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THE WEATHER
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday. Not
much change in temperature.
VOL. XXXIV.
SCHOOL BONDS
DEPEND ON THE
PRICE OF WORK
Tax Commissioners May Ap
prove Buildings and Addi
tions If Cost Is Fair.
MAY MEAN LOWER BIDS
Intimation of Combine in City
to Keep Up Public
Expenses.
u-
That the State board ot tax com
missioners will direct the board of
school commissioners to obtain bids
for the building of additions and re
modeling of the old buildings at
Schools Nos. 16, 36, 3S and 62, and
then if the bids are satisfactory to
the State board that body will ap
prove a bond issue for the work,
was indicated by remarks of board
members during the public hearing
on the proposed bond issue of Sst7,-
000 yesterday.
This is substantially the 'amp propo
sition that was made at the hearing last
week by Frederick E. Matson, attorney*
for the school board, and which was re
jected at that time. The only difference
is that Mr. Matson asked for the ap
proval of the bond issue Immediately
and then agreed, on behalf of the school
board, to submit all bids to the tax
board for approval or rejection. The
proposition as It now stands is that the
bids will be received first and. the ap
proval of the bond Issue be taken up
afterwards.
Mr. Matson, as soon ns the plan was
proposed by Philip Zoercher, member of
the State board, said that in his opinloa
this would be acceptable to the school
board and expressed the opinion that it
might have a salutary effect in bring
ing about lower bids for school work in
Indianapolis.
OFFICIAL,
ACTION TAKEN.
Although no action was taken officially.
It Is believed that this is the solution of
the case that will b§ made by the tax
board.
As at the two previous hearings, mem
bers of the tax board made no attempt
to question the urgent need of the new
buildings, but every member at one time
or another expressed the opinion that
Indianapolis was paying more for its
school buildings than other cities were
paying for buildings of the same class,
and that there Is a possibility of a com
bine among contractors here to hold up
prices.
Commissioner William Hough frankly
stated that he felt that proper expendi
ture had not been made of money in the
building of schools iu Indianapolis in the
past few years.
“You have been paying too much
for your buildings as compared with
other cities." John ,T. Brown, chairman
of the tax board, said. "I don't know
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START WORK ON
TAX REVISION
Committee May Have Bill
Ready When Congress Dis
poses of Tariff Measure.
WASHINGTON. July 13.—The work of
preparing a tax revision bill was taken
today by the House Ways and Means
Committee.
Experts from the internal revenue bn
reau and committee officials sat down to
■frame a tentative draft of the changes
■to be made in the internal revenue laws
Llong lines recommended by the Treasury
and approved generally by the Ways
and Means Committee.
The tentaitve draft will be used as a
model by the committee as soon
as it is freed of ifs duties in connection
with the tariff bill, which it now is
busily engaged in putting through th#
House. Members of the committee expect
to settle down to tax revision in earnest
on Monday, July 2.3.
Until the tariff bill is passed by the
House Ways and Means Committee, mem
bers can give little thought to tax
revision.
House Republicans do not accept with
the complacence the frequent reports
from the Senate that the tariff bill is
to undergo "reconstruction'’ after it
reaches the Senate Finance Committee.
They are insistent also that there shall
be tariff legislation at the present ses
sion and that the bill shall not be
shunted over to the next session of Con
gress by the Senate as has been inti
mated. Representative Green, lowa, as
serted there can be no Just revision of
tag laws until It has beeu ascertained
with some degree of certainty what
revenues are to be derived from tariff
taxation.
MELLON URGES
PROMPT ACTION
Wants Full Authority to Deal
With Debt.
WASHINGTON, July 13.—Immediate
action on the Administration's request
for blanket authority to deal with the
$11,000,000,000 foreign Indebtedness to the
United States will be urged by Secre
tary Mellon before the Senate Finance
Committee tomorrow.
Following Mellon's reappearance. Sen
ator Penrose. Republican. Pennsylvania,
the committee chairman, said he hoped
to report the bill favorably.
Penrose's plan is to report the bill
as It was submitted to Congress by
Mellon. Efforts to amend the measure
In the Senate, so as to limit the Admin
istration’s authority, are expected to pro
voke a hot fight.
WEATHER
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity
for the twenty-four hours ending 7 p. m,
July 14: Partly cloudy tonight and
Thursday; not much change in temper
ature.
HOI BLY TEMPERATURE.
6 a. m 74
7 a. m , 76
8 a. m 79
9 a. m 82
10 a. m S3
11 a. m Sfl
12 (noon) 89
1 p. m 90
2 p. m 91
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Ind., Daily Except Sunday. Postolßce, Indianapolis. Ind., under act March 3. 1*79.
Wills 5,000 Marks
to U. S. Crew First
to Sink Jap Ship
PATERSON, N. J., July 13.—The
first American crew which captures or
sinks a Japanese warship. In case of
hostilities, will receive a prize of
5,000 German marks.
