Hammond Times, Volume 13, Number 271, Hammond, Lake County, 29 April 1919 — Page 4

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THE TIMES NEWSPAPERS BY THE LAKE COUNTY PRINTING & PUBLISHING COMPANY. The Lake County Times Pally except Saturday and Sur.dav. Entered at th postofnc In Hammond. Juua 28. 190S. The Ttn.ea Bant Chlcaro-Indfana Harbor, dally eept Sunday. Entered at tha postofflca In Eaat Chicago, Nov ember IS. 1911. The Lake Countv Times Saturdav and Weekly Kdlttotv Entered at the postofflca In IlammonJ. February . 9i. The- Gary Evening Times Pally except Sunday. Entered at the postofflca In Gary. April 1 1913. All under tha act of March S. 1S7. aa sacond-clasa matter.

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American people. Sine Datlonal prohibition Is certain to become effective six months from July, and since most of the liquor Industries hav already started reconatructon activities to accommodate themselves to the new order of things, what Is the use of such obstructive tactics? It is much more sensible to acquiesce in the situation and allow the "war-time, prohibition act" to serve as a natural prelude to the new order of things.

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WOTTCS TO STTaSOLrBBB.9. If you fall to reeslva your copy of Tsr Timus as promptJy as yo'j bava In the past, please do not think It rms beer lost or was not sent on time. Remember that the mail aerilee in not what It used to be and that complaints ara general from manv sources about tha train and mall fer-J-tce. Th Times has Increased it mattinar qulpment an4 I striving- earnestly to reach Its patrons on time. Be prompt in advlsinc us when you da not get your paper and wa will act promptly.

THOSE LOVELY PROMISES. Do jxu remember the down-trodden citizen the Democratic orators and editors used to picture as having been born in a cradle, taxed S3 per cent, and finally, after paying tribute to the Infamous protective tariff all his life, finished up in a coffin taxed 42 per cent? What's become of him? We heard of him asrain the other day. He was just buying some bacon, up 170 per cent since the infamous Payne-Aldrieh tariff law was repealed, and some eges, up ISO per cent, some oranges, up 200 per cent, and some lard, up 140 per cent, with some sugar, up 110 per cent, and some butter, up 190 per cent. As luxuries he bought some cigars, up 60 per cent and some candy, up 40 per cent. He had been thinking of taking a trip, but decided to stay at home when he looked up the railway fare, up ZO per cent, and the sleeping car rates, up 73 per cent. He decided. Instead, to write a letter, postage up 50 per cent, and ship the stuff he had intended to carry with him by express until he found the rate increased 37 per cent, or by freight, rates up an average of 39 per cent. He asked at the drug store for poison, but found it was up 327 rer cent, and on inquiring at the hardware stores found that revolyers were up 62 per cent and rope had increased in price S5 rer cent. He then went home and read the Democratic national platform of 1912, promising to reduce the high cost of living by abolishing the tariff, and demanding a "return to that simplicity and economy befitting a Democratic administration," whereupon he laughed himself to death. Even thi -was no economy, however, for his wife found the cost of riffins had gone up 57 per cent, and tombstones 71 per cent.

THE BEAUTY OF THE SEASON.' Most people seem to have forgotten that the most beautiful lure of the year is at hand and that the season we all think about so much when the ground is covered with snow and the water pipes are freezing up Ij with us. The trouble with mankind is that it cannot accept the unpleasant with the pleasant; philosophically we all want to have our cake and eat it. too. We expect sunshine and flowers all the time and forest that we cannot have them without cold winds and showers. We have about us, even In the rain, beautiful growing things, things that we take for granted and in which we never feel any present personal interest, when as a matter of fact God made them for our personal enjoyment. People who do not watch the growth and unfolding of the leaves and the buds iu spring-time deliberately rob themselves of one of the greatest joys of life. We are prone to watch the greening of animate Nature as a whole, not noticing that every separate bud yet has Its own color, tone and individuality. The different trees unfold differently: each bm-h and plant and flower has Its own manner of growth. Only those who watch this growth day by day, regardless of the weather experience real joy of living. The br.own bud unfolding into the tiny bit of green and later opening out Into the colorful leaflet, to become so soon a fully developed leaf melting into a mass of green foliage, must be watched to be appreciated. If we have none of these things about our own dwellirfg-place wp are to be commiserated, but even then the parks and the street? are close at hand and beckon us with their spring beauty. We cannot have them without vernal rains ana sometimes chilly showers, even the latter have their use in preventing some of the ambitious growing things from maturing too rapidly. Let us look around and enjoy ourselves; let us forget about some of the unpleasant thiDcs of life and remember that summer will all too soon be here with autumn treading on her heels.

