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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-05
GARY LEGION
IN SESSION

large gathering attended the reg
ular session OF the Gary post Of the
Aerican Legion at the Library audi
torium in Gary yesterday evening
when matters of importance were TAX
en- up.
Arrangements We're furthered for
the big vaudeville entertainment that
Is TO be held at the Gary theatre next
week and those in attendance will be
assured an interesting program. This
is being given TO raise funds for the
upkeep of the Gary post.
Besides the business routine work.
members of the post enjoyed a music
al program. consisting of music and
songs. The vaudeville Performance
will be given to the Gary Theatre on
next Thursday evening. Eleven acts
have been secured from Chicago.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-05
COMMENT
ON AETNA
PURCHASE
Philadelphia Financial Ed
tor Says the Big Plants
Have Small Beginnings.
ESPECIAL 10 InE rInEsl

ESPECIAL TO IKE IlMESl
PHILADELPHIA, Sept 5.-Richard
spillane. financial editor Of the Philadel-
phia Public Ledger has the following 70
say In a financial editorial concerning
the move of several Gary steel workers
70 acquire a steel works of their own:
From Chicago comes the news that
the old Aetna guncottoR plant site. two
miles east Of Gary. Ind has been pur-
chased by the Aetna. Iron and Steel
Company an independent concern re-
Gently organized BY Gary men. many Of
whom are skilled steel workers and Of
heials employed in the Gary mills Of the
United states steel Corporation The
price paid is announced TO have been
$500 COO.
The Aetna Explosives Company. Inc-.
which owned the plant at Aetna, Ind.
went into receivership April 9, 1917. The
Indiana plant. together With various
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-05
MAKES BOY
SCOUT REPORT

In report compiled by r. G Clark
chief executive OF the Gary Boy Scouts
shows that the local council has
shown a creditable increase in 1919.
u Fl troops and so scouts as against
troops and so scouts at the same
month a year ago
The financial report of the Gary
council shows a balance on hand Of
S4l5.55 on August the first Receipts
show a contribution fee of ss1s2 OF.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-05
DOUBT AS TO DEATH

Lee Wisner may have been the man
Killed on the railroad crossing near
Gary on February IS, 1919. Again
ne may not. and his bride of a day.
Mrs Elimine Wisner. is taking
no chances She filed suit Yesterday
to annul her marriage. alleging that
on February IS. 1915. her husband
left her. telling her he was going to
Gary He never returned and on that
day a man answering his description
was killed.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-05

years old. who were arrested by the
Hammond police on a complaint made
by the Gary authorities. were brought
back TO Gary yesterday morning by
Officers Elsner and Quandt
Coleman. with another man. is
charged with having stolen $40 in
cash and a check for $50 out OF a
stateroom of the Steamship John Err
ickson in the Gary Harbor where he
applied for job to ship out on the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-05

boat
Taking the money. he went to sac
Adams street where he and his wife
were stopping. His wife had their
landlady. Mrs NJ. Rimm cash the
check. settled their board bill and
then they disappeared. Three hours
later they were located and arrested
ia Harmon They were given a
preliminary hearing before Judge
Dunn in the CITY court
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-05

sale of supplies 1870 and camp fee
sI74 totalling ss.5s6. oil. Out OF this
sum s6170. 40 was spent for execu-
tive work. equipment. camp expenses
operation expenses.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-05

government. and that they be allowed
TO settle their own internal affairs with
out interference from any foreign pow
sr"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-05
TWO ARRESTED
IN HAMMOND

Charles r. Coleman. 81 years old.
and his wife Anna Maude Coleman. Is
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Ancients Get Undeserved Credit.

