Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 181, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 December 1920 — Page 1

THE WEATHER Fair tonight. Temperature 34 degrees. Thursday cloudy and warmer.

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GAMBLING LID LEFT TILTED BY ADAMS FAILURE Fiasco Made of Presenting Evidence in Dan Smith Case in City Court. WAY SEEMED GREASED The utter Indifference of the prosecutor of Marlon County to the open {ramblin'* crfhdueted by a syndicate of remarkable influence In the moral and political life of Indianapolis was emphasised yesterday in Police Court when Dan Smith, politician, former saloonkeeper and “oil company promoter" was fined $1 and costs by Judsre Walter Pritchard on a charge of pool selling. Smith appealed from the Judgment and unless the prosecutor la compelled by public sentiment to present a better case him in Criminal Court than was presented In the City Court, the conviction cannot be expected to stand. In convicting Smith yesterday, Judge Walter Pritchard drew on his judicial knowledge of the gambling that has existed unmolested in Indianapolis far years for 'he facts on which to base his decision after the State, as represented by an assistant to the city attorney, had failed miserably to present to the court evidence which it had at hand and which might have been employed efficiently not only to convict Smith, but also to break tip the gambling syndicate that is preying on the people of Indianapolis. CASE CALLED MONTH AFTER. The presentation of the case against Dan Smith, almost a month after his arrest in his “oil company office" at IS West Market street, was left to William Remy, assistant city attorney, whose duties in the Police Court ordinarily are the presentation of eases involving violations of city ordinances. Ralph Spaan, deputy prosecutor, was absent conveniently from the courtroom when the case was tried. Not a representative of Prosecutor Claris Adams was in the courtroom. The affidavits against Smith were not made out previously to the date of trial, although he was arrested Nov. 12, and the arresting officer, former Sergeant Russell, had never had an opportunity to confer with the prosecutor relative to .the case. note, a sort affidavit charging Smith with jaS'Pting a !>et of £2OO to slo<l n; - T. T. lEformun that Watson would be eb-Ted Wmator was filled out and presented to the court. The affidavit was based on two tickets found by Rus3ell on the person of Smith when the arrest was made. TWO TICKETS AHE INTRODUCED. These two tickets, the same In form as the tickets used by the Stegcm'-ier Bros, before they agreed to stop taking bets at their place of business, were Introduced in evidence. Smith asserted on the. witness slant that they were old tickets, representing bets placed on the election four years ago. and declared he just happened to lave been carrying them in his pocket. No effort was made by the state to establish the identity of J. T. Moorman, although ft Is an offense under the Jaws of Indiana to place a bet on the election. The only J. T. Moorman known In Indianapolis is an officer of the National City bank and a close business associate of Governor James P. Goodrich. This Moorman was a stockholder and director in the Globe Mining Company when convicts from the penal farm were employed iu opening the stripper mine cf that company in Pike County. At that time Governor Goodrich said Moorman was “one of his eldest business and. per,, son a] associates.*’ MOORMAN AND GARBAGE PLANT. J. T. Moorman also was an offlee.r of Ifcl which sold the sanitary district of Indianapolis the $ 175Je>0 garbage plant aftei Moorman himself had testified that the plant was not worth the cost of junking it. In addition to the betting tickets which i Sergeant Russell found be produced a number of horse race form sheets, memoranda cf odds. bets, etc.. Which he testified he found in the desk used by Dan Smith aud Sara Barton. Smith denied ownership of them and declared he did not kuow they were, in his desk. Barton equally was vociferous in disclaiming any knowledge of these papers. Barton declared he was an oil sto'-k salesman, but lie could not remember that he had sold any oil stock In the la-t two months. Among the papers found In the desk by Itusseil wore bi'ls for a telephone service rendered by the Postal Telegraph Company to one Donnell, which showed a large number of calls to one Wolf and one Katz at Cincinnati and Louisville. JUDGE PRITt HARD IS SURPRISED. Some surprise was expressed by Judge Pritchard that the Postal Telegraph Company was rendering a telephone service in Indiana polls w ithout any lega. franchise for such a service, but no one connected with the prosecutor’s office was present or interested in that matter. The climax of the sheer inefficiency of the prosecution, conducted without the sssistance of either the prosecutor or any of tis deputies, was the admission of Mr. kßemy that personally he had "only a ■*ge idea" of a pool such as Dan Smith £pas accused of selling. Asa rewult of the complete fallnre of the prosecutor's office to pay any attention whatsoever to the case against Dan Smith, these opportunities were lost: I. To uncover the methods of the gambling syndicate In Indianapolis. !. To ascertain under what authority tile Postal Telegraph Company provides a telephone service from racing renters to betting places la Indianapolis. 31. To convict Dan Smith on a charge eurh as would make him stndy the advisability of continuing the operation of his “oil stock sales office" at 18 West Market street. Falls 9 Stories; Dead CHICAGO. I tec. B.—liariey Hogue, 28. 6 South St. I,ouls avenue, was killed Tuesday when he fell nine stories, through an elevator shaft In anew building being constructed for Runte Brothers at North Sawyer avenue and Franklin . boulevard.

