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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-23
For Sale-Automobiles

FOR SALE-5-pass Ford in good con-
dition. &. w. Campbell. Phone 1242M
Hammond. 4:23.1
FOR SALE-5-pass Ford touring car as
good as new run 500 miles Nike
Jongsma. Munster. Ind. 4.21 2
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NOTICE

Hereafter no classified ADS VIZ
oe accepted over telephone urass
mat person has a telephone a
Der OF same at time OF placing the
ad.
AL persons r1acing adverM
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at the office ana pay for sans ~a
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charge OF TEN CENT wiz Dc nis1s
Tor COLLECTING.
The best service can be gtVsh ~.
bringing your advertisements " s -
o!nce and pay for sumo AZ tlDa" -
placing the advertisement
LAKE COUNTY PRINTING AND
PUBLISHING co.
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This famous Palnist reads your en-.
tire life from cradle to old age. JOS.
as the haad Indicates. Gives you
dates and facts; tells you What has
passed IN life and what Ia happening
without asking a single question. Shs
does not tell things to please. Bu,
reads things Just as the hands indi
cate. tells you the planets you were
born under. the lucky and unlucky
planets, when aud where you will
marry. settles and explains love. ram.
ny tronbies. marriage, divorce, health.
business. law suits. speculations. in
vestments. transactions Of all kinds
In fact. no matter what your hope
fear or ambition. come to this noted
Palmist AMI find help. There is no
heed for anyone to ss unsuccessful,
her .dviee removes all trouble Shs
guarantees satisfsctf or no charge
Her readings are strictly confidential
oen ana consult her free.
CONSULTATION AT THE OFFICE
ONLY.
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Three Doors East Of
postoffice.
Phone TIA
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Fer Rent.

FOR RENT--Store room. GAG State st
vacant about middle May Phone
1921 Hammond Abs
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Wanted--Male Help.

WANTED-Bo with bicycle to deliver
kilograms Western Union Tel %.
Hammond. lou
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Sub. Gary Inv. CO. TO Simon


Sub Gary Inv. Co. 10 Simon
Brozowski ------------- $4,000
L 40, r 40. Gary Land Co.'S 1st
Sub John R. Haughton to
Christ Anderson ---------- $4,000
Is. so. 81, 2. Garfield Park
Add. Hulda Brill to William
O. Carr ------------------ 1o.oo
ToLLEsTON.
Is ?, 10. IL. II. r 3. Toll Hts.
Add Brynt Brynteson TO H
B. shea -------------------- $4,000
GRIFFITH
Is 81. IS. r ?. F. r Motifs
Add. Fred r Mott to Matthias
Helfen ---------------- 1oo.oo
WHITING
l. Is. rcsub l. AZ, Forsvths
Term Sub. Oliver O. Forsyth
TO John stanisz --- 10000
L s. p 3. Standard Add Otto
Mahlitz TO Edna Doolittie--- 100000
L -, B /. Davidson : New York
Ave Add Mary Kuffner 10
John j. and Katie J. Maslik- 3.s5eea
s 20 #. L ?, y % II l. 3. p !.
Central Park Add. John q.
Schaub. Jr. to Herman r.
Trowe -------------------- 100
HAMMOND.
Is -. -. Cottage Grove Add
Hulda Brill to William Q.
Carr -------------- 1o.oe
GLEN PARK.
Is. %. "a, h I. Reissigs Add
Charles J. williams 10 Jos
b Gracin ------------------ loo
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Money to Loan

MONEyT o LOAN Five year term.
Money to loan at per cent in the
Calumet region on choice resident and
business property E. f Pierson, with
Lake County Savings g. Trust Co.. Ham,
mond, Ind Phone 1900. 3:17:3
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SALE OF HIGHWAY BONDS

