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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-19
UNABLE TO
SHIP COAL TO CANADA

Pc. \. Masrath. chairman OF the
federal advisory fuel committee at
ottawa. Canada. was informed to-
day by G.. T.. Spcns, federal fuel
distributor. that because of the acute
shortage of anthracite I'm this cOun-
try. there is no immediate pros
pect If any at an OF oqualizing the
deficit existing ON Dec 1 I'm Cana
da's allotment" amounting TO so
percent OF last seasons imports
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-19
DESIRE HEARING FOR
VETERANS IN PRISON

CINCINNATI o.. Dec. 1S.-(By
A. PA motion requesting Pres't
Harding 20 investigate and consider
pardon cases OF ex-service men serv-
Ing court martial sentences before
considering those so-caled political
prisoners was adopted by the nation
n council Of administration of tho
Veterans OF Foreign Wars at the
closing session OF a two day confer
ence here tonight
Adoption Of the motion was IN line
with "A suggestion offered by Col. c..
Il. Forbes. director OF the veterans
bureau. In an address before the
conference yesterday when he de-
clared that 10000 ex-service men are
in prison serving time for various
offenses. where they have been for
gotten"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-19
CHICAGO RETAIL HEAD
CALLS BUSINESS SOUND

CHICAGO. Dec. 1S.-(By 4. P.)-
John c. Shedd. president of Marshall
Field & Co. tonight in a speech to
statesmen. declared present business
conditions sound and predicted "a
year OF advancing prosperity for
the United States in 1898 If "theo-
reticat legislation" were not allowed
TO interfere with present conditions.
'It is gratifying 90 record said
Mr. Shedd. ',hat The year 1922 will
have ended AS prosperous one for
business i'm general and tho retail
and wholesale dry goods business IN
particular"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-19
FAIL TO FIND COUPLE
SUSPECTED IN Staying

ANDERSON, Ind. Dec. lN.-tBy
A. P)-Isocal police who today at
the request OF Sheriff Ralph Yost OF
Henry county began q search for
a man and a women believed to be
connected with tho Staying or Mr..
and Mrs. William c. Schaeffer.
whose mutilated bodies were found
on their farm i'm Honey Creek town
ship. near Newcastle. had not locat-
ed the couple tonight Inquiries
that the couple whose
identity the police refused to reveal
had not been seen here for several
days.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-19
ADV MOORE.

Mrs. Ada Moore. % years old and
a resident Of this city for the past
three years. died Monday morning at
o'clock at her nome, 1854 W.
Monroe st. Death followed an i'll
ness Of four days with pneumonia.
She was born in Illinois. Dec. 21,
1898. and came here from Brook,
Ind. with her husband. Charles
Moore. to whom she was married
May 6, 1919.
Besides her husband she is sur
vived by her mother, Mrs. Martha
Clark. Brook. one sister, Mrs. Fred
Eaton. Brook. and four brothers,
Gale. Oral, Bert and Benjamin Clark,
all residing i'm Brook.
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-19
WHEAT ACREAGE LESS
THIS YEAR THAN LAST

WASHI$GTON. Dec. 1S-(By u.
P.)--The winter wheat area sown
this fall totaled As .069 900 acres.
which is 90 percent lower than in
the fall OF 1921,--47,611,O00 acres,
the department. OF agriculture esti-
mated today
The condition on Dec. was 79.5
percent against 20 on Dec. last
year and n 10 year average Of S7.9.
The area I'm rye this fail totalled
5.5pS 900 acres which IS 1l.3 per-
er lower than last fall. 100000
condition on Dec. I was S4.3
CO pared with 92.2 Dee. / OF last
year and 10 year average OF SOS.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-19
DOattlS
eERsSHsEfsxDETa exlS<fcsE 'l<sS;ssszI1
RITFORD COOK.

Bluford Cook, SO years old and a
resident of this city for a number OF
years. died Monday morning at ll:45
o'clock at Healthwin hospital where
he had been confined for the past
year
He was born in Michigan Aug O.,
1865. He had worked in South Bend
for several years as a laborer.
He leaves one daughter Mrs. o..
NJ Dolanek. 31S y. Cushing St, this
city.
The body will be removed to Eau
Clare, Mich. for burial. Funeral ar
have not been completed.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-19
There's Loot Store
nt SfeubenSriLIe. Ohio

STEUBEN\ILLE. Ohio. Dec. is.
-tIsy T. X. S)-Tvo masked bur
glars entered the store Of Frank
CartSsua early this morning. shot
Felix CarfaEna the stovckeeper's
son i'm the groin, and escaped with
SAIL. The burglars held as bag more
than 100 persons who were attract
ca 60 the scene and made their es-
cape.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-19
DUE TO ERROR

in the printing Of the Grand Leader
advertisement in the Monday issue
of The News-Times the item OF
Radio Boots should have been
omitted. as the stock did not arrive
as expected a complete stock Of
Radio Boots will be in readiness
Wednesday.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-19
CHARLOTTE NJ. HERDT.

