Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 259, Hammond, Lake County, 20 April 1920 — Page 4

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THE TIMES Tuesday, April 20, 1920.

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PEEPING INTO THE DARK. Scientific speculation? are nor the vain labor? which they often appear to simpler niiuds to be. As Dr. Char!?3 P. StelnmeU. the distinguished authority on electric waves and power, remarked recently, "many of the f iecu!atious of half a centry ago have now become tangible realities." He was discussing the reawakened interest in the possibility of our communicating with the planet Mars. The wireless investor, Marconi, has been receiving some mysterious wireless messages which that famous inventor and discovered thinks may hav come from the Red Planet. The probability that they did. Dr. Steinmetz think, "must, to the practical mind of the clay, be regarded as h wild dream " Notwithstanding which dismissal he proceeded to delher in highly practical fashicn his theory of the possibility of our communicatr.jc wth Mars: "If the United States, for Instance, should go into the effort to send -nossages to Mars with the same degree of intensity and thoroughness with which we went into the war, it Is not at all improbable that we should succeed. To do so would mean the consolidation of all the electric power In the country, into one great plant or sending station. Lofty towers -would have to be erected, 1.0ft feet high or more, and the cost of the attempt might be a oilllon dollars." 15 t having established that the Martians had sent us a message, what would we actually have gained? "Who could tell whether 'we had been sent the Martians" love or been told to go to? But even that might be worked out In time, for it Is certain that once the human imagination takes hold of a problem there can be no abandonment of speculation until demonstrable conclusions have been brought forth. Could we actually get Into ccmmunlcatton with Mars would we not in all likelihood be less happy than we are now if there 13 any considerable ambition to have such communication? How could we make ourselves understood to the Martians and they communicate Intelligence to us? Disappointments, or even worse distresses, might be found at the ends of other

rainbows which some are diligently following, or strirto follow. Into the unknownable. Sir Oliver Lodge expresses the belief that in time humans will be ble not only freely to communicate with the inhabitants cf the spirit domain .but that we may also be sensibleof he life we led In a previous incarnation. To the scientist that may be a consummation to be desired. But what a dreadful thing for those privileged or compelled to compare their conditions and deeds in two distinct conditions on earth! It might make fcr happiness here .but we doubt it. Of all the blessings which a wise and beneflcient God has bestowed on mortals, can any other be compared in the making of peace of mind, the ultimate peace of humans, with the faculty to forget? Had we the power to review past incarnations would we not all be victims of soul-killing regrets if not wcrse? Leave the dead past buried by all means. If progress in occultism means digging it up. we shall hope that It never gets beyond the stage of speculation. W hat the world needs today, what it will need most in all time, we may confidently believe, is an expanding outlook on the future, an increase of knowledge of material things, without less of respect for the spiritual but without too much certain knowledge of the latter. COLBY'S MIND "RUNS ALONG." One thing has been settled. Our Mexican policy le not to be disturbed by Secretary of State Colby. The rresident said he wanted a secretary whose mind would tun along with his. and Cclby's has evidently settled itself neatly into the Wilson groove. The military attache of the t'nitel States Embassy at Mexico City has been attacked and an American ciizen has been murdered at Tampico and a companion probably fatally wounded. Immediately upon receipt of the news the secretary called for the printed form used In such cases, filled in the proper names and dates, and despatched them to our representative at the Mexican cap-

I ital. As the news dispatches have it, the communlj cation carried instructions "to make speedy represen

tation with the view of securing the prompt apprehension and punishment of the perpetrators." How

j familiar that language sounds. The oice is Cclbv's

voice, but the hands are the hands of Wilson.

MUST TAX IMPORTS When the republicans undertake a general revision of the tariff after the change of administration next March, they will have to combat a foreign Influence for low duties such as has never been encountered befcre. Every eo'untry in Europe is looking with envious eyes 'to American markets in which to rehabilitate themselves commercially. Under the present rates Import figures are growing by leaps and bounds and. in spite of the low duties now collected, customs receipts at the pert of New York for March exceeded all previous monthly records. American industry will suffer irreparable Injury unless a tariff law is placed on the statute books will equalize the difference between American and foreign costs of production.

