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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-01-28

when she resisted. "Besista" is the
/ name under which She performs and ii
indicates her peculiar power OF re-
sistence
Jcanne's mother saws It was a sift
Or nature which the child developed
along with other talents for "Besis
"a is comely and shapely and can sing
and dance and act. But her turn ia
vaudeville is confined TO the more re-
marlsable ~ these accomplishments
The biggest fellows in the aud ence
a. the Orpheum last night tested "Re-
sista ability. when she relaNe ed
TO eighty pounds they could swing
her above their heads but when she
resisted they couldn't budge her froai
the foor II is the only act q its
KIND an uorth seeing. ~Rosists"
appears for the last time in Ismmond
tonight
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Continued from page one)
il absolutely necessary that / "a u
work and such has been the case ever
since I tailed IN German. therefore
could rot expect q Diploma al that
time. never have 81 never wilI he
able 70 so - college, therefore I d d
not az that time. mon hate ] now any
use for high school diploma There
fore il must be plain that ] dId not
ask FOR the diploma NOT am / re-
psonsihle FOR any action vhstso sver
Of any board 81 education. The p9lit-
zeal aspect that has been thrown INTO
this seems impractical. in that the ma
jority Of the beard that granted the
diploma were democrats Incidental
Is. I am Republican Then wh, poll
itics2
Since this controkersy has started
have talked TO members of the school
hoard and have told them that II this
diploma business had any bearing
whatsoever on the acceptance Of MI
McEirov's resignation would turn
the same back to them They assured
me that il had - bearing what
soever.
Now in the face Of all that has been
said and done. .f IN my humble way
can do anything Is help Mr.. McEl-
roy to 4 new position or help him 80
ANY other way J assure YOU I viii be
glad t. do So.
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CUTS IN OCEAN RATES

WASHINGTON. Jan. es.-Cuts in
ocean freight rates 10 Great Britain
averaging in many instances SIS % Per
cent were announced By The shipping
board today Tie rates IN every in
stance meet those established by Great
Britain. but are still slightly ia advance
Of those in effect before the war.
4 stul further cut within few
weeks. to bring the tariff down TO the
pre-war basis. was predicted by officials
Of the board. Although no rate was
hxed for cotton cotton waste wss Put at
ST. per 100 pounds indicating that cot
ton itself viii not he far from that fig
urc
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DYER NEWS

Misses Mae Andrews and Florence
Watson were 80 Crown FONT on sat
lrday
Mr. and Mrs Hartman and daugb-
ter Melvina sundayed at Hammond
Mr Raymond Muivey from Lafay-
cite spent sunday with hls brothers
and femily @r. and Mrs G. f Mulve..
Mr. Russell Gray went to Monon on
Monday 90 visit with his parents
Mrs. Henry Grlevlng. FRANK TIt-
brieh and son. Martin. made "a business
trip 70 Chicago Heights yesterday.
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noAnn MEETS roNIemT.

Asked II ne was planning 70 attend
the mass meeting at the Industrial
high schooI tonight. superintendent or
schools Mcdaniel merely stated THAI a
regular meeting q the board Of edu-
cation viii be held this evening and
he VIII have 10 be present
The board OF education meets in
the school offices ID tile Eder builds
ing.
pr. J l. smith. a member of tne
board II education declared IL vould
attend the meeting at the Industrial
high school IL is possible the board
VIII adjourn It's meetins
Mr. Daniel denied the r1mor that he
had called \ second public meeting for
the chamber Of commerce this eHe-
ming.
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FOR FREEDOM
OF FINLAND

international News service)
LONDON. Jan. 2s-France Il TO pro-
pose the independence Of Finland with
the support Of Great Britain. said I'D
vices from Helsingfors today
ffIelsingfors is the Finnish capital)
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STORES OPEN
TUES, FRI. AND
SAT. NIGHTS

The Retail Merchants Association
AT Getting last evening decided to
keep their stores open Tuesday. Fri
day and Saturday nights instead OF
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. lt
at any time shoppers become confused
as to the nights the stores are open
they Will mud notices in this paper
each day
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CALLED TO DETROIT.

