Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 74, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 August 1921 — Page 3

MYSTERY STILL SHROUDS IRISH PEACE PARLEY Should Negotiations Fail, Lloyd George May Make Appeal to Country. SAVAGE WARFARE SEEN LONDON, Aug. 6.—A deep shroud of mystery continued today to veil the exact status of the Irish peace negotiations. So uncertain has the situation become, owing to the consistent official silence as to what is going on behind the scenes that the press has begun to speculate upon what will happen if it is suddenly announced the pour purlers have broken down. SIECCLATF. OX NEXT STEF. The Daily Express, conceding this is a possibility, states the government is overhauling its organization with a view to doing one of two things if the epochmaking peace attempt should be suddenly declared a definite failure: 1. To appeal to the country to secure the passing of anew “Irish act." 2. To ask the country's approval of a policy to be adopted in the case of the Sinn Fein definitely refusing to accept the British government's offer. Either alternative would involve new elections. It Is believed. The new policy hinted at in the second doubtless would be one of "blood and Iron” for there Is no doubt anywhere that a break of negotiations would be followed promptly by resumption of hostilities on an unprecedented scale. BOMB THROWERS MAY TAKE FART. The Daily Telegraph published an Interview with an unnamed authority on conditions in Ireland who had just returned from that country. He declares he was assured by priests and others in Ireland that if hostilities are resumed, It will take at least three times the number of troops hitherto employed to "deal with the 'rebels.' ” The Telegraph's informant added that he met many Australians who have Joined the Irish Republican army and who are experts in bomb throwing which they learned in the World War.

DE VALERA SEEKS ULSTER MEETING LOXDOX, Aug. 6. Lieutenants of Eatnon De Valera and Sir James Craig were reported in conference today blazing the trail for the direct negotiations between the Sinn Fein and Ulster leaders. These intermediaries were supposed to be working to bring about the long postponed meeting between De Valera and Sir James. Outlining the present status of peace negotiations, the Daily Xews today stated De Valera now was confronted with the problem of obtaining an agreement with Ulster for peace. Serious developments were feared for Monday when the government control over the Irish railways comes to end. The railroad workers are faced with wage reductions. although they demand continuance of the present scale. De Valera has appealed to labor throughout the Is’e ,bu) it is said he is strongly opposed to a continuation of the present arrangement. This. It was feared, might provoke a break between De Valera and the wage worker*. TAX ON CARS IN INDIANA WOULD COST 4 MILLIONS (Continued From Page One.) 340.900 pleasure automobiles In Indiana ard SS.noo trucks and business cars which would be subjected to this tax. Indiana from June, 1320, to June, 102 TANARUS, earned $1,513,465.05 from the Federal Government's road fund—that is, that amount is due the State for highway Improvement and the money ultimately will be received. At this rate the money derived from the new auto tax wonld exceed by half all the Federal aid Indiana cets for the upkeep and improvement of roads in the State. In other words it would be the old spectacle of a well-to-do community providing for the betterment of an Impoverished community through the agency of the Federal Government. Unless other sections of the Federal tax law are changed before the new rates are finally adopted, an automobile owner In Indiana will be obliged to pay five distinct items on his car. One will be the 5 per cent sale tax, which is passed on the purchaser. Another will be the $lO straight Federal tax. The third will be the purchase of a license. The fourth will be the property tax. and In addition to this he will be obliged to pay 50 cents for a certificate of ownership nndcr the new Indiana title law. TAXES COST $87.50 OX EACH CAR. According to x the State board of tax commissioners the average valuation of *n automobile is $350 and the average rate of taxation Is $6. Therefore, the owner pays an average property tax of s2l In this State. The license fees run from $5 to S3O. according to the horse power of the machine and trucks pay from $3 to $73, the average being $6 for all cars tha* bear licenses. The average cost of a car is estimated at from SI,OOO to $1,500, which costs the purchaser S3O to $75 in war taxes before he gets the car. Adding all of these Items tt shows that neder the systems of taxation now Imposed and proposed It will cost the average antolst $£7.50 before he can rest assured that he has discharged his obligations to the Federal and State Government*. COPS FIND SMOKE AFTER SHOOTING Apartment Building Mystery Remains Unsolved. Mystery surrounds a sßooting affair In a flat building at 214 West North street, at 3:30 a. m. today. I,ouie Bauer. 357 North Illinois street, was arrested on the charge of vagrancy, but he denied ail knowledge of the shooting. Jessie Shram, Apartment 15. at the West North street address, telephoned the police. When Sergeant Burk reached the flat they found smoke in the hallway and a distinct odor of gun powder. The Shram woman said she had refused admittance to some man who had pounded on the door of her apartment and that th# man started downstairs and fired one shot from a revolver. The police found Bauer, ex-hnsband of the Shram woman, talking to John Pregsly, custodian of the fiat. They were just west of the building. Bauer denied be had fired a shot. WETOGRAPH Secret Writing System Invaluable for lovers and for keeping recipes, addresses, secret memorandum or other Information safe and private. f.'o stranger can read your postal, it you uee the V.'eto Graph. Great fun for lover or friends. Don't miss it. Send lie and we will send the Weto Graph v ".all with full Instruction*. Address PENN PUBI THwr. rn RlairsTiUe. Fa.

