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AND SUN-TELEGRAM VOL. XXXIX. NO. 74 RICHMOND, IND THURSDAY EVENING, FEB.- 5, 1914 SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS

Delinquent Tax List Local Delegation's Biggest Concern at State Conference

Fred Lemon Believes Personal Property Exemption Law Accounts for Loss of Personal Tax. Fred Sims Tells Conference Constitution of State Blocks Revision of Tax Along Modern Lines.

Richmond was represented at the Bloomington tax conference today by Attorney Fred L. White, County Auditor Louis Bowman, and Fred Lemon, chairman of the Commercial club committee on taxation. A. N. Chamness, county treasurer, will attend the conference tomorrow. The taxation question became a burning question in Richmond and Wayne county recently when the problem occupied the attention of business and professional men. Chief interest of the Richmond delegation will center in the delinquent tax question which will be discussed tomorrow. County Treasurer Chamness recently said more than half of the delinquencies in Richmond were In cases where the personal property was listed $100 or less. REAL ESTATE OWNERS PAY TAXES There are few delinquents where personal property is listed as high as $600. Almost all real estate owners and even farmers renting land, pay taxes on real estate or personal property. The Richmond delegation will advocate that laws on exemption be revised. Almost every case of delinquency in Richmond, would come under the exemption laws in other states. Fred Lemon, in commenting on the question, said if there were personal property exemption laws in Indiana, almost every poll tax that is lost now, would be collected.

BASIC LAW BLOCKS CHANGE Fred Sims, Former State Tax Commissioner, Holds Present Laws Discriminate Against the Small Owner of Property. BIXDOMINGTON, Ind., Feb. 6. Indiana's present constitution renders impossible an attempt at revision of our present tax laws along lines now "engaging the best thought upon the subject," declared Fred A. Sims, a former state tax commissioner and at present Republican state chairman, who addressed the opening session of the Indiana Tax Conference here. Sims intimated there was a strong probability of the passage of the coming election of the referendum for a constitutional convention. Speaking on "Defects of the Present System and Needed Changes in the Taxation of Money and Credits," Sims disgressed to say a word in behalf of the home owner. "This is a subdivision of landed property which bears far more than its Just share of the tax burden," he said. "This is especially true of the more modest home, say up to the value of $4,000. Because of the growing needs of the city and town governments, these assessments have been gradually forced up in order to produce the revenue necessary, without an increase in the rate sufficient to meet the necessities existing at the time, until a level has been reached that is wholly unfair in general taxation to a class of our citizens that it is the manifest policy and duty of the counrfj to conserve and encourage. ' "And it may be stated in passing that the popular Impression that the increase - of the assessment valuation will proportionately lower the tax . rat la, a fallacy in practice. The demands for public expenditures are so preMing and urgent that the permanent-even passing decrease in the levy is not secured." ' The program for today is appended : FORENOON. Presiding, Governor Samuel M. Ralston. Address of Welcome, William Lowe Bryan, President of Indiana University. Response, Samuel M. Ralston, Governor of Indiana. "Tax Administration From the Standpoint of the State Tax Commission," Dan M. Link, state tax commissioner. "Defects of the Present System and Needed Changes in the Taxation of Money and Credits," Fred A. Sims, state chairman, Republican committee. Discussion led by Jacob P. Dunn, city controller of Indianapolis. AFTERNOON. Presiding, Jacob Dunn. "The Taxation of Money and Credits in Minnesota," Raymond V. Phelan, lecturer in University of Minnesota. "Defects in the Taxation of Corporations," Oscar L. Pond, author of "Municipal. Control of Public Utilities." Discussion led by Frank T. Stockton, assistant Professor of Political Economy, Indiana University. Discussion of proposal to organize state tax association.

CONCERT ASSURED FINANCULSUCCESS More Than $800 Obtained By Canvass of City Yesterday. More than ?R00, it was estimated by George H. Eggemeyer, chairman of the committee promoting the Charity Concert, was obtained yesterday alone by the canvass Instituted by the workers who covered tho city. "It may be added," commented Mr. Eggemeyer. "that everything is set for the playing of the band and the singing of songs tomorrow night. All details are completed, and the concert is 6 success financially." Interest in the big musical event, promoted to help the Associated Charities, is general throughout the city, owl the campaign it is believed, will relieve the organization from further financial worry this year. GEN. VILLA INCITES FEDERALS TO MUTINY

v CHfUI'AHUA. CITY. Feb. Genera! Villa, commander in chief of the Constitutionalists, today issued a uroclamation granting amnesty to all Federal soldiers who desert Ifuerta and enrol! themselves under the Constitutionalist flag before February 14. Several carloads of munitions will arrive here within a few days from the Tinted States border. Villa says he needs ammunition worse than guns and alrendv orders have been placed in the United States for $4,000,000 rounds. T WEATHER FORECAST7 Indiana Fair in the north; unsettled in scuth portion tonight and Friday? probably snow. TEMPERATURE Noon 33 YESTERDAY Maximum : 31 Minimum 20

MAKE INSPECTION OF LONIUIIVISION Le Boutillier and Other Officials Go Over Northern Lines Today.

