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MRS SHERMAN ENTERTAINS

About 30 ladies were entertained
with a sewing party at "ldlewyld' the
beautiful home Of the Shermans east OF
town last Friday afternoon by Mrs,
Fred Sherman. The spacious rooms
were beautifully decorated In the Hal
lowe'cn colors and this motif was elab-
orately carried out In the afternoons
entertainment, many delightful and
novel surprises were had and delight
ing the guests by their originality. Up.
ON entering the rooms each guest was
provided with n dainty silk bag OF
black and yellow, In which was de.
posted 20 beans. Any guest being
invelgled into replying to the query OF
another guest was shl.ged to forfeit to
the latter one bean from her store
Several ladies' were heavily penalized
within a very short time and Mrs
BicEford was finally declared winner,
she producing the largest number of
beans exacted from the other guests.
At the same time II was announced
that Mrs. Pollard had the least number
of beans remaining In her treasury.
During the afternoon Mrs Alger gave
n most entertaining reading and young
Benjamin Sherman favored the ladies
with an exhibition OF clog dancing.
Delicious refreshments were served
by the hostess, assisted by her stalwart
young sons. Frederick and Benjamin.
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FREE SEEDS FOR DISTRIBUTION

In communication to The Graphic
Congressman Montoya states that he
now has ready for distribution to the
people Of the state 20O00 packages {
ctablc seeds and 1000 packages of
flower seed. and tiat requests for same
hould be directed to him at Room l45,
House Office Building, Washington. ID
n
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SETTING an EXAMPLE

Mr.. George HAtten, ''the photograph
or In your town Is making changes in
his studio. lie has splendid asOrt-
men Of folders for the Christmas trade
aUl Is papering and painting his place
" business 10 match the brand new
stock lie has received. Mr.. Hatten Is
very progressive and gives "a hour SER
vice ON all developing work.
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DIES AFTE RBRIEF ILLNESS

The eleven months old baby Of Mr.
and Mrs. j. c. Brently, died here on
Saturday after a brief illness and the
body was shipped to the Brently home
in Rotan. Texas. for burial Mr.. T..
VI Brently. grandfather Of the child
arrived In Deming just after the sad
death Of the little one. The Brently
family have the sincere sympathy OF
the community In their bereavement.
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INDIVIDUAL HELP
BY CONTRIBUTION

The Mbjoined individuals or firms
have either paid in or pledged to the
general fund the amounts opposite their
names Those who have not already
paid in are urged to do NO without
further delay 10 y. c. skidniore or Her
man Lindauer. being tho responsible
for this purpose
The list OF names following shows
tha contributors IN date.
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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-10
BOARD TELLS HOW
TO RUN SCHOOL CITY,
EVADES BOND ISSUE
Severely Criticizes 'Wasteful Extravaganza
in Construction in Statement Headed
Recommendations.
SUGGESTS ADVISORY ORGANIZATION
to Be Drawn From Various Civic
Bodies, Including the Taxpay-
ers' League.

Telling indianapolis OF detail
proposed 4OO for the construction of four
buildings commissioners issued state
headed Recommendations Of the State board
of the city Indian
wseu extravaganza
he board follow:
employment building advisor yearly salary
uniform standardized plans and spect
8. of the total cost of
architects
nonessena be eliminated from specifications for
buildings
investigation be made into the cost Of all
building material
committee Of business men"
Of Taxpayers the Chamber Commerce. the
Board of engineer the
0 board Of accounts.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-10
BOOtLegger VIII
Do TIUO Stunts
While Doing One

Paul Maple 7O2 North Illinois street,
alias Harry Moore bootlegger, has sue
ceeded In outwitting the authorities and
will be allowed to serve two sentences
concurrently at the Indiana State Farm
for violating the prohibition law
Maple was convicted in Putnam County
under the name OF Harry Moore and sen
fenced to the farm. He then withdrew
his appeal to the Marion County Grim
inal Court where he previously had been
convicted ON a similar charge under his
own name.
When State farm authorities received
their commitments they found one for
Moore and one for Maple and then dis
covered they were the same man.
Ralph Howard, acting superintendent
Of the farm, appealed to Attorney Gen
eral Il. s. Lesh. The attorney general
ruled today there is nothing in the law
which would prevent Maple from serving
the sentences cOncurrently.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-10
Mrs. Obenchain May Turn States
Evidence in Los Angeles Killing
Kennedy Received
Death Letters and
Feared Sudden End

