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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-06-07
From Werner Meissne4'
Bad Bertrich. Germany.
Nav u. 1919,

Bad Bertrich. Germany.
May II. 1919
Dear Folks
Well 1 feel more like writing tonight
| than 1 did a few days ago, for the
! reason / wrote such short letter was
that was sure disguised. What over?
Oh! everything. but I'm over that now
for 1 got good nevis am coming home.
Yes. know when. and I'm not going 10
spend another birthday on this side OF
the pond-you know where it's going to
be; right in Whiting. Ind. for I'll be out
of the army sooner than that. If things
are as I planned. I'll be home on fathers
birthday. and that's NOT very far off.
And If am o. K. when hit New York
III not wire home but will just jump in
on you.
I'm sure the everyday ways Of home
suits me fine and you don't have TO have
any fixings-up when you know I'm COM
ing. The way want TO come in ~
about six o'clock some morning when
everyone is in bed and rout them all
out. It's going to be soon for we are
ready to pull out of Germany not later
tIE0 INC <oAn VI IHlS E1Onln tM6yt lot
lie Mans and well only be there three
days and then we gre off for the race
across the water. for have seen enoug h
of this side. Ny motto 10 now, See
America frst." and when I get home
think I will idle about for a week and
then get down TO brass tacks.
Oh. won't that be a wonderful. wonder
full day Oh. boy, it's just the way feel
Was thinking I'm few letters short
froil you. motEer-didn't you get The
photo of myself and the other two boys
that were taken in Nice? Aunt Kate
received the one I sent to her. Had
nice cheerful letter from LaPorts. but
was already cheered up by the good
news. Oh. I'm sure bum on spelling to-
night. it's fast writing always. but I
guess you can make it out all right
VIII close now with
Loads Of love TO all.
WERNER
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-06-07
NEWSPAPER NOT TO BLAME.

East Chicago, Ind. June s.
Editor TINES:
With reference to article published in
the June 9Th issue Of your paper, rela-
tive 10 the fumes which issue from our
smokestaeks. beg 10 advice that there
are erroneou. ideas conveyed in this
article
The fumes in question are harmless
In fact. they act as a purifier Of the air
and are in that way beneficial to the
community. Numerous tests have been
made by the leading chemists of the
country. and during the war an inspec-
ton was conducted by officials OF the
War Department In no instance was it
found that the ingredients of these
fumes were injurious 10 humanity, vege-
tation. furniture or anything else.
These fumes are entirely free from
metallic contents. We are not using any
chemicals in our plant. whatsoever. that
are injurious to either nature or hu-
manity.
1t is our desire to eliminate these
fumes and with that end in view we
periments in an effort to hnd a process
which will result in the satisfactory
solution of this problem As soon as
we are successful in securing the proper
process, we will install same at once.
In order that this matter may appear
in the proper light. we would appreciate
your publishing this information in the
next issue Of your paper.
Yours very truly.
L. s. REDUCTION co.
l.. A. Wiltsee.
(The L. S. Reduction Company init
mates that this newspapers is making
accusations about the fumes, which is
not true. The East Chicago Chamber Of
Commerce met to hear complaints
against the company and we gave the
news of that meeting. If the company
has bone to pick it is with the people.
not with this paper. 1t knows nothing
of its fumes and it's article was purely
a news story.-EDITOR)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-06-07
MONEY MAKES THE SCOUT GROW.

