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THE WEATHER
Goudy tonight and Friday. Warmer to
night. Temperature 30 to 35 degrees.
VOL. XXXIII.
SISTER OF MINISTER
HURLED FROM MOTOR
CAUSES ARREST OF 3
Mary Griffin, 25, Suffering Possible Fracture
of Skull, Grawls to Wayside
Home.
POLICE TOLD SHE REFUSED TO DRINK
Hurled from an automobile after she
had been beaten in an unequal fight,
Mary Griffin, 25, crawled to the home
of Charles Sonnefield, who lives at the
Rockville road and Linhurst drive, a
mile west of the city limits, at 1:1;>
o'clock this morning, according to the
Btory she related.
Sonnefield notified the woman's brother,
the Re*. Alvin E. Kerst, 1110 Oliver ave
nue, pastor of the Ray Street Nazarene
Church, and he went to tha Sonnefield
home.
The Rev. Kerst took his sister to bis
home and notified the police, who, after
bearing the Griffin woman's story, ar
rested swo men and one woman, charg
ing them with drunkenness and assault
and battery with intent to kill.
Those arrested are Margaret Shultz. 24;
her husband, Robert Shultz, 35, and O.
H. Hutchinson, 32, all of 716 North Capi
tol avenue.
Later in the day Mr. and Mrs. Shultz
and Hutchinson were released on bonds
signed by Ira Holmes, an attorney. Im
mediately after her release, Mrs. Shultz
swore oat two affidavits in the prosecu
tor’s office, one charging Mrs. Griffin with
assault and battery and the other with
petit larceny. She alleged Mrs. Griffin
stole her hat. which she valued at $7.50.
Mrs. Shultz had a deep scratch across
her face, which she said was caused by
Mra. Griffin, and she also exhibited a
quantity of hair which she said her ad
versary had pulled from her head.
The Shultz woman formerly operated
a rooming house at 441 North Illinois
street, which, according to the police,
on a number of occasions has been
raided. She has been arrested on sev
eral occasions on the charge of operat
ing a resort, the police say.
When Motorpolice Harris and Bastian
reached the Rev. Mr. Herat's residence
South Side Women See Jewett’s Hand
Blocking Efforts to Obtain Market
Members of the South Side Women's
Club learned today for the first time
that Mayor Cb.irles W. Jewett is re
sponsible for the board of works’ failure
to give them the courtesy even of a re
ply to letter of Nov. 26, asking
that a conference of the board, the city
council and the mayor be held to Iron
out differences in the official family
over the removal of the city ash hauling
and street cleaning mules from the city
barns at 1134 Shelby street and the es
tablishment of a branch' city ' inafltPt
therein.
The women, who have fought long and
earnestly to get an ordinance establish
ing the market Jan. 1 through the coun
cil, only to have the board of works
block their hopes with repeated state
ments that the ordinance can not be
carried out on the specified date because
they can find no place to which to move
the mules, have come to believe that
Mayor Jewett, or some unknown influ
ence working through him, is responsi
ble for the opposition to their wishes.
FIND OCT ONK
LKTTER WAS WRITTEN.
The women learned today that thq
board on Dec. 3, had William F. Cleary.
Us clerk, prepare a reply in which it
was politely stated that "the feasibility
of a conference with the common coun
cil does not at this time seem apparent.”
This letter never was sent. The history
of its suppression by the mayor is this:
On Dec. 3 a Dally Times reporter asked
George Lenuux, president of the board,
whether the board had made any reply
to the request of the women for a con
ference.) He said the board had and
that Mr. Cleary would permit the re
porter to see the reply. The reporter
DENIES BEING
STILL OWNER
Patton Produces Witness Who
Ajdmits Responsibility
• for Operation.
By making an emphatic deniel that he
was the owner of a "white mule wbiskj
still, wfcicu was discovered in operation
on his farm last July by police and
Federal officers, and producing a wit
ness who testified that he, and not tae
defendant, was the owner and operator
of the still, Clarence I’atton, former
saloonkeeper and now living on a farm
rear Gnklandnn, complicated the cas*
which il being heard by a Jury in Crimi
nal Coiirt.
Pattop emphatically denied that he
was th 4 owner of the fifteen gallon still
and claimed that he had no knowledge
of Its existence in a two-room cave in a
hog pep on his farm.
He admitted that the Federal Govern
ment haa placed a $4,000 tax on the
whisky < found In the cave against him
and John Abrams (the name also appears
as Abraham on the records).
