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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-02-07
COMPTROLLER
MAKES HIS
1921 REPORT
New York Banks CritiSized for
USury Practices In
Loans.
81 " H. ATKINS

rsrArF Correspondent II sERvicgl
wASHINGTO%. Feb. Tile nation
oday IS upon sounder basi= fnsn-
eially and economically. than has
seen for many years and will enter
unon an era Of healthy progress when
prices or commodities arc furt her stab
lizsd ComQtroIler of the Currency
Williams said today his annual re-
port to congress.
Comptroller Williams told congress
there is urgent need in the readjust-
rneut period to stamp ont Profteers in
money and commodities Whfle the
banding situation is growing more Sc
cure, Williams recommended that con
eress should all 10 this security by
enactments that Will improve the
banking system and Increase the Sc
curfty Of bank Gepositors.
Among the main recommendations
for new legislation made by Williams
Il enc to enable solyant banks 10 meet
runs or Other sudden emergencies by
the use with federai reserve banks, OF
good securities that are not now avail
able for such purposes. He also urges
congress TO enact a bank guaranty
law b. which all deposit balances o.
s. coo and loss would be guaranteed
The effect or such law lie said
would be to bring hundreds of mill
lions of dollars out or hiding and into
productive use.
Again criticis!as certain New York
bankers whom he charges with habitu-
ally exactIng exorbitant rates OF inter
est on short-time loans. Comptroller
Williams as.sed that an ar -ndment be
enacted to the national b. * act. pro
viding that member banks borrowing
from Federal banks. shall be prohibit-
ca from charging more than a fair and
reasonable advance over the rate paid
The reserve banks.
Congress was informed that tight
ness OF money in the agricultural and
producing regions has been partly due
- this diversion OF large sums from
tho interior banks TO New York to be
re-loaned at higher interest
During .he past year" he said.
banks borrowing from Federal re-
serve banks ct from TO per cent
nave been lending funds to their GUS
toners at from Is TO so per cent There
can be no possible excuse for such
rates These exorhibtant rates have no
parallel in any other civilized country.
and cannot Dc defended in New York"
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-02-07
WATER SHORTAGE

The large pump at the Pump
ing Station will be shut down for
repairs Tuesday morning, Feb.
9Th. IL will probably last one
or two days. Water consumers
are asked to kindly be saving
with the water during the shut
down.
GEORGE ]. BLOCKE.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-02-07

LecN Of employment IS given as
.ho cause for the departure % several
hundred Polish and Roumanian labore~S
from Indiana Harbor. during the pasc
weea
since 'ast Monday. records ~ thc
ticket offices Of tho Pennsylvania and
View York Central Railroad companiee.
show that exactly 4e1 tickets have h,en
SOLD to New York city Practically
gli OF these men. many or which came
mere from Poland several -ears a. ~.
arc returning 10 thcir native court~v.
1t is also noticeable that Fcxicaus
ard Negroes. brought hcro frcrl Mcxi-
co and Other points in the south. hs.e
tired Of this section and arc making
every effort to gather thu necessary
funds i'm which to leave Tho major
ity of these NeAicans and Negroes.
along with good many Polish workers
were brought horc hy tho Inland steel
COMPANY and other Industrial plants
during tho war. but the plants sfrcc Sc
slowing down OF work, have been COM
PEELED to law them off
MAY COST SHORTAGE or LABoz
II s believed that Officials of The
dtfercat piants. that THE departure ~
Tho workers may seriously cripple the
plants. once that work is r-unlcd. I.f-
forts have been made 10 keep thr r0a-
Joritv Of Polish and Boumanian labor
hero. bat 80 no avail. We are needed
ia pelaad our Country must BE- ro-
constructed. our farms must be worked
is tho reply OF the men.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-02-07
Hundreds
Leaving For
Old Country
III Tickets Sold to Foreign
ers IN Past Few Days at
Indiana Harbor
(BULLETI1z)

