Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 243, Hammond, Lake County, 2 April 1921 — Page 2

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REVISION

PROGRAU'l INCLUDES SALES TAX

Seeking to Keep Rich From Escaping Their

BY W. li. ATKINS STAFF CORRESPCNDEM I. N. SERVICE WASHINGTON', April 2. New revenue legislation desigiiwd to keep ! (.ovfrnmint it tax income up to $ I,-OOO.OOO.Of-O beg-ajj to take definite shape s.ociay, when Secretary of the Treasury Mo !on received fioin senate leaders ;i rentetive draft of a tax revision measure. After a t'onfer nco upon the proposed tax changes with Socretaiy Jl Udii and government actuary Joseph Mo("oj. the mam features of a proposed utugram were outlined by Senator Smrxth of the senate finance conunii- : to include the following. STRAIGHT SALES TAX. Imposition of a etraight sales tax 01 one-half of one ptr cent upon practicably all sale sby manuf aeturera and merchants; repeal of the exctsa prcils tax, and a scaling d)n of the higher fjr-taxea to a thirty-two per cent bracket. Senator Sm-oot-h asserted that the proposal for the sales tax ot one-iia'f uf ure ?t.r cent, will raise lor the treasury $ 1.2i0,u00.000 and possibly tn e xctvss of. that,- figure. The aim of, senate leaders, Senator Sir.not said, is to readjust the tax laws that t'ia wealthy will not lind it possible to escape, liability to the government by investing their funds in tax-exempt securities. RICH WO'T BK TENPTL1I. By bringing the higher surtaxes down to 82 per cent, the rich will n t have the temptation to place their billions in 1-onds that ars not taxable." Senator Smoot said. Th gov rnmnt must get its share cf th- tn.se.- from mis source. That u not now po;ih!e I (trough the retention of high surtax rates, that drive millionaire:! i . t. fix xempt inveatm-ens of all lands, mainly governmtm bonds." General agreement was said to exist after the eonfr ren e that not only must The excess profits las be repealed, Lut that taxes upon scattered groiua or so-called luxuries muat be repealed. "This huge .mistake mistake of a --tempting to rains government funds hy taxing- ice cream conea that the children buy, must be rented t4 at once.' aid Senator 8nwot. TUIMi Ll'XVHIEH. "P'aeing Uses upon such IiiJturies, which in fact are a real nt-ceaslty for i he great muss of the people. Is ridtcui.ous and such a method of raising- revenue l.i cow shown to have been a failure. The amount collected fro-ni these so-called miscellaneous I'.ixury groups ia negligible, and no machinery capaWa of fully collecting sui-ii revenues." Secretary Mellon vas informed that the present stage of tlie government's finances, the sales tax ia an ad-quato and certain m-ana of providing for tha decreases caused by other provisions !o be repealed. Dodging the bales tax -i:i be rendered virtually impossible under the plans diecuse-sd at the conference. No change in the normal income tax returns on the, pmill incomes is contemplated, it wag declared. Nor is any revision to be mod" of the lower suriaes upon Incomes above $0,000 a year, aocordingr to present plans.

BUILDING CONDITIONS DISCUSSIONS (Continued from page one. J by the chairman that this did not include a!l cf the labor that -went into a bungalow. That the labor In making the furnace, the labor of -mill work era in the doors and window . fi amws, the labor In the pcere-s of other manufactured articles was not counted. Mr. Croak's point waj? that if labor did not constituta over 20 percent of the cost of such a bung-alow that a twenty per cent reduction would not result tn much of a reduction in the total cost of a building-. But M r, Croak persisted that he J!d not want the men in the local builjir.; trade charged with getting ell of the ! norea.se duo to labor cost that went int- the eon&tructlon of a building. ?tr. Juliua Mp)r May I ask a i'-i-tioTi hero. Tou say ?18 for the eieot: ical work? Mr. Croa.k Yea ir. Mr. Mtyn And this house wuiild coat how much, Mr. Croak A round JS,5'ift to $S,600. Mr. Meyn That ineana that it wouM take one man les than two days to wire a $5,1100 bouse. Mr. Croak Positively. On electric, fan will wire the house and put in tlio fixtures In a day and a half. msSKCTI'VO LABOR Kl.EMKNTS. Thre wa considerable discussion of the question of what, proportion of mo lab .r is oharkabte to tho local huildint,trades and what proportion of the la

