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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-09
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on the ground hat the earth air.
Cd In its orbit % that it recsivss
less heat from the sun.
The point 10 that the sun / ~.
~ reliable thing you imasise 4 =
b. Il II nothing but q greot ~
coal, slowly burning itself out A.
least It must be burning Itself a.
and the scientists assume Tat nm
mAtely II will burn out ent,rsi,
leaving ne in the dark and cha
unless It collides with some othe,
body, thus getting . new supply a.
fusl. Then It might get too ho
and fry 10 all.
These little contingencies are All
. few trillion years in the future
and are nothing to worry sbout
But nevertheless the sun il an.
premely worth studying right nov
Il an intelligent being could coma
here from another planet, be would
probably wonder that We spenf
such an enormous amount Of mon.
ey inventing guns and gases With
which to get ourselves killed, ana
% little money in studying the sun
upon which our lives depend.
The 4ySterie1s Sun Spet
For one thing. there are tAs sun
spot4 These are cloudy plaess
over the sun, cutting OF some Of
it, light and heat from us, which
are believed by scientists to be duo
to the collection of gases at certain
points. 1t 10 believed that these
sun spots have . marked effect
upon the earth in some way. For
example, the aurora borealis, which
recently got 10 much publicity, oc-
ours In connection with sun spots
and is believed to be caused By
them. It is an electrical phenom.
enon. The recent display of the
aurora charged the air SO heavily
that telegraphs end cables were sf.
fected, and many believed that hui
man beings were affected, too. Il
is quite possible that the sun spots
have a good deal to do with the
way you feel ON . given morning.
It may be that when science has
studied the matter adequately, oil
human activitiec will be regulated
largely in accordance with the con-
dition Of the sun spots. Some years
ago . scientist attracted a good
deal Of attention by claiming that
he could predict the price Of wheat
by the sun spots.
Meanwhile. the weather bureau
states that 1t cannot trace any con-
nection between the sun spots and
the weather. It admits that sun
| spots have something to do with
the aurora and terrestrial magnet.
ism, but says "the nature Of these
relations is complex and more OF
less unknown"
The last word no doubt sums NJ
i the situation. The sun, by whost
light and heat alone man lives hi
little moment. is a terrible mystery
to him. He does not know what Il
may do to him. But. meantime, he
calmly scrutinizes it and impudent.
ly tries to hitch It up and make II
work. During his residence at the
Mt, Wilson observatory DR.. Abbott
made q sun-heat cooker. He con.
centrated the rays by means Of Z
parabolic mirror, and SO baked
meats and bread without the ust
Of fuel.
Perhaps the scientist q hi
mountain top. studying the SUI
through his telescope, while !
cooks his dinner for him. is an out
post in more senses than one. HI
is an outpost of the future whe'
man will understand far more o
the universe in which he lives, ant
will control it for his own benefit
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-09

O. Has the italian nation sue
ceeded in Harvesting volcanic
power? J. G. n
A. The Italians have not a. yet
succeeded in Harvesting the power
of the greatest Of their volcanoes.
At Lardefello in Tuscany, however.
where the country is Of volcanic
formation, this power is being used
to turn factory wheels by day and
to illuminate the streets by night.
The work was originated by Prince
Ginon-Conu. The central plant is
capable of 10000 horsepower.
@. How much has the birth rate
of the world been reduced by the
World war? +. H. N.
A. A committee Of college pro-
fessors of some Of the various
countries involved in the war, have
estimated that the world has lost
20, 000, 900 in probable births as a
result Of the conflict.
@. At what rate are messages
sent from the Arlington radio sta
ton? e. w. K.
A. The rate of transmission at
Arlington at present is Is words
minute.
@. Where is the largest research
bureau in tho world? B. v.
A. The bureau of standards in
Washington. D. c., is the largest re-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-09