The Passing Show

WE notice a number of p-entlemcn WHO seem to have plenty of solutions FOR Europe's troubles and we -would LIKE to suggest that we clean up OUR own first.

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WRITE him that in Coblenz SCHNAPPS i, verboten. WOULDN'T thore be a fine bunch of WEXJ.-BEHAVED kids. In this world if EVERYBODY could only ra! other people's children? NO one can get ON more memorial committees THAN a returned seld.er WITH political aspirations. THE scheme of wearing overalls TO beat the high cost of living is WOHKXNO bully

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IN many places FROM $2 to $6 and In some places $10. THERE are a lot of ways in whirh a fond AJTD loving wife can spoil A PERFECT!. Y" good husband, BUT we never yet heard of one spoiled BY good cooking. LONDON fo.ar3 that Germany will ONIiY live up to the peace terms under duress WEIL, as far as that is concerned WE have plenty of duress left, haven't we? MR. OOMFERS is out with a

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SI7TCE she doesn't approve o? her, HUSBAZT3 rur-jjiinjr for rresldr.t EEESIS as if everybody including his own kin IS trying to make it as hard for MR. HOOVER as they can. SIB you ever notice that a headache OR a tummvache will make A MAN behave himself

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A GOOD way for a husband and WIFE to get along beautifully IS for the husband to first ADMIT that he is wrong.

ONLY ONE MORE year to wait for a new administration at Washington! And by and by it will he only one mcnth, then one week, and then one day. Cheer up! t COUNTERFEITING Is reported on the increase. It is strange that anyone should take chances! with Uncle Sam. when driving a milk wagon or something like that oSers equal profit.

ANY oresldential candidate who thinks he can pussyfoot" through the campaign might as well abandon the theory now.

Salesmen Wanted We can use the services of several men who possess these qualifications; must have had selling or mercantile experience; a wide acquaintance in this town or in the country within a radius of twelve miles. Must be financially responsible and have the ability to handle and instruct other men. Address in confidence CENTRAL STATES AGENCY, 615-616 Lemcke Building, Indianapolis, Indiana. "

ANNOUNCE CANDIDACY

(ADVERTISEMENTS) FOR AUDITOR. Editor Times: Please announce to the voters of Lflfce county that I will be a candidate for re-nominaUon for Auditor of LaJte County. Indiana, subject to the primaries of iiay ilh, 1320. GEORGE IT. FOL-VND.

FOB CRIMINAL COURT JUDGE. Editor Times: Kindly announce to the voters of Lake cc-unty that I am a candidate for the nomination to the office of Judge of the Criminal Court on the Republican ticket, subject to the primary election to be held May 4. 1320. I now hold this offlett under appointment of Uie Governor, made March 13, 1311. MARTIN J. SMITH. Crcwn Point, lad.

FOR CTRCUTT COURT JUDGE. Editor Times: Please announce to the voters of the county, through the coiumne of your paper that I am a candidate for the Republican nomination for ludge of the lake Circuit Courc. prima: les ilay 4th, 1920. I now hold this offJcc under appointment of tha Vioverncr. since January 1st, E. MILE3 NORTON.

FOR SSSRIFF. Editor Times: Please announce to the voters of LAke county that I will be a candidate for the rfflce of Sheriff of Take Countv. subject to tha primaries. liy 4th. in:o. JAY A. LMPLLST, Gary. Ind.

FOR SHERIFF. Editor Times: Kindly announce to the voters of L-ke county that I am a candidate for the nomination to the office of s-her.ff of L&ke County on th Republican ticiu-t, aubject to the primary election to be hta May 4th, t20. L. Bit ICE WHITAKER. Hammond.

dldate for re-nominaton to the office of Coroner on the Repubhcan ticket at the primary. May 4, 1920. I haie betn in office but two months because in Lke county the Treasurer and Coroner do not asume their offices until a year after thj other county ofTlcrs. but I am trying to conduct the affairs of the oPlce In a manner to merit the support of the electors at the conung primary. EDWARD E EVANS. M. D. FOR TREASURER. EdI'or Times: riase- ejinounce to the voters of L&ke county that I will be a candidate for re-immi'iat ion for Treasurer of I.ako county. Indiana, subject to the primaries of May 4th, :2r. s RALPH B. BRADFORD.

