Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 197, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 December 1924 — Page 11

FRIDAY, DEC. 26, 1924

GOUZENS PROBES •TAX RETURNS OF 810 COMPANIES Hopes to Change Law and Add Millions to Government Income, By Vni'td Press WASHINGTON. Dec. 26.—A unique congressional investigation is being quietly conducted behind the scenes in the Senate. Dodging publicity. Senator James R. Courens, Michigan, Republican, is now probing the United States Steel Corporation, Henry Ford, Harry Sinclair, John D, Rockefeller, J. P. Morgan and practically every big corporation in the United States. His intention is to ascertain how and what income taxes they are paying and he expects his inquiry to develop proof for vital changes in the present taxation system. Study Returns For the last month squads of clerks and financial experts have been pouring over the tax returns of the millionaires finding flaws and developing testimony for the Internal Revenue Bureau investigating com mittee of which Couzens Is chairman. of the investigation is being public. it will be used later for revisionary changes in the present tax law and Couzens believes it will add millions In revenue to the Government and permit reduction of the tax burden upon poorer payers. “This thing can't be done with publicity," Courens told the United Press. “It is a constructive investigation. The bureau which we are Investigating is cooperating at every hand with us and I believe that we have already saved millions of dollars to the Government. Many Irregularities 'Many irregularities have been found, and some of them are being corrected. I am not sure who is at fault, the system or the men that enforoe it. Our evidence, however, shows that a change must be made and that we are losing much that we ought to get." Courens hopes to continue the inquiry until next December. GIRL, 18, IS SENTENCED Young Woman Arrested Four Times as Shoplifter. Angela Head. 18. of 325 S. East St., arrested four times on shoplifting charges, was sentenced to sixty days in the correctional department of Indiana Womans’ Prison and fined $1 and costs today by Judge James A. Collins in Criminal Court. In pronouncing sentence the judge said It was necessary to teach the Apung woman a leson and make H example for the community.

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The candy sale at the basketball game with Broad Ripple was sponsered by the True Blue Club and carried on by the following girls: Elizabeth Bagnoli. Addle Aaline. Bertha Corya, Lucille Let fingwell, Viola Hawkins, Hazel Miller and Hilda Miller. Staff for the annual Journalism Echo, hits been announced by Miss Gertrude Shields as follows: Editor-in-chief. Eugene Leedy; editorial page. Rosaland Enirick, Virginia Stout: news editor, Waiter Wilkins; reporters, Robert Carden, Rebecca Jones, Kyra Ward, Horace Ketring. Betty Dee, Victor Mussawlr, Mary Ellen Ryan, Tevie Jacobs. Alvin Scherf; sports writer, Richard Hayes, feature editor, James Woods; feature writers; Ralph Purcell, James Beatty. Lawrence Clark, Joe Hartwell, Elzie Partlowc At the Girls Pep Club meeting, tryouts were held for yell leader. Florence Taggart. Luclle Leffingwtll and Ethel Howe were chosen. The judges were Miss Ely, Jane Auburn and Merle Mosler. . Agents for collecting junior dues have been appointed. They are; Juanita Bowerman, Ted Callis, Thomas Everson. John Metford. [ Ohed Kilgore. Marion Xeidlinger, i Lloyd Russel, Arthur Jsipe, Karl Anj draws. David lirown. Kelso Elliott, 1 William Hadley. Rose Mary Kelly, Milford Miller. Julian Ft-

dinand Bassler and Katherine Butler. The Crescendo Club gave a program last week at Public. School 6. The program was: “Hungarian Rhapsody,” by Edith Garrison, piano; reading, “The Joy Ride,” by Marion Fisher; “On Alpine Heights,” played by the Axllne Trio. Susan Grey Shedd. chairman of the extern slon committee, prepared the program.

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SON WCUNDS MOTHER Catches Glove in Trigger on I/eaving for Hunting Trip. 811 Ignited Press SHRLBYVILLE. Ind., Dec. 26 Mrs. Ermlnie Kney, 43, was in a critical condition at the hospital here today from a wound Inflicted by the accidental discharge of a gun in the hands of her eon, Morris Knoy, 16. on Chdstams afternoon. The charge entered the woman’s abdomen and an emergency operation was performed. The son has Just started to go hunting and his glove caught the trigger of the gun, a 22-caliber rifle. There are 1,200,000 "city cows” in the United States, a survey by the United States Department of Agriculture shows.

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LANDON GIVES THANKS Riley Hospital Officer Gives Appreciation for Cheer to Children. Hugh McK. Landon, president of the Riley Memorial Association and chairman of the executive committee for the Riley Hospital for Children, today gave out the following statement: "I wish, on behalf of the Riley Memorial Association and those in charge, of the Riley Hospital for Children, to make this public acknowledgment of appreciation to those who made possible a wonderful Christmas for 110 children who are now patients at the Riley. It was the hap piest day ever experienced by many of ihose *n the institution. Christ-

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mas trees were in every ward. There were gifts and presents for all, from the tiniest of the sufferers in the infants’ department to the boldest of the youngsters in the boys' ward. “It has been found impossible to acknowledge directly each of the many presents for the children and the work which was done by different organizations to make the first Christmas in the Riley a day long to he remembered. "We know now that the hearts of Indiana people will remain pledged to the work of reconstruction of our afflicted little ones In the years to come.” One ton of straw has been made to yield 10,000 cubic feet of gas.

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SANTA ARRIVES LATE Woman, Penniless, Commits Suicide —Money Then .Arrives. Bv Times Special SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 26.—Notice that funds, sent by a sister in Cleveland, Ohio, awaited her at the

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office of a local telegraph company was delivered Christmas day at the morgue where the body of Miss Agnes Burke Is held. Police believe that had the money arrived a few' days earlier the won> an would not have taken her life by jumping into the San Francisco bay. The money order was filed by Miss Elizabeth Burke at Cleveland.

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