Hammond Times, Volume 10, Number 30, Hammond, Lake County, 13 August 1921 — Page 1

STATEMENT THE WEATHER Probably thandcTfchofrr tonight and undyi cooler Sunday. nil JL JLil fcaliTered by Cmri la Btmmoii, cl W. Haictaond Sc pi moats on streets and new a eta-nds 3c per copy. VOL. X, XO. 30. August 1.3, 1921. ten pages SATURDAY AND "WEEKLY EDITION

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Cecil Kadley Wanted In Hammond and East Chicago Arrested In Missouri ' t PECi TO THE 7'VESl PULTON'. Mo., Aug. H.-Hir,irann1, Eift Chicago and Indiana Harbor are included Sr. a lor. 5 list rf cities !n which Cecil R. Had'.ey. a former serv-l-t, rr.t. ha confess! to pass in b forged money orders on express companies. aceor.1ir.gr to the police of Carthage. Mo., who took Hartley into custody Jter he had made an attetr.pt to pasa a forced money order on an express company at Carthage. He did not reveal to the police, according to their statement, how much he secured through th aid f forged orders at Hammond. East Chicago and Indiana Harbor. Had'.ey. according to the confession as secured by the Ca.rth.age police, obtained the money rder blanks from a man giving the name of Frank Howard, whom he met in Hammond, Ind. They worked cities in Illinois and Indiana before separating ir. St. Louis. The list cf cities in which Hadley told the police, he work ed included large towns in Wisconsin, j Indiana, Iowa, Missouri. Illinois and, Kansas. When arrested Hauley had, several blank orders that had mt been, filled out. ; TO PUT 1 50 AT WORK Of! MO! Announcement that the Gibson repair shop?, hid been leased by the United Boiled Heating & Foundry Co., of Hammond, was followed by Ithe statement from the company that the plant would be opened Monday morning with a force of probably 150 men. This force will be added to as business picks up and it Is hoped to be running at capacity before, a month has elapsed This will help some in solving Hammond's unemrjloynwent problem for the coming winter as locomotive repair work which would otherwise go to shops at Indianapolis, F.'khart or other large plants will be el one at G:Jjfon providing the new management is able to bid successfully against this outside competition. Charles Naj, president cf the United Boiler Heating Se Foundry Co.. is optimistic over the proposition and bl.ves h will soon be able to build up an organization which will be abie to handle not only tne repair work of the Indiana Harbor belt railroad but of other lines In the Chicago district. "We have leased the paint and will resume operations r.ext Monday morning." raid Mr." Nau today, "Wherever possible we are going to hire the old employes who have had experience in this heavy repair work w will have about ISO men cn the Job Monday and will take on more from time to tune. We are now negotiating contracts with the Indiana Harbor Belt and other lines for their locomotive r-palrir.g and I believe it will be a matter of only a few weeks or a month before the- plant will be running at in-i p- cent, capacity. We will need tftn-eer. 4n and h) men ;f our plans work out." Mr. Nau was for a number of years, one of the general foremen of the Gibfn shops and Is thoroughly acquainted with the work which is before his company. When h learned that tb Indiana Harbor Vt'lt Railroad Co.. had decided to close the Gibson shops and have lo-ornotlve repair rk d-n in othe- plants under contract, he .it once saw the oppcrtunit for his ccmpan". can -lo it are "The work ght in Ha m m o n d . said here and the m " n who Mr. Nau, "so why It sl.p away to -her cities. Winter is coming and Sfst going to be a mighty hard one for men who have no Jobs. I beiieve w can take over the plant, reorganize it and do ice repair work for the railroads t a profit. We will not only! keep the Belt's riair work in Ham- j mond. but we wi.l bring more work! here." SOCK SAVES COIN FROM BANDITS I NTEC NAT'C NAi. NEWS SEPV'E CHICAGO. An; 13. John Marshall of Aurora. I.i.. ;s cau?e he cwrrie 0 ah ad today bt r.e ney his sock. Two j.andp. who ataekd hi si the. Marshfb-ld Ave L stat u :1 he was wait in 2- 'or or a tram, toon wo suitcases filed with clothes, but missed the money, he told the Warren avenue police Marshall was severely