Arnoreds Of tale men have come 70
@fIy hoping to find employment, are
aaving difficult time in finding Jobs.
Instead CT employing new men IN the
zsiy steel mills. officials Of the mills
-lave cut +he psrsorel Of their depar+-
nent IN the neighborhood Of twenty
we percent since the hrst Of the year.
nd but few. II any lew men. are being
nired.
II workmez OF other cities expect To
7sme 70 GARY 20 fnd work. they bsAtsr
ai1her stay at home or seek Jobs else
where as it is estimated that there are
1'5oO idle workmen IN the city at the
present time. Every morning there
ire anywhere from 500 70 a 1000 men
t tie n.ill gates looking for srnpioy-
aIeut.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-02-07

rive lack az employment IS heiio' r
ed t. be the cause Of the number r.
,obbcries which were reported at ind'-
ana IIaroor and East Chicago oV1r tns
veel. end ana which resulted In the
.rrcs, and roundup of almost SO men.
comprising negroes, Mc%icans and 9TH
rs. The majority @: those arrested
,laim that they have had nothing to
at. that they have no money and can
rot secure any work. One OF the
Nezicans Who taiks fairly good Eng
,ish. admitted that he had been in one
Il the robberies. but stated that he
would continue to rob whenever he be-
.ane hungry, u am willing to work,
out cannot hnI any. everywhere 50.
hey tell me that they do not need any
me. therefore If am 10 1--we I must
at and If nae no money It means
hat l must steal" he said.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-02-07

Tickets for The Invisible Guests ban
auet Thursd1v evening. Feb Io on
ale at Summers pharmacy 27-St
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-02-07

Be a good fellow to the starving
children * Europe by attendjnf the
Invisible Gucst Dinncr, Fee To-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-02-07
nANDTrs sHOOT DE.

John Cara. WHO lives in the rear d.
house at 5i1 Lmnlyn Place. was APP
preached in his Some last evening by
wo men one Or the bandits carryins
batchet and another q gun. one ot
he bandits VINO carried the sun order
d Cara 70 throw UP his hands and
urn over his valuablea. Before Cara
.ould comply With the bandits de-
nands. he was shot in the right arm
iara's wife and one small child ~ ere
the room At the time and when AIRS
lara saw that her husband had been
wounded. she screamed attracting the
attention Of Walter Bobo who lives Ia
he front OF the house When B96o
anne to the rescue of the Garas the
bandits fed
ENTER SOFT DRINK EMPORIUM.
Shortly after the police returned
rom the Cara can they received an
other call from George Rastowski who
conducts soft drink emporium at
5o22 Melville avenue. Rastowski told
tho police hat three unknown white
men came into uis saloon and asked
Continued on page ten)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-02-07

On streets and uewssfands, 80
per c7py. Delivered by carrier In
AZ niz1cnd and Ws~ Hammond.
FIFTY cents per month
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-02-07
THE WEATHER.

Snow flurries this afternoon md
possibly toniEhti colder Tonight
with lowest temperature about ~;
Fuesd"y partly cloudy; fresh north
crIy winds dimIniShIng.
Evening journal., 1921-05-05
CALANTHE TO GIVE
DEGREES AT MORTON

At the regular meeting Of Calanthe
Lodge, No. 23 *. of p, Of this city
on Tuesday evening the lodge ac-
cepted an invitation and formulated
plans to visit Farraday Lodge. OF
Morton, Pa, tomorrow evening to
confer the rank of page on a class
of about twenty candidates. The
trip will be taken by automobiles,
the members leaving Pythian Cas-
tie, at o'clock. They will be met
by a committee from the Farraday
Lodge in Chester. VINO will pilot
them to the visiting temple where
the entertainment committee will be
In waiting for their arrival.
The regular first rank team OF
| Calanthe Lodge will exemplify the
/ dramatic presentation of the story of
Damon and Pythias" Of which the
| foundation Of the order was laid.
The well known Caianthe Orches-
ira. under the leadership Of W S.
Anderson, will accompany the lodge
on this trip and furnish music for
the evening
Several Grand Lodge officers from
Pennsylvania. New Jersey and Della
ware will take active parts in the
affair tomorrow night Invitations
having been sent broadcast by the
Pennsylvania lodge Aside from the
full degree team several members
from Calanthe and visiting lodges
will take the trip and give the Far
raday lodge one grand boost.
Evening journal., 1921-05-05
AT THE PLAYHoUsE.

The Playhouse made "A good Sc
lection for their photoplay feature
when they booked William Christie
Cabannes picture What's a Wife
Worth ?" Although the production
is now in the fourth day of its pres
entation, it is being viewed by con-
stantly-increasing audiences. There
is something really worthwhile in
it and that is why one spectator
passes the word of its excellence on
to a friennd.
What's a Wife Worth ?" is a story
OF love-the kind that makes the
world go round. There is a certain
young wife who through fear of
running her husbands future and
through her own pride, leaves that
husband to return to place Of sor-
row and grief. She is the real hero
inc OF the piece. Ruth Renick. who
plays the character has sweet and
sympathetic personality with which
she clothes this young wife and
mother She is easily the prime ia
vorite OF tho audience.
The Playhouse program also Of
fers additional inducements in the
form Of Buster Keaton's comedy
Hard Luck satire on the ups
and downs OF life. 1t contains a
whole conglomeration of laughs.
Evening journal., 1921-05-05
By T.. T.. FREE.