a
LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed. Treasurer of Lake County. State
of Indiana, that at the hour of 10
o'clock on May 9th. 1917. and there
after until sold at the office of the
Treasurer of Lake County that I Will
sell to the highest bidder for immedi-
ate cash at not less than the principal
sum named in said bonds, together with
all accrued interest. the highway i'm
provement bonds described as follows
VIM. Randolph ct al Gravel Road of
Center Township. Lake County. Indiana
Total issue. 100000 being 90 bonds
of the denomination of $4,000
Interest at ~ per cent payable semi
annually on the 18th day of May and
November of each year, the first bond
being due May Is. 1918
Date of bonds, March Is. 1917. issued
in series.
Transcript with approved opinion of
Matson. Kane and Ross will accompany
the bonds and no bids will be received
except for immediate cash
NJ. J. BROWN.
Treasurer Lake County. Indiana
BY r. b BRADFORD,
Deputy Treasurer. Apr %
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WANTED-Men. unloading cars by the
ton. Enterprise Bed Co., HAMMOND
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Lost and Found.

FOT-ND-Purse with money owner can
have same by identifying and paying
for this ad Mr. w r. Dobbe. Pennsyl-
vanf. Indiana Herbor 4:23.1
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WANTED-Men at Gibson transfer. Ap,,
MY Cent Foreman. steady work, gooa
nav. Take Gary Irserurban. get OF a.
l.. c. H. yards.
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MEN wANTED-To learn barber trade.
Top wages after few weeks Write
Moier Barber College, 1o5 ). 5tn ave,
Chicago, Ills. -.
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NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATIONS
IN THE NATTER OF THE ESTATE
OF CORA A. HOLLAND. DE-
CEASED. NO. 1914
Notice is hereby given that the I'M
dersigned has been appointed executor
of said Estate. by the Judge OF the
Lake Superior Court.
Said Estate is supposed TO be solvent
MICHAEL HOLLAND.
Dated 4-12, 1917. Executor.
April 162s-30
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WANTED-Heaters, rough
ers, finishers, catches. Otis
Steel Mill Co., Riverside
Plant, Cleveland.
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WHITING
l. 81. Steiber ST. Sub. Stanley
Wojciechowski 10 John Paryl Is
L (. Wilhelm Miethke's Sub.
Margaret Griffin to Mary
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Personal.

BUSINESS NOTICE.
Chas Arkin jeweler, has no interest
IN any other store in the city. except
The ieweIry store at 163 State ST.. Ham
moad.--3-26-tf.
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FOR SALF.--One coal range. / bed COM
pete, four dining room chairs. 10
Clarke 81. Hammond. Phone 1112J-
4:23.l
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TOLLESTON.
Is. ?. 10. IL. -. r 3. Toll Hts.
Add Brynt Brynteson 10 H
r. Shea
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For Sale-MiscelIaneous.

FOR SALE-Extra large size Homer
pigeons for SQUAD raising. ". G.
Weber, sos Chicago ave, Hammond
4.23.1
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NOTICE OF ADMISINSTRATI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE
OF ERNEST s SCHREIBER, DE-
CEASED. NO. 1915
Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned has been appointed admins
tratrix of said Estate. by the Judge OF
the Lake Superior Court.
Said Estate is supposed to be solvent.
MARY SCHREIBER
Dated 4-13. 1917. Administrative.
April 162330.
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Miscellaneous.
Furniture Upholstered,
Repaired

Mattresses made to order. Called for
and delivered. Hammond Furniture Hos
pitsl 3eS Holman Phone 1852 Ham
mond. 4.l2f
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~ IN n +
l. ~, 10. srd Sub. Grace
lola Won Forester TO Car
memo Costa ----------- 500
l. 4. 3 5, East Gary r. E. Co.'S
1st Add Fred A Burt 70
EniIr q Schrrnidt lnf
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EAST CHTCA GO
LIS. 3. 4, 3 3. NV es-sT-s. Sheriff
to Wisconsin Lumber e. Coal
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MOOD.

All kinds of scrap wood for sale in
wagon loads or carloads. Ills. Car Mfg
Co, Hammond. 4:14:1m
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CRIT FIFTH.
Is. 81. IS. r ?, F. r. Motifs
Add. Fred r. Mott to Matthias
Helfen
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ToLLEsrON.

