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THE WEATHER
Generally fair tonight and Saturday. Not
much change in temperature.
VOL. XXXIV.
INCOME TAX
AMENDMENT
UNNECESSARY
Dunn Says End Sought Can Be
Easily Attained by Statu
tory Enactment.
SWEEPING POWER GIVEN
Grave Injustices Worked by
Operation of Similar Plan
in Wisconsin.
{EDITOR'S NOTE—This Is th#
ninth of a series of articles on the
constitutional amendments which will
be published in the Daily Times
with a Tiew to giving readers infor
mation and opinions such as will
assist them In determining how to
vote Sept. 6 ]
By JACOB r. DUNN.
The eleventh proposed amendment,
is an additional section providing for
an income tax; and 1 find that 1 am
being quoted as in favor of this
t.meqdment on account df a state
ment made by the commission on
taxation, of 1915, of which I was a
member. This calls for the ex
planation that there are income
taxes and Income taxes, and one in
come tax difTereth from another in
glory. What the commission on tax
ation said was:
“We are of opinion that an income
tax, on incomes not derived from
taxed property, might advantageous
ly be added to our system, and that
it would reach just and proper ob
jects of taxation that are not now
reached."
But that is not what this amend
ment provides. It authorizes an in
come tax on incomes, “from what
ever source derived, in such cases
and amounts, and in such manner,
as shall be prescribed by law.” This
is. If possible, more sweeping in its
removal of safeguards than the gen
eral tax amendment.
PCXKXST EOT
EVER OFFERED.
While explaining. I would add that
when, in my speech cf Jane 17, I said:
“Ten of these amendments are desirable,
and, in substance have been earnestly
urged by the Democratic party for a
number of years past,” I had not care
fully examined the wording of those
amendments; and I owe an apology to
the Democratic party for fber-itAtcmeiit.
Os course, no Democrat has advocated
limiting special vetoes to of ap
propriation.” nor abolishing registration
as a qualification of the voter. 1 beg to
revise my statement to this; ‘Ten of
these amendments are not absolutely ln
(Continued on Fage Six.)
DAVISON HAS
BRAIN TUMOR
Surgeons Halt Operation Be
cause of Danger.
NEW YORK. Aug. 12.—Surgeons who
operated on Henry P. Davison of the
hanking house of J. P. Morgan and
Company, et Roosevelt hospital today for
a tumorous growth on the brain, located
the tumor, but did not remove It. being
forced to suspend the operation bt&anse
bleeding set in and there were mani
festations of a bad effect upon the pa
tient from the anesthetic.
It was stated, however, that no dis
quieting significance was to be attar-bed
to the halt In the operation, as the pres
sure upoa the patient's brain was much
relieved and his condition generally is
improved.
He is 53. Hia career has been a
typical romance of American business.
Born In Trop, l*a., In 1867. he made his
own way to the top rung of the financial
world. Hla first long respite from bank
ing affairs came in IVI7 when he wits
appointed chairman of the war council
of the American Red Cross. He threw
himself Into that work with the same
xeal he had shown In his private af
fairs. Numerous decorations showed
how the allies appreciated h'.s labor.
His education was obtained at the
academy of education in WilUamstown,
Mass After leaving school he became
a bank messenger In a Bridgeport, Conn.,
bank, picking up the rudiments of book
keeper In his spare time.
Hearing of the organisation of anew
bank in New York, Davison went to the
city. He demanded that he I*> made
teller and was so persistent that after
three day a he was awarded the place.
After that his rise was rapid.
LEGION VISITORS
AT CHERBOURG
French Guests Reach Paris
This Afternoon.
PARIS. Ang. 12.—The delegates of the
American Legion who will travel over the
French battlefields as the guests of the
French government, dedicating a number
of monuments, arrived at Cherbourg on
the liner George Washington at 7:30
this morning. They will arrive in Paris
at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
At Cherbourg the Americans were
greeted by a delegation from the Paris
post of the American Legion, the Ameri
can consul and the prefect of police.
C.IXDIE FOB CARrSO.
NEW YORK, Ang. 12. —A candle that
will burn every All Souls’ day for five
thousand years Is being made as a mem
orial to Enrico Caruso. It Is live feet In
diameter and IS feet high.
WEATHER
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity
for the twent.v-foar hours ending 7
p. m., Ang. 13. 1921:
Generally fair tonight enl Saturday;
not much change in temperature.
HOURLY TEMPERATURE,
a a. m. ... w
7 a. tn 3d
8 a. ra <59
9 a. m 73
10 a. m 73
11 a. m 78
12 i noon) W
• t p. m SO
2 p. m 81
Published at Indianapolis, Entered as Second Class Matter. July 23. 1914, at
Ind.. Dally Except Sunday. Postofflca. Indiinapolls. Ind.. under act March 3. 1879.