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THE SALVATION ARMY. What is there about the Salvation Army that attracts good feeling from so many unexpected quarters? Long ago! measuring time by change instead of years. Edward Sheldon wrote his "Salvation Nell." Bernard Shaw hi? "Major Barbara," and Vachel Lindsay his rerses on General Booth entering heaven, which startled a dinner of poetasters In aesthetic Ch'eago. Now comes Cardinal Gibbons, praising the Salvation Army because of its service to soldiers and sailors at the front, and because it is "free from sectarian bias." "The man in need of help is the object of their effort." writes the prelate, "with nvr a question of his creed or color." That comes near ih secret of the Army's popularity.

FUTILE OBSTRUCTION. There is much Justification, of a technical sort, for current criticism of the law under which the country Is to go dry July 1. The law in question, as everybody knows, is a "rider" attached to the food bill passed by the last congress. It is ostensibly a "war-time prohibition act," passed "for the purpose of conserving the man power of the nation and to Increase efficiency in the pro duction of arms, munitions, ships, food and clothing for the army and nary." Tt must be admitted that none of these purposes are strictly applicable now. The war is over. The nation has plenty of man-power. The army and navy are in process of demobilization, and do not need more arms, munitions, ships, food and clothing. One may even go so far as to agree with the New York World that the measure Is really "peace legislation enacted under false pretenses." Tt does not follow at all. though, that the average citizen will agree with the World In saying that Congress, when It assembles, should refuse to vote money for the enforcement of the law a detail neglected when the bill was passed. Technical objections are one thing and common sense considerations are another. The country is destined ti go dry next January anyway, as a result of the ratification of the federal prohibition amendment. There is no livelihood whatever of undoing that amendment. There is no evidence, either, that it represents anything but the settled conviction and purpose of the majority of the

WHY YOU SHOULD LEND TO U. S. The end of the war finds a large number of troops in France who must be brought home, and it finds many bills to be paid, unavoidable expenses csnnected with our victory. But there is in a certain portion of the public mind a selfih disposition. The public has been thinking in altruistic terms but now there is a return to norn1 conditions and a certain part of the public is voicing ;o itself thoughts such as these: "The war is over and won. 1 have my own prrvate fortunes to repair. I must use capital for this necessity and that. Why should I continue to lend money to the government?" If the expenses of the war are not paid from the proceeds of the Victory Liberty Loan they will have to be met through very heavy and very Immediate taxation

Such a burden of taxation would cripple this country's ; business during the reconstruction p-rlod very much. It ! would defer for a long time a return to the ordinary prosperous conditions of peace. J Now in the end the expense of the war will be met i by taxation. The Liberty Bond issues mun be taken up by the government from its own revenues and its only sources of revenue after the Liberty Loans are over are taxes. The holders of Liberty Bonds and notes will be paid in the long run from the taxes. But by lending , money to the government at the present time, the government Is enabled to settle the bills and at the same time defer the taxing. The bonds and notes will be met by the proceeds of taxes over a long period and thus the

burden will be lifted from the people and applied st gradually that business and a return to normal conditions will not be hampered. In other wordsv the situation of the country as a 'hoie may be illustrated by the position or an individual debtor who owes a large sum. If his creditors insist upon Immediate payment his entire resources will be taxed but if the payment is spread over a period of years t" better able to bear it." The mind of those individuals who ask "why should

I lend my money to the government?" is set upon selfish things. They are thinking of and planning for their own .individual prosperity. Therefore, the appeal to them is one of self preservation. They can be made to see very readily that if the Victory Loan should fail they themselves and the business of the country genera !!y would be swamped by taxes for a considerable period. Their prosperity and that of their associates, as well as that of the country in general, depends upon the popular suc-

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house UNFAITHFUL hu-hsnds SHAMELESS inability to control riRiblcs WHEN shown proypfots of beautiful blossoms on lilac bush TEN" years old that has netr VET borne a lilac because it is a he lilac. CIVILIATION can make up ITS mini that if bolshe ism wins nothing ELSE, matters. 1TALT is demanding to know "WHAT did we go in the war for?" WH Y to make the world safe for the DEMOCRATIC party SUCH a memory!