John Crawford OF The Times adver-
Using department, has been called 20
Detroit by the serious Illness az his
mother
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BOTH ADOPT
FORD REPORT

CEy Intern atioral News service)
WASHINGTON. Jan IS Roth the
senate and house this afternoon adopt
ed the conference report on tine $780,
000 600 food blll 10 feed Europe
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TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

WANTED Mid6le-aKed woman Tor ger
eral nouse~ork- Call Drug store. -.
Calumet ave, phone 765 Hammond
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Only one "BnoD1o oUrNrNEr

no get the genuine. call for full mama
LAXATIVE RROMO QUININE Tablets
Look for signature Of & W GROVE
cures Cold in One Day. soc-Adv
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You Con
Beautify
Complexion

and rid the skin of un-
slightly blemishes. quicker
and surer, BY putting your
blood, stomach and liver in
good order, than in any
other way. Clear complex
ion, bright eyes, rosy
cheeks and red lips follow
the use of Bcecham's Pills.
They eliminate poisonous
matter from the system,
purify the blood and tone
the organs of digestion-Usc
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The X. of f. Lodge IF East Chicago
viii initiate II in the Ranks of Page
Friday. Jan. sist
1-s9- " r. SSEDDEN
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Lake Co. must buy more W. S. S.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-01-28

STANDARD cold remedy for 20 years--ia tsbl-.
FORM safe sure, no opistes breaks Up a 60
Z, Y, - nours-reiieyes grip In days. Monev
backifit fails The genuine boz hsa q YSs.5 -
nth MI HIS picture. At All DRUG Storrs
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HUNTER HAS
A DIPLOMA

Continued from page ore)
The Washington herald., 1919-12-03
CHAPTER IS.

CHAPTER IS.
The age and death Of Sarah. The purchase
uf MachpelAh. I9 where sarah wAs buried.
And Sarah was a hundred and
seven and twenty years old: these
were the years Of the life OF Saran.
And Sarah died in Kirjath-
arba: the same is Hebron in the
land of Canaan: and Abraham came
to mourn for Sarah. and to weep
for her.
7 And Abraham stood up from
before his dead. and spake unto
the sons of Heth. saying.
4 am stranger and a So
journer with you: give me a pos
Sc ession of a buryinGplace with you.
that ! may bury my dead out of
my sight.
And the children OF Heth an
swered Abraham. saying unto him.
6 Hear us. my lord: thou art
mighty prince among us: in the
choice of our sepulchres bury thy
dead: none of us shall withhold
from thee his sepulchre. but that
thou mayest bury thy dead.
And Abraham stood up. and
bowed himself to the people of the
land. even to the children OF Heth.
s And he communed with them.
saying, II it be your mind that /
should bury my dead out of my
sight, hear me. and entreat for me
to Ephron the son of Zohar.
. That he may give me the cave
of Machpelah, which he hath, which
is in the end OF his field: for as
much money as II is worth he shall
give it me for a possession OF a
lburyingplace amongst you.
10 And Ephron dwelt among the
children OF Heth: and Ephron the
Hittite answered Abraham in the
audience OF the children OF Heth,
even of all that went in at the
| gate of his city. saying.
IL Nay. my lord. hear me: the
| field give l thee. and the cave that
is therein, / give It thee; in the
presence OF the sons of my people
give I 1t thee: bury thy dead.
12 And Abraham bowed down
himself before the people Of the
land.
13 And he spake unto Ephron in
the audience of the people of the
land. saying. But II thou wilt give
it. / pray thee. hear me: ! will give
thee money for the field: take II
of me. and 1 will bury my dead
there.
II And Ephron answered Abra-
ham. saying unto him,
Is My lord. hearkcn unto me: {:
the land is worth four hundred
shekels of silver: what is that be-
twixt me and thee? bury therefore
thy dead.
16 And Abraham hearkened un-
to Ephron; and Abraham weighed
to Ephron the silver. which he
had named in the audience of the
sons of Heth, four hundred
shekels of silver. current money
with the merchant
II 7 And the field of EphroR.
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Veteran Who shot Straight.

Sergt MICHAEL HALLORAN, L.
S. army. is a guest at the home OF
his sister. Mrs d. NJ. SNIDER, Lang
don, D. c. The sergeant has a record
that Justifes the pride with which his
friends in Washington greeted him
Besides being distinguished as an ex-
pert shot with rife and revolver. he
repeatedly displayed the finest SOL
dierly qualities in action. principally
with the famous sixth L. $. Cavalry
IN Cuba during the war with Spain, in
the Philippine insurrection and in
China during the Boxer uprising.
When war was declared against
Germany. Sergt. HALIORAN was
modestly employed as a civilian, bear
ing the scars Of his numerous battle
experiences. An invitation from his
former troop commander to repoin the
Sixth was promptly accepted. without
regard TO the age limit He was made
instructor OF the thousands OF re-
cruits who were trained at the re-
mount station at Camp Sherman.
His rockies" will no doubt be glad
to learn that their former instructor
has been assigned to important duty
herc at the headquarters OF the Mo-
tor Transport Corps.
HALLORAN is a modern Charles
O'MalIey, known as the Irish Dra-
COON" the principal in the famous
historical novel by that title. He
was about to be commissioned cap
tain when the armistiCe was signed.
He has all kinds Of distinguished
service medals. He was wounded in
The Washington herald., 1919-12-03
Bulgarian Atrocities in Thrace.

