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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-09-27

Fall was presented with a handsome
piece of linen. and received the hear
ty good wishes of her friends.
Miss Freda DeRolf very delight
fully entertained the members of
the NJ. T. Club last evening at her
home In Highland street. Five
Hundred was played at three tables
and prizes awarded Miss Mary No
wax and Helen Prange. Music and
dancing were also enjoyed, after
which the hostess served her guests
with a most delicious luncheon. The
next meeting will he held in two
weeks at the home of Miss Louise
Krumrei on Gostlin street.
The members of the Settee Club
met with Margaret Conrath last ev-
ening at her home on 607 Douglas
avenue This was the first meet
ing OF the school term so that an
election of officers took place with
the following result: President,
Margaret Boiling and Margaret
1Ohl 0bAl ocSACN nc &c XII
jayed an evening of fun with games
and music followed by the serving
Of dainty refreshments. The fol-
lowing club members were present.
Madyline Brew. Genevieve Elder.
Mary Kidney. Catherine Daugherty
Margaret Boiling and Margaret
Conrath. Mary Kidney will have
the girls as her guests on next Mon
day evening at her home on South
Holman street.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-09-27

ton, who is vacationing at home in
Hobart from her duties at the state
House In Indianapolis was a Ham
mond visitor today.
The Misses Eythei Abbott of Chi
cago. Nellie Quinn of East Chicago.
Myrtle Rohde and Mrs. Chas. Schreib
er entertained complimentary to the
Misses Florence Wolfe and Helen
Fitzgerald, at Mrs. Schrebber's home
Monday evening. The home was
beautifully arranged with fall flow
of white and pink. Games and dane
ing were enjoyed during the even
ing. A large birthday cake, bear
ing the names of the guests of hon
or. APPEARED as the center piece.
while attractive place cards. de-
signed for the purpose. marked each
guests place when the two coursed
dinner was served.
Monday evening, several friends
Of Miss Margaret Faul very pleas
antly surprised her at the home of
her mother. Mrs Franks, of Oak
Glenn. in celebration of her birthday
anniversary. As a further surprise
two OF the guests. Mrs. Eula Bald
win and Miss Helen Prange, went to
the party in knee dresses. socks and
hair robbons. and as big little girls
added to the gathering. The
guests brought plenty OF good eats
which were heartily enjoyed after
an evening OF genuine fun. Miss
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-09-27

Beginning tho round of parties of
the week which are honoring Miss
Gretchen Andree. who has chosen
October the fourth as the date of
her wedding to James Wiggles-
worth OF wilmette, was the lovely
afternoon party with Mrs. p. d.
LovSren and Mrs. George Wolf at
the Lovgren home yesterday. The
guests were the fourteen members
Of the Trinity choir, who enjoyed
games throughout the afternoon in
the home. made bright with snap
dragons and Einnias. Miss Andree
was the winner OF the prize In the
games. The most unique part of
the party was a clever cobweb made
of cord. with a background of
autumn leaves which made 1t seem
more natural, which Miss Andree
was made 20 follow up throughout
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-09-27
Card of Thanks
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our sincere
thanks and appreciation for the
kindness and sympathy extended US
In our recent bereavement at the
death of our dear daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. P. Feltzer and
family. S-27-28
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-09-27

Mr.. M. A. Clayton. of SAB State
Line st, graduate Of the Christian
sen School o. Popular Music of Chi
cago, desires a limited number OF
pupils in r ag-jszz piano playing,
Phone Eammon 133sM. 9-27-2s
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-09-27

Golden Rod Camp 1857 r. n. will
meet this evening at 1880 sharp at
I. o. o. F. Hall on State st. Pedro
and bunco will be played at o'clock
to which the public Is invited. e-27
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-09-27

The women OF Mooseheart Legion
will give a pedro party at Long s
Hall. 1877 State ST. Thursday night.
Sept. 2s, at O'Clock. Everyone well
come. Good prizes. Admission csc
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-09-27
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For information. phone H. ].
Geiger, KLEEN HEAT representa-
tive. Hammond s35R. s5S Indiana
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Hammond
Musical College.