bor g-rts Into the building in the form of prepared materials. Mr, Croak "Our purpose hero tonisnt is to prove to the public In Jlummond and the eurroundlns cities th.it the wnifes received by the building craftsmen js nothing in comparison with this coat of the building-." Mr. ('ro.i'K then quoted an article from the American Kevlew of Kevtew? showit'tr treiin mloiis jumps in the c?t of materials. 'l'-jiiiil of ttii-w increa.os was that of a house huiit in t. I'm:'.. Minn., in 1 tr 1 5 from certain arc'iitcv-iural plans, cost $4.20. not !nc'uii ii; plumbitii;. hoatin and winner, in Ociober. 11'1, th:U hoiiw cost $7,724, leys than six months later, 1n V'ebrun.'.y. 1'.'.'". i: could not be bui't from the .Jct.ttcai pia'is for lt-5 than $11..Hoi. The hnnber and Tiiill work alone in 1P2'I cost more than the entire house h.-ol r, ..-,!. in !!M3. The lumber had increased ib'M percent and the mill work 222 per cent"From this it w:ll be seen that increased labor ; has almost nothing to d i with tlie tremendous lKost in the prb-e of buildings. 'hen t he profitetrers rake-off ceases a. buildini; can be erected for something like n reasonable outlay, and that without pena'izhiR redio 'ion heinp imposed upon the bulViin-T cr.ifts.iiun. who :,t no time di:ri:i itiis tn'iro i ;i of malicloua price boost if; have ever come within hailintr distunct- of the tilleg-ed increases lie is rr puled to have received, which in fa t upon actual comparison indicate an inability to beep pace with the increased cost of living with no serious tboiieh:. of exceeding that amount even by the email sum cautious financeerinif would deem essential a. a safety measure." Mr. Croak then produced a stataTtient by K. V. Davidson, president of tho Illinois Society of Architects in which tin aririifd that if the men n t he building trades were cut front Jl 25 to Jl.PP an hour that the aavlng would be U per centMr. Croak then produced Mr. Iavtdson's figures in itemized form on a ama.'.! factory building- which actual bids revealed In his January article could be erected for 1351.282. a decrease in total of 8 per cent from last July's peak. There were twenty-six item and the totals were J.H.nie or i.1.39 per cent of tlie cost for materials and J202.26S or ".6.61 per cent of the cot for labor. Mr. Iavidaon then made the statement that if labor were to cut cists 20 per cent and the contractors reduce! their overhead by 20 per cent on that part charged to labor the total reduction in cost wou!j be 3,6S per cent. Mr. Davidson makes caustic reply to the j-vijgest !on o a Chicago banker that if h-jiiding t ostji were leduced to within 2a per cnt of the pre-war level, the bank would loan inoncy at 6 per ccr.t and two per tent commission. Twenty-five per cent increase over the pre-war level would Just about coyer the advance in freight rates, cays Mr. Davidson. .Mr. Davidson claimed freight ratea had been increased 206 per cent. Mr. Croak then taking his own flj-or"-' of the labor on an average $3,500 bungalow ai being around $800 he salJ the saving resulting from a twenty per cent cut would be. about $1C3. His final argument was that if you want a working-man to own his on home you have pot to pay Mm enough to make it possible for him to buy a home. (To be continued.)

