The Indianapolis Star from Indianapolis, Indiana • 2

i i GENERAL DEBATE AUTO IT 1 iR Safe Deposit Boxes for Rent ON WAR TAX ENDS SAE DEPOSIT DEPARTMENT The Most Convenient Location Cars and Trucks Motor Bow car but car The Assets are $550017761 AND GES INTEREST Aetna Trust Savings Co GEORGE QUICK Pres The Honest Truck at an Honest Price RANKLIN 23 25 North Pennsylvania Street Savings Department Open Saturday Evenings 6 to 8:30 "Hiwhtoflv COAL SHORTAGE RELIE IS SEEN Main New 4738 483 Caoltol ave Velie ive awenger Touring 7 to 9 HUPMOBILE IGHTERS SCO GREAT RUSSIAN CONERENCE IN to fix upon them the 9748 LOST ON BRITISH SHIP inieiuB uetween weorge came i member of the Peabody commit (Jpnrvn vlna 4 Jacksonville Mlhinf KERENSKY REASSURES BRITISH Trip tickets routed US IREMAN DROWNS AT SEA Seattle Springfield Mo Clear JUL Mitch recorded hereon Ob CHEVRO) I I MONROE jHAINMBM TRUCKS the on than 01 Inch ar not (ervatlona taken ert 7 is heard on this side days the correspond S495W 883390 ssssoo Servie Btatiwa 630 Meridian 84 7 Clear Cloudy Clear Clar Cloudy Clear Cloudy Cloudy Clear Clear Clondf Clear Clear BERLIN PAPER SAYS GERARD EXPOSURE KNOCKS ENGLAND AJ rll IT Des Moines Duluth El Paso CAPTAIN PREVENTS SOLDIERS ROM HURLING MEN IN RIVER Sold on io Trial Phone Pros pect 2800 nt 11 starts a savings account that draws OUR OICIALS BANK RESIGN ATER CONTROVERSY SHOCK ABSORBER Coni to WEATHER CONDITIONS IN OTHER LOCALITIES Cloudy Cloud Rain Clear Weather Cloudy PtCldy Cloudy PtCldy PtCldy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Clear Cloudy Clear Cloudy Clear Clear Clear Clear Clear PtCldy Cloudy Clear Cloudy Clear Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy isher Automobile Co ffWfeded 1WB Main 2684 AT DUB Railroad Meh and Operators Agree on Shipping Plan to Northwest Operaola Player Pianos $600 to $750 The Carlin Music Co it pknnsxlvania kthbct PITTS Assistant General Passenger Agent 210 South Clark Street Chicago III GARMENT WORKERS DEMAND AIR LABOR CONDITIONS i Passage of Measure Is Pre I dieted for Late Next I Week KOftOMO Ind Aug David Younce 76 years old is Suffering from a second stroke of paralysis and will be taken to Lake Wawasee to remain for some time Mr Younce holds a Carnegie medal for heroism three years ago at Baton Ind In saving the lives of Mrs Cloe Webb and her baby daughter Nellie when the farm team her husband was drlvng ran away Mr You paralysis is due to the Injury he received In stopping the horses He draws a pension of $30 a month LONDON Aug 14 It was khndurieed today in the House of Commons that 9748 lives were lost on British merchant men from the opening of the war to Juno 80 1917 as a result of enemy ac tion Of these 3828 were passengers the remainder being officers or seamen and at Glacier National Park Roadrter 4 cyl Cloverleaf Roadster 6 eyl 4 pWM Touring 8 cyl 5 nae Sedan eyl paa S1385M BARKLEY WONSER SAXON CO Both Phonos 311315 Mor St State IMetribnter QUEENSTOWN Aug 14 The body of James Henry Bush a fireman on nn American torpedo destroyer was washed ashore herd yesterday NEW YORK Aug Suggestions that garment contractors working on uniforms for the United States government be com pelled to maintain fair labor conditions in their factories or else forfait their con tracts were made to Secretary of War Baker by Mayor commit tee on national defense through the com mittee appointed by the secretary to co operate with the committee Or ganization by the government of factory Inspection boards to have supervision over the uniform shops was recommended The plan provides for notification bv the government to uniform contractors that they must agree with their employes on collective agreements full freedom to be given employes In determining the or ganizations to which they shall belong for such purposes RETBLIC TRCCK RAtYA 9 Quirk Distributer Dan Nswhart Sales Manager Main 1333 Ill Cuoitol Ave Under These Trying Times Come to us for advice and assistance We have an excellently Equipped trust department Now is the time to prepare against future trouble See tii at ybur first opportunity Independence A growing Savings Account with this strong bank is the best foundation you can have for financial independence Every dollar you add to your account is a little bit easier to eave than the one