For the study of music in ALI .ts
branches. Phone 1923. e-a
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NEWS lads"
WASSEY'S PLEATING
SHOP
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Hemststeh with Gold aud sIlvos
Thread; also match all colorA Butt
tom Holes, buttons Covered. Ena~
broiderfing, Brnfdfng, Beading.
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-09-27
ART SECTION MEETS

The Art department of the Ham
mond Woman's Club held its first
meeting for the season 1928 IN
Monday afternoon, September the
twenty-ffth. at the home of Mrs.
]. ]. Anderson on Highland street
Mrs. G. r. Streeter. chairman. pre-
sided at the meeting. After the roll
call, to which the members present
responded with quotations from
Robert Pollok, Mrs. Walter Wise
read a most interesting paper upon
the subject of Spanish Architec-
ture," dwelling for the most part
upon the Alhambra, or Red Palace.
the acropolis of Grenada. which Is
the finest monument with whlch
the Muslims have endowed Europe.
1t belongs to the last period OF
Spanish Arabic art, and produced a
style which might more properly be
called Anda,usian than Moorish.
Mrs. NJ. Rothschitd. who had spent
some time in Spain while on trip
across the water with Mr.. Roths-
child. gave q very fine account OF
her stay at Grenada and Seville
and her opinion. with description
of the Alhambra. Mrs. NJ. Kline al
so gave a very interesting talk re-
ga-ding her trip to Southern Cali
forina. which IS almost a new Spain.
There was a large attendance ana
during the social hour refreshments
were served by the hc-tess.
Mrs. J. T. Clark, Secretary.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-09-27

Or. W. ID. Weis has resumed prac-
tice in his office in Citizens Ma
tional Bank bldg. 9-15-12t
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-09-27

The first meeting OF the History
department of the Hammond Wom-
ans Club will be one O'CLOCK
luncheon at the First Presbyterian
church on Monday. October the
second. in charge of Mrs w D.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-09-27
News and
Personals

many twists of the house. which
finally brought her to a tiny truck
load Rof miscellaneous gifts from
the guests appropriate for the hope
box Mrs. lovgren and Mrs. Wolf
served nicely appointed two
course luncheon at the close Of the
afternoon. Miss Andree and Mr..
Wigglesworth will both be the hon.
or guests at an evening party to-
night which the Trinity League has
planned for them in the church.
.
DEPARTMENTAL MEETING
The first meeting of the Litera-
ture department of the Hammond
Woman's Club met yesterday after
noon at the home OF Mrs. Mary T.
Holm in Glendale Park. where
b out thirty-five members and
guests enjoyed the meeting. Mrs.
+. S. Cooper opened the meeting by
giving an outline OF the years work
which is to include a history of In
diana and the works OF many OF
her authors. The program. which
was In charge OF Mrs. Joseph Har-
nit. was opened with three poems
OF James Whitcomb Riley set to
music, There. Little Girl. Don't
Cry" 'Impetuous Resolves" and
Heart of Nine" ably done by Mrs.
L. l. Bomberger. with Mrs. Mlkesch
at the piano. Mrs Harnit followed
this with an account of the hlstori-
cal setting of Indiana, giving the
interesting information that tho
State of Indiana has produced more
authors than scarcely any other
state IN the union. and that her
people are purely American people
One OF the clearest instances OF
true Indiana life is depicted in The
Hoosier School Master" Mrs. Bonn
berger sang Paddle Your Own
Canoe" one of Sarah T. Bottoms
poems set to music. Mrs. d. }.
Moran gave the educational inhu-
ences OF Indiana, speaking Of the
work of Horace Mann in the days
when Ohio and Indiana were one.
Mrs. Moran touched on the fact
that the colleges OF Indiana. of
which there are so many. were es-
tablished before the public schools
themselves. The program was
closed with the singing of Ind
ana" written by Sarah T. Bolton,
which has recently been adopted by
the Indiana State Federation. Mrs.
Holm, assisted by Mrs. J. w. Smith,
served nicely at the close OF the
afternoon.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-09-27

Friends of Mrs. Malcolm D. Ste
wart of Warren street will be more
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-09-27

Miss Sena Berger. a member of the
state board OF charities and correc
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-09-27

Mrs. LeGrand T. Meyer Is enter
tanning a number of her friends on
Friday for the afternoon.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-09-27

The L o. T. NJ. Social Club will
meet all day Thursday at the home
of Mrs. Margaret Van F1ette, 4s4
Wilcox avenue. Pot luck lunch will
be served at noon and there will be
special meeting sometime during
the day.
The Washington times., 1922-11-19
NJ UuiversAl Service.
IONDON. Nov.