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AN ENCOURAGING SIGN. people may come to bless brewers instead of holding them up to scorn and ridicule if a practice started In New York obtain all over the country. A contemporary points out that

; It is gratifying to learn that the management of at least one large brewery. In Buffalo. New York, has pome io realize that the elimination of the saloon mill enable ; the people to buy pnd pay for more food. Those interested In this brewery have undertaken to convert the quarters occupied by their saloons into grocery stores, to be known as "thrift stores." Thy have already estab

lished fifteen, and it is reported that steps have been aken to set up fifteen more within the near future. That this plan is a wise one is amply borne out by the experiences of many communities that already enjoy the fruits of prohibition. A fact that should Interest these 'ormer brewers in Buffalo is that their stores will prosper is a result of the thrift promoted by the extinction of an enterprise which they themselves have been most relucnt to abandon."

TO THE POWERS THAT BE The Boys Want to Come Home! Get 'Em Home Toot Sweet!

Jamea llarnea ftnri Ialle (.ormun of: Ilesavtlle, have arrived safely from! overseas service and are now being j welcomed by the'.r friends at home. I

Cherhnrt Kellman, Wbltlti. re a three-day furlough visiting h's brother. Andrew Kellman. baa left again for New York. He is a member of the crew on the Kaierin Augusta Victoria, which Is now being fitted up as a transport. He has been in France eleven month.', this being hts first trip to the States. F.lght thounanrt troop from Franee, including men of the Rainbow division from Mtssiourl. of the 35th Division from Mssourl and Kansas and the 87th Divlaion from Arkansas. Louisiana and Mississippi, reached Newport News on board the battleship So. Carolina and the transports Antigone and Princess Matolka. and bega.n to debark in preparation for the last

stage of their trip home. Champ j Clark, former speaker for the house' of 'representatives, accompanied by h'.nj

on. l.ieiktenant-Colonel P.ennett Clark, who had previously arrived with other Missouri troops, welcomed the Mis

souri men. j ... AVopH hna been received from Cl. t K J. Parry, now in Osann. Germany. I

that the sailing of hie division, the Oth. has been advanced a month and that he expects to sail for the United States during May, Instead of Junee.

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W Reed, of 426 Carroll street. Ham- j mond. ha returni after twenty-two J months spent in Franc Tie was with j Unit No. II. composed of a number of i

the leading physicians of Chicago, one hundred fifty Northwestern University men and nurses of Chicago. During their almost two yeara of service the members of this Unit were in Flandera. bock of the British lines and In that time cared for 60,64j cases.

Bernard Gavit. inn of Mr. and Mra. John A. Gavit, of Hysiop Place. Hammond, has arrived at Camp Sherman. Chllllcothe. Ohio, from overseas, and Is awaiting hia discharge. He was In the chemical warfare section.

Wth 3.004 orersein trop aboard, the naval transport Santa Rosa docked in Boston today after a big reception down the harbor, where she lay at anchor all night. Aboard the transport were the following troops: Detachment 151st field artillery brigade. 21 officers. 49 men: 802nd field artillery, fteld and staff officers, batteries R. C. and P. 30 officers, 375 men. 303rd field artillery. 57 officers, 1.376 men; One casual officer and other casuals.

Three trtmp ahtp" two tbera German vessels bringing home fi.OOO Yanks, sailed from France on April 15. the war department announced today. The Wllhelmlna and Cap Finlster from Prest. are due in New York May &, the former bringing 1.704 officers and enlisted men and the latter 1.052. The Huron from Pordeaux. Is due in New York about May 7. with. 3.265.

Private John I.enimons). "on of Hi T. H. Matthews, of Virginia street. In Gary, writes his mother from Franca that he thinks maybe he will be home before he Is gray beaded. Private I.emmon Is with the Company C. 24th Engineer. In France, and says that preparations for their home-coming are progressing very slowly, in fact, too slow, for the 24th boys.

