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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-03-25

BcbbIe had MS piano lesson
ever Saturday morning. just BE-
f7re -nch Then he could play tbs
whole OF the afternoon. One sat
urdsy when il was raining outside
REter lunch ne sat down on the
plano stool and bagau to touch the
Keys Win enc 1-ger paying a note
Up n4ar the tor O- the keyboard
srG tEen another note down rs2T
the et1er e2d
Eo1oIe touched the very highest
note o. the piano It made sucA q
funny I1rt,e noise that re to1ce1
y gga4- and again Suddenly he
saw 2 very small face peering o1t
et ain ero-a tie inside OF the piano.
l. vas g h.tle, cid wrirG.ed facs.
no digger than Bottles Ittls 1nge~
ce-l Cat CT the facs pserad t~o
round, Bright lit-ls eyes hat look
ed al Bobbie sng-ily.
FOR hs2Te7s sske. stop hitting
ne, cried IT,, shzii voice
Ycg 50 On striking ne u1til have
badly any breath }aet
Boasie coa1o o1iy stare at him
n sCrprlss> Before Re had tf1e to
gather his wits, another VyrinkIed
Etas .ace peered at him frc.a N
size The piano down at the lower
epd This face vas about tcree
times - big as the face that ti-st
looked c1t--About as big as Bob
bie's thumb nail
For heavens sake, stop hitting
ne" cried n deep voice, the owner
tie second .fgcs, that was even
a. n and more SgTinkled than the
srs3a ma. You haze almost knock
"a crS III my bresA, !"
Again D. bile could only stare II
why don'tScu hit g. ne OF the
Ftnez Primo GISA1ss7'' q led the
any voice at ths uTeSr en OF the
Keyboard WHY must SASu ~ on
EB+'@
8o3h e&ces g5are6 s4 Mn so oSA 4
Ast Boboie was frightened haA
cut OF his wits He quickly tocc4tsEsc
. key IN about the middle OF GA@
hoard. hoping TO quiet the angry
gnorasa. As no touched the key
shird 6&4ls eace Eprang ont OF the
pianos inside kindly face, with
sneaasras Of WRINKLES Of smiles
"SEEow G'yuu DOR salDad tho third
Rnoma oG Bo1bie. politely
exzcw do yoJ dor retained Bob
bio, Just as politely do you I've
sa rtAe E9Mno alt the timer
~Of course. We 20. Where DC
ypu AzppoSa the SQUAD comss from
vhen yo1 ehx1Ee a keyf Il Is we. the
iHaao Gs04aaS, who hit Ghe st-inga
itieAA our felt azs1mers II voD
starts 60 see al Of uS play every
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-03-25

You win and serviee4ble Inexpensive
school and play dresses, also UNDER
garments Cor youngsters 3 70 "a years
at the SeraUhe Chndren's Shop, Room
:. Strau0s Building, Special pvsoe
Saturday on boomers. white lace
trimmed or black peroale, 60 cents,
3-ss-S
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-03-25

woEnSn'S hosiery. all pure thread
ssr& hosiery. $500 value for $500,
These coma In black only, Shee them
AZ the weservou ladies' shop one door
south Of the Hotel Nee. S-ss-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-03-25

Biggest treat Of the year-wsbash
GisS Club ct First Presoytevtan
Church. Friday Night, Come and bring
To1E fr1eads. Children CSC, adults SOC
2-25-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-03-25

card party given Non-psrIel Lodge
10. 80 Ladies Society os f, l. r. r.
ovg~ Lion Store Tuesday, March ssth.
sy16 ., m. SIS ;
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-03-25

en- that overhaul 100 use Burd Step
K QUICK Seatfats piston rsegS, X s,
kato supply C9, S61 Calumet AVG.
: loae 3z3z Hammond, s-e-tI
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-03-25

Harris on the Corn Products Co who
lsonstreted delicious chocole IS
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-03-25

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Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-01

celebrating, speed. The sooner they
are accomplished with a minimum
Of distress the sooner We Will
reach a comparatively stable busi.
ness basis, but we cannot reach
that basis until they r finished
The adjustment Of production
costs will involve and, In fact will
consist chiefly Of wage adjust
ments, although increased efhcien'
cy and decreased margins OF profits
must also play their part As
wages generally r reduced. OF
course, there will be curtailed pur-
chasing power, but 1t should be re-
membered that decreased costs OF
production will lower commodity
prices, which will ultimately offset
the reduced buying capacity Of the
public. The laborers who prcf1ted
most from ever-soaring wages dur
ing the war and for some time after
! will feel the curtailment first and
most, but they should be In q better
position to bear 1t than their less
fortunate fellow.workers. Those
wage-earners and salaried workers
whose incomes were little affected
during the last five years and who
| suffered most from inflated prices
should be afforded an increasing
measure Of relief from now on.
The curtailment OF production
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-01
sURRoGATE's COURT

