Indiana daily times. [volume], December 05, 1921, Last Home Edition, Page 3, Image 3

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BUSINESS MEN
SHOW CHANGE ON
CUSTOMS ISSUE
Tariff for Revenue Only No
w Longer Major Political
Question.
NEW POLICY OUTLINED
Special to Indiana Daily Times
and Philadelphia Public Ledger.
WASHINGTON, Dee. 5. —Seven recom
mendations embodying a radical depart
ure in important respects from past prin
ciples in levying customs duties will be
put to a referendum vote on Wednesday
of the 1.400 commercial organizations
making up the Chamber of Commerce
of the country. In announcing the ref
erendum tod: y the organization said the
new tariff policy outlined in the recom
mendations was prepared by a special
committee of Lusiness men, after an in
vestigation from the standpoint of com
mercial welfare.
The report in itself, embodying as it
does many new principles, indicates the
evolution through which the thought of
American business men on the iiuestion
of a protective tariff is now going. It is
not the old-time demand for a tariff
equalizing the cost of production, with
its prosaic cry for the protection of Amer
ican industry, against foreign competi
tion.
NEW METHODS TO DEAL
WITH COMPETITION.
On the other hand, it proposes new
methods to deal with foreign competi
tion in an ntterapt to square the wel
fare of American industry with America’s
new position in the world of business.
The proposals on which business men a
asked to express their views are, in sum
mary, as follows:
Creation of a tariff adjustment
board with powers to adjust rat“s,
within limits prescribed by Congress,
in the event of changes in economic
• factors.
'“Reasonable protection” for Amer
ican industries subject to destructive
-competition from abroad and of bene
fit to any considerable section of the
conn try.
Maintenance in principle of anti
dumping legislation.
Maintenance and encouragement
of export trade "so far as consistent
with protection of American Indus
tries of benefit to any considerable
section of the country and subject to
destructive competition from abroad.”
Tariff legislation to meet dlscrim
iminatlons against American trade.
Rejection of the so-called American
valuation system of levying ad va
lorem duties hnd retention of the old
system.
TARIFF FOR KKVFATE
ONLY IN DISCARD.
The committee’s report points out that
revenue yielded by a tariff haa declined
to a place of secondary importance. The
customs revenues for the years 1918, 191!)
and 1920. the report states, constituted
but 5 per cent approximately of the total
revenue. For this reason, it continues,
the qnestion of a tariff for revenue only
probably will never become again a
major political issue.
. Taking up the proposal for a tariff ad
justment board, the committee says that
it would not be feasible to have a Con
gressional committee sitting continuous
ly on individual items and schedules.
“Such a tarifT adjustment board." de
clares the committee, “should have no
function except to decide, within the lim
itations clearly set by Congress, what
changes in duties, if any. should be made
It should act as a court, conducting
hearings and taking evidence. The de
cision of the tariff adjustment board on
rates of du’r should become as effective
and binding as duties fixed directly by
♦ ongress.”—Copyright, 1921, by Public
ledger Company.
Y. W. C. A . Notes
The students’ cotinell of the Y. W. C. A.
■will hold Its annual Christmas sale this
week in the lobby on the first floor. The
eale will begin on Tnesday. Articles on
sale will include all kinds of fancy work,
hand-painted china and cards, hand made
reed baskets and beads, enameled boxes
and home-made food. One section will
be devoted to articles made by wounded
soldiers who are patients at the Methodist
Hospital. The proceeds will be used to
send delegates to the summer conference
at Geneva. The committee in charge of
arrangements consists of Miss Cyrilla
Humes, chairman: Miss Maude Wells.
Mrs. Helen Chappell, Miss Mary Folger,
Miss Myra Stinson and Mrs. Jesse Pavey.
The subject for the business women's
training class that meets at :30 o'clock
in the lounge this evening will be “The
Kingdom of God—lts Values."
The general education committee will
meet on Wednesday afternoon at 3:30,
the religious education council will meet
at T o'clock Friday evening. The chief
business of both these groups will be the
planning of class work for the new term,
which will open Just after the holidays.
