Hammond Times, Volume 11, Number 294, Hammond, Lake County, 25 May 1917 — Page 1

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WAR TAX BILL

WILSON IS OPPOSING

MYJUGE President Says Full Amount Must Be Raised By Present Generation, By B.OBEKT J. BENDEB. Urdtad Press Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Stay 25. Decision by the senate finance committee to tnodlfy the "pay as yon go" plan for financing America's part of the great war met with vigorous administration, opposition today. Both President Wilson and Secretary McAdoo let It he known that the fall 813000.000,000 must he raised by taxation on the present feneration. Both deemed It Inadvisable to disturb the money market by attempting' to launch more bond Issues now. Representative Kitchin, chairman l the ways end means committee, served notice he will battle to the end before the house any attempt by the senate to force a bond Issue on the revenue bill or otherwise alter its complexion. House and senate committees' tentative agreement to lopp off between $300.010.00') and $550,000,000 of the taxation program and surplant this much with bonds, distributing the financial burden of the war over five or ten years in the future, will bring a fight in congress. The senate committee continued Its work of mutilating the house bill today. It was planned when the committee? went into session to determine definitely just how much of the revenue bill should be raised by taxation and bow much by bond. Then the work will devolve upon individual items in the bill to ascertain just where cuts can be made in the provision adopted by the house. The committee has already voted the following points. To strike additional retroactive Income tax on incomes earned In 1916 resulting in reduction of $108,000,000 from the house levy. To strike out Increases 1n the inheritance tax causing reduction of some $ I 5.000,000. To strike out all provisions for increased second class postal rates under the zone sstem and substituting a direct tax. probably two per cent, on advertising of all times. To substitute for the excess profit tax. based on profits of eight per cent of invested capital, an excess profit based on average profit covering a period of not more than five years. These changes look good to some of the republican members of the house ways and means committee. Representative. Mann in particular. "The action by the senate committee appears to be accomplishing just -what Is wanted," Mann said today. Tie has favored the bonds and less taxation all along. OFFICERS ARE HARDWORKED (By I'niled Prewt.) FORT BENJAMIN HARRISON. Indianapolis, May 25. Although the men taking the officers' reserve training at Fort Harrison weee not quite going to sleep standinfg up on account of the hard work, no small number of them would go to sleep sitting down whu they were studying. This led the officers to the conclusion that the men were not getting enough sleep at ti c!:t so the schedule was changed toil.-' y. The reveille was changed back to 5.30 from 5:lo and the officers are nlinwed In hit the hay at 9 o'clock incai cf waiting until 9:3r. Most of them have been studying in their Srt'arrs. WHO SHALL .REGISTER, WHEN M WHERE, AS TOLO Br WILSON All men between ages of 21 and 30, inclusive, must register. Any person failing to register or who registers falsely shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. in case of temporary absence from 1. - !-?sal residence, a man must regist i- by mail. " - . lluurs of registry .on shall be be--en 7 a. m. and 7 p. m. June 5, 1917, ri the registration place in their home precincts. Those who are too ill -to register are required to apply for instructions before June 6 as to how they may register by agents. Those absent from horn on June 5 shall, when in cities of over 30,000 population, apply to the city clerk of the city wherein they may be sojournin t. The resisi rauon any, v. nne -not a 1-oMday. should be made "a great day! of patriotic devotion and obligation, when the duty shall lie upon every man to sen to it that the name of every male person of th designated ages is wri'ten on th list of honor."