Rail Relief Bill
Can’t Pass Now
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.—There is
little chance of the Administration bill
providing credit relief for the railroads
passing Congress before the proposed re
cess Is taken Senator Townsend, Repub
lican. Michigan, informed President Hard
ing today.
Senator Townsend, who is acting chair
man of the Senate Interstate Commerce
Committee, was called to the White House
by the President to consult concerning
the possibility of early passage of the
bill.
JITNEY BLUES’
SONG SUNG BY
TRACTION MEN
Janieson and Todd Talk of
Track Repairs When Busses
Are Regulated.
WORKS BOARD ACTION
Dr. Henry Jameson, president of the
board of directors, anil Robert I. Todd,
president and general manager of the
Indianapolis Street Railway Company,
sang the ' Jitney Bus Blues” to the board
of public works again today when Presi
dent Mark 11, Miller of the board In a
! conference at the city hall iuqulred when
the company is going to carry out its
1 promise to repair its tracks in Delaware
j street from Massachusetts avenue to
Washington street.
, “It has been our understanding," said
Mr. Miller, “that ai soon as the com
pany completed the relaying of the West
Washington street tracks you were going
:to go to work on Delaware street. The
tracks in Delaware street are in dan
i gerous condition and I'm afraid you are
going to have a serious accident there."
DELAWARE
SOME DAY.
“Delaware street Is next on our pro
gram and has been all along.“ replied
Mr. Todd. “In fact. I have been wish
t lng that we had repaired it before we
; did West Washington street, because tho
jitney drivers certainly are making In
dustrious use of the latter. We ll go to
work on Delaware street Just as soon as
we are financially able."
"How soon do you think that will be?”
asked Air. Miller.
"Just as soon as wo get jitney regula
tion," anskwered the traction head.
"Do you think you would have flnan
; clal relief immediately following Jitney
[ regulation?” inquired the board of works
president.
J “Certainly.”
Dr. Jameson entered the conversation,
i "Yes, we could be spending J 1,200 a day
| right now if the Jitneys were regulated.”
he said.
ONE TRfCK
WILL DO.
The officials asked the traction men If
tho company intends to maintain its
tracks la Gale street is they now staDd.
Tbs jbwtVla track-- -a Ugh. into a single,
plans t" pave Gal# street and fiesired to
know whether it should provide for
doable or single tracks. Dr. Todd said
he believes the single track will remain.
The tracks do not extend the entire dis
tance of the proposed pavement in Gale
street and it was decided that a space for
a single track extension should be left
in the center of the new surface.
When tho question of whether the
company will pay for paving between
Its tracks came up' in this connection
Dr. Jameson and Mr. Todd carefully
t.oided committing themselves. Dr.
Jameson asserting that this is a matter
which ramalr.s to be settled and that
“If w# have to pay for it, we will.”
The traction official* reported that the
Meridian Heights line tracks in Forty-
Ninth street will be shifted to Penn
sylvania street from Forty-Ninth to
(Uontlrued on Page Twelve.)
MERGER CASE
TO BE ASSIGNED
Commission to Consider In
diana Electric Corporation.
John W. McCardle, chairman of the
public service commission, was expected
today to assign the case of the proposed
merger of seven Indiana light and power
companies into the Indiana Electric Cor
poration, to one of the comm lasi oners.
The commissioner to whom the case is as
signed will sat ft date for hearing on the
proponed merger.
Mr. McCardle stated the case, while it
would not be rushed, would be acted od
as soon as possible. In such a huge un
dertaking. he said. It It necessary to make
a careful Investigation and gather all
facts necessa.v before making any de
cision.
Notices will be sent authorities of each
city served by the seven utilities, snd
they will be asked to attend tbe bearing.
The commission will Investigate the se
curities and finances of the proposed cor
poration and the question of adequate
service being furnished by the new cor
poration.
Spurgin Trices Wild Ride
Over Mountains in Vain
Turns Back From Treacherous Trails When
Pursuing Detectives Keep in Sight.
MARFA, Texas, Aug. 12.—What is be
lieved to have been an attempt by
Warren C. Spurgin, absconding head of
the Michigan Avenue Trust Company
l<ank of Chicago, to elude the constant
shadowing of private detectives and
es-ape. was thwarted near Chihuahua
City Wednesday night by two detective
agency men who had trailed the fleeing
unaneier across the country from Chi
cago .to the hacienda of his American
friend on the outskirts of the little
Mexican city.
The story of the attempted escape was
contained In a code message received
from operatives In Chihuahua by the dis
trict manager of a nationally known de
tective agency who U directing efforts
to apprehend Spurgin.