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Cox Says He’ll Name Willis to Harding’s Seat Tenders Offer to PresidentElect if He Desires to Resign at Once. COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. S— Governor James M. Cox of Ohio, defeated Democratic candidate for the presidency, today wired President-elect Harding, offering to appoint Senator-elect Frank B. Willis of Ohio to till the unexplred portion of Harding's term as Senator should Harding care to resign immediately. Governor Cox's telegram to the Presi-dent-elect follows: I rend W the papers cf your intention to resign from the Senate on Jan. 10 or 11, at which time the new Governor will appoint Senator-elect Willis. I have no doubt that iu preparing for the executive tasks you are desirous at the earliest possible moment of bringing the senatorial responsibilities to an end. If It will iu any way give furtherance to your plans or add to your convenience, I shall be most happy to appoint Mr. Willis immediately upon your resignation. This suggestion is prompted 1)7 a spirit of helpfulness * which must possess all people without regard to political association if government is to efficiently meet the needs of humanity. ASSURES WORK ON ELEVATION OF BELT LINE Board of Works Tells Petitioners That Resolution Will Be Started. Resolutions for the elevation of railroad tracks across every important street iu Indianapolis will he on the books and advanced so far that no succeeding officials will be able to block them before the present board of works retires in January, 1922, President George I.cmaat announced today. The announcement was made in the presence of a delegation of fifty, representing the Belt Elevation League at the south side, which presented a petition, hearing more than 9.009 signatures. lining a roll of paper 220 feet long, asking for the elevation of the Belt Railroad from Prospect street west to White River. The delegation said ir wus the longest ever filed iu Indianapolis. The board assured the delegation that a resolution for the elevation will be started immediately and the city civil engineer instructed to draw plans and specifications therefor. This will be about as far ns the present board can go because of the magnitude of the project and the necessary financing, the delegation was toid. Robert F. Sloan, president of the league; Harry B. Dynes, vice president; Ben F. Hoefgen. custodian of the petition; Mrs. Cburies B. Werbe, and Councilman Jacob F. Brown spoke in favor of the Pelt elevation. They said that wlitl** the improvement will be costly, money will be saved in the long run through (Continued on Page Four.) Men Change Minds After Judge’s Talk In forcible language. Judge T. J. Moll of Superior Court, room 5, today stated bis opinion of the man who seeks to escape from Jury service. Before the court began his scathing remarks of what be termed an "unAmerican habit of attempting to shirk a constitutional duty of Jury service," twenty-eeven out of thirty men summoned for Jury service had excuses wby they could not s-rve. After the court had concluded his remarks concerning Jury service dodgers, ■the thirty men suddenly decided that their business could wait and all were willing to serve. Service Board Sifts Accident Fatal to 4 Representative* of the Terre Haute. Indianapolis & Hastem Traction Company, with the crew of the car which struck an automobile, killing four of the occupants nt.d injuring a fifth, near Irvington Sunday, appeared today before John W. McCardle of the public service commission. Under the law emtlng the commission. It is necessary for all accidents to be re ported to the commission, and hearings are held In order to fix responsibility. The witnesses to the uiiahap, O. K. Stewart, \V. II Mitchell and It. It. Denny, motoruian; attorneys for th* lnterurban company, and other witnesses were summoned before Mr McCardle to give their 'ersions of the tragedy.