AMENDMENT WONT HELP SCHOOLS PLAN (Continued From Page One.) the difficulties that meet us at the outset. Will the office be at the mercy of party politics, and the incumbent bear the complexion of the powers that be? New Hampshire and Connecticut echo yes. The superintendent of the former had scarcely issued his first report before he was officially decapitated by the 6word of executive proscription, not for official malfeasance but political nonallegtance. In the latter, the first political change after the creation of the office brought with it the executive recommendation to abolish the office and deprive the State of the services of such a man as Henry Barnard, whose four volumes of Connecticut Common School Journal contain an amount of educational statistics and documentary knowledge and practical information of incalculable value and a lasting memo rial of the prospective character of his removal. If such things be done in the land of steady habits, can we reasonably suppose that they will not be re-enacted here?” SEES WORLD OF MISHAPS. In contrast with his recital of what was hapening under the appointive sys tem "in the land of steady habits,” It is Interesting to note his prediction of uhnt would result In "the wild and woolly west" under the elective system. lie says: “Create the office, and it will re quire no prophet to tell us l hat there will be a greater crowd of ignoramuses to fill It than ever presented themselves to the board of the State university as candidates to fill Its mathematical chair. Dei him be elected by popular vote, or appointed by executive authority, or chooser by joint ballot of the Legislature, the questi> n would be Immediately asked by thousands, not Is he qualified, but Is he a Presbyterian? Then he will employ his official and personal Influence In favor of Presbyterian colleges and Presbyterian teachers. Is he a Method'st? Then he will traverse the length and breadth of the State, extrolling the character and magnifying the superiority of Methodist Institutions, in the extent and thoroughness of their course of studies. Is he a Baptist? Then his sympathies will he enlisted in favor of that denomination, and its literary Institutions. Does he belong to no religious denomination? Then he will not have the confidence and hearty cooperation of a large portion of the community, for however diversified may

Are you buying th e volue of today or the reputation of yesterday? In one year the history of the motor car industry has been rewritten. It has been the survival of the fittest. The public knew this age-old law of business was at work. They stood on the sidelines during the tumult of price reductions. When the shouting was * over, the public knew there was anew batting order for automobiles.

The public is buying the values of today and not the reputations of yesterday. Particularly in the case of two automobiles the public verdict is unquestioned. One is a car selling for several hundred dollars more and the other is Briscoe. It is not the buying public alone which has endorsed the Briscoe of today and backed its judgment by purchase. Since April first 18 new distributors and 197 new dealers have contracted to handle Briscoe. You or your neighbor only buy one car at a time but these men contract for hundreds. Their purchases run into millions of dollars. Their whole business future is based on their (decision. These men are veterans in the automobile business. They know cars from every angle. Some of the best-known names in the automobile industry have been lettered on their display windows. Many of them have been i sought after by most of the good motor car \ manufacturers in the country. Yet one after another these men have come to Jackson and 'said, ‘ We want Briscoe.” •These men know merchandise. They know Markets. They know men. They realize the •rightful demand of the public for honest, dol-llar-f or-dollar value. They realize the public is •looking for something more than a price tag on /an automobile. They know the man whose jpocketbook limits him to a light car wants real quality just the same as the millionaire. What, you may ask, is the underlying reason •for this right-about-face in favor of Briscoe?

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be our religious sentiments, there is a strong and prevailing Impression in society that the great principles of the Bible are inwrought in, and Inseparable frt.m the civil institutions of the land. The Bible Is too deeply enthroned in the hearts of the people to be excluded from our common schools and other institutions of learning.” MADE GOOD SUPERINTENDENT. Caleb was a New Englander who believed that the Atlantic ocean Is favorably located, being adjacent to Boston; and he was known as a reliable Presbyterian. Possibly that was why he was predestined to be Indiana's second superintendent of public instruction. It is also possible that he may have pulled a few strings In favor of the Presbyterian colleges, but If so, he did it so discreetly that he was not detected. On the contrary he served with credit to himself and benefit to the public. As to his fears, there is probably not a person living who can tell tho religious affTilations of 'our last five superintendents of public Instruction. If there has been any criticism of any of them on that account, or Indeed on any other ground, it certainly has not been confided to the general public. And under this system the public schools have flourished and developed until uow they are the chief pride of the State. If In 1851. anybody had foretold that In 1921 the people of Indiana would be paying more than $33,(Mk),0U0 a year for the support of free schools, and paying It more willingly than they pay any other taxes, he would have been considered visionary. As to polities, it Is true that this office usually goes with the rest of tiie successful ticket; but that Is largely due to the fact that both parties aim tp nominate good men, because they know that, a ineaterlal part of the voters will resent other action. It Is historical that In 1873, when Thomas A. Hendricks was elected Governor—the first Democratic Governor In any northern State after the Civil War —the only other Democrat elected was Milton B. Hopkins, candidate for superintendent of public instruction; and he was elected on merit. rniEF OF GREAT INTEREST. This official is the head of Indiana's greatest public interest. So far as the future of the State Is concerned, he is more important thnn the Governor. The people cannot afford to degrade this office, or put it within the reach of political spoilsmen. On the contrary, it rhould be kept directly responsible to the people; ard the people should be watchful to see that only high grade nen

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are nominated for it by either of the great political parties. If either partyshould fail in this duty, the rebuke should be prompt and emphatic. But until some known evil has resulted from the present system, it should not be changed. There should be some better reason for change than the whim of a disgruntled Governor.

