Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 291, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 April 1921 — Page 2

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6 BILLIONS TAX CUTPROPOSED Drastic Legislative Program Conceived for Farmers and Workers. WASHINGTON, April 15.—The People’s Reconstruction League today announced a legislative program designed to save the •‘worker taxpayers" $6,000,000,000 a year. This will mean a per capita tax saving of $57 a year for many years to come, league leaders said. The propose to do it in the following Manner: L Government operation of the railroads with the resulting decrease In cost of $1,500,000,000. 2. A high and rapidly progressive tax •n incomes, estates and excess profits and a Federal tax on all land and other natural resources speculatively held. This will lighten the burden of the worker by $3,000,000,000, it was held. 8. Control of the meat packing industry affecting a saving of $200,000,000. 4. Government control of natural resources, such as coal. Iron copper, timber lands, gas, water power and others, with a saving of $750,000,000. 5. Changes In the Federal Reserve Rack act, chief among them being a short time rural credit system for farmers to reduce the cost of production and thus reduce prices to the consumer. This, It is held, will save the workers $500,000,000. 6. Defeat of the discussed universal Military training plans. Enactment of universal training legislation would cost the workers scores of millions of dollars, league leaders said. Herbert F. Baker, president of the )eage and of the Farmers' National Council, said fully 2,500,000 farmers and organized workers in all branches of industry, commerce and transportation are represented in the league. NEW RATE IN EFFECT SUNDAY AT MIDNIGHT (Continued From Page One.)

able to accept an estimate of 15 per cent cash passengers under the proposal of a 6-cent fare with twenty tickets for sl. If, Instead of only 15 per cent paying cash, it should be proven that 25 per cent of the revenue passengers would be ! cash patrons, then the need for further relief would not be pressing. “On the other hand, if it should be ; proven that only lo per cent pay cash. ( It might prove to be ’ necessary to find | other revenue of relief in addition to ! that proposed bv petitioner. THEY TAKE THE ONLY WAY TO FIND OIT. "There is only one way in which exact : data can be had, and that can be ob- : tallied very quickly by putting into effect the 6-cent cash fare with twenty tickets for $1 and continuing the 1-cent charge for transfers. Within a period of thirty days the commission will have actual, rather than opinion, evidence for its guidance. The thirty-day period would not be of such length as materially to affect adversely the financial future of tbfe company. The commission, having disposed of other issues in this order, is of the opinion that at the expiration of aaid period hearings should be limited practically to a showing of operations as to percentage of the application of said j fares, and that therefore the petitioner , would not be subjected to delay. “The commission is further of the opin- : ion, however, that if before the expiration of the thirty days, it should be dem- \ •nstrated beyond any doubt that the ; realization from cash fares would be so ■mall as to make the operation of said fare noneffective as an emergency relief, the commission may. on Us own initiative, proceed to make such modifications as are necessary. "The commission is loath at this time to grant the prayer of an additional 1 gent transfer charge. A 1 cent charge for transfers, which has the effect of making it unnecessary to increase the basic fare, is amply Justified on the ground that only a small percentage of the passengers would have to pay a fare that otherwise all would have to j pay and that theoretically there is an extra service. However, when this X cent limtatlon has been reached, there arises questions of lnequalites which cause the commission to ascertain definitely the need of relief further than the introduction of the 6 cent fare with twenty tickets for sl.” FINDS EMERGENCY LXOT COMPANY'S FArLT. States that it finds an emergency exists "trough no fault of the company but because of increased taxes, increased freight rates on coal and the operation of a greater number of cars to give better service. The commissioners review in their order the list of taxes to be paid by the company. The taxes in 1020 amounted to $453,352.17 and the estimated taxes for 1921 total $491,152.43. These figures are estimated on a tax rate of $2.40 on each SIOO of taxable property for each year. Os these totals the taxes paid to the State, city, county and township amount to $434,820.30 in 1920 and $447,081.36 in 1021. In this connection the commissioners express the opinion that the local tax estimate Is somewhat excessive. In addition to taxes the commission lists fixed charges amounting to $1,085,004.50, divided in dividends of $300,000; Interest of $033,004.90, and payments of principal, $152,000. DISAGREES WITH ASHBY’S DIVIDEND OPINION. In this connection the commissioners recall the contention of Samuel Ashby, corporation counsel for the city of Indianapolis, that the company should not be permitted to pay dividends. The commissioners have this to say on the point: ‘‘The commission can not agree with counsel that dividends are to be eliminated. The commission is clear in its opinion that credit van not be maintained by defaulting on or repudiating legitimate obligations. It Is equally conevinced that under its financial reorganisation of the property in which $6,180,000, or approximately 30 per cent of the securities were voluntarily retired, with fixed charges further reduced by elimination for the time of sinking fund demands, the Indianapolis Street Railwaypreferred 6toek represents an equity. "It is axiomatic that patrons served have the right to demand the lowest fare possible that will cover the cost of rendering the service, and this is particularly pertinent to the consideration of this matter which involves departure from contractual obligations. But there U also an equal obligation that is present in a consideration of maintaining the credit of an Institution, which is the real emergency Issue In this Instance. That ia, that the public, in times of an emergency. have no right to the use of said property except by the payment of rates which will afford the company revenue to meet lta legitimate financial obligations, provided they are reasonable and contracted in and for performance of public service, and when said rinanclal obligations fall within a reasonable return on the value of the property plaeed to said public service. PFBLIC DEMANDS CALL FOR CAPITAL. “The real issue here, so far as the question of dividends Is concerned, is the effect of payment or nonpayment on credit and public welfare. If the dividends on this stock be within a 7 per c*nt return on the value of the property, its credit would not be maintained by denial of Its claim. Bojh the city and the commission are unfavorably impressed by the high cost of generating electrical energy at the West Washington street power plant. The city very correctly Is demanding new power arrangements which will result in economies and service efficiencies sud that will favorably effect fares. It also Is demanding extensions of lines to keep pace with the city's growth, more and better cars, Improved street and service conditions. All of these public demands, designed to serve the public interest, call for capital, and a great deal of it. •The comin'ssion would agsln point to the existing hard fact that must be faced >r the public if it would be served, that I capital is now the most sought commodity | In the world. Even nations are bidding ; almost frantically for it with unprece♦antedtiaterest rates. Will it be attracted