TBy Evening News STAFF C~orrespondent.1
NEW BRUNSWICK. April l.
Letters of administration were is
sued by the surrogate yesterday TO
Margaret Wilkinson and Mary Tom
ney, on the estate of their sister.
Jennie G. Hill, who died on March
10. There are also two IN
Jersey City and a nephew l n Perth
Amboy. The vaue of the personal
estate is given as $4,000.
The will of Peter X. Jensen. of
Midtown, who died on March IL was
admitted to probate yesterday. The
entire estate is left to his wife. Eliza.
who has been named as administra-
Etor. A SON. Clinton, has been named
Ito act with her. The will was drawn
March 16. There is a son, Ev, in
Perth Amboy. two son and a daugh-
Ter, Alice Petersen, and Louis and
Peter Jensen, in Midtown. The wit
nesses to the will r c. W. Kuhl-
THAI and Robert A. Beecher.
An attempt is being made in the
county today to probate a will which
was drawn In Australia. The will is
that OF Sarah Semmel Doran. who
died in New Brunswick. She form
erly resided In Philadelphia where
III married a second husband, Owen
Doran. When the woman died the
husband decided to take out letters
Of administration, but 1t was discov-
cred that the woman left a will in
Australia naming a son of a former
husband as executor, Robert Sem
mel. The action on in court today
is for the admission of the will and
the discharge of the second husband
as administrator.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-01
NE CONFER
|tN APRIL 9Th
E~onnesen Gets Call for
&to be Held Soon in
\
Commissioner r. E. Z

4 commissipner r. e. En-
" .Z chairman of the executive
committee of tie metropolitan
police district Organization is send
ing out communications to police
heads in cities within n hundred
miles of New York. Requesting their
attendance at the SECOND big session
to be held in New Work next We'd
nesday. April 6. chief Niels J.
Tennesen. who attended, the first
session, has received a cormunica-
ton and announced this morning
that a representative from the Perth
Amboy department will again be
present at the coming session.
On March 8 Commissioner Enright
called a session for the purpose of
bringing about closer cooperation,
Standardization of police methods
paud coordination of police work III
This district, which includes many
OF the leading cities In New York,
New Jersey and Connecticut. A
committee of i've men from each
state was chosen to arrange a pro-
gram to be presented at the next big
session, ana TINS Somnnittee mas iieiu
two meetings. with the result that
the district has been divided into
four ZONES, with "centrals" at New
York, Newark. Poughkeepsie and
New Haven. The program arranged
by this committee will be placed in
operation April 16.
Crimes committed anywhere In
the zone where Newark is the cen
trail. and which includes this city.
will be reported to the Newark au-
thorities and every police depart
ment in the zone will be notified. In
this way crimes committed in the
metropolitan police district will be
reported to the authorities through
out the zones in much quicker time,
and will result in better speed in
running down crimes. This plan re-
sembles the county central plan,
which has been a big aid to the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-01
By FRANCIS II. sissoN.

BY tHAWCIS III SloSOTvs
V.ss-PresIdent Guaranty Trust Co.
OF New York.
~ HD question uppermost in
the minds Of all business
men II. "When will pres
ent readjustments be CON-
pleted and q stable basis for bust
ness re-established.T"
While, Of course. years must
elapss before the. tremendous
amount Of life and property de-
stroyed In the war al be fully re-
placed and the political and social
problems It has created can be
solved. there Is ample ground for
believing that we shall reach a rel.
atively stable condition In this
country In the very near future.
We have undoubtedly passed
through the most critical Of our
postwar Establishments, although
many more must yet be made.
refer especially to the readjust.
ment Of retail prices to declining
wholesale prices and the readjust'
ment Of the costs Of production to
present purchasing power. These
necessary readjustments have been
tardily started. as was to be ex.
pected. but they r nov under
way, fortunately, and will be COM
pleted gradually, but with ever &C
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-01