The Mohammedan communities OF
Western Thrace have sent to the
Peace Conference a strong protest
against Bulgarian domination in that
region, where the Bulgars are tor
turing the Mohammedans after their
abstention from elections. Three for
ner deputies and some widely known
Turks were arrested, Turkish women
have been outraged and Mohamme-
dan villages pillaged.
The sigma tories to the protest de-
clare that II the conference decides
to maintain the Bulgarian domina-
tion over Thrace. the Mohammedans
will leave the country. Similar dec
larations were made to Gen. Franchet
d'Esperey in the course of his recent
journey across Thrace.
For several days a great emigration
of Turks, fleeing from Bulgarian tyr
amy into Greek territory. has been
Observation-Disclosures Correspondence in
L'Echo de Grece. Geneva.
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Such Is Life
As 1t Is Seen
By O. B. JOYFUL

NO one this side the Atlantic Is 60
ing to worry if Gaby Deslys makes
good her threat: 1T may, he a long
time before l again come to the United
States"
Mrs. Amelia Skeri New York, has
sued her husband. Frank, for divorce
because me hadn't kissed her in two
years.
Lawsuit over land which began in
the court at Waukegan. ILL.,. in 1856
mas Just been settled.
In a Democratic republic the grow
ing danger Of injustice is not to the
poor but to the people of property
asserts Judge Fowler, of New York.
Ihe Judge had just exempted Hetty
Green's estate from New York Inherit
ance taxation.
When Millionaire Gotrox dies the
State steps In and hicks his estate
for a few thousand.
When Hardtimes dies the state steps
IN ana furnishes a nice poorhouse for
ms WIDOW and an orphan asylum for
his children
Yes. indeed; there is every occasion
10 weep with Judge Fowler over the
way injustice Is being handed the rich
ana the roor are lolLng In the lap
~ spccial privilege and governmental
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Erect Of Coroner. Verdict.

A recent verdict OF a coroners jury
is having a most potent influence N
the movement to meet the automobile
menace here. An aged man had
stepped from a car and was making
his way TO the walk when he was
struck and killed by an auto that su9
denly loomed up out OF the mist Of a
rainy night The jury blamed the
chauffeur. but said his negligence did
not quite approach the degree known
as criminal negligence" So. the
chauffeur was eNonerated.
But the jury could not let such a
case pass without sounding a note OF
warning to other auto drivers. II WAS
urged in the verdict that the regula-
ton against automobilIsts attempting
to pass cars that are stopped TO dis
charge Passengers before the pas
sengers reach a place Of safety. be
vigorously enforced by the police THIS
recommendation Of the jury is bearing
fruit. Mai RAYMOND W. PULLMAN.
chief OF police. has instructed MEM
bers OF the force TO be vigilant ia en-
forcing the regulation. and in each
case to require the party arrested 10
deposit the maximum collateral. SO
Coroner RAMSEY NEVTTT. who is
close observer Of current events.
declares that the violation OF the reg
ulation in question has resulted N
more fatalities than any other disre-
gard of trafic laws.
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JUST IN FUN

Visiting Mayor - Didn't the women
elect Rabbles for mayor?
Alderman-No. he became engaged to
all the girls in town in order to get
their vote. and they found 1t out and
defeated him.-Detroit News.
MY husband objects to this Iow-cut
gown. but l have the backbone to
wear it"
And the back, too, my DEAR
Louisville Courier-Journal
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which was in Machpelah. which
was before Mamre. the field. ana
the cave which was therein, and
all the trees that were in the field,
that were in all the borders round
about, were made sure
Is Unto Abraham for a posses
sion in the presence OF the children
of Heth, before all that went in
at the gate OF his city.
10 And after this. Abraham
buried Sarah his wife in the cave
OF the field of Machpelah before
Mamre: the same is Hebron in the
land of Canaan.
20 And the field. and the cave
that is therein, were made sure un-
to Abraham for a possession of
buryingplace by the sons of Heth.
(To Be Continued)
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Custard Pies and Diplomacy

