davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-13
S. N. RdLStOn
RGps Proposed
Taxing Change
Former Governor Says Amend
ment Plan Dangerous Step
to Take.

Samuel NJ Ralston. former Governor
Of Indiana, declared today that the pro
posed amendment to the constitution of
Indiana by which the Legislature would
be charged with the duty of evolving a
tax system without constitutional re-
strictions is "a serious assault upon
constitutional government and property
rights and will lead to evils not dreamed
Of"
Mr. Ralston presented his views on
this subject to the Farmers Federation
a few days ago. In response to a re-
quest for a brief statement or the results
Of his deliberation on the subject he has
made the following statement;
ITO give the Legislature the power
to enact a tax law. without fixing
constitutional limitations upon the
exercise Of that power, is, in my
judgment, most dangerous step
to take. l do not mean to intimate
that the Legislature would knowing
ly enact a vicious tax law but l
recognize that Legislators are but
human and subject to outside infu
ences and pressure that may cause
them to enact q vicious law, against
the enforcement of which the people
would have no protection.
Under our present Constitution,
If the Legislature exceeds its con
stitutional limits in the enactment Of
tax law, the enforcement of the
law may be enjoined.
Next to constitutional Iimita-
tions, the writ of injunction is one
OF the greatest safeguards of prop
erty rights. The proposed amend
ment will, II adopted, deny the
people the right to seek injunctive
relief from the enforcement of any
system of taxation, the Legisla-
ture may enact.
"It is not enough to say that our
Constitution should be amended re-
garding the subject Of taxation. l
admit this to be true, but in our
endeavor to right the wrong now
existing, we must not take a step
that will be a most serious assault
upon constitutional government and
property rights and will lead to evils
not dreamed Of.
In the establishment of constitu-
tional government in this country
the people have insisted upon two
things:
al That constitutions shall be
written; and,
"2. That these instruments shall
even place limitations upon the peo-
pie beyond which they themselves
can not go in modifying their own
government without due delibera-
tion.'
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-13
TWO CONFERENCES
ARE SUGGESTED

PARIS, July 13.-Premier Lloyd Georges
intimation that there would be two inter
national conferences, one in London to
discuss Far East problems, to which
France would not be invited, and another
at Washington in the autumn to discuss
disarmament, to which France would be
invited, came as a surprise to French Of
ficials, said 'Pertinax," political editor of
the Echo de Paris today.
French officials were under the i'm
preston that only one conference would
be held, that II would take place at Wash
ington, that 1t would canvass both the
Pacific problems and disarmament and
that all the leading powers would partici-
pate.
The error of 1918, when President Will
son and Premier Lloyd George were per
mitted to reach private understanding
on the 'eve Of the peace conference should
not be repeated" said "Peztinax"
In view Of Frances large interests in
Cochin, China it would be surprising if
she were not invited to the conference on
Pacific problems" said the Petit Parisien
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-13
START WORK ON
TAX REVISION
Committee May Have Bill
Ready When Congress Dis
poses of Tariff Measure.

WASHINGTON. July 13.-The work Of
preparing a tax revision bill was taken
!. up today By the House Ways and Means
Committee.
Experts from the internal revenue bu-
,resu and committee officials sat down TO
frame 4 tentative draft OF the changes
Ito be made in the internal revenue laws
tAong lines recommended by the Treasury
and approved generally by the Ways
and Means Committee.
The tentative draft will be used as 4
working model by the committee as soon
as # is freed Of It's duties IN connection
with the tariff bill, which IL now Is
busily engaged in putting through ths
House. Members of the committee expect
to settle down to tax revision in earnest
on Monday, July D.
Until the tariff bill is passed by the
House Ways and Means Committee, mem
bers can give little thought to tax
revision.
House Republicans do not accept with
the complacence the frequent reports
from the Senate that the tariff bill Is
TO undergo reconstruction" after It
reaches the Senate Finance Committee
They are insistent also that there shall
be tariff legislation at the present ses-
sion and that the bill shall not be
shunted over to the next session of Con-
gress by the Senate as has been inti-
mated. Representative Green, Iowa, as
serted there can be no just revision Of
tax laws until II has been ascertained
with some degree of certainty what
revenues are to be derived from tariff
taxation.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-13
FOREIGN DEBT
CAUSE OF HIGH
TAXES IN j. s.
Former Senator BeTeridge OPP
poses ANY Plan to Cancel
Obligations Of War.
NO DEFERRED INTEREST
Declares Payments Would
Help Nation Meet Own Bills;
u. S. Asked No Gain.