The machinist who wishes to
fasten a drill into his drill-press, or
piece of work in his lathe, makes
use of a device called a chuck. by
which device two or more jaws are
pressed down against the shank of
tine drill or other object to be held.
As one works the chuck these jaws
move outward or inward along lines
rndiaung from its center and may
be adjusted thereby to III and hold
larger or smaller pieces of metal
The arrangement that holds bits In
carpenters brace is an example
familiar to every household carpen-
ter.
This invention in mechanics is
many millions of years older than
machinery. Long before the slow
process Of evolution had reached
anything like man. nature had de-
veloped in the ancient seas. animals
whose descendants still survive and
who used the device of the drill
chuck to seize and hold their food.
The modern examples are the
Evening journal., 1921-05-05

with another breezy Western PIC
ture. He will be seen at the Queen
Theatre in Hands on beginning
today.
Needless to say, being a Mix pic
ture, it is replete with action. Prob
ably one OF the biggest things that
Mix has done. 1t took more than
two months to film the thrilling in
cidents so vividly narrated in the
written story. Among the big
scenes is a stampede of a herd Of
wild horses, staged with Western
realism
Throughout the picture Mix will
have ample opportunity to prove
again his prowess with lariat and
trusty six and a distinct novelty
will be added in a comedy role in
terpreted by Mix's favorite horse,
who is seen in a series Of unusual
close ups
His Unlucky Job" is the comedy
at the Queen.
Evening journal., 1921-05-05
CLERICAL FORCES CUT
BY WAR DEPARTMENT

WASHINGTON, May 5.-The
water is being squeezed out Of the
War Department Clerical Organiza-
ton. The force. which mushroomed
from some 5000 to $4,000 during the
war, is being reduced to something
approaching the pre-war level.
About 10000 employees remain on
the payroll in Washington. John
W. Weeks. Secretary OF War. today
announced that the number would
be cut to $500 at the end of this
fiscal year.
These figures apply only to the
Washington staff. but radical cuts are
being made elsewhere. The force at
the Boston depot has been cut more
than half. More than 1000 en-
ployes have been dismissed in New
Y York and similar reductions are be-
ing made wherever the army is en-
ploying civilian labor.
Evening journal., 1921-05-05
AT THE SAVOY.

It isn't a funny proposition when
you a-traveling go without a ticket,
with a strange child to take care Of,
no berth and your pockets empty.
But any one travelling to the Savoy
Theater this week to make the ac-
auaintance of "Now or Never will
find Harold Lloyd making them
merry in, on and under a railroad
train. Travelling on the same Laugh
ter unlimited are Mildred and Anna
May Billson. a talented child acress'
who help to make merry in this big
gest Of all OF Lloyd comedies.
In addition. Corinne Griffith, Vita
graph's beautiful star, is seen in her
latest special production, 1t Ism
Being Done This Season"
Evening journal., 1921-05-05
is 1T MORTEMER?

Genealogists OF the Mortemer fam
lily seem to delight in the tradition
that the Mortemers acquired their
name in the days of the Crusadcs
and that the name is derived from
tho Dead Sea-frOm the French
mort" and "mer' dead and sea.
But the best authorities scout this
theory. They insist that the name
is derived from the low Latin NOR
tua and mara, meaning shallow
lake.
The name so derived was first
found in Normandy and was taken
TO England by Ralph de Mortemer.
Thus the name may be ranked as
one OF the surnames OF locality. in
two senses of the term. For the
Normans so called, doubtless came
from a place called Mortemer. and
Mortemer was named as descrip-
ton Of the place. which was on or
near shallow lake.
There is no doubt OF the fact that
some Of the Mortemers are OF Irish
Evening journal., 1921-05-05
An Animal Who Takes His
Meals With q Drill Chuck

splney, ball-shaped sea urchins'
which you can find on rock bottoms
Of pools left at low tide along any
rocky seashore.
II you turn one OF these urchins
upside down you will see at the cen
ter Of his underside. which was
next the rock, a patch OF round
loathery skin. with a hole in the
middle Of IT,
This hole is his mouth, and at It's
center there are usually visible the
.ir. of five white teeth, which work
toward and way from each other
exactly as do the jaws OF the drill
chuck.
The urchin eats seaweed and If
you hold a piece OF seaweed against
his mouth. Of course under water.
You will see the skin around the
mouth draw back as lips do and the
five teeth thus exposed begin their
work as gnawers.
As they move inward and outward
they crunch down on the seaweed
and break off pieces OF it and these
pieces are thrust inward to the
stomach.
Evening journal., 1921-05-05
TH0S. c. MCCRACKEN,
BUSINESS MAN, DIES