REAL ESTATE GOSSIP By REALTOR. “Bill” Keough.

The Longest Realty Company is pushing the walls back in order to take care of their Increased office help. Mike Gill has moved from 257 East Washington street to 2240 East Washington street. Just ride the East Washington street car out until you see his sign and then halt. Harry Mott says that in these quiet days it’s no longer necessary for him to carry home his commissions In two EockeU in order to preserve his proper alance—one vest pocket seems quite enough. Freeman & Bash soon will be In their new location at Forty-Second street and College avenue. It is one of the best looking offices on the northwest corner. Forrest Knight claims many a man goes broke trying to bluff with two queens. ( Howard C. Venn says that talking to some clients Is like swimming in deep water. Don't forget next Wednesday's noon luncheon meeting. Disabled Veteran*? to See Film Play Disabled former service men who are In hospitals in Marlon County will be guests of the American Legion at an evening performance of “The Man Without a Country,” a film play to he given t English's Theater the week of Aug 28. The announcement was made last night following a meeting of the legion "stunt ' committee at the Knights of Py lias llulldlng. Automobiles will be supplied to all soldiers who are unable to attend the performance unless aided. A mntlnee for Boy Scouts at which all members of that organization will be admitted free also will be given during the week.

Every motor car built is based on man-power as well as horsepower. Every manufacturing and selling organization is the lengthened shadow of a man. In the case of Briscoe this man is Clarence A. EarL Clarence A. Earl is the new president of tho Briscoe Motor Corporation. For years he has been admittedly one of the leaders among the makers of motor cars. Among automobile men his name is a guarantee of value and quality, of fair dealing and progressive methods. When automobile makers generally joined in the recent price-cutting scramble with one eye on their competitors, Earl stood apart. He knew just how far lower material costs would allow him to reduce Briscoe’s price without shaving quality. He reduced Briscoe from $1285 to SIOBS and not one penny further. His previous experience had taught him that an automobile of real quality cannot be produced below a certain figure. At its reduced price of SIOBS, io.b. Jackson, Briscoe is a better car than at any time in its history. Quality was added when the price was reduced. Not only was quality kept intact but Briscoe was equipped u. ith necessary accessories such as windshield wings, bumpers, front and rear, motometer and running board mats. Today it is the most completely equipped car in America in its price class. Today thousands of motorists have found that Briscoe is the car they want at a price they can afford to pay. We say sincerely that you owe it to yourself and your pocketbook to investigate this car of extra visible value. Come in today—the proofs are here waiting for you.

FLORIDA MYSTIC KEEPS SILENCE Confessed Woman Mails Plunderer Relies on Spirits. ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 6.—Lena Clarke, mystic, former postmistress at West Palm Beach, Fla., confessed plunderer of the United States mails of a sum totaling more than $30,000, and alleged murderess of 'William S. MUtimore, her friend and confidant of several years, maintained a strict silence today as efforts were made to get her to elaborate on stories she already is said to have told police and Federal authorities. Miss Clarke, a firm believer in spiritualism, declared, “the fates” would see her out of her difficulties The next move In the case, so far as Miss Clarke is concerned, It was said, will be her Indictment on a charge of having slain Miltimore In her hotel room after he declined to sign a statement, confessing he had robbed her postofflee. The grand Jury Is not expected to assemble until late in September or early In October unless a special panel Is summoned.

HOOSIER DEATHS

SITELBYVILLE—Hayden Wagner, 72, Is dead at his home south of here. The widow, Mrs. Ellen Wagner, two daughters, Mrs. Dora Hungerford of St. Paul and Mrs. Delbert Norris of this county, and one son, Otto Wagner of Waldron, survive The funeral of Mrs. Barbara Slagel, 87, who died at the home of her daughter at Indianapolis, will be held here. Three daughters, Mrs. TUford C. Williams of Indianapolis, Mrs. W. S. Snyder and Mrs. Susan Harrod of Franklin, survive. TERRE HAUTE—The Rev. James A. Clearwaters, 86, known as the oldest member of the Northwest Indiana Methodist conference, Is dead at his homo In Brazil, following a lingering Illness. Clearwaters resigned active church work fifteen years ago. He has served as minister in numerous Methodist churches throughout the State. ANDERSON—Mrs. Thomas McKee, 50, Is deed here as the result of burns received In an explosion when she attempted to start a fire with kerosene. The husband and four children survive. GOSHEN —Thomas Longacre, 90 snid to In. the oldest native resident of Elkhart County, is dead at the home of hi* daughter, Mrs. Orlando Vernon, near Denton. A son and three daughter# , survive.

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