This was revealed today when the
will of Charles Fritsche, former Pat
erson engineer, who Invented the loco
motive turntable, was received here
from Germany. He went there be
fore the war and was interned with
his wife and daughter.
At the present rate of exchange
5.000 marks amounts to 567.
NO CROSSTOWN
-LINE IN STREET
CAR REROUTING
Board of Works Expresses
Surprise When Car Line
Is Changed.
CONTRACTORS NAMED
Ronting of Mapleton street cars over
the Illinois line from the business dis
trict to Thirty-Fourth street Instead of
over Central avenue became effective this
morning and thereupon the board of pub
lic works awakened to the fact that the
Indianapolis Street Railway Company in
installing special work at Thirty-Fourth
and Illinois streets had made no provision
for a cross-town line from Crown Hill to
the fairground, something which the
board lias had in mind ever since it gave
the utility permission to change its
tracks.
The new track ifrrangement permits
cars to turn into Thirty-Fourth 6treet
both to the east and west out of Illinois
street from the south. The board of
works, according to President Mark 11.
Miller, has understood for months that
there also were to be tracks across Illi
nois in Thirty-Fourth street. There are
no such tracks, the board discoiered for
the first time today.
James P. Tretton. superintendent of the
Street Railway Company, said he never
has understood there was to be such a
crossing and that one can not now be in
stalled unless the whole set of curves is
tern out and new ones ordered made
The special work was put in at an ap
proximate Cost of $75,000.
The board gave the company permis
sion to change the tracks on Dec. 26,
1910. The minutes show that the changes
were to be according to blue prints filed
with the city civil engineer. Frank ('
Ligenfelter, the city civil engineer, said
the blue prints have been followed by
the company and that he believes Mr.
Miller was mistaken in the belief that it
was agreed that the tracks should crose
Illinois street.
Contractors ordered to repsir streets
under guarantee but have not complied
were warned in a statement issued by
President Miller that unless they do the
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BONUS ORATORY
FLOODS SENATE
Expect Penrose Motion for Re
commitment to Be Voted
on Today.
Washington, July 13. President
Harding’s plea for deferred action on
the soldiers’ “bonus" bill will be carried
out after a heated debate. Republican
leaders of the Senate predicted today.
One effect of the President’s declara
tion that enactment of the bill "in the
midst of the struggle for readjustment
and restoration would greatly Imperil
the financial stability of the country."
will be to line up additional Senators in
support of his suggestion that the bill
be recommitted to the Finance Commit
tee. it was stated.
A poll taken by Senator Curtis. Kan
sas, Republican whip, before President
Harding delivered his message, disclosed
forty-four Republican and seven Demo
cratic Senators prepared to vote for re
commitment. Their number is expected
to be increased despite opposition to it
centered largely on the Democratic side.
Democratic Senators continue their
criticism of the President’s proposal, it
being their apparent intention to hold up
Senator Penrose’s motion to recommit the
bill while they attacked the Republican
Administration and the Republican ma
jority of the Senate.
Repuublican Senators expressed the
hope, however, that they would be able
to force a vote on the Penrose motion
before the end of the day’s session.
Women and Girls, Gaily
Decked, Mob Kaber Court
BULLETIN.
COURTHOUSE, CLEVELAND, July
13.—Mrs. Catherine Eva Kaber, al
leged husband slower, collapsed this
afternoon during her trial.
After sobbing convulsively she fell
into a dead swoon.
COURTHOUSE CLEVELAND, July 13.
—A mob. chiefly women and girls, in
gay summer finery, stormed the court
house here today seeking entrance to
the courtroom where Mrs. Catherine Eva
Kaber. former society matron, charged
with plotting the murder of her husband,
Daniel Kaber, rich Cleveland publisher,
is scheduled to tell the details of her
life history.
The accused woman, on the verge of
collapse, when she entered court, had a
violent attack of hysterics when she re
ceived a "spirit message" from her hus
band and later had another attack dur
ing her brother's tstimony. Both times
she had to be carried from the court
room.
Mrs. Kaber may not be able to take
the stand today, as planned, in her effort,
by baring the salacious details of her
married life, to eseftpe the death chair.
It required five officer* to hold Mrs.
Kaber when she became hysterical during
the testimony of her brother, Charles
Brickel.
The brother, who had testified that she
was “crazy," resented on cross examina
tion the statement of Deputy District
Attorney James T. Cassidy that his aged
mother, also under indictment in con
nection with Kaber's murder, had once
set the Kaber home on fire.
"That's a lie,” shouted the young man.
“My mother was sick and what is more
she was sore at my sister at the time.”
Then came the wild shrieks of the ac
cused woman.
Jnttana iH aily Simps
FOREIGN DEBT
CAUSE OF HIGH
TAXES IN U. S.
Former Senator BeVeridge Op
poses Any Plan to Cancel
Obligations of War.
