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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-27
Indiana HarbOr
Personal and Otherwise

Twin City council, Knights Of Co
Iumbus have arranged to attend s
o'clock services in a body at St. Pat
ricl1's church. Indiana Harbor. next
Sunday morning. April 20. A large
turnout is requested.
Very special at Columbia theatre to-
night The last Of Seven Deadly Sins
with all the stars who appeared in
whole series. entitled Sin" viii be
shown Don't miss seeing this tonight
4:271
The King Harold club viii meet at
the home Of Mrs L. f. Cant on Com
nonwealth avenue. Saturday afternoon
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-27
EAST CHICAGO
MAN HELD UP

Paul Goncer. Kennedy avenue. East
Chicago. was held up By two men as
he was crossing Chicago avenue bridge
at an early hour last night
Unfortunately for the purses or the
hlshwaymen. Paul had but little money
with him They tok his watch and
some keys.
Tire matter was reported by Pete
skahsh. corner 81 Private and Vernon
streets. and an officer was assigned
20 the case. The men. however. were
rot 70 be found
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-27
IN AND AROUND
q A r Y
ATTEND FUNERAL.

Misses Hattie and Alma Otto of 725
JEFFERSON street, left this morning for
Libertyville. I'LL. to attend the funeral
OF Miss Grace Bond. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs Joe Bond. Miss Bond is will
known here. having spent many Of her
vacations with Miss Matte Otto.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-27
East Chicago

Twin City council. Knights OF Co
lumbus have arranged to attend s
o'clock services in a body at St. Pat
rick's church. Indiana Harbor. next
Sunday morning. April 20. A large
turnout IS requested.
Next Supnday afternoon at 500 viii
occur the dedication Of the new St.
Mary's church at the corner Of Forsythe
and 144th street. The bishop will not be
here however. Rt Rev. Monsiegneur
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-27
CIVIC CLUB MEETING.

The CIVIC club Of Glen Park met this
afternoon at the Glen Park school Mrs
9. F. Wulfing read paper on the
Constitution" and Mrs. John Allen
gave a talk on CITY Ordinances" ii
was very enthusiastic meeting at
tended by q large number Of the club
members.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-27
DANCE.

Last night AT the Emerson school
gym dance was given BY the Elmer
son high school chorus which repre-
scented Gary at the oratorical contest
number OF couples were present A
beautiful gold watch fob was present
ed to Mr.. Snyder. the musical instruct
or
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-27
MOVE TO GARY.

D. Y. Young, c. I. Compton and Harry
Tyler have moved from Metropolis, Ill.
to Gary to live. where they have Sc
cured positions in the mills
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-27
TO ATTEND WEDDING,

DR.. and Mrs. Ernest Schaible Of Fill
more street. will be guests at the we'd
ding of Miss Naleria Farley, daughter
of Br- and Mrs. F. E. Farley at Crown
Point. Saturday evening.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-27
GUEST.

Mrs Homer Councliff. Ninth avenue
and Swift street. has as her guest for
the weekend. Miss Dorothy Knowles
of Chicago.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-27
RETURN To OKLAHOMA.

Mr.. and Mrs Fred Kinzel and sons.
Robert and jay. of Elreno. Okla. who
have been visiting their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. George Kinzel. IN jackson
street. returned to their home yester-
day
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-27
GARY CHAPTER o. f. $.

Mrs. W. J. Conklin. Mrs EccIes and
Mrs. Blair entertained for the Gary
chapter. o. r. s. at the Masonic par.
Tors, this afternoon.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-27
ENTERTAISs.

Mrs l. w. McNamee OF Van Buren,
street. was hostess to the Auction club
at her home this afternoon.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-27
BIRTH RECORD.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hughes, 211
fancy place, are the parents Of a baby,
born to them at Mercy hospital last
night.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-27
MRS. SIMPSON.

