Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 77, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 August 1921 — Page 3

INDIANA AUTO MEN OPPOSE MELLON TAX President Lupton of Hoosier Association Issues Statement in Protest. BURDENS NOW GREAT Declaring that automobiles. Including passenger cars and trucks, are bearing a great portion ot State and Federal taxation now and teat tue proposal of Secretary Mellon that an add.tional tax of $lO on every motor venu-le .u tbe Nation is entirely too great a bnrdeu, the officials of the Iloosier State Automobile Association and its local brauch, tbe Hoosier Motor Club, baTe taken up the cudgels in a concerted effort to avert this propose! additional taxat.on. In a statement issued Jointly by A. G. Lupton of Hartford City, president of the Hooaier State Association, ami Guy K. Jeffries of this city, president of the Hoosier Motor Club, It is declared there are. In round numbers, ten mdlion motor rehlele? In the United States now, and these are pajing separate and distinct taxes amounting to $348,709,878, or nearly $35 a vehicle par annum. “Assuming," says the statement, “that each of these vehicles is valued for taxation purposes at S4OO. it will be seen that each is paying close to 9 per cent, which is a higher rate of taxation than is assessed on any other one thing. EXCESS TAXES OFTEN FOUGHT. “The Hoosier State Automobile As soclatlon," the statement continues, “has fought many excess taxes, both State and Federal, and has succeeded In averting most of them, but here again bobs up the Federal Government with a proposal to levy a $lO tax on every motor vehicle. During the wartime period the Government tried to stick on a tax of approximately SSO on each car. In short, the officials at Washington still have the notion that the motor vehicle Is a luxury instead of a necessity, and think it can he made the goat of any and all sorts of Federal taxation. “We have been preaching this summer to Indiana motor.sts the necessity of organization so as to enable them better to look out for their own Interests. The present proposal should cause all nonaffillated automobile owners In this State to wake up to the value of close cooperation with the recognized agency that can best fight their battles. "Secretary of Treasury Mellon has seriously proposed this $lO tax and only the most emphatic protest on the part of automobile owners can avert this burden. In making this protest in the name of the organized motorists of Indiana we invite the immediate cooperation of all owners who are not yet within the orzaaization fold. CALL RENT FOR AID. “The American Automobile Association with which we are affiliated sends out a call for aslstance In this fight, because thfflr officials declare the additional tax has a strong chance of being adopted. “At tbe last session of Legislature our association succeeded In killing, for the third consecutive time, a proposal to double the State license fees. We also killed a seriously-fought-fnr bill to levy a tax of Vi-cent a gallon on gasoline. By averting this State legislation our association saved for the Indiana motorist, this year alone, no less than $.“.009,000. An additional burden of approximately $4.000 000 Is now about to be placed on motor vehicle owners of this State through this Federal action. “We appeal to motorists throughout the State to assist us in fighting this ollous tax. The motor vehicle is too important to the welfare of the State and Nation. Already paying an avurtge of 3 per cent in special taxes, this absolutely necessary means of transportation is now bearing more than its share of State and Federal upkeep.” The Hoosier State Association announces that it will giadly receive all letters cf protest from throughout Indiana, at Its headquarters in the Clavpool Hotel, and that all such letters will be put to good use. WHEN’ STUCK IX MUD. Mud and sand are the two road conditions most dreaded by motorists. It may be useful to remember that wheels stuck In either of these obstructions to free traction, may be aided by creating a little of the opposite condition. A little dry sand will give traction to wheels stuck In the mud and a bucket or two of water will give a hold to wheels buried In deep sand. Remember this the next time. It may help. DECLUTCHING BENEFICIAL. While it Is a wise precaution to throw out the clutch when rounding a sharp corner, it also has a beneficial effect upon the tires. Whenever the car tends to skid, due to Its deflection from a straight course, a tross strain Is brought to bear on the tire treads directly proportional to the weight of the vehicle and the radius of the curve and proportional to the square of its velocity. If the power Is applied In rounding a curve the tendency to rip off the tires is further aggravate* by tbe backward drag due to traction. I the clutch is released, however, that fa tor is eliminated and the strain is thereby reduced. CLUTCH LUBRICATION. One of the most commonly neglected parts of the car, so far as lubrication goes. Is the clutch operating mechanism. In the case of disc clutches running In ol the lubrication of the thrust collar and the lever operating It Is automatic. But with the cutcheg that do not operate In a bath of oil the thrust collar and lever require oiling by hand. The service of these parts Is exacting and frequent lubrication of the ball thrust bearing and of the end of the lever which actuates it Is necessary. Furthermore the bearingß of the clutch pedal and the pins which secure the clutch operating linkage should be frequently lubricated. PARKING ORDEK DRASTIC. Chicago has barred t -.rklng of automobiles in the loop district from 7 a m. to 6:15 p. m. oa business days. It Is claimed that the loop traffic knot was costing the city more than $50.000,'.00 a year. Alleys are Included In the prohibition clause. Chauffeurs must keep their cars moving. Twenty-seven loop cab stands will remain In operation. These have space for about 200 cars. In Chicago the cost of hiring a taxicab