Inspection of the northern lines of the Richmond division, P., C, C. and St. L. railroad was made today by George Le Boutillier, the newly appointed superintendent of the division. Accompanying him in the special train was J. C. McCuilough, who is. leaving the Richmond superintendency to accept the same position in the Pittsburg offices and about thirty-five other railroad officials and employes who have offices in Richmond and other points on the division. Mr. Le Boutillier will take charge of the office here tomorrow afternoon, it is said. The party will first inspect the entire division south as well as north. ATTEND CONVENTION Edwin H. Kemper and A. O. Miller of the firm of Miller-Kemper company, attended the convention of the Oiho Lumber Dealers' association held yesterday at the Hotel Gibson in Cincinnati. They returned last night. IRVIN IS HONORED Eaton Editor Receives Appointment As Collector. EATON, O., Feb. 5. Hon. Earl H. Irvin, editor and owner of the Eaton Democrat and the Preble County News, has accepted a position in the revenue department as special collector of income tax in this district, which is comprised of thirteen counties. His headquarters will be in Cincinnati. The appointment of Mr. Irvm came unsolicited through United States Senator Pomerene.

ENGLISH AVIATOR "LOOPS LOOP" -.14 TIMES FOR ROYALTY

King George and Queen Mary were so pleased with the performance of Gustav Hainel, the English aviator, who looped the loop fourteen times directly over Windsor Castle, that they invited the intrepid airman to lunch. The King and Queen as well as the townsfolk applauded vociferously when Ilamel cut the figures in the air. Hamel was the first aviator to fly across the English channel with a passenger. In April, 1912, he flew with Miss Mary Davis from Hendon to St. Inglevert, not far from Boulogne. OF BREWE SOLVES FIGHT FOR PROHIBITION CAUSE The Rev. M. Swadener Addresses Crowd at Revival Farewell Service. LIQUOR SYSTEM IS POINT OF ATTACK Man Who Drinks Commits Crime Against Society, Asserts Speaker. "A shortcut to solve the liquor traffic problem is to close the source of the output the distillery and brewery. When a factory fails as an asset to a community it is closed and why not apply the same action to the factory which turns out a finished product, tho drunkard." This was the solution of the liquor question propounded to fully 2,500 persons at the Tabernacle last night by the Rev. Madison Swadener, of Indianapolis, associate superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League of Indiana. When County Evangelist Edgar I. Williams declared, "If we can federate the church force in Wayne county, it will be matter of only weeks until the county will be freed from the curse of the liquor traffic," his statement was greeted with ringing applause. Strike At System. "The temperance people are not narrow enough to want to put one or two men out cf the business," argued the Rev. Swadener. "They are after the system. In the past, the state and even the church have been made to recognize the power of the traffic. But now a great wave of public consciousness is sweeping over the country and in its wake the liquor traffic is being swept out of existence. "Even during the last twelve months the fight for temperance has changed? There is no more of telling a man he ought not to drink, for he himself knows he should not touch liquor. The problem of the liquor traffic is now ap(Continued on Last Page) iioilfli m imncD ! UilUUl C e n tral Christian Church Tabernacle Will Be Built of Concrete. The foundation of the new Central Christian church tabernacle to be erected at Twelfth and North B streets will be completed next week it was announced today. Because of the popularity of the "sawdust" trail at the Honeywell tabernacle, no floor will be put in the Central Christian tabernacle for at least six months. The building is temporary, the design being to make it last five years, when the church lease on the ground expires. Tho pastor and congregation expect them to be able to erect a large church building. The tabernacle will be built of concrete and although there will be no floor, the building will be entirely modern in every other respect. Excellent sanitary equipment will be provided. The moving of a store building on the corner delayed the work.