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Col. Charles A. Doyen. Col. Charles A Doyen, who will command the 2,700 marines who are foinia: to France, as a part of the ghting division under ilajor Gen. John J. Pershinff, is one of the best known officers of the corps. He is a veteran of the Philippine campaigns, of the operations in various parts of the West Indies, and in other parts of the world. The men he will take with him are all veterans, to whom fighting is not new. PUBLIC UTILITY 'HEAD VISITS JHEJEGION C. H. Geist of Philadelphia, in Conference With His Representatives Here. Mr. C. II. Geist of Philadelphia and Atlantic City, head of the Kast Chicago Water company and the man by whose energy the Northern Indiana Cas and Electric company has been brought up to such a high degree of public service and efficiency, is making a tour of the Calumet region today on a tr'p of inspection of the properties and going over matters of local importance wiih his resident representatives. Mr. Ocist after giving the Calumet region such magnificent properties in which th public takes great pride is not vkwing with turning enthusiasm the general outlook for public utilities dividends which it i pointed out are about the only things left on the business map that have nut boosted prices for their service, indeed the local properties have had hundreds of thousands of dollars spent on them in the past few years and have never paid sny dividends and still the price of everything they use has skyrocketed, but this has never been permitted to lessen the class of seriie furnished for a moment. It is Mr. Geist's first v'sit to the region for several months and he was warmly greeted by a host of business friends. WHITING SWITCHMAN LOSES HIS FOOT (Special to The Time?.) AVHITIXG. IN P., May 25. A. AV. Baron, a switchman employed at the Standard Oil company, had the. misfortune to have bis foot cut off in an accident yesterday. Baron w ho resides in Fayette street in Hammond worked for 'the Standard only six weeks. A larga portion of this time he was off sick having returned to work only three days ago. The accident took place, ten minutes after he had started to work yesterday. Baron was removed to the office of Dr. Hoskins where the amputation took place just above the ankle, aftr which he was removed to the Bassavant hospital in Chicago. HAMMOND TRUCK AMUCK AT GARY A motor truck belonging to the Hammond division of the Chicago TelePhone Co.. yesterday went against the sidewalk in Broadway, between Fifth i and Sixth avenues. Clary, keeled over , rii electrolier nost nnd caused I a t .. r the inlurv of one man. Tne falling ; pole struck Edward Watrus. 1952 West Tenth avenue, Tolleston. causing serious injuries. He was removed to Mercy hospital. R. C. Tierce of Hammond, drove tne car, according to the police. R. CLEVELAND IS DEAD Raymond Cleveland. 27 years old. 1 fi) MasoaJ street, died yesterday afternoon from a complication of diseases. He is the son of Charles Cleveland and was a printer by trade and a fine young man. The funeral win te neirt tomorrow afternoon at .2 o'clock from the residence and burial will be made in Oak Hill cemetery.

STIRS UP. RUMPUS IN CONGRESS

THE ALARMIST (By Gene Ahem.) Watch out for this bird. When this feather-brained candle smums to flicker, unuff 'im quick. Tut the damper on his yodel vhile it's n whisper. He's a dangerous boiler with a. bum safety valve. AVIien something happens that means tight sitting and cool noodle work this egg rears in the harness and kii.ks in all coloret, causing weak thinkers to follow suit, drop the breakfast pancake and start running. not knowing where they're ankling. but ten times out of nine right in the wrong direction. The alarmist is worse than a horse in a barn fire, because the horse is chalked up as not knowing any better. In these war times the alarmist's act is to ytll "Kire:" in a packed house. lie's mote deadly than the danger. So when war i.inders are floating keep ice on the brow. lasso the alarmist, pull his emergency hrake. then chuck chloroform under his beak and meet the danger with clear lubricating oil in your think mechanism. Three Men Are Seriously Hurt in Peculiar Accident Which Happened Near Hobart Yesterday on the E. "J7& ErRailroad. " " Railroad. (Special to The Times.) llUilART, l.VD., May 25. A motor car on the K. J. & K. H. It. carrytne fourteen men from Griffith to Hobart. left the mils an they were making th irvc near town. The car was being operated In Mr. Nick M inn inger. who

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, . , . , , , ,. ., , .1 A mjstery vet to he uncovered debia'ed himselt when he felt the front: : , veloped in the finding of ;i coat and wheels leaving the r:.ils. which jre ent-, V(?!1 . , ., box ,,.,r in tllp H. H varis edj a ry serious accident. ., fe5. (i.lvs aRO In t;lp prKkets 'the All of the men were thrown from th; ! fcllowin names and addresses were car and thro-: were ouite seriously hurt. frind: M. C. Klln-tt. St. I.ouis avebeing Messrs. John McNany. Frank e. Chicago; Mrs. Kgsan. itt2 Kast I.ohosco and Peter Moto in. J Ninety-first street. South Chicago: The men were taken to the ,ffic oT irlla Schultz, .1575 Jl on t i.-e 1 la avenue. I)i s. Mn' key and Mackey mid from there u-.iii-aso: Miss Bartell, Kvanston, 111.: v. t" taken to tlie Oneral 1ispital at . on a separate slip of paper was w ritC.no. The accid- nt l:appi nd "Ei ly jt-s- t jt-n, 'uiy mother's address is 2!U2 Kast

terdi rn'ng as the men h re commove the K. J. c V.. depot. (Special to Tub Timf..) ;r:lKFlTH. IN'D., May 25. .lumping the track while gninir a rapid rate around a curve yesterday morning, a jriffith railiad motor car burled fifteen