LOS ANGELES. Cal. Aug. 10.-Belief
that j. Bolton Kennedy. murdered Los
Angeles broker, received warning Of his
impending death a few hours before he
was slain was expressed by officials to-
day on learning that the victim. twelve
hours before he was shot. told his mother
of his fear death was near at hand.
Before leaving his home last Friday
morning, preceding the night on which
he was shot. young Kennedy. plainly
perturbed, placed his arms around his
mother. laid his head on her shoulder
and told her Of a premonitiOn of his
death.
Mother. I'm not going to live very
long, he is quoted as having said. but
I don't want you and father to worry
about it
Pressed for a reason for his strange as
sertion. Kennedy told his mother he
didn't know why he felt that way" but
that he felt that his death was near.
Mrs Kennedy. griefstricken over the
tragic staying of her son, told a close
friend Of the incident. which was related
today to officers working on the case.
The Investigators believe that the young
broker had received some word that his
life was in danger.
This theory is substantiated by the
fact that a note Of warning, scribbled on
q piece OF wrapping paper. was found
near the murder house the day after
Continued on Page Twol
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-10
FIVE TESTIFY
IN KILLING OF
FRANKIE CHILD
Coroner Takes Evidence of
Material Witnesses of
Tragedy.

Five witnesses appeared at the Office
o. the coroner today aud testified in
rert rd to the accident that caused the
death Of Woaneta FRANKIE. o, who was
killed by an automobile driven by Roy
Howell, city chauffeur assigned to drive
Mayor Charles W. Jewetts city auto
mobile.
Charges of manslaughter against How
ell are pending in city court and the
result Of the coroner's investigation will
have n direct bearing on the action taken
by judi Walter Pritchard in the case.
Dr. Paul f. Robinson coroner, is not
making public evidence obtained in his
investigation OF the death of the little
girl, until all evidence has been heard
and even then. If the case Is to be sub
mitted to the grand jury, the coroner
says that this evidence will not be made
public.
1t became known yesterday that
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry FRANKIE,
Emerson avenue and Thirty Seventh
street, were making a special inves-
tigatlon to obtain nafes of wit
nesses who saw the FRANKIE child
killed. The accident occurred On
Thirty Eighth street, at Layman ave
nue.. Howell was returning from Mayor
Jewett's hog farm, Arlington avenue and
Pendleton pike, and was in the car by
himself Witnesses said he was trav-
cling at a high rate of speed and ran
down and killed the little FRANKIE girl.
The first witness to testify before the
coroner today was John Trendelman,
3S45 Denny street. On the day of the
accident, Aug. 5. he was in an autOmo-
bile with Jessie Todd Of Lawrence, and
was travelling in the opposite direction
from the car driven by Howell Both
Todd and Trendelman stated on that
day Howell was travelling at a high rate
of speed when the automobile struck the
child. 1t is said that the testimony of
these two in the coroner's Investigation
today was similar to their previous state
ments.
Helen Kicks, 10, who was standing
close to Woaneta when the big car
swooped down and killed her, told in
her child-like way, the story of the ac-
cident. Thelma FRANKIE, II, sister of
little Woaneta, who was also witness
to the tragedy, told the sad story to the
coroner today.
The fourth witness was Carl Wiese,
Rural Route /, Box $50, who was driv-
a horse and wagon a short distance
from the scene of the accident at the
time when Woaneta was killed.
Important testimony was offered by
George Southwick of Marion, motorman
on the interurban train known as the
Marion Flyer. That this testimony was
important and had a direct bearing on
the case. the coroner admitted. While
Sonthwick's statement to the coroner
was not made public the trend of his
statement is known He Is reported to
have said that the big black automo-
bile had kent pace with the speeding
interurban car This was Just previous
to the fatal accident that caused the
death Of Woaneta FRANKIE and would
tend to show that the automobile was
traveIing ~ \ high rate ~ sueed
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-10
TRUCK OWNERS
GIVEN CHANCE
Men Arrested for Not Having
Mirrors Go Free.

Thirty-one men appeared before Judge
Walter Pritchard in city court today
charged with not having mirrors on their
trucks, and were told by the court that
their cases would be continued indefinite
ly, being their first ofense, provided they
would comply with the law in the fu-
ture. Four men charged with the same
offense, were ordered rearrested when
they failed to appear in court.
The thirty five men were arrested yes
terday in a drive being made by the po-
lice against truck owners who have
failed to equip their machines with mir
rOrs or refectors. An act was passed
by the last General Assembly that makes
1t unlawful for any one to own or oper-
ate a commercial vehicle not equipped
with mirror so located as to give the
operator a clear reflected view Of the
highway directly to the rear.
Fifteen more men, charged with the
same offense were arrested today and
their cases will be heard in city court to-
morrow.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-10
Indianapolis Is
Called Stink
City, OfNatiOn
So Declares Father Joseph r.
Weber in Talk on West
Side Secession.