Alirains took the witness stand in Pat
ton's defense and admitted that he was
the owner of the still and was respon
sible for it and claimed that Patton had
no knowledge or interest In It. Abrams
(Continued on Page Eight.)
Waterways Man Tips
Way to Obtain Money
WASHINGTON. Dec. 9.—Coordination
of Federal Government activities in the
field of public works would save $80,000,-
000 annually, M. O. Leighton told the
Rivers and Harbors Congress in conven
tion here today.
Leighton, who la chairman of the Na
tional Public Works Department of the j
Congress, suggested this might be used j
for waterways.
WEATHER
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity
for the twenty-four hours ending 7 p. in.,
Dec. 10, 1320:’ Mostly cloudy tonight and
Frida#; slightly warmer tonight; lower
temperature. 30 to 33 degrees.
HOCKEY TEMPERATURE.
6 a. m 32
7 a. m 34
& a. m 33
9 a. m. 87
10 a. m 37
tl a. 37
12* (noon) 36
1 p. in 37
2 p. 37
Published at Indianapolis,
Ind., Daily Except Sunday,
they found Dr. Edward A. I’ape, 1210
Oliver avenue, making an examination
of the Injuries suffered by the Rev. Mr.
Herat's sister.
The physician said evidently she had
been beaten and that It appeared as
though she had been hit on the head
probably with a bottle and that she was
suffering from concussion of the brain
and a possible fracture of the skull. She
had suffered a severe injury to her side.
Dr. Pape later said it wouid be at least
two days before it would be possible to
determine just how serious the injuries
are.
He said that she was bleeding from the
ears which indicated she might be suf
fering from a fracture of the skull.
As soon as the two officers learned of
the seriousness cf her condition and
heard the story of the affair told by her,
they notified Captain Thomas, who or
dered Lieutenant Cox to take charge of
the Investigation. The three officers
made the arrests at the North Capitol
.avenue residence. The police say they
were surprised to learn that the Shuitz
woman had moved from the Illinois
street house. She moved only a week
ago, they found.
GRIFFIN WOMAN'S
CONDITION SERIOCB.
The Griffin woman’s condition was so
serious that the police were able to
learn only a little of what had oeeured.
She told the police that she had ac
companied Mr. and Mrs. Shultz and
Hutchinson to Terre Haute Tuesday in
an automobile.
The purpose of the visit, the police
say they were told, was to rent a house
in Terre Haute for resort purposes.
On the return trip last night a bottle
of whlskv is said to have been passed
around among the four in the automo
bile and the Griffin woman declared she
(Continued on Page Eight.)
went to the clerk and was copying the i
letter when the clerk received a tele- -
phone call from Mayor Jewett. The j
mayor asked if the board bad formulated ;
a reply to the women, the clerk replied i
that it had, and the mayor asked to j
hear it. The letter was read to him. j
The mayor gave the clerk some dire©- j
tion and the clerk turned to the re
porter and told him the letter would not :
be sent. The mayor then was asked ■
and ha'said it was.
THE LKTTER THAT
NEVER WAS SENT.
Here is the letter that never was sent,
addressed to Mrs. M. L. Relffel, presi
dent of the South Side Women's Club: I
"The Board of Public Works is in re
ceipt of your letter of Nov. 20. and re
quests me to reply by saying Hint it
was under the impression that the
board's attitude was thoroughly under
stood and agreed upon when you and
your coadjutors honored the board with
your presence very recently. The board
feels quite certain that there can be no
misunderstanding of its intentions and
attitude and Just as soon as financial ar
rangements can be made the work will
progress as rapidly as possible.
“The feasibility of a conference with
the' common council does not at this
time seem apparent and your courteous
osier Is therefore not declin-d but post
poned. W. F. CLEARY.
“Clerk of the Board of Public Work*.”
LETTER SENT BY
WOMAN TO MAYOR.
The letter which the women sent to
the mayor, which he has never answered
and which practically was the same as
‘Galloping Whist’ Zealots
On ‘De A v ’noo ’ Go to Jail
Woodrow Wilson , Administration Hangers-on
and Devotees Baffle Court .
“Galloping Whist,” Is the new gamu
among the negro gambling fraternity,
and the object of the game is to make
a "Boston."
This was learned today by the police
when Roiiert Booker, negro, who was
caught in a raid on a 'bachelor apart
ment” in the rear of 615 Fayette street,
came up for trial on a chnrge of gaming.