NO DEFERRED INTEREST
Declares Payments Would
Help Nation Meet Own Bills;
U. S. Asked No Gain.
Emphatic opposition to any plan
for the cancellation of the debts of
allied nations to the United States
was expressed by* Former Senator
Albert J. Beveridge in a speech be
fore the State Bar Association at the
Indianapolis Country Club this aft
ernoon.
Other speakers on the program
were Lewis A. Coleman, Indianapolis
attorney, and Elmer E. Stevenson,
president of the association.
iMr. Beveridge opened his talk with a
declaration that the country is overbur
dened with taxation. He attributed the
necessity for much of this taxation to the
fact that foreign countries have not paid
their debts nor met their interest obli
gations.
"In the very forefront of the tax sit
uation stands the tremendous fact of
foreign indebtedness to the United
States," he said. "This indebtedness is
for money loaned by our Government t'
European nations during the mouths
that we were at war with Germany.
“It aggregates almost $10,000,000.0)0
The amount loaned by our Governmeut to
European nations is three times as much
as the entire cost of our four years of
war to save the Nation from 18C1 to 1806
The money to make these foreign loans
was secured from the American people by
sales of Liberty bonds. The interest due
on this ten billion dollars is about five
hundred million dollars annually.
"The payment of this half billion dol
lars interest every year would relieve the
country of a large part of the abnormal
burden that is crushing the Nation. If
this Interest is not paid then we must
continue to tax the entire Americau
people In order to raise money to pay the
interest on our Liberty and Victory
bonds. In short, we Americans must bear
the Expense of our loan to the European
allies.”
Mr. Beveridge pointed out that none
of the interest has been paid since April.
1919. He that were it paid
almost one-third of the national taxation
for the current year could be rebated.
Tfie speaker continued by telling of
what he termed a "carefully planned
propaganda,” which he said started in
the debtor nations, with its object the
cancellation of the debt to the United
States. He called attention to the fact
that Great Britain suggested that if the
United States would cancel England’s
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STILLMAN SAW
LEEDS BOY BORN
Nurse Says He Was in Room—
Doctor’s Testimony Is
Thrown Out.
POUGHKEEPSIE, X. Y., July 13.
James A. Stilliptu was identified today as
the man who was present in the room
when Jay Ward Leeds, son of Mrs. Flor
ence Lnwlor I-ccds, was born.
The identification was made by Mrs
V. Hill, a nurse who was called as wtt
j ness for Mrs. Stillman, who today opened
her defense against her husband's divorce
suit. \
j "That's the man 1” exclaimed Mrs. Hill
I when shown a picture of Stillman,
j Mrs. Hill was employed as a nurse at
the birth of Jay. She was summoned as
a witness to support Mrs. Stillman’r
j charge that her husband lived with Mrs
Leeds under the name of Franklin Harold
j Leed*.
Counsel for James A. Stillman rested
their case shortly before noon today and
a protracted, bitter legal wrangle which
ensued resulted in a victory for the de
• sense.
I Referee Gleason, before whom hearings
j in the case were resumed put an end
jto the acrimonious debate between
I counsel by ordering stricken from the
j record all references in the testimony of
, Dr. Hugh Russell, Buffalo osteopath, of
| a trip Mrs. Stillman was alleged to have
! made to Buffalo.
GETS ‘MESSAGE;
HAS HYSTERICS
COURTHOUSE, CLEVELAND, July
IS. —Bursting Into wild shrieks, Mrs.
Catherine Eva Kaber alleged husband
slayer, threw the courtroom into a
near panic today.
Mrs. Kaber’s wild actions followed
receipt of an alleged “spirit message”
from Dan Kaber, her husband, who
was stabbed to death by a hired
assassin.
She suddenly flung hersolf back in
the chair, rending the air with her
screams. A baliff caught her. She
broke loose from his arms, falling to
the floor. She was finally carried
out by two baliffs as her wild shrieks
penetrated the courtroom.
“Marian! Marian!” she screamed,
calling for her daughter.
• The accused woman gave n terri
fied gasp as she read the purported
message that Kaber's spirit hovers
at her side as she sits on trial
charged with his murder.
"Forgive me the wrong I have
done you,” says the murdered man’s
message.
"Don't worry. You are safe from
harm—always I am at your side.”
The "message” came by special
delivery.
She was removed to the judge’s
chambers.
On the request of the woman’s attor
neys court took a recess. According to
the physicians attending her she will be
"normal” after a short rest.
Two physicians, finally quieted the
woman. *
INDIANAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 1921.
PEACE TALKS
OPEN 4 P. M.
TOMORROW
First Session of Conference
to Be Held at Premier’s
Offices.
CHECK UNDUE OPTIMISM
Press and Parliament Member
See Trouble in Ulster
Situation.