LETTERS FROM SOLDIERS

Stanley Fleming rt hla home In YV. Hammond Saturday evening. after rpending nearly two years in the service. The greater part of the time he was stationed with an artillery unit in the Panama Canal i"nf.

Mr. nnd Mr. J. K. Illume Of Hammotij. were made happy today by receipt of s telegram from their son. Sergt. It. H. Blum, of the 77th Division, announcing his arrival at Camp Mi'ls. N. J.. yesterday.

From Chas. A. Miller. Private Charles A. Miller. Battpry C, 12th Field Artillery. American Kxpeditlonary Forces. 2nd Division. Gen. P. O. No. 710. Rheinbrohl. Germany. April 2. 191?. My Dear Mother: 1 am -writing these few lines to tell you that I am getting along rtne and am enjoying good health. The weather isn't any too nice at present but

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went out and bad an exciting gam Of baseball. I am all sore from chasing around the bases so much. We are going to have a battery field meet tomorrow afternoon and the winner will compete In a. regimental meet and ao on until they come to army meets. They br nj some pretty good athletes, too. who otherwise would not come out. In the evenings we have a show from different regiments and divisions. Last night the 12th F. A. troupe was here In Rheinbrohl and they were certainly a scream from the start to firnsii. Chayken Is a member Of this troupe. I think he has charge of it, and he takes a leading part in the singing. Chayken has a good voice and the boys all like to hear him sing. I remember when we were

The babios she has exclaimed over would fiil a hundred nurseries. Fhe has listened to more gossip in tne last three months not scandal, but disct'ssiom of the home affairs of other peopleand heard the flr&t names ot mora United States citizens than anyone from Maine to Texas. Yet she i 3,000 miles away, la Germany. She is Mrs. W. F. Kelsey, ot Oscaloosa, la., and Chicago, and the official Mother In the Y.M.C.Ab big headquarters building at Coblenz It la said that a Briton can thick of more things to say about the weather than anyone eise. Mrs. Kelsoy's genius is for snapshots. Every doughboy carries a photograph of some sort a charm against homesickness. Most of hem have a pocketful, and these

at Chateau Thierry yt. he used t sing for us in the evening1 and we sure enjoyed ourseives. fv when we the Rhine "hayken wa rrade a orporal and was transferred to t Flattery and left vis in a hole. Thy certainly hav a peach of a show, full of funny stuff. I laughed so much I had tears in my eyes half an hour afterwards. I think they are g' ing to play here again soon. Chayken was teP.nz me that he expects to get a discharge soon and work for some newspapers 'n France. Pretty lucky. I thir.k. Well. I don't know as to when I will get my discharge, but I don't care, as long as I can sren.J next Christmas at home. They are tryir.rr to raNc an army of volunteers to replace the drafted men with us. I ar'iess the boys are kind of slow in the volunteering. seetnK what the regulars got. 5?ome time's I get mad as hell for enlisting, when I did but then again, when I think over

the times I atn proud that I d'd. I did'a foolish thins for transferring from the f. A. '.. for most of them have been over here. did their bit nnd are hack home acraln. while I am stuck here 'n Germany, and do not know whether I ever wilt get back or not. That is the punishment you get for helonR'nc to a first class division. It v.nr the same way after Chateau Thierry. K-ery time Foch braran a new att.ick the fecond Division wa.. given a place of honor. We were what General Lejcnne, our division commander sad, Foch's Specials, reserve and shock troops and we lived up to our name, for we sure shocked the Heinies wherever we hit them, 3 remember Just before we went into the line at Champagne, when we were held in reserve, that Foch asked for an American division and Pershing tavp him the Second, and Foch was supposed to have said. "Is the Second Division the whole American army?" The people over In the States never heard much about us for we fought anonymously after Chateau Thierry. There are fonr divisions the Germans hate worse than the devils: they are th South HighI.lnders. Ladies From Hell: the Australians, devil tenors: the Chaussers. French Plu? Devils, nnd the Second Division. American DevM Dogs. I saw them all in action, except the A us'tralians. The Scotch relieved us at Foissons and the 'hs.uers foucht beside us In the Champagne and they fought beside us on the hills of Champagne all blue devils. Our douehhoys used to curse the French Infantry men because they, were slower and our infantry always followed a barrage too close. but they always said it was better to follow too close than too far away, for Heinle gets all the chances in the world to crawl out of bis hole nd use Lis ma'-hine gun and I think they were right, for Heinie never stopped them behind our barrage and then in the Argonne the Second Division was responsible for the Germans' communique, stating for the first time In four and a half years of war. our lines were broken. If ' we had been a National Guard Division we would be the most fampus division in Europe, but we are