Three hundred and eghtysx thousand American
boys today enjoying the Unreasonable benefits Of
the Boy Scouts of America organization
approximately nine million six hundred and fourteen
thousand American boys that is. all the remaining
youths of the country between the of twelve and
tweutyone should hive ap equal opportunity to
share in the benefits.
The only that majority of American
boys deprived of their share of this nspratona
that makes for good citizenship that the Boy
organization without sufficient funds to extend
it's work rapidly. The organization would deny boy
training delights which part of its
had The money extend these privileges all OF
youth. The organization holds forth its training in
open hands given money make delivery possible
that training would available all American
boys
million and boys possible that the Boy Scout
organization during the week of June to a. will make
nationwide campaign for million associate mem
bers These members will be admitted to the organiza
ton dollar each and the money thus OBJ
tained--an dit must be obtained-w be applied solely
toward extending the Boy Scout work boys.
ANY r is entitled 10 become associ.
member. 1t should be adults pleasure to
roll as liberal supporter Of this great work
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-06-07

from French and British ports. bring
ing home 22.94l officers and men OF the
A. z. F. i announced by the war de-
partment. They follow.
The Siboney with 4o4s from Brest
due at Newport News on June 10th;
Liberator. with 25I1. from Brest. due
st New York on June III. the Mount
Vernon. with 1884 from Brest. due at
New York June II: the Amphion, with
2467 from St Nazaire due at Newport
News. June Is. the Alaskan. with 2.124
from st. Nazairie. due at New York on
June 10; the Floridan. with 1871 from
St Nazaire. due at New York June IA;
the Peerless. with 232s from ST. Naz-
are due at New York June IA; the
Santa Malta. with 1871 from St. Naz-
aire. due at New York June "a; the
Lapland. with IT from Liverpool. June
2. for New York. the West Hosackie.
with from ST. Nazaire June 2. for
New York.
Assignment OF these organizations
to early convoy Is announced by the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-06-07

ship pour into national headquarters
at the rate OF q thousand a day.
But troops cannot be formed without
red-blooded. God-fearing men TO serve
as Scoutmasters and assistants. This
leadership cannot be obtained without
the necessary funds for supervision.
for extension
An the most democratic of funds. the
most American OF funds. will come frorn
a great interested associated member
ship. who give. not only their dollars.
but their hearts and sympathies as well.
who feel. in the giving. that in prepar-
Ing these. on whom its future rests
the nation itseis will be prepared,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-06-07

100 per of the called from them during the
war.
The preponderance of returning farmers is so
overwhelming in reports from of the other camps
but it is evident that almost without exception the big
majority going back In Georgia camp for
ample OF 1921 farmers, 2.S42 announced their
tention OF returning their jobs homes in the
try In another camp SO per cent farmers were
doing likewise
This is about what might be expected in view of
the great soldiers the governm
public land plans. 1t is good sign for the future OF
American agriculture.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-06-07

in the Temples of God. most purely.
One million associate members are 70
be recruited during Boy Scout Week
They are TO come from the big cities
and remote country hamlets alike. from,
every place where people congresate
largely from the most holy OF such
places-the church.
The need of such a membership such
financial auxiliary is imperative. for. ar
great as this movement is. IL as yet
embraces but one twenty-hfth Of the
eligible boyhood of the nation.
The boys can be secured by millions.
They want Scouting. They plead for IL.
Their applications for Scout member
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-06-07
Almond Row. Parkinson. 1. the nam.

Almond Rowe Parkinson. IL the name
of a baby born today at a hospital at
Kendallviile- HIS mother. formerly
Miss Annie Adele Leonard. OF Beach
House, Penalth. England. fell in love
with an American sailor boy. Francis
Parkinson who was chasing Hun sub
marines and stopped occasionally at the
town where his bride resided. They
were married two years ago. but Sail
or Parkinson sttll had job on the
L. 8 s. Cornorant. sweeping mines
In the North Sea. But he finally per-
suaded his superior Officers 70 grant
him a Through that he might bring
his pretty English wife 70 America.
furiough was granted him and to-
day the couple was speeding west
ward on a fast New York Central train
when suddenly orders came TO stop the
train at Kendallville and have an am
bulance in waiting. few minutes
! later Almond Rowe Park nson. weight
ten pounds. breathed good long
breath Of Hoosier air and the parents
smiled The father must start on his
return Sunday TO his job OF sweeping
| mi mes in the North Sea.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-06-07
Two transports bringing horne s.sel