Watch Out for This! CHICAGO, Dec. B.—Something new in the line of hold-ups was Introduced when four armed bandits crashed into the Jewelry store of Charles and Henry Stern at 1754 West Madison street, and commanded three men to put their hmds.down as they thrust thm upwards. "Are you frying to tip the cops you're being robbed?” asked the leader. "Act natural." They escaped with $23,000 in jewelry and cash.

Women, Mules, Market, Still Thorn in City’s Side South Side Club Waits on Works Board in Behalf of Improvements,

Officers and members of the South Side Women's (Tub who que. ‘ioned the board of public works today relative to the hope of getting the municlpa, yards constructed and the street cleaning and ash hauling mules moved away from the city barns at 1134 Shelby street got little comfort. President George L'--rnau-v of the board said the board has not abandoned its plan to build the barn unit of the yards at an early date, but that nothing can be done unless the ■ ity council approves a bond issue to lay for the construction. "The think for you to do la to bring pressure to bear on the council to approve a bond Issue. I see that Uui Schmidt (president of the council) has served notice that the council will no appropriate the money. If the council v.-ai. appropriate it we ll have that build

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HARDING VIEWS BIG PROBLEMS UPON RETURN Takes Up Work of Selecting Cabinet and League Policy at Home. READS WILSON MESSAGE f MARION, 0., Dec. B.—Home again aftpr a vacation Journey of morn than 5,000 miles, President-elect Warren G. Harding today was ready to plunge into the two chief pre-inauguration tasks selection of a Cabinet and conference with tlie "best minds of America” on a league of nations policy which the various factions in the United States can unite upon, safeguarding American rights. But before entering upon these mat ters he planned today to get his eyeglasses repaired. He broke his spectacles before he got a chance to read l'rcsidei.t Wilson's message to Congress, so today he found an old pair with which he peiiiseu the presidential document. Senator Harding hopes to find a common ground with the foremost Republican leaders on international policies before the Christmas holidays, lie expects visits here from Herbert Hoover, E'.iliu Root, Charles Kvans Hughes and William If. Taft. The conference with Hoover. the first scheduled, has been set for Sunday. The ex-food controller is expected to bring not only a broad knowledge of present foreign conditions, but also important views gained as a result of the recent conferences with American (Continued on Cage Two.) 52 Divorce Cases on 2 Days’ Docket Fifty-two unconte*t*l divorce (Aifi wer* on the docket of JudKe Solon J. C arter of Superior C otirt, room 3. t<day am! Thurh<|n>, The courtroom u i jammed with applicant** seeking divorces today.