only regulars. It'a our iard' luck.! that's all. The Secr.nd Division set such a high standard of fighting thut j all the divisions had to fight like hell to come arty where near our record. We practically made the American sr-

they show to Mrs. Kelsey aa ibe mends and talks. The Interest he takes in a picture of a group of people she never saw and narer will, the tact with which she listens to tales of their good luck and misfortunes have endeared her to thousands. Her work is ju3t a part of tb anti-homesickness activities of the "Y" overseas. There are 13,000 doughboys stationed In and around Cobienz, and from 2,000 to 4,000 are always on leave in the town. The Y.M.C.A. has taken orer the big Fes,t Hall as a headquarter, where 3,000 men can see a show or attend a dance at one time. It also directs, at the request of the army, a!l the leave arrangements for the boys.

INDIANA'S GLORIOUS RECORD

Not ai: ,.-f u,o- ho helped to write -hf wa- Ki'd f t'T Hoosier stats 'Ai'l l r-err; t.d to hear the plaudits if those they h -noi'd by their aplen'111 p t -forir.ar.' e nn ih battlefield. . Indiana contributed many brave boys to the cause of civilization and liberty 'rd whiie money will not compensate 'he fTv!y of Private Kieiber. it will fIiow to his sorrowing mother, that his jeople haic a proper estimate of the sacrifice he made, in the - record' they make during the Victory Loan drive. Puy bonds as Private Kletbar fousrlitT He was decorated by General Pershing with a distinguished service cro?s.. What reward will you deaerv? Pvt. WAI.TKIt J. KLEIBER detfufd.l. Rattery K. Kith Field Artillery. (A.S. No. I17'75.) For extraordinary heroism in action near Graves Farm. France. July 14, 1 91 V Pvt Kieiber was actions as telephone operator at a S"un in a detached position, when all the crew became casualties. With nnother soldier, he cnura geously contined to flr the piece until it was struct by a shell and tie was killed. Next of kin. Mrs. Laura Kieiber. mother. Whiting, Ind. Private Smiley paid dearly for his distinguished service cross. Shal It ba said that his fellow citizens in Indiana are lackine apprecatlon of the sacrifice he made? Read what, the war menr.t to him. then buy Victory bonds! TM. DRAX F. SMILF.Y (deceased), 6th Marnier. 73th Company. (AS. No. ICft7(:4.) For extraordinary heroism in fu ti.n ncs'- St. Kiiennc. France. October . P1R. Pvt. Smtley rushed a host!! niai hirie-pun nest single handed, killing three of t'ie crew and capturing the.remoindcr. While takine hi prisoners to tje renr. this eallant soldier was killed by enemy artillery fire. Nest of kin. Mrs. Jennie Smil-y, mother. 40S South Fifth street. Cot-ben. Ind. Lieutenant Marsh saw his duty and d.d it. It rest him his life. Indiana citizens will see -Their duty in connection with the Victory Loan drive and do it. Put it will cost them nothing and 1) be n profitable performance. Puy bonds until the memory of Lieut. Marsh is properly honored and you have honored yourself as Gen. rershing honored this martyr in presenter him posthumously with a distinguished service cross: First Lieut, it. h. MARSH, deceased. 3dih Infantry. For extraordinary heroism in action near Cunel. France. October 14. jSlS. Lieut. Marsh, with a fores of fifty men. took a litte of trenches, at the seme time capturing prisoner greatly in excess of the members of bis c n coti-marid. Tt was due to bis gallant e-xainpie (tint Ihi fnt was accomplished. Lieu'. Vars-h was killed by machine-gun fire as ll.e trench was taken. Next kin. Mrs. Nellie Marsh, wife. Burnetts Creek. Ind.

Buy your children Victory Liberty Bonds. my at Chateau Thierry. Well Mother, give them all my repiarls and hcie's hoping T eat net Christmas dinner with you. Lov. sr.il kisses. Your loving son. CHARLIE. Parent: John Miller. 2" Gordon St., West Hammond. lit.

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