Two transports bringing home b.DeI
soldiers were given noisy and en-
thusiastic welcome when they arrived
al Boston.
Aboard the transport Magnolia was
Br z Cen. L A. Alexander and head
quarters and units OF the 18th divis-
ion composed mostly of Texas and
Oklahoma men. A Texas delegation.
headed by Mrs. H c. Price and 7. H.
Dixon. greeted the Texas soldiers down
The harbor. on the battleship New
Jersey was 1854 officers and men.
most 81 them from Erie. Pa. Mayor
it's with representatives of civic or
CARNATIONS from Erie were on hand
10 gtve the Erie boys a welcome. En-
CINE and boiler trouble delayed the
New Jersey in her voyage across the
Atlantic and she went into dry docks
after the troops were debarked and
hse entrained for Camp Devens.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-06-07
THE TRIANGLE.

Really. there are only three great Democrats
Watterson, Harvey and Bailey. In the Socalized De
nocracy there is only leader-Wilson II remains TO
be whether the Democratic party will return TO
following the banners Waerson, Harvey and Bailey
continue wander along the circuitous path made
by the wabbly Woodrow.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-06-07
TO THE POWERS THAT BE
The Boys Want to Come Home ]
Get EN- Home loot
Sweet!

The latest advices from Lieutenant
Grant schlieker, of East Chicago, Is at
present stationed az Chattanooga Park.
Tenn. Is that there is a great prob
ability Of his going across seas at a
very early date. such was the informa-
ton impaired through a letter recev-
cd here yesterday by the J. J. Davis.
from Mrs. Schlieker. who Is their dau-
shter. In the event OF the husband
sailing across seas, Mrs Schliker viii
come 10 this city and visit for some
time and possibly may Join her hus-
band al a later date providing that
his assignment is for the duration OF
any length OF time
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-06-07
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

II you fail 70 receive Trsfs prompt
you have IN the past please do think has been
service Is not what i used to be ana that complaints
TIE TINES has increased its mailing equipment and
STRIVING earnestly TO reach its patrons time &c
prompt in advising when do and
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-06-07
A sTENTION!
VS%SsSS Here's Buddy!
war department.

war department
Headquarters first squadron and
troops A. 3. c. D and I OF the Second
Cavalry; Field Remount squadrons 317.
sis. 500. s45. a2iss1 and s2s. 24oth
Military Police Company; Depot Ser
vice Company No. 9. Laundry Company
No. 52l Headquarters Regiment Sup
ply Depot. First Army. Headquarters
Detachment Szist Service Headquar-
tiers; transportation Corps Companies
No III. i1s. lao. 14o. s2s. s2s, $50
and s45 and s74 Base Hospital No.
III; assist Service Battalion.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-06-07
u - - - = - -

There is only for flag In Lake county and
that Is the Stars and Stripes There 10 for only
language the language OF the people Of
United States.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-06-07

EAST CHICAGO is to be congratulated its
step forward in the matter of parks That is thing
East Chicago needs than anything else-practca
application of the City Beautiful idea Get the people
to live in East Chicago
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-06-07
WORD thnt Rehert smlth. Of WAN,
Hammond FRIEND. of JACK Cumming.

another Times non-com. with the 33lnd
field remount squadron VIII be glad
to learn that his outfit has been des
ignated for early convoy.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-06-07

A GERMAN-AMERICAN who had his name changed
from Kaiser 10 Ebert" wants change il again
He found there wasn't enough difference.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-06-07

BRoCKDoRFF-RANTzAU says he will sign no
of paper. Can it be that those Germans
forming?
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-06-07
Two Lowell boys. who have been ev-

Two Lowell hOtb, WHO hhFe hreu w.
erseas for about a year arrived home
last night. Arthur Foster. who was
in the artillery and Carl Ruley, OF
the infantry. arrived on the same
train. Fosters arrival was great
surprise to his parents as they were
not expecting him for some time.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-06-07