ELKTON, Nd. May 5.-Thomas
C. McCracken died at his home in
North East Tuesday night, after sew
eral months Illness. aged about SO
years. For many years he conducted
a general store in North East. Dur
ing the Civil War he served with
the Union Army. He was a member
OF the official board OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church here for nearly
half a century. He was one of the
| incorporators of the North East
Methodist Episcopal Cemetery Com
pany and served as superintendent
up to about year ago. In politics
he was a staunch Republican. but 4
strong supporter OF Theodore Roose
velt. He is survived by one daugh-
| ter.
Evening journal., 1921-05-05
OF GOLD
INU. S. RISING
Billion in Vaults of Assay
Office Come From Every
Quarter of Globe
WARBURG WARNS
AGAINST BOARDING

NEW YORK. May 5.-A veritable
Hood Of gold is sweeping upon the
shores Of the United States. Already
the precious metal in the country
has attained the unprecedented
amount Of ss,ool,4S7,s15. and yet
the tide is rising.
Financiers attribute this to the
fact that the United States is the
worlds one creditor nation" and
for the equally important reason that
the other nations OF the world find
il well nigh impossible to transact
business with this country, by rea-
son Of their own deprecated cur
rency.
The precious metal il coming from
All quarters of the globe, but the
European countries, more particu-
larly Great Britain and France, as
wen a sthe Scandinavian nations, are
paving the heaviest toll
Much OF the gold received from
England represents shipments from
south Africa to London, while the
French and other consignments bark
beck to the days OF the war. and in
some instances to periods much fur
ther back.
For example. Sweden Is sending
gold received from Germany for war
supplies: also bar gold or bullion
which may believe TO be OF Russian
origin. By way Of the Pacific have
cor,e occasional shipments Of gold
from Siberia. where they formed
part OF General Kolchak's war chest
south America and Central Amer
ica also are making involuntary con-
fributions 10 this country's vast hold
inrs Of the yellow metal. mainly be-
cause unsettled economic conditions
in Latin-America virtu' lily preclude
any other form OF payment to this
country.
The local Assay Ofice. a new struc-
ture, whose modern equipment in
cludes huge vaults five floors below
the street level. now holds upward
OF $1,000. 100000. fully one-third OF
which has come from foreign coun-
tries
Paul NJ. Warburg. chairman OF
the newly-organized International
Acceptance Bank, Inc, says Of the
gold movement:
with gold flowing our way, hav-
ing resulted in an unprecedented ac-
cumulation OF gold in our country,
and with the increasing strength OF
the Federal Reserve System, it would
be plainly up to the United States no.
to hoard its vast banking strength,
but to make It available for other
countries for the purpose of once
more starting the wheels of com
merce going.
America having become the gol
pivot Of the world. countries will
strongly fluctuating exchanges. il
order 10 do a world trade, woul,
have to lean heavily on American
short-term credits. American banks
in granting these credits, could wei
take upon their shoulders a burden
amounting to a billion dollars OF
more and. to that extent, relieve Eu-
rope
This would be one OF the many
measures that the United States
would have TO take in order "a
bridge the gap now existing between
the dollar and other currencies. but
on a very comprehensive scale il
could safely be undertaken only
when political and economic peace
would have been re-established II
Europe
Evening journal., 1921-05-05
AT THE ARCADIA.

The Arcadia Theatre will be busy
tonight accommodating the last
minute crowds who will want to see
"EIeliotrope" before it finishes its
engagement at the theatre this even
ing.
Tomorrow Wallace Reid is COM
mander-in-chief of the entertaining
forces at the Arcadia. He will be
present i'm the two leading roles Of
a comedy called Always Au-
dacious.' He will play a dual role
for the first time in an age If not
for the first time in his career The
double exposure of the pictures in
which Reid makes two appearances
are considered by authorities as one
of the most marvellous advances in
photography OF this sort.
Evening journal., 1921-05-05
YOUR LAST NAME
BY MARY MARSHALL DUFTEE.
Copyright 1920. by The Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.