It was a story ct a wild night ride In
an automobile over narrow, treacherous
mountain roar's. in pursuit of the ab
sconding bank head, who was being hur
ried into the mountain fastness in a
high-powered motor car. Only their
tenacity and persistence in sticking to
the little-used and rocky trail that led
along the brink of many precipices, hun
dreds of feet deep, over which Spurgin
was fleeing, finally caused those conduct
5i nMaua Pail® SCttttfs
COUNCIL PUTS
SILESIA UP TO
WORLD LEAGUE
More Troops Will Be Used as
Guard Until Dispute Is
Settled.
MEETING IN SEPTEMBER
PARIS, Aug. 12.—Pending adjust-,
ment of the Upper Silesia dispute
by the council of the League of Na
tions, reinforcements will be sent
there to maintain order, the supreme
council decided, it was announced
officially today.
PUT QUESTION
UP TO LEAGUE
FARTS, Atig. V.’—Premier I.loyd George
of England and Premier Briand of France
today agreed to refer I tie Upper flllesla
question to the next meeting of I lie
League of Nations.
This decision waa reached a* tbe result
of the deadlock that developed yesterday
over the partition of I pper Silesia. It
was rejiorted in French circles that Pre
inter Briand was willing to reconsider
the plan drawn up by fount Sforza of
Italy, but subsequent it was decided
that a more satisfactory settlement would
be to allow the League of Nations to
handle the issue.
The proposal to refer Upper Silesia to
the League of Nations originated with
Premier Lloyd George. The supremo
council met at noon and approved the
suggestion.
The supreme council Is appealing to
both Germany and Poland to preserve
order in Upper Silesia pending the deci
sion of the league of Nntlons.
Tho question of sending reinforcements
to Upper Silesia was referred to a com
mittee of military experts. England and
Italy promised to send troops if they
were found necessary.
Baron Hayashi. Japanese delegate on
the council, said Japan favored giving
the central part of the Upper Silesian
industrial district to Germany but was
willing to abide by any decision of the
league.
HARVEY TARES
NO PART.
George Harvey, American ambassador
to England and the representative of the
United States on the supreme council,
said he could not participate tn the de
cision as the United States Is not a mem
; her of the league, otherwise the action
I of tbe Bupreme council In referring Upper
Silesia to the league was unanimous
Premier Lloyd George departed foi
London early in the afternoon. He was
smiling and cheerful and said that the
discussions "had had the happiest out
come.”
The council continued In session this
afternoon without Prernlar Lloyd George
and 4i*rui*Kd the Gutman war trials at
’Latptlg ahd other matters
•Jlis Sforza plan divided Upper Silesia
ob the basis that i, rrnnny would get
most of the industrial and mining dis
tttet.
Thcae was a council of ministers this
morning under the chairmanship of
{Continued on Page Fifteen.)
TAYLOR AGAIN
HEADS LABOR
Indianapolis Man Rc-Elecfed
Secretary of State
Federation.
t T. N. Taylor of Terre Ilaufe was re
elected president of the Indiana Stale
Federation of Labor, and Adolph J. Fritz
of Indianapolis was re-elected seoretnry
treaeurer. In the recent eli.rtlon of the
federation, as ahown by the tabulation of
the votes, by the canvassing board, at
headquarters of the federation In this
city. It wtis announced today.
Other officers elected were ns follows;
First, viee president, Jamea A. Lechler,
Ft. Wayne; second vice president, J. W.
Waggoner, Hammond; third vice pres!
dent, Mra. (). P. Smith, Logansport;
fourth vice president. Edward P. Barry,
Indianapolis; fifth vice president, J. L.
Sims, Linton.
The executive board consists of the
president, the fiv# vice presidents and
the secretary-treasurer. The newiy
elected officers will assume their posi
tions the first of "next year.
Th# tabulation of the vote showed tho
following; For president. T. N. Taylor,
12.741 rotes; William Schmidt of West
Terr# Hante. 6,473; for first vice presi
dent, James A. I/eehler. 8,099: Joel Mes
slck, of Markin. 6.309, snd 11. H. UarVi
man of Dunkirk, 4,038; for second vice
president, J. W. Waggoner, 10.202; for
third rice president, Mrs. (>, P. Smith,
15,990; for fourth rice president, Edward
P. Farry, 15,919; for fifth vice presi
dent, J. L. Sim*. 15,489; for secretary
treasurer, Adolph J. Fritz, 11,604; Percy
Heed. Terr# Hauto, 4.299, and Arthur
H. Yaaer, Evansville, 3,011.
ing the banker's flight to turn back to
the hacienda.
Spurgia's friends, nrordlng to the cod<\
picked an ideal night for such an at
tempt. There was no moon and the sky
vaa heavily overcast. The first, intima
tion that the operatives had of an at
tempted escape was when the heavy
metal gates of the hacienda drive were
swung suddenly open and a high powered
car oarrylng three men. including the
drlvsr, roared down the roads toward the
mountains at breakneck speed.