few days II the patient b kepe %
an oxalic-free diet and given sait-
able medicines to favor solutioa Of
exalic acid or calcium oxafate IN the
urine.
It should be clearly understood
that the acidity Of . vegetable Or
fruit has no relation to the amount
Of oxalfc acid It contains: and that
foods containing oxalic Acid have
nothing to do with the production
OF acid stomach or acid urine OF
uric acid.
Among the best foods to oppose
oxaluria and favor the solubiltty
Of oxalic acid in the urin are apples,
rye flour bread. potatoes. beef,
beans, peas, sour milk. all fats,
fish, weak coffee. rice, barley and
hominy.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
FletcAeriylng Did It
I have been Fletcherixing for the
past two and a half years. Reduced
from 80 to 1ss pounds. Am feel
ing fine Although I am 46 years
old l feel like a 16-year-old kid.
eat but one meal . day, which find
satisfies me, under this plan. Good
luck to you.
Answer-Horace Fletcher HIM
self accomplished a similar result
besides greatly improving his health
and physical endurance. Those in
terested may read F1etcher's ..'The
New Gourmand or Epicure", which
is published by Frederick A. Stokes
company, New York City, and may
be obtained in most libraries.
The Effect Of Calonel
I was amazed at your statement
f! that "calomel has no effect on the
liver" OF course I know one al.
ways follows it with a good dose
of salts, or should do 80, and salts
in itself is enough to arouse mos,
livers. Buy why give calomel II il
has no effect on the liver? P. o.
Answer-Neither has salts an,
particular effect on the liver. Gallo.
mel is . purgative by reason Of ir
ritating the bowel. Salts is . pur
gative for the same resason, >ant
salts further has An affinity To-
water which 1t extracts from tn,
bowel lining. Any brisk purgativ,
is likely to produce excavations o
bile lit the liver is functioning ant
there is no obstruction of the bill,
ducts). That may have accounted
for the notion that calomel doe,
something in particular to the liver
Calomel is q very old physic, AM
old things, in medicine, are Away,
deemed good, even old doctors. Cal
omel is given today because it ha,
been given by so many generation.
before US. but there is NO othe,
good reason for preferring calome
to other physics. Calomel has
proper place in the treatment o
syphilitic conditions in children an,
adults, but as a mere physic it il
unjustifiable and ought to b.
dumped in the scrapheap alon,
i with castor oil.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-09

"NrS. Baker. I can't bear to let
yoa stay here alone for fear some-
thing viii happen to you. and
understood you to say you should
die Il anything happened to me.
Now. hadn't you better marry me
and come over to my house to
Hve!"
T suess I'd bsttsr." salA Mrs.
Baker.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-09

Tsmpsrancs worker says Carpenter vii
1ose the nght because he drinks wine. Guess
~ thinks you can't get punch out OF wine.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-09

There can b no real fovtvN OF business as
Ing - prices are - much out Of line - shown
a1ove. Eqailibsim- halanee-mnst be re-
Scored 70 give every man job Half the popu-
latioa can't produce ON 1s14-psics basis and
~ n normal amounts. saying 1920 pricsA
That's what's wrong with business-And
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-09

). Stanley Joyce says he paid his wife Pegs!
10000 for one kiss. Looks like Peggy va
psunteering In one Of ife's necessities.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-09

Bandits ply their trade unmolested in GER
tain parts Of China, according to William
Philip Simms. Just like America
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-09

- Paul Poiret, Paris dressmaker, says th'
corset il returning. Where from-the dane
hall check room?
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-09

Sir oliver Lodge says volcanic eruptionA
q the sun win increase our sunshine. Now.
Oliver, tell NJ what will decrease our
uoonshine.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-09

Up to manufacturers wives: II hs means
= hi sIssp he's probably dreaming Of The
rod oA ese1-Dlus dayA
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-09

+ There are thousands Of men out Of work
n this community. You can take train from
Rock Island to any town in the United States
and fnd tho same condition.
Here Is in al other American communities
~ have Thousands Of jobless men who are
eager for almost any kind Of job-and thou
sands Of join that should be under way right
NV. Houses.are needed. Furniture is needed.
Clothing and nearly everything else under the
I'm needsd.
Something 10 radically wrong. something
Aas thrown . wrench In the business machin-
~ saA paralyzsd the public's buying power.
mat somstAtng u very evident to Herbert
Hoover. writing in the'current issue Of Nations
01sinsss magazine.
Hoover furnishes the following table. show
Ag that prices are now above pre-war as
1silows: Per cent
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-28