Larry Semen $36ooooo years work. says a
headline Who might ask is Larry Semen and what he
practice his supermenaity for such
Probably genius diplomacy created by the Versailles Solo
help keep the universe mayhaps engineering
marvel who link and pierce
Then read further and find that the gentleman
perfected the throwing pies great precision
backyard process buttng some luck
less female into lake for the edfcaon Of cluloid film
In other words he is budding rival of comedian
whose feet point northeast and northwest capacity
taking ungraceful tumbs brings him income seen-fgure
class annually.
in craftsmanship which makes impossible
lively poor man to consider such service For the man who
laugh small fortne for the business assisting keeping
world and maintaining tranquil associations with
Dor nations piance.
Possibly
ridiculous judgment of values 1t is high time
weeds standard of payment for diplomats
The timely important diplo
matte posts be filled and has been the
lest of men be named fill them.
The richest nation in the world its representatives
ompo themselves with dgnand due regard for the
Ons they hold and for this SI75oo per
to adorn.
For this diplomacy America and this
not always found the ranks of those COM
and accept the posts asa for social ad
vancement Men of unmatched ability for available in
the lists OF those whose annual incomes modest
Accordingly ought present Congress
to give thought this Con-
gess enjoy the eustardpe experts but admit
hna analysis diplomacy is quite essential the
comedy and ought to be able for the best
As Gov Coolidge becomes prominent pos
b the merit of his accomplishments less the eyes of
his
Hene asks that the blockade of Russia be he
has sympathy for Russians great for his own manu-
facturers
Lest there be dispute who is boss House
read this hadlne Mrs Wilson Keeps Away
Count that day lost whose low descending note
TO Mexico begun -'.. n Il
Whenever the coal strike finally settled it's certainty that
the dear old public will
The Washington herald., 1919-12-03
Rival Taggers Call in Police.

ChicagO-Rivalry was so keen be-
tween the Protestant Home for Chill
dren and the Chicago ChIIdren's
Benefit League on annual tag day
that police had to be called to decide
which SQUAD of taggers was encroach-
ing on the other.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-03
A LINE O. CHEER
EACH DAY o. THE. YEAR
BY John Kendrick Bangs.

A DUTY.
BY being sad
You add unto life's sadness.
By being glad
You could add to it's gladness,
Wherefore I say
When days are dull and gray.
We all should strive
To keep good cheer alive,
And add what stores of Joy we car
To Hft the clouds from off ou
Brother Man.
(Copy right, 1913, by The Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate)
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oId wait. and Jas. shInny.

A novel demonstration Is to be given
in this city New Years night The
young ladies composing the Bryn
Mawr Dancing Club are arranging an
exhibition OF the old-fashIoned waltz
in competition with the latest 'jazz
shimmy." 1t will be staged at the
first informal dance OF the season by
the club at 200 Sixteenth street
northwest. Miss MAY KEARNEY,
president of the organization, and
Mrs. MAY GERTRUDE GRIFFIN, its
treasurer. informed me that among
the novel features OF the dance win
be a rendition OF the dreamy round
and-round waltz of our grandmas
and grandpas by a venerable couple
and the last word In present day
dancing by two young society cou-
pies.
1t also is proposed to set aside q
corner Of the hall in the early eve
ming where elderly couples may in
dulge In the dignifed and stately
dances Of the past century as object
lessons.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-03
NEW YORK CITY
By o. o. MCINTYRE

- New York. Dec. 2.
He was very stately.
And extremity disnifed.
In q high silk hat.
And a braided frock-coat.
And on his chin.
He had . wisp of hair.
That looked, very much.
Like a misplaced eyebrow.
And he stopped me.
Right on Fifth avenue.
And shook my hand.
And began to siggle.
And the longer we stood.
The more he giggied.
And I got a whiff.
or his breath.
And quite understood.
And began to slegle too.
For behind the frivolous.
Mask of a gigsler.
One may find cold quart
And almost anyone.
Would die siggling for that.
And so we stood.
While people passed by.
Wondering just how it was.
We were allowed loose.
And finally he started away.
Motionins me to follow.
And We got to his house.
And he put his fingers.
To his lips for silence.
And we tip-toed.
Through a long hallway.
And then down some steps.
And around some more steps.
And he would stop.
Now and then.
And signal for silence.
And finally we were
In a great big cellar.
And he took me
Around behind a, furnace.
And there was an old cat
With a litter of kittens.
And he giggled some more.
And didn't say q word.
About where he got the stuff.
That gave him the breath.
: And left him.
Standing there giggling.
And so far as l know.
He is still gigsline.
I wouldn't drink.
His giggIe water anyway.
1t makes you undignified
The Washington herald., 1919-12-03
sueeestIon from Scandinavia.

