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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-02-28
GOOD LAND on cREpIr
roR SALE


FOR SALE
Seven Room Modern Htuse East
Springer. Small amount Gown with
monthly payments.
3 rooms aud bath. West Noble.
Cheap for quick sole
Bes, Two room apartment house IN
city. Cool iocaflon. Rents Tor over
tls0 per month A harkain.
Mt AANSfoRo
Phone 2ee
FOR IMMEDIATE sALr-- Good
room house. lofs. on the paving
for ff7eooo.
6 room and room house on 2 lots.
hen house and little barn for siio9e0.
I room. modern house. close IN for
t2ieo 90.
Adler 4 Roberts. Phone iji.
ron sALE-<sood farm. near city.
only 10 per acre + ! Iilac1snan
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-02-28
CLASSIFIED WANTS.

FOR SALE sls months complete
course s,holarshlp In uu'hFtw liusl
ness college cheap Uoof rrasona
for selling Apply 90 Anua taldseh,
li.s W Noaie. rhona ,ll
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-12-31
BUT ONE SMALLPOX
CASE IN HAMMOND

Hammond has only one case OF
smallpox under quarantine according
70 the records Of Dr.. w. A. Buchanan.
city health commissioner. There have
been several cases in the city during
the fall but quaranttres have been
lifted on all except one,
Close watch is being kept on the
Hammond situation since the epidemic
appeared in East Chicago and & Is
hoped to preNent the spread 10 neigh
boring cities. In this connection DR.
Buchanan has notified all physicians
TO comply with the state regulations
and Immediately notify him OF all
cases of contagious diseases as soon
as found.
Physicians of Hammond have be-
come lax in this respect and one Is
said 10 have failed to report any con-
tagious diseases during the last year.
Annual reports must be sent to the
state authorities by Dr. Buchanan
and he Is now striving to get some o.
these belatod reports into his hands
at once.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-12-31
ECONOMIC
SITUATION
IS DISCUSSED
By JACK RoYLE

tsTAFF CORRESPONDENT Il NJ sgRvlcgl
MARION, O.. Dec, S1.-Expecteo
tightening OF the money markets 81
America after Jan. l with consequent
disorganiEation OF business and en-
ployment conditions, was subject OF
discussion at Senator HardinE's con
ferences today.
VIII II. Hays. chairman Of the re-
publican national COMMITTEES, remained
in Marion over night~to outline curth-
er his reports on business conditions
throughout the country.
While he declared today that ne
was Arm in the belief that the period
OF greatest financial danger was past
Mr.. Hays was frankly expectant or
money stringency throughout January
and February.
Senator Philander c. Knox. before
his departure. made IL evident that I'M
portant as its the accomplishment OF
g new association Of nations. proposals
for its formation may well wait the
settlement OF pressing domestic PROB
lens affecting the farmers, stock
growers and business men OF the
country.
Passage OF the resolution declaring
a state Of peace. with attendant repeal
of wartime legislation. would. remove
pressing need for Inauguration OF
such an association, he said Senator
Knox placed greatest stress upon i'm
mediate adjustment OF German in
demnity. The reparations commission
Of the league OF nations, he said. not
only could Ak the sum Germany must
pay, but could increase that sum.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-12-31
AUTO M|SHAP
REVEALS 800
CASES OF Il

JNIoNTOWN, Pa. Dec. 51.-Three
hundred cases of Gibson whiskey. the
kind with the kick Of an army mule,
are being guarded here today instead
Of being on their way TO New York
One Of the trucks hauling the liquor
went over an embankment shortly ar
ter midnight on the National Pike.
News OF the mishap soon reached Fay
cite county authorities who seized the
liquor. The whiskey was being tax
en- from the Gibson distillery at Belle
vernon TO New York on New York per
mits. Monte GoldStein, Of Pittsburgh
and four other men are being detained
while an investigation Of the regu-
larity OF the permits is being made.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-12-31
CHICAGO
5 sazs
BANKERSARE
OPTIMISTIC
Look for Constructive Cam
paign in Virtually Every
Line of Industry
INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE

CHICAGO. Dec. 3t-The heads Of
Chicago's greatest banking Institutions
IN statements 20 the International News
Service to-day predicted the stabiIsxa-
ton OF prices and twelve months or
Very steady improvement in general
conditions for the year r~1s2l.
Cessation of the unusual expansion er
credits and currency ard a probable
construction campaign in virtually
every line OF industry were the major.
notes in a statement made by George
NJ Reynolds, president OF the Contin-
entail and Commercial National bank.
Mr. Reynolds statement follows:
We'll posted trade authorities ox-
press the opinion. with obvious good
reasons. that retail prices will coon
reach level that VIII be fairly sta
bic. and that the public. once con
vinced that no more marked recessious
are likely to occur Immediately. will
buy again IN more liberal way that
will help furnish the general lieuida-
tion to restore bank reserves.
The expansion of credits and cur
rency has about run It's course. The
United States is still rich in natural
resources and its business men have
lost none OF their initiative or gen.u.
2oF business Wnen We get squared
away there will be enough work for
all for there exists a scarcity OF homes
and as credit becomes available and
building costs reeede with other com
noditi.s. there should be a construc-
tion campaign that will take UP the
slack in the labor market in virtually
all lines"
Liquidation OF credit for the new
year so that it may ee made avail
able for the expansion OF productioA
at home and abraod also was urged
in & statement by James B. Forgan.
chairman of the board of directors OF
the First National Bank Of Chicago.
There Is no reason 20 despair at
the present time" Mr.. Forgan said
The world has received a severe shock
but not one from which there can be
no recovery. Fundamentally, surface
appearance to the contrary notSith-
standing. conditions all over the coun-
try have shown progress and are Ike.
~ to continue to do 50.
Banks will best servo the interest
OF the country and the world IL they
continue 10 watch closely and wher-
ever possible urge their customers to
liouidate so that credit may again be-
como available TO serve the necessas-,
expansion of production here and
abroad.
'Nineteen-twenty-one promises TO he
Z year Of steady though verey slow i'm
provement."
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-12-31
PREDICT LEAN YEAR
FOR BOOZE HOUNDS

WASHINGTON. Dec 3I-.Happy Vow
Yoar.r said John Kramar, dry law boss
today.
same 70 you and many OF EN-, but
what about whiskey?" the chief rum
fighter was asked. as he breezed into
the treasury. He bore a portfolio Of
plans for the booze war Of 1921"
And he looked the part of a chautau-
qua champion getting rcsdy for action
IT'S going TO be long lean year
for the booze hounds" he predicted
Less whiskey Will be removed from
bond. unless our plans 90 wrong. We're
after 'enl. Enforcement has not been
a great success. neither, has It been
great failure. An experiment like this
cannot be worked out all at once. But
we are moving ahead and making pro-
EreSs.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-12-31
BREADLINE IN
BOWERY TONIGHT

NEW YORK. Dec. 3t.-whiIe
thousands of New Workers were
preparing 10 see the old year out
In the elaborate dining rooms of
New York hotels at from 81 TO $50
n plate. arrangements were COM
plcted to open new bread-line in
the Bowery promptly at midnight.
real meal Is 10 be served down
and cutters
while alcoholic drinks are not to
be served by hotels, managers said
there would he no objection to
those who carried refreshments "on
the hip"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-12-31
HAMMOND
RETAILERS
CUT PRICES

Are Hammond retailers making an
effort 10 meet the clamor OF the public
for readjustment Of prices toward q
Qre-war bass
The question is heard on every hand
and right now seems TO be the one u2-
rermost in the minds of all The ans
Wer can best be CLEANED from a visit
10 the city stores where an inspcc-
ton viii convince the most critical
that a bona hdc effort is being made.
Further the visitor will be surprised
10 learn THAI pre-war levels have been
reached in many INSTANCES. but
whether the prices can be kept that
low is another matter.
Department stores and single line
stores alike have been using the
knife severely during the lull which
followed the terrific crush OF Christ
mas trade. It means the loss Of thou
sands Of dollars. but they are swal-
lowing their regrets and taking the
action in the firm belief that business
must be kept moving and that the
confidence Of the buying public must
be maintained no matter what the
cost.
Advertisements OF pre-inventory and
clearance sales have already set stiff
pace in several Of the stores and 9TH
ers are following as fast as they can
set their gooda remarked. Many
stores which have not had time to so
over their stocks are simply making
fat reductions, the clerks knocking
off the percentages when the article
i selected.
our rule always has been to clean
UP each seasons goods during its sea
son, said Z. c. Minas. proprietor OF
the oiS State street department store
This year our price reductions have
been still greater because we know
that people have been led 10 expect
IT. In many instances the cuts we
have made arc not justified by the
wholesale prices on material with
which We must replenish our stock.
hut the goods must go. On many
articles the prices viii be higher next
!! ear than the sale prices which Ne
arc making on them now
Personal Inspection in different de- /
partments brought some astounding |
bargains to light. In the ladies ready /
,o-wear a rack of dresses labeled
s25.15, was picked at random. one 81
the dresses. a black satin, lace trim
med, with escalloped bottom and two
tone lining. bore the old tax s4a.75.
'ger twice the sale price another. an /
embroidered trieotine was still marked ,
i55. and there we're others in serges
md other st1r. which a salesman can /
-attle off on slight provocatior
Coats shoved similar cuts. generally
7ne- half cT. A rack Of attractive
oking ones in bolivian. broadcioth.
.uedeue. silk and mole plush all with
'ur trimmings Of raccoon. seal, AUS
railisn oppossum and what not which
rad formerly been priced as high as
'75. had been Jumped off at sS9.T5
ach.
And go It went through the store
There We're boys overcoats in sizes
d 10 labeled s6.95 wool finished
Continued on page two.)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-12-31
8uLr.Rxu
IINTERkATIoNAL NEWs sERYIcEl