| banks are not supporting this trade
adequately.
1t seems that such a charge ig-
nores the primary fact Of the rela-
| ton Of banks to u foreign com
merce. Their essential interest and
| profits must always lie In rendering
| the utmost assistance to overseas
| trade that It Is possible for them
| to give safely and within the lin
itations imposed by law upon their
| operations. The word safely" II
| of paramount Significance. This
factor Of safety must receive the
| first consideration by banking on
| GERS II they are to be true to their
| obligations as guardians OF the
property Of others.
The funds which the basis Of
| any aid to commerce that banks
may give are the demand deposits
| Of their clients, and this demand
| quality Of commercial banking funds
at once fixes very definite limits to
the use that may be made Of them.
TT positively excludes their employ
l:ment In any large amount for
~lsloans of a term longer than three
or four months. Hence the utmost
care must be exercised to assure
that advances made upon the basis
Of commercial transactions with
foreign countries shall have more
than a reasonable probability OF
liquidation within the term fol
which these loans r agreed upon
The bank first Of all feels the
shock Of any stoppage to the nor
NAL functioning of this credit sys
tenn. When drafts are not paid b,
foreign buyers the bank at onc'
finds itself holding an overdue ant
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-01

which inevitably accompanies such
industrial readjustments az We are
now experiencing, however, will
finally prove its own corrective.
We m not in the throes Of over.
production. but merely temporary
under-consumption. And It is sig
nifcant In this connection to note
that when goods are offered for
sale at retail prices which the pub
lie believes to be fairly commensu.
rate with prevailing wholesale
prices and costs Of production they
are eagerly bought Despite the ma.
terially lessened purchasing power
In agricultural sections, occasioned
by the precipitate decline in the
price Of farm products and In GER
tain industrial sections because of
closed plants or the part-time oper-
alton of factories and reductions In
wages, there 10 still q tremendous
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-01
To Omen Roosevelt Season.

ROOSEVELT, April I. - The
Roosevelt Field club will open the
baseball season here on April 3,
when they will meet a strong Brook
lyn team. The club expects a great
season.
The club recently organized and
elected the following officers: Thorn
as Jakway. manager: Joseph Elko,
captain; H. Sidney Barrett, secretary
and treasurer.
A season score card has just been
issued by the club. The games will
be played on Brady's field, which is
being put into excellent condition.
A fence is being erected from first
to third base and a grand stand is
being constructed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-01

buying power In the United States
and always will be.
And American business men
must recognize the vital fact that
one Of the most important factors
In our prosperity henceforth will
be our foreign trade. The extent
to which our overseas trade is sus-
tained and increased will depend
to a large degree upon the methods
devised for financing 1t. And that
is quite as much the concern of the
business man, whether or not he Is
directly interested In exporting or
importing, as it is Of the banks.
The only way we can preserve our
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-01

aid loan and also . burdsned
the responsibility for col
pal which Il must handle to tn
baE possible advantage Of the
American shipper and to the pro-
lection Of its own equity IN II.
When. as today, in markets
throughout the world there II .
cancellation Of contracts, refusal to
accept shipments On to pay drains.
the immediate result u to de up
banking funds in very large
amounts and to burden the banks
with the problems incident to the
care and disposal Of shipments mp
on which funds have been adj
vanced.
How seriously this may cripple
their ability to continue their nor
mai volume Of loans to their Amer
lean clients should readily b re-
ognized. When, in addition to can
cellations and protest Of draftA
there are added to the situation
the factors Of falling prices and
deprecated exchange It II clear
that the difficulties confronting the
banks are real enough.
Sound business principles must
preclude the officers Of any bank
from extending Its commitments
unduly when such international
trade conditions arise. They must
keep their own house in order, and
until these temporarily non-liQuid
loans are brought into liquid form
again the utmost care must b ex.
ercised lest the rights Of the de.
mand depositors should be leopard
lied. A commercial bank must &c.
ognize Its obligations to avoid II
possible any loan transactions that
will involve It for undetermined Pc
RODS. Long-term loans are the
affair Of the investment banker
and are not for the international
commercial bank to handle. This
distinction should be fully compre
hended by the public and when I'M
derstood will serve to refute the
criticisms to which / have referred
Many now see that the deprecf
ated exchanges can be restored on
ly through Europe's resumption Of
normal production and exporting
We know that great markets for
our own raw products are now a.
fected because OF idle factories ID
France. Germany. Italy and else.
where. Furthermore, markets II
South America and the Orient
which would otherwise be absorb
ing our manufactured produc1
continuously are curtailed for the
same reason. The products Of
those countries-wheat and wool
hides and skins and metals, which
normally ara In urgent demand II
Europe-move but Eowiy.\
In the South tho cotton Intereste
are preparing to sell their product
abroad and to finance sales BY long'
term loans through corporationS Of.
ganized under the new Edge Act,
Most significant Of all. however.
the movement to organize 4 ont
hundred million dollar corporation
under the same act This proposed
organization is to be devoted spe-
cifcally to promoting foreign trade
by means Of long-term loans. Large
as will be the corporation that ID
planned, and Its resources would
permit operations involving ons
billion dollars in credits. 1t will ROT
be too large for the urgent present
! demands.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-01

present prosperity IS adequately to,
finance our foreign commerce and
thereby keep our industries run
ming at normal capacity, for Dur
productive capacity is greater than
the demands of u domestic mar.
kets.
There Is perhaps not a very clear
understanding by the public in gem
eral Of the functions and the lin
itations Of service of the interna-
tional banks in relation to u ex-
port trade. This is plainly indi-
Gated by the suggestions that are
now made by certain uniformed
critics that in some way these
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-01
TAKE NOTICE