The dress form class wil! have its third
and last lesson tonight. Dress forms for
•very member of the c'ass will be com
pleted. New classes will be organized at
the beginning of the winter term.
The dramatic art class Is rehearsing
two nights each week on three short
plays to be given during the week of
Jan. 2. Miss Alberta Yagerline Is the
instructor of the class.
The first rehearsal of the Y. M. C. A.
nativity pageant was held on Thursday
night. There will be two presentations
of this pageant Wednesday, I>ec. 14, at
8 p. m. and Sunday, Dec. 18. at 4 o'clock.
Miss Rose Cresshull Is director of the
uageant.
Marine Arrested
on Murder Charge
by Texas Sheriff
BEAUMONT. Texas, Dec. 5.—T. A.
Willis, marine guard on a Kansas
City Southern train, was arrested by
a deputy sheriff at the station here
at request of Shreveport civil author
ities following slaying of Wiley Clark
at Shreveport. Willis was turned
over to the squad of marines on duty
here.
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Discovery gives from stubborn old
colds, and on rushing new ones, grippe
and throat-torturing coughs has made
it the standard remedy it is today.
Time-tried for fifty years and never
more popular than today. No harmful
drugs.
You will soot notice the relief in
loosened phlegm and eased cough.
Always reliable, and good for the
whole family. Has a convincing, heal
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qualities. At all druggists, 60 cents.
Dr. Kind’s
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r The Results of Const)pation are'
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Y* PROMPT 1 WONT GRIPE
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West Regards
Peace Outlook
as Hopeless
Would Compel Profiteers Who
Profited by World War
to Pay Cost .
WASHINGTON. Dec. s.—“ The people
of the West are becoming tragically
aware of the futility of the conference on
restrained and less expensive warfare now
being perpetrated in the National Capi
tal,” declared Benjamin C. Marsh, man
aping directors of the Farmers’ National
Council, today, upon returning from a
trip to the Pacific Coast.
“Out in the West,” declared Marsh,
“the folks realize that we rely up<yt
force as a substitute for equity—we can
not in heat of passion guarantee any
limitation of force. They are determined
to compel the profiteers in America who
made billions out of the war, to pay our
whole money cost of it, and would like
to see England, France and Italy do the
same at home. They are determined that
no one in this country shall ever make a
dollar out of another war. The West
would like to have President Harding
tell the conference why he says real dis
armament is not possible. It wants to
know what super-government prevents
the official governments of the world from
doing what the peoples of the world de
mand.”
“Western people," Marsh concluded,
“are not swallowing the official communi
ques emnatlng from the recesses of the
secret conclaves of the uiischrlstened con
ference—even with spoonfuls of salt.
GERMAN LEADER
WARNS AGAINST
FINANCE CRASH
Chancellor Opposes Nation
Being Squeezed Like
a Lemon.
BERLIN, Dec. 5. —Germany awoke to
day to read that Joseph Wirth, known
ast the “chancellor of fulfillment,’’ because
of his acceptance of the nllled Indemnity
terms, for the first time In his stormy
political career, has uttered a hint of un
fulfillment
In a speech to the press Sunday, In
the presence of President Ebert and the
cabinet, the Chancellor sounded a grave
warning of the continuation of the policy
of “squeezing Germany like a lemon.”
The whole tenor of the speech bore
out recent dispatches foreshadowing a
German crash, unless there is an
eleventh-hour miracle.
“Even the Anglo-Saxon nations, usually
so businesslike and practical, ought to see
the world menace in the Versailles treaty
not being fulfilled,” said the Chancellor.
CUTTING FUNERAL FROM HOME.
The funeral of John A. J. Cutting, fid.
who died Saturday was held at 2 o’clock
this afternoon at the residence, 1718 North
Illinois street. Burial was in Crown
Hill. Mr. Cutting was a retired broker.
The widow survives.