IINTERkATloNAL NEWS SERVcEl
NASHVILLE. TENN, Dec. ST.
In an attempt to. rob the Peoples
bank at Springfield. near this place
today, an unidentified bandit was
shot and killed BY Sheriff y L.
Jett, in a running fight which was
participated IN By number OF
citizens. Unobseryed the bandit
entered the bank about 1880 a. M.
while the officials were busy in an
other section OF the building and
escaped With $4,000
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-12-31
LA VENDOR DOES
SPLENDID BUSINESS

I'd simon, the La Vendor cigar man
Is all set for the biggest business OF
his career next year. There has al
ways been heavy demand for La
Vendors, but while other brands have
been deteriorating during the last
three years La Vendor quality has re-
mained the same and the capacity OF
the factory has been taxed. Another
story has been added TO the building
on North Holman street. this year and
all departments have been enlarged.
Several expensive and delicate ma
chimes have been added to speed up
the work.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-12-31
SEWING UP
THE HILARITY

CHICAGO. Dec. 3i.-Bottled hilarity
is TO have no part in Chicago's New
Years celebration If determined efforts
oe federal prohibition agents count
fer anything. Frank d. Richardson.
supervising prohibition agent, an
nounced today that his entire force
would be called upon to prevent hip
liquor" being consumed by New Years
revelers. Close surveillance will be
kept on all merry makers Meccas.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-12-31
500 GOBS BATTLE
IN PH|[LY Street
rlArEfEArloWAL NgEs srsyfcg

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 31-with tn.
sioewsIks lined rlth cheering redes-
TRANS 800 sailors early today engaged
IN free for all battle in Market St.
between Twelfth and Thirteenth. under
the dome Of city Hall. while police
tried va'nly for tTo hours to disperse
the goba
Riot eslls were turned in. bur pc
lice for time were powerless to pre-
vent the continuance of the melee. be-
ing swept into the tide of men.
Th engagement was the result OF q
fued between sailors from the battle
shirs Co1umbis and Minnesota, which
grew out OF an alleged insult hurled
by sailor OF the former vessel
sgainst the entire crew of the Mime
sofa.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-12-31
BANKERS CHEERFUL

Copyright. 1870, by 1. y. Service,
VIEW YORK, Dec. 3I-Thi. In
the 1871 business outlook as se~n
~ prominest New York Dankerrt
The turn Of the tide in seclin-
ing prices and uquIdation Is very
near. The present readtustmeas.
nave extended throuGhout the
world We should face the ure.-
eat with courage and the future
with confidence" e."-CharIes X. saba,
president Guaranty Trust Co.
Emrioyers, waEe-earners and
merchants should cooperate to re-
soce the price OF other goods 90
cerresPoRd with the faH In farm
products. II all pr1ees and wages
come down together nobody will be
worse on. Tkts is the secret of
getting Industry started agaIn.r-
George f. Roberts, arst VIce-Presi-
deat National City Bank.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-12-31
HEAL LTHFUL &
STATUS IN
HIN ktBE
RECREATION
Business Crises Caused By
Retrenchments Are Be-
..
lieVed to be Past
BT FLOYD MAC GRIFF
tsrAFF CORRESPONDENT l. ~. SERVICE
(C.onvrirht fnan - u