rs there an organized gang Of
child adoption swindlers at
work In this countfy7
There have been 30 many frauds
OF this kind recently that It is
thought they may be carried on by
a gang Of men and women acting
in concert and dividing the spoils
The victims are usually young,
unmarried mothers who have to
work for their living, and are
often easy dJpes for the bogus
phiianthropists who offer to adopt
babies on condition that sum OF
money is paid for initial expenses.
In some instances the swindlers
advertise that they want'to adopt
a baby, but more often they answer
advertisement for - good home"
for the inconvenient child.
A man and woman Of highly re-
spectacle appearance then come on
the scene. assure the young mother
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CHILD ADOPTION NEW
SWINDLE i'm ENGLAND

Of their benevolent intentions, and
offer to adopt her child.
They suggest that she should
pay them something to provide
clothes, and guage their demands
by the apparent position Of the
mother.
They secure anything from sa5
to $3.50, take the baby, and shortly
afterwards leave It at the young
woman's home while she is out at
work. As a rule they are never
traced.
The secretary Of the National
Children Adoption Association
stated that in one instance couple
of swindiers obtained 5000 from a
young woman. and returned her
baby to her lodgings three weeks
after they had adopted" II. They
were discovered. prosecuted. and
sentenced to six months imprison-
ment.
In many instances. however, the
swindlers escape
The Washington times., 1922-11-19
SHALL WE ALLOW
Physicians to End
PATIENTS LIVES?>

II they are to be burdened with
this extra responsibility. who would
be a doctor? And who would want
to live with the possibility Of such
a tyranny and It's abuses hanging
over their heads like a threatf
Anyone who has visited the sick
and stood by the deathbed OF
those whose departure from this
life Is attended with prolonged
agony must have enormous SYM
pathy with the spirit Of pity, ten
derness and humanity which lies
behind Mr.. Cooks proposal: but
often in this life life shrinking from
the duty Of being cruel that We
may be kind only lands us into
the error Of being kind to be ulti-
mately cruel.
Any measure whatever which
strikes a blow at the peculiar
sanctity Of human life will give
rise to cruelty rather than to kind
ness In the long run.
II is doubtful whether the pains
Of the body are really the most
terrible pains; and, II you are going
to allow people to put an end to
their physical misery by death,
there seems to be no logical reason
why you should stop short there,
and no human reason, either.
I have known people in mental
agony and torment which to a pitt
full heart would have justified their
being put out Of their misery.
I am with you. Mr.. Cook. in my
heart. but my head says. mo" 1t
will not do-you cannot put upon
any man. or body Of men, a respon.
sibility such as that without open
ing UP the possibility OF the most
dreadful kinds Of tyranny. We
must do some long. long thinking
before we put our signatures to
this or any measure which puts a
man on level with the beasts.
The Washington times., 1922-11-19

for room or five dollars per day
for room and board. At the Mon
tana. the Beau Kivage and the
Carlton Hotel Tivoli -. where
Elinor Glyn wrote and laid one Of
the scenes of Three Weeks
prices are about the same. All
these are first-class hotels. At the
National and Palace hotels, both
In the luxe class. prices are
slightly higher and perhaps could
be lowered to advantage.
In Zurich the Bsur au Lac and
the Dolder Grand charge from
fifteen to twenty dollars Swiss
three to four dollars--a day for
rooms. Board at other first-class
hotels can be obtained from $3.50
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II follows that tourists in Swift
zerland spend their money-they
do not lose Il. They may not have
the thrill Of betting huge sums
across the green blaze, but they
have the satisfaction Of knowing
that any money they spend n In
return for value received or ssrv.
Ices rendered.
Throughout Europe. especially In
the countries with a low exchange,
there is persistent propaganda
against Switzerland. Prices. one
10 told. are enormous. Swiss hotels.
one Ia informed. rob you. Prices
in the stores. 20 goes the gossip.
are extortionate.
In justice 70 Switzerland u
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should Be stated that none Of these
things 10 true.
In the first.ciass hotels in Paris
. room ana bath can be obtained
At a minimum Of seventy francs
per day. In Rome the minimum
10 $50 lire. But In Berne, the
capital Of Switzerland. was
charged for . room and bath
sixteen Swiss francs--or forty
French francs, or fifty iire-at
the schweitssrhof. . hotel in
every respect the equal Of the
best hotels In France and Italy.
At the schweitserhof in Lu.
cerne. one Of the best.known ho-
tells In switseriand. Americans
are charged three dollars Per d"y
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to $500 per day. In Interiaken.
Geneva. Davos. Films and other
resorts prices are about the same.
st. Moritz is 5000 feet above sea
level and the opportunities for
mountain climbing, golf and other
sports are exceptional, but It was
my experience that most Of the
fashionable guests at the Palace
pursued exactly the same mode Of
life that they would have pursued
at Paris, Cannes or Deauvills
That is to say, they breakfasted
at 2 p. M. danced at s, dined at s
and danced until 8 n. m. Between
times they took an occasional look
at the mountains-through the
window ..
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he found that dove-oote empty. he
went back to the theater. installed
q new woman in his wife's role and
took tho leading male role himself
and went on with tho show.
ONE VERSION GIVEN.
A friend OF the playwright. evil
IDENTIFY speaking on authority. gave
this explanation of tho situation:
Some weeks ago Mr.. Mack was
given q banquet in Vancouver. B.
c., In honor Of his work on his
latest play. The Scarlet Patrol .
play of the Northwest Mounted Po-
lice. That started him off. Ordi-
narily Mr.. Mack leaves liquor
alone. but II started off. he keeps
It up perhaps . bit longer than he
should.
"At an times. however. he 10 .
gentleman. and In tho present In
stance there was. no woman con.
nected with the case. There has
been no scandal"
Mack explained to this friend. It
was said, that he had had no words
with his wife. but that her mother.
discovering him merry with the
juice Of the grape. had been
shocked and had had her daughter
to 70 with her to Los Angeles.
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Women I'm Knickers
Barred From Dances