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way, severely injuring five and breaking the lci?s and ribs of three others, who are now in the Gary General hospital. The car belonged to the Klgin. Juliet Sr Kastern Railroad and was being run ) by Nicholas Minning-r. a. section fore-1 man. Two section gangs from Griffith j consisting of 15 men were being taken to Hobart on the car to do some, repair work at that place. As the car entered the city limits it struck a sharp curve and suddenly left the track. Some of the men were hurled head foremost from .(l.Afa rolled riff -uith tin alir-lifr . , . i ,riiises and two who clung to the car until It stopped, escaped Injury. Clem Mang. one of the formen. has three ribs broken unci is injured internally; John McNanny has one leg broken and was so bally cut about th head and face that a dozen stitches were required, ami an Austrian called "Pete" has one leg fractured besides various cuts and bruises. The injured men were at once cared foe by 1t. Mackey of Hobart and later they were taken to the Gary hospital, where it is reported McNanny is Jn a very critical condition. Nicholas Minninger. who was running the car. says that, they- were not froing at a dangerous rate nnd that the Cause of the wreck was the spreading of the rails on the curve. All the men were residents of Griffith. DIVORCE PRICES RAISED AT GARY If yon went a divorce at Gary yon'll now bare to pay a higher pries. In a complaint filed at Gary superior court yesterday In tbe divorce suit of Bessie Bailey vs. George Bailey, wbo works at East Chicago, Attorney Clarence Bret sen asked for $100 divorce fees. Tbe document recited that owing; to tbe high cost of 11 Tiny tbe attorney Is obliged to ask tbe court to give him $100 to be pai.-l by Bailey. Keretofore lawyers were asking S25, ??3 r.rd some logal souls nibbled at, a r-if price. ' A live newspaper fer people nig ars till earth that's what TUB T13IES le. "

SEVERAL AMERICANS '

ARE KILLED Travelers Landing From Europe in New York Report Outrages. i CBy Vtited Frets.) i NEW YORK, May 25. Loss of J the Cunard liner Feltria with at j least two colored American firemen in the fifty-three missing, was reported by, travelers from Europe who were in New York today. The Feltria was sunk May 5, they said,'being the victim of an unwarned submarine attack. It sank ia ten minutes. Twenty of those aboard were rescued by an admiralty acfct on May 6. The captain .ni.l other members of the crew were rep'Tted missing. The travelers also reported the slnki:ig of the British steamer Maine, uniler American ctnrter and flying the AnierVan flag. -She was armed. The MMiip was sunk by a torpedo without warning. All aboard were rescued including two. Americans, one named Smith, a second engineer, and another mimed Hanier Buckley. The same sources were authority for the news . of the sinking of the British sieamer Cornfield by shell fire nnd torpedo attack. Harvey Klackwel!, an American negro, was a survivor. Three of the crew were lost including a white American sailor. The Maine was a 3.86 1 -ton steamer owned by the Atlantic Transport Line. Nmet -first street. South Chicago. G. G. Mathews. !::" Kxchange avenue. Chi cairo. 111." It Is thought that the missing, man's name, is G. G. Mathews. A few days ago a man by tiie name of W. Mathews cabled at the police station and said his son left horn 'about a month ago sayhe was going to Join the army, but no word has been received from him since. Detectives Kinsele and Runde have been given the case. It is probable. that the missing man w as killed or met with foul play, according to the police. THIS SALE IS A SENSATION Frank Beta, who is causing a sensation in real estate circles by handl- ; nr of the biggest sales Hammond ,nK one OI ' " has ever known, said that on account of bad weather last Sjnday he onlysold seventy-four lots, but expects to triple that number Sunday if the weatherman 's kind. He still holds 42 lota on the north side and Saturday afternoon and all day Sunday, starting at 9 o'clock in the morning, salesmen will be on hand to help buyers pick choice spots. The sale is held at the corner of Gostlin and Henry streets. LEFT FOR CAMP Sergeant-Mi Jor Howard Clark. a member of the Kast Chicago troops and son of H. H. Clark, principal of the East Chicago high school, and two other soldiers. Privates Howard and Jesse Davis, left today for Fort Harrison, Indianapolis, where they will take the officer training course. Twenty-five members of every regiment are allowed to be picked for the officers" reserve and it is considered quite an honor to be chosen. FLAG RAISING squad of East Chicago soldiers a trumpter will add a military A and touch to the flag raising at Harrison Park, Decoration Day. As the flag 'is unfurled a salute will he fired and the trumpeter will sound the "call to the colors." DEATH OF BABE The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Mettler, "1'ouglas street, died yesterday. The funeral wil be held from the residence tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock and interment will be made j In Oak Hill cemetery. Rev. Claus 'will 'officiate. The child, Ernest, Jr.. died of pnciMiicnia