White. attorney and files his complaint
herein. together with an affidavit of a
competent person. showing that-the de-
PENDANT thereto. to-wit: william Schick
is not resident-of the State of mo-
lana.
Said defendant is therefore notified
Of the tendency of said action and that
the same will stand for trial at the
next term of said Court, and that un-
less he appears and answers or demurs
therein. at the calling Of said cause on
the 18th day of September. A. D. 1921.
the same being the End day of the next
term of said Court to be begun and
held in Room number ! in the Court
House at Hammond, in said County and
State. on the End Monday of September
A. D. 1921, said action will be heard
and determined in his absence.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I hereunto
set my hand and affix tho seal of said
Court. at Hammond. Indiana. this 18th
day of July, A. D. 1921.
HERBERT L. WHEATON,,
(SeaO Clerk L. s. c.
BY: WILETTA CAMPBELL,
Deputy Clerk. 7-2o-27-S-3
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No. APIS.
NOTICE FOR PUBLIC HEARING

NOIlCE FOR PUBLIC HEARING
East Chicago. Indiana. July 27th, 1921
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
You are hereby notified that the Board
OF Public Works OF the City of East
Chicago. Indiana, did on the 25th day of
July. 1921, adopt a, resolution that an
improvement be made in said City as
follows:
For the improvement sS 15oth street
from the west line of Forsyth avenue
to the west line of Section 80. Township
8 north, Range west of the End P. M.
with
|. Plan A. One course concrete.
Plan 3. Two course concrete.
Plan c. Asphatiic concrete on old ma
cadam foundation.
Plan D. Sheet asphalt on the old maca-
dam foundation.
And also the construction and the re-
moval and changing of private connec-
lions for sewer water and all other like
conveniences where not already in and
where the same are required to be re-
moved or changed in such cases where
same shall not have been constructed,
removed or changed by the owner prior
to the letting of the general contract for
such Improvement.
All work done in the making OF said
described public improvement shall be
in accordance with the terms and condi-
tions of such Improvement Resolution,
and the details, drawings, plans. profiles
and specifications for such proposed i'm
provement which are on file and may be
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-28
LEGAL NOTICES

NOTICE OF THE ADOPTION OF PR
MARY ASSESSMENT ROLL
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That
on the 18th day of July. 1921. the Board
of Public Works adopted q Primary AS
sessRent Roll for the improvement of
Fourteenth Avenue Section Three (3)
from the center line of Roosevelt Street
to the west line of Grant Street with
in the City of Gary. Lake County, Ind
lana, under Declaratory Resolution Mum
Der Twenty-eight Hundred Ninety two
(2S92) adopted on the seventh day of
March. 1921, by the Board of Public
Works.
The interaecting streets and alleys
are: Roosevelt Street, Alley Twenty
One (21B) B. West. Alley Twenty-one
a. West (21-A). Cleveland Street, AL
ley Nineteen West. Garfield Street,
Alley Seventeen B West C17-B) Alley
Seventeen A West (17-A) Grant Street.
The parallel streets and alleys within
One Hundred Fifty (150) feet are:
Alley Thirteen and Alley Fourteen
South.
Said Assessment Roll contains the
names of the owners and description of
property to be assessed with the
amounts Of the prima facie assessment
against each lot or parcel of land sub
ject to. assessment and Is on file and
an be seen at the office Of the Board
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-28

~, whether to local dealers or to
businesslike cooperation
There are four vsys OF doing
business: AS an individual; as a
corporation; as a partnership, or
as a Cooperation. which is nothing
more or less than a larger part
nership- Farmers elevators have
already established themselves on
a business basis and are being rec
ognized accordingly. They sell
grain and produce and buy goods
in car lots the same as other mer-
chants.
After all, 1t is chiefly a matter
Of credit. and when local groups
Of farmers so establish their cred.
it, most factories Will deal with
them and the banks already treat
them like other business men.
The grain exchanges are eager
for the business from farmers ele-
vators, which have won their long
fight against monopoly which, they
claim, was ever present before the
farmers went into business for
themselves,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-28

seen in the office of the Board OF Pub
lie Works OF said City.
That said Board of Public Works has
fixed the 18th day Of August. 1921. at
1880 o'clock p. NJ. at its office in said
City as the time and place for the pub
lie consideration of the proposed i'm
provement. at which time said Board OF
Public Works will hear all persons in
terested OF whose property is liable to
be assessed for said Improvement. and
viii decide whether the benefits to the
property liable TO be assessed for such
Improvement Will equal the estimated
cost thereof.
BY order of the Board Of Public
Works.
n. K GROVES,
E w. MICKEY.
OTTO C. f. SEEHASE,
Board OF Public Works.
Attest: T. z. RICHARDS,
Clerk of the Board.
7-27: So
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-28
Man, Tee, Ia Vain.