MUSHROOM, Mich, Nov. is.-
AVA Women wearing knickers must
stay off the public dance floors.
The order has been given by Mrs.
Sarah Mcveigh. policewoman.
1T is all right n young women
want TO wear knickers on the street,
but I do not believe Il is .he r~op.
er attire for the public dance hail.
she said.
The Washington times., 1922-11-19
BY THE REV. G. A. STUDDERT
KENNEDY.
f"Woodbine Wnlie'o

THE modern traffic in wild
IDEAS seems to know no limits;
Il has even undermined the founda-
tions of st. Paul's. and the dean,
In desperation. has taken to
eugenics, which is the EXTREMIST
form of Bolshevism. The Bolshev-
ist slays without scruple the peo-
pie he does not like. The eugenist
would not even allow them to be
born.
And now A. e. Cook, in the kind
ness and goodness of his heart.
comes along with the proposal to
put people in extreme pain out OF
their misery.
What the eugenist and the
"Cookist"-to coin another ism-do
not perceive 10 that literally the
whole fabric Of civilization. such ss
Il IL, depends upon the doctrine
Of the sanctity Of the individual hu'
man life.
Anything which aims at that
aims at the very foundations. Al.
ready the power Of the doctors.
and it's corresponding responsi.
biiity, is awful to contemplate.
The Washington times., 1922-11-19

and that the title Of Il was II
Don't Give a Damn!' Whether
this title was born of q sinister
The Washington times., 1922-11-19
''Too Much Mother-in.
Law" Says Actor
"Too Much Liquor"
Friends Aver-Re-
covered I'm Hospital
Title of His New
Play Said to Be Re-
Election of His Views.
Bride Silent on
Divorce.

~YEw YORK. Oct. Its he
III going to be married again7
L y OF course. he 10! He
wouldn't be Willard Mack II he
didn't get married again."
Pauline Frederick. third in
consecutive order among the all.
star cast of 1.-THE Wives Of VIII
lard" laughed a. she answered
the question. She could afford
to laugh. to be sure. for she was
talking about the erratic. erotic
playwright's futile attempt to re-
tain the love Of his fourth wife.
Beatrice Beebe stone. who has
Just left him.
HIS THIRD WIFE.
Miss Frederick should know the
man. for she was not only his third
wife. as has been said. but after
she divorced him. he tried to win
her back and very nearly succeed.
cd. Perhaps that was why she
sighed as she continued:
Poor Willard! He Is such a
wonderful fellow at times. but
there's something lacking In him.
"You see. he has q way with
women and he IN brilliant, but
somehow his attraction doesn't
last. He Is as smart as can be In
some ways and yet he is really
dumb-brains, but no common
sense; no judgment.
He can be the most brilliant and
lovable man in the world. but he
is so lacking in Judgment that he
thinks that sextette from "Lucia"
is q vaudeville act.
II was simply dumbfoundsd
when read of this latest develop
ment. He was never cruel to me
during the two years We were
married, but just could not stand
his ways. And when he married
his present wife ! did really hope
that he had found the right siri--
but he 10 always chasing rain
bows and cannot seem to under
stand that there II not . pot Of
gold at the end"
A SUDDEN EXIT.
The wreck Of the fourth ro-
nance Of Mack came abruptly. OF
course. there were those, a. there
always are. who had heard rumors
that a separation was in contem-
plation. but there never has been Z
time since the author had q wife
that such rumors were not cur.
rent. II he CHANGED to b at
the time unwed. then the rumor
always has been that he 10 about
to marry again. SO II has gone.
but II is only fair to all concerned
to concede that the run,ors have
been invariably correct.
For Willard Mack has never
kept q wife long. yet he has been
rarely without . wife. Marriage
seems to be an addiction with him
rather than Q mere habit. There
may be q cure for Il, but Mr..
Mack has not found II yet.
Mrs. Beatrice Bebee Stone Mack
is herself q divorcec. and they
were wed in Salt Lake City. Utah
though that was probably q
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ny Universal Service.