LONDON, July 13.—The Irish
peace negotiations will open formal
ly at 4:30 o’clock tomorrow after
noon, it was officially anounced to
day. This first meeting of Premier
Lloyd George and Eamon tie Valera
will be held at the former s offices
at 10 Downing street, it was stated.
A formal meeting of the Irish dele
gation was held at noon, at which De
Valera presided.
Premier Lloyd George was not in Lon
don, as he had gone to his country es
tate at Chequers.
De Valera announced that the line of
policy which would be pursued was
worked out at the conference of his col
leagues. The details were not revealed.
In government circles belief was ex
pressed that either the peace parley will
break up abruptly tomorrow or will con
tinue until a final settlement is reached.
The discussions may last until the eud
of August if the conference Duds a
mutual base of operations.
Premier Lloyd George has informed
De Valera that he may bring as many
colleagues as he desire's into the meet
ing.
Desmond Fitzgerald, a Sinn Fein leader,
who had been In prison in Ireland, has
been released and is cn route from
Dublin to attend the conference.
The Daily Telegraph warns against un
due optimism, pointing out that the Dub
lin conferences between the Sinn Fein
and the southern Ireland I'nlonists were
successful because ufl concerned carefully
avoided anything definite on l ister.
So far there is no sign of a compromise
between Dublin and l ister. On tile con
trary. Ronald Mac Neill, M. I’., one of
the I’lsWr leaders, declared he was cer
tain the London peace parley would fall,
owing to De Valera’s insistence upon a
republic in Ireland.
"If England gives the Sinn Fein com
plete Independence, I see nothing for it
but for Ulster to fortify her frontiers
and prepare for civil war,” said Mr. Mae-
Neili. So far as the conference concerns
Ulster, her position is that it has nothing
to do with the northern province.
“Ulster has her own parliament and
her own constitution. She will refuse
to allow them to be Interfered with on
nny question. (.’oncesslons on these
points by Sir .Tames t’rulg, premier of
Ulster, mean immediate repudiation. The
position taken by Sir Ma a rice Dockrell
and Lord Midleton (two southern Ire
land unionists) means nothing to the
unionists of Ulster. They are simply
De Valera’s nominees. As for De Valera,
it is certain he would not be allowed to
negotiate except at the risk of his life
on any basis but thHt of complete in
dependence. And that is out of the
question. Therefore, while I am anxious
foV Irish peace, i am without hops."
Largo bodies of auxiliary police, who
were granted leave of absence In Ire
land on account of the armistice, -ire ar
riving in England.
There was much public curiosity over
De Valera and crowds gathered aboiit
the Grosvenor Hotel hoping to get a
glimpse of him. The btinn Fein lender
did not much resemble the head of a
"republic" when he arrived. His hair
was long and trout-led. lie wore an old
tweed suit much wrinkled. Ills soft
collar was melted down. De Valera’s
face is deeply lined with wrinkles, evi
dence of tlio heavy strain be Ims been
under. He told his friends he was much
gratified with the reception given him
and that he thought it augured well for
his mission.
MORE RIOTS
IX BELFAST
! LONDON. July 13. —Rioting again
| broke out in Belfast today in violation
: of the Irish armistice, said a Central
News dispatch from that city.
Two policemen and three civilians
I were wounded.
SPARSE ATTENDANCE
AT PARLIAMENT
DUBLIN, July 13.—Only ten senators
1 and two members of Commons were pres
\ ent when the second session of the South
ern Ireland Parliament was held today,
j Both houses adjourned after a resolution
j had been adopted, expressing gratitude
j for King George's speech opening the
! Northern Ireland Parliament at Belfast.
MRS. BURKETT IJ
UNDER ARREST
Hillsdale (Ind.)) Woman Is
Charged With Forging
Roosevelt’s Name.
CLINTON, Ind., July 13 Mrs. Emma
! Burkett was arrested at her Hillsdale
| home late today and Is being held for
j New York authorities to answer to a
charge of forging the name of the late
Theodore Roosevelt to a note for ?t>9.900.
Constable Robert James took Mrs.
Burkett into custody on receipt of or
ders from Assistant District Attorney
Dooling of New York. He turned the
woman over to Sheriff Louis Sweet, who
locked her In the jail at Newport, the
county seat.
DOUBTS THEORY
OF PIRATE SHIP
Bureau of Navigation Lays
Tales to Heat.
WASHINGTON, July 13—Stock in
reports of a “pirate ship” on the Atlan
tic coast, took a slump this afternoon
when Edward Chamberlain, commis
sioner of the Burenu of Navigation, an
nounced that after careful investiga
tion of all the reports on the alleged i
mysterious vessels, that he is now in
clined to doubt the existence of a pirate
craft. ,
“We have no evidence to disprove the
pirate theory.” said Chamberlain, “but
I am now inclined to attribute many of
these pirate tales to the hot weather."
He stated that efforts of the Govern
ment to trace these vessels and cause
of their disappearances will continue.