Try to Collect Taxes From Booze Violators CHICAGO, Dec. 8. Warrants for bootleggers, brewers and violators of the Volstead act, aimed at collecting $5,000,i)ou in delinquent taxes assessed against them were to be served here today by Internal revenue agents. Chauffeur Killed, Two Hurt Near Cincinnati CINCINNATI, Dec B.—A Ueiu and D. Stnolen, New York traveling salesmen, were seriously injured and their chauffeur was killed today when a tax! was struck by a Baltimore ic Ohio passenger train at North I'alrniount. Steamer Is Reported With Burning Cargo UiS ANGELES. <"al . Dec. The steamship Sudbury, from New York to San Francisco, which was reported to be heading for San I’edro with it burning cargo, had not arrived there this morning. No further wireless reports bad been received from the vessel. Hog Feed in Attic? No, Says Judge, $l3O Special to The Time*. MUNOIK, Ind , Dec. 8. It Is Just fed for the hogs," *a!d Fossle Jenkins, when the authorities raided hi, home near here and found three barrels of mash in tbs attic. Judge McClellan of City Court thought It a strange place to keep hog food and fined Jenkins $l3O and gavo him a sixtyday sentence at the peua! farm for operating a blind tiger. Italian Sailors Join D’Annunzio’s ‘Navy’ MILAN, Dee. B.—The situation at Flume gets more serious despite the efforts of the Parliamentary Committee to bring about peace between Gabriele d’Annunzlo and the Italian government. The report that one of the torpedo boat destroyers of the fleet blockading Flume had Joined d'Annitnzio’s fleet was officially confirmed today. The sailors op the torpedo boat destroyer overpowered their officers and voluntarily Joined d’Annunzio's "navy." Judges Confer Judge Walter Pritchard of City Court today called upon Judge Solon J. Carter of Superior Court, room 3. No statement, was made of the nature of the conference of the two Judges, but it is thought It concerned the opinion expressed by Judge Carter yesterday in Ihe Stivens habeas corpus case in which tin* Superior Court It* Id that the City Court had no legal authority to suspend Jail and penal farm sentences. Faulty Aim Is Fatal SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 8. Andrew Merlo attempted to shoot the hat from the head of Amnndo Georgi yesterday on a wager that he could do so without hurting the man, but aimed too low, the police said in* told them. The statement was regarded as clearing up circumstances surrounding the finding of Georgl's body seated at a case table.

ing s'arted in three weeks' time,” said Mr. 1-c.ninux. Mr. Schmidt told the women at the council meeting Monday night that “the municipal yards are a long way off,” and that they had weakened their chances cl ever getting the mules moved out or their neighborhood by accepting the board of works' promise several days ago that the new barn would be built and by agreeing to let the matter rest t tereon. TAKES RAI AT SCHMIDT. When the v. omen insisted that they want 1 some definite information, Mr. Lemanx with some heat asserted: “Gus. Schmidt has been after you women "nil agitated this whole thing.”* The women, with evident resentment, (Continued on Page Pour.)

INDIANAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1920.

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First row, left to right—O. E. Bradfute, member of the executive committee; S. L. Strivings, member of the executive committee; J. R. Howard, president; Gray Silver, legislative representative. Second row, left to right—Dr. A. C. True, Chester H. Gray, A. B. Carnwall, E. F. Richardson and Dr. W. H. Walker, members of the executive committee. Third row, left to right—John Burton, member of the executive committee: Joseph W. Morton, member of the executive committee; J. W. Cove'dale, secretary, and Harry Taylor, member of the executive committee.

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CANADA HURLS DEFI TO LEAGUE New and Old World Factions in First Clash for Power. GENEVA, Dec. 8.--A battle of the new world against old world domination of the League of Nations opened t*>day. N. W. Bowel!, of the Canadian delegation. In an Impassioned speech, warned the Assembly that Cutiuda and other powers would not yield to European control of the le-agi.c of Nations. "European statesmanship drenched the worl! with blood," cried the Canadian delegate. "Fifty thousand in dead waa the price that Canada paid." Th!s declaration was made during de bate on the report on technical organizations of the league. Rowell expressed fears that, because of distance, non.(Continued on Page I our.) GOES ON TRIAL FOR MURDER Woman F aces Charge of Slaying First Husband. BT. LOUIS. Dec. 8 Mrs ; Lilli, li Wood-lo'-k went on trial here today charged with the murder of her first husband. Mrs. Woodloek Is also charged with being an accomplice to the murder of her second husband and will be placid on trial on this charge later, Ursula Broderick, daughter of Mrs Woodlo k bv her first husband, Thomas I". Urodorhik. was convicted in Juvenile Court hem. on the charge of killing her stop-father, Joseph Woodloek. She was sentenced to ten years in the penit-n----tiary. but is free on a $3.C00 bond pend lug her appeal to the Supreme Court. The Broderick girl confessed she killed her father to protect her mother aud shot her step-father in defense of her own honor. At the time of Broderick's death the girl was but 11 years old. The grand jury exonerated her from nil blame. When Woodloek was found shot, both the girl and bw mother we* held and the grand jury returned first degree murder Indictments aganist them. This resulted in a reopening of the Broderick case, with the result that another first degree murder indictment was returned against Mrs. Woodloek. 2 Die, 25 Hurt in Inter urban Crash AKRON, Ohio, Dec. B.—Two persons were instantly killed and twenty-five in jured when two Akron-Ravenna ears crashed head-on at Dark Horse crossing, two miles west of Ravenna, this afternoon. A mistake iu signals was declared to have been the cause. Winchester Plans Soldiers Memorial Special to The Tim"*. WINCHESTER. Ind., Dec 8. A memorial building for World War veterans is being planned in this city to cost approximately $400,000. A building sire has been selected and, according to plans submitted, the memorial wdll lie 103 feet square of brick and stone, ami in t lie form of a Greek temple of brick and stone. The first floor is to contain an auditorium which will seat 1,500 persons, a gallery and a large stage to accommodate traveling shows. There will be community rooms for men and women, administrator's office and check rooms. The basement will contain a gymnasium and a natatorium showers, lockers and a band room. All patriotic organizations will be allowed to use the Hall for their meetings.