Ten negroes were caught In the raid
and all were charged with gaming and
visiting. Among tha men arrestPd wer©
Jess Willis, formerly employed in ttte
assessment department at the City Hall,
who gave his name as James Williams.
He is a friend of “Big Jack” Jackson,
one of the characters on “the avenue,”
and Rufc Page, negro political worker,
COUNTY BOARD
HANDLES CLAIMS
Commissioners Now Approve
Bills Signed by Fesler.
Sweeping reforms have been instituted
In the Marion County commissioners'
court by Bailiff John \V. Carlisle, which
will permit the commissioners to comply
with the law in ordering claims paid by
County Auditor Leo K. Fesler.
For months the majority members of
the board of county commissioners have
permitted Mr. Fesler to pay claims for
service as well as bills for goods pur
chased without first having the claims
docketed, reviewed by the county com
missioners and each claim signed by at
(Continued on Fag© Eight.)
Plans to Bolster
Up Anti-Trust Law
WASHINGTON; Dec. 9. —Legislation
strengthening the Sherman anti-trust act
is to be proposed shortly by Senator
King. Utah, and other Senators, King an
nounced today.
Recent decisions of tha Supreme Court,
notably tbe steel trust decision, are held
by Senators to hav# weakened the Sher
man act so that It either must be
strengthened or replaced by anew law
which will not permit tbe construction
the. courts puti on the Sherman law.
Jnffiatta |la% Ofimffl
Entered as Second Class Matter, July 25. 1914. at
Postofflce, Indianapolis, Ind., under act March 3, 1879.
PROPOSED ‘MEDITERRANEAN OF AMERICA’
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Indiana Lakje City to Benefit by Plan of Engineers
SHIPS WOULD
DOCK IN LAKE
PORT
State Legislature Will Be
Asked for Aid at Coming
Session.
When the Legislature convenes next
month it will be asked to puss measures
which will make possible the erection
by the United States of a great harbor
along the south shore of Lake Michigan
and in Wolf Lake in Lake County.
; Plans for the harbor have been drawn
by Col. W. V. Judson, United States en
gineer in the Chicago district. An outer
and Inner harbor at. Wolf Lake, which
lies partly in Hammond and partly in
South Chicago, are included in the plans
, which have been approved by engineers
ut Washington. Colonel Judson has
■christened the proposed new port "Indi
ana Harbor.”
RAILROAD FACILITIES
PROVIDED FOR ROCKS.
An outer projecting breakwater is
planned from the south end of the South
Chicago harbor, extending about three
and one-half miles southeast. Along the
lake shore extending in the same direc
tion from near the Illinois Indiana line,
the plan provides for fourteen slips
1 flanked by docks provided with railroad
facilities.
The entrance to the Inner harbor of
Wolf Lake is Wolf River. Only two
bridges would be necessary here, accord
ing to the plan, one for the railroads and
one for the Indianapolis boulevard.
An Inner basin 1.000 feet wide and about
three miles long Is indicated on the plan,
with ten slips for warehouses and docks
for coal, oil, miscellaneous freight, and
with public wharves. The slips will l>e
3.000 feet long.
WOULD ACCOMMODATE
! HUNDREDS OF 81111*8.
The inner basin will t>* large enough
io provide winter berths for hundreds of
boats and the slips will accommodate
hundreds more. It is the intention of
ihe United States engineers to preserve
t.ie Wolk Lake site exclusively for a
publicly-owned and operated harbor.
An Interstate harbor board is proposed
(Continued on Pag* Eight.)
that sent to the board of works and the
city council, was as follows:
"A committee representing sotith s'de
women on Nov 12 called at mur execu
tive office, also at the board of public
•works for the Information regarding the
future plans of the Fountain Square mar
ket. The hoard of works stated that It
v.as impossible to secure available place
to bouse the mules and equipment of the
Shelby street tarn.
“Assurance had been given by flic
board of public works and also through
the press that the mules and equipment
were to be removed by Jan. 1. As there
has been no action tnaken or appropri
ation made for this much needed im
provement, we beg for a Joint conference
of the mayor, board of public works
and the city council to take some defi
nite action as to building that part of
the munlicpal yard which will house the
mules and equipment. As yet there has
been no appropriation for the same.
"We beg aforesaid honorable body to
cooperate in a Joint conference, ns the
south side wants and tiee-ds the rnurket
and does not want the mules for sani
tary reasons.'* *
Gustav G. Schmidt, president of the
council, replied with a letter in which he
promised to call the Council together at
any time convenient for the women.