: =
Copyright, 1920. by I. n. @ervtceS
NEW YORK. Dec. Sl.-Leadins New
york bankers. whose business ex,suds
into all parts OF the country. declared
IN exclusive statements to the : y. :.
tooay thai sound basis was being
created for more stable and heaitAfut
business during the year 1921
ne conccnsus Of opinion vas: That
oenation in losing the speculative Rrlo
on many basic commodities. had
brought & sounder and more normal
condition into the nations business
WILL BE FLEXIBLE YEAR.
in 1921
That employers, wage-earners aaa
merchants must share alike in cuts
ior their commodities and services.
That the business crisis. precipisst
eo oy retrenchments has been passed.
1nose who were most closely
studying the business situation de-
clare that the turning OF the tide IN
declining prices and nquid alton i
very near" said Charles II san,,
president Of the Guaranty Trust Co...
concern with resources OF ssoo.O0e.gsg,
RETURN TO NORMAL.
Although there are many reed,us
nents from the effects Of war vet-fo
be made in the monthe and years &c
come, they believe there is reasonaeis
assurance OF return to normal busi.
ness conditions, stabilized vrteeSr
easier money and larger business ie-s
portunities.
Fortunately for this country. its IN
derlying conditions. for the most 5ars;
are sound. Our large gold reserve. our
sound financial situation. our ira
menoous crops, our national vegltsr
and accumulated surplus. our tu,aro>,.
ca transportation and Industrial con.
ditlons, our foreign markets ana c,,r
great natural resources, all underlty
the business situation and give prom
ise OF prosperity and progress great
er than any enjoyed IN the past.
on A SOUND BASIS.
The present re-adjustments have
e1tended throughout the world ana
have affected business conditions gen.
eraily. In facing this period Of iiuu:-
cation ,dsnation and reconsideration
however Il should be source OF mar
ticular eonEratulation to the neonYe
that American financial institutions.
on the whole, arc on a sound ha.ls
and amply prepared 10 meet both TIC
problems the situation raises and she
opportunities that are certain to fol-
low.
The manner in which our banking
system has responded to the needs o.
american business in the trying xanr
sCcntinued Gu page eTx-l
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-12-31
[ INTERNATIONAL MEMS. SERVICE

INTERNATIONAL MINIS SERtICEl
MARION. o. Dec. 3l-The coun-
try will have an opportunity after
March 70 learn whether it really
approves prohibition, il was an
nounced today on unquestioned su-
thorlty. Senator Harding. plans TO
enforce the Voistead act With ut
most rigirit5', chose friends OF the
president-elect declared. So far,
these friends asserted. tine country
has never had real prohibition.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-12-31
IN AUTO ACCIDENT

Barney Jurgers was the central
figure in an automobile smash yester-
day evening at state Line and VIII
l.arns street. Hammond. but fortunate
~ escaped without injury He was
driving his car north on State Line
street. when. the steering rod broke
and the machine headed for the curb
II struck the mail box and street, sign
and broke them down before stopping
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-12-31
APPROVES
THE SENTENCE

WASHINGTON. Dec. 31.-President
Wilson today approved a sentence OF
five years imprisonment imposed By a
court martial on Capt. John \. Will
lers. L. 5. 4. for desertion.
Wiliers. when arrested in New York
several weeks ago. declared he had
come to the L. 5. IN 1914. as one or
a large number Of German cadets who
were to enter the [. :. army and act
a. spies.
Willers Will row stand trial on
charges OF embezzlcment OF company
funds.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-12-31
Hammond Has
New Scout Chief

l. K Scot, who succeeded K. S.
Davey as Scout Executive In Hammond
has now been on the job about two
weeks and is already making his in
nuence felt. He is full OF enthusiasm
and love for scouting and thoro should
be winderful revival of interest among
the boys as soon as ne gets his plans
swinging after the first OF the year.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-12-31
Young Marine
On Vacation

Ray Meyer. son Of Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Meyer. 9S Walthsm St. Hammond
leaves tonight for ouantico Va. where
he resumes his station with the L. s.
Marines after vacation Of ten days at
the home of his parents. He and his
father have made several hunting trips
during the last trip and the young man
has thoroughly enjoyed his furlough
Ray enlisted in the marines last
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-12-31

Hammond's best bit OF news for the
month was made public this morning
when il was announced that the f. S
Betz plant. the worlds largest surei-
cal instrument manufacturing industry
viii open up in full force on Monday
morning otter being closed down for
nearly two months. owing to over pro-
duction and dearth OF sales. All the
old employees Will be back at work and
many new ones. It had been reported
that the plant would be closed inde-
snitsiy and would not reopen until
February. but officials report thar De-
cen1bcr has been an exceptionally good
month and the company has many new
enough to keep it
going at full capacity for six months
and by that time the wave Of depres-
sion is expected to be past. The com
pany has also the finest kind of pros
poets for landing business for several
new hospitals about to be. opened and
It's officials are very optimistic over
the outlook.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-12-31

