he takes
up his official duties as official hemsman for
the Republican Representatives When that
comparison is made by member OF his own
political faith. it is convincing evidence that
the Democrats hold no monopoly re-
dictionaries and obstructionists, nor is it alone
in its folly Of trying to make progress with
blind leadership.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-02
Once Overs, One a Day.
Look Around You ind Learn.

AFRO you willing TO take responsibility when il
comes, you TOO weak -kneed?
Every undertaking OF any account must have
a leader who looks beyond and plans be.
yond mere routine work
You have been earnest and painStakinr in
your department.
Have You ever thought about the relation NJ
your department to the whole establishment?
Have you realized how much may add IN
the general success II your department Is ALSO.
lutely efficient?
Have you mastered every detail and passed
your Knowledge on to tho one below you in
succession?
Don't pc afraid to help that way. for tcllinE
another helps TO fix your own KNOWLEDGE
Having prepared some ono to take your place
In emergency. arc you ready to advance YOUR
self?
II you ,use your eyes and your oars for tho
have to be told everything; you can read and
interpret lot for yourself:
good when the time comcs.--Copyright, 1910
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-02

against giving "the peoples ships" r.
r nn forses carpitallsts to use 10 pile
the Socity OF Equity could come ri,aht
IN OF Dakota farms and take hold OF
the Heet and make enormous profjis
Even MIR. Burlcson. fixing the price q,
tho transportation he uses and tic no.1
arc ne sells aud keeping books to sui.
himself. and having n guaranteed mo-.
nopoly. may make n showing OF res,ii9,
IRON the postal business. WORKING
VII costs ixcd by others and compel.
proposition. The remorseless can't,h
i lists have not manifested eagerncss TO
pies ships at any price. They remtrh
seat tmo ssaE e1s, law put through by
drove from the Pacific the last Ameri.
can owned line of steamers just before
tho war began. They decline TO take
one Senator boldly proposed that tho
sovornmcnt pay an annual bonus. or
subsidy, TO those who Will buy the shin,
tween the wages and conditions we
have fixed for our seamen and those
thosrh, by o sHi,.h, nations Another
~ roverslng the process and paying to
INC scainen direct enough TO give them
the sh fisa ow Masss w and privileges whe
Sry what their business rivals did.
T pond would nmdd, be like nc city Of Rich:
with the expensive outfit by paying tho
extra wages 10 his driver and interest
~ 'hc money he had invested above
me cost OF his rivals machine.
merry howl tho city of Richmond would
let out at such n proposition.
NothinE was done. Congress has he
lorc IL the fact that while the gov
erhncnt can meet deficits in railway
and wiro operation by simply showing
up rates and tolls. 1t could not use that
Slmplc and mastery method on tho
hiSh seas. Further II has before N
inc appropriation billB and the daily
conditions in tho departments at Wash
ington as evidence that tho govern
ment hnds always tho most was,cful
and expensive way OF doing cyerythinr
II undertakes. Therefore Tho most en-
thusiaStic lovers OF the people and
haters OF remorseless capitalists pause
WIN shuddering balk at the thourht
81 government ownership and opera
ton OF some billions OF dollars worth
or merchant ships, considering that the
same system that caused them TO cost
three prices TO build very certafnir
would cause them TO cost six prices
We will have $500 magnificent now
steamships. owned by the government
three fourths as much ocean carryInr
tonnage as Great Britain had q, hcr
peak. Just before the war, moro than
twice as much as our citizens own all
toid so far We stand helpless with
this enormous power, paralyzed by Nj
LA Fo!iettc's seamcns law--harbors.
and shipyard5 crowded with vessel.
ana NOBODY TO use them and scamen
held idle ashore by the law Intended
10 make them rich and happy
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-02
Books and Authors.

Blinn: is late issue BY the sritton
ng story the aubor nto h H.
heart and soul OF the boundless West.
It's kindly T., people their Joys and scr.
broad plateau with it's small fading
post on the brink Of the canyon. deep.
d Md,t; my;stcricus, And there dH;elis
wide open. hospitablc tavern. where
she brings up other peoples children.
and shelters mel, the indigent traveller
novel. and always to be recembered
y gripping love story intertwines.
Ellen y. La Motto, author OF Picking
IS, spent the first two years OF the war
in France, and then she decided she
must. somehow. get, altogether away
seemed the most likely place So she
went to Chna-and ran into the same
Sehn Ihich she h thought nsl she had
she replied, u suppose from seeing
rageous" After saying 'outrageous'
about twenty-five times a day, and
again, on the morrow, fnd1ing a whole
renewed emphasis-wel. when that
had gone on for quite a while. T sud
den Ho decided mat o some one else ought
sense OF Justice had not become en-
tirely warped. I thought might find
like that. So I began TO write these
letters, when in Picking. determined to
send them to friend at home. For
letters were opened. No. I don't mean
censored, just mean ,opened-conse-
99u;sntiy me- never mailed these letters
them in u book. one after the other.
and added to them from day to day
books full OF cuttings from the Chinese
newspapers. 1t became tremendous
fun at that point, only events marched
almost too rapidly. have had to
leave out lots Of the very incest parts
--picayunc gossip, but very thriliinE."
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-02
SEEN ON THE SIDE
A Pressing Need.
III HENRY EDWARD WARN ETA