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CENTRAL BODY TO HANDLE FARM PRODUCTS, PLAN Concern to Have SIOO,000,000 Capital and Ten Times Greater Securities. Flans for the formation of a $100,000,000 export corporation to be organized under the Each law were announced today by YUlis 11. Booth of the Guarantee Trust i Company of New York, who is on the program of (he second national convention of the American Farm Bureau Federation. Preliminary steps in the formation of the organization will be taken a! n meet- | leg at Chicago Dec 10 and li. The farm j bureau federation will name a committee t of five to attend the meeting as a repI rc*etithtivcs of the farmers of tho United State*. I The proposed corporation will have on ; its governing board representative bank era, husines- men and farmers, so the best Iu teres: sos each .lass cau be served, : It was announced. The corporation will not be formed especially for the purpose of enabling ! farm era to dtspo <* of their products, al- ; though this will bo one of Its under- | takings. It will handle the exportation i of ail form* of unjnufactsred products. | Under the Esch law the proposed I corporation can :-*m securities sufficient ! to multiply It* capital ten times, or to f 1,00l),ooo.ooo it I* proposed that 23 per (Toutlnurd on l'age Four.) Theft of Belongings Reported to Police Mary Rhe, 423 North Illinois s'rcrt. i toid the police that a thief entered her room while the was away and carried away u suitcase, gold bracelet, seven ; rings, string of cor a I beads, gold locket ' sml electric vibrator. The articles stolen ara valued at $l5O. Florence Do i’uy, negress, Tl3 North Senate avenue, reported tho theft of a cluster diamond ring valued at s!.*o. Chicagoan to Address Junior Commerce Men Arnold Joerns of ih*> Arnold Jocrns Advertising Agency of Chicago will pc the principal speaker nr the me-ting of the Junior Chamber of Comm-rc* l’hurs day evening. Mr. Jocrns will talk on business conditions. He is one of the three men who were sued for $200,000 by Mayor Thompson of Chicago, who alleged that Joerns had Impugned the mayor's patriotism during the war. War Finance Action on Bill for Thursday WASHINGTON, Dee. S No effort will be made until tomorrow to obtain action in the Senate on the resolution for the rc establishment, of the war finance corporation. Senator Grunna, Republican, ot North Dakota, chairman of the Senate agriculture committee, announced today. Grotiua taid he wished to give Senators an opportunity to study the testimony regarding the agriculture committees recently before asking them to vote on the resolution. Says Negro Carried Heavy Load of ‘Mule Police and Federal officers arrested Sandy Taylor. 27, negro, 1352 South Pershing avenue, last night at Muskingum and Vermont street. It is said he v. a-, carrying seven pint bottles and four lialtI int bottles of “white mule" whisky. Taylor is said to have confessed that he sold the whisky for $9 per quart and said John Smith, 45, n negro living at the Pershing avenue address, was the man who made the whisky. The bouse was raided and Smith was arrested. Tho police charge they found a five-gallon still, twenty empty bottles and fifty gallons of corn and a machine for crushing the corn in the house. Taylor and Smith are both charged with operating a blind tiger. Thieves Take Clothes When Eli Kahn, an employe of Eph Levine, proprietor cf a furnishing store at 115 South Illinois street, opened the establishment this morning he found that robbers had been there during the night. Seventy dollars worth of silk shirts, a suit and several overcoats were missing he told the police. The thieves gained entrance by battering down the rear door. New Deal All ’Round Bpedal to The Times. KOKOMO, Ind., Dee. B.—Divorced only a few hours, Willard Fryback Tuesday procured license to marry Eva Clark, also a divorcee. Mrs. Edith Fryback, the divorced wife, is also to remarry, it is stated. THREE DE VI) ROOMING HOUSE FIRE VANCOUVER, B. C., Dec. S.—Three men lost their lives here eurly today In a fire which destroyed a rooming house.

