Daily Tribune, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 12 May 1917 — Page 2

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istant Secretary Declares Men Are idjrat Work Trying to Defeat Proposed Bills.

fASmNGTON, May 12— Sensacharges that a lobby of "food lblers, some of. them men of imise wealth-," already is at work in 9hington, seeking to defeat the. adSiliiAtration food control bills, were lade last night in a formal statement

Assistant Secretary Vrooman of the department of agriculture.

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of the kaiser—unpatriotic and

isloyal—who should be made to feel 1(6 loathing and contempt of every itriotic American" are some of the laracterizalions applied by Mr. Vrooian fep "food speculators, food Sorters and food gamblers," who he premises, will in time be touched by ^T&W&ropnate legislation. *'I am told that some of these men actually in Washington today, coniltoting a .lobby against the. request -President Wilson that congress emtsper him and his cabinet to take the £efaessary means to mobilize the agrililtural resources of this nation for jfctory. They are urging every

Specious, theoretical and imaginary rgument against the granting of war owers to -the president and his cab-

Ij&l&nd they are at present directing lelr principal attack against the laws have been introduced by the culture committee of the house & view to putting the department agriculture on a war basis. W'-'y

Promises Punishment. it jstep should have been taken several weeks ago. The bills now becongress were drawn up after the ||Ttihent of Justice had consulted every agricultural college in the

Ited. States, with every state departof. agriculture, with every agriiltUi*l paper or magazine, and with familial with the experience [®uropi durtftgr the past three years, leaddltional pqy$rs asked for are which are possessed and exerby the governments of every Eunation now at war. They have i demonstrated .to be absolutely ^tlal war powers. *he unpatriotic and disloyal lobby is trying to defeat the determina-

Of-congress and of the people of country to put the agricultural rees of the nation on an efficiency in this crisis should be made to condemnation of every real artcan. less men will be taken care of •r due time by national, state and ^'nicipal legislation', but until such S]islatlon can be enacted the only efdor^tive power that can be brought *Jtinsf

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them is- the" power of an out-

jigeid public sentiment? and that should Bu^used vigorously and mercilessly." t.

)ENTS NOT IN DEMAND.

117^/. Farmers Accept Application of ^if"_c »'Youths From 8chools. Clinebell, county --agricultural

Ilrertt, reported Saturday that out of

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applications of students for work Sjti farms sent out to farmers, only Spout 20 had been returned asking for Me1 help. Mr. Clinebell received a list \ilF 30 names from Purdue university of Mrsons living in Chicago who wish 'JsporK on .farms. Clinebell does not &f|3eel thai-the demand will warrant his bmittingi these»names to the farmers.

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ROBERT Ll'THEK HANSON. The funeral of Robert Luther Manson, fotir-mont'hs-old son of Mr. and Mrs. M. D: Manson, of 1329 North Sixth street, who died Friday, was held Saturday morning at 1.1:30 o'clock, and the body was taken to Crawfordsville, Ind., for burial.

LEB McMlLLUT.

By Special Correspondent, ROCKVILLE, Ind., May 12.—Lee McMillin died Friday- morning at his home on South Virginia street, from heart affection, aged 75 years. Deceased was born in Boone county and came to Rockville nearly fifty years ago. He was married in 1867 his wife, with six children, surviving. He served nearly four years in Company B, 17th Indiana regiment during the civil war. Funeral services will be held at the residence Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. Rev. C. D. Royse officiating. Burial will be in Bethany cemetery, Washington township. The surviving children are: Mrs. James Armstrong, Oakland, Cal. Mrs. Anna Fenguay, Rosedale, Ind. Mrs. William Peare, Charles, William and Donald McMillin of Rockville.

C. J. THOMPSON.

By Special Correspondent. CLINTON, Ind., May 12.—After lying In an unconscious condition for three days, C. J. Thompson, of North Tenth street, is dead. He was 63 years of age and had been in feeble health for three years. He was in the office of Architect Charles Thomas, when he became unconscious, caused/ by leakage of the heart. He was removed to the home of a daughter, Mrs. William Kendall.

MRS. WM. MA LONE.

By Special Correspondent. ODON, Ind.. May 12.—Mrs. Wm. Malone died at the Linton hospital Thursday afternoon following an operation.

The body was brought to the home and the funeral was held at 10 o'clock this morning with Rev. Roberts in charge. She was 22 years old and is survived by the husband and one son.

ROBERT Fl'LKEHSON.

By Special Correspondent. ODON, Ind., May 12.—Robert Fulkerson, a young farmer hear here, died at the home of his mother yesterday morning about 7 o'clock of pulmonary tuberculosis. Mr. Fulkerson was 22 years of age and is survived by his mother and two sisters.