Emphatic opposition to any plan
for the cancellation of the debts of
allied nations to the United States
was expressed by Former Senator
Albert ]. Beveridge in a speech be
fore the State Bar Association at the
indianapolis Country Club this aft
ernoon.
Other speakers on the program
were Lewis A. Coleman, Indianapolis
attorney, and Elmer E. Stevenson,
president of the association.
Mr. BeYerldge opened his talk with
declaration that the country is oyerbur-
dened with taxation. He attributed the
necessity for much OF this taxation to the
fact that foreign countries have not paid
their debts nor met their interest obi-
cations.
in the very forefront Of the tax sit
uation stands the tremendous fact Of
foreign indebtedness to the United
States" he said. This Indebtedness is
for money loaned by our Government to
European nations during the months
that We were at war with Germany.
II aggregates almost SlU.VDVoVpso1D
The amount loaned by our Government to
European nations is three times as much
as the entire cost OF our four years Of
war to save the Nation from 1861 20 1866
The money to make these foreign loans
was secured from the American people by
sales Of Liberty bonds. The interest due
on this ten billion dollars is about five
hundred million dollars annually.
The payment Of this half billion dol
lars interest every year woulG relieve the
country of a large part Of the abnormal
burden that is crushing the Nation. II
this interest is not paid then we must
continue to tax the entire American
people in order to raise money to pay the
interest on our Liberty and Victory
bonds In short, we Americans must bear
the expense Of our loan to the European
allies"
Mr.. Beveridge pointed out that none
Of the interest has been paid since April,
1919. He declared that were 1t paid
almost one-third OF the national taxation
for the current year could be rebated.
The speaker continued by telling OF
what he termed a carefully planned
propaganda" which he said started in
the debtor nations, with its object the
cancellation OF the debt to the United
States He called attention 20 the fact
that Great Britain suggested that if the
United States would cancel Eugland's
Continued on Page TwO)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-13

MEETING HELD
ABOVE LEAGUE
Europe Believes Absence of
U. S. Would Make Any Dis
cussiOn Only Preliminary.
TO INVITE NO OTHERS

WASHINGTON. July 13.-Interest in
President Hardlng's proposed disarma,
ment conference centered today in the
allied reaction to official intimations here
that the conference might lead to the es!
tabNshment Of an association of nations:
Although it is stated In official circIea
here that the administration would be
very happy II the association OF nations
should be born out of the disarmament
conference, it was rather plainly indicated
that this proposal will no tbe thrust upon
the allies as one Of the tasks Of the pro-
posed parley, although it may be an OUT
growth.
Administration leaders today were
confronted with the problem of pacifying
nations which have not been invited to
the conference, but 1t was indicated that
the President will not consider enlarge
ment OF the conference at this time, hold
Ing that too large representation would
simply confuse the work and delay it.
Suggestions made by the British dos
minion premiers that a preliminary be
held at which the questions of the Pa
clhc and the Far East be discussed, did
not meet with favor here. Administration
leaders were of the opinion that the do
minion premiers, while having a right to
voice in the proposed conferences,
should express their views through tho
British representatives and the soIidihca-
tion of the views of Great Britain and
her dominions is a matter which should
be worked out in the dominion confer.
ences now going on.
There was no indication that the Pres
ident might extend his invitation to 9TH
er nations, and while it was announced
that the proposed conference would not
interfere with the course Of the Adminis-
tration in proceeding to make formal
peace with Germany, there was no indi-
cation that Germany might be invited into
the parley after peace has been estab-
ished
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-13
LEAGUE MAKES WAY
FOR CONFERENCE

PARIS. July 1S.-Tbe League of Ma
tions must give way to the question Of
disarmament to the Washington confer
ence summoned by President Harding it
was believed in diplomatic circles here
toda?.
The league was scheduled to take up
the discussion of disarmaments Saturday.
In view Of the fact that such a discussion
would be more or less perfunctory with
out American participation it was as
sumed that the matter either would be
ignored entirely or would be handled on
the basis Of a preliminary to the Wash
ington conference.
The entire French press was enthusias-
tic over Premier Briands acceptance Of
Harding's invitation. The newspapers
also regarded any activities by the
league regarding disarmament in
secondary light.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-13
NO OCROSSTOWN
LINEN STREET
CAR REROUTTNG
Board of Works Expresses
Surprise When Car Line
Is Changed.
CONTRACTORS NAMED