by the call of the community which defaults on legitimate obligations? Will not failure to meet financial obligations defeat the whole Intent of the emergency relief, viz., the first requirement sot forth by the corporation counsel of the city in his December brief: •• • to enable the utility to serve the public?’ “Corporation counsel in presentation of excerpts from the order of the commission authorizing the consolidation of the Indianapolis Traction and Terminal and the Indianapolis Street Railway, certainly obtains an altogether different interpretation of its intent and provisions than that which the commission is able to obtain, or that It Intended or provided. If the interpretation which the corporation counsel obtains was the intent of the commission, the order would ndt have ljeen one for improvement of the situation, but one of killing all hope for credit. This, of course, was Just contrary to the intent of the commission, which was (1), to get rid of $6,180,000 of excess capitalization; (2), to get the company down to a capitalization which could be carried legitimately by a 7 per cent return on.the value of the property; (3), to relieve It of obligations of an inactive sinking fund and divert money and Interest going into said fund to improvement of the service and condition of the property, and (4), to lay rather than to shatter substantial bases of credit." DEFENDS COMPANY ON ANOTHER POINT. The commissioners also defended the stand of the car company In falling to charge to capital expenditures the cost of certain Improvements and betterments. The commission contends that if there is a question of tho valuation of property so added this should come before the commission after the emergency period when a valuation can be made lunder normal conditions. In discussing operating revenues the commission declares the first three months of 1921 did not meet predictions of a large decrease in the number of passengers carried. It quotes figures showing incomes and declares that "considering the fact that in 1920, which was leap year, there was one more day in this quarter, the commission can reach no other conclusion than that traffic in the first quarter of 1921 maintained the 1920 record.” The commissioners say they fail to agree with the company on anticipated Increased costs of coal and power and declare that they believe it is almost time to eliminate 1020 coal costs from consideration. On the other hand, the commissioners state: “The commission is impressed with those parts of the evidence which show that while there is a readjustment downward of general commodity prices, thus far petitioner has not shared to any appreciable extent in such readjustments.” In calculating operating costs the commissioners point out that taxes consume practically 7 mills of every fare collected. SUGGESTS READJUSTMENT OF TAX VALUATIONS.