FOR SENATOR. Editor Times: rinei.se announce to the voters of Lake county that I will be a candidate for re-nomiration for Senator -from Lake county. Indian, subject to the primaries .f May 4 th. ia:o. JAMES J. NXDJL.

FOR REP3ES7NTATTVE. Editor Times: s Kind!.-.- announce tc the voters of Lake coun'y th-it I am a Republican candidate for the office of Representative of Lake county, subject to primary election to be held May 4'.h. lr2n. OSCAR A. AHLGREN.

maries, Mav 4th. 1329. , WILLIAM O. THr-tAS. Hammond. Ind.

FOR PROSECUTING ATTORNEY. Editor Times: Please announce to the voters of Lake county that I am a candidate for the Republican nomination for Prosecuting Attorney, subject to the Republican primaries. May th. 1320. DWIGHT M. KINDER. FOR PROSECUTING ATTORNET. Editor Times: Kindly announce to the voters of Lake countv that I am a candidate for the Republican nomination for Prosecuting Attorney, subject to i he Republican primaries. May 4th. 1020. AUGUST A. ERF.R.

FOR SENATOR. Ed'tor Times: ) "lease announce to the vo;era of Lake county that I uiu b a candidate for re-nomination for Senator from Lake county. Indiana subject to the primaries of May 4th, 130. THOMAS GR ' NT. Lowell. Ind.

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FOR COMMISSIONER. Edifor Tim": Please announce to the voters of LaVa

county that I will be n candidate for ! renominat ion for the office of Commls-

sioner or the i-irst ci-.sirict or Lake count;.-, subject to the primaries. May 4th. 130. GEO. O. SCHAA.F.

FOR SENATOR. Editor Times:

Kindly announce to the voters of Lalte : county that I ill be candidate for! the nomination for Senator on th Re- , publican ticket, subject to lha primaries I of May 4th. 1320. i JAMES W. B1USSET. j

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FOR SHERIFF. Editor Times: Please announce to the voters of Lake ccunty that I am a candidate for the nomination to the office of Sheriff of Lake county on the Republican ticket. Kubject tu the primary election. May 4th. ERIC LUND.

FOR COMMISSIONER. Editor Times: Will you please announce to the voters of th county through the columns of your raper that I am a candidate for the Republican nomination for Commissioner for the K;r.-t district, subject to the primary on Miv 4th. 1320. LEO XI HAS B. BOYD.

FOR SHERIFF. Editor Times: Please announce to the voters f Lake county that I am a candidate for the Republican nomination for Sheriff of lvtka county, at the primary election. May 4th, 19-0. I am at present a Desk t-ergeant of the City of Gary Police Department (appointed). JAMES F. DOWUNG. Gary, Ind. . .

FOR SHERIFF. Editor Times: Please announce to the voters rf Lake county that. I am. a candidate for the office of Sheriff of Lake county, subject to the Republican primaries. May 4lb. 1320. JOE GRAHAM. Hammond, Ind.

FOR SHERIFF. Ed'tor Times: Kindly announce to the voters of Lake county "that I am a candidate for the nomination to the office of Sheriff of Lake county on the Republican ticket, aubject to the primary electiur to b held May 4th, 12" "WILLIAM H. OLDS. East Chicago. Ind.

FOR SHE RIP F. Editor Times: Will you kindly announce that I will be a oandida'e for the nomination for SherifT of I-rfike county at the primaries on May 4th? I trust that my record for seven "years as Deputy Sheriff of Lake county at the Gary office, which position I now hold, may entitle me to the consideration" of the voters. FRED M. STULTS. Gary, Ind. FOR CORONER. Editor Times: Wlil you kindly announce through the columns of your paper that I am a can-

FOR SURVEYOR. Editor Times: Kindly announce to the voters of Lake coun'y that I am a candidate for th nomination Ij the r.ifiee of Surveyor of l.ak- county on the Republican ticket. sutj.e' to the primary election to be held May 4lh. 13:0. RAT SEE LET.