before and the account grows not only by reason of the dollars you add to It but also through the 4 per cent compound Interest we pay Oph Saturday Evenings Some of the approve the plan a nd order the additional cars to the mines but it was authorita tively stated that there was little likeli hood of the commission acting Mr Willard said his plans for the pres ent were indefinite that he would first present the proposal to the ralhond war board headed by ailfax Harrison then confer with such other persons as ap peared advisable Adoption of the resolution closed a day of wrangling in open and executive ses sion largely over the critical situation in the Northwest a subcommittee finally agreed that these figures represented the true status of affairs: Tonnage to be moved during the re maining sixteen weeks of the lake navi gation season 17000000 present weekly rate of coal movement 940000 tuns nec essary weekly increase approximately 200000 tons Under the plan adopted Mr Peabody and other members of the conference said tho entire Northwestern problem will be solved and the New England situation materially aided while other sections of the country probably will be adequately cared for by rail transportation Efforts of New England representa tives to have their problem considered today failed Mr Peabody Insisted that the crucial moment for settling the Northwestern situation had arrived and that It should be discussed at once Principal shipments to lake ports under the agreement would be made by the Pittsburgh airmount and the No 8 Ohio District selected in the best posi tion for the task They have not been shipping much lake coal recently because of their refusal to contract for longer periods than from day to day Much of the open session was devoted to arguments between Gnrcra mma ron a i tee ana reck vice president of the Pennsylvania lines over the right of railroads to declare embargoes Mr Peabody declared that he did hot" believe there was a car shortage but that the coal emergency was caused by utilities storing up vast quantities of coal One utility he said he had heard had a year supply of coal in storage Atlanta Atlantic City Baltimore Boise Boston Buffalo Chattanooga Cheyenne Chicago STARTERS and GENERATORS Installed and Repaired electrical think of Robbins Schildmtier Co Auto Service Dept 954 Scioto St Between Mer and Penn Main 3445 New 26 713 ap him vi lla Wickland refused PETROGRAD Aug Mote than 1000 persons have been invited by the government to attend the conference Which is to be held at Mosc6 Aug 25 27 to consider in their broadest aspects the situation of the nation and the plans for the new national government Those who have been asked to attend include all members of the four Dumas other persons prominent In public life and representatives of all important organiza tions whether political economic com mercial or scientific The conference will be held in the Kremlin palace It will be opened by Premier Kerensky with a general state ment respecting the situation and A pro gram of the government The premier will be followed by various ministers who will report the situation in their depart ments rv wnnwa Hie BCIENTinc lljthtwMfcht ear193 Byraewa ranklin Motor Car Co italn BOM Automate 24 ML Jte Meridian St IDRAGGED THROUGH STREETS AT END AND SLAIN WASHINGTON Aug 14 Plans for re lieving the coal shortage in the northwest by a system of preferential shipments were formed today at the conference of officials railroad men and coal operators and may ultimately call on President Wilson for executive approval to make them effective The plan adopted by unanimous reso lution contemplates furnishing bitumi nous coal operators who can ship td Cleveland and Eastern lake ports 100 per cent car service with the understanding that they will ship 50 per cent of their output to lake ports for reshipment to northwestern territory ports Daniel Willard chairman of the ad visory commission of the Council of Na tional Defense was delegated with ri Peabody and Scheaffer as aides to carry the plan to some authority for final veto or approval The authority was not named but Inasmuch as the power to order preferential shipments now rests solely with President Wilson It is assumed that the proposal ultimately prei sucn Indianapolis National