Asphaltum, gathered from the fonn' tain of Is on the banks of the Flu pirates, was used in building the walls of Babylon. Much of the talk about the skill Of the ancients and their lost arts is all myth. They should be given full credit for what they did, but such walls as" those of Babylon and such structures us the Pyramids could be built far more easily and quickly 4t the present. time. Now, however people have more Important work to do. and greater things to achieve.
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CALIFORNIA HEARS
 NEWS WITH JOY

p. oan francisco, May 2O.-Word of Iresldent Wilson's recommendation ,u S. congress that wartime prohibition pe suspended insofar as wine and M oeer are concerned was the signal aoaay for city-wide outburst of joy ts,,' .nose interested, led by represen- oma a,'es or the San Francisco brewers ana dispensers.
 c,n mnauolph Samet, president of the aa'ilorhla State Brewers association, rmnouhced ran that he has arranged to ''neW n brewing of beer immediately. oo. 1ai'iornlas 1919 vintage of $50 900 res soo on or wine grapes valued at $10,- w;, wvvn'ooo Will be saved if President h, "nsoh recommendation is followed n;a 1ohsress, officials of the CalifOr- "'a ufape Protective association said.
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indian Summer.

Indian summer is the return or ge' nial but not hot weather after slarp frcsts. It is the moment when the doo- of the vestibule of winter IS ie1t standing ajar for moment to let the light. and just a little-not too mnch- of warmth of departing summer strea" :n. It is $ season without f'Vai- briefer even than the briefest spring. tenderer than the softest summer; IL Is the anodyne of the years woes anu ,he promise and pledge of mans res fora tion of fEden.-Exchange.
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ASKS REPEAL OF
 LUXURY TAXES

Washington. May 20.---Among spe- cial war taxes which the president in his message to congress today sug- gested should be eliminated are those on soda water and so-called luxuries such as expensive articles of clothing and personal equipment; on prOprie- tary medicinal and toilet preparations and on such manufacturers products as automobile trucks and accessories, pianos, sporting goods, chewing gum, candy cameras and camera supplies. fire arms, electric fans, thermos bot ties and motor boats
 Taxes on most of these articles went into effect on May 1st and the col lection of them involving innumer- able cases of making small change has caused much complaint from re- tailers and purchasers.
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WOMAN SUFFRAGE
 ~- COMES UP TODAY

Washington, May 20.-Representa- tive Mondell of Wyoming, republican leader, announced in the house to- day that the resolution proposing submission of an equal suffrage COIL stitutional amendment would be called up tomorrow for passage. His an- nouncement followed a., favorable re- port on the resolution pf Representa- tive Man of Illinois, by the house snf- frage committee.
 A similar resolution was offered in the senate today by Senator Jones of New Mexico, retiring chairman of the senate woman suffrage committee, and supporters plan to urge quick action. This was the measures to be intro duced in the senate at the extraordi- nary session, flood of other bills going over until after the reading of the presidents message.
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WOMEN ARE CARELESS.

This has been proved over and over again during the war They over-estimate their physical strength and overtax it. Their ambition is commendable, but does not compen- sate for the hours and days of mis- cry which they suffer from symp- toms cansed by female ills brought nm hv oyerwork Women who are weak. nervous, despondent. with headaches, backache and dragging down pains should remember there is one tried and true remedy, that IS Lydia k. pihkham's Vegetable Com nound. now recognized everywhere as the standard remedy for such ail- ments.
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Birth of Great Organization.

The first organization under the name of the Young Mems Christian as' socialion was effected June 6, 1S44, 1n England, due to the efforts of George Williams, for the purpose of prayer and Bible study. Library and reading room were later added. and lecture and other courses provided. The associa- ton in America is the outgrOwth or the English movement in 1844. The organization in America now has d. most million members.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-05-21
Paper Conservation Not New.
The Chinese have an ancient cust

The Chinese have an ancient custom. old when Europe was young; and based upoE their respect for learning, ob. serves Robert L. McElroy of the Ma tional Security league. They never allow paper which contains written symbols to litter the streets or fields. Chinese mothers train their children to deposit all such scraps of paper in the picturesque little buildings which dot the temple gardens. "The wrath of heaven falls upon those who disre- gard this duty" is lesson carried ir each tiny Chinese heart.
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Our wonderful. LAnpuaqe.