MMES LAVELY.

By Special Correspondent. ELNOltA,. Ind., May 12.—James Lavo.ly, an old soldier, who diqd Wednesday, at the Lafayette soldiers' home, "wafi buried today at Elnora.

W110N MEN FIGHT WAR TAX PROPOSALS

Say Levy Discriminates in Favor of Auto Lines—Higher Duty on Coffee Also Opposed.

WASHINGTON, May 12.—Two Indiana men, Arthur W- Brady, .of Anderson, president of the Union Traction company, and Z. V. Taylor, representing the Indiana Public Utilities company, appeared before the senate finance committee today at the hearing on the war tax bill.- The general attack on the bill by those who would have to pay under Its provisions continued today.

Mr. Brady said the proposed taxes discriminate in favor of automobile lines having established routes competing with electric road. The proposed tax on electric power was opposed by. Mr. Taylor in speaking for his company, as amounting to five per cent of- gross revenues. Scores of manufacturers and representatives of other tfUced* interests protested against the house bill.

Taxation of parcel post packages was advanced by representatives of railroads and express companies who contended it would only be fair to tax packages sent by parcel- post which compete with the express companies.

The cent a pound tax and higher duty on coffee was assailed by Frank O. Seelye, of Chicago, president of the National Coffee Roasters association He suggested a flat two cent tax instead, and declared .many large retail ers, such 'as mail order houses and cl},ain stores, would escape the proposed tax. Lower retail coffee prices because of a prospective large crop, probably the greatest in the world's history, were predicted by Seelye.

The advertising taxes of the house bill "were attacked by E. A. Frost, of Chicago, representing poster and outdoor advertising interests. The tax he asserted, discriminates against poster interests by exempting newspaper and magazine advertising. "The bill posting industry." he said, "will practically be out of business and the government will lose the revenue calculated. The tax should be distributed over newspaper and magazine advertising."

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LOCAL IN TO-FORE IN STATE FEDERATION

Three Offered As Delegates To State Constitutional Convention— Miners Win Point.

ANDERSON, Ind, May 12.—The special convention of the State Federation of Latjor, will come to a close here tnis afternoon after being session since last Monday. The regular annual convention of the organization, about which a fight has been waged during the entire past two days will be held in Anderson, starting the last Wednesday in September, 1917.

Miners' organizations, which h^. out for the regular convention when'a. motion was introduced to dispense with that meeting and take up all business at the present session, won their conflict last night.

Today the federation voted to assess each member the sum of 18 cents during the present year# to raise a fund of $7,500 to be used in the interest of electing Jabor delegates to the state constitutional convention in January, 1018.

This afternoon the convention is voting on eleven names, from which list, five will be selected as the labor candidates as delegates-at-large to the state constitutional convention. The eleven namies placed in nomination are:

Charles Fox, William Houston and John Hesler, all of Terre Haute Edward Barry, Frank Hawley, Frank Duffy, John Gecjtler, and E. H. Stewart, of Indianapolis James techier, Hammond Mrs. Anna B. Field, Elwood, and Edward Stewart, Hymera.

The eleven names were selected by a committee appointed last night by President Fox, and composed of Al. Slemons, Terre Haute, chairman Charles Koster, Indianapolis Mary E. Davis, Indianapolis Vincent Cunningham, Lafayette John Fogg, Terre Haute Frank Marlutt, Fort Wayne Harry McCabe, Terre Haute.

BULLET WOUND FATAL.

Bartender Dies of Injury Inflicted by Colored Porter. Estel Burgess, 35 years old, former bartender at the Edgar Brown saloon, 119 North Fourth street, died in St. Anthony's hospital Friday evening as the result of a revolver wound "inflicted by Charles White, colored porter at the saloon, during a fight, April 21. The bullet from White's weapon struck Burgess in the left leg just above the knee. He was reported improved at the hospital but suffered a relapse a few days ago.

After the shooting, White was arrested and charged with shooting with Intent to kill. He was arraigned la Police Court and the case taken before the grand jur/. He told the police he shot in self-defense after Burgess threatened to kill him.

Burgess is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Burgess', of Kirklin, Ind., and one brother, William E. Burgess. The funeral will be held in Kirklin, Ind.,. {Sunday.

GLASS PLANT HOISTS FLAG. Employers and Employes Provide Pole and Big Banner.