Mrs. E c. Simpson of the Brandt
apartments. Sixth avenue and Van
Buren, street. has returned from a visit
TO Evanston. Ill.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-27

Cured is pretty good evidence that the
force is insufficient in numbers to cope
with every emergency.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-21
More Protection for Workers

Governor Whitman's signature of the
bill establishing a ifty-four-hour week for
women employees in restaurants adds an
other wholesome provision to the many al
ready in this states labor laws for the pro-
lection of workers. 1t places these res
taurant employees on an equality with the
women who toll in factories and mercantile
establishments. They need this protection,
for most of them are now grievously over
worked. TO the detriment of their health.
The twelve-hour working day and the
geven-day week have been far too common.
The Legislature is to be commended for
nassing this measure and the Governor
for signing il.
1t is to be hoped the Governors approval
Of this bill indicates determination not
to sign Senator Browns measure for the
suspension of all such protection of work
ers during the duration of the war. The
reasons which impelled him to sign this
bill should impel him to veto the Brown
bill. It would be wholly illogical to add to
the structure of legal protection against
exploitation of workers with one hand and
to topple over the entire structure with
the other. This ffty-four-hour law is a
GOOD one-good for the employees, good for
the employers, too Though perhaps they
cont recognize the fact yeti, and good for
the state. whose greatest wealth is the
labor power of its citizens thus conserved
against damage and deterioration through
misuse.
The Brown bill is silly and vicious
measure, unpatriotic in the last degree,
though it purports to enable this state
more quickly and advantageously to turn
out war munitions by the simple expedient
of removing all bars to night and Sunday
work by men, women and children, under
anv and all conditions of disregard of
safety and sanitation.
In signing the ffty-four-hour bill the
Governor has shown an understanding OF
the economic principles underlying such
legislation and ready sympathy with the
humanitarian side of the issue. 1t is I'M
possible to see how he could also sign the
Brown bill without stultifying himself.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-21
Flourishing Texas
From The Dallas Ne,os)


There is hardly town in Texas that isnt
on the upbuld. The class of new structures
is generally away beyond the class of pre-
cedirg constructive years, and the character
of Improvements such as to appeal to con-
servatism no less than progress. Those who
are building even cheap little homes are no
longer trying to make them as ugly and in
convenient as possible.
More talent and taste are being employed
in planning than was the case decade or
two ago. More and more houses are being
piped for water and wired for electric lights.
Home builders not content with erecting
mere shelters. They are building as many
modern conveniences as possible within the
limits of their purses, and much OF the old.
bending drudgery of housework has been
eliminated
Yards are now but rarely used as living
stock preserves. Flowers and shrubbery are
10 be found associated with nearly every
home, and kitchen gardens are coming back,
il now being accounted sign of inteli-
gence TO provide for at least few home
grown vegetables.
There is more money in bank, more in
savings accounts, more In life insurance,
more in homes, more in stocks and bonds
than at any time in the past. There are, Of
course, Thousands of little spurgers who are
running behind with their grocers in order
to buy gasolene, but they, even in the ag-
gregate, are comparatively few and inconse-
quential. Come to Texas.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-21
Justifying Reprisals

Mr.. Hall Game is fearful that Ameri-
cans may possibly become the victims of
SERIOUS confusion Of mind" which he finds
very prevalent in England whenever the
question Of reprisals is in debate. So he
undertakes to explain in an argument
drawn up for "The Sun" that not only are
reprisals justifable, but that they are "the
essence of warfare" and that those who
argue against them "are encouraging the
criminal to continue his crimes" and lead
ing TO further drowning of wounded men
and continued suffering Of women and
children"
The weakness of Mr.. Hall Gaines argu-
ment lies in the assumption that retalia-
ton must necessarily have a deterrent eff
feet. He speaks of restraining the offend
err" and of the necessity Of doing so "by
whatever means Of punishment lie within
cur power; and hence he concludes that
We ought when we have the chance to sink
merchant ships just as the Germans do,
III ever it becomes necessary"
Unfortunately, the necessity can only
be proved By the success of the retaliatory
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-21
Unwanted Autonomy"