TREATY AMONG 5 POWERS
MAY FOLLOW CONFERENCE
GUARANTY TO
ENTIRE WORLD
WOULD RESULT
Such an Association of Na
tions Would Make Anglo-
Jap Pact Unnecessary.
OPEN DOOR IN PACIFIC
WASHINGTON, July 13.—Italy's reply
to president Harding’s Invitation to the
disarmament conference was received at
(lie State Department today.
Acceptances have now been received
from all of the powers concerned except
Japan.
TOKIO, July 13.—The Japanese foreign
office, in an Interview today, stated that
the favorable attitude of the Japanese
government toward ti e principle of dis
armament already announced several
times by Huron Uclildu remains un
changed.
The government, however, is not ready
to make a direct statement regarding Its
position toward the Harding- proposal.
The Japanese press, the commercial or
ganizations and the public generally is
favorable to Japan entering the confer
ence, but the political leaders are rather
indefinite In their answers, wanting to
know- the score of the conference before
committing themselves.
WASHINGTON, July 13 —Official re
plies from Japan and Italy to I’realdent
Harding’s invitation to a disarmament
conference are still lacking today.
However, Government officials here are
confident both these powers would ac
cept.
Rresldent Harding has started a move
ment that may develop a practical “asso
ciation of nations" and replace the treaty
of Versailles and the League of Nations
as the foundation for future international
relations, according to belief here,
NEW TREATY
MAY I E KESI’LT.
Anew treaty among the United States
and the other four great powers, Great
Britain, France, Italy and Japan, which
later probably would be ratified by other
nations, is expected to bo worked out in
the conference to assemble here within
a few months.
This treaty would be principally an
agreement for limitation and probably
eventual reduction of staggering arma
ments.
Such a treaty would also be expected
to contain a number of broad policies
for settlement of major questions of Irri
tation now mainly involved in the pact.
The sense of these policies probably
would be to guarantee the "open door"
and equal opportunity not only in the
Pacific, but throughout the world. That
policy has been the keynote of Harding s
administration so far. Agreement on
this policy would abrogate, as unneces
sary. existing pacts and agreements in
the Far Fast, among them the Anglo-
Japanese alliance, the I.anslng-Ishll
agreement, recognising Japan’s "special
position" In the East, and the Root-
Takahlra agreement guaranteeing the
"open door" in China.
Such a policy naturally would go hand
in har.d with disarmament as tending to
remove the cause of war.
It also might make St unnecessary for
the United States to enter the treaty
of Versailles, which would become al
most purely ati European Instrument.
FULL MILITARY
HONORS PAID TO
VICTIM OF WAR
Body of Corporal Gresham Ar
rives This Afternoon;
Taken to Statehouse.
The Body of Corp. James Bethel Gres
ham of Evansville, the first Hoosier to
fall In the World War, and one of the
| first three Americans to be killed in ac
; tlon. arrived In Indianapolis this after
! noon and was immediately escorted to
the rotunda of the Statehouse, where it
will lie in state until tomorrow morning
!at 11 o'clock. At that time It will be
taken to the former home in Evansville,
where elaborate plans have been made by
the entire city to pay tribute to the
; memory of the fallen hero.
The flag draped coffin was borne from
the Union Station by a squad of Marines
and a color guard to the Statehouse
where a guard of honor was immediately
mounted try two former soldiers, and two
former sailors, members of the American
Legion, which has charge of the services
here.
The Rev. O. W. Allison, chaplain of the
Marion County Council of the American
Legion, will hold services over the re
mains this evening and music will be
provided by the legion band. Hundreds
of former service men as well as other
citizens are expected to render tribute to
the memory of Corporal Gresham tonight
and tomorrow morning.
The ceremonies will end at the Union
Station tomorrow, when a volley will be
fired over the coffin and a bugler will
sound taps.
An order closing all State offices be
tween 4 o'clock and 5 o'clock this after
noon was issued from the office of the
Governor last night. The order also
asked that the flag on the Statehouse
be lowered to half mast during the time
the body lies in state.
The order follows:
"In honor of the memory of Indiana’s
first fallen hero and as a further re
minder of the great debt we owe to the
gallant defenders of our State and Na
tion, all State offices and departments
will be closed during the hour from 4
to 5 o'clock p. m., July 13, 1921, while
the body of Corporal James B. Gresham
Is lying In state in the rotunda of the
capitol.
“The flag on the Statehouse will fly it
half-mast during the time the body lies
in state.”
Inquest to Be Held
for Famous Aviator
LONDON, July 13.—An inquest will be
held Saturday over Harry G. Hawker,
famous BrltUh aviator who was killed
last night while practicing for the an
nual aerial derby on Saturday. Hawker
was the first airman to attempt a non
stop trans -Atlantic fligbj.