The operatives, anticipating such an
attempt, had concealed a fa;-’t enr of their
own. and started in pursuit, which ended
in the turning back of Spurgin.
SPURGIN LOST
IN COLORADO?
CHICAGO, Ang. 12.—Detectives today
admitted the trial of Warren C. Spurgin
million dollar defaulter of the Michigan
Avenue Trust Company, had again grown
cold.
Nothing has come of reports that the
missing banker bad been arrested In
Chihuahua City, Mexico. The latent tip
is that Spurgin is hiding in Colorado.
Reorganization of the wrecked bank
INDIANAPOLIS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 1921.
Tenth Water Victim
ALFRED DAVID SEDAN.
The tenth victim of drowning in In
dianapolis this summer is Alfred David
Sedan, 10. of 114 West Southern avenue
lie was drowned today while swimming
In a pond southwest of the city.
YOUTH SINKS
TO DEATH IN
SMITH’S POND
Alfred Davis Sedan, Home
Near Lojansport, Drowned
While Swimming.
BODY NOT RECOVERED
1921 DROWNINGS
Aug. 12— Alfred Davis Sedan,
19, 144 West Southern avenue, in
Smith's pond, southwest of the
city.
July 14—Patrick Murphy, 539
Eevilie avenue, In White River at
Seventy-Fifth street.
July 4—lames Papas, 114 West
Vermont 6treet. In White River
at Ravenswood.
June 16—Robert Brown, 17,
negro, West Sixteenth street, in
canal.
June 13—Paul E. McGrath, 19,
2113 Lexington avenue, In White
River.
May 28—Esau Cooksey, 14,
negro, 426-Toledo street, In canal.
May 28—John Henry Dennla,
10, negro, ,3.936 Lewis street, In
canal.
May 26—Louis Hearne, 21, 20
South Delaware street, In White
River.
May 22—John Koopman, 14,
2755 Martindaie avenue, in Fall
Creek.
May 21—Arthur Fraling, 12,
student at Indiana School for
Deaf, In Fall Creek.
Alfred Davis Sedan, IP. of lit West
Southern avenue, son of .iamb Sedan of
nar I.ngansport, wn* driwned today
while swimming in a pond on the farm
of W. D. Smith about a mile south of
the Belt railroad and one fourth of a
mile west of the ltlutf re ad. The drown
ing was the tenth In Indianapolis during
this season.
Sedan went to the pond In company
with a cousin, Wilber Sedan, 21, of the
West Southern avenue address. According
to the story told by Wilber, his cousin
had often boasted of his swimming ability
and that be went to the pond to show
what he could do. Wilber aald Alfred
had never seen the pond before.
SEE* COUSIN
JIMP IN.
He said that while he stood ou the banK
his cousin Jumped Into the water and
swam out about thirty yards and turned
around. He said that Alfred sank soon
afterward and that the body did not
again come to the surface. Wilber aaid
he was helpless because he could not
swim.
The pond in which the drowning oc
curred was found by the police who were
dragging for the body to be from twenty
to thirty-five feet deep. Despite its
depth, however, it apparently had been
used for swimming as it was equipped
wltb a diving board.
SEDAN CAME
HERE WEEK AGO.
Alfred Sedan came to Indianapolis
about a week ago having been wosktng
on the farm of WU lam Wettner, south
east of the city. He lived with his
cousin and with his brother. Merle. The
brother is at his father's farm.
No one saw the drowning but Wilber
Redan. Tbe police had failed to recover
the body after several hours dragging.
The park board has promised bathing
pools where life guards could be sta
tioned in the various parks of the city.
Such pools have not been built.
SHOULD FINISH
IN JULY, 1922
Meyer Set.s Limit on War
Finance Body’s Services.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 12—The War Fi
nance Corporation should have completed
Its proposed work in extending credit
relief to the railroads and the agricul
tural industry by July, 1922. and by that
date the corporation should be. able to
liquidate and go out of business. Eugene
Meyer, Jr., director of the corporation,
today told the House Interstate and For
eign Commerce Committee.
Dr. Farr and Probes
Red Cross S tiortage
WASHINGTON, Aug. ; 2.—Announce
ment that the regular Inspection of the
books of a subordinate officer of the Red
Cross “have brought to light certain
discrepancies” and that an inquiry now
is under way, was made this afternoon
by Dr. Livingston Farrand, chairman of
the central committee of the Red Cross
He further stated that the amount in
volved will not exceed SII,OOO and that
it is covered by the bond of a surety
company. Tbe officer under Investiga
tion has not been placed under arrest
and is assisting lu the inquiry.
PLOT TO FREE
2 FROM JAIL
AT SULLIVAN
Miners’ Threatened Attack
Causes Sheriff to Move
Men to Terre Haute.
RESENTMENT SEETHES
Twenty Shots Fired at Mine
Boss, Who Is Warned to
Leave County.