Charlotte NJ. Herdt. infant daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip Herdt,
us s. Clinton st. died at 7:1O
o'clock last night at Epworth hos
pital death following an illness Of
two weeks with complications.
she was born Sept. 20, 1922 and
was three months old. Funeral ar
engagements have not been made.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-19
BIRTHS.

NIr. and Mrs. G.. G.. Koehler. 422 y.
Eddy ST.. a daughter. Dec Is.
Mr.. and Mrs c. O HolmstranG
1852 y. Fremont ST.. daughter. Dec
16.
Mr.aud Mrs VI. Sill. 901 S. Chaplin
ST.. daughter. Dec. IS, EpwOrth
hospital
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-19
STATISTICS
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Cashier Kolczynski and Hattie
PaWlcke, both OF South Bend.
Amos Wolf and Lola Barnes.
both of South Bend
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-19
roo LATE TO CLASSIFY

T0ST-A purse in downtown district,
Monday cvcaiag containing money and
glasses I.b1rIl reward. Telephone
L-23t-.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-19
TWO MEN LOSE
LIVES AS RUM
STILL EXPLODES

PITTSiIU re-. Pa. Dec. Is
George pctr0wicz. axe 80. and
John BuskO. age i5. were burned
Co death carly today az Midtown.
near here. ira fire which county
officials believe To have been
caused by thc explosion OF a
mOon~hinc sill.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-10-04

discussion arose and everyone pre-
sent. whether they liked what he
said or not, could feel sure that he
was sincere. It has been this frank
ness that mas drawn a circle of
friends to the shop. And by reason
OF this he has not been without an
influence in politics although never
in the pay OF any party or poiti-
clans.
THE BARBERS VIRTUES
The language in Roth's place has
often smacked of the race track
aad men have been known 10 cuss
there. but gossip about women has
novor been countenanced. The pro-
prietor. although a bachelor, would
never permit discussion OF local
scandal and this has appealed TO the
better class Of trade.
~ learned that lesson when I was
nineteen years OF age. Roth said
one day. MY mother threshed me
| for repeating gossip about a girl.
thought mother never would let
| up"
Another rule enforced by the pro-
prtetor was that no employee could
smoke cigarettes in the shop and in
! old saloon days whenever barber
| came to work with q liquor breath
F! he was promptly fired. Owing TO
| the unsteady habits of BARRIERS at
that times Roth's labor turnover
| was large.
| Roth has seen Hammond in every
| phase of its development and his
| observations have been made on the
| city's principal corner. AS the old
est business man on Holman street,
he is in a position to pass Judgment
and IT is his opinion that the COM
munity has improved in morals and
morale as fast as it has grown in
| population.
Ever since the first edition OF
| The Times the paper has been in
my shop every afternoon declared
| Roth AS many as four and five
! copies come into the shop at time
l will never forget how enthusiast
tic everybody was the day the first
| Times was issued"
WATCHED HAMMOND GROW
When Roth opened his shop In
the "Flatiron Building" in 1890. the
| business district was conferred or
| West State street. from Holman
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-10-04
IHDIANA'S OLDEST
NATIVE is DEAD
Strong Coffee and Tobacco
Fail 50 Keep Her From
Passing Century Mark.

wASII&GION. Ind. Oct. AIRS.
sarah c. Canaan. age 1o4. believed by
her relatives TO have been the Oldest
native oor president II Indiana
a.ed ae-s Monday nigh, at the home
rf ne- n!ece. Mrs. Lucy Thome!aon-
Yrs C4nnn. whose maiden name
sras Elsey. vas born Dec. 10. 1917.
20 s.to which is now part Of the
c.tY or Indianapolis. Her parents
: came . Indiana .ro77 Virginia q
few months Defo-s her biFth
Tie iauliiy vas on the way TO
a1a-..n county. but an uncle died
X lille il central Indiana and the
<ariiy stopped at what is now In
Liaaapoiis 20 buzz him. Finding the
location desirable. the Elseys set
shere several years before moving
- Martin county.
Right living" was Mrs. Canan's
rule for longevity. Il always lived
right." she would say when asked
how she lived so long. I always
made my own clothes. doing the
spinning myself. Until after the
Civil war our home had no floor
Except the hard earth and you might
say We lived outdoors all the time
II was a hard life. but I believe II
was the right life
Strong coffee and tobacco were
Mrs Canan's constant solace. She
drank one or two cups of coffee a.
avery meal and smoked a clay pipe
almost constantly during her wax
ing hours, Until recently she used
SO cents worth of tobacco each
week.
Mrs Canaan was descended from E
family OF centenarians. Her father
Edward Eisey. lived to be 102. anc
her mother died at the age Of los
Ewdard Elsey. a brother. age "a. Il
now living in Martin county. An
other brother. James Elsey. lives
Mr. Carmel. Ill.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-10-04