A certain merchant dted. leaving to ais only son the conduct of hls exten. s!ve business, and great doubt was ex- pressed in some quarters whether tho young man possessed the ability to car ry out the fathers policies. "Well." said one kindly disposed friend, "for my part. think Henry is very bright and capable. I'm sure he will succeed" Perhaps you're right" said another friend. "Henry Is undoubtedly clev. .r fellow, but, take 1t from me, old laan, he hasn't got the head to fill his fathsr's shoes"
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|tE-PRICE :PLkN| z" ..."
 !, '. {; ..:. M. FOR SEASON
i,bAlp ot 1','' Adjustment { |'I ''''t P Put Up ',fd sdf {, dI :, to- lndustry-. .;1.e

", ,-,ltttsf tnies solution. to. the proh-
 Klt9 lfp!I5af :'q aqAjgSi!ti'n'$E Ejl!i ''$ business
 n&M conditiohs is "a function
 SS1E| .tSllithi iht1tlstrS itself must
 G' Nsl4 Nsl4f,tndel'take is ,r'efleftttd in the
 ra,anche of replies received to a let
 er racently sent out by the Lakewood
 cheering Company, Cleveland. a
 snrodnction of few of which are shown herewith
 Relieving that price is a most po- tont factor, this company announced ts decision to make price periods of aot loss than six months, with q view of hrngIng about common under standing between the producer or monufacturer and his consumer, and definite establishment of confidence bqtween the two.
 New Price Revolution.
 Irving Fisher, professor of political economy of Yale University, has writ ten an article winch was presented h the governors and mayors confer once ar the White House in Washing i'm, in which he seid, "BusinesG men sbould face the facts. To talk rev eyensy of 1e13=1914 prices is to speak dead language today. The buyers of tas country, since the artnistioe, have made an unexampled attack upon nrices through their waiting attitude, md yst pyice rBcessions have been in significant"
 If is interesting 10 obss1ye that nsny manufacturers think that prices must come down, including the price ef lshoF, hl3t they gre ready 10 dem- oastrs.e 70 you that their own prices eaanet caNle town, nnr can they pay laEaF wages. IIncoat evHrythi1ag they duy sQaa etc9s eoxte twice aa much as hefora tse VET an3 their labor is twice s.s Gegr, Iazy cannot pay thair igbgg r ish9r is tts neet the increased eqst T l,9las. AS natier of fact wael Ha :..7est!gate any tndlvidual .ae Of tt9 SD called aigh prices we so Nhtly t9 ind thht the individual Qfica la Ept high, that it is not high relatively t0 the rest, Everyone seems tO have Rest the sense of value. < h :hs review of history conditions tttow ana subsequent to 3 war, there is n1t G.e ioslAnCe where prices have reqeds s2 2 prg-war legel. The dev- sSta..9a8 If this var have affected the lrl.ea r. 'ee@ iuiusttiaily than seJ o.&;s 1E!i3n es ticipating. Ire mend9gs .t ands created by the war have e.g.aa8d ptoduction with conse-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-05-21
Small Thinss4 oncs Precious.

In the reign of Henry VIII. needle was 60 valuable thing that an Eng fish comedy was written about the loss of one. In the reign of Queen Eliza beth. a pair of gloves were. held to be a fitting gift for the sovereign. Henry " of France, poor and a. frugal monarch. committed one extrayagance' which was commented upon by the court and noted. down in Sully's me moirs. He used as many handker' chiefs as he required when he had a cold in his head.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-05-21
Rare Bank Note.

A rare English bank note IS ID .ne possession of MT. Vesey Holt. Ing note is dated 1921 and Is the issue o' the Bank of England. After the Na. poleonic. wars England was. short or gold. and as a temporary expedien. the Bank of. England put number o1 i've dollar bank notes into clfcu'a.'on' - until the gold reserve was restored: ID . appearance they closely resemble . twenty-five dollar note, and bear no likeness to the English paper money o1 today.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-05-21
The Razor In Civilization.

ousts of the Caesars show them to o \, oeen clean-shaven. Men in the su,eenth os century relied still further M ."e Darber's art, for they shaved na .l. heads as well. Hogarth has u'eu beau of this period who by Sa, e chance had his wig removed ha h"cn gives him the look of an elderly Ha aus. The uncouth appearance of the ~a a.oarlans, which shocked the Romans. tha as uue "a good deal to the neglect of
 Se "lld man to dress their hair.
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Failure as q Success.