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agriculture. At the present time the federation Is especially interested in price stabilization and the equalization of tho burden of taxation.

DRY OFFICERS i AITEND TRIAL Clarence Patton Again in Court on Blind Tiger Charge. | Federal enforcement prohibition agents ■ were in the Marion Criminal Court today when the trial of Oaieneo Patton, ex oaloou keeper, who now lives on a farm near Oaklandon, Ind,. charged with operating a blind tiger, began before a i Jury. i The entire morning Was devoted to I counsel interrogating members of a spe•lal venire which had been summoued by Judge James A. Collins and the Jury was obtained Just at noon, t According to the .State, George Winkler and other police officers, as well ns O. Hoover, Federal prohibition agent, made a visit to the Patton farm on July 15 (Continurd on Page l our.) CHARGE AGAINST WOMAN STRONGER Change Warrant in Hamon Death to F'irst Degree Murder. i ARDMORE. Okla., Dec. $ Mrs. Clarence Smith Hamon was formally charged with the murder of her “sweetheart," ; Jake L. Ilamon. Oklahoma "empire 1 builder." ot 10 o'clock today. County Attorney Russell IV Brown swore out the Information in which :t warrant charging ) tir*t-degree murder was issued by a loj cal Justice of the lie ee. The woman formerly was charged with "shooting jwith Intent to kill" | County Attorney Russell Brown today awaited further information from Sheriff Seth B. Orendorff of El Paso, Texas, In connection with the sheriff's telegram saying b- possessed reliable information that Clara Smith Hamon, | sought on a charge of fatally shooting .lake L. llumon, is In a Mexican town j near the international border, i "It will cost some money to get her i across," the telegram added. "Can you I send a man down here?" ihe xv Ire was received by Sheriff Buck | Garrett of Carter County. Oklahoma, who i immediately wired El Paso for additional (t untlnued on Page Two.) Plan for Second Trial of Da in pier A special venire of 100 his been drawn on the instructions of Sjcvial Judge James M. Leather* of the Criminal court. The members of the venire arc under instructions to report Monday morning to ! answer questions pertaining to their qual 1 lflcations to sit as jurors iu the case of i John Dampier, former saloon keeper, "charged with receiving stolen nutotno- : lilies. Last week a jury disagreed and was dlsch.i rged, after being out about ; twenty-four hour*. Collapse Hearing Is to Be Held Next Year Definite decision lias been reached to postpone the grind Jury hearing of the collapse of the Emmerich Manual Training High School annex in which two men were killed and twenty injured until the January term of court. Prosecutor Claris Adams stated it is Impossible, with the number of cases referred by the City Court to the grand Jury, to complete an investigation of the school building collapse before the holidays. The present grand Jury probaldy will | be given a recess Dec. 15, and anew grand jury will begin Us deliberations the first of the year.