Routing Of MapIeton street cars over
the Illinois line from the business dis
trict to Thirty-Fourth street instead OF
over Central avenue became effective this
morning and theFeupOn the board Of pub
lie works awakened to the fact that the
Indianapolis Street Railway Company in
installing special work at Thirty Fourth
and Illinois streets bad made no provision
for a cross town line from Crown Hill to
the Playground. something which the
board has had in mind ever since it gave
the utility permission to change its
tracks.
The new track arrangement permits
cars to turn into Thirty Fourth street
both to the east and west out of Illinois
street from the south. The board Of
works, according to President Mark II.
Miller. has understood for months that
there also were 70 be tracks across nli-
nois in Thirty Fourth street. There are
no such tracks, the board discovered for
the first time today.
James p. Tretton, superintendent Of the
Street Railway Company, said he never
has understood there was to be such a
crossing and that one can not now be in
stalled unless the whole set OF curves is
torn out and new ones ordered made.
The special work was put In at an ap-
prOximate coSt of $4,000.
The board gave the company permis-
sion to change the tracks on Dec 26
1919. The minutes show that the changes
were 70 be according TO blue prints fled
with the city civil engineer Frank c
LiSenfelter, the city civil engineer, said
the blue prints have been followed by
the company and that he believes Mr.
Miller was mistaken in the belief that #
was agreed that the tracks should cross
Illinois street
Contractors ordered to repair streets
under guarantee but have not complied
were warned in a statement issued by
President Miller that unless they do the
Continued on Page 'Two)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-13
SAW
LEEDS BOY BORN
Nurse Says He Was in Room
Doctors Testimony Is
Thrown Out.

POUGHKEEPSIE, y. Y, July 13.-
James A. Stlllmsn was identified today as
the man who was present in the room
when Jay Ward Leeds. son Of Mrs Flor
ence Bawlor Leeds was born.
The Identification was made by Mrs
V. Hill, a nurse who was called as wit
ness for Mrs Stillman. who today opened
her defense against her husbands divorce
sur.
That's the manr exclaimed Mrs. Hin
when shown a picture Of Stillman.
Mrs. Hill was employed as a nurse at
the birth Of Jay. She was summoned as
a witness to support Mrs. Shllman's
charge that her husband lived with Mrs
Leeds under the name of Franklin Harold
Leeds.
Counsel for James A. stillman rested
their case shortly before noon today and
a prOtracted, bitter legal wrangle which
ensued resulted in a victory for the de-
fense.
Referee Gleason, before whom hearings
in the case were resumed put an end
to the acrimonious debate between
counsel by ordering stricken from the
record all references In the testimony Of
DR.. Hugh Russell, Buffalo osteopath, Of
a trip Mrs. Stillman was alleged to have
made to Buffalo.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-13
POPE BEAT u. S.
TO PEACE MOVE

ROME, July 13-The Osservatore Ro-
mano. organ Of the Vatican, today warm
ly congratulated President Harding upon
his invitation TO the powers to attend a
disarmament conference at Washington
The newspaper states that President
Harding's proposal is similar to that
made by Pope Benedict in 1917.
The pontif will experience the liveliest
pleasure in seeing his prayers realized
under the powerful initiative of the
United States said the Osservatore
Romano
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-13
No Change

No prospect for a change in the high
temperature is seen by J. II. Arlington,
Government meteorologist, for the next
few days. He said the predictions are
for continued hot weather with generally
fair skies.
The torrid wave still holds sway over
the greater part of the country with oc-
casional and scattered showers to relieve
local conditions temporarily. Yesterday
only two localities were visited by rain
in Indiana, Indianapolis and Farmland.
Very little rain has fallen in the lower
Ohio the lower Missouri and the middle
Mississippi areas, Mr.. Arlington said.
Vineennes was the hottest place in IN
diana yesterday with the mercury stand
ing at % while Cambridge City was the
coolest, with a temperature Of 90 degrees.
The highest point reached here during the
day was 93
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-13
Women and Girls, GaiIy
Decked, Mob KUber Court
BULLET TIN.