SULLIVAN. Ind., Aug 12.—An
alleged plot of a mob of miners to
break Into the Sullivan jail and free
two of their coworkers who were
held prisoners, caused Sheriff Ed
Douthitt to rush the prisoners to the
Vigo County jail at Terre Haute for
safe keeping today.
A third miner has been arrested lit con
nection with the vigilantes' activities. Ills
name is Adrian House, 40. employed at
the Glendora mine. He wag charged with
rioting and inciting a riot.
House, together with T J. Williams
and Riley Griffith, tho other two nten
arrested, furnished bond of $1,300 for
their release.
MINE SUPERINTENDENT
SAIS WORST YET TO COMFI.
“The worst is yet to come,'' said Rob
ert Templeton, superintendent of the
Glend- ra, Hamilton and Peerless mines,
three of the largest in this vicinity.
"These miners mean business. It
probably will be necessary to enlist Gov
ernment aid to quell the rioting The
men talcing part in the trouble for the
most part are outsiders not employed
here."
This little mining community was
calm on the surface today, but under
the surface seethed a feeling apparently
ready to break forth and destroy the
force of law and order.
No one would talk about the trouble
late Wednesday night in which three
mine bosses were forced to leave the
' county under threat of mob violence
after miners' vigilantes had stormed their
homes in protest against unemployment
and the so called “policy” of the bosses
; toward labor.
I IRI. TWENTY SHOTS AT
SCOTCH MINE BOSS.
Twenty shots were fired at Danny Mc-
Carty, Scotch mine boss, as he left the
Peerless mine last night. The shots were
fired from behind a siring of box ears
about quarter of a mile long Alter
Danny had run the gantlet, a tall,
bearded miner stepped from behind the
end car and shouted.
“Get out of the county. If you ever
come back to work here, the shots we
flro won't miss you. Now beat it."
The miners charged the Scotchman had
hired ]yl# native countrymen In prefer
ence to American born miners during
the wave of unemployment. He came
here recently from the Dugger mine.
It Is estimated that 15 per rent of the
minors in Sullivan County are foreigners.
The trouble Is said to have started
soma time ago when six miners wet t
discharged on the ground of being dis
loyal to the mine owners and their fel
low workmcn.
ArJUTA NT O F.NERAI.
MAKES INVESTIGATION.
According to E. G. Charley, a mine
worker, this made the discharged work
man "sore" and they started spreading
propaganda of hate among the other coal
workers.
The entire duty of enforcing order
rested upon Sheriff Douthitt and his
deputy, Edgar Collins. Following a tele
phone conversation with Gov. Warren T.
McCray, the, sheriff said tbe Governor
told him troops would not be sent to this
place for twenty-four hours unless the
situation grew worse.
Adjt. Gen. Harry B. Smith, commander
of the Indiana National Guard, is in Sul
livan today investigating tho situation
growing out of attempts to drive mine
bosses from the district.
General Smith went to Camp Knox. Ky..
yesterday for the purpose of inspecting
tho guard encamped there. Asa re
sult of reports of trouble in the mine dis
trict, Governor Warren T. McCray last
night ordered him to go at once to Sul
livan.
The Governor was in communication
with Sullivan County officials today. He
said he was told that everything Is quiet
but that additional deputy sheriffs have
been sworn in to maintain order.
Stranded San Jose
Sends Call for Aid
SAN DIEGO. Cal., Aug. 12.—The
stranded steamer San .Tose called for aid
today. The steamer (irlffdu, which whs
standing by, was forced to leave because
of weather conditions. It is fenred tho
San Jose will rapidly pound to pieces
on the rocks. Th© officers and crew
were on board.
H 1 Am Not
I a Thief!”
This was the indignant exclama
tion from the lips of NINETTE
as she confronted the man whose
borne she had entered and stood
with his watch in her hand.
Was Ninette a Thief?
Or were her needs sufficiently
pressing to overshadow the moral
and legal respect for other people's
property?
This is one of the questions that
is raised in
THE STORY OF
NINETTE
By Kl BY AYRES.
You will regret missing any
chapter of this story of the tiny
waif who struggles with life as
she finds it. You will be gripped
by an all compelling Interest as
the popular author unfurls the ex
periences of the child who did not
believe herself a thief but was
willing to transgress the law for
another.
This fascinating serial will appear
exclusively In
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Bootleggers’ Profits Are
Near Half Billion a Year
Nine Million Gallons Brought Across Border
Last Ycar Only Tenth of All Sold,
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.—Approx
imately $500,000,000 a year now Is
going into the pockets of bootleggers
wbo supply liquor and other anti-
Vols ead potations to the thirsty in
violation of laW„ Federal officials
today estimated.
Between 25,0*10,000 find 50,000 000
quarts of hard liquor a year is puss
ing through tlie underground chan
nels of the United States, Govern
ment data indicates.