About three weeks ago
Tho tailor shop in our nciGhborhood
Was robbed by burglars.
Who carried or numerous suits
Which had been left there
For pressing and repairing.
Later the burglars were caught
And tho clothing recovered.
But the police took tho clothing
TO headquarters and are holding 1t
To DC used rs evidence
When the burglars arc tried
Now il so happens that
Our little boy, aged six years.
Had a pair CT trousers
In the tailorshop AZ tho time
Being pressed.
or course, they were stolen
And arc now IN headquarters.
They are small. but we might say
Er-rawthcr important,
At least to tho little boy.
He has been staying in the house
For three weeks now
Waiting for his trousers.
And he wants 10 SO to school.
And nc can't go in his hathrobe-
And he is growing every day.
And we fear II the trial
Doesn't come on soon
lie will have outgrown the pants
So. IL anything can be done
We'll, let il be done. that all,---H NJ.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-02
Should Not Be Forgotten

a NOV tMkNT has been started By Mrs
L EDWARD Garter, of Carter Hall War
fsN'oh' lot the erection Of monument over
the grave Of Colonel John s. Mosby, famous
Confederate cayalryman, scout and patriot.
Inc grave Of this gallant officer is unmarked
~ Is located in cemetery az Warrenton,
tut not go much as q marble slab or head
stone rests upon Il or above it TO remind
future generations Of the career OF one OF
me. mos! Interesting characters in the mill
tary history Of the nation.
4ae!e was { time when the name OF
-Hosby Wac upon ;he lips Of almost every
man ana woman In America. He had
ehscutea some Of the most daring exploits the
N.'H VIZ had 20 record. He had made :.
mon Iaj9f-general and his staff prisoners
II var without firing Il shot He had led
'.'s lhlfepid troopers through enemy lines.
paIl mrllitGdes Of Union soldiers. and by
some sor; u genius for escape he had lived
~ teN he story. He had captured and de-
hiTpys0 vast amounts Of supplies and am
y IhiHon destined Tor the armica OF Generals
Grant md Hooker and Meade lie and h;s
bahp ~ heroic and adventurous souls we're as
c!usi'e az the rainbow. Whole brigades OF
mon Ca'afy were sent out 70 take Mosby
Neao or aNYc. but they always returned
fHp'I-Hah0ed 'iosby became more feared
w lAe phya," in the enemy ranks than did
The great Lee himself Nobody knew when
Ae "pul1 strike where he would strike or
nov hc might br held in check lie was a
nightmare 10 Union commanders
ana yet me grave OF this splendid soldier
las been neglected. Soon It Will he for
f's'fh un!Gss men and women who loved
ana admired the lion hearted Confederate
Io7h"nd 10 The appeal which has gone forth
''fgIha whose pride in It's heroes knows
M bounds, must not be Indifferent to the
memory Of John S. Mosby. lie was worthy
| oi ha state.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-02
Voice Of the People.
Letters must give the name and ad-
ore.s OF the writer. Name will not be
published il writer 80 requests.
The VALLEY Trnxedx.


To the Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
Sill read in your columns OF the
tragic event that happened in the VAL
ley OF Virginia. where two young lives
were snufcd out by the action OF
agents OF the Prohibition Commits
sioner. 1t seems the only difference
and distance between gentleman
and a Grim ANAL" Is the width OF the
Potomac River. On the other side they
by the right OF the law of the United
States were protected with their liquor
Or any other property. When they
crossed over the Potomac. VIrginia's
agents lay In walt along. the highways
TO seize that which II they had taken
twenty miles north in the manner they
do. without search warrants they
would all be convicted OF highway rob-
berry.
read that the Commonwealth at
torney Of Woodstock had asked for the
arrest of Prohibition Officers Harry F.
sweet. j. II; sullivan. w. +. Dunlcavy
and w: G. Hall on charge of murder
they had surrendered themselves to
the fredericksburg authorities, and
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-02

MajorGeneral Clarence r. Edwards COM
manding the Department of the Northeast in
an address TO the workers at the Boston
army and navy canteen, said that if he had
anything to do with it, beer and light
wines would go back in canteens." He cites
the experience OF the equivalent policy in its
relation to the American soldiers in France
AS demonstrating the wisdom OF cantecns il
gother evidence than that we have in the de-
Generalization wrought by Bookkeeping in the
vicinity oI camps in this country were
needed.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-02

/ Wall Street, the American business baron
jeter, is hopeful, and its sentiment is reflected
in the bullsh attitude Of the market Judge
Gary. and there is no ADLER business man
IN the United States one who keeps his
finger closer to the public pulse, has had
much to do witt! the situation through the
statement OF his optimistic views and the
sStreet now is confident that the worst OF the
world storm has passed. Prices are rising,
"a seat on change has sold for $4,000, the
lhlghest hgure reached in more than two
years, and signs are abundant that the United
states is about to enter period OF intense
postwar activity. With the preservation Of
the national sanity. business foundation
can be laid that Will make this the most
powerful Industrial and commercial nation
The world has seen