Motor Sales Co LAUi'Uf sii Wig Aug 14 Arraigned a regiBtration dodger George Wick land aged 30 of Malden Rock Wia to day told ederal Judge rancis Baker of Goshen Ind that God had twice peared to him in vision and told not to register Wickland said the Elon ordered him to distribute Bibles bought 1700 at once to plead and will be tried red Wilson of Dnnberry Wis aged 87 years was sentenced In ederal Court here last night to serve one year at ort Leavenworth for uttering threats against President Wilson Judge Baker passed sentence 3148500 8147000 173300 nickname and perhaps we can stand it a little while longer" West Pointers particularly smile at for has always been a nickname at the military academy for molasses the Is an old table phrase Men of the rank and file Have a pic turesque way of expressing themselves generally on every subject but the ap pellation called forth immedi ately new masterpieces of rhetoric not wholly suited for cable transmission The best that can be said of is that a few soldiers say If the folks at home want to call them such names "they care" They say they will in spite of any name or any other "obstacle" which may be placed In their way 5118580 118500 119590 108500 109500 M8ee JMabH'hed 1899 Herbert Woollen Pres Hom? Office Market and M6nontent Place Indianapolis Ind letcher American National Bank PENNSYLVANIA AND MARKET STREETS Tell to Change Is Word to Home olk rom Men in rance but will be distinctly reminiscent of stay in rance Developments May Tell something we shall do give us our proper name Until that time we are willing to be known as Just plain American soldterB willing ahd aixiouu to do our duty We have gotten along a grsat many years without a national ire in effect Pacific Northwejt Suminer Round permit stopover at the Park urther information from nearest ticket agent or uuion Told Him igister Says Man BUSINESS SECTION IS DESTROYED BAKER Ore Aug ire last night destroyed the buslriS section of Sumpter a mining town hear here causing a loss esti mated between 9600000 and 91000000 and rendering several hundred persona homs less Two persons were burned to death root and teau wore aoirt from here ledai will go to him unless he appoints a erential shipment board to handle problems Plans Still Indefinite members of the conference opinion that the Interstate Commission possesses power (permanently enk Dort Beanet (removable panels) £48 ive Passenger Touring Car 7M leur De Lye Roadster commote: "8 AU Hcea f4o lint The KEELEY SALES CO Main 1585 MS Mridlaa to at midday to at how the ther mometer registers at Glacier Park Out there in the Montana Rockies breezes Cool ed by the fnoimtaintop snows and by the glaciers iriake glorious SUrtitner days nights In the passes a nrtidsummer sport Glacier Park through from Chicago St Paul Minne apolis Kansas City set you down at the front door of the gateway hostelry the Glacier Park Hotel very low fares to Glacier Park and back isher Automobile Co MbM 188 fa 1Hfc 888 Motor Itew MODTltB: Seven pawrn EM ear Phaeton flre pMEongw Roadster three panengto Victoria convertible Umonaine seven patoenger Landanlet seven pawenger Imperial seven passenger Broueham fivetasnger Town Limousine four passenger Town Landaulet four passenger CADILLAC AUTO CO Eleventh and Meridian Stteeta 7 paMttger phaeton Clover Leah eoupe 7 passenger It" Clover Xtaf BERLIN (via London) Aug In commenting on the Xpoutm of German diplomacy made public In the United States by James Gerard the former Antorlcan ambassador here the Zeltung Am Mlttg says: "Ths very coritefits of this alleged dis patch (Emperor 'message to President Wilson) are so constituted as to pkove anything but Injurious to German politlOdl conduct In the war The dis patch as Mr Gerard has constructed and published it must prove to any unbiased mind that Emperor William in hlB ex hand of messages with King George unceasingly for the maintenancet peace "The British King on thfe other band Sther from conscious duplicity or more tslY because he was duped by a gov ernment which already had decided for Wkr sckm became enmeshed In misunder standing and submitted propositions Whleh were withdrawn as fast as they Wer accepted To an unprejudiced read er thi Information conveyed to President Tnifeon by Ambassador Gerard Is an In atetment