Indianapolis Times, Volume 32, Number 309, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 May 1920 — Page 4
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luiliana Uattg Slimes INDIANATOLJS, IND. Daily Except Sunday, 25-29 South Meridian Street. Telephones—Main 3500; New 28-351 MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS.' Advertising Offices—Chicago. New York. Boston, Detroit, G. Logan Payne Cos. —“THIS IS THE YEAR"— SHERIFF MILLER’S PLEA ihai the indictment against him does not define a crime makes the layman wonder what would constitute a crime ia Marion county? BEFORE TAXPAYING TIME the republican administration assured the public that taxes would not be increased in Marion county. Now that taxpaying time has passed how many believe them? - • TWENTY-THOUSAND DOLLARS a week in stolen automobiles is a big price to pay for the maintenance of a "nationally noted probation system,” and the motorists of county day tire of leniency to automobile crooks. What of Johnson? Just what does the republican party intend to do with Hiram Johnson atod his crowd at the Chicago convention? Johnson has demonstrated that he will be a big factor in the selection of the party's next nominee for president. As the convention nears it becomes more and more evident that he will be the biggest factor. Johnson is "opposed to the league of nations in any form. He stands Without any compromise against the democratic proposal of the Jeague. The republican senate has refused and failed either to accept the league as proposed by President Wilson or to accept it as emasculated % Senator Lodge. Logically, Hiram Johnson is the man who should be nominated and the paramount issue of the republican party should be opposition to Jhe league of nations in any form. That is Johnson's platform. It Is also the record of the republican senate. 'But is it the will of the republican party? It would appear that in their anxiety to confine to their own circle the power to write the national republican platform and select the nominee fbr president the “tired politicians" of Washington have led their party to an impasse. v . , They helped Johnson because they wished no one to become the acknowledged winner of the pre-convention fight. They muddied the waters in the league of nations pool because they were not willing that the nation discover what rested at the bottom o? their opposition to President Wilson. They started a movement to prevent the voters from selecting a candidate for president on the republican ticket and in their efforts they boosted a candidate to a formidable place in the party from which they are going to have great difficulty in dislodging him. , Johnson is a potential bolter from the republican ranks. - He bolted in 1912. He is accused of bolting in 1916. He is In a position to bolt in 1920. * There is every reason to believe that the republican! convention at Chicago will nominate Hiram Johnson for president and adopt a platform of irrevocable opposition to thejeague of nations or Hiram Johnson will create his own party, adopt such a platform and again demonstrate to the “tired politicians”'that it does not pay to start a national movement that can not be controlled. Haags in Federal Court The indictment of the Haags on a charge of conspiracy to import liquor in violation of the federal laws is the natural sequence of the tneffiqiency which was so prominently displayed by Claris Adams. Marion oounty prosecutor. In the trials of the Haags in the county courts. The Question that will be determined by the federal court will not be so much one of guilt as it will b& a determination of whether or not the Haags are above the laws of this state and government. The Haags conducted an illicit liquor business in Indianapolis for many months. The attention of the- “good government" officials of the county was called to this nefarious business in vain for weeks. Finally, a citizen of Indianapolis, who was thoroughly dlsgqsted with-the spectacle of inefficiency, swore out a search warrant and the authorities tfere compelled to seize the Haags' liquor.