Anniversary Sale Values That Will Help You
to Flake This a Musical Christmas
Anniversary Specials in New and Used Pianos and Players
ARLINGTON Upright, special Anniversary value S9B
GABLER Upright, mahogany case, used, but good for many years.slss
KIMBALL Upright, good tone, condition very fine $lB5
SCHAEFFER Upright, oak case, a value that speaks for itself.. .$2lO
STORY & CLARK Upright, splendid Anniversary Sale value... .$245
LAKESIDE Uprights, special, regular $425 value, now only $285
2—SHONINGER Uprights, shopworn only, your choice of either. .$395
AEOLIAN Player, used but looks new, a rare value $4lO
J. & C. FISCHER Upright, plain mahogany and brand new $415
VICTOR
Pearson Piano Company
128 130 N. Penn. St. Established 1873
• ONE PRICE TO EVERYBODY
JAPS’ DEMANDS
ON CHINA COME
BEFORE PARLEY
Chinese Resent Concessions
Granted at Mouth of
Cannon on War.
EXPECT U. S. SUPPORT
By HARRY L. ROGERS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.—The momen
tous question of the status of Japan’s
famous “twenty-one demands” on China
was brought squarely before the confer
ence by Japan’s refusal to relinquish
Port Arthur and Dairen, according to
members of the Chinese delegation here
today.
The statement of M. Hanihara, Vice
Minister of Foreign Affairs, before the
committee on Far Eastern problems, can
have only one meaning, they assert,
namely, that Japan intends to insist on
the ninety-nine-year extension which
they allege was wrung from China at
the mouth of cannon while other powers
were engrossed in the World War.
( IIIXESE PLAN
BITTER FIGHT.
The Chinese are preparing to resist
this policy with every means at their
command, and they are counting heavily
on the support of the United States.
Great Britain, they believe, either openly
or surreptitiously, will lend comfort and
assistance to Japan.
Taking advantage of the two-day post
ponement of the sessions of the Far East
ern committee, the Chinese statesmen
were bending every effort to the prepa
ration of their case. They will stand
firmly on tlie contention that Japan must
surrender Port Arthur and Dairen
March 27, 1923, together with other
rights conceded to ltussia for twenty
five years under the treaty of 1898 and
transferred to Japan following the de
feat of Russia by Japan.
JAPAN WILL
DEFEND “RIGHTS.”
The Japanese, on the other hand, are
prepared to defend the rights which they
claim to have acquired under Article 1.
Group 2 of the so-called “twenty-one de
mands'’ treaty which extends the lease of
the two important Manchurian ports un
til the year 2022. Thus the whole ques
tion of the validity of the “twenty-one
demands” with all its far-reaching ef
fects upon the status of Japan’s inter
ests in China is expected to be brought
before the delegates, If not when the
committee meets on Wednesday at leust
within a few days thereafter.
The part which the American delega
tion will play publicly In this battle, re
mains to be seen. The attitude of the
United States toward the “twenty-one
demands” is well known, however, and
the Intimation made by Mr. Hanihara on
Saturday thnt the United States had rec
ognized Japan's position at the time of
the formation of the international con
sortium has aroused resentment in some
quarters.
PASTOR STEALS TOYS.
PARIS. Dec. s.—Evariste I.eche, an
i octogenarian pastor, was arrested in a
store here for stealing toys. ""'l he
had promised playthings to children of
his flock, hut did uct have money
enough to buy them.
BRAMBACH BABY GRAND PLAYER, very small in the amount of space it occupies. This one is new, d-j A'Tr'
regular price of which is $1,295. Our ANNIVERSARY SALE PRICE tMUID
IINJJIAINA UAIL/I UMS, IYIUADAI, DLUiiiWlJttll D. IX4I.
U-BOAT VIEWS
OF DELEGATES
VARY WIDELY
(Continued From Page One.)
tion of ships of war, the way seems clear
for any country to have as many sub
mersibles as the protection of their
shores warrants ,
Merchant ships should not be subject
to capture and search at sea by sub
mersibles, for It is manifestly Impossible
to do so in a way to insure the safety of
passengers and crew On the other
hand, merchant ships should not go
armed To arm them would be to Invite
trouble No submarine commander
would dare violate a convention entered
into by all nations by which unarmed
ships of commerce were immune from at
tack. To do so would bring upon him
self and his country not only the con
demnation of all neutrals, but it should
involve ftie\death penalty.