The Stink City Of the United States
this is the title bestowed upon Indian
apolis by scientific men throughout the
country" Father Joseph f Weber, rector
OF the Church Of the Assumption, told
members OF the Lions Club at its week
ly luncheon at the Lincoln Hotel today in
talk on the grievances of West In
dianapolis and why that part Of the city
is. seeking disannexation.
Forty eight years ago when Sellers
farm was established, Indianapolis was
a country town" Father Webber contin-
ued. "At that time the city had about
1900 population. Since then we have
grown to a city Of more than 300 900. but
from the standpoint Of stink we still
are In the country town stage and some
experts have designated US as the second
largest stink city in tho entire world"
FORESEES EPIDEMIC
OF TYPHOID.
Petty politics and personal greed were
blamed by the speaker for the horrible
conditions existing at the reduction
plant. the dessicating plant and the stock
yards, and he predicted that unless some
STEPS are taken in the near future TO
remedy conditions by the establishment
Of 4 modern inclnerating plant. a typhoid
epidemic OF tremendous proportions will
sweep the entire city.
we have a pitiful condition over
there" he said. at is the fight Of the
poor people of West indianapolis against
the terrible imposition being forced upon
them.
They call the plant over there the
reduction plant. 1t ia a good name for
It, but the only thing it reduces so far
as l can see is the property values of
this part of Indianapolis. Against us
are lined up many rich persons of the
city, fighting us to keep these plants in
our part of Indianapolis. The politicians
also are against us. and we have suffered
at the hands of every mayor for years
back.
"An empIoye of the city plant told me
that on Sellers farm 7OO,00O,OOO barrels
of human filth had been dumped since
the place was established. In fact, the
place is q hill of human filth. that has
been accumulating for forty eight years.
"And now look what they are planning
to do to us An ordinance is to be in
troduced in tie city council compelling
every house to be connected with a
sewer. In our part of town there are
citizens who have been begging for
sewers for. ya1rs and years and can't get
them. They pave no sewers with which
to connect, fatd yet they are about to
tco1tfSaued Pare six-l
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-10
SMALL FIGHTS
LEGALITY OF
HIS ARREST
Supreme Court May Decide
Whether Governor of State
Can Be Held.
GRANT VENUE CHANGE
States Attorney Declares He
Is Willing for Trial in Some
Other County.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Aug. TO-
Governor Len Small of Illinois, ar
rested, held captive and finally lib
Grated under $4,000 bonds, today
was reported as planning to test the
legality of his arrest through habeas
corpus proceedings.
This action, it was learned today.
Is intended as the opening shot" in
a "retaliatory" legal offensive. The
bonds, under which the Governor OBJ
tanned his release. will be the means
by which he viii judicially test his
arrest before a court outside Sanga-
mon County.
States Attorney c. Fred Mortimer, at
the same time. issued a statement In
which be agreed to a change Of venue
for the trial Of the Governor on charges
Of misusing $25OO,O00 Of State interest
funds The States attorney declared he
did not waive the question Of fairness,
but simply desired to grant the Cover
nor every copsideratlon in prosecuting
the case. He also demanded an early
trial.
The habeas corpus plan" thought
doomed by the Governors arrest in
Springfield, was revived when Sheriff
Henry Mester accepted bonds bearing the
signatures Of three Springfield men as
suretles. These were {. II. jenkins. Roy
Ide and Harry Ide, all wealthy manu-
facturers The Governor also signed the
bonds.
The plan, Il IS understood. Is based on
the surTendering OF the Governors bonds
by his bondsmen Z efore a court outside
Sangam0n Count. This would mean that
the Governor must submit TO custody
"unwilliugly" before a friendly court"
MAY CARRY FIGHT
TO HIGH COURT.
This action would then be followed by
the habeas corpus proceedings to OBJ
tain the Governors physical release-in
effect, it viii be test OF the legality Of
bis arrest II is the move fought by
States Attorney Mortimer from the day
of the Governors Indictment. 1t may re-
suit in new legal battle 10 the States
highest courts
The States attorneys statement first
referred 20 the procedure under which
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tation taxes viii be reduced 80 per cent
Jan. l next and repealed altogether Jan.
l. 1923; the higher individual income sur
taxes will be reduced to a maximum Of
thirty-two surtaxes and eight normal
taxes as Of Jan. 1, 1921, and still further
reduced Jan. /. 1922.
The income taxes for corporations win
be raised from 10 per cent 10 18l4 per
cent. retaining the present exemption Of
$4,000 It is estimated the rates viii YIELD
about S125,OOO.0 600
1t has not been definitely decided 10 in
crease the tax on cigarettes and tobacco
but 1t is probable these will be raised
slightly.
Treasury experts estimated that the
Government will lose In revenue as re
suit of the decision reached: $4,000. 900
in the excess profits tax repeal. SOC. 600.
900 in surtax reductions. $3.50, 900 900 in
transportation tax cuts and $50. 900 600 In
elimination Of the nuisance taxes
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-10