LONUON, Nop. TO.
THE proposal Of A. E. Cook,
= a labor member Of the Bath
City council, that doctors should
be allowed to put On end to
patients who are suffering from
incurable diseases, is dealt totth
in tho following article BY the
"padre" ,oho became 50 i'm
mensely popular during the ,oar.
The writer won tho NJ. c. dur
inc his War service, and the
nickname Of "Woodbine Willie"
pas conferred on him BY the
"Tommies" in tho trenches.
The Washington times., 1922-11-19

subtlety, or whether II was merely
another one Of those coincidents IL
yet to be determined.
The Washington times., 1922-11-19
NAuDE
LEONE

Twelve years ago. when Miss Bebee
was just twelve years old. she was
playing a child's role In one OF
Mack's companies In the Mormon
capital. He was three times her
age then and welded to his first
wife, Maude Leone, who was also
his leading woman.
Beatrice remained in the West.
while Mack plunged eastward to
conquer Broadway and accumulate
new wives. Meanwhile. Miss Bebee
gathered q husband unto herself
In the person Of John 8. Stone.
an actor, but a divorce ended that
after a conventional period.
Around Christmas time. Mack,
who had wed and been divorced by
Marjorie Rambeau and Pauline
Frederick in the interval. returned
to Utah and renewed the old
friendship with Beatrice Bebee
Stone. and quickly decided that he
could not live without the young
woman. 30 they were married by
Q convenient Justice and apparent
iy lived unhappily ever after.
WINE WAS THE KNOCKER.
Just why they separated 20 sud
denly IL not yet clear. for Mrs.
Bebee Mack slipped out silently
into the night with her two chill
dren by her former husband, and
her mother and she have main
tanned an eloquent silence ever
since. Friends Of the deserted hus-
band assert emphatically. almost in
the manner of those who protest
too much. that women had nothing
to do with this domestic debacle.
Wine was the knocker. they con-
tend. But Mr.. Mack, who oddly
enough was taken to the hospital
next day. asserts II was . case of
too much mothsr.in-law. which
seemed rather old stuff for 20
brilliant q mind to spring at such
. juncture. but that was the pa
tient husbands story and he stuck
10 Il. Also he added. bitterly:
II am through with her. II she
comes hack, II win simply be a. an
actress In my company. for she 10
Q good actress and q fine woman"
PARTNERS IN PLAY.
which recslled that Mrs. Mack
9Th had been playing the leading
feminine role In Kick In" In Cali
fornia, the play In which her hus-
hand achieved his first real sue
cess. When she walked out Of his
house. shs also walked out of his
play.
When he came out Of the hospi.
tai after what is technically called
- nervous breakdown" he stated
that he had written q new play
The Washington times., 1922-11-19

OF LANE
REVEA
GERMAN
CRUELTY

Wives 8 of American
Consuls In Germany
Were Stripped In
Search for Mes.
sages During War,
Say Letters Of
Former Secretary OF
In terior-Wilson
and Cabinet Said
to Have Known of
Indignities.
The Washington times., 1922-11-19
Switzerland Holds the
One Inn pre- gn a b le
Financial p sitio on
Am o n & the Coun-
tries ON the Com
tinent-Ets People
d. Not 90 I'm for
Baccarat and There
is Very Little Gam
bling There.
BY BASIL wOON.
LUCERNE. Nov. IS

LUCEHNE, NOV. To-
~ NwITZERLAND is the one
- solid rock in the founda-
tions of Europe.