FOR SENATOR. Editor Times: Kindly announce to the voters of Lake county that I am a candidate for the nomination for Senator on the Republican ticket, subject to the primaries of May 4th. A- JEFFERSON SCHULTZE. Gary. Ind.

FOR SENATOR. Editor Times: Please announce to the voters of Lake county that I am a candidate for the nomination for Senator on the Republican ticket, subject to the primaries of Mav 4th. 1320. C. O. HOLMES. Gary. Ind.

FOR JOINT REPRESENTATIVE. Edi'or Times: Flense announce to the voters of Lake and Porter counties that I am a candidate for th office of Joint Representative of th" above nami counties on the Republican ticket, subject to the primaries May 4th. 1320. BERNARD F. CAR LIN.

FOR JOINT REPRESENTATIVE. Editor Times: riease announce to the voters of Lake and Porter counties that I am a candidate for the ofice of Joint Representative of the above named counties on the Republican ticket, subject to the primaries May 4ih. 1320 JOE W. TODD.

FOR REPRESENTATIVE. Editor Times: Please announce me as a candidate for re-nomination tor the office of State Representative, subject to the will of the Republican voteis of I.ake county at the primary election cf Mav 4th. l'J20. JAMES I. DAT. East Chicago.

FOR CORONET, Editor Times: Kindly announce to the voters of Lake county that I will be a candidate for nomination for Coroner, Republican primary Mav 4. 1P20. I aspire to this office with the aid of the Supreme Being. DR. ANTONIO GIORGI. Gary, Ind. FOR COUNTY RECORDER. Editor Times: Kindly announce to the voters of Lake county that I am a candidate for the nomination to the efflow of Recorder of L.ke. county on the Republican ticket, subject to the rrimary election to be held May 4th, 1920. WILLIAM ROSE. Hammond. Ind.

FOR COUNTY RECORDER. Editor Times: Plea.se announce, to the voters of Lake county that I am a candidate for the nomination to the ofjcp of Recorder of Lake county on the Republican ticket, subject to the primary election to i he.ld Hay 4th. ir20. THOMAS W. SPENCER. Hammond, Ini.

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FOR REPRESENTATIVE. Editor Times: I wih to announce to th voters of Lake county that I am a candidate for re-nomtnatk.n for t-h office of Representative on ihe Republican ticket, subject to the primaries Mav 4th, 1920. OTTO G. FI FIELD.

FOR REPRESENTATIVE. Editor Times: I wish to announce that T am a candidate for re-election . to the office of State Representative on the Republican ticket, subject to the primaries May 4th, 1320. A. H. SAMBO R.

FOR PROSECUTING ATTORNEY. Ed tor Times: ' Please announce to the voters of Lake county that I am a candidate for the office of Prosecuting Attorney of Lake county, subject to the Republican pri-

FOR COUNTY RECORDER. Editor Times: Kindly announce to the voters of Lake county that I will be a candidate for tbe nomination to the office of Recorder of Lake, county ori the Republican ticket, subject to the primary election to be held May 4th. 1921. ' IIEREERT C. FRANCIS.

FOR COUNTY RECORDER. Editor Times: Kincly announce to the voters of Lak county that I will be a candidate for the nomination to the office of Recorder of Lake coun'y on the Republican ticket, subject to th primary citcticn to be held Mav 4th. 1!2t. MALCOLM HAZELGREEX.

FOR COUNTY RECORDER. Editor Times: Kindly announce to the voters of Lake county that I am . candidate for the nomination to the office of Recorder of I.ak county on th- Republican ticket. subjct to the rrimary election to be held May 4. 1321. ALBERT C. HL'EER.