A mans vainest point 10 his neck
ties, while a woman's Is her hair. say
man who has made q study Of ths
matter. On spring days when bushes:
Is slow he sometimes steps outside q
his store and watches the psssersbj
who stop and look at themselves II
mirror In his window. Il havs
noticed that q man will invariably
adjust his necktie while a woniaE
will always fix her hair" he says. M
one can tell me that woman is more
vain than a man, either. Just a
many men look In that mirror q
women. "-Milwaukee Journal .
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-28
No A215
No. A215.
NOTICE FOR PIrIaI 1C HEARING

NOTICE FOR PUBLIC HEARING
East Chicago. Indiana. July 81, 1921.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
You are hereby notified that the Board
of Public Works of the -scy Of Eas.
Chicago. Indiana. did on the 25th day OF
July. 1921, adopt a resolution that an
Improvement be made in said City as
follows:
For the Improvement of Deodar street
from the north line of 137th street to
the southwest line of Guthrie street.
with
Plan A. One course concrete.
Plan B. Two course concrete.
Plan c. Asphaltic concrete on con-
crete foundation
Plan D. Brick on concyete founda-
ton
and also the construction and the re-
moval and changing of private connec-
tons for sewer, water and all other
Ike conveniences where not already IN
and where the same are required to be
removed or changed in such cases where
the same shall not have been copstrlxt-
ed. removed or changed by the owner
prior to the letting of the general con-
tract for such improvement.
All work done in the making Of said
described public Improvement shall be
in accordance with the terms and condi-
tions of such Improvement Resolution.
and the details, drawings. plans, prof1les
and specifications for such proposed i'm
provement which are on file and may be
seen in the office of the Board of Public
Works of said City.
That said Board OF Public Works has
fixed the 18th day of August, 1921. at
1880 O'Clock. P. NJ. at its office in said
City as the time and place for the public
consideration of the proposed improve
ment at which time said Board of Pub
lie Works will hear all persons inter
ested. or whose property is liable to be
assessed for said improvement, and will
decide whether the BENEFITS to the prop
erty liable TO be assessed for such i'm
provement will equal the estimated cost
thereof.
BY order OF tho Board of Public
Works
H. K. GROVES.
e. w. MICKEY.
OTTO c. F. SEEHASE.
Board OF Public Works.
Attest: T. Y. RICHARDS.
Clerk of the Board.
1877: SO
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-28
Needed Immediate Attention.

A little miss, age four years. went to;
the country to spend a week with her
married brother. He was bringing
her home in his wagon drawn by twu.
mules. On the way he stopped at a
country store. While in the store ona
of the mules let out a "Hee- Hawss.
The little girl jumped out of the wagon
and almost out of breath ran to her.
brother, exclaiming, "Oh, Alfred. come.
quick, one of the mules has the hiSs
coughs" =.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-28

lHationai Crop Improvement serv!oel
n T HAS been the dream of s1
reforms to shorten the route
between producer and con-
sumer both from the farm to the
kitchen snd from the factory to
the farm.
All Of the great manufacturers
are considering some plan to meet
the demand for car lot orders and
great many have already made
bids for that business.
AS yet nearly all factories are
oversold and will be behind in their
orders for some time to come ow-
ing to the readjustment Of labor.
Another difficulty has been that
the car shortage makes it difficult
for new ventures to get cars be-
fore the old established lines of
business have been supplied.
The matter of buying and selling
In car lots will probably adjust It
self on a quantity basis so that
when orders of large size are given
the prices will be made according
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-28
Roman Use of Concrete.