1919 Model Kissel Car Sedan the prop
erty of the estate of Charles J. Adams.
has been seized by the undersigned under
the 1915 Garage Lien Act in satisfaction
of a garage lien and will be sold at my
garage, r ritan Manor. Fords, N. j.. on
April 18th, 1921 at 10 A. NJ. Signed,
ARNOLD F. NUREMBERG.
f745-i-1-12t.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1921-01-12
FIRM SELLS 100000 WORTH
OF BUNGALOWS IN YEAR

Approximately 100000 worth OF
bungalows was sold BY the Phillips
Creel Realty company during the past
year according to Kirkland p. Creel
partner In the firm Business Is still
keeping up, as the GALES for lsst
month amount 10 s95.0o0." he said
me following Bungalows were sold
during the MONTH Paul Leiso 70 A
grozler, z550 Grant avenue, $500: p
y GreEg TO A C. Ortner. 8I3 san
Marcial street, $500; H c. Overstreet
70 g. Duncan, 2407 East Boulevard
street $4,000 J. W. Philips to J. B
Price. 1920 Lebanon street. 1880: ]
". Philips 70 Mrs. Nellie HAYES
5ll9-5l16 Lebanon street. $4,000. q
L Mari company to Leila RoIsfon. lots
30, 81, o. block IS. East FL Paso- A.
y. Darlington 70 Nellie HAYES. II12
NJ est Main street, $3.50; Leila RoI-
ston to Arthur Mosley. 2g23 TularoFa
street. s5590i J. ". Philips TO Edgar
Fuel 1920 Lebanon street, $500
James Ia Mari & Co. TO A. " -Tolbert.
26ls IA Lug street $1,000; John ".
Rhiilips 70 J. II Perrett- Government
Eill s5o00i John u. Phillips TO ".
!. BiIler, n $500 block. Pershing
Drive, $3.50; John ". Phillips to
hlenard y. Courtney, Pershing Drive.
s5l50i Albert Mercer 20 ". G. Ora
ham, Montana street. $3.50: James F.
hnoT q ]. y. Duhans 200 ORC street.
so-5Oi Mari Brothers Investment com
pany 20 A D. Russell, 1929 Kings
Highway. $4,000. and AIRS. Elizabeth
Baird 70 Fannie C. Kavatha, the
Union hotel $4,000,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1921-01-12
ELPASO WILL TAKE INVENTORY
OF ITSELF AT C. OF c. MEETING;
CITY HAS NO CAUSE FOR GLOOM

banks as they used 10 borrow. There
are . few men who can't sell as much
goods as they used 10 at the old
price These-just some OF them
are afraid things are going to the
dogs. That, as has oeen pointed out
repeatedly by big business men here
as elsewhere. is a state or mind more
than a condition It must be dis
IS one man put it the other
III we can organize an army
Of f,0oO.0Oo men and raise BILL
lions Of dollars and lick Germany
and meet the emergency In year
or two. Il would be foolish 10 i'm
aufne that we are not powerful
enough, courageous enough and
resOurcefuI enough to meet the
present depressed situation. The
eumption OF the American people
can do anything 1t undertakes
to dO.n
d Paso is threatened with the en-
f0rcemeut Of g minimum wage law
II is threatened with a law that viii
cut off its Mexican labor-threatened
both by Texas and by Mexico. II is
threatened by constant increases In
freight rates. It is threatened by the
encrOachment Of Los Angeles, Denver,
Dallas and Scu Antonio on its trade
territory II is threatened by low
cotton prices But in spite OF all that
it is growing more rapidly than any
other city in the country
Suggestions for Remedy.
IF we think we are going ahead
here without a fight" said Mr.. Bas-
sett today. then we are going TO be
sadly disappointed Everything a
town gets-everything an individual
gets that is worth While-has to be
obtained by fighting and by over
coming Obstacles
So. the leaders in affairs here viii
So Ia and -
remedy To anticipate the remedy il
VIII probably be something like this
Learn 10 take losses as we took
profits
postwar condition which is a logical
reaction from hysteria and initiation.
Learn to push harder for business
Cenrralize our efforts through the
chamber OF commerce
Get closer together through our
organizations so we VIII understand
each other better and be able to CO.
operate better.
And above all, be optimistic. The
greatest era in the history of bust
ness IN America and the southwest is
Just ahead Of US
Big Projects for Near Future.
there's Mexico. there's the south
west yet 20 be conquered There's
another chance for a good cotton
crop since the pink boil woFn COM
mission decided not to make this a
noncotton zone.
There is the 5000. 600 soon to
be turned loose IN the Rio
Grande by the reclamation serT-
ice.
There are the new homseekerr
pouring into the southwest.
More. there nre resources and
sources OF strength right here at
home that have not been deveI-
0ped.
These, among other things. viii be
pointed out as causes for optimism
and cures for worry
zach speaker viii be limited in his
talk, 50 q large number can be heard
from
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1921-01-12