WHAT THE WOMEN'
WERE TOLD WEDNESDAY.
The group of leaders of the south side
club who have been most active in be
half of the proposed market conferred
with the board of works again Wednes
day and were told by President Leniaux
(Continued on Cage Three.)
was busy in the hai'way of the City
Court, both before and after the trial.
Special Judge Abrams heard the
case and one of the witness, who sum
bis name was Woo'drow Wilson, test!
(led that none of the ten was shooting
"emps," but that four wero playing
“whise," and the other six were plan
ning a New Year’s dance. He named
Booker as one of the “whist" players.
When Booker appeared on the witness
stand he was questioned as to what kind
cl “whist” he was playing.
“Just common whist,” he explained.
“Was it galloping whist?” suggested
Prosecutor Ralph Spoan.
(Continued on Fag© Eight.)
BOARD HEARS
PAROLE PLEA
No Protests Made in Stephen
Beck Case.
No protests were entered before the
boarq of pardons today ip the case of
Stephen Beck, who is asking a parole
from the Indiana State Frison, where
heis serving a sentence for Involuntary
manslaughter, received in Marlon Crimi
nal Court, after the automobile which
he was drlviug struck and killed Wil
liam Greenspon, 14.
Mrs. Gertrude Beck, wife of Stephen
Beck; Dr. George Hendricks and E.
Bowen, an acquaintance of Beck, testi
< Continued on Fg© Eight.)
Manslaughter Case
of Boy Up Saturday
A 15-year-old negro boy will appear
before Judge Frank La hr of the Juvenile
Court at 9 o’clock Saturday morning on
a charge of manslaughter.
Because of the transfer of the case of
Walter Good, 15, charged with fatally
shooting his companion and playmate,
Joseph Edwards, 14, while playing “wild
west! Aug. 3 last, from th© Marlon
Conner Criminal Court to tlje Juvenile
Court Atud ge Labr haa assumed Jurisdle
tion iJ case.
INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1920.
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This map shows the plans tor the inner and outer harbors In Lake
Michigan and Wolf in Lake County, with which United States engi
neers propose to make the Great Lakes the "Mediterranean of America.”
BOLD HOLD UP STAGED
IN DOWNTOWN STREET
Cincinnati Man Robbed of Jewels Near
Fidelty Trust Company.
With the crime ware in Indianapolis
seemingly going unchecked, highway men
are growing so bold that net even th:-
downtown district is safe for pedestrians
after nightfall.
A robber hailed Henry Rothe of Cin
cinnati. a guest at the I'urltan Hotel, last
night at 10:45 o'ctock. on Lost Market
street, near the Fidelity Trust buMdtng.
and relieved him of u ruby stu-i valued
at SIOO amt a diamond ring worth $l5O,
according to the story he told the police.
M\N AND WOMAN
ALSO HEI.D CP.
Another man and a woman were nlsu
; the victims of hold ftp men during the
i night.
I Two masked robbers held up G. J,
Brown. 3023 Washington boulevard, into
| ins? night a* he was passing an alley
near Thirtieth and New* Jersey streets.
AVERS GUNMEN
USED AGAINST
COAL MINERS
Miners’ Official Declares W.
Va. Governor Says He Can
Do Nothing.
ELECTION SET FOR DEC. 4
N
international officers of the l nlted
Mine Workers of America will be
elected by locsl union-. Dec. 14 and tbe
results will bo announced at Interna
tional headquarters here as soon as they
nr© received and tabulated.
A lively campaign is being conducted
In preparation for the election. John
L Lewis, who is president of the or
ganization, Is a candidate for re election,
and is being opposed by Robert H. Har
lan of Washington, It. C., president of
district No. 10.
Philip Murrny of Plttsbtigh. (he pres
rnt vice president, also is a candidate for
re-election and Is being opposed by
Alexander Ilowut. president f the Kan
sas miners. This race is a contest be
tween the radical and conservative el©
ments In tlie miners' organisation. Hownt
is the leader of the radical faction, which
opposed the action of the international
officers in the recent strike controversy,
j He issued a number of statements bit -
| terly criticising the stand taken by
! President Lewis.
j Theft; is no contest for the office of
! international secretary-tneaaurer. Wil
! Main Green of Coshocton, (*hlo. the In
-1 cumbent being the only candidate. The
| election is held annually.
I Mr. Green has issued a statement de
i daring that gunmen and thugs are being
i employed by mine operators In the West
(Continued on Page light.)