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HTIHG BAND TO GIVE CHARITY G0KCERTj Will Play at County Poor Farm on Last Sunday In Month. rS'tCIAL T3 THE TIVES1 ! TVHITIKO. Ind.. Aug. 13 The Ma- j son'c Band are preparing to give the j rs:dr.ts of the County Poor Farm at! Crown Point a 'treat, in the form of a band concert, the 'late of which is expected to be 8:nday. August 2Sth. To get in readiness for this event. all Master Masons of Lake county who i ar musicians will meet at the Whiting Masonic Hili on next Tuesday evening. Aug-. lth at T:5 p. m. for practice. B IL VARIETY OF STILLS SMASHED Stills, stills, still. Big ones, little or.ej: crude homc-maae ones; others complicated and showing expert workmanship, all stacked in one huge pile and awaiting the time when they would be melted into copper bars again and start on a new existence . Such was the scene which drew hundreds of curious people to the west side, of the Hammond federal building this afternoon when the cid moonshine apparatus, capture in hundreds of raids by federal prohibition agents was being dragged forth from the storage room in the basement to be wrecked before going into the hands of Maurice Kin, the junk dealer. There was approximately L'.Out Its. of the old copper representing the blasted hopes of the moonshiners who had eagerly entered the game with visions of wealth before them. Probably a few of them had really intended to manufacture liquor for their own use only, but tb.e records show that few of them ever confined their output to the needs of home consumption. The lure cf wealth, drew them cn and finally wrought their downfall. Jr. the clutter of twisted copper which Maurcie tin hauled away were some cf the largest stills ever taken in Tr.diana. There was the. huge one which Joe Plazil cf Gary had financed and which was operated by a friend. There was a tiny one consisting only of a teapot with a copper pipe attach.! to a hole ;n the lid. It had belonged to a Whiting man. He used it In 1"" -ning the trade before he set up his larger one. Chief Gus Simons of the prohibition office was there with a hatchet and he saw to it that all ofthe vessels were rende.red useless as required by law. His hatchet rose and fell, tearing large rents in what had originally been wash boilers, ash cans, garbage buckets and oil containers but which had been adapted to the moonshine bus-ducts. He ruined everything. The stuff which was sold today was the accumulation of nearly two years activity oji the pirt of government agn:s. There are yet a number oT sti?!s tn srorage including the complicated one v hith was found in the Nick Maroleh itaras" at Highland a year ago. These cases are still pending in the federal court and the outfits, must be held until the cases are disposed cf. RELEASE LIQUOR Speed Boats Bush Shipment of Booze to United States Border. DETROIT. MICH.Aug. 12 Sheriff Irving J. Coffin today rushed to the Hid of James W. Jordan, federal prohibition enforcement officer to check the How of booze from Canada into the UnVed States. This marked the first act of Detroit off-;, Sals in a co-operative effort to meet the condition brought, -about by! the action of Canada's customs officers In permitting liquor cargoes clear for the Un:td States. "Im ready to supply the federal agent with every available man." said the sheriff when informed cf the activity alone the 1 wer river front. Witt the- announcement Thursday! that the courts had upheld the right 1 of distillers and brewers to ship liquor into thtf. country there was a whole sale demand for clearance rapers. Lead after load of beer and whiskey j was preserved for clearance and then I i sent to v. andwizo for transfer to speed boa's that have been running ;io.urr into this country for months. Only afraid of the law which formerly made them load their craft in goc r ., and undr ove.r of darkness, the experienced rum runners prepared for their vovaprs acrors the boundry lines. Small motor boats and larger yachts, each one loaded unti: the bo.it dipped water as the waves broke acatnst the fides, put out from the Car.adfvii short In the direction or Fighting Island. . Canada's rier front was merry and busy. Tne runners reinstate in tn- j profitable business which has brought j la rife motor ars and built beautiful ! homes in the cities across the boarder, i returned to their former tasks, gene I was all doubt as to the safety of their i occupation. A court decision was' back of them as they turned the prow cf their craft toward thirsty Detroit. I