=. so, ST, r ,. Garfield Park
Add. Hulda Brill TO William
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FOR SALE--F'urniture and household
goods. Mrs. J. A. Lightbody. 342 Com
monwealth ave. Indiana Harbor 4:2o:3
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FOR SALE--First s24 cash offer takes
my s44 Kalamazoo heater T. TpIs
Holman and Ridge. Munster 4:21.2
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NOTICE OF RENEWAL OF RETAIL
LIQUOR LICENSE

April . IS 20
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FOR SALE-1e shares Northern States
Life ms. stock. Phone 21os Hammond
4:o1:3
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$4,000
The Washington times., 1917-02-21
PRODUCE MARKET

BUTTER-ElGin print, CSC: Elgin. 42c: pro-
cess. d36c: store packed, 2sd3oc.
EGGS-Nesrby, 53c; Southern, 4Oc.
CHEESE-New York State, factory, new,
2O12lc.
POULTRY-Livs hens. per Ib, 2ic: roos-
ters per H., l4c: turkeys. per Ib.. 27d3Oc:
spring chickens. per h., 25GZ7c: ducks per
ID. 2OGe3c: geese, per h., lsQlsc; keats,
young. each, 4oI4 sc.
DRESSED POULTRY-Hens, choice, per
lb. 22a23c: chickens. per H.. 25d27c: turkeys,
per H.. 500 &c: ducks. per H., 20d22c roos-
ters per lb.. 14c; geese, lsd20C.
GREEN FRUITS-Apples. new, per bbi.,
s.. .JOd5O0, per box. Sl!O0a2.25. California
80 per box. lemons, per box, S3.toG5.J0; grape
fruit s. 50.
ETABLES-Potatoes Mccormick, per
b'l. S6.75d7T5: Western, per ~ bu. sack, &6.7j
H1JO: sweet potatoes. A.Oyd5.75. string beans
per basket, s. 5OHse6. peppers. per crate,
Ss.JOHi5O: carrots, per box. Sl.2J1l.50; okra,
per crate. s. 5Odi.0 %: radishes. per 100. s. 90
HiGO: cucumbers. basket. 80. .5od6.O0: onions
per 10 10. sack, SI2."0aIj.OO; egg plant. S3.Jof
90 per crate: cabbage. 5000 per 100 lbs :
beets per bunch, 3dlc. celery, per doz., &c
dlOO: romaine. lettuce, S.OO1l-50 per has
ket; lettuce, 81 lJOH5.O0 per basket: cram
berries per bbl.. SiOOG6.OO; per box, Sl.509
zoo; squash. Florida. $2.00d2.50 per basket
81 5Cde % per crate: Florida tomatoes. s.. .5Oa
90 per crate: CaulihoWer. California. s. OGGI
900 per crate: celery. Florida. per crate, 50 %
sI3 20: California s.. OyHs.JO per crate. new
beets 81 JOa2 % per crate.
DRESSED MEATS-Pork. small to medium,
Ib. BI.Hl5c: heavy. H., 1Ic.
LIVE STOCK-Calves, tops. liaNIzc.
The Washington times., 1917-02-21
DEMAND FOR BONDS IS
STRONG TODAY
Capital Traction Fiyes Lead the
List, $1,000 Worth Chang
ing Hands-Price Is 1o5 7-s.
Washington Railways Show
Strength - Stocks Attract
Little Attention.