ARMY

BOARD

MEETING WAS BIG SUCCESS

With an adviaory hoard of the Salvation Army perfected in flast Chlcai o but a few weeks ago, representation of that board wa made at the state eon ven Urn of county board, at the Hotel Severln. Indianapolis, with a one day session of this week and not wonderfully successful in many viewpoints. Two hundred and eeven-ty-five business men from various section of Indiana, comprising the advisory boards to the county organizations of the Salvation Army met for th purpose to etudy and dlse-ua needs of the army in its social service work in the stateED JACKMO'V OFHVS MKBTI.VG. Bdward Jackson, secretary of state, chairman t the advisory omtmiieeti, presided and gave the address of welcomewhen the convention waa called to order at 10 o'clock. Thursday morning. Governor Warren T. McCray i honorary chairman of the tate advisory board and ox-Vice President Thomas Ft. Marshall is vita chairman. fthra officers of the etste board ate Arthur V. Brown, president of the Union Trust Co., treasurer- L. Ruaael N'ewgent. state adjutant of the American Ix-gion, fecrotary. The personnel of th officers comprising the coun'y boards are business men and women. 9ESJIO orEs. Brigadier Anderson, well known throughout thei sat as an efficient officer of the Salvation Army opened ine sesnion -with a prayer and led in the song of welcome, prior to XHdward Jackson's introductory remarks. Mr. Jackson' addreB was In the main a sense of gratitude expressed to the many delegates who gave ot their time to be present at the seatdon. The Importance of the meeting and ability of the men and women In ateendanee wa-s the b-ulwark abofit which the speaker based his talk .also of the efficiency of

the Salvation Army as it Is represented today. GIllUKTI'SG mOM SALVATION A. Brigadier George F. Caster, Indiana's divisional commander, extended the "Oreetings from the Salvation Army to the assembly of delegates." Indiana was paid a just compliment In her coming to the front in the extension of the advisory boards created, the number announced as 58 counties out of 92, showing decided progress in tlie brief tinns of the work of establishing board, a maternity home and boarding school for working girls api women are the next projects now under discussion in the state of Indiana, one Indiana man has offered a gift of $C.()00 toward it. Lake county represented at the meeting will not be rernisa In helping to kep up the worthy standard.of tlie Salvation Army and has a worthy set of officers who will do their part. FJAST CHICAGO IN ATTKNllVNCK Captain Fi: zpatrick, who directs the local work of the Salvation Army. Mr Marshall, territorial fitaff director, who established th local board in East Chicago, I'eter Napier, a board member and Katherlne Howard, were present at the session.

mittee, V. J. Iteffett, AVni. Watson "VVelrbach.

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r.eppa organizers and workers are arranging to have a large mectinx next Thursday evening tit. ZZ2 Michigan avenue at the K. of P. hall. A meetin is scheduled for the fifth of this month, Tuesday, at the Swedish Mission church corner of IS&th and Crapevine streets. The meeting was largely attended at Kosclouskl hail, in Indiana Harbor last evening, and the majority of the a-ijests were late- entertained Ht the Arist club, also a Harbor organ izi I ion.

WOMF.N OII.HS f A,l,l;)l A "l'-efing li ea'o'd for a,! woo.-n voters nt I be Masonic t"inrl next Wednesday afternoon for th" t"jrpose of hearing a talk on " M ; n e : ;a I ;,; ernmen t ." ;-.od sjm U-rs u , e ol-ta.n'-d for the oer.nsloT) orid no part y candl-

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MK.V VIA II Mid "IS The Men's club of the Good Shepherd Kpiscopal church wi'l hold their second annual banouet. Thursday evening, April 7. in the social room of the church. Prominent speakers have b-'-en promised the assembly of gucsta exppcted that evening. Mr. C. ii. Ture of the locomotor Superheat'-,, company and Dishop White of South peml will be among them. A musicale program will intersperse the talks. ()tto Seifert is announced for vocal numbers and Dr. Alexander pow will r-nder violin numbers with Miss Jiuth Brown as his accompanifte. It is most uraently desired that there be a good attendance (,f membera on that date.

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i i, mmitt.ee I, a." '-iiatt-d i-terisng's r- ( he-iru. for the affair Hnii thev i- -T'Tt a b.g demand for tickets. T! invita'ion to this ball open to all Maeons and t'icr fa-milierf.

TRY A "TIMES WANT AD'

A lr-q-.ieft IS issued for th use of ft 'J - j gj tumobilefl at the f:inea! of Art'nirJ

Uriminer. wtio sacrificed hi? life across n (i.j durln-r t he late world war and who.-o rematis are now- the h'.rne ' wid-iwed mot';.':, at I ! 0 Wegg nvoiiip, where the funeral will take p'.aee tomorrow arternoon (Sunday) at

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' h-irch, corner of Chicago and Barinn avenues, where, the religious service w.ll be held.

rVTHIW MVTI.RS CMIIRTAK The Fast Chicaeo Tythlan S r:

nre- epforta in.ng tin 5 evnr.tr at. t oer ; headquarters in the K. of V. hall in South Olcott avenue. An invitation J-i extended to all sii-ter- of the organ-

izatlon to ,rje present and extend invitation" to their families? and friend There will V, e entrla!ntti'nt and 1 j n j h provided.