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Hear That MES'.Kf.K? of the tSate li.ar"d T 1' Jv eounts are headed twird Lake county to audit the county offices. . THERE! is another voter in the tumul tuous Sh ward. It is a baby daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Callahan. VOLLEY bal'. enthusiasts are beginning to talk about starting the season at the IT, sbytcrian church gjmnasium. ARTHUR JOHNSON, chief clerk at the Lyndora hotel, has left for a two weeks vacation in the woods of northern Wisconsin. IF so many people did not make their own stuff, the poor bootlegger would not have to worry so much about his slow business. PATRONS of the Parthenon last evening were enthusiastic about the young lady who sang. She had a pleasing and well trained voice. A XT school kid can tell you right away just how many days remain until school opens and some cf them have the number of hours figured out. POSTMASTER JOHN L. ROHDE sain today that postal receipts are gradually going up after May. June and July slump. Business is some better. THE crowd at the Elk? corner stone ceremony this afternoon is said to bo. one of the largest ever attending an affair of this kind in Hammond. SOUTH BEND police told a ICu Kiux Kian organizer the city could set along very well without the K!" and the organizer left at once for Cnicago. ON account of the high cost cf living, people are at least learning to count their change something they didn't do when there was plenty or money . THE Hammond Kiwams Cib will have Hon. Lee I. Osborn of the Indiana Tapayers Asosciation of La-Porte to upeak at the regular weekly lunchton next Tuesday afternoon. OLD POC. YOUNG is beet by football players these days since It became generally known that he wa.s to put a professional team in the. field this fall. THE other day when the water pressure sagged over in West Hammond, they opened a fire hydrant to see ir there was any pressure) at all and not a drop ran out. A HAMMOND man wants to know what has become of th old fashioned newspaper that never used a streamer1 caption except when we declared war or the president died. IT won't be long now before the II. C. C. and the various churches in town cease to bo competitors on Sunday morning. Wonder what will compete with the churches then? THE big scraps tn the coming cityelection will be for the offices of mayor and judge., according to the dopesters. Mayor Brown's poster advertising has started things off. JUDGE HARRT NICHOLSON" can be seen around the region at his new Job of fire marshal. The Judge Is real esthusias ie about the work. He hasn't even taken a acstl. A PROMINENT Hammond man slipped and fell on bis hlp'the other day, and now he will have to leave ton to get away from the acene of the accident. It brings back such poignant memories. NOW th regular taxlcab lines are beginning to cry out against the flivver fleet. They seldom get calls to meet people at the South Shore and the number of rainy day calls has fallen off distressngly . OLD MAN REM INISCENCE is tn town and warts to know who can reme.niber way back when the society editor of The Times was at the old S.4S on the Nickle Plate to see a was going to (Tiicago? NO book has ever had the demand at the public library that is being made for "Main Street." Tho librarian has a long waiting 1st. Meantime Morgan's Ancient Society and such things are practically unread. G. J. KUNST of tho Betz pla.it bombarded tho atmosphere with a barrage, from the open muffler of his car this morning, and an unkind cycle cop gathered him In . We hear that lion Taylor went bail for him. WITH autcs parked on e-eh side, Hohman street is sc. mrri'x that traffic congestion has become a serious probleTO. Whenever a rrutchlo backs ut from the curb or a street car passes, traffic is at a standstill. THS body Dr. Stone, president cf Purdue w h - was killed by a fall in the Canadian Rockies passed through Hammond this morning enroufe to Lafayette where th funeral will be held. Mrs. Stone accompanied the lody. BECAUSE of the Jam and delay which always attended the sale of school books at the Weis, drur strore on tho opening days of the term, the school board has taken over the business this year and will sell books at each schoolhouse. RAY JARNEKE. advertising manaeer of the K. ". Minas Co., left today on a two weekY vacation and is planning to spring a surprise on his return. Ray, it has been learned, will marry Miss Jtuth Cameron of Chicago, winding up the first lap of a romance of long standing.