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HONESTY NECESSARY TO HANDLE
WORLD AFFAIRS SAYS BRITISHER
LONDON, July 13. —The most impor
tant thing to be observed in the dis
armament conference is mutual confi
dence among the participating nations,
Viscount Northcliffe, famous British pub
lisher, declared in an interview today.
Without this, he said, the conference
can be expected to accomplish nothing
and added:
"There must be straight, honest deal
ing. free from nny kind of maneuvering."
Northcliffe was asked for his opinion
regarding the conference and reports that
the American Government had intended
to withhold the Invitation for a short
time, but was forced to expedite it be
cause of diplomatic maneuvers in the
London foreign office.
"President Hnrding’s invitation is a
great call from a great man to the chief
powers of the world to join America in
finding means to safeguard peace in the
world," he said.
"It should be accepted everywhere in
the most grateful and helpful spirit.
“As to the story of maneuvers in the
British foreign office, I am afraid it is
substantially true. Politicians who now
manage our foreign affairs seem to have
thought the President’s original sugges
tion a fine opening for bolstering up their
shaky coalition cabinet. So, after the
prime minister had said on his first
speech to the Dominion premiers now in
London that Britain would gladly dis
cuss any proposal for disarmament that
America might make, somebody seems to
have got busy and tried to ‘jump the
President’s claim.’
OBJECTS TO
DIPLOMATIC MOVES.
"I don't know who suggested to Lord
Cnrzon last week that he should hold
conversations with the American and
Japau ambassadors and ttie Chinese min
ister, nor who prompted Lloyd George
to say last Thursday in Commons that
he must await ‘replies' from America.
Japan and China before saying anything
on the Anglo-Jaranese alliance. But I
do know that whoever was responsible
for that action is not fit to handle a deli
cate and dangerous matter that may in
volve the peace of the Pacific.
"My information from the United
States makes me think these maneuvers
caused some little astonishment at Wash
ington. I am not surprised at it.
"To make things worse, somebody
seems to have informed sbe British gov
ernment that Mr. Harding and Mr.
Hughes would welcome British initiative
in issuing invitations to a Pacific con
ference. Whoever did it, cannot have
had the faintest conception of the true
position.
“Britain, to some extent, is disquali
fied for such an initiative simply be
cause she is an aiiy of Japan and any
independent action she might take neces
sarily would cause suspicions among the
other powers.
"Now. the on# thing to be avoided in
connection with these conferences is
suspicion. There must be straight, hon
est dealing, free from any kind of ma
neuvering.
“That is why I regret that Lloyd
George's statement on President Har
ding's proposals in Commons Monday was
not more generous.
"It seemed to me a little grudging and
inspired by n wish to get some of the
credit for the present conference of Brit
ish Imperial statesmen, of which he is
chairman
NO ADMIRATION
FOR LLOYD GEORGE.
"We are very proud of our dominions
statesmen and they will get every kind of
credit if they can help to turn the Pa
cific ocean Into a really peaceful highway
for the nations. That is why 1 regret
S. M. Ralston
Raps Proposed
Taxing Change
Former Governor Says Amend
ment Plan Dangerous Step
to Take.
Samuel M. Ralston, former Governor
of Indiana, declared today that the pro
posed amendment to the constitution of
Indiana by which the Legislature would
be charged with tho duty of evolving a
tax system without constitutional re
strictions is "a serious assault upon
constitutional government and property
rights and will Ipad to evils not dreamed
of.”
Mr. Ralston presented his views on
this subject to the Farmers' Federation
a few days ago. In response to a re
quest for a brief statement of the results
of his deliberation on the subject he has
made the following statement:
“To give the Legislature the power
to enact a tax law, without fixing
constitutional limitations upon the
exercise of that power, is, in my
judgment, a most dangerous step
to take. I do not mean to Intimate
that the Legislature would knowing
ly enact a vicious tax law but I
recognize that Legislators are but
human and subject to outside Influ
ences and pressure that may cause
them to enact a vicious law, against
the enforcement of which the people
would have no protection.
"Under our present Constitution,
if the Legislature exceeds its con
stitutional limits In the enactment of
a tax law, the enforcement of the
law may be enjoined.
“Next to constitutional limita
tions, the writ of Injunction Is one
of the greatest safeguards of prop
erty rights. The proposed amend
ment will, If adopted, deny the
people the right to seek injunctive
relief from the enforcement of any
system of taxation, the Legisla
ture may enact.
“It Is not enough to say that our
Constitution should be amended re
garding the subject of taxation. I
admit this to be true, but in our
endeavor to right the wrong now
existing, we must not take a step
that will be a most serious assault
upon constitutional government and
property rights and will lead to evils
not dreamed of.
‘ln the establishment of constitu
tional government in this country
the people have insisted upon two
things:
“1. That constitutions shall be
written; and,
“2. That these Instruments shall
even place limitations upon the peo
ple beyond which they themselves
can not go in modifying their own
government without due delibera
tion.”