W. NA<AN ElA1ANDs July
13.-Mrs. Catherine Eva Kaber. al
legged husband slower, collapsed this
afternoon during her trial.
After sobbing cOnvulslvely she fell
into dead swOon.
COURTHOUSE CLEVELAND, July u.
A mob, chiefly women and girls. in
gay summer finery, stOrmed the court
house here today seeking entrance TO
the courtroom where Mrs. Catherine Eva
Kaber. former society matron. charged
with plotting the murder Of her husband,
Daniel Kaber, rich Cleveland publisher,
is scheduled to tell the details OF her
life history.
The accused woman, on the verge of
collapse, when she entered court, had a
violent attack of Mysteries when she re-
ceived a spirit message" from her hus-
band and later had another attack dur
ing her brothers tstimony. Both times
she had to be carried from the court
room.
Mrs. Kaber may not be able to take
the stand today, as planned, in her effort,
by barring the saIacious details Of her
married life, to escape the death chair.
It required five officers 20 hold Mrs.
Kaber when she became hysterical during
the testimony Of aer brother, Charles
Brickel.
The brother, who had testified that she
was crazy" resenRd on cross examina-
ton the statement nt Deputy District
Attorney James T. Cassidy that his aged
mother, also under indictment in con-
nection with Kaber's murder. had once
set the Kaber home on fire.
That's a lie" shouted the young man.
My mother was sick and what is more
she was sore at my sister at the time. -
Then came the wild shrieks Of the ac-
cused woman.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-13
TREATY AMONG 5 POWERS
MAY FOLLOW CONFERENCE
HONESTY NECESSARY TO HANDLE
WORLD AFFAIRS SAYS BRITISHER

also attempts made yesterday in govern
ment organs to put forward Mr.. Lyold
George as a British delegate to the Wash
ington conference Mr.. Lloyd George is
admired in England for his magnetic
qualities, but he is not admired as a
peace negotiator.
The books of Mr.. Keynes and Mr..
Lansing have thrown too much light upon
the kind Of agility he displays In that
capacity.
"Those books have been very widely
read in the United States and I do not
think that a man with such a reputation
against whom everybody would be in
stinctively on their guard. IS the right
man to represent Britain on such a NOM
entuous occasion"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-13
GETS MESSAGE,'
HAS MYSTERIES

COURTHOUSE, CLEVELAND, July
Is.-Bursting into wild shrieks. Mrs.
Catherine Eva KRber alleged husband
slayer, threw the courtroom into a
near panic today.
Mrs. Kaber's wild actions followed
receipt of an alleged spirit message"
from Dan Kaber. her husband, who
was stabbed to death by hired
assassin
She suddenly flung herself back in
the chair. rending the air with her
screams. A baliff caught her. She
broke loose from his arms, falling to
the floor. She was finally carried
out by two baliffs as her wild shrieks
penetrated the courtroom.
Marian! Marian:" she screamed,
calling for her daughter.
The accused woman gave a terri
fed gasp as she read the purpOrted
message that Kaber's spirit hOvers
at her side as she sits on trial
charged with his murder.
Forgive me the wrong 1 have
done yOu," says the murdered mans
message.
Don't worry. You are safe from
harm-always 1 am at your side"
The message" came by special
delivery.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-13
TINES SCORES
LLYOD GEORGE

LONDON, July BIN an article dis
cussing the personnel Of the British dele
cation to President Harding's proposed
international conference the Times today
printed a scorching attack against Pre-
mier Lloyd George
Both Premier Lloyd George and Mar
quis Curzon, the foreign secretary. are
UNIT to represent Great Britain" said the
Times. 1T is notorious that no govern
ment and that no statesman has any CON
fdence in Premier Lloyd George.
Marquis Curzon's pompous pretentious
manner and business incapacity unfit
him"
The Times revealed the fact that do
minion premiers were discussing plans
for Great Britain TO take the initiative In
a Far Eastern conference when the first
notification Of President Harding's offer
was received.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-13
MRS. BURKETTIS
UNDER ARREST
HiIlsdale Ond.) Woman Is
Charged With Forging
ROOsevelt's Name.