An excellent example of legislative flu
tility is the Cullen borough autonomy"
bill. which would establish in Brooklyn
local departments of practically all the i'm
portant city departments, each in charge
of a deputy who should have jurisdiction
over all department problems in his baili-
wick. This measure, masking under the
guise of a home rule bill, though about as
far from the principle as anything could
be, squeezed through the Legislature with
out much trouble. But when it came to
hearing before the Mayor not one person
appeared in its behalf, and the hearing
lasted just about minute.
Of course the Mayor will veto the meas
ure. as he ought to do. 1t never repre-
sented the sentiment of Brooklyn. An at
tempt to indorse it was voted down by
taxpayers at meeting of Brooklyn civic
organization, on the contention that it
would by TO means improve government,
and assuredly would increase taxes. All it
ever amounted to was the expression of
spite of certain Brooklyn politicians who
are antagonistic to the Mitchell administra-
ton and have adopted Opposition to CEN
traization" as their watchword. Yet such
a measure, which would destroy well for
mulated and properly operating schemes
of administration in this city, which would
inevitably produce much litigation and
which would cost the taxpayers much
money to no purpose, was blithely i'm
posed on the city by the lawmakers, against
the protest of the city's representatives
there. 1t is no wonder that legislative ses-
sions drag along to almost interminable
lengths, exhausting both the patience of
the public and the funds in the treasury
when measures having so little justifica-
ton are considered and adopted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-21
Let Them Do Their Share
tor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Thanks for your to-day's editorial,
"De-subsidize Them" 1t is time that our
metropolitan publications should show their
patriotism by a Willingness TO assume some
of the burdens Of the war, instead of en-
deavoring to force them all upon the other
fellow. Only last week one of our most in
fiuential semi-religious magazines, which
within month has increased its subscription
price 81 year, published a wild howl against
the proposed advance in postal rates. The
article, signed by its editorin-chief, called
upon it's subscribers, in the name of patriot
ism % to protest to their Representatives
although this article was followed by several
telling these same subscribers of their duty
TO submit gracefully to the imposition of the
high taxes they will be called upon to pay
The influence of the press was sufficient to
eliminate the tax of per cent upon adver-
Using in its columns, although this tax is
placed upon all other forms of advertising
The proposed duty of 10 per cent upon all
articles at present admitted free was at once
attacked so far as 1t relates to paper for
printing All other consumers of paper and
other articles can pay, forsooth, but the
NEWSPAPERS must be excluded from all posi-
bility Of assuming any share of the burden.
am glad that you, at least, are willing to
do YOUR share and sincerely hope that your
example may be followed by others, but am
afraid the hope will be vain one
HENRY ATTERBURY
New York, May IS, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-21
Anticipatory Tariff Rates