In taking up it gain the matter of taxes the commissioners express the opinion that the car company has been lax in the matter of its tax assessments and suggests that it take up with the proper authorities the question of a readjustment of valuations. The present valuation of the company for taxation is $15,055,570, while $15,000,000 has been taken as a basis for rate adjustments. The commissioners declare it should not be the policy of the State to calculate utility rates on one basis and taxes on utility property on another. The commissioners take the attitude that the ordering of a skipstop system, which was considered for a time, would not result in sufficient saving to Justify such an order. In this connection the commissioners say: "At the hearing in this cause the commission availed Itself of the opportunity to determine whether or not the elimination of frequent stoppings of cars by the adoption of the aocalled 'skipstop' system would have any material effect as a relief measure. President of petitioner testified that there would be a saving, and estimated it at between $50,000 and SIOO,OOO. On request that he make a more careful summary of what the saving would he, he filed the Same as an exhibit. NOT ENOUGH SAVING TO WARRANT STEP. “The estimated saving Is $44,621.2$ per year, which in a five and one-haif-mll-lion-dollar business is not to be looked upon as being considerable. If the skipstop resulted in a saving that would make other charges unnecessary the commission would be strongly inclined to put it into effect as an emergency measure. "It is a fact that, although the skipstop was in effect in Indianapolis during the war period for a limited time, it never gainer the popularity that it would seem to merit for those who travel a considerable distance and to whom the skipstop means the lessening of time necessary to reach their homes and places of employment. "Section 110 of the public service commission act places such matters as operating questions, ordinarily in tho municipalities, and the commission is strongly of the opinion that preliminary to the final solution of the street car situation in Indianapolis, which will come with the return to normalcy, the mutter of the skip-stop should be carefully considered, not only from tho viewpoint of maintaining the lowest fares possible, but in the matter of saving time of patrons. “This service question becomes the more pertinent ns the city extends its street ear travel boundaries. On a seven or eight-mile trip the skip-stop will decrease the travel time of patrons five, six- or seven and in some instances, more minutes. “In such consideration, attention should be directed to the fact that it would probably he Inequitable and unscientific to accept the city block as the measure of distance for skip-stops. City blocks are of various lengths, gome 200 feet long, some 490 feet and some 609 feet; and skip-stopping regardless of block lengths would not produce the effects desired.”

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URGES BAR ON IMMIGRATION Seventh District Club Federation Takes Stand at Meeting Here. Following a talk by Dr. Virgil Rorer on “Immigration,” the Seventh District Federation of Woman's Clubs, at Its meoting today In the Odd Fellow building, passed the following resolution: “Resolved, That the Seventh District of Indiana Federation of Clubs, stands for standards of immigration which are concerned with the future citizenship of the republic, and further that the federation stands for anew law fixing the numbers of immigrants to be admitted for a year, accepting only those essential to our well being and that Judicious methods be adopted to assimilate and incorporate the nlUn into the life of the Nation. “Resolved, That tho federation deeply deplores the publication of 300 foreign language papers in the United States and urges legislation looking into the publlcatino or such papers." The committee drawing up the resolutions included Mrs. Felix T. McWhirter, Mrs. Henry W. Beck, Mrs. Winfield Scott Johnson, Mrs. Julia Henderson and Mrs. H. B. Burnett. Dr. Rorer, who has lately come to the city from Philadelphia, congratulated the women upon their city's foreign population record. Indianapolis ranking as the most typical American city, having only a 4 per cent foreign population. ITe deplored the fact that foreigners are allowed to become Americans without being able to read or speak the English language, that foreign language papers are allowed In circulation, and that there are 14,500,000 adults in the United States who can neither read uor write. He advocated most forcibly anew Bmnigra tlon law, mentioning five outstanding points: Acceptance of only those essentiol to the well-being of the country;, making scientlfi selection; limiting nnmber for yeur; keeping foreigners from locating In slumsy locating them where : needed, and wise plans for Americanizing them. At the close of the program a business meeting was conducted by Mrs. John Downing Johnson. A committee Including Mrs. Harry Chapman. Mrs J. F. Edwards and Mrs. Melville Moon was aypointed to look after a memorial tree planting for the federation, and Mrs. C. T. Austin. Mrs. David Lurvey. Mrs. B. 3. Gadd, Mrs. M MeCaslin and Mrs. Claudia Erther. were named as the committee for place and plan of the district convention to be held May 20. Mrs. W. 11. Fugate was named chairman of the art committee to take the j place of Mrs B. M. Stoddard, and Mrs ; W. IT Denny chairman of the home eco- j nomics and rural life committee. It also j was recommended that the office of corresponding secretary and two vice presl- j dents he created.