Jack Davidson, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
" J. Davidson. 7s4 Harriso street.
Gary, arrived home Friday morning
glad to once more be with his par
enrs and greet his friends Jack was
in the infantry IN the 2sth division
and was overseas eight months.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-06-07

Edawrd Schneider of ST. John. re-
turned home from Texas on Thursday
with an honorable discharge from the
army. His work was setting up wire
less instruments In aeroplanes
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-06-07
Sergeant Milo F. vale, a Gary

serssnht hi0 r. Nhic' "ar9 soio-
Ter. who has been in France for more
than year with the sanitary corps
of the soth division has teiegraphed
G. VI. semnnes at Gary OF his arrival at
New York. Segt Vale before his en-
Nstment in 1917 was employed with
the Commercial Securities company. He
expects soon 10 receive his dicnarge.
Word that Robert smith, of Warren
street. Hammond. had returned from
France was received by the Rooster
club members at their party Thursday
evening at the Hammond Country club
and they cheered him.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-08-15
BIG SUMS PAID
IN INCOME TAXES
s,A72,sso PERSONS INVOLVED
SHOW NET INCOMES or $751;
sS2,ass,2O7 FOR 1917.
NEW YORK HEADS THE LIST
The Number Reporting incomes OF .
Mllilon or More Reduced From
Previous Reports-Largs
incomes Pay Most.

Washington Income tax returns
were filed by 5,i71,SSS0 persons, about
3 per cent OF the population, for the
calandar year 1917, according to final
reports just completed by the bureau
Of internal revenue. They showed net
incomes Of $685., SSS,2O7 The in
crease over 1915, before the law was
expanded to meet war expenses, was
S,d35,S54 returns and 1888, S0b,6S7 in
net income, the former being 80 much
greater, comparatively, because the ex-
tension of the law took in small In
comes previously exempt Taxes paid
totaled $676,249,450, an average Of
SS6S56 per individual, or 6.0S per cent
OF the income.
Returns were made on 1,640,75S in
comes ranging from $1,000 to $4,000,
and ranged in the hundreds of thou
sands up to $4,000. There we're &c.,
391 returns on incomes between $685.
600 and $4,000; 12,439 returns from
$4,000 to 100000; 1902 from 100000
to $4,000; 2,347 from $1500OO to
100000; 500 from 100000 to $780,
900; BIO from 100000 to 100000
and al over that figure.
A notable feature OF the report was
the showing that while there were
1926 incomes over 100000 in 1916,
the number was reduced to 1,015 in
1917. The miIlion-dollar incomes de-
creased from 206 to 141, and the de-
creases In the amount reported by
persons in that class was S157, APT, 730.
The million-dollar men however, paid
more taxes than any other class, con-
tributing S1O9, 424, 999, to the govern
ment out of $3O6, S35,914 in incomes
reported. Persons with incomes of
$1,000 to $4,000 paid the smallest
amount of taxes, S9,OS7,S78, on returns
Of $2,461 $4,000
Residents OF New York made more
returns and reported more income
than any other state, Pennsylvania
and Illinois ranking second and third
AS a reflection of the south's pros
perity nine southern states east of the
Mississippi reported $86O,01O,O0O.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-08-15
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP
IS NOW DEMANDED
ORGANIZED LABOR WANTS AMER
IcAN PEOPLE TO CONDUCT
ALL RAILROAD BUSINESS.
REMEDY FOR WAGE ILLS
Would Take Control and Operation
From Wall Street and Place
In Hands Of Those Direct
Iy Concerned.