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is 20 cents for the first mile and 10 cent* for each succeeding quarter mile. BENZOL USE EXTENSIVE. The use of benzol In combination with alcohol in manufacturing cheap automobile fuels Is becoming more extensive In foreign countries, and with the unlimited spirits available great progress has been made. More than 2,000 automobile owners In Chicago appeared In court In one day, charged with violating the recently enacted ordinance requiring them to carry their identification cards bearing their names and description and the same for their machines. The minimum fine is $lO. The Detroit Automobile Club ha* taken an important part in tbe extension of educational traffic work, and in addition to placing direction and safety signs on telegraph poles Covering more then 2,000 miles of the country roads, conducted a safety first campaign, tour last year over 2,000 miles of roads. In New York city there are 184 sightseeing busses plying the streets of the greater city. They average 40 passengers at $1 each trip, over three routes, an excursion around the avenues and drives of Manhattan and trips to Chinatown and draw upon from 200.000 to 300,000 strangers in the city every day. INDIANAPOLIS MAN DROWNS George Philip Harvey Loses Life Near Angola. Eivdently becoming exhausted while swimlmng far out in the lake, George i Thilip Harvey, 33, 52 North Ritter avenue, was drowned yesterday at Pleasant Lake, near Angola. Word of the drowning reached Indianapolis last night. A brother of Mr. Harvey. Archibald, died July 20. following a long Illness. Induced, it Is believed, by being struck on the head with an anchor while in the Navy. Mr. Harvey was at the lake with a party of friends, celebrating the wedding anniversary of Elmer Kiser, Cincinnati, whom he met while in the Army. None of tbe friends was able to swim to his assistance. The body has been recovered. Mr. Ilarvey was the eldest of five brothers. the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Harrey, and was born In Lisbon, April 16. 1888. He was active In affairs of the Central Christian Church and at the time I of his death was a ministerial student j at Butler College. He was a charter] member of Bruce P. Robinson Post, American Legion, and Tor the last year had served as chaplain of the post. Surviving are the mother, three brothers, Daniel H., Theodore R and John S.; three sisters, Eleanor and Mary and Mrs. Harry Erustlng. all of Indianapolis. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. ASPIRIN Name “Bayer” on Genuine Beware! Unless you see the name “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 package for Colds, Headache, Neuralga, Rheun r.tlsm, Earache, Toothache, Lumbago, and for Pain. Handy tin boxes of twelve Bayer Tablets of Aspirin cost few cents. Druggists also sell larger packages. Aspirin is tbe trade mark of Bayer Manufacture of Monoaceticacldester of Salicyllcacid.—Advertisement. A MAN'S GREATEST ASSEt— Ug “REPUTATION” 1 WOMAN2B MOST VALUABLE H

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FAMOUS OIL CASE REOPENED Elk Hill Land Title to Be Decided. VISALIA. Cal.. Aug. 10.—Acting under instructions from President Harding, tho famous Honolulu Consolidated Company Elk HIU land title case was today reopened before Register Ellen and Receiver Ferguson, of the United States Land Office here. The suit, which involves title to 4.880 acres of alleged oilbearing land In Kern County valued at approximately $10,000,000, Is directed by the United States Government against the Buena Vista Land and Development Company, the State of California and the Honolulu Consolidated Oil Company as lntervenors. The State claims title under Indemnity selections made prior to the Taft withdrawal art of 1900, which placed the land In Naval OH Reserve No. 2. The Buena Vista company is the assignee of the State. The Honolulu company claims the right to drill for oil under Government lease granted by reason of filings made prior to the withdrawal act. The bearing Is to determine whether or not the land is oil bearing. Upou that point rests the decision. Women 10,000 Ahead of Men in N. Y. State WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.—New York States population of 10,385,327 included 5.187,350 males and 5,197,877 females in 1920, the census bureau has announced. During the preceding decade the population Increased 14 per cent, the males 13.1 and the females 14.8 per cent. The total population, divided by color and race, was 10,172,087 whites, 198,423 negroes, 5,503 Indians, 5,573 Chinese, 2.68*5 Japanese, and 735 others. The whites increased 13.4 per cent while the negroes Increased 47 9 per cent. Pennsylvania's population of 8,720,017 Included 4,430,020 males adn 4,290,997 females. The figures show 8,482,726 whites., 284,568 negroes, 337 Indians, 1,829 Chinese, 255 Japanese, and 302 others. The whites Increased by 12.9 and the negroes by 46.7 per cent.