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Gary Han Refuses To Pay $2,000 To Black Hand Society Yesterday A bomb wihch partlaliv wrecked the home of Francesco Pugno, 1TS Harrison street, in Gry early yesterday morning was credited to members of the Gary-Chicago 'black hand" society late yesterday when it developed that Pug"" bad failed 10 pay a sum of K.CA0 to members of the ga.11;,-. The bomb was exploaded in the basement of the home in the eai :y hours of the morning while the family j . were, all aslefp. It is believed that H was thrown into a basement window and the thrower then hurried to safe- j ty without being detected. The bomb j tore a large hole in the bas-ment and j shattered all the winds in the front: ,jt the house. ! Ietcttve Scrg'jrt. Knott and Plain- 1 ciothesman Connelly w ho were stand- j lnS sveral blocks away heard the' explosion and making a hurried investi- j gation. found Pugno and his family j dressed and frightened on the outside j of the building where Pugno conducts! a. "oakery. j The first letter demanding $2,000 ; waa received on June, 23. It bore the I usual "black hand" ,jmprint and j threats and ordered the money to be j delivered to a spot one block w est of 1 Clark Road on 21st avenue. Two j other similar letters were received cn ! on July 2 and the other t n August S. i All were postmarked Chicago. j Members of the Gary department are ; cooperating w ith the Chicago bureau ' today in an effort to shed Ight on the j explosion. Up to this hour tftc Gary i police have been unable to obtain a! clew of importance that may lead to ; the arrest of the black handers. ! BAD AUTO ACCIDENT Two automobiles were badly wreckand one person painfully injured in three different accidents which occurred in Gary yesterday afternoon and last night. The machine of W. H. Hurley, 1954 W. 12th avenue and badly damaged at Sixth aenue and Lincoln street when a car driven by Steve Zixda. 154S Carolina street crashed into the car. According to the. police report Zlzda was not only driving on the worn? side of the street, but the remainder of a jug of moonshine whicji had been in Zizda s car was spilled over the street. In another accident, the auto of George McCarney, 441 Harrison street was completely wrecked when a Maxwell, driven by Aron Olson, 12 3S W. 13th avenue collided at the intersection of Harrison and Fourth avenue. Foranda Mesco, 1520 Madison street a bleyrlfst was painfully Injured at Sixth avenue and Madison street early last night when he was hit by an auto driven by Roy Fisher. S16 Johnson s. Although Mepro was bruised considerable he was able to be taken horr, after medical attendance had been rendered . EXPECT MILLIONS TO STARVE t INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! LONDON, Au. 1$. That thirty million persons will be starving in Russia by the time relief supplies are arriving In the country Is the weighed Judgement of the leaders at Moscow according to F. M Hodgson, head of i the BritlHh Trade Mission to Russia. j Mr. Hodgson made a report on Rus- i Slan conditions to the foreign office j today snd it will be communicated to j the House of Commons on Monday. The report says thst rtsponslble Rus- i sian leaders paint the situation black-' er than anyone In England imagines it I can be. ' WAR VETERANS NOTICE A rousing meeting was held last evening at the regular gathering of the Edward H. Larson Post. No. A2, composed of Overpeas Vets of the Army. Navy and Marine Corps. A large number of ae- recruits -was secured and the Post is assured of success. A publicity, committee was appo'nted and a drive will be made to secure as many new membe-g as their are men eligible in Hammond. U. S. OFFICER ! ATTACKED IN CUBA I INTERNATIONAL NEWS S?PV!IE1 CAMAGt'EY, Cuba. Aug. 13 Government authorities are endeavoring today 'o prevent a clash between the j American troops stationed here arji j the people as a consequence of an w- j fault upon Commander Leroy Foster, j Reserve officer of the United States j army, F.ngineering Corps, by Hum"bertol and aseanle.Sanoi if the I Mayr. Foster, whose skull was fractured and who is believed tef be dying, ha." net recovered consciousness and the police are unable to learn tl motive for the assault.