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MILIARY MAKES PLANS TO SECURE GUEST HOUSE FUNDS

4. Five- Days' Campaign to Raise $35,t00 Will Start March 1. ORGANIZE WORKERS INTO 15 COMPANIES Desire Is to ILake Proposed Institution Self Sus taining. Tentative plans for the raiting of r the $35,000 for the Richmond Guest House were explained at the meeting of the auxiliary of the ; organization last evening ax xne oommerc... rooms. Plans were formulated by the board of directors and the campaign will be waged on methods similar to those used by other institutions in the Albeit the old Busineos College Twelfth anddB etSeuwiii " be "puV chrsed at the sum of $10,000, officers of the society believe that at least $5,000 will be required to remodel the structure and that a large sum should , be on hand to provide, if necessary, additions to the dormitories. The money raising campaign will start about the first of next month and will continue five days. In brief the plans as arranged, so far, are: to select names of 1,500 men and women in the city, who it is believed, will contribute to the movement; the names to be arranged alphabetically, to elect fifteen captains to have charge of companies of ten women, each, making 150 women to solicit the funds; and detailing to each company the work of calling on 100 or more persons for financial subscriptions: Self-Sustaining Problem. Probably the biggest problem which presents itself to the promoters of the Guest House project is to make the institution as near self-sustaining as possible. This queslon came in for considerable discussion last evening when Mrs. George Chrisman, representing: the Ladies Social Club of the U. C. T. said that she was willing to assist oh the proposition, providing girls who received exceedingly small wages be given the, preference of seercised in placing the G'iteest H6TjV3tfa a self-sustaining basis, if posslbhBuie said that the Y. M. C. A. was n6t selfsupporting, when it has stronger reasons to be so than a Guest House. He also mentioned the fact that the Margaret Smith Home for Aged Women (Continued on Last Page) DEMOCRATS HOWL OVER JM ACTION Revolt in Ranks Following the Hand-Picking of Delegates. MAY CONTEST SEATS Judge George and Congressman Gray Appear to Be in Hot Water. The Democratic revolt all over the sixth district against the Gray brothers, Judge George and Congressman Finly, is becoming more serious each day and the result probably will be the passing out of public life of one or both of these "perpetual office seekers," as several district papers have described them. The charge has just been made that delegates from Franklin, Fayette and Union counties to the judicial convention of those counties and to the district congressional convention were hand-picked by the Grays and without observance of the call issued for the holding of meetings for the selection of delegates. The call specified that, no delegates should be selected without at least twenty days notice, but the Grays, it is charged, urabbed off a personally assorted bunch of delegates in the counties referred to within ten days after the call had been issued in each county. Jacksonian Growls. This action has caused the rockribbed Democratic Rushville organ. The Jackscnian, to growl, "It begins to look very much like the hand-picked delegates from Franklin, Fayette and Union counties for Finly Gray, sixth district congressman, were going to stir up something at the congressional convention and indications point to an excellent opportunity for some one to contest the seating of the delegates if they feel in the mood to do so." One amusing feature of the affair is that Congressman Gray, in his hurry j to nab the Fayette delegation, failed to get all the delegates the county was entitled to. In former convention Fayette has been represented with seven delegates. The state committee call this year provided that Fayette should have a delegation of ten, but Finly held his Fayette meeting before the state chairman had time to issue a call. No call for meetings to elect congressional convention delegates has been issued in Wayne county, but the indications are that the Wayne delegation will be solidly against Gray, and will throw its support to the most acceptable candidate in the race against him.

Radium Fails to Cure Patient Suffering From Cancer

Congressman Bremner, Friend of President Wilson, Dies at Sanitarium After Losing Fight To Prolong Life with Curative Powers of New Discovery.

BALTIMORE, Md., Feb. 5.

of Passaic, N. J., who has been under the radium treatment at Dr. Kellv'a sanitarium AoA of 1fl3ft iVia mnminor nf ranpor Rotwow

tentative Bremner had been unconscious for nearly forty-eight

hours. The gallant fight which Congressman Bremner made against death attracted the attention of the entire country. It also aug-

f"""v, nucicai m mc ! T T 1 upon several occasions wnen

j to his death, he rallied, giving hope to his family that his natural

vitality coupled with the curative at least prolong his life. t . .

Asiae irom tne interest dictated oy personal irienasnip rresident Wilson followed closely the condition of Congressman Brem-

j ner because of the stricken statesman's sponsorship of a measure

, to create a Federal Bureau of Labor Safety. ' In many circIes the death of the representative made itself felt, Through medical men it brought home the fact that radium is not a sure cure for cancer. .