From the directors of the mints Of
scandinavia-Norway. Denmark and
sweden-comes a valuable suggestion
through J. o. KLATH. trade commits
sioner at Copenhagen. and well
known in Washington. He said the
three countries are considering the
question of replacing silver in the 10.
. and 5o-cent pieces with nickel, ow-
ing TO the scarcity and consequent
high price Of silver. He also says a
movement is on foot in Sweden to
electrify the State-owned railways
there. Already steps are being taken
to substitute electricity for steam
power on the government road be-
tween GotebOrg and Stockholm.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-03
Round the Town f,,i E,kHaSatsEEEe. kSttEE

The germ OF change Is everywhere,
More dreaded than the ''nu;"
No toxin checks its wear and tear,
Its grip Is sure ana true.
MRS. z. @. NJ.
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"The House Of Dsniel.-

RICHARD CARROLL returned to
washington the other day after a
long stay in New York. When he
left Washington the town was
wet" and he was a patron of sa-
loon at 7os e street northwest.
where creamy keg ale. stock ale and
porter on drsuFht were speciaIties.
The place was kept by DANIEL.
BUCKLEY, and was known to con-
noisseurs as The House Of Daniel"
In fact large signboard bore that
Inscription. Carroll. soon after his
arrival here. sought this place to
learn IL he could get any near-aIe
or near-porter on draught. He was
surprised to find the building gone
and with IL many pleasant memo
ries. The site IL now occupied by the
west end OF a structure occupied as
q and 10 cent store.
In the olden days. when the city
postofice was in the old Postofhce
Department. then between Seventh
and Eighth, Z and + streets north
west, the postal employees were
steady patrons Of the venerable ale
house. and the late Frank Hatton.
while Postmaster General, often re-
galed himself with q glass or two OF
Buckley's ale with q big white cuff"
on IL.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-03
The $3.50 Plan Comes Up Again

Congress intelligent consideration the
question of whether the organic of 1875 the socaed
plan for the Districts fiscal affairs. shall be continued.
This has been vexng question with almost Congress
the plan abolish has been tackled rider
bill shutting off extended debate and free discussion Of
the question.
when the House District the Maps BILL which
aboshes the plan and provides that the of the
of the District of Columbia shall be paid from the
of the District to the extent that such shall be sufficient
therefor and the remainder shall be paid of the Treasury of the
United States
The organic has worked District
those Congress who believe works we'll and they
the point of having the subject added bills where is hardly
gerrnane and precptating unnecessary deadlocks.
Now has reached
merits The opinion prevails that committee will replace
it by favorable report on the Mapes bill
There is this point which ought be forgotten the
As the of the Nations Capital and destined be
prominent world affairs of future Washington entitled
should receive liberal the hands of the legislators
The burden of maintaining city dgnfed mprcssing
beautiful should unduy
District of Columbia The of whole United
than ordinary in capital
they prepared ndoe policy directed towards that
equity.
The statesman with limited perspective NAV saw that the people
of Washington should bear expense maintaining city
government, but that policy people
would support
Certainly plan is desirable and the uncertainty
which has existed for the
cdentay perncious legisang
devised and ought to be abolished.
Determining the policy of the house
Aor might be smpfed by study of the
when Congress received our own Jeanette Rankin
Our congratulations Mr. Edward Box, of Merion Pa, who
shocked six of his by reducing their Maybe others
get the habit
can't understand the reasoning of the Red consider
who wrecks train order that he pick pockets
dead.
The high of elections probably worrying
berry than the high of living
Tumuty and Bauch rule the nation
is is a
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THE THE BIBLE
GENESIS.

Translated out of the original tongue. rud
from the edition known as Our Mothers Bible"
The Washington herald., 1919-12-03

can't understand the reasoning of
who wrecks train in order that he pick the pockets
dead.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-03

Tumuy and Baruch rule the says
probably objects close corporation
The Washington herald., 1919-12-03

Our congratulations Mr.. Edward Box, Merion Pa VIII
shocked six of his by reducing Maybe
get the habit
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The high cost of elections probably worrying Sena
berry than the high cost of living