The Truth About Indianapolis MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS THOUSANDS of bands, orchestras and vaudeville teams are carrying Indian-apolis-made musical instruments to all parts of the globe. Many of these instruments are of the noise-making variety, for of the $700,000.00 worth of musical instruments made in the city each year, fully 50% are druiAs. In addition, Indianapolis produces all the little devices used by the bass-drummer in putting the jazz effects into his playing, to say nothing of various noise-makers employed in the theater to create illusions of ’wind, rain, galloping hoofs, etc. Other Indianapolis-made instruments include Ukuleles, Xylophones, Marimbaphones and Chimes. Fletcher American National Bank of INDIANAPOLIS Capital and Surplus. $3,000,000.

INDIANA DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1921.

totally destroyed. The photograph shows the religious ceremony of thanksgiving held on the steps of the Cathedrr.l.

Auto Driver Fined on Liquor Charge Thomas Dick?, 1014 North Delaware street, arrested Sunday night on charges of operating Ills automobile while under the influence of liquor and railing to slop after an accident, was fined s’*o and costs on the liquor charge and was dls- j charged on the latter charge by Judge I Walter Pritchard In city court late yesterday. Dicks was arrested at Indiana avenue I and Fall Creek after his machine had i struck a Worm Packing Company truck which was parked In front of 1146 South W st street. The police said they learned tlia- Dicks' mucblne hail hit a woman. ! whore Identity has not been learned, a j few minutes before striking #he truck. I Willard Mooro, 2730 Boulevard Place, ! was fined sls and costs on a speeding j charge and Wilbur Cox, 319 South Meridian street, was fined $lO and costs for I violating the muffler law. Heat Severe, Turks See Strange Sights CONSTANTINOPLE, Ang 10—Near Sastern countries have been stmek by the heat wave that has prevailed for aev- j eral weeks over aouth Russia, this city ! being affected. Immense forest fires are : reported from Asia Minor, the flamoa spreading readily because of the dry con ! dltion of the country. The prevalence of the heat wave has led to many stories of strange animals coming to the surface of the Black Rea. Inhabitants of villages near the mouth j of the Bosphorus are alarmed by reports of an apparition steamer painted a brllRant rod, which they belleTO is the “Fam- \ lne Ship of Sebastopol,'' a fabled craft which legend says used to ply the waves : of tbe Black Sea In troublous times, j Russ Flee From Burning Oil Wells COPENHAGEN. Aug 10—Eighteen j naphtha wells are Aflame on the outskirts of Baku, in the heart of the rich j Caucasus oil fields and the Inhabitants j of the neighboring villages are In flight, fearing a general conflagration, said advices from Moscow today. The burning of the wells In the Baku fields will Intensify the winter fuel shortage In southeastern Russia.

TERMS OF CARUSO WILL MAY LEAD TO LEGAL BATTLE Failure to Mention Daughter Said to Invalidate Document. ROME, Ang. 10—Tho beginning of what probably will be a long drawn out legal bottle between Mrs. Dorothy Benjamin Caruso, wife, and relatives of the great tenor who claim a share In the Caruso estate came with the opening of the will found lu Florence In. the hands of Dr. Vecchlettl, administrator of Caruso's estates In Tuscany. This will. It was discovered when the authorities broke the seal in the presence pf attorneys representing Giovanni Caruso, tbe tenor's brother, and Caruso's eldest son, now In America, is merely a copy of the 5919 will, executed in triplicate, and one copy of which Is deposited with a New York firm. It Is said to be invalid under the Italian law, since no provision is made for Gloria, Caruso's little daughter. MRS. CARUSO NOT PRESENT. The will constituted Giovanni Caruso and the two sons as principal heirs to the estate. Mrs. Caruso was not present and was not represented by counsel. However, she has filed an appeal against the terms of this will In behalf of herself and Gloria. A greater part of Cameo's estate, other thani tbe Interest In future royalties on phonograph records, is in property In Italy. Tills property. It Is apparent, will be distributed under the Italian law,

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which is very lenient on the side of the ] widow and children of the deceased. LONG DELAY MAY RESULT. A tedious delay will ensue before the legal difficulties arising from the fact that Caruso failed to correct his will and j bring it up to date with the advent of ' little Gloria can be adjudicated. Mrs. Caruso has announced that following a trip to Florence and then to New York for the purpose of concluding the legal matters attendant upon settling the American estate she will take up her permanent residence at Naples with Gloria in order to be always near Caruso's tomb.

MEXICO PLANS TO PAY DEBTS Oil Revenues to Be Applied on Foreign Obligations. MEXICO CITY, Aug. 10.—The first i move by the government to pay off Mex- | ico’s foreign debt is under way today, j President Obregon announced that 2,500,- j 000 pesos, which had been collected In ! oil taxes had been deposited in the National Bank of Credit to be applied upon ! Mexico’s foreign obligations. The gov- j ernment plans to make the first payment * In October and it Is believed by that time , that government deposits in the National Bank of Credit will have reached 7.500,- i 000 pesos. The chief debtors of Mexico ! are in New York. Count von Montgelas, the German min- t ister. was received In audience by Presi- ■ dent Obregon to present his credentials ! and confirm Germany's recognition of the I Mexican government.

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