FIND BIG STILL
IN FARM BARN
Raid Near New Bethel Also
Nets 38 Gallons of
‘White Mule.’
One of the largest and most complete
moonshine outfits ever seen In lndlan
apollC was captured this afternoon by
| the police when they raided a barn on
! a farm one half mile east of New Bethel,
| owned by John Dansfield, 2280 South
j Meridian street.
| Uny Taylor, 28, who formerly lived at
20 East lowa street, was busily tending
(Continued on Page Eight.)
Four Arrested on
Delinquency Charges
Eugene Powell, IS, of 031 East New
York street; Lawrence Arbuckle, 18, of
307 North Noble street; Anna Johnson,
15. of 623 North Davidson street, and
Hilda Yoh, 14, of 408 North Libert/ street,
were arrested in Arbuenle’s apartment
this afternoon by Motor Officers Ber
nnuor and Landers.
The boys were charged with contrib
uting to the delinquency of the girls, and
the latter were held as delinquents. A
ease is said to lie pending in Juvenile
Court against the Yoh girl.
Couple, Aged 80, Wed
LONDON, Dec. 9.—Both 80, Mrs. El
sham and William Wilkinson, widow
and widower, were married at St. Peter's
Church, Cleethorpes. They were both
In receipt of old-age pensions. Mr. Wil
kinson, formerly an agricultural la
borer, sold they found they liked each
other s company, hence the marriage.
The men took $77 and a watch from
Mr. Brown, and then they walked north
through the alley.
The robbers were both white and one
of them held a revolver against Mr.
Brown's head while the other searched
his pocket*.
Miss Beatrice Shake!, 16, of 2007 Shel
don street, employed at a downtown
department store, was on her way home
j last night and, when near Twentieth
i and Sheldon street* was stopped by two
j ni:i*k<-d men. one covering her withs
i revolver. She gave th© robbers her pay
I envelope containing $6.
! A thief entered the S’etin Smith Beauty
Shop. Room 245 Lomcke annex building,
; mi<l took n hangbag owned by Miss Dor
t ©thy ('mil, 523 East Eleventh street.
The bag was later found by the po
lice In s washroom, but the purse con
taining $3 was missing.
FESLER ALONE
OPPOSES PLEA
FOR REDUCTION
Street Railway Company Pre
sents Its Case in Effort to
Fix Valuation.
SEEKS TAXATION BASIS
Opposed only by L©o K. Fesler. auditor
of Marion County, who declared that the
| burden of loss sustained by n reduction
! of valuation of property of the Indtnn
j spoils Street Railway Company would
! he transferred to the thousands of tax
i payers of Marlon County, officials and
: attorneys of the street ear company np
! penred today before th© State Board of
Tax Commissioners, with a plea for re
j duction of valuation of property for as-
I seaament purposes.
! Tti© street ear company was represent
iod by Ferdinand Winter, Michael E.
Foley and Robert I. Todd, president.
: Others who attended the hearing were
| Samuel Ashby, city corporation counsel:
F. I Lewis, chairman of the Public Serv
ice Commission; Mr. Fesler, Fred A.
Sims, chairman, and Philip Zoercher and
John G. Brown, members of the Board
of Tax Commissioners.
TKLLH OK TWO
VALUATIONS
Mr. Ashby, in opening the conference
, discussion, stated he was not appearing
for the traction company, but declared
he could not understand how one valua
tion could he placed on the company's
property for the purpose of fixing rates,
j and another valuation fixed by the tax
! nimtssloners for taxation purposes. He
said the valuations should be the same
and contended that the present valuation
(Continued on Page Eight.)
GIPP’S DEATH IS
BELIEVED NEAR
Notre Dame Athlete Suffers
Relapse and Doctors Lose
Hope of Recovery.
SOUTH BEND. Did., Dec. o.—George
Gipp. Notre Dame's star half back, who
! has been 111 with n complication of pneu
! monin and tonsilitls at Kt. Joseph’s Ilos
j pltal for ten days, is not expected to live
I through the day, According to reports
j given out by hospital authorities tills nft
! ernoon. Gipp took a suru for the worse
| about noon today. Ills weakened condl
(Continuetl on Pag© Eight.)
Wilson Sounds Call
for Aid to China
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. President
Wilson today issued a call for aid for
famine-stricken China.
“One© more an opportunity Is offered
to American people to show that prompt
and generous response with which they
have invariably met the call of their
brethren in distress,” the President de
clared in his appeal.