of King George and the British government and not of Germany One Is bewildered at the motive that prompted Gerard in making these disclosures be that In the United States too diplomatic fame no longer an Mpecially lustrous hue" AUSTRALIAN STEAMER MISSING MELBOURNE Australia Aug The NaVy Office states that tho British steam ship Matuuxa of 1618 tons gross tropa 'Brisbane sent a wireless message on Aug 6 saying she expected to reaeh her next port of call on Aug 7 but that she hag not been heard Of sine All stkrch for her has been vain 1ETROGHAD Aug Premier Ker taaky in reply to a message of good will tflng George sent at the beginning of the fourth year of the war said: am cer tain the Russian people will find theheeuisary strength to surmount the se tiOtlB trial of the present time and con duct the world war to an end which will worthy of the terrible sacrifices al SfoWy made by every nation which Is Mfuggllng for right against tMIP SINKS WHILE UNDER TOW tX5NtON Aug 14 A dispatch to Ijoyde from Sydney says that the British it earn er Cumberland which was damaged 'by an Interna! explosion on July 6 foundered in deep water while being towed to Aden The Cumberland meas ured 8833 gross tons WASHINGTON Aug As a result of the controversy in the Berkeley (Cal) farm loan bank resignations of four officials hive been accepted hew officials have been appointed and thd bink has been pronounced by the Treasury De partment to be in perfectly sound condi tion Resignations of the following were ac cepted: White president Douglass vice president George Thomas treasurer and Dr Elwood Mead a dl rector These have been appointed: A Kuhn president Joyce vice president A Hendrick of Nevada secretary Willard Ellis of Ogden Utah treasurer and John Gulll Jr of Chico Cal a director PatrrsoTi paaseiucer PatetRon ft naener Paterson Monroe touring car Monroe Monroe roadster Monroe roadster 885 99 Montoe Motor Company Mein S031 Antomntlc 87123 Stat Dlstrihntore SIS Csnltol Av AMSTERDAM Aug Les Rouvelles of Maastricht says that a well knoibn athlete of Ghent named Van Rentergem who recently was condemned to death for espionage was dragged at the end of' a chain twenty meters long through the principal streets of the city to the place of execution being grossly mis treated by the soldiers who were guard ing him He met his fate with the ut most courage without a word of com plaint The news paper also reports that Antwerp the Germans recently shot rank a prominent carpet dealer When QUalltf anti 4 Moderate Price Hold Swan MICHELIN Ji Passenger Tonrtng 8188598 Two Passenger Roadster 8128598 Br ven Passenger Touring 8144000 Year Round Touring Year Round Coupe ivs lMtenrer Sedan Detroit Higgins Motor Sales Cd Distributors 544 48 NortM Meridian Street Main 1294 Automatic 23 HO WMMisaMMMnrtnai1 mi i MiniiTrir HBtaaaaaMfe GUIDE CANADIAN GRAIN CROP WILL BE HARVESTED BY AMERICANS WASHINGTON Aug 14 American labor will be supplied for hdrvesting the CanaZLiaxi grain crop under an arrange ment reached today between Cory Canadian deputy commissioner of the interior and Department of Labor officials American harvest hands will bo per mitted for the first time to enter Cana da and immigration regulations will be waived by both countries Thousands of Americans are expected to go across the border to help save the Canadian crops North Platte Oklahoma I Onmha I Phoenix Pittsburgh Pocatello j'orilund Ore Rapid City Hacramento tit Louis Salt Lake City San Antonio an Dhgo Tile Aluminutii Six With Magnetle Gear Shift $2285 Wilbur Johnson Co 724 Meridian St The Strictest Secrecy is constantly observed in our knowledge of customers AMERICAN TRAINING CAMP RANCE Aug (Delayed) Not until the recent arrival In camp of certain American newspapers did the soldiers of the American expeditionary forces be come aware that efforts were being made in certain quarters name of Sammy That name never Within the last few ent of the Associated Press has been ap proached great numbers of officers and men asking that something be sent home telling the people there how the stand ard bearers of the American Army really resent what they consider tin inapt un dignified and irritating name It can also be stated that thd resent ment does not rest alone with the officers and men of the army but that it extends