leaving the Barber on the Four
Corners" to his reverie and We will
go on with the story.
STARTED AS VILLAGE BARBER
Hammond has grown from a. vii
1age to a city OF a hundred indus
tries since Roth opened a five-chair
darbershor In the ''Flatiron build
ing" at state and Holman streets.
Two years later he moved TO the
present location across the street
And for more than a quarter OF
century his shop has played no mean
part in the life OF the town.
1t was in Frank Roths barber
shop behind. drawn shades that the
Democratic ticket with Pat Reilly
for mayor was selected. With one
exception, Roth was always on the
winner in a city election and with
one exception he was always wrong
in a presidential campaign. Poll
tics and race horses have been his
chief diversion and although he
went broke twice--once when Dick
schaaf was defeated for mayor and
running at Roby-the veteran bar
Der loves both games. He admits.
however. that his bank account
started climbing when he quit read
ing the racing forms and so he 10
able to retire from business with
a stable fortune. Just the same.
Frank knows local politics. past and
present, and the horses. He can
talk entertainly about either one.
Moreover, he likes clean politics
and he abhors the professional gam
blers and crooks who cling like par
asites to the Sport OF Kings.
ALWAYS SHAVED THE MAYOR
Ever since the days of NJ NJ. Tow
re-Roth has shaved the city
mayor, including Pat Reilly, Judge
Becker, Jonn Smalley and Dan
Brown. Whenever Becker stops in
Hammond on his way from Wash
fngton,s d. C., to his ranch in Wyo-
ming he Invariably makes Decline
for Roth's shop 70 talk politics for
AN hour Mayor Brown. City En-
gineer Bridge, County Recorder Bill
lyaRose, DR.. w. f. Howat and other
men prominent in political life are
to be found in the shop several
times a week.
Rorn Is whole-souled and out
spoken. He makes warm friends
and bitter enemies. Business pol
ley has never softened the wind &c
the shorn lamb in his place. Being
an old-fashioned barber who talks
while he works, he has always ex-
pressed his convictions whenever q
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-10-04

street 20 Morton court. The feed
store where the Citizens Bank
building Stands today was the end
OF the Holman street business dis
t-ict and Borcherts saloon and
dance hall at State and Sohl streets
were "out OF town" Roth was one
OF the young bloods OF the town
then and every night they gathered
at the counter IN the Erie depot
restaurant for a piece of pie and a
cup of coffee.
You hadn't been out at all un-
less you went to. the Erie restaurant
for piece of pie" declared Roth to-
day.
FIRST PATRONS
II knew every man in town
unteer fire department and when
ever there was a fire we ali dropp-
ed what we were doing and went.
Among my customers when opened
my shop were NJ. NJ. Towle. Pat
Reilly, X H Bell, and Rev. F. -
Cross. Mr.. Cross had the hardest
head OF hair l ever tried to cut in
my life. used TO say ! would
rather give him a dollar than cut
his hair but he wouldn't let any
other barber cut IT.
MY first political activity was &c
help Pete Meyn when he ran for
city clerk. Mr.. Meyn was elected
When w. J. Bryan came to Ham
mond during his campaign for pres
| dent we met him a. the Pennsyl-
vanta station on the north side. We
unhitched a team from the rig IN
which he was riding to the hall foi
the meeting and pulled 1t ourselves
Hammond was strong for Bryan and
the gloom was a foot tikick after
| the election
Other events that Roth likes K
| talk about are the big packins
7 house fire which burned for five
days, the railroad strike OF 80 wher
one striker was killed and Others
wounded by u. S. troops. the Bill.
Sunday meeting. the time Alexandel
| Dowie was stoned and the burning
of the gas company's building OF
| Holman street.
WHEN DOWIE WAS STONED
When the crowd formed to ge
| Alexander Dowie 1 got my I'LL O
rnobs." said Roth. II hope l neve'
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-10-04