The Federal Tariff Boards first sug-
gestion to Congress has much practical
merit. The boards existence was over
looked by the House Ways and Means
Committee when the recent 10 per cent
horizontal increase of tariff duties was
ordered. No tariff board worth its salt
would have anything to do with such a
lazy mans method of rate readjustment-
a method made famous by the lamented
William r. Morrison.
But after the decentralization had been
effected, so far as the Ways and Means
Committee was, concerned, the Tariff
Board came forward with a thoroughly
sensible suggestion. 1t is that the 10 per
cent advances in duties and the new 10
per cent rates imposed on articles now on
the free list shall take effect from the date
on which the revenge bill was reported by
the House committee. Such a move would
protect the Treasury from hurry-up i'm
portations at the present lower rates and
prevent importers and dealers from pock-
citing the added charges to the consumer
en- these rushed-in goods.
Congress has never tried TO make duties
effective from a date prior TO the signing
of tariff law. Yet the British Parlia-
ment has often put tariff duties into effect
by anticipation. In the Underwood law
an income tax was imposed which applied
to income accruing for six months or more
prior to the date on which the act was
signed. In the pending bill retroactive
income tax levy is to be made, covering
the entire year 1916. So there could be no
bar, in the committees mind, to making
tariff taxes retroactive. That course has
not been followed so far only because
there has been no American precedent for
retroaction in duties.
The Tariff Board is not a pioneer IN
recommending such action TO Congress.
When the Mckinley tariff act was being
framed in 1890 Senator Nelson w. Aldrch
was anxious TO borrow leaf from British
practice. He foresaw what actually hap
pened-that in anticipation OF advances
in rate large quantities of foreign goods
would be imported and held for a rise in
prices. He tried to get his Republican
colleagues on the Senate Finance Com
mittee TO declare the new duties in force
from the date on which the Mckinley bill
vas reported TO the House. But they were
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-21
The Liberty Loan"
.ditor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: As president Of an upper Wet Side
banking institution catering to tkc n4sA Il
thriving and populOus section Of tie city,
may offer a suggestion which, II sssi
upon by the authorities, would, I wnsur
to think, lead to a considerable increase \
the amount and number Of subseriptisas y
the Liberty Loan!
/ Ny point is in reference to investnsns d
the loan by the smaller banks In al pa
of the country. Many of these institst&u
with necessarily limited funds to meet Isa
requirements are not in position 10 nsh
large encroachments upon their availabk n
sources without injury TO their ordirsy bsst
ness. Thus, bank applying for ieM u
100000 of the bonds would have b VI
aside the full amount Of that invssnnt
either for payment in full immediately ssss
allotment-subject to two weeks nstss-ss
for payment of the quotas s 6ael b the
Treasury between June 10 and Aseuss 30,
receiving only per cent INTEREST % these
periodical payments. -1r+
Would it not be possible fof Ue gwen
ment to arrange that on payment b banl
of the 2 per cent due on application Tie ~
naming SO per cent of the subscription essll
stand over at least until the date nov fzsi
for the final instalment--thst 10, August "
or until the money becomes actually needed
If that were done. the banks would b d
far better position to assist their enan
DESTROYS of subscribing to the loan ~ y
the same time to further the popular ne
cess of the issue.
Might | suggest also for the considsfsrsa
Of the executive and Legislative autAsn'l
the advantage of so amending the sssn sa<
Federal banking laws as to assure the no
cess Of future issues Of the loan b pr
hitting the banks to hold their rsssf's
against deposits in these government bsnd
instead of in currency? BY these nesn
practically unlimited amounts could BE- nls'
without disturbing the course OF rSuh
commercial banking.
FRANK WILLIAM
President Broadway Central Boz
New York, May II, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-21
Dublin University's M. P.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Your correspondent Mr.. Vissse ~
why have the intellectuals Of Dublin, - ~
resented by their university, retunse
Unionist, unopposed. The reason % va
simple-that wonderful democratic ihsn"
tion of plural voting.
How far Sir James Campbell really ~"
sents Trinity may be gagged from an inelssa
which took place at the introduction o. "
Home Rule bill, when Sir James (thea ~
demanded that Trinity be excluded iron v
operations of the Irish Parliament. ~
livered an impassioned speech, as the IT,
of which Trinity was excluded. VIZ
twenty-four hours meeting was he: =
the College Historical Society, attenase =, =
the provost and all the leading meS o. y.
college, who repudiated Sir James Csnp,s"'
action and demanded that Trinity osss
should come under the influence OF the - ~
Rule Parliament, and Sir James Cs"I,.
was compelled to propose in the hou's
Trinity be included in the bill. -,
New York, May IT, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-21

measures adopted, and what Mr.. Hall
Game fails TO show is that retaliation in
kind has ever had the effect he imagines.
A long time ago when the Germans began
their career Of murder and piracy it was
publicly announced by the British govern
ment that by way Of reprisal the com
manders Of submarines would not be al
lowed to enjoy the same privileges as
others of their rank, but would in future
be treated as a species apart. The only
result was that British officers in Germany
were punished in a similar way. The SUBJ
marine policy was not modified IN the
slightest degree. Again. after two or
three hospital ships had been sunk Brit
ish and French airmen raided Freiburg as
a sort of punishment Of German inhu-
mainly; yet the Germans did not cease to
attack hospital ships, but actually threat
ened counter reprsals.
More than . year ago one Of Engand's
Oldest soldiers, Field Marshal Sir Evelyn
Wood, protested against the policy Of re-
prisals as based on ignorance of war.
Marshal Marmont," he recalled, latter
an experience of twenty years of such a
system, wrote: Les repr6SGilles sont to1-
tours inutiles.'" As far as the present
war at sea goes, that opinion still holds
GOOD. and unless the utility of reprisal
can be demonstrated Mr.. Hall Gaines ar
pument is plainly worthless.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-21
Adrian Schade van Westrum