Origin. the name being taken some
times in Ireland instead of Moriarity
and Murrogh.
The Norman Mortemers settled as
Barons Mortemer in Hereford, and
the name is Sill usual in that county
The seat of the head OF the family
was for many years. Wigmore, in
Hereford The Earls OF March. who
became extinct in 1434, were OF the
Nortemer family The title became
absorbed by the crown. by inter-
marriage with the Plantagenet fam
ily. one of the descendants OF
Ralph de Mortemer was one of the
founders Of the Knights of the Gar
TER one of the last OF the Earls Of
March. a Mortemer by surname
married Phillipa Plantagenet, an
only granddaughter Of King Ed
ward III.
In this country the Mortemers
were established in early colonial
times, but they have never been nu-
merous.
Copyright. 1921. by The Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)
Evening journal., 1921-05-05

to Overland Red" a recent work
Shutdown Slim" is a ragged being
who has had many job-for a
little while" He had been on the
bum-and he had lived in style.
The author knew Of the Arizona
of which he wrote and Harry Carey
could appreciate the character that
is offered him. AS a result the photo
play shutdown Slim" is one Of limit
less entertainment and much sly hu-
NOR
Evening journal., 1921-05-05
COMET SEEN FAINTLY.

NORTHAMPTON, Mass, May 8.
Pons- -Winnecke, the comet. was
seen last night through the ll-inch
equatorial telescope at Smith Col
lege, in the constellation Hercules.
The comet is very faint, but has
been known to return every five or
six years for more than a century.
Professors predicted the earth will
pass through it's tail some time in
June and will probably experience
a meteor shower.
Evening journal., 1921-05-05
s27, 100000 MORE FOR
NJ. E. CENTENARY

CHICAGO. Nay 5.-Twenty- seven
million dollars has been paid into
the Centenary Fund Of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church in twenty
m0nths- This exceeds by $1,000
900 the beneTolence receipts FOR the
seven years Immediately preceding.
-he Church now has 25o.00 regis
tered Christian stewards. 500. 900 in
tercessors. 1900 minute men. "
and 10000 life service recruits
Those are some OF the features Of a
report made today BY the Rev. +. j.
Wade. corresponding secretary, on
conservation and advance al a ses-
son in Methodist Episcopal head
quarters
Evening journal., 1921-05-05
AT THE RIAIlTO.

In the days when good whiskey
was 81 quart. Shutdown Slim"
sang his homemade PONIES in the
cattle camps Of Arizona. His story
has been made into a scenario for
screening and Harry Carey will play
him in the photoplay OF the same
name at the Rialto beginning to-
day.
In the character OF "Sundown
Slim Carey has a worthy successor
Evening journal., 1921-05-05
AT THE MAJESTIC.

Delightful Viola Dana the effer-
vescent little actress will be seen at
the Majestic today in the stellar role
of "The Onshore Pirate"
In this unusual picture. which was
adapted from the story OF r. Scott
Fitzgerald. as published in the Sat
urday Evening Post, Miss Dana has
part that brings out all her un-
usual gifts. AS Ardita Farnham, tho
girl who is stolen by modern pira-
tical young man, she excels her pre-
vlous efforts.
The Mermaid comedy Bang is
the added attraction at the Males
tic.
Evening journal., 1921-05-05

never seen a corn tickied 70 death, Just
apply a few drops Of "Gets-Ir' 70 yours.
u u had gone to sleep. Soon IL Is moth
ing mt a loose piece OF dead skin that
svN can iift right on with your fingers
se. after them now You druggist
9etnlng at all II II fails Ma Nv "a
Lawrence 4 Co. Chicago. -
Evening journal., 1921-05-05
THIS FELLOW
ANNOYS CHILDREN

Residents Of the Cedars. particu-
larly school children. are being caus-
ed much annoyance by the actions
Of a man thought to be demented.
The man is Of middle-age and car
ries a bundle, and is said to answer
the description OF the man who was
recently reported annoying persons
in Wawaset Park.
Evening journal., 1921-05-05

Stenographers would do we'll to
seek new positions through the
Want Ads for the coming month.
Evening journal., 1921-05-05

AT THE QUEEN.
Tom Mix rides into town today
Evening journal., 1921-05-05

made 10 fight the millions Of de.div
disease germs that would take vorr lif..
When. a. a result Of iron starvs,,o, -,
get up feeling tired in the mornin 49,, - 49,.
hnd yourself nervous. irritable ana css,i,'
upae'' when you can no longer do your da,'.
WORK without being all tagged out Al nigbt
or nave pains acrnss the h,cL n..d -. ~. y.
Evening journal., 1921-05-05
I"st Stops All Pain-nb.,
Peels the Corn OF.

Don Try % fox trot on corn-to-..,..,
~ Set rid of your eorns. II you 'f,re hsvs