A nation-wide committee was named
by the President to direct a campaign
fur funds on which tie named Thomas
<V. Dumont of New York, as chairman.
BURNS FATAL TO WOMAN.
Coroner Robinson is Investigating the
accident which caused the death of Mrs.
Pearl Green late yesterday afternoon at
St. Vincent’s hospital. Mrs. Green’s
death was caused by burns as a result
of ou explosion In her home. 314 South
Randolph street, whlclx occurred several
days ago. V
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HARDING ASKS
TIME TO MAKE
CABINET LIST
Says Selection by Amateurs
Can’t Be Done in Union
Hours.
NO POSTS OFFERED YET
MARION, Ohio, Dec. 9.—President-elect
Warren G. Harding will retain his Sen
ate seat for the present and no im
mediate action will be taken on the
offer of Governor Cox to appoint Sena
tor-elect Frank B. Willis should Hard
ing desire to resign his senatorial of
fice, it was indicated in a statement
from headquarters here today.
j MARION, Ohio, Dec. 9.—Regular union
] hours are not long enough for the
l amateur "cabinet makers," who are en
deavoring to assist President-elect Hard
ing to choose his official family, he In
dicated today.
“It's fine,” he lidded, in alluding to
thousands of suggestions be had re
ceived, "I do not mind It a hit.”
He reiterated rorvefntly that up to the
present moment he had not offered any
one a Cabinet post and added that he
did not Intend to do so immediately.
SENATE HEAT NO
| BAR TO CABINET.
While Senator Harding and his close
| advisers were silent as to t!m Identity
of the men tinder consideration for the
Tarlous portfolios, it was stated authori
tatively that the holding of a seat in the
Senate would not be considered a bar to
a Cabinet post in spite of the desire of
Senate leaders to retain expert services
in the upper house.
it was also Indicated that the make
up of the Harding Cabinet prob
ably would be thoroughly representative
geographically, adequate recognition be
ing given the main general sections of
J the country.
The time of announcement of Cabinet
j appointments still is uncertain. Senator
! Harding stated frankly that he did not
I know himself.
j MAY ACCEPT
COX OFFER.
Whether the President-elect will !ny
aside the Senatorial toga Immediately
( probably will tie decided today. Senator
i Harding nnnounce.d that he had arrang?j
(Continued on Page Eight.)
Houston Has Plan to Increase Revenue
Without Hitting ‘Little Fellow’s’lncome
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-Republican
member of the Senate Finance Com
mute© this afternoon' agreed that there
would be no action on taxation revision
or tax regulations by Congress at tlw
present time.
Meeting in executive session, the Re
publicans on the committee, with only
Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania, its
chairman, absent, agreed it would be
futile to attempt to grant the requests
■ f .business interests In New York City,
Philadelphia and elsewhere for a defer
ment of the last quarterly payment of
excess profits and income surtaxes due
Dee. 15.
WASHINGTON, fire. 9. -The “iittle
fellows" probably will esetpe higher
taxes on their Incomes after all.
Secretary of the Treasury Houston is
r ot committed to a higher normal income
tax affecting some fos;r million Ameri
cans of the small salaried r|ass~ even
thongu his annua! report to Congress
suggested such a measure as a possible
source of $150,600,000 increased revenue
The Secretary, it was said today, is ready
to tell Congress that higher norma] In
come tax rates will nc* he neecs-mry If
Congress finds a way to tap the corpor
ate field for tlie additional revenue de
sired. A
At the capital. Tenders on hoih sides
expressed doubt as to the advisability
of raising the small man's tax, and many
believe higher taxes will not be neces
sary Rt all.
"The revision of revenue taxes will be
made by a Republican Congress with a
Republican President some time after
March 4 uext." said Representative Jo-1
Legislators Are to Study
Indiana School Problems
Governor - Elect McCray Announces Com
mittee Will Be Selected Soon .
A committee of six, three to tie mem
bers of the House of Representatives and
three to he members of the Senate, will
he appointed within the next few days
to cons.der educational questions, Gov
ernor-elect Warren TANARUS, McCray announced
today.
The committee will tie asked to make
a thorough investigation of school prob
lems outside of the financial difficulties
confronting State universities and
schools, Mr. McCray said. He said that
while he has not completed plans fur the
activities of the committee, it Is possible
It will be asked to dra t bills for the so
lution of school proli.ems.