to all Americans resident In Paris and in other parts of rance many having writ ten in to say that they consider Sammy most unsuitable for men who have come to rance seriously and earnestly to fight fer the liberties of the peoples of the world Opposition Is Bitter hit the propaganda as hard as you said an officer of distinguished rank to the correspondent today men and officers would be proud fo have an appropriate nickname but there Is not one among uU who thinks is in any way suitable and it rprtflinlv not desired "The name does not in any Way suit a fighting man We recognize of course that it is an effort to play upon the name of Uncle Sam but who would think of calling Uncle Sam Uncle Sammy! It is "We had a discussion coming over on the transports as to possible nicknames and was one name suggested but it met with no favor whatever None of the names suggested seemed Just right but there was some consensus of opinion regarding the proposal that the nickname be which of course is a combination of ehd from civil war days "No nickname can be forced upon the fighting men To stick it must be spon taneous and unanimously recognized as Just th thing Such a name may yet come to us It iS possible that the rench themselves may solve the problem and give us a name that will not only suit us but will be distinctly reminiscent of our By rank Bull Auto Editor Btiy motor ears noW! That Is the advice to the motor Car owners of this country that the men at the center of the Industry are giving today And that is good advice for every dealer to give to his prospects backed by the facts and figures which are now available With the country at war and th demand on Its reiources of all kinds for military purpoees there is scant poislbtlity that the priefe of raW materials will decrease within the next year In taet everything pointe to a probable Increase of all kinds of material rioW employed in bUUaing motor cars There is no disputing the fact that the automobile today has been thorough ly perfected Dealers do not have to drive home this point in most sales ar guments for the general public now admits it But the big selling argument for la the fact that the low prices which motor cars have enjoyed in the last few year have pasted by That right at this moment tne price of any autemobtl 1 at lt lowest figure Low prices have been made possible' by auantity manufacture but war de mands may curtail this production and Consequently add to the cost of building a motor car And that will mean that the overhead charges must be carried by the profits made on a smaller number ot cars In the last year every motor car tnanufketurar in th coufitty has seen prices soat on raw materials from 40 per cent to 150 per cent It may mean a saving of 3100 or more to purchase an automobile at present puvra aiiu mvivnau wuu uuy tuuay are pracucaaiy certain to nave a that will sell at a higher price in the future This not only will save the purchaser money on his initial Investment will make the car worth niore at the end of a year or longer Eventually those who are now hesitating over the purchase of a motor will buy one The war will not stop motor car salea In Canada there hks been a big increase In the nuihbeir of automobiles mar keted over that sold in 1914 the year of the opening Of th War Canadians this year will buy in the neighborhood of 100000 cars as against 22070 which were registered in the Dominion In 1914 So the question of holding off or buying now is not affected by a disinclina tion to own and operate automobiles in war time Instead a question of showing the prospective automobile owner that he Caii Save money by pur chasing at one $1185f our 110? Roadster Elltht Body Styles actory EESER SALES CO Main 734 809 11 Caoitot Av fMtaZ Opportanitba Star Want Ads COLUMBUS Ind Aug beclarlng Cleveland Wilbur member of Company II Indiana National Guard had stolen his sweetheart from him Roy Harris knocked Mr Wilbur down on the streets here today Mr Wilbur who was 111 from antl typhold vaccination was car rying his vaccinated arm in a Bllpg When other members of the guard com pany learned of the assault on their sick comrade about fifty of them seised Mr Harris and started for White River to throw him from a bridge into the water The soldiers had carried their