CINTERRATioHAL NEWS sERytcEI
FORT WORTH. TEXAS. Dec. 81
One man IS dead and another dy-
ing from burns received in a Ere
which destroyed the Mansion Hotel
here today at loss OF 100000.
Scores OF guests Were carried out
OF the building ~ hremen.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-12-31
NEW PISTOL THE
DEATH OF HIM
.lNrERNATfoKaL NEWS SERVICE

AIL4ANTA' Ga. Dec. 3l.-With a
pistol he had bought for protection
after being held UP Wednesday night.
Albert Kaufman. 40. president OF the
National straw Hat plant, shot him
self through the right temple acct
dentally at his office late yesterday,
dying almost Immediately
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-12-31
S RM NEWS
FLASHES

INTERNATIONAL NFws SER

INTERNATIONAL hEWs sERyicEJ
CHICAGO, Dec. S1-Charles Ste
ner. engineer. and G. Dilly. fireman
we're killed and six hundred pas.
sengers were badly shaken up to-
day in wreck OF the ST. Louis
special on the Chicago & Eastern
Illinois Ry.. at Yard Center. Ill.
so miles from Chicago today
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-12-31
DEATH OF
OLD SETTLER

RoBERTsDALE. Ind Dec. s1-AIa-
tii6a Nelson, -ss years OF age. died last
night at her home, 1907 Myrtle avenue
She is tho wife Of Martin Nelson. one
of Robertsdsle's oldest settlers. The
funeral VIII be held Monday, o'clock
T. m, from the Swedish Lutheran
church. Burial at Oak H1l In charge
OF Stewart.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-12-31
MARKET
SLUMP IS
BLAMED

LAFAN ETfE, Ind. Dec. 3I.-The
forced sale of esps and live stock al
prices far beIowthe cost OF produc-
tion has resulted In the closing or
thousands Of faefeies and in thous-
ands of working people being left
without employmen or income be-
cause the farmers hae not the money
10 buy the produc-ssf sf the factory"
Prof g. l. Christie N.rector Of the
Purdue experiment sttion told tae
Tippecauoe County Cora Growers As
sociation at the uaIueeting hera.
Points 10 IncomeIoss.
"One farm near Lafayc,o on whica
we have accurate recordsbad an IN
come OF $1,000 last year ira its prod
ncts and this year only $500. even
though the crop was large Labor
and all other expenses weu, higher.
This man VIII exist and his frm uii
so on. but he viii not have tn s.. 500
that he had last year to buy cthing
tractors. automobiles etc Thi4hIng
is true throughout the United Mates
and means a loss of s5.0o0,0oo.A Is
The American farmers
Prof. Christie urged the enactnnt
of legislation by Congress to hp
stabilize prices of farm products Il
only to aid the farmer but to help eli
dwellers.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-12-31
HAMMOND CAPT. NATIONAL INDUSTRY AS GF7
NOTICE

Following its usual New Years Gus
tom. The TINES will not be issued
on the holiday. and hopes its patron:
will have the happiest and most pros
porous year in 1921 they have ever
had
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-12-31

INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERucEl
WASHINGTON. Dec. 3I-Senator
Watson, republican. of Indiana.
who is sick in a hospital here, vas
resting well" today. his office re-
ported
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-12-31
\ FEATHER IN HAsTING.s CAP-

Arriving at ms destination ana
without letter Of introduction or an
appointment OF any kind. he sent his
lard TO the office Of Or. j. T. Dorrance
hc PRESIDENT Of tho company. Up -
his lms, Hammond had never been
considered in any way whatsoever IS
NonfI,uea on naEo sIx-1
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-12-31
Betz Plant
To Reopen
On Monday
One OF Hammond's Biggest
Industries Has Good News
Of Industrial Situation

INTERNATIONAL NEWS sEEyicrl
wxx1xxE0, W. va, Dee. slA
erea& In shs Industrial Oppression xas
uaHon came today with the announce
rnent that twelve OF the ewszty.four
big steel mills .. Terkv1lls would re-
surae Gonday. a continuous rua In
proe@eie KILLS FSsuzaiAg are is 20
a tneluGva.