The announcement that a committee
would be appointed was made by tho
IMMIGRATION UP
IN HOUSE TODAY
Unrestricted or None at All
for 22 Months Is Question.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.—Practically
unrestricted immigration, or no more im
migration at all for a period of twenty
two months is tho question to be
thrashed out in the House today. It will
not be settled before late tomorrow,
when the Johnson bill, suspending all
immigration for a period of two years,
less sixty days to clear the seas of Im
migrant inilen ships, is to be brought to
a vote. It probably will pass the House
easily.
The legislation Is being fought by
representatives from districts in which
then; is a heavy foreign population,
especially by Siegel of New York, and
Sabath of Chicago. The Pacific const
members, led by Kahn, would make the
bill carry a provision excluding Japanese
along with all other foreigner*.
Students Hit Prices
LINCOLN, Neb., Dee. ft.—SPorty
one fraternities and sororities of the
University of Nebraska, whose mem
bership include 1,000 students, have
agreed to boycott all theaters, cases
and banquet halls which do uot re
duce prices to a scale fixed by a
student falx prifli oommittee.
LAST HOME EDITION
TWO CENTS PER COPY
DECLARES KOKOMO
POLICE OFFICER LET
BOOZE TRUCK PASS
Letter From E. S. Shumaker Says Facts Laid
Before Government Officials by
Anti-Saloon League.
‘MULE’ HAULED FROM SOUTH BEND
Information to the effect that prior to the recent orgy at the Kokomo
Country Club a truck load of white mule whisky was hauled from South.
Bend to the club by a specially appointed deputy sheriff, and was stopped
by a Kokomo policeman, who failed to take action on discovering this fact,
has been laid before the Federal Government by the Indiana Anti-Saloon
League, according,to a statement from E. S. Shumaker, superintendent.
Mr. Shumaker, in a .letter to the Times, protests against accusation of
inactivity made against the league in the Times and in his protest expresses
the belief that t.he Federal Government will prosecute those persons re
sponsible for this orgy on information which he declares was given the
Government by the league. *
His letter is as follows:
To the Editor, Indiana Daily Times:
Dear Sir—An editorial in yom Tues
day's peper contains some very severe
and, we believe, unjust reflections upon
the Anti-Saloon League, anenl the dis
graceful orgy at the Kokomo Country
Club last week.
Permit me, in reply thereto to state,
through your columns, some facts, which
we would not state were it not for your
uncalled for and unjust editorial.
The next day, following this orgy, a
citizen of Kokomo calied me on the
long distance telephone, stating that he
was coming at once to Indianapolis, that
he could be here only a few minutes,
hut tHat he wanted to meet the law en
forcement attorney of the league, and
also a Federal prohibition enforcement
official at the Union Station, to see what
could lie done about the matter. He
was met at the union station by a
Federnl agent from Judge Orbison's of
fline and by Mr. McNaught, the league's
law enforcement attorney.
The following day Mr. McNaught went
to Kokomo and conducted an investiga- 1
tlon of the affair. Through his direction
certain information was obtained, and
this morning Mr. McNaught turned over
said information to Mr. Van Nuys. the
United States District Attorney, for use
before the Federal grand jury which is
f? - w. , "i
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SECRETARY DAVID F. HOUSTON.
seph Fordney of Michigan, chairman of
the Ways and Means Committee.
Secretary Hcuston, although refusing
Governor-elect following a conference
with L. X. Hines, State superintendent
of public Instruction. Mr. Hines put be
fore Mr. McCray the problems confront
ing the public schools as announced at
a meeting of persons interested in edit
cation at the State-house last week.
The program discussed at that time
was extensive, including plans for ad
ditional State aid for schools, a reorgan
isation of the State department of pub
lic instruction, tne appointment of as
sistant high school Inspectors, a new
teachers’ pension law and a large quan
tity of other legislation.
“The committee which I shall appoint
(Continued on Fag© Eight.)
HEARS MOTIONS
IN PAY ROLL CASE
City Wants Banks to Bear Loss
Due to Alleged Padding.
Arguments were scheduled to be heard
tilts afternoon by Judge Linn Hay of
Superior Court, Room 2, on demurrers
and the answers to demurrers in cases
brought by the city of Indianapolis
against a number of Indianapolis banks
and trust companies for the purpose ot
attempting to recover thousands of dol
lars paid out by the banks on warrants
based on a forged pay roll said to hate
been made out by Dennis J. Bush, for
mer street commissioner of the city and
convicted gnmhler.
Last January a number of suits di
rected against banks were filed before
Judge Hay l>y the city of Indianapolis.