and has a busy crew Of 400 men and
officers aboard. making the vessel ready
for her trials.
Before a gathering OF officers, their
families and invited guests, Capt. f. L.
Beach commandant Of Mare Island.
shortly after noon read to the assem- blage
his orders from the Neyy Department to
place the battleship in commission. Capt.
Henry J. Zeigemeier, y. S. N, who is to
command this "all California" ship. read
his order from the department assigning
him as commanding officer of the craft
and the induction of a 30, 900 ton vessel
into the American Armada was com
pleted.
The California Is the latest word in
battleship construction. Although planned
and authorized at the same time as the
battleship Tennessee, work was stopped
on the craft during the war to allow Mare
Island to concentrate its force on the pro-
ductiOn Of destroyers and when the war
was over several lessons dearly learned
by the Government were applied TO the
future GagsAip Of the Pacific
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-10
Chicken GibEetS
Break Up Their
Domestic Bis s
Hubby Kicks When Wife
Feeds EN- to Brother
She Goes to Court.

Chicken gibIets have aided in
wrecklng the domestic happiness OF
Lena Stamfl and Max Stamfl, ac-
cording to the alleged grievances re
cited by Mrs. Stamhl in n suit for
divorce which was filed today In Su-
perior Court. Room l.
Mrs. Stamnl states In her complaint
that her husband protested when she
gave her brother the chicken giblets
instead of her husband when her
brother was a dinner guest at her
home.
1t Is stated in the complaint that
her husband told Mrs. Stamfl that
III she loved him she would not have
given the giblets to her brother"
Among the many charges made
against her husband in the divorce
complaint. are the following:
That be told her that "she hadn't
any brains at all to carry on con
versation."
That he criticised her cooking and
that he would go for days without
eating, claiming tho d--n food was
so poorly cooked that he could not
eat It,"
That he made her take of her
working apron" and told her that it
was disgrace to wear them"
That he compelled her to remove
from their bed the pillows If his
first wife
That he said "she was like an old
COW that when she turned over In Ded
she broke the bed down.
Mrs. Stamfil asks for $50 a month as
support money for herself and child,
Leon Alvin StamGl, 2, pending the
final settlement of the case.
Stamfil's address is given in the
complaint as psi North West street or
80 Parkview avenue
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-10
MIDNIGHT CRIME
DETAILS GIVEN
BY DIVORCE
Two Shabbily Dressed Men
SkOt Kennedy, Mrs. Oben-
chain Maintains.
DESPAIR FILLS SOUL

copyrighted. 1921. by the United Press)
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10-"I stlll love
Bolton Kennedy. / do not care what be-
comes of me-my interests are dead.
Mrs. Madalynne Obenchain, held In
connection with the murder of J. Bolton
Kennedy, insurance broker, last Friday
night, made this declaration in a state
ment written exclusively for the United
Press today.
The woman asserted that Arthur C.
Burch of Evanston. H.. held as vital
witness, is innocent and that Kennedy
was shot by two shabbily- dressed men.
Mrs. Obenchain took great care In
preparation Of the manuscript which was
written in her cell at the county Jail.
Her version Of the midnight murder,
which has never been excelled for sheer
mystery IN the criminal annals OF the
West, contained many interlineations and
penciled corrections. The statement
Continued on Page TwO.)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-10