Claris Adams induced the grand jury to indict the Haags for perjury and caused C. E. Wiltsie, a real lawyer, to be hired at a cost of $1,500 to the taxpayers to prosecute charges which Adams was elected to prosecute. The first trial of the Haags resulted in a disagreement, the jury standing 10 to 2 for conviction. The second trial resulted in an immediate acquittal. In the interval between the trials the Marion county jury box was stuffed with several hundred names and the jury selected for the second trial was drawn out of this stuffed jury .-box and the venire consisted of men who were all personally acquainted with the Haags. Prosecutor Adams could see “no criminal intent’’ in the illegal stuffing of this jury box Xhd no one was ever brought to the courts to answer for it. . After Louis and Julius Haag were cleared of any charges in the state courts that involved, a more serious offense than a misdemeanor, they were convicted of running a blind tiger and appealed to the supreme court of Indiana, where their case is still pending. Herbert Haag was not prosecuted in the state courts. . Evidence in support of the theory that the Haags were guilty of a conspiracy to Import liquor in violation of the federal law was placed before federal authorities last winter, but the press of federal court business prevented action on it until the present gragd jury assembled. The indictment of the three Haags in a court where it is universally acknowledged political pull has no influence is a clear demonstration of several things that The Times has been contending for for considerably more than a year. These things are: 1. That there is plenty of machinery in the existing liquor laws to •top the illicit 6ale of liquor. \ 2. That these laws cab be enforced when there is a determination to qfcforce them. - - 3. That the so-called "good government officials” of Marlon county have not the inclination to enforce the law when the violators happen to be men who contribute to their campaign funds. / This Is the Year The South Bend News-Times, which for more than a year has been steadily trying to awaken the democrats of Indiana to the fact that they have in hand the material for a most, vigorous and effective national campaign, complains against an absence of any democrats “with the moral stamina or political acumen to make themselves heard in a challenge to the humbuggery that these G. O. P. aspirants to the presidency are spreadlag.’' It says further: “ft seems to be a sort of platform of the boosters for Vice President Marshall, who has twice ridden into office on President Wilson’s coattail, just as has every democratic officeholder In Indiana, to some degree, throughout the past six years.” Along with the News-Times we have frequently felt that the greatest handicap of the democratic party this year is its own apathy to its advantages. But we are not ready to attribute that apathy to a campaign plan of Tom Marshall’s boosters. It may be true that it is characteristic of Marshall boosters that they are not two-fisted fighters. It does appear to the average democrat that the days of Jefferson are too far remote to be lagged into a 1920 campaign. It is just as apparent that if the democratic party wishes to gather to it the support of the voters next fall it will have to stop telling about its past glories and discuss some of its present problems. > But we think It is time to be more charitable and patient than ever wjth the democrats. We recollect that for two years or more they have been the victims of a careful republican propaganda designed to show then; that they “have no chance.” Naturally, this propaganda, delivered at breakfast and repeated in the evening, has had some effect on their viewpoint But be it remembered in South Bend as elsewhere that when Italy recovered from her dose of Hun propaganda she became a fighting unit of tremendous vigor. * When the democrats do wake up to the jjnanner in which they have been deceived they will fight all the harder because of the deception.
ROBERTSON-COLE COP BIG STARS Shortridge Players Due at Murat—Houdini at Alhambra
Indianapolis as a movie distribution center became more important today wijh an announcement from the RobertsonCole Distributing Corporation- with offices at 111 West Maryland street. Some of the biggest stars will appear under tbe Robertson-Cole Banner. C. W\ Tyler, kranCh manager here, announces that John K. Kepler, formerly a local newjipaper man, ha* been appointed branch publicity director, with offices at the West Maryland street address. Mr. Kepler announces the following Robertson-Cole stars under contract: Pauline Frederick, premier emotional screen sfipr. Otis Skinner, in “Kismet” on tbe screen. Ethel Barrymore, the name tells it all. Oaorges Carpentier, Fregch air and ring fighter. Dustin Farnum, in series of two-fisted screen stories. Chic Sale, famous comedian in specials. Lew Cody, popular screen lover. ' A1 Christie, director of spectacular successes. Sessue Ilayakawa, Japanese actoc In four new special*. This is sure a fine lot of stars under one banner. -!- -I- -I-. “Robin Hood" continues in its delightfully melodious way at English’*, where It Is playing to big business. Lillian Shaw, dialect comedienne, and Dain*r Marie are the Mg names on B. F. Keith's laugh bill this week. The Park ia presenting “The Mischief Makers” this week. The Shortridge senior* will present “Nothing But the Truth" at the Muraf Thursday night? Wanda, a trained seal, is ope of the features at the Broadway this week. A feature movie, ‘‘The Khe Tiger." is at the Rialto this week. A TOtBI.ING A( T. Aerobatic and tumbling sr-js as a rule possess a samerfess that It is difficult to get away from, but the acl billed as Six Imps and a Girl at the Lyric this week Is far and away from the beaten path. The act Is headed by Llareed, a graceful toe daucer, who Introduces a series of terplschurean numbers. The tumblers are Arabs, but they are garbed in scaylet, ala Mephisto. They do Some good whirlwind acrobatics. ,
MYRTLE STEDMAN. One of the principal roles ln'“The Silver Horde," now at the Circle Is played itmmm by Myrtle^Su-Jinan. ' vu * 12 years of age, Jose'S m,h * Stedman mads her first appearance mi the stage and her T '' " hen she Jumped ' *~yj^ game she made her MISS STEDMAN ister," whleh was under the Sellg banner. Miss Stedman Is now appearing under the Goldwyu banner. -I- -I- -ITII RILLS. When the name of Houdini appears one can be certain that there are going to be some thrills. That's what's promised In "Terror Island," anew Ilnuliijl movie which opens Thursday at the Alhambra. Houdini in this movie Invents anew kind of a submarine, fights a band of South Sea Islam! cannibals and rescues the girl he loves, who happens to be Lila I,ee in this movie. His big’ stunt in thiß movie Is to escape from a securely-bound safe under water. -I- -I- -!- Mollie King 1 In the last day of her engagement at the Alhambra In “Women Men Koi‘s*t" aud moves to the Isis Thursday for a three-day engagement.