victim four squares when they were overtaken by their captain Don Essex who rescued Harris and dispersed his meh HOOSIER HERO 15 STRICKEN ROBT HASSLER Inc 1535 NAOMI 8TRT 1917 Models Ninety roadster 182008 "our touring 8358 Nlnety" enclosed 8258 touring 9350 road er 93500 Etsht Cylindar touring 198500 Eight Cylinder Club roadster 138388 Ail Price 8 actory Place ypur order new to avoid dlxaa nmntment of delivery later WM SMALL COMPANY 1886 402 8NC Aye AoUmrilc28 l9l WASHINGTON Aufc de bate in the Senate on the $2008000000 war tax bill virtually ended today and such rapid progress was made on the i finance committee amendments to the House bill that leaders tonight predicted the passage late next week Senator Simmons announced that he ex pected to ask soon for a time limit on de bate and also to set a date for a final vote In rapid succession and with tittle de bate the Senate sitting as a committee of the whole approved the finance com revision of the soft drink to bacco and most of the public utilities schedules The liquor and income tax sections are to be considered tomorrow debate made it evident that tho principal disputes facing the Senate are over the income war profits and tax sections Adoption of most of the finance other re visions with little change was forecast Laollette Submits Report Senator La ollette made mi nority report concurred in by Senators Gore and Thomas urging that the bulk of all war taxes be laid upon Incomes and war profits The Wisconsin senator pro poses to make his principal fight In offer ing many amendments to Increase the tax rates proposed In closing the general discussion today Senators Smoot and Jones of New Mexi co both of the finance committee com mended the proposed In creases In the income and war profits sections The former however opposed repeal of the allowance to sugar refiners and tho latter advocated a higher tax on undivided surplus Extrusion of the 3 per cent on freight transportation to motor vehicle lines cothpeting With railroads was ap proved in the acceptance of the new freight transportation section designed to raise $77500000 The Senate also ac cepted the reduction from 10 to 5 per cent in the taxes on passen ger transportation and IJullman accom modations Both charges would be paid by individuals and not the carriers Committee elimination of the House taxes on gas electric light and local tele phone bills of consumers also was ac cepted without debate They were esti mated to yield $30000000 and were stricken out because of their direct bur den upon the general public The tax of 5 cents on telegraph radio and long distance telephone messages costing more than 15 cents was approved It is esti mated to yield $7000000 Elimination of the House provision tax ing all insurance policies was accepted The House proposed a tax of 8 cents per $100 on life insurance policies and about 1 per cent on other new or reinsurance When the Senate adjourned tonight the proposed new ederal tax on automobile owners had been reached with several i senators inuicating a uesire to revise rates toward reduction of the tax owners of cheaper vehicles Security Trust Company ni'Ul KPSINSYLVAN1A A AMERICAN The Insurance in orce in CENTRAL this company is if Bl 0 BMW a i ii MAK 1 8T IVBMIM I ROAMER IZSxjb pitE Tourlnr Car tl Smarten 1 Tuxedo jjjfeJi Roadster 1795 A 2 Door I I Touretdaii still fiA rA i Am 4 Door Toursedan 90495 Meet neUrv Wotted perfectionsales co Sales Co of Indiana Corner Vwrment and Capitol 541 Ckpltol Ave Phone Main 1537 Automatic 23 83 Old Phone Main' 2840 I WTO ACCESSORIES' Carburetor Guaranteed to TIRES and TUBES beat them all or money re Wrt or ca1 eUfi 1917 flM funded Write catalogue We Will convince you ITl UJ or u8 wo he most of the best i tnformatioa for the least money VanBriggle Motor Device Co The Guarantee Tire Rubber Co Capitol Avenue Automatic6 211 213 8 Ill St Indianapolis AUG 14 Low High 71) 84 92 of so 82 62 4 70 82 66 76 06 68 80 48 '76 01 66 70 66 86 02 78 02 56 78 60 60 78 60 84 100 68 84 100 54 86 74 90 BO 06 68 80 60 76 68 83 80 84 68 82 73 68 78 02 72 92 68 78 74 102 62 78 74 54 88 58 80 54 86 P4 90 68 S3 0b 62 86 76 98 6 3 73 50 60 56 68 54 76 60 90 62 80 66 SO 12 72 90 19ft 5 0 6 6 64 86 58 80 68 02 66 $8 54 88 74 1 06 i of precipitation CHEVRO) II 77J PE It BUM.