Monkey Gland Expected to Open Up Life for Girl

Doctors Transplant Organ in Effort to Revive Dwarfed Mentality,

CHICAGO, Dee. B.—Starved of mental and physical growth for seventeen years through misguided parents, who kept her shut in a cellar for that period, Mary Koiwtszki, 19, today was given a chance to start over again. The thyroid gland of a monkey was successfully transplanted to Mary’s body In an operation at the American Hospital that took nearly an hour. Leaders in the medical profession of tho city stood by and watched as the whitegarbed surgeons and nurses worked swiftly around the operating table. Drs. Bonnard Klein and Sigmund Krumholz, who performed the operation, pronounced the surgery a success as the girl was removed from the room. They were Confident that the glai)d would have the desired effect on strengthening the girl physically and mentally.

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HOUSTON MAKES TAX CHANGE PROPOSALS IN ANNUAL REPORT Revised Program Strikes at Rich Who Escape Liability Linder Cloak of ‘Stock Dividends / SEEKS NOT TO REDUCE REVENUES

WASHINGTON, Dec. S-—Tax changes that will bettor distribute the tax burden, but not reduce Government revenues, were recommended to Congress today by Secretary of the Treasury David F. Houston lh his annual report. The reviged tax program, outlined by the secretary, strikes at the rich wno escape liability in tax free securities or iu overcapitalized corporations. His proposals aim to equalize the tax burden to partnerships, through a more severe application of tax penalties on the wealthy who cloak their profits in “stock dividends" which are nontaxable. Members of the Senate and House began to buckle to the tasks before them during the next three months. An effort was to be made in the Senate i by Senator Kenyon, Republican, of lowa, ! to secure immediate action on the soI called packers regulation measure of which he and Senator Kendrick, Demo- ! crat, of Wyoming, are joint authors. The measure is on the Senate calendar us unfinished business and has the right of way.

PEACE PARTY EXPENSE GIVEN Wilson’s Report of Cost Is §1,651,191.09. WASHINGTON. Ded. B—Total exI penses incurred by the American members of the peace commission were $1,051,191 ob, according to a report transmitted by President Wilson to the Senate today. The period covered by the expenditure* was from Dec. 1, 191S, to Dec. 4, 1920, It was set forth. 2,000 Nominations Are Sent to Senate WASHINGTON, Dee. B.—President Wilson sent more than 2.000 nominations to the Senate this afternoon. The nomination enter recess appointments, mostly postmaster, which previously had been announced. Dominican Republic to Be Aided by Decree WASHINGTON. Dee B.—The State department is now working on the draft i of a decree which will grant a greater i degree of self government to the Domlnlj can republic, it was announced officially I today. Republicans to Begin Tariff Revision Jan. 6 WASHINGTON, Dee. R—The Republican revision of the tariff laws will be started Jan. li, Republican leaders of the House today decided. Hearings which are expected to continue until shortly before Presidentelect Harding Is inaugurated, will be started on that date by the House Ways and Means Committee it was agreed today. Discuss Opening- L-p Trade With Russia WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. —Possibility of removing financial restrictions on trade with Russia were discussed today by State Department officials and Governor Ilarding of the Federal Reserve Board. One phase of the question taken up was the advisability of lifting the embargo against Russian exchange. No final decision was reached. The action was taken following protests against financial restrictions orr trade with Russia by those who are interested in restoring trade between the United States and Russia. Congressman Is Fined WASHINGTON. Dec. S.—Representative Finis J Garrett of Tennessee was fined $lO in Federal Police Court today on a charge of colliding, growing out of an accident here several weeks ago. when an automobile driven by him knocked down and slightly injured a young woman.