The attempt to identify the body of the man who shot himself to death Thursday night in the Hammond Hotel continued today, and two leads have been found which may solve the. mystery. Harold Devauit. Sohl street. Hammond, a schoolboy, met a man whom he thinks wan the dead man. last Wednesday forenoon at State and Bulletin street. The man thought to he Collins asked the way to the Hammond hotel. He was carrvir.g two traveling hags one. Mac and the other brown, line had the name "Springfield" on It, but the state was missT.g, as it was on the hotel register. I evau!t viewed the body this morn'r.g, but wan unable to positiv'y jdent'fy it as the man who accosted him. He saysthere is a resemblance, and the fact that the face s badly di.-torted

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(BULLETIN) oiiTtNiT'?N' news service; NEW CASTLE. Pa.. Aug. 1 3. Fire, believed to be of incendiary origin, destroyed the vast pattern shop of the American Manganese Steel Company here early today. The loss is estimated at $300.000. Watchmen saw six Negroes running from the shop after the fire started. The patterns destroyed in the blaze will require 18 months to replace. (BULLETIN) iH,TcoST'OM4L t W S SERVICE! LA CROSSE. Wis.. Aug. 1 3. Five thousand nobles of the Mystic Shrine, coming by auto and train from various cities in Minnesota. Iowa and Wisconsin, attended the initiation of 300 candidates into Tripo Temple at the second annual mid-summer ceremonial of that ordere here today. Two special trains brought th Milwaukee delegation and equipment for ceremonials. (BULLETIN) r'TrsAT10NAL NFW5 SERVICE PARIS. Aug. 13. Workmen employed in the munition factories at Roubaix went on strike this morning in protest against the manufacture of grenades for Poland and Rumania. The French Socialist press states that Poland and Rumania are preparing for an offensive against Russia. Both recently signed a military alliance under the tutelage of France. (BULLETIN) ATLANTA. Ga.. Aug. 13. Floyd F. McKee. one of the most prominent surgeons in the South, was found dead at his home here today, death having been caused by a pistol shot, persumably selfinflicted'. GETS AS FAR Chtef Austgen of thf Hammond po- , lice force yesterday received a letter from th ea-uthorities in Germany, saying that stolen goods whichwas taken from Hammond homes and shipped there by the thief, would be returned. Alex Santez. who. with two other burglars, escaped from the Hammond jail some months ago. sent loot stolen, from the Pearson and Lacy homes in this city to Germany. Intending to follow. His arrest cut his plans short, and Hammond n u! hori'.ies. in connection with the Chicago polce. w tre able to trace th loot . j The two other men who broke Jail; with Santos have been accounted for. i Jhn Lotrer was shot and killed m an; attempt to escape after being caught in the, act of robbing house, and John Reed was tried and sentend to prison for the same offense. SanteZ has not been located. PRETTY SOFT IN ATLANTIC CITY ATLANTIC CITVA N. J . Aug. 1 United States marshal men seized the EV.vn S. a boat suspected as a rum runr.er near here yesterday afternoon. The action followed close on the discovery by United Slates treasury aieents that suites of rooms tn the largest Atlantic City hotels were being userj as hea liuarters -for liquor trade where ore could obtain instant servico on an order for from one drink to one thousand cases Warrants were issued todav fo- the arrest cf Albert Aspmcberg. alleged owner of the S-hooner Thomaston. who sa'l'd as mae aid Louis T. N;ppel. said to be the captain John and Fritz Aspingberg. brothers of the alleged owner, also will be arretted.