There was good demand for bonds
at today's session of the Washington
Stock Exchange, while the stock list
attracted little attention. Capital
Traction per cent bonds led the list,
a total of $4,000 worth OF the bonds
changing hands at 1858, the same
figure at which the bonds sold yes
terday.
Washington Railway and Electric
Company As were considerably
stronger. a full bond selling during
call at 81. After call another $1,000
bond sold for SIX and a $500 bond
brought s2I5. The bonds closed with
81 bid and 81 asked.
Only two stocks were traded in
Washington Gas and Capital Traction.
The former was bid up a half point
during call to 77h. without any offerings
below rs. and after call a quotation lot
Of Is shares sold at ms. The stock con-
tinues to hold its strong position. and
there is apparently no desire on the
part of holders to part with 1t even at
the present improved prices. An odd lot
of Capital Traction sold during call at
S3Ik. and after call a total Of thirty-six
shares mere sold at S3%.
Figures on Railway, common, were
unchanged, with rs bid and 50 asked.
while figures on the preferred stock
were s2A bid. s2% asked. Lanston
Monotype stock. which was quite ac-
tive yesterday at ~, was listless to
day, with 71h bid and 721s asked
The bid for Mergenthaler Linotype
stock was fractionally advanced to
1868, with the offering 16S.
A new high mark was established
for the deposits OF the Federal Ma
tional Bank yesterday, when the So,
900. 900 mark was reached. This Is
an excellent record when ii is remem'
bered the bank was established only
four years ago. President John Poole
is today receiving congratulation'
from many of his friends.
The Washington times., 1917-02-21
RAILS FURNISH GREATEST
INTEREST TOAY
Show Conspicuous Strength in
Later eaIings, With Such Is
r sues as New Haven, Reading,
St. Paul, and Southern Lead
: Ing - Steel and Copper
Shares Show Fractional Re-
cessions.

NEW YORK, Feb. 21.-Rails fur
Hished the most conspicuous strength
in the later dealings, with such issues
as New Haven, Reading, St Paul, and
Southern Railway leading.
The general run of steel and cop
per shares was toward fractional re-
cessions. Brooklyn Rapid Transit
moved forward nearly 3 points. with
no explanation offered for the ad-
vance other than short covering.
Business was on a slightly expanded
scale compared with preceding days,
but there was little outside interests
displayed in the dealings.
Considerable cash buying is under
stood to be going on, but very litti
speculative interest is being taken !
the market. The Pressed Steel Car
Company reported earnings for the
past year OF SIS on the common. Lire
checks declined to a new low level
of 7.33b.
TOday's Quotations.
Quotations today up to 1:30 o'clock
az fn1lnyyS.
The Washington times., 1917-02-21
Con. Gas Makes New Record.

Tabulations of the outputs of elec-
tricity and gas for January, 1917. by
the Consolidated Gas, Electric Light
and Power Company. Of Baltimore.
establish high records in the his
tory OF the company's business. Janu-
ary. 1917, recorded the maximum
months output of electricity. with .
total of 27,419,OSO kilowatt hours.
This Is approximately a SO per cent
increase over January, 1915. The gas
output of the company for January.
1917, was 500, ,1S1. 900 cubic feet, as
compared with 425.03s,OOO in January,
1916.
The Washington times., 1917-02-21
Shortening Sail.

A recurring note in the annual re-
ports of munition manufacturers now
being made public is the large sums
carried to surplus for future needs.
1--WE cannot expect the present heavy
volume of orders for munitions for
foreign governments to last much
longer" writes the president of one
OF the companies, land that our earn
ings in times of peace may equal
those of war times we are already
looking forward to uses to which our
plants and machinery may be put
when pressed" The statement about
covers the attitude of all OF them,
and it accounts, too, for the tremen-
dous surplus funds with which many
war companies will greet peace.
The Washington times., 1917-02-21
To Seek Far Eastern Trade.

Extension OF its activities to the
Far East was reported to have been
responsible for the strength yester-
day of Tobacco Products. According
to the floor gossip Tobacco Products
is to become an active competitor of
the British American Company in the
Chinese trade.
Under the dissolution OF the original
American Tobacco Company the far
Eastern field was tacitly left to the
British American Company. Tobacco
Products, a new concern, has no such
trade restrictions. The recent edict
in China against opium is reported to
have boosted cigarette sales there
The Washington times., 1917-02-21

pany opened the new year with q
large gain in earnings. For January
gross was $202.s22, or % per cent
larger in January. 1916. while total
income increased $237,073, or a. per
cent. There was an Increase Of IL
per cent in rentals and lease charges.
and of rs per cent in Columbia Gas
and Electric interest charges, leaving
the surplus for the month s433,1ss,
an increase OF S229.514. or 1l2 per
cent over January. 1916.
The Washington times., 1917-02-21
TAKoMANs TO CELEBRATE.

tion will celebrate Washington's
Birthday tonight in the Takoma
Park Presbyterian Church. The Rev.
DR.. James l.. Gordon, pastor OF the
First Congregational Church, of this
city, will deliver the address of the
evening, and there will be solos by
Mrs. Ivy Herriott Shade, solOist, of
prinity Episcopal Church, Taikoma
parish, and DIR. A. Owen Penney. Ma
jor u. S. Fletcher, president of the
TakOma Park Citizens Association.
will preside. The entertainment will
begin at o'clock.
The Washington times., 1917-02-21
Baldwin Makes Plant Additions.