An American flag 9 by 16 feet wa^ hoisted in front of the North Baltimore Glass Bottle company's plant at 1:30 Saturday afternoon. The flag and pole were provided by an even split in contributions between the company and its employes and appropriate exercises marked the ceremony. A squad of Company was on hand to salute at the raising of the flag and patriotic a.ddresses were made. Rev. A. E. Monger and Rev. W. M. Sparks, both poke of the significance of the occasion and of the duty to country that the flag symbolized. Miss Blanch Hanley, of Garfield high school, recited Lincoln's Gettysburg address. The pole, which is 75 feet high, stands at the entrance to the plant at Seventeenth street and Grand avenue.

BOY SCOUTS GET CALL.

All Will Assemble Sunday Afternoon To Be Reviewed. All Boy Scouts of America of the local council will meet at the Chamber of Commerce Saturday evening. Notice of the meeting was sent to all camps Friday by Secretary T. G. Needles. At a meeting of Troop Three, Friday night, Scoutmaster Needles announced that a call to be given by Mayor Gossom and witnessed by city officials will bring all the Boy Scouts together Sunday afternoon between 'l and 4 o'clock

Two fire building outfits received by Scoutmaster Needles have been turned ever to the assistant troop leader. Two new scouts, Lehman and Clifton, were admitted to Troop Thirteen Friday night and patrols were formed.

SERVICES AT FIRST M. E.

Special Mothers' Day Program at Sunday School Hour. Special Mother's day services will be held Sunday morning at the Sunday school hour at the First M. E. church, Seventh and Poplar streets, beginning at 9:15 o'clock. A short program will be given.

At the morning worship the pastor will talk on "Honor Tour Mother," and in the evening the service will be in charge of the Epworth league, which will observe its anniversary. The pastor will give a short talk and a special musical program has been arranged.

The Boy Scouts will attend the prayer services Wednesday evening and will have charge of the opening oxercises at 7:45 o'clock.

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FARM WORK C1IE1IIIS OFFERED AT SULLIVAN

Principal E. G. Snarl- Takqs Up Plans To Stimulate Food Production During Summer.

By Special Correspondent. SULLIVAN, Ind., JJay 12.—E. C. Snarr, principal of the Sullivan high school, has returned from Indianapolis where he attended a conference called by Governor Goodrich to discuss the matter of allowing high school credits for farm work performed this summer. Plans are being worked here so that under proper supervision, credits will be allowed to young men who do farm work.

Thurber Passes O. R. C. Exam. By Special Correspondent. SULLIVAN, Ind., May 12.—Burnie Thurber and Norval K. Harris took the physical examination at Terre Haute for the officers' reserve corps at Fort Benjamin Harrison. Thurber passed the examination for the field artillery but Harris failed to pass the test. The latter is deputy prosecuting attorney for this county.

Cleanup Week Extended.

By Special Correspondent. SULLIVAN, Ind., May 12.—Owing to the continuous rainy weather Mayor Robert Calver.t has continued "cleanup week" into next week so that many local residents may take advantage of the city's offer to carry away trash free of charge.

Conclave Honors Chaney.

By Special Correspondent. SULLIVAN, Ind., May 12.—At the annual conclave of the grand commandery Knights Templar of Indiana, which was held at Kokomo this week, Direlle Chaney, of this city, was elected grand warder. He was placed in nomination by Sullivan Commandery No. 54.

Machine Gun Displayed.

By Special Correspondent. SULLIVAN, Ind., May 12.—Through the courtesy of Adjutant General Harry B. Smith, of the Indiana national guard, a Lewis machine gun was sent to this city for display, and is on exhibition at the People's State bank. It is of the "Belgian* rattlesnaHe" pattern.

Island Club Elects.

By Special Correspondent. SULLIVAN, Ind., May 12.—The Eagles Island club of thiB city has elected the following officers for the ensuing year: W. T. Mellott, president C. H. Stratton, secretary-treasurer board of directprs, W. H. Bridwell, C. H. Stratton, W. T. Mellott, D. E. Chaney and J. W. Lindley.

Marriage License Issued.

By Special Correspondent SULLIVAN, Ind., May 12.—A marriage license was Issued today to Fred Floyd Eaton, 25, of this oity, and Mabel Mae Viola Fischer, 29, -also of Sullivan.

TONGS TO DECLARE PEACE.

Five Months' War To Be Terminated At Conference. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., May 12.-^ The Chinese tong war, which has been waged for the last five months along the Pacific coast, will be terminated, it is epcpected, at a peace conference, beginning today, at which representatives of the six tongs involved will participate. For two weeks a committee representing Chinese business men has been visiting tong societies* in a dozen cities and towns arranging the conference.