The Romans discoveries in concretA.
mixing made il possible for them 60:
make prodigious strides in engineer.
ing and architecture. At the foot OF
Vesuvius were immense deposits OF.
reddish sand or volcanic ash calless.
pozzuoIana, which. when added to I!-.:%s
mortar. made hydraulic cement. This.
gave to the Romans a concrete OF
extraordinary strength and permassS-r
ence, which hardened under water as
well as In the air, and became the
basis of their entire system Of building.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-28
NOTICE TO NON-REs1DrNr

NOTICE TO NON RESIDENT
STATE OF INDIANA. LAKE COUNTY
IN THE LAKE SUPERIOR COURT.
SITTING AT HAMMOND. INDIANA
VACATION AFTER MAY. TERM,
1921
ROBERT w. MATTHIEs AND
JOHN A. SHEPHERD. A CO-PART-
NERSHIP. DOING BUSINESS UN-
DER THE NAME OF ECLIPSE
DUMP BOX COMPANY VS. ]. H
NELLANS. WHOSE TRUE CHRIS
TAN NAME is UNKNOWN. CAUSE
NO. 20543. ACTION TO FORE
CLOSE AUTO LIEN.
Now comes the plaintiffs by Bonn
berger. Peters and Morthland. attor-
neys and file their complaint herein,
.cgether with an affidavit of a. COM
oetent person. showing that the de-
PENDANT thereto, to-wit: ]. H. Nellans,
whose true christian name Is unknown
is not a resident of the State of In
diana.
Said defendant is therefore hereby
notified of the tendency Of said action
and that the same will stand for trial
at the next term OF said Court, and
that unless he appears and answers or
demurs thereins at the calling OF
said cause, on the 18th day of Septem-
Der A. d. 1921. the same being the
2nd day of the next term Of said Court
to be begun and held in Room No. l
in the Court House at Hammond. in
said County and State. on the End
Monday OF September A. D. 1921. said
action will be heard and determined in
his absence.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. L. hereun-
to set my hand and affix the seal of
said Court. at Hammond. Indiana, this
18th day OF July. A. D. 1921
HERBERT L. WHEATON,
Clerk L. S C
By: WILETTA CAMPBELL,
Deputy Clerk. 713-20-27
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-28
NOTICE OF THE ADOPTION OF PRI-
MARY ASSk,SSMENIT RnI L

NOTICE OF THE ADOPTION OF PRI-
MARY ASSESSMENT ROLL
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN: That
on the 18th day OF July. 1921. the Board
of Public Works adopted a Primary As
sessment Roll for the Improvement of
Monroe Street, Section Three go from
the south line of Thirty ninth Avenue
to the north line OF Forty-first avenue
within the City Of Gary, Lake County,
Indiana. under Declaratory Resoluti ton
Number Twenty-six Hundred Eighty
five (2SS5) adopted the twenty-sixth
day of April. 1920, by the Board of Pub
lie Works.
The intersecting streets and alleys
are: Thirty-ninth Avenue. Alley Thir-
ty-nine South; Fortieth Place Alley
Forty South, and Forty-first Avenue.
The parallel streets and alleys within
One Hundred Fifty (150) feet are: AL
ley Six West and Alley Five West
Said Assessment Roll contains the
names of the owners and description of
property to be assessed with the
amounts of the prima facie assessment
Ject to assessment and is on file and
can be seen at the office of the Board
of Public Works in the City Hail. Gary,
Lake County. Indiana.
On the Sth day of August. 1921 at
nine O'Clock a M the Board of Public
City Hall 10 hear and receive remon-
strances against the amounts assessed
against each of said lots and parcels
of land and will hear and determine the
question as to whether the same have
Deen benefited or will be specially ben
ef1tted by said improvement in the
amounts set forth in said roll, and will
then give a hearing to all persons in
terested. and thereafter sustain or mo-
dify in whole or in part the respective
BY order Of tho Board of Public
Works
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-28

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. with auto to sell
accessories direct to car owner; no
composition. Salesman averaging bet
ter than $50 daily. w. F. Hallam
& Co. l411. First National Bank bldg
Chicago. 1926
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-28
of Public Works in the City Hall. Gary.

of Public Works In the City Hail, Gary.
Lake County. Indiana.
nine o'clock a. m. the Bosrdof Pubic
Works viii meet in its Office at the
City Hall to hear and receive remon-
strances against the amounts assessed
against each Of said lots and parcels
of land and will hear and determine the
question as to whether the same have
been benefited or will be specially ben
Gifted by said Improvement in the
amounts set forth in said roll. and will
then give a hearing to all persons in
terested, and thereafter sustain or mo-
dify in whole or in part the respective
prima facie assessments on said Roll
BY order of the Board OF Public
Works.
PERRY H STEVENS.
JOHN KESERIC,
WIN. SYKES.
Board of ps"riic Works
Attest: DORATHEA MlLLCIt
Clerk. 7-22-22-9S-2s z-2S-29