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KNI9HTS HAVE SPECIAL TRAINF0R SUNDAY Lake County K. of C. Councils Will Attend Ceremonies at Rensselaer. Sunday; May 27th. will be a day long; remembered by the Knights of Columbus of northern Indiana, the evcul Us ing the institution of a new council toj bo known as Dwenger council at Kcnsselaer, Ind. The program of the day will include a dinner by the Ladies of St. Augustine church in th school hall at 11 a. in. and a parade to St. Joseph college at: 12:30. The first, second and third degrees will be conferred on the new candidates, at the college, to be followed by a banquet in the college dining roofn. The members of "Whiting. Twin City, Gary and Hammond council and their ladies will meet at the Hammond club rooms at 3:30 a. m. and go to Ilensselaer by a special' train, which will leave Hammond at 10:05 on the Motion railroad. They are to return by special train immediately after the banquet. ROME CRAZED WITH JOY By JOHN H. EEASLE7 (United Press Staff Correspondent. I ROME, May 25. Rome, is delirious with joy oer the success of her troops in the nation's greatest success of the war. Great crowds assembled in the streets last night to celebrate the second anniversary of Italy's entrance into the war. The demonstration surpassed anything of the kind seen in Rome since Italy first cast her lot with the allies. Crowds paraded singing and cheering. Minister Bissolati. just back from the front, told the United Tress that Cadorna's men were performing prodigies of valor. The struggle was a magnificent one. he said. "I personally witnessed the taking of Mount Cucco and the Vodice fighting. The pluck of our troops was unprecedented. NICKEL PLATE SHOPMEN TO PROVE PATRIOTISM Employes of the Nickel Date shops. Ninety-third street and Stony Island avenue, have determined to answer any aspersions which may. have been cast on their loyalty to the Stars and Stripes. Two weeks ago a complaint was received at the federal secret service bureau that a number of workmen at the shops were "talking too much," Operative P. G. Drautzberg was assigned to investigate, and several men received "strong lectures." Yesterday Drautzberg received a rej quest from a number of employes of the shop to assist mem in a nag raising at the plant Tuesday afternoon. Cel. J.'B. Sanborn of the First infantry donated the services of a platoon of .soldiers.

Latest Bulletins (Bjr lnite Pre.) W.ISHIMJTOX, Mmj 2.1 The Hrlt. h mlaslon left Washington Inst nleht and will cross tbe Qanndian border sometime this mornirt. This roneludea their visit In America (By Inlterf lrenf) CnblcBrnrn.t BOMK, May 25. JsjSn In efferllvrly eo-operatlnjc with' alMsd marnhlpa In the Mediterranean, areonlins to for. mal announcement toay (By Inilrd presa.) IHM.AS. May ' Tbe Preshytrrian Kenernl aanrmhlj ' here today adopted unanimoiialy a resolution favoring: national nonian'i nufTrnfe. (By I nllrd Tress CnMrgrajn.) VIENNA By Way f J.nnrinn May 25, natrlan arma ware maintaining their supremacy practically everywhere along; the Italian front In the most desperate fighting- this theatre of war ha ever witnessed, according to today's official statement. Tbe only gain achieved hy the enemy yh In the .la. ntiano aallent, where Austrian troops withdrew flve-eighta of n mile. ERIE TO STOP SOME TRAINS TIMES BUREAU, AT STATE CAPITAL. INDIANAPOEIS. IND.. May 2'. The Ej5 railroad has filed with the public service commission a schedule of its train service in Indiana showing the elimination of a number of accommodation passenger trains. The company pays it proposes to use the, locomotives in the freight service and that it will operate only such passenger trains as are actually required to handle the business. The commission has been informed that the Pennsylvania, the Big Four anJ the Baltimore and Ohio will also cut out some passenger trains for the same reason. It is understood that the Erie proposes to take off the early morning miik train for one. CAR FILLED WITH STEERS TURNS OVER (Special to The Timks.) i ROBERTSDALE. IN D., .May 2.". A ! cattle train on the Pennsylvania railroad was wrecked here yesterday afternoon opposite the Northern Indiana Lumber company's yards when a coupling broke and a car containing nineteen steers turned on Its side. It was necessary to chop open the top of the car to get thf animals out. One sustained a broken leg while the others were uninjured. A FINE DISPLAY The display window at the Jlodel Clothing Company has caused much comment for its attractiveness. Wilbur Marlott. South Hohman street, is the trimmer. He secured his knowledge of the game in Chicago, and is considered a first-class window desimr.