‘TEDDY’ OUT ON $1,500 CASH BAIL Flapper, Who Tried Bayonet Practice on Salesman, Released. “Teddy" O'Brien, 20, giving her address r.a “city” and living "nowhere In particular,” was bound over to the grand iury under SI,OOO bond on charges of grand larceny and SSOO bond on charges of assault and battery with Intent to kill, from city court yesterday afternoon following a preliminary hearing by Judge Walter I'ritehard. The case against her charging a statutory offense was taken under advisement by Judge Pritchard until the afternoon of April 22. A $1,500 cash bond was filed with the city clerk for Miss O'Brien by A. F. Champion, giving his address ns the Morton Hotel. Tho case of Clarence E. Mehalley, 23, a traveling salesmap of Chicago, charged with associating in connection with the same Case wag also continued to the samo date, tie will be held under HOP bond. During the procedure Mehaftey remarked, “If I wus in New York 1 would come here to prosecute that woman." Miss O’Brien and Mehaffey were arrested Wednesday night by Patrolmen Barge and F. Johnson, after Miss O'Brien hud attempted to flee in a taxicab. Mehaffey told the police that he had arrived here at 6:20 Wednesday night and nt 7 o'clock he met Miss O'Brien, after, it is alleged, she winked at him. He said she suggested going to a hotel. He stated that they went to the Hotel Severin, where they registered as ' Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Morrison,” and occupied room 910. While In the room Mehaffey alleges Miss O’Brien robbed him of $34. lie said she drew a knife and left the room, and that when he reached the street she stabbed him in the left arm, severing an artery. Pictures of the young woman, who tho detectives believe is one of the most clever woman thieves, are being sent to Washington, D. C„ Ft. Leavenworth, Chicago and all of the detective bureaus throughout the Central West in an effort to ideutify her.

INDIANA DAILY TIMES, FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1921.

TRI KAPPAS OF STATE GATHER FOR SESSIONS MRS. WILT/ ADAMS. \ tk ** \ -r •• .;X r MRS. B. 11. URBAIIJiS. Among local women who are active In the convention of the Trl Kappa Sorority being lieid at the Clnypool Hotel today and tomorrow are Mrs. Will Adams, president, and Mrs. li. 11. I'rbahns, vice president, of the ludianapolis Alumnae Club. Trl Kappas from the various towns over the State have cotne for., the events, registering this morning tho Moorish room of the Clnypool. The first business session opened at 1 :30 o'clock tills afternoon in the assembly room of the hotel, when reports of officers and committees were read, Mary Gallahnn of Peru, grand president, presiding. This evening tho formal dinner of the convention will be held in the Riley room to be followed by a dance. Miss Kathryn Tyndall is in charge of t:ie dinner program which will Include, n “stunt" by tho Covington chapter, musical numbers by Ml-s Marie Whlster of Bluffton, Mrs Ildrlse Williams of East Chicago, and Marjorie Hughes ir Greexfleld, and a “rainbow dance" by the Peru chapter. Tomorrow the business session will be continued, opening at 8:30 o'clock, with election nnd Installation of iff leers concluding the events in the afternoon. A luncheon nt noon will be the social feature of tomorrow's program when the slxty-nlne delegates, grand officers province officers and chairmen of the standing committees will bo entertained at the Clnypool. ASPIRIN l Name “Bayer” on Genuine Warning 1 Unless you see the nntnr “Bayer" on package or on tablets you are not getting genuine Aspirin prescribed by physicians for twenty-one years and proved safe by millions. Take Aspirin only as told In the Bayer pack age, for Colds, Headache, Neuralgia, Rheumatism, Earache. Toothache, Lumbago and for Pain. Handy tin boxes of twelve Ilayer Tablets of Aspirin cost few | cents. Druggists also sell larger pack ages. Aspirin Is the trade mark of i Bayer Manufacture of Monosceticacld.tester of Sallcyllcacld.—Advertisement.