FEW WOULD DARE
TAKE RISK.
It would be extremely difficult for a
commander to break such a law of the
sea without it becoming known and there
would be few or none who would dare
take the risk. Then, too, there is an
esprit de corps among sailors of every
land that makes them reluctant tox do
these hideous things to one another, and
it is only by governmental direction or
! compulsion that they can be brought to
I execute such orders.
j The question of the number of sub
marines permissible and their use is in
; separably bound up with the question of
contraband. Sooner or later these sub
jects must be discussed and settled; and
; -what better place than Washington and
j now? The great maritime powers are
there in session, and the limitation of
arms is the reason for the convocation.
MUST FIX RULES
TO HOLD IN’ WAR.
It is impossible to reach Just and satis
factory conclusions as to the limitation of
naval armaments without bringing in for
adjustment the rules for procedure at sea
during war. They are the very essence of
the subject, and there can be no lasting
good come of any agreements which do
not Include such a discussion and settle
j inent. An agreement regarding capture
| and search at sea and the defining of con-
I traband would make the task of reduction
'of naval armaments simple. It would
i clear the atmosphere and there would be
no lurking fear of stagnation of com
merce on the one side or of starvation on
the other. It would be the greatest
specifle for future peaee that could be
devised. Submarines could then tie or not
lie. and the greater ship might he even
reduced to a point where no nation could
make aggressive war by sea upon an
other.
, The United States always has stood
for greater freedom of the hcsir, and we
; might well take this propitious occasion
: to initiate a policy which would be a
; notable step forward in the maintenance
of world peace.--Copyright, 1921, by Pub
lic Ledger Company.
FLAN TO ENFORCE DRY LAW.
WASHINGTON, Dee. 3.—A secret ses
sion of the executive committee of the
Anti-Saloon League today mapped out
j plans for tightening the enforcement of
prohibition throughout tbe country.
WHY GIRLS ARE CLEVER.
EDINBURG, Deo. s.—Girls have
round heads ; boys’ heads are long. That
is why glr'.s are more clever, according
to Miss Margaret Fleming, an anthropo
i logical Investigator.
Choice of the World’s Best
Phonographs Talking Machines
Hear the four leading
makes here in our
store. Hear them side
by side, give each a
thorough test, then
make your selection
and we will deliver any
instrument you may
choose upon a down
payment on one dollar.
One Dollar Down Delivers Any Talking
Machine or Phonograph to Your Home
ANGELES Player, looks like new, best of condition $ '35
APOLLO Player, walnut case, used but a wonderful bargain... .$450
HAMMOND Player, slightly shopworn, a beautiful instrument.. $495
PEARSON PIANOLA, anew instrument, just a little shopworn. .575
BRAMBACH Baby Grand, used very little, case brown mahogany,
dull $675
VOSE & SONS Player, mahogany, used, late model big bargain.ss9s
APOLLO Player, in beautiful dull walnut, regular $950 value... .$725
KURTZMANN Grands, brand new, Anniversary Sale special SBBS
VOSE & SONS Grands, brand new, Anniversary Sale special SBBS
Here They Are:
Victor
Edison
Aeolian Vocalion
Cheney
Cabinet and Period Models
Most Any Finish Desired
1 DEAD, 2 HURT,
ACCIDENT TOLL
OVER WEEK-END
Man, Hit by Auto During
Snowstorm, Expires—Driver
Faces Charge.
One dead and two Injured was the
week end toll of automobile accidents in
Indianapolis. The death of C. F. Wider,
03, 1810 Mount street, was traceable
directly to the blinding snowstorm that I
was sweeping over the city at the time
of the accident. Mr. Wider was crossing
Illinois street between Vermont and
Michigan streets early yesterday morn
ing when he was struck by a car driven
by Walter Williams, 24. 1148 West Thirty-
First street. Mr. Wider suffered a frac
tured skull. He was taken to the city j
hospital, where he died a few Hours later.
At the time of the accident Williams
was released by police officers who inves
tigated. A short time after Wider's
death Williams called police headquar
ters by telephone and said he would give
himself up. He was released on his own
recognizance.