CTOCK TAXING time has come in
- FL Paso-
The city, as a civic entity. as a
business community, is going 70 take
an inventory OF itself just as a busi-
ness house takes an Inventory each
year The inventory that. is 10 be
taken Of Fl Paso viii Be conducted
by the chamber Of commerce at a
sort OF an experience meeting. The
Meeting win be held next Tuesday
night at the chamber Of commerce
O. n. Bassett, president of the organ
.zation, WI preside.
All orElulEa tons allied with
the chamber of commerce-the
salesmanship club, ndclub, Traf-
fle club Young Mems Business
Leagues well as all DEPART
meuta Of the chamber have been
asked TO come 10 the meeting I'm
body, or at lenst be represented
At the meeting the city's leaders
IN banking, retailing, jobbing, man
utacturing and doctors, lawyers and
preachers viii be asked TO make
short talks on how things have Jared
Win them during the past year and
on now the future looks TO them
The meeting VIII be a summing up
OF what the city has done. II viii
nave Tor its purpose as much as any
thing else the dispelling Of gloom
wherever 10 exists. That some Of IL
exists everybody admits
No Cause for Gloom.
There are a few men who can't
borrow as much money from the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1921-01-12
WAR VETERANS install
OFFICERS For NEW YEAR

Officers OF Hamilton Fish camp.
NO. 2, United States War Veterans,
were installed at a meeting Tuesday
night The installation was conducted
by retiring commander J. II. Nor
rison, comrade Joseph Austin acting
as master Of ceremonies. Mr.. Morri-
rison was presented with a past com
manders badge.
Officers for 1921 are: Commander.
John Kerrigan; senior vice com1nan-
der, Frank A. Sanders, junior vice
commander. A. 3. Conrad: national
dcer CT the guard. Alexander s Car
ruthersi adiutant. Y =. Eoenig.
quartermaster, F. " Filler, chapiain,
J. W Ashley; surgeon, DR.. ]. c Dy-
sartf trustees, Capt. z. Speth, Charles
G, Gibson and John Il Kelly.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1921-01-12
Nation To Celebrate
Birthday OF Franklin

New York, Jan. 12.-The versatile
accom2lishments Of Benjamin Frank
lin VIII be retold throuEhout the
country by various organizations
January II, the 215th anniversary OF
ms birth In a number OF celebra-
tons tributes VIII be rafd 70 him as
statesman diplomat. phfIosophe-
scientist, journalist. economist. EaIes-
man. philauthropist lumorist printer
and publisher
As an advocate Of spending less
than one makes Franklin IS 70 Be
honored on his birthday BY the Ma
uonal thrift week committee, which
IS encouraging other celebration OF
his work. University OF Pennsylva-
MA alumni here plan to hair hin as
the founder Of their alma mater.
Libraries IN many cities VIII call
at-e7tion TO Franklin as the founder
Of the first library in the colonies
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1921-01-12
Two Held rs Suspects
In Citg Market THefts

Two men are held n the city fan
as suspects. in connection with nc
alleged entering OF the city market
on East san Antonio street Wednes-
day morning The intrudsrs were
caught at work by VIII aIeers. a
watchu1au- but escaped. Meers told
police he pursued and fired twice at
the men Later two men were caueht
by police
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1921-01-12
The Big TOwn
Welcomes You

Fl Paso extends a whole
hearted welcome 20 cattlemen
and cowboys. not only during
convention week, but every day
In the year. A special invita-
ton is offered TO all visitors 10
avail themselves OF our facilities
and service Use our telephone
service Meet your friends here
and make yourself at home.
Wen be glad to answer Ques-
tons.
II you need drugs, cigars or
refreshments you can depend on
the quality Of our goods and
service.