ROBISON SPEECH IS AN OVERFLOW 2,000 at Indiana Avenue Theater, Necessitating Outside Meeting. More than 2.000 colored men nnd women voters crowded tho Indiana Theater on Indiana avenue last night >o hear Edward J. Robison, candidate for the Republicannomination for mayor, expound ' platform and point out the needs ol Indtennpolis. In addition, 500 assembled in front of tbe theater nnd were addressed in an overflow meeting by Mr. Robison, ex-Mayor Charles A. Rookwutter and William E. Henderson. Prior to the meeting a parade of colored voters headed by a band marched in tho vicinity of the avenue With 500 in line and a long line of automobiles, the parade wound up at the theater where the speeches were made. It was one of the lorgest political demonstrations In the history of the avenue. Both Mr. Robison and ex-Mayor Bookwaiter arraigned the city ha’l sdtnlnlstratlon for the attempts to coerce city employes Info favoring the candidate of the organization's choice. BOOKIVALTER WOULD NOT BE "PUPPET.” “I am opposed to invisible government,” Mr. Bookwalter asserted. “And because I am opposed to It and opposed It while mayor I was subjected to six years of abuse. 1 was merely trying to be our representative and not the puppet of the Indlauapolla News. These forces are against Mr. Robison because he will not listen to them. They will abuse him from now on until the primary. "My friends, there has not been an honest primary In Indianapolis since 1912, when the present machine went into power. They control the Crimiunl Court and the prosecutor and you have not been able to (ret by them In the past. What they have done In the past they are frying to do this year. They are trying to tell you that Robison is not In the race. I tell you tonight that the flgbt1* between Robison and Samuel Lewis !■ hank “ Mr. Bookwalter declared that the Jndlanapolls News had yarned Governor McCray that If bo did nut bent his kftees the storm would bo heard. “Are we to be our owu roasters,” he asked. “\\ hat right has that crowd to tell you who shall be mayor? When I was mayor I did not try to choose my successor; I had nothing to cover up. PROBES SHANK'S OFFICIAL RECORD. “I could not support Shank because he has admitted that during his term no mayor he was controlled by emissaries of the Indianapolis News—that Invisible government. And Howe has not even asserted that he is a Repuhliqan. 1 do kudw that in two previous mayoralty campaigns he supported tho Democratic candidate." Mr. Robison was greeted with applause and cheers lasting more than two minutes when he began his speech. He outiiued his platform of opposition to any increase In gas rates, improvements at

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30 DAYS FROM LIQUOR CHARGE Alleged Offender Given Sentence for Third Time. James Net her ton, 1844 Howard 6treet, was found guilty of receiving liquor from a common carrier by Judge Walter Pritchard in city court today and was fined SSO and costs and sentenced to serve thirty days In JalL The fine was paid by Nethertou. Js'etherton was arrested yesterday afternoon by Lieutenant Fred Winkler and Federal Agents George Winkler and R. H. Abel, In his home. The officers testified that they found ft quantity of bonded whisky concealed under the flooring In his home. City clerk’s records show that Nether-

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