Although Baldwin Locomotive
Works annual report shows that only
$6.1O a share was applied to the earn
ings for common stock, the balance
sheet shows that S20.42 a share was
added to the surplus. The reason for
this difference is explained in the
earnings statement which includes a
credit item OF $3,462.125 for the Ed
dystone buildings, and debit items, re
serve deductions as follows. Capital
surplus, net value Eddystone build
ings, S2,S64 ,321; capital charges, main
tenance Eddystone buildings, $59I, ,SO4.
These two items total $3,462, ,125, and
offset the first cridit item.
The Washington times., 1917-02-21
CABBAGE SHORTAGE FEARED
Recent Cold Wave Severely DAM
aged Virginia Crop.

crop is feared.
The recent cold wave, which recent
ly spread over the entire East, dam
aged plants set out last fall about
% per cent, according to reports OF
the crop estimating board of the De-
partment of Agriculture. Shortage is
feared owing to lack of new plants.
1t is estimated that kale was dam
aged 20 per cent. 1t is stated that the
spinach crop suffered considerably,
and it will be three or four weeks be-
fore any of standard quality will be
shipped from the Norfolk section.
The Washington times., 1917-02-21

hibition amendment, are strong in the
house, and threaten to block all other
legislation by keeping the amend
ment constantly before the lower
branch, unless II Is passed.
California saloons are being more
stringently regulated, and drys are
lining up for a smashing drive g
booze two years hence.
Oregon Is bone dry.
Both houses Of the Washington leg
islature have adopted a bone-dry
measure which now awaits the COVER
nor's signature. The Illinois senate
has passed a Statewide prohibition
referendum bill. The vote in the
house will be close.
The Indiana legislature has enacted
legislation to close the states sa-
looms April /, 1918.
The Washington times., 1917-02-21
NEWS SFOR INVESTORS.


National EnamelinE and Stamping
Company's net profits for the year
1916 amounted to S2,S57, ,32s. as COM
pared with S1,199,s61 in 1915. Net
available for common stock dividends
amounted to S2,132.921, or 1876 per
cent. The company paid per cent on
its stock in 1915. From the available
surplus for 1916 of $2,132.921 the di-
rectors decided to write off total of
SS13,3s0 for sinking fund require
ments, bond discount and additional
reserve. IN his address to stoCkhold-
ers. President +. A. w. Kieckhefer
said prospects for the present year
are very good.
The Washington times., 1917-02-21
TODAY,S SALES.

Capital Traction SIS. $1,000 a 1O65s,
81 l,OOOQ1O5N. $1,000 G1O5S, $1,000
IO5k, $1.OOOQ1O5k, l,O00QlO5B,
81 .OOOa1O5E. $1,OOO@1O5B, 5000
1888, SOCIOLOGY.
Washington Railway and Electric
As, S1,OOOQS1.
Capital Traction, 5@S3h.
After calI-Washingtoh Gas, ESQ
77I9.
Capital Traction, 259s3ss, 1o9s3S,
1@S3&.
Washington Railway and Electric
As, S5OO6S2h, S1,O00QS1l4.
The Washington times., 1917-02-21
NEW OIL COMPANY OFFICE
S. S. Bailey to Handle Business for
Corporation.

s. s. Bailey, manager of the Union
Security Company, has opened offices
in the McGill building to handle the
business of the Seaman's OIL Com
pany, a newly organized corporation
with a capital OF 81 100000.
The company announces that 1t has
already secured leases on more than
3 900 acres in the oil territory of the
Oklahoma oil fields.
The Washington times., 1917-02-21
Copper's Position strong.