Adrian Schade van Westrum was born
at Amsterdam, June ID, 1865, and came
to this country in his twentieth year, the
year of his marriage to Antonio Gertrude
8ehaghel, of Freiburg, Baden, who survives
him. In his native town he received an
education of Enthusiastically Dutch thor
oughness, and possessing the linguistic
gift which is also a national trait, he was
well fitted for the literary career soon
opened to him in New York. Shortly after
his arrival he was writing for various pub
locations here, and from 1887, when he
Joined the staff of "Book Chat" ne filled
successfully positions of editorial respon-
sibility on that journal, "The Critic" 1.-The
Mail and Express" "The Commercial
"The international Trade Bulletin" and
The Tribune. The period which most
richly developed his talent for the criticism
Of American letters, preparing him for his
most authoritative work, was that of his
friendship with the late Richard Henry
Stoddard and his association with 1.-The
Mail and Express"-from 1899 to 1906
first as assistant literary editor and then
as sole arbiter in the department of book
reviews.
He was a bookish man, but he could
recall experiences enjoyed outside of a
library, as, for example, an interesting
visit early in life to a South American
ranch, and in spite of editorial tasks he
practised for years the varied calling of
the free lance, writing fiction-"The
Cousin of the King" "Margaret's Misad-
venture" and THE Devil" (novelized from
Molnar's play)-and contributing to
countless periodicals. He had passion
for the theatre, and when in 1913 he acted
for a season as the dramatic editor of this
newspaper he gave substantial evidences
of the special enthusiasm and judgment
he had for the subject.
When he became member Of the edi-
toral staff Of The Tribune, in the spring
Of 1910, it was as an assistant to the lit
erary editor, and for the last four years
he had the literary pages altogether in his
care. He brought to them both scholar
ship and light touch, knowledge Of the
classics, of modern European letters and
Of all the current movements at home. His
standards were high, and he was con-
scientious, accomplished craftsman. Our
readers will share the regret for his loss
that is felt by his colleagues.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-21
American History VS.. England

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: One of your correspondents, Cyril Fl
Howell, complains of the attitude of Amerl-
can school children toward the English. AS
American school children read history, it is
not difficult to appreciate their position In
the matter.
America was colonized not through any
real help from the English crown but be-
cause of England's injustices to her own
people. Sir Walter Raleigh's early attempts
at colonization are examples OF what Eng
lishmen, receiving the support Of the throne
could do. The Virginia colonies applied Tor
relief many times before they could De
termed self-supporting. Massachusetts,
settled by Puritans; Pennsylvania, settled by
the Quakers; Maryland, settled by Roman
Catholics, and Georgia, settled by convicts
all were the early pioneers in American
civilization, and all of these peoples were
the victims of English persecution.
Aside from the Revolutionary War and the
War of 1912, England harassed the Union
by her support Of the Confederacy during
the Civil War; Americans find it difficult
10 forget the Venezuela case in 1895 or the
Panama Canal tolls case in 1913.
Perhaps England's treatment Of America
during the period OF the Revolution would
be overlooked somewhat if England had had
no standard for her own guidance. But Eng
land had rebelled under the same sort of
treatment years before. Edmund Burke, in
one Of his masterpieces Of logic, pointed
out the fatal error in tyranny over the Ameri-
can colonies, but Parliament was so heed
less as TO ignore his warning.
The form OF government in England
recognizes class distinction; America will
not tolerate any form OF it. English people
are not so readily assimlated into our
citzenry as are the Germans, for instance,
who show the highest percentage Of nat
uralized citizens among immigrants. Eng
land ranks fourth or fifth.
Americans are deeply sensible Of the help
England gave them during the Spanish
American War, and they have endeavored to
repay England by many courtesies during
the present war. The two nations are now
fighting shoulder to shoulder, and post ami
mosities should not be stirred up In gen.
eral Mr. Howell will agree, Americans are
not quick to dig up feeling of this bitter
Sort and it is hoped that the present war
will serve to cement the bonds OF sincere
friendship which should exist between the
two greatest nations on the globe.
L. CREIGHTON BEISSIG.
Brooklyn, April 20, 1917.