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Margarita Fisher in "Tbe Dangerous Talent" is at the Isi* today. -|- -J- -IThe Ohio this week is offering a corking good movie. “The Luck of the Irish." and you don't have to be a policeman to enjoy it, either. Alice Rrndy is a crashing hit at the Colonial this week in “Sinners," which Is a movie adaptation of the play of the same name. Harry Carey, in “Marked Men," is in third day of n week's engagement at the Regent. Mae Murray comes Sunday in “On With the Dance" at English’s, and this event marks the beginning of a summer season of pictures. Mr. Smith's is offering this* week the movie, “The Idol Dancer," whtch is a sort of a movie “Bird of Paradise." FAMOCS “AOE" BUYS'PLANK. •PARIS, May 6.—Lieut.' Fouck, famous French “nee," lus purchased an aeroplane end uses It oftener than the or-dinary-motorist does Ms flivver. Fc-rck makes daily flights *o the home of his parents, near Paris.
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Tax-Exempt Securities and Their Evils
I have always favored the graduated Income tax and the payment of as large a part of the war debt from this source as is reasonably possible. I believe that wealth should bear its full share of the burdens of taxation. So long as states and municipalities can issue practically unlimited amounts of bonds freed from all federal, state and municipal taxes the wealth.of the country has a safe refuge because it can be invested in these tax securities and thereby escape a large part of the burdens of government. Until our constitutions are amended or our policy is changed these tax escapes will continue to be available. As to tax exempt bonds already Issued, of course* no change can or should be made, but we may well consider our future policy. We can not go on indefinitely creating a great tax exempt class of wealthy people, thereby throwing more and more upon the less fortunate masses of the people the burdens of taxation. In determining taxation we should ‘use our utmost intelligence to find the line which will encourage ns few Investments as possible In tax exempt securities, preserve initiative and keep open the opportunities for developing those enterprises which are essential to the progress of
the country and to the prosperity of . the people jia a whole. So long as public bonds are issued exempt from taxation, then we are justified in exempting from i taxation the bonds of farm land banks and the mortgages given to secure these bonds. I have always been opposed in principle to all tax exemptions, as I believe the policy to be thoroughly unsound and a wrong upon the great mass of people; but no reform in this direction is possible so long as public bonds may be issued with tax exempt privileges. The present lax laws were passed to meet the needs and emergencies of a great war. They could-not be well considered laws in the circumstances. They are extremely intricate and the distribution of the taxes is inequitable and unjust in many particulars. .The present tax laws should be simplified. The burden of taxation should be redistributed so that the men who earn their Incomes by the sweat of their brows and with their brains shall not be required to pay as heavy taxes as
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those who live in idleness and draw indomes from safe investments. „ A distinction should be made between earned and unearned incomes. Our tax problem is of the utmost Importance and it must not be dealt with in a partisan spirit. It will require patriotism and statesmanship of the highest order to solve it. The constant guide should be such a distribution of taxation as will make tne burden fall most heavily upon those most able to pay, and least-heavily upon the poor and those least able to pay.—W. G. McAdoo. _ - Bringing Romanoff Gems to America PARIS. May s.—Adolph Zubor Is enroute to New York carrying a pearl necklace valued at 2,000,000 francs (normally $400,000), and believed to hare been formerly owned by one of the murdered Romanoff princesses.
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Here’s One Instance of Good Government Editor The Times—Less than a year ago a piece of improved property on Park avenue was purchased for $7,500. When the county and state tax ghouls got through wkh their nefarious labors the assessment on the property had reached sl4,23o—several thousand dollars more than It can possibly be / sold for even at present inflated prices of real estate. Mr. Jefferson of the assessor’s office refers complainers tq Mr. Sims of the state tax board for "relief. The latter passes the buck back to Jefferson. The trail between the two holdup bodies has been kept hot, but no relief, nothing but sardonic smiles for the sufferers. The profiteers # in articles of food and the rent bogs are angels in comparison with the present officials, both state and county. A TAXPAYER.
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