washington ORGANIZED labor has
come out with the unequivOcal formal
demand that private capital be retired
from the railroads.
A tri-partite control, composed Of
the public, the operating management
and the employees is demanded instead.
Addressed to the Americai public
and signed by the engineers, the fire
men, the conductors and the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, formal
statement was issued announcing this
proposal, which will be carried before
Congress.
1T marks" says the statement, the
step by which organized labor passes
from demands for wage increases to
demands that the system Of profits in
industry be overhauled."-
This sentence sums up, in few
words, the proposal Of which there
have been hints and indications, but
which is now laid before the country
for the first time. Everywhere in of
ficial Washington it is recognized a
the most serious and far-reachinl
proposition the country will be called
upon to face.
The plan demands:
That private control be eliminated
from the railroads.
That the private owners receive for
them government bonds with fixed
interest return for every honest dollar
that they have invested"
That the tri-partite control, hereto
fore referred to, be established in
corporations which shall lease the
roads and in which the public, the op-
Grating arrangements and labor shall
be represented equally.
That the public, the operators and
the wage-earners share equally all
revenue in excess of the guarantee to
private capital, by granting to the OPP
orators and employees one-half the saw
ings which are expected to be made by
such a perfected organization and to
the public the other half as, consumers,
either by increasing service without
adding costs or by reducing costs.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-08-15
Statistics Not Always Right.

Statistics though often interesting,
are sometimes most misleading and
futile. For example, 1t is interesting
to know from the census bureau the
number of prison commitments among
the foreign-born population of the
United States, but it would be most
unsafe to base any congratulations on
them, for the number of commitments
to prison is no indication Of the num-
Der Of crimes committed, and there
are many more criminals at large than
behind the bars. Those in prison were
not clever enough to escape. They
got caught Those at large were able
to commit their crimes and elude de-
lection. The figures for America prob
ably are not very different. There 50
per cent of the criminals are at large.
1t is fair to assume that this So per
cent is more intelligent than the 10
per cent that got caught. Therefore
the is per cent for which the statistics
are given is a highly selected group
and any conclusions based upon such
statistics are untrustworthy as applied
to criminals In general, however val
liable they may be as to the compare
lively small number that are in Jail.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-08-15
BACK 70 the Land il ReIaium.

The armistice had hardly been
signed before a Belgian farmer had
returned to his former farm on the
battlefield near Poelcapelle, within q
few miles of Ypres, He has already
cleared, leveled, dug and planted with
wheat several acres of his holding.
A German pill box" Of thick concrete
forms a home for his family. 1t is this
class of farmer that the agricultural
relief Of allies committee Is helping
to get back to the land by gifts OF
suitable English live stock. Many hun.
dred head of cattle, pigs and poultry
have already been distributed among
the small holders In Belgium.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-08-15

Memphis, Tenn, An embargo
against all freight, with the exception
lOf carload perishable and live stock
was declared by the Frisco railrcad az
q result OF the strike OF shopmeu
CARTS. live stock and perIshable ar
tieles will be accepted only subject t.
delay in transportation and delivery.
A telegram telling Of the embargo
was received by n. e. Buchanan, di
vision freight agent, from J. H. Dog
rell, superintendent Of transportation
at Springfield, Mo. The embargo wat
effective from 4 o'clock.
The embargo ID the first one to be
issued by any railroad as result Of
the strike, but similar embargoes are
expected by the Illinois Central and
all other roads, unless a settlements
OF the strike is made.
The first embargo Of the 8 Frisco
which would not allow for the accept
ance Of any freight except from In
dustries located on their lines, anC
would accept nothing from connecting
lines. This seriously affected the Mem
phis shippers btu protected those few
who were on the switches of the rail
road. But the exceptions were wiped
out by the receipt of the embargo.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-08-15
WOULD HAVE A BIG ARMY
Secretary Baker Proposes $4,000 Reg
uaIrs and War Strength
Of 1.25o.OOo.

Washington. Maintenance Of one
field army with war strength Of
1,25O,oOO men is proposed in bill es-
tablishing permanent military policy
which was esnt to Congress by Secre-
tary Baker. The active force Of this
army would be $4,000 regulars, while
the remainder would be young men
who had taken three-months' mill
tary training course, which would be
compulsory for all 19-year-old youths
This reserve strength would be used
to fill out the 20 infantry divisions And
one cavalry division into when II is
proposed to divide the regular army.