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Bijou Theatre LAST TIME TODAY HARRY CAREY ia "IF ONLY JIM" ADDED ATTRACTION ALICE HOWELL in "GOOD NIGHT NURSE" Tomorrow Special for Sunday HELEN HOLMES in "MOONSHINE MENACE" Also "MUTT AND JEFF and a Good Comedy

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HOSTS TO COCNTV WOODMK.V The Modern Wooflmtn of East Chicago will ntertain Lake county delegates Wednesday evening. May 6 at Oddfellows hall, the occasion being the regular county camp held every four years to select delegates to state camps. On account of thia meeting being on Wednesday, the regular meeting scheduled for Thursday will be omitted. All Woodmen are invited to attend and a lunch will be served by tlie com-

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KIRK GETS A STIFF SENTENCE PtTTFnURGIl. April 2 Johnny Kirk more or less pugilist. convicted of complicity in the holdup and robbery of a whiskey truck some weeks ago. wa-s today sentenced to not less than five nor mure than seven years in the Western penitentiary, by Judge Stone in criminal court. In addition he was sentenced to nine months in the work house by Judge Swearingen for violation of a parole, the second sentence to trt at the expiration of the penitentiary neibtenere. "Peter Zebre, a companion of Kirks in th holdup, got five to seven yeara, and 1,01113 Perry, another accomplice from four to six years.

HAMMOND

INDIANA

EXTRA SPECIAL ATTRACTION TODAY AND SUNDAY 5 High Class Vaudeville Acts 5 Six Melody Maids JUST ENTERTAINERS THAT'S ALL JOHNSON'S COMEDY CIRCUS Dog, Ponies, and that Funny Bucking Mule One Big Laugh from Start to Finish GABBY BROTHERS They Just Talk WALKER & WEST Singing and Talking MURPHY & KLEIN Songs and Chatter Show Changes Monday, Wednesday and Saturday Admission: Night, 1 0c-20c-28c-39c Matinee, 10c-20c

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INDIANA'S WONDER THEATRE Hohman Street Between State and Sibley Hammond Matinee daily at 2 P. M. Saturdays, Sundays and holidays continuous, 1 o'clock to midnight. The home of high-class vaudeville and the latest feature photoplays. Always clean, comfort able, safe and thoroughly ventilated. LAST TIME TODAY Matt Moore and Gladys Leslie in "STRAIGHT IS THE WAY" The heart stirring tale of a couple of crooks and a village that treated them square. ALSO 4 SUPREME ACTS OF VAUDEVILLE 4

CHEYENNE DAYS In Sports from the Far West BOBBY HARRIS Singing Comedienne

JEANE & ARTHUR KEELEY Comedv Bag Punching Novelty VILLANI & VILLANI The Tenor and the Leeder

Entire New Show Tomorrow (One Day Only)

LESTER RAYMOND & COMPANY

A Comedy Novelty LILLIAN GONNE Presents "Merry Christmas" A Novel Skit

5 High Class Acts of Vaudeville 5

t HARRY ELLIS America's Foremost Ballad Singer BARBER & JACKSON In Mirth and Melody

Also ETHEL CLAYTON in 'THE PRICE OF POSSESSION" A rose covered romance that nestles close to the earth. COMING MONDAY. TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. APRIL 4-5-6 Vaudeville's Most Sensational Act "EYES OF BUDDHA"

Also Three Other Great Acts. Also LIONEL BARRYMORE in "THE GREAT ADVENTURE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SUPERIOR ENTERTAINMENT POPULAR PRICES Don't Forget Our Bargain Matinees And Bring the Childern

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TODAY Charlie Chaplin in "THE KID' Also a Monkey Comedy "A Baby Doll Bandit"

SUNDAY BIG DOUBLE FEATURE Mack Sennett's Greatest Comedy "A SMALL TOWN IDOL" and "THE KID" Afternoon Only

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