There will be a reduction Of S6O0. 0OO.-
600 IN the Governments income. Whether
the reduction in the Governments outgo
viii be that large remains to be seen.
Doubt was expressed that It could be
effected. Treasury experts who favored
pay ss you go policy for governmental
financing do not believe it can be done.
They fOresee the necessity for lot Of
deficiency appropriations toward the
close OF the next fiscal year.
CUTS NECESSARY TO
HOLD MAJORITY.
Regardless. however. OF whether the
income equals the outgo there viii be
reduced Federal taxes for this year al
least.
Republican leaders Of the House ard
Senate fatty informed President Harding
and Secretary Mellon that a reduction Of
taxes this year is necessary to insure
the return Of p Republican House In 1922.
Secretary Mellon, never having stood
for elective Office, could not appreciate
this. He viewed the whole proposition
from cold business stand point-so
much was needed and so much had to
be raised. President Harding did ap-
preciate it. however, and the result
was a victory for the congressional
leaders.
With the clarifcation Of the taxation
scrap. Republican leaders IN the House
began a drive to speed up the program
toward a recess. 1t is hoped to get the
taxation program completed and passed
within two weeks. Then both houses are
going TO recess q month. leaving the Sen
ate committee to thrash around with the
twin prOblems-taxation and tariff.
HITS ARRFV NAVy Ann
THE SHIPPING BOARD.
Treasury estimates Of the amount need
ed to run the Government for the next
fiscal year will be slashed from S4.554
100000 to S4,O34.OO0 600 a reduction of
half a billion dollars.
The program Of retrenchment in ex-
penses to correspond to this cut will fall
heavily on the Army and Navy and ship
ping board. Present plans contemplate lop-
ping of $4,000. 600 from the War Depart
ment's allotment, S1OO,O0O.OOO from the
Navy and S1OO. 10000 from the shipping
board This Will take up about bali the
amount
UP To TREASURY
To CUT ESTIMATES.
Under the agreement reached the House
will carry out its original program OF
tax repeals and reductions and the Treas
ury viii have TO reduce estimates accord
ingly.
The excess profits tax will be repealed.
effective as Of Jan. 1, 1921; the so-caIlef
nuisance" taxes on wearing apparel,
soda water, fee cream and beverages will
be repealed as Of Dec. 81, 1921; transpor-
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-10

WASHINGTON. Aug. 10.-Compulsory
disarmament of women was suggested to-
day by Alice Robertson, "the lady from
Oklahoma"
With murders by women on the In
crease she declared it as necessary as
the disarmament of nations.
'"rhe lady from oklahoma" had been
asked to comment on the shocking and
growing tendency Of her sex to kill off
the male population.
''The women talk so much about dis
armament-well, why don't they dis
arm?" she demanded. why don't they
begin it by disarming women"
When informed a movement was unHer
way to have her named as a woman msSa
ber of the American delegation to tie
Presidents disarmament conference, So
said
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-10
TAX RATE CUT
FOR 1922 NOW
SEEMS CERTAIN
City Heads in Closed Confer
ences Tonight to Consider
Estimates.

Unless estimates are cut tonight at the
closed conference Of department heads
and members OF the city council to con-
slider the budget for 1922, the total city
tax levy for 1922 win be approximately
92H cents upon the 500 Of taxables. City
Controller Robert II. Bryson said today.
This is based upon an expected total val
uation of 5000 0O0,O0 The rate for 1921
is St.o61, based upon an estimated Yalua-
ton OF SoOS 100000
The 1921 levy Is expected TO produce
by the end Of the year a total Of SO 49,
$50. The estimated production Of the es-
tlmated 1922 levy would be approximately
So. .535 600 or S915, 900 less than in 1921.
FIGURES SHOWN
COMPARATIVELY
To produce the amounts asked for by
the various departments in their prelim-
mary budgets. which contain figures
which supposedly will be pruned this
evening the various separate levies and
the figures for 1921 are as follows:
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-10
'BELSHAZZAR FEAST PRINCIPAL,
ON PAROLE, GETS TINE EXTENDED

]. Victor Plnnell Of Kokomo, who
was sentenced IN serve ninety days
Mt the State farm for violating the
prohibition law as a result Of the
famous feast Of Belshazzar" at the
Kokomo Country Club early this
year, is still out on an extended
temporary parole granted by Coy.
Warren T. McCray. It was learned to-
day.
Pinnell was granted ten days tenn
porary parole July &c. to visit his
mother who was said TO be i'll nc
Bayview, Mich. On Aug. 4, 1t was
learned, a telegram was received from
members Of the Plnnell family, stat
ing that Mrs. Pinnell was still Sc