GHARRED VICTIM IS FOUiD

Two Girls Are Hurl, One Iv'ar Is Blown 100 Feel WUiJnWindows Shattered One workman was killed right another thrown 100 feet, twt girls injured, brakeman knocket from passing freight trains, ant windows shattered within a radia: of a mile by a terrific explosiui which completely wrecked the ei. tire plant of the DeRudder Fire works company, near Roby, ycuterday afternoon. THE DEAD. LOUIS SMITH, a watchman, . ol years old; married with home in Redding, Ohio; probably killed by explosion; founc burned beyond recognition. THE INJURED. JEROME Ll'SK, an employe, i;o street. Oak Park; blown ovr p.. feet and face lacerated. ANN A HOWARD, an employe. 2(2:: M, -Lain avenue. EoganSqunreiknockeu several yards and body severely bruised. A POLISH GIRU an employe, sai.i t. live in AVhiting; ran away hef,.(, name could be learned. was cut about the face and hands. CAUSE OP EXPLOSION UNKNOWN. The storeroom where kegs of pc.ta.-h. sodium and barium were stored, blew up. setting fire to the seven adioinir.r li.ii .u. 1n?f ftTtfeslroj-fhlr " everything. Tne explosion occurred about 4:13. it may have been caused by sparks from railway engines. A HUMAN TOSCH. The dead watchman was found n a fiery pyre. He was dragged from th furnace a human torch. His arms sik: legs were burned off. his face gone and nothing was left but a few charred bones. CHICAGO MAN OWNER. The plant was owned by l.ouis 1 1. -Rudder. 9659 Ewing avenue. Chicago. He estimated the loss at 19,00". Insurance companies do not cover explosive works. This is the first accident the compsny bas had in its three years of operation Display fireworks of all kinds were manufactured. No war munitions wer made. Mr. FeRudder said he was Jus' starting to manufacture fireworks for the Fourth of July. He is of the opinion that it might have been an ir cendiary and will make a thorough ii vestigation. PISE COMPANY USELESS. The police find fire company was ra:ied but on account of thev.ij the mo tictrucks could not get to the scene. T horse-drawn chemical wagon inanas.' to. but did little good, other than th: of extinguishing the fire around th' body of the dead watchman. MANX WINDOWS SHATTERED. "Windows of passing street cars n Indianapolis boulevard and of houses :n stores, about a half-mile distant, v, v broken. Seventeen windows in t-i Hammond Pumping station and one ,, the "Whiting postoft'ice were shaft ere,;. The explosion could be heard In Hammond and adjacent cities and as far ss Gary. TIMES BUREAU, AT STATE CAPITAL. ' . INDIANAPOLIS, IND.. May 2:.. At last the question has been raise,; HB i o the right of judges of the supreme and appellate courts to occupy rooms in the state house as sleeping rooms, and it is likely to be settled within the next fewdays, p'or many jears some or the judges have occupied two rooms, one as a study and the other as a bedroom. They have insisted that they had a right to occupy the rooms, and up ! this time no one has bad th? temerity to undertake to bring the question to a focus, because of the fact that judge of the supreme and appellate court might hold that any such attempt- was contempt of court and send the ortVnc'T to jail. And from such a de( islun there would be no appeal. The state hou3e Is crowded, and more room is needed, and Governor Goodrich has directed the state house custodian to take possession of such rooms as are required for the business of the state. One room was obtained without much difficulty, but the others are still held. Just what the next step will be remains to be seen. WE ARE The only completely equipped optical firm in Lake county. Ve make all our own lenses. K. Silver. Jeweler AOptometrist, 17" State St., Hammond. Ind. 5-55-j

MUST THE JUDGES GET OUT