see another mob bent on destruction.
That mob tried to swing the bridge
SO that the street car in which Dow
ie and his choir rode would go into
the river. Every man and woman
on the car would have been killed.
AS It was the mob stoned Dowie."
Roth began business in the days
OF the bicycle craze and the horse
and buggy and he Is retiring in the
days OF the automobile and the aero
plane.
I'd like to go back to those
days-just for a day" he declared.
Il like to so down to the Calumet
river on a summer morning.
The river was pretty then The
banks were lined with masses Of
roses The air was fragrant The
kids would be there swimming and
there would be men fishing. When
/ was a boy the only industry in
Hammond was the stockyards and 1t
was small. II grew to be a big
Industry and then the city got it's
second plant. a spring factory. Next
NJ NJ. Towle built the wason-works."
II was in Roth's shop that the
face massage for men was intro
duced into Hammond. The limo
walton was crude but patrons
! thought 1t wonderful. The process
consisted or applying grease freely
to the face and going over 1t with
! a cone shape glass 70 which a rub
Der bulb was attached. Holding
| the open end OF the glass tight
against the skin and squeezing the
bulb the barber produced a suction
which was intended to draw the
impurities out OF tho skin. The
next part of the performance was
to rub the skin briskly with a soft
| brush
AT the time I thought this sys-
tenn OF massage was wonderful
said Roth today. and my custom
ers were delighted. But 7 know
now 1t wasn't worth a whoop."
Roth still has the first tube and
bulb and brush that he used ir
those days.
| While Mr.. Roth WAC telling about
the early days g. customer entered
his shop.
Hello. John" said Roth. II want
to give you your mug. They're
tearing down the building and I'm
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-10-04

port from Washington which is
in the hands OF Internal Collector
of Revenue Goodcel.
The report showed that the
Los Angeles district paid more
Federal income tax per capita
than any other section in the
country. and that in taxes col
iected for roof gardens and cab
arets California ranked only Sc
cond to New York.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-10-04

going out OF business Saturday"
The barber went TO the rear Of the
room and got a shaving mug with
the name John Schweitzer" in gilt
letters. Schweitze- looked troub-
led. Frank. that's been here over
thirty years. hasn't IT."
Just about thirty years, john
"what'll 1 do with it? Where'll
I go? I've been coming here so
long now it's second nature.
"Aw shut ur." said Roth I've
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-10-04
First in Wealth,
I'd in Cabarets;
California Claim
INTERNATIONAL NEN

INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERvicEl
LOS ANG ELES, Oct 5.-First
in wealth and second in cabarets
was the way Los Angeles and
California were placed by the
Federal tax collections in a re-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-10-04

been handing. out those mugs all
day and I'm sc sick at heart 1 feel
like death. You ask me what you
are going 20 do? What am I go
ing to do? Answer me that
I'VE been on these corners since
was a kid. where-do-ya suppose
I'm going to go?
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-10-04

The United States is the worlds
argest consumer OF crude cocoa.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-10-04
Passing of Frank
Roth's Barber Shop
Is Blow to Hammond
Old Timers

tcontlnued frcm page one.)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-10-04
YOUR DOCTOR WILL
TELL YOU

that N 0 d ern sanitary
plumbing hurts his business
NIl:lc the old style helps it.
K ether words modern
plumbing IS a preycntcr of
Illness, while the old kind
Creates it. Think it over and
FI1ea see US about making
your plumbing modern and
doctor bill reducing.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-10-04
New II or Package

Your retailer should sell
you SUNNI aid Seeded and
Seedless Raisins in IL OF.
packages for not more than
l5c.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-10-04

Packed under most sani-
tary conditions in fresh, clean
cartens. Very highest quail
ity. Insist on SUNNI aid
Brand, the kind tn at you
know is good.
Evening star., 1922-09-15
Foreign Net Menace Reduced Minimum Made in Foot Ball 1to
TEAM MATCH SUNDAY
AT WASHINGTON c. &C.