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also attempts made yesterday in govern
ment organs to put forward Mr. Lyold
George as a British delegate to the Wash
ington conference. Mr. Lloyd George is
admired in England for his magnetic
qualities, but he is not admired as a
peace negotiator.
“The books of Mr. Keynes and Mr.
Lansing have thrown too much light upon
the kind of agility he displays in that
capacity.
"Those books have been very widely
read in the United States and I do not
think that a man with such a reputation
against whom everybody would be in
stinctively on their guard, is the right
man to represent Britain on such a mom
entuous occasion.”
TWO CONFERENCES
ARE SUGGESTED
PARIS,'JuIy 13.—Premier Lloyd George's
intimation that there would be two inter
national conferences, one in London to
discuss Far East problems, to which
France would not be invited, and another
at Washington in the autumn to discuss
disarmament, to which France would be
invited, came as a surprise to French of
ficials, said “Pertinax," political editor of
the Echo de Paris today.
French officials were under the Im
pression that only one conference would
be held, that it would take place at Wash
ington, that it would canvass both the
Pacific problems and disarmament and
that all the leading powers would partici
pate.
The error of 1918, when President Wil
son and Premier Lloyd George were per
mitted to reach a private understanding
on the “eve of the peace conference should
not be repeated," said "Pertinax."
“In view of France's large interests in
Cochin, China it would be surprising if
she were not invited to the conference on
Pacific problems," said the Petit I’arisien.
U. S. GOVERNMENT
IS APPROACHED
WASHINGTON, July 13—The United
States Government has been approached
by Great Britain to determine whether
this Government would consent to join
in a conference to be held in London to
discuss the question of world policy in
the Pacific, as a preliminary to the dis
armament conference in Washington pro
posed by the President, It was learned
authoritatively today.
Secretary of State Hughes has dis
cussed the matter with the President, but
there has been no intimation of the atti
tude of this Government.
TIMES SCORES
LLYOD GEORGE
LONDON, July 1.3.—1n an article dis
cussing the personnel of the British dele
gation to President Harding's proposed
international conference the Times today
printed a scorching attack against Pre
mier Lloyd George.
“Both Premier Lloyd George and Mar
quis Curzon, the foreign secretary, are
unfit to represent Great Britain," said the
Times. "It is notorious that nq govern
ment and that no statesman has any con
fidence in Premier Lloyd George.
"Marquis Curzon's pompous, pretentious
manner and business incapacity unfit
him."
The Times revealed the fact that do
minion premiers were discussing plans
for Great Britain to tike the initiative in
a Far Eastern conference when the first
notification of President Harding’s offer
was received.
2D AMENDMENT
PROPOSED NOT
TRUE TO TITLE
‘Voter’s Registration System’
Provision Is Declared a
Misnomer.
Editor's Note —This is the second of
a series articles on the constitu
tional amendments which will bo
; published in The Indiana Daly
Times with a view to giving readers
information and opinions such as will
assist them in determining liow to
vote Sept. 6.
By JACOB P. DUNN.
The second constitutional amendment
on the ballot, in regular order, is a fine
example of Republican “constructive
statesmanship.” The election commit-
I sioners say that this amendment of Sec.
14, Art. 2. is one “providing for a voter’s
registration system.” This is a mis
nomer, for its necessary legal effect will
be to prohibit compulsory registration.
The present constitution makes registra
tion a qualification of the voter, by the
words, in Sec. 2, Art. 2. “if he shall
have been duly registered according to
law.” But the proposed amendment to
that section drops these words, and
thereby repeals this qualification; and
it is morally certain that ths amendment
of See. 2 will be adopted if any of the
amendments are adopted.
It is a principle of law, established
beyond any possibility of question, that
when the constitution prescribes the
qualifications of a voter, they can be
neither enlarged nor diminished by law;
and therefore registration can not be
made by law a prerequisite to voting.
The proposed amendment will be a nullity
ns to registration, if adopted ; but this is
not very material, as no adequate regis
tration law can be adopted under the
present constitution, ‘ and the proposed
amendment would not improve the situ
ation, unless “classification” could be
considered an improvement.
REGISTRATION IN
PART HELD ILLEGAL.
Mere classification of anything has no
effect of itself; the effect Is in the results
that are provided as to the different
classes established. The only explana
tion of what Is intended by “classifica
tion” In this case, thnt I have been able
to obtain, Is that while registration is
desirable In cities, it is an unnecessary
nuisance in country districts and there
fore it is proposed to apply it only to
(Continued on Page Three.)
RAINBOW MEN GO TO CLEVELAND.
Between twenty-five and thirty mem
bers of the Rainbow Division’s Associa
tion, from Indianapolis and vicinity, will
leave tonight for Cleveland, Ohio, to at
tend the national convention of the or
ganization. The delegation is in charge
of John Paul Ragsdale, first vice presi
dent of the Indianapolis organization.