The city claims the following banks are
legally responsible for certain sums of
money paid out on vouchers alleged tc
have been based on fraudulent pay rolls
made out by Bush The National City
Bank, $1,359.20; the Aetna Trust and
Savings Company, $708; the Fletcher
American National Bank, 52.265.36; the
Merchants National Bank, $1,742.
It is alleged In the original suits filed
by the city, that Bush made out pay
rolls on w T hlch were the names of non
existing persons.
It Is agreed that the city controller
(Continued on Fag© Eight.)
NO. 182.
now In session. This information pnr*
ports to contain:
The name of the rich young fellow
who gave the party, and who, it is
claimed, was made a deputy sheriff
for the purpose of hauling the "white
mule” whisky by auto from South
Bend to Kokomo, secreting the same
in a certain lumber yard in Kokomo;
The name of the truck company
which furnished the truck, the name g
of the truck, and also the name of
the driver who hauled the booze to
the Country Club;
The fact that a certain policeman
halted this driver on his way to the
Country Club, and who let him pro
ceed when told where he was going;
The names of a number of the so
called guests who were present at
the orgy;
The names of certain county and
city law enforcement officials who, it
Is learned, were present at the time
of the bacchanalian revelry which
took place there.
This information, secured by the dte
rectlon of Sir. McNaught, has thus been
turned over to the United States Gov
ernment. and the Government will now,
no doubt, probe the matter to the bot
tom. and I believe will not only ade
(Continued On rage Eight.)
1 to discuss the. items in detail in advance
of his appearance at the capltol. haa
before him an important recommendation
by treasury experts showing that a raise
of 3 to 4 per cent In normaPlncome taxes
can be avoided by imposing adequate
rates upon corporations that are over
capitalized, as well as those which, by
various subterfuges, are dodging pay
ment of their tax liabilities to the Gov
ernment.
Houston's original table of estimated
new tax sources, computing $455,0(W,0U0
additional revenue by an additional 6 per
cent on corporation income tax, is bow
supplemented by a further proposal that
au increase of 10, to 12 per cent from
the same source will bring forth an
other $118,800,000. This latter item,
treasury experts reckoned, would almost
entirely displace the Item suggested for
higher normal Income taxes.
The burden of Treasurer Houston's
argument to Congress, it was said, will
be to loosen the hidden wealth due tha
Government from undistributed profits
channels and through other corporate
avenue*. Tlie urgent need for divert
ing into th© treasury the tax obliga
tions that now go into tax free securi
ties will be emphasized and he Is pre
pared to champion them as against any
plan to further burden already heavily
burdened taxpayers in the groups below
the wealthy classes.
Houston will insist upon deep cuts in
th© budget of nearly $5,000.000.0<X), ha
recently laid before Congress.
From the attitude of Secretary Hous
ton and the voiced objections from
Congress, it is believed taxpayers in tha
(Continued on Fag© Light.)
DRUM OUTLINES
TRADE MEASURE
Leaders Gather in Chicago to
Put Over $100,000,000
Corporation.
CHICAGO, Dee. (>.—Leaders in Indus,
try, finance and agriculture from forty
States gathered here today to form a
$100,000,000 corporation to finance for
eign trade.
The corporation will be established
along Hues approved by the American
Bankers' Asociation and authorized by
the Rage Act. Its object will be tha
‘‘successful maintenance, growth and de
velopment of America’s foreign trade,”
as explained by John S. Drum, San
Francisco, president of the American
Bankers’ Association, who called the
meeting.
“This corporation will be distinctly on
national lines and will be prepared to
render national service,” saifi Drum to
day, In a statement to th© United Press.
"It will come into being through tbs
widest cooperation and will be a source
of strength and assistance to agriculture,
Industry, commerce and finance, and will
be helpful to all other foreign trade or
ganizations.”
Drum said America Is seeing its for
eign trade shut off because she hasn’v
the facilities needed for extending se
cured credits.
“The amplification of these facilities
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No Confirmation of
Reported British Bid
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.—No official
confirmation of press reports that Great
Britain would request official action In
the case of Eamonn De Valera, president
of the Irish republic, has been received
at the State Department, It was an
nounced today.
In the absence of specific information,
department officials declined to comment.
It was stated, however, that any com
munication from Great Britain would re
ceive tlie most careful consideration.
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Chicago Mayor
Neutral on Prayer
CHICAGO, Dec. 9.—Mayor William
Hale Thompson told clergymen he
was neutral on whether or not to
have prayer to open meetings of the
city council.
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