Mrs. Blanche Stephens, 2814 Myrtle
street, was cut across the forehead last
night when an automobile in which she
was riding with her husband, Martin
Stephens, was struck by a machine driven 1
by H. J. Pahud, florist, 201 North Illi
nois street. The accident occurred near
Massachusetts avenue and Alabama
street.
Mrs. Omar DeLong, 824 Eugene street,
was injured Saturday night when she
was struck by an automobile driven by
Ray Shepherd, 1035 West Thirty-Third
street, at Thirtieth street and North
western avenue.
PEACE PREVAILS
IN RAIL CIRCLES
Railway Labor Board Of
ficial Optimistic, He
Says.
CHICAGO. Dec. 3.—Tranquility pre
vails in railroad circles to a greater ex
tent at present than for many months, in
the opinion of Ben vice chair
man of the United States railway labor
board.
“The railroad situation Is more con
ducive to optimism than it has been for
many months," Hooper said. “The ab
sence of any serious general labor dis
turbance, combined with the disposition
of carriers to make voluntary reductions
in freight rates, will both contribute to
the restoration of sound business condi
tions."
Carriers and employes, Hrmper said, are
cooperating cordially to carry out the
piovlslons of the transportation act.
NEGRESS HAD PET “TIGER.”
Vlrgle Thomas. negrcSs. 829 East Wa
bash street, was arested last night on
tne charge of operating a blind tiger. The
police say that she had a gallon bottle
of ’’white mule” whisky hidden under
the floor of her kitchen. _
SCENTS DOUBLE
CROSS IN RACE
AT HUNTINGTON
(Continued From Page One.)
Cray, so It is reported, a petition signed
by forty out of forty-four Republican
precinct committeemen of the county, and
also a petition indorsing his candidacy
signed by all of the twelve township trus- j
tees in the county. In addition to this
he has the active support of many local |
attorneys, and politicians throughout the (
district and State.
It is understood that Mr. Lucas has !
contented himself with filing his request
for appointment with the Governor, and
has net made any effort to gain other
backing.
SAYS SENATOR
SEES TWO WAYS.
It was understood here that Senator New
has all along looked with favor on the
candidacy of Mr. Sayler, but for some
reason best known to New it is said that j
he has made it known to Governor Mc-
Cray that he quietly favors Mr. Cline, j
The reason of this double-cross, as it is
termed here, is not known or explained.
Some are said to belvre that it has been
put up to Senator New that Cline would
be of greater service to him in his coming
senatorial fight than Sayler would be,
and fearing Albert J. Beveridge, as a
senatorial opponent, who has long been
a ruling favorite in Huntington County,
New change! his support from Sayler
to Cline.
For some time it was hinted that Gov
ernor McCray and Mr. Wasmuth would
endeavor to get from under the political
Jam by going outside of the active can- !
didntes and name Sumner Kenner, a for
mer Huntington resident, now first as
sistant in tbe office of Attorney General
U. S. Lesh. It is reported here, how
ever, (bat Mr. Kenner prefers to fill out
his term with Mr. Lesh, and would not
accept the appointment even to relieve
the Governor and the Republican State
chairman from an embarrassing situa- i
tion.
EBERHART COMPLICATES X
SITUATION.
Judge Eberhart for a time complicated
the situation in the county by telling
quietly that he was not certain whether
he would accept the appointment from
Senator New. It is understood here that
when the announcement first came out of
Washington that he would be appointed.
Judge Eberhart had already given his
assent lo the publicity, and fils seeming
vacillating policy since that time is re
sented by all factions of the party. His
course has at least precluded any possi
bility of his succeeding himself on the
Huntington County bench.
While the rest of the State is turning
attention to the coming Stnte campaign.
Huntington County politicians are hard
at work, and in dead earnest trying to
name a successor for Judge Eberhart.
The Democrats of the county look upon
the situation as one of the most amus
ing in the history of the county, and'
predict that it really makes little differ
ence who may be named by Governor
McCray, as a Democrat will occupy the
bench after the 1922 election.
The most astute politicians of the
county are severely criticising Governor
McCray for his de’lay In naming a sue
! cessor to Eberhart.
EDISON
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