PRICE COMPLETES PLANOFPRIMARY Supplies to be Given Precinct Inspectors Next Saturday. VOTING PLACES NAMED All plans for the Progressive primary next Monday have been made by the county executive committee, of which J. Clifford Price is chairman; Hoy Fry, secretary, and Edward WarfeV treasurer. Printing of the ballots has been completed and various preciact Hnspectors,will on Saturday recetnrtheir allotment of ballots as well as other supplies. There will be STtal of thirty-one voting places in the county, one less than at the last Republican primary, the reduction being due to the elimination of one precinct in Center township, all voters to go to the same place this time. While party primaries do not as a rule Ret out more than sixty per cent of the vote recorded at a general election, the Progressive committee feels that there will be a good vote polled in most townships. The committee urges all Progressives to go to the polls Monday. Four out of fifteen townships will have no township tickets in the field. These are Abington, Boston, Jefferson and Washington townships, but in all others there are candidates for trus tee and assessor. One change from ! the usual program at primaries in Wayne county, is the time of voting, the county committee deciding that the polls should be kept open later in the evening than heretofore has been the custom. In consequence the rule established calls for the opening ofthe polls at 6 o'clock in the morning and the closing hour, 7 o'clock in the evening. Fixes Voting Precincts. The list of voting precincts as es tablished by the Progressive committee follows: The Townships of Abington, Boston. Clay. Center, Dalton, Greene. Harrison. Jefferson. New Garden, Perry, Washington and Webster, shall each form a voting precinct, the voting place in each to be as usually located at primary elections. Franklin township shall be divided into two precincts, the voting place of Precinct No. 1 to be at Bethel; Precinct No. 2 at Whitewater. Jackson township shall be divided (Continued on Page Six) PLANS OPEN HOUSE . FOR FACTORY MEN Y. M. C. A. Management Arranges Affair For Saturday Night. Employes of the National Automatic Tool company, the F. & N. Lawn Mower compauy and the Reliance Foundry, with their families, will be criliictc rt the, V A T O A mnnqira. ment at an open house to be held biiturday ntgnt at tne association building. This is the third of a series of open house meeting given by the "Y" management, the object of the affair being to bring the men of the different factories of the city into closer relationsnip, as wen as 10 snow me aavantagea offered by the institution. Ed Frank, of the National Auto-. matic Tool company, and Howard Hunt of the Reliance shop, are promoting the affair at their respective factories and if the plans of these men can be carried out. the members and their families are certain of having a big evening. The program will include everything from music to acquatics. The Reliance quartet is expected to give several selections, while activities In other lines will include basketball game, to be played between picked teams of the different concerns, bowling, volley ball and swimming contests.

Congressman Robert B. Bremner,

uwuncni ui umvci m iauiuiu. A 1 A A A 1 S xne paueni seemea xo De sinning properties of the radium might . WILSON MEN FIGHT ASIATICJXCLUSION Secretary Bryan Gives Warning Against Arousing Jingoes of Japan. PROMISES A SOLUTION WASHINGTON", Feb. 5. Definite and final refusal on the part of the Wilson administration to consider an Asiatic exclusion legislation during the present congress was the burden of the statement given to the house immigration committee today by Sec retary of State Bryan. For. more than an hour he set forth to the members of the committee under oaths of secrecy the relations existing and the possible future com plica tionis between the United States and Japan, and call ed upon the members of the committee to refuse to consider in any way the Baker bill or similar exclusion measures. When he left the room only Representatives Baker and Hayes of California were opposing him. The Republican members of the committee were seriously concerned as were the Democrats before the secretary had finished his recital. Representative Johnson of Washington, who was among the most violent opponents of Asiatic immigration, refused to make any comment on the turn affairs have taken. Considers Agitation Dangerous.' Chairman Burnett of the committee appeared much elated at the effects of Bryan's talk. The secretary is understood to have told the committee that the United States is in no condition to arouse the jingoes of Japan, and that it was merely the part of common sense and patriotism to maintain the present agreement until sentiment in Japan should change. In this view the majority of the members of the committee concurred. Bryan is also reported to have told the committee that he was certain to reach an agreement with Japan on the issue raised by the California alien land law if no new obstacle to such j a settlement is created by congress, j He said he was on the best possible terms with the Japanese ambassador and bad every reason to think that negotiations now pending would re move any possible cloud which might rest upon the friendship between the American and Japanese people. NEW TAXI BEGINS SERVICE TONIGHT A Bourline limousine, finely upholstered, and seating seven passengers, was purchased by the Bricker garage and will be used for a taxicab service. The machine will be at service tonight for the first time. It is a Marion, six cylinder oar, finished in black. Inside the cab there is a dome light, speaking tube, cigar lighter, and other conveniences. The limousine will respond to telephone calls for service. AUTO RUNS DOWN H1BBERD STUDENT ClareRCe V On 1 Cin Injured By Machine Driven By Physician. Clarence Von Peln. fi. snn of Mr. 1 j amj jirB. Fred Von Pein, 805 South' seventh street, was knocked down by an automobile driven by Dr. S. G. ! Sme,8er at noon today M.hen the boy was returning home from school. His i injuries apparently are not serious. The boy was playing with a number j of other school children from Hibberd ' school when he darted across South 1 Eighth street in front of the machine. The extent of bis injuries, it is believed, are a few bruises and cuts. In order to make a thorough examination. Dr. Smelser took the boy to the Reid Memorial hospital where he will be kept until it is ascertained whether or not he was Internally injured.