Prohibition Commissioner Haynes,
however, believes the activity of
bootleggers Is being curtailed Offi
cials ore making It more and more
difficult to obtain liquor from bond
under the permit system.
SKIPPER WISHES
TO LIGHTEN CARGO
Captain of Booze Ship Says
‘Tell World Where We Are.'
NEW BEDFORD. Mass., Aug. 12.—“G0
j out and tell tbe whole world where we
J are. The more visitors we have the
sooner we'll lighten the ship and go
after more cargo,” that Is how Captain
Heilmer of the booze ship Arethusa lying
off New Bedford, summed up his feeling,
according to a copyrighted dispatch by
Leroy Bradford to the New Bedford
Times.
“It's a wonderful ship, Is the Are*"iusa''
—according to the dispatch. "Champa*ne
corks pop with no more ceremony than
hoisting a mainsail on a little Long
island center board yacht. You con buy
a case if you want, but Heilmer says he
is not resopnsible for what happens to
j you if you are caught with tt after you
have left the side of his hooker.”
NEW BEDFORD, Mass., Aug. 12.—A
United States destroyer Is en route to
these waters for the purpose of anchor
ing near the British schooner Arethusa,
which Is reported to be selling liquor,
according to an authoritative report cir
j eulnted here this afternoon. The de
stroyer will watch the purported sales of
liquor to yachtsmen and others, it was
said.
U. S. DOLLAR
TO BE BASIS
OF NEW TARIFF
Senate Finance Committee
Adopts Valuations Plan
With Modifications.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12—The Ameri
can valuation plan, with modifications
was adopted by the Senate Finance Com
mittee today as the basis of the tariff
bill. Republican members present voted
unanimously for it. Republican mem
bers of the House Ways and Means Com
mittee present at the meeting agreed to
the modifications.
Virtual agreement to eliminate the dye
stuffs embargo proposal was reached, it
was said. This question was referred to
a subcommittee composed of Senators
•Smoot, Utah ; Dillingham. Vermont, and
Representative I.ongworth, Ohio, and
Frear, Wisconsin.
Senator Penrose and other Republicans
of the committee already have accepted
the general principle of American
valuations as laid down by Die House.
Official adoption of the provision hinged
on the approval of certain elaborations
made at the suggestion of customs ex
perts of the Treasury Department with
a view to making the terms of the bill
easier to understand, and to avoid
litigation In enforcing the act.
Tbe valuations clause undoubtedly will
state specifically that the comparable
wholesale selling price in the United
States Is to be the basis of levying the
duty and in cases whore the American
selling price cannot be established, the
basis will be the selling price of the com
parable imported article.
The Finance Committee stood ready to
authorize the Treasury to put from
twenty-five to fifty special agents at work
gathering the data and information re
quired in the operation of the American
valuations provision.
Fugitive Bill Haywood
Snag in Soviet Relief
However , U. S . Government Will Not Urge
Return of Undesirable Radicals.
WASHINGTON, Ang. 12—“ Big Rill''
Haywood, wanted by this Government to
serve out a twenty-year term in Ft.
Leavenworth, has caused a hitch In tlie
relief plans for soviet Russia, it devel
oped today at the office of Herbert
Hoover, head of the American Relief Ad
ministration. Hayw-ood, who made his
way to Russia, Instead of joining the
other 1. W. W.a In jail, is on the list
of Americans still in Russia.
Walter L. Brown, relief commissioner,
and representatives of the Soviet gov
ernment, are puzzled by Haywood's case
and that of tbe others who were de
ported on the "Soviet ark,” but who
claim they are Americans.
"These men no not want to leave
Russia," Litvinoff said. Brown’s in
structions were that all Americans should
be given a chance to leave Russia. Hay
wood's name and some of the others
were nat on the list furnished Brown by
the State Department so Brown has
asked for instructions in the matter. The
answer of American officials is expected
to reach Brown today.
It is to the effect that Americans
should be given the opportunity to leave
the country, but in cases where United
States citizens of radical sentiments do
not make known their desires within a
reasonable time, it will not be necessary
to hold up the negotiations for their
sake.
KILPATRICK
FIGHTS RECOGNITION
REVAL, Aug. 12.—America should co
operate to effect from the Soviet the re
lease of prisoners of other nationalities,
slowly dying in unspeakable misery and
torture, Emmet Kilpatrick, just released
from Moscow, declared In an interview’
here today.
‘Trisou conditions are unspeakable,”
LAST HOME EDITION
TWO CENTS PER COPY
More than 9.000,000 gallons found
its way Into the hands of bootleggers
last year, the reports to tbe prohibi
tion unit. show. Bootleggers nvelve
S4O a gallon or more for this whisky,
which would put into their pockets
something like 8360,000,000. But most
of tho real whisky which bootleggers
get is diluted before being sold and
thus made to bring In a double profit.