CLINTON Ind, July 13.-Nirs Emma
Burkett was arrested at her Hillsdale
home late today and is being held for
New York authorities to answer to a
charge of forging the name Of the late
Theodore Roosevelt to a note for $G9,900
Constable Robert James took Mrs.
Burkett into custody on receipt of or
DoOling Of New York. He turned the
woman over to Sheriff Louis Sweet who
locked her in the Jail at Newport, the
county seat.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-13
u. s. GOVERNMENT
IS APPROACHED

WASHINGTON. July 13.-The United
States Government has been approached
by Great Britain to determine whether
this Government would consent to join
in conference to be held in London to
discuss the question Of world policy in
the Pacific, as a preliminary to the dis
armament conference in Washington pro-
posed by the President, it was learned
autboritatively today.
Secretary Of State Hughes has dis
cussed the matter with the President, but
there has been no intimation Of the attl-
tude Of this Government
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-13
DOUBTS THEORY
OF PIRATE SHIP
Bureau Of Navigation Lays
Tales to Heat.

WASHINGTON, July 13-Stock in
reports Of pirate ship" on the Allan
tic coast, took a slump this afternoon
when Edward Chamberlain, commits
sioner Of the Bureau of Navigation, an
nounced that after careful investiga-
tion of all the reports on the alleged
mysterious vessels, that he is now in
clined to doubt the existence of a pirate
craft.
1--WE have no evidence to disprove the
pirate theory" said Chamberlain, but
| am now inclined to attribute many of
these pirate tales to the hot weather."
He stated that efforts Of the Govern
ment to trace these vessels and cause
OF their disappearances will continue.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-13
SPARSE ATTENDANCE
AT PARLIAMENT

DUBLIN, July 13.-Only ten senators
and two members Of Commons were pres
ent when the second session of the South
ern Ireland Parliament was held today.
Both houses adjourned after resolution
had been adopted. expressing gratitude
for King Georges speech opening the
Northern Ireland Parliament at Belfast.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-13
Wills 5000 Marks
to u. S. CreIU First
to Sink Jap Ship

PATERSON, X. j., July 13.-The
first American crew which captures or
sinks a japanese warship. in case Of
hostilities, win receive a prize of
5000 German marks.
This was revealed today when the
will of Charles Fritsche, former Pat
erson engineer, who invented the loco
motive turntable, was received here
from Germany. He went there be-
fore the war and was interned with
his wife and daughter.
At the present rate Of exchange
5000 marks amounts to S67.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-13
MELLON URGES
PROMPT ACTION
Wants Full Authority to Deal
With Debt.

WASHINGTON. July 13-Immediate
action on the Administrations request
for blanket authority TO deal with the
S11. 600, 100000 foreign Indebtedness to the
United States viii be urged by Secre-
tary Mellon before the Senate Finance
Committee tomorrow.
Following Melons temperance. Sen
stor Penrose. Republican, Pennsylvania.
the committee chairman. said he hoped
to report the bill favorably.
PenrOse's plan IS to report the bill
as 1t was submitted to Congress by
Mellon. Efforts to amend the measure
in the Senate. so as to limit the Admin
istration's authority, are expected to pro-
woke a hot fight.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-13
Inquest to Be Held
for Famous Aviator

LONDON, July 13.-An inquest will be
held Saturday over Harry G. Hawker,
famous British aviator who was killed
last night while practicing for the an
nual serial derby on Saturday. Hawker
was the first airman to attempt a non
stop trans Atlantic flight.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-13
MORE RIOTS
IN BELFAST

LONDON July 13-Rioting again
broke out In Belfast today in violation
Of the Irish armistice said a Central
News dispatch from that city.
Two policemen and three civilians
were wounded
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-13

She was removed to the judges
chambers.
On the request of the woman's attor-
neys court took a recess. According to
the physicians attending her she will be
normal after a short rest
Two physicians finally quieted the
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-13
I'D AMENDMENT
PROPOSED NOT
TRUE TO TITLE,
Voters Registration System
Provision Is Declared a
MiSnOmer.

Editors Note-Thls Is the second of
a series of articles on the constitu-
tionnI amendments which Will be
published in The Indiana DAILY
Times with "A view to giving readers
information and opinions such as will
assist them in determining how to
vote Sept. 6.