Mr. Ragsdale Is candidate for national
secretary.
NO. 53.
DISARMAMENT
MEETING HELD
ABOVE LEAGUE
Europe Believes Absence of
U. S. Would Make Any Dis
cussion Only Preliminary.
TO INVITE NO OTHERS
WASHINGTON. July 13.—Interest in
President Harding’s proposed disarma
ment conference centered today In thq
allied reaction to official intimations here
that the conference might lead to the es
tablishment of an association of nations.
Although it is stated in official circle*
here that the administration would be
very happy if the association of nation*
should be born out of the disarmament
conference, it was rather plainly indicated
that this proposal will no the thrust upoq
the allies as one of the tasks of the pro
posed parley, although it may be an out*
growth. '
Administration leaders today were
confronted with the problem of pacifying
nations which have not been invited to
the conference, but it was indicated that
the President will not consider
ment of the conference at this time, hold
ing that too large representation would
simply confuse the work and delay It.
Suggestions made by the British doz
minion premiers that a preliminary bo
held at which the questions of the Pa
cific and the Far East be discussed, did
not meet with favor here. Administration
leaders were of *he opinion that the do
minion premiers, while having a right to
a voice in the proposed conferences,
should express their views through tho
British representatives and the solidifica
tion of the views of Great Britain and
her dominions is a matter which should
be worked out in the dominion confer-,
ences now going on.
There was no indication that the Pres
ident might extend his invitation to oth
er nations, and while it was announced
that the proposed conference would not
interfere with the course of the Adminis
tration in proceeding to make formal
peace with Germany, there was no indi
cation that Germany might be invited into
the parley after peace has been estab
lished.
LEAGUE MAKES WAY
FOR CONFERENCE
PARIS, July 13.—The League of Na
tions must give way to thequescloa of
disarmament to the Washington confer
ence summoned by President Harding it
was believed In diplomatic circles hers
today.
The league was scheduled to take up
ths discussion of disarmaments Saturday.
In view of the fact that such a discussion
would be more or less perfunctory with- .
out. American participation it was as
sumed that the matter either would be
ignored entirely or would be handled on
the basis of a preliminary to the Wash
ington conference.
The entire French press was enthusias
tic over Premier F.riands acceptance of
Harding's invitation. The newspaper*
also regarded any activities by the
league regarding disarmament in *
secondary light.
POPE BEAT U. S.
TO PEACE MOVE
ROME. July I,3.—The Osservatore Ro
mano, organ of the Vatican, today warm
ly congratulated President Harding upon
his Invitation to the powers to attend a
disarmament conference at Washington.
The newspaper states that President
Harding’s proposal is similar to that
made by Pope Benedict in 1017.
"The pontiff will experience the llvellett
pleasure in seeing his prayers realized
under the powerful initiative of tho
United States," said the Osiervatore
Romano. ” *
PLANES ATTACK
HUN DESTROYER
Nearly Hundred Ships From
Air Fleet Take Part in
Maneuvers. .
LANGLEY FIELD, HAMPTON, Va.,
July 13.—Direct hits on the ex-German
destroyer H-102 wero scored in an at
tack by Martin Lombers at 10:40 a. m.,
acccording to reports made by returning
airmen here this afternoon. She was
sunk in one hour and seventeen minutes.
Two planes, which left here this morn
ing for the bombing operations at sea,
have failed to return and are unaccounted
for. Major McManles stated that no ap
prehension was felt for the safety of the
crews of the missing ships.
The first attack was made by s~\all
pursuit planes carrying small bo'.wfts.
This attack was completed at 8.50.
General Mitchell was in the air direct
ing the attack of the Martin bombs v
which was formed shortly after 10:30
and which sunk the destoryer.
Two types of rlanes were selected
by tbe Army men for the attack, the big
twin-motored Martin bomber and the
speedier De Ilaviland battle plane. The
Martin bombers were equipped with six
250-pound bombs eaoh and fought tn
divisions of three planes. The smaller
and speedier rlanes carried two bombs
apiece and flew in divisions of two.
No restrictions were placed upon
the Army bombers. They chose their
own formation and method of attack and
bombed the anchored destroyer from any
altitude.
No Change
No prospect for a change in the high
temperature is seen by J. H. Armington,
Government meteorologist, for the next
few days. He said the predictions are
for continued hot weather with generally
fair skies.
The torrid wave still holds sway orer
the greater part of the country with oc
casional and scattered showers to relieve
local conditions temporarily. Yesterday
only two localities were visited by ral’i
in Indiana, Indianapolis and Farmland.
Very little rain has fallen in the lower
Ohio, the lower Missouri and the middle
Mississippi areas, Mr. Armington said.
Vincennes was the hottest place In In
diana yesterday with the mercury stand
ing at 98 while Cambridge City was the
coolest, with a temperature of 90 degrees.
The highest point reached here during the
day was 93.