Peace is much desired because of the ravages the war has made upon the business of the Chinese commercial houses here and elsewhere, it is said. Chinese shop keepers estimate their loss at $500,000 and a dozen firms are said to have failed. Three thousand Chinese, it is estimated, have left the Chinese quarter. In the five months' fighting forty-seven Chinese are known to have been killed and twenty-eight wounded.

FARMER ALLEGES HOLDUP.

Says Bunco Steerers Got $20 of His Good Money. William Taylor and Edward^ Kent were arrested Saturday afternoon on a charge of "bunco steering" on a warrant sworn out by Benjamin Howe, a farmer of near, Clinton. Howe alleges Kent met him at the traction station when he came to Terre Haute Saturday morning to buy some seed corn and asked him how to find West Terre Haute.

Ho said they walked west on Wabash avenue and Kent offered to buy a drink at the Lukie Fogel saloon. After buying the drink they received some checks supposed to be good on some prizes up stairs. It Is said Howe won

dollar and when he refused to continue the game he alleges $20 were taken by the two men.

Both men are out under bonds of 1,500 each on previous charges of the same nature.

ICE CREAM CONES FOR HOGS.

Tried Out by Packers and Produces Fine Quality. CHICAGO, May 12.—A new food for hogs has been found in the shape cf ice cream cones. Recently Edward .•md Nelson Morris, packers, purchased several tons of broken lots of' concs from makers at $26 a ton and fed them to hogs as an experiment. Corn costs from $1.50 to $1.70 a bushel, and the ice cream cone (diet not only proved a saving of money, but it produced a superior class of hogs, according to the Morrises, who said tfie price paid for them on the open market, was within a tew cents of the highest figure reached yesterday.

00. DRILLS SUNDAY. !i Company H, the Fort Harrison Rifles troop of guardsmen, .will drill Sunday afternoon on the Wiley campus at 2 o'clock. Captain A. C. Duddleston, commanding, announced Saturday.

WHEAT MAKES RECORD ADVANCES! MARKET

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A. Patten was chairman, met an hour before the opening of the board and fixed upon $3.18 as the proper price for the reason that this was the figure established by competitive bidding at the close yesterday.

Meant Trouble for "Longs." There are in Chicago public elevators 219,000 bushels of wheat of the grade required for delivery on contracts. A rough estimate places the amount contracted for at perhaps a hundred times that quantity. Had not the board intervened, it is said, probably 99 per cent of the contracts would have had to be settled at any price, even $10 a bushel, demanded by the holders of the contracts in trade parlance known as "longs" who held the buyers, or "shorts," absolutely at their mercy.

The situation differed from a corner in that, the holders were scattered whereas in a manipulated corner the supply is congested in the .hands of an individual or a group of speculators acting as one man. As a matter of fact the allied governments, through their food commissioners, held a natural corner. At one time they were "long" 29,000,000 bushels of wheat In the Chicago market. Much was closed out some time ago.

They had wanted the actual grain, but finding that the bottoms necessary to carry it abroad were not available they reduced their holdings and by force of circumstances took a handsome speculative profit. They- con tracted for delivery of further wheat

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The elimination of May contracts does not eliminate speculation in grain. While the trades previously entered into this month were of heavy aggregate, the market has been comparatively inactive recently.

Minneapolis Follows.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., May 12.— The board of directors of the Minneapolis chamber of commerce, at a special meeting today, decided to continue trading in May wheat. The

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CLASH OVER ATTORNEY'S FEES. Sweet and Captain Barry Take Argument Before Court.

Attoorney Austin Sweet accused members of the police department of interfering with his business in Ci'ty Court Saturday morning when Fred J^ffers, charged witlj operating an automobile while intoxicated, was released. Sweet declared Sergeant Felthoff told Jefferies it would not be necessary for him to pay any attorney, fee. The attorney took the matter before the court and staged an argument with Captain Barry in the court room. Judge Newton broke up the party and ordered them to settle the matter outside.

WRITES WAR POEM.

Mrs. Charles B. Clark, of Clinton, has written a stirring war poem entitled "Columbia, and is setting the words to music. The work has been highly praised by those who have read it.

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Urges Corn Planting As Wheat Substitute

WASHINGTON, May 12'.—"Plant corn as the most effective way of meeting the threatened wheat shortage," urged the department of agriculture today in an appeal to the farmers of the United States. Scarcity of other grains, said the statement, will compel a more general recognition of the value of corn as human food. Wider use of corn meal in the diet is'strongly urged as the best available substi-

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ADDITION TO CEMETERY.

Trustees of the EHirham Cemetery corporation filed a plat of an addition to the cemetery with County Recorder John T. 6race Saturday morning. The addition embraces a tract lying between North and Grove avenues an.1 Church and West avenues.

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