SURVEY OF CHARITY WORK PROPOSED FOR RELIEF jiyiOIGEIIT Study of Poverty's Cause aiuL Centralization of Aid Planned.

COMMERCIAL CLUB TO HEAD MOVEMENT Committee to Propose Plan For Efficient Distribution of Aid. A charity survey of Richmond, cornducted on a scientific basis, to ascertain causes of poverty, outlining a method of obtaining funds systematically and to suggest a means of efficient distribution of aid. Is proposed ia a plan which the Commercial Club will execute soon. Members of the Associated Charities. Domestic Science Club, Penny club, and Salvation Army, interviewed today, pledges support to the movement, which in its genesis, among other reforms, purposes to do away with sporadic appeals for financial aid to relieve suffering In Richmond. Various philanthropic efforts, snch as the visiting nurse work, dinners for poor children, activities of th Penny club and the Associated Charities, as well as other organisations, will be scrutinised closely, with the end in view of centralizing, if possible, the executive management of all charity work. To Study Conditions. The plan contemplates a minute study of the social conditions of the city by a committee working under the auspices of the Commercial club. This committee mill file an extensive report Indicating the canse of poverty and pauperism in Richmond, and suggesting a central body to distribute relief alon? lines approved by sociological principles. Interest of the Commercial chib In the movement is to cease as snon as the committee files its report. The actual working of charity relief will not be supervised by the commercial organization, which hopes only to present a method of bettering this phase of civic endeavor Charles W. Jordan, secretary of the club, said today that he favored the plan and would back the execution of the undertaking. Charity workers themselves admit that the work has been handicapped by lack -of a systematic and -yrn pathetic understanding of the' real essentials of the problem, and as a result see in the proposal a solution ' of questions that annually have been growing increasingly complex. It is felt that misapplied charity pauperizes and does not assist from financial dependence to self-sustaining independence. The Associated Charities, which when it was organized, planned the co-operation of all the city churches through representatives on the board of control, has been handicapped, it has been said freely, by failure of citizens generally to interest themselves In the project. The proposed reform seeks a remedy and proposes active, broad civic interest to "replace apathy and lethargy which has thrown the burden of charity relief on a few active workers ia the charity organization. Mrs. Benton Addington. president of the Domestic Science club, which brought the visiting nurse to the city, said, "For some time we have felt that there was something wrong. We certainly will co-operate in the movement. Members of the Penny club, an organization whose relief work among the poor cannot be overestimated, have promised assistance, while members of the Associated Charities also will assist. The U'. R. C. and the county board of charities are planning to consider the project. E OF $1 CAUSEDJY BLAZE Double House Was Occupied by Harry Doan and Harry Bentlage. Fire of unknown origin broke out in the attic of the double house occupied by Harry Doan and Harry Bentlage at 1315-17 South A street this morning, gutting the second story and causing a loss estimated at $1,000. The blaze had gained a good beadway before it was discovered. Firemen found the second story of the house in flames. After a quarter of an hour's battle the fire was under control. Mrs. Bentlage. who discovered th fire, said she had noticed the odor of smoke since early this morning, but did not realize the fire was In the house until shortly after 9 o'clock when she started upstairs. At the head of the stairway she saw flames coming from the attic. She notified the fire department, which appeared a few minutes later. Chief Miller made an Investigation of the attic and second story of the building, but was unable to ascertain the cause of the blaze. The rooms in which the fire started were plastered? and as no refuse was lying about Chief Miller was unable to ascertain the origin of the fire. It is believed the fire started in a space between the attics of the two sides of the house and had been in progress about two hours before being discovered by Mrs. Bentlage. The damage is partly covered by Insurance. Early this morning No. 1 hose company was summoned to the home of James Combes. 217 North Thirteenth street. Shingles ignited from sparks from a chimney. The damage vu small,