Whether man has had wealth oi poverty, failure or success, counts for little when it Is past. There is but one question for him to answer, to face boldly and honestly as an individual alone with his conscience and his des tiny. "How will I let that poverty or w,alth affect me7 If that trial CT depri vation has left me better, nobler, then poverty has been riches, failure has been g success"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-05-21
ivory In the Middle Aoes.

1M the middle ages ivory was exten' sively used for writing tablets. One of .Chaucer's characters has "A pair of tables, all of ivory," and again the same writer speaks of ivory chess men: "The ches was al; of ivory, the meyne fresh and new" Ivory was also much used for making caskets and demirror frames during the middle ages, and these were often elaborately carved.
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unnecessarx NeIssa Harreo.

The man with the new set of stora eangs was alternately eating fresh eel cry and dry toast. Finally . waiter hepped up end tapped him on tn. shoulder, saying: Pardon. sir, but 1 must call yolr attention 10 the fact that this hotel is located In 1he hospits. eane"-~Farm LfA
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New P,eurlsy Treatment

Doctor Auln tells In the British Medical Journal of a chill and fevet resembling malaria which he brought on by administering n platinum coEi. pound. and which upon subsiding left She p,utient in U markedly tmDroves .coudition. He tried the. treatment iN cases of picurisy with; good result. F is especially adapted to sluggish cases ..t JocalizeG infection with low fever,1
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Shocks ,Retard prua Action.

"Shock retards the action of drugs" says the Revue de Medicine. "Frogh ln state of shock from blow on the head or an electric shock did not respond to the effect of poison until after period of eight or tan; times longer than under. normal circum- stances, even when strychnine, for ex. ample, was injected by the vein."
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Must Have Proper Foundation.

m0SI UdVS socUo2S'0ss'-
 The flowers of rhetoric are only ac- ceptable when backed by the ever greens of truth and sense. The gran lte statute, rough hewn though 1t be- ts far more imposing in its simple and ,tern though rude proportions. than the plaster cast, however elaberately wrought and gilded.-Macaulay.
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ANSWER
 TREATY TODAY

Paris, May 20.-The German pleni- polenllaries will deliver their obser- uallons va on the peace streaty terms Wedhesday of this week. No exten- son ,. or time for replying has been given them.
 me general impression in confer eace circles is that the Germans will u'tmately sign the treaty.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-05-21
Cold StoraQe,

Refrigerator cars cooled by ammo. oia machines operated by internal combustion engines utilizing petro- leum. for fuel are being built for a German railroad.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-05-21
Make the Most of Pleaaure.

Few young people make as much as they should of small pleasures. For many years the standards of enjoy ment have been undergoing change and there Is a tendency to think tha! we cannot have a good time that does not cost money. A girls education Is far from complete till she has learned to enjoy herself simply and without any money expense.-Fennsylyania Grit
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Use for preludiee.

purnos sa'aee must serve some nseful thenss hoss fH,nfe ,sfs. we all have ,jr. lDemps- sSa9..t sS%si't 'of antecad9hl probabliIsyISis pas,'ss ea sor Al''ltiise shefe' Msl be sno tor @ semIt hp' afhttloqSsTonlyi.Nneafed. hto
 hNSfHtfFefieSJ.i,, i,,.i, l5 Nfl, Y
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Get This. Glrle.

For ironing laces and dainty fabrics an iron has heen brought out in Eng land in the form of polished steel roller fitted with electric heating units.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-05-21
oecoIorixinn Carbons.