Steal Piano From Church Building Members of the Brethren church, Beilevleu Place and Walnut street, are thankful today that ttie church building l* ecurely fastened to Its solid foundation, or perhaps they would be holding open air meetings next Snndny. At any rate piano music will be lacking at tile Sunday service unless tiie police get busy. Henry Cornelius, living at CaJvage and Arnolda streets, told the police that a burglar had broken into the church and carried away the piano valued at S4OO.

obtained will live and will be closely watched for developments without the gland. Crouched In a chair at the hospital before the operation, Mary, a mere mass of bones and skin, stared vacantly. Her weight is thirty-eight pounds. “All she can do is to sleep and eat,” he said. Mary, according to Krumhols, was found in the cellar of her mother's home at Joliet, 11!., last September, by health officers. She was covered with vermin and, according to the health officers, who questioned Mrs. Zundeke, the mother, she had been there for seventeen years. According to the broken story of the mother who is said to be unable to speak English clearly, the girl suffered infantile paralysis when she was a ywir old. Efforts were made to cure her,'tlit (Continued on Va-to Eleven.) *

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Kenyon said he proposed to urge the passage of the bill In a lengthy speech, but opposition t<* it on the part of several Influential leaders may preclude an early vote on It. It is understood Senator Lodge of Massachusetts and Senator Smoot of Utah are two Republican leaders who believe the retailer and not the wholesaler, is the one In most need of regulation. Certain recommendations made by the President in bis message are certain to be ignored by the Republican majority In control of Congress, Republican and Democratic Senators declared. They say the President's suggestion for an immediate revision of the country s taxation system is impracticable, although hearings will be begun after the Christmas holidays by both the Senate Finance and House Ways and Means Committees preparatory for a reduction of taxes in accordance of a Republican program in revising the revenue act. The licensing of corporations engaged in interstate commerce; a loan to Armenia, and the granting of Independence to the Philippines, are other proposals of tho President, which, it is believed, win not be acted upon favorably. The coalition between Democratic and Republican agricultural members may result In the re-establishment of the War Finance Corporation, despite the opposition to this by certain Republican leaders. Minority leaders in Congress wera asked by Secretary of the Treasury Houston to press for action on the soldiers’ bonus legislation, prior to enactment of new tax legislation. The suggestion made by the Secretary was that the bonus question must be definitely settled before the outlines of new tax laws can be accurately determined. Renewing his opposition to the soldier bonus, proposal which would involve ail estimated cash expenditure of $1,250,000.000, Mr. Houston said such expenditure would have to be made by the Government "during the period in which the treasury will be most severely tried by the burden of ineetiug heavy maturing obligations. "It would entirely dominate the program of tax legislation during the next ? wo years or more. It would increase the present tax burden, delay the lightening of that burden and dismay taxpayers with Its promise or threat of future draft* of like character upon the public purse,” the s< eretary commented in his report to Congress. The need of the hour, Houston said, is the repeal of the excess profits taxes, readjustment of surtaxed and the a flop tion of some form of sales or "consumption" taxe* on certain luxuries. Proposed revision, he urged, must be made to keep the level of Government revenue* up to at least $4,000,000,000 through the fiscal year 1923, and frossibl# a longer period. CALLS REDUCTION AN IM POSSIBILITY. The secretary termed "reduction of taxes" as an utter impossibility, not compatible with national security He intimated that present scales of taxes may not even he sufficient to meet the demands of the future. "Any scheme which would yield for sever.il years to come less than $4,000.000,000 a year would be Incompatible with safety and sound finance," said the secretary. “And the country should face the fact that present taxes, even, may not in the future lie relied on to yield the needed revenue." Due regard for the protection of the treasury Imposes on Congress the duty to seek out new sources of tax revenue for the uext two years. Secretary Houston said, and to replace losses which may come from the revisions recommended, he urges that part of the burden must be borne by "wasteful, non-taxpaying classes," through luxury taxes. He opposes general sales taxes on necessities. TIRND SHOULDERS MAY BE FAVORED. Shifting of about $2,000,000,000 of the tax burdens from the shoutders of those least able to bear it is contemplated as the most beneficial to the average consumer. Although the aggregate tax load will be as high, its reapportionment will fall less heavily on the wage-earning public in the secretary's opinion. The main tax proposals outlined and the remedies suggested in detail by Secretary Houston to the Congress were: 1. Excess profits tax should he replaced In large part by some form of corporation profits tax. This Is based on Government needs and on grounds of equality. So long as taxpayers, other than corporations, are subject to a progressive income tax ris ! ng now to more than 70 (Continued on Page Two.)

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