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J. W. FESLER Candidate for Republican Nomination for Governor Read what Fesler has to say on the question of taxation. The Tax Law. For more than ten years our tax laws have been the subject of study by commissions and others for the purpose of making recommendations for new legislation. The recommendation made by the commissions so appointed by Governors Marshall and Ralston embody practically the charges made by the tax law passed by the last legislature, except that this law is not as drastic in some of its provisions as the recommendations made by the commission appointed by Governor Ralston. This commission recommended the creation of a central tax board with power, among other things, to order horizontal increases and to appoint and remove local assessors. The law, in ray opinion, is not a perfect law, but it is fundamentally sound. It is designed to secure a fair and uniform assessment of all property, whether individual or corporate, at its true cash value. The fair question in this connection is not whether any particular assessment is more than it has been, but whether it is more than it ought to be. under the law applicable to all like property. To maintain the equality of assessments should be the primary purpose of any tax law. That is the primary purpose of any tax law. No tax law can be devised which does absolute and exact justice to all tax payers. It is the duty, however, of the General Assembly to distribute the burden of taxation as fairly and justly as it can be done. The present tax law has remedied many defects existing in prior taxation statutes, but a year's practical operation of the law has made clear the need of some important corrections Such changes, amendments and modifications should be made as have been or shall hereafter be demonstrated to be necessary and proper to make the law fair and just in its application to all taxpayers. Supervision of AssessmentsSupervision of assessments of some character by the State Board of Tax Commissioners is necessary. Without it we would return to a condition where uniformity of assessment is a practical im possibility. I. therefore, approve of the power vested in the State Tax Board, under this law. to cause assessments in individual cases to be certified to that board for its action thereon. It is. however, equally clear that only such supervision should be exercised by that board, or any other taxing official, as is clearly and unmistakably given by the General Assembly. The tax board must not assume authority where the Legislature has not given authority. Any usurpation of power by an administrative body should be vigorously and promptly checked. Public necessity does not justify a board in taking such action as it deems to be necessary without regard to limitation imposed by law. ' Horizontal Increase. -For many years the duty of equalizing taxes as between the several townships of a county has rested exclusively with the County Board of Review. In my opinion, it is still the duty of the County Board of Review to equalize between the townships in each county. Whether my view of the law is correct or not, I do not believe that the State Board of Tax Commissioners should be given any original jurisdiction in this respect. I favor an amendment to the law which still provides substantially that after the townships and local taxing units have been equalized by the County Board of Review, the State Tax Board shall have the power, if it claims that the work has not been properly performed, to examine into the matter and to equalize in such case on its own initiative, after notice and opportunity to all interested taxpayers to be heard, under regulations fixed by the law itself and not pursuant to some rule adopted by the board. Likewise express provision should be made for a hearing and relief to any taxpayer whose assessment by reason of such increase is higher than the true cash value of his property. Such hearing should not depend on the pleasure of the taxing official, but should be a matter of right, and held under such circumstances as would afford actual relief and not a mere theoretical right to a hearing, which the time and the machinery provided by the law make it impossible to grant. Rates and Bond Issues. Section 193 of the law requires the approval of the State Tax . Board of any tax rate exceeding one and one-half per cent on each one hundred dollars or when the assessment yields greater revenue than was obtained by taxation the preceding year. Section 201 of the law requires the approval of the State Board before any municipality, county or township shall issue any bonds. I am opposed to these provisions of the law and favor such changes as will place these matters entirely in the hands of the local authorities. If safeguards are needed the sections in question could be so amended as that a certain proportion of the taxpayers could remonstrate against any tax rate or proposed bond issue after which the tax rate should not be fixed until reviewed by the State Board and in the case of bond issues the same should be made -unless authorized at an election. This course would leave the entire matter to be determined by the local officials and taxpayers affected and not by a board located far from the community affected which could hardly have any adequate idea of the community's needs. Meetings of State Tax Board. Section 171 of the present law fixes four meetings annually of the State Tax Board. Some uncertainty and dispute has arisen as to the rights and powers of the board at these various sessions. The law should be amended so as to make such uncertainties entirely clear. The taxpayer is entitled to know when his assessment is to be finally fixed and that it cannot be changed after the time prescribed by law.

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Excerpt from Fesler's Indiana. March 16. 1920.

Help the Republican party by voting for Fesler and the primaries, May 4. 1920. "FESLER'S RIGHT."

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