English experimenters have at leass partially discovered the secret proc esses used in the manufacture of German and Dutch decolorizing car. oous for the sugar industry.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-05-21

quent increased wages to such a point that in a period of four years they are practically dO"bled.
 The average increase of building in the same period has been but 6S per cent. The recession in building material prices during the last four months, has almost been in- 
 Product Prices Higher.
 A short time ago a farmer asked a buggy manufacturer for a price on a
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Paper Says Thursday.

berlln, May 2O.-(Via ,London) The Ierman reply to the peace terms will oe handed to the representatives of m ,Me allied and associated powers
 lnufsday, the Tageblatt says. The coM'ehts of the reply, it is added, VIII adhere closely to the German version or President Wilson's 14 points,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-05-21

l q record of all It's transactions. Upon
 receipt of the farmers complaint the
 manufactures looked up the previous
 sale to which the farmer referred. He i and that the farmer paid for the buggy not in money but with a ship ! ment of wheat. The manufacturer l then replied to the farmer, giving a
 complete record of the transaction and
 he made this proposition: eff you
 will ship to me for yonr new buggy the same amount of wheat you shipped
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EmbeI1lshlnu Tortoise Shell.

GIHUSV1IoSs'''0 " s~'S~ O''~'''
 Tortoise shell, when heated, becomes very pliable and can be twisted to any shape required, and it is when the shell Is in a heated state that the 1earl or metsi pieces are inlaid.
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Avdraullc Po,arnr.

hydraulic Powor. ! The use of hydraulic power iD Spain for mills and other business places b 'apid1y increasing.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-05-21

If you have something to trade, Graphic Want Ad will trade it.
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|lr1 1tuStr<11 l1rrifed o11 E> >lan fo Sfd1oi
LETS CO.,
s

1r,.-ly Frr-5" vi. ~5..6, ttfs -s .+ ..u,le ~,i Juse yD IA. a"4ao 7, , "lr1 $ rp, pu i. nsrus. art :> < s,1 everybody ttuN4As, doir. $ + out going .y-ritou- altlr. 9s ts "tthoUt waiting for someone * < else, nothtn4 can stop America, .n 7. No person, uo business, no na- +' 7, tjou "yer got anywhere h. wait -.' x ius "n ,ofn"uur else. The suc- 1- .s o''->fui ore is the one who does $. 7 x f3r your uid ouc, We will ship tho buggy. and tH addition wili ship you piece of hous-hold furniture and d tjtrh"n stoNf
 l. is a fact thar the products of the farm can today be exchanged for he tween l., and 3o Der cent. more of manufactured articles than ever be- fore
 In the face If prosperous conditions obtaining in the retail stores of the country. thr situation is somewhat diff ticult tu aualNZo. On llc other hand, these merchants are not rcplcniSEing tlcir supplies, manufacturers are not buying their raw materials, foreign buyers in this country are holding back the orders which they came 10 place, awaiting q settlement of condl- lions, in the belief that there may be some recession in prices.
 Action Necessary. The only economic solution for the problem of unemployment, the only way to ohviatc further unemployment is to overcome the present inertia by bringing into activity the enormous potential buying power, which we all know exists
 Judging from replies 10 the suggest ed "one price for the season pIan," industry itself intends to overcome this inertia. The replies come from every conceivable industry and from every state in the Union and they were 994 in favor of doing for them- else to set the pace.
 It is the purpose of the National Prosperity Campaign. an organization with it's headquarters al the commO- dore Hotel iu New York. supported by members of industries, to further this spirit through the trade and busina-~ press of the country
 The only way for business to have people know what is good for busj- ness is to take the people into it's conf dence and get them thinking and act. ing on those things which are good for business on the theory and good sense that whatever is good for business is good for the people as q whole and that whatever is good for the people ! is aIso good for business.
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me l3 days given the Germans to i '"ahe n reply to the peace treaty will expire Thursday.
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The Washington times., 1919-11-29

truck lis largely dependent upon the
driver.
Among the lines which have
worked on this plan successfully are
the transfer business and businesses
where concerns sell motor truck serv-
ice or haulage. Here the driver is paid
certain percentage of the income
OF his truck each day, or week, as
the case may be.
I'm this way the amount he earns Is
directly proportioned to the value Of
the work done, hence IL sometimes is
possible for the driver to earn double
what he would IL paid the average
drivers wage.
"Under the old plan of paying the
driver a fat rate per day, regardless
of the amount of work done, incentive
to accomplish the best results Ia lack
ing. He knows he gets his pay and
extra exertion on his part can hardly
be expected.
~The bonus plan has been tried
many times, but diversity of work