The golf team match between the
Washington Golf and Country Club
and the Bannockburn Golf Club.
scheduled for Sunday at the Bannock-
burn Golf Club. has been transferred
to the course of the Virginia organi-
zation on account of the unsatisfac-
tory condition of the putting GREENS
at Bannockburn.- The green's, which
have been in bad condition for the
ma jor part of the summer. recently
able for use for fortnight at least:
The match Sunday will be one of
the last of the interclub team match
series. Chevy, Chase enjoys a COM
manding lead in the series and ap--
pears certain to win the trophy put
the event, with Columbia the probable
runner-up. Washington Is In third
place. while Bannockburn is trailing
in last place.
Bannockburn has extended the time
for entry in itsftwo-man team cham
pionship until next Sunday.
While Ed Doyle of Bannockburn
has been noted for many years as
one of the most accurate iron play
ers of the Cabin John Organization,
it was not until last Saturday that
stunt of all golfers-the hole n one.
Doyle accomplished his feat on the
short sixth hole at Bannockburn. a
175-yard affair, to a fast. sloping
green.
Although the entry list for the
women's golf championship of the
United States, to be played at White
Sulphur Springs, Va, the last week
in September, has not yet been an
nounced. several woman players from
clubs about Washington are expect
ing to enter the event Miss Louise
Lacey and Mrs L. o. Cameron of
Chevy Chase may play in the wom-
ems classic. while it is likely three
women from Indian Spring-Mrs:
Tom Moore, Mrs. J. r. De Farges and
Mrs. L. L. Steele-also will enter.
Miss Marion Hollins of Piping Rock.
near New York, is the present cham
pion. having won the title last year
at Deal from Miss Alexa Stirling.
three times winner of the event.
Evening star., 1922-09-15
SPEEDY TENNIS MATCH
ENDS SUBURBAN SEASON

When Seaford Stellwagen and
Larry Phillips of Holmead Club de-
feated Hal Fowler of Euclid and
William Ballinger of Holmead. SIS,
60. 3-6. IS and 6-2, in the
doubles division final on the Holmead
courts yesterday, Suburban Tennis
League concluded a most successful
sea son at the nets. The team cham
pionship campaign was remarkable
for the few defaults recorded, de,
spite the comma ndrg lead gained
early by the Euclids, who played
TIN ough to the title, and the second
annual closed singles and double
tournament was we'll patronized and
contested.
The doubles final witnessed By
large gallery. was one of the best
matches of the leagues season. Stell-
wagen and Phillips. with vigorous
attack. all but swept their opponents
off their feet in the first two sets.
Fowler and Ballinger recovered bril-,
Iiantly. however. and quickly evened
the match The decisive set was
srueling affair in which the Hol-
mead pair was forced to battle des-
perately. notwithstanding the SEEM
ing one =sidednesS of the score.
Although seeded draw was not
attempted in the doubles division.
those reaching the final were players
Of real championship caliber. Stell-
wagen was a member of team that
won the northwestern doubles title
tanned the successful Central High
School netmen. Fowler is former
District boys champion and Ballin-
ger welded a racket for the George
Washington University squad. south
Atlantic college title winner.
Evening star., 1922-09-15
POP GEERS' 47-yEAR
RECORD IS SHATTERED

LOUISVILLE, KY, September Is
T. F. Pop" Geers today had added
another trophy to his collection, but
in acquiring it the seventy-one-year-
old reinsman broke record OF forty
seven years standing on the turf by
being called into the judges stand
Driving Milady Guy. bay daughter
of Guy Axworthy. Pop easily won
the governors cup event. three
year-old trotting stake with value
,of $1,000 Gov. Edwin P Morrow then
called Geers into the stand TO present
the silver loving cup donated by the
fair association.
This is the first time I was ever
called into the judges stand in my
forty-seven years on the turf" the
old master said. but it certainly is
happy occasion.
"Forty-seven years of service in
your chosen profession" said the gov
ernor. in eulogizing the famous vet
eran may have turned your hair
gray, but they have not affected the
courage in your heart, your sterling
character. nor your ability as reins-
man. You are indeed credit to the
sport to which you have devoted
your entire life, and 1t is my sincere
wish that you may be able to continue
in it for years to come"
Evening star., 1922-09-15

November 1l-Univerxity Of Virginia Fresh
mt n, at College Park.
November I7-Tech High, At College Park,
November 2e-csntral High. at College Park.
Maryland teams in late Heals ha'e
been made up largely of former
Washington High School boys. and
with those that are entering this fail
having four years ahead of them II
seems that Maryland teams are like
ly to continue to have on them their
quota of Washingtonians. The Mary.
land foot ball team which last fall
defeated Virginia POLYTECHNIC 1nst!-
tute at American League Park by 10
to in brilliantly played game
had nine members who were grad,
yates of Tech, Eastern. Central. and
Western And this coming fall Will
find the bulk of the teams strength
centered in boys who came from
local gridirons.
But Maryland is not the only school
which Will have its freshmen athletic
forces augmented by acquisitions
from the Washington high schools.
Ed Duffy. tackle, and Leslie McFad-
den, track and field star, both of
Central, have entered Dartmouth
House. Shanks and April Of Tech.
and Buckley. of Central are at Penn
state; Mccarthy of Tech has gone
to Alabama. Jim Pugh of Tech prob
ably will go to Georgetown, Burke OF
Western has gone to Washington and
Lee. House. Shanks. Buckley and
Burke are backs. while April and
Push are linemen.