Growing strength in the statistical
position OF the copper market is re-
sponsible for the current absorption,
Of the representative copper stocks.
In the copper exported from this coun-
try in 1916 more than S230,000,0OO
is represented, which Is the highest
value attained by the metal in
any year on record. This Is
especially significant when it is
remembered that in 1916 not
pound OF copper was shipped to Ger
many as compared with something
like 100, ,00O, 900 pounds in 1914.
The Washington times., 1917-02-21
Declares Regular Dividend.

Union Bag and Paper Corporation
has declared a quarterly dividend OF
1Is per cent payable March Is to
stock OF record March 5. The dividend
is also payable to, persons TO whom
stock OF the corporation shall be
issued of record on and after March
3, in exchange for the old preferred
or common stock OF the Union Bag
and Paper Company. payment to be
made March Is in respect to stock
therefore issued, and upon issuance
The Washington times., 1917-02-21
Southern Pacific Buys Equipment.

The Southern Pacific has just
placed orders for 600 oil tank cars to
be delivered between June 80 and De-
cember. and 126 drop-bottom gondolas
to be delivered in June. In the COM
pany's own shops there are to be con-
structed 1000 box cars for the Pa
cific system, and 900 box cars for the
lines in Louisiana and Texas. all
forty-ton cars; 500 flat cars for the
Pacific system, 100 flat cars for the
Louisiana and Texas lines. 450 stock
cars for the Pacific system. and 25O
for the Louisiana and Texas lines.
The Washington times., 1917-02-21
GREW REACHES VIENNA.

In a terse, undated message, the
State Department was informed to-
day that First Secretary Grew, for
merly of Americas Berlin embassy,
has reached Vienna, where he was
ordered TO assist Ambassador Pen
field. The State Department said the
message was unusually brief"
The Washington times., 1917-02-21
BATTLE IN SENATE
OYER CLERKS PAY
Upper House Disagrees on the
Conference Report and Insists
on Its Amendment.
Continued from First Pag.J


legislation. He raked the extrava-
gance of Congress in various mat
ters, including the expenditure OF q
half million for Inauguration OF the
President.
Points to Food Riots.
After dwelling on the extravagsnt ex-
penditures of Congress. Senator Works
said:
Here we are today hagglng over
100000, or maybe s20.Ooo.OOo. TO pay
some Government employees reasonable
and living wages"
He called attention to the fact that
food riots were occurring in New York
as a protest against the high cost Of
living.
"The proper method to deal with
the control OF food prices and the
high cost of living" said Senator
Thomas, ''is not to increase pay of
Government employees, because those
who handle the food supplies can in
crease prices faster than the Govern
ment can increase salaries, but to
take those who are engrossing the
food OF the nation by the throat. l
don't like to see food riots. but / can
see IN tnese IlOis the hiSt Seep ~
ward relief"
AssaIIs Extravaganza.
Senator Thomas then assailed ex-
travagant expenditures by Congress.
I'VE are expending money in a most
riotous and extravagant manner" he
said.
Senator Smoot declared that he
hoped provision would be made to
give a liberal increase to employees
paid up to and including $3.50. He
said he was especially concerned in
granting them 15 per cent increase.
Senator Norris of Nebraska made
a powerful appeal for increased pay
for Federal employees and emphasized
the fact that something must be done
to meet the high Sost of living and
such conditions as resulted in the
New York bread riots.
"DIsgrace to Country
Senator Sheppard asked IL he did
not regard it as a disgrace to the
country that while hundreds OF
millions of dollars were being spent
for drink, women were crying for
bread.
Senator Norris reuplied that he did.
He proceeded to show that there
was one class of people whom the
high cost of living did not effect,
while there was another class that
was suffering bitterly. He read from
a Washington paper without men
tioning names some OF the references
to social events. While society was
busy entertaining and spending money
the poor were suffering from lack of
enough to eat, according to Senator
Norris.
The Washington times., 1917-02-21
IN STORAGE.

Twenty years ago l paid II cents
a dozen for eggs"
Now We pay - or more"
Worst of il is, ] suspect they are
some OF the same e=Es."-Exchange