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bv the wound In the temple and J through the y might make it diffi-j cult to recornize. ; The two bags, which .J. I Collins, j accord'r.K to th;s evidence. should j have, hav- not been located An at- , tempt wi'l be made today to locate! tlierti ;n some railwa" s'atlon or check ; room. He did not have them with him ! when he reorife-ed at the hotel. Theyare sr. important link in the chain of 1 evidence which will In all probability identify him, if they aVe found. The other clue i furnished by F. H Gerned. 13 4 Jefferson street. Hammond. Mr Gerner caller up the r,,. lice station last night and sa;d that he j believed the dead man to he an Attor-i ney of Michigan Cit. He said that! lie wouid be do n to the morgue this morning to attempt to identify him. but up to a late hr'.ir he had not apI peare-d. A (BULLETIN) UPORTE. Ind.. Aug. 13. Six men who late last night ad-" ministered a coat of tar and feathers to Albert Kregar, near Glendora, Mich., are being sought today. The men drove up to Kregars home and got him to join them on the pretense that they needed his aid in repairing their car. They overpowered him. drove him to Hamilton, Ind.. and applied the coat of tar and feathers. Kregar recently was assused of mistreating his family. (BULLETIN) TERRE HAUTE. Ind.. Aug. 1 3. One was instantly killed, one probably fatally injured, and two suffered sereve injuries in motor accidents near hej-e during the night. Garrett Petty, 29. Terre Haute, is dead and Fred Klugh cf Evansville is suffering severe bruises today following the overturning of their automobile near Carlisle. Thos. Moore, Terre Haute, sustained a fractured skull and William Heller was injured seriously when they attempted to pass another car at a high rate of speed. (BULLETIN) f iHT"NTONAL EWS SERVICE) ROME. Aug. 13. Pope Benedict has accepted the invitation to participate in Russian relief. Today he ordered Monsignor Maglions, the papal muncio at Geneva, to represent him on the international relief commission. (BULLETIN) r HTCOHATIONJ.L NWS SERVICM PARIS. Aug. 13. Madame Sarah Bernhart, famous French actress, is seriously ill at her country home today. There is grave anxiety on account of her advanced age. SPECIAL TO T H E T'VES! , INPIANAPOIJS. Ind.. Aug. ! ; Authority to appoint a .m-niss'oner J to serve on the interstate harbor comro Is I on of Illinois and Indiana is con- , ferred on the chief of engineers .r.d I secretary of war by a resolution In- ; troduced by Congressman Will Wood j of the Tenth Indiana d-strict. The, legislatures of Illtm-?. ana .?iana j have created the interstate comtnls- : s'.on to Investigate the feasibility of a ; public harbor near w. If I.ak e lying partly in Hammond. Whirirg and 'hi- ; cago. The acts provide for ." com mis- j signers fro m"i war department and j from each state to er'. without pay. ; Expenses of the commission to be borne by the states. j BRYANT FAMILY HOLDS PICNIC j HEBRON. Ind., Aug. 13 The Bryant: family held a picnic at the home of Mr. ! and Mrs Forest Gormerley. near Low- j ell on Tuesday. The picnic was glv- 1 en in hon"r of Mr. and Mrs. Ferris Dawson of pacific Grove, Cay., who a"e ' guests of the Bryants. Thirty-seven! were In attendance and ail enjoyed a! verv pleasant day. i BUYS DRUG STORE VALPARAISO. Ind. Aug 13. N. J. Ballard, for several years In-the drug hui'-ness here and at Cron n Po'nt. now be-'ng employed at Mesgher's drug store, has purchased the K. H- Evans drug store at M-'nton. Ind . and wi'l take charge nxt week Mr. Ballard is a very popular younr man here, and hi? many friends, who! sorry to see him lea'- e, w ish him success m hi new location

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BY A. O HAYWAF.3 rSMF COCStSPONU'ENT I. N r-v'cr; WA'HINf.TOV, Alia. IX Klnii tnurhei Kfrf put to the ts re lelofi b!M today ly repubMean imhrt the bouse ar and menn eomBlltThr completed drnft of tfc leBl!!Unn vrlll be sent to k oMtr print tonljrht. Mnrdfiy fteT It will In the hnnds of the rT"bl'r"B members of the hou.e, contened In special conference to nppmve It. "l ' rbtmiren lit It. Important late rhannea mafle In Intlnat taxes by thr committee Increases from Sll.rwvo to 2-.V of the Income exemption for head" of fomlltr with totnl Income of JK.OOO or Ic.a. This Increase In exemption, together with !nrrrni.e from to -ot fo each dependent la f iffl'd to popularize the t f-evUlon presented by the comjaltte. BY FRANK A STETSON ISTAfT CORESpONDENT ' N. SESV'CEt WASHINGTON. Aug 13 President Harding believes that hgh'y important progress along the lines of tax revision has thus tar be'n a'-com; liiilicd by hi administration. In a statement issued today 'rem the white house, it is assert''! !i.V the whMe tax r administration, business from "paralyzing and tk-ns, enc ojrg'i m prograj-.i of 'he r.temr-.'itt s treeing it h :i v r 1-. r n f oti n-i x asperating cndiitig to the u?tr.o.t the enterprise., air! 'nu--i-every :nc,-nth e to caresumption o r. ess. remov.n sion and fraud and d-st rbut in g the tax burden with the greatest ro.-t.ihle equity on those best able ti pay.'' The aim of the administration in i'.s revenue revision program. a o.rdiiu to the statement. Is to estahltli methods that w.mld "raise the needed revenue within reasonable certainty, that would miKe collection sure ar.J inexpensive and that' would properly adjust the burden amount ail classtii of the community." The administration imphasized that no effort has been made to relwv the rich of their shire of the burden, that steps have been t&kvn so that r. class will be left an avenue soa.i from these. The. administration .lai.i.s that the rich man's taxes under tne program will produce about l S'"i.OOO.OOf) while the balance will be distributed over the entile community rich and poor, 'the rich b'-ng certain. beca.use they are proportionally th: greatest consumers, to pay a proportionately much greater share. " As an example, it is pointed out that in the opinion of tax exp-rts. tiie reduction to 32 per cent of the h ghe.st income and surtax brackets will produce actually more revenue than do the present rates, because the present rates prevent transactions which would involve application of the high rates, thus keeping taxes from th government, and that also drl m. n y Into tax free securities and lead ? fraud and evasions. "It has been calculated.'' says the white house statement, 'that aside from the customs, half the treasury personnel is engaged in collection "f these, taxes and that their readjustment will permit the reductum of this force by several thousand." Responsibility for tho waste th.it follow ed the w ar is largely p 1 a c , J by the White house on the operation ,i the present excess tax, with ".'3 pyramiding and consequent multiplication of the burden on the consumer It Is also held to be an unsatisfactory tax upon which to base revenue stimate. because its product of revenue :.- so extremely variable and "In th present epoch of reduced earn-ngs. it would utterly fail to produce the. amount required." As an alternative the. administration tell- vs the increase cf the drect tax on all corporation earnings now 11 to 12 or 13 per cent would produce J i S i o . n (' 0 ni"r revenue with the exemption of the 3 in.ftn.-i corporations doing business ot less than $ 2 . o a. y & r . The administration believes the reduction and i; 1 1 i ma t e wiping ut of t lie transportation tax wilt bring relief to both producer tind consumer as will al'o the doing away wtih the So-called "nuisance taxes." Thr administration's substitution for these, faxes, ian increase in the Imposition yt hrugli a taxation mechanism already established functioning effectively- and sure to produce what is deo-sanded . " The basis of the administration hope to relieve the taxpa v rs "con my. "The tax burlen Is to he reduce.: f.nn.ce.n by cutting 'hat anv-unt off the governmen's r'q-iireir.T.is." 4. clar-s fhe st at onie r t . "To do this requires rigid and rap-d-!y executed crone mtes. which the go -ernment departments !iai uni.rtken to effect " In fineliifie.n :-ie ad:ninisTti"n statement says . "It is li'liMer! that as the prorosa! Is studied and is lr.oreasm g'y rea'liz'd to wha.f extent they are adapted to the e, ends, they will rffgnijel as a long step . .i r 1 re.;oration ot jn, proved c ndi'io general RED CROSS OFFICIAL INTERNATIONAL NE'A'S SERVICE WASHINGTON. Aug. 1 2 A n nou nee. mnf. that the regular inspection of the books of a subordinate officer of the Red Cross "have hrojght to light certain discrepancies" and that an ir.ouiry now is i; r do wa '. was made ir...? ifip-. noon by Pr Li vi r. .- t o n ije f!r ;.e r stated that the am ijnt r. o: -.-,K t mt exceed $ll.n''0 and thcr it is: covered bv M- b--r.d of a s iret v - mpai:T h e o ff ; - e .- under fnve.-1 i?at le-tl ha rial been placed under .ai-rst anu '.t. aosis'ing In the inquiry.

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