Liquor seized from international
bootleggers is only a tenth of that
which starts for the United States.
In the opinion of Chief Ashworth of
the Customs Service. International
bootleggers probably get into the
United States 9,0(X),00o gallons a year,
officials believe.
DIVORCEE ASKS
EX-HUSBAND TO
COME TO HER AID
Mrs. Obenchain Sends for Man
She Quit When Indicted
for Murder.
FIND PART OF SHOTGUN
LOS AN'GEI.ES, Cal., 12—A veiled ad
mission she could throw much light on
the murder of J. Belton Kennedy but
that she was protecting "someone in
whose innocence she believed," was made
by Mrs. Mudalynne Obenchain in an in
terview in the county jail. Mrs. Oben
chain said she could make a statement
which would result in her release if it
was not for her sense of fairness to
ward "someone.”
When asked if the "someone” was
Aithur C. Burch, Mrs. Obenchain said:
“I cannot tell you.”
Mrs. Obenchain now places all her
hopes in the man who she “always re
spected, even when her heart was else
where”—her divorced husband, who is
speeding here from Chicago to assist her.
Mrs. Obenchain, on the verge of col
lapse from her harrowing experience, re
vealed for the first time why she sent
for Burch to come to Los Angeles be
fore tbe tragedy.
“The poor boy—he had nothing to do
with it," she murmured. "I brought him
into all this trouble and I will clear him
if I ran.
Bt'RCIl FAILED
IN' BUSINESS.
"Arthur Burch came here because 1
scat fur him.
“I asked him in tne spirit of friend
ship—to help him in business, after ho
had failed in the East.
"Insinuations of a three-cornered affair.
Involving myself. Belton and Burch, are
false—literally false as much else that
has been said since Belton was shot
down that night In the dark little glen
“Burch hud been working for a motion
picture firm in the East ind he had writ
ten me that it was about to fail. I urged
him to come West where I believed con
ditions would be much more favorable
for his endeavors.
“A contributing fact in roy advising
him was that I knew something of his
unhappy domestic affairs—somewhat
similar to my own.
HAD NOTHING TO
DO WITH MURDER.
"These two points constituted my whole
motive.
"He had nothing to do with the mur
der—tlie whole case is simply a terrible
coincidence."
She was confident that her divorced
husband. Ralph R. Obenchain, who is
coming to her help, will win her freedom.
She said she held unbound faith that he
will save her from "unfortunate conse
quences In this terrible murder."
Both Madaiynne and Burch refused to
testify when taken before the grand Jury
which returned indictments against them.
Twenty-five witnesses were called to test
ify against them.
Search for the stock of a doulle-bar
roled 12-gauge shotgun, believed to be
part of the much-sought weapon with
which J. Belton Kennedy, wealthy young
broker, was slain a week ago. was oc
cupying the attention today of all offi
cers working on the mysterious murder
case.
The butt of the shotgun which officials
say they believe is the weapon that sent
its charge of death-laden buckshot into
tho brain of young Kennedy a week ago.
(Cor'tin-icd on Huge Fifteen.)
declared Kilpatrick. "The prisoners are
wasting away, their papers destroyed,
their existence forgotten.”
Kilpatrick, whose home is in Union
town. Ala., spoke for the other five whose
release was brought about by Secretary-
Hoover as a condition of famine relief
services.
NOT DROUGHT
BUT INCAPACITY’.
“Even many communists are doomed to
die if quick relief is not sent into Rus
sia.’’ lie said. “Communist leaders urge
food shall go only to the fittest—that tbe
weak shall be allowed to perish.
"That is what is apt to hapupen, too,
if the soviet is allowed to control the
distribution of American supplies."
Kilpatrick agreed with the others that
it was not the drought which brought on
the famine, but resentment against tie
soviet confiscation of crops in preceding
years.
"I have been in prison since Oct. 20.
last year,” Kilpatrick said. “I was
thrown into a filthy prison where we
were crowded in regardless of sanitary
conditions, let alone comfort. A careful
farmer would not have herded his sheep
into a place such as we men of all na
tionalities were compelled to occupy.
"We got some water to drink, but we
feared it, especially when some of tbe
mn became HI. Our food ration was the
absolute minimum of sour bread. I lad
only two baths while in Russia.
"Deaths were daily occurrences.
“Early this spring I was transferred
to Tscheka —the worst prison of all.
DUNGEONS
LIKE HELLS.
“Medieval dungeons could have been
no worse than those damp cells we oc
cupied deep under the street. Fifty of
us were cramped into that airless and
(Continued on Page Fifteen.)
NO. 79.
CHAUFFEUR OF
MAYOR BOUND
OVER TO JURY
Roy Howell Held on Charge of
Involuntary Man
slaughter.
STRUCK AND KILLED GIRL
Woaneta Franke, 9, Daughter
of Air. and Airs. Henry
Franke, Victim.
Roy Howell, city chauffeur who
while driving a city owned car on
private business for Mayor Jewett
Aug. 8, ran over and killed Woaneta
Franke, Thirty-Seventh street and
Emerson avenue, was bound over to
the grand jury in city court today.
He was sent to the grand Jury on a
charge of manslaughter on recommenda
lon of Dr. I’aul F. Robinson. The cor
oner's verdict was involuntary man
slaughter. Howell's bond was fixed at|
SI,(XH) after lie had waived preliminary;
hearing. The bond was signed by Louis
Miller, 520 West Morris street.
Friday, Aug. 5, little Woaneta Franke,
0, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry,
Franke, Emerson avenue and Thirty-
Seventh street, was run down and killed
by a city automobile driven by Roy
Howell, Mayor Charles IV. Jewett’s per
sonal chauffeur, at Thirty-Eighth street,'
and Layman avenue.
IN CITY CAR, BUT NOT
ON CITY BUSINESS.
Howell who is employed by the city
and who was driving a city owned au
tomobile, but was nor on official city
business, was traveling at a high rate of
. speed when he struck the little Franke
girl, the witnesses of the accident
stated. i
Following the fatal accident, Howell
was arrested by Sergeant Johnson on th*
charge of manslaughter and was taken
to police headquarters and “slated,” but
not required to give bond. Then Dr.
Paul Robinson, coroner, started an in
vestigation into the death of the girl.
The testimony of the witnesses was not
made public. Thursday Howell appeared
as a voluntary witness before the coroner
and it was said his testimony was quit*
different from that of other witnesses.
On the morning the child was killed
Howell drove to Mayor Jewett’s “ho*
farm.” Arlington avenue and the Pendle
ton pike, taking tbe mayor out to inspect
his pigs. Then Howell, in the city
owned touring car, started back to the
mayor's city residence. It was while ea,
route to that place that he struck the
! little girl.
CHILD WAS WALKING
WITH TWO OTHER GIRLS.
The girl was walking with her sister.
Thema. 11. and Helen Ricks. 12, a neigh-,
bor eirl. Howell’s car was west-bound
on Thirty-Eighth street when it struck
tho child.
Jesse Todd of T.awrenee and John
Trendelman. 3845 I)euny street, were in
an automobile going east on Thirty-
Eighth street, when thpy witnessed th#
accident. Both said the car driven by
Howell vvas traveling at a high rate of
speed.
The testimony which led to the
coroner's verdict of manslaughter was
not made public as it is to be turned
over to the grand jury, but the sub
stance of it is known.
Six witnesses besides the police testi
fied at the inquest. They are John
Trendelman, 3845 Denny street; Helen
Kicks, 12. Thema Franke, 11, Carl
Wlesse, Rural Route J 1, box 335, and
George Southwick of Marlon, motorman
on ail interurban car which passed the
accident.
All the witnesses are said to hava
testified that Howell was traveling at a
high rate of speed and Southwick is be
lieved to have told the coroner Howell
was racing with the interurban which
was running between fifty and sixty
miles an hour. The two little girls were
with the Franke girl when she was
killed and the other witnesses were
driving along the road.
ALL READY FOR
GERMAN PEACE
Proclamation Said to Have
Been Drawn.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.—The presl
dontal proclamation of a state of peac®
with Germany has been drawn and can
be issued any time the President deems
desirable, it was learned today.
Although officials deny the issnranes
of the proclamation is being held up un
til after the treaty with Germany is con
summated. the proclamation probably
will not be issued until there is some
definite development in the treaty nego
tiations.
The treaty negotiations were officially
described os "going forward in a very
satisfactory manner,” but official* de
clined to elaborate on the statement or
to indicate the character of the negotia
tions.
TELLS UNIONS
TOGETLAWYER
Judge Landis Says Building
Crafts Violate Law.
CHICAGO, Aug. 12.—"1f you don't
change your working agreements you’d
better hire a good lawyer,” Judge I.adls
told delegations of three building trades
unions today.
Landis, arbitrator in the building
trades dispute between contractors and
employes, said many portions of the
agreements wore violation of the consti
tution and laws.
"I'll not point them out to you,” said
the judge. "Just read them over and find
out yourself. You know whether they
arc wrong or right.”
The judge gave the organizations until
tomorrow to rewrite the rules.
California Forest
Fire Baffles Fighters
VISALIA, Cal., Aug 12.—Efforts to,
check the worst forest fire in the history,
of the Sequoia national forest raging In
Converse Basin, near Hume, Fresno Coun
ty, were temporarily abandoned today
when 200 firefighters withdrew from the
basin to form anew line of attack two
miles distant. The fire already haa
burned